Bryan morning eagle and pilot., March 20, 1909, Image 1

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FOURTfcfcNTH YEAR
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HRYAN, TEXAS, SATL'ROAV MORNING, MARCH 2), m
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LADIES
SKIRTS
The New
Skirts
are here, excellent value in
Mack Voile, strict!) tailored,
neatly trimmeJ m sj:m. late
models
$25.00, J22.50, $20.00,
$13.50, US 00 to
$6,85
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in Black anj White, (ireen
anJ light haJe
$15.00
down
Wash
Skirts
I. men', White and Rev de
tachable button ide and
front trimrr-J
$7.00
Join.
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FRESH VEGETABLES
"If itj on the market we have it."
Everything for the
TODAY:
Sweet Peje'
Tomat'xn
Lettuce
Raduli
Carrot
Par.ley
Spinach
Mu.fird
Shallots
BANDITS AT BALD KNOB.
Invade Arkansas Town, but Do
Not Secure Anything.
NUMBER OF SHOTS FIRED.
Outer Door cf the Bank Vault Are
j Blown Away, but the Inner One
j Not Opened, and Bank Officiate
I 6tate No Money It Secured.
Tald Knob. Ark. March 19 Hand
! Its endeavored to rob the flank cf Hald
Knob. Tt.ey u-e.'d dynamite. The
! mi!-r door of the vault was opi't, !.
but the inner on- remained closed.
( The explosion aroused the citUen.
some of whom tu rtMvl out to Investi
gate. Being unarmed they were driven
' back by the robbers, who fired many
, shot at those wlin ventured within
i :ght. How many are In ih" gang li
La' known.
"Ibe robbers rut the telephone wire
before starting 'he safe blowing, but
i word was dispatched to Augusta by
' tb-5 railroad wire of the Iron Moun
i tain.
The robbers weM In town an hour.
'leaving on horseback. Hefore leaving
they fired a fusillade of shots lu the
I direction of the people, who wer;niluute she did not grasp the signify
1 screening themselves behind tree or canoe of It When she did. her eye
I bouses. One citizen waa wounded. , filled up and she grasped her hue
The first shot was fired at 12:30 j band's left arm with both hands and
.o'clock Friday rooming, and there I seemed about to break down. Her sis-
were' continuous blast every five
minutes after that until the robber,
I . . t. ,ha man .al-l
luft town It seem that the men went
up one alii of the street and down th
other, firing a they went.
WATER TANKS DYNAMITED
Three Persons Lose Lives and
Houses Washed Away.
Parkersburg. W. Va . March 19
Three persons were killed, three are
prohobly fatally InJ.ireJ and many
mure slightly hurt and ten or nwf
house completely w rec ked and forty
more badly damaged when two large
wat.-r tanks supplying this city wita
water hurst .irly Friday morning
The dea l are Mr. and Mrs Waller
Wai!l. and a small child The
bodies were found In the rulnn of tLt-ir
home. The .-ei Km sly Injured are: Mrs.
Jnhn Maloney, both legs linik-'ii, hurt
Internally, will probably die; Mrs
Kate Karnes, an Invalid, badly bruise,
and shocked, may die; Clara Jones, a
liegres. hurt Internall). will probably
d e
An Immens stream of w.vr rush
ed d wn Prospect bill, sweeping every
thing before It. Houses were swept
into the street and residents knocked
from their beds. One whol family,
while sleeping In upstairs room, were
carried down the street seventy-five
yards, the house being split almo.-tt
Into ribbons yet all escaped Injury ex
cept one sir), who had her collar bone
! broken.
The two tsnks contained the entire
supply of water aad a water famine is
now Imminent. The damage will
amount to between $200,000 and 2j0.
tnio. St. John's Lutheran church was
almost completely demolished
The breaking of the tank is bellev-
I cd to have been caused by some mis
i creant who dynamited them, as there
Were two explosions beard.
ALL FLOORS COLLAPSE.
! Members of Many Families Narrowly
I Eccap Death In the Flame.
j New York. March 19. More than a
I doren persons were Injured and many
; members of twenty four families had
j a narrow escape from death by fire
j when the eeven story. Fifth avenue
J apartment house burned here early
Friday. The building was separated
from the Hotel Plar.a only by a smaller
building and the hotel office made a
hospital for the Injured An hour and
half after the fire started all floors
coll.iS"d at.d several firemen barely
managed to reach windows as the
floors dropped Ironi under them. The
Inter! ir bii'.hling b'irn -J out. causing a
l-s of about :."i'i.iVi
Offered Position.
I ,s Angeles. Cal. March 19 0ca
l.awler. l ulled State district attorney
for the Southern district of California
has been offered the position of assist
ant attorney at Washington. This In
formation reached here In the form
of a special dispatch from Washing
to.
LontenCoason
Howell & Newton
ISCOHPJATet
Grocers and Coffee Roasters
I'lionn IS ic IU
SHARPACQUITTED.
One of the Three Defendants
Declared Not Guilty.
Nashville. March 19 Tho Jury In
the Cooper Sharp case at 12:20 noti
fied Jude Hart they wished l report.
Foreman Hurks stated tho Jury i
hopelessly tied up a to the Coopera.
but acquitted John Sharp. They were
ordered bark to continue their delib
eration. Sharp wa promptly dis-
barged
There was n hustle and scurrying of
d'putli-t through the corridor when
the defendants entered. The court
room wan nearly empty by this time,
the throug disappearing gradually as
It seemed there would be no report.
Mr. Hurrh and Mrs. Wilson, pale and
wmii. with the Coopers, and the faith
ful Mr. Sharp, wait, as always at her
husband's tilde. The Jury waa polled
ami Judge Hart said: "Have you
reached a verdict, gentlemen?"
"We are hopelessly tied as to Coop
er," said Foreman Burke, "but we
find John Sharp not guilty."
" You will retire, gentlemen, and con
sider further as to the other defend
ants. Is there any reason. Oenetal
McOrn, why John Sharp should nut
be discharged?"
"None, your honor."
"Mr. Sharp you are discharged from
custody, acquitted ." said the court,
with a smile Sharp nut stolid and In
different. Not mo Mm wife. The fore
man spoke In a low tone and for a
tr nooched her and othera seated near
them shook hands with Sharp
I ..... ' 1 .
Ifendaiit' counsel advised to
gether a while snd assented. Then
Judge Hart adjourned court until !
o'rliM'k.
With trars cf disapKilntmnt In their
evs. the two daughters of Colonel
Cooper t11 congratulated Sharp
heartily upon his good luck and listen
ed In return to the good wishes In
father's and brother's behalf.
VARIETY OF OPINIONS.
Senator Will Have Diver Idea
When Bill Reache Senate.
Washington, March. 1!J That there
wl'.l l,e a great variety of opinions on
the tariff bill when It reac hes the sen
ate Is now certain, nccordlng to ex
pressions of senator. In whose strife
are located valines Industrie chiefly
nffted by chances In the scheduled
proposed In the house bill
H'-tlu.-tioiis on lumber hcliedules will I
be stnrdily resisted by Senators Frye.
and Hale of Maine and by some sena
tor from the Pacific coast and from
the i at rente nnrthw-ettt. Senator from'
Minnesota and NorCt and South la
k'a. on the other hand, will make a
strenuous effort to secure free lum
ber. Instead of mere reduction of the
tariff, a proposed by the houe bill.
The proposed Inheritance tax will
be stoutly resisted and senators will
have an opportunity to vote ujnm an
amendment providing for an Income
tax.
Fre coal and hide will aUo b re
sisted, and there Is likely to be a
strong fight against reductions In th
various Iron and steel schedules. The
general trend of sentiment among sen
ators favors Inrreaso.
BRAINS WIFE WITH AX.
Then Places Head on Block and
Nearly Severs It.
Culpepper. Va.. March 19 After
murdering hi wife by braining her
with an ai, Henry W'beatley, a farmer,
placed her head on a block of wood
ind almost completely severed It from
the body. Wheat ley was placed la
Culpepper jail. The crime occurred at
Wheatiey's home near Klkwood. thl
county, Wednesday night, but not dis
covered until Thursday, when Wheat
ley's thirteen-year-old son made the
grewsome discovery of his stepmoth
er's body. Heside it lay the blood cov
ered ax and with It a note from Wheat
ley confessing to the murder of his
wtfe a the result of a difflcuty over
property.
NERVOUS SHOCK CAUSES DEATH.
Neal Canfleld, Thrice Hangtcj to a
Tree. Dies From Grief.
Chicago. March 19. Neal CaulfleU
of Chicago, who during the civil war
was thrice hanged to a tree by Union
soldier who smpected htm of being
a southern sympathizer. I dead here
from a nervous shock caused by tho
death of bis wife twenty hour previously.
THANKS EXTENDED.
Tort Worth People's CourtetMt
Duly Remembered.
Auatln. March 1J The nate pent
practically the entire, morning
Ion Friday dUeussIng the state board
of health bill. Consideration wa re
sumed aa aoa u tb ot met, ac
tion being on aa amendaent offered
Thuraday evening by Senator Al-ian
Jer. wbl:-h provided that at least one
member of the board shall be a rad
uate from some minor school of medi
Clne. This amendment wa oted dawn
by a vote of 14 tu
Another amendment by Alexand-r
wa vcjted down, which provided that
the dairy and pure food commissioner
and - livestock sanitary commission
hall be left under the present law and
commUilotier and sanitary commls
Ion bo merely advisory member of
tate b-iurd of health.
Kesol jtion by Senator Cofer was
adopted exiencling the thank of ta
senate to the cittzeshlp of Fort Worth
for the excellent manner In which th?
senators wer entertained on taelr re
cent visit to Fort Worth. Senator Alex
ander of tint district being alio thank
d
Hills Introduced in the senate wr
as follows:
Hy Yeal: Providing for tho e'ah
llstmicnt of an experimental station In
th- Twenty ninth senatorial district.
Ily K'liie and Stoke: prohibiting
dlsrrltnina'l m and extortion by canal
owners nnd giving authority to county
COtlinill'-iOIiels ,, (, ril't,.h fr, jH
char-fed by owners of Irrlxa'iou
canals
Hy Ward: Relating to injunrtlons,
to prevent clouding title so as to In
voke the equitable power of courts
without resenting 10 adequate remedy
at law.
lty Hryan: Providing for the estab
lishment of an additional experimental i
station in the 1 wentvli Ma distric t
Hy Meachum: Providing for the
extension of ternn of district courts
when trial of cases Is In progress, so
as to extend term to conclusion of
trial.
Hy Meachum: Empowering district
judges of district courts to act in
vac ation.
Hy Meachum: Providing for a ad
dltional exe-rlmental station In the
Fifteenth senatorial district.
Hy Senter: Amending the law re
lating to Issuing of writs of attach
ments and t-amlfthments
Hy llrachfleld. Terrell of Bowie and
Alexander: Making It a felony to sell
Intoxicating liquor In local option ter
ritory.
The house b . Id a brief session Fri
day morning
The house fiught some time over
Oaltie' motion to have printed 500 ex
tra copies of the three bank guaranty
bills in th bouse, whlrh finally pre
vailed, and a resolution providing for
the MpiMiintment of two additional
pages, which also prevailed
Iteedy prepared and sent up a reso
lu'lon t j rescind the vote granting per
mission to former Speaker Kennedy to
huve his formal resignation printed In
the permanent journal, but the tlate
for discussion of resolution bad pass
ed hefore It ram- up.
Hy Senter: Creating a county cor
(Miration court, which shall have con
current Jurisdiction with the county
court at law over criminal rases aris
ing In a city.
Hy Senter: Relating to a tax on
foreliMi life insurance companies, the
elfert Of being to limit securities to
l,e Invent-'d by foreign companies, in
Tcv.is to land niorts-K-s
With several amendments pending
to the board of health bill the senate
adjourned until Monday morning
IMMENSE CAS DEAL.
Pipe Line May B Built From Sabine
County to Several Place.
N.icoa Joches, Tex . M.trch 13. Au
immense gas deal negotiated may re
sult In building a pipe systm from
Sabine county to Fort Worth, Dallas
and other cities, furnishing an outlet
for a proven supply The Hlggltu Oil.
Oas and Coal company is promoting a
deal here. It owns 1.4 o acre.
Saved by Screams.
Ennl. Tex. March l. Mrs. A. t
Brown saved her Jewels and perhaps
prevented a vicious attack from a ne
gro when she screamed for help at the
sight of the prowler In her bedroom
early Friday morning Her husband
rushed In. but the negro had fled
through a window The Intruder was
ransacking the burau when Mr
Brown was awakened.
Burglar Secure Much Booty.
Oklahoma City, March 19 Burglar
entered the home of (leorg Eacock.
Republican candidate for mayor, and
after chloroforming him, ecaped with
a g ild watch and other Jewelry valued
at $100. turglr covered W. A. Ham
ilton with revolvers in hi home and
escaped with Jewelry and money. His
loss I $130.
Permitted to Use Bridge.
Waco. March 19. After a long agl
tatlon for the extension of the street
car system over ih. entire city, the
council granted a franchise to the Clt
Izens' company to use the suspension
bridse across the Bra os river. Tracks
will be laid at once to East Waco.
Seven Chinamen Arrested.
El Paso, March 19 Deapitcj con
viction In many smuggling case lat-
ly, seven Chinamen were arrested at
1M Rio Friday morning la a box car
billed to Globe. Arizona Paper car
rled show they bad been at Juarez
opposite El Paso It I likely taeyj
were smuggled over the border.
Careful men quickly Issrn thst
the ch::ce of a BcrAing institution
of hi;h stentag is cne of the
mast imp:rtait elements of business
success.
You
ire invite
V to ope
THE
City National
BANK
(J. S. PARK KK, President.
A. W. VII.KKRON
Cashier-
J.N. COLK. J. K. PARHFR.
SCHOOL CLOSING.
Most Enjoyable Day Spent at Minter
Spring Friday.
The public school at Minter Springs
near Wellborn, taught by Mrs. Min
nie Foster, closed Friday after a most
profitable session.
The closing exercises were of a
high order and were greatly enjoyed
by a larH number present.
County Superintendent T. W. Par
ker wan present and delivered an ad
dress that was timely, aud of great
Interest and benefit to the. school and
the community, and the patrons ap
pteclated It very highly.
At noon au elegant dinner was
served on the grounds by the good
laJies of the community. Mr. W. H.
McVev acted as general master of
ceremonies and everything possible
was done to make everybody feel at
home and to enjoy themselves.
A collection was taken to raise
money to repair and repaint these hoed
bull. ling and a nice sum was realized
1 have a nice line of
n'Rle Fruit cake aid
r.iiv and e-l)
Mrr Otta 1 ovarii
freaa
aici
ome
fancy
Drop Dead Holding Resignation.
New York. March 19. William Mc
Carthy, a battalion Chief In the New
York fire department dropped dead'
with his resignation In his hand. He
was sixty-two year old and had been
a member of the department for tb:r-ty-slx
years. He was waiting for a
superior of'leer In order to hand In
his resignation when the fire alarm
sounded The old man then tottered
and fell forward dead, with hi resig
nation In his hand McCarthy had
many medals for bravery. He Is ur
vlved by a widow- and six children At
the Instaice of his wife and because
of 111 health he decided to resign.
Train Service Suspended.
Jackson. Miss., March 19 High wa
ter in the delta section of the Missis
sippi a great portion of the lowlands
being submerged, has forced the Ya-
too and Mississippi Valley rauroaj
to Indefinitely suspend train service
on the Sliver City branch between
Vtcksburg and Holly Bluff. ;
President' Aide Injured.
Washington. March 19. Lieutenant
Seme Reed. U. S. N., naval aide to
President Taft, wa probably fatally
Injured while riding with several oth
er naval officer in Rock Creek park.
HI horse stumbled aad fell upon him.
crushing his left thigh aad Injuring
kirn Internally.
Fatal Runaway.
Denton. Tet, March 19. Thrown
from a buggy la a runaway, th fourteen-year-old
son of T. D. Tackett wa
fatally lpjureJ near Justin.,
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A ST IN. Vice Pres.
W. CRKNoHAW,
At. Cashier.
J. W. KNGL1SH
BUSY DAY FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Special to Bryan Morning Eagle.
Tatt awoke this morning with the
prospect of an exceedingly busy day
before him. The program a arranged
called for a hurried trip to New Haveu
to attend a meeting of the Yale cor
poration, of which be Is a member,
and a hurried returned to be on hand
for the great Yale alumni banquet to
be given at the Waldorf tonight In bis
honor.
The attendance of the president
uion each of these function b In
fulfilment of the promise he mad
shortly after hi election. His visit
to Yale a expected to be made the
occasion for a great student demon
stration similar to that which took
place when be paid a I sit alma mater
last fall. A trainload of Yale men
will accompany the President to thl
city to attend the banquet tonight.
So large attendance Is exacted at
the banquet that the dinners will be
confined entirely to Yale men, who
will not be able to secure eut for
outside guests. It will be the first
opportunity the Yale alumni ever
have had to entertain a fellow-alum
nus who Is President of the I'niteJ
States. President Taft was graduated
In the das of 1ST, and a number of
his classmates v. ill be at f.e dinner.
MANY FARMERS WILL ATTEND.
.cer In-fore in the history cf tLe
w hi I I were farmer as keen nnd a:t
to know and adopt the latest discov
eries In sc ientific agriculture as they
are today. The most opular course
in many stafe ntiivc rsitle now are
short courses In agriculture and sum
mer and winter school for practical
j fanner.
Responding to the demand
tor this kind of practical education,
our own Agrlcultuial and Mechanical
college w ill conduct a summer school
for farmers this year, and reports la-
die ate that the capacity of the college
ta,ei, to accommodate those
who have announced their purpose to
attend. Fort Worth Record.
SOUTHERN EDITORS TO MEET.
Special to Bryan Morning Eagle.
Montgomery, Ala.. March 19. The
local committee In charge of arrange
ments for the annual meeting of the
Southern Pre Association In this
city next week Is in receipt of advices
ln.lUatlri; a large and representa
tive attendance. Elaborate prepar
ation are now under way for the re
ception and entertainment of the vis
itor. THIS MONTH
Will be Appreciated
FRE3H VEGETABLES
CHIPPED BF.EF
PLUM PUDDIN 3
BROILED MACKEREl
A1NG
FRENCH SARDINES IN OLIVE
OIL
NEW CATCH BOSTON MAC-
K E.TEL
ETC.