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FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS SERYICE STATE SERYICE THAT IS UNEXCELLED ESTABLISHED 1871 AUSTIN, TEXAS, FRIDAY. JUNE 29, 1906. SECOND OIDEST PAPER IN TEXAS AUSTM -i THAW wa; TILLMAN BABES office when the Morris incident occurred. He commented at some length on Mr. Paynes' statement, saying he was the only one of these six who had ever had anything to say about the matter outside of their own or private conversations.

This he spoke of as "remarkable," and then quoted extracts from Mr. Paynes' statement. This statement, he said, presented the actual facts as they happened. INDiOTE commerce commission for oil shipments between, Chicago and East St. Louis was is cents, while there was another rate of fi cents generally known, aroused discussion between Mr.

Prouty and Martin fair of Luffalo, representing the Standard o.l company. Mr. Prouty asked whether the 6-cent rate from Chicago to East St. Louis was tile, with the commission. Mr.

t'arr replied that be did not know this rate had been tiled, but said that the tact that it had been for was praeti, ally to being published, since it would enable shippers to barn of the low rate. RATE REPORT. MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE IS THE FINDING OF CORONER'S JURY WITH MERE FORMAL SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR CAN NOT LET THE EJECTMENT OF MRS. MORRIS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE REST. Conferees Issue Still Another Version! of the Bill.

I WILING EFFORTS WIFE NEED NOT TALK Senate Routine. Washington, June 2S. The senate consumed the greater part of tie- day discussing the public building bill, the time being occupied in the main by efforts on the part of individual senators to secure increases of amounts allotted for public buildings in ciiies and towns of their respective stabs. In 110 instance of this character were they successful, but in the ease of San Juan, Porto Senator Foraker secured, an advance from JJQO.Ooo to $300,000. There was quite general confidence that many of the defects complained of would be remedied in conference.

In reporting the bill Senator Scott, chairman of the committee on public buildings ami grounds, referred to it as the "pork ban els." The agricultural appropriation bill made its appearance in the senate (luring the day in form of a iiartial conference report. The report was complete except with reference to the meat inspection provision, and on that another conference was ordered. There -was some desultory discussion Despito His' Declaration That Senate Had Nomination Thrown in Its Teeth He Fails to Arouse Mem-, bers to Interest In Incident, She Pleads That She Might Endanger Her Husband's Life By Answering Questions and Grand Jury Accepted Her Plea. Washington, Juno The, conferees on the, ill forniu-s it will be N0IC 6 aa 3-n'a--1 Senators ills signa- The McLaurin commodity amendment was made to apply to 'railroad The word "companies" having1 been added to the previous agreement which changed the application from "common carriers" to "railroads" in order to exempt pipe lines. The pass agreement was based on tile provision of the senate bill, but two or three of the exemptions were stricken out.

The pass provision is redrafted the) lines of the ame, ulna-tit as passed by the It prohibits broadly and generally the issuance of any tree transportation for interstate passage, and the provides an excepted class. In the excepted class is included necessary caretakers of live stock, poultry and fruit cars. J1 Washington, June SR. Senator Tillman interrupted the regular business of the senate today to speak on lu resolution calling for an investigation into the ejeetment of Mrs. Minor Morris from the while house last January.

He complained that his resolution had been pushed aside constantly for one reason or another. He spoke of Mrs. Morris as an elderly lady and referring to his former diseussion of the case, admitted he had been chaig'-d with going very far In characterization of her ejectment from the while house as brutal and cruel. He recalled that on that occasion he New York, June 2S. Harry K.

Thaw nas indicted today for the murder in the first degree of Stanford White last Monday on the Madison Square roof yarden. His wife appeared as a witless before the grand Jury, but begged to he excused from giving any testimony whatever. She was treated with consideration by Assistant District Attorney thirvin and by the jurors, who ditl not insist that she should answer any (uosiiniis. Thaw will plead to the indictment in court tomorrow morning. So Hme will be set for the trial until District Attorney Jerome returns to the city next week.

The grand jury's consideration was brief and followed a perfunctory Inquest before a coroner's jury, which heard the testimony of several eyewitnesses to the tragedy, and returned a formal verdict that White's death had been caused by Thaw. The latter of the conference report on the pure food bill, but its admission was postponed until tomorrow. The conference report on the Lake Erie and Ohio river ship canal bill was accepted without debate. had been charged by another senator with an effort to vent his personal feelings against the present chief executive, which was not true. The nomination of Postmaster Barnes, he said, is equal to throwing Mays to Die in August.

San Antonio, June 28. Unless the United States supreme court intervenes H. L. Mays, the negro murderer of ueo woods, a young white man. will The LaKollette bill regarding regulating hours of employment for trainmen was displaced by the building bill.

Senator Tillman found opportunity to make his long deferred speech on the ejection in March last of Mrs. Morris from the while house by direction of Assistant Secretary He reiterated his charge that Mrs. Morris had been outrageously treated, and said that the president had endorsed the action by appointing Barnes as postmaster of Washington. The last of the great appropriation bills, the general deficiency bill, was reached during the day and a night session was held for Its consideration. np nangej here on Friday, Ajgust, 3.

lie was seiucnceu to cleuirt ttlU r.icrn-inK by Judge Dwyer of tho criminal district court. Mavs1 allorneva tinea notice of appeal to the federal court and if such steps are actually the execution will probably be daleyert. 1 tie attorneys would not state their EXCITES! EXT AMONG OUR POETS. The Poets of America What's that about the American Shakespeare" H. G.

Wells, the English writer, says that America -will produce another Shakespeare. the matter In the teeth of the senate, although the senate had not shown its teeth on the subject. He then de-f tailed his efforts to have the nomination of Mr. Barnes rejected, reading his letter to Senator Carter, chairman of the subcommittee having the notn-I ination in charge, and much other matter bearing upon subject. He told also of his ineffectual efforts to secure 1 an investigation of his charges against Barnes, and then said that in order to justify his bringing the matter into the open senate he had drawn his resolution so as to provide for an Investigation of the action of the master of Mr.

Barnes on Mrs. Morris' expulsion. In order that he might not be accused of unfairness, Mr. Tillman had read Mr. Barnes' defense of his conduct In the Morris ejectment.

He road the statement of Elmer Payne who was. he said, one of the six newspaper men at the executive grounds of appeal today, but it is un derstood that it will be based on tho unusual dispatch with which the case was disposed of by the courts. When ashed if he had anything to say why sentence of death should not. be passed on him. Mays refused to speak, although the judge asked the question three times.

The sentence lYSTEBIGUS JUOG calmly listened to the testimony, and hile the jury was out he. chatted with his counsel and a policeman sitting near by, laughing aloud at one stage of the conversation. When the jury had completed Its verdict Thaw was recommitted to the Tombs without bail. His indictment was announced soon afterward. Mrs.

Thaw, following her appearance, crossed the Bridge of Sighs and entered the city prison to see her husband. They talked together for a long while, and when Mrs. Thaw finally attempted to leave the Tombs she found her way barred by the largest crowd, the police say, that has ever gathered about the structure. She was virtually held a prisoner by the inquisitive throng for thirty minutes, when reserves from many police precincts managed finally to clear a way for her. Stanford White was buried today with simple ceremonies at St.

James, b. where he hail a summer home. The services were held In the St. James Episcopal church and the interment was made in the graveyard surrounding tho eiilflce. In the opinion of the physician who performed the autopsy on White's body the life of the architect was shortened not more than two years by the bullets from Thaw's pistol.

He was found to be suffering from Bright's disease, from incipient tuber- A was then pronounced. Mays presented a terrible appear TRICKS OF STANDARD SET FORT SHOOTING iluu ance in the court room. His eyes oiinKoa continually, he was ashen pale, and his short hair stood up all over his head. News Summary House Routine. Washington, June 2S.

The worked under forced draught today ami accomplished an immense amount of business preparatory to adjournment at the week's end. Conference reports on a number of measures were adopted without debate, but it required special rules in other cases to effect consideration and adoption of Important conference agreements. The house expressed its confidence In Its conferees on the agricultural bill by instructing them not to recede from the meat inspection amendment by a vote of 193 to 4a. On the rate bill there was a general expression of satisfaction that that measure had been perfected. Without taking a recess the houte labored from 11 o'clock 'this morning until adjournment at 11 o'clock during which time many bills were passed.

After the legislative business, which kept the house at a grind, had been disposed of crowded galleries listened to the scores of speeches that were made. SUIGI WOMAN KILLED AS SHE SAT ON HER PORCH AT BIRMINGHAM HOLDING BABY OF MAN HELD FOR MURDER. WEATHER FORECAST. Loses $3,000,000 to Kill Beetles. Custer.

S. June 28. Tho federal government has begun the destruction of timber worth $3,000,000 or more in the reserve near here to kill bark beetles, which threaten all the timber on the reserve. The infected trees are being cut by a large force and. the bark and brandies burned.

Part of the timber is sold to railroads for ties. New Orleans, June 28. Testimony on oil freight rates affecting seven southern slates was taken today by the interstate commerce commission. Washington, June 28. Western Texas Fair Friday except showers and cooler in the Panhandle-, Saturday fair.

New Mexico: Fair Friday and Saturday. Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Arkansas: Showers and cooler in the HIS WOUND AND STORY All tiie witnesses were independent oil Fort Worth, Texas, June 2S. Judge Britain R. Webb, who for the past eleven years held the office of reporter fur the courts of civil appeals at Dai-las, Fort Worth, Galveston and Kan Antonio, and whose home was in this city, was found dead in a clump of bushes at a remote part of the city park at 10:30 o'clock today ith a bullet hole in his head just above the right tar. When found he had been dead but afternoon or Friday; Saturday TEXANS ABROAD.

In New York. fair. Louisiana and East Texas: Local VA showers Friday and Saturday, fresh Bissett Claims Ho Was Attacked as He Passed the House, and Buliet in His Side Gives Color to the Tale Told to the Police. southeast to south winds. a short time.

A revolver from wmcn two shots had been tired lay near me LOCAL WEATHER REPORT. DEATH OF dealers. A book on oil tariff rates, issued by the Southern railway, was put in evidence. W. I.

Hudson, a former employe of the Standard Oil company testiiied that every rate pullshed in the book is between Stanard Oil stations. Martin Carr of P.uffalo, rpresentlng the Standard Oil company, pointed out a proviso in this book that rates will he to any station when proper facilities for unloading are furnished. Commissioner Charles A. Prouty replying, said: "1 understand that proper facilities IMSON body on the grass. A horse attached to buggy in which the dead man had driven to the park was hitched to a tree not far away.

All indications a i I 1 pointed suicide and the coroner, Jus l( RICE Birmingham, June 2S. Mrs. Maggie Patterson, wife of a lianiess-maker, was shot and killed this afternoon while sittin.tr on the flout porch (By University Observatory Station.) Maximum temperature for twenty-four hours ending 12 p. 90 degrees at 5 p. minimum temperature 78 degrees at 6 a.

m.i precipitation wind direction, south and southeast; weather partly cloudy; river stage at 6:30 a. 39; change in twenty-four hours of 3.9. tice Charles r. Kowiaim. anei u-ough investigation, so decided.

IN LEAD Despondency due to protracted of her home on Avenue and Sev din orage tanks and ii- for un mean health is given as the cause. No message was left behind by the dead man DEGREED ti-ciilh street. Prank Bissett. her brot tier-in-la a prominent locomotive ind nothing was said by him mis New York, June 28. Texans in New, York: Galveston -Normandle.

B. Franssen; Imperial, F. M. Burton. Mount Pleasant Normandie.

Miss L. Carr. I.a Porte Martha Washington, I Morris. I'nris Kmpire, G. Morgan.

Ttrownwood Albert, J. A. Walker. Dallas -Oilsey. F.

J. Hall, Park Avenue. F. Puiilap: Herald Square. Z.

M. T.ehman; Imperial. I. B. Grand Union, Mrs.

R. II. Taymann; Hoffman, W. Jones. Marshall St.

Denis, W. A. Adair and Wife. Fort Worth Imperial, W. W.

Peel. Austin Albert, H. J. Porter. San Antonio Grand Union, E.

Q. While: Imperial, A. W. Houston. Houston Gilsey, Mrs.

F. A. Clay, A. Clay. Miss K.

clay, Miss A. Clay, Miss H. Doian and Miss R. Sayers. New T.ondon, June 2S.

Harvard's Local forecast for Austin and vicin- mnrnimr to indicate inai. ne varsity triumph over Vale today and before the greatest Crowd that ever ity plated taking his own life. tie ii-iiiengineer. is in jail chargr-ii with tie-ins home at 301 Henderson street soon i mur.le r. Hiss.

It and his wife separate. 1 Friday partly cloudy weather. GENERAL. ifter breakfast for a drive. ins- nn.i vi that small dealers can not build such lanks?" Mr.

Hudson, who is ln.anaLrer of the Mil in-, oil company, limited (of this transfer said that Woodward WriRht of New Orleans, five years lo-n about to enter the oil tn-iiiess. aoccplod from the Standard Oil company for which they nave contract not to oil for five years. This contract terminates next iSa in day. Mr. tliolsoii said that ses'oral years not la In- was a Statidard Oil em brother, A.

G. Webb of Paird, was vis- lo Iive wlth si.st.-r -Mrs Patterson, lling the family and the judge con- whH was i.assinK the house versed with him for a time about the ai rs. was sitting on the sale of a piece of property and they vjth habv in tier arms. Waco, Texas, June 28. In the case of Mark Rice the juy returned a verdict of guilty in the first degree and assessing the penalty at death.

drove town together. lie was ni-j 'plle shootiriK followed. 'Winn i- of a former pivsnerous Va( dry I parently in his usual spirits but had Train on sidetrack in 'Wyoming blown over and laborers in it hurt. Mrs. Patterson of Birmingham.

shot to death as she sat up her doorstep. Bissett. charged with crime, badly wounded. Oblique methods of Standard Oil shown at New Orleans hearing. Yale won four-oared and freshman race at New London, but Harvard took great annual light-oar event.

Harry Thaw formally indicted for murder In the first degree. been despondent 101 iii.m I builett wound in his side He owing to asthma and complications that passing the pho-e with which he had been afflicted lor hill the fence the oil company of ninnths. Kuthered here on a race day, and coming sifter years of det'eal, victory was sweet indeed to the Crimson. It was a great Vale crew that Harvard 'defeated today and went to the starting post a favorite. To Captain Filley and Coach Wray the supporters the Crimson arc offering the greatest tributes that ever heroes of a race received.

Not once from tile start until the last sixteenth of a mile did the shells ceasu to lap each other. The men in the rival boats could see eai-h other for more than three miles and a halt as lirst one coxswain and then the other called upon his crew for leg drive mid bo.lv swing to push his shell ahead. Then, and then only, did Harvard reallv got the lead, for the killing pace proved1 too much for the Yale men and in tht final spurt Houlton and Noyes of the were dead with their oars. Men. I K-d a f-a of oil Pel I firing- at him.

an 1 a-; iiiU-kly as in- fired back a.ml lied. n.ntin r. ill! II to lac s'. a mssen wound is severe hut n--t fatal. He denies that he attempt c-d to take his own life after killing: ilrs.

Patterson. O. II' was proo-cd Ii, it. lv IN whero he tried tii" oil condemned a un standard. In tins attempt he 1 and Collins of r.rcsplent and general iiiuti-r of Oil n-jriine- i-i goods dealer who died years ago.

The attorney fur the defendant gave notice of intention to iile and argue a motion for a new trial, and in the event of its being overruled the case will go to the criminal court ot appeals. The aged and devoted mother of the defendant on one hand and on the other the youthful widow of Luther Pheian. the young victim of the tragedy, who had been only three weeks a married man. caused sympathy on both sides and lent deepest interest to the trial manifested from its opening ten days ago. In St.

Louis. St. T.nuK June 2S. Texans ia St. Louis: Austin Terminal, Mrs.

J. Casey and daughter. Abilene Twii'nal, J. it. F.adford.

Ponharn Terminal, J. C. Saunders. lieanmont Terminal. J.

G. Stevens Planters, P. Featlierstone. Dallas Terminal, W. G.

Sterett, H. STATE. th. fail i. he Judge Webb would have been years of age next week.

He was born, in Pontotoc county, Mississippi, andj came to Texas in 1877. He was aj lawyer of eminence and was the au- Ihor of two law books, one entitled I "Webb on Record of Title of Real audi Personal Property." and the other a. treatise on criminal law. Pmh these works were highly prized by lawyers. Judge Webb's family consisted of a wife, two sons and two daughters.

The daughters are Misses Minnie and. -d him not to cut pre cs of oil at r. iz as v. it ic-ss had to do. UMPIRE QUISG WANTED BY STUDEHTS IN Th following month the Standard Oil Porc-v, J.

W. Hlake and A. A. Thomp- I'lanters. 0.

0. Earnest and J. C. Harvard began to open up clear wa t- i Farnsworth; New St. James, J.

H. Por ter. Store at Lufkin burned. Greene's brigade ends reunion at Cuero. Judge Burton R.

Webb found dead In bushes in Fort Worth city park. Mark Rice found guilty of murder by Waco jury and death penalty assessed. Five -witnesses in case held for perjury. Houston and Texas Central picnic at Lampasas. C.

C. Ward, late of Miles, shot at Midland. Lyon sure BrewJter will be marshal. company hired the IP-d Sea Polzer afo-nt. bought his oil, and the v.icness said, -secured the business.

V. Milbonrn. secretary nd treasurer of National Ilctjnint? company of Memphis, Tenm. said that at I 'a 1 i ids employe had Knnis Terminal. T.

T. Clark, G. Eal- Pan i fg is the Antonio. June 2S. Umpire wanted in Japan.

Mr. Quisr gentleman who made s-j. -h a nctween I he two shells and in the last ten or fifteen strokes in the race she pulled away from her rival. Novel, Yale's 2m. 6.

began to miss the stream on the catch and swing of his oar through the air. Ho sat up in his m-M until the Hag dropped and then he fell backwards into the boat like a (lend man. Chase, Xo. 5, raised Xoy-s' head and water on him but. he remained unconscious for a ia 1 Waco Texas.

June 28. In Justice Minor Moore's court today Sheriff Tillev made complaint charging L. E. Jones, John Doud. Edward Duty, C.

H. Contant ami Edward Prather with perjury. The live defendants named testified for the defense in the trial of Mark Rice. They waived preliminary hearing and Justice Moore bound them over to the grand jury. l.c, dri lge.

W. Morrison and A. W. Morrison. KI Paso Terminal, J.

M. Cannon. Fort Worth Terminal, C. Ousley. Galveston Terminal, F.

M. Bustiu. Houston Terminal, W. P. Hobby na-1 A.

Trammel. 1 1 Misboro II. Walker. informer! an oil inspector that oil most be inspected at a cost :.0 a barrel, altlioueli it had previously 1 by a Ten-if isj Witiics-s was In- LOCAL. vi.ioi,- ieiit.i.O LOIie.

i i 1 i Mis- R. T. All the way down the last mi .11. '1 j'l-t previous to this iris ha.J canvassed the ho houKht his oil. At '-aH, he hud caused the in employe of the Frisco PUBLIC BUILDING BILL.

New Items Included Given Out by the Senate Committee. tln-r a 1 Oil hi--. h-it-go r.f a-! vclao Of If. and Miss M. Italy Terminal, J.

V. Clark. Laredo Terminal, F. Flnque. I.

a Grange Terminal, Mrs. S. cT Low c-y. Paris Terminal. W.

K. Johnson. Swan Terminal. E. H.

Wood. Vernon Terminal. W. Barnes and a he accused of showing i dim; of the National Re- I a quarter Yale's coxswain had throwing water into Bonbon's fao- and when Coxswain Ka low finally veiled "Vast," poult. ai fell f.

on his oar. Dh-k Morse, Yale's captain, splashed water upon his men and called to them to sil up in the boat, lie had lost tho race and the dearest I. prize of his career, but he was fumilv atul L. B. Barnes.

game to the- finish Bessie and the sons, Britain, J'-. of Amarillo and Sanford. a child. Judge Webb was a Royal Arch Mason and about a year ago requested Clerk Strong of the court of appeals to have the Masons bury him when lie died. Jackson, June 2'.

Judge Webb, wdio died at Fort Worth. Texas, today, was the son of the late Hoc. B. R. Webb, who represented Pontotoc county in the lower house of the Mississippi legislature in 1850.

and served as state senator from 1854 to P37, and was one of the ablest men of his county. Deficiency Bill Passed. Washington, June 28. The senate at tonight's session pa sand the deficiency appropriation bill, carrying an appropriation of $11,600,000. An amendment offered by Senator Galling'-r providing that the eight hour provision shall not apply to superintendents and foremen of laborers on the canal zone was accepted.

La Follette criticized the provision for the payment of the Cherokee claim of $1,134,248 with interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum since bringing the total up to about $5,000,000. He said the attorneys would get about Senator P.erry explained that the appropriation is to pay a judgment of the supreme court of the United States, and no further objection was made. Senator Morgan moved to strike out the house provision legalizing tariff duties contained in the Philippines prior to The motion was laid on the table. The bill was then passed. compacv to the Standard Oil In Arkansas, witness said, his I nan ha.) been arrested by state! tois on charm.

that their oil standard. These ar- had never h-en oseoutcd. The I had toM that would leave town there would 1 prosecution. At Walnut Ridee, i Harvard won the ri'ce by less than two and a Her time was pronounced hit all over 1 he cin nil of the South Texas base bull loagu- for tli" efficient manner in which he has handled the indicator. That In- is -of the best umpires who preside- over a same of ball in Texas is to-universal opinion.

Xow far off Tok-. conies in with an offer of $2u0 a for Mr. servie. s. Aerompuriy-int; tin- offer is an ni.ji.-al on the part of the students of the 'Tokyo ur.iveisity for Mr.

Quig-g to to the Japanese capital and act as c.trii-iai umpire during the season which is shortly to be opened! there. Mr. t.iigg's ability as an umpire became known in Japan as 1 lie result of his work in it gamy that was pluye.f at iii-pr'ka. Ka prior to the oponina- of the South Texas h-agio- season. While Mr.

Quigg was on his way to Texas he stopped lonj; ciioukU to officiate sik umpire in a sawn of bull between the nine id a team of Tokyo students, which was then touring the country. So satisfactory was his work that a delegation of Japanese, sixteen strong, waited on him after the game and asked him to accompany the team. His previous engagement to come to Texas prevented him from accepting the offer at the time, but he now has under consideration the matter of going to Japan. Mr. CJuisg feels easy on the set.

re of the safety of 1 he umpire, for that official is regarded sacred by the Japs. When the Japs were tutored in the great Ainreiean game they were taui'ht above all things to the umpire. This is the result of the efforts of tile missionaries, ivho have succeeded in popularizing the game in that country. Waco Terminal. W.

tillbert. San Antonio Southern, W. E. Nelson. Tevarkana Southern, P.

L. Uacr and L. 11. Ellison. Victoria Jefferson, A.

J. Jarrell. Omaha Moser, H. B. Stevens.

Mn rshall Moser. A. Maxfield, E. Maxtield, Alix Maxfield. J.

B. Buchen twenty-three minutes and two Yale's time, tv.enty-three minutes and eleven seconds. While the crews had the tide with them they laid a hiisk quartering wind which made fast i opossible. The witness said one inspector had a d'--'tihutor of the Waters- id company. he said, he had no com- O.

i and father and Jessie Buchen. Washington. June Subject to changes, the senate committee on public building and grounds made public amendments made in the omnibus public building bill. New items were included as follows: Fernandina, $100,000: Greenwood. S.

$73,000: Dalton. STf.uo; Wayrross, $7300; San Marcos, Texas. Temple, Texas, $10,000. Reductions in appropriations made by the house bill are a follows: Greenville, S. $80,000 to Florence, $30,000 to Tus-calosa.

$130,000 to $123,000: Ocala, $85,000 to Albany, $125,000 to Owensboro, $175,000 to Lake Charles. $125,000 to Gulfport, $100,000 to Hattiesburg, $15,000 to $7500. The senate committee made increases in the house appropriations as follows: For Gadsden, to Marietta. $4500 to $5000; Greenville. Texas, $8000 to $70.0000: Chattanooga, $10,000 to Palestine, Texas, $9000 to $10,000.

To the general legislation of the houses is added appropriation Increasing the limit of cost for Houston, General Gordon Boone of Texas National Guard filed application to retire as brigadier general of First brigade. Bids for furnishing supplies for state eleemosynary institutions opened yesterday morning by State Purchasing Agent Anderson. Governor has honored another req uisition for Mrs. Parlee Cheatham, wanted at Colorado Springs, Colo. Supreme cturt adjourned yesterday afternoon 'or the term.

Professor F. M. Martin is elected president of the John Tarlton college, effective July 1. Judge J. E.

Tantls, assistant attorney general, returns to Waco. Three men bitten by mad skunk brought h-re for treatment. Evangt meetings at Second Street Baptist church growing in interest. Mayor Shelley has not yet made up his mind on plumbing ordinance. County officials attend picnic at anor.

Supreme court adjourned for term. Court of criminal appeals will probably adjourn today. New train put on between Houston and San Antonio. Date for the state encampment will not be changed. Several changes on the Santa Fe.

Civil service announces examinations. Board of equalization met. J. M. Peacock wll! visit Milwaukee, Texas, common point territory, is restricted.

Runaway on the river wagon bridge. Hundreds attend plcdc and barbecue at Manor, Mineola Belcher, N. S. Sodekson. Hurnet Laclede, K.

B. Duncan, J. Hnniona and J. Sherard. Cleburne New St.

James, J. Mailett. Abilene New St. James, H. L.

pOint against the Arkansas inspector T. J. Preeman, in explaining to tho commission the rate of 45 1-2 cents, which Mr. Wise said he paid for oil transportation Findlay. Ohio, to Shr-voport.

that, the Mississippi ri.er was a larce factor In fixing that rail ra'e. "It had been the commission's experience," replied Commissioner I'routy, that the standard Oil company f'-xes tates on oil and not on the Mi-sisoppi T. W. manager or the r.eoord oil Refining company, who was the next witness, said that about ten years apfo, he was with the Petit Oil com; any. then the competitor of the Standard Oil company in Louisiana.

The Standard bought out the record for the nurse is twenty minutes and ten seconds, made by the Yale crew in lSis-i. It has been admitted ever since the crews reached the Thames that Harvard had the best men physically and that Yale's only hope lay in superior rowing. The Yale coaches drew the strength of this SOmX when Keferee Hi. hards asked General Skiddy and Mr. Storrow what they had to say about the conditions, Mr.

storrow said: "The conditions are od enough for us. Harvard is in favor of starting the raea on time." General Skiddy hesitated he looked at the Thames while it all but broke into white caps. He said: "Tho conditions are not in our favor but we can not say that it is too rousjh to start the race." This frank statement settled the question and at 4:10 the two big eights wera sent awav. Four oar and freshrnaa races reported on pac I. In Chicaact Chicago.

June 2S. Texans In Chicago: Galveston Auditorium, J. M. McCarthy. Dallas Auditorium, J.

3. Morrison. M. A. Bohan.

Fort Worth Auditorium, P. White. El Paso Grace, F. II. Fvyan; Graat Northern.

J. W. MunciO. Texarkana Great Northern, J. A.

Buchanan. San Antonio Palmer House, H. Zu Wagner. Denison Windsor Clifton. R.

A. Office Discontinued. San Antonio, June 2S. Mayor Cal-laghan announced this morning that during the coming fiscal year the office of city bacteriologist and tax coliec-of city bacteriologst and back tax col SHOOTING AT" MIDLAND. C.

C. Ward. Late of Miles, Killed and E. W. Yager in Jail.

Texas, $330,000 to $400,000. The houf lector would be discontinued. 1 he for Petit company, the witness said, forj provision was struck out which directed wln De combined with city phy- slean's office and the latter with the condemnation proceedings for a build ing at Oklahoma City. O. and limit tax collector's office.

Dr. C. A. R. aim men iciiain ine price or oil 1 cent a gallon In time got back the $6000.

Assertion of Mr. Garfield that the rate uubllshed with the intsritata Midland, Texas. June 23. C. C.Ward, late of Miles.

Texas, was shot and killed here early this rr.orning. E. W. Yager, from Miles, is in Jail. lmj the appropriation of $60,000 hereto- Campbell was city bacteriologist and for mads for expenditure! in that city, Toad Smoth back tax collector..