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TALK WITH KRATZ MB THAT MR tVII.T. BB ABLB TO QIVB BOKD WHEN HH AR. B1VES AT IT. 1,0111. LASHES THE PUPERS THBY ARB AU, ASD A TRTJTHFI'L WRITER 'COULD MOT KBKV nil JOB, HJS mm to reit worki fteneca, In Buffalo 12? 1 co comprising the lron pUint i Li i In hu at -ffwt Wonderlal Tale! of III.

Wealta In Mexico--Physical Condition Much Faded. BMOUL TO TM NETTJ. San Antonio, Jnn. Ivnitz, the fugitive ex-councilman of St. Louis, whose extraction from Guadalajara Meslco, ha, been the object of the most strenuous efforts on the part of the authorities of the United States and the State of Missouri, passed through San Antonio to- en route to 6t charge of William Desmond, Chief of Defectives, and Joseph Dleckman, Sheriff of St Louis -here officers traveled with Kratz from Ouadalajara but he was not delivered into their custody until c.

P. Diaz, Mexico, was reached. There the noted prisoner formally surrendered to the Missouri officers by Chief or Police Gatlerriz of Guado- lajara. Kratz's friends in St. Louis, who not seen him since he left tlmre nearly two years ago, will hardly luiow him From a robust, rosy-cheekea, muscular -o has fallen a-way until he looks quite emaciated This Is probably due to his long eni 5 nt i ln son at Guadalajara pend- thfn tf.

for his extradl- duSli.V wed an oxtt eme reluctance, to a i Se nnfl liecllne to answer Pl whSni he eS meets his property at Guadalu- CHARLES FOSTER, Fvrater OOVCMW okl. aad of Treaiarr i) "tatei Deaa. -Ohio, Jan. Charlei tpster, former Governor of Ohio and Secretary of the Treasury under President Harrlion, dlef here today. wa born near Tiffin, Ohio.

April 12, 1828; wns educated at the public schools, at Nurwallc (Ohio) Academy and by private studies. He was. a partner in hla father's general store at 18: was in entire charge at 9 a member of Congress from tha fti District 1871-7S; from Tonth i I 8 1 wns on committee to make examination of Louisiana affairs in visiting New Orleans as chairman of the i ttee Wal Governor of Ohio 1880-84. Was appointed by President Harrison cnnirman of the commission to nego- i if, treat with Sioux Indians; was Rc- a llonil "ee for States Senator vee candidate for Congress in 1890. 8 ry ,9 tne Treatjury of United States 1891-M.

He was long Identified with the buFinsss Interests of the town of Fos- torla, founded by his father. Was president of the btnird of trustees of the Stnte Hospital at since iSS7. Was president of the association of trustees and of- ra for the Insane since 189D. Hu lived at Postorla, Ohio QALVEOTOK DAILY NEWS, SUNDAY. JANUARY 10, 19Q4.

be effective before ttw middle c. veKiiiNRv THE I TIDE HAH TURNED THI1 WAY. THEY WUA PROBABLY BE IN BOIil- TOM TODAY ANO WILL LOOK OVER TBXAI. dustrlee big schemes for establishing in- various kinds there, his por.u- An Old Confederate Pained Away. SPECIAL TO TDK NEWS.

Burke, Jan. w. F. Weeks, living one mile west of town, died yesterday at am waa aid today in the Ryan Chapel Comelery by a host of friends und relative-. Uncle Felix lw 'P mJre 'a-nlliarly known, was born in Mississipiii Feb.

22, 1830. He moved to Louisiana during early iranhood and there married, but his wife only lived a SIHi wJ A1)out the leaking out of the UMI he married again and Joined the army, serving through the entire war with honor and distinction. After the close of the war Jhe end his iamily moved to Texas, they have since resided. Eleven chiluren survive him. Wai-land Dead.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. Wayland, LL. formerly dean of Yale Law School and professor of English constitutional law in the university, died today of acute bronchitis. TAYLOR-Bryan, Te Jan. Molle Taylor, aged 33 years, died this morn- Ing at the home of Mr.

T. J. Gray, near College Stallon, and will be buried liere tomorrow morning. She was a niece of Mrs. J.

L. Hearne of Bryan and An Effort to Land Abont a Thoniaud of Them, at Gnlveitou 1m to Be Made. of w. Boyett and Mrs T. J.

Si Coi: lege. She leaves a daughter. utttv me Of believe the prisoner i- on remaining in St. Louis for some SuciAt TO Houston, Tei, Jan. ou can say this will be one of the most prosperous years In tho hi.nory of Texas In the amount of outside capital that will come Into the State and the number of Immigrants that will local" Its borders." So declare'! Oeorge C.

McKlnney. chief of the Southern Pacific Immigration bureau, who Is located at Chicago. "There Is a party of bankers now on their way here from Illinois: they ought to be ir. Crowley, today and will reach Houston probably tomorrow. Tou can say that our next two excursions al for the last of this month ana in February will bring investors with re o.

ne i' be used 'or development In mis state than ever came here before. Thev a TM coming to speculate In land, hut to all5 devel0 in different ways they will consider most profitable Three years ago nearly all the Northern capita! ana immigration were atti-acted toward Canada, and. you could not talk anything else Jt was shown that in three years capital to the amount of over went from the Status of Iowa and Minnesota into Northwest Canada. But the tide has turned- B'ho Invested in the Northwest saw le Canadian real estate Sealers were the only these la also raise the best sugar In the. state of my lio'enda I have a.

marble would be he reached St. Loui Asked about a he thought of the 8 efforts resu)te tlle rosec commercial system ot this coimtrV was based on graft. He paid a hleh comp ment to Senator liailev of Texas Tvhom he abdve all Sthlr publlS ment will be at Slayden. HEINZ-OonzalTM. Jan.

A. O. Heinz of Dllworth died yesterday from pneumonia. Only few days aeo the little 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Helm died from the same affliction. JONES-Brackett, Jan. John Jones died here yesterday at 3 p. m. Sh was 38 years old and leaves a husband an three children.

Jan. Joseph Grasse, prominent a truck BTOW to' )BSt Ut hl home east MUNDINE--Lexington, Jan. I Wallace Mundine died here last night pneuraonla, aged 42 yean. ANTI-TRUST LAW. It Not Apply In s.n Antonio Caae.

San Antonio. Jan. to a decision rendered here today by Distric' Judge Edward Dwyer. the Texas anti-trus' law does not apply to labor unions when the members of a union agree among the: selves not to ride upon street cars. The flrat test case of tills phase of the law was decidc-a today when the Indictments against the, six members of the local brewery men's union were qiiibdeu on the ground that the acts charged combining for the purpose of not riding on street earn did not constitute a restraint of traae.

and further that the anti-trust law of Texas did not contemplate labor unions which were legalized by a Dra- vious Legislature, but was aimed to prevent capital and acts for illegal purposes. Died In SPECIAI, TO THE NIW.I. Caldwell, Jan. 9-Last night a mid- dle-at'ed negro woman, known as "Pug," died lu the county Jail. She was adjudged Insane several years ago and has been confined ir.

Jail and on the poor farm off and on ever since. 'to He On the trip from Stafford to San Anto- 5. j'iV? prlso ttnd 'he two officers occupied the smoking compartment of the Pullman. No attempt was made to restrain his movements, though one or both of tho of- cei-s wero constantly with him. He stories about his life In Mexico laughed and Joked i the rest and no one would htve picked him out for a prisoner.

POSTMASTER ARRESTED. KleMrr Is Accnced ot BproiiL TO THK Niws. Snn Antonio, Jnn. If. Kichler.

former postmaster at Skldmcre, was Indicted by the Federal grand jury today for the embezzlement of postofllce funds at that place. Tho Indictment charges on June 12, 1903, Kichler embezzled mor.ev order funds to the a of SUftS ofnce Inspealors say a Kichler has said but i.ttlo as to tho disposition ot the funds. BUSINESS MATTERS. Machine Company In Bankruptcy. SPECIAL TO THE KEWI.

Dallas, Jan. Dillon Machine Company was thrown into Involuntary bankruptcy In the Federal Court yesterday by a petition filed by the Burton Lumber Company of Dallas, whose claim is Jl 000 l)ecamp Bros, and Iron. Company of St. Louis, with a claim of 550' and the Bartlett Steel Company of Joplln! who have a claim of S3.WO. Eugene Marshall, reforest 'n bankruptcy, appointed as receiver C.

A. Robertson of Dallas whose bond was placed at $10,000, was made at making any money out of arge investments, so the people turned I the eyes to the South-the only avallttb place left for securing good lanas at a fair price. I brought down five of tho TM ih? lna dlan Industrial agents with me Vll'J i n( wln Se permanently identined with Texas hereafter We have advices that 200 Scandinavian farmer! will irum Denmark April I next, und if I 9c re "act or about 30.000 acres I will land that colony of probably! 000 persons. at Galveston Instead of New York They have already been making Inquiries about your State, and If I get an option on the land, Texas wUi get them, and they are thrifty, well-to-do farmers. My experience has been that I have never yet, except In one tingle Instance, heard a person say anv- thing except words of the highest praise for Texas amons all we have sent here.

They are all more than pleased The knocker I to was here in your state 3 ust rt Galveston flood and came up 5, ca 7 i and go i a mean 'y ln article published in one of our papers about the flood and Texas In general. Well, we didn't do a thing to him. but make him publish a and that ended the matter, McKlnney will remain in the State tonfght and S0lng to shreve Vie. Prculdrat In Oalvrstoa Tour of trttrm, Vice President mid General Manager A. A of the Katy system, headquarters at St.

Louis, arcompanlcd by Chlsf Engineer J. W. Peeherain and Superintendent T. 8 McDowell of the Katy In Texas, arrived In the city yesterday and will remain over Sunday. Mr.

Allan Is touring system and en- Joying- what little recreation he can find while inspecting the company's property. When asked about the proposed Improve- ta the lystem. he said that he knew of nothing of Interest other than what has already been published. He Im was pleased to find Texas sn- Joylng prosperity, although not surprised nei-iiuse lexiu Is forging ahead very rap- Idly and there Is no such thing as -wait" In Tho railroad business generally Is good and the Katy has no ooiuplalut to ffiJreasfng'lt's n1 Sleadlly Mr. Allen Is- cc'jply Interested In the seawall and grads raising projects i.t Ualves- ton and Is with tl)c sallont features of the protection work.

He visited the construction plant yesterday and enjoyed the trip immensely. He said he never indulged in flattery, and when ho said he entertained a love for Galveston, he moant it regardless of the Knty Ir.tdi-esls in this section of Ihe countFy. "Qalveston as a port and stands away up right now." said he. "and with the Isthmian Canal built there is no telling how much the port will Brow. To a certainty, business through oalveaton will continue to lucreasi 1 steadily and I was pleased to note the great record made during the year just closed." Rule on Meal and Hulls, BMCUI TO Tun KIWJ.

Jan. w. Madden of TyJer, president of the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers' Association, was here to.lay on business with the Railroad Commission relative to the securing of a reduction of rates on hauls of cotton seed meal ana hulls. Mr. Madden explained to the commission that t.ie low rates are desired to enable feeders to fatten cattle short distances from cotton seed oil mills; that at present it Is necessary to bring the cattle to the mills at much expense, and that, if the low rates are granted, the cattle can be kent at Jhe small stations and fed there.

The commission told him to put his application in writing and a hearing would likely be called to consider It. He was not positive as to what he desired snd dl8 not suggest any figures. They will be included in hla application. At present the commission has In effect four or five special rates on cotton seed meal and hulls for short distances for feeding purposes. Lott Confer.

WItU Corpn. Carltlaa. BriciAi. TO THE NEWS. Corpus Chrlstl, Jan.

Uriah Lott is In the city and held a private conference with the Board of Trade committee ern ne he delJOt PI thls after THE FAIR Our January Sale of Underwear Last Week Was Remarkable. SAME PRICES AS LAST WEEK. Handsome Gowns, handsomely embrold- iai 1 i 00 lue 4J)c Handsome Uowns, cxtia line auallly. embroidered and trimir.ed Skirt Chemise, extra long, Special rU rU! SpeeiM 8 muroldercij tucks. fKri mJlt ered 3 inser on handsome embrold- S5c value.

49C Drawers, heavy muslin, deep liem clus- iai tutks extra WIatl Si 12r Notions Must Go lot of all-bristle Hair Brushes; all-bristle Hair sold al Clearance Sale of HANDSOMK MILL1NKRY AT BELOW COST HandBotno Hats almost irivon i beautifully Trimmed Pattern PAR style Heady-to- Wear''' latest rail value ne. S3C Wrappers CO doiten Handsome all styles and kinds, outing ar-3 Vur- en ciile; real value Sl.DO. Special DaC Handsome Dressing pretty sp'Si" 1 1 Ribbon Sale Lot Handsome Silk Taffeta ItlDbons. Special jr Another lot extra width Silk Taffeta Ribbons. Special SC One lot Children's Coats, no all colors.

Special aof Infants' Handsome Silk Em'br'oldereJ Caps: Kic value. nn Special ACfC Notions Must Go lot Ladies' Handsome Embroidered Linen Handkerchiefs- value Qr One lot Ladles' Handsome" Lace' P'ns Brooches; 6Uc value. Special ItJr Sets of three Peari'piiw. Specls-1 Z4P Pearl Siring Beads; nTl value SOc. One lot Children's ColorMsil'kanu Vel- Ji rn and ne Jl.CO value.

Special Jflf 35c A Manufacturer's Loss YOUR A I A I Silk Skirts Half Price HANDSOME SILK SKIRTS, bomfti- fully trimmed, extra Skirts handsome designs; J13.00 values. CO no Special, three days DOiulO (It meani- money In your pocket to this lot.) Coats value J7.00. Ladles' Extra Fine Knit Vests nt and Punts, in extra fine duality Z4C Chlldi en's Union Suits. In extra rjj line knit. Specla: i-iiilclrc-n's Sleeping Garments.

all sizes One lot HandBOme Lace, reitl value 15c. Special, yard 4C I a i HaiHlsomo Embroidered Cat-h- mere Coats, white; J3.00 ft ail value. Special Notions Must Go Ladies' Handsome Garters ne liandsome buckles. Special' 0" 'ot Handsome Leather Pocketbooks; 50c value. ZOC to value.

Special i3C THE TRAIN TO SARATOGA. Beanmont People Much Santa Fe fiPKCut, TO Ta! Niwp. Beaumont, local Santa Fa people have worked up quite an enthusiasm over the new train to Saratoga, which Is to go on on Jan. 16, or possibly the 16th. They are of the opinion that tl.e train Is going to make a blg c'.

ange among the oil people and bring both Saratoga an Batson before the public. Th train Is expected to leave hers at 7 o'cloc each morning, returning late In the even Ing. The run Is not long enough to be coma tiresome nor ta'ie up much time that oil Interests of Southeast Texa will be brought much closer all around The train will be handled In a mannV Ijml'ar to that of the present Southern Pacific-Sour Laka train, which has proven" a wonderful accommodation to the oeoDlo and a paying train. The new Saratoga rain equipment Is already here. It Is throughout.

A fine reclining chair ii lar da car and modern bagga nail and expresa car make up the entire lioaston and firzciii. TO THE i 0 8 0 Tex Jan 9 Armstrong, Industrial agent the Southern Padflc, with headquarters at Dayton, was in the city today. He reports business in 3 locality good and that the prospects for the year were never better. Capt. A.

C. Hutchinson, traveling freight and passenger agent of the Texas Midland. SunVyTnSTusl'on. at SIM J. A.

Loyell, at one time assistart engineer for the International Great Northern Railway now connected with the Trinity Brazos Valley, was In the city today Markham of the llarrlman lines in the Southwest, was asked his opinion on the Panama Canal. "I think the caria! will be bullf all- but further man tnat I do not care to say anything for Col. John K. Patrick of the Southern Pacific Industrial and immigration bureau, returned today from Beaumont, where he ft f. 'h? Y.

M. C. A WOHD Oil TWO. Kraii Had Xotkliic to Say at Eagle SMCUL TO Tar Krnvj. Jan.

Kratz passed through todaj under extradl- from a a a a a In company i Chief of Dctoctlvos liesmond and Sheriff I St I ls a "fueled to ii.te.ru. but lookor careworn and tn.i.-h a word two' 3 1Ie ed a b(yo Hniitlui; for ttxaiblt. BMCIJLI. TO TDK Lullng, Jan. S.

II. Dlxon of tho Woud's Fair Commission Is here today getting a lot of jioeans to place on exhlbl- yS Tl eC in A lN 1 ''u. tcrail llor FAILED TO OPEN. Alva Bank of Alvn, Oklahoma--Receiver Appointed. Washington, Jan.

The of the Currency today received B. telegram stating that the Alva National Bank of Alva, Ok, did not open for business today. The Controller of the Currency has appointed National Hank Examiner M. V. Sturtovant as receiver.

The following Is a statement of the liabilities and assets of the as shown by a report to the Controller at tho close of business Nov. 17: Resources-- Loans and discounts J1157G7- UnUed Klaios bends. fn.SL'O; slocks sec'url' lies, clolna. i and due from t-uuks and bankers Sfi cash and cash Items, S1G.C99. Liabilities-- Copllal stock, undivided nrofits, a i due to banks a bankers.

deposits' bills J12.0UO. Total, JMS.SSSr' Iluy Dnllns IMant. ccasions for such a visit. Mr. ia i nil "PPo'nted assistant general relght agent of the Santa Fc at Chicago rVl Sl -S ver coal and 'umber' rafSc: Mr.

J. S. Hcrshey. assistant reneial re ght agent at Galveston, and Mr Dillon, opmraercial agent of this city, went or ls progressing nicely on the office end of the big Southern Pacific depot The sills for the second floor were laid yesterday and Agent Sho.ek.i thinks that they v-ill do some constructing a la Weber during The freight depot Is be ml the next week. New Ytrk.

JM. has Just' become Known that Waiter Scranton. uronldcnt of the NO.MO.OOfi Lacltawanna Steel Company recently resigned tho position which ho had Iwld for many years, mys thn Herald, He letalns the chnlrmnnahlp of th? bonril directors. Hlfl siicciMisor h.is not yat chOHti for tho presidency, but It li. umlm flood that D.

O. Mills and H. now an active part In the ad. lalnlitratlon of the financial affaln of Mr. hn dlr.oted the aTM' lola Company t' RI-KCUL TO Tnu Dallas.

of tilt Tola Portland Cement Company of lola, have plactlcally decl.lod to lake over the riaiias properties of the Texas Portland Coinent and Llmo Company, situated thrise miles west of Dallas, as soon as tho affa.ra of tho. In.itltution, which wore placed in the hands of a receiver a few days ago, C-. I be The deal, it Is 01 way when a minority of tho stockholders of tho company Us affairs ahould be taken hand by the court, and Col. Jens Mailer of Oalvestnn wns receiver eppcelal Interest to Dallns Is the announcement i when the Kansas company hold of tho It will bo remodeled c. creat nr.iount of now machinery will be Inptallcd auJ Ihe cnpaclty of tho plant will be Incrianod from to 1,000 barreli dally.

tircniivllle I.adr In Baakraatex. SrvcMi. TO Tun NIWII. Dallas, Jan. L.

M. Oreonvlllc, Hunt County. fllM wllh the clerk of the court yesterday voluntary petition In I'mikruptcy. set! at and her asseln at Kugone Mnrsliall, In bankrupicy aupolnted an Olon Coulnon of Oretnvllle, with a Itnnd fined at which made at ea Division Freight and Passenger Agent A. Leovy returned yesterday from an spection trip over the Southern Pacific lines between Beaumont and New Oi-leans.

PACIFIC SLOPE RAILWAY. Trnckaa-e Arranicement! Bctxreen Va- Reads Hang Fire. Portland, Jan. question of trackage arransements by which the Northern Pacific may run trains from Eastern Washington ovsr the Oregon RsIIroad 4i Navigation line into Portland and the Oregon Railway Navigation over the Northern Paciiic to Seattle and Taconia seems to have reached the point where botli parties are willing to make a deal but can not agree on terms. When President Mellon of the Northern Pacific was in Portland ovi-r a year ago, he cald a his company 0 ul K.

'hero Is no reason To Looking for Grocery Bargains? All right; we won't disappoint you. Here we are with the GOODS and the PRICES. Dunbar's Fig Jam, 9'pound tins $1.15 50c Pineappl-, Strawberry, Peach, Raspberry, Dunbar's Fig Jam, 10'ounce tumblers, 2 for Preserved Figs in heavy syrup, 20'0unce Heinz's Preserves, bottle Damson, Blackberry, Etc, Mint Sauce Decanter, bottle Oyster Hot Catsup, pint bottle Tabasco Ketchup, 2 pint bottle Blue Ribbon Catsup, lint bottle 35c 25c 20 20c Granulated Sugar, 22 pounds for Elgin Creamery Bulter, lune stored, fine flavor, I Atmore's Mincemeat, bucket Marquis Candy, Bonbons 1C snd Chocolates, 5lb boxes Campbell's pure Apple Jelly, lOounce tumblers IUC Orange, Pineapple and Lemon Flavors, Honey Bee Peas, dozen Regular price dozen, Sl.40. Mixed Nuts, pound Shelled Almonds, pound Large English Valnuts, pound Cupid Candy, Bonbons an Chocolates, S'pound Marshmallows, pound tins Zinfandel Claret, gallon California Port Wine, gallon, quart Paul Jones Whiskey. quart bottle Hampton Rye Whiskey, quart bottle Old Schroder Rye Whiskey, gallon J5c 40c 15c 75c We G5c 25c $1.25 75c $3.50 Moore Brothers, Phone 400, 1918-1924 Market St Mr.

i (1 I 1 Dc "ting of World's Fair business an8 investliratlng the alleged scalping on California oJ 1 CIar i 8 land and immigration agent oi the International Great i ln Houst today. Mr. Clarldge Is enthusiastic over the prospects for the present year and statesthat his company has a committee of 100 members, composed of real estate agents and Immigration agents, who are booming Texas In every possible way and are achlyvlng practical results Judge J. C. Feagln of Livingston, was In Houston today.

The Judiro attorney for Ea 5 i West Texas P.allwav, a-na In speaking of the promotion of Judge Lovett said: "I am glad and sorrv. I have Mr. Lovett for years and have- been Intimately associated with Vm In local matters, and I will say that there is none finer In the country than he. and Mr Harrl- man has not been slow in finding it out regret a we have lost Mr. Lovett' to Texas, but am proud of his deserved promotion.

There is nothing too good for him." ro 'raveling freight ager.t for Central-East West Texas, is the city today after a trip up Ihe line. He re)orts the prospects for business better than or any of the three years he has been in iast Texas. The signs or dlverslficallon in arming ar? apparent on every hand, and the ruck growers are not disappointed with the of last season's work, realizing that hey were then gri-n In the business and did not put their vegetables and fruit on he market early enough. They will remedy hat a the corning season and are eon- of a prosperous ytar In their various ndustries. Angrlo-Ii'rrnph Relations.

London. Jan M. Daschencr, first sec- clary of the Pivnch Embassy In London, an Interview today said that the rrangementa between France and Great Britain were such a il would be Im- lossible to i them. The secretary aid that even It Korea and China Joined a they would not be considered as Powers within the a i oi" the a treaty, and therefore It was not THEY BARR13D POSSIBILITY OP EIIT FROM PORTION OF THE IRfc. THEATER.

TOOSTHOIGTOeiTTEHDOIfll Snrvlvinr Take step, to IE- Snlt. or When. li Filed. Hus lllie-Iy a France would bo called upon lo Sprinkled i Bird shot. SPECUI.

TO THE Niws. Jan. shooting a a In Ihe vicinity of the postofflce livened i i up In that loeallty ihls afternoon. John Joyce i a sliotp-Hii and Cole i a i wore the chief Two sl.ols were iiu-d and i Chicaeo, Jan. was discove-ed today that two Iron gates, the ejdstence of which has not been known to thu public and which were removed from the Iro Jiuois Theater after tho fire, played a deadly part in the destruction of life In the ill- fated playhouse.

Fli-e Inspector Fulkerson who knew of their existence, wns not able until today to secure sworn evidence concerning them. Today Georfw N. Dusenberry, head usher of the theater, admitted to Mr. Fulkorson that these Bates were placed, one across an exit from the first balcony and the other across an exit from sec-end balcony. Both atc-s were locked securely Blocks and were novel- at any perfoi nmnce unlocked until after the second act of the play.

On day of the nro the second act had not been completed the catastrophe occurred and the gates were still standing They were ult le were not able to t-attor them down i axes a the fir and to thy frenzied people who sought safe In his flwoin given tnat the "Bluebeard" production was doomed from the first. Members of the "le octette In the. moonlight scene told nner a ur of the Cleveland r.re, which burr.ed the big fans useS as a half of the scenery In the second act. According to the testimony on record, therefore, there were three distinct warnings of the danger of flre in the production o. the spectacular Khow.

Adjournment was taken until Monday. Another Theater Victim Dead. Chlcagd. Ill, Jan. Iroquois death roll continues to grow.

Mrs. M. A. Nelms dying today. The total Is now 5S9.

A MANTLE OF SILENCE, Throirn Over Secret Meeting oi Evldsnt Statr-Wlde Import- at Honatcn. man hajj exprasEed tde same dlsposlll'dn'o- S- rl Oregon Hallway iviea- A temcnt of President Mohiei of the OreKou Hallway Nav! atlon sin his return from the. Kast Indlciitos a --0 progress has besn mado. Under tho snc- gested scheme tho Northern Pacific wo Id escape heavy haul over the Mountaiiu. and on the other hniui tlie' 0 Railway St.

Navigation would I-o uhle to a freight airf iMHSi.iiBers throu 8 li without breaklnpj the bulk or cha.ii-- I ar roblll)1 that each party to tho deal inalntalns that what it has to o'ffc- Is wortli iiiuio iiian ii would rocoive, KO that they find it impossible to get tOjiaihoi-. OIiHtrvctlous on the Trnok. flTKCUL TO TH.1 Gonzaics, Jan. Johnston Is In recent CDmm-jnlcatlon from Mr. J.

Long, a Southern Pacific ofnclal, charging purlieu wiiii placing obstructions on the i bird shot. Huth parties piously Annual Report. fifioui. TO Nfittti, Auntln. Jan.

Com- mlsulon In placing tho nnlshlnc on tho text to Itn twelfth annual report and will have same ready In file with the 0 v- iirnor within the next fi-w All of the cammlnlan'i tlmo being put In on The- oC ihe is roar a aru-ated i i iii.i,II,|K.I j. On. I i TO T.TE NEWS. Calvei-t, Jan. opened up hi ir.

Hobcrlmiii Ciiiii Thero are a i a for i i Tie ili-cr. two or for I'lorlt, four a i a for County who liave al ready declared their wIllmgnosH to serv pulillo. whlln a numlier ot other candl- datca nro expected to auiuiunoo Intel- i campaign lu ho Iho i i i cal set-to In this fur years. Tnylor Wnler 1'lnnt Icxtenilon. SrtciAi.

TO TUB Nswe. Taylor, Jnn. Taylor Water Company hns made arranm-nienta for ox- tensive linproveiuenls In the walor soi-vli-e here, especially as II applies lo tiro ii-otfcllfin for tho clly. Hlx-lndi nialnn will oxteinlcd in iho soulhorn portion of. ll city ana now lon-lneh mains win be placed through Iho Uuainess portion of tho city Iloolori Tomorron-.

Srxcui. TO NKIVI. Hwirno. Jon. rlitiB BraiM Vnlloy A clntlon haii notified tho member! that tin toxt will be held here on 1" I) unlocked afier second act.

When a-lied by the Ins-pi-olor why a man had not boon i i i In jilao.i; of the to direct th" audienw. Dust-nberry sr.id that ho his orilers "from Messrs ml Davis. Ihe managers of the a lid had carried tnein out. "I found those sates a tho fire satii I i i Pulkerson. "all batlerod aiid beiii out silll and of then: i locked.

I q'lestioned at a tliin-. did not to fati a i i i 1 huil se- Kwiirn statenu-nl, this 1 now A meotlnir cf tho I of wh. mat lu lire was held i ncion lo i.pivi- upon i-onctrteil a i toward Mia i i responsibility for the lor i i i i i i i Iho i of the p. who sliui.ld be i of crlm- i mr.llKciicc. It was held at of A i i II.ill, whose and threo i i i i i po.lshod In tho tire.

A i i was a i i i to arrani'i! for lal'Ker inoetliiK lo bo hold Wrdiiusdav even- Ing, the iiflh-es of havln' booi too sn-all lo aor.oTninodalc all who d'-sirod to (rain adinlttaiieo. Several of tho at tho Unit If Coroner's llxed Ihe at iho nn Ally cf Ihe city uflloIalT i should be altacked In courts and inado resjvinslblo for damages as Ions i property Inot. Miss l.lzzle Haley, a teacher In public nohiiol.H, i-roated nolii-lhlug of nelmatlon by Unit i nf tho sciiool i are absolutoly i protection wUnst tiro and lhal rt-poatod iirolosta by loaohtrfl a prlnclpiils had no Hiill and had mil boon hunond by a i I Iho of the ini.otlnK a ihinil KO nulls should lie I i Miinln-Jt who rcprpsiint Iho, Eautorn i i In thn tla-iitor. anJ tho r.iiin- lor of doing this will be decided upon nroothiK next Wednesday night. In the light of tho evidence of tho tcni- noiiy today, It appoarn thorn wore two ii-ovioiiH dlrocl wanilnjra to tho Ironnou mauaBomrlH boforo the Josenii loURhorly.

a a icfoi-p. tho fire Investlirnllon thiif hero wan a flr on the nt.Ko a wn.K before he Hri occurred. thone who have the uTiSiia do Spiciil TO THE Niirs. Houston, Tev, Jan. was held here in the Rice Hotel loday a meeting of prominent men from various parts ot the State, chiefly from North Texas.

They occupied a room several hours and were engaged In tho discussion of what was evidently of much importance, but they would not give out any hint of a was doing. must have been. However, of State-wide importance, and as there were a number ol m-n well known In the. past in politics, it 3 concluded that something of that nature. wns up.

Reports were conflicting; some it was on anti-prohibition, and others hat It meant a union i the prohibition- sis, or Ihey were iirohibittenisls. It evidently was a preparatory or ar. agreement mei-tinp Some of tho prominent IIH-M who wore grouped in the hotel lobby diin'iiK; tile jcui-s adjournment a Se'aatoi- R. Stafford of Mlneola. Senator D.

ack. Hon. J. N. Dills of Gravson.

Hon. H. R. Loekctt uf Texarkaua. Hon.

C. Hill Dallas. Judge W. M. Bradley of Detilop.

ion. J. F. Onion of Sail Antonio, JuOfie Seauregnrd Eryan of San Antonio. Dr K.

Perrv of a i Hou Ucorge J.ittlctleld and O. Paget a a George C. Peudlelou of Temple, J. D. Williamson of Waco, N.

T. Campbell of Lampasas, and a number of Victoria. Sl-EfiiL TO THK NEWS. Victoria, Tex Jan. rice, machinery here Ihis woel: and is being hauled to Victoria Rk-u and I tion Company's lands.

The records show ro births. 11 deaths ana 14 marriages in this county the past month. Those Felt Slippers HAVE AIVRIVED. They came in yesterday. The assortment of sizes will not last many days.

So we advise an early inspectioa Ladies' black Juliets, fur trim'd, the celebrated Alfred Dolge's make i Ladies' black Juliets, fur trim'd, an extraordinary good CM Oft one at the price i i Ladies' Felt Slippers, fur trimfd, a real comfortable Slipper, price UUlf Misses' Felt Juliets, to 2, Children's and Infants' Juliets, sizes 0 to 8, 7Cn lOu SPECIAL FOR Children's Felt Colonials, sizes to 10, quantity is limited, rice, to enable Qfln selling FLATTO'S, The Foot Fitters. Si.OO Felt Third of Ilic rolls I'nld. HTRCIAI. TI, XLIVS. i Ti-x.

I'll to date IS poll a i been iBsui'ii by i "ut c.f an of A i is oxjx-oitjd duruiy: romalnliiir ilavs LATE MARINE NEWS, rcciAi. Tni: York. Jan. A Sir. Xucoos i i i i c.ilvcston.

Salli-il: I i i a a Koy i Mavi-rlck anJ S. llai-Kf Nn. I'll, for Port A i I.orl- nier ono barns, for Port A Kl A fur Kcoily iHlaiuI, Onn. up- Sir. Toledo, from Sablne Pass for 1'hiln- Tho I.l7.artl, Ji.n.

Sirs. 1-Jrna from (Sahvston for from Port A for a i Prawlo Poini, i Sir Do- gnma from Ualvo.Hti.-n for Bremen. St. Vluopiit. Cape Vonlo Islands, Jnn ti -Sir.

AVennlngton for ulloil: Havre, Jan. Arrived: Sir. Montcncitro from Hiomeii. Jan. Arrlvod: I--aror from Orluiina: Cuyn Uonllo Hr.l, from Gnlventon.

Sailed: atr Oiyo toman from Halvonton for London. Uvorpnnl. Jan. Arrlvod: str. Toodnra Larrlnaga.

from tot London, Jan. Arrived Thames llnven: atr. I'extnr from Port Arthur Movement of Vrinvln, Now York. Jan. Now York from Romhunpton, off Nantucket at p.

m. ArrIVd! Kelttrdam, 1 1 0 0 ANNUAL SALE, TEH MILLION BOXtl.