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cuudluv.t«? hi us I'ar uhuU vt' 0 FOK AUMIMSTKATIO.N OVKIl THAT, I'HKSIUKXT 1 IS r.NAUkt: Tit THE RIGHT TAKE THE CHAIRMANSHIP THE -VATIOXAL, IIEPI'ULICAX COMMITTED. STUTESIII IB When AxktMl to Tr.Uf tht- 1'lut-e--Quay Robust to Stuuil Anotker Cumpultrii. TO THC Newi. April alarm t'Xtjts it; Aiiininistratlon circles! over th? of ilu- President to fiiul the right runn for chairmiiji of tho next 1 Xatlouul Convention ti conduct the cam- of. 1904.

Tlu situation hi some respects recalls the search of President Harrison to-set a chairman InJMt 1 when he was running fur iv-olecrion. I is astonishing nuiny leading Kopublicaus liave snOUenly discovered that their health was Impaired the subject was broached to them. Senator Quay's health was not robust enough to stand the trir.ls of another National campaign. HEARST PROGRAM Allcitred to Hnve Ileeii Mopped Oat in Stute Cait- venilou. Boston, April Hearst campaign managers in Muspachusetts have given up all hope of securing' control of the Democratic Slutt? con ven i Ion, but will c.ontluue their C'iimpaitfn with the puriiose of making all the trouble possible In (he convention, and when beaten will withdraw, organize a "rump" con vent ion and attempt to have the delegates thus illegally chosen recognized the committee and National convention.

No great boom in the Hearst movement- wan oeing made, as everywhere the Jetting Democrats of the State were found stropg: In their support of Hon. Richard Omey, a i direction of all their energy upon the Congressional districts that appear most favorable to the Hearst cause. This has not pleased the ambitious leaders. They reasoned the best courao was to put up a bluff, raise some technical question in the convention, profess righteous Indignation "if their contentions were overruled, fraud, and withdraw to some other hall, elect their candidates and press tlfelr claims, SBYRVTII DISTIUCT Republican- ji tlon rmitMl for PiileMtiue. April Republl- caus of tlm Seventh Congressional District --A delegated convention of Seventh Congreaslonal District -id'hereby called- to meet at on the 14th day of May, 1S04, for the purpose of electing two delegates and two alternates to tho National Republican convention, to held- ut Chicago; June 21; .1904, and also to name a Presidential elector.

County chairmen are directed to county conventions on Saturday, 'amy 7, tS(H, for 1 the jHirpoae of selecting delegates to this conveiiflun, and In case of default the County Kxecutlve Committee will call thtj same, It is directed thut In choosing- delecates to ihe" county conventions that a primary convention 'be held, on not than tdu days' notice; In "each Justice of the Veace precinct in e.ach county, and in each voting precinct In.a city, and that these precincts and voting- places ulect. to the county convention. busts of representation in ealtl convention will follows: Anderson Conn-- ty, 11 votea; Chambers County, fi votes; Olvcston County, 19 votes; Houston County. liberty County, votes'; Polk Cpunty, votes; San Jaclnto County, 7 votes; IVinity County, votes. The permanent chairmen of the different county conventions will certify under oath the list.of delegates elected and mail them to me not later than May 10.

lUut. JOSEPH CUJNRV, 'Chairman Seventh Congressional l.Mstriot TO OHSTHICT. HurphyV Views Within a AVeek. SPECIXI. TO THK NKWS.

Atlantic City. April Dan- David M. Hill's political lieutenant, and Murphy, leader of Tammany- a this afternoon, but, according fo stntfmeuts made later by both, politics was discussed and Mr. Ban- forth bore nn olive branch from Mi-. Hill.

Air. a ft. apparent, in conversion with a', representative of. the Herald and Xuws tonight, that he still has hopes tlial the State "convention may not be carried by the Parker men. A week ago the leader practically conceded that hud everything his own way.

Just what has caused him to change his viewy i i not -explain, but he made It clear enough that he ihlnk-i 'there IP now a fighting chance to prevent instructions. Dant'orth, however, does not believe will be any difficulty In putting a resolution through the convention Instructing the delegation for Judso Parker and adopting the unit. rule. IIEAHST IX IT. PonHlvely ike Story Hud i a TO NBWI.

Washington, April told that it waa''reported trjoia Indiunapolls that he had written a lieutenant, there a letter IndicfU- Ing that he was about to withdraw from tho ior the Democratic nomination Mr. 'Hearst tonight entered an ciiergellu denial. -i story false In every particular and I cun not imagine how It could have huen Jleorst. "I certulnly have no Intention whatever of withdrawing from. tkp.

contest for the nomination to head the Democratic ticket and.l havt not wrltteu uuytKlntf laiely to anybody in Jn- diantipolbtlwt 1 can-i-eineniber. from which nny such Intimation. might have been ob- tftlnwU." cr that i not of any reason why he atiouM even consider withdrawing. J. AbscJHCLKR'THK MAX.

HIM fur Plapv ChlcMro, April devftlop- nrtnCK'In Dcmocfairc National politics indl- cmttf Jtfiat. Chlcato lj most 'likely to furnish nmcYfce candida'te. Attor- Alwhulcr tho man upon whAtn Firker democrati unite1 factions of opposing cflrerully.avpjacd an? Bryan ttck.i'1 and pomtlurhy cOnc by the Republican Suit Uiku City, April Ilonub licj.in Stuto cou volition, ctilleil to nominal st.x deli'Kutt'H ut largo to tho Nultcnul Coi vrnUon ut ChlctiKo, met ht-iv toiluy. Muyo Willluni i.IUiHHiiiuniv uC Osdi'H was rary Ut'S'iUitlnns wi't'c tuKipt'-U uunnliuously ti dorslny: IMvsiUi-nt und Instnu-tln tho UcU'biiics bi- t'. 1 an voto for his nomination.

folio win dt'lojriuos scltvti'il: Suthe Uuul. Jjimt's 11. Andorsoit. C'. K.

IjOisi', 1 10. hullen It. i i und 1 KI.OUII AT ItlviT l-Vt't Above IU Dauui-i- 1.1 iir. April MisslssI lllvi'r at this point tonight register SS.L' tV.n, 01" live- fott In the pa ikiys. This stage Iy live and teuilis tin; dmiyvr lltK 1 and prot- jHi-ts now point tu forty foyt, or possibl liiglior water, tho top iviiche The strain upon UK- continues to ii 'ivwiv with the iiHTt-asIfiK lurlghi uf th Hood, uiEtiliist which wall fiKilnuittiL'd niitht and day.

Capt, line of the Suites ICiiKlneers and Chle Phan- of the St ranyls IMVV Bourd express i-otivlt'tion that tlu? will stand the ordeal. Active- measures ai beinij tukiMi to Kuu-d ngitiiist every dantrer. A number of streets In North Mem phis lutvii been overlioweri with backwatei tiat'JU- tu some extent, but has iH-eiined. a have perieucod no Interruption whatever, and I will tuke forty-foot of water give them any serious trouble. Notices huvfi been xiven to stcambott cuplains payt-inK exposed levee in th i i i of IjU.xora.

to reduce spt-t- and to k'-x-p on the opposite uC th river in order to prevent dunmge from th levt-e frori wave wash. The water at thl point is hiKh upon the leveo. and is ouistn considerable alarm to InhabltantB of tha vk-inity. The levees at Golden Lake am J-iinding, are under a ver 'strain, und forces an; at work stop pins and them. STOIO1S IX TUB TRIEKITOIUKS Accompniticd bj a Cold Wave--A Sec- tiou Foreman Id lied.

Guthrle. and in Oklahoma, general high winds and sand storms prevailed during the day, aecom ininied by a cold wave, unusual for thi: time of the year. in Indian Territory slonns are Keneral accompanied in places by rain. At Feather stone, on the Fort Smith Western Kail road, Frank Ponder, a section foreman, wa: killed by lightning. AH i A A Worst of the Year anil Waimt April In Mnrty Yearn.

Lincoln, Neb April toaaj was- swept, toy ihe worst blizzard of the year and the most severe April storm known In many years. Fine sleet and sn was driven by a wind that at times reachet the velocity of hum cane. Minor damage is reported from several towns. Tht cattle oil ranges turned out for spring gruz if iff will-suffer, the temperature having since last night. BUazurrt lit miaou ami MiNttonrl -Kansas City, April A blizzard raged last night and today over northern Missouri, and eastern and central Kansas fell and the wind blew an aver- aye velocity of thirty miles an hour.

The temperature fell rapidly, and It is beliavet damage was done to fruit trees and garden truck. St. been: and and now Hazard at St. Joe, Mo. Joseph, April A blizzard has raging here since early morning.

Snow Blee-t serUnmly interrupted telegragh telephone set vice. The temperature ls at freezing. fetor jvni of tlw; CASE: Devilled ly the Commerce Washington, April Interstate Commerce announce! I'iBldn in th6 case of the Central Yellow Pine Association against the Yicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad Company and others, known.as the "TapHne" The commL'iHlon holds that treating tlm transportation flrat of Uie log then of the lumber us a through shipment Involves the right to mill In transit, that privilege Is granted the tariff should show on its face that, the transportation- covers carriage of tho log to and the lumber from the mill, und the division allowed to the "lapllne," or carrier of the log, should bt named In all cases. The commission nays the railroads are not entitled to grant a division of the rate from owner of a lumber mill as'-compensation to him for tho cost of bringing his logs to the mill by railroad, horse railroad, wagon or any means of conveyance. Hai'roads can.

allow a division of rates only to another common carrier participating In the particular traffic, which, by contract or may establish a joint rate from the point of origin on the one road to the point of destination on the. other and agree between themselves as to the division, of the rate. CHICAGO WAVi'S TO KNOW Why Are Allowed uu Iiul FMir FBCMf. in Tni Nitri. Chicago.

311., -April the next meeting-of the Central Passenger Association is held to consider the question ot allowing stopovers for Chicago on "World's Fair tickets, the, members will be asked why it is stopovers are allowed on all other business nnd not on World's Fain The records of the Transcontinental Passenger Association show that stopovers have granted In Chicago on tickets sold for the'followfng occasions; General conference of the Methodtet Kpiscoyal Church at Los Angelas, the National Association of Retail Grocers at Sun Francisco, triennial conclave Knights Templar, San Francisco, and Independent Order or' Odd Fellows at San Francisco. TRACTfOX COMPANY Of to (lit- Cltr Immediately. Chicago-, April Tribune today fays: The anxiety of the Union Traction Company to come to an immediate settlement of some kind with city has been explained by- the announcement that the franchises of thfi city passenger railroad begin to expire next June, and unless something 'is done at once the corporation will be opt'iutlng- without warrant. This company owes its existence to franchise ordinances parsed by the City Council In 188'11883. It was leased to tiie West Chicago Street Company, and with this corporation became part of the Tlnlou-Trac- i sy.ste.in.

Some of Us lines," however, are Important parts of the Union Traction Company. The first of Its franchises to expire lerjninaten on June other follow in rapid succession, and the lives' of all of them end Inside a year, Is necessary that the company go to the council for renewals, as the Federal Court can not help It. The company has application for a renewal of its pending franchises before the council. Jt was introduced somoilmtj ngo, HO far the committee on locnl transportation has done nothing with It It IH not expected that this ordinance will bo acted on existing fmnuhlfuw begin lo expire, I the company has welcomed the- plan of municipal ownership advocates llcenwc ordinance which will allow the compnny to continue to operate until the city can purchase the property. Ttt Wrprrneiit Hrcmrltlfn New York, April been made of the engagement of Ellhu Root to represent the Northern Securities Com- jwny l.h Us fight to prevent- EJ TI.

Ilurrlman from obtaining control of Northern Pa- rjllc Railroad nif the result of a dlstrlbu-, tlon of the Northern Been Mr. Hoot i the Mcond ex-member the Cabinet to Northern Stecurl- tlM Compuny ijru counsel in co-op- frttlon with rtfularl.v employed tttor- of the conwniKm. tke Oovtrn- cuw wrftmi Ifltt; 'tlM" HMUMm 'PlUMpI tttf? Joh J. Juhn-jon of I'hlUiUvlphln, uUg btifoix 1 fcuuiM Sunmiw Court. In wnlc Air.

Itoul will oppfur Is tu bo argued I the United Hint fa Circuit Court in tit. next Tuesday, Snt'iit OH- tu I'uiiHaia i.unk CaiiHl Uy Mextcnn I'aHu to fialvt-eton. Panama, April Vork lift aid Tlu- Commls.iltin ctiine ovt-r'on a j-paelnl trui and In town ull day. visiting l-aboc tioMpidtts, the canal UuikUuuB and utid tho plans uml till the tech relVrrhiB tw tin- stt and surveys made by ihe new canal com pany. i Is still Kohif; on.

SOUTH AMERICA NEWS, A i Shlii'n By Mexican Cable ty Ltuenos Ayrw, April ISO) by th'? New Vurk iteruld Aryenilne a i i wstsvl Sannlento, whlcl made several jonmeys uruuiul the wovld suited yesterday with a new a of gnu! uutes of the Naval College for journc; which wilt last ten months. Tin? vesse will.remain a fortnight at Nt-w York. Dur its stay the ofticyrs y.t:d will nuike trip to the St. Louis exhlliltiun I A APPOINTED. Tkree of Bubonic I'Jaen at jLlum 'By Mexican Cable C'alveston.

I.Inm, Peru, April 1W4, the York Herald Yhe C-ov has named Felipe Osma ilinlstei from Peru to Argentina, and afterwards Spain; also Carlos Mujica Carranza of the Legation at Madrid, and Hlcardc Reyboza secretary. Today there weve three new bubonic plasuu cases in Lima. To Arbltrnte Acre Claims. By Mexican Cable to Galveston. Rio He Janeiro, April 1001 by the-New; York Herald de Carvalho, former Minister of Foreig Affairy, has been appointed representativ of Brazil before the court of arbitration charged to settle the claims which may be pre.tented by the inhabitants of Acre territory.

tff Playuc fit Aiif ofaffavta. By Mexican Cable to Valparalao. Chile, April 1964, by the JSew York Herald days rtirriora were started of bubonic plague having at Antofn- gastu, deaths, but up to this date there is nothing: definite regarding the character of the disease. American pxplorer Alive. By Mexican Cahlo to Galvc.ston.

La Paz. April New American explorer Prodgcrs; reported killed by Indians. 1-as appeared alive and well. RELIGIOUS. Fort "WqHh, Presbytery, TO THK Niwi.

Clcburne, Missionary Union of the Fort Worth Presbytery closed Its duties after, selecting Abilene as the next meeting and electing- el ftcers, as follows: Mrs. J. president; Mrs. C. T.

Ilasca, Hi-it vice president; Morrow, Abilene, second vice president; L- ii. Hutchins, Fort "Worth, third 'vice president; Mrs. J. V. McCall, corresponding secretary for foreign missions; Mrs.

Thompson, l-Jllls- boro, correspopdliiu: secretary for homa missions. DALLAS PflBSBYTEHY." and riciii TO NIVI. Dallas, April the second session of th of the Church in'the United States, the morning- hours were devoted to hearing: ihe latter pert or the report of committee on education, und thw.sciiuols were ihown to be hi flourishing- Later he home mission committee reported active nnd Hueeessful work in the large extent of presbytery and recommended enlargement tf the efforts and of the workers for next The report was adopted. Ellis 1 is doing a work within Its own hat has been productive of good'results. At night Rev.

W. S. Buchanan of Japan addressed the assembly, the growth of Japanese churches and the need of greater effort to meet the demands of he times. In forty years the church was ncreased from ten members of thy Protestant faith to more thua 45.00), though still )ut one of thousand of the pdpulation. Tomorrow morning Tour delegate.4 to the reneral assembly will be selected to go tu Mobile in CHARITY.

Pound AViHter a Temple, April meeting of the Pastors' Association. of Temple was held -esterday, the principal business being'tho lonsldcration of the problem of charity dfs- jensation during the past winter. Condi- ions In that respect have been niuch bet- er this year have existed previously, and the pastors found that they would need nly two fifths of tho amount -subscribed by the public; to the charity relief fund, vhich is dispensed by the Paatorp' Assocla- lon. This system ol handling the fund has mccec-ded in; weeding out impostors, who lave become discouraged in their efforts to tlie charitably Revival at Taylor. IPICIAL TO TUB i Tuylor, April by Hev.

W. C. Friley.of Pastor J. A. will begin a protracted meeting ti the Taylor Church next Sunday.

April 10, to continue indefinitely, or as long sufficient interest Is manifested. FIRE RECORD DnrtKMl Sfoncr HltrMe, pieuL TO THI Kiwi. El Paso, April the home cf Merrlman, In the suburbH, defrayed by flre iiiet In grefen- acka and a fine brood ma valued at 1,400, were burned. -Merrlman way abyent rom home) ahd had just placed the the house, had- prepared to for Dallas today contempUtlcd tuking the wltli him. rowler Burn F'lrctl by TO THU Kiwi.

Crowley, Apjrfl The larfe horn of "Worthy Queix-ftU, 'Hoiiih of the city, -was truck by light nmff In a wind a torm and burned'. 1 to the grouTid. The WUH tilled with farming implements. The oss'iH estimated atj-ltwo, partly covered by BUSINESS MATTERS. Ennfff, April Johns, a oaler Irt, furniture, and hardware on Hrown atrcet In thto city, a chattel lortgoge night, coiu'eylnc bli Block KOOclM, irtd accouoU to C.

AV. Ale- trustee, Tor Mhetlt of hl- redltora. UAUMtlM Aftd wwite r.ot five ut. There ar- 4 THE ILL AUSTIN IS THIS AXU MOJiO.VY AI'Hlli IS, IS TUB UATK THAT HAS UKKX FULL HTTE1HICE Ji'DUB WKLLS S.VVS IMl'OUTANT MATTKUS AUK TO COMB FORK THE I One to Delegates to Convention and the QthiT to Convention. Si'EciiL TO THE Austin, April last the call for the State Committee has been issued, arid A i Is the jilui-r.

ISth "Insi. the dute. suys'tluit the important mat- tors to come Ijfci'ore committee do and a attendance. The call: "To tlit- of the State IVmo- J'Jxeeutive Committee of the State of Texas and All Whom It AUiy Concern---In thedue exercise of the'(Authority vested in me as chairman of the. Stale Democratic Executive Committee of I do now hereby call upon the members of said committee to meet at 10 o'clock n.

m. on Monday, the 18th day of April, A. D. J904, in the parlors of the Drfskill Hotel. Jn the city of Austin, for the purpose of then and there fixing the dates" upon which, and the.

places at which, there shall be held the two st-veral State Democratic conventions, thereafter 10 convene in this State, for the, purposes, respectively, of electing- delegates to attend the National Democratic convention, to be held In the city of St. LoulH on the Sth day of July, A. D. 1904, and for the purpose of nominating Democratic candidates for State offices, und for the purpose of the transaction of all such other business as may properly come before such meeting of said Executive Committee. "And In order that the views of the Democrats of part- of the State be made known, and their wishes In the premises respected, i tio most earnestly.ask the prompt attendance of each member of the said committee.

"Witness my hand, in the city of Austin, this the 8th day of A. D. 3904. JAMES B. WKL.L8, "Chairman of trie State Democratic Executive Committee of the State of Texas.

McLEMORK. Seu'y." ble XOT SO MA.VY VOTERS, Hut Washington Will See a Scrum for' TIiowe 70 THI Brenham. April fc--Only poll taxes were paid -the year past, and these, together with "those under and over will perhaps amount to about. 3,000 votes to be cast county this fall, but there is goine; to be a for these Already there are two candi- dates.for Tax Assessor ah4 two for Representative, with a prospect of some the.other oandfdates having opponents. There was a here Thursday, at which an effort was made to jget one of the candidates for Representative to come down -and run "for floater, 90 that Lhere would he nu'opposition to either, but oth Mr.

Low and Dotsoa wanted to representative Washington County and could not agree-ori'the one to run for lloattr. Mr. John ilaihis, who'has been petitioned to run. floater, stated that he would.npf be'a" C'tuulldtUe could not agite on this-compromise, but it adjourned without any BAKS NECROKS AND MKXICA.VJS, Caldwell 'County' Oemoorift tor White Priamrletf. FKCUL TO THE NEWS.

April to call of Ciiairman a. M. Nixon, the Democratic Executive Committee met here today and declared absolutely for a white Democratic primary, to.be held on July 9, specifically debarring nejn'oea and Mexicans from participating- in said primary. The substence of the la: "I am a white Democrat, and supported the Demo- nominees in the last election." to a Cam paly it. IPKCIAL TO THE NEWS.

San Angelo. C. T. U. branch of this place and advocates of irolilbltlon held a meeting at the Methodist Ohuriih and appointed the following 1 execu- W- A.

Wrlfht, chairman; f. W. Hill. 1-1; Glllis, It. Smith, Ij.

Jj. Parr. "Right hundred dollars vaa subscribed for the expenses of a carri- mign, and a mftss meeting of the prohfr jitionists of Green County was called 1 meet "at court house in Sari Angelo on Saturday, April to consider a prohl- Uion election. hli IminliuMU. Is not (UtimnuiiK will Uo Lviivhud, a public aeiuiLiivni is uruutiid ovvr th UoubU AXXUAL MF.ETI.SG Of tile Academy of Political and Social Science.

Philadelphia, April convention if National importance, especially to Indus-' rlni Interests, began here today, the occa- ion being the eighth annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Icience. Delegates from many, cities as- embled at the Manufacturers' CHih, and icarly all treat corporate interests -were cpresentcd. The. chair was occupied by A. Vanderlip, former Assistant Sec- etary of the Treasury and now vice prescient of thn National City Bank of New for It.

The subject under consideration during he session was the '-'Government in Its Relation to Industry." Thd annual address was delivered tonight' Secretary George B. Cortolyou of the )epavtment of and Labor. Irlnh Fugitive Diflnjipenretl. lcuKO. dispatch to.the ieuord-Herald from Indianapolis, ays: Jamea Lynchchaun, the Irish fugl- Ive, whose extradition case Is pending in ha Supreme Court of the United StatcB, as disappeared from this city.

He was uppuaed to be waiting- the result of the peal which the Government took to the ghest tribunal after United States Com- il.ssloner-Hoort! ruled that his offense wan olltlcal und not extraditable, but. it la said 1ms not been at his homo since two day si ftcr his release. t-ynchehaun's wife is atlll here, but mem- era of the committee of Irish-American itizens who conducted the de-Cense say they not know" where JLynehehuun went. li'oriiior (JoiiyreMWiniiii Klneil, 'Cripple Crock, April udge Lewis has sentenced J. M.

ormcr CongrpaHmuu from Missouri, to pay fine Serg'l. DIttmlere of the olorfulo National CJuard. detachment of attempted to urrewt lover In hi? Glover reunited. but ler -velnf -wounded iinrrendered. ClloVer secured a Htuy of setttonce pcnrtinif up- edl to tue.Biiprcme Court on coriHtitufionnl unwi.ionn cpuccrntnv tho rlcht of the nil- tin.

HpeHal to the ommerclal-Appnl from Water Kdwnrd li unttd for" klllinir of KlM- KlfflWr, Iwr ffttbefV PMN'OKI) A CHO9MTHO. Htty'H Iji'Mp Mllituu Tha MM.V I'rove Kit Hi, BricciAi. TO Tux KIIWB. April 8.TM Leonard a Uut of ubuut yvurs old, HUM of Mr. an Mis.

L. Wjillvr of thin 1 dun hurt fit Mlluno yesterday yvt-nm S'o'uluck. Leonard ivus tho itifHsongor boy for lj L'nlon TeK-Kruph Coutpuny Hcickitaie. He to on train No. i of tho I i i A Ch-oa Xorthorn Railway, to rjflurn ti freight a UM ut Mlluno.

No 4 putk'd In tu MlUum the freight was ins. uni pod from Hie pussongcr tral while it In motion to ctitcli the fivlghi unq struck with his head iifialnpt a tit 1 It Irf thought Impossible for him recover. Lull UK Flroin.ru*;* uL TO Tin; Ntwu. Luling-. April a meeting of til I-ulhiy lire department the fallowing ofll wort- elected for the ensuing your: Yl P.

chief; J. Bishop, assistnn M. August, pri'sUIejit; A. Oorf. vk-c- president; J.

Jackson. SP tai-y und U-L-USUITI-, and Stella, Hoi comb, TheEim KiidHosr-C'ompuny also electet the following R. M. King, presl ill-lit: J. M.

pn-sidehi; J. Foster fore-man; F. A. lieise. as sitant foreman; lj.

Monroe, second as Distant J. H. Tophuin, secretary, treasurer, mid Miss Muggta Huff sponsor. The Liuling- Hook and Ladder Compan) 1 also elected the fullowlnt; officers A. Bt-vor-Pdorf, president: David drege vice president; 1).

M. Day. foreman; J. Bridges, assistant fnivipun; George secretary and treasurer: H. II.

Rle dell, police, and Aliss Maggie liuff, sponsor Uuetorx Oranlxed. SPECIAL TC THE KBWS. Bryan. April District Organizer Dr. Sam R.

Burroughs of Buffalo, visited Bryan yesterday and, in the after, noon, organized the Brazos County Medica Society, with the following officers: Dr J. M. Nicks of Stone City, president; Dr G. Emory of Bryan, vice president; Dr Paul M. Raysor of Bryan, secretary ant treasurer; Drs.

A. L. and Fountain of Bryan and Dr. R. II.

"VVilsor of Kurten, censoi-n; Mondrlck, delegate to the State Medical Association: Dr. Raysor, alternate. Sold Under the Hammer. SPEOUL TO THE Marlln, Tex. Fi April valuable tracts of landMn this eounty have been sold the.

present-week by Sheriff Oreer. under execution as follows: Tract of C. T. Hunter, to satisfy'judgment of $2,430.51 held by S. R.

Hoott, who-was pun-huser for the sum ot tract of M. B. Wheeler, judgment held by Pennypacker. for sold to z. Harlan for $2,500 for a i trac: ot M.

B. Wheeler, judgment held by Theological Seminary for H2GS.44, sold to Harlan for plaintiff at "00 Tku Mkr)lc If cart. Sprout. TO THE Temple, April very successfiil performance wtw given by local talent at Exchange Theater last nisrht for the ben- nt of the of the Episcopal Churc-h, the presentation'being: "Tho Marbie Heart," under the direction of Prof. Frederick Lorraine.

The theater was sold out on the first Iloor and the attendance In other parts of tho house was very fautory. About $150 was realized, which Koea to augment the fund being- raised for the bullulnff of a new church. Juitvtf at IpEcix 1 TO TBB Qonzatex; April Tom- Inson and Deputy Sheriff Miller of Waelder raided a supposed "blind tiger" a few days ago. 'Tiitf party running- thfs way irrestyd and brought to CJonzales and julted on-a charge, of welling liquor inva option prfcclnnl. Several bottles'and a if "mountain Cic-'ff" wero'r'Qund, and thoiv toern weiv: instructed by the.aiTf-stfi-a party lo It he.

would be k'ery when he secured hid liberty. Tardy Cane Transferred. Lockhurt, April case of the State of: Texas charged with the killing: of D. L. Thompson here last has been transferred by Judge Moore on hla own motion to DJatrlet Court at.

La Orange. ThiH waa the moat important murder case on the criminal docket of this court. (loliig; to Waco. TO Tlfli NlWl. New I.a.', April -W.

Rlchard- apn, secretary of the Good Roads Association, and J. M. Killebrew, ex-Commissioner of Agriculture of Tennessee, jhav- irig- attended the'Southern Good Roads convention will leave in the morning' for where the Texa? State'Good Roads will meet April 1 and 13. Ueatb Yoaknm. Spcciii.

TO TKE NEWS. Yqakum, April Fedder, aged 22. years, son 6f Redder, died at 10 o'clbclr. today. His death w'ss due to I'oek- the result of being thrown out of a delivery wugon having his face badly W.

Urotva Dead." Chicago, April a well-known chemist, and 'author ot a number of text books on Assaying, is dead at his home at Evanston, 111. He was 50 years old und liad been an invalid for three Mr. Brown's 1 library, which consisted largely ot technical and classical works, was of. rare a "April Bettlft Oebornu died today at the residence of her brother, J. T.

of city. She leaves two brothers, J. R. and Glenn of this city. She will be carried to Little River Ccmofery tomorrow for WALTERS-JohiiBon tJIty.

April Waiters of Dripping Springs died very suddenly of constimntiou while sitting In his wagon while stopping the yard In Connection'with ihe hotel ut this place. The remains were taken to Drluphig Springs for burial, TVBLLBORa--Houston. April remainB of Ed Wellbortr. who met death between the Uumperu freight car's on AVcdneada.v, were shipped to Clmppell Fltll for Interment early this morning. A special was furnished 1 to convey the remains and tt committee from the Switchmen's L'nlon, tlie family and Undertaker Sid Westhelmer accompanied-the remains on their last journey.

MARRIAGES, RANDOLPIM.QFT1N April afternoon the nutrrInge of AIIsp Wllltti. LoftlUi a popular lady of Navuspta, to Air. R. J. Randolph, tin a(- toritey 6J' Aladlflonvllle, was by one otrxne minlaters.

of the city. It was somethiuif of a surprise to the Cripnda of uptli as not known to have bccii I'setV fbr BO early a. date. -The couple left-thin ftvohlnr on NOW. Orleans train for New Orleans nn their 'bridal April the German Lutheran Churcihi Rev, Ijiingnc i pi'i-formiiil, thri c'ut'etiiony that united Air.

ffotlieb Adurtxtltx of Ronenbi'rr and Bophla -ICrunicr cf ttertln, After then 1 rfiim-n' from bridal trip North they their home at Houetibirff. GIBLKk-nCItAFBU-Oftrmnntowh, -April iind WUi Itf Were niarrletl on WK1NK --TONOLKMAN Caldwell, April evenfnir Mr, Rudolph Heine aiitf Hrw. ptf Iwnan unkW a 9t Atni to TKEREISNOSUBSTmniFQR Abvolutely Pure STISA MATTER OF'HEALTH AVOID THE POPULIST SHOALS. rollvr TtlN Wliut DeinoiTiitK iSbuuId l)o. New If.

formerly Controller of the Currency and now at the head of one of Chicago's successful linan.cial institutions, talked at length yesterday with a representative of the Herald about the outlook for the Democratic party In the coming campaign. The anxiety about the platform and the inclination to insist flrst.qn. assuring the adoption of a. profession of principles that will ''ytand lire" have Interested the men who think that Cleveland ought to be the candidate more than the iliscussions In favor of any candidate, even Air. Cleveland.

While the Interests, have been intent chiefly on assuring the- declaration of a sound platform Home headway has bocn made by different in bohalf of dlvurs candidate. 0 Amorijj even the mc-n who sinutrely that Mr. Cleveland should be the i-andi- datf of 1904 there are many admirers uf other and the friends Mr. Cleveland do not desire to disparage the merits of any of them. Then is another embarrassment felt by Charles F.

Alurphy, the leader. In- disposition to pledge York for a candlda.fr;. To u. vary prominent Democrat, a warm personal friend of AFr. Cleveland, 1 lie simply said a days ago that hla desire tu PCH an uu- ledged delegation from New York at- St.

was not to be attributed to hostility' to Judge Parker, which lie did not feel. "We have always 'gone, to National conventions for or against somebody," he said. "Usually we. have come home, beaten after, we 'have soue the in abuse of thft inun to whose Interests we were not committed. On one occasion ive expcscti ourselves to the of the-jslwle country by predicting that York candidate could not be elected if nominated, only to have tho Staje of New York give him a thuniDlng: pltu-ullty.

So now let us grtr.to tne convention abide by IIH even 1f it shoum.do" so'rorasirk- a i thing au ta coneeutrate Air. Hearst. J.iun wtUing to be comUstL-nt." mases no concealment uf the fact that hf a Cleveland man; but preference is not so lixed that it.will not yield to that of the majority If it shall be cu'ded by uonservutivrs opinion. HII is Iu setting forth wh.tt he ronsldern iu be the most important aims to be kept "I think It is of the highest Importance," Eckels, "that the conservative elements of the Democratic should it the "earliest practicable, moment coma lo some understanding if repetition of conditions which 'brought about the party demoralization and HUbseciueiu defeutrf of, S9ti uiid litOu are to bft avoided. "The'movements nf-those-years: were in 10 sense-Democratic ones, but wen; wholly 'rom the with the resultant efftct that the platform was essentially popu- Istlc, the nominees equally BO and the nrty disastrously-beaten.

The radical ele- nents of the country- then used the silver asue as.tiie most-convenient cry lo rally; he dlacontented. This year it Is class rejudice and general denunciation of any i financial -of merit, and an appeal to organized labor lo war against capital. such appeals ar again to control in Democratic councils and tliose who uae t.he mine Democracy without a belief, in principled are to manage the party's machinery the gathering ut 31, Louis will ivail nothing and the -part?" will sink Into urther disrepute and uselessuess. But such a result ought not to be permitted to Any man. who haa heretofore been Democrat ought; to his lime' and npann to again make the party a force for "What do you find In tho state of public opinion that leads you to.

regard the present aa especially propitious for an effort o'restorb the JJemdcratftf. party 'io rcsful ictlvlty?" "There' was never-more, answered Mr. Eckels, the'eiiforpenieut Democratic Ideas tliaii. at present. can -lew the govern menial-extravagance which controls at Washington; 'recurring candala In many departments and the us of powers without fiieliiig hat a complete change is essential to the.

public good. i is the often repeated facL'that a party In power, and too opposed grows reckless and at lishonest. Nowhere Is there any ighten the burden of taxes or lessen ex- ravagauce. So certain doUhote who now ontrol Republican feel that general Democratic demoralization has. Intervened' they of 'standing pat' iDinitry'e unwarranted mtilhtenance of axes, and promise greater'Jraiits of public, avors for private advantage, and party ucccsaes.

A party so strongly intrenched power as Is the Republican party cun. be defeated only, by an apfi to the cori- cfence of the thinking, conservative people if the Nation. "It will be shameful to permit without a itr.usgle this debnuclunent of the Demo-: ratio party to'-go on. I am hopeful that it. will not.

1 am hopeful thdt AVC will see party again prutestifc ajralnst public' ex- mvuganco and public 'xJiAhojiHsty; nguln nslstlng upon a and juut reveniie yBtem, cc-mporting'with u.u oc'ohomtcnl administration; again maklhg- official he test for public 1 p6sltion; -agulri bringing he. government authorities -ijack to the joint where the heed watchfulness of mme affairs.IH more looked after than'tryr ng to supervise or superinlehd the affnlrfl the wholo earth. "This.groat can only be met. by- Democrats naming candidates for Denio-rats and thoughtful Independent ydterjj; tWrlUhv platform iittel'iincea ha f. will ppeil to tlioBe not.merely.- those who shout and Js'hot vorth tQ wrltp 1 platforms for-popu.

1 latH or' labor unionists who are oppuIUis ir labor unionists bpforc. they are Dinb- tOinftme. tAti- 'Just look 'at 'the 1 andldateu were' 'in he sr appenled 'to labor 'and received" hiiariv 34,000 in -xkf 'popullwtv and wun supporielljby i ban million Voters. the Dembci-ntH In (UiU IfOO.tc labor agitdtorA CMly wwl the repetition KHttbift. experiment tlili year will neiuurtt defeat." "DMA Bemocratlc ill of i.

wiiliout fear or favor. I want some on? of and character, who if. nei- one an vharactur. who Is neither a common illtnurrnr of the jteai-e nor the t'lirieiKli'rfr of vlrss haired. It is In iht- rlrsi the candi- iMiivi-rut, no matter what Ills views arc.

ran hopy to earry moru than five or electoral votes of the Rlvvr, MIR! these would come lo him only by rhai ice. A oon.servatlve man would be strong at the polta in Illinois and Indiana. jiiHt us ho in the Eastern States litivr enuniei'iited. A radfcat wuiild be as in the Middle West us IK- would be- in tlu- Jrhist, and for the smile reasons. "I take ii I hat of all Democrats in the r-ount ry tlu- i of Cleveland would give jnoro ujsuraiic'e.

ot' than the naiuii'K of other candidate. Ho- wuuUl ha VI- many but he would havo L'lithuniusilc friends, and the de- tuclu'd would ue with him to a man. If he not to be then OIney, Gray and. GorniLin hre the men who must be reckoned with. And should be deter- mined vt-ry (inioltly which one would make the best President and give the greatest promise- of suecfHs and which one must appeals to those Stutt-s which are going to aid in the election.

"I believe New York should have puto'mlal voice In this selection. If New Vork 19 not pi'mocruilc State can be no Democratic success. If it can be ear- irii'd for Democratic crmdfflate the i such a result- -t ayid earnestly. 1 should expect to j-eo- hUu nujnhntied, unless in the desire lor itbsoin te success Iu; convention should 'turii to Mr. Cltveland with sucli unanimity that he 'mis'ht Und it difrtcult to re- 1'upp the lioiior of a nomination.

"If this crlrfia In affairs of Democratic party the North i one- 'half, as conscnvative U.s I certain to-be, whet her -or not gain success. lime. will at- least'" huvo onct- more a De-moc-ratii; and an announcement of Deuiocrallu principles. From this starting point the Repub- llca.il pany can again be confronted with an opposition whoso views command Bpfect and wlio.se power will be felt when-j ever brought into play." JTelenn, Ad vices- hava been received here that It la ihojnterition President Hoosevelt to of Porto successor to Judga-' Jliram Knowles, who recently tendered his rr-slgnatlon as Judge of the United States District Court hero. Judge Knowles 1 imUon is to litUe effect April 15.

lie re- slffiUMl because he had vt-udied the agw limit. Xo.w Orleans. April Mexlcau special cdiuVylnfi: reached New Orleans hist night en routs und left iotiay New besides Mr. and Mrs. Dr.

Nicholas Murray preHWtnt of Colombia. UniveraUsi Couiit. Conrad de Mr. and Mrs. V.

Everett Macy and Mrs. IT. Webb. Plii Kappu Convention. Imllanapolls, April National convention the Greek letter fraternity.

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