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Established 1371 second oldest paper IN TEXAS he Ami 5 TA NOYEMBl. THAT "CODE" AT ANNAPOLIS MUCH IN NEED OF SUPPRESS? I 1 TARBELL GAYE MERMEATHER FORCED FIGHT RULES TO SAYE UPON.BRANC POLICYHOLDERS promise of such aid as the secretary might properly extend. International Election. Special to The Statesman. Palestine, Texas.

Nov. 22. The directors of the International and Great Northern Railway company met In this city today and elected the following officers: George J. Gould, president: Frank J. Gould, first vice president; Leroy Trice, second vice president; A.

B. Howard, secretary and treasurer and transfer ayent; H. B. Henson, assistant secretary and transfer agent. BIG SALARIES CUT.

Mutual Life Makes Reduction That Investigation Suggested. By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 22. At a regular meeting of the trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance company today the offer of President Richard A.

McCurdy td have his salary reduced from $150,000 to $75,000 was accepted and further reductions were made amounting altogether to $150,000. The names of the officials affected were not made public. It was also decided to place all the general agents on a salary inlead of a commission basis. FULL PUBLICITY AND THE TURKEY REFUSES PLAN OF POWERS RELATIVE TO MACEDONIA. By Associated Press.

Constantinople, Nov. 22. The ports has rejected the proposals of the powers for international control of the finances of Macedonia. By Associated Press. Vienna, Nov.

22. A dispatch from Constantinople says that the reply of the ports, which was handed Baron von Calice, the Austro-Hungarian ambassador, this evening, rejects the proposition of the powers on alt points and declares that the public opinion of Turkey would not countenance acceptance. The port agrees to extend to two years the terms of the civil agents of the powers in Macedonia. By Associated Press. Athens, Nov.

22. The warships of the ppwers which propose to make a demonstration against Turkey arrived at Piraeus today and exchanged salutes and official visits. The commanders of the vessels are awaiting instructions. weather was slightly the older, heavier and taller, Branch was larger of chest and arm and his total percentage of strength was about a fifth greater than Meriweather's. Commander Colvorceresses was closely questioned by the Judge advocate of the court in regard to tje attitude of the academy authorities towards fighting.

He said most emphatically that every such offense would be punished severely if known. He also testified that all midshipmen were made acquainted with the regulations of the navy by the copies which were put in their hands. He showed the court the gloves which had been turned over lo him as having been used in the fight. They are known as punching bag gloves, and are used as a protection for "the hands when punching the bag, and have almost no padding. Midshipman Harold V.

McKittrlck. who acted as second for Branch during the fight, told of the arrangements and of the insistence of both rarties that the fight should be to a finish. The fight itself, he testified, lasted over twenty-three rounds of iwa minutes each, with one minute intermission. Early in the fight one of Branch's eyes was closed, but he was holding his own. At the end of the twentieth round Mediweather fouled by hitting in a clinch and offered to forfeit the fight.

This Branch and his seconds would not allow, insisting on a finish This was regarded as a strong point for Meriweather, showing that he wished the fight to stop. IMPORTANT WITNESS IN GEARY CASE IS FOUND COURT MARTIAL DISCLOSES INSIDE WORKING OF CODE AT THE ANNAPOLIS ACADEMiY. MAKING OF CERTAIN ACTS GROUND FOR PENALTY IS HIS CREED. Annapolis, Nov. 22.

The court martial assembled by order of the secretary the navy for the of Midshipman Meriweather on the charges growing- out of a fist fight In which ha engaged with Midshipman Branch and In which the latter received fatal Injuries, began at the naval academy this morning. The court examined a number of witnesses of the prosecution. Including Captain Colveoresses, who Is commandant of the midshipmen, and has. direct charge -of the discipline of the. Institution.

Most of the testimony this morning had a direct bearing on the second charge, that of violation of he eighth article of the rules for the government of the navy, the specification being that Meriweather had called Branch a sneak and a. coward or words lo that effect. Other Important witnesses were midshipmen who were present when ihe cause of the battle arose. During Ihe course of the evidence the fact of he existence of the "code," a body of sws, outside and contrary to the regulations of the institution, was clearly established. A notable thing which occurred Just at the beginning of the trial was the objection made by the counsel for the defense to Commander Sidney Staunton as a member of the court on the ground that he had expressed the opinion that Meriweather should be dismissed from the academy.

The court room was cleared and after consultation It was determined that Commander Staunton could not sit In the case. The accused Is defended by Lieutenant Commander James K. Robinson, U. S. and James M.

Munroe of the Annapolis bar. The first two witnesses called were Midshipmen James P. Van Decars and Karl W. Pritchard. classmates of Branch, and their evidence bore directly on the seaond charge, that of Quarreling with a person In the naval service of the United States with the Indirect charge of manslaughter.

Midshipman "Van Decars said that his seat at the table was next to Midshipman Meriweather and that on the evening of October 31 Meriweather had told him that Branch had done all he could to make his (Meriweather's) life miserable, while he had been at the academy, that he hated Branch and was going to make him fight If there was any fight In him; that there we7e only a few people that he hated and that Branch was one of them. The next day Midshipman Van Decars testified Meriweather had saiJ that It was all fixed that ha and Branch had arranged to fight. Midshipman Earl W. Pritchard, the next witness, was the roommate of Branch and Is also from Louisiana. H.s testimony was of the utmost im portance, covering1 the whole facta In the incident that led directly to the fight Meriweather had, he said, come to the room occupied by himself and Branch, accompanied by Midshipman Yeager.

Branch had gone to bed but rose on his elbow and turned on a light just above him, remaining in that position during the conversation. Meriweather accused Branch of acting unfairly toward him by using his official position as midshipman in charge of the floor to report him about a matter of a dress suit case containing civilian clothes and charged Branch with having a grudge against him. The latter Branch admitted. Meriweather then said that Branch was "a damned, low down, sneaking coward." Branch then told Meriweather that his class could compel him to leave the academy and to this Meriweather answered that he did not care if he did; he was not going to be used badly by anyone. The conversation continued, PrltcE-ard said, and Branch told Meriweather that he had only reported one man since he had been at the academy, and that he could not help it.

Meriweather rejoined that If he ever reported him he would have to fight. There was some further talk about the standing of the families to which they belonged, and the affair closed with Meriweather calling Branch a "sneaky coward," "a damn coward" and "no gentleman." After Meriweather and Yeager had left. Branch asked the witness what he would do, and was told that a fight was necessary. Afterwards Branch had told him that he had not reported Meriweather. Ralph Yeager, a classmate of Meriweather, and who went to the room with him on the night of the.

quarrel, testified that Branch had called Meriweather a "damn fool," when he came to the room, and said that he was "damn ratty." By the latter Yeager explained that it was meant that he did things that the "code" did not allow for members of his class. It was explained what a fourth class man, for instance, has to keep away from certain walk3 of the academy, turn squarely at corners, never look at an upper class man, never talk to the girls, observe certain regulations when eating and speak most respectfully when spoken to by an upper class man. This, it appeared, was still the unwritten law of the Institution where hazing has been abolished. Dr. Robert E.

Hoyt, head of the department of physical culture at the academy, furnished some interesting data on the comparative size and strength of Meriweather and Branch, taken from actual measurements at the academy. While it is a fact that Merl- By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 22. After being on the witness stand of the Armstrong legislative commitee on Insurance Investigation for the greater part of three days.

Gage E. Tarbell, second vice president of the Equitable Life Assurance society, 'finished his testimony today and just before adjournment submitted a list of suggestions for the remedy of existing abuses In the management of Insurance companies and for legislation designed to give the state proper control over the companies and to insure the confidence of the policyholders. Prominent among these suggestions was absolute publicity. While admitting that wrong had been done by life Insurance officials, Mr. Tarbell said he had no apollgies to make for any of them, and that he hoped they would be punished.

Mr. Tarbell was on the stand the entire day and was questioned as to the system of agencies and as to commissions and other compensations allowed them for getting business. Just before the recess the fact was brought out that Mr. Tarbell had taken out Insurance on his own life anl on members of his family and received the agent's commission on the premiums as well as renewal commissions. He said that since he 'became an officer he had taken out $200,000 on his own life in the Equitable.

Besides his policies in the Equttabl he had taken insurance in the New York Life, and on this he received the commission on the premiums. 1 had also a policv in the Aetna and the Travelers, on all of which he collected the commissions. He carried, he said, $400,000 on his own life and $100,000 on members of his family. Mr. Tarbell was emphatic in denouncing the system of rebating by agents, and stated that any agent of the Equitable who gave rebates to get business was dismissed.

When he told of getting the commissions, Assemblyman Cox aked If that was not rebating, and Mr. Tarbell said It was not, he thought he was entitled to It. Mr. Tarbell said the system of "loading" premiums was originated to Insure the ability of companies to meet any contlngensy of claim or expenses. He said that premiums were placed high' er than is necessary for safety and the excess in "loading" is returned to policyholders in dividends Of $80,000,000 surplus of the EqultablW society at the end of 1894, Mr.

Tarbell said about $70,000,000 is set aside for deferred dividends, but the company does not recognize any right of the policyholders in the $70,000,000 until the policy has matured or reached the principal at which It has earned its dividend. This could be usd to defray any contingency that might arise. Mr. Tarbell was asked who pays the expense of agents, to which he replied: "Sometimes the Equitable pays half and the general agent the other half." He said the convention of general agents at Manhattan Beach last September cost the Equitable a little less than $50,000. He said also that he did not believe the society's expenses for agents' conventions approximated or $100,000 a year.

The statement of the advances to agents was Introduced and the amount showed that Julius Bohm Brother, a Metropolitan agency, was Indebted to the society at one time to the extent of $.168,000. Mr. Hughes said: "The Frlck report says that the advance made to them amounted to a total of $432,272, or equal to eleven annual renewals, and that the combined account of J. Bohm and J. Bohm Brother showed annual renewals of 3302,500.

RUSSIAN PEASANTS MENACE LANDLORDS Indians Defeated. By Associated Press. Canton, Ohio, Nov. 22. Five thousand spectators saw the Canton football team defeat the Carlisle Indian eleven by a score of 8 to 0 here today.

CIVIL SERVICE BOUNCE ORDER WAS AMENDED By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 22. The president has Issued an executive order amending the civil service rules in substance to conform to his recent order relating the dismissal if employes In the classified service without hearing by direction of the president, or the head of an executive department. As laid down In the rule which is an amendment to civil service rule 21, this principle is preferred by the statement: "No person shall be removed from a competitive position except for such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service." Another difference from the order of October 17, is the substitution for the phrase "Such removal will be made without hearing" of the words "Such removal may be made without notice to such, employe." CABANNISS TORN TO PIECES.

Young Man Was on Handcar When Struck by Freight Train. Special to The Statesman. Longview, Texas, Nov. 22. Herscliel Cabanniss, a young man living near Gladewater, was torn to pieces in collision between a handcar on which he was riding with five companions last night and a freight train.

ZEMSTVO STANDS FOR SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT By Associated Press. Moscow, Nov. 22. At the end of four days' debate of the zemstvo the executive committee of the zemstvo congress brought out the following resolution for supporting the government, the reading of which was greeted with cheers: "Considering that the Imperial manifesto satisfies all the demands voiced since the zemstvo congress of a year ago, and that the liberties accredited by the manifesto are indispenslble to the tranquilization of the country, the congress declares itself in complete solidarity with this constiutlonal basis. The responsibility for the realization of the program rests upon the cabinet.

The congress is convinced that the cabinet can count on the support of the great majority of the zemstvos in the municipalities; so long as it follows the path for the accomplishment of the liberties promised by the manifesto every deviation will encounter decisive opposition. The congress believes that the sole means of guaranteeing the au thority of the government, the pacifica tion of the country and the support of the personal representatives are the Immediate promulgation of universal suffrage in elections to the douma, the transformation of the first douma into a constituent assembly with the approbation of the emperor for a constitution for the Russian empire and the or ganization of territorial reform. Measures for the realization of the liberties granted by the manifesto are regarded as immediately imperative. "It must moreover devolve on the douma to establish a fundamental basis for land reform and to decide any momentuous question in the domain of liberty legislation." The reslution concludes with the enumeration of the various measures which it says must be carried out before the douma meets. These Include investigations of the recent occurrences In various parts of the country, the trial of local officials and police who took part.

VLADIVOSTOK RIOTS HAVE LEFT THE CITY WRECKED By Associated Press. Tokyo, Nov. 22. Eyewitnesses to the rioting at Vladivostok who have reached Moji and Nagasaki report that when they left Vladivostok, one of them- as late as November 20, the rioting had ceased, but that the streets were a mass of debris, with blood stains everywhere and that many corpses were still exposed. The supply of food at Vladivostok was very short when the travelers left that port, owing to destruction of the store houses, and there was barely enough to support the people twenty days.

Failure at McKinney. Special to The Statesman. McKinney, Texas, Nov. 22. Keen, who has been conducting a grocery business in this city, filed a petition of bankruptcy with the county clerk today, naming John R.

Brown as trustee. His liabilities are given at $1600. with assets amounting to $200, I including merchandise and accounts. Synod on Church Work. i Special to Tl" Statesman.

Houston, Texat, Nov. 22. At the mating of elders and deacons was held. E. P.

I'enick Austin was "Will you state what correction Is needed, if any, in that statement?" "The statement of Bohm brother shows indebtedness on June SO, 1905, of $130,000," said Mr. Tarbell. "The total advances to J. Bohm and J. Bohm Brother were In the neighborhood of $460,000 or more.

The an nual renewal interests wer about $103,000 in 190 and about in 1805." "Where did the Frlck committea ret this Mr. Tarbell replied: "I never knew anvthlnir about where the Frlck committer1 got those figures. iney did not get them from my department or the auditor's. They made their report without ever making' an investigation of that department' Toward the close of his testimony Mr. Tarbell took occasion to make a statement In which he said: "I can not believe that anything1 that has occurred in the life insurance business can bp traced to a large surplus of a life insurance company, because if a man Is going to be dishonest he can.

be dishonest with the reserve or any other dollar as easily as with a surplus dollar," Mr. Tarbell submitted, after reading, a list of suggestion, among which were: "Complete publicity. "The narnl-s of all principal executive officers with their salaries or other compensation, If any. "Accounts to be properly kept and spread upon the records eif the company. "All expenditures charyed to appropriate accounts with full information.

Including names of all partteg receiving payments. "Profit and loss account to contain detailed Information as to the profits and losses. "Complete transcript of the advertising account, legal expanses account and profit and account, to be a part of the report to the superintendent of Insurance. "Violations of any of the foregoing to be a misdemeanor. "No officer of a life Insurance Company to accept an office In any other corporation carrying with it any corn- 'penastlon.

'No II fg Insurance company permitted to own a controlling interest In any bank, trust company or other corporation; the holdings In any such bank, trust company or any other corporation to be limited to not exceeding 20 per cent of the capital stock. "No life Insurance company should be permitted to pay a commission out of first year's premiums for securing the business exceeding 50 pr cent thereof, and the giving or taking of any rebate, directly lndlrectjy, by the agent or the assured, to beA. misdemeanor. "A law making It a misdemeanor for any officer of a life Insurance company to give from the funds of th company any sum for political purposes or for any person or persona to receive directly such a sum." A list of the Equitable office buildings throughonhlucprld was recommended. Cresceua Sold.

By Associated Press. New York. Nov. 22. Cresreus, the world's champion trotting stallion, rco-ord 2.02 1-4, was gold at auction today for $21,000 at the Old Glory horse sale here to Wm.

Savage of Minneapolis. Only one other bid was made, which was for $20,000, offered by P. H. Mo Gulre of New York. George H.

Ketch um of Toledo was the former owner ol the horse. room and smoking room, three sleeping cars, all drawing room construction, a standard dining car, an observation and parlor car with, library and writing room. The Idea of the train originated with II. C. Townsend and was taken up and endorsed by the other officials.

The service will be the most complete and comfortable that ever entered the republic of Mexico, and the various railroad officials are very enthaalastio over the result of the meeting. Accnrdlrg to the schedule adopted the southbound train will leave St. Louis at 9 a. arrive at Laredo at 6 p. m.

the following day, will leave Laredo aftr half an hoar stop and will arrive In Mexico City at 8:30 the following nmht. The northbound train will leave Mexico City at 7:15 a. m. anl arrive at Laredo at 10 a. m.

the following day. will depart at 11 a. arriving at St. Louis at 8 p. ru.

the following night. given. The fire was caused by an overheated furnace. Sister Mary, one of tho teachers, and her twenty-five pupils, who were on the third floor, could not get down the stairs on account of smoke. The teacher led the children to the windows, beneath which the firemen stretched a net.

Under the sister's direction the girls climbed out over the sill and one by one were assisted to drop and were caught safely hi ths apparatus held by the firemen. After the last child had been cared for Sister Mary herself reached the Btreet by means of a ladder. Th damage the building wan slight ABYSSINIA WANTS SOME AMERICAN PUSH By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 22.

Elhadjle Ab-dallah, a minister of Abyssinia, called upon President Roosevelt today and presented to him a personal letter from Emperor Menellk. He also brought certain gifts to the chief magistrate. The Abyssinian was in full court uniform of dark blue, so thickly embroidered with gold lace that the texture of the goods could scarcely be discerned, with fez and with a curving scimitar in a golden scabbard. He came to the white house escorted by Major John Carson, chief of the division of manufactures of the census bureau, and R. M.

Jeresati, a Philadelphia merchant, who accompanied the basha as translator. The president extended a cordial welcome to his visitor, who first handed him the emperor's letter of greeting. Unfortunately the screed was in. the Abyssinian language, which no one could interpret, and the president was obliged to defer for the moment the reading of the message. 'lhen the -basha presented In behalf of the emperor two elephant tusks, one being a gigantic and of great rarity and value.

As his personal offering the basha gave the president the skin of a magnificent Numidtan lion. The president returned thanks for the gifts and indicated his purpose of placing the tusks in the national museum and keeping the lion skin in his private collection. The nature of the basha's mission was explained in detail to the president through the interpreter and the presl-fient showed the liveliest interest in its success. Looking to this country as one without any possible sinister political designs upon Abyssinia, the emperor feels disposed to favor American investors In the exploitation of his country. Therefore the basha stated that he had with him a number of concessions of more or less value for the development of the material and industrial re sources of his country which he was prepared to place In capable American hands.

The president told his visitor that he wished him success and, turning to Major Carson, of whom he had spoken in complimentary terms to the basha. instructed him to do everything in his power to bring the minister in closo touch with the commercial people in this country to further purposes of his mission. The party next crossed to the stato department to see Secretary Root at the president suggestion, and there was likewise given a warm reception and The Sunday-Statesman The features of next Sunday's Statesman will be well worthy of the attention and perusal of every one who Is interested i.i the news of today and happenings of special and general moment. Special Features. There will be innumerable special articles in next Sunday's issue that will be especially prepared for that issue and will be well worth waiting for.

General Interest Will naturally be attendant upon all matters pertaining to the encampment and the carnival, and inasmuch as both subjects will be fully and ably handled in this special Issue the attention of every one will oe held thereto. Society. Fashion. Both these features of a paper are always of moment to women readers, and with an eye single to their Interests and pleasure next Sunday's issue will be complete in these departments. Politics in Texas.

Special attention is given the subject of Texas politics, and It is ever a feature of the Sunday Statesman. All the News All the Time. In addition to many department stories, th usual attention will be given all state, national and foreign news, so that next Sunday's Statesman will be of interest to every one. All Austin and Texas Reads the Sunday Statesman. By Associated Press.

Boston, Nov. 22. A new and important witness who will appear against the three men ufider indictment in connection with The death of Susan Geary, the suit case victim, has been found, the police in Miss Sarah Elizabeth Griffiths, a nurse who, it is alleged, atended the Geary girl, while the later was dying. This nurse has made statements to the police which the authorities say will be of material assistance to the prosecution in the trial of the case against Dr. Percy McLeod, Wm.

Howard and Lewis Crawford, the accused men. The police say that Miss Griffiths satisfied them that she is in no way criminally liable in the case, having been called in as a nurse after a second operation, intended to save the Geary woman's life, had been performed. News Summary FOREIGN. Castro moderates his tone as French warships approach Venezuela. Three Americans sentenced In Chihuahua to be shot for murder.

Turkey refuses to acoept plan of the powers as to Macedonia. Russian peasants menace the landlords. Zemstvo at Moscow stands for support of government program. DOMESTIC Champion trotting stallion Cntsceus sold. Four hundred girls rescued from burning parochial school at Lawrence, Mass.

Inquest in naval academy scandal shows Branch was forced to fight Meriweather. Tarbell offers suggestions to compel safe handling of life insurance funds. Civil service "bounce" order amend ed. Abyssinian minister calls upon presi dent to offer concessions to Americans. Jews asked to make December 4 a national memorial day on account of massacres.

Important witness in Geary murder case in person of a nurse. STATE. Cotton holding1 association formed at Taylor. Details of new fast train service from St. Louis to Mexico settled at Laredo meeting.

Final decision for new fast service from St. Louis to Mexico. Bankruptcy at McKinney. International annual meeting at Pal estine. Oyster tax law held to be constitutional.

Rouse of the Katy talks of his plans In Texas. Decisions in court of criminal appeals handed down at Tyler. Knghts and Ladies of Honor elect officers. Negro killed by ammonia fumes in Houston packing plant. Young man torn to pieces In collision of train and handcar.

LOCAL. Mrs. Elizabeth Shortrldge dead. Alex Johnson returns from Europe. Water and light commission meets.

Jews to celebrate Thanksgiving Sunday. Elks' memorial arranged for December George Kearne fined for discharging fire arms. Executive committee for Jester's Jubilee meets. Frank Forbes gets Judgment for $6000 against city of Austin. Arizona officials write Dr.

Worsham about the Pasteur institute. Paul Michaelis on trial for alleged murder of Frank Wheilman. Full battalion of regular infantry promised for the encampment. Decisions in two railroad cases hand ed down by court of civil appeals. Life of Austin club depends on twen ty new members by November 29.

Mexican government sent State Health Officer Tabor some beautiful books. E. M. House returns from New York. Alfred Oliphant and Miss Askew married.

Second day's session of Federation of Texas Women's clubs devoted to com mittee reports and addresses. W. P. Zuber, one of the four survivors of the battle of San Jacinto, Is in the city. State Health Officer Tabor commended by Jefferson county doctors for fearless manner in which he handled quarantine in Texas.

Railroad commission decides that the Katy and Cotton Belt railways must run their trains on time, allowing one hour for through connections. Colonel B. F. Yoakum suggested as a suitable person to represent Texas policyholders at annual meeting of directors of New York Life and Mutual Life. By Associated Press.

Moscow, Nov. 22. The excitement tmong the peasants in the central and southeastern provinces; is spreading rapidly, anil it is feared It will be impossible to suppress the movement, which promise" to develop into a general uprising. Vhe revolutionists among the peasants are industriously spreading the story that the imperial reform manifesto really decreed a division of the lands, but trfit the nobhn, intelli-gencia and Jews distorted and took all the freedom for themselves and the peasants therefore have the right to NEW FAST SERVICE TO MEXICO IS ARRANGED DECISIONS IN COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS By A sfioclated Press. Laredo, Texas, Nov.

22. A party of prominent railroad men, at a meeting here, definitely decided upon the establishment of the fftst train service between St, Louis, and the City of Mexico. In tho party wero H. C. Townsend, general passenger agent of the iron Mountain; D.

J. Price, general psKetiser of the Interna tional and Great Northern; George W. Hubbard, general passenger aeent of the National of Mexico: George I. Bonner, superintendent of t'V dining car service of the Iron Mountain and Missouri Pacific lines, and A. Clark, general manager of the National lines.

The meeting resulted In the establishment of the schedule for the new International train and fixing the date of the institution of the service from Kt. Louis at January 1 and from Mexico City January 20. The trains are to be of six cars, consisting of a componlte car, half baggage and the rtat barber shop, hath Special to The Statesman. Tyler, Texas, Nov. 22.

The court of irlminal appeals in session here handed Sown the following opinions today: Appeal Dismissed Jim Love, from Cherokee county. Affirmed Fsank Hutchinson, from Smith; Ed Bureh, from Harrison; Will Seaborn, from Liberty; Mercario Alar-con, from Brown; Ed Holman, from Franklin; W. A. Cones, from Jasper; Rollen Smith, from Trinity; Ed Selph, from Fisher. Reversed and Remanded George Davenport and Jack Bink, from Bud Rutherford, from Franklin; Fletcher Paul, from Henderspn; J.

Q. Baughman, from Rusk- Corda Cooper, from Harris; John Hext, from Newton: John Hudson, from Coleman; Will Bogan, from Grayson; Dan Pecaria, from Bell; Henry Rector, from Hunt. Remanded for Trial J. L. G.

Adams possess themselves of the lands which the emperor granted them. The peasanOcongress will assemble tomorrow. It is largely under the domination of men from the villages who, during in the cities, have become imbued with socialistic ideas. The men are preaching the expulsion of the landlords and the division of the estates, and are advocating the refusal of the peasants to pay taxes until a oujistifpnt assembly is called. Some of the radical members of the zemstvo congress are in negotiation with the leading members of the peasant congress.

and Frank Kent, from Bexar. Permission to File New Recognizance N. B. Chancy, from Angelina; Ace Burton, from San Augustine. Rehearing Denied Andy Reid, from Camp; Simon Loyd, from San Augustine; Lee Parks, from Erath.

Submitted on Briefs for Both Bill Owens, from Panola; Albert Navarro and Norman Whitesel, from Red River; Leonard Howard and Jake Cohen, from On Brief for State A. R. Moore, from Harris; Dan McKay, from Maverick; T. L. Hambright, from Hamilton.

On Briefs and Oral Argument T. E. Young and Fullmore Young, from Gregg; Tom Young and R. W. Thompson, from Williamson; C.

E. Barton, from Coryell; F. B. Martin, from Rusk. On Rehearing Jesus Sanchez, from El Paso; J.

E. Delaney, from Reeves. The case has been In the Mexican courts three years. Harle formerly was an El Paso physician. In Rochester Mason is known as William Mitchell and Richardson went by the name of Leslie E.

Hulburt. They left there suddenly because of alleged crookedness in divorce cases which they handled. Mrs. Richardson (Miss Mitchell then) was a stenographer in Richardson's office before she married him. The case is one of the most noted in the history of "American manipulation in Mexico and is declared the boldest Ufa insurance swindle on record.

THREE AMERICANS ARE SENTENCED TO BE SHOT FOUR HUNDRED GIRLS SAVED BY FIRE NETS By Associated Press, El Paso, Texas, Nov. 22. In Chl-huahfla last evening Judge Rice sentenced C. T. Richardson, C.

S. Harie and William Mason, Americans, to be shot. They were accused of murdering two men in Chihuahua for life insurance money. Richardson was an insurance agent. Mason, his brother-in-law, was the assistant agent and Harle was the examining physician.

It was charged that they murdered a man rimed Dyers, who they decoyed frum El Paso, and another man named Mitchell, who is said to be a naif brother of Mason. Richardson Is from Rochester, N. where ha married Haon'a state. By Associated Press. Lawrence, Nov.

22. All but one of 400 girls attending the parochial school of St. Anne's parinh whose lives were ei: ianjrered by fire today escaped without injury, although twenty-five them were caught in nets by firemen and tht-y were dropped from a third story window by a teacher. Reina Droiiin. 12 years old, was taken from the building suffering from fright and inhaling smoke, but it Is thought she will recover.

All the pupils except those on the tlrd floor, who escaped by means of nets, mt-iled out oi the building in tfid order whan tha alars chairman. They discussed the best methods of raising nmoneV for the church and other of the deacons and elders. 6 15 In.