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'I'KX AS, PK 1 DAY. VUOI 5 101 I By T. J. CHAMBERS SON. REBELS HOLD-UP TRAIN THE ONION CROP PASSENGERS AND MAIL CAR RELIEVED OF VALUABLES.

TWO KILLED IN A SKIRMISH Attacked a Hacienda for the Purpose of Bridge Burned at Will Amount to About 3,500 to 4,954 Cars This About March 1. San Antonio, of the Texas onion crop this year vary from 3,500 to 4.954 Due to the cold spell, it is probable that the lower estimate is more nearly correct. Sales Manager Roy Campbell of the Southern Texas Truck Association is the one making the estimate of 3,500, while Kingsville men In touch with the situation estimate the larger Torreon, The line of the number. The Kingsville estimate In detail is as follows: Laredo, 1,700 cars, Cotulla, 375; Asherton, 360; Crjstai City, 180; from points in tiie lower Rio Grande Valley, 700; Eagle Pass, 72; Kingsville, 40; Lyford, 15; Kaytnoud- ville, 20; Falfurrias, 30; Devine, 12; Moore, 25; Yorktown, 25; Ojuelos, 25; Von Ormy, 15; New Braunfels, 10; i Austin, 200; other points in South Tex as, 150; total, 4,954 cars. If as good prices prevail as last year the crop should sell gross for D00 and net the growers between 500,0000 and The shipments of the crop will begin early in March, but the large movement will not be until later in the month, possibly the latter part.

The early cabbage crop will not be more than 15 per cent of what It was last year, owing to the freeze. The fields have been practically cleared of that crop. Many replanted, and the late crop will probably be a large one If prices are maintained there will be still a large profit in the crop. Reports from Matagorda and other sections to the Southwest of San Antonio are to the effect that the potato crop being planted will be a large one This has become an Important Texas industry, and many hundreds of cars tire now shipped annually. Mexican Central Railroad was cut south of Torreon early Sunday.

Tele- graphic communication also was inter- rupted. The passenger train from Mexico City, which was due Sunday was held up and robbed by a band of 400 revolutionists at The passengers were relieved of their valuables and the mail car was looted. The train from Chihuahua was held here pending the receipt of news from the south. The exact point at which the Interruption occurred is not known. A locomotive.

which was sent to investigate, proceeded to a point midway between Torreon and Picardias, where it met a work train, the crew of which reported that a big bridge at Picardias had been burned. If this is true. It is said that several weeks will be required to repair the damage. The revolutionists have been active in the region about Torreon during the past few days. The band which attacked and arne a short time ago and fled upon the approach of federal troops were reported Sunday to have been in the neighborhood of the latter town, apparently headed for Durango.

The station at Catalina, north of the city of Durango, has been robbed. A brush between some twenty armed men and a body of state guards is reported to have occurred in the state of Tlaxoala, in which two rebels were killed. They had made an attack upon an hacienda, apparently bent solely upon robbing. With this exception, no news of disturbances in the south of the republic have bt received lor several days. $130,000 WORTH OF JEWELS Stolen From Passenger on the Are at Drummond Victim.

New York Mrs Maldwin Drummond, formerly Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr. of Chicago, was robbed of a fortune in jewels Sunday aboard a trans- Atlantic liner. Diamonds, pearls and other gems to the value of approximately $130,000 disappeared mysteriously from her stateroom on the steamship Atuerlka of the Hamburg American line. The Hamburg American line disc'aims all responsibility on the ground that passengers leave jewels In their staterooms at the owner risk.

A wireless sent from the Amerika as she neared port summoned down the bay on a tug They learned from Mrs. Drummond details of the theft and began to comb the ship and to search the crew, but not a trace of the Jewels was found Mrs. Drummond awoke Sunday morning to find her drawer empty. The captain was notified and a quiet Inves- tlgatlon made. The stewards and were questioned closely and their clothes and belongings searched and when the detectives arrived there were quiet inquiries among the 138 first cabin passengers aboard.

As not a clew was developed, however, the customs authorities were appealed to and under the guise of baggage Inspector's every one's luggage was sifted thoroughly, but, as far as could be learned, not even a wuspecion was unearthed. The customs men made it a point to examine carefully the baggage of not only the first cabin passengers, but of the 300 men and women In the second cabin. Peach and Plum Trees. College Station, Tex J. Kyle, professor of horticulture of Agricultural and Mechanical Coliege ot Texas, has made a thorough examination of peach ami plum trees at the college since the cold spell of the last week He finds that of the buds which had not opened 90 per cent are good.

Of the just opening 50 per cent are good The fruit that had set is all right and unhurt. Faucher's Body Found, San Angelo, 'lex, After an eight search the body of S. Faucher drowned Saturday, Feb. 18 in a fifteen- foot rise In the Coneho, was Sunday found in a drift two miles below the place where the man disappeard Fau- her was a well-known farmer. Three Jugs Sell for $3.800.

New York. The little brown jug has gone up in the world Three specimens of early Herman stoneware dated 1573 and 1511, brought $3,806 at the auction this week of the art treasures of the late Robert Hoe TEXAS TO BE INCLUDED In the $1.000,000 Fund to Fight the Hookworm at the Expense of Rockefeller. Austin, Texas will be In eluded in the number of states which aro to receive a share of the $1,000,000 donation mrde by John 1), Rockefeller for fighting the hookworm is announced as a result of visit of Wyellff Rose, agent for the Rockefeller fund, who was In Austin Thursday in conference with State Health Officer Steiner. Last year was not among the nine Hoot hern states receiving a part of this fund, and it Is stated that the principal reason Is that the state health department was not sufficiently developed to warrant the granting of a part of this donation Whatever dis ability there might have been, Dr Steiner expects to remedy it and as a result Texas will be among the states receiving a part of this fund. Most of the work carried on in in vestlgating the hookworm has been in the states east of the Mississippi River, but it is stated that these parasite? are almost as active in Louisiana and Texas, especially in the lower section.

ARE WHISKERS BAR TO LOVE? COMMISSION'S STATEMENT DECISION OF INTERSTATE MERCE COMMISSION COM 5UI Ml Vftfl tt11 fcttl (Co weight. 1911.) A Young Man Just Won a Girl by Shaving Oft Facial Tapestry, Thereby Removing the Item. CHIEF QUANAH PARKER DEAD FIRE SWEEPS TOWN OF CONROE Only Three Stores Escaped Destruc- Rapidly Spread From One Street to Another. COMANCHE CHIEF GOES TO PY HUNTING Was Son of Cynthia Ann Parker, White Woman, Who Was Captured by Indians When 9 Years Old. Conroe, ex Thursday morning at about 1:30 fire was discovered in the Capital drug store east of the court house, owned by S.

K. Hailey. When first discovered the building was almost completely enveloped in flames, and rapidly spread to the adjoining buildings and in an almost incredibly short time nearly the whole of the business part of the little city of Conroe had been swept olT the map From the drug store the fire spread along Cham bers street to the cornet of the courthouse square The fire then turned east along Simonton strepi and also Lawton, Parker, chief of the Comanche Indians, last of the great Indian braves, who once spread terror among the white settlers of the Southhwest, considered by many the greatest living red blanket Indian of his latter days, is dead. He died at his home, four miles northwest of Cache, fifteen miles west of Lawton, at the foot of the Wichltas, Friday from a crossed over to the buildings on Oie op. severe attack of rheumatism, which af- poslte side of the street and burned fected the heart.

Parker and hts fain- sl i all those south of the courthouse on ily had been on a vtstt to the Cheyenne Simonton street east to the corner of Saturday Avenue to Railroad. Then turned north and south, sweening everything Quanah has fact been leader since a north for the lull ength block the death of liis father. At the time and everything south to the depot ex- he was 14 years ol age Chief Nocouo eept the Conroe hotel, which was called his people together and request- slightly damaged, The Iwss AiU "me" it 'at least $150,000, sofce of which is partly covered by insurance. However, some of tire buildings had no insurance whatever, among which was (J, F. Crooke, who had five build ings destroyed.

This fire left only ihrce buildings standing in the town. Indians mar Hanunon. The funeral was held Approved Reserve Agents, Austin, Tex. Reserve agents ap pointed: National Rank, Grand Saline for First State hank, fieri Wheeler. Southwestern National Bank, Kansas City; Commonwealth National Hank Dallas, and National Hank, Fort Worth, for First Guaranty State Hank Vernon.

City National Hank, Dallas for Citizens Hank, Grand Prairie Galveston National Hank, Galveston, for Kyle Slate Hank, Kvle First National Bank, Terrell, for Continental State Hank, Quinlan National Hank ol Commerce, San Antonio, for State Hank and Trust Company, San Auto nio. ed that his son, Quanah, be his successor, after he had proven his right to the throne by his bravery. When the young chief became 18 years of age he reorganized the tribe and went upon the warpath. Three years ago at the great intertribal council, held at Saddle Mountain Quanah was formally elected chief of the Comanches, after a bitterly contested campaign in which Eschltl, one of the leading subchiefs, was his prin cipal opponent. With the death of Parker the Co- manches will have to selec a new chief.

Friends of Fschltl declare he is the most probable successor of the great Quanah, but there are other candidates, chief among whom is Cap tain Arrows. Arrows Is the Indian who was chiefly responsible for Inducing Parker to surrender. While Qua nah never bad directly professed the religion of his white mother, Cynthia i Ann Parker, when near death he re Iterated desire, expressed at the funeral at the reburial of his body at Cache Dec. 4, last, that he might meet her with the white man's God in the world beyond. Parker was years of age lie was the son of Cynthia Ann Parker, white captive of the Indians, and Peta cono, former chief of the tribe and led the Indians on numerous raids on the white settlers of Texas and Oklahoma, Charters and Amendments.

Austin, Tex Charters have liecn la- sued as follows: Kaufman Ice Company, Kaufman: capital stock $20,000. Incorporators: J. Singleton, U. ltacon, George W. Sh.i and others.

German Evangelical Congregation, Cl bolo: no capital stock Incorporators: Rev. C. Knicker, Carl lniennermarm. Adolph Hornemann ami others Wave Publishing Company, I Lavaca stock $3,000. Incorporators: L.

i Seabrook. O. Bell, W. C. Noble and others.

Merkel Dry Goods Company, Tram Kills Steers. Dal bar Tex. Running through hiding snow a Rock Island ader passenger train entering a cut Dal iart Monday struc a bunch 250 steers huddled In this shelter, any of them lying down and letey covered with snow. Thirteen eers were killed outfight. The train as stopped just at beginning of a tgh trestle, after being In imminent even up to time of the ment of Fort Sill, when he si In to The es McKenzie Predicts Good Peach Crop.

Palestine, Tex According to John Nash, one of the beat known fruit- men in East Texas, Anderson County will have a good peach crop despite the recent He he examined many of his trees, and Is convinced many of the buds have not been Injured. Sam Walter Foss Dead. Somerville, Mass a long Illness, Sam Walter Foss, the author, poet and lecturer, died at the Charles Gate Hospital In Cambridge Sunday danger of derailment, Gonzales Live Stock Shipments. Gonzales, Tex. A trainload of stock composed of fourteen cars of fat steers and one car of hogs, was shipped from Gonzales Wednesday over the Sap Railway to Fort Worth The parties shipping were.

J. Skinner, five tats, Dubose, one car; Hllde bratidt Dubose, two cars; ban, two cars; J. L. Matthews, one car; Cardwell Gillette, two cars; K. F.

Carton, one car, and Moore Du hose, one car of hogs. Vetoed Oregon Primary Bill. Des Moines, Iowa Carroll Tuesday vetoed the Oregon primary bill which bad passed both bouses of the low a legislature. He de- dared it an evasion of the Federal constitution affecting election of United States senators. Brazos River's Rapid Rise.

Waco, Tex Without warning on Tuesday a rise of several feet swept down the River, the wall ol water presenting a solid front across the river. It Is thought that probably young cattle have been drowned by this unexpec ted rise from heavy rains above. Steel Worker Injured Laredo, Mundey, years of age, a steel worker, fell from the new railroad bridge Monda) and was dangerously hurt. utan the state tin to borrow i of seni had seven now rfor household living, othi body whs his mother sanati to I he mo nt that, it them annual be 0 abltsh endered at that 1 always It by In Merkel; apital stock Ineorpo lators. Kourtney Httnt.

J. K. Fauc ett and C. L. Barker.

to i barters First State Hank, San Hen Ito, increasing capital stock from 10 ooo to $60,000, and hanging name tu San Benito Bank and rust Company. Petmecky Supply Company, Austin, de creasing capital stock from to and changing name to The Talking blue Company of Texas." Certificate of dissolution Ad Commission Says the Public Is Not Responsible For Losses Due to Bad Management. Etc. Washington, in a decision written by lntersiate Commerce Commissioner Harlan the railroads have won almost a complete victory in the matter of ad valuing the rates from St. Louis to i Texas common points, and from Tex us to all points north of Ohio of the Mississippi River.

These advances wore made a little over two years and were contested in a complaint filed before the inter commerce commission by the Texas railroad commission against the Santa Fe and other railroads. The commissioner sustains the rates on first-class goods, which is the bulk of traffic, and slightly reduces them on second and third-class freight. Statement The interstate commerce commis slon issued the following statement. In which its decision Is summarised In this language: "The of the railroad commission of Texas. Uehtson.

Topeka San ta Fe Railroad Company al, number 1675, known as the Southwestern rate advance case, was not on the suspcn slon docket, the having been reased and flhe complaint attacking them tiled before the commission was given the power, under the recent amendment, to suspend increased rates The amount of the increased revenue involved in the- advanced rates was not so considerable as amounts Involved in Western rate advance ease's decided, but the were defended by the carriers on the same grounds of insuffic ient revenue ami inadequate returns on their Inve stments In general tale- revision by these carriers on Aug lo, from St Louis to Texas common points, the hi lass rate was le ased Irom to 47, ami corresponding In reuses were made- in the other classes. I The ffect of these advances was to Ine-rease- to the same exte nt on trunic moving on exceptions to the classitb atlon. The commodity rales were also substantially Increased, and the record shows that the great bulk of Texas traffic moves under com modily rates, only about 7 per cent ciubt The ro- advnnees In the class and commodity rales was not only to raise the rate's from St Louis to Texas com mou points, but also to the rates to Texas from all the- territory of Mi-si ippi Rlvt i north of the Ohio River and west ol the so-called sea hoard i worv. from that portlofc of the country being fixe on a differ enllal over the St Louis rate to Texas. Volumionus Record.

"The record in this was very voluminous, and was laid before the commission with a printed eif about a thousand pages 1 here re also three printed volumes of xhibits. conte st fought out largely on the relating to the financial condition of the carriers iti that traffic principal question at issue whs whether, under the old returns to the carriers on the- in vestment In their several 'I railroad e-ommis )f Texas took position uneb that the returns to the such as to be extortion ve. it was also alletged were unreasonable I lie I hirty-Second Legislature HAT THE LAWMAKERS HAVE IX)NE AND WHAT THEY WANT DONE rat is and Rail Cameron et Ap i on 1 Co, tas slon new rate railroaele wer ate and exce-i that new interstate sioii in a report hloner Harlan hat made he hole prospe in other pi de lini com meri repared that das hav ts of be al bet i pa vin the wives, niog domestic Fifteen child have aid to rebeside bad his now alt's at of Black Land Acreage Record Price. Taylof, Tex The? record price of untiled blae land reached Saturday when Mrs A Riddle through her agents, sold to John Stasny of fourteen and a half acres of prairie land, situated one mile west of the corporate limits of Taylor, for a consideration of 2 600 or $179 pe-r acre. Ini pro venie nt Coin of Wlllli tins, modfty rates mplalne filed a rr lid copy of ps Clines also to slurb a ad v.

a gran! ed a pe rmit to 'I Me Mill class litisitie In Texas. ten- Aug, 10. ve af rals tou ounty; apita I ht0f-k to 1.21», the I OHI mission It At Road Leased for 93 Years. be reduc ed to II restore the tate: 25. On in Cal ro 111 At a special meet In of se el I 1 were pi the i uiro 1 bes boa rei ailroud I uesdsy, a ne orado under the orde cif directors a a elect ed, a 1 sbm In KinIni for nl 1 with net niue yea Si.

Louis Iroi Mountai into Rep 555 A th lower omini Commi carile ve not Hiel Senate Proceedings. Austin, Tex The pe nding business In the senate Saturday was the Sturgeon bill providing for an equal number ol watchers from the pros and an Us in the prohibition election on July 22 next. The question for tion was the amendment by Senator Vaughan proposing a substitute for the entire bill. With fervor and eloquence Semator Vaughan presented his views in sup- port of the bill In the interest of a pure ballot, a clean election and a fair count. He defended its several pro-1 visions, especially those with reference to contests and that fixing the venue of prosecutions for making returns to Travis County As to the lat- ter he said the? jurisdiction should be away from county where local in- tluences would play such a prominent part, and he knew of no fairer or better place than courts of Travis County In his argument cited the solid vote cast on propositions and for candidate in certain southwest counties, as showing the Improbability of tair trials in such counties.

He con- eluded iu an impassioned plea for a law that would prevent prohibition election from being Watson's Amendment Senators Watson and Murray offered an amendment to the pending amendment liv adding to bill a new section, to be numbered section 5a, to read as follows: Any election offiee or supervisor, who shall intimidate or tempt to intimidate any vote or knowingly refuse to allow any qualified vot i er to Cote, or person who, within 100 of the- voting box on election day, shall or attempt to in i any qualified vote tjfom vot- ing, or in any manner, by word or act, i attempt to Influence any voter Co bin vote or against any such ques- tion provided under this act to voted upon, shall be- deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon eonvletlon shall be fined In anv mim not than I $50 nor than 1500 Provided, i further, that provisions etf this tion hall not be e-onstrued to prevent the officers of election from assisting any epialifted voter from making out his tle-ket as is provided for under tbs general election law I he amendme nt was and adopte Cofer, Mayfield and McNealus has adopted by senate- a resolution In vlting orme Sena tor Semi er of Hallas to addreSM that body. Among other things Senator Senter took occasion commend Governor ColqulH for ve toing Texarkana barter and roundly recall as a i form eif gen eminent leading to haos. I Hallas an lted by him as an in statu of bat the recall an elo Since had been a party to pbie mg the ii cjili the Dallas harter, be- apolog profusely for the part be hud play ed in the matter Former Repre-sentatlv ston also House Proceedings. tin, Members of have Indicated in several ways during the fi day that they the top-liinng publicity which the se riato has been ic They feel tint senate, which has embroiled in the present controversy opening of session, and which has clone very little work in a very sensational way has been getting heads in papers to detriment of hich has worked along rather noiselessly like a faithful family horse. Pe rhaps that is explanation of the conduct of the house it first resolution which it on lhuisday for sine adjemrn- ment on March 11, only moment afterward and In a hurry to repent, renege, and The Williasui of Dallas bill, occupation taxes, to provide agamst double payment of taxes upon Insurance buslne fire marina insurance companies was passed finally.

The Elliott joint resolution submitting to a vote- of the a constitutional amendment exempting cotton and woolen mills from taxation for fifteen years was debated upon bouse) reassembling, after the noon recesa. This resolution had been pending during the morning, but haphazard tyh that business was transacted had presented any continuous conside ration of It. A pending amendment by Mr. of Hill to strike out the resolving i lanse and kill the resolution, was vored by Mr, Singleton, who urged that li mauufat turers were to be exempted caw mills and railroads might as well be. Mr Elliott for the resolution.

whie h. If adopted, would result materially in the development of the state Mr. Hagby oppoeed jfrs resolution and fhocgtfi its principles In a os cord with the teachings of democracy. It was further argued, hy numerous questions, that the proposed exemption would In line with tariff principle, to which democrat party opposed, and that it waa the policy of that party not to foster or protect special Mr Wortham ably against ilm of re asoning ami for the olmlon, and the development o( Texas. said the "Obi Ah Governor had submitted this very subject to the legislature and had favore such tax exemption Mr Wortham a he the- princ of the fathe rs as much as any one, but he "wa of tills cant, which Texas back while- with one-tenth her natural grew richer than this state." The amendment striking out the solving lause and killing the bill best.

25 avea and 73 Mr. Minton offeree! an ameniin providing that of any dty and town may by whether or not they exempt from taxation, cotton or a nt fat- will ool- Harrii of final ate nt passt Adopt 35 amendt the une I On i heir ommunity. Ul, Of the the local op oint ion a ion on of nt he EngrosiTas Re ned join A and Southe rn Ha prov ision of 4 leases Iway hlch i i pany, Iron UB Mountain for a of years, paying thetefor 4 per cent of $2,000,000 bonds issued in payment of the road by the Louisville N'as hi vile tl res arriers sub conc lusion rent by commis condii ilt is that th is substant be I e- traffic On of the lined, Ho financia be- el minti and a I i tax ifld Hie College lour, a tsuin ber life red reducing i tax levy, a (he- A and defeated, and Brazos River on Hempstead, Tex The is on a chart ten feet and Rise. Hraatos River rise The Is shout clear Pat ties who went to cutoff for a clay's outing returned early Sunday and stated that the Bratos was on a big rise, and had run up into the e-utoff, destroying the prospects of a fishing party Wire Service Resumed Amarillo. Wire resumed into Amarillo Tuesda MD abatement Saturday count of heavy snow an1 ice Saturday night, Sunday and no services could be the rains have Abated, alt hoi fell Tuesday In the form etf with a temperature of iu oegr noon having risen from 1 1 ear the day tion was such In their reven iteei in will allowed 1 es If is rt that tie it UiOVe-ej Militi alter ou During Monday snow jail tcu.

in ad State CiearvUp Austin, Tex. March 10 been se- lectf as lean up day" by the I ed erated Women's Clubs of Texas, and at their request Dr Ralph Btemer, I state health officer, baa issued notice trai that this day will bo observed out the state. piant Acreage in Qranqes. Bay 'lex Hy Puuer of Davenport, low a and Puuer and Mrs Lou of Fori Iowa, bave recently bought lOacre and have begun the Improve- ir property I will plant Belton Jail Delivery, eniplej, '1 e-x 'Jbree for mmor delivery at the county jail '1 ae-rday by making the roof, following ite of three other prUoiic ifir etscttpe- In the sai eral wee ks ago, and who i large $22,000 Gin Fire De I in i eon ted a Bel Bllt tO tax to le all a co Centrali reioluflon engrosse-d as introduo- ed that norma! tax aa led one half of UH ano-ode to 1 1 of Industriai Arts td witb normaJs, to be li fin troni fonti so raised All o-'i nlng ut binai of are to be- levied opriti imi tion, if adopted by ha V'aughan offered ije- caucus sub il li illl'. Ught bill ni, to th- Coi was and the- hi nor held that the Stur of the should be printed that on i the propsisitl the journal and considered On the- condition that it wem en op, both to suggestion Vaughan explained that tf of tills substitute is to Governor Approves Bilis- Austin, 'IVx Govcrnoi olquitl reved bills as follows cl chartei thi du ial th ment of i five acres to orange ireen.

Georgia Peach Frost Bitten, Yeggmen at B-rry, Macon Ga A killing frost In and Tex ng cut one- side of around Macon was reported by the the building ami wreck.ng the hafe, weather bureau Saturday and this robbers Wedm -day nig tit stole be- probably means a great deal of dam 1 tween and $5,000 itom the First age to the fruit crop. i State Bank. I. 4,000 Acres for Houston, Tex 'I he tract of near Houston, known as Suburban Heights, was sold 1 1 by Minor Stewart to William I motif of Omaha, i be tract contains acres ilOlia iuelllig representation mat at son I Indian Sc hool Dlstrb'i in Hamllteiri County, Cre-aftiig Hollis Indepe-ndent a fair INstrict In Madison County. 1 pro relating the collection of rents.

olh Appropriating for the i of a monument over the grave of tho wife of David Crockett. I Bills finally passed wen that laud us: on esday itr to or ind: is follows: bill by Mr Bryan au County road la borne or In ru son I done tl ot 1 Senate bill fay Mr Hudspeth Ml Paso County road man who makes a I ,1 les Senate till Mr, Watson Leo County road law,.