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Vol. XXIII. No. 17
Dallas, Texas, Thursday April 23, (903
$1.00 Per Annum.
RUGS AND
MATTINGS,
Tapestry Brussels Carpets, in large
variety of handsome floral, Persian
and scroll designs, in all the now
spring colorings', the regular JQ-.
60c quality, special price 
Extra quality Brussels Carpets with
handsome borders to match, in rich
parlor, chamber and library styles,
and special scroll designs, suitable
for halls, with stair carpets to matoh,
regular value 75c per yard, spe-
ciul price now only 
Axminster Carpet Bugs, size 0x12, in
beautiful Persian, Oriental and me.
dallion designs, in the beautiful rich
colorings so popular in this rieh fa-
brick—special price for this CA
week at the Big store. 
Fancy Japanese Matting Bugs in
rich color, with initial figures of silk
and straw, size 36x72, your tfj
choice for W<33
Fiber Bugs, in a large variety of del-
icate colorings, of this new and popu-
lar fabric, fast colors and reversible^
in all tne populur sizes, vary- fir-
ing in price, S>3.00,|2.2o JSl,50ancl
Heavy China Matting,reversible and
seamless in all the popular colorings
of large, fancy and narrow weaves'
regular price of this quality 2oc 1ft '
special at 1/C
Japanese Mattings, in all their beau_
ful colorings and fancy carpet and
inlaid effects—exceptionally large
variety of patterns of the quality
that we have always sold at 30c
yard, special price .
SANGER RSOS,
DALLAS. TEXAS.
MOVEMENT FOR
MAJORITY RULE.
Organization Urged and
Explained.
The Mercury and the letters from
"The Boys in the Trenches" show how
necesary for the Populists to center
their energies upon the line of action
which the Allied People's Party con-
vention marked out, namely, the estab-
lishment of the referendum and initia-
tive—majority rule.
There are sever- „ ,™ullDO
al reasons for this, First everyone has -simply the letter head of a local Major-
Q ♦ 1-1 n ♦ vnnin.u.. _ I ... i l a a. .. «% i • _ J
agreed that majority rule should be
established; everyone knows that he
is living under the rule of the few-
trust rule, boss rule, and machine rule.
Second—The mere questioning of can-
didates results in pledpes for the sub-
mission of a constitutional amendment
for majority rule. Third—The estab-
lishment of majority rule opens the
door to all the legislative demands of
the reform forces.
The questioning of candidates, then,
Is the open sesame. Last year a ma-
jority of the members elected in seven
legislatures were pledged to the sub-
mission of a constitutional amendment
by the questioning of candidates. As
a two-thirds vote, however, is usually
necessary, and in several States one-
half the senate held over, It. may be
that the constitutional amendment will
not be submitted in all the seven
next legisla'ure, and the election of
the next board of aldermen, and the
election of the next Congress. The
enemy's weak point is at the prima-
ries, conventions, and In campaigns.
The candidates for the legislature, if
questioned, dare not refuse to promise,
that, if elected, they will vote to al-
low the people of the State an oppor-
tunity to ballot upon a change in the
system of government, while the can-
didates for Alderman dare not refuse
to pledge that, if elected, they will
vote for rules of procedure for the op-
tional referendum and initiative; and
candidates for Congress dare not re-
fuse to pledge that, if elected, they
will vote for rules of procedure for the
optional referendum and initiative. To
question these candidates requires
Ity Rule League, backed up with
knowledge by the candidate that
should he refuse the question will bo
made an issue In the campaign.
Organization, then, will lead to vic-
tory at the next election. In each com-
munity there should he a Majority
Rule League, in order that the candi-
dates of all the parties may be ques-
tioned. The members of these non-
partisan Leagues continue their mem-
bership in their respective parties—
the organizations that nominate can-
dates. This is practicable for no time
or attention Is required of the mem-
bers in a Majority Rule League except
a chairman, and Instruct, him to ques-
tion the candidates. The Labor Union
and Farmers' organizations in each lo-
cality are joining In the questioning
of candidates, as we have pointed out.
We hope that each reader of the Mer-
Cured with Soothing, Painless Oils.
Cancers, Tumors, Piles. Catarrh, Fistula,
Ec*enua und all wkln and Woinb Disease*
Address, Drs. Krumm A Co., 1 -?"> No. Ervay
Street, Dallas, Texas. Send for Symptom
lll.ink. Consultation anil Examination Free
by l«tter or at our offices.
FREE TO LADIES.
and exclusive design; it so, valuable MJSAU-
TY secret. Send no money—simply name
and address
KOVAT, SUPPLY CO..
Dept. 13, Tanipeco, 111.
States, namely. Illinois, Missouri, Colo- j Cury will see to It that a League is
lado, Nevada, California, Montana and i organized in his community. Charters
wjjj ^ jgsue(j llpon application of sev-
en adults. Apply to John U. Spencer,
Chairman Texas League, Waco. Texas.
GEORGE H. SHIBLEY,
Chairman, National Federation for
Majority Rule, Washington, D. C.
I SEEK HUSBAND for lady, 22. worth
810 OOO, imd beautiful larm; Lady, 21, }2n.-
000; wldow, ;W>. J30.000 und stock furm; l.a-
tly, -20, $10,000 Address Mrs. Leiaud, 10
South Broadway, St. Louis, Yio.
WANTS TO BE PRIVATE.
Limited Number of Tickets Sold to
the Yosemite Valley.
San Francisco, April 22.—In defer-
ence to President Roosevelt's expressed
wish and to insure liis comfort wnlle
In the Yosemite Valley, ticket agents
of the Southern Pacific company in
this city have been directed to sell not
more than seventy-five tickets to the
Yosemite Valley during the time that
the president is to be there. The
president has asked for as much pri-
vacy as possible during the stay in the
Yosemite.
TWO MINES SHUT DOWN.
Union Men in Wyoming Are Now De-
manding Recognition.
Sheridan, Wyo„ April 22.—Both
mines of the Sheridan Coal company
at Dietz are shut down as the result of
a strike. About two hundred men are
out. The miners have oniv recently
become organized and a demand was
lr.ade upon Superintendent Kennedy
that the union be recognized. Mr.
Kennedy declined to treat with the
committee representing the union be-
cause several of its members were not)
in the employ of the company. It is
reported that a large amount of money
is being expended in organizing the
coal miners of this state.
Massachusetts. But wherever there Is
a failure to secure the submission of
the question, a live issue will have
been made which is more valuable, in
some respects, for it will make the
question an issue in the congressional
campaign of next year.
To prepare for next year's campaign,
two things are necessary. First, thS
organizing of Majority Rule Leagues
to co-operate with and stimulate or-
ganized labor and organized farmers
to do the same.
Secondly, organize for the nomina-
tion and election of legislative candi-
dates, should both the candidates of
the leading parties refuse to promise
to vote for the submission of a consti-
tutional amendment, or should the
candidate for Congress refuse to Washington, April 22.—It was ad-
pledge that he will vote for the rule of mltted at the postoflice department
procedure for the referendum and In- >'«-sterday afternoon that over 5000 cash
IL'atlva. Experience .h ws, l,owe,f. g£0"SJKT
that few candidates dare oppose the said to be virtually forced
establishment of a majority rule. ; upon postmasters and the cost is re-
Therefore the principal thing for Pop-1 ported to have raneed from $100 to
ulists to do is to organize in their com-; $125 each. How many change tna-
munities a Majority Rule League. At! chines have been installed cannot be
the same time they can Join a partisan learned. They are admitted to be as
club and exert an influence in the elec-1 useless as an. adjunct as a cash regis-
tlon of delegates to nominating con-! ter; ri!™e tw° "«?" alone are occu-
tf . ♦ 'pying the undivided attention of a
\entions. It is perfectly consistent to nurnh„r of inKn(,,.tnrH i„ in
MORE DEVELOPMENTS
IN POSTOFFICE SCANDAL
Cash Registers and Change Ma*
chines Occupying Attention
IT'S UP TO
THE SENATE.
House Passed the Text Book
Bill This Morn*
ing-
Senate will Refuse to Concur in
Amendments and Confer-
ence Committee
will Act.
Austin. Tex., April 22.—The uniform
text-book bill was puss*d finally by the
house to-day and went over to the
senate. The senate will refuse to con-
cur in the house amendments and a
free conference committee will be ap-
pointed.
The house this morning adopted a
esolution commending the efforts of
the Texas World's Fair commission in
raising subscriptions for a creditable
exhibit at the fair.
A resolution was adopted in the
house looking to the establishment of
closer trade relations between this
country and the Pan-American coun-
tries.
The general appropriation bill \Vas
then taken up by the house as a com-
mittee of the whole which is now con-
sidering miscellaneous items. An ef-
fort is being made to finish the bill
to-day.
The senate did not meet until
11:30 a. in. and sidetracked the general
appropriation bill and took up the land
bill. The adoption of the majority re-
port on the bill was reconsidered and
the minority report was adopted which
provides that all applications for the
purchase of lands must be made in
sealed bids.
eligible. Secretary C. A. Hotchklss of
Dallas will nppoint this committee
later.
The following permanent officers were
chosen for the year: President. Thom-
as I j. Stunfleld. Terrell, Tex.; first vice
president, W. Stevens, Hlllsboro: sec-
ond vice president, Ram J. Wright,
Paris; third vice president. Hen McCul-
lough, Austin: secretary and treasurer,
C. A. Hotchklss, Dallas. These are the
officers of the temporary organisation.
In the afternoon Fort Worth was se-
lected as the next meeting place and •!
social meeting will take place April 20.
All living Texas veterans were elect-
ed to honorary membership in the as-
sociation, and Hon. John H. Reagan
was also paid the same compliment.
The Texas veterans had no business
session yesterday, and both organiza-
tions have now left the city.
NEGRO AND
THE BALLOT.
President Hadley of Yale
Talks on the Sub-
EMMONS NOMINATED.
May Become a Member of the Boston
Police Commission.
Boston, Mass., April 22.—Gov. Bates
will present to the executive council
the nomination of Win. Henry Harri-
son Emmons, of the Kast Boston po-
lice court, as a member of the Boston
police commission to succeed Robert E.
(Mark, whose term of office will expire
on May 1.
Judge Kmmons was born in Cleve-
land. Ohio, but at llie age of ten mov-
ed to Lockport, N. Y. After the civil
war, in which he served, he entered
the Harvard law school. He was ad-
mitted to the Suffolk bar In 1855 and
In 18K0 was appointed justice of the
Kast Boston district court, which office
he still holds.
work In a non-partisan and a partisan
organization. For example, the Bi-
metallic Leagues were organized some
yeprs ago by those who were the most
vigorous workers within party lines.
The movement for questioning can-
didates includes organized labor, the
Grange, Referendum Leagues and Ma-
jority Rule Leagues. Details of the
program are set forth in a constitu-
tion which 1 enclose and hope that
you will publish.
In Texas the movement is well un-
der way. Year before last the Texas
number of Inspectors in addition to
the information that is being received
upon request from postmasters in
whose offices they have been placed.
Postmaster General Payne denied
that he was being pressed by senators
and congressmen to suppress the in-
vestigation. He said he had received
a letter from one United States sena-
tor announcing that if charges were
filed against certain persons he named,
he would like to have an opportunity
of appearing in their b°half. Mr.
Payne remarked that charges have
not thus far been preferred against
the senators' friends.
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
Austin, Tex., April 22.—The comr>
troller was advised this morning '
Linn county, In the ">anhandl'
been organized and officers h
duly elected.
Carson-Sewall & Co. of Houston, fil-
ed an amendment to Its chater, adding
the towns of Navasota, Bryan, Flato-
nia, Palestine, Crockett and Jackson-
ville to its places of business.
Chartered: The Fort Worth Kinder-
garten association, Fort Worth: no
capital stock.
State Federation of Labor organized a | Mr. Payne has upheld First Assist-
Majority Rule Committee, and during ant Wynne in his ruling that lists of
rural free delivery patrons should be
posted at certain postoffices. Scores
of complaints against the order have
been filed at the department, ft being
contended by small mercantile houses
j that the posting of lists Is beneficial
'only to the gre^t department stores
the
the year this committee assisted in or-
ganizing the Texas Non-partisan Fed-
eration for Majority Rule. Many of
the Labor Unions and some of the
farmer's organizations joined this fed-
eration. A constitutional amendment
for majority rule has been introduced j and that Its operation is pushing
in the legislature but without securing j smaller houses out of business. i
(.he necessary two-thirds vote. A let-! Mr. Payne sent a letter to one of the
jjr from tta chairman ot .h. Stue ; "(JP™-"JjSThS u „?f
n, Waco, sajs. 'der had In view the greatest good to
The only way to succeed is to have jr].0;lte-st number and that the se-
every candidate pledged in writing be- (.urinf, of tjle names by certain busl-|
fore his nomination. This will be dona , ness houses was merely an accident. j
with the candidates for the next Iegis-1 Among other things lie says:
lature. Meanwhile some progress has | "This order was issued for the rea- i
been made in cities, especially in Wa- son that, the introduction of the rural
where everv candidate elected ex-; fee delivery service has caused the
- - - - greatest confusion In the matter of I
the proper addressing and delivery of
the mall to parties residing upon the
rural free delivery routes when estab-
lished. and it is believed to be for the
public interest that, the department
should cause publicity of the names of
parties residing upon routes whose
postoflioe address had. in consequence
CRUEL TREATMENT
OF TWO CHILDREN.
Brutal Efforts to Make Circus
Performers of Them.
St. Louis. Mo., April 22.—The humane
[society has taken two children, George
jand Florence Mlgglc, aged S and 7
(years, from the home of John Earl, In
i Washington avenue, and Earl Is In
jail charged with mistreating them.
The boy's back Is lacerated to his hips,
both eyes are blackened and four of
his teeth are missing. The little girl is
, in even worse condition. On the in-
i step of her right loot Is a wound, caus-
ed, it Is said, by t!i" application of a
glowing poker. Portions of her stock-
ing had been burned Into the flesh. .
Four fresh scars are on her left leu, :
and there Is a deep scalp wound In the !
top of her head. The humane society I
charges that Earl Inflicted these Inju-
ries as punishment because the chil-
dren refused to perform acrobatic feats
which he had endeavored to teach
them. The wound on the little girl's
head was caused by her falling from
a trapeze.
Earl and his wife travel as perform-
ers with patent medicine shows. Ite-
cently they took th" children from an
orphan school for adoption and when
one of the officers of (lie Institution
called to see how the children were
getting along the discovery of their
condition was made.
MUST HAVE
AN HEIRESS.
New York, April 22.—Armed with
documents to verify his claim to no-
bility, Marquis Arthur Den'Mayo Dur-
razzo, of Naples, Italy, has come to
New York with the avowed intention
of marrying an American heiress, and
in evidence of his earnestness recently
advertised to this effect. >■
The Marquis thinks New York Is the
' ecu <a"V^u>lr<
* .t< coney .. New York
Eu ^ " Europe," he said, when
, ' J} 'e came to New York In-
•xcul (Si going to some other large
city.
"You see," said the Marquis, "I am
young, and would like a young and
beautiful bride with a large dowry. So
l came hero to find It. American girls
are beautiful beyond all others."
Asked if $100,000 would be a fall-
dowry he said, "It would do, hut it Is
not much return for the honor my ti-
tle brings. My family is nearly 650
years old and has large estates near
Naples."
Passports from Naples, sinned by
the mayor, say that "Arthur, Marquis,
Durazzo, is of good moral character
anil the son of Francois, Marquis of
Duruzzo, a welthy man of Naples."
ject.
North was in Error in Giving
Thirty Years Ago. The
Conditions To-
day.
it
by Justice of the Peace Charlea P.
Rowland.
The bride Is said to be the daughter
of a wealthy furniture dealer of Dalla?,
and the hasty marriage by a Justice ol
tlie peace away from the city in which
both the young people reside, of course,
gave rise to reports that it was a run-
away match.
Whether this Is the case or not, one
thing is certain—the wedding aroused
more than the usual amount of Inter*
est among attaches of the court house.
Both bride and groom were dressed
In the height of fashion and they seem-
ed to be entirely devoted to one anoth-
er.
They did not register at any of the
leading hotels, It is believed. It Is be-
lieved that they boarded an Interur-
ban car and went back to Dallas Im-
mediately after the ceremony.
New Haven, Conn., April 22.—Thnt
the North was in error in giving the
negro the ballot when It did was the
opinion expressed by President Had-
ley of Yale In his lecture In the Dodge
course on 'Citizenship."
President Hadley said of the award
of the ballot to thi' negro:
"It was not the fault of the negro; it
was the fault of those who gave hint
the ballot without previous prepara-
tion. The same thing was true in
Italy and Russia. The North did not
■•ecognlze tills al the close of the war.
They had recognized the dictum that
all men are born free and equal. When
the North recognized the condition
which prevailed in I lie South It acqui-
esced In the suppression of tlie negro
vote. The fact that the negro vote was
restricted showed that It was lnevlt
able. I shall
the outcome,
said:
"The error of those who said thirty
years ago that the negro could be giv-
en I lie ballot before he was prepared
for H was no greater than that of tlms-*
who to-day think that those rights can
be withheld from 1:1m after lie has
developed and Is ready for them."
Bird Law Violated. -
Waco, Tex., April 22.—It is els in
by local sportsmen that the bird la*
recently enacted with the emergericj
clause is being violated, but the bellel
Is that the persons who are doing this
are not aware of the fact that they ar«
infracting uny law.
One of the best known sportsmen
states that some persons are killing
large numbers, while under the law oni
gun is only allowed 25 per day. As soon
as the information regarding the pas-
sage of the law becomes generally dls,
geminated It is thought that the meas-
ure will be regarded.
BUILDING IS
A MODEL
New York, April 22.—Membera of the
New York Stock Exchange abandoned
business today to devote themselves to
. . . . . 1( . | tuipiiii nri iwiiK y i ii« wii tin. Hint i * v<*
not attempt to predict 1)l(, ceremonies Incident to the dedlca-
but one thing should of halKisollle neu. Gliding.
BATCHELOR'S DEGREE.
PIPE BURSTS
ON THE IOWA
°J'' 20 YEARS' STANDING
CLRiiD BY THR ^COMBINATION
M- Bye Co • Dallas, Texas:
1 feel so grateful to you for
curing a cancer on my face, that I wish
to make a natement of the case and
hope to induce other sufferers to' give
ynur remeoy a trial and be cured
My face lias been cancerous for twentv
niT' 1 suppose. At the first it would
break out in a sore and I would burn the
S'acfj U t1 a , tobacco-plpe, and It
ivould hrnl up, but would bleak out anew
on a different part of my face but It
1 . 1r,t controlled In this way, and
about ten or twelve years ago it'bri.k'-
m r!iit ni,0" leJ' cIlRelc- I could get
5? then «Mhmit.n5 \|? 0ld aPPllcatlon and
I then submitted the case to a cancer
doctor, who said that he knew he could
cure me. He applied one fiery plaster af-
ter another, whkh almost threw me Into
convulsions, until he pronounced It cured
It did not hen! over, but left a red. ujriy
.rV f remained so only a short time
and broke out again. Again I returned to
him and went through the same flcrv
ordeal. This I did three times and eot
no cure. The time of his treatment ex-
tended over thirteen months. J had re-
solved not to submit to the treatment
S™-?. but to let it take Its course,
y hen I happened to see vour card in th**
Octob^tt^S. Ry this time!
October 1901, the case was a stubborn
one, but I did not put myself under vour
treatment until December 1, of the same
Sf«r.f0,'r months ago. I 'followed you?
kl, fin,8 and have r.o doubt
nut that I am permanently cur.-.l be-
cause tha pljjce has hr-r! rl , ,vr <cavirir
mit a small scar, and the new skin le, of
n natural color and grows tougher everv
day. t am in the 72d year of my . J
end have been a member nf th* Primitive
Baptist church for nearly 53 yeaTs !
fifSymnv on you> thnt
^ ^ ft F onR' amJ that >'ou may
MARTHA GIBSON,
Chestnut and Theodore 8ts.,
Dallas, Texas.
co,
pressed hitnsclf favorably before his
nomination."
In conclusion permit me to call yo'ir
attention to the inspiring effects which
come from the demand for the termina-
tion of the rule of the few. The love
of freedom is deeply planted in the
human breast and there is no other.
cord which responds so promptly and j thereof, been changed.
strongly when the existing conditions I
are pointed out. A letter just received :
from a Nebraska attorney, who has [
long been in the reform movement,
says;
The majority rule sentiment is be-
■ r , i V at a >r,a April 'iz.— i no latest, news iroin Aian-
lng fanned into amejn «ie^^States <.huria ,H to th(1 pff(,rt that lho Becond
evacuation by the Russians was to be
duly effected, beginning on the eighth
Instant, when New Chwang was to 'be
THE BOWL CONTEST
\ SPIRITED AFFAIR.
NEWS FROM MANCHURIA.
Some Reports of Rather Startling Na-
turo Received.
Toklo, April 10, via Victoria, B. C.,
April 22.—The latest news from Man
where the party in power is refusing
to let the people vote upon an amend
ment to the constitution for the ter 
mination of this rule of Hie few and handed over to the Chinese.
their special-privilege legislation. The j Recently there have been
people are realizing that the party ma- for uneasiness.
r 1 _ , • . i_ r,n«>to>l ♦ n hn <■/>
chine is a ruler. Self-government, is
denied. The people are told that, they
must continue as subjects of the mo-
nopoly corporations. This state has
been reached in Illinois, California,
Washington, Idaho. Nebraska, Kansas,
Texas, New York, New Jersey, Rhode
Island There is some question as to --- . ,
scale has taken'place at a place ca
the submission of a reasonable amend- Arb?ane ,n fhp northern Miinchui
ment In Missouri, Colorado, Montana ( prov|nco 0f He| i^ung Chiang, when
and Massachusetts. i 200 Inoffensive Chinese placer miners
This denial to the voters of the right had been ruthlessly shot down by Rub
to ballot upon the establishment of
majority rule will incense them, be-
yond measure If the reform papers
and their leaders do their duty. The
action of the British Parliament
against the Colonists was not so auto-
cra'lc as the action of the so-called
representatives, who refuse to let the
people vote upon the proposed change
In the system of government. They
advance no argument except that they
have the power to prevent, for the
time being, a ballot upon the adoption
of majority rule. Let the reform pa-
pers Bound the slogan! Call the min-
ute men to arms!
The battle U for the election of the
grounds
The Russians were re-
ported to have unnecessarily strength-
ened their "railway guards," and 20,-
000 Russian troops were said to have
been concentrated at Feu Whang, on
the Yalu river, commanding the north-
ern border of Korea which Is looked
upon as Japan's special ward.
Another report has it that, a second
Olagovett hensk massacre on a small
lied
nchurlan
slan troops. It la Impossible to verify
these reports.
BU8INE8ES MEN ORGANIZE.
Supposed to Be in Opposition to Labor
Unions of Omaha.
Omaha. Neb., April "i'l.—The busi-
ness men of this city have formed an
organization which they say has a
membership of 800 known as the Huh-
Iness Men's association. According to
the statement given to the press the
object of the association Is purely de-
fensive und Its organization Is "made
neoessary by the apparent determina-
tion of organizer] labor of the city to
either control or ruin «v«ry business
enterprise."
One of the Contestants was Very
Seriously Injured.
Philadelphia, Pa.. April 22.—In a
fight, compared to which the average
bread riot Is child's play, the annual
bowl between the Sophom*ore and
Freshman classes of the Cnlverslty of
Pennsylvania has been waged In the
old Franklirr 'Held and the freshmen
won.
John Armstrong a sophom*ore, l.<
badly Injured, perhaps dying, in the
university hospital He had b'-eri ly-
ing under a r.trugKlIng mass of stu-
dents for ten minutes. Ileing uncon-
scious, he was unable to protect him-
self from the hods of his friends and
l'oes.
A dozen or more students were seri-
ously enoiiKh Injured to be taken out of
the tight, but Armstrong was the only
man who had to «o to the hospital.
Three thousand men, women and
children looked on and cheered the
combatants.
Pensucola, Fla., April 2'J. Another
accident is reported lo have occurred |
aboard the battleship Iowa, although
no fatalities huve been reported. Some
of the seamen are said to have been
scalded.
Such reticence Is maintained that
names are not yet in hand. This sec-
ond accident consists In the bursting
of a. steam pipe and disabling tliw ves-
sel's steering gear to such an extent j
that the service of a lug boat was re- >
quired to bring the battleship back ;
Inlo harbor. Repairs of an urgent na-
ture are said to be absolutely necessa-
ry before the vessel leaves here.
The Iowa, has been at target practice
for three days irylng her small guns.
While a few miles off Pensacola the
accident occurred and the ship was
towed to the navy yard. On account
of the accident the sailing of the
squadron has been postponed several
days. The battleships were to have
sailed this morning.
DETROIT'S PLAN.
Has a Scheme to Get the Republican
National Convention.
Detroit. Mich., April 22.—A special
to the Tribune from Ionising says:
The proposition to hold the Kepubll-
can national convention in Detroit as
n feat in'" of the celebration of the
semi-centennial of the birth of the
parly "Under (he Oaks" at Jackson,
Mich., lias created enthusiasm In the
state capital. Auditor (leneral Powers
has communicated with Senator Man-
na, chairman of the national Republi-
can committee to secure his views in
regard to the proposition.
En
NATIVE3 AND PIONEERS.
President and Officers fo the Associa-
tion Elected at Waco.
Waco, Tex., Aprl! 22.—The meeting
of the Association of Natives and Pio-
neers of Texas yesterday waft really
the one which resulted In the perfec-
tion of a permanent organization, such
an organization not having been hul
before, according lo the announcement
of President Thorns'1 I* Btanfleld.
Interesting letters were read from
persons well known In Texas history,
some of them dating back as far as
1831.
It was decided that the secretary
should select one person In each county
where the organization now exists, to
communicate with the pioneers and se-
cure new members where parties were!
s.
TRAVELING UNIVERSITY.
One Reached Chicago To-day
Route to Another Point.
Chicago, April 22.—A university In
transit, reached Chicago this morning
over th- Chicago, Itoi k slland and Pa-
cific road, was transferred to the
Northwestern track at Sixteenth
stieel. and thereupon proceeded to
• Jlen Kllyn for permanent location.
Four baggage cars und two passen-
ger coaches brought Ruskin universi-
ty. Its equipment, Its on" professor,
Its president and Its sixty students
fiom Trenton, Mo., to Its new suburb-
an residence.
A summer hotel at CJIen Kllyn has
been remodeled for university pur-
poses.
The so Von I to i),. located there will
be the center of the Kuskln university
system of co-operative associations
and socialistic institutions established
by Walter Vrooman.
President Ceo. McArthur Miller and
Prof. W. A. Rlckcnbrodt are the only
two members of the faculty who ac-
company the students.
, University of Chicago to Grant One for
Two Yoars* Work.
Chicago, April 22.—A batchelor's de-
Kree for two years' work Is to be
grunted by the University of Chicago,
ll Is lo lie called the degree of bach-
elor of education, and Is to be given
for two years of strictly professional
work In the line of pedagogical prepa
ration. Students are to be admitted
to this special course for teachers
either from the junior colleges ul the
university or from certain approved
lilgh schools.
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New York. April 22.---After four gen-
erations of Christophers had fought
und waited sixty years or more for
their sluir-? of the spoliation claims
award growing out of the desultory
naval warfare between this country and
France In isol, Mrs. Mary Christophers.
h widow, whose home Is In Urookiyn,
And her son, Thomas V. J. Christo-
phers, arc assured by their lawyer that
lliey will soon receive from Washing-
Ion at least $17,000 as their share of
the award.
Their claim Is based on the capture
In ISO I by the French of the ship
Causes, owned In part by Vermilyla
Christophers, a prominent ship owner
and merchant In llils city.
When France sold Louisiana to the
United Stales one of the stipulations
was that $3.7Ei0,0(lll of the purchase mon-
ey was to be set aside to pay the spo-
liation claims. The son of Vermilyla
Christophers put In a claim for a
share of this fund because of the loss
of the Ganges and the tight has de-
scended to his grandson who, with his
mother, Is assured by the lawyers that
they will soon receive Ht least $17,000.
"S-
It Is just two years since the work of
tearing down the ojd building to make
room for the new commenced, and dur-
ing that time the Stock Exchange
members have been accommodated at
the Produce Exchange.
It was expected the work would be
completed within a year, but the diffi-
culties were greater than t'.ie archi-
tects and contractors had c.ounfed <>n.
The building, nh'.h looks su^llj'v
sun ..und;*;; Z.MtoJZrttil Ap-
pearance with il^KPuvT at"f eauli-
i'uliy carved stone pillars and the
decoration of the interior has been
arranged looking to the comfort In
every way posible of the members.
An Impregnable vault has been built
for the safety of securities. The heat-
ing, cooling and ventilation arrange-
ments are perfect and the board and
other rooms are large, comfortable
und prettily decorated.
The buildin: whlct trontr. on Broad
street ■ t-xtehdimhroujlfc'to New street,
with openings on Wall street, as in the
old building.
In the construction It was found
necessary to go forty-two feet below
the level of Hroad street. In the cel-
lar of the exchange are the vaults of
safe deposit companies and plants for
cooling and heating the building.
The members will be warmed in
winter by a constant flow of warm air.
in the summer the coolest spot In the
city oulslde the cold storage Ware-
house will be the Stock Exchange,
which will be kept at a low tempera-
ture. The main hoard room.,in which
trading will be done, Is M4xt09 feet,
and Is 74V4 fec-t to celling. Into thla
will go fresh air at the rate of 12,0011,-
000 cubic feet per minute, while ex-
haust pipes will draw off the foul air.
Milton Fiihor Dead.
Medway, Miss., A pill 22.-Milton M.
Fisher, well known In anti-slavery
days and prominent In the Free Soil
party, Is dead at ills home here, aged
ninety-two years. He was a delegate
to the Hist meeting of the American
anti-slavery society mid from that
time to the civil war was among the
most active abolitionists. As a. Free
Soil party man he was nominated for
United States senator in 18!>0 but was
defeated.
Heavy Frosts.
Hoslck Falls, N. Y., April 2,1.—Farm-
ers and fruit growers are much wor-
ried over the crop prospects on account
of the recent frosts and unseasonable
weather. The heavy frost of Monday
has been followed by a much more se-
vere one causing danger of blight.'
Gen. Woodson Dying.
Great Falls, Mont., April 22.- A late
report from the bedside of lirlg. Gen.
A. E. Woodson Is to the effect that
the patient Is i.ipldly sinking and
cannot survive many hours. Ills en-
tire left side is paralyzed.
Complains of Delay.
New York, April 22. It Is said, ac-
cording to n London dispatch to the
Tribune, that Postmaster General
Chamberlain has written to the Amer-
ican postal authorities complaining of
the delay in dispatching mall from
New Yolk to London.
REAL ESTATE RU8H.
Havana, April 22.—Recent purchases
of land by Americans In the province
of Puerto Principe have caused a rush
for the registration of Inr.d titles.
The purchase of a large block of
property In the city of Puerto Principe
by Sir Win. Van Horn- a railroad com-
pany has resulted In a rush In real es-
tate values there
Revival at Greenville.
Greenville, Tex., April 22. Rev. J. O.
Reavls, of the First I'resbyterlan
church, Dallas, began a series of pro-
tracted meetings here on Monday In
Hip l'resbyl"rlan church. He will con-
duct them for two weeks, filling his
own pulpit, however, on Sunday.
Brambilla Won.
London, April 22. —At the Epsom
spring meeting to-day the city and su-
burban handicap was won by llrutnbll-
lo. Valrn/.a was second and Overnor-
ton third. Fifteen horses run.
MARRIED AT FORT WORTH.
Dallas Young Couple United in the
Panther City.
Fori Worth, April 22.—W. C. McCon-
neli, a young dancing muster of Dallas,
and Miss Luclle Olive, also of that city,
who Is pronounced by officers at the
court house to be one of the handsom-
est girls that ever entered that build-
Ing, were united in marriage yesterday
The attorneys for the city of Dallas
and III" antl-annei.-ntlonlsts have
agreed upon next Tuesday as the day
for the hearing of the motion lo din-
solve the Injunction restraining the
city of Dallas from Interfering with
tMe alleged municipality of Oak Cliff.
Judge Polndexter, of Cleburne, hua
agreed upon that date and will be here
Tuesday morning to fireside. Judge
Nash vacates his bench to tike Judge.
Judge Polndexter Is suld to be one of
the most able district Judges In the
state and the selection of him to hear
the motion Is satisfactory to both
sides. Moth sides are confident that
they will win in fact neither hus any
doubt about the outcome of the matter.
W. P. Ellison, attorney for the an-
nexationists, will return from Reau-
mont, where he Is now on legal busi-
ness, to assist the city attorney In
the case.
Judge Nash of the Fourteenth dis-
trict court, had little difficulty In ar-
riving at his decision In regard to his
competency to hear the motion to dis-
solve the Oak Cliff Injunction, yester-
day. II. Is believed the Jud^e consid-
ered the case of the city of Austin vs.
Nolle, mayor of that, city, 85 Texas.
r,20. a parallel one. In that ease the
mayor tried to prevent th« city from
Issuing some bonds and when the case
was taken to the higher court, one of
iln> supreme Judges considered him-
self disqualified to serve and did not
serve because he was a taxpayer of
the illy of Austin. In the bill to an-
nex Oak Cliff there Is provided the Is-
suance of $50,000 In bonds to be spent
on Improvements in Oak Cliff. Judge
Nash reached Ills decision very short-
ly after lie had taken Attorney Hen-
ry's motion to dissolve under consid-
eration.
AFFAIRS IN MOROCCO.
Two Reports About the Crowning of
the Sultan's Brother.
Madrid. April 22.—A special dispatch
from Mellila, Morocco, says that Mu-
l-y Mohammed, the Sultan's brother,
had been proclaimed emperor at Fez.
A dispatch from Tangier April 17
said the Sultan had again offered the
crown to his brother, Muley Mo-
hammed, who refused It.
, It was added In il dispatch from Me-
llila the same day that the Sultan, ac-
companied by his brother, had started
for Tnza, the headquarters of the pre-
tender and great excitement prevailed
at Fez.
Challenger's Injuries.
Southampton, April 22.—Shamrock
III was surveyed In dry dock to-day.
It was found she had sustained no
damage below the water line.
Dreyfus Demands Inquiry.
Paris. April 22.—Dreyfus has sent a
letter to War Minister Andre demand-
ing an Inquiry in regard to the do
ment In which it 1b alleged
William In a marginal note
that Dreyfus has supptisd j
meat to Germany,
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