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BAcuELLER q co.
Affidavit sworn Ont Against the
Concern.


New Orleans Times Democrat.
The members OF the defunct concern which
operated under the name Of ". II, Bachelor
q Co. will have criminal proceedings insti-
tuted against them. and warrants for their
arrest for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses have been sworn out
Among the numerous victims of the firm
was e. X. Jackson of San Angelo. Texas.
who is loser something over $4,000, and he
has come 10 the city to prosecute.
Mr.. Jackson Is a wealthy citizen OF San
Angelo and has had considerable dealings
with the firm investing both his own money
and that Of friends placed in his hands for
the purpose He has not been ut home
recently but before leaving he instructed his
Co.. J.; drawn to cover mnrgns. The BUCKET
shon operators took advantage of this 10
draw 5000 sinre the 18th OF last month. and
1t is on this that the case against them VIII
be brought, as their books chow no losses
credited to Mr. Jackson.
The men are now fugltives from Justice.
as Mr.. Jackson. after consultation with
District Attorney Jos. Il. Generally. appeared
before Judge T. j. Duggan Of the First
city criminal court Yesterday and swore out
the following warrant. which was placed IN
the hands of the chief of police.
That w. H. Bachelor and Percy T. King
did on the 18th day Of January cheat and
defraud Il. r. jackson of his goods and
money and did falsely pretend TO y. r.
Jackson that they, tho said w. H. Bachelor
that they required the sum of $1,000 to nav
certain margins. alleged to be due on cotton
when IN truth aud fact said margins were
not due and said Bachelles ana King had IN
their CUSTODY for and in the name of e. u
jackson $500 with which 10 paw any mar
gins due. Tho said reprt sensations were
false aud the accused obtained She S2oOC
undcr false pretenscs.
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rue NATIONS DEAD.
Remains OF General Lawton aud
Major Logan AT Chicago.

Nenlains of General La,yton aud
Major Logan AT Chicago.
Chicago, February i.4~The funeral train
bearing the bodies Of Major General Henry
W. Lawton, Major John A, Logan and l.. A.
Arnstrong arrived at the Chicago and North
western depot az o'clock tonight, fourteen
hours ahead OF time. Awaiting the train we're
Mrs, John a. Logan. Major Logan's mother,
Charles +, Wilson. secretary of Governor
Mount OF Indiana, representing the tate in
receiving General Lawton's body, aud sew
eral local committees. When the train stopped
Mrs. Logan WAS one OF the first to mount
the steps OF the sleeping car, in which was
the widow OF General Lawton, Mrs, Lawton
was comforting her young son, Maniey. when
Mrs, Logan appeared. There was a moment
OF silence aud suspense, Then the two, over.
come by emotion. embraced and mingled their
ltsars
Finally Mrs. Logan said: 'My dear. my
woe " yours; we have given that which we
loved best 60 our country God Is the iudse
and before Him we must bow aud say, Thy
VIII be done =
Mrs lawton was unable 90 speak she was
violently shaken by her srief, aud as the two
women went together their emotions proved
TOO strong. and they tainted simultaneously
Cantsin King and bis orderly resuscitsied
them Then entered Mrs. samuel ruibertsen
OF louisville. Mrs. Lawtons sister, and ne,
husband and Miss Fsnnie CTsis. another. SIS
ter, also OF Louisville.
The body Of General LAwtpn was lett hi
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ACTION MUST ne rRom,rr.
To Prevent "a Reign of LawIessncss
al Cape Nome.


New oYrk. February 4.-There will be
lawlesepcss and reign of terror in the
new gold fields at Cape Nome, Alaska
next summer. IN the opinion of John G..
Brady. governor Of the Territory, ana
George y. Wright, postmaster as Capc
Nome unless congress takes steps to es-
tablish civil government on firm foot
ing and makes laws defining the proprio-
torship OF elaine Governor Brady and
Mr. Wright are In the East eudeavoung
to obtain the appointmenteof United states
judges al Sitka. Circle City and Cape
Nome. An extraordinary rush Of gold
seekers to the last named place Is eN
pected next May, when communication
with the outside world Is opened. Mr..
Wright believes that before the end Of
th, summer there will be $1,000 people in
Cape Nome.
we want the general land laws ex-
tended to Alaska SO that We may have
homes and rights, said Mr. Wright to-
night "otherwee we can not help having
great deal Of trouble We are without
legal form Of government We have or
ganized one Of our own. elechng may
or, council, a chief Of police aud other
officers but II has no standing iu law.
There wers 1000 men there last year and
they agreed among themselves 10 observe
each others rights. bur 1t will be differ
ent when We have 10000.
In law nobody has any right - the
beach between the high ana low water
marks, where there are rich deposits ot
/ gold II ought 10 he laid on into small
| plots for the sale OF The mineral rights.
| ! got 10 Nome July IT, when there was
| no slutco box in the district Lumbar
came later and about $4,000 was taken
out last summer On the Yukon the gold
is well below the surface bui al Nome
| II lies near the top OF The ground Many
claims have heen stacked out hut there
is a vas. region still 10 be- explored. The
formation is very pc lliar Back Of The
/ beach which is white sand. aud rising
/ ten feet above it Is 70 dat strip called
| Tundras, which arenda from TWO to fou
MILES back 20 the mountains. This haf
q layer Of moss and peat or top; ther
comes a layer OF blue clay from six t.
fifteen inches thick aud ihop white sane
to he'd rock twenty-five feet below TIL,
gold In the white sand runs from 81
cents to 81 80 per pan and the nav streak,
Of sand on the bed rock runs s. 30 tn,
pan oesides coarse gold.
Governor Brady wants Alaska 20 com,
In as State when the population ha,
been Increased b ythe rush mex summer
He is the ono man that all the people
there have absolute confidence 10. II W.
are admitted TO the Union We can TAX,
care Of ourselves"
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Rnhr NeM. Nnte.

Roby, Texas, February Stock is
looking very well, and there is some buy
ing among the stcckmen and prices arc
good, and the stockmen seem to have NO
fear as TO the remainder of the winter.
Wheat is in good condition ana pres
poets were never finer in this country.
Hon. w L. Ponder has announced as
a candidate for district attorney Of the
Thirty ninth judicial district, subject to
the action OF the democratic party. Mr..
Ponder Is an attorney of Roby and recent
ly resided at Snyder. Texas. and recently
resigned the position of county attorney Of
that place.
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Personal MENTION,

No.
A. NJ Carson Of willis is at the b''s w.
Emory c. smith of Denton is al tne.'I &,
W. J.. Iiil of Huntsville is late A'"-
the Capitol II
W W, Lipscomb Of Luling Is fes'''''''
the Capitol IN,
h. Goldsmith of Athens is among 'os ~
at the Capitol. - Il
W. f. Dent of Big springs Is ss's
the Hutebins. u. n
\. n. Garner of Now orleans Is ~
rival atthe Bristol. ~
s. Munger and wife OF Dallas arc "
tered at The Lawlor. 80. 4
II. A. Rich Of Wharton was fes'''e
the Lawlor yesterday ~.
W. f. Maynard, prominent ia"se'
trop is at the Hutchins. 49,, n
]. II. Labst of orange Is Na'"'
city and guest at the Hutenins' .,.a,, 4
W. L. Greer Of Fort Worth Is 4 ''sS
the city and a guest at the Oapi'Vr n
Malcolm Graham of Austin cana =
night and registered at the Nappsr -, q,
A. II. Pierce Shanghai was IN US ~ g
terday, a guest OF tho Hotel LAWN ,..,,..
Messrs L. II. Yeagley and J.. haN'-
Denton are registered at Inc ti"'sl, ,s,o..l
Mr.. Werner White the artist pssssa, j 's sSs,;
last night from Galveston en- INV
land. .,s,fa
NJ. Liditenstein a well known .n ms,s1, Il y
Corpus Christi, is in the CITY s'Yff'T
Lawlor :, Bas.
Messrs. i. c. ogden and l, X Pr llsss.,e,id d
monI came in last n!ght ana
the Hutchins. Il. M 1,
Miss Mabel Gambat' left last n'sa "a ~
extended trip 10 Cberleston' . N'
Southern cities. tsa,.
F. II Grain OF Cuero, wei lite is,e Nlll'1
attorney Of that place. sou o. lhe
| Henry Grain, Is at the Lawlon ~
Mrs. j. y oldham and MISS -, S', vussis !
| Pittmann Of Dallas are 10 the ea'''
their sister, Mrs. w II. TayiV'.s y
Hon. Joe II. Eagle has recovery. lad siTss y
DAYS attack Of lever. He left las n Nj d
Austin. where he will remain AZ
official business. "a gsF
Hon. John Lovejoy OF Galveston =, Gslssst
stntatives Wheless and NOLAN lat rlFtt
county passed through the CIV
route to Austin. sscs;
Hon. J. S. Sheriff.. speaker q IN N he q.
The Twenty legislature; VIZ IL :
yesterday, a guest Of the La"''
last night for Austin. nd
Messrs. r. NJ. Richardson. Pr: ~
Richardson, of Oklahoma, anu ,rsnt iarr
ardsun. Jr.. OF this city. proh1'A
men, are guests at the Bristol .xsst q
S. Carter OF Breuham, ca! iaSp i y
| T L Anderson Of Caddo Mis- ylsrfisit
terson OF Cisco, A. y. Welsh Z, 81,
W. Pettigrew aud George n ~ ,,r,s.1l
Worth, arc recent arrivals AZ W
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GOING TO CUBA.


New York, February 4.--Robert P. Porter
special commissioner of the United states to
Cuba, sailed today for Havana to consult with
Governor General Wood and General Sanger
on a revision of the tarin and internal re1e-
nue. systems Of the island. I'VE expect TO
lower the present import duties on articles
OF food, said MIR. Porter today The dlf-
ference In revenue will be made up in in
ternal revenue taxes. Before Cuban independ
must be done. Cuba needs white immigrants.
for the present scarcity of labor is prevent
ing natural Industrial Improvement The
present immigration law is very stringent.
With the improvement OF political conditions
in Cuba the money withdrawn from the island
will find it's way back for Investment. The
Spanish. IL assured protection for all time,
will come back and reinvest their money.
Their absence is a terrible depression to in
dustry. surplus and a credit must be es-
tahished before the Cuban people can 20 1t
alone"
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his disposal are he Third cavalry and tn
Thirty infantry, which have estab-
lished permanent stations at San Fernan-
dino. Vigan and Laoag, with outposts and
sub posts for the protection OF the in
hahitants and the administration OF pub
lie affairs, After the appointment OF Gen
eral Young, General Otis issued an order
declaring Dagupan. San Feruandino dc In
Union. Vigau. Laoag and APART open for
trade under coasting trade regulations
General Otis also issued an order az the
same time directing that trade with the
ports OF Sulu archipelago. with those OF
zamhoanga. Cottabatto and Davao, OF tho
island OF Miadanao, and with the island
of Basllan be established
The ports Of zamboansa. Mindanao
Jolo island of Jolo Siassi aud island OF
siassi were declared to he omen ports
for the time being.
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MnnthI, ON Rennrt.

operations in the Corslcana oil held for the
month closing with January 81 shows that
during the month there were completed TWEEN
tN-eight wells Of which twenly-three were
PRODUCERS, four We're dry holes and one was
good gas we'll During the month seven
producers sixteen in excess OF the abandoned
wells.
on February / there were twelve wells
drilling and TWO rigs reaLS to begin.
The status Of the field with this report is
as follows; TOTAL producing wells 49,. total
dry holes lg6, total gas wells ~ total wells
abandoned as improbable 20
Thr production Of the entire field is slowly
increasing, the output OF wells during the
month OF January being IN excess Of the
December output. which was larger than
that Of November.
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IRISH JOAN on ARc
Declares This Is Irelnnd's Golden
OpportunIts.

New York. February l,--The Academy
of Music was crowded from pit 10
dome tonight with men and women who
cheered Miss Maud Come the Irish
Joan OF Are" in her bite. denuneiatlon
OF England's policy in South Africa.
Miss Come did no, conhne her remarks
against the present war with the Boets.
but In no uncertain tones told her hear
ers that now Is tho time for Irisnmen
TO strike an effective blow aud throw on
the shackles that have bound them for
more than seven hundred years.
"Ergland's difficulty is Ireland's oppor-
tunity and Il YOU are zen having the
freedom OF Ireland az heart. now Is your
Tine she declared, amid great applause.
The crowd cheered itself hoarse.
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the composite car which with the Pullman
bearing the accompanying party, was turhe ',
over to the Pennsylvania ROAD 10 pc .sNsn
state tomorrow
The body OF Major Logan was taken l.on
the train by an escort OF friends ana placed ~
u will remain until tomorrow night when Il
will be taken to Youngstown, Ohio, for burial
The car camelia, bearing the body, VIII ps
attached 20 the Baltimore and ONO tralh
leaving Chicago at .. M. The funeral ser
vices will be held in the Episcopal church IN
Youngstown Wednesday afternoon ~ :
O'Clock. Bishop Leonard OF Cleveland will Of
hclate The Logan Rifles viii participate IN
the ceremonies
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VALENTINES. ' s ss,:S' !: !:
Cort
q. w. BALDWIN, sos Main

lege Station in response to tsIsria
stating that her son. who is attending q
A. and NJ college, is seriously SICK ~
pneumonia. .zs
Trains yesterday afternoon and taaN
were filled with odd Fellows en- rau's y
The meeting of the grand lodge 10 81
weston.
Hon. Ben S. Rogers passed through Y
city yesterday afternoon en- route ~
Austin to Galveston. where he VIII v
tend the meeting Of the grand lodgs :.
Beach & Bowers Ministries VIII @ y.
attraction al the Grand opera holss ~
February T.. -.
Mrs. W. E. lwyer entertained nuas,
of friends az dinner at the Exchang' w.,
yesterday.
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oupA's FATE UNDETERMINED.
Administration Can Set No Date For
Redeeming Its Pledges

ttN PtcupFS.
New York, February A special 60
the Herald from Washington saws:
Though gratifed at the excellent CON
duct Of the residents OF Cuba since
Americas occupation began. the authors
ties are still unable to rame tho date
when American sovereignty shah end aud
The inhabitants of the island shall com
rnenee the administration of their own
affairs
Under Instructions given by the presl-
dent and the secretary of war before his
departure, General Wood is doing every
thing IN his power TO educate tho people
o. the island in self-govenment. not
only by example bu, by placing them iu
positions of responsibility II IS believed
nat after the Spanish subjects Of the
islaod have registered their Intention o.
continuing their a,legiance TO Snain o.
ol Decoming citizens OF Cubs, the people
viii be ready for the elections which viii
commit the municipal governments OF the
island To the officers elected By the peo-
pif These elections, OF course. viii be-
CONDUCTED under American supervision.
The operations Of the municipalities will
be carefully watched by the administra-
sioa II order 10 determine n the people
are ready for larger responsibility and
II Il should be shown that such is the
ease, then representative convention
VII be called TO draft a constitution and
70 establish general system of lndepen-
cent govsrnment, In his annual message
me president declared that the United
States must see 10 Il that free Cuba be
2 reality, not 8 name. a perfect entity,
Do hasty cs.perimera hearlng within
ITSELF the elements OF failure
ne year SLOWED by the treaty OF Paris
: me Spanish population OF The island
fn fltet whether they Will be Cuban Of
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ENNIS ITEMS.
The Commrrcinl Club Has Arranged
for Flour Mill.

Ennis, Texas, February 1.-THE firm OF
Goodwin & Owens who recently burned
out here. will replace their stock of gro
ceries 10 the same building as soon as
their house Is repaired The stock consist
ed of over $500. with $3.50 insurance
The Ennis Commercial club has about
arranged for II Touring mill TO be put in
operation here. The club is creating CON
siderable interest, and Indications point to
a great good to be accomplished Three
branch clubs have already been organized
in the trading tributary TO this city. and
the farmers seem to realize the necessity
OF the organization and are taking hold
of the move with enthusiasm There will
be at least seven more organizations per
fected
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THE auID rRo auo.

England 4. 60 Get Fort IN
Alaska.
New York. February 4.-The Jour
lnnI and Advertisers Washington
correspondent states Tint in return
for the British remuneration at
rights under the Ciayton-Butwcr
treaty, the state department has
promised IA free por. In Alaska for
Canada.
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NO RUMP LEGISLATURE.
Republicans Have Abandoned the Scheme
Of a Session In London.
END Of the TROUBLE is IN Sight
n IL R~,t~ved. n. n Result of Con-
fercnces which Were Held
sunday Night.

Louisville KY. February S. a. mr.
The correspondent Of the Courier-Journai
wired bis paper at o'clock this morning
rs follows: The session Of the general as
ssmbly which the republicans we're TO
have held at London has been called of.
Many democratic members OF the general
assembly are now in Louisville, to which
place they secretly adjourned last Friday
,n order 70 avoid arrest and forced trip
TO London, but they Will not have 20 hold
sessions in Louisville, as they had in
tended The republicans are all in London
preparing to caucus tomorrow and TO hold
a session on Tuesday. but they will be in
formed today that the London session is
not to he held at all and it is believed
that on Tuesday the republican members
will be back in Frankfort. In fact. the
clouds this morning for the first time he
gan to lit and while peace is not assured
beyond a doubt, the developments are such
as to make IL reasonably certain that
the war is drawing to close.
John Marshall the republican iouau-
ant governor, accompanied BY u. W. Fair
leigh. the well known republican law
yer Of Louisville, arrived here last night
and after conference with Governor de
facto Taylor at the executive building they
returned 70 he Capitol hotel
MIR Fairleigh went at once 10 the room
Of senatoe-oleut Blackburn and held a
hong conference, the result of which is
said 20 have been highly gratifying to
ne democrats
At a late hour Mr. Fairlcigh came down
f-,m Senator Blackburn'a room ald he
and MIR. Marshall held a long contereu a
Of half an hour, at the end Of wl!th Mr..
Marshall went over to tho executive
building again, He went alone and pro-
coded to Governor raylors ofnce.
il can be stated positively that since
uighitail there has been a complete change
and the beamng face OF Senator Black
burn tells more than be is willing tc
impart in words. When asked about the
Developments he simply said. "You car
say that there have been satisfactory ant
assuring developments"
The other details Of these develop,
ments were learned from sources the re
liability Of which can not he questioned
Ae a result OF the conference. the dem
oerats have hopes Of realizing their de
sire TO reach an adjustment OF the polit
zeal controversy by the processes OF tn
courts.
Wiser counsel has prevailed with Gov
ernor Taylor to tho extent that he ha
abandoned the attempt to hold meetin
of The legislature a London. Democrat
and republican members OF the legislator
have been summoned back to Franbiol
and session OF the legislature viii /
held there today. Whether Goyernc
TAYLOR win entirely withdraw his troor
IS not settled but II is believed the en-
will be that the legislature will resuu
its sittings in the State house witho,
molestatlon and that tbe entire contrc
sersy will he settled by the courts
The Frankfort conference caused
change in the plans of the democrat
members. AZ their last session they ac
journed to meet at Louisville at 10 o'cloc
today.
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will probably respond Immediately to mod
crate buying, Prices were Arm all along the
line, except 10 consois which touched 1905
Americans displayed decided strength, This
was mainly due TO Berlin purchases. which
yesterday carried prices above parity.
The Berlin Market.
Berlin, February i.The. money market
last week showed an easing tendency. The
report of the Reichsbank indicates consid-
CRADLE pressure Foreign exchange is firm,
London and Paris being very near the gold
exporting point The West German cotton
spinuers have made a further advance IN
yarns. The soap trust has resolved to raise
Prices The wood dealers have organized a
combination al Straashourg for Southwest
Germany
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OPENING ronrs.
Recent Orders by otis Relative 10
the Matter.

New York, February IA speeia, to
the Herald from Washington says Gen.
eral orders issued BY Major General Oils
relative TO the establishment Of civil gov
eminent and the opening Of ports OF trade
have been received by the war depart
menr General Young is now serving as
military governor Of northwestern Luzop.
west of the provinces OF csyagan. Isa-
bella and Nueva viseaya. which are under
tho command OF Colonel Hood, sixteenth
infantry. Those provinces within Gem
erai Youngs command are Bonsoe Abra
Henguef lie Panic iioieos. nosth and
south. and Union, and his headquarters
arc established in yigan; The troops at
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DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
BiS1yeIl and Davis Brothers Engage
In a Duel.

Memphis Tenn. February "A special
to the Commercial-App from Nashville
SAYS News reached here tonight of a
double tragedy which occurred last night
during a dance at the house OF D. l..
Adamson, q farmer six miles from Lib
erty, De Kalb county, in which Charles
Bixwell was instantly killed and his
brother, Hurtell. morally wounded by
Henry and Joe Davis, brothers. The shoot
ing is said to have grown out of a quar-
rel over n lantern. The Davis boys escaped
but were captured later. Each brother
charged the other with the shooting.
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Denton, Texas, February S--A meeting
OF the republicans OF Denton county has
been called for February II at the conrt
house here for the purpose OF selectlng
delegates to the State and congressional
conventions
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ri.her connt, commltten

Roby, Texas, February s.-Mr L. H,
MoCrea. chairman Of the executive com
mittee of the democratic party OF Fisher
county. has called meeting of the com
mittee TO determine the course OF the
democrats OF this county to meet Feb
.ruary IL.
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Spanish citizens will expire on April l.,
next. II was believed that by that time
the results OF the census would have been
and tabulated when this gov
ernment would be ready 10 provide Cor
elections
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A DETECTIVES plscovrpv

He dropped in 81 Psckard,s laundry ana
after close examination discnversd ~.
laundry, cleaning and dyeinr xort rs,
the best he had seen in Houston. patrori,s
hi. laundry and you will have no Coz
PLANT Phone $50.
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The pcrIin Mnrket.
FOREIGN BRIEFS.

Berlin, February Mrs. White. wife Of the
United States ambassador Is confined to her
bed with Influenza
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IF THE BABY is CUTTING Ih ~ II.
be sure and use that old ana .s,u Tssas
remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Sov ses' ~ ~
for children tecthing II sop,n' Nm. ~
softens tho gums. allays Az ssmri3
wind collie and Is the best ~
diarrhoca