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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18

The county commissioners sit
ting as board of equalization last
week, adjourned after making
quite a list of raisings, and will
meet on the 25th, inst, one week
hence, to allow those not satisfied
Herewith to show cause why
valuations so raised should not
remain fixed.
G. & G.. Hagelstein Co. are this
week ordering out their third car
of Mccormick Binders, Mowers
and Rakes for this season. Can
any house west of Fort Worth
op this record? We think not
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18
STILL FILING.
The Land Rush on Account of the
Lap Lease Decision Continues
Unabated.

"And the rush still continues /"
The following files have been
made on public lands in Tom
Green county since those reported
in last weeks Press, figures indi-
eating number of sections:
w. r. Barton, 1; w. M. john
son 2, S. T. Privett 4, M. A. Price
4, d. G. Durham 4, Joel R. Bar
ton 4, f. NJ. Magruder 4, B. B
Galloway /, A. G. Smith A, Ulee
Cotton 2, w. w. Terry /, James
Wood /, A. A. McGill 3.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18

Stafford Dowty was down from
San Angelo this week visiting
home folks.
81 Hodges, now with Hagel,,
stein Bros, of San Angelo, visited
Brentwood friends this week.
The report that negotiations
are on whereby the st. Louis and
San Francisco might pass under
control of the Rock Island, has
been officially denied, and it may
be added that the interests now
controlling the Frisco are not like
ly to part with their property for a
considerable time.-Pecan Valley
News.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18
Phone SO.

A coroner's jury in Georgia de-
livered the following original YER
dict on the sudden death of a
merchant who had failed in bust
ness. eve, the jury, find from
the DOCTORS statement that the
deceased came to his death by
heart failure, superinduced by
business failure, which was caused
by failure to advertise, which was
the result of failure to see far
enough ahead. Eek.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18
To Mattress Dealers:

] have reopened my mattress
factory, being now located at the
corner of Chadbourne street and
College Avenue. / soiicit your
orders on a basis of good work
and reasonable prices. Icater to
the trade only on new goods.
If j. III. Johnson.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18
The Best

Is always the cheapest Schill>
ings Best Baking Powder and
Extracts are absolutely pure
and every package guaranteed
to please. Your money back
If you don't find it the best
you ever used.
SILAS II. kEETON.
Phone SO.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18
STATUS OF LAP=LEASES.
Opinion Of the Attorney General as to
the Effect of the Ketner
Decision.

Austin, Tex, June lathe
following important opinion on
the effect of the Supreme Courts
decision in the Ketner case was
rendered to-day by the Attorney
Generals department:
Dear Sir: We are in receipt of
yours of the 10th instant, which
is as follows:
II am receiving numerous in
quiries with regard to the effect
of the decision of the Supreme
Court in the Ketner case, which
holds that the Commissioners
could not consolidate into one
lease where one party had several
leases. l will thank you for your
opinion upon the following:
"If A leased from the State
ten sections of land in July, 1896,
for a period of five years, and If
he leased ten sections in 1897 for
a period of ten years, and if he
leased ten sections from the
State in 1893 for a period of six
years, and if such leases were sub
sequently consolidated and put
into one lease for a period Of, say,
six years, and if A has continued
to pay annual rental on all this
land to the present time, what
would be the status of AS lease
holdings under the decision of
the Ketner case? Is A. without
any lease at all, or will the former
leases which were Cancelled con-
tinue in force until they would
have expired had they not been
Cancelled and consolidated into
one lease?
"Under the case stated, one of
AS leases would have expired in
July, 1900, but the other two
leases, had they not been CONSOLE
dated would have been in force to-
day. Will the leases made by A.
in 1897 and 1898 be in force. the
lease money on the land having
been paid under the consolidated
lease?"
Under the decision of the Su-
preme Court in the case of Ketner
VS., Land Commissioner, lately
decided, as we understand it,
in the case stated by you, the
original leases made to A. are in
force until they are terminated
by the expiration of the terms of
the leases, respectively, unless
sooner Cancelled for non-payment
of rent.
The principle established by the
decision, we think, is that the
Commissioner had no authority
to cancel the original lease except
for legal cause, before the expira-
ton of the term.
The leases made by A. in 1897
and 1893, we think, will be in
force until the expiration of their
terms respectively, the lease mon
ey on the land having been paid
under the consolidated lease, pro-
vided, of course, there is no de-
fault in the payment of rent as
due under such original leases in
the future. Yours very truly,
T. S. REESE.
Office Assistant Attorney Gen
eral.
AS a result of the decision of
the Supreme Court in the Ketner
case, invalidating lapsed leased,
the Land Commissioner is receiv-
ing scores of applications to pur-
chase school lands, which were
under lease at the time of the
decision. Thousands of acres
have been taken by parties who
are in the rush" to secure this
land.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18
=. NEUROLOGY. ~
Alexander w. Sprnigstun.


subject of this sketch were shock
ed when the news was received
that he had died at his home on
Lipan Flat last Saturday after
noon. He had been in the city
for several days previous on his
official duties as county commits
sioner, on the board of equaliza-
ton, and had started home on
the mail hack Saturday morning.
He ate his dinner and was in his
usual good spirits, talking and
laughing, and about 3 O'Clock was
sitting on lounge, talking to Mr..
Sandefur, when he took q faint
ing spell and fell suddenly over.
Restoratives we're applied and he
revived, but later was seized with
another attack, to which he sue
cumbed, all efforts looking to-
ward a second restoration proving
futile. The funeral took place
Sunday afternoon, the remains
being brought to the city and
placed at rest in Paramount ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Springstun was a native of
Missouri, about 81 years of age,
and came to this section about
the year 1874 He has pursued
the business of stock raising, in
which he was interested with Mr..
S. T. Butler, to whom he was also
related, their wives being sisters.
Mr.. Springstun was a good man
and stood high in the estimation
of his neighbors, who twice elected
him to the important and respon-
sible position of County Commits
sioner. He may truly be said to
have died in the harness.
He leaves a widow and eight
children who have the heartfelt
sympathy of many sincere friends
in their hour of supreme grief and
great sorrow, and in which The
Press sincerely joins.
The IA months old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G.. M. Ratliff died
in this city early Sunday morning.
The remains we're taken to the
Grape Creek cemetery and there
laid to rest. The grief stricken
parents have the sympathy of
their friends in their sorrow and
and bereavement, in which The
Press joins.
Geo. Club, aged about 85, died
at Water Valley last Saturday.
The remains were inferred at the
cemetery there. He leaves a
widow and 5 children, also two
brothers, Joe and Jim Club.
The Press sympathizes with the
stricken relatives in their
bereavement.
The 3 months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Cox died on Sun
day morning at l o'clock, the
funeral following in the after
noon The little one had been
suffering for some weeks and the
angels mercifully came and took
it from misery to their own abode
of eternal happiness above. To
the heart broken parents The
Press offers it's tenderest SYM
pathy.
Mr. G. NJ. Cook, in charge Of
the clothing department. at
March Bros, was called to
Marshall Monday by telegram
announcing that a brother had
been drowned at that point Sun
day. The brother was known in
San Angelo, having visited here.
The Press sympathizes with the
relatives in their sudden bereave-
want
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18
Rev. and Mrs. +. M. Masters

Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Masters
returned last Thursday.
Only $500 per week, $500
per month. at Western Hotel,
for first class board.
J. w. Knapp and family are
summering on their ranch near
Water Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Talbot,
who have been visiting in Sonora
and McKavett, have returned
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18
Piano For Sale.

A Shubert, cost 1915. Will
take $3.50 in cash, easy terms or
trade for town property or cattle.
Good as new. Can be seen at
S. w. Merchants.
MISS ADDIE EVANS.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18

Lawrence, Mellick and Jose
Tweedy, who have been attending
school at Princeton, N. j., will
return in a few days to spend
their vacation at home.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18
Old Mattresses Renovated

Cleaned, reflled, recovered and
repaired throughout. J. H.
johnson, corner Chadbourne street
and College Avenue. If
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18

-Barbed wire plenty at Find
later's now.
Plenty of barbed wire now at
Findlater's
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18
BUSINESS CHANCE.

"A well established retail groc-
cry business IN San Angelo, for
sale Well located and doing good
business. Reason for wanting to
sell; owner has other business
which fully occupies his attention
Address &C." care the PRESS San
Angelo, Texas. 22-tf
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18

New mating just received at
R. M. Wright's. Good wear and
bright, fresh, cool looking pat
terms. Prices away down and
you must hurry if you want any.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18

Charles Farquhar makes a
specially Of gentle we'll broken
horses for ladies to ride and
drive. end solicits their patron.
age. 6tf
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-18

If you want to buy a nice, gen.
tie and good butter producing
Jersey cow and take your choice
of three, see them at j. J. Rhodes
ranch. M. l.. SHELTON.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
"oUARTETTE GARRoTED.
Four Murderers Executed at Ponce,
Porto Rico. .

Four Murderers Executed at Ponce,
Porto Rico.
Ponce, Porto Rico, June 4.-Bernabe
Acevedo, Jose Torres, Ramon Troche
Cadeno and Juan Torres, the four men
found guilty of murder, robbery and
outrage, committed in October, 1898,
at Guayo, a suburb of Adjuntas, were
garroted here during the day. They
were all put to death within so min
utes and the average time taken to
kill each man vas two minutes. All
the condemned confessed their crimes
as they walked to the scaffold. Two
of them aided the executioner to ad-
just the garrote and forgave him for
putting them to death. One of the
prisoners resisted the adjustment of
the cloth over his face. He said he
wanted to die with his face uncovered.
Finally, after Is minutes struggle, he
was subdued. There were only 80 wit
nesses of the executions.
The men were executed for the muir
der of Antonio belgrade del Pine, near
Adjuntas on Sept. 80, 1898. They were
part of a band of rs who entered Pino's
home and seized Pine and the other
members of his household. Pine was
hung up by his feet and his ears were
cut off. He was afterwards hanged.
The women of the household were out
ragged and the place was looted.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
ALL NORTHWESTERN ROADS RE-
PORT A GOOD BUSINESS.

Pioneer Press: Local passenger
travel in Minnesota has increased this
eason beyond the volume of any pre-
vious year. The Great Northern and
the Milwaukee have already opened
the excursion and they will be
followed in a few days by all the other
st. Paul lines. This movement with
local travel will produce the heaviest
travel ever known in the state, officials
say.
Travel between St. Paul and points
west of the Minnesota line is surpris-
ingly heavy. The coast lines are find
ing their regular trains hardly sufici-
entity comfortable to take care of their
patrons. and with the opening Of it's
new line into Bismarck, N. D., within
six weeks the 500 expects to add an
other train to handle it's travel. which
is now taxing it's service heavily.
Passenger earnings throughout the
northwest have held up during the late
winter and spring away above the fig
ures of a year ago, in the face of the
trouble of western lines because of
snow and floods. Both the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern will
show the largest gross earnings in
their history. and the earnings of Chi
cago4St. Paul lines, without an excep-
tion, will be much greater than a year
ago.
The fiscal year in the railway world
closes with this month. On the basis
of eleven months operations, the
showing of the lines that were finan-
cially weak last year is exciting much
comment.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
A TO YIELD.

II used DeWitt's Hazel Salve for
piles and found it a certain cure,'' says
S. R. Meredith, Willow Grove, Della.
Operations unnecessary to cure piles.
They always yield to DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Cures skin diseases, all
kinds of wounds. Accept no counter
feits. E. G.. Patterson & Co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
H NINE PERILS.

Dean Collins of Mandan, in a recent
sermon, outlined the mine perils that
menace the national life, as follows:
/. The growing religious and &c
c%lesiastical indifferentism amongst the
100000 people of America.
2. "A spirit of avarice in trade and
commerce.
3. The toiling masses of labor in
the country who are being gradually
reduced to slavery while combines and
syndicates flourish.
4. The evils and miseries produced
by the Infamous liquoE traffic.
5. Goddess and Christless education
of the American youths of the land.
6. "I would not if I could,' said
Father Collins, "and could not if I
would, destroy the school system but
I would supplement it by a distinct
lively efficient, religious and moral edu-
cation OR Instructions"
I. Divorces and Mormonism.
5. Oath bound secret socletleS are
not needed in this land. Everything
in the public life of the country should
be subject to public criticism and thus
form a healthy public opinion, which
opinion is the only monarch that we
Americans should respect. European
princes, kings and kaisers are not to
be consulted on American affairs.
8. Anarchists and others who pro
TESS the same teachings. should not be
admitted to our country. 10 the poor
and we'll deserving people of the old
world who wish to come here to learn
our language and observe IL laws AND
be law abiding citizens and exemplary
Christians, we should at all times &C.
cord a hearty welcome.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
LEAD THEM ALL.

One Minute Cough Cure beats all
other medicines / ever tried for coughs,
colds, Group and throat and lung
troubles says D. Scott Currin OF Lo-
canton, Pa. One Minute Cough Cure
is the only absolutely safe cough rem
edy which acts Immediately. Mothers
everywhere testify to the good it has
done their LITTLE ones. Group is SO
sudden in it's attacks that the doctor
often arrives too late. 1t yields at
once to One Minute Cough Cure. Pleas
ant TO take. Children like it. Sure
cure for grip bronchitis, coughs. e.
g. Patterson & co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
COMPROMISE MEASURE.
Senator Dietrich Introduces a Cuban
Concession Bill.

Washington, June 4.-Senator Die
trich of Nebraska, who stands with the
beet sugar interests in opposition to
the reduction of duty on Cuban sugars
as proposed by the Republican mem
bers of the senate committee on Cuban
relations, has introduced a bill on the
subject which he thinks will be ac-
cepted as a compromise measure. It
provides that the d~ifferential on REIN
ed sugar shall be abolished, but that
an equal amount shall be added to the
duty on raw sugars and then it gives
Cuba a Is per cent reduction from this
increased duty.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
N ALL RIGHT.
SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL
GIVE INDIAN COMMISSIONER
CT LEAN RII.L4 OF HEAL TH

SEINAlh LEE WILL
GIVE INDIAN COMMISSIONER
CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
Washington, June 2.-The report of
the subcommittee of the senate COM
mittee on Indian affairs, which has
just concluded the inquiry into the
charges preferred against Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs William A.
Jones of Wisconsin, will probably be
made in a few days. It is confidently
predicted by those who have followed
the investigation that the report will
be. a complete generation of Commits
sioner Jones, and that it will show
that there was not a scintilla of evil
dence upon which to base the charges
which were made and upon the publ
cation of which Commissioner Jones
demanded the investigation. A mem
Der of the senate who has followed the
matter said today:
Il do not see how the committee in
its report can do otherwise than de-
clare that Commissioner Jones is
wholly blameless in the matter of In
dian leases. Nothing but gossip and
hearsay evidence of the most fimsy
kind was produced. I have no doubt
that the committee will give Mr.. Jones
a complete bill of health"
The substance Of the charges, which
were made in the form of insinuation
and suspicious rather rhan direct
charges, was that Commissioner Jones
had been in league with certain com
panies which obtained leases of Indian
lands for grazing purposes. The wit
nesses who had suggested the charges
admitted that they had nothing but
hearsay ON which to base their sus-
picions and the whole investigation
fell to the ground.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
MICHIGAN
Sensational Testimony Of Ex-Quarter.
master General White.

Sensational Testimony of Ex-Quarter-
master General White.
Lansing, Mich, June 4.-Testifying
in the disbarment proceedings against
Attorney Roos Of Kalamazoo, for al
legged connection with the state mil
itary clothing frauds, General w. l..
White, ex-quartermaster general Of the
Michigan national guards, who plead
ed guilty to connection with the frauds
and was pardoned by Governor Pin
gree, said that Eli r. Sutton of De-
troit, regent of the state university,
Gia+ea also SO inn implicated aes aa ,,, Sutton tito vas in;
of connection with the frauds by the
circuit jury in Ingham county. White
testified that he paid to Sutton in De
troit his share of the profits Of the
fraudulent deal. This is the first time
White has told his story of the deal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04

The man who never makes mistakes
does not know the real pleasure there
is in being right.-Saturday Evening
Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
HAVE A PITCHED BATTLE.
Strikers and Substitutes Have a Pitched
Battle in Chicago in Which Several
are Injured.
King Edward Asks for Substantial
Reward for Lord Kitchner-Paunce-
totes Successor.

Chicago, June IA pitched battle
occurred between negroes imported
from st. Louis to take the places of
striking yard teamsters, and toughs
and strikers at Forty-ffth street early
today, in which six negroes were badly
injured, two possibly mortally. The
substitutes were driving wagons when
assaulted. ...'.. .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
PRESENT FOR KITCHENER.

London, June liking Edward sent
a message to the house of commons
today recommending that Lord Kitch-
ener be granted fifty thousand pounds.
Kitchener was also created a Wis
count.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04

Fly time is here. Secure your win
dows with Wheeler window screens,
the best screen on the market. l..
Lamb Lumber Co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04
ONE CENT A WORD COLUMN

HOUSE for rent-corner 3rd and Broadway
NJ. T. Strauss.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04

WANTED-Boy to drive wagon, and girl to
w do mangling and ironing, at Bismarck
Steam Laundry. sss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04

&c., SUCCESSOR TO PAUNCEFOTE.
Washington, June 4.-Hon. Michael
Herbert succeeds Lord Pauncefote as
British ambassador.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-04

IF THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH,
Be sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, for children teething. 1t soothes
the child. softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
MRS. MCFARLAND DIES.
Mother of J. H. Mcfarland, Formerly
of Ottumwa, Passes Away.

Early yesterday morning the death
of Mrs. Jane Mcfarland. of Burling-
ton, the mother of ]. H. Mcfarland,
formerly a resident of Ottumwa and
now assistant superintendent of the
Burlington division of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.,
passed away at her home in Burling--
ton, her death being caused by old
age Death was not unexpected
For some time past she had been grad
ually failing. The burdens accruing
with old age grew heavier than she
could bear, and she passed away qui-
city and peacefully.
Mrs. Mcfarland was born in Ire,
land seventy-eight years ago. She
came to this country early in life and
to Burlington more than forty years
ago, residing here most of the time
since then. She was a widow, her
husband dying several years ago. Sew
en- children survive her. Two sons
Ode and John, and five daughters
Mrs. w. S. Isett, of Wapello,
Mrs. j. P. Sweeney, of Chicago; Mrs
Edward Ingersoll of Denver; Mrs. w
II. Prescott and Miss Anna MOZART.
land, of Burlington.
Mrs. Mcfarland had large circle
of warm friends in Burlington
She was known as woman of strong
noble purposes and high aims in life
She was particularly devoted to the
care of her family, and was known as
most lovable mother in every sense
the beautiful word conveys.
Intelligence of her death has been
sent to the children who are away
from home, and several are expected
in the city. Mrs. w. S. Isett came
down from her home in Wapello last
night.
The funeral service is to take place
Monday morning. The cortege is TIC
leave the home at $3.50 a. NJ, and pro
coed to st. Paul's church, of which she
was devoted and lifelong member
where the last sad rites will be per-
formed and words of farewell spoken