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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-08-02
SOLDIER SUICIDES.
Mexican Woman Seriously Wounded
and a Man Shot In Leo.

Brownville. Tex. Aug. lin a Eight
here Corporal Thorp OF Company X OF
Fort Brown was shot dead. a Mexican
woman named Lsbranda wounded seri.
ouly In left breast and Gsneri Psdeo
hit by the same bullet which struck the
woman. His wound Is In a leg. II
seems the soldier shot the other two
He then placed the gun 10 his mouth
and fired. the bullet entering the brain
and lodging beneath the scalp on tor
OF the head. Death was almost instan.
tnneOus
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-08-02
OTHER CRIMES.
VIII Require Several Years to Try All
Hoch Cases.

Chicago. Aug. with possibility
OF Johann Hoch securing retriaI and
acauittal on charge OF numbering Mrs
Marie Welcker. Hoch authorities o.
Cincinnati and 81. Louis have been In
communication with states attorneys
ONCE relative TO crimes OF bigaray ana
murder Hoch is said TO have commit.
ted In those cities Even In the event
OF the convicted man escaping SEN
tence already passed upon him. II u
said enough prosecutions elsewhere
win confront him To consume several
years time.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-08-02
SEPTEMBER 5O--OCTOBER IS. 1905
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The present organization, known
as the State Fair of Texas, stands
today without parallel In the his
tory of Fairs. IL is owned and man
aged by some fifteen hundred OF the
most prominent citizens Of Dallas,
who have donated the money to
build flre-proof auditorium aud
exposition building on the Fair
Grounds, costing 100000 and In ad-
dItion 10 this have advanced the
princely sum OF 5000 for premi-
inns, purses and attractions that the
Fair Of 1906 may go down into his
tory ms the largest and grandest
event OF its kind ever given In the
Southwest.
Every stakeholder Of this institu-
ton has signed an agreement 10 do
nate his stock for the good Of the
cause, and under contract with
the City 81 Dallas, IL Is agreed that
no officer nor director, other than
the Secretary shall receive any
compensation for his services aud
that every dollar earned by this Fair
during the next twenty years shall
be expended In the effort to make
each succeeding Fair better than
the last.
The gates of the Twentieth Annual
Fair will open at 10 u. m. sept. 80,
1905. the Fair continuing sixteen
days.
During this period the public Is
assured Of sixteen days solid pleas
ure aud recreation, AS well as the
opportunity Of seeing the largest
and hest display of 1--we stock ever
collected together la the South.
The lovers OF speed horses are
assured thirteen days racing with
high-grade horses, competing for
purses aggregating so 200, aud last,
but not least, the homeseeker will
have Au opportunity 10 examine "A
complete display Of the varied re-
sources aud industries Of Texas, as
we'll rs those Of her sister states.
For further Information aud de-
tails address the State Fair OF Texas,
Dallas. Texas.
Yours respectfully,
STATE FAIR OF TEXAS
G. A. KEATING, President
SYDNEY SMITH, Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
PRICE OF STAPLE
SHOOTS UPWARD
Reading OF Cotton Ginners' Re.
port FreDzies the Brokers
BEARS TRY TO UNLOAD
SHORT LINES AT ANY PRICE AS
FEELING OF PANIC SPREADS
OVER THEM--HIGHEST
OF THE YEAR.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 2l.---Wth
the ginners' report coming like a bolt
from clear sky today operations were
The most exciting Of the year in the To-
cal cotton market. From the lowest
to the highest range in prices through
out, active future positions ran as
high as los points and the net gain
over yesterdays closing after satisfied
longs had taken profits. was from 81
to 50 points or from $4.35 to $i.l5 1t
bale. Scenes of indescribable excite
ment prevailed the ring as the wild
bull movement sent prices skyward.
When the repcrt was due at /
local time, prices were at the
lowest of the day, with March down
to 1890 and December 1850 Nearly
every bull looked for a report of s.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22

the only way to have harmonious Re.
publican action was for all Republi-
cans to get in line with the president
and support his recommendations.
The other senators suggested that the
presidents proposition had not been
crystallized sufficiently to determine
just what he wanted
No measure was presented by any
of the senator's embodying their views
although II Is known several
measures have been drafted After
the conference adjourned rome mem
bers expressed the opinion that a bill
will be agreed upon. but the confident
opinion was also EXPRESSED that the
majority of the full committee will re-
port bill in line with the rccommen-
dations of the president
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
CONVICT SUES
THE PRESIDENT
Demands Liberty and SSO0,00O
in Real Money
A list or DEFENDANTS
MANY OTHER DEFENDANTS
RELL CLAIMS HE is FALSELY
iMPRiS RiSONED-PAPERS
SERVED.

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 21.-The clerl
has placed on the Noble County docke
The case of Ira n Terrell, a life con
vict, against Theodore Roosevelt ct al.
wherein Terrell demands sS00000 dam
ages for alleged false Imprisonment
kidnapping and conspiracy to defraud
him of his liberty. Summons was is
sued for President Roosevelt and the
! other defendants. The papers were
received here today by United States
| Marshal William d. Fossett, whose
duty ii will be to superintend the SER
| vice.
Terrill demands his liberty under
! the louisiana Purchase treaty which
he declares is still effective in Okla
homa because 1t is territory. He
maintains that the years he has spent
in prison have lacerated his feelings to
the extent of 100000 Recently he
wrote letter to Miss Alice Roosevelt,
asking her to intercede with her fatE-
en- and citing the Louisiana Purchacu
treaty as his reason.
Terrill names long list of defend
ants including Attorney General
Moody, w A. Day and, Payton Gordon,
all of Washington. The latter Terrell
charges with intercepting a letter
which Miss Cora Terrill. the prisoners
daughter, wrote to President Roose.
welt The defendants include every
bordy who had anything TO do with
his trial. Including the petit Jury
and the grand jury
The prisoner was twice convicted of
killing Jack" Embrce, homesteader
near Guthrie, in 1901, and received
life sentenee.essThe.k killing occurred on
the government land office reservation
here, and Terrill maintains that if he
committed any offense, ii was against
the Federal government. ana not
against the territory, although he was
convicted under the territorial law
which he himself drew up as mem.
her of Oklahoma's first Legislature
Ever snce he was first imprisoned he
has been fighting the case, seeking his
release. All the papers in the pres
ent suit, as well as in all the court
cases which he has created, have been
prepared by Terrill in his cell.
Although the opoinion has been that
Embree was murdered by Terrill be
cause Embree was a witness in a land
contest against him, yet ii is now as
serted that the killing was the result
OF an organization of "sooners' where
in each member swore to protect all
the others, and not bear witness |
against one another i'm land cases. |
Both Terrill and Embree it is alleged |
now were members of that "eooner |
organization" 1t was agreed that death |
should be the penalty any member
should pay for breaking his cath and
when Embree appeared against Ter
ill the former, it is asserted was killed |
by order of the organization.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
AWAKENS FROM
LENGTHY SLEEP
GIRL BECAME UNCONSCIOUS A
FEW DAYS AFTER A FALL
AND WAS FED ENTIRELY ON
LIQUIDS.

Syracuse. Nov. zl.--For eight
months. Miss Florence RYAN. of this
city, slept. Last night she became con.
scions and she improved all day. being
able to converse with the family. She
has not been asked anything about her
'ons sleep and docs not realize that
she has been practically dead for
eight months.
On March Z, the girl. who is about
twenty years old, sunk into a stupor
from which il was impossible TO awak
en her. DR.. Florence O'Donohue did
his best and prominent physicians
were called in consultation, all 20 no
result.
The cause of the trouble was fall
on the street. which resulted in paral-
vsis. A few days after the fall she ex-
claimed. II am so tired" and then
went into the sleep from which she
could not be aroused
Dur ng the eight months liquid food
has been injected this being the only
nourishment taken into the system.
The family has been wathching night
and day FOR some sign of returning
consciousness. Last night her sister.
Kathleen Ryan. was reading a news
paper when she was startled by hear
ing her sister say, read me some of
the news" These we're the finst words
the girl had spoken for eight months
Miss Ryan read TO her sister. who
seemed interested
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
WOMAN RECANTS
HER TESTIMONY
Declares She Was Coached TO
Bear False Witness
CREATED A SENSATION
WAS PAID TO PERJURE HERSELF
IN A MURDER TRIAL BY
MAN WHOM SHE
NAMED.

Hillsboro, Ohio, November 2i.--A
tremendous sensation was created
here today during the trial Of the Col
vim case when Mrs Mabel Perry, of
Springfield, Ohio, a woman who had
test fed on behalf of the prosecution
last Friday, requested that she be al
lowed TO make a further statement
in open court and under oath in re-
gard to the evidence she had formerly
given When she testified last Friday
she said she had seen Ed Colvin on the
day of the shooting and had heard him
threaten to do up the Colvin boys,
and had also been an eye-witners 10
the tragedy, and that he had made
the assault on them W thout proyoca-
tion.
When placed on the stand again TO
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
JAZZ PANESE BUTLER
TERR0R|zE THAWS
WITH A JAG AND A BREAD KNIFE
SAN kAwA HAD THINGS
HIS OWN wAY FOR A SHORT
TINE.

Piitsburg. Nov 2i.-For about halt
an hour last night San Kawa. tne
Japanese butler employed by Benja.
min Thaw. brother OF the Countess of
Yarmouth. was master Of all he sur
veyed in the magnificent mansion of
the Thaws on MorewoOd avenue
MIR. Thaw was away last night and
San proceeded TO sample the drink
ables Ply u o'clock he had gone
through the list. Then he started in 10
have fun. and began by chas ng the
servants At first they thought ne was
only -foolinE. bur they were disi'-
lusicncd when he seized a big hrsad
knife and began 20 slash The air and
uuer We rd and mccarthy yclis
Then the Thaw family spmmnue1
Waliacs Rowe aud y. G. Stephenson.
next door neighhors. who came With
all Of their own seTysn s. These. with
the Thaw household advanced upon
Sans stronghold. but be iourished
the hresd-knife and dsfied them all
Finally. however. Nr Rowe and Mr.
jointly swooped down on
him. oveTpOwered him and took the
bread-kn fe away. Then an officer was
summoned and san vas taken TO Ehe
Oakland Police station.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
NOT TO CRIPPLE CANAL.

Washington. Nov. 21-Lcaders OF
the house of representa- ives who will
determine the forms Of legislation.
decided that in order to meet cmer-
gencies for the Panama canal. a bill
will be speedily passed after congress
meets. putting canal bonds ON the
same footing as ether two per cent
bonds Of the government in order to
facilitate their sale.
An appropriation also will be made
to meet the pay roll of the canal with
the provision that the money for the
purpose shall be reimbursed 10 the
treasury out Cf the sale of bonds
After that congress could. if neces-
a ary. determine the type Of the canal
without Gripping the work il congress
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
SENATORS HOLD
O|VERC|NC VIEW
Claim That President Does Not
Know What lie Wants
BILL TO Be REPORTED
BY MAJORITY OF INTERSTATE
COMMITTEE IN LINE WITH
HIS REcOMMENDATI
CANAL WILL GO ON,

Washington, Nov. 21.-D' vergent
views developed at a conference of the
republican members OF the senate
committe on the interstate committee
today.
The conference followed a regular
meeting Of the committee in the after
noon and was attended by six of the
eight republican members. Of the six
members attending the conference ii
developed that Elkins, Aldr.ch, Kean
and Foraker were nearly in accord on
one side and Cullom and Dolliver were
on the other
No propos tions We're advanced. but
the four senator's in the first group
mentioned indicated their desire for
harmonious action and not too radical
legislation.
Cullom and Dolliyer insisted that
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
OEPEW'S FRIEND
FOUND AT LAST
Disclosed at Session of Insur
ance investigating Committee
MENACE TO EQUITABLE
PAID TO SEEK OTHER FIELDS
PLATT TELLS ALL. ABOUT
CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

New York, NOV 2lThe identity OF
Senator Depew's rantankerous friend
from up the river" was disclosed in a
session of The Insurance investigating
committee today by the testimony of
John A. Nichols, a lawyer under re-
tainer by the Equitable Life Insurance
Company Nichols had written Depew
a letter referring TO an individual III
the above terms, and this letter was
read at the session OF the committee
Friday when Depew was on the stand.
| The genator was unable 10 recall who
was meant by the "rantankerous
/ friend" but today Nichols disclosed
/ series Of payments to w. s. Manning
| Cf Albany, former actuary who had
been connected with the investigation
Of insurance companies in 1877.
Hughes inquired as To report that
/ Manning had been In possession Of in
/ formation that was suppressed dur
| ing his invest cation and that would
have been detrimental to the Equit-
able Nichols could not recall any
suppression Of information but he de
tailed the payment of money TO Man
ming as an inducement 10 give up his
business as actuary. in which capacity
he believed Mann ng was menace to
the Equitable
Nichols said he was paid a retainer
from the Mutual and New York Life
fer the same duties. that of taking
care of Manning" as Hughes charac.
tcrized it, He added that the payments
by the Equitable for Manning were
made to Nichols on vouchers bearing
false names which Nichols said was
dcne, to protect Manning.
Aside from disclosures made Iy
Nichols ON the witness stand the fea.
iure Of The day was the appearance Of
Senator Platt who did NOT hesitate to
tell Of contributions OF the insurance
companies To the state campaigns. The
Equitable Mutual and New York Life
were The only companies that made
such contributions The Equitable
''h'i A'NN'n lt-hidliy FtN WV 10 SIdIG
campaigns. the Mutual the same sum
frequently and the New York Life
amaller sums occasionally.
These monies were always delivered
In cash TO Platt's office by messen.
ger and he turned them over to tn
state committee. The senator said
he was expected TO influence the legis. |
lature when any legislation appeared
that was hostile 10 insurance com
panies. Plat said he believed he had |
asked President McCurdy of the Nh
tual Life for a tribution when needs |
were very great He had, however |
never been asked TO use his influence |
on any measure before the legislature.
nor could he have ever done SO. He |
know nothing about contributions Ia |
the national campaign.
The other witnesses today were |
Gage y. Tarbell, second vice pres'deu. |
of The Equitable Life; Assemblyman |
James X Apgar Of Westchesler, but
their testimony developed nothing sen.
sational
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
DOES NOT FEAR
ENTIRE WORLD
Fighting BoL" Says Tell 1t to
the An erican People
TALKS ABOUT BRITISH
SAYS PRINCE LOUIS is A GENTLE.
MAN AND SAILOR AND NOW
HAS GREAT RESPECT
FOR AMERICANS.

New York, Nov. 21.--(Dictated state
ment by Rear Admiral Robley d
Evans.)
Prince Louis of Battenburg, Ad
miral of the British Fleet, sailed out
of American waters with a higher re-
spect and regard for Uncle Sans sub
jects than he had when he came here
10 days ago. He is a Prince in every
sense of the word. He Is thorough
gentleman. every inch sailor, and
thoroughly up 10 his profession.
"The princes visit was gratifying,
ami ! am glad that he made IL. Aside
from its political significance, Of
which | know nothing. was glad, be-
cause 1t gave the people of New York
an opportunity to see the two fleets
together, and they could draw their
own conclusions as to the + personnel
and equipment. | have my own views
Of the British warships and their
makeup, but do not care to express
them.
Along that line only will | say
With the way my fleet is equipped and
manned | am not afraid to stack up
against anything in the whole world,
and If 1t will be of any comfort for
the American people to know IT, tell
1t to them straight from the shoulder
My ships are going into the Brooklyn
navy yards for small repairs, but we
could clear our decks for action and
get to work again in nominally an
hour. The British sailors. as a whole,
arc capable men.
They behaved like gentlemen, and
out of the 1000 that were here all but
60 have gone back. have about 5000
sailors e'1n my ships. and only so are
missing. Think of IT. out of total of
10000 men off on a jamboree, so TO
speak. all with their pockets filled with
money, each spending it sailorfashion
there are only 80 stragglers.
Il doubt very much If an equal mum
ber of college students, or any other
class OF men, would have acted 80 well, |
think the showing made by both
ships and men, British and American, |
was excellent
Fl want to say something about that
so-called fight between an English and !
and American sa lor for the champion |
ship. 1t was pulled off on shore and |
was in no wise official, neither the
Prince nor myself knowing anything !
about il. Boxing is part of our daily |
exercise. and | want il known that |
would have bee npleased to pick out
any one of a hundred or two Of my |
sailors TO box against the British
champion Cockayne.
"Tt is price on my ships TO ascer-
tain who are the best boxers, and we
know their names. The captain of the
Iowa tells ME that he does not know
who this man Refine is, and am in
cl'ned to believe that he is not a
sailor, but a ringer. The British have
gone back with a cup, but | guess they
do not prize IL very highly. They sure
ly cannot under the circumstances.
will agree to a match on the Maine or
the Drake at any time. and it is not
that one of my men will give
Cockayne a go in the not distant
future"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22

day at her own request she said that
the story that she had previously
sworn to was false in every particular;
that she had heard no threats made
by Ed Colvin and had not seen the
shooting but was two squares away
al the time and knew nothing Of the
tragedy until after il had occurred.
She further stated that she had been
induced to swear falsely In the first
instance by Ben Walthall Of Spring
field, Ohio, whose name has figured ex-
tensively in the case
She stated that Walthall had first
approached her about the case while
she was working in a hotel at VIII
mingtOn. and wanted her TO help him
out in the trial. She said thar later
when she was In Springfield trying to
get work and was almost destitute,
Walthall paid her board and promised
TO help her II she would testify as
he wanted her TO. and she finally
agreed 10 90 50 and Walthall fixed M
the story she was TO tell on the stand
She said that since iostifying falsely
last Friday She had come % realize
The enorm.ty of her eHense and want
ed 10 confess her wrungdOiHg 50 that
her false statements might not he used
10 convict the defendant She also
said thai since she had been here in
attendance at the trial Walthall had
given her g on two occasions. She
asked that Walthall be allowed to be
pre-ent In the ccurt room when she
made her confession. but ,his could
not be- allowed as he is a witness in
. he case.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22

000 goo bales and a few of them were
supporting the market except with cot
ton they had bought below 10 cents
per pound. With the reading OF the
report. the ring became Immediately a
frenzied mass Of howl.Hg brokers.
The report was Interpreted to mean,
compared with last year. crop Of TO-
100000 bales aud compared with the
year preceding Of lo,S00.O bales,
while, il the estimate of the Southern
Cotton Association that - per cent of
the crop was actually ginned this
year mp to November "a. was consider
ed. indications were for crop Of
slightly below 1900. 900 bales
The figures were scarcely out of the
read ng clerks mouth when March
took leap of GO points. Fr-m that
time forward the market. with short
spells Of intermission. shot MP and up
until active months was los points
above the lowest Of the day. There
was a will scramble Of bears to un-
load short lines a. anv price as a
feeling of panic spread over them and
the day ended with a Net advance that
was little short Of sensational. Decem
her closing IS points higher at S1If7.
Jaunary IS points higher az 1l.59 and
March IS points higher ~ si1s0.
When the spots we're marked ND
at the close IL was seen they were
ZIG cents higher. or nearly a ham
a cent pound. and factories said
there was not bale for sale any
where.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
NEW AMERICAN RECORD.

Rockland. Maine, Nov 2l.-The new
battleship Virginia in her screw
standardlz ng tests today made one
dash over a measured mile at a speed
of 1874 knots an hour. new Ameri-
can record for ships of her class and
81 parts of a knot faster than that
made by the Rhode Island three weeks
ago
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
VOTED TWICE FOR MCCLELLAN.

New York. Nov. 2i.-The first SEN
tence for illegal voting at New York's
recent election was passed today upon
Edward Meade. He was sentenced TO
Sing Sing for not less than two years
nor more than three years and six
months. He pleaded guilty 10 voting
twice on election day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
KILLED BY A BURGLAR.

Chicago. Nov. 2l.--Miss Maud
Reese. an employe of the Law depart
ment CT the general offices of the
Union Traction was shot and killed
tonight by burglar whom she found
in her apartments when she returned
from work tonight. The burglar es-
capped by leaping through the window
leaving a sack filled with silverware
living on the floor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22
YOUNG MANS COSTLY KISS

Des Moines, Iowa. Nov 21.-Miss
Ella Hamilton thinks the kiss she al
leges Hayden Marquis. a weaIthy
young man stole from her Is worth
sio.oo0. At least that is the amount
OF damages she demands in a petition
fled in the district court
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22

The best Is always the cheapest
uss the bulletin
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-22

,COntinued On lard PaEsl
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-10-06

The price Of n deviled crab in Balti-
more runs down quite a scale. Begin
ming with 10 cents in the fashionable
hotels, It drops to 10 at the ordinary
eating bar and then to 3 when bought
from the greasy basket Of the good ma
tured crab man. In the tiny Italian
cook shops deviled crabs can be en-
joyed at the rate Of 8 cents each, and
In the saloons along the water front
they r often stacked up in u huge
dish on the free lunch counter. With
oil these opportunities for feastlng on
the we'll seasoned "debbi" 1t Is little
wonder that BHltlmOreans are consid-
cred the crab connoisseurs Of the ma.
tion.-New York Herald.