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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
BURlEsoN's BILL.
Provides For Federal Building and
Repairs For Postoffiee.


Washington. Dec. i.-Representa
tive Burleson introduced IN the house
a bill providing s2sO.OOO for Federal
building At Austin and s50.o0o for aI
terations and repairs for the present
postoffice. which. IN the event OF a
new government building. Is to be used
for court and revenue customs pur.
poses
Representatives Moore and bur.
CESS viii spend the holidays In Texas
On returning. they will bring their
families To Washington
Representative Cooper introduced
resolutions by the Trades assembly
nj Beaumont requesting the removal
of Public Printer Stillings: also I'm
favor OF government ownership OF the
telegraph. also bill To Increase IN
pension OF Thee. r. Brannan of Beau.
mont.
In the senate Senator Culberson in.
PRODUCED bills for public buildings AZ
Nayascta. San Marcos. Brennan and
Bonham
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
BREvITles suNcHep.

J. W. Reeves Of Childress, Tex. was
10 badly kicked by n horse that h.
died
The Katy railway has reduced work.
Ing time In car shops nj Denison "a
five days
The Santa Fe railway yards Al
Brownwood. Tex. are to be consider.
ably enlarged.
Life sentence was given at Victoria.
Tex. Antonio Innocenti. convicted of
criminal assault
The first bale OF cotton ever raiaed
In Moore county. Texas. has Just been
sold at CT inning.
The New York board of estimates
has allowed $4,000 more for expenses
Of the Thaw trial.
A mail pouch was robbed nj the de-
pot at Navasota. Tex. II contained
over 300 letters. but none registered.
Chicago United Societies. after n
bitter meeting. decided to take no
part In the Sunday closing crusade.
A. r, Trawsek. . prominent stock.
taabs 'hio"h ifUti ~ uOftt near Luz
kin. Tex. succumbed TO his injuries.
William Bliss. for the past twenty
six years president OF the Boston and
Albany Railroad company. died at Bos.
pn.
At Livingston. Tex. Willis Mack.
lin was convicted on charge OF killing
Jack Darden and given death pen.
atty.
Al Des Moines. Ia. T.. l.. Fulkerson.
n pilot on the Mississippi river ever
since he was eighteen years old. died,
aged seventy-one years.
Miss Cornelia Hartman. second
daughter of f. X. Hartman. and r.
l.. Gerry, oldest son OF Eldredge r.
Gerry OF New York. are engaged.
The bottling plant and stsblss of
the Cook Brewing company Of Chicago
burned. Twentyniae horses were GRE
mated. and the total loss 10 e3oo. 900.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
ALL TN READINESS.
Gale Severe, but Had Little Ef.
feet on Battleships.

Norfolk. Va. Dec. i4.-Wfth coaling
and the loading of stores OF every
description complete and with every
thing In readiness for their voyage to
the Pacific. the severe southeast storm
which struck this coast had little ef.
feet upon the battieships Of the At.
lant!c fleet IA they rode safely NJ an
Choir through the gale In Hampton
Roads except choppy seas The wind
NJ twenty-five miles per hour made Il
difficult and nj times most uncom.
Portable for small launches passing be-
tween the fleet and shore aud from
ship 10 ship The wind reached max.
imum volicity ut Cape Henry. OF forty
eight miles per hour and the seas roll.
ing almost mountain high made Il dan.
gerous for craft OF all kinds to he
caught In swaep Of gale. The storm was
followed by hard winds along the coast
and dense fog at Virginia Capes. max
ing II well nigh impossible TO distin.
guish passing vessels
A notable farewell ball was given nj
Hotel Chamberlain. Old Point Comfort.
Friday night Ion honor OF Admiral
Evans and other flag and line officers
OF the fleet. Special functions aboard
the several ships were followed by nc.
uvity aboardship the getting every.
thing IN best possible trim looking 10
absolutely perfection for the start and
for the Inspection at long range of the
chips 81 the armada by President
Roosevelt from the deck Of his yacht
the Mayflower.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17

The exchange was effected by John
McGraw. manager OF the New York
club. and Joseph Kelly. the new manas
er Of the Boston club. who were In
conference for nearly an hour
The business transacted at the
league meeting included the adoption
OF an amendment to the constitution
providing that waivers Of players once
requested cannot be withdrawn. The
magnates agreed that the maximum
price at which a player might be pur'
chased shoald be $500 instead OF
$1,000. the previous limit.
The new board OF directors met after
the adjournment OF the league meet.
Ing and increased President Pulliam's
salary $1,000. He now receives about
$4,000 a year.
Several reforms suggested by Pull
liam that dates be fixed automatical.
ly for the playing off OF postponed
games. to prevent seven-inning games
and the so-called artificial double
headers" will be laid before the joint
meeting OF the two leagues next Feb
ruary.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
WORSE THAN EXPECTED.
General Funston So Expresses Himself
to GoldfieId Citizens.

Goldfield. New. Dec. l4.-After hav
ing conferred with many citizens Of
Goldfield General Funston stated "a
the Associated Press that he Is find
ing conditions here worse than he had
expected.
The possibility Of further trouble
growing from the difficulties between
the mine owners and the miners" ne
said. are greater than my information
previous to coming 10 Goldfieid had
led me to believe. have just wired
q second report to Washington which
Ia based on the information that
have gathered. I don't believ. the
governor will declare martial law nj
once. ! shall not advise such action
until II Is absolutely necessary. A.
to the matter Of patrolling the vicin.
ity Of the mines and the streets OF the
city with regulars. that is a procedure
that may become necessary at any
hour"
Neither General Funston nor Gov.
Sparks will yield 10 the pressure that
has been brought TO induce them 10
favor the withdrawal OF the troops be
fore the arrival Of the labor commits.
sion from Washington.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
UNUSUAL SUIT.
Brought About by the Withdrawal o,
an Insurance Company.

Waco. Dec. 1.-THE withdrawal OF
Insurance companies from the state
because they did not like the new
insurance law has given rise to an
unusual suit here. The point raised
Is the right OF the companies TO with.
draw where the contracts had a per
manent character with its agents. Or
+. Il. and Tom Cranflll have filed suit
In the district court against the Reli.
ance Life Insurance company of Pitts.
burg for se25.oO0 damages. the plain,
lifts alleging that they had perma.
nem contract with the company
which has since withdrawn from the
state 10 their detriment
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
FOOD FAST FINISHED.
Doctors Celebrate With Cactus
Bill of Fare.

Los Angeles. dec ii.-Dr Leon
Albert I.andon gave y dinner TO six
physicians ~ this city TO celebrate
the completion of his fourteen days
food fast During this period Dr Ian
don ate almost exclusively splneless
cactus. and cactus was one OF the
chief factors At the dinner The menu
consisted OF celery. cactus soup. ONE.
iette with chopped cactus and green
peppers. fried cactus. salad made Of
cactus fruit. lettuce. celery. sherbert
favored with fruit Of cactus and juice
OF cactus fruit as drink The guests
expressed themselves as delighted
with the menu and II was pleasant to
the taste.
MY experimental diet was In the
way OF productive surprises. said DR.
Landn." had expected to lose fully
ten pounds IN weight. though con.
fidently expected to keep up my
strength. Not only did my strength
continue unimpsred. but on weighing
mys-lf | found I had gained half q
unnad"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
PLAYERS EXCHANGED.
President Pulliam Gets Salary
Substantially Increased.

New York. Dec. li.-One OF the larg'
est exchanges OF players ever recorded
In major league baseball was effected
at the conclusion of the National
league meeting. when the New York
National team exchanged Frank Bow
erman. catcher; Cecil Ferguson. pitch
or: Dan McGann. first baseman !:
George Browne. right fielder. and
either William Dahleen. shortstop. OF
John Hannihan. substitute for Fred
Tenny. first base; Thomas Needham.
catcher. and Al Bridwell. shortstop,
al OF the Boston National league team
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
STAYS THREE MEY|CAMs.
Scott White. Paymastsr For .
Mining Company
LAYS LOW MISCREANTS.
Number = Nee whs Were Abssivs
ssd Mads Leave Esdssvsssd 10 Re.
turn By bstssrias Down Dssrs. bet
Trie Fell ~ Thrssheld.

FL Paso. Dec. IA telegram was
received here from Conchano. Mex.
saying that Scott White. paymaster
for the Greene mines OF that section
had killed three men IN a fight In
an eating house. II is reported that
q party OF Mexicans entered the place
where some Americans were dining
and became abusive and were elected
by the Americans The entrance was
locked A few minutes later the Mex.
leans returned armed and battered
down the doors. The first three men
that crossed the threshold were killed
by White. The latter has been locked
up In the prison M Conchano
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
Death Due to SCRATCHING

San Antonio. Dec. ii.-Gustav Nan.
rath. who shot and killed T. c. Hen.
derson on Aug. 10. 1906. and who was
convicted of murder In the second de.
gree and given a term 81 five years
In the penitentiary. is dead at his
home In this city rs a result OF blood
poison. He scratched his leg and the
sore became infected from the finger
nails
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
Verdict For LARGE Amount.

Waco. Dec. l4.-After. a trial last.
Ing six weeks In the Nineteenth dis
trict court In the case OF Brown Bros
OF Austin against the American Free
hold. Land and Mortgage sompany Of
London. limited. the jury gave yer.
dict for plaintiff for $4,000 damage.
the allegation OF the plaintiff being
defamation OF business character.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
Joe Brown Swung to Eternity.

Fernandina. Fla. Dec. li.-Joe
Brown. a negro. convicted Of the muir
der of MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson
at Italia. was hanged in the Jail yard
here. The murder was a most brutal
one. the negro Staying the aged coA
pie while they were alone in their
country home.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
Bishop Found Dead.

Wilmington. Del. Dec. 14.-Rt. Rev.
leighton Coleman. Episcopal bishop OF
Delaware. was found dead at his resi-.
dence In this city Saturday morning.
He had been III for several weeks with
n cold, which developed kidney trou
BILE
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
Rallroaders Laid OF.

Sherman. Tex. Dec. ls.--roilowing
the visit OF Vice President and General
Manager Nixon Of the Frisco 10 this
city. twenty machinists and helpers
and three north end train crews were
laid off ter IN indefinite period.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
For Murder Of Sheriff.

Lawrenceville. Ga. Dec. ii.-Mat
thew Howell. negro. who murdered
Sheriff J. u. Rainey AT Duluth. Ga.
was hanged here.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17
vriven Ashore.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE bark
Phinney was driven ashore on the
east side OF Sandy Hook In a heavy
snow storm. The Sandy Hook life saw
Ing crew went TO the assistance OF her
crew. Phinney was bound from Jack.
sonville for Perth.Amboy.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-25
Snow and sleet at Torrance.

J. F. Stanford of Dayton, who has
been here ON three weeks prospect
ing trip through Mexico, came in Sun
day afternoon on the automobile and
left Sunday night on the train for
his home. He reports that when he
left Torrance Sunday morning it was
showing and sleeting at that place
and that they felt the storm for II
miles this side of that place. Roswell
mad its usual good luck to escape with
a chilly wind.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-25

New York, Feb. 25.-President
William Truesdale, of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, il a pub
lished interview today, is quoted as
saying that campaign of agitation
against railways having its origin in
high executive authority, is being
waged throughout the country. At the
same time, he says, there is a spirit
of unrest and distrust regarding gen.
eral financial conditions and the con-
tinuation of our great prosperity. He
says we are living in a time of as
great imitation as during the green
back days following the Civil War.
The prices of labor and commodities
cannot go on forever increasing with
out a day of readjustment. He be-
lieves there is some justification for
the public hostility against the rail
roads. but that the conditions COM
planned of are not so bad nor so uni
versal as claimed. The tendency to
and impede the operation of rail
roads as to affect general business.
Then all will suffer together.
Railroad Investigation Resumed.
New York, Feb. 25.-The ilvestiga-
ton of the financial operations of the
Hartman group of railroads by the
Interstate Commerce Commission in
behalf of the United States govern
ment, was resumed today at the Fed
eral building. E. H. Hartman, presi-
dent of the Union Pacific, was the
first witness, and under the eXami1a-
tio1 of Frank Kellogg, began an ex-
planation of the. financial operations
of his company. Commencing with
the issue of one hundred millions of
convertible bonds in 1901 for the pur-
chase of stock in the Southern Pacific
and Northern Pacific, Hartman de-
aied that he and his associates had
been speculating in the securities
Their purchases were a re-investment
of the proceeds of their sales of the
Northern Pacific, not made for the
purpose of securing control of the
roads in question, but to improve the
income.
Milbur1, of Harriman's counsel, in
terrupted Kellogg in the effort to OBJ
tain from Hartman the names of in
dividuals who sold Chicago & Alton
stock to the Union Pacific. Milburn
claimed that such a question was not
within the scope of interstate COM
merce. The Commission announced
that it would confer upon the Ques-
tio1 of its powers and decide this af-
ternoon. In the meantime the exami-
nation of Hartman as to the Chicago
& Alton proceeded. Hartman denied
knowledge of or participation in the
of the Alton at SO to the New York
Life Insurance Company.
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From Another Correspondent

Santa Fe, N. NJ, eFb. 22-The fifth
week of the 37ta assembly was a par
ticularly lively one, and not much
doing either 1t started out with a
visit from the Albuquerque Boosters
and the passing to them of a very
large lemon
Unfortunately the mission of the
Boosters was misunderstood, as they
were on business bent, and had no III
tention of making war or advancing
peace measures. but they met the fate
of all peace makers interfering with
this assembly.
Solomon Luna is known as the pro-
fessional peace maker of the republi-
can party, and he has held his job
down for a long time. He went to
Santa Fe to patch up peace there be-
tween the warning factions of his
party. He made his escape and is
now in Washington, but the dove OF
peace lost all its tail feathers
Tom Burns, who is supposed to
have about as much influence in the
republican party of New Mexico as
the next man, thea attempted set
tlement of the trouble. He fed to
Mexico. where he is taking the rest
cure. with some cha2ce of recovery.
Other smaller politicians made peace
proposals. and were dubbed for their
pains
/ No really important legislation has
resulted from the work of the week,
probably the most interesting being
the veto of Council Bill No. 2. known
as tie Martinez bill. providing for
the fllf7g of vacancies in county of
fees by the county commissioners,
This bill was all right as 1t was In
CONTINUED Page Three.)
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COSTS ON THE PACKERS
Beveridse Would Compel Packers 20
Pay the Cost of Meat Inspection.-
The Supreme Court Decides Against
the Railroads in Number Of Cases.

Washington, Feb. 25.-When the
agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up in the senate today the Full
ton amendment, providing that no for
est reserves shall hereafter be Great
ed or enlarged without an act of con-
gress in the states of Oregon, Wash
iagton, Idaho, Montana, Colorado and
Wyoming, was adopted without de
bate. An amendment adding one mill
ion dollars to the appropriation for
improvement of forest reserves was
also adopted.
The amendment that hereafter the
be placed on the label of meat prod
ucts was agreed to. Beveridge then
offered his amendment placing the
cost of meat inspection upon the
packers, and took the floor to address
the senate on its necessity. Warren
gave notice that at the proper time
he would make a point OF order ag-,
ainst this amendment
Decision Against Railroads.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 25.-The
cases of the Union Pacific aid Buri-
ington railroad companies against
various county treasurers of the state
of Nebraska, involving the tax rate
upon the property of railroads and
calling into question the administra
ton of the Nebraska state tax law,
were decided adversely to the rail-
roads by the U. S. Supreme Court to-
day.
The U. S. Supreme Court today de-
cided the case of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe Railroad VS.. the Rail-
road Commission of Texas, involv-
ing freight rates, favorably to the
state.
In deciding the case of the Texas
Pacific VS.. the cotton oil mills at Abb
the railroad company, the supreme
court today held that the common
law right of individuals to make COM
plaint to the courts against the rail
roads for discrimination which exist
ed before the enactment of the Inter
state Commerce law, had been des-
troyed by that enactment. The court.
therefore, held that complaints must
be made through the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
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Chicago, Feb. 25.-The Tribune
says today: "One of the largest. if
not the largest thefts from the United
States treasury has been unearthed
in Chicago. Between $175,00O and
100000 was stolen from the local
sub-treasury last week. The money
disappeared, leaving no trace. The
authorities here and in Washington
have been working night and day on
the robbery ever since the discovery.
The money was stolen either week
ago last Saturday, or last Sunday Or
Monday. The loss was discovered on
Tuesday. All the money was in large
bills, denominations of one Thousand,
five thousand and ten thousand dol
lars. twas first believed to be an
error of a book-keeper, but on check
clerks are suspected, but nothing tan
gible has been found against them.
When interviewed today in regard
to the robbery, Sub-Treasurer Bold
enweck admitted that a theft of
$173,0O had been perpetrated, but re-
fused to go into details. ut is true
that what 1 and other government
officials believe to be gigantic steal
has been perpetrated in the sub-treas-
ury, he said. THE amount, 1 believe,
will be $4,000. At present L cannot
go into details as to what work we
have done in the case. We discover
ed the shortage last Wednesday when
the books of the sub-treasury we're
balanced for the day. There is a pos
sibility that the shortage is due to
an error of bookkeeping, but 1 am
inclined to believe that a robbery has
been committed
Sub-Treasurer Boldenweck declared
later in the day that it had been def
nitely determined just where the
shortage occurred, but declined TO
say to wl1om it had been traced.
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notice; but when you return to Ros-
well, and while being interviewed,
attempt to convey the impression
that the people on this side of the
Territory generally believe such
such statements to be true, it seems
to me it is time to protest.
AS to myself you make two charg-
es; one is, that I have made an effort
to reduce the salaries of county Off
GERS, and the other that / have loan
railroad rates. AS to the first, l will
say, that l did have some hand in
drawing the present bill relative to
reduction of the salaries of county
treasurers and assessors. In doing
this l believe 1 was justified not on
ly by the platforms of both parties
but by the actual facts. Take your
own Office as an example. From fig
ures just obtained from the Travel
ing Auditor, your salary as treasurer
and collector for the year 1906 was
$6,5O7.68, and owing to the increased
assessed valuation it will be much
larger in 1907 I believe you will
agree with me that there are at least
500 good men in Chaves county who
could have filled this Office to the en-
tire satisfaction of the people, and
who would have been very glad to do
so for $2,50O-ald do the work them
selves Sc 507 Sc ic moro than dOuhla
the salary of the Governor of the
Territory of New Mexico, and a great
deal more than that of Judge Pope,
who has spent a lifetime to fit him
self for his present place, and who
puts in at least II hours of the hard
est sort of work each day. Do you
yourself, think it right that the tax
payers should be burdened with this
enormous salary for the services rem
uered? Yet while here, you were
working against this proposed legis-
lation not taking effect until after
your term of office expired.
AS to the second charge-that I
have been engaged in preventing a
TeuucLlOn OF FdllTOdQ rates nOL OH
ly deny this, but deny that an one
ever told you that l was so DOING Nei
ther Mr.. Hervey or myself have ever
devoted one hour to political work
of any kind for the railroad, and 10
one in Santa Fe. Or any other place,
can say that l have ever spoken to
them against the reduction of rail
road rates, at any time or in any
manner.
One in public Office must ordinarily
expect much criticism. II the past
l have preferred to allow my work
to speak for itself and not to be
drawn into any newspaper controver-
sy; but this interview given out by
one of your standing in the commu-
nifty, and being so far from correct
representation of the true condition
Of affairs in Santa Fe, l deem it en-
titled to a public answer. 1 am, res
pectfully yours,
w. c.. REID.
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But NOT THE COUNCIL
Cameron Able to Block It In the Up
per Body Advocates of the New
County Making All Kinds of Prom
ises.-Action Expected Soon.
Special to The Daily Record.

special 10 Inc Ddlly RECORD
Santa Fe, n. NJ, Feb. 25.-Both
houses will meet late today, but there
will be nothing done in the Artesia
county matter Action is expected be-
fore Wednesday evening, and from
the present lineup it may be expect
ed that it will pass the lower house.
The advocates of the new county are
making all kinds of promises aid are
pushing the bill strongly. While it is
will be able TO pass it in the house,
there is nothing to encourage them
in the Council, where Cameron ap-
pears to have things in control. 9th.
er county bills will ibe passed with
the Artesia county bill.
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Our Ambulance Service is Prompt and Complete. Ri

morning from a trip to Arbesia and re
ports a ord-breaking drill that his
well machine has just made east of
South Spring. The machine was start
ed to work at p. m. last Monday and
at 10 a. m. Friday or slightly less
than four days later, flow of 81 inch
es above an eight inch casing was
struck. The well is the property of
J. j. Hagerman.