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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16
LAND GRAbbERS
STRUCK It RICH
Oklahoma Conditions as Developed BY
Gore investigation Are Startling.

Sulphur, Okla, Aug. 16.-Every inch
of land owned by the Indians was look
ed upon as legitimate prey of land
grabbers. This statement was made
yesterday by a member of the com
mitee appointed by the house of rep
.resentatives to investigate the Indian
land contracts.
Besides the charges of Senator Gore
that he was offered a $4,000 bribe to
boost" the McMurray contracts in
congress, the committee has been in
vestigating land conditions and some
Of the grabbers schemes will certainly
be called to the attention of congress. q"
said the cmmitteeman
"One man we have learned has be-
come rich. He kept a list Of Indians
who owned the allotted land and
whenever an Indian died he rushed
into court and had a guardian ap-
pointed and with the conniyance of
the guardian demanded that the land
be sold under a ridiculously low val.
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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16
WHERE UNCLE
SAM GETS CASH
Internal Revenue Collections Brought
In s2es, ,72e,o15 for Fiscal Year.

Special 10 the Eagle.
Washington, Aug. Is.-The govern
ment derived $2S9, 9,72S,O15 from col
lections of internal revenue, including
the corporation tax during the fiscal
year ended June 30 last, according to
the preliminary report of commits
sioner of Internal Revenue Cabell7
made public yesterday.
This is an increase of $43,515,296
over the previous fisca' year
The receipts for the fiscal year, with
increase or decrease over the previous
fiscal year, include the following:
Spirits, s14S,O29 212; increase, s13,-
61G,177
Cigars, cigarettes, snuff and tobac-
co, s57,SS9,S52; increase, s6OO2,174.
Fermented liquors, sSO,572,2s5; in
crease, $3,115,SS7.
Oleomargarine, $1,O99 5OS; increase,
s197,SO6.
Filled cheese, s2S47; increase, $9O5.
Mixed Hour, s3O51 increase, s439.
Adulterated butter, s97,351 de-
crease s11O0.
Process butter. s121,555; decrease,
$461O
Miscellaneous, including corporation
tax, opium, playing cards, etc, s21,'
972 6S1; increase, 21,O3S,959.
Illinois lead the states in the aggre
gate of the total amounts of collec
tions with s49.165,273 the next near
est being New York, sS6 157.126; Ken
lucky, $92, ,26O,27S; Indiana, $2S,SS5,
24O:, Pennsylvania. $25.961 $40; Ohio
s2O9S2,S45.
New Mexico and Arizona furnished
the smallest collections, their com
bined aggregate being only s12S,O6S.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16
11.112 KNOWN DEAD /
IN FLOODS At TOXIC
Total Of 1858 Houses Have Been Wash
ed Away While Thousands Are
Homeless.

Special to The Eagle:
Toxic, Aug. 1G.-Casualties from the
great floods, which last week inunda-
ted many districts in Japan. and Fri
day and Saturday submerged two of
the principal wards Of Toxic almost
entirely as given out after official in
vestigation are Hip dead and miss
ing.
Three thousand nine hundred and
fifty-three houses washed away in ad-
dition to thousands which were under
water during the flood but resisted
the strain.
Thousands of persons are homeless
and dependent on public relief.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16
MR.. D. S. HART HOME.

Mr. u. 5. Hart arrived in the citX
this morning after an extended visit
ABROAD He is in splendid health and
says that he and his family enjoyed
their trip very much indeed They
spent a large part Of the time with
relatives and devoted the remainder
of the time sight seeing in various
countries and cities of interest Mr..
Harts sister. Mrs. Grossberger, and
his two daughters will not return for
some two months yet They left Bry-
an on May 9rd
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16
COTTON CROP OUTLOOK.

The New Orleans Times-Democrat
issued its third monthly cotton crop
report on Monday. August 18th. The
Times-Democrat has a wide-awake
corps Of correspondents including
every county seat in all the cotton
growing states. and its source of in
formation is therefore as authentic as
it is possible to secure.
Basins it's report on the summary of
the many points covered from the va
rious sections, the Times Democrat
summarizes the situation as follows:
1. Outside the droughty districts Of
Texas, distinct Improvement has been
the rule: but, within the droughty dis
tricts of the state, the deterioration
has been very great,
! Except in Oklahoma, where time
ly rains have made the outlook al
most ideal. the crop is spotted.
3 With the exception of Texas, the
movement promises to be late be-
cause of the backwardness of the
plant. Farmers would, in most cases
sell freely If they could.
Much complaint of obstruction by
boil weevil comes from parts of Louis
lana and Mississippi, but the pest
seems to have done less damage thar
usual elsewhere
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16
coNLEE ROUNDING THEM UP.

Sheriff Conlee lodged John Wallace.
colored in Jail yesterday. He is
charged with an assault with intent
to murder another negro at Wellborn
some two weeks ago and was caught
in Grimes county Sunday. John
Graves and Dan Tatch have also been
Jailed within the past few days, charg-
ed with burglarizing Tom Royder's
store at Wellborn about two weeks
ago. Graves was caught on the Kop-
ne farm and Tatch at Somervllle.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16
SHEB WILLIAMS PLANS.
Expectation Is That He VIII Name
Dallas Man for Secretary.

Paris. Texas, Aug. 15.-Within the
next two days it is expected Colonel
Sheb Williams. the newly elected
chairman of the state democratic ex-
ecutive committee, will name his sec
retary. and it is likely that Dallas
man will be selected Headquarters
will be maintained at Williams ranch
in this county.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16
GIRL MISTAKEN FOR
BURGLAR AND KILLED
She Had Gone Into Yard for Drink OF
Water When Uncle Shot With
Fatal Effect.

Denison. Texas, Aug. l6.-Mistak-
ing his niece for burglar when she
went into the ward for a drink Of
water. d. l.. Jackson shot and killed
Minnie Back, l3 year old, late last
night at Preston Bend, this county.
The girl was killed instantly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16

District Judge Wear, of Hillsboro,
has ordered the grand jury to recon
vene to investigate the killing of the
two militiamen on the train near that
place.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16
HOW LIFE LOOKS.

To optimist-
Come in,
Take one
No collection
Admission Free.
You are invited.
Strangers welcome
ASK for free sample.
No trouble to show goods
Let us feature the nest"
Money back il not satisfied
To pessimist-
Keep out
Dangerous.
No smoking.
No admission
Beware of the dogs.
Keep off the grass.
Elevator not running
Don't feed the animals.
Trespassers will be prosecuted.
Not responsible for hats and coat
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Events OF the World Boiled Down for
the Busy Man to Read at
Glance.

Houston and the country south of
that city was visited by heavy rain
yesterday.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16

about fourteen years old, mistaking
her for a burglar
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16

Preparations are being made for
building a sugar refinery at Texas
City. to cost s1,6OO,OO0.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16

The Tennessee Republican conven-
ton now in session at Nashville ig-
nored the negro element in the party.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16

-Four negroes were arrested as sus-
pects in connection with the finding
of the dead body of a white man on
the railroad tracks at league.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16

Bascom Thomas has reconsidered
his intention to contest the election OF
Lieutenant Governor Davidson in the
courts.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16

poets in connection with the finding
of the dead body of a white man on
the railroad tracks at league.
President Taft told a representa-
tive of the Fihpinos that probably the
third generation from the present
might enjoy independence.
The senate killed the bill requiring
saloons to close from Z p. m. to Z a.
m.
It is generally believed that Gov
ernor Campbell will call another spec
ial session OF TIE legislature.
Three more men have beta arrest
ed in connection with the killing of
negroes in Anderson county, making
fifteen in all.
Governor Harmon of Ohio recalled
the militia to Columbus to stop the
rioting of the street car strikers.
The damage to the Belgian exposi
ton by the late fire is estimated to b'
not less than s1O,OOO,OOO.
The bankers and cotton exporter
of Dallas have filed protest agains
the cotton rates recently adopted b,
the railroads.
A farmer In Grayson county sho
and killed his wife's sister, a gir
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16

The victims of the railway COLI
sion in France last Sunday number 81
dead and IS injured.
Uncle Joe" Cannon has announced
his candidacy for speaker of the next
house.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16

A farmer In Grayson county shot
and killed his wife's sister, girl
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-16

Special 10 the Eagle.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28
TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.

The death roll in the Rock Island
wreck will probably reach fifty.
The lid has been lifted in San Fran.
cisco upon petition of 800 business men
who place money above decency.
President Madriz of Nicaragua has
offered to give the United States ev.
cry guarantee demanded for the safety
of American life and interests in that
country in return for federal recog-
milton of the legality of his govern
ment.
Every city in New York state, ex.
cept New York city, will be dry with
in five years and within ten years New
York city. itself, will drive out the
saloon if the legislature grants city
local option, according to the predic-
tions of Robert B. Glenn, one time
governor of North Carolina. Mr.. Glenn
was addressing large audience in
Carnegie hall al mass meeting of the
New York State Anti-Saloon league.
The "wets" and "drys" are spend
feet the attack upon the validity of
the petition TO submit the anti-saloon
question to a vote In Chicago may
have downstate, where battle is rag.
ing That covers hundreds of cities, viii
lagos and towns. Reports received at
AntiSaloon league headquarters show
that at least $50 municipalities are
fighting over the question. with pos
slbility that the total number of
cities, villages and town in Illinois in
which the question will be submitted
nay range as high as 500
One Republican senator and four
Democrats voted Monday against bill
which would have made Theodore
Roosevelt commander-in-chi of the
army and navy of the United States
al life salary of $4,000 per annum.
Three members of the committee on
pensions, which had the bill before
it, voted to report it favorably. Under
this vote the measure, which was a
system of pensioning ex-presidents,
viii not be favorably reported and is
dead.
A financial melon" of very fair size
and flavor was cut when stockholders
of the Pullman company held their
April meeting in Chicago Monday and
voted the s20,0oo,00o increase in the
capital stock of the corporation as
recommended recently by the direc-
tors The new shares are to he dis
tribnted gratis as 20 per cent stock
dividend to stockholders of record
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28
NEWS ITEMS FROM
SURROUNDING SECTIONS

Ralph Berry, under arrest for pass.
ins forged checks al Ouray, told very
plausible stories how he was the dup,
OF the real cnlprit and that he did
rot have cent. After the young man
Lad been in Jail a few days the sheriff
thought he needed a bath and was
present when he ordered him prepared
Then the fellow broke down-or rather
when the officers found a bandage
around the leg with $50 in bills.
Frank f. Trumble, who has been in
charge of the Ophir Consolidated prom.
erty at Ophir Loop. as United States
receiver, for several years, was in town
Friday night. The final date for the
redemption of the property is today.
and 1t is confidently expected some.
thing will be done. Though nothing
official is known, there is a persistent
rumor that funds are available for +,
reorganization and the starting I'm of
the big mill and mine on consider.
able scale.-Telluride Journal.
George Reeder. editor of the Monte.
yuma Journal and secretary of the Cor.
tez Commercial club, stopped off in
Telluride Saturday evening EN- route
TO Delta. Mr. Reeder reports that
things were never so lively in the
Montezuma valley as at present: that
more than 100000 worth of real es.
tate has changed hands within the
last two weeks and that there are
practically 10000 acres OF land open to
settlement, ranging from $40 to $50
an acre with unlimited water and red
loam fruit soil The impetus of travel
toward Cortez has been largely intro
duced by booklet. issued by the
county commissioners at the suggestion
OF Mr.. Reeder.--Telluride Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28

drink-crazed desperate on north
bound Il. & o. train near Wilmington,
Del, quarTeled with the porter If the
train shooting him through the head,
killing him Instantly. The fiend then
killed the conductor who was remon-
strating with him. the bullet piercing
his heart The murderer then stood
Off passengers until the train reach
ed Wilmington. When II came into the
station a hurry call was sent to the
police station and a squa,; Of police
men, reinforced by park guards and
posse of citizens and trainmen, ran to
the scene. The police called upon
Bethea 20 sur. eIder. As an answer he
opened fire Al ;he police and he crowd
from an automatic revolver Bethea
is believed to have had at least 100
rounds of ammunition, for he held the
posse at bay from 571: until 6:35. In
this time many shots were fired on
both sides until finally all the windows
in the car were riddled. When the
battle had lasted about ar hour the
police asked aid from a fire company
nearby. Firemen, barricaded behind
trucks and boards, played stream
of water upon the windows of the
car, and Bethea, drenched with water
staggered to the platform. The police
once more called upon him to sur.
render but his reply was several shots
in quick order. AS Bethea emptied his
revolver, Police Captain Evans fired
load OF shot into his face Not
withstanding this injury, he kept blaz.
ing away Patrolman Baughman open.
ed fire with pistol and struck Bethea
in the right arm. The desperate man
tried TO fire again but the police closed
in and as they took hold of him he
fell dead.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28
MEXICAN ROADS ENaRoss s. p.
OFFICIALS.
William r. Herrin Goes to Consult
Pres. Lovett and Others Re-
garding Them. 49,

William F. Herrin, vice president
and chief counsel OF the Southern Pa
cific, left last night In his private car.
Wlldwood. for Tucson. where he Will
Join President R. s. I.ovett. J. C.
Stubs, julius Kruttschni;t. f O Nc.
Cormick and Epes Randolph on Sun.
DAY and hold an important conference
with them regarding Southern Pacific
affairs in Mexico, Arizona, New Mex.
leo and Colorado. After The confer.
ence the party of prominent railroad
men Will make a trip over the new
as-Guadalajara road the South.
ern Pacific is building on the west
coast of the southern republic at an
outlay OF $30.o00,0Oo. of which amount
ten millions is in the form of gold
subsidy from the Diaz government.
They will also look over the country
in Arizona and New Mexico through
which, in a northeasterly direction
from Phoenix. under the name of the
Arizona and Eastern company. the
Southern Pacific is to build into south.
western Colorado and thence on to
Denver, thus giving the company al
an expense of s20,000.OO0 a new cut.
off line via Phoenix and Yuma. be.
tween Denver and Los Angeles.
Epes Randolph. the resident mana.
ger at Tucson of the Hartman new
railroad enterprises in Mexico. Ari.
zona. New Mexico and Colorado. is to
build the Denver-Phoenix line He is
also building the line from Guaymas to
Guadalajara. which means short
route between San Francisco and Los
Angeles and the City of Mexico via
Benson. Guaymas and Guadalajara and
thence over the Mexican Central route
to the Mexican capital
| The party is due in San Francis co
April 10 next. On that date McCor-
mick will immediately assume his new
duties here as vice president in charge
OF all Southern Pacific traffic west of
ogden and Ell Paso, and south of Port
land
The above is from the San Fran
cisco Examiner of March is. and is
specially Interesting at this time 1t
is quite evident the Southern Pacific
people are getting busy and 1t will not
be long before work will start. Ii IL
reported that Major Randolph and
party will travel overland from Gallup
to Pennington on an inspection trip
OF the proposed Durango line
Keep the railroad fund going Let
us make il unanimous.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28
COLORADO NEWS.

Easter lamb In Denver will command
about Is cents per pound.
The trout fishing season opens in
Colorado May 25th this year.
Colorado fed lambs brought another
record price in Chicago Monday. s1O.25.
By fire at Golden twelve valuable
draft horses, several COWS, calves and
goats We're burned to death. Loss
about $1,000.
Auditor Kenehan Is now for examin
Ing banks to ascertain the amount of
interest paid on state funds. Auditor
says he has absolute right to know the
amount OF money they are handling.
Horses need no longer suffer with
heaves as d. u. Sheffield. a liveryman
OF Eaton. has invented new kind of
bit In which medicine for this disease
can be placed and which finds Il way
into the horses mouth and cures IT..
The epidemic of smallpox which was
TO be a thing of the past
In Alamosa, seems to have broken out
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28
ASSESSMENTS REDUCED.


Before adiourning yesterday after
noon the question OF reducing the as
sessments of the American Smelling
& Refining company. the San Juan Wa
ter & Power company and the Du.
range Gas 4 Electric company, was
taken up and by vote the prayers Of
the petitioners, the heavy taxpayers OF
Durango and La Plata county. was
granted. The smelter valuation was
reduced from 100000 to s225.O0 by
vote OF Messrs. Scouton and Reister,
Mr.. Tovrea not voting either way, al
though yea and nay vote was called
for, so il is to be taken the latter was
as much in favor as against. The
reduction on the power company was
from 100000 to $25O,O0O, and the Du
range Gas & Electric company from
s120.100 10 100000. Messrs. Scouton,
Reister and Tovrea voting as unit.
The commissioners adjourned until
the next regular meeting which win
be the first Monday in April.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28
ALFALFA SEED.

There is a great deal of inquiry this
season concerning alfalfa seed. This
Is no doubt due to the fact that the
native seed crop is very light and the
demands for the seed very heavy.
large amount of seed from foreign
countries has been shipped into Colo.
rado to supply this heavy demand
Most of the imported seed comes from
Germany. Whether this seed is raised
in Germany or not is much disputed
question. Hamburg. Germany. is one
OF the largest clearing points for al.
falfa seed in Europe Seed crops from
all the seed producing regions of Eu.
rope are cleared through Hamburg, so
that II is very hard to tell the source
OF the seed when bought in German
markets.
A number of samples of this import.
cd seed have found their way to the
Colorado Agricultural college for test.
ing. Much of this seed is apparently
OF good quality-quite free from weed
seed and other authorizations. How.
ever, some of it has carried consid-
cradle amount of noxious weed seed
Some of these samples were repre-.
sented TO be Turkestan. So far none
OF these samples examined was Turk.
estan. The Turkestan seed is rather
easily distinguished on account of its
color and certain physical markings.
so there is very little chance of max.
ing mistake when examining it: vet
there seems to be n considerable
amount OF alfalfa seed on the market
sold for Turkestan. which is really
something else.
The question of where the seed Is
grown is very important one. much
more important than is usually
thought The Colorado experiment
station is now testing over twenty diff
ferent varieties of alfalfa seed which
was produced In as many different To-
calities throughout the alfalfa produc
ing regions of the world
In frequent cases the seed produced
IN warmer climates than our own has
gwen very unsatisfactory results
Much OF the crop from seeds produced
in these milder regions kills out the
first year. 1t is impossible TO tell from
looking at the seed whether 1t was
produced in warm or in a rigorous
climate. consequently. II is impossible
to tell. from an examination OF a sam.
pie OF alfalfa seed. whose source is
unknown, whether 1t is good seed or
not. II may be bright and clean. free
from weed seeds and have a high ger.
minating power. and yet be almost
worthless because of its source. Where
grown in climate milder than our
own. 1t will almost invariably give dis.
satisfaction.
A. KEYSER,
Colorado Experiment Station, Fort
Collins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The commissioners returned Thurs
day morning from a trip from upper
Florida down Pine river to Bayfield,
inspecting roads and bridges, and were
in session yesterday afternoon.
Dan Thornton, Alderman Cy Graden
and Water Superintendent Ed Schalles
met with the board in regard to the
repairing of the damage done by the
flooding of the Florida river last fall,
to the county road, the city pipe line
ard the Florida ditch An agreement
was finally reached that a T5-foot crib
dam be constructed, of which the coun-
ty. the city and the ditch company
will each bear one-third of the eX.
pense. BY attending TO the repairing
of the damage now, much heavier ex-
pense will be avoided later on
The board also approved the appli,
cation and bond of Jno. Cunningham
for grocery license at Hesperus. The
butcher bond of Y V. Salabar of Bay.
field was also approved.
This morning the board went out
to the county poor farm, to inspect
the irrigation ditch and make arrange.
ments for the repairing of the flume
and ditch.
The county, through their road over.
seer, Moan Apperson. received the priv
lege OF getting necessary timber from
Frank Sortais. Other routine matters
occupied the attention of the commits.
sioners for the rest of the session this
afternoon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28
MR.. GOODMAN TO THE FRONT.


George Goodman is TO the front with
letter that sounds good and is tho
kind OF spirit that builds cities-uot
towns. The letter is to the railroad
committee and says that we must not
overlook the opportunity OF securing
the coveted prize. Mr.. Goodman ex-
presses regret that some of the peo
pie of Durango and county have not
signed up when assessments are com.
paratively reasonable, and closes by
authorizing the railroad committee to
increase his donation $500 if it is found
necessary.
While Mr.. Goodman is the first to
place such proposition in writing, we
have heard many make similar state
ment-that they will double their sub.
scriptions rather than fall down. The
Herald is one OF the number. The
Herald has been boosting for South.
ern Pacific railroad connection for
twentyodd years and now with the
most favorable outlook in the history
of Durango we are not going to quibble
on few hundred dollars If the emer.
gency arises. Mr.. Goodman is for a
greater Durango. And every one sign
| ing is for a greater Durango. The
Herald has no money TO throw away
but We must have the road no matter
what the cost. We sincerely trust
lthose who have been FIGURING will
get busy.