Southern Mercury United with the Farmers Union Password. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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SOUTHERN MERCURY AXD FARMERS UXIOX PASSWORD.
FARMERS TO
DIRECT TO
SELL
SPINNERS
PLANS NOW BEING PERFECTED BY
BIERS' UNIONS,
FAR-
won't take long to get rid of them for
ii malcontent soon gets tired of staying
with a crowd that 1b governed by com-
mon sense and conservatism."
"Former" W. A. Shaw returned Sat- President Murray was authorized by
urday from a meeting of the • xecutive the council Ik let Ih<* know,
committee of tiie Farmers' Union, and through the pross and otherwise, that
advisory council of the union, li^ld nt the coiored farmers' uiiIoiih. some of
Greenville, May 11 and 12. ' whom are copying almost literally the
Asked as to what was done of lin- constitution and name of our union,
portanc-e at Greenville, Farmer Shaw hrive no connection whatever with tills
Bald: ' order. We des.'r; this statement to he
"Of course, the greater part of the made public, not so much for the lii-
prnceedings will not be made public, formation of the white pi'opio ns for
hut I am ft "liberty to discuss soni? "> ' Information of the colored people
matters which the farmers consider '"ay be misled Into the belief that
PENNSYLVANIA WRECK.
Another Collision in That State—Two
Killed.
Corry, Pa,. Hay 13. -Two fast freights
on the Chantauotm division of the
Pennsylvania railroad collided head on
this side* of Hvdetown today. Both lo-
"•oinollves and a dozen loaded cars were
demolished. Knxinecr William Kitting,
of Oil City. was Intantlv killed and
ll'Ycrnan George Illgm-iti died later in
tii • Louisville hosDital. Several other
trainmen were Injured.
LOCAL OPTION ELECTION.
Camp County Will Try It Over Once
More.
l"ttsburg. Tex.. May 13.—The coin-
| missloner's court has set June 10 as
the day f"i the local option election lo
he held. Local option has been In force
In this county two years.
OFFICERS ARE BUSY.
Important.
'•The union has been for some time
considering the feasibility of sending
representative's to Europe with t view
of contracting direct wllh tlie spin-
ners for cotton. The advisory council
which had this under consideration.
and which is composed of tho execu-
tive committee and all i lecte I officers
of the union, thought it inexpedient at
this time to adopt this vourse for the
reason that the oigunlssution plans an j poses the national union until a con
to the handling of cotton Is net Mitli- | vent ion meets to organize on a differ
cientlv comt'l^le; that •? to s.iy, they ent basis. At this meeting at Ureen-
they are really a part of the Farmers'
union.
Four State Unions.
"There are now four state Farmers'
unions—Texas, India-1 Ionia (composed
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory),
Arkansas and Louisiana. On the twen-
ty-fourth of the present month Geor-
gia will form a state union. Texas, at
present, holds the national franchise,
and Is therefore to all intents and pur-
potisider the difficulty is to bo mot at
this end of the line rather tin.a In
Enrol*-. As a consequence it is tlie
purpose of the union to enter upon an
Investigation, and at tlie same time to
perfei t complete business organization
with a view to bulking lotion, and hav-
ing the matter In such shape that In
tli- future, perhaps the next season
after this, the hope to place their cot-
ton direct with tlie- spinners of Europe
and America. The council do ided,
however, that the present demand
upon ihem as to cotton was to devise
ways and means for handling the now
growing crop. After a full and exhaus-
tive discussion tli" council adopted ,i
resolution recommending to the frater-
nity. as well as to all farmers, tii.u for
the coming season It would be best to
adopt the warehouse system. This
may he a bonded warehouse, or other-
wise ns suits (he location. The ilieory
is that cotton may be classified as to
grades, and pul In shape for the mar-
ket. and put in such shape that ir they
rlesiie a "v.'inces on It It can lie had at
vllle it was thought best to issue a call
for a convention of the Farmers' Edu-
cational Co-operative union, to he coin-
posed of delegates from e tcli stite
union. The purpose of litis will be to
conoid'.'* all mailers of national inter-
est. and a'so to consider tU'" feasibility
and methods that should be adopted
looking lo the ei'ir.nilz.itleri of a na-
t'onal union. This convention will be
held p ihaps some lime In September.
"The council also received a very
cordial Invitation to rend representa-
tives lo the Southern i'ottoo associa-
tion convention, which is lo be held at
New Orleans on May 30. Til" council
requested President Murray to act on
this. Perhaps a number of the union
men will attend as visitors, if not as
delegates.
To Make Binder Twine.
"We have been considering for some
time the establishment at the pelli- I
tentiarv of Texaa, machinery for the I
manufacture of binder twine, and have)
had some correspondence wllh the
superintendent and financial agent. in
Violators of Lottery Law Indicted by
Grand Jury.
San Antonio Tex.. Mav 13.—With
a report of 21 bills of Indictment by
ihi- Federal grand jury In the lottery
invstlgatiori. the Federal officials were
busy todav but unto noon no arrests
were made. The cus.s will be tried
here at the December term of the Fed-
eral court.
ORANGE ORCHARDS
ARE IN DANGER
Cutworms Threaten to Destroy the
Trets and Crcp.
San Francisco, May 13.—Hordes of
cutwoims, which have been Increasing
by millions in this valley during the
last few weeks have begun an attack
on the orange oi chords. The worms
have attacked the fruit and buds, bor-
ing thiough the rind of the fruit and
devouring the Interior. The horticul-
tural committee immediately ordered
powder sprayers for Paris green.
TEXAN INVENTS
COTTON PICKER
Dallas May be Selected as a
Manufacturing Site.
J. S. Kendall said to a Times Herald
reporter last night:
"liy reason of its growing Import-
ance as a commercial and manufactur-
ing center, and through the push and
energy of a number of Its citizens, Dal-
las is to have another institution
which, although not yet fully matured,
bids fair to accomplish a great deal
for the community. Notice has re-
cently appeared in these columns of
the incorporation by Dallas and Goliad
business men of the Haring Cotton
Picker company.
"The Inventor. Mr. P. P. Haring, dis-
covered the principle of Ills machine
twenty years ago. Since that time,
largely out of his own means, ho has
worked, broadened and expanded on
his original Idea until to-day hlu eighth
complete model, a perfect picker, me-
chanically perfect in every detail, and
which Mr. Haring has protected by
numerous broad patents, and, more
than this, a machine which has actual-
ly demonstrated In the field that it can i presented to the engineer for his noble
pull the throttle wide open, which ho
did immediately, and thereby saved the
train load of human freight from bell'q
drowned In Dry creek. Just as sewn
as tlie train had cleared the bridge the
baggage car and smoker turned over
on about a fifteen foot embankment and
the engine Jumped the track, although
It never left the cross ties.
"I was in the rear car and as soon
as I realized what was going on I bi-
gan to scramble to try and get out the
rear door, which I did within a very
short time. Only one negro was on the
train and he was playing a guitar, but
by the time I got to the back door he
seemed to be praying for mercy. Af'.er
everything was ov^r and the neg"o got
off on the ground safe he was too
scared to talk. When I reach ;.l tlie
ground another gentleman and 1 pro-
ceeded to the smoker and crawled upon
top of the overturned car, broke hi a
window and we began to help the coop-
er! -up people out of their perilous po-
sition. If I remember right I iliiuk
we helped at least fifteen people out of
that car.
"Some of the ladies who were pas*
sengers on the train were scare I rl-
most Into hysterics and they were tak-
en to a farm house nearby until the
relief train came.
"I understand that it had been rain-
ing hard during the morning arid it
was raining pretty hard when the
wreck occurred. Willie I don't know of
tiny one who was killed, I think there
were two or three that were hurt pret-
ty badly. The relief train arrived in
about mi hour after the accident and
we were taken to Weatherford. When
we arrived at Weatherford a purse was
made up among the passengers aul
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST,
The Lindsay Hand-power Hay Press.
low Interest and they can get low in- | a letter from John L. Wortham lo offi-
suraiue. The committee appointed
four of their members, to-wlt: N. C.
Murray, president .1. 1). Montgomery,
general organizer: E. A. Calvin, vice
president of the state union, and my-
sell, who niii secretary of both tlie
council and the committee, to present
this matter throughout the stat.• to the
farmers of tiie state, and especially to
member* of the union. • For my own
pari, personally. I think that It \Vill be
found that the bonded warehouse prop-
osition Is the best protection i ( tiie
farmers. There is hardly a county I".
which the prominent town or city will
not. anion"? its own business men, or-
ganise and establish a bonded ware-
house. and arrange, for the. v«ry beet
terms for the cotton raiser, ijei ause
when tiie cotton is stored In the ware-
house the warehouse list Issued to the
farmer passes from the farmer to tlin
bank as collateral, with a good stiff
advance on It. I might say there Is
hardly a farmer who won't spend his
money in the town. That Is where the
profit comes In for the town.
Bonded Warehouses.
"Tliis bonded warehouse Idea reaches
still further. Galveston already ha.-i
ample facilities through bonded ware-
houses for storing cotton at tlie very
lowest rate: insuring It the same way:
advancing money at low Interest, and
enabling the farmer to hold his cotton
Rt will, and many farmers' unions may
conclude to bulk their cotton, shift II to
a Galveston warehouse, or to N sw Or-
leans if they have warehouse facili-
ties. in other words the farmers' un-
ion is going In on a business proposi-
tion to establish facilities under which
all tiie farmers, the poor farmer as well
lis the fellow who Is fixed, can hold his
cotton If he wants to.
"Officers of the union had communi-
cations from Atlanta, Qa„ glvinir an
account of a convention of cotton i pin-
ners in be helil in that city May 1."> and
IS. Whether it is one convention from
the 15th to the 1 Sth. or two separate
conventions, T don't know. As tiie un-
ion has been studying the question of
consultation and agreement with the
spinners, they thought it would he a
good scheme lo send some representa-
tinies to this convention, or these con-
ventions. and so they selected W. S.
Miller, a prominent farmer jf Delta
county, and \V. T. Loudermllk, n lead-
ing farmer and ginner from Coman-
che. who will attend these conventions.
"They also had under consideration
the hearing in the interest of the truck
growers that is to be had Mav IK be-
fore th - railroad commission ul Aus-
PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Two Men Effcct Escape From Waxa-
hachie Jail.
Waxahachle, 'Tex., May 13.—Fate Ar-
nold and Marvin Willlmon, both white,
made their escape from the county
jail yesterday afternoon about 3:30.
They < lYected their exit from the pris-
on through a hole dug in the brick wall
by tli" side of a window casing and
the wood work of the window sawed
out, making a hole large enough for a
man lo crawl through. The prison-
ers were confined on the second floor
of the Jail, and after digging through
Kor ins tance, here is the machinery 11 lie wall they Jumped to the ground, a
necess.'ry for the manufacture of live! distance of . about fifteen feet. After
tons of binder twine per day: One getting out of the Jail It was no trou-
breaker, one special breaker and hie for the prisoners to climb the jail
spreader, one coaise spreader, one me-| yard fence and make good their escape,
dium spreader (apron-liead), two A third man was crawling through the
course drawing frames, one medium j hole to follow Arnold und Willlmon
drawing frame, one fine drawing frame,' when discovered by Sheriff Mlnnick.
two finishers, fifty two-splndie jennies.: lloth the escaped prisoners were
one former or tie card machine, one convicted nt th« last term of the dli-
' trlct court. Arnold was given a term
of two years in the reformatory on a
conviction of horse theft Willlmon
was sent to the penitentiary for threo
j ears for forgery.
cers of (he union lie says: 'We have
flushed the Investigation of the binder
twine matter to a point of some tlefi-
liiteness.'
"lie enclosed copies of letters from
twine manufacturers which gives some
Important Information for the farmer.
tow cud, one two picker, eight double-
spindle baling machines.
" 'The- above fpecitlod system,' s.iys
the manufacturer, 'will cost $23,075 fit
the factory: weight about ISO.000
pound/:: freight rate, I think. Is 90 cents
per hundred through to Huntsvllle.
The machinery Is guaranteed to be of
the latest approved patterns, and Is
the same as that in the McCormlck mill
In Chicago.
" 'Regarding the twine Industry, nnd
the in.'tailing of machinery in the
Huntsville prison. I will say that your
PROPOSED ELECTRIC LINE.
Capitalists Assemble at Fort Worth
and Plan for Mineral Well* Line.
Fort Worth. Tex., May 13.—A party
of Fort Worth and Louisiana people is
expected to reach Port Worth from
location, in my Judgment, Is Ideal. First, I Mineral Wells. These gentlemen are
you are near the port of (iolvcston. to' driving across the country investigat-
wlilch point we ship one-half the hemp Ing conditions with a view to building
which comes to the Chicago mill, and'an electric line from Mineral Weils to
after being made Into twine that por- j Fort Worth, fifty-two miles. The Im-
lion required for Texas harvest, which portant towns on the route are Spring-
Is furnished by the International Har-
vesting coinpnny, is of course shipped
back, and in that way carries two
ft eight rates. I do not know what
rate you could obtain from Huntsvi'.le,
but from Galveston to Texas common
points that rate has been ""t cents. The
town, Azle nnd Confederate Park. It
is said by parties connected with the
enterprise that if the route Is found
to bo feasible the line will be built by
early fall. Tlie object is to elo n gen-
eral freight and passenger business.
Tlie line will pass through a country
car rate from Chicago to Texas com- j eeiul-distant to tlie Texas and Pacific
mon points has been 77 cents: to that i on the south and the Denver road on
must be added the freight from the! the north.
gulf to Chicago, which Is 20 cents. Ton ! The parties to be Interested in the
being only 12!i miles from the port company are J. D. and c. H. Bensley of
should be able to secure by freight! Gibslan. La.. G. E. Montgomery and J.
sisal til from 12 to in cents. The cost L. Breathwit of Rhrcveport, now In- , _ _
of making twine runs from one-half terested In Fort Worth: John Hagler j chine ready, the work of the company
cent to three-foui ths of a cent per j IV P. Paddock of Fort Worth, nnd i includes the building of two or threo
pound, and wllh the best machinery In j Cicero Smith, n banker of Mineral \ machlnus along Improved lines, which
the world and regular help you can pro-| Wells anil Fort Worth. It Is likely a , is being done now at. home and in Chl-
duce .i.i good an article us any mill en- portion of the Albuquerque grade from (en go. When these improved machines
Fort Worth west will be utilized. It Is | have been operated In the fields this
estimated that the line can be built for fall nnd their strong and weak points
pick cotton, stands a monument to his
marvelous ingenuity and perseverance.
"Last fall when the proposition of
moving tho general offices of the com-
pany to Dallas was first considered,
the machine was exhibited in a field
near Dallas. This exiiibition was wit-
nessed by some of the people now In-
terested with Air. Haring In his won-
derful invention. The trial was made
In very poor cotton and late in the
season. The principal points demon-
strated by the machine were that it
would pick a large percentage of all
open cotton, pick it as clean and clean-
er than it is usually picked by hand—
and another vital point—it would not
in any way damage the plant, nor
would It damage any squares, blooms
or unopened bolls. The machine has
been exhibited by lis inventor to a
number of mechanics of national repu-
tation. The machine and the mechan-
ical principles underlying it have been
universally approved by these men.
"The actual work of picking is done
by 120 arms—each about ten inches in
length, and each arm operating 16
picker points. It i.s this picker point
which was first, discovered by Mr.
Harding and wHich forms the basis
of ills marvelous invention. The clever
arrangement of the picker arms is such
that as the machine moves down a
row, pulled by two horses, an average
of 800 of these picker spindles come in
contact with every inch of the plant,
so that it is practically impossible for
the bolls to escape without coming in
contact with one or more of these busy
little picker points. The points attract
absolutely nothing but cotton, as has
been stated above, and as has also been
stated above, does not In any way in-
jure the plant. The solution of this
mechanical problem is found In the
fact that the picker arms move back-
ward at the same rate as the machine
moves forward, the machine and the
mechanism being impelled by gears
from the driving wheels.
"The inventor, Mr. Haring, has had
a number of different offers from east-
ern capitalists to buy his invention
outright. He, of course, however, pre-
fers to retain control of the Invention
so fraught with possibilities, and for
that reason has financed it in Dallas,
recognizing that no city in the country
can furnish him with better facilities
for handling his machine than can Dal-
las."
"Coming In due order will be tho
factory for the manufacture of the ma-
chines. It Is estimated by experts
that it will take at least five years lo
manufacture enough machines for use
in upland cotton. Ellis county alone
would use 1000 of these machines. A
factory for the manufacture of thege
machines would employ no less than
1000 men and would mean the disburse-
ment of a vast amount of money an-
nually. Capital for this feature of
tho enterprise is to be found in un-
limited amounts In Ihe East, and a
great, deal of It would be found be-
tween Galveston and St. Louis.
"Before getting his commercial ma-
efforts to sawe all of the pussengei-3
from being drowned in Dry creek."
CONFEDERATE HOME
State Banking Eill and Advolrzm Tax
Fill in Hands of the
Governor.
gaged in the enterprise. This has been
thoroughly demonstrated at Lansing,
Kaunas' Stillwater, Minn.; Blsmark. N.
t).; and Jefferson City, Mo., the latter
ha-vlrig been started this season. These
are the psnltentUuy binder twine man-
ufa etui ies.
"As to power. It would require one
nnd one-half horse power to each
spinner to operate the entire plant,
which would make It necessary to
tin on the petition of AV. A, Keeling have 150 horse power, but that would
of Groefbeck. To put it shortly. Mr. he the minimum, nnd you should figure
Keelintr wants tlie commission to see' on some surplus. I should say that you
to It that the truck growers are per-1 would require 200 horse power, as a
niitted to send free of transportation little later you might wish to add
charges an agent with their shipments 1 some other machine's. For Instance, as
in car load lots. The members of ihe a rope machine costing $1000 would
council discussed this fully. Several make sizes up to 9-lfi. and with that
of the members are deeply Interested I you could work up any material which
In the truck business, and the council would not go into binder twine, and
sent a very stiong letter, or at least i also such waste as would not be need-
euthorized it to be sent to the commls- ed in manufacturing lashings for the
sion advocating this measure, and se-1 twine bags. Mills usually figure on
lected O. P. Pyle. of Mineola, and J. P.
Lane, of Gallatin, to be on hand May 16
♦it the hearing representing the Farm-
ers' union, and to use their best in-
fluence In this interest. I am a truck
grower myself, but It is truck that don't
grow out of the ground, yet I know-
enough about it to take issue will* the
common sense of the railroad people
If they refuse this. They ought really
to ask permission of the commission to
permit representatives of the truck
people to go with these shipments.
Why? For the simple reason that if
this can be done It will be an encour-
agement to truck growing that will
quadruple the fi eights of truck that
the roads will get. There is no use io
mjnee matter# about it. Evidence was
put before our council at GreenvM!e
which proved that the main trouble
with the truck grower is to find honrst
people that wilt sell his truck. Sev-
eral instances were given where they
•ent their own people secretly to watch
•hem. and the result was they detect-
ed the greatest swindles.
Negro Farmer*.
"Now. there is a little friction that
f>as caused the Farmers' union some
serious thought. The Farmers' union
would like to see our colored farmers
organize among themselves. The Farm-
ers' union would be glad of the op-
portunity to help them in any way
Ible to better themselves by or-
among themaelves, but there
•r that they may be work-
$-100,000.
The Louisiana parties recently dis-
posed of their Interest in a railroad in
that state anil came here with a cool
$1.2"i0,000 which Is available in con-
structing the rond.
The project of building this line has
been under consideration several
months, but until today particulars
were kept from the public.
BIO FISH.
about 7 per cent net going for oil
used in tlie manufacture of binder
twine, and that costs something like 7
cents per gallon."
Plana of Union.
"So," said Farmer Shaw, "you will
notice that the Farmers' union is mov-
ing straight ahead for practical busi-
ness. We are going to try our hand on
knocking out the binder trust. We
don't believe the oorporations can get
even the dude lawyers they send to the
legislature to 'go agin us.' And. right
tln ro I want to say that nfter farmers
get thiough nnd get this binder twine
manufacturing outfit, there is nothing
to prevent them from having some cot-"
to:i bagging made in the penitentiary.
"The Jute people are controlled by
one single individual, and the indica-
tions now are that jute bagging will go
up with a jump. And furthermore, I
hear the threat uttered that glnners
will be obligated to sell their cotton
seed to the nearest cotton oil mill: that
is, It looks like there Is a combine be-
tween the oil mills and the Jute people.
Now the farmers, of course, may be
slow in getting there, but If this Far-
mers' Union keeps on the way it has
started, conservative, non-partisan,
but strictly business, the union Is g> !ng
to do a great work tor the farmer. The
conservative element In the union
hopea to profit by the mistakes of or-
ganisations that have gone.before. We
have very few maloontehta tit tlto
San Angelo Comes Up Smiling With a
Whopper.
San Angelo. Tex., May 13.—Stephen
and Emile MotI, while fishing on
Syirinjf Creek Ibis week, caught two
Immense yellow cat fish, one weighing
fifty-three pounds and one weighing
thirty pounds. The fish were brought
to town Thursday and exhibited.
Large cat-fish in former years were
not uncommon In tills section but since
the country hns become more thickly
settled it is a rure thing to catch a fish
weighing as much as thirty pounds.
The buHS fishing Is still almost ns
good, however, ns In the primeval days
and the recent stocking of tlie streams
throughout this section with bnss, crop-
pie and white perch from the govern-
ment fisheries will result in keeping
the streams through this country well
stocked with game fish.
Held on Serious Charge.
Waco. Tex.. May 13 — Sheriff Lewis
of Hopkins county was here yesterday
after L. B. Rawlins, charged with In-
cest, but after leaching here learned
that Bawllns had been nrivated In
Dallas. He left for that place yester-
day afternoon to gei the man.
\ NEW CROP PEST.
Sherman, Tex.. May 13.—Fanners
the southern portion of the county re-
port that the army worm is doing great
damage to crops of all kinds, especial-
ly oats and wheat.
known, the company will then lie in
position to intelligently prepare tliem
for tho market.
T'oe commercial machine will weigh
In the neighborhood of 1000 to 1100
pounds and can be built for about $200.
As the present machine will cover
eight acres of ground a day. moving
at the. rate horses usually move in pull-
ing a cultivator or binder, tho machine
will easily earn $.">00 n season nt. a
low estimate, and will do the work of
twenty men.
"There is nothing to hinder tlie ma-
; chine, in emergencies, from gathering
the crop twenty-four hours a day, and
the problem of employing only one
driver, as against twenty or thirty
pickers, of course will reduce the wor-
ries of .the farmer nlong this line to a
minimum. It is estimated that nbout
$150,000,000 is paid annually for gath-
ering cotton. The man who reduces
this tax on Southern farmers to $50,-
000.000 is a benefactor to his race, and
it Is apparent to those who have seen
this machine operate that, the solu-
tion is very near nt hand."
The committee appointed to make
an investigation of the Confederate
home submitted its report to the house
this afternoon. The committee report-
ed that in its opinion the inmates
should not be required to wear uni-
forms, especially the "Confederate
Gray," for the reason that some of the
old soldiers visit the city some time
and they object to so conspicuous a
color. The committee reported that the
superintendent does not mix or mingle
with the inmates, but that the general
conditions of the home are good. The
committee recommends that the law
requiring the superintendent to be a
veteran be repealed.
Both branches of the legislature this
evening adopted the free conference
committee report on the general appro-
priation bill. It was enrolled and
signed by the speaker of the house and
by the president of the senate and now
it goes to the governor for approval.
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1 Photo Album of World's I-'nir. 2 Slivered Studs, 1 It )?e Pin. O Pens, Jap-
. , „ nnese Lucky Charm, lt ru Japanese Mask, au.l outfit* of gnnies. Including
Momlnoes, Snap or • ards. Also eraml dditi"n of a Niekle Plmed Mliiiitore Watch and
Chain tire of charge. Understand wo send a 1 the-e uocds Just as we my for only IOj pojt-
} aid and include the watch froe. 0oh*t fail lo send at once. Addrees :
W. E. SWELL & COMPANY, 438 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
If Successful the Mikadb Will Dom-
inate the Orient.
To The Times Herald.
It is with no unusual int,erVt that
the gaze of the civilized world Id turn-
ed toward the theatre of war in the
east, where the critical st^e has n"\v
been reached, and the climax of the
titnntic struggle is about ro tie eiiucleu.
With feelings not unmixed with anx-
iety nnd dread the nations of Europe
have for more than a century looked
upon the ever increasing and dominat-
ing power of Russia. None of these,
however, have thus far dared to seri-
ously question her ucts, but it was left
to a new and comparatively obscure
power to defy the "Great White Czar"
and bid him stay his hand as he reach-
ed forth to acquire dominion in the
east. The power of the great poten-
tate of the north has been rudely shak-
en by the great Japanese victories of
Liao Yang, Shabe, nnd Mukden, but
the great conflict is not yet decided, and
the nations of tlie earth are looking
anxiously forward to the great and
final test which is soon to come. In
the naval battle which now seems in-
evitable Japan must stake her all; if
victorious she will be in a position to
bring the war to a speedy and success-
ful issue, and by so doing claim a placc.
among the great powers of earth; but
if defeated she must drop back into
the obscurity from which she has so
recently emerged. For Russia victory
means the fulfillment of her dreams of
domination in the east: defeat for lier
means the relinquishment of her most,
cherished ambitions, loss of prestige
among other nations, discords and vio-
lent internal agitations.
Which side in this terrific struggle
are we to favor? On the one hand
there Is Russia, an autocracy of the
most pronounced type, with institu-
tions which limit free thought and
speech and oppose barriers to prog-
ress, with a power which is a menace
to the peace of nations, and an ambi-
tion which is Insatiable. On ths other
hand, success for Japan means domina-
tion by lier of the orient, and the world
may soon learn to its cost that the
"Yellow Peril" is no mere imaginary
evil, but a too palpable reality. Al-
ready she has begun her work In
China. In n few yenrs a Inrge portion
of that country will be practically un-
der Japanese rule, her armies trained
and officered by Japanese. With tho
vast resources thus at her command
Japan would be In a position to dictate
in all matters relating to the orient
and defy any nation who might be dis-
posed to dispute her right to do so.
Within China there is a vast and lat-
ent power, which if ably handled might
prove a serious menace to the western
world. I<et us therefore form no hasty
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O. A. Jennings arrived In Dallas i ,st; Jl\d*™,nt-t,butA a;rlously ™isi.ler what
night about 12:30 from Mineral Well*. ™ *ht be the A itcome of this desperate
Mr. Jennings was one of the passen- * eil'ler '£e
gers on the train that was derailed byjt's,>e C. McKENZDj.
th > water washing the piling out from
under the bridge that spans Dry i tw'.c,
between. Weatherford nnd Mineral
Wells. When seen by a reporter and
asked In regard to the accident. Mr.
Jennings said:
"The train I was on left Mineral
Wells nt 3:15 o'clock for Weathevi'ord,
where 1 was to make direct connection
with the Texas and Pacific for Dallas.
The train was composed of three
TERRELL ELECTION BILL.
Inmates of Soldiers Home Have Their
Friends.
Austin. Tex., May 13.—Yesterday
during the discussion of the Terr.ill
election bill In the senate an interest-
ing feature of the discussion'arose over
an amendment ppimlttltig the inmates
, ., , i of the Confederate h"me to vote in nil
coaches and the engine, and crovyli.a e|eoitons save municipal ones. This
with passengers. I would Judge ihut amendment was ottered in the Interest
P lie« Fore* Lectured.
Denlson. Tex., May 13.—Mayor Ad-
dison In an address to the council,
cautlonfd the police force against
"sponging" drinks at saloons and
■"toummln*"- on fruit stands. He In-
.... _ Vattd tbat tti«y keep out of diarepatu*
ranks of the Farmers' Union, aad It trie houses.
we lmd gone about eight miles and
that it was about 4 o'clock wlun >ve
come to what Is known as Dry creek,
but it was the unanimous opinion of
those who were not too scared to talk
that the'name of the creek should be
changed immediately to Wet creek, as
the water was apparently about (Ut# n
feet deep.
"Some large logs had washsd down
stream and bad knocked the piling out
from under the bridge. The etrjtl cer
stated afterwards that he felt tiie
bridge swerve under the engine and I e
knew all tbat he could do would bo to
of the old veterans, as under the orig-
inal wording of the bill they would
(vivo |o"ii compelled to return to their
rejpe< live homes to vote, and the pur-
poses of this amendment was to permit
them to vote here in Austin, the only
exception being municipal elections.
Some of the senntors made the usual
war cry about the old veterans being
allowed franchise privileges all down
the line and added municipal elections
so that the veterans now stand on the
same footing as before. In other words
they can vote in all elections municipal
as well as state and otherwise.
H.&T.C.R.R.
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agent, or address,
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
In the face of the fact that some un-
scrupu'ous medicine concerns are adver-
tising medicines for tl.00 per bottle, claim-
ing them to be as good as Southern Ger-
micide. we will for the next three months
ship to any address, on receipt of >1.00,
one quart of the Condensed Southern
Germicide, which quantity will make one
^^tHe Oermlclde-ready to drink.
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