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SOUTHERN MEHCUBY AND FAIWEBS UNION PASSWORD.
- - MAJORITY RULE IN TEXAS - -
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Washington, D. C.. July 29.—Machine
rule is the curse of the age. But so
gradual has been Its approach that few
realize the source of its power. Texw.
however, by a one-paragraph law,
has changed things, and so popular
must this change be that it is likely to
soon sweep the democratic states :ind
make headway in the strongly repub-
lican ones.
Before describing the Texas law, J*
should be understood that machine rulo
is due to the delegate convention.
The few who compose the delegate
convention determine the platform anil
thereby the policies of the party.
That is the rule of the few except as I
the delegates are instructed,
dates of all the parties. The following
constitution Is suggested:
CONSTITUTION.
Wo, the undersigned, hereby establish
an organization the objects of which
are as follows.
Article 1. Objects. The objects are:
1. To secure In the coming legisla-
ture of the state of the enactment of a
statute for a majority rule system that
shall apply to the several political par-
ties of the state. The system shall be
similar to the one In Texas, which Is
as follows: (Insert copy.)
2. To apply the proposed system Is
another purpose of the organization.
Article 3. Name.—The name shall l>n
tli > Majority Rule League of Kentucky
(for example); or the Democratic Ma-
pjority Rule League of Kentucky.
Article 4. Program.—The program
shall be:
j 1. To promote the establishment of
But it is seldom that a majority In ; u Democratic Majority Rule eluo In
a convention are Instructed, for it i-j i each prcclnct in the state; each local
exceedingly difficult to handle ques-
tions of public policy from the prima-
club to splect a representative to servo
on a county committee, congressional
committee and state committee. Vot-
rles up and throughout, an entire urate | Ing within the committee shall be by
or the whole nation. The result Is that j mall, except In the county and each
, , 4I ,, 1L1 ««,„ ....e.J representative HtmII be Hubject to In-
the delegate convention means the rule | 8tructlon8 by the members of the club.
of a few, and those few are the ones | The direct initiative, optional referen-
who are in the convention; while bacH I duin and recall, shall apply within
.... , , , * a each club, also In several committees,
ot the delegates Is a still sma.lcr num- , Th< ba))((tH on QUeat[onH of |(0|jcy an<i
bi-r. The machine, chief of whom ar<sjor recall shall be mailed to the county
the exceeding few who contribute the j secretaries and canvassed in the pres-
campaign funds-prlnclpally the nam- j -noe ^.^^ra'n07tb^8hemocratlc par-
opollsts. Jty'may become members; also males
But machine rule Is only a passing; between the ages of 18 and 21 years.
The remedy is the establish- The membership dues shall be limit.ij
to subscribing for newspapers that lias
agreed to publish the news of the move-
ments and the question to be voted
upon withtln the league.
phase
inent of a system wherein the voters
can ballot direct on questions of public
policy. This wipes out the delegate
convention as the final power in parly
politics; and it likewise terminates tin
3. Questions to candidates for the
legislature shall be publlshe I by tlio
state secretary and distributed to thi
final power of city councils, legls'a- j county secretaries, each of whom shall
lures and congress. It is majority ru'?
in place of machine rule.
The improved system Is specifically
declared for In the present day demo-
cratic platform:
"Absolute acquiescence in the will of
the majority, the vital principle .->f re-
publics This and other fundamental
principles are doctrines which leinoc-
racy has established as proverbs of
the nation, and they should be con-
stantly Invoked, preached, resorted to,
mid enforced."
The majority rule system lias existed
for some years In Oregon and South
Dakota end was established In Texas
by the last legislature. The provision
Is an follows:
"Section 140. Whenever delegates
are to be selected by political party
to any state or county convention >>y
primary election or primary convention
or candidates are Instructed for or
nominated. It shall be the duty of th«i
chairman of the county or precinct
executive committee of said political
party upon the application of ten per
<ent of the members of said parly
(who are legally qualified voters in said
county or precinct1) to submit at tho
time and place of selecting said dele-
gates any proposition desired to be
voted upon by said voters, and the
delegates selected at that time shall he
considered instructed for whichever
proposition for which a majority of the
votes are cast; provided, that u num-
ber of voters belonging to said political
party shall lie determined by the votes
cast for the party nominee for gover-
nor at the preceding election; and pro-
vided further, that said application is
filed with the county or precinct chalY-
man at least five days . before tho
tickets are to be printed, and the chair-
man may require a ssvorn statement
that the names of said applicants are
genuine; provided, further, that all ad-
ditional expense of printing any propo-
sition on the official ballot shall be paid
for by the parties requesting the same.'
How is it that this majority rule sys-
tem is likely to be used? And how did
it como to be adopted?
The use for which the system Is in-
tended is plainly staled In a. letter re-
ceived from Hon. A. M. Kennedy of
Mart, Tex., a member of the lower
house of the Texas legislature, who
conceived the idea of establishing the
system atid to whose efforts the meas-
ure is principally due. Mr. Kennedy
in a letter of recent date says:
"In this state for several years past,
a committee of thirty-one has usually
made the platforms for the dominant
party, and the result has been that tha
ments may be adopted by direct Inltl-
tlve. or bv a majority vote of the
stato committee, subject to referendum
vote .as provided in Article 6.
To establish a state league Is easy.
A few charter members can adopt a
constitution. Include It In an address
to the voters In the state and mall
copies to the papers of the state for
publication.
OEr/ROR- H. SIIIBLKY.
BAYOU CITY
IS ON GUARD
Most Vigorous Cleaning-Up Hoous-
ton Has Seen in Years.
affix the names of the club secretaries
in the district and mall to the condl-
du* 's or present them in person, lie'
replies and refusals to reply, If any
there are, shall be given to the press
of the district. p
4. The questions to be Initiated by
this league shall be those only that re-
ceive within a majority of the precincts
organized, a majority of the league
votes east.
5. The questions that are to he init-
iated will probably Include the follow-
ing:
Instructions for national democratic
nominees and platform Issues on 190K.
instructions to congressmen and IJ.
S. Senators to vote as follows: To pro-
vide a national system whereby con-
gressmen and United States senators
may be instructed by direct vote.
To confer upon the Interstate com-
merce commission power to fix trans-
portation rates in Interstate commerce.
To regulate life insurance and fire
Insurance companies doing an Inter-
state business.
Article 4. Organization of State.—
Section I. Hon. —— shall be state
secretary and hold office for one year
from next January. There shall be
no other state officers except treasurer
and the state committeemen, provided
fo.* In Article 3.
Si e. 'j. Charters for precinct lengues
shall be Issued by the state secretary
upon the written request of seven or
more league members, provided It. rin-
pears that, in pursuance of a puolio
notice posted in three or more places
In the precinct a public meeting has
been held at which It was decide.1 l,i
apply for the charter and a secretary
was elected my majority vote.
Sec. 3. An organizer shall be ap-
pointed for each county, and he shall
be supplied with copies of this letter
ynd with printed letters for rnalMii;;
out in each precinct.
See. 4. Newspapers of the state, the
proprietors of which promise to publish
the news of the movement, and the of-
ficial communications to members,
shall be the - official papers of this
league.
Article 5. Officers. Elections. S-c. 1
The third and fourth weeks In Novem-
ber the state secretary slial give no-
tice through the official papers ihat
the election of club o(fleers will be held
during the second week In December,
and the secretary of each club shall, as
soon thereafter as possible, give notice
to the members as to the exact tiin'i
and place where the annual election
will be held. At each meeting a chair-
man shall he chosen, and it Is sug-
gested that the by-laws provide that
tho secretary shall nominate the chair-
man, but no one to be elected twice
during a quarter.
Sec. 2. Td third and fourth weeks
In December, the state secretary shall
give notice through the official papers
that until a specified date (twenty days
from the date of publication ' of t ho
first notice) the club secretaries shall
cast mull votes for secretary to the
county committee, secretary to the
congressional committee, secretary to
the state committee, und treasurer or
the state committee. First, second and
third choice for each office should be
Indicated. The votes In each county
shall be mailed to the secretary of the
Houston, Tex., July 29.—Cities and
towns of Texas may be c alled upon to
subscribe funds for the maintenance of
tlie quarantine against Louisiana. Dr.
Tabor, state health officer, had but $12,-
000 at his command and when that Is
exhausted there Is no way of getting
more money from the state, except by
call of a special session of the legisla-
ture, us the governor Is powerless to
add to the fund. The $12,000 is melt-
ing rapidly.
Mayor Windham of Orange who was
In Galveston last night conferlng with
Dr. Tabor passed through here today
on his way home. He said Orange
would assist In the quarantine move-
merit, would establish guards and phy-
sicians of her own and besides stood
ready to appropriate money to help out
the state fund.
The most vigorous cleaning up Hous-
ton has seen In years is In progress.
The city Is furnishing "mosquito" coal
oil free to all persons for oiling cess
pools, cisterns and the like. A hundred
extra men are on the streets. Clean
up clubs have been formed it> the vari-
ous wards of both men and women.
Assistant City Health Officer Ross of
Houston who has returned from New
Orleans says that all people of Texas
who suffered the dangue In 1897 when
the state was over spread with
the disease are Immune from yellow
fever. The dangue was In reality yel-
low Jack in it mild form, and It has
been positively proven that people of
the south who had it are now Immune.
Dr. (lulteras, the yellow fever expert
of the marine department, was In Hous-
ton during the time of dangue, and
mob violence was threatened him be-
cause he decjurcd the fever of the yel-
low type.
Dr. Ross relates an instance at New
Orleans which shows the firm convic-
tion of experts In the accuracy of the
mosquito theory. It was at a confer-
ence and Gov. Blanehard called upon
Dr. White of the marine service, und
an authority, suying:
"The laity is skeptical about the
mosquito theory; they think there may
be something in it but they are not con-
vinced as to all claims made for it,
and I would like to hear from you on
the point."
Dr. White said, among other things,
In bis reply:
"I would not feel the slightest con-
cern at placing my wife and daughters
who have not had the fever, In a room
where there were twenty sufferers of
It, provided they were well screened
and would leave them there all night
or any lngth of time."
CONGRESS WILL TAKE A HAND IN DEPART-
MENTAL INVESTIGATION.
Washington, Julv 29.—Intimations
are at hand from high congressional
sources of an intended congressional
Investigation Into df imental ex-
penditures of approurla .ions. It Is said
that some sweeping reforms in present
methods may be expected as a result
of the congressional Investigations.
Congress intends to tuke a stand
ngainst granting lump sum n*>T>roprla-
tlons. it is alleged that the depart-
ments use the contingent funds for
purposes never designed by congress,
and as fast as the departments secure
Increased funds they expand the scope
of expenditure. One source of irrita-
tion to committees Is the rapidly ex-
panding secret service bureau. It Is
alleged that the contingent funds of de-
partments are being drawn on to pay
for investigations by the secret servico
bureau of the treasury department, ,i
branch of the government that was sup-
posed to put down counterfeit monev,
but which has developed in recent
years until It takes In most everything
from guarding the president to proso-
cutlngi the Oregon land frauds. It la
recalled that at one time last session
the secret service was suspected of
maintaining art espionage over con-
gressmen, and a very emphatic warn-
ing was quietly issued to the effect
that if any secret service men put a
foot on Capitol Hill in connection with
any congressional affairs the' service
would think that the dome had tunibi-u
down on it.
well worth serving". I am going to stay
right on serving them."
Having thus emphatically disposed of
the stories that he Is contemplating re-
tirement from the cabinet, the secre-
tary has taken up arrangements for
his Western trip, to be gone about a
month, during which time he will visit
the forest reserves with a view to for-
mulating further regulations fpr their
government and development.
WHY HOLMES QUIT.
WILSON 18 EMPHATIC.
Washington, July 29.—"Maliciously
gotten up and maliciously circulated by
those that lie."
This is the denial of Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson to the story that he
had sent his resignation to the presi-
dent.
"1 have not resigned and do not In-
tend to resign." declared the secretary,
with emphasis th.it lost nothing by the
vigor with which he brought his fist
down on his desk. "I am not discour-
ager with conditions In the depart-
ment. I am not disgusted with the un-
fair criticisms because I am not letting
such criticisms worrv me for an instant.
I am not a sick man. No, I never felt
better In my life than I do now.
"I think the American people ara
Oyster Bay, July 29.—Assistant Sec-
retary Barns made public today all
the correspondence relating to the
nltro-culture case In the department
of agriculture which resulted in the
resignation of Dr. Geo. Moore, a scien-
tist in the bureau of plant industry.
Prof. Moore wrote a letter to Secre-
tary Wilson, explaining his course, but
tendered his resignation, which was
accepted. The correspondence made
public today included a letter to the!
president from the Axtell-Rush Pub-
lishing company o£ Pittsburg, calling
his attention to the fact that employes
In the agricultural department were
exploiting "nltro-culture" for their pri-
vate gain; a note from Acting Secre-
tary Barnes to Secretary Wilson en-
closing the Axtell-Rush missive. Sec-
retary Wilson's reply to Mr. Barnes
and two letters from Prof. Moore.
The letter from the publishing com-
pany to the president, which stirred
up the trouble, was dated July 15, and
among other things said:
"We beg to call your attention to
the matter of the United States de-
partment of agriculture in connection
with the exploiting of nltro-culture.
We have absolute information to con-
vince us that the employes of the de-
partment have been unduly Interest-
ed in Arms that were selling the cul-
ture to farmers and others at exorbi-
tant prices."
( Mr. Barnes' letter to Secretary Wil-
son was dated July 17. and merely re-
quested him in the name of the pres-
ident to investigate the matter. The
secretary's response to this was dated
yesterday and contained the brief re-
sponse that Prof. Moore had tendered
his resignation; that It had been ac-
cepted and then added the significant
words:
"Will send a copy of the papers to
the department of justice and have
them determine whether the case re-
quires action by them."
No visitors were received at Saga-
more Hill today and none are expect-
ed before Monday.
TWENTY-NINE
NEW CASES
Disease is Rapidly Spreading in
New Orleans.
New Orleans, July 29.—An official
bulletin issued late tonight by the
city board of health shows that there
have been twenty-nine new cases and • dais of the Equitable.
Is anxiously making every effort to
avoid a. war with Sweden and arrange
a speedy agreement on the question of
dissolution.
ARRIVAL OF
MR. DEPEW
Declares That He Returns to Fight
His Own 6a! ties in the
Equitable Hatter.
"V
New York, Julv 29.—Oil board of the
American, line steamer St. Paul, which
docked at 7:30 tonight, was Unite 1
St,-ites Senator Chauncey M. DepeW, re-
turning from a pleasure trip abroad.
He wias taken off the steamer at quar-
antine bv the New York Central's tug
Depew, and admitted that his vacation
trio had been cut short by the scan-
seven deaths within the last twenty-
lour hours. With one or two exeep-.
tlons the persons attacked are Italians,
and the other cases uro traceable to
the Italian district, where the fever
first made its appearance this year.
QUARANTINE OFF.
That Aqainst Louisiana is Abolished by
Dr. Tabor.
Houston, Tex.. Julv 29.—The Texas
quarantine against Louisiana, except-
ing New Orleans and anv other point
that inav nave fever, was today called
off by State Hea th Officer Tabor. The
action was based on. Louisiana hivl«-
last evening declared a quarantine
against New Orleans. 'Louisiana peo-
ple save those of fever Infected points,
may now pass Into Texas. Houstin
was never In a belter sanitary condi-
tion than at present. t\st week having
witnessed a thorough cleaning.
SUSPECTS AT VICKSQURG.
Believed There Are Two Case* in That
City.
New Orleans, July 29.—Advices re-
ceived here late tonight from Vlcks-
burg state that two suspicious cases,
believed to be yellow fever, have been
county committee, who, at'the appolnt-
party platforms are looked upon with ,.d time, shall appoint a commlJle > of
suspicion ai.V alarm by a. great many three or more to assist in breaking the
legislators and others Recmtlv the «c"ln ""d canvassing the votes. If af-
leglslators anil oin. rs itec.nuy i le tpp <1,8trlbut,nK (lie second und third
salaries of district judges were in- j cholco no one receives a majority of
creased $500 annually In tho "liamo (ff.tho votes cast for a secretary or for a
the people of Texas, while not one- treasurer, the taking of a second bal-
llfth of them wanted the change. To
meet this condition is the reason whv
I prepared the feature alluded to.
"It Is a safe proposition that three
years from now it will be invoked
against the delivery of the Texas dem-
ocrats to our friends Belmont, JdcCar-
ren, et al."
Surely this direct Initiative In the
voters is a veritable Gibraltar against
the ruling few. Ten per cent of the
voters in the democratic party In Texas
can file petitions with the chairman of
the county committees and propo.ie
policies and candidates, and secure a
direct vote thereon. In other words,
the voters within the democratic party
In Texas are the ruling power In th;
state if they care to exert themselves.
lot shall be announced for such office
or offices by the secretary through
the official papers, the candidates for
each office to be limited to the two
who shall have received the highest
vote. The procedure In casting the
second vote and the count thereof shall
be the same as for the first ballot.
Copies of the returns shall be given
to the official papers In the county uul
forwarded to the state secretary.
Article 6. Direct Initiative and Retail
Referendum Voting.—See. 1. When a
referendum vote Is asked "for on a
1 have come bintjt to the storm cen-
ter," he said. "A man cannot fight his
battles a thousand miles from home and
as charges reflecting upon me have
been made. 1 have come back to state
my side of (he case.
"Tonight I have nothing to any about
the Equitable or the loan made to tb^
Depew Improvement company, or as
to my resignation. As soon as 1 can
go over the papers In these various
matters, get the official news as to
what has actually transpired In my
.•ihsence. I will give out a statement
that will cover all' these matters fully.
At the nroijer time I shal give to the
public all Information I 'have so that
thev mav know as much as I did about
the Equitable and transactions In which
I wan Interested."
When told that the election of Paul
Morton to the presidency of the Equit-
able had taken place, the senator said
the choice wan admirable and that Jt
pleased him highly.
Regarding the Equitable and its fu-
ture. he said:
"In a year's time the Equitable will
be stronger than ever and be doing
even n larger business than before."
Senator Depew frankly discussed
"Pads and Fancies." He said that he
was a subscriber and had been so for
about four years.
I subscribed for the book because
cities In those countries have begun to
take over, own and operate their
street car systems.
"The original cause of this move-
ment toward municipalization of street
cars is easily discovered. The own-
ership and operation of such utilities
must, in its very nature, be a monop-
oly. and monopoly" in private hands
and as long as human nature exists as
It Is today, is bound to be unfair and
extortionate. Wherever a private cor-
poration or person is placed in pos-
session of a monopoly, that private
corporation or person manages the
utility so as to give the least possi-
ble service for the greatest possible
price consistent with the demands of
their charters.
"This has been almost the invariable
history of private monopolies, both In
this country and in the old. Whether
that monopoly be in the furnishing of
gas, water, electric light, telephone
service or street car facilities, the aim
and objects of those who manage and
furnish these utilities to the public,
was to get as much money as possi-
ble out of the operation.
"But where the public takes over
a system for the production and fur-
nishing of these utilities, the result
and aim is to give the best possible
service."
Mayor Dunne supplied many figures
in support of his statement, showing
that private companies In America
charge fabulous prices for telephones,
gas, electric lights, water and in street
car fares, while public companies -in
Europe charge but a'very nominal rate
antj in many instances it Is from sev-
enty to eighty per cent less than the
rates charged by private companies.
MEETING OF
THE REGENTS
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Medical and Pharmaceutical Departments Southwest-
ern University, Hall and Bryan Streets,
Dallas, Texas.
8E88ION OPENS A TERM CONTINUES
MONDAY, OCT. 2, 1905 8EVEN MONTH8
Teaching Faculty of Forty Professors and Instructors.
Splendid Clinical Facilities.
ABOVE OUT SHOWS THE NEW BUILDIN6-
Laboratories equipped with new material and with all ap-
pliances for modern medical teaching.
8END FOR CATALOGUE.
For further information, bddress
J. 0. McREYNOLOS. M. S„ M. D„ LL. D, DEAN.
210 TRUST BUILDING, DALLAS, TEXAS.
%
The State Dental College
OF DALLAS, TEXAS.
(Chartered rnder the laws of Tesas.l
OfTers unsurpassed advantages to those contemplating the study of Dentistry. Gives*
(traded course extending over a period of three years, and conforms To all tho rules of the
National Association of Dental Faculties and the National Association of Denial Exami-
ners. Pull corps of teauhern. demonstrators end oilnieiil Instructors. For information
address THE MTATfi DENTAL COLLEGE, 303-4 Juauita Building, Dallas, Texas.
TEXAS MIDLAND RAILROAD
No. 5-LONE STAR LIMITED-No. 6
South Bound Arrives at Houston 6:10 A- M.; Calveston 8:40 A. NT
North Bound Arrives at St. Louis 7:27 A. M.
Kansas City 7:40 A. M.
FOUR FAST AND HANDSOMELY EQUIPPED TRAINS DAILY
operated over a smooth and dustless track in connection with
Frisco System on ths North and II. & T. C. on the South*
forming through connections at Paris and Ennis for
St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, Memphis, Houston,
\
■ Galveston, Beaumont, Austin and San Antonio,
THE SHORT LINE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH TE XAS
Cafe Cars—Meals a la Carte Served at reasonable rates.
F. B. McKAY, C. P. A., Terrell, Texas.
discovered there. Statq Health Offi-
cer Hunter of lVlissiHalppl, has ordered
the suspected cases Isolated and pro- I I liked the work. It was one of >he
tected from the mosquitoes and all | most beautiful work"* X have ever seen,
communication with them cut off.
The people of Vlcksburg are sreatly
alarmed over the-cases, as they had
Implicit faith in Gov. Vardnman's
quarantine. The VIckshurRers are
fleeing from the town as fast as trains
and wagons can transport them, fear-
ing the malady will become an epi-
demic.
It rost me somewhere around $1500."
• 0
JUDGE DUNNE
AT BOSTON
WANT TO BE WIVES.
Help
county question, congressional district I Jt
d„t„ Ih« dldates for wives.
Fort Worth Police Tryinq to
Would-Be Benedict.
Fort Worth. Julv 20.— Interest Is
growing In the postal s'gned by C E
llenson. written to loca' nollce asking
them to find h'm a wife. Letters are
uourlntr Into nollce headquarters from
women who wish to be entered as r;m-
Temporary Successor to Prather
Named*
question, of st,ate question, the requests
shall be addressed to the state secre-
tary. who shall keep count; and If two
per cent of the league members Join
in requesting a vote on a county or
congressional district question, or 11'
one per cent of the league members In
the state Join In requesting a vote oil
a state question, the state secretatr.v
shall give notice through the official
Assistant Chief' of Police Day an-
Mayor of Chicago Declares that Muni-
cipal Ownership Plan w 11 be
Carried Oat.
Boston, July 19.—Judge Edward F.
And by merely using the system once, papers ihat a referendum vote hun been
the voters can instruct for the submis-
sion of a constitutional amendment for
r voters' veto through the optional ref-
erendum and a direct Initiative. Suoli
a provision would effectually protect
the people's sovereignty for all time,
for no legislature could repeal it.
- Why shouldn't the Texas system be
Installed In every democratic stitle? It
be It a few of the faithful will ques-
candidates for the legislature ami
them. To do this systematically
a majority rule league for the
similar to the one In Illinois. It
toe confined to working within the
^— M 40m the iiltnofc
.tuesttoo the candi-
dal led for, and the notice shall be pub-
lished for two successive weeks, direct-
ing that till a specified time (twenty
days from (he date of publication of
the first notice) the votes be addressed
to the county secretaries, who at the
end of suld twenty days shall count
them In the manner prescribed in Ar-
ticle fi.
Article 7. Funds.—Once each yeiuv
and oftener If necessary, the secreta-
ries of the clubs shal) .cause to be cir-
culated subscription lists for funds for
defraying the expenses of the club, and
to help assist In meeting the expenses
of the league. .
. Article S.' Amendments — Amend*
nounces that he h is received a letter , Dunne, mayor of Chicago, and apostle
from a woman on the south s'de of tho ; of municipal ownership, was the guest
city, askln* to be nlaced on the list of honor an.l speaker at the Tammany
of cxndldates. club pt< nic this afti moon. His speech
Tti's mornlnsr Tlencon had not yet ; was a clear exposition of the Issuf? on
made his anne.-irntu e. which In- was elected, in It he denied
If lie reports he will have a large. the truth of statements which have
number of women from wll'ch to se- . been wldelv circulated that he had
lect a bride. abandoned the doctrine of city owner-
11 * — • ' ship and control of street railways.
OBJECT TO VISIT. He said in part:
I "For over a quarter of a century
Austin, July 29.—At the meeting of
the board of regents of the University
of Texas held to-day, the board did not
fill tho position of president of the In-
stitution to succeed the late Col. Wm,
L. Prather, but Chairman T. S. Hen-
derson of the board will continue, in
accordance with the rules of the board,
to act in tho capacity of acting presi-
dent. As Judge Henderson can not
be here to. devote his time to tho
active discharge of the duties of presi-
dent, the board named Dr. S. E. Mezt s,
dean of tho academic faculty, as tlie
temporary head of the university nnd
he will actively take charge of the In-
stitution pending the election of a
president.
Dr. Marvin L. Graves of San Anto-
nio, was elected professor of medicine
at the medical branch at Galveston, to ]
succeed Dr. J. W. McLaughlin. Dr. j
Graves Is at present superintendent of i
the Southwestern insane asylum at
San Antonio. Dr. Chas. W. Waddle,
late of Colorado, was elected instructor
In education. He is a graduate of Col-
orado college. Dr. F. J. Dohmen of
Austin, was elected honorary lecturer
In mathematics for the following vonr.
Dr. Dohmen Is a graduate of the state
Institute '"r the blind and of the Uni-
versity "' Texas.
Resolutions of respect and condolence
were adopted by the board regarding
the death of lat President Prather.
Regarded That There Will be
Peace.
SUMMER BESOBTS
NORTH, EAST AND
SOUTHEAST.
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AUSTELL, OA... 27.40 LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENN 27.25
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1>. M. MORGAN, T. P. A.. Fort Worth, Tex GITS HOOVKK, T. P. A\ Waeo.Te*
J. W. FLANAGAN, O. P. A., Tyler, Texan.
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Washington, July 28.—The an-
nouncement that the Norwegian
storthing has decided to submit to a
plebiscite the question of the dissolu-
tion of the unlo.i with Sweden, has
dissolu-
Norway Anxious tHst Kaiser ShouM many of the great cities of the world
Stay Away, I American, European and Australian,
have been own'n? and operating many
Chrlstlnnn. July 29.—Although the of their publics utilities. The owner-
kalser Is understood to be dissatisfied shin an.l on vat Ion of the*" public
with the Norwegian disposition >f utt'.tl!' s ! r ,V*e nnmU ipulltlca has
King Oscar, the best Norwegian polk- rt-e-t as com-. — — - , .- „ .. . ..
leal circle* do not bulleve tht Enr>eror puml v.i > o-eratlrtn rf t!ie e utll- regarded as promoting the chances ot
William has had pans for the a coo*- Itl** l>. • -«vrt «oinrr>nks. In more an amicable settlement or ine aiirer-
slon of a German prince to the throv* efficient « >♦,. *• «■ • rouowlcal service j £5ce« betweenithe two oountrtea.
of Norwa yowlng to thfunport •larltj* to the public VVHt'n the last ten I Tuesday la fixed Iwthe reference or
of such a ruler. Norway, wl*h to year#, ow ing te the e> ptraUon of cer- i the matter to the people, ana in view
— *-*- granted to I of ,tbe reported unanimity of tne Nor-
and U <fRgi
of such a ruler. Norway, wish to years, owing te in* e: pimtion <
avoid an . .entanglement In European i tnln charters hjretofoi* C"' n
politics, objects to iho kaliers' visit private companies, mostly In
to Swedish waters at this time a vl ( Britain and on U# continent a
been received with Interest toy official
of the state department, because It is,
on tke subject, the ease !a
Southern Pacific
"New York-New Orleans Steamship Line"
Between NEW ORLEANS and NEW YORK
Steamer rails from New Orleans every Wednesday at 12:00 Noon
d. '• " •' New York every Tuesday at 12:00 p. ni.
**«Ncw Orleans-Havana Steamship Line"
Between NEW ORLEANS and HAVANA
Steamer sails from New Orleans every Saturday at 2:03 p in.
•> " Havana every Tuesday at 4:00 p. m.
a'
Sflisit Express" between Nee Orleans & Sen Fraacisee
LeavesNewOrlsaaidally at 11:53a.m. Leares Saa Franc's.-o dally at 5:15 p.m.
Carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeper#, Tourist Sleepers Combi-
nation Library, Buffet and Observation Cars, Dining Cars, Oil
Burning Locomotive3 from New Orleans to Sail Francisco.
Inquire or any Southbrv Pauifio Aoknts fob Information
T. J. ANDERSON, G. P. A. JOS. HELLEN, A. G. P. A
Houston, Tkxas.
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