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IN LIVES WERE LOST
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to Result of the Fxplosion in Mine
No, 9 at Dow, L T.
3AU8E A MYSTERY.
<ft a Mm \m the Mine Wat Left U
film Particulars of the Accident,
a AfteNasf la Seppwed to
Caste Their Deaths.
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South McA!e8ter, I. T., Jan. 15.—Ten
f^ves were lost in the explosion Mon
ay evening In mine No. 9 of the Mil-
C7 4b Dow Mining company, at Dow, I
i*. They are aa follows. Jack McCoy
V. E. Keith, E. E. Fairhurst, William
*richard, Bert Gatlin, Joe Beemas
4 i Thomas Blua, M. Brow, John Beata
tg 3lnd John Blua.
The men who lost their lives wer«
f, ehe only persons In the pit, and none
1 ,vas left to tell the story. All the bod
es have been recovered, and as none
rere burned the conclusion is thai
Jleath was due to after-damp. The ex
ff^losion did not injure the shaft, whicfc
vas a new one, and the fire that fol
|l lowed was put out before it did much
^ damage. The sound of the explosior
t3vas heard plainly above ground, anc
he rescuers went to work promptly
^LjThe explosion occurred at a depth ol
\U !40 feet.
The machinery was not injured bv
he explosion, and miners working at
l^.he mouth of the pit descended as soot
l~ts it was safe.
The condition of the mine indic ated
■ rhat the men might, had presence oi
*"mind been exercised, made their es
Gape. The bodies were found withir
comparatively small radius. Tht
Are was put out before it had reachec
my of them.
r The Milby & Dow Mining company
l^rhlch owns the shaft, is one of the
^heaviest operators in the Choctaw Na
tkra. The principal stockholders ar«
Charles A. Dow of Houston, Tex., and
?«hn Milby of Dallas, Tex. They op
ferate mines at Dow, Gowen and Harts
}.horne.
Mine No. 9, at which the explosion oc
i wcurred, had not yet been thoroughly
opened, and it had no fire inspector
Experienced mining men marvel thai
-Vthe gas should have accumulated is
sufficient quantity in a new mine tc
jF®use ffuch a disastrous explost6n.
Trxu B«m Win.
Wharton. Tex., Jan. 15.—W. O. Vic-
tor of this city has received notice
'rom W. Z. Hutchinson, president ol
he National Bee Keepers' Association
if America, who was also one of the
tard of award, that the colony of
talian bees entered by Mr. Victor at
the exposition was awarded the di-
iloma. Mr. Victor has filled orders foi
lueen bees from Australia, New Zeal
and the Sandwich Islands.
RAISING FINE TOBACCO-
fcmlWry Wilson Says United State Will
Soon Take Vront Bank.
Washington, Jan. 13.—At the cabinet
meeting Friday Secretary Wilson ex-
plained what had been done by his de-
partment in the way of experiments
in raising tobacco. He stated that it
had been fully demonstrated that we
could raise in this country all "tEe
wrapper tobacco necessary for domes-
tic use and of a quality second to none.
In every particular it was as fine as
could be grown in Cuba or any other
country. Last year the filler tobacco
had been successfully raised in Penn-
sylvania of a very high grade, and
daring the coming season extensive
experiments would be made in raising
high grade filler in Ohio, Texas, North
Carolina and California Last year the
imports of wrapper tobacco into the
United States amounted to $6,000,000
and. of filler $8,000,000. In a short time,
the secretary said, we would be able
to supply our own wrapper and filler
of a grade that would challenge the
best grown anywhere in the world.
liicaraguan Canal Bill Goes Through
the House.
Mtm Fletcher of Minnesota and Las-
■iter ef Virginia Cast the Oppes-
teff Ballets—Panama Offer
Net Even Considered.
OIL AT BEAUMONT.
^ .. a Oae Year Ike Development* Bui
Exceeded All Expectation..
Beaumont, Tex., Jan. 13.—The reign
of oil in Beaumont was one year old
Friday, but during that brief time it
has so firmly enthroned itself that all
else bows before it. The men and the
money necessary to transform a bald !
prairie into the world's greatest oil
field within the short space of 12
months have brought the greatest pos- •
sible measure of prosperity and ad-j
' vancement to Beaumont, and Friday
night the citizens celebrated this pros-1
perity in an informal way at the rooms '
of the Beaumont Oil exchange and
Board of Trade. So swift has been the
development that it is impossible to>
give anything like a statistical review
of Beaumont's first year in oil, for in
most particulars the statistics are not
obtainable.
Within 365 days from the discovery
of oil, 141 gigantic oil spouts were
brought in at an expense for devel-
opment of about $7,000,000.
Old Engineer Dead.
1 Temple, Tex., Jan. 15.—George
Spaulding died Sunday morning and
was buried at the city cemetery Mon-
ty afternoon. Mr. Spaulding was om
the oldest engineers, from point ut
rvice, with the Santa Fe railroad,
e came to this city and went with
he Santa Fe when it was first built
Temple. For the past fifteen years
he has been pulling a passenger train
SOUTHERN PROSPERITY-
The Put Tear Baa Been a Notable Oes
In Mmdf SMprct.
Baltimore, Jan 13 —During the past
week the press of leading southern cit-
ies have Indulged in congratulatory
comments upon the progress of their
respective communities in the fiscal
year just ended, and have reflected in
figures of increased bank clearings, ex-
panding building operations and grow-
ing industries an exceedingly healthy
condition of affairs in the south from
the Potomac to the Rio Grande, says
the Manufacturers' Record. The year
has been a notable one in many re-
spects and especially for the uncover-
ing of new resources in the south and
for the rise*of industries about the
great store-houses of coal, iron, iuiy-
ber and phosphates, oil and natural
gas. In West Virginia, for instance,
the business of the manufacture of
glass trebled in 1901.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The People's bank at Painesville, 0.,
has closed.
Grover Cleveland has recoVeP&T from
his recent attack of • pneumonia.
Orvill D. Smith, telegraph operator.
committed suicide at Fort Worth.
John Rinkard will hang at Marion.
Ind., on January 17 for wife murder.
President Roosevelt has signed the
parcel8 post agreement with Bolivia.
There is an egg famine in Paducah,
Ky. Eggs sold there at 60 cents a doc-
en.
Four men were shot in a pitched bat-
tle near Winkler, Tex., and one was
killed.
W. T. George of Wolfe City, Tex..
sold 1100 bales of cotton last week for
$50,000.
Mrs. T. L. Hansard died at Whlte-
wright, Tex., of burns received last
Tuesday.
Albert Foster, of Straaburg, 111., was
fatally burned by an exploding gaso-
line lamp.
Otto Koehr, a veteran of the Philip-
pine war, committed suicide at Yank*
ton, S. D. ,
Mrs. Nancy Taylor was burned to
death at Muncie, Ind., in an attempt,
to suicide.
Oscar Ear'-v, 8 years old, was ran
over and ki.r_J by a wagon near Ard- j
more, I. T.
J. F. Ferguson, of Fort. Worth, '
was run down by a train and killed at i
Houston, Texas.
S. C. Gilges of Enid, O. T., has been
arrested, charged with forging town-
ship warrants.
At* Fayette, Mo., Walter Lee was
held without bail for the murder of Ed |
T. Middleton.
E. E. Rogers of Ronham, Tex., was '
run over and killed by a switch en- '
gine at Denison. I
Mrs. T. L. Hansard, of Whitewright, ]
Tex., died cf burns sustained while at!
work at her home.
At Henry. Tenn., the safe in the j
store of G. L. Brable was blown open
and robbed of $100.
George H'tchcock was killed in the
Penwell coal mine, Illinois, by slate
falling upon him.
Governor Leslie M. Shaw will not
relieve Se retary of the Treasury Gage tiution providing for the appointment
until February 1. c/ a committee of seven senators to ex-
Governor Van Sant of Minnesota will tuuin<; into the conduct of the war n
call legislature in extra session for i t*e Philippines, the administration of
middle of Ftbruarv. \gQ^'^^ment there and the condition
At Ramer, Tenn.. the -yesT ©w UJiabltanJg. said . om-
of D. E. Mullins died from burns re-1 power to send for per-
i , • ,| . . O Hn VIHnorfl ♦ A a/1 vrt I AI* ♦ W*
ce'ved while playing.
Washington Jan. 11.—The Hepburn
• Nicaragua canal hill passed the houae
j iifra Tlhureday afternoon by a practi-
cally snanlmous vote. Only two mem-
beets jout of 310, Messrs. Fletcher (Rep.
Minn,) and Laaaiter (Dem. Va.) voted
against it The opposition to commit-
ting the government to the Nicaragua
r ute attempted to secure amendments
to lddge with the president the dis-
cretionary power to purchase and com-
plete the Panama canal, if it could be
purchased for $40,000,000. The test
cane "on the first vote, when the ad-
vocates of an alternative route polled
I'-^JJga^nst 170 votes. At each succeed-
vote their strength dwindled until
Mr. Cannon of Illinois, under whose
i le?4*rsbip the fight was mrie, was
uni>le to get the ayes and noes on a
m tlon to recommit- All other amend-
m- uts and the bill passed exactly as
they came from the committee.
A bill was unanimously passed to
give Mrs. MCKinley the free mailing
pr vilege during the remainder of her
lii
t Investigating Panama Offer.
A ashington. Jan. 14.—The senate
v <mittee on inter-oceanic canals held
!on Monday and M. Lampre of
nama Canal company was again
fore it. Senator Motgan questioned
Y a very losely and at length going
r the examination of Saturday, > ut
us . bringing out any new facts of spe-
cial importance.
Conduct of Philippine War.
Washington, Jan. 34.—Mr. Hoar
In
t$e senate Monday introduced a res-
oiut
Senator Foraker He-Elected.
Columbus, O., Jan. 15.—The house
ind senate of the Ohio legislature bal
loted separately Tuesday for United
States senator. Senator Joseph *3. For
iker. caucus nominee of the Repub-
licans received 21 votes in the senatt
o 11 for Hon. Charles W. Baker of
Cincinnati, the Democratic nominee
pn the house Senator Foraker received
{66 votes to 42 for Foraker.
Cblneee Fire on British Ship.
Hong Kong, Jan. 15.—The British
steamer Nanning, belonging to tht
Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Stean
Caoi Company, Limited, of Hong Kong
has been fired on by Chinese soldiers
in the Tam Chau channel, West river
The chaplain of the British flagshii
Glory, the Rev. Charles E. L. Cowan
who was on board, was severelj
wounded.
Immense Sale of Rice.
Jennings, La., Jan. 15.—The largest
[transaction that has ever taken placc
[in this section in the rice business
was closed Tuesday. The Lake Charles
(Rice Milling .company bought of the
Mayville Canal company of Jennings
between 25,000 and 30,000 sacks of rice
The price paid per barrel is not known
[hut the total amount will reach almosi
*100,000.
Witch Killer Seateaeed.
Paris, Tex., Jan. 15.—According tc
| the sentence pronounced by Judge D
Bryant, Solomon Hotema, the al
witch-killer, Is to be hanged next
ith. His attorney states that he
_ file a petition for a writ of erroi
the aupreme court, which will oper
to suspend execution of the sen-
imtil the supreme court acts oo
v—
Anderson Norri. Hanged.
Waco, Tex., Jan. 11.—Anderson Nor-
ris, a negro about 22 years old, was
hanged at 1 o'clock yesterday for
the murder of Mrs. Emma French,
near Corsicana in December. 1900. The
evidence was circumstantial. The case
came here on a change of venue.
Norris declared his innocence to the
last. He talked to French, the husband
of the murdered woman, saying he did
not kill Mrs. French. He weakened at
the last and was so frightened Le could
hardly stand.
Kflllaff at Oklahoma Cltjr.
Oklahoma City. O. T., Jan. 13.—W.
T. Peoples, aged 45, one of the heav-
iest cotton buyers in this section of
the country, shot Eugene F. McLaugh-
lin, a clerk in a drug store, twice
through the heart. Peoples refused to
make a statement except to say that
McLaughlin had ruined his life.
SerlotiM Fire at Ilriiikley.
Memphis, Tenn.. .Tan. 14.—Advice
from Brink ley. Ark., state that fire de-
stroyed several buildings of the town, I fatally burned
Joaquin Ponca
A fire at Dale, Tex., destroyed the
store and contents of G. F. McMahon,
causing a loss of $8000.
Clark Ethridge, a prominent citizen
of Luling, Tex., committed suicide be-
cause of failing health.
A switch engine rolled over an em-
bankment at Carterville, 111., seriously
injuring Engineer Teppy.
Cra£ksmen secured a large sum of
money by blowing up the safe of Paz-
diney & Sons at Wallis, Texas.
Two men were arested at Santa Fe.
N. M., for robbing 30 tramps. The of-
fense is death in that state.
Charles Scott, a m-gro, shot Tom
Conyers. another negro, at Marshall,
Tex., seriously wounding him.
Mrs. Mary Puttmann was sentenced
to eight years' imprisonment at As-
toria. L. I., for counterfeiting.
Miss Lizzie Sellers, born in Pennsyl-
vania in 1836. and who came to Bur-
lington. Ia.. fifty years ago, is dead.
Rolls Williams , a young married
man, living at Rombaur, Mo., was
crushed to death by a log rolling upon
him.
At Nebraska City. Neb.. 150 skilled
laborers of the Morton-Gregson Pack-
ing company went on a strike for high-
er wages.
Mack Nelson, a young man who slew
Mitchell Morreys. an Indian, with a
circus tent stake in Bristol, Tenn., was
acquitted.
John Hurst, Southern railroad car
inspector, was run- down In the Deca
tur (Ala.) yards by a switch engine
and killed.
The farmers of Oklahoma are holding
their wjieat in the hope of getting : 1
a bushel for it. They have about 10,-
000,000 bushels. 0
A gasoline lamp in Weber & Co.'s
store at Windsor. III., exploded, and
Albert Foster, a clerk, was probably
and sit during the sessions of the sen-
ate.
Senator Berry at HI. Pe«t
Washington. Jan. 14.—Senator Berry
of Arkansas was on the floor of the
senate Monday. This was his first ap-
pearance since his severe accident
while on a visit to his home during the
holiday recess.
New Bank, for Tftu.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The controll-
er of the currency has authorized the
First National bank of Anson to begin
business with a capital of $30,000; also
the GoHthwaite National bank of Gold
thwaite, with a capital of $L'5,000.
Presidential Appointment*.
Washington, Jan. 13.—The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate:
Register land offices: John A. Oli-
phant. of Oklahoma, at Mangum, Ok-
lahoma; Afton P. Classen of Oklaho-
ma, at Oklahoma. Oklahoma.
Receiver of public moneys, Wm. F.
Young. Oklahoma.
Postmasters: August B. Bulow at
I-^ipoieonville, and Thomas R. Morse,
at New Iberia.
Secretary of the Territory of Okla-
homa, William Grimes, of Oklahoma.
Sac-Fox agency, Oklahoma. Ross
Guffln.
including the Arlington. hotel, entail-
ing a loss variously estimated at from
$50,000 to $75,000. Charles Starkey of
Stuttgart, Ark., perished in the hotel.
Tragedy In Jones County.
Abilene. Tex., Jan. 11.—News has
been received here of a shooting and
cutting affray in Jones county, in
which Eld Coons was mortally stabbed,
the wounded man dying. Coons fired
of El Paso. Tex.,
sued the Texas and Pacific railroad for
$10,000 damage for the loss of both
legs and got $1000.
The postoflice at Damon. Tex., was
robbed of $250 in cash and stamps and
a lot of goods wer« taken from the
store in the same building.
By the premature explosion cf dyn-
amite. which he was using for blast
Punishment for Lyssh ri.
Washington. Jan. 14—Representa-
tive Crumpbacker of Indiana has intro-
duced a bill for the punishment of per-
sons taking part in the lynching of an
mien. Those who conspire in such a
lynching are made subject to death or
life imprisonment while attending a
meeting to organize such lynching is
made a felony. The federal courts
are given jurisdiction of such offens-
es. Persons who have participated in
lynchings are disqualified from serving
as jurors. The measure is designed
to cover cases similar to the lynching
of Italians in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi.
three shots at .fc>sse Jackson, but in [ ing' Frank Garret,V of McGregor, Tex.,
flicted no serious wounds.
Descendant of Washington Dead.
Philadelphia. Jan. 13.—Colonel Wil-
liam Lepris Washington, a descendant
of the family of George Washington,
is dead at his home here. He was
born in Nashville, Tenn., where he
will be buried. He was a soldier in
the Confederate army.
case.;
The Seventeenth Victim.
New York, Jan. 14.—The death list
caused by the New York Central tunnel
accident has been swelled. Winfleld
Stulze, who had submitted to the ampn
tation of one of his legs, died Sunday,
making the seventeenth viptim.
was probably fatally injured.
John Powers and Joseph Paskey were
run down by a Southern Pacific train
in the yards at Houston. Tex., and
both were ground to pieces.
Governor Sayers of Texas appointed
Dr. E. F. McLendon of Smithville as
state quarantine officer at Galveston,
to succeed Dr. J. C. Mayfield, deceased.
Norman Deal was struck over the
head with a crowbar at Houston, Tex.,
by a fellow workman, and died in a
short while. Elliott Green was arrest-
ed.
Samuel Garvin and R. E. Lee, cattle-
men, were sentenced to one year's; im-
prisonment and fined $1000 at Helena,
Mont., for. stealing cattle
Fell Pndcr a Train.
Celeste. Tex., Jan. 14.—Henry Sin-
clair, a painter, was found dead on the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas track 10<
yards north of the depot. He has a
daughter here and a son at Hillsboro
It is supposejd he went to jump off the
train and fell under the wheels.
A Negro Lynched.
Springfield, Ky., Jan. 13.—Jim Mays,
a negro charged with assaulting a
white girl of the Sams neighborhood,
this county, Wednesday, was taken
from jail by a mob and hanged. His
body was, found hanging to a tree.
Heavy Ball for Sa:. a Fe.
Galveston, Jan. 11.—In r.he course of
a short time all the tracks of the Santa
Fe will be laid with 75-pound steel
rails. Last year 6,0 miles of new
heavy rails were laid," and the good
work will be continued this year.
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APPEAL FOR THE BOERS.
Preeideat Urged to Stop the Shipment
ot Horses from Ne# Orleans.
Chicago, Jan. 14.— The Chicago
branch of the American Transvaal
league held a meeting here Sunday
night and adopted a petition calling
upon President Roosevelt to enforce
the neutrality law. A large number ot
signatures of prominent men, judges,
lawyers and others was obtained.
The petition is in the form of an ar-
gument and sets forth that the United
States is conceded to be a neutral na-
tion in the war between Great Britain
and the South African republics. It
is contended that if the augmentation
of Great Britain's military supplies
from the port of New Orleans was stop-
ped, the South African war would come
to a speedy end.
It is urged that horses and mules de
signed for use in military operatkms
are withfn the meaning of the term
"military supplies" as used in the
treaty of Washington. The president
fe therefore called upon to strictly en-
force article VI of that treaty.
▲ Meeting at Dearer.
Denver, Jan. 14.—An enthusiastic
pro-Boer meeting was held at the
Broadway theater Sunday night, al
which Webster Davis, former assistant
secretary of the interior, was the prin-
cipal speaker. The theater was crowd-
ed to overflowing, and on the stage
were state and city officials and many
other prominent citizens.
Killed by a Woman.
Eagle Lake, Tex., Jan. 14.—The body
of James T AMen of Marble Falls was
brought to Justice Davidson's office
Saturday night from Jeter's ranch,
four miles from here. A load of buck-
shot had passed through Allen's heart.
Miss Mary Johnson of Austin testified
WILL BE COMPULSORY-
The Hegve Agreement Will Be Adopted
by Pan-American Congress.
City of Mexico, Jan. 15.—The com
pulsory plan of arbitration will be
adopted by the Pan-American congress
in conjunction with the agreement tc
adhere to The Hague convention, pro-
vides that the contracting nations
oblige themselves to submit to the de
ciaion of the arbitrators on ail contra
versiea pending and future that can
not be arranged diplomatically, provid-
ing that in the exclusive opinion ol
either of the interested nations these
controversies do not affect their inde
pendence or honor.
It is further provided that contro
▼ersles relating to diplomatic priv
leges, boundaries, navigation rights
and the validity, interpretation and ful-
fillment of treaties are not to be con
sldered as affecting honor or independ-
ence.
at the inquest that she did the shoot
ing in self-defense. Both are strangers er~RoyaTT>e"rr'is'of DalUs: serreta-
TEXAS AT WORLD'S FAIR.
Appeal Seat Oat to the People to Aid
la the Great Uadertahlag.
Dallas, Jan. 15.—Organization ofth«
Texas World's fair commission was
completed Tuesday at a meeting of tht
directors elected here a week ago by
the commissioners appointed by Gov
Sayers. The following officers of th«
commission were elected: President
John H. Klrby of Houston; vice presi
dents with equal standing, W. W. Se
ley of Waco. L. J. Polk of Galvestou
and Walter Tipps of Austin. Executive
committee. E. B. Perkins and Barnetl
Gibbs of Dallas, Jesse Shain of Mc
Kinney. E. H. R. Green of Terrell and
Paul Waples of Fort Worth. Treasur
here and came together. The woman
said she had tried to get away from
the man and could not. She is now
in jail at Columbus awaiting a full in-
vestigation.
M.J or Starr Dead.
Marshall, Tex., Jan. 14. — Major
James Franklin Starr died at his home
in this city Sunday. Mr. Starr enlisted
in Company H, First Texas mounted
rifles and served throughout the civil
war. At the surrender he was the ad-
jutant of Hardeman's brigade, with
the rank of major. TUe deceased was
oee of the tfest frienda the volunteer
life department of Texas ev**r had.
ry. Tom Richardson of Houston; gen
eral manager, Louis J. Wortham oi
Austin.
Ceatrlbata %a MeKlnley
Pittsburg, Pa.. Jan. 14.— '^n thov. .-
and dollars was Saturday contributed
to the national fund for the McKinley
memorial by the workingmen of Home-
stead. The majority of the working-
men gave a half day's pay, from the
lowest laborer to the heads of depart-
ments. There were some, however,
who gave nothing.
Woman Fatally Burned.
Cleburne, Tex.. Jan. 14.—While
standing near the fire at her country
residence near here Mrs Pid Hart ac-
cidentally fell in or dose enough for
the flames to ignite her clothing, and
she was futaliy burned. Members of
the family in an adjoining room
rushed to her assistance, but not in
time to save her.
Old I.tiiiUrill«« Citizen Dead.
Louisville, Jail. 14.—Col. John Pope,
one of the oldest citizens of Louisville
and for half a century a conspicuous
figure in its history, died of old age
Sunday afternoon. He was born in
1^23. Colonel Pope commandtd a com
panv at the battle of Monterey in the
Mexican war and rose to the rank of
lieutenant colonel in the Confederate
army.
ENID BANK ROBBED-
Barglars Blow Vault. Securing A boo I
Two Thousand Dollars.
Guthrie, O. T., Jan. 15.—The People'i
hank of North Enid was robbed Mon
day night of 92000 in caah. The bur
glars entered the rear door and remov
nd a portion! of the brick vault abov*
/the safe. Oi^e of the cracksmen thee
^crawled in s|nd drilled a hole in th<
safe door. Dynamite was used, bu:
the dound was muffled, owing to th<
fact that the vaule was closed. Th?
door wss blown off and about $2000 i?
money and some valuable papers taket
or destroyed. The bank carried f5(MM
burglar insurance, and will lose noth
ing. There Is no clew to the robbers.
Aa Old Negro Dying.
New York. Jan. 15.—Peter Lee. whe
ha3 been an employe of the Stevens
family of Castle Point. Hoboken, N. J.
upward of 100 years, is dying at Cas
t!o Point. The date of his birth is
somewhat uncertain, but it was prob-
ably in 1795 or 1796. He was born ic
Hoboken. of slave parents, the proper
ty of Colonel John Stevens. He be
came free in the course of years, bu
only once was he separated from tht
Steven;- family. He declares he re-
members the general mourning for the
d?ath of George Washington, in De-
cember, 1790.
Want Her Name Changed.
New York, Jan. 11.—Mrs. J. C. B.
Fitzsimmons has made application in
the Brooklyn courts for permission to
change her name. She gives as her
reason that she objects to bearing the
s~ e name as that of a "notorious pu-
t tic character." Moreover, she
r tys here children were referred to as
"little Fitzses," which was a source of
annoyance.
Dies nf Hi* Wnunds.
Mineola. Tex., Jan. 14.—S. Munzes-
heimer. who was shot Friday after
noon, died Saturday night. The exam
ining trial of Aaron Munzesheimer,
who is under arrest charged with the
shooting, will be held today.
Three Reappointments.
Washington, Jan. 15.—The names ol
Francis L. Lee. to be collector of cus
toms at Galveston. James J. Haynes, ti
be collector of customs at Corpus
Christi* and John Grant, to be United
States marshal for the eastern dis
trict of Texas, have been sent to tht
senate. All these are reappointments
Payne Takes Oath of Office.
Washington, Jan. 15.—In presence o
the cabinet, the entire Wisconsin dele
gation in congress, Governor Durbir
of Indiana, Senator Hanna and a num
ber of other friends, Henry C. Payuc
of Wisconsin was sworn in as post-
master general.
Naval Officers Get No Reward.
Washington, Jan. 15.—Senator Mc
Enery has reported favorably from th€
committee on naval affairs the bil
giving to the United States the use o!
devices iivented and patented by nava
officers while in the public service.
Rejoicing Over Canal Bill.
Managua. Jan. 13.—There is great
rejoicing in official circles over the
news by cable that the Nicaraguan
canal bill has passed the house. The
national band at Managua played
"Hail Columbia," and salutes were
fired from the battery.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Joel D. Crawford has been made
post master at Mineral Wells, Tex.
A stock exchange has been organized
at Vladivostock, Siberia.
Rev. P. A. Hubbard, financial secre-
tary of the African Methodist Episco-
pal church, died at Washington, D. C
Henry Williams was sentenced tc
Nary Needs More Men.
Washington. Jan. 15.—Rear Admira
Crowtrinshield, chief of the bureau o
navigation, went before the houst
naval committee and pointed out th«
urgent necessity for an increase ol
men and officers in order properly U
man the new ships.
Will Build New Challenger.
London, Jan. 15.—William Fife C
Fairlee-on-Clyde is to build Sir Vhom
as Lipton's next challenger for Ainer
ica% cup. Shamrock III ir to be readj
early in the spring of 1903.
Killed While Baatlag.
Eagle Pass. Tex., Jan. 14.—While
hunting birds Is&dor Ram ires, 12 years
of age, was shot accidentally by
Eduardo Garcia, a boy of the same age.
seven years imprisonment for shooting) 11 target rifle. The little
into a residence at Crowley, La.
though shot through the heart, ma
about 100 yards and fell dead.
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1902, newspaper, January 16, 1902; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192103/m1/1/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.