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ABILENE DAILY REPORTER
A Fresh Shipment
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VOLUME XI.
THURSDAY MAY 23 1907
NUMBER 271
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BUNKIB LA. May 23. Charles
Alexander ancgro who Is alleged to
havo shot anil killed J. Chnttatn a
young whlto man two months ago was
surrounded yesterday aftornpon by a
poBsco and killed In a most sonsatlou-
al manner. He was hiding In a cavo
and defied the ofllcors. The poaso sur-
rounded the caVo and the negro open-
ed Ire Borlously wounding Livings-
ton Pierce a member of the posse.
The cavo was then blown up by dyna-
mite ahd as the negro ran out he was
killed by Town Marshal Clavors.
CHARACTERISTIC OF THE EEO-
PLE OP THE ABILENE COUNTRY
J. E. Bean was In from Truby todaj
and reported several cases of pneu-
monia In his district In the past
month or so there being three cases
In one family that of a Mr. Tunstall
whp recently moved there from Hunt
county and on account of sickness
had not been able to get his land broke
and planted. Mr. Bean knowing the
condition of the family reported the
matter while at church In Truby last
Sunday and on Tuesday morning early
22 of the neighbors with their horses
and plows met on the farm of the af-
flicted family and by night had the
crops all planted. This Is one of the
best and greatest characteristics of
the people of the Abilene country. The
writer The Reporter solicitor knows
for he has been out among thertv.
GENERAL KUROKI IS
HAVING STRENUOUS TIME.
By Associated Press.
BOSTON MASS. May 23. Gen-
eral Kurokl has a strenuous prbgram
of sight-seeing official calls and rer
ceptions In Boston and Cambridge be-
fore him today. . The General's official
day began with breakfast at the Tou-
raine given by Mayor Fitzgerald when
he was presendtd to Governor Guild
the members of the city government
and the prominent business men.
About fifty attended the breakfast.
"THE WOMAN IN BLUE"
IS HELD FOR INSANITY.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON May 23. Mrs. Isa-
bella Case who attracted attention as
the "woman in blue" who tried to see
the President at Oyster Bay last sum-
mer has since sought to see him and
was taken Into custody here last night
on a charge of insanity. She Is held
in the house of detention pending ex-
amination1. She Is thirty years of
age.
U. S. TREASURER AD-
DRESSES MO. BANKERS.
By Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY MO. .May 23.
Charles H Trent United States treas-
urer addressed tho Missouri Bankers
Association here in their annual con-
vention on tho subject "Some Com-
ments on the Aldrlch Law". Ho said
that the law was one of much benefit
but that there were banking reforms
still to bo made.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR'S
RESIGNATION DEPLORED.
Bv Associated Press .
TOKIO May 23. The resignation of
General Luke Wright American Am-
bassador In Japan is widely deplored
and the Asahl will tomorrow refer
editorially to tho public fooling In tho
mattor expressing great regret at the
short tenure of office.
FRISCO SnOPS PARTLY
BURNED AT SHERMAN.
Special to Tho Reporter.
SHERMAN May 23. Part of the
Frisco shops wore burned early this
morning but the loss has not been de-
termined ns yet
MAN ARRESTED AT KOUNTZ
CHARGED WITH KILLING.
HOUSTON. May 23. John Waters
was arrested at Kounta today charg-
ed with the killing of Will Weather-
ford. Weatherford was stabbed to
death a few days ago.
BRIDGE IN HONOR OF
MRS. NASH OF DALLAS.
Miss Ella Reading entertained a
few of her friends at bridge yesterday
afternoon In honor of. Mrs Nash of
Dallas whp Is visiting In the city tho
guest of Mrs. E. G. Batjer
Miss Kitty Files who has been spend
Ing several months with her sister
Mrs T A. Bledsoe has returned to
her home at Flies.
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SHOT AND KILLED.
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EMTRY May 23. Leon Polk
Justlco of the Peace was shot
ahd instantly killed at his
home five miles north of hero
by William Boylo who later
Biirrendored to Sheriff Boyle.
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LET'S PHY BULL
WILL ABILENE GET BUSY AT
ONCE.
MANY GOOD PiAYER AEAILABLE
The Opportunities for a Good Team
and Good Games Better Than
Have Before Been Offered.
Will Abilene have a ball team this
year?
That is a question now before the
fans of this city and It certainly Is
a puzzler. Last year at this time
there as no outlook for or even talk
about a team. Yet by the eighth day
of July a grandstand and fence haa
been placed on the old ball park nnd
a series of games opened with Grand-
bury. Surely if with so discouraging
an outlook as we had last year we got
up a team and made an enviable record
wo ought this year to get up a still
better one and go after some big
games Everyone knows we havo th"'
material twice as much as we had
last year. There are six members of
tho old team either in town now or
who can be obtained at a moments
notice and there are several new men.
How does this line-up look for nu-
cleus around which to build up a re-
ally fast bunch of ball players: Mor-
gan catcher; Harris and McLamoro
pitchers; McGhee. first base; S. Sav-
age second baae; Hoffman short;
F. Savage left field; and Mosely right
Held. All of these m-ni rut Mosely.
Morgan and Harris are here new and
those three can be gotten by the next
train if necessary. Morgan's school
Is out and he Is at home. Reports
from Bingham say that he has devel-
oped Into one of the best backstops in
Southern collegiate baseball and he
will of course bo In tip-top condition.
Mosely is with Canyon City plnylng
the game of his life but he Is getting
homeslck-and will gladly Join the lo-
cal team. The last thing Lengthy
Harris Bald to Finis Savage when the
latter left Ardmore was "Tell 'em
when they get up their team to wire
mo and I'll come and play for my
board." There's no need of dwolllng
on Harris' ability as a leather shun-
ter. We know he Is recognized as one
of the best amateur In the State and
wo know what ho has done i for us.
Wo also know ho Is a hitter. When
Reld McLamore is In town ho will aid
In the pitching and as a slab artist
he is all to the good. On first baso
thoro Is McGhee part proprietor of
the Majestic. As a ball player ho is
a veritable bear. Year before last he
played In tho West Texas League and
he topped that organization both In
hitting and fielding. He Is anxious to
play this year and claims to be In
first class condition For second baso
wo have of course Sam Savage. All
Abilene knows his baseball record Ho
has captained the team for two years
and it has been largely through that
combative do-or-dle spirit of his on
the ballfleld that gained for tho local
team such a reputation throughout
the state On short is Hoffman tho
young tailor at the Misfit. He has
played ball many years and Is as fast
as lightning. A little practice Is all
that will bo required to develop his
batting eye Of course Finis Savago
will occurythe left berth In the out-
field. Ho Is fast has a good eye cor
ere a world of ground and hits the
ball on the nose The working out
he has nlready received at Ardmore
will fit him perfectly for a long and
hard season. Now that we know what
timber we already have let's sea
what we need. For center field. Hack
ney oriCarl White of Ardmore maybe
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IS. M'KINLEYSUFFERS
SHE OF PARALYSIS
SHE GANNOT RECOVER
By Associated Press.
CANTON OHIO May 23. Mrs William McKlnloy has suffered a stroko
of paralysis and tho attondlng physician Dr. Porter gave out a statemont
this afternoon In which ho said that she was unconscious and that there
was no hope for her recovery.
secured. For third thoro Murphy of
Ardmore or Petty of HIco. Both Whlto
and Murphy havo expressed their will-
ingness to come to Abilene and both
aro ball players. With anothor pitch-
er tho team is complete and pitchers
aro not hard to find. Simpson will
come or maybe Oran tho Thu.or
southpaw.
The next question Is tho pall park
Three hundred dollars will put up a
fence and grandstand and this money
can bo easily secured by subscription.
If there are not more than three hun-
dred fans In Abilene who will give a
dollar apiece to the support of the
team then the town Is a dead one and
the citizens are unprogressive and we
know that such is not the case. Let
someone start a subscription list nnd
carry it around to the merchants and
young fellows of the town and the
three or even five hundred dollars will
be secured in a week's time.
The next question Is a manager.
Someone must take charge of tho
funds to build the park match the
games and otherwise look to the pro-
gress of the team.. An enterprising
person in town can take hold of the
proposition and make it a paying one.
The new railroad has openod up trav-
eling facilities to Wichita Falls Den-
ton Gainesville Ardmore and other
northern points aYid teams from these
places will be more than willing to
open up series here.
Lastly a good team will advertise
the town. Look at Groesbeck
and Lampasas. Who would ever hear
of them except through their baseball
teams?
Think these tilings over and let's
all work together to get up the fastest
aggregation of ball players In the
State and help advertise our town.
We can do Jt and we must.
ENTERTAINMENT TO BEGIN
PROMPTLY AT 8:30 TONIGHT.
Those In charge of the graduating
exercises and entertainment at tho Ly-
ceum theatre tonight announce and
respectfully request that he audience
be assembled and seated at 8:30 at
which time promptly the pxerclses
will begin.
A VIOLENT RAIN AND WIND
STORM IN VICINITY HOUSTON
HOUSTON May 23 A violent wind
rain and electrical storm raged in
Houston and vicinity last night doing
great damage outside of the city.
TAKE A
You can hit 50000 at one
crack if you use the big gun
The Reporter Industrial and
. Immigration Edition ;'f and
gee what a load!
Maybe your' advertising
has been bringing(you pleas-
ant results maybe youthink
you have no need of special
advertising mayfre you do
not care to see Abilene.ana'
Taylor county grow Eh?
The time is ripe. We need
your business. Do it now.
We dare you to do it!
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RAY WALTERS NARROWLY
ESCAPES INSTANT DEATH.
Ray Walters son of It. O. Walters
roturned homo Tuesday night Jrom
their ranch In Reagan county with
ono arm broken his head badly gash-
ed and his body considerably gruisod.
At 8 o'clock a. m. Ray was alone
In the pasture runnlg his horse at
full speed nfter a cow when the nnl-
mal stepped in a dog hole and foil
landing 33 feet awny. The young' man
does not remembor anything from the
time the horses truck tho ground until
about 11 o'clock when ho recovered
consciousness and found himself In
a perilous position the horso wan
stiff in death his neck being broken
in tho fall and wns lying nlmost on
top of Ray.
He at once summon up all tho
strongtli and courage possible and Inch
by Inch pulled himself from under
the dead form of his faithful pony.
Luckily about noon one of the men
on the ranch came upon tho scene and
Ray was hurried to tho ranch house
and a physician summoned who set
and bandaged tho broken arm nnd
sewed up the gash made on the head.
It was a narrow escape from Instant
death and Ray's friends are congratu-
lating him over the fact that he Is liv-
ing. Mr. and Mrs. waiters aro on a
pleasure trip In California and the
matter will be kept secret from thorn
1 until they return.
FRIENDS OF HARRIS CHEER.
WHEN VERDICT IS ANNOUNCED.
LEXINGTON KY. May 23. During
the trial of Judge James Hargls sev
eral witnesses swore that Judge Har-
gls his brothers and Sheriff Ed Cal-
lahan had entered Into a murder con-
spiracy promising immunity to anyone
who shot and killed Thomas Cockrill
Dr. Cox and J. B. Marcum. All three
of these have since died by shooting.
Tho defense however presonted tes-
timony to disprove the conspiracy. The
next trial in this series Is to be called
on May 27 when the same defendants
will be tried for the murder of Dr. Cox
at Sandy Hook a change of venue hav-
ing been taken from Broathltt county.
Hargls' friends broke Into a great
cheer when the verdict of not guilty
was announced todaj.
S. Y. and Mrs. Adcock were In today
from their farm north of Tye.
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CRIPPLE SON AVENGES THE
KILLING OF RIS FAIRER
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JUDGE .IAS. HARGLS
ACQUITTED BY JURY.
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Associated Press.
LEXINGTON KY. May 23
Tho Jury In the enso of Judge
James Hargls charged with the
killing of Thomns Cockrill re-
turned a vordlct this morning
of not guilty.
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rOl'R NEGROES AND ONE WHITE
3IAN DEAD IN GEORGIA.
SEVEN OTHERS ARE WOUNDED
Negroes in House Opened Fire on tho
Posse nnd Bloody Encounter
Resulted.
VLAXTON GOA. May 21. Two ne-
groes lynched one white man nnd two
negroes dead and seven other persons
Injured Is tho result of an attempt
to capture a negro who last night
attempted to criminally assault Mrs.
Laura Moore a widow living nenr Man
nssas Tallnall county. Tho dead:
John Haro white farmor.
Sam Padgett negro and ills daugh-
ter aged 30.
Lynched Padgett's wife and son.
Injurod:
W B. Hearron shot In stomach and
arm probably fntnlly.
James U. Daniel shot in eye may
die.
Dr. J. L. Kennedy seriously.
Son of Padgett seriously.
Flem Padgett colored seriously.
Two daughters of Padgett.
Fifteen persons oarly today ur-
rpunded tho houso of Sam Padgett a
negro whom they suspected of harbor
ing tho negro chnrged with attack-
ing Mrs. Moore and domnnded to bo
allowed to search tho houso. Permis-
sion wns given but whon the party
was within thirty feet of tho houso.
those Inside tho building opened fire
on the posse Instantly killing John
Hare and seriously wounding Barlow
Pearson Jamos Daniel nnd Dr. Ken-
nedy. Th(po8so roturned tho flro kill
Ing Sam Padreft and one of his
daughter" aged in wounding two othor
girls ap'd fi ajd 13 respectively nnd
two Padgett's sons nged 20 and 22
Tho posso then rotlrod for reinforce-
ments. Tho news spread rapidly and within
a short tlmo 500 armed men woro on
the scene nnd started in pursuit of the
nogroes who had escaped. One of them
was captured nnd taken boforo Mrs.
Moore but she failed to Identity him.
Tho negro however wns Identified ns
the one who shot Hnre and he was
started for Roldsvillo Jail together
with Padgett's wlfo and son. On tho
way tho ofllcors wero overtaken by
nbout Bovonty-flvo raon who took tho
prisoners from them. Tho woman wns
told to run and as she did so was rid-
dled with bullets hor son bolng shot
to pieces where ho stood.
The negro who attacked Mrs Mooro
has not been captured hut It Is re-
ported that he Is surrounded In a ne
gro house npd In all probability will
bo killed. Sheriff Edwards has re-
moved all tho negro prisoners from
the Roldsvlllq Jail to oludo tho. mob
which 'It Is reported will attack tho
building tonight. Great excitement
provalls and It Is feared othor troublo
will occur.
Haro was a native of Monroe N. C
and leaves a widow and several smnll
children.
PALESTINE JfAN LOSES
FIYE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
By Associated Presp
PALESTINE May '23. While on hU
wny to DallaB Harry Everett a well
known citizen was robbed of $50000
Mr Everett had the mono' In his pock
et tied to his leg wltb'as trlng but tho
precaution was not sufficient.
Mrs. V. E. Stafford nd Miss Ber-
delle Kirk leave o the 7;41 west
bound for a few weeks IputlnE at El
Psso and Cloud Croft! ' iT
DOUBLE
LYNCHING
Special to Tho Reporter.
ITASCA May 23. E. P. Orlflln who
killed Dr. Manor hero two years ago
is dangoroiiBly wounded ns a result of
n shot fired by tho Ron of Dr. Mnnor
last night Tho boy In crippled and
had said that ho would 1)111 Grlflln if
he ever spoko to him.
IT IS UP TO ABILENE
TO BUILD SIDEWALKS.
For Homo time tho Abllono 25000
club has been In correspondence with
tho Dopnrtmont at Washington nnd
with Congressman W. R. Smith With
reference to oxtonslon tq tho frco
mnll delovery limits in tho city of
Abilene.
From time to tlmo tho attention of
our citizens living In tho territory
Bought to bo honoflttcd has been called
to tho necessity or better sldownlks
and while somo of our peoplo havo
responded to this npponl yet enough
havo shown their Indifforenco to throw
a dampor on our prospects to securing
those extensions; nnd now tho mat-
tor Is brought squarely to onr notlco
and the only chance that wo havo to
secure tho extensions that ho have
been asking for. Is for our peoplo who
llvo In tho sections referred to to
como together unanimously nnd got
busy on the side wnlk proposition.
Wo havo the assurance of tho Mayor
of tho city that everything that tho
city can do to holp this mntter nlong
will bo done but It must bo borno In
mind that the property owners must
build tho side walks. Tho clty can
and will work the streets put up
names on the different streot cornors
nnd arrange with some ftrm to fur-
nish numbers for the houses at tho
lowest cost to tho individual property
owner possible but tli3 sldo walks
much be fixed by tho property owners
or else we will have to content our
selves with tho present limits of frco
delivery.
The following lottor from the De-
partment at Washington to Hon. W.
R. Smith speaks for Itself ahd shows
the situation an It stands.
Washington D. C. Mny 18 1907.
HON. W. R. SMITH Colorado Texas.
Slr: Referring to previous corres-
'"nce rolntivo to tho nquest for
tho extension of city dollvory sorvlcc
at Abllone Toxns I havo to Inform
you that It Is found on Investigation
that the torrltory not now served Is
without continuous sldownlks streot
lights street signs nnd house num-
bers. It will bo Impossible therefore
to glvo the request favornblo consider-
ation as It Is not tho policy of the do-
pnrtment to includo within tho dellv-
" limits Isolated soctlons or sparso-
v Bottled outlying territory which has
not compiled with tho requirements
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C. P. GRANDFIELD
Acting FlrBt Assistant Postmaster Gen
oral.
Educntionnl Feature of tho Farmers
Union.
In ns much ns ono of tho objects of
the F. U Is to educate the farmors on
all questions pertnlnlng to ngrlcullur-
and mnny othor things that aro use-
ful and boneflclal for farmors to know
I write to Insist that each local con-
sider this question nnd devlso ways
and means for making tho Union meet
Ings Interesting and Instructive to nil
the people In tho community. I think
the Farmers Union should bo tho lit-
erary society of tho community fo
least onco a month It should bo made
public and consist of essays dia
logues declamations nnd songs. Tho
Idea should be Instilled Into tho minds '
of tho young men that farming Is ono
of tho most honorablo occupations
In which a man can on gaga.
Questions of how to grow and cul-
Uvate dlfforcnt crops should bo dis-
cussed by oxporloncod farmors. Ques-
tions of fruit growing should also bo
ventilated nnd an exchange of Ideas
on all questions freely discussed. This
Is certainly ono of the objects of tho
Union nnd I think tho tlmo has como
to take up this featuro of the work In
tho Abilene country. It has been tak-
en up In other parts of the country
and Is proving tho llfo of the Union
Then lot every local appoint a pro-
gramme committee at onco and begin
to make tho Union lively
Yours for tho good; of the
Union Pt 8. ROUNTREB.
M B. Fllppln was In from Tye tn
day and Invited the solicitor out to eat
watermelons with hlmlater on of
course.
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