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TEXAS HAS MANY
NEW LAWS.
Teniobt is the Time
One is an Insurance Law Requiring
Companies to Deposit 75 Per Cent
of Reserve on Texa* Business In
Texas—Anti-Pass Law and More
Stringent Legislation on Whiskey
Question.
Austin, Texas, July 11.—Laws tliat
are calculated to turn things in the
Lone Star State more or less topsy
turvy for the time being will come
into operation at midnight tonight.
The new law of which the country
at large has probably heard the most
Is the Robertson act, which requires
foreign insurance companies doing
business in Texas to ueposit 75 per
cent of the reserves on Texas bust
ness in State depositories. It also
requires a tax on 1 per cent on gross
premiums collected. As a result of
this law two-thirds of the big insu
ranee companies doing business in
Texas have already withdrawn from
the state and the rest will probably
do likewise before December 31, on
which date the first Investment and
deposit required by the law must be
made
Several other laws are of a more
or less radical nature and have atf
graded widespread attention. One
of these is an anti-pass law and
another places more stringent regu
lations on the sale of liquor in Texas
Still another requires that all praaj
other pltffces ffr" the accommodation
of r the "traveling public shall furnish
X top sheets not less than nine feet In
length and provides a penalty
failure to comply with the law.
The new law for the regulation of
the liquor traffic, known as the Ba>
kin-McGregor act. requires every dea
ler In the state, whether wholesale or
retail, to take out a new license. The'
new licenses are to be Issued to per
sons of good character, who have re
sided for more than two years In the
county where the application is made,
who have never had a license revo
ked or forfeited and who have
never been convicted of a felony.
The antf-pass law practically re
vokes the tree railroad pass system
throughout Texas. Even the State
Railroad Commission will have
pay railroad fare, as the new law
cuts off all passes for the commission
ers and employees of that body. All
of the railroads of the state have
sent out requests to holders of annual
passes and mileage asking that such
transportation be returned to the
general office for cancellation. .
ATLANTA’S MUDDY WATER ;
The City Takee Action That May
Clear up the Situation Some.
Atlanta, Ga., July 11—The Atlanta
papers, making a great ‘•feature" of
the muddy water situation, are clam
oring for prompt action against poli
tics in the waterworks department,
and practically demanding the head
of Park Woodward, general manager
of the department.
The special committee of council
paid & visit to the water plants yes
terday afternoon, and found from'
engineers that a pressure of 120
pounds could be put on the pumps
without necessary danger. This is
directly contrary to Mr. Woodward’s
contentions in the past. An order
directing the Increased pressure was
signed by Mr. Woodward upon writ
ten demand of the committee, and
clear water will result in a few days,
probably Sunday at midnight. The
delay will be due to the desire to
completely fill the depleted reservoir
before using the Alteration plant.
A recent report shows that co-op
erative farming is making great
headway in Germany. At the close
of 1905 no less than 17,912 coopera
tive farming associations were In full
swing, with a membership o! over
one million farmers.
Senate Temperance Com.
Adopts the Hardman Bill.
Atlanta, Ga., July 11.—By vote of 159 to 0 the House
this morning passed the anti-lobbying bill by Mr. Wright of
Floyd.
The Senate Committee on temperance by a unanimous
vote this afternoon recommended the passage of the Hard
man prohibition bill.
Many persons were heard, pro and con. Atlanta’s
delegation was heard this morning.
SOME SCENES BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
July 11.—Before
Atlanta, Ga.
crowd which filled the hall of repre
sentatives to overflowing and filled
the gallaries until no more could be
admitted, the committees on temper
ance of bouse and senate heard argu
ments for and against the Hardman-
Covington bills yesterday afternoon.
Delegations were hero from Savan
nah, Macon. Darien, Brunswick, Au
gusta and other cities, with a big
delegation from Atlanta. Represen
tatives of both sides were here from
lovery potyit named. The meeting
was intended for the senate chamber,
but it was necessary to remove to
the larger hall of representatives to
accommodate the crowd.
Senator Gordy asked for a post
ponement until Thursday to permit
the Columbus delegation to arrive,
but this was lost.
Dr. G. R. Nunnally, of Newnan, a
former candidate for governor, spoke
for the prohibition side. He was fol
lowed by the Macon delegation. Form
er Mayor Henry Horne said that the
proposed legislation was the most
drastic he had ever known. Rev. W.
M. Rich, of Macon, spoke for the pro
hibition side, saying that the local
option law In Macon would have paas-
ed had not the liquor men corralled
the negroes and voted them. Ben L.
Jones, a prominent capitalist of Ma
con, jumped to his feet and denied
this, but was called to order.
Col. Nat E. Harris, of Macon, one
of the best known men In the state,
started the crowd to yelling when he
spoke for the bill:
"I come in the -eventide of my life, 1
he said, "to atone for the error I
made in the legislature, when I voted
against a prohibition measure."
tiori Meets at Jamestown ITHE ANTI LOBBY
to Discuss Pure hood Laws.
July 11.—Of much In- t«tlon In production, preparation,
leneral public will bo tranoportotlon and marketing;
at the eleventh annu- city milk aupply; the unlnepectad lo
ot the Aoooclatlon ofi oal elaughterlng houae, bake (hop,
:ional Food and Dairy
which lo to bo hold next
Jamestown expoaltlon.
wilt be attended by tho
federal officials aa well'at the pure
food and dairy commissioner. of near
ly all the atateo of the union. ,-
Among t|ie subject* to bo dloouaaod
with a view to final recommendation,
where additional legislation la need
ed, or final action where prooont lawa
are sufficient, are tho following:
Clooor restriction and prohibition
of artlflblpl color, Which, whether
harmful or harmlou, la the oloak of
moat food fraud*; problemt of ean|.
coda fountain and Ice cream plant;
co-operation between tho atate and
municipal authorities, and between
tho otatoo and federal Government;
uniform leglalatlon, baaed upon the
combined boot In the atate and natl*
onal lawa, and not on any Imporfee-
ttona which may have bean Injected
Into *lthor; the continuance of tho
joint eommlttoo from the official agrl
cultural ehtmlata and from official
food' analyata to collaborate tho re
search of aclentlsta and the expert,
•nope of producers and manufactur
ers for tho mutual Information of both
the food official. and manufacturers.
Man and Woman Murdered
by Jealous Lover of Woman.
Buffalo, July 11.—Peter Forrestel, a saloonist, and Marie
Smith, a waitress in Forrestel’s saloon, were murdered early
today.
Giiorg* Hodson, a painter, is accused of the crime. The
Smith woman formerly lived with Hodson, and her refusal to
leave, Forrestel’s place and return to him is believed to be the
cause of the double crime.
Refused to Enjoin Against
Adoption of 2c Fare by Road.
Desmoines, July 11.—Judge McPhearson, of the federal
court, today denied the application to jestrain the Iowa Central,
and the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroads to prevent then put
ting into effect a two cent passenger rate law.
The judgh ruled that no injury to the roads is shown in the
application-attd that the ne* xafewill out down
Aoki Says Talk of War is
Creation of Trouble Makers.
New York, July 11.—Ambassador Aoki today issued a state
ment reasserting his previous declp* ‘hat the^g is no Jap-
anese-American situation and that 4 t trouble between
the two nations is the creation of irresponsible trouble makers
e Parker Addresses Lawyers.
Hendersonville, July 11.—The feature of today’s session of
the North Carolina Bar Association was the annual address de
livered by Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York.
Tflj Force Members of Tn^»#
to Answer to Indictments.
Strikers Have Lost $4,000,000.
Havana, July 11—It is reported that the cigar manufacturers
will get together today and adopt resolutions yielding to the
strikers’ demand to reopen all factories. The strikers say that
they will return on condition that their demand is granted and
that wages shall be paid in American money.
The strikers estimate their loss at lour million dollars in the
strike.
Daughter of Dan Sully Marries.
Providence, R. I., July 11—Mitt
Beth Sully, only daughter of Daniel
Sully, the famous cotton king of a
years ago, was married today to
Douglas Fairbanks of New York. The
ceremony, which was largely attend
ed, took place at the 8ully country
home, Kenneth Ridge, at Watch Hill.
/The bridegroom was formerly
actor In a stock company In New
York. It ie said he was obliged to
give up the stage before Mr. 8ully
would give hi* consent for him to
wed hie daughter. He Is now vice-
president of the corporation which
formerly belonged to ,Mr. Sully’s
brother-in-law, Colonel Thompson.
^fActlng
w
of Justice Judq^Wal
of tHf United Stater district court of
Virginia is to conduct a hearing to
day on the action of the Government
to force nine of the officers of the
so-called fertilizer trust living In Vir
ginia to answer an Indictment returned
against them in Tennessee.
The indictment charges twenty-fpur
officers of the fertilizer combine with
violations of the trust laws of*the
ntry. These officers live in dlffpront
part, thtbp So^h. ^nd thi
moot has found It a^natter
difficulty to force them to Tennessee
to stand trjal on the indictments, in
the first effort in that direction the
Government lost. If the Virginia de
fendants are required to answer to
the indictments in the Tennessee
courts the Government will proceed
in the same way against the defen
dants in other 8outhern States.
Thousands Witness Opening
of Christian Endeavor Meeting
Seattle, Wash., July 11. -Today in the presence of ten thou
sand delegates, Dr. Francis E. Clarke, president of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor, presided over the opening session
of the twenty-third international convention.
President Clarke delivered an address, a letter was read
from President Roosevelt and the report of Secretary William
Shaw was read.
The Deed of a Desperate Lover
Tacoma, July 11.—Driven to desperation by the false pro
mises of a woman he loved, Frank Harvey early today shot and
killed Mrs. Gertrude Hall and probably fatally wounded Sher
man Blanchard, whom he found in a room with her. Harvey
surrendered to tde police.
Wright Introduced.
Every Paid ReprM.nt.tlve of a Cor
poration Shall Regleter With the
Secretary of 8tate—Glenn, of Whit
field, Want. Newtpapere Put In
the Same Franchise Clasa With
Railroad*.
Atlanta, Ga., July 11—'Yesterday*,
session of the bouse and senate was
taken up principally by tbe election
of Senator Augustua O. Bacon to an
other term In the United States Sen
ate, and Senator Bacon’s address to
tbe general assembly, In which he
thanked the members tor the vote
and urged that the people magnify
and enlarge the dignity of the setate
rather than the Federal government.
In the house, Representative Glenn,
of Whitfield, Introduced a bill plac
ing a franchise tax on newspapers,
placing them very much In the posi
tion of railroads.
The antl-lobbylng bill of Mr._
Wright, of Floyd, was put on paw-'
age arter the third reading, but the
discussion was suspended before peo
nage by the beginning of the Joint
session..
-The bill provides that every patfi
representative of . corporation shall
register with the secretary of state
stating tbe particular legislation In
which ba la Interested end by whom
he Is employed. It alw provide, that
every corporation employing a paid
representative in the Interest of leg-
tlon shall file with the seoretary
of the fees paid tho
repreeentatlve of a cor;
shall speak to a member of the leg.
hhiture privately In regard to pen
ding legislation, but that he shall ap
pear nnd present his argument for
or against legislation lu the presence
of committees, If he appears at all.
In the senate. Honator Hardman In
troduced n hill to provide for a per
manent commission fo ho named by
tho governor, to Inquire Into and ax-
amine Into the primal chhaeg of
crime, pauperism, Insanity and men
tal degeneracy. ° •'« • 't
Tho sonate concurred In n resolu
tion Inviting Prof, A. M. Soule, the
dean of tho School of Agriculture, to
address tho assembly on the night
of July 18.
TWO CONVICT8 ESCAPED.
They Squeezed Between the Iron
Bara of Their Cage,
Twenty-five dollars will he paid for
the arrest of John Henry Goodman,
aged twenty-five, height 5 feet 10.
Inches, weight 186 pounds, color
black, little moustache, sore on right
ankle from shack, wearing a white
hat.
Walter Terrell, small nogro, weigh-
New Orleans Embezzler Caught
Louisville, July 11.—B. F. Robinson, alias Robert Frazier,
the alleged embezzler of twenty-six thousand dollars in New j at Bridgeport this morning.
Orleans! today admitted his identity and -expressed a willing- oil, which was set on fire.
ness to return to New Orleans without resistance or extradition.
Seven Killed in an Explosion.
Hazleton, Penn., July 11.—A reported explosion of white
damp in the Audenried Mine, three miles from her^, early today
and the company officials share the belief that seven men were
killed.
Charles Moyer on the Stand.
Boise, July 11.—Charles H. Mover was recalled to the stand
in the Haywood trial today for cross examination, which was
conducted by Senator Borah.
Knighis Templar See the Sights.
Saratoga, N. Y., July 11.—'With were to be teen exchanging calls,
practically all of their business die- j The progressive ball which it the
pqsed of the Knights Templars today j crowning event of the entertainment
devoted themaelves to the enjoyment | programme, takes place thi. evening
of the purely .oclal feature, of the ,nd the 'O’ «>• ««nt _ __
have been completed on a moet olab- ing 160 pound*, about 6 feet 7 Inches
programme. ,t wa. a day of frater-' KJ „. Th . bll( wlll b . opened ; h)Kh , dBrk Kln(tl , r cak „ Si”
nal visits and everywhere about ths j W fth exhibition drills held slmultan : ! moustache, No. 7 ahoe, very stubborn,
streets, hotels and other public places leously In the Grand Union and United* has but little to aay. Escaped from
the knights in brilliant uniform and 8tate« hotels, Congress hall and Con- Colquitt county gang la t night. J.
ladies dressed In exquisite toilettes 1 vention halls. |F. Monk, clerk county commiaBioners.
* j The above notice Is being sent out
Lightning Fired Thousands of : Z 'oTuT^7Z y Z\Z\7.l
r _ log Of tho portable barrackB of the
Gallons of Oil in Huge Tanks. rr ^rdem^M^eontc,: 8 ^ 6 ^
Vincennes, Ind„ July U.-Lightning struck three oil tanks
Each contained 37,500 gallons of dr bad the ahackles removed because
of a wound on hi* ankle. 1-ast night
was their first night unchained sad
they took advantage of the opportu
nity to escape. They seemed to bavo
escaped by prizing the rods, of the
av y—, . • • car and slipping through. The other
IN ext Conclave in Chicago. innia,e « ° f they knew
nothing of their escape until thl.
Saratoga, July 11.—The grand encampment of Knights Tem- morning.—Moultrie Obaerver.
plar today voted to hold the next triennial conclave in Chicago —
in 1910 Something new In labor Injunction*
The entire town was threatened for a time, but entrench
ments were hastily thrown up and kept the oil from spreading,
The loss is one hundred thousand dollars.
was Issued by Judge Loring of th.
supreme court In Boston recently,
when he restrained the teamsters'
. , . „ , unlon fro “ paying the car fare out
New York, July ll.-President Amador, of Panama, sailed ol the city ot non-union men brought
today for a three months tour to Europe. there to break the teamsters’ strike.
Amador Sails for Europe.
