'TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER.
ESTING ITEMS.
Comment * and Criticisms Baaed Upoa
the Happenings of the D y Histori
cal and News Notes.
A. leader is never afraid of being
alone.
Honor Is too big a price to pay for
any honor.
When the devil Is driving you he
is willing you should boast that you
ere leading him.
J. D. Rockefeller , Jr. , says that if
you live long eri"ugh jou are bound to
win , a remarkably profound statement.
No woman ever becomes quite
strong-minded enough not to want
-some man to give her away at the
-altar.
Perhaps the Chicago doctor who
Hunks bathing shortens life bases his
theory upon the fact that i rumps never
eeem to die off.
Secretary Hoot says the average
American does not know how to shoot
Jius the Secretary overlooked the slory
about Chicago's hey bandits ?
After nil Professor Larigley may be
trying to invent a new kind of sub-
jnarine boat , merely using the word
"aerodrome" as a subterfuge.
In Wales there are 500,000 peopla
who can't speak English. But that's
lifting. In London alone there are
T. . . . < X.000 ) people who can't speak Eng-
ish "as she should be spoke. "
A certain German professor may or
may not be interested iu the fluctua
tions of oil stock , but it looks a little
nicer when he conies out aud claims
mat there is radium in petroleum.
. .orm D. Rockefeller is said to be
rlisanpointeil because his new grand-
vhild. is a girl. Proliably he is afraid
she AVill grow up to write magazine
articles about the Standard Oil Com
pany.
With so many English-speaking people
ple studying Spanish , and i-o many
Spanish-speaking people studying Eng
lish , a compromise may he looked for
that will present weird opportunities
for the dialect writer.
Aunmuiceuicnt Is made of the fact
hat the Standard Oil Company is go-
Iu r to open up for business iu Rou-
maiiia. Neither Russia nor Turkey
may expect hereafter to get posses-
M'.U of that country.
The desecration of Sunday by the
pursuit of secular labor common to
the grind of the other six days Iu the
\\euk is a sin , not only against the
roiumuud of him who prescribed its
abservance in refraining from work ,
tint it Involves the sin of self-slaughter ,
Duly differing in degree from the sud-
' { eii , violent death that we name sul-
ide.
According to the internal revenue
report there are no less than 20,423
igar factories and 517 cigarette fac
tories iu this country and they turned
out last year 0,787,458,108 cigars and
3.1258.SS3.303 cigarettes for domestic
consumption. Of course these figures
are exclusive of all tobacco smoked
In pipes , as well as of imported pigars
and cigarettes. Are we smoking too
much ? These statistics seem to point
that way.
King Edward made a fresh manifes
tation of his tact and kindliness recent
ly by sending a letter inquiring as to
the condition of a member of Parlia
ment who had undergone an opera
tion for appendicitis. The king said
.hat as tie had been subjected to a se-
\ere operation for the same malady ,
he had a fellow feeling for all who hade
* o endure similar suffering. His act
\ us the more noteworthy from the fact
0at the member is a prominent repre-
M-ntative of a party which does not
look with favor on kings or on an
aristocracy.
No iuteresf in the country has a
brighter outlook than that of agricul
ture. It is only within the last twenty
jears that farming has been conducted
upon anything like a scientific basis.
Formerly the squatter on the plains
v.orkeil his land with no conception of
Uie proper rotation of crops or of the
replenishment of the hidden springs
jf production ; now , by the aid of agri
cultural colleges in nearly every State
hi the Uuiou , by the co-operation of
the etlicient department of agricul
ture at Washington and the application
of modern farm machinery , the farmer
is enabled to double his gains from the
ofl.
is likely to be the greatest
I seovery of the twentieth century.
: , motion especially adapted to
transportation seems to be our great
est aim. We still remember the thrill
u ith which we heard of the sixty-inilc-
an-hour traiu. It was nothing short
of wonderful. Then came seventy
miles and ninety miles. Early this
year a mono-railroad between Man
chester and Liverpool , England , .put
the record up to 110 miles an hour.
We had hardly become accustomed to
this , hardly passed the stage of re
garding it as a freak , when from Ger
many came the news that on the
Marienfeld-Zossen military road an
tlectric car made a speed of over 125
I'Jlea an hour. The news came with
< . - 't-Miiont that even higher rec
ords were expected , an expectation that
Mas realized a few days later in the
highest record yet obtained 130 2-3
miles an hour.
There is far more than mere senti
ment in that good old adage that
"Satan finds some mischief still fof
idle hands to do. " Illustration Is found
in the case of Gustav Marx , the youujj
Chicago desperado , whose gang lia.4
put eight murders and innumerable
robberies to its credit in the last six
months. "I was just wondering , ' }
Marx said in Jail , "whether I was tbti
victim of a criminal mind , inbred , od
whether sheer recklessness was re
sponsible tor my lawlessness. Then
it dawned upon me it was none
these. It was simple Idleness. "
doubt he has hit the bullseye of trutl'
The mind that is not occupied with
useful employment will go to the bad ,
just as a garden not cultivated will
grow up in weeds. In the reformatory
at Jefferson , Intl. , a census taken of
the last 500 prisoners who entered the
institution showed that 400 had no
trades , GU were illiterate , 251 had noS
reached the third grade of the pub ;
lie schools and 252 were out of em
ployment at the time the crime was
committed. The daily grind in any
court of crime is but a continued story
of idleness not wanton idleness , but
a lack of knowledge of how to pro
duce something. When the habit of
idleness is once acquired , means are.
found , legitimate or otherwise , to pur
sue it Its followers take what they
have not earned ; they have nothing
healthy to think about , no wnolcsouio
aspirations , no good incentives , and
petty things are found over which to
quarrel , and unnatural things secure1
the retention of the mind. It is labor
which sets us in right relations to our"
fellows. It is labor which fits us into1
our niche in life. It Is labor which
brings us into real sympathy with thq
spirit of humankind. Labor is at once !
the mainsail and the compass in the
voyage of life. Labor is as necessary
to healthy morals as it is to a healthy
miiid. It gives us moral perspective
while propelling us onward and up
ward. Labor is the best moral and
mental tonic that there is. It devel
ops , strengthens and contents. It
stimulates purpose and generates hope.
It puts the powers and qualities of
man to their intended use and makes ,
him a part of universal harmony. Labor - !
bor is life. Idleness is death.
There Is much interest in Iowa ovei ,
the question of race suicide , becausd
of the recent array of suicidal statis
tics with which the State has been fur
nished. The superintendent of schools
for Polk County has published a report -
port which shows that there has been
a falling off in the school population
of Des Moiues. This was followed by
a report from the State Board of
Health which indicated that while
there was an increase of marriages
there was a decrease of births , and. .
finally the State superintendent ofi
public instruction has taken part in
the grewsome revelations by produc
ing figures which would seem to prove
that the school population of the en
tire State has decreased by 40SS
since 1900. The last-named official , '
however , is in a dubious frame of
mind. After referring to the theory
that "the higher the degree of intel
ligence of any people the smaller the
families , " and pointing with pride to
the large percentage of literacy in
Iowa , which may be taken in connec
tion with the decrease of population to
illustrate the truth of the theory , he
adds : "But I am not convinced thati
more painstaking work by the federal
or school census enumerators will nol |
completely disprove the theory so far
as this State is concerned. " Possibly
the work is inaccurate , but the condi
tions which are noted are not peculiar
to Iowa. A writer for The Nineteenth
Century who made a study of our cen
sus reports some time since declared
that the population of the United
States would decline if it were not for
immigration. He cited figures to prove
that both in the East and in the West
growth came from foreign additions.
"According to the census of 1900 the
population of Massachusetts was 2-
805.340 , of which 1,743,710 were for
eign born. " Again : "The population
of Illinois is 4,821,550. Of these 960-
747 are foreign born and 1,498,473 of1
foreign parentage , " And generally
speaking "from 1850 onwards the for-j
ei n birth rate has gained on tlui
American birth rate. " It would appear
then that the tendency of the country !
is unmistakably toward small fami-j
lies , but it is by no means proved
that this is what the writer calls it
"the weak spot in the republic. " That
is another question , and there is a |
wide difference of opinion over thd'
general proposition that large families'
are desirable.
A Mistake.
"If you only knew it , " said the pa
tron to the cigar man , "that wooden
Indian is a mistake. '
"How so ? "
"Why , it indicates that you cater to
the Indian trade , and any old plug to
bacco will satisfy an Indian. Why
don't you put out a sign that will
catch the discriminating smoker ? "
"I've thought of that , " replied the
cigar man. "I thought of putting the
figure of a real swell out there , but
the fashions change so fast that he
wouldn't be a swell more than two
weeks. That's * where the Indian has
an advantage as a sign. " Chicago
Post
An Impossible Situation.
Flipper Why does he object to his
wife going out alone in her motor car ?
Flapper Because he can't see how
one unmanageable thing can managi
another. Modern Society.
A woman objects to serial stories be
cause she can never tell how they ar
to end until they are finished.
NOW IN TRIM FOR FIGHT
RUSSIAN FLEET EQUIPPED FOR
IMMEDIATE SERVICE-
Increase Tension at Toklo tut Besult
of Long Delay at St , Peters
burg In Answering
Japan'i Note.
ST. PETERSBURG. A dispatch
from Vladivostock dated toady , and
issued here by a semi-official acency ,
says the Russian fleet at Vladivostock
had been fully equipped for immedi
ate service and prepared for sea. A 31
the wood fittings of the ships were
removed yesterday. The harbor is
being kept open by the breakers.
The fleet consists of four cruisers ,
the Cromoboi ( of 12,336 tons ) , the
Russia ( of 12,130 tons ) , the Bogatyr
( f 6.700 tons. ) and the Rurik ( of
10,923 tons ) , and a transport , the
Lena.
The czar now has before him the
report of the special couuril on the
R.ssi n response. All the papers re
lating thereto were submitted to him
yesterday by the Grand Alexis , and
tne cznr is giving them earnest con-
sideration. He had not rendered
his decision up to Uo'ckck this even
ing , and it is authoritively said it
may possibly be sever il days before
the response is forwarded to Tokio.
Prices on the bourse are a gain
weak 4 per cents railing point.
Prince Khilkofl , the minister of
communications , has started today
en a tour of inspection of the Siber
ian and Trans-Baikal railways.
"The announcement of the Russian
mobilization proceedes the Russian
response , as a warning to J/ipan , "
Bays the Bourse Gazette today.
Dollar Wheat a Reality.
CHICAGO One dollar wheat in
the sample room of the board of trade
became an actuality today The fact
that the price which has long been
attained gave adde stimulus to the
efforts of the hull leaders in the pits
and shortly after the dollar mark was
reached in the sample prices the
wheat , corn and oat pits established
new records , eclipsing previous high
marks for the year.
An advance of 2 % to 2 % cents a
bushel was made to.Jay in the price
of wheat. The May option sold up
to 94J cents. Manipulation of the
market by Armour interests was
credited with being a leading cause
of the sharp rise , but a reason of per
haps greater pott ncy was the increas
ing evidence of the imminence of
war in the orient. The close was at
93 % to 93 % .
Other cereal markets jumped even
more excitedly to new high record
prices for the season. The May de
livery of corn showed a gain of 3 %
cents a bushel. The option touched
55 cents and the close was practically
at the top.
Oats advanced 1 % and lj c , selling
at 6.i c for May delivery. Provisions
shared in the general advance.
The market continued to gain in
strength as the session advanced.
Shorts were active buyers and there
appeared to be no let up in buying
by the bull leader. Within the la t
half hour of trading May wheat sold
at 94c , a gain of 2 % and 2c over
yesterday's close. Realizing sales
caused , ome reaction and final figures
were at 93 % @ 95 % . a gain of 2c
for the day. July closed at 84c'a
net gain of Ijlgc.
May coin continued to advance.
The feature in trading -was the ap
parent scarcity of offerings. Just
before the close of the price of Mav
torched 55 cents , which was a gain
of 3 % cents over yesterday's close.
Final figures were practically at the
top at 54 > tfa { ) 55 cents.
Oats advanced along with other
grains , but the situation in that pit
was not quite so bullish as in wheat
and cjrn. The May delivery sold up
to 46J4 cents and lg lot 1 cents
above last night's close. l < inil ; fig
ures were at 45 % cent , a net gain of
1 to 1 % cents.
See Danger of Deadlock.
INDIANAPOLIS.-After another
day of argument no agreement has
been reached by thesuale committee
of the joiut conference between the
mine's aud operators of the central
competitive disrict The operators
have abandoned their sprcb'c demand
for 15 per cent reduction in wages ,
but , insist upon "a substantial de-
ciease. ' ' The miners have , it is
said , decided to abandon their n'rst
demands and will agree to a com
promise renewing the present scale
aud conditions. A subscale comruit-
t"e of sixieen has been appointed
consisting of two operators aud two
miners from each of the four dis
tricts.
Accused of Robbing Bank.
ALTAMONT , Mo. A warrant has
been sworn out for the arrest of Lee
DeFord , cashier of the Bank of Alta-
mont , charged with embezzlement of
$21.000of its funds , but he left the
city before it could be served. The
bank his been placed io the hands of
John Meade as temporary receiver.
Detford , who is thirty years old and
married , is the son or a wealthy Alta-
rnont man. It is believed he
iosD tne money in speculation.
FIX THE WAR PAY
JAPAN TAKES ANOTHER STEP
TOWARD TROUBLE-
ORDINANCE NOW ISSUED
RUSSIA IN MEANTIME EXPERI
ENCING AWAKENING.
Dearth of Reliable Nws at Toklo ,
Hut No Change for Jietter Ex
pected Answer Certainly
This Week.
LONDON. The Tokio correspon
dent of the Times cables that an
ordinance has been issued fixing the
war pay of men in the army and
navy.
A correspondent of the Daily Mail
at Kawasaki says iu a dispatch that
Jipanese refugee from Port Arthur ,
Pore Dalny and ilardin , report the
arrival already of one Russian divi
sion on the Yulu river. According
to the Seoul correspondent of the
Times , reports have been received
from Ping Yang Korea saying that
armed soldiers have been guilty ol
robbery and house breaking there
and the missionaries declare the
anti-foreign feeliue to be increasing.
A dispatch to Eeuter's Telegram
company from Tokio says the Rus
sian answer has not yet arrived there
and that there is an absolute dtartn
oi reliable news , but the dispatch
adds : "Well informed persons con
tinue indisposed to expect a satis
factory answer from Russia. "
One of the highest Japanese offi
cials in London , wno has been in
timately acquainted with every
detail of the Russo-Japanese nego
tiations up to the present , made the
f flowing statement to the Asso
ciated Press this evening.
"I am ronvinced that the delay in
spading Russia's reply is not for the
purpose of enabling the Russian gov
ernment to make further pnpartinns
for war , but that Couit Lamsdnrfl
is honestly trying to bring the mattei
In dispute to anamicable settelrnent.
The delay clearly means that a final
struggle is going on between the
peace and war parties in Russia. 1
hope , and I think , I may add , that
I believe the peace party svill triumph
The crux of the whole matter is
Russia's assurances regarding Chinese -
ese sovereignty over Manchuria. On
other points Japan may agree to cer
tain modifications , but unless Russia
gives an assurance , binding and in
writing , regarding Manchuria , Japan
will break off the negotiations and
adopt measures tu safe guard her in
terests. Japan is sincerely anxious
for peace , notwithstanding reports
to the contrary , and if Russia gives
the reasonable assurance asked f ) r
there will be no war. Otherwise
peace cannot be maintained. "
Wind In a Fury.
DENVER , Coi. High winds pre
vailed along the eastern slope of the
Rocky mountains in Colorado , Wyo
ming , and much damage 10 the citj
was wrought. In Denver two men
lost their lives as a direct result ol
the gale , they coming into contact
with a trolley wire broken by the
wind.
Reports are being received from
points in northern Colorado telling
of the destruction of farm buildings
arid hay stacks in the country dis
tricts , and the faliing of trees , small
buildings , chimneys , etc. , In the
towns. In some places the force ol
the wind was so great that smal
stones were blown about promis
cuously , shattering wiridmvs and in
juring people. Numerous fires were
started but as yet no reports of ser
ious losses from this source have
been received.
An illustration of the great force
of the wind in Clear Creek Canon is
seen in the derailing of a Colorado &
Southern passenger train corning
from Georgetown to Denver.
Predictions Of Deadlock.
INDIANAPOLLS-Tbe Indiana ,
Ohio , Illinois and western Peunsyl
vania coal operators'and miners'
jinl
scale committee got to work toda }
on the counter dpmands presented
in open j'liut conference last week.
Both sides indicated before going
into conference t at they aid not
expect to refer any report back tc
the general joint ojnTerence before
Wednesday. .Hotb operators - anc
miners fear a disruption of the pres
ent central competitive fielo
agreement , and there are today in
dioations that it will begin with th
Illinois operators forming a settle
rnenC with the miners on practical ! !
their full demands.
Favors Chamberlain Policy.
WINNIPEG , Man.-Perni3r Roblio
has given notice of a motion which
he will make before toe legislature
namely : "Tnat ; this house strong ! ]
commends and endorses thew polici
advocated by the Rt. Hon. "josepi
Chamberlain , involving certain n'sca
changes within the empire , and tbi
opinion that Vie inauguration and
putting into practical effect of sucti
policy would be of importance and
benefit to the people of Manitoba. "
PUTS OFF PENDING CRISIS
RUSSIA FURTHER DELAYS FINAL
ANSWER TO JAPAN-
Thursday Now Set a * Day of Definite
Results Japano-n Minister at London
In i ho Durk a to Probable
Tenor of Keply.
PARIS. Another delay has occur
red in framing rind forwarding the
Russian answer to the latest Japan
ese note , and rhis will result in fur
ther averting the cumination of the
crisis until the middle or the latter
part of this week.
The official advices received here
from St. Petersburg today , all hough
somewhat negative , cave definite
details uf the status of the note and
the program it was intended to fol
low Count Larasdorff , the Russian
foreign minister , had expected that
tne exchanges going on would have
permitted the linal diafting of tne
answer so that it could have been
presented to the czar yesterday for
his approval , but the exrectation
wa ; not realized , a nd , as a master of
'act , the answer has not yet been
finally drafted. It was. therefore ,
determined io defer its -submission
to the czir until next Tu ° sday or
Wednesday. Efforts are still beir-g
made to so shape this answer as to
prevent a rupture.
This new delay is interpreted as
slightiy improving the situation , as
it indicates that Russia is making
extreme efforts to bring the answer
within limits acceptable to Japan.
Owing to the fact that the Russian
answer is not completedit is pointed
out that the reports concerning its
general terms must be taken with
allowances , as the delay indicates
that some points which presented the
most serious difficulties may yet be
reconciled.
Throughout the past week the au
thorities here have been kept fully
advised of the general tendencies of
Russia , but they have not known
whether or no these tendencies would
be incorporated in the answer by
which Russia would irrevocarly
abide.
It is understood that the empress
of Russia has an affection of the ear ,
which may necessitate an operation.
This fact is considered as having
some oeariog upon the time when
the answer will be submitted to the
czar for approval. In any event , offi
cials here are confident that definite
results will be known next Th jrsday.
LONDON. Baron Hayashi , the
Japanese minister to Great Britain
informej the associated press last
niuht that his government did not
know what Russia's answer would be ,
and Chat it was , therefore , impossible
to say whether a war was probable
or not. The fact that the Russian
replj had not yet been dispatched
showed , according to Baron Hay
ashi , that Russia's decision ha3 not
yet been takenas it was hardly prob
able , if a decision had been reac bed ,
tuat the note should be delayed.
Many Suits Against City.
CHICAGO. Persoaal injury suits
amounting $38P06,952 are pending
against the city of Chicago , accord
ing to the report of City Attorney
Jnbn F. Smulski , made public today.
The council , the legisalture and fin
ally the people are appealed to for
relief. Sidewalk injuries caused the
majority of the sails.
Mr. Smulski , in bis report , shows
that the interests combining to loot
the city in this way amount practi
cally to an organization. Names of
lawyers , mostly young men and doc
tors occur with gnat friquency in
the list of suits. The city attorney
says the oiling up of suits will in
evitably continue for some years even
should the city at once begin to tear
up every wouden sidewalk.
The city attorney say ? the main
cause of this condition is the deplor
able state of the city's finances ,
which makes it impossible to care
properly for its streets and siaewalks.
The remedy , he says , is a new
city charter. The many judgments
asvarded against the city are pointed
out. and Attorney Smulski says that
unless favorable action is taken in
regard to a new charter inevitable
bankruptcy will result.
Grant His Appeal.
WASHINGTON.- Senator Dietrich
today asked the senate to investigate
his case without delay and the ie-
quest was granted. A strong special
committee was appointed for the
purpose. Tomorrow it is expected
Senator Dietrich will uffer a resolu
tion providing for the expense of the
hearing and of the summoning o |
persons to testify.
Fatal Fire at New York.
NEW YORK. One fireman wa >
killed and twenty-five fireman wers
overcome by smoke in a fire in a
storehouse of the American manufac
turing company in Brooklyn tonight.
Nine of the men who ivere overcome
were so seriously affected that tbej
were , taken to hospitals. One of them.
5s expected to die. The storehouse' '
contained jute , Manila hemp and
bagging. The property loss amouta
to about 825,000.
ANSWER IS SfcNT.
PEACE ON WAR IN FAR EAST
WILL SOON BE KNOWN-
REPLY TO ULTIMATUM
RUSSIA'S RESPONSE NOW ON
THE WAY TO TOKIO.
Dininoua Knutor * In .London
Kates On War Klsk to JJonnd '
Upward KuHsInn Fleet
Sails A f y.
ST. PETERSBURG. The Russian
response to the latest Japanese nlti-
hiHtum was sent to Tokio tonight.
LONDON. A disp.'cth to Renter's
Telegram company from Tokio says :
"The general impression here is
that all hDpe of peace is gone. The
slder statesmen had A conference this
afternoon , at which the emperor was
present. It is believed a weighty
decisioi was reached. " '
A dispatch to the Central News !
iigency from Seoul , Korea , says that ;
about 6,000 Russian troops have1
Bailed from Port Art-hub and will en
deavor to land at Chemulpo , the port
of Seoul tomorrow.
The arninous rumors circulating
here of the imminence of hostilities
in the far east caused the rates on
war risks at Lloyd's to bound upward
today from 40 to 70 guineas per cent.
All the Russian warships , except
one , which is undergoing repairs , are
reported to have left Port Arthur
yesterday. Their destination is un
known.
It has been repeatedly intimato'l
by the authorities at Peking , acci ul-
ing to the London Globe's Shanghai
correspondent , that in the event of
China abandoning Manchuria the
powers would be compelled to safe
guard their respective interests in
the remaining provinces , "regardless
of China's psueclo sovereignty. "
ST. PETERSBURGM-"Nothing is
known here officially regarding the
reported departure of the Russian
fieet from Port Arthur. The report
is attributed to the fact that possibly
a few of the ships have gone OB a
short cruise.
Advices received here from Korea
say that the feeling of panic is gen
eral there and that depression prevails
at all the seaports , where massacres
of foreigners are apprehended Euro
peans are preparing to send their
families to Shangbii.
; Every steamer from Japan conveys
to Korea many Japanese otlicers and
soldiers iu disguise , and their pre
sence in such numbers is regarded by
i he Russians as being a secrefc occu
pation of Korea.
Sixty doctors have left St. Peters
burg during the last few days for
Harbin , Manchuria.
SUEZ , Egypt. The Russian battleship
s-hip Osiabay , the transport Saraf , ff
ai-d three torpedo boat destroyeis
sailed today for the far east.
TlhN TSIN. In the event of an
outbreak of hostilities between Ros-
, ia and Japan the railroad adminis
tration has arranged to bring the
rolling stock of the extra-Muial line
inside the Chinese gate wall. Russia
has ordered another 20,000 tons of
China kap'ng ' coal for delivery at
Port Arthur , making 70,000 tons in
a week. It is pointed out here that
if war breaks out soon the coal will
.harrily reach its destination , as the
stocks are low and steamers scarce
It is said the Russians are building
a railroad to connect Mukden wi'h '
Sin-Miu-Tang , thirty miles from
Mukdes : , on the railroad running
from Shan Ilai Kai and Tein Tsin.
Liquor Dealers Indicated.
KANSAS CITY. Wholesale in
dictments by the federal grand jury
of exoress agents in Kansas City ,
throughout Kansas and in the pro
hibition counties of Texas and of
liquor dealers who have been ship
ping liquor into these prohibition
states are im iuent , the result of a
movement started by John , W.
Yerkes , commissioner of internal
revenue at Washington. The local
agents of three large wholesale liq
uor houses , it was announced today ,
were indicted yesterday ana arrested ,
but released on their recognizance ,
and additional bills will it is said ,
be found against the agent of every i.
express company in Kansas City , in
| the state of Kansas and in the pro
hibition counties of Texas who have
a-ted as agents for the liquor bouses
in selling whisky as fast as the evi
dence against them can be presented.
Issue a Convention Call. S3
CHICAGO. The offlcial call foi
the prohibition national convention ,
which is io convene in Tomlinson
hall in Indianapolis June 29 , was Q-
issued tonight by Oliver W. Stewart- , QQt
chairman of the national committee.
It fixes the basis of repr sentati n. ar
jas follows : Each state and territory
to have four delegates ac large ; eacl }
state is entitled tu an additional
delegate for every two hundred voe *
or major faction thereof , cab for J ?
G. Wooley for president in 1900. T