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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-10
4O,OOO LIVES WERE LOST
Volcanic Eruptiea Destroys the
City of St. Pierre. Martinique.

The morning dispatches bring re-
ports of volcanic eruption on the
island Of Martinique, one Of the Wind
ward group, on last Thursday, that
destroyed the town of
st. Pierre, with 5000 Inhabitants
aud numbers Of smaller towns sur
rounding. In the city Of st. Pierre,
IL issAaid, that less than twenty per-
sons escaped and they are horribly
burned and We unded.
When Galveston lost ten thous-
and souls in one night the world
stood aghast, but here Is calamity
the horribieness of which has never
been equaiied since the destruction
Of Sodon and Gomorrah, or since
Mt. Vesuwius beiched forth its tor
rents of lava and covered the cities
OF Hereulaneum and Pompeii, and
even then the loss of life was nos as
great as that which occurred Thnrs-
day In the sunkissed little island Of
the Caribbean sea.
The eruption came from Mt. Pc
lee, a volcano long since thought to
be extinct. The New York Herald
reports tell us that out OF the mouth
OF this treacheroms crater suddenly
belehed flame and smoke. Then,
like the discharge Of Titanic gun,
the whole crest of the mountain
leaped thousands ofkfeet into the
air, ard from the awful cauldron s
mouth poured down rivers Of fire,
swallowing up everything that lag
In their path To the sea.
Torrents OF red hot ashes buried
the country roundabout for miles.
covering 1t as the blizzard blankets
the earth in January. Groves, or
chards, towns and city burst into
flames under the shower of death,
and even the shipping In the har-
hor had no time to up anchor and
away. :" All direct communication
with the island is cut Off
Martinique In "a small island In the
Caribbean sea, just north of Nene-
xuela aud southeast from Porto
Rico Relief ships have been sent
both from Porto Rico and from st.
Thomas.
The news of the disaster has been
thoroughly confirmed from several
sources, and all place the loss of
life at IL, 1000.
From eight O'Clock tn the morning
until one i'm the afternoon the city
of St. Pierre was mass of flame,
and during the intervening time the
volcano poured down mass of red
hot cinders upon the fated city.
The eruption continues, though
ev erythinp combu stible, As well as
every living thing In its path has
been destroyed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-10

Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no opiates and can safely be gwen
TO children. For sale by Bs W.
Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-10
A New Ruling.

A new ruling has been promul-
gated from the attorney general 5
Office relative To the transfer of pu-
pills from one district To another
whics, is OF significant Importance,
According 10 an old ruling after "a
teacher had been employed Ina a Ger
tain district no pupils could be
transferred into it. Under the new
ruling after teacher has been en-
gagged pupils cannot be transferred
ont Of the district, thus making the
rule work both ways This late rul-
Ing wili have a greater effect upon
the independent districts of Waxa-
hachie aud Ennis than i'm the rural
precincts. According to the new
ruling all transfers must be made
before teachers are elected aud their
contracts approved.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-10
4 LETTER FROM ENGLAND
Reply to One Found in q Cotton
Bale.

Last fall Mr.. j w. Frasure, a
farmer of the Avalon community,
had letter packed in a bale of cot
ton. This bale was among lot of
cotton sold to English spinners and
Il found its way to the E-ills of the
Moss Spinning Company, Limited,
Rochdale. Lancashire, England. In
unpaeking the cotton the letter was
found and turped over to the mana
ger of the mill, who replied to 1T as
follows;as
Rochdale, Lancashire, England,
April IS, 1902 Dear Mr.. Frasure:
One of our men has just brought me
letter found in one of your q. +.
/ 5. A. bales. / have bought hum
dreds of the q mark and like them
very well. They spin well and are
of very good grade. There is one
serious fault. and that is the price
is too high. Now the gentleman
who bought this from you, no doubt
you know very well, Mr.. Wolfen-
den, of Patton Maclaren. You
should just hear him puff your cot
ton up, but he will not say half so
much when he is buying there, and
he wants too much money for them.
However, | am pleased to write you
ON this cotton. How we in Lanca-
shire are having bad time at pres
ent. We cannot get working mar
gin, but'we are hoping for better
Tti.nes, What is your opinion? Shall
We see higher rates? VIII there be
pleuty of cotton or shall we be
pinehed In August? Write Mr..
Wolfenden and tell him you insist
on him selling the cotton to me at a
reasonable price. Tell him | have
Written you. He is an old friend of
mine, so rub ii In.
Yours respectfully,
JAMES CLEGG,' Mgr.
IL viii be seen from the above that
spinners are having to pay high
price for cotton and according 10
statistics the acreage will be shorter
this year than it was last year.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-10

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Will Cure Consumption

A. A. Herren, Finch, Ark, writes,
Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
for coughs, colds and
lung trouble. / know it has cured
consumption In the first stages. -
For sale by II. w. Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-10

Yon never heard of any one using
Foiey's Honey and Tar and not
being satisfied. For sale by II. w.
Fearis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
MARINES ARE LANDED
BLUE JACKETS WILL PREVENT
 OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC.
Commander Mclean Informs Herre- ra's Representative that 1nsur- gents will not be Permitted
 to Stop Trains.

Colon, Sept 19-Several hundred gov ernment troops were brought out this morning and it was the intention of the authorities to have them. take train for Panama. The railroad company decluined to entrain the soldiers on the 9 O clock passenger train but subsequent ly placed a special train at their dis posal.
 Shortly after 8 o'clock. eighty blue jackets from the United States cruiser Cincinnati, together with two quick fir ing colt guns, were landed in Colon. This action is believed to be due to the re- ceipt of credftable information that a representative of the insurgent General Herrera is at San Pablo. station on tha railroad. Under these circumstances the Government decided not to entrain the troops for Panama. They will remain at Colon.
 In the meantime the railroad dispatch ed special train with definite instructions from Commander Mclean of the Cincin- natl to General Herrera's representative at San Pablo, saying that insurgent troops would not be permitted to stop trains over the isthmus, or board them, as American marines were maintaining the trathc from sea to sea.
 A large force of insurgents is said to be quite close to San Pablo. If this is so there IS likely to be fighting at any moment.
 The return of the special from San Pa bio will bring further news of the situa- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
REPORT OF HIGGINSON
THE ADMIRAL GENEROUS IN HIS PRAISE.
Especially Comments Rear Admiral Coghlan for His Efficient As- sistance-He Tells of the
 Recent Manouvres.

Washington, Sept. 19.-In his report to the Secretary of the Navy on the com bined operations between the army and navy. Admiral Higginson is most gener- ous in his distribution of praise among the officers of tho squadron, and espe- cially does he commend Rear Admira Coghlan for his very able and efficient assistance.
 His leading the squadron into Newport at night, through the blinding search lights. smoke and against strong current, is pronounced to have been a brilliant piece of navigation, requiring a steady and undaunted nerve. Great credit is awarded Captain Lyon, of the Olympia, for his cable cutting operations and to Captain Brownson of the Alabama and Captain Manney of the Massachusetts for their able work. In fact, nearly all the squadron officers receive their quota of praise in the Admiral's report wherein is noticed the particular service which each rendered Touching the operations themselves, Admiral Higginson says:
 ''The intention was to develop. if possi- ble, any weak points in the line of de- fense in the navy and army. and whether we have done so or not remains to be de- cided by the board of examination. The work has been arduous and trying. I cannot speak too highly of the way in which it has been carried out by the of- ficers and men of the squadron"
 Regarding some of the lessons learned, he says:
 Much valuable knowledge in regard to the searchlights has been obtained dur ing these operations and the general opin- ion seems to be that they are not so ef- fective as has been supposed. In aproach- ing position at night the searchlights would flash very often upon the ships. lighting up smoke stacks and hull so that large print could be easily read and every one supposed the ships had been discov- erci ;," -''o searchlight would turn away and evidently the observers had not seen the vessels.
 .One point in regard to searchlights established, which if all aids to naviga- tion have been distinguished we have in the searchlights of the enemy sufficient guise for an approach to his position.
 "To those officers not in the Spanish war, the experience of keeping position and cruising at night without lights has been invaluable and has educated them to war conditions and 1t Is for this purpose In my opinion that these exercises should be continued each year."
 The work of the naval militia is highly praised. The work of the marines is said to have been of great value, and Admiral Higginson states that their effect has been greatly evidenced by their stay. The blue jackets who made up the landing parties at Block Island and Montauk Point were most efficiently handled. The army officer who acted as observer on board the Alabama, was himself very much impressed by the efficient manner | in which the men were handled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
NoRDAU ENTHUSIASTIC.
Says Hay Has Torn Mask from the
 Face of Euroue.

Paris, Sept. 19-A representative of the Associated Press today interviewed Max Nordau, Vice-President of the Congress of Zionists, on Secretary Hays Rouman- ian note.
 Tt is magnificent" said Dr. Nordau. After a period of darkness, during which America seemed to be immersed in Mon- roeism and the furtherance of her own material interests, she has stepped for ward and taken a glorious step in behalf of suffering humanity. She has torn the mask from Europe's face.
 Secretary Hays circular compels the European powers who signed the treaty of Berlin to do their duty or stand con- victed of conniving at the extermniation of a quarter of a million of my brethren by the barbarians of Roumania. The Roumanian Government has heard the pernicious theory enunciated by the anti Semites that the Jews constitute danger to a young nation, and. on the false pre- text that Roumania is a young nation, it has determined to rid the country Of them. The Roumanian Government de- nied the Jews civil rights; it closed every channel whereby they could gain their livelihood and it condemned them to ex- termination by starvation or flight.
 'Secretary Hays note must bear fruit. Europe must now recall to Roumania the fulfillment of her duties and obligation or bear the open shame"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
MAY YET TAKE PLACE.
Another Club May Try to Pull of
 the Prize Fight.


 Louisville, Ky. Sept 1s.-Robert c. Gray, manager of the Southern Athletic Club tonight declared the twenty-round contest, between Terry McGovern and Young Corbett, scheduled for next Mon- day night, off, as far as his club was concerned. MT. Gray announced that the S30 900 worth of tickets which have been sold for the bout will be redeemed at any bank.
 The Southern Athletic Club is out about s5,O00, including the forfeit of $2.5o0 put up to insure the bringing off of the con test.
 Although the Frankfort decision is con- ceded to be knockout blow for boxing contests in Kentucky there Is some be- lief in Louisville that the fight will yet be held Monday night Today's injunc- tion was against the Southern Athletic Club and MT. Gray and the latter an- nounced tonight that his club had sev- cred all connection with the event, and submitted to the courts decree. This. of course, leaves the field open for some other promoter to take up the contest, as neither pugilist was enJoined by to- days decision. nor was ban placed up- on boxing contests in Louisville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
WAR ON THE COOLERS
FOLK ASKS FOR APPRoPRIA- TIoN OF $15,ooo.
Governor Cookery Offers Rewards Aggregating $1,s00 for Arrest of Members of Present and
 Past Houses.

St. Louis, Sept 19.-Pending the pro- ceeding at Jefferson City brought before the Supreme Court to secure the release on writs of habeas corpus of four mem- bers of the House of Delegates indicted on charges of bribery and perjury. the grand jury today adjourned its inquiry uhtil Monday. / Circuit Attorney Folk went to Jeffer- son City tonight to appear before the Supreme Court in behalf of the sheriff and jailer, who were cited in connection with the application for a writ to show cause why the prisoners mentioned should not be released from custody.
 At the request of Circuit Attorney Folk. Mayor Wells tonight sent a speciaf nes- sage to each House of the Municipal Assembly asking for an appropriation of $15,o00 for the contingent fund to be used by MT. Folk to carry on investigation of alleged charges of bribery against the members of that body.
 In his letter to the mayor. Circuit Att torney Folk said it was not expected that the members of the lower House who have been implicated in or expected to be indicted for participation in the ale leged bribery deals would vote for it's passage, but 1t would give them an op- portunity to go on record and show whether it will be necessary for the Cir cult Attorneys office to depend on pri- vate subscriptions to carry on ipvestiga- ton and prosecution.
 SeveraN members of the present House of Delegates now rest under indictments charging bribery and perjury in connec- tion with the passing of certain street railway and city lighting bills.
 Governor Cookery today authorized the issuance of rewards aggregating N.So0 for the arrest of certain indicted members of this and past Houses who have not yet been arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
INJUNCTION SUSTAINED.
Corbett- -McGovern Bout Declared to
 Be a Prize Fight.

Corbett-McGovern Bout Declared to
 Be a Prize Fight.
 Frankfort. Ky. Sept. 1s.-The injunc- Non granted yesterday by Judge Emmett Field of the Jefferson Circuit Court re- straining the Southern Athletic Club from pulling off the McGovern-Corbett contest for the featherweight champion ship of the world at Louisville on Mon- day evening next, was sustained by As sociate Judge James D. White, of the Court of Appeals, this afternoon and the contest will not be held in Kentucky.
 Judge White invited the full bench of the court to sit with him and hear the case which all but one member did ,and the decision is one of the court, though the motion to dissolve the injunction was made before a single member of it.
 A majority of the court expressed the opinion that the glove contest which was enjoined in the lower court is a prize fight and that it is immaterial whether the purse was to be evenly divided. The six members of the court sitting divided equally on the most important legal ques- ton raised in the case. that of whether the Chancellor had power. by injunc- tion, 10 restain the commission of q criminal act.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
REPLY FROM
 OLD ENGLAND

Continued from Page one.) The note is addressed to all the signers of the Berlin treaty, but especially to Germany. No attempt at evasion will do any longer. It is necessary now to show our colors. We hope the policy of the German Empire will not break down at a moment when in such Q public manner its cooperation is invited in a great task of interest tQ civilization and humanity
 The Lokal Anzeiger says: ''The note is quite characteristic of the American style of thinking. It is peculiar that the United States, so jealous of the Monroe doctrine, should concern itself with a matter which is strictly European and more particularly the internal business of an independent kingdom"
 The anti-Semitic journals dispose of the nate with scornful paragraphs. The Neuste Nachrfchten asks: Why does not the United States tackle Russia, which treats the Jews much worse"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
NEW DIsT1LL1Na COMPANY.
The Securities Conversion Plan is
 Carried into Effect.

New York, Sept. 19.-Announcement WIS made today that the securities conversion plan of the Distilling Company of Amer tea has been carried into effect. About S5 per cent. of the outstanding preferred and common stock of the company has been converted.
 company called the Distillers' Corpo- ration has been formed under the laws of New Jersey with a capital stock of S32, ,5OO, 900, all of one class. The new com pany, pursuant to the conversion plan, has authorized an issue of 100000 of 5 per cent. 25-year convertible gold bonds. These bonds. at the option of the holders thereof, are convertible at par, on or before October 1. 1902 into stock of the new company. and to provide for such conversion provision has been made in the charter for an additional issue of SIS, OO0,OO0 of stock.
 The conversion of the securities provid-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
THE HAIR BRUSH.
Breeds Dandruff, which Causes Fall
 ing Hair and Finally Badness.

Pfor. Unna. Hamburg. Germany. Euro pean authority on skin diseases, says that dandruff is as contagious as any other malevolent disease, and that one common source of the spread of dandruff is the use of the same hair brush by diff ferent persons. The way to avoid catch ing dandruff or any other disease from another's brush, Is to insist on the use of Newbro's Herpicide. It not only kills the dandrufr germ, but 1t is also an anti septic that will prevent the catching of any disease whatever through contagion of anothers brush. Send 10 cents in stamps for sample The Herpicide Co.,, Dept "K." Detroit, Mich. Sold by E. c. Fowler, Druggist, sat,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
Austria is SkepticaI.

Vienna. Sept. 1o-The protest of the United States on behalf of the Jews of Roumanla was received in official circles here with mingled feelings. It Is admit ted that the position of the United States is a just one, but 1t IS alleged that the conditions in the Balkans at the time Of the signing of the Berlin treaty and now are two entirely different matters. It IS probable that the first step of the powers will be to instruct their representatives at Bucharest to furnish precise informa- ton as to the present condition Of the Roumanian Jews. The authorities here are anxious to ascertain also definitely what methods the Roumanian Govern ment proposes to adopt to secure the en- forcement of the industrial law. the en- actment of which has been responsible for increasing Jewish emigration from Rou- mania. In the meantime, Austran of fcials are skeptical of any good resulting from the intervention of the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
Kaiser Asks Opinions.

New York, Sept. 19-American generals who attended the German maneuvers are not expected in London before October l. cables the London correspondent of The Tribune. It is stated that the Kaiser has asked Lord Roberts and General Corbin to send to him written reports of their opinions of the maneuvers. These re- ports would, of course. be of strictly confidential character.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
INVITED TO BIRMINGHAM.
Mayor Drennen's Invitation to Fire
 men Loudly Cheered.

maY0E oTGuu0ue v 4uV1tAtlOh to CAKc-
 men Loudly Cheered.
 Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept. 19.-The morning session of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen was opened today at 9 o'clock. acting Grand Master Han uahan presiding. An invitation from Mayor Drennen of Birmingham, was read in which he extended a hearty invitation to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men to hold their next biennial meeting in that city. The reading of the invita- ton was received with the greatest en- thusiasm on the part of the Southern del- egation.
 The Committee on Constitution and by laws then resumed the reading of its re- port. A resolution was read in which it was stated that no candidate shall be allowed to run for an office in the Grand Lodge who sells any article of commerce to any and all railroad corporations.
 The introduction of the resolution clio tied a very prolonged and heated discus sion, which took up a major part of the morning session. When the resolution was put to a final vote 1t failed to pass by a large majority.
 The election of officers will probably take place tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
ACCUSED OF FORGERY.
Bookkeeper for Carnegie Steel Com
 pany Arraigned in London.

Bookkeeper for Carnegie Steel Com
 pany Arraigned in London.
 London, Sept 19.-L. H. Greig, book keeper in the London offices of the Carne- gie Steel Company. was arraigned in police court today on the charge of forg- ing checks amounting to $500 purporting to have been signed by Colonel Willard iHunsicker. chairman of the Nickel cor poration. The prisoner was remanded. The prosecution stated in opening that the exact amount of the forgeries was not known, but the prisoner admitted 1t was over s50,oo0. Greig paid large business checks, which ought to have been sent to the RoyAl Bank of Scotland. on which all checks are signed for Pittsburg, and into the London Joint Stock bank, and withdrew the money from 'he latter by checks. purporting to have been signed by Colonel Hunsicker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
Hau,s Mote in Paris.

Paris, Sept. 1s-Secretary Hays note to the powers on Roumania is widely pub lished here, but the newspapers make no comment on it. The Roumantan minis ter called at the United States embassy today for information on the subject and was shown a copy of Mir. Hays note.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
Pramatnra Exnlnainn.

El Paso. Tex. Sept. l0.--Jesus Herman. deg was killed. two other Mexlcans fa. tally injured and a fourth severely hurt in premature explosion of Q blast in a construction camp near here on the Ek Paso and Southwestern Railway now building. Others had to be dug out of the debris to prevent their smotheglng to deaths s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20
Consumers
 ...OF... Gas for Cooking Purposes

who will make a change in residence onorabout October 1st next will please notify this office giving Street and Number of new location. We desire this information in order to enable us to make promptly, and ahead of time if possible, such changes in connections as may be necessary, and to avoid the inevitable rush and croWding at that time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-20

Rev. F. W. Brandon. assisted by Dr. G. w. Reed of Bessemer. will begin | series of meetings in the Methodist Church at this place next Sunday.