davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Senator Hoar Denou1res he Policy
Of The Administration.
SEVERE ON FUNSTON
He Said If it Had Been Known How
the Kansas Man Had Captured
Aguinaido His appointment
Wosld Not Be Made.

Washington, May pa notable
contribution to the discussion of the
Philippine question was made In the
senate Thursday by Mr.. Hoar OF Mis-.
sachusett. He denounced the attitude
of the government in the Philippines
as one of the most wicked and foolish
chapters In American history. I'll
sharply arraigned General Funston fo9
the methods he pursued in the capture
of Aguinaldo and intimated strongly
that had the senate been aware OF
the facts, Funston might not have
been confirmed In his recent promo
ton.
Spontaneous applause swept over
the senate and the galleries at the con
clusion of the speech. SO pronounced
was 1t that the presiding officer called
TO the attention of senators to the
rule prohibiting any expression of ap?
prevail or disapproyal.
Almost the entire day In the house
was taken up with the amendment to
the immigration bin by Mr.. Under
wood of Alabama requiring an edu.
cational test for immigrants to this
country.
II was adopted. The house disagreed
to the senate amendment TO the ON
nibns public buildings bill and It was
sent to conference.
The provision In the immigration
bin for tax of 81 so of each passen-
ger not citizen Of the United States.
the dominion OF Canada or Mexico
gave rise 10 come discussion.
The following amendments were
adopted.
Exemptlng citizens of the republic
Of Cuba as IN the case Of Canada and
Mexico. from the payment of the tax.
including In the tax provision passen-
gers coming TO the United States "by
any railway or any other mode OF
transportation from foreign contiguous
territory To the United States" ex-
tending the exclusion provision 10
those aliens who have been within one
year from the date of the application
for admission 20 the United States de
ported as being under offers. solicita-
tiong, promises or agreements to per.
form labor or service Of some kind
therein. providing that the provisions
OF Law applicable 10 contract labor
shall not be held to exclude profession,
al actors, artists. lecturers singers
min tiers of any religious deUomiua.
tioBs, professors for colleges or semi
naries. persons belonging to any
recognized learned profession. or per
sons employed strictly as personal or
domestic servants.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Ardmore, l. T., May 2s,-Ffre here
destroyed residence on the corner of
Mil and First streets belonging to B,
Goldsmith and occupied by F. NJ, Pad
gett. Mr.. Padgett and family had a
narrow escape from being burned.
They were sleeping upstairs, but man
aged to escape with slight injury.
Miss Sadie Newman, a boarder, In get.
ting out was considerably burned
about the face and hands Two hun.
dred and fifty dollars in money be
longing to Mr.. Padgett was burned up.
Loss $1,000; insurance $3.50.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

London May 23,--The daily Cchron
iciie this Saturday morning claims
authority 10 say that peace in South
Africa lis practically assured
This is Also the general impression
with the newspapers and the public
although the formre do not go SO far
as the assertion published by the
Chronicle.
Ii Is understood that important dis
patches were received yesterday
from Lord Miner the British high
commissioner In South Africa and
from Lord Kitchener.
The fact that the cabinet was sum
moned so quickly after the arrival
of the delegates at Pretoria Is regard.
ed as good augury. as the discus
siong al Pretoria could only have com
menced Monday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23
THREE SESSIONS.
Methodist General Conference at Wort
Now in Earnest.

Dallas. May 23.--The new bishops
elected are to be ordained tomorrow at
$3.50 p. m. at the First Methodist
church.
Three sessions were held Thursday.
one beginning at 8, the second at $3.50
and the last at $50,
From now until the conference final
iy adjourns 1t is understood that two
or more sessions will be held daily,
as there is a vast amount of business
on the calendar, and after Monday the
delegates will have to pay their own
expenses. It is the belief that final
adjournment will be reached on Mon
day night
Several important committee re-
ports were adopted Thursday, they be-
irs called from the calendar out Of
their regular order. as members are
anxious to get aay, now that the war
claim has been settled and the bishops
ami most important correctional Off
GERS elected.
DR. George b. Winton was elected
editor of the Christian Advocate, the
official organ of the church. as success
sor 10 DR.. F. E. Hoss.
Or. J ]. Tigert was reelected book
editor and editor or review.
At the night session Or. j. ]. Tigert
was reelected book editor and edi-
tors of reviews. and DR.. James Atkins
editor OF Sunday school periodicals.
Three ballots were taken for secre-
tary of the Epworth League, with no
result.
Interest now centers in the election
OF book agents Those mentioned in
connection with the position Of senior
book agent are J. ID. Barbee J. r. Big
ham. w. F. McMurry and B. F. Lips
comb.
For junior book agent the following
are spoken Of: ]. w. ~ Burkett, d. NJ.
Smith and John r. Pepper.
Next to the episeopacy the position
OF book agent is regarded as most inn
portant.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23
TWO NEW BISHOPS.


the Chssen 0nes.
Dallas. Tex, May 20. Bishop Hen
Dirk presided as yesterdays session Of
the general conferences Of the Meteo-
dist Episcopal Church, South The
conference reconsidered the vote Of
Wednesday that in eIecting two new
bishops only one to be voted for at i
time and voted that two be voted for
on each ballot
The conference refused to adopt q
resolution to adjourn finally on Mon.
day next at noon.
The special committee OF revision OF
the war claim compromise paper re-
ported and the report was read. The
paper as revised was adopted without
discussion.
Nine members OF the publishing com
mittee of 10 who signed the original
minority report on war claim, presented
a paper asking they be permitted to
state on the conference records they ex
onerate DR.. Collins Denny. from any
limitations In said report that his
course had in any way been improper
In connection with procuring war
claim appropriation from congress.
The report of the commission on I'M
ification was read; IL expressed senti'
ments OF good will between northern
and southern Methodist churches. pro-
vided for a joint hymnal and recon-
mended a plan for unifcation OF Meth
odism in Japan. After some minor rou
tine. Bishop Hendrix announced arriv-
al of hour for election of two bishops
and preparation for the ballot began,
AS a preliminary to election Of bfsh-
ops, the delegates and audience sang
and Bishop Granbury prayed.
Six tellers were appointed by Bishop
Hendrix and FIRST ballot taken showed
a total vote OF 260. necessary to elect
1871
DR.. r. f. Hoss, received 100 votes
and was declared elected bishop.
The second ballot was then ordered
for second bishop.
On the second ballot there was no
election. no candidate receiving ma
tority OF the votes.
On the fourth ballot A. Coke Smith
OF Virginia was elected bishop.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Hillsboro. Tex, May 23.--The jury
in the John Lewis local option case
returned verdict of guilty and asses
sed his punishment at fine of SIS
and 20 days In jail. He pleaded guilty
in another case and was fined s25 and
twenty days in jail.
Lewis Simons, against whom there
were 13 cases pending for the same
offense and e. V. Smith, against whom
there were eighteen cases pending,
failed 30 appear in court and their
bonds were forfeited in all the cases.
The case of T. A. Smith for the same
offense Is on trial.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Washington. May %. Secretary
Hay and MIR, Apizoz, the Mexican am
bassador, have signed a convention
providing for famous arbitration OF
the "Plous" claim made on the appii
cation OF the Catholic church in Cali
fornia for overdue interest on trust
funds I'm the custody of the Mexican
government The claim involves
about 81 900 900 and is the first case
to go before The Hague Tribunal In
any ofrm.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Brennan. Tex. May 23.-E. II. Ever
berg ended his life here. The weapon
used was Colts revolver and life
was extinct In ten minutes. Mr..
Eversberg had been in falling health
for some time and was respondent. He
was at one time chief OF the Brennan
fire department, city clerk for several
terms and at the time of his death
was engaged In the insurance busi-
ness
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Port au Prince, May 23.-The Unit
ed States cruiser Topeka has arrived
here from Port Royal, S. c., to protect
American interests. The presence of a
warship In these waters has had an
excellent effect. The situation OF ar
fairs is improving.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Washington. May ga bill for the
relief of the Interstate and West In.
dies exposition at Charleston. s. c..
has been introduced by Representa-,
tive I.atimer The bill carries an ap-
preparation OF $3.50. 600 for the pur
pose OF paying the Indebtedness of
the company
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23
r1RS. c. j. ORi00S,
wAxAHACHIE CANDY KITCHEN

The teacher goes,
The preacher goes,
Tho hchillunsp they go, too
Families by dozens,
Fathers, mothers, cousins,
1t III the thing to do.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23
Prsssaes of aaisd.

Cleburne. Tex. May 23.-While
wading in the creek here little Ethel
Thomas was bitten by a large water
moccasin. Instead of fainting or yell.
ing she quietly placed her lips to the
wound and sucked the poison out and
then went home.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Saratoga. n. Y. May 23.--James
+, Caldwell. the veteran race horse
starter, died here suddenly OF apo
pIexy. He was native OF Danville,
KY, and was 65 years of age.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-06
.AM1TYv1LLE.

George Holt was Lamar visitor
one day last week.
Rev. Jeffers of Granada visiting
friends in the Vile Tuesday.
Joseph Brady and family left
for the mountains last week.
Rev. Jones of the artesian we'll
district held service at the Myers
school house Sunday.
The small pox patients are all
doing we'll and it is hoped the
disease will die out and do NO fur
ther damage.
Two now cases ofsmall pox this
week. A child of A. F. Bucks and
. boy by the name of Davis, who
lives in the west end of tho Vile.
The Amityville farmers caught
several loads of wood and lumber
during the high water last week.
Some of them caught Z "ducking"
also.
The farmers are all smiling over
the fine rain which fell last week,
- they will not have to irrigate
for some time. SWIFT.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-06
AMITY, COLORADO.

Robert Rupp has returned from
his trip in the mountains and says
there is no place like hons.
Alfalfa hay is being put up all
over the colony, This is two
weeks earlier than last year.
The rain that fell Monday night
and Tuesday did an immense
amount of good in and around
Amity.
]. A. johnson, of the Wilson
Hardware Il Furniture company,
and G. II. Adams were in Amity
Friday.
A car load of telephone poles
for the Colombo Telephone COM
pany's line were unlcaded in Amity
on Friday.
The school board has secured j.
A. Seigler and Miss Hopkins as
teachers for the Amity school the
coming term.
1t is quite 9 treat to have prop.
er dray line at Amity, and A. Cash
knows how to meet trains and
handle goods.
The gravel for the concrete
foundation to J. H. Child's store
is being hauled. All the stone
aud sand is on the ground and
work on the building will com.
mence on Monday.
Captain Swanson of Salt Lake
City, Utah, came in on Friday
night last with a number of
children and returned Saturday
night after placing the little ones
in Staff Captain and Mrs. Har.
greaves care.
Mr.. McAbee passed away on
Wednesday morning at 3 O'Clock
and was buried Thursday after
noon. All his family was at his
side when the end came and while
expected for some time yet it
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-06
AlITY NEWS.

W. e. Mitchell is having his
house plastered.
Staff Captain McAbee of Seattle
is at Amity with his brother
Frank.
W. II. Stevens is back from
Kansas with Jake Webber's short
order outfit.
DR.. Grenard returned on Thurs
day last and has taken up his res
idence in Amity.
H. N. Garter of Bay City, Mich
iean, is visiting his son, W. j.
Carter, our hardware merchant.
Stat. Captain Benjaman loft on
Monday last for a months trip in
Colorado for the benefit of the
orphans home.
j. H. Childs received his new
delivery wagon from E. NJ. Cram
this week. II is q dandy and ca.
psble OF carrying 1900 pounds.
Three car loads of lumber are
being unloaded here for the En-
glish Lumber company and work
on their sheds are being rushed.
Staff Captain and Mrs. Har-
greaves had charge of the Sunday
meetings and splendid time was
had. A full house at both meet.
ings.
Messrs. Paxon and Gay of La
mar were in Amity on Monday
looking over the prospects for their
lumber yard also discussing other
business matters. t
B. L. Yourden made up his
mind TO leave the country Sunday
and 10 he left with q team Of
horses and ether goods not paid
for. He was stopped west Of Gra.
nada and will be asked by the
court to explain.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-06
Notice, Como and s..

The Percheon- Norman stallion,
Klondyke, will make the season
at T. w. Robson's farm, 8 miles
northwest of Holly and 8 miles
northeast of Granada.
This horse weighs 1850 in thin
flesh and is well-bred by imported
horse. He is a dspple gray and
sure foal getter. Price of SER
vice is as follows:
$3.50 to insure mare in foal,
money due when colt is dropped.
$500 for season, due December
20, 1902.
$500 for leap. cash in hand.
ToM Ladder.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-06

seemed sudden. The sympathy
of the entire community is with
the family.
Now that the flood has some
What disappeared We expect to
move along again. The water was
up to within eight inches of the
floor of W. J. Carriers aud J. n.
Ohild's stores, while Geo. 81.
Thomas meat market was entire.
~ surrounded by water. The
cause of the overflow was from the
absence of culverts on the railroad,
the drift and rubbish at the bridge
backing the water up until a strip
City feet wide and reaching from
the river to Robert Rupp's house
was under water. South of the
railroad no water stood and had
there been an opening under the
railroad water would not have
stood in Amity but few hours.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-06
". E. VINCENT,
Postonice-Hollv, Colorado.

RANGE
Horse cree K
and Cheyenne
creek, PUwen
county.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-06

Thoroughbred Jersey mich
cows for sale Best COWS on earth
for butter making. Apply at the
Chieftain Office.
The Tennessee Evergreen
Broom Corn Seed. absolutely pure
seed, for sale at Strain Bros.
It a Cut Price.
A full line of Mems Dress and
Work shirts at from 25 to SO cent.
S. F. WHITE.
The annual meeting of the Log
Rolling association will be held at
Canon City June 20-2l. The
Santa Fc makes one and one-ffth
fare for round trip, on the certi6.
cate plan.
]. F. Roth came down from
Rocky Ford to assist Manager
Jensen in the Dawley Hardware
store. Mr.. Roth has been with
this company for some time and is
a pleasant gentleman to meet, and
expresses himself as well pleased
with what he has seen of Holly
and the people here.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-07

snovvclides Continue Wofk Of Death
and Destruction.
Denver, March 5.-The destruction of
life and property by sncwslides in the
mountains continues. According to q
rercrt that reached Ouray late yester-
day, twenty miners were killed by a
snowslide at the Sunnyside mine Sum
day night. The nine buildings were n
tirely wiped OF. 1t is situated on a
steep hillside.
Particulars are lacking and the re-
port cannot be confirmed, as the wires
are down. It IL given currency among
mining men. "A courier on snowshoes
from Gladstone to Silverton brings the
report that the eighteen-year-old son
Of Richard Torey asst night was killed
by q sncwslide. A stable was wrecked
by q slide Saturday night and eight
horses killed.
Many slides nave undoubtedly come
down that have not yet been reported.
An exodus Is In progress in San Miguel
county from every point where a slide
Is possible. The successive disasters
OF the last few lays have been a warn
ing to all hat live in exposed sections
that the worst IS not over.
All h miners who nave been able to
reach Telluride have c~ongregated there
and will remain until the slide season
is over. The snowstorm has continued
and traffic is almost entirely suspended.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-07
IT'S FORCE.

Iowa LegislatOrs Recommend .
Much-Amended Taxation Measure.
Des Moines, Iowa, March 1.-THE sem
ate committee on ways and means yes
terday reported for passage the rail-
road assessment bill, which has been
the subject of SO much discussion be-
fore the committee and throughout the
legislature for h pest few weeks. It
was originally a stock and bond meas
ure. but was 80 amended as to make 1t
as nearly like the present law rs 1t Is
possible to be. . The section regarding
what shall be taken into consideration
In making the assessment originally
designated stocks end bonds n such
other matters as ma be necessary.
The bill, as amended, how ever, pro-
vides that the gross earnings. the net
earnings, the physical conditions, etc..
shall be taken into consideration. This
practically destroys the force Of the
bill. The senate committee IN railroads
reported for passage the bill introduced
by Hubbard. giving railroads In low
the power to acquire railroad property
in other states. This is the famous
merger bill'' which was believed to
lave been introduced with a view OF
making Iowa the home Of the Northern
Securities company.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-07
IS
n CONGRESS
RESUME OF fK1
WREK's PHocHHDrNCS.
q
In the House.

Washington. Feb. 20. - The house
yesterday passed the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. 1t was
the fifth of the regular annual supply
measures to be sent to the senat at
this session. No amendments of i'm
portance We're adopted. The feature
of the day was the speech of Mr.. Rich
ardson Of Alabama in reply to Mr..
Corliss' speech a few days g in favor
of the construction of a Pacific cable
by the government. The question of
reforming the consular service was
donated at some length, but no amend
ments on that subject were offered.
In the Senate.
The senate was In session but fifteen
minutes. adjourning as a mark of re-
spect to the late Representative Crump
OF Michigan. The adjournment was a
surprise to the minority, who intended
to present a resolution providing for
the restoration to the roll of the names
Of Tillman and McLaurin.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-07
VICTIMS OF G

Northern Minnesota Lumber Camps
the scene Of Hundreds of Serious
Accidents.
Duluth. Mimi, March 1.-The logging
industry of Northern Minnesota has
claimed more victims this winter. 1t 10
claimed by men who are in touch with
It, thar in I'M previous winter. and
the number of serious but not fatal ac-
cidents are numbered by the hundreds.
There is scar ,ely a day that somebody
In the woods is not reported as having
been killed or desr erately injured.
Many of the injured may be seen walk
ing the streets OF Duluth. after their
hospital experience, in many cases
crippled for life. 1t Is said that the
usual precautions against accidents
prevail everywhere. and the increased
number OF kill I'd and the MANNED may
be attributed t o the greater number
employed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-07
In the House.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The house yes
terday sent the Philippine tariff bill to
conference, non-cohcurring in all the
senate amendments. The Democrats
sought to amend the amendments by
reducing the rate of duty and declaring
the United States should relinquish aH
claim to the archipelago, but all propo-
were defeated. Mr.. Tawney OF
Minnesota ma lie a personal explanation
regarding Gov. Toole Of Montana, say
Ing that in formerly classirg the row.
ernor as an opponent of Gov. Van SAINT
In the railroad merger case, he had
been under a misapprehension.
In the Senate.
The senate galleries were crowded TO
overlooking when the gavel fell at moor.
After prayer Mr.. Foraker moved that
when the enate adjourn it be to meet
at HAS, owing 20 the Mckinley ser
7ices. Adopted.
Mr.. Burrows then announced that in
smuch as the committee on privileges
and elections desired further time for
the consideration of business before it.
he moved to adjourn. Carried with
out objection.
The session lasted just one and n e
half minutes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-07
I'm the House.
~pONTIFICIAL JUBILEE.
Pope Celebrates the Twenty-Fifth
Anniversary Of His Accession.

Pope Celebrates the Twenty-Fifth
Anniversary Of His Accession.
Rome. March 5.-The principal cere-
mony in the celebrations OF the pom
ttfical Jubilee in honor Of the twenty
fourth anniversary OF the pope's coro-
nation, the holding OF the "papal
chapel" was carried out in the basil
lea Of st. Peters yesterday morning
with extraordinary pe1np and in the
presence of the pontiff and an assem-
blage estimated to have numbered
fully $4,000 persons. The chapel was
held In the basilica for the first time
since 1870. such ceremonies having in
the meantime occurred in the sistine
chapel of the vatican. Thirty cardinals,
numerous archbishops and bishops.
the members of the pontifical court,
the special foreign missions sent by
most countries, the members OF the
diplomatic corps and the Roman mo-
bility, all In magnificent vestments or
uniforms, participated In the ceremony
and formed q striking spectacle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-07

northern Pacific and Great North
crn Will Tap a New Country.

northern Pacific and Great NORTH
ern Will Top a New Country.
Chicago, March 2 = The Northern
Pacific and Great Northern interests
have closed a deal for a new through
line to the Pacific coast. English n
American capitalists, headed by Lord
Thurlow and George III. Proctor of New
York, will build an 800-mile road from
Eureka. Cal, to Weiser. Idaho. From
their main lines the Great Northern
Northern Pacific interests will build to
Weiser from the north. An entirely
new country, rich in forests. agrlcul-
ture and cattle ranches. will be tapped.
J. will give the merger interests control
of the finest harbor on the Paclnc
coast not already occupied by railroads.
It will be a winter route over which
much Of the Oriental traffic "a be sent
when heavy traffic makes the more
rortherly lines too difficult to operate
to their full capacity. The deal by
which the two interests were brought
into conjunction was effected Wednes-
day in New York. Lord Thurlow, who
was in Chicago at the Auditorium hotel
for several houis yesterday. announced
the success of the transaction. n
plan will involve an outlay of $25,OO0,-
mn