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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
Resolutions OF sympathy.

Waxahachie, Tex, Aug. l, 1902.
To the officers and members Of
Waxahachie Lodge, No. 50, and Of
Waxahachie Rebekah Lodge, No.
l4l, /. O. O. +.
Your committees appointed to
draft resolutions Of sympathy with
Bro. w. j. T. Ross in the sad loss
sustained by him in the recent death
Of his beloved daughter, Miss Fan
ME Lee, beg leave to submit the
following:
When death enters a home it Is
always the occasion for sadness and
gloom, but in this case the feeling
is intensified by the fact that one
dearly beloved, not only in the home
circle but in the community in which
she lived, has been called away in
the period Of a bright and happy
young womanhood, when the future
seemed so fun Of hope and promise.
The faithfulness and devotion Of
the fond father to his duties, as "a
member Of both the Subordinate
and Rebekah Lodges, calls for an
expression of sympathy which is
not meant as merely formal bat Is
intended to reflect the deep and
tender feeling of each and every
member of the two lodges.
Therefore resolved, that the sym
pathy and coincidence of the mem
bers of both lodges be rendered to
our brother and the mother, brothers
and sisters of the deceased, and
that our brother be assured that at
such a time the silken cords of
fraternity are drawn more closely
about him.
Resolved further, that these reso-
lutions be spread upon the records
of each lodge, copy furnished our
brother, and that the local press and
the Texas Odd Fellow be requested
to publish the same.
Fraternally submitted,
MRS. GEORGIA JENNINGS,
MISS FANNIE KENNEDY,
G. r. GIBSON,
Committee, No. l4l.
]. /. HEY.
A. LAsswELI.,
G. r. GIBSON,
Commute, No. SO.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
FLOOD DAMAGE IN TEXAS
win Not Materially Reduce the
Yield OF Cotton.

The New Orleans Times Democrat
presented the reports of cOrrespon-
dents on the progress of the cotton
crop during the month of July.
summarized the report Is as fol-
lows:
1t is too soon as yet to accur-
ately measure the effects of the re-
cent rains, as much will depend on
the August weather and the date OF
frost will be more important still.
1t is, however, the consensus of
opinion that the outlook has under
gone a moderate improvement dur
ing July.
The situation was very critical
when the rainfall came. As all the
world knows, some sections of Tex
as were visited by floods which in
fiicted great damage in particular To-
calities involved; but the loss was
small when measured against the
total production Of the State. a
more disquietiug feature Of the Tex
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provement in the condition II cotton
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
CONVICTS GIT AVA
Blow Hole In Penitentiary Ealia
With Dynamite.
THIRTEEN ESCAPED
One Holds the Inside Guard at Bay
With Rcyalver While the Others
Set OF the Explosive One
Convict Was Killed.

Nashville, Aug. 5--Armed with dyna-
mite TO blow his way out OF prison.
Gus Hyatt, the train robber. Monday
night led band of sixteen convicts
to liberty from the general peniten-
tiary Fifteen of the escaping party
got entirely clear Of the premises and
only one. Ed Carney, a safe blower
sent up from Nashville paid the pen
atty OF death in the bold undertaking.
Joe Loss and James Work were
tracked down by blood hounds and
captured, but the rest OF the prisoners
had gotten 80 far out Of the bounds
that by midnight no trace Of them
could be had
The prisoners were furnished dyna-
mite from the outside. which they used
in blowing out an opening in the ma q
wing OF the prison Hyatt stood OH
the inside guard with brace 81 re-
Volvers which had also been furnished
him from the outside
The dynamite was laid hy Doe. the
Manchester train rcbbar. and he made
good his escape with the train of pr.s-
caers thar loft by the opening made
by the explosive material
Six Of the prisoners that got away
were government men and the others
were state couviets Posses with blood
hounds are In pursuit
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
Look Pleasant, Please.

Photographer G. G. Harlan, of
Eaton, O., can do so now, though
for years he couldn't, beeauAe he
suffered untold agony from the
worst form of indigestion. All ply
sicians and medicines failed to help
him till he tried Electric Bitters,
which worked such wonders for him
that he declares they are a godsend
to sufferers from Dyspepsia and
stomach troubles. Unriv aled for
diseases of the Stomach, Liver and
Kidneys, they build up and give
new life TO the whole system. Try
them. Only 50c. Guaranteed by
Herring-Sparks Drug Co.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
A Physician Healed,

DR.. Geo. Ewing, a practicing ply
stefan of Smiths Grove, Ky, for
over thirty years, writes his person
Cure: "For years / had been great
" bothered with kidney and bladder
trouble and enlarged PROSTATE gland
used everything known to the pro-
fession without relief, until ! com
menced the use of Foley's Kidney
Cure. After taking three bottles
was entirely relieved and cured. /
prescribe it now daily in my prac-
tice and heartily recommend its use
to all physicians for such troubles:
/ have prescribed it in hundreds OF
eases with perfect success" Sold
by B. w. Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
H. E T. {. Excursion Rates.

Special low rate to Eureka
Springs, Ark.
Houston or Galveston round trip
rate 1878. Tickets on sale for spec
ial tram leaving Waxahachie at
g:07 "a. m. August 9TH good for re-
turn leaving Galveston up to and
including train leaving Galveston
8:25 .. m. Aug. 10th, and train leav-
ing Houston 1880 p. m. Aug loth
1902.
Washington account Grand Army
of the Republic. Tickets on sale
Oct. 2nd and Bird. Fare s3I.3O' Re-
turn limit leaving Washington not
later than Oct. 18th 1902, with extern
sion and stop-oyer privileges.
Fort Worth account Texas State
Populist Convention. Tickets on
sale Aug. llth and 18th. Return
limit Aug. 14th. Fare $l.70. Round
trip tickets are on sale to st. Louis.
Kansas City and Hannibal at fol-
lowing rates: st. Louis $3.50; Han
nibal, $28. rs; Kansas City, S24.75.
Return limit Oct. 3lst 1902
Paris. Tex, account Grand Lodge
Il. o. o. F. (colored); tickets on
sale Aug. and 5. Return limit
Aug, 8. Fare 1925.
Fort Worth, State Stenogrophers,
Association; tickets on sale Aug. z
and 5. Return limit Aug. 10. Fare
Sl.70.
Monterrey, Saltillo, and Mexico
City, Mexico; tickets on sale Aug.
5 and 6. One fare for round trip.
Final limit RI DAYS
Galveston, meeting of Scottish
Rites Masons. Tickets on sale
Aug. 8 and 10. Return limit Aug.
II. Fare $500.
Corsicana. Account Central Tex.
Negro Fair. Tickets on sale Aug.
10th to 18th. Limited tor return
Aug. Goth, at $l.40 for round trip.
Salt Lake, Utah, annual meeting
Grand Lodge b. p. o. Elks. Tickets
on sale Aug. 9th, 7th and Sth. Re-
turn limit Oct. Ard. One fare round
trip.
Memphis, Tenn, tickets on sale
up to Sept. 30th. Return limit Oct.
3ist, 1902. 1910 for round trip.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

Port an Prince, Aug 4.-G@n Jp-
meau the FTminist commander, has
started for G0naives in order IN defend
that city which viii probably be al
tackled by the government troops I'm
der General Nord. The forces sent 70
subject h@ town OF Petit Goage have
revoited In favor OF FIrmin Nj Iere
NEE. minister Of foreign affairs In tho
provisional government. has res gued
because he disapproved OF Firmln's
acts during his caudldature Tor The
presidency General Pirmin seems &c
be very much compromised
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

shamokin. Pa. Aug -Headquar-
" orKers We're visited by hundreds o5
miners Monday asking for AID They
were accompanied by wives and ch1!-
dren. Orders on stores for provisions
were issued only 10 strikers In good
standing In the union. A number OF
applicants who hay" worked Ia the
mines for years tried to obtain ala
but were refused, waereupon they
threatened TO go to work as non union
men
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
n.nn. nmplor.. Gave ntn a Cane.

Cleveland, O.. AUG. 5.--Ths seven ol
eight hundred employees OF the Cieye-
land City Railroad company. Of which
Senator NJ A. Hanna Is president. met
mere Monday night and presented Sen
ator Hanna with a valuable cane. In
acknowledging the gift senator Hanna
expressed his sincere thanks To bis
employees for their gift ava inciden
tally spoke on the relations hat ha
hopes to see exist between capital and
labor.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

Washington. Aug 5.-Commissionet
of Pensions Ware says that the legis-
lation enacted by the last session OF
congress viii result in at least tel
thousand new pensioners The mum
Der Of pensioners on July Of this year
was g99,446. This shows steady
growth OF the roll for a number at
years. Commissioner Ware says lat
this growth was brought about By ne
constant pension legislation by con
gress
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

Pittsburg Aug. 5,-The proposition
made by the American Tin Plate com
pany TO its employees that they accept
a reduction In wages of % per cent has
been rejected Another conference be
tween the company and the Amalgama
ted association has been arranged ane
probably will be held in New YORK
within two weeks.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

Washington, Aug 5.-president Roos
eyelt has returned the papers OF Alex
andwer G.. Pendleton. Jr.. To the wa
department with an endorsement con
firmlng the sentence OF dismissal. Pen
dleton was a first class cadet at Wesi
Point and was found guilty Of hazing
He was appointed from Arizona
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

COUNTY TICKET
For preventative:
j. M. ALDERDICE
FOR District Clerk:
Tom BURLEsoN
For County Judge:
LEE HAWKINS
For County CLERK:
Rafe HENDRICKS
For Sheriff;
j. P. MNNIcK
For County Tax Assessor:
JOHN MCELROY
For Tax Collector:
BILLIE BRATCHER
For County Superintendent Public'lr
struct,on:
Il. d CRIDDLE
FOR Justice Peace, Precinct No. l:
E. P. ANDERSON, JR
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

THE City Council of San Antonio
has passed an ordinance requiring
all city employees to pay their debts
nnder penalty of prompt discharge.
If some way could be devised now
TO make the great army who don't
hold municipal jobs pay their debts
would approach pretty close to
millennium.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

San Anto- =. Aug. Sat a meeting
of the city lunch here Monday night
m ordinance was passed making the
paAalty for a city employees failure ia
pay his debts prompt discharge from
the eity's service. The vote on the or
slnanee was unanimous,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

Topeka. Aug. 5.--Congressman w
A. Callderhead Republican. OF the
Fifth Kansas district. has announced
that he would be candidate to sue
coed United States Senator William
Harris. Populist, whose term expires
in 1903.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

Cowes. Aug 5.-King Edward, for
the first time since his illness. walked
up and down a flight of stairs Monday
without assistance. He also enjoyed .
stroll upon the upper promenade deeh
of the royal yacht, from which splen'
did view OF the yacht races was OBJ
4aInahle
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
THE LIGHT In SUMNER.

Wherever you go for the summer
You can have the DAILY LIGHT
sent to you at the same rate you
pay at home-50 cents month.
Address changed as often as de-
sired.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

THE prohibitionists in Hill county
have filed answer to the local option
injunction recently granted by Judge
Scott and motion made to dissolve
1T. Judge Poindexter will hear the
motion Aug. IL. The answer is
lengthy and denies in toto the
charges and allegations OF the in
junction.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

Many persons in this community
are suffering from kidney complaint
who could avoid fatal results by
using Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold
by b. w. Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

Chicago. Aug. 5.--Rear Admiral Tay'
lor denies the story received from
Washington TO the effect that he be
lieves the United States and Germany
may 20 to war In 1907.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

THE Waxahachie Candy Kitchen
is prepared TO furnish ice cream
bricks for parties and wedding re-
ceptions at $l.40 per gallon. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

THE prohibitionists carried Airing
ION precinct, Dallas county, by ~
votes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

Little Harry Knowles, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Knowles, 10
reported quite Ill.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

PROHIBITION went into effect in
Hunt county at II O'Clock p. m.
Aug. l.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05

Old papers at this office at % cents
per hundred. Thick paper cheap.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-02
An Improved "RuraI Delivery"

The farmers of Fairfield, Nelson county, Ky, are not much interested in the free rural delivery system. Several years ago they solved the problem of rural delivery to their own satisfaction. James Stanley, who keeps general store" at Fair field, is the postmaster, and delivers the farmers letter nine miles from town.
 He uses the telephone to do it.. About five years ago about forty farmers, who live on the various turnpikes within from five to nine miles from town, agreed to pay for private wires for their own use. One wire serves eight or ten of them.
 When they don't want to drive to town for their mail they call up the postmaster and ask:
 ''Is that you, Stanley?"
 "Yes," replies Stanley.
 "Any mail for me-"
 "Yes, postal card"
 Read it to me-
 This is done. If it is a letter he is asked to open it and read it, which he does. In this way, as the farmers know when the mail gets in, they get their news sooner than rural delivery could give it to them.-N. Y. Times.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-02
One HObby's Good Results.

Col. J. w. Vrooman believes that every man ought to have a hobby, to take his mind off business cares. He looked around for one and selected the New York juvenile asylum. With others who had chosen the same hob. by, he has been able to add to the pleasure of the $50 children of the in stitution and take very close inter est in their personal careers. Some one was good naturally twitting the colonel on his hobby the other day, when he won another ally to the cause by a story.
 "When I was at the republican na- tional convention" he said, 'I was in. troduced by John Wanamaker to John J. Brown, delegate from Hi nois. He was talking of a Sunday school in which he is deeply interest," ed, and l mentioned my hobby. The delegate turned to me and said.
 "'You need not talk to me about that, Col Vrooman. I know all about it, l am one of the boys from the New York juvenile asylum He had been homeless lad in New York, was cared for by the institution, sent west, found pleasant people there to adopt him, grew up with the country and made useful career for himself. l like my hobby."-N. Y. Times.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-02
ROW CHEAP BAKING POWDER
 IS MADE.

The Health Department of New York has seized quantity of so-called cheap baking powder, which it found in that city. Attention was attracted to i. by the low price at which it was being sold in the department stores. Samples were taken and the chemist of the Health Department reported the stuff to be "an alum powder," which analysis showed to be composed chiefly of alum and pulverized rock.
 The powder was declared to be dan- gerous to health, and several thou sand pounds were carted to the offal dock and destroyed.
 It is unsafe to experiment with these so-called "cheap" articles of food. They are sure to be made from alum, rocR or other injurious matter. In baking powders, the high class, cream of tartar brands are the most eco- nomical, because they go farther in use and are healthful beyond question.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-02
HE STRANGLED HIMSELF.
Martin Lynch, Charged with Wife Murder, Commits Suicide, by
 Hanging, in His Cell.

Cleveland, O., April 27.-Martin Lynch, who was arrested a few days ago, charged with the murder of his wife at the home of the couple, sos Tod street, committed suicide early Saturday morning in his cell at the county jail by hanging himself from the door knob. The knob was not more than three feet from the floor. Lynch had carefully tied sheet to the knob and then the other end about his neck. In order to accom- plish his purpose it was necessary for him to sit down on the floor of his cell and slowly strangle himself to death.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-02
SWEPT BY A MIDNIGHT FIRE.
Ahe Iown or Herkimer. Kansas. Almost obliterated By Fire of Un-
 known Origin.

St. Joseph, Mo-, April 27.--A special to the Daily News from Marysville, Kas., says:
 The town of Herkimer, on the St. Joseph X Grand Island railroad, six miles west of here. was almost entire ly destroyed by fire which broke out shortly after midnight The place had a population of about five hun dred. The origin of the fire is un- known. The propety loss is estimat- ed at $100,000. The losers in the business section are:
 A. Garish, general merchant; Wes- terman Hardware Co.,, Henry Dursee, lumber yard: George Hoorth, general merchant; Mat Mallinger, restaurant; Carl Voghtman, restaurant; Henry Schreiffer, machine shop; St. Joseph & Grand Island depot, Huber Bros. opera house and dance hail. Besides many residences and smaller build- ings of miscellaneous character.
 Herkimer has no fire protection, and a Kansas gale increased the fury of the flames. Nearly all of the prop erty was insured. Only one business house-a drug store-escaped the fire.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-02
Julius Sterling Morton.

Washington, April 2S-Julius Sterling Morton was in Washington for four years as secretary of agriculture in President Cleveland's second administration He was a man of steadfaSt convictions un- swerving honesty and undoubted ability. By nature a controversialist, Mr. Morton came to the cabinet4 with many fixed ideas about the government service. He was a practical farmer. and ran his de- partment along practical lines, but nev- er-the-lesS, not without many sQuabbles He regarded the distribution of seeds as paternalistic and on that subject found himself in opposition to congress. The eX-Secretary was the author of arbor day, April 22, which began to be observed gen. orally during his incumbency as head of the department of agriculture, and is now generally observed in all the states. His constant motto was to plant trees," having it stamped in large letters under a picture of a tree on his stationery.
 He was an inveterate letter. writer. He found keen enjoyment in answering com munfcations from farmers, and it was no unusual occurrence for him to call news paper men into his office to read the an- swers he was writing to farmers, often giving out portions of them for publica- tiOn.
 The ex-secretary was exactly 70 years old, yesterday having been the anniver- sary of his birthday. He was of Scotch son county. New York, but his parents moved to Michigan when he was very young He was graduate of Union col; editorially for a. time, with the Detroit Free Press and the Chicago Times, and then located at Belleville, Neb., in No vember, 1854 where, in April following, he issued the first number of the Nebraska City News. He was elected to the terri torial legislature the same year and re- elected in 1857. He was appointed secre- tary of the territory in 1858 to fill the va cancy caused by the death of Thomas B. Cunning. and served until May, 1861, part of the time as acting governor. He was elected to congress in 1S60 but was un- seated as the result of contest. He was governor of Nebraska, but was defeated each time. He was a stalwart ''gold man." and had an early falling out with litcal aspirations he vigorously opposed. He was identified officially with many ag- ricultural and horticultural organza-
Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-02

Nebraska City, Neb., April 2s.-The illness of Secretary Morton dates from last November, when he con- tracted severe cold while speaking at the stock show in Chicago. The cold ran into an attack of the grip, and Mr. Morton was in a hospital for some time. When he was able to do so, he returned to his home in this city, where he suffered a relapse. Af- ter partial recovery, he left, early in March, for the City of Mexico, eX- pecting the trip to restore his health. During his stay in the southern coun- try disease of the bronchial arter- ies developed, and he returned north. He suffered severely on the return journey,and reached his home with his general health much impaired. Three weeks ago MT. Morton returned to Chicago in the hope of securing the services of a specialist. The condi- tion of his throat again became ag- gravated, and a week ago he suffered an attack of apopleXy. From this last attack he rallied but little His i'm. mediate death, however, according to Dr. Ginn, his local physician, was due to an inflammation of the bronchial arteries.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-02

Sir Herbert Maxwell, at the British sea anglers dinner, told story illus trative of the instinctive propensity of British nature to have little inno- cent gamble on something. Three off, ficers in the Transvaal were down with fever, and just before the doctor went his rounds in the morning each patient put half crown in basin, and the one whose temperature was the highest took the pool
Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-02
JULIUS STERLING MORTON.
Death of J. Sterling Morton. Secretary of Agriculture During Second Cleve-
 land Administration.

Chicago, April 28.-J. Sterling Nor ton, former secretary of agriculture, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday after noon at Lake Forest, at the home of his son, Mark Morton. For several weeks Mir. Morton had been gradually failing. The nature of his sickness had not been determined, and week ago he was brought from his home at Nebraska City, Neb., to Lake Forest, for medical attendance. The change brought no improvement, and he failed gradually until death came.