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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-05
A Close Game.

The game of baseball played yes
terday afternoon at the Sims Park
between the WaxahAchie and Oak
Cliff teams was really very inter
esting game. The home team was
In better trim than the day before.
The Oak ClitT team Ia composed Of
gentlemanly set Of young men
and the almost good viii and bar
mony prevailed throughout the
game. In the ninth inning the
teams tied. each side running la
two scores. A tenth inning was
played To decide the tie aud the Wis
itors won by one score. The score
stood Waxahaehie 2; OAK Clitf a.
The game this afternoon resulted
IN favor OF Oak Cliff. The score
stood, Waxahaehie i2s oak Clitf IA.
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Amos Bird Does Seine Close
Guessing.

Some time Ago Matthews Bros.
offered So suit ~ clothes 60 the
person guessing nearest the correct
number of Plus used In the decora-
tians af the two show windows.
The contest ended today with the
result that tbe clothes were award
ed rs Amos Bird His guess was
s11',4 and the correct number y Is
sL3. TIE next two closest gmesses
were by Glenn stiles and Everett
smith. The pins were counted this
morning by ". j. Buie, II. n.
Peters and A. II. Yeaeer
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Will Succeed Dudley G. Wooten Con-
gressman from the Fifth District
CONVENTION ENTIRELY HARMONIOUS
The Convention Defines Principles Which the Nominee
Must Stand-New Issues Are Promulgated A Few
Notes and Comments on the Convention

now pending. He said this was one
Of the greatest congressional dis
tricts in the South and he believed
in setting a pace for the others.
Judge W. D. Morrow, Of Hills
boro, was elected temporary chair
man; r. r. Ridgell, of Rockwall
secretary, and w. j. Buie, assist
ant secretary.
In accepting the chair Judge Nor
row stated that he wished to empha-
size the. remarks Of Chirman Dill
lard with reference TO the platform
believing that If the democracy OF
the alton would come out with a
ringing platform of live issues that
ii would take from the whitehouse,
the man on horseback and place
therein a true disciple Of Jefferson
and Jackson.
On motion the following commit
tees were appointed
Permanent organization--C. G
Weaver, I. b. Williams, J Rol.
Johnson, r. :. Myers, NJ. Martin.
Platform and resolutions-Dr A
NJ. Douglass, S. r. skinner, Il. w
Hawley, H. s. billiard, T. b. Rid
gell.
Credentials A. l.. Lowry, A. ;
wilson. r. w. liable, II. S Dillard
NJ. Martin.
After the above appointments were
read and approved the convention
adjourned until 2:3o.
At the hour designated the con.
vention reconvened for the purpose
81 hearing the reports of the com
mittees and proceeding with the
nomination Of candidate for con
gress.
The committee on credentials re-
ported that the list If delegates from
each county was found TO be- regu-
lar and recommended that they be
seated. The report was adopted as
read.
In the report Of the committee on
permanent organization Hon, w. f,
spell of Hill county was recon-
meuded for chairman and r. ).
Kimbrough of Dallas county, secre-
tary Report adopted.
ON assuming the chair Mr.. Spell
said he had inter ded making a rous-
ing democratic speech hat his friend
rempleton and his entire delegation
had insisted that he forego the
speech and in Difference TO their
wishes he had decided 10 do nothing
more than sincerely thank the con
yention Tor tho honor bestowed.
Mr.. Kimbroueh made a short talk
in accepting the place rendered him.
On motion OF w. ID. Morrow the
convention proceeded TO nominate a
candidate for congress.
Judge NJ b. Templetbn was rec
ognized and In short and timely
speech placed in nomination Hon.
aek sBeall
r. s. Kimbrough, of Dallas, act
ing under instructions from his
county convention, paid neat tl,ib-
ute to the present congressman anc
/ placed In nomination Hon. Dudley
q. Wooten.
DIR. G.. G.. Weaver, of Hill county
/ eaonpasA tho unupfnation uf Mr.
Beall.
VI. Martin, of Roekwall, secondes
the nomination of MFR. Wooten. e
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Happy rime IL t}ld Town.

s.Ns feis very happy writes X.
n. neviil, tlld Town, Va, when
HuckIen's AFnicA ~alYe wbnliF
cured uur daughter ~ q bad case oi
Seala heali II delights ali vho
use II for cuts, corBs, burns, bFuls~
es. boiIs, ulcers, eruptions. Ihfal~
ilIaa for Plies Only 1r at Herring
Sparks Drug Go.
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Mrs. Singleton Dead.

Mrs. j. w. Singleton this after
loon received n telegram from her
husband, who is at Shawnee, o. ~ ,
tating that Mrs. Floyd Singleton
gas dead. The hour at which her
death occurred was not given. The
funeral exercises and intermeat
will take place at Ennis Shturda
afternoon at ? o'clock.
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anv risk. We guarantee every article We send
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round Of enthusiastic applause.
he made a short address in accept
Ahg the nomination.
2 Tom Bell, of Hill county, was
Alected district chairman for the
ensuing two years,
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Mf. NIll Jordan and Miss kalega-
tine King 81 Ennis were married At
Justice $peue.T's Office thls alter
noon.
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This afternoon within fourteen
miles Of where be was born ana
reared Hon. j. A Beall was noninat-
ed hy the democrats OF The Ftfth
congressional district to succeed
Hon. Dudley q Wooten Ia CON
rress. The nomination Of the stall
wart young democrat from Ellis
county was a foregone conclusion
and this part of the proceedings was
merely formal and perfunctory.
Today's convention was unlike
the one held here in 1896 when Ham
Gossett went down in defeat before
the Hon. Il. r.. Burke OF Dallas.
ON that occasion the convention
was dead-l6eked for several days
and the delegates were tired and
weary when { h nomination OF
Burke was made. In this conven-
ton the figft over the nomination
vas not as protracted as the special
convention last summer in Meridian
and Dallas. There was no trickefy
this time. Mr.. Eeall went into the
convention with "a clear majority
and there was never the least doubt
as to his nomination.
The delegates began arriving on
the early trains this morning. the
Dallas delegation being among the
first to arrive ou the ground, At
il:27 the Hin county crowd came in
and Chairman billiard and the
Rosque county delegation were
among the last arrivals
the Dallas delegation met In d
caucus soon after their arrival
which continued IN session until
nearly the hour for the convention
to be called To order The caucus
was held behind closed doors and
the proceedings were not made pub
lie but ii was learned that there was
considerable discussion anent the
chairmanship of the district and the
principles. Dallas wanted the chair
man but before the caucus adjourned
they realized tbat the odds We're
against them and agreed 10 submit
to the inevitable and iet the chalf-
manShip go elsewhere, After this
point had been settled there was
considerable discussion among the
delegates as to their member II the
executive committee, The discus
sion was quite animated for awhile
bat peace was finally restored iu the
camp by effecting compromise.
C9NN ENTIoN pRoCEEpINas.
The convention of the Firth con-
gressioual district was called % or
der by Chairman billiard, Of Mefi-
dian, ut II IN. In the absence Of
Secretary Armistead the chairman
ed w J Buie to read the official
call.
In formally opening the conven-
tion Chairman billiard made short
address, In which he stated his rea-
son for calling IL to meet In this
city, He said that Ellis county had
always been a democratic county
and the district having chosen one
of her sons 10 represent IL In con
gress he thought this suitable
place To meet aad announce the
platform upon which he should
stand He urged the adoption Of a
platform that would step out on new
lines and deal with the new issues
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r. S. Myers, Of Bosque, seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Beall.
The roll Of the counties was then
called with the following result:
Beall-EIIis 10; Hin 10; Bosque 6;
total Il.
wooten-Dallas 30; Rockwall 4i
total "a.
n. s. Kimbrough moved to make
the nomination Of Mr.. Beall unani-
nous. Carried.
On motion a committee Of five,
consisting of one from each county
composing the district, was appoint
ed to notify Mr.. Beall of his nomi-
nation and bring him before the
convention.
Judge Morrow moved that if there
was any man in the convention who
bad ever said anything against Dal-
las county that he be given five
minutes to take it back. The mo-
ton created quite laugh.
Capt. Fields, of Hillsboro, sent
the following telegram which was
read to the convention:
''Be sure to place Jack Beall on /
solid bottom Trinity river platform" (
The committee on platform and
resolutions made the following re-
port which was unanimously adopt
ed: - - Di~'>'+'5
those wishing pictureSl
be successful by d
! TRIAL is ALL WE
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26
NEWS ITEMS.

There is no longer any limit to tn,
price retail coal merchants ma,
charge.
Citizens of Richmond now demand
a thorough investigation of police
doings in that city.
Gloucester county last week fur.
nished a bridegroom 102 years old
and bride so years old. They were
both colored.
Rev. j. III. Dickinson, of Tappa.
hammock, who has for some weeks
past had under consideration a call
to st. Andrews Episcopal church in
Richmond. has finally decided to
accept. The Essex parish has called
Rev. Eyerard Meade, of Richmond.
The Sultan's refusal to an Amerl-
can expedition of scientists who he
agreed to allow to excavate in the
vicinity of the ruins of the home of
Abraham, has caused a rupture of
diplomatic relations between the
United States and Turkey, and the
recall OF our minister from Constan-
tinople.
James III. billiard, of Iraville.
Essex county, is searching for his
lost boy "Tommie," who mysterious
ly disappeared while on a visit to
Fredericksburg September 10th. The
child is eleven years of age, with blue
eyes, light hair delicate in appear.
ance, and weighs about sixty-five
pounds.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. Will

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, while
retaining some of the admirable
traits of his private and public life
previous to his elevation to the
Presidency, has fallen woefully short
on many others that formerly
characterized the man and which
led even Democrats to believe that
he would sink party-whicb was
never strong within him-and rise
10 the sublime position of being a
PRESIDENT of the people. As time
advances MIR. Roosevelt displays less
and less backbone, seeming to be-
come more the tool of politics as
1904 draws nigh. There is no doubt
now in the minds of the people of
TINS country that he is eager for a re.
nomination, and this cupidity has
led him to subordinate his honest
views TO matters of policy. His
many positions on the trusts have
'"arked him as a rapid-change
political artist, and his last. which
seems to be a permanent position, is
about as untenable and puerile as he
oeiights to characterize Speaker Hen
derson's action in refusing re-
nomination. The only feasible
method of curling the trusts-that
by tariff revision-was early taken
hold of by the Democrats, and inst
as quickly did the President as
spokesman of the Republican party.
wheel about and espouse the defen-
slve on behalf of the trusts. In his
western tour, which is now on, he
Will antagonize this position and seek
to drive the Iowa Republicans, who.
with Governor Cummins at the head.
are tor tariff revision, into his way
OF thinking. Governor Cummins
OF that State says that the Iowa
platform will not be modified
ROOSEVELT or no Roosevelt. The
battle is on and good to the people
at large must come out of it. AS
Tor Dir. Roosevelt, it is question of
favor with the politicians and a re-
nomination as against the people in
their fight with the trusts.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26
CHERRY POINT.

One evening last week the young
folks spent a very pleasant time at
the home of s. Cowart.
Ethelbert Burgess has returned
from trip to Baltimore.
Miss Mary Kemp has left us to
continue her studies at the Franklin
High School in Baltimore Co, Md.
Miss Eta Beck, who has been
visiting relatives here for the past
i've months, has returned to her
home in Delaware.
Miss Gertie Lewis, of Lewisetta.
will attend school in Baltimore
again this year.
Capt. Ig. Swift has erected a fine
barn on his farm.
For the past two weeks crowds
have attended the revival services at
Bethany.
Wallace Fowler is quite sick with
malarial fever.
One man in this neighborhood has
raised over 200 turkeys this year.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26

QUARRELING over cigarettes and
toting a pistol-two crying evils
caused the death last week in Rich
mond of fourteen-year-old boy by
companion year his senior, dis
tressed two families and caused the
thoughts of the big city to stop for
a moment and consider the way that
the youth of this day is tending.
Every community is possessed of
some parents who pay little regard
to their children carrying firearms
and becoming addicted to the cigar
cite habit. At some time or other 8
sad tragedy will bring these people
to their senses.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26
LATEST NEWS In BRIEF.
Items From Late Exchanges
And BY Telegraph.

lteihs from Late Exchanges
And BY Telegraph.
The money situation, coupled with
news OF President Roosevelt's injury,
"Wednesday saw panic in Wall
Street.
There is a reign of terror in the
Pennsylvania coal-strike regions.
Riot, bloodshed, mob-rule and dyna.
hitting have gotten the upper hand
of the authorities.
j. Pierpont Morgan is against
Roosevelt for President. The colossus
of Wall Street says that safety de-
mands the election of some man like
former President Cleveland.
September wheat Wednesday in
Chicago gave evidence of copgested
condition, advancing from 79i cents
the bottom price at the opening, to
SO cents, gain of nearly 10 cents
in day.
Boss Plat insisted on the nomina-
ton of one Sheldon, trust magnate
as acknowledgement on the Re,
publican ticket in New York. Gov.
ernor Odell, who was been renomi-
mated, refuses to run with such a
mate, and won out against the Plat
forces.
President Roosevelt's Western tour
was brought to sudden termination.
A bruise, received at the time of the
trolley car accident in Massachusetts,
was found to have developed into an
abscess on the left leg below the
knee. An operation was performed
In indianapolis, and the President
started back to Washington. His
condition is not regarded as serious
or alarming.
Hundreds Of Roumanian Jews are
fleeing from persecution into the
borders of Switzerland, hoping to
reach England and America. Most
of them are utterly destitute. The
Swiss.authorities will not allow the
refugees to settle in Switzerland
because they are destitute. Some of
them are in terrible condition, and a
visiting doctor found a starving
mother holding a naked baby to her
breast,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26

OUR Attorney-General may be
right In his decision that veterans al
the Soldiers Home are not entitled
to a vote, but We believe the registrars
In Henrico are equally right in dis
regarding his opinion and permitting
the disabled Confederates of Vir-
ginia's home the right of franchise.
A unique phase is put upon the
question by the subsequent action by
the Board of Registrars of Elizabeth
City, who refused the 1900 Union
veterans at Hampton the right to
register. We do not believe there
should be discrimination between
Union and Confederate veterans
and are of opinion that there is
none in the action of these two
Boards of Registrars. The Copfed-
crate veterans are all citizens of Vir.
gina, and while in certain sense
paupers they are not public pau
pers, but subsist upon the private
charity of people whom they faith
fully served. They are to be regarded
with the tender affection that we
would an INDECENT resident of orr
home, who has served us in the past |
and now receives our charity as q
just reward. In this latter phase we
must also look at the Union veterans
at Hampton; but are they citizens of |
Virginia? We are inclined to the
strong belief that they are not. The
most OF them have homes in distant
sta!es,and numbers of them hiennially
repair to those homes to vote in
national elections. Each is receiving
the care of the government at the
solicitation of the Representative
from his home, and we cannot see
that ne has any claim to residence or
vote in Virginia. He should NOT
be deprived of his vote in his native
state, nor is he; nor should orr Viz.
gina veterans be deprived of SINH
lar right. We think the qualifica-
tlon which permits soldier to vote
IN the case of Virginia veteran
oVerrides the clause as to pauperism.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26
RAINSWOOD.

Q. Z. Miller and wife, after 9
weeks stay in Baltimore, have re,
turned home with a fine span OF
horses and wagon.
Samuel Whitney has purchased
the farm of Addie Sampson, near
Coan Church.
L. q. aud j. e. Booth are getting
the roads in fine shape. Best wishes
to them.
Religious services have begun at
Oakland NJ. K. church. An-day
services Sunday and Wednesday, and
the rest of the week at night.
Isaac Headley is very much indis-
posed at this writing. Master Rice
Walker is also on the sick list.
al. NJ. Dawson is visiting his pa
rental home in lancaster.
RED TAPE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26

the great national and State issues which
divide your party from mine.
Personalities will not be INDUCED In
oy me, except when made necessary by
your sction or that of your friends.
IL Is my desire to conduct heightened
gentlemanly canvass, and In this hope
you VIII be disposed to unite with me.
shall be glad to divide time with you In
TINS canvass at such times and places a.
you may designate.
Very respectfully,
MALCOLM A. CoLRs.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26

registration began here on Monday,
ana very few there'll be at sunset of
Saturday who haven't applied. The
failure OF the colored to meet mn %
the requirements has been something
great, only about a third gettino
through. Needless to say, there are
many ''hot-in-the-collar" colored men
In and around this town.
Tom Burrell, q colored man Of
not very pleasing countenance. was
placed in Jail here on Monday,
charged with highway robbery. lie
took small sum of money FROM a
Mr.. Turner Ga Confederate yeteranl
far over in Lottsburg district, very
near the Richmond county line.
The negro confesses, but adds that
he was trading shoes with Mr.. Tur-
ner and neither of them swami so
everlasting sober as you might sup
pose"
Walter Walker has purchased a
new mill and will work on the tim
Der of III. q. Rowe.
Hon. L. Il. Smith is in WASHING
ton, having gone there to enter bis
two daughters at Georgetown College.
Misses Cloe and Linda Snow are
attending Mrs. Brokenbrough's school
at Warsaw this season.
Hon. w. A. Jones spent few
hours here Saturday, en- route for
Heedyllle, where he spoke on that
night.
Fitzhugh Anderson is visiting
relatives at Merry Point.
II: q: Rowe spent a few days lately
in Washington on business.
A. j. Brent is again very unwell,
suffering with chills.
Miss Maggie Shirley is spending
the year with her uncle, A. S. Rice.
and is attending our school.
DESMOND.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26
POLITICAL.

Hon. w. A. Jones addressed 3
large and enthusiastic assembly al
Reedville on Saturday night. He
also spoke at Montross Monday and
Saluda Wednesday. His speeches
were along the line of the one at
Lancaster Courthouse last week.
A committee has been appointed
from the colored voters of Peters
burg to go to Washington to make
an appeal to the National Republi-
can Committee and also to President
Roosevelt for help in their struggle
with the white Republicans and to
give the exact status of Virginia
politics.
at meeting of the State Demo-
cratic Committee Tuesday night the
Dispatch says the plan Of battle was
laid down, and that ElIyson, Swan
son and Echols pointed to Virginia's
great opportunity. "Register,o was
the burden of all voices. Virginia
being border state the Republicans
must make no breech in our lines.
The Republicans of the Third dis
trict held a convention at West Point
last week and each faction nomi-
mated candidate for Congress, the
Regulars, under the leadership of
Morgan Treat, naming B. w. Carter,
of West Point, and the other faction.
led by Edgar Allen, jr., nominating
Parson W. E. Talley, of Hanover.
Congressman Swanson is making a
most brilliant canvass of the Fifth
district. He has spoken in every
county in the district and repeatedly
challenged his Republican opponent |
to joint debate and in every Instance
been refused. 1t is said that Mr.. |
DAVIS, his opponent, has very little |
nope OF even a complimentary vote. |
lie expects some few accessiors from
iIsgrnntled Democrats of the anti
Martin and anti-Swanson faction.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-26
WICOMICO CHURCH.

A large three master is loaded will
hsh scrap at Snow & Fallin Coz
factory.
@. L. Myers was in Baltimor,
recently.
r. b. Broun has sold his oyster
planting ground to some parties Of
Falrfields.
Rev. Ii. l.. Derby preached at the
Episcopal church here "Wednesday
afternoon of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. Peed spent las,
Sunday at the home of Capt. l. NJ.
Russell.
Capt. Will Edwards arrived last
Friday from the Rappahannock river
with load of oysters for w. II.
Booth.
Willie Russell is attending school
in Baltimore.
Capt. Bob Edwards, of Reedyille.
was seen in this locality last
Saturday.
The Misses Norris, of Alfonzo
spent last week with Miss Essie
Davenport.
Miss Allyne Clark spent several
days of this week at the home of l..
II. Clark of Alfonzo.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
Dunaway died on the sth of this
month, and was buried in Wicomico
Baptist cemetery.
The registration board sat here
last week. Not more than half of
the voters registered.
1t is stated James Howe, of this
place, and Miss Lillian Pitman, of
Regina, daughter of Robert Pitman.
will be married on October lst at
home of the bride. BuRK