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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-09-29
TROUBLE OVER A CROP
Couple Of farmers Exchange Shots and
Oae is Seriously Wounded.

News was received at the sheriff'
Office last night of a difficulty which
occurred yesterday afternoon be-
tween two farmers, A. f. Price and
Ira Kirk, two or three miles west OF
Ferris. The only information in
regard tn the matter that sould be
obtained was that Price had shot
and fatally wounded Kirk. The
trouble Is said To have been the re-
suit of a misunderstanding With
reference to crop. Price was
brought to Waxahachie this morn
ing by Ferris officer. He appeared
before Justice Of the Peace Ander-
son and waived preliminary hear
ing, pending the action of the grand
Jury. His bond was fixed at $500,
which he readily gave. Mr.. Price
claims that ne shot Kirk in self
defense, as the latter fired at him
twice with revolver before he re-
turned the fire. Kirk was stiil alive
at 10 O'Clock this morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-09-29
State Fieeiiaq u. D. {.

AS Is we'll known the state meet.
ing Of the Daughters of the Coufed-
eracy will be held In this city early
ia December. Thel local chapter has
been earnestly at work for the past
year creating a fund for the enter
tainment OF this meeting, and with
fairly good success. They have
raised something like half Of the
amount which ia their opinion will
be necessary to entertain the dele
gates e this convention. To secure
the balance needed they will make a
call on the citizens OF the city, and
to that end Mrs. $ H. Watson,
chairman OF the finance committee,
has appointed a committee com
posed OF Mr., Osce Goodwin, chair
man; Messrs. >. =. Skinner, J r.
Mayhew, r. II. Kenner and w. j..
Buie, and requests them to under
take the work OF securing the bal
ance Of the funds needed,
Waxahachie Is genuinely south
eru city. it loves the memory of
those who fought and fell for the
Confederacy, and appreciates the
devotion OF the patriotic women Of
the state who are doing what they
can to commemorate the deeds and
valor Cf that period Of chiv airy, the
like of which the world had never
seen. Waxahachie men will vie
with their ladies in entertaining the
delegates TO this convention, not
only In "a social way, but will will
ingly contribute the small amount
necessary To make their meeting a
success.
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A. J. Jeuuesse, 320l Butler St,
Chicago, writes: | am switch
man aud am out IN all kinds uf
weather. / took cold which set
tied m my kidneys and | was IN bad
shape. | tried several advertised
remedies with no benefit, until 1
was recommended to try foley :
Kidney Cure. Two-thirds Of a bot
tie cured me sold by b. W,
Fearts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-09-29
DATE FOR THE CIRCUS
Ringing Brothers VIII Make Their ARRud
Visit TO WayahaChie October 20.

1t will be gratifying news to the
children. and to the Older people as
well. to learn that the circus Will
make its annual visit to Wax ahachie
on October 20 for two performances,
afternoon and night.
The advance men and crew of
bill posters arrived in the city this
morning to begin an advertising
crusade of the city and county.
I Bill boards and dead walls are being
covered with posters in flaming
/ colors.
A number of hacks left the city
/ this morning conveying bill posters
on a tour Of the county The circus
will be extensively advertised andia
record breaking crowd is expected
on show day.
! This world famous circus firm,
always modern and progressive,
have had for years the biggest and
/ best show on earth, which fact, how
ever, has not deferred them from
going into further enormous expense
/ for this season by the addition Of
new cars, hundreds Of horses, gor-
geous parade features, imported
| ring novelties aud even entire new
shows. The crowuiag novelty this
/ year Is the stupeudous spectacular
production of Jerus saLem aud the
/ Crusades, romantic story of the
middle ages, interpreted by l,2OO
characters. The costumes OF The
spectacle are historically correct
aud radiautIy ccloTfui. There are
1000 designs Of the picturesques
styles belonging to the days when
knight errauty was in flower. The
scenic accessories of this production
are carried in an extra special train
of fifteen cars, and the lighting eff
fects Of the theater are used for the
fret time under canvas 10 give the
charm Of atmosphere 10 the swiftly
changing incidents and pictorial
scenes. The tent of the circus is
the largest ever made, and is bril-
lautly lighted by electricity. This
departure is in keeping with the pro-
gressive spirit that has always char
acterized Ringing Brothers great
circus
In the ring performances Ring
ling Brothers introduce 375 perform
ers, and more thar 100 sensational
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SPR AIMS

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used Ballard's Snow Liuiment, and
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Sold hv II " FwAFts.
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Do Not be Imposed Upon.

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-09-29
Divorce and ludameRt.

In the district court today Alice
Easterwood was granted divorce
from John Easterwood. The court
rendered judgment for the plaintiff
for 800 for attorneys fees Judg
ment was also rendered against the
defendant for S1l0J.j0 for money and
property belonging TO the plaintiff.
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Tonight and Friday increasing
cloudiness and probably scattered
mhowsrs. cnoler Friday
" Wednesday max al, min. s8. rain
fall "a.
&. . LuNUsMhMN,
Observer
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-09-29

The sfsY pahlie schools wilg oPen
ManaAg morning. octoe@r IA.
T.I.CaAK. Prwm. Seh@ol BsAr4.
g WAAKRm ArKKm. @mps
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Yea always kei what yeH call
Ier ai Fearis. s.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
FARMER LOSES
LIFE IN FLOOD.
COlusa Man Attempts to
Use Dynamite to Divert
Waters and Is Drowned

COLUSA. March H-Dennis Sween-
ey. for over twenty years a farmer.
living northwest Of Colusa, met death
late Saturday evening in the flood
waters Of the Sacramento River. A
levee protects Sweeney's ranch as well
as many others from the hill streams,
also from the water that comes from
the break in the river levee above.
Saturday he and others were watching
their levees when he left and went II
his house. Later he was seen on a raft
several hundred yards above and with
a long pole was rafting his way in the
direction Of the county road, along
which is a grade four or FIVE feet high.
Suddenly Sweeney disappeared. His
friends went to investigate and found
that the raft had struck the top Of a
post and Sweeney could not be found.
The searchers were surprised TO find
on the raft a complete outfit for
blowing a hole in the county road so
the waters would run off his land. But
for the mishap which cost Sweeney's
life the county road would have No
doubt been blown up and thousands of
acres Of fine growing grain destroyed.
His body has not been recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
with low spirits and poor health

within the scope Of the act Congress d. not
intend by that act TO reach and destroy those
minor contracts in partial restraint or trade
which the long course of decisions at common
law lad affirmed were reasonable and ought
TO be upheld. The purpose rather was 20 aaa
a statutory prohibition with prescribed penal
ties and remedies TO nullify those contracts
which were in direct restraint OF trade, un-
reasonable and against public pollcy- Wheh-
ever a departure from common law rules ana
definitions is claimed. the purpose 70 make
the departure should be clearly SHOWN Such
n rur7oss does not appear and such a de-
parture wes not intended
Justice Brewer also held that the
general language of the act is limited
by the power which the individual has
to manage his own property and deter
mine the place and manner Of his in
vestment.
OTHER OPINIONS.
The dissenting Justices, including
Chief Justice Fuller and Justices
White, Peckham and Holmes, present.
ed two opinions giving their reasons
for not agreeing with the majority OF
the court in the decision reached. The
first of these was delivered by Justice
Holmes and the second by Justice
White. Justice Holmes, in his opinion,
contended that the antitrust statute
is of a criminal nature and said:
II is in vain to insist that THIS Is not a
criminal proceeding The words cannot be
read one way in a suit which is to end in hne
and Imprisonment and another way In one
which seeks an injunction
He conceded. he said. for the pur-
pose of discussion that Congress might
take steps not only to regulate COM
merce, but also to regulate instruments
of commerce or contracts, the bearing
OF which upon commerce would be only
indirect. But the mere fact Of an in
direct effect on commerce not shown
20 be certain, he argued, would not jus
tify such law. Referring to the con-
tention as to the effect that acquisition
OF the stock of the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific companies would
have in preventing competition be-
tween the two roads, Justice Holmes
said:
II such a remote result of the exercise OF
an ordinary incident Of property and personal
freedom Is enough make that exercise
lawful there is hardly any transaction con-
cernin- commerce between the States that
may not be made a crime by the finding OF a
Jury or a court.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
OFFICIAL MUST
PAY JUDGMENT
Judge Tuttle of San Jose
Renders Decision Concern
ing Scope of Garnishment
Special Dispatch to The Cali.


SAN JOSE, March IA decision
was rendered by Judge TuttIe of the
Superior Court to-day which will be
interesting to the various county off,
cials of the State, as it is rendered
under late law which subjects the
salaries Of county officers to garnish-
ment. The court ordered a peremptorv
writ Of mandate to be issued to County
Auditor Parker directing him to draw
a warrant in favor of john T. Wallace.
Justice Of the Peace, TO satisfy a claim
against eX-County Auditor Murphy
held by Mrs. Laura Erkson. Murphy
owed Mrs. Erkson a board bill of $50
for himself and family. She obtained
a judgment against him in the Justice
Court, but he failed to satisfy il.
couple OF weeks ago Murphy retired
from the office of Auditor. Before he
could draw his money Mrs Erkson ap-
piled to the Superior Court for a writ
compelling his successor to issue a war
rant to Justice Wallace against money
coming TO Murphy to satisfy her iudg-
ment- Prior to the time when the
salary of Murphy became due Murphy
had made an assignment of the money
to I. c. Hogan, G. Godfrey and Will
liam Osterman for money advanced to
him, and it was contended that by rea-
son OF such assignments the money had
passed out of his control and that no
attachable interest existed. Judge Tut
tie, however, ordered a warrant drawn
to satisfy the judgment. Ten DAYS
stay Of execution was granted the de-
PENDANTS. however, to prepare a mo-
ton for a new trial
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
APPEAL is DISMISSED.
Court Finds Against Camille Widen
field i'm Minnesota Merger Case.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. March IA de-
mile Weidenfeld from a decree in the
United States Circuit Court dismiss
ing the appellants intervening petit
ton in the case of Peter Power against
the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany. was handed down by the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals to-
day. The suit originated in the Dis
triet Court, Peter Power. as the al
legged owner of 100 shares of common
stock in the Northern Pacific Com
pany, seeking to obtain an injunction
restraining the Northern Pacific Com
pany's directors from entering into a
combination with similar officers of
the Great Northern and Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy roats to merge
and consolidate the three systems.
Power also sought TO restrain the
Northern Pacific Company from re-
firing its preferred stock, alleging that
this was being done in the interest Of
the alleged merger. The case was
removed to the United States Circuit
Court, where the defendants cOncIu-
siveIy showed that Power never owned
any stock in the Northern Pacific.
Camille Weidenfeld, with the per-
mission of the court. fled his inter-
vening petition seeking to have the
retirement of the stock declared un-
lawful and fraudulent and to have the
Northern Pacific Company declared
guilty of having unIawfully CONSOLE
dated its lines with those of the Great
Northern.
The decision is against the conten-
tions of the appellant at every point.
the court holding that the Northern
Pacific Company acted entirely with
in it's powers in converting the pre-
ferred stock into common stock.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
Tsinr Boats in AItnras

REDDING. March I4.-Alturas, the
county seat Of Modoc, was inundated
Sunday for the third time this rainy
season. The water was three feet deep
in the streets and people used boats
in getting around. Indians say it is
the worst food they have ever known
and that their forefathers never hand
ed down traditions Of such severe
storms. The snow is deposited on the
mountains. the warm rains melt it and
the canyons carry the floods down
upon the valleys.
No damage has yet been done in
Alturss. however. beyond making ii
very dirty town.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
HILL DECLINES TO TALK.

President of Northern Securities
Company Has Nothing TO Say.
NEW YORK, March 14.-J. ]. Hill.
president of the Northern Securities
Company, received news of the decision
at the eompany's office in this city. Hill
declines to discuss the matter except to
say:
There is nothing to be said at this
time. The properties of the Northern
Securities Company are still there.
They are good as ever"
Hill intimated that he might have
something to say as soon as he got
some definite scope of the decision. He
was in conference for some time after
the news came out with John H. Ken
nedy, who is one Of the directors and
largest stockholders of the Securities
Company.
At the office of ]. P. Morgan & Co. no
expression regarding the decision could
be had. A member of the firm stated,
however that he was not surprised.
Colonel w. p. Clough. fourth vice pres
ident, director and general counsel of
the Northern Securities Company, who
is alleged to have taken an active part
in drawing uD it's charter, was in
Washington to-day
OMAHA, March 14.-General Charles
f. Manderson, general counsel for the
Burlington Railroad, one of the lines
affected by the Supreme Court decision
in the Northern Securities merger case.
said the decision would not in his opin
ion either benefit or injure the general
public. He also stated that it would
in no way affect the management of the
three lines included in the merger-the
Burlington, Great Northern and North
ern Pacific-and that each of them
would continue to operate as separate
and competing corporations.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
ACT OPPOSES MONOPOLY.

That the act is not limited to restraints of
interstate and international trade or commerce
that ere unreasonable in their nature. but is
directed against all direct restraints, reasonable
or unreasonable. imposed by any combination.
conspiracy monopoly upon such trade or
commerce.
That railroad carriers engaged in interstate
international trade commerce are en-
braced by the act
That combinations even among private man
ufacturers dealers whereby interstate or in
ternational commerce is restraine are equally
embraced by the act
That Congress has the power to establish
rules by which interstate or International COM
merce shall be governed and by the antitrust
act has prescribed the rule of free competition
among those engaged in such commerce.
That every combination or conspiracy which
would extingush connection between other
wise competing railroads engaged in interstate
trade commerce and which would in that
way restrain such trade or commerce is made
illegal by the act
That the natural effect of competition is to
increase commerce and an agreement whose
direct effect Is TO prevent this ~lay of compe-
tition restrains insteads of promotes trade and
commerce.
That to vitiate a. combination. such as the
act of Congress condemns il need not lie
or will result In a total suppression of trade
in complete monopoly. but ii is only
sential to show that by its necessary operation
il tends to restrain Interstate or international
nopuy in such trade or commerce and to de-
prve the public Of the advantages that flow
from free competition.
That the constitutional guarantee of liberty
of contract does not prevent Congress from
prescribing the rule of free competition for
commerce.
That under its power to regulate commerce
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
Rain Continues i'm Nana

NAPA. March 14.-Heavy rain fell
here Sunday night and Monday morn
ing and the river is to-day running at
the top Of the banks along First street,
near Chinatown. The weather to-
night is Threatening. The rainfall for
the twenty-four hours preceding Z
O'Clock Monday morning amounted to
"a Of an inch. This makes total of
2S.54 inches for the season to date,
as against 1851 inches for last season
to a corresponding date.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
PRIOR DECISION.

Justice Harlan announced the in
ability of the court to concur in the
view that the antitrust act is repug-
nant to the constitution of the United
States. THE contention of the defend
ants he said, could not be sustained
without in effect overruling the prior
decision of this court as TO the scope
and validity of the antitrust act"
Proceeding further, in propounding
this line of argument, he said;
Indeed. If the contentious of the defendants
are sound, why not all the railway companies
in the United States that are engaged under
State charters in interstate and International
here in question. and by the device of
holding corporation. obtain the absolute con-
troll throughout the entire country of rates
for passengers and freight beyond the power of
Congress to protect the public against their ex
actions?
The argument in behalf of the defendants
necessarily leads to such results and places Con-
gress although invested by the people OF the
United States with full authority to regulate
interstate and International commerce, in a
condition of utter helplessness, far as the
protection of the public against such combina-
tion is concerned
Coming again to the consideration of
the contention that interference by the
Federal Government with the affairs of
State corporation will prevent the
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
overwort-Extr.ms Nervousness.

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worlds greatest medicines."-J. E. San
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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
More Rain i'm Marin COUNTY.

SAN RAFAEL. March 14.-Marin
County was drenched again to-day.
The precipitation for San Rafael is
more than two inches. Other points
in the county report a greater down
pour. There were very few washouts
on the railroads and traffic was not
delayed much The precipitation at
San Rafael for the season is 35.42
inches. against 24.72 inches up to this
time last year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
rAINE,s CELERY COMPOUND.
SECRET SERVICE MAN IS
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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
LEADER OF LABOR HAD COMMON
SPRING SYMPTOMS.

Compound to all sufferers from liver
trouble ard it's complications. bilious
ness. constipation. floating spots before
the eyes-and dull thoughts. L suffered
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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
Women Drowned i'm swollen River

EUREKA. March 14.=While at
tempting to cross Mattole River Satur-
day noon in an open boat Ida, May
and Mary Hadley, sisters, of Petroiia
lost their lives by the upsetting of a
boat, which was caught in an eddy,
precipitating them into the turbulent
waters Of the swollen stream. The
body Of Mary was recovered on a sand
spit FIVE miles below the place of the
accident on Sunday afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
MontgomerY Not Iniured

PENSACOLA, Fla, MAY 1.-THE
cruiser Montgomery, which ran into
MontrOse Point last night during a
dense fog. was fioated to-day and an
examination revealed the fact that she
was not injured in the least.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
senator TIllman ImproYing.

WASHINGTON, March 14-The
condition of Senator Tillman, who
has been sick for some time with a
throat affection, continues favorable.
Unless unforeseen complications de-
velop his early recovery is predicted.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15

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