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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16
ESTIMATING THE LOSS
County COmmi0nerS Take Stock of DAM
age Done By the Rains.

The county commissioners held a
special meeting in Waxahaehie today
to compare notes and take an in
ventory of the damage sustained by
/ the heavy rains last Saturday.
Before the meeting was held Coun-
| ty Judge Hawkins and the commits
sioneTs stated that the loss of bridges
and culverts would probably not be
as great as at first anticipated based
on incomplete reports reaching them
The total damage, however, will
amount to several thousand dollars
and the repairs which are absolute
" necessary TO be made will drain
the road and bridge fund. II is also
likely that the county's general fund
will be made to look like thirty cents
at the end of the fiscal year next
November.
Commissioner Moore of precinct
No. 4 was probably the heaviest loser
from Saturdays floods He reports
that every bridge on Soap creek was
washed away. He lost fourteen
bridges Of more than twenty-four
feet in length The largest bridge
washed away in his precinct was the
steel structure that spanned Red Oak
creek near the town of Red Oak.
This bridge was more than one hun
dred feet in length. Mr. Moore does
not know the number of small
bridges and culyerts that were wash
ed away or damaged
Commissioner NilCher reported
the loss Of two bridges of one hun
dred feet each. One of these was
across Bear creek near the head OF
thar stream and fha at her was near
Parks King place on Red Oak creek.
He has five bridges wrecked and two
disabled. Two Grove creek bridges
We're washed away.
Commissioner Orr of the Italy pre-
cjnct was the heaviest loser in the
rains previous TO Saturday, but as
a result Of the high waters of that
day he lost about five o. SIX bridges. |
not counting small structures and
culEerrs. MIR Orr said he had been
told that the big steel bridge near
Maypearl had oinrdluetaoinaoi
Maypearl was badly wrecked A !
large bridge near Boz. which was re
Gently condemned, is reported TO have
been carried away
No large bridges were seriously
damaged in Commissioner NoeIs ]
precinct, but several small ones were
completely destroyed
From reports made by commits /
siOners TO County Judge Hawkins !
IL is estimated that the cost to the {
county for making all necessary re
pairs will be from $4,000 TO $4,000 .
To meet this expenditure the gener-
al fund will have to be drawn on to
supplement the road and bridge fund
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16
REPORT OF OFFICERS.
Commissioners Make Reports show
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16
STEWART PARDONED
Will BE Released From a Mexican
Prison June L.

Mac Stewart. the ex-Confederate
soldier who has been confined In the
penitnetiary of the state of Chihua-
hua, Mexico. for the past ten years
under sentence of life for killing a
Mexican policeman. is TO be released
and deported TO the United States
Governor Lanham received a letter
at Austin yesterday from Stewart, in
which he writes that President Diaz
has agreed TO pardon him and give
him his liberty June / This action
is due TO the resolution adopted by
the legislature, requesting that
Stewart be pardoned
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16
FOR THE FLOWER SHOW

Our Chrysanthemuns are now
ready. We have a good assort-
ment ranging from SO cents to
S2.2s a dozen. We offer a $40
premium TO the person growing
the largest chrysauthemurn.
{ (Duehhalnl. and $500 worth Cd
plants. (The winner selectianl.
Tor the largest chrysanthesnurn.
any variety, plants bought froun
Us. This contest Is open to every
one. except persons growing Hove
ers for sale The Daughters os
the GoHiedsraey will award sAae
prizes az their flower sAiuw in Mo-
Nefnoer :
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16

General AS~sustsly of t'rs-~hyterlat
Church ta Meet "a Fors
Masth

one ~ fhe most notable church
ihis year wsil eoHrvne AZ Fof' Worth
H~xt Thursday morning On that
dAv Tie General Assembly 81 the
Fres0iteriau ehufth tea fhs Tailed
States cuufneniy kuown IS The sou
ikefu Pfesnsteftau church. sill msef
tn sac hfmadwas church "a Fort
Worth. Fog lts forts fifgt annual s~ss
sioH FfaN fhe eey~nty sax Ese@Ess
t~fi*s complains eha vs. uessts ~ gAAa
afw@s hf&mFh If the AennmlnasaaA mtgg
a~as tNasw TIE commissioners 10 hear
fesFUFte Ff0sH the NmrgDMs ckurvhsss
consider pians Fog lts fafBFw ngesm-
ston and growth Aad administer 20
thr affairs of Southern Presbyterian
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16
Alleged Mts,application of Funds

During the last week Of the grand
jury S deliberations seven indictments
were returned against c. w Smith
art for embezzlement. Smithart for
merly resided at Italy and was agent
for sewing machine company. and
while acting in that capacity it Is al
legged that he misapplied the com
pany's funds Il is claimed that he
left the county before the indictments
we're returned against him. Yester-
day morning Sheriff Mlnuick receiv-
ed information that Smuhart had
been arrested at Prairieyille in Kauf-
man county and was being held for
him, Mr.. Minnick left at once for
that place and returned last night,
bringing the prisoner with him
Smithart was incarcerated in the
county Jail
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16

The nnnnml memorial exercises ~
the knlKhg ~ Fyehsas @gil - held
SnnaaF Eaofnsnw ~ 4 eranek M fhp
Cumberland Presbyterian shavuA
Fh~ sermon wlEI Ise preached b. Rpw
e 4. WFashf Of waco. formssas
pastor af ths Methoasng eharvh IN
tAas city.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16

Dr A. E. Turner left this morning
for Fresno California. 70 attend the
General Assembly of the Cumberland
goes as a special commissioner from
the Texas synod. Rev J G. Smith.
pastor of the Cumberland church in
NaNahachie. left yesterday for Fres-
no The General Assembly Will con
Vene Thursday morning At this
session vote viii be taken upon
The proposition of the Federation
with The Presbyterian church OF the
United States
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16

As J wlll be absent from waxa-
A@chie for AZ Indefinite tlms. ans
. FFrou TO whom ! auaY De- Indicated
ar tnnms whu maf ue Indebted tn me
ur Any peFmuH h0taimK policies ab.
fstnesf thr0nEh ur dvs&flnE any infor
mastwn eonewFnlnn sane will please
eali oE Mr. r A. Fmvram AZ the cIu.
sens Nafsonai nank. and Ne wiGi give
attention "a anT such natter
Respectfully yours
d-Ms G a. klRESEY
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16

The annual convention of the Ellis
County Sunday School Association
will meet with the First Presbyterian
church in this city tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock All Sunday schools
in the county have been invited 10
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16

New YORK. MAY Ia Rueter dis
patch from Toxic says that German
troops haye occupied Haichun. tow a
south Of Shun l.LnE
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16

send delegates. and a large attend
arce is expected The convention
will be conducted by Mr c. n. Meigs,
secretary Of the Texas Sunday School
Association All persons who are in
terested In Sunday school work are
invited to attend
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
THE HUNGARIAN CAMPAIGN.

| Great Britain is not the only country that
Is on the verge of an important ana perhaps
epoch making electoral campaign. at practically
| the same time with the expected contest in the
| United Kingdom, the kingdom of hungary may
be conducting probably the most Important
electoral campaign since the days et Deak
! The Parliament is to reassemble this week. but
may at once be dissolved and a new one may
| be chosen, upon the composition Of which the
future of the kingdom and its relations with
| the Austrian Empire will largely depend
The government of Baron Fejervary has very
shrewdly forced the question of universal and
equal suffrage forward the chief issue Of
the campaign. At first, observed, the
Magyar leaders opposed such a reform. They
feared that it would lessen their political
power and even, perhaps give combina-
ton of other peoples control of the government
over their heads. For this fear there was little
If any ground, fact which some of the best Of
those leaders now recognize. Thus Mr. KOssuth,
the head of the Independence party, who at first
opposed universal suffrage strongly, now ac-
cepts and supports it, on condition that 1t be
constitutionally established. This action of his
has caused q serious rift in the lutte Of the
Opposition coalition for the Clericals have be-
gun bitterly to revile him a traitor to the
Magyar cause-a result which will not cause
Baron Fejervary regret. Mr.. Kossuth is, how
ever, perfectly logical and correct In his atti-
tude When, he says the King offers right
to the people, the people and their representa-
tives cannot oppose the realization Of that
right.
Seeing that the Independence party is by far
the largest member of the Opposition, its
ceptance of the governments programme with
respect to the suffrage may be decisive In
deed, it seems impossible that such a measure
of suffrage reform can fail. With its adoption
a new era will open for Hungary, and the in
1uence Of it will be felt and may be potent
elsewhere Already the Austrian populace,
moved by the Hungarian example, have emphat-
ically demanded similar reform, and the
government of the empire has reluctantly prom
ised TO give it to them in the near future 1t
may be that the reform will be adopted in both
Hungary and Austria at the same time; but
it is interesting to observe the radical differ
ence between the two. In Hungary the royal
government took the initiative and is pressing
the reform upon reluctant or partially
luctant people, while in Austria the people
took the initiative and are wrestling the re-
form from a reluctant government The reason
is obvious. Universal and equal suffrage means
a weakening of German preponderance in
Austria and of Magyar preponderance in
Hungary, and the court of Vienna cares much
more for the preservation Of German than Of
Magyar power.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18

20 rapidly from the seed that cleared land Is
again covered with thick growth OF them IN
eight or ten years after the most rigorous
cutting. A bit of Vermont pasture LAND is IN
evidence which four years after its first cut
ting (when 1t yielded one hundred bundles or
trees) produced g crop Of four hundred
bundles Instances of wastefu and harmful
cutting there doubtless are, but If they were
OF such frequency to threaten the existence
of the forests In any part of the country we
should hardly find, as we do, the members OF
the Forest Service (unofhcially, to be sure; the
service as an organization has not yet thought
IT worth while TO consider the question: ad-
vising farmers to grow Christmas trees for
profit and the president of the American Civic
Association writing sympathetically of the
Christmas tree harvest
Suppose that a spruce which might have
grown to be telegraph pole is cut down In Its
tender youth, to be dressed in spangles, hung
with candles and loaded with children's gifts;
isn't sentiment worth something? 1t might even
be better that the price Of telegraph poles should
be advanced than that a child should have
Christmas without Christmas tree.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
POLAND.

Mr.. Sienlziewicz makes an instructive contribu-'
ton to the current literature of the RUSSIAN reVo
luton in his explication, which we may regard
as possessing the authority of the highest lnfor-
nation of the attitude Of the Poles toward tne
existing crisis. He realizes the helpless clrcum-
stances of Poland, lying between Russia and
Germany. with the latter power probably ready
to enforce her subjection If Russia should no
longer be able to do so, and it may be for that
reason that he thinks Poland will not attempt
an armed revolution. Were it not for the poten-
tial German menace there are those who would
probably regard Russia's distress as Polands
opportunity, but they know that, for the sake OF
her own Polish provinces If for no other reason,
Germany could not afford TO let revolution In
Poland succeed
Poland looks, then, according to Mr.. Sienkie-
wicz. TO the Russian douma for the establish
ment Of what she regards as her rights Tle
expectation is that the douma will legislate for
the rights and for the welfare of all parts of
Russia. That, however, is not what Poland
wants. She demands special legislation in her
behalf separate from that made for Russia
whole. She wants to be made independent Of
Russia in legislative and administrative affairs,
and even in military administration. That was
the status which Finland enjoyed down TO few
years ago. and it seems likely that it will now
be pretty completely restored TO that country.
No doubt such restoration in Finland has greatly
whetted the desires of the Poles for like act
OF justice or of grace to them, and TO some ex-
tent IL may have strengthened the logic of their
demands.
Yet we cannot regard the prospect as particu-
larry hopeful for Poland 1t is now a hundred
and thirtythree years since the first partition of
Poland. 1t is seventy-three years since Poland
| by ukase Of Nicholas /, was made an integral
part of the Russian Empire. 1t is thrty-nine
years since the last political distinctions of
Poland as Il kingdom were abolished IT is
thirty-seven years since the public use of the
| Polish language was inperially interdicted 1t
! Is hardly TO be supposed that even Count Witte,
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
PERSONAL.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannsrman. according to
'"Ths Dundee Advertiser" seems to be the first
Prime Minister of purely Celtic strain. Although
his mother a Bannernan Of Manchester. her
father settled there from Sootlandj and up in
Aberdeenshire, where the Bannermans hail from,
there is little but the Celtic element Paternay
Sir Henry is out and out Celt, his grandfather
and father being fresh TO Glasgow from the heath
cry Highland hills. Both his father and uncle, who
built up the great business in the Second City
which still bears their name were when freed from
the OF IRE Higbans
mother said TO than What Jsmes @ gar asnrys
wrong.
Professor Dinitri Ivanovitch Mendeleef, ons Of
the worlds greatest chemists, received Sir Joseph
Cowleys gold medal recently at the meeting OF the
Royal Society. The medal is esteemed among
chemists a high honor. Professor Mendoleef. who
born in Tobolsk Siberia, in 1884. possesses
qualities OF the most varied kind. He is chemist,
geologist philosopher and educationalis united in
personality. In 1871 he foretold not only tho
existence but the general properties Of three new
table OF elements under the names of galiunl-
Tying his own words that the periods law would
known"
congratulated on having discovered the val
liable secret Of perpetual power" has just won at
the general election in New-zea1and. He is now In
his thirteenth year Of uninterrupted Premiership.
t.
sailed from Liverpool a steerage passenger to
seek his fortune In Australia On landing in Mel
bourne he found employment in the local govern
ment railway workshops and there he remained
for years until he was attracted with many many
other Australians the newly discovered sold
fields on the west coast Of New Zealand There he
came to the front diggers' advocate was
elected to the local Municipal Council, became
Mayor then M. p, then Minister of Mines. and
finally the perpetual Premier that he Is to-day
The Rev. William Howe, said to be the Oldest
Baptist clergyman living. will be 100 years old on
May 26, 1905. He is the founder of fremont Temple
Boston. and lives in Cambridge. Mass
John Hawkes. a Cincinnati lumberman. has just
returned from Europe crossing and recrossing
228 times He is known among travellers as "the
old man of the sea
Professor Yoshitaro Nakamuro graduate of the
imperial agricultural college at Sappiro, Japan Is
q student &. the Minnesota State School Of Agri-
culture taking a special course in animal industry
and meats.
Archbishop Williams, of Boston, who recently
underwent a second operation for cataracts on his
ewes is at home with improved eyesight- His eyes
are still weak not having recovered from the enects
of the operation.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
CHRISTMAS TREES AND FORESTRY.

Some observations the Christmas tree in
dustTy recently made In these columns have
called forth comments in criticism of the
writer's tolerant attitude toward that pictu-
rescue calling. One Vermont correspondent says
that the harvest which is now being gathered
n that State. which probably cuts more trees
than any other, represents sin every case, not
f'the result Of careful thinning or clearing of
pasture lands, bat a ruthless removal of tho
finest and straightest trees" The cutting in
Vermont according to our correspondent is
done almost entirely by the shippers, who buy
the standing trees from the farmers, and the
burden of his contention seems to be that the
industry would be praiseworthy enough if it
were conducted under the rules of judicious
forestry and in the interest of the farmer
rather than that of the shipper.
Another correspondent who Is interested In
forestry objects to The Tribunes statement that
from two to four fine trees may develop within
"a few years from the stump Of one that is
properly cut" basing his criticism upon the
fact that most coGifers do not sprout like de-
ciduous trees from section. The passs, just
quoted however, refers, not TO the sprouting
of a spruce or fir from the stump, but to the
development Of the lowest ring Of branches, if
left on the stump, into several upright lead
ers" which may eventually become Christmas
frees in their turn: in confirmation of which
we refer our doubling correspondent to this
paragraph in Josiah Hoopess Book of Ever
green's page ~, in which he is writing Of
American evergreens when the leader or
main stem of Il confer becomes destroyed by
accident or otlio'vise 4 new may readily
be formed by = .tg up lateral In as nearly an
upright position possible"
Now-recurring TO the remarks of the cor
respondent from Vermont-it is perfectly true
that the shippers, and not the farmers reap
the chief benefit of the Christmas tree cutting.
Yet 1T ought not TO take the shrewd Vermont
farmer long to realize the possibility of larger
returns from his trees through attention TO the
demands of the New-York and Boston market
and by cooperation with bis neighbors in ship
ping. That the industry is assuming respect
able proportions is shown by the fact that
about 100000 season is cleared by the ff-
teen or twenty New-York shippers; but that
It Is menace to the forests is hardly TO be be-
N>-A EhAn it Il known that the trees grow
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

the Russian cable lines on which service yester-
day resumed; the government apparently
has resolved to suppress the revolutionary
movement at all costs. and martial law pracn,
cally has been proclaimed in all provinces OF
the empire - The challenge Of the autooras
was promptly answered by the people, and the
workmen's Council and the League OF Leagues
declared a general strike; the spread OF lnsur-
rection in the provinces ana the mutnies among
the troops add to the difficulties which beset the
government - The Rostoff Grenadier Regl-
ment at Moscow returned to duty. and 1t is ex-
pected that the other mutinous troops will also
surrender; q number Of workmen were killed OF
wounded in an encounter with CossacAo. -,
Advfces from Batoum, in the Transcauc@sus tell
of fierce fighting, in which many persons Were
killed: there were also encounters at Potl ana
Kutais. - The Cabinet Of Premier Foru5
resigned after the Chamber Of Deputies had de-
feated the commercial agreement with SPAIN;
the Cabinet OF N. Ralh also resigned - - Ine
supposed bomb In the train which President
Ioubet was travelling was found harnlesa
- A great celebration was held at TOXIC In
honor Of the armies returning from Alehcnufla-
IC.-Correspondence between the
President and Attorney General Moody regard
Ing the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe case
was made public at Washington by authority
of the President - Yeggmen bound a watch
man and his son. dynamited bank safe and
stole collateral valued at $4,000. - -Four
tbesfre in Torain- Ohio. - The executive
committee of the Association to Prevent Cor
rupt Practices at Elections gave out at Albany
a letter sent to Governor Higgins asking for
legislation TO reform election laws. - t. W.
Lawson. erupted again, said he had his oppo-
nents the run - young boxing expert
was killed by q striking machine at York, Penn.
- An art student nearly killed by an
explosion OF flash light at Allentown. Penn
CITy-An immigration inspector reported that
immigrants. doctored at foreign ports to hide
traces OF the disease, were admitted here suf-
fsring from trachoma- - It was reported
that Senator Page opposed the reelection of
Vice-President Strasbourger, Of the Republican
county committee. - An Italian, said to be a
member Of a Black Hand gang. shot to
death in hallway in Catherine St -
member OF the legislative insurance committee
submitted q rough draft Of the committees
recommendations. - Plans of Chinese
mtssioners who are coming to study this country
and Europe were made public - labor
union advocate said Sam Parks benefactor
In that he aided workingmen to get higher
wages. - union of grand opera singers
was formed, It was announced. to consist of
the chorus singers - It was said that the
photographers would demand eight hour day,
70 take effect April IL
THE WEATHER.-Indication for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 81
degrees; lowest. 40.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
AmuSen1ents.

ACADEMY OF MusIO-s-Babes In ToytsnA
HAMBR1-e-S-Veudeyille.
BEl1ASO-S-The Giri OF tfe Golden West
E1JOu-S:l5-The Music Master.
EOADWAY-S-VsroslQne.
CASINO--s.15-Tbe Earl end the Gir1
CoLoNiAL-2-s-vaudevills.
cRlTERION-S:30-On the Quiet
DALy'S-S.l5-The Toast cf ths Town
EDEN NCSEE-Werld in Wax
EadPIRE-Ss15-Peter Pan
FIELDS THEAlREl-e.l1-The Prees Agent
GARRICK--s;1o-The Marriage OF William Ashe,
EkMMf1RSTEIN'S ylCTOEIA-2-S:15-N
OPERA AEOTSD-S;1o-Aoonshins
HERALD s0UAEEIS.1S-OATnen-
EIPPODEOAE-2-S-A u Society Circus
HCDSoN-S2e-Msn an6 Supernzn-
IRVING PIACE-KeftsaElieder.
.TGr WEBER s-S15-1hs Prince Chap
KNICK ERDoCKE ER--s.io-LA Belle Aarssiiss
IIRERTY-s.2o-A Fair Exchange.
TyRTC-l;4aNEensst Russian sufferers: siIS-Adrasnus
LecouvreCr.
MADISON soUARE-ssso-Ths Man on Che Box prsosaed
MADISON SoUARE sARpEN-lo to i1-Elsotricai Show
@ANHATTAN-s:2e :2e-Esesore and After ,s
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-S-LA Bonsme
w-AMSTERDAM-s:1b-The Man Who WAS sno -
Pair OF Spectsclcs.
NFw-yoRK-sls-Ths Mayor az Toxic
PRINCESS-s:l5-ZSra.
eAVOY-s:I5-Tns Walls OF Jericho.
wAI,IA 'S-s:2o-The Sqlsw Man.
WEST END-s;i5-It's Up TO Fou- John Hsnry.