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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09

the rascality In reporting the cotton
statistics has been dug up and some
Of the employees of the department
OF agriculture dismissed. These par
ties are now out of sight to keep
from being prosecuted. / helped all
! could last spring in organizing Ell
lis county and | am indeed proud of
the work they are doing Farmers
are cooperating today better than
they ever did before and 1t is telling
in great big chunks. Hurrah for the
Southern Cotton Association and the
work ii Is doing.
INNOCENCE ABROAD.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09
t.one for Ahe Turner

Deputy Sheriff Henry Forbes has
gone to El paso 10 bring Abe Turner
20 Waxahaehic for trial at the next
term Of the district court on charge
of murder Turner ia the negro who
vas arrested al El paso last week
He ia wanted here for the alleged
killing az Jack Mitchell. also colored
near Alma last October
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09

There IS going to be scarcity of
sweet stuff In Waxahachie in a few
days unless there is Il marked i'm
provement in the yellow fever sirua-
uon There Is not a barrel of white
sugar in the city and the Erocers are
supplied with yellow sugar only in a
limited quantity. The cause OF this
scarcity OF sugar is the yellow fever
situation In Louisiana, coupled with
the fact that all the refineries are
from thirty 10 forty days behind with
orders. II will probably be several
days before aud more white sugar
Is received in the city
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09

terlalize. The people of the city ap-
preciate the efforts Mr. Hudson has
made 70 give them the very best work
possible In the Photographic line
and II will be source of gratifica-
tion TO them to know that he has
made up his mind to remain with his
studio here Mr. Hudson has one of
the best equipped studios In Texas
and the eharcter of work turned out
connot be excelled ia any of the larg-
er cities
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09

Al the meeting Of the county board
OF examiners last Friday and Satur-
day there were nineteen applicants
for certificates 10 teach school in
the county. or this number four
were granted first grade certificates.
six second grades. niue trird grades
and two failed to pass the required
examination for any grade. A num-
her of teachers who taught under
second grade certificates last wear
secured third grades this year
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09

AZ the conclusion yesterday after
noon of the habes corpus hearing OF
Il n Coggin the amount Of his bail
was fixed al $500
There are three or four other cases
against Coggin. and bail tn each Of
These eases has been fixed by Sheriff
dtnnich in the same amount as the
above The defendant has Hor vet
given security on his bonds and ii
sEtli in Jail
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09

The membership OF Waxahachie
Lodge No. 80 I. o o. F. is request ed
20 attend the regular meeting Fri
day night. August II Final ar
8arewCoJs will be made for enter
tanning bee county association The
degree team will practice The en-
are membership is cordially invited
to Dee present 40
C. T. SPALDING. y G.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09
Wm Remain in wa.ahaellc

The many friends ia the city of I'D
Hudson. the photographer. wilt be
pleased to learn shat ne has decided
rot 20 move to Dallas bat viii remain
lea NaxahAebia Mr. Hudson return
ed iram Dallas last night where he
has spent the past week figuring on
engaging Ia another line Of business.
and ia conversation with reporter
stated that thc deal failed 80 ma
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09

Friday night. the llth. is oar resu-
Iar meeting night Would like 10
see large crowd out. az there is
some business thai ought to- be at
tended 10 G. NJ BRADY Sec.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09

You VIII have so hurry II you get
one of thr bargains in "a buggy at the
Morgan stock. win either sell or
trade for yoHr old buggy Come at
once fbes ,ant last long at the
prices. los
BOB KENNEDY
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09
IN "OLD KENTUCKY"
Mr.. Gus kembie, of the Light, Writes
Of the Blue Grass State.


over night at Corsicana; from theme
took the Cotton Belt for Cairo, III
There ! changed to the Illinois Cen
trail for Mayfield, KY. my destfna
ton.
/ have always had a great desir
to travel through East Texas an,
Arkansas, and by travelling thi
route, had that desire grotified. Tn,
Icountry along this route was nearl,
all under water. but in places ir
corn and cotton crops They hav,
a fairly good yield of fruit in Arkan
saw, but East Texas fruit excelled in
excellence and abundance. but the
heavy rains did considerable damage
Well, Arkansaw' Tell Tom Yates
and Joe Hickman / have been there
and now the mystery has been solv-
ed as to where they got their good
looks and pleasing manners. They
have no stock law in Arkansaw. (if
so do not iRforce iD and the cows.
hogs and billy goats have fun access
in all parts of the towns Speaking
Of hogs. Arkansaw has an abundance,
this means plenty OF pork for the
state, and We judge that here is
where Innocence got his ravenous
appetite for this particular diet
At Cairo, to get our train to the
depot # has to ba t1.apsfarreH tn q,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-09
cArARRH OF THE STOMACH.
A Pleasant. Simple, but Safe and e.
fectuaI Cure for It.

Catarrh Of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing to incurabl"
The usual symptoms are full or bloat-
irr sensation after eating. accompanied
sometimes with sour Or watery risingS
a formation If gases. causing pressure
on the heart and lungs and difficult
breathing. headaches. tickle appetite
nervousness and a general played out.
languid feeling.
There is often a foul taste in the
mouth. coated tongue and if the in
terror of the stomach could be seen it
would show Shiny, :nhamed condition
The cure for this common and obsti-
nate trouble is found in a treatment
which causes the food 20 be readily
thor oughly tiigested before it has tim"
to fcrment AMI irritate the delicate
mucous surfaces OF the stomach. To
secure a prompt and healthy digestion
is the one necessary thing to do and
when normal digestion is secured the
catarrhal condition will have disap-
peared
According 10 DR.. Harlanson. the
safest and hest treatme Mt is to use
after each meal tablet. composed of
Diastase. Aseptic Pepsin little Eux.
Golden Seal AID frui. acids. Thes"
tablets can nov he found at all drug
stores under the name If Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets and no. being patent
medicine can he used with perfect
safety and assurance Ulat healthy ap-
petite and thorough digestion will fol-
low their regular use after meals.
Mr.. Il. :. Workman, Chicago. Ills.
writes: "Catarrh is a local condition re
sulting from 4 neglected cold i'll th-
head. whereby ,he lining membrane of
the nose becomes infiamed AMI the
poisonous discharge there from passing
backward into the throat reaches the
stomach. this producing catarrh of the
stomach. Medical Uihorities pre-
scribed for me for three years Cor ca =
tarrh Of stomach without cure. hut to-
day l am the i,appiest Of men after
| using only one box of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets. l cannot find appro-
pirate words 20 express my good feel
| ing. I have found iies,. appetite and
sound rest from their use
| Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
! safest preparation as well as the
simplest and most conNe orient remedy
| for any form of indigestion, Catarrh
| Of stomach, DiliousneSs. sour stomach
heartburn and boating after meals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-09
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION
Soon to Be Erected in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.

New York. Jan. S.-WCrk on wire
less telegraph station in the Brookly,,
Navy Yard will soon be begun, to en-
able Commander Robert T. Peary to
keep in touch with civiliza alton during
his next attempt to plant the flag at
the North Pole. At ;ha navy ward it is
said Commander Peary will erect wire
less stations after he leaves the Lab
rador coast. to keep i'm touch with the
nearest station on the mainland as he
proc eedS northWard. From there COM
munication with New York will be
easy. AS announced. the vessel of the
expedition will De forced 10 the north
crn coast of Grant Land, where TIN.
party will 60 into winter quarters This
is only about $50 miles from the pole
The yard station has also been order
eli IT, be prepared To give noon signals
to vessels at sea. supplementary to the
taking of the sun" This will enable
vessels t. get the true time from the
nearest observatory with absolute &c
curaCy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-09
Congressional Notes.

The public health and ma Inc hospital
service has be"n advised by its repre-
sentatIves at I;inaml that between
Dec. / and Dec. 81 there had been three
cases of yellow feve. IN that city. None
of the sick were Americans There had
on Dec. II been no new cases at Colon
since Nov. =.
Reports that this government has adj
dressed an ultimatum to Venezuela are
Officially declared 20 be untrue. AL
though the situation there has long
been one of considerable annoyance to
this government, its patience is not yet
exhausted. and no recent Instructions
have been sent Minister Bowen.
The secretary of war has approved
the recommendation of the chief signal
officer of the army, which reduced the
press rates betwacn Seattle and points
iii Alaska to one half the present tariff
Cable rates will remain unchanged but
the land tariffs between stations in
Alaska will be somewhat. reduced at an
early date.
President Roosevelt. Saturday. was
presented with engrossed resolutions
passed by civic bodies of Norfolk, Va.
inviting him to visit that city. The
President said he already had accepted
an invitation to visit Richmond at some
time yet to be determined definitely and
it would afford him pleasure also to
visit Norfolk. if he could make ar
engagements to dc SO.
The President has ardoned Juan NJ.
Gutierrez. now serving life sentence
in Bilibid prison. Manila, for having
killed prisoners. The Presidents action
is based upon reformation that the tes
tlln0ny upon which Gutierrez was con-
victed was unreliabic. be ing alleged
part of a conspiracy to get him out of
the way. and also because OF the subsc-
Gn"Ht service rendered the governmcn.
H the United States by Gutierrez in ths.
suppression Of the Philippine Insured.
ton.
Four additions Will soon be made to
til" nited S;atrS navy. three of them
being armorcd cruisers. and among the
finest and strongest vessels of their
class. The Colorado will be placed in
commission at the League island navy
yard on the 10th inst. With Cant. D.
Kennedy in command. The Yves; Vir-
Elnia and the p nnsylvania will rot be
far behind and will be commanded By
Capts. c. Fl. Arnold and Thomas Nc
lean respectively. The torpedo boat
Nicholson will soon be placed in COM
mission at the New York yard, with
Lieut.. w. S. Miller in command.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-09
COMMERCE COMMISSION
Sets Dates for Numerous Hearing in
Railroad Oiffic u!ties.

Washington. Jan. S.-The interstate
commerce commission, Saturday, set
next Friday, at Chicago. as the time
and place for the rehearing in the case
involving charges OF granting rebates
to the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. by the
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
The rellearing is in accordance with a
telegraphic request from President
Ripley of the Santa Fe road. There
have been no communications on the
subject between the commission and
Secretary of the Navy Morton, who
was vice president of the Atchison road
at the time the rebates are alleged to
have been allowed, as to his appearing
as Il witness.
The commission has also set the case
of William r. Hearst of New York
against the anthracite coal CARRYING
railroads for oral argument here Oh
Feb. :.
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A PROMPT DIAGNOSIS
Saves Score Of Lives from Poisoning
at Fall River.

Fail River. Mass. Jan. S.-The prompt
diagnosis as gas poisoning Of simnita
ne"'Is sickness In three families Of tn"
tenement district probably saved !be lives
OF a score or more of people. early .u'.av.
AS it was. JIG people were partially over
coinc by Illuminating gas. two of the
cases being serious as to neccSsitat:
the removal Of the patients To IL hospital.
All. ii is said. will recover.
About midnight, physicians were called
to ~ Webster street and % Piman street,
where a number of PERSONS were suffer
ing from nausea. Thost. affected did not
understand the cause of their sickness
but the physicians quickly determined
that The inmates were. suffering from gas
poisoning.
Prompt measures We're used and tho
half dozen persons who were then sick
were soon apparently quite recovered.
Two hours later hOway YER physicians
Were again hastily summoned and this
tim" they found IL persons more or less
overcome. Two of the were imrn.-
'iiately ordered removed to the hospital
while the Others We're treated at l.Onlc.
The police were called in to assist th..
physicians and they located the origin Of
the trouble in Il leak in = gas main on
Webster street. Following the sewer
connections. the gas had found its way
into the two tenement houses which were
adjoining.
Had all the families been soundy asleep
at the time. it is believed that consider
able loss of life must have resulted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-09

the story of lis going home in The early
afternoon and Of finding his daughters
body in her room on the second t1oor
of the house. He also found a note in
his daughters handwriting on a table
iii the living room. which announced
that she WAS going to Boston. as she
had heard that her brother. Harold, had
been hurt and was in hospital.
Following MI. Page. Thursday. came
Dr. Julian A. Mead of Watcrtown, the
medical examiner. He told how at first
he thought the young woman might
have committed suicide This was be
cause of the Jagged appearance of one
of the two wounds i'm the neck. When
he made the autopsy next day he found
two stab wounds in the body. one Of
them piercing the heart. Medical tcs
timOny was also given by DR.. Frost of
Weston, and DR.. Wood of Walthar.
both of whom were present at the au-
topsy.
The broken knife which was found III
fuckers pocket after the arrest was
shown t. the witnesses. and they all said
that it could have made the wounds found
in the woman's body. Harold Page
He said he knew Tucker In 1902 he was
at the Page house in Wes.rn to discuss
buying a dog that the witness had. His
sister saw and talked with Tucker that
inquired of Harold who he was and Har-
old told her. John W. Bruce of Newton
the undertaken. told how he discovnr"o
he d!srnt+d the body.
Saturday. the trial proceeded with the
testimony of DR.. Marshall Davis Ewell !.
handwriting expert, He shown sin
OF paper with the name j.. l.. Morton
Charlestown: Mass" written upon it. The
pap-r was found on the floor beside the
body of Miss Page by her brother Harold.
a number of sales slips which Tucker is
said to have made out while clerk a;
ThCrp Il Martins We're also shown to tn"
that wrote the sales slip wloie the Nor
ton address.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

i'llam sullivan. II. machinst en-
rt,'oyrh at the Baxter d. Whitney shop at
lnthenGon. Mass. was drowned in III.
, hume at the Winchcndon electric light
'a'rick Gleason. Sullivan was taking Il
Short cut along wall as the edge of thu
,unc ana Eel! into l. feet Of water. IL
vas Vas 50 dark that his uncle could not SCI
hlm The body was recovered.
Marion W. Addison (coloredi unmar-
ton, was arrested. Saturday. on an indict-
ment warrant charging II counts of v.o-
riatl"f!S OF the election laws. Ii is charged.
that he "n'awfullv filed with the board OF
elet ION commissioners certain nomination.
papers falsely made for himself rs d cam
,didat' for alderman. He furnished bai:
IN slr", and was released until Monday
Jack Root aspirant to the light-heavy-
weight championship of the world will
likely be matched to meet Marvin Hart
IN California, early in February Quit
Kidding. get down to business wire a;
once under what terms you will meet
Hart. These are the words that were
received. Saturday. AT Chicago from Alec.
GregSains. n1atchmaker of the California
ciuh Root immediately wired his terms
the terms are satisfactory to wire at once
and he will start for the coast.
Attracted by fashy diamond ring with
a fancy price mark on it. thieves Srna shea
the big nlatc glass window of the Prov
idence Manufacturing Co s. jeweIry StOr.
day morning. ard got away with the
prize In their eagerness to get the big
ring the thieves left untouched num-
ber, Of really valuable stones that wer.
within reach. :. The ring that they stolt.
sum. and the principal loss suffered by
the firm was the breaking of the plate
glass window.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-09
A BIG FLEET
OF Uncle Sans War.
ships in Hampton Roads.
Reviewed, Today, by Sec. Nor.
ton and Admiral Dewey.
Will Then Proceed South for the WI, I,
ter Maneuvers.

NorfOlk. Va. Jan. S.-AIl the VIZ
ships Of the North Atlantic fleet in
Guiding the battleship squadron III.
coast defence squadron and the Garth
bean squadron. that will be inspec,od
| and reviewed. tomorrow, by Admiral
Dewey and Secretary Morton, with ono
or two exceptions. are at their assigned
anchoraSes in Hampton Roads tonight
Six powerful battleships, with III.
kearsarge flying the flag Of Rear Al.
miral Barker form the first column in
the rendezvous. Stretched at Quarter.
mile intervals behind the flagship are
the Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois, MIS-
souri, and Iowa. The coast squadron
with Rear Admiral Sands on the bat,
tleshiD Texas and the cruiser Tacoma
and monitors Arkansas, Florida and
Nevada constitutes the second column.
The cruiser Newark. flying the flag
of Rear Admiral Sigsbce heads the Car
ibbean squadron in the third column
and Il long line of dull colored rak!sh
destroyers and torpedo craft. under
command of Lieut.. Johnson is anchored
near Scwalls Point on the southeastern
side of the Roads.
The inspecting party will arrive in
the morning from Washington Oh the
Dolphin. The admiral and the sccrc-
tary of the navy will probably visit
each vessel in the fleet and salutes will
be fred from the warships as they ART,
boarded in order.
After the inspection the Dolphin will
steam out Of the Roads and take a sta
ton off Cape Henry. Accor ding 10 the
program now arranged the combined
suuadrols will get under way 1t 100
o clock in the afternoon and proceed iii
single column past the Dolphin. from
which Admiral Dewey and Secretary
Morton will review them. After the re-
view the warships vii proceed to South
err waters for winter mancu-erS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-09
MAKES PORT.
Zambesi Reaches New York With Crew
Sick and Cargo on Fire.

New York. Jan. S.-The British steam
er Zamhesi from Savannah for Brennan.
with cargo of cotton and phosphate.
put into this port, this morning, after
most eventful voyage with her cot
ton on fire and with several of her ere"
Sick. Capt. Rooney of the Zambesi, re-
ports that after sailing from Savannah
on New Years day, the vessel expert
enced very severe weather. but all Went
we'll until at $50 P. NJ, Jan. 5. in latti-
tude 34.4S. longitude $3.50, about $50
miles east of Sandy Hook lightship,
when the steamer struck a submerged
wreck which broke the stem and stove
in several OF the bow plates under wa
ter. An examination showed the dam
age to be serious and the fore peak full
of water.
the steamer made all possible speed
to reach port. Heavy weather prevailed
and furious seas flooded the forward
decks. On the following day. Jan. 6, at
II O'Clock. volumes of smoke We're oh
served pouring from the fore hatch No.
/ and it was evident that the cotton in
that hold was on fire.
A heavy pressure of steam was in
iected into the hold. with the result
that the fire was soon under control.
On Saturday morning. the eth, five fire
men who We're asleep in the forecastle
were discovered in an unconscious COR
dition from the fumes of the burning
cotton and phosphate. They were re-
moved to the steamers cabin where
they We're attended by Capt. Rooney
and his officers. The men quickly re-
vived under treatment and werr able
to resume work. this morning.
The steamer anchored off Liberty is
land at IL O'Clock. She will discharge
the cargo in her forward holds and VIII
probably go int" dock to repair the
damage to her bows.
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"YANk" DISCHARGED.
Arrested in New York for Assault
Jeffries' Sparring Partner.

New York. Jan. S.-PugiliSt Jim JEFF
fries sparr!ng partner. 'Yank" Kenney
Was "A prisoner in the Lee avenue police
court Williamsburg on a charge OF as
Snui. He was accused of striking Geiger
cook, in Il saloon ard restaurant al
broadway and Lewis avenue.
ktnney was passing the saloon. Thurs
day. when, ii was alleged. he saw an cl-
DERBY man fOrcibly elected. AS the man
tered and asked why the aged man had
been assaulted. Bottles and glasses were
thrown at him. and he was also punched
he claims. F<enney found six men sur
rounding him. Then he let out FIRST his
right fist and then his left Each blow
hit the target. and in a comparatively
snort time there were six men laid our
on the floor. Among them was Geiger
the cook. kenney bade the party good
night and left the place. Geiecr obtained
q warrant for his arrest. kenney was
disc larSed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-09
FIRE At SPRINGFIELD.
About 100000 Loss in Buildings on
Market Street.

Springfield Mass. Jan. 9.-Fire. that
broke out in the third story Of the T. +.
TAYLOR block on Market street. this
morning Quilted the four uppc,' stories
Of that building and the two upper
floors OF an adjoining tive-story build
ing also owned by Mr.. Taylor. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
The third floor of the building in
which the fire originated. is occupied
by the ID. X. Bruce Club. No one was
in the clubrooms when the ff-e vas
seen bursting from the windows AZ
1o.f5 O'Clock.
The first two floors of the t"o build
ineS. with tn" exception Of the GrouAd
floor Of the second building. W"r" nc-
cupicd as wholesale sash and blind
factory by Il. +. Taylor who is the
chief loser.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-09

The q dodgers, mostly men. in the
lodging house of Mrs. Edith Paige. 81
LeVerctt street. Boston, had a narrow
escape from suffocation at a fire in the
basement and ground floor of that
building. early Saturday morning. Pa
trolman Walker Of Station 3, While
coming u2 tauSeWay street, saw smoke
pouring from the basement window. He
called engine and gave an alarm
from box IL. Then. bursting the door.
he TAN up the stairs. through the
smoke filled hallway and aroused the
sleeping occupants. Most of the men
were abl" to grab a scant supply of
clothing and make their way to the
street into the storm. but two were
SO badly overcome by smoke that Pa
trolrlan Walker had to help them out
of the building.