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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09

Congressional Committee Called to
Meet In Dallas Aug -.

Clifton. Texas. Aug e-The fol-
lowing call has been issued To the
Congressional Executive Committee
of the Fifth Congressional District OF
Texas: The executive committee of
the Fifth Congressional District OF
Texas will meet at Dallas. Texas, on
the lith day of August. 1906, al 10
O'Clock a. m, for the purpose OF pre-
pairing a list OF delegates from the
several counties comprising said con
gressional district, which have been
certified to the chairman of the exec
utive committee of said district. by
the Chairmen of the various county
committees, TO tabulate the vote cast
for each candidate for congress for
said district and to select place for
holding said district convention,
which meets on the fourth Saturday
in August. 1906, same being the 25th
day of August, 1906.
J. y. FALLS,
Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of the Fifth Congressional Dist.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09

What should prove a most delight
full dramatic treat will be the APP
pearance of Jane Remark in Clyde
Fitch's comedy. The Toast of the
Town" at the opera houAe this sea
son. While Mr.. Fitch's play is call
ed comedy, it is said to be drama
of very considerable dramatic power
and intensity. 1t is a work, too, that
the dramatist has given rather more
time to than usual in writing. Miss
Remark has had such wonderful
luck in the choosing of plays, that
her great success in Philadelphia and
other cities in the play was no sur
prise. Mr.. Fitch is said to have in
PRODUCED into THE Toast of the
Town" many surprising novelties for
which he is famous.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
Children's Department.

Now that Chautauqua is over, let
every girl sixteen years old, and I'M
der sixteen, get to work and make
something pretty for our Ellis County
Fair, which opens in September
Our children's department was good
last year, but We can make it even
better this year All fancy articles,
plain sewing-anything of your own
| work will be very much appreciated
1t will be impossible for me to see
each child, so l take this method o
reaching you, For further informa
ton, call on or phone Mrs. Lee Haw
kins chairman. 10
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
PENITENTIARY BOARD.
Meets In Regular Monthly session
and Receives Usual Reports.

Austin, Aug. 9.-The state peuj-
tertiary board met Wednesday in
regular monthly session. The re-
ports of Financial Agent Workman
shows a balance on hand July / OF
s25,1sS receipts, s70,209; disburse-
ments, $79.562; balance on hand
July 81, s15,845. The report of
superintendent Baker, as follows,
was approved Convicts on hand
July /, 1891; new ones received. 81:
recaptured, 3; returned by sheriis.
= discharged, 8; died, 5; delivered
to sheriffs. l: paroled men on hand
July 81, 1864.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
MEETING OF DAUGHTERS
Features OF Flower Show Di1uSsed and
Commitiees Appointed.

The home of Miss Mollic Phillips
on Oldham avenue was the place
chosen BY the United Daughters of
the Confederacy for the August meet
ing. which was held Tuesday morn
ing at $50.
MI occasions are pleasant in this
spacious home, but Tuesdays meet
ing was unusually so. The morning
was ideal. with a most refreshing
breeze which was conducive to good
humor and vivaCity. There was a
good attendance and each Daughter
seemed TO be at her best Roll call
was answered to with incidents of
, heroes of Virginia. This is. or should
| be, one of the most interesting fea-
| lures of the program.
The lesson, Blockade of Southern
Ports, was conducted by the histor-
! ian Mrs Cohen, and received the
closest attention. Instructive talks
were given by Mesdames. Gulick,
Moffett, Griffin, Cohen and Miss Mol
lie Phillips. Mrs. Gulick offered
some good suggestions which will be
acted upon in future.
The different features of the Flow
err show, to be held by the Daugh-
ters in November, were discussed and
the several committees urged to be
dilligent and active in their respec-
tive duties.
Mrs. Wilson gave a report on the
marking of graves of unknown Con
federate soldiers To date forty
seven slabs have been placed by this
chapter.
A paper was read by Mrs. Milton
,, Finch on the life and works of
Charles Egbert Craddock."
The September meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Peters on
Vickery street. REPORTER.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09

A one-story cottage on Latimer
street in Ennis, owned by Neal Myers
of Dallas and occupied by Z. l.. AL
lens family, was destroyed by fire
yesterday morning. The family bare
~ escaped in their night robes All
the household goods were burned.
The cause of the fire is not known.
Insurance on the house $500 The
household goods were insured for
$3.50.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
HOW'S THIS"

We offer One Hundred Dollars re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. f. J. CHENEY & CO,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fl
nancially able to carry out any obi
cations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN 4 MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system Testimonials sent free.
Trioe 20 cents pyr bottle Sold by
all druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
Slipa ion
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Will BE Invited To Hold Next Meet
ing in San Antonio.

San Antonio, Aug. 9.--At meet
ing of the Spanish war veterans of
this city it was decided to invite the
next national encampment of the vet
Grams to be held in San Antonio. The
convention this year will be held in
Washington and strong delegation
Will go from San Antonio to press
the invitation President Roosevelt
is an enthusiastic member of the
national Spanish war veterans and
would undoubtedly attend the meet
ing If it was held in San Antonio.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
CANDIDATES. FOR SPEAKER.
Four Cornered Race Indicates Lively
Time in Legislature.

Austin, Aug. Colonel John l..
Peeler, Travis county's candidate for
the speakership of the next house of
representatives, returned to the city
yesterday from trip to North Texas.
He reports everything looking in
good shape, and while he realizes
| that he has contest on his hands, he
| is confident of being the speaker OF
| the lower. house of the 30th legis
| lature.
He will be opposed by Tom Love
of Dallas, j. M. Alderdice OF Ellis
and H. B. Terrell of McLennan. Each
of the gentlemen have received the
Endorsement from the democrats of
their respective county and the race
gives promise of being interesting
from now on.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
A SERIOUS SITUATION
Territory FLOOD Causing Heavy Loss IN
RNkoad Property.

The southbound Katy Flyer due
here last night at sac arrived this
morning at O'Clock. The delay
was caused by the flood situation in
the Indian Territory. train was
made up az Denison yesterday after
noon TO run on the Flyers time All
Missouri. Kansas and Texas passenger
trains are now being detoured via
the Frisco. Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain. Many trains have been
abandoned
The high water situation at the
Canadian. where the Missouri Kan
sas and Texas crosses, has been
steadily growing worse within the
past twenty hours. There was
another heavy downpour Tuesday
night in the Canadian valley. The
Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas has every
available man they can spare trying
TO save the Canadian bridge Yester-
day evening it was reported consider
ably out of line with immense drifts
pounding the stone piers. Heavily
'|oN'' ND'i NhiS iuNV b'th hh vi
the bridge to keep it as steady as
possible. The Canadian has over
flowed its banks and the water has
covered an immense area of land.
The approaches to the Katy bridge on
both sides of the river have been
swept away. The bridge with APP
proaches was about a mile in length.
This crossing has cost more money
and anxiety to the railway company
than any part of the entire system.
Owing to the treacherous character
of the quicksand, there is always
trouble there at high water.
The situation OH the Frisco at the
Canadian is more hopeful and it is
believed the worst is over The wa
ter is falling rapidly. The Frisco
has sustained a serious loss. There
was an immense amount of material
on hand to put in steel approaches
TO the bridge, which have been lost
in the flood. Thousands Of acres OF
farming land are covered with wa
ter. 1t is safe to say that the genera
loss in Indian Territory will foot III
"a round million dollars.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
Reunion of Georgia Negroes.

The annual reunion of Georgia ne
groes will taks place tomorrow in
the Gibson grove. just east of the
ChautauQua park one of the tea-
lures of the reunion will be an old
time barbecue Everything viii be
free and arrangements are being
made for pleasant affair. There
will b, special table for the white
people
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
Rounding Up the Dogs

- CITY NArslai DIXON and MS poHce
men began this morning the rather
strenuous task of rounding up and
| impounding all untagged dogs In
the performance of this duty all dogs
look alike TO the officers Cheap
dogs, dirty dogs, NANCY dogs and
dogs that have never known a dip in
a tub of water will be ensnared and
impounded The first days catch
was quite successful and several yelp-
ing CANNES are imprisoned in a pen
near the CalabooSe
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
Junior Il. Y. =. L. Program.

Junior B. Y. p. t. lesson for Sun
day. August IL; subject, Gideon:
Virgil Gates, leader
Judge 6: 1-6-John Barrow.
Judge 6:7-10-Miss Ruth Hucka-
bee.
Judge 8: Willie Todd.
Judge 6:19-20- Miss Mary Lee
King
Judge 1-2T-Sanders Durham.
Judge -40-Miss lone Gates.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
To Submit Twenty Miles OF Road

|; Houston, Aug. S.-Announ meni
is made here that the Trinity and
Brazos Valley Railway Company viii
submit twenty miles of completed
road to the Texas Railway Commits
sion tomorrow 1t is an assured fact
that the road will be accepted and
orders issued authorizing its use for
public service
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
HAY Fever and Summer Colds.

Victims of hay fever will expert
ence great benefit by taking Foley S
Honey and Tar, as it stops difficult
breathing Immediately and heals the
infamed air passages, and even If 1t
should fail to cure you it will give
instant relief The genuine is in
yellow packages at B, W. Fearis,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
Miss Jones RecOnSiderS.

President Turner is in receipt of
letter indicating that Miss Jones,
engaged as assistant in piano and
voice at Trinity University, finds 1t
impracticable to come as she had a
prior contract with Grayson College
which she has been unable to cancel.
Dr. Turner will select another can
didate in Chicago next week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
At Corpus Christi.

IN a letter from Frank Timmins
at Corpus Christi to the Daily Light
he states that his father, Walter F.
Timmins, is very much improved,
The young man adds in his letter
that the Waxahachie people are hav-
ing a delightful time on the coast.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09

The Church of Christ began a
meeting in the Methodist tabernacle
at Sardis Wednesday night. The
services are conducted by James L.
German. Preaching at 1890 a. m.
and Sis p. m. The public has a
cordial invitation to attend
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09

The Rural Free Delivery Carriers
of Ellis county will meet in Ennis,
Texas, Saturday night, August 18th.
Let every carrier in the county be
present if possible. We also extend
an invitation TO patrons of rural
routes to meet with us
| GEORGE G. McCULLOCH,
Secretary
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
Pleas of GUILTY

The following pleas of guilty have
been accepted in the county court.
VIII Shumake, disturbing the
peace. fined $500.
Nath Nelson gaming, fined $40.
Manuel Tapp, gaming fined $40.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-09
knights of Pythias.

Work in the rank of Esquire to-
night. All members requested to be
on hand. B. F. ABBOTT,
X. of r & S.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06
The sLocUM SENTENCE.

Ten years at hard labor is the SEN
tence meted out to Captain William
Van Schaick, formerly commander Of
the. i'll fated steamer, General Slocum,
which was burned, with awful loss of
life. in New York N June, 1904
The testimony aiken by the coron-
5er's jury shov that neither the
steamers .iances nor the compa-
ny's pre- s1cns had been of a salts
factory character; that scrimping
economy and lazy Indifference to the
safety of the steamers passengers
had been conspicuous in the manage.
ment, ,and that the federal inspectors
had shown no greater anxiety for the
welfare of the excursionists than had
been displayed by the owners and EN-,
ployes of the General Slocum.
AS a warning to other excursion
steamer owners and officers the sen
tence |of Captain Van shaick is none
! too sakara. even though 1t be triff
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

feet reduced the rate for carrying the
malls as much or more than the
freight and passenger rates have been
reduced.
The railroads are allowed no extra
pay for increasing the speed OF mail
trains All that has been accomplish
ed in this direction has been accom-
Dlished by the appeals of the post
office department in the interest of the
public and by competition between the
railroads themselves.
An illustration of the inadequate
pay sometimes received by the rail-
roads for mail carriage is found in
the statement of former president
OF the Long Island railroad to the eff
feet that the boot backing privilege on
the company's ferryboats yielded the
company one-fiItl OF the amount re-
ceived from the government for trans
porting the mails over all the lines OF
the company.
The average weight upon which II
based the payment for mail transpor-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06
PAY FOR CARRYING THE MAIL.

New York Times.-Whether or not
the railroads as a whole are suffi-
GENTLY well paid by the government
is a question about which for years
there has been much controversy. The
compensation of the railroads was fix
ed by law in 1873. BY subsequent
amendments in 1875 and 1878 the rate
Of pay was reduced 10 per cent and
then S per cent. There has been no
change since. The scheme Of COM
pensation, however, was based on a
Sliding scale, which reduced the rate
Of pay as the weight of the mail oar
ried increased. In addition to this pay
by weight, an allowance is made to
railroads employing cars devoted ex-
clusively to the carriage of mail. The
total amount paid to the railroads un-
der both these heads in the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1905, was $44,326,9 91.
OF this total about s39,000.000 was for
Transportation proper, and about $5,-
900 900 was the allowance for special
mail cars.
The rate Of pay graduates from
Sill per ton per mile in the case OF
daily average of 200 pounds Of mall
carried to .05s per ton per mile for
each 1000 pounds in excess Of 5000
pounds. This shows clearly how the
rate of pay drops with an increase In
| the amount Of mail carried. This also
| counts for the further fact that
while the rate Of pay as fixed by law
| is now what 1t was in 1878, when the
average passenger and freight rates
were much higher the automati,
! working Of the sliding scala has In ct.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

tation is determined by actual weigh
ings made for period of ninety days
cnce in four years. The weighing
period was formerly fixed by law at
rot less than thirty days, but was re-
Gently increased to ninety days. Just
rev the date is approaching for the
weighing of malls on the western lines
For the moment this had added
greater zest to the competition be-
tween the several lines. The more
nail the roads can carry during the
three months Of weighing the larger
will be their pay for the next four
years. This .quadrennial determines
ton Of the weight Is something Of 4
hardship for the railroads. The mails
normally increase very greatly during
the course of four years. 1t has been
estimated that on an average the roads
In this way carry 20 per cert more
weight than they are paid for.
In 1866, when the Union Pacific rail-
road was opened to the Pacific coast,
the running time from New York to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

tardy. It will probably cause the cap
tains Of such craft plying around New
York-and even elsewhere, also-to
exert themselves to keep their crews
in efficient discipline and their He
saving appliances In working order.
But the misfortune of the sentence
is that it hits the wrong man. Cap
tain Van Schaick was technically
guilty. All the other persons who had
been tried before him had succeeded
in escaping punishment. 1t is really
miscarriage of justice when the
only person punished is one who was
forced into technical guilt by the con-
duct of others.
II any of the General Slocum's own
ers or even the inspectors of the YES
sci had been sentenced to prison, the
public would feel far more secure as
| to the appliances, regulations and dis
cipline aboard Of other similar steam
ers. The law is right and the SEN
tence is just, but they hit the wrong
man,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06
THAT PHILIPPINE soJouRN.

The other day, in Philadelphia, some
fortunate newspaper reporter found
the venerable Ohio congressman, Gen
eral Charles H. Grosvenor, in talka-
tive mood, and got him to tell the real
story of the Taft party's pilgrimage
to the Philippines. Mr.. Grosvenor's
tale put an entirely new face on the
subject and gives to us outsiders
view we have not hitherto enjoyed.
Until we read Mr.. Grosvenor's story OF
the trip we had pictured a solid pha-
lanx. led by the secretary OF war
himself. sweeping down upon
the Philippines in a "vidi, vici''
style. Investigating conditions of COM
merce, industry and defenses. 1t was
an impressive body of statesmen, diplo-
mats and administrators that we saw
in our minds eye, with just enough OF
/ the feminine contingent to lend little
color to the scene. There was nothing
about this creature of fancy to inspire
romantic poems and such emissions,
but it seems that our view was alto
gether wrong.
/ General Grosvenor throws a rose
hued mantle over all this picture. In
his Philadelphia interview he points
enthusiastically and one may say with
pride to the results of the trip. There
are three engagements announced and
more in prospect. Under the magic
spell of his description the dull cur
tain of official routine and red tape
purpose rises into the flies and we see
the Taft pilgrims waited over yiole1
4 seas to flowery shores at the real enc
of a rainbow. The ship is pearl, the
sails are cloth of gold. Secretary Taft
in the semblance Of Cupid,with eros
| venor as his first mate. commands the
good craft, and on the promenade
decks are happy couples. tete-a-tete
oblivious to their surroundings, even t.
the Filipinos.
| Cynics may say the Golden Age Il
no more, but we and General eros
yenor now know better. So do tn
members of the Taft party, anon!
them Mr.. Longworth and she who vii
soon become Mrs. Longworth.
AS for the ends of statesmanshir
what do they matter? And anyway
they seem to have been served wei
!, enough. Other nations. out of date
send battalions and fleets to awe
subiugated people, but America, Away
/ the leader in war, peace and rom ance
sends the bow Of Cupid. The littl
gods influence is mightier than tn
!. sword.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06
The PRIMARY ELECTION.

what do you think of the primary
election plan?" is the question that Is
now on the lips Of Iowans who are
interested in the affairs of politics
and government, and more often than
Is good for Iowa the answer of the
average citizen is that he has not read
the Crossley bill and is therefore not
competent to talk of the proposition
except in general A majority, at any
o. pesoddo eIB 'Hlunoo oIIedgM u! elgI
the plan In the abstract even before
they have read the bill, but when one
reads it and considers all that it means
and all the work and worry for the
voter 1t entails, one can hardly refrain
from condemning 1t unless he has some
personal reason for favoring 1t. Then
when he finds that there is SO much
opportunity for just the dishonesty
which the bill ostensibly aims to stamp
out he sees Immediately the need fSr
Its rejection by the people of Iowa.
The Courier regards the primary
election law as the most important and
far-raaching measure before the pres
ent legislature, because In our opinion,
1t will prove just the opposite of all
that it's promoters claim for it In the
way Of promoting honesty and fairness
The Courier believes that this opinion
will be shared by its readers If they
understand the bill and Its provisions
and for this reason we publish, in an
other column on this page, resume
of the bill now before the Legislature
at Des Moines. This resume takes the
bill up by sections, pointing. out wha1
appear to us to be he--objectionable
features and the reasons why such 6
measure should not be incorporated in
to the laws of Iowa. We would advise
a careful reading of this resume by al
thinking voters of all parties. This
is not q measure which will be Of In
terest to any single set of men, Blu
to every voter in the state. Ever,
voter should have an opinion in regar'
to 1t, either favoring the bill or oppos
ing it. At first glance the idea woul
seem to be good one, but when tn
bill Is fully understood the conclusion
of all fair minded men must be tina
it. is wrong and should not become
law
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06
OAK RIDGE.

Oak Ridge, Jan. 31.--Mrs. Henry
Marketing returned home last Thurs
day after weeks visit with her Sis
ter, Mrs. Ritter at Hedrick.
Miss Rena Ostdiek left last Friday
for West Point for a months visit with
friends
Mrs. Regena Eaton, and son. Paul
and baby visited with Mrs. Eaton's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ROUGH,
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Nord and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornell spent Sunday evening at the
home of Mr.. Nord, east of here. Mrs.
Nord iS still an tho sick list.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-06

If the Raines law should be amended
to compel man to eat the sandwich
that he gets with his Sunday beer the
prospect for effective Sunday closing
would be materially improved Sioux
City Journal.
Wouldn'tSit be well for Mr.. Perkins
to announce that he is not the para
grapher on the Journal? Such as the
above would not be likely to gain much
support from the prohibs.