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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31
ATTEMPT ON ALFONSO


London. May 3i.-~-A plot to as
sassinate King Alfonso on his wed
ding day has been discovered in Lon
don. according to an unconfirmed
story published by the Evening Stan
dard Wednesday afternoon.
Fifty anarchist of England. France
and Spain, who are said TO be con
cerned in the conspiracy were al
lodged to be on their way to Madrid
with the intention of carrying out
the attempt as the king and bride
were leaving the church. The plan
is said to have been started in Spain
and London, but the police will
watch the affair and take all the
precautions necessary to protect the
king. The project, it is asserted
included a revolution after the as
sasination, with the view to over
throwing the monarchy The Even
ing Standard further asserts Spanish
Officers are implicated in the plot.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31
Trinity commencement.

The climax of the commencement
week will be reached on Wednesday
at lo.3O a. m, when ten graduates
will receive their degrees. The class
is an unusually strong one and has
a very wide circle of acquaintances
many of whom will be here for com
mencement. The orator for the day
will be Rev. VIM. J.. Kittrick, D. D.,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
tchurch OF St. Louis, and one of The
most eloquent preachers Of the de-
nomination.
| IT is hoped thst nn interesting
finale can be given TO the exercises
by game of baseball in the after
noon between the faculty and senior
class Full reports of all the pro-
eeedings will appear in these col
umns.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31
CENTRAL FARE REDUCED
70 N Two eat 0ae-Nalf Ceais and tf.
feCiive JuIy |.

Austin, May 3t.--The railroad
commission Wednesday issued an or
der reducing the passenger fare on
the Houston and Texas Central rail-
way from 3 to ~ cents in accord
ance with its proposition considered
in open hearing on May 30 The or
der becomes effective July /. The
order Is signed by Commissioners
Mayfield and Colquitt. The full text
of the order is as follows:
In pursuance of notice duly issued
under date OF April 10. 1906. and of
thereof on May 23, 1906, at which
was considered the subject of pro-
posed order reducing the maximum
passenger fare to be charged and col
lected by the Houston and Texas
Central Railroad Company, it is now
hereby ordered by the railroad COM
mission of Texas that the passenger
fare upon the Houston and Texas
Central railway shall not exceed "
cents per mile, with an allowance of
baggage to each passenger not to ex-
ceed 100 pounds in weight: provided
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31
AFTER SEVENTY YEARS.
Rev. Angus johnson Preached in the
Church Where He Was Ordained

The Rev. Angus Johnson of Ava
Ion, Texas. ninety eight years of age,
and the oldest minister in the South
ern Presbyterian church, preached in
Columbia. S. c.. Sunday in West
minister Presbyterian church. the
church in which he was ordained
seventy years ago
Father" Johnson. as he is known
to all members of the synod of Tex
as, is attending the general assembly
at Greenville as the guest of the
Presbytery of Dallas, of which he is
a member Though he is almost a
centenarian, the old minister
breaches regularly every Sunday in a
group of country churches in the
Presbytery OF Brazos. and his min
istry is not without fruit He is an
uncle of the Rev. Josephus Johnson.
d. D, of Austin. who is commissioner
of the general assembly from Central
Texas Presbytery Houston Post.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31
CONTRACTORS IN CITY.
r. 4 b. Y. Crossing Going in Today
at Jewett and Work at Bobbin.

Messrs. Johnson and Reed, railroad
contractors, are in the city today
from their headquarters at Mexia and
in a month or so again open offices
in Houston. Mr.. Reed said that work
was moving nicely on the building
of the Trinity and Brazos Valley line,
A crossing is being put in today
over the Katy tracks at Jewett. Con-
struction work is being pushed both
ways out of Bobbin, the place where
the line crosses the Santa Fe.-
Houston Chronicle
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31
TWO BOMBS THROWN


Bor1orin. Transcaueasia, May 81.
An attempt was made on the life
OF General Alakahanoff. governor
general OF kutsla, Tuesday night as
he was abotft to take q train FOR
TITLES. The general arrived at the
station surrounded by an escort OF
Cossaeks when two bombs were
thrown at him and exploded In the
midst of the party, seriously wound
ing the governor general. "a member
os his staff and several Cossacks. The
remainder OF Cossacks fired indis-
criminateiy into the crowd killing
many persons. In addition, the Cos
sacks burned to the ground buildings
In the vicinity into which the people
fled
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31

From present indications there
VIII be considerable activity in build
ing circles in Waxahachie this sum-
mer. The boys dormitory to be
erected at Trinity University will
cost in the neighbornood of s15,-
900. and a number of costly resi-
dences will be constructed In that
part of the city within the next few
months. The contract for the erect
ion OF the dorrnitory may be awarded
this afternoon. The committee met
for that purpose yesterday afternoon
but as all bids are being given care
full consideration it was decided to
have another meeting today. The
corner stone of the building will be
laid June 5 with appropriate cere-
monies
E. s. Boze, the architect and con-
tractor, last night completed plans
and specifications for handsome
residence to be erected in Trinity
University addition by T. c. Forrest
of Forreston. The contract for the
erection of the building is to bt
awarded tonight This building will
| be at the extreme west end OF Marvil
avenue
| J. B. Hines will in few days IL
1.-THE contract for the erection of a
elegant and spacious home on We
, Main street. Contractors are no
| making estimates on the work.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31

We do not know that impure ice
is being offered for sale in Waxa-
hachie, but we do know that we are
making Purer. Cleaner and Better ice
than is made in an other town in the
state, and we do know. from the
healthy increase in our business, that
the people of WaXahachie and vicin-
ity are showing their appreciation
of the efforts of home people TO fur
nish them the best quality of ice, to-
gether with efficient service and
courteous treatment We hope our
present customers will continue with
us during the season. and We Will
be glad of an opportunity to show
others that it will be to their interset
10 trade with as. Our stockholders
are all home people. interested in
and contributing TO the material de-
velopment of our little city
MODERN MILLING & MFG. co
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31
BRYAN ACADEMIC INSTITUTE.
Commencement sermon l. Preached
by MIR. Chalmers Mcpherson.

A special from Bryan under date
of May 81 says: The commence ment
exercises of the Bryan academic and
collegiate institute began today with
the commencement sermon at the
First Baptist church by DR.. Chal-
mers Mcpherson, pastor of the First
Christian church OF Waxahachie. DIR.
Mcpherson, one of the great preeh-
ers of Texas, and his sermon today
was masterpiece. He chose for
his theme From Dust to Glory,
and took for a text the seventh verse
of the second chapter of Genesis:
And the Lord God formed man of
the dust Of the ground, and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man became a living soul And
Revelations, third chapter and twenty
second verse: "To him that over
cometh will | grant to sit with me
In my throne, even as | also over
came. and am set down with my
Father in his throne.
The preacher said he took no part
in the idea that man is a groveling
worm of the dust, but viewed him
from a bible standpoint, that he was
created in the likeness and image
of God, and, as David put it. ''lit-
tie lower than the angels. The
main idea of the semon was a great
thought and developed in a master
ly manner. He showed the humble
beginning of man, made of the dust
| of the ground" and how God gave
hm dominion over all other things
and how for 5000 years he had hello
all created things in his sway, ans
had been coming nearer and neare'
Ito what God would have him. n
tpointed out to the students of tn
school the richness of nature an
their great opportunities. All thing
had looked into mans face and call
led him master but sin and death. HI
next pointed out the still greater
strength which comes from Him who
stretched forth his hand over rag
! ing Galilee and said: Peace, be
still" With that great strength ad-
ded to mans. even sin and death
would be overcome and acknowledge
him TO be their master.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31

A meeting of the Ellis County
Rural Letter Carriers Association
was held in the county court room
yesterday afternoon. The attendance
was not large but the meeting was
very interesting one Several short
talks were made County Judge
Hawkins delivered a splendid address
on the Importance of good roads.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31

Mr.. B. D. Kendall, of the Acme
Ice Cream Co, says the people of
Waxahachie sure know good thing
when they taste it. His business for
the month of May was far in excess
of his most sanguine expectations,
and the reason for it is Acme Ice
Cream is the richest and most pala-
table cream sold in the city MIR.
Kendall is an artist in his line and
knows how to make cream tina
pleases everybody. Ask for Acme
ice cream at the soda fountains and
phone B. d. Kendall your orders for
receptions entertainments and family
dinings. dit
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31

Dining car service between Fort
Worth and Denver in both directions.
Dining car service between Hous-
ton ana Lafayette cast bound.
The lines over which the through
service will be run are the II. 4 T. c..
.T q y O.. Ft ". 4 u. G.. and Colo
RADIO Southern railways.
This innovation shhould appeal TO
those anticipating O trip 90 Colorado
FOR the summer as "a service par
excellence.
\ through sleeper quick timc and
good things to cat while eu roun'e
also beautiful scenery should trfer-
mime sou as rn your route.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31

Herring Drug Co. Special Agents
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-31

New Sleeper SefVIce on II. q L. Z.
Beginning June 1st an up to date
Pullman sleeper service will be in
augurated between Lafayette, La,
and Denver, Colo, service to be daily
in each direction on schedule as fol
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-10-25
ROY MEREDITH is
SERIOUSLY HURT
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY BROTH
Err WHILE HUNTING.
CHARGE STRIKES HIM In HEAD
Ugly Wound On Ear and Cheek
Feared Skull is Fractured and
Shot Has Entered the
Brain.

Roy Meredith, aged fourteen years,
a son of Clark Meredith, residing on
the Loughridge place just southeast
of the city, met with serious and
probably fatal accident while hunting
in the woods, between ten and eleven
o'clock Saturday morning. The lad
was accidentally shot by his brother
Frank, a charge fromra twelve-gauge
gun striking the lad back of the right
ear, piercing it and blowing along the
side Of the face, making wide and
ugly wound. The ear was all but shot
away. ..s
The unfortunate lad and his brother
Frank went into the woods to look
after some stock. They met Roe An.
derson, who was out hunting. Frank
took the gun from Anderson and the
lads started through the woods. single
file. A rabbit started up near the
boys and Frank swung the gun around
to get shot at the animal. AS he
did so the gun was discharged. Roy
was ahead of the gun, getting the load
as above described.
The shooting occurred near the
home of r.Sarbaugh, who was quick
ly summoned. Other physicians were
called by phone. The lad had to be
carried distance of more than a
half mile to his home before he could
be treated. To what extent the skull
has been injured cannot now be deter.
mined. The physicians are agreed
that the wound is very serious and
the brain may have been penetrated
The unfortunate lad was not uncon-
scious until placed under the int1u.
ence of chloroform.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-10-25
OUR COLORED SOCIETY,
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Rev. o. A. Johnson of Des Moines,
was a business visitor in the city this
week.
S. B. Johnson, of Centerville, has
been in the city during the past week
looking over the city with a view
to starting restaurant here.
He comes well recommended and is
prepared, if the conditions warrant,
to open first-class place.
The chicken supper given by the
stewardesses of the A. M. e. church
at the church Friday evening was
quite largely patronized by our citi-
zens, and the menu was all one could
wish. This was the initial entertain.
ment under Rev. Stovall's leadership
and he has proven himself quite a
worker in such matters.
Mrs. Morris Mitchell, of Chicago,
who is visiting at the Robt. Johnson
home, and who has been sufferer
from rheumatism for some time, has
suffered a relapse the past week.
which has confined her to her bed
She came here hoping the change
would afford her some relief, but ii
has been quite disappointment to
both her and her friends, as up to this
time her condition has been such as
to afford little hope of any speedy or
permanent recovery.
Married, at the residence of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Hart, S15 D avenue west, Wednesday
evening, Oct. II, 1906, Miss Villa
Hart and Mr.. Udell T. Lewis, Rev. J.
f. Florence, of Wesley Chapel, Off.
ciating. The ceremony was wit.
messed by a large number of the
friends of the young people, and was
very pretty and somewhat unique in
the arrangement. The bride and
groom, with Rev. Florence, took their
position in the east parlor and while
the wedding march was being played
the guests, who were seated in anoth'
er room, arose and marched into the
parlor and stood before the bridal
party while the ceremony was per
Formed. Congratulations followed
the ceremony, after which a splendid
wedding supper was served. The
bride is the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hart, and has lived all her
life in this city, where she is most
highly esteemed by all. The groom
who is employed in the Golden Eagle
is an Industrious and well respected
young man, who has made many
friends during the time he has lived
here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-10-25
SAN SAL VADOR IS
ruined BY STORM
RIVERS cHoKED WITH coRPsEs
OF MAN AND BEAST.
PROPERTY LOSS INcALCULABLE
Tempest Has Ragged For Ten Days
Ships Wrecked and People Bur-
led in Ruins of Their
Own Homes.

San Salvador, Oct. 20.A tempest
has ragged necessarily for ten days
throughout the republic, flooding rich
valleys, principally that of Majada,
and resulting in great loss OIL life and
the destruction of cattle and crops.
The Salyadorean man Of war Izalco
was lost at Acajutla The topogra-
ply of various departments have been
changed, buildings have fallen, bury
ing their tenants in the ruins, and the
iron bridges over the princlpal rivers
have been carried away.
The rivers are bringing down the
bodies of persons drowned in the
storm and the carcasses of cattle, and
the sight of these tend to increase
the terror of the people.
The losses are incalculable.
Guatemala and Honduras also have
suffered severely. 1t is said the
losses there will amount to many mil.
lions of dollars. -...
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-10-25
THE AUTO CASE.

Pella Chronicle: J. Willemsen filed
information against N. L. Towle OF
Oskaloosa for failing to stop his auto
mobile when his horses became
frightened.
J. l.. Warren was the attorney for
the defendant and Geo. Thomassen
attorney for plaintiff. A jury was
impaneled and the trial began and
lasted for several hours.
Willemsen was driving with his
wife and daughter north of Pella
when they met Towle in his automo
bile accompanied by three other men
The horses became frightened when
the auto was yet a distance off and
the family got out and Mr.. Willemsen
tried to quiet the horses. When the
auto approached the horses became
unmanageable, broke loose from Mr.
Willemsen and ran away, doing slight
damage to the rig and breaking the
harness.
Mr.. Willemsen testified that he sig
nailed the men to stop the automobile
and they did not do so, therefore
violating a state law. Mrs. Willem
sen and daughter said that they were
watching the horses and did not see
whether the auto stopped or not. A
third lady testified that she saw the
whole affair and that the auto did moi
stop.
The four automobile men testified
that Mr.. Willemsen did not signal
them to stop but that they stopped
the machine when they saw the dan
ger. 1t seemed to be matter Of
balance of evidence and the jury
found in favor Of Mr.. Towle.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-10-25
COAL TRADE REVIEW
CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS AS
POINTED OUT BY LEADING
TRADE JOURNAL.

Chicago, Oct. 20.--The Black Dia-
mond today says: ''The coal trade
this week has been too busy to smile.
The chilliness a few days ago brought
in an avalanche of orders, which have
kept everyone hustling. The mellow
weather this week, however, has
somewhat retarded business but not
sufficient to make it generally percep-
tible to the trade. The market for
eastern Goals is particularly strong.
An increase in price of about twenty
five cents predominates. The west
ern products, however, are not char
acterized by the same degree of ac-
tivity. 1t has been asserted that the
quotations this year are about two
weeks ahead of the prices last year
at this time. The principal reason
for the increase of course is due to
the car shortage which has not gen.
orally improved during the week
Statesmen from the western and north
western territory state that retailers
are more backward this year than
ever before in placing orders for win
ter supplies. The weakest point on
the market is on screenings but the
prices received, however, are some
what better than during the last two
weeks" ..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-10-25
TRADE CONTINUES
IN LARGE VOLUME
RECORDER BUSINESS FROM IoR
sERs NOTICEABLE.
COTTON GOODS IS VERY ACTIVE
IN General Distributive Lines Reports
Are FavorabIe-PracticaIly All
Lines Are Being Urged to
Limit.

New York, Oct. 90 Bradstreet's
today says: Trade continues of large
volume and while the ordinary rush
OF fall trade is over and next springs
is receiving attention actual retail de.
mand has induced heavy volume OF
recorder business from jobbers. Per,
haps the most active branch of whole.
sailing and jobbing is cotton goods
There is also better tone to wooden
goods. In general distributive lines
the reports are almost uniformly fay.
orable. Industries return reports OF
great activity; the iron and steel, met.
al working, coke, cotton, other textile,
furniture, carpet and, indeed, practi,
cally all lines are pushed. 4.
Exceptions are found in shoes
which have not been as we'll ordered
as a year ago for fall and winter
though excuses on last springs &C.
count make net gain for the year
as a whole.
"There is complaint that low
prices offered for grain are affecting
seriously farmers west and northwest
The features of the iron and steel
trade is the pressure to produce suf
ficient quantities to meet require,
ments. High prices and premiums
for prompt deliveries seem to be the
rule. Pig iron is higher, and as high
as $25 ton has been paid for No. =
foundry in eastern and western cen.
tiers for spot supplies. Bessemer pig
commands very high prices in the
central west.
Wheat, including -four, exports from
the United States ana Canada for the
week ending Oct. is aggregated 4,931,'
SAL bushels, against 2,S31,472 bushels
this week last year. For the past six,
teen weeks of the fiscal year the ex
ports are 52,9S4,76S bushels, against
22,705,319 in 1905. Corn exports for
the week are 1,319,036 bushels.
against 776,435 a year ago. For the
fiscal year to date the exports are H.,
S21,S47 bushels, against 1929, 1926
bushels in 1905.
Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for October amount,
ed to $4,561,211, of which $2,820,177
were in manufacturing, $1,671, 1888 in
trading and $64,701 in other CONNER.
cial lines.
Failures this week numbered 1876
in the United States, against 233 last
year, and II in Canada compared with
38 a year ago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-10-25
NEW TILE FLOOR.
The Bertsch-Shurtz Store is to 3,
Greatly Improved.

Bertsch & Shurtz, the popular drug
gists on the southeast corner of the
square, are having considerable i'm
provements made to their well equip
ped drug store by the owner of the
building, Miss Mae ]. Evans.
Their latest improvement is a new
tile floor. The work is under the SUI
pervision of Mr.. Blair of the Geo
H. Rees Co., of Chicago. The design
is very pretty and is the same style
pattern thing used in the jackson
Trust and Savings Bank in the new
Railway and Exchange building on
Michigan avenue in Chicago, and
which is one of the most imposing
structures in that city. The vesti
bule in the front will also be tiled
making a slope to the street. The
improvement will necessitate the re
modelling Of the front.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-10-25
Everybody is Looking For Pie


Or in other words, trying to get
money from credulous people and
those who are easily gulled. Many
attempt to get trade by claiming that
they examine eyes the same as relia.
BILE eye specialists do, hoping thought.
less people will not think Of their lack
of education, skill and, what is inf.
nitely of more importance, lack of ex.
perience.
Now wish to say frankly that
don't wish any reflected greatness
or to obtain capital by claiming to
follow the eye methods of others. II
did, it would be false. My meth
DDS are not like those of others and
are not practiced by others. In fact
they are peculiar to myself, and they
are the result of nearly sixty years
OF research and study Of the eye
Whether good or bad, they are my
own special methods, and as to theiI
success, can leave that to the yer
dict of more than ten thousand sat
isfied and delighted customers Of Os
kaloosa and surrounding country.
Mayne Arnold,
Scientific Eye-Sight Specialist. Elk
pert glass filter for Mayne Arnold
Optical Co., Oskaloosa, Iowa.