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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-24

Del Rio Division Of Western District
Ooes Not Meet rascr.

Washington March e Preside NJ,
Roosevelt submitted Il message to the
ho22e yetoias irsa passed by cou-ge rs
Tor the creation Of new division Of
the Western Judicial district al Texas.
The proposed division WIS 70 consts.
tute the counties Of Gfyalde. ZavaiIn
Kinney. Val Verde. Terrell and PpcuE.
and the bill provides that ferme of the
United States courts should he held
twice year 81 the town ~ Del Rio.
In hts veto the president says the pro.
posed division. does not have enough
eases to Justify It's establishment. In
five Years he says there have been but
stxty-fouF criminal aad twenty six civil
cases originating IN the seven coun.
ties. Del Rio Is described a. a small
place IN a sparsely settled country and
the veto says as most Of the cases
have originated In Maverick county.
this would be the more reason for
holding court at Eagle Pass
In the opinion oi the president the
fees Of the proposed court would not
be sufficient To pay capable deputy
clerk. bat would take away from the
income Of the court At San Antonio,
and thus affect the efficiency Of that
Office
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SOUTH TENAS SITUATION.
The Boil WceviIs Have About Depart
ed From that Section.

Nacogdoches. March 22--There is
one thing ! want to say to my Ellis
county friends and that is, | have
Travelled several times all over South
Texas this winter and it looks to me
like the boil weevils have quit that
section. lock. stock and barrel If
they have and our Ellis county farm
ers plant a big crop of cotton and it
yields we'll, which ii is more than
likely to do, where are they to get
their help to gather the staple next
fall? We all know that outside of
the boil Weevils which have infested
the South Texas country the past sew
eral years that they are just as sure
to raise cotton down there as Ellis
county is, and | know from having
been there this winter that they are
going to plant a big acreage this year.
| have had several letters from citi-
zens in that part of the state since
Christmas, urging me to send some
one or come and preach reduction to
them. We have been TO few places
down here to hold meetings. Now
the thing | do not want to see in Ell
lis county next fall is big cotton fields
and the staple worth only or 6
| cents, with no place to get pickers.
| | am not a prophet nor am / the son
of prophet. but | am the last man
in Ellis county to take a gloomy
view of any situation. BY reason of
my present position | have been en-
abled to find out for myself and
without any heresay the true condi
ton of affairs, and feel like | would
be untrue to myself and to my friends
in Ellis county if did not warn them
against the impending danger as |
see it,. Not only is what ! say of
South Texas true, but the information
| get, and il is from the most reliable
men all over Texas is that beyond
all shadow of a doubt there will be
decidedly the largest cotton acreage
by long odds planted in the state this
spring ever before heard of or dream
| ed of | certainly do not want TO see
/ Ellis county next fall or any other
| time so long as | live in trouble such
| as | have pictured it. 1t seems to me
! that an Ellis county farmer is taking
/ desperate chances when he plants an
! immense cotton acreage this spring.
! YOu can Vet cut the big acreage il
YOU have it laid off and put your
/ selves on the safe side. This is one
1 of the oldest towns in Texas and the
'possum and taters and other good
things, together with This freeStone
. water. all taste natural and II al
most makes me homesick TO get back
10 my old Arkansas home. We posi-
bly, have more money than East Tex
as. but they do beat MS getting some
thing good 10 eat. Big crowds are
. . II1,.,r{. IAYlun "a \
and the Southern Cotton Association
Is going 30 succeed. The truth is
it has got To or else hard will he oui
lot heuccfurth from our cradles Z,
our graves Il -. HUDSON.
Secretary Texas Division Southern
Cotton Association
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-24
BLOCKADE BROKEN
Frainioad of Passengers Snowbound
For Twelve DAYS

Durango, Colo. March 22-The snow
blockade which has existed uninter-
r'rptedly on the southern line of the
Denver and Rio Grande since March
II, was broken Thursday by the arri-
val of through train from Denver.
After being snowbound for twelve
days on the lofty summit of Cumbre's
Pass, fifty miles from the nearest town.
trainload of fifty passengers arrived
in Alamosa. The train left Durango
March 10, and after it became stalled
the snow continued falling. utni it
lay on the level higher than the smoke
stacks of the engines .
Railroad employees carried provisions
to the imprisoned passengers by climb
ing the mountain on snow shoes. and
! they were made as comfortable as pos
/ sible. Owing to the high altitude sev
/ eral passengers became sick.
The rotary penetrated to the train
( Wednesday night and Thursday morn
( ing the fires were again started in the
frozen engines and the Journey mad,
/ to Alamosa.
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WITTY eEpE.


Washington March 90 For Nv
minutes Thursday. Mr. Bebe discussed
the statehood bin IN the house ii
kent the members cnnyulsed wita
loughter
He vas agsirs, tae rule II &, c
was any member araiast admir-
Oklahoma he wanted hiUa 90 etsr3
up, II Va are 10 favor q a3mitt
Oklahoma, why don't ca aagry
eet basy? 2" be asked Yoa saa BE
IN about eisht minutes na
not mitch NIB fhe pr0posttioa With
other lApplause
rhe hi;cbinE of Oklahoma ard IS
Me2sco proposition Nas iisp tay @
Mormon boys Who vert east TO school
They We're OF the sanc name and
The Jas; question asked was # tuey
were twins Yes On oar fathers
side
This applied 10 Arizona and New
Mexico. both from Mexico. but differ.
emit in AN other respects
Bat you say we are against the
admission he continued Il am not.
| have been with the administration
in everything she has done excep, this
bill and the wife beating bin
tLaughterl In his message Il year
ago he gave eight lines advocating
the whipping post This year he gave
thirteen lines for the two territories.
Oh ! like the president because he
is engaged in a great work, he does
great deeds. has nigh resolves and
lofty purposes. But ! don't have to
stand for these little indifferent things
that the leaders of the house got him
to ptu in his message and then ascribe
as his policy
But ! like him most because he
permitted member OF this house to
break into his private home without
sounding an alarm
This sally produced continued laugh.
ter as all eyes sought Mr.. Lougworth.
who occupied one OF the front seats
and Joined In the leyity
i like him because when he got
ready 10 give his daughter away he
gave her to a real American in every
way worthy ana not to some degener.
ate prince. prolonged applause)
And like him because when he
gave her away he gave her 10 the
house of action and correction at this
end of the capitol and not to the house
of detention at the other end of the
capitol Iaughter.)
As to the statehood matter. he said
1t would bet better statesmanship to
fight the senate on some measure on
which it had made mistake.
In this instance the senate was
right and the house wrong Never had
the country had so able a senate as
today
They talk about the senate holding
up the entire country. Why We have
strong man in this house who can
hold up one hundred thousand square
miles more than anybody in the sen
ate" he declared. tLaughterD
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SALOON SERVICES.
Evangelist Asher and Wife Hold Re-
liaious Exercises In One.

haious Exercises In One.
! Dallas, March 22.-Rev. William
Asher and Wife. who are connected
holding meetings. in this city, conduct
err services Thursday night at the sa-
loon of George w LOOMS on Main
street, In the business district With
the exclamation. Hello, fellows," Mr.
Asher greeted the ten or twelve men
in the saloon.
How are you. George continued
Mr.. Asher, taking the hand of George
Loomis, proprietor of the bar, who had
advanced 70 greet him.
bundle which proved to be a folded
organ, was carried to the rear of the
saloon Three chairs were brought
on thy Mr.. Loomisf and Mr. Asher
mounted a chair and began speaking
at once, Mrs, Ahser seating herself.
( The crowd quickly filled the place and
maed standing room at premium.
| In concluding. Mr.. Asher said: Il
want every man who has had a moth
er's prayers and who has courage
enough to say so to hold up his hand. ~
Twenty did So ...
Il want TO thank George Loomis. '
said the evangelist. He didn't have
to let me come here He is paving
/ license to carry on "A business in the
state of Texas. and wasn't under any
obligations TO me When | came here
the other day. and Of course | came
here properly accredited ne said. Ger
tainly, Mr.. Asher. You can hold a meet
ing here and came"
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SPRlGGs FOUND GUILTY.
Charged With Keeping White Women
Confined In His Home.

Kew York March 22-The jury in
the case Of Robert S. Spriggs, propri-
etor of a resort where 1t is alleged that
whate women were detained against
| their will, brought in verdict of gull
ty of abduction after deliberation of
twenty minutes Thursday Spriggs
was remanded until Tuesday for sen
tence. The extreme penalty in such
crimes is twenty years in prison 1t is
understood that the two remaining in
dictments Against him will not be pre-
sented at once. As soon as Spriggs
was taken to the tombs Sallie Bennett
negress indicted with Spriggs and
accused of keeping one of his houses.
came into court and pleaded guilty
Of sbducting Alice Harris. a negress,
aged fifteen years. She was also re-
mandde for sentence
Spriggs then testified He said he
first met Hattie Warren in a house of
III repute in New York in the summer
of 1899 and that she came to his house
in the following October. He denied
that he had not induced her to come
there, that he never imprisoned her
there. that she often went out during
the day and came back at night. She
remained at his place seven or eight
months, he said. and went and return
ed. Spriggs declared that he had moth
ing more to do with the conduct of the
place than to rent the rooms to wo-
men and collect the rent from them.
The tenants. he said, were all white
persons li .H
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RACE TROUBLE.
One White Man and Two Negro Wo.
men Were Shot,

Shreveport, March CIV II. Smith
a white man, and two negro womer
were shot in race war near Alden
Bridge, Bossier parish. twenty miles
north OF Shreveport, Thursday morn
ing. Smith was shot in the head and
his wounds will result fatally. One of
the women is seriously hurt The trou,
Die was caused by negro woman and
her two sons making threats to kill
Mrs. T. G. Pease. When her husband
learned of the outrage he organized
a posse and attempted TO take the ne
groes, who had taken refuge In a cabin
with other negroes. The negroes open
ed fire on the whites. who returned it.
Reports from the scene of the trou-
Bile Thursday night were that all the
whites and blacks We're armed and an
other clash was expected.
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ATTORNEY WARNED.
"lf You Know Yourself, You viii Let
That Thing Alone"


Knoxville, March 22.--General j. R.
Paul, United States district attorney
received an anonymous letter through
the mail in which he was severely
criticised for saying that he thought
that lynching of the negro Ed Johnson
Mt Chattanooga was not justified. and
that the sheriff of Hamilton county
had been negligent The letter was
mailed in this city at Station A, and
was well written.
The district attorney is warned
against proceeding in the interests of
the government and is told that 'if
you know yourself, you will let that
thing alone. That niger avs guilty
and had made a confession, aud what
do you want TO interfere for"
The state courts. like that in Knox
county, that of the whole state and OF
the United States are corrupt and the
people have got to take the affair into
their own hands
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TO BE INVESTIGATED.
eynchers Of Negro at Chattanooga
May Have to Stand Trial.

Washington March 22.-The depart.
ment of justice will take official no.
tice of the lynching al Chattanooga.
Tenn, OF the negro. Johnson, in whose
case the supreme court Of the United
States last Monday granted the right
of appeal. Steps have been taken
looking TO an Investigation The
United states district attorney for that
district vii be instructed to make a
thorough investigation OF the yuch.
ing and ii the facts obtained seem Ia
warrant il. proceedings under the fed
sral statutes viii b. begun against
the participants
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DEFECTS REMEDIEO.
Joint Resolution Of Stephens VIII Be
FaVeraniy Reported

Washington March go The house
committee uu Indian affairs decided Co
rcpuff faroraniy ou tbs stephens Joint
resolution pfoYdius for ttc allotment
II 100 acr nf land to eeeh child born
90 member. of tHe NI1ua 'amansh.
OF Apache Indian trshas aud entitled tl
allotment ItHer fH. er opening ft.
reservation. of fa.se tribes rHe .t.
olutaa s fu .are UaI..H u fae -r"
chen HII u .at H.. ta.-e Hn.
wbirh hae HaHrH Hats .u1.t .rI
which .e HrHsiata. haH aHt ..sn.I ..
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NOTICE hereby given that the
above described
suit will De Instituted the
Respectfully. sPM.DING
Tax Assessor Collector city wazahachie Texas
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TOE BLOWN OFF.
Friehtful Accident That Happened to
Ed Holcomn.

savoy Tex. March 22 While hunt
inr In Red river bottoms. seven miles
north Of here Ed HolCoIp, acciden.
tally got the top % bis h,ud blown
on by 90 shotgun iu the bands OF John
Hsney The men had ,at4mouut
tr~rt and Zoo tryluE f1 DUST r Hauey
Tell down and BITS 4u accidentally
fired rhr load taking effect iu Ho.-
combs b.aI A. last accounts UoE
comb Na- barely alive
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-03
COL 0MBIA AND VENEZUELA
VERY MUCH ESTRANGE0.

Washington, May 3.--Colombia and
Venezuela are worse estranged than
ever before as a result Of the refusal
Of Vice President Gomez OF Venezeua
10 receive DR.. Herrera, the minister
who went to Caracas three weeks ago,
TO perfect a treaty with Venezuela for
the settlement OF the disputes between
the two South American governments,
concerning the navigation Of rivers
flowing through the two countries, and
concerning commerce passing over the
common boundaries.
War is being freely talked In South
American diplomatic circles, The in
suit to Colombia Is regarded by some
Of the diplomats here gs such one
as cannot Well be overlooked, especial
ly since this Is the second time the Cas-
tro government has refused to receive
a representative OF Colombia Just a
year ago Lucas Cabello went from CO.
lombia 10 Caracas. There were repeat
cd delays as TO his reception, and final
~ the Venezuelsn government refused
10 recognize him officially. At that time
President Castro insisted that Colom-
bia had failed TO eXpel Venezuelan po-
litiCal refugees but the excuse was not
regarded as valid one. Later an en-
yoy from Colombia went to Venezuela.
and last December protocols We're sign
ed for n resumption Of diplomatic rela-
tons between the two countries. and for
the framing OF a treaty settling the
navigation and frontier questions. In
accordance with these protocols Dr.
Herrera 'Nas sent to Caracas TO perfect
the treaty. Dispatches from Mr.. Rus
sell. the American minister In Nen-
ezuela say Vice President Gomez re-
fused to receive DR.. Herrera officially.
and said Il would not be possible TO do
SO until the treaty had been perfected.
Latin-American diplomats are at
loss to know just how the Castro gov
eminent expects the treaty to he per-
fected and signed II the Venezuelan
president refused to receive the man
empowered to act for Colombia and
there Is much discussion OF the UNI
usual situation.
Mr.. Mendoza Columbian minister. is
In New York, where he has been for
several weeks. and the legation here
has had no advices concerning the
sudden break IN what seemed to
be the friendly relations between Co
lombia and Venezuela, II is through
the good offices OF the A.lericsn minis
ter. Mr. Russell. that the protocols
looking TO settlement of all differ
ences were framed and IT is suggested
that what is termed the slap at CO.
lombia' IL an indirect thrust at the
United States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-03
A HORSE POISON Err.
Head of Gang Sentenced to One Year
In Pcnitcntiary.

New York, May 3.-The alleged Lead
Ell Of a gang that, It is charged. has
poisoned over a thousand horses in
greater New York during the last five
years, was sentenced yesterday to serve
a year in the penitentIary. He was
samuel Geler 80 years old. OF Brook
Ign. Geller was charged with having
poisoned seven horses by giving them
arsenic When the case was closed
Supt. Charles II. Hanknson OF the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty TO
Animals, told the court that Gellers
conviction was one OF the greatest vic
tories In the interest of dumb animals
of which he ever knew. He said
"Geller has been the head of gang
that mas wilfully destroyed hundreds
and hundreds OF horses during the last
five years. The members OF the CANA
are hired out TO rival business men and
by administering arsenic to the horses
OF one or the othe reap a rich harvest
The tortures the poor beasts suffer IN
being thus put to death is indesorib-
able"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-03
FIRE COMPANIES
TO COMPROMISE.
Representatives Discuss Cues
ton Of Adjustment Of Losses
BY San Francisco Fire.
WON'T PAY EARTHQUAKE LOSS
Some Express Purpose to be Not Only
just In Cases of Doubt But
Generous.

New York, May 3.--The Tribune to-
day says
Representatives Of both foreign and
American fire insurance companies
who We're in the city yesterday dis
cussed action to effect compromise IN
the adjustment of losses by the San
Francisco fire. The discussion was
largely upon the Quaston as to tho
attitude the adiusiefs' of companies
should be instructed to take i'm regard
TO the disputed questions. The great
companies express a strong purpose
Ia be not only Just, but generous In
cases Of doubt, with the victims Of the
FIRE. but they all evidently feel what
was expressed by the president of a
large American company who said
THE adiusters for this company
Will not be allowed to waive the con-
ditions of it's policies, nor the condl-
tons and restrictions OF its charter.
We have no more right to pay loss
Cccasioned by earthquake than we have
To- pay loss Of life We are not an
earthquake insurance company, nor a
life insurance company"
Because Of exemption from loss by
earthquake damage well informed in
surance men estimated yesterday that
the companies would ultimately pay
GO to as per cent of the aggregate
amount at risk,
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TEN YEARS FOR FORGERY.
Given Michael Angelo McGinnls, an
Ex-Collegc Professor

Kansas city May 3.-Michael Angelo
McGinnls. a former college professor and
author OF ~ standard work on mathema-
tics, was convicted OF forgery In the
criminal court here yesterday and SEN
fenced TO 10 years in the penitentiary. Me
Ginnis and a confederate forged deed
TO a city lot and sold the property Tor
$500
McGinnis for three years was principal
Of the high school at Oconto, WIS In 1851
he established "A newspaper at Medf0rd,
Or. Later he published paper at jules;
burg, Colo, and held important political
positions in Logan county, Colo. lie is 4
direct descendant Of John Napier, in
ventor OF Logorithms While publishing
n newspaper In Newton county Mo. he
was sont to the penitentiary for misuse
of the mails While in the penitenUary
he wrote the book which made him fam
Gus with mathematicians throughout tho
world. lie called II Algebra, the Cnlycr.
sal Solution for Numerical and Literal
Equations After his release from prison
tho book was published simultaneously in
American and England.
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JOHN R. WALSH.
Held to Federal Grand Jury in $50 900
Bonds,

Chicago. May 3,-John r. Walsh, for
mer president OF the defunct Chicago
National bank, was today held to the
federal grand Jury in bonds OF $50, 600
by United States Commissioner Footr.
When Mr.. Walsh appeared before the
commissioner, Assistant United StatoA
Attorney Chllds said the government
was ready for the hearing Attorney
Ritzher. for Mr., Walsh, said that mas
much as the federal officer had not
yet concluded their investigation Of the
statement Of facts submitted some time
ago by Mr.. Walsh. and lnasmuch as
the federal grand jury will go into ses-
sion May Is. he believed II best for the
interests Of his client that he waive
examination.
Commissioner Foote then said he
could do nothing else than hold MIR.
walsh 10 the grand jury which was
done. the bonds being fxed a; $50. 600.
The bonds were AT once furnished by
Mr.. Walsh.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-03
NINE CADETS EXPELLED
From New Mexico Military Academy
For Mutiny.

Roswell. y. NJ, May S-Nine cadets
we're expelled from the New Mexico mil
itary academy here yesterday as the re-
suit Of a mutlny I'm which 70 cadets were
involved, and IN which violence against
the faculty was threatened for a time
The academy Is territorial institution
aud rigid military discipline Is enforced
government Instructor being detailed for
the academy. The men OF the two lower
classes had been forbidden to cave The
grounds and had repeatedly dIsobeyed the
order. The boys involved were placed un-
der severe penalties for disohedience, be,
ing ordered to walk D penalty tours ana
ia apoloeize to the faculty The entire 70
rcvolted and threatened violence u was
necessary to place all Of them under ar
rest. Later I'm the day 81 agreed to accept
the penalty Tho other nine were eN'
PEELED. An Of the cadets with one eXcp'
ton are from New Mexico,
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NEW RUSSIAN CABINET.

ST Petersburg, MAY 3.--The immedi-
ate organization of the new cabinet
ia now anticipated. All the minis
tiers are expected 20 have placed their
designations IN the emperor's hands.
Beside II Goremykin as premier. the
slate Is said 20 INCLUDE III. Stolypin, the
governor Of Saraton. for minister of
the interior; NJ. Kokosoft for minister
OF finance Prince Galitzln professor
of physics at the Academy OF Sciences !,
minister of ways and communication;
NJ Won Kaufman. a member % the
counsel Of the empire. minister of edu-
cation; Prince Sherinski Shakmatoff.
procurator Of the Holy synod. and NJ.
st. Chegloveroff, minister of Justice
all bureaucrats. but rather colorless.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-03

and Tatungkow and Mukden and Dalny
During the progress Of the war and while
the country was In military occupancy. it
was not possible to actually open offices
AZ these places. But as soon as Japan ana
Russia were willing 20 withdraw their
troops II was, " course, assumed that
there would be no further difficulty eN-
perienced In installing the American con.
suls. Now, however II appears that
China Is nterposing Obstacles supposed
at first TO be grounded entirely upon a
desire 10 merely assert herself and graft
IS her vanity, but at last found TO have
much more substantial basis In TACT
the Chinese government determined 10
foreign land holdings in chinese terri
tory finds the opportunity 70 make the
issue In connection with the establish
mcnt of foreign consulate In Manchuria