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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
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PITTsBURG. Nov. 12.- It was the following telegram sent by two detec- tives. Frank Lee and Edward swsrt- wood who had been trailing him. that caused Mrs. William Thsw. IT.. to take steps to have her sS. William Thav. declared an hshitusl drlnksri and his millions placed In charge of a trustee: If you want ts save Bslly's life cut off his no1ey. No other way will do. We give hi- ---
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
Keeping Silver Down.

Washington, Nov 12.-The treas ury department to-day received of- fers for the sale of silver at 72 cents per fine ounce. These offers were re- jected and Secretary Shaw said ths. no more silver would be purchased at such extremely high prices.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
Had to Come Down.

Paris. Nov 12.-Santos Dumont made an attempt to ascend in his air ship this afternoon. but after skim ming along the ground at a height of fifteen feet. and at a speed of thirty miles an hour he WIS obliged to de- scend fearing that he might injure some of the spectators.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
shaw Remains Firm.

Washington. Nov 12-Secretary Shaw said to-day that he would not for the present go to the assistance of the money market and that as before stated by him unless the conditions change he will adhere to his decision not to refund. buy bonds or money deposits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
wuI Omen Boxes.

New York. Nov 12.-w. J. Connors. chairman of the democratic state central committee said today that the state republican committee was planning to open the ballot boxes af- ter denying that privilege to William R Hearst last year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
Pro,uIpept Man D,a,.

Newtowu. Nov 12-Issac F. Tay- lor of Jersey City. one of the proui- nent men of New Jersey. died at the CounegztioaaI church parish house to-day. Ills daughter is the wife of she pastor. Ralph Dsnforth-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
BRACELETS.

We have just put in a new line of spring bracelets. Roman and poIish- ed. plain and set with stones. prices ranging from s1 to s7- We will eIose out our sterling silver link braceIets for soc each CuR buftons from 1se up. The LAke c strobe1 O
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
COULDN'T FACE IT.
Man Charged With Murder Found
 Dead Beside Wife's Lifcless Body.

Owesso. Mich, Nov 12.-Bert Seely. who was under suspicion in connec- tion with the murder of Edwin Edgar in West Haven township last Wed. nesday. was found dead in bed to- day and lying beside him was his young wife also dead. They were found by Seely's brother.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
Tony sabia Guilty.

Naugatuck. Nov 12.-Tony Sabis, brother of the man murdered dur ing the Italian fight one month ago, was found guilty of carrying con- cealed weapons to-day and was fined $50 and costs. An appeal was taken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
Forty.aye Missing.

South Bend. Ind. Nov 12.-Reports from the Baltimore & Ohio wreck at Woodville. Ind. are that forty-five persons are unaccounted for and probably burning in the wreckage.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
Hoeh Get. the Votes.

Topeka. Kansas. Nov.-The oficisl canvass up to noon to-day. from one hundred out of the one hundred and five counties. gave Hoch. repubiican- for governor . plurality of 1fu1 Cn- oDciaI rpfuns from the missing cssnfi0 VIII give hin . plurality of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
sbafrrr xear pesfh.

Bakers1eld. Nov 13-A bulletin iGsued late this forenoon sayU that oeoeral shaftsr . at ths point of e1etA-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12

The Evenfng Denocrat is fhs psople's paper The prico is ae c copy. 13c q veek. 43e c monfh. es q var. by nail of enrrSsf.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
WEATHEI roRECAR.

Forecast for Connecticut. Fair with s1lGh<ly cosdef. Tuenday. fair. cd brisk nDfthvvstziy win1a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
Al Seen in the Park.

A Boston gentleman and his small grandsof were in an electric car one day when a young man with a black band on his sleeve got in. The little boy looked at it and then said, -Grsndrapa. why does he have that on his sieeve.-
 His grandfather replied. Because he has lost some relative"
 ~Oh.- said the boy. T thought it vas to keep the caterpillars from crawling up,"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12
Wcuid ee Monotonous.

Most things vouid go without say ing If ve would only let them go that vay.-Philadelph'a Record.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-12

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
SLAyteS OF CONDlTTS
vitaeS IeSfifies Nat Three Ne9sss
Coaaifiet ne ba,srtv (rims.


Victoria lexas' Dec By the
statement ~ Augusta Digs, made
upoh th" lihfss stand IN open court
Ses'''us' et's fo""li. hehfy ITO"
ara aha monk 1ihson killed Airs. !,
N"'u'tt "nu h'F fout childrth at
f'dha during the morning OF Sept.
- t'oot
me woman while answering all
questions without hesitancy, told Of
q Nist psld her ny feiiN Powell on
lne morning on the day OF The tragedy
She quoted MS remarks; Me and
"'peu ohi the 'ohuitt famiiy he
- Said 10 nave declared fhere was
soihething over there | have wanted
ioi fohk Hine ahG sot ".
ne theory OF the state fiking time
ana circumstances was supported
Augusta says she rose early on the
aay OF the event and after daybreak
saw teilx Powell and Monk Gibson
waking around the field together as
the latter ploWed, then came Felix
70 hor mouse, ms clothing changed
he tod OF what had occurred and
disappeared. after uttering a threat
TO XIII II his words were repeated
- ~ Ni'ihNl 'aitit AibHh JlpNOH
with the alarm hours after Felix had
explained what had occurred.
Augusta Diggs is herself under in
dictment charged as an accasaor, IN
concealinp ber information rooard
ing the crime The indictmant
against her was offered as evidence
She first made the statement repeat
edly under oath this morning that af-
hnr a In, h.t
upon the advice of her half hrotbar
the confession wac beroldad ahrood
when made Tho uyon,a., ,,a',,,a So,
IIoneton ~ rdn. i,,st 49, ~
cri,,,n yt-birH ~ @ nv
e,,,,,I,,,.,a a. - ~ Wv oitS she ~as
or,t fa,oii,. '''' ii''i'o VI P'"i'iii-
'0i''F
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
ktIfER SEES OPENING
OAss veiusa prep~m1 10 Msve SsslA .
tn fepfekaisiisa Csi Dswa.

Washington. D~c The negro
soldier incident arising over the
Brownsville affair IN becoming charg
ed wtth political considerations
Necessity for holding the coiorvd vote
In number of northern digtrtctx is
deeply Involved and this fact may tn
fluencv action 10 some extent
senator Foraker has an AK to grind
In bis presidential rivalry with Taft
In Ohio and many representatives
viii be governed by political ronsiei-
erations should the Brownsville mat
ter ever get before the house Not
only Will the reenlistment of the dis
charged negro soldiers he discussed
but other questions There IL al
ready talk among the republicans OF
couutering Congressman Slayden &
bill for the discharge of all negro
troops by presenting n bin 10 in
crease the number Of negro troops,
and pressing It's passage
In the same connection the ques-
ton OF cutting down southern repre-
sentation Is being revived Represe-
sentative Keifer OF Ohio said today
he was prepared TO renew his efforts
for legislation on this question II Is
true, II would be impossible at the
present short session TO get a bill
through congress to cut down south
ern representation. but agitation of
the subject would be OF value In q
political way In close districts to the
republicans
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
CAMPERS FIRED ON.
Negro Received Painful Bullet
Wound in Leg.
IiIIli,.l

Corsicana. Texas. Dec Deputy
Sheriff VIII Carroll returned from
Richland today having made no ar
rests in the shooting of the negro
there Wednesday night. The negro
shot, whose name is Tom Thompson.
was a railroad laborer and. with
number of others, was awaiting a car
on which To ship a railroad outfit
that had been working on the Trim
tty and Brazos Valley road 10 Beau
mont and We're camped near the rail-
road track, They were around their
camp fire Wednesday night when
someone fired four or five shots at
them Thompson received a pain
| full flesh wound in the calf of the
right leg. There is no clew to the
| guilty party
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
KILLED BY BOLOhEN


Manila, Dec according TO la
ter reports from Capt Ham concern
ing the recent tight on ihe Island uf
Leyie between the American force
and Pulaianes a detachment OF Com
pany l. of the Eighth United States
infantry, with a force of constabu-
larry under the command of Lieut.
Ralph N Yates Jr,, were rushed BY
sixty boiomen four miles from Pa
pas. on the Tarragona trail on the
afternoon of Nov. 5. The pula james
had a few guns from which they fired
yolley and then rushed the troops
In the onslaught five American sol
diers were killed and nine wounded
The enemy lost thirty Killed. The
number of wounded and prisoners ia
ken is unknown
detachment has started in pur-
suit. but as the telegraph line is
down between Tacobian and Iliolio,
no further report has been received.
The dead. Sergeant Joseph
Clark, Sergeant James Provan. Pri-
yate Dafferin, killed by bolos: Pri-
Yates W Handley and Edkard keogh.
shot
The wounded: Corporal Weld Pri-
Yates Mcfienry, Edge and Wakefield
Slightly wounded Priyates Arm
strong, Brennan, Herrig, Hoist and
Richardson.
The dead were rescued on the
night of Nov ) on the battlefield
The wounded are doing well.
The condition of Lieut.. Yates, for
merly reported slightly wounded, is
now said to be serious
AS no report has been received con
corning the constabulary, they prob
ably sustained no loss
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08

City Attorney j. NJ. Eskridge and

| 1ltN Attorney j. NJ. ESkrlQge ane
Attorney J A. Worsham are forme
| students of the University of Texas
and quite naturally they take a grea
interest in that institution. Yester
terday an opportunity presented it
| self for these young men to distin
guish themselves by purchasing and
sending 10 the university q wonder
ful specimen in biology. The object
which attracted their attention was
the reptile which was taken from
WaXahaChie creek. They were not
long in making up their minds that
it was just the thing for the depart
ment of biology in the University Of
Texas When they sought 90 obtain
possession of the carcass they found
it had been purchased hy another
party for the small sum of sixty
cents They were not long in s.rih-
ing % bargain with this individual by
reiWuUrsiuE him and adding thereto
one cigar OF thc value of five cents
TaEiul their treasure tO drug store /
thry asked for twenty cents worth of |
alcohol bon which to preserve iI.
When told fhtl i' would require +
about $500 worth of fh, Ilguid Tor
thrir purpose Ihr Euuul disciples of /
blackstone Withdrew fur ,uu-uif'- /
UOU and ln fltr au inventory u. cash /
u .heIr possession They .IHI made /
uost.Wo.t.W examination of 'h.'.
specimen sud iHy.r verdict Ha- rH1f
u hud departed tbs Ita bon "u uu-
huoWu manner several days H-H. I0r /
alcohol wur Uuf purchased Hni .he .
wonderful .r.WI $500. -HHT III. .Hr
,lfy- dumrlu- erHUuU 'u -..t "f .H I
tha.E .W. W.'..
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
ROBERTSON DENIES IT,
Merely Paid His Respects and Did
Not Pledge support.

Austin, Texas, Dec. S.-The state
ment appearing in certain morning
papers to the effect that Judge Roby
ertson, a member of the legislature
from Travis county, called on Bail
ey Thursday and told him that he
would support him for senator, is
grossly incorrect, Judge Robertson
says that he called to pay his respects
but the subject of voting for Bailey
was never mentioned in his presence
in fact, it was not mentioned at all.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
MATRIMONIAL MATTERS.
Two Young Couples Of the Italy
Country United in Marriage.

"Wednesday afternoon at I o'clock
James II. Mcbride aud Miss Mamie
Daniel We're married at the bride s
home TWO miles south OF italy. Rev
J. s. Elliott of Italy was the officiat-
ing minister.
Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
the rites of matrimony were celebra~
ted between Allen Thompson and
Miss Fannie Williams OF the Great
House community They drove TO
the home of Rev. ]. s. Elliott In Italy
and were married by him They were
accompanied by G. A. Morgan and
Miss Nora White OF the same com
munity
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
Nt ST MAKE tP TIM.
N~w Order on Nat, degrading Mov.-
ns~at ~ Passenger Trains.

General upeFinienfent r, = Nc.
tSosell of the Katy has taken in hand
the late passenger train subject and
has Issued few Instructions with
regard to them. he has announced
that hereafter II dispatcher does
nos allow a passenger train TO make
up timc when IL II late the fw~igua-
tion of the dispatcher viii be- called
FOR.
When business Is heavy ON road
II " frequent occurrence Tor dis
patChers 20 run passenger train late
when II loses time. In order that
frcight trains can be moved with
more expedition
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
Passed Examination Successfully

James Donahue. New Britain. Con,
writes: L tried several kidney rem
edies, and was treated by our best
physicians for diabetes. but did not
improve until / took Foley's Kidney
Cure. After the second bottle /
showed Improvement, and five bottles
cared me completely. | have since
passed rigid examination for life
insurance Foley's Kidney Cure
cures back-ache and all forms of kid
ney and bladder trouble. b. W.
Fearis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
Board of Examiners

The December meeting of the board
of county commissioners was held
yesterday and today The board is com
posed of Prof. p. J. Herndon of Wax
ahachie, Prof. George Webb of Gar
rett and Prof. Dudley Stovall of Italy
Only about eight or ten teachers tooR
the examination at this meeting OF
the board
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
FIVE PERSONS KILLED.
Negro Runs Amuck with Gun in
Mississippi Town.

Greenville, Miss. Dec S.-A ne
gro killed negro woman in negro
boarding house here, and when Po-
iiceman kotier went to arrest him,
the negro shot him and he is not ex-
pected to live. The negro then barri-
caded himself with two ~ Colts and
in attempting to get him he killed
two more negroes. one white man, a
painter, and also shot Captain Quinn
and Assistant City Clerk Abercrom-
bic. The negro has been captured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08

Dr.. S. l.. Hornbeak, who was ap-
pointed superintendent OF the blind
asylum by Governor Campbell, left
Saturday night on a visit to Austin.
DR.. Hornbeak is being urged to take
charge of the school at once, and the
Object of the visit at this time is to
determine whether he will assume his
duties now or wait until the other
state officers are sworn in.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08

Lebanon, O, Dee. s. Henry
White, who murdered Marshal Ba-
sore of Franklin, Warren county,
several days ago, was shot to death
by posse yesterday. Bloodhounds
tracked White to thicket near
Pleasant Plain. The murderer re-
fused to surrender and began shoot
ing at the members of the posse
White was instantly killed by mem
bers of the posse after they had par
leyed with him for some moments
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08

The ladies of the Baptist church
viii pack a Christmas box Monday at
ternoon for the children at BuCkner's
Orphans Home Persons having
gifts for the box are requested to
send them 20 the parsonage Monday
morning
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08

Dallas, Dec. S.-J F. Strickland
president of the Texas Traction com
pany. retturend yesterday from Sher-
man, where he had been to look after
matters connected with his proposed
new interurban road. Mr.. Strickland
states that all is progressing nicely
and work on grading the roadbed is
being pushed as rapidly as possible.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
I>TERtRBAN SURVEYORS


Ctvii Engineer ] W Martin and
his surveyors are nov making the
s'sTohd survey between Wasahschle
and Dallas for the Central Texas
Traction roInpanys proposed inter.
urban railway The surveyors have
been camped 81 Ferris this week. The
surveyors began their second sur
yey az Dallas and have passed VIII
mer on their way to Waxahachlc.
This line comes through Hutehins.
Wilmer and Ferris From Ferris the
survey will be made direct to Wax
ahaohic through the Rocket coun-
try
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08

Among the things on display Tues
day and Wednesday in the Gibson
building will be comforts, fancy and
work aprons, handkerchiefs. SILK.
Crocheted and knitted scarfs, fascina-
tors, fancy bags, crochetted doll caps.
infants sacks, caps, bibs bootees and
numerous other beautiful and useful
articles Every one has "a cordial in
yitation To- attend
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08

The gin at Ensign was destroyed
by fire yesterday morning about 5
O'Clock. The plant was owned by r.
n. Matthews. The cause of the fire
is unknown. The loss is estimated at
81 900, with So 500 insurance
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08

Alexandria. La, Dec. S.--Thomas
{. Braden, 'alias Brady, a white man
50 years old, was legally hanged
yesterday for criminal assault upon
Miss Laura Warden at Lecompte, La,
Sept. , last
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08

Mrs. T. NJ Smith, aged so years,
residing near Ennis, died suddenly
at her home at o'clock yesterday
morning She retired Thursday
night in apparently good health and
nothing was known of her illness.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-08
{ allied Meeting.

All members of the Furnishing so
ciety of the Cumber Gland Presbyter-
ian church are urged to be at the
church Monday afternoon at .
O'Clock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-10
TODAY IN HISTORY
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Name Day: Luther. Sun rises at [; sets at 5.
 17s5-The schooner, White Fish, ar Isle, on Lake Erie. The White Fish was r 1-2 feet keel feet 2 inches beam, and performed the remarkable voyage in seven weeks, passing the Fails of Niagara ten miles by land, and proceeding by Lake Ontario, the Oswego river, Lake Oneida, Wood Creek, the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, to her place of destination-947 miles. The vessel was built and navigated by two young men, who made their unique voyage without chart or com
 Iso2-An island in latitude five de-, grees, forty-nine minutes north, lonC1- tude 162 degrees, twenty-three min Captain sowle, of the Palmyra, of Providence, R. l., which he called Pal
 iso4EThe Sioux Indians were on the warpath, having killed several Americans along the Missouri river.
 ISOsZ1Guy Carelton, 8 distinguished British officer in AIperica, and goVer- nor of Canada, died! His great exer- the Americans under Montgomery ana
 iSi2-United States schooner Growl- CT, Lieutenant Mix, having under con- voy a British prize schooner, by a mas terly maneuvre saved his prize and captured another British schooner, un- GOnEOV Lake Ontario The schooner had $l2,- 0OO on board, and the private proper ty and baggage of General Brock.
 1S25-Commodore McBoSh.o3ush, BOT ~ Who no 1914, died of consumption at Middle town, Conn.
 is43-John Trumbull, a celebrated American painter and aide to General Washfngton during the American Rev oIutiou died in New York, aged elgh- ty-seven. He was buried in New HaV- en. where fifty-five of his paintings are preserved in the college. His mas terpiece is the great painting of the signers of the Declaration of lnde- pendence. e.-- ,-- the war of 1872. died at Columbus Ga,
 fS57~New York and Newfoundland cable, 1,715 miles. opened: c.,- Carolina Legislature to raise and equip 'iSS 'iisG4EGeneral Mcclellan defeated for the Presidency by n6Tsnaim isaidn L'hcoin
 1S6S-England and the United states agreed to submit the Alabama affair to SS7FSGSiitiiil 1S7smcentennial Exhibition, Phila-
 iSs6&Cieneral James A. Garfield. President -elect. resigned his seat in the House of Representatives
 iss0-A cyclone demolished the, town of Keatchie, La, killing several per- sons. ,- Dominican Republic, reported captured by rebels; former President Jiminez made President in the place of General Wos-y-Gil, who deposed President
 1965-Senator Lodge of Massachu- setfs declared Federal ownership of utilities would mean menace to the Service by the American Press-News,
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-10
DRIFTWOOD
Brolxel. Renections.
pY PHIL IT. ARaEsTRoNta

Broken Reflections. It's Pleasanter to swallow ioS o msn s s'OIles ths ocean when you fall in. k & SS se
 Most of a womar's. exercise consists in jumping at conclusions.
 No wonder women take such inter- est in football-they are accustomed % attending bargain day bargain sales, and we have read somewhere about fellow feeling esc $ @
 About the hardest thing in the world to keep is your ophiniGsns- h ss
 atssr say yhIS witS ti spsG a ss' dSa sG Ta assns It's good thing sympathy isn't canned-it would ke a drug on the market.
 There are times when girls come very near to proposing to a man. wa ,oox for tbe ss s,eoS,nta,n of Youth and end up by finding the fountain of human tears.
 The pawnbroker is man of inter- When a couple get married they are tied up for life, but not tongue-tied-
  A fool there was and he made his stare lEven as you and l) At a rag, a bone and hank O hair, Under the arc lights brilliant glare, Because he thought she was passing Gwen as you and I) But the maiden snubbed him hard and Even as you and I. Froze him stin just as she should, And he told the judge he'd be as good,
 JuvenlIe Curiosity. "Say, MammaT'
 Do cat.boats cause the bowling gale?" When Adam named the animals wonder if any of them kicked?" why certain-the Jackass.
 Unexpected.
 'I think we'll go back to the city my wife is taking on so much? Don't like the plaee?"
 Not that-7-she is taking on so much flesh"
 Touch Up the Fiddle. Touch up the fiddle fer we're goin' to
 have a dance; The old boys are happy an longin'
 fer to pFance. Touch up the fiddle swing your partners down the middle Touch up the fiddle fer the dance. Touch up the fiddle fer the gals Are Their young hearts full O. lovin' an
 their faces full O grin. Touch up the fiddle, swine your partners down the middle Touch up the fiddle fer the dance.