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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18
Searching for Their Son.

Willie Rex CIanton, aged IA years,
of Corsicana, Texas, is missing from
his home and his parents have rea-
son to believe the lad is in Galveston.
The boy left home on June 19 with
out his parents permission, and in
fact ran away from home to seek
his fortune, and now his father is
offering reward for information
leading to the whereabouts of his lost
child The bog is described as haV-
ing light hair and large blue eyes
with dilated pupils He is reported
to be a bright young fellow, and, II
in Galveston, is probably struggling
to make his way, but his parents are
not anxious that he start out in life
so young to make his mark. The
local police department is interested
in the case and is making an effort
to locate the boy if he be in the city
Galveston Tribune.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18
CANNON BALL WRECKED
Passenger IRAN on the Teas and Pa
ci'ic Goes laio Ditch Near fornsY.

Forncy. Texas. Aug lN--The Can
non Ball passenger train on the Tex
as and Pacific. due here at a:24 a,
m. went 10 the ditch on a twelve
or fiftecn foot grade about one and
half miles west Of here yesterday
morning The train was in charge OF
Engineer Ramsey and Conductor
Cain. Il left Dallas forty minutes
late and was running al a very high
rate of speed The rear trucks of
the tender went off the track on
trestle rounding a curve. The en-
gine remained on the track and the
mail car broke lose and went down
the embankment. remaining on its
wheels. The express car and smoker
and two chair cars followed The
front trucks of the dining car also
left the track. but the Pullman re-
manned firmly on. The cars leaving
the track were piled in confusion and
badly damaged. The yestibules We're
so badly smashed that the passengers
had to make their exit through the
car windows.
No one was killed.
The train was crowded with dele
gates returning from the state con-
vention and it is remarkable that
there was not great loss of life.
w. A. Brooks, brother of Judge
NJ. NJ Brooks, was on the train and
was talking to Congressman Brooks
of Beaumont and Mathew Cartwright
of Terrell when the crash came.
Congressman Brooks had very
narrow escape. A heavy iron crash
| ed through the bottom of the seat
which he had been occupying. and
| from which he had been thrown when
! the first crash came.
1t is said that the passengers We're
panic stricken and that great con
fusion reigned for some time afte1
the occurrence. The ones who were
most severely injured We're carried
to Dallas in the Pullman car whicl
did not leave the track.
No reason has been assigned 10
the wreck, unless it was the his
rate of speed on the curve.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18
READY BY OCTOBER.
Centrars Cut-On Between Navaso'a
and Jewett Nearly Completed.

Jewett, Texas, Aug. lS,-G. f.
Hawkes., general superintendent OF
the Houston and Texas Central, was
here Tuesday on an inspecting tour
and he and Mr.. Mimms, the chief
engineer, were out over the nne
south of here where there Is some
very heavy grading being done. Inc
men in charge promised to have 1t
completed in a few more days, when
track-laying will be rushed toward
Navasota Mr.. Hawks states that
two outfits had been laying steel on
the cutoff and as soon as the grad
ing shall have been done they would
lay two miles a day and that they had
some fifty miles to lay yet and he
thought they would have it complet-
ed by Oct. l. 1t is all surfaced be
tween here and MeNia and regular
trains are doing a good business IN
both freight and passenger tralhc.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18

W. w. Trippet died yesterday al
ternoon at the ST Joseph $ lnhrmaf[
from injuries received in the wreck
which occurred in the Rock Island
Yards in this city last Monday He
was G3 years of age and is survived
by "a widow and several children He
came to this city from WaNahachle
and engaged in business with Henry
HOLLOWAY Later Nr. Trippet went
into the hardware business ON his
own account. later ussocia'ing his
son with him
Mr. Tuppet had served three TRIMS
iu the city coucil as alderman from
thu Fourth Ward, his service having
begun Iu the wear INNN. tits last
term Was for TWO wears. eudiu1 in
.lN0N.
Nr TlppyJ is survived Dos u widow
two sons and tou. daJght'r and
two -istyr, or the sons 4. r. Trip
pet lives In th, Indian Territory 1ud
| George Trippyt is 90 resident of tur.
Worth Th, dlUthfrr. JTH Nr-
Porter eft Dallas. Mrs Iawe- swan
/ Nj. Fred Martin 8ud Mr \'IH.
WAY. af of Fort Worth Nf IHu'
smith aud Nu q 20 t,ids tr, tr
sistcf- NI Trpp'f Hmt .u fu.
Worth Boo lh, tvaG f1IIov.ue .h' ,l".'
OF tHy NaI 5ud tat Hr.n Its.tru
I OF fhi. pte. Hu.. IIHr Uu, i'
vss .h- eldest .Hu UI d ff.np#
I ut WaNAhathig
Fhr wnsUI .rTt... WI. . ...
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T.. NHrfH Record
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18
BeeSOn Hall Nearing Completion

Work is progressing quite salts
factorily on the boys dormitory at
Trinity University and if no delay
occurs the building will be finished
by September l. The rooms are now
being papered and all the work on
the third floor has about been com
pleted.
The finishing touches are being
given the residence of Tom Forrest in
University heights, and it will soon
be ready for occupancy
w. E Hipp has started the erec-
ZION OF a residence on the corner
fronting Mr. Forests house. A
brick foundation for the house has
about been completed
George Dillon is having the exca-
vation made for a residence which he
will erect just south of the home of
DR.. J S Berry.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18
EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE
Reported that Valparaiso Was Badly
DAMAGED by Quake and fire.

New York. Aug. lS-The city of
Valparaiso. Chile, is reported as be
ing badly damaged by an earthquake
One report received here is the stu
alton as Valparaiso will be as seri-
Gus as the San Francisco disaster.
Practically every building in the city
Is damaged and there are fires in diff
ferent parts of the city Many per
sons are reported killed and wound
ed The earthquake interrupted
cable facilities to lower South Ameri-
can points and communication is re-
stricted TO the route via Lisbon. An
other report from Valparaiso is the
loss of life has not been confirmed.
Fires are burning in various parts
OF the city.
Valparaiso is a fortified seaport of
Chile and the most important com
mercial town on the western coast
| of South America. Its population is
| about 10000. 1t is the capital n
the province of the same name and is
situated on a large bay in the Paci
| fic ocean, seventy-five miles north
west of Santiago, with which II Il
connected by rail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18
MINING RAILROAD IRON.
Thomas Pierce Nichols Getting Gu,
Fortune on Banks of Trinity.

Liberty, Texas, Aug 1S.-Mining
for steel rails is a new industry. but
it is being carried on protitably at
Liberty.
Forty-six years ago 10000 tons
of steel rails were purchased in Eng
land by a syndicate of wealthy plant
| ers of this section and a number of
| New Workers associated with them
in a railroad proposition up the val
ley of the Trinity river.
The rails were paid for ane
brought to Galveston by water anC
shipped up the Trinity river by
barges They were unlOaded just
below the town and piled on the low
bank of the river. The civil war
/ came on and the project was aban-
doned The members of the company
were either killed or scattered until
not one of them has been heard OF
| for more than a quarter of cen
tury.
A big flood in the river occurred
a few months after the rails had been
piled upon its bank, they We're cover
ed with heavy deposit OF sand. The
Idtl llldt the rams tNlHt't ltidiiE "
came dim memory in the minds of
the older residents of Liberty and OF
late years the story of the disastrous
project has been a mere legend.
The river shifted several hundred
! Yards during the years and more than
! 80 feet Of sand and soil had been de
posted upon the rails, leaving no
! trace whatever Of them
II was left to Thomas Pierce
| Nichols, now residing in Houston. 10
bring these rails TO the light of day.
| Several months ago he was in LIB
erty on business visit when he
ichanced to meet an aged negro who
! was slave when the valuable cargo
was brought over and who was em-
luIoyad in unloading the barges He
told Mr.. Nichols the story OF th"
abandoned railroad and said that the
trails were buried under many tee, ot
i-5ud. but hy believed Pee knew the
500. where they could o., found.
Nichols made quiet iuves'lga-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18

The Nessrs. Joseph and William
w. Jefferson have spared no expense
on their forthcoming production of
Playing the Game There are two
scenes. one showing the writing room
of the Waldorf Astoria and the other
one of the apartments in the Bryant
Park Studio building. The scenery
will be by Ernest Albert while Ed
ward Seidle will make the proper.
ties.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18

tion ard found fhsf the story ~ the
lost rails was true He could fnd
30 claimants TO the property and he
made e proposition 20 the town of
liberty that II they would grant him
the franchise 70 recover IN" rails he
would give The town s. for every s10
NJ mined and sold Ills proposition
Was eagerly accepted No one
thought he Sould b. able 20 locate
the rails
Under the guidance of the old ne
gro, Mr. Nichols began prospecting
for the hidden wealth He used
ground augers lu boring test holes
He bored s Of these holes before he
found the rails They lay IS feet be
meath the surface aud she same dis
tance from the present channel Of
the river
The discovery of the rails was bat
the beginning Of the labor of recov-
ering them The sand was difficult
TO handle and when the excavation
had reached a point near the rails
AHf W HdtfI tioll fh' river NFbks
throught and pumps had TO be en-
ployed to clear the hole.
The piles OF rails have finally been
unearthed and they are now being
taken out at a rapid rate The rails
are "a feet In length and Of a quality
OF steel superior to that now used.
1t is claimed As an evidence of this
fact Mr. Nichols has accepted bid
of s3S a ton for the rails from a big
American steel plant.
At this price the rails will bring
Mr. Nichols a fortune of $3.50, 900.
less about $4,000 which he will
have expended in locating the prop
erty and removing them and an ad-
ditional $4,000 to be paid To the
town of Liberty. The purchasers
will bear all cost of loading and ship
ping the. rails. which experts say are
in fine condition and evidence no in
| jurious effect from the long burial.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18
FOUR BOYS ARRESTED
They Commilied HIsAssy posberles ia
San franCslo.

san Francisco. Aug. Is With a
coolness and nonchalence that amaz
ed the police. Fred Peterson. WIN
Meares. Walter Westwood and Frank
McAulitfr four youths still ia their
teens Thursday night confessed that
they were the great quartet that has
committed the series Of holdupa.
which eliminated In the killing Of
Fred Mullineaux on Ocean bouie-
ward last Sunday night.
Peterson. who is but II years OF
age, admitted that he fred the shot
which killed MulIineaux when the
latter resisted robbery.
McAulifre. aged Is, was arrested
on Wednesday and after being sub
jected 10 a most severe examination
broke down, admitted that he was
one of the quartet and gave the
names OF the other three
Peterson told minute details of the
robbery of four persons an hour be
fore the murder OF Mullineaux and
the hold up on the boulevard the
night previous.
Westwood, the alleged leader of
the youthful gang, Is but Is years
old, and resided with his mother and
step-father, Patrick Ryan He ad-
mitted that he was gunholder in the
other robberies and it was Peterson S
turn when Mullineaux was held up.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18
MAD fns, VICTIMS.
Two Negro children Bittrn--Nhit"
hoy Has Narrow Escape.

Two mad dogs were Killed tn En-
mis- yesterday morning, after each
had bitten q negro child One Of the
children waa the son Of Jesse Bile
witt He was severely bitten on the
thigh and u slight abrasion on one
arm The victim of the other dog
was the child Of VIII Cattle
Oscar Gualtney. a white boy. who
drives an ice wagon. Was attacked
by one OF the dogs but escaped
through a gate
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18

Fate Noel, commissioner of pre-
cinct No. .. reported that the over
seers in his precinct had done more
and better work during the past
quarter than had ever been done un-
der his administration. The citizens
Of Ennis made up $500 by private
subscription for the purpose of i'm
proving the Byron and Bardwell
road through Waxahachie creek bot
tom. This work is now in progress.
II. 7. Wilcher. commissioner of
precinct No. /, reported that during
the past quarter he built seventeen
bridges. 4 bridge 134 feet onlg was
built across Smiths creek. The
steel bridge on Red Oak creek north
east OF Bristol was washed down.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18
IN 4 PICKLE.
Secretary Shannon Does Not Know
Which Is the Party

Austin, Aug lS.-Secretary of
State Shannon is in a predicament.
He does not know which is the OH
cial republican party of Texas, ths
Lyon or the Green faction. The Ter
rell law provides he shall certify tt
| the county clerks the names of the
candidates for State offices for the
official ballot.
Mandamus proceedings MAY have
to be resorted TO in the matter TO de-
termine the question.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-18
FINANCES or Tnr COUNT,
s,aarert, Report of the Treasurer l.
Approved by Commissioners.

The county commissioner finished
tna work OF the August term OF
court yeaterday afternoon and ad
5ourned one of their last Official
acts was 10 approve the quarterly
report of County Treasurer March.
banks The report shows the county
t. have on hand ins cash and bond.
the sum OF s13T,737.iG The diner.
e1t funds have a balance 10 their
credit A. follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
BARELY. ESCAPE CREEK:
Passengers on Train Which Jumps
Track Haze Scare.

About one hundred passengers on Long ISL
IND Railroad train had q narrow escape from
being plunged into creek just outside of Long
Island City yesterday afternoon. The train
jumped the track near a bridge and ploughed
along over the ties until the locomotive
within a few feet of the water, when it was
stopped by the efforts OF the engineer. who
stuck TO his post. The passengers were thrown
about and some of them were bruised, but none
were seriously hurt.
The train left Long Island City at 2:o2 o'clock
and was an express for Patchogue. The bridge
where the accident occurred crosses Dutch Kills
Creek about five blocks outside the railroad
yard in Long Island City. Whether the acct
dent was due 20 a misplaced switch or the rails
spreading will not be known until an investiga-
ton started last night by the railroad officials.
is finished.
The train was running at a good rate of speed
when it left the rails about two hundred and
fifty feet west Of the bridge. When ii stopped
the train was in the form of q crescent. All the
cars had left the track the rails were torn up
and the ties split into kindling wood. The
mail car was next to the engine, and it was
badly wrecked while the windows in the smoker
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
PLEADS SELF-DEFENCE.
d. III. Hopkins Says Wife Womnded
Him Before Fatal Shot.

Denton II. Hopkins was put on trlaI peIcre
Judge Aspinall in the Kings County Court yes
terday for killing his wife. said 10 have been
distant relative of Timothy L. Woodruff, at No.
IS Johnson-st. October Z. He entered the plea
Of self-defenca Ex-District Attorney James W.
Ridgway, for the defence produced witnesses
who swore that Mrs. Hopkins had been ready
to shoot her husband on sight. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Roy brought forward evidence
that Hopkins was slightly unbalanced at the
time Of the murder
Mr.. and Mrs Hopkins separated three months
before the shooting. She left their home at NO.
257 Greene-ave. to live with her son, Harry D.
HOPKINS. at No. 46 Johnson-st. On October
Hopkins got into the house and went upstairs 10
~, o,,.r+r7ents She was waiting for him with
. -o,.o,,.ar IN her hand at the door and shot at
-. &C soon as he was in sight. He had thrown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16

I'D his right hand and the bullet lodged In MS
palm He then drew his revolver. 1t Is SAID ana
fired three shots into her body. Mrs. Jennie
Brauyn. of Walden n. Y. who was visiting MIS-
Hopkins was the only witness.
Miss Marie B,.1ndage. of No T6 Clifton Place,
said that Hopkins told her that his wife had
NM poison in his food. He also asserted that
he had shot the eyes out of d burglar in New
burg and had escaped punishment because the
Lord had appeared for him:
Patrolman Morse, of the Classon-aNe staI'on'
kns before his door crying for the police. his
face was bloody. Morse entered with the man
and found Mrs. Hopkins and Harr! packlhs up
their things He learned that Hopkins had or
dered the boy out. and that Mrs. Hopkins was
going with him Young Hopkins had nit MS
father.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
SAILOR ApRIFT FOUR DAYS.

The British steamer Largo Bay from Girgenti'
brought to port yesterday tale of hardship which
tefeIl a Norwegian sailor who drifted helpless for
four days in the Mediterranean. The sailor VINO
belonged TO the crew of the wrecked Norwegian
steamer Albula was picked UP off the coast OF
Sicily by the Largo Bay and sent to hospital at
Gibraltar The Albula ran into heavy blow on
the coast of Sicily. The cargo shifted, and the
steamer sank within eight hours. The sailor and
tho first officer dashed themselves 20 a section
of the wrecked wheelhouse and drifted for two
DAYS without food. The rope around the first
officer snapped and he drifted away and sank
The sailor lost consciousness on the third day and
knew nothing of his He was badly
bruised and could tell nothing of his experiences
the fourth day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
EAWRURG-ANERICAN LINE

s. 8 AMERIKA MOST LUXURIOUS
AND MOST MODERN OF LENIA-
THANS.
grill Room. &Gymnasium. Elevator
& La Carte Restaurant. TCsH at Dover
for London & Paris.
Mediterranean Service.
TO GIBRALTAR. NAPLES & GENOA.
Prfnz AdnIbert. Feb 3. noon; Mar y
DEUTSCHLAND. ..-FEB. y. $50 P NJ
sCretic Chartered from White star Idne)
Feb. q, s A. NJ.
Prinz Oskar. Mar :. p. NJ Apr 10
ward. according to steamer selected
S S. MOLTKE TO MADEIRA. CADIZ.
GIBRALTAR MALAGA. ALGIERS AND
GENOA, JAN. 30 IL a. NJ, 1906 A DE
IIGHTFUL TRIP OF 10 DAYS FOR
$685. 90 PER ADULT UPWARD.
'Call at Gibraltar. TGrill Room.
Offices SO and 81 Broadway. Phone 1871
Broad. Piers. Hobolken. y J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
STEAMBOATS,.

BIOS TON r Aaa 5o Rsdsct 1P ra Nss
FAIL, RIVER LINE via Newport and Fall
River Fares reduced TO all points. Boston
So I've. Pier 49, n. r.. II. Warren ST.
week days and sundays at 800 NJ e
Strs PROVIDENCE new and PLYM-
OCTH Orchestra on each.
NORWICH LINE, via New London Leave
Pier 40 n r., #. Clarkson St. week GAYS
only. 600 P NJ Strs. CITY OF LOWELL
and CHESTER W. CHAPLIN
NEW HAVEN LINE for New Haven.
Hartford. Springfield and North. leave Pier
AZ 4 90 p. NJ. Str RICHARD PECK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16

N Y. foot Barclay. Christopher. West
pad SITS
1900 A M-For Binghamton and E1mirs.
1000 A M-For Buffalo. Chicago and ST.
Louis
sI4oP. M.-For Buffalo and Chicago.
+40O p. M-For Scranton and Plymouth.
615 p M-For Buffalo and Chicago
sS.45 P. M-For Buffalo. Syracuse. Utica
900 A M.-For Chicago-Sleepers open
$50 P n.
Tickets at 149 429. 1883. 1884 Broadway.
n. Y: 800 Fulton St, Brooklyn "Daily.
Except Sunday
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RENDlRIH SVS5fgEl
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL R.R.

o-.--,o>--. SWest 2Sd St. y.
S44 lAO-No' / Foot Liberty St, y. R.
Time shown below is from Liberty So
West 23d ST. leaves Il minutes earlier ex-
cept as noted by designating marks.
EASTON. BETHLEHEM. ALLENTOWN
AND MAUCH CHUNK-z4O 90 us
Easton only o. NJ. Sun. z4.20 4 L..
100. 800 and 900 P. NJ
WILKESBARRE AND SCRANToN-el0
A. N. 90; 500 P. NJ Sundays 1880
RfVEP AND BARNBGAT-z4OO $40
A NJ. 80. Assoc. x6.OS Lakewood and
Lakehurst, ks. 40. CT. 15I T. VI. sundays
$50 A. NJ. go Lakewood and Lake
Atlantic CITY, 40 A NJ. ks 20 P. II.
LONG BRANCH. ASBURY PARK, OCEAN
GROVE. POINT PLEASANT AND SEA-
SHORE POINTS-z4-OO. $50 11.50 \. NJ,
x12O. GAS $50 $50 j12 OF. SUNDAYS,
except Ocean Grove. 400. 600 A W.
4OO. $50 P NJ
ATLANTIC HLDs. sEABRIGHT, NON
z4OO. 1850. $50 11.3O A NJ. $50. 4S9
$50. $50 p NJ. sundays 900 A NJ
PHILADELPHJA-'z 30, ms o.. msoe.
se.OO. m'1OOO. '11.OO A. NJ. m'ie@,
mi 90. 20 90. 800 400 m"5-00. m's9.
200, 1900. 900. 5000 P. NJ, i'i2l5
BALTIMoRE AND wAsHINGTON-ssoo o..
msfOCO. 1900. m"2OO. mt'400. Eeoo'
100. 'j1215.
READING. HARRISBURG. louisville
AND WILLIAMSPORT-I z4O0 z4.9,
$500. 1910. 1000, 100 A. N. Reading
only. sll1.OO. l1.2o, t2e0 ? ~ LReadins.
Pottsville, Harrisburg only. 400. '5'oo'
7.20 P NJ.
'Daiiy. 4Daily excep, Sunday. ssun-
DAYS. IParlor cars only Via Tanaqua
aExcept Saturdays. mDining car, xsatur-
DAYS only. zFrom Liberty st only.
From Twenty-third Street-z520 7. NJ
c3.5O P NJ. e122O 2 N. g4.SO P. NJ
i11.5O P. NJ. ks 20 P NJ
Offices: Liberty St. West 25d ST. Asto.
House. 26I, 43z. 1900. 1854 Broadway, Isl
5th Ave. 2s1 9Th Ave, - Union Square
West, 279s Sd Ave, 279 West 125th ST., 2S
Columbus Ave. New York; 342 SAB ia
SEQ Fulton St Brooklyn: 800 Broadway,
williamsburg New York Transfer Co.
calls for and checks baggage to destination
W. G. BESLER. G " b Ri.
Vice-Pres. & Gen. Mgr Gen Pass'r Agent
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and two passenger coaches were broken and the
cars damaged. The wreck blocked traffic for
several hours.
The instant the train came to a stop the panic
stricken passengers scrambled to get out of the
cars The railroad men offered to summon med
,ca1 assistance but no one stood in need of It,