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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-02-25
.DEATH PENAL TY DECR|ED.
/ BY STATE S EXECUTIVE
TO END CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
GOVERNORS AIM.
In Message To Next Legislature Gov
ernor johnson Will Ask Abolition Of
Judgment Of Death-De Details of
l Hanging Of Williams Crate on
: Nerves.

Governor johnson will recommend in
his message to the next legislature the
abolition Of capital punishment in the
state Of Minnesota.
This comes from a source so close to
the state's chief executive that it can.
not be disputed, altho the governor
himself has nothing to say for publ
cation on the subject.
Governor Johnson abhors the inflic-
ton of the death penalty. He be-
lieves its present sanction in most OF
the states of the Union, is simply Il
survival Of relic of the past, and the
sooner it is done away with the
better.
If I as governor personally had tc
aid in the execution Of q condemned
man, he is said to have recently re-
marked to a. friend, "I would resign
my Office in preference to carrying out
such a duty And he doubtless
meant what he said, for his expert
ence with executions has been anything
but pleasant. g., ,. ,....>.. ..l.....
Hates Hanging Business.
The governor has Just finished al
Investigation Of the hanging Of Will
liam Williams in the Ramsey county
jail by Sheriff Anton Miesen. : TIL.
gruesome story. that the rope holding
the swaying bedy of the condemne,
man had to be held up by deputies be
cause the rope was too long, while th'
man strangled grated on the governor .
nerves. He found, however, that tn,
letter Of the law had been carried ou
by the sheriff, so no further action will
be taken. ~.
The proposition to pass anti-capita
punishment legislation in Minnesota j
not new. At the last session bill
to abolish the death sentence wa
fathered in the house by Representa-
tive John Lund of Minneapolis, an,
tho. the measure was strongly, advo
Gated by the author and number o
friends Of the idea, it failed to pass
Doubtless with a strong recommends
tion of the state 8 chief executive,
bill to abolish capital punishment
would have much better chance o
becoming q law.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-02-25
REAL RIFLES FOR
SCHOOLS OF STATE
Adtutant General Wood Makes First
Gift to Gustavus Adolphus.

Gift to Gustavus Adolphus.
Real army rifles and their accoutre-
nents will be furnished to schools and
colleges Of the state that desire to add
military training to their cirricula.
Aajutant General F. b. Wood yester-
day made this announcement in connec-
ton with the presentation of 225
Springfield rifles to Gustavus Adolphus
college Of St. Peter, which intends to
maintain several companies of student
militia.
The state finds itself in possession of
several thousand Springfield rifles
since the Krag-Jorgensons, the regula-
ton army guns, have been furnished to
state guards as well as regulars.
Tho they possess good shooting quail.
ties and are still in fine condition, the
general adoption of the Krags left nc
market for springfelds and General
Wood feels that they will do the most
good in the hands of student com
panies.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-02-25

Always avoid harsh purgative pills,
They first make you sick and then leave
you constipated. Carter 9 Little Liver
Pills regulate the bowels and make you
well. Dose, one pill.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-02-25

On Monday, at noon, see demonstra-
tion of Little Giant fire escape at Phoe-
nix building. Thrilling descent from
eighth floor. ....
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
DIR. TURNER'S LECTURE.
THE Eternal City" Was Presented a
the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.

Dr.. A. f. Turner, president of
Trinity university, gave his popular
lecture, 1.-The Eternal City to a
fair audience at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church last night. The
lecture was illustrated with stereop-
tican views, these views having been
collected by DR.. Turner, while Wis
itor to Rome some two years ago.
The speaker gave many historical
facts, that cluster around the differ
ent scenes that he presented. making
the lecture one of the greatest possi-
Bile interest to the student of history,
and all who heard him enjoyed it to
the fullest extent.
DR.. Turner is a most pleasing
speaker and his thorough knowledge
of the Eternal City as shown in the
lecture last night showed that he
was not only an eloquent speaker,
but at the same time an able scholar,
and imparts his knowledge in the
most interesting manner.-W Waco
Times Herald
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MAKING \ GOOD START.
Trinity University Has Played Thir-
teen Games and Won Ten.

The Trinity University baseball
team returned last night from Fort
Worth. where they again defeated
Polytechnic College. the score of the
last game being 9 to | in favor of
Trinity. In the game played Monday
afternoon the score was IL to / in
favor OF the Trinity team. In yester-
days game McAnulty Knocked the
bali over the left field fence and
made home rum Polytechnic on
ly got two hits Off Fancher, while
the Trinity boys hit Heiser safely
thirteen times. In the Two games
Trinity took eighteen singles, four
home runs and six two-base hits
Trinity has now played thirteen
games tais season. winning ten and
lesing lhree
Tay nlylor University team which
h4~ been defeated twic. by Trinity,
Nil by here FRIDAY and SATURDAY
The games viii be called az 3 a. ..
uN
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
ACCIDENT AT CARNIVAL
Girl from Ahileae Injured bsi Coatiaues
Her psriaa feais

Blanch Randall. the girl from
Abilene. who loops the loon In the
big bail with the New Parker Amuse-
ment company. was injured Friday
ia Waco by two accidents. both Of
which were Witnessed by large
crowd gathered for the performance
There is a hazard and danger
about the loop which this girl has
been doing twice daily with the New
Parker COMPANY The loop Is made
entirely of steel There is long
incline, pitched al an angle of rs de
grees It runs from a height of sew
enty-five feet to the ground. and is
continued in a large loop and from
the loop 1t continues upward to a
point about ten feet from the ground
Just beyond this terminus is a large
life saving net
Friday afternoon the force of the
speed carried the ball into the net
with a bound, and on the rebound
| it was so sudden that it bore the
net to the ground and struck. This
striking on the ground caused her
| feet to bend under her, and both an
kles were sprained. She was ad-
advised not to try the act again Fri
day night but she said she was all
right, and another trial with sprained
ankles would not hurt her.
There was very large audience
in the grounds when the loop was
announced Friday night The ball
was started, it found a rough place
some where along the steel incline,
and in some way the momentum was
checked when the terminus of the
stead of going into the net with a
| leap and a bound, as is usual, it
rolled from the end to the ground, a
distance of ten feet, and while the
Mortified people gazed in wonder and
anxiety for the safety of the little
woman, it bounded up and down
| with it's bit of humanity, each bound
adding to her injury and her sur
prise.
She was taken from the ball as
soon as possible, and was given medl-
cal attention. The surgeon who at
tended her said she was badly shaken
up internally and that she has suf-
Iered an injury to her back.
The accident will in no way inter
fere with the sensational act loop
ing the loop, when the New Parker
Amusement company comes for the
carnival week in this city.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
4 Change in Conductors

As forecasted in this paper several
days ago two or three Central passen-
ger conductors in line of promotion
were advanced yesterday. This
change was made necessary on ac-
count of Dan McCarty's death some
time ago John s. Telfair, who has
been on the north end several years,
was given run between Ennis and
Houston Pete Moore, one of the
jolliest ticket punchers on the road,
succeeded Mr. Telfair between Ennis
and Dennison. O. f. Long, who has
been operating a Fort Worth branch
train, also goes on the north end of
the main line. w. G. Griffith goes
from the Waxahachie-G Garrett run to
Mr.. Longs old place on the through
train. A successor to Mr.. Griffith
has not yet been named.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
ELLIS COUNTY IS THIRD
Wlll'smSea (osaiy lakes The first Place
in Production Of Ceisea.

The total cotton crop of last vear
counting round as half bales. and in
cluding linters. i0.725.e soc bales. In
running bales 1t was f0.S66.520.
equivalent to tn,S0i,556 bales of
500 pounds weight.
These facts are shown in bulle-
tin Issued by the census bureau ves-
terday, which Is made up OF figures
included in the seventh and last of
the series OF ginneTs' reports Texas,
OF course, leads in the production of
cotton, the crop of last year having
been, counting round as half bales,
and including linters. 2.490,12S run
ming bales, as compared with 3.132,-
SOB in 1904. withstanding this
decrease of production Texas yielded
a larger PERCENTAGE of the whole
crop last year than 1t did in 1904,
the figures being for the two years,
respectively, 24.i and 234 The
production in Indian Territory last
year was 347, SIS running bales, and
in 1904, 469, ,519 In Oklahoma it
was lOf the TWO years, respectively,
32S, ,044 and 342,033.
Williamson last year won the ban
ner in the matter of cotton produc-
ton. Eighty-nine thousand seven
hundred and twenty-four bales were
ginned there last year, as against S0,-
Sl4 the preceding year. McLennan
is second in this respect and Ellis
third, so that the honors may be
said to be fairly divided as between
the north and south sections of the
State.
Ellis has been the banner county in
the production of cotton for several
years, and her assignment to third
place last year will be only Temporal
ry, There is every reason to believe
she will take her old place again
when the crop of 1906 shall have
been gathered. There will be an in
crease in acreage over last year, and
it may possibly exceed that of 1904.
The final report which was issued
yesterday shows that 1878 bales
were ginned in Ellis county last year,
as compared to 130,6S2 for 1904.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
THE BIRDWELL NETTING.
Contributed.

Come to the Birdwell services, day
at 10, night at s. You profit by
them.
Most every representative firm has
agreed to close for one hour; 10 to
Il, on account of Birdwell services.
The banks and business houses
have agreed to close one hour, 10 to
II. on account Birdwell services. All
come.
The skating rinks are to close 10
to II on account Birdwell services.
All come
One unusual thing about Bird
wells services, as many men attend
as ladies.
The big hearted, broad business
man who closes one hour to attend
services never is the loser.
Birdwells services are well attend
ed Are you there? Think ii over,
and try coming.
You can't be loser if you attend re-
ligious services. Try coming.
Birdwell's illustrations are pointed,
and to the point. they are interesting
too.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
TROOPS IN READINESS
Settlers arc StAiiefet Over the freaCA
Metropolis 10 nneil Disorders.

Paris Mat In addition to the
occupation ot the Place de Ia Bourse
by troops early Tuesday prior 10 the
opening OF the Bourse. battalion of
infantry was stationed on the terrace
of the building and detachments of
cavalry drawn up at each of its
wings. Bouleyards Place de la Con
corde. Place de t. Etoile and place
de Ia sourse presented normal as
pect, traffic being uninterrupted ex-
eept in the case Of cabs Workmen
puietly gathered on Place de la Re
pubIique.
Owing to the increase In the ex-
eitement on Place de la Republique.
troops interferred and hundreds OF
arrests We're made The prisoners
We're immediately taken before mag
istrates, who quickly passed on the
cases, and the disturbers of the peace
were taken to Jail.
positions around the Bank of France
Striking printers attempted to
march in procession from Bourse du
Travail tlabor headquarters) sing
ing revolutionary songs They at
tackled the police. who intervened and
later were compelled to draw re-
volvers. The procession was then
broken up.
A squadron of curlrassierS with an
ambulance occupied a part of Place
de l. Etoile. facing Campus Elysee
Detachments OF cavalry patrolled the
thoroughfares in the vicinity of min
listers and Quad d Orsay. A police
guard was stationed at the American
embassy.
Cavalry and infantry detachments
took up positions assigned them
throughout Paris, as a precaution
against May day disturbancts.sa--Au-
thoritie scompleted al arrangements
to preserve order
There was no indication of any eX-
element in the Central district early
Tuesday.
Place de la Repubiique was the
scene OF continuous arrests. The
Number Of disorderly persons was In
creased by several thousand: A de-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
Elijah Miller on Trial.

ElijahMiller, colored, is on trial in
the district court on an alleged charge
of attempted criminal assault. Mil
Ter is the negro who created consid-
cradle excitement in the Garrett
neigh borhood one Sunday last win
ter by entering the house of a Bo-
hemian farmer.
Gus Brooks appeared before the
county court yesterday afternoon and
entered plea of guilty to a charge
OF violating the local option law. He
was fined S25 and sentenced TO TWEEN
ry days in Jail. He is now at work
on the public roads near Garrett.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02

Warsaw. May 2-Three policemen
were Killed in the streets here during
MAY day outbreaks had not material
ized up to 2 O'Clock Tuesday after
noon Wsraaw il like city of the
dead The shops and restaurants are
closed No cabs and no street cars
are running, and no newspapers are
being sold The streets are patrolled
by troops. bur a heavy rain kept the
populacc ia doors
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02

COMPANY A l.asswell Jordan 4
Roberts. Grow Shoe Co, waxahaehie
Grain Co. II u Tlmmons Leigh
Bros Durham psy Goods Co. Spald
ing A Mccartney. Mrs. Della Dalton.
Geo, Bowman. NaxahHehie National
Bank. 5 T. Fowler Agency. c. Nj
Dillon, q X. Crump. Pete Wright
Jake Vim, Arthur Mackoy, Il h
Clark, Texas Realty Co. W. u
Moore, Waxahachie Hardware Co,
r l.. Feray, J B. Chilcs. Campbell
Dunaway Lumber Co. Howell Hard
BILE Bros. A. J Soape. win Moore
Hardware Co, W. G. McClain, Mizell.
Peters 4 Co. Lumley & Robb, Duke.
Teale Il Ayers. Ellis County Loan
and Commission Co, j. NJ. Yeagers
Emporium. Jolesch e. Chaska. r j
McDade G. d. Pickett. Jr.. Joe A
Harris, Pete Ellis, Harris Mcintosh,
G. G. Newton 4 Son, Williams e.
Moseley, NJ, W. Walker, W b. Rey-
muller, Citizens National Bank. Me
MINUS implement, Nehlcie and Hard
ware Co., +. r. Harbin, A. Trippett,
Jr. & Co, II. Nycum, Bayless &
Schuster, Herring Drug Co, Oldham
Hardware Co. r. Bohle, Blank &
Belt. Hood & Curlin, Thompson
Jewelry Co, Emma McDavid, NJ T.
knight, J. K. King & Son, Roy Con
nally, l.. G. Gould, Tom Mohyde,
Pierce q Freeman. Render & Forbes,
Satchell & Co, T. J. Stroud, A.
Quaite, Matthews Bros
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
AMERICANS AHEAD.
They Have Won the Ma iority of the
Olympia Games Thus Far.

Athens, MAY 2.--The Americans
have already won the greatest mum
Der of events in the Olympic games.
The Greeks come next with the
Swedes probably third and English
men fourth The superiority of in
dividual American competitors is
acknowledged by all, but the defeat
cd athletes are endeayoring to find
some solace In the fact that the
Americans have had many strings to
their bow and hold superiority of
numbers In nearly all events
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02

tsctmeni of iae infantry stacked
atmH on Place da l. Etelie
Many anarchists have been expell-
ed from Paris laciudiAg stephauo
Quertricof and one woman NJ levy
secretary OF the Confederation of la.
bor. aud VI Fromenfin, wealthy an
atrhist. have been arrested Dele
gates from ALI trades assembled at
labor headquarters
4 squadron of cavalry charged
nanitestants on Place de la Repub-
lique. forcing the rioters toward
~ Martin canal Dragons then
formed a Gordon. cutting off lngrcss
10 the square, Fifty additional ar
rests were made
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
Died at Reunion.

J. ID. T'readaway, a prosperous far
mer of the Alma community, went
to New Orleans last week to attend
the Confederate reunion and while
there became sick and a telegram
received at Ennis yesterday says he
died in that city Monday evening at
o'clock. His remains will be
brought home for burial
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
HOT STONfA\ WEEDS.
Roy VI. Farrar Marries Miss Margaret
Campbell of NaNahachie

Mr.. Roy NJ Farrar. vice president
of the South Texas Lumber company.
and one of the most prominent Young
lumbermen OF Houston. was married
yesterday morning TO Miss Margaret
Campbell at the home of the brides
parents in Waxahachie. Texas. The
bride is the daughter OF Rev. James
Campbell prominent Methodist
minister of the Northwest Texas con
ference and presiding elder of the
Waxahachie district
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs Farrar departed for St
Louis and the East. where they will
spend their honey moon They will
be at home in Houston after MAY Is.
Mr Farrar has wide circle OF
friends in Houston and a number Of
these kept the telegraph wires hot
YESTERDAY II is estimated that some
thing Ike forty messages were sent
20 the Young couple Some of thesr
wsaf to WANahachts but most OF
them 20 the jefferson hotel. ~
touis 60 await ths arrival of th-
happs pair rae messages were OF
various Kinds and descriptions some
~rfs cengratulalorY TO M Farrar.
~hlis others extended condotsass t1
M-s farrar a'ousfaa Post
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Miss Willie Settles, manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office, has
received the following from Superin-
tendent j. c. Smith of Dallas:
Business may now be accepted
for all California points, including
San Francisco, without delay"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02

Bali plors. May rne special
feature of the second days celebra-
zion of the anniversary of the Baitl-
more cathedral was the meeting of
the alumni association OF the Chris
tian schools. y hich wa. largely at
tended
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
CHELMERs MCPHERSON.


Texarkana, May 2.-Ed Cate, a
Texas and Pacific railway switch
man, was struck and killed by a
switch engine at O'Clock Tuesday
morning. His body was dragged
some distance. He was single and
well known.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02

Postmaster Abraham NJ. Morrison
of Ennis is in receipt of official in
formation from Washington that he
has been appointed postmaster of
that city for four years more Mr.
Morrison has held the position eight
years
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
First Presbyterian Church.

Rev. Fred Galbraith of Oklahoma
will conduct the services at the
church tonight at p. m. A matter
of special interest will be presented
by the pastor and all members of the
church are requested to be present.
j. n. IVY, Pastor
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02
Convention Songs.

The singers of the Main Street
Christian church are all requested
to meet at the church tonight to prac-
used during the convention next
month. The prayer meeting service
will be brief to make time for this
practice.
CHELMERS MCPHERSON
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02

The following firms have agreed
i6 c'e-, theif plares of hu ln~ss oae
hout .um 60 10 % m faiatl
Thu das and Ffit4f ou tlceuai ot
ih~ Hlfdse meeting ~ th. Medic
fis4 church
T. 4 Rss Wssahafhte i.nmte
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02

The following indictments have
been returned by the grand jury this
week: Theft by bailee under $50,
aggravated assault, unlawfully~ car
rying arm. aggravated assault and
battery. and three for abusive Lam
guage.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-02

Br~si Ma stFikers CARRYING =
hlack las w.rr charged h' She Po-
ilce A severe tight fosiu~et The
faE sus ssizsd and mauF ARRESTS
made
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TIE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
THE PURE FOOD

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ABROAD.

Another terrible slaughter of Jews
has occurred in Russia, this time as
BialystOk. Over two hundred were
killed and many bodies were horribly
mutilated, and large number were
wounded The town is under martial
law.
Mohammed Mesfewsi, the arch muir
derer of Marakesch, has been walled
up alive at Tangier Mesfewsi. who
murdered no less than thirty-six wo-
men, was a cobbler and public letter
writer Associated with him in his
crimes was an old woman aged seven
ty-six years.
Kuhn, Loeb and Company. bankers
announced that they had purchased
from the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany 25o,oOoooo francs PENNSYLVANIA
Company G215 year, 3 "a French
franc loan of 1000 guaranteed as to
principal and interest by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. 1t marks
the placing OF the first direct Ameri-
can loan in Paris 1t means that about
$sOOoo,oOo in French currency will
come to this country This French
money will arrive here at a most op-
perfume time. The issue price will be
between 90 and par.