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The Washington herald., 1906-11-18

Yesterday our Mr. E. F. Droop entered the music
business in this city. Half century devoted to
one pursuit has given him an experience which
comes to but few men. He is an authority on all
matters pertaining to this business, and those who
seek his advice when in doubt as to what piano
or other musical instrument to purchase are never
misled His first association was with the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
WINNIFORD SCHOOL HOUSE.

Winniford School House, Jan IL.
Miss Frank Williams is attend
ing l.. NJ A. Academy at Lancaster.
Mrs. Frank Pitts of Red OAK
who has been visiting relatives near
here for TWO weeks. has returned
home
Mrs. Earl Crum and family from
Bluff Springs spent Saturday and
Sunday here.
Miss Maud Harkey of Lancaster
has been visiting in our community.
We are in the throes of real
northern gale today, sleet, snow, rain
and wind. which remind us very fore
IDLY of the fact that it is still winter.
There is still little cotton in the
field to be gathered.
Very little farming has been done
for another crop on the account OF
so much wet weather.
Mr. r. H. Nicely and family have
moved back to their home place.
| Mr.. Hobson. who has rented on the
same, has returned to Grove creek
near Ike
Mr.. Jessie Edwards, one of the
| popular young men, who is well
| known for his sterling worth and in
/ tegrity, was married not long since
to Miss Laura Kidd. a very sweet
young lady whose home was near
Van Alstyne. They are now keep
| ing house on the Culbertson farm
south of Lancaster where they will
! be pleased to meet their many
| friends.
Tom Williams and family have
moved to his home recently purchas-
ed, part of the Ryburn place.
Miss Shifflett of Tennessee is Wis
lifting her brothers, w A and Johr
Shifflett at this place.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
PECULIAR PROCEDURE.


Washington Ian &a-1ne - ghe
nsoss rerisrkanls procedures n tbe
history ~ the senate occurred Monday
Ia order 70 avoid technleaiity. whieh
prevented Senator Burton II EAu&ss
from drawing his Hsifeaks ffyF7H II,
present session In order to have p.
rsaaisitian honored Ct q necessary ~
Some official - the sona}~ 10 take snst.
that he had seen the senator In tts
chamber but since TIE inalctsus and
conviction ~ The Kansas sen4 ~ 10
tas not appeared in sha Chamber
There j. no disposition On the part II
anyone TO Withhold the mileage and che
senator. therefore was asked 10 step
from the cloak room into tho chamber
for moment Ia order that he might b..
seen ny aonae official tge declined but
an ernploye engaged him in csynYsrsa.
ton IN the cloak room near The en-
trance Of the chamber The eeaployr
suddenly turned The senator 80 that he
faced the chamber and the attention u
officials. previously having been direct
ed towards this door, he was seen from
the chamber. II was then certified that
Senator Burton was in attendance and
his mileage was paid him
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
BRIEFLY NOTED.

There is not a merchant a, Richard.
Ohia-
AdiuiAnt General Simonas - Okis.
hefns hsA resigned
K&lv ranway viii store 50 Ase tons
q cual st RAY rAfhs
Raskefeit~r mas donated y sFa o0a 20
the WnivsFsttv q csies0u
Her Darrell wss critically hurt IN a
runaway near SsSksrk. Okla
aaunay fnr us nfas siua~ In v~.rs
there w&s slsissin1 at Port smith
ssiphur : r has s.esy p~opga. q
sssn q ! fse sire. Jan I. ises
unas- she REVISED xAioen law sfxht
Arrests ssre made ~ Dallas aanfsy
Kis~trar 1n. between Davis sas sui
rsus suFinss ! r - - b~ easr aaese "a
~ ts~nsy fAys
Gran@ Thomas. aisis w4fs # MAJ
at~@srT 1Aiaa- @4s &xnfss~nsasay Aaas
exasssv sass ss s~v nrssh~v.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
MAChiNtSTS STRIKE.
Walk Out In sympathy With a Dis
charged Comrade.

Laredo, Jan. 23.-Because of alleged
unjust treatment Of one OF their mum :
Der and later the discharge OF the
employe, who is said to have refused
to comply with what he considered an
chinfsts employed in the local shops
OF the National railroad OF Mexico
walked out. There was absolutely no
disorder, the men conducting them :
selves In d very gentlemanly manner.
The force consists OF thirtyfive men,
II the boiler makers should strike
In sympathy with the machinists it
would probably badly cripple the OPP
erationS of the road.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
SOME NOMINATIONS.
President Sends In Names Of Mum
Der of Appointees.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Among NOM
nations sent the senate Monday by
The president were the following:
Ambassadors Extra ordinary and PIE
nipotentiary-Luke f. Wright, Tonnes
see, TO Japan; David E. Thompson, Ne
praska, 30 Mexico: Lloyd C.. Griscom
Pennsylvania, to Brazil.
Islands-Henry Clay 1de. ermont.
Vice Governor Of the Philippine Is
laBdF-James r, Smith. California.
Assistant Attorney Generai-Josiah
A. Van Orsdel. Wyoming.
Postmasters-Oklaho Harry B
GIilstr&p, Chandler. Tex; Talvus D. Will
son, Livingston; Frank X. Sterrett. Al
bsuy; william f. Dwyer. Brenham
]. J Dickerson, Paris.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23

Fsiter ~ To~r Topics ssenrsa Rather
Large Leans

1&FAs Loans
ks~ T9gh Jan 2E Cot " n
EsTs7s. sss.es - Town Topits testified
NJ the raps0od criminal iisset trial that
re Rad borrowed nearly teaa s0e from
J r. Morgan. 1afg,ss n keeue " x
Vanderbilt W g whitney and other
prominent ananciers Many ~ THESE
loans never were retss4a 50 fer as Co
lonel Mann could recall and others
were rernld In stock ~ Town Topics
company 1T & a69 = share
The largest sluGie loan Va ar obtained
from, Jsnes " Keen who loaned tire
Town Topics editor $40 eeo From will
liam y. Vanderbilt. C'uionel Mann OBJ
tained Us 900 from ! r Morgan.
s. $500 from " e whitney, $40 11a
from Coils = Huntington. 5000 John
w Gates. S2a 900; c. N Schwah $40 =
Goo Thomas r RYAN. $4,000
When Colonel Mann said that many
nj these loans Wero paid In Town
Topics stock nj 81 GOO g share, James
w. Osborne counsel for Mr. ifapgood
asked IL the par stiluc nf the stock Is
sic per share Colonel Mann replied
that IT was
contract was produced showing
that t2500 was paid by W J White, of
Cleveland for a subscription To Fads
and Fancies the book which was is
sued under Colonel Manns direction.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
TRULY DISASTROUS.
Death List Numbers Nearly Two
Hundred and Many Injured

Rio de ]aneiro Jan. 23.--The cruiser
Barroso has arrived here from Port
Jacarehagua with those injured by the
explosion on the Aquda ban The
Aquidaban blew up at 10: As o'clock
Sunday night. Nearly all the officers
were killed or injured. The dead mum
Der 1876 and the injured Sc.
Four admirals are among the dead.
The Aquldaban was of 1890 tons
displacement and 5000 horse power
She was built in England in 1856 a d
cost of 81 276 900
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
TRANSFERRED TO TisHoMINGo
Cases Against Colbert and Ward te
Ee Tried There.

ArdmoTe, !. T.. Jan. 23.-The case OF
United States Marshal Colbert. charged
with conspiracy 10 defraud. was con-
tlnued by the government The case
was transferred to Tishomingo and will
pe called next month. A similar case
against w. T. Ward, treasurer of the
Chickasaw nation. was also transferred
to T4shomingo
Thermometers dropped from 70 de-
grees above zero Saturday 70 Mon
6sy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
RAIL ROAD RATES.
Question Of Regulating Same Discuss
ed In Senate


Washington, Jan. 23.-The question
OF regulating railroad rates occupied
practically all of the time OF the SEN
ate Monday, Notwithstanding no bin
with that end in view has been report
ed from the interstate commerce com
rtttee. Discussion OF the subject was
IN connection with Mr.. Clay's speech,
Messrs. Aldrich. Foraker, Bailey and
Newlands being the principal partici-
pants In addition to Mr. Clay him
self
MI Clay advocated the passage OF
q bin which would give the interstate
commerce commission power to regu-
late rates when complained OF, and
said 81 there was no legislation along
that line the country might count upon
agitation OF the question OF govern
meDt ownership.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
CORNER STONE LAID.
Five Hundred Member. of the Masonic
Order Participated.

South McAlester. Jan. 23--The cor
nerstone OF one Of the finest buildings
in the world devoted exclusively to
Masonic purposes was laid at South
McAlester Monday afternoon by the
grand lodge of Indian Territory, i'm
pressive ceremonies attending, Five
hundred Naeons from all parts Of the
two territories participated in the
work
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
Declared It Cruel.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator New
lands, in opposing the Philippine tariff
BILL, in hearing before senate commit
tee in charge of the measure, took the
position that IT would be cruel to the
Fllipplnos to accustom them 10 a sub
sidized price for their sugar and return
them To the worlds price about 49, a
ton less when the Philippines are
separated from this government
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23

South dcAlester. l. r. Jan . This
part - Indian Territory was On the
ErAnp II a severe blizzard MONDAY 4
o1ndins sno~ storm driven by wind
rsxea. arriving the snow badly and
bringing all trsrie 10 "a stnndstiu
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
ARREST MADE.
Former Vice President of Bank Of Oai,
In Custody.

Oklahoma. Jan. 23-J A Mcfarland
was arrested at Choctaw Junction by
Sheriff Grace on suspicion Of having
been connected with the robbery sun
day OF the Bank of Dale Of which he
was formerly vice president. II wa.
reported that craftsmen had robbed
the banks safe OF about So 600 sud es
ca ped.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23

For city Assessor and Collector.
EZRA Il. FUDGE.
CHARLEY KENNEDY
ALBERT *. McwHoRTER
90
For city Marshall
TOM DIXON, Re Election
LUTHER X. ALLEN
For City Secretary;
j. VI. CUanY.
c. o. ADKINS.
CHARLEY WALTERS.
Il. V. WHITE
b
For city Attorney:
7. NJ. ESKRIDGE
GEORGE G. PERSON.
For Alderman Ward No. =:
". l.. r LEIGH, reelection.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23

washington. Jsa. = lseisss c7sr
rssts~~ Ss t~sxst@Fse~ save fsnal -9si b
-sss~assassm to tae fears ss@sz aessa tsii
~ 1sxss&F
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
SOCIALISTS FIRED ON.


warsaw Jan. -s-The anniversary
81 Red Sunday" In 81. Petersburg was
observed here by a strike - the EN-
ployes - the factories which have al
ready been marked hy bioodshea. a
detachment - infantry ttred on a mum
ber ~ Socialists Whu were oompslunr
sho- t~~refs ~ the Withowski mar
ksf to lose tltir establishments
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
S SEVEN KILLED.
DISASTROUS Results of the Explosion of
Sawmill Boiler

Sawnill Boiler
Chippewa Falls. Wis. Jan 3 An
explosion OF a boiler in a saw mill four
and a half miles from Holcomb resulted
in the killing Of seven men and injury
OF three others The mill was badly
wrecked. The heads OF two men were
blown of
Liberal Lead Increases
London. Jan. 23.-Bclated returns OF
elections further Increase the Liberal
lead. out Of twelve results announced
Monday morning five ore Liberal can
didates. The totals now are. Liberals.
26s unionists. iie Irish Nationalist
7s r.abofitsn a.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23
BUSH INJURED

san Francisco. Ian g shilu'
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03

Captain Jake Stahl Of the Washing
ton Americans says no one can learn
to play ball by reading any of the
books ON the subject now in circula-
ton. Guess Jake y sore because he's
never been asked to write one.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03

/ see my old pal John d. Rockefeller
has been playing golf over In Franco
Wen. say, after those Chicago meat
exposures John d. Is surely taking
chances by getting 50 close to the
links.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03
THE NORTON ISSUE.

There are no party principles In
volved In this campaign, which leaves
the individual free to vote ON the
moral questions presented as an issue.
Mormonism is the leading issue. 1t
is clearly defined in the address is
sued by Chairman Lockhart to the
voters Of the state. The address
should be read by every voter and q
decision reached according to the
dictates Of his conscience. II be be-
Iieves the Mormon church should
control the state politically and be
permitted to defend and protect its
members in the practice of polygamy,
mis- duty Is plain. II be Ia In favor
Of suppressing these evils it Is his
duty OF vote against them.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03
STANDPOINT IMPROVEMENTS
I'LL and Water Company wiz
Spend Money

Standpoint, Idaho, Sept. 2,--The
HumbIrd Lumber company and the
Standpoint Water company are pre-
pairing to spend about 400, 900 In
Standpoint In the next few weeks.
Tho Humbird company Is preparing
Tor the logging trains that will bring
logs out from the woods for the mill
here. The company Is building a
elO, 900 dock which extends out into
the lake for some distance, and on
which trains loaded with logs will
RUN. This dock Is monster affair
and has TO DO built very heavily. The
doek Il partly completed and a large
force Il at work. The company's
railroad out Of Macarthur will DO
stnrte soon. The log loading ma
chine has been delivered. The water
com pany IL preparingsto spend 800, :
900. Tho company viii, It Is said,
build a new dam about fifty feet
higher Ia the mountains than the
present one. This will give an In
creased supply for the city, which is
badly needed.
The officers we're compelled to re-
lease the Indian arressd on suspecion
oR knowing the whereabouts Of an In
dian wanted In Montana for murder.
He refused to talk and the girl, Liz.
xie. also refuses to give the hiding
place away. Officers Moran and Will
COX believe the fugitive is near Sand
point.
Frank Bradford was bound over to
tho district court last evening by
Justice Walters. Bradford was
charged with grand larceny and en-
tered plea OF guilty. BTadford's
crime was the theft OF 1850 from the
Pend d'oreille bar. Bradford says
that he was drunk when no commit
ted the deed.
The Star Market company OF Sand
point Twas Incorporated q couple Of
days ago. The capital stock Is s10,
600. ]. r. Bennington, DIR. w.
Dreisbach, w. N. Parrish. Mrs. Par.
rish and @. L. Riggs are the direo-
tiers.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03
Notice.

TO the members of the Occur a..
Alene Commercial club, limited
There will DO held ON Sept. nth.
1905, at 8 o'clock p. m. in council
chambers, at Occur d'Alene, Idaho,
for the purpose OF adopting bylaws
for said corporation, and for such
other matters rs may be properly
brought before the meeting. Ry or
der Of board of directors, Occur d.
Alene Commercial club.
PHIL, HARDING,
Secretary.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03

Nov that the opening Of the fall
term Of school compels parents to
purchase books for their children, the
power Of the American school book
trust makes itself felt. This grasp
Ing monopoly OF combined thieves
has every parent by the throat and
takes advantage OF the fact that educa
tion must be had ct any cost, to plum.
der the people. It Is one of the
trusts that has 30 far escaped prosecu-
tion when Il should be one Of the
kirat to suffer.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03

The Press has been an admirer Of
President Roosevelt and supporter
Of his reforms ever since the election.
He Is the greatest reformer in nation
al politics today holding a high off,
ola position and his advice to the
voter il to be independent, to vote
for moral and politicl reforms. Does
anyone doubt how be would vote In
idaho at tho coming electionY The
people ought to be just as independ-
emit as their president. The Press
believe in Independence.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03
The ROgndNp
By Willie West
BrOGdIGe of Sporting Hot
Shot Natter Peril
nsnt and PeyyonaI.

A certain district attorney in an east
ern state not long ago headed a move
ment to put stop to trotting racing
in his county. Shortly after having his
picture printed in the newspapers and
giving an interview on the pernicious
effects and dastardly evils Of betting
he was found playing fifty cent jack
pot at midnight in his home with some
bosom friends.
/ think II John L. Sullivan was ask
ed to give his opinion Of this sterling
young Official the answer would make
mighty picturesque reading for the tor
rid silly season.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03

Clark Griffith tells Of a novel play
that happened when be was playing
In the Pacific Coast league. II appears
from Grif's story that Seattle had
left fielder whose arm was deader than
Rameses II. and nearly as dead as
Rameses I. He couldn't even lob the
ball back to the diamond.
In a close game one afternoon
against Butte at Butte one OF the Butte
players hit a long foul fly to left field,
and the dead arm man went In pursuit
Of It. The field was lined with car
riages. and near the foul line stood a
blackboard to which were hitched two
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03
See Here.

Five room house, close in, bath.
toilet, electric lights, steel range
and hnoleum. large barn. Best buy
In Occur d'Alene, $500 $500 cash
and terms. GEO. OFT,
Room I, First National bank
building.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03

HR JUMPED OFF THE BUCKBoARD AND
TOUCHED THE RUNNER OUT.
Wild mustangs. As the dead armed
bali player came tearing along after
the foul the mustangs got scared and
started to run away.
The dead armed man caught the bali.
and the runner on third base started
home, lettering along. knowing the fell
low couldn't throw him out. The dead
armed man after his jumping catch
kept right on. and before he could
stop he eollided with the runaway
blackboard and fell clear over into It
The runaways dashed across the Geld
The base runner lodged to avoid them,
and the dead armed man. leaplng from
the blackboard. tagged the runner On
the line and completed the double play.
Grit also has griExly bear story,
but that Is too tall 10 tell Somebody
might doubpit.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03

New England has put on the market
several young fighters that have I'M
usual names. Three that might be
mentioned are Kid Pantz and the two
Singer brothers. Battler and Kid. The
Batter was stung by Kid SINGERS
stingers recently.
Then there's Honey Melody, the
welterweight Sweet is melody, and
sweeter yet would bee honey were IL
not for the stingers that usually sur
round t.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03

Captain Jack Dunn Of the Providence
Or. - team Of the Eastern league re
Gently ran headlong into a dock OF
troubles. President Harry Taylor suz-
pended him for nine days and fined him
800. and Umpire Moran beat & drum
mer's tattoo On his face with both fists.
AN | did" AYERS Jack. was to pull
AorAn's nose for giving the worst de-
ciston ever saw Poor, abused Jack!
HIS friends hope President Taylor win
soon be done doing Dunn az be has
done. for Dunn II done doing Moran.
ma players aver that II was Moran
ana not Dunn that did the doing.
WILLIE WEST.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-09-03

Both the National and American
leagues are going to quit business next
year because the English people cay
the game Is really too noisy. don'teher
know, ever to be popular over there In
Britain. That criticism by the cricket
loving Britishers Is the wOrSs blow
struck at the great American pastime
since the day Harry C. Pul!!am was
made president OF the National league.
p. S,-AccOriing to a few Americans,
cricket is played indoora under the
name Of chess.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-20
Trolley Line Up Mont BLANC.

Mont Blanc by electric railroad is
a possibility set by the traction men
for 1911 The line. on which work
has begun. starts from ST. Gervais
and ascends the northwestern sloue
pf the mountain as far a. tho peak
Aieulle du Coulter. attaining a height
Of 1873 meters at The terminal. The
trains will make the trip 10 the Top
in four hours. There will bee a num-
her Of stations along The lire. where
he trains will stop 10 Jet the Tassen-
gers enjoy good view Of the pros
pect and to enable them TO accustom
themselves 10 the rarefed air as the
cars pass up the mountains The
trains will be composed Of o. electric
locomotive and Two lrailcrs carrying
total of eighty passengers. From
Aiauilie de Coulter the'ssccnr 10 ihe
cummif. at an altitude of 1870 meters
an he made In five hours.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-20
RED SUNDAY TO Be
DAY Of MOURNING
RUSSIAN LABORERS WILL HONOR
MEMORY OF FOLLOWERS OF
FATHER GAPoN.
THE TROOPS ARE LOYAL
Attempt TO Boycott Elections to the
Douma Udged BY Extremists
Meets With Little
Favor

ST. Petersburg January ls,-There
is liule prospect of any disorder Mon
day next. through the reyolutionist la
Dor organs and vast mass Of labor
Of Russia are determined to honor
the memory of ill.starred followers OF
Father Gapon, by a cessation of work
aud pleasure on the anniversary of
their death.
The anniversary Of Red Sunday
viii be observed as a day of mourning
and moi Of strife. said leading mem
her OF the reyolutionis1 committee
10 The Associated Press today. He
disclaimed all idea Of a collision with
he troops. who. he said after The
events of Moscow and elsewhere. must
he considered as loyal TO the govern
ment.
A dispatch To the Associated Press
from Moscow saws that no bloodshed
Is expected there
Another manifestation of the aban
donment of open revolution was given
at todays session of the convention
Of rhe constitutional democratic party
when a PROPOSITION 10 boycott the cleo
lions for the Donna. though urged
by some ol the intransigeants met
with scant favor and wheni hearty APP
plause greeted those speakers who
urged The fullest participation in the
elections.