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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN FAILS
Freight Ahead of Fast Northwestern Pas
senger Knocks Obstruction from Track

Racine Wis, May Am attempt was made last
n.sht wreck a southbound passenger train on
hs Chicago northwestern Railway, heavily
loaded with passengers, bound from Milwaukee and
Racine for Chicago, but fortunately extra
freight train which passed through ahead Of the
passenger struck the obstruction placed the
track. Only the locomotive left the rails. The at
tempt was made south Of Racine junction. at about
The same place where a passenger train was
wrecked last fall
Investigation TO the Of the accident re-
vsals that IL was probable attempt at train
Hreckink
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03

Copenhagen May I'm consequence of rumors
that have been In circulation recently, Premier
Christensen this evening issued the following note
1.-THE Danish government has not and Will NOT
oonciuda a secret treaty with Germany. Tho object
Of tie governments policy is neutrality. and not
alliances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
ONE TAFT SPEECH IN OKLAHOMA.

Oklahoma City, okla, May 2-Seeretary Tart
,a,egranbed the chairman Of the Republican State
Central Committee Of oklahoma which met here
to-day that he will make only one speech In Okla
homa during his visit to the Southwest the first
uyeek I'm June The committee decided TO hold a
state convention at the time of Secretary Tafts
yisIt and II is hoped TO have him make MS speech
10 this gathering
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
ANNIVERSARY OF NIGHT MASS.

The sixth anniversary OF the INSTITUTION OF no
mass for newspaper men and other night workers
III ~, ealAhrares with elaborate ceremony az ST
Andrews Roman Catholic Church, Duane street
and CITY Hall Place. at ESQ o'clock next sunday
morning. A number of prominent so!oistS 40 .
cSorlIs OF nfty have been engaged The sermon
will he delivered by the Rev DR.. Andrew MorrlSeSr
q : O. provincial of the Holy CroSS FStneIS =.
Nofre Dame Ind Admission VIII oe ny tcNes
onIv which may be obtained from the pastor INC
Rev. Luke j. Evers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
ECHO OF HoHENLoHE MEMOIRS.
Professor Curtius, Who Edited Them, Re-
signs Because snubbed by Emperor.

Berlin. May Alt was Urofaeialy announced
to-day that Professor Curtius. who edited the
memoirs of the late Prince Chlodwig Won Hohen-
lohe-SchilIingfu ex-Chancellor Of Germany.
had resigned the presidency OF the Protestant
Consistory OF Alsace because Emperor William
snubbed him in the course of his recent visit to
Strassburg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
RUSSIAN FAMINE APPROPRIATION.
Bill for 100000 Passes Upper House
After Passing Lower.

ST. Petersburg. May 2--Ths Council or the
Empire upper housed to-day adopted unani-
TnousIy the recruiting bill and the OIL ar-
nropriating s.. 100000 for famine relief, passed
nv, the lower house April So The third law
r.Ssa4 nv the lower house. abolishing drunhead
.courts martial was not discussed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
LAND FRAUDS IN WASHINGTON.

Seattle. May 2.-six Secret Service oper-
stives working in Western Washington a
series Of alleged land frauds declared 20 have been
more far-reaching than the discoveries IN Oregon
ana California Secret Service operative in the
confidence Of President Roosevelt has just been sent
70 the Coast to take charge OF the work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
DEATH FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT UPHELD

Frankfort KY May 2-The Kentucky law In
dieting the death penalty for criminal assault was
sustained in a remarkably terse and comprehen-
sive opinion fled by the Court OF Appeai9 to-aay
Aiarander a negro for assault on a white
woman i'm MuhIenberg County
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
MP TAFT TO SPEAK IN ST. LOUIS.

Springfield, Ohio May 2-Colonel j. W. Burke
ngidant ~ the National Miers' Association re-
csiyad a message this afternoon from Secretary
Taft accepting the invitation to be the guest OF
the association In ST. Louis on May 30 and to make
an address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
nlERs auELL REVOLT OF PRISONERS

St Petersburg. May Troops had to be called
I'm TO suppress revolt of political prisoners in the
iail of the Viborg quarter this morning. The sol
JGiers fired a yolley, killing and wounding
several
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
NEW BELGIAN CABINET FORMED
M. De rroos, Minister of the Interior, the
New Premier.

Brussels MAY IN. De Troes. the Interior Mn
lister. has succeeded in forming cabinet, as fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
NO SECRET DANISH GERMAN TREATY

Neither the New York City nor the Brooklyn
directory contains the name Burlhe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
sIIICIDE al MARSElLLES.

Marseilies. May Am electrician named Martin
rurIbe OF New York committed suicide on the
,rhorvas here to-day. A letter found on the body
suatea t6at he was interested In spiritualism.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27
SO JOHN HANGED ANY Az
His Wife Locked Him Up 10 Neep
Him From Hanging About
SalGOuS

Burlington, Ia, May PIT took
Mrs. John Moberg so long to do the
washing yesterday that her husband
is dead. Had there been one less
sheet or tablecloth in the batch OF
clothes he would today be alive ana
headed toward THE Club buffet.
OF course, the unfortunate mel
dent might have been avoided mad
nor Mrs. Moberg locked him IN the
woodshed while she did her WORK,
But that was her habit, and one
could not expect her to change thaI
But as the poet remarked ne
saddest words" etc AS usual ana
she had an unusually large Washing
50 when she went to release HIM she
found him too near death to otleI
any hope of resuscitauon
II seems that John got angry oe-
cause he was kept in his prison ION
ger than usual and hanged hlmseh'
Mrs. Moberg said she had TO 90
il TO keep him from hanging arouho
in the saloons all day. He had re-
marked once that If he couluh
hang around saloons he would mans
somewhere else, but she had NOT
noticed the prophetic tone OF MS
voice
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27
Where History Is Repeated.

Not long ago case of history re-
peating itself was noted in this
column. A young man named George
Washington was brought before the
police court in Bendigo, Australia,
and fined for applying his ak to a
tree belonging to King Edward VII,
the magistrate smillingly expressing
regret at his inability to forgive
This week 5 mail records another
curious conviction at Bendigo for
illegally cutting down timber on
crown lands. This time the culprlt S
name was John Wesley. If the next
offender should answer to the name
of William Shakespeare or John
Hampden or Bernard Shaw, we
shall begin to suspect that the Ben
digo exmeh have struck gold nine
of new humor.-London Chronicle
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27

We offer one Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case OF catarrh that
cannot he cured by Halls CataFrh
cure. III. CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known
r J. Cheney for the last 10 wears.
and believe him perfectly honorable
i'm an business transactions and nm
nucially able 20 carry out any oa'iEa-
tinus made by his firm.
waidlne. Klnran IS Marvin.
Wholesale Druggist Toledo. %,
HALLS CaiarFh Cure is taken inter-
ually. acting directly anon 'he blood
and mucous surfaces ~ the system.
Testimonials sent free. price iac 1ff
bottle. Sold by an drueelF'F
Take HALLS Family pi.H fog on'
sfipation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27
SHEKIEF'S SALE.

The State of Texas, County of Ellis.
Bv virtue of an order of sale is
sued out of the honorable district
court of Ellis county, on the 9th
day of May, 1907 by the clerk there
of. in the case of T. J. Cole versus
Nalissa Furguson ct al, and to me,
as sheriff, directed and delivered, l
will proceed to sell within the hours
prescribed by law for sheriff's sales,
on the First Tuesday in June, 19ob
it being the 4th day of said month,
before the court house door of said
Ellis county, in the city of Waxaha-
chic, the following described proper
ty to-wit:
All that certain tract, piece, or
parcel of land situated in the county
of Ellis State of Texas. on the wat
ers of Grove creek, 4 IL miles north
of the town of Waxahachie, being a
MARI of the 4. S. Preuitt survey and
described by metes and bounds as
follows viz.
Beginning at q point 62 feet
south of GROVE creek IN the NaNd-
hachie and Dallas road, an iron rod
for corner Thence iu an eastern di-
rection 1856 feet 20 road leading
from the Dallas and WaNahaehie
road To T.. o. Wilson's west line;
thence with said Wilson's west line
81 feet to Grove creek. thence up
Grove creek with its meanders To
tbs Dallas and WaXahachie road.
Thence south with said Dallas and
wexahaehlc road sc feet 90 the
place of be@lunlnE Containing co
acres OF land. more or less. Levied on
las the property ~ defendants herein
ra satisfy Judgment amounting 90
$4,000 iu favor of n. j. Cole and
.nst of Hu4t
Given under my land 'hls t2th
Lar af Mas 1907.
vs. ia FORBES. sheriff
R. "a. O. sweat. neputv MI
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27
4 JOkE on JOHN W. CAFES


New York. May 27.-NaH s'Iee'
is suickeriug because 1t thinks i
has Joke ON John w. Gates ln Hn
interview Ga Chicago. lu Whith NE
discussed reports chat D., h'd Hr'h
bsrd hit by th, recent slump W
.toets Mf Gates d, quoted as ru'.,.
.pr IA denial in which b' said.
81 stand Iu. vhef, did $50 F,"'H
agu
somebody eha recalled that 'h.
Wall Stree. usots ol 1908 occurred
.nst aboat slx sears $500. had 'N'
..fiastr ro lrak Hp the Ae~fpAp'.
ele n, Fer, hov Mr Gates *'''d ''
tbat umy In au iu'er'ie" publish
Ia IA. day sit,f ihc MAY la"'..
,lr oates was quoted as .ssinH
go use aue hst has hrsu a''e'N
~. bara BE- hss fe eait slas~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27
CIT WHISPERS OR LOSE JOB.
Notorman i'm st. Joseph Must Either
Trim Hipsute Growth or Quit.

st. Joseph, Mo, May 27.-Peter
M. Anderson, for fifteen years a
motorman for the local street rail-
way company, must either cut his
whiskers or he will lose his job.
More than a year ago Anderson
became deeply interested in rells-
ion and has since taken an active
part in the work of the Free Think
ers. of which he is now the head.
Since the death of the late AleXan-
der Dowie. Anderson has become
possessed of the idea that he mas
been called to complete the work
which Prophet Elijah H. left I'M
done.
Officials of the street railway
company have for some time noticed
that Anderson was cultivatlnS hlf-
suite growth, but supposed he ne
elected the barber because OF a
throat affliction. But warm weather
came and still the beard and HAIR
grew. Anderson was called into the
office and asked to have both trim
med. He refused.
81 will have my hair cut when the
Lord calls on me to do so, answered
he. Since that time he has refused
TO go to work, and while the street
car company does not wish 10 lose
his services. they positively refuse
to let him hold his job unless ne
complies with their request. Andef-
sons whiskcrs reach the top button
of his vest and his hair spreads over
his collar like Buffalo Btlls.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27

Richmond. Va. and h f-t
account Confederate veterans
reunion ON sale WaT -hth Sub
ana .Sth Limit isate Richmond
on or before JuEe itths
Norfolk. Va. and Fefafn $3.50 Ae'
rount jamestown Exposition. GA
sale May ist 10 Nov @eih A'isii'
fifteen dayx from date ~ sale
For further information regard
fnx rates. rontes and sfop-oF'fs Cali
kAty passeugeT depot
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27


November goth. Rate $3.50. FIJI
teen days limit. For other dates
rates and limits call II. & T. G.
passenger depot or see
Corpus Christi, Tex.-On sale May
27th and 2Sth. Rate $1S.S5. Lin
IL 10 leave Corpus Christi May 81
Richmond. Va.-On sale May 26th,
97th and 2Sth. Rate s27.s5. Lin
II TO leave Richmond. June nth.
Fort Worth-On sale June 9th ana
morning train June 9th. Rate
s1.7O. Limit June If.
Reaumont-on sale June 9th. Rate
s1O.45. Limit to leave Beaumont
June 18th.
Houstou-o sale June 9th. Rate
$3.50. Limit TO leave Houston
June 18th
Philadelphia. pa.-On sale July IL.
he ana 18th. Rate st1.t5. Limit
to Iravc Philadelphia July %.
SAN Antonio one sale June 9th
ana leth. Rate s9.2o. Limit june
Itth
Atlantic CItg. ~ ON alr MAY
-otr. Hfsi aud June ist Rate
tr4rr Lmis t1 leave Atlantic
+ stt JuHe lNth.
Austin. t,xas-On sale iune Nih. fip
I.h ana tgfh Rate sos. limit
ts leave Austin AuEusf Hri.
Austin. rssas-O 90 sale luur l''H
and Itth Rate g. Limit ga
Hat. Nusun. June lfth.
Nakasufa rtsas oue saIe AHHe %
Kar. s-.eH Ilmif fo 'ess. Nltas"
fa fnrr 1+th
e. KENNEDY. T. A
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27
Nostss 60 our Customers.

We -re -'oased 20 announce That
rolsss Honey and Tar for cousins
colds ana lauE troubles is NOT affect
Ia tv thr national pure food and
arur law as 81 contains no opiates or
other harmful drugs. and We recon-
mend Il a. a safe remedy Tor children
ana aanlfs y " Tearts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27
uorr News from the New I"S'@"'
state

II ans one has ans doHti as '' .',
tlrsue q Foley's kidney 'ait' '",s
need auly 90 refer to Mr. AlFia IT,
stiuusau. - wliilmRnile. conn
80 after almost losing hoFc ni re-
.ev.fy. on account - he failuFe OK
- manv remedies. finally tried FOL
"a Kidney Care. which he sass was
lust The thine for him 81 io41
,.ot,les cured him completely ae -
as entirely well and free from @.'
ne suffering gurident 70 AGATE SIG
,ex trouble. u W. Fcaris.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27

Z Ssh 70 state 20 ile public nat
7 havo purchased 'ac meat "af te'
ga the north side ~ toe Square Tor
rna4ay owned hy Blauk a BELT and
would ike tor ms ola frten4a as vel
as usw ones to call aroune ar -
.eu- f,ace Very respectfully.
- GUY II ALLEN
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-27
Nsw tEIalfa.

1 have i nmitea nemeer IT bales
d, neu alfalfa. y II Thompson -
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strument in his house with wires reaching the office, where they entered one of the important circuits. One morning in the spring of '65 Mir. Fair child came into the office and said: T had a presentiment when l awoke this morning that I had heard something over the wires during the night about the shooting of Lincoln in Washington, but may be it was a dream Has any thing been heard here?" Nothing had been heard. About S:90, an operator, while receiving over the wire, called Mir. Fairchild, who came to the desk and listened. There! There! What did I tell you, that's 1t; no dream, Too true, Lincoln has been shot" Presi- dent Lincoln was shot at Ford's thea
 ter that night and mortally wounded This sum and substance was hastily bulletined. Crowds soon collected, the streets were thronged, business was suspended, flags put at half-mast and
 buildings draped The city and nation
 mourned, for our beloved president was | no mere.
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DEATHS.

KEY ES-In this city, December 2l,# 1897, Ida Isabella, wife of John C. Keyes, aged fifty years,
 Prayers at her late residence, A Pearl street, this afternoon at 1 o'clock, Funeral services at the residence or her mother in Haddam, Conn.,. to- morrow afternoon at ?. m. Rela- tiveo and friends are invited to at tend. azi Al REYNOLDS Suddenly at her home in Newark, N. J., Mrs. w. J. Reynolds, daughter of Mrs. P. Belacey. Notice of funeral hereafter. d2t II BRoWN-In West Haven, Conn, De re,nber 25, 1907, at her home t0 smith street, Jeane Stevenson, wife ot John Brown, aged 61 years, , months, 23 days
 Owing to the illness of MT. Brown the funeral services will be private.
 d27 1t KAUTZ-In this city December 26, 1907, Ottilie Moeller, only child Of Randolph Moeller Kautz, aged year 1 month. 23 days.
 Funeral services will be held at the home of her parents, No. SlB WllloW street, on Sunday afternoon at ESQ.
 d27 2t RIcB-In this city, December 25, 1907 l Cornelia A.. wife of Reuben J. Rice aged 7S years.
 Funeral services will be held at ne late residence, No. 54S Quinnlpia. avenue. on Saturday, December 2e at balf-past two o'clock. Friends ar invited to attend. dzi lt
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TOOK CLUB AWAY.
So Testified Prlsoner Regarding Police
 Officer.

Walter Plassick of 36 Adeline street weighing 40 pounds, testified in the city court yesterday that he took Pa trolman Dan Lippencotts club away from him in a struggle. Wednesday night, land threw 1t over fence Lip pencott weighs over 200. pounds.
 Walter also declared that the officer arrested him without provocation and that he grabbed him by the throat SC forcibly that it removed his collar anc a part of his shirt. He said that tht patrolman had lifted his club to strike him when he took it away
 Lippenoott denied that his club wa taken from him and regarding anothe statement of Plassick and of witness that he was seen looking around thu fence with match after arrest, de clared that he was looking for glov button and the patrolman'left the cour room evidently ehagrined.
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DISCUSS NEW PUMP.
Aldernianic Committee Slated to Meet
 This Evening.


 A meeting of the special committee to which the board of aldermen on Monday night committed the matter of appropriating $45o for an electric engine and pump to be used in con- neetion with the artesian we'll that was dug by order of Mayor Studley on the green, will be held this evening in city hall
 This committee is composed of AL dermen Loos, Frederick J, McKerness Franklin L. Homan, James R, Max well, and Richard B. Healy The last named alderman is opposed to any appropriation being made for thi' purpose at this time, and put himsel on record to this effect at the alder manic session Monday night. Tn majority of the aldermen, however are in favor of the money being ap propriated and majority report i expected, when the aldermen mee next Monday night
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-27

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 These people, too, are dyspeptics
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STRANGE INCIDENT
Death of Former Telegraph Man in Oakland Recalls
 Lincoln's Death.
SUPERINTENDENT ERE
Dreamed of Assassination Before the News Camet to the Office Over
 the Telegraph.

The death of J, NJ. Fairchild at Oak land, Cal, across the bay from San Francisco, a, week ago Gas chronicled in the Journal Courier of Saturday,, who was for years superintendent of the fire alarm telegraph in this city, and previously manager of the old American Telegraph office in the Adel- phi building, corner of Chapel and Union streets (now demolished), which was absorbed by the Western Union
 calls to mind many others whose lot was cost and whose life centered ir the bustle and activity enacted in ane around the old depot on Chapel streef way back in the sixties, the period oi the civil war. nearly all of whom have now crossed over the dark liver. A
 that time MT. Fairehild iintad or Court street and had ttss1ss in
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in the city and vicinity

societies in the city and vicinity.
 The central district meeting for the district including the First Methodist First Presbyterian, Church of the Re deemer, Davenport, Italian Baptist Church of the Messiah Italian Con- gregational and Swedish Congregation al churches will be held at the Church of the Redeemer, on Orange street, Sunday evening, December 29, at 6:30. All the young people outside of the societies of the city are invited to at tend, and all will be welcome.
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ST. PATRICK NOMINATIONS.
Club Names officers to be Voted for
 On January 10.

The Knights of St, Patrick will have its annual meeting January 10 The nominations for. officers to be voted on at that time are as follows;
 President, Frank w. Tiernan; first vice president, Michael F Shanley; second vice, president, Michael F, Campbell; treasurer, Daniel F. Kel- ley; recording and financial secretary, Frank P. Cronan; board of governors, Thomas Fl. Smith, Patrick Hawkins, William R. Carroll, pr. James S. Maher and Dr. James F. Flynn The board of governors will appoint the house committee.
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nEwEY SEVENTY YEARs oLD.

Washington, Dec. 26,-Admlral George Dewey is seventy years old tor day. He is in splendid health and TO- bust in physique, As is his custom ne spent the morning at his office, with the exception of an hour, when he at tended a meeting of the Naval Rehel association, of which he is president Numerous officers of the navy and ar my and other friends called on him al his office, and later at his home
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REVOLUTION oUELLED.
Opera Boume Affair in Ecuador All
 Over but the Cheering.

Washington. Dec, 26.-A cablegram received at the state department from its representative in Quito, the Ecua- dorean capital, is to the effect that an attempt at revolution there was quell- ed by the arrest of General Toral, for merly Ecuadorean minister to Great Britain, and twenty of his adherents who were charged with attempting tC overthrow the government. The ini. tial step was to be the seizure of th' barracks at the capital through thu conversion to the revolutionary move
 ment of the soldiers of the garrison.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-27
MUCH CHRISTMAS BUSINESS.
Financial Panic Has No Effect on the
 Merchants of the City.

From reports of the New Haven mer- chants it is easy to see that the recent financial panic had no effect upon the Christmas trade. During the weeks preceding the holiday season the wea- ther was not particularly good, but de- spite this the sales were larger than on any previous year.
 The jewellers about the center of the city say that the sale of diamonds this Christmas was much larger than last wear, and this alone is evidence of the general prosperity.