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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18
SENSATION ~ DALLAS.
Federal Grand Jury Returns fndict'
ment. Against Prominent Men

The United States grand jury
caused q sensation at Dallas at noon
yesterday by returning an Inhlct-
ment into the federal district court
against q bunch Of prominent men.
Theodore Hitchcock, assistant
United States revenue collector, OF
the northern district of Texas. at
Dallas. indicted for uulawfully using
United States money by embezzle-
ment He has been In the revenue
service thirty years.
J. 2. Copeland, lawyer OF Dali
las, formerly Of Wolfe City. Texas,
indicted for misuse of United States
mails; the charge being an effort To
sell green goods Or counterfeit mon
ey,
J. T. Cowan OF Dallas. Indicted
for fraudulent use of the mails. He
Is the man who has been promoting
Guiding a part of Central Park, New
York City, and claiming property
valued at four hundred million dol
! lars.
| Former State Senator b. B. John
! son OF Corsicana. we'll known dem
ocratic politician. was indicted
I charged with conspiracy to defrAu
I under the bankruptcy laws.
III All these men have been arreste
II and made bond to appear In feder
| court January IS.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18
WATERS OF RIO GRA\Dt.
Treaty Signed Giving MeNic"
proporti tomato Right to Them

Washington, Jan. lS.-Secretary
Root and Gen. Davalos, the Mexican
in charge of the embassy, nave
signed a treaty regulating the dispo-
sjtiou of the waters of the Rio
Grande. The basis of the treaty Is
the recognition by the United states
of the right of Mexico 70 the use OF
a certain portion of the waters oil
the river now impounded by the
great dam at FL Paso, for irrisatins
purposes on the Mexican side OF the
boundary
The precedent set will % Is uh'
derstood. have an important bearing
on the negotiations which are III
progress concerning the yeNed lues'
tions OF international rights 10 th'
usa of streams on the Canadian Dor
der
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18

In this issue OF the Daily Light
may be found the announcement Of
Il. d. McCombs IL a candidate for al
derman in Ward 10 succeed Alder
man Moffett, whose term expires In
April Mr. McCombs is too well
known TO the voters Of Waxahachie
to require newspaper commendation.
He has been valued citizen OF the
town several years, Is wide awake
and progressive and would guard
well the city's interests Ii elected to
place in the council. He announces
subject to the white mans primary
election to be held February I, and
asks the voters to give his claims
the consideration to which they are
entitled.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18

Clehurne Tex Jan lS-H est@r-
day evening the grand jury return
ed a bill OF indictment against Mrs.
Anna Mahanay for killing her nus
band, the homicide occurring at Ne-
nus last Saturday. Today Mrs Ma
hanay appeared before Judge Lock
EFT on application for bond TO which
she was admitted In the same sum
as her former bond, $4,000. with
the following suYeties ] G. Speers,
]. p Speers. Joe Brown. Lewis Fos-
ter and f W Hines
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18
FARMERS LOSE MEAT.
Estimated That Loss Will Amount
to Several Thousand Dollars.

The farmers of Ellis county have
lost heavily on meat this winter by
reason of the unprecedented warm
weather. The most extensive loss
has been suffered by those who kill
ed hogs the last cold spell before the
Christmas holidays. II would be hard
TO estimate in dollars and cents tue
value of meat that has spoiled, but
the total will reach several thous-
and dollars. \ great many farmers
have not only lost all their joints.
but the middlings which had been
nut away for bacon had TO Dee
trowu away In some Instance 'he
loss was reduced by the meat being
rendered into lard when the tirs. un-
favorable signs appeared.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18
GOOD ROADS LAWS.
Recommendation Adopted by Tex
a. Good Roads Association

At the annual meeting Of the
State Good Roads Association at
Waco few days ago the following
recommendation were adopted
First.--That the Texas State Good
Roads association. through its pres
dent, appoint five members TO pre-
sent in person to his excellency, Gov.
Tom NJ. Campbell, also to the honor
able members OF the thirtieth legis-
lature, or to a committee of the thir-
tieth Legislature appointed for that
purpose, and urge the recommends
ton and passage of suitable laws TO
enforce the action of this body.
Second. there be created
the office of state highway commits
sioner. who shall be practical road
builder and civil engineer, compe-
tent to advise as to manner and ma
terial for building roads; his duties
to be defined by legislative action.
Third. That the legislature re-
peal the law, abolishing the five
days labor as now required, substi-
tuting therefor a road tax TO be
paid in cash
Fourth-We recommend the re-
peal of the convict contract system
and that all available convicts and
Jail prisoners be compelled to pre-
pare material for roads or work II
their actual construction. and fur
Their that the system of employing
conyicts in the mechanical and 9th
er industrial departments OF tn
state be discontinued, where the.
| come in contact and in competition
with honest labor,
| Fifth.-That suitable laws be
passed carrying out the provisions OF
; the constitution, giving precincts OF
speciaI political divisions Of an!
| county the right to issue bonds fol
! the permanent improvement OF the
public roads in that particular coun-
ty. That such law may be known as
the Local option Good Roads law.
Sixtb THAT constitutional
amendment be submitted to the
qualified voters for Texas, authorlz-
| ing the legislature to make appro-
| priations for permanent road oulld'
ing.
Respectfully submitted
S. p. BROOKS,
| Chairman Resolutions Committee
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18

Chicago. III. jan. Is scarlet te-
yer is epidemic 81 Evanston Vel
nigh sen az OAK Park. "a menace III
several north shore towns and
source II concern 90 The 1hioas"
health authorities.
Chieaeo.s total ~ TOO contagious
diseases reported Yesterday sky
five ~ them scarlet fewer. Us me Jar
sast far one day in several wears
a. present there arc several ihu"H
and .ssf in the eify aud ensiF"ns.
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LOCAL NEWS.
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Fresh Nunnally's at Hood & Cur
Inns
F. s. Cronk q Co sell roofing
cheap. If
See f. s Cronk & Co before you
buy your roofing. II
See r. d. McCombs for Fire and
Tornado Insurance.
Mrs A. r. Willis has returned
from a visit to Waco.
W l.. Harper of Ennis was Wis
itor in the city today.
Mayor W. NJ Tidwell of Ferris
was in the city today
Mrs Sam Hendricks is visiting
relatives at Midlothian.
Little Miss Selma Forrest Is
spending the day at Ennis.
Plenty of iron or felt roofing at F.
S Cronk & Cos; prices right. tt
See Adkins-Rockett Co., for fire
insurance. Over Cheeves Bros. tt
Col Jas. S. Davis visited his
farms in Johnson county today.
Seal shipt oysters just received,
10 cents per dozen. H. n. Nycum. As
Tom G. Barrow of Mckinney is
visiting his parents for few days
Mrs. c. E. Jackson's photos are
the best. Studio near opera house. II
Fish any oysters at Belt & Parks
market, College street Gould's old
stand Az
Mrs. J. H. Brown, who has been
sick several days, is very much I'M
proved.
Rev. H. w Sears of Austin is
guest today of DR. and Mrs. A. E.
Turner.
Plenty of Seal Shipt oysters now
on hand. 10 cents per dozen. II. n
Nycum. 10
TONIGHT-Miss Jessie Darling,
Americas Famous Lady Skater at
the Main Street Rink.
Fresh vegetables received daily
al Belt & Parks market on College
street. Gould's old stand. as
II Cert of New York, who has
been in Waxahachie several days on
business, left for home this morning
Master Willie Pierson will go 10
Dallas this evening to visit his grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. 0. Harrl-
son.
DR.. and Mrs. A. E. Turner nave
returned from Austin, where theS
attended the Inauguration of Gov
ernor Campbell
John singleton, manager or the
Waxahachie Produce and Commis-
sion Co, Yesterday shipped car
load of sweet potatoes 20 for'
Worth,
Conductor Lynn Fountain arrived
from Ennis this morning to take
charge of the WaNahachie-Ealre''
train i'm the absence OF Conductor
Snodgraas.
4 tea will be given at the home
of Mrs r f Thompson Monday al
ternoon bv the Young Ladies AUX
liar, Of the Cumberland PresoN
terrain church.
you aid not have your picture
.,aa. hafors Xmas Medaillons Tree
only for short time longer Vow u
the time Mrs. G. +. Jackson 'u'
q
photographer
We VIII trade YOU brand neW iu'
uiture and household goods Tor VOW
did goods "a part pay. Come see aai
.toek and le, rs show you X +
Moore a Co. both phones
This evening the music faculty o
.rrtnitr University win give pro
ram A. ualy 90 connection "'i'
fbe meeting 90 the C1rsieana PRES
bvtar, IA address wiil he ietiF"f''
has, nr a. h. Turner
n rau have relative 't i''.h
vis,sina vau. or X von are son
ews~ LEA a vai- phone far pait
light These Ag* always 'Ap"''ah
toms for nawspap~r and la'r =.
alxavs appreciated
g. whamuaaE. ehn sens
n.uss wsaAav ra serve aa tAr lr'
.raf a-ana sa-r. retaruea hoae ~
~4rat TAe xran4 lEFy fia-sAs1 =
.nrE ve~seraAF afteFuoaa A2a p
ssarus.s Ouly f~~ 4Aales1--s''
were retarEea-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18

If you cant find what you want
elsewhere. call at Belt & Parks
market. College street. Gould's old
stand AZ
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18

TONIGHT-M Jessie Darling.
Americas Famous Lady Skater al
the Main Street Rink.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18
Suits for Divorce.
divorce
district

/ The following suits for divorce
have been filed in the district
clerks office:
Nettie Aikens VS.. Arnold Aikens,
cruel treatment alleged.
Matte Hunter VS.. Frank Hunter,
abandonment alleged.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-18

When you need a plumber call
Bunkley. with F. S. Cronk Co. Both
phones "a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
STEAL MAIL WAGON
IN CHICAGO STREET
posed to Have Contained
$4,000.

Chicago, March "A United States
mail wagon. containing three pouches.
two of which were filled with miscel-
laneouS matter and third with regis
tered mail, was stolen from in front If
the Stock Exchange building. LaSale
and Washington street. Saturday night.
while the driver was making a coller-
tiOn in the building At the time the
street was crowded with persons, none
of whom saw the thief escape with the
mail wagon. While the collector was
inside the thief drove off with the WI
gon. Two hours after the robbery the
wagon was found three miles from the
downtown district The screen door
had been broken open and pouches
taken The pOstoffice authorities say
they don't know just how many cheeks
or how much jewelry the registered
pouches contained, but were of the be.
lief that the robbers secured fully So.
00e.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
FRISCO LABOR AC|TATORS COMPEL
HAULING DOWN OF AMERICAN FLAG
Leaders at Meeting Of Meyer League Interfere and Prevent Sc
rlous Consequences Murder Advocated by Speakers
There and at Butte.

San Francisco, March -Four
thousand union labor men of San Fran
cisco yesterday at a meeting of the
Meyer Haywood, and Pettibone De
tense league. Kissed the American flag
and even forced a German socialist
singing society that bore it TO haul
down the banner for a time.
Anxious leaders then interfered and
the flag was restored.
Then The various leaders harangued
The crowd. They made no attempt to
veil their threats Of force The gist
of what they all said was that if the
capitalistic class broke the Jaws of the
land in an attempt to suppress the
union labor movement and enslave the
American workingman they would go
one better in the matter of law break
ing
\ resolution was passed by Il unani-
nous vote in which the mine owners
association and Capitdlistic class in
general was told that ''if you pack the
jury and attempt 10 judicially murder
our brothers, we will pack h full
of YOU"
Miners DenOunce the Courts.
Butte. Mont, March "A mass
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04

meeting of miners was held in Butte
yesterday afternoon TO protest against
the prosecution of Meyer, Haywood,
and Pettibone. the western federation
officers awaiting trial for the murder
of Ex-Governor Stemenberg of Idaho
Resolutions were adopted denouncins
the courts of Idaho and the supreme
court of the United States, Justice
Mckenna excepted.
Uphold Murder.
Peter Breen, eX-cOunty attorney and
prominent in two Coeur de Alene
troubles, who. during the dynamiting
outrages, declared there was more vir-
tue in a stick of dynamite than a ton
of argument, was one OF the speakers
and in speaking of the Steunenberg
assassination said:
Il will not shed tears over the death
of tyrant and do not care how he
gets it, or who gives it TO him
The intlammatory speeches by John
NJ. O'Neill. editor of the Miners Maga.
zine. and other speakers, it is feared
Eave injured the progress of a peaceful
settlement of the miners wage ques
tion in Butte.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
35BOMBS IN TRUNK
Noted Russian TerroriSt Had
Enough Explosives to De-
stroy an Army.
SEVERAL OFFICERS KILLED
Eighteen Members Elected to New
Oouma Unable to Either Read
or Write.

Ufa. Russia. March 4.-Prison In
spector Jolbe was shot and killed this
morning by three revolutionists.
Thirty-Five Bombs in Trunk.
ST Petersburg, March ALEXIS "
anikoff, the notorious terrorist, has
been arrested at Berciansk with Il
trunk containing % bombs.
Norman Peterson. an engineer at the
DalsbIoOk factory in Helsingfors. has
been shot and mortally wounded by 4
workman who had been dismissed from
the factory. The man was arrested.
A&sassination AT Tidis.
Captain Strenko. commanding the
gendarmie at Tifiis, has been assas
sinated. His assassin escaped
Among the deputies elected to the
duma are Is peasants who can neither
read nor write. The mOnarchist party
has among it's members several orators
of eminence who undoubtedly will play
considerable part in the new parlia
ment and win over many hesitatins
deputies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
Goes Ashore in Bay and
May be Total
Loss.
PASSENGERS ALL SAFE
Fog Causes Serious Accidents
in Straits of O0ver.-.Vad-
erIand in Trouble.

Yokohama. March 1T developed
today the report that the passengers
of the steamer Dakota, which went
ashore in the Bay of Toxic Sunday
night were taken off by the steamer
Omimaru, was incorrect The Omimaru
returned here late last night without
passengers. having been unable to get
alongside the wreck owing TO the
heavy seas. She reported the Dakota
was deserted and dangerously sunk.
All passengers and crew were landed
at NOjima lighthouse. They lost all
baggage. Three warships are standing
by the Dakota.
Vaderiand or Bar.
Dover, England. March 4.-The
steamer Vaderland. which grounded OH
Goodwin Sands last night, got off ear
ly today and proceeded on its voyage.
Ashore In Fog.
Toxic. March 4.-The Great North
ern steamer Dakota is stranded on
shoal in the Bay of Toxic. The vessel
went ashore in dense fog that pre-
vailed last night. The vessels passen-
gers were taken off today and brought
| to Toxic. Agents of the Great North
ern line here say the Dakota is not
badly damaged and expect that it will
be floated successfully
Liner VnderIand Ashore.
London. March 4.-In an inpenetra-
BILE fog that hung over the Straits of
Dover Saturday night and yesterday
| the Red Star liner Naderland and the
!, British steamer Devona ran aground
on Goodwin sands. At least two other
vessels are ashore on the sands. but
their names have not been learned.
The Devona. bound from Portland 20
London. was travelling slowly in the
| fog when it touched. 1t was brought
off safely and proceeded on its course.
| Tugs Cannot Reach IL.
| The big liner Vaderland, which sail
ed from Antwerp on Saturday for New
York, is still aground. and some anX-
iety is felt for its passengers. Fortu-
lnately the weather is moderate and
the vessel is in little danger unless a
storm arises. 1t is ashore on the East
Sands. Tugs sent out from Dover to
assist the Vaderland and other vessels
ashore failed to render any aid owing
to the dense fog that hangs over the
channel The fog is so thick that il is
impossible to see more than a ships
length
In addition TO the vessels reported
ashore a number of collisions occur
red in the fog.
Eight Perish in Collision.
The most serious of these was a col
lision between the German tramp
lsteamers Marsala and Helene, in which
the Helene was sunk and eight mem
berS of its crew drowned.
The grounding of the Vaderland re-
calls the collision between that ship
land the steamer Naworth Castle on
Jan. 10 off the South Goodwin sands.
The Naworth Castle was sunk ana
three of its crew perished. The Vader-
land suffered damage to her plates be-
low the water line. The admiralty
court on Feb. 19 rendered judgmen-
against the Red Star line. holding that
/, the Vaderland was to blame for the
collision.
The Naderland is a twin screw steam
er of 12.O17 tons; length, $50 feet:
breadth. GO feet 1t carries ordinarily
labOut 200 first class, $50 second class.
and 1900 steerage passengers. Il is
commanded by Captain r. p. Ehoff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
Leaves the senate Poor Man.

Senator Spooner leaves the United
States senate a poor man. and al
though covered with great political
being one of the greatest lawyers in
the United States. he is retiring from
public life at the age of G4 for the
express purpose of earning enough
money in the next five or ten years on
which TO support himself and his fam
lily when his professional career is at
an end.
He is the latest of long list of pub
tic men who have been driven out of
political life because of the smallness
of the financial reward and the abso'
lutte necessity of laying up store for
their own old age and for the future
of their families.
Practice ut Madison.
Senator Spooner's plans are still
somewhat indefinite. He will probably
hang out his shingle at Madison in
connection with his son. and maintain
old law Offices there. but there almost
certainly will be other and more pala
tial offices in New York and the sena
tors practice will largely be in the
metropolis and before the United
States supreme court here.
| Opens Hot Fight.
Madison, Wis, March A. = Wha
promises to be the hottest politica
| fight ever waged in this state over tn,
oIootio,, ~ n ITnitad Gtotoc c.or oto, .,
READY has begun.
Scarcely had the news of Senate
Spooners' retirement reached there yes
terday afternoon, and long before tn
Isurprise that it had occasioned ha,
died away, than the candidates begal
TO lay their plans.
A dozen or more names are mention
ed. Everybody is at sea and every
body is inquiring what will Senator l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
PRESIDENT JOINS
In FAMINE APPEAL
Declares Russia Has Been Friend of
United States and Deserves
Assistance.

Washington, March A. Declaring
that Russia has been a friend to
America in the past, President Roose-
welt. in letter to the Russian famine
relief committee of New York, made
pubic today, appeals for contributions
in behalf of the famine sufferers in
that country. The letter is in reply to
one received from the committee call
ing his attention 10 the urgent need of
assistance.
Contributions should be addressed to
the secretary of the committee, Sam
uel j. Barrows. 135 East Fifteenth
street, New York City, and will be
properly acknowledged and deposited
with the Morton Trust company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
GREAT NORTHERN STEAMER
DAKOTA WRECK AT TOXIC

single room occupied by the young pa
tient would be quarantined, no further
precaution against the spread of the
disease being considered necessary. In
some cases the health officer quaran-
tines a whole house when diphtheria,
scarlet fever, or other contagious dis
eases appear, but it was explained that
in a house as large as the White house
it is unnecessary to place a quarantine
over the whole building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04

day of Saturday, and when Senator
Frye of Maine called Senator Carmac&
of Tennessee to account for what he
considered undue facetiousness on the
Sabbath, in the course of filibuster
upon the ship subsidy bill. the Tennes-
seean reminded the Maine senator that
as far as the senate was concerned
there was no Sabbath.
Debated All Day.
The senate listened practically all
day to a tiresome filibustering debate
upon the ship subsidy bill. When the
recess was taken Senator Newlands of
Nevada had the floor, and by license
of the elastic rules of the upper branch
of congress, was talking Santo Do,
mingo Santo Domingo was disposed
of by the senate a week ago, but the
democrats talked all day about this
and anything else that occurred to
them, in order to kill time.
| House Has More Variety.
In the house a diversified program ot
subjects was discussed. At II O'Clock
Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, was making a long-winded speech
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
$4,000 EXPENSE FOR smooT
Senators Agree to Amendment to Gen
eraI Deficiency Bill.

Washington. March 4.-The senate
Saturday agreed to an amendment to
the general deficiency bill authorizing
the payment of $4,000 to Senator
Smoot for remuneration on account of
expenses incurred by him in the con
test for his seat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
SpOONER RESIGNS
Veteran Wisconsin Senator 10
Retire From Public Life
May |.
SAID TO BE A POOR MAN
intention to Earn Competence Before
lncapacitated by Age Fight
On For His Seat.

Washington March 4.-Senator John
Colt Spooner of Wisconsin has sent
his resignation 10 Governor Davidson.
He proposes TO retire from the senate
at once and therefore has made his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04
SWETTENHAM KNOWN
TO HAVE RESIGNED
Governor of Jamaica Will Leave Island
as Soon as Affairs Are
Arranged.

London. March 4.-The resignation
of Governor Swettenham of Jamaica is
an accomplished fact. and he will leave
the island as soon as his affairs can
be arranged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04

tiCn of Archie Roosevelt, who has been
i'll since Friday with an attack of diph-
theria O
Washington, March 4-Archie
Roosevelt the presidents third son. is
i'll with diptheria, and part of the
White house is in quarantine. In an
official statement issued from the pres
idents offices yesterday announcing
the fact it was said:
He now seems to he doing well. He
is isolated in southeast room of the
White house and strict quarantine is
being Observed
The case is of a severe and virulent
type. 1t first made its appearance c /
Friday last, when Archie took to his
bed and physician was called
Disease Suspected.
Diphtheria was suspected from the
| first, but it was said yesterday afte :
noon that the case was not diagnosed
| for certainty until Saturday.
The matter was kept quiet until yes.
terday, when the official bulletin was
| issued from Secretary Loeb's office
with the additional information that
the presence of a contagious disease
in remote corner of the White house
would make no difference in the trans
action of business in the president
| offices.
| The Offices used by President Roose
welt and the clerical force connected
with the White house are in a sinai
building located between the mansion
and the state. war, and navy building
and connected with the former by Ion:
! terrace.
1t was Said yesterday that only tn;