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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-08
rfxs> PRESS S~~H
I sssuHsisirs Nest. ~ Galveston
Arrange for ~isis Trips

J T. ThAmbEe@a. business mana
ssf II the t.nnia Daily Ness 2as liz
the eity this morning on hts vas
tufar from trip To Galveston
ehefc be spent t@u or three days IN
cobfereue. with other members NJ
the transportation committee. of sht
Texas Press Association arranging
for number ~ side irlps after she
annual meeting of the association
adtoaFns The meeting of the editors
~lll be heid in Galveston Mas Is. IL
aud u.s. and an unusually large al
tendance IN expected
Mi Chamhlras stated that the ex.
cufslona which would follow the ad.
lonrnment Of the association would
include probable trips TO Cuba and
Ia the tameEto~n exposition Ar.
rHneements are partially completed
for the jaunt to Havana. but the de-
tails ot the trip could not be closed
because of the failure OF Col 7. !
Anderson. general passenger agent
of the Southern Pacific. 20 reach
Galveston In time 10 meet with tn.
committee The committee was as
sured. however. by Joseph HELEN.
travelling passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific. that the editors
would he taken care OF by Col An
derson. II seems that the only mat
ter in the way OF the trip to Cuba Is
that of interstate transportation
which point Southern Pacific steam
ers sail for Havana The Morgan line
vessels sailing from Galveston do not
touch at jamestown, and for this
reason no arrangements could be
made for the trip to that point. A
transfer would have to be made from
the Morgan line to other steamers,
and while the Morgan people mani
Tested an inclination to grant special
concessions they could not make n
through rate to the editors. They
have promised to take the matter up
with other transportation companies
and see If satisfactory rates can not
be agreed upon.
In addition to an interesting pro-
gram which has been prepared for
the coming meeting OF the associa-
| ton ii is understood that the mem
| bers of the Legislature who voted TO
the anti-pass bill are to receive
hot raktng over the GOALS the 90
| tors VIII not only adopt red not re-
lolutions condemning the bih, D.
will discuss ways and means I
testing its validity.
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on TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Freeman James Arraigned for kiii-
ing David Pitnan at Ennis.

Freeman James, a young negro
WAS arraigned for trial in the district
court this morning on charge OF
murder. Both sides announced ready
for trial at 1 O'Clock and the WORK
of empaneling jury was commen-
ced
The defendant is accused of XIII
ing David Pitman. also colored' at
Ennis on the night of June ~ i9oh.
At the time Pitman WAS killed anoth-
er negro was shot by James and ser
iously wounded. The trouble Is sara
10 have originated over game ',
dominoes Immediately after ILL.,
shooting James fled and was not
captured until three or -four DAYS Ia
ter lie sought refuge In trinity
river bottom and remained In hiding
until hunger drove him out y rev
days after his arrest he was taken
to Ennis for a preliminary hearing
al the conclusion OF which he was
remandcd tn Jail without bail
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A FARMER FOUND DEAD


fislIsbofo Tex Aprsg Henry ID
CaEmiehasl ~ Wouehnry committed
suicide AZ his home s8tardag mnFn-
ing his llfshesa hf,ay being found
about = O'Clock a fex yards wssf ~
his house bis he ri having b.en near.
IL sgYerea ffom the bpdy ~ith a rs.
zor which was ItinH bg his side
He had bean missed fran4 tas
house oniy short shile when HIS
little daughter discovered the body
unda. S tree and harrfediy gave sn
alarm II f. thought that he bad
bean dead twenty or thirty mingtass
hen found The act Of self-deNtrue-
ton IN supposed 80 have been con-
mitted during spell of insanity. He
had of late appeared ta be almost
constantly brooding over some Kind
of trouble and his gloomy manner
uscasionod the members ot the fam.
lily at home such nneasinssS that "a
watch had been kept on him through
fear that be might do himself some
injury.
Mr.. Carmichael was member Of
one of the oldest and best families
In liill county and had resided ali
his life near the place where his
death occurred
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FOUR SCORE BApTlSED
ne tveai Is viiaeSSel N Z Hevd sf
>s,uA IAssslat ptselt.

Thy greatest nunbrF Of persons
ever baptized at one time in .Als
riss aere Immersed Yesterday after.
noou Ia the waters uf %axahacaia
cgoeA a short dl~,anc" above The
chauEauqua park Those submitting
10 this ordinance were negroes Thuy
numbered eiEhiy seven and were
candidates for membership in the
Firat African Baptis; church of
NaAshachle Even one hundred
vcr~ "a have been baptized but thlf-
teen of The number failed 10 be ON
hand The bapusmal ceremonies
were conducted hy Rev \ A Cor
don, pastor of the colored church.
After "a song aud prayer Rev w NJ.
Neyins, pastor of the First Baptist
church, made short talk in which
he explained the purposes OF this or.
dinanee OF the church. Rev Gordon
then made few remarks In which
he denied that the Missionary Dap
list church believed In close COM
munion but insisted that II believed
in close baptism. He said that inn
mcrsion was the baptiam OF the bi-
BILE and that no one who had not
thus been baptized was a tit sub
ject to partake OF the Lords supper.
At the conclusion of the preachers
talk the candidates for baptism lined
up in front of the audience for a
photograph to be made by a local
photographer. The minister then en-
tered the water to administer the or
dinance of baptism to the class. Those
who were baptized were converted
in a protracted meeting which closed
at the African Baptist church last
Wednesday night. During the meet
ing there were about 175 additions
to the church by confession, restor-
alton and by letter.
1t is estimated that between 5000
and 5000 people, both white and
black, assembled on the banks of the
creeh Sunday to witness this event.
1t was probably the largest crowd
that ever attended a service of that
kind in the city Several extra
street cars were brought into SER
vice for the accommodation of the
hundreds who attended from town
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Graduating Glass Entertained

Miss Henry Alderman was char-
ming Young hostess to the menoels
IF the High school graduating CLASS
last Friday night at her home on
Marvin avenue. A number OF uelish'
ful games, including a Jack Horner
ME in which each guest drew d
niece of candy a flower contest anu
A progressive peanut STAB Mu'i
merriment ensued- from these va
rious contests. and in both the flow
ar contest and the peanut stap >. h
Pierce won the prize. a handsome
bououet of roses. Enjoyable refresh
ments of ice cream and cake Were
served
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BRAZDS VALLEY AND KATY
Believed That Trackage Agrecmcn
Has Been Declared Off.

Has the trackage agreement be
tween the Katy and Trinity and
Brazos Valley, by which the latter
road expected to operate trains into
Dallas over the track of the former,
been declared off? That is question
those who have not been taken into
the confidence of the railway officials
are asking each other Nothing con-
cerning this matter has been given
out by the officials of either ROAD
but there is reason to believe tnat
hitch in arrangements has occurred
somewhere That there mas Deeh
runtnre is borne out by the fact that
on last Friday afternoon Contractor
McCabe received instructions from
some official high in authority TO
make no connection with the katF
in this city and to place no materlal
on the right of way of that road
These instructions were carried out
SATURDAY and when the Katy right
of way was reached construction
work was discontinued. There Is
much speculation as TO what the next
move will be.
If there-is any truth in the intima-
ton that relations between the ka-
tv and Brazos Valley are strained II
is quite evident that the latter ROAD
will be constructed into Dallas Just
as early as practicable. Valuable
terminal properties are owned IN
Dallas by the Colorado southern
Rock Island and Frisco systems ana
AS the Brazos Valley is part OF lhat
combination II is important that 10"
road he built into that city. The eN-
tension OF the Brazos Valley 10 Dat
las would mean much for WaNa-
hachic as 10 would have good
chance, tn secure division headQudt
trr~ of the road This much WAS IN
ttmatod several months aEu 10y at
official of the Brazos NailcN. who
discussed iu this city some "i ih'
nlans contemplated for the operation
af Frisco Fort Worth and prnN"
and RorN Island trains over ih'
WaNahachiy iiur to Houston Sn'
Galveston Ths town is almost hal
wsv between sherman and f'aEu
and lu ths nature 1f fiIf" T"
ioei,ai uou ''r division h'.aaa''
f.re
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Drr poindcSter who played win
I'm. Fort Worth league team iast
wear went TO Houston Recently ~"
loln that clty's team tv Was sie@
nmrl, AN the time h" "as the''
ANA rrturncd hom" "a few days as'
for a frst Uc will so f' torsic"an
fpuieht tu tah, thv management OF
,hc oH Cliy tcam which is "wH'-'i Pcs
poat Vonsrts
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70 the Singers If Ellis County
We again call your attention u"
the fact that the Ellis County Si1A-
ing Convention will meet AT Red OAK
on Friday night before the toliu
sunday in this month and viii con
,inue TWO day All messengers an"
leaders will be accorded free enter
,ainment The public has e. eord'a'
invitation 90 attend
W. :. MAXWELL. President
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SWALLOWED I,NE.


Hilsboro. Texas. April Willie
Williams. the adopted child OF
Mr., and Mrs. Williams, who re-
side near Aquilia. which was left on
the gallery of their home about
three years ago, swallowed some
concentrated I've one day last week
which resulted in the child's death
the next day. Where the child came
from and who are it's parents Is still
mystery.
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a WaxahaChic Girl.

In the April NUMBER OF me Lid
barum," splendid college masa-
zine published by the pupils OF Il'
st. Joseph College, Dubuque lo"s'
there appears a witty little poem Ell
titled Compositions" by Miss Tar
esa Coates.
Miss Coates is the daughter OF
Mrs Coates and neice of Mrs. Johh
salon of Waxahachie and is one o,
Mt. ST Joseph's graduates Tor I'M
year.
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DROUTH BECOMING SERIOUS.
A DrcnchinR italn ix Greatly Needed
In E.ilis County.

The drouth IN becoming Sers0us In
EltiA County and branching r0an -
greatly needed 51SA ~ thaA tAsAe-
!; When light rain fell some days aEs
the farmers hoped the precipitation
would be continued, but such wa
not the case and now another or.
| norther is blowing. From presen
prospects all appearances of an earl,
| rain have disappeared The ground
has dried out rapidly during the
past few days and much complaint
is being heard among the farmers.
Several farmers who were in town
Saturday stated they We're planting
cotton in dust.
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M Rehearsal Tonight.

Director Goodsell of the depart
ment of music at Trinity University
reuuests the announcement thal
there will be no rehearsal tohlSh'
for Creation" " Those who are tax
ing part in this musical production
are asked to meet at the Cehttal
PRESBYTERIAN church tomorrow nlsh'
at 7:30 for prctice.
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Uausanu. TEES Nuri 'ss
u.nr. f.am eausHl ahan t'r thr
N.t, au .au ueiiuu anfa mH hn
8.r f-aishr sin at Caues w.
..ss.rdae na hta asht t'"t A
rnt of fne phs-eie passsnE nyFf ~
ft. ~ arauahf hsv far m.sliesi al
fsmefssn
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Meeting of Ib.as'I

ts.lmru NsThrf.au ~rn' 81" t''
AID. ,his murnue fu attrnd Hrelihh
,f .h. T,xus Christian NisH'"h
paara aaa tum Iarue fu S'1~'esn'
r. ts.. Itrt.f,t missionary convention
uat,s wul convene tunishf s't'f
al m.mhyfa nf fa~ Naiu 7if'f
rhrwsau ennrtb $500 sH Tomorrow
.w FarAlmE m au ltt efme
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rh. EMb CaaniY Medsenl -s''
Ni1G nss,t tamoTr@w 3" th~ F-@ -
ts. AAslphgAn eluh an re nof' ? a'.'f
- a.. squaFs Tn uaeeftnE ga p
sanss 10 ords. a. it o'eie-sA ag 'as
srsasgeut a s@fegsstEnE Rf"sf.l
a. t...r a-s@nr.1 aa4 a so~=- afie1d
srf,. h sxF~Sfn1
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" j. Rogers. "A progressive TIA.
mer of the Howard community VS.
IN town Saturday and stated that ms
mare foaled twin colts one aaE Ias'
week. They are Lorse mules ana MI.
Rogers said th's were well io'h'''
Young animals
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Meeting OF Elks.

Regular meeting of the Is. r y.
e. will be held Tuesday night, April
9th There will be an initiation ana
installation of new Objects Jun
cheon will be spread.
JOE BROWN. T.. X.
GEO l.. GRIFFIN, Secy,
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tain order around the court will be Bailiffs
Kendip SNNnifzar HnnlxnG

tain order around the court will be Bailiffs
Kendig, SweitZer and Hopkins.
In both court rooms and in the cell rooms
among the prisoners will be c. A. Masse,
agent of the Prisoners Aid Society.
The first quarters of the Police Court,
then consisting of only one branch, were in
the old building at 466 c street, on the site
of what is now the Havenner bakery. The
Police Court was created by act of Congress
approved June II, 1870. June 30 following
William B. Smell was appointed the Judge
by U. S. Grant, then President of the United
States. Judge Smell qualified a few days
later. According to the records of the court,
the first session was held at 10 o'clock I'm.
July II, 1870. Judge Smell who presided,
announced the appointment of Alexander
T. Gray as clerk and of William o. Thomas
and Henry Lacy baliffs. William NJ.
Evans later appointed deputy clerk.
In the first few years of the court changes
in the official list were frequent. Bailiffs
Thomas and Lacy resigned, and in their
places were appointed Edward c.. Eckloff
and F. c. Revells. October 16, 1871, the ap-
pointment of Luther G. Dawson as clerk Of
the court. vice A. T. Gray, was recorded on
the minutes. June ., 1875 w. NJ. Evans re-
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day. The second official is Janitor James
Hughes. He was appointed to the position
soon after the formation of the court,
helped the court move into two new struc-
lures and is helping in the removal to
the fourth. In his duties he has been faith
full at all times, and his recent designation
to be superintendent of the new structure
shows the confidence which the judges have
in his ability.
1t was during the second administration
of Judge Smell that the court moved from
its original quarters on c street to the old
Unitarian Church at 9th and D streets.
There was much protest against the use Of
the old church as police court. The vicin-
ity of 9th and D streets was then an aristo-
cratic part of the city. In the neighborhood
resided Daniel Webster Henry Clay and
other prominent men. The purchase was
not generally known, and the alterations
necessary to make the old church suitable
were carried on quietly, so that the neigh
borhood did not know of the Invasion of the
court until the old church was nearly ready
for occupancy by the court.
Loud Wall of Protest.
When the fact became generally known
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signed as the deputy clerk to become the
prosecuting officer in the court, and Benja-
min F. Leighton was appointed to succeed
him as deputy clerk. September of the
same year Mr.. Howard Prince, now libra
rian of the Interior Department. was made
clerk, vice l.. G. Dawson.
Appointment of Judge Smell.
Judge Smell was appointed the presiding
officer of the Police Court three times-first
in 1870. again in 1876 and third time in
1882 Only two officials of the court of those
early days are still in their places. First Is
2, 1872, Judge Mills was designated by the
Supreme Court as the acting judge of the
Police Court to act during the absence of the
other judge. He holds the position to this
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dows make the room appear handsome. The
judges bench is located at the east side of
the room. The jury box is to the south, and
the dock to the north. The dock. a wire
cage, adds little beauty to the room, but is
necessary adjunct to the establishment,
1t is connected through door and passage
way to the cells in the rear. They are
modern steel cages, with heavy bars and
modern sanitary arrangements throughout
six in number
The mezZanine floor has only Offices on
the sides. the height of the court room on
the first floor taking in the height of both
the first and mezzanine floors. The corner
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there was loud wall Of protest from prop
erty owners in the vicinity The protests
were unavailing, and as last resort the
property holders united in deciding to get
out an injunction prohibiting the use of
the church building Police Court. The
motion was filed, but there was delay In
getting the court to act on it. Meanwhile
the police authorities worked quietly and
hurriedly to get the new building ready.
Finally. on the day that the motion was
argued, the key to the new building was
placed In the hands of Janitor Hughes
with instructions to open the new court
He moved a table and few chairs into
the building, received a vanload of pris-
oners and opened the front door. The law
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IN THE NEWSTRUCTURE
Police Court VacateS Its Tenn
porary Quarters.
EVERYBODY SEEMS PLEASED
Beginning of New Epoch in History of
Tribunal.
HOW BUILDING WAS SECURED
Movement Inaugurated by the Late
Judge Scott-Changes in the
Official Staff.
HOW BUILDING WAS SECURED

The Police Court. according to present in
dications. will be established in it's new
building at 9Th and D streets tomorrow.
The work of removing the furniture, desks,
etc, from the temporary quarters on 18th
street to the new structure was practically
completed in the rain, yesterday The
occupancy of the new quarters will be well
coined by the officials the police officers
and lawyers and those who have business
in the court.
In the thirty-six and onehalf years that
tha Police Court has been In existence 1t
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rooms are witness rooms, well lighted and
ventilated.
The court room occupies the center of the
floor 1t is acknowledged to be the largest,
and in many ways the handsomest court
room in the city, with the exception of the
United States Supreme Court. The room is
not extravagantly furnished. But the oak
judges bench and clerks desk, the oak
ratings that will separate the members of
the bar from the crowds of witnesses and
the oak trimmings over the doors and win
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tanned that the quarters then available
were outgrown on account of the growth of
the city and of the business of the Police
Court. For several years he was opposed
to repairing the old court build
ing, maintaining that a new one was
necessary and that 1t was a waste of
money to try to patch up the old one.
Appropriation Secured.
In his efforts, Judge Ivory g. Kimball
Joined him, and through the agitation Con-
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has occupied three buildings, and the new
one. at 9Th and d streets. into which the
court viii be settled within a few days,
will be the fourth. This completion and
occupancy of a new home marks the be-
ginning of a new epoch for the tribunal.
To the late Judge Charlie F. Scott, who
died only a few months before the hope of
years was realized. is largely due the credit
for the new structure. When he was alive
and was using the old building, which
stood on the site of the new one. he start
ed an agitation for a building that would
adequately house the crowds that must
necessarily attend the court. He main
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DYER NEWS

John Miller of St. John, was here
on business yesterday.
n Rohrman, ST.. of schererville, was
business visitor here yesterday.
William Dame of Endor, was a Dyer
visitor yesterday on business.
E. Bansa of near Crete, transacted
business here yesterday.
F. Thomen. cigarmaker OF Crown
Point, made a business trip here Thurs
day.
A little baby girl made her appear
ance at the home of H. J. Schultz yes
terday.
n. Lenen of near schererville, is
having his house papered. T. f.
Scheidt is doing the work.
Cigar Manufacturer Mikuta of Crown
Point. was here yesterday in the in
terests of his business.
Fred Baumgartner moved his house
hold goods to Dyer yesterday, where
he will make his future home in the
house belonging to his mother law,
Mrs. Klos.
Mrs. Bingenheimer was a Hammond
visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Theodore Hammer spent Thurs
day with her sister. Mrs. J. ]. Trinen.
at South Chicago.
The Sacred Heart Court, Lady For
esters. held their regular meeting
yesterday afternoon at their hall.
Mrs. ]. G. Seminal and Mrs. Nick
Thielen and daughter, Matilda, of ST.
John, were here yesterday afternoon
and attended the meeting of the Lady
Foresters.
L. Margraf went to Schererville yes
terday where he is to put up a stone
foundation at the home of N. Rohr-
man, sr.
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HOBART NEWS

Mrs. J. shearer was a Hammond Wis
itor yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandstrom of Toleston,
were here visiting friends yesterday.
Miss Viola Merz of Chicago. is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. w. H. Fuller.
E. C. Scheidt was in Gary yesterday
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fiester moved
into their new home on Main street
yesterday.
Miss Emma Neef is visiting this
week at the home Of her parents.
Miss Hayward of Peotone. Ill, and
Mrs Mary Frevett and daughter, of
Champaign, Ill, are visiting at the
home of George Hayward.
Miss Kate Sunk, chief telephone OPP
orator at Valparaiso, was here yes
terday to take the place of Miss EN-
lily Johnson. who is on the sick list
Mrs Mary Walters Of Chicago, is
here today conducting the private sale
of the general household furniture OF
the late Mrs. O'Boyle.