The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-04


New York, Jan. 4.-Congress will
Monday and the senator's
and representatives, refreshed by a
period Of holiday cheer. will enter
upon tho real work of the session
with renewed vim. 1t is likely that
the reopening of congress will be
taken advantage of by the friends
and supporters of Speaker Joseph
Cannon to formally announce his
for the republican presi-
dental nomination. Scores of con-
gressmen favor Cannon and the
launching of the boom will be at
tended by considerable enthusiasm.
Practically all of the republican
members of the house who have not
favorite sons in their own states are
solidly back of the speaker.
Inharmonious conditions in the
navy department, which led to the
resignation of Rear Admiral Will
lard H. Bronson from the office of
chief of the naval bureau of naviga-
ton, will likely receive the atten-
ton of both houses during the COM
ing wee. The resignation of Bronson
following close on the heels of Hen
ry Reuterdahl's attack on the bur-
eau system of the navy department,
has revealed the strife existing in
the conduct of the navy and the
need for a more harmonious admin
istration.
Additional railroad legislation has
also been demanded by many i'm
portant organizations, and several
resolutions on this subject will be
placed before the solons when they
gather on Monday 1t is the general
sentiment of congressman, however,
that the time is not opportune for
the passage of bills of this character.
Thaw Trial Again.
The trial of Harry Kendall Thaw
for the murder OF Stanford White
is set for MoI ~, before Justice
Victor j. powAhg in the originA
branch of the supreme court in New
York city. 1t is expected that there
will be little delay and that the
work of securing a jury will be COM
menced almost Immediately and be
continued, with day and night SEES
sions, until completed. District At
torney Jerome will again conduct
the prosecution, and Thaw will be
defended by Martin W. Littleton
assisted by several other prominent
attorneys. Insanity will be the plea
of the defendant, according to the
present plans of the defense.
Standard Oil Cases.
The hearing before Judge Frank
lin Ferris in the government sui
to dissolve the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey, the 100000,
600 parent concern of the "oi
trust" will be resumed in New Yorl
Monday. A mass of testimony which
has been given in other suits agains
the Standard will be introduced.
Elkins Law Test
Attorney General Bonaparte vii
probably make his first appearance
in the United States supreme cour1
as the governments chief law Off
Ger on Monday, when the rebate
case against the Great Northern, II
which the railroad company is un
der sentence to pay fine of SIS,
900, is to be argued.
Two-Cent Fare Law
Another case involving the pow
err of the federal courts to interfere
in the execution of state railroad
rate laws will be taken up by thu
United States supreme court on Mon
day, when the federal judges for thu
district of Nebraska are ordered t,
appear and show cause why wri
of mandamus, asked for by the stat
officials of Nebraska to prevent in
reference with the enforcement O
the two-cent fare law, should no
issue.
Return of Prosperity.
1t is estimated that not less thai
100000 men, who have been idl
for several weeks owing to the shu
down of plants in the great indus
trial centers of the country, will re
turn to work. In the steel mills an
| factories of the Pittsburg distric
alone about 10000 men will shar
in the returning prosperity. l
Cleveland at least 10000 men wi
resume work at their former occu
| pations, and hundreds of great fac
tories and mills in other cities wi
/ begin operations on Monday.
| Political Pow-Wows.
william Jennings Bryan will b