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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10
THE ARREST OF GEE
TEMPLE OFFICERS BELIEVE,
THEY ARE ON THE RIGHT
TRAIL.

Temple, Texas, Feb. 10.-The ar
rest at Bryan Saturday of man
named J. A. Gee, charged with hav-
ing stolen a mail pouch from the
Missouri Kansas and Texas depot in
Temple, the night of Dec. 20, was
regarded with the utmost satisfaction
by the local postoffice authorities,
who feel convinced that the right
clew has been successfully develop
ed and that complete solution OF
the mystery will soon be forthcom-
ing. For the past three or four weeks
Gee has been under surveillance by
the officers of both the state and ma
tional government. Gee was never
an actual resident OF this city, al
though well known here to many
people. He has no immediate rela
t'ves living in this section
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10
AGED NEGRO BEATEN.
Was Set Upon and Robbed by Ne-
crosses, Who Are Now IN Jail.

crosses, Who Are Now In Jail.
Two negro women are charged by
A B. Galloway of Sardis, Ellis coun-
ty, with bold robbery Saturday
night in which he was knocked over
the head and relieved of $40.
Galloway, an old negro, says he
came to Fort Worth from Sardis, to
sell pecans. Near the Santa Fe sta
ton he was met by a party of ne
groes who promised him place to
spend the night.
At Fourteenth street, he says, be
was set upon by two women and a
small negro man. The larger woman
and the man, he declares, went thru
his pockets while the smaller woman
flourished a razor in such a threat
ening manner that he plead for his
life.
After his money had been secured
he was struck over the head with a
| piece of wood.
| Two women and two men were
arrested by the police following the
robbery.-Fort Worth Telegram.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10
DEATH OF OLD VIRGINIAN.
Benjamin Peter Wyatt Dies In Dali
las of Pneumonia

Benjamin Peter Wyatt Dies In Dali
las of Pneumonia.
Benjamin Peter Wyatt died Sat
urday morning at the home of his
son, Thomas Wyatt, in Dallas, aged
80 years. The funeral took place
from the residence at 10 a. m. Sun
day, Rev. W. Irving Carroll conduc-
ting the service. lnterment was in
Oakland.
Mr., Wyatt was born on his father S
estate. which was known as -. 3se-
garden in King William county,
Virginia. He was married to Miss
Lucy Taylor of Virginia fifty-eight
years ago. The couple came to Tex
as in 1870, locating at Waxahachie.
Mr. Wyatt ran a general mercantile
store here and afterward at Midlo-
THAN, later removing to Dallas. Dur
ing the war between the states he
served as a Confederate soldier. He
was a man of fine physique and all
his life enjoyed robust health up to
within five days of his death, ~ Al
he contracted pneumonia. HI 1fe
died in 1896. Three sons az three
daughters survive him. His sons are
George, Thomas and Jack Wyatt and
his daughters Miss Cora Wyatt, Mrs.
Frame and Mrs. Cole He was an un-
Gle of H. l.. and John F. Wyatt of
this city.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10
DEATH OF WILLIAM SCHUSTER
A Good Citizen Succumbed Monday
Morning to Pneumonia.

Mr.. William Schuster, highly es-
teemed citizen of Waxahachie, died
about 4 o'clock Monday morning at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Walters on Dunn street Death was
due to pneumonia which developed
only few days ago Mr.. Schusters S
illness was of such short duration
that many of his friends did not
know he was sick until after his
death occurred. He was born in
Saxony, Germany, and was So years
old. Mr.. Schuster came to America
when he was A years old, and To-
Gated in Waxahachie in 1879, max
ing this city his home from that
date until his death. He was a tin
ner by trade and was a member OF
the firm of Schuster & Son. He was
a Confederate veteran and mem
ber of Camp Winnie Davis of this
city. He served the camp a number
of years as its chaplain. The mem
bers of the camp are expected to at
| tend the funeral in a body. Mr.
! Schuster was an unassuming Chris
| tian gentleman and had been a mem
Der of the First Presbyterian church
here many years. The funeral ser
vices will be held at the church to.
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
Three children are left to mourn
| his death. They are Mrs. Charley
Walters, G. E. Schuster and vii
| Schuster In the loss of their father
they have the sympathy of many
friends.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10

correct in every detail, and his pri-
vate financial matters are known to
be in good shape, and no cause other
than the foregoing theory seems to
explain the sad affair
The coroner's inquest resulted in
this verdict by Justice R. E. Brat
ton: He came to his death from
the effects of a pistol shot wound in
with suicidal intent
In one of the notes left Mr.. Hutch
ins said that his accounts with the
bank We're correct and accurate in
every respect, and his associates in
the bank corroborate his statement.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10
Flushed a Card Game.

Armed with two capiases Deputy
Sheriff Rush Hickman went to ne
gro house on White Rock Monday
morning to make an arrest. He
found the front door of the house
locked and upon looking through a
gaming with cards. He succeeded in
bagging two of the gamesters but
the third made his escape. The ne
groes We're brought to town and
placed in jail. They registered as
Leroy Lynn and jim Williams. :.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10
DEATH OF MRS. METCALFE.
Former Waxahachie Girl Dies IL
Dallas Monday Morning.


Dallas Monday Morning.
Mrs. Gypsy Metcalfe, wife of Wal
lace Metcalfe, died about $50 Mon
day morning at the family home in
Dallas. Death was due to tubercu-
losis from which Mrs. Metcalfe had
been sufferer several months. She
was about 80 years old. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. l..
Adkisson of Waxahachie, and was
borned and reared in this city. She
was married about seven years ago
to Wallace Metcalfe and two or
three years later the young couple
moved to Dallas. She was a young
woman Of splendid educational at
tainments. and the strong element
In her moral character was purity.
Her many noble virtues won for her
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10
Metcalf to Give Dinner.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The next
cabinet dinner of the season will be
retary of the Navy Metcalf and Mrs
Metcalf will entertain President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. All of the other cab
met members are expected to be
present.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10

many friends in the home of her
girlhood. The remains will arrive
ternoon at 5:35. A funeral service
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
3 O'Clock at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adkisson, in West End.
The interment will be made at the
city cemetery. A husband and two
children are left to mourn her death
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10
NO PERSONAL VIOLENCE
Several Shots Are Reported in Crit
tenden County Raid, But None
Hurt-OperatOr Is
Captured.

Hopkinsville, Ky, Feb. 10.-Night
riders at o'clock Sunday morning
burned a warehouse on the farm of
A. H. Cardin, in Crittenden county
containing $4,000 pounds of tobac-
co, purchased for Buckner, bunker
son & Co., of Louisville, and a barn
containing 10000 pounds of tobacco
belonging to Cardin & Co. Cardin is
said to. be the only Independent to-
ssbacco- buyer in Crittenden county.
He was not at home at the time.
A few shots were fired by the
night riders, it is said, but no per-
sonal violence done. They went thru
Fredonia. about six miles away, in
Caldwell county, captured the tele-
phone operator and several other
persons, cut the telephone wires and
kept the town under guard until the
work at Cardins was completed.
The main body of the riders pass
ed back through Fredonia about
O'Clock in the morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10

Ollie Adkisson, colored was
brought here Monday from Red Oak
by Constable Conger and placed in
Jail on an alleged charge of criminal
assault. The offense was committed
about a week ago. The victim is said
to be negro girl under fifteen years
of age.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10

Miss Mamie Stroud of Estelline
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
NJ E. Stroud.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-10

Mr. and Mrs. Tom G. Cole have re-
turned from Dallas and will hence
forth reside in Waxahachie.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16

The farmers daughters are playing
on hlgh-class pianos and organs, and
wearing as good clothing MS anybody.
and this is but foretnste of what
Virginia can get in material prosperity
~ she viii only develop her agricul.
tural resources.
The farmers need good roads, good
markets, better railway services, and
good banking facilities. Richmond
needs better knowledge of what the
farmers must have to get the maxi
mum returns out of their business, and
the mutual advantage for Richmond
and the farmers of the meeting of
their association here in this city Is
Obvious and great. The Times-Dis-
patch hopes that the Chamber OF Com
inercc.i Travellers Protective Associa-
ton and the Business Mems Club will
leave nothing undone to insure this
happy event.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
Voice Of the P eople
Justice to Mr.. overbcy.


sir,--In the report OF Mr.. Boudar
about the Bank OF Mccklenburg, he
states that the amount advanced by
Cashier Overbey without authority Of
directors, and his personal indebted
ness ness, to the bank amounted to sl46.ooo.
EIhis is misleading 80 far as Overbey
IS concerned His personal indebted
which had been placed before the ex-
ular discount board. and passed upon
been made. and tile belief is not en-
tertalned that Cashier Overbey profite,l
by the failure OF the bank. That he
was not, personal beneficiary Is
abundantly shown by the bank records.
It Is also stated that Mr.. Boudar mem
toned to several persons that he found
no evidence that Cashier Overbey was
implicated In sharing any profits IN
the disastrous results. That others in
authority In the management OF the
bank were not cognizant of the over
drafts OF 3. f. CoEbill, extending over
such a long period OF time, seems
Incredible. The entire blame should
not be attributed to Cashier Overbey,
who was subordinate official.
1t is now stated that various peO-
pie, outsiders, knew OF Cogbills in
debtedness tc the bank, and that It
was. freely spoken OF long before the
final closing of the institution.
In justice to Mr.. Overbey have writ
ten this and ask Its publication.
THOs. b. JEFFREss.
Chase City, Va, May Is. 1908.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
HOW THE SCHOOL BOARD IS
HELPING.

The School Board of Richmond APP
preciates the need for public play
grounds. and has sought to supply that
want a, far as might be- AS a step
in the right direction. the School Board
hns paid $3.50 for an option on lot
l79 by 341 feet on Hanover Street be-
tween Elm and Strawberry. The terms
OF the option permit the use of the lot
as public playground pending the
action of the Council on the question
of purchase.
This action on the part of the School
Board is in every way far-sighted and
commendable and should encourage
the Council to proceed in the same
direction. In the meantime The Times
Dispatch hopes the School Board and
the Council both will think of the lack
of Fairgrounds for children living In
the centre Of the city. No ward has
greater necessities for Fairgrounds
than Madison, and It's needs deserve
the attention of the city authorities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
But love that is bred of long, blue
MERELY JOKING.
She Nyas On, All Right.
To hang mans future upon2

She Was On. All Right.
'Now." began the young man, condo
scendingly III there is anything you'd like
explained -
interrupted the girl. why did they re-
lease dandy southpaw to sign that dub
who's trying to lob EN- over tv.day?"-
Putsburg Post.
In Little Old New York.
Little New York Boy: SAY. father, when
vii. 1 be old enough SO that. won't have
to get up and give my seat to a lady?"-
Life.
Amiable.
Look at the selt-satished dub! Now.
well, that OF being easily pleased
louisville Courier-Journal.
al, Others Known.
Lawyer Hawk: do you know the nature
Mr.. Parrot iironlcally): Jaw. say. wha,
do you take me fora bird OF paradise or
tho dove OF ?"-Puck.
The New Chorus.
81 have hit upon something new to take
the place of the merry villagers"
What Is it?''
"a chorus of baseball fans, bearing soda
POP Observation-Disclosures Age-Herald.
Couldn't Work, Going or Coming.
Woman: Now that I have fed you, are
you going without doing your work?"
Tramp: "O couldn't wurruk on n'impty
stumach mum; an OF nivir wurruk on Ell
fuli one. So there yez be!"-Smart Set.
The Long-Felt Need.
Knicker: There are plenty of books tell
ins how to save life while waiting for the
DOCTOR
Booker: Yes. What we need is one tell.
ing the young doctor how to save life
while waiting for the patient.'-Harpers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
THE THIRD TERM BOOMERS.
Col. Wattcrxon Sure They Would BrlnJ
A hOmt RepublIcnn Defent.

The sporadic manifestations of third
ttermism among such outlying Repub-
Leans as those OF Texas, Utah and Call
ifornia. reasonable as they are In their
Kind, afford striking Illustration OF the
occasional insanity OF party spirit, be-
cause: II they could materialize. they
would bode certain ruin to the Re-
publicans themselves.
stainless sc.mitar of the moral cru
sader-fiying the milkwhite flag OF
humanity and reform--makes an at
tractive figure to look upon; but Theo-
dore Roosevelt. the subtle and dishon-
est schemer-the deep. designing con-
spirator-lot only sacrificing his friend
to his ambition. but using that friend
as the secret agent of a welllatd
plan to revolutionize the character OF
the government, and to destroy the
Liberties of his country. would pre-.
sent an aspect SO odious that before
the campaign were half oyer 1t would
become plain to all men that he could
not hope to carry single State In
the Union.
the tocsin Of alarm, to raise the stand.
ard OF revolt. The Yankees are still
Repuhlicans. The fires. OF rs may
have burned little dimly In. 1912. bu,
Northern Democracy a broken reed
when weighted down by secession
would the third termers find the Re.
pupICdn MASSES h broken +TeeO weight.
ed down by the proposed Qualification
OF the republic.
The Republican party is yet great
triumphant. militant organization. The
the Union ring responsive TO the mn.
sic OF institutional freedom. An In.
|trigue to prolong any mans tenure
| set by Washington and followed b,
Jefferson and Jackson-and especially
an occupant SO strenuous and Self-will
ed as Theodore Roosevelt-would be
recognized by the people of the United
States and accepted by the world a
der has passed away and that upon tn,
ruins of the confessed failure of con
stitutional government in America wal
to be established new order Of au
tocracy, taking It's cue from Mexic,
and South America. On such an issu
defeat would be inevitable and crush
everlasting infamy ali concerned
Louisville Courier Journal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The bee outfly the pigeon.
The mole will starve to death in day.
Fishhooks have been made on precisely
the same design for 1000 years.
The Oldest Roman Catholic college in the
United States is Georgetown College, George
town. DC.
Hasheesh, which in Its effects is much the
same as opium. is prepared from the gum
taken from hemp.
Australia's largest cattle. herd is that
running on the Victoria River Station, north
ern territory, ago miles south OF Port Dar-
win. 1t numbers 10000 head.
BY the death of his mother the Rev. DR.
Dovid Gregg, president OF the Western Theo-
logical Seminary in Allegheny City, formerly
pastor of churches In Manhattan and Brook
lyn, has come into property valued at near
ly $4,000.
The e-hundredth anniversary Of the
opening OF the port of Rio do Janeiro
Brazil to International commerce Is TO be
celebrated next year BY a national exhib :
tior. of Industrial, pastoral and art products
from June 18th to September 1st.
The most remarkable clock weight in
Cherryfeld-an old smooth bore cannon
The old cannon was one Of the old smooth
bore type, and vas brought by Gleason r
trips of lumber vessels.
Mrs. Howard Gould, of New York, nne
her sister. Mrs. Sun Yuc, wife of SaI
Francisco chinaman' we're bequeathed s
ctCN Dy tue VIII OF tnelT ldlneT, ropioIHdI
Perry Clemmons His $4,000 estate is lef
to his widow during her lifetime,
DR. Francis Brown, director OF the Amer
lean School for Oriental Study at Jerusalem
WAS elected president OF Union Theological
Seminary Tuesday to succeed the late DR.
| Charles Cuthbert Hall. He Will return /,
September to assume the post.
| A romance which began in New Britain
Ct, has Just illuminated In the wedding a
1.-THE Kambui Mission station, in British Eas
Africa, Of r. Herbert Hassler and Nils
| Florence j. Pierce. young missionaries sen
out by the Gospel Missionary Society Of Con
nccticut,
a German not long ago invented a horse
shoe OF paper. prepared by saturatng witt
oil, turnentine and other ingredients, Thi
layers OF such paper are glued "a the hoo
7 til! the requisite thickness Is attained, TIL
sfoes thus made are said to be durable an
| mpenetrable BY molsture.--London Globe,
Miss Carol Barnes Newberry. daughter o
| assistant Secretary OF tho Navy Newberry
has been designated by Governor Warner
O. Michigan. as sponsor for the battlesh
i Michigan, whose launching Is TO take plac
j on Tuesday, May Goth, nj the yards of tn
New York shipbuilding Company at camder
y, J. The Governor OF Michigan and hi
staff Will be Invited TO attend the launching
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
WI Ting Tnng,s Story.

Ambassador Wu Ting Fang was
once, it is alleged, telling about a
certain selfish politician. He said:
1.-THE man reminds me Of a doctor Of
Shanghai, A mandarin came to this
doctor for advice, He could not sleep,
had no appetite, suffered a good deal
from depression and nevertheless was
taking on fat at an alarming rate.
We'll soon put you in condition again.
said the physician. What you need
Is exercise. good hard exercise. Four
times a week you can come here and
put in the morning polishing my
lnoors.' But why not my own hoors.?''
the mandarin inquired, Nine. said
the physician, are larger! "--Milwau-
kee Journal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
"a TU,IULCHUsE RACE,

9TH Irish" said Mr.. Dooley. "are
n tumulchuse race sage observation
that is again enforced by the action
of that Irish barrister who demanded
the arrest of Augustine Birrell and the
Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland.
The barrister in question appeared in
the Westminster Police Court at Lon
dontand entered into long harangue
about circumstantial evidence which
would prove Mr.. Birrell's guilt. The
judge, finding himself unable to stem
the torrent of Celtic eloquence, was
compelled to order the forcible removal
of the ''tumuchuse" amateur detective.
Long before Mr.. Augustine Birrell
became Chief Secretary for Ireland he
gave the name of "birrelling' to the
gentle art of composing pleasant cs.
says on almost any topic. His fame in
that field is secure: so secure, in fact
that even the "undisclosed evidence
of the Irish barrister and the admitted
theft from Dublin Castle of the Jewels
belonging to the Order of St
Patrick will not suffice to make bur.
glary and birrelling synonymous.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
pnnxinnn and Thrift.

Addresses before the National Cons
ference Of Charities and Correction at
provai of any system Of non contrbu-
tory old-age pensions, at the very
time when the British Prime Minister
was introducing at Westminster pro-
There was no cause for surprise, how
ever, in Mr., Asqnith's action, since he
personally and his government ahaye
Tar some time been fully c9mmittedr ~
ra car as an 1importantr II not essen.
Raj part Of the political stock IN trade
OF the Liberal party and !, G el q y
that portion of Its program when ,n. W.o ~
q con cooinassiderable radical faction,-Nesw
York Tribune. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
..coysE,y1NG, STATES, RIGHTS.

4 ..coNSEI,yING' STATES RIGHTS.
After all, the lines separating the
States of this Union are not to be en-
tirely obliterated From several
sources of Importance and power comes
the reminder that the States still have
important functions to perform, and
that there is a resolve to preserve these
functions There is an awakening to
the necessity that the conservation of
certain governmental principles has be-
rome as important duty as thatof con-
serving our material resources.
Secretary Root at the conference of
Governors said; NO ono can overesti-
mate the Importance of maintaining
each and every one of The sovereign
ties of the States" A number of the
conference met to form a permanent
Organization for the purpose of resist
ing the encroachmen1s of Federal
power.
These manifestations in persons u
authority and prestige OF a reaction
against The tendency to Federal usur.
patton are both healthy and reassur!ng
That The same spirit may permeatt
downward through the people Is nov
needed development: to impress upoI
them that national grandeur and ma
t!onal efficiency are not the sole en-,
OF government, least of all of the GOV.
srnment of the United States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
Hon. John Goodc.

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-I notice In your Issue OF yes.
terday a short article by. Mr.. Frank
Monroe Beverly, Of Freezing, Va. IN
which he says: Now, It occurs to me
that Virginia Is entitled to. grand
old man" And he further says: II re.
specially submit that nominations are
In order" Now. unless Virginia is t.
have more than one grand old man.
i beg leave to say that that exalted
position is held by most WORTHY
son OF the Old Dominion. and has beer
for number Of years-a gentleman
resident OF this (the Second) Con.
gressional District, and twice did us
the honor to represent us in tho Con.
,gress of the United States. I refe,
t e. oa sr pnd,o od man the hon 51nr
Roman of them ALL" Respectfully,
J. w. WILLIAMS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
SWANSON ON BRYAN.
Governors Views Reflect Attitude Of
Many Other Democratic

Many Other Democrats.
Governor Swanson, OF Virginia, has
come out in favor of the nomination of
Mr.. Bryan at the Denver Convention,
but he uses line of argument to sup
port his position that will hardly warm
the heart of the Nebraska leader. In
the course Of dictated interview for
q Richmond newspaper, Governor
Swanson declares that it would be
worse than useless for the party to de-
feat Mr.. Bryan for the nomination at
Denver, because, in the Governors
opinion, another defeat Of the Parker
type would make Mr.. Bryan inevitable
In 1912 and relatively stronger In the
party than now. On the other hand,
Governor swanson argues third de-
feat at the polls would settle any
claims Mr.. Bryan might hold on the
party and leave the way clear for a
reorganization along new, or old, lines
for the campaign in 1917.
The views of Governor Swanson
fairly reflect the attitude OF many De-
mocrats, who rdalize that Bryan cam
not carry the Eastern States essential
to his election and yet that his fol-
lowing would prevent the success Of
lany other Democratic candidate. All
| that remains for Them, In their opinion.
| is to cherish the hope that third de-
feat of Mr.. Bryan willNfinally satisfy
his presidential observation-disclosures