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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24
Burgess Stock Company.

The Burgess Stock Company last
night presented as the offering at
the Grand, Sidney Grundy's success
full play entitled Sowing the Wind. +"
The second night of the company's
engagement found much larger
house, and Judging by the interest
expressed in all circles, the theater
will be filled tonight, when the great
character drama, in Missouri" will
be presented.
The offering last night emphasiz-
ed the fact that the lovers of a good
production at popular prices are nu-
merous and appreciative to a fault
in this city. Sowing the Wind" sol
YES many problems and the four acts
work out to a nicely and elevate the
thoughts of all. The piece deals
with the honor of men and women,
and while a shadow overcasts the
lives of the innocent, the rays OF
sunlight, finally break in, ending the
story with sublime sweetness and a
tender spirit of forgiveness.
Mr.. Hal Mordaunt, who plays the
part of Brabazon, the widower, is
VERY strong aHaa~.people are struck
with his close resemblance to Mr..
Tim Murphy. 1t is a compliment due
Mr.. Mordaunt. Mr.. Edgar Jones as
the adopted son is also worthy of
the part entrusted to his care, and
Mr. Watkin, the confirmed old bach
elor and woman-hater, played by
Mr.. Walter Marshall. is perfectly
dramatic. Mr.. Percy Pollock, who
played the role of Sir Richard Cur
sitor, is one of the most popular
members of the company. The lead
Ing female role was played by Miss
Jane Salisbury, capable actress,
whose emotional strength was quits
we'll illustrated in the difficult role
assigned her as Rosamond The 9TH
ers in the cast were able supporters
of the principal characters
Little Lottie Salisbury, sister of
the leading lady of the company,
appeared in the specialties. She has
played with Jane Corcoran In a
Midsummer Nights Dream" and
filled an engagement with Maude
Fealey in st. Louis with marked
success. Her work shows originality
and remarkable training for one of
such tender age. Baptiste Baronda.
the famous Spanish singer, is also
entertaining between the acts. He
has been heard here before and Is
making a profound impression. Elk
The Burgess Stock company will
begin an engagement of three nights
at the opera house Thursday night,
with ThnrSdov ottuon
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24
BOYCE.

Boyce, Texas, Nov. 23.-The
most of the farmers have finished
picking cotton and some few are
putting up their land for another
year. There is quite an exodus of
the Boyce people who are seeking
homes in West Texas. Among those
who have already gone and will
soon go are r.. L. Feds, ]. A. Will
burn, 8. e. Britain, Mrs. Mollie
Feds, Walter Carter and Mrs. Car
ter. These parties have sold their
homes here and have bought in the
western part of the state. We regret
very much to loose these estimable
people.
Cary Wilson is spending the
week at Childress, looking after his
farming interests at that place.
Miss Christina Robinson, who has
been teaching music at Ballinger,
Texas, returned home Friday to re-
main with her parents until after
the holidays.
Rev. j. C. Smith of Waxahachie
filled his regular appointment here
Sunday and Sunday night, preach
ing to large audience at the after
noon service.
Our school is moving along har-
moniously. We have one OF the best
organized public schools In this sec
ton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24
Robbing Dante's Tomb,

Robbing blind man is commonly
regarded as about the meanest crime
person can commit, but stealing
the oil from a sepulchral lamp seems
to run 1t pretty close.
Some time ago all Italy associated
itself with project to keep a lamp
continually burning on Dante's
tomb at Ravenna, and recently the
flame was kindled with great cere-
mony in the presence of representa-
tives of all the chief towns in the
country.
But the other day it was found
to have gone out. The publication of
the news caused great idignation,
which was intensified by the discov-
cry that someone had stolen the
sacred lamp.--New York Sun.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.

Ff.k
Annual Report Of Tax Assessor and
| Collector.
Total amount 1907 roll
Advalorem tax, $36.133.0O.
Poll tax. $1,239.00.
Total. $37,372.O0.
Amounts Collected.
1907 adyalorem, $35, 1924.
1877 polls, $SS7.OO.
Total, $36, 1894.
Amounts Unsolicited.
l901 advalornm, $58O.O6.
1907 polls, $4,000.
Total $932.O6.
Iotai collected and uncollected,
fS37,372,0O.
Collections.
Delinquent prior to 1907. $26655.
Penalty. $1S4,93.
occupation, $246.45.
Nraet. $1,S3S.90sT
Dog, $4,000.
Ady IVA and polls as above,
Total collections, $39,065.S7.
Disbursements.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24

e. Want ads. time savers ana norsy
makers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24

Total collections, s36l.50.
Disbursements.
Paid for labor. $40.
Paid treasurer, s354.10.
Total, S36150.
City Sections Report.
Total collections, $4,000
Paid treasurer, $4,000.
We recommend that the city attor-
ney be required to make to the city
coucil an annual report of delinquent
taxes placed in his hands for collec-
ton by the city assessor and collec-
tor.
We recommend that the delinquent
taxes on personal property be turn
ed over to the city attorney for col
lection, the same as on real estate
F. B. KENNER.
CHAS. l.. BRADY,
]. F. WYATT,
Committee.
Waxahachie. Tex, April IS, 1908.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24

II you suffer from constipation and
liver trouble Foley's Orino Laxative
will cure you permanently by stimu-
lating the digestive organs SO they
Will act naturally. FOley's Orino
Laxative does not grippe, is pleasant
to take and you do not have to take
laxatives continually after taking
Orino. B. w. Fearis. n
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24

Red Oak, Tex, Nov. 24.--We are
having some very warm nights al
though the mornings are right chill
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24
Store Carries Old Hotel Name.

Away UP IN Harlem Is sign which
reads: The Old Aston House Store. :"
In reply to an inquiry the proprietor
said: The business was establish
ed In the vicinity of the Old Astor
house when the latter was the big
hotel OF New York. Later on it NOV
ed up to Fourteenth street and car
ried the name of the old hotel with
1t. Some years after 1t moved up to
Forty-second street and the name
went with it. Then it jumped all
the way to Harlem and, as the name
had become one Of the fixtures Of the
business, II was maintained. The
business now is In the, hands OF the
third generation of the family that
established It. Just a bit OF senti-
ment New York Press.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-24
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
Financial Condition Of Waxahachie
Tor Year Ending March 81. 1908.

The report of the finance commit
tee showing the financial condition of
Waxahachie for the fiscal year end
ing March 81, 1908, is herewith pub
lished by request:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Waxahachie, Texas:
We, your finance committee, ap-
pointed to audit the books of the
city for the fiscal year ending March
81, 1908, beg to submit the follow
ing:
We have examined all the books
OF the different departments, and
find them neatly and correctly kept,
and all funds properly accounted
for
City of Waxahachie, Statement
April /, 1908.
Assets-Cash Balances.
General fund, $2,357.73.
Road and bridge fund, $4,094.73.
Public school building fund, $977,-
fund, $2,228.74.
Water and sewer bonds fund,
$36094.
School building improvement
bonds fund, s1,902.21.
Waterworks, second series fund,
s329.34.
City refunding bonds fund, ST.
1903.
Railroad, interest and sinking
fund, $3,278.95.
Waterworks bond fund, $99S.02.
Waterworks bond, second series
fund, $607.3S.
Balance in hand waterworks sup
erintendent, $53.73. Total $1S,340.-
"a
Active.
City bonds owned by waterworks
improvement, $1,750.00.
City bonds owned b. waterworks,
second series. 100000.
Total, $2.750.0O
Permanent Investment.
Inventory Of water system, $61,-
9o6.o9.
Pipe lines, valves, hydrants. etc,
s19,149.60.
Sewer lines, $10,SS6.76.
Total $91,94245.
Fire Department.
Machines, horses, tools, $15,465.-
.95.
Road and Bridge.
Mules, tools, etc, $1.650.25.
Parks, Cemetery and Other Real
Estate.
Cemetery grounds and buildings,
$84200
School buildings and grounds,
$50, 590.49.
City hall and fixtures. s15,261.10.
West End park, $4,000.
Lot back of city hall, Jail lot and
city pounds, $2,150.0O
Total, $69,143.59.
Total assets, $199,29258.
Liabilities.
Overdraft waterworks fund, So
994.18.
Cemetery fund, $360.56.
Waterworks improvement bonds,
$4,000.
Advances on water and sewer by
citizens, $2,602.61
Tap railroad refunding bonds, 4
per cent, $33,500.00 "
City of WaXahachie refunding
bonds, per cent, SIS, 10000.
Public school house refunding
bonds, per cent, $9,5OO.OO.
School house building and i'm
-provement bonds, per cent, $21,-
10000.
Waterworks improvement bonds,
5 per cent, 100000.
Water and sewer bonds, $1,000
90.
Waterworks refunding bonds, sec
ond series, 100000.
Waterworks serial bonds, 5 per
cent, $9,750.0O.
City of Waxahachie, waterworks
bonds, 5 per cent, $4,000.
Total, $139,657.44.
Total assets, $199,292.58.
Total liabilities, $139.65744.
/. Excess OF assets over liabilities,
$50. 1854.
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Express Ofaces to Close.

Express Offices to Close.
The American Express office and
the Wells-Fargo & Co. express Office
will be closed Thanksgiving day,
Thursday. November rs, from 1880
a. m. to 4 p. m. 201
w. @. ELLINGTON.
o. BESELER.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

Councilman John Gray has made
examination of the bills Of the city
for electric light and power and
discovered that the city will pay
the w. w. P. Co. $4,000 for light
and power during the present
year. The city pays now for
street light $4,000 annually. Light
for public buildings and power will
bring the total up to $4,000.
Commissioner O'Brien would not
believe the city was paying this
amount of money for light and
power until he had made an ex-
animation of the bills and esti-
mated for the coming year the
probable amount of money needed
to pay the huge tribute to the
power monopoly.
Councilman Gray has been
consistent advocate Of municipal
light and he has on 'xeveral occa-
sions asked for consideration of
resolutions instructing the city en-
gineer to report on the feasibility
of a municipal light and power
plant at the up-river pumping sta
ton. In speaking of the matter to-
day Mr. Gray said he was ready to
bring the matter again before the
council.
In speaking Of the proposition
the councilman said he believed
that a municipal light and power
plant would be one of the very
best business proposition the city
could adopt The amount now
paid for light and power would in
few years pay for the cost of the
plant.
ut is just like throwing money
away for the city to pursue it's
policy" said Gray. 1--WE might
just as well put the money We are
now expanding into a city plant
which would bring about re-
adjustment Of rates for consumers
as well as save the city an i'm
mense sum of money yearly, a
sum of money which grows larger
every day"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
BY JACOB WALDECk

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. s.
Three labor decisions, celebrated
because they have been much
quoted by other judges in boycott
and injunction cases, were render
ed by Presidential Candidate VIM.
H. Taft during his career on the
bench.
His first notable decision in this
line, a boycott case, was rendered
while he was judge of the superior
court at Cincinnati. Parker Bros,
mason contractors, had refused to
collect a fine that had been i'm
posed by the bricklayers' union on
one of their employees. The firm
had also refused to discharge an
apprentice and hire another salts
factory to the union. A strike was
declared. The union then called
upon all dealers in building mater
ials to refuse to sell to Parker
Bros. If any firm ignored the re-
quest, the union would, according
to it's warning, refuse to work the
material of such frm IN any build
ing.
Moores & Co. continued to sell
lime to Parker Bros. The union
thereupon refused to handle Moores
& Co.'S material. The firm sued
the union for damages and in the
lower court was given a verdict
for $2,250. An appeal was taken
to Judge Taft in the superior
court.
Judge Taft said that the brick
layers might refuse to handle ma
terial that would make their labor
greater. was hurtful or for any rea-
son not satisfactory. They might
quit their employment if they chose.
He decided, however, that they had
used coercion to prevent custo-
mers from dealing with Moores
& Co. They had no direct dealings
with that firm, their grievance be-
ing against Parker Bros. alone, and
the coercion used against Moores
& Co. was malicious and unlawful.
1t was boycotting. The Judge sus-
tanned the judgment rendered
against the union in the lower
court. His decision was afterwards
upheld by the Ohio supreme court.
In 1898, when he was Judge
of the United States circuit court,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
WANT SIMPKINS TO DEFY
GOV, C0OD|NC

A move has been started among
miners to cause Jack Simpkins,
the hunted member of the execu-
tive board of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, to once more go
within the state of Idaho and chal-
lenge Gov. Gooding to arrest and
prosecute him for alleged implica-
ton in the murder of ex-Gov.
Steunenberg, for which crime Har-
ry Orchard is now in Jail and for
which Meyer and Pettibone, other
members of the executive board,
were tried and found mot guilty.
The plan is now to test the for
mer statement that the Idaho au-
thorities are anxious to apprehend
Simpkins and find if Gooding will
be willing to put the state further
in debt in order TO obtain the testi-
mony which it was claimed would
be secured against the miners if
Simpkins could be located. The
latter has been in Spokane several
times while the alleged search for
him was on. 1t Is figured that
Simpkins, in the light Of claims
made regarding him by the prose-
cution, would now be an embar-
RAISING proposition for the gov
ernor TO face.
Enmity existing between Capt
Swain of the Thiele agency and
Gooding is also a factor in the
case. Following the Steunenberg
murder the Thiele agency did the
work of capturing Harry Orchard
and fixing the crime upon him.
Then the Pinkertons and Detective
MCFARLAND got into the case and
were engaged by the state, through
Gov. Gooding's influence.
Both Simpkins and Capt. Swain
are now said to be in Butte. Mont.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
CITY MAY LOSE
HOSPITAL

It is doubtful If the city council
will pass the ordinance providing
an appropriation for the emergency
hospital, which when the order
banishing the disereputable wom-
en- was put into effect on Feb. was
practically cut OFF from its in
come. The mayor recently asked
the council to appropriate 1925 a
month to maintain the hospital.
Because 1t was the mayors re-
quest, it is claimed, the democrats
will oppose it. The republican
members of the council, however,
will vote in favor Of it. Being in
the majority, the democrats can de-
feat the movement. Police Chief
Rice this morning said that the
emergency hospital is not only a
valuable but a necessary adjunct to
the department. DR.. Eikenbary,
emergency physician, reports that
last week the hospital saved at
least two lives, one OF man whose
face was cut and an artery sever
ed, and another who was almost
dead with typhoid fever. Very few
of the people cared FOR at the emer-
gency hospital are able to pay any
thing. Services are given them
free, and just as good services as
though they were paying for it,
1t is doubtful If any of the coun-
cilmen have Investigated the hos
pital or are aware of its good
work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
CONSIDER COAST
DEFENSE PLANS

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. s.
Fertilization plans OF coast artil-
lery now hang In the balance Of
congressional elaboration. Gen.
Murray, chief of corps, will short
ly go before the committees of the
house and senate to explain the
plans. He will have the support Of
coast delegations in an effort to
secure sufficient appropriation to
carry out the proposed scheme for
the defense Of Puget Sound and
San Francisco.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

Taft rendered his decision in the
case of the striking locomotive en-
gineers on the Ann ArbOr line.
Managers of connecting railroads
were notified that the engineers
would handle no freight to or from
the Ann Arbor, in accordance with
rule IL of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers. The Ann Ar
Dor asked for an injunction sus-
pending rule IL. Judge Taft de-
clared that rule IL presented a
much stronger case of illegality
than the ordinary boycott and that
the existence and enforcement OF
the rule made the whole brother
hood criminal conspiracy against
the laws of their country. Accord
ingly the engineers were restrained
from refusing to handle freight OF
a line upon which a strike was in
progress.
The Taft decision which has
caused most discussion was rem
dered during the great railroad
strike Of 1894. The American
Railway union had declared a
strike against the Pullman COM
pany and sympathetic strikes on all
railroads using Pullman cars. f.
w. Phelan, an Official of the union,
went to Cincinnati to place the
strike in effect there.
The Cincinnati Southern railroad
was in the hands of a receiver who
had been appointed by Judge Taft.
When the strike was declared he
appeared before Taft and asked
that Phelan be punished for con-
tempt OF court. Taft asserted that
it had been decided that any un-
lawful interference with railroad
in the hands of receiver was con.
tempt of court.
In defining the rights of the men
he said:
THE employees of the receiver
had the right to organize into or
I to join a labor union which should
take joint action as to their terms
of employment 1t Is of benefit
to them and to the public that la
borers should unite in their com
mon interest and for lawful pur.
poses. They have labor to sell
The officers they appoint, or any
other person whom they choose
may order them, on pain Of expul
sion from their union, peaceably to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
another POSSIBLE V|CTIM
OF CITY DEATH TRAP

was put into Jail about two months
ago. Since his term expired he
has not been seen about his &C
customed haunts.
The belief Is that in an ire
sponsible condition he walked off
the embankment near Ondawa Inn
and fell into the river.
While councllmen are busy with
petty squabbles over one thing and
another not one of them has sug.
gested the appropriation of money
enough to fence this open space,
Stevens ST, runs right into the riv.
er at this point and the police be
lieve that many of the dead bodies
pulled out of the water are those
OF bewildered men wsc have wan
dered along in the nisnt and fallen
into the river. The bank near
Ondawa Inn is almost a precipice
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
PUT BAD LANDS
ON The ISLAND

A movement is on foot to build
new houses for the inmates who
We're banished from the Main and
Yale blocks. Several OF the wom-
en- say that the new restricted dis
trict Is to be located on Havermale
island somewhere, and that they
have been told to remain and that
in a short time a place will be pro-
vided for them.
Mayor Moore this afternoon pro-
fessed ignorance on the subject
and said that an effort would be
made to control the women under
the present regulations. If this
cannot be done, then, as the last
resort, the mayor says, he will adj
wise that the women be segregated
into some locality not so public as
the Main and Yale blocks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
HELD UP A
CONDUCTOR

Three unmasked young men last
night held up Conductor w. l.. En-
gle, of the Washington Water
Power Co., when his car reached
Lindeke st. on Boone av.. and Sc
cured $29.10 in cash and gold
watch valued at $35 One gun was
shown and the young man who
had it proved himself an amateur
by extreme nervousness, which
caused the older of the trio to eau
tion him about keeping his nerve.
When Motorman Forshee saw
the men standing in front of his
car he stopped and allowed them
to get aboard. Before the car
started again they held up Conduc-
tor Engle so quickly that the
motorman was not aware of what
took place until the conductor told
him. The police have descriptions
Of the holdups but have got no
further with the case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
DROWNED MAN BELIEVED TO
HAVE WALKED THROUGH
GAP LEFT OPEN ALONG
STEVENS ST.

The body OF an unidentified man
that has lain in the river for sew
eral weeks was hauled out by fire.
men this morning. The left arm
If off below the elbow and this, it
is believed, will finally result in
Identification. The body Is that of
a once strong man, probably OF
1870 pounds weight, Ave feet eight
inches tall. The remains are bad
ly decomposed.
The man evidently has been of a
slightly ruddy complexion. with a
reddish mustache. Detective Tom
Lister believes 1t TO be the re-
mains OF one-armcd beggar who
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

Hall arrived in the courtroom a
few moments before the arrival of
the jury. AS the men marched in
he scanned each jurors face, but
on none was there any indication
Of what the verdict would be. AS
the jury filed into their seats Hall
leaned over towards Webster and
whispered into his attorneys ear.
He then settled back in his chair
and waited the reading Of the YER.
dict. He was unmoved by the ad-
verse decision and made no sign.
Webster Immediately filed notice
OF appeal and Judge Hunt granted
the defense 60 days to perfect it.
The jury took eight ballots be-
fore a verdict Of guilty was ar
rived at. Eli Ramer, Of Crabtree,
Ore, was the last man to change
his vote from acquittal to guilty.
Beyond stating that the verdict is
what he expected Heney refuses to
make any statement.
Hall said: 81 have nothing on
my conscience indicative of any
wrong doing. The verdict is a sur
prise in view of the evidence
Those OF my friends who still be-
lieve in me, shall be glad to greet
as of old. Those who do not may
pass on the other side"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
H|LLYARO
LID LIFTS

1t is the intention of Hllyard
business men, except those en-
gagged in saloon traffic. which is
prohibited on Sunday by provision
of ordinance, to keep open tomor-
row. For the past two Sundays the
town has been closed ON orders of
Prosecutor Barnhart. By reason
Of the fact that Spokane was not
closed last Sunday. and there is no
apparent prospect that it will be
closed tomorrow, Hillyard business
men assume that the prosecutors
'orders" were not meant to be
taken literally.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
WOMAN GOT Her
MONEY

Miss Belle Stump, Of Saltese.
Mont, enroute to Chicago. last
night notified the police that she
lost bag containing $25 in the
Pantages theater. She took sick
while the performance was going
on and went to the ladies' room.
She did not notice that she dropped
her bag when she got up. When
she got back she noticed two wom-
en- who We're sitting beside her
fumbling on the floor, then they
left. The women are known to one
Of the ushers and the police say
that they must return the purse
and contents or else get into
trouble.