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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13
HEAVY FIRE LOSS
BOSTON SWEPT BY A GREAT
CONFLAGRATION SUNDAY
MORNING.
THREE OR FOUR DEAD
The Flames Ragged Fiercely and
Many Persons Were Injured
or Burned-Retail
Section in Ruins.

Boston, April 13.-An apparent
ly insignificant fire which started
among rags on a dump in the city
of Chelsea yesterday was famed by
a northwest gale into conflagration
which obliterated nearly one-third
of the city. Several hundred dwelling
houses and public buildings were de-
stroyed and l 500 families were driv-
en- from their habitations and 10
600 people made homeless. Two lives
are known to have been lost and at
a late hour it was reported that two
other persons had perished, one
woman having shot herself III fren-
zy over her inability to save her prop
erty. From fifty to one hundred were
injured. An accurate estimate of the
loss is impossible. The city solicitor
estimated it at nearly $40, 0,000,0 900.
The fire, which was the worst Bos-
ton has known in many years, ragged
before a forty-five mile gale for more
than twelve hours, defying every eff
fort of the combined fire depart
ments of Chelsea and several neigh
boring cities and a large detach-
ment of Boston tiremen and apparat-
us. All of the suburbs banks. more
than three-quarters of the churches,
half of the business blocks and near
ly all the schoolhouses were wiped
out.
In the turmoil many of the sick
and intirm found difficulty in obtain
ing assistance and several of them
had narrow escapes.
Late in the afternoon the wind
had carried burning embers across
Chelsea creek and buildings in East
Boston caught fire, but extensive
damage there was prevented by the
prompt and energetic work of the
fremen.
The fire originated in the rear of
the Boston Backing company's S
works on West Third street. A ter
rife gale which at times had a veloci-
ty of sixty miles an hour carried
burning shingles, embers and myr-
lads of sparks to score of wooden
buildings, most of them of cheap
construction. The fire started almost
in the extreme southwest section of
the city and cut path to the end of
Maverick street, at the extreme
southeastern end of the city, which
borders on Chelsea creek. This is
about one and one-half miles from
where the fire began The flames
spread through the heart of the re-
tail business section, which was
about midway between the two eX-
treme limits reached
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END OF LONG SERVICE
MIR. MCPHERSON TO QUIT PAS
TORATE FOR OTHER WORK
IN THE CHURCH.

After spending more than a quar-
ter of a century in the active minis
try, and the greater part of this long
and faithful service being devoted to
the pastorate of the Main Street
Christian church in this city, Mr.
Chalmers Mcpherson will end this
work here next Sunday and will at
once enter upon the new duties of
endowment secretary for Texas
Christian University at Waco. 1t was
with much reluctance that he decid
ed to quit pastoral work and was
constrained to take this step only af-
ter he had become convinced that he
was entering a field which offered a
broader scope for usefulness.
Mr.. Mcpherson came to WaXaha-
chic in January, 1879. At the time
the congregation was small and he
preached here once month, putting
in the remainder of the time at En-
mis-. Union Hill and Houston Greek,
the latter now Italy. Out of the more
than twenty-nine years which have
elapsed since his coming to Waxaha-
chic he has lived away from here
eight years. Five of these years he
was pastor of the First Christian
church at Fort Worth. He spent one
year at Gainesville, resigning there
to accept the editorship of the Chris
tian Courier. He resigned that posi-
ton to return to the church at Wax
ahachie.
Mr.. Mcpherson S home will remain
here for the present, but later on he
may move to Fort Worth or Dallas
for better railroad facilities.
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ANSWERS WYNNE
JOHN B. HOOD CAMP, L. G.. w.,
WILL NOT SUPPORT FORT
WORTH CANDIDATE.
MORAL ISSUE INVOLVED
Letter to Chairman of Campaign
Committee Declares Austin
Southern Soldiers Can Not
Aid Bailey.

Austin. Texas, April 13.-John B.
Hood Camp, Confederate Veterans.
went on record yesterday as emphat-
ically opposing Mr.. Wynne S candida
cy and the methods of the Wynne
campaign managers.
Only one vote was registered
against the strong resolutions of con-
demnation and that was cast by an
~Baileyite, who had substitute
resolution. not so vigorous in it's
terms. The resolution adopted fol-
lows:
Hon. Walton Peteet, Chairman
Wynne Campaign Committee, Fort
Worth-Sir: At a called meeting of
the John B. Hood Camp, held in the
city of Austin on April II for the
purpose OF considering your letter
requesting the support of this camp
for the candidacy of Col Richard
Wynne, the camp voted that the fol-
lowing answer be made: The John B.
Hood Camp of Confederate Veterans
is forbidden by its bylaws from en-
tering politics by the Endorsement of
any Confederate, no matter how
worthy, yet in the candidacy of Col
Wynne for attorney general. we are
confronted by moral issue and
plain language is needed to express
the feeling of Confederate soldier,
who fought for his loved Southland
when asked to join Senator ]. w
Bailey and Fl. Clay Pierce in an un-
holy conspiracy to defeat Attorney
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13
BRYAN AN ISSUE IN NEW YORK
Murphy VIII tiake Fight for an Tn.
instructed Delegations

New York, April 13.-William J.
Bryan will be the principal issue in
the democratic state convention of
New York, which meets tomorrow in
Carnegie hall. Most of the members
of the democratic state committee,
practically all of whom have gone on
record for an uninstructed delegation
arrived III the city today and will
hold a meeting tonight, when final
plans for the convention Will be de-
clded upon. In many of the upstate
counties the delegates to tomorrow s
convention have been instructed to
vote for the Endorsement of Bryan,
and hot fight is expected
1t is understood that no attempt
is to be made to oust Chairman Con-
ners, of the state committee, and
that he will be in charge during the
campaign. Corners is the leader of
the anti-Bryan forces and favors an
uninstructed delegation, although he
is supporter of Governor Johnson.
In regard to the action to be taken
by tomorrow convention, the chair
man is quoted as saying:
SO far as | know, there is no
question but what the delegates from
this state to the national convention
will go uninstructed. | know many
democrats who used to be bughoused
for Bryan who are now opposed to
him and believe that 1t would be
bad politics for the party to again
nominate him for president. l believe
that the real democratic sentiment of
this state is for Governor Johnson of
Minnesota as the candidate. but we
will send an uninstructed delegation
to the national convention"
1t is believed that the anti-Bryan
men will choose Chairman Connors,
Alton B. Parker, Leader Murphy and
John B. Stanchfield as delegates at
large from New York to the Denver
convention
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TO Reduce Express Rates.

Austin, Texas. April IA hear
ing will be held tomorrow by the
Texas railroad commission on the
readiustment of the merchandise
rates of express companies. 1t is pro-
posed to make a reduction of 20 per
cent in the present rates. The COM
mission will consider an amendment
TO the passenger tariff under the
head Of party rates" by eliminating
animals as baggage or by pres
cribing a limit of ten as the number
of such animals that may be handled
as baggage.
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Known in WaXahaChie.

Chief of Police Oscar r. Montgom-
cry of North Fort Worth, who was
seriously wounded late Saturday af-
ternoon, is well known in Waxaha-
chic. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Montgomery, have resided here
for several years. The news of the
tragedy reached here soon after it's
occurrence, and Charley Montgom-
cry, a brother to the wounded officer
left on the night train for Fort
Worth, to be followed by their father
Sunday morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13

would be commenced just as soon as
the brick could be shipped here from
ThurbeT.
1t is understood that the Waxaha-
chic Electric and Gas company will
now construct a walk in front of its
property on Rogers street.
It is now up to the property own
ers between the Centrals property
on College street and the steam laun-
dry to get busy, This gap should be
filed in with vitrified brick or ce-
ment blocks
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13
The Meeting Closed.

AS announced from the beginning
the meeting at the Main Street
Christian church closed last night.
Notwithstanding both rain and mud
the house was more than two-thirds
full of people, three-fourths of those
present being men. The proba abilites
were that with good weather the
house could not nearly have held the
audience. The meeting began and
closed with rainy days and seven of
the fifteen nights We're very disa-
greeable and yet the interest was
good throughout.
Mr.. Mckinney was very popular in
song and his labors contributed much
to the work of the two weeks.
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came to his death from gun shot
wounds inflicted at the hands of l.
s. knight.
After a careful examination of
Chief Montgomery wounds it was
found the shot did not penetrate the
intestines, as was at first thought and
it is now thought his chances for re-
covery are favorable, though his
wound is serious.
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ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO
OTHERS SERIOUSLY WOUND
ED IN GUN FIGHT.
MANY SHOTS ARE FIRED
After Man Stays His Son-in-Law He
Resists Arrest and Shoots
Down Two Fearless
Officers.

Fort Worth, Texas, April 13.-In
gun fight in which thirty shots
were fired late Saturday afternoon
in North Fort Worth, Ed Larmon, an
electrician, aged twenty-five, was
shot to death, Chief of Police 0. R.
Montgomery fatally wounded, and
ex-Marshal Dick Howell, probably
fatally shot. Ike Knight, aged forty
five, Lannon's father-in-law, surren-
dered after a running fight to a
creamery plant. knight was not in
jured and refused to discuss the af-
fair, except declaring he was justi-
feed. The killing of Larmon occur
red in Knights home where Larmon
and his bride of a week boarded.
The family can offer no motive for
the crime except that Larmon and
Knight were not on good terms.
knight used a shotgun and after
shooting Larmon ran to the street
where he held crowd at bay. He
proceeded up the street the crowd
following at safe distance.
When Montgomery, Howell and
other officers sought to arrest him, a
pitched battle followed. Montgom-
cry was shot in the leg, abdomen
and groin ana deatn is expected.
Howell's right leg was shattered and
his chances of recovering are slim.
After shooting down the two Off
GERS knight coolly boarded a street
car and went to the Panther City
creamery, where he surrendered to
J. F. Bryant. knight was then TAX
en- to the county Jail, and later trans
ferred to the Dallas Jail.
Justice Bratton was on the scene
soon after the shooting and held an
inquest. His verdict was that Larmon
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13

Topeka Kas., April 13.-In the
United States circuit court here to-
morrow argument will be heard on
the temporary order of Judge Pol
lock, enjoining the state board of
railroad commissioners from putting
into effect the new schedule of
freight rates. The schedule was to
have been effective on April l. 1t is
alleged by the railroads that the
rates are confiscatory.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13
Hear LowIy Commuters.

New York, April 13.-Commuters
living along the lines of the New
York Central railroad are today be-
ing given an opportunity to air their
wrongs before the public service
commission of the first district,
which is holding public bearing at
the Tribune building
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13
WILL BUILD SIDEWALKS.


Central Closes Contract for Work on
Rogers and College Streets.
The Houston and Texas Central
railroad company wiH make good it's
promise to build sidewalks on North
Rogers and College streets. Resident
Engineer Parker of Ennis signed a
contract with Joe c. Jarrett Saturday
afternoon to do the work. The walks
will be constructed of vitrified brick
and will extend entirely across the
roads right of way on the streets
mentioned Mr.. Jarrett said work
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Entert ainment POstnoned.

On account of the rain the enter
tainment to have been given at the
Sims Library tonight has been in
definitely postponed. Those who pur-
chased tickets III advance will have
their money refunded.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13

General Davidson, who has gained
their enmity through his devotion to-
the interest of the people of Texas
The Confederate soldier will vote
for the honor of his state
Very respectfully,
JOHN G. GATLIN,
Commander j. B. Hood Camp, G. v.
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Johnson in Louisville.

Louisville, Ky, April 13.-Gover-
nor Johnson of Minnesota is in
Louisville today and will deliver his
first important political speech of
the campaign before the Louisville
Commercial club
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13
DISTRICT CONVENTION.

Semi-AnnuaI Meeting of Christian
Churches to BE Held at Ennis
The semi-annual convention Of
Christian churches in the district of
which Ellis county is a part will con-
vene in Ennis tonight and continue
until Wednesday night. A number of
Waxahachie people will go over to-
morrow and Wednesday. Chalmers
Mcpherson is on the program for an
address on Wednesday night on
"Men-Stickers or CUTTERS
Which?"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13

The Trinity University baseball
team arrived home Sunday morning
from trip to Waco, Austin and
Georgetown. where games were
played. The last game was played at
Georgetown Saturday afternoon and
was victory for Southwestern Uni
yersity by score of l to O.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-13

BY request We will run Edison's
latest picture of "The Cowboy and
the School Marin" with our new pic
ture today. Theatorium. 7
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-17
CHAPTER KIN.
The laMn Eete.

II was August now The nice weath-
err held out right along and one day
GA Ozone island was good deal like
the next
Aud set 10 seemed "a me that there
Was Mttle changes For Instance take
the matter % reading When We first
arrived twas nothing but THAT Natural
Life book the Heavenly Twins was
ST it continuous aud such 4 thing Az a
new spapeg Or magazine vas what
rnat Called an aabominatlon.
couldn't set paper even 70 kindie
4re With had 90 use poverty grass for
tbat But now The Natural Life sers
mon laid on the dining room mantel
piece most Of the time. with layer
% dust on e and scaddaf fetched
the Boston and New York newspapers
every day Ana magazines and books
begun To come "a tie mail
i remember one day Hartley WI
reading Tie New York Evening Post
chat part OK il he called the financial
page All al once be SPOKE
Hy love. Van, he says Console
dale0 ga Lead Us Hp three points fr0m
last weeks quotations There must
be something doing
Van looked al him kind 81 sad ana
disappointed
Martin says he are ron falling
from graceg Get Thee hehind np.
satan Give me ghat finAncial sheet
Hartley laughed and tossed q over
There says his chnm erampllng IL
up and moving itinto us pocket THAI
disturbing influence IS our u ghe Vas
Get Us discuss the sfnpie and aatIa
tying uDiecf " couture There
an article Tire Home GaFden I'll
kais months nnm1ef u The Rafal
aeaeman which should be insifuo.
the DIR friend sGr paali islaWef
ct ea and 500 SAigH lensl ma you'd
ea ill refa1A s. sha
Ta ae continued Tomorrow
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-17


too good IL I may say it. a lady adn
ought Is NEEDLE with 'oasenold At
faif not when she has a competent
man 3 attend 70 EN- for er Miss iaa
ford now. she's different Id lske ~
work for er always
PITY she ain't going 70 be Mrs Fan
Brunt instead of tather says
Then you'd have an easy berth. Don
81 seem % you that Miss PAGE ana
your boss amt any too thick fer en-
gagged folks2"
mo. indeed!" says he seornfnh
Lord love yon, you'd ought TO see
some married folks as I've worked foF.
WY Lord Enry and 'er ladyshap'
they
He was Ga his English tack nov ana
yon never could get him off il when he
was started good ] didn't set mucM
satisfaction out of him.
cot more while later though
Just afore we started for home haft
lev and the Page girl come wailSing
down the porch together They wan
saying much when first saw en-, puh
+ am at once she says.
Mr. Hartley there is one thing I
must ask you You paid Dennis the
five dollar prize he won at the race
4 hat day Did you collect 1t from me
i judgas2"
"Ob that's an right, he answers,
8aeety y think probably ! did.
I don't remember
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
AUTOMOBILE CRASHES
INTO BIG LUMBER PILE
Small Boys Start Machine Go
ing, but Jump to Safety
in Tirr,a

With no hand to guide 1t during It's
wild flight, runaway automobile
owned by Thomas H Williams, press-
dent of the New California jockey club,
careened wildly down the steep grade
of Broderick street from Pacific avenue
to Green street yesterday morning un-
til 1t came in tcoilision with a pile OF
lumber which was stacked neatly on
the corner of. Green street. There was
q crash, and then the remains of what
was lumber fell scattered on the ground
while the automobile came to a stand
still on the other side of the spot where
the lumber pile had stood momant be-
fore.
But the automobile did not escape
unscathed. The tonneau was torn bod
lily from the machine and the plate
glass wind protector, the lamps and all
the brass work were utterly demol-
islled The vital parts. however, were
intact, and when the chauffeur. H. F.
Gelhaus. arrived painting on the scene
he found, the engines IN working order
and was able to drive the automobile
to the garage under its own power
The damage is $1,000.
The machine was started by several
small boys who climbed into the auto
mobile and began to play with the
brakes while Gelhaus was in Williams
home, 1900 Pacific avenue The young
sters jumped to safety before the auto
got under way.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
Mary Shaw's Company
"BnSts'' in Oakland
Grief Comes to Actors in "Mrs.
Warren's Profession" When
Business Manager Departs

OAKLAND, May 10--Mary Shaw's
company. which has been presenting
George Bernard Shaw's social drama.
MRS warren.s Profession" closed to-
night in Oakland after q week OF dis
astrous business
William Y. Connor. business repre-
sentative of the company, paid his bill
at the Hotel ST. Mark tonight and
could not be found by members of
the company who went searching for
him after the announcement wan made
that the engagement was cancelled.
Marie Pettes. the second leading lady
In the company. is also thought to
have departed.
Mary Shaw and members CT her com
pnny are left in Oakland with seven
and half days salary due them and
other money which they had advanced
to support the totterfng enterprise OF
presenting saucy Bernard Shaw and
morbid Ibsen plays to western play
goers.
During the week notice was posted
on the theater's bulletin board TO the
effect that the company would open in
Los Angeles on Tuesday. May II. To-
night the following notice was substi-
.tuted. signed by Ernest Shutter. the
eastern manager of the company:
Los Angeles date cancelled Close
company in Oakland. All claims will
be adjusted by Ernest Shutter"
When the notice appeared Richard
Pftman and Lynn Pratt. members OF the
company, started on search for Con-
nor AS soon as the evening perform
ancc Was over they went 10 Connor's
hotel and found that he had paid his
personal bills and had departed
I3aIing the progress OF the play to-
night Miss Pettes said to Pitnau. I'VE
go to Los Angeles tomorrow night on
the owl, as IL Is pleasanter to travel at
night
When the hnal curtain fell Miss
Pettes hurried from the theatsf in the
costurpe she wore az the last act as
Vivian. Mrs, Warren's daughter.
The members OF the company think
she has Joined Conr0r.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
.nR1pEs or RoYAL DUKES J

IT, as seems 'probable. the duke Of
the Abruxzi induces his sovereign to
smile on his projected marriage 10
Senator EIkins' daughter. he will be
more fortunate than many another
royal duke under similar Tcircufi-
stances. When the duke OF. Sussex in
1898, made bride of Lady augusta
Murray. daughter OF the fourth earl
of Dunmore. not one of the royal
family would acknowledge their new
relative. earrs daughter though she
was. and the marriage was dissolved
In the following year. Nor was the
dukes second wife. the very small
and comnon-looking Lady Cecilia
daughter OF the second earl of Arran,
much more fortunate. although In later
years her sweetness won the hearts or
her husbands royal relatives. Mrs
Fitzherbert, Mrs. Jordan and Miss
Farebrother also had none OF the
recognition Miss Elkins seems likely
to enjoy. Probably the most fortunate
of these unroyai brides was the
Countess Sophie Chotek, who was
wooed and won by the Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand. nephew and heir of the
Austrian emperor. for not only dfd
Francis Joseph give his consent TO the
union. but conferred on the, bride the
title of princess of Hohenberg
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
NAVAL MEN ASKED
TO SENIORS DANCE
Graduating Class at University
of California Calls Guests
to Ball

BERKELEY. May 1o.-The senior
ball. the most exclusive function OF the
college year. will be held in Hearst
hall tomorrow night and viii form one
OF the links in the chain of events
which constitute the commencement
exercises Of the graduation class OF
1908 OF the University of California.
Hearst hall viii be prettily decorat-
ed. when several hundred couples will
spend q few OF their last hours as
under graduates on the polished floor
tomorrow night Glass celors and uni
Versitv pennants will predomihate, but
the American flag viii fly over all,
calling particular attention to the ar
rival OF the feet. some Of whose ofl-
GERS viii attend the ball
Miss Elsie Cole has been appointed
general chairman OF the committees in
charge Of the function and James por-
ter Shaw will be the floor manager.
The committee In charge are:
Arrangements csmmfttee-Exra s Fish. chair
man: N.ss Mildred Jones. Miss Viola Ahiers, Ed
II NAue J. Boyd Harold. Miss Alma EsStin
Miss Nsrian Iaverner. Daniel g. Yolkman, Paul
X Ynst.
Reception commitee-Miss Marguerite Dan
lels. chairman. Miss sAiice Porterheld. Miss Al
Dillon Ralph Il Butler. Miss Eileen Salyer.
lran J. Ball. T. Claude Meilerrh, Judah X
Dawson Fred B. Fancher. Herman d. Budel-
Decoration committee-Miss Laura Macdonald.
chairman; Miss Helen Escheaburg Miss Ethel
Alma Tobin. Miss Jessie Mccormick. Harry y
Ord. G.. Merton Elliott Horacio Sanchez Ella
samuel IA. Errington, Frederick +. Thomas Jr
Patrons and potroneHses-P President and Mrs.
Benjamin lde Wheeler. Professor and Mrs.
Oheuncey Wells. Professor and Mrs. Walter Ma
sec. Professor and Mrs. G. r. 'Soses Professor
Nance.