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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
British and German Cruisers
Are at Port AL Prince.
PANIC AMONG INHABITANTS
Follows Salute From Guns Of ENGLISH
Warships, Undercurrent of An
xiety Apparent in City.

Port au Prince, March 18-The
British cruiser Indefatigable and the
German cruiser Bremen have arrived
here under orders from their govern
ments to give full prota9i ion to any
foreign residents in Port au Prince, in
case their lives or interests are threat
ened. An American warship is ex-
pected to arrive here at any moment.
At present the city is quiet, but there
is an undercurrent of anxiety, as evil
denced by the fact that vertable
panic was caused by the booming of
a heavy gun on the British cruiser
when she came to anchor in the port.
The Indefatigable announced her ar
rival by three cannon shots, and the
detonations almost terrorized the peo-
pie. Surprised by the sudden alarm,
officers and soldiers alike rushed pre-
cipitately to their posts; women and
children ran about hither and thither,
in seeming despair, crying hysterical-
ly, and it was some time before they
could be treasured and Gained.
Positive denial is made by the Hay
tian officials of the reports that other
executions have taken place than
those on Sunday morning, when ten
or twelve conspirators found, accord
ing to the governments statement,
with arms and ammunition for revolu-
in thnin
were shot to death.
lnsurrectionists to Be Deported.
Under a decision taken by the coun-
ell of ministers the government au
thorized the sending on board of war;
ships and out of the country the au
thors of the last instruction, who
have taken refuge at the French, Ger
man and Spanish consulates at Go
naives.
The government reserves for itself,
however, the right to prosecute before
properly appointed courts any person
who hereafter is implicated in upris-
part being conditional on the repre-
sentatives of the foreign nations
agreeing not to give asylum in their
respective cOnsulates in case of fur
Their revolutionary movements being
attempted. This measure of paeifica-
ton, providing it is carried into eff
feet, would contribute greatly to put
ting an end to agitations.
General Celestin, the minister of
war, has returned to Port au Prince at
the head of his troops, after having
put down the revolutionists at Co
naives. He made statement in
which he denied absolutely that the
government entertained hostile senti-
ments towards foreigners. President
Nord Alexis and his ministers also
gave assurances of the utmost good
feelings towards all foreigners who
were pursuing their duties peacefully
in Hayti.
While conditions have been dis
turbed here for considerable length
of time, reaching their climax during
the past week, there appears to be no
present danger to foreigners residing
here The great majority of them
seem to be attending to their business
affairs in perfect security. The presi
dent and the government have pro-
claimed that order will be maintained
at whatever cost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
Nav Demand Resignation of Alexis.

Paris, March 1S.-A special dispatch
received here from Port au Prince
states that the representatives of the
foreign powers there have decided
that unless there is rapid settlement
CT the present crisis the will formu-
late a demand for the resignation of
President Nord Alexis and the forma-
ton of a provisional government, to
be followed Immediately by the cleo
lions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
Convicted for Second Time.

st. Louis, March 14.-Edward Kele-
her has been found guilty for the Sec
ond time of murder in the first de-
gree for killing "St. Louis Tommy
Sullivan, a pugilist, three years ago.
Two of the witnesses in the trial are
serving sentences for perjury and a
third is under indictment. At the
first trial Keleher was given twenty
five years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
DR.. A. w. Chase's
Nerve Pills

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Mr.. James Squires, CORTLAND, Mich,
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
Hackenschmidt in New York.

New York, March 14.-George
Hackers chmidt, the Russian Lion,'
arrived here from Europe on the
steamer Lusitania. He comes here to
prepare for the championship wrest-
ling contest with Frank Gotch in Chi
cago on April 8.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
Killed in a Street Duel.

Carlni, ILL.,, March 14.-John w. Full
ford was killed and Loten Dale was
seriously wounded in gun duel in
May street. Dale was arrested. 1t is
said the men quarrelled over the al
legged theft of eggs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
Senator Nelson's Son Dead.

Colorado Springs, Colo, March 49,
Henry Knute Nelson, son of Senator
Knute Nelson of Minnesota, died here
of consumption after long illness,
aged thirty-seven years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
"IWant the Proof"
YOU SAY.

When told that nervous exhaustion and
Psostration are cured by Dr.. A. w. Chase's
Nerve Pills. and we refer you to many thous-
ands Of cases similar to the one reported below.
Because you do not look sick and are not
suffering great pain. and because they do not
realize your awful feelings of weakness, help
lessness and encouragement. your friends fail
to show much sympathy for you, and most
doctors are simply helpless in the face Of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

LOST-NIedium sized brown dog, bob
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

Itch cured in thirty minutes by
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
national BANK
0F COMMERCE
CAPITAL 500, 600 90
OEEIcERS.

OFFICERS.
c. L. OLESON, President.
A. l.. WHEELER, Vice President
I. j. DISKSON, Cashier.
VIM. j. FLACHSENHAR Assistant
Cashier.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
Senior Texas Senator Prominent
ly Mentioned in Connection
with the Nomination.
JOHNsON's CAPITAL VISIT
Minnesota Man VIII Visit Washing
ton to Confer With Roosevelt
and Governors.-Not
Political Trip.

q Washington, May 5.-There are
y certain gentlemen whose business it
is to let the waiting world know of
Gov. Johnsons movements, moods
and nomination chances. These gen.
tlemen have put forth with all due
gravity the statement that the gov
ernor's forthcoming visit to Wash
ington will not be made the occasion
for political demonstration. The
intimation is that the governor was
to have been doomed right royalty
by his admirers in Washington, and
that the booming is not to proceed
is in accordance with the governors s
expressed wishes.
Minnesota's chief executive is
coming here to meet the executives
of other sovereign states and the
chief executive of the United States
to discuss the welfare of the coun-
try and to find means to assure that
destruction does not come. 1t is per-
haps just as we'll for Mr.. Johnson
that he has negatived the proposal
of his friends whose enthusiasm
boiled until the steam scalded their
judgment. An attempt to turn the
visit of the governor to the conser-
walton congress into a political rati-
} fication would blight all his buds of
hope for the nomination, it is de-
clared.
In a dispatch sent two weeks ago
it was said that Senator Charles A.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
Dos PROTECTS BABY FROM RATS
A Poverty-Shicken Woman Willing
to Buy Expensive License.

Baltimore, Md, May Am elder
ly woman, wretched in appearance
and evidently very poor, went into
the license department at the City
Hall and applied for dog license.
At her side stood a little girl in rag
ged clothes that were held together
by pieces of cord.
The clerk at the window could
hardly believe that the woman, who
showed SO plainly the need of money
could afford to buy a license for
dog. why do you want to buy a
license?" asked the clerk
"Muvver works all day." said the
child, ''an when she's away lot NV
rats run round our room and skeer
us. An muvver says she's got to keep
-Pepe-that's our dogs name-to
.seep the rats from eatin my iii
baby bruvver."
A consultation was held among
the clerks and in a few minutes
enough cash had been raised among
them to pay for the license.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
DRY GOODS STOLEN FROM CARS
Two White Men Arrested on CHARGE
Of Big Theft.

Fort Worth, Texas, May 5.-Af-
ter a lot of strenuous work extend
ing over the past three weeks, Spe-
cial Officer Luke billiard of the Tex
as and Pacific railway company Sun
day afternoon unearthed nearly ST.
600 worth of property that had been
stolen from box cars in the railroad
yards and in addition took into Gus
tody two white men, charging them
with the crime
The first man arrested, Walter
Fowler, is charged with stealing fif-
ty-one pairs of fancy trousers,
large number of pairs of fine shoes,
and number of smaller articles, all
of which We're recovered in house
on Seventeenth street The amount
of the property recovered there was
in the neighborhood of $500.
The second arrest was made later
in the day by billiard and City De-
! tective Speight who took Frank Byr-
nes into cutody on the charge of hav-
ing stolen a large quantity of valu-
able stuff, including several sets of
| fine harness. reins, etc. and a lot of
! fine shoes. The property was recov-
cred from house on East Eleventh
street, and was valued at about $3.50
to $500.
The two men were transferred to
the county Jail, where charges of
theft of over $50 were made against
them.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05

Mrs. James Kelleher and Mrs. M.
). Thornhill went to Terrell this
morning to attend the funeral Of
mrs. Thornhills brother. Dick Will
son, who died there last night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
NEGRO CAUSED
|NC|P|ENT RIOT
A Kansas African Refused to
Ride in Negro Coach in
Oklahoma Train.
A TEST CASE TO Be MADE
The Conductor Refused to Put the
Passenger Off Because He Had
Interstate Ticket-Cun
Play Follows.

Muskogee, Okla, May 5.--A Kan
sas negro boarded a train at Okla
homa City Sunday, and because he
refused to ride in the negro coach
a riot was averted only by the arrest
of the negro by officers, and a suit
will be brought to establish the
point whether an interstate passen-
ger can be forced to observe the Jim
Grow law.
A. l.. Hausam, county commits
sioner of Wagner county, and J. A.
Steen, mayor of Checotah, at Falls,
demanded that the negro be removed
from the coach and the conductor re-
fused They then proposed to throw
the negro off and he backed up in a
corner and threatened to kill the
first white man who touched him A
deputy sheriff at Cleveland was wir-
ed and took the negro Off at Cleye-
land and put him in the negro coach.
He had a ticket to Kansas and the
conductor refused to put the negro
off because he had a through ticket.
A complaint has been lodged
against the conductor and test
case VIII be made of it. The officer
at Cleveland refused to arrest the
train conductor, though complaint
was made by the passengers. When
the whites threatened to throw the
negro off and he made ready for
gun play, women screamed and
tainted and it seemed a riot would
not be averted, but cooler counsel
prevailed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
The Quadrennial General Con-
ference Will Be Held in
Baltimore this Month.
AN IMPORTANT GATHERING
Another Effort viii Be Made to Re
peal the Discipline Statute For
bidding Dancing and
Gard Playing.

Baltimore, May 5--From all
parts of America and from foreign
lands, clergymen and laymen of the
Methodist Episcopal church are
thronging into Baltimore today, and
during the remainder of the month
Methodist eyes in all sections of the
world will be turned toward this
city. The quadrennial general con-
ference, which will be opened tomor-
row, is one of the most important
offices of the church, including the
bishoprics, the editorships and the
secretaryships. and is the supreme
and only lawmaking body of the
denomination.
One of the most important sub
jects to come before the conference
will be that of restoring a time limit
to pastorates. Several of the largest
conferences, including New York and
Baltimore, have declared in favor of
the restoration of a time limit, and
there Isl strong sentiment in other
parts of the country in favor of such
action. The present plan has not in
ured to the permanence of the pas
toral relation, or to the stability of
the ministry; indeed in some cases
congregations have been more res
tive than they were under the three
year or the five-year limit Then, if
there were dissatisfaction with the
minister, they had only to wait a
definite time before a change would
come automatically. Now they have
to give concrete expression to their
desire for change at the quarterly
conference, when the question Of
continuing the various pastoral rela-
tions comes up. Moreover, the very
agitation of the possibility of a
change.as a part of the routine pro-
gram OF the quarterly conferences
sometimes helps to beget dissatisfac-
tion and SO the local minister in
some cases comes to dread the meet
ing at which he knows the question
is to be raised.
The practical outcome often Is
that men stay less than five years
and often less than three years, and
so the general restlessness of the
churches and the uncertainty of the
ministry are not to any extent allay-
ed by the absence of all time limita-
ton. Of course where relations be-
tween pastor and people are mutual
ly satisfying there are many
such Instances in Methodist as we'll
as in other churches-any time linn
itation whatever imposed by the gen.
eral conference Is resented and here
tofore the strong city churches, thus
situated. usually found a way of re-
tanning their ministers from period
to period.
Another important question is the
proposed repeal of the discipline
statute which forbids dancing, card
playing and theatregoing, on penal
Ity of communication. Such action
has been demanded by the New York
conference.
Doubtless the sentiment in the
east generally would favor such &C
ton: while in the west and even in
rural districts of NAw England, 1t
would be viewed with considerable
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05

alarm, as being a concession to
worldliness quite foreign to the spir-
1t of the Methodist church. In the
large cities the rule is already prac-
tically disregarded and the New
York conference delegates simply
want to make the rules tally witt,
accepted usage, thinking that in this
day of ethical awakening, the church
ought to square its professions to it's
actual behavior, if it is not able to
regulate its behavior by it's profess
sion.
1t is a cheering showing which
the official statistics for the last four
years make The increase in mem
bers is 3T4, 1888, or an average of
nearly ninety thousand year, while
432 new churches have been added
to the list this last year. This quite
sustains the reputation of the
church acquired through that famous
remark of the late Chaplain Nc
Cabe to the effect that the Metho-
dist church built new edifice every
day in the year
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
THE DEMOCRATS N CONVENTION
Many Delegates in Attendance From
the Various County Precincts.

Delegates from the forty-eight vo-
ting precincts in Ellis county are in
the city today to attend the demo-
cratic and republican county conven-
tions. According to the card the con-.
ventions were due to begin their de-
liberations at o'clock.
Before the democratic convention
could transact any business It was
necessary for the county executive
committee to have a meeting for the
purpose of tabulating the vote cast
in the primary election last Satur-
day. The committee was called to
order by Chairman Gill at 1890 in
the district court room. The follow
ing committee was appointed to tab
ulate the returns: DR.. w. p. Mccall,
G. c. Wilson. Jr., ], B. Hemphill an
w. L. Harper.
The following committee on Gre
dentials was appointed: Jim Wheat,
]. N. Pittman, A. T. Mabry and H.
P, Mizell.
The committee then adjourned un-
til 2 O'Clock.
The indications are that the coun-
[ty convention will be controlled by
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
IMPRISONED. IN WRECKED HOUSE
A Storm Hits the Outer Edge Of
North Cleburne.

Cleburne, Texas, May 5.-A storm
passed just north of the city at
o o'clock yesterday a. m. An out por-
ton of the storm wrecked a home in
the northern limits of the city For
two hours Mrs. w. l.. Morrow and
son We're imprisoned in the wrecked
building, which, falling on its side,
made it impossible for the occupants
to get out of the doors.
d. B. Reagon was awakened by
the noise of the storm. He said the
blow was accompanied by binding
lightning. 1t came from the north
west and passed away with loud
roar. The path of the storm was
about 100 yards wide. H. D. Jordan's
barn was displaced from it's founda-
ton No lives were lost
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
STORM SUCKS A BOTTLE DRY
Empty Receptacle Is Left Standing
on Window Sill.

Concord, Neb., May 4.--Some
curious freaks were performed by
the cyclone that recently passed east
of this place. On the Carlson farm
the bluing was sucked from a bottle
sitting on the window sill without
the bottle being disturbed, the house
was cut smoothly in two and three
steps were taken out of the stairway
and smashed to kindling wood while
the remainder of the steps remain
ed intact
Another freak of the storm was
the blowing of a violin from its case,
box being smashed, while the bow
and music were passed over undis-
turbed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05

Culberson of Texas was in line to
be the heir of Mr.. Bryan's strength
in the convention at Denver in case
the Nebraskan should find it impos-
sible to control two-thirds of the
delegates for his own nomination
This information came from close
political friends of Mr.. Bryan. Since
it was given to the public in the mid
die west the eastern public has had
1t through the medium of New York
papers.
Today the democratic expectation
seems to be that if the claims of Mr.
Lynch, Gov. Johnson's friend and
prophet, are well founded. and the
Nebraskan shall find that his
strength is not what he believed it
would be, the votes he will control
will be thrown to Mr.. Culberson,
thereby almost certainly securing
his nomination
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
Union Pacific Meeting,

Salt Lake City, Utah, May 5.-In
response to call of the board of
directors, special meeting of the
stockholders of the Union Pacific
railroad company, was convened here
today. The purpose of the session is
to ratify the sale to the Union Pa
cific of the lines and properties of
the Leavenworth, Kansas and Wes-
tern and the Topeka and Northwes-
tern roads and to authorize an issue
of bonds secured by mortgage on
these roads.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
PAWNS TEETH FOR FOOD.
Hungry Man Raises ST, but Finds
That Money Does Him No Good

Glenwood Springs, Colo, May A.
dead from munger and un-
able to buy food, Patrick Flynn, a
laborer, yesterday pawned his false
teeth. He raised 81, but now that he
has the money to purchase eatables
his teeth are gone, and he has moth
ing with which to chew his food.
The teeth are in possession of DR.
7. J. Horna of Glenwood Springs,
and he has offered to return them to
Flynn, but the latter declares a bar
gain is bargain, and that it would
not be honorable in him to take the
teeth back.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
New State Firemen.

Shawnee, Okla. May o.-Firemen
of the new state are here in large
numbers today for the annual con-
vention of the Oklahoma Firemen's
Association, which will last three
days. Chief Mark A. Kessler of Okla
homa City is president of the asso-
citation. Fire Chiefs of all the larger
Oklahoma towns will read papers or
deliver addresses
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
DERBY DAY OPENS IN KENTUCKY
Usual Enthusiastic Crowd Of Sports
Are in Attendance.

Louisville. Ky, May 5.-Derby
Day at Churchill Downs has at
tracted to Louisville the usual en-
thusiastic crowd of followers of the
sport of kings, and the grand stands
at the historic track will doubtless
be filled to overflowing when the
contenders for Derby honors face
the barrier this afternoon.
The Kentucky derby In it's thirty
fourth renewal, Is the opening fea-
ture of a long list of stakes to be
run during the meeting of the New
Louisville Jockey Club The other
stakes and the dates for their run
ming are as follows:
Debutante Stakes, May 7.
Cark Handicap, May 8.
Bluegrass Stakes, May IL.
Bashford Manor Stakes, May Il.
Louisville Handicap, May 16.
Louisville Steeplechase handicap.
May 20.
Frank Fehr Stakes, MAY 23.
Gentlemen's Cup Race, May 23.
Juvenile Stakes. May 81.
Kentucky Oaks, May 80.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
Mr. WI to Sneak

cy, Wu Ting Fang, minister at Wash
ington of the Chinese Empire, will
speak at the tenth meeting of the
Civic Forum at Carnegie Hall. to-
night. His subject will be "The
Awakening of China
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05

Bailey delegates, and it is under
stood that in this event a solid Bal
ley delegation will be sent to the
state convention at Fort Wotrh.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-05
Official Count of the Returns.

The official count of the returns
from the primary election Ield Sat
urday, May 2, was completed by the
executive committee Tuesday about
II O'Clock. This count shows the fol-
lowing result in the various precincts
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21
a Piano at a Nominal Price.

Chicago's largest music house, Lyon
~ Healy, announces Clearing Sale of
Pianos. Several hundred splendid in
struments are offered without reserve
until ali are sold. In this stock are a
number of Steinway and Weber pianos
and new and second hand pianos, in.
Guiding instruments of the following
well.known makes: Lyon e. Healy, Hun
tipgton, Vose, Knabe, Washburn, Fisch-
er, Kimball, Chickering. etc, etc. In
upright pianos neat instruments at
1920, $40, $3.50, $165, $3.50, 5000 and
upwards. This is an opportunity that
will not occur again. Any piano not
proving entirely satisfactory may be
returned at their expense. Address
Lyon 81 Healy, 10 Adams Street, Chi
cago. Distance is no obstacle, for in
proportion to the saving to be made
the freight charges are insignificant.
ANY banker will assure you of the en-
tire responsibility of Lyon & Healy,
and their record of Al years for hon
orable dealing. Write today so as to
avoid disapointment.