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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
ISLAND FARMERS
REACH SAFETY
All But One Family on Bois
dare Island Known to Have
Excaped Rising Waters.
WARMING COMES IN Time
People at Wilmer Are Notified Mon
day Morning and Send Word to
All in the Torrents Path.
Lose Everything.

Dallas, Texas, June 2.-On ac-
count of the impossible condition of
the roads and Of the low lands, which
, are submerged there have so far
been but few persons in the city
from the river valley above or below
the city, but those who have come
in confirm the reports of last week
that the destruction of property in
the valley was complete. and they
add that the number of persons rem
dered homeless and penniless above
and below Dallas far exceeds the
number of sufferers in Dallas and
West Dallas combined.
1t is said that the heavy losses of
horses and cattle was due largely to
the barbed wire fences. Carcasses
are hanging on the wires throughout
the valley. Many horses and COWS
that managed to reach the shore
had their flesh so badly cut and torn
that the farmers shot them to put
them out of their misery.
H. C. Ashley of Wilmer, who came
to the city yesterday, reported that
the river was still four miles wide
at Bois d Arc island yesterday morn
ing.
There were at least 100 families
on Bois d Arc island and the bot
tom on each side of it which was
overflowed,' said Mr. Ashley. with
the exception of one family, it Is
known that all these got out. Most
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
TEXAS COURTS
To GET PIERCE
The Oil Magnate Subject to Ex-
tradition on False Swear
ing Charge.
THE INDICTMENT IS AMPLE
1t Meets and Surpasses All that Is
Required for Interstate Extradi-
tion.-Pierce Remanded to
Custody Of Police.

Washington, June Henry Clay
Pierce has lost his fight in the su-
preme court against eXtradition to
Texas, the court affirming the decis-
ion of the court in ST. Louis before
which Pierce had sue1 out writ of
habeas corpus and lost.
The decision of the court yester-
day puts Pierce back into the custody
of Chief of Police Creecy of st. Louis
for extradition to texas unless other
steps are taken to prolong the litiga-
ton. In deciding the case the court
says:
THE indictment, whether good or
bad has pleading unmistakable de-
scribed the crime of false swearing
as it is defined in the Texas penal
code. This court in the cases already
cited has said somewhat vaguely but
with as much precision as the sub
ject admits, that the indictment in
order to constitute a sufficient charge
of crime to warrant interstate extra
dition need show no more than that
the accused was substantially charg-
ed with crime. This indictment
meets and surpasses that standard
and is enough.
II more were required 1t would
impose upon courts in the trial of
writs of habeas corpus the duty of
a critical examination of laws of the
states with whose Jurisprudence they
can have only general acquaintance
Such duty would be an intoIera BILE
burden, certain to lead to error in
decision, irritable to the just pride
of states and fruitful of miscarriages
of justice. The duty ought not to be
assumed unless it is plainly required
by the constitution and in our opin
ion there is nothing in the letter OF
the spirit of the instrument which
requires or permits its performance
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
AQU|[lA IS SCENE OF TRAGEDY
Men Bet on iimepieces and Death Is
the Winner.

Hillsboro, Texas, June 2.-In
between Simon Hudson and
a man named Taylor, which occurred
in the town of Aquilla, fifteen miles
southwest of this place, at a late
hour Saturday night, Taylor was ia
tally shot by Hudson, the weapon
used being a pistol Hudson was i'm
mediately arrested and gave bond in
the sum of $4,000. The particulars
of the affair are very meager, but it
is understood that the parties had
gone to Whitney together early in
the day and while returning on the
train made a wager as to the accur-
acy of their respective watches as
timekeepers. it being agreed to leave
the decision to a time regulator in a
store at Aquilla. An inspection of the
regulator showed that Hudson had
won, but controversy arose between
the men in regard to the payment
Taylor refusing to pay. A quarrel
arose, in which abusive language was
used and it is claimed by Hudson
that during the controversy Taylor
advanced upon him with an open
knife, and that he, while backing
away, drew his pistol and fired upon
his assailant with deadly effect. Hud-
afternoon at Aquilla.
Taylor was a single man and had
lived at Aquilla for about two years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
CANDIDATES FOR
LEADING OFFICES
Triangular Fight for the Judge
ship in Fort Worth Appel
late District
CONTEST FOR CONGRESS
Contests Are on in Second. Fourth,
Fifth, Twelfth and Sixteenth Dis
tricts-Many Are Out for
the Legislature

Dallas, Texas, June 2.-Yester-
days filings of applications for place
on the official ballot in the democrat
ic primary election brought no new
entries as to state officers.
The surprise of the day was the
announcement of Hon. Oscar Gallo
way of Comanche county for con-
gress in the twelfth district, follow
ing upon the heels of the announce
ment of his fellow townsman, Judge
J. M. Pressler. The present incum-
bent of the office, Hon. Oscar Giles
pie, is a candidate for reelection.
There will be fights also in the
second, fourth, fifth and sixteenth
districts, between candidates pre-
viously announced.
None of the judges of the courts
of civil appeals will have opposition
for reelection, save in the second
(Fort Worth) district, where Judge
Ocie Speer will be opposed by A. H.
Kirby of Abilene and R. E. Carswell
of Decatur.
Following are the appellate court
and congressional entries in detail:
Courts of Civil Appeals
One Judge to be elected in each
district, unless otherwise shown:
First District-R A. Peasants,
Victoria; Selden A. McMeans, Pales
tine, both appointees of Gov. Camp
bell, and without opposition. Two
places to be filled.
Second District-Ocie Speer, Fort
/ Worth; A. II. Kirby, Abilene; R. e.
Carswell, Decatur
Third District-W. NJ. Key, Aus
tin, to succeed himself for regular
term; B. H. Rice, of Marlin, now
serving by appointment, for unexpir-
ed term caused by resignation of the
late Judge Edison.
Fourth District--W. s. Fly, Vic
toria.
Fifth District. M. Talbot, Tex
arkana.
| Sixth District-The three judges
are serving by appointment and are
candidates for election without op-
position, as follows: Samuel Priest
Wilson, Rusk; Richard B. Levy,
Longview; A. c. Hodges, Paris.
Congress.
First District Morris Sheppard
| Texarkana.
Second District-Samuel Bronson
! Cooper, Beaumont; Martin Dies,
! Beaumont.
! Third District-Gordon Russell,
/ Tyler
/ Fourth District-Choice B. Ran
dell, Sherman; A. P. Barrett, Bon
| ham.
! Fifth District-Jack Beall, Waxa-
hachie; William G. Sterrett, Dallas.
/ Sixth District-Rufus Hardy, Cor
sicana.
! Seventh District-A w. Gregg,
Palestine.
Eigth District-John M. Moore,
Richmond.
(! Ninth District-George Farmer
Burgess, Gonzales.
Tenth District-Albert Sidney
Burleson, Austin.
| Eleventh District-Robert Lee
Henry, Waco; w. w. Hair, Temple.
! Twelfth District-Oscar William
Gillespie, Fort Worth; j. M. Press
Ter, Comanche; Hon. Oscar Gallo
way, Comanche.
| Thirteenth District-John Hall
Stephens, Vernon.
Fourteenth District-James l..
Slayden, San Antonio.
| Fifteenth District-John Nance
Garner, Uvalde; M. J. Denman, Car
rizo Springs.
| Sixteenth District William Rob-
ert Smith, Colorado; J. F. Cunning
ham, Colorado.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
C0RR|GAN OF H|LLsBORO WINS
Made Assistant Grand Chief Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers.

Columbus, o., June 2.-E. Corri-
gan of Hillsboro, Texas, who has
been salaried chairman of the gener-
al committee of adjustment for the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad
succeeded in breaking the deadlock
in the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers yesterday morning and
was chosen assistant chief to fill the
last of the two new positions of that
title which the convention created
The Office carries with it salary
of $4,000 year, with travelling ex-
penses. The contest was between J.
|. Whiddon and William Ryan, and
the deadlock was broken by Ryan S
withdrawal from the race.
Harry Murray of San Luis Potosi,
Mexico, was elected first grand assist
ant engineer, to succeed R. w. Bot
terrell of Ottawa, Canada.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02

of them brought their horses and
wagons, but very few saved their
cattle or any of their household eff
fects. Even the houses were carried
away.
II happened to be in Dallas on
Monday morning when the news of
the coming flood was given out. |
Immediately asked the people at Will
mer to notify the people in the bot
tom and on the island, The warning
reached them just in time to enable
them to escape with their lives. Most
of them rode out on the backs of
work horses, the water rushing on
them so rapidly that they did not
have time to hitch the horses to the
wagons. One family alone in all that
part of the country remains to be
accounted for There were several in
this family, and the general opinion
is that they were all drowned.
Mr. Horn at Dam No. and Mr..
Turner at Cedar Ridge lost every
thing they had A negro settlement
near Mallory Bridge was carried
away as the negroes ran out of their
houses. They all managed to reach
high land, but they brought none of
their effects with them. Mr.. Couch,
who owned and ran the Sawmill be-
low Mallory Bridge lost his mill, his
logs and lumber, his wagons and
teams, fifty stands of bees and his
house. George Patterson of Wilmer
saved a few horses from his farm in
the bottom, near Dam No. 2, but
everything else went. The destruction
of property as far down the valley as
we have heard is just as complete as
it was in the vicinity of Wilmer. The
towns and the people in the country
along the river are temporarily TAX
ing care of the destitute, who, in ad
dition to provisions, are in need Of
clothing"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
CH|Nk CREW BECOMES UARuLY
Aged Waichman on Ship at Tacoma
Is Badly Beaten.

Tacoma, Wash. June 2.--The re-
fusal of James Gainesford, special
watchman on board the British
steamer Suverio, Capt. William Shot
ton, loading lumber here for Manila
to allow the Chinese crew of seventy
two men to go ashore yesterday, SO
maddened them that they attacked
him with hatchets, marlin spikes,
hatch bars and other weapons,
breaking one of his ribs and other
wise injuring them.
But for the timely arrival of the
ships first mate and others of the
white crew, the Chinese would have
succeeded in lynching Gainesford
with rope that some attempted to
put around his neck.
The aged watchman fought them
of with his revolver and shot one of
his assailants in the wrist, inflicting
only a flesh wound. No arrests we're
made, but the incipient mutiny may
be looked into by immigrant OFF,
cials.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
International Good TemDlars.

Washington, June 2-Delegates
from several European countries are
gathered with American and Cana
dian members in the international
meeting of the Independent Order
of Good Templars, which convened
today. Questions connected with
temperance, education and legislation
will be discussed at length during
the convention, which will continue
to next Tuesday, and will be follow
ed by the national meeting of the
order, lasting until June 13. From
here the delegates will go to Sara
toga, n. Y, to take part in the CEN
tennial celebration of the founding
OF the first temperance society.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
MEETING OF SOCIETIES.
Loving Cup Won by the Ratio-Mae-
oman Literary Society.

The annual joint meeting of the
literary societies of Trinity Universi-
ty was held in the university auditor
ium Saturday night. Two young la
dies contested for the secretary S
desk offered by Hood & Curtin. The
essay of Miss Louise Groce won the
desk for the Philo-Sappho society.
Four young ladies contested for the
loving cup given by the Thomson
Jewelry company. The representa-
tives of the Ratio-Maeonians won the
cup.
The final chapel exercises were
held Monday morning. Representa-
tives from the different organizations
made short talks. One of the most
interesting talks of the day was
made by Mr.. w. B. Beard, an alum
nus of Trinity, who has spent the
last six years as supervisor of schools
in the Philippines.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
COMMENCEMENT AT TRINITY.
Diplomas Will be Awarded to the

Diplomas Will be Awarded to the
Graduates Tomorrow Morning.
The thirty-ninth commencement
exercises of Trinity University will
occur in the University auditorium
tomorrow morning at 1920. The
commencement oration will be de-
liyered by DR.. Robert E. Vinson of
Austin. The public has a cordial in
vitation to attend. The program will
be as follows:
Prayer, Rev. L. c. Kirkes of Amar-
lilo.
Music, Miss Bates.
Commencement grafton, Rev, Rob-
ert E. Vinson, d. D.. of Austin.
Music, Miss Johnson.
Conferring degrees.
Song, my Sweetheart and L.
Miss Johnson.
Award of the Saunders prize.
Music, Ladies Glee Club.
Benediction.
The following young men and
young ladies compose the class of
1908:
heart, Sallie Tarleton Kerr, Aaron
Lamar Roberts, Bette Mae McCarty,
Renie Carmichael, Helen Mcpherson,
Bachelor of Science-William
Arthur Payne.
Oratory-Lou Ellen Williams,
Mary Mabel Reast, Anthony Murray
Bryant, Eloise Davis.
Commerce-John J. Miller, Matt
Whitefeld, Emmett West, Lucie Mae
Haynes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
Oklahoma Sunday Schools.

Tulsa, Okla, June Sunday
schools of all denominations through
out the state have sent delegates to
Tulsa today for the annual state con-
Vention, which will continue through
tomorrow and Thursday. Several
speakers from other states will ad-
dress the meeting, among them Mrs
Mary Foster Erynar, general field
worker of the International Sunday
School Association, and Thomas "
Ellzey, general secretary of the
Louisiana Sunday School Association.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
A BENCH WARRANT FOR PRICE
Others Charged to Be Involved in
Cotton Leak" VIII Be Served.

Washington, June Bench war
rants were issued here yesterday for
Theodore H. Price of New York, a
cotton operator; e. S. Holmes, Jr.,
former statfstician of the department
of agriculture; Moses Haas and
Frederick A. Peckham of New York,
charging them with conspiracy. The
warrants are in the government re-
port leak cases, and were issued
for the New York men for the pur-
pose of causing their arrest and re-
turn to this Jurisdiction for trial.
All four men were indicted here FRI
day. e.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02

tional flags be placed at half mast
on the public buildings at Vicksburg
jackson and Columbus in token of
respect to the memory of that gallant
and chivalrous American soldier and
citizen, whom the people of the
south and north held in high esteem
and grateful remembrance,
Therefore, be it resolved, That
Camp Winnie Davis, United Con-
federate Veterans, hereby expresses
its heartfelt appreciation of this no
bic and patriotic act of our presi-
dent, and request that copy of this
resolution be mailed to the president
as token of our appreciation OF his
manly conduct to the memory of our
honored dead"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
A DOCTOR IS SHOT TO DEATH
Quarrel Over Small Debt Ends in a
Tragedy at Pauls Valley.


Pauls Valley. Okla, June q
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
at Stratford, Leonard Hyden shot Dr.
F. B. Tyree in the right side, from
the effects C which he will die.
DR.. Tyree is alleged to have Sc
verely abused Hyden last Saturday
over small debt. Monday the quar-
rel was renewed and as DR.. Tyree
drew a knife, Hyden drew gun and
began firing. The first shot entered
Tyree's right side, just above the hip
and came out near the center of the
back.
Both are well known citizens of
Stratford, Hyden of late being in the
drug business, and Tyree practicing
physician. Drs. Young of this place
and Wilson of Wynnewood were
summoned
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
Labor Unions Unite.

Charleston, S. c., June 2.-The
first annual convention of the South
Carolina State Federation of Trade
and Labor convened here today. Del
egates have been sent by nearly all
the labor unions of the state and 1t
is hoped to make the South Carolina
federation one of the strongest in
the south.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02

Atlantic City, N. j., June 2.-On
the register of the Marlborough -Blen-
helm today appears the names of
leading food jobbers from all parts
Of the nation, here for the annual
convention Of the National Whole
sale Grocers' Association A meet
ing OF the executive committee to-
day and of the board of directors
tomorrow morning will precede the
formal opening of the convention at
1880 o'clock tomorrow. The asso-
ciation represents 80 per cent of all
the wholesale grocers of the country
and has members in thirty-eight
states.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
Birthday of Davis,

New Orleans, June Prom In
formation received at the head
quarters of the United Confederate
Veterans, it is evident that the eel
ebration Wednesday of the centen-
NAL anniversary of the birth of Jeffer-
son Davis VIII be carried out on q
grand scale in all the cities and
to .yns Of the south.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
New York Clubwomen.

Melmont, NJ Y, June 2.-The
twelfth annual meeting of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Literary and
Educational Organization of Western
New York opens here today and viii
remain In session three days.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-02
PRESIDENT PRAISED.
Veterans Appreciate Roosevelt's Act
Ordering Flags Lowered.

At the meeting of Camp Winnie
Davis, United Confederate Veterans,
Monday afternoon the following res
olution was passed:
Whereas, Theodore Roosevelt,
president of the United States, on be-
ing informed of the death of General
Stephen D. Lee, ordered that the na-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-16

Gus volume OF nose coming from =
big cit. I comes Trough the uppe;
al" uninterrupted D. buildings and
conflicting noises. and carries for 2
remarkable distance.
Several times we shot rapidly up.
ward end downward. but even :hen
the motion was imperceptible 10 the
senses. At one time We came down
so suddenly. that sand thrown out by
Lieut.. Lahm fell upon Us from above.
The only physical impression OF the
slightest discomfort was IN changing
attitudes quickly. when IL felt as
though there was pressure in the
ears.
In the descent. near Baltimore,
where we decided 10 alight. there was
an element OF excitement and danger
that lent zest 10 the trip and sent the
blood bounding through our veins. We
came lower and lower until over a rye
field in the suburbs, when, Lieut..
Lahm pulled the valve cord and the
rip string. and we landed as gently as
feather. There was not as much
jar as accompanies the stopping OF an
elevator
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-16

recording instruments ever charted
our course
Miles OF city and the beautiful roll
ing farm and forest land OF Maryland
passed under US. and II seemed per-
fectly natural that IL should do So
Even when We reached an altitude
OF 1000 feet there was nothing but
the sense of keenest enjoyment, ex'
hilaration and enthusiasm
BALLOONING Is GREAT SPORT
AND FOR THE REST OF MY NAT
URAL LIFE l AM A CONVERT, DE-
SPITE POPULAR THEORIES TO
THE CONTRARY, | WOULD LIKE
TO RECOMMEND 1T FOR THE
MOST CONFIRMED CASE OF BAD
NERVES.
During the entire voyage TO Balti-
more | felt no disagreeable affect on
any physical organ. Ny heart was
not the least affected. There was no
difficulty in breathing and the respir,
atory organs acted as under normal
conditions. IL was not chilly even al
an altitude OF 1000 feet. Seven thou
sand feet in the air. while the atmos'
phere was cool and bracing. the sun
beat upon us with undiminished
warmth. It's heat was much more
apparent than II is on the earth.
One Of the most striking features
OF q balloon trip Is the distinctness
OF noises on the earth. Each ind"
y!cuc sound is clearly distinguish
able. The average Individual has III
best bu. 4 faint idea of the tremend
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-16
ADMIRAL SPERRy
COMMANDS FLEET
LONG AND HONORABLE CAREER
OF ADMIRAL cHAs. N.
THOMAS ENDED.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 15.-When
the fiag OF Rear Admiral Chas. NJ.
Thomas is lowered from the Connecti-
cuts truck, this afternoon, his naval
career OF nearly ~ years will have
been ended. Rear Admiral Charles
$. Sperry will haul down his subor-
dinate flag OF RED from the main truck
II the Alabama and proceed 10 the
Connecticut to establish there head
quarters.
Admiral Thomas does not retire un-
I'll October. but he Will go on leave
and have no further active conec-
lion with the naval establishment.
After he retires the admiral intends
TO spend two years abroad while his
youngest daughter is at school in
Switzerland.
The torpedo boat hotilla, under
Capt Z. " Freeman, left early today
for Sacramento. l25 miles from here
I'D will arrive tonight for Ave days
stay
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-16

Does your back ache? Do you get
up lame In tho morning? Do you feel
dull and tired7 Docs & hurt you TO
bend over, to lift anything. to get up
from a chair? Do you have sudden
Catches" or stitches CT pain IN inc
back7 Does a dull, throbbing ac1e
settle In me small o, your back and
bother you day and night? Do you
sometimes feel that you simply can
not straighten up!
If you do have backache. be careful
aot 10 make the very common mistake
81 treating II as muscular trouble.
Do not rub the sore place with lini'
ment, nor put on plasJers, for the scat
Of the trouble IL inslde--in the lid
Deys. which lie just beneath the small
{. the back, on either SIDE or the spine
A cold. chill. a fever. overworx,
oyereating or overdr.nkins may star,
a slight congestion, or Inflammation In
the kidneys work q! altering the
blood. Il Is this condition that sets
up the aching. and makes your back
so bad
You cannot make any mistake BY
treating the Kidneys at once, foIA 1t Is
these small troubles that lead 20 drop
sy. diabetes and Brtght's disease. Il
there is any doubt In your mind that
the kidneys are Affected. notice tbe
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-16

ed with keen interest and enjoyment
the busy life below us
The streets were thronged with peo'
pie, all gazing skyward. Several times
before we reached the desired alti'
tude. Lieut. Lahm threw out ballast
and it was overwhelmingly funny TO
see the people below scurry like rao-
bits for cover. as though in mortal
dread OF being hit by the shower OF
light sand.
This sand did not reach the earth
until they were in the streets gazing
skyward again.
Il seemed as though our basket was
the quletest, stillest and most secure
place in the universe. Everything
else was apparently moving and I'M
steady. Looking down upon the
earth, with the faint babel OF sound
the hurry and hustle. that. OF all
places. appeared the most dangerous
AS we were moving with the wind
lust the faintest little refreshing
breeze brushed our cheeks. Though
travelling at rate OF 20 miles an
hour, the balloon was seemingly mo
tionless. None OF the FIVE human
senses noted our progress. yet the