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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
Opposing Judge Banks.

Bridgeport, December 16.-A let ter is being sent out by the minis ters' association of NorwaIk. oppos- ing Judge Banks of Fairfield for speaker of the next house of repre- SentatiVes and also voicing opposi- tlon to represent elect Simeon Pease of Fairfield, The opposition to the latter is based on the fact that Mr Pease holds the office of county commissioner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
SlO0 and Costs,

The continued case Of 1he @tate against Elmer AbeIl, charged With killing deer. was heard before Charles A. Williams. justice of the peace. in Salem on Saturday. and l. be accused was found gully and was fined SI00 and costs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
Ncriden Went Republican.

Meriden, Dec 1G.-M the city election yesterday the republicans carriey every ward. ,I2clnS city clerk. treasurer. auditor, SIN alder men and ten councilmen. The com mon council stands, 20 republicans, 10 democrats.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
AIdridge Would Investigate.

Washington. Dec 16.-SenaCo" AL fridge to-day introduced resolu- ion directing the committee on ap- ,ropriations to consider that portion of the presidents annual message iealing with the secret scrvite.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16

A slight disturbance is central this morning in Kansas. It is producing considerable cloudy weather in the western section. Pleasant weather prevails generally east Of the Rocky mountains except in northern New England, where light snow is fall ing.
 Moderate temperatures continue in all sections.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity pleasant weather and not much change in temperature.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
Four Persons Killed.

Martinsburg, w. Va. Dec l6.- Four persons were killed by the col lapse of a pier and span Of the new bridge across the Potomac river to- iay
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight and Thursday, light wester- lv to northwesterly winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
New Head of Russian Army.

NeW T1eau VT T'UoSIH'' TNT TTJ
 St Petersburg Dee. It. - Gener5i governor general ol kiey. has been appointed chief of d.. general staff of the Russian army.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
''lf It's Made of Rubber We Have It."
Useful Christmas
 Gifts.

We offer below a few suggestions that will help you in selecting your Christmas gifts: Mems Gloves, 1Oc to S5. Mems Mitts, 25c to S1. Boys Gloves and Mitts, 15c to $1. Sweater Coats, 9Sc to S5. Mems Rubber Boots, $2.9O to S4.95. Boys Boots, 1925 to $3.5O. Small Boys Rubber Boots $135 to
 $2.5O.
 Mems Arctics, 9Sc to $2.6J. Boys Arctics, 9Oc to $1.5O. Children's Arctics, 65c to S1.5O. Women's Arctics, $1 to $2.25. Mems Rubber Coats, $2.75 to $6.5O. Boys Rubber Coats, $2.25 to $3. Rubber Hats, 5OC to S1.25.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
FLYER KILLS a FARMER
J. f. KING OF HUNT COUNTY Is
STRUCK BY THE KATY
FLYER.

Greenville, Texas, Feb. 2S.-J. E.
King, farmer residing a few miles
from Royse was struck by the north
bound Katy train about o'clock
yesterday morning and instantly
killed. He was endeavoring to cross
the track III his wagon ahead of the
train at the time A number of box
cars standing on the siding preyen-
ted his seeing the train until it was
upon him. The wagon was totally
demolished and King was thrown
several feet from the track by the
force of the collision His leg and
arm We're broken and he was other
wise so badly mangled that death re-
silted Immediately. The deceased
vas well known here, having lived
al White Rock postoffice for several
years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
STRINGING THE SUCKERS.
Negro Devises Smooth Scheme to
Fleece the Man With "a Thirst.

Negro Devises Smooth Scheme to
Fleece the Man With IA Thirst.
If negro walks up to you in a
confidential way and tells you he
can get you bottle of booze if you
only place one simoleon in his
hands, don't do it. He will keep your
dollar and leave you with your
thirst The game has been worked
quite successfully : in Waxahachie
within the past few days, and the
coon who devised the scheme is
ahead by several dollars. Several par
ties who have been relieved of their
coin have reported the matter to
the officers, but there seems to be
no law under which the negro may
be prosecuted. The matter is being
looked into by the county attor-
ney's department
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
TO BUILD TO COLORADO
RAILROAD FROM MINERAL
WELLS TO TRINIDAD WILL
OPEN NEW TERRITORY.
RAILROAD

| Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Authoritativ
announcement has been made that
while the financial depression has
caused delay in the carrying out of
the Gould plans for building an ex-
tension Of The Weatherford, Mineral
Wells and Northwestern division of
the system from Mineral Wells,
Tex, northwest to connection with
the Denver and Rio Grande at Trini-
dad, Colo. the project by no means
has been abandoned. Preliminary
work in connection with the survey
is in progress. More than 400 miles
OF the route has been decided on.
The extension is to be almost an air
line, of lower grade than the Fort
Worth and Denver or the Colorado
and Southern, both of which it will
parallel for considerable portion of
the distance.
The distance from Mineral Wells
t Trinidad is about 100 miles This
al rteSent is the largest railroad en-
rc1prisc on hand in the southwest.
The particular object in view is to
join up by the most direct route pos
sible the Gould system of roads i'll
Colorado with that in the southwest,
in order to gain an outlet for Colo
RADIO traffic through Galveston. In
| addition to this through traffic
which it is desired to handle eco
nomically and expeditiously, TIE To-
| cal traffic to be obtained from the
| full development of vast region of
/ Texas territory to which the build
! ing Of the extension will contribute
/ immensely, is deemed of enough i'm
/ portance to justify of itself the pros
! ecution of the enterprise.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28

Mr. Jerome's statement as to jud-
ges are alleged to have been not only
improper, but scandalous in their
nature, and to have tended to des-
troy the confidence of the people in
the integrity of the courts.
The committee also charges that
the district attorney misconducted
himself in failing to indict and seek
to convict some one of the officials of
the New York Central Railway COM
pany in connection with the explos-
ion in that company's tunnel in 1902
when seventeen persons were killed
Various other cases of alleged
failure of the district attorney to
perform his duty are cited in the
complaint.
The petition also charges that
contributions to the campaign fund
to elect Mr.. Jerome were received
by one of Mr.. Jerome's assistants,
men connected with the large cor
porations seeking favors from the
district attorney, and that the sum,
the amount of which is unknown,
was considerably upwards of $50
900. Among these contributors, it is
alleged, was the attorney for James
II. Hyde, who contributed $4,000. 1t
is also asserted that the assistant
who received these funds, and who
has since resigned and entered law
practice, has undue influence with
the district attorney
Il am not worried" was District
Attorney Jerome's comment when
told of the charges and request for
his removal sent to Gov. Hughes to-
day. This is another one, | suppose
They file them up there every week
or so against me, by the reports. The
governor has never asked me to ex-
plain. If he does then we will take
cognizance of them"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
WAREHOUSE BURNED.
Two or Three Cars of Lumber Des.
troyed With Building.

A warehouse belonging to the
WaXahachie Planning Mill company
and situated on South Elm street
was totally destroyed by fire be-
tween I and o'clock Friday morn
ing. 1t was by heroic work on the part
of the fire department that the plan
ing mill plant a few feet from the
warehouse was saved fro destruc-
ton. A negro house nearby caught
fire but the blaze was soon eXtin-
guished. Two or three car loads of
lumber were destroyed with the
warehouse. The property was parti-
ally insured, The origin of the fire is
unknown. The blaze in the ware
house was discovered before the
plant was opened for the day.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
WANT JEROME OUT
GOVERNOR HUGHES PETITION
ED TO REMOVE NEW YORK'S
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Many DIRECT CHARGES
Action Brought by Committee of
Stockholders of the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway
Company.

New York, Feb. 2S-Twenty-tWo
specific charges are made in a petit
ton for the removal of William
Travers Jerome as district attorney
for the county of New York, which
was sent to Governor Hughes at AL
bany yesterday by a committee of
Street Railway company through
their chairman, William F. King.
The petition alleges that Jerome
failed properly to prosecute charges
of alleged Jury fixing and the Civ
ing of false testimony in street rail-
way cases; that the prosecution of
violations of the criminal laws by
the life insurance companies of New
York as disclosed by the Armstrong
committee had been delayed; that
an alleged criminal conspiracy to
divert the property of the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway company of New
York into the hands of a few men
was allowed by Mr.. Jerome to go on.
sand hundreds of stockholders were
robbed of their money, and that no
attempt was made to punish men
alleged to have committed other
frauds in connection with New York
city traction deals
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
FAIR COED IN DEBATE.
Young Woman Is One of the Repre-
Sentatives of Cornell,

Ithaca, Feb 2S-Columbia and
Cornell orators will meet here to-
night in the annual triangular de-
bate of the two institutions. Miss
Elizabeth E. Cook, coed at the local
institution, is a member of the Cor
nell team and her appearance on the
platform will undoubtedly be the
signal for an ovation. 1t is likely
that Miss Cook will be the last wom-
an debater to be selected by Cornell
for an intercollegiate contest. as
Columbia will attempt to secure the
passage of rule against woman de-
baters at the next meeting of the
Triangular Debating league, which
includes Cornell, Columbia and
Pennsylvania.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
OFFERS A TROPHY.
President viii Give Prize in War
Veterans Games.


Veterans Games.
New Yofk, Feb. 2S.-Although
President Roosevelt has declined the
invitation to be present at the Span
ishAmerican war veterans games
in the twenty-second regiment ar
mory tomorrow night he has donated
trophy for one of the events In
addition Admiral Joseph B. Cogh-
Ian has present trophy to be pre-
sented to the athletic club scoring
the greatest number OF points in the
open events. For the first prize iii
the individual events, 1S-karat gold
medals, or prizes of equal value, are
offered, while 14-karat gold medals
will be given to the second men and
10-karat gold medals to the third
men For the winners of the three re-
lay races on the program, 14-karat
gold medals will be awarded to each
member of the team which comes in
first. while 10-karat gold medals
will be awarded to the members of
the team finishing second.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
Merge Banks of Yucatan.

City of Mexico, Feb. 28-A mer-
ger of the Bank of Yucatan and the
Mercantile Bank of Yucatan will be
ratified at a meeting of the stock
holders of the former institution at
Merida today. The stockholders of
ready have agreed to a plan of con-
solidation. The merged Institution
will be called the Peninsular Bank
of Mexico 1t will have a capital
stock of $16,000,00G and $500, 900
surplus, Mexican money.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
NELSON TO ADVISE KELLY
Fight for Featherweight Champion
ship Occurs TOmorrOW NIGHT.

San Francisco, Feb. 2S-Battling
Nelson will be the adviser of Ed
die Kelly, the Buffalo fighter, in
his twenty round battle with Abe
Attell for the featherweight cham
pionship tomorrow night. The mill
will take place before the Occiden-
tai Athletic club at Dreamland rink
The fighters have agreed to weigh
in at 1872 pounds at 3 o'clock on the
day of the fight, and the money will
be divided sixty per cent to the WIN
ner and forty per cent to the loser.
Kelly has craved a fight with At
tell the past two years, and now he
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
Postpone Golf Club Meet

City of Mexico, Feb 2S.-The
opening of the Cuernavaca Country
club has been postponed from to-
morrow, the date originally set, to
March Z, and will undoubtedly be
of its kind ever held in the republic.
A golf tournament, which will at
tract the best players in the foreign
colony of the Mexican capital. will
mark the opening day.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
i'm VERBAL BATTLE
CURTIS OF KANSAS AND OWEN
OF OKLAHOMA DISCUSS
TRIBAL CONDITIONS.
GORE TO THE RESCUE
Relieves Tension by Suggesting
Recognition of BeIIigerent
Rights of the Two
Indians.
GORE TO THE RESCUE

Washington Feb. 2S.-One of the
in the senate was enacted yesterday
when Senator Robert l.. Owen of Ok
lahoma insisted in tragic terms and
with face showing emotion that the
five civilized tribes of Indians were
dead, and that he, as a member of
the tribe of Cherokee Indians. was
not under the control of the secre-
tary Of the interior. The effect was
rendered the more interesting by the
fact. that Mr.. Owen was sharply en-
gagged in controversy by Senator
Charles Curtis, himself Kaw In
dian.
1t was the first time that two men
with Indian blood in their veins had
ever locked horns as senators in the
senate chamber. The controversy
: arose in connection with the con-
sideration of the Indian bill. and
was precipitated by an effort on the
so amended as to recognize the citi-
| zenship of the five civilized tribes of
Indians by putting the word late"
before this designation, and calling
them ''the late five civilized tribes
The dramatic tone of the Oklaho-
ma senator rather startled the cham
Der, and people in the galleries lean
ed forward to see the participants in
the battle
Senator Owen left his place in the
rear of the chamber and advanced
to the center aisle, where he was
within sight of everyone.
The two senators of Indian blood
now were facing each other Both
appeared to have lost sight of par
liamentary rules and were carrying
on personal colloquy.
Mr.. Owen proceeded to say the
supreme court of the United States
had declared that Indians holding
allotted lands are citizens of the
United States. Rising to his full
height, his olive complicated face
showing that his pride had been
pricked by the suggestion that he
was under the control of the secre-
tary of the interior, and with tone
most tragic, Mr.. Owen continued:
THE Cherokee nation can de-
mand no allegiance from me. l owe
them no allegiance. The only allie
glance ] owe is to my government
| of the United States and to the state
of Oklahoma. I say the supreme
court has passed upon this matter,
and | shall insist that it is right that
the word late" shall be included in
| that amendment.
| Mr.. Curtis then took the floor
+. and began by saying that he had
merely desired to interrupt the Ok
{, lahoma senator so that he might pe
able to make a correct statement to
! the senate.
| Senator Gore, the blind senator
! from Oklahoma, added to the relax
ed tension by making a suggestion
| for way out of the difficulty. 1T
would be WE'LL" he said, ''for the
senate to recognize the belligerent
rights of the two Indians"
Both of the objects of this sally
chamber
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
John Hopkins Meet.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 2S.-Prep-
athletic authorities of John Hopkins
University for the twelfth annual
games, to be held tomorrow in the
John Hopkins cage.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28

is to have his chance The night Of
the NelsonUpholz fight Frank Dwy-
er, well known turfman, offered to
bet 500 that Kelly could beat At
tell, but the wager was not taken
up. Billy Nolan, former manager of
Battling Nelson, recently said that
Kelly was the coming feat therweight
champion, and Nolan will back him
against Attell in the coming fight.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
Antj-Bailey Club Acts,

Waco, Texas, Feb. 2S.-The CEN
trail committee here is advised that
delegations from anti-Bailey demo-
cratic clubs are engaging hotel qaur-
ters for the state conference to take
place here Saturday, March 7 next,
at a rate that indicates a large at
tendance.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
THE DEADLY BOMB.
Three Killed III Attempt to Assassi-
nate Shah of Persia.

A bulletin received at the cotton
exchange today stated that a desper-
ate attempt had been made to assas-
sinate the shah of Persia this morn
ing While he was out riding in his
automobile a bomb was thrown at
the machine. The explosion that fol-
lowed resulted in the death of three
of the shah's outriders and the
wounding of several bystanders.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
Taft to Speak in Brooklyn.

New York, Feb. Secretary
of Wat William H. Taft is to be the
guest of honor at the banquet of
the Brooklyn Bar association at the
Union League club tomorrow night.
Ex-Governor Frank Black will also
speak.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28
Waxahachie Bonds Approved.

The attorney general has approv-
ed an issue of $1,000 water works
hachie. The bonds were issued at
a recent feeting of the city council.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-28

B. s. McCourt happened to a pain
ful accident with one of his eyes
yesterday and it will be several days
before NJ Will be able to be out
again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-20
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-20
Nixteen Strikes Made
 In Straight Bowling

Cincinnati, February 19.-Some remark ably good bowling was witnessed in the two men team matches at the American Bowling congress tourney today. The best record made was that of l.. Downing Of St. Paul, who made 16 straight strikes. Downing and Metak rolled a total score of 1229, and took sixth place in the two men class.
 The Northwestern Bowling association was formed by bowlers representing the northwest in the tournament here at a meeting held today. The new association is to be an auxiliary to the American Bowling congress, and it's territory em- braces the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, the two Dakotas and western Missouri.
 It's first tournament will be held at St. Joseph, Mo, some time next month.
 The five high scores in the two men events:
 Downing and Matak. St. Paul, 1229.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-20

the nationol convention Pope M. Long of Cordova and Will E. Ford of Hamilton were elected. Glenn Hammer of Fayette, who cast his first ballot for Abraham Lincoln. was made presidential elector. and Henry T. Nations of Walker was nominated for Congress. Both delegates were introduced for Taft, and the con- vention also indorsed J. Q. Tkomn9on as state chairman and Charles H. Scott as national committeeman.
 The Davidson branch met with J. B. Falkner as chairman. J. ". Dodd of Wal ker was made elector, and C. F. Lurce- ford of Bear Creek and Judge T. B. Morton. delegates to the national conven- tion. These will go uninstructed. res olution, however, was adopted opposing the idea of the President nominating his successor. which is a virtual instruction against Taft.
 Each wing of the party when seen, claimed to be the regular district con- vention. meeting under a resolution passed as Jasper on August 3, 1907 and each claimed a majority of the regular dele gates.
 This meeting is particularly interesting in that it is the first republican meeting in the state and the second in the south, and throws some light cn the attitude that will be assumed by the northern republicans as to whom they will sup port among the various possible nominees of the party.
 William Youneblood, a strong support CT of Foraker, was present and met with the Davidson wing, which Is opposing Taft
 This latter wing makes the further claim to regularity in that it's emblem, the arm and hammer, is the only official one of the state and that those who vote must come under 1t. There was no ill feeling manifested whatever and mem- bers of both discussed matters freely with each other. Altogether there were about 70 in attendance upon the convention, but caucases held last night had shaped matters so that this mornings work was easily dispatched, and each meeting ad journed by ? o'clock.
 Julius w. Davidson chairman of the anti-administration faction of the re- publican party in Alabama, returned last night from Tuscaloosa, where the Sixth district convention of his faction was held yesterday. MT. Davidson stated that the fling of the party emblem yesterday made his faction the regular and legal republican party in Alabama. "The only way in which the Thompson faction can overcome this handicap" stated Davidson last night, will be through the courts, We are ready to meet them in the courts, too.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-20
AN AGGRAVAT|NG
 BILL IS KILLED

Jackson. Miss, February 19.-(Special)- > The Senate spent an hour or two today discussing MT. Prices bill to regulate and control the expenses of candidates for state and county offices and finally laid it on the shelf, 20 to 16 The bill is very drastic, and was amended till it made the running for office a burden greater than almost any man would want to tackle and sent every newspaper or pub fisher in the state to jail. Each candi- date is required to keep a set of books, single or double entry, showing every item of expense to which he is put He is prohibited from using printers ink at all, save it be marked advertisement Newspapers are prohibited under heavy penalty from puffing or advocating the claims of any man for office for pay or other valuable consideration.
 MT. Anderson introduced a bill estab- fishing state board of five to pass ap- plications for license to practice law. By request MT. Macdonald offered bill to provide a private tax on hunters. The bill to increase the salary of the secre- tary of the railroad commission was passed, making it $500 instead of $1200. In the House the appropriation bill for the dear ana 0ufnD lnStltutlOn occupied the morning session, and the salary of the superintendent was cut from 5000 to S1700 at the insistence of MT. Morrison. Superintendent Dobyns. who has been of fered double the salary Mississippi pays him, by other states, did not ask for the increase.
 The bill creating the Tallahatchie drain age commission was passed unanimously. The committee on fisheries reported fayorably on remedy for riparian owners Of natural oyster beds. The report of the committee on rules declaring that no bills shall be introduced after March ? was adopted.
 The committee on municipalities report ed back IT bills relating to municipal mat ters. Nq tti ia
 The bill appropriating money to pay premium on bonds of state officers was adopted. The bill to authorize the state treasurer to pay to the oyster commission s23 900 per year was passed. An unfavor- able report was made on the proposition to reduce the salary of the chancellor of the State university.
 MT. Morrell's bill to create the court of appeals was referred to the judiciary committee.