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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03

times, each shot taking effect. Two
bullets passed through the negro s
breast, one piercing the heart, While
the third produced a wound in the
left arm. Death was instantaneous,
Immediately following the shoot
ing Mr.. Alexander called up the sher-
if 5 Office over the telephone and said
he had killed negro and wanted to
surrender Sheriff Forbes and Depu-
ty Sheriff Hickman left at once for
Howard and upon reaching Mr.. Alex
ander's home found him waiting for
them Mr.. Alexander returned to the
city with the officers and Tuesday
morning he waived preliminary hear
ing before Justice of the Peace KEN
BILE His bond was fixed at $500
which he readily gave. Several of his
friends came to town early Tuesday
morning and were ready to sign the
bond as soon as the amount was
agreed upon
Justice Kemble went to Howard
Monday night and held an inquest
over the body of Shanks. The body
was brought to the city Tuesday and
inferred at the colored cemetery
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
SCHOOL LAND FOR SALE.
Eight Million Acres Listed in One
Hundred and Thirty-SiX Counties.

Austin, Texas, Nov 3.-There is
school land in 1876 counties out of a
total of 246 organized counties in
Texas. The sales of school land dur
ing the last four years were very
heavy, there being a total of over
100000 acres sold during the last
two years. The facts are taken from
the official records in the general
land office.
There are approximately S,000,-
600 acres of school land yet unsold
in this state and the work of culling
it out and listing 1t by counties, after
the multitudinous sales, has been
tedious.
| There are small tracts of school
| land scattered in various old and
well-settled counties.
The bulk of the land left is west
i of the Pecos river Ell Paso contains
more of it than any other county, yet
the sales in that county during the
last two years led all others.
! There is over a million and9a half
acres in Ell Paso, while the next
county is Brewster, and it has little
less than the figures given.
The two counties together have a
total of 3,179,6S9 acres, or some
thing approaching half Of the school
land remaining unsold.
The remaining land is widely
scattered. 1t cannot be said that the
land remaining unsold averages as
good as that sold, because most of it
has been picked over, and is in the
rocky arid regions beyond the Pecos
though there are some leases in the
| fertile sections yet to expire,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Mrs. Whitmme Is Struck on the
Head With a Heavy
Chair.
IS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS
Alter Dragging Visitor Down Stair.
way, AssaiIant Makes Escape.
Several Blows Inflicted
with a Chair.

Hillsboro, Texas. Nov. 3.-The
ONE of Mrs. NJ H. Whitmire, a wi
ow living about three miles south
lof town, was entered Saturday night
! ~ would-be assailant, and as a
re8ult two very prominent women
are seriously injured, one having
been beaten over the head with a
chair, the other dragged down a
/ flight of stairs.
Mrs. Whitmire is a widow living
with her two daughters, the mother
being quite old Saturday night Mrs.
Lettie Stephenson of Canyon City
was visiting at the Whitmire home,
and the young ladies in the home
took advantage of the occasion to
attend a social function in the COM
munity, leaving Mrs. Stephenson as
company fer their mother. Mrs.
Whitmire and Mrs. Stephenson re-
tired about the usual hour, $40 or
9 O'Clock. About II O'Clock Mrs.
Stephenson was aroused from her
slumber by a hand on her face
Ora bbing very quickly she caught
the arm of man, who at once COM
manded her to release his arm and
not to scream or she would be
| choked. However, Mrs. Stephenson
! did scream and Mrs. Whitmire arose
and came to her assistance. The intru-
der seized a stool chair that was sit
ting near and struck the elderly lady
about the head, telling her to thu
floor. Each time she attempted t
rise she was struck with the chair
being struck three times. From th
last blow she did not rally for SOM
time. After striking the third tim
the man then seized Mrs. Stephenson
and dragged her downstairs. AS th
man dragged her into the CALLER,
Mrs. Stephenson grabbed the banis
ter and held to it, screaming. Tht
man finally gave up the struggle ane
ran, leaving through back door.
AS soon as the ladies had sufficient
ly recovered from their shock tC
use the telephone. they notified the
county officers and physician
Blcodhounds were put on the trail
1t is generally thought that the in
truder was white man. The search
was kept up yesterday and new de-
,velopments are expected.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Ohio.
Cincinnati. No

Cincinnati, Nov. Although
Chairman Williams of the republican
committee, and Chairman Finley, of
the democratic committee, both is
sued statements today declaring that
Ohio was safe" it is yet far too
early to make any accurate prognos-
tications. A heavy vote is reported
from every, section of the state.
Claims of a landslide for Bryan are
being made, and the republicans
claim a plurality of so, 900 for Taft,
but everything indicates that the re-
suit will be exceedingly close, with
Taft apparently a shade the better
The liquor question forms an issue
which will probably result in the re-
turn of Governor Harris, although
democrats still hope that Harmon S
personal popularity will be sufficient
to elect him,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
EmDeror's Birthday,

Toxic, Nov. 3.-Mutsu-hito, en-
peror of Japan, is today Sc years Of
age and all Nippon is in a ferment
of enthusiastic patriotism. In Toxic,
Yokohama and all the smaller cities
of the emperor great celebrations
are in progress. The annual review
of troops by the emperor, which al
ways marks the anniversary Of the
birth of the ruler of Japan, was more
gorgeous and magnificent than ever
before and was witnessed by thous-
ands of Americans and Europeans.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov g.
Although the Haskell exposure has
hurt the democratic party in the new
state, Bryan is practically certain OF
it's electoral vote, but with plurali-
ty considerably less than would have
been probable two months ago. The
republicans have carried on a siren
uous campaign, but it has apparent
iy not been sufficient to overcome
the normal democratic sentiment
which predominates in the newest
commonwealth of the union
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Panama Celebration.

Panama, Nov. 3.-Independence
Day was celebrated today throughout
the republic of Panama High mass
was celebrated and patriotic orations
were delivered by the best orators
of the country. A general holiday OBJ
tanned and fireworks and explosives
were largely used by the enthusias-
tic patriots.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Gar $ Anniversary.

was the fourteenth anniversary of
Gar Nicholas's accession to the
throne. Services We're held in all the
Greek Orthodox churches of Russia
and the emperor and the royal fami-
ly attended a TIE Deum. A parade of
troops was the spectacular feature
of the celebration in ST. Petersburg
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03

Carmi. H., Nov. 3.-John As HUFF
a truck farmer living near this city,
has two sweet potatoes that have
grown to the same stem that weigh
IA pounds. They are of the yellow
Jersey variety, short and stubby. The
hill also had four smaller potatoes
in it,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Episcopal Conference.

Jackson. Miss, Nov 3.--Delegates
to the number of about 700, repre-
senting all the gulf states, are in at
tendance today at the southern dis
trict conference of the Episcopal
church. Addresses will be made by
bishops and distinguished clergymer
|of Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Tex
ias, the Carolinas and Tennessee.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 3.-Probalities
of Bryan victory, with a plurality
|of about 5000, are indicated by
early reports today. Mr.. Bryan is
spending the day at Lincoln, where
he voted early and where he will re-
Iceive the returns this evening. He
declares that his election now ap-
pears certain.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03

Fargo, N. D.. Nov. 3.-That Taft
will receive not less than 10000
plurality, that two republican con
gressmcn VIII be elected and that
Johnson, the republican candidate
for governor, will be the victor by a
much smaller plurality than that re-
ceived by Taft, constitute the pros
poets in the North Dakota election
today
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Montana.

Butte, Mont, Nov. Bank guar
antee and the injunction planks of
the Denver platform are the factors
WHICH will probably place Montana
in the Bryan column, with a plurali-
ty for the Nebraskan of at least s.
900
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Colorado.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 3.-The result
will doubtless be close, but indica-
tions are not lacking that Bryan
will get the state electoral vote. Bry-
an received plurality of 134,8S2 in
1896 and 29,661 in 1900
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03

Shelbyville, Ind, Nov 3.-The
best yield of corn reported in Shell
by county was on the farm Of Mrs.
Mary E. Nail. Ossa Tull, the tenant,
has gathered the crop, which yielded
100 bushels to the acre
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
North Carolina,

Raleigh, N. c., Nov. "a consid-
erable republican gain, but far from
sufficient to overcome the normal
democratic plurality is reported in
today's election in this state
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
New HaInnShire.

Manchester, N. H., Nov 3.-Re-
publican campaign managers today
claim that Roosevelt's plurality Of
10000 in 1904 will be repeated by
Taft in the New Hampshire election
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Delaware.

Wilmington, Del. Nov. 3.-Vot:ng
commenced early today and the polls
were thronged with probabilities Of
a heavy vote. Democrats claim only
fighting chance for Bryan, and po-
litical prophets claim Taft is certain
of the state
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
New Jersey.

Trenton, N. j., Nov. 3.--A plurali-
ty of between 10000 and 10000 is
claimed for Taft by the republican
managers. Roosevelt's majority was
1893.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Nevada.

Reno, New, Nov 3.--A plurality
of from 1000 to 1000 for Bryan,
out of a total vote of about $4,000,
is the most reliable forecast to be
derived from the election reports to-
day
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03

will have a close race with Steven
son for the governorship, is indcat-
ed by reports received this morning
from over the state.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Connecticut,

Hartford, Conn, Nov. 3.-Early
returns indicate that Taft will car
Try Connecticut, but by a small plur-
ality. Bryan is getting large la
Dor vote. s5faa,
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Idaho.

Boise, ID, Nov 3.-Bryan is like
| ly to get Idaho's three electoral
votes by small plurality over Taft.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-03
Illinois,

Chicago, Noy. 3.--That the twen-
ty-seven electoral votes of Illinois
will be tor Taft but that Deneen
The Washington times., 1908-12-10
Can You Tell the Cause
of Your Trouble ?

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The Washington times., 1908-12-10
RETIRING,
WILL HEAD BUREAU
PillSbury to Remain in Posi-.
tion-Other Changes in
the Navy.

Rear Admiral PiIlsbury. chief OF the
Bureau OF Navigation. Of the navy, will
be placed on the retired list on December
10, when he attains the age limit OF
sixty-twO, according to orders issued to-
day.
He will Stin remain at the head OF
the bureau. however, as the retention
Of a retired officer IN that capacity Is
rot in conflict with the laws governing
the navy. This question was decided in
the case Of Rear Admiral Brownson, his
predecessor.
Admiral PHlsbury does not appear to
be more that fifty. and, according to his
own testimony, does not feel any older.
He is vigorous and light of step, and one
OF the most energetic officers in the
Navy Department.
Rear Admiral w. II. Emory, who left
the fleet at Manila, where he was sue
Ceeded by Captain Potter, will be re-
tired on December Il.
Orders were also issued detachlng
Commander J. A. DougheTty from the
post of naval attache at Tokyo, and as
signing him to the Pacific station Com
mander J. r Sears was appointed to
III the vacancy, with the additional duty
OF naval attache at Picking.
The Washington times., 1908-12-10
TWO MEN ARE KILLED
IN MINE EXPLOSION

SPRINGFIELD, IL, Dec. 1o.-Two
men are dead and two injured and fully
one-half OF the mine Of the Springfield
CoIieries Company, north Of this city. is
A wreck as the result OF an explosion
late last night.
The four men engaged as shot firerS
in the Springfield cOlhertes mine. one Of
the largest I'm this vicinity and one Of
tie most valuable, entered the shaft az
4 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon. About
$50 Zones and Delaney, who were work
ing together heard the explosion.
Though knocked TO the ground and bad
" injured. they tried in vain 10 reach
their comrades Failing IN this they
came to the surface and gave the alarm
\ scare hing party was at once organ
lied and at 8 o'clock this morning Two
bodies were found horribly mangied-
The Washington times., 1908-12-10
TWENTY-FIVE HURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
Fast Passenger on Great Northern
Leaves Track and Plunges
Down Embankment.

BISMARCK, n. D., Dec. 10-Twenty-
FIVE persons were hurt. one fatally, in
the wreck Of the North Coast Limited.
on the Great Northern railway near
Mckenzie. twenty miles from here.
The middle Of the train jumped the
track while running at q high rate OF
speed, the coupling broke and all OF the
passenger and sleeping cars tumbled
down a teE-fOOt embankment. Spread
ing rails are believed to have caused
the accident. The injured ara being
brought here on a special train
The Washington times., 1908-12-10
POLICEMAN RUN DOWN.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Pollceman Der
nard Mcmahon was run over and, per
haps. fatally injured today by an au-
tomobile belonging 10 RaOul H Fleisch-
mann, a millionaire baker, and son OF
the man who originated the bread
line" I'm New York. Mcmahon was
taken to the Harlem Hospital, where 4
was said that the chances for his re-
COvery were slight
The Washington times., 1908-12-10

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Cut Glass Tum-
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-09

they made a changee. Prof. Stage has
had occasion to deal with some OF
these men, and has written in return
that he had no interest in their move
ments.
Year by year the code Of laws has
grown, SO that the athlete has to be
something OF lawyer, and the profess
siopal trainer rather more SO.
Because, as has been said before, to
some Of the professionals the rules
do not present a standard to be lived
up to, but hampering restrictions that
must be lodged. Therefore. the ap-
pearance Of a new rule means to some
Of them simply little more worry and
brainwork to find some scheme OF
evading its intent.
II the college had confidence In the
honesty and integrity Of the governing
athletic boards OF their rivals the
whole thing might be reduced to this:
Let any man be an athlete who sat
isles his university that he Is stu
dent In good faith" That is the only
rule needed. But az soon as this is
promulgated some one Is sure to ask:
Good faith? Well. what constitutes
bad faith?"
As soon as that question is answer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-09
STANLEY kETCHELL
IS SUPERsT|T|OUs

San FRANCISCO. Nov. s.-Stanley
Ketchell IL perhaps the most supersti
tious fighter in the game today. When
he nrst came to the city to train for
his initial light with Joe Thomas he
selected Miliett's camp AT Colma Al
his training headquarters. And since
that date he has always trained al
that popular resort.
When Joe O'Connor. his manager
engaged Croll's gardens In Alameda
for Stanley's, training for his coming
tight with Billy Papke, Ketchsll baked
I'm not going across the bay to
train" said Stanley. I'm going down
TO Milletts. Every time trained there
I won my lights handily, and I'm not
going TO switch now"
Asa result Of all this the fight fans
who crossed the bay to see Ketchell
work yesterday were disappointed
Stanley will start work at Millett's this
morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-09

plank In it's platform. This is to bar
from taking part In athletics at the
second institution men who come from
other colleges.
The present regulation is that men
coming from another university must
be In residence for an academic year
before they become eligible. and then
may not play II they have had three
years OF varsity competition In their
first institution. Generally, however,
there Is no objection to q man who
has become eligible properly through
his year OF residence taking part In
sports.
The one-year rule is designed to bar
the athletic tramp. In other days
some men tried as many as three col.
ieges In turn, leaving one to 60 to an
other as they saw At. Under the old
system, or lack Of system, they be-
came eligible the moment they paid
their fees In the college they entered.
II was a very bad thing indeed. be-
cause IL led to all sorts OF actual cor
lruption.
However, II IL within the possibil.
tiles that a man good enough to be
valuable to a college athletic associa'
tion might even be maintained year
In the institution, with the surety that
eventually he would take his place on
the varsity team In the particular sport
In which he excelled to an extent n
make 1t worth while to keep him on
This possibility, slight though II
may seem to some folks who do not
know how jealous alumni are In be
half OF the athletic prestige OF their
universities. makes suggestion like
that OF Prof Stagg very interesting.
Prof. Stagg purposes TO have these
men kept out OF sports altogether. II
they come from another university, IN
theory. II Is because they are SO
greatly attracted by some feature OF
/ the curriculum that they considered
I II worth while TO change. Granted
that this IL the case. they are 10 be
left at liberty TO indulge themselves
in the studies that drew them away
from the other university. where their
work was tempered by athletics.
An example OF the wrong sort of
university team was at Columbia
some years ago, when the football
eleven had men from Williams, IVES.
leyan, Michigan and what not on H.
These men had no real loyalty 10 Co
lumbia. II may be said. without hurt
ing their feelings. They were In CO.
lumbia 10 pursue, in most cases. grad
uate work. and they we're not Colum-
bia men any more than an American
Rhodes scholar is really and truly an
Oxford man.
II Is not always the fault OF the
college, either. Many men who come
into athletic prominence write To
coaches in bigger universities, asking
whether they would be welcomed "
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-09
MINISTERS REFUSE.
To FIGHT RACING

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Nov. "a
well-planned coup on the part OF the
reform element opposing the re-estab-
iishment OF racing In this state proved
bloomer yesterday morning when
various ministers OF the city refused
TO follow the leadership OF the Rev.
w. L. Amis In the submission to their
congregations OF heated resolutions de-
nouncing the race track and its fol
lowing. The Rev. w. T. Amis Is pas.
tor OF the First Baptist church and led
the fight in the last legislature for
the passage Of the anti-racing bill. The
move was planned TO forestall the &C
ton OF the business mems league to-
morrow night and was frost II Is
predicted that the anti-racing bill will
be repealed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-09
Saturdays Football.

WEST.
Michigan 81, kentucky State o.
Wfsconsfn o, Mfnnesota o.
Notrs Dame II, Indiana o.
Illinois a. Iowa o.
Purdue 10, Northwest 10.
Nebraska -, Ames IL.
Missouri II, Drake 9.
Wfttenberg o, Heiaslberg Z.
kenyen 30, Cincinnati o.
Beloit Q, knox o.
Case II, Ohio state g.
Western Reserve n. oberiin ..
EAST.
Pennsylvania -, Lafayette 4
Yale 10, Brown 10.
Harvard AZ. Carlisle O.
Dartmouth 10, Prfncefou a.
Cornell 9, Amherst o.
Annapolis so, Wills Nova Q.
Wsm Posn, ., sprinsasid r. .. 8.
Pitt.burg II, West virsinia o.
Williams o, Vermont o.
Holy Cross Q. Tufts o.
Trfnfty a., wes1eyan o.
Andover II, Exeter o.
SOUTH.
Vanderbilt 1s, Tennessee 0. W "
suwsnee o, Sc. Louis 4. 9.
Tulane 10, Baylor 2.
STATE.
VI. A. G. 90, Oiivst 2.
Hillsdale II, Adrian 10.
Hope College g. Ferris Institute q.
Mt. Pleasant n, Ypsi Normal o.
Albion "a, Kalamazoo Normal o.
Kalamazoo 1o, Battle Creek r. I. q.
Detroit Central 10, Lansing Hi9h o.
Pontiac High "a, Flint High o.
Muskegon ~, Grand Haven q.
Escnnnba 2, Negunse o.
Battle Creek high N, Jackson high "A
Grand Rapids c. n. a., kaianasos
n. n.
Benton Hsrbor "a, Saginaw o.
Lspeer HiEh 50, Dsvfsos High o.
Athens High 16t Charlotte High m.
Belding q, Greenvtlie o.
Oitvet Reserves o, VI. A.. G. Res s.
MARSHALL High 90, Gslesburg Ia
Traverse City High ~, Ne. Pleasant o
West Brnnch High 90. stsndfsh ..
Pontiac giGh -. Olivet High o.
Owosso HIsh o, Ithaca High o.
Chop suey Cadets M Pontiac City q
DETROIT.
Detroit a. =. g., CieveIasd U. .. o.
ID. A. q. 80, Saginaw Navy o,
Western High, ., YDsi High o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-09
Only On, Possible Champion in
iidigdn lliusdo|dStk Arena

Claims by Benton Harbor OF
the interscholastic champion
ship OF Michigan must be view
ed with amusement In local chr
cles when the record-breaking
campaign OF Detroit University
school eleven Is taken into con-
sideration. Benton Harbor's
victories have hollow ring
when stacked up against such
scores as ID. U. 8. has been
running this year against teams
every bit as strong.
In addition, Benton Harbor
mas politely declined the issue
OF a game 10 settle things, pre-
ferring apparently to go on
making claims and negotiating
for a post-season game at Seat
tie.
There is but one Michigan in
terscholastic champion and that
is the Detroit University school.