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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
PREVENTS PANIC.
Elevator Boys Quick Wit and Bray
cry Saved the Day.

New York, April 24.-What prom
ised to be a serious panic in a six
story department house on Lexing-
ton avenue near FortyEighth street
was averted by the quick wit and
bravery of Charles Laundy, an eigh-
teen year old elevator boy Fifty
families occupy the house and it con-
tanned nearly 200 women and chill
dren when Laundy discovered a
threatening fire in the basement.
Calling to another employe to send
in an alarm he jumped into his ele-
vator, ran. it to the top floor and
warned the tenants. He took as
many as his car would hold, telling
the others to run down the stairway.
The alarmed tenants on the fifth
floor were then visited by the boy
in the car and another big load
quickly removed. Laundy continued
keeping the car going up and down
and by the time the firemen arrived
the building was cleared of it's ten
ants. Fireman Martin Kelly was ov-
ercome by gases while fighting the
flames, which were confined to the
lower portion of the building and
were extinguished with comparative
ease when the firemen got at them.
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Hopewell community at that time
and heard Mr.. Johnson's speech on
that occasion. Mr. Johnson did not
In that address advocate or favor the
teaching of negro schools by white
people, and he said nothing which
could within reason be claimed to
have any such meaning, His speech
was warmly approved by the people
who heard it, and If he had advo-
Gated or favored white people teach
ing negro schools we are sure that
his speech would not have been ap-
proved as it was by the people of
that community. And we further
state that if Mr.. Johnson ever advo-
Gated or favored any such thing,
either publicly or privately on any
occasion, neither of us ever heard of
it until Senator Bailey made that
charge in his recent speech at Luf-
kin"
Signed by w. d. Swami, T j Nc
Bride, A. A. Martin, A. c. Tontius,
d. H. Hancock. w. R. owann, J B.
Gibson, c. w. Wood and J X. Davis.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me. this 23rd day of April. 1908 i;
and I further certify that each of the
above affiants is a citizen of excep-
tionally high character and reputa-
ton in the community in which he
lives. JOHN F. HADEN,
Clerk County Court. Smith County
Texas. (SeaD
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
CHILDREN DROWN.
Three Little Ones Caught in Cloud
burst Near SpringtOwn.


Springtown, Texas, April "a
Three children, two girls and boy,
from to IA years old, children of
d. T. Loveless. a farmer living two
miles northeast of town, were
drowned Wednesday evening while
going home from school A cloud
burst caught the children before
they could make the house of a
neighbor. M. B. Wiley. The family
was just coming out of the storm
cellar when the children ran into the
yard to go into Mr. Wiley's house.
There was a ditch washed out in the
yard. The children ran into the
ditch and were swept off their feet
by the force of the water and drown
ed. The bodies of the two youngest
children were found by the neigh
bors Wednesday night about one
half mile from where they fell in.
The search will continue for the
body of the other child. 1t is feared
she was washed into the creek,
about one mile distant.
The ditch near the home of Mr..
Wiley was caused by an old wagon
road. Nobody thought it had washed
out to such a depth
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
SWEAR CHARGES FALSE
SMITH COUNTY CITIZENS COME
TO THE DEFENSE OF
JOHNSON.

Judge George w. Riddle has re-
ceived the following, with the re-
quest that he give it to the press:
The State of Texas, County of
Smith;
The attention of the undersign-
ed having been called to a state
ment of Senator Bailey in his speech
es at Lufkin and other places that in
an address at Hopewell in Smith
county, Hon. Gone Johnson advocat-
ed white persons teaching negro
schools we positively denounce said
charge as falee.
And each of us make the follow
ing statement under oath:
Hon. Cone Johnson delivered an
address upon the subject of educa-
tion at Hopewell, in Smith county
on July 4, 1907, and in our opinion
! this is the address which Senator
Bailey refers to in his misrepresenta
tions. Each of us resided in the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
A DENUNCIATiDN.
Veterans Refuse to lndorsc Lam
guagc of Senator Bailey.

2uaSt OF senator ibAiItN.
Whereas. at COrsicana, Texas. on
April II, 1908, Joseph W Bailey,
who misrepresents Texas in the Uni
ted States senate. did declare. Nor
do forget that no less than 9S per
cent of the old Confederate soldiers
in this state are with me- OF course
some of them are notE there are CON
federate conscripts and deserters
who are not on my side, but 9S per
cent of the volunteer Confederate
soldiers are fighting with me in this
crusade
Therefore, We, members of Camp
Winnie Davis, United Confederate
Veterans of WaXahachie Texas, de
nounce the above as a vile SANDER
of the noble men who fought under
the confederate flag. and we pledge
ourselves to vote against and work
against any man guilty of using such
language. Signed:
f. p Anderson, ST., J. B. vii.
hams, T. b. Jackson, w. X. Norman
!. NJ. Patterson, w. f. Jones, ]. II
Hickman, w. A. Boyce, w. l.. Han
cock, c. J. Harris, o. A. Finley r
Z. Orr, j. D. Hood, Tom Yates, w. ]
F. Ross, w d. Boyd, J. p. Wilson
Geo. w. Peevey, l.. o. Wilson, w. H
Getzendaner, NJ. d. Green, J. r
Rives, II. NJ. Rhodus, c. R. Gibson
John f. Smith. Thomas j Middle
ton. honorary member; S. H. Guth
rie
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President Gives Reception.

Washington, April 24.-President
Roosevelt received the delegates to
the congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution at the White
house this afternoon and delivered
a brief address, in which he compli-
mented his guests on the patriotic
purpose of their organization
The morning session was devoted
to business and this evening the con
gress, as the guests of the Sons OF
( the American Revolution of the Dis
trict of Columbia, will attend pa
triotic celebration in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian church. Tomor-
row will be devoted to new and un-
| finished business, and at noon the
seventeenth continental congres!
will adjourn for the year
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DIR, Long ImDpnjteut.

Stamford, Conn, April 24.-Dr.
William ]. Long. author of "A Lit
tie Brother to the Bear" and other
nature stories, which led President
Roosevelt to brand him as ''fakir,
remains impenitent. He is said to be
at work on a new book which will
contain more Incredible statements
than any he has made in the past,
but all of which. he says, he can
prove Among DR.. Longs more re
cent discoveries are that bears Of
ten wait beside ant hills, making a
noise like an ant in order to beguile
the occupants; that crows indulge
in sports resembling football and
other man-contrived games, and that
wolves find pleasure and recreation
in sliding down snow-clad hills, us
ing their tails as rudders.
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Big Men TO Sneak.

Washington, April 24.-Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks. Speaker Cannon,
Senator Foraker and other promi-
nent republicans will speak at the
annual banquet of the League of
State Republican Clubs at Masonic
Temple tomorrow night.
President Roosevelt, Secretary
Taft and other candidates for the
republican presidential nomination
have also been invited.
John G. Capers, commissioner of
international revenue, will be toast
master, and covers will be laid for
500 hundred guests.
Sixteen states are represented in
the league, which has for it's purpose
the encourag cement of the use of the
franchise among people living in the
district who retain legal residence
in their home cities.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
PRESIDENT CABRERA INAIGI-
RATES REIGN OF TERROR
IN GUATEMALA.
RINGLEADERS ARE SHOT
Cabrera Himself Publicly Announces
That He Has Only Just Begun
Work of Massacre.
Many in Plot.

Guatemala City, April 24.-Presi-
dent Cabrera himself is authority for
the statement that eighteen of the
ring leaders in a conspiracy against
him already have been shot to death
and that probably more executions
will follow
President Cabrera, against whose
! life an attempt was made by stu
dents Monday last, yesterday receiy-
| ed representatives of the various
| powers and made lengthy state
ment to them that he had unearthed
an extensive conspiracy against him
that led to his attempted assassina-
! ton. He declared that eighteen of
! the leaders had been executed by his
! orders and that the death penalty
would be meted out to others at the
hands of the military authorities.
| Among these are the men who were
! imprisoned a year ago. Having been
implicated in a plot to assassinate
the president, they We're sentenced
, to death soon after their arrest, but
/ sentence had not been carried out.
President Cabrera said that he had
| proofs that a majority of these pris-
oners We're implicated in the new at
tempt against his life and that they
! would be executed without delay
Although there is surface of
| tranquility here, conditions really
are serious. The military is in con-
[ troll of the city and a partial suspen-
| sion of business has resulted. The
=; revolutionary feeling is strong in
many quarters and there are those
! who will not hesitate to go to any
! length or face any danger in their
efforts to make away with the presi-
dent. Cabrera, for this reason, has
! been seen but twice or thrice in pub
/ lie in the last few months.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
VETERANS ARE THRILLED.
Cullen +. Thomas Addressed OLE
COnfe(lerates at Austin

Austin, Texas, April 24.-Cullen
F. Thomas of Waco addressed the old
soldiers of the Confederate Home
yesterday morning on Baileyism. He
was given an ovation and received
considerable applause, every telling
point being cheered by the old vet
erans. When he closed on his detail
ed facts as to Bailey's record and
asked those who endorsed Bailey to
stand up, only five veterans arose to
their feet. He then put the question
for those to stand up who intended
to vote against Bailey and every old
soldier except five stood up and the
applause was deafenipg, About 900
were present and heard the speech
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
RIVER AND HARBOR APPROPRI-
ATIONS REACH SUM OF
$1.,6OO,OOO.
MONEY FOR THE TRINITY
Among Appropriations for Work in
Texas Waters Is one Of $780,
900 for the Trinity
River.

Washington, April 24.-The sun
dry civil appropriations bill has been
completed and will be reported to
the house Saturday. 1t is not new
legislation, but takes from the treas
ury such sums as can be beneficially
expended during the fiscal year end
ing June 80 1909, in carrying out
the governments engagements. The
total amount to be expended on rly-
er and harbor improvement under
contracts authorized by river and
barber bills passed heretofore is
SIT, 900.
The Texas items in detail for the
next fiscal year are as follows:
Arkansas Pass, 5000, 900; Brazos
river, completion of lock and dam at
Hidalgo Falls, 500, 900; Galveston
Harbor and jetties, $685. 900; Gal
weston channel and Buffalou bayou
$145, ,000 intercoastal canal S245,-
900; Sabine Pass, $50, 900; Trinity
river lock and dam, $50 900.
The senate committee on agricul-
ture has favorably reported the
house agricultural bill containing
Mr. 3urleson's provision for an Off
cial classification of cotton in nine
grades Senator Clay opposes this
provision, saying it simply creates
more office holders. Mr.. Burlesor
says it will save much to the pro
ducers. Through appointment by
Representative Henry of Waco, Jo
seph Eikel and Thomas Moore, botf
of Waco, are taking the examination
here for entrance to the naval acad
emy at Annapolis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
ElOcutionists in Session.

Ithaca, n. Y, April 24.-With ad-
dresses of welcome by Mayor New
man and President Schurman of
Cornell University, the ninth annual
convention of the New York State
Association of Elocutionists was
opend today at the Ithaca Conserva-
tory of Music. The sessions will last
through tomorrow, the program in
Guiding series of papers on in
struction and platform work by
some of the leading elocutionists Of
the country.
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ReceDtion.

We shall be glad to have as many
OF our friends as can do so to call
at our home at $40 West Main street
this evening between the hours of
half past seven and eleven. no for
NAL invitations are being extended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmers Mcpherson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
MASKED MEN ROB CLUB.
Bold Work of Highwaymen in the
City of Hot Springs.

Hot Springs, Ark, April "a
Four masked men with leveled re-
volvers entered the club house of the
Indiana club on Central avenue ear
ly yesterday, forced the occupants
to line up alongside the wall and
looted the place of large amount
of money. The occupants were then
locked in the room and the rob-
bers escaped. No definite statement
concerning the amount of money
taken can be secured, but it is esti-
mated at between $4,000 and S10,-
nOn
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
TIGHTS TABOOED.
Ban Aso on Blood-and-Thund
Biilboards.

Patterson. ~ j.. April 24.-As
result of an ordinance passed by the
city fathers of Patterson, chorus
girls who heretofore have disported
themselves in tights and decollete
waists will have to don skirts and
high necks or shun this New Jersey
burg.
The ban has also been placed on
billboards portraying plays of the
Observation-Disclosures type and hereaf-
ter none of these will be permitted.
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Tornado Near Paris.

Paris, Texas, April 24.-About 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon torna-
do destroyed the eastern portion of
Deport, a town twenty miles south
east of Paris, killing one man and
wounding number of others.
The dead:
w. R. Isbell, druggist, who
leaves "a wife and four children.
The family was at supper when
the storm came. Mrs. 1sbell and the
children ran to the stormhouse and
were unhurt Mr. Isbell remained in
the house and was crushed to death
when 1t fell.
Practically all the residences on
the east side of town were Destroy
ed, at least twenty-five or thirty be-
ing scattered over the country in
fragments. The Baptist and Presby-
terian churches were destroyed The
cotton oil mill, including boiler
house, seed and hull sheds We're
blown away, the entire mill being a
wreck.
Captain George l. Terrell and
wife, an aged couple, were both hurt
when their houses blew away. The
school building was badly damaged
but not destroyed.
G. G. Baughn was seriously bruis-
ed E. R, Sullivan and wife We're
both hurt, Sullivan having both
shoulders broken, his wife one arm
broken and their son a broken wrist.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-24
THREE ARE KILLED
CYCLONE STRUCK NEAR RICE
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH
FATAL RESULT.
HOUSES ARE DESTROYED
Residence of VIII Kennedy Blown
Away and Occupants Narrowly
Escape Injury-Storm
Half Mile Wide.

Relatives in this city of VIII Ken
nedy received a telephone message
from him last night at Rice, stating
that his residence near that place
had been entirely demolished by a
cyclone. He stated that the members
of his family escaped injury by de-
serting the house just before the
storm struck.
Mr.. Kennedy is manager of the
Thompson farm, located about two
miles south of Rice in Navarro
county Several tenant houses on the
farm are reported to have been des-
, troyed and number of persons in
iured Three negro tenants are said
to have been killed. Carolina Cook
sey, colored, who lived on the farm,
had both legs broken and her two
daughters suffered serious injuries.
1t is believed the woman will die.
The houses of Will Reeves and
Charles E. Chenault were blown to
splinters, but the families had taken
refuge in cellars. Three members of
the Reeves family were slightly in
jured.
The path of the cyclone was about
a half mile wide and the velocity of
the wind was great enough to sweep
away everything in it's path.
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E'jntl Rally

Hon. S. P. Skinner and others
will speak in the district court room
il WaXahachie on FIiday night
May 1st, 1905 Everybody invited.
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Notice to Praetorians

Reguar meeting of Waxahachie
Council No. 469 tonight at O'Clock.
All members try to be present on
time.
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Rev. Leonard Gill will preach at
Boz Sunday afternoon at $3.50.
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Read the Advertisements
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NJ. B. SHELTON, S. A.
P. @. Rocket, w. r.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-13
FALSE ALARM OF
fire TURNED IN
DEPARTMENT CALLED OUT II
RESPONSE TO CALL FROM
MIDWAY.

Sharp, shrill blasts from the Mid
way mine whistle at 10:40 last night,
followed by the blowing of the Nc
Namara siren, brought everyone out
doors and in ten seconds after the
alarm was sounded the fire depart
ment was under way, tearing madlv
down Main street. Arriving at the
depot the fire ladies were informed
that the fire was at the Midway
boarding house. Driving hard to the
last named place, they learned Their
chase was fruitless. The alarm was
turned in from that point, passerby
having noticed a large volume OF
smoke emanating from a cabin. The
smoke was. caused by the inmates
burning rubbish in q stove. Upon
learning the nature of the alarm the
people of the boarding house had
called up central, but it was then too
late to head off the department.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-13
GRAND LODGE
HAS ADJOURNED
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS AND PYTH-
IAN SISTERS WILL MEET in
CARSON NEXT YEAR.

The session of the Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias ended yesterday
afternoon and this morning the ma.
iority of the delegates will return
to their homes with the confidence
of duty well performed. Carsol
City was selected as the place for the
next annual gathering.
Business pertaining to the welfa ,e
of the order was considered at the
morning session. In the afternoon
the nomination and election of Off
GERS took place, with the following
result:
Supreme Representative-W y.
Jones, Toiyabe No. 8, of Austin; al
ternate, Benjamin Rosenthal, Esmer-
aida No. 1G, of Hawthorne.
Supreme Representative f.
Wilson, Amity No. s, of Reno; alter
nate, c. d. Ziegler, Mizpah No. %, of
Tonopah.
Grand Chancellor-W c. Pitt,
Aquila No. %, of Lovelock.
Grand Vice Chancellor-W. w.
Booth, Mizpah No. 25, of Tonopah.
Grand Prelate-J. J. Mummay,
Mckinley No. 26, of Goldfield.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
"A. b. Stoddard, Nevada No. /, of
Virginia City. Cor the twentieth
time).
Grand Master of Exchequer-Jon-
athan Doane, Carson No. 4, of Car
son.
Grand Master at Arms-Dr. w. =.
Samuels, lvanhoe No. is, of Winn )
mucca.
Grand Inner Guard-W. r. Shaber,
Pyramid No. 1876, of Sparks.
Grand Outer Guard-t. p. Dam,
Amity No. 8, of Reno
Grand Trustee-Geo. Green, Es-
meralda No. 16, of Hawthorne.
A precedent was established by tn.
election of Vice Chancellor w. G..
Pitt to the position of Chancellor. he
not being present. He was detained
at Winnemucca on grand jury duty.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-13
ARE GIVEN CARDS
OF PROMOTION
FINAL EXAMINATION OCCURS
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
YESTERDAY.

The final examinations In the Ton
opah schools were completed at noon
Friday, and promotion cards given
out during the afternoon.
The following are the names OF
those who have successfully com
pleted the required work, and will be
given diplomas at the Miners Elk
change hall, Monday evening: HigI
School--Frances L. Gilbert, Muriel
l. Robb, and Delphine A. Gilbert.
Eighth Grade-Pearl Coffey, Carl
Seaquist, Pearl Mclean, Lessie
Wardle, Willie Wilson, Henry Blac.,,
Clara Boggs, Myra Sullivan, Law
renee Christensen, Bennett Gillian,
Hazel Logan and Hazel Gardiner.
The graduates were given a recep-
ton by their teachers during the AZ
ternoon in the fourth grade room
Ice cream and cake was served ami
much pleasant conversation indulS.
ed in.
A general invitation is extended to
the public to attend the exercises on
Monday night After the exercise.
dancing will start and continue I'M
til midnight. A first-class orchestra
has been engaged and the floor will
be in the best OF condition. For the
benefit of those wishing to attend
the dance, children will not be al
lowed to dance.
At the conclusion of school yester-
day, Miss Pearl Mclean Of the eighth
grade was awarded beautiful gold
medal for having attained the highest
scholarship during the year. CAL
Seaquist received honorable mention,
his average being but a fraction less.
The teachers received many beautiful
gifts from their classes during the
morning and afternoon.
The program which will be render
ed at the exercises will appear in to-
morrows paper
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-13

GOOD PROGRAM

The Butler theater bill, which
changed last evening, is one certainly
deserving of special mention. The
opening song, entitled wait For the
Rainbow, Dearie. is very cute and
catchy ballad and Miss Emmett made
quite a hit in her rendition of it, The
first picture, The Scarlet Letter." is
view supposed to be taken during
the time of the Pilgrim fathers. 1t
deals with a young girl who is wrong
fully accused of a crime by being
found wearing scarlet letter on her
breast. AS she is about to pay the
penalty of the crime on the pillory,
the real perpetrator appears and ac-
knowledges his guilt. The illustrated
song, entitled After They Gather
the Hay" is very pretty and makes
quite a hit. The next picture, en-
titled "A Lord For a Day." is a
view of certain lord bearing let.
ter OF introduction to lady friend.
While casually walking down the
street he loses the letter and IL Is
picked up by a tramp. who proceeds
to the number it is addressed to and
succeeds in making the family be-
lieve he is the real lord. 1t is very
iaughable to notice how close he
comes in taking of his part. While
out golfing, the mistress of the house
mold receives note informing her
that the real lord had received un-
expected news and had to leave with
out presenting his letter of introduce
tion. She hurries her fake friend
Into the cab and finally has him plac-
ed behind the bars. The second
number rendered by Miss Emmett,
entitled Swinging" was heartily ap-
plauded and she was forced to re-
spond to an encore. THE Vestal'' Is
n beautiful. hand-painted view of a
young lady who. being disappointe |
in love, enters n convent and through
a chain OF mysterious circumstances
her lover was brought back to her.
1t certainly is very beautiful view
The Holy City" Illustrated. is sImp.
~ beautiful and Billy Walker receives
quite an ovation in his rendition OF
II. "Hypnotizing Mother-in-Law. is
a very funny view of young ma
learning the art of hypnotism.' to
practice on his mother-in-law. He
learns the art all right. but II fails TO
work with dear old mother-in-law.
and he comes out second best. The
whole performance is one OF excep-
tional merit and We chcerfully rec
ommcnd IL to the public. The usual
matinee will be given this afternoon.
also tomorrow afternoon at the usual
hour. o'clock.