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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31
LATED Daughter "a Nllad | b.
ma Is de- Nphm a
Ham Beast
THE COMMUNITY EARAG[O
iaik 81 yueh.na STOPS plehmunar,
TRIAL and Prisoner Is Rushed
30 ihe County jail a.
AaNahache

last Monday Afternoon while Mr
aud Mrs Frank Mcclure. ~ho reside
about four miles east of Milford.
were busy ehopgins cotton their lH
ne daughter chlld only four
years old, was made the victim of
one at the most brutal and totally
deprared crimes that has stained
the record of ELLIS county la Ions
me The child was taken 10 tuo
field with the parents and while
they We're al work she spent The
time PLAYING la the shade at one
end OF the field CoaNed into a ditch
which ran through a field of com
adjoining the cotton where her par
ents were al work it is allege! the
chila was criminally assaulted By
Nd schultz white boy about seq
suleen years old. who was working
for Mr. Mcclure AS soon as he had
committed the alleged beastiy crime
he fled and was not captured until
about O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
when he was arrested at farmers
house by Constable Warren aud
Deputy Sheriff Cook OF Milford. He
VAS placed in the calaboose at Mil
| ford and kept there until Wednes-
day morning
The boy asked FOR preliminary
heariDs, although il is said he ad.
mitted his guilt, and whila~t he trial
was in progress in the justice court
at Milford Wednesday morning word
was received there that enraged cit
liens of the community where the
deed was perpeuated were forming
into a mob to take the prisoner from
the officers and mete out summary
justice to him The preliminary
hearing was ordered stopped and
the prisoner was placed in an auto
mobile by Officers Warren and
Cook and rushed to Waxahachie.
The officers arrived here with him
shortly after IL o'clock and placed
him in the county jail.
1t is said that the boy was raised
in the Milford country and his par
ents live there now. Mr. Mcclure
and his family are said to be stran-
gers in the community, having NOV
ed there this year from Oklahoma
Young Schultz had been employ
ed by Mr. Mcclure to help him in
his crops and was chopping cotton
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31
LEADERS WHEAT DEAL
INSIST ON DELIVERY
BETWEEN TWELVE AND FIJI
TEEN MILLION BUSHELS
CONTRACTED FOR.
Tndelivered Wheat VIII Go IN TN
July Basis Which Is Twelve
to Thirteen Cents
Lower,
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Chicago, Ill, May 3l.-Leaders
OF the present May wheat deal are
said to have bought between twelve
and 5000 600 bushe! for May deliv
cry and ii is not believed that this
amount can be turned over by to-
night, as is the demand of the pur-
ehasers. These bull leaders will in
sist on the delivery of every bushel
of May wheat they have purchased,
otherwise the undelivered wheat
will 20 in on the July basis which is
twelve TO thirteen cents per bushel
under May quotations. The officials
OF the Chicago board of trade de-
Blore this deal and are making an
investigation
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31

CON TRACT IS MOI BINDING
lbe Railroad Has Right 10 Remove
lltadquaflcs 10 Ssa Angelo
Other Cases Ane
Decided


= orHfed Press Special
Austin TEAMS. May 30 The BID
preme court Of jho state of TeAas
TODAY reversed and rendered the
ease of tbs Orient railway versus
the eiiy of saectvater This suit ls
based on the contemplated removal
of the Oueuts shops from Sweet
water 10 San Angelo and the courts
decision is in favor of san Angelo
The court held that the contract OF
the railroad officials To locate the
shops and headquarters at Sweet
water Is not binding THIS means
that they viii be moved to san Az
gelo
The court of criminal appeals at
firmed the case of Jim Day, brought
mp from the lower court at Denton
The third court OF sicil appeals in
a ruling handed down this morning
sustained the contention that liquor
dealers are liable for gross re
f cetpts tax on all sales made, an
not merely on actual receipts. a
contended by Milton Eppestein.
The state supreme court today e
tabHshad the right Of counties To &
bridge repair bonds In amount
less than two thousand dollars with
out submitting the proposition 10 :
vote Of the electors.
Ia the case of the Mechanics Ma
tional bank versus w +. Hanks, on
appeal from Tarrant county, the su-
preme court held that the owners
of elevators in buildings are not
common carriers in the sense this
term is applied to railroads
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31
AMERICAN ENTRANT
WINS LONG FLIGHT
ANDRE BEAUMONT FLIES FROM
PARIS TO TURIN-WINS
$4,000.
Roland Garros Meets With Accident
Near Rome But Is Uninjured
Frey Falls Near
Pisa.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Genoa, Italy, May 3l.-Rolahd
Garros, the French aviator entered
by an American and flying an Amer
lean machine, while leading in the
Paris to Turin race was the victim
of an accident this morning while
about forty miles out from Rome.
Something went wrong with the ma
chinery of his air craft and it fell TO
to the ground, rolling over on its
back Garros was unhurt and the
machine was only slightly damaged.
Frey. the German entrant, while
speeding along near Pisa, broke 7
propeller to his craft and got d tun
BILE but he also escaped without IN
Jury. Andre Beaumont, the Amerl +
can entrant in this great long dis
lance flight, passed here safely AMI
reached Rome this afternoon, win
ming the honors and taking down
the purse of twenty thousand dol
lars
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31
THE SECOND STRIKE
WITHIN A WEEK
DALLAS STREET CAR MANAGER
II HAVING HOT WEATHER
TROUBLES.
Thirty Policemen Called out To Pre-
vent Violence But strikers
Give in After Few Min
utes Rest.

Associated Press Special.
Dallas, Texas, May 3l.-The sec
ond street car strike within week
occurred here this morning when a
number of men employed by the city
street railways walked out
It is claimed that the cause Of this
second short lived strike was the
discharging of ten employees be
cause of the alleged formation Of a
union by them,
The strikers, after being out only
few minutes, returned to their
work. agreeing not to press their
demands.
Thirty policemen who had been
called out to prevent violence had
nothing to do,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31
TWENTY WOMEN IN WACO
SOLO BEER UNLAHFULLY
The Recently Enacted Law Catches
Denizens of the District
Mapping.


Associated Press Special
Waco, Texas, May 3l.-Fwenty
women in the tenderloin district of
Waco were fined today for selling
beer unawfully The prosecutions
in these several cases We're under
the recently enacted statute which
bars the sale of beer, whiskey or
other intoxicants in houses Of i'll
fame
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31

NJ. n. George, Irondale, Ala, was
bothered with kidney trouble for
years. Il was persuaded to try Fol
ey's Kidney Remedy, and before TAX
ing it three days | could feel Its ben
efieial effects. The pain left my back,
my kidney action cleared up, and |
am so much better do not hesitate
to recommend Foley Kidney Rene
dv" Fearis Drug store d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31
TEXAS AND PACIFIC
TRACK WASHED OUT
HiAkA RAINS CONTINUE 40
tAiL ~ WESTERN PAM
Ot ~TATf.
Traffic West of ton Worth lia~
IIccn Tied Up for Twenty
iuur iIours--Ali Mail
H. bstuuFed

Associated Press Speech
~ Paso. Texas, May 81 AS
result of the washing out of about
four hundred feet of the track Of
the Texas a Pacific railroad near
Van Horn. between this city and
Fort Worth last night all traffic
over this line viii be tied up for at
least twenty-four hours All mail is
being detoured via Amarillo
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31
JOLESCH & CHASKA
COMPANY
The Big Store
STONE & WEBSTER PEOPLE
BUY WACO STREET CARS
Persistent Rum9r Says 'it'hens
street Hallway Company Has
SOLD Out.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Waco, Texas. May 81 II Is be-
ing rumored here today that tho
Stone & Webster interests have Rc-
CURED the properties of the Citizens
Street Railway company here, While
nothing in the way of confirmation
of this report has been had 1t is be
ing discussed locally as fact.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31
SOUTH TEXAS MAN SHOT
AND INSTANTLY KILLED.
1t Is Charged that His Wife Was
the Slayer.

Associated Press Special.
Wharton. Texas, May 3l.-Sam
Bake of Lissie, a small town in this
county, was shot last night and al
most instantly killed. 1t is alleged
that his wife was his slayer. Bake
was out on bond pending his trial on
the alleged charge Of eriminally as
saulting his step-daughter
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31
cozy corn~r open,nw

The Cozy Corner and Velvet les
Crasnl co. VIII give an opening Fri
\ dap eveUfHkFs June n Prom q .
O'Clock Sherbet win be served free
10 our friends and customers. Sou
venfr fans for every lady that at
tends this opening. ~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31

Miss Blocker's class in oratory
will give an entertainment at the
university Saturday evening at 6'lo
that will be one Of the best OF the
season The cars will leave the pub
lie square for the university at 1880.
- so
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-31
SAYS COFFERDAM IL
AN ASSURED SUCCESS.
Basin surrounding hatticshlp
Maine win BE Pumped Dry

Associated Press Speclal
Washington, May 81 Army en-
gineers say that the eofferdam
which has been built about the
sunken battleship Maine in the har
Dor at Havana is an assured sue
cess The pumping out OF the water
to expose the wrecked ship is to be
gin June Is
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07
Special Nugget Serviee

Special Nugget Serv,ee
 WASHINGTON. Dec. !.--S.cretary James Wilson of the department of s,2riculturc. has published his annual report and turned u over (" the gov. esnmant. with a number Of items sot forth that are creating considerable
 tfHfaent
 Perhaps the strongest section of the annual report is that dcallne with the hteh cost "f living and in an cxhaus- tive manner the secretary has gone mo the cost of production the amount received by the farmer Chen the price asked of the consumer
 The difference set fortl IT. inc amount paid to the farmer and the price demanded "f IL, consumer is believed Will lead to legislation on the part of congress during the present
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FEDERAL PROBE 0F
 DYNAM|T|NG BEGINS

poenas issued for many of the union men Involved.
 The government Is now taking steps to prevent certain labor union of- ncials from taking French leave" and skipping out of the country
 Detective Burns is now In Washing. ton securing certain extrsdition papers for bringing back persons implicated in the blowing up of property and de- struction Of life. The evidence is such that England and other nations will have to recognize the same and grant the turning over of the men should they be captured.
 McNamara's jailor was called before the grand Jury today and he stated the prisoners informed him they would not testify before the body when call ed upon. That the government or state had secured all the evidence they would from them and they were going to refuse 10 give testimony when called upon
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VII LS0|v |S AFTER FACTS
CnIlBERG AND WILSON TO WORK FARMER PAID LESS 50 CENTS
 FOR ALASKA M WASHINGTON WHO GETS BALANCE OF DOLLAR

congressman from the Western states much good will be accomplished.
 Seward and Cordova want the coal mines opened up and railroads built to furnish tide water connections. and the extension of the coal land laws to Alaska
 Fairbanks Is anxious for the gov ernment to construct a railroad ar government road from that city to tide water. their slogan being Flight days to the states
 Seward Peninsula wants harbor pro- tection for their mosquito fleet into Snake river.
 The various committees appointed to gather material on the needs from the four districts. have secured much valuable information and will gather more. to he sent on to the committee at Washington when they open np headquarters
 It is believed that Fairbanks will secure her eight days to the states" for the president is in favor of a
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After an elaborate array of facts and figures in support of his conten ton The secretary recommends that congress pass law making all cold storage plants give out the amount Of food now in cold storage when ii was placed there. why held etc. and fur ther to reEulat, the tim. food csn b,. held away from thc people or consum cr for the purpose of regulating thu cost and keeping np tho market price
 Secretary Wilson believes the sys tenn k all wrong that the mere selling pf tir su"ds should never cost hun dred per cent more than to produce rr EInW them tud ,uuEr. -hould talk, som" immediate action ta reeu late the abuse
 Eagle dance Saturday nisht
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DOCTOR EXTRA eNEREGTiC
 HILL. AInnn0ar DlnnAAr Dnaf
GOVT MUST OPEN
 UP ALASKA COAL.
Special Nugget Service.

WASHINGTON. Dec 7.-Paymaster General Cowie of the navy department in his annual report says that the op- ening of the Matanuska coal fields fin Alasks is of vital importance to the maintainancc of the Pacific fleet. That fin times of war proper steaming coal could not be secured upon the Pacific coast. that all such is now shipped around the Horn. or through the straits from the East or foreign markets where ever the same Is pur- chased.
 The establishment of a coaling sta- tion at Seward. or some northern har. Dor accessible to war vessels of any draft should be established if the gov ernment wishes to maintain navy of any size in Pacific waters
 The paymsster general goes into detail as to the steaming quality Of the coal deposit in Alaska and by actual government tests proves 1t is equal. if not superior. 10 the best grade of coal now furnished the navy from domestic or foreign mines
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session.
 Secretary Wilson proves ny actual figures that the farmer receives fair rate of profit over and above the cost of production. and taking for his standard S1 hc proves that th, pro duccr receives less than fifty cents "f that amount while fun dollar is demanded nf the consumer
 The secretary of agriculture tucI. asks Who gets the rest" Tn. differ cncc between the amount r"ccil cd for the actual production. requiring seed. planting cultivation. harvesting and marketing i- lcss than fifty per cent of what ls demanded ot th,. con-un"r. The solution uf this question Will au- sNer to a certain extent th" cost of high living i~ the belief nf Secretary Wilson
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07
Special Nugget Service.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 7.--The led eral probe known as the dynsmitins from the Atlantic To the Pacific has commenced
 The federal grand jury called two days ago commenced to hear evidence yesterday and today they are calling witnesses. Subpoenas for many men m Los Angeles and all over the state C: California have been issued
 The whole matter will he sifted 10 Inc bottom by the government and in this state they Will be assisted hy the officials of this city.
 All day long yesterday members of the prosecuting attorney's office were in consultation with the federal grand jury. going over the evidence they have collected to be used during the trial of the McNamara brothers hut did not owing to their pleading guilty. The confessions of the two criminals were read to the grand jury and sub
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07
Special Nugget Serviee.

SEATTLE, Dec .7-J E. Chilberg, chairman of the Alaska bureau, ap- pointed by the chamber of commerce. and John l.. Wilson. who Is at the head of the Pacific coast committees for securing legislation for the terri tory in the north have been selected to go to Washington and work in con Junction with the united support to be furnished by the solid west to secure needed reform in Alaska
 The committee has secured express sions from every part of the territory as to their particular needs. and will divide the country Into four districts trying to secure for each district some urgent need as set forth by the repre- sentatives in Alaska.
 The committee will proceed to Washington taking with them the united support of all the Pacific coast towns west of the Rockies. and they are confident with the backing they will receive from the senators and
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07
Special Mug get Service.

MEXICO CITY. Dec 7-The gov ernment has received word that Gen. eral Reyes has Jumped" his bail of five thousand dollars and made his escape Into the country. where the secret service men are now frying to locate him.
 Several weeks ago General Reyes was arrested by the American au- thorities for trying to incite a rebel lion. after preliminary hearing was bound over to the federal grand jury in the sum of five thousand dollars. The instigator of the present revolu- tion now on in the country has made his escape and crossed the border into the country. at what point is not known. and is now believed to be in hiding within the ranks of his fol- lowers in the northern part of the republic.
 Should the government succeed in
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07
NOW GOING AFTER
 THE JURY BRIBERS

cient evidence to convict several closely associated with the defense of the McNamara brothers and a few sensations are expected to be sprung before may days.
 mcndati"n of District Attorney Fred rricks will he ready to take up the matter at once and a grand jury will detectives for the prosecution have gathered since Lockwood was caught red handed accepting bribe from Bert Franklyn. an eX-deputy United States marshal employed by the de- fense.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07

railroad to the Yukon river from Seward, Cordova may get her tide water connections with the mines but is very doubtful if the coal land laws will he extended to Alaska of the title to any of the coal amt oll claims now resting with the govern ment parted with.
 Nome's project for a harbor into Snake river is reported feasible ac- cordine to data and information of engineers who claim to know and the undertaking will not call for the ex- pendlture of any large sums of money. go the Alaskan committee b~tieve they will land that for Nome.
 That congress will do something for Alaska is conceded by all hut how far they will go in connection with the coal and oil propositions ls very prob lematicsi
 DOCTOR EXTRA ENeREGTic
 HILL.
 Manager Pioneer Roof Garden.
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tions
 The United states l. willing that England go to the rescue of the Per siana cvcn if that country did appeal direct to Americans. owing to the contention being over the dismissal of an officer who was American born. and now serving in that country.
 United States has nothing at stake In Persia while the aggression of Russia to the south means the upset ting of the balance of power. now in force that keeps the large European countries from becoming involved in war
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07
Special Nugget Service.

Special Nugget Service
 LOS ANGELES. Dec. The trial of the blowing up of the Times and other buildings in the city by the Me Namara brothers having passed from the direct control into a joint issue of the state and government. the local authorities will take of the question of probing jury bribers.
 The wholesale Jury bribing in con nection with the recent case before the court has aroused the authorities to institute thorough investigation and try to make an example of a number of those guilty.
 The prosecuting attorney has sulti
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07
TELtGRAPH|C NEWS
 CONDENSED
King George Arrives oelM Special Nugget Service.


 DELHI, India, Dec. King George V. with his retinue. arrived this morn Ing and was given grand reception. All traces of the burnt royal tent had been removed and another erected In Us place
 A holiday has been proclaimed and fcats "f all descriptions are in prog ress.
 Selecting Jurors for Meat Packers.
 CHICAGO. Dec. The attentloL Of the court is taken up In the selec tion of twelve men to try the meat packers indicted for criminal consp!r- acy In connection with the sherman antitrust law.
 The attorneys for Armour and the other nine men implicated in the charges are dcvoting considerable limo to the examination or every man called Into the box
 Seattle Man Killed m Mexico.
 SAN ANTONIO. Dec. Word was received that Wesley Stout Seattle newspaper man. q Mexican and a gambler were ali three killed in personal encounter al Monclova. Mex, last evening
 The dispute arose over game h which the three had taken part and resulted in all three being killed
 Seven Killed as Building coliapsss.
 INDIANAPOLIS. Dec IA con crete building in process of erection collapsed this morning killing seven of the working men who were buried in the rebrls.
 The walls sprang apart allowing the roof and superstructurs to come down with a crash killing the men under heath and burylng them in the ruins
 Hot Upon .he Trait of Reyes.
 MEXICO CITY. Dec Word has been received thai Mexican soldier and Texas rangers are hot footed after General Reyes who is reported as fly ing down the Rio Graudc. Into the country 4 reward has been offered for his capture and the Texas rangers are going to try and get it. also Uncle Sam wants Reyes over on the Ameri can side from which place he has es- capped after being released under s5. .o0o bond
 Western Governors Welcomed by oix. ALBANY. N. Y. Dec This morn- ing when the special arrived over the New York Central carrying the eleven Western governors now on a tour of the East they were given a hearty welcome by Governor Dix. and will be his guest for the day. The governors are meeting with ovations on their tour and mayors as well as governors are vieing one with the other to see that they have . good time and afforded the best the state os city has to ofer.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07
GREAT BRITAIN
 TO CALL HALT
Special Nugget esrvies.

wASHINTGON. Dec. 7.--State dis patches state that Great Britain will act at once In the appeal from Persia against the advance of Russia upon its capital.
 The state department has been ad- vised that England will call . halt of the Russians at some Intermediary point and will not allow that coun- try to proceed another step without getting into international complies.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07
ATTORNEY GENERAL IMPROVING
Special Nugget Service.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.--Attorney General Wickersham. who was strick en during a cabinet meeting two days ago. is improving and the quiet rest removed from the cares of his office is having the desired effect
 The physician in charge reports he will have the attorney general at tending to his regular duties in a few days. His late illness being due to overwork and a nervous collapse
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07
HUNTING FOR REYES
 IN MEXICO REPUBLIC

capturing General Reyes he will be executed at once after being tried by courtmartial. for taking up arms against the government. and melting revolution.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07

We cordially solicit your ramiiy usds and deliver ell ordsrs eo yvu home erss of eharCa osvlre comT Co.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07

Special bottle sale Seward Com Co.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-12-07

BOTH DAINTY AND FANCY. For dainty haadtssrehIsfs aaa fancy aprons @ to the Church oasaar D.. oomhsr 1G