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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
AN EARTHQUAKE
SHAKES ARKANSAS
Buildings Are Swayed, Windows
Clattered and Chairs
Danced.
SHOCK GENERAL IN STATE
No Serious Results Have Been An
nounced but Tremors Were
Sufficient to Cause the
People Uneasiness.
Associated Press Special.


Little Rock, Ark, March ST.
This city was considerably shaken
by an earthquake at 1850 o'clock
this morning.
Mirrors suspended from the walls
were shaken and made to swing to
and fro, windows clattered and desks
and chairs We're danced about in
rather an alarming fashion.
The weather bureau, loca-
ted on the tenth floor of the South
ern Trust building, reports that
there was a very decided sway to
that structure.
The school for the blind was Sc
verely shaken by the earth tremors,
and for while there was great
alarm throughout the city.
AS yet no material damage as a
result of the shock has been report
ed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
SAYS BELL COUNTY
NEEDS AN AUDITOR
THE GRAND JURY REPORTS CON
DITIONS ARE NOT VERY
GOOD.
s-
Recommends That the Commission
oners' Court Take Action
Against Officials Who
Delay
>-~
Associated Press Special.

Bolton, Texas, March 3l-The
grand jury for Bell county, in its re-
port to the district court here this
morning declared that the county
auditor, whose office was abolished
by the thirty-first legislature, was
badly needed and further recon-
mended that the commissioners
court take action as to the delay of
over county funds that may in their
hands. 1t is expected that the report
will occasion great deal of interest
in some quarters.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
THE WRONG HERNANDEZ
CAPTURED BY MEXICO
Braulio, the Bearer of Important
Messages TO Insurrecto Com
mander, Believed safe.
Associated Press Special.

San Antonio, Texas, March 31.-
1t now develops that the Hernandez
reported to have been taken prison
or by the Mexican government of
ficials last night was not Braulio
Hernandez, who is said 70 be bear
ing messages to Francisco Madcro,
Jr., the commander of the insurrecto
forces. The prisoner, 50 it is learned
is MARCUS, a brother to Hernandez
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
MEXICO FEELS
FRESH OUTBREAK
Fighting Is Renewed Between
the Federals and the
lnsurreCt0S.
HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED
Northern Mexico Is the Scene, Of Sc,
rious Disturbances-Many Re
ported Killed and Wound
ed on Both Sides.
Associated Press Special.


Ell Paso Texas, March 31.-Re-
ports reached this city early this
morning via Tucson, Arizona, to the
eject that there had been a heavy
battle between the Mexican federal
troops and insurrectos near San Ra-
fael and Ures, Mexico, and that a
thousand men had been killed on
each side.
This report is discredited here by
local sympathizers with the lnsur-
recto movement and others.
The local insurrecto iunta says
there are not not more than
eleven hundred insurrectos en-
gagged altogether at this time.
That there is heavy fighting in
progress near Tres is reported and
believed here,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
STRONG FLOW Of OIL
STRUCK At SEYMOUR
While Drilling for Water Flow OF
Petroleum is Encountered at
Depth of go Feet.
Assoclated PICS specIal.

seymour, Texas, March ST.
While well drillers We're engaged in
sinking a shaft for the purpose Of
getting a good flow of water yester-
day a strong flow of Oil was struck
at a depth of two hundred and fifty
feet. Great excitement prevails and
there is much speculation on the
part of some of the people. An oil
well is 10 be drilled Immediately
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
FIERCE FIGHTlN6 REPORTED
At SANTA BARBARA

Assocra TED Press Special.

Ell Paso. Texas. March 3f.-A re,
port has just reached this city OF
another battle that is raging In Mex
leo. 1t is said that three hundred in
surrectos and two hundred federal
troops are engaged in fierce fight
ing at Santa Barbara, and that they
have been fighting desperately since
Wednesday morning. Both sides, so
the report says, have sent out for
reinforcements,
The insurrectos and federals have
both lost heavily in killed and
wounded
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31

WALL FROM AWNEY.
He Objects to Congressman Doing
viii of People.

Associated Press Special.
A. Tawney in his first public utter
anees since his retirement from
congress severely criticised what he
termed the modern theory OF rep
resentative government, that the
representative must bow to the Will
of his constituents regardless of his
his own reason and Judgment.
Mr. Tawney spoke at a banquet
given in his honor last night
Conclusions formed at the corner
grocery, he said, are the basis ON
which a representative is considered
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
7. c. HARRIS WRITES
A SECOND LETTER
REQI h,STS THE. GOVERNOR
AGAIN TO GIVE REASONS
FOR HIS REMOVAL.
-r
Says That Another Refused May
Cause Him TO Conclude That Ii
Is His Duty TO Make
Facts Known.
Associated Press Special.

San Marcos, Texas, March 81
Prof r. G. Harris, the removed prin-
this place has issued "a second letter
to Governor Colquitt requesting an
explanation of the causes which
were responsible for his dismissal
In this letter Professor Harris de-
clares that if the governor refuses
to comply with this request that he
may ultimately conclude that it is
his duty as last resort to make all
the facts known to the people of the
state.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31

NAVAL OFFItTGR INSANE.
Tug Commander Created Conster-
nistion Among Crew.
Associated Press Special

San Diego. Cal. March 81
Chief Boatswain Carston Nygaard,
commanding officer of the United
States navy tug Navajo, became
suddenly unbalanced and drove his
crew below the decks at the point
of a pistol several days ago accord
ing to word received here.
Nygaard imagined that the crew
had become mutnous and was try
ing to kill him.
Wireless messages resulted in
armed crews being dispatched from
the California and West Virginia.
They seized the crazed man and
took him aboard the West Virginia
pending an examination into his
mental condition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
REROUT|NG FREIGHT
DESPAIRING OF EARLY OPEN
ING OF MEXICAN CENTRAL
RAILROAD.
Freight for Mexico VIII Now Go to
Eagle Pass and There Take
the Mexican International
Railway
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Ell Paso, Texas, March 81 Rail-
road officials here have given up ali
hope OF an early Opening of traffic
over the line of the Mexican Central
railway between Juarez and Chi
huahu7, and are re-routiag all con-
! signments of freight VIA Eagle Pass
over the lines OF the Mexican Inter
! national
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
.CAMORRA TRIAL
is PROGRESSING
Italy Is Making Great Effort
to Break Up the
Gang.
.ALFANO,|s VERY STUBBORN
The Reputed Head Of the Pernicious
Organization Is lndolently Com
posed and Maintains His
Innocence Of Charges.
Associated Press Special.


Viterbo, Italy, March Enrico
Alfano, the reputed head of that
great and pernicious organization
known as the Camorra, is on the
witness stand in the trial of num-
Der of his gang today.
Despite the efforts of the prosecu
ton Alfano maintains the same in
dolent composure which saved him
from arrest along with the other
thirty-four of his alleged henchmen
who are on trial.
Alfano stubbornly maintains his
innocence and has denied every &C
cusation made by the prosecution.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
SEVERE TREMORS FELT
IN TOWN OF WILMAN
Way,er Spilled From Vessels, and
Other Things Alarmed People.
Associated Press Special

Wilmar, Ark, March 3l.-Severe
earthquake shocks were felt here
this morning The tremors were of
such force as to cause water to spill
from vessels. The people were great
ly alarmed but no serious results
are reportd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
SAN ANTONIO DAILY
PAPER CHANGES HANDS.


San Antonio, Texas, March 81
The San Antonio Light has been sold
to Charles S. Diehl, assistant gener-
al manager of the Associated Press.
and II. L. Beach, superintendent of
the Central division of the Associat-
ed Press
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
A BLAZING OIL WELL
CAUSES A LONG FIGHT
Five Steam Boilers Worked Forty
Eight Hours Before Flames
Were ENtinguished
Assoclated Pres spee1al

Wichita Falls, Texas, March 81
After burning continuously for forty
eight hours a blazing oil well at
Ryers was extinguished this morn
ing. In the fight against the flaming
well five steam boilers were used.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
EXTENT OF THE TREMORS
WAS VERY WIDE
All OF Arkssnsos and Some. Portions
of Mississippi effected

Associated Press Special.
Little Rock, Ark March 31.-So
far as can be learned no one was
seriously injured nor property
losses resulted from the earthquake
shock which was felt throughout
the greater portion of this state this
morning. The extent of the earth's
tremors was very wide. even effect
ing some portions of Mississippi.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
YGLEs|AS D|EO LAST NIGHT
IN SAN ANTONIO HOSPITAL
Lived for Two Days With Forty-Five
Caliber Pistol Bullet Thru
His Brain.
Associated Press Special.

San Antonio. Texas, March al
Eugene Yglesias, who shot himself
last TUESDAY night with suicidal in
tent. As caliber bullet going di-
rectly through his brain, after lin
gering in an unconscious condition
for so long a time. died at the hos
pital here last night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
WATCHMAN's BODY IS
RECOVERED FROM RUINS
ff
Samuel Abbott Is Believed to Have
Been the Only Victim in the
Recent Capitol Fire.
Associated Press Special.

Albany, n. Y. March 31.-The
body of Night Waterman Samuel
Abbott was taken from the ruins of
that portion of the state capitol
which was destroyed by fire. 1t is
believed that Abbott was the only
victim of this fire.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31

No better act to be seen anywhere
than Morris q Sherwood who are
at the Majestic, sos
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
THE LOCKHART PRECINCT
VOTES FOR 5000 R0lOs
The Proposed Fifty Thousand Bond
Issue Carries by One Sided
Vote Thursday.


Loekhart, Texas. March 31.---The
\ proposAtlon to issue bonds IN the xuyn
J OF S5o,ooo Tor the puiiding OF good
| roads in this precinct of Caldwell
/ county was voted upon yesterday
and carried by a vote of z76 for to
I ys against The propositions. III ~ be-
Beyed thar this result viii encourage
other precincts to undertake the
good roads movement.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
COTTON MILL MAN
GOES INTO POLITICS.

the State Senate.
Associated Press Special.
Mckinney, Texas, March 3l.-J
l.. White manager of the cotton oil
mill. has announced as a candidate
to succeed Tom Perkins in the Texas
senate. The candidacy of Senator
Perkins for congress will cause a
vacancy, hence the candidacy of Mr.
White
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31

The through westbound Central
passenger train was about four or
five hours late this morning on ac-
count of an accident to freight
train on the main line near Brem
ond A train was made up at Ennis
and sent out to Fort Worth on time
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
PEOPLE WE'RE THROWN
FROM THEIR CHAIRS.
Pine Bluff Citizens Were Jostled
When the Earth Shook.

Associated Press Special.
Pine Bluff, Ark, March 81
During an earthquake here this
morning at 1851 o'clock many per-
sons were thrown from their chairs
and otherwise shaken up None were
seriously hurt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-31
TEXAS MILITIA COMPANIES
RECEIVE ORDERS TO RECRUIT
Must Revise Their Rolls and Fill
Their Ranks to Limit With
New Men.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Austin, Texas March 81 Every
militia company in the state has re-
rolls and fill ranks to the limit with
new recruits Reports say that hun
dreds of new recruits are enlisting.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
HOCKESSIN

HOCKESSIN, Del. March 25-Mr.
and Mrs. George Pierson spent Sur
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pusey Pennock.
Thomas Williamson will move near
Centreville tomorrow. James Polk,
of Wilmington, will occupy the va
Gated farm
Edward Pierson, near Hockessin, is
suffering with the grip.
Frank Ewart moves Thursday to
Wilmington.
About thirty-five members OF Har-
mony Grange were present last Mon
day night. A good literary program
was provided. All who failed to take
some part were fined five cents Ten
contributed in this way A commit
tee of three was appointed to provide
refreshments for the coming month.
Worthy Master Of Harmony Grange
William Naudain, is i'll with meas
les.
The Young Friends Association will
be entertained next Saturday evening
by Miss Ellen Mitchell
The Rev. Edward McFadden, OF the
NJ. +. Church. is succeeded by the Rev.
e. c. Wright
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
COLLEGE CHARTER
QUESTION AGAIN
State Beard Of Education to
Formulate Plan and Report
Two Years Hence
Special Sa,l,,e to THE EVENING JoURNA

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March 25.-The House
last night passed the Senate bill con-
tnuing for two more years the present
chartef OF Delaware College
As the bill to continue the Delaware
College Charter Commission was not
put through both branches If will
cease to consider a proposed charter
Tor the college Senator Drexler's plan
10 give the college an annual appropri-
alton II the ''old board" of trustees
would surrender their right and title
Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 25.-The House
last night passed the Senate Joint
resolution TO continue the State House
Commission for two more years and
to appropriate $4,000 for furnishing
and equipping the old State House ano
new Administration Building. This
makes $4,000 as the cost OF restoring
the old building and erecting the new
building and equipping both
The original appropriation was S62.
500 to finish and equip the new build
ing, according to the law passed tive
years ago An additional $4,000 wa,
advanced by private citizens to aid in
the work, and the Legislature has
passed a bill TO reimburse those citi
zens Now an additional $4,000 is ap
propriated to complete and equip the
buildings has been made making S99..
300 as the entire cost of the BUILDING
and its furnishing.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
NEWPORT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWPORT, Del. March 24.-W. r.
). Dyer, of Philadelphia. construct
ing engineer, is erecting three electric
motors for the Consolidated Agricul-
tural and Chemical Company.
David Wiley, nephew of John Phil
lips, who has been convalescing at his
uncle's home for few weeks, after
having an operation performed at the
Delaware Hospital, has returned to
his home at Dover much improved.
DR.. Francis l.. Springer and fam
lily have taken possession Of their
new home. the residence OF the late
William r. Finn.
Isaac Shaw, Of Wayne, Pa, visited
friends here on Thursday.
Mrs. A. Shultz, of Wilmington. has
been the guest OF Mrs. John Phil
lips.
David Meyer and family have moved
into the house owned by S. S. Mar
ley
Miss Alice Frederick is confined
to her home with a slight Illness.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25

new CASTLE
NEWS NOTES
Democrats Of Town Expected
to Run MIR. Rodney for
Mayor
RIVER MUD YET
HOLDS BIG SHIP


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, March 25--It is ex-
pected that the New Castle. Democrats
next week will name Richard S. Rod
ney as the candidate for Mayor to op-
pose James r. McIvor, who has been
conducting a canvass among Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, believing that
politics should be left out of city cleo
tions.
For president of City Council, Dem
ny S. Smith and Wallace l.. Cannon
will be the candidates. Both meu
have served terms i'm Council.
B. T. Lank and G. Albert Pedrick
are the candidates for City Assessor.
Mr.. Pedrick said last night he cares
nothing about the salary, but wants
to make record by making an
assessment that will be so fair that
the tax rate can be reduced consider
ably.
The steamship Cheviot Ranger is
still aground i'm the river mud. The
high wind and the low tide prevent
the steamship from being moved.
George Williams. colored, is happy
man because he recovered his horse
yesterday i'm Newark, where the man
who hired it had put the animal in a
livery stable. The man. Charles G.
Streets, of near Bridgeville, was ar
rested in Wilmington. He said he
had been on a 10y ride" and paid the
costs. He was held for court, how
ever, on a charge of larceny OF a
wagon in Wilmington.
Miss Greta Shearer, who has been a
stenographer with Bradford Cooper,
has accepted a position with the Ed
gar Allen Company.
Lawrence Reynolds. another gradu-
ate of st. Peters School, who has been
the stenographer with SALISBURY,
| Ponder and Morris, Of Wilmington,
has accepted a position with the En-
pire Manufacturing Company, where
in addition to the Office work. he will
study the fibre manufacturing busi-
ness.
The Columbia third basketball team
will play the Mohawk team tonight.
Miss Greta Toner and Miss Mar
garet Jacobs spent yesterday in Dover
and while there spent some time in
the Senate and House. Miss Jacobs
/ is a pupil in St Peters School, and
had been working as a copyist on
legislative work.
General Manager Wallace has ar
ranged a new schedule for the Della
ware City cars. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace are now living In New Castle.
s. S. Deemer and John p. Taylor
took a representative of a New Yorl
Company over several sites here yes
terday. The company wants a sit
in this section.
This is the Feast Of the Annunci
alton Of the Blessed Virgin Mary II
the Catholic Church.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25

DreXler's and substituted Representa-
tive Messick's name as a member Of
tho Commission. The Senate then
adopted an amendment offered by
Senator Monaghan TO amend the bill
by including the names of both SEN
ator DreXler and Representative Mes
sick as members OF the Land Com
mission. the other members being
Lieutenant-Governor Mendinhall. for
mer Governor Ebe W. TunnelI. Stan
ley Short and D. Miniin Wilson.
The bill with the Senate amendment
then was sent back to the House and
at / o'clock this morning was called
up by Representative Moore. When
the Senate amendment was read. in
cluding both Mr. Drexler and Mr.
Messick as members OF the Commits
sion. Speaker Campbell announced:
IT think this is an injustice to the
committee and TO the House"
II move that It he laid indefinitely
on the table" exclaimed Representa-
tive Moore
Amendments on Table.
There was a chorus Of ayes from
both Republicans and Democrats,
and the Speaker did not even put the
nays.
This revealed all the more plainly
that the House was taking a slap
directly at Drexler. a combination due
to political and other resentment to
Drexler from both parties.
With the amendment thus tabled
J Representative Moore had the roll
called, aud the bill was formally laid
on the table. Mr. Moore then called foi
reconsideration. and the reconsidera.
tiou was voted down Representative
Gormley was the only House member
voting for the Senate amendment BY
negative reconsideration the House
! tabled the amendment so that It coulC
never be called up again and this alsC
killed the bill to perpetuate the LanC
Survey Commission.
Dead 10 DEATH" remarked tn,
Speaker in declaring the bill tabled
Harrington Gets Legislation.
For a little while peace was partly
restored between the House and th'
Senate last night, when the Senate
passed Representative Gillis' bill L
regulate the business Of pawn brokers
and the House shortly afterward re
considered and passed the Senate bill
TO authorize the town of Harrington tC
increase from $1,000 10 $4,000 annually
the amount that may be raised az
school taxes. It was the Senate's hold
up Of the pawnbroker bill that caused
the House in resentment 70 kill the
Senate Harrington school bill yester-
day morning.
Regulating PawnbrOker Business.
About 10 O'Clock last night the Sem
ate took up the ellis pawnbroker bill,
ana voted down Senate committee
amendment 70 il. Senator Drexler
pointed out that the amendment would
strike out practically an OF the nm
after the enacting clause or ie o,i.
IDENTITY designed to kill the Sin" said
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
DUPONT ROAD
BILL AMENDED
Abutting Property Owners to
Have Right Of IngreSS
and EgreSS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March 25.-Au
amendment to the bill passed on
Thursday to amend the General In
corporation law to permit General T.
Coleman DUPONT 10 build and give a
boulevard to the State. was passed. by
both branches of the Legislature last
night. The amendment was offered
by Senator Monaghan, and set forth
clearly that the owners OF property
abutting on the boulevard strip shall
have the right of free ingress and
egress between their properties and
the boulevard and public road These
amendments we're among those offer
ed I'm the House one Thursday by Rep
resentative Gormley. but we're reject
ed because of a desire that the bill
as originally drawn should be passed.
Now that the original bill has been
passed. and thereby was not ieop-
ardized by amendments tackled on n.
the ingress and egress provision
amendment was proposed, as a sepa-
rate bill last night by Senator Mon
aghan and was passed without any
! objection. Senator Monaghan said he
regard it as an important amendment,
/ inasmuch as some persons thought the
right of ingress and egress should
be clearly set forth. although Mr.
Hastings on Thursday gave his opin-
ion that the right Of ingress and
egress Is guaranteed under existing
/ law.
The original bill and the amend
ment are separate measures. and il
would be possible for the Governor IN
sign the original bill and veto the
amendment without impairing the
original bill. II the amendment is
signed 1t will be read into the original
| bill.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
c. ]. LUFF GETS
COMPTROLLERSHIP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. March Ex-Governor
Pennewill yesterday afternoon ap-
pointed Charles J. Luff as Comptroller
for Kent county at 81 900 a year. He
is resident Of West Dover hundred,
and farmer. He is a former Fish
Commissioner Of the State and was ap-
pointed under the law passed by the
present Legislature. Mr.. Luff is a
Republican.
The Governor also reappointed State
Librarian H. Ridgely Harrington for
four years His salary will be $1,000
year under law Just passed. Mr.
Harrington is a Republican Of Do
yer, and has made an excellent libra
rian.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
HOUSE AGAIN
RIPS DREXLER
XIII the Public Land Survey
Commission After Senate
Amends
HIGHER TAX ON
THE PAWNBROKERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, DEL March 25.-Continu-
ing their attitude of petty resentment
until the end. the House at 1 o'clock
this morning again ripped the name
Of Senator Louis A. DreXler out OF tho
Dill to continue the Public Land Sur
Vey Commission for two more years.
Senator Drexler having been a mem
Der Of the Commission for the past
two years. The House struck Drex-
ler's name from the Senate bill on
Thursday night and the Senate ap-
pointed Senators Corbit and Monag-
han 10 inform the House that the
Senate regarded the elimination of
Drexler's name as a discourtesy to
the Senate. The only explanation
vouchsafed was by Representative
White that a majority Of the House
desired a House member on the Land
Commission. and substituted Repre-
sentative John W. Messicks name in
stead Of Drexler's.
House Amendment Rejected.
To meet the Houses objection as
expressed on Thursday night. the
Senate early this morning rejected
the House amendment that eliminated