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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19
BUSINESS NAN KILLED
SHOT BY An ENPL0YE
A. r. DUNCAN OF WACO DIES
FROM WOUNDS INFLICTED
MONDAY.
Alex johnson, Travelling Salesman,
Is Charged With the Murder.
Released Under $4,000
Bond.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Waco, Texas, March ia. P.
Duncan, president of the Waco Ma
chinery and Supply company, died
early this morning at Providence
sanitarium from the effect of pistol
wounds received yesterday. Mr.
Duncan made no statement before
his death.
Alex Johnson, who travels for the
company and who is a stakeholder
therein, Is charged with the murder
and has been released on $40, 900
bond.
# 10 said that Johnaon told som.
lnx dis friends taA& thA killing d
IEwAean Mas - ~ - mo OF dis
3rWtA ~t1stch xon&s ~ 64en the wv
essAn evAx Anausz AeH WITH. ii
II flrfH. : Hunrrat xniAo 3M&
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19
MAGE SCAI4E AGREEMENT
III HARDLY xA(1G6EHLE
Operators and Miners arc not Like
~ to Reach Agreement.
Associated Press Special

Chicago, ILL.,, March 19.-The
announcement was made here to-
day by members of the Illinois
Coal Operators Association that
they believe 1t impossible for the
operators and miners to reach =
wage agreement.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19
FEDERAL INSPECTOR Is
on Mlr' 10 SIN ANTONIO
VIII Assist In tho Investf8ntIon into
che Cause OF the Boifer Ex-
piosioa Monday.
Associated Prese Special.

Associated Prese Special.
San Antonio, Texas, March 10
Word was received here today that
John Ensign OF Washington, chief
locomotive boiler Inspector for the
United States government, was on
his way to this city to participate In
the investigation OF yesterdays feaf-
full explosion.
The relief work here is we'll un-
der way.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19
the AlIk OUTLAWS
K MEk lNGllu
TAKE REFUGE IN MOUNTAINS
AND AIsE CLOSELY Fol-
LOWED ny POSSE
Officers and Citizens Unite In Ef-
fort to Capture SIayers or
Court OfffciAIs---CIasii
Is Expected.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special
Mount Airy, N. c., March IA
posse of officers and citizens left
here early this morning for Sauir-
rel Spur, twelve miles away and il
the Blue Ridge Mountains in vir-
ginia.
1t is reported that the Allen
clansmen have been located in the
mountains near Squirrel Spur. and
the party which left here will join
forces with a party Of forty who
are already there to assist In the
capture of the outlaws.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19
Refugees Reach Laredo.

Associated Press Special
Laredo, Texas, March ia
few Mexican refugees came in on
the morning train from Mexico
points. The number of passengers
going north from this point was
about fifty.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19
Reports Are Conflicting.

Associated Press Special.
Hillsyille, Va, March 1s.-Re-
ports received here late today from
Mount Airy, North Carolina. leave
serious doubts as to the correctness
of the earlier report regarding the
surrounding of the outlaws at SPUR
rel Spur, in the Blue Ridge noun
tains
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19
Startling to San Antonio.

Associated Press Special.
Austin, Texas, March ia. A.
Startling, state commissioner of la
Dor, left today for San Antonio to
assist in the Investigation Of the ex-
plosion in the yards of the Southern
Pacific There is no Texas law re-
quiring the inspection of boilers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19
ALIENS
WOULD BE EXCLUDED.
Adoption OF Bill Would Keep Ont
Foreign Laborers Of All
the Races.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Washington. March 19.-The
Dillingham; bill, which today was
the subject of bitter speech in the
Japanese house of representatives,
provides for the exclusion of labor
ers OF all races ineligible for natur-
aIization. 1t is understood that the
bill as originally drawn was aimed
at the Japanese and Chinese alike,
but 1t was later amended in order
that the susceptibility of the Japan
ese be not offended.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19
N INSULT TO JAPAN
SAYS COUNT HATT0RR|
MIGRATION BILL IN SPEECH
BEFORE HOUSE.
Says Proposed Amendment an Insult
ferable Insult to Japan-The
Provisions OF the MeAs-
ure.
Associated Press Special.

ASSOCIATED PreSB Special
Toxic, Japan, March 19.-Count
Hattorri, in addressing the Japan
csc house of representatives today,
condemned Senator Dillingham;
bill amending the immigration laws
of the United States as an insuffer-
able insult to Japan. The count, con-
tinuing his remarks, criticised the
Japanese government for its will
ingness to participate in the Fana-
ma exposition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-19

The many friends of W. ]. Me-
Duffie will be glad to learn that he
has about recovered from an Illness
of four weeks. He was able to come
down to his store this morning
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
Westminster Abbey.

tions, trophies, had all become con-
founded in my recollection, though l
had scarcely taken my foot off the
threshold. What, thought !, is this
vast assemblage of sepulchers but
treasury of humiliation, a huge pile of
reiterated homilies on the emptiness
OF renown and the certainty of obliv-
ion! 1t is indeed the empire of Death
his great shadowy palace where he
sits In state, mocking at the relics of
human glory and spreading dust and
forgetfulness on the monuments of
princes. How idle a boast, after all.
is the Immortality of a namei Time
is ever silently turning over his pages;
we are too much engrossed by the
story OF the present to think of the
characters and anecdotes that gave
interest to the past; and each age is a
volume thrown aside to be speedily for
gotten. The idol of today pushesthehero
OF yesterday out of our recollection:
and will. in turn, be supplanted by his
successor Of tomorrow. "Our fathers"
says Sir Thomas Browne, find their
graves in our short memories and sad
ly tell US how we may be buried In our
survivors. "Westminste Abbey"
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
A Parable.

Frederick w. Taylor, of scientific
management fame. said the other day
In Philadelphia:
1.-TWO men stood watching a steam
shovel work. With clatter and roar
the shovel bit into the steep bank.
closed on carload of earth and dump
1t on waiting freight thain.
1T drives me wild,' said the first
onlooker, ITO see that monster taking
bread out of good mems mouths. Look
at 1t. Why, It's filling up those Tat
cars faster than hundren men with
picks and shovels could do it.
But the other onlooker shook mis-
head and answered.:
"'See here, mister, II 1t would be
better to employ a hundred men with
picks and shovels on this job, wouldu
1t be better still. by your way Of thing
Ing, to employ a thousand men With
forks and tablespoons?"
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
Losing a King.

One Of the naval officers tells OF an
ircident that occurred when an Ameri-
can war vessel was lying at anchor In
TN European port, on which occasi IN
II was visited by monarch and his
suite.
One Of the members OF the suite, re-
splendent in gold lace and decorations,
with big sword at his side and sport
ing huge mustache, was exploring
the ship. and. being ignorant OF things
rautical, had leaned against the main
fatch wind-sail. mistaking 1t for o
mast OF what ensued the officer OF
the deck was informed by the boat.
swain's mate. who had seen the catas-
trophe and who broke the news Of 1t
thus
you'll excuse me, sir, but think
one OF them kings has fell down the
main hatch. SIR"
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
STEERS cAPTIvEs FOR YEARS
Largo Herd Grows From a Few AMI
male Which Fell Into a Deep
Ravlne Long Ago.

Meeker. Colo.-By risking their
lives a company OF Uncle Sans regu-
lars has rescued large herd Of Texas
long horn mavericks from the bot
tom of deep ravine.
A number Of years ago large
bunch Of cattle was turned on the
range. A stampede occurred, and
hundreds Of the animals fell over
from a precipice. The first ones
were killed. but the remainder, alight-
ing on the carcasses Of their COM
panions, survived. And there they
stayed. their existence unknown to
the cowmen. who supposed that they
had all been killed.
The survivors increased, growing
large and becoming wild. The war de-
partment finally detailed the soldiers
to get them out.
The rescue was thrilling. The huge
beasts. proved more than a match for
the soldiers horses in speed and
charged their rescuers. They over
turned many horses and attacked the
riders.
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
IMPRESSION OF NOTED ABBEY
Irving Calls sepulchers In Westmln-
ster Nothing but Treasury Of
Humiliation.

London.-The last beams of the day
were now family streaming through
The painted windows in the high vaults
above me; the lower parts Of the alb
bey were already wrapped in the OBJ
scurity of twilight. The chapel and
aisles grew darker and darker. The
efigies of the kings faded into shad-
ows; the marble figures of the monu-
ments assumed strange shapes in the
uncertain light; the evening breeze
:rept through the aisles like the cold
breath Of the grave: and even the
distant football Of a verger, traversing
the poets corner, had something
strange and dreary in it's sound.
endeavored to form some arrange
ment in my mind of the objects I had
been contemplating, but found they
were already fallen into indistinct-
ness and confusion. Names, inscrip-
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
SYNOPSIS.

Richard Lightnut. an American with an
anected English accent, receives a pres
ent from friend In China. The present
proves to be a pair Of pajamas. 4 letter
hints OF surprise to the wearer. Lightnut
dons the paJamas and late at night gets
up for smoke. His servant. Jenkins.
na sttemp, @ to tans tim to
clothes ss intending to summon help. When s,,
that he is crazy. Jenkins tells Lghtnut of
the encounter he had with hideous
sSEt 0% asked 5 fEePS e. pa, !ssk np he snFS R
for the night on his way home from col; e,i;
girl in black paJamas in his room: Light
nut is shocked by the girls drinking.
smoking and slangy talk. She tells him
with story Of her love for her sisters
room Innate, named Frances. Next morn
ing the girl is missing and Lghtnut hus-
costed by a husky college boy. who calls
him "Picky," but he does not see the the
rs sr JSSt s sRSs R calls TSey to spsna peseoSee See
priceless rubes hidden in the buttons OF
the pajamas. Billings dons the pa1amas
and retres. Lightnut later discovers
in his apartment a beefy person in NUT
ton-chop whiskers and wearing paJamas
Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
TO Rse Fl 9frndea deeares se he
Lightnut's guest and appeals to the lat
ter in vain. He is hustled off to jail
In the morning Lightnut is astonished to
flnd Billings gone, and more astonished
demanding his clothes Lightnut, bound
for Tarrytown, Billings home. discovers
Frances" the girl of the pajamas, on
ludes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Lghtnut never saw her
in black pajamas. At Tarrytown Frances
is met by husky college youth, who
halls Lightnut as "Dicky." The latter ig-
nores the boy. who then threatens to
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home.
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
The Weak Boom.

Medill Mccormick was talking In
Washington about one OF many feeble
booms.
THAT boom is as feeble" he said
"as feeble as-well. can only illus
trate its feebleness by means OF .
story.
"a drummer was waiting at Nola
Chucky for a Southern cannonball lin.
tied. The train crawled In at last,
nine hours late-a ramshackle, cllt.
tering thing. as ridiculous as an o'd.
fashioned high-wheeled bicycle.
'The drummer got aboard. There
seemed to be only one other passenger
The locomotive hooted, the bell
changed. the wheels spun round, and
steam hissed. but the train failed to
move. Then there were more hoots,
more puffs and Kisses and still the
train didn't bulge. Finally, after
third vain effort, the engineer got
down and shouted to the passengers,
whose heads stuck anxiously out OF
th eir respective windows:
"'Say. I'll have to ask you two gents
" climb off till get her started"
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
Il Was Not His Lead.

Here is another of the stories told
by the late Senator Robert l.. Taylor
and published by his close friend,
John Trotwood Moore:
An old-time darkey was closing his
sermon one night in Paradise alley,
and Uncle Rastus, who had been play
ing cards the night before. was seat
ed in the amen corner sound asleep,
dreaming of his favorite game. The
old preacher said:
1--WE will now close dis meetin' wild
prayr. an we will ak Bre'r Rastus to
lead"
Uncle Rastus suddenly aroused
himself from his slumber and shout
ed:.
1T amt my lead! jes dealt"
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
Not "Irade,u

One Of the young men attached %
the American embassy at Berlin tells
story in Harper's Magazine to Illus
trate that modern advertising can even
cope with the etiquette of courts.
A young American woman wished
10 be presented at the court of the
king of Saxony. They represented TO
her that the king could scarcely re-
ceive the daughter OF retail bootseiier
The young woman cabled home and
told her father of the situation. The
next morning she received his an
swer:
Cant call 1t selling. Practically
giving them away away. See adver-
tisement."
That solved the difficulty. She was
presented as the daughter OF an en-
iEent philantrophist.
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
SNAKE KILLS HER TWO SONS
While Mother Goes to Rescue Of Chill
dren Baby Falls In Tub and
DrownA

Raleigh, N. C.-The attention Of
Mrs. George Adams. living in Pitt
county, was attracted by the cackling
Of a hen, and she sent her 8-year-old
son to the barn to drive the hen from
the nest. A scream from the lad that
the hen had pecked him caused the
mother to send her younger son to as
certain the cause. and a similar out
burst from him led the mother to In
vestigate.
She found that both boys had been
bitten by rattlesnake that was coiled
In the nest. Hurrying with her little
ones to the house, she found that her
babe had fallen into q tub and drown
ed.
The boys. lacking medical atten-
ton. soon died In agony. The three
children will be buried in tho same
grave.
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01

Good heavens-oh. 1 say!" l e1-
claimed in CONSERVATION, as l fixed
my glass on the garments. Its your
jail, then, you know"
And suddenly made a discovery:
and forgot about keeping still.
BY Jove, Billings!" exclaimed ex-
citedly. Here's something inside the
coilar-some sort of jolly writing!"
What's that?" said Billings sharp
~. He jerked the garment from my
hand and held 1t in the light. All
round the circle within the collar band
ran four or five darker red lines of
queer little crisscross characters.
Chinese laundry marks, you idiot, -
he commented carelessly. And then
ne ducked his head closer with q
quick intake OF breath.
BY George. Dicky!" he cried. his
voice tremulous with some excite
ment. Cant be that either; it's
woven in-awfully fine, neat job, too,
NOW, what do you suppose"
He broke of wonderingly.
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
CHAPTER XIV.
Billings Symptoms Alarm Me.

6iliih9s' symptoms Alarm Me.
Most internal outrage of the CEN
tury. l tell you!" Billings stormed
For an hour l had sat there in my
rooms. limp and bewildered under the
tempest of his wrath, The wild and
incoherent sputter over the phone
that Jenkins reported upon my return
had sent me on hunt for my friend.
had found him sullenly dining alone
over at the club, and as soon as |
entered he started to bolt from the
room. Only through the greatest
pleading had | managed to coax him
back to my chambers. hoping l might
screw out of him some explanation.
had received 1t, by Jove!
OF course. recognized 1t all as i'm
possible and crazy, you know, but
when l said so to Billings his remarks
were so violent. and he turned such a
dangerous apoplectic purple. dashed II
l didn't renege.
But then the old man. you know!"
l protested weakly.
Billings leveled his big arm at me.
mouthing wordlessly for a minute.
'That-that'll do. about that old
mani" he choked at last "Not-not
another word about him!" And final
+, ly he collapsed into his seat from
sheer exhaustion. Just sat there
painting and glaring at me like jolly
bulldog.
Gradually he became calmer.
Tell you what: the only thing that
let's you out. Dicky. is the way Van
Dyne and Blakesley did. in turn. when
| got them there"
He spoke savagely, but frightened
a little.
"Oh!" said. Didn't they recog-
nize you. either?"
Billings snort made me jump.
"Recognize!" he beloved. They
went back, mad as hell!"
by Jove!" ! said soothingly.
That's not ALL" continued Billings
grimly. II was SO sure 1t was a put
up Job. some asinine, fool joke. wrote
a cautious note to the governor. After
q lot OF pleading. | got the fools to
send It. He came"
Billings paused dramatically.
"Oh, yes. he camel" he went on,
fixing me with an excited eye. And
when | staggered forward and did the
prodigal son act on his neck. he hand
ed me a punch that jolted of his silk
tile. Went straight up in the air with
the whole bunch down there and con-
tracted to do things for them that will
keep them active for q year. Threat
ened to have me sent up for forgery
this is my own father now. mind
you-forgery Of my own name! Huhl"
Billings strobe to the end OF the
room and back. Then he sat down
again. beating with his foot upon the
floor.
They were pretty nasty after that"
Billings went on gloomily; and they
wouldn't send for any one else. Just
had to sit there In that internal bas-
tile with nothing on but paJamas and
pair OF bedroom slippers. Dvery
once in a while somebody would come
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
I Swung Aboard,

and address me as Foxy and want
me to send for my clothes or else
send out and buy some. Finally. big
rags and said I'd have to put on those
or else buy some others.
And l had just got into the togs
and stuffed the rubies and paJamas
out of sight in my pocket, when the
particular brigand who had charge of
my coop came back. He almost threw
a fit when he saw me. Where's Twen-
ty-seven?' he wanted to know. And
then. before l could say word, he
clustered up to me with: And say.
what business you got in here? Clear
out!' And you bet l didn't lose SIN
gle golden minute-I cleared. You
should have seen me beat it down
that corridor, The fellow followed me
little, grumbling to himself: Then
he called to cop who was just COM
ing in: Say, O'Keefe, run that young
fat freak out OF here. will you! It's
one OF that bunch OF visitors that
went through just now. Fresh thing
snooping into the cells!'
anu o0 ShC oaAhO SOp thhl OiOd6As
me there-the very same-was the
one that showed me out Of the door.
warning me that I'd best not go pok-
ing into the prisoners cells again If
l knew what was good for mel"
by the way. old chap" pufred Bill
ings. his poise and good humor i'm
proving under the spell of a cigar. 81
was sorry to return the pajamas torn
and dusty and wrinkled as they were.
l was leary about having them pressed
or fused over. So ! wrapped and
sealed them myself, Just as one does
a Jewel package. Got them. did your
stared at Billings through my
glass.
Didn't you get them3" he ques-
toned In alarm.
Yes. yes-it's all right. old chap"
said hastily and as pleasantly as l
could. Eugene delivered the boz to
Jenkins and opened 1t myself.
Thought 1t was-h'm-thought II was
something else" Then proceeded
soothingly: But you're Just a little
mistaken about the dust and wrinkles.
old chap-and about them being torn.
Ha. ha! Good joke!"
But Billings face was unresponsive.
why. old COOP" he said with cheer.
full contempt, there's triangular
tear In the back OF the coat you could
stick your head through; and one OF
the sleeves ia in ribbons"
Just opened the drawer OF the ta-
BILE and took out the box-glove box. 1
think It was-containing the pajamas.
had read something somewhere
about the clearing efiect-the reac-
ton. and that sort OF thing. produced
sometimes by q shock.
See for yourself, old chap" 1 said
gently. And l lifted out the gossamer
fabrics and again spread their Grim.
son glory under the lamp. Billings
examined them eagerly. but just
looked confounded.
Don't understand It," he said. BIT
ing his nails. why. hang It, they look
smooth. too, as though never worn.
And the rubies are all right. too"
He rested his chin upon his hands
and gloomed At the red sweep.
caught few sentences OF his
mumbling.
by George. I'm half a mind to
think there's something In the pa
1amas." he muttered-"someth un.
canny and hisagreeable somethins
they're alive With"
sprang UP and back, ovsrturnins
my chair.
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01

to catch my darling's eye at last just
as they curved. And, by Jove. she
looked amused-and pleased.
AS for the trump, she frankly and
harshly laughed, and then moved up
a speed, just as south-bound ex-
press took the station.
And 1 swung aboard it. back for lit
tie old New York. Didn't see what the
chauffeur did. Wasn't interested, you
know, about that.