The Waxahachie Daily Light. (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 245, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1908 Page: 1 of 4
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lut Waxahachil daily light.
VOLUME XV. WAX AII At ΉI IS TEXAS THURSDAY j.w. t<i. idoh. mm
WOMAN RILLS SELF1
!
POISONS HER TWO CHILDREN !
AND THEN ENDS HER
OWN LIFE. I
IS RESULT OF INSANITY
Mrs. Camille Jacobs One of Vic- j
tlms of Tragedy Leaves Broth- I
er and Sister in
Dallas.
St. Louis Jan. 16.—Suffering
from melancholia and despondency
because of the absence of her hus-
band Mrs. Camille Jacobs aged 30
years wife of Leo Jacobs a promin-
ent cement manufacturer yesterday
poisoned her two little sons aged 5
years and 14 months and then kill-
ed herself. The tragedy was discov-
ered last night after a servant re-
turned and found all the doors
locked.
Mrs. Jacobs was a sistèr of Mrs.
Sidney Reinhardt of Dallas. Texas
and Leon Blum Jr.. also of Dallas.
■She wa« a daughter of Leon Blum
the noted ml'.lonaire merchant and
financier of Galveston. Mrs. Jacobs
had bee·-/ill for several weeks and
it is * elieved she became suddenly
unbp lanced as a result.
)
• J. L. McCartney today received a
^'telegram from S. P. Spalding at
Paris Mo. stating that his aunt
Mrs. Eliza Spalding died there this
morning. Mr. Spalding was called
there a few days ago on account of
his aunt's illness.
ΙΗΊ5ΧΚΤΤ DIVOlUi:
CASK
A Number of Sensational Itcvela- j
tlons Kxpectvd During Trial.
New York Jail. 16.—The noted
Burnett divorce case which created
a sensation when it was first tried
last autumn is scheduled to come
up for a rehearing today. During the
previous trial Mrs. I3urnett who is a
prepossessing young woman was ac-
cused of flirting with one of the ju-
rors and the eighth juror was ex-
cused and the case concluded with
eleven men in the jury box. A dis-
agreement resulted six of the men
favoring the pretty Mrs. Burnett
while five Bided with the husband
who was the plaintiff in the suit.
During the interim awaiting the
second trial two servants in the !
Burnett household John Carpenter!
and Julia McArdle who were wit-
nesses for Burnett were arrested !
and charged with perjury on infor- i
mation furnished by Detective Fitz- !
gerald and Messrs. Cella and Gold- !
stein of the New York Detective j
agency.
Detective Cclla undertook to serve J
papers on Miss Janet Burnett under !
the disguise of a telephone employe j
Although one of the cleverest men j
in the business Oella was immedi- j
ately discovered by the bright young I
woman and summarily put off the ■
premises. He afterward caught her
unawares on the street.
Lawyer Keating who created a :
sensation by accusing Mrs. Burnett j
of flirting with a juror at the first :
trial has been succeeded by Attor-
ney Palmer.
It was brought out at the first J
trial that Mrs. Burnett dined with |
one of the coresi>ondents at the
Waldorf Astoria ever Saturday af- |
ternoon. Other sensational révéla- j
tions are promised by both sides j
when the case is resumed today.
Good show arid warm house at the j
Empire tonight. 4 5 :
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AMEND PENAL
Til·· House Committee Weakens In
Its Opposition and Southern
Democrats Win Their
Point.
Washington Jan. 16.—Senator
Cnlberson yesterday secured the
passage of his resolution directing
the secretary of the treasury to
oommunieate to the senate the
amount of circulating notes issued
by each national bank to which was
awarded Panama bonds in conse-
quence of the award to them of such
hnnHs
Mr. Culberson first inquired
whether the secretary had responded
to the resolution calling for specific
information concerning the Panama
bond issue and was told by the vice
president that no such reply had
come to his desk.
Senator Aldrich stated that he ex-
pected the report yesterday and he
did not know the reason for its de-
lay. He would withdraw his objec-
tion to action in the Culberson resol-
ution.
So persistent have been the ef-
forts made in the house to amend
the bill codifying the penal laws of
the United States that the commit-
tee on revision of laws yesterday
consented to let down the bars and.
as a result the measure was chang-
ed in some important particulars.
The pacific attitude of the commit-
tee in this regard served to modify
the opposition members and in con-
sequence the proceedings yesterday
were devoid of the heated arguments
which have characterized the prev-
ious debates. When the house at
4:50 p. m. adjourned there were
pending a number of other import-
ant amendments which seemed to
meet with no opposition by the com-
mittee but which were passed over
until today In order that the mem-
bers might have time to consider
them carefully. The portions of the
bill which attracted the most atten-
tion were those covering the giving
and accepting of bribes by senators
and members. It is to the amend-
ments touching these questions that
the house tomorrow will devote it-
self upon resuming consideration of
the bill.
Election to Decide Salary.
Vicksburg Miss. Jan. 16.—A
large proportion of the legal voters
of Vicksburg cast ballots in a special
election today in order to express
their opinion of the salary received
by a single city official. The pay en-
velope of the city assessor was the
issue in this battle of ballots. In the
past that official has been receiving
about $4000 a year. The city fath-
ers held that was too much and that
$2500 would be about right. The
assessor objected to this cut in his
pay and appealed to the governor
with the result that a special elec-
tion was ordered to decide the mo-
mentous question.
west Virginia υ. u. r.
Parkersburg W. Va. Jan. 16.—
In response to a call issued by Con-
gressman Harry Woodyard chair-
man the West Virginia Republican
state committee will meet here to-
morrow to fix the time and place of
the state convention. Woodyard has
suggested that two conventions be
held one to elect delegates to the
republican national convention in
Chicago and another late in the sum-
mer to nominate a gqvernor.
Cannera to Meet.
Cincinnati O. Jan. 16.—Arrange-
ments were completed today for the
entertainment of the hundreds of
delegates who will be here from
Maine to California to attend the
convention of the National Canners'
association which will open in Cin-
cinnati on the first day of next
month. The canners of Maryland are
already making plans to secure next
year's convention for Baltimore.
HIGIIKS TO SI'KVK.
Chief Executive Will IMIver Tu<> !
Λ il dresses fu New York.
New York Jan. 1β. Governor j
Hughes has accepted two invitations
for addresses in New York tomor-
row One of them will he before the
Armstrong association in the inter-
est of negro education in the south
and the other before the West End
Women's Republican ilub.
Other speakers at the Armstrong
meeting are expected to be Booker
Washington who will tell of his
work at Tuskegee Institute; Colonel
Henry Watterson editor of the
Louisville Courier-Journal who has
not spoken from a New York plat-
form In several years; Cardinal Gib-
bons and Bishop Abraham Grant of
Indiana. Ex-Mayor Low who is
chairman of the Tuskegee board oi
trustees will preside at the meet-
ing which will be held in Carnegie
hall. A chorus of Hampton students
will sing negro songs between the
I
addresses.
The dinner of the West End
Women's Republican club will be
held at the Hotel Astor. It will be
the first banquet ever given by re-
publican women in New York and
their invitation to Governor Hughes
to be the principal speaker is con-
sidered as an expression of their
opinion on the presidential situa-
tion. Congressmen Bennet Walter
Chandler Miss Helen Varick Bos-
well and Mrs. James G. Wentz will
be among the other postprandial
speakers.
FOREST Hl'PEU VISORS MEET.
Three Departments of Service Rep-
resented in Conference.
Salt Lak^ City Utah. Jan. 16..—■
Supervisors of the United States
forestry district comprising the
states of Utah Idaho and Wyoming |
met here today for a conference
which will continue through three
days. The three departments of the
serv ie* crazing organization and
speci Me«fps' are represented. Rep-
resent viJes of the government for-j
estry biireau are also here. This dis-
trict so far as grazing is concerned
is the most important in the United
States. Out of 6000000 sheep on
all the national forests half are
grazed in this district and out of a
total of 1000000 head of cattle and j
horses nearly one-third are in this i
district.
According to the forestry super- j
visors the total area of the United |
States national forest is now 150- !
000000 acres of which 26000000 !
acres are in Utah Idaho and j
Wyoming. During the last year this j
district has sold 250000000 board ;
feet of timber from the national j
forest reserves.
Proceedings Dismissed.
Dallas Texas Jan. 16.—Accord-|
ing to information received here i
from Austin the proceedings before j
the railroad commission with refer-
ence to a reduction of passenger
fares to 2 1-2 cents a mile have been
dismissed. This action was taken by
the commissioners this morning. For
the present at least the matter is
at an end.
rteaa the Advertisement»!
BEAUCHAflP h lilLLED
r\VO ItKOTHKItS OF THF MAN
HE 8LKW SHOO! HIM AT
LAWTON.
Lawton Okla. Jan. 16.—Dr. F.
B. Beauchamp who killed Chas.
rhomas of Texas on a train at Ho-
bart a year ago was shot and killed
here yesterday by two brothers of
tiis victim John Thomas of Lawton
md William Thomas of C'hico as
rte was boarding a train. Beauchamp
killed Thomas after discovering
that he was involved with Mrs.
Beauchamp.
Dr. Beam liamp was about to de-
part from the city when the Thomas
brothers met him on the Rock Is-
land platform. All three men drew
pistols immediately. Will Thomas
fired twice both bullets being ef-
fective. Then Johp Thomas shot
Beauchamp twice and he fell to the
platform dead. He fired at the bro-
thers before falling but missed
hem. The Thomases surrendered to
he sheriff.
Beauchamp had been released on
jond awaiting his trial for the kill-
ng of Charles Thomas. John Thom-
is Is an attorney and William Thom-
is was visiting his brother here.
WINTER TOURISTS
People From tin- North Are Flock-
ing to Sun Antonio.
San Antonio Texas Jan lfi.—
Winter tourists have been flocking
into San Antonio since the holidays.
They are chiefly wealthy people
from Kansas City St. Louis Chi-
cago and the east. Some of them
have leased furnished houses and
settled down for several months.
They have hrobfcUl horses and au-
tomobiles with them and are en-
joying the open sunny weather to
the utmost. The embargo that this
city has placed on consumptives has
apparently not decreased the num-
ber of winter tourists since a goo l
many who did not come here before
now come because the sick are not
taken. Sanatoria for these lattei
have been established in the hill
country to the northwest and they
are practically excluded from the
city. It is estimated that ten thous-
and tourists will spend the winter
here very strong proof that the fin-
ancial panic did not hurt the west
and middle west as much as the
calamity howlers tried to make out
rorxTY m v> i\(im.s.
One Machine Will lîc Operated in
Ktu li Commissioner's Prod net.
The old system of working the
county roads with convict labor has
been discarded by Ellis county and
four traction engines now take the
place of mules in pulling graders.
One machine will be operated In
each of the four commissioners'
precincts. One engine was purchased
by the county several months ago.
At the conclusion of the road grad-
ing contest which was commenced
near Waxahachie last week the
commissioners bought three addi-
tional engines and four graders. The
three engines and graders were pur-
chased at an outlay of $7600.
Farley Won't Tie Knot.
New York .Tan. 16.—Archbishop
Farley of New York who it is ru-
mored may be made a cardinal at
the next consistory has definitely re-
fused to perform the ceremony unit-
ing Count Szechenyi and Miss Gladys
VanderWit. He bases his refusal on
his well known antipathy to the
marriage of Catholics to Protestants
On many previous occasions he has
set the seal of his disapproval on
these alliances and he has remained
true to his convictions despite the
prominence of the contracting par-
ties.
Laborers Drum nil Work.
Boston. Jan. 16.—Demands that
they be given employment have been
made upon Mayor Hibbard and Gov.
Guild by thousands of unemployed
men in Boston organized by Morri-
son Swift formerly an "officer" in
Coxey's army. Meetings of the un-
employed have been called in various
parts of the state.
...Nice Fresh Turnips...
We have just received a lot of Nice Fresh
Turnips--As fine as you ever saw.
$1 25 per bushel. 35 cents per peck.
Phones
J. B.HINES
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Fresh MacRerel I
ROY CONNALLY & CO.
Plenty of nice Butter and Eggs.
Some nice Vegetables.
Plenty of Chickens—and in fact plenty of everj'thing
in the grocery line.
Phone us your orders early.
E. C. LUMLEY
Both Phones 31 Opposite P. O. J[
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I We have a complete and well
X assorted lot of flower seeds. . .
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Come
Here
For Your
Sweet
Smelling
Perfumes.
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We've Been
Telling You
And now its here. Are you supplied with
good warm Underwear? Better not tackle
this norther unless you are comfortably
clothed. The outlay will be small if you buy
your Underwear from us. CLEARANCE
PRICES—Wool or Cotton. Wool Sox too.
Matthews. Bros.
Hem UK
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In our store you wiil al-
ways find a complete line
of good Groceries. . . .
Phone us vour order and
it will be filled ex.ictlv to
the letter
Both Phones 45
No Cheap Goods
In This Sale.
In our stock we are now selling at a 20 per
cent discount you will find no Cheap Jewelry—
but what you get now at 20 per cent off you will
pay the regular price for after January 31.
Thomson Jewelry Co.
North Side Square
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Ownby, W. A. The Waxahachie Daily Light. (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 245, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1908, newspaper, January 16, 1908; Waxahachie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1071266/m1/1/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .