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lilt WAXAHACHIt DAILY LIGHT.
VOLUMK XVI. WAXAHACHIE, TKXAS, TÛE8DAY, .11 \K ». tl>ns. Ni :
PROHIBITION AND
LOCAL OPTION
State Committee Submits Both
Propositions to the Voters
ol the State.
CONVENTION TO SANTONE
Committee Makes No Arrangements
for Paying Expenses ol the Pro
hibition Issues.—Cost May
Fall Upon Candidates.
Dallas. Texas, June 9.—At its
meeting held in this city yesterday
the democratic state executive com
mittee ordered that the following
propositions be submitted to the vo
ters in the primary election to be
held on July 25:
Prohibition Ticket.
"For the submission by the thirty
first legislature of this state of a con
stitutional amendment to the people
for their adoption or rejection pro
hibiting within the state of Texas the
manufacture, sale, gift, exchange and
interstate shipment of spirituous,
vinous and malt liquors and medicat
ed bitters capable of producing in
toxication, except for medicinal and
sacramental purposes."
"Against the foregoing."
I<ocal Option Ticket.
"For the system of local option
and proper legislative enactments for
the perfection of the laws so as to
prevent the barter or sale of intox
icating beverages in local option dis
tricts."
"Against the foregoing."
When to the paragraphs which]
have preceded this one Is added the
statement that San Antonio was se-1
lected the place for holding the state
convention of the party in August,
and that suitable arrangements were
made for putting into effect all the
actions taken, teh story of the sal
ient features of the sessions of the
committee has been told.
It ought to be added, however,
that the committee failed to come to
the rescue of the "candidates for
county offices, who must bear all the
expenses of the election, including
the one on the prohibition question.
No provision whatever was made for
relieving these aspirants for office of
a part of the burden of the cost,
which, it is said, will be onerous.
Secretary J. C. McNealus made a va
liant fight in their behalf, but the
members heard him with smiles on
their faces and then one of them ob- j
served in a casual maimer that a j
quorum was not' present. Investiga- ■
tion revealing that most had depart-1
ed after the fight over the prohibi
tion issue had been finished, the re
mainder dispersed. Had this not
been the case the indications were
that a subcommittee would have
been named to confer with the lead
ers of the opposing forces in the
campaign which is now about to be
gin with a view to securing contri
butions for a part of the extra ex
penses which, it was hastily calcula
ted, would amount to $20,000 or
$25,000 in the whole state.
It will be observed at a glance that
the committee submitted all the !
propositions requested by the peti- I
tioners. And it will also be apparent ;
to even the most casual reader that
no matter what a man's convictions
may be about the sale of intoxicating
liquors he will likely find some one
of the propositions which expresses
exactly the shade of his belief. It
was said last night that in designing
a drag net for bringing out every
possible vote it would be hard to im
prove upon the work of the commit
tee.
A LONG CHASE
AFTER NEGRO
One Supposed to Be Wanted in;
Ellis County Eludes
the OHicers.
THE DOGS LOSE THE SCENT
Alter Following Trail lor Five or Six
Miles They are Balfled in Their
Pursuit ol the Negro
Fugitive.
The Dallas Times Herald of Mon
day contained the following story of
the efforts being made to capture the ]
assailant of Constable Conger:
After an exciting chase which last
ed for seven or eight miles last night j
a negro, supposed to have been Nel
son Golden, who is wanted by the |
authorities of Ellis county, charged
with shooting the constable at Red
Oak on Saturday, eluded the officers
last night, and so far has not yet
been captured.
Deputy Sheriffs Roddy and Brit- |
ton returned from their trip down
the Hutchins road Saturday evening,
and reported no trace of the man. ]
Saturday night about 9 o'clock a re
port was telephoned to the sheriff's
office that a negro closely answering
the description of Golden, had been
seen near Eagle Ford, and wlih the I
dogs, Deputies Roddy, Britton, Por
ter, Carson and Sheriff J. H. Wil
liams of Rockwall county, left the
city immediately.
It was reported by Mr. Matlock,
who lives near the new cement plant
that a big, burly, black negro had
come to his house about 6 o'clock
and asked for something to eat. of
fering to pay for it.
Excited Suspicion.
Mr. Matlock had read the descrip
tion of Nelson Golden given in the
papers on Saturday, and when the
negro cams In, he immediately be
came suspicious, because he was
dressed Identically as Golden had
been described, except that he had
on a black hat.
Matlock says he had only one load
in his gun, and was afraid to make j
an attempt to arrest the negro, he,
tried a discretionary move. Furnish
ing the man with something to eat,
he seated him at a table, and then
tried to leave the house and make
his way to the nearest neighbor's and
eecure help. The negro saw him,
however, so he says, and grabbing a
handful of the victuals placed be
fore him, ran from the house.
Then it was that the report was
telephoned to the sheriff'3 office here,
and the posse started out.
Trailed by the dogs for miles
through the fields from Eagle Ford
almost to Grand Prairie, and then on
the railroad track for another mile
or more, the scent was finally lost,
when the dogs stopped threw up
their heads and then began to run
around in circles hunting for the
vanished trail.
(jaujçnt a Train.
From the actions of the dogs the
belief 1b strong in the minds of the
deputies that the negro caught a
train on the Texas and Pacific near
Grand Prairie. Ordinarily, it is said,
it Is a hard matter for the dogs to
follow a scent on a railroad track,
a8 the oil and cinders tend to destroy
it. Last night, however, the animals
followed the trail even after the man
took to the Texas and Pacific track,
only to have it finally vanish, appar
ently in thin air.
It is believed by Mr. Matlock that
the man lay in a wheat patch near
his house all day yesterday, only
coming up and asking for a meal
late In the evening.
Sheriff Williams and Deputies
Roddy and Carson did not return to
Dallas until early this morning, af
ter the trail had been lost. They re
ported that five deputies from Tar
rant county, together with Deputy
Dan Harson of Dallas oounty, who
lives at Grand Prairie, and Deputy
Britton remained out in the hope
that the lost trail could be found
again.
Was Going Went.
From the general direction the ne
gro took, and the belief that he
caught a train, it 1· almost certain
to the deputies that he went to Port
Worth, and the Tarrant county offi
rers are working on that theory now
From a story told the sheriff's de
partment this morning by Officer J.
P· Alexander, Nelson Golden must
have been in Dallas Saturday even
ing. According to Officer Alexander,
a gentleman whom he saw at the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas depot I
yesterday, told him of seeing a big
black negro, mounted on a small po
ny, racing east on Junius street late
Saturday evening, looking back over
his shoulder as the pony bounded
along, as if he was being pursued.
Efforts were made, it was stated, to
get both the sheriff's office and the
police department by telephone, but
both wires were busy. The man who
told the story, believes that it must
have been Golden, from his general
appearance.
Fort Worth Officers Active.
As indicated by the following from
the Fort Worth Record the officers
of that city are co-operating with
Sheriff Frbes in his attempt to run
Nelson Golden to earth:
Vigorous search Sunday night and
all day yesterday by Fort Worth,
Dallas and Waxahachie officers fail
ed to capture Nelson Golden, a ne
gro wanted in Ellis county on the
charge of attempting to murder Con
stable Tom Conger at Red Oak Sat
urday morning, when the constable
attempted to place the negro under
arrest.
The local police tried to catch him
Sunday night. All incoming trains
and interurban cars were watched,
but the negro did not appear.
About 7:iv o'clock Sunday night!
Mr. Matlock, who lives close to the
cement works, was approached by a !
negro who asked to buy something !
to eat. Mr. Matlock suspected that ι
he was the negro who had shot Con- ί
stable Conger and told his wife to
prepare the negro something to eat.
While his wife was getting ready a
supper Mr. Matlock started out the
front door to telephone to the offi- ι
cers.
The negro, however, was not to be
trapped. When Matlock went out the
front door, the negro threw a half
dollar on the table and said lie must
be going. Notwithstanding Mrs. Mat
lock told him the meal was only a
quarter, the negro did not stop for
his change, but grabbed a handful of
biscuits and bolted through the back
door.
Mr. Matlock telephoned to Prairie
Chapel. Dogs were sent for and two
hours were lost waiting for the arri
al of the bloodhounds. Three man
chasers were finally secured and the
hunt started at Matlock's back door.
At first the animals eagerly took to
the trail and led the officers at a rap
id pace to the end of the long trestle
over Mountain creek. There the dogs
stopped and refused to go any fur
ther. It was 10 o'clock Sunday night
when the bridge was reached. Al
though the officers led the dogs
across the bridge and all around it,
the animals would not again take up
the scent. After a fruitless search in
the vicinity, the officers gave up the
search for the night.
At 4:30 o'clock Monday morning
there gathered at Prairie Chapel
Sheriff Forbes of Dallas, two deputies
from Waxahachie and Deputy Sher
iffs Manswer, Purvis and Thompson
(Continued on page 3.)
IFIERLE FIRE !
SWEEPS EUS.
I
Hal! of a Prominent Business j
Block Is Reduced
to Ashes.
STARTED IN II RESTAURANT
—
Six Business Houses Completely Des
troyed and Others More or Less
Damaged.—Loss Is Eighty
11 otisand Dollars.
Fire broke out. In Bedford's res- '
taurant in Ennis at 11 o'clock Mon
day night and over half of one of
the main business blocks in town was
destroyed before the devouring
flames were subdued. Among the
firms burned out are Thomas Wal
ker Shoe company, Bedford's res
taurant, a frosty joint, pool hall, the
Ennis Pharmacy, F. C. Vickery,
wholesale and retail grocery, the In
dependent Telephone company.
Thomas & Hill, six chair barber
shop. W. H. Brown, law office. Dr. J.
P. Clark, dentist, Dr. Loggins & Mc
Call's office and other offices.
Six buildings in all were destroy
ed. Five of these were two-story
structures and one was a small sin
gle-story building. Every building in
this block was constructed of brick.
At one time when the flames raged
the fiercest the Citizens Bank build
ing and other structures were in per
il. The second stories of the build
ings were fitted up with offices which
were occupied by lawyers, doctors
and real estate agents.
The fire originated in Bedford's
restaurant and was caused by the ex
plosion of a gasoline coffee urn. It
was about 2:30 Tuesday morning
before the firemen, who made a va
liant fight, were able to get the
flames under control.
Ttie total loss on property is esti
mated at $80,525.
The individual losses, together
with the amount of Insurance, are
given as follows:
Capt. Η. 'Γ. Moore, loss on three
buildings, $20,000; insurance. $11,
000.
L. Levy, loss on two buildings,
$12,500; insurance, $7,000.
Mrs. J. C. McKinney, loss on build
ing, $3,500; insurance, $1,500.
Jim Roper, loss on pool hall. $900;
no insurance.
Lon Mims. loss on pool hall, $825;
no insuranuce.
Capt. H. T. Moore, loss on private
office fixtures, $100; no Insurance.
Harper & Eubanks, real estate,
loss $300; no insurance.
W. H. Brown, loss on law office,
$1,500; insurance, $400.
Ennis Pharmacy, loss on stock and
fixtures, $10,000; Insurance $4,700.
Bedford's restaurant, loss, $800;
insurance, $400.
Thomas & Hill, loss on barber
shop, $1,800; insurance, $1,200.
F. C. Vickery, wholesale and retail
groceries, loss on stock and fixtures,
$14,000; insurance $6,500.
Dr. J. C. Clark, entire loss on den
tal office; insurance $500.
Independent Telephone company,
loss on exchange, $10,000; insur
ance, $7,000.
Thomas & Walker, loss on stock
of shoes and fixtures, $15,000; in
surance, $9,000.
Loggins & McCall, physicians, en
tire loss; Insurance $1,000.
J. M. Petty, damage to building
covered by insurance.
Electric Light and Power com
pany, loss on wires and transmitters,
about $300.
Cotton Is Blooming.
Charley Tapps, who Is farming six
miles south of town, has sent this
paper two cotton blooms from his
field. In a note accompanying the
blooms Mr. Tapps said he had 8 acres
of cotton planted in March, and that
it bids fair to make a good yield.
Postmasters Organize.
St. Paul. Minn., June 9.—A per
manent union of the postmasters of
Minnesota will probably be effected
as the result of a meeting opened
here today in the federal building,
which is attended by postmasters
from all over the state.
EOUEI «HTJUT ESQiPES
Negro Who Shot Constable Conger
Located Near Eagle Ford.
The following from the Fort
Worth Star confirma the report in
this paper Monday afternoon con
cerning the appearance of Nelson
Golden on a farm near Eagie Ford:
Seven members of the police force
and an ex-county official were scour
ing the surrounding country for morn
than three hours Sunday night In the
hope of capturing Nelson Golden, a
negro bearing the significant sobri
quet of "Big Boy," wanted in Ellis
oounty on the charge of attempt to
murder.
During an attempt to place Gol
den under arrest at Red Oak Satur
day morning Constable Tom Conger
was overpowered by the negro, de
prived of his pistol and shot it four
times. Conger was wounded twice
and it is feared he cannot recover.
Considerable, excitement resulted,
but the negro contrived to keep in
hiding until Isite Sunday evening,
when he was recognized by a farmer
living near Eagle Ford while asking
for a drink of water.
The farmer was unsuccessful in
his attempt to make Golden a pris
oner, but at once gave the alarm.
Word was received here at 10 o'clock
Sunday evening that the sheriff of
Rockwall county, accompanied by
two bloodhounds, was in pursuit and
that the negro was presumably head
ed toward Fort Worth. Accordingly,
Night Captain Bills, Mounted Officers
Casey. Carter, Norwood and Brown
and Patrolmen Bell and Dodd went
at once to the south end of the city,
while ex-Deputy Sheriff Charles
Evatt went on an interurban car to
Arlington. All incoming trains and
interurban cars were closely watch
ed, but at a late hour Monday after
noon had proven fruitless.
VIGTIMS OF fiftTHHOUSE THIEVES
Houslon Couple Robbed of Tbeir
Jewelry and Money.
' Galveston, June 9.—Mr. and Mrs.
! R. E. Young of 1107 Franklin ave
nue, Houston, were.robbed of about
I $1500 worth of jewelry at one of the
j bath-houses on the beach between 5
! and 6 o'clock Sunday evening. The
j Jewelry consisted of a sapphire and
j diamond ring, valued at $600, soli
ί taire diamond ring, valued at $300,
,a sapphire brooch and emarald ring,
j gentleman's diamond stickpin, silver
■ card case and $4 in silver.
! The articles were taken from the
I deposit box in the office of the bath
house.
I Mr. Young left the claim check for
; the valuables in his trouser pockets
; in the bathroom while he was in the
] water. The bathroom was entered
■ and the claim check with the money
| and card case extracted frim his
pockets. The claim check was pre
I se η ted at the office, and the jewelry
I delivered to the thief.
j A gold watch in the pocket of Mr.
j Young's c&thing was not taken.
I The police are without a clew of
j the robbery.
Fieclier-H«nsen Trial.
New York, June 9.—Carl Fiacher
Hansen, the prominent lawyer, will
be placed on trial on the charge of
extortion before Judge Groff in th·
criminal branch of the supreme
court tomorrow.
R.eady to
Put on a
Straw?
<fl We've a big showing
ready for you here, Soft
Straws or Yacht style.
$1.00 to $4.00
Panamas $5 to $7 50
The largest selection of
Negligee Shirts in Waxa
hachic ready too.
DS
You
Can
Find
Anything that is
to be found in a
first-class drug
store at the City
Drug Store. Toilet
Articles, Sporting
Goods.PostCards,
Cold Drinks, Ci
gars, Books, Can
dies, Patent Med
icines, etc.
Prescriptions filled
accurately.
ONLY THE BEST
Ι Blackberries for Preserving f
1 We will receive a shipment of Blackberries each
£ morning this week. If you want some for preserving
I telephone us and we can deliver them fresh any day.
$1.75 per crate
i'tj. B.HINES
♦ Breakfast Cereals ♦
* 7
We have a large and well assorted line of Breakfast ç
Foods, but one brand we are making a leader is |
Toasted Corn Flakes 1
I Try it once and you will use it all the time.
R.oy Connally 6 Co.,
Ice Cold Watermelons
TODAY
Our line is very complete and we can fill your orders
promptly. If you are not a customer you can become
one at anv time. Our goods are as good as the best
and we guarantee perfect satisfaction.
E,. C. LUMLEY,
Both Phones 31 Opposite P. O.
I Today
We will receive our weekly shipment of fresh
Swift's goods—Hams, Bacon and Lard. Phone
us early and get your meat while it is fresh.
Every Tuesday we receive a big shipment of
these goods. ......
ou,r· P. P. SMITH Ô CO. "7