MACOX, MISSISSIPPI, SATIJllDAY, NOVr'.Ml'.r.lt II, I'.'0:S.
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,lilin lli)Vt. iiiilliorizcil a gcolt
,r(l imlibtrial survey of" Oktili
.(tM11tv,.tiilir;H'ingtlit! following
1(Dr V S. Logan, Professor of
n aml Mining: 1. I'liysiog-V-Tlw
surface features, relief,
' l llviln.grapliy Streams,
s w't'lls. 'springs, water supply,
-(all, etc. Stratigraphy The
Wal format inns, their distrihu-
i-l wltt l4, din. rt'liiti'ms. fossils, eie. 4.
on, feeakl mit CMeraphy (a ) Cements
or ttkm. report mi i-xpi-riini'iits in t ho
riiiff4owJ..,flll.tur.' nf cements from the vn-
'r''SlS8ck "nfnniiiiii.iib of the county, (h
vouf . Pro .;,,,:,, Material The maimfac-
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fertilizers.
State ('hem
Exempt From Supervision.
The railroad commission ()f t
State has hecn pennanenilv enjoi'iiil
by dudge Nilcs I'rnm making rati
on the (lulf A Shin Island railroad
The Culf & Shiji Maml railroad,
ever sinee it was liuilt, has elainicil
that it. was exempt, fi-mii the snn,.r.
vision of the railroad rommis.-imi,
settilng up that its eliard-r excmpteil
it from such supervision. Some time
ago the rnnd weurcd a t i'in .ra rv in
junction preventing the railroad
Himmission from interfering with
tlm rates on this road, ha .4 week
Judge X ilcs handed down an opin
ion in which he made tin injunction
a permanent, one. The charter of
the ro.nl va? granted in 1 S S ' . an'! it
n W. llerrick, Tro
: (irasstv and live
very fclsi
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inaafliffici
for yln
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out looks.
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Undlhui Bv Prof. .1. U. Fox, Frofc-Hor of
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By Pri.f. A.'
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McKay, Professor
Trucking and for-
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vilaml Itiinil I'.nginecnng: Dirt
M ami mail materials.
Us ri'-uli nf UifM' investigation';
;ji' niiiii-l)('il us a special report
tit.' li'L'i-latnri', and will furnish
.filial will enahle the legislat tl iv
" ii'linii:ii.' iletinitely whether or
"ii.iiih a j;.''.ogiciil and industrial
jikwimiIiI lie of practical value to
..Stat.1. It i- the belief by those
i'iO lime Mii.lie.l the question that
stork miKi he done, if Mississip-
;-tolif ii'nii'rl"and iiilelligeutly
ivirtid to i lie world in her true
ill as having tho greatest undevel
xi n-n utn s of any Slate in the
"cion.
Water Famine Is Critical.
Tii.' uniiT famine iu Mississippi.
h;wl bv ike lung drouth, is dailv
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fVtfiapI 'mini; timri' serious and a condi-
BlWawxt has ln n readied that fan he
wWiil as nothing less than erit
i Eacii iluv hriiiL's to daekson a
)!f onraviiii nf wagons from the
(fflitry, tii.- sole object of their trip
'tmm lieiiij; (,j st .n, Watcr from
"river, atnl at any hour of the day
wnp.ns may be seen on the
vi'iidiiig their way homeward
1 carrying from two to six barrels
l;M fiib the precious fluid. From
2 juris nf ih,. State comes the com
a'iH nf scan-iiv of water, and a
v bun. ai has hcen added to the
'tiseo? npenuin-j; inamifiicturing
ifflis on in count of the long dis
"'Mlit'V are compelled io-haul wa-
Hie famine is causing great
stress among the eotton ginners.
iiiaiiy of thiso plants are closing
Mth day, finding it impossible
' obtain water. Jn numerous sec
'nf the State gins are from ten
ftoon milt s away from available
'r sitniilv. l'nr in sin urn the i'in
jt Horn, .ncr twenty miles from
'W'On. is hauling water from that
."', ad the e.vpenso thus incurred
freihici'il the prolit on operation
!st to nothing.
Contract for New Well.
mi
. 111(1 city authorities of Indianola
m aiviinlcd a contraot for sinking
i second artesian well. The entire
"jer supply is furnished by one
and since the location 'of so
') industries at that, ihier, the
insure jias at times been inade-
"ltP. Tl,i ,v.,tor tVnni tlm first
i,tfll is SO llcavilv plinrmul illi soiln
adplnir that it is somewhat
""'siriihlc for drinking purposes,
the new well is being sunk al
J!"ft qiiiirler of a miK; distant.
old well is a little more than
-diO fee, deep an( fumihrs about
0n-OW gallons n day.
Pearl River Traffic.
T'rp. promises to bo considerable
ttiiimci',.,. on Pearl river during the
'intor and spring season. For
lany years traffic on this stream
boen noffWtflil Kn l.ict vnnr two
,Blall Slenmhnnfa' worn ti hi ceil ill
H JJrvic nd bandied large quantities
wuun seed and cotton from in te
nor points. This year a new boat
be placed in gerviec from dack
2 to Carthage, and a new boat will
p lie lower river trade between Co
"abiR and Jackson.
yter Commission Report.
Aitor Cole has received the fl-
1 Uncial report of the Oyster Com-
ron. The report shows that the
wl collections of tho commission
ave been $14,025.45 and the dis
"ments have been $11,600.25,
avig a balance of $2,159.93 in tho
easury 0f the commission. . Five
T'sni dollara ot the amount cx-
was allowed the cemmission
exempts the road from the supervis
ion of the Pommisioli. The Su
preme Court, in a case a f.-w months
ago, decided that, the i onimissinn
had no supervision over the road.
Judge N iles. in his opinion, holds
that the charter granted by the legis
lature is binding, and that, the com
mission has no right to supervise
either the pa-senger or the freight
rates of the road, and makes the
temporary injunction perpetual.
Cotton Crop Prospect.
Fine headway was made during
the wild, just ilo-ed with the pick
ing of the cotton crop in M k-issippi.
The tlrv weather ha cau.-ed tin.' sta
ph" to open ith asloiii-hing rapidi
ty, and all available labor lnnep
have been coii.-tanllv employed in
marketing the crop. There is no
longer any dimM thai .M i?--t.pi s j j,, m,.,
yield will lie shorter man last, year.
Less than half a dozen counties re
port a top crop, and this causes t he
hea iest reducl ion in the prospective
yield. The delta i fop w ill average
from 1 " to :iu per c.-nt. below that
of lust year, although the bottom and
middle . rop is about up to ihe av
erage. The interior nim.-meiifc tn
the market towns coniiniies (juite
lively, and there n very little ten
dency on the part of the farmers to
hold buck the staple
Fine Stone in Rankin.
Prof, lii liel, the government geol-igi.-l
who is niiiking a survey in Mis
sissippi, makes a highly favorable re
oorl on the Hankin county stone
quarries, near Star, which he find
to be a good quality of tine-grained,
while sandstone, occurring in beds
of from ten to lifteen feet, in thick
ness, .separated by thin layers of
clav. and having a dual thickness of
workable stone at lea-l lifty feet in
,,,,lli. ln,f. Kike stale that the
clav depo-ils found in Mi-sisdppi
arc' the equal of any in the country.
Tried to Kill a White Man.
Considerable excitement prevail
ed at Talor, in Lafayette county,
last week', when a negro, Simpson
Harry, all. mpled to kill a white man
' 'I- .1 1 . 'Cl .rf,, il-eit
named .mo i ui.o. i n- n. r-'
a nror and it took elTect upon the
l !;, i of Tnhhs. Tubbs is a highly
respected citizen and a lynching was
averted only by the vigilance of some
of the citizens win. guarded the ne
on, until the arrival of the slienll
from (Monk Kverylliing is quiet
now, but Tubbs is in a serious condi
tion. Bureau of Statistics.
... .... V 1! Walker of
Monroe county vdl introduce in the
leeislature at the January session a
or (lie esiaoiisnnieio ( m n j
Mskua Important Reoommendstions,
State Superiiitondent of Educa
tion Whitfield has comnifinced work
on the narrative feature of his bien
nial report to tlm legislature, which
will he one of die m,)St j Mi f rt ii n t.
documents f this kind submittte,l
to the lawmakers. Superintendent
Whitfield will make a strong recom
mendation for the establishment of
a State normal school, to be con
ducted under the supervision of the
,1 r i. , , .
...-(..nuiiem oi eiiucaiion, ami in
urging this action he will have the
unanimous support of the school
teachers of the State. The superin
tendent, will also sugge.-l the estab
lishment of a rural high school sys
tem, better salaries for county su
perintendents, and the placing of
new subjects in the common school
curriculum, including the elements
of agriculture, vocal music and
drawing.
Many New Banks.
Within the past month six new
bunking institutions have been
launched in Mississippi, and the
next report, of the auditor's ollice on
banking iiisi itutions. will show a
good increase in the amount of cap
Hal invested in this branch of fi
nance. The latest bank to apply for
a charter is domiciled at Carthage,
to be known as the Leake County
IS, ink, with a capital stock of $110,-iioii
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
PROVES A SHORT DOCUMENT ON
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
REPUBLIC ASS AITLAl'D ITS READIXG
Congress Listens to the Reading of
the Message and Then Both
Houses Adjourn for
the Day.
Washington, Nov. Id. After listen
ing to the reading of the president's
hrief message on Cuban reciprocity to
day both branches of congress ad
journed without transacting any im
portant business.
Lumber industry Booming.
Willi t he completion of the branch
line of the (lulf v Ship Island from
Mendenhall to Columbia, a distance
of sixty miles, gaw mills and lumber
manufacturing enterprises having
an aggregate capital of over $2,000,
ooii will spuing into existence. Al
ready saw mills are being started
along the line of the road and will be
for operation before
trams commence miming.
A Chinese Farmer.
Claiborne county has the honor of
claiming the only Chinese farmer in
Mis-is-ippi. His name is Qnong
Thomas, and the almond-eyed Celes
tial runs a farm of 100 acres near
Port Cibsoti, where he cultivates a
fine variety of cotton, all of which is
shinned to the Orient. Thomas has
been quite successful, and within the
past, few years has accumulated a
snug amount in ihe savings hank.
Piney Woods Development.
The development of the piney
woods section of the State seems to
he in its infancy, judging from the
large number of new lumber manu
facturing enterprises thai, , 'ire being
chartered each week. The latest
charter of this kind to reach ihe gov
ernor's oiiice is that, of Collins &
Co., who w ill establish a $150,000
plant iu Marion county m ar Oloh.
A Peculiar Accident.
Jean Petit, a native of France,
and a well known resident of Scran
ton, was fatally injured last week at
the Farnsworlh Lumber Company's
saw mill, lie wa working at the
edger when n sliver of a plank was
torn olf and buried in his side ne.ir
the abdomen.
Fund for Superannuated Preachers.
Key A. F. Watkins, ol Jackson,
agent 'for the fund of $5.ilOO,()OU
which is being raised for superan
nuated preachers by the Southern
Methodists, says that he is meeting
with much success in getting to
gether ibis large fund. Since his
s , , .. .. 1 .1 1
ic nas auciuieu sc.. .,u
bill provi'li
of a bureau
js hanliv anv doubt, thai a inea-ur
r .i.;.. will be enacted by in
IM IHIS noe.
. t: . t
,o, U- 11S lllllUie seilioie
THE MESSAGE.
To tin; Senate and House of Repre
sentatives I have convened the cou
press, that it, may consider the legis
lation necessary to put into operation
the commercial truly with Cuba,
which was ratified by the senate at its
last session and subsequently by the
Cuban government. 1 deem such leg
islation demanded, not only by our in.
terest, but. by our honor. We cannot
with nionrietv abandon tne course
ti lHiii which we have so wisely cue
barked. When the acceptance of the
1'liitt amendment, was reouired from
Cuba by the action of the congress of
the I'n'itcd States, this government
thereby definitely committed itself to
the policy of treating Cuba as occupy
ing a unique position as regards this
country
It was provided that when the island
became a free and independent repub
lic sue should stand in such close rela
tions with us as in certain respects to
come within our system of internatioil
al policy, and it necessarily followed
that she must also to a certain degree
become included within the lines of
our economic policy. Situated as Cu
ba is, it would not lie possible for this
country to permit the strategic abuse
of the" plan by any foreign military
power.
It is for this reason that, certain
limitations have been imposed upon
her financial policy, and that, naval
stations have been conceded by her to
the t'nited States. The negotiations
as to the details of these naval sta
tions are on the eve of completion.
They are so situated as to prevent any
idea that there is the intention ever
lo use them against Cuba or otherwise
than for the protection of Cuba from
the assaults of foreign foes and for
the better safeguarding of American
Interests in the waters south of us.
Isthmian Canal.
These interests 'have been largely in
creased by the consequences of the
war with 'Spain, and will he still fur
ther increased by the building ot tue
isthmian canal. 'They are both milita
ry and economic. The granting to us
by Cuba of the naval stations above al
luded to, is of the utmost importance,
from a military standpoint, and is
proof of Ihe good faith with which
Cuba is treating us. Cuba has made
great progress since her independence
was established. She has advanced
steadilv in every way. She already
stands' high among her sister repub
lics of the new world. She is loyally
observing her obligations to us, and
she is entitled to like treatment by us.
Reciprocity Treaty.
The treaty submitted to you for up
,.vii twn'rps to the United States
SCANDAL IN SALT LAKE.
Potyrjemy Charged to Apostle Hebef
J, Grant.
Salt Lake, t'tuh, Nov. 10. It. is alto
gether llkelv that Apostle Heber J.
(Iran, will indefinitely postpone his
trip ! Europe, which was scheduled
to hfgin at, 9 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing owing to pressing business with
the .onnty authorities.
A complaint drawn by County At
torn. v Westervelt. and slgneu y
Olee-ios Marston Owen was sworn to
her. e Judge Diehl at 6 o'clock this
eve. ing. and presented to She'riff Em
ery tor service.
It charges Apostle Grant with un
law, ul cohabitation in living with Au-
g.et t Winters Grant and Kmily Wells
Gra' t, sister of the governor of Utah,
at tiic same time.
Tie apostle was convicted of the
sun.' n Tense In 1S88. wnen ne was
fined $r,on. The maximum penalty un
der .he State law is a fine of $3m. Im
prisonment in the penitentiary not to
ex.- cd six months, or both. .
Tie prosecution of Mr. Grant at mis
tin - is due m part to his public, an
mi. -.ion before the students ot; the
I'ii cersitv of Ctah that, he has two
?V-'.s lie erplaliieiV that he had do-
fund, $a0 for himself and $" ir
fund and $.".0 for himself and $,".0 for
each of bis two wives.
The laughter of the students caused
him to add: "Yes, I have two wives,
and the only reason I have not anoth
er is because the governor won t let
me."
The apostle was to have been accom
panied to Europe, where he has been
assigned to do missionary work for the
Mormon church, by his polygamous
wife. Emily Wells Grant. Her resi
dence has been rented to Mrs. H. D.
Ellerbeck.
The legal wife. Augusta Winters
Grant, was with him on his mission
to Japan, from which he only recently
returned.
NEW POINT OF LAW
RAISED IN THE BIG BACK TAX
SUIT AGAINST THE I. C.
TAXATION OF THE CAPITAL STOCK
Lawyer Who Gained a Reputation In
Jett and White Prosecutions
Heeds Advice of Friends. KLEY CITIZENS AVENGE A
Lexington, Ky, Nov. 8. A. i r(r( ' fOLICEMAN'S MURDER.
Bynl, commonwealth attot n , -
Breathitt county, who gained . 1
Ta rZitoniu)W TO A TELEGRAPH POLE
murder, in a long distance ,i
communication to the, Assocli- IJIO ()P
Of an Absorbed Line Is the Question
at Issue Suit Will Be a Battle
Royal, and Neither Side Will
B! Content Until the U. S.
Supreme Court Has
Had Its Say.
TOO WARM FOR BYRD.
limitation
South Carolina Wants White Labor.
Columbia, S. C, Nov. 10. Dissatis
fied with negro labor on farms and
cities, a convention of business men
and farmers from every county in the
State was held in the statehouse thla
afternoon. A Slate immigration soci
ety was organized for the purpose of
importing white laborers from Scot
land. Norway, Sweden and England to
take the place of negroes. Agents of
the immigration society, provided with
credentials from the State and na
tional governments, will visit the
countries named to procure suitable
Immigrants for this purpose.
DIED IN HER RAGS
Jackson. Miss, Nov. 10. Tho. filing
of the big suit against the Illinois
Central Railroad Company by the rev
enue aeent. as announced in yester
day's dispatches, has been the subject
of much comment and speculation as
to the nrobable outcome.
One of the questions raised in the
matter is how the State proposes to
R.ibteet to taxation the can tal stoi K
nf the old railroads and at tli ham
time collect taxes on the property of
the roads In which the capital stock
is presumably invested. Tills ques
tion does not properly enter into the
case. The capital stock of these lines
is set down by the Illinois central
Company as of "no value." The Illi
nois Central now owns the franchise
of the roads and pays taxes only on
the property of the lines. The com
pany cannot claim that it. is paying
taxes on something of "no value'' and
assessed as of no value. According to
the contention of the revenue agent,
the capital stock of these lines which
Snvo tieennip nnrt. of the Ililnois Cen
tral is of the same value as the capital
Htock of the Illinois Central itself and
en assessable and taxable.
As stated in yesterday's dispatches,
the suit will be a battle royal and will
ami la less he foimht. through all the
courts of the State and in the Cnited
States Supreme Court, before either
side will be content to give up. The
position of the revenue agent is that
it is a matter for the courts to deter
mine; if the taxes are due the State,
he holds that it is his duty under the
low to trv to collect them; if they are
not due he wants the courts to so de
clare. SWALLOWED CARBOLIC ACID.
rorrestiondent tonight, eon1
.1 . V.. V.. n .ln.l,!aa
Illinois liiui " v. ii.." WO
awav irom tsreaiiiUi mj mj
the term of court wnicn
Jackson, Ky., tomorrow. I,
taken unon the Insistent
of friends and relatives, who declare
that Judging from the pa:t history of
the county his life would be in con
stant peril there. He has not received
warning of a definite plot to take his
life as has been rumored.
T. 1'. Cole of. Jackson has been tem
porarily appointed prosecuting attor
ney. There will he no indictments at
the coming term of court. Mr. liyrd
savs, in connection with the numerous
assassination cases, further investiga
tion will be nostnoned for the present.
Mr. Byrd'e term of office will expire
January 1. lie will then move to win
.I.Mte.r Kv. to reside p" I Itl'T ' lit . "
but does not expect to sever himself
entirely from the mountains, in which
he has" been instrumental In bringing
about a revolution for law and oruer.
He has been urged to run for con
gress to succeed John B. White and he
may do so. but has not. yet announced
himself. Onlv minor cases are on the
docket of the Breathitt Circuit Court.
CUT THROAT OF NEIGHBOR.
But Left an Estate Valued at Half
a Million.
New York., Nov. 10 Mrs-. Mary Oli
ver, a widow 8H years of age. has been
found dead in the basement of a ten
ement house in Second avenue, Har
lem, where she had lived as a recluse
for twenty-five years. When the po
lice searched the place they found
t'nited States bonds and other securi
ties to the value of V.O.Oun. Neighbors
say the woman's estate is valued at
more than halt a million dollars. Her
death was from natural causes.
Hardly a dozen feet from the spot
where the old woman lay the polic-o
found James Alderdice. an old man
who had for years collected the rents
from a number of houses owned by
Mrs. Oliver and attended to all her
business, dying from an apoplectic
stroke.
Mrs. Oliver had lived and (lied sur
rounded by the dust and dirt, of years.
The two rooms which she made her
home were filled with boxes and rub
bish of all kinds which contained the
woman's wealth.
It. is said Mrs. Oliver was a native
,,f leiiehimt and had two married
onomic advantages as great as those (aU.lltrrK ln Brooklyn. They seldom
tip
hunili'i
South
nt
I red conferences till over
tho
White Boy Robbers.
n organize! gang of thieves,
sed of whit" boys, hist week
into tun Kit IP'S ill tllC WCstcm
i' in-i ice here ,.
Ol 1 II, I I SO' l , ,
,,.,rt of Meridian ami succeeoeu ...
y, 1 1 i I consul, in"..-
ms lo
lie sironglv iu lavor oi it u.c u,.-,
m,,ans of promoting publicity of the
State's resources.
Heavy Cotton Receipts.
For the months of September
a,1(l October the town of Newton hns
received over 1.0110 bales of cotloll
mprt. ihan it did for the same two
num,bs last year. During Sepletn
,H,rnn,l(.eober last year o (,lMia e
wee marketed there, while for he
.ame period this vrnr tne ion .'
i i i n leiies The vie hi m
bought -bob. cue ,
X0,yton coiinl v "ill no doubt be
better than last year.
Fancy Price for Cotton.
A fanev priee was paid at (Irecn
wood last' week for :h)8 a esofl M
(1r cotton, this amount, being p r
(lu,sed at VI cellls per poinid. tk
transaction amounting to eve M-V
5. This section of the State pro
duces the finest cotton to be found m
y part nf tho rotton growing belt.
To improve Pascagoula Harbor.
The Mississippi m','b;:rs. .otn,f",":
gress will make a strong hght at. t e
tuning session to secure an add -tional
'M'P1'1'!11'1"'1"" ., ,' .,. I'asca-
nrovement oi ue .
eotila. thiet f.ugiueci v.
Km" t eiieineerint: fontc
I h (rilVCl 11 ll. iu- 1 p
has reconnnende
all of the
'ottimr. awav
hnotv." The police believe
,,,,.,,,1,,-,-s of (lie gang belong to re
sectable families of that section of
,u, city. A number of arrests are
expected to follow.
Decapitated by a Switch Train.
A shocking accident occurred in
the Mobile & Ohio yards in Meridian
last week, when a man named l'Wis
fin.-eit, about .M' years of age. was
van over and instantly killed by a
train drawn bv a switch engine.
Dossett s heii.l ami snouiueis ..
completely severed from the rest of
the body.
Sent Up "for Kidnaping.
Traveling Sergl. Dodds of the
penitentiary brought, in from Jack
ion countv' last week three prison
...... tl,..' neiiitcntiarv who were re-
nteneee. One
CCUUV ;il. .. j- . . .
..r u.' mimher was convicted ot Ktu-
; n.,,1 is the first, criminal of
this class to he placed in the pent
tentiary in some time.
Delta Real Estate Active.
The real estate market in the deltd
of Mississippi is enjoying a season
i ' t-oi.te activity. Never be-
01 rt-IU.IIlvn'." .
i,..a t here been such an hiih.-a
lino i . i . - -
fore
seek
. ... juuuagauca ot niw u)oii
the Ia6t.lfii?l8ture.
lands
' i,
,1 nn nmn'onriaiuui can
. .inrl on
of fSi2.-i.000 for tins purpose, ,,.. ...
.,.. r,. tbw iiinount wilt oe '-
io rhers
an esort nun
IS fllin.".'" , . ,
i i.,... lull nno
tn the rhers ami nnrui m ,
(1f n m Til is s ami realty agems
g to purchase rum cotton ian u ug
S ' 1 , . .1 1 4-lc, -vliipll
,-wi m 1 1 ' inn is ........
nnsilv converted into produc-
live farm", imtm uuu n......
.. n.inritio' in from all sections,
ond the next year will show a largo
increase in the acreage turner cum-
vat ion.
Delta Development
ti im " ' . ,i
le to secure the full
amount.
Yazoo City Cotton Statement.
(Vilton receipts for Yazoo City for
, .11 were
tho week ending , , or (hrcc ra wll S10W
4,050 bales, against J.oOO Inst J car, n jnntatl0n.
shipments, 3.13a. .Jjujt ; , ' ense forests and eancbnke.
stock inhoiiM bear9 now abound
9.531. lic'pts nlSlPic' " vistence. The country is being
At nresent only about 50 per cent,
i of the delta is tillable land, but the
t i ti ii i iiuit'ii i a. ni cai-s-- . t
21.NU, against j..,-.., ,fid into a t,Ceh,ve o! industry-
10,11 1. against 7,8- . -V"- . , .. ,lf)ubtful if there is anothei
I ' tw nrevailinff for piciving w nfWa mnnv induce,
Urn nd cotton b2ff. ST t lSwkOT f tie
.a fur. as possible, iuo t,u .. . .
ruling cleaner than usual. I",
civet to Cuba. Not an American in
terest is sacrificed hy the treaty, and
a large Cuban market is secured to
our producers. It is a market which
lies at our doors, which is already
large, which is capable of great en
pansion and which is especially im
portant to the development of our ex
port trade. It would lie indeed short
sighted for us to refuse to take ad
vantage of such opportunity and to
force Cuba into making arrangements
with other countries to our disadvan
tage. This reciprocity treaty stands by It
self. It is demanded on consideration
of broad national policy, as well as by
our economic interest. It will do harm
to no industry. It will benefit many
industries. It Is in the interest of
our people as a whole, both because
of its importance from the broad
standpoint of international policy and
lieeaiise economically it intimately
concerns us to develop and secure tne
ich Cuban markets for our tarmeis.
trtisans. merchants and manufactur
ers finallV II IS lie.siia....- .in u f,..,,.
antv of good faith of our nation to
ward her sister republic to tne somii.
whose welfare must ever ne cioseij
bound with ours. We gave ner m
erty. We are knit, to her by the mem
ories of the blood and the courage of
our soldiers who fougnt. ior ner m
war bv the memories of the wisdom
and' iiitegritv of our administrators
who saved her in peace ami who hom
ed her so well on the tliflicnlt path or
self-government. We must neip hit
onward and upward, aim in neipnm
her we shall help ourselves.
The foregoing considerations caused
the negotiation of the treaty with Cu
ba and its ratification by the senate.
ri,v now wi ll enuai torce cxiii
i tin legislation by the congress which,
by the terms of the treaty, is necessa
ry to render it, operative. A failure
to enact such legislation would come
perilously near a repudiation m mo
pledged faith of the sat ion.
I transmit nerewun me i.e..,.,
. . , .... ... ,,n,l .,lifi.i.l 1,17
amended uy me neuiue ... ........
the Cuban government.
THKODOKK KUUSl-.v r.i.i.
White House, Nov. 10, wn.
BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS.
saw her, however.
PETRIFIED MAN
Turned Out to Be a Mass of Portland
Cement.
Asheville, N. ('., Nov. 10 The Pris
tine retrilied Phenomenon Company
of Asheville, which is composed ol
well known business men of this city,
has tiled suit in Justice Waddell's
court to recover the sum of $3."00, the
sum paid for a "petrified man" alleged
to have been found on the land of A.
W. Sitton of Henderson county.
The find was brought to Asheville
last April for exhibition purposes by
Mr. Sitton. Local capitalists, believ
ing that the "phenomenon" would
prove a money maker, organized a
stock company and bought the petri
fied man. The supposed curiosity was
exhibited in various parts of the conn
trv with varying success.
Recentlv some of the stockholders
became doubtful of the genuineness of
tile netrilied one. and as a result it is
now alleged that the "phenomenon is
not a petritied man. but composed of
Portland cement.
STREET CAR HELD UP.
Motortnan Relieved of Spare Change
and Watch.
Knoxville, Tenn.. Nov. 10. Between
11 and 12 o'clock tonight two masked
men held up a Highland avenue street
car in West Knoxville near the termi
nus ot tne line. roiimiiK a inm.-.
at Motorman Mack llickey, one of t he-
men ordered him from lus car. riicn
pv stenned to the ground and was re
lieved of all the money tie nan, some
thing over five dollars. A cheap watch
which he carried was returned to mm.
Thirtv minutes before the same iwo
.' , , , I.l.,n.lnn ,vil7A
men tried to noiu up a mus-siou
... . . ,.,....1. t .U lir,l,l,,M
car wiinin one uiuck m i.ik .i.-..i.
but failed, the motorman applying iuu
nnwei- and cscaniilg. 1 ne two occur
rences had scarcely necn repon.-u .u
ihe police, when John A. Masher, a civ
il Piinineer. renorted that lie nail oeen
held up near ihe same spot and re-
lipved of fiftv-five dollars anil a gom
watch. The men missed a valuable di
amond ring which he wore.
PACKED IN A COTTON BALE.
Pretty Georgia Girl Suicides Because
She Couldn't Dress in Style.
New York. Nov. 10. - Charlotte
Thomas, a beautiful young girl, whoso
fnmilv came from Georgia, killed her
self t'odav in a big oltlce in the (':n;
stable building, before the eyes ot
dozens of other girls employed there
as stenographers like herself,
Tenderlv nurtured as a child in a
comfortable, happy home, when she
grew to girlhood this happy homo was
swept awav. Her ileau iiiinei s es
tate left a legal tangle that when un
raveled found the family in possession
of onlv a few hundred dollars.
There were three brothers in the
familv. but these had families and
seemed able to do no more than lake
care of themselves, so in a tiny flat
In the Bronx, with her sorrowing.
white-haired mother, tne girt me.,.
The girl doubtless meant to be vet)
hnvn nn,l til eo out in tne Will h.oi.i..
world and make her way. lint the
world was rude, hard and litt!.- inter
ested her. It wounded and jostled
hpr-
It was so cruelly different lrnm the
softness of her home surroundings
that she had known. Recently she
had been criticised in the office be
cause she dill not dress better, and
this so proved on her mind that today
she took a fatal dose of carbolic acid.
The family comes from C.eorgia ami
several of her ancestors bear honored
names in the history of the Confederacy.
The family had an nnioriumue euse
ncss venture, in which the little money
thnt had been left by the tauier was
swept away. Judge Kellogg, formerly
of the Court of Claims, was Miss
Thomas' guardian.
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.
Short Reports Submitted to the Four
States Immigration League.
New Orleans, Nov. m.-nin'" n-
second day's session of ttie I-our
Immigration League opened c, mine
able time was devoted to Hearing snou
(ports from various sections on sin
essful agricultural development. Most
of the reports showed the great oppor
tunities in the league. Vice-President
Charles II. Schuler discussed cotton
production. Dr. H . A. nan m
mont Tex., poinieu iuu m.hi'- "
misconceptions that exist as to the
anitary. hygienic and neaun cu mil
lions in cities along tne pun ..mm
country. He said the section could
hn,.st nf fewer epidemics, nemo gen
eral health conditions and lower mor
tality rate than any oilier eqtmi exiem.
of the North or Kast.
Fatal Dispute Over Lumber at Wood-
lawn, Ala.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 8. William
M. Patterson, agent of the People 3
Homestead Company of Woodlawn,
was killed on a street of that suburb
this morning hy J. M. humlers, a pnu
tographei'. The men were neighbors
and both had families. It appears
that. Patterson, who had charge of the
properties of the People's Homestead
Company, claimed to have missed
some lumber and accused Sanders o
im-iii stolen it. This morning San
ders met Patterson on the street and I
Informed him that he had heard of tho
accusation. Patterson replied that he
had so accused Sanders and could
prove the charge, lie then proposed
that Sanders go with him and he
would show Banders the lumber in
controversy. They started off togeth
er talking in a loud tone of voice, and
before tliev had proceeded far a per
sonal altercation occurred, during
which Sanders drew a knife and cut
Patterson's throat from ear to ear and
split one of his arms open. Patterson
bled to death in a few moments. San
ders gave up and refused to make a
statement. The account given cf the
affair is that told by witnesses before
the coroner. The only weapon that
Patterson had was a small knife,
which was unopened in his pocket.
Sanders is in jail.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
Mrs. G. II. Gilbert, the actress, has
reached her eighty-third year.
Anna Patterson, a little Norwegian
Elrl. of Minneapolis, Bent a childish po
etic tribute to Christine Niisson, the
world-famed singer, a short time ago.
In return she has Just received the latest
photograph of the prima donna, accom
panied by an autograph or thanas.
The real name of Gabriel D'Annunzio,
whose "Cltta Morta" has been prohibit
ed by theeeiisor.lsGaetanoRapagnetto.
The dramatist Is the son of Duchess
Maria Gallese De Roma. He Is a musician
as well as a playwright, and has a son who
has a certain celebrity as a mancolinlst
Gien MacDonough, who wrote the
libretto for the comic opera, "Babes In
Toyland," was sitting ln a New York
cafe recently with Victor Herbert, the
composer, when a waiter approached to
take his order. The waiter smiled at
Mr. MacDonough, and said: "You don't
remember me, do you? I used to sing
In one of your companies." "I remember
you very well," said Mr. MacDonough.
"Are jou surprised to see me here as
a waiter?" asked the other. "Not a bit,"
replied the librettist, cheerfully; "you
know, I have heard you sing."
Horrible Death of a Boy at a Missis.
sippi Ginnery.
Forest, Miss., Nov. 10. News
reached here today of the killing of a
hnv iiniiierl Ilnilev at Glaze's gin. twen-
ty'milos south, in Smith county. The
manner of his death was peculiar. He
was by some means thrown into the
nrncs 'inst before Dressing a bale of
niinn mi. I was nacked iu the bale.
The accident was not discovered until
after Hacking the bale his foot pro
truded and the horrified spectators
were thus made aware of the lad s ter
rible fate.
BRISTOW'S REPORT
Will
Shot by Comrade.
Knoxville. Tenn., Nov. m. John
Heckner. a young married man. stag
gered out of the front door of Brady s
saloon in Bristol this afternoon and
I dead on the pavement alter i.imhj.
one step. A bullet nreu " aivu
der Wright had pierced his heart. The
men had no quarrel in trie 'i'
They started out of the place together,
and'when near the door Wright pulled
his pistol and tired. wrutm
drunk. He declines to talk except to
sav that he has nothing to be sorry
for Both were railroad men in the
emplov of the MirioiK a: wom. ...
railroad. Wright's friends attribute
his act to emotional insanity.
CATTLE ADMITTED
New Enterprises In Tennessee. Mis
sissippi, Alabama and Arkansas.
Chattanooga. Tenn.. Nov. S. The
progress in Southern industrial devel
opment, for the week just closed, as re
ported by the Tradesman, includes tho
following new orcani.ations as among
the most important :
Alabama.
Selma Cemeii' works, $40,000 rot
ten compress.
Kiisley Brick machine company.
Birmingham Coal mining com
pany. Centervil'e Saw mill.
An niston M"dicine factory.
Brewton Furniture factory; lum
ber mill.
Arkansas.
Little Hoik-?l'''U.ee0 mining company-
Crawfonlsville Saw mill.
Cecil $...0iio telephone company.
Tennessee.
Ovand Saw and ji'.s.nina ni'.l.
1 ewisburi: Lime works.
Huniland Telephone company .
Mui't'reesiioro Flmirin, null.
Memphis $10,000 land company.
Bristol Machine shops.
Linden $ld.oiio lumber company.
Mississippi.
Me Henry - $:;o.uo0 development company.
C.ulfport-liiom". lumen . .ji..f......
Missouri,
st T,ojs$l,ciiu,lH'0 development
company.
His Suicide a Mystery.
mrniiii..!i:ini Ala.. Nov. .$. The
bodv ot Harry Trust, who ci.mini ie.i
suicide at Columbus, Miss., tasi e cu
ing bv throwing himself into the Tom
bigbe'e river, arrived here this, even
ing and was taken to his late resi
dence The remains were accompa
nied bv a delegation of Klks from
Columbus, and a large number of local
Klks met the body at the tram here.
The funeral takes place tomorrow.
The relatives of Trust, who live here,
are at a loss to understand why ho
took his own life. They say lie has
i.unn linnnv in Ids domestic affairs,
enjoyed good health and had a pros
perous business.
To Test Dispensary Law.
Charleston, S. C. Nov. S. The firet
civil action against South Carolina
growing out of the enforcement of the
ilispensarv law, has been begun in the
United States Court here by D. R.
Wieters, a prominent grocery mer
chant, who was assaulted last August
hy State constables searching his store
for 'liquor. His damage suit for fto,
000 has been brought against th
State, while criminal prosecution has
been begun against the constables,
charging them with assault ami bat
tery and intent to kill.
CURTAILING OUTPUT.
.Hie C. Cadle, in a Drunken Frenzy,
Cut th Throat of Policeman 4. C.
fox, Which Resulted In the
First Lynchinfl In the His- j
tory of the Arkan
sas Town.
Brinklev, Ark., Nov. 8. For ths
first time In the history of Brlnkley
Judge Lynch held a bloody session last ,
night Zallie Q. Cadle, the assassin of
Policeman J. C. Cox, beini; the victim.
Mr Cox (lied shortly after 10 o'clock '
last night from the effects of '.he gas
cut in hU neck by Cadle about '
o'clock yesterday evening.
From the best evidence obtainable, a
squad of five to ten men visited th
ealatwme between 12 and 2 o'clock las
night foirea -open- M nuiMr.,jP4" .
broke the cell lock and speedily
wreaked bloody vengeance upon tl)
victim.
Simons Escaped.
Charlie Simons, who was locked tip
in the cell next to Cadle for complic
ity In assailing Policeman Cox, says
he was awakened in the night hy the
electric lights being turned out. and by
the noise of footsteps in the prison,
lie at. first thought the marshal was
bringing in another prisoner, but pres
ently heard them ask his fellow-prisoner
Cadle, how he felt. He said they
seemed to have no trouble in opening
the cell door and a scuffle ensued.
Then he heard a voice say. "Stand
bark. 1 am going to shoot." Immedi
ately three or four shots were fired.
Then he thought a scuffle occurred in
side of the prison and more shots were
fired Th"n the party left the prison
and he (Simons) heard one or two
shots on th" outside, which was all h
knew.
Broke Away From Captors.
O'h'-r evidence seems to show that
the victim broke away from his cap
tors just outside of the prison and ran
tbrouith the front, gate of a house Just
across the street from the prison on
the west side and on to the back of
the garden about 600 feet, where he
was overtaken and killed by his cap
tors. A man living in the house, hearing
huts tired and the noise of tramping
feet got up and saw four or five men
running through the yard and imme
diately heard four shots fired back of
the garden where clots of blood, other
evidences of a scuffle and the victim's
hat were seen this morning.
Swung to Telegraph Pole.
From this spot the mob carried their
man about. 200 feet east and swung
him to a telegraph pole near the pris
on Coroner XV. XV. Chinault impan
eled a jurv this morning and they rem
dered a verdict to the effect that Cadle
came to his death by gun or pistol
wounds at the hands of parties un
known and that he was afterwards
hanged. The body of Cadle shows
four bullet wounds, one of which
passed through the body from right to
left about six inches below the armpit.
Policeman Cox was a man of irre
..c.'. I., chnrnrier and a splendid
oilicer. He was everybody s ineud -Inst
i,r-fore he received the fatal
wound he was endeavoring to get the
I wo men. Cadle and Simons, to get in
their wannn and go home, so as not to
get locked up. The lynching is sin
cereiv regretted generally, yet the sen
(intent is that Cadle's death was de
served although the legal course
given preference by every one.
HEIR TO FORTUNE. i
Chicago Hotel Clerk Receives Joy
ful News.
Chicago Nov. S. -Fortune knocked
, .1... ,lr nf F. H. Conk, clerk at.
the Sherman House, in the shape of
a cabb 'grain, which came from Dub
lin vc-s-terdav. announcping that ho
was 'one of three heirs to an estate
valued at $1 .ooii.uuo. The cablegram
was as follows:
Frank H. Cook You are named as
beneficiary, together with James M.
Sullivan Sv.lnev and Mark Sullivan,
London.' in'tho'will of the late Mrs.
Cook Micheal Sullivan, your aunt, in
the event of vour marriage within the
,'vpiration of ten years. The property
... ,i, Kninness Stout Breweries, and
the Sullivan homestead, Cork, valued
at 22.0od pounds. Particulars later.
Dublin. McCrath & O'Leary, at
torneys. .
-The thing I object to. said Cook,
"is the fact that 1 will have to wait
ten vears before I receive tthe money,
but I don't object to the clause which
savs I must be married."
On receipt of particulars about the
will Mr. Cook sail tw would go to
Ireland and investigate the matter.
He had nut known of an aunt by the
mime given in the cablegram, but he
does know one of the heirs.
FATAL FAMILY ROW.
Soon Be Made Public by the
Attorney-General.
wuohini'tnn. Nov. 10. After the cab-
ino! mepiinir todav Postmaster-General
Pavne said the report of Mr. Bnstow
was now in the hands of the attorney
general and Special Attorneys Bona
parte and Conrad for consideration.
They were going over It with a view
to determining just what portions
could be made public In the near fu
ture without affecting detrimentally
the government's prosecution of those
'mlio'cd for fvid' nwinst the postof
flco department. This is likely to be
a week or ten flays.
Without Detention Into Argentina
From This Country.
Washington, Nov. la.-The secretary
of agriculture today announced that
the latest shipment of cattle to Argen
tina had been admitted into that coun
try without detention. The action is
interpreted bv the department as evi
dence that the Argentine government
is satisfied that the efforts of this gov
eminent to suppress the foot and
mouth disease in this country have
been thoroughly successful, and enter
tain no apprehension of its Introduc
tion into that country.
MRS. CONNOR DEAD.
Result of Burns Received in the Board
ing House Fire at Meridian.
Meridian, Miss.. Nov. iu.--.virs. ..
R Connor, of Chattanooga, who was
badlv burned at. the Spann residence
fire "yesterday morning, died today
about noon as a result of her injuries,
which were not considered dangerous
until just before her deafh. Mrs. Con
nor's three daughters, Mrs. Frank J.
Burke and Mrs. A. E. Moveland of
Meridian, and Miss Annie Grace Con
nor and a son, who Is a clerk at the
Gru'newald Hotel, New C.Itstn.;. wtrc
811 bv her bedside,
Two Thousand More Men Laid Off by
the Illinois Steel Works.
Chicago, 111., Nov. s.-Two thou
sand men were laid off by the Illinois
Steel Works at South Chicago Satur
day night. In addition to this reduc
tion, 1.200 men who were discharged
two weeks ago and who expected to
return to work tomorrow morning,
have been informed thnt there is no
work for them. The officials of the
rompanv refuse to tail; about the re
trenchment going on, but it is said by
the men that they are being; laid nit
because of curtailment in tho output.
BIG COAL STRIKE.
Twenty Thousand Colorado Miner3
Will Go Out.
Denver, Col.. Nov. 8. Twenty thou
sand coal' miners, the majority of them
members of the I". M. W. of A in Pis
trict No. IS. embracing Colorado, Wy
oming, Utah and New Mexico, will
strike tomorrow morning for an In
crease of 20 per cent. In wages, an
eight hour ilav and better observau'.-e
of the mining'laws relating to precau
tions for the safety of life and limb.
Trinidad will be the storm center ot
the battle and the strike will b'; di
rected !rcn tha' point-
A Quarrel Over Property Causes Twc
Deaths.
Neenah. Wis., Nov. S Mrs. Paie
Rohrer was shot and killed by hei
brother-in-law, David Rohrer, wht
afterward committed suicide. Tht
man was a cattle dealer and wealthy
The double killing was the result o
a quarrel between the Rohrer broth
its over property. A settlement hat
been effected but this proved uttsatis
factory. It is said that David blame.
Daniel's wife for this condition o
affairs.
LONG BATH FOR COLLECTOR.
Iowa Students Keep Him in Col
Water Two Hours.
Dubuque, la., Nov. 8. Warrant
have been sworn out. for the arrest c
fix students of the Iowa Normi
School at Cedar Falls for hazing Ha
old Cunning, driver of a laundry wai
on who quarreled with the student
over the payment ot a laundry bil
Cunning was locked in a room occ
pied by one of the students, stripped i
his clothing, and thrown into a bat
tub which had been filled with col
water. He was compelled to remal
In the water for two hours.
Pipe Line to New Orleans.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 8 A corpc
ation with a capital stock of abo
$1,1100,000 has been formed to pun
water by a pipe line from the fa mo
Stafford Springs of Vosburg, Miss.,
distance of 160 miles, to that eit
Bids have already been accepted, pi
viding for a total cost of about $60
000, the work to commence Janua
1 and to be completed about May
A deal Is now being put through wi
the Northeastern railroad, where
the pipe will be enabled to run the (
tire distance along its track, in retu
tor which the road will be suppli
-i.h a rrte!o amount of wa'ef-
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