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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-08
Destructive Fire in New York city.

:
New York has recently had its first great
fire in years when big hole was burned in
a big blockin the wholesale section OF the
city, and property worth 81 400, 900 was
destroyed. The ominous signal known as
three skies, " which summons nearly
every engine company in the city, called
many fremen to the Broadway
block, between Prince and Spring streets.
A big fire that started in the base
ment OF the 6ve-story double building, Nos.
$40 and 55l Broadway, spread to the adj
joining building north and south. and Ia id
them all to in ruins. The building had ex-
tended through the block to Mercer street,
solidly covering plot OF ground 1O0x2O0
feet. A heap OF ashes, bricks and broken
iron, smoking hot, covered the same ground
before noon, every part Of the building
having been demolished. Property worth
about 81, 100000 was destroyed by the
fire, and one brave fireman sustained fatal
injuries.
The burned buildings can be replaced for
$500, 600, and the damaged buildings can
be repaired for 100000. This makes the
total loss about 81 100000.
The insurance runs up into the millions
as follows: Louis Metzger & Co.. S2S, 500;
Mitchell & Picard, s27,75O; Belt, Son &
Co., S142, Sou the building, No. 553.
Broadway, owned by the estate OF J. w.
Beckman, 100000; Nos. $40 and sol,
owned by Hiram Sibley, S135, 900.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-08

The report comes thatsome Western
railroads are trying to evade theinter-
state commerce law by putting IA
vored shippers on the salary list. It
would be hard to Indicate more de-
termlned spirit of mulishness than
that which impels railroad men to
swlndle Observation-Disclosures for thepleas.
ure Of beating the law.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-08
A. N. Carpenter of Minneapolis Fa-
tally Injured,

A. n. Carpenter, travelling for Gotzian &.
Co., ST. Paul, Mimi, while riding with the.
driver on the Northwestern coach en- route.
from Deadwood to Sturgis a few DAYS ago.
was struck on the head by a 5O-pound
boulder which dropped from an overhansing
mountain as the coach passed. Carpenter's 8,
skull was fractured and he was rendered
unconscious. He was taken to Sturgis and
surgical assistance called. There was v, =
little hopes OF his recovery. His fan
lives in Minneapolis. He is foster brot
OF c. w. Carpenter OF St. Paul and a dis
tant relative OF the late Senator Matt
Carpenter.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-08

A new creamery witha capacity of2
pounds day will start up at Alexan,
Dakota, about April /.
A shooting affray occurred at Knoxvi,
tennessee, recently, in which three +
were wounded. one fatally.
1t is denied that there is a famine
minent at Fort Mckinney, Wyo.
The following pensions have been -
ed: Wisconsin,. y Iiourke. Milwa
). Oleson, Northfieiu.;; A. Newcomh
crosse; }. Johnson, Wauwatosa: j
field, New London; S. Nj. Horton, ]
B. F. Tubbs, Hebron; A. Hammas.
"a; w. Trask, Rice Lake; A. Nichols,
ia; G. NJ. Bidwell, Evansville; D.
Bangor; A. Englerth, Norwalk;
Boyington, Valley Junction; A. Law
Madison; a 2. Markham, Eagle;
Emet; I'D. Wood, Black Earth; w
lis. Flintvile. Dakota-Widow
Ryan, Bismarck; j. Smith, Osnab-
richard, Grafton. Minnesota-C.
Newport; S. Sherman, Linwood; T.. !.
Shell City; A. e. McGinnis, Clert
Price, Pipestone. ~.
The house committee on invaa1i,
sIons has agreed to report favorab
the house the bill granting a pen}
$4,000 q year to Mrs. j ohm A. Log
to icnrease the pension Of Mrs. A. Il.
widow OF the late Francis P. Blai1tt Jr
the same amount.
Postmasters commissioned: Wiscc
Ipswich, A. L. Crump; Montpelier, j
Iikaisky. Fourth class postmaster
pointed: Iowa; Horn, A. ii. Trait, 5r
Matlock,, R. Allen.
Public Printer Benedict is given, a rhe
orlcaI caatigation by Congressman Hel
derson Of Iowa.
Ben Edwards, whose grossly assaulte
Miss Catharine Hughes near Amity Cit,
La, recently, was hanged to tree by il
disnant citizens.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-08

The war cost the United gtates
Government over S6,O0o,0OO,o 900.
The Confederate expenses were less,
just how much is not. known.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-08

vestmezss, golden altar vessels and orna-'
mems in abundance, and the finest exhibi-
blended by them in this portion OF their of
ferings as instanced in a beautiful oval
mirror. framed in the ware and surmount-
ed by the tiara and keys of Peter. At the
base is the harp Of Erin resting on a bed OF
shamrocks
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

HON.. r. Pace, of Newton coun-
ty, though one of the most quiet
and unassuming members of the
late Legislature, was nevertheless
one OF the truest and best that body
could boast. His votes will show
that he was for reform first, last
and all the time. He supported
the wool hat doctzine Of equal tax.
alton; that Railroads should pay
taxes as individuals, that salaries
ofpublic officials should be cur.
tailed and that the efficiency Of
our common schools should be i'm.
proved. In short, the Newton
County member was a splendid
representative of an honest, indus
triOus, economic people, and his
friends have reason to be proud Of
him and he Of them.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

The whole of Chiekasaw county
was taxed to build the Mobile and
Ohio railroad.-Free South.
There is no law now prohibiting
the Board OF Supervisors from sub
hitting the proposition to the whole
people Of the county, whether or
not they will vote a subsidy to the
Memphis, Oxford and Columbus
railroad to be rammed down into
the pockets otthe gentlemen manlp-
ulating the counties along the line,
and since this crowd ofprogression-
ist are themselves responsible for
a failure to obtain the authority to
tax the lst District, why not sub
nit the question to Chickasaw just
as they have done in other coun-
ties 7 This, il seems to as would
be much mere commeddable, than
to be running around through one
portion Of the county trying 10
excite prejudieos and foment dis
cord among neighbOFs and friends.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

A West Point correspondent OF
the Meridian News, referring to
the election held to determine
whether or not Clay county would
vote 100000 in bonds to the NJ. o.
& C. railroad, say:
"An official report has not yet
been made of the bond election.
The revision of the registration
rolls has not been completed but it
is believed that the bonds will car
~ by a small majority. More
than 1900 votes were cast for the
bonds and it is believed that the
revision of the roll will show less
than 2700 registered, which will
give the requisite two-thrds vote"
So it would seem, that even in
Clay county, the rolls must be re-
Uised, before the tax can be official.
ly declared to have carried. In
view of the fact that the census OF
1880 shows that Clay county had
S50S males above tho age OF 21, il
would appear that the population
is fast being reduced if there is not
more than 27OO votes in the coun,
ty now. That the revised rolls will
show such q reduction we do not
doubt, for we have never believed
the extravagant stories published
about the wonderful influx of i'm
migration that was said to be pour
ing into our sister county. This
railroad election will therefore
have the effect Of giving the public
an ineite into the true inwardnesl
Of affairs on our Southern border
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19
West Point Is ereeting sI4. GOO

West Point is erecting a $4,000
public school building. Ofcourse,
of coursel In Clay county accord.
ing to Mr.. Preston's report, the
white-headed, bare-legged urchins
attending school in log cabin in
the county are appOrtioned s8.09
per capita for tuition, and in the
city of West Point, the children
who wear "store clothes" get the
advantage ofsls.O5 per capita, and
tits in accord with the "gilded
elephant plan ofeducation adopted
in this State, If not "with the etsr.
nal fitness of things" that the
town should have a $4,000 school
house.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

The Meridian News wants to
give the Colleges q chance. Well,
one of them has had near eight
years in time, and half a million OF
dollars in tax money, drawn from
the pockets efthe people to expert
ment, and has not as yet given
to practical agriculture two dozen
scientific farmers. The colleges
have already had a chance given
them, and we think the time is fast
approaching when the taxpayers
should be given q rest.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19
Progress, with a Big p.

Perhaps Senator Walthall's bill
Withdrawing the public lands Of
the U. S. lying in Mississippi from
private sale and entry, and reserv-
ing them for actual homestead set
tiers, may prevent the Railroads
and land syndicates getting them,
but we doubt II. Certainly il will
not unless the officers in charge
are more vigilant than our State
officials have been in trying to
hold the States public lands.
Notwithstanding the fact, we had
a statute preventing any one indi-
vidual from purchasing more than
24O acres of the public lands of
this State, in 81 Lord O Byron Ev-
ers succeeded in securing deeds to
As, 900 acres Of land in Harrison
county in one day. The modus
operaRdi whereby the school chill
dren Of this State we're robbed,
(for the money received from the
sale Of these lands belongs to the
public school fund.- was a follows
Evers representing Marshall,
Phillips & Co., firm of London
capitalists, having sent his agents
to locate the lands, employed a
couple Of defunct Radical politi-
clans at Jackson TO induce as many
negroes as possible to make ap.
| plieation for 240 acres, each, Of
these pine lands in South Missis.
sippi. In order that large
amount of business might be done
in as short a time as possible, the
old time negro bosses prepared a
large number Of applications which
needed only the name of the appli
cant or "his K mark" They
then advertised an excursion from
Vicksburg and Yazoo City tC
Jackson, chartered trains and OF
the day designated brought il
whole car loads of colored citizen,
from tho Valley, each of whom
was caused to sign his name o,
make his mark to one of the ap
plications for 24O acres Of pin,
land, which The applicant had new
er seen and perhaps has move
seen since that date. Having file,
the application in the Swamp Lane
Commissioners Office, the proces
sion armed with that officers Ger
tifcate march to the Treasur,
where they deposit their Is or 2
cents per acre, and with the re
ceipt of the Treasurer, they move,
or the Secretary of State, VIII,
complacently issues the States pat
ent to the lands. The industriou
patriots then adjourn TO neigh
boring saloon, where after takinl
a drink, each one signs a quit clair
to his 240 acres to the represents
+ tive of the British gold bugs, VIII
had furnished the money wit
which the entry was made.
The result Of this scheme ma.
be summed up thus;
The agents ofthe noble Britishe
were doubtless handsomely paid
the Valley darkeys had a jolly e1
cursion to the Capital and fie
drinks; the land sharks stole in al
several hundred thousand acres q
the finest pine land in the world
the State officials cognizancc Q
, this scheme to evade the law,
any there be, willfully disregarde
the rights and interests of the pee
pie, and if they were deceived
they were too guileless to fill tn
: positions they held with credit
themselves and honor to their cor
T stituents, and the school fund
! which was the sacred lnheritanc
t of our children, was unceremon
, GUS squandered in the name {
t progress" with a big P.
The Meridian News wants {
rive the ColleOes q chanee Wei
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

1fyou farmers won't turn out to
your club meetings next Saturday
and send delegates Of your own
choosing to represent you in the
County Convention, don't growl
hereafter about the towns running
things. The towns will be sure to
run the Convention by themselves s
if you refuse to take a hand.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

TIE Democratic clubs are call
ed to meet next Saturday to select
delegates to the County Convention
on the 2sth. Every Democrat in
the county should be at the post
Of duty.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

ton, had grown up gradually, and
would ultimately undermine the
public schools Of the State. We
reasoned, that If it was right, that
an incorporated town, made pros
porous by the interchange Of sup.
plies for products from the country,
and wherein is usually centred
the principal wealth Of the county,
should retain and expend the taxes
levied and collected within lis lin.
its for school purposes, why should
not . rich neighborhood in the
country be accorded the same priv
ilegel and II one, why not all, and
then what would become Of the
schools in the poorer districts 2
Certainly no fair minded man
would insist, that a dozen wealthy
farmers constituting a rich COM
munity in the country should be
denied advantages which would be
accorded them If they where mer-
chants residing in town. II this
be conceded, there is but one other
step to take, in order that the free
school system, which VIC boast Of,
shall be most effectually wiped
out, and that is, for each wealthy
taxpayer to demand that the
amount Of money he pays for
school purposes shall be returned
to him TO enable him TO educate
his own children.
We know this idea will be assail.
ed by the machine organs publish.
ed in separate school districts, but
which one Of them can deny that
such is the tendency of the legisla'
tion adopted heretofore on this
subject, in the face Of Mr.. Preston,
latest report, which presents some
very queer figures. To illustrate
The county of Attala expOnds pei
capita on her edueable children
s1.sS, the town ofKosciusko S4.05
The county Of Claiborne S2.l9
the town Of Port Gibson S6.l6.
The county OF Copiah sl.6S, the
town of Hazelehurst S5.46.
The county of Lowndes sl.32
the city Of Columbus 1915.
The county of Madison sl.S7
the city Of Canton 1925.
The county of Monroe 9S cents
the city Of Aberdeen $3.50.
The county Noxubee Sl.2l, tn.
city Of Macon s4.62.
The county of Warren Sl.35, tn
city Of Vioksburg s4.46.
And when we consider tn
amounts expended per capita Of
enrOllments and on average atten
dance the discrepancy is in man.
cases more startling than the fig
ures here presented.
The separate school distriC
business ought to go.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19


We publish on the inside OF this
issue, by request, letter from
Judge Speed of Yicksburg, where
in be speaks very plainly concern
ing the methods adopted by the
machine to carry elections in War
ren county. Judge Speed opposes
an elective judiciary upon the
ground that a fair election can not
be had and asks the question: "Do
you really think the average Beard
of Election Commissioners likely
to select better Judges than the
Governor 2" We would ask in re-
ply: Does Judge Speed really
think the Governor, who would
appoint such election commission
ers as he represents, is likely to
appoint good Judgesl Besides we
would state for our friends infor.
nation that the demand for con-
stitutional convention, does not
mean an elective Judiciary only
1t means a change in our elections
laws as well, which would insure
purity Of the ballot.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

It was remarked by prominent
speaker at the railroad meeting that
he did not see how the gentlemen
that complained that tho people
we're denied the poor privilege OF
saying whether they should vote
on a constitutional convention,
could consistently refuse to allow
the lst district Of Chickasaw eoun-
ty to say whether they would vote
a railroad subscription or not
flHouston Free South.
The prominent speaker referred
to, should have had the fairness to
have given a full history of the
Legislative proceedings touching
the N. o. & c., and the boldness to
have made an open attack upon
those whom he wished to criticise,
instead of unjustly assailing any
one by innuendo. Although it
was an unheard-Of proceeding in
this country, we assert that nobody
ever offered the slightest objection
to the voters Of the 1st District of
Chickasaw County being allowed
to determine for themselves wheth-
er or not, they would vote a sub
sidy to the NJ. o. & C. railroad, and
any statement or insinuation that
anything of the kind was done is
without the slightest foundation in
fact. For the truth of this asser-
tion we appeal to the record. And
further, we charge deliberately
that the failure to have such author
ity granted is due solely to the
lobbyists, who we're present and
manipulating, or trying to manip-
ulate the Legislature in their in.
terest, and we affirm that the mem
bers in the Lower House from
Chickasaw were approached by
some of these gentlemen after the
bill had passed tho Senate and
urged to defeat Il. Will any promi-
nent speaker advocating a railroad
tax deny this statement
Feeling that We discharged our
obligations faithfully to the people
of our county and State, and know
ing that we kept sacredly every
pledge we ever made them, we do
not care to defend or excuse our
. record As the Dutchman would
say, "we are not candidate any
more, sometimes" and we are to-
tally Indifferent to what the boun.
| ty bummers, (whO are seeking a
donation from the people in order
to increase the value of the fran
chlse granted them, that they may
sell to q better advantage in the
market may say Of us, but being
familiar with the facts, we feel it a
duty to others, who are not per.
haps so happily situated, to place
them in a true light before the
public.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

"Private" John Allen waltEed
Mr.. Perkins of Kansas a few days
since. John is q brick, notwith-
standing the fact that he has two
or three opponents for the nOmi-
nation.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

The Memphis Appeal denouness
the mississippi Valley Farmer"
as a fraud. The paper is publish
ed At Memphis BY F. N. Burrell.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

Il would seem that the man from
Maine is 10 be the Republican nom-
inee for the Presidency this year
Notwithstanding his declinatiOn.
The tickets will probably be Cleve-
land and Gray, and Blaine and
Harrison.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

District Attorney Butler, OF
starkville, is announced as a can
didate for Congress in the lst Dis
trict. He wants John Aliens
place.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19
FOR Congress.

We are authorized 70 announce HON.
&. b. MITCHELL Of Pontotoc, as candi-
date for Congress from the ith Congression'
n District, subject 70 the action Of the
Democratic Convention when holden.
WE are authorized TO announce HON,
CLARKE LEWIS Of Noxubee, az 4 candi-
date for Congress from the 9Th Congress
sional District. subject TO the action Of the
Democratic Convention when holden.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

Chiekasaw has a candidate for
Congress in the field. Let every
Democratic voter do his duty to
bis neighbor and to his party.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19
STATE NEWS.
By JENNIE LEE BURITL

Ellisville is on a social boom.
A concert is the latest in Duck
Hill.
Ellisville is to have a new paper
soon.
Ellisville has an excellent brass
band.
PioRios and fishing parties are in
vogue.
Rev. George Inge will be in Sen
atobia in May.
New Albany is having a big re-
ligious revival.
A big leap year ball was had in
Fayette last week.
New Albany boasts an interest
ing Sabbath school.
John H. Martin is spoken ofas
a candidate for Congress.
A very disastrous fire occurred
in Coldwater last week.
/ The Pontotoc Dramatic Club
gave an entertainment last week.
The Rev. James Sharp will hold
a meeting in Houston next week.
The young people of Baldwin
enjoyed a Fashion party recently.
The Brookhaven Commence
ment promises to be a grand af-
fair.
Brookhaven wants something TO
break the monotony in the social
circle.
: A Knight of Pythias Lodge was
organized in Friars Point last
week.
Four men in Coldwater weighed
1900 pounds, says the senatobia
Record.
, Three miles from Greenwood, in
, Peleesha Creek, Robt. Davis was
recently drowned.
) 1t is said that two young gents
: of Winston procured license to
| marry the same girl.
Miss Annie Barksdale is to de-
liver the welcome address at the
: Press Convention in Grenada,
The famous Gilmore and his
= chorus of one hundred singers, will
: visit Natchez and Greenvillo
! shortly.
A negro fell from a train while
; crossing the Bay bridge, at Bay St
D Louis one day last week, and was
drowned.-Ex.
A young man, Mr.. John Taylor,
was killed by a man named Vance,
. while the latter was playing with a
, pistol near Winona lately.
: "Dollar pitching" is the chict
= amusement with some, but "dollar
r receiving" is the little play that
q suits rs bost.-Pittsboro Banner.
7 While the River road was being
worked near Greenwood, two hu-
! man skeletons were unoarthed,
+ supposed to be those Of Indians
d FIX.
The young ladies broom drill
company have named themselves
"Varena Davis Guards" in honor
of the daughter of the Confedor-
acy."
r The Herman Literary Society OF
Oxford celebrated their anniver-
Y sary on the 18th. Mr.. J. NJ. Oil
= yer of Wesson, was the orator OF
+ the day.
a Macon wants a street railway
connecting the town with the NJ.
+ & o. r. R., canning factory, a
: new warehouse and stock yard and
a bank.-Ex.
4 The boiler ofthe Armstead Lum-
!. Der Company's mill of Meridian
a exploded on the 18th, killing two
Q white nen and one negro. The
mill was demolished.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

Don; fail to attend the primary
next Saturday, the 2lst Of April.
Daily Republican., 1888-04-14

There wes another large audience
present At the Opera House last evening
to witaess the Gray & Stevens Combi.
nation in "Tho Cd Oxen Eucket,.'
which wss given with evsn better effect
than on the previous evening. Minnie
Oscar Gray, as usual, shone as tbs
brlgh. particular stgr OF the evening,
and received round after round of ap-
plauao and the curtain was called up
several times. Messrs Kennedy and
Williams were as funny RS ever, and
oonvulssd the autiencs with their com.
icNlities. Mr.. e. l.. 6nader, as Harry
Skinner, gentleman Of leisure, was
very elective, and gave one OF the best
representations Of o polished villsin
seen IN tits city, while Mir, j. j. Magee,
Oh Binon Gradgrind, WAS an ideal
mieer, thin, Rrasping and ready to even
oJmmit erimo II necessary to accom-.
pliHh hi9 ends. Mr. Harry Healy, as
jock Darel, has manly character, AID
improves the many opportunities which
II affords for hne acting. This ire scene
u Que of tho most reallstic ever pro.
6uced, and the audience fairly held
their breath until the faithful dogs
emerged with Messenger Boy AZ, when
the suspense gave way 60 Applause
which fairly shook the building. Th,
play will be given for the last time tbii
evening, and the house will no doubt bI
packed.