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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
Blew Himself 70 Atoms,

A dispatch from London, June 10
says: Major Scrps Pinto, the African
explorer, is chagrined because he was
not consulted with regard to the Con.
ceiro expedition which met with such
sad fate In southern Africa. He
committed suicide to-day In novel
and startling manner. He made Z
funeral pyre of fourteen barrels Of
gunpowder, wrapped himself in a
Portuguese flag and set fire to the fuse,
The desperate man was blown to atoms
by the explosion. He left q paper
saying that he sought TO secure pa
triotic death.
Major Serpa Pinto first became fa-
nous In 1879, on the completion of his
successful journey from Benguela, OH
the western coast of the dark CONT
nent. to Durham, on the southeastern
coast, thus making most valuable
addition to the stores Of African geog-
raphy and complementing the great
researches of Stanley, Livingstone,
Cameron and other famous explorers
who have risked their lives In search
ing the mysteries of that quarter of
the globe.
In 1884 Serpa Pinto made another
journey of exploration In southern
Africa, the results Of which fully enti-
tied him to the title of the Portuguese
Stanley. Following his discoveries
the Portuguese have established sys-
tenn Of steam navigation on the Zam-
besi and Shire rivers aud opened
large and prosperous trading estab-
lishmcnt.--N. 0. Picayune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
TARIFF TIT FOR TAT.

Mexico has advanced the duty on
our corn because we shut out silver
lead ore. Holland is agitating an in
crease of duty on our Kerosene If we
prohibit the importation of Sumatra
tobacco. The present \ rench duty on
corn is 10 francs. A dispatch from
Paris, June 8, says: "In tho Chamber
of Deputies to-day M. Develle, Minis
ter Of Agriculture, announced that the
government accepted the proposal to
Impose duty Of three francs on
maize.n The following is dispatch
from London, June 9:
Charles Vincent, member for Cen
tral Sheffield, called the attention Of
the House of Commons to the fact
that the House of Representatives, at
Washington, had passed bill provid-
ing for enhanced prohibitory duties on
cutlery, tin plates, iron hoops aud 9th
er articles of British export. He ask
ed whether the English government,
having regard for the disastrous effect
which the Senate's approval must have
upon Sheffield, the midlands, South
Wales and Belfast, would adhere to
their view that the free import system
of the United Kingdom precluded an
instruction to the British Minister at
Washington to represent to the United
States Cove crnment the injury that
such legislation would do to the indus
try Of friendly power, which in 1889
gave q free market to f96,000,000
worth of competing American goods.
Sir James Ferguson, under foreign
secretary, said the government had not
received a copy Of the bill, and had
not been informed of any important
alterations therein"
Our export trade is of great impor.
tance to our farmers. Our exports OF
all classes Of farm products amount in
rouud numbers to 1925 year for ey-
cry farmer in the country. The Re
publicans are trying to kill this
National Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
TIE NATIONAL ELECTIox Law.

The principal objection the oppo-
nents OF a national election law bring
against such a measure is the claim that
1t cannot be enforced. Those people
whose memory extends back thirty
years will recall that the same obiec-
tion was brought against Abraham
Lneoln's policy of conquering the
slave-holders' rebellion. If the Gener-
al Government cannot enforce its own
laws, and has to confess that il must
stand impotent before the red shirted
rifle clubs of South Carolina and the
bulldozers of Mississippi, it presents
q pitable spectacle to the world. No
self-respecting American will listen to
such an objection If the necessity
for national election law can be
shown. the Government either has or
will be given the power to enforce 1t.
The real question is as to the need
OF such law, and that is answered by
the unlawful suppression Of votes in a
number of Southern States. The fact
Of this suppression Is too evident to
need argument. II is acknowledged
by the Southern Democratic papers,
and no one who is worth listening to
denies It. The effect Of this suppress
sion Of legal voters is to give the DEM
ocratic party an enormous advantage
ever the Republican party in Presidcn-
tial and Congressional elections. These
frauds are perpetrated principally in
the five States of South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisia-
ma. The following table shows how
efiectual Democratic methods have
been IN diminishing the Republican
vote In these States:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
OVER fHE sFArE.

The Yazoo- Mississippi Delta Timber
Company are shipping seventy car
loads Of slaves via Southport and the
Valley route 10 Liverpool. This is the
largest single shipment ever made out
of the Delta The slaves viii be load
ed on a vessel now lying at Southport
and consigned to I. B. Allen & Co,
Lverpool.-Commercial Herald.
Especial to Commercial Herald.l
Columbus, Miss. June 1.-THE an
nual State convention of the Baptists
of Mississippi will be held at Colum-
bus from the 25rd to the 2Sth of July,
instead Of at Senatobia, as originally
intended. A large number Of dele
gates are expected and accommoda-
tons could not be secured In Senate
bia, hence the change.
Some of our Mississippi patent out
side exchanges came to us last week
with Illustrations and column articles
on the Garfield memorial services, but
not word about the unveiling Of the
Lee monument. Such accidents are
liable to happen when men do not
know what one side of their papers
are going to contain. We would ad-
wise our brethren of the apateut Sides
to next time send word to the home
offices which memorial they prefer
having illustrated.-Yazoo Herald.
Mr.. +. L. Kincannon, of Tupelo, has
written letter to the Memphis Com
mercial attacking the Democracy of
Mr.. r. G. Patty, Chairman Of the State
Democratic Executive Committee. The
same charge was made last fall and the
Executive Committee passed strong
resolution endorsing Mr.. Patty as a
true and tried Democrat. He has been
for many years recognized as one of
the Democratic leaders of his section,
is now Chancery Clerk, of Noxubee
county and has been for many years,
and was always elected as the Demo-
cratic nominee. He was In February
appointed by Gov. Stone as one of the
Commissioners to investigate the books
and accounts of State officers. But Mr..
Kincannon seems to think that because
Mr.. Patty is prominent member of
the Farmers Alliance aud q Prohibi-
ZIONIST that therefore he Is not DEM
ocrat. BY the same test very large
majority Of the Democrats Of Missis-
sippi would be excluded from the
party, for the bulk of IL is made up of
Alliance men aud Prohibitionists. At
tacks on Mr.. Patty's Democracy will
not hurt him.-Yazoo Sentinel.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
whites and Blacks.

Two more parishes have sent in
their population returns according to
the State (assessorsD census, Red River
and Vermillion. Both appear to be
correct, Judging by the registration
and school statistics. Red River re-
turns 1883 people as compared with
S,573 in 1880, an increase Of 32.1 per
cent. Vermilion returns 14,863 as
compared with S,72S, an improvement
of 70.4. Vermillion ia one of the most
rapidly growing parishes in Louisiana,
and increased during the previous
decade 92.Y per cent. II is Into that
portion of the State that immigration
is pouring, and 1t is naturally "boom-
ing ahead very rapidly.
In nine parishes which have made
their returns, the increase in population
is 2s.5 per cent as compared with 1888,
Indicating total for tho State Of
1,166.955.
But the most interesting portion Of
the census Is the relation between the
races, because there is as yet great
doubt on this subject. Which have in
creased fasteE the whites or the
negroes? Is Louisiana doomed like
Mississippi to an overwhelming negro
majority, or is 1t destined to become .
white mans country?
The returns ON this point are encour-
aging. In Red River the increase in
the decade has been-whites 44.2 peg
cent; negroes 27.3-and Red River Il
q negro parish, that Is, has a large
majority Of blacks In Vermillion
where the majority is white, the in
| crease is-whites, 72.6 per cent; me-
groes, 61.6. The only parish whose
| returns indicate that the negroes arc
increasing more rapidly, relatively,
than the whites is West Feliciana; and
the increase there is very slight. In
those parishes which have given the
returns for whites and blacks, the in.
crease is-whites, 24,25S; negroes
9,939--a decided white majority.
If the same ratio prevails through
out Louisiana, the census will show II
to be a white State by good majority
but there are not enough returns just
yet to be certain on this point-Times.
! Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
now HORSE TASTES.

Physically, It may be distinguished
from beef or mutton by its appearance,
1t Is coarser in the grain than beef. In
this respect 1t resembles bull beef more
than any other. 1t is darker in color
and looks more moist than beef IL has
peculiar smell and q peculiar sweet.
ness of taste. Its flavor is generally
considered to be half way between the
flavors of beef and game; It Is some-
thing like the flavor of hare.
One reason why horse flesh is as a
rule darker in color than beef Is that
horses which are proleaxed, or which
have died from injury, disease or age,
are not properly bled and dressed by
the slaughterer. II is, however, ty its
fat that horse flesh is most easily dis
tinguished. The fat of horse flesh is
not generally mixed with the lean. Il
is yellow in color. Itlooks more moist
than the fat of beef. 1t soon becomes
rancid. Consequently, unless rapid
sale Is effected or the fat removed, an
advanced price must be charged in or
der to secure the butcher from loss on
unsold meat.
Lastly, horse flesh can be distin-
guished from beef by its chemical
characteristics, and IL is in this way
that 1t may be recognized when mix
ed with other substances. Who can
tell, except the chemist, what are the
competent parts Of a sausage, polony
or sayeloyl Or who can tell by taste
what these parts aref We do not
judge by taste we judge by favor,
and In the making of flsvor--fo use
sam Welies's phrase--~if's the season.
oninR - co.'s its-Ninoteenth Cen
tury.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
Aslatrc ChoIera in Spain.

Madrid, June 16.-Much alarm is
occasioned by the continued spread Of
cholera at Puebla de Rugat. The su-
thorities are making strong efforts to
stamp out the disease, but 30 far have
been unsuccessful, and new cases are
reported daily.
Yesterday there were four deaths
from the disease and nine new cases
reported. The doctors at Puebla dc
Rugat are greatly overworked, and
the authorities have telegraphed to
Valencia asking that physicians be sent
from that city TO aid. The supply ol
drugs is running short, and the town
officials also telegraphed for a fresh
supply from Valencia. The total lum-
Der of cases thus far reported is ninety
one.
One of the persons who fled from
the town for safety has died from the
disease at Albaida. DIR. Candida, who
Is an expert, declares that the disease
at Puebla de Rugat is true Asiatic
cholera.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
California TO Stop Prize Fighting.

Sacramento, CAL, June 17--Gov.
Waterman has addressed letter to
Attorney General johnson on the sub
ject of prize fights, In which he says
81 desire most sincerely to direct your
attention to the fact that the State has
been thoroughly and completely dis
graced by the maintenance OF an Or
ganization given up to degrading and
disgusting exhibitions Of brute force
in so-called scientific contests between
so-called scientific athletes, which are
nothing more nor less than prize fights,
in opposition to decency and the good
order of society, against which the law
made and provided in such cases
should be operative in those localities
of the State where these unlawful
practices take place. They should no
longer be permitted 10 defame aud de-
grade the soil of our State, and the
mere fact that is advanced that their
patrons consists of those in the higher
walks of life should be still further
incentive to put an end to the exhibi-
tions alluded to, in order that their
pernicious example may not affect
those In the lower walks of life. As
1t Is now 1t Is an evil and shame, pro-
ducing no good or benefit and only
indulged in as a nero speculation by
those who pursue prlze-fighting as .
means of subsistence aud support for
gambling purposes. viii you do me the
favor, In the absolute interests of the
State, of inquiry into the matter, aud
II the local officers Of the law are not
able to cope with the subject, invoke
your aid as the chief law officer of the
State, and ask you to proceed immedi-
ately to take such decisive action and
measures as will, in future, preserve
and protect from so foul blot the
essutcheon of the State of Califor-
MAJ
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21

A novel telephone has been placed
in the New Haven House, New Haven
Conn. It cannot be used unless fec
is paid. There are only two instru-
ments of the kind in existence, the
other being in Hartford. There arc
five slots in the machine for the recep-
tion of nickeI, ten-cont piece, quarter,
half dollar and dollar, respectively.
These amounts cover the rates charged
for telephoning to various places in
and out Of the State. To use the tele-
phone 1t is first necessary TO call up
the central, as ON an ordinary telephone.
The objective point is then asked for,
and when this is reached the party
who rings up is told to put the neces-
sary fee in the slot. II dime is
dropped in bell of high tone rings,
For twenty-five cents the tone becomes
lower, and for half dollar the sound
is like that of the average door bell.
The dollar sound is similar to that Of
fire-alarm gong. The sound of the
bell Is the signal to go ahead and talk.
The contrivance is the invention OF
William Gray, of Hartford. A CON-
pany has been formed for the manu-
| facture Of the Observation-Disclosures.
| Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
A Tax on Raw Material a TAX on Labor,
Editor Of Philadelphia Record.

Editor Of Philadelphia Record.l
"None so blind as those who will
not see.' That tariff on raw mate
rial not only tends to but is bound to
lower wages | can prove in q very
few words. You live on the other
side of the line, where they don't tax
wool. You use 5000 pounds per day
In your factory. live on this side Of
the line, where they do tax wool (say
10 cents per pound, and | use the
same number of pounds you do. You
have just exactly $500 per day the
advantage of me. The only way can
compete with you is to lower my
wages just that much, or make my en-
ployees do that much more work. A
man, horse, or mule who can't see
that should be hit on the head with a
hammer, and 1t is almost as plain that
tariff is a tax collected of the many
tor the benefit of the few. | claim to
be the originator Of that expression,
and first used it in a short letter to
your paper during the Cleveland cam
paign of 1884. But, according to my
own argument, | should have been
hit on The head with hammer, for
used TO be q strong tariff man, but
only had one side.
Wn1fs II. LAuREECE
Philadelphia, June s.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
SUNDAY Law Observance.
IAge-Hersld.l

The following statement of facts has
been furnished US concerning a most
interesting case recently decided by
the Supreme Court of Tennessee, and
which will be carried to the Supreme
Court of the United States:
AThe Supreme Court of Tennessee
has just rendered decision affirming
the action of the lower court in the
case Of the State VS.. r. NJ. King. This
case was appealed from the Circuit
Court held at Troy, Obion county,
Tennessee, last March, and has attract
ed much attention ON account of the
religious question involved in il. Mr..
King Is member Of the Seventh-day
Adventist church; q sect which OBJ
serves the seventh day Saturday as
the Sabbath, in the place Of Sunday,
the first day of the week. The defense
has been made by the National Relig-
ious Liberty Association, an organiza-
tion Of recent origin, which admits no
one into its membership who does not
believe in the Christian religion, but
holds that the functions of religion
and the State are entirely distinct, and
for interests of both should be kept
separate.
Mr.. King is farmer and was in
dicted for quietly working on his own
premises, not in sight of any place of
public worship. None Of the witnesses
for the State testified to having been
disturbed in any way, or to having
knowledge that any one else had been
disturbed, except that their moral
sense had been shocked by seeing work
done ON Sunday.
The defendant was first arraigned
before justice of the peace, and fined
So and costs, amounting in all to about
$l2, which he paid. Hewas afterward
indicted for the same offenss by the
grand jury at Troy, Obion county, and
was convicted and fined SIS. An ap-
peal was taken to the Supreme Court
on the plea ~ that the acts complained
of and proven, did not constitute
nuisance, as charged in the indictment;
(2) that the court erred in not permit
ting tho defendant to prove that he
had been once arrested, tried, convict
ed and fined for the same offense, and
that he had paid the fine aud costs
(3) on the ground Of the appeal of the
district Attorney General to the relig-
ious prejudices of the jury, by his Bit
ter denunciation Of tho religious views
of the defendant and confoundlng the
sect with which he is connected, with
tho Mormons.
The case will be taken to the Su-
premc Court of the United States.
This will be the first case involving the
constitutionality of Sunday laws, that
has been brought before the United
States Supreme Court.
An association has been organized
In Tennessee, tho members Of which
pledge themselves to prosecute every
violation of the Sunday laws. A num-
Der of persons who observe the seventh
day as the Sabbath are now under iu-
dlctment for working OH Sunday.
They are tenacious Of their faith, aud
claim the right, under the first and
fourteenth amendments to the consti.
tuition of the United States, aud the
bill of rights of the State of Tennessee,
to work on Sunday.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21

Every District Ia these five States,
with one exception only, was returned
as electing Democratic Congressman.
With such results upon national poll
tics, and which are evidently brought
about by fraud, can any intelligent,
fair minded man doubt the necessity
of national election law? And with
the need of the law admitted will any
self-respecting American confess that
this Government cannot enforce the
law after it has been passed ?-The
Philadelphia Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
A Banner or Rattlesnake Skins.

A lady residing on the west side has
perhaps the most unique banner that
has ever been in Kansas City. 1t Is
as beautiful as It is unique, and Is
priced by It's owner for its beauty and
oddity. It is made of the skin of an
enormous rattlesnake, with back
ground of plush. The snake. skin was
sent the lady by friend who lives In
Texas. It Is beautifully tanned, the
back being colored and covered with
spots resembling small scales. which on
the background ofplush look for all the
world like ossio.--Kansas City Times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21
treat Railway systems OF the United
states.


Since the Atchison acquired the St
Louis & San Francisco, II has been as.
sumed that this was the most extensive
railway system in the country. The
Financial Chronicle, however, places
the Atchison fourth, claiming that the
roads controlled by Vanderbilt, Gould
and Huntington are as much under
the control of the persons named as
the Atchison is under lis present
officials. Treating the Chicago and
Northwestern and the various Wander
bllt lines east Of Chicago as one inter-
est, and treating the Gould and Hunt
ington lines In the same way, we find
that sixteen leading interests and cor
porations control l11,14 miles of road.
If we take out the l0,S67 miles In the
Canadian Pacific and the Grand Trunk
systems over 100000 miles of road
would remain controlled or directed by
only fourteen interests and corpor-
ations. That is, about two-thirds OF
the entire mileage of the country Is
controlled by these fourteen interests.
The order of the interests Is:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21

There is no question that with full
aud all honest count every one Of these
Districts would have selected Re-
publican to the present Congress with
out the aid of the white Republican
vote, which in some of these districts
is large. How did the Congressional
elections of 1888 result in these five
States9 The official returns give the
following results:
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Customers will please give explicit de
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A Sensation.
[SpecIaI to the CommerciaI. l

Vicksburg, Miss, June 12.-The
present Grand Jury has created sem
sation In the city by the manner in
which IL has taken hold OF IFS work.
This morning II returned twenty in
dictments, of which four were for lot
terry dealing and twelve for gaming or
permitting gaming. Six violations of
tho Sunday law were also indicted,
and another large batch of indictments
Is anticipated tomorrow.
There Is CONSERVATION among the
saloon keepers, who anticipate indIct-
ments for violating the Sunday law,
and several have signified their inten-
tion of closing next Sunday.
What commentary on Black Belt
morals, when q common exercise OF
authority creates q sensation
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21

Orders from transient customers, yer.
pal or written. for job work, advertising
or subscription. must be accompanied By
the cash. Accounts Of regular custc-
mers due and presented the LIST Of each
month
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21

iossi iourseeh interests. l0, 252
Germany stands next to the United
States In the extent of its railroad
track, but has, all told. only about 49,
900 miles. In Great Britain the large
systems are the Great Western, with
2,46l miles; the London and North
Western, with 1877 miles the North
Eastern. with 1899 miles the Midland
with l,41S miles, and the Great East.
ern, with 1866 miles,an the aggregate
Of the whole five is 8,410 miles.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-06-21

Father (at foot Of stairs s)-Bill, didn't
you hear me call you two hours ago
Bill-Yes, but can't see you, father.
Father--Well, then, I'll come up and
raise you.-Tolsdo Blade.
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