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The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-22
THE CITY HOTEL
OF DURANT, MISS,
GETS THE PEOPLE

from this section and gives the
best satisfaction. The best table
in Central Mississippi. Electric
call bells and all modern couven
fences. Plenty of servants to give
every attention to guests. Well
furnished throughout. Usual
rates. Always 60 there when
stopping in Durant.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-22

FOR SALE.-Three we'll bred
jacks ages 5 years, 2 IL years.
and 4 months old at low prices.
Apply to JOHN WAUGH,
3m.1 16 Goodman, Miss.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-22
TO the Democratic Elk. Com. o.
Attala County.

You are hereby requested to meet at
the Court Houae on the first Monday
of March (4th) next, for the transac-
ton of business of Importance.
D. l.. SMYTHE,
Chairman.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-22

List of letters remaining in the post
Office at kosciuskO foT the week ending
February 81, 1895; Miss Adelia Mitch
ell, Rev. L Motley. Mr.. Robert Tener,
w f Wouten.
HETTIEJ. FOOSE, P Al.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-22
HO. FOR:THE NICKEL STORl

Our entire stock of goods will be
sold regardless of cost. Mer-
chants, peddlers, and all others
desiring bargains will do well to
come and see us. Money saved is
money made.
Red Hot Nickel Store.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-22
This Speaks for Itself.

This Speaks for Itself.
Messrs. Chomel Co.
Baltimore, Md.
Gents.--We have; tried your
Ehomels Antidote for rheumatism
and consider it the best rheuma-
tism medicine we have ever used
and there is no equal to it for rheu-
matism in our judgment and we
recommend it to all that suffer
with this maIadv.
80 l.. II. HoLLNGsWoRTH.
S. A. WHITE.
I T. LEE, d. d. S.
H. w. SMITH.
For sale by Harvey & Roby.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
PRIESTS OF PALLAS BALL.

The Great Social Event ut Kansas City At.
tended by Nearly Five Thousand People.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct 4. - The
Priests of Pallas ball, firmly estab.
lished as Kansas City's great annual
social event, is for months awaited
with eager anticipation by thousands
of people within and without the city.
Last night saw a grand outpouring OF
guests, who crowded into the hall, fill.
ing every available nook and corner.
until it was estimated that not
less than 5000 people had
entered the doors. The ball
is always a pronounced success,
and this annual recurrence of the
event was no exception to the rule. A
dance at which 5000 people are in at.
tendance is tremendous thing to con.
duct to the satisfaction of everyone,
but the event of last night was man
aged in such manner as to leave
nothing but kind memories and com
plimentary regrets in the minds OF
dancers and spectators.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
THE PRIEST CONFESSED.
Father Wagner Admits Having Betrayed
Maude Steidel and Wants to Marry Her.

Father Wagner Admits Having Betrayed
Mauds Steidel and Wants to Marry Her.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 3. -Father Wag-
ner has confessed his guilt to his attor-
ney and the latter has made propo-
sition to the mother of Maude Steidel
to permit the priest to marry the
girl and not prosecute the case
against him. Alexander Podvant,
uncle of the abducted girl, says
the priest will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law. He says that
immunity was promised to Elandt, the
brother-in-law, but that is as far as
the prosecution will relent. Mrs.
Steidel said that she could not say
whether she would accept the PROPOSE
ton of the priests attorney, but
that she would decide soon. She
fears Father Wagner will desert her
daughter, if he is permitted to marry
her. Maude Steidel said her relations
with the priest began about a year ago.
She is willing to marry him, and says
in the event of a wedding, they will
60 to Chicago to reside.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
KARNlVAL KREWE PARADE.
Kansas City's Annual Event Witnessed b.
Thousands of Visitors.

Kansas City's Annual Event Witnessed by
Thousands of Visitors.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct 4.-The sea-
son of fall festivities in Kansas City
was brought to a fitting close to-day
in the great annual parade of the Kar.
nival Krewe, which far surpassed
anything in the line ever un.
dertaken here, or perhaps in the
west. In addition to the grotesque
features of the parade there was
a grand military parade, participated
in by several companies of the national
guard from Missouri and Kansas. The
parade started at 1880, and along the en-
tire line of march the display of beauty,
comedy and soldiery was witnessed by
the largest crowd ever in the city on q
like occasion. In the evening King
Kie Kie and his subjects had dance
at Turner hall, and on the streets tin
horns and pandemonium reipned.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
RENFROw'S REPORT.
The Gov, rnor Of Oklahoma Tells About
the Territory.

The Governor of Oklahoma Tells About
the Territory.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Gov Renfrow,
Of Oklahoma has submitted his annual
report to the secretary of the inte-
rior. The governor takes a strong
position in favor of opening to set
Element the Wichita, Kiowa, Comanche
and Apache reservations He re-
grets to observe in all his report that
that country is still in the hands Of
the cattlemen, instead of the people,
who would like to go there and make
homes and improvements and extend
civilization to that section of the coun-
try.
I BY way of general observation, the
governor gives a side wipe at the press
of the country for publishing things
about Oklahoma, and also takes to
task the Home Missionary society for
making representations about destitu.
ton prevailing in certain parts of Ok
lahoma.
The governor says there has been
very little outlawry in Oklahoma OUT
side the invasions made from the In
dian territory, and the estimated pop
ulation is 275,O0O, with Oklahoma
county leading, with 2O,523, and Logan
county next, with 1882.
Taxable property has increased dur.
ing the year from sl9, 947, 922 to S39..
275, ls9 This phenomenal increase is
ascribed to the fact that patents are
being issued on claims, placing claims
within the reach of taxation. Cana
dian county leads in taxable property.
having IS, s16. so, and Oklahoma county
next, with S4,575, $50.
In covering the finances of the terri
tory the governor observes that there
is very little borrowed capital there
and that there are fifty-seven banks in
the territory, and twenty-four of them
responded to his request for informa.
ton covering deposits and business in
general, to be incorporated in his re-
port. Those submitting reports show
deposits of 81, 900; discounts, $780,
600; securities, $4,000; cash and sight
exchange, s465,OO0.
The school population is reported to
be II, ITO, and the membership Of the
Baptist church $500, and that of the
Catholic church is placed at even 10, OOd
The governor closes his report with
some remarks about the Indian, in
which he insists that it would be well
for the Indian to be forced to work.
The governor observes: 1.-THE Indian
citizen, when left to solve the problem
of life like other men, will no doubt
find that he must conform to the con-
ditions of life about him, and will set
tie down to life of useful industry"
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
His Accounts Found to Be Irregular.

ST. LOUIS, Oct Am afternoon pa.
per says the late Joseph H. Herman,
for many years prior to his death, on
September last, one of the best
known and most prominent realty men
on the street, has been discovered to be
short in his accounts with the
Security Building & Loan associa.
ton, No 2, of which he was secre.
tary since it's organization. The exact
amount of his shortage is only known
to George w. Curry and John P. Meyer,
expert accountants, who have over.
hauled his books, but it 10 admitted to
he over $40, 900. and some say It may
be us much as $4,000.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
"sooNER" CONTEST DECIDED.
Secretary HOke Smith Sustains the Land
Commissioner In His Decision.

Secretary Hoke Smith Sustains the Land
Commissioner In His Decision.
WASHINGTON. Oct 4.-The secretary
of the interior has promulgated the
important decision in the case of Ritz
wage VS.. McClintock, coming from the
Oklahoma City land Office and involv-
ing claim in the Cheyenne and Arap-
ahoe country, and was advanced as a
test case in the sooner tangle, which
has come up during this administra-
ton, covering claims in the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe, Sac and
Fox, Pottawatomie, Iowa and
Absentee Shawnee reservations The
effort has been made for year to have
the case made special, as it is test
case, and the decision would settle
hundreds of cases pending.
The decision to which the secretary
affixed his name sustains the COM
missioner of the general land Of
fee on every point; holds that
Rittwage is a sooner and is not en-
titled to settle on the claim, for the
reason that he entered upon the reser-
walton after the date congress passed
the bill opening the country to settle
ment and before issuing the proclama-
ton by tie president naming the day
for opening to settlement Anyone
entering upon the reservation for the
purpose of looking at the land after
the moment the bill became law
opening that country to settlement is
to be held as a sooner. This settles a
most important question and one that
has been fought bitterly on both sides,
as it involves the interests of hundreds
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
THE DURRANT TRIAL
The Prisoners Classmates Called to the
stand.

The Prisoners Classmates Called to the
stand.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 4.-The defense
In the Durrant case did yesterday that
which it has often urged the prosecu.
ton to do. Attorney Deuprey called
to the stand fifty-nine members of the
class to whom DIR. Cheney lectured on
the afternoon of April and asked each
of them If he answered to Durrants
name at roll call. Every answer was
in the negative. Attorney Deuprey
went further and asked each student
if he knew of any other member of
the class who had answered to Dur.
rants name. Not one of the witnesses
had any information on the subject
OF the students summoned to the stand
not one knew whether Durrant was at
the lecture room in Cooper college on
the day that Blanche Lamont was
murdered or not. Neither could they
call to mind any other student who
was there.
SEVERAL SENSATIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-The trial of
Theodore Durrant was replete with
sensation yesterday. Henry J. Nc
Coy, general secretary OF the Y. M. C.
A., who was cited for contempt last
Monday for telling Juror Truman that
il he did not hang Durrant the people
would hang him, was fined $3.50, with
the alternative of five days in the
county Jail.
During the cross-eyamination of a
witness summoned by the defense the
prosecution developed the fact that a
student at Cooper Medical college, who
did not attend the lecture by DR..
Cheney on the afternoon of April 8,
was recorded present in the roll call
book. This testimony is of the great
est Importance to the prosecution,
from the fact that it shows the unre.
liability of the roll call book, in which
Durrant was recorded present on the
afternoon that Blanche Lamont was
murdered.
The last sensation of the day was an
order made by the court committing
Miss Carrie Cunningham, newspaper
reporter, to the county Jail for refus-
ing to answer question. The defense
placed on the stand yesterday eight
more students, who attended the
lecture delivered by DR.. Cheney, on
the afternoon of April 8, to testify as
to whether they had answered to
Durrant's name at roll call. Each
witness gave negative answer. The
notes Of each witness were placed in
evidence by the prosecution. The
notes promise to play an important
part in the future proceedings, as the
prosecution intends to compare them
with the notes said to have been taken
by Durrant at the time.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
The American Won.

MEsPETH, N. Y, Oct 4-The second
boxing show of the Imperial Athletic
club held at Long Island City, fur.
nished those interested an opportunity
to see another international contest.
A good crowd embraced the chance af.
forded them of seeing Arthur Valen-
tine, England's lightweight cham.
pion, try conclusions with Charley Nc
keever, Philadelphia's pet boxer. Nc
Keever won after seventeen hard.
fought rounds.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
PACIFIC RAILWAYS.

Annual Report Of Commissioner Wade
championships Recommendation.
WAsHINGToN. Oct. 4.-Wade Hamp-
ton, commissioner of railroads, has
made his annual report to the secre-
tary of the interior. He says in part:
In the hard times it appears that the
gross receipts of the Union Pacific
system were reduced Sl,O00,0O0 q
month below the normal. The COM
missioner says that a cast-iron rule
as to payments cannot be observed,
and thinks there should be flexible adj
justment of annual payments to cor
respond with diminished earnings. He
thinks that the Thurman act will be
found to justify the expectation of its
trainers, if the following amendments
are made:
First-To embrace within its provisions all
Pacific roads which have received from the
United States a loan OF its bonds in aid Of con-
struction.
Second-To provide that so per cent instead
Of 25, Of the net earnings be retained
Third-To extend the debt until it shall have
been discharged as provided.
Fourth-To provide that If any Of the COM
panies abandon any portion Of the subsidized
lines or divert their business from subsidized
road the company shall in such cases be re-
Quired to transfer the line and condition which
attached to the old or subsidized line to the
new or unsubsidized line. in order that the
rights and interests Of the United States may
be protected
The commissioner believes that such
legislation will hasten the payment of
the company's indebtedness as they
are anxious to be freed from gov.
ernmental supervision.
The commissioner refers to the fact
that there has been great improve
ment in conditions since his last an.
nual report, and that there is an in
crease of earning of roads under his
supervision. He reviews the financial
conditions of the Union and Central
Pacific railways and says the debt of
the Union Pacific to the government is
S53. 005. 063, with total liability OF
Sls7, s75, 500; the debt of the Central
Pacific to the United States is S57, 1884,
!s3, with total liability of $ls5,O33,
$50. The commissioner says that the
bonds of the Central Pacific which
fell due January IS, 1895, were to
have been paid by the company, but
as matter of fact were paid out OF
the general funds of the United
States treasury. He said that this pay.
ment may be reimbursed from the sale
of bonds in the sinking fund, but there
is not sufficient market for the sale OF
such bonds to cancel one-tenth part of
the debt The properties of the two
roads are reported in good condition.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
NEW ENGLAND BLAZE.
Rhode Island Cotton Mills Burned-Loss
Over One Million Dollars.

Rhode Island Cotton Mills Burned-LOss
Over One Million Dollars.
WARREN, r. l., Oct 4.-Onc OF the
largest fires that has ever occurred in
southeastern New England broke out
in one of the mills of the Warren
Manufacturing Co., situated about q
mile from the center Of this town, just
after midnight last night. and before
it was gotten under control it had
swept through three large cotton mills,
two warehouses, small sheds, freight
cars and other property, causing loss
which Is estimated at more than 81,
O0O,O
The fire started in the wash room
near the engine room Of No. mill and
spread with great rapidity through the
building and threatened adjoining
property. Within an hour after the
blaze was discovered the flames were
roaring through all three mills. The
magnitude Of the fire at once became
apparent to the local department and
help was Immediately summoned from
Bristol, Fall River and Providence. An
engine from Fall River, one from Bris-
toll and two steamers, two hose carts
and three companies from Providence
responded, arriving on special trains.
The scene when these out-of-town
companies arrived was appalling. The
whole Of the southern part of the little
town seemed to be roaring mass of
flames, threatening not only the tene-
ment houses of the manufacturing
company near by, but even endanger-
ing the business part Of the town some
distance off.
BY the most persistent and arduous
efforts, however, the fremen gained
control of the conflagration at mid
night, but all that was left of the big
factories, warehouses and tenements
was blazing pile of ruins. The losses
were estimated as follows: Ware-
houses and factories, $500, 900; ma
terial, $500, 900; lumber yards 5000;
tenements, $4,000; total, 81, 1875, 000
The insurance of the whole company's
property amounts to S1,O50.O 900.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
CARRIER PIGEONS.
How the Messages Are Attached to the
Swift Birds.


De Witt c. Lockwood writes for st.
Nicholas an article describing the mail
service by carrier pigeons established
between Los Angeles and Santa Gaia,
lima, Cal. He says:
The message, when sent by tho
Catalina carriers, is always written on
sheets of tissue paper four inches wide
and ten inches long. Four of these
slips will contain enough written mat.
ter to fill column Or more of an ordi.
nary daily paper, by which it will be
seen that the birds can carry very
considera BILE amount of correspondence.
1t may be interesting to know that dur
ing the Franco-German war, when
large numbers of carrier-pigeons were
employed with great success, the mes
sages were printed by microphotog-
rapy on fine waterproof films, by which
method an almost incredible amount OF
correspondence could be forwarded by
a single bird. According to French
newspaper, nearly two million dis.
patches were carried by pigeons during
the siege. The birds were taken out OF
Paris in balloons.
There are various methods of at.
taching the message. After folding
the written slips together lengthwise
in the middle, then over and over
three or four times, the whole may be
rolled up tightly into drum-shaped
pellet, secured with bit of Irvine, and
then tied to the birds leg; or else the
narrow folded slips may be wound
round and round the leg, exactly as
you would apply a bandage to sore
finger. Sometimes the message is at
tached to the wing or tail feathers, or
fastened about the body Of the bird,
but not always with the best results.
The well-known figure. on certain
valentines. of a huge envelope with
"Love to Thee" inscribed thereon, the
whole tied about the neck of dove
with yard or more, apparently, OF
pale blue ribbon, is undoubtedly re.
sponsible for the prevailing belief
that this method is the one generally
employed. 1t was no uncommon thing
to have man rush into the office with
a yellow envelope, duly sealed and adj
dressed. almost as large as the pigeon
itself, expecting the bird to carry it lii,
his beak, probably across the channel.
After few experiences of this kind
the boys were not at all surprised when
somebody wanted to know if ne conld
get bird to take ovei an umbrella for
him.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
Signed the Bill.

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. AT 4:50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon Gov. Culberson
signed the anti-prize fight bill which
was enacted into law Tuesday by the
called session of the Twenty-fourth
legislature, and prize fighting in Texas
hereafter will be punished as felony.
The senate received the bill from the
house Yesterday morning. and agreeing
in the senate amendments, sent the
bill to the governor in the afternoon
at 4:1o o'clock, and within forty min
utes thereafter the bill was filed with
tho secretary of state, and is now .
law.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
NO FIGHT IN TEXAS.
The Legislature Sustains Gov. CulbersOn b
Practically n Unanimous Vote.

The Legislature Sustains Gov. Culberson by
Practically n Unanimous Vote.
AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 4.-There will be
no prize fight at Dallas October 81 be-
tween Corbctt and Fitzsimmons This
fact was settled yesterday afternoon
by the Texas legislature in exactly
three hours by the watch. The two
committees, one in the senate and the
other in the house. gave an audience
to the Dallas attorneys all the morning
to ascertain their objections and
protests to the passage of the law.
After hearing the gentlemen until
noon the two committees adjourned.
In the afternoon when the two houses
met at o'clock both committees were
ready to report and the senate bill was
very promptly considered. From the
time the bill was placed before the
senators to the time it passed
was exactly fifty-five minutes. Dur
ing this time Senator Dean opposed
the bill and Senator Lasker spoke 10
its favor. There were only two gen.
tlemen who spoke on the bill, the bal
ance satisfying themselves by voting.
The vote on the final passage of the
bill was 81 ayes and nay, Dean being
the negative voter. The bill was inn
mediately sent over to the
house, and at o'clock that
body began discussing it, sub
shutting the senate bill for the house
bill. After several gentlemen had
spoken on the bill and the emergency
feature, pro and con. final vote was
reached at o'clock precisely, and the
bill passed the house by vote of ITO
to 5. Thus, within three hours, did
the Texas legislature forever put an
end to prize fighting in Texas.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
BOB WHITE.

Rob White from the fence rail Is calling,
The field for the harvest is brown.
Cool dews on the hedgerows are falling
As backward l come from the town,
wear mid its din I've been working,
But now, at the border Of night,
I mass where the deer-mice are lurking
And hear the shy call Of Bob White
7 pause by the wayside uncertain,
, lane branches of, and see
light and snowy chintz curtain,
Familiar as day break to me:
And memories are ris ing unbidden,
Oieyes that were full Of delight,
When by the hedgeroses hidden
Mocked gayly the call OF Bob Whito
And one in the doorway was listing,
A 'kerchiet thrown over her head.
Who came at the sound to our trysting.
Her checks as the roses were red,
Like gold OF the harvest her tresses,
Her step as the thistledown light;
Sweet hour OF loves VOWS and caresses
Foretold by the call OF Bob White.
The tears from my eyes overtiowing,
Fall down on the wild roses bloom;
lis manly to weep at the knowing
Lie 5 blossom mas lOst itS periutne
A quarrel, cold words. and We parted:
| noticed her cheek had grown white,
She left me alone broken hearted.
Alone in the lane with Bob White.
Just once for the sake OF old pleasures,
Tonight / will play We forget,
And whistle the well-recalled measures
That farmers translate as More Wet"
The door is thrown opsn, wonder
II ghosts walk abroad in the night.
No. there is her face smiling under
The 'kerchlet; she's coming, Bob White
But what was he past to the PRESENT.
A year has but deepened our love;
From their hiding place partridge an
pheasant
Peep out as We pass, and above
The robins are chlrping together
Oh, everythings bonny and bright,
Our life shall be all pleasant weather;
Call on, from the fence rail, Bob White.
-Lalia Mitchell, in Good Housekeeping.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-10
ACT DECLARED VALID.
AbOlishing OF Kansas Judicial Districts
Held to he Constitutional.

AAoau W nc CONSTITUTIONAL.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 4.--The supreme
court has decided that chapter 1O6 of
the laws OF 1895 abolishing a number
OF judicial districts and attaching the
territory to other districts is in accord
with the constitution. The decision was
made in the Altman mandamus
case from Butler county. Judge
Aikman, who had been nominated for
judge in one of the districts abolished,
claimed that the law was unconstitu.
tional, and tested the question in a
proceeding to compel the secretary of
state to file his nomination papers.