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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-24
The Southern Railways Exhibits asd the
Tcnncsscc Ccntc niai Expositjou,

Arrangements have been perfected by
which the Southern Railroads territory will
be represented ut the Exposition which opens
at Nashville on May u. Like former exhibits
made by that company. will include samples
specimens of mineral. agricultural. forest
and other products OF the states Of Virginia,
North and South Carolina. Georgia. Ala
bama, Mississippi. East Tennessee and Ken
lucky This company seXhibit at the Atlanta
and Pittshurg eNOpsitions attracted the at
tcntion Of the agrculturalist. manufac-
turcr miner stock raiser and others and
did more to educate the visitors to an ap-
probation of the great wealth and pOsSbili-
ties of the south than any other one exhibit
company O actively continue this methnd Of
advertising. The scenic beauty OF the coun-
try through which the Southern railroad
runs will not be neglected In this exhibit
Practically, this exhibit will he IA bureau Of
Information. so that visitors from the North
and abroad can obtain specific data relative
to all branches of industry In and tributary
the vast number Of points on the Southern
railway.
This exhibits under the direction OF the
Land and Industrial Department OF the
southern railroad with headquarters at
Washington, ID. G.. and persons located along
that system having exhibited material that
they think will interest the public and there
hy help advance the best interest OF the seq
tion from which 1t comes should at once |
communicate with the agent OF that De- |
partmcnt. |
This is IN exhibit in which every citizen Of |
this section should he interested. and we |
hope that some OF our readers can supply |
something to represent our territory.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-24
Deaths at Sea.

IN spite Of the numerous appliances
recently invented and ih" improved
construction Of sea vessels the amount
Of human life annually lost upon the
ocean is frghtful a British blue book
has Just been issued giving statistics
Of the casualties to British roInmcrc"
upon the sea in 1891 The total losses
and serious and minor casualties were
G,s;2 During the last 20 years the
average loss Of life on sea has been S}3
persons for cnch year. The loss last
year was slightly under that average.
When 1t il remembered that these iiy
ures relate only to British vessels, some
idea may be had Of what the total loss
Of the world must have been The dan
ger Of those who go down to the sea IN
ships has not decreased with the i'm
proved machinery Of modern times -
Chicago Chronicle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-24

Mentor relying upon the statement his letter of invitation
consult about subjects relating his policy and above n New York
whatever
convenience
Then he went on state how when got Mentor he
riaing Garfield had call
ed he
could appon Levi Morton secretary the treasury Judge
of dsanny
whiky instead like Garfield
that Foger
character
conkiny that had Foser
treasury the only which would
satisfy altogether it
department which its entitled it,
question invited the
latter to tea Cokiny repeated
tho Garfield hospitality another
castle a,uon the talk about Foyes habits But that bitterly
disappointment Mentor quite clear
months before the interview given above Mr. Conne when
nknp and Grant were at Mentor Garfield had hailed the
and promised him immediately
given above Garfield summoned Fger by wire offered him the a"
oppos queied Conkng bitterly Office and then
the and Morton accepted at Conkns became
furious after
brought prevailed withdraw
these things Conng said would have been overlook
had appointment Robertson his hteest
political enemy York Only ~ hours
appointment Garfield invited Conkg interview and mention
his thought jen the president
assured him that steps consulting
requested latter Senator Pat Gov Cornell and others
prepare plan patronage would fair both factions New
York Conking But Blaine hearing of the harmony
sick bed and hurried to the white house to protest With
the and the fight
Conkng urged the withdrawal of the nomina
ton and impressed powerful opposition of consist
ing Attorney General Mcvesh in his
suggested plan healing the differences and Garfield
finally requested James ask Conkng Arthur Pa
and Mcveagh the conditions They
We directly from Mr.
Connerys account
waiting them of his best humo which
were rather rare in those cordially and
payuly How the extraordinary tonight
his the
spr practically agreed and only few
minor discussed between the high contracting parties be
fore the formal treaty could be drawn and ratified
welg gentlemen, said Mr. Conking, still in playful mood
the white house Mr. Cnkng had donne his
tonng his gloves when boy arrived with
the envelope aud found the message to be in
and translate It, The smile began to
until length replaced by frown
then rece leaving him pale and looking
moment despatch his hand and threw di%lainfnly
the table he exclaimed with decision lam place
hunter and won't go"
Arthur Mvegh ceased their laughing
ton and regarded with astoniscnt Their gances plainly asked
what can be the nat WV Development
whatever its purport evidently the cane OF this per
mo with the president But what did
Conklng volunteered PLANTATION he
did Of his suddenly declared resolution
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-24

In its report Of the visit of The Mlg,ls
sipp Press Association to ~ Louis Il"
Globe Democrat has this tu say of two
Greenwood delegates
James X Nnrdaman iS au rN speaker
of the house of representative aud a
candidate for governor Mt the last state
election He is a man Of striking figure,
q feet . inches tall, with long black
hair piercing eyes and n broad open
conntcnancc. He wears broad hrlm
soft black hat and long Prince All crt
coat AS he walks through the curri
dors of the Southern not n man but
turns to glance at his slalwart figure,
j L. Gillespie is an cX member of the
state legislature He was elected in
1890 over seven other candidates. and
had the distinction Of being the young
est member of the house During the
canvass he had many amusing expert
enccs, spending all his time in house to
house visits The people of his dis
trict are very poor, and for days h"
shared their humble fare of hog fat and
beans, often being compelled 10 aIrup
on the floor Of a cabin with spNrn or
eight members Of family "" started
in the newspaper business when ID
of age with an old army pfea} UuJ
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-24
GARFIELD AND oohktfhd.
The Story of Their Bitter Controversy as Told by
T. B. Connery.
Gareds Assassin Supposed Have Been Influenced IN
Measure by This Quarrel.
THE CRANKY NEW YORK SENATOR pusstu aREA1 AMERICAN QuARt
Recently Made Public Which viii Be Interesting

When the bitter controversy Garfield and
tor Conng which termination the lates poi
cal career assassination Conney
was the managing York which made itself for the
Mr. Connerys account the troue
Cosmopolitan and contains details that have
never hitherto been given to the world Inc OPINION reache s' w
Garfield guilty of thlesnes his treatment
Conn dominated by Baine influence confirmed
by Mr. Cnney account also the further OPINION eq"y m
Conn mpeo and ecng nature make him an extremely difficult man
cooperate except the attitude of abject submission
Connery begins recalling the fact that npon arrest Guean was
packet of The Herald with an article containing
Garfield which marked and which apparently ha
something do with (ueaus sense OF grievance ana MS
May that Mr. Conney cveda note from Mr. 'onkns
Cncry at first found the senator's who
about make public issue with Garfield as
he could honoay from it. Said the wee
field has not been square, nor with Conng sa
hard thing the president Of the United States b" is
only truth spured Blaine by whom he was too easily led
every pledge only that but to have wished
do in the most offensive way .
the senator il, s,pno As Mr. Bennetts unknown
Mr. make the important dicon himself and he asked o m
facts the When Conkng returned he was over HIS ~
non and said: Mr. Bennett did promise me i"e =, . [ h
honor coud You do not forget nope
that told much when called upon me at the n avenue
hotel on my last visit to New admitted but still in
Conng then began the account which, as ne o
developed impaed Grafton two hours long beginning
Judge per6dy previous national convention
abandoning Garfield and ending with Gahds nomination
treacherouy betyng sacred trust was evident
the senator's minor
compared with Secretary Blaine who was held Tor
opposition republicans Of New York state conkns
editorial in The Tribune anuary ~ to show
that Gafds base ngratude had been long contemplated "
proceeds with his account as follows a.,
eapd print of far more importance
alleged prediction agreement Garfield August 1880 to defer to the New
and the New York republican committee in the matter Of
New Distinctly clearly such an arrangement mao
been made Garfield himself at conference at the Fifth avenue 0 AZ
he Couknp did not attend been party How
Garfield then Conkng snrcasty declared when every hs
looked blue defeat seemed stare him in the ace now s
was to concedc anything and everything to the "ar's n' ~ ~
to the and save the day! - 1,
Conklng his efforts to elect Garfield how n.
great sacrifice giving business engagements
and importance to himself party and work for its
chosen bearer This elsewhere very fully
proceed to other facts pointed Cnkng beginning with ms
visit request order consult with the latter ABOUT inc
policy and appointments Of the administration -.
"A have understand said the senator WI" n' p
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-24
PRICE 81 90 PER YEA Il.
A Peculiar Com ritulty,

There is II community IN Au~h
Holmes county, Ohio, that meets Bob
Ingcrsolls idea of Atlantis said %
guest at the Planters Yesterday
There are no churches and no tiuis
tcrs in the community, which consist,
of ii, 900 or %, N0n souls residing on lhn
acre farms Every member ut the vat
tlcncnt is producer Religions meet
ings are held hut they ar" nt tn" holure
Of various members not ia regularly
established meeting houses brnt,
horses, the best in the country Cuur
from Amsh The customs Of the pru
pie are primitive in their simplicity
No one ever thinks Of knocking ut a
ncighhors door, they just walk III.
Travellers who come through the coiu
muni'y are taken in and entertained IN
literal Interpretation Of the Scriptural
injunction, and no one i permitted to
receive pay for TIA" entertainment The
most curious Uf the customs of il3i1
people is that relating tu it, women
Married women wear black caps those
who are engaged 70 to church IN brown
hcaagcnr, while 'hc young girls pro
claim the fact that their affections are
di~cngagrd hy dainty white hrunciH
There is considerable SENSE at tine bot
tom of this quaint custom aud the sorlaI
jralousirs aud heart buruings of other
towns nro said to be- practically M
known in Amish. st Louis Glohc
n,,u,,r,t
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-24
Our Fame Spreads.
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Literary Digest

though Greenwood the the
railroads
and should her energetic and progressive citizens She
three the The Commonwealth Var
Enterprise the Flag by Ew Merrill
lights factories planning mills
sian earth and has voted q" water works which will
IN o with merchants
draw outde trade their excellent city they must advertise nhana
Greenwood merchants seem to appreciate ms fact for we know
by the Greenwood
without the its business tarke Cha
lenge
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-24
Southern Baptist Convention Wilmington
N. G., May 9th to 1Ath, 1897. Reduced
Rates via Soulhe RI Railway.

For the occasion Of the meeting of the
Southern Baptist Convention at Wilmington.
n. C., May 9th to 18th, 1897. the southern Rail-
and return at rate Of one first -class limited
fare for the round trip. Tickets will he on
sale May Bird TO 1th inclusive, good to return
fifteen days from date OF sale. For further
intormytinn address any agent of the South
ern Railway.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-24

Reduced Rates via The Southern Railway.
For the occasion of the General As,
sembly of the Presbyterian church,
south which will be held at Charlotte
N. G., May 20-31 1897, the Southern
railway will sell tickets to Charlotte, n
c., and return at the rate of one first.
class fare for the round trip, tickets to
be sold May II to 81, inclusive, with
final limit June 10, 1897. For further
information, call on any agent of the
Southern railway.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-24
Confidence in Bryan.

The more the people see Of Bryan the
more they read anl hear his ut,crnccs,
the more they learn Of his purity Of
life, the more they come 10 love aud
revere him He is the only man in
America in whose honesty, sincerity
and integrity they have implicit conf
dence. They know he Is their friend;
they know he is able to cope with en-
cnlies, aud that he will do it with IN
firing devotion and ah5olJtc AMI TIT
compromising fearlcssness Nashville
Sun.
Mckinley promises have laid liA and
his party open 10 nilnint and iidi
cuc. The outcry Of the hEy is not oitr
Of dcapondency. 1t is q Somd'hparIrI
American jecr al til" coli it'c ol rork
boz. claim4 IL u an expression oi rn
honest peoples contempt ot an admin
t,ation which is convicted Of q brcpph
of contract. st Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-24
Wolves In Europe.


When they cry wolff" III the govern
ment of Saratof, Russia, it means some
thing. During the last two years the
wolves there have deyoured, according
to the official returns, IL 900 horses,
10, 600 horned cattle, 80, 900 sheep,
b, 900 swine, 1000 dogs and $4,000
fowl. They have also during the same
period attacked 6S persons, devouring
two ON the spot and infiicting fatal
wounds on IL others. In France it is
estimated that 500, 900 of these animals
exist, and the damage inflicted by them
is set down at about $1,000, 900 francs
annually. A regular body of men, num-
bering over ], 200, called the Louveterie,
is maintained to keep down wild beasts,
and the force has a certain efficiency, but
is unequal to keeping the country clear
of them. From time to time high boun-
ties for wolf scalps have been paid, rs
much as 200 francs in the case Of a
known man eater, dreaded there as the
man eating tiger is in the Hindoo viii
lagos, but the animal is never extirpat-
ed. In some years his ravage is greater
and in others less, but he Is always in
evidence. In this country he has been
pretty well put down in the inhabitated
parts.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-24
what 1t Costs to BE Amused.

Tnero rs curious aud interesting
connecting lin. between business de-
preston AID an.lsements. When trade
Is dull, when everybody has the blues,
when the pail Of lead colored spirits has
fallen upon the community and men 90
about looking as though they had lost
their last friend, the legitimate and the
more sober plays seem TO attract fewer
persons than when everything is going
at flood tide and every one is in good
spirits
The reason for this may not be diff.
cult TO find, and the natural consequence
of the blues and bad times is a desire
to be entertained and taken completely
out of oneself by season of jollity and
mirth. IL is this desire to get out of
oneself, as 1t We're, that prompts at
tendance at light and frivolous plays.
That the business of providing amuso-
ments prospers better in dull times than
almost any other occupation is readily
proved, and the prosperity is almost en-
tirely on the side of that form of dra-
matte entertainment that makes people
laugh.
Men of one sort seek consolation in
the flowing bowl, those of another turn
OF mind go TO the play and laugh away
dull care. AS illustrating this state of
affairs, it may be said that during last
year i'll Paris, when business had been
unusually dull, the receipts at the thea
tiers, of which close watch is kept by
tho
$4,000, Geo. This is the highest figure
reached since the year of the exposition,
1889. Then the Paris theaters took
in something like $32, 900, 600. London
is usually able TO figure up receipts be-
tween 81, 600, 600 and So, 600, 000 This
goes largely INFO the eXchequers of those
houses that provide amusing amuse-
ments, laughter provoking plays and
songs ard dance that appeal IN the d.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-24
A GREAT CONTRALT0.
ALlTTLE STORY OF Gaco COLBY, r.
NY LIND AND MENDGLScOHN.

The Composer, Urged Not to Give tie co.
prsnos All the Advantages. o.GCa al
Kept n Promise That Music J.o.crB tho
worid over Lave hpp!avdoG.
Miss Dolby, when jenny I.21 cc-c9
to England in 1917, was slim V'c-z,c,,,
tall, dark girl, wcll propcrtioned, cutie
solid and unethercal, but a most CGrnes
and conscientious student, gifted with
u superb deep contralto and bcnhorlic
and homely grace of her own that won,
without exactly fascinating, the pablic
at first. She was equally good at rous-
ing Scotch song or firesido domestic
ballad (John Hullah wrote the famous
"Three Fishers" for her in his later
days., but i'll oratorio, and in her own
way, Miss Dolby was supreme-not sec
Ond even to Jenny. Certainly she never
had that extraordinary and weird mag
netism which made unmusical people
like Stanley, afterward the celebrated
dean of Westminster, rave about her
great soprano rival, Jenny. But the
Dolby was better looking than Jenny,
though never downright prctty-very
dark and handsome ore mint call her,
with certain embonpClEt GI.er 30
which she bore gracefully, but which
did rot ald 90 her grace.
Miss Dolby IIomont came. When
Jenny Lind retired from the stare, the
prima at cree sEono cut Gs AZ CratCrio
star of the FIRST magnitude. She thus
directly invaded Z sphere III which Clara
Noycllo, soprano, and Miss Dolby, con-
tralto, rciaIed supreme Jenny Lind
did not apparently accept the situation
quite as gracefully as she could well
have afforded to do. 1t was to her ne
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-24

cessity to outshine every one. h-enCals-
sohn was doubtless Il good deal smitten
with the Swedish nightingale He not
unnaturally wrote his great soprano
parts with her III his eyc-or rather his
ear.
Many can remember her enhancing
singing of Jerusalem" in est. Paul
and the seraphic way i'll which her divine
voice-spirit, had almost said-would
soar above the rest in the great double
quartet III Elijah, " "He Shall Give
His Angels Charge Over Thee" But
Miss Dolby was not happy. She felt
quite aggrievcd at the music of ''St,
Paul" That the first contralto singer i'll
England, who had scored even in Ger
many against Jenny Lind, should have
so little to do in "St. Paul. was too
bad.
The following episode has, l believe,
never been printed. l had it from the
lips of Miss Dolby's sister, afterward
Mime. Sainton, now in Australia.
"Dr. Mendelssohn, " says Miss Dolby,
then at the height of her popularity, II
do hope you won't treat the contraltos
SO badly in your next oratorio.
Badly" says Mendelssohn. My
dear Miss Dolby, what do you mean? L
always treat every one as fairly as pos
sible. -
"Not at all, says Miss Dolby. 1--WE
have next to nothing to Go i'll "St.
Paul"-ncthirg to show us off to adj
vantage, | mean" Mendelssohn was
then writing his Elijah. B."
"Well, Miss Dolby, what do you
want?"
"Iwant two good solos and some nice
little bits. ~
"Stayp' says the amiable composer,
taking out his notebook. Two good
solos and some nice little bits, and he
wrote it down, with that well known,
most fascinating smile which, once seen,
could never be forgotten. When Elijah }"
came out, in addition to the mice little
bits, )" Miss Dolby, to her delight, found
the two immortal songs which she sub
sequently made almost her own--"Woe,
Woe Unto Them!' and "Oh, Rest In
the Lordp'
DIR. Mendelssohn sent for her, and at
Exeter hall, in room down stairs, he
tried over the two songs, accompanying
them himself.
When she had sung WOE, WoeW
Mendelssohn turned round and said,
"That will be the favorite contralto
song"
Miss Dolby replied: 81 differ with
you, DIR. Mendelssohn. oh, Rest In the
Lordp Will be the favorite. It will take
the public far more than Woe, woep -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-24
The English Rothschilds.

The greatest financial genius of the
Rothschild family, though there have
been many of great talent, was Nathan
MAYER Of the second generation, who
established the house of n. M. Roths-
child 81 Go. in 1898 in London. He
few to the stars and groveled i'll the
mud for money. He welcomed all trans
actions, big or little, wherewith to turn
the bankers penny. He was the most
daring speculator of his time on the
Stock Exchange and the most success
full. He had carrier pigeons and fast
sailing boats to bring him the earliest
news from the war centers Of Europe
and so help him to manipulate stocks.
He followed Wellington's army to Wat
erloo in person and had relays of the
swiftest horses and fast yacht lying
in the harbor at Ostend. So he arrived
at the London Stock Exchange, after
the battle, IL hours ahead of any public
announcement of the victory, and made
$4,000, 900 by one of the most tremen-
dous series of speculations in history.
In 1910, when the Duke of Yelling
ton, then commanding iii Spain, drew
on the English government for e3, OOO,-
600, and the English treasury was
short, Nathan bought the drafts at
big discount and at once sent the
money. The stories about this remark
able man are almost endless and show
how strangely he was alike equal to
the most tremendous schemes and the
pettiest tricks of avarice.'-Harper's
Round Table
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-24
SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
Spanish Officials Confer with Uncle Sam
Regarding Cuba.

Regarding Cuba.
Madrid, Spet 24.-The Correspon-
dencia de Espana asserts that pour par
lers are proceeding between United
States and Spain for a friendly settle
ment Of affairs in Cuba FL Epoca. aft
er denouncirg as sensational" the story
Of an ultimatum. points out that the
Cubans have not yet been at war with
Spain without the moral and material
cooperation Of the American people.
There is great deal Of comment as
TO the origin Of the ultimatum canard
II has been attributed TO a foreign am
hassador but all the ambassadors deny
responsibility for It. The people do not
think war inevitable. 1t is asserted that
the Liberals will soon form a cabinet
ard that on the return Of the queen
rom San Sebastian to Madrid Captain
Genera Weyler will he recalled from
Cuoa and autonomy established i'm the
sIa0d, thus leaving no preteXt for the
intervention Of the United States Con-
uary to expectations confidently enter
famed Mr. Reverter, minister of finance
mas not resigned his portfolio.