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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

From the hour that the Cover
nor message favoring the passage
of capitol bill was read to both
houses of the Mississippi legisla
ture of 1897, up to the announce
ment of the vote on the Governors
veto, was one of the most exciting
episodes ever recorded in the an
nails of State legislation.
From the initiatory tactics of the
House capitol committee on the
plan of the building, down to the
report Of that committee on the
Governors veto, was one Of the
hardest pitched mental battles ever
fought out in legislative arena.
Able arguments by conscientious
LAWYERS were heard on the merits
and dement's of the Governor 5
objections, with citation of author
tiles as to constitutional preroga-
tive.
And it is flattery to none to saw
that from the Chief Executive of
our State down through the per
sonnel of the membership Of both
Houses of that Legislature, that
each and all were governed by what
was conceived to be honest con-
victions.
Is it necessary that that discus
sion should be indefinitely prolong-
ed, to the detriment and injury Of
the issues it involves?
Is it needful that the State
should be the loser by that extra
ordinary session, or that the fruit
of its agitation should be withered
and lost?
Is there such a divergence oi
opinion amongst the adherents,
and opposers Of the policy Of the
| Governor, as to necessitate a dis.
ruption amongst the representa-
tivcs Of the people?
Is there no middle ground ol
| concession and accomplishment,
where the extremes and the means
can reach an agreement
Are we, the sworn agents of leg
| lislative enactment, so derelict in
our duties as to defy adjudication?
Are the points of difference SC
many and so varied, as to leave us
desperate, determined and unrea.
sonable?
tits not evident to even a casual
observer that the old capitol build
ing. condemned by architects, i.
day BY day approaching dissolu
ton eud in hourly danger Of tall
4 ing to piecesf
Have there ever been more thar
forr prom nent questions, from
which TO re- ch q determnate con
cluslon?
] Hasn't the question Of cost en-
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
E5OOd,e D;lIe are the fayorte family
AANON' . AiA0 cathartic. Price 25v.

the question Of site reached hap
py depoument Of Legislative gov,
ernment, In an agreement on ths
same without executive disapprov,
I al?
Would it be considered bad ar.
chitectural pyrotechnics to leave
the question Of a plan to the de
cision Of commissioners
Couldn't the question of appoint
ments of capitol commissioners, the
fourth and last obstacle in the way
of new capitol, be determined by
naming the commissioners in the
measure?
All these suggestions and inter
rogatories, randomly conjectured,
materislized and written, have
taken the pith out of the capitol
discussion, end shown us the plain
pathway of dutifuI obligation.
Let the Governor and the legis-
lators be heedful of the recon-
mendations, and do not let a trust
ful people feel that we have un-
necessarily squandered appropris-,
tions.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

The agitating COW question has
struck Meridian and the merchants
want the municiple authorities to
adopt the curfew ordinance against
the cows within the city limits and
make it a permanent law. This
would all be very well if it were
practicable, but We are afraid that
an innocent and hungry COW would
not regard the six taps Of the FIRE
bellifa wagon loaded with hay
stood in its pathway home. Ifcon-
sidered at all, the curfew order
should include a clause, as well as
q penalty, that each merchant
should see that his COW was driven
off the streets at six O'Clock This
wouid relieve the city authorities
Of much care and many embaTass-
menlA
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
The Next Legislative Session.

The approaching session Of the
! legislature, which will convene in
| Jackson about six weeks from the
present time, will be one Of the
most important ever held In this
state. The mem ers will have
many leading questio to decide up
on that will require the profouudest
thought and most solicitous care.
Then, too, these questions must be
acted upon quickly, without any ex-
ira time that would Prolong the ses-
sion, if they wish to redeem them
Sc YES t ON some of the past severe
criticism that has been piled heavily
upon them The members will be
expected to settle down to hard
work from the start, and not waste
time in long winded arguments.
pro and con, on the new capitol or
any other question. Themajority of
the tax payers are sensible people,
who understand practical ideas when
placed before them in plain laa-
guage They do not care for grand
and impassioned oratory, when
they have to pay the bellows blow
ers. What is required at the present
time is unity Of purpose in our pub
lie men.
State Senator Kiger gives
some timely advice along this
line, and we give our readers the
benefit Of his peace promoting letter.
.o the Governor and Legislature OF ,he
stale of Mis'iss ppi
LET the dead pas bury its dead"
And yet, that dead past of the
Capitol bill, in its momentous his
.ory of the session of 1897, needs
1t least a passing mention.
The question of a new capitol
Ifirmatively decided in the State
senate, and practically settled So
ar as that body was concerned,
Turing the regular session of 1906.
nd by tacit agreement, as it were,
etween the two houses in the ses-
ion of 1897, it was left to the
Iouse of Representatives to formu-
lte a measure for legislative enact
tent.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

The Natchez fair, the only one
to be held in the state this year,
gives promise Of being a grand sue
cess and the managers feel very
much encouraged by the many en-
trees Of fine stock aud horses.
There will be a good exhibit of
cotton, machinery for its manufac-
ture, and all kind Of farm produce
as we'll as many uniqe attractions
in poultry. The fair will open up
on Monday, Dec. 27th and will
last six days. There will be rae.
ing of the fine horses every after.
noon during the whole fair.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
FROM FOOT 70 KNEE

Ohio Woman Suffered Great Agony
From q Terrible Sore-Hsr Story Of
the Case, end Her Cure.
For many years was afflicted with a
milk leg, and few years ago it broke out
in a sore and spread from my foot to nv
knee. l suffered great agony It would
burn and itch all the time and discharge
a great deal. My health was good with
the exception Of this sore. tried great
many kinds Of salve, but some would
irritate the sore SO that / could hardly
stand the pain. / could not 20 near the
fire without suffering intensely. Some one
sent me papers containing testimonials oa
cures by Hoods sarsaparilla, and told
my husband would like to try this med
icine. He got me a bottle and found it
helped me. / kept on taking it until my
limb was completely healed. cannot
praise Hoods Sarsaparilla enough for the
great benefit it has been to me. It
cleanses the blood Of all impurities and
leaves it rich and pure" Mrs. ANNA r.
EAKEN, Whittlesey, Ohio.
You can buy Hoods Sarsaparilla OF AIN
druggists. Be sure to get only Hoods.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
lccess
e as to insure its sri-

Mrs. Minnie Wallace Walkup,
the beautiful New Orleans young
woman who was tried in Empora,
Kansas twelve years ago forpoison-
ing her husband, at that time the
Mayor the city, has again created a
sensation, this time in Chicago, by
claiming to be the widow of the
mHHonaire, John B. Ketcham
who died recently leaving her all
his large property. The Ketcham
family deny the marriage and will
contest the will.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
EOR sALE

The Gilmer place, located four
miles east Of Penn Station, consist
ing of $40 acres of rich prairie land,
toe ther with mill house, gin, II
81 IS cab hu good barn, bor d
wei and all other Improvements.
Also all stock belonging to the es-
tate Of ]. H. Richards, consisting
of horses, mules, colts, etc viii
be sold at a bargain. For terms
and particulars apply TO or write to
c. b. RICHARDS,
uov1AmI. Penn, Miss.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

Johnnie, our Artesia cores
pondent, is one of the best farmers
in the county as well as a good
writer. AS the busy Christmas
and hog killing season is approach
ing, the DISPATCH readers will
miss his interesting letters fora few
weeks, but Johnnie has tasted
printers ink, caught the correspon-
dents fever, and we feel sure that
in the course of events, his readable
letter will again appear in the DIS
PATCH columns. "Come again,
Johnnie, we are always glad to see
YOU.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

One Of the 6rst acts OF the legis-
lature should be to make war on
the present coast quarantine sys-
TEN. Officers should be placed at
important posts that can be relied
upon to do their duty. The state
health law should be so revised as
to permit no more yellow fever to
enter this state, from gross careless
ness or mismanagement.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

Col. W. H. Tribbett, a well
known merchant and banker, of
Terry, died last week at Clifton
Springs, a sanatarum in the state
of New York. He was a kind
hearted, high toned moral man,
one Of the very best in the state Of
Mississippi, and the writer drops a
tear to his memory.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

/ have opened up a new and
first class Meat Market at MIS-.
Terry's old stand on Market Street
and invite the patronage Of all OF
my old friends and customers.
None but the incest meats kept and
especial care will be taken in the
tulhllment of all orders. Your or
ders will be appreciated.
oct ao-rm ALBERT FISHER.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

The special term OF the State
Supreme Court is called for Mon
day, Dec. 5th. The docket of the
First district will be acted upon
and the cases will be taken in TO
tation, according TO the rules ofthe
court.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

A convention will be held by
the cotton growers association on
December the 18th, in Allan
ia, Ca. It's object is to per
feet a permanent organization
for the purpose Of controlling the
production and sale of cotton in
the South and to fight trusts that
seek to lower the price of cotton.
May unity prevail at the conven-
ion So as TO insure its SIC
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
call COall

We have associated ourselves
together for the purpose Of doing a
general coal business, under the
firm name Of Price & Nelson at
the Price & Gunter coal yard, with
phone connection and Office over
I. L. Walker & Sons grocery.
We respectfully ask a share Of pat
ronagc. Orders through the post
Office or phone or left with Irion
& Leigh will receive prompt
attention. PRICE q NEILsoN.
oct Io-9-m
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
% an app.u4e, =,

-zO an app=-azrI4 eIFti u
a grand old Commonwealth, and
give to Mississippi what she most
needs-a capitol commensurate
with her coming greatness and
prosperity.
And, when the past present and
future records of the State that
takes its name from the great
Father of Waters, for the century
of cycle of time, shall have been
written, the proudest page of its
historic annals shall be the un-
swerving devotion Of that State
executive officer and that legisla-
ture of men, who placed their
patriotism above every considera-
tion upon the common altar of
their country's good.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
Two Mules Strayed.

On Saturday night, Oct. 31st,
from my place near Trinity two
mules one small bay mare mule
and one light sorrel mule about Is
hands high Any information
leading to their recovery will be
rewarded ] NJ. DEARING.
nO7-4t
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
For The Little folks.

Having studied the latest methods
of kindergarten work under the
m ost progressive teachers in New
York, with the purpose Of teaching
in Columbus, respectfully solicit
the patronage Of parents who have
children from 8 to S. For terms
address
PAMELA A. MAYO.
Oct PAL IN.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
Beware
Of Mercury!

Mr.. Henry Roth, Of 1s4s South 9th
Street, St. Louis, was given the usual
nlercurial treatment for. contagious
blood poison. He was twice pronouno-
ed cured, but the disease returned each
time, he was seized with rheumatic
Mains. and red Jumps and sores COW
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

cred his body.
s'Iwas In a hor-
rible fix" he
says, land the
more tre at
nent 1 receiv-
ed, the worse I
seemed to get.
A New York
specialist said
he could cure
me, but his
treatment did
me no good
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
Piano Lessons.

Miss Annie B. Nelson, an ex-
perienced piano teacher, viii be in
the city this winter aaa wi.hes pu-
pills. or terms, Apply ct The resi-
dence of Mr.. c. c. Hopkins.
oct I7-I mo
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

The State University at Oxford
opened last Monday with about two
hundred students. A number more
were enrolled during the week.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
ROard Of b.


At a meeting oi {
Health held at ii
Thursday Nov. 18th
were present "a q
D. president r. 81
D. z. P. Landrum
Honor. E
merqh
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

An persons indebted to the late Prof.
Carl Hartman are requested to call ana
pav The same to the undersigned
JOsEPH HERz
Adninisirator Of Carl Hartman.
Eoy 10th 1901
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21
For Said

Ten grade Jersey heiers, bred to
registered Jersey bill. Due to
milk in December. S25 each.
Apply to, rGY GufTry.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

.-'.-,- .ils d me
The Preside both IS
States and theIstiHp aside
State Of Mississ zsth. as
sued proclamai I If there
next Thursday e people
Thanksgiving ia county
ever was a time ot3nto the
Of Columbus aga has be.
had cause to many
Lord for the mad lem The
slowed upon thea9hiIe Il is
mercies He hsx oeiving a
present IS the feir cotton,
true the farml ave raised
fearfully low p he differ
it is equally trut( sised viii
a tremendous croA 3 up for
ence in NE tml Ice. We
nearly. if not tui Nj tha,
the difference Now
should be prot srouqhr
v9 have accoDe1.
fever scourge wi dealt
so much havoc y ~ South
the South and has shoul,
and desolation 10 81 wave q
ern homes Then comm
be thankful for the causing
prosperity that has y new an
bus during the past bringiu
the erection Of m city
handsome building ankft
many new enterpr' fumbu.
ana las'ly we sho9 d mo
that we are citizen CON
The Prettiest, cleans
uoral city in the eraa
monwealth Of Misa;s
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

The Mississippi Agricultural AID
Msshsnical College opened last
wednesday with 223 students in
attendance. This IS a good show
ing after the rigid quarantine.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

" n ate yer, I We sum anu IulI OF
pains, my left arm was useless so
fhat I was unable to do even the
liqhtest work.. This was my eonoiti9n
when began to- take 5. ). S', ana
few bottles convinced me that was
being benefited. / continued the
medicine, and one dozen bottles cured
me sound and we'll. My system was
uuder the effects Of mercury, and
would soon have been a complete
wreck but for $. S. s."
. ! . fo,fo,0nfasd s,,ft.phf pe0etdbtel
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

No hunting allowed on our lands
Eve miles north Of Columbus. All
i~aeree q 4. eaeecufed.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1???-19??, 1897-11-21

Oct AL IN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-26
The Old Camp of Drv Buck.

A correspondent to the Idaho World
from the old camp of Dry Buck, in
Boise county, Idaho. says: Dry Buck
is coming to the front. This country is
turning out to be good The miners
are getting good prospects, both in
placer and quartz. MIR. Grooms has a
valuable claim on the summit, about
two miles from Reeds mill. He has
been digging bitches and setting his
flume to do a good business next spring.
Nuggets of gold came out Of diggings
last summer that would weigh as high
as So
Bannister and Sutton have struck a
quartz claim about three miles above
Reeds mill on Dry Buck that prospects
at least 5000 per ton. They have also
struck a very rich placer claim, and
have purchased lumber enough from
Reed to build good house. They know
that they have a bonanza.
Akin and Walter also have very
valuable quartz claim that prospects
away up in the hundreds, and they in
tend to develop the claim as soon as
possible.
Captain Kidd and Samuel Huston
have a gulch that prospects from the
head to the mouth. and any miner who
sees their prospects must come to the
conclusion that they have a bonanza.
Reed will employ ten or twelve men
this winter cutting and hauling logs to
his mill He will cut and haul enough
to make at least 5000, 900 feet OF lum-
Der. We had quite a snow storm here,
but a rain storm that followed took it
nearly all off
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-26

covery of a method of making gold
were, while not an everyday occurrence,
a commercial operation only, and not
an event turning topsy-turvy the es-
tablished ideas of the world for thou
sands of years.
Mr.. Brice carries in his pocket small
lump of the metal of his own manu-
facture, which he states contains about
SOS worth of gold. The material of
which it was manufactured cost lit
tie more than as many cents.
Chemists of the city have taken
much interest in Brice's alleged discov-
cry, but none of them seem to be lay
ing awake nights over the startling an
nouncement.
II do not care to express any direct
opinion upon the alleged discovery"
said w Hoskins, the Chicago assayer.
"Why, 1 could go into my laboratory.
and make gold under your very eyes
which would satisfy you and would
prove to be the genuine metal. You
would never see the substitution Of the
precious metal during the process. Con-
sequently before passing an opinion on
the value of Mr.. Brice's discovery,
should prefer to watch the process
from end to end.
My deduction from the perusal of a
rough description of the process would
be that 7 can see no inherent proba-
bilities or possibility in there being any
gold produced By that method. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-26

he prepared himself for work by DON
ming a suit of blue canvas. and, I'M
accompanied by any but a Daily News
reporter, led the way down into the
huge, red-painted, harn-like structure
wherein are his furnaces. Furnace af-
ter furnace stretches down one side of
a center walk, yawning fire holes ex-
tend into the earth beneath these. and
weird-looking tunnels through which
the fiery flames poured, undermined
the whole of the flooring
volcanic heat is generated in those"
said Mr.. Brice, land that is one of the
secrets of my discovery"
Back of the building is erected a
towering structure of iron, in the dark
depths of which hang, ghostlike and
eerie in their Wilderness, long sacks
The ends of the long sheet-iron tubes,
two feet in diameter and hundreds of
feet long, open into the bottoms of
these and belch forth their volumes of
precious fume-laden smoke. The smoke
is generated in the anthony distilling
furnace and is driven by huge fans
along the great lengths of iron tubing,
winding in and about the long yard
until it empties into the mouths of the
sacks; there the smoke escapes
through the meshes of the cloth, while
the anthony collects in the web of
the material in the form of a light,
yellow-colored sand, and from there 1t
is shaken into pipes beneath which
empty into collecting sacks.
At II o'clock Mr.. Brice retired, I'M
accompanied, through the door of a
large room built in the factory, which
is labeled "compounding room" A
few moments later a grinding, crash
ing sound proclaimed that he was at
work with the mixer and soon
through a little iron machine running
through one side of the room came
pouring the plastic composition This
was cut into three small blocks by as
sistants and placed in the furnace as
described
Mr. Brice expects to make $50 ,OOC
worth of gold a week when he gets into
good working order, but does not antic-
ipate that this will have an appreciabIe
effect upon the money standards of the
world for some time to come About
this he does not worry, however, but
goes about his operations in a calm
business-like way, as thought the dis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-26
P|ETy, POPERY, PROSPERITY
THREE TOPICS M'KINLEY SAT
THROUGH YESTERDAY.
Celebration of Evacuation Day In
New York - Parade of the Old
Guard-No Sports.

Washington, Nov. 25.-At the Metro
poIitan M E. church, where President
Mckinley attended services today, the
Rev. DR.. ]. S. Johnston read the
thanksgiving proclamation of the
President showed piety and wisdom
which augured we'll for the nation.
Prosperity is here said The minis
ter THE light of better days is shin
ing on us, and though it will take time
to recover from four years of distress
not as hard as they have been, and
people should thank God that it is no
worse, after the experiences of the
past four years"
DR.. Johnston quoted statistics to
prove his assertion that prosperity had
returned, referring to the large crops
of wheat. cotton and other products.
'The created values of this year in
the United States were estimated at
fourteen billions he said, and he en-
larged on the greatness of this nation,
ard its mission on earth.
Speaking of the perils that threaten
the nation, he said that chief among
them were rum, socialism and Jesuit
ism. He spoke at some length against
the danger of q foreign church obtain
ing ascendancy in the state, and said
that if Jesuitism ever prevails in this
country, the United States will become
a Mexico, Italy and Spain.
He advocated giving the Catholics
the same civil rights that every man
enjoyed, but that this church be warn
ed to keep its hands off the state.
DR. Johnston referred to Spain as q
burnt out nation, the basest of king
doms." ue referred to the power OF
corrupt parties aid lamented the vic
tory of Tammany.