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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
FRANCE HAS YIELDED.
VIII Withdraw the Marchnnd Mission
From Fashoda in the Interest of Peace.

PARIs.-A semi official note issued
Friday says the government has re-
solved not to retain the Marchand mis-
sion at Fashoda, adding that this de-
cision was arrived at by the cabinet
after an exhaustive examination of the
question. The government, replying
to an Interpolation to be asked in the
chamber OF deputies, will avail itself
itself of the opportunity to explain the
motives for this reason.
The chamber of deputies reopened
with crowded assembly, after its ad-
journment on October 25, the day of
the fall of the cabinet presided over
by M. Brisson.
Amid great animation the new pre-
micr, M. Dupuy, read the ministerial
declaration. He began by declaring
that the cabinet fully recognized the
difficulties and responsibilities OF the
task undertaken and affirmed the su-
premacy of civil power as the funda-
mental principle of a republican state
and expressed confidence in the army,
which, he added, would faithfully
respect the laws of the republic.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
ILLNESS AND STARVATION
Continue Their Work of Death Among
the Poor of Havana.


Illness and starvation still continue
their work of death among the poor of
Havana. The direst misery prevails
in every direction, and the necessity
for an organized system of relief was
never more urgent than at present.
Trade is at standstill, owing to the
uncertainty regarding the introduction
of the new tariff. Employment is
difficult to obtain, and the almost
complete cessation of municipal work
and the gradual withdrawal of the
Spanish administration preparatory to
evacuation has closed many avenues
of subsistence.
Added to this, the winter weather
has set in with cold northern squalls
and sharp fall in the temperature,
increasing the wretchedness OF the
miserable beings, who are houseless
and homeless, and whose huddled
forms lightly crowd the pavements.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
DEMAND FLATLY REFUSED.
cDsniards Assert Demand Of Phil
innines Is a Violation of Protocol.
CLAIM We HAVE NO RIGHTS IN ISLANDS.
:. ,rge a wrongful Application of Pub
liz Monies Belonging to Spain,
and Demand the Return of
Million Dollars.

PARIS. The Spanish commissioners,
IN tbe course of two hours session of
,bo peace conference Friday, fatty
,pfused to accept Mondays proposition
hy the Americans to take the entire
Philippine group and to reimburse
Spain for her "pacifc" expenditures
there
This negative decision was expected.
The Spanish commissioners had also
number of positive declarations
which filed some thirty sheets
oi type-written presentment. In
This statement the Spaniards hold that
the United States had no ultimate
rights in the Philippines and could
have none save by the consent Of
Spain in these negotiations and upon
tsrms satisfactory to her. According
10 the Spanish contention in the for
nsl statement, the United States en-
tertained no thought of annexing the
Philippines when tho protocol was
signed, or it would have been express
ed in the protocol as clearly as the con
litions regarding the cessions of terri
|ory in the Antilles and the Orient.
n. Cambon, before the signing of the
protocol, received from Madrid--the
bresentment alleges cable message
klearly setting forth that the main
snance of Spain's authority over the
Philippines should not be affected by
BE protocol, to which reservation the
United States made at that time nc
protest or objection.
N. Cambon, as the Spaniards claim
d, embodied also the view that the
Jnted States had no valid basis for
laims in the archipelago.
It was further held by Senor Rios
pd his colleagues that the capitula-
on Of Manila, which occurred after
be signing of the protocol, and thus
fter the disposition of peace, was in
bid.
All this for ground work, the
paniaras made their first positive
oye against the Americans, and 1t
pnsttuted their counter proposition.
hey charged upon the United States
wrongful appropriation of public
|Oney belonging to Spain, by seizing
be tariff duties at Manila, and they
prmally demand the return of this
honey in the sum of nearly million
olars
The Spanish presentment also cited
20 refusal of the Americans to con-
lder the Cuban debt on the ground
pat 1t was not sanctioned in the pro-
Pcol, and demand an adherence to
lls as precedent in the discussion
the Philippines regarding a cession
which the Spanish commissioners
cid the protocol to make no mention.
In support of these assertions, argu-.
tents and demands, the Spanish pre-
eminent invokes Spain's record in the
pfrespondence by mail and telegraph,
Pough 1t is not known officially
neither the Spaniards produced the
essage said to have been sent from
aarld to NJ. Cambon at the time the
Fotocol was signed, in which it was
nfmed Spain reserved her Philip
mes sovereignty.
Al the close of the reading the
mericans said they wished to have
spanish statement rendered into
.i'ten English for more careful con-
aefatlon, and an adjournment was
Zen to Tuesday.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
BRITISH WAR PREPARATIONS
Are connected With the Philippine Ques-
tion, Says Berlin Correspondent of
the Daily News.

the Daily News.
LONDON. Despite the jubilation of
the country over the favorable an
nouncement by Lord Salisbury regard
ing Fashoda at the Kitchener banquet,
there is serious uneasiness as to the
real object of continued war prepara-
tions, which can hardly be justified
even by Lord Salisbury's warning that
there are still matters in dispute with
France.
A dispatch from Hong Kong COM
ments upon the usual naval and mill
tary activity there.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Daily News says: cit is asserted in
well Informed quarters that the British
war preparations are connected with
The Philippine question, in which the
United States government is acting in
accord with England. The rumor is
revived that the United States intends
ceding to England some of the islands
OF granting coaling stations there"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
Dowager Empress Rule.

WAsHINGroN-Rece edicts of the
dowager empress of China, copies OF
which have been received by Mr.. WI,
the Chinese minister here, show with
what a strong hand the empress is di-
recting the affairs of the government,
and overcoming some of the ultra
reform Tenderness of the young en-
peror, which cropped out just before
the empress assumed the reins Of of
fee. One of the recent edicts restores
the ancient departments of Pekin and
the the governorships of the outlying
country, which had beed abolished not
many week ago by an edict of the
emperor, These places were since
cures.
Another edict by the empress dowa-
ger directs that the temple be used ex-
clusively for the religious rites and
not as schools. The emperor had
previously inaugurated marked re-
form in directing that many of the old
temples throughout the empire be
turned into school houses, in order
that education might be fostered. But
the empress doWagef, "hlle upnolulng
the desirability of education, does not
want the ancient temples of China
turned into school houses if it is possi-
bic to secure schools elsewhere. She
therefore directs that the temples be
used exclusively for worship, except
when no school facilities are available
elsewhere, or when the temples have
been turned to immoral uses
In each case the action of the en-
press dowager is a return to the an
cient methods of the country.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
PENSION FOR EX-CONFEDERAT
Constitutional Amendment. Voted or
Tuesday in Texas, Carries.

Constitutional Amendment. Voted on
Tuesday in Texas, Carries.
The constitutional amendment voted
on last Tuesday in Texas authorizing
the pensioning of ex-Confederate SC sol !,
diers has been carried, though full
returns are not in. 1t provides that
all ex-Confederate who settled IN
Texas prior to 1880, are eleglble to
pensions, but no one shall receive
more than So month, and the appro,,
priations for pensions shall not exceeo
$250,000.
Secretary of State Madden estimates
there are As. 900 ex -Confederates In the
state, majority OF whom settled IN
the state since 1880, and are therefore
not eligible to pensions.
A majority of the ex-Contederaues
voted against the amendment The
negroes also voted against 1t.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
CUBANS STRIKE.


The Cubans who have been en-
ployed in cleaning and repairing the
streets of Santiago have gone on a
strike for higher wages, though they
have been receiving 81 a day; or 80
cents and two rations-higher wages
than they have ever been paid before
for similar work. The Cuban laborers
at the best are lazy and slipshod. They
want an increase of 80 cents day.
General Wood absolutely refuses to
aooede to this demand.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
ENGINEER WAS CARELESS.

Seven Men Killed by an Accident in a
Pennsylvania Mine.
Seven men were killed and three ia.
tally injured at the Exeter collery OF
the Leigh Valley Coal company, at
West Piston, near Wilkesbarre, Sat
urday. The accident was due to the
alleged carelessness of Engineer Da-
vid Price, who, acting in disobedience
to positive orders, caused three cars
to run into the top of the shaft. These
cars, loaded and weighing eleven tons,
fell down the 360-foot shaft and crash
ed with frightful force upon the car
riage carrying ten men. Seven were
almost instantly killed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10


Except England's. BE the Most For
m'dable in Eastern Waters.
|snsu auairal Bunce telegraphed the navy
raf'ment that the cruiser Buffalo,
|oon mmander q Hemphill, had sailed at
|oss friday for the Philippines via
- w. Inc gunboat Helena sailed the
Nh N previous for the same destination.
|i,,a,' a 'nese accessions coming imme-
n.y. upoi the heels of Captain
CIGo o' squadron of battleships and
brmia s' Admiral Dewey will have a
|fsnvi'o heet, probably second in
|Ovo. p'wer 9 oli,y one European
~ Edglald n cassesn waters.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
Death Rate in the Army.

OF the $50, 900 soldiers who enlisted
for the war with Spain in response to
the call of the PRECEDENT, 247, 900 are
alive today. Less than 5000 soldiers,
all told, have died. War was declared
more than six months ago, and in the
whole six months fewer than 5000 out
of $50. 900 have died. The worlds
history contains no parallel for the
record of the United States in this
war.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10

win Dissolve the Joint Trafhc Associa'ioh
The board of control of the JOINT
Traffic association has decided to dis
solve the organization. This step was
taken because of recent decision by
the supreme court OF the United States
that the efforts of the association to
control rates were illegal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
Demand for Arms and Ammunition.

The demand for arms and ammuni-
ton in eastern North Carolina of late
has been enormous. The stocks in
nearby towns were soon exhausted,
and large quantities have been import
ed this week. Every gun store and
hardware establishment in Richmond,
Va, has been emptied of rifles, pistols
and cartridges.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
FIFTEEN LIVES LOST.
Crushed to Death by the Falling of Five
Story heater.

Crushed to Death by the Failing of a Five
Story i heater.
The new fve-story Wonderland
theater building at Detroit, Mich, col
lapsed Saturday and fifteen or more
lives were sacrificed. Shortly before
o'clock, while some thirty-fve men
were at work in various parts of the
half finished theater, portion of the
roof fell in without moments warn
ing. Nearly every one of the workmen
were carried down into the theater pit.
The top gallery was crushed down
upon the lower gallery, carrying along
a struggling company of men into the
pit below, very few of whom escaped
injury.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
OCCUPATION OF CUBA.
Order Directing Movement at Once, But
First Landing VIII Not Be Made
Before November %.


Secretary Alger has issued the first
order looking to the military occupa-
tion OF Cuba by the United States
troops. The order was issued only
after very careful consideration OF the
reports of the military officers now in
Cuba and of the Heeker board and
other expert commissioners, which
have been in the field. The order
looks to the occupation of two points
to begin with, namely, Nuevitas and
Puerto Principe, but the occupation
will be extended as rapidly as the
Spanish evacuation proceeds. The
order directs the movement to begin
at once, but according to the calcula-
tions of the department it will scarcely
be feasible to make the first landing
before November %.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
STEAMER BURNED AT SEA.
Five of Twenty-Seven Persons on Board
Were Drowned.


Were Drowned.
A disaster at sea, fortunately with a
small loss of life, five persons in all,
was made known at Vineyard, Haven,
Mass, Friday by the landing OF
twenty-five persons, who escaped
from the burning steamer Croatan, of
the Clyde line, bound from New York
for Wilmington, N. c., and George
town, S. G. The disaster occurred
November 1, about eighteen miles
north of Cape Charles. OF the TWEEN.
ty-seven persons who were on board
twenty-five survived. These passen-
gers were landed by the schooner
Alice Clark, of Portland, Me-, which
had been in the vicinity of the Croa-
tan at the time she was burning.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
WILL GO TO CUBA.

General Carpenters Brigade VIII san
Mt an Early Date.
The quartermaster department OF
the army has began arrangements
for the shipment of General Carpen-
ter's brigade to the province OF Puerto
Principe. 1t is probable that Neuvltas
will be selected as the place OF land
ing. but the transports will not De
able to get within ten miles Oh .ne
port. and the troops and supplies
must all be landed with lighters. Inc
troops are to be in Puerto Principe on
the 2ed. 1t is inter lded to have the
TROOPS embark at SAY Sannah.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
Duke of Or cans Swallowed.

The Duke of Orleans, who is now
at Brussels, is being closely shadowed
by French government detectives, as
the French government has been
warned that he is preparing for some
important movement,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor, W. j. Hunnicutt; Treasurer,
w. W. Strahan; Clerk, r. II. Reeves
Marshal, H. E. Smith.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
W. T. Scott, n. Batson, R. C. John
son, r. II. Reeves, J. A. Howard.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
WILL ABANDON THE WORK.
''erhment to Make No Further At
Tempt to Raise Spanish Ships.


Tempt to Raise Spanish Ships.
secretary Long said Friday even
II 'ne government would take no fur
'f steps to raise the rest of the Span
war ships destroyed by Admiral
Su'ey heet off the coast of Santiago,
'nat the department would re-
Ne propositions to that end from
/! private firm that desired to under
40 tne work. He added that this de-
mutation was based upon the report
'ue board of construction, which
'Asiy held convention on the sub
with Naval Constructor Hobson,
n0,, was A2nally supervising the
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
Was a Finnrcinl Success.

Saturday the Trans Mississippi and
international Exp osition association,
at Omaha, began paying back 95 cents
on every dollar Of stock that was sub
scribed for its construction. Aftor
this is accomplished, enough money
will remain in The treasury to more
than pay tie remaining 70 per cen:
and fulfill ali Obligations.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10

CHANcERY Court, SECOND DISTRICT
Chancellor, n. G. Hill. Regular
terms, first Monday in January and
July, six days.
CIRCUIT COURT, SECOND DISTRICT
Judge, T. A. Wood. Regular terms,
third Monday in April and October.
Walter A. White, District Attorney.
SUPERVISORS. j. "A Moody, presi-
pent; G. W. Smith, P. E. Williams,
W. G. Stewart, ] A. H. Smith.
METHoD1sT--Rev W. Fl. Huntley, pas
tor. Services first and third Sun
days in each month. Sunday school
$50 a. M. Prayer meeting Wednes-
daY nioht.
BAPTIST LAULcH-Rev. w. B. Hol'
comb, pastor, Services second and
fourth Sabbaihs Sunday school IL
a. m. Prayer meeting Thursday
night
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
rhird I.nnois sails FROM Ponce.

Third IsIInoIs SHI'5 roI' 0''oO'
The United States transport Rou'
manian, with the Third Illinois on
board. sailed from Ponce, Porto Rico,
Friday for New York.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
MOBILIZING CHINESE TROOPS
In Lsrge Numbers in the, Neighborhood
OF PekiI4- 4-Dowaser Empress Rule.

PEKIN.-In srite of the formal
promises of the Chinese foreign office,
there is every indication of a concert
ed move of Chinese troops in the
neighborhood of the cadital.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

COUNTY DIRECTORY
Chancery and Circuit Clerk, N. Bat
son; Sheriff, W. T. Scott; Treasurer,
J. L. Strullun; Assessor, q. w. Bill
bo; Superintendent of Education, ii.
x. Rouse; Surveyor, A. j. Ladner.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-10

There are about $50, 030 mere
women than men in London.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-04-21
PERSONAL MENTION.
MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE IN AND
ABOUT BEAVER.

JAS O'Neal, Of Custer, was in town
Tuesday,
Albert Anthony returned last week
from Kansas.
j G. Hodge went to Custer on busi>
ness this week.
A. j, Smith, Of Paladora. was in
town Saturday.
Mrs. Folks, of Custer, was in Beaver
Tuesday shopping.
Norman Hamilton went to Woodward
yesterday for posts.
j. j. Fukersou and wife Of Paladora
were in Beaver Saturday.
Elery Cooper went to Benton Tues
day and returned Wednesday.
&. IL. Merchant and wife, of Liberal,
Kansas, were in Beaver last week
Mr. and Mrs. r. D. Crother, of Ty
rome, are visiting at J. II. Qnnus.
Johu Kerns and Mr.. Mclean of Gate
were in Beaver on business Tuesday.
Rev. j. j. Bagsley returned Saturday
from Jefferson, where he attended the
Presbytery.
Jesse Richie and son Stephen, Of
, Gate, transacted business in town Wed
nosday,
George Redemer, of Clear Lake, made
final proof in support of his claim
Monday.
Mrs Edith Zerby, of Paladora, was
in town Saturday and made final proof
in support of her claim.
A. l.. Buchanan, of Rothwell, was in
town Tuesday, aud starts this week on a
business trip to Texas,
LAST WEEKS PERSONALS.
Ernest Savoy returned Saturday from
eastern Oklahoma.
Pearl Parker, of Kiowa was in Beaver
Wednesday,
f. NJ. Ford, of Englewood, Kansas,
was in town Wednesday.
II. G. DunIop, of Clear Lake, was 10
Beaver Saturday
Rev. c. c. Bentley aud wife, Of GUS
ter, were in town Saturday and Sunday,
Wiley Rhodes, of Nye, was in Beaver
Saturday on business.
George and John llaYer, of Clark
county, Kansas, were in Beaver last
week.
Rev. Rupert of Liberal, was in town
Sunday.
r. W. Griggs of Meade was in Beaver
Sunday,
Mrs j. NJ, Rhodes aud daughter Of
Emporia were in Beaver Sunday
J. }. Barnett of Garrett, was trans
acting business in Beaver Monday.
G. 4. Walker, Of Clear Luke, was in
Beaver Monday on husieesS.
win Bartlett, Of Woodward county
is in Beaver this week.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-04-21

ward. rle Is having Q crop put 10 az his
ranch a mae Iom Woodward county
is plouyhing and seeding The ground.
The rains this week are putting The
ground in good shape for the plow.
Clay Bender is putting out quite a
peach orchard
Will Pyne viii look after the George
Heuly ranch this season. Mr. IIoaly will
be at the ranch for two or three months
overseeing the building of fences and
fixing up the place generally.
Uncle Jimmy Lambert is holding forth
al the Sewage ranch.
Grant Perkins is calculating on puts
ting in quite a crop of Kaffir on his place
northwest of Benton
Oscar Lamaster will farm the Oscar
Mackey place on Mexico creek, south of
Benton, tins season. He has been opens
ing up the old irrigating bitches and res
pairing the dam so as to water some or
10 acres of ground,
Otto Barbee wants to put ir 20 or 30
acres of Kaflir this season. lie has lost
several head of cattle during the past
two weeks.
Mrs. Stanley and daughter of Blue
grass were visiting at Benton one day
last week.
Ed Perkins is feeding q nice lot of
Chester hogs for his brother Walt.
J. w. Fox is preparing TO fence quite
large pasture east of Benton.
Walter Perkins brought up a bunch Of
cattle last week which he wintered down
On the Beaver.
There was quite crowd out Sunday
/ to hear Rev. Bagsley preach.
The Sabbath school at VIM. Evans is
being well attended this spring.
The peach crop is net entirely de-
stroyed in this neighborhood Fred
Beebe and Joe Carter have quite a mum,
Der of trees that have blooned out with
in the past two weeks. The wild plum
| crop will be immense if the caterpillars
do not destroy it.
Pete Ryerson was helping John w.
McCool on his building last week.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-04-21

According 10 reports caitifmen 10
diiTercp, parts of the country are meets
ing with losses rather more than usual
,his spring A prominent cettlenan
living in the eastern crd Of the county
stated while here last week that a com
pariuvcly large proportion Of the cattle
in that section had been dying oil | he
trouble with the cattle appears TO have
been general weakLest due TO lack Of
good pasturage, bui ncw since the graas
is beginning 10 advance again, and the
probability Of cold weather is past it is
likely that cattle will do well aguin
H. II. Filing, of Coacordia, Missouri,
and son, George Filing, Of Sc Louis,
Missouri, were in Beaver this week.
judge II II Filing has taken claim
twelve miles west Of Beaver. lie has
gone back home to prepare to remove to
this county with his Gomily, returning to
this county about the middle of next
month. lie win bring two hundred
head of cattle. lie has for three terms
filed the position Of county judge in LA
Fayette county. His son George is en-
ployed in the service of the Missouri
Pacific railway at St. Louis office, re-
ceiving a salary Of 500 per mouth.
The dedication Of the new Christian
church occurred Sunday morning, the
exercises being unusually Interesting.
The Pastor, Elder E. NJ. Carr, delivered
the dedicatory sermon in an able and
intelligent manner, after which the
church debt amounting to eggssJJ.o3 was
raised IN about tweD,y minutes-the
people responding liberaIly to the very
telling appeals Of the pastor Elder Carr
was assisted by Revs. Allen of Meade
and Rutan of this city. The new church
thus dedicated is a neat little edih,e
aud reflects credit On The people who
were Instrumental ia bringing about its
construc,ion:-Liberal News.
The social which was given at the
botel Monday evening was pronounced q
success. About thirty little folks we're
present aud probably as many older ones.
ln the early part of the evening a short
proteam consisting of selected recitations
and music was carried ont The names
Of those who recited are Yeua and Ida
Kinder, Cora Weir aud EIIery Cooper.
An Instrumental duet was furnished by
Dot Heron and Frank Weir-Frank
playing tho violin and Dot the piano
After the completion of the program all
participated in various kinds of amuse>
ments. Refreshments were served.
An enjoyable time is reported
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