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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
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city, to-day received The foIIoWInK dIsparcH' ~.
rordon March s-The Anglo American Tele-
Snronanv are advised by the Eastern Tele
graph Company that the land lines between tween ns
DDi,nan (-abo ISolinao. Philippine Islands,, ana
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10

y &
Francis C. Moore president o, the Continental
pi-o Insurance Company. al No. 20 Ccdar-st. who
nas insisted nj times in twisting the tail OF the
pr,,,sb lion IN speeches before the Chamber OF
commerce. yesterday sent 10 President Mckinley
Tho following letter fun Of patriotic enthusiasm. or
mich more IS said be in stock.
New-York March g. 1895.
Hon william Mckinley. President Of the United
states. . - .o,, ms, oha.L for
., "a ~ ravsbe 10 your order. loan TO the Gov
go, ,rli hout Interest. 10 be repaid al It's con-
- ll. ,,co or nor AT all to be used by YOU In your
Stnte,ion for the National defence.
'',,..ra re one hundred thousand men IN the
o,,ntrv richer than am. and u each or them VIII
cum ~ s,-tsr Won will have N0oNDo'o in cash 10
80 nSa1 without restrictions or CONDITIONS ana
- ,,iu have "A sgnifcant object lesson OF a
nr,,d T.tion Of loyal md self sacrihcing cltlzens
ui.in,,o,finc n discreet and vigorous Executive
spy Ipp1S' vii he more potential than batte-shps 10
1r"on,eh her that peace is desirable ana that war
vould be n mistake IL, - III. 90 ,o,,,
80 have only one life to live ana only one coun-
49," - Iovo and | would rather have my name on
uy 10 a 80 for This fund. far MY memory
49, or',v are concerned. than 20 hnvc IL carved
".'' he nroudest monument money could huy re
spectfully yours. rh''' - -,
As The bill placing s5ocoooo at the disposal OF
49,, rrestdcn, for the National defence has become
Inv inc Government may not need MT moore
10 Narrower this country Is enormously fich Anu
t'~eeSa no slfts from any person on ehIth ano nc
- ~ ,y,,hout interest The American Nation VIII
lu ,o no ready TO pay fair rate OF interest on
.''',~s a.iiar with II borrows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
REASONS FOR PEACE.
THE APPROPRIATION OF MONEY FOR PREPARA-
TIONs FOR WAR WILL PREVENT T.. IN
TIE OPINION OF AN ARMY OFFICER

There are fifty million reasons for peace in the
so coo cn appropriated by Congress for National
defence" said a colonel In the Regular Army. At
the Army Building yesterday when told that the
Senate had concurred With the House in making
the appropriation 1T seems 10 me" IN added
that nothing better could be done with that money
Than TO buy eieh; or ten ships bring them here
and anchor them In Gowsnus Bay. and LEI them
wat there for any emergency. In thai way We
prevent Spain OF any other foreign Power from
getting possession OF them. Then also. think
the Government should buy million Of the best
rifles ana provide ammunition for them. four
hundred or five hundred rounds for each and store
them away for instant use II war breaks out
million men could be mustered In q short time. ana
II we have arms and ammunition in store they aT~
ready for instant use. II We Rad Ten hg warshrs
in addition 10 our present Naval strength, and
could call out and a million the in
slant any foreign Power would hesitate long
time before plunglng into hostilities with US. II
would do moro TO promote the cause Of peace and
aid arbitration Of international! difficulties than
ANYTHING else in the word FOR every nation 10
know that the United States Is ready 70 begin hos
;ilities AZ short notice No nation would venture
10 provoke war unless It had navy equal to ours
and could muster and many men as quickly
as We could. We no" in better state of
preparation than ever before. and make
ourselves more highly thought Of by the rest Of
the World and do more 10 preserve peace than We
could al any tire IN the past
The shipment of ammunition 10 tho various forts
was continued yesterday. and az fast as the sup
niles are sem out from the Hew-York Arsenal on
Governors Island stock is sent there. 10 be
ready for distribution. a ishter-loaf was trans
ferrcd from the New-York Central and Hudson
River Railroad yesterday to the arsenal
Al General Merritt 5 headquarters n was stated
yesterday that. long the fine weather con
Timed the General would be I'm no haste 70 star
On his contemplated Southern trip. He was busy
,eeterdav afternoon attending to his Official duties
I'm Town and LEFT Governors lSlanc soon after
innchecn. not returning until his dinner hour No
new develof ments within the Department OF the
L,ef in consequence OF the action OF Congress were
49, =, h.adouarters Qualification
rr..sed because the bill adding 10 the strength 81
iho Regular Army had become law. and because
,ba senate had passed the bill providing A0oW.C'o
Tor additional defences for the Nation without
dissenting vote
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10

Mr. GRACE HAS MADE no SUCH OFFER
TIE statement has been repeatedly made Of
late Tint William r Grace. IN behalf Of the firm
~ ~ r Grace & CO.. had advised the Government
mai In the event OF IFS desiring to purchase war
,,s b, would place his services at the disposal
- zoo, ontborlbee a. Washington to negotiate for
H. .,,,rhase o. any warships that might pc
,gtnt.d from The Republics Of south AmcIlc1, ~
HIr cr.cc,s house, at Seventy ninih-st ana Mhul-
-ll.'o Yesterday Mr.. GIhce could not De seem
byt his son William r. Grace u, salG .,.
s..tv father Wishes 10 say 70 The 1IlDlIe tnat
81, ~ go no vessels To- sell. and that be mas hot
m .r, ais sci Vices TO the Government as mas oeeh
s.ctC,."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
>,o vAp SAYS C. p HUNTINGTON

. = Huntington said yesterday: 81 nave not
believed at any time that there would he war with
-nain and DO not believe so now
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

The Scranton Delegation.

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washington, fep. IS:--iion. NJ. "
SULLIVAN, or MISSISSIPPI. SAD t1-ha\
regarding the' h~eaf'ng'of q deicSa'
Non from Scfanton belore tte rivers
ana llarooIs committee That 1t was
very satisfactory.
"ihe prospect Is excellent" he con
tlnucd,. Tor an appropriation TO lni
prove the P~ascagoula river and HGrt
Island harhor. The immense lumber
business or this river being about
tor'-1flEs or the trade or the MissiS
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04
Is SUNDAY TO BE ABoLIsHED7

IL Is with profound regret that we
note that the Constitutional Conven-
tion OF Louisiana, now in session al
New Orleans, proposes 10 abolish the
Sabbath in that State.
That such a proposition should for
n moment gain f0othnld in a dellb-
ertive and intelligent body of repre-
sentative men makes us shudder for
the liberties of the people. In six
days God made heaven and earth and
on the seventh day He rested, and He
expressly commands us to keep il holy,
and in this civilized age that a proud
State of the American Union should
obliterate from observance by law the
Sabbath is almost beyond belief.
Surely u majority OF the Convention
will not endorse such a proposition
under discussion. 1t would do for the
dark ages, and by men who deny the
existence of God, Free Thinkers"
anti-religionists, anti-moralists and
anti-everything that is good. pure and
holy in womanhOod and manhood, but
not for the nineteenth century and by
men who have been taught by God
fearing mothers to revere God and obey
His commands.
The DEMoCRAT-STAR, although not
a religious journal, In the strict
meaning Of the word, but it is 0p-
posed to any backward movement of
any State or community in anything
which tends to uplift and improve
the morals of a people, and we hope
there are enough enlightened and
moral men in the Convention to de-
feat the measure. 1t would tend tC
corrupt the youth OF Louisiana, the
evil.disposed would give free rein tt
their inclinations, the State would bt
a hiss and IA by-word, and good people
would shun it as il smitten by I
plague.
Aside from moral standpoint The
observance of Sunday gives the poo
lahofing man one day of mlch-neede(
rest, and the Christian people Of the
Pelican State should rise up as if one
man and warn the would-5c despoilers
Of Gods day that such a thing viii
not be tolerated.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

r 800 -
The Tuuica Democrat is after the
boilers in its district with a sharp
stick. We quote from 1t as follows:
"TO return to the subject that we
commenced to discuss, we will say
that we can't imagine the nature Of
the mental process that a man who
votes for Others than the nominees OF
his party, goes through In order to
persuad0himself that he is a Demo-
cract according to any rule Of logic
that We know anything Of. A hotter
is Il mai who sets his own opinion
above that OF his party. a man
might as we'll be called n Christian
who refuses TO accept Christ as his
Savior because the church OF which he
Is a member has infant baptism as
one OF its doctrines. Infant baptism
may not be necessary to the souls
salvation. but the man rejects Christ
because he can't believe in IT. aud con.
s~eqnently is not a Christian. The
free coinage Of silver waS-made a part
OF the Democratic platform, and it
may be that it Is not necessary to the
country's salvation. yet therman who
refuses TO support the nominee OF his
party, on account OF the free silver
plank. Is no more Il Democrat than
the other man is q Christian. Before
one can be saved he must repent of
his sins, before the other can be re.
coenized he should be required to
show his faith BY his work."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04
Masonic Grand Officers.

a .H n. - .L aH a.
Following is a complete list Of the
grand officers OF the Masonic Grand
Lodge, elected for the ensuing year
by the recent session IN Water Val
ley:
j. NJ. Stone, Jackson, grand master,
j. X. Keys, West Point, deputy
grand marshal.
William Startling, Greenville, senior
grand warden.
b. V. White, Meridian, junior grand
warden.
Rev. Irwin Miller, Walnut Grove,
grand chaplain.
A. NJ. Hicks, Mryleville, grand lee.
turcr.
II. y. Franklin, Columbus, grand
lecturer.
J. l.. Power, Jackson, grand secre.
tary.
J. A. Hcarne, Ripley, senior grand
deacon.
J. L. Williams, Caledonia, junior
grand deacon.
O. l.. Mckay, Aberdeen, grand
J. NJ. MCGEE, Corona, grand sworC
bearer.
w. S. Blackburn, Waterford, grand
pursniyant.
Henry Strauss, Jackson, grand tyler
The next meeting will be held il
VickSburg, in February. 1899.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04
HIS LAST TERM HERE.
Judge Mayors Concludes His Court
Work in His Home County.

Bcaalon News, Feb. 2.b.
With the present term OF the circuit
court, which concluded its labors and
adjourned to-day, Judge A. G. Mayors
has completed his labors so far as
court terms in Rankin county are con-
cerned. He has yet terms to hold In
Covington, Simpson, Smith, Scott,
Leake, Jasper, Jones and Perry before
his term expires. He has endeavored
at this term 10 clear the docket Of all
old cases and leave everything in
order for Ills successor, and this will
no doubt be the rule in the other
counties.
1t must indeed be gratifying to
Judge Mayers IT, know the high esteem
in which he is held by the people OF
the district, as evidenced by the many
kind notices that have appeared in
the State press. He has always kept
aloof from the mire Of politics and
will transfer as spotless a mantle as
ever fell from the shoulders of any
man, and this, too, after more than a
score Of years service. He retircs with
the goodwill and esteem OF all classes.
won by a strict adherence to Justice
and right. and a constant effort to be
fair to all, from the highest to the
humblest. May his declining years be
OF peace and enjoyment.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04
THE BLOW
That the Colored Ere, her Has Had
TO Suffer.

Mel dian E~verllg n.
AS II the constitutional provision
limiting suffrage in the State were
not sufficient, the last Legislature ad-
ministered an additional Knockout
blow 10 the colured brother who is
anxious TO exercise his right of fran
chise.
The caption Of the bill doing this
grievOus hurt to the civic ambition OF
the negro is ian act to authorize and
direct the clerks CT the circuit courts
in the several counties to prepare and
maintain Il list Of c0nvicts In each
county" The bill reads as follows:
"Be it enacted by the Legislature
.of the State OF Mississippi, That the
clerk of the circuit court of each c0un-
ty is authorized aud directed tO pre-
pare and keep in his Office a full aud
complete list, in alphabetical order,
OF either or any Of the crimes men,
toned In section 81 Of the cOnstitu-
ton of 1899, to-wit Bribery, burg
larry, theft, arson, obtaining money
under false p~retenses, perjury, forgery,
embezzlement aud bigamy; that The
said clerks shall enter the names o.
all persons who have been or shall
hereafter be convicted Of the above
| named crimes in the circuit court OF
his county.
Also the names OF those officially
reported to him by any justice of the
peace or mayor of any town or city OF
this county in a book prepared and
kept for that purpose"
The bill further requires that ali
justices Of the peace, mayor, etc,
shall report to the clerk all cOnvic.
tiODs for theft and obtaining money
| under false pretenses where no appeal
is taken.
Though all the above crimes have
been for some time working ii dcstruc-
tion Of u mans right Of franchise, yet
with r~eference,tO such crimes as theft
little attention has been paid.
No record has been kept, And the
law in this respect was really a dead
letter. But with an accurate list kept
Of those who have been guilty, there
will he little chance for evasion.
And il the casual abstraction of d
chicken from a convenient coop takes
away a mans right to vote, as it does,
and these little inadverLcDcies are IL
be kept recorded against the offender,
as they will be, it is safe To say that
in a year or two the negro vote viii
have dwindiod to a few superanuAte-
and blind men in whom the Ethiopian
Instinct in quite destroyed.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

A delegation Of 'prominent citizens
Of Scranton are Ia Washington this
week with Il view of securing a deep
water harbor at Pascagoula, Gulfport,
OF some other point along the coast.
They were ITO have a hearing before
the rivers and harbnrs committee yes
terday. just so long as the people OF
coast remain divided as to the place
for a deep water harbor, inst so long
will we be without one. The time has
arrived when the coast should unite
IN an effort to secures deep water har-
bur at Gulfport, the terminus Of the
Gulf and Strip Island Railroad. 1t Is
folly to entertain the hope that each
point along. the coast will secure an
appropriation for dredging a harbor.
BY a united effort we may secure one,
but by IA divided eight we will never
secure any.-Coast Beacon.
The coast, dear Brother, will never
unite on Gulfport as the only deep
water harbor. We have no fight to
make against Gulfport, but we want,
and will ere long have deep water at
HON Island.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

WAR NOT DECLARED,

The Government of the United
States has not as yet declared war
against Spain. The court Of inquiry,
which has been in session at Havana
and Key West for several days iuvgsti-
eating the cause Of the destruction Of
the United States ~battleship Maine,
has not, up to this writing, arrived
at a final decision, Notwithstanding
the fact that tbs New York Herald
and World are full every day OF sensa-
tiOnal rumors Of the findings OF the
Investigating court, and it has not
been proven yet that the Maine was
destroyed by Spanish t)rpcaoes or
mines, and until the court does report
that it has positive evidence that the
Maine was blown up By SDaniards at
the instigati0n Of Spain, then it will
be time for the United States to make
her demand for Indemnity and apol-
Ogy; II refused, war will be inevitable.
Let US keep cool, and keep our powder
lpv
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04
The New Road Law.

The new road law in regard to prop
erty liable to road duty, which should
be understood 10y ybody, provides:
Section /. All the horses, mules,
oxen, wagons and plows belonging to
persons who are not liable to work on
the road, and also persnns who are
liable to road duty, shall be liable on
the requisition of the oveysecr of the
district, to be used on the public
roads not exceeding ten days for each
horse, mule, OK wagon and pillow liable
in one year, The owner, on the re-
QUESTION Of the Overseer, may furnish
such animals or implements, aud II
he docs not, the Oversecr shall desig-
nate some Of the road hands to receive
and care for and return them, and
they shall be delivered to such road
hands.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

Congressman Camp Clark, Oh Mis-
souri,, is the author of the following
word picture OF Secretary Gage "Mr.
Gage is %undeniably causing diverse
northwestern Republican Congress-
men much loss Of sleep, appetite and
flesh; much sweating Of blood, and
much hollowness about the eyes. His
open, bold and enthusiastic idolarity
Of the golden calf gives them the cold
shivers. Mr.. Gage learned honesty
while a Democrat, and this blunt
honesty of the renegade free trader
the only trace or Democratic virtue
still apparent In him-places the
double dealing shufling, Good Lord,
Good devil, gold bug Republicans who
pose as international bimetalists -"
between the devil and the deep sea.
He has torn the mask of their faces
and exposed them to a jeering world"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04
HORN ISLAND HARB0R.


As will be seen elsewhere in the
DEMOcRAT.STAR to-day that the visit
Of a representative committee Of our
business men, now at Washington in
the interest of Horn Island lIarbor,
Is fraught with momcntous import To
this section OF country, and To all who
are identified with lumber transpor-
tation.
The many advantages offered To
commerce BY this great natural off
ing. have been so frequently enumer-
ated and dilated upon that further
comment along that line were super
huous. The proximity to the main
land and to the mouth Of that lumber
aud timber-carrying stream, the Pas.
cagOula river; the absolute safety for
vessels lying at anchor; the great ex-
panse yof water, affording room for
innnnierable craft; the character OF
the ocean bed at this point, obviating
necessity for further expenditures
when the required depth OF water is
once attained; the great and perma.
nent depth Of the natural pass afford.
ing ingress and egrcss, etc, ETC., all OF
these fundamental conditions are vel
established in the public mind.
Nature has been truly generous in
contributing this aggregation of ad
vantages to the favored body of watcJ
whose name furnishes a caption t
this article. 1t now only remains fol
those most interested to press will
relentless vigor the legitimate claim,
Of Horn Island Harbor to government
aid.
The grand Commonwealth of Mis-
sissippi is justly entitled to nationa
recognition in the matter, and i
those in influence will rightly guag
the enormous value Of this sought 70
improvement their strenuous effort
will be forthcoming.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

L
With this issue the DEMOCRAT
STAR enters on its tifty-fourth year of
existence, as fresh and vigorous as a
gay youth of 10 summers. 1t will con-
time in the future as In the past a
strictly Democratic, newsy, s'all home
print" paper. "Loye for all; fear for
none," at 50 a year strictly in advance.
The above IL the way Col. p. X.
Mayors. OF the P%ascagula DEMOCRAT
STAR put 1t. Besides being the most
handsome gentleman Ut "Old SchnOl''
IN the State, Col. Mayors stands in
the very front ranks Of Mississippi
editors. Throughout all the long
years he has been engaged 10 the
newspaper business, he was never
known to get of a sorry Or weak issue,
His paper Is always ~up-to-date, teem-
ing, with current news Of the day,
bold and 0utspoken In all Its utter
ances.-Oxf0rd Globe.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04
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HORN ISLAND HA2EOR.
Deep Wafer Commit ee in Washington


Washington, Feb. 2G.-The Scranton
Miss delegation of business men.
who. have come on here TO advocate
deeper water facilities in the Missis-
sippi Sound, appeared this morning
before the rivers and harbOrs commit
tee. The delegation was under the
chapcronage of Congressman Love and
Sullivan, the latter OF whom present.
ed the party to the members Of the
committee in Il well.rounded intro
ductory speech. The speakers were
Mr.. i. II. Lewis, President Of the
Commercial Club Of Scranton, and
Major Roessel, district engineer. 1t
was pointed out By the visitors that
tile needs Of commerce demanced The
deepening Of the channel OF the Pas
cagoula river up to aud beyond Moss
Point, as well rs the deepening Of tie
channel, and the perfection Of the
harbor on the north side of Horn Is.
land. The immense shipments oi tim.
Der through the pascagoula river &c
the Mississippi Sound, aggregation
about fOurtiriithS Of all the ship
ments made By this route, were i'm
pressively placed before the Commit.
tee by Mr.. Lewis, whose splendid
showing Of the needs OF that section
was warmly seconded by Major Roes-
sci. who followed him in behalf Of the
Government, The friends OF the pro-
ject feel confident that the committee
will fayOrahly report the measure,;nd
that it will grant them the appropria
ton desired to begin the work OF i'm
pIOYemCnt.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

The notorious Brooks Story Is free
again. Story is the fellow who robbed
the express train at DIrant several
years ago, and sentenced to the pcni.
Tertiary. This is the seventh time he
has escaped, but was rc-captured every
time because of his Loneliness for
home associates in Attala county,
where his mother. aunts and uncles
live. He left a convict camp in Wash
ingtOn county recently with several
other white cOnvictS.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

The Greenwood Enterprise has been
enlarged from six to a seven column
quarto, owing to the increase III Its
local advertising. This ~ certain.
~ encouraging to the proprietor OF
the Enterprise and speaks well for the
merchants and business me of the
thriving town OF Greenwood. May
the Enterprise continue to grow and
flourish ia our sincere wish.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

LAND OFFICE AT j ACKsON, MIssiy
February ~, 1891. )
Notice Is hereby given thot the following named
settler has fled notice Of intention to make final
proof In support Of HE clalm, md that said proof
win BIZ made before, the circuit court Of jackson
county, Mrs. on April ii, 1898, VIZ; James D.
Carter, Of Hurley. Mss. homestead entry NO.
23,6is, for the Q hi. Sc ~, section 81 and " qr, sw
or, section 81, town ship 4 south, range 3 west, ad.
joining farm to NV Or, sw qr, soctfonSs township
I south, range 8 west. -
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF saiu
land. viz. .u
Elisha Crawford, Brant B. Barin, Nicholas y.
Coleman and Luke Mizelle, all Of Hurley f'o'
JAMES BILL, Register:
February %. NoS. 2Bt
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

In August, 1875, Spain paid to the
United States, as an idemnity for the
execution OF the crew of the Viigiujus
and the detention Of its passengers,
the sum Of S77, 1874. The crew mum.
bcrcd nineteen aud the passengers
twenty.scven. Capt. Fry and crew
and three of the passengers were shot.
An apology and salute to our flag was
also eXacted,