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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-12
Secret Societies.
SCRANTON.

jOO.F, Scranton Lodge No. &5. meets ~ 4
ery Tuesday evening Mt Odd Fellows Hall ~
'.SOo'clocS, W. D. Hughes. N. g.; +. u. Becxt,
secretary.
Scranton Encampmcnt No. n. meets every
I'd and 4th Friday evening ny odd teu"ws
Hall at TAO o'clock. Vincent Rose. T.; r. u.
knights OF pythias. Mississippi Lodge No
80. meets every Thursday evening AZ ohd
Frederic building. Delmas avenue and ker street
al 7:N o'clo.k Henry lacobs:, Q. T.; b.
Browne. NJ " T. 4 X. Of X. & =.
F.& A, NJ, Gulf Lodge No. +ia, meets snd
Wednesdays In each month NJ Odd Fellows
Hall. los $. Portis ". NJ: VIM. g. Parker.
Secretary. =,
woodmcn Of the World. Scranton Camp No.
g.. r. D. Bccht. &C; II. Fitzenrietcr, a. H.;
BIZ. Browne, Clerk.
MOSS POINT.
The following orders meet IN Stewards new hal; ;
Moss Paint Lodge No. H. I. u. a. +. livery
Monday night. NJ NJ. Warkins, n. G.; A. H..
Smith, V, G.; J b. ChamN~,ln. Secretary.
Moss Point Encamp,neut No. a-First and thir,'
Friday nights NJ. NJ. Watkins. G.. r. n. NJ Cud'
ahac II, p W. Stewart, scribe.
pascagoula Iodge No 9o.. A r 4 a: NJ
Every third Saturday night g. ". ONcil, W. II.
G. II, wood, Sc retary.
Pasragoula Senate No. as Ancient EsseMt
0rdcr-fvcry second and fourth Tuesdays ~ eacl'
month. 7. ". Adams. senior s,Natsr; J. J. Mcln
tsh, secretary.
Woodmcn Of the World, No. 81. Second an.
io'lth Fridays in each mouth. George W. Nell
Clerk; H.C. Herring, Consu, Commander; 9. u
Yates Adviser Lieutenant; W. I. MclN~h
sentry.
Chapter No. lGs. meets every sec0n0 Satur
DAY In each month. H. l.. Howe, II. r.; U. IL
Wood Secretary.
Gulf Lodge No. 24Si. knights Of Honor
meets second and fourth Saturday nights II
each month, W, Fred ilerrin. Dictator.
Knights of pythas, Moss Point Lodge No. lle
meets every first and third Tuesday at stewart
nan at I3o o'clock. F. NJ. Johnson, Z. G.; W.
'taeh, X. K. s. and NJ +.
st. Charles Lodge, A. +. 4 A. NJ: No. i@-
regular communication first Wcdncsdl.
night Of each month. For lecture thir
Wednesday. st. Johns days. Annual con
n,unications Ath Of June and eth Of llecen'
Der Of each year q, S. COLLARD. " NJ.
f'J' Hill. Secretary.
ESCATAwPA.
Lodge K. Of II. No. 3ii5 holds regular meeting
Sh second and fourth saturdays In eArh n'ohI'
L. Rogers. Dictator; Philip Davis, Reporter
OCEAN SPRINGS.
Ocean Springs Ledge No. Sc X. of r. v
?. Vancleave, G. e.; A.P. Kotxum, V. G.:
hoang, T.; E. l.. Tardy, N. of NJ: Il. u. WIZ
S,h,on, NJ. at A.; W. L0renxen, l. g.; Y.
Madison, 0. G.
vANCLEAvE.
,has Eel Lodge No, l2s. meets Saturday hesol
tne End Sunday In each month ut Vanclenv
retary.
DAISY.
Daisy Lodge No al, A. F. / A. NJ, NEE
Saturday before third Sunday in each mont
H. Walker. W. NJ: II. 0. Furry, Secretary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-12

The Southern Express Company y
.nroparing to establish a branch omce sa
!" Santiago do Cuba. The war de-
:" ma,tment has concurred In the ar
rsnvemcnt OF the company, and on
last sunday the general superinten
dent Of the Southern sailed from foE'
Tampa, Fla, with some 500 packages
for the troops 10 SANTIAGO. % WI
60 70 the arrangement for % ono
- that port before his return.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-12
1cHE COURTS.
TINE REGULAR TERMS.
Circuit Court-2nd Dist.
uu.n A. WOOD, JuIGE.

rHAD. A. WOOD, Ju'@S'
u.,,rr A. WHITE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
the ct wayrs SS s"nns %% ,@s sx .fs"c% %sy H'"'A
q January and s'h he"r, " River on tho thiriMo
c"GH,y ] ,Dd II ortor aud c"n!inn. 4. day., =.
In the r",n'E Of " January and July and continue
s y ssi % ! 1"S% a,ss and ',.ss .ss .'i Monday sss;
Inthe ro,,na a. aurrst and continue twel re days;
Of February an" q Tasner ON tho first Monday OF
v,h In ss and % and continue s.srS ,wrlTf Monday SaSs
Of March anu " Iiancock on the fourth Monday
lnthe eo,Ns, ca. Woysmher ", and continue six days.
Nay tNo a"" "onnly Of Harrison on tho scca Monday
y ,' md November and continue six "a,s Msna,,
NINE MINE; T" a"1 October and continue twelve days
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-12

A correspondent writing from 'aoA
sonyille says that the sensiollit'ts OF
,he Florida "cracker are oitcn
shocked by the reckless disregard OF
the soldiers in their selection of ani.
NAL food. Gophers are dressed and
make a delicious stew for the lighters.
They are found in large numbers 10
the pine woods. Catfish is labelled q
luxury and eaten with relish. Bull
frog potpie causes exceeding happl'
ness In the company at whose mess 1t
ia TO be served. When "cracker !"
| Is question as to the best plan to tind
these animals and is told why they
seek them he forgets his mission 70
sell corn and fresh pork and beats .
hasty retreat, with his mind puzzled
: as to what species Of the human genus
| he has been dealing with. The ooys
. are studying the saurian, and u they
decide he eats the proper food the!
: will proceed to All their smoke houses
/, full Of alligator bacons and hams.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-12

W. ~. DRxxY. '" :"
DENNY & WOODS,
ATTORNEYS & COUNsELoRs AT LAW
Scranton, Miss.
Practices IN all the courts Of the Second 'u''c"
| District.
Office in Frederic building.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-12

Porto Rico, though rich IN fruits, q
scant Of fora and fauna, and, like ths
Emeral Isle is, entirely FREQ from
fsnakcs.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-12
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

Sour Lake, Texas, August g. 1898
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04

Lewiston. In doing so it must cross
the Northern Pacific. To prevent this
at all hazards is the Northern Pacific's
object in employing Pinkertons
The oregon Railway and Navigation
Company has landed material with the
apparent object of stealing a march on
It's rival at night. To prevent any such
coup the Northern Pacific grade is be-
ing patrolled night and day.
Last night Right Of Way Agent Watt
and Attorney Wilson of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company ar
rived in Lewiston. To-day they have
been in consultation with the com
pany's representatives there. It is be-
lieVed they may abandon the idea of
crossing the Northern Pacific grade by
force and gain their point instead by
concentration proceedings which can
be done under the Idaho laws.
1t is stated to-day on apparently good
authority that the Northern Pacific has
beaten President Hill of the Great
Northern at his own game by purchas
Ing the Union Pacif1c's half interest in
the old grade between Tacoma and
Portland. This transaction occurred a
month ago and has been kept quiet for
obvious reasons. By purchasing tax
liens against this grade Hill has secured
the upper hand, but the Northern Pa
cific can maintain its title to it's half
interest by going into court and rein-
bursting Hill fer half of the taxes paid
by him. The Northern Pacific could
then prevent Hill building to Portland
over this grade without it's consent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
SAN FRANCISCO H0NoRS
THE VISITING ARCHITECTS
NOTABLE BANQUET GIVEN AT
THE BOHEMIAN CLUB.
Plans. for Identifying This City
Under Consideration-AC Com
mittee Appointed.

The banquet given in the red room Of
the Bohemian Club last evening by Mayor
Phelan to the visiting architects was at
tended by the following guests: Governor
James II. Budd; ]. B. Reinstein and VIII
liam Carey Jones, trustees Phebe Hearst
architectural competition; President Mar
tin Kellogg of the Berkeley University;
d. Despradelle, Stephen Goldman, Austin
Willard Lord, j. Monroe Hewlett and E.
Bauhain, visiting architects: ex-Mayors
Ellert; j. d. Grant, president Art Asso-
citation; F. w. Dohrmann, president Mer-
chants Association; E. j. Molera, presi-
dent Technical Society; j. a. Thompson,
president Bohemian Club; Or. A. A. d An
coma, president Alumni Association; Alex
ander Harrison, James w. Reid, +. W.
Zeile. Irving M. scott, Bruce b: Porter,
Tilden. Willis Polk, George Howard, DR.:
Washington. Dodge, William r. Hearst.
James S. Webster John McLaren, Pro-
fessor s.. w. Young H. G. Nash. Professor
R. E. Allardiee, 'Marsden Manson, G. W.
Percy. William Curlett, Colonel w. p.
:. Mrs. Hearst has. generously consented to
to adorn San. Francisco, aITd at the dinner
Mayor Phelan made this announcement:
. THE Art Association last month asked Mayor
Plelan To appoint committee to draft
comprehensive plan for the adornment of San
Francisco and the Mayor appointed the fol-
lowing to act: Arthur Rodgers, J. B. Rein
stein. F. w Dehrmann, F.. w. Zeiie.. Bruce
Porter. Albert Pissis. John A. Stanton, Doug
las Tlldent Irving NJ. Scott
Happy speeches were made at the din
ner, and the company did not dissolve I'M
til midnight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
AGNEWS OFFICIALS
TO INVESTIGATE
Concerned Over Bessie
Bailey's Death.
DARK RUMoRS ARE AFL0AT
GIRL CLAIMED TO POSSESS
ASYLUM SECRETS.
DR.. Curnow Scouts the Murder and
Suicide Theories, and Says
Heart Failure Caused
Her Demise.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 3.-The meeting of
the board OF managers of Agnews Asy-
lum next Wednesday promises to de-
velep some sensational features. The
mysterious death of Bessie Bailey at
Elko, Ney., while en- route East, will be
investigated thoroughly. This fact has
not yet been publicly announced, but
Trustees Curnow and Hale are anxious
to have the affair cleared and will do
all in their power to bring aboutsan in
vestigation.
The mystery surrounding the girls
death is as great as ever, though a good
many are inclined to believeit case of
suicide. The asylum officials will be
called upon to explain where the girl
obtained the poison. At present the
three physicians there are endeavoring
to shift the responsibility on each other
DR.. Sponogle says Bessie Bailey was
going to Lafayette, Ind, to live with an
uncle, yet in dispatches from there the
uncle, Cyrus Timmons, denies all knowl-
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edge of such arrangements. She had
threatened on several occasions to tell
some unpleasant things about some of
the asylum attaches, and for this rea-
son, it is said, more than one were glad
to see her start East.
DIR. Curnow, chairman of the Board of
Managers of Agnews Asylum, takes no
stock in the theories of murder and
suicide. He says all such talk is 'bosh."
Dr. Curnow is confident that DR.. Spon-
ogle and other physicians at the asylum
are in no way connected with the girl S
death He insists that her uncle in In
diana had agreed to take and care for
her. In an interview he said:
There is something peculiar about
Bessie Bailey's death, but there is no
such mystery as the papers would have
the people believe. / do not believe
there is ANYBODY connected with Agnews
Asylum, that would give the girl any
medicine whatever except for her good.
Her threats about having something
mysterious to tell, or a bomb to ex-
plode,' were nothing but idle talk and
the delusion of an insane person. One
prominent feature of certain phases of
insanity is to surround everything with
mystery. They commonly claim to have
secrets which they hold over peoples
heads.
LAS to the suicide theory, don't be-
lieye in that In the first place, the girl
was not smart enough to know the ma
ture of drugs. If she wanted to Kill her
self she would have got something peo-
pie are familiar with-morphine, strych-
nine or carbolic acid, all Of which any
physician could detect. Her insanity
was the reverse of anything suicidal;
she was not depressed and went away
smiling, happy and buoyant. The talk
of foul play is hardly worth discussing.
Who could have had any motive in TAX
ing her life, for she knew nothing detri-
mental to any one? Besides, better op-
portunities could have been had to Kill
her at the institution than on the road.
In carefully looking over the whole
case, I have concluded that taking
nervines, sedatives, ETC., and having a
somewhat weak heart-and anodyneS
and nervines have a tendency to COM
press the hearts actiOn-coupled with
the high altitude, resulted in her death.
The high altitude Is always a serious
matter in heart troubles, and the girl in
all probability died Of heart failure"
DR.. Curnow commented on the method
Of DIR. Weir of Truckee in prescribing
bromide of potassium, If the reports in
the newspapers were correct DR.. Weir
says he purchased a half ounce of bro
mide of potassium, which he Instructed
the trainmen to give her in four ounces
of water If she appeared nervous when
she awoke. She was to be given tea
spoonful every half hour. This was
very big dose. and, If it had been d.
luted in a lesser quantity of water.
would have injured her.
Frank Gould arrived at the asylum
tonight, and tomorrow he and Cur
now and Hale will meet and discuss the
investigation. Gould is also put out over
the dismissal Of w. e. Buggy, one Of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
TRACK GUARDED
BY PINKERT0NS
Railway War at Lewis
ton, Idaho.
THE 0REG0Ns BOLD MOVE
SEEKS TO CROSS NORTHERN
PACIFIC LINE.
Armed Men on Guard to Block. Its
Attempt to Extend It's Road
Into Clearwater
Valley.
SEEKS TO CROSS NORTHERN
PACIFIC LINE.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, Dec. 3.-The Northern Pa
cific Railway is preparing for bitter
fight with the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company in Clearwater
Valley, Idaho. Armed Pinkertons I'M
der Chief Detective Nevins are on
guard at Lewiston with authority to
call to their assistance 300 graders now
at work in Clearwater Valley. The rea-
son for this is the fact that the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company pro-
poses to cross the Northern Pacific
track a few miles above Lewiston.
The Northern Pacific crosses Clear
water River several miles east of Lew
iston, coming from the north to the
south side on which Lewiston is To-
Gated, and proceeding thence to Lewis
ton. The Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Company proposes to build up the
north shore of Clearwater, passing
Lewiston and proceeding to Harring-
tons Mill, where it will cross to the
south side and then double back to
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Secretary of state, as admitted under
REHABILITATION.

lon Reynolds confession of hav-
ing embezzled 5000, Secretary of
State Burns filed false statement
with the Controller to cover up the
theft. This was in February, 1882.
2-For five months after his al
legged confession to Secretary of State
: Burns, Reynolds remained in the
formers employ for most of the pc
Rod as fully trusted with the books
and cash as before.
3-Although in September, 1882,
Secretary of State Burns discovered
general crookedness in Reynolds
books, he did not push the investiga-
ton, but remained in this city as a
member of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee, toiling for the sue
cess Of his party.
- 4-Secretary of State Burns recall
ed Reynolds to Sacramento to assist
in investigating Reynolds own
crookedness, and appointed him to a
salaried clerkship:
5-Secretary of State Burns DELHI
erately falsified the records of his Of
fee to stave off an investigation.
=. ..6-Reynolds, after leaving the Of
fee. write to Burns in the tone Of an
intimate friend.
:. . z-secretary of State Burns, who
left Office in January, 1888, held
a public conversation with Reynolds
in Sacramento fourteen months later,
in order to be overheard, in which
conversation they spoke as friends
and lied about the condition of the
books then being examined by the
Controller, :.
: Z s-+Secretary of State Burns stu
. diously avoided giving the Controller
any assistance in the investigation.
=: =: Is. there. any politician in. the Demo
cratic. party who has a record that can
ma Ch.-thiS! -.
-. Is. Mr. Burns the kind of man that
should ~be the commanding general of a
political party<in this or any other cam
Daign'2 -
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the operation of this law. Offenses that show
generalization and malicious heart should
certainly be excluded, and in cases of crimes
of violence, society has right to fix an arbi-
trary punishment for the purpose of preserving
peace and order.
be made for the consideration of the Legisa-
ture Is a law providing that person who has
been thrice convicted of felony should be
deemed to be a habitual criminal and con-
fined for the term of his natural life.
The question of utilizing the two State
prisons at Folsom and San Quentin so to
confine in one the hardened class of crirni-
mails, and in the other those for whose refor-
nation some hope may be entertained, is
worthy of careful consideration This could
be done at comparatively trifling expense by
authorizing the wardens to select from the
aggregate number of prisoners now confined
in our prisons those whom 1t is deemed be-
long to the class Of hardened criminals, but
such classification would probably have
some effect upon our industries. and a reor-
ganization of our prison industrial system
might have to be had result Of such
classification.
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MONEY FOR THE
I. STATE PRINTER
GOVERNOR BUDD AND AL JOHN
SION HOLD A CONFERENCE.
Books, Blanks and Reports for the
Legislature and State Offices
VIII Be Provided.

Senators and Assemblymen, State Off
GERS and the public generally will be de-
lighted to learn that the incoming Legis-
lature will not be delayed in its organiza-
tton or embarrassed by reason of differ
epces of opinion formerly existing between
the executive department and the State
printing office.
Yesterday Governor Budd and Al John
ston, Superintendent of State Printing.
each animated by desire to provide the
incoming Legislature and the new State
officers with all the facilities required for
the prompt transaction of public business.
held prolonged. conference at the Palace
Hotel.
1t was decided that list should be
prepared to embrace reports of the Con-
troller, Treasurer and. Board of Examin-
'ers, roll call for each house, books, re-
ceipts and all blank forms, etc, required
by the Legislature and State offices
When this list of necessary printing is
submitted, the State Board of Examiners
viii convene and authorize the work so
scheduled to be performed without delay
The conference was brought about by
friends of the Incoming and outgoing adj
n1inistrations, and it is said, to the credit
of Governor Budd and Superintendent
Johnston, who are men of positive CON
victions, that they took an intelligent and
impersonal view of the points presented
The State Printer will, therefore. have
everything in:readiness when the Legis-
lature conyenes.
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BRYAN BEFORE THE
ALABAMA ASSEMBLY
Being Soldier, He Declines to Dis
cuss Matters That Now Interest
the Country.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 3.--Colonel
w. ]. Bryan of the Third Nebraska Reg
iment was received to-day by the houses
of the General Assembly. He was intro
1uced by the president of the Senate and
declined to discuss public questions, say
ing:
"Being a soldier I cannot speak to you
with the freedom of civilian. I would
speak, If 1 spoke at all, under limitations
that would be unpleasant to me. What
l would desire to say to you as citi-
zen / could not say as a soldier. 1 cannot
now discuss those things that at present
ton. Neither would 1 care to discuss
those things we discussed two years ago,
but which are not yet laid away to eter-
nal rest. Neither could I discuss those
matters which have as result of me
late war broad field for speculation"
There was considerable enthusiasm as
Colonel Bryan resumed his seat
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
DECLINE OF FRUIT
TRADE WITH GERMANY
Result of the Rigid Enforcement Of
the Berlin Decree Against
lamentations

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-ConsuI Mason
Of Frankfort, Germany, in a report to the
State Department, says that, notwith-
standing the protests of fruit importers,
Germany will continue to enforce the de-
cree against importations on account Of
the alleged danger from San Jose scale.
The American fresh fruit trade with Ger
many may. therefore, be expected to de-
cline as rapidly as it developed two years
Responding increase in the large and
steadily growing import of American dried
and preserved fruits But even here there
Is need of extreme care, for the German
inspection of these imports is keen and
relentless, especially on imports from the
United States. A new defect has been
found, VIZ, the presence of sulphurous
acid in California dried apricots.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
SIX MEN MEET
DEATH IN STEAM
Disaster Aboard the
Alamo.
THE BURSTING OF A PIPE
CREW PARBoILED IN THE EN-
CINE AND FIRE ROOMS.
Second Engineer Murphy Perishes at
His Post. While Two of the Fire
Second Engineer Murphy Perishes at
His Post, While Two of the Fire
men Are Found Dead in
One Another's Arms.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Dec. Six men of the
crew of the Mallory line steamship
Alamo were killed tonight by the
bursting of a steam pipe while the yes
sci lay at her pier in East River. Inc
dead:
PATRICK MURPHY. second en-
gineer.
THOMAS McHUGH, fireman.
PATRICK FARRELL, oiler.
FRANK MCMAHON, fireman.
l.. CONNELL, fireman.
J. RYAN, coal HEAVIER.
The injured: John Stoneman, pas
senger, Albany, seriously scalded.
The Alamo has only been discharged
recently from the transport service OF
the Government. and was just over
hauled at Roche's yard. She has new
steam pipes and boilers. She was about
to sail for Galveston.
She carried thirty passengers. AT the
time of the accident, about Z O'CLOCK
the ship cast off her lines and the tug
boat President had her line taut to as
sist the Alamo into midstream. Her
engines had made but two or three
revolutions when the explosion came
1t gave forth report that was heard
all through South and Water streets
and the force of it sent shock and
shiver throughout the length of the
ship. The flooring of the deck imme-
diately over the epgine-room was torn
into splinters and the steam poured VI
through the open seams in clouds.
The sound of the escaping steam
was mingled with the shrieks of the dy-
ing men who were enyeloped in it. The
flow of the steam was checked with
great difficulty, and not until the lapse
of five or six minutes. Then it was
found that it had completely filled the
engine-room and fire-room, and all the
men confined there had been not only
parboiled, but suffocated by it. There
was no sign of life in any of. the bodies
and in several instances the skin had
peeled from their hands and faces.
The second engineer was found close
to the break in position which indi-
Gated that he had tried to shut off the
steam at the boiler when the accident
occurred and had died in the attempt.
Two of the firemen were found
gripped in one another's arms at the
foot of the ladder leading from the
fire-hole.