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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
BRYAN'S POSITION.


Republican newspapers are busily en-.
gagged disappointing the position
taken by WiIlinm j. Bryan on the Phil
ipplne question.
They assert that Bryan advocates .
coWArdlN course and the immediate
withdrawn of the American troops.
In order that the people may know
| just what Mr., Bryan thinks about this
matter the following extract is made
rroIu 81 speech delivered by him at Dies
Mulur> recently. Among other things
Mir Bryan said:
"I do not favor the Withdrawal Of our
%trnnE~. What | do believe, and what [
have repeatedly asserted as my belief.
Is THAT Wr should AT once declare our
purpose IN unequivocal terms SO posi-
tive That the Filipinos cannot doubt it
70 grant them fun and complete indc-
prudence the very moment they have
established Il stable government, | be-
l,eNc that If we should make sucl, an
announcement right now the war
would cease IN a short time, and our
troops could withdraw without LAYING
down their arms in the face of the en-.
cml."
This puts quite a different phase ON
the matter. The condition OF affairs In
nina u,nv,s ,hnt ur,,, ,s r,rh, IL ~.
suyp,sunn ,r, lint, i~,.t,n,l ~ ,d,n,,t-
inc a co,nrd,y coursc ho mnL,s nro,,.
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and assert. tim, h, nrr.nirn th. cam,
course IN IN, rhiiinniu,s ns ,h,, NV
su.d IN ,,no ,Iis ,,un,,, could hh,,s
o,oidcd war
In nm irt,ryiow s.,o,,r u,o.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
OPINIONS AND POINTERS

The republican managers are try
ing to get the federal ofIicehoiders and
employees into a campaign trust.~-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
Many of the phrases used by
President Mckinley on his latest stump
ing tour through the west will be
found nentlydoyetailed into his Thanks
giving proclamation.--St. Louis Repub-
lie.
- Mr. Hanna is sufficiently frank in
bis defense Of the '-usts. With the head
Of the republican party approving the
great combinations, what will an anti
trust phnk in the reEt republican mn
iionai platform amount to?--St, Louie
Post-Dispatcb
The next step that our American
manufacturers will take will be to copy
the action Of half a century ago Of the
English manufacturers and demand
that every barrier in the way Of trade
be thrown down, so that the world cam
have free aud nninpaired access 10 ~
cheapest and best marketable United
States Boston Herald.
Hanna has told Teddy Roosevelt
that il he will behave himself 1fke a
good little machine man. and ,ise his
tongue and pen, whenever called on. 10
persuade the people to believe that VIII
liam Mckinley is the chosen son 81
Destiny and the special instrument Of
Providence, he may have the presidency
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
The State Election.

The Secretary Of State has received
the official returns from the election
commissioners of thirty counties, The
vote from these counties, tabulatcd,
give a rather reliable line Oh the way
things have gone in the whole State, as
tire returns are from all the different
sections, and may therefore be pre-
snmed to be average. Of the counties
that have been heard from. only five
1azoo, Lincoln. Rankin, Tunira and
Warren-gaVe a majority of the vote
cast on the amendment against the
measure. In some Of the counties the
vote was almost a tie. In Copiah there
were 3Sl votes cast for the amendment
and $40 against; in Rankin there were
240 cast for it and $50 against. In the
thirty counties that have been heard
from the total votn for governor was
1919. The tota! vote cast on the
amendment fell short of the total vote
cast for governor by G,35S votes, being
only 1851. OF this $. TT6 ballots were
polled in favor of the change and 3.sl5
against it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
EXPANSION is DANGEROUS.


Gov, Syutirld has written u letter Il
tbr NiivagL,, I,~,rr,l,,, l.. plIt,,nr.
1''9'"'' D." N"''u Ne says III would h'
dangerous 10 the republic 1u keep iht
philipuiucs Tho rp,rrr,I vritr..
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
A Chip ON the Old Stock.

George b. Power leaves tomorrow for
Natchez, where he will hang out his
single for the practice Of his chosen
profession, the law. lie Is the young.
est son Of Col. j. l.. Power. secretary
Of State, and gives good promise of
following closely in the footsteps of his
venerable father. He is a graduate OF
Millsaps college law school, aud is fully
equipped for a life of usefulness. The
best wishes Of a host of friends. at his
old home, follow him. jackson special
to Vicksburg Herald, Sth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
Christian Church Convention.

The sixteenth annual State conven,
ton of the Christian churcl, in Missis
sippi met at West Point last week.
John A. Stevens, State evangelist,
gave an interesting report Of what had
been accomplished under his admins
tration. He reported forty-fve churches
organized and thirty-two buildings
erected at a cost Of $50. 900. He re-
ported also an increase of about 5000
members. He further reported about
100 per cent. increase in mem bershiE
and church property in nine years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
From Tupelo to-



One lucky young man in jackson did
not find it necessary to 60 to the klon-
dixie to find gold. In some way he got
a clue to a pot Of the precious metal
containing about forty thousand dol
lars. Some of the gold pieces that he
has been freely distributing indicate
that they were deposited in the earth
for many years, and none are Of date
subsequent to 1870.
Some years ago several strangers, ac-
%companied by an immense dog, spent
several weeks excavating just west of
town, and also in the fields between
capitol ridge and Pearl river. The city
papers made mention of the circum-
stance at the time.
The young man who has stumbled on
good fortune is named Hunter Johnson,
a son of Rev. Christopher johnson. a
Baptist MINISTER and prominent Mason,
who died in jackson in 1888.
The Yazoo City Herald makes pleas
ant mention of a large order for print
i%ng-letter heads, envelopes, etc
which it recently executed for a bust.
ness firm in Yazoo City. Newspapers
that do as much as the Herald and Sen.
tinel to build up a town are entitled
not only to the good will of its mer.
chants, but to all the business they can
possibly give them. The ''Yazoo plan"
is usually the correct one.
The remains of Major General Earl
Van Dorm have been removed from
Mobile county, Alabama, to the cem.
etery at Port Gibson.
A good many newspapers acknowl.
edge subscription payments in what
they style sour Honor Roll There IL
NO moro honor or credit in paying .
newspaper bill than in paying q gro
Gerry bill; but it promotes collections TO
publish the names. II is a good use OF
printers ink.
A fire at Crystal Springs on Saturday
night. 4th. destroyed 700 bales of cot.
ton and the warehouse in which 1t was
stored. Gem Fire Compsny. Of Jack.
son, responded to the distress call, and
rendered timely help, saving about
1900 worth Of cotton, and prevented .
further spread of the fire.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
Cotton Bolls at Paris.

Mr.. r. c. King, of Meridian, Commits
sioner from the State of Mississippi to
the Paris Exposition in 1900, has ar
ranged therefor what promises to be a
great novelty in the way of an exhibit
from this State, He has made ar
engagements with a party who has Sc
cured at the right season 500, 600 Sc.
lected full-grown cotton bolls, which
will be sold at the Paris Exposition by
original cotton field darkies as souvc-
Mrs of the American cotton exhibit.
These will be the first cotton bolls ever
shipped abroad, and they win be Gag.
erly sought after by people who have
used quantities of American cotton n.
but who have never seer it in it's natu-
raj form.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17

appeal to the Fraternal Orders In Missis-
sippi and the Public Generally.
The board of managers of the Natchez
Protestant orphan asylum have decided.
for the second time in its history of
more than four score years, not only to
ask to be remembered in the offerings
on Thanksgiving Day, but will, during
this and next month, through accred-
lted representatives, call personally
upon the people in the principal rail-
road towns for contributions, so that
they may be able to continue the good
work OF caring for the fatherless.
The ladies' who are to be thus com
missioned will call on many who may be
contributing to other orphanages, but
the noble record of this asylum, and
the fact that it has no otner income
than the generous sympathy of the
public, entities it's representatives to a
kind and cordial reception. For ye
have the poor with We always, and
whatsoever We will ye may do them
good
The Natchez Protestant orphan asy-
lum was established in 1918. Except
during the war period, when the Fed
erals used its buildings for hospital
purposes. the asylum has always been
open to the reception of orphans from
all parts Of the State. The managers
have usually from forty to fifty chill
dren under their care. As they are
passed out to such suitable homes as
may be offered, others are admitted.
They attend the public schools of the
city. Any help given the asylum will
be most worthily bestowed and applied.
Contributions, by mail or express,
should be sem to Mrs. Mary r. Elem
ing, treasurer. General correspond
ence with the asylum should be ad-
dressed to Mrs. X. S. Minor, secretary.
j, l., POWER,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17

Ma Clump-Liz, what makes you 70
awful anxious TO git married?
Liz Clump-Well, I'm gittin' so tired
OF my name ! want a chance to change
it.
You'd better go TO some blacksmith
an have a few alterations made in yer
face. II would give yer aame q better
c~hance."--N. Y. World
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
Killed by Falling Tree.

A few miles west of Batesville Ia
Eubanks. a yonng white man, engaged
in stave making, was killed by a fall
ing tree. lie was a stranger in Bates.
vile, and is said to have a married SIS.
ter living near Holly Springs. dis
father and people are understood to live
somewhere in Georgia. There was a
letter found on his person from Leary
10
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
states Tobacco Crop a Failure.

Warden Parchman OF the State peni.
Tertiary is OF the opinion that the ex.
pertinent in tobacco culture made by
the board of control this year is rather
a failure as far as. the present crop Is
concerned. He states that between six
and seven thousand pounds have been
gathered and cured, and it seems TO be
OF a very inferior quality. He has not
kept any itemized account of the time,
labor and pecuniary expense connected
with the experiment, but he is conf.
dent it is a more expensive product
than that which the board OF control
has been accustomed to purchasing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17

MIR. Hanna is still covering him
self with oratoricaI glory, His latest
utterance is one in defense Of the trusts.
which he says are organizations for the
mutual benefit Of their proprietors,
with which neither politics nor the pub
lie have anything to do. They are
beneficent institutions. - Washington
Tunes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
The KING hts Of Honor.

Assessment No. 30, supreme lodge,
includes the names of 146 members of
the order who have recently died; the
following from Mississippi:
John A, Stacy, West Point; Oliver
Eastland, Forest; David l.. Hardin,
Ripley: John II. Stillman, Starkyille;
Leopold Matzner. Scooba; George II.
Robertson, Yazoo City; Robert r. Bun
tin, Charleston; r. +. North, Vicks-
burg; Quincy C. Strond, New Albany.
The total amount paid by these
brethren into the benefit fund is So
1850; in return for which the families
of seven will get s., 1000 each; the fami-
lies of two, $1,000 each: total, SIG, 900.
The highest paid to benefit fund was
s761.60; the lowest, s2y.25. Average
age at entry 3515 years; average age at
death 1913 years.
The total benefits paid to October IA,
1899, is the great sum of S67, 1855, 595. IS.
Total membership Oct. /, 1899, II, 0Us.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
killing at Aattiesburg.

John W. Bennett, chief of police Of
Hattiesburg. was shot and killed last
week by |, n, Hollingsworth, a travel
ing man. Hollingsworth represents a
patent washing machine concern, and
went to Hattiesaurg for the purpose Of
compelling about a dozen citizen Of
that place who had bought territory
rights, to pay up under penalty of fore
closure, The parties, it is said. paid
the moun claimed to be due.
which aggregated s., 500, and took re-
ceipts therefor. HoIlingsworth told
several parties that after the debts
were paid Chief of Police Bennett ar.
rested him on a charge OF carrying IA
pistol and took from his person the
$500 worth of checks and returned
them to the parties who had issued
them, Hollingsworth went % Meridian
and employed Attorney 5. A. Wither.
spoon to represent him and they went
to Hattiesburg together. Upon lIol-
lingsworth's arrival there Bennett de.
manded a retraction Of the story hat
he had robbed him. liollingswortk re.
fused. Bennett struck him with his
fist and lloilingswor.L pulled his gun
and Shot him three times in the stomach
and chest, either one of which wound
was fatal. The tragedy caused the
widest excitement. An officer hurried
Hollingsworth to the train and he wa
taken to Meridian for safe-keeping.
Bennett. the dead man, was married
and leaves IA family. Hollingsworth is
about "a years Old, unmarried, and his
parents reside at Terry, Kinds county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
Levse Board Matters.

The financial statement Of the Yazoo.
Mississippi delta levee board, recently
issued. shown the total disbursements
from March ! TO October l, 1899, to have
been t272. 3ss. IS, and the receipts for
that period, including balance from last
semi-annual report, Sl52, o36. 0e. The
official proceedings Of the last meeting
Of this board have Just been issued, and
they show that considerable work Of
importance was then done. Coupons
for go each TO the number Of Lii,
were presented by the treasurer q
having been redeemed and burned
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-17
Public Schools.

Public Schools.
superintendent Parks makes a good
exhibit in his report for 1899: Total ed
ucable. l~5,373-3,5O white. II, ia col
ored. Enrolled-2,0 13 white; 5,522 col
ored. Average daily attendance-white,
l,752; colored, 2,553; total, 4,3O5. White
519. Total paid teachers for the term,
SEA, 1872. 10. Average salary paid
Whites, S40.04; colored, $19.67.
1t will be noticed that the enrolment
is only one-half the total educable, and
the average attendance only about one
fourth the total enrolment; and this
is about the way it runs in all the coun-
ties where the population, by race, is
similarly proportional. There the
school fund, distributed on the basis of
actual enrolment and ate ndance, the
teachers in many counties would get
better salaries and the terms could be
increased. The present scheme of dis
tribution may be constitutional, but is
manifestly inequitable and unjust.
Realty and Personally Valuations, 1899.
Realty in Mississippi is assessed every
fourth year. The last assessment was
in 1895, so that the valuations of that
year hold good 70 1899, inclusive, sub
iect to increase or decrease in special
cases of improvements or im%pairments.
Personally is assessed annually. The
State tax for 1s9s-ls99 is 81 mills. The
county levies for 1899 vary from 81 to
IA mills. As soon as we get the levies
in a dozen counties, will publish q de-
tailed statement by counties. The fol-
lowing is d summary:
Realty valuation for State. ........ Sl13, 2lo, a3l.W
Personally valuation. ,............ 1891 ,963.00
State tax on realty and personally. 1851 ,G39.45
Total polls reported BY assessor. 275, 1900
Total poll tax at $3.50 .......,", 6l, $4,000
The increase in personally valuation
over 1898 is 50, 100, 75S. Increase in
total State tax, realty and personally,
ss.0ss. II. Increase in polls over 1898 is
1873.
~. ~ p.s;. -;
an ana prnt Thomas C,Ilnpsn
y. -. -.
now IN .he employ Vi inc war depart
ment, is to have charge OF 1t. Galloway
was president of Alcorn A. and NJ. Col
lege for two years, and was succeeded
by Peoplett.
Mr. James r. balance. now working
On the Centreville Jpffersonian. saws he
a. " -. Itch s.ors,.rUo ~ So p,,,au
a VIZ Wv" s u "a. owe'
as the Oldest printer IN the state Mr..
Balance has a balance of nine years to
his credit. His first take was on the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-26

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-26

tainment opened and closed, formed a fit
setting for the antique gem whose luster
frightened and beautified the passing hour
and caused the inmates of All Hallows TO
exclaim that the moments had sped all
too quickly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-26

b r. CsEf1razz Llrnlle4. sau-a 80 rszt.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-26

| form any task assigned. A member fail
| ing to respond with quotation at roll
| call is subject TO a fine of five cents.
| Each member entertains the club once
| during the season. Club flower is white
| carnation. The yeau closes with a BAN
| cuet.
MRS. LAURA JOHNSON, President.
MRS. HELEN WALTON, Secretary.
For serious and thorough work, we COM
mend the report of the Tuesday Afternoon
club of Peabody which is given in full
The Political Service club of Winfield,
club color Uhite and gold, sends out a
year book in the same chaste makeup.
Some Of the topics noted are Public Con-
troll Of the Liquor Traffic" Women Wage
Farmers" "Amusements and Their IN
fiuences, " Socialism: What Is It?'' THE
Sweating System" Must There be Pau
pers?" How Shall the Municipality Deal
With the Unemployed?" Weighty sub
jects these, but thinking women are as
like to solve the problem as any, seeing the
problem is unsolved.
The N. P. N. club of Ottawa prints it's
order Of exercises, beginning with roll call
quotations. Those clubs which have been
in the habit of having members answer to
their names with the word present only.
do not realize what a variety is offered
by quotations and various bits of current
information. 1t brings every member on
the program in a small way; it helps the
timid get used TO the sound Of their own
voices. and encourages the members 70 be
on the look out for entertaining informa-
ton. Response to roll call should never
never stale.
To go back to the NJ. P. NJ: It's rear
book is so full of good things that new
clubs are recommended to send for it for
suggestions. Secretary, Mrs. J. P. Logan.
The Vespuccian club presents an at
tractive year book whose inner title page
bears the legend, From CHANGER to Ten
nyson." The calendar shows evidence of
careful and cultured arrangement of
topics. Perhaps so much care was spent
on the book itself is the reason why the
name Of the city honored by the Vespuc-
clan is omitted. Perhaps the state presi-
dent knows its dwelling place, but the
temporary editor is at a loss 10 locate it,
unless a hint given in the names of some
Of the city streets. One or two of these
would indicate. not certainly verify To-
peka- All year books should bear the
name Of its town and state, especially
those which contemplate exchange of fed
Grafton courtesies. both of the state and
general declarations.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-26
ALL HALLows ACADEMY NOTES.

ALL HALLOWS ACADEMY NOTES.
\ portion Of the national holiday. Fe6-
ruary -. was Etlized by the students u
All Hauows in completing the stage ap-
pointments for the presentation q Tire
class,co-historlcal drama "Sappho." Gauzy
drsp=ry with flowers. G-ec.an vases and
statua-y were arranged with grace and
precision that argued -he young ladies "a
miliar with the mode % life ard customs
Of the classic and % saEes and song. ORA
matte pers1nae as follows; Sappho Mss
James. Kansas City; Damophyla Mss
Quinn. Arkansas City: E-irna Mss Daley.
Ponca City; Phaon, Mss julia Pig. An
adarko: attendant. Mss Helen Goodyear.
Eldorado Springs; attendant Mss lone
Hail Guthrie. Each participant. II a9pro-
pirate Grecian costume. being thoroughly
im5ued with the spirit Of her theme, and
possessing a manner perfectly adapted %
her surroundings il would be impossible
10 indlvidualize ;hs merits q any in par
ticula-.
The program WIS begun az :. n The
favorite songs and hymns q The nation n
choVuses Of sweet rich voices blended n
bsaulta! harmony, VIII which tie enter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-26

Nles Narv Tho1soD-
The C1--EeTvato-y cissses are - rll p
has been difficult % arra1se Hassso7 se2a<
o1nveuisnt f9- AZ pa5g.s T. elevate
ts.zl CONDITION Prof Ja- Hassfas ~.u
hereafter give az 80 lsssa-s AZ ~ -sszs
sI5 So-lh Topeka avenue A-ra1Ea 1sr e.
car D. race f9r iesssne frara ssm e-sAe-
a. hls private studio o. - t5e Ca=es-Tz-
tory 1f'fce- Wlcaita Eay Tea - p--1
90 number - talented ARD fp~rl1r5y
traiBef A. aTt2ei a. Frof E.azss1s aH-9-g
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-26
Club Department
Kansas Social Science
Federation.

This department of The Wichita Daily
Eagle is devoted exclusively to the inter-
ests Of club women and the State Fedora
zion.
The cultivation OF an interchange Of
thought cannot be too strongly urged. Re
ports Of clubs and any special features Of
Club work are solicited.
All communications should be sent to the
PRESIDENT
OFFICERS OF THE X s. S. F.
President. Mrs. S. R. Peters, Newton
Vice President. Mrs. H. G. Toler, Wichita
Corresponding Secretary.
..........Mrs. George W. Puett, Newton
recording Secretary. ..-......--..-.-.-.--.
Mrs. J. NJ Miller, Council Grove
Treasurer. Mrs. Hill P. Wilson, Lawrence