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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-03

test 70 get his seat in the senate.
This was doubtless pleasing ID
MIR. Mckinley, whether he means
to help Quay or not, az he found
Quay decidedly 'uppish 10
wards the administration while
he was in the SENATE.
The administration was very
particular to lave the widest
circulation given to the report Of
the beef court Of inquiry but is
has now discovered that all of the
500, 600 set aside TO pay for the
inquiry has been used IN and
has ordered work stopped on the
printing Of the testimony, upon
which that report was supposed
TO be based, after il had all been
put in type. IL has all along been
contended by many that the ad
mlnistration never intended 10
make the testimony public, ana
this action makesit look as though
that contention was correct.
Seer etary Alger has been put
ting his foot in il again. Several
days ago, he caused an order to
be issued by the war departments
lnstructing the military authori
ties ~ Cuba to give elearances Il
Cuban vessels under the Cuban
Tag, and at the same time stating
that the vessels flying the Cuban
ilag would not beunder American
protection. As there ii no Cuban
government, there can be no rec
ognized Cuban flag; hence the
order strikes the average man az
ludicrous. Somebody called Mr..
Mckinley = attention to the order
and he directed thatit be referred
to tho attorney general for an
opinion. This opinion, il ii ok
pected, will knock the order out.
II mi6 bit answer for Cuban vessels
~ so from one Cuban port to an
other uuder such d clearance but
~ any port outside Of Cuba, the
masters Of such vessels would be
at anyhody's mercy; they would
have no consul TO appeal to in
case Of unjust treatment of anv
sort, and no standing in any
court Of admiralty. Alger'a spec
lalty appears to be doing the
wrong thing.
The Dewey Home fund isn't
as fast as it might. Ii
did not reach total Of Sc 900 un-
I'll today. Unless it gets a move
on, II will not be big enough to
buy Washington house By the
time Dewey gets home.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-03
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING
MONDAY, MAY 20, 1899.

Reports from all sections Of the
state indicate a greatly improved
condition due TO the rain that fell
during the early part Of the week.
The precipitation while light was
somewhat gen sral in extent and
has done much toward reviying
gardens. bringing up late planted
cotton, ana softening the cioddy
soil. There is still much demand
for rain, but just as this report IL
about 70 go to press heavy rain
ls falling at Vicksburg. The
nights have been too cool in most
sections for satisfactory growth OF
cotton. Some cotton is being
plowed and looks fair, late cotton
is very unsatisfactory and much
replanting has been necessary.
The stand for early planted is va
riously reported. but taken as o
whole il is good.
The corn crop is encouraging,
yet there are varied reports upon
its condition, 1t is being worked
out extensively, early corn has
been plowed second time and in
some localities it is ready 10 lay
by. Taking the entire state the
stand is good.
The oat crop is nearly a failure.
In Newton county the crop is be-
ing harvested, but is far from an
average yield. In the southern
section the outlook is decidedly
discouraging.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-03

Mr.. Oscar Roberts, and wife,
who reside in the neighborhood
of Terry's Creek were in town
Friday. Mr.. Roberts says it has
not rained at his house in eleven
weeks and cotton has not come up
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-03

A case Of yellow fever was
found in New Orleans the early
part Of this week, but the health
officers who Investigated the
same and inspected the city, an
nounce that there is no cause for
alarm and consequently there
viii be no quarantine yet awhile.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-03

DR.. w. r. Brumfield, a prom
inent physician of Huron, was
attending to business here Friday
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-03
COTTON MILLS NEEDED

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE IN
DUSTRY.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
CHURCH WAR ON DIVORCE
Protestant Episcopal Committee Plans
More Stringent Law

New York May 29.-An emphatic pro-
test against indiScriminate divorce is
preparing in the Protestant Episcopal
church. Its standing committee on mar
Morgan Dix is chairman, met today in
Trinity church and in October the result
Of its determination viii be laid before
the general convention. Although the
cline to give out any Information con
cerning the meeting, it is true that the
Sloane-Belmont affair and the numerous
divorce cases of recent notoriety have
been active in arousing the church to con-
slider officially the peril that confronts it's
morale.
At the present time canon IS of disci-
pline of the Protestant Episcopal church
exactly defines the church's attitude upon
the question of marriage and divorce and
Vorce or parties once divorced to be united
again.
Although the section allowing the inno-
cent party to marry is considered by
many of the clergy to be just, there is a
large section that would be glad to have
this liberty eliminated.
At the general convention last October
there was strong effort to prohibit the
marriage of either party to a divorce
during the lifetime of the other
party as upon the guilty one. The bishop
of Chicago offered the amendment. Twen-
ty-eight bishops at the general conven-
ton voted in the affirmative and thirty
six in the negative. Consequently the
amendment was lost.
In addition, it is unofficially intimated
that the committee considered the advisa-
bility of making more stringent the pen
alties for persons who violate the canons
upon discipline.
The committee on marriage and divorce
is a mixed one, in that it is made up
from the clergy and the laity.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
BOY MURDERER TO HANG.
a Lad of Fifteen Found Guilty of Kill
ing an Old Man For His Money.

Toronto. Ont. May. 29.-Edward Eli
oft, a lad aged 10 years, was sentenced
late Saturday night to be hanged on
August II at the jail at Whitby, for
numbering William Murray of Beaver
town, on the forenoon of November 13
last.
Elliott lived near Murray, who was
reputed to be a fairly wealthy man, al
though living by himself. Murray was
missed, and on the house being entered
he was found lying dead on the floor
of his kitchen with his head fear
fully battered.
The evidence against the lad was his
own admission, supplemented by evi-
dence of the strongest circumstantial
character.
The day of the murder the boy play
ed with his school fellows, several of
whom noticed blood on his hands and
clothes, which he said was due to a cut
on his arm.
He was arrested three days after
the murder, but there was not even a
scratch mark on any part of his body.
The boy did not find the old mans
money. 1t was found by the police.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
HARRIsON'S ULTIMATUM.
No Aid For National Committee Un-
less He Is Recognized.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 29.-Both, the Har-
rison and Altgeld factions claim a vic
tory at the ST. Louis Democratic con-
ference. National Committeeman Ga
han, City Clerk Loffier, City Sealer Ell
dred, Henry LutZenkirchen and Alder
man Coughlin, representing the Harri-
son forces. who went to ST. Louis to
remove the scalps of Altgeld and his
lieutenant, P. ]. Devlin, returned home
today and declared they will have the
pelts of these two mischief makers nail
ed against the barn door by July 20.
It's assimple open and shut PROPOSE
ton" said Mayor Harrison in discuss
ing the affair, ''as to whether the ma
tionaI committee wants to stand by the
Illinois state central committee and the
Cook county organization If they think
they can carry the state by taking up
the cause of the Altgeldites, let them
go ahead.
1T makes no difference to us in state
matters whether Devlin stays or goes.
We have the state and county organ
izations, and we will hold on to them,
too. We will go ahead with our own
work, and it cannot be expected that we
will aid the national committee to a
great extent unless we are recognized
and that body stands by us.
It's a question whether or not there
is to be discipline and subOrdination in
the party. and the matter is right up
to the national committee"
Altgeld men say they intend to begin
soon to organize in every ward in Chi
cago for the fight next year. They claim
the ex-governor will lead an independ-
ent delegation to the state convention
in 1900, and will endeavor to get enough
place on the delegation at large to the
national convention.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
NO SOCIAL WAR FOR THEM.
Belmonts Will Spend the Entire Sum.
mer Abroad. and Avoid NeWport

New York. May 29.-Those members of
New York fashionable society who have
believed the stories of a quarrel between
Perry Belmont and his brother August
over the formers marriage to Mrs. Henry
aback had they been in the Grand Cen
tral station at midnight.
:, They would have seen Mr. and Mrs
Perry Belmont, just returned from their
honeymoon trip in the south, and August
BELMONT leaving together in a special car
for Newport.
The mission of the little party is of
a character which shows that complete
harmony exists between the Belmont
brothers. Today is the anniversary of the
birth of the late Mrs. August Belmont,
and they were going to dedicate a window
to her in the Belmont chapel.
The ceremony of dedication will be Of
the simplest character. No guests have
been invited, and, everyone knows
Newport is empty at this season. Mr.
August Belmont had said little of his
purpose to his friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont will return
from Newport tonight. In all probability
the simplest character. No guests have
Island town By the sea will be their only
view of it this year, for within three
weeks or as soon as they. can arrange
their affairs, they will sail for Europe
They win spend the entire summer on
the continent
The Belmonts have no intention of
making any social campaign. Their only
desire is to be quiet and to be alone.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
WHO WAS DAPHNE?
TF'rom the Indianapolis Sentinel. ]

From the Indianapolis Sentinel
An Indianapolis lady, who is fond of
sculpture, recently purchased a beauti-
full marble Daphne" and then found
she had only a remote idea as to who
Daphne was, and determined to find
out. The first person she asked was
her husband, who said. Daphne? Why,
Daphne was-er-um-ah. She was a
she was the wife of Jove or some of
those fellows. 1 know if 1 had time to
think, but I'm too busy now"
She was not satisfied, and sent her
maid next door to ask some one of the
brilliant family residing there to please
write her a few lines telling her who
Daphne was. She got three notes, one
from the son. one from the father and
one from the mother.
The son said: Daphne was sired by
Chance damned by Everybody. She
was first cousin to Nancy Hanks and is
said to have been chestnut sorrel with
white name and tail. Time, 7:45." The
mother: Daphne was chambermaid in
a bowling alley on Washington street,
where her great beauty drew large
crowds, and her picture was in all the
windows. The last 1 heard of her she
was doing hOusework in a greenhouse
out near Crown Hill" The father was
a literary man and prfdes himself on
knowing everything that an encyclo-
pedia is supposed to possess. He wrote:
Daphne was one of the Spanish ves
sells captured by our George Dewey.
She is rated: Iron cruiser, displace-
ment, 1,l52 tons; armament, eight Hon
tOria guns, one machine gun, two tor
pedo tubes; complement, 173 men,"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
EXCESSIVE TEA DRINKING.
It Caused the Death of Peter Phe1an
Bachelor

New York, May 29.-Peter Phelan, who
had been under treatment in Bellevue
hospital since May II, died today from
the excessive use of tea He was uncon-
scious for some time before his death,
which was caused by exhaustion. due to
his inability to take food.
Phelan was 40 years old and unmarried.
He contracted the tea habit when a child
and finally drank thirty or forty cups
day.
Phelan's case has excited much interest
among medical men on account of its rar
ity, and Drs. LeF'evre and Ritter, who
had charge of him, anxious to make
an autopsy. They can not do so, how
ever, without the consent of his relatives,
none of whom can be found. The doctors
think that Phelans liver was affected
by the poison in the tea, and that the in
testines are in a state of chronic infiam-
nation.
Notwithstanding the fate of PheIan,
who is held up by local saloonkeepers as
a horrible example of the tea habit. Col.
Henry H. Hadley of the United States
Church army Is about to eSta bliSh on the
east side a number of tea saloons. where
the beverage will be dispensed at cent
glass.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
FOR PSYCHIC RESEARCH.
Plans and Purposes of New Settle
ment on Richmond Hill

New York, May ga colony is be-
ing formed on Staten island by the
School of Psychic Philosophy, organ
lied in 1898. A tract of $50 acres in
Neisner avenue. near the village of
Richmond, has recently been bought,
and preparations are being made for
the erection of a house of worship and
many small cottages. The site is on
Richmond hill, and it commands fine
view of the lower bay. A great part
of the property is wooded, and the
clearing away process has been begun.
The object of the school, as stated in
its constitution, is the investigation
and study of psychic phenomena and
the relation of such phenomena and
their underlying principles to daily
life" Mrs. Lucy B. Sheffelin, who is
building d cottage on the tract, say
the society proposes to begin in July
to hold meetings every Sunday morn
ing and afternoon in it's place of wor-
ship, in which will also be given lee
lures and psychic demonstrations. The
society will do no advertising and does
not court publicity, but anyone desir-
ing to attend the meetings to listen to
and study psychic philosophy will be
welcome.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
COFFIN ON THE DOORSTEP.
In It Was Drugged or Drunken Ne
gro Painted White to Look
Like Corpse.

somerville N. J.. May 2s.-An attempt
made last night to play a CHASTITY joke
on Lewis A. Bells. a well known horse
man of this place. may end seriously.
Shortly after midnight a crowd of masked
men deposited a coffin at the front door
of the Bells residence in Doughty avenue,
peared. Bells was away from home and
his wife went to the door. The sight that
confronted her nearly made her faint.
Lying in the open coffin was a boy with
a white, upturned face She screamed and
ran for a policeman On the way down
the, street, she overlook the crowd that
had left the coffin on the doorstep. The
crowd ran and she gave chase, but they
escaped.
the CALL went to the Bells house and
removed the body from the coffin. A
white coating was secured from the face
of the apparently lifeless form, which was
then recognized as, Walter Johnson, Bel
lis negro stable boy. Detectives who
have been investigating the case today
find that Johnson was either drugged or
made drunk by a number of young men
and two young women: whose names they
refuse to disclose After he became un-
conscious he was painted white and
placed in a stolen coffin Johnson has
been in a stupor since his removal from
the coffin. 1t is stated that a number of
arrests will be made.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
READING IN BED.

[From the London Telegraph
Reading in bed used to be objected
to in the old days on the score of dan
ger, and one of the first injunctions of
hostess to her guest was in reference
to that prevalent but disquieting prac-
tice. But in these days, when electric
light has removed the risk of fire, the
question is one solely of it's benefit or
harm to the prospective sleeper. THE
Medical Press and Circular" is of the
opinion that a short course of some
standard author may act as a compos-
ing sedative, but books which contain
extremes of wit, melodrama, comedy,
tragedy or philosophy should be avoid
ed. Like good supper, the reading
should be neither too heavy nor too
stimulating.
On the other hand, most physicians
are of the opinion that bed should be
kept as much as possible for sleep. A
habit of reading before putting out the
light and closing ones eyes is apt to
grow and become a tyranny, and, like
drugs, the more you indulge in it the
longer has the reading to be to have
the desired effect. 1t must be admitted
however, that the habit, to all but those
fortunate beings who are asleep the
moment their head touches the pillow.
is very seductive, and that a good
many peoples most serious reading is
done at that time
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
BLUE LAW CASE IN TEXAS
Poor Man in Jail For Doing His Sick
Wife's Work on Sunday.

Galveston, Tex, May 29-Henry
Bunch, a section hand employed by the
Gulf, Colorado K Santa Fe railroad at
Alvin, Tex. is confined in the county
Jail at Angleton, Brazoria county, work
ing out q fine of SO sand costs Of S2&35
for violation of the Sunday law. Alvin
Is a prohibition city, and is intensely
religious. Bunch has an invalid wife
He cooked the food for his wife and
self before going to work in the morn
ing. leaving his wife's portion by her
bedside, and at night ne washed the
dishes and cleaned the house.
On Sunday he washed the family
clothes, and. after hanging them out to
dry, he cultivated a garden back of
his little house. People attending a
nearby church objected to the man
washing clSthes on Sunday and work
sng in his garden, and he was tried on
March 16 by Justice Moody and jury
of six men. He was found guilty. He
refused to take a pauper's oath, and
was sent to jail. His wife was left
penniless The money due Bunch from
the railroad has been used to send the
invalid wife and her babe to her
parents home at Bastrop. The facts
of the case have only just been made
public here. Bastrop is the home of
Gov. Sayers. and the case will be
brought to his attention. Bunch is a
Woodworking, sober, inoffensive man,
and the law under WHICH he was prose-
cuted has never been interpreted to
cover such an act as charged against
him.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
CAN'T TAKE A DRINK.
Concert Hall Girls in New York Can't
Mix With the Audience

New York, May 29.-No longer is it
lawful for the hoarse soprano in pink
feshlings to step down into the audi
ence after singing My Mother Was a
Lady, and affably invite the stranger
from Canarsie to buy liquor.
The police board drew up regulations
Saturday for the conduct of concert
halls. and this was one of the most
important of them.
But the police themselves are to be
regulated with equal severity. A resO-
luton was passed prohibiting any mem
Der of the force from attending horse
race, a ball game or the like, unless as
signed to duty there or Oh vacation. In
the former event the assignment must
be recorded on the station house blot
ter AS several police officers of high
rank are familiar figures at race tracks
during their hours of duty the resolu-
tion has created quite a commOtion.
1--WE believe it will result in better
service said President York after
ward. "I believe that some members
of the force are altogether too fond of
going to the races when they should be
attending to their work. "
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
Office eoe Kansas Avenue, Over Hub Clothing Store.
Chicago Medical Institute, Topeka Kansas

Of the bodies of dogs. no matter how af-
fectionate or Intelligent the CANNES might
have been in life.
Mrs Collins had to retire baffed. She
had made every, preparation to lay Gyp
in the Collins plot.
Gyp lost his life last December beneath
the wheels of a trolley car. He was near
~ bisected, but his mangled remains were
taken to Mrs. Collins.
She had the body placed in a costly
plush casket and for four days it remained
in state in the Collins parlor Then it was
buried in bed of lilies in the lawn,
while Mrs. Collins wept beside the grave.
She declares that Gyp more intel
hgent and faithful than many human be-
ings. She may try to have the body
buried in another cemetery.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
BODY INCASED THE ICE.
For Five Years Prof Jefferson'e Corpse
Was Lost in Colorado.

Mount Vernon, ILL.,, May 29.-After be-
ing incased in the snow and ice for four
or five years, the body of Prof. Ber-
nard A. JeffersOn,a "a county school teach
err who was last seen trying to ascend
the Arapahoe peak, in the mountains
of Colorado, has been discovered and
sent to Spring Garden, the family home,
for burial
Some weeks ago the body was found
under a projecting ledge by a party of
explorers and by the aid of papers
found near by, and the peculiar gold
filing in the teeth, the identity of the
body was established beyond all doubt.
1t is supposed he lost his footing in
the snow and fell into a crevasse.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
UNSUITABLE HEADGEAR.
English officers Say Yankee Troops
Should Wear Sun Helmets.

London, May 29.-Great astonishment
is expressed here by English naval Of
ficers who have just returned from the
China station and from Manila that the
United States troops ngaged in fighting
the FilipinOs should have ordinary felt
hats instead of being equipped with the
sun helmets, or sO-called solar tOpees
without which no white man thinks of
exposing his head to the rays of the
tropical sun.
The officers declare that the most of
the sickness and of the SunStrokeS
among the American troops is due to
unsuitable headgear.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
PERFUMERY TRUST.
All the Leading Concerns of the
Country In It.

New York, May 29,-It is said that
plans have been practically completed
for a combination of the leading per-
fumery concerns in the country. AS a
preliminary step, it is added, all the
firms asserting to the plan will be con-
Verted into stock companies and these
companies will then be taken over by
the American Perfume company, a cor
poratiOn to be organized under the laws
of New Jersey, and to be capitalized
at 500 900, 900 or possibly $50. 600. 600. The
chief mover in effecting the consoIida-
tion is understood to be Andrew S. On
derdonk of Rochester.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
VERDICT AGAINST A BANK.
Dishonored a Check When There Was
Sufficient Money to Pay It.

Boston. May 29-W. o. Wiley, a
Charlestown coal dealer, got a verdict
of $25, 900 against the Bunker Hill Ma
tional Bank today.
He said that he was injured that
much in his business because the bank
dishOnored checks of his at a time
when he had an amount on deposit
sufficient to meet them. The bank s
contention was that at the time the
checks were drawn he owed that in
pOSit.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
IN HER HUSBANDS GRAVE.
Mrs. Collins Vain Effort to Inter Her
Pet Terrier In the Family Plot.

Midd1etown. N. Y. May 29.-The efforts
of Mrs. Charles Collins to bury her dead
pet, .Gyp, a fox terrier, in the Collins
family plot in the village cemetery here
met with a decided rebuff by the GEM
etery commissioners today.
Mrs. Collins is heartbroken. She wanted
to lay the body of Gyp beside that of her
husband, who died last winter, but the
commissioners were obdurate.
The fact that Gyp had been provided
with a new casket did not move them in
the least: neither did Mrs. Collins tears,
which fell copiously. They said the GEM
etery was not laid out for the reception
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29

utes. 20 seconds. The machine has four
seats, and it's engine is of fourteen
horse power. There were twenty-eight
competitors.
This time establishes new record for
the distancet An occupant of one of
the machines jumped off while it was
moving rapidly and received fatal in
juries. A pedestrian died suddenly
from shock occasioned by the pace at
which one of the machines passed him
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
OUT ON FIRST.
Arkansas Antitrust Law Fails to
Score.

Little Rock, Ark, May 27.-The state
supreme court today sustained the decis-
ion of the lower court sustaining a de-
murrer interposed by the insurance com
panies in the famous antitrust suits be-
gun by the attorney general The prose-
cution's contention that insurance COM
panies which belong to rating bureaus in
other states cannot do business in Arkan-
sas was overruled and many of the af
fected companies are already reopening
their Arkansas offices.