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The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

TORRANCE, MISS, MAY 7, 1899.
EDITOR SENTINEL:-Being CORES.
pondent OF uDdoubted veracity l wish
to state as accurately as possible that
it has been three months, fifteen days,
five minutes and two and one-half Sec
ends since l last wrote to your valuable
paper in regard to the good people Of
this section (the Fork). AS was able
a few days ago 10 gather few valuable
items from that section, shall proceed
forthwith to give your readers the ben
eft thereof.
was informed that the farmers are
fully up with their crop, corn being
worked out, cotton not coming up well
owing to the low price. The people
though, think there will be good
stand by August 1st, as there is some
probability Of the price increasing by
that time. Everything in the way ol
grain is planted extensively. Mr.. J.
Smith says that as there is fine pros
pect for barbecues next summer, they
are paying great deal Of attention tf
roasting ears, tomatoes, okra and
chickens. They expect to pull off q
large barbecue on the Sd Of August
and wish you present to hear Mr.. Seve
McC cCormick's great speech, 1.-THE Wine
Mill the Greatest Invention of the Cen
tury." As he has had great experience
in machinery Of that class there is nj
doubt but what he will deliver an ora
tion which will 60 to the farthes
corners of the earth.
Candidates are quite numerous ovel
here. Everybody wanted to run, bu
Bob Daley asked them TO wait anti
the presidential election. Politics ar,
running very high. An exciting ract
was witnessed the other day, on one O
the highest hills in this section, be-
tween Republican Jersey bull and I
Democratic candidate. I think thu
Jersey beat in the race, as the candt-
date was seen to climb the highest pin'
in that section.
10 my last I informed your reader
that the people over here had fitted GU
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

around it to give it strength sufficient
to hold the post-he raises fine crops
of beans on this same lland. Another
neighbor has piece Of land worse
than this. 1t is SO poor that cats give
it a wide berth as it is too poor to raise
a fuss on. This is the only place in the
state where there are no cats. On
this land large crops of beans are
raised" After Grating for about an
hour on this wonderful bean he sold to
the farmers Of this section five bushels,
and cautioned them about cutting the
vines back as it is.of very rapid growth.
The beans were planted carefully, but
the farmers neglected the caution Of
the agent. The beans we're planted
one evening about four o'clock, on Fri.
day, and by Monday next every spot.
both road and tillable land, for ten
miles was thickly covered over with
the vines. They are much pleased
with it and requested Mr.. Thomas Nc
Cormack (the Poet Of the Forx) to write
few verses on it. Here is what he
wrote:
This wonderful bean is out Of reason,
1tmakes crop any kind Of season.
Makes a horse look as fine as silk,
Causes the COWS to give gallons of milk.
Mades crop on the poorest land,
Has name which shall forever stand.
The vines are OF prodigous length,
The pods are large and full Of strength.
IT'S the same plant across the ocean.
Which rocks the children to sleep by its
rapid motion.
Twas u happy day for the people Of the
When that agent came this way from the
state of New York.
Respectfully,
TORRANCE.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13
THE PARDON OF lvO MILLER.

With the opponents Of Gov. Nc
Laurin the pardoning Of Ivo Miller was
q case long ago selected as one by which
the governor could be condemned if
he did or ruined il he didn't" They
were ready to castigate him for action
either way as is plainly demonstrated
by their utterances before and after
taking the pardon dose. The ques-
ton Of granting pardon to Ivo Mil
Ter was delicate one, and to an un-
thinking mind the governors action
might at first seem wrong. 1t is easy
to condemn official acts Of others, The
simplest street corner gossip can dc
that, but what some Of the governors
critics would have done, had the power
been theirs, we can only conjecture.
The governor deliberated on the case
for many months, investigated its
every phase, listened to the arguments
and appeals Of the lawyers and friends
of both sides, and in the end did, We
believe. that which be deemed wisest
and best. 1t is easy to say that he
was actuated by political motives, but
that by no means makes the assertion a
fact The granting Of this pardon
brought forth a storm Of censure and
unreasonable abuse. The governor
knew that this would come, and knew
that it might harm him, but neverthe-
less acted out his convictions. The
writer is we'll acquainted with the
salient facts in this case and believes
that Governor McLaurin acted as
wisely and as conscientiously as any OF
his predecessors, or any one else would
have done.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13
John Allen in NatChez.

According to the Bulletins report
of John Aliens Natchez speech he
"whooped 'em up' for McLauriu more
than he furthered his own Interests.
1t will remain thus as long as he tries
to create fo, himself a reputation from
the frailties of others. His antics
may bring smiles TO many but the fact
that his hearers laugh at him is no
sign that they do not pity him also.
His canvas becomes more of dime
circus affair every day. AS clown he
is bowling success, but as statesman
he might easily crawl through the
small end OF nothing Jefferson Buzz
Saw.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

an immense boat, placed it in charge
of Capt. Pink Horton, and dispatched
him to the PHILIPPINE islands for the
purpose of bringing over some natives
as laburers. He was heard from a few
days ago. He had reached Cape Horn
and thought he would remain there for
an indefinite time. He was much
pleased with the Horn, ana it is his in
tention to saw it off and bring it back
to this country-says the Horn is in a
perfect state of preservation and will
be very useful in calling the people
together for barbecues or political
meetings.
This community Of late has been
stirred up over the advent Of the won-
derful "velvet beam" An agent for
some New York seed house came to
this section a few months ago and
among his stock in trade he produced
tho wonderful "velvet bean" and said
It was the poor mans friend, would
produce more hay to the acre than any
known plant, the par excellence Of all
known beans, would grow in any cline
and in any kind Of soil, said in SUBJ
stance that when DR.. Kane visited the
Arctic regions way back in the sos he
found the natives cultivating them ex-
tensively-they used the beans for jew
elry and fed their dogs upon them.
The Jesuits, when they were expelled
from England and emigrated to Peru,
fed them to stock, and, being ground,
made valuable feed for poultry. When
President Kruger settled in South
Africa he found that the natives had
been using them for years. They used
them as ornaments and they COM
manded high price as they sold In
large quantities to the Arabs, who use
them altogether for their valuable
horses, accounting for the superiority
Of the Arab horse in speed and cndur-
ance. He next said that when Bayard,
the great English explorer, excavated
the ruins Of ancient Ninevah he found
tie velvet bean in a perfect state Of
preservation after being buried 5000
years. ''Now, my friends, to come
nearer home, u neighbor Of mine has y
piece of land SO poor that when he sets
IA gate post he has to place manure
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

A frightful tragedy was enacted at
Okolona, Tuesday May 9th, resulting
in the death of DR.. J. H. Murfee and
his son, Toward, who engaged in a
street duel with Charles and Walter
Clarke, lawyers, who were also killed
after an exchange OF nine shots. The
mortal combat was occasioned by a
disputed account held by DR.. Murfee
against one of the Clarke's.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

Now 1t is the pie trust which has
been incorporated in Trenton, N. J''
with an authorized capital Of s.. 4.OOO,O ,OOo.,
It ia empowered TO bake and deal II,
pies, cakes and pastries Of all kinds.
The sequence Of this movement ought
to be a trust to ensure against dyspep'
sia, nightmare and indigestion thatare
born Of the festive pie.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

There is something decidedly ''fishy'
about that alleged Allen victory in
Wayne county, and the smart play in
tended for moral influence will fall fiat
The county of Wayne is instructed for
Allen and the people OF the county may
have preferred him, but one fact is
patent-that the Allen men had one
county they felt sure OF and they
wanted to play their little card for all
it was worth early in the action. Who
ever heard before of a county holding
mass meeting the first OF May, and
at that early date instructing its dele
gates to an August conventiou?: = OF
course the whole play means this
that the Allen people feel that they
must play their little cards early in the
action, hoping thereby to influence
other counties to follow in their wake
and to create the impression that many
counties are for their favorite. They
want to get in these plays before the
primary elections commence, and we
can expect in few days to hear Of
another county, one of Aliens con-
ceded etrongholds, instructlng for him
with a blare OF trumpets. But these
few isolated triumphs won't fool the
people. Just wait until the general
engagement begins, and thec count the
Allen votes if they can be found.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

Gov. McI.aurin' 5 trad ucers are now
wondering how they can let 60 of their
white elephant the Honorable John
Allen. 1t looks as though John must
be depended upon to furnish the en-
tertainment in all three rings of the
great hippodromc and circus. It's
pretty hard to be ringmaster and
clown combined.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

The final capture of Aguinaldo and
the utter determination of his tenacious
followers has been postponed indetlni-
tely. The end was to have come, if
we read Alright. some few days ago.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

Hon. John Sharpe Williams was reg
!stered at the Edwards House in jack
son, Tuesday May lllh and, in a con-
yersalon with friends. according to
the Clarion-Ledger said No, am not
a candidate for the Senate and do not
think | will be-
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

Much windy talk has been INDUCED
in the matter of one dollar and ten dol
lar dinners in honor of political idols,
but that amounts to naught, fer now
come the admirers OF Dewey who have
rendered him the compliment of din
ner at cost of one hundred dollars to
each OF the subscribers.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

The SENTINEL is authorized to annOun
he following-named candidates for Il
respective Office S, subject to the acu q
he Democratic party.
For District Attorney.
W. S. HILL.
For State Senator.
S. A. MORRISON.
For Representative,
r. w. MCAFEE,
DIR. L. NJ. MAYS,
COL. A. S. PASS,
For Floater Representative.
I'D. BAKER.
WALTER N. HURT.
w. T. MCCUISTON.
For Superintendent of Education.
V. r. JAMES,
O. LAWRENCE.
For Sheriff.
c. C. JAMES,
FRANK NJ. WRIGHT,
G. 3. JONES.
For Chancery CLERK.
W. F. MARTIN,
w. B. BARNES.
JOHN S. KING.
For Circuit Clerk.
DAVID w. BECK,
W. p. FERGUSON,
AUGUSTUS w. BECK,
S. H. ROBERTS,
E. NJ. RANSOM.
For County Treasurer.
JAS. r. HEATH.
F. NJ. LEWIS,
T. H. WEIR,
JOHN w. VANCE,
NJ. G.. DUBARD,
E. II. COLEY.
For Assessor.
DAVID A. WILLIAMS,
EUGENE A. PENN,
JACOB DUBARD.
-or Magistrate.
District No. l.
ROBT CRAWFORD.
W. PENN.
For Supervisor.
r. G.. BOWLES-BEAT 4.
W. Il. BAkER-BEAT /.
GEO. w. WOOD-BEAT 5.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

A we'll meaning preacher in Phila-
delphia il defending the South from
aspersion on account OF the resort to the
summary proceedings OF lynch law in
exceptional cases commits an usual,
grave error. He asserts that since
the negroes were emanci pated, the
best people in the South have let them
severely alone, 40 far as doing any
thing for their moral uplifting was
concerned. The fact on the contrary
is that the South assumes a double
tax in providing for the coored race
all the facilities OF a common school
education that are not eXcelled by any
advantages which the white youth in
the North enjoy. The school house and
meeting house for the colored race are
to be seen every few miles aud all
that can be done for the betterment OF
their condition and the diffusion OF a
higher moral standard has been gener-
ously and unstintedly done.
-
Go TO the Court House May 18th, and
hear Hon. A. H. Longino's address.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

If you need good Spring
Medicine. (and you do) try
"Semmes' Celery and Iron"
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13
FORK ITEMS.

Written In an Amusing and Interesting
Style.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13

Jacks0ns : numerous and lusty blind
tigers have at last been raided, but by
the sheriff of Kinds county, rather than
by the chief Of police, whose duty it
,aouid be to uphold the dignity OF and
enforce good order in the city. If
every official of jackson would per-
form his whole duty without fear or
favor, the capital city of the state
would not be cursed by a score or more
OF law breakers who, in the past few
years, have made small fortunes by the
unlawful retailing of poor whisky. The
same can as truthfully be said of many
0sAer prohibition towns.
Wayne county, under the manipula-
,isn Of some sooner politicians, held
a mass meeting last Saturday and de-
cAred for John Allen for U. S. Sena>
tr. How many constituted that
''tnass" and who engineered IL t,depon-
cut sayeth not, but it was evident that
somebody in that Cow county" had it
in for your "Uncle Anse," and hit him
frvm behind. The Allen fellows call
it irst blood for their champion, but it
is possible that ruby current may cost
than much wailing and gnashing Of
teeth in the near, near future
Ohslona Messenger.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The SENTINEL is authorized to announce
he following named candidates for the
respective Office S, subject to the acti Cn
he Democratic party.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-05-13
For Supervisor.

r. G.. BOWLES-BEAT I.
W. Il. BAkER-BEAT I.
GEO. w. WOOD-BEAT 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
DIsQUIETING RUMORS.
In Cuba Regarding I'm
pending Trouble.

Havana Nov. 28.-Nothing is known at
headquarters in this division or in General
Lees to justify the report published in
the United States and cabled back here,
that a thousand armed insurgents have
taken to the woods in the province Of
Pinar Del Rio and that a general uprising
against the Americans had been planned
for Thanksgiving day Indeed the story
is absolutely discredited by the American
authorities, who say it is impossible that
anything of the kind should have hap
pened or should be in prospect without
knowledge of it coming to some army
post.
Rumors of a more or less alarmist char
acter have for some time been plentiful
around Havana 1t is said for instance
that this general or that is about to take
60 the woods and it is apparently true that
certain men are nursing programmes hos
tile to the American administrati ton But
the spread of the campaign of educat ton
is doing a great deal to offset the inf1u-
ence of such people and in any event no
trouble whatever is likely to occur until
after congress meets
1t is a fact. however, that many Amer
leans here believe that if nothing is done
toward giving the Cubans some definite
assurances, if not a precise date, regard
ing the independence of the island. there
will be a rising of some sort, although
opinions differ widely with regard to what
it will amount to. Some believe that the
ma1cOntents viii be practically bandits
easily controlled by q few troops Others
hold that the rising would be fOrmida BILE
and would call for a large American force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
TO GET RID OF ROBERTS.
House Members Are Discussing Ways
and Means.

New York, Nov. 28.-A Tribune special
from Washington says: No pans have
yet been matured for the exclusion OF
Brigham H Roberts from membership ia
the house of represent tatiVes. MI. Rob
ertS' credentials are regular in form ana
he is much entitled to be sworn in as
a. member any other representative
of the house next Monday. His right u
take part in the election of a speaker VIII
not be questioned by the hold over clerk ana
it is doubtful if any preccdent5 can De
found to sustain the speaker thereafter
in refusing to administer the customary
oath. Precedents made in dealing with
former delegates from the territory OF
Utah are conceded not to apply to the
full heCged Representatives whom Utah
Both Democratic and Republican load
ers are seeking some method Of dealing
with the Roberts case which VIII take IL
wholly out Of partisan politics Undoubt-
edly the fairest and most satisfactory
procedure would be to acknowledge the
legality of the Utah members prima
facie credentials and to refer his disputed
to the subsequent judgment of the~hoGse-
A resolution to expel him on the ground
of his pOlygamOuS relations would require
a tWO-thirds vote. and in securing that
majority the cO-Opera ton of the tWO par
ties in the house would be more c0nvinc-
ingly demonstrated than in any irregular
effort to juggle him out Of his eligibility
on point OF order, requiring only q ma
JOrity vote
It is felt by the more experienced mana
gers on both sides that the issue raised by
Mr.. Roberts election to be meet effective
" should be met in deliberate, digniued
and altogether regular way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
fact that he was in sympathy with the

fact that he was in sympathy with the
fight made on Leedy.
Boyle planned what he would do;
how kind and cOnsiderate he would be
to the Republican governor and other
Republican state officers Wnen he was
inaugurated as a part of the admins
tration- But his plans were demolish-
ed when Mr.. GODDARD finished among the
leaders on his ticket. Boyle was dazed
at the result
He was mad because Leedy had about
paign Leedy and Boyle were Scarcely on
speaking terms Each sWOre at the other
dtuons prevailing it is not strange that
BOyles advice concerning the special Ses-
Leedy, the governor believed all along
that he could unload the responsibility
the legislature and this was the principal
reason why he called the two houses to-
When the legislature convened Attorney
General Boyle was opposed to Leedy 5
policy and to the enactment of railroad
law such as had been proposed. He
fought LeedYs 5 scheme at al times and
it is now claimed that Boyle, during a
conference with the railroad committees
OF the house and senate, inserted IN the
bill the provisions which were responsible
for Judge Hooks decision that the law
The original bin contained a clause
repeating the law creating the state board
OF FaIIrOad commissioners, the validity
of which had been passed upon faVOrably
that Mr.. Bowie Suggested that this clause
be stricken out and a separate bill enacted
repeating the commissioner law.
Had the original clause of the new law
been retained in the law which has now
been declared unconstitutional the rail-
road commissioners would have been left.
But the law was repealed in separate
bill and there is no question about the re-
peal being regular and constitutional. con-
sequently the condition which Mr.. Boyle
is said to have had in mind has now been
brought about. The new law is uncon-
stitutonal; the old law IS gone and there
is no governing body in the state govern
ment to look after the, railroads.
This is q severe blow to Governor
Leedy and the POpulist party. There were
a good many men. and they are still
alive, who believed that the old board of
railroad commissioners, with some addi-
tiOnal powers, was sufficient to look after
the railroads. But the Populists abolish
ed that board. The new method of deal
ing with the RAILROADS has also been
abolished and the railroads are now in
sole possession of the field. The way is
now open for the Republican party to
agitate and give to the people railroad
legislation which Will be equitable to the
companies and to the people alike
Until the next legislature is elected,
prOphesy as to the party in power would
be vain, but both parties. now have an
equal opportunity, and the subject of
railroad legislation is back where it was
when the railroad commissions was es-
tabliShed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
KLONDIKE COMPROMISE.
Prosecutions to Be Dropped Against
Parties Arrested.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 28.-By mu-
tual agreement between the authorities
of the state and the parties accused of
selling liquor in violation of the prohib-
itory law in the ''Klondfke,'' the prose-
cutions are to be dismissed provided
they cease doing business in that To-
cality.
The cases were called up this after
noon in the district court and passed
until tomorrow morning. In the mean
time the parties involved must give eV-
idence of their good faith by removing
all furniture from the premises and
cease the sale Of liquor entirely. If this
is done the cases will be dismissed by
request of the county attorney.
There has been good deal Of poll
tics mixed up in this Klondike discus
sion. The home authorities We're anX-
iOus to have the sale of liquor stopped
there. They acted in good faith but
the state administration saw a point
where they might place themselves on
record in favor of the old soldier and
look after him with mOtherly care.
The administration has made no eff
fort to close the joint in the home,
where car loads of beer are sold each
month. To prevent the sale there was
too much of a job and besides had no
politics in it It is generally admitted
that the KlOndike places were entirely
too thick and the locality too public for
the selling of liquor 1t is especially
true that nine-tenths of the stuff that
haS Deen ana IS being written about the
place is without truth. During the last
payment of pensions a large mum Der
of veterans, old men, were robbed by
women of bad character, in the city,
while not a. single case of wrong-d doing
was reported from the Klondike.
Mr.. Godard's idea is a different one.
So certain is he that the fight now be
ing waged by the state administration
Will result in closing up every dive in
k1Ondile, he is willing to wager a box
of cigars on the proposition.
I see there are seventeen joints run
ming there now" said he today. zone
week ago there We're only seven The
states representatives at Leavenworth
informed me a, few days ago that all of
the KlOndikers but one had agreed to
quit. Then an influential Democratic
lawyer of LeavenWOrth rounded up the
jOintists and promised to defend them
and keep them out of jail for so much
per month. That is why there are more
jointists there today than there were
one week ago. This particular attorney
who is on the pay roll of the KIondikers
is said to have a powerful pull with the
county officials and, of course, it makes
the fight just that much harder How
ever, it will only delay the final closing
Of the places. They must 60"
The criminal cases against the sever
al KlOndikers viii be tried in the Leav-
enworth district court this week. and
the attorney general will watch their
outcome with interest. On the result
of these trials hinges the next step to
be taken by the administration If the
people of LeavenWOrth show by the
verdicts Of their juries that the senti-
ment of that county favOrs lawlessness
in the KlOndike, then more radical
steps viii be taken in another direction.