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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
PRESS COMMENTS

Naturally, Hanna will saw tbat .
prophet Is not without honor except in
his W city Pittsburgh Post.
Hon. Marcus Moneybags Hanna
mas morning to crow over In the result
In Ohio. He has received his wnrniry
Illinois State Register.
- MckinIeyism was indorsed he IN.
minority and repudiated by the ma ior.
ity vote of Ohio. That is a "pojnter,
for 1900 Kansas City Times.
IF the president is really 80 de-.
lighted at the result of the recent elec-
tions the Tact cannot be denied that X
takes very little to please him.--st
Louis Republic.
The INSTRUMENTATION vote IN
Ohio is about $4,000 greater than thu "A.
ministration vote. Mckinley and Han.
ma are entitled to all the comfort thew
can get from this fact.--Columbus Post.
1t is a wonder dykpeptic reDub-
Iican organs are not attributinc The b;g
a~nfi-Mckiniey vote In Boston 10 a belief
the part of most Of It's inllabi,ant.
the administration Is directly re.
sponsible for the bean famine.--St.
Louis Republic.
"A politician IL best known b. Nj
nelghbors. Mark Hanna lives Ia Cirve-
land. When he says lint there was :
glorious victory II Ohio Ne does moi
to dwell on the returns from Cuy.
ahoga county, In which Cleveland inssa
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
THE DAY OF SETTLEMENT,


iHut ~ IN more uiiilrlilt now Than
ever before to borrow money, anyone
may discover by attempting 10 neuo.
tate a loan, and compare his experience
with that of s5 to 80 wears ago, or even
last year. One would suppose that il
we are progressing in unity we are
progressing in everything, but as n
matter OF fact our financial condition
IS not only progressing but rising to
an alarming extent. 1t is quite true
that we are progressing nstonisbingly
in devising new schemes for obtaining
money instead ofearning II, and we have
built up an enormous structure, n bal
loon frame, Of finance upon so slight n
foundation that il is merely a question
of n slight disturbance TO bring on It's
total collapse. We arc not carving on
business upon a cash capital. money
basis, but upon a mountain OF indi,id-
ual credit money, such as stocks, bonds,
promissory notes and all sorts of lict,.
tious money and make-shifts to supply
the peace of II deficiency of actual
money. The statistics of the various
clearing houses In the prominent cities
OF the United States show an average
daily balance paid in actual money of
less than five per cent. of the average
daily c~lcarances. and il is the boast
OF the commercial agencies and Others
that we are In Il highly prosperous con.
dition because our clearanccs are In.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
JOHN SHERMAN PROTESTS.
mciNt' i"s's Former Secretary of
state Condemns Presidents
Philippine Policy.

Hon. John sherman oi,bourb rot;,
icnIly "a> one dead vet sn,oLcth" n.
has broken silence, ia say ,h,t h, no,
not changed his views cou,crniny IN,
phjIinriuas
He does not want 10 be considered nc
| untrieudl, 10 the admiristrn+inr ,h,,
not being his sentiment, I'M, ne ;s SIN
| opposed 10 the idea of This cnuntr,
| holding the philippiurs and suhinr,,
ing IN, natives H.. is urul, of ,b, lac.
lief that we have no business In tn. Ia.
lands.
When the ~exponsiop ilca fired ,h,
country Mr.. sherman was criticised far
his stand AGAINST a policv NJ ,oronrs,
IN the rhiliupines. and vas CALLED mn.
patriotic hscnuse he r,fus,d /, Ga, tba
wisdom or Justice OF taking posscssion
of territory 10 which we were not right
" entitled, Now. he thinks thor, has
been a rcyulsion of feeling, and in evil
dence OF this he mentions III. r,cein,
OF "A number of letters from men n binh
standing In public life who were NJ first
disposed to criticise him for his pbi,in-
pine views, but who now ch,erfuly
I 1870 INV ''''S
acknowledge that; throupb moral CON.
~,ictlpn they nre forced ia uprse with
him'
1t can hardly he said ,ho, Mr.. Sber-
man Is IN President Mrklnley's conf
dencr. The circumstance upi,r which
the '',,'fho'e ONO statesman entered
a"' 'r'' 'he presidents cabinet tend
10 prevent any confidential, or even
rorula' relations the two,
Nheh MT sherman says he thinks the
Pr'sih'h' mas com" TO the see
o"u Thought ahh Us no" disposed TO
a'o'o TURNER hloodsf'd IN the islands
"n" WIZ r'ao'ly submit 10 any hon"ra
arrangement 10 the END al rees'ab-
lisiiIng peace II should he taken as
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
ELECTION


That the recent election carried with
it n severe condemnation of imperial
ism is evident to all intelligent people,
and claims to the contrary on the part
OF administration organs are simply
bgncombe and nothing more.
That this fact is apparent TO those
who allow themselves to reason Is made
evident by the editorial comment in the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican, u news
paper true 10 the grand old party, but
opposed to imperialism.
Discussing the results of the recent
election, the Republican says.
"Thc election carries to the admins
tration "A terribly emphatic rebmke for
It's war OF criminal aggression. Mary
land has swung back I o its democratic
moorings. Nebraska shows large gains
for democrats. As 10 Ohio. the issue on
imperialism was clearly drawn"
The Republican continues: "Tbe
great .nrch which sends the presidents
party In Ohio from large and apparent.
J y unaSsailablc majori,ies in years psst
INTO a striking minority has been
brought about by the presidential pol.
icy Of criminal aggression"
Nash was elected governor Of Ohio By
the republicans. II is true. but with a
plurality of 10000 there was a popular
majority OF 10000 against the policy OF
imperialism.
Jones received 10000 votes, every
n OF which was a protest against Me
kinley.
There can be no doubt tina, the ,Jones
isste was against imperialism. and this
IS the view taken Of II by Candidate
Jones.
In concluding Its comments the Re.
publican says:
"Ihe verdict Of the election rnjses q,
once the question OF the ~expediency of
Mr.. McKinIey's denomination. II points
to the impossibility of elcctinu him in
1900 on the platform he has made for
himself. and by which he must now an.
paren'ly stand or fall"
Coming from a republican newspa.
this Is rather cold comfort for En-.
peror william Mckinley. - Chicago
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
why 1t Fsiled-why It VIII Succeed.

In the letter of ex-President Davis to
the ladies Of the Confederate Monu-
ment association, dated Beauvoir, NAV
81, 1883, he said:
sat a later day, when Mississippi was
sent a requisition for troops to serve in the
war between the United States and Mexico,
the difficulty was not to get the requisite
number Of companies, but to discriminate
among those offering in excess Of the mum.
bers which would be received. An attempt
was made to build a monument to those
who fought and died in a foreign land, but
1t failed. II asked, whya The reason is on
the surface, it was not woman's work"
For the same reason, the movement
for the erection Of q movement to Mr..
Davis came to a standstill because
woman wasn't in 1t. But now that the
Daughters Of the Confederacy have &C.
cepted the loving but laborious task,
the monument will ascend from the
foundation laid three years ago in Mon
roe Park. Richmond, or elsewhere In
that city as they may determine.
Cotton raisers should be the most lib
eral subscribers to the cotton mills.
The less Of the product for export, the
greater will be the price.
We note the suggestion in some paper
that we cannot now name, that the
levee amendment, like the judiciary
amendment, did not receive q majority
Of the total vote cast 1t that election.
The levee amendment was voted on at
the congressional election in 1895.
The total vote Tor the amendment waA -. 1856
Against TIE amendment .....,..,...-.. 5,321
The total vote for members Of congress in
al ~ districts was. ..."........2 n ,4a6
SO that the amendment received q
majority of BIOS Of the votes cast on
that question; and o 1874 is 3 major.
ity Of the total vote cast at the cleo.
tion II had s7s in excess.
The Ladies' Memorial association Of
Aberdeen has collected near $1,000 TO-
svards the erection Of . monument on
street, near the Federal
bnilding. They solicit further sontri.
buttons from each ex-Confederate and
fro@ each son and daughter of . Con-
1edstats 10 tho county.
Nstches win Issue bonds for the cree
- y = saitsble building for the white
NR4n 4 lLAAktI - " 49,. = - HNTFr4 ~. -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

The farmer doesn't need much
campaign literature this year. The can
vass mas been an object lesson 10 him.
He o the conditions from his ex.
p%eriencr in everyday life. He knows
Eat he is getting a low price for wheat
and corn and other farm products, and
paying enormously higher for nearly
everything he has to buy. "Spellbind-
ersV who are committed TO the interests
Of the trusts. and whose campaign ex-
penses are paid with the money SUBJ
scrtbed by the trnst capitalists, will
make poor headway. ever with their
most eloquent periods.--Cincinnati En-.
CURES.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

Our correspondent, Private William
II. Jewell, enlisted at the age of 10
years. 1t is hoped that the Legislature,
at its approaching session. will provide
for the preservation and completion of
these records. Had we the time or the
means at our command, it would be
considered a labor of love.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

People may rest assured that IL il
were really the case that the gold late
~ thrown on the market had restored
conditions to virtually what they were
in 1873, the annuitants and those who
profit out of traffic in the yellow metal
would emit such a corybantic chorus
Of disapproyal as to threaten the sta
bility of the nations credit. They have
not been silent in the past. when their
interests have been more or less
jeopardized.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
1.-THE Mississippi Room"

Mrs. Annie Wright Duncan, regent
for Mississippi, writes delightfully."- in
the Vicksburg Dispatch of the recent
meeting of the United Daughters of the
C~onfederacy in Richmond. She thus
refers to the Mississippi Room in the
Davis mansion, now the Confederate
Museum:
Mrs. Davis bestowed numificent dona-
tions Of her treasured memorials upon the
Mississippi room. The suit OF clothes worn
by President Davis at the time of his cap
ture, and from which the magnificent
bronze statue of him at Hollywood was
made; bis valise, umbrella, walking cane.
Bible, prayer book, pictures which hung in
his study, all Of which are invaluable, and
for which many museums would give TAB
ulous sums. The toys of Winnie are also
there, together with her watch, presented
to her by Princess Charlotte Of England,
her royal jewels, worn as Comus, Queen of
the Carnival, in New Orleans, pictures
which adorned her room, and many other
mementoes. In that the Mississippi room
was once regarded as scant in furnishing,
is now the center of admiring %throngs."
Mrs. j. r. Mcintosh, now residing in
Richmond, is ~vice-regent of the asso-
citation, and is ~unceasing in her efforts
the Mississippi room.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

And OF these a large per cent were
not available for field service.
The brigade, of which this regiment
was a part, was composed OF the Thir-
teenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and
Twenty-hrst regiments, and was com.
manded, successfully, by Generals
Richard Griffith, VIM. Barksdale and
Benz. q. HUMPHREYS.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

Of the entire number on the rolls of
the four regiments AHA were natives
OF Mississippi; 1917 Of other Southern
States; l@ of Northern States; 400 Of
foreign countries; remainder not
known; SIS were married when enlist
ed, 1910 single. Average age % years.
Whole number killed and wounded in
action, 1880; captured in action, 6s5.
The brigade participated in twenty
eight battles, besides numerous smaller
engagements.
The following summary VI
A, Volunteer S%outhrons, Vicksburg,
will interest it's few survivors:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
Death of Captain j. j.. Evans.


Captain J. J. Evans, railroad COM
missioner for First district. died at his
home in Aberdeen on Sunday night,
the 10th, of pneumonia. On receipt of
the sad intelligence at jackson the
state officers met, adopted resolutions
of respect and sympathy and closed the
departments for the remainder Of the
day. Most of them would have at.
tended the funeral, but it took place
that afternoon. Captain Evans was a
native of Georgia, in his 5stb year. He
was a gallant Confederate soldier,
chancery clerk of Monroe several terms.
state treasurer six years and was
elected railroad commissioner in 1895,
land all these public offices were TO
him public trusts. discharged with a
marked ability and the highest in.
tegrity."
Hon. L. A. Moss, who will be one of
the members from Kinds in the next
house, says the executive mansion
should be sold and the governor re-
quired to furnish his own house. He
wants the land in rear of the capitol
converted into Q state park.
The Hattiesburg Progress suggests
that the pot Of gold recently found
near Jackson may have been buried by
n Of the Jackson editors just before
. quarantine panic, and that he is
doubtless now ashamed to acknowledge
that . Mississippi publisher had 70
much wealth.
The appraised valuation of the A. and
N. college property Is t27O, 695. IS.
The trustees Of State university have
decided to sell the university lands in !
Harrison and jackson coupties-23. 900 |
acres Of pine timber. Bids will be re.
ceived until January Is. The commit
tee having the matter in charge will
consider bids ct jackson on that date;
no bid to be considered which Il less
than % per acre for the land and tim.
Der q $50 per scre for the timber
alone. Full details can be obtained
from Chancellor Robert Fulton, Uni
vessatys 4iss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
BY ]. l. POWER.
BY ]. L. POWER.
some Questions Answered.

some Questions answered.
A teacher asks the editor Of this de-
partment:
l. The date of Andrew Jackson's visit
to the capital of Mississippi; also the
date of Henry Clay's visita
2. Were the Chickasaw school lands
leased for n%inety-nine years or sold out
right?
3. The names of representatives in
congress from 1890. with dates?
l. Gen. Andrew Jackson, by invita-
ton of the legislature, visited the capi-
tai as the guest of the State, and the
ceremony attendant upon his reception
took place in front of the capitol" on
Saturday morning, January IS, 1870.
The visit of Henry Clay was in the
spring OF lSA4; not now able to state
the precise date.
2. The Chickasaw school lands were
not leased for ninety-nine years. When
sold, the sale is outright.
8. Our representatives in congress
from 1890 to date, are:
Thomas G.. Catchings -lss4 to March 8, 1901.
james B. MOrgan-lssi to March 8. 1891,
John NJ. Allen-lssl to March 8, 1901.
chapman l.. Anders0n-lsst to March 8, 1891.
Thomas X. Stockdale--lss5 to March 3, 1893.
Clarke Lewis-isss to March 3, 1898.
John Z. kyle--ls@ to March 3, 1896.
>. II. Beeman-ls90 to March 3, 1892.
John 5. Willians-is90 to March 3. 1901.
Walter NJ. Denpy-ls9l to March A. ,so6.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

The p~enitentiary board Of control
will recommend the purchase Of twelve
10 fifteen Thousand acres Of land for .
state convict farm instead Of the ex.
pensive and unsatisfactory plan Of leas
Ing smaller ioues
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
Reunion Of Twenty-hrst Mississippi.

Neunson OF Twenty-hrst Mississippi.
We are in receipt Of q letter from
Comrade VIM. II. Jewell, Brigadier-
General Commanding Florida Division
United Confederate Veterans, with
headquarters at Orlando, Fla. express
ing the very earnest desire to have q
review OF all survivors Of the Twenty
first regiment at the time of the next
general reunion of the United Confed.
crate Veterans at Louisville next wear
lie is especially anxious to meet the
survivors OF his old company (Al, and
to open correspondence with them re-
lating to the reunion.
In this connection it will interest all
the survivors of the Twenty-first to
know that the rosters of the entire
regiment, and field staff, compiled I'M
der the supervision of this writer, are
still in his possession. They were
written on Confederate paper, with
Confederate ink. and some of the names
a only be a~scertained by the aid of q
magnifying glass. Unless transcribed,
they will all fade away in a short time.
The Tw~enty-irst regiment was COM
manded. successfully, by Colonies BENZ.
u. HUMPHREYS, VIM. L. Brandon, and
Daniel l.. Moody. When we visited the
brigade in March, 1865, Lieut.. Col. VIM.
IL. FitzGerald was in command.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

The legislature will meet January I'd,
The newly elected state officers will
take charge January 18th. Judge Lon
gino will be installed AS governor on
the 10th, provided the speaker Is elected
on the first day OF the session. On the
same day that inauguration of COVER
nor takes place. the legislature will
elect a United States senator for the
term ending March 8, 1901, and also a
senator for the six years beginning
March 4, 1901. This is a brief state
ment OF what has been already fully
published in these columns.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
A Growing Town.

- "a a
visit to that growing town on that and
the day following. The Presbytery
met in a handsome church recently
completed. The delegates were hos
pitably entertained.
Alderman is one of the principal
towns IN the Aberdeen branch of the
illinois Central. 1t is tifty-three miles
from Durant, thirty-nine from West
Point, and fifty-five from Aberdeen.
Its long row of stores facing the rail-
road are nearly all brick, and all were
full OF customers. The branch house
OF Blumenfeld Il Fried is one of the
largest mercantile houses in the State.
The Plaindealer and the Record are
excellent newspapers. There is a
courthouse, Il bank. and will soon be
another. We spent an hour at the pub
school. of which Prof. J. r. Upton is
principal, and Mrs. J. M. Harmon, Mrs.
Mary Hearon, Miss Sallie Riley and
Miss Eugenia Irving are assistants; 1865
scholars. We listened to the class in
State history, and heard some good
spelling. Alderman ought to have,
and we were assured will have, a bet
ter school building. We had the pleas
boa board I'd t 81 b.. T. R meal Fa II Ms h9WsBRi a Has
not very much disappointed in the re-
suit OF the recent election. He is evil
IDENTIFY in favor Of a new capitol.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

Hon. Clay Sharkey, Of Kinds, called
on his constituents through the press
for suggestions with a view to legisla.
ton; and the response has been so gen.
eral he may have TO employ a special
secretary to help him read, digest and
formulate. His intentions were better
than his discretion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

Crystal Springs is moving for a sIOo,-
900 cotton factory. And it is a move in
the right direction.
Evening star., 1899-02-08
RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED
Justice McComas Today Grants Petition of
Mrs. Olivia Starring.
Involving the Recover!
of Securities Said to De Worth
Over 100000.

In pursuance of the writ of ne exeat OBJ
tanned Yesterday by Attorneys Lambert &
Lambert in the case of Mrs. Olivia c. Star
ring against George Sladoyich and E. Hill
ton Jackson, exclusively reported in The
Star. Sladovich was taken into custody by
the marshal late in the afternoon, and, be-
ing unable to furnish bond, would have
been compelled to spend the night in the
District jail had not his counsel Mr.. Jack
SON. one of the defendants, reached an un-
derstanding whereby Mr. Wilton ]. Lam
bert of counsel for Mrs Starring consented
to the suspension of the operation of the
writ provided the securities in question,
amounting as alleged in the bill. to more
than S1UO, 900, should be deposited with the
marshal. This having been done, Sladoyich
was released from custody.
Mr.. Lambert today moved the court to
grant a temporary injunction against the
defendants to prohibit them from altering
or transferring. during the pendency of the
matter. any securities in their possession
and also to prevent them from removing
trunk belonging to Sladovich from Mrs.
StarringS residence, upon the ground that
Mrs. Starring had information that some of
her valuable papers were in the trunk.
Justice McComas issued the restraining or
der as asked TO hold until further order of
the court.
cations set forth in an amended bill filed
this morning. Mrs Starring declares in the
amended bill that she believes the trunk be-
longing to Sladovicn. now in her possession,
to contain many of her papers and securi-
ties. She is also informed. she says, that
Sladovich proposes to take steps to secure
possession of the trunk. Therefore, she
asked lie court to injOin him from taking
her are taken therefrom and placed in her
possession,
Evening star., 1899-02-08
WINSTON FOUND GUILTY
Oolored Man Convicted a Second Time of
Crime of Murder
Jury Fails to Modify the Verdict and
the Penalty VIII BE
Death.

Charles Winston. colored, was today de-
clared guilty Of the murder of his wife,
Emma, by shooting her the 18th of Decem-
ber, 1897. The verdict was not qualified
the jury failing to exercise its right to add
the words, Without capital punishment"
Therefore, Winston will be sentenced to be
hanged unless executive clemency or other
action, now considered improbable is Sc
cured.
AS stated in The Star, the case was given
to the jury late yesterday afternoon. Jus
tice Cole at O'Clock last evening visited
the city hall to receive the verdict. The
jury, however, reported that it had not
reached an agreement. The court there
upon directed that the twelve men retire
for the night.
The announcement was made to the
court shortly before II oc.ock this morn
ing that the jury had agreed and was
ready to report. They were ushered in,
and in response to the question of Clerk
Smith, the foreman stated that his asso-
ciates and himself had decided the defend
ant to be guilty as indicted. At the re-
quest of Attorney Turner the jury was
polled, every member answering as had the
foreman. Winston received the announce
ment of his fate with the utmost COM
posure.
Winston and William Strather will not
be sentenced until the third trial of Ed
ward Smith for the murder of Edmonia
Jackson, is concluded. Smiths case will
again be put before a jury Monday next in
Criminal Court No. /.
The trial of Frank II. Miles, for en-
bezzlng from the District of Columbia. set
for Monday, will be called Immediately
after the Smith trial is ended.
Evening star., 1899-02-08
BUFFALO'S EXPOSITION.
Success AsSureti-A Government Ex.
hibit to Be Provided For.

Yesterday forenoon a delegation of repre-
sentative citizens from Buffalo appeared
before Governor Roosevelt at Albany in
the interest of legislation for q New York
state building a. the Pan-American eXposi-
tion in 1901. The following dispatch was
received this morning from the Buffalo Ex-
press by Mr.. Edwin Fleming of Buffalo:
Splendid success at Albany Tuesday.
Governor Roosevelt publicly declared in
favor of a half-million state appropriation.
Leaders of majority and minority in both
branches of legislature agreed on the bill
1t will be introduced in ass embly today and
rushed through to senate and passed. Gov
ernor viii sign it, This is settled, and can
be stated positively"
Referring to this dispatch today Mr.
Fleming said that there is now hardly a
doubt that the action at Albany would be
supple by federal legislation provid-
ing for a government exhibit at the Pam
American exposition. The ways and means
committee has agreed upon hill for this
purpose. The latest information is to the
effect that the citizens of Buffalo and the
Niagara frontier have, since January 2I
subscribed nearly 81, 400, 600 for the exposi-
ton, and the amount is increased daily