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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
MIssi PI NEWS.
A Minor te survey.

City EngineerT Kirkpatrick, OF
Jackson, has recei&l a letter from
Mr.. F. H. Newell, chefhydrographer-
of the United States Geological De-
partment, saying he gill soon COM
mence a minor surve OF the state,
notwithstanding the act that tne
SO, 600 item in the gen4al approprl-
alton bill at the last Sci ion OF Con-
gress for this purpose waccut out by
the conference committee just prior
to adjournment. The stVey is to
be made with especial relat1n to the
deep waters Of the state md Mr..
Newell evidently intended o use a
portion of the general fund for this
purpose. The survey is all psf an
absolute necessity in view of be gem
eral tendency in the state to ,spplapt-
waterworks systems sith supplies
from running streams by artesian
wells, and nearly all of tie new
plants that have been built during
the past two years are getting their
water from artesian sources.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
SHOEMAKER USES A RAZOR.

After Killing His Wife and His Babe
Eisen Takes His Own Life.
Poverty, coupled with i'll health
and q weak minded wife for help
mate, were probably the causes which
impelled Louis Eisen, a shoemaker OF
Baltimore to kill his wife and thir-
een-months-old babe and himself,
and to wound almost unto death his
three-and- a-half-year.old son. He
as4d q razor. A minute search Of
the apartm ents failed to discover a
crust Of bread or a scrap of meat. A
little salt and small quantity of
milk were the only edibles in the
place.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

United States Senator John Henry
Gear, OF Burlington, Iowa, died Sat-
urday OF heart failure in his apart
ments at the Portland, in Washing
ton. While Senator Gear had been
IN bad health for a year or more,
death came Unexpectedly. He was
in excellent spirits Friday night, and
made engagements with some politi-
cal friends for the following day.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
A CHASTITY FIN d.
Body of Murdered Man in Bushes Near
Chattanooga.

Body of Murdered Man in Bushes Near
Chattanooga.
A farmer made CHASTITY find a
few days ago on the Chattanooga dirt
road, six miles south Of Cleveland.
Tenn. 1t was the remains of white
man, sixty years of age, hid in
clump of bushes near the road. A
piece of an old quilt was tied over
his head and rope around his neck.
There was large hole in the side of
the head and bruises on the face and
body. The body was decomposed,
and presented a horrible appearance
and a sickening scene. There was
no papers or other means by which
he could be identified.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
CHINESE REFORM PARTY.

Great Membership in This Country.
large Fund Raised.
Lung Rough, a Chinese from San
Francisco, has been in Phoenix, Ari-
IONA, for several days in the interest
of the Pc Wong Woey, or Chinese
reform party. He asserts there are
40, 900 members scattered through
out the country, and that 500, o0O,-
600 has been subscribed and sent to
China to aid in the expulsion Of the
powers and effect a settlement of in
ternational disturbances.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19


The primary election for the pur-
pose of choosing a mayor and six
councilmen to serve Columbus for a
term of two years, beginning January
l, 1900, and resulted in bin ying
forth the largest vote in the history
of the city. In many respects the
election was a most popular one.
The issue was drawn between men
who favored bored wells as a source
from which to obtain the city's water
supply, and those who preferred
water from Luxapalila creek.
The election resulted in a COM
plete victory for the old board, who
favored the creek water.
The contract for the erection OF
the new Elk's home in Columbus
has been awarded to Mr.. Arvid John
son, a contractor from Chicago.
Work on the building, which is to
cost $40, GEO, will be begun within the
next thirty days.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

A Shanghai dispatch says: An
official telegram was received from
the governor of Shan Tau saying that
a breach was made in the wall of the
British legation at Pekin after a gall
LIANT defense and when all the ammu-
milton had given out. All foreigners
were killed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

A very dangerous counterfeit of
81 bills have made their appearance
in Montgomery, Ala, and the secret
service men are on the lookout for
the criminal who executes the ccun-
terfeit. The notes or bills are of the
new dollar silver certificates. and the
lone" is taken out and the figure
"5' is substituted, so that the bill
reads Give" silver dollars instead of
zone" silver dollar. Besides this
change there is nothing in the bill
to show that it has been raised, and
the work is adriotly done.
1t is said that these bills were first
discovered in Nashville, and at about
the same time in Huntsville, Biz
mingham and Admission.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
Texas Delueed by Rain.

A special from Dallas says: North
ern Texas has been deluged by rain
for more than twelve hours, and the
indications are that the storm hs 8
only begun.
The downpour at Dallas was terrific
NEST of the day. The streets were
like creeks, and many easements
were flooded. The Trinity river is
rising and bulletins from Fort Worth
and other points indicate that large
volumes of water are coming down
from the upper parts OF the river.
Wire reports show that the rain has
been general and is likely to continue
through the night. Railroad opera
tons are delayed because OF wash
outs and slow running necessiteted
from water-soaked road beds.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
WANT TO FIGHT.
War Department Flooded With Applica-
tions for Enlistment.

War Department Flooded With Applica-
tions for Enlistment.
Applications continue to come to
the war department from persons
who are anxious to serve in the army
during campaign in China. Sat
urday's mail brought letter from
Secretary Curley, of the National
Rough Rider Military Encampment,
dated at Shenandoah, COL, Offering
to raise regiment OF 1000 men.
Acknowledgement Corbin in reply has
informed the writer that the execu-
tive has no authority to accept more
organization than are now in the
service; still, the men desiring
China service may be enlisted indi-
vidually by the army recruiting off
GERS in the principal cities. The
men can select their regiments.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

The date, August 3, on which
Bryan is to receive official not
ton of his nomination by the d
Gratis is satisfactory to him.
doubtful if he will leave Lin
much before that time, though
does not himself know just wha
program will be. He does not,
ever, expect to make any spec
in advance of his notification.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
LOST HALF THEIR OFFICERS.
Lincolnshire Regiment Suffered Greatly
at Nitrals Mex.

Lincolnshire Regiment Suffered Greatly
at Nitrals Mex.
Lord Roberts has sent nothing
further to the war department in
London concerning the Nitrals Mex
affair. A Pretoria dispatch, however,
shows that the Lincolnshires lost
half of their officers, including Major
Roberts, who was wounded and taken
prisoner. Stragglers continue to ar
rive at the camp, but few further de-
tails can be gathered. The British
fought stubbornly until nightfall,
when the cavalry turned their horses
loose. The Boer report of the en-
gagement places the British casual
ties at over 200.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
Kansas Editor Kills Himself.

V. c. Eskridge, editor of the Re-
publican, and former lieutenant gov
ernor of Kansas, died at his home in
Emporia, Kansas, from self-inhicted
wounds. He told his wife he was
tired of living In i'll health.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

Chairman A. w. Files, of the peo-
Plies party state central committee,
OF Arkansas, has issued call for a
state mass meeting of that party to
meet in Little Rock on July II to
nominate Presidential electors and to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of placing a
state ticket in the field.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
Work of a Meteor.

A special from Coffeeville, Miss,
avs: In the village of Bellefontein,
Webster county, thirty-three miles in
he interior, an aerolite or meteor
tone fell from the sky Wednesday
light, striking the large store Of
lodge & Mabry, completely Destroy
10 it's contents. The strange phe-
omenon blazed like a coal OF fire in
8 fight downward and exploded
hen it struck the building.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

1t has been definitely decided that
be Mississippi republicans will not
put forth congressional ticket in
my of the districts this year. 1t
therefore appears that the democratic
candidates will have to run unpaced
lnless the populist decide to take
land in the game, as they probably
gill in one or two of the northern dis
riots.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
Train Robbers Captured.

Three OF the robbers who held up
Illinois Central train No. 4 at May
field creek, Kentucky, about ten
miles south of Cairo, on the 18th
inst, have been arrested and impris-
oned by special agents in the employ
of the company, The first one ar
rested was Michael Connolly, alias
Doyle, who claims to be resident Of
Portland, Oregon. He was caught at
Charleston, Mo. The second man,
Mike Conlan, was arrested near
Wickliffe, KY.
Another suspect was arrested at
Cairo.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
TRAIN THROWN FROM TRACK.

Fifteen Cars Roll Down n Fifteen Foot
Embankment.
There was freight wreck on the
Queen and Crescent at Glendale, Ky,
Sunday, six miles from Lexington.
A COW ran in front OF the engine of a
double-header 1t derailed the en-
gines and fifteen freight cars rolled
down fifteen-foot embankment and
were almost totally destroyed. Both
engines were injured. One turned
over. The injured are; Clifton
Stout, 13-year-old boy, seriously;
Engineer, j, S. Marde, Fireman Joe
flanagan, Pat Mannon and Ed Nor
man, slightly bruised.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
Railroad Must Pay.

Comptroller General Wright has
issued peremptory order against
the Plant System demanding the
payment of taxes on $3.50, 600 worth
of property in Georgia, which the
state claims the company did not
include in tsrecent property returns.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

The transport Hancock arrived at
San Francisco twenty-four days from
Manila, via Nagasaki. She brought
lO1 general passengers and 547
diers Five deaths and two sui
occurred on the voyage.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
SUFFERING FROM POISON,
As Well as Hunted by Railroad Detec-
tives.

John Nelson, the suspected train
robber, who gave battle to ten detec-
tives in front of his home vat st.
Louis and escaped after wounding
George Murray, chief of detectives OF
the Illinois Central, is suffering from
poison as well as being hunted by de-
tectives. He was bitten by mecca
sin just after he had embarked with
his companions in small boat after
the WicklifTe train robbery. 1t is
now believed he was approaching de-
lirium when he made his fight Fri
day. By watching for man with a
snake bite the detectives hope to sue
coed in locating Nelson.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
ARSENAL CAPTURED.
Europeans Kill 400 Cinnamon and Cap
ture Guns.
burned

ture Guns.
A Tien Tsin cablegram says: A
force Of two thousand foreigners
Japanese, supported by British and
Russians-captured the Chinese for
titled arsenal two miles west of the
city, making a night attack. They
charged under very heavy arsenal
fire, following the Cinnamon and kill
ing 400. The foreign loss was heavy,
the exact figures not having yet been
reported.
The Chinese have been lombard
ing Tien Tsin heavily for three days.
They killed British sailor on tug.
Several Frenchmen and other foreign
ers are mounting heavy guns from
the feet. Four - Founders and four
4-inch guns have been placed in po-
sition, and an attempt will be made
to locate and silence the Chinese
guns.
An explosion of dynamite killed
twenty Russians.
Two battallions of the Ninth infan-
try and 800 marines from the United
States armored cruiser Brooklyn have
been disembarked and started for
Tien Tsin on lighters. AS they be-
gan to ascend the river the crews of
the foreign warships cheered heartily,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

Gen. S. S. Bulls, General Manager
of the Gulf and Ship Island road,
makes the formal notice that pas
senger schedule will be inaugurated
on the system on the first day of Au-
gust. Relying on this announce
ment the Jackson Merchants Associa-
tion have started the preparations for
Bagain Day celebration in honor of
the event.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
Disbursements From Auditors Office.

Disbursements From Auditors Office.
The total disbursements from the
State Auditors office during the
month of June were $313, All. "a, of
which amount S266, 954.79 was for
school purposes, 50, 462. 80 to the Judi
ciary and 81, ISL 50 to the executive.
The fl st warrant from the State house
fund was drawn in favor of Theodore
c. Link, the supervising architect, for
81, 900.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

The Naval Annual, an authoritative
English publication, asserts that Great
Britain's naval strength is greater
than frances and Germany's COM
bined.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19


Herman Baude, an employe OF the
Union Ice company in St, Louis, Mo-,
was shot and mortally wounded by
William E. Herman, a motorman for
the st. Louis Transit company, Sat-
urday. Charles Young, a striking
street railway man, was also shot by
Hermann, but not seriously wounded,
Hermann had entered the drug store
to make some purchases when VIM
Gray, striker, stepped into the
place and told the druggist not to sell
to Hermann, as he was 'scab."
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19
Their Hair Turned White.

Dispatches from lien Tsin report
that a number of ladies there have
become white-haired through the
horrors of the siege.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

The prohibition state convention
of Nebraska nominated full ticket,
headed by l.. o. Jones, of Lincoln,
for governor.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-19

Daniel Campau, of Detroit, says
that the Democratic National Com
mittee had asked him to accept the
Craftsmanship OF the National Demo-
cratic Campaign Commit 0- Mr.
Campau says he
committee an
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24
Co. ID. Notes.

The annual business meeting was hello
at the armory Wednesday evening and
following are the appointments for the
year:
Clerk, Private Fisher.
Treas, Lieutenant CelIey.
Armorer, Private Harlow.
Finance committee, Lieutenant Bazn,
Sergeant Stevens, Corporal Ripley, Pri,
vate Horton.
Standing Committee, Sergeants Gum
and Wilcox, Privates Babcock, Hus.
band, and Howe.
The treasurer's report shows that the
company is free from debt and have
small balance on hand.
The two vacancies in the list of corpor-
ais have been filled by the appointment
OF Harvey Barber, of Danville, and
A. k. Spencer. Both were members of the
company during the Spanish war, and
are very popular among the men.
Second Lieut.. E. H. Bazin has rendered
MS resignation as an officer of the V. N.
u. lie has been member of Co. D for
about eight years and has passed all The
non commissioned grades receiving his
commission in the winter of '98. He
served during the late war, and was a
very popular officer.
Lieut.-Col. Bonett and the company
officers go to Burlington Thursday to |
attend officers school.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24
New Disease Among Sheen,

Cattle Commissioner c. ]. Bell of Wal
den, DR.. H. Buss, the st. Jonnsbury yer.
erinarian of Agricultural College at Bur.
lington. went to East Lyndon on Mon.
day OF last week to inspect the flock Of
sheep belonging to Jefferson WEIGH. DR.,
Buss made an examination Of two sheen
from this flock recently, fearing the pres
ence OF tuberculosis but was not satisfied
with the result. He was satisfied that
there was something wrong, but the ex.
animation did not indicate tuberculosis
he reported the case to the board and
Mondays visit was the result. Two
sheep were killed and it was at once
found that they had the "nodular" or
Virginia disease, caused by a small
thread like parasite called oesophagos.
toma columbrum. 1t is an affection
found in nearly all the sheep in Virginia
hence one OF its common names, but is of
rare occurrence in Vermont. 1t Is NOT
necessarily detrimental to the animal for
market purposes, except in its most ad.
vanced stages. 1t is confined largely TO
the intestines and liver. The flock in
question will probably be Guaranteed
and further investigation made with the
hope OF stamping this new conner out be.
fore it gets rooted here.
N. T. Leach OF Sheldon has been look.
ing about tor location for a smokeIess
powder factory. He has looked over
K'ch,ord, Sheldon Junction, St. Adams
ana Houses Point, and thinks Swanton
would be the most desirable place for the
business. Mr.. Leach is the representative
OF concern which is soon to begin Tho
manufacture OF smokeless powder on a
large scale. The capital is largely fur
nlshed by Canadians and they want q
i Hx4 mas as near the border as possible.
ABOUT 800 hands will be employed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24
WANTED. FOR SALE. ETC

WANTED. Men of good address a,
solicitors and collectors. Salary $40 Der
week and commissions. Apply at once
Wm' r. Granger, S Wabeno street, Rox.
bury, Mass.
FOR SALE fine work or driving horse
weight 1850 lbs. Price, cash, SIS
Apply at this office.
WANTED. One or more copies of tbe
Cosmopolitan Magazine for October
1899, The Caledonian Co.
WANTED Agents for Whites Perfec-
ton Mop Wringers. Apply to c. c,
Williams, Peacham, VT, Box 68.
Brooks TYLER Dry Goods Co. are
showing full line of dress suit cases all
prices, from So $50 to $3.50.
WANTED. A young man for genera,
work IN general store. Good references
N. H. 1-'noVer'
SITUATION WANTED. An experienced
girl would like good place to do house.
WORK Enquire at SO Maple street.
First class hair cut or shave at Rows
barber shop underneath Baiey's music
store, corner Eastern Avenue and Rail
road street. ~ ->''''-
WANTED A girl OF experience for
general homework in a family OF four
persons Apply by letter addressing
care OF mail carrier, No. 2.
Two BUFFALO ROBES for sale. Dark
Goior and in good condition. LARGE
llne OF SIeighs Blankets and Bells. Old |
s ST. taken in exchange. Bundy r.
Weeks. Main Street.
WANTED. Honest man or woman 70
traVel Tor large house; salary SOS month. |
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24
College News.

Mt. Holyoke College has kept tc
its old traditions and chosen a ladv
TO succeed Mrs. Mead, whose resig.
nation as president takes effect next
July. The new president is Miss
Mary E. Wooley professor of bibli-
cal literature at Wellesley. She is a
Rhode Island lady, a graduate of
Wheaton Seminary and Brown Uni
versity and has Travelled extensively
abroad.
President Tucker attended last
Wednesday evening the 35th annual
reunion and dinner of the Dartmouth
alumni of Boston and proposed rails.
ing 100000 before the centennial
celebration of the graduation of Dan
iel Webster at Dartmouth in 1901.
Among the postprandial speakers
were Maj E. B. Redington of Chica-
go, one of the trustees of the institu.
ton, and among the attendants
were Prot. Henry Fairbanks, William
L. Quimby, Academy '87, and G.
Frank Blake, Academy TO 1t was
very enthusiastic gathering.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24
A Poultry Prize Winner.

At the Vermont state poultry exhi-
bition held at Woodstock Jan. I'd to
5th, W. L. SWEET made several ex-
hibits, winning as usual "the lions
share" of prizes. The $25 silver cup
was awarded to him by the Ameri-
can Buff Plymouth Rock Club, for
the best exhibit of Buff Plymouth,
Rocks, among strong competition of
Butts from New York, New Hamp.
shire and different parts of this state.
He also won several first and special
prizes on his Indian Games, Suma-
ira and Duck wing Games.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24
st. J0hnsbury Center,

Rev. Mr.. Streeter finished his labors a
the Congregational church last Sunda,
and leaves today for Massachusetts,
The best wishes of his many friends e
with him 20 his new field OF work.
Mrs. Henry Lockwood has returned
from Thetford where she has been several
weeks.
Ed Flint has gone to work at the Vail
farm in Lyndon.
Henry Page is somew hat better than
last week
John Liberveau is cutting ice on the
river for any who want it. The ice is
about IA inches thick
There will be services at the Methodist
church this week, beginning Tuesday
evening and continuing three nights.
There will be a business meeting of the
Epworth League at H. A. Lougee's next
Friday evening. After the business meet
ing there is to be sociable.
There will be living photograph exhi-
bition at Grange ball this Wednesday
evening, given for the benefit of the
ladies' sewing circle. This exhibition
comes highly recommended.
H. E. Brockway is slowly failing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24
Fridays Concert.

The concert next Friday evening by
the Fadettes Woman's Orchestra prom.
Uses to be the musical event of the season
until the musical festival and there is a
good demand for the tickets. Mrs
Nichols and her company come with the
heartiest endorsement from such stars as
camilla Urso and those St. Johnsbury
people who have heard them elsewhere
speak very highly of their playing.
Their program includes a violin solo by
MISS Webb, three songs by Miss Waite
and echoes from the great European
operas 1t will not fail to interest all
music loving people. Tickets at Bling.
hams and at the door.