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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16

/ and his little hooked teeth held like ,bc
claws of a hawk. Old Eo,,ler closed
| his mouth because he couldu't he,pj,
and the fangs he could not use were
folded back against the roof of HI,
law.
The King Snake leaned forward
wound his BODY in "loyc.kno1" aroma
Old Rattler's neck, took a .holf-bitch"
with his tail about the stomach vhfre
the rest of his hodv Law IN onr,a H.,
the letter S between the two knots
Then all he had TO do was ia stiHer nm
his muscles, and Old RattIer's bqcE.
bone was snapped off at the neck.
All that rrm9iu,l IN GI,,.r.hils
wa 70 swallow his pranr lT,., H.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16
A DESPERATE DEED.
Wisconsin Farmer Kills III. Child,
shoots Ills wife and Conn
mits Suicide,

La Crosse. Wis. Feb. 9.-Edmund
ut. a prominent farmer Of Middle
tJdRe. this county, shot and killed his
thrcc-year-oId daughter. shot his wife,
but III" viii recover. then killed him.
A"It with a shotgun. In d~ischargilg
the gun he set FIRE TO his clothing and
10 the house. The house was partially
destroyed. OFT was burned to a crisp.
or thought somebody was pursuing
him with the intention of taking his
life. He threatened his wife Wednes-
DAY. and said he wanted to put her
md the baby ont Of the way OF the
crowd that wanted to Kill him,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16
BULLER FORCED BACK.


i'orr Head Iaagrr, LaIysmith,
thursday, Feb, The British who
yer" IN possession Of the kopic at
Ho,"us DRIFT abandoned il after a bonn
aardmcnt by Iiucr cannon this morn
uG ana retired across the TugcIn river
10 their tprurr position.
LpndnH, Feb. 10. - The war Office
ha" evidently heard nothing Of Gen.
j%iu,Irr's retreat AS Described in the
tt'patch from the Eurr head lager,
I,al}smith, February g., When shown
'hr l'o"r dispatch the officials appeared
,itrriy "dumfoundrd. Apparently they
Iad not the least suspicion Of the
possibility Of such an outcome Of the
operations.
Londpu, Feb. 10.-Thc Times. dealing
"t'h the military situation, says:
"lf Gen. Butler has failed, II seems I'M
ikeIy that another attrrr2. viii b. made.
Th' i'Tribl" initial strategic mistake Of
abandoning the principal objective for a
Wb,ldIary operation sttIl overweighs the
ampaign, but the tim" approaches when
Is bancfuI influence will cease 10 fctter
our action The great Issues of the war
%iiI not be decided In Natal"
Pretoria. Monday, Feb. Col.
PIomcr's force February 2 attacked
The bocr position near i;amonbta, and,
Utter heavy fighting, including an en-
ira'or to take IT," place by storm, the
British were Tcpulsed. Their loss is
unknown. No Beers were injured.
Head LANCER, Lady ninth, WcInes-
lay, Feb, An armorrd train ycster-
lay madc Il sort, from thicvclry to-
wards toicuso and landed 1000 british
troops On the right OF the Iio"r posi-
jIou. Tn" tocrs Immediately crossed
Tia" river and made an attack with
AVID @rtiiIcry. forcing the with
travail Of both the train and the
'r0ops TO thicyclcv.
The casualties already reported by
zen, Butler bring the tota! British losses
Turing t,,c war TO 1924 killed, wound
ii and captured.
A supplementary army estimate to
- was laid pro fOrma before the
iJuse Of commons Thursday, but was
i0t made public. II is reported that the
all is for 100000. 900. which would
make the cost c. the war mp TO that
3D,rnO.OOO. The maintenance Of
10000 men at the 'front.'. if il estimated,
'Dais between e 1000, coo and ElO,GOC,-
700 per month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16

Columbus, o.. Feb. s.-The Clark 10.
cal option bill passed the house
Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 50
to 40. The bill provides for local op.
ton elections in wards and cities, and
"as championed by the Anti-Saloon
League. The friends of the bill say il is
certain to pass the senate
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16

Chicago, Feb. o-Reports from the
northwest show that the Hnowstorm
and fierce gales are widespread in
their extent. Heavy snow covers the
ground in Nebraska. The through
Northwestern-Union Pacific train.
"ere considerably delayed. In the
southwest The same conditions pre-
vailed, the storm being general over
Missouri, Kansas, Indian and Okla
coma territories.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16

Following are the titles of acts az
proved up to and including the 9th inst
l. To amend chapter Al acts 1884
entitled an act TO amend section 25S
annotated code of 1892. relating 10 fat
ure of title to public lands. so as t
authorize bona tide residents of th
STATE of Mississippi to select othe
lands in lieu of the lands lost Icy failur
OF title, So as TO provide simpler, nor
speedy and less expensive means 70
r~efunding of purchase money and fee
wrongfully collected. and where It'll,
has failed in certain eases. Approves
Jan. II, 1900. This bill passed at thu
session of 1895, but was not returncC
by GOV. McLaurin until the session o
1900.
2. Making an appropriation to de
fray the expenses of the regular SEES
sion of the legislature Of 1900, APP
proved Jan. II, 1900. $3.50, 900 appro
priated.)
3. To appropriate money for the
support of the Industrial Institute and
College, and for the improvement, re
pair and equipment of the building and
premises of said institution during the
year 1900 and 1901, and to provide for
payment of same. (s9l,63 appro,
priatel.) Approved Jan. %, 1900.
4. An act making appropriation for
the payment of clerical assistance in
tn" attorney-general's office, under act
approved Feb. 10, 1898, $500. So APP
proved Jan. q, 1900.
>. An act to amend section 1908 of
the code of 1892 in regard to appoint
ment of counsel for persons charged
with capital crime, Approved Jan. 81,
1900.
q. Concurrent resolution in relation
to public lands in the Mississippi Delta.
Approved Jan. 81, 1900. (Forbids land
commissioner from selling such lands
uniil the matter of a large body of land
for prison farm is determined by the
legislature,)
:. Concurrent resolution to insert in
state constitution the amendment
thereto making judiciary elective.
r. "pp'''" "'v ''i"mt"'
90. = SAT- u "rA'ne +"
dao;,;anN l7's' supreme r"u''
'PPt''' ! CO : ''"'' '0cc-
''"'' % sen "' S!o per COPY
,;. SUPERVISORS o. i"'
.r ,S ~ pay - 10 /" lr"y IoF
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= Innn ''''' approve" rep
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~ ,'7 '"~ '""''' approved
;, uai.in.
S o." Pt'oP''"'l LOT 'lc
1PF ''P"'!' "''U in'Pio'''n'nt OF
nf'ICu'lu'n an" NE
'"""c'cdi N"l''8e' 800 ''9''o Tor 1900
nc1 HPP'o'e" 'e"' d. I'oo'
''o"cy 'oF 'lt sup
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16

New York, Feb. 5. John Taylor, the
baseball pitcher, died Wednesday at
New Brighton, Staten Island, Of Bright's
dieease, aged % years. He pitched for
the Philadelphia team for some years
and last season was with the Cincinnati.
It's by wtqII he was reserved this year..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16

What splendid pearls the bride has.
How can a mar give his bride pearls?
they mean tears"
"Oh, that's superstition. Besides,
they are imitation PEARLS"
We'll, If she knows that, the tears
will be genuine, at any rat.."-Flie.
gende Blaettar.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16
Taken to an Asylum,

New York, Feb. s.--Dr. William
Steinitz, the famous chess player, was
taken from his home to the insane pa.
yilion of Bellevue hospital Wednesday
night. He is 62 years old and was con.
ined in an asylum In Moscow in 1897,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16
A Splendid State Map.

Captain John A. Webb. the very
capable secretary of the Mississippi rail-
road commission, has published a COL
cred railroad map to accompany the
biennial report of the commission. 1t
shows all the roads completed and in
course of construction. The total num-
Der of miles in operation is 2,674 sos.
When the Gulf & Ship Island reaches
jackson. and the Gulf & Chicago comes
down from Pontotoc to Forest, the
Mobile Il Northwestern gets to the
Illinois Central. and the road Is built
from Laurel to Forest, via Raleigh,
Mississippi will be in tirst-class shape
IN re ~ Of railroad facilities
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16
Meaning Of Macaron,

Macaroni is taken from a Greek der
walton, which means the blessed
dead"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16
I'an-american Exposition.

his great exposition will open up in
Buffalo in May, 1901. and continue six
months. 1t will cost many millions.
The commissioner-general, Hon. John
Il. Weber: Norman +. Mack, editor of
the Buffalo Times; J. J. Kennedy. pres
idcnt of the board Of aldermen; Con-
gresham W. II. Bryan and Hon. J. N.
Brinker are on a tour of the States
whose legislatures are in session. solic-
ting their cooperation by making
state exhibits, and explaining the
scope Of the exposition. They visited
the Mississippi legislature on Wednes-
day CT last week and were accorded a
hearing in joint session. Gen. Weber
made the principal address, and we
have never seen an audience more in
ter2sted in the presentation of any
subject. He was followed by a pleas
AM talk from Mr.. Bryan. The visits Of
these gentlemen made a fine impression.
The. were certainly accorded marked
courtesy. The Legislature will no doubt
provide for an exhibit Of her products,
Industries, manufactures and educa-
tiOnal progress. 1t would be a good
Investment.
''Recollections Of a Rebel Surgeon''
is the title Of a very handsome volume
of !64 pages, by our friend DR.. +. +.
Daniel. editor Of the Texas Medical
journal, Austin. 1t is very readable.
and with the Doctors permission we
will copy some Of his recollections later
II. DR.. Daniel is a son of r. w. r.
Daniel, VINO was grand secretary of
Masons before the war. He was a
member Of the Burt Rifles, Eighteenth
Mississippi.
Captain John A. Webb was reelected
secretary of the railroad commission,
which was the very proper thing to do.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16

Senator Hicks, of la2oo, has supplied
a long-felt want in this State by his
bill which passed the senate, fixing an
official standard Of weights and meas.
ures of Mississippi. II is the result of
considerable investigation Of the stand.
ard prescribed by the general govern.
ment and several Of the Eastern and
Western States. Here it IS:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-16

Captain John A. Webb was reelected
secretary of the railroad commission,
which was the very proper thing to do.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-26
EpIsTLEs TO ST. PAUL.

Frank Daniels made an experiment last
week at Wallacks, New York, well cal
culated to set at rest all arguments as
to the most valuable form of advertising.
Speaking Of it, the comedian said:
Jas everybody with eyes must know.
theatrical organizations pay out for
tune every year for advertising. This
advertising takes many forms newspa-
per, billboards, Autographs in windows,
elevated railroad stations, postal cards,
street cars and hundred and one other
things supposed to catch the eye Of the
public.
There was pretty warm argument
the other night in my dressing room over
the best form of advertising. l didn't
take part, because 1 knew it would re-
suit as 1 had heard the same argument
result many times before.
"But the next day 1 consulted my man
ager. Kirke La Shelle, and we concluded
to test the thing by the only reliable
means SO that night, between the acts,
ushers distributed among the audience
slips with brief printed statement, set
ting forth the disputed question and po-
litely asking the recipient to indicate by
a check mark in the list of various ad-
vertising forms employed, which one had
attracted him to the performance-the ad
in the newspaper, the billboards, window
lithographing or something else.
well, the people seemed to take kindly
to the idea, and the response was most
liberal Eleven hundred slips were hand
ed to the ushers after the next curtain,
and of that number 991 showed that that
many Of the LOO had been attracted by
the newspaper solely. Henceforth," the
comedian concluded. 'the newspapers
will get ten-elevenths of all the money
Manager La Shelle sets aside for adver-
Using purposes"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-26
THAT SAMOAN TREATY.

The action of Senator Jones, Of Ar
kansas. in moving to recall the Samoan
treaty from the president is somewhat
belated. 1t is hard to understand in
deed on what grounds he bases his ac-
ton. We went into a deal with England
and Germany whereby the sovereign
rights of the natives of the Samoan ISL
ands to their own lard were bartered
away. We got our quid pro quo, Ger
many and England theirs. The trans
of all we are now doing or trying to do
in the Philippines.
But Senator Jones says he is Informed
that the president and his administration
ty in that one of the islands that has
fallen to US. Well; what of it? Could
the senator or anybody else be made to
believe that sovereignty would not be
exercised by any mere verbal statement
of the president or anybody around him.
Is the presidents declaration about
criminal aggression" so entirely ancient
history already that Democratic sena-
tors are willing to remain qufescent while
a treaty handling over territorial con-
| troll to us of another peoples country
goes through, merely on his renewed as
surances that he will not resort to the
criminal aggression aforesaid?
! There is nothing in the Samoan treaty,
so far as the public nows.@which de-
| MES to the United States the exercise
| Of sovereign rights over the island in
question, and there certainly is CROUCH
in its provisions to justify. If not to de-
mand, such exercise. What can Senator
4 Jones' and men like him, have been
thinking about? If the treaty is not al
ready signed it ought to be. The i'm
/ perialist party has the power; 1t has
denied the disposition to suppress the lib
critics of any people, however insignia
| cant. 1t has exercised the power plainly
| in this case notwithstanding the denial,
and it should be left to shoulder the re-
sponsibilities. Unless the American peo-
pie are to be regarded as willing in the
| future to give their sanction to the poll
CIV of criminal aggression as that pol
icy is now being enforced in the Phil
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-26

ippines and as it has already been vir-
tually enforced with reference to the -Sa-
moan island, it is just as well that the
matter should stand as it is.
If, however, Senator Jones succeeds
In getting at this late day provision
Incorporated into that treaty. which
plainly disclaims any right of sovereignty
on the part of the United States. well
and good. But what the president says
or Is reported as having said. or as hay
ing thought or promised is of no earthly
moment in the premises. What he said
and what he sanctioned and ordered
done in the philippines the country well
knows. If Senator Jones takes any
stock In anything that the president or
any of his imperialist advisers says as
to the character or aims of American inn
periaism, he must, in the light of every
body's experience, be very credulous
old gentleman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-26

pose Mr.. Bryan is enthusiastic, as he let
1T Enthusiastically be known-are deter
mined to conduct a campaign this year
more active, more compreh ensive, and
more continuous even than was the men,
orable contest of 1896 Mr. Bryan Is sys-
tematically building himself up for the
labor before him. His programme is,
Immediately after the nomination, to re-
sumo his campaign of education and
speak day and night until the election
from one end of the Union to the other.
Without respect for results on election
day much more interest is counted on in
the East than was manifested four years
ago..
At the conferences held here assur-
ances are said to have been received
of most substantial contributions to the
campaign funds as certain to be forth
coming from that section. This would
be quite a different experience from that
of 1896, although contrary to what has
been the general belief it was told at
one of the conferences above alluded to-
that several very handsome individual
offerings were sent at that time from
New York and Boston.
What Is very desirable, it is said, is to
put man in charge of the next cam
paign who will know how to make jul
dicious use Of the funds which may be
entrusted TO his care, WHO Will HdVo
that thorough knowledge Of men which
will prevent him being deceived and I'M
posed upon by mere political charlatans
and adveEturers. and, above all, whose
plans will be based upon the fundamental
principles of political science.
A very considerable sentiment has de-
veoped in favor of Senator Martin, Of
Virginia. Mr.. Martin is claimed by his
friends to be thorough-going, practi-
cal politician They say he belongs to
that class of politicians who do little
talking, but deal of thinking.
It Is admitted Mr.. Martin has had lit
tie, If any, experience in national poll
tics, but man well up in Virginia poll
tics has great capacity for learning. Mr.
Martin has himself never irltimated any
aspirations in this connection and the
suggestion emanates entirely from others.
j. s. Van Antwerp.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-26
STATE PRESS OPINIONS.

Sleepy Eye Dispatch-J. j. Hill, of the
Great Northern, has time to do consider
atle talking as we'll as a good deal of
work and his talk is always to the point
so is his work He spoke upon the topic
of Enlarged Markets at the annual
meeting of the State Agricultural society
and roundly condemned the Hanna-Payne
subsidy bill now pending in congress and
which is urged as measure for tho
benefit of agriculturalists. Mr.. Hill said
he could not see why there should be
bonus paid to ship, certainly none, he
thought, when wheat was worth only bO
cents a bushel and has no assistance.
Taylor's Falls Journal. J. Hill, OF
the Great Northern, predicts the opening
Of new markets for American products
in China, Japan and other Oriental coun>
tries. 1t would be a great relief to
Northwestern states, and they are In
clined to favor his opposition to the ship
subsidy bill, in its present form, now be-
fore congress.
Mankato Review-President Hill, of the
Great Northern, recently delivered an
address before the State Agricultural So
ciety, in which he placed himself on
record against the proposed Payne
Hanna subsidy BILL and gave the fol-
lowing reason therefor: st will bring
a national scandal and disgrace If under
the name of helping the agricultural
classes a. law be passed which will pay
S45O.O00 in subsidies to fast Atlantic pas
senger boats to carry our wealthy Ameri
cans to Europe to spend the money they
have made here. Perhaps some day. we
will be rich enough to afford to do that,
but let us first raise the price of wheat
above so cents a, bushel.
Wahpeton Globe-J. J. Hills st. Paul
speech on developing trade relations with
Korea, China and Japan Is attracting
wide attention, and is likely to result IN
legislation in interest of agriculture.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-26

first half Of next week. AS in most of
Mr.. Herne's plays. the scenes are laid
upon the New England coast, and the
people represented are fishermen, sailors
and hardy villagers, types of characters
which are always well drawn by this
author. In the company are e. p. Sulli-
van, James Horne, Nat Jones, Thomas M.
Hunter, Ida Hamilton, Eliote Enneking
and Marie Adair. The engagement is for
four nights and Wednesday matinee,
commencing Sunday, Jan. %.
GRAND.
'Yon Yonson's" reception at the Grand
opera house the present week has been
most cordial, and Indicates the fact that
ne Is extremely popular with st. Paul
theatergoers. Euch succeeding perform
ance of this enjoyable comedy drama has
been witnessed by an audience of in
creased size, and for the remaining per-
formances of tonight, tomorrow afternoon
and night very large sale is reported.
'Yon Yonson," always an entertaining
dramatic presentation, is this season dou-
bly, enjoyable on account of the strength
OF its cast the remarkable success Of Ar
thur Donaldson the sweet singer Of
Sweden, in the title role; the number OF
clever musical and speciality Interrupt
tons, its wealth of scenic effects and its
marvellous realistic features. While 9TH
er actors have met with success in the
title role or this play, none have chal-
lenged public flavor in the same measure
as has Mr.. Donaldson. His delineation
of the character of the unsophisticated
SWede is artistic in the extreme, and he
augments his dramatic Interpretation by
the singing of Swedish folk songs, max
ing his portraiture' enjoyable in the ex-
IRENE. Annie Mack Bsrlein contributes
most amusing and consistent character
izat1on as Mrs. Latin, while Beatrice
Norman gives most finished perform
ance In the role of Grace Janning5.
Grace Hazard not only plays soubrette
role cleverly, but introduces new and
remarkably entertaining speciality.
Fulgoras Vaudeville Stars, an admit
tedly clever Organization of high-class
speciality stars, will occupy the stage of
the Grand opera house the coming week.
and will present what is promised to be
one Of the strongest performances of this
kind that has been seen here in long
time. The contingent of artists not only
Includes several who are prominent in
America, but Manager Fulgora has i'm
ported several from Europe whose acts
are said to be novel and entertaining.
Little Fred and his family of acrobatic
and equestrian animals Is one of the fea-
lures, and the act that he presents Is
said to be full Of novelty. Little Fred
was a popular clown in France, and his
own comedy peculiarities contribute
largely to his success in this act. Other
features of the bill include Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Sidman. whose charming and sim
pie sketch Of Down East" country life
has been pronounced one of the most ex-
quisite natural pictures on the vaudeville
stage Other members of the company
include the hunting trio Barnes and Sis
son, Billy Van. Cook and Clinton, Jose
phine Gassman and her p.cka9inn.es,
and others equally as artistic.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-26
DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.

London-The creditors of the Earl Of
Yarmouth met today and resolved to-piace
his estate in bankruptcy.
Chicago-W. H Bullen, broker, filed
TODAY a petition asking to be relieved Of
debts aggregating $50, 1885,
Berlin-The shah of Persia, Mouzaffer
Ed-Din, with his eldest son, Prince
Mohammed Ali Mira, intends to visit
Berlin next April
Lowell, Mass.-Six hundred employees Of
the American Hide and Tannery COM
pany struck today. The trouble originat-
ed with the shavers. who claim an adj
vance in wages.
Providence, R. lat a meeting Of the
stockholders Of the Third National bank
TODAY it was unanimously voted to go
into liquidation. This was the final move
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-26
TO CLOSE THURSDAY.
Hearings on Shipping Hill Before
House Committee.

House Committee.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25-The hearings
on the shipping bill were continued To-Day
nv the house committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries.
A. Fureseth, of San Francisco, IN DE-
half of the International Seamens union,
spoke in opposition to the Dill, on the
ground that 1t contained nothing TO re-
store American sailors to American
ships and give American boys their sea
legs" He presented resolutions ADOPTED
nv the American Federation OF LaAoor' op-
posing all subsidies and speelficaily OPP
posing this bill until the shipping inter-
ests withdrew their opposition 70 the
eight-hour measure. He presented also
a general measure to amend the laws
relating to American seamen and to I'M
prove the personnel Of the merchant ma
rine He will be heard further at the
next meeting.
delegation from the National Board
of trade submitted resolutions adopted
Yesterday favorable to the bill. similar
resolutions by the American Association
Of Master Pilots were also presented.
The committee decided In executive SEES
sion to continue the heaerings next
TUESDAY and Thursday. after Whlch no
further hearings will be given.