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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
coNcRDssIoyAI. pRoCEEDINGs.

In the senate on the 9th, the chlel III
cident of the open session was on a No
monious contention between senators M
Laurin and Tillman, of Soutn Caroitma,
the direct sequel of a very bitter contl1 -
Versy which arose between them III theli
own state last spring; mr., , s1 onin; i hot.
the South Carolina seats were Vacai Ia az
the result of their designations tenuere ea
to the governor and which he declareaa
not be Withdrawn. The episode was was
brought to an abrupt close py Seiia'oi
Lodge moving an executive session. 800.
The house was not in session.
In the senate, on the 10TH the open SEES
sion was devoted to routine business sucl
as the presentation of petitions. mem.
orials and bills. The senate then Wsn'
into executive session, on motion OF zen
ator Lodge, who has charge or the I1ag-
Pauncefote treaty, and at LOO p; ~; au
iourned. -. In the house, Speaker lien
derson announced the appointment Oh the
committees. A general speech on tne
Philippines was delivered by ex-SpeaKer
Galusha A. Grow, Pa.) Mr. Burke (S.p.l
formally announced the death of Senator
Kyle and as a mark of respect the house
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, very little
business was done. Rev: Herrlck Jonh-
son, Of Chicago, Offered the prayer IN the
absence of Chaplain Milburn. House CON
current resolution providing for holiday
adjournment from December 10 until Jan
uary G. 1902, was referred to the commit
tee on appropriations. AT l2:22 p. m. lne
senate, on motion of MI. Lodge, Went
into executive session to further consider
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty......The mouse
was not in session.
In the senate, on the 18th, it was agreed
to take a vote before adjournment on
the 10th, on the new Hay Pauncefote
treaty for the abrogation of the Clayton
Rulwer treaty and opening the way Tor
the construction of a canal across the
isthmus of Panama by the United States
This agreement was reached after four
hours of debate, sufficiently interesting
to insure the constant attendance of most
of the senator's ~. The house was not IN
session OH the 18th.
The senate was not in session on the
18th In the house the bill to tempo
rarily provide revenue for the Philippine
islands was reported by Mr.. Payne, and,
by unanimous consent, an order for the
consideration of the bill on the 18th and
18th was adopted, general debate to close
at four o'clock of the 18th, when the bill
is to be placed on its passage. The Off
cial announcement of the death of the
late Representative Brosius, of Pennsyl-
vania, was made by Mr.. CasseI, his sue
cessor, and the house adjourned until the
18TH H
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
MACHINERY SET IN MOTION.
Gov. Savage of Nebraska Determined
That His State Shall be Well
Represented at st. Louis.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 14.-Gov. Saw
age has set in motion the machinery
which is believed will result in an eX-
cellent showing by Nebraska at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition. Four
of the five commissioners for this
state have been appointed by the gov
ernor and the fifth member will be
chosen within the next few days. The
men who have been named are Cur
don w. Wattles and E. E. Bruce, OF
Omaha; j. Sterling Morton, Of Ne
braska City, and G. H. Ridge, of Lin
coin. For the remaining place Gov.
Savage, it is believed, has in mind ex-
Gov. Robert w. Furnas, one of the
strongest champions of the EXPOSE
ton and creditable exhibit from Ne.
braska. Mr.. Furnas has intimated
that it would be difficult for him to
serve, but he may be induced to ac-
cept. With the member yet to be
named, these men will direct all ar
rangements for the states exhibit at
the exposition to he held in St. Louis
in 1908, and will provide the necessary
funds, as suggested by the governor
several weeks ago. All are active in
agricultural work.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
TEXAS AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
A State Commission Appointed to
See That Texas is Properly
Represented Mt the Fair.

Austin, Tex, Dec. 14.-The first
definite and important step toward
having Texas properly represented at
the Louisiana Purchase exposition
was taken, Thursday, when Gov. Say
ers appointed a state commission,
consisting of 81 members, whose duty
it shall be to have charge of the work
of raising fund for making credit
able exhibit of the states products
and resources at the great fair and
to direct the work of collecting and
conducting the exhibit. The members
of this commission have been careful
ly selected, and every appointee has
advised the governor that he will per-
form active service. The commission
will hold its first meeting at Dallas on
January z.
The first work to be done after the
commission has perfected an organi-
cation is raising fund by private
subscriptions. 1t is believed that
$5Oo,ooO for this purpose will be
raised without difficulty.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
MRS. BONNIE ACQUIRES
The Washington Jury Dso,.
Guilty of the Murder Of .,s Ia h''
3s Seymour Ayres "nes

Washington, Dec. 14.4Tho !.
the case of Mrs. Lola Ida Hwy pfy
nine, charged with the mn ,y
James Seymour Ayres. In 'uer
Kenmore hotel, in this citv
night of May 10, last evening y, -. IN
a verdict of mot guilty,S ,ns
defendant was set at libertU !
a conclusion of the trial was !, o.. \
ly expected, the popular im1 o.nsl
here being that, from the e rsss
submitted, the prosecution had ~
to prove its case against Mrs M
The jury was out less than five ha
retiring a few minutes after
o'clock in the afternoon, and III
ed their verdict shortly before
o'clock last evening.
The attendance in the cour. :,
when the jury returned was Hm;'
to the members of the bar. renra.,
tatives of the press and the emn,.
of the court.
There was some little attemnt
a demonstration of approval but 4
was quickly suppressed by JnsI
Anderson, who had previously wan
the spectators againstmanifestat;oI
of any character. Mrs. Bonine \
in court at. the time, and with \
were her husband and her two MI
and several of her relatives. anil
whom have shown their sympatbvf|
her by their constant attendance IN
ing the long trial.
The jury was discharged and MI
BONNIE and her friends left the couA
house by a back door. III
The trial of Mrs. BONNIE had bee
in progress for almost four week
and attracted more attention ii,
any trial before the local courts
years. Extraordinary interest N
caused at the time young Ayres VI
killed, because Of the mystery 81
rounding the case, until the stat
ment made by Mrs. BONNIE Of i
part in the tragedy while the e.
oner's inquest was in session. S
said she was the only person in 1
room when young Ayres was sh'
and that he was killed in strugg
with her over the possession Of
revolver with which he was trying
brighten her into compliance with
demands. Mrs. Bonine had been
jail since the tragedy. She did j
go on the witness stand during
trial.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
AGAINST HER HUSBAND
Mrs. Margaret Lynch Tes''''
Against Her Husband, the oo
fessed Jury Briber.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Marsal,
Lynch wife of ex-Bailiff Jas. ). Lyn,','
the confessed jury briber, was W !,
star witness in the early Session y
the trial of Alexander ouii''a
charged with aileged conspiracy
keep Lynch from being tried iol -
crime. She gave the lie direcs
much of her husbands testimony -
which the state had largely based - -
case. Mrs. Lynch has been separss,ss s
from her husband for some time S. ~.
denied emphatically that AleAa .a,'s,
sullivan's name was mentioned e, w.
by her husband or by George r. ia "a
ray on the night when Murray Is s s''a
to have called on Lynch 10 ask -.
to accompany him to Sullivans ny M
Lynch testified, some time ago. I -.
Murray said he came at Sullivan "a
hest and that Sullivan wanted 10 ~. =.
Lynch to Canada in order TO avon -.
ing tried for jury bribing. AZ.
Lynch further testified, in eontIae -.
ton TO Lynch, that Lynch mao !.
pected Murray to call on the nsH' :
question.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
BANK RUNNER DISAPPEARS.
Takes with Him six Thousand 20
lars of the Banks Money.

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 14.-Thursday az
ternoon Robert Shamblin, runner
employed by the Peoples bank iel'
the bank to take package contain
ing $4,000 to the local express ONCE
to be shipped to Mississippi DanA,
and has since been missing. de ula
not appear when the bank opene =.
yesterday morning, but not ulul
last night was it discovered thai Nc
left town early yesterday morning Ill
on the train for New Orleans ln'
police have been notified along nls
possible route. Shamblin is " yea,s
of age, and had been in the papA :
employ several years.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
OFFICIAL GRoUND-BREAKING.
CO, Holm G. Bates, U. s. A., VIII DC
Grand Marshal of Worids
Ground-Breaxing Parade

ST. Louis, Dec. 13.-Gen. John ".
Bates has sign;fied his acceptance on
the post of grand marshal NJ 'hc
Worlds fair ground-breaking cere-
monies. His message stated that ne
hoped to have the jefferson barracks
troops appear mounted. Other devei-
opments relative to the ceremonies
indicate that the event Will attract
many visitors from outside the cloy'
A rate of one and one-third fare mas
been officially made on all raliroauS
running into st. Louis.
Invitations that have been sent 10
organizations and officials in and OUT
of the city are being Responded 10.
George III. Morgan, secretary OF tne
Merchants Exchange, has notlhed
Chairman Spencer that, at a meeting
of the board of directors OF that m
sitution, held Thursday, it was de-
cided to close the exchange at noon
December 20 for the purpose OF per-
hitting members to participate in the
ceremonies of the day. c. S. Swarts,
president of the Shoe Manufacturers
and Jobbers' association, has accept
ed, on behalf of the association, the
invitation which was extended thaJ
body to participate in the parade.
Other organizations are sending IN
their acceptances. The police de-
partment will be represented by SUI
picked men, including so mounted
and two platoons of ridemen.
Thomas HI. Carter, president OF the
national commission, has found it I'M
possible to be present on the goth,
but has notified Secretary Joseph
Flory, of the commission, that he
has requested John M. Allen, of Mis-
sissippi, to represent the commits
sion.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
AIMED AT EX.-GOv. TAYLOR.
Hoosier Congressman Trying to
Encompass the ExtradItion of
Ex-GOv. Taylor TO Kentucky.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Representa-
tive Robinson -Qnd.) introduced two
measures designed to secure the ex-
tradition of ex-Goy. Taylor, of Ken
lucky, from Indiana, where he is said
to be sojourning, to Kentucky, where
he is wanted in connection with the
Goebel tragedy. One of the measures
is for an investigation whether the
governor of any state Is justified In
refusing to recognize extradition pa
pers from the governor of another
state. The other measure prosides
that in case governor refuses to rec
ognize extradition papers they may
be executed by a United States mar
shall.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20

His majesty, the king of Great
Britain and Ireland and emperor of
India, has heard all the worlds best
music. He has had to listen to more
of it than any other living man, prob
ably, because abroad such things are
tried on king. If now he likes rag
time" why, there must be something
better in ''rag-time" than our class
icists have been able to discern for
themselves. The recent Sousa con-
cert in Sandringham palace has
brought matters to a climax.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

On the 18th Gertrude Simpson, Is
years of age, who shot and killed her
father, DR.. A. V. Simpson, coroner of
Mineral county, Colorado, on Novem-
Der Is, was acquitted after her trial
on the charge of murder. The girls
defense was that her father had
abused her and threatened to kill
her.
Eight prominent cattlemen have
been arrested, by order of the Okla
homa Live Stock Sanitary committee,
on the charge that they attempted
to drive diseased cattle across the
territorial and federal quarantine
lines.
On the 18th the secretary of war
sent to the house committee on APP
preparations an estimate of S50O,OO
for the construction of barracks and
other necessary buildings at the army
post at Manila, P. l., and has asked
that the appropriation be made inn
mediately available. He also sent in
another estimate for 100000 for
posts in other parts of the Philip
pines.
The navy department has awarded
the contract for the construction of
the buildings which are to serve as
quarters for the cadets. at the naval
academy, at Annapolis, Nd, to Noel
G. Thomas, of Baltimore, at their bid
of $2,44s,OOO. This firms offer was
the lowest of the four general bids
submitted.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
TWO BANK ROBBERIES.
Safe OF the Bank of Sturgis, Ky, Blow
and Four Thousand Dollars
Carried OFF.

Sturgis, KY, Dec. 14.-The Bank q
Sturgis was robbed early yesterda5
morning of between $4,000 and sf,Oo9
by robbers who blew open the safd
with nitroglycerine. The robbers arg
thought to have escaped on horses
and to have followed the railroad
track. Bloodhounds followed the
trail for several miles, but lost y
then on account of a rain.
The bank officials were recently
warned by a detective that the bank
might be robbed, and therefore only
a small amount of cash was kept on
hand, frequent shipments OF money
being made to Evansville, Ind io'
safe keeping.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
The government board of apprais

The government board of apprais-
ers at New York has nnally settled
the question as to what constitutes
sausage. When duly incased in an in
testine, without respect of size, it is
sausage. When in cakes or bulk, it's
only prepared meat. With the lover
of country or homemade sausage,
this decision need make no differ
ence. 1t will taste just as good I'M
der the name of prepared meat as I'M
der that of sausage.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
Protocol for n Treaty signed.

Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 1.-THE
Nicaraguan minister of foreign rela-
tons, Senator Sanchez, and VIM. L.
Merry, United States minister to Nj
caragua, Salvador and Costa Rica
have signed a protocol for a treaty
which provides for the admission Of
Hour, wines under IA degrees. fresh
and dried fruits and preserved prod
ucts, from the United States into
Nicaragua free Of duty.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20

Andrew Carnegie has shown a grasp
of realities in the bestowal of his lat
est magnificent charity. An endow-
ment of $10,0O0,OO0 for the founding
of purely postgraduate institution
for the development of higher educa-
ton and original research is the full
fillment of one of the great modern
demands. That he has determined 20
put the university-if the term may
be used-under the care and guard
ianship of the national government
is stroke of business sense and far
sightedness in keeping with the gen
eral course which Mr.. Carnegie has
followed in disposing of his surplus
wealth.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
Another electrical industry .whicl

Another electrical industry which
the English, in measure, have al
lowed to slip from their grasp, is the
making of telephones. Here again
America is unexcelled, and the gem
eral post Office has just testified to
our skill by giving to the Western
Electric Co., of Chicago, the entire
order for London. England, while
lack of enterprise, is so overjoyed to
see a new era in telephone mechanics
that she has only words of excessive
praise for the Yankees.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20

There is no branch of the govern
ment service where the sphere of
duty involves so much danger as the
railway mail service, unless it is in
the army and navy in time of war or
in the life-saving service. 1t is
claimed by experienced officials that
the percentage of killed and injured
in the railway mail service is much
greater than it is in the army or navy
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20

An American has recently launched
the Arrow, yacht which he and the
builders claim will make fifty miles an
hour. AS the vessel can carry no
freight and has only accommodations
for its own crew, what return for the
enormous amount of money invested
can be expected? Probably the yacht
was built only to verify the truth of
the old adage, "The fool and his
money is soon parted"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
Anarchist agitators and the ran

Anarchist agitators and the rank
and file of anarchy in this country
are billed for an early and disturbing
discovery. They will learn chat the
American spirit, tolerant as tbat
spirit is by inheritance and national
training, contains no federation of
anarchy. The killing of an American
president was the deathblow of the
cult of assassination represented by
the assassin Czolgosz.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20

Only a year and a half hence the
st. Louis Worlds fair will be opened
to the public. In order to get proper
displays together, the states not
already preparing their exhibits must
act quickly. No commonwealth
should permit an incomplete display.
State and territorial pride should in
sure collections of the best products
that it is possible to gather.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20

1t is only in the United States that
cities allow themselves to be filled
with huge poster fences covered with
any sort of gigantic daub that men
with paint pots can devise. Posters
and public advertising signs in Euro
pean cities are limited in size, re-
stricted in location, and taxed in
such a way as to produce large mu-
nicipal revenue.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20
WILLIAM R. DAY. Canton.

WILLIAM R. DAY, Canton.
MARCUS A. HANNA, Cleveland.
MYRON T. HERRICK, Cleveland.
G0RNELIUS n. BLISS, New York.
w. MURRAY CRANE, Boston
ALEX. II. REVELL, Chicago.
CHAS. w. FAIRBANKS, INDIANAPOLIS
HENRY M. DUFFIELD, Detroit,
GEO. y; CORTELYOU, Washington.
WILLIAM A. LYNCH, Canton.
JOHN G. MILBURN, Buffalo.
MiLLIAM McCONWAY, Pittsburg. n
DAVID r. FRANCIS, st. Louis.
H0BERT J. LOWRY, Atlanta.
HENRY c. PAYNE, Milwaukee
HENRY T. SCOTT. San Frsnc,sco
ERANKLIN MURPHY, Newark,
2. 8: HAMMOND, Memphis.
n w. bLooAINGDALE. New York.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20

Nicaragua has signed protocol
for treaty leasing perpetually to
the United States a strip of territory
six miles wide for the construction
of the isthmian canal. Ground should
be brogen for this long-taIked-of en-
terprise before the close of another
year.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-20

In the United States brigands are
so quickly run down and exterml-
mated that no band is known to exist
When European authorities arc
equally in earnest on this subject the
bandit system will end there also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-05
MRS. FISKE HERE
Famous American Actress Por-
trays Cheeky Sharp"
An Excellent Production Found
ed on Thackeray's Book.
AUDIENCE WAS LARGE.
There We're Few Vacant Seats
However.
esThe Christian" Given at the
Grand With Good Effect.

Tt Is many years since Minnie Mad
dern visited Topeka but there are people
in the city who still cherish pleasant
memories Of her. She came back last
night with. Fisl1e added to her name
and renewed the old associations Though
she married and gave up the theatrical
profession since the old days when she
came to Topeka her return TO the stage
and her temperance i'm the west re-
newed the old time memories and caused
people to wish that there were more
actresses like Mrs Fiske.
Mrs Fiske's delineation of Becky
Sharp is a revelation. One forgets that
il is not the real Becky and follows the
all the interest that could attach to
character whose mind is a stOrehouse or
cunning and deceit What would Becky
Sharp be without Mrs FlSke "a dreary
and cOmfortless waste Of words How
an actress might literally slaughter
Becky Sharp! In the third act when
RaWdOn CraWley discovers his Wife'S
duplicity and tears the jewels from her
neck and arms she realizes that she has
lost. Her social position is gone and
her husband has left her Most actresses
would have stalked about the stage
WringinE their hands and shouting in
frenzy What did Mrs. Fiske do? She
simply sat down on the floor in careless
abandon and exclaimed I am done
for" 1t was the natural thing to do, Of
course, for a woman of Becky Sharp'S
temperament, but who would have
thought of it unless he had seen the
character portrayed by such an actress
as Mrs. FiSke2 This scene was proceed
ed by her soliloquy which was a perfect
and interesting self castigation.
There was never a lapse from the
nervous but calm and unexcitable
Becky Whether moving among the
most exclusive set in English society OF
in her cheap lodgings she was the same,
aggravatingly fascinating and provok-
ingly self possessed. Once it appeared
that Mrs. Fiske had forgotten herself.
When Frank Gilmore as Rawdon Craw-
lev her husband, kissed her full in the
mouth she followed it Immediately by
wiping her lips with her handkerchief,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-05
OUR FUTURE POPULATION.
Ex-Directcr of Census Says soc, 900,
600 at Century's End

Washington. Jan. 5.-''Tal1ing all pre-
vious records as a basis" said Robert
=. Porter. the former director of the
census 1.-THE population Of the United
States at. the close Of this century ought
to be- at least 300 900, 900. but no one can
prophesy this with the hope that it viii
be approximately correct At the be
ginning OF the nineteenth century stats
ticians OF prominence estimated that the
population of the United States at this
time would be loo, 900. COO These predic-
tions were based on increase prior to
that time. The natural increment Of 4
healthy country like England Is 17a Per
cent a year. or about is per cent a de-
cade; by this is meant the augmenta-
zion by birth, giving no consideration TO
the growth by immigration
II we should increase at the rate OF
11z Der cent a year by natural means
and continue along these lines for the
next 100 years the population would be
300. 00o 600. not counting the increase by
immigration, but there is much In the
census statistics or ten years ago ana
the present to cast doubt upon the an
ticipated heavy increase
IN the larger cities Of the country.
Tor instance. the tendency is apparently
10 small families In some Of the large
cities the size of the families has de-
creased from I'VE to four children Sup
pose that in the next 30 40, or so years
the decrease in the number Of children
- the family is from four to three. the
effect would be great Then later, if the
decrease should be to two children, as is
The tendency in France, the Increment in
population would almost stop.
There is no doubt that as the popu-
Iation Of the country increases the fight
Tor life becomes more bitter and serious
On France. as is well known, the popu-
latiOn is at standstin- In the course
of a few years the young people of this
country might conclude, by reason of a
desire to evade too much responsibility
IN family affairs, that they viii not
marry until they are several years older
than the average period OF marriage
now. A wait OF one year would make 4
difference Of 100000 children alone in a
decade"