The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-10

inst.
The government estimates this
reasons corn crop will exceed $780,
5000 bushels.
Dennis Riordon, of st. Louis, was
held up by a lone highwayman and
robbed Of $3.50 and a new revolver.
The annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor has
been called to meet at New Orleans
November Is.
Emile Hartman, one Of the fugi-
tives wanted in st. Louis to answer
charges Of bribery, was captured last
week at South McAlester. I. 7.
VIM. johnson, a section foreman,
lost his life at Missoula, Mo-, in
performing an act that prevented
the wreck of a passenger train.
While he lost his own life, johnson
prevented a disastrous accident and
probably saved the lives of many
passengers.
With the engineer gone and the
fireman sleeping in the cab, a lone
wild Northern Pacific engine tore
down a mountain side a mile west
of Livingston, Mont, and at the
foot of the hill struck another en-
CINE with terrific force. Engineer
Owen, in charge of the latter, was
killed, and his fireman, James Hose,
fatally injured. The sleeping fire.
man Of the runaway was not awak-
ened until thrown from the cab by
the collision and escaped with a few
bruises.
A number Of officials of the
United States agricultural depart
ment are in the south for the pur-
pose of investigating certain features
of the cotton movement. Statisti-
clan Hyde's estimate of the amount
of cotton actually grown during the
year 1902 and the report Of the
census office as to the amount ginned
during the year both differ consider
ably from the amount marketed ac-
cording to commercial reports. Nc
expense will be spared, it is said, in
an investigation as to what the COM
mercial crop really amounted to and
what it consisted of.
It has become known in Spanish
court circles that the mother of the
boy king, Alfonso, during a recent
visit to Austria, was married to
Count E~scoscura, with whom she
was in love before her marriage to
King Alfonso XII. When he heard
of his mothers marriage, the king
in wild rage attacked the queen and
abused her most shamefully. In
his passion he ordered her to retire
to the provinces, OF to 60 abroad at
once with her husband. The queen
met the kings rage with indigna-
ton. She resented his insults with
a temper equal to his own. She
spurned the royal orders and refus-
ed to either retire to the provinces
or 60 abroad. It is feared that the
king in his rage may expel the queen
mother from the Spanish dominions
or commit some act Of folly hat will
draw the attention of the entire civ
ilized world. The court is in fear
and trembling over the outcome.
Coal consumers of Boston have
filed a bill in equity asking that a
receiver be appointed for the anthra-
cite coal companies and coal carry
ing railroads. The bill is based
upon the legal theory of the coal
situation given by H. W. Chaplin, a
lawyer. Mr.. Chaplin says in sup
port of his position: "Since thu
public have a right in the mines, a
right to have coal forthwith mined
for immediate consumption and
have a right to have that coal imme-
diately transported out Of the mine
regions by the coal-carrying roads, a
court of equity, if no other solution
of the difficulty is open, has author
ity to, and, upon the application Of
a representative proportion of the
people, undoubtedly would, appoint
a receiver or receivers to take into
his or their hands the whole business
now in the hands Of the anthracite
coal combine and to run it in their
place. The questions involved are
new as to the courts jurisdiction,
and the outcome is of great interest
both to the general public and the
mine operators.
The fight between American and
British tobacco manufacturers, to