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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
FATAL LAMP EXPLOSION.

Biloxi.-As the result Of lamp ex-
plosion, Mrs. Ophelia Frances Elder,
wife of J. W. Elder, was fatally
burned Sunday night and died in a
few hours. Mrs. Elder had been to a
neighbours house where u death had
occurred, and returned home about
midnight, after her husband and chill
dren bad retired. She undressed to
retired and returned to the hall to ex-
tinguish the lamp, when it exploded.
She ran into her husbands room and
he sought to wrap her in a comfort,
but she escaped from him and ran
into the children's room and fell.
She was finally placed on bed and
the flames put out, out she was fatal
~ burned. She was conscious and
gave directions as to what to do to
relieve her suffering until the doctor
arrived.
Mrs. Elder was a native Of New
Orleans, but had lived here some
years. She leaves an aged mother in
New Orleans, a husband and three
children.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
CONTINUOUS RAINS
Spelling the Delta Cotton Crop Pros
poets.

Spelling the Delta Cotton Crop Pros
poets. s ~
Clarksda!e, Miss.-The uninterrupt-
ed downpour of rain still continues
with no prospects of clearing, is ruin
ing the fine outlook previously pre-
vailing for cotton in Coahoma and
adjoining COMMITTEES. The rain has been
general throughout the delta with no
sunshine, and the best planters say
the rank and sappy growth thus in
duced will rot the bottom crop and
shed the middle crop to q large ex-
tent. making the output depend upon
a late fall and good top crop. The
unusually cold weather also promises
abundant shedding, blight and rust.
They are forcibly reminded Of 1893
when the bottom and middle crop
were destroyed by similar weather
conditions. no middling cotton coming
to market until the top crop was
picked. ''''f.''
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
BITTER BLOW FOR SMITH.
Veteran Soldier Staggered by Newl
Of Presidents Action.

San Francisco. Standing on the
bridge of the Thomas, eagerly wait.
ing with the ships captain for D.
glimpse of his native shore. Gen.
Jacob H. Smith, tried by oourtmartias
for having ordered the island of Sa.
mar transformed into .owl;ng viii.
derness, was doomed to first learn
that the president had retired him
from the active list. The pilot boat
which met the Thomas just outside
the heads, brought to Gen. Smith the
first news Of the president s action.
When the Thomas reached the quar-
antine station in the harbor Major
DuvaH, Of the transport service.
boarded the ship with his secretary
and met both Gen. Smith and Lieut.
Shields at the door of the genaral's
cabin. A sealed document from the
war department. was handed Gen.
Smith. It contained the official noti-
fication Of President Roosevelt'a
action. and upon reading it, Gen.
Smith retired, overcome with emo
tion .f
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
AFFAIRS OF
MISSISSIPPI
Interesting Items of the Past
Week Told Briefly.
TWO MEN KILLED
Train Believed to Have Been
Wrecked by Robbers-.-Capt.
Cassidy's Body Recovered.

Magnolia "A southbound freight
train of the Illinois Central Railroad,
in charge of Conductor J. G. Lomax
and Engineer Will Hall, was wrecked
at Turin sidetrack, south of Magno-
liza. The locomotive was turned COM
pletely over and sixteen loaded
freight cars were demolished and
their contents scattered over the
ground. Samuel Alverez, the head
brakeman, was caught under the cars
and instantly killed. His body was
terribly crushed. JEFF Williams, the
negro fireman, was caught under the
engine, his left thigh broken and he
was scalded from head to foot. He
was taken to MoComb City where he
died the following day. Engineer
Hall was thrown from his engine and
escaped with few bruises. Conduc-
tor Lomax and Flagman Crisler were
uninjured.
1t is thought the wreck was the
work of train robbers, who intended
to ditch the northbound passenger
train A bolt had been removed from
the rail, the switch sprung and dirt
dug from under the cross ties.
Samuel Alvrez who was killed, was
a young man we'll known in railroad
circles. He was married and lived in
McComb Oity, where his body was
taken.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
A BRIDE DESERTED.

Meridian-Mrs. J. H. Pitman is
still without news Of her husband,
who mysteriously disappeared last
week. The woman was left destitute
by her husband and is in great dis
tess. She has reported Pitmans' alb
senoe to the police, but the depart
ment thinks he has simply deserted
his bride and will make no efforts to
ocate him unless reports which have
reached here from Buffalo. N. Y,
that he has a wife and children
there, are verified.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
RAIN WAS NEEDED.

Water Valley.-After long droutl
only broken by an occasional shower,
a general rain has fallen in this SEQ
tion. It was just the kind Of rain to
bring out and push up all kinds of
vegetation, regular and slow.
As for the young corn, the rain just
came in time to save It, It is nov
thought that plenty Of corn will be
made to meet the requirements Of the
farmers. This will come from late
corn, as the old is almost complete
failure. Prospects are better and the
hopes of the people are brighter. Cot
ton, which is very good, will be but
little benefited by the rain. The
crops of peas, potatoes and hay will
receive q new impulse.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
PATRONS UNION CLOSES.

Newton. twentieth annual ses-
sion of the Patrons Union, held at
the Lake Camp Grounds, closed Sat-
urday night after a five days meet.
ing. Saturday was Confederate Vet
rams Day, and appropriate addresses
were made by United States Senator
Money, Hon. e. F. Noel state sena-
tor and candidate for governor, and
Gen. John B. Webb Of jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
IMMENSE SUGAR FLEET.
Forty -Four Steamers Coming From
Java. ~

Java.
Philadelphia. - Forty-four steam
ships, one of the largest fleets in tho
sugar trade, are now either on their
way to the Delaware break water or
are taking on cargoes in Java and
within the next few weeks will land
on the piers Of the Atlantic coast re-
fineries not less than $50, 900 tons Of
the raw product. Ali Of the ships are
large, modern carriers, whose car
goes, which are loaded at Samarang.
Soura Bya and other points In Java,
average at least $500 tons each. Tho
entire feet will come to the break
water, where they will get orders for
final ports of discharge. The cargoes
will be distributed to the best advan-
tsge Of the refineries In Philadelphia.
New York and Boston. ~,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
GREAT HEAT IN COLORADO.

Denver. Saturday was the hottest
day so far this year in Denver and
many parts Of Colorado. At Q O'Clock
in the afternoon the mercury regis
tered 1908 degrees in Denver. Re-
ports from various points in the staSe
show that the temperature was 100 In
Greedy, 100 at Longmont, 80 at Idaho
Springs and 80 at Estes Park. The
last two places are in the mountains
and the figures named are unprece-
dented.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Ell Paso, Tex.-Two more Of the
robbers who held up Mexican Gen.
trail train and secured 500, 600 from
the Wells, Fargo Express car, have
been captured at Gomez Palacio and
nearly $4,000 has been recovered.
The first robber to be caught has been
fully identified as "Bill" Taylor,
who held up Santa Fe train in
Texas and killed two men. He was
sentenced to death for that crime but
escaped to Mexico. Fifteen thousand
dollars of the booty secured in the re-
cent robbery was recovered from
Taylor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
SHOT INTO TRAIN

Cleveland Someone shot into train
No. 81, coach 9, Of the Yazoo & Mis-
slssippi Valley Railroad, striking
News Agent Thomas in the shoulder,
wounding him seriously, though pos.
sibly not mortally. The shooting was
done one mile south of Mound Bayou.
The train runs as the Cleveland ac-
commodation. Every effort will be
made to capture the shooter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
TOLER LEASED OBJ BOND.

Greenville, Miss.-Judge Larkin
heard arguments in the Alter Toler
habeas corpus proceedings Saturday
and affirmed bond as required by the
lower court. Toler was released from
the county jail or 1900 bond, made
by w. E. and Sam Montgomery, OF
this place.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid have
arrived at New York.
u The London police refuse to assist
May Yohe to. find Capt. Strong.
n Englishnen are amused at Mr..
Crokerts attempt to run q dairy.
The Britons do not regard seriously
the American railroad combinations.
A government expert has developed
cotton seed that is immune to wilt
or tblaokheart -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
OPTIONS EXTENDED.

Natchez. The options for the sale
of the street railway and electric
light plants, which. if consummated,
will bring about the consolidation of
all the lighting plants and street rail
way, have been extended to Au-
gust 10
The roundhouse and repair shops of
the Gould system will be built at
Helena plantation, Concordia Station,
Concordia parish.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
PRESIDENT WILL ACT.
Hopes to Quiet the Unrest Aboard the
Maydower.

Oyster Bay. feeling Of unrest
among the crew Of the Mayfewer,
which has led to several assertions,
has been brought to the attention Of
the president. Several days ago he
received an inkling Of the troubles,
but supposed that the cases of dissat-
isfaction were sporadic and isolated.
He had no idea until Saturday that
the members of the crew generally
were SO inoensed at what they re-
garded as ill-treatment that quite
half Of the 141 men were ready to
seize the opportunity to leave the
ship without warning. It is under
stood that Mr.. Roosevelt will make
q personal Investigation with a veiw
If possible, of remedying the trouble.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
BREAKING UP MURDER SOCIETY

Manila. "A force Of constahulary
discovered recently an extensive Kati-
punan organization in Tayabas pro-
vince and captured the headquarters
and records Of the organization.
When the police attacked the head
quarters the natives fled, leaving six
prisoners and one dead man. A con-
fession made by q prisoner and the
documents taken reveal the existence
of An extensive active organization.
The constabulary columns in Cavite
have met again the bands of Fsliza-
dro and Montallon and scattered them
i'll running fights. Captain Damagon,
bandit, was killed and Felizardo
was forced to abandon his horses
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
DEAF MUTE SUICIDES.

Decatur, IlL-Charles Kearney, SON.
in-law of the late Orlando Powers,
one of the wealthiest men in Macon
county, shot and killed himself at
the Powers residence. Kearney was q
deaf mute and had been in bad health
for two years. He formerly lived in
Evansville, Ind, and had national
reputation as teacher of the deaf.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Halifax, N. S.-A message to the
customs officials here announces that
the Norwegian steamer Blaamanden,
Capt. Amundsen, from Hamburg, for
Philadelphia, struck on White Point
Ledge, off Canso, in a dense fog. No
details were made known by the ad-
vices Of the. custo.nhouse officials
aside from the fact that the steamer
has big cargo and number OF pas
sengera The customs department. at
Ottawa has been advised of the acci-
dent and has ordered officers to the
scene, which is abont four miles from
CAnso. h,6*si
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Rome, Ga.-The Rome Petroleum
and Iron Company, while boring for
all IN the oil fields west of this city,
has discovered petroleum at depth
of $50 feet. Tho capacity of the we'll
is sixty barrels day.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
CAssIDY's BODY RECOVERED.

CASSlDY'S BODY RECOVERED.
Vicksburg. The body Of Capt. J.
W. Cassidy, the last one of the i'll.
fated steamer Providence, which was
wrecked in Lake Palmyra, La, on
the night Of March - last, came to
the surface Saturday, having been
submerged 140 days. When the news
reached here undeftakers left for the
lake on che steamer Elk and brought
the remains to the city. The funeral
took place Sunday afternoon.
Rains in this section still continue.
though the fall has been compare
lively light. Planters fear oon-
tinuance and in some sections already
cotton lie shedding freely.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

Washington. The monthly com.
parative statement Of the government
receipts and expenditures shows that
for the month of July 1902, the re-.
oeipta amounted to $40. sO5, 6s1 and the
expenditures $50, sl3, 567, leaving q
deficit for the month OF s., 5O7, 876.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
WIRE FLASHES.

The loss on tho sugar crop just
gathered in Trinidad is $3.50, 900.
President Steyn has reached Eng
land in q very enfeebled condition:
The Lancashire mills are replacing
their old machinery with automatic
looms. A
The Foreclosures to send an Arneri-
can prelate as apostolic delegate to
the Philippines.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
EDUCATIONAL EXAMINATIONS.

Clarksdale. -Coahoma county has
two vacancies to fill in the Industrial
Institute and College OH August a5,
in CIarksdale. uperintendent Nc
Cormick will hold the examination
required by law to I'LL these va
scancies
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
soHURMAN ON PHILIPPINEs.

Chautauqua, N. T. President
sohurman, Of Cornell University, de-
livered an address here Monday on
the Philippines problem before the
G hantauqua assembly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
GOT eEVERE SHNTENCu.
Georgia CouYt's Punishment for q
Would-Be Robber.

Savannah, CAV. Q, 4 Groves, q
white man, was given q severe san
tenoe in thel superior court for CON-
spring to rob man q short time
ago. The Jury recommended that he
be punished as for misdemeanor.
Judge Barrow sentenced him to pay q
fine of $1,000, serve six months in Jail
and year on the chain gang. G<ovea
formerly sept hotel here.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

News has been received at Colum-
bns. Miss, that q number Of carrier
pigeons released at that place short
time since have safely arrived at
Orestes, Ind, where there is an en-
thusiastic carrier pigeon club. 1t is
stated that five Of tile six birds ar
rived at Orestes just twenty four
hours after they were liberated in Co.
lumbus. They would have gotten
Their esooner had they not been caught
IN severe storm, which delayed
their fight. Three of them were il
o bad condition and the sixthnever
reached his destination, having been
injured in the telephone wires before
leaving Columbus.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
A TRACE OF TRACY.

The Famous Desperate in Eastern
Washington.
Spokane, Wash. Harry Tracy, the
fugitive desperate, is now in eastern
Washington, unwounded, in good
health armed with four guns and two
hundred rounds Of ammunition pro-
visions for five days and equipped
with two horses. Tracy crossed the
Columbia river Saturday and is now
supposed to be headed towards the
Idaho line. He says he has promised
to give the sum Of S., 900 within one
year to the parties who helped him
escape from the Oregon pesitentiary.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
TUNICA ELECTS MAYOR.

Tunioa. The election for mayor
passed off very quietly, only thirty
eight votes being polled, of which @.
b. Block received thirty-seven and e.
S. Belote one Mr.. Block is one Of
our young merchants and has all the
right ideas for the chief executive of
our little city. He believes in ex-
tending the limits Of the town, and
also cleaning up the negro dives, with
which we are abundantly supplied. |:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTs.

Berlin. The object of the visit Of
the king of Italy to the Germany en-
peror at the end of this month Is to
propose reduction in continental
ornaments. This was the purpose Of
his visit to the czar, from whom he
received every Encouragement. He
will come to the emperor with Rus
sia's full support. Frank Vanderlip,
formerly assistant secretary Of the
treasury of the United States and
now vice president of the National
City Bank of New York, who arrived
here from Italy says the great Italian
bankers believe something will come
of Victor Emmanuel's project. The
young king has taken the step on his
own initiative and it is not the
Italian governments but the mon
arch's personal act.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Announcement is made that the re-
union of the twenty second Missis-
sippi will be held at Oastilian Springs
on August 81 and %. Letters are be-
ing received from members Of the
regiment all over the country, and
the indications are that nearly all the
survivors will be present on that in
teresting occasion. At this reunion
the manuscript for history of the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The question as to whether board
of supervisors has the right to grant
q railroad q right Of way and other
concessions through public school
lands is soon to be tested in case
lust filed in Bolivar county against
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Railroad by the attorneys of the pres
emit board of supervisors. Several de-
mands have been maze on the rail
road for the sum Of $40, 900, alleged
to be due for use and occupancy, and
for timber cut on the right Of way,
but the railroad has always refused,
resting it's defense on an order OF a
former board granting them the privl-
leges that they have since enjoyed.
The opinion of the attorneys OF the
present board is that the former board
exceeded it's authority, and theirsac-
ton was therefore Of no effect, the
road being liable for use and ooou-
pancy and timber.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

regiment will be edited and prepared
for the press, and when printed will
be sent to the department. Of archives
and history at Jackson. s
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
NEW TELEPHONE AT OXFORD

tOxford will, in the very near fu-
ture, have a new telephone system.
The promoters have 50, 500 already
subscribed and will ask for fran
chise from the city fathers. This Is
a result of the telephone company
raising their rates and as q result
fifty people ordered the phones out
of their residences and business
houses. The company included some
Of our most prominent and influential
citizena.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The auditor is now preparing for
che distribution of the pension fund
to the old Confederates Of Missis-
sippi. In order that the distribution
may be correctly and speedily made,
the auditor has addressed circular
of instructions to the various boards
of pension commissioners. This circu-
lar is addressed to the chanoery
clerks as ex-ofacio clerks of the
boards of pension commissioners.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Warden Parohman, who has just re-
turned from inspecting the state plan
tatlons in the delta, and incidentally
observing the general conditions pre-
vailing in that section. states that the
cotton crop is very much spotted and
the corn crop very poor indeed. The
state will make about as much cotton
as last year, but it was expected in
the beginning that the penitentiary
farms would make about thousand
bales more. This increase was ex-
pected, not SO much as q result of the
slightly enhanced acreage, but because
much of the land on the new farm
was being worked from which the
state would receive the entire crop,
whereas previously it had been work
ing some ones plantation on the
share system. Capt. Parchman states
that new artesian we'll has just, been
bored on the new state farm, water
being gotten, with flow Of 40 gallons
minute, at depth of 760 feet. He
expects, before he finishes, to have
nine similal wells scattered over the
place.
President Rhodes Of the Jackson
Hospital Association announces that
the hospital will be open in about
sixty days. The association has pur-
chased the Ash property in West
street, and will, in the next few days,
begin the work of renovating and re-
pairing the building.
Assistant Chief of Police Williams
received notice from Chief OF Police
Hayes of Kansas City that Mike
Brantley, a negro wanted in this city
for the murder of q companion named
Fred Wilkinson, had been arrested at
that place. The telegram states that
Brantley confesses the crime and ex-
presses a willingness to come back to
Mississippi without requisition. The
murder was committed during a crap
game on Parish street about three
years ago. Wilkinson lived several
weeks after the shooting, and after
being put in Jail Brantley managed
to make his escape. His presence in
Kansas City was discovered through
letter written to Assistant Chief
Williams by former Jackson negro,
now living in that city. An officer
has iaft to bring back the prisoner.
At meeting Of the Governors
Guards it was decided to organize a
drum and bugle corps to be composed
Of eight members. The instruments
have been ordered and the corps will
commence drill work this week so as
to prepare for the annual encamp-
ment soon to be held at Biloxi. This
is the first company in the state to
organize such corps
REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The papers Of the state are begin
ming to discuss the question OF
charges for the announcements OF
candidates in the coming state pri-
mary election. It is generally con-
ceded that q state candidate will have
to advertise in every paper in the
state. He certainly cannot afford to
select favored few without detri
ment to his political interests. Some
objection has been raised to the sug
gestion that state candidates should
BIZ charged dollar by each paper, it
being argued that county candidates
would have to be charged more than
that. The answer to this is that the
state candidate who advertises in ev-
cry paper in the state, will have to
pay out about $500, even at the 81
rate. The 81 rate was suggested up
on the idea that only one line of
space would be required for tue an
nounoement and that all OF the an
nounoements should go in small type
under one general head of Estate
Candidate Announcements.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
JACKSON ii.
HAPPENINGS
Late News From the Capital OF
Mississippi.
MURDERER CAUGHT
State Encampment to be Held at
Biloxi..-State Crops this Year
Will be Poor.

Jackson, Miss. -Adjutant General
Henry has issued a general order d.
recting the general encampment Of
the Mississippi National Guard. The
order calls upon the various COM
mands Of the National Guard to as
semble at Biloxi on August Is, there
to 60 into the annual encampment for
military, drill and discipline. The
enoampment this year promises to be
the largest ever. held, and the compa
cruiting and drilling to make ready
for. work The Biloxi encampment
ground has been named Camp Lon
gino, in honor of the governor of the
state, and governor as commander in
chief Of the National Guard of the
state, will be present with the troops
during the greater part of the en-
campment. In a recent general order
the date Of the encampment was fixed
as August /, but it was found that
this would not allow time for the va
rious preparations necessary to be
made, and it has therefore been de-
cided to hold the encampment on Au-
gnst 18. The encampment will con-
tinue during ten days. Adjutant gen.
eral Henry is now getting the camp
equipage ready. Each regiment will
send details of men several days in
advance in order that everything shall
be in readiness before the troops get
on the grounds.