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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14
VOLUNTARY RAISE IN WAGES.

Springfield, Ill.-A new scale of
wages went into effect Monday on the
Springfield division of the Illinois
Central, increasing the wages of over
900 men. 1t is the raising of the
wages of the extra gang from 81. 81
to $50 day. The increase came
rather uexpectedly and wholly unso-
'icited on the part of the men.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

Madrid. considerable alarm was
felt during King Alfonso's journey
from Oviedo to Leon. While the train
was in tunnel near Livares, the
door of the kings saloon suddenly
opened and was broken off. The kina
convinced himself personally that the
occurrence was accidental.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

) The Virginia legislature has APP
propriated 100000 to modernize the
capitol, but it is provided that there
shall be no change in the general
architectural plan. The construction
Of the capitol was begun in 1856, after
model sent from France by Thomas
Jefferson. Altogether the capitol has
cost $150.0OO so far.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

Columbus, Miss. Kilograms have
been received here announcing Hon.
A. A. kincannon, president of the In.
dustriaI College, had been painfully
injured in a railroad wreck near Phil.
adelphia. No particulars have beer
received.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

London. The premier, A. J. Bal
four, announces the appointment of
the following committee of inquiry
into the conduct of the Boer war !:
Earl of Elgin, chairman Sir Henry
Norman, Sir John Hopkins, Lord
Esher and Sir John Edge.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

Brussels-The Petit Bleu announces
the sudden death of General Lucas
Meyer of heart disease. General
Meyer was attacked several times
with this illness during the war in
South Africa.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

Rosa Bracket, of Washington, D. O. ],
stating that he despaired Of ever be-
coming we'll, having been afflicted
with Bright's disease for some time.
The dead man was about So years
Of age and was native Of Vicksburg,
Miss. f
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

Paris has an Anti-Consumption Dis
pensary, whose establishments are sit
uated in the most thickly populated
districts Of that city. Patients are re-
ceived, cared for, and given advice as
to the precautions to be taken to stop
the progress of the dread disease. In
addition the society has several san
2toria outside Paris where consump-
tives are treated by the "open-air
cure frr,rrfE
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

The number of Mormons in the
United States has more than doubled
In decade. In 1890 there were 144.-
300; in 1900 there were more than SOO.-
900.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

Consul Haynes writes from Rouen
that the American shoe for men Is
far superior in appearance and comfort
10 the French article, which is hard
and bOxy. 'a..a-s-----s-.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

1t is learned that arrangements are
being made to engage the services Of
ex-senator W. " Sullivan to assist
Judge 2. M. Stephens in the defense
Of Will Owens on the 18th of August
for completely in the celebrated muir
dex of the Montgomery brothers. The
prosecution will be represented by
District Attorney Roane of the Sec
ond district, Hon. @. l.. Siveley and
Federal District Attorney Montgom-
cry. Ovens will be taken from the
jackson Jail to Oxford on the day
prior to the trial The special venire
of fifty jurymen is composed of the
best citizens of the county.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14
NEWS IN
MINIATURE
Doings Of a Busy World Told in
Terse Paragraphs.
NEWS CONDENSED
Happenings of Interest Over
Land and Sea - Personal
and Notes.

OHlHoS0 merCnhuCS are DQyluB co.,
ton in New York. 49, 4A
The body of an unknown woman
was found in the river at Mobile.
Two buildings were struck by
lightning in Bay ST. Louis last week.
A Birmingham street car conductor
killed passenger who refused to pay
fare. - rafRa#8sae# ~
A strong flow Of gas has been
struck in we'll sunk for oil near Mo-
bile. 1&AER8 $40 f#f
President Roosevelt has appointed
number of young men to West
Point.
The Irish nationalist formally
withdrew from the coronation cele-
bration.
Booker T. Washington was tho prin-
cipal speaker at the negro congress at
Atlanta.
People of West Alexandria, La, are
demanding separate municipal gov
eminent.
A Cotton Seed Producers Associa-
ton has been organized at Shreve-
port, La.
Charlton is doing much damage
among tue live stock Of Vermillion
parish, La.
Lord Derby, the famous trotter,
was defeated by Louise Jefferson in
2:09 IA.
The wages Of the Illinois Central
gangmen have been voluntarily in
creased.
The output Of Southern cotton
mills has been curtailed on account
Of low prices. #&s
Brigadier General Funston is quite
i'll, and surgical operation may be
necessary.
Secretary Root has replied to the
writ of mandamus fled by Miss Re-
becca Taylor.
A total of 3S7 new industries were
located along the Illinois Central and
Valley roads last year.
Walter A. Scott, Chicago million
aire, was fatally stabbed with a paper
knife in an alteration.
William and Wiley Brewer were as
sassinated in East Tennessee while on
their way to voting place.
Pearce Bodley, we'll known bust
ness man of Louisville, killed him
self because of i'll health.
The combination of the Southern
roads by the Morgan interests con-
templates 30, 600 mileage.
After recovering eleven dead bodies
from the Bowen mine in Colorado
work had to be suspended.
The application of the Pacific Gable
Company for the governments ocean
sounding has been granted.
Mrs. Annie Bartholin of Chicago,
was murdered by hel son and her
body concealed in cellar.
Premier Balfour is experiencing
considerable difficulty in the rear
rangement Of the ministry.
Prince Chin, who was to have rep
resented China at the English corona
tion, has arrived at New York.
After a two-days' race the Ameri-
can Liner st. Paul beat the French
Liner La Touraine into New York.
Arrangements have been made for
the minting Of 300 600 gold dollars as
souvenirs of the ST. Louis exposition.
Englishmen are disappointed at
1.-THE selfish attitude of the colonies
in respect of consolidation of the en-
pire.
English publicists hold that an
agreement With Germany is no longer
possible as basis for Britt b foreign
policy. ~
ri g Titus won the chamnion Gin
gle ssculling match at Lake Quinslga-
mond after hot contest with Greer.
of Boston.
Two prominent young men of
Montgomery, Ala. had an alteration
in which one was killed and the
other mortally wounded.
The twenty-third annual conven-
tion Of the Mississippi Sunday School
Association will be held at Winona
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

The small boy with his little sail
boat may become the great millionaire
with q palatial private yacht. He is
the same being with a larger toy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

The camera promises to become as
indispensable in business affairs as
the typewriter 1t is now being used
in the reproduction Of documents, sta
tistical tables and other papers whose
duplication by hand would be labori-
Gus and expensive. In a very brief
period the camera reproduces these
things with absolute correctness and
with much labor saved This is one
OF the directions in which photography
las great value.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

l.. F. Ohiles, deputy state revenue
agent is in Lincoln county making an
adjustment with the board Of super
visors of the delinquent solvent
credits claims recently filed in that
county aggregating in valuation
about $5, 000,00 One Arm was as
sessed by the deputy in Lincoln for
more than half million dollars, but
deductions now being made from the
list as filed will make the aggregate
claim not over 30 per cent of the
original total State Revenue Agent
Adams estimates that about one-half
of the counties Of the state have been
visited by his deputies in search of
delinquent solvent credits, and the
others will be visited as soon as they
can be reached in turn. Although the
original claims filed are always
greatly reduced. occasionally as much
as 70 per cent, the sum total when
the entire state has been visited by
the deputies, will add goodly sum
to the revenue collections for state,
counties and cities.
An important conference was held
here between Attorney General Mo
Clurg and General Counsel E. l..
Russell of the Mobile g. Ohio rail
road, who was brought here by recent
newspaper announcements that the
attorney general would soon proceed
to test the merger of the Southern
and Mobile & Ohio in the courts.
Mr.. Russell is trying to prevent this
action, believing that it would be
better for all concerned to let the
matter drop, at least until the decis-
ion Of the ohancery court in Lauder
dale county, said to involve exactly
the same point and on the faith of
which the railroad commission, at a
former meeting, declined to take any
immediate action. Mr.. Russell was
informed, it is reliably stated, that
Gen. McClurg was only awaiting the
authorization requested of the rail
road commission before bringing suit,
and this is expected at the next meet
ing Of the body. The reason that he
has asked this instead of bringing
suit on his own responsibility under
the statute seems to be that he fears
certain actions of the commission pre-
viously taken in regard to the matter
may be pleaded in bar in the poceed-
ings he anticipates as having settled
the matter, and he wants to be in q
position to rebuff this at once with
the proper authorization.
Judge Powell has granted an in
junction restraining the Illinois Gen.
trail and Canton Warehouse Company
from laying some water pipes under
the street. The writ was granted, re-
turnable before chancellor Conn, at
the instance of the city Of Canton,
which owns the water works plant
and does not want to see the COM
press and warehouse people furnish
water to the Illinois Central. The
laying of the pipes has been enjoined
on the ground that it tears up the
streets and Inconvenience the public
FOO rnucb
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14
PEARCE BODLEY
Commits Suicide Because of Ill.
Health.

Louisville, Ky.-Pearoe Bodley.
one Of the best known real estate and
business men in Louisville, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself in the
head at the home of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Mary MoHenry. He left a
note addressed to his sister. Mrs
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

In 1888 the volcano Asama of Japan
exploded 1t was one of the most
frightful eruptions of modern times.
1t sent down 5000 feet a torrent OF
mud and fire from five to ten miles
broad, that overwhelmed fortytw vii
lagos. Historians have never been
able to determine how many lives were
actually lost by this explosion. The
total ran into the thousands. ~
Recent experiments show that the
dolphin, when pursued, can go through
the water at the rate of thirty-two
miles an hour. This is great speed,
but for short distance the salmon
can do better. since it has frequently
teen known to swim at the rate Of
forty miles an hour. Among the
smaller fish it is doubtful if there is
one more swift than the Spanish mack
erel.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

1t is only within the last six or eight
years that the Massachusetts railroads
have suffered seriously from trolley
competition. Up to 1894 their rev.
was larger from their passenger bust
ness than from their freight. All this
has changed, states the Boston Com
mercial Bulletin, figures showing an
excess in revenue from freight in 1901
of over $6,0000,000, while in 1894 the
excess in revenue from passengers
was $3,440, 526. An encouragement to
the steam roads however, is to be
found in figures showing that the cleo
trio street railway lines have steadily
been carrying fewer passengers per
mile since 1895, while the former have
recovered some of their previous losses
during the same time. 1t is now gem
orally admitted that while the street
railways of Massachusetts made, quite
considerable inroads into the business
of the steam lines when electricity
hrst became an important factor,
which has only been during the past
eight or nine years, it would seem that
the latter have proceeded to make
some recovery of lost patronage and
that the street railway has become
less rather than more threatening.
In a recent report to his govern
ment embodying his conclusions rela.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

Arrangements are being made to
Northern farmers in the rich prairie
section of northeastern Mississippi,
aud a promin emit official of the Mobile
and Ohio road is endeav oring to make
arrangements for the purchase of a
5000 acre tract of land for this pur-
pose. 1t is the intention of the colon y
TO engage in diversified farming, and
TO employ the most modern agricul-
tural methods in thoir rotation of
crops.
The Negro Taxpayer, Association
of South Mississippi, organized some
sime ago for the purpose of enoourag-
ing members of the race to pay the
poll tax assessed against them and
qualify for citizenship, has adopted q
constitution and by laws, and the
membership is being steadily in
creased in that section of the state.
Contrary to reports. however, the as
oO(AdO1OA AdS VI 0db0u III 0AC1b6Iucut
or uneasiness among the white popu-
latlon, or fear that the organization
will bring the negro back into poll
tics, the object being purely patriotic
and to give assistance in improving
the rural school system
The program has been issued for
the annual convention of the Missis-
sippi State Sunday School Association
which will meet at Winona on the
Goth of August for three days ses-
sion. 1t is expected that between $50
and 300 delegates will be present.
Sunday school methods will be ex-
haustively discussed by some of the
ablest workers in the country, and an
interesting variety of topics has been
assigned. The association has been
in existence twenty three years and
las county organizations in about
two-thirds of the counties of the
state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

In a recent report to his govern
ment embodying his conclusions rela-
tive to American business methods.
the British consul at Chicago laid
much stress upon the comparatively
early age at which a man in the
United States is relagated TO the ranks
Of the superannuated. Inquiry and OBJ
servation lead the consul to believe
that when a man reaches the age of
forty-five he has great difficulty in
finding employment in Chicago, and,
indeed, in any American city. This he
considers a grave defect in an other
wise admirable business system. He
says: There are many men in good
positions over that age who will, in
all probability, retain them for some
years to come and then retire; but a
newcomer of that age has little
chance Of employment, as he cannot
expect to learn new ways. A man
who is out of work at that age is re-
garded with suspicion, especially when
trade is good, because if he had
proved that he. was worthy of his posi-
ton which should be good one
after many years Of seruce-he would
not have been forced out; or if he
had been, some other firm who had
come into contact with him in bust
ness would try to secure his services"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-13

we'll say TO my detractors. You have
heard the answer Of these representa-
tive bodies of the people of North Caro-
lima. and when they have spoken you
should be silent"
But the "law-agents" and newspapers
belonging to the great railroad corpora
lions. who aspire to control the govern
laent. and especially the judiciary of
North Carolina, have Jung the changes
on a correspondence between myself and
Governor Russell. While your confidence
needs no assurance. ] would not that a
single man should vote for my nominal
tion to the high office for which they have
named me, nor ratify that voice at the
ballot box, in ignorance of what that
correspondence may be. For months it
has been furtively shown behind doors
and rumOrS induStriously circulated as
TO It's fearful nature. At the first mo-
ment J could get sight of it. which was
on yesterday, | procured verified copies
and herewith submit every line of it to
you and my comrades. If | have earned
the confidence of the people it is because
have always had the fullest confidence
IN their intelligence and patriotism and
have always been ready to submit my
Official conduct to their approval.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-13
Recent Correspondence.

On Sunday last, May 4, I received the
following letter from Ex-Governor Daniel
l.. Russell. 1t was unsealed. without
stamp or postmark, and had been brought
by hand from Wilmington by eminent
railroad attorneys, who had doubtless
visited that city to procure, if indeed
ahey did not dictate. the letter:
Wilmington, n. c., May 2, 1902.
Dear Sir: Mr.. w. p. BatcbaIor nro-
Tossing to be authorized to speak FOR
you, in a newspaper article. makes de-
mand upon me for the publication Of
any letters or papers that | may have in
my possession written by YOU to mo. T
nave never authorized the publication
of these papers. | did show them rri-
Tately and confidentiaIly to one OF the
counsel for the impeache1 Judges. | did
this because these judges were NV
friends, one of chem was my appointec.
and both of them were, as I believed.
cruelty prosecuted by a proceeding which.
as | believed, was instigated by you and
IN which you were regarded as substan-
TALLY the prosecutor and il which vCu
were expected to be a star witness
against them. l felt that to defend these
gentlemen was about the same thing as
defending myself. If the exposure of
- oGNho was ~ contribute D Ine OC-
tense of the judges | felt that it might
be justified on the ground Of self defense.
even if it were to be conceded that ! was
otherwise on general principles in honor
bound to keep them secret. They related
to matters that were entirely political
and official. but as some OF them We're
marked "private' I was and have beer
unwilling to make them public.
1t is easy, perhaps natural, tor you TO
say that | have already made them
public, because the letter of Mr.. Wilson
processes to give their substance, and
hat this shows the he must have seen
the papers. Whatever Information Nj
Wilson may have received about them
was not authorized by me. | never heard
of his purpose to attack you and knew
literally nothing about it until | saw his
publication.
1t is not clear that Communications
to q public officer regarding his public
action impose an obligation On him to kecr
them secret because they are marked
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-13
Raleigh, Y. c., May 10, 1902.

Ralelgn, y. -, Nay w. W.
Col. r. J. Holt. Smithfeld, n. G.
My Friend and Comrade: The endorse
mont of myself for Chief Justice
by the Confederate veterans Of Beaufort
county and other camps has touched me
deeply. No truer-hearted men ever kept
step to the tap of drum than those North
Carolina sent to the front III 1851 90. In
all the Yicissitudes Of life | have found
no stauncher friends than my old COM
ladeS.
no the recent vicious attacks upon lne
! have paid no attention., and even n0N
might be content like the patriot ora
tor of Athens who. when assailed III 4
long TRADE by Eschines. a hireling iii
pay of the enemies of the people, rose
and asked the great audience if they be-
lieved the charges. Upon a prolonged
shout in the negative, DemoSthenes
sternly said to the hireling, You have
heard their answer Like the great
Athenian | could content myself with
pointing to the resolutions of my gallant
comrades in Washington, to the unani-
nous instructions of the convention of
the good people of the historic county Of
Chatham, to the like unanimous resolu-
tions this day in the convention in the
gallant county of Warren, and | might
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-13

that twelve months after the aequittal
cf the judges i VAS lot neetSs,l, il
their defense to show them 20 lawyers
visiting the r~anital. AMI 10 print IN rail
road organs insinuation7 and misrepre-
sentations as 10 the purpOrc o. ne lot
ters. Whether this has been lone Nv
Mr.. Busbee directly. or by parties who
rot their information from him. II ei.ier
event. the responsibility IS on him. # the
statement in the -. ct to him from MS
friend Gov. Russcll il correct, and hat
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-13
UJSTICE WALTER CLARK WRITES
LETTER TO A FRIEND
AND PRINTS THE RUSSELL NOTES,
Russell Busbee- CLARK Correspondence,

Judge Clark Publishes Those Much Talked About
"Ietters," Explains Fully The Circumstances Under
Which They Were Written and His Motives In Adj
vising Governor Russell==''l May Have Made Mis-
takes, Have Committed Errors, But God Knows |
Have Never Done a DishonorabIe Act Says Judge
Clark.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-13


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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-13
LETTER NO. 2.

whatever thou dost, do quickly"-ere
they have wit enough to (nominally)
lease out to another.
You have them on the run, keep them
agoing."
CThis is typewriter. unsigned, undated
and with nothing to Indicate that Judge
Clark ever had anything to do with it.)
B. r. LACY.
May 9th, 1902.
The above, as MIR. Lacy certifes, is
type written, unsigned, undated, and has
nothing to Indicate that l he'd anything
to do with it. l do not recollect ever
having seen it before. The quotations:
"Whatever thou dost, do quickly | have
Tread before. t is from the scriptul cs
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-13

DESTROY this. Private.)
Ny Dear Governors: All that hullaba-
loo about "Impeachment' comes from
j. w. Wilson. | saw Fred Merritt in
there Yesterday, and he was taking it
down. | have letters from different
points and find public sentiment else
where as we'll as here is with you.
AS you prophesied, knowing the facts
are against them, they deny your juris-
diction, relying on the supplementary act
of 1891, p. 565, making them a Court of
Record. They are a long time finding
out they are judges, as Mason, Bedding
field, Ohio Wilson,, all canvaSsed regu-
larly. But there is nothing in the point
any way. The act creating them pro-
yided how their terms could be ended.
Besides, you are only given power to
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-13

secret. or because their text or the ar
tenlling circumstances show that tie
writer desired them to be concealed. But
| have chosen to refuse to make F"-'i
public. and at this writing DO not intend
to do so without your consent.
I write this to inquire if you desire
these papers to be published or to IL
delivered to responsible persons for in
spection. Yours truly,