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Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
THE DEs MONIES RIVER FLOOD
The Crest Has Reached Ottemwa,
and Is Rapidly Drawing To-
wards Towns Down Stream,

Des Moines, Ia, July 15.-The crest
of the food in the Des Moines river
has reached ottumwa, and is rapidly
drawing toward the towns farther
down stream. The Des Moines has
risen six feet at Ottumwa since Sun
day morning and still rising. 1t is
IS feet above low water mark, and
has driven 81 families from their
homes. Traffic on the Rock Island
and Iowa Central railways has been
abandoned, and It was suspended
temporarily on the main line of the
Burlington, trains being compelled to
make a detour from Ottumwa on the
Wabash Sunday. Eddyville and Oska'
loosa report great damage from
floods and heavy rains Sunday night
The Skunk river at Brighton and the
Iowa river at Iowa City are at theil
highest points, submerging many
houses and doing great damage.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Mississippi State News

any knowledge or information that
any portion Of the money of the
State was being loaned or had been
loaned to any person whatever until
he got information about the trans
action of Rush, Raiford and Armis-
tead, and that all these facts, to-
gether with a copy of his letter to
Showers, were given in evidence in
the recent trial of Rush in the Cir
cult Court Of Kinds county; that he
has never concealed anything within
his knowledge touching the treasury
scandal from the court or grand
jury; that he has discharged his full
duty as he saw it, without favoritism
or prejudice; that the facts resulting
from the count of the money at each
and every time have been certified
by him and printed in the newspa-
pers; that the whole matter was
again reproduced in his message to
the Legislature printed in the news
papers within and without the State,
in the journals of both Houses of the
Legislature and brought forward in
the acts of the Legislature Of 1902.
Criticisms like the one above, in
view of the repeated publications of
the material matters within his
knowledge of the treasury scandal,
said the governor, only goes to prove
that there are none so blind as those
who can see but will not.
By reference to page 21S Of the
acts of 1902, in his message to the
Legislature, he said could be found
what he then believed and still be-
lieves a good reason for not suspend
ing Treasurer Showers Immediately
upon discovery of the shortage in the
treasury, which is in these words:
"I INDUCED the hope that the
amount of said shortage would be
replaced if opportunity and time
we're given before publicity of the
result of said count, and to the end
that the State might thus recover the
money without further trouble, ex-
pense or loss, I enjoined secrecy of
those present on the whole proceed
ings, and agreed with Mr.. Showers
that l would make another count Of
the money on Tuesday, August 20,
when the money was returned and
found to be on hand in the vault"
The governor, when questioned
touching the assertions of his par
tiality to some of the parties impli-
Gated and disposition to prosecute
others, affirmed that he had present.
ed all of the facts within his knowl-
edge to the constituted authorities,
the grand juries, and he is not re-
sponsible for who was or was not in
dicted or for the result of the court
proceedings.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
GAVE BULLS A DRJBBING.
Monday Was Bear Day in the Corr
ner Of July Corn On the
Chicago Board.
NERVOUSNESS AMONG BULL LEADERS.
The Announcement That Tuesdays
Receipts Would BE One million
Bushels Caused Traders with Cash
stun to Throw 1t the Bulls, and
There Was Drop.

Chicago, July 15.-Corn bears gave
the bulls who are supporting the cor
ner in July corn severe drubbing
about mid-session on the board Of
trade Monday. The market opened
without any news Of particular sig
nificance, although the manner in
which receiving houses were making
contract corn and sending it into
this market caused much nervousness
among the big bull leaders. The SEN
timent was inclined toward the bear
ish side for the first two hours, yet
without any signs of a stampede.
When the estimate came, however,
that Tuesdays receipts would be l.
900 cars or over, traders who had the
cash stuff in hand threw it at the
bulls with such vigor that in ten
minutes the price of July options
dropped sac.
Excitement was not marked, but
spectators all over the floor voiced
the opinion that the corner had been
broken. Trade was of good size, bet
ter than for several days, over half
a million bushels being put out for
profits by the crowd who were get
ting the cash stuff 20 cents cheaper
than they were selling July. The
congested option opened dull
hc lower that it closed Satur-
day, with a sale at s51s, an advance
was made to Sc, and then came the
thud to sOh. Later there was some
support given by the Gates crowd,
and July steadied near sOh.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
sneena-Weed KlllInr Cattle.

Farmers in various parts of the
State, especially those who had the
forethought to cut a crop of early
hay for feedstuff, are now reporting
that their cttle and other stock are
dying from eating sneeze-weed that
was cut with the hay. It is nothing
unusual for cattle to die from eating
the sneeze-weed in this section, but
that is always in the spring Of the
year, when the grass and weeds are
Just beginning to put out.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Yeternn. Are Pasnlng Awnn.

In quite a number of counties in
the State the Confederate veterans
will hold their annual reunions dur
ing the next few weeks. In years
agone these reunions were notable
community events, attracting visi-
tors for miles around, but the rapid
ly thinning ranks are causing the at
tendance to steadily decrease from
year to year, until now less than a
dozen counties have regular re-
uuions.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
A COLORADO TRAIN ROBBERY.
Two Safes Blown Open, and the
Passengers Compelled to Line
Up and "ShelI Out"

Salida, Col, July ia train rob
berry occurred at $3.50 o'clock Monday
at Chester, Col, $50 miles west Ct
Denver. The engineer was compelled
at the point of revolver to stop the
train by masked men who had
climbed over the tender. Two safes
in the express car were blown open.
The passengers were compelled to
alightand line up alongside the tracks
along the canyon. Many of the pas
sengers threw away their money,
watches and jewelry among the rocks
before the robbers searched them.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19

Wheeling, W. Va, July 1S.-In full
view of several hundred people, Theo-
dore McGrane, messenger boy,
jumped from the suspension bridge
over the Ohio river, a distance of $50
feet, for paltry sum. Professional
high diverhad failed to appear, where
upon young McGrane, who was ono
of the assembled spectators, quietly
announced he would make the leap,
mounted the rail and dropped off. He
disdained skin that hurried to him,
and swan the so yards to shore, land
ing without = bruise.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19

Marshalltown, Ia, July 15.-Im
mense property damage has beer
done the Iowa Central railroad by
high water in the Skunk river. Sew
eral hundred feet of track has beer
washed away and approaches to the
Skunk river bridge undermined, rem
dering it unsafe for use. There ha,
been much damage between Hugeni
and Ollie, culverts being washed out
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Encampment to Be Held in DetrOf
in september-Presid RoOse-
welt VIII Make an Address.

Washington, July 15.-Adjt.-Gen. l.
C. Dyer, of the Spanish war veterans
has received encouraging news con
cerning the coming encampment o.
the Spanish war veterans in Detroit
next September. The date of the en-
campment is September %, %. "a an,
rs. President Roosevelt viii be ther
the 22d, and after reviewing the pa
radwe will make an address
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
FOR PRARY'S RELIEF. .
The ship Windward Sails from New
York for the Arctic seas-aIrs.
Pesry Goes Along.

New York, July 1S.--The Peary re-
lief ship Windward finished loading
her supplies late this afternoon and
sailed away. She passed quarantine
at 7;40 p. m. The Windward will 60
direct to Sidney, G. B., where she win
take on coal and then head for the
Arctic region. Mrs. Peary and her
daughter win join the ship at Sidney.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
LORD PAUNCEFOTE's REMAINS
Arrival Mt Southampton of the Arr
mOred Cruiser Brooklyn with
Body of Late Ambassador.

Southampton, England, July 15.-
The United States armored cruiser
Brooklyn, from Annapolis, July 1,
having on board the remains of Lord
Pauncefote, late ambassador of Great
Britain at Washington, arrived here
Saturday morning. The body was
landed soon after IL o'clock.
Full naval honors were paid to the
remains of Lord Pauncefote. His
widow followed the coffin from the
warship to the train, which started
for Newark-Upon-Trent, where the
funeral will take place Tuesday.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
A cloud Burst at what cheer.

Des Moines, Ia, July ia cloud.
burst at What Cheer Sunday night
washed away nine buildings, entail.
ing loss of $4,000. A wall of water
four feet high came rushing down
dry run in the heart of the city at
o'clock. Residents barely had time to
escape with their lives and were una,
BILE to save any property.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Petition in Ashley Cookies Behalf.

A petition, numerously signed by
prominent citizens of North Missis-
sippi, has been fled with the COVER
nor, asking the Communication Of the
sentence Of Ashley Cooke from death
to Imprisonment for life. Cooke is
under sentence to be hanged at
Greenyille on July 22d for the kill
ing of Engineer Wray. The grounds
upon which the Communication is urg-
ed are that Cooke is mentally unbal-
anced and that he did not have fair
trial.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Jackson OmcIaIs Scored.

Rev. W. P. Price, pastor of the
Second Baptist Church of Jackson,
preached sermon of marked bold
ness and power one night last week.
He severely arraigned the Mayor and
city police, and county officers as
well, for their failure to close up
brothels, blind tigers and gambling
dens in that city.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Capital stock Increased.

The paid-up capital Of the Afissis-
sippi Telephone Company has been
increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
The company owns the Ellisville and
Laurel telephone systems, which are
connected, and also lines running to
Soso, Summerland, Taylorsville and
other points on the Gulf & Ship ISL
and railroad. Big improvements are
being made all along the line by the
putting in Of new and larger poles,
ntc
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Ex-Postmaster Arrssted.

Ex-Postmaster W. M. Banner of
Ruleville, Sunfower county, was ar
rested by United States Deputy Mar
shall Lellowby last week, charged
with having unlawfully detained
and opened a letter from the APP
pointment division Of the postofice
department addressed to Charles B.
Campbell, rendering the position of
postmaster, for which a friend of
Banners was an aspirant.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19

Judge Powell discharged the jury
in the Rush case and a mistrial was
entered. The jury had been dead
locked for nearly forty-eight hours
and there was no possibility of their
coming to any conclusion about the
case. Three members of the jury
only were conviction.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
said to Be ! pefaulter.

s. Dover, treasurer of Sharkey
county, is charged by the board Of
supervisors to be a defaulter to the
amount of $4,000.
Mr.. Dover was elected treasurer in
1899. He is a prominent merchant
at Anguilla, and has extensive plant
ing interests in the county. He has
lived in the county for thirty years,
being an ex-Confederate soldier.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Anniversary Celebration.

An event of much interest to the
entire State of Mississippi will be
the celebration of the fiftieth ami
versary Of the organization of Cal
houn county, which will take place
at Pittsboro on the 26th of July. A
large number of invitations have
been issued to citizens of the sur
rounding counties to attend the eel
ebration.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Count of Treasury Cash.

The governor gives out his official
certificate of the semi-annual count
Of the treasury cash as follows:
"The State of Mississippi-Execu-
tive Department.
81 hereby certify that on the 9Th
day of July, 1902, without giving
notice to any one, l went to the State
treasury and verified the cash bal
anees as shown by the books, and
found that the amount called for by
the books of the treasurer was act
ually on hand, to-wit, the sum of
$4S3,459.64.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
WIN Accept the Invitation.

Governor Longino has extended an
official invitation to the Illinois
Manufacturer Association to visit
Mississippi during its tour of the
South in October and November. As
surances have been given that the in-
vitation will be accepted.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
THE BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS.
Strikes the Bottom of the Harbor aa
Christiania, Norway, and Must
Return to England.

Christiania Norway, July 15.-Ow-
ing to a faulty steering gear the
United States battleship Illinois
struck the bottom of the harbor,
which viii compel her to go back to
England and be placed in dry dock
there.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Election Commissioners to Meet.

Pursuant to the provisions of the
primary law adopted by the last ses-
sion of the Legislature, the county
boards of election commissioners Of
the seventy-fve counties in Missis-
sippi will meet on the 21st Of July
for the purpose of revising the regis
tration and poll books Of their re-
spective districts, preparatory to the
Congressional election.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Death of judge Powell.

Judge S. Powell died at his home
at fernando last week of old age,
having lived to the ripe age of 81
years. During the Mexican war he
was a captain in the Fifth Tennes-
see regiment, and was colonel in
the Second Tennessee regiment in
the Confederate army.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Saw NIllls Close Down.

Because of the drouth in the
southern part Of the State many of
the saw mills and lumber manufac-
turing plants have been compelled to
close down until a rainfall renews
the supply of water in the running
streams to float their logs from the
forests, but the most serious feature
of the drouth is the inability to get
water for boiler supply.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
local Ontinn EIentIon.

Marshall county will vote on Au-
gust 23 as to whether the county
shall be wet or dry. It was ordered
by the board Of supervisors, to whom
petitions from one-third of the
voters were presented.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
Negro Lynched.

Will Jackson, negro about 20
years Of age, was lynched last week
at Geggo, twelve miles from Water
Valley. His crime was numbering
a white boy, named Craig, for No
provocation whatever.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19

DR.. WILL H. WOODS

Physician and Surgeon.
Specially Diseases Of Eye. Ear. No,r
and Throat.
Office Odd Fellows Building
Hours, II am. 70 ? pm.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
for all your Small Rsmttaness. by mail OF
otherwise.
Sold on all points in the United States,
Canada, and on Havana, Cuba.
CHEAP AND CONVENIENT.
NO APPLICATION REQUIRED.

A receipt is given and money will be ~
funded if order is lost
Sold at all agencies of the Southern Ex-
press Company at all reasonable hours
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
RATEs ARE Ae EOLL0Wel
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~ THE
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which operates on 1900 miles Of lrst-class
railroads, with connections with other COM
panies, to all points accessible b express
New-York tribune., 1902-07-05
NOTES FROM LONDON.
LATEST NEWS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF
ENGLISH PUBLISHERS
Copyright 1902: BY The Tribune Association1
Especial to The New-York Tribune by French Cablel

Copyright: 1902: BY The Tribune Assocation1
Especial 10 The New-York Tribune by French CabIel
London. July 4
The prospect of the coronation in the au-
tumn does not alarm the publishers. since
they assume with confidence that there will
be single pageant in the Abbey, and that
the public will not be too preOccupied with
IT TO read books. Among the illustrated books
which Macmillan will publish is The Haunts
or Ancient Peace" prose work by the Poet
Laureate with poetic descriptions of seques-
tered and out of the way corners Of rural Eng
land. The illustrations delicate in tone and
feeling
Sir Gilbert Parker's History Of Quebec
which Macmillan will also issue in two volumes.
Will contain one hundred illustrations from the
authors large collection of old prints and new
photographs of French Canada. Savage Ian
dors Persia which the same house will bring
out early in the autumn. will have one hundred
and fifty Illustrations mainly from the author 5
own photographs drawings. and including
artistic views The ruined cities of Eastern
Afghanistan and Baluchistan come within the
range of this work. which will be expanded into
two volumes.
Austin Dobson will supply Heinemann with
the text for an art work on Hogarth, which will
be admirably illustrated The memoirs of Sir
most promising book from the Longman's press
for early publication. Herbert PauTs biography
of Matthew Arnold will be the next monograph
in the "Englishmen of Letters Series" which is
no longer edited by John Morley Arthur a
Beckett has written a book of "reminiscences Of
his associates in comic journalism on the staff
of Punch"
Marion Crawfords italian story is prom
ised for the early autumn. Blackwood will is
sue before the end of the month Scotch story
of character. entitled The Conquest Of Char
lotte," written by ID. s. Meldrum. c. f. Keary
has romance in Fisher Unwin's hands which
describes a beautiful WOman's attempt to work
out political career in society. Another book
of Carlyle correspondence. with letters be-
tween husband and wife not before published
will be issued in the autumn. The competition
for ii has been sharp.
The leading feature of the next number of
The Quarterly Review" will be an article on
Charles Dickens by Swinburne. l. F
New-York tribune., 1902-07-05

ity; he is a man OF ability and of masterful
temperament He is not. according TO a hint
that Mr.. Campbell drops, fulfilling all the prom
Use Of his boyhood, but he has shown a spirit of
liberality and enlightenment, and is, perhaps"
entitled to place among the small band Of
progressive rulers that the East has produced.
He has filled the governmental offices with Eu-
ropean advisers, Of whom the author of this
book was one and who have done much to
bring order out of chaos and to reform the gov
ernment in many of its details. Unfortunately,
Mr.. Campbell believes, there is reason for
believing that the Samese are really working
out their own salvation. The national Incidence
and levty make him despair Of their ever being
competent for self government:
There can be little doubt that if the control
OF the European officials, limited though the
authority be of the most influential of them,
were at present removed, rearly every govern
ment office would relapse into the most hope
less confusion. All serious attempts at work
would cease. accounts and ledgers would be
reIegated to obscurity. corruption would again
be rampant through the land, and Siam would
once more be the realm of chaos and old
night"
New-York tribune., 1902-07-05
THE AUTHOR OF "EREUHON" "
a MASTER of SATIRE AND PARADOX
From The London Times.

\ MASTER OF SATIRE AND PARADOX.
From The London Times
We regret to announce that Mr. Samuel But
( Ter, best known to his countrymen the author
OF "Erewhon," died on Wednesday night, in his
SlNty-seVenth year He NaS remarkably gift
ed man, though he never won the success and
recognition to which his intellectual force and
/ his powers Of expression entitled him A scholar
/ ana a thinker, as well as master of brilliant
style he disspated his strength in graphing
with so many diverse subjects that he lett a
lasting mark on none. He was equally inter
ested in classical literature, in the controversial
problems of modern science. in painting music
and archaeology. in questions of Shakespearian
criticism, in psychological and ethical INQUIRIES
ana in religious polemiCs of peculiar kind
But IT is as one who has claim, perhaps be-
yond any Of his contemporaries To he called
'the lord OF irony, that master spell" that the
author of "Erewhon' is likely to be remem
pered IN the future. He was not always able to
resist the temptation to abuse this dangerous
gift He took delight in fiouting the preiu-
dices of those whom he despised as PhiIistines
ana IN ehtrapplng them into the acceptance in
hoax "'''a'e
Inc son OF a country clergyman and the
grandson of the we'll known scholar and head
master of Shrewsbury School afterward Rishon
or lAchheld and Coventry, whose life he wrote
Samuel Butler inherited with MANY other -
acteristic moral and intellectual qualities a
combatlve spirit that fortified his passion for
paradox and made consistency odious 70 him
ne was dangerous ally, for though he ba1
many warm friends, he quarrelled with almost
Verybody But on certain points he could he
father the Bishop, had attacked Darw,ini
grandfather that his father had been in contro-
VerSy with Darwins father and he seemed 10
regard his own hostility to Darwin's system and
ms NlndIcatlon of Lamarck incidents OF AN
hereditary feud. II is certain that he set the
greatest value on his anti-Darwinian writings
judgment In which few impartial critics will
agree. There was much that was stimulating in
ms books connected with this subject Life and
Habit. Luck or Cunning" s.IIncnnscto,a
Memory and Evolution Old and New. but
lhey were lacking in clearness. conference ana
faCf WAS tnax,i
PeTiect ana eYanescent. 1t In a differen,
Held that Mr.. Butler secured his great triumnh
New-York tribune., 1902-07-05
LITERATURE FIFTY YEARS AGO

w l. Courtney in The London News
Mr.. Leslie Stephen has an eloquent passage In
which he deals with the books which either had
just appeared or were about to appear in 1870
L need not go through the list. 1t is sufficient
perhaps, TO remember that young man OF the
sixties had before him series of works
both in poetry and prose which periodically gave
him recurrent shocks of excitement and interest
L Will not ask what the young of to-day is
expecting, nor will I enter upon the invidious
task OF comparing the modern author with those
who nave passed away. Personally | cannot
imagine any one who is now in his or her middle
age exchanging with any young man or woman
OF twenty the literary faiths and ideals the con-
slant anticipation of something new and great
which made life a delightful succession OF sur
prises thirty or forty years ago.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-05
BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
BIOGRAPHY.

WILLIAM HAZLITT. BY Augustine Birrell I2mo ID
VII. Pa. tThe Macmillan Company
In the English Men Letters series
JAMES CHALMERS BY Richard Lovett NJ. A. I2mo
5ll F"eming II. Reven Company
The Autobiography and letters Of the well known
NeW-Iiuinea missionary.
GEORGE ELIOT. BY Leslie stephen. 12mo. PIP. Vi. 2oo
In the English Men Of Letters series.
LIFE AND LETTERS OF THOMAS CROMWELL. BY
Roger Bigeow Merriman. Vols. l svo PIP
Viii 4i2. Is, G56. tOXford: At Clarendon
Vol tells Of his ancestry. his early life and his
life in its connection with church and 1888
No! II contains letters from 1876. Itinerary
lI-.' TO l5l0 and notes 10 the letters.