Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-04-12

The handsome residence of Gabe
Meyer at Pine Bluff was destroyed
by fire. Loss $4,000, with $4,000
insurance.
Hon. @. F. Greenlee, of Brinkley,
has been appointed member of the
state board of charities, vice Ed
Barton, resigned.
A mob of four thousand people
took Walter Allen, an alleged negro
rapist from Jail at Rome, Ca, and
hanged him to telephone pole.
The packers Of Kansas City an
nounce that hereafter the price of
beef to retailers in that city will
be II cents. Retailers say that
means Is cents for round steak, 25
cents for sirloin and 35 cents for
porterhouse.
Efforts are being made by the
frinds of Estes G. Rathbone to Sc
cure pardon for him from the SEN
tence of the Havana court. Senator
Hanna has requested the president
to issue a pardon for Rathbone, but
this the latter has declined to do.
The president, however, has prom
ised to send for the papers in the
case, and have them thoroughly re-
viewed. 1t is stated that unless he
finds something radically wrong he
will allow the verdict to stand.
Vim. H. Lane, the negro servant,
who, on the 1st inst, murdered
Ella ]. Jarden and her daughter,
Madeline, at Philadelphia, and SO
badly wounded another daughter
that she died, was convicted of
murder in the first degree on the
9Th after a trial lasting less than
one and one-half hours. Lane
pleaded guilty. Because of his plea
of guilty no jury was drawn and
only three witnesses were called for
the purpose Of determining the de-
gree Of murder.
Reports from all the national
banks of the country, received by
the comptroller of the currency,
show that on March % the total re-
sources Of these institutions-4,357
in number-amounted to $5,S43,-
04S,720. The total deposits of in
dividuals in the banks are $685.
489, 300, an increase of more than
$400,000,000 since February 5 of
last year and of more than $780,
100000 since the reports of about
two months before the last call.
The capital stock of the banks has
increased from $64O, ,778,6OO a year
ago to $667,3 81,231. Since Decem-
Der the loans and discounts of the
banks have increased by about $780,
100000.
Tho report Of the st. Louis grand
jury, which was in session several
weeks investigating municipal cor
ruption, caused great sensation
when made public a few days ago.
Indictments were returned against |
Robert N. Snyder, an ex-council-
man, for bribery; Edward Butler
and John Ell. Becker for attempted |
bribery and G. j. Kobusch for per-
jury. The grand jury report de-
clareS that the people of st. Louis
have but vague conception of the
extent to which corruption and We
nality have for the past ten years
existed among the sworn officers and |
public servants. 1t finds the condi-
tion Of affairs almost too appalling |
for belief. The parties indicted be-
long to both political parties.
The department of agriculture
has issued a statement of the for
eign trade of the United States in
agricultural products. 1t shows that
during the fiscal year 1901 foreign
countries purchased American farm
products to the value Of $952,000,-
900, representing the largest agri-
cultural exports in our history. Com
pared with the record for 1900 they
show an increase of over $100,000,-
900. Agricultural imports, on the
other hand, disclose a considerable
falling off when contrasted with the
trade of the year preceding. The
various products of agriculture re-
ceived from foreign sources during
1901 had an aggregate value of
$39S,OOO,0OO, or $28,OOO,OOO less
than in 1900. In comparison with
the value Of agricultural imports ex-
ports show the exceptionally large
excess of $56O,OO0,OOO.
An effort is being made to raise
100000 to be contributed by citi-
zens of Kentucky for an exhibit at
the st. Louis fair, the legislature Of
that state having failed to make an