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Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Took Morphine for Quinine.

Mrs, DR.. Michael B. Kinser died at
Knoxville, Tenn, from the effects of
u capsule of morphine taken by mis-
take for quinine. DR.. Kinser took a
similar dose, and he may not recov-
er. He prepared the two doses, his
wife having handed him a morphine
bottle by mistake for quinine bot
tie. The drug was intended to coun-
teract a cold, They were married
January 6. Mrs. Kinser was Miss
Leila Bell Patton, of Bristol.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Reduction Of the War Taxes.

Washington, Feb. a. rhe majority
and minority reports on The bill re-
ducing the war revenue taxes are
practically completed, the purpose
being to report the bill to the house
after meeting of the ways and
means committee to-day. Chairman
Payne's majority report IS foreshad-
owed in his recent statement when
the bill was agreed upon. II deals
mainly with the extent ana details of
the reduction, which is said TO be the
largest single reduction If ta1a.ion
ever made by q nation
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
SOUTHERN oLEANlNes.
slage woman KIN HeraeIf.

A woman giving her name as Mrs.
J. d. Covington, who registered at
the Banlhead house, Columbus, Miss,
was found unconscious in her room.
Physicians were hurriedly sum
moned, who did all in their power to
restore her to consciousness, but af-
ter working all night and morning
were unsuccessful. An empty bot
tie was found in the room, which had
contained morphine, procured by her
from drug store. She was strang-
er. A letter was found on her per-
son dated York, Ala, from her hus-
band, but telegram to him at that
place was returned undelivered.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08

SECRETARY LESLIE M. SHAW.
building. AS soon as the ceremony
was concluded, Secretary Shaw was
warmly congratulated by each per-
son present upon his accession to his
high office The retiring secretary
was among the first to grasp his
hand, and as he did so, said: "Mr.
Secretary, l congratulate you and
wish for your administration the
highest possible ueSFUe ol success.
Secretary Shaw responded; 81
thank you, sir, most sincerely and if
my success shall be anything like
that of my predecessor L shall be full
ly satisfied
The new and the retiring secre.
taries then received all of the Off.
cials and clerks in the treasury
building to the number of over 1000
Secretary Gage has the love and re-
spect of the officials and clerks OF
the department to a remarkable de-
gree as was shown in their leave tax.
ing Many eyes were wet, and voices
trembled as the chief they had
known and loved so well was
grasped by the hand probably for the
last time. Secretary Gage remained
in conference with his successor an
hour or more and then left the de-
partment. He will go to New York
Sunday or Monday to remain few
days, and in the course of two OF
three weeks will go to Florida for
rest of two or three months. From
that time his movements have not
been definitely decided upon, but it
is altogether probable that he win
return to Chicago and accept the
presidency of a large trust company
in that city.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Negro Train wrecIker Indicted.

VIII Morgan, negro, was indicted
hu tho t fe--.ss1a V'''sHry NAld'J SldHu
jury on charge of train wrecl1ing and
murder in the first degree. 1t is av-
cred that he removed bent from a
trestle and that by reason of the re-
moval of this bent a train was caused
to fall from the trestle, killing an en-
gineer.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08

Thomas Tucker, an insane negro
boy, cut the throat of Mary Beall,
white woman, at Parkersburg, W
Va, and then attempted suicide. he
woman is dead and Tucker will prob
ably die.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
lo RGect on the spIders.

State Entomologist Mally has care
fully examined the Texas wheat
fields, and declares that the cold has
had no effect on the spiders, which
are doing so much damage.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Negro killed at sabine, Tex.

John Baker, colored, was shot and
killed at the home of Lizzie Martin,
Sabine, Tex John Allen was arrest,
ed, charged with the lSili.ag.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Dnmnre Cnuaed by sIeet.

Enormous damage to buildings,
merchandise, electrict lines and fruit
trees is reported throughout the mid
die part of the Mississippi valley as
q result of a heavy fall of sleet. In
Arkansas, it is believed, the loss may
reach into millions of dollars.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
WIll nuIld 3 PIpe LIne.

Scott Haywood announces that he
will build pipe line from Jennings
oil field to Morgan City, La, and use
that port for oil shipping.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
The Kentucky OIL Fields.

The Bath county (Ky) oil field is
on a boom. One firm has begun
pumping 12 wells simultaneously. One
Of the three largest oil tanks in the
world has been erected by this firm.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Merchnnt Ends llis Life.

H. b. Smith, merchant of Car
thage, Mo, was found dead with his
throat cut. 1t is supposed he com
mitted suicide, as he was subject to
attacks of melancholy.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Bor Loses an Eve.

While in the act of shooting gun
fragment of the shell struck the
young son of William fash, Of Ocean
Springs, Miss, in. the lett eye, and he
will lose the sight of that optic.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Col. E. A. TyIer.

Col. f. A. Tyler, one of the best
known newspaper men IN the south,
died at Holly Springs, Miss, aged 90.
He was born in Minden, Mass, but
came south in 1886.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Lnunched the Largest.

The largest ships ever launched
from an American shipyard are the
Korea and Siberia, built It Newport
News, Va, for the transpacillc trade.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Commercial Traveller in Trouble.

Thomas Reeder, n commercial
traveller, is in Jail at Houston, Tex.,on
charge of bigamy. He believed he
had secured divorce from his first
wife, but she will appear as prose
cutting witness.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08
Little BOY burned % death.

The three-year-old son of Hayden
Tucker, of Canton, Miss, was burned
to death a few days ago. His dress
caught FIRE from a CRATE,
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08

preston, and Mr.. Skipp growled to
himself: "Bless their heartsl" as
they clattered up the stairs.
When Miss Jerusha's valentine came
down again it looked very much the
same outside-but insidel Dick and
Dorry smiled every time they looked
at each other, and had hard work to
keep straight faces when it was
handed over to a neighbor who passed
Miss Jerushy's rickety little house on
his way home.
81 shall tell that sneak what we've
done, so as not to have any more un-
derhand work, and then I'll never
speak to him again" announced
Dick, tall with righteous Indignation.
When the valentine was given into
her worn old hands Miss Jerushy was
too much astonished to speak. Such
thing hadn't happened to her for 40
years. She stood looking at it with
an utterly bewildered expression till
the bearer vanished in the darkness,
while the sleet beat against her thin
face and settled on her gray hair.
She did not feel it.
Jack Stacey was decidedly uncom-
Portable. He wasn't the sort of boy
who does smart" things as a rule.
Some "friend" with defective sense
of humor had slipped the thing into
his hand that day; and, struck by
certain unfortunate resemblance be-
tween the caricature and Miss Je-
rushy, he had addressed it to her and
mailed it on the spur of the moment.
AS soon as it was mailed he stopped
to think. That was the trouble with
Jack. He acted first and thought aft
erward, which frequently resulted in
great discomfort and embarras sment
to himself and his friends. Abcrt
eight o'clock that evening he threw
his geography aside. and, going to
the Kitchen. donned rubber boots and
coat.
"Why, Jack, not going out to-
night, hopel" exclaimed bis mother
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08

o Valentine! Saint Valentine!
Thou know'st this little maid OF mine,
This dainty sweet
So pure and fair that when she passes
Our gray old world grows green with
grasses
Beneath her feet;
That everywhere her dear face shows
The west wind takes 1t for rose
Just newly born.
o grant, sweet Saint, that to her know
ing
But fragrance soft and bloom be showing
Give me the thorn!
Oh, Phyllis fair! Oh, Phyllis young!
/ would mine were poets tongue
That / might sue;
That l might sing in golden numbers
To wake your heart from out its slum-
bers-
My love for you.
Yet-no, dear heart! The years will bring
A sweeter song than could sing;
So slumber on.
You will awaken to discover
When he llacome-that happy lover,
And ] am gone.
Harriet f. Blodgett in N. Y. Independ-
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08

HE Meigs stage
was late that day.
A dismal Febru-
airy t h a W had
brought the good
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08

Mr. Harris Dickson's new book,
The Siege of Lady Resoldie." will be
out in a few days now, and wiz doubt
less be as great success as was his
first book, The Black VOLTS Breed"
Mr.. Dickson is writer in whom hls
native State feels genuine pride. The
Harpers are issuing this new book and
Mr.. Dickson has a third novel we'll on
the way to completion.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08

The Brokhaven Leader has en-
barked on a campaign for the estab-
lishment of a rug factory in this State.
There is only one south Of Philadelphia
at Atlanta-and after running twen-
ty months it declared dividend Of As
per cent. 1t would require about $780,
600 or $4,000 to build and equip a rug
factory, and we agree with the Leader
that our homes would be more com
Portable and much more beautiful il
the floors were made of our own
beautiful hardwood and adorned with
homemade rugs.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08

On Monday, May 27. Yazoo City add
ed one more cause for rejoicing to the
long list that has already placed her
so far in the front of the advanced
towns Of the State, when her splendid
new cotton mills were thrown open to
the public with all the machinery in
operation and the hundred employees
at work. The button was pressed
by little Miss Barnwell, daughter Of
the company's president, and number
of bales of cotton were donated BY the
elty's firms to be spun into yarns and
threads, which will constitute the
mills output
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-02-08

Few Mississippi families have in tie
present generation sons Of more intel
lectual ability than is accorded to the
Jaynes of old Rranlin. All Of these
boys" R. Kennon. AnseIm. NJ. M. and
Joseph, are men of wide culture and
deep learning, One of these student
brothers, Mr. NJ NJ. Jayne. has Just
completed q set Of Latin text books.
which are being issued by the Abbey
Press Of New York. The first Of tbs
series is Thirty Latin Lessons. W.
hope for q most successful career for
Mr Jaynes's books, because we ars
confident they merit success
The Washington times., 1902-01-15
MR.. C0NANT ON PHILIPPINES.
Financial Expert on the Needs Oi
the Islands.

Mr. Charles A. Conant, tie expert who
studied the financial condition of the
Philippines, addressed the House Com
mittee on Insular Affairs yesterday on
the needs of the situation.
Mr.. Conant advocated the recoinage of
the silver currency of the Philippines
and the adoption OF the gold standard for
the islands.
If the Mexican and Filipino dollars
were recoined on his plan, he SAID, there
would be a profit of 20 per cent to the
Government, which could be devoted to
forming gold reserve.
He recommended the coinage of Fill
pino peso to circulate at so cents, as pro-
vided in the Cooper bill for the civil gov
ernment of the Philippines.
The subcommittee recently appointed be-
gan consideration o. the Cooper civil gov
ernment bill when Mr. conant had con
ciu1ed.
The Washington times., 1902-01-15
IMMORTALITY
OF CHINESE.
Conditions in San Francisco
Described.
STRINGENT RESTRICTION NEEDED.
Reply to General Howard's Views
letter From ID. ID. Jones to Rep
rescntative Woods - Traffic in
Slave GirIs-DemOraIized COnIi-
tiOns of Immigrants.

The members of the House who are ad-
vocating Chinese exclusion. and especially
the members of the California delegation,
are anything but pleased with the re-
marks delivered last Sunday in New
York by Gen. o. o. Howard at the West
Side Y. M. C. A, in Fifty-seventh Street.
Advocated FricndIiness.
In the course of his remarks against
anti-Chinese legislation General Howard
said:
I'VE must advocate friendIiness and net
hostility in our legislation. Material in
terests demand it. Spiritual interests de-
mand it far more. Every interest of hu-
manity demands it,
Representative Woods of California,
who is one of the most active and in
telligent advocates of Chinese exclusion,
takes decided exception to General How
ards position. Mr.. Woods has studied the
Chinese question to the bottom, ard has
facts and figures to meet any argument
advanced in favor of the willy Celestial.
An Answer to General coward,
General Howard" said Iir, Voods last
evening, speaks of the spiritual inter-
ests. l will answer that part OF the gen
erals argument by referring you to a
letter I've received from Mr.. D. 2. Jones,
who has spent twenty-five years organIz-
ing Chinese Sunday schools in eastern
America, as a missionary to China and to
the Chinese of the Pacific Coast, and as
an official Chinese interpreter in the Fed
erai courts of California. The letter from
Mr.. Jones is possibly one of the most
pointed, as it is one of the most timely
contributions to the great popular debate
on Chinese exclusion"
Mr. jones' Communication.
The letter, which has never been pub
lished. follows:
Practically all of the Chinese who
come to Californa are from a small - zior
Of one of the eighteen provinces oi China.
Most of them are farmers sons. unaceus-
toned to city life. They leave their wives
in China, where they can support them
for about 81 a month, making visits home
every four or five years.
There are at present about $4,000 OF
these men in San Francisco, huddled to-
gether within space composed of few
blocks, separated from their wives. with
The Washington times., 1902-01-15
AN AGREEMENT Is REACHED
Subcommittee Bill Approved by
High Officials.
HITCHCOCK RESERVES OPINION.
Director Walc0tt and Commissioner
Hermann Suggest Notifications of
Western Members-Urge That Price
to Settlers BE Based on Acreage.

President Rooseyelt's strong recom-
work of the Western Senators and MEM
hers in conference, is bearing good fruit.
A substantial agreement between the De-
partment officials and the members of the
conference has been reached, and it now
looks as though irrigation legislation OF
the highest Importance Is certain at the
present session.
The Secretary OF the Interior has sent
letter to the committee Of Senator's and
members from the arid and semi-arid
States, of which Senator Warren is chair
man and Congressman Newlands is Sec
retary. Accompanying his letter he en-
closed reports made to himself by Di-
rector Waicott of the Geological Survey,
and Commissioner Hermann of the Gen.
eral Land Office.
General Features Approved.
Both of the latter officers approve The
general features Of the irrigation bill,
which has been drawn by the sub-com-
mittee of Western members. Both, how
ever, urge that the cost of irrigation
SAouiu De pTOpoFtloneu accOTulnS 10 tne
acreage irrigated. doing away with the
proposed fixed price of S. per acre to be
charged to the settler, and the maximum
limit of $40 suggested in the sub b-commit-
tee draft.
Both the Director and the Commissioner
recommended that water rights should be
appurtenant to the land. They also OBJ
jected to the language of the bill. which
seemed to imply that the States shoLld
control the waters rendered availa hle by
the act.
Reserved His Opinion.
Although both of his subordinate off,
GERS approved of the general features Of
the bill. Secretary Hitchcock in forward
ing their letters reserved his own opin-
ion.
The conference Of Western Senators has
adopted the suggestion making water
rights appurtenant to the land. ami also
that the unit of entry be left to the Secre-
tary of the Interior, to range from 10 to
$50 acres.
The conference, however, by vote las
decided to reject the suggestions of the
Department officials as to altering the ap-
portionmeht OF cost.
The Washington times., 1902-01-15
HE HITS HARD.
Good Old King Coffee.

People don't realize what a savage
tyrant coffee Is. 1t gets the upper hand
and one of the reasons 1t maintains its
power is that people do not believe that
coffee is doing the deadly work, but they
wake up once in while.
A lady in Norfolk, Va, writes an inter-
esting experience. "Some months ago a
friend who was calling asked if want
ed to read a sweet letter, and as read
1t she brushed her tears away. 1t was
from a beautiful Christian woman, the
mother of her husband.
THE doctor had told her that they could
not give her any neouragement, that she
would never be well again, and in her
sweet, Christian way she wrote regarding
her approaching death. saying she had
relinquished all hopes and was quietly
awaiting the coming of the grim reaper.
THE husband sent for his mother who
was Just able to be moved. When
called / found she was suffering from a
most aggravated stomach and bowel
trouble, being in pain most OF her time,
and she could hardly retain enough
nourishment to keep her alive. although
she was always hungry and craving food,
but not daring to touch it because of the
agony it brought her.
II found she was a coffee drinker and
insisted that she quit the coffee and take
Postum FOOu tOHte WIN 5OIle 6Tupe-
Nuts Breakfast Food. l had gone through
a wonderful experience myself and
knew the value of both Postum and
GrapeNuts.
'I went right to work and made her a
cup of Postum the first thing. which she
drank and liked it wonderfully we'll. She
made the change and began to improve
in a few days. She has gradually gotten
better and better, and, of course. 1 have
been much interested in her recovery.
"a short time ago 1 met her daughter
in-law and asked how her mother was
getting on. She said, Wonderfully WELL
She Is a new woman. She has entirely re-
covered her health and spirits, and Just
to think it was by the simple act of leav-
ing off that poisonous coffee and taking
on Postum Food Coffee and Grape Nuts
Breakfast Food
This letter was written by Mrs. N. L.
Eggleston. of Post Norfolk. Va. There
is a wonderful lesson that thousands Of
people can learn, that of leaving Off mar
cotics and poisonous drugs like coffee and
using plain natural liquid and solid food
containing the elements the Creator In
tended for mans use.
The Washington times., 1902-01-15
TO CALL ON ADMIRAL WALKER
Senator Morgan Directed TO Enquire
Concerning Panama Canal.

Concerning Panama Canal.
The Senate Committee on Interoceanic
Canals yesterday authorized Chairman
Morgan to call on Admiral Walker. chair
man of the Isthman Canal Commission.
to ascertain how soon the supplemental
report of the commission on the offer of
the Panama Canal Company would be
ready.
Senator Morgan is to call on the Presi-
dent to ascertain If, the supplemental re-
port will be sent to Congress and If Mr..
Roosevelt desires the committee to delay
action on the Hepburn bill until the re-
port of the commission is made. Mr.. Nor
gan was directed to report to the COM
mittee at meeting to be held Friday.
This conclusion was reached after con-
siderable discussion. in which it was de-
veloped that a majority of the members
favored an immediate report on the House
bill and the urging of its passage by the
Senate without waiting for the supple
mental report on the Panama offer.
Senator Hanna was the principal adyo-
cate of Withholding action until the re-
port was before the committee. He con-
tended that il would not accelerate tho
passage OF the bill by attempting to rush
it through with the report hanging over
1t, and would undoubtedly delay it.
This view was finally adopted by the
committee. at least until Mr.. Morgan
makes his report.
1t is possible, however, that If he finds
that Admiral Walkers commission Will
require month to make their report the
committee may decide at Fridays meeting
to favorably report the House bill and at
tempt to force it through the Senate with
out waiting for the report
NJ. Lampre, the representative of the
Panama company. filed with the commit
tee copies of the cabled correspondence
between himself and the officials of tho
company. including the formal offer Of the
company to sell the property TO the Unit
cd States. A copy of this offer was deliv-
cred to Admiral Walker several days ago.
The Washington times., 1902-01-15
RIVER AND HARBoR CONGRESS
Urge Liberal Legislation at Hearing
of HOusc Committee.

The House Committee on Rivers and
Harbors yesterday gave a hearing to the
executive and Congressional committees
OF the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress which met in Baltimore last fall.
The committees presented arguments in
behalf of liberal appropriations for the
general improvement Of the rivers and
harbors of the country. The men pres
ent represented the most powerful COM
merclal organizations of twenty-five
States.
Mr. George +. Bartol of Philadelphia
president of the congress and OF the Phil
adelphia sBourse, and chairman ex -officio
of the executive committee, made the first
address. He introduced former Repre-
sentative John w. Gambler, chairman of
the Congressional committee, who made
the principal argument in favor of liberal
legislation.
The resolutions adopted by the BaltI-
more congress declaring that the best
development of national resources de-
mand improvement of our waterways, and
appealing to Congress for liberal appro-
priations were presented to the commit
tee by Col. w. II. Love. Secretary of the
Baltimore congress.
The hearing lasted about an hour.
The Washington times., 1902-01-15
TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATIoN.
League to BE Heard Before Senate
Committee Tuesday.

League to Be Heard before senate
Committee Tuesday.
An organization known as the Immigras
tion Restriction League of America Will
be granted hearing next Tuesday morn
ing before Senator Penrose's Committee
on immigration relative to general re-
striction of immigration from all fo<eign
countries and the exclusion of Chinese in
particular.
While the arguments of the advocates
of the exclusion of undesirable immi-
grants will be heard to the fullest extent,
the meeting will be chiefly devoted to
matters relative to the regulation of the
influx of Chinese.
The Chinese are thoroughly organized,
and through their legal representatives
are prepared to make most strenuous
el.ort to break down the barriers erected
by the Geary act.
Lee Toy, mayor of Philadelphia's China
town, has been in communication with
Senator Penrose, and it is expected he
will be present al the meeting.
The Washington times., 1902-01-15
MINORITY TO GET TOGETHER.
Democrats on Senate Philippine,
Committee Have Two Plans.

The minority members of the Senate
Committee. on the Philippines were in
session yesterday trying to adjust their
differences and TO agree upon united
course Of action in committee and on the
floor of the Senate when the Republicans
introduce their Philippines tariff bill.
Culberson and Dubois each have a plan
which they desire to have adopted as the
minority programme. Consequently there
has been come feeling displayed.