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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
FEASTING HIS ROYAL NIBS.
The Crown Prince of Slam Living on
the Fat of the Land In the
National Capital.

Washington, Oct. 13.-His royal
hiphness. Chowfa Maha Vajiravudh,
the crown prince Of Siam, who ar
rived in this city. Saturday, from New
YORK, spent Sunday in his apartments
at tie Arlington and in driving about
the city. No visitors were announced.
In the morni- e, accompanied by his
brother, Prince Chakrabongse, the
Siamese minister, and one OF his aides,
he drove through the Soldiers home
grounds. Returning he was driven
through the chief residence portion of
the city. After lunch .on the prince
and membo rs of his p-rty went for
another drive to Arlington. The
prince is particularly interested in
soldier life, he himself having a thor
ough military training.
The second in the series Of dinners
in honor of the royal visitors was
given him Sunday Di1ht in the ban
ouet hall of the Arlington. The Siam
ese minister was the host of the oe-
easion, and covers we're laid for 25
guests besides the royal party.
Toasts were drank to the president
of the United States and to the Siam
ese king, while many others of a
complimentary nature were offered
by the representatives of the two ma
fiouS
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
TO OPERATE A LARGE PLANT.
independent Packers VIII Build n
Plant at south 81. Joseph, Mo-,
to Cost $4,000. 900.

ST. Joseph, Mo, Oct. 13.-lndepend-
ent packers will build and operate a
large packing plant in South st. Jo-
seph TO fight he Big merger.
\ representative of an independent
packers organization has been in
South ST. Joseph gathering data. He
looked over number of tracts of
land suitable 4or sites for packing
plants. examined the terminal facili-
ties, the capacity o. the stock yards,
and ascertained the cost of operating
plant here. The mans name is
withheld by the local men with whom
he conversed. for they are not in posi-
tion to talk for pubncation. They ad-
nit, however, that fight between the
merger and the independent COM
panies is imminent
.'This field has been examined by
those outside of what is commonly
called the combine" said local pack
ing house man. IF they build plant
here it will be equal to any now in
operation, according to information /
have received. This viii mean the in
yestment OF at leaet Sj,o00,000, for it
takes fully that amount to build and
eauip modern plant"
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
OUR GENERALS IN ENGLAND.
Generals CorbIu. Young and wood
Are being Overwhelmed with
British Hospitality.

London. Oct. is-The American
generals now visiting england are un-
dergoing somewhat similar expert
enoes OF English hospitality TO that
of the colonial premiers during coro-
nation time. From now until October
Is. when they will sail for home, Gen
erals Corhin and Young viii not have
meal they can call their own. Be
ginning with the king. whose action
in inviting them to luncheon at Buck
ingham palace next Monday, the first
weekday he will be in London, has
caused much favorable comment
they have received invitations from
numerous societies and individuals.
Lieut. Mckinley, who. rs aide-de-
camp. has most Of the arranging OF
dates to supervise, said to n press
representative, that he believed Mr..
ortelyou. the presidents private sec
refary. had not more difficult task.
Both Gen. torbn and Gen. Young
expressed their keen appreciation of
e many attentions shown them.
Earl Roberts has been untiring ip af-
fording them attentions and the
American generals are looking for
ward 10 their visit with him To Wool
wich aud to Gen. French, ut Alder
shot, next week. with great pleasure.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
Southern ". Frisco.

The movements OF the Frisco and
the Southern in Mississippi will bs
watched with the keenest interest
from now on. There is no doubt
that the strongest antagonism exists
between the TWO systems, and the re-
cent consultations and railroad
changes in this State have brought
the two systems into competition.
In its efforts to get TO the gulf the
Frisco projected the New Orleans Il
Mississippi Midland road, which was
to run from pontotoe TO New Or
leans, paralleling the Illinois Gen.
trail and going right into competition
with the Central.
To checkmate this scheme the IL
linois Central Immediately projected
the Memphis & Mobile line, which
was to run from Grenada to Hatties-
burg and connect with the Mobile,
Jackson & Kansas City. AT this
crisis the Frisco and the Central ev-
identity camo TO terms and the Cen
tral made over its interests in the
Mobile. Jackson x Kansas City line
in consideration of the abandonment
of the New Orleans & Mississippi
Midland project by the Frisco.
No sooner had the Frisco taken
over the Mobile, Jackson Il Kansas
City and the Gulf & Chicago than
the Mobile & Ohio passed into the
hands Of the Southern. When the
Mobile, Jackson q Kansas City is
completed to Pontotoe the Frisco
will be connected with Mobile and
will have a line paralleling the Mo-
bile & Ohio through this State.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
A SULTAN NEEDS SPANKING.
Gen. sumner He Hanisers for War,
and VIII Probably Get II.

Manila, Oct. 13.-The sultan of
Bocolod. Mindanao, has rejected Tie
friendly oyertures of Gen. sumner,
commander Of the American forces in
Mindanao, in defiant letter, in which
he invites war. The sultan says:
''The sultan of Bocolod desires war
forthwith. He wishes to maintain the
religion OF Mohammed. Cease send
ing letters. What we want is war. We
d. not ccsire your friendship"
Friendly Moros report that the sui
tan of Bacolod is fortifying his
stroDgbolds. He IN in possession Of
many rifles. 1t is said thst an Amer
lean column viii be sent from Camp
Xickars TO capture and reduce the
Bacolod stronghold. 1t has not been
decided when the move Is to be made.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
A SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL.
pbIIndeIpiiIn Using Bricks sonI<ed
In Coal OIL as "a substitute
for Anthracite.

Philadelphia, Oct, 12.Brici.s bid
fair 10 rival coal as a fuel In this
city. Thousands are burning bricks
soaked in coal oil.
One large porus brick. soaked all
night in coal oil, will burn for more
than two hours, and viii furnish suf-
fieient heat to cook a meal. Three
or four bricks placed in heater will
warm house for nearly three
hours. The bricks can be used as Of
en- as desired.
Persons who have made the.experi-
ment are delighted, and many of them
say they will continue TO burn oil in
this way in their cooking ranges, even
after the coal strike Is ended
Each brick has attached TO II a
piece Of wire with a loop, 50 that IL
may be easily handled.
A very porous soft brick will hold
almost a quart of oil.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
OMAHA HAS DOODLE SCANDAL
of Education Arrested on Charges
of Receiving Brides.

Omaha. Neb, Oct. 12.-Three mem
bers of the board Of education OF
South Omaha, A. Y. Miller, president,
and members J. l.. Kubat and Theo-
dore Shredder, have been arrested
charged with receiving bribes. The
specific charges are those Of receiy-
ing money from school teachers in
consideration of the latter securing
increases in salary, and also bribery
in connection with the furnishing of
typewriters for the board.
The charges are supported by ~ af-
fdayits placed in the hands OF the
county attorney, and on which the
warrants were issued. The inYestiga-
ton or which the complaints were is
sued has been in progress for some
time and it is said other arrests will
follow
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
TWO WEEKS STRIKE SETTLED
The Strike % the New Orleans street Rail-
way sieB brought to an Ind
Peaeeably.

New Orleans. Oct. 13.-The strike
of street railway employees which has
etfeetually blocked traffic on all city
lines for two weeks, was settled Sun
day night at six o'clock by the union
almost unanimously accepting the
governors ultimatum on secret bal
lot. Negotiations which began Sat
urday night continued until seven
o'clock Sunday morning. when the
executive board finally determined TO
submit the matter To a general meet
ing of the union Sunday afternoon.
The basis of settlement is that the
men will go back to work in the
morning at 20 cents and ten hours,
with minimum of ~ hours day.
no discrimination To he made against
any of the men under charges. and as
many to be taken back rs are needed
for the operation of the companN's
lines. The hitch Sunday morning was
on the taking back of the men under
charges, but the railway company fin
ally conceded this. allowing the
courts to decide the guilt of the men.
Two more companies of militia ar
rived Sunday morning, one from Mon
roe and another from Mansfield. The
company of cavalry came down from
Mansfield and was mustered into the
state service soon after its arrival
There is widespread rejoicing in the
| city over the settlement of the strike.
1t began Sunday morning two weeks
ago and has been effective. Not n
single passenger has been carried ON
car since it began, and no passen-
ger car has been run more than five
blocks from a barr
Sunday morning the people awoke
to find in different parts of the city
stuffed figures hangir to telephone
and telegraph poles with all sorts of
inscriptions on them. Some repre-
sented the governor, some the mayor,
and there were many representing Of
ficials the railway companies.
The credit for the settlement is
largely due to Hon. w. S. Parkerson
who took up the cause of the strlk-
ers Saturday morning and labored in
defatigably all night and all day, con
vincing them that they could hope for
nothing better and that they could
not prevail against the militia sent
here. United States Senator Foster
Gov. Heard and Mayor Capdeyelle
were all instrumental in some degre,
in bringing about the final result.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
Mississippi State News
work of the Railroad Commission.


The railroad commission met last
week and passed the following or
der, finally settling the merger con-
troyersy;
"Whereas, The attorney general
has this day appeared before the
commission and advised that the
Southern Railway Company has ap-
piled TO become domestic corpora
ton and that the governor has issued
his proclamation accordingly, and,
"Whereas, The attorney general
advises that, in his opinion, no sub
stantial basis for the claim that the
Southern and the Mobile q Ohio are
parallel aud competing within the
contemplation of the law, therefore,
be il
"Resolyed and ordered by the Mis-
sissippi railroad commission, That
the settlement made by the attorney
general of the controversy over the
purchase of the Mobile & Ohio by
the Southern, by requiring the latter
10 become domestic corporation
nd subject TO the jurisdiction Of
! his State. be and the same is here
] BY ratified and approved. And the
Commission, being satisfied, after
Hull consideration, that said rail
roads are neither parallel or compet-
ing in a local sense. and that there
is now no legal objection to the pur-
phase Of the Mobile & Ohio railroad
by the Southern Railway Company,
Il is ordered that all further eonsid-
ration of this matter by the com
mission be finally dismissed"
The Mobile q Ohio was cited To
appear the first Tuesday in Noyem-
Der 10 answer petitions for better
union depots at Meridian and Cor
NTH. The Yazoo & Mississippi Val
ley was cited 10 appear at the same
time TO show cause why depot
should not be erected at Parchman.
The Southern was granted per-
mission to abolish stations at Holly
Ridge and Cato, Washington eoun-
ty, provided no vested rights were
disturbed, and to build new depot
between these points.
The application of the Western
Union TO close the Pennington of
flee was granted. The Yazoo & Mis-
sissippi Valley was granted permis-
sion to abolish the ticket office at
White Apple.
Mr. Clark advised that a depot
would be built at Porteryillc, on the
Mobile & Ohio, as soon as site
could be secured.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
elamsey Counterfeit.

VIII MeComb, Of Bonneville,
was arrested at Aberdeen last week
OR what appears 10 be clear case Of
raising a two-dollar silver certificate
to a twenty. He is said to have
clipped the large figures 80" from a
Confederate twenty-dollar bill and
pasted them OH the genuine at the
four corners, front and back, and
likewise the words twenty dollars
as they appear on the uncnrrent bill
over the "two dollars" Of the genp-
inc. lie had sent the bill to a drug
store by a negro boy for change,
where the fraud was readily discoy-
cred, and his arrest followed. Nc
Comb claims to have secured the bill
in a game Of craps on the train be-
tween Bonneville and Aberdeen. lie
was tried by Mayor J. NJ. Acker and
committed in default Of 5000 bond.
He was also arraigned before United
States Commissioner j. G. Sims,
who required-a bond Of $500 for ap-
pearance at the federal court. Fail
ing in both cases to make bond he
went to Jail.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
Legal statns of IndIsn..

Attorney General McClurg re-
ceived an inquiry from justice ol
the peace in Southeast Mississippi
in which the justice wanted tC
know il an Indian could be sworn
as witness or tried and convicted
before any of the courts Of the eoun-
ty. He wanted an immediate an
swer, as he had an Indian in dnrance
vile. The attorney general replied
that an Indian possessed the right
Of trial in the courts Of the State
and also had the right to testify as
a witness if he believes in supreme
being.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
Frisco Must incorporate.

The St Louis & San Francisco
Railroad Company, better known as
the Frisco system, will have to in
corporate under the laws of Missis-
sippi and become domestieated II it
desires to operate the Kansas City,
Memphis & Birmingham railroad
and the Mobile, jackson & Kansas
City line with the Gulf & Chicago.
That the Frisco will take out a
charter under the laws of this State
there is no doubt. In fact. Attorney
General McClurg has issued his ulti-
matum TO this effect and has advised
the attorneys for the road that they
will have to incorporate on the plan
by which the Southern railway re-
Gently became a domestic corpora
tion. The general solicitor Of the
Frisco road now has in his hands a
certified copy Of the incorporation
papers recently filed and recorded in
the Office of the Secretary OF State
by the Southern, and the attorneys
for the Frisco in this State have adj
vised that they comply with the de-
mands of Gen. McCiarg.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18

The Southern Railway Company
has filed for record in the chancery
court at Meridian a copy of its appli-
cation for a domestic charter under
the laws Of Mississippi. The South
crn has obtained leave from she
State authorities to own and operate
tbe Mobile & Ohio and the railroads
now known as the Southern. 1t has
also received permission through its
application to construct railroad
from Okolona through Chickasaw
and Calhoun counties to Big Creek.
The system will be called the South
ern Railway Company.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
Colombian ReyoIntionists Defeated.

Colon. Colombia, Oct. 13.-Persons
who arrived here from Cartagena,
Saturday, say that the forces of the
government have defeated the revoln-
tionists at La Cienaga. There Is no
further news Of the situation at Santa
Marta. II is reported also that the
government has driven the regolution-
airy general Urbe-Uribe from the
strategic position he held near Ten
erifTe. On the Jagdaiena river. Gen.
Tribe Tribe Is said 10 have been com
PEELED to retreat with all his forces
toward the interior Of the country,
and the Magdalena Is now open
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
GOOD cltlzen Cone.

John A. Gwin died near Byhalia
last week. He was born seventy
seven years ago in Middle Tennessee,
and moved to Mississippi when quite
young. He was one Of the best cit
izens Of Marshall county, and leaves
wife and two sons, besides many
other relatives and friends, to mourn
his death. He had been a consistent
member of the Methodist church and
the Masonic fraternity for fifty
yeara
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18

party and the meeting of the first
continental congress, is dead AT the
home for aged and inhrm colored
people If the reports. of her age
should be correct. she WAS the oldest
person in Illinois, and possibly in
the United States. The woman was
Ellen Stewart, n slave before the civil
war. three times married. and mother
of four children, the last of whom
died several years ago of old age.
According 10 her story. she WAS born
in 1770. and consequently was l32
years old. The officials of the insii-
tuition in which she died, after an in
vestigation as thorough as could be
made, credited her statement
Until within a few months of her
death, the woman was in complete
control of her senses, and told many
stories of men and women distn-
guished in the earlier days OF Nir-
ginia and Kentucky. She was born
in virginia
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18

DowNED ON DEMURRERs.
jackson w. Giles Finds Difficulty in
Landing Litigation.

montgomery, Ala, Oct. 13.-Jackson
W Giles petition to the city court for
mandamus requiring the registrars
10 put him on the list went on on de-
marrer, Judge Sayre holding that he
mad mis- remedy at law by an appeal
from the board. Giles suit against
me registrars for $4,000 also went OF
On demurrer. the registrars being ju-
Vlelal officers and not amenable in the
exercise Of their discretion. An appeal
was taken in both cases,
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
MOD IN PURSUIT
OF Negro Charged With Numbering q
Family of white Persons.

Nacogioches. Tex, Oct. 13.-Jim
Buchana, a negro. has been arrested
and charged with the murder Of Dun
can Hicks, wife and daughter. II is
said he has confessed to Sheriff sprad-
ley, who has him. The sheriff is going
across the country TO the penitentiary
at Rusk and It is believed that he will
land his man safely. though an excited
mob OF seyeralshundred men is follow
ing him closely.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
TO DexcIop on Lands.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 13.-Michael
Cudahy, president of the Eudahy
Packing Co, has just leased two sec
tons Of oil land in the, Usage and
Cherokee nations. and ds quoted as
saying that his company viii spend
So 900 600 in developing the property.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
A GERMAN subIect Murdered.

Berlin, Oct. IA special dispatch
received here from Caracas, Venezue-
la. says Adam Russell, German sub
ject ard manager of the Venezuela
Plantation Co., has been found MUIR
dered and robbed on the road. The
government is making an inTestiga-
ton
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
"s.ventipe" Pronounced Illegal.

Kokomo. Ind, Oct. l2.-The Indiana
supreme court has decided that the
process known 10 police departments
as Sweating. prisoners is illegal, and
awarded Arthur Steele, Of this city,
$500 damages against Lewis W. Har-
ness, sheriff of Howard county, for
false Imprisonment.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18

Secretary Webb Of this railroad
commission has sent out the follow
ing circular letter TO general freight
agents Of the various railroads.:
"Dear Sir-We have complaint OF
the rate on cotton mill products to
points within the State. We desire
to establish a line Of rates that will
be fair TO the mills and to the rail
roads as we'll We propose the fol-
lowing maximum rates: When over
one line, 40 cents per 100 pounds;
when over two lines, 80 cents; when
over three lines, 60 cents. Should
there be no objection TO this, we will
order the rate established at our
next meeting, Tuesday, October 2l,
1902. Should you find objection to
this suggestion We will hear you on
above date" Z
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18

Austin Pulpus, charged with con-
spring with Alex Pnlpus, Arthur
Orr and Isaiah Gelaspie in the rnur-
der Of George Anderson, on January
10, 1901, in Chickasaw. county, was
convicted in the circuit court at
Houston last week.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18

New York, Oct. pa strike of l.
200 press feeders Employed in the
book ard yob printing trade of this
city, has involved $50 pressmen and
has, it is stated. early tied up the
business in a large number Of plants.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
neturpinr 40 Porto Rico.

New York. Oct. 12.--Acompanied
by his wife and daughters, VIM. II.
Hunt. governor Of Puerto Rico, sailed
ffor San Juan Saturday by he steam.
0hip Ponce. after protrncfed visit
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18

The nineteenth annual convention
Of the State Woman's Temperance
Union convened at Oxford last week
with a large number Of delegates
from throughout the State.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-10-18
THREE MASKED ROBBERS.
They Held Up the Pacific Express
On the Burlington, Near
Lincoln, Nebraska.
THE ADAMS EXPRESS CAR WRECKED.
Valuable Contents Carried on by
the Hobbcrs--A Posse, With
Bloodhoupds, Takes Up the Trail
nt the Scene.

Lincoln. Neh.. Oct. fss-rhrce
masked men held up Burlington train
Ne. Il, the Pacific express, four miles
ont of Lincoln. shortly before two
o'clock saturday morning. They used
explosives ON the express car, shat
tering it badly. and. after wreeking
the safe. rifled II Of It's contents, Sc
curing 5000
Train al reaches Lincoln at l2:55
n. IN. and leaves for the northwest
ten minutes later. IL was a few
minutes late Saturday morning. and
was I'm charge of Conductor {. A..
Lyman and Engineer \. l.. Glayburg.
On the crest of hill, midway be-
tween the city and the town of Wood
lawn. the engineer saw red light
waved across the track and brought
the train to standstill Two men
spraug quickly into the cab. covering
Clayburg and his fireman with re-
yolvers. They lost no time in giving
their orders and were just as prompt.
" obeyed. The express ear WAS cut
from the balance of the train and
run ahead short distance. They
found the door locked and, after
commanding Messenger William Lup-
ton 10 open it, and getting no re-
sponse. fired two or three shots into
the car. The door was then opened
A heavy charge of dynamite on the
safe literally tore it to pieces. Four
teen packages, said to contain hun.
dred dollars each, We're taken, to-
gether with other valuables.
The two men who were in the cal
politely bade the trainmen good
morning, jumped from the ear and
disappeared in the darkness. The
passengers were not molested. MOI
were the trainmen asked for their be
longings
The robbers were cool. tallSativ'
and apparently experts. The who'll
job occupied scarcely an hour. Th'
train was run back TO Lincoln. th'
wrecked car was taken out and a
four o'clock the train resumed th'
journey, the original crew going on
with it.
Following it. vas m engine carry
ing chief-ofPolice Hoagland. Detect
i've Malone and his two bloodhound
and three police officers.