The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-07

OCIooSi ~ was oboCI ftu III tlAC
anthracite coal region as mitchell
Day." all the miners taking part in
the celebrations.
A measure will be introduced in
the next congress to extend the cur
rency laws of the United States
over the Philippines.
The steamer Korea recently made
the trip from Yokohoma to San
Francisco in ten days, averaging
470 miles a day, the quickest time
on record.
Schwab, of the steel trust, who is
in Europe, is astonishing the natives
by his lavish expenditures, one cor
respondent reporting hat some
consider that he has become daffy.
Archie Woodin, who murdered
MI. and Mrs. Joseph Gulick, his
wife's parents, and then shot his
own baby October 16, at Mount
Pleasant, Mich, was last week sen
fenced to Jackson prison for life.
Martin Cornelius, a saloon keeper
was held up and robbed at Apple
ton, Wis, of $4,000 by two masked
men. Cornelius drew the money
from a bank to pay for some real
estate and was robbed while on
his way home.
Emerson Etheridge, the last Of
the political giants of the old south
ern school, died at Dresden, Tenn,
last week. Etheridge was the last
whig who sat in congress, and was
considered the most powerful orator
in Tennessee fifty years ago.
Passengers arriving at New Or
leans on a steamer report the vol
cano of I%zalco, in Salvador, in a
state of violent eruption. Many
houses in its vicinity have been de-
stroyed, and the people were COM
PEELED to flee for their lives.
In a report by the United States
geological survey, on the Texas
Louisiana oil fields, it is claimed
that the Spindle Top oil rock con-
tains about one-fourth its volume Of
oil, which forecasts a yield greater
than any other oil field in the world.
John D.. Rockefeller has given
100000 to the teachers college Of
Columbia University "as a thank
offering to Almighty God for the
preservation of his family from
death" when his home at Pocantico
Hills, n. Y, vas recently burned.
Hon. Allen Hyden, county judge
of Owsly county, Ky, was murdered
by an assassin while driving along a
public highway. The dead man was
recently defeated for the republican
nomination for judge, but ran az
a fusionist candidate and was elect
ed.
Between 10000 and $4,000 colo
nists have gone into the far west
ern, northwestern and southwest
ern states during the months Of
September and October. The move
ment of homeseekers and settlers
has never before been so great in
the history of western railroads.
Attorney General Knox has de-
cided that if the United States
should accept the offer Of the new
Panama Canal Company, submit
ted last spring, for the sale of the
canal for $40,000,0 600 it would re-
ceive through the parties in interest
a valid and unincumbered title to
the property. This decision was ar
rived at after a thorough and ex-
haustiye investigation Of the situa-
ton in Paris, first by Special Attor-
ney Charles W. Russell and later by
the attorney general himself.
In his efforts to relieve the mon
ey market Secretary Shaw, during
the past five weeks, has put into
circulation nearly $100,000,O00 Of
government money. This enormous
sum has been released on the fol-
lowing accounts, according to fig
ures furnished by United States
Treasurer Roberts: Additional de-
posits of government money in ma.
tional banks, SIS, 0Oo,0 900; purchase
of government bonds, $40, 100000;
added to national bank circulation.
$14, 1000 900; release of reserve held
against government deposits, $780,
100000; rebate of interest, $780,
900; total, $95, 100000.
The establishment of additional
rural free delivery routes will neces-