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The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
The Topek. Rammed By "a Tug.

Washington, Sept. IA Post special
from Newport News, Va, says a tug
of the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk fleet ran into the United
States gunboat Topeka there and
stove a large hole in her port bow
Just above the water line.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

The cruiser Brooklyn ran upon a
rock in Buzzard's bay, on the Sd,
while engaged n the army and navy
maneuvers now going on in that vi
cinity, and was injured, but how bad
ly it will require an examination to
disclose.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

A fleet of government steamers and
barges is at work on the Missouri
river at ST. Joseph, Mo-, to prevent
that stream from making a threat
ened cut of a new channel on the
Kansas side and leaving St. Joseph
high and dry.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

The Ohio state democratic onven
ton, held at Sandusky, on the Sd,
nominated a full state ticket, headed
by Rev. Herbert Bigelow, of Cincin-
natl, a Congregationalist preacher,
for secretary of state.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

An unknown man jumped from the
deck of a steamer in Lake Michigan,
on the Sd, and in an attempt to res
cue him, John White, one of the YES
sells crew, was drowned by the
swapping of a lifeboat.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

At a meeting in Kansas City, No.,
on the I'd, of the supreme officers of
the A.. o. U. W., H. B. Dickinson, of
Buffalo, N. Y, was elected supreme
receiver of the order, to succeed the
late John j. Acker, OF Albany, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

Naval officials think the cruiser
Brooklyn viii be laid up in dock any
where from three weeks to two
months, and that she is damaged up
wards of $4,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
ARRANGED satl.factor,,v.

Yokohama, Sept. THE Japanese
cruiser Takachiho returned here to-
day from Marcus island. She reports
hat Capt. Rosehill is at Marcus is
land, but that everything has been ar
ranged satisfactorily.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Rabies in Rhodesfa.

Cape Town, Sept. lowing to an
outbreak of rabies in Rhodesia the ma
tive chiefs have promised to destroy
all dogs except a few favorites, which
the killing of 10000, to so, 900
CANNES.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

Secret Service Officer Craig, who
was killed in the accident to the
presidents carriage at Pittsfield,
Mass, was engaged to be married to
Miss Katherine Murphy, a young lady
of Washington.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
whistler Wen Again.

New York, Sept. flames McNeir
Whistler, the artist. who was report
ed to be near death, is quite restored
to health and will leave at once for
London, says a London dispatch.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
RE-INFoRCEMENTs SENT FOR.
Mob Threatens to Batter Down the jail
Hume's Death Imminent-Ffsher
Cannot Live.

OSCEOLA, Sept. s, 2 a.. NAT 1
o'clock a mob of about forty men and
boys assembled before the Jail and de-
manded Badly" Taylor, the prisoner.
Sheriff Sam Bourne stood at the
door of the Jail, armed, and supported
by several deputies.
He refused to surrender the prison
er, throughout the county, are being
futile. The sheriff said that the law
must take it's course.
The mob lost one of its determine
ton. out they lacked a leader. Mes.
sergers have been dispatched to Luxe.
ra ana Rosa for re-inforcements. The
friends of the dying man and of Fish
ecr, throughout the county, are being
notified.
Jail Will BE Stormed.
Members of the mob now assembled
before the Jail say that the Jail will be
battered down when reinforcements
arrive, unless Sheriff Bourne surren-
ders Taylor into their hands for sum-
mary vengeance. Inc SnerlH seems as
determined as the mob.
Excitement increases as the hours
go by. 1t is not believed that Sheriff
Bourne will permit the Jail to be
stormed at the sacrifice of other lives.
Hume at Deaths Door.
At this hour Hume Is sinking rapid
ly and his death is a question of a few
minutes.
Fishers condition is more serious
than vas at first reported. The ply
sicians say that his wound is necessa-
rily fatal.
These bulletins from the hospital
where the men lie suffering are not
calculated to allay the feeling of the
men iefore the Jail who are clamoring
fer Tayior's life.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
stiIl Discussing the BIG Loan.

Havana, Sept. THE house of rep
resentatives is daily holding secret
sessions to discuss the question of the
$35, 900, 900 loan and the matter of pro-
viding means to meet it. The idea of
establishing a lottery to this end has
many supporters.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

President Mitchell, on the 4th, said
that the strike in the Pocahontas re-
gion of West Virginia had been de-
elared off, some concessions having
been granted the miners.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

Albert Mitchell, a negro, 1o2 years
old, who was at one time a slave of
Henry Clay, the Kentucky statesman,
was found dead in his bed at New AL
bany, Ind, on the 5th.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

Judge Albert Horton, ex-chief JUS
tice of Kansas, died at his home, at
Topeka, on the Cd, after a long ILL
ness. He served as chief justice of
Kansas from 1877 to 1895.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

President Roosevelt will spend four
hours in Kansas City, Mo-, on Septem-
Der 90, but will neither make a speech
nor hold a public reception.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

President Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation to review the parade of
veterans at the encampment of the
G. A. R., at Washington, on October 8.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Brown, of Frank
fort, o., were found lying dead side
by side, on the I'd, in a cemetery at
jamestown, o., one shot through the
temple and the other through the
mouth.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

The National Association of Post
Office Clerks, in session at Kansas
City, Mo-, on the 4th, rejected the
proposition to affiliate with the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, at the same
time expressing sympathy with the
aims and purposes of the federation.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

Three hundred men went on a
strike at the Penwell coal mine, Pana,
Ill, on the I'd, caused by the dis
charge of a popular employee.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

The National Letter Carriers asso-
citation, in session at Denver, Col, on
the 5th, reelected j. G. Keller, of
Cleveland, o., president, and chose
Syracuse, N. Y, as the next meeting
place.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Oktibbeha,s Tax Rate.

The board of supervisors of Oktib-
beha county have fixed the tax levy,
State and county, for general pur-
poses at 1872 mills. They also made
a levy of ~ mills for interest on
courthouse bonds and l mill fo1
working public roads by contract.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Society of Friends' Conference.

New York, Sept. Fully 1000 dele
gates are in attendance upon the
biennial conference of the Society of
Friends of the United States, in ses-
sion in Asbury Park, N. J.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

The carriage containing President
Roosevelt and party was run down by
an electric car at Pittsfield, Mass, on
the Sd, and all the occupants were
thrown out and more or less bruised
and injured except Gov. Crane, who
escaped unhurt. The presidents face
was cut, and Secretary Cortelyou had
a severe wound in the head. Secret
Service Agent VIM. Craig was instant
ly killed, and the driver of the ar
rage was seriously injured. One OF
the carriage horses was killed. The
motor car was going at a high rate
of speed.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Crops in Copiah.

Quite a number of prominent
planters from various sections of
Copiah county were in Hazlehurst
last week on business with the board
of supervisors, and were questioned
about the cotton crop. In every in
stance the crop was said to be fully
20 per cent. short; that the crop
was opening rapidly and hat cotton
harvesters were very scarce, owing
to the vast amount of public work
in progress in Copiah county. The
cane crop is said to be exceptionally
fine and a large quantity of splendid
syrup will be made this fall.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

Officials on the island of Martinique
say that LOGO persons were killed n
$500 injured during the last eruptions
of Mont Pelee.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Wants to BE Chancellor.

1t is announced that Hon. S. M.
Meek of Columbus will be an appli-
can't for the chancellorship to be
made vacant when Judge A. M. Byrd
goes to congress next March. Judge
Byrd was recently nominated for
congress without opposition and will
be elected in November. His term
as congressman will not begin, how
ever, until the 4th of next March,
and it is more than probable that he
will continue to discharge the duties
Of his chancellorship until he is
ready to leave for Washington.
There will doubtless be other appli-
cants for the position.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

Cardinal Gibbons is suffering from
an attack of kidney trouble, at baiti-
more, Nd, and is under q physicians
care.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12

Maj. Edward F. Glenn, of the Fifth
infantry, who was found guilty by a
courtmartial of administering the wa.
ter cure to F%ilipinos, and sentenced
to one months imprisonment and to
pay a fine of $50, has been restored
to duty and ordered to return to his
command.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Whit Owens Convicted.

The jury in the case Of Whit Ow-
ems, charged with murder, at Holly
Springs, brought in a verdict Of
guilty last week, and recommended
him to the mercy of the court. The
members Of the jury were questioned
and were not agreed as to the length
Of time for which the sentence
should be made. A motion was made
for a new trial, which Judge Lowry
overruled and sentenced him to the
penitentiary for lie.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Oyster Commission Named.

Gov. Longino last week appointed
the board of oyster commissioners
under the act Of the last legislature
creating and constituting the board
to supervise the oyster industry of
the State and to regulate the fishing
and packing of oysters, as well as to
protect and care for the public oyster
beds. The commissioners named
are as follows: 0. Il. Cassibry, Gulf
port, for term of one year; j. D. Mi
nor, Ocean Springs, for term of two
years; Frank j. Ladner, Bay st.
Louis, for term of three years; Fer
dinand Pattenotte, Pass Christian,
term of four years; J. A. Hatlestad,
Biloxi, for term Of five years. 1t will
be observed that the larger cities of
the coast are represented in these ap-
pointments.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Work at Gulfport.

Capt. j. T. Jones, president of the
Gulf & Ship Island road, has chang
ed his plans concerning the new ho-
tel to be erected at Gulfport, and
the structure will cost 5000, 900, in
stead of 100000, as at first con-
templated. Work is now progress
ing rapidly On the new general Office
building Of the Ship Island route
at Gulfport, and the extensive pub
lie improvements will all be COM
pleted within the next year.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Mississippi State News
To Navigate the Pearl.

The important announcement is
made that a New Orleans firm has
arranged to operate steamboats, and
barges on Pearl river of sufficient
capacity to handle freight of all
kinds, particularly cotton and slaves,
between New Orleans and Jackson.
The recent opening OF the Lake
Borgne canal will enable the COM
pany to receive and deliver cargoes
to and from ocean and river steam
ers, and from the New Orleans lev
ee, 100 miles above and below. For
ty or fifty years ago a heavy traffic
was handled on Pearl river from
Jackson to the mouth, but since the
advent Of railroads the business has
fallen into ~disrepute, and the fresh
attempt to revive it will be watched
with much interest. At many plac-
es the river has been choked up with
logs and stumps and there has been
no effort whatever at navigation
since the Federal Court rendered
a decision permitting the construc-
ton of a class of bridges which rem
dered the stream unnavigable. An
agent of the company, which is to
be known as the Gulf Trade and
Transportation Company, will soon
make a trip from New Orleans to
Jackson by skiff for the purpose of
interviewing the persons in the trade
territory and making arrangements
to handle their freight traffic. At
it's last session congress passed an
appropriation for the improvement
of the river, and it is believed that
the sum is sufficient to put the
stream in a navigable condition.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Rural School Extension.

MI. Whitfield has canvassed the
white counties of this State in which
the school term has heretofore been
only four months, and he is satisfied
that a large majority of them will
levy the tax for school extensions.
The impression has heretofore ex-
listed that the boards of supervisors
could not make a special levy for
school extensions, and the opinion
of Attorney General McClurg has
been mlsconstrued in many quarters.
The facts are that the boards of su-
pervisors can levy as much as thir-
teen and one-half mills for State
and ordinary county purposes. The
county levy a therefore be as much
as seven and one-half mills For
schools and county purposes, exclu-
sive of what might be necessary for
paying interest on bonds, paying
outstanding warrants and paying for
public works. And the total State
and county levy, including levy for
these special purposes, may be as
much as sixteen mills.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-09-12
Mississippi Jared Badly.

According to figures just compiled
Mississippi did not fare very well in
getting appropriations from the Fed
eral government at the last session
OF congress. In the three general
appropriation bills which carry the
principal amounts distributed
among the various States, Mississip-
pi captured only $280,O00, notwith-
standing the fact that she is one Of
the largest States in the South, and
has an unusually strong delegation
in both branches of congress. The
allowance is pitifully small compar-
ed with other States. Florida, for
instance, secured $3,500,000, Texas
$3,300,00O, and even Louisiana
waltzed away from the treasury with
$3,142,000, while our neighboring
State of Alabama carried off in tri-
umph the very neat sum of $685.
900. Mississippi secured for each
man, woman and child in her Dor
ders a pro rata of Is cents, Florida
got $500 per capita, or about thirty
six times as much as Mississippi, in
spite of the fact hat her congress
ional delegation is the smallest in
the States of the South. The figures
are somewhat surprising, and it
might be well for Mississippi's del
egation in the next congress to give
them careful study and try to estab-
fish better ''gettability" relations
with the Federal treasury.
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correct. There was nothing to pre-
vent the lava from flowing down the
sides of the mountain directly upon
the town, which lay in a spoon-like
hollow, a model receptacle for the mol
ten rock.
st. Pierre was like all Latin towns
in the West Indies. The houses were
square. whitewashed affairs, most Of
the roof-tops being the family sleeping
places. Gardens were to be seen as
one stepped of the quay. Behind this
first fringe of gardens were others. and
beyond them was the Governors pal
ace and other government buildings,
then the military barracks, and fur
ther along. near the harbor. was an
fort. In the gardens was
a large statue of Josephine. the wife
OF Napoleon. who was born in st.
Pierre II was. altogether. an easy
going place. but the population was
composed almost entirely of negroes
OF those OF negro descent. l presume
that at the time I visited the town
about So per cent OF it's inhabitants
were negroes. The remainder were
mostly the French officials. soldiers and
with a sprinkling of other
European nationalities. I visited Port
a-Pietre two or three times."
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WINS
POLO CONTEST

wAILUKU. May 17.-Last Saturday
afternoon the second practice game be-
tween fours selected from the polo
PLAYERS OF the Maui Athletic Associa-
ton and the Makawao Polo Club took
place on the Sunnyside grounds at
Paia.
The teams as played were as follows:
Maui Athletic Association-J. Thomp-
son, No. /: W. H. Cornwell. Jr.. No. q:
F. F. Baldwin (captain). No. 3, and
George Cummings, fullback-
Makawao-D. c. Lindsay. No. 1; Geo.
Wilbur. No. 2: L. Won Tempsky (cap-
tain). No. 3. and s. E. Kalama. full
back.
The game was fiercely contested dur
ing the three periods and resulted in
favor Of Makawao, AZ goals TO l, Lind
say making two goals for Makawao,
Won Tempsky one, and Kalama one.
For vailuku. Cornwall made the goal
and Baldwin made a safety.
Wailuku played p'uckily and well. but
K was only natural 10 expect that four
veteran Tlayrrs would v n1u 81 a quar-
tet composed of one veteran and three
novices. r I. Hogg was umpire.
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LYONS SAW
ST. PIERRE
YEARS AGO

YT IS difficult to realize that ST. Pierre
has been destroyed-wiped of the
- face OF the earth and become only
n memory OF the past" said Motorman
- s. Lyons OF the Rapid Transit to a
reporter yesterday. II was at St Pierre
in 1883 and remained there about three
weeks. but. never dreaming that a vol
cnno would some day break forth and
destroy the city and its inhabitants.
lid not take particular notice OF many
II the geographical features which
have been described in the press dis
patches.
II visited the quaint old town on
British steamer which took coal to one
Of the British islands OF that group.
afterwards going TO st. Pierre to load
sugar for Nantes. France. remem-
Der that we had to lay of from the city
quite a distance. much as a steamer
lays of from the town of Hilo. Load
ing and unloading is done by means OF
lighters. There was plenty OF room for
any number OF vessels. and / do not
quite understand how 1t was that if
some were able to escape. others did
not.
There was a stone dock, or quay. as
IL Is called there. which forms the town
front along the harbor. On this the
sugar and rum intended for shipment
were dumped and then transferred TO
lighters. which in turn were taken
the vessels and the cargo
lifted into the ships by means OF
winches. In those days the shipments
II sugar and rum We're large. Rum
vas one ot the principal exports and
there was always plenty of IL laying
around where the men working cargo
could get IL.
"Tre town Of ST. Pierre lay In de-
-ression with the ground rising on
either side. The country behind the
town rose toward the mountains.
Mount Pel-e the one which caused the
Q 7~-ibl- disaster. seemed % rre 10 be
about fcu- miles away and somewhat
,I-hpr -.an Tantalus. That - only my
remembrance OF il. and the distance
aud height have given may not be
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holder OF horses. as call boy. as actor.
and finally as manager and proprietor.
until he was able at the age OF ~ TO
retire TO his home with n competency.
Laying the foundation for later nrgu-
rrent. Mr.. Warde said that w hlie In the
service OF the Old Globe Theater.
Shakespeare was engaged In many va
rieties of literary labor. He edited
plays. rcwrote them and produced new
ones. The only thing he had against
Shakespeare. ne said. was that In that
time he inaukurated the system OF TAX
inR his company about the country. q
bad habit which SAN II followed. He
was then honorcd with the ncquaint-
ance and friendship OF the best-known
literary men of the age and undoubt-
edly was enabled 90 make use OF the
really sne library % one OF his pa
irons. who had one of the best collec-
tions OF books OF the day and past. SO
~ was that when he returned TO his
chiidhood's home he spent the last ten
years OF his life writing plays and
poems All of this. ne said. was but 20
prepare the minds OF his hearers FOR
the consideration Of the claim that 9th
er than Shakespeare wrote the plays
TO him
The controversy. he said. was one
which was raging with bitterness. Miss
Della Bacon. a poor demented lady OF
81. Louis. had said that she thought
the works OF Shakespeare were really
those OF her ancestor. Lord Francis
Bacon. No matter how stupid or alb
surd the theory, u Will gain adher-
ents. and so In this case there were
people who took up the matter and be-
came great advocates Of the theory.
Irnatlus Donnelly was placed at the
head OF these. and his Great Cryptic J
gram" vas cited as one OF the most
elaborate volumes on the subject. Then
Dr. Owens of Detroit had made a I
into which were fed the works .
u Shakespeare. printed on special
strips OF paper. and the machine was
then able TO show the origin OF Bacon 4
and that he wrote all the works of
Bacon was described as a traveller. a
student. n soldier and a statesman. one
xhO could no; have made the evident
he made several points
"a this connection and wound up by
aging lmprsssiveiy: Il would as soon
Ioubt the authenticity 90 the Lords
irayer. which learned 20 lisp In child
rood at my mothers knee. as 20 be-
ieve that any other hand than that OF
wrote the plays ascribe1
1 hfs pen
Continuing. Mr. waFie showed tha;
- v.~l,irrE % lord Bacon consist OF
gszys. works which contain logic bur
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ON
CRAGS OF
PUUHONUA

- LoODS of melody ieaped down
from the craggy heights OF Pun
- honua. Manoa- last night. and
mingled with the driving mists which
Internationally swept down the valley.
Under the auspices OF the Kiiohana Art
was opened for the use OF the leagues
many guests. and two new musicians
made their formal debut before a crit
ioal and thoroughly appreciatlve music
loving audience. Mrs Loye Holmes
Miller and Miss Charity Joy crosson
won laureis last evening and received
the appreciation OF IN audience which
will place them in the foremost rank
of the musicIans OF Honolulu. Mrs
Miller as a pianist and Miss crosson
as a vocalist are noteworthy additions
TO the musical talent OF the city and
should be much In evidence at future
concerts and public gatherings.
The guests. who came mostly by car.
made the ascent TO the heights upon
which the Castle residence stands amid
sweeping mists. which happily were not
damp enough 10 drench any one. The
winding pathway upon the hill was
marked by lanterns and the walk past
them was a diversion. Miss Carrie
Castle received the guests at the porte
cochere entrance and was assisted by
several ladies IN ushering them 10 seats
in the many apartments opening into
the music room.
Mrs. Miller played the first selection
or the program. the number being Bee
thoven's "waldstein." sonata Op- S.
A. the first touch OF the keys Mrs
Miller showed herself n mistress OF
and execution. With marvel |
Gus agility her fingers played over the |
keys almost faster than the eye could
follow their intricate movements. and
there rippied forth a stream OF mel !
ody and harmony. The classical selec- !
;ion. difficult and complex IN It's com !
position. yielded easily To TIE magnet /
ism of her playing. Rising 10 n crash /
Ing crcscendo and dying away q f7Irt !
rianlssiT-o. ard varying n 'h- !ntcu- /
slty 20 each eNt-err. t'-0 r.' 'i.- 81.
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