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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-04

The John H. Sparks show comes
highly recommended for being a
clean, uptodate show, allowing nc
gamblingor games of chance a round
the grounds. Will exhibit lat Bran.
don Dec 10.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-04

w. w. KERSH, J. P.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27
Mr.. CARMACK'S SPEECH
In the Senate on the Philippines Bill
Was a CauStic Diahibe.
THE ISLANDS WERE FOR THE FILIplNOs
As the Pasture Was for the Sheep
They Lived and 6rowsed There.
To Raise Wool for Others to Wear.

Washington, April %. Senator Carmack
(Tenn.), in the senate, today completed his
speech on the Philippine government bill
which he began yesterday He continued
his exceedingly canstic criticism of the
administration policy and the ultimate
end to which it would lead. concluding by
expressing tho hope that the administration
would turn from the "boody gospel Of the
strenuous life'' to the paths OF virtue and
peace. The earlier portion OF the session
was devoted to routine business. u
Mr. Jones (Nev) chairman OF the commit
tee on contingent expenses, reported favor
able the resolution of the committee on re-
lations with Cuba, providing for an investi.
cation by that committee or the alleged
control Of the Cuban sugar crop and sugar
lands in the new republic
Mr.. Teller, who had introduced the reso-
luton, said IT was not what he wanted en-
tlrely and was not what he thought ought
to he passed.
Mr.. Teller said he desired 10 deny that
he had ever said that the Colorado sugar
producers were willing tor have the duty
taken on sugar. and he made this state
ment in view OF such remark having been
attributed to him by a witness before the
ways and means committee.
The resolution was adopted without fur
Their comment.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Proctor Cvt)
was passed directing the secretary Of war
to send to tho senate statement Of the
number Of disappearing gun carriages IN
der contract a list of the bids for the
construction Of such carriages, the total
cost Of tho carriages. whore they are
mounted and where is proposed TO mount
those under construction. Tho resolution
was adopted.
Mr. Platt Comm presented a conference
report on the Chinese exclusion bill, ask
ing that the senate disagree to the report
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27
THE JOPLIN HURRICANE.
Three Persons Are Dead and Fifteen
Are Injured, Some Fatally.
SIX RESIDENCES WERE DEMOLISHED.
A Conservative Estimate Places the Ar
greeate Property Loss on Buildings
and Mines at 100000.

st. Louis, Mo-, April a6.-Three per.
sons are dead and fifteen are injured,
some of them fatally, at Joplin, Mo-,
victims of the tornado that struck that
city late yesterday. Twenty residences
in Joplin were wrecked and several
others in the suburbs of Moonshne hill
and Villa Heights were demolished. A
conservative estimate today places the ag-
grcgate loss, in buildings wrecked and
mines flooded at 100000.
I A revised list of the casualties follows,
The dcad
ESTER HUNTER, years old.
]. l. JONES.
MARTHA CoPPELL, eolored, fright
ened to death.
The injured:
John Kugh, Villa Heights, fatally in-
jurcd.
Thomas Smith of Newburg, Mo-,
thought to be fatally hurt.
The whole Smith family of seven, in
jured by house falling on them
Unknown woman Byersville, fatally.
| Anna and Bidwell Hunter, fatally.
g. w. Markham, badly injured.
Bud Cole, bruised and cut.
i. b. Kelley, badly bruised.
! Charles Click, injured.
Mrs Matte Walker, badly injured,
while driving in storm.
Mrs. Nellie Sullivan, badly cut on
| head her four children also injured, ono
badly.
Mrs. Richard Rex, back injured.
Miss Rex. injured internally.
Also two Rex children injured.
Mr.. Moxey. visiting Rex family, cut and
bruised
Mrs. Anna Hunter, badly bruised on
shoulder and head,
Mrs Hicks, badly injured; eyesight do.
stroyed.
Miss Nora Winhurne, seriously injured.
O. f. Cakes. collar bone broken; foot
crushed; serious.
Six residences we're completely demol-
ishcd, while a score or two others were
badly damaged. /. w, Reynolds house was
overturned and badly damaged, but the
five members Of the family were released
uninured The Frisco roundhouse was
partly destroyed. The roof was blown off
the Joplin Roofing companys building, and
the Joplin Ice and Cold Storage Supply
company's building suffered, and the Jop-
lin Hay companys barns were demolished.
The new Baptist church was unroofed. The
Methodist mission church was completely
demolished, and the baseball grand stand
was blown away.
The Offices of the White Lead Works,
Coopers carriage shop and the buildings
on the Plymouth river the Blackburn
mine and the Cumberland Lead and Zinc
company were destroyed. Albert Fry's
mine suffered heavy damage, and the
American Concentrating company's mill
was badly damaged The Roosevelt flats
and the Joplin Gas company's plant were
badly damaged. The houses OF John Win
burn and Walter Chapman were blown
away, but the families escaped. At least
fifty families are homeless.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27
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and insist on a further conference. He
explained that the only point OF difference
between the conferees OF the senate and
the house was that the house asked the
senate confcrces TO eliminate from the sub
stitute passed by the senate that portion
which provides that the present Chinese
exclusion law be extended through the
life of the present treaty and remain In
force until another treaty shall have been
negotiated. Mr.. Platts motion that the
senate Insist upon its amendment and agree
10 another conference was adopted Messrs
Platt Comm, Dillingham; (Vt) and Clay
tGa) were named as conferees on the part
Of the senate.
The oleomargarlne bill, as agreed to by
the house, was laid before the senate, but
Nent over until the amendments as agreed
to could be printed.
Mr. Pritchard (N. c. addressed the SEN
ate in support Of the bin for the purchase
of a National forest reserve In the South
ern Appalachian mountains.
At the conclusion OF the morning bust
ness Mr. Carmack resumed his speech on
the Philippine government bill. He read
Prof. Schurman's criticism Of the bin 10
show that Prof Schurman believed that
the Philippine government should be adj
ministcred for the Filipnos by the terms
OF the pending bill He said the Islands
were for the Filipinos as the pasture was
for the sheep-thcy lived and browsed
there I'm order to raise wool for others to
wear and mutton for others to eat.
III the carpetbag government you pro
pose to establish in the Philippines" he
cried, lis not thousand times better thar
that which you established IN your own
| country after the civil war. lord God have
mercy upon the people OF those islands,"
! Nj. Carmack referred to the cable re
ports from Manila that General Smith haC
acknowledged he had given orders to make
| Samnr bowling wilderness and TO xii
an males over 10 years OF age as horrible
beyond description. The program, he said
was TO practice unheard Of barbarltles il
the slaughter Of the innocents and to have
the torch complete the work OF the butcher
when the land Is without home AM
the country without a people the wor,
'pached will be written upon the tomb
stone Of the province Of samar."
From the very outbreak Of hostilitles Il
the philippines, he declared, there had bee
systematic conccalment Of the trutl
which was now coming out 1t was nov
known. he said, that 100000 people ha
persisted In single province contniniu
100000 inhabitants, and yet the people G
the United States knew nothing Of 1t unit
RECENTLY. The civil government establlshe
by this bill, he predicted, would result 1
recurring Instructions 10 be put dow
with our blood and treasure. What for
In order that few rspsehillops and carpe
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27
FORBIDDEN TO TALK WILL HE EXPLODE?
DASTARDLY CRIME ATTEMPTED
Miscreants Planned Destruction of Tunnel
and WOrkmen at Niagara Falls.

N Y
OF
madeo OF and kill working
leading
Front
at discharged by of
headings
the to
the bottom of the shaft the wires from one
The stick of dynamite had been placed between two boxes OF dynamite
the and when
headings would
the known Detectives work
ont The c
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27

baggers might have unlimited license to
thleye and plundcr!"
In the course Of his remarks he called at
tentlon TO a report that an american cor
poration which proposed to raise rubber
trees In Mindanao had arranged with the
dattos for slave labor, aud he had rcadeaE
amendment he proposed to ofer prohibit
ing the grant Of any franchise to persons
or corporations which proposed ~ employ
slave labor. lie asked Mr.. Lodge IL the
amendment would be agreeable to him.
81 can not speak for the committee" re-
piled Mr. Lodge For myself 1t is per-
fccty agreeable"
lie also gave notice OF another amend
mont he would offer to prohibit the entry
Of the Philippines as States In the Union
and asked for Mr.. Lodges opinion, but
tho latter declined 10 reply categorically,
saying he would answer In his own time,
in his own way" But Mr., Doliyer Gowa)
asked Mr. Carmack to define his own posi-
tion, having first inyeighcd against the
holding Of the island 'fn perpetual des.
potsm' aud being solicitous lest they be
admitted as States.
Mr.. Carmack responded that his position
was clear. While the carpctbnggcrs and
adventures were punderng aud getting
control OF the islands, he said, the govern
ment provided for In this bill would be
just what they wanted. When they had
everything they wanted. he said, they would
ciainor for American markets and Alnert
can Statehood.
Mr.. Carmack expressed the earnest wish
that the administration would turn from
the "bloody gospel OF the strenuous life
to the path Of peace.
| Upon the conclusion OF Mr.. Carmack'i
speech the senate, at 800 D. M, went Int
executive session and few minutes late
| adjourned
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27

ST. Louis. April GOA wind storm that
gained velocity Of forty miles or more
an hour ragged in ST. Louis and vicinity
most Of last night and this morning. 1t
was accompanied by heavy rain and con-
siderable minor damage was done. Tele-
graphic reports TO the Post-Ditpatch show
that rains have fallen generally throughout
Missouri and Illinois. The precipitation
was sufficient to give relief from the
drouth. A farmer was killed near Chilli
cothe by limb blowing from tree.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27

Omaha, Neb April a6-The damage
from last nights storm appears today
TO have been general throughout the city.
A large number of minor accidents oc-
Cured Wires Of all kinds are in de-
moralizcd state Reports from the out
side indicate similar damage in other
neighboring towns.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27

indianapolis, Ind, April s6.-The gale
that swept over the city during the night
caused more or less damage to small build
inGs and shade trees in several localities.
Al the railroads report wires down in
many places as the result of poles being
blown over
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27
FRIDAY NIGHTS STORM.
Crippled the Telegraph Service and
Caused Much Damage.

Caused Much Damage.
Cincinnati, Ohio, April a6.-The wind
blew almost a gale through the night last
night, and after midnight dashes of rain
fell. This was accompanied by material
lowering of temperature, making today a
sharp contrast with the summer tempera-
ture OF yesterday. There is no telegraphc
communication with Chicago except by
roundabout routes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27

Kansas City, Mo-, April z6-- More or
less damage resulted throughout Western
Missouri from last nights wind storm.
In Kansas City the damage was slight.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27
JsrIFlARLE HOMICIDE.

Chicago Judge Says a Woman Shouldn't
Stand Beating.
Chicago. April 26. Judge Richard S. Tut
hill today, while trying a divorce suit, as
serted that when a husband made a prac
tlce of beating his wife she had right to
kill him II she wished
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27

Congressman Cummings Better.
Baltimore, April 20-The condition Of
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings, who is III
in this city, Is slightly better.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-06

On the summit of Mount Kosciusko,
the highest peak of the Australian
Alps, an astronomical and meteorologi-
cal observatory is maintained. The
official in charge states in his latest
report that the place is overrun with
rats, and that he is slaughtering them
at the rate of hundreds month. He
adds that he would soon accumulate a
fortune If the Government would pay
him at the rate that rules in Sydney,
where rats tails are worth threepence
each since the visitation of the bubonic
plague. Such swarms of rats on the
roof of Australia, at n height of 1928
feet, constitute n curious fact in anti
podean natural history. 1t is supposed
that they have been attracted from all
quarters by the large depot of food
supplies in connection with the obser-
vatory. However, the keeper does not
mean to surrender to tie invaders.
Il am thoroughly contented," says this
Alpine Mark Tapley, ''and/I mean to
stick to the mountain as long as it will
stick to he. London Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-06

| on possible detection, held on to the
| squalid room in Covington, where she
had hid her misery and her shame from
the fair-weather friends of her early
| married days. She made no effort to
| conceal nor condone the crime for
which she had been arrested. l got
bail for her, and, as we left the Jail
together, what do you suppose she pro-
posed? Simply that she go back with
her baby to the dirty. bare room in
Covington. and, leaning wholly upon
her story of pinching want, throw her
self wholly on the mercy Of the rich
merchant she had robbed. No lawyer
could have devised better plan, and
at once l was struck by her swift in
gcnuity. 1t meant a chance to plead
first offense,' and L seized upon 1t as
her only chance to escape a sentence.
"Of course l played her hard-luck
story to finish, got the opposing law
yer to go over with me to Covington,
and, to make long story short, not
only got the case dropped, but actually
convinced the proprietor that Mary
Smith should have a place in the glove
department of his store. She got it,
and, as l took pains to know, contrived
to exc out a decent living for herself
and child till her husband came back
from the penitentiary. OF course that
meant that they must leave Cincinnati,
and the next thing 1 knew, they were
gone, bag and baggage, nobody knew
whittier.
II came to Chicago year or so after,
set up a modest office, resolved to keep
away from the criminal branch, and
was in the way of forgetting Mary
Smith when suddenly one day l got a
telephone message to the effect that
woman prisoner at Central wanted to
see me. l went over and met Mary
She was almost in rags. had come to
Chicago with her husband, who de-
serted her as soon as their money gave
out. She had tried to get work, failed,
begged a little-too little to keep her
child warm-then she resumed steal
ing. The old story. Everybody knows
it. Well, 1 took the case, got her over
to her squalid room on the West Side,
and began to figure on scheme to
get her out of trouble.
Il couldn't think of any, but when
came back the next day 1 found her
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-06
THEIR OWN DOCTOR WAS SENT.

full of hope, though she was in bed, Ill
and looking quite cadaverous. I've
got consumption, Mr.. Hastings she
said smiling wanly; we must try the
quality Of Chicago mercy this time
Then l noticed that the handkerchief
which she brought to her mouth was
stained with red and at the corners of
her pretty mouth were tiny crimson
lines. 1 got a doctor to visit her, and
he promptly declared that she was in
rapid berculosis-pthisis, think he
called it.
'But the prosecution was obdurate
at first. They didn't swallow the 'dy
ing mother story very easily; it had
been worked too often, they said; SO
suggested that they send their own
doctor to see my client, and, if he de-
clared her other than consumptive, or
declared that she was shamming, l
would pay her bill and go to trial. He
went n dozen time and finally agreed
with my doctor that she was failing
rapidly. He was Il good-hearted man.
The pretty child touched his heart 1
dare say, but the unfortunate mothers
hemorrhages, her failure to gain flesh,
her pinched, almost transparent flesh,
brought him over to our side.
"Then my Cincinnati experience was
repeated. Case dropped, position for
the mother as soon as she was able to
walk, kindness, help, hope. But she
rallied so fast that L was nonplused,
afraid that her employers might be-
come suspicious, though none but the
proprietor knew her story. Yes, adj
nit it, Proctor, l had more than a law
yer's interest in her. At last, at sup
per one night after the play, l quizzed
her about her 'pthisis.' She smiled
querulously at first, but said: 1T was
desperate fraud, 1 know, but was
desperate, Mr.. Hastings. You don't
blame me? I'll never deceive you
again
And she never did, Proctor. She's
the best woman in the world. 1 got
her Il divorce and-well, she was in
here moment agony wife, in fact,
and I'm not ashamed Of her."
But the consumption" said Proc
tor, after wondering moment, 'the
emaciation, th-the-er hemorrhaGes?
How on earth did She"
Just worry. starvation and-and n
morsel of raw calves liver"-John II.
Raftery, in the Chicago Record-Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-06
SECURED A CONTINUANCE.
Sharp Trick Perpetrated by an In
genious Illinois Lawyer.

genious Illinois Lawyer.
Ethan Allen Sniveley of Springfield
tells pretty good story of how, some
years ago wnen he was editor of Car
linville paper, he brought the press
agent of circus to time and made him
pay the paper its price for a big ad-
vertisement by threatening to small
pox the show. But up till last week we
don't know that we had ever heard OF
an attorney working this bluff on a
court and jury, and the little incident,
which occurred in the county court, is
quite laughable.
w. H. Crow was attorney for a man
under indictment for an assault. and
the case had been continued several
times on one pretext and another, and
was up again, and the prosecution was
insisting on going to trial. Mr.. Crows
witnesses were not present, and to go
TO trial under the circumstances would
surely result in a conviction of his
client, and just what to do he was at
a loss to know. The jury was in the
box ready to be passed upon and things
were becoming desperate for Mr.. Grow,
when all at once a bright thought
struck him, and, addressing his honor,
he announced that the defense was
ready for trial, but at the same time
stated that he thought it was only fair
to the court and all concerned to state
that his client had been exposed to
the smallpox and was just about due
to break out with it. But" said he,
''as far as l am concerned, I have had
smallpox and am not afraid of it, and
if the others interested in the case are
willing to proceed l am"
The bluff worked like a charm, and
1t is needless to say that it was the
unanimous opinion of the prosecution
Judge and jury that they had better
take no chances, and the attorney got
his continuance. 1t, however, is due to
Mr.. Crow to state that his client resides
in neighborhood where there has been
a case or two of smallpox recently, and
may have been exposed, but up to last
accounts had net broken out yet.-Pike
County (Illinois) Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-06
UNCLE SAM ExAoTs FULL TIME.
Employees Arc Docked for Minutes
Loss of Time.


Its an old story that the United
States treasurer occasionally pays war
rants for the sum Of one cent to credit
ors of the government" said an old
department clerk the other day, but
it's so well known, but equally true,
nevertheless, that government clerks
are sometimes docked one cent for
overstaying their annual leave
minute or a fraction thereof In the
treasury department in particular the
rule is inflexible that clerk who e2-
ceeds the regulation leave even for
minute in a year shall forfeit a pro-
portionate amount of his pay.
THE taxation of delinquents re-
quires eternal vigilance and careful
calculation, but it is regarded as es-
sential to the best interests of the SER
vice. No fractions Of a minute are
considered and there is no penalty less
than cent. The salary per minute Is
determined by dividing the annual sal
ary by all the working days, which ex-
clude Sundays and holidays, and al
lowing seven hours for each day. On
that basis it is computed that the sal
aries of government clerks average
about a cent a minute. or course,
some are more and others less. but
that covers the most Of them.
1T does not seem much to deduct
ten cents from the $1,000 salary of
clerk who has exceeded his sixty days
leave by ten minutes, but he invari-
ably treats such action as a great out
rage on his rights as an American
citizen. The other day woman In
the treasury upset the entire office In
which she is employed for almost
whole day." says the Washington Star,
Gin her persistent efforts to get back
thirteen cents which had been deduct
ed from her salary for overstaylng
her leave about a quarter of an hour.
She nearly went into Mysteries, but the
authorities were firm and she had to
submit"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-06


Hastings door and the office boy came
in to say that Mrs. Hastings was in the
Gnte-room.
you've never met her, have you
Proctor?" asked the judge, turning to
his friend. mo? Tell her to come
right in, Pete"
She came in radiant, dignfied, wom-
anly, cordial, and Proctor, who was
an old bachelor, began to realize his
friends reverential faith in marriage
VOWS, his fame as q peacemaker be-
twiXt warning pairs, his dislike for
frail divorces and errant husbands.
Very gracious to her husbands col
league, she fingered but n moment and
went away. Hastings closed the door,
lighted another cigar and resumed the
talk.
Speaking of queer clients" he be-
gan, "the worst and the best, the most
deceptive and yet the most ingenious
l ever had was woman shoplifter.
1t was down in Cincinnati, in the old
days, when 1 had but little experience
outside Of criminal practice. You know,
l was prompted to come here to get
away from a growing reputation as q
criminal pleader, and yet my first case
in Chicago was for one Of my loyal
Cincinnati crooks. Crook-yes, that's
the word, guess, though it seems
harsh now, for she was the most loyal,
ingenious and most virtuous thief that
ever lodged the penltentiary. Well, to
begin at the beginning.
"She was arrested one Gay in Gin
clnnati by the house detective of
big dry goods store, searched, and as
the saying IS, caught red-handed.' OF
course she sent for ne. l was terribly
strong with the shoplifters of Cincln-
natl, and the Lord knows there were
enough Of them to keep Woodworking
tyro in board money. don't deny that
l was struck with her beauty and evil
dent refinement the moment l met her
she was on the books as Mary Smith
and the cheap calico and dowdy cape
she wore were not much of a disguise
for her extraordinary qualities, phys
ical and mental.
II told her to tell me the truth about
herself up to the time of her arrest,
and she did. I'm sure she did, as you
will find. She was of good family and
tender nature, had eloped with a hand
some salesman and had been living for
three years in Covington, where her
husband was doing WELL but living be-
yond his means as the manager Of a