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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28

w. H. Curry and DR.. Back
stom of the State Farm,
Charged With Killing
a Negro.

Last Saturday night Deputy
Sheriff Weissinger returned to
Lndianola in charge of w. II.
Curry. until recently sergeant OF
the State farm and Dr.. Backstom
physician in charge. The men
we're indicted by the grand jury,
just adjourned for murder and
they were brought here and
lodged in Jail.
1t appears that there was a
negro on the farm who was sick
and unable to work. He Was ex-
amined by DR.. Backstom and pro
nounced we'll and on shirking
work again was whipped by
the sergeant. He was given, 1t
is said, ten licks. when he fell
over partly paralized. He was
taken care of and sent to the
hospital where he diel.
The prisoners are very reticent.
They consider themselves the
victims of the kincannOn--Parch
man trouble and do not fear but
that at the first opportunity they
will be able to clear themselves
of this serious charge. 1t is very
unfortunate position that they
have fallen into. and from which
their friends hope they will soon
come clear.
They will he given a hearing
in habeaus corpus proceedings
before Chancellor Nc. G. Kim
brough at the earliest oppor-
tunity.
Tuesday evening Judge Larkin
ordered Sheriff Cox to release DR..
Backstrom on 81, 800 bond
which was promptly made and
the Doctor was released. India
nola Toscin.
Our information is that Mr..
Curry has not been i'll Jail, but is
under guard. He and his friends
are confident Of his acquittal as
soon as his trial can be had.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28
Fat Man Married.

J. w. Grimes, said to be the
champion fat man Of the country,
and who was one of the stellar
attractions with the Ringing
circus last year, was married in
Yazoo City last week to Miss
Blanche Klingensmith. The
groom is seven feet in height
and weighs 754 pounds, while
his bride is of medium size and
weighs but l34 pounds.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28
Cotton Crop
Estimates.
Predictions of Members OF the
New York Exchange.

New York, Nov. 20.-Late to-
day Il. Siedenburg & Co, who
have charge of securing estl-
mates of members of the New
York Cotton Exchange, announ-
ced the result. The average is
11.OU, 900 bales.
Estimates were made by IA
members, and the gueSses on the
crop ranged from 10, 400, 900 to
1880. 600 bales. The estimates
of the Exchange are usually con-
servative, falling a little under,
rather than over, the amount OF
the crop. In some seasons they
have been 200, 900 bales under
the actual yield. This estimate
was not given out until after the
close of business.
Another event of the day was
the announcement by Latham,
Alexander & Co.. of their crop
estimate as 1000, 900 bales, and
il contributed to the decline in
the market of 10 to Is points.
Latham. Alexander & Co. S
crop circular is as follows
For many years we have pub
lished annually, for the informa-
ton of our correspondents, an
estimate of the cotton crop OF
the United States, compiled from
figures contained in replies to
letters addressed by US to sever
al thousand firms and individuals
in the cotton States, and the av-
eraoe of these estimates for sew
eral seasons has tended to largely
underestimate the total yield.
This year, instead of request
ing estimates Of the crop from so
many. we have sought the infor-
nation by letter and telegram
from a limited number of the
most intelligent and best inform
ed correspondents in every cot
ton State, and the following we
regard a conservative estimate OF
the crop at this date:
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28

Last year was an un1aVoraole
one foF cotton production IN near
Iy all sections. In the South At
lantic States excessive rains pre-
vailed much of the season and IN
Texas and the Southwestern
States a disastrous drought cut
the crop shot. In spite OF these
adverse conditions the yield prov
ed to be 10, ,661, 900 bales.
This year, as a rule, the seas
on has been favorable; stands
were perfect, cultivation good,
the crop matured early. the TALL
has been phenomenally mild
no killing frost-the plant has
had ample time to ripen, and the
picking season thus far all that
could be desired. 1t is, there
fore, not improbable that the
crop this year will exceed that OF
last year by some 800, 900 bales. >
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28
SPENSARY
ADVOCATED.
The Question is Being Gen
orally Discussed.

1.-The question Of establishing
a dispensary in this State and
doing away with prohibition and
saloons" will be a prominent is
sue in the next campaign so
says q prominent north Missis-
sippi gentleman: Il know a
number of men who are going to
make a legislative race on the
dispensarv issue. The people
of Mississippi are doing some
thinking along this line and [ De-
lieve that the day is coming when
the issue is going to be q pop
ular one. The DrohibitiOnists
believe that the time las come
for statutory prohibition but
there is no reason to believe that
they can carry this issue to a
successful termination. If the
friends Of the di>pensary viii.
become active, there will hn no
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28
Only Speculators Hurt.

There is much sense in the
weekly financial survey of Philip
King, the financial editor Of the
New York Sun. The trouble
with our present money system,
sail this authority, is "Ot that
money is too scarce, hut too
plentiful. If, in response to the
demands Of spectators, congress
should recklessly ordain q fur
thcr imitation, the most mons
trous financial crime of the cen
tuay would be porpetuated."
The present per capita stock
Of "pney III the United States
S'2".4C is the greatest IF that
Of any country except France.
1t exceeds that Of Great Britain
S1D.4,, that Of Germany SS. -,
that # Belgium SG.31. and that
Of the Notherlan Is S3.72. 1t has
increased from a per capita or
@2l.36 in 1873 or % per cent.
The total amount Of money in
circulation in the United States
in 1~J3 Was %77G. $50 OBJ; in July,
1900, II was 2,062, 425. 1876 De
spite the occasional tightness
Of II. ney in Wall street, there
never W&s a time when legiti
mate enterprises found capital
50 easy. The capsal for the
legitimate business man, the
manufactures and the merchant
has not even suffered diminutiOn
because of the threatening as
poets Of the financial market for
the speculative element. AS Mr..
King says. "L2@itimate business
was never more sound or active.
Ib is this solfsane prosperity
that has absorbed, and will con
tinua to absorb, the floating sup
ply Of money in the country,
leaving Wall street in a hopeless
s-ata.
The Wall street situation is due
to the recent extensive over cap
itaIization. Little ready money
was required to feat these spec
ulatives. Stocks in the cOnsti-
tpont companies were transfer
ct for stock in new cosporations
multiplied several fold, and the
values based prospective earn
jnings. Now that an attempt is
made to secure hard cash for
some OF these tOp-heavy paper
stocks the money is hard to find.
The money that is SO plentiful
for legitimate busineS is becOm-
ing scarce for the speculator It
was inevitable that this should
be SO whenever a general effort
to convert the inflated paper
INTO money was made.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28
Notices for 1908.

Start right and right away"
''There is something better
than making q living-making
life"
Don't wait for your oppor-
tunity-make it.
Stick to your aim. The mon
grels 5 hold will slip, but only
crow bars loose the bull dogs
grip
Lend hand. The best way
to help yourself is to held your
neighbor."
Promise little and do more" :"
BE king Of yourself and you
will conquer the world
''The world makes way for
determined man.
"Be brief. Your time and the
other mans is precious.
Character is the poor mans
capital
"A clean conscience wins the
goal of all men-happiness.
ITO smile in victory is easy
in defeat heroic. Success,
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28

Father Gmpressively) Sup
pose I should be taken away sud
denly. what would become of
you my boy?
Irreverent Son-Pd stay here.
The question is: What would be-
come Of you?-Ex.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28
Southern R. R. y
Organized.
AS a Mississippi Corporation.

The Southern Railway Compa-
ny completed its organization as
q domestic corporation of the
State of Mississippi here this
morning. The meeting OF the
board of directors elected for the
purpose of organization was held
in the office of Secretary Of State
Power. and, although brief, was
extremely business-iike and to
the point.
The organization of the new
company was effected by the
BOARD of directors which was
elected by the stockholders OF
the company and composed OF
twelve members. as follows :
Samuel Spencer, president Of
the Southern Railway Company;
Alexander B. Andrews, Francis
Lynde Stetson, r. D. Landlord.
Fairfax Harrison, Stockholders
and directors of the Southern
Railway Company. and II. l..
Russell, A. p. Humphrey, l. {.
Catchings. John W. Fewell, Le-
rov Percy, A. f. Fox and }. ,.
B. Thompson.
The meeting OF the board was
called to order at 10 O'Clock by
President Spencer. Il. ID. Lank-
ford was elected secretary OF the
board. Mr.. Stetson then offered
the following resolution, which
was carried
Resolved that the amount OF
the entire capital stock of the
said railway company is $50
900 600. whereof 500, 900, 600 is
preferred stock and S12O, 600. 600
is common stock, with any and
all lawful right from time to
time to increase or to decrease
the said capital stock or either
or both of the classes thereof.
On motion of Mr.. Stetson the
board then proceeded to the
election of officers Of the new
company, as follows:
President. Samuel Spencer;
first vice-president, A. b. An
drews; second vice-president, W.
w. Finley; third vice-president,
vacant; fourth vicepresident, }.
NJ. Culp; secretary, r. D. Lank-
ford: treasurer, Fl. G.. Ansley.
On motion the entire capital
stock of the corporation was d1-
vided into 1000, 800 shares Of
500 each.
Immediately after the organ
ization of the company the board
took a recess and Messrs Catch
ings, Fewell, Percy and Fox
handed in their designations as
directors of the company and
the board was reassembled aud
the following were elected in
their place: Charles Steele, Il.
M. Galway. H. G. Fahnestock
and Adrian Iselin, Jr.
This makes the new board OF
directors and officers of the new
company the same as the board
of directors and officers Of the
Southern Railway Company, and
the board adopted the bylaws
and rules Of the Southern Rail
way Company.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28

"You recon de president is
fond of 'possum:
well. I never hear tell he
wus: but he mighty close ter 1T;
he got a great likin' fer de
cullard race.'
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-11-28
Headquarters

for Singer Sewing Machines in
the future will be at Geo. u.
Hartness' store.
JOE D. HARTNESS, Mgr.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Jonn Ii. single, attorney, who was
at Belen on business, has returned tc
| the city.
Attorney A. w. Pollard. of Deming
is attending the supreme court SEES
sions in the capital city.
Attorney E. w. Dobson went up to
the territorial capital this morning to
transact some legal business.
J. G. Fitch. a prominent attorney OF
Socorro, went up to attend the session
Of the supreme court in Santa Fe.
Ralph Halloran left for the northern
counties today in the interests Of the
New York Life Insurance company.
Fflomeno Mora, postmaster at Esco.
bosa. N. FL, was in the city today shak,
ing hands with his acquaint.
ances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron l.. Motif. after
a very pleasant visit here, will leave
this evening for their home in Tucson
Arizona.
I Walter Moulthrop, who came here
the other day from Washington, ID. C.
has gone into business at 212 West
Gold venue
j. II. Overhuls, the deputy sheriff OF
the Cochiti mining district, and F. A
Blake. are in the city today from
Bland, coming from the north last
night.
A. b. McMillen, o. N. Marion and
t. n. Wilkerson, having business be.
fore the territorial supreme court, will
go up to Santa Fe this evening on legal
matters.
Harmony lodge, No. II, I. o. o. F.
will install its officers-elect tonight and
would like to see all the Odd Fellows
in the city present. Refreshments and
a good time expected.
A. j. LOOMS, the well known deputy
internal evenue collector. who took q
lay on In order to enjoy a few days OF
peace during Christmas week, is in the
city today from San Fe.
II. Hase. the WOO! buyer, returned
this morning from Magdalena where
he received eight carloads of wool
from the Becker-Blackwell Co, for e.
J. Mclean & Co, of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fisher celebrat.
ed the first anniversary of their mar
rage last night at their home, No. 2l5
South Broadway. Quite a crowd OF
neighbors were present and all en-.
joyed themselves.
Tonight will be Sunday school night
at the revival meeting at the Lead
Avenue Methodist church and the tea.
cheers and young people are expected
to be present in full force. Some spec,
ial music is being prepared for the
services each evening this week ex,
cept Saturday.
Prof. NJ. f. Hickey. superintendent
OF the city public schools; Prof. j. II.
Paxton, of the University faculty;
Herbert +. Reynolds, OF the law firm
of McMillen & Reynolds. and Jose Pc
rea, son Of Pedro Perea. left this morn.
ing for Santa Fe, where they will make
application before the territorial su.
preme court to practice law. A. NJ.
Forester. OF Las Cruces, was with the
Albuquerque delegation this morning
going TO Santa Fe on the same mis-.
sion.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07
CITY COUNCIL.
Fire Department Report-City En-
giueer's Report.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.


When Mayor Marion called the city
council to order last night Il was no.
ticed that every alderman was present.
Bills were read and ordered paid.
Taxpayers on High and Water
streets petitioned the council for an
extension of the sewer mains. but their
request was not granted.
In tho report of the CITY clerk n was
shown that s475 had been collected
during the month of December. and
| for the same month Citv Marshal Nc
| Milyin's report showed collections of
s370 in fines. and seventy arrests were
made.
CITY Physician Pearcc reported one
case of contagious disease in the CITY
The t~reasurer's report showed n hal
ance in hank ON January 1 o M
s15431O5.
Chief r.. Ruppe Of the fire depart-
ment submitted his renort which is
as follows.
To the Honorable Mayor and CITY
Council:
Gentlemen-Tbe fire department re.
sponded from April /. 1901 To Decem-
her an. 1901. to TWENTY-FIVE alarms for
fires. given as follows:
Fifteen from fire alarm boxes.
One from fire hell
Three from telephones.
Three from calls
One alarm from hoy 81 WAS n malic-
ions one and pe-rnetrators were not
found
VaIna NJ nram,ses involved sa7 55O
Insurance carried on came Az s60
Insurance maid IN losses al as7
This doc vi ;,o,,do tha Alhrigbt
loss which I have NOT heen able 70
yalue
Ioes ovar ;nsuranca naid s651
Tho denartment bas . aoo foot NJ
good hose and two short eactions
rho Iosses sustained from FIRE com
mare favorable with anv renort 7 have
seen from any other citv and taxing
the small number of men we have 7
feel thai vonr bodv cannot helm hut
feeI as I do that the men have done
their full and comnlete dutv
I Accented the RESIGNATION Of Jieut
cosgrove and -annointed I. Uan,on ON
probation for sixty DAYS as lieutenant
and Twin Hale ne d-iver or nrohation
for thirty DAYS at the eyniration I
will renort him for ~nno,ntmen N 7
find his services m%eritorious. This
morning | received the recent for the
wagon which I exnect in ono or two
days Very resnectfully SUBMITTED
n RUPEE.
Chief Fire Denartment
During the last half wear of 1901
there were built in The CITY 3 . linear
feet of cement sidewalk which repre-
sents an expenditure of $500. The
report of CITY Engineer Pitt Ross fol
lows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen:
Gentlemen-During the six months
ending today cement sidewalks have
been laid along the following streets:
South First street. s feet wide. III
feet; South First street. 10 feet wide,
60 feet: south Second street, s feet
wide, l27 feet; South Second street.
lg feet wide. 81 feet. West silver ave
nue., 10 feet wlue. 522 feet: East Rail.
road avenue. 6 feet wide. 5i feet; south
Edith street. 6 feet wide 35g feet.
South broadway. 6 feet wide 2
feet. Total linear feet 3s23.
Estimated cost. g.. 700
During the same period there have
been forty.6ye buildings erected with.
in the CITY limits. Including three busi.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07
ACCOMPLISHED HIS PURPOSE.
Morphine Proves To Be Sure Agency
for Death.

j. NJ. Current. the strong and healthy
stranger whose life one would natur-
ally suppose vas bright and full of
hope. died last night at : O'Clock at his
room in a South First street lodging
house as a result Of a dose Of morphine
taken with suicidal intent. The man
was strong. able TO work and could
have earned a very respectable living.
but he had been unfortunate in not Sc.
curing work just when he desired il,
and while in a Respondent mood swal-
lowed the poison which caused his
final separation from his wife and help
less children forever. He left instruc-
tons TO his wife which he hoped would
he a guiding star for her and their chill
dren during the remainder of their
natural life. His body was removed
to the undertaking parlors of o. w.
Strong 4 Sons, where It is being held
until word is received from the rela-
tiyes.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07

Hot drinks of all kinds served at j.
ii. O'Rielly q Co s soda fountain.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07
between Second and Third streets.

between Second and Third streets.
City Attorney was instructed to ex
anime the ruins of the Neher opera
house and the San Felipe hotel, and II
he found them detrimental to the citv's
interests he should report same to the
council for their action.
Owing to the death of Miss Mary f
Gilmore and the consequent vacancy
on the library commission, Mrs. David
A. Bittner was nominated and con.
6rmed to fill the vacancy.
1t was voted that an additional por
liceman should be placed On the force,
and II was also decided that the mock.
ing bird whistle be sounded whenever
an alarm of fire Is turned in.
Appropriate resolutions were made
by the members Of the council con
graduating Alderman Samuel Neu.
stadt upon his approaching marriage
to a prominent Las Vegas belle.
Aldermen McMillen. Beaver and
Neustadt were appointed a committee
to investigate the sewer system.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07

We have also greatly reduced prices on mems trous-
ers, quoting the So so and 100 ones at $l.90; the $3.50
and $4.OO kinds at 81. 80, and the $500 kinds at $500.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07

can rest assured that you get the very
best value obtainable. They are the
kind that always look well, wear well
and fit well. Isn't hat enough? Elk.
anime them at c. Mays Popular Priced
Shoe Store, 2OS West Railroad ave.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07
THE DAILY CITIZEN
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7.
GENTlEM EN-

Our selection of over two thousand
winter samples. comprising all the
fashionable goods for gentlemen's
suitings. fancy vestings, overcoats
and fulldress suits. are ready for
your inspection. Our tailoring and
styles are unexcelled and the prices
talk. Nettleton Tailoring Agency,
215 South Second street.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07
CITY NEWS.
Economic by trading at the Econ

Economic by trading at the Econ
omist.
Subscribe for The Daily Citizen and
get the news.
The best cough cure is DIR. Jos.
Gray S, 20 mt a bottle, at j. ii.
READ OUR AID. IT'S TINE WELL
EMPLOYED. ROSENWALD BROS.
II Will pay you TO see Hall O. Lear
nard before purchasing a piano.
When you buy a pair Of ouT woman's
$3.50 extension sole shoes. with patent
leather tips and military heels, you
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Sheets, of Canon City,
Colo. passed through the city today
On the limlled train for southern Cali.
fornia. She was met at the depot by
her brother, II. A. L. Pickard, of this
CITY
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07
Mrs. AIbriaht. the Artist.

is again in her studio, 113 North Third
street. Parties who wish fine work in
artistic photography. should call and
leave their orders. as she may leave
for Europe in the near future.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07
WE DON'T SELL ON CREDIT.
WE DON'T DELIVER SMALL

4
BUT WE DO SELL CLOSE.
Strictly fresh Kansas ggs..... CSC
We never handle cold storage eggs.
The finest creamery butter ....... soc
2 pkgs. shredded wheat biscuit. Csc
2 pkgs. grape nuts. Csc
Gold Band hams. .15c
6 bars Diamond C soap. Csc
IL bars White Russian soap. 900. soc
A large lot of drummer's samples of
mems undershirts. A splendid oppor-
tun.-y to buy seasonable goods at less
than regular prices.
Pure white silk fleece California
blankets, IS and $3.50.
We have as fine a lot OF bed com
%forters as you will find in town. Prices
from 1866 down.
THE MAZE.
WIN. KIEKE. Prop.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-06-04

stuffs sent by the people of New York,
and of journalists and American sclen-
lists who had come to examine the vol
,cano scientifically.
The result of this third expedition
might be analiyzed by saying that the
food was finally landed, that is, a very
small portion OF it; the newspaper men
who>had expected to re-discover the
West Indies were glad to take news
secondhanded, and as for the scientists,
the impression they made might best
be described by the remark of young
French LAWYER who contemptuously
grunted "\Vell l suppose those fellows
have come to enter scientific Judg
ment against the volcano and bring out
execution agai st it. entered judgment
long ago but the volcano took exeep-
ton to my jurisdiction.
Throughout :. the relief work there
seemed to be feeling on the part OF
the islanders and their rulers that the
relief corps were rather insistent upon
giving aid where no aid was needed
We 1ere rushing in on them at time
when they we're absorbed in their chief
pastime and pleasure, Politics-and we
we're distinctly intruding. :.
AS to the real need of relief, it would
be safe to say that up to the present
time there has been none, excepting II
few isolated cases. The need may
come later, but when it does come i
will not come in anything like the grea
lamount the American people wert
anxious to imagine.
All the people at St. Pierre wer'
killed. All the people at Fort de Fran
ce seem to be well satisfied and fa
from hungry.