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The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
REPORT ON TORPEDO BOATS.
Artillery officers Say They VIII Be
n Practical and Useful
of Defenses.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Maj. Arthur
Murray and Captains c. j. Bailey and
G. F. Landers, of the artillery corps
of the army, have made a special re-
port to the wal department in regard
to the recent official trials of the sub
marine torpedo boats Adder and
Moccasin in Little Peconic bay, which
they were invited to witness. The re-
port says thatthese trials are thought
to be sufficient to show clearly that
this type of submarine boat has
passed the experimental stage and
that such boats hereafter must be
taken into account as a practical and
useful element of seacoast defenses.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
NEW PRESIDENT FOR HAYTI.
The Chamber of the COmmunes VIII
Soon Meet to Elect One-COnsid-
cradle Excitement Prevails.

Port-au-Prince, Hayti, Dec. 13.-The
chamber Of the communes finished .ne
elections OF senators Friday, and the
national assembly will have a session
within a few days in order to elect a
new president of the republic. The
majority favor Seneque Pierre, whose
election is assured in case Gen. Nord,
the war minister, does not oppose
him.
Gen. Nord will enter the capital
with his army on Sunday next. Con-
siderable excitement prevails here.
The French cruiser D'Assas has left
this port for Martinique.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
IS SEEKING ARBITRATION.
The Venezuelan Government Wants
Minister Bowen to Act
as Arbitrator.
ENGLISH TELEPHONE OFFICE SEIZED.
to BE Desperate Unless
Minister Bowen Succeeds In Hav-
ing the Matters I'm Dispute Arbi-
trated.

Caracas, Dec. 13.-It is stated on
good authority that the Venezuelan
government has asked United States
Minister Bowen to act as arbitrator
in the controversy with Great Britain
and Germany. The English telephone
office here has been seized.
Everyone in Caracas believes the
situation to be desperate, and threat
ems war unless Minister Bowen sue
ceeds in having the matters in dis
pute submitted to arbitration.
1t is said, on an authority near to
President Castro, that the president
has allowed Minister Bowen to com
municate with the Berlin and London
governments through the state de-
partment at Washington, this being
the only hope of avoiding a serious
conflict.
1t is reported that the plaA of the
British and German forces is to Sc
cure the ports of La Guira and Puer-
to Cabello.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Mississippi State News
Courthouse Conversions Ceremonies.


The corner stone of the new $780,
600 Kinds county court house was
laid with Masonic ceremonies,
Grand Master Harry T.. Howard
officiating. Previous to the cere-
mony there was an interesting pro-
gram rendered in the new court
room. 1t began with an overture
by the orchestra. Then followed
an address on behalf Of the board
OF supervisors of Kinds county, by
Hon. Ben FL. Wells, county attorney.
Miss Mary Burnett gave a social Sc
lection, after which the architect
OF the building, William S. Hull,
made some pertinent remarks on
Southern architecture. "A vocal Sc
lection by Mrs. G. J. Johnston and
Dixie" by the orchestra concluded
the program. The court house is
one Of two handsome structures in
the county, there being another
court house building in the Second
court district of Kinds county.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
JUDGE JOHN W. HENRY DEAD
Death of the Former Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of the
State of Missouri.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 13.-Judge
John w. Henry died at his home in
this city Friday after a long illness.
He had been very low for several
days and on two or three different oc-
casions the family was summonded
to his bedside. Judge Henry would
have been rs years old next month.
He formerly was chief justice of the
state supreme court and at the time
of his death was judge of division No.
2 of the circuit court at Kansas City.
He was one of the most widely known
iurists in the west.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
To Build Cotton Mill.

Messrs. Felix May and E. H. Eas-
terling, the principal stockholders
in the Moreton & Helms Lumber
Company, in Lincoln county, are
talking of erecting a cotton mill at
Cold Springs, a point on the Illinois
Central railroad, close to their lhm-
Der plant. These gentlemen have
the necessary capital and can COM
mand any necessary amount of out
side money.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
A CITY IN A BAD PLIGHT.
Nebraska City, Neb., Again in Dark
ness-A Sand Bar Where the City
Formerly Obtained Water.

Nebraska City, Neb., Dec. 13.-The
entire city was again cut off from its
water supply Friday, and was again
without fire protection, and was in
darkness Friday night. That portion
of the river bed from which the wa
ter supply was formerly pumped is
now a sand bar, and the only relief is
the utilizing of the pumping plant at
the Argo starch factory, above the
city. Should a fire start the town
would be almost entirely at it's mer-
cy. The situation is considered most
critical.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

The jury at st. Louis. in the case
against John H. Schnettler. charged
with bribery in connection with the
Suburban railway deal, returned a
verdict, on the 18th, of guilty. fixing
his sentence at four years in the pen
itentiary.
The two societies composed of Phil
ippine veterans, the National Society
of the Army of the Philippines and
the Philippine Island Veterans, have
been merged, and the National So
ciety of the Army of the Philippines
is the one that survives.
A force of Moros attacked Camp
Wears, island of Mindanao, on the
9th, after 20 days inactivity. They
were repulsed without loss on the
American side. The Moros approached
stealthily at midnight, but the Amer
leans met them promptly.
The first passenger train ever in
Pope county, ILL.,, arrived at Golconda
on the new road, on the 18th, CARRYING
officials of the Illinois Central road.
Many persons in Pope county, adj
vanced in years, had never seen a rail-
road before.
Former President Cleveland presid-
ed, on the night of the 18th, at Phil
adelphia, at a public meeting in aid
of the Berean manual training school,
an institution which aims to give
members of the negro race the ben
etits of an industr al education.
George w. Prescott, one of the
founders of the Union iron works,
was found dead in his apartments, at
San Francisco, on the 18th.
Sleet and rain which fell in central
Illinois, on the 18th, covered that sec
ton with ice, loading telegraph wires
to the point of breaking.
Frank Leslie was hanged at Harlan,
KY, on the 18th, in the presence of
5000 people, for the murder of his
father-in-law.
Two families at Harrisburg, ILL.,,
were poisoned from eating head
cheese, on the 18TH. The cases were
not serious.
The Brevoort block, one of the
finest in Grand Forks, Neb., was de-
stroyed by fire, on the 18th.
Goldey Tyus, convicted of murder,
was hanged at Townsville, Ga, on
the 18th.
A definite treaty of commercial
reciprocity between Cuba and the
United States was signed at Havana,
on the night of the 18th, by Gen.
Bliss and Secretaries Zaldo and Mon
tez. 1t only lacks the signatures Of
Secretary Hay and Senior Quesada
and the approval of the United States
and Cuban senates to make it opera
tive.
One man is known to be dead and
several others were injured in a col
lision at midnight of the 18th, on the
Northern Pacific railway near Frid-
ley, seven miles from Minneapolis,
Mimi.
J. NJ. Belfield and his wife visited
a neighbor, at Potter, Kas., leaving
their three children at home. A
lamp was overturned and the house
set on fire. The oldest, a four-year-
old girl, led the two younger children
outside and carried water and extin-
guished the flames.
The aggregate production of corn
in Illinois for the season just closed
was 320,977, 900 bushels, or more than
5000, 900 bushels in excess of the
yield of 1879, which held the record
up to the present time.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Crystal Springs Mystery.

DR.. R. W. Jones, professor of
chemistry in the University of Mis-
sissippi, to whom the local doctors
referred the stomach and liver of
Mrs. 7. B. Boyd, who was supposed
to have been poisoned by her hus-
band from a dose of rough on rats,
and who died on Saturday, Novem-
Der 80, has reported that he found
arsenic in the stomach and in the
liver and in the bottle of medicine.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Old WOman's Home.

The State board which is in
charge of a movement to establish an
"Old Woman's Home" to be located
at Jackson, has decided to call a
meeting of all persons in the State
who are interested in the movement,
to be held at Jackson on December
30 next. This meeting will be held
in the senate chamber, which has
already been secured for the purpose
and while the program has not yet
been completed, it will comprise sew
eral State orators of prominence and
other interesting features. The
movement for the home has now
reached a stage hat insures success,
and interest in the worthy cause in
creases daily. The work is being
rapidly ~systematized and the State
has been divided into districts with
workers in charge of each district.
The school children of the State will
also be enlisted and other organiza-
lions will be put into the work later.
The program of the coming meeting
will be announced at an early date.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
First Train In GoIconda. III.

Golconda, ILL.,, Dec. 13.-The first
passenger train V e in Pope county,
arrived here on the new road, Thurs
day, carrying officials of the Illinois
Central road. Many persons in Pope
county, advanced in years, had never
seen a railroad train before.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Skeletons Unearthed at jackson.

While excavating the grounds at
the new State house in Jackson last
week, the workmen unearthed .
number of skeletons of convicts who
had died before the wal and immedi-
ately thereafter. The remains will
be inferred outside the city. 1
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
FROM MINISTER BOWEN. q
He Has Been Requested to Propose
Arbitration to the Powers.

Washington, Dec. ia c~ablegram
received at the state department, Fri
day, from Minister Bowen, at Caracas.
states that the Venezuelan govern
ment has requested him to propose to
Great Britain and Germany hat the
difficulties arising out of the claims
for alleged damages and injuries to
British and German subjects during
the civil war submitted to arbitra-
ton.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Murderer Insane.

Jacobson, the man who was con-
victed in Adams county for the muir
der of R. Lowenstein, is said to have
become insane. jacobson was car
ried to Jackson last week and was
put on the work at the new capt.
tol. Supt, Barnes says he is unmis-
takablv insane and that he will have
to be transferred to the insane asy-
lum.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Found Dead in Red.

San Francisco, Dec. 13.-George w,
Prescott, n of the founders and
first president of the Union iron
works, was found dead in his apart
ments at the Palace hotel, Friday,
aged 65 years. 1t is believed that
death resulted from heart failure.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
spain After warship..

New York, Dec. 13.-The Herald's
Valparaiso correspondent says it is
reported that Spain has offered to
purchase the two new Gillian bat
tleships and one cruiser, but the gov
eminent has kept the offer, if there
has been one, q secret.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
A BRITISH DISCLAIMER.
All Violence to Venezuelan War
ships Laid to Germany.

London, Dec. 13.-The foreign office
officials say that the government dis
claims responsibility for the alleged
sinking of the Venezuela vessels off
La Guaira, which, if it has occurred, il
entirely ATTRIBUTES to the German
forces.
The foreign Office officials also said
they had lot received information to
the effect that Venezuela had re-
quested Mr.. Bowen to act as arbitra-
tor. They think it is not likely thai
the proposition has been made, but if
such is the case, they do not consider
that arbitration at this stage would
be acceptable to Great Britain.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

New York, Dec. 13.-When Thomas
B. Reed retired from congress he was,
comparatively, a poor man, but dur
ing the two years of his residence in
New York he managed, by keeping in
touch with the wise men of Wall
street, to accumulate 100000.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Texa. stock MAJ n Suicide.

James Perry, a prominent stock
raiser, residing fifteen miles east of
Gainesville, Tex, committed suicide
by hanging himself in a barn on his
premises. Financial trouble prompted
the act.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Postal Manager Resigns.

G. S. Sedberry, for the past seven
years manager of the Postal Tele-
graph Company's Office in Meridian,
has resigned, having. purchased an
interest in a manufacturing plant
there. He will be succeeded by Will
liam Lyle, at present manager of the
Postal at Natchez.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
DistilIers' Mutual Insurance.

The mutual insurance commission
of the Kentucky Distillers' associa-
ton has decided to form a mutual
distillers' association to take in not
only Kentucky distillery property,
but properties in all states. 1t is the
intention to make the association ma
tional in scope.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
A Special Census.

A special census of C~orsicana, Tex,
has Just been completed, and gives a
population of 1911. An application
for a special charter will be filed at
the coming session of the Legislature:
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
A THREAT TO LOMBARD.

Foreigners at Puerto CabeIIO TAX
ing Refuge on the Cruisers.
London, Dec. 13.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Willemstad, Cura-
Goa, dated December II, says that the
foreign residents of Puerto Cabello
are taking refuge on board the Ger
man cruiser Vineta and the British
cruiser Ariadne, and that these yes
sells are threatening to lombard the
port. ,
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Injuries Proved Fatal.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 13.-Geo. w.
Simmons, master mechanic of the
Philadelphia & Reading railroad at
Pottsville, who was struck by a rail-
road shifter, Thursday night, died
Friday.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
DeIay Proved Fatal.

Two were killed outright, six 9TH
ers injured, three of them fatally, and
several others slightly hurt by a de-
layed explosion of a blast at Bakers
hill, north of Nashville, Tenn, on the
Louisville & Nashville railroad.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
DEFENSE PREPARATIONS.
They Are Being Actively Carried On
BY the Ven~ezuelnns.

La Guiara, Venezuela, Dec, 13.-The
defense preparations at the strategic
points on the highways back of the
town are being vigorously pushed
forward. The deposits of powder in
the fortress of La Vigia and San
Carlos have been removed. Great pa
triotic demonstrations are being
ing arms is offering his services.
The embargo placed upon the har-
Dor corporation has been removed.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

The Texas court of criminal ap-
peals granted bail in the sum of $l0,-
900 to ID. E. Williams and in $4,000 TO
each of his sons, they having been re-
manded without bail on the charge
of numbering DR.. De Lipsey at Hous-
ton
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
A Brakeman,s Fatal Fall.

John Dixon, a brakeman, fell from
the top tf a box car at Chattanooga.
Tenn. His head was mashed to a
pulp, and death was instantaneous.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Mrs. Deming jarvis.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 13.-Mrs. Dem
ing Jarves, whose husband is the pres
ident of the Michigan carbon works,
died at her home, Thursday, of pa
ralysis. Her only daughter is the wife
of Russell A. Alger, Jr.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Gold Discovery In Texas.

There is much excitement over rich
gold discoveries in the mountains
south of Alpine, Tex. Many claims
have been located and scores of pros
pectors are going into the new dis
trict. Lodges of ore of great width
and richness have been uncovered
and are being worked,
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Jury Was Deliberate.

Elihu Hutchinson, who killed his
brother-in-law, George Gray, was Civ
en- eleven years at Paducah, KY, after
the jury had been out thirteen hours
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Spokane. WASH, Dec. 13.-4he Rid
path hotel, valued at $4,000, was gut
ted by fire early Friday morning. No
one was injured, and the guests saved
almost all their personal effects.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
The Farmers Dread-ChoIera.

Within the last few days Martin
Wilson and Joseph and James Lyd-
dane, three of the largest farmers in
the vicinity of O~wensbord. KY, have
lost 512 hogs from cholera.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Negro Children Burned to Death.

Two little negro children were
burned to death at Russellville, Tenn.
Their mother locked them in the
house while she went out to work.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
A Costly Mistake.

A Southern Pacific engineer mis-
took the beacon light at Sabine Pass,
Tex, for the yard light and ran his
train off the track and nearly put Ii
into a creek.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Negro Tunnels Out of Jail.

Louis Bufort, a negro, incarcerated
for robbery, tunneled through the
Jail at Paducah, KY, and escaped, but
other prisoners were prevented from
following him.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Must Pay the Death Penalty.

Claude O'Brien was sentenced to
pay the death penalty, at Lexington,
KY, for the murder of A. B. Chinn, a
prominent merchant, last October.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Estimable Lady Dead.

Mrs. Stone, wife Of Rev. S. G.
Stone, died at her home in Belen
last week of malarial hematuria.
Mrs. Stone was a member of the
Methodist church and a c~onscien-
tious Christian lady, and was noted
for her many charitable deeds.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Only Took Cash.

Every business house in Lexington,
Tex, was entered by burglars the
other night, but the booty secured
was small, only cash being taken.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
~EMBARGOED, NOT SUNK.
The Change of "a Word Puts On a
Different COmpIeXiOn.

Berlin, Dec. 13.-Friday afternoon
the following dispatch was received
here from Willemstad, Curacao: .
1.-The German warships have en-
baTgoed three Venezuelan ships and
disabled a fourth near La Guaira."
The dispatch referred to was semi
official, and was filed at Willemstad
Thursday. The warships engaged in
the affair were the German cruisers
Panther and Vineta, and the British
cruiser Retribution.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Charles Meighan, postmaster at Og-
den, Utah, on the 10th, was found
guilty by a federal grand jury of en-
bezzling government funds.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Mrs. Edward f. Riggs, of Flat River,
Mo-, has a daughter, who at birth, on
the sth, weighed just 16 ounces. The
child enjoys good health.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Marcus A. Hanna was reelected
president of the National Civic FEEDER
alton, which closed its annual confer
ence in New York on the 10th.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
killing mt a Lumber Camp.

John Richard and Monroe Clonigan
engaged in a fight at Kyle's lumber
camp, near Center, La, and the latter
was shot and instantly killed.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

The p~ostoffice at Mahon, five miles
west of Holly Springs, on the Frisco
road, was robbed last week. 1t is To-
Gated in J. A. Mahon's store, and in
addition to postal supplies taken, a
watch, valued at $40 was stolen, and
other things taken from the store.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Mrs. L. S. Hamsell, of Jerseyville,
Ill, died suddenly of heart disease, on
the evening of the 18th, while on her
way home from church.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Spanish Ambassador Resigns.

Madrid, Dec. 13.-Senor Leon " Cas-
tillo, the Spanish ambassador at Paris,
has resigned.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Dec. 13.-The bank
at Hillsboro, Sierra county, was held
up in broad daylight and robbed of
$4,000, according to a report received
here.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Robbers raided the town of Selma,
Ind, on the 18th, the second time in
two weeks, blew open three safes, Sc
cured $3.50 in cash, and escaped IN a
hand car.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Josiah M. Leeds, a former member
of the Indiana legislature, and later
a member of the Kansas state senate,
died at Turon, Kas., on the 18th, aged
20 years.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Prominent Young Man Dead.

G. R. Hancock, aged 81, one of
the most prominent young men Of
Meridian, died last week after a
long illness.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

New York and New England had
the coolest weather known for years,
on the 9th, the thermometer at Balls
ton, N. Y, standing at 80 below, and
at Saratoga at 80 below.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

The post Offices of Clyde, Elsberry.
Houston and Morehouse, in Missouri,
now fourth class, will be raised to the
presidential class on January l.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Forest Wheeler, a 12-year-old boy,
of Cleveland, o., rather than go to a
reform school, to which he had been
sentenced, hung himself in his cell,
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Twenty laborers got into a fight on
a Rock Island train, neal Centervllle,
Ia, on the 18th, and in the melee one
was fatally and three seriously cut.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Engineer George Clark and Fireman
George Wells, of Fort Worth, Tex,
were killed in a wreck on the Rock
Island road, near Terrill, l.. T., on the
18th.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

The prosecution of Wilbur S. Sher-
well, at Evansville, Ind, charged with
killing Fannie Butler, a mulatto, was
dropped by the state, on the 18th.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Edward and DIN Tompkins, two
colored children, were burned to
death in a fire that destroyed a small
house in a suburb of Washington, D.
c., on the 18th.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Fireworks and much enthusiasm
signalized the entrance into Santiago
de Cuba, on the 18th, of the first
through train on the road between
that city and Havana.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

j. c. Brown, convicted of perjury
in testifying in behalf of Miss Jen-
ME Morrison for the murder of Mrs.
DIN Castle, at Eldorado, Kas., was
sentenced, on the 18th, to seven years
in the penitentiary.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
CAPTURED
They Are Now Manned by British
Sailors and Doing British Work.

Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad,
Dec. 13.-The captured Venezuelan
gunboats are now manned by British
sailors and are doing British work.
There is n British cruiser at this
port. The other men-of-war continue
to blockade the Venezuelan coast. The
navigation of the Orinoco has been re-
opened.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Finley Peter Dunno, author of "Mr.
Dooley," and Miss Margaret Abbott
were married in New York, on the
9th.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

A meeting of the American Red
Cross was held in Washington, on the
9th, at which Miss Clara Barton was
elected president for Ife and Mrs.
John A. Logan vice-president.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

A rejected sutton named Davis shot
and killed Mrs. Wynne, a bride of
three days, near Tyler, Tex, on the
Sth, and when the husband went to
his wife's assistance Davis blew out
his own brains.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
school Ho1se turned.

The colored school house and Ma
sonic hall at aenatobia vas de-
stroyed by fire last week. No in
surance was carried on the building.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

The National Anti-Saloon league, in
session at Washington, on the 10th;
issued an address to the public in
which it takes strong grounds
against the repeal of the present anti
canteen law.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19
Dcath ON the GaIIows.

Frank Lewis was hanged, in the
presence of five thousand people, at
Harlan, KY, for the murder of his
father-in-law, Henry Dixon.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Fourth-class post offices in Illinois
which will be advanced to the presi-
dental class on January l, 1909, are:
Greenville, Gridley, Hampshire, Maris-
sa, Martinsville, North Chicago, Ply
mouth and Red Bud.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

An unsuccessful attempt was made,
on the 18th, at San FRANCISCO, to
make connection with the shore end
of the new Pacific cable to Honolulu.
A strong unfavorable tide was the
cause of the failure.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-19

Fannie Beardslee, a young woman
of Kingston, Mich, was found dead.
tied in her buggy, near that place, on
the 18th, the supposition being that
she was assaulted and murdered.