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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
WOULD NOT BE
A FULL TEST

jackson, Miss, April 19.--State
Senator Noel, author Of Mississippi's
new primary election law declares
that the threatened test in Columbus.
wherein the municipal executive COM
mittee ordered an election for the
9Th of May, cannot result as full
test of the validity of the measure,
and that in reality the committee did
not exceed it's authority thatwhile the
law provides for primaries TO be held
in August, this clause was not inten-
ded to apply to municipal primaries,
which may be held at any time and
the measure applies to municipal con-
tests only in the matter of hedging
them with safeguards.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
OLYMPIAM GAMES PLANS
Press Club of Chicago Taking Ar
engagements on an Elabo-
rate Scale,

Chicago, April IS. -The Press Club
of Chicago has made arrangements on
an elaborate scale for the banquet to
be given under its auspices tonight in
honor of the officials of the interna-
tional Olympian games of 1904. The
great interest which the coming con-
tests are awakening, not only in all
sections of the United States, but in
South America and Europe, as evil
denced by the resolutions of the Pan
An erican Congress in favor of the
games, the action of the President of
France officially Offering q prize, and
the recent appropriation made by Ger
many to prepare athletes, have con-
WINGED the management that the time
has come to formally make public the
general scheme which it is intended tC
carry out. Tonight, for the first time,
the plans are to be explained in full.
The contests, which will extend
through period Of at least six weeks,
will be the third in the series of the
revived Olympian games and pastimes
of ancient Greece, the first having
been held in Athens in 1896 and the
second in Paris in 1900. They will
have a wider scope, however. than
those of olden times.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
Texas-Tulane Debate.

Austin, Texas, April 18.-This is
the date set for the intercollegiate de-
bate between the University of Texas
and Tulane University and much in
terest is manifested in the contest.
The question chosen for the debate is
Resolved, That the president of the
United States, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, should
conclude reciprocity tariff treaties
with foreign countries along lines
prescribed by Congress. Tulane will
support the affirmative and Texas the
negative side of the question.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
REDUCTION OF CORN CROP
Is the Cause of Decrease of Amer.
lean Exports.

Washington, April 1S.-Chief OF
Bureau of Statistics Austin has given
out the statement that there is nc
cause for anxiety from the reduction
of $500, 90, 600 exports, and increase OF
$50, coo, 600 exports, will reference to
the condition of the foreign commerce
of the United States. He says the
causes of reduction of exports figures
are so clearly abnormal and from tenn
porary conditions that the falling of
does not indicate decrease in the
popularity of American products
abroad or reduction of demand for
them. The chief reduction of ex-
ports is traceable to reduction in the
corn crop caused by the drought of
last year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
CUBAN RECIPROCITY
Will Be Adopted in Some Form---
Senate Objects to House Bill.

Washington, April 29.-The ulti-
mate form IN which reciprocity with
Cuba will be enacted into law is just
now undetermined. That bill in
some form will go through both
Houses seems settled. 1t is certain
that the Senate will not accept the
bill passed by the House yesterday
with the amendment to remove the
differential on refined sugar. 1t is
expected that the Senate will produce
a substitute making direct terms and
start outright with a reciprocal tariff
reduction of 20 per cent.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

The executive council of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor closed its
session here after issuing an address
to wage workers of America in oppo-
sition to injunctions, which are fire.
uuent and effective barriers to the
carrying out of plans of strikers. The
address asks all labor organizations to
pass resolutions on the subject and to
have speeches made along the same
lines at all the public celebrations,
especially May /, July A and Septem-
Der 1, Labor Day
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
Tin Plate Works Burned.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 19.-The vast
plant of the Monongahela tin plate
works, extending all the way from
South Thirteenth to South Fifteenth
street, was burned today. Though
hundreds of men were employed in
the works there was no loss OF
life. The damage to property and
business is heavy
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

The navy department has given out
a somewhat more extended statement
regarding the case of Gunner Charles
Morgan, although it has not let the
public into the secret as to what
actuated the board Of examiners in
finding him morally disqualified for
promotion. The result of the report
will be that Morgan, who has been
carried on the rolls as a chief gunner,
subject to examination, will be
dropped to tbs rank of gunner,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

Discussing the houses action on
the Cuban reciprocity bill, Mr. Payne
stated that the abolition of the differ
entail and countervailing duties at
fected an even greater reduction and
loss than he lad at first estimated.
His earlier figures showed the coun-
tervailing duty to be between 20 and
81 cents per hundreds pounds. Bul
this referred to raw sugar, and the
duty on the refined sugar was more,
namely, 1888 cents per hundred
pound. This, with the differentlal
of 1875 cents makes total reduction
on refined sugar of .50S cents per hun
dred pounds.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
LOCAL OPTION
CAMPAIGN ON
THINGS ARE WARNING UP I'm
KINDS COUNTY
STATE CAPITAL DOINGS
Holly Springs Wants Deaf and
Dumb Asylum---Return OF
Battleflags.

jackson, Miss, April 19.-The To-
ca, option campaign in Kinds county
has commenced to warm up bit and
both the saloonists and prohIbitionists
are quite active. The whiskey petit
ton has received 500 signatures in the
city of JACKSON, which is an over
whelming majority of those eligible
to sign. The prohibitionists will
make their petition to the Supervisors
at the June meeting
jackson, Miss. April 19.-Quo war
ranto proceedings declaring that the
cotton oil mills of Mississippi have
violated the anti trust law by form
ing a compact to control the price OF
cotton seed will be filed in the Kinds
county circuit court in time for trial
at the July term. Evidence to show
the existence of the combine is now
being gathered.
jackson, Miss, April l9.-Governor
Longino sent telegram yesterday to
Admiral Sohley at Washington giving
notice that the people Of Mississippi
will accord him royal reception
when he visits jackson on the first OF
May. 1t il proposed to spend several
thousand dollars on the reception and
entertainment.
jackson, Miss, April 19.-S. H.
| Nnnnally. a former Mississippian,
now residing at st. Paul, has filed q
petition from members of the old Both
Mississippi regiment asking the Gov
ernor of Minnesota to arrange for the
reutrn of the regimental battlefiag
which now decorates the rotunda OF
the Minnesota capitol building. Tho
return of the battIefag of the S1st
Mississippi regiment which il at the
same place, is also requested. The
flags belong to the Fourth Minnesota
regiment, which will hold a reunion
in September, and at that time the
matter will come up for settlement.
jackson, Miss, April 49, Governor
Longino has received letter from
Hon. Hugh K. Mahon, member OF
the LIE gislature from Marshall coun-
ty, suggesting that the Mississippi
institution for the deaf and dumb,
| which was recently destroyed by hre
be located, temporarily. at Holly
Springs, and offers the Franklin Fe-
male College property for this pur-
pose. Owing to the fact that the pu-
nils have all been sent home, and the
scholastic term would end about six
weeks hence the offer, while appre-
ciated, will not be accepted.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

Richmond, Va, April 18.-The gen
eral convention of the Home Mission
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, is in session here
with large attendance of delegates
and visitors. The sessions are being
held in the Centenary church with
Mrs. Mcdonnell presiding in the alb
sence Of the president, Mrs. Hargrove
of Kansas. The reports of the vari
GUS officers and committees show 8
year of activity in the mission field
with encouraging results.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

Col. G. L. Potter, U. S, Engineer
in charge of the canal work here, is
in the city and will go over the line
of the canal this evening with Captain
T. @. Thomas, and will make a
thorough inspection of the work.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

Representative Wordsworth of New
York has introduced a joint resolu-
ton proposing an amendment to the
constitution providing that here
after no territory not embraced with
in the geographical limits of CONT
mental North America shall be admit
ted as state. -
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
Chinese Rebels Besiege a City

Canton, April 10. The rebels are
besieging Manning, an important city
of Having 81 providence. and it is ro-
ported the place has already fallen.
Telegraph wires beyond Wa Chow and
between Canton and Naming have
haan Ont
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

ground just beyond Florida avenue
The design, which is in the English
style, with tall roof and high ga
bles, will be worked out with red
brick and limestone.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
WASHINGTON
LETTER
Interesting Items From the Cap
ital of the Nation.
A NAVAL STATION
To be Located in Cuba Fedora
tion of Labor Issues Appeal
10 Voters.

Washington, d. C.-The bill Great
ing two associate justices in Oklaho-
ma was passed by the house. The bill
provides that appointees shall have
been residents of the territory for at
least one year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

Wa shington, April 1.-THE Missis-
sippi delegation are divided on the
Cuban Reciprocity bill, but it is said,
if motion is made to recommit, that
several of the members may vote for
it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
SONS OF THE
REVOLUTION
TRIENNlAL MEETING OF THE
SOCIETY
FAMOUS MEN PRESENT
Aggregate Membership Is Over
1000, and There Are Thirty
State Societies.

Washington, April 1S.-Men whose
PROUD boast it is that they are descend
ed from Revolutionary sires are gath
cred in Washington from many states
for the triennial meeting of the Cen
eral Society of the Sons of the Revo-
luton. Those in attendance include
men who have won fame in the pull
pit, on the bench, as tinanciers or in
other professional or commercial pur-
suits. With the exception of the cleo
ton of officers the ting has little
business to attend to and the most of
the time is given over to reading of
papers on subjects connected with the
American Revolution, to sightseeing
and to features of entertainment. The
delegates apparently chose to usher in
their meeting today with pilgrimage
to Mount Vernon. The party number
ed more than $50 persons and made the
trip ON q chartered steamer. The gath
ering will continue through tomor-
row.
The society of the Sons of the Revo-
luton was originated in New York in
1875 by John Austin Stevens, in con-
junction with other patriotic men of
Revolutionary ancestry. Its purposes
are to keep alive the paptriotio spirit
of the men who, in military, naval or
civil service, by their acts or counsel,
achieved American independence.
Eligibility to membership is confined
to male descendants above the age of
twenty-one years, from an ancestor
who either q military, naval or marine
officer, soldier, sailor or marine. or
official in any one of the thirteen orig
inal Colonies or States, or Of the Natl
onal Government, representing or COM
posed Of those Colonies or States, as
sisted in establishing American indie
pendenoe. There are thirty state So
cieties and society in the District Of
Columbia. The aggregate membership
is over 1000. The present officers of
the general society are: General Presi-
dent, Ex-Governor John Lee Carroll of
Maryland General Vice President,
Garrett D. W. Vroom of New Jersey !;
Second General Vice President K. M.
Pope Barrow of Georgia; General
Treasurer, R. NJ. Cadwalder of Penn
sylvania; Assistant General Treas
urerr, Henry Cadle of Missouri; Gen
eral Secretly, J. M. Montgomery of
New York; Assistant General Score
tary, William H. Harris of Maryland;
General Registrar, Francis E. Abbott
of Massachusetts General Historian,
H. W. Dudley of Illinois.
President Receives Sons.
Washington, April 1S.-The trienni-
al conclave of the general society of
Sons of the Revolution convened to-
day. The President received the del
egates at the White House this morn
ing, after which they left for Mt.
Vernon where business session will
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

4 Somewhat to the surprise of the na-
w department officials word was re-
~ceived that the gunboat Vicksburg
has taken leave of her mud dock at
Nieu Chwang and has arrived at Ma
gasaki, Japan.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

Monmouth, ILL.,, April 17.-The Re-
publican of the Fourteenth Congress
ional district met in convention here
today and renominated Congressman
BENJAMIN f. Marsh.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

re American government will es
lnsh only one naval station in Gu
ba-at Guantanamo.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

Two negro highwaymen "held up a
party of dancers at Greensburg, Pa 4,
KILLED one and wounded another
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
DELEGATION Is DIVIDED
Mississippi Members of Congress
Hold Different Views About
Cuban Reciprocity Bill.

Washington, April lS.-The delega-
tion from this State will be divided up
on the Cuban Reciprocity bill which is
now under consideration in the House,
and which will probably pass the
House late this week, or early next
week. The debate upon the measure
has been of high order, but it is
doubtful if it has served to make any
change in the attitude of the delega-
ton from this State. The bill is not
II ouse, and both the Democrats and
Republicans are badly divided. A
friend of the bill stated Tuesday that
the debate on the measure had gained
friends for it, but this is doubtful.
An exactly opposite opinion was ex-
pressed by an opponent Of the measure
who stated that the debate had gained
friends for the opposition, rather tl,an
for the supporters of the bill. One
of the Democratic opponents of the
bill also stated on Tuesday that he be-
the bill that the number of Democrats
who vote against it, will be material
ly larger than was the number who
voted last week to take up the till
for consideration. This is, however,
only his own personal opinion he
said, from what he could gather by
his talks with other members of the
House. He also said that he thought
if a motion to recommit the bill to
the committee on Ways and Means is
made that the measure will stand a
very fine chance of going back to the
Ways and Means committee. If such
a motion can be made, it is probable
one Of the opponents of the bill wilt
make it. On the other hand the
friends of the bill claim that the
measure will 60 through the House of
Representatives by good majority,
but they admit that it will not have
plain sailing when it reaches the Sen
ate, but that it will be in immediate
danger of being held up, or debated
to death. The delegation from this
State are apparently much interested
in the bill, and have been attentive
listeners to the doisiossun which has
been going on. There had been up to
Tuesday no agreement as to the time
when the final vote should be taken,
but Representative Payne, of New
York. who is in charge Of the bill
gave formal notice that he would
move at at the first opportunity to
put limit to the debate.
Representative Elliott, of South
| Carolina, who has been to his home
for o week or so, has returned to
Washington. Enroute he stopped over
a Columbia, S. c., toa ttend the fu-
neral of the late General Wade Hamp-
ton, Col Elliott says that thousands
Of people were in Columbia to pay
| tribute to the dead, and that among
them were o number OF ex-Confeder-
ates who served under Hampton.
Col. Elliott said that the death OF
Wade Hampton is sincerely mourned,
and is loss not only to South Caro-
lima, but to every portion of the
| Southland.
Presidential Postmasters have been
commissioned in Mississippi as fol-
lows: Mary Truly, at Fayette, and
Sallie Millsaps at Hazlehurst. Both
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion decided that it is unlawful for
railroads to deny to shippers the
choice of established routes and rates.
This decision is made in the Califor-
mia orange cases brought by the Con-
solidated Forwarding Company and
the Southern California Fruit Ex-
change against the Southern Pacific
and Santa Fe systems.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

The consensus of opinion in Wash
ingtcn is that nothing can be done at
this session of congress toward Cuban
reciprocity
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

In fight between two uegro high
waymen, and railroad laborers near
Sherman, Wy, one of the negroes was
killed, and several laborers wounded.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

Although this government will not
enter negotiations for concessions up
on which to establish naval aDd coal
ing stations in Cuba until after that
government is formally launched, il
is stated at the navy department that
Guantanamo already has been select.
ed for the site of the single naval sta
ton which will be established in the
island, Notwithstanding the firmly
expressed opinion of Admiral Brad
ford that Havana harbor offer the
only really suitable and desirable IA
cilities for naval station in the
West Indies 1t would appear that
this government is to yield to Cuba's
national pride in this matter, and
have neither q coaling nor naval
station at Havana. There probably
will be only two coaling stations, one
at Nipe Bay and the other at Glen
rpegos.
1t is stated that the argument ad-
resad to the president in an open let
ter by Attorney Peter Van Vlissinen
of Chicago, to demonstrate the IN
lawful character of the mule ship
ments from Port Chalmette, will be
submitted to the attorney general, as
have been all the other papers in the
case. At the state department it is
pointed out that the argument, while
ingenius, is defective, because it is
founded upon a probable Ignorance of
the basis upon which the articles in
the treaty of Washington relative to
war material were drawn. Thus, for
instance, it is held that by exact
agreement between the counsel for
the United States and for Great
Britain the particular articles Of the
treaty referred to in the argument of
the Chicago attorney were limited
entirely to the fitting out of naval
ships, and that commercial operations
of the proceeding at Chalmette were
expressly excluded from the prohibit
ton. There are other flaws indicated,
but the above is the most substantial
objection.
through the senate. The proceedings
leading up to this gratifying result
were full of interest and excitement
Senators whose constituents were in
terested in the pending struggle left
the senate and came over to the house
to witness the proceedings.
The navy department has received
the following oablegram from Com
1nander McCrea, of the gunboat Me-
chias, dated Colon, April 10; "Bocas
Del Toro, Colombia, has surrendered.
No injury to Americans or interests.
Making arrangements to withdraw
forces. Will sail for Aspinwall Sun
day"
Defeat over Cuba, more overwhelm-
ing than that which was met in the
house, confronts the administration
in the senate. The struggle in the
house was a mere skirmish compared
with the battle impending in the up
per branch of congress. Only Crosse
welt luck" can avert disaster. There
is an apparent majority of twelve in
the senate against relief for Cuba.
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The speakers at the banquet.of the
Chicago Bankers Club urged the i'm
portance of the cultivation of closer
relations with Latin America.
The consensus of opinion in Wash
ingtcn is that nothing can be done at
this session of congress toward Cuban
reciprocity.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

The Wall Street Journal says "traf-
fic has been diverted more and more
from Atlantic ports 60 New Orleans. I"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

The navy department has received
the following oablegram from Com
lnander McCrea, of the gunboat Mo
chias, dated Colon, April 10: "Bocas
Del Toro, Colombia, has surrendered.
No injury to Americans or interests.
Making arrangements to withdraw
forces. Will sail for Aspinwall Sun
day"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

The executive council of the FEEDER
alton of Labor adopted resolutions
thanking senators and representatives
who have stood by the labor interests
in the Chinese exclusion legislation,
and urging that either defective ex-
clusion laws be enacted or that the
full responsibility for Ineffective leg
islation on this subject may rest upon
those who, while claiming in the SEN
ate substitute to give to the country
an exclusion law, are providing an
act which will be sure to involve the
government in endless litigation and
then fail to exclude Chinese la
borers. -
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

The speakers at the banquet. of the
Chicago Bankers Club urged the i'm
portance of the cultivation of closer
relations with Latin America.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

A contract has been made for the
legation in this city. The structure
Is to occupy practically the whole of
the building space which has been
purchased by the Chinese government
at the northeast corner of Nineteenth
street and Vernon avenue, on the high
The unexpected has happened The
Cuban reciprocity bill, which the
trust and its friends have been ex-
.pl9iting so streuuously, has proven a
Boomerang. The trust now is as
sailed. In attempting to destroy the
domestic sugar producers, it has, in
the first decisive engagement, received
q blow from the friends Of that in
dustry which threatens its own exist
ece. Nobody dreamed that the out
come of the struggle in the house
would have such result. 1t places
the trust, for the first time in its his
tory, on the defensive, and from now
on it may be expected to exert its all
powerful and far reaching influence
to stay the work which was inaugu-
ated by the beet and cane sugar pro-
ducers. There is weeping and wailing
aud gnashing of teeth at the White
House.
The friends of the domestic sugar
IL nd
see in the action of congress the ulti-
mate defeat of the bill if it be at
tampted to pass it in its present shape
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24
President Receives Sons.

Washington, April IS. The trienni-
al conclave of the general society of
Sons of the Revolution convened to-
day. The President received the del
egates at the White House this morn
ing, after which they left for Mt.
Vernon where q business session will
be held.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

The triennial banquet of the gen.
eral society of the Sons of the Revo-
luton was held at the new Willard.
Many notable men were present,
among them being M. Jules Cambon,
the French ambassador; Admiral
Dewey Gen. Miles, Assistant Secre-
tary of War Sanger, Admiral Terry,
Senator Teller, Edmund Wetmore,
Hon. James Aston Cabell and Hon.
Joseph W. Caldwell
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-24

through the senate. The proceedings
leading up to this gratifying result
were full of interest and excitement.
Senators whose constituents were in
terested in the pending struggle left
the senate and came over to the house
to witness the proceedings.