The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-31

rural free delivery routes will neces-
state an additional expenditure for
the next fiscal year of $5,126,400
over last year.
T~wenty-nine persons were ere
mated in a fire at Chicago, which
destroyed a large glucose factory.
The men were working on the sew
enth floor of the building.
Contractors and farmers complain
of a scarcity of laborers, it being
hard to get men on a railroado
hard to get men on railroad work
at $3.50 to $1.75 per day.
Chicago is to have a restaurant
trust, capitalized at $5,000,000, if
the plans of certain promoters are
carried out. All the large restaur-
ants of the city, it is contemplated,
are to be drawn under one central
management, the head of each es-
Enlistment, however, to retain the
direction Of his own place.
British officers appointed to in
quire into the purchase of horses
and mules in this country for use
in South Africa charge that Gen.
Smith, in charge of the purchasing
commission at New Orleans receiv-
ed illegal commissions on all pur-
chases, and that many animals were
accepted that were unfit for service.
Dispatches report a week Of stub
born fighting in Venezuela between
| government troops and revolution
lists. The government troops at La
Victoria were led by President Cas-
tro, who personally led in battle
and forced 5000 rebels to retreat.
The killed and wounded on both
sides during the week numbered
over 5000.
A worlds record was made at
the Memphis trotting track last
week in a f%ree-for-all pace to
wagon, with amateur drivers. Edith
W., driven by Frank G. Jones, of
Memphis, and Fred S. Wedgewood,
handled by c. K. G. Billings, of
Chicago, were the contestants, the
former winning both heats, each be-
ing paced in 2:05 ga. The judges
announced that this was a new rec
ord for two heats for a mare.
After being tried with legal form
and procedure for criminal assault
and murder, and given the death
penalty in each case, Jim Wesley
and Reddick Barton were taken
from the authorities at Hampstead,
Tex, and lynched on the public
square by an Infatuated mob. Both
men pleaded guilty to assaulting and
numbering Mrs. Susan Lewis, aged
60 years. The crime was commit
ted Tuesday, October II.
Beyond relieving what might
have been a source of anxiety be-
cause of inability to fill orders,
Kansas City coal dealers do not ex-
pect the settlement of the coal strike
% affect the situation in the west.
They don't expect to see much
Pennsylvania anthracite coal cross
The Mississippi river this fall and
winter. Every large dealer, partic-
u!arly if he is interested in Arkan-
sas coal mines, asserts that there
will lever be much anthracite coal
from Pennsylvania sold in Kansas
City territory again.-Kansas City
| Star.
An east bound passenger train on
the Northern Pacific was held up
oy a lone highwayman nea Drum
mond, Mont. Engineer Dan O'Neill
was hot and killed. The train was
signaled to stop and the engineer
accordingly slowed up. While do
ing so he saw a man creeping to-
ward him over the tender. The
man, who was armed, called to
O'Neill to stop the train imme-
diately. The engineer took in the
situation and, pulling open the
throttle, tried to start the train at
full speed. The robber OWNED his
purpose and fired at him The shot
took instant effect and the engineer
fell dead at his post. The robber
then proceeded to rifle the express
and mail cars. He plundered the
regular mail and blew open the safe
in the express car, which was wreck
ed by the explosion. The amount
of plumber which he secured is not
known, but it is supposed to be
large.
A marked reduction in the wages
of 1obor - Epo1onJ - rooon+oJ =,