The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-03

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heavy door he was attempting to
hang falling on him.
Several st. Louis butchers have
recently died from anthroax, becom-
ing infected with the dread disease
from handling afflicted cattle.
Tue season of the Southern Base
ball Association has closed. Nash
vile won the penant, with Little
Rock in second and New Orleans
third place.
J. J. Hannehan has been elected
chief of the order of Brotherhood of
locomotive Firemen, to succeed F.
B. Sergeant, recently appointed
commissioner of immigration.
President Palma says the Cuban
republic is firmly established. He
insists on the early withdrawal of
all American troops, declaring their
presence on the island has a bad
moral effect ON a certain class.
Influential Filipino priests are at
the head of a movement to found a
church independent Of Rome. To
head off this movement the Pope
has instructed Mgr. Guidi, apostolic
delegate to the Philippines, to ON
ciliate with the natives.
Secretary Plat, of New York,
and Gov. Odell clashed as to who
should be the nominee for .lieuten-
ant governor, and the latter came
out first best. Gov. Odell refused
to be a candidate for reelection
with Mr.. Sheldon, Senator Platt's
choice for second place, and Sheldon
withdrew before the convention.
Speaker Henderson has refused to
reconsider his determination to re-
tire from congress after his present
term expires, although the most in
fuential members of his party pre-
vailed upon him to remain in the
public service. Mr.. Henderson says
his views differ from his states
party platform, which declare vir-
tually in favor of a revision of the
tariff.
Frank Mekie, a department
clerk, wrecked the Golden Eagle
hotel at Washington with dynamite
and suicided. Mekie was stopping
at the hotel, and, becoming too per-
sistent in his attentions to Mrs.
Brant, wife of the proprietor, he
was warned to desist. Declaring he
would be revenged, Mekie procured
some dynamite, and when all the
guests had retired, exploded it in a
room above that occupied by Brant
and his wife, who were both badly
injured. The guests escaped with
only slight injuries.
Adjustment Of the army canteen
is responsible for a ''deplorable in
crease of offenses in general and de-
sertions in particular" according to
the annual report of Brig. Gen.
Funston, department of the Colo
RADIO. Gen. Funston declares that
the ousting of the canteen by act of
congress has lowered the discipline
of the army, ruined scores of good
soldiers and enriched saloon keep
ers, gamblers and dissolute women.
On the other hand, those opposed to
the canteen system claim the results
of its adjustment has been benef-
cial to the army.
Official Geographic advices an
nounce that the supplemental agree
ment negotiated between the govern
ment and the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw Indian tribes has been ratified
by an overwhelming majority by
those nations. The supplemental
treaty makes notifications and adj
ditions to the original agreements
in a number of important matters.
1t provides for the sale of the coal
lands, which aggregate half a mil
lion acres, at public auction. There
will be no leases Of coal or asphalt
lands. 1t also segregates not over
$40 acres for sulphur springs under
government control; establishes citi-
zenship courts to retry citizenship
cases tried in 1896; provides for the
enrolment of all Mississippi full
blood Choctaws and of the descend
ants of all Mississippi Choctaws
who have received patented lands,
and authorizes the Chickasaw freed
men to institute proceedings in the
court Of claims to determine their
rights.
All classes throughout Belgium
are agitated over the unnatural ac-