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Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
NEW HOTEL FOR ST. LOUIS.
A Tweive-story Structure, to Cost.
Exclusive of Site, Twelve Hun
drcd Thousand Dollars.

st. Louis, Feb. 10.-The new hotel
to be built under the supervision of
the ways and means committee of the
Worlds fair, at cost Of $1,200,000,
independent of the price of the
ground, will be located on the west
side of Twelfth from Locust to St.
Charles street, and extending back
half a block.
The site was selected Monday,
and plans submitted by Barnett,
Haynes & Barnett, architects, were
accepted. Construction is to begin in
three weeks.
1t was agreed that only union labor
is to be employed, and the men viii
work night and day in order to finish
the hotel in eight months.
The building will be 12 stories and
contain 400 rooms. A bath will be
connected with each room, and the
entire structure will be used for ho-
tel purposes. The dining-room, cafe,
offices, etc, will take up the entire
street floor.
The Westlake Construction Co. re-
ceived the contract to erect the ho-
tel, which, it is stated, will be the
handsomest west of New Yory city.
The ground has been leased for 80
years at an annual rental of $4,000.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
ANOTHER DROP In HARD COAL.
RetniI Coal Dealers In New York
city Now Quote Anthracite nt
$3.50 Per Ton.

New York, Feb. 10.-A reduction in
the retail price Of anthracite from
$3.50 TO $3.50 ton has gone into ef-
feet in the yards Of the retail dealers
throughout Greater New York. This
reduction was agreed on at meeting
Of the Retail Coal Dealers association,
held Saturday evening. A member Of
the association said:
"When the winter began there was
not coal dealer in the city who
would have predicted that coal would
have been selling at $3.50 a ton before
May. The last reduction in prices
was brought about by the market for
independent coal going to pieces last
week.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14

A humorous feature cf the politi-
cal campaign comes from Yazoo
county, where the warning has been
sent out to candidates for office that
they must not throw down fences
and ride over growing crops in their
anxiety to reach the voters and so
hcit their support.
The woming has thus far as
sumed only the form of a gentle
hint, but it may become more stren-
nous later on in the year, particu-
larly when the crop Of candidates
becomes full grown and the cam
paign reaches the maximum Of its
heat and spirit. Yazoo county al
ready has more than score of as
pirants for county offices, to say
nothing of the numerous persons
who want to be justices of the peace
or constables, and the problem is
really serious one to the farmers.
1t is related that during the last
campaign one candidate in that
county actually tore down ten-rail
fence and drove his buggy over a
field Of young corn, completely de-
stroying no less than half an acre
of the crop, and all in order to reach
the voter before his rival, who was
working the same neighborhood.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.


Chief Of Police Kelly of 81. Louis
has placed ban on the eat rifle ON
account Of its destructive tendencies.
John W. Pratt, newspaper man,
who formerly lived in St. Lonis. com
mitted suicide at Seattle. Wash.
The Texas Legislature Is consider
ing the proposition 20 appropriate
$4,000 10 fight the boil weevil insect
throughout the state.
Gov. Bailey OF Kansas will issue
proclamation TO the citizens asking
them to help the famine sufferers OF
Norway and Sweden.
Rev. Dr. j. II. Buckley, editor OF the
New York Christian Advocate, de-
clares that Mefhodists are losing
ground in eastern conferences.
Ollie. Hall, a young girl. shot her
self through the heart in her home
near Holden. Mo. She had tried pre-
viously to end her life with poison.
Boxers in the southern provinces OF
China, il is said, are becoming more
open IN their intentions to bring
about n general uprising against for
eigners.
Rev. II. G. holland, OF Covlngton,K
has created stir In his church by a
sermon in which he said he indorsed
horse racing. IL the betting feature
were eliminated.
Relatives of Mrs. Charles Fair will
enter suit against the sisters of the
dead woman's husband, in the hope
that they may obtain possession of
the entire estate.
The Ministerial association of jack
sonyille, H., is taking hand in the
municipal campaign. The preachers
want officials who will enforce the sa-
loon closing laws.
President Eliot of Harvard universi-
ty says that educated young men of
the present day are compelled, by the
rigid requirements Of higher learning.
to postpone marriage.
Gambling is running wide open In
St Louis, but the police can't see it
until the newspapers publish dia-
grams. The inquiry is again mado;
who gets the rake-off."
Rats have carried several bank notes
to saloon on the levee at st. Louis,
and their discovery leads TO the sus-
picion that there is treasure hidden
somewhere in the vicinity.
Arkansas claims title to strip of
land off the eastern part Of the Indian
territory, and demands thnt il be ced-
ed to her before the territory shall
become a part Of the union.
Two hundred Filipino ladrones, un-
der Gen. San Miguel, were beaten by
100 men of the constabuIary In des-
perate battle near Manila. inspector
Harris, OF Atlanta, Ca. was killed.
Il. ] Arnold 4 Co., turf invest
ment company at st. Louis. announce
4 suspension ~ payments pending an
examination Of their business by u
committee from the state legislature.
John ID. Rockefeller and other Off
cials Of the Standard Oil Co. absolute
ly decline to make statement re-
garding the kilograms opposing anti
trust legislation said to have been re-
ceived by several senator's.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
PARDON is NOW OPERATIVE.
Cole YOunger's Pardon Has Received
the Necessary Signatures 10
Make it Effective.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 10.-Monday
Cole Younger was made legally free
man by the signing of his official par
don by Att'y.-Gen. Douglas.
For several days the pardon had
been awaiting the return of Gen.
Douglas, having already received the
signatures of the other two members
of the pardon board. Gov. Van SAINT
and Chief Justice Start.
THE pardon has yet to be recorded
in the state prison" said Gen. Doug
las, but from legal standpoint Cole
Younger is entitled to leave the state
and take unto him all the rights
granted in the pardon"
Younger is spending most of his
time planning to leave here, that he
may avoid any notoriety when he
goes to Kansas City the latter part
of this week. He declares he does not
know definitely just when he win
leave St. Paul nor by what route he
will go to Kansas City.
1t is certain, however, that he will
take leave of st. Paul this week. He
originally intended leaving Thursday.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
Mississippi State News
Monument to Veterans.

The Okolona Chapter. U. d. c..
held the regular monthly meeting
last week, and despite the down
pouring rain, it was the largest
meeting ever held. Ten applica-
tons were received for membership.
The chapter now number 50. The
most important work on hand in the
chapter is the erection Of a monu-
ment sacred to one thousand SOL
diers, who are buried at 0kolona.
These soldiers were principally the
wounded from Shiloh, Corinth and
Brce's Crossroads, sent to the hos
pital located in 0kolona during the
civil war. The graves have been
cared for, and yearly decorated with
appropriate ceremonies by the mem
bers of the U. d. G. They feel the
necessity of a monument to mark
the hallowed spot and for this pur-
pose a roll of names that has been
carefully preserved by Mrs. Boden-
hammer, of 0kolona, has been pub
lished, and is now being mailed by
the 0kolona q. D. c. asking that
every chapter president request her
members to give ten cents per capita
to this fund. These contributions
are asked because the names given
are from Mississippi, Alabama, Ark
ansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri,
Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida,
Texas, Louisiana and some names,
whose States are unknown. This
is the only chapter that has come
under our notice possessing list
of Confederate dead. Some parties
have found the names Of friends in
this list. Any one desiring copy
of the roll will receive the same by
sending 10 cents and stamped enyel-
ope. The sale of this roll is for the
monument fund entirely. These
Daughters of the Confederacy are
laboring earnestly to raise this mon
ey, and the roll Of names will be in
teresting to every veteran in the
world and well worth the small sum
Of 10 cents and stamped envelope
Those desiring same will address
Mrs. Oscar Penton, chairman roll
committee, 0kolona, Miss.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
Better Planting Seed.

The farmers Of Mississippi are
selecting better grades Of seed for
planting purposes This is partic-
ularly true Of cotton seed, and in
many sections Of the State much
care is being used in buying only
those grades Of seed that have been
proven Of merit by actual test. Cot
ton buyers report that the average
grade of cotton raised in the State
during the past two years shows
much improvement, and further
betterment may be expected for the
coming season if the many adver-
tisements of select grades of seed
and reports Of sales made can be
taken as an indication. The same
is true of seed corn and other classes
Of agricultural products.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
Mule Raising ia mississippi.


The eastern part of Mississippi is
rapidly forging to the front as a
mule breeding center, and it is pre-
dicted that the day is not far dis
tant when the farmers of that sec
tion will have entirely ceased send
ing to Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois
and Tennessee for farm stock with
which to work their crops. Home
raised mules not only supply the To-
cal demand, but are being shipped
to the delta and to Tennessee, Geor-
gia, Florida and other Southern
States, good prices being obtained.
The increase of this kind Of farm
industry is Of more than passing i'm
portance, for in the past the State
has drawn on other States each year
to recruit the stock Of farm animals,
and thousands Of dollars have been
spent annually by each county for
young mules at the beginning Of the
planting season.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
sPRINGFIELD's UTILITIES.
Eastern Cnpitaiists to Control the
Transit, Heat and Light of the
Illinois Capital.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 1c.-The pub
lie utilities of Springfield are to be
consolidated under an arrangement
by a syndicate composed Of eastern
capitalists, who already have secured
options on the Springfield gas plant,
the Consolidated City Railway Co.,
the Springfield Electric Light, Heat Dc
Power Co. and the new Springfield
Hot Water Heating Co.
The announcement came as a great
surprise. The deal was carried
through chiefly by 4. I. Halsey, Of
Louisville, KY, the arrangements hav-
ing been perfected at meeting in
Philadelphia.
The new concern will issue $4,000
600 of five per cent. bonds and S3,-
100000 of stock. IL IS announced that
more than a million dollars will be
spent in Improvements upon the va
rious utility plants that are TO be
controlled by the syndicate.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14

Hamilton, bermuda, Feb. i0.--rhe
Quebec Steamship Co.'s steamer Ma
diana, Capt. Frazer, which sailed from
New York on Saturday last for a spe-
cial cruise among the Caribbean is
lands with o party OF exeursionists,
has gone ashore on the reefs off this
island and is likely to prove total
loss. Tugs have left here IN endeayors
to rescue the passengers.
The Madiana is lying with a heavy
list and broadside 10 the wind on the
reef, one and half miles northeast
of North Rock. The seas are break
ing over her.
The tug Gladisfen only succeeded in
getting within mile Of the Madiana
Efforts are being made to transfer
the latter's passengers 10 the Gladis-
fen by means of lifeboat. A heavy
sen Is running.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The Chattahoochie river rose t;ve
md a half feet within six hours at
'"''mbus, Ca, on the sth,
James Glaisher, the meteorolopist
luo aeronaut, died in london, on the
= lew weeks the thriving colony
Ansslan Hebrews, at Woodbine. N.
Z, which owes its existence to the
pSu'erosity =. OF the late Baron lie
nlrsen, will be Incorporated as a
.otoush. The colony will have a gov.
Jews. fossu cnfreiy q
LOUIS Mandel, dealer in old iron.
sas murdered, on the Sth, in his Office
New York city, his skull being
uslea py blows struck with heavy
~ Dar' lie was found in an uncon-
pital uieu "a 'ne nos
ine vatican, at Rome. emphaticaIly
zines al the rumors Of Cardinal
nnampolla's dissatisfaction regarding
wy. ~ iafts attitude on the philip-
r.ns questions. Dissatisfaction il felt
'ne vatican towards the arrange
a msn's by NJ Guidi's predecessors :
WIN the mediators.,
David B. Henderson. speol.er - Il.
,'use q representatives. has decided
Il. sn.er '... 9 law firm in New York city.
~. j. Nlil take charge of the business
Tay T,9a'meriy attended to by the late
laomas b Reed.
h. sns Y. house Of representatives. on
q. - o'n, held a memorial session 70
~ +. Tribute to the memory az the
~ ms senator William ]. sewall and
y ~ late Representative Joshua ).
u | T q New Jersey. Mr.. Parker,
y = seE Jersey, presided.
~. me health authorities Of San Fran
49,, .ssO issued a statement. on the OH.
u tss,arlng that there was not I ease
ss.''' i ouo0nic plague in that city. and
son,ra s,aelng as false al reports to the
~ p, usliio and his wife, keepers
w. boarding s',, house II Portage, Pa,
nI.s 1llsa BY an explosion Of dyna-
doas snoer their house, on the 9th,
= TOT the purpose ii robbery
x, nefe were four deaths from tha
1 80 "s g Mazatlen, on the 9th. ana
: use. s.sss y the lazaretto. ''''
Oh, !, zane n 0dell, an aunt Of Gov.
Il p sew York, died at Ncwburg,
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
THE MADrNA's PASSENGER LIST.
IL Includes Two From 50. Louis and
Two From lakewood, Ill.

Two From kirLwood, HI.
New York, Feb. l0.--The steamer
Madiana was built In Glasgow. in 1870,
and is 1882 tons net burden, She is
344 feet 8 inches long, has 80 feet
inches beam and Is 20 feet deep. The
steamer is owned by the Quebec
Steamship CO., and halls from Lon
don.
The Madiana has on board about
100 passengers. The list OF the pas
sengers follows: NJ II. bingham, Mrs.
Bingham. Miss Mary Bingham,
Miss Jessie Bingham, all of
Chicago; Alfred Baillod, New
YORK; Mrs. Edgar Bliss and Master
Taylor II. Bliss, West Newton, Mass;
Mrs. Fannie II. Barri, Springfield,
Mass; Mrs. Harriet Brown, Newton
vile, Mass; John j. Campbell and
Mrs. Campbell, New York; James r..
Crofut, Hartford, Conn; John A.
Cook, Brooklyn; w. w. Cheney, Hart
ford, Conn; Townsend Church. Chi
cago; Rev. G. II, Dalrymple, 0alsdale.
Mass; II. A. Dexter and Mrs. Dexter,
/ Ispringiinld. Macs; Rec. II. J. Egan,
Seabright, n. j.; y. ID. Field, Belfast.
| Me-; Frank +. Lee, Columbus, o.; u.
w. Gumby, Salisbury, Md; Walter
Herriek, Chicago George Hefhon,
Dublin, N. H.; Thos. II. HaIl. Boston;
A. w. Hart and Miss Hart, Brooklyn;
w. Il. S. Jackson, New Rochelle, N. H.;
w. o. Johnston, Pittsburg, Pa; w. G.
Jughardt, Brooklyn, n. "; II, II.
Jones, Buffalo; August Koch and Mrs.
Koch, Williamsport, Pa; Mrs. james
w. Kirkham, Springfield, Mass; VIM.
j. Louderbach, Chicago; Mrs. G. A.
Lee, Philadelphia, Pa; Arthur Il.
Luke. New York; Mrs. Lydia IL. Luke,
West Newton, Mass; Otis II. Luke,
Bostoni George Luppert and Mrs.
Luppert, Williamsport, Pa; Daniel
Murphy and Mrs. Murphy, Rochester,
n. "; John Morrison, East Boston;
Mrs. w. II. Maynard, New York; S. I.
Munson and Mrs. Munson, Albany; w.
B. Miller, Salisbury, Md; Rev. \. II.
McCollister, d. d., Marlborough, N.
H.; Mrs. Thomas McKenna, Miss Eliz-
abeth Mckenna and T. Morrison Nc
Kenna, Pittsburg; John Il. Mckinney
and Mrs. Mckinney, st. Louis, Mo-;
Miss Harriet McCarter, Boston; +. w.
Noyes and Mrs. Noyes, Washington,
ID. c.; II. w. Patterson and Mrs. Pat
terson, Wayland, Mass; N. b. Preston,
Hartford Conn; II. Il. Pendleton,
Montclair, n. j.; James Parsons,
brooklyn; Isaac B. Rich, Boston; Mrs
Rich and Master Ralph Rich, Boston;
Richard shannon, Brooklyn; r. b.
Simpson and Mrs. Simpson, Philadel-
pbia; Benjamin Shepherd, Newark, N.
j.. John +. Stark and Mrs. Stark,
Nashua, N. H.; Mrs. Lille r. seaver
and Mrs. Harriet r. Seayer, New York;
Francis II. Smith, Washington, d. c.;
Miss Kate II. Stevens, North Andoyer,
Mass; J. Q. Thomas, Boston; Alfred
Truman and Mrs. Truman, Broolyille,
Pa; @. s. Tubbs and Mrs. Tubbs, Kirk
wood, H.; +. H. White, Belfast, Mo-;
Brainard II. Warner and Mrs. Warner.
Washington, ID. G.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14

Considerable excitement was oc-
casioned at West Point by the find
ing Of an infant male child in pool
of water in the suburbs Of the city.
The child had been in the water
some days and its skull had been
fractured. An octoroon named
Bertha Shaw and her mother we're
placed under arerst.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
View nriare over East river.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 10.--0iiicial an
nouncement of the building of the
new bridge across the East river at
He'll Gate, New York, by the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad Coils made public by
Col. Joseph U. Crawford, engineer OF
the branch lines OF the Pennsylvania
system. It will cost over $S,0O0,0OO.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
january weather.

The monthly January summary
issued by the Mississippi depart
ment Of the weather bureau states
that the average atmospheric press
ure during the month was 1904 de-
grees, the highest, 30.49 degrees on
the 18th, and the lowest 29.67 on
the 10th. The highest temperature
was 76 degrees on the Goth, and the
lowest "a degrees on the 18th. The
greatest daily range Of temperature
was 30 degrees on the 31st, and the
least daily range 3 degrees on the
Sd. The average temperature for
this month for the past 80 years was
48 degrees.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
Nsw Bank fer olarksdaIe.

The First National Bank Of
Clarksdale began business few
days ago with a paid-up capital of
$25,00O, superseding the Citizens
Bank and succeeding TO all the bus
mess Of that institution. The OPEN
ing Of the bank, the first national
bank in that section CT Mississippi,
accentuates the progress and rapid
development of Clarksdale and sur
rounding territory.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
PIKE County Road.

The Liberty-White Railroad Com
pany, recently chartered, has organ
lied with capital stock Of $780,
600. The road will run from Nc
Comb City, in Pike county, to Lib
erty, the county seat Of Amite coun-
ty, the distance covered being twen-
ty-fye miles, and the road wilt be
q standard gauge line.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
UTAH AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
Bill Introduced in the Utah Senate
Looking to Representation
Mt the Worlds Fair.

Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. t0.-A bill has
been introduced in the state senate
providing for Louisiana Purchase
exposition commission to consist of
five members, including the governor
and four others to be named by him.
The bill appropriates 100000 for the
proposed Utah exhibit at ST Louis.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14

Edwardswlle, ILL.,. Feb. 10.--Chris-
tine Hotuitz, a i2-year-old girl, saved
the life Of Louise Daech, II years old,
Monday, by dragging her from under
the ice Of Bishops pond The Daech
child is the daughter Of Frank Daech.
ST.. city employee
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
landed . shlpwreclsed crew.

Queenstown, Feb. 10.-Thc British
bark Crown of Germany, from San
Francisco for this port, arrived, Tues
day, and landed 80 of the crew of the
Belgian steamer Maskolyne, Capt
Tanner, from New Orleans and New
port News for Antwerp. The steam
er was abandoned in sinking eondi-
tion ON january 81.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
CRUISER NEW YORK ON FIRE.
The Paymaster's Cabin Damaged,
but the Sailing of the Vessel
Was Not Delayed.

San Francisco, Feb. f0.--Fire broke
out, Monday night, on the cruiser
New York, which is lying in the
stream under orders to sail for Hon
duras. The fire was in the cabin OF
paymaster Ball, and is believed to
have originated from lighted ci.
garette carelessly dropped into a
basket Of paper. Considerable dam
age was done to the cabin, but the
sailing Of the fleet viii not be dc.
layed.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14

Belfast. Feb. 1O.-Sir Thomas lip
ton said. Monday, that he still had
hopes of being ahead of the cup de-
fender in the launching ST Shamrock
III. He had found it possible to
definitely arrange for the launch to
take place on March II, St. Patrick ;
dnW
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
siIxar Democratic nnnquet.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 1O.-Plans for
grand banquet here. the evening
of Jefferson day, April 2, are an
nounced by leading silver democrats.
The affair will be nominally open TO
all democrats, but in effect will be
closed to all but Kansas City platform
suDDorters.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
.IanEsnn Fannd Dead.

Billy jackson, a white brickma-
sor.. was found dead about two miles
northwest Of Lamar last Eeek. He
had been missing for about ten days.
An inquest was held and the suppo-
sition was that be had died from
heart failure.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
Death Of Illinois Pioneer.

Sailor Springs, ILL.,, Feb. f0.--Camer-
on Mcknight, one Of the oldest and
most respected residents Of Clay
county, died at his home in this place
Monday. Death was caused By heart
disease, with which he had been long
afflicted
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14

The First National Bank has
purchased for $4,000 the Markham
property, corner Washington and
Clay streets, vicksburg, and will
plan a fvc-story combination bank
and bachelors hotel Pans are
nov being drawn.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
New Industries.

Among the new industries
planned during the past week in
Mississippi are a jeans pants fac
tory at Hattiesburg, a creosote fac
tory at Grenada and brick and tile
company at Mount Olive, each hav-
ing a capital stock of $4,000 or
more. The week has been somewhat
less active than usual, and there has
also been dropping off in the num-
Der Of charters of corporations APP
proved by the governor, but Febrl-
ary is usually the dull month for
business in this State, and the pres
ent depression is only temporary.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
TO be named the .HepubIe.~

New York. Feb. l0.--Frank X. Tuck
er, nephew Of John b. Herreschof-
is authority for the statement that
the new cup defender has been named
Republic according 10 World dis
patch from Bristol, T. |.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
..rInh., smltl peaa I'd Genoa.

Genoa. Feb. 10. Hubbard 7. Smith.
United States yice-eonsnl general ~
cairo. who Ind been in a hospital here
for some time past. suffering from
cancer Of the kidneys, died this
morning.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14

St. Loius. Feb. 10.-Ises. DR.. NJ. ~.
Broaddus. Of McClelIand. Va. il in ".
Louis in search Of William ]. Carro't
and his brother Charles, who are heirs
to 4 valuable plantation In Surrey
county. va. willed to them by an in-
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
Revision of school Laws.

The suggestion for a revision Of
the school laws, to make the county
superintendent of education an ap-
pointlve instead of an elective office,
is meeting with favor, notwith-
standing the fact that ii will take
one elective office away from the
people if adopted. The chief argu-
ment advanced in favor of the
amendment is that it will take the
public school system out of politics,
and by having the county superin-
tendents appointed by the State
board Of education, result in the Sc
lection Of better class of men to
direct the school affairs in each
county. 1t is a deplorable fact that
many Of these officials in Mississip-
pi are wholly incapable for the
places they fill, and the remunera-
tion Of the Office in most counties is
not sufficient to secure better talent.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-14
money for NORTH Atlantic Squadron.

New York. Feb. 10.-When the
transport Prairie sails from the
Brooklyn navy yard. on Thursday, she
will carry S3,OO0,OO0 Of Uncle Sam's
currency, which is TO pay the officers
and crews Of the ships of the North
Atlantic squadron.