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The leader., 1903-01-21
Another Railroad.

During the past eight months
Governor Longino has approved
the charters of four systems hav-
ing Gulfport as their southern
terminal, and this morning the
fifth charter of the kind was ap-
proved for the Vicksburg and
Gulfport Railroad Company, with
the following incorporators: B.
w. Griffith, G. j. Searles, Ed
ward S. Butts, W. w. Moore, Lee
Richardson, j. B. Cowan, r. V.
Booth.
The road proposes to run in a
southeasterly direction through
the counties of Kinds, Copiah,
Lincoln, Lawrence, Pike, Marion,
Pearl River, Hancock and Harri-
son, and the promoters say they
hope to have it completed within
two years. Clarion-Ledger.
The leader., 1903-01-21
A FEW WORDS POLITICAL.

The time is at hand when candid
ates will soon be publicly announc
ing and soliciting the suffrage of
the people for the several Offices
to be filled in county and State.
A few have already done SO.
For the first time in the history of
the State, nominations are to be
made for all elective offices in
a primary election, restricted to
qualified electors. In other words,
the people themselves will make
the nominations and not tricksters
and trading politicians in conven-
ton.
This being true, the people
ought to make it plain from the
start, that certain kinds of men
are not wanted for office and
need not apply.'' Among these,
first of all, is the man who is
secretly in league and touch with
the criminal classes, while himself
posing as a good citizen and the
friend of law and order, and who
calculates by deceiving good citi-
zens and winking at law breakers
at the same time, to ride into
office, where he will be false to his
oath and betray the trust all good
citizens have unwittingly reposed
in him. We say, first of all,
watch for this kind of candidates
and give them a wide berth, for
there are some of this class who
offer at every election. The
honest, plain people want con-
scientious, impartial, faithful men
in Office, who will be true and
faithful to every trust; not the
kind who "run with the hare and
hold with the hounds"
Next in Importance, whisky soaks
and drunkards are not wanted.
The man who is known to get
drunk, under any circumstances,
or uses liquor for electioneering
purposes, should not be tolerated
for Office by any one who is a good
citizen and processes to have the
public welfare at heart. There is
no common sense or reason in SEN
sible men voti ng to put a drunkard
in Office. We don't have to, be-
cause there are plenty of sober,
capable and worthy men and to
spare for every office to be filled
in the commonwealth. 1t goes
without the saying that the drunk
ard in Office sympathizes with and
has a feeling in common with
criminals, while he often excites
their contempt, because he is a
law breaker himself.
The Leader promises right now
not it's support-but its vigor-
GUS and uncompromising opposi-
ton to all candidates who come
under either of the above
headings.
In word, let all good citizens
support for Office this year none
but sober, capable, honest, trust
worthy men for every position to
be filled. If they do not offer of
their own accord in due time, see
that they are brought out.
The leader., 1903-01-21

At Fayette on Monday, labor
agent was arrested on the train,
convicted in court and was given
a sentence of six months work on
the county farm. Warrants are
out for other arrests Of labor
agents. The people of Jefferson
are going to run them out or hold
them in jail. That's the way to
work them
The leader., 1903-01-21

The three papers of Indianola
indicate by leading editorials
that the people are firm in their
stand against the government as
relates to the recent postofice
trouble.
The leader., 1903-01-21

City Marshal Applewhite raided
one of the rooms in the Lucich
building last Saturday which was
occupied by Gus Thomas, and
captured Is quarts of contraband
booze. Thomas has been before
the mayor before for unlawful
retailing and seems to be election
eering for a long term on the
county farm.
The leader., 1903-01-21

Capt. r. P. Hobson is continu-
ing his lecture tour. He is enlist
ing the interest of the people,
especially the Western and South
ren States, in the navy.
The leader., 1903-01-21

A tribe council of the Improved
Order of Red Men was organized
at the Masonic Temple last
night by Mr.. Harry Gage, Deputy
Great Incohonee, with over thirty
charter members. This morning
the members, without painting
the town red," reconsidered their
action, surrendered their charter
and disbanded. Honors are said
to be about even between Prophet
Seavey, Sachem Hamilton, Saga
more Hobbs, Recorder Lanier
and Wampum Holder Grafton, as
to which is left ''holding the
bag. y
The leader., 1903-01-21

Jan. 10Th was the birth day of
Rubert B. Lee.
The leader., 1903-01-21

Some Of the property owners of
Brookhayen had better be more
careful about tenants they rent
theil property to, or they will be
.ierked up by the authorities under
the Dinsmore law for license
money for retailing. The rooms
adjoining the Cumberland tele-
phone exchange is conspicuous
instance of this and has the reputa-
ton Of being low drinking and
gambling den.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-11
PROF. CORNING ATTACKS SOCIETY.
He Calls It the Arch Enemy of All the Finer
Attributes.

Professor James Leonard Corning. sr, talked 10
the Hundred Year Club at the Hotel Majestic last
evening The Psychology of Old Age lie
seemed TO think heredty had more to do with
longevity than anything else, and it was evidently
his opinion that the who wished to live 10 DC
centenaran must be exceedingly particular IN MS
choice of a grandfather Said he:
No devices OF hygiene and sanitation probably
would have carried Raphael and Mozart into the
eighties, or even into the ftfties. and probably
nothing short of an eruption of Vesuvius rail-
road collision could have prevented Michael Angelo
and Titan from climbing up into the nineties.
Fortunate is the man who shake the chre-
nology of his grandmother in the face of the
undertaken and set his unwelcome visitor on the
quest for a more hopeful subject.
Professor Corning attributed the sudden physical
sion of mental activity Intellectual occupation
without strain was the first object lesson in the
psychology of longevity. On one point the speaker
emphatic.
Il arraign the great devouring monster called
society,"" he said, as the arch enemy of all the
finer attributes of modern civilization Social am
btion is the great psychological pest 1t is the
parent of a mutitudinoUs offspring waging merct-
less warfare against the physical and moral well
being Of the race It breeds a vast progeny or
insincerity and fasehoodS; it consumes the flush OF
youth and turns the cheek of beauty INTO ashess.
1t fills uncounted victims with inward unrest which
absolutely prohibits the conquest of longevity eN-
cept it be longevity congregated with achlng
Joints and the throes Of remorse and shame
but was heard to remark to friend:
Its all very well to be told how to live TO be a
hundred, but what d lik. to know is how man
could make life worth while when he 1ed reached
New-York tribune., 1903-02-11
RUMORS, BUT NO RESULTS
.Senatorship Yote in Dela1oare t'1-
changed.
tpv rr1EerArH 20 TIT 1I1buNE. ]


Dover Del Feb 10-The hopes aroused ny
the ReS,1Ia. IS last night. when they voted 10
mite with the Democrats to elect DR.. Ban sen
ator for the long term provided that there
should be an agreement that the short term
should remain vacant, came to naught to-day.
There was not even attempt to get together.
Instead the voting was the same as hereto1ore'
excepting that the Democrats changed TO Jonn
Fl Rodney and John r. Nicholson dt seems TO
he their purpose to give complimentary vote 10
every Democrat in Delaware, while the air was
fuu of runors of a compromise by the Regulars
and Unions.
The plan suggested to-day was that the Two
factions ION to elect Colonel H. A. Dupont,
Regular. and Attorney General Ward, Union
Most of the talking about this scheme seems
to have been done by the Unions, however, Iof
the Regulars say that they were not approacheo
on it, though they would have readily con-
scented to the Geal. The gossip about Governor
HUM being the Union candidate was renewed
but this is discredited.
The balloting to-day was as follows:
Long term, Addicks 20; John II. Rodney
(Dem5 20. DR.. L. II. Ball (Reg. Rep), 3; Hls-
gins Greg. Rep, ?.
Short term. Addicks. ~; John r. Nicholson
Dem.). 90 Gel H. A Dupont (Reg. Rep. y;
H A Richardson Greg Rep9, :; L C. Dupont
(Reg, Re9J, ].
New-York tribune., 1903-02-11
RUSSIAN SOCIALIST A SUICIDE.
Had Escaped from Siberia, but Was Despond-
ent on Account of Poverty.

Disheartened by misfortunes and what he con
sidered persecution, Solomon Moskeleison. thirty
1--WE years old. poor but educated Russian. COM
rnitted suicide yesterday morning by drinking car
holic acid. For five months he had rented a fur
nished room from the family of Joseph Kohn who
lived on the fourth floor Of No go Monroe-st
Moskeleison thought he had been prosecuted by
the Russian Government. In his native town of
Ninsk Russia where he a teacher, and where
his family were booksellers, he got into trouble
through his liberal socialistic ideas. He was ar
tenced to five years in Siberia. He was not a
Nihiist his friends explain, but champicned the
cause of the lower classes Of his country. No close
surveillance was kept Moskeleison in Siberia,
and after many hardships he managed to escape,
He got to England and took passage to the United
States He landed here seven months ago, with
little money and largely dependent the help
of his fellow countrymen. He was proud. how
ever and often went hungry in preference to asking
for aid. He could not speak much English, and for
that reason his education was of little use to him.
He finally obtained work operator in a sweat
shop but made only few dollars week because
of his inexperience. For a time he struggled along,
but a week ago lost his place.
About O'Clock yesterday morning the kohn
family heard MOskeleison groaning He was found
dying An ambulance came too late to save him. .
a letter, addressed to <. Parson, q carpenter, of
No 13e WaIton-ave, Brooklyn. found in the
dead mans room. In 1t Moskeieison authorized
Parson to collect bill of $13 and to pay several
small debts He wrote that he had attempted sui
eide Sunday night. but that the acid was too weak.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-11
CHARGES TO BAR ASSOCIATION.
Threat to Prefer Them Against an Assistant
District Attorney.

Louis stuyvesant Chanler, lawyer Announces
10 Recorder C4ofr yesterday afternoon that ne
would prefer charges to the Bar Association
against Assistant District Attorney WINS Muhro
for sharp practice and ''jockeying WITH VIII
nesses" Chanler is defending Tomasso Vslenu'
an Italian who Is being tried before the recorder
on a charge of murder for the killing OF Benjamin
August on June : at No. 20 Bowery There was
a quarrel over the purchase of SUIT OF cloihes
before Vaenti killed August
Mr. Chanler told the Recorder thatNhe had touha
that Assistant District Attorney Munro had a.
lowed practices by detectives that should not DC
permitted by reputable lawyers. He added:
"Since my client has been lin the Tombs nave
learned that Munro has sent an italian detective
to the prisoner and this detective got into the
good graces Of the client and wheedled story
out of him This story is now being told on tne
witness stand by various witnesses. wish your
honor to take CognzanCe of this sharp pracuce
and sec that the man is reprimanded
Recorder Goff said that he could take no cog
nizance of the transaction
Well" added Mr., Chanler Il see that VIII
have TO prefer charges against the Assistant DIS
trict Attorney to the Bar Association. There is
entirely too much of this jockeying OF witnesses
and sharp practice allowed in the District Attor-
ney's Office" ...
Mr. Jerome regarded the attack on his assistant
calmly.
I don't think Mr. Munro has violated any CON
/ he did luSt as proper
and as regular the attempt OF detenoani
counsel to talk with the witness for the proSecu-
ton
New-York tribune., 1903-02-11
ELECTRICITY ON THE CENTRAL.
Bill Providing for Terminal and Other
improvements Presented.

AThar, Feb 10 fSne-iaD-Assennhlyrna Bedel,
chairman Of the Assembly Committee on Railroads,
introeuced in the Assembly to-day bills agreed
UPON by the Board OF Estimate and Apportlonrent
Of Nep--York City and by the New-York Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company, by means
OF which, Mayor Low states in his letter, it is
hcred not only TO 90 away with the use OF steam
in the tunnel near the Grand Central Depot, but
also effect important and far-reaching improve
ulents Of great value. not only to the city but also
10 the railroad and the travelling public
One Of the bills Confers the Beard Of Est-
nate and ApportionTnent the exclusive power 10
grant 70 the Ne8-York Central Railroad permis-
sen put into effect its S5 aeoe90 terminal I'M
r-cven1ent plans. One OF the more important pro
visions requires the substitution for steam belo"
the Harlem River Of either electricity or any
uctve power other than steam, and which does not
Bvolve combustion in the motors themselves
The US OF steam is permitted in case OF q bresA-
sopn Of The new motive power for period not eX-
-eedinE three DAYS and for violation OF TINS pro-
vision z penalty is imposed OF $500 a. day after
three DAYS unless in the mean while the railroad
azs obtained the certificate Of the Mayor that the
Use of steam is further justified by the emergency
such certificate by the Mayor may ne revoked by
him any time
Another provision embodies the plans agreed on
nv the city and the railroad company for the low
r-fns Of the tracks and for the carrying or All
streets across the tunnel their full width upon
bridges or viaducts. This includes the extension
Of Fark-ave. south. from Forty-nnth TO Forty-
1fFh-et.- BIZ 59-toot viaduct over the tracks
OF the cost Of this the city is to Sseooaa while
the ~silrosd Is 10 pay S250aO year fer the use Of
The sat-surface Of the streets
Provision is also made that the railroad company
nav further improve its property so as 10 carry
Tie Forty-1ifth-st. viadact 10 Macison-ave, and
construct an approach 10 the station from the
Ngdison-ave side. The work Of depressing the
tracks and constructing the viaducts must be
begun within thirty days. and completed within
7ve years after the grant is made by the Board Of
Estimste
The two other hills sent by Mayor Low relate 10
the abolition Of grade crossings in The Bronx and
the dirxtus Of Z tunnel under St Maryis Park on
the, Port Morris branch Of the Harlem Railroad.
Mayor Low says in his letter;
II = the intention Of the company 70 use electric
tt and their present plans contemplate the use OF
This motive power for considerable distance be
7-ord The city limits, both the Hudson flTer ana
On the Harlem Railroad. A time limit o. I'VE years
rss been riEed for the reason that the very great
changes contemplated must be carried on without
trrerruptirg the ordinary business OF the road on
the other hand the company hcpes 10 compete the
u.o-k in much less time
New-York tribune., 1903-02-11
SAYS SHE WAS HURT IN TURNSTILE
Newark Woman Sues Manhattan for
$4,000 Damages.

Judge Platt and d jury in the United States Cir
cult Court yesterday tried to ascertain how eX-
tensivey Mrs. Ida Schessinger. of Newark was
damaged November %. 1899, when she was
caught in the turnste of the Second-ave. elevated
station at Fiftieth-st. and only extrlcated after
much difficulty. and. as she declares. with bodlly
injury to herself Mrs Schlessfnger weighs ABOUT
two hundred and fifty pounds, and complains that
on that date she was SO brutally handled by the
station agent il freeing her from the turnstlie
that an operation was necessary. AS result OF
all this she suffered. she declares, TO the amount
of 10000
Mrs SchIessinger testified that she had been
called to New-York to attend a funeral, and was
on her way home when she reached the Fiftieth-st
station Her husband was with her and PAID the
two fares. but she started through the turnstile
first She had gone only step or two when 1t
stuck When she tried to get out it began TO click,
and the agent ran out and exclaimed that she was
bankrupting him. He grabbed her and hurt her
she said. she in a delicate condition. She
screamed. and her husband tried to make the man
stop. but the latter kept on. saying she had al
ready rung up half his weeks salary. She was
finally pulled by main force through the sule' she
testified. slammed up against an iron railing ana
severely hurt. An operation was atterward per-
formed and for several months she was confined to
her home She still suffering, she said
Drs Maurice Asher and j. A. Rogers testified
that in their opinion the injuries Mrs. Schesstnger
received November 60. 1899, were responsible for
the unfortunate occurrence which followed few
weeks after the accident. lhe plalhuH huspano
corroborated her story
James \. Barker, the agent who was on duty the
afternoon that Mrs: Schlessenger says she was
injured was then called by the defence. He SVore
that he had never seen the woman in question TO
his knowledge before he her in court. Neither.
he said, had he ever seen her fastened in the turn
stile Nothing OF the kind happened on the day lay
question, any other, so far as he knew He
was certain that Mrs. Schlessenger had never been
injured in the turnste of the Fftieth-st. station
of the Second a line. c Haskins, the station
porter, corroborated the station agent.
Frank Armstrong, inspector, whose duty 1t
that time to look after the turnstles. said
he had never heard of the turnste at second-ave.
and Fftieth-st getting out Of order. Records were
also introduced to prove that after o'clock. the
hour the accident is alleged to have occurred, nearly
a thousand persons passed through the turnstile
befors the Secondave road shut down for the night
at 1 o'clock, and it registered all of them.
The case viii probably go to the jury this morn
n
New-York tribune., 1903-02-11
Dow1E NOT TO PREACH IN OPEN AIR
His Advance Agent Calls On Mayors secre'
tsry at City Hall

William kendel. the white bearded. patriarchal
looking advance agent for Alexander Dowie and
his cohorts of the New Thought and Zion Of Chi
cage called the Mayors secretary Mr.. Reynolds.
yesterday afternoon. After few minutes chat
with the secretary the advance agent Of the prophet
left the City Hall at a brisk pace for his years.
When asked the object of Kendas visit, Mr.. Reyn-
olds said that he had requested Nfr Kendall to call
He wanted to explain that a statement published
week ago that when Dowie and his followers
struck New-York they would be able to get a thou
sand permits for open air meetings street
corners, parks. etc. was entirely wrong The state
ment according to Mr. Reynolds. appeared In an
alleged interview with Mr.. kendel and was at
tributed him The Mayors secretary told his
visitor that he and Dowie would be lucky to get
one-hundredth part of one thousand permits for
open air meetings.
In return Mr. Kende informed NJ. REYNOLDS that
he had been misGuoted. Mr.. Dowie would not
preach anything but a regular hall and he
would. he said use up most OF the avalIanle mans IN
ctv-that is, at first. Later he said they might
apply for few permits hold open air meetings.
hui not many them, When the time was ripe for
them they would be applied for with moderation
New-York tribune., 1903-02-11
FRAUD IN DAMAGE SUIT.
Public Administrator Action Rouses Judge
Werner

Albany Feb. 10-A case which Judge "er-
ner who writes the opinion. seems to regard
AS UNPARALLELED was decided by the Court OF
Appeals to-day in favor of the New-1ork,
Ne1-Haven and Hartford Railroad against the
estate of George Dean, late of Hartford, Conn
represented by William n. hoes, Fuplc Al
mjnjstrator of New-York County
Dean was an engineer of the railroad ana
was killed i'm q head-end collision Oh frelghL
trains on March i. 1899 between osoornetown
and Towantic. Conn. owing to a miscarriage OF
train orders which the plafstin attrlputed 10
negligence on the part of the agents OF the
corporation.
The Surrogate OF New-York. on the repre-
sentation that Dean had property In THIS otete'
appointed Hoes administrator of Deans estate
and as such he brought suit for $4,000 against
the company and won in all the lower courts
with costs.
The Court of Appeals now reVerses the der
cision, and disnisses the case, on the ground Oh
''coiusion and legal fraud" leading TO the ap-
pears that the entire estate Of Dean IN tnis
State consisted of a watch and chain valued al
not above S25, brought from Connecticut aIter
Deans death for the sole purpose of constl-
tUting estate sufficient to give the New ork
courts jurisdiction.
the court recognizes the hardship upon the
widow and next of kin. the grave questions
of public policy compel the decision. For. says
Judge Werner, If this simple and transparent
subterfuge were tolerated, it would open wide
fioodgstes OF litigation" Property TO consti-
the State. I'm good faith and in due course of
New-York tribune., 1903-02-11
PRAISES TWEED'S WORK.
c. f. Lamb Prefers Imagination and Dis
honesty to Rectitude and Stupidity.

The Nineteenth Century Club met last night
AZ 1be Aldire Club at Eighteenth-st. and Fifth
ave to hear "a symposium upon Our CITY, It's
Past and it's Future.
The speakers were Professor A u. r ffdlii
of the School of Architecture at COLUMBIA OIl-
versity. Charles r. Lamb, the architect ana tne
Rev Thomas r. Slicer. Professor harnhn
spoke of the ugliness of the city which ne oe-
clared due to the gridiron plan OF streets anu
argued that the city could be much lnpro'eu
. +,.re p,ere less public indifference and more
civic pride. An artistic people professor t1aiH-
lin said. would never have submitted to either
+he original MANS for the city laid down IN lSo'
ar to the continuance of those plans To-Day
Reform in that regard, he said, should take
the form of building diagonal streets for dlreot
communication between important centres lol
rroper vistas and approaches to pubic nulio-
ings bridges etc and for beautiful details OF
the cftv's architecture in the way of street
Isn1ps. house numbering and small parks.
Mr.. Lamb followed Dr.. Hamlin. He declared
among other things that the city owed a. large
debt of gratitude TO the memory OF Wllham NJ
Tweed After speaking of the various pro-
fessions and trades which had done nothhs 10
beautify New-York. Mr.. Lamb said:
.'Cau the roll of the citizen who has done
most for the heautifcation Of New-1ork, and
whose name DO you call? He died in prison and
his name was Bill Tweed.
Mr. Lamb spoke OF Tweed's far-seeing policy
and 1agination in providing for the parks ana
for the Riverside Drive, and declared that
whatever Tweed and his associates had stolen
had been more than made up by the great I'M
provements he had projected and the prohts
the CITY has made from those improvements.
The sneaker declared that he would rather have
as the director Of public Improvements man
of Imagination coupled with dishonesty than
an honest man devoid of imagination.
Give me- he said, imagination and dis
honesty rather than rectitude coupled with
stupidity Tweed deserves credit for his far
seeing policy Look at the stupidity, even If
the idea was conceived in rectitude Of that
srnlen park in old Greenwich village"
Mr. Lamb spoke of the work done and being
done hv the Municipal Art Commission. and
sad many of the projects that were about to
become facts were laughed at when first sug-
gested by the artists three or four years ago.
He smoke Of the necessity of educating pubic
taste and had this reference 70 make to the
new Flatiron Building. at Fifth-ave and Twen-
ty-third-st.:
Look at that panhandle building that stands
there IN one of the most important Of the thor
ouehfares an example of the greed OF an lndl-
z-iduaI 70 get the last cent of value from his
realty There should be some restriction upon
the eel7shness of the individual where II works
an injury 10 the public. SO long as that pullo-
ing stands il will stand insult to the artistic
sense of YOU and of your children and your
grandchildren and a detriment 10 the progress
IF the city.