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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-04

men can order anything on the dining
car bill OF fare. and the price Is Only
twenty-five cents. But Il the passenger
does not look out. his bill for one meal
Siu be from a dollar and a half 10 two
dollars
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-04

when the boom bursts. what viii -
the result q the North Invest DOR Z
know. the reader VIII Aaye 70 figure that
out for himself
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
To Advance Merger Case.

Washington. - Solicitor General
Hoyt has presented in the United
States supreme court a m otion for
the advancement of the hearing i n
the case of the Northern Securities
Company against the United States
now on the docket of appeal from
the decision of the United States
circuit court of tie district of Min
nesota. Attorney General Knox
joined in the motion and Mr.. Hoyt
stated that he was authorized to saw
that the legal representatives of the
Securities Company also were favor
able to the motion. He stated that
the counsel would be satisfied with
any date that might be named early
in December next. The court took
the motion under advisement.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21

London. importation Of Chi
nese labor into South Africa was de-
cided upon in principle some time ago,
but no defnite plans have yet been
formed regarding the number to be
imported nor the conditions to govern
the importation. Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain and the big firms of the
Rand are in agreement that no other
solution of the labor difficulty is pos
sible. The trading population of
South Africa is bitterly opposed to the
importation of Chinese.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Cebu Fanatics Routed.

Manila. Colonel Taylor. with a
force OF constabulary, defeated sew
eral bands of fanatics in the inte-
rior of Cebu island on May IA, kill
ing twenty and wounding several
more. A few of the ccnsaIbulary
were wounded. Lieutenant Walker
Is missing. A hurricane devastated
Santa Maria, BLIucan, Luzon, Sat-
urday. Earthquake shocks were
felt and during the progress of the
storm the stone barracks collapsed.
killing one and injuring several ma
tive scouts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
GEN. MILES LAUDS
PRIVATE SOLDIER
Holds Certain Officers Wholly Re-
sponsible for Cruelties.
CONDEMNS MEDIEVAL CRUELTY
And Says the Offences We're Not Com
mitted by Private Soldiers Unless
Under Direct Orders OF Officers Who
We're WIDELY Responsible.

Washintgon.-Gen Miles, Ia re-
ferrlng to his tour of the Philippine
Islands, says his visit was not a
pleasure jaunt. but that be went to
the islands as an officer OF the
United States army to inspect con-
ditons there. He says communica-
tons addressed to him as Lieu
tenant General Commanding the
Army" giving instructions. were
from the highest authorities, IN
cludirg the president. Concerning
his report, recently given out. OF
the Philippines, Gen. Miles said:
mo one can have more sacred
regard for the honor of the army
than myself" Coming to the sub
ject of cruelties in the Philippines,
Gen. Miles letter read as follows:
ut Is idle to assume that campaign
ing in the Philippines has produced
conditions that warrant resort to
medieval cruelty. and that such de-
parture from tie honorable methods
OF conducting warfare, and that suck
departures as have existed should
be overlooked and condoned. It is
most gratifying that the Serious
offenses Fave not been committed
by soldiers unless they were under
the direct orders of certain officers,
who were responsible. Soldiers
have withheld fire when ordered to
shoot prisoners. protested against
+ s a. 81 crssAelEy a1d writer s sttsgs
to relatives at home urging them to
take action to put stop to those
crimes. It will ever be one of the
glories If tie army that such deeds,
committed by whatever authority,
are abhorrent to the American SOL
dier. Tie officers who are respson-
sible do not. by any means, consti-
tute the American army, and there
must be very Lnmlstakable line
drawn bewteen the great body Of
honorable and faithful officers ard
brave soldiers whose recor dis have
been commendable, and those, Of
whatever station. whose acts have
received and are receiving the
earnest condemnation CT all honor
able meE."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Immigrants Come With a Rush.

Immigrant Inspector w. E. How
ard, in speaking Of immigration in
general, said that for the year be-
ginning July /, 1902, and ending
June 30, 1903. the total ilnmigra-
ton into the United States would
be between $4,000 and 100000.
During that year about 1000 immi-
grants had been landed at New Or
leans, This was banner year in
solar as immigration was concerned.
Immigrants were coming into New
York now at the rate of 35, 600 per
monh.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
MADMAN'S AWFUL. DEED.
Crazy Mexican Drives Large Spike
Through Head of Victim.

Mexico City.-A horrible tragedy
has occurred at the San HipoIlte
Asylum. Anbrosio Samaco Campo.
one OF the most dangerous inmates
OF the asylum, succeeded in evading
the vigilance of the guard and IN
duced another inmate to remove his.
campa's, stlaigbtjacket and don it
himself. Their, throwing the victim
to the floor, Samaro proceeded to
drive large spike through his
head and into the floor, drawing it
out and resetting it seven times.
The spike penetrated the brain,
causing death. Samano, who has
been If the asylum for nine years.
is a powerful man, and has done
many violent deeos. His hallucina-
tion is that he is the god Of the
earth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Plat Gets Rough.

New York. Senator Thomas G.
Platt has denied the Statement made
by Seymour W. T1lloch. that former
Superintendent Beavers had re-
Guested high official to US. bis in
ssssssas~<ksssp>SAeAA~s Ssss~sss s..s.~1
fluence to get bonding business fol-
bonding company in which Sena-
tor Platt's son is interested, saying
that Senator Platt would greatly
appreciate it," "The statement is
an absolute lie, and TuIloch knew
it was lie." said the senator. 81
have no interest direct or indirect,
in any bonding com pany."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Severe Storm in Monta,a-

Havre, Mont.-A storm israging
west or here from Concord to the
other side of the Cascades. The
Stow at Cutbank and westward IS
from two to three feet deep, and a
heavy loss is reported among sheep
and cattiemen. Trainmen say the
snow is waist deep west of Cutbank,
and report large numbers of cattle
and sheep lying dead along the
right of way.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
"Jack the ChOker' on Trial.

Cleveland. Ohio.-Joseph Ker-
win, claimed by the police to be
Jack the Choker,' was placed on
trial here for his life in criminal
court, charged with the murder Of
Maggie Schnedgar, who was found
choked to death in her room. "A
watch belonging to the woman was
found in the possession of the prs
oner. Another woman living in the
neighborhoDd claimed that Kerwin
had tried to choke her to death.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Deadly M0onshine.

Hot Springs, Ark. Joe Adair,
Wash Turner and Dave Freddy are
dead and John Spivey cannot live
as the result OF having imblbed too
freely Of moonshine whiskey, thought
to have been distilled In the noun
tains of this and Montgomery coun-
ties west of here. Some of the whis-
key examined showed that some
thing like concentrated Iye had
been mixed with the liquor and Off
GERS are endeavcring to locate the
bl anne.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Payne Probing Deeper.

Washington. Postmaster General
Payne has sent letters to the comp
troller of the treasury, the auditor
of the postofice department and
other officers Of the department,
calling their attention to statements
made by former Cashier Tulloch in
his communication. The letters ask
for an explanation or further infor-
nation that might throw light On
the subject.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
MOrOS Show Hostility.

Manila. Numerous armed bands
of hotsiIe Moros have appeared in
the vicinity of Pantar ard made
threatening demonstrations against
the American troops. A clash is
expected. Ninety per cent of the
lake Moros have accepted American
sovereignty. TIE conviction of
Messrs. DOrr and O'Brien of tie
Freedom, on the charge Of libelling
Benito Lagadra, native member
of the Philippines commission, has
been confirmed by the supreme
court.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
ROtch Scholarship Awarded.

Boston. -Edward T. Foulk IS of
New York, graduate of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology,
'98, has been awarded the Rotch
travelling scholarship, as the result
of the competition held in this city.
The scholarship grants $1,000 anual-
ly for two years. to be expended in
foreign travel and study.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Twin Brothers Arrested.

Dallas, Tex. "A special to the News
from Waco says James and Henry
Bishop, twin brothers, were arrested
there by Sheriff Grove of Murray
county, Georgia, charged with killing
Arson Black, four years ago. The
Bishop brothers were farming near
Waco and they soldl their belongings
and accompanied Sheriff Grove back
to Georgia.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
New Bulgarian Cabinet.

Sofa, Bulgaria. General Petroff,
formerly premier, has informed
Prince Ferdinand that he had sue
ceeded in forming a new cabinet.
In the new ministry General Petroff
is premier and foreign minister; NJ.
Petkoff is the minister of the inte-
rior, and all the other ministers also
belong to the STAN hulotf party.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Plague in Manila.

Manila. Evidence that bubonic
plague exists in mild form among
several of the Chinese of the city has
led the municipal board of health to
institute preventative measures. The
whole Chinese coolie quarter, number
ing some $4,000, will probably be in
occulated by the city physicians with
the bubonic serum.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Big Strike in Denver.

Denver, Colo.-The joint execu-
tive committee of organized LABOR,
because Of the refusal of the citizens
alliance to agree on arbitration be-
tween employees and employers, has
called out 1000 additional union
men, increasing the total number Of
strikers in this city to more than
1000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Miners Leave for Remington.

Pottsville, Pa.-Many of the mine
workers who, since the recent
strike, have not secured employ
ment, are leaving for the soft coal
regions. Two car loads OF English
speaking miners have left for Bel
inRton, w. Va. Another train load
will leave in few days for the bi.
luminous regions OF Pennsly vania
and West Vigrinia.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Telegraphers Have a Time.

st. Louis.-All business was put
aside the opening day by the dele
gates to the national convention of
the Order of Railway Photographers
In order that the reception commit
tee might have full sway. A visit tc
the Worlds Fair grounds ard other
points Of interest in St. Louis took
uu the time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Rebels Making Roadway.

Washington. -Advices of thor
oughly reliable character received
in Washington under date of MAY l
show that the Venezuelan revolu-
tionists are not only holding their
own. but that they are making con-
siderable headWay.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Will Expose Bribers.

Lincoln, Neb.-Gov. Mickey has
said that he intended to expose the
bride tenders who offered him money
to influence the appointment to four
state offices. 1t is stated that an in
vestigation of the alleged bribery is
being demanded by persons in differ
ent parts of the state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Manned by BrOadaxe.

Fulton, Ky.,-Gid Wilson carpen-
ter, while at work at the Methodist
church here, met with very painful
accident by driving q broad ak into
his knee. The wound is q bad one
and may MAIN him for life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
A Change Of Faith.

New York.-News has been re.
ceived from Rome that the Rev.
Henry Ormond Riddel. an Episco.
pal Clergyman, had changed bis
faith and had become Catholic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Hollis Will Not Accent.

New York.-Frederick w. Hollis,
who was rendered the position of um-
pre- to act in the settlement of the
claims of Germany and Italy against
Venezuela, has declined the appoint
ment, owing to the pressure of private
business.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
COlima Still In Eruption.

Tuxpam, Jaliso. eruption of
Colima volcano continues, there be-
irg an abur dant flow of lava, with
pouring forth of black stones and
ashes. At times there were ejec-
tons OF lava, though not abundant.
1~~~@~@As,
A column Of s sssstks arises to a great
| height.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Died From Taking Powders.

New York.-T. D. Mackey aged
So. an actor and mem Der of "Prin-
cess Chic" company. who had just
returned from the road, died here
after having taken some powders
recommended as a remedy for ILL
ness.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
MANCHURIA IS
FOR RUSSIA
Rich Province Practically Closed to
American Trade.
WHICH HITS THE SOUTH HARD
Flourishing Business in Cotton Goods
in Danger of Being Wiped Out By
Russia's Action.---St. Petersburg For
eign Office Officials Shedding Tears.

Picking. China, in reply to furth-
er representations of the United
States and Japanese ministers has
again pointed out the impossibllitv
of including in the commercial trea-
ties the opening. to trade of Man
churian towns on account of Russian
opposition. The American minister
proposed that China open Mukden,
Harbin and another port at the
mouth of the Yalu. e. c. Baldwin.
OF New York, represeD tative of
the Southern cotton mills, who has
been investigating the trade condi.
tlons in Manchuria, reports that the
American cotton trade there was in
creasing when the Russians began
to exert pressure upon the Chinese,
amounting to coercion, for second
orders for Russian firms amounting
to 100000 bales of goods which 9th :
erwise would have gone to Ameri-
ca. Mr.. BALDWIN says the foreign
firms complain bitterly of the diff.
Guilty of conducting business under
the Russian administration. He be-
lleves that unless Russian abscrp-
ton of Manchuria is checked the
United States will be deprived Of
most promising market for cottons
within few years.
RUSSIANS FEEL AGGRIEVED.
st. Pe.ersburg.-The Russian eff
Gals 'ezaIsss themselves as being
deeply hurt at the criticisrfsR. sne
American press on the subject of
Manhcuria and says that consider
ing the friendship extended fer
many years when America needed
friends, America might at least in
quire whether the Anglo-Japarese
news was not colored in Arglo-J ap-
anese interests"
The Mano huria incident threat
ened at ore time to cause serious
trouble on the bourse. When the
excitement was at its height, FL
nance Minister Witte visited For
eign Minister Lamsdorff and in
formed him that s"under the infiu-
ence of American representations,
Japanese trucllenoy and American
newspaper attacks in addition to
the Balkan oubles. the bourse was
dangerously weak The finance
minister also declared that cor
tinuance of the foreign attacks
would threaten Russia's. credit.
There is widespread belief here
that M. PlaE con, the Russian charge
d affaires at Picking, represents the
Grand Duke Alexoff's party.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
RiOt0us Striker Punished.

Springfield, Ill.-James Duffey,
who fired gun at a Mobile and
Ohio train crew, has been sentenced
to five months impr isonment. The
charge was contempt of an injunc-
ton given by the federal court re-
straining strikers from interfering
with the operation of the railway.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Woman Inspectors Relieved.

Washington. The services of the
women immigration inspectors ap-
pointed three months ago at New
York under the operation of the
civil service law, have been discon-
tinued.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Zinc Plant on Fire.

Salt Lake.-A telephone message
received from Park City says that
the big zinc extracting plant at that
camp is on fire. The plant is owned
by the Utah Metals Company, an
Eastern CORPORATION.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Bills Vetoed.

Austin, Tex.-Gov. Lanham has
published his veto of various items
in the general appropriation bill,
cutting out 1892, 961. Among other
items vetoed was one to preserv,
the backgrounds of San Jacintoe
where the Texas army won the re-
public by capturing Santa Anna.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
General Longstreet iii.

Washington.-The friends of Gen.
James Longstreet have been uneasy
the past few days over the condi-
ton of the venerable veteran sol
der. One day last week, while
getting off street car, be wrerched
his right leg SO that a sweIlin q
about the knee resulted.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
To Probe Feud Murders.

Cincinnati. special from Jack
son, KY, says: Judge Redwine has
called special term Of the court for
May 25 for the purpose of empanelling
a jury to investigate the assassination
of Cockrill and Marcum in connection
with the recent feud troubles of Brea
thitt county.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Gates Not LII.

London. The report circulated
in New York that J. w. Gates is i'll
in this city is incorrect. Beyond
the fact that Mr.. Gates had a slight
cold, there is. no foundation for the
rumOr.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Cracksmen Blow a Bank.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Robbers have
wrecked the safe of the Culver
State Bank at Culver ana secured
$4,000, escaping on handcar.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21

Havana. President Palma has as,
sured the correspondent OF the Assoc
ciated Press that understandings will
be reached on all the treaties betweei(
the United States and Cuba and that
the signing Of them will shortly follow
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
German Goes to Europe.

New York. United States Sena.
tor German Of Maryland sailed ia,
Europe SATURDAY..
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21

Hundreds Of Confederate Veter-
ans passed through Washington on
their way TO the reunion at New
Orleans.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21

zzssSeverai seacoast batteries in
Louisiana have teen named by the
war department in honor of officers
who performed distinguished SER
vice in the revolution and other
wars. :.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21

Secretary Cortelyou. OF the Ds-
partment of Commerce and Labor,
has appointed commission to rear
range the statistical work of the
bureaus and offices confided to the
Department, and to consolidate any
OF the statistical bureaus or Offices
transferred to the Department by
the law creating it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21

A movement has been started in
Washington to erect monument to
DR.. Walter Reed, the surgeon who
discovered that yellow fever was
carried by the mosquito.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21

Two cases intended to test the va
tidity of the Texas ANTITRUST law
were docketed in the United States
supreme court few days ago. The
eases are those of the State of Teaxs
versus the National Cotton Seed Oil
company and the Southern Cotton
Seed Oil company, both New Jersey
corporations. The two companies
were consolidated, and the consoIl-
dation acquired the National Oil
company, the combination resulting
In the formation of a trust, as al
legged by the state and mt denied
by the companies. It is stated that
one result of the com bination was
che fixing of prices of cotton-seed at
Ola per ton. The com pination was
pronounced illegal by the Texas
sourts, and the oil companies bring
che cases to the supreme court on
writ CT error, alleging that the Tex
rs antitrust laws are IN contraven-
tion of both the federal and state
constitu tons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21

Senator Bate, of Tennessee, has
called on the Postna faster General
and protested against the suspen-
sion of the Gallatin rural mail route
because the negro carrier was
threatened by white men.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21

range the statistical work of the
bureaus and offices confided to the
Department, and to consolidate any
OF the statistical bureaus or Offices
transferred to the Department by
the law creating it.
Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock has ordered the sale of the two
million fe 1t of lumber seized by Off
Gals in the Choctaw Nation recent
ly, when several large lumber
mills, running in violation of the
law, were ordered closed by the In
terrier Department. The secretary S
action makes it impossible for mills
operate in the Indian Territory
county.
Politicians at Washington are
specializing on the probability of the
Ohio Repu blicans adopting a res
olution in the coming convention
indorsing President Roosevelt OF
another term. Elmer Dover, Sena.
tor Hanna's private secretary, is op
posing the resolution.
Rear Admiral Francis r. Bcwles,
chief construo tor OF the navy and
somewhat of an authority or launch
lngs, Is the inventor Of an appara-
tus whereby the christener has only
to let go of the bottle as the ship
moves and watch it swing unerring-
ly to the bow.
Secretary Corteiyou, of the De-
partment of Commerce states Marked
copies of Jewish newspapers and
personal representations are pour
ing in upon the State Department,
all relating to the reporte killing
and maltreating of Jews in Russia.
A. w. Machen, superintendent of
the Free Delivery Division of the
Poss6hffcs RspazsRs s, will e per.
mitted to resign on account of al.
legged irregularities discovered in
his bureau.
Carroll D. Wright Commissioner
of Labor, will resign and accept the
presidency of Clark University,
Worcester, Mass.
A movement has been started in
Washington to erect a monument to
DR.. Walter Reed, the surgeon who
discovered that yellow fever was
carried by the mosquito.
Senator Bate, of Tennessee, has
called on the Postn as.er General
and protested against the suspen-
sion of the Gallatin rural mail route
because the negro carrier was
threatened by white men.
1t transpires that General Miles
made four reports on his recent trip
to the Orient, but only two Of them
were made public by the War De-
partrnent.
The trainingship Alliance has ar
rived at Hampton Roads from
Kingston. Jamaica. from which port
she sailed April II. The Navy De.
partment denies that alarm has
been felt about her safety.
Surgeon Banks, OF the Marine
Hospital Service, has made report
relative to the prevalence of pneu-
monia in Chicago. He says that the
disease has reached almost epidemic
proportions.
Washington is preparing to give
warm welcome on his return to
Major William Sylvester, who was
reelected president bv the police
chiefs at New Orleans.
President Roosevelt since he left
Washington on his present trip, has
been twice cut off from comInunica-
tion with the outside world.
Zinc Plant on Fire.
Salt Lake. "A telephone message
received from Park City says that
the big zinc extracting plant at that
camp is on fire. The plant is owned
by the Utah Metals Company, an
Eastern corporation.
n;ad From TakinO pnwdnrS
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21

Carroll D. Wright Commissioner
of Labor. will resign and accept the
presidency of Clark University,
Worcester, Mass.