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The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
THE TURKESTAN EARTHQUAKE
Fifteen Thousand Houses Were De-
strOyed and the Oscillations of
the Earth still Continue.

Ashkabad, Russian Turkestan, Dec.
27.-The oscillations of the earth
at Andijan continue. The people
there are using railroad cars to live
in, and are not leaving the town, on
account of their business interests.
Committees have been appointed to
prepare lists of the losses to life and
property. In the Andijan district 49,
900 houses were destroyed. Until the
shocks cease guards will be kept on
the railroad between Andijan and
Fedohenks to watch for assures
along the line. The railroad station
at Andijan threatens to collapse. Bar
racks to be used as dwellings are be-
ing rapidly constructed and will soon
be ready for occupancy.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
DIR. LoRENZ INTERVIEWED.
The Noted Specialist Denies that He
Has Been "a Gamer Financially
by His American Trip.

New York, Dec. 26.-Dr. Adolf Lor-
enz, who returned to this city from
Boston, Thursday, while discussing
his visit to this country, said in an in
terview:
''There is one thing 1 want to say,
and that is in regard to finance. | see
it reputed that / have made in this
country $4,000 Now, as a matter
of fact, / got one fee of $4,000 in Chi
cago, and in the our months 1 have
been here ] have earned just $4,000.
Ny practice at home in -four months
is worth that.
"True, / have seen a number OF pri-
vate patients in each of the cities i
visited, but, as you Americans say, in
no instance have they nor than paid
the freight. AS a matter of fact it
has been the physicians of the various
cities who have profited by my visits.
They are my colleagues and ] am glad
they did, but you see | remained only
two, three, four or perhaps five days.
During that time / was working in
the hospitals, in the clinics. Private
patients began to come in, and they
were operated upon by the local sur
geons who had witnessed my clinics.
But | am glad l came. The trip has
been the GROWING success of my life.
My trip here has been successful
officially and materially"
DR.. Lorenz spoke gratefully of the
hospitality he had received at the
hands of the Americans.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
THE CABLE TO HONOLULU.
The S~iIverton Has Arrived OFF Is
land of Oahu-Win Splice to Shore
End Off Diamond Head.

San Francisco, Dec. 27.-The follow
ing cablegram has been received from
the cable ship Silvertown, timed at
four a. M, Friday:
about to buoy the cable off the
island of Oahu in about 45O fathoms
of water. Up to this time 2,23S nauti-
cal miles of cable have been paid out"
The shore end of the cable, which
is of a much heavier type than the sea
cable, will be spliced to the sea cable
some miles off Diamond Head, which
is to be the landing place of the San
Francisco-Honolulu cable. Until the
splice is completed, no further word
will be received from the cable ship.
1t may take a day or two to COM
plete the work. The dispatch with
which the work is finished and Hon
olulu placed in cable communication
with San Francisco and the rest of
the world, depends largely on the
weather conditions.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
MASCAGNpS MISFORTUNES,
The Italian Composer Placed Under
Arrest in Chicago on "a Charge
of EmbezZlement.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Signor Mascagni,
the Italian composer, who abandoned
his American trip while playing in
Chicago last week, was placed under
arrest, Friday night, or a charge OF
enlightenment, made by his former
manager, Richard Heard. When Mas
cagni decided to return to Italy he
had no further use for his American
manager and discharged him.
Heard claims that his contract
called for $1,000 and tried to collect
that amount. Mascagni refused to
pay Heard any such sum and the ar
rest followed. Mascagni was allowed
to remain at the Auditorium hotel.
where he is living, the house detective
agreeing to be responsible for HIS ap-
pearance in court.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
WILL OF MRS. u $. GRANT.
The Estate to BE Divided Into Four
Equal Portions and Fred. ID.
Grant to BE Executor.

Washington, Dec. 27.-The will of
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant was filed Fri
day. The estate is to be divided into
four equal portions. 1t also provides
that a memento presented to her by
the empress of Japan, said to be 1000
years old, will go to the Museum of
Arts, of New York. Gen. Fred ID.
Grant, son of the testatrix, delivered
the testament at Register Dents Of
fice in person. Mrs. Grant named as
executor the trustees "to be selected
by my three sons, a majority, or the
survivors of them"
In a petition asking the district SUI
preme court to admit the will to pro-
bate, Gen. Frederick ID. Grant ex-
plains that his mother left surviving
her as heirs-in-law and next of kin, in
addition to himself, Ulysses S. Grant,
Ellen W.. Sartoris and Jesse S. Grant.
The deceased died possessed of a
house in this city of the value of
about $4,000; money amounting to
$10,065; stocks, bonds and other Sc
curities of the value Of $1S0,000, and
uouScIlolu dliu hItcueu LuTn'luIe VI
the value of 81, 900.
Gen. Grant further sets forth that
under the terms of the will the three
sons have designated him executor.
By the terms of the will the estate is
to be divided into four equal shares.
The income of the first portion shall
be applied to the support OF the fam
lily of Frederick ID. Grant and the
education of his children. The sec
ond portion is left to the executors
in trust and for the benefit of the
family of Ulysses S. Grant. under the
same conditions. The third portion
is left under similar conditions to
Jesse r. Grant, and the fourth for the
sole use of Ellen W.. Sartoris for life,
and at her death to her children in
equal shares.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
VENEZUELAN SITUATION.
Probability Now That the Matter
Will be Referred to The
Hague Tribunal.
PARTIES IN INTEREST ARE WILLING.
Secretary Hay Preparing "a Note in
Which the United States Govern
ment Announces It's Hearty APP
proval of Such u Course Being


Washington, Dec. 27.-Prior to the
cabinet meeting, Friday, Senator Gull
lom, of Illinois, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, had an
interview with the president regard
ing the Venezuelan situation. In fact,
the conference related wholly to the
matter. At the conclusion of the in
terview, Senator Cullom said to u
press representative that, while he
could not speak with absolute def
~niteness, on account of the nature of
the exchanges on the subject among
the papers, it seemed likely now that
the controversy would be referred to
the arbitration of The Hague tribunal.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02

The supreme court of Nebraska has
upheld the common law marriage stat
ute of that state. The case was one
wherein the husband declared his mar
riage void because it had been per-
formed less than six months after his
wife had secured a divorce from a for
mer husband. The court declared such
a marriage unlawful, but held that the
common law marriage statute legal
lied the union, because the couple had
lived together after the statutory
period had elapsed.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.
of Miles Built in United
States in 1902 Only Exceeded by
that of the Year

Chicago, Dec. 27.-According to the
Railroad Gazette, railroad building in
the United States for 1902 aggregated
6,026 miles, a total not exceeded in
any year since 1888. Second track,
sidings and electric lines are not in
cluded.
Oklahoma leads with $40 miles of
new line: Texas comes second with
496 miles; Arkansas is third with 81
miles, and Indian territory fourth
with 1863 miles.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
BUSINESS NOT LEGITIMATE.
MI ssourf Supreme Court Decides
Against the Weltmer School
of Magnetic Healing.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 25.-The
Missouri supreme court denied the
Weltmer School of Magnetic Healing,
of Nevada, Mo-, a rehearing in the
suit against C. M. Bishop for libel.
The court holds that the business is
not legitimate, and the company o
entitled to the protection of the libel
laws. The court also holds that the
opinion is not in conflict with the de-
cision of the supreme court of the
United States, in the decision requir-
ing the postmaster at Nevada to de-
liver mail to the school, because this
court had evidence before it, while
United States supreme court passed
on a demurrer only.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
A SPECTACULAR BLAZE.
The MaxOn Block at schenectady, N
", Totally Destroyed.

Schenectady, N. Y, Dec. 27.-The
Maxen block, opposite the Union sta
ton here, was totally destroyed by
fire Friday. The fire, which probably
was caused by an overheated chimney.
was a spectacular one. The total loss
was $100, 900; insurance, about $4,000.
The principle portion of the building
was used as a hotel. In an adjoining
building also was a hotel. The occu-
pants of both were aroused and re-
moved in safety by the firemen and
others. Some of the hotel guests were
compelled to flee in their night
clothes.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
FIRE AT PEABODY, MASS.
The Vaughan Machine Co. Suffer a
Loss of $3OO.OO

Peabody, Mass, Dec.27.-Fire, which
broke out about midnight in the
brick building OF the Vaughan ma
cine works and damaged that concern
to the extent of $4,000, broke out
afresh at two o'clock, after it was sup
posed to have been gotten under o n
troll. The fire, at $3.50 a. m, had as
sumed dangerous proportions, and
help was asked from Salem, but it vas
under control before the Salem de-
partment arrived.
The manager of the Vaughn Ma
chine Co. stated that their loss would
reach 500, 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
WEST \ SOUTH.

At Burnsville. n. c., Zeb Wilson. re-
Gently elected state senator from
Yancey county, vas killed by his
brother, Hiram Wilson.
The famous train, the Twentieth
Century limited, on the Lake Shore
made a fast run between Toledo and
Elkhart. The run of 134 miles was
made IN 1877 minutes.
Deaths due to the Southern Pacific
railway disaster at Byron, Cal, now
number 25.
A former district judge and promi-
nent pioneer lawyer and republican
politician, James d. Citizen, died sud
denly at his home at Marion, Ia,
from heart failure. He was 63 years
old.
1t is announced that NJ. J. Carpen-
ter, president of the Chicago & East
ern Illinois railroad, has been elected
vice president and general manager
of the Pere Marquette, controlled by
the st. Louis & San Francisco line.
While dizzy Harrison S. Potter, ii
crippled young man from st. Joseph,
Mich, fell IL stories from a window
at the Great Northern hotel, CHI.
cago, and was killed.
The sudden death is announced Of
ex-United States Senator Dwight NJ.
Sabin, of Minnesota, IN Chicago. He
was stricken with heart disease.
Edward Fairless, aged 16, shot and
killed Thomas Barker at Shannon,
Tex. Barker was tried for the MUIR
der of the father of young Fairless
some years ago and was acquitted.
At David City, Neb., Lena NJ. Lille
was arrested, charged with murder
ing her husband. The arrest has
caused a sensation. Harvey Lille
was shot dead in his bed in October,
supposedly by burglars.
A Norfolk, Va, dispatch says two
men were killed and another fatally
injured in an explosion of the boiler
of the towboat Lizzie Massey, on the
southern branch of the Elizabeth
river.
The band of safe robbers, which
has been terrorizing central Illinois
for the past year, robbed the post
Office at Leroy Monday night of 81, 900
in money, stamps and registered let
tiers.
At St. Joseph, Mo, the Chase &
Son candy factory burned, with s105,-
900 loss. Two girls were fatally
hurt.
Sale has begun of the $4,000 SOU
vanir ~o1d dn11orc oairal e., A.
Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Over 100000 signatures have been
secured to the petition asking the H.
linois legislature to erect a monument
to the memory of Richard Yates, the
war governor of Illinois.
By a collision between two freight
trains of the Chicago, Peoria & st.
Louis, at Petersburg. H., Fireman
J. A. Wright, of Springfield, was
killed.
Barns of the Union Stock Yards
company, at South Omaha, Neb.,
burned, together with 500 sheep, en-
failing a loss of $4,000.
Flames broke out at Bloomington.
ILL.,, in the middle of the building oc-
cupied by w. A. Nicolaus g. Co., dry
goods and ladies' furnishings, de-
stroyed that structure, and caused
damage to adjacent property. Total
loss, about 100000.
1t is reported that thousands of
cattle are starving on the ranges in
northwest Colorado. The cattle are
showed in on the high ranges in Routt
and Rio Blanco counties, without pas
ture and without water. 1t is impos-
sible to get feed to them.
Harry Adams killed his wife with a
shotgun and then blew his brains out
at Algona. Ia.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02

Here is another attack on the bar,
ber-surgeon. A lawyer in Canton, O.,
has sued a barber and practical hair
cutter" for $500 damages. He asserts
that while he was asleep in a BARRIERS
chair in the defendants shop his hair
was cut in "a very inartistic manner
so that he is IAN object of ridicule
among the practicing attorneys" of
Canton. A mar who goes to sleep in
a BARRIERS chair doesn't use due dill
gence. He is guilty of contributory
negligence, and has no remedy if his
locks are not sheared to his taste. The
barber thought he did a good job.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
GOV. YATES HEALTH BETTER.
He VIII Return to Springfield on
Tuesday and Assume the Duties
of His Office.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 26.-Gov.
Yates, who is nov in Florida for his
health, did not spend Christmas in
Cuba, as expected. He was to have
sailed Wednesday, but the boat on
which he was to have taken the trip
did not start. A message received at
the executive office, Thursday, states
hat the governor and Mrs. Yates will
return to Springfield next Tuesday,
as the executive is greatly improved
in health and is now able to assume
charge of state affairs.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
THE ISLAND OF U A
a Rather Serious Condition In the Islands
Finances Shown by Commander
Schroeder.

Washington, Dec. 27.-The annual
report of Commander Seaton Schroed-
er, governor. of the island of Guam,
which is dated July 16, and which has
just reached the NAVY department, in
dicates a rather serious condition in
the islands finances, owing to the
faiiure OF congress to appropriate the
sum asked for last year. The receipts
last year were in round numbers $685.
oOo, n the expenditures $57, 900,
leaving a balance of $4,000, which,
however, is q decrease of over $13, 900
IN the cash balance for the preceding
year. This loss is. due largely to the
unexpected expenses incident to the
establishment of the leper colony and
the decrease of over $4,000 in import
duties.
commander Schroeder reports that
1T has been deemed prudent to stop
all work of public improvements un-
I'll further appropriations shall be
made. The value of the exports and
imports during the year have been re-
spectiyely $4,000 and $35,165. The ex-
ports consisted almost entirely of
Mexican dollars. Not a pound of
copra has been exported, and neither
cacao o coffee has been produced in
sufficient quantities to supply the
home market, owing to the slow re-
coveries from the effects of the hur-
ricane of 1900. The governor suggests
that it would be a great boon if the
department of agriculture would es-
tablish an experimental station in the
island.
The governor recommends that if a
Philippine silver dollar of fixed value
is to be coined under the laws of the
United States it be made legal tender
also in Guam, in place of the present
Mexican dollar. The census of the
island taken last autumn shows the
total population to be 1876, of whom
only 46 are foreigners, IA being citi-
zens of the United States. The latter
does not include officers and men of
the navy or other civil employees, tenn
porarily imported from the United
States. Above the age of seven, 46
per cent. of the natives read and write
Spanish. He says the natives still
continue to refuse to allow their sick
to receive medical attention, but that
conditions are improving, an excess
of births over deaths being shown
for each of the last two years.
Commander Schroeder says there
now are "a lepers in seclusion at Tu-
mon bay. The governor recommends
improvements in facilities for educa-
ton and also that the laws for the
government of the island should be
remodeled and codified. The governor
says there is a desire for United
States citizenship among persons
domiciled in the island. He calls at
tention to the case of Pedro NJ.
Duarte, at present the auditor of the
island. He occupies an anomalous po-
sition. He was an officer in the Span
ish army, who resigned after the var
and who obtained an acceptance of
remuneration of allegiance. The re-
suit is that to-day he is a citizen of
n country.
The governor recommends an APP
preparation of about $43, 900 for public
improvements.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
MOROCCO AT WORLDS FAIR,
The sultan of Morocco Sees a Means
of Improving Commercial Re-
latiOns With America.

London, Dec. 25.-The correspon-
dent of the Times at Fee. Morocco. in
a letter on the %sultan's reception of
Fair Commissioner Langerman and
his acceptance of the invitation to
be represented officially at the St.
Louis exposition. says his majesty is
personally interesting himself in
Morocco's having a thoroughly rep
resentative exhibit at st. Louis as a
means of improving the commercial
relations between the United States
and hat country.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02

Wall street has a 'no-overcoat" bri-
gade, which includes among it's mem
bers some of the richest and best
known men in New York. Two of its
best-known figures are Ogden Mills,
the multimillionaire, and John r. Dos
Passos, the well-known lawyer. Either
could have an overcoat for every hour
of every working day and extra ones
for Sundays and holidays if he so de-
sired. 1t is seldom that they wear
them, however. 1t must be bitter
weather indeed when they are seen in
overcoats in the financial district. 1t
is a great fad.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
BLAZE AT MARLBORO, MASS.
The City Hall and All the Records
Entirely Destroyed.

Marlboro, Mass, Dec. 27.-A fire
which broke out in the city hall at
midnight entirely destroyed that
building which contained all of the
city offices and departments, also the
armory of Company F, Fifth regi-
ment, and the Marlboro public Ii
brary. The total loss will be 100000.
None of the contents or papers of
any of the departments was saved.
The library contained 1000 volumes
and documents of in~calculable value
which can not be replaced.
Michael O'Brien, 40 years old, was
buried beneath the falling walls, and
is thought to be fatally injured.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
Lieut.. KistIer Missing,

Denver, Col, Dec. 27.-Second Lieut..
William NJ. Kistler, company M,
Eighteenth United States infantry,
has been missing from Fort Logan
for nearly two weeks. The Denver
police department has been asked to
help locate him.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
CHAMBERLAIN AT DURHAM
The British Colonial Secretary Civ
en- a Warm Welcome on
in Natal.

Durham, Natal, Dec. 27.-Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs.
Chamberlain, who left Portsmouth,
England, November 25, on board the
armored cruiser Good Hope, landed
here at 1920 Friday morning. They
crowds of people.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02

A play introducing the Pied Piper of
Hamelin is about to be produced in
Vienna. Stagard, the actor who is to
appear as the Piper, viii have as real
istic accessories a vast swarm of tame
rats-hundreds of them-which are
being trained to follow him across the
stage. 1t is expected that this will be
quite a treat to the women on the stage
and those in the audience.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02

Probably the Oldest team or horses
in New York is owned by a farmer in
Schoharie county. The combined age
of the two is 20 years, one being 81 and
the other 33 years of age. Notwith-
standing their extreme age the horses
are still doing farm work, looking we'll
and taking three meals a day.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
D0ZNGS Or WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
Of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

President Roosevelt's policy in
sending the Cuban reciprocity treaty
to the senate and not to the house
is in line with precedent.
The president and family returned
from a trip to Rapidan, Va.
The Roosevelt family had a merry
Christmas at the white house. There
was general observance of the day in
America and foreign lands.
Notwithstanding President Roose-
welt still urges upon the powers ref
erence of the Venezuelan dispute tn
The Hague court, it is expected ne
will act as arbiter rather than have
arbitration fail. 1t is said he has
recommended Secretary Hay as a
substitute.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
Says He's Aaron Burr's Son.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 27.-Charles
Henry Burr Crosby has returned to
his home in this city, after an alb
of almost thirty years. Mr..
Crosby is now in his one hundred
and eighth year. He claims hat he is
the son of Aaron Burr.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02

A curious example of the reward of
excessive virtue in the case of GER
a British pickle manufacturers
who have been making their pint bot
ties hold a little more than a pint. to
be on the safe side of the British law.
When these pint bottles arrived at
Canada they found that there was a
law in operation which provides that
any package measuring more than a
pint must pay duty as a quart!
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
ALL PARTIES ARE AGREED.
Secretary Hay Preparing a Note Ex-
pressive of Approval.

Washington, Dec. 27.-President
Roosevelt will not be the arbitrator
of the Venezuelan controversy. The
whole vexatious subject will be re-
ferred for adjudication to The Hague
tribunal.
Epitomized, this was the situation
as it had resolved istelf at the conclu-
sion of the cabinet meeting Friday.
The meeting was not so long as the
sessions usually are. All the members
except Secretary Root were present.
The Venezuelan question was the
principal and practically the only top
lc of general concern under considera-
ton. Secretary Hay presented the
net results of his cable correspon-
dence with the governments at Lon
don, Berlin, Rome and Caracas. In
accordance with the suggestion made
by President Roosevelt, through Sec
rotary Hay, President Castro was re-
ported to have agreed to submit the
differences to the arbitration of the
tribunal at The Hague. The European
powers not only consented to submit
the controversy to arbitration. but
while they had expressed preference
for an arbitration to be conducted
by President Roosevelt, they had as
scented to his suggestion that the mat
ter be referred to The Hague.
The presentation of the case met
the hearty approval of the cabinet.
NO fear is expressed by the admins
tration that the Monroe doctrine will
be brought. into the controversary in
any that might result in an
embarrassing situation for the Unit
ed States. Secretary Hay is prepar-
ing a note to the powers in which
his government announces it's hearty
approval of such a course.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02

A leading English chemist, DR.. Red
wood, says that if oil were generally
used for fuel in London the great in
stitution known as the London fog
would absolutely disappear. The doc
tor says that the fogs are caused by
unconsumed carbon suspended in the
air, and originating from the thou
sands of factory chimneys belching
out smoke. There is no carbon or ash
from oil.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02

The senate having ratified the treaty
of friendship and general relations
with Spain, the bonds of amity are
again welded so hat we can hardly
notice the place where they were re-
paired. 1t is possible, however, that
Spain has a better eye for discovering
flaws
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
Robbed Everybody In Sight

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. 25.-The town
of Hubbard, Nebraska, wa the scere
of a daring hold up sTuesday night.
Two masked men, heavily armed. en-
tered a crowded saloon and robbed
everybody in the place, looted the till
and made their escape.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-02
Postmaster Commits suicide.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. FL. K.
Greening, postmaster at Cortland, ILL.,.
blew his brains out. Friday afternoon.
with a revolver. A post office inspec-
tor had just completed an investiga-
ton and found his $1,40O short in his
accounts.