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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23

that"
the man at the window was Allen
Houston.
Retreat was impossible. Graceful
capitulation was inevitable. Yates put
out his hand.
Thereafter he divided his time be-
tween the deck, which he paced with
his daughter. telling her lively yarns
of his own days as river-boat clerk,
and the office, where he shared Hous-
TONS pre-occupation with his duties.
Sometimes watching his daughters
face, he wavered. But no; it was i'm
possible. His own case had been ex-
ceptional. All river boat clerks could
not be millionaires, and Houston was
merely of good upstate family, with
out social standing in the world where
MammOn ruled, but could not buy him.
self and Edith an entrance. But in
time he would win and Edith was so
lovely. She must, she could not fail
to make the desired match.
Yet Mr. Yates found himself watch
ing young Houston curiously. He
wasn't half bad, this college-bred
youth, who could dispatch office du-
ties with ease, placate patrons who
fretted at the slow method Of travel,
and in an emergency could tell the
deck hands more things about their
ancestry than Yates had dreamed of
In his own river life.
-
They had quit the bluffs and cotton
had given way to caro- and rice. In
a few hours they would touch at New
Orleans. The deck hands had all been
paid off, save for the dollar which in
sured their aid in tying the boat to the
dock.
The clerks duties were over, his pa.
pers in shape. and the last landing
made. Mr.. Yates met him on the sa-
loon deck, and remarked, Lets go
below and watch those darkies lose
all their money"
The old life had him in it's clutches.
Down below they went. Away in the
stern the engines pounded. Toward
the bow the furnaces glowed. Between
CAS IWO, AOuotdUOutS udu SdLuSI0Q W
gamble their earnings. Some of the
negroes were already penniless. 9th
ers were flushed and excited by their
gains.
Yates watched the scene for an
hour, laughing at the apt remarks of
the gamblers. Wall street was for
gotten. Social ambitions died within
him. He was again in Aliens place, a
clerk without future, without great
hopes. Suddenly he turned:
Man, they are happier than have
dared to be since I stood where you
stand to-day. am wondering whether
it is worth while-the struggle, the
knockout blows one must give and
take. Mother Mississippi has been
talking to me, Houston; scolding me
in her own way. Edith told me once
that money was not all-and I reckon
she is right. At any rate, you may
ask her IL she still believes that. II
she does, won't stand between you"
An hour later the boat slipped
around the crescent, past the coal
docks and the fruit docks, to the levee.
The rush of the water and the rudely
melodious voices of the negroes sing
ing at their work, mingled with a
strange harmony.
In the bow of The Valley Queen
Edith Yates stood with her hand
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23
Interesting Exhibits.

One Of the features of the Missis-
sippi exhibit at st. Louis next year
will be gigantic loaf of bread baked
by Harry Mansfield of Moss Point in
which an entire barrel Of -four will
be used. Another interesting exhibit
from the gulf coast will be several
fine specimens of the silver fish, better
known as the tarpon, measuring from
five to seven feet in length.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23
Risk. Too Great.

Charlie-"S So you told your father
that would jump in the reservoir if
he did not accept me as a son-in-law.
What did he say?"
Ernie-"Gave his consent at once"
Charlie -"Ah, such desperate means
brought him to terms"
Ernie-"Yes, he said he couldn't
think of having the community pois-
oned with Egyptian cigarettes and
other contents of your pockets"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23
Deeds Through NeshOba.

Deeds for the right of way for the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City road
through Neshoba county have been
given, the citizens displaying much
liberality to the company, and they
are highly gratifed over the assuran-
ces that construction work is to be
rapidly pushed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23
His Old Game.

La MONTH see where q once
famous baseball pitcher is working as
a motorman."
La Moyne-"Well, suppose his
curves still knock people silly"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23
Please Tell Us Why.

WED like to know" said the break.
fast cynic, why it is that young men
who hook about as much like soldiers
as tree boxes always have military
back in their new spring suits"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23

briskly to the little window on the sa.
loon deck and exclaimed:
Mr.. Clerk, want two Of your best
rooms to New Orleans"
A blue-coated figure came close to
the window, a strong, masculine hand
held out some keys, and a voice which
made Mr.. Yates start answered:
The best two on board, Mr.. Yates,
and | hope you will find your trip
with us most pleasant and comfort
able"
MIR. Yates glanced wildly toward the
shore. 1t was slipping away from
them. They were in mid-stream-and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23
AN EVENING SKY.

When the ripe beneat the hills
And his reflected splendors limit skies
Compieter knowledge of fills
Mems minds than when their dazzlea owe.
His radiance gowed o'erhead. Parthian rava
That touch the tumblng with fleeing fra
Our comprehension fit, praise
The chickering's the flame insnre
A sense of parting strides of change
O'erwhelm our thoughts signing we esteem,
AT last by what the power and range
or all that So CLEAN
OF human might from men at last
The tribute grudged strength was past
From Poems O Martf
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23
Bls-eyed, slender and lliy-like.

Blg-eyed, slender and IIfy-like.
Memphis by rail- and there board one
sf the old-fashioned sternWheel river,
boats for New Orleans.
They reached Memphis at night, but
he insisted upon glimpse of the ma
Jestic sheet Of swirlfng, yellow water.
1t was like meeting an old friend. he
declared.
Tho next morning they went on
hoard the Valley Queen Yates walked
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23

DR.. Dempolff, the head Of the Ger
nan anti-malaria expedition to New
Guinea, announces that he has discov-
cred an aquatic insect which destroys
he anopheles mosquito, and that he
proposes to cultivate the creature ar
officially in the hope of discriminating
he mosquito. thereby DISCRIMINATING
malaria.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
GREAT INTEREST IN GAME.
YALE THE FAVoRITE BY OYER
 HHELMING ODDS.

ooIumbis Team tn Good shape and
 Hard oontest is Erpscted-TomItn-
 son's Place at Center win be Filled by
 smy,he-Ysle Held Secret Practice
 Yesterday.
 New York, Oct so.--In the meeting ot Columbia and Yale on the gridiron here tomorrow the widest interest is center ed. Every ticket for the game has been sold, and, although in the betting Yale is favorite at odds of 21s to 1. the followers of football anticipate hard fight for supremacy.
 The last week of practice for colum- bia has been In secret. but so far as can be learned the work of the men was satisfactory. Columbia will suffer from the absence of Tomlinson. who, as he came from Yale. is unwilling to play against his former college. His place will be taken by s. Smythe, who played center for time last year.
 Quarterback Jones. who was hurt in the game with Pennsylvania, Is in fair shape. and with the exception of Duell and Thorpe all the other players are in good form.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
Memorial Dedication.

With all the beauty and solemnity of holy service, the altar and rood wall of the Church of the Transfiguration will be dedicated tomorrow. The new church is located on East Twenty-ninth street, between Fifth and Madison ave- nues, New York city. The rood wall and the altar are erected in memory of the late Mary c. Houghton, who for many years was identified with relig- ious and charitable endeavor. The al- tar is happy harmonizing of Sienna marble and bronze, with "The Sanctus', in Mosaic work on the re-table. The rood wall is severely simple in outline, but enriched by Byzantine Mosaic ef- fects. It is of marble. Inasmuch as this is All Saints day, the attendanca at the ceremony and religious services will be large. Rev, George Clarke Houghton is at present rector of the church.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
New Street Chr Service on Chapel Street
 Commences sunday.

Anent the recent many requests for change in the street car service at the corner of State and Chapel streets.5 the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company, desirous of accomnod dating the travelling public have So changed their schedules that this end will be ac- comolished and they go into effect on Sunday. All connections at this point on and after Sunday will be broken.
 Branford and Orange Hills cars, Yale field and Lighthouse cars. and Norton street and steamboat cars will run the same as at present; there being no change in the schedule of cars on these runs. The Fair Haven and Westville cars Fair Haven and Westville postof- fee cars, the MontoWese and Westville postoffice cars, will run two minutes later than the present schedule over their present routes; the depot and Dix we'll avenue to Blake's corner; depot and DixWell avenue to Highwood cars. and depot to Shelton avenue cars will run four minutes later than the present schedule over their entire routes.
 Under this new arrangement there will be cars running up Chapel street every two minutes. instead of three cars every six minutes. and cars will only stop at State and Chapel streets I lon. enough to take on and discharge passengers, and the cars running be- tween Schuetzen park and West Haven via Congress avenue will run via State and Chapel streets to Church street, in stead of Elm and Church streets.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
DECEPTION ENCOURAGED.
College Athletic ooaohsrs Guilty of
 Evil Teaching.

Chicago, Oct. 3o.-Conditions inimf- cal to the growth of American manli- ness both in the decadence of home life and in athletics were discussed to- day by Alfred E. Stearns, principal of Phillips academy, Andover, Mass, in an address delivered to the education conference which is one of the features in connection with the celebration of Dr. H. Fisk's thirty years residence at Northwestern University academy Three hundred delegates from various parts of the country were present.
 After touching on the incapacity of nurses, tutors and private schools properly to mould a child's life, and concurring in recent pessimistie views of the race suicide proposition, MT. Stearns said of school and college ath- 1 letics:
 "sly and underhand practices are en- outraged just so far as detection does not ensue, To the average school boy, the college athlete is a hero, and this man, regret to say, often spends his time in teaching this deceit to lads of the preparatory schools. have seen many an athletic coach devoting hours to teaching young followers how they may cleverly disobey the rules of the game without risk of detection, and think am safe in saying that the majority of coaches are given to this practice. have heard boys complain that they were advised that a little profanity wolud tend to disconcert their opponents
 MT. Stearns expressed himself as heartily in favor of athletics, honestly pursued even at the expense of physi-
 cal injuries, or an occasional death. It was the moral effect of dishonest prac- 4 tice that he deplored. :,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
WRE0KED BY TRAIN RoBBERs.
Train PlunSes Into creek-Thir.y
 Pcrsons Injured. {@ss,

5s Pers0ns AHJ ureu rS S&s'@ @
 Pueblo, Col, Oct. 30.-As the result of what is thought to be the work of train robbers. the eastbound Santa Fe,s Colorado. Chicago and Pueblo special, loaded with passengers from Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo was wrecked on bridge crossing the Api- shapa river, thirty miles east of Pueblo, and between Fowler and Manzanola at 1.30 o'clock this morning. The wreck appears to have been caused by the re- moving of the spikes from three rails on the approach to the bridge. The engine left the track and turning slightly to the right carried the train upon the pile approach to the bridge, knocking that structure into the creek. The en- zine, two baggage cars, a chair car and day coach. plunged to the bed of the creek and lie there in a mass of wreck age. Nobody was killed, but thirty per- sons were injured. Only four of these are reported to be seriously hurt. J. D.. Walker. the engineer, was badly scald- ed. Y
 The entire train, with the exception of two cars, went into the creek. One Pullman stopped with the front pro- Decting over the embankment. The special car, Del Rosa, in which were A. s. Kimberley and party of eastern bankers, returning from the bankers convention at San Francisco, did not leave the track. The injured were tak- en to the hospital at La Junta and the other passengers resumed their journey.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
BANKS CONSOLIDATE.
Three of Pittsburg's Oldest Institu-
 tfons Norge Interests.

Pittsburg, Oct. 30.Three of the old-
 est and most conservative national
 banks in Pittsburg have decided to merge their interests into one financial institution. The three are the Bank of
 Pittsburg, National Association, the
 Merchants and Manufacturers National
 bank and the Iron City National bank.
 They will be consolidated under the
 charter of the General Bank of Pitts
 burg. which has been in continuous op- eration for ninety-three years and will form an institution with a capital of $2, 400, 900, a surplus of about s2, ,4OO,ooo, and will have at the start deposits ap- proximately of $t2,000000. 5 # The deal was conducted so privately that few were aware of it until the of cial announcement was made to-day.
 The age of the banks makes the
 merger unique one. as the bank of Pittsburg is rinety-three years old, the Merchants and Manufacturers sev- enty years old and the Iron City Ma tional forty-six years old.* ..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
MONTANA COPPER WAR.
J. '. Hili Elected President of the
 Arbitration Committee.

'. J. Hili Elected President of the
 Arbitration committee.
 Butte, Mont, Oct. 3O.-James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern; Unit ed States Senator Paris Gibson and Governor Joseph K. TooIe of Montana arrived here today in MT. Hill's private car and held conference with United States Senator W. A. Clark at the lat ter's office. These men, with Con- gressman John M. Dixon of Montana constitute the board of arbitration named by the business mems associa- ton and labor unions of Montana to settle the differences between the Amalgamated Copper company and the Heinze factions. The governor is ax-i pected to call a special session of the legislature for Friday next, but nothing official in regard to this can be learned.
 At the first session of the board of. arbitration, James J. Hill was elected president and the board plans outlined.
 The members of the committee were the guests of Senator Clark at luncheon and dinner. Later in the evening F. Augustus Heinze called at Senator Ciark's house by invitation and met the members of the committee.
 To representative of the Associated Press Senator Clark would say nothing beyond the fact that the committee had organized by electing MT. Hill chair- man. The situation had been discussed formally and the committee wanted to have a talk with MT. Heinze to see what could be done in arranging mat ters.
 There are rrnaors that Governor Toole has decided to call an extra session of the legislature.
 Senator Gibson favored a plan to have the mines started at once on the pros viso that no receiver should be appoint- ed pending the hearing of the fnjunc- ton by the supreme court that the leg islature should enact 8, law in special session, legalizfng the existence of the Amalgamated Copper company.
 The business mems committee will probably meet Governor Toole to-mor- row and ask for a> special session of the legislature. It was said that President Hill ex- lpects to go east to-morrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31

issue. it must be met and the responsi- bility must rest upon them.
 The president is the leader of his party now and will be next year. The politicians of his party may advise hlm that fte solid negro vote (for in voting they are indiyisible) holds the balance 5of power in the great central states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, it is essential to his party's success: Tn Maryland, where the negro vote constitutes two- thirds of the republican party it Is an absolute necessity, for without the state is hoplessly lost to the republicans.
 Unless I make the temper of the people of this country there will be the same revolution in 1892 by the white people of the entire union against the administration of President Harrison for his attempt to force negro domina- tion upon the south, and thus destroy that section and paralyze the industries of the whole United States
 We are told that the president has declared to Senator McComas in un- equivocal language, that the forthcom- ing election in Maryland was not lo- cal event, but one of national import ance. Tn other words, the election of MT. Williams as governor of Maryland would be an endorsement of MT. Roose- velt's administration.
 So this issue Is forced upon us by the president. He has made the gauge fo battle and we must meet it as be- comes Marylanders. Our opponents in this state tell us we are in no danger of being dominated, by negroes, that the whites outnunber the blacks. Tn one sense this is true, but In another 1t is mere dodge"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
MISS ADAIR BREAKS RECORD.

Exceiieat Golf Playing by British
 Ghnmpton at Brookiine.
 Brookline, Mass, Oct. 30.-The closing of the fall golf events at the country club to-day was made noteworthy by the breaking of the course record for women by Miss Rhona Adair, the Brit ish champion, ho in a four-ball tourna- ment, playing with Miss Harriet Curtis of Boston, negotiated the eighteen holes in S6 strokes. three less than the pre- vious record, and nine under bogey.
 The pair won the tournament with best ball score of S4, Miss Margaret Curtis and Miss Georgianna Bishop be- ing tied with Miss Elsa Hurlburt and Miss F. osgood at S6 for second place.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
PARRF ELECTED PRESIDENT.
FormatIon of Industrial Association of
 AmsrIea compIsssd.

Chicago, Oct. sO.-With the election of D. M. Parry of Illinois as president, the formation of the Citizens Industial Association of America was completed tonight. The organization is national in scope and includes representative manufacturers. tradesmen, other en- Dloyers of labor. local and general or ganizations and citizens alliances hay ing among other things as it's obpect the dealing with the labor problem in all it's phases. -.
 Delegates from fifty-segen cities, from San Francisco 10 New York. including several in Canada, were present at the convention. and at the concluding ses- sion all details of the plan of carrying on and extending the work Of the or ganization were completed. Other of ficers were elected as follows: ~.
 c. Craig of Denver. head of the Colo rado state and Denver Citizens alli- ance, first vice president; E. W. Me- Leary oe the National Electrical Con- tractors association, Detroit second vice president; J. H. Hoile of the Man usacturers' Association of New York, third vice president; A. c. Rosencrantz of the Citizens alliance. Evansville, Ind. treasurer.
 The secretary and an executive com mittee of fifteen members, of which the president, the three vice presidents and tthe treasurer shall be members, are to 1 be named later. i A convention of the association will be held in Indianapolis next February. The manner of assessing and affiIiat- 1 ing the many associations in the or ganization took up most of the time of l the delegates at to-day's session. It was decided that all members of the as- sociation shall pay an initiation fee of I $25 to s100 and all members shall pay dues at the rate of fifty cents per an mum per employing members, the amount in no case to be less than S1O, nor greater than s200 per annum.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
GLAD TO COME HERE.
Statement or New British Ambassador
 to America

Statement of New British Am mbnssador
 to America
 Madrid, Oct. sO.--Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador to Spain, who was recently appointed British ambassador to the United States. was interviewed to-day by a correspondent of the Associated Press in the library of the British embassy here
 II confess he said, 1t was some what of surprise, though certainly a pleasant one. had no intination of it until I received an inquiry from the foreign office asking if I would go, to which immediately replied in the af- firanative. I am delighted to go to America, which have long admired and have been anxious to visit. The leading American statesmen are only known to me by reputation, 50 I have yet to acquaint myself with American men and affairs"
 When asked what line of policy he would follow the ambassador answer led: That is difficult to answer, owing to my unacquaintance with the coun- try; but, naturally, I shall follow the lines laid down by the foreign office and British interests. Regarding the difficulties of my new position, unless I am much mistaken, they will not be very great, perhaps less than at Mad rid, owing to the number of pending in ternationaI questions here. The rela- tions between the United States and Great Britain are most cordial, there being no serious litigation pending be- tween the two Anglo-Saxon nations, and I personally am convinced that Great Britain will use every endeavor to avoid causes for friction, as made evident by the submission of the Alas ka questions to arbitration. The polit- teal horizon being therefore cloudless, I imagine my part at Washington will be social rather than diplomatic.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-31
ARMENIAN ASSASSIN
Krikorian Arraigaed in Boston Tor London Crime

< Q gs . Boston, Oct. 30. Standing before a United States commissioner to-day, Yahtan Krikorian, the Armenian poet, journalist and orator, who was arrested yesterday upon his arrival from London where during his voyage to this coun- try Sagatel Sagouni had been murdered, demanded to know on what charge he was being held.
 Upon being told that the authorities of the country from when he came charged him with being, Il fugitive from justice as having committed political murder. Krikorian demanded proof. This the commissioner was unable to give at this time. and asked Krikorian to plead, which he did, saying that he was not guilty. Pending the arrival of direct charges Krikorian was sent back to the jail, where he spent the first night in this country
 , During the proceedings several Ar
 nenians were present, including Editor Kureghian. of Young Armenia, and Peter Kazeroas. The latter declared that they were in readiness to give tes- timony. but were informed that they would not be needed until later. \ To the local police Editor Kureghian stated that Krikorian Is the head of the London central committee and 1t was he who ordered his (Kureghian) murder and attempted personally to assassinate him several months ago when he was editing a paper in London.
 Krikorian, while somewhat nervous, shows no great excitement over his de- tention, although several times to-day he denied that the knew anything of the murder, and stated positively that he never was president or any officer of the Armenian committee, nor of any other secret or revolutionary society. He said he had once been a member of the committee, but had severed his con- nection with it some time ago.