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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
Trouble in China.

Victoria, B. C.-Advices received
from Shanghai state that kilograms
are constantly being exchanged be-
tween prominent officials at Pekin
and Tung Fuh Slang who is now at
Hseunhing in LANG Chow prefec-
ture, with his army, urging him to
lose no time in hosting his standard
in favor Of Hu Chen, the son Of ex-
Prince Tuan and heir apparent. as
emperor and march tc Pekin to de-
pose his majesty. Kuang Hsien, in
cidentally driving out the foreign
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
The Pirate Pirated.

Long years ago, when events were
rapidly taking place with sole view
Of affOrding rich material for subse-
quent historical novelists, there was a
pirate. He swept the Spanish Main:
then swept it clean again. He sailed
the foam afar from home. He grew
extremely vain.
This pirate had his good points. His
plank was richly carpeted and
equipped with an elaborate handrail-
ing at the side. 1t was positive
pleasure to walk such plank. Per-
sons who had once been pirated by him
never afterwards accepted any spuri-
GUS imitation. Elated by his success.
the pirate wrote a book If his life.
In a moment Of weakness he had it
published.
to see how his royalties were accruing.
He found that his book had been pirat-
ed, that the pirated edition had sold
100000 copies, and that Of the only
authorized edition just ten copies had
been sold. The royalties amounted to
twenty-five cents. The pirate spake
pira tically.
So far as the moral of this story Isl
concerned, it speaks for itself.
So far as, the sequel is concerned.
the pirate one day caught the private
yacht Of the piratical publisher. "Oh,
joyp' said he, when he found the pub
Usher aboard.
What did he do to him? Oh, he
nipped him in the bud, and there were
frills attached to the nipping process.
which was long drawn. out.
1t is very serious thing to pirate
a pirate.-New York Sun.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
Artillerymen Separated from Rurals,

Havana. President Palma seperat-
ed the artillery forces, consisting OF
200 men. stationed at Cabanas For
tress, from the Railway Division Of
Rural Guard and appointed Lieuten-
ant Colonel Rafael Rodriguez to COM
mand. The Presidents actions was
the outcome of the refusual of 50 uad
of twenty artillerymen recently to
obey the command to come to s'atten-
tion," given by Second Lieutenant,
who was temporary in charge of troops
at Cabanas Forterss. Their conduct
will be thoroughly investigated.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
Syndicate Dissolved,

New York-The syndicate forme d
last August by Brown Bros. and
Company, Hallengarten and Compa :
nv and yermillaye and Company. to
float the first consolidated mortgage
4 per cent gold bonds OF the Allan
tic Coast Line railroad total au-
thorized capital issued $4,000, has
been dissolved. Notice to that effect
has been received by members OF
the syndicate. No reason for the
dissolution was given, but it is said
that only one-fifth of the bonds were
marketed
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
Expedition Sails.

San Francisco. The d. 0. Mills as
Economical expedition from Lick OBJ
servatory has sailed with it's destina-
ton in the neighbofhood of Santiago,
Chile. The expedition is in charge
Of William H. Wright, of Lick OBJ
servatory, and w. K. Palmer, of the
University of California. The Govern
ment of Chile has taken official notice
of the coming of the expedition and
has offered to further its purposes in
every way possible.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05

@. 81. ShsriM, of Paducah, KY, one
Of the largest lumbermen in Kentucky,
states that he has made contracts with
a large number of mills on the Gulf
and Ship Islaud Railroad for their en-
tire output of lumber, and from the
LIST Of March until June / he expects
to ship 800 carloads of lumber month
to the North. There is very brisk
demand just now for Mississ jppi lum-
Der. both for export and for Northern
consumption, and all of the mills in
south Mississippi are working. many
Of them night and day, to supply this
demand.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
SENSATION IN TOLEDO.
Attempt to Assault Prisoner In Court by
Brother of Wr0nged Woman.


Toledo. Al Wade has confessed
to the murder two years ago. Of
Kate Sullivan. The confession came
at the close of one of the most sensa-
tional trials ever held in this city.
Wade's attorney, Novelist White
lock, offered plea of guilty to Sec
end degree murder, but this was re-
fused by the States attorney. Two
desperate attempts were made by
the brother of the murdered woman
to assault the prisoner in the court
room but both failed. The prisoner
tainted, aud the county physician
is of the opinion that he Is losing
his mind.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
MABiNi MAKES PROMISE.

ErstwhiIe BelIicose Filipino Official
Takes the Oath Of Allegiancc.
A dispatch from Manila says: Ma
bini,, the former president Of the Fill
pino supreme court, and at one time
minister for foreign affairs in the Fill
pino government, took the oath Of ale
glance Friday on his arrival from
Guam, to which place he was deported
December, 1899.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
Earthqake in Dominica.

st. Thomas, D. w. IA slight
earthquake was felt in the Island OF
Dominica Thursday morning, and
duriug the afternoon a sharp shock
was experienced. The disturbance
were preceded by subterranean rumb-
lings.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
TIMELY TOPICS
FROM TWO STATES.
Caught from the Wires at the
Last Moment.
MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA.
Matters Cleaned. Too Late to Classify
and Served Together..in Condensed
Paragraphs---Personal, Pertinent and
Otherwise.

TO INTEREST LOUIS IAN's.
In the case of Frank Som or VS..
Kansas City Southern Road at Lake
Charles, appealed from the lower
court, the district court has affirmed
the decision of the lower court in
defendants favor. The suit was for
damages for the death of plaintiff 8
son.
The North Star Oil Company will
begin drilling for oil near Esterwood
at an early date.
Several extensive poultry farms will
be established at Esterwood.
Red River is reported to be full and
running over in low places.
Judge b. G. Edwards. has been ap
pointed postmaster at Marksville.
Fire in the mailing rooms of the
Shreveport Times created considera
BILE excitement few days ago, but the
damage was small.
The steamer Valley Queen was
burned to the waters edge Sunday
morning near Hard Scramble Land
ing, few miles below st. Joseph.
She is reported to be q total loss. but
no one was injured.
An interesting program has been
arranged for the Farmers Institute
meeting at Lacompte Saturday.
Speeches and addresses by Major Lee,
Major Sevoun, Messrs. Burnett, Keg-
ghey. and Fuqua, will be delivered on
the various subjects Of interest to
agriculturists and much benefit and
pleasure will result.
The st. Louis American Base Ball
Team will make Battle Park, Baton
Rouge, headquarters for the coming
season. The team is expected to ar
rive on the 10th inst.
The New Orleans carnival was a
splendid success this season. It is
estimated that there were as many
visitors in the city at that time as
there are residents, which considering
the census figures indicate the pres
ence of an immense gathering.
New Orleans tobaccoists have pro
tected against the passage of the Often
tobasco bill.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
TO INTEREST MIssIssIPpIAN's

TO INTEREST MISSISSIPPIAN'S.
Governor Longino has received (
petition asking for the pardon of Sam
Price, colored, sentenced to be hanged
in Tallahatchie County, on the Is inst
The petition is signed by many in
fuential citizens.
Norman elders are reported to be
growing troublesome in some portions
of the delta.
The arguments in the Copiah an q
Coahoma back tax cases have bee
postponed until some date, to be an
nounced in April.
It is probable that the first Frid az
and Saturday in May will be selected
as the dates upon which applicants
for the Office of County Superinten-
dents of education, will be examine
by the State Superintendent.
Two rural free mail routes have bee n
established in Newton County.
Claiborne wants a new Court House
j. 81. Williams has been install led
as Post Master at Biloxi.
A Summer Normal will open at the
State University at Oxford on June
10th inst.
Hon. R. R. jayne, of Jackson, will
tour the State and lecture in behalf
of Beauvoir Soldiers Home.
Lauderdale county citizens are
clamoring for the replacement of the
Court House recently destroyed by
fire, with modern building to be the
peer of any other in the state.
It is reported that the G.. & s. I.
railroad is contemplating the building
of new branch from Blountville,
Lawrence County to Silver Greek.
A pleasure pavilion will be bgilt at
the end of the G. & s. I. railroad pier
at Gulfport. A mile and quarter
out at sea. The pavilion will be
reached by an electric railway from
the city,
The First National Bank Of Gulf
port, will likely increase its capital
from 800. 900 to $3.50. 900.
Southern sawmill owners are to
meet in Kansas City to form COM
bine to raise prices.
The Foraker bill to appropriate
5000. 900 to mark the graves of Con-
federates. will likely fail Of passage.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
Morgan Ii Havana.

New York. j. Pierpont Morgan is
now in Havana, and speculation is rife
as to what motive prompted him to 90
there. There are many rumors af6at
but nothing authentic can be learned
as vet.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
Big Auto.

The largest automobile in the world
is being constructed for Paisian doc
tor. In it, accompanied by two medi-
cal students. he intends to make a
trip around the world. 1t will have
two sleeping apartments, large work
room and four big tanks for storing
oil.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
Prof. R. E. Petit Dead.

Hillsboro, Texas. Prof. r. 4.
Petit died here aged 81 wears, OF
heart failure. He taught in leading
colleges in Kentucky and Tennessee
prior to his removal to Texas, and
served two years in the Texas legis-
la ture.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
AFRAID OF YELLOW FEVER.
Consul Sawter Decided not to Stop off
at Guayaquil.

at Guayaquil.
Guayquil, Ecuador-United States
Consul General Sawter and Mrs.
Sawter who arrived here February
Is. have started on their return to
the United States on the same
steamer which brought them south.
Mr.. Sawter. it is alleged became
afraid of yellow fever when he saw
the room at the consulate where
Thomas Mast, the former consul
general, died Of the fever.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
NOVEL TAX.

People of Pine Bluff to Tax Themselves
to Advertise Their Town.
Raleigh, N. C.-The general assem-
bly, has passed the first law ever en-
acted allowing town to vote q regu-
lar tax for tho purpose of advertising
itself, the tax for advertising purposes
being greater than the tax for any
other purpose. The bill was passed
upon petition of more than two thirds
of the voters of Pine Bluff, . resort
owned almost entirely by New Eng
land capital. Every form of business
is included for taxation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05

Treasurer Hampton has announcud
that High West of Water Valley had
been appointed bookkeeper in the
Treasury to fill the vacancy occurred
by the death of Charles Lowe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05

Minister Bowen has declined to al
low citizens Of Brooklyn, N. Y, to
rive q haDnuet in his honor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05

Superintendent Barnes, who is in
charge of the construction of the new
capitol has stated that he hspes to be
able to move the Board of Control and
the State House Commi ssion into the
new building on April /. The re.
moval will be necessary because the
board has sold the old brick building
in which these two bodies have been
meeting for years, and the purchaser
wishes to begin tearing down and
movint it on that date. The superin-
tendent also states that they expect
to begin moving some of the States
officers into the building on May 1.
The structure is really further ad-
vanced than is generally known, as is
evidenced by the preparations for the
sarly transfer of certain offices to it.
The main part of the work has been
done on the building, and what re-
mains to be finished between now
and June / is chiefly decorative de-
tails, very ornamental and necessary
IN their way, but not indispensable to
the use of the quarters.
Gen. John B Gordon was detained
by illness few hours here, but has
left for Shreveport, where he lectured.
From Shreveport General Gordon
went into Texas, where he has sew
eral lecture dates to fill. After filing
these Texas engagements the general
will leave the lecture platform and
retire to private life. He will settle
down on little farm six miles from
Miami, Fla, and there spend his life
in quiet and peace. Governor Lon
gino paid visit to the general again
this morning and repeated his invita-
ton to him to accept the inequalities
of the mansion, but General Gordon,
On the advice of his physician, again
declined to go out in the weather.
A deal has been closed here by
which the Capital Fertilizer Com
pany's plant passed to a purchaser
who, it is understood, buys for the
American Cottoa Oil Company. The
purchaser is F. Bossee of New York.
Along with the works was purchased
twenty-seven acres OF land adjoining
and the new management proposes to
erect additional buildings and to es-
tabish here one of the largest fertil-
izer plants i'll the country. It will
make it's own acid. This deal is un-
derstood to be the first of system OF
fertilizer plauts to be ESTABLISHED in
this State by the American cotton Oil
Company.
Secretary of State Power has receiv-
edathe states consignment of the lat
q volumn of Mississippi reports. The
Dlumn is No. 80 and is just out of
ghe press. It is bound in the usual
heavy law sheep and contains about
900 pages. Secretary Power will at
once began the distribution Of volumes
to the various county Libraries and
judicial officers who ara IL -ooo;ro
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02

T. r. Preston is busy getting his
land business in shape and taking
care Of the mary inquirers after
lands in Bayfield, county. He has
received an enormous amount of cor
respondence inquiring as to the soil,
ETC., and has given his rapidly
increasing correspondence his per-
sonal attention, There are now
seven families here who have been
brought through the American
Bank Trust Company, and there are
many more that are on the way.
Mr.. Preston is accommodating these
pros pective settlers the best he car
while they are getting ready to GO
onto their places. Jacob Strecker,
who has purchased a large tract of
land on the rye fields has 20, 600
feet of lumber on his place, and is
building a house and other buildings
and preparing to get down to farm
ing in earnest this season. John A.
Lapsley, of Dakota City, Nebraska,
is here with his family, and is pre-
pairing to settle on the Bigelow lots.
Theodore A. Schnose, of Homer,
Nebraska, is also here with his family
and will make a farm on the Bigelow
lots. Charles Waddell, of Dakota
City, Nebraska, has arrived with
his family and will open a farm in
the vicinity of the cemetery. Carl
Schwartz is another new settler, who
is here with his family, and will open
d farm on the Wannebo road. He
has secured tract of 120 acres. w.
Wallace, another Nebraska farmer,
has arranged to work the E. G..
Stevens farm near this city, and has
arrived and commenced his work.
Martin Peterson and family, of Ban
croft, Nebraska, has settled with
his family near Engoe, and will make
his home there. This is the record
of one company for the week, and
makes a very creditable showing.
Does it not look as thoughther was
something doing here in the real
estate business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02

The TIMES would suggest that the
few who are uninterested in the
game of politics look up the game of
base ball for the coming season, and
take some steps to secure a good
husky team of ball tossers for this
city. 1t has now been three years
since Washburn has had a base ball
team-but when it had one they
beat everything in northern Wiscon-
sin, and from anywhere else that the
players of the game might come.
There is whole lot of fun in base
bali, and it has been shown that in
past years there was no more
enthusiastic town for the sport than
right here in Washourn. There is
some local talent that could be en-
ployed, while of course it would be
necessary to import some outside
stock. There are plenty of people in
this city who would help to guaran-
tee the expenses of team, and if
some good reliable person will take
hold of it there would be no difficulty
in getting a sufficient amount of
pledges to secure a first-class team
for the coming summer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02
Knights of Pvthias Will Put 90 New
Building.
OF BRICK OR BRoWNsTONE.
Are Negotiating for Two Central Located
Lots Upon Which Their New Lodge
House is to be Constructed will
Build This Summer

The knights of Pythias are MAX
ing arrangements to build new hall
this year, and are already negotiat-
ing for lots upon which to put up the
building. 1t will be large two
story building, the ground floor to
be used for store purposes, while the
upper floor will be the Lodge home.
The plans of the lodge are not
thoroughly matured, but it seems
reasonably certain that they will
build fine new structure this sum
mer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02
w. c. It u

''Turn to the right and keep moving,
On Brooklyn Bridge as a crowd
surged by;
That wonderful structure proving,
This placard greeted each travel
er's life.
Turn to the right and keep moving, "
The annual meeting of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union
was held at the home of Mrs. Ever
son on Friday. March 9th. New
officers were elected for the year.
1t is one year and a half since the
w. G. T. u. was re-organized by the
state organizer Miss Louise Russell.
Time has proven that the ladies are
in earnest in this work, and will
stand by our state motto: "What
ought to be done can be done
The next meeting will be with
Vice-President Mrs. Kenield, Fri
day, April 10th. All interested in
this good work for God and Home
and every land will receive cordial
welcome.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02
''Mind Your Pauses. ;

Mind your pauses, was the con
slant injunction of the old time teach
er when how to read was taught.
But minding pauses is quite as essen
tial to legislators. A comma or a
semicolon in or out of place makes
all the difference in the application
the law. Massachusetts hotelkeep-
ers found that the insertion of
semicolon where a comma should
should have been in an act regulat-
ing their business played havoc when
the supreme court elucidated the in
fluence of the semicolon. But all
courts are not SO mindful of legisla-
tive pauses. The supreme court of
Of New Jersey wiped comma out of
a law where there was every reason
to believe it had been put surrep-
tiOusly. It was an act to protect
stockholders against their directors,
and prohibited them from declaring
dividends except from surplus or
profits, ard if they did SO it made
them Jointly and severely to the
corporation, and to it's creditors in
the event of dissolution or insolven-
cy. Later the comma after "cor-
por@t;on' was shifted to after "cred-
itors, and when the direc tors of
the American Mailing company were
sought to be brought to book for
dividends out of capital its counsel
insisted that the law, thus punctu-
ated, made the directors liable only
in case Of dissolution or insolvency
of the corporation, The court, how
ever, brushed this defense aside,
holding that honesty of directors
could not be permitted to depend up
on the position of comma. But all
courts do not thus cut path through
technicality and precedent, and
legislators should give strict atten-
ton to where marks of punctuation
are put, even to the extent of not
leaving it wholly to the enrolling
clerks.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02

Call on DR.. A. G. Hebberd if in
need Of dental work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02
Hold Their Annual County Conyen-SNl
ton in this CITY.
T. III. ROBINSON is CHOSEN.
He Will Represent Bayfield, County in tfezasJ
State Convention of the Order
Many TOWN. Represented, and IN
portaht Resolutions Passed.

The Modern Woodmen of Bayfield,
county met in delegate convention
in their hall in this city yesterday
morning. A O. Blk, of Drummond
was elected chairman, and DR.. A. G.
Hebberd of this city. secretary. The
following delegates were in attend
ance'
Bayfield,: A. G.. LaBonte and
Julius Frosburg.
Cable: L. D. Perry.
Drummond: Emil Christensen,
Ole Johnson and A. O. Blk.
Bibon: Henry Q. Lien.
Iron River: Albert Johnson, Fred
+. Moe and Julius Olson.
Port Wing: H.C. Brace.
Mason: O. NJ. Axness, J. e.
Welo, A Bergdahl and Nels Mvhre--
Washbhrn: T. H. Robinson, Dr..
A. G. Hebberd, Nose Jerome, FL. P.
Axelberg, A. l. Lien, John Froseth
and S. j. Holmes.
I. Ell, Robinson, of this city, was
elected as delegate to the state con-
vention 0. NJ. Axness was elected
as alternate.
The delegate was instructed to en-.
deavor to have rates of insurance in
the order readjusted, but was UNI
instructed as to the plan of rates.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02
Married.

Mr.. Peter Erickson and Miss Lii
liam Larson were married last Satur-
day evening in the presence of a few
immediate friends and relatives.
Both young people are well known
throughout the city and have large
numbers Of friends who extend them
hearty congratulations. They are
making their home for the present
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Downs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02
Dangers of neunonia

A cold at this time if neglected is
liable to cause pneumonia which is
so often fatal, and even when the
patient has recovered the lungs are
weakened, making them peculiarly
susceptible to the development of
consumption. Foley's Honey and
Tar will stop the cough, heal and
strengthen the lungs and prevent
pneumonia. Sold by Frost & Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02
Governmenr Seeds

D. W. Corning has received the
first consignment of government
seeds, being the apportionment for
Bayfield, county sent by Senator
Quarrles. They are now for free
distribution at Mr.. Corning's store.
Mr.. Corning desires us to state that
in order to make an equitable distri-
button that he will require written
order from parents before giving out
any seeds to children. The supply
Of seeds from Congressman jenkins
will likely be here this week,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02
Teachers NINA ton

Examinations for teachers certifi-,.
Gates will be held at Washburn in
the superintendent office, March
80, 81 and April l and at Iron River
April2 and 3. Work will begin each
day at 9 a. m. Paper and ink will be
provided by the examiner.
JESSIE N. SMITH,
Co. Supt.~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-02

Those republicans who are eg ging
on the democrats to nominate Mr..
Cleveland for the presidency, suppos-
ing him to be a weak candidate, may
be sorry that they spoke. The ex-
president is in all probability the
strongest man the democracy has,
just at this time. There's some
thing radically wrong with the tariff
and the American people are going
to listen attentively to Mr.. Cleveland
on this subject, despite his disas-
trous tariff experiments in the past.
We hope to see the protective tariff
revised and revised by its friends,
but if they fail 20 perfor m the task,
the other fellows may get whack at
it, and it's apt to be a very radical
and unfortunate whack, too. New
Richmond Republican Voice.