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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-13

Free souvenir of East Lake furnished by MT. Montebaro at the Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-13

There's no substitute for Hoods Sarsa- parilla-its merit is peculiar to itself.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
End0Wmen Subscriptions.

The collection of the notes given
for subscriptions to the endowment
fund of Mississippi College is going
on well. The whole amount sub
scribed was about 100000, and it
was to be paid in i've annual pay
ments. Already about one-third of
the amount has been collected and
President Lowrey believes that by
the beginning of next year at least
one-half will have been paid. Many
people are paying in advance. All
the notes are good, however, and by
January. 1905, the endowment for
The college will be raised to $780,
090. The institution had $4,000
when it started out tc raise the adj
itional $50, 900. Clinton College is
a Baptist school and one of the old
est institutions of learning in the
State. The raising of the endow-
ment is thus a work undertaken
strictly by the denomination. The
enrolment for this year is about
800. the highest on record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Tried to Poison Rival.

Quite sensational case came up
at Canton a few days ago. The evi
dence brought out the facts that
William McKie, negro, had at
tempted to poison Cebe Reid, an
other negro. Both men were in love
with the same woman. MCKie
bought pint of whiskey and gave
it to one of his friends and instruct
ed him to give Reid drink, warn
ing the friend not to drink any of
the whiskey himself. Reid was given
the whlskey and the warning, with
the result that the bottle of whiskey
was taken to the mayor, who had it
lnalyzed. Finding strychnine in it,
Mayor Yandel committed McKie to
jail tc await an analysis from the
State college.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Logger Drowned.

Mr. Forbes, of the Fordsville
neighborhood, about eighteen miles
southwest of Columbia, while en-
gagged in floating logs down Sweet
water Greek to Pearl river, stepped
on log which turned with hin. and
threw him into the water. AS lie
was but poor swimmer be was
unable to save himself. A negro
jumped into the water to rescue
Forbes, but the drowning man
struggled So franticalIy that the ne
gro barely escaped drowning him.
self. However, he succeeded in
bringing the body of Forbes to the
bank, where all efforts to revive the
unfortunate young man proved flu
tile. Forbes was about 80 years of
age. He leaves a wife and several
children.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
LITTLEFIELD BILL
Receives Deep Consideration By tie
Committee ON Judiciary.

Washington. The senate commit
tee on judiciary continued it's con-
|sideration of the trust question and
was especially concerned in an
effort to so amend the Littlefeld bill
as not to make 1T burdensome to
small corporations. 1t practically is
the unanimous opinion of the COM
mittee that bill should be enacted
into law, but there is much differ
ence as to the phraseology to be
employed. There is also practical
Equnainitv as to the desirability Of
making the proposed law apply to
corporations which are capable Of
becoming oppressive in their opera
tions and are not extensive enough
to require close supervision. The
COMMITTEES is finding difficulty in
defining line of demarcation, but
the members express tie belief that
a way will be found out of the diff
Guilty ard that the bill will be so
modified as not to make it onerous
upon small concerns.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
WarIike Preparations.

Rome. Italy was fully consulted
In the course of the Lamdorff-
Goluschowskl conference on Mace
donia and promised to support the
proposed action. The scheme for
reform includes a demand for the
assembling of an international con-
gress to adjust the details. This will
be supported by demonstration Of
European warshlps off Sejonica,
where they will lain while the
congress is in session. Orders ha We
been given to the Austrian Lloyds
Steamship Company at Triests to be
prepared at short notice to furnish
sufficient transports to convey a
large army. to Dalmatia. Leave Of
absence has been cancelled, the re-
serves have been warned and the
railroads have been notified to be
ready to deal with large bodies Of
men and supplies.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Bolivia Accepts UItimatum.

La Paz, Bolivia. The Bolivian
government has delivered its reply
to the ultimatum presented by the
BrziIian minister, Senior Santos Lis
boa. Bolivia accepts unconditional
ly but under protest. all the Brazil
ian demands. The Bolivian expedi-
ton, commanded by General Pando,
the president, will not cross lati-
tude 10 degrees, 8 minutes, the
south boundary of the contested
territory. Therefore, it is not prob
able that any collision between the
Brazilian and Bolivian forces will
occur. It is generally supposed here
that the Acre revolutionists will
surrender their arms to the Brazil
ian troops immedi at ely.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
BROTHER KILLS BROTHER.
Davidson Defends Sister at Cost of His
Brothers Life.

Memphis, Tenn. "A special from
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, says: "Charles
Davidson, who went to the Philip
pines as a member of company Fl.
First Tennessee volunteers, shot his
brother Al, six times, killing him
instantly. It is said that AL David
son went to his home and attacked
his sister and father with a knife.
The girl ran to the home of Charles
Davidson for assistance, and the lat
ter armed himself with a revolver
and went to his fathers house. AL,
it is claimed, attacked Charles with
the knife. whereupon the latter
fired six shots, all of which took,
effect one passing through AIS
heart
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Said Wife Was Dangerous.

EDWARD Bundy, an English car
penter. was taken before Judge An
deason, at Vicksburg, few days ago,
on habeas corpus proceedings and
declared monomaniac on the sub
lect OF believing different people to
De murderers and assassins. He is
SAID to have written letter stating
that he thought his wife was a
dangerous woman, and stated IN
court that she was formerly with
Jack the-Ripper.' Bundy was
taken to the asylum.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
TOPICS OF MOMENT
FROM MISSISSIPPI.
News of the Day and Notes by
the Way in the Magnolia State.
QUIET REIGNS ONCE MORE.
In Counties Where Whitecap Troubles
Prevailed English Ship Carpenter
in Fit of Insanity Accuses His Wife of
Associating With slack the Ripper"

Citizens of Franklin and Lincoln
counties state that the White Caps
in both counties are thoroughly
frightened by the prosecutions that
have been instituted, and are main
~ concerned IN keeping out of the
tolls of the law. They are not med
itating any further outbreaks for
some time to cone. Jack" Cur
It's, enc of the main witnesses n
the case against the men who were
recently placed under bond by
Judge Powell, is still in Brook
haven. After consulting the judge
and district attorney be set out for
home. He had not gone far, how
ever, before he lost heart and rode
back to town and expressed his in
tentiOn to remain there. He is hid
out around Brookhaven, like the
negro Stewart Fairman, and 70 one
but the officers know where he can
be found. The men who were
placed under bond have sent word
to him to come on out hone, as they
do not intend to harm him, but he
sent them word that he was suffer-
ing from pneumonia and was afraid
to undertake the trip. He thanked
them for their courtesy, however.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Smo0t Going to Washington.

Salt Lake Ciy.-Reed Smoot it is
announced will go to Washington
next week to present his creden tials
as senator to succeed Senator Raw
Inns. "The protests against my be-
ing seated in the senate will m AXE
70 difference with my plans" said
Mr.. Smoot. 81 expect to take my
seat and do not anticipate any Sc /.
rious interference. I see no reason
why there should be. Nothing can
be brought against me except that I
am a member of the Mormon
church."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Saw Hanging of John Brown.

LIZ is a fact not generally known
that Kinds county has two officials
VINO we're present and witnessed
the execution of the famous John
Brown at Charleston, Va. These
ofncials are County Superintendent
OF Education C. S. North, of Ray
mona, and Sheriff r. j. Harding, of
jackson. Colonel Harding was a
youth at the time and a student of
the Virginia Military Academy.
and Mr.. North was boy, living on
MS fathers plantation, close to the
spot where Brown gave up his life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
STATEHOOD ADVOCATES WIN.
Bill Will Be Tackled On To P0st0ffice
Appropriation.

Washington.-Th senate commit
tee on postofices and postroads has
decided to amend the postoffice ap-
preparation bill by adding as an
amendment the omnibus statehood
bill. The vote on the motion to
amend was 8 to 5. Those who voted
for the proposition are Elkins,
Mitchell and Penrose, Republicans;
and Clay, Culberson, Duboise, Sim
mons and Taliaferro, Democrats.
Those who voted in the negative
were Beveridge. Deboe, Dolliver,
Lodge and Proctor, all Republicans.
Senator Mason, chairman of the com.
mittee, presided and did not vote.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Arbitrat0rS to Settle.

With view of settling the differ
ences between contractor Larken
and Architect Gininini, who built
the new city hall, the mayor and
aldermen of Vicksburg have decid-
ed to appoint board Of arbitration,
consisting of three members, one for
the city. one for the contractor and
the third to be selected by the first
two appointed, if differences cannot
be arranged.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19

1000 of population as based on the
census OF 1900:
Ireland, 32.7 per 1000; Germany,
1862; England and Wales, 25.4; Can
ada, 1873; Scandinavia, 46.7; Scot
land, 30.1; Italy, 6O.9; France, 18. 4;
Hungary, 6j.5; Bohemia, 81; Rus
STA, GAG. and all other countries $3.50.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
McNair for r. r. Commissioners

Hon. S. D. McNair, for the last
eleven years the efficient chancerv
clerk OF Jefferson county, and one
OF the most popular men in the State
has announced that he will be a can
didate for railroad commissioner for
the Southern district.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
West Virginia Tragedy.

Roanoke, Va. John Firth shot
and killed Witten Height and Frank
Williams at Eckman, w. Va. Firth
and Height were partners in res
taurant business at WEIGH, a few
miles from Eckman. 1t was alleged
by Height that he had discovered
Firth IN his wife's chamber the.pre-
7iGna night.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Reprieve to Doomed Man.

Little Rock. Governor Da Wis has
granted reprieve of thirty days to
James Kuffin and Joy Green, the ne
groes who were to have be en-
hanged at Star City, Lincoln coun-
ty, for the murder of Doc MCGEE.
Green. in the jail at Star City, con
fessed that he alone was guilty o
the crime, and that Ruffin knew
nothing Of it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Ricotti Raising Troops.

Rome. Gen. Ricotti Garlbaldi,
one of the sons of the great patriot
who raised a force of Italian volun-
teers for Greece during the Greco
Turkish war, is organizing voun-
teer expedition to assist the Mace
domains in the rising against Tur-
kish rule which is believed to be
pending.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Stupendons Fraud.

st. Louis. Investigations into the
failure of the get rich quick con-
Germs show that the swindle is the
most gigantic II the history of the
turf. Mere than $25, 900, 900 has
been lost by the customers of these
so-called cooperative turf compa
MES, and it may be that the loss viii
foot up double that enormous sum.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
ConvoCatiOn at Yazo0 CITY.

The Episcopal convocation which
was TIC have assembled in Yazoo CITY
at the tine of Bishop Thompson's
death, which necessitated a post.
ponement, took place in Trinity
church, Yazoo City. on last Monday.
A number of clergymen from differ
ent parts OF the State were present.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
A Wharf Disaster.

The wharf of N.Seymour and Son,
oyster dealers, of Ocean Springs,
collapsed recently, precipitating
fifteer men and boys into the bay.
Fortunately the tide was low and no
one was drowned. Several were
more or less bruised by the fall.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Carmack's Dates.

Washington.- Senator Carmack,
on February 70. will address a DEM
ocratic club at Providence, r. l.,
and on the day following he speaks
at banquet at Springfield, Mass,
given by the Sons of the American
Revolution.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Stubs Ont for District Attorney.

j. J. Stubbs, of Raleigh, Smith
county, has authorized the an
nouncement of his candidacy for dis
trict attorney for the Eighth iu-
dicial district. He is now on can
vassing tour.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Candidates Lining Up.

AS the sap begins to rise and the
trees begin to bud and tie birds be-
gin to sing, announcements tor
the various county offices multi
ply. 1t is estimated that there will
be 5000 candidates, State, county,
legislative and beat, before the pri-
maries are pulled off next August.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Remains of Young Hover Found.

The remains of George Haver, the
young man who was drowned in the
Yazoo canal near Vicksburg some
weeks ago, while returning in skiff
from a hurt, have been found.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
LadrOnes Play Havoc.

Manila.-A hundred ladrones at
tackled the town of Naian, Island Of
Mlndanao. Constabulary repulsed
them after a scattering fight which
lasted several hours, during which
one ladrone was killed and one
wounded.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
National Bank at Laurel.

An application has been granted
the Bank of Laurel to go into Ma
tional bank. 1t is the banks inten-
ton to build modern oark build
ing, the present building having
been sold to the Laurel Y. M. c.. A.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Closed Doors Greeted Them.

New York. Crowds of those who
had invested in the Arnold Compa-
ny on going to the New York offices
to withdraw their accounts found
the door locked and the rooms de.
serted.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Morgan For Canal Commissioners.

Washington. w. S. Morgan, OF
Nashville, has been presented to the
president by the Tennessee delega-
ton as an applicant for place on
the Isthmian canal commission. The
president said he had. reached no
decision as to the commission yet,
and the field was still oper.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Ladies Will Edit The Record.

The Gulfport Circle of the Kings
Daughters will turn newspaper
women for one day soon. They will
edit, publish and circulate one issue
of the Record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Free Delivery Routes.

Washington. Free delivery pos
tai service will be extended on June
!, next, to Crowley, La; South Nc
Alester, I. t., and Hattiesburg,
Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
CENSUS SHOWS
SMALLER FAMILIES.
Statisticians Find Substantial
Cause for Alarm.
CONDITIONS OF LIFE CHANGED.
Average Family To-Day Contains One
Person Less Than That of Fifty Years
Ago.---Parkhurst Deplores Decadence
of Home.

New York. The Reverend Doc
tor Parkhurst, commenting on the
presidents attitude toward tie
present Discrimination for large fam
lilies, said, among other things:
AS so-called civilization advances
the size of families dimnlshes.
Home was once a little repu bile;
now it is place for eating and
sleeping.
Then the children were at home
except on special occasion; now it
takes special occasion to bring
them home.
with the advancement of women
in industrial fields many of them be-
come only men of the feminine gen.
der"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Pirates Cantnred.

Consttinople. The British gum
boat Harrier has captured in the
Red Sea three pirate ships with
their entire crews.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19


Washington. -Statisticians of the
government are now demonstrating
that the number of children in
American families is gradually de-
creasing. which fact is shown by
census figures, and to which Presi-
dent Roosevelt called attention a
day or two ago in a ringing letter
deploring the tendency of men and
women to live lives of single bles-
sedneSs.
According to government statis-
tics the average size of families in
the United States has decreased
steadily in the last fifty years. The
census of 100 shows the average size
of the United States faulty to be
II persons. In 1850 it was 5.6; in
1860, 5.3; in 1870, 81; in 1880, 5;
in 1890, 40.
The average size of the United
States has increased since 1890 only
IN North Dakota, South Dakota and
Oklahoma from At to 40, from AZ
10 4.8, and from Al to 4.6, respec-
lively.
In each of the remaining States
and territories the average size of
the family has decreased slightly
except in Connecticut and Rhode
Island, where it has remained sta
tionary.
There was an increase in the
average family size in 1890 from 1880
IN all the States in the western di-
vision and in those OF the South At
.antic and Southern Central di-
visions.
The decrease in practically all
these States and Territories is due
.or the NEST part to differences in
The conditions of settlement new, as
coz pared with invent y years ago.
In newly settled communities the
the average size of the family is
small at first, but increases steadily
IS settlement goes on until a maxi
mum is reached, after which it de-
creases.
The census bureau admits that it's
birth statistics are very unsatisfac-
tory. Most of the comparisons are
made between the birth rate and
the death rate, and the percentages
are given in those conditions.
The birth rate for the entire
United States in 1890 per 1000 of
popu. ation was 26 90. The birth
rate per 1000 of population in 1900
was q 2-10. In the northeastern d.
vision of States the birth rate per
1000 of population was as follows:
1890 and 1900, Connecticut, 1913
and "a; Maine 17.6 and 21.1; Mas
sachusetts 21.5 and q; New Hamp-
shire. Is and 21.3; New York, 1913
and 24.2; Rhode Island, 1913 and
24.3; Vermont 1873 and 21.3.
In the central and northern divis-
ions the average birth rate for 1900
was 25.9 and for 1890 it was 1858.
In the southern division tie
average birth rate was, in 1900,
31.5, and in 1890 it was 30.1.
In the western division the
average birth rate per 1000 was 1913
in 1900, and il 1890 it was 1928.
BY the birth places Of mothers of
United States children these are the
percentages showing the births per
Reprieve to Doomed Mau.
Little Rock. Governor Da Wis has
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19

Major William Hancock Clark,
eldest son Of Captain William Clark,
of the Lewis and Clark expedition,
will have an important part in
opening the exposition at Portland
in 1905. He is a resident of Wash
inptOn.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19

Chairman Burrows, Of the senate
committee on privileges and cleo
tioEs, has been authorized to report
adversely upon the claim for back
pay presented by the legal repre-
sentatives Of senators from Southern
States who entered congress at the
time OF the reconstruction, amount
ing to $4,000. These claims were
made for the entire congress to
which the men were elected while
at the time they were paid only
from the time that the States were
restored to their full rights.
The speech delivered by Senator
Morgan on the Statehood bill is
said to have been masterpiece and
replete with information bearing
on this great question. It was the
first great speech delivered by the
Alabama sage since the suspension
OF discussion on the isthmian canal
waterway. MIR. Morgan held that
the question of giving statehood
rights to the Terric ries was not one
of politics. He had voted, he said,
for the admission of Washington be-
cause he believed it was his duty to
do so, unmindfcl of what might be
the political effect.
With censure on the one
hand and ridicule ON the other, the
bill recently introduced by Senator
Hanna for the pensioning of ex-
slaves would seem to have hard
road to travel. Among the latest as
sailants of this piece of legislation is
Representative De Armcnd of Mis-
souri,.
A movement is on foot to have
congress pass bill to pay the doc
tors bills incurred by the Spanish
war soldiers as a result of their SER
vice In Cuba. A measure is now
pending in the senate to pay the
medical expenses of sick officers and
enlisted nell of the army while alb
sent from duty with leave or on fur
Tough.
The principal issue storehouse of
the United States arsenal at Rock
Island, ILL.,, has been destroyed oy
fire. The contents were valued at
81, 800, 900 and included cavalry and
infantry equipment and 1000. 600
rounds of Krag -Jorgenson smokeless
ammunition.
| Major William Hancock Clark,
eldest son OF Captain William Clark,
of the Lewis and Clark expedition,
will have an important part in
opening the exposition at Portland
in 1905. He is a resident of Wash
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19

The senate committee on COM
merce agreed to report adversely
the nomination of DR.. w. D. Crum
to be collector of the port of Charl-
eston, S. G.. The vote on confrma-
ton was to 8.
The house committee on public
buildings and grounds is disposed to
let the present appropriation OF
5000, 900 for public building site in
New Orleans stand and not recon-
mend an incr~
Arizona republican., 1903-09-09
ALHAhBRA NOTES
News Items From Grand Avenue and
 Vicinity.

Aihambra, Sept. s. Special core spordence of The Republican-Mrs. F.. F. Reaksecker and daughter, Ruby. re- turned Sunday from a six weeks stay at LCng Beach and other coast points.
 A farewell party was rendered Miss Lottie Gowett last night at which a large number of young folks were pres ent. MT. Gowett and family will move to Phoenix next week so that Miss Lot tie can attend the Union high school.
 Othie Odell, accompanied by Miss Wasson from Phoenix. drove out and called Thursday evening at MT. and Mrs. R. R. Stroud's.
 The young Americans occupied the town hall last Saturday evening with merry dance and the Mexicans held an all night festive the Saturday pre- vious.
 Johnnie Nye is the possessor of q. new pony and saddle which he will use in going to and from school this year.
 C. H. Reaksecker is now in full charge of the station at Iron Springs during the absence in California of the regular agent. Upon his return Clevp has been promised another position.
 Your correspondent yesterday drop ped in at the Lee ranch and found Mrs Lee and children returned home from their summer outing at Prescott which was enjoyed by all. Mrs. Lee is now husily engaged in enlarging and i'm proving the rooming features of the ranch and expects to open for the win ter season on October l.
 Several new tent-houses have been built and the floors of all relaid and finished with oil Each house is tastily fitted up with necessary furnishings complete for one or two to occupy as sleeping rooms. Accommodations will be arranged for p guests this season.
 The culinary department and dining room are under the immediate direction of Mrs. Lee, who has an envia ble repu- tation in this line. She has besides made a close study or dietetics and thus can please the most fastidious To those who visit the valley from the north and east for their health or for rest and comfort. the pretty surround ings at the ranch the scenery and the pure air of the country coupled with the perfect accommodations certainly makes Lees ranch appeal to one as thoroughly home-like.