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Course of United States.

the principles laid down by Secretaries Cass
and Seward in the official documents above
quoted the United States gave notice that
II would permit the landing of no expedi-
tionary force. the arrival of which would
OF the railroad and of the proposed canal,
and an interruption of transit as an inevi-
table consequence. The de facto Govern
rnent of Panama was recognized in the fol-
lowing telegram to Mr. Ehrman:
The people of Panama have. by appa"-
emily unanimous movement, dissolved their
political connection with the Republic OF
Colombia and resumed their independence.
When you are satisfied that de facto
government republican in form and without
Substantial opposition from its own peo-
pie. has been established In the State of
Panama you will enter into relations with
Il as the responsible government of the
territory and look to it for all due action
10 protect the persons and property of cti-
zens of the United States and TO keep open
the isthmian transit, In accordance with
the obligations of existing treaties gov
erning the relations of tie United States to
that territory.
The Government of Colombia was notl-
fed of our action by the following telegram
20 Mr.. Beaupre:
THE people of Panama having. by an
apparently unanimous movement, dissolved
their political connection with the RerIo-
lie OF Colombia and resumed their indie
pendence, and having adopted Govern
ment of their own. republican in form, with
which the Government of the United States
Of America has entered into relations the
President OF the United States in accord
ance with the ties OF friendship which ma re
so long and so happily existed between the
respective nations. most earnestly COM
mends 10 the Governments of Colombia and
Of Panama che peaceful and equitable set
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Facts Established.

The above recital of facts establishes be-
yond question: First. that the United States
has for over half a century patiently and
ir good faith carried out its obligations
under the treaty of 1876: second, that WREN
for the first time 1t became possible for
Colombia to do anything IN requital of the
services thus repeatedly rendered to 1t for
fifty-seven years by the United States, the
Colombian Government peremptorily and
extensively refused thus to do It's part even
though to do so would have been to It's adj
vantage and immeasurably to the advant-
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Control of the Isthmus.


The control. in the interest of the COM
rIerce and traffic of the whole civilized
world. of the means of undsturbed transit
across the 1sthmus of Panama has become
Of transcendent Importance to the United
States. We have repeatedly exercised this
control by intervening in the course Of do
nestic dissension. and by protecting the
territory from foreign invasion. In 1883
Mr.. Everett assured the Peruvian minister
that we should not hesitate to maintain the
neutrality of the Isthmus in the case Of
war between Peru and Colombia In 1864
Colombia. which has always been vigilant
TO avail itself of its privileges conferred by
the treaty, expressed it's expectation that
In the event of war between Peru and Spain
the United States would carry into effect
the guaranty of neutrality. There have
been few administrations of the State De
pertinent in which this treaty has not
used basis of more or less important
demands. 1t was said by Mr.. Fish in IS7l
that the Department Of State had reason
to believe that an attack upon Colon bian
sovereignty on the Isthmus had on several
occasions. been averted by warning from
this Government. In 1886, when Colombia
was under the menace of hostlites from
Italy in the Cerruti case Mr.. Bayard ex-
pressed the serious concern that the United
States could not but feel. that n European
power should resort to force against a sister
republic of this hemisphere, as to the sover.
eign and uninterrupted use of a part of
" hose territory we are guarantors under
the solemn faith OF treaty
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Heretofore the vital statistics of the
health department have been compiled with
reference to fiscal years. and as correspond.
ing statistics for other communities have
been, with but few exceptions. compiled on
the basis of calendar years. accurate COM
parison has been impossible. During the
past fiscal year, however. steps have been
taken to secure the comrilation of all vital
statistics for the District of Columbia on
the basis of calendar years. SO as to obviate
this difficulty. This will. moreover, have
the additional advantage of permitting the
publication of the annual report OF the de-
partment at an earlier date than has here
tofore been possible
During the calendar year 1902 there oc-
Cured in the District of Columbia 5.7S8
deaths representing a death rate of 1899
per thousand. This is the lowest death rate
recorded during the past ten years. with
the exception of that for 1897, which was
10 70 The annual average during the ten
year period was 81 %. or the decedents
whose deaths occurred In 1902 1892 were
white and 1886 were colored' representing
death rates of 1892 and 29.13, respectively.
During the past decade the average death
rate for white people was 1923. Only once
during that period. except in 1902, did it
fall below 17--in 1897, when 1t was loss.
The death rate for the colored race for
1902 is slightly below the average for the
decade which was 29.73. but does not COM
mare fayorably with the death rates for
1895, 1897 and 1898.
The mortality of infants during the first
wear of life was high. as Is universally the
case. The mortality of colored infants was,
however. excessive, representing probably
the death of between 400 and $50 out or
every LOCO colored children born, before
they completed their first year. This NOR
taliJ u one Of the potent feosors N caus-
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Z
The efforts of the Commissioners to en-
force the payment Of arrears of taxes. fcl-
lowing the enactment of appropriate legis-
lation, have been unusually successful, the
receipts from this source alone during the
past fiscal year having been $iO6 173O8.
Excluding the unpaid realty tax for 1908,
the total arrears outstanding for the twen-
ty-six years from 1877 to 1902, inclusive,
amounts to only s137. eco IL. and it is fair
to saw that this sum represents properties
Of such doubtful value as to make the pay
ment of taxes very questionable. The law
governing sales of property for delinquent
taxes has invited to Washington num-
Der of investors in tax-saie certificates and
deeds, and their presence has had whole
some effect upon those who made 1t a con-
slant practice to evadel payment OF taxes.
Many instances have arisen. however.
where property owners have innocently al
lowed the payment of g. half years tax to
be omitted. and in these, as well as in other
cases which appealed ito the Commission
ers, every effort has been made to protect
the taxpayer In this connection, the Com
missioners suggest that law be enacted
stating the maximum of bonus which the
purchaser of property at a tax sale can
receive for surrender of the tax deed. 1t
might be added that although the law al
lows the private sale of delinquent prop
erty, the Commissioners decided to conduct
such sales in a most public manner. a
course of action which has met with uni
versal approval.
The Commissioners will ask Congress to
enact a law for REMEMBERING and describing
all lots and parcels of land in that portion
of the District outside of the city of Wash
ington with accurate plats II this law Is
enacted 1t VIII be of great service to the
public In the transaction of business with
the District.
The Commissioners will also ask the pas
sage of a bill Incorporating the best fea-
lures of the present laws relating to levy
ing special assess nents and Waterman
taxes, with such amendments as VIII, In
their op MON. simplify md make clear the
conditions incidental 10 such assessments.
The Commissioners will also renew theiI
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| the corporation counsel and his assistants.
His suggestions regarding new legislation
should receive Congressional approval. The
Commissioners should be authorized to
| make suitable regulations for the inspec-
ton of lumber and flour, and they should
be authorized to remit fines and grant
pardons for offenses against all municipal
laws ana ordinances. This authority is
| now restricted to offenses against the or
| dinances of the late corporation and acts
Of the late legislative assembly and the
police and building regulations AS a con-
sequence, frequent applications are re-
outred to be made to the President to re-
init fines and grant pardons for violations
of acts of Congress relating to purely mu-
| nicipal matters
The law relating to the opening and clos
ing of alleys and minor streets should he
amended. The existing law has been found
to be quite inadequate, and In some respects
defective. With slight changes which have
been indicated by the Commissioners in
their communication urging its passage. the
enactment of Senate bill No. 5715 (56th
Cong, LIST sess.) will accomplish the desired
result by providing proceeding In court
instead of before marshals jury and by
authorizing assessments for benefits upon
any and all property actually benefited. in
stead las provided in existing law of I'M
justly continuing the assessments to the
square in which the alley is proposed to be
opened.
The termination Of the Potomac River
flats litigation GU. s. v. Morris ct aI.) has
enabled the Commissioners to obtain the
possession and control of the entire wharf
property on the southwestern front of the
Potomac River Except the water front of
the Arsenal grounds and the flushing reser-
voir) and they have been thus enabled to
lease the same, as was contempla ted by the
act of Congress approved March 5, 1899
relative to the control of wharf property
The act of Congress of August s. 1885,
under which the case Of the United States
". Morris ct al. was instituted, did not en-
brace the water front of the Eastern
Branch Of the Potomac or Anacostia River
While the condition of the Eastern Branch
water front is not identical, it involves
many similar questions of adverse conflict
ing private claims of right and title to the
wharf property, which can only be deter
mined by some such proceeding in the name
and behalf of the United States.
The Anacostia Flats.
Congress, by act of July 1. 1902, appro-
priated for a survey and outline map Of
the land owned by the United States within
The flats of the Anacostia River. and direct
ed the Attorney General to examine and
report upon the nature of the title to such
land; and the Commissioners express the
hope that this indicates purpose to pro-
coed at an early day with the determination
of the many important questions involved
in the long-continued private occupation
of wharves and wharflng property appar-
emily belonging to the public. In the inter-
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cost of this work for the past year was
Sal. s29.62, as against $3z,355.OS. The in
crease of S4,474. "a was due solely to the in
creased area cleaned, as the contract rate
was IL cents per thousand square yards for
both years. Had it not been for the neces-
sity of suspending work for thirty days dur
ing the last half of the year, the area
cleaned and the cost would have been cor
respondingly greater
On June 80 last the three-year contract for
machine cleaning expired. In the early
part of that month specifications for a new
contract were prepared and bids advertised
for. These specifications provided for clean
Ing the paved streets and avenues by ma
chine sweeping or flushing, the area by the
latter method to approximate %, 900 900
square yards per annum. Three bids were
received. the lowest being 16 1915 cents per
LOCO square yards for both sweeping and
flushing for period Of three years, begin
ming July 1, 1903. and this was accented
During the summer months the principal
business streets were flushed on alternate
nights, and 1t was found that this method
of cleaning thoroughly washed into tho gut
tiers. and thence into the sewers, the fine
dust and other material that could not be
removed by the machine or hand brooms.
Billboards.
The Commissioners have exercised much
care in the administration of the law re-
speeding billboards. and have required alb
sclute compliance with the provision which
requires the consent Of majority of the
re sidents on the side Of the square upon
which the billboard Is placed, and on the
confronting side of the opposite square. In
addition to the billbCards which now inclose
nearly every vacant lot, there is a dispo-
sition to place huge, and in many cases,
disiguring signs upon the walls Of stores
and residences. There is no law at present
which limits this form of publicity, and the
natter is submitted with the remark that
there is considerable public opposition to
the increase Of unsightly advertisements.
Electrical Department.
The special features of the good work
done by this department in the past year
have been the improvement in public light
ing, the large increase in the number of
public and private telephone wires taken
of the streets and placed under ground,
and the closer inspection of electrical wir-
ing Legislation is needed to enable the
Commissioners to deal more thoroughly
with the matter of electrical wiring and
other work. so as to diminish the dangers
to the public although much has been ac-
complished under the present insufficient
law.
The total number of lamps Of all kinds
has been increased during the fiscal year
by 527.
Under authority Of the act of Congress,
approved June 20, 1902, the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company has laid 23.4
miles of conduit, removed 81 poles and
1880 miles If wire. and erected AGO poles
and 1865 miles of wire. With few excep-
tons, the poles erected within the prescrtb-
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-12
HOnnOIl-BiggerS

At the home of the bride in Verona
on the evening of Wednesday the 10th
IN st., Miss Efiie HonnoIl was mar
ried to Mr.. z. +. Biggers in the pres
ence vi the families and friends OF thu
contracting parties, the ceremonies be
ing performed by Rev. j.. A.. Bowen
assisted by Rev. s. A. Brown. Th'
bride is the daughter of tue late Rev
Moses Honnoll and is a young lady o
unusual grace and loveliness OF charac.
ter. The room is a popular and sue
cessful young business man OF Planters
vile aud is highly esteemal for his
sterling qualities. To the happy eou-
pie we extend our best wishes thai
theirl life may be filed with every earth
~ joy.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-12
Beard-NeeIy.

Sunday morning June It'll, at half past
eight O'Clock at the home Of the brides
parents near Pontocola. Prof. j. W.
Beard and Mrs Alma Nelly were quietly
married in the presence OF a large num-
Der OF friends and relatives. The bride
was one Of our most charming young
ladies and will be greatly missed by all.
The groom is a successful teacher from
Mud Greek, Miss, and is highly esteemed
by all who know him. We wish for the
couple longland happy life together.
A FRIEND.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-12
Barbecued Meat.
Barbecued Beef and Mutton Saturday.
STRAUSS & STRAUSS.
An Error with Correction.

The fact that ! am operating Static
electricity and X-Ray has caused some
of the good citizens OF Tupelo to believe
that ! confne my work to a special
line. Others have questioned me as
to my work, it's nature and method Of
being put into practice. therefore it be-
comes necessary to state that my school
was that Of 'Allopathy" com monty
known as General or Regular practice
OF medicine"
Jas. P. WATSON, n. D.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-12

NOTICE.

issue of the journal of the week it is
handed in if it is received later than
| Tuesday at nOOn of that week.
A few hundred bushels of
good ear corn at 6Octs
per bushel. For sale by
D. II. Clark,
Verona, Miss.
Special sermon at the Methodist churcl,
next Sunday at II, bv the pastor.
The HARRIS BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Jacskson, Miss, is evidently very pros
porous.
For Rent.-The store house now oc-
cupied by Lumpkin Bros. on Main
street, will be for e after Sept. LIST.
Apply to, Mrs. JULIA &. BLAIR.
Skilled. practical accountants are
employed to teach in HABRIS BUSI-
NESS COLLEGE, Jackson, Miss.
Although their attendance is large.
HARRIS, BUSINESS COLLEGE, Jack
son, Miss cannot supply the demand
for book keepers and stenographers.
Wanted.-An energetic mar to sell
Sewing Machines and collect on. COM
mission. Splendid contract. Address,
r. b. LESLIE,
Columbus, Miss.
Be sure to write to HARRIS BUSI-
NESS COLLEGE, Jackson, Miss. if
! you are interested in a business course.
NJ. Gr,.o ronnou ,;,bo,
to tie public, that she will open up a
millinery store on Sept. LIST in the build
ing recently occupied by Mrs. Brinkley
east Of Miller Mercantile Co. She will
do her best to please the public and
%solicits a liberal patronage.
Wanted-Liye agents to sell pr.
Whites Electric Combs, patented Jan. 1,
1899. Cures dandruff, hair falling out
sick and nervous headaches, yet cost no
more than an ordinary comb. Sells on
sight, Agents are wild witt, success.
Send SOC for sample thalf price,. Write
quick. The DR.. White Electric Comb
Co... ID ecatur. ILL.,.
The Stark Nursery Co., have appoint
Gu OcOTSe Till dS CDcIT dStlC III UuiS
section. This company have by agre e
ment with parties who have set orch
ards from their trees the right to select
one years crop in payment OF the cost
of the trees. They have selected the
crop OF this year and George Hill has
been employed to gather and market
the o He has devoted sometime to
the study ut fruit and vii! handle them
well
The district conference Of the .Aber-
deem district will meet at Verona on
the 18th inst and remain in session
four DAYS The conference will include
all the ministers OF the church in tue
counties of Lee, Itawamba, Monroe
and Chickasaw. The people OF Verona
are making extensive preparations to
entertain the visitors and as the GUS
tom of that hospitable little city the
visitors will be most cordially receiv-
ed and elegantly entertained.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-12

Miss Tina Witherspoon left Wednes-
day for Meridian where she will re-
main several weeks as the guest 81
the family of Mr.. S 4. Witherspoon.
Mr.. w. V. Mitts was the victim OF a
painful injury on Monday accustomed
by his falling on his right ley. We
are glad to report him able to be out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bennett who re-
Gently moved to Alabama returned
the past week on a visit to their rela
tiyes and many friends in Lee county.
We are glad to note that Emmons
Turner is now able to resume his
work as bo~ok-keeper for Clark \ Co.,
after an illness that has confined him
to his room several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Gordon and Mr..
r. b. Epting were the guests Of Mr..
Tom Gordon's family the past week.
Mr.. Epting has purchased OF Mr.. Cor
don, his valuable home west of Gun
town.
We regret to the death OF
Miss Elkin, sister to DR.. L. F. Elkin,
which sad event occurred in Aberdeen
the past week. DR.. Elkin was notified
OF her serious illness and went down to
attend her. Miss ElKin was n young
lady OF beautiful character and her ear.v
death has brought deep sorrow to the
hearts Of her relatives and friends. The
internent took place in Aberdeen.
Evening journal., 1903-01-17
DIED

WEBER. AT Edge Moor Delaware. on
January 16. 1903, James W., only son of
James l.. and Mary j. Webber, in his
9Th year.
Relatives and friends Of the family are
invited to attend the funeral services al
his parents residence, No 29, Edge Moor,
on Sunday afternoon, January IS, at 2
o'clock nterment in Riverview cemetery.
DICKEY.-ln Stanton. on the 10th in
stant, Charles II. Dickey, in his 10th
year.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
inyited to attend the funeral, from his
late residence, on Monday, January 10,
1908, at / o'clock. Interment at White
Clay Creek Cemetery.
GASE.-In this city, on January Is,
1903. Margaret A., widow of John
Case, aged "a years.
Relatives and friends OF the family
are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral services at the residence Of
her son-in-law, Gottlieb Hoffmeir
No. Ill Rodman street. on Monday af-
ternoon, January 10, at , o'clock. In
terment at Riverview Cemetery.
DEAKYNE-In this city. on January
Is, 1903, Charles b. DeaSyne. aged
7e years.
Relatives and friends of the family
also Wilmington Encampment. No. 81
Knights of st. John and Malta, are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
from his late residence, No. 406 Lom-
bard street. on Monday afternoon. at
2.SO o'clock. Interment at Riverview
cemetery.
Evening journal., 1903-01-17
REFUSED TO ACCEPT
ROGERS CHALLENGE
Philadelphia Octogenarian Ice Skater
Declines to. Meet Delaware Sports
man in Match

Abe Oppenheimer, octogenarian
skater has blasted the hopes of his
admirers in Philadelphia by declining
to accept the challenge thrown down
by Colonel j. Harry Rogers, Of New
Castle, another octogenarian expert
ON skates. For years the champions
have been trying to get at each other.
but fate each time has interposed a
barrier
1t may be that Mr.. Oppenheimer's
advancing years are responsible for his
decision. despite the fact that the
sporting instinct courses through his
veins. Or it may be that Philadelphia
Skating Club and Humane Society. of
which he is a member. does not look
with favor on, the proposed competi-
tion.
NJ Ashbrook Griffith. the secretary.
said yesterday that he was opposed, on
general principles TO any match be-
tween the boy champions" and to this
agreed John F. Lewis. the president
The Philadelphia champion says that
be has no cause for entering into. COM
Evening journal., 1903-01-17
THE WORLD
OF SPORTS

League. The public in New York are
wild for the American League, and as
John Doyle said the Americans will
make all kinds OF money after witness
ing tail-end team for two years. But
then how could New York stand for
two clubs in one league on grounds so
close together? The Americans would
never bite at such a fool scheme, and
will carry out their plans for THE new
grounds as originally mapped out.
Hard Men to Fool
Hans Wagner is noted for picking
out balls which do not come near the
plate and smashing out home runs of
them, and Lajoie can do the same trick.
Billy Phillips knows a good deal, and
he thinks that II pitchers handled the
rair differently neither would be so
successful in the slugging line. Re
marks Phillips in discussing the mat
ter:
while | have heard nothing definite
on the subject, would be willing to bet
that the home run that Hans Wagner
made in a Sunday game with the Chi
cagos, by which the Pittsburgs won the
game in the twelfth inning, was made
on ball that did not come within three
feet of the person of Wagner.
HE and Lajole are not the hardest
men in baseball to fool in the matter
or pitching. II pitchers would but
watch the batting Of these sluggers
they would soon find out that they can
be controlled the same as majority Of
the other batsmen in the business.
Il found during the time that Laioie
was in the league and making his big
batting records, that nine out of his
ten long hits we're made on balls that
went on the outside of the plate. he
also made hits on low balls that came
across the plate. but these were not So
numerous. Balls that We're over the in.
side corner and below the waist he sci.
dom, If ever, hit safely, usually making
touls or them or missing them entirely
lt is the same way with Wagner.
Both he and Lajoie always set for balls
that allow them to make a full swing
et them, and This one cannot do with 3
ball that is in and fairly low. ven
ture to say that most OF the long hits
made by both these batsman are ON
what ordinarily would be called a third
strike.
lhe pitcher, after getting two strikes
On them, will almost Invariably mitch a
Dal outside in order TO fool the bats
Ken, In the case Of Lajoie and Wag-
ner IL Is the pitcher who is fooled. for
.nat Is Just the kind of bail these men
IKE. and long hits result where the
pitcner thought he was doing the best
thing to bring on a strike-out0