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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-11-20
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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

Editor Aberdeen Weekly:
Permit me through this medium
TO return to the people of Monroe
County grateful acknowledgment
of my Indebtedness for the conf
deuce by them reposed in me in
the recent primary election.
As their representative in the
State Senate. | invite conferences
with any of my constituents of the
District who may be interesten in
any particular legislation. that |
may be OF every possible service 10
them.
Trusting that we may turn aside
/ from and forget the asperitles and
pickering that may have been en-
gendered during the recent heated
cam paign, and all unite for the
prosperous upbuilding of oul
country, | am,
Very respectfully,
w b. Walker.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04
Growth of Prohibition.

The recent prohibition victories
in several counties in Texas have
furnished food for reflection and
have given the statisticlaus some
thing To talk about and to figure
on. One of them makes the start
ling statement that there are now
ia all of the Southern States only
27.O00 licensed Saloons. while in
the one Eastern State of New York
there are $4,000. Alonzo +. Will
son, chairman of the Illinois State
Prohibition committee explains
the situation in the South by de-
clHring the decrease in the mum Der
Of saloons in this section of the
country lis largely due 10 the con-
stantly increased feeling that Ii
quor must be kept away from the
negro aud that public sale must
acco. dinghy be stopped" There
are few foreigners in the South,
he saws. and native Americans as a
rule believe in temperance theo-
ries. This he declares gives the
Temperance sentiment, once it gets
started a chance tn spread, and i,
is spreading rapidly.
The Galveston News takes the
position that the growth of prohi-
bition is due largely to the fact
that citizens of the state engaged
in the sale of liquors had become
so VIGOROUSLY bad aud so antago-
nistic to law and order that they
had all come 10 be classed as out
laws and decent people voted IN
favor of prohibition on that .ac-
count. The same is doubtless true
of citizens of other. Sta|es.-Jack-
son Clarion Ledger.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04
Roosevelt IL Blamed For 1t.

The New York World requested
its Jackson correspondent TO in
trrview leading supporters OF
Judge Criiz and get their views as
io the effect OF President Roose-
velrs negro policy on the late cleo
ION for governor in Mississippi.
and sent his paper the following,
which will be OF interest at this
time:
President Roosevelt's attitude
On the negro question il blamed
by the Critz faction for the victory
IN the primaries of Major Narda-
man, candidate for Governor. The
supporters Of Major Nardaman adj
nit that it made his victory posi-
ole.
The supporters of Judge Crltz
say the defeat of their candidate is
Tue entirely 10 the desire of the
! people Of Mississippi TO show their
resentment of President Roose-
yelt's stand Major Vardaman an
nounced az one of his policies, If
4 selected for Governor division of
school fund, giving the negroes
only the amount which they paid
i'm taxes.
Oliver Clifton, loading mem
Der of the Democratic Campaign
Committee, said: Il think the Pres
dents attitude made Mr.. Narda-
mans victory possible"
X. II. Henry, Worlds Fair Com.
missioner and editor of the Clari-
IN Ledger, leading state paper
and Critz supporter, said: 1.-The
President contributed very Largely
10 the result While the people oI
be state recognized the fact thai
here was no local issue of whit.
supremacy in the contest, they were
bitter against Roosevelt's open anc
avowed determination TO force ne
sro equality. and the result il
merely the emphatic expression 0
this sentiment"
r. L. Bellinger. editor of thu
Daily News and one of the mos
! rominent CritZ men, remarked
!, The result is the rebuke of tn,
people of Mississippi recorded
! i gainst the race policy of Presi
dent Roosevelt"
+. Y. Evans, editor of the Meri
dian Press, which was the otiicia
campaign organ of Judge Crit2
charges the Roosevelt policy witt
the result.
The Nicksburg American also
promine mt supporter of Critz, cred
III Nardaman's victory directly I
the policy of President Roosevelt
: jackson Clarion Ledger.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04
Chancery Court.

Chancery Court, With: Hon. III.
i. Muldrow. presiding, has been
Il session during the week.
The business Of the court j. tie
ug Transacted with the dispatch
aud accuracy of-judgmentycharac-
ristic of Chancellor Muidrow
and it is thought the Session will
terminate with the week. The re-
appointment of Mr.. Muidrow 10
ne chanceIlorship Of this district
Is exceedingly gratifying TO his
many Aberdeen friends, who al
ways look forward to his times oil
holding court with great
pleasure.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

We need mt once a few more
teachers. both experienced and in
experienced. We have more calls
this year than ever before. Schools
aud colleges supplied with compe-
tent teachers -free.of cost. Address
with stamp,
American Teachefs' Association,
il GRAHAM. l.. l.. d., Mgr,
Memphis, Tenn.
5-S-3m !.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04
New Local Postal Regulations

As result of the establishment
or several rural free delivery mail
routes in the Aberdeen territory
the Postmaster General has order
ell the discontinuance OF the fol
lowing postoifices:
Woodson postotiice, on Rural
Route No /.
Nasser postofiice, on Rural Route
No. 2
Lackey and Cooper postolhces
on Rural Route No. 3.
This order goes into effect Sep
trmber Ia, 1903.
Mail matter addressfd.lo parties
at these oilices.having Rural boxe,
erected, on September 10Th vii
receive their mail in those boxo:
September 18TH. Other mail viii
be. delivered from The Aberdeen
postotEie-
In order that the new syste n
may be inaugurated with the leasi
possible confusion. Postmaster III
+. Fits is anxious that the patron:
or beneficiaries along the route:
shall place their boxes in position
t. receive the mails on the frs
-. srTLa hnxa1 ora NOT NJ n /
expensive and can be purchased
nj the hardware stores in this city
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04
|tOfiroc County Democratic
Executive Comm ittce.

After cauvassing the returns OF
tie second primary election last
Friday. Chairman II }. Il. Lam
!offhe committee that had served
cut it, tenure announced that it,
..abora had been contaminated, and
hat the functions would be trans
tered 10 other hands.
Of the newly elected committee
there we're present Messrs John Z.
Burdine, +. VI. lowry, Charles
Tubb, W. +. Buchanan, J Z.
Cunningham, j. k Baker, u W.
/ 81 es and l.. w Lowe. The COM
mittee proceeded by the election
J.C Burdine temporary chairman,
and was permanently organized oy
~lrcting DIR. w q. Sykes a. chair
man and l.. w. Lowe secretary
i In pursuance 10 instructions oi
he State executive com mittee
Chairman Sykes directed that tht
ballot boxes, tickets aud papers
5, raining to the election q
Thursday the 27lh be turned owe
and delivered t6 the circuit cIert
to bepreserved by him for futur'
record
Chairman Lam retircs from thl
responsibilities that have reste'
lpon him and his committe
through two strenuous campaign
with the approval and plaudits Q
t..s party. while the personnel an
and official caste Of the new com
nittee afford guarantee Of til
,alety and proper conduct Of tn
Democracy interests in the ~
ure.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04
a Purgative Pleasure.

IL You ever took DeWiti's Little Early
Riserr for billiuusness of constipation
you know what a rurSasive pleasure j..
These famous little pills cleanse the liv
er and rid the system vf all bile without
producing unpleasant effects. They do
not grip~, sickea or weaken, but give tone
ard strength to the tissues and organs
involved w. ii. Howell Of Houston, Tex.
says: mo better pin can be used than
Little Early Ri=-rs for constipation, sick
headache, etc." Sold BY Phoenix Drug
Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

II had kidney trauble so bad thr l
could not work." says J. j. Cox of Valley
View. Ky, ''my feet we're swollen to i'm
mense size and was confined to my
bed and physicians were unable 10 give
me any relief. My doctor finally pre~crih
ed Fol-y's Kidney Cure which made a we'll
man Of me- j. l. Shell \ Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

ImDous suffering from iIS 3fer9on, -
ShnGeo or other stCruscSr troubles viii
ID that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
vhnA Won eat and max the stomach
svoot. This remedy IL never failing cure
- n DIGESTION aud Dyspepsia and all
o~mplotnts affecting the glands or mem
lso1so Of she stomach or digestive tract.
Woon you take kodol Dyspepsia Cure
everything you eat tastts.good, aud every
~ - the nouri-hment that Your food
eoponius IL asSimilated aud appropriated
- - blood aud tissues. Sold by Ihoe'
M Drug 90.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

Al meeting Of the Board of
directors of the Mississippi Fire
Association held in jackson last
week. our fellew townsman. ID. Ell.
HsQuiston was elected vico presi-
Cent of the company. 1t was de
aasd At this meeting TO insure cot
~ in blanket form and not by
marks and numbers a. was done
- most insurance companies last
par. =
These companies attempted to
ss.vsne the Leg:S@ffE i special
session less than a var ago 10 re-
al the existing .iINrnncs lHws,
ut the Legislature wct.iAn1 bulge,
- now the insuIi5Es5o COMPOSITES
lsvs decided to tske their medi-
slne and give the insured equits
- protection.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

Yhe sins" are out aud the outs
81 soon be in. 80 ID was written
~ the ballots Of the people August
1esA. A few struggling inns" were
len in, for which they arc ex--
1Snely appreciative. :.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

TIL $780, Urinary election
-h;.h re.rt,.d - -. endorsement
-, .sr,;me,.,. b,..h ILL., Aberdeen
H.stIv element of the
...c.1x,N dil not II.
-, ,as-: ii tne past and
-. mos, ul,ro ii. been elevated
- the reign 81 uoW-r 1NAat-vcs
a. result. thu minority j. with it
It'll tho .;=doo ar the folly of
-. noI;cv .L..ll have bean demon
.,a5 TIE r.npTe of NIi..i4sinui
L,ofo-a 49,. ,r.flg W., r,iataLe-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

The Industrial Institute and Col
ege will open on Wednesday
Septem bsr 18th, instead Of th'
3rd. a. heretofore announced
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04
o1aArE's LARGE WHITE Soar e5c GAYS Store


Notice is hereby given that ex-
aminations for license to teach in
public schools of Monroe County
will De Geld in the public school
building, in the city of Aberdeen,
as follows:
For White Teachers.
First examination, Sept Is and -.
1908
Second examination. Oct. % and
81. 1903.
For Colored teachers.
First examination, Sept. % and 20,
1903.
Second examination. Oct. 80 and
81. 1903
Examinations open promptly at
5 CLOCK A. NJ.
Respectfully.
L. L. Davenport,
Supt. Ed. Monroe Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

The man who doesn't advertise,
sreps his goods and does little
.yprk. He j. poorly paid for both
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

Genuine imported Swiss and
domestic CHEESE, this week.
+. ID. Carter a. Co,
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04

Monroe County has the largest
ield OF corn than for years. Hog
nd hominy -js.no longer a diff
sult proposition.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-16
AMERICAN CONSUL REPORTS AN.
OTHER EXTENSIVE REVOLT
IN sANTo DOMINGO.
OUR MINISTER SAID TO Be IN DANGER
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS WILL
BE TAKEN TO PROTECT THE
AMERICAN LEGATION.


Washington. Dec 16.-Mr. Simpson.
the United States consul at Puerto
Plata, San Domingo. has cabled the
state department that revolution has
broken olt at Santiago and that the
movement is extensive and serious.
This is supposed to be the result of
the failure of the provisional govern
ment to secure recognition at the
hands of United States Minister Pow
ell. which fact operated to prevent
that government from obtaining neces-
sary money to maintain itself through
a foreign loan.
Nothing is known officially of the
reported plots against the life of Unit
ed States Minister Powell but the
navy will take all necessary precau-
tions to protect the American legation
in San Domingo. The Newport will
return there from San Juan as soon as
she is coaled.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-16
NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE UF
TO THE UNITED STATES sU-
PREME COURT.
ATTORNEY GENERAL KNOX SPEAKS
ASSERTS THE MERGER is a MO.
NoPoLY AND CLEARLY CON:
TRARY TO LAW.

Washington, Dec. 16-The argument
in the Northern Securities case was
resumed in the United States su.
preme court during the morning and
again the courtroom was crowded by
attorneys and others interested in the
case. Attorney General Knox was
recognized almost Immediately after
the court came in and resumed his
argument at the point at which he left
off when court adjourned the previous
day. He declared that by the union OF
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern by means of the Northern Securi-
ties company two competing interstate
railroads have been brought into such
relations that their independence as
competitive factors in interstate com.
merce is destroyed.
merce is destroyed. Continuing Mr..
Knox said:
"The testimony shows conclusively,
/ think, that as matter of fact and
law the thing which these gentlemen
did was to create a combination in the
form Of trust, the form specifically
prohibited by the act of congress, if
it restrained interstate commerce.;
and, also, that the Northern Securities
company was formed for the purpose
of taking over the control of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail
roads and actually took over that con-
troll. and with that control absolute
power over both roads, the thing
which your honors have said consti-
tutes such restraint under circum-
stances substantially the same as
those of this case
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-16
PLOT TO KILL POWELL.
American Minister Has Enemies !
San Domingo.


San Domingo.
New York, Dec 16.-An alleged plot
to assassinate William F.. Powell.
United States minister to Hayti and
charge at Puerto Plata, Santo Domin-
CO. has been disclosed in a commune
cation from an official of the present
Dominican government to a fellow
countryman in this city, who formerly
was an official under Wos Gill the
recently deposed president OF the re-
public The letter states that the plot
had been so arranged that ex-Presi-
dent JimineZ under whose leadership
Wos y Gil was overthrown, should be
killed at about the same time. The
plot to assassinate Minister Powell, 1t
was asserted, was conceived because
of his opposition to plans of certain
officials. The plan, as reported, was
to let two or three men get into fight
on street when Mr.. Powell was pass
ing. 1t was then arranged that in the
melee other plotters should engage
ard 1t would be an easy matter to kill
the American "by accident.
With regard to Jiminez the writer
asserts that he was to be the victim
Of plain assassination and that already
two unsuccessful attacks have been
made upon his person. The first oc.
Cured Dec. 8, when shot was fired
at him while he was driving. The
second attempt was made three days
later.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-16
Violates Law by ingenious Plan.

'But the law likewise prohibits com
binations otherwise formed That is
to say, the law distinctly and plainly
provides that it's policy shall never be
defeated by the exercise of any in
genuity in the devising of forms. The
object Of the law once clearly deter
mined all difficulty ceases if it is es-
tablished othat the object is defeated
through contracts, combinations in
the form of trust or otherwise, or by
nspiracies."
Mr.. Knox then discussed the end
accomplished by the merger of the
railroad interests, saying:
tThe device resorted to in this case,
If sustained, defeats the policy Of the
law, as it accomplishes all and more
in the way Of effectual destruction Of
competition than was accomplished
in the Transmissouri and Joint Traffic
cases, declared illegal"
Mr.. Knox also declared that the
power to suppress competition has
been exercised and he declared that
Messrs. Morgan and Hill had the
power to suppress competition between
these two roads when they held the
control Of the majority of the stock
of the two He also asserted that they
executed that power and actually sup
pressed and destroyed competition be-
tween them the moment they parted
with the legal title to their segregated
holdings and vested them in the North
ern Securities company with the
power In that company, as its charter
specifies, ''to exercise all the rights of
ownership, including the right to vote
thereon"
This, he contended, actually de-
stroyed competition between the two
roads.
Knox Concludes His Argument.
Mr.. Knox summed up as follows:
THAT the end accomplished is to
bring under one control the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern railroads
in such a way as to destroy competi-
tion between them and to create a
monopoly of transportation in the Sec
tion traversed by them.
"That this end was the deliberate
purpose of the parties defendant, who
conceived and carried out the COM
bination.
THAT such a combination is in re-
straint of trade, as your honors have
repeatedly decided, and therefore vio-
lates the act of congress.
81 have not the slightest doubt
about it that this particular manifes-
tation of the tendency to combine has
no economic merits. 1t is bad enough
to bring the entire traffic facilities in
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-16

an important sec1lon oI ,ne country
under monopolistic control, but when
to the power to fix charges for trans
portation you add the creation of
scores of millions Of fiat stock upon
which those charges are expected to
pay dividends you impose an unjusti-
fable burden upon the people and ex-
act too high price for a successful
evasion of the law.
while it may be true that the re-
capitalization Of these companies was
based upon existing market values for
their stock, yet existing market values
rested at that time upon total forget
fulness Of the fact that the progress
of material prosperity is not continu-
ous and that those values were lifted
upon the wings of an optimism that
had converted into stock and stock
values all the prosperity In sight, as
we'll as all hopes and expectations of
many future years"
Young Speaks for Defendants.
Mr.. Knox was followed by George
b. Young on behalf of the Securities
company. He began by saying that
his clients do not seek in any way to
limit the authority of congress over
interstate commerce, nor was the Sc
curities company seeking in any way
to evade the law. But it was not, he
said, necessary to stretch law cover
ing interstate commerce to make it
cover something that is not interstate
commerce
I'VE are not dealing here with COM
marce or the ODeratiOnS of railroads
at ALL" he said, "but we are dealing
with the question of property"
He referred to previous cases in the
supreme court under the antitrust
law and said that congress had not
defined the restraint of trade and that
it had been necessary for the court to
make its own definitions. In the Joint
Traffic cases the roads dealt with were
competing in character, but suppose
they had not been competitors and
they had agreed to reduce rates? That
would be contract in the restraint
Of trade. for the gist of a contract is
found in the obligation that it lays
upon the parties to it.
All contracts in restraint Of trade
are, MIR. Young said largely executory
and he contended that the true view OF
the law must be in the same line as
that Of conspiracies. There might be
power to affect commerce, but to come
within the conviction of the law the
power must be exercised.
Mr.. Young concluded at 3:15 p. m.
and the case was submitt@a To fh~
court.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-16
IN ANTICIPATION OF WAR.

FreHcH TrUUps WdSSiH9 OF 1rIr 0'H''r'
ese Border.
Paris, Dec. 16.-Dispatches from In
do-China report the massing of French
troops on the Siamese border in an
ticipation OF war. The officials Of
Indo-China are quoted as saying that
the occupation of a large slice Of Siam
mas been decided upon. The authori-
ties In Paris do not believe that a rup-
ture with Siam will occur and say the
measures taken are merely precau-
tiOnarY.