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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-12-05

N 55a'es Senator McLaurin
ES,,ll N notice from Fourth As.
nv. ISba.'aster, General Bristow
| b o,lll,! rural free delivery
ins' M established from Jack
snslng s3D. on December Is,
| Sa %,fler in service. This
Sssian MI anortheasterly to Luck
\ t','1 county. During the
l.a,. 'orge number Of free
m ',gs g, have been cstab-
IStoS Sl,tc a. and many others
."'' effect in December.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21
WOULDBEGOVERNOROFHAWAIl
MANY CANDIDATES N THE FIELD
FOR DOLE'S PLACE.
Relief That George n. Carter Is Slated
for the ONCE Opposition 10 Him b,
Natives Who Want q Hawaiian Ap.
point ed-Sam Parker's Chances Hurt

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 10.-The fight
for the Governorship Of Hawaii has been
resumed, Sanford B. Dole, the present in
cumbent. hasn't resigned as yet, and as far
as known doesn't intend to. However, his
term expires in about a year, and as there
have been candidates hanging about waiting
for him to resign or die or get fired out
ever since the day he accepted the office,
1t isn't any wonder that there are about a
dozen or more candidates waiting now to
step into his shoes when his term ends.
1t is generally accepted as true that Gov.
Dole doesn't seek a reappointment and that
his name will not be among the candidates
when President Roosevelt begins to think
about filing the place in March next,
1t is the belief here that George r. Carter
is slated to succeed Dole. He was recently
appointed Secretary of the Territory by
President Roosevelt, and with the under
standing, 1t is said that he should succeed
Dole as Governor. Otherwise, il IL urged,
Carter would never have accepted the
secretaryship last year when Mr.. Cooper
resigned. He left a place that was paying
him IS 600 a year o take the 81, 900 secretary
ship. and he has been compelled to pay
his private secretary out Of the salary
Uncle Sam gives him. So it wasn't exactly
for personal profit that Carter accepted
the job. To make matters worse the
House now threatens to cut of his entire
office force, so he may have to pay all OK
penses out OF his private purse unless Con-
gress helps him out in some way.
The natives don't like Carter, though
it is his uncle, o. Carter. who ia the con-
fidential adviser Of Queen Iiliuokalani,
and II she said so the natives would proba-
bly, take the younger Carter AZ Governor.
At present, though, the native House Of
Representatives is aiming to pass a reso-
luton protesting against the appointment
! Of Carter. 1t hasn't been passed a. yet,
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| but there are enough natives in the lower
TO pass the resolution, which reads as fol-

but there are enough natives in the lower
house-Home Rulers and Republicans
TO pass the resolution, which reads as fol-
lows:
Whemns !, is cqmmony,, reported and
appointment OF George X. Carter, now Socre-
ia Iiy Of the Territory, to succeed Hon, :. B.
latters term Of of'1ce; and
whereof IN order to promote the political
,oTs dns the sbod be Of t. e
nor man possessing an even temperament
and and sound Judgment, and who is not an active
Whereas. Secretary Carter is cxcitable and
intolerant. and i, an offensive factionist {:
Resoircd. That it is tho sense of this House
that the appointment of Secretary George r.
Carter as Governor would result in increased
factional and partisan strife and would not
be acceptable to the people,
RESOLVED, That the clerk is hereby directed
to send copy Of this resolution TO the Presi-
dent OF the United States.
The objections to Carter are not really
those stated in the resolutions. The ma
tives don't like him because he is wealthy,
and is a member of the missionary party.
He was treasurer of the Republican Cen
trail Committee during the last campaign,
and gets credit for electing Republican
| legislature, even though 1t has proved
| to be more Kanaka than Republican in
actions.
The natives want Hawaiian for Gov
ernor. preferably r. W. Wilcox, the re-
Gently defeated Delegate to Congress,
and il they can't get him Sam Parker. the
wealthy ranchman, would be acceptable.
He is a Republican. and it is said that a
| year ago the appointment was promised
| to him by Roosevelt. He talked too much,
| however, and his chances for the Office are
| said to have gone.
Parker is satisfactory to a majority Of the
people, though not to the missionary ele-
ment. A. $ Humphreys, the Judge who
made such stir some months ago, wouldn' Z
refuse the honor, and Judge Little of Hilo
IL ready to answer the call Of his country.
II. Z. Cooper is reported TO have resigned
the superntendency Of Public Works to go
after the Governorship. and there are a
score of others in the Territory who would
accept the office if rendered.
Carter and Roosevelt are college friends,
and if any man from the missionary party
gets the plum II will be Carter. If there il
n big fight and he liz not appointed, the
people hope that the organic act will be
80 amended that a Governor may be ap-
pointed who is not n resident Of the islands.
! In fact. many here believe that the only
, way the factional troubles of Hawaii will
! ever be settled is to send a strong man here
from the mainland, such as Taft Of the
Philippines 4
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NEXICOS TROLLEY FUNERALS.
Trains Of Electric Hearses and Mourner
Cars Ono OF the Sights There.

CITY OF MEXICO, June ls.-The elaborate
funeral professions which. winding gay
colored through the streets, are feature
of most Spanish American countries, are
unknown here. The electric trains are
used for all funerals, and the procession
following the dead to the place OF burial
is as modern and up to date as it can be.
The electric trains of Mexico are we'll
built and run, their direction being in the
hands OF Americans and Englishmen.
One of the main lines runs TO the principal
cemetery of the city, and along this all the
funerals go.
The company has a contract with the
city under the terms of which special
| burial car. containing coffins for twelve
bodies, calls daily at the hospitals and pub
lie institutions to take the city charges
who have died to the city cemetery: Under
the contract with the city the trolley com
pany furnishes the hearse and the car
crew, and the undertakers are city en-
ployees, The funeral car is plain black car
with little ornamentation.
The company has for private use several
cars ranging in elaborateness from plain
style, for which small charge is made
10 a very elaborate one, the price OF
which puts it beyond the reach OF all but
All the cars are 40 constructed that they
can be run off the tracks and over the pave
| ments to the house from which the body
is to he taken. When the coffin is secured
the car is drawn by horses back to the
nearest track, where ii makes the necessary
electric connection.
or late the Government has been re-
paving the streets with asphalt 1t has been
found that dragging the heavy funeral
cars over this in ruinous TO the pavement
and soon another arrangement will he
necessary. The trolley company intends
to have central funeral'sta'ion designated
into which the electric hearses can run
on spurs and 10 which the dead will be
taken in vehicles provided for hat purpose
A familiar sight on the trolley line to the
cemetery is funeral train made up of an
| electric hearse. with a trailer for the mourn
| another trailer. with another party Of mourn
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concerned, for as many visitors from ons
OF town coma to take their nlaces

concerned. for as many visitors from ono
OF town come to take their places.
And then the towns industries are now
30 many and 80 varied that the wheels
keep turning here all the time: and there ara
ever to be supplied the wants of the millions
OF people who keep the wheels turning. a.
well as those Of the cty's many visitors
so we have here in summer now more
theatres open and more roof gardens than
ever before. more entertainment and more
lie and activity in the city generally; ana
there lie now no dull season in New YORK,
as there once was, but something doing all
the time.
And this summer we shall have the Cup
yacht races to give more life and variety
still to season that even without then,
would never for moment have been dead'
In fact, while all the indications point TN.
year to the liveliest season ever known AZ
the summer resorts, 70 do they point, a~o'
to something dom all the time in town OWL
This all isn't to say. you understanG
that. even in it's present-day greater livei-
ness at this season, the town is as lively IN
summer as 1t Is In winter. but It Is to say
that. winter or summer, the old burg. nov>
adAys. never soss<oAlse9s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21
Chess.

DR.. J.. d. Brouglton, secretary OF the New
York State Chess Association, announced
Yesterday that the annual midsummer meet
ing of that organization would no held this
year at the Hotel Charles, Sylvan Bca oh. y. Y
The week Of July 1925 has been allotted to
the congress. TIL" features of the meeting
will be the second annual tournament for
the Isaac l.. Rice trophy, which was won
by e. $. Howell for the Brooklyn Chess Club
last year. and the clhss tournaments for the
other prizes.
Or, II. Keidanz. the German problem COM
Rice gnmbt tournament at the Manhatta
Chess Club, having placed four successive
victories TO his credit. Three OF these games
the fact that the defence accepted a. the
most efficient, 10 P--B a is invariably
adopted. the attack has held its own well
and to date has tailed eight wins as against
six for the defence. The scores of the con-
tcstants to date are as follows:
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1T NEVER SLEEPS.
Something Doink In knICkerb0ck erville
the Whole Year Round,

the whole Year Round.
ITS years now said middle-ased
citizen, -snce New York has had any dull
season in summer.
There used to be time. don't you re-
member. say from the Fourth Of July to the
middle Of August or n little later, when
New York, in magnifed way, was a sort
OF country village. But now the town has
grown 40 big that it doesn't miss the hun
dred Thousand or half million people
away for the summer: actually doesn't
mise them. that 10, 80 far - NUMBER ars
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ers. and 30 on. The trains run at the same
speed az other electric vehicles.
Many Of the hearses are elaborately
embellished with statuettes, carved work.
plumes, torches, and similar emblems
OF mourning. The trolley company finds
the business profitable one, and 1t IA grow
ing all the time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21
"H ''''e :,', AoyEHI'-E"hSTS So
All Goods Delivered Free of Charge

within rad!uS Of 100 miles Of New York CITY;
When u purchase amounts to $500 or over II VIII
he delivered Tree in the following States: Malnc,
New Hampshire Vermont, Massachusetts,. Rhode
Island Conncctlcut New YORK New Jersey Penn
We VIII deliver free In Delaware. Maryland, N!r
glna. wisconsin. Yves. Virginia, Tennessee Ohio.
Kentucky indiana. Michigan. Illinois
Our agents cover Long Island thoroughly. II
you wish we VIII direct one to call upon YOU, Whcr
ever an agent Is located We VIII deliver goods &c
your door by our wagon. our Mall order Depart
mont does your buying Is carefully and cconoml.
cally as II YOU were present,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
! ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY.
Head Of Alleged Land Frauds Taken
at Washington.
CRy the Associated Press }

washington, Dec. IS.-JOnn A. Benson
wealthy San Francisco real estate oper
ator, charged by the Interior Department
with being the head of the alleged land
frauds extending over a dozen Western
States and territories, to which Secretary
Hitchcock referred vigorously and al
length in his annual report was arrested
here today at the Willard Hotel by Secret
Service Officer~Joh A. Burns, just as he
was preparing to leave the city for New
York.
The charge on which the arrest was
made was bribery, it being alleged in the
affidavit of MIR. Burns and in the warrant
that Pe4son had paid $500 to Woodforc
d. Harland, formerly chief of the specia
seIvice division OF the Land Office, and
now a c,erk in that office. on March Il
Of this year, for the porpose OF extracting
from him information regarding the inves
tigation OF his operations at that time
being made by the land office. Benson
was taken before Commissioner Taylor.
He wished to have a preliminary hearing
Of his case postponed and the date ior
such hearing was fixed for December 80.
lie gave bail in the sum of 5000 for his
appearance when the government attor-
neys will ask to have him held for the
grand jury.
The statement was made by an Officer
of the government tonight that the infor-
nation obtained regarding the alleged
conspiracy duplicates number of per
sons at present employed in the Interl IL
Department at Washington and elsewhere
Numerous arrests are expected TO follow
thst Of Benson in short order and some
employees who may not be arrested Will
be dismissed from the service.
The government attorneys stated III
asking for large bail bond for Benson
that he had betn guilty of bribery during
his present visit to Washington, since
last Monday. and in the Interior Depart
lnent itself, notwithstanding that he was
fully aware that his connection with the
alleged frauds was fully known by the
department. Another assertion OF the gov
ernnent officers is that Benson came to
Washington in answer to decoy letters,
and with the intention of bribing people
in the land office. who were in reality act
ing for the secret service.
The information on which the warrant
was issued stated in brief that Mr.. Har-
Ian in his capacity as chief OF the spe-
cial service division of the General Land
Office had charge of the investigation OF
tie land frauds, sending out special agents
in suspected cases of fraud and receiving
the reports of such agents on the case and
that Benson had paid TO him the sum OF
$500 in return for being allowed to OK
anime the reports of the special agents in
his own case. Mr.. Benson is the senior
member of the real estate firm OF Benson
& Hyde. of San Francisco, and it Is as
serted has defrauded the government out
of at least 500 900 acres of land by va
rious schemes since the passage OF the
Forest Reserve act in 1897.
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deceived him about the Shipbuilding Sc
curities, and had assured him that the is
sue had been a success and that on ac-
count of being so deceived Baron Rog
Mat declared that he would not fulfill his
part of the agreement. Mr.. Alexander
said that he explained to Baron Rognat
that it was customary in America TO ad-
vertise every issue of securities Il success
and then proceed to sell the securities
1t was brought out that 100000 worth oil
Shiphuilding securities had been set aside
for the purpose of substituting the French
press.
Mr.. Alexander was asked if he had not
procured the publication in Paris of state
inents quoting the Shipbuilding securi-
ties at a premium in New York. and il
the French underwriters had not later
been informed that these quotations were
erroneous, but he claimed privilege OH
this line of inquiry.
1t was brought out that the attitude OF
Morgan, Haries and Company, unfavor-
able at first to the Shipbuilding prop IS
ton, was changed completely after the re
ceipt of the July so cablegram from G..
w. Perkins, announcing that Schwab and
his friends We're interested and would be
clad of as favorable view Of it as pos
sible The hearing will be resumed Tues
day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
THEBEGNN|NGOF
THE CENSORSHIP
A CabIegram From Cogh-
Ian Kept Secret.
MARINES ARE TO SAIL
General Elliott Will Go as Their Gem
Mander. The Government Will
No Longer Announce Its
Plans to the Public
With Freedom.
(Ry the Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 1S.-After a confer
cnec today between Secretary Moody
Rear Admiral Taylor, Chief Of the Bureau
OF Navigation. and Brigadier Genera
George Elliott. commandant OF the Ma
rine Corps, it was decided that if present
conditions On the isthmus of Panama
continue General Elliott will sail for
Colon on the Dixie from Philadelphia
when that vessel goes South with the new
battalion of marines, which has been or
dered assembled at Philadelphia for dis
patch to the isthmus. The Dixie is now
on Ter way North for this purpose.
General Elliott has been anxious for some
days to be given field command and il
is the present intention of the officials to
grant his request.
1t was said at the Navy Department to
day that in view of the growing compli-
cations over tie Panama situation it was
iuadvisable longer to announce the plans
al the department with the freedom shown
during the last few weeks, and for that
reason cablegram received today from
Rear Admiral Coghlan was not made pub
lie
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
Holds Teddy Assumes Toe Much.
(By the Associated Press

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Morgan
today introduced resolution declaring
that the President has no right to wage
or declare war against any foreign power
without the consent of Congress, that the
provision of the canal treaty between the
United states and Panama. guaranteeing
the independence of the Republic of Pana-
ma is, in effect, declaration of war with
Colombia; that the President has no
power without the consent of Congress to
prevent Colombia from enforcing her SOW
ereignty IN the department of Panama;
that a state of war exists between Co
lonbia and Panama and that Colombia,
if not prevented, is able to repress the
secession. The resolution of the Senate
and the House of Representatives in 1899
is repeated the sense of this is that the
government of the United States looks
with serious concern and disaporoval
upon any connection of any European gov
eminent with the construction and con-
troll of any ship caal across the isthmus.
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BIG FINES IMPOSED.
The Federal Court is a Money Making
Machine.

The United States Circuit and District
court met at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. Judge Purnell presiding. and disposed
of the following business.
Jesse Caudell, of Franklin county. re-
failing beer; pleads guilty; Judgment sus-
pended upon the payment OF $50 and costs.
C. o. Powell, of Johnston county, giving
opportunity to defraud at a government
distillery; judgment six months IN jail
and to pay a fine of $1,000 and costs.
Judgment of Imprisonment to be suspend
ed upon payment of costs.
d. j. Gallagher, Dock Rayner and
Charles Raynor, of Johnston county, re
moving spirits; judgment six months in
jail and to pay a fire of $500 and costs.
and double tax on three gallons spirits
removed; Judgment to be suspended upon
payment of fine and costs,
Howell Garris, of Johnston county. Civ
ing opportunity to defraud at government
distillery; Judgment six months in jail and
to pay a fine Of 81 coo and double tax on
two and one-half gallons spirits removed.
]. II. Holmes. r. A. McLamb, of John
ston county, illicit distilling; judgment to
be suspended upon the payment of $500
and costs.
Ivan Robertson. of Wake county, retail
ing; jury trial; verdict OF guilty; iudg
ment thirty days in jail and to pay fine
OF 500 and costs.
Buck Handy Perry, of Wake county,
retailing; jury trial; verdict not guilty;
defendant discharged
Fl. C. Perry. of Chatham county, fail
ing to obliterate stamps; judgment one
year in the penitentiary, and to pay
fine of $500.
LeLnie Porcher, of Wake county, retail
ing; judgment sixty days in jail and to
pay fine of 500 and costs.
Will Merritt, of Wake county, retailing;
jury trial; verdict cf not guilty. defend
ant discharged
Will Mason, Of Wake county. retailing;
jury trial; verdict of not guilty; defendant
discharged
Thomas Boon. of Granville county. per
jury; Jury trial; verdict of guilty; iudg
mept eighteen months in the penitentiary
at Atlanta Ga.
Several other cases were disposed Of by
continuance, the defendants to give bond
for their appearance at the may term,
1893.
AZ . o'clock court takes a recess until
this morning at $3.50 o'clock.
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Wild Leaps From Win
dows OF Burning Ne
gro University.
DEAD MAY BE MANY
1t is Estimated Tha! Fifty are Injured
The Greatest Excitement Pre-
walls and il is Impossible
to Obtain More kCcu-
rate Story.
(By the Associated Press.)

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 1S.-Walden Uni
The students, male and female, jumped
from the windows, and from twenty -fve
to forty are killed and injured.
Later-Three dead bodies have been re-
moved from under the windows where
they fell. They are Matte Lou Moore
Huntsville, Ala; Stella Edison Mississip-
pi, and an unknown girl. 1t is said there
are many more in the burning building.
The injured are estimated at fifty and
every ambulance in the city has been
brought into reauistion.
The fire broke out in the Tennessee Cen
trail College for young women. a depart
ment of Walden University. The build
ing was four stories high and was occu-
pied by about sixty students. 1t had no
fire escapes and wild stampede followed
the alarm. The inmates jumped from the
windows in droves, the soutsde Of the
grounds under the windows being liter
ally lined with the injured
The greatest excitement prevails and it
Is impossible to obtain any tangible de-
tails.
New York, Dec. 1S.-The president Of
Walden University, which is a Methodist
institution, is Rev. Jay B. Hamilton. form
erly of Brooklyn. who is brother of
Bishop John w Hamilton of San
Francisco.
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NINE MILLIONS
LAID At HIS FEET
Gotti Gives Plus Money
Held in Trust.
LEFT BY THE POPE LEO
1t Was Placed in Cardinal Gotii's
Hands With the Thought That
He Would Probably Succeed
Leo on the Throne of
ST. Peter.
(By the Associated Press.)

Rome, Dee. 1S.-According TO the
poured into its Golfers today. Cardinal
Gotti project Of the propaganda, accom-
panied by Monsignor Marzolni, one of the
late Popes secretaries, drove to the Vati-
can today and carried mysterious pack
age to the apartment of Pope Plus. They
were Immediately admitted and remained
for two hours. Intense curiosity was
aroused by this act, and it became known
that the bag contained 45.000,000 francs
$50 900, 000) in bank notes.
When Cardinal Gotti entered the pres
ence of the Pope he sank to his knees and
pointing to his burden said:
Your Holiness. the lamented Leo, Just
before his death. confided to me the
money which | now lay at your feet
saying that if l succeeded him 1 was to
use it as ! thought best, but that if
another took his place 1 was to turn the
money over to him after a period of four
months had ELAPSED. This I now do in
the presence OF Monsignor Marzolini, who
has been the only other person to share
the secret
The Pope was much affected.
The Tribuna goes on to relate that just
about the time this scene was being en-
acted in the papal apartments an cleo
trcan while removing the hangings in
the late Pope Leo's chamber in order to
get at the electric light wires, found in
hole in the wall several bags which were
carelessly tied. These bags when opened
were found to contain 9.250,000 francs
Isl $50, O00.)
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Which Kitchin, Please =?

A special from Washington to the Phil
adelphia Record says:
Hungry rats chewed the insulation off
the wires of the fire alarm system in the
National Hotel at o'clock this morning
and sent in fifteen fire alarms.
"The $50 guests, 1S or 20 of whom were
members of Congress, rushed down the
stairs into the lobby, dressed mainly II
frightened looks. Representative John
Lamb, of Virginia, looked like a waving
auction flag as he sped for the door, wear
ing suit of brilliant red underwear
Representative Cochran, of Missouri, hao
his spectacles and a sheet on and, with
Representative Kitchin, of North Caro-
lima. was dressing in the middle of Penn
sylvania Avenue"