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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-25
LET US KEEP THE RECORD
STRAIGHT
RECORD

considering the fact that the state
has been paying CT sh for everything
it got during the past few years, it is
really remarkable that it has not been
necessary to issue bonds. This, of
course, would have been necessary
had it not been for the surplus of
about million OF dollars turned over
at the going out of Gov. McLaurin's
administration, most of which was
raised by the back-tax recoveries and
sales
The above is an extract from a
jackson correspondent to a city daily.
When back-tax recoveIies are men
toned it is generally understood to
mean the amounts recovered from the
railroad companies in the big suits;
the land sales swelling the treasury
are generally understood to mean the
sales of the college lands We, there
I fore, infer these are what was meant
in the extract quoted.
The fact is, not dollar of the rail-
road back tax lecoveries was included
in the amount left in the treasury by
Gov. McLaurin's administration.
Gov. McLaurin's efforts to secure the
recovery of the back taxes contributed
as much as any body to putting the
| ($4S9, 100, 76) four hundred and eighty
nine thousand one hundred dollars
and seventy six cents into the State
| treasury but it was not included in
the amount left in the treasury by his
administration. The first of these
railroad back taxes was turned in
February 81, 1901. Of the million
nine hundred thousand dollars,
in round numbers, in money, cotton
unsold. collectible taxes then due and
collected in the two succeeding months
Of which more than a million two
! hundred dollars was in money III the
| State treasury vaults and more than
| two and fifty thousand dollars in
money in the hands of The sheriffs
when Gov. Mclaurin left the govern
ors Office only ninety six thousand two
hundred and ninety six dollars and
twenty seven cents ($96, 296.27) was
proceeds of sale Of college lands. So
that, taking from the million nine
hundred thousand dollars ($1, 900, 000,
OO) available this sum of ninety six
thousand two hundred and ninety six
dollars and twenty sven cents (S96,
29S. 227) it left, exclusive of the pro-
ceeds of college land sales and railroad
back taxes, i'll round numbers a mil
| lion eight hundred thousand dollars
| ST. 800, 600, 90 available revenue turned
over by Governor McLauTin's admin
istration. The college land sales, five
hundred and twenty seven Thousand
seven hundred and ninety eight dollars
and forty five cents $527, 1888 IS and
the railroad back taxes, before men,
toned, making together more than q
million dollars was i'll addition to the
million eight hundred Thousand dol
lars TUNED over by Governor Nc
Laurin's administration. Governor
McLaurin's efforts contributed more
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than before mentioned, making to-
gether more than million dollars
was in addition to the million eight
hundred thousand dollars turned over
by Governor McLauiIn's adminIstra-
tion. Governor McLaurins' efforts
contributed more than any one else to
obtaining the grant to the state of
these college lands. Let us keep the
record straight.
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NOTICE.

To the voters of Rankin county:
Owing to two months serious illness
in my family it will be impossible for
me to make o house to house canvass,
bat / will duly appreciate any aid or
support that my friends may see fi5 to
give me. ] expect to pass through
every community and see as many as
possible. Your friend,
G. E. MARTIN.
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FOR SUPERVISORS.

FOR SUPERVISORS.
DISTRICT NO. s.
N. H. NASH
w. H. McLAIN
G. A. WILLIAMS
JOHN G. GRAIN
j. G. c. DONNELL
DISTRICT NO. q
c. H. BETHUNE
j. F. JONES
j. F. PERMENTER
R. d. McRAE
DISTRICT NO. 3
H. T. ELLIS
j. p. BARKSDALE
@. w. LONG
DISTRICT NO 4
RE. KNIGHT
j. M. EVANS
GEORGE ROBINSON.
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that it was this opinion of the atto1-
ney general that caused him TO have
opposition, but now that he is so
handsomely sustained by the supreme
court all opposition will melt like
snow III furnace.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-25

Tt takes preacher and editor to
reach extremes: One of the former
recently give lecture on How a
Daily Newspaper Should Be Conduct
ed. A Chicago editor lectured one
evening last week on '''How to Live
Without Work. - Newspaperdom.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-25
GALL FOR DEMOCRATIC EXECU.
TIVE COMMITTEE.

Brandon, Miss, June %, 1903.
The Rankin County Democratic
Executive Committee is hereby called
to meet at Brandon at 10 o'clock a..
M, Wednesday, July /, 1908.
T.. S. MAY, Chairman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-25

Attorney General Williams is prob
ably the most popular man i'll Missis-
sippi. He is fine lawyer and will
be elected to succeed himself BY an
overwhelming majority.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-25

The opinion of the supreme court
on the primary election law fully sus-
fains our brilliant Attorney General
williams. It IS generally believed
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-25

A Topeka special says that the
most of the destroyed homes and
drowned in North Topeka were OF ne
oroes. who exodusted from Mississippi
in 1878. Poor waits they have in
ded iourneyed through life on hard
lines.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-25

Register now democratrs and vote
YOUR choice in the primary. Register
now before it is too late.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-25
G. E. MARTIN.

TO the Voters Of Rankin Comfy
I am sorry that it has become neces-
sary for me to make a second state
ment through the paper. But owing
to the fact that some have heard that
[ am not native Mississippian,
others that l own property where |
was raised, and others that | only
come to this county to run for the
Office of superintendent of Education
and not expect to make my home here.
| feel sure you will pardon me for
publishing the following letter the
first, to disproye the first two reports,
and the second to dispIoye the third
/ would bo glad to have any one inter
ested to write any Of the gentlemen
whose names are signed to these let
ters. Trusting that this will settle
the matter for good. I am, very res
pectfully, J. |. CONVICTION.
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BRIDGE NOTICE.

Sealed bids will be received at the Chancery
Clerk 5 office up to II O'Clock noon first Monday
in uly, 1908, for building bridge across Pela-
hatchie Greek on Brandon and Fannn road &C.
cording to specifications now on file in this
office The board reserves the right to reject
any are all bids.
G. w. WHITE, Clerk.
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BRIDGE NOTICE.

Sealed bids will be receive at the Chancery
Clerks Office up to IL 0 clock noon first Monday
in july, 1903. for building bridge across Hog
Creek near Eubanks according to specifications
now on ii lie in this office. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
6. ". WHITE, Clerk.
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FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
BEAT s.
w. M. CORLEY
B. A. CLARK
w. O. ABERCROMBlE
ROBT. L. CHAPMAN
BEAT NO. i
P. H. WIENER
JNO. F. WILLIAMS
BEAT NO, f.
DALLAS RAGSDALE
BEAT NO. D
w. w. robson
r. SAUNDERS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-16
High Life and the Stage.
The Marquis of Anglesey Figures in
Strange Developments.

The action brought against the Mar
quis of Anglesey by W. T. Mcclellan. a
theatrical manager and dramatic author,
was productive of amusement in the
lord chief Justices court when the case
was concluded
The plaintiff claimed damages from
the marquis for "erticing away" the two
principal members of his Music Hall
Girl" company, thus breaking up the
tour, and also for breach of an agree
ment in respect OF certain plays which
Mr. Mcclellan said he contracted TO
write
The Marquis of Anglesey was called,
and said he had a theater at Anglesey
Castle for private theatricals. He did
not engage the plaintiff for a spring sea-
son. and never intended to induce the
two members of the Music Hall Girl
company to break their contract.
The marquis was cross-examined by
Lord Coleridge with regard to the adap-
tation of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, {"
which was TO be called Captain Rut-
land"
do you remember suggesting that the
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stage manager. George Thompson. has
had with the Building Inspectors office,
the improvements and alterations of the
building will be completed in ample
time for the opening, scheduled for Sep
TENDER IA.
The box Office this year will be presid-
ed over by W. C. Reeve, as treasurer,
who has been transferred here from a
similar position at Chase's at Baltimore.
Mr. Reeve has been associated with Mr..
Chase since the latter has been identi-
fed with theatricals and is remember
ed as the first treasurer of Chase's in
this city, where he remained until the
Baltimore theater was acquired. Mr..
Reeve has a host of friends here.
George Thompson. who has been the
house scenic artist, has had his sphere
of duty extended TO cover the general
direction of the entire stage. w. f
Thomas will be his assistant. in imme-
date supervision of the stage force.
Another promotion stated is that OF
John Henley. who will be made assistant
stage manager. Abbott Jones. the form
er chief usher. has become superintend
ent of the house, the position so LONG
held by Downs c. Woodward, who was
succeeded during the balance of last
season by Mr. Leonhart.
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Cut From Worn Cloth.
William Archer Finds Little That Is
New in "Glititering Gloria"

Though the author of 'Glittering
Gloria Mr.. Hugh Morton. is understood
to be an American, and though he, no
doubt, invented his own plot-that is 10
say, arranged the incidents in the order
in which they stand-yet the play is a
French farce. of the modern acrobatic
school, quite as clearly as IL II had been
signed Gandillot or Feydeau." says Will
liam Archer in the World"
"All its elements have done duty over
and over again. The newly married hus-
band paying of an exacting mistress
with diamond necklace. and pursued by
his Jealous wife; the Texan millionaire
Tin France he is generally Brazilian)
bristling with guns and forcing every
one, by the mere terror of his presence,
TO hide in Saratoga trunks and other in
conceivable places; the mild and middle
aged country notary who comes to
Paris-I mean to London-for q frolic,
and finds himself involved in the most
astounding ventures: the bulldog who is
as quiet as a lamb until he sees a man
with a red necktle, when he tears his
clothes to tatters; even the railway clerk
who wants to write letter to his sweet
heart, and is furious throughout whole
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Virginia HaIned's New Play.
Will Be the First to Favor Washington
With a Premiere.

Present indications are that the Co
Iumbia will be opened September 2. after
a complete renovation. New furnish
ings and new decorations are expected
to transform the interior of the build
ing
The opening offering will probably be
a new play by E. H. Sothern, which he
has written for his wife, Virginia
Harmed The work is said to be moral
" the antithesis of Iris" Mr.. Sothern
has lately earned a reputation as a
poet. His prediction for such works
as The Sunbeam Bell is well known.
Il is a fair surmise, then. that this
work will be at once literary, poetieal
and mystic.
II the enterprise proves successful
here II will be continued to New York
Miss Harneds plans provide, however
that she shall give up most of her sea
son 10 Iris"
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to the American public. It abounds IN
thrilling situations. not of the melo-
dramatic type, but of the kind which
holds the audience spellbound. The
heart interest in Arizona" is of the
highest order. dealing, as it does, with
the love OF a stern soldier for his wife,
who is at least twenty years younger
than he. Her soldier husband is jealous
to an alarming degree. thereby furnish
ing for the author an excusable chance
for the plot of the play.
The characters introduced are all well
known TO the public, consisting, as they
do, of Candy, the ranchman, who has
Valley, near which is situated the fort
which his son-in-law commands. His
two beautiful daughters. his wife, a
| Chinaman, a Mexican vaquero, cow
boys, ranchmen, etc, constitute this part
of the play; while the colonel of the
United States cavalry and his captain,
| lieutenant and other officers and cav
alrymen make up the rest of the play.
Messrs. La Shelle and Raymond have
given to this production the closest at
| tention possible, and have engaged fer
members of the cast people of high
standing in their profession who are
| especially adapted TO the characters
they assume. The scenic investiture Is
an almost perfect reproduction of the
actual scenes taken from sketches made
on the spot by Frederic Remington.
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One feels also, behind the beautiful in
strument, the serious technique OF the
artist, who knows her art to the very
bottom Her attitudes are of a grace
and of distinction perfect. Her
enunciation is intelligent and her feel
ing profound. Brave, mademoiselIe"
The opera ''Sarrona" is new in theme
and vigorous in detail. It concerns an
Indian Raiah who let's his son die and
his subjects rebel rather than give up
dancer with whom he is enamored.
He holds court of love in her honor,
and arranges to fee his kingdom with
her while the rest are engaged in the
sports, leaving all for her But his
queen suspects, surprises him and his
paramour, and finally kills him with her
own hand, only to fall herself victim
TO che mob which breaks in. pillages.
and finally sets fire 20 the palace
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The American Invasion.
London at Last Begins to Feel II.
Existence.

7
Existence.
What seems like the beginning of
long threatened invasion of the English
theater by American authors has lust. I'm
a very quiet way. had it's beginning. saws
the London Mall"
I'm Dahomey." at the Shaftesbury. and
differing Gloria" at Wyndham's. are
both OF them American products. II is
true that neither of them is-nor is
meant to be-taken seriously, but later
in the season several not unweIcome op-
portunities will be provided in London
of seeing plays written by Americans
that have scored artistic successes in
the country of their authors. Chief
among these, perhaps, may be placed
THE Darling of the Gods" a Japanese
tragic story by David BeIasco and John
Luther Long, that Mr. Tree will stage
at His MaJesty's. From what is said by
those who have seen it. no production
has ever provided such a sequence of
picturesque and impressive scenes as
this one does.
Another Belasco drama that will get
London production is ''Du Barry" a
historical play with a narrowing story
carried through scenes of passion to the
guillotine. In this play. with which she
has made the triumph of her life, Mrs
Leslie Carter will once more invade
London.
Clyde Fitch's comedy, The Climbers"
the title being a reference TO the
struggle of its chief characters to OBJ
tain social advancement-will also be
produced here; and pretty Peggy" a
costume play, with Peg Wellington the
leading character. will figure among the
American novelties.
IN this piece Miss Grace George tan
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play should be converted, Mrs. Tanque-
ray becoming a gentleman, the son a
daughter. and the daughter a soR?" was
asked.
well, that would be only natural"
You would have a drinking part
which would bring out the qualities OF
good actor"
81 am not an actor. only act for my
own amusement"
Lord Anglesey said his housekeeper
had walked on in plays at the castle.
In tableau she had appeared as Juliet
TO his Romeo.
The jury found that there was no con-
tract for a spring season. but awarded
the plaintiff go for work done.
Lord Angiesey having paid 800 into
court, Judgment was entered for him
with costs, and il was ordered that the
eloo be paid out to him.
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AT the TheaterS.
Academy-"The Great White Diamond. /"

Academy-"The Great White Diamond
THE Great White Diamond" with new
scenic mounting. will be the bill at the
Academy this week The play has been
accorded laudatory notices wherever
seen for the past three years. being
hailed as a clean, wholesome and in
tenIely interesting drama. The Great
White Diamond" has been a money
maker since the night of its first pro-
duction three years ago.
Not only has Walter Fessler, the
author-manager, originated mechanical
effects. but he has introduced a char
acter that is new to the stage. This
character, ''Nyctalops," is in the order
of svengan and Jekyll-Hyde, and is a
weird creation. The play bristles with
excitement, and there is a love story
which starts from the diamond fields OF
South Africa and ends in the Sierra Ne
vada Mountains of the Far West The
comedy is highly entertaining.
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A New Marshal Neu.
London Has a Strange Vision of a Fa-
miliar Character.

miliar Character.
The testimonial matinee TO Sydney
Airport at Wyndham's Theater was made
the occasion for the production of new
one-act piece called Marshal Ney,' -
says the London News"
THE story of the little play-which
was not very coherent-was concerned
with the execution of Napoleon's great
general in 1915 by the restored Bour-
bon monarchy twho were incidentally
made to retain the 'Marsellaise' as the
official musie). We cannot remember
ever having seen a dramatic work in
which such immediate demands were
made upon the sympathies of the au-
dience
The curtain had scarcely been up a
minute, and a serio- comic sergeant of
the guard (who. although he wore a
sergeant's uniform. otherwise did duty
as a private soldier) had scarcely had
time to rattle through a hurried piece
of exposition before we were plunged
headlong into fearful farewell scenes
between the condemned marshal Gu
whom the audience had been given nc
time TO become interested) and the SER
geant Whose selection as his friend and
conidant was never very thoroughly ex-
plained).
The marshal afterward lay down or
the couch of his lonely cell and had :
nightmare, or rather a succession OF
nightmares. These consisted of a serie.
OF distorted representations of the bat
ties in which he had taken part, and in.
cluded vision OF Napoleon on a white
charger with elongated forelegs, which
was remarkable example of the scene
painters art. The effect of these pic
lures on the sleeping general was tc
make him mutter military commands II
very Yilely pronounced French. after
which he arose and faced the rifles witt
proud heart"
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Miss Calls Success.
A Washington Girl Scores a Triumph
in Bruges.

Advices from Bruges, Belgium, tell of
the triumphant debut in grand opera at
Bruges OF Lucy Call. daughter of former
Senator Call OF Florida. young woman
who was born in this city and lived here
for nearly all her life previous TO her
fathers retirement from the Senate in
1895. Miss Call was noted from girl
hood for her fine voice, and after her
fathers retirement she went to New
York. where she studied for several
years She then went to Europe and be-
came a pupil of the American composer,
Legrand Rowland, whose new opera,
''Sarrona," has created such a furore on
the Continent.
On the occasion of the second per-
formance Of the opera. on July 30, the
"Ostend Carrillon" said:
THE opera ''Sarrona,' which had such
great success on the occasion of it's
first production two weeks ago. has just
been repeated at charity fete at the
initiative of the Belgian committee.
Miss Call has renewed her success
in the double role of queen and dancer.
It Is a tour de force TO play such OPP
poslte roles so we'll. Her voice has an
Incompatible freshness and exquisite
purity. with notes high and crystalline.
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Opening Of the Lafayette.

At the Lafayette Opera House en-
August "a. local theatergoers will have
an opportunity to view Kirke La Shella
and NJ. B. Raymond's production of Au-
gustus Thomas charming comedy drama
Arizona"
In the short time which ARIZONA"
has been before the public, 1t has
played in more cities in the Union than
any other play now upon the American
stage. The author, Augustus Thomas,
has given to the stage many successful
pieces, but he has admitted himself that
Arizona" is the premier effort of ais
career.
Arizona" is a story Of American life
embodying the characteristics of a
class of people never before introduced
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GOSSIP OF THE DRAMA FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW SD

act at the continual Interruptions which
Pigments, either in these identical forms
or in others Enthusiastically akin to them.
are simply the stock in trade OF the de-
generate French vaudeville of the past
twenty years.
81 call it degenerate because the yio-
lence of the effects aimed at and the
mechanical means adopted for their at
tainment seems to indicate the exhaus-
ton of the species. Playwrights resort
to the most desperate devices in the
hope of producing something new. and
the more extravagant their inventions
the more hackneyed they appear. The
modern vaudeville is TO its predecessor
of the days of Labiche as putting.
snorting, numbering traction engine to
a light and graceful race horse. In or
der to excuse himself for laughing at
these enormous buffooneries the excel
lent Sarcey used to profess 10 find
Just observation or "a corner OF truth
in them. In their English translations
and limitations that corner is certainly
rubbed off.
AT the same time 'Glittering Gloria
is not bad play of its class, and may
very well serve it's purpose OF attract
mig the holiday public to Wyndham
Theater. The fortunes Of the first act
were rather compromised on the first
night by the fact that John G. Dixon,
who played the most tediously conven-
tional part in the play-that of the ex-
plosive Texan-was apparently suffer-
ing from an extinction of voice, which
rendered the extravaganza of his meth
cd doubly trying. But in the latter
acts there were rather less of Colonel
Pasquale Gallagher. and the piling up
of one extravagant situation upon an
other became at some points irresisti-
bly, funny.
1.-The stage management was charac-
terized by that relentless American
snap which keeps the stage in one
perpetual pantomimic scramble. Though
rather exhausting to the nerves, it is
doubtless the best method of carrying
off the absurdities of such a produc-
ton"
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that the best thing for me to do was to
go on with my work.
with heavy heart l went to re-
hearsals again. During one of the inter-
walls when 1 was absent from the stage
l asked my maid to hear me speak my
lines. l repeated them as l walked UP
and down the dressing room. Quite in
spirit of fun, as we'll as with a sense
of WEAKNESS. 1 began TO initiate Mr.
Morgan in voice. Suddenly a new light
dawned upon me. / had caught the
trick-the task no longer alarmed me
and subsequently 1 had the qualification
of knowing that 1 scored one of the
biggest hits of my life. My success sug-
gested that this was now my proper field
of labor. and since then l have only
played strong emotional roles"
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Rehan- Skinner Tour.

Ada Rehan and Otis Skinner will re-
turn from Europe about the middle OF
September, prepared to enter immedi-
ately upon rehearsaIs. for which every
thing will then be in readiness They
will open in 1.-The Tanning of the shrew"
at Trenton, October 10, from where they
Will &c TO Norfolk and Richmond The
supporting company will be one Of IN
usual strength. and the productions will
be those of the late Augustin DAILY,
which are now Miss Rehan's property.