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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-07-25
THE PARDON or NANCE.
Fact. Which Senator Moneys
Supporter, Would Prefer the
People Not to Know.

The attack of the Okolona Messen-
ger, edited by Abe Steinberger, late
of Kansas, on Governor Longino for
the pardoning OF John Nance early in
1901. who was sentenced Tor life from
Yazoo county in 1868, forms the SUBJ
ject of correspondence between Hon.
Frank Johnston and Judge S. S. CAL
hoon of the supreme court, which is
contained below. The pardon was
granted on the recommendation of
Judge J. A. p. Campbell, who was
then circuit judge OF the Yazoo dis
trict, and Hon. S. S. Calhoon, who
was district attorney at the time.
The letters OF Gen. johnson and
Judge Calhoon, which follow, will be
read with interest all over the state
at this time:
Jackson, Miss, July Is, 1908.
Judge S. S. Calhoon, Jackson, Miss.
My Dear Sir: There is a recent
criticism in the Okolona Messenger of
Governor Longino for pardoning John
Nance in 1901, who was convicted of
a felony in Yazoo county in 1868, and
sentenced to imprisonment for life. I
understand that you were at the time
of his conviction district attorney for
that district, and that you recon-
mended the pardon OF Nance to the
governor. In order that no Injustice
may be done Governor Longiho in the
|pnblic estimation, I beg leave to sug-
|Gest the propriety OF your giving a
full statement of the considerations
upon which this pardon was granted.
hand you herewith the article al
luded to in the Okolona Messenger.
Very sincerely yours.
FRANK JOHNSTON.
JUDGE CALHOON's REPLY.
Jackson, Miss, July Is, 1908.
Hon. Frank Johnston, City.
My Dear Sir: have yours of date
yesterday delivered to me on my re-
turn from an absence, and OF course
there can be no hesitancy in giving
the facts upon which Judge Campbell
and myself recommended that the
governor pardon the convict, John
Nance.
AS was my duty in 1868, I prose
| cuted this convict before 3ary OF
Yazoo county and he was convicted
At the time of his conviction the Law
did not permit the defendant tC
testify in his own behalf. The pre-
siding Judge, that most distin'
guished jnrist, statesman and citi
zen, Judge J. A. p. Campbell, con
Cured with me in doubling the
prisoner guilt, and any resident o
the state of Mississippi, and especially
of Yazoo county, must necessarily
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-07-25
Catarrh of the Stomach.

When the stomach is overloaded; !;
when food is taken into it that falls
to digest, it decays and inflames the
mucous membrane, exposing the
nerves and causes the glands to secret
mucin instead Of the natural juices OF
digestion. This Is called catarrh Of
the stomach. For years I suffered
with catarrh of the stomach, caused
By Indigestion. Doctors and medicines
failed 60 benefit me until I used L0dOl
Dyspepsia Cure.J. r. Rhea, Ooppell,
Tex. Sold BY The Second Glass Drug
Store. u
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-07-25
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM
yorker"
Gray,post Picnic and Other Items.

''FORKER."
Gray,port Picnic and Other Items.
EDITOR SENTINEL:-I must hasten
to tell you and my far away friends
about a grand picnic and barbecue I
attended within the precinct OF
Graysport. Hearing few days before
of the coming event, and having en-
joyed the hospitality OF the good peo-
pie of the little city, knew what
would be missed by non-attendance.
The picnicters met in the lovely
shady grove of Mr.. Silas Rayburn, 4
splendid bachelor Of the true South
ern type, who has charming little
home that he would be delighted to
share with some sweet congenial
spirit.
BY arriving early, 1 had the pleas
ure Of seeing everybody else arrive,
and they did arrive from every direc-
tion; husbands, wives, children, cam
didates and dogs, making a vast select
crowd. Speeches were delivered
before and after dinner by the candi-
dates, and a gentleman from Stark
vile, in the interest of agriculture
and the college. He spoke OF the neces-
sity of beautifying country homes for
the retention OF our boys and girls,
which endorsed. After the conclu-
sion of this address, which was enjoy
ed from beginning to ending by the
farmers and farmers wives, dinner
was announced. Il pause for adjectives
display of tempting viands prepared
by the fair hands OF the lovely ladies
of Graysport and surrounding vicinity.
Everything was perfect, and proved
that the culinary art was practiced
to perfection. Like the miracle of our
Savior, everybody had a suficiency-
and a whole lot was left.
I think these barbecues and picnics
are fine yearly events. They cause
the people to meet with friends of by
gone days that perhaps would never
meet this side OF the grave. Yes, the
picnic was asgreat success, and reflect
ed credit on the city by the orderly
manner it was conducted-nothing
stronger than some nice fresh cider
was drank. After dinner an address
was delivered by a candidrte for Dis
trict Attorney. That he held the peo-
pie spellbound, was shown by the rapt
attention aud often merry peels OF
laughter that rang through the air.
Well, the many candidates will
soon know their doom. I am sorry
there are not offices enough for them
all, but then I am afraid there would
not be workers sufficient to make
money to pay them.
The farmers, as general thing, are
wearing broad smiles, and some are
thinking of building more cribs to
hold the corn, as the harvest promises
to be very bountiful. Cotton is grow
ing, and if no disaster overtakes it,
will be very good crops made. Pota~
toes, peas and everything promises
well-With few more good rains the
people will once more enjoy the horn
Of plenty.
am now enjoying the hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Perry, resting
and recuperating.
Thanking you for your kindness l
will terminate, as my eyes are com.
planning. Yorker
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-07-25

JACKSON, Miss, JULY 22.-PerhapS
the most notable event OF the week
was the Governors letter to G. W.
Ellis, a lawyer of Hattiesburg, who
addressed to the Governor a very
sarcastic letter inquiring as to his
position on the Philippine question,
and insinuating that he is in close
sympathy with President Roosevelt
and his Republican pie-distributors
in this State. The Governors reply
left no doubt as to his position On
these questions. He stated that be
was one of the delegates from Missis-
sippi who helped to adopt the Demo-
cratic platform ut Kansas City, and
that he still gives it his unqualified
support; that any intimation to the
effect that he Is playing for Repubfi-
can favor is not only without foundar
tion IN fact, but IS absolutely untrue.
The sting Of the letter, however, Va
ii it, tail. Mr.. Ellis vas one Of the
Disappointed applicants Tor the chan
cellorship Of his district some time
since, md Ia conclusion the Governor
remarked that tho failure Of thu
aspiration might also place him IN thu
category of being disappointed pic
hunter. \ y
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27
GEN. FUNSTON AMUSED.
Or. Parkhurst Accuses Him Of Deceit
and Treachery.

Or. Parkhurst Accuses Him Of Deceit
and Treachery.
Portland, Ore, March 26.-"T am
disposed to feel amused rather than nf-
Tended at the eruption Of this man
Parkhurst, In New York, last Sunday"
said Brigadier General Frederick Fun
ston to a reporter, when asked for q
statement In reply to the utterances
of the we'll known divine, wherein he
charged that General Funston's cap
ture of Aguinaldo was accomplished
by deceit and treachery; violating the
laws of war, the laws of hospitality
and the laws of God"
Il laughed when read the dis-
patch" continued the general, "but
shall not lend dignity to his effusion
by Offering reply. had supposed all
along. until saw his name In print
last night that Parkhurst was In the
pound, but it seems he is still at large.
Evidently Parkhurst hasn't raided any
dance halls lately, and he wants to at
tract public attention to himself by
jumping on me, in the hope that will
answer him. But he needn't worry
about that. | won't bother him. He
is blowing off steam, and II he enjoys
it, let him keep 1t up" and then, after
a moments meditation, the hero Of the
Philippines looked up and said:
Il notice the newspapers haven't
been saying much about Parkhurst
lately. l suppose this irritates him
and he is taking shot at me as bid
| for public notice"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27
IRISH TO OWN EMERALD ISLE.
Wyndham's Bill Paves the Way to
That Reform.

London.-The Irish secretary, Mr..
Wyndham, has introduced the govern
ment's long anticipated Irish land bill
in the house of commons. It proposes
free grant OF $50, ,O00,O00 for the pur-
poses Of the bill. Tenants are to pay
IA per cent interest on loans from
the government. Mr.. Wyndham said
he thought the scheme would not In
volve $5O0,O00, 600, but that $750,000, 900
could safely be advanced on Irish land.
The advances to tenants are limited
10 $250O in the congested districts and
$4,000 elsewhere. The bill also pro-
vides that untenanted farms and graz
ing lands shall be sold to neighboring
tenants, and that three commission
ers, to be known as estate commission
ers, shall supervise the sales. The
names of the three commissioners are
Michael Finucane, secretary to the
government of Bengal, revenue. gem
eral and statistical departments;
Frederick Wrench, now one Of the
Irish land commissioners, and William
F. Bailey, one Of the assistant COM
missioners on the Irish land question.
They will be under the control of the
lord lieutenant of ireland. The bill
will become effective November IL.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27
Trade Report.

Bradstreet's report of trade last
week says:
Excessive moisture in the form OF
heavy rains and floods, or OF merel!
bad roads, is an apparent drawback To
distributive trade. Over against this,
however, is to be placed an improve
ment in jobbing trade at some leading
western centers, shade better than
heretofore reported in collections, q
perceptible easing OFF Of the car short
age trouDle and increased strength In
the iron and steel trades. There Is
even some, though perhaps more ap-
parent than real, improvement In the
labor situation, some strikes having
been avoided or settled, but labor dis
tendent J. P. O'Brien on the subject OF
turbance is still a possibly unsettled
feature, especially in the building
trades. The next two weeks will see
applied the test Of demand In retail
lines. Gross railway earnings for the
first half OF March show an aggregate
gain over last year of fully IL pei
cent.
Wheat (including four) exports fo1
the week ended March 10 aggregate
1885, ,598 bushels. Wheat exports since
July / aggregate 170,04s.52S bushels.
Business failures for the week end
ing March 10 number 1874,
In Canada for the week failures
number "A.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27
PlckPocKETs At SPOKANE.
Their Victims Lose Nearly $4,000
Over $500 in Cash.

OVCT YCOV III SdoIIs
Spokane, March 2S.-Pickpockets
"tore off, three victims in Spokane
Thursday, to the extent Of $1S40. Two
OF the hauls were made at the North
ern Pacific depot, and one at the
Great Northern depot. OF the amount
stolen, only $535 was in cash, the bal
ance being in drafts and notes.
George Proctor, a Dakotan, was the
first victim. He came in on the
morning Northern Pacific train, and
had scarcely gotten off the train be-
fore his pockets were picked of $27s
in cash and three notes for $125, $1OO
and $50 respectively.
H. H. Ames of Hutchinson, Mimi.
who came in on the same train with
Proctor, also had his pockets picked
at the depot. He lost $35 in cash an1
two New York drafts for 500 each
Both Proctor and Ames say there was
quite a crowd in the depot, and the,
have no idea who went through them
John O'Conner reported that he hat
been robbed at the Great Northern de
pot while waiting for an eastbount
train to take him back to Danbury
la. He says he lost 1925 in cash ant
certificate of deposit for $63499.
The victims in each instance wer
homeseekers
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FALLING
FLOOD CONDITIONS BECOMING
HRlcHTER--WoRsT is OVER.
Levees North and South Of Memphis,
Tenn, are Holding spiendIdiy--
Railroads Soon to BE opsn-Many
Refugees Being Cared for-oovsrn-
ment Furnished Tents.

Memphis. Tenn, March 23.-The riv-
er continues slowly to fall ct this
polnl, the gauge registering 1915 feet.
Ane flood conditions are becoming
brighter, and 1t is generally accepted
.nat the worst Is over.
Reports from the levees, both north
and south OF Memphis, are that they
are holding splendidiy.
The railroads west Of the river will
De open for traffic by Wednesday, 1t
Is believed. More refugees have ar
rived from the south, and are being
taken care of by the authorities. The
shipment Of tents by the government
from Jeffersonville, Ind, Is expected
soon, and refuge camp will be pitch
ed with ample accommodations for all
aood sufferers.
Reports from Natchez state that,
while the weather has been most favor
able for effective levee work. 1t was
found necessary to send more men to
the Sycamore levee In Concordia par
lsh in Louisiana. There has not been
enough sunshine to dry out the earth
wi...- which the men have to work. The
fears of the people have been In
creased by the continued rise In the
liver, and, though the levee men and
engineers contend that Sycamore will
hold. old timers who have experienced
high waters are skeptical, as heavy
pressure is yet to come. The Natchez
gauge reads 49.3, q rise Of 2 In the
nacf "a hours and r}aiuU
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27
MRS. MAVERICK TO BE RELEASED
Announcement Made That She vii
Be Free Next Year.

Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the Am6rl
can woman who was convicted al
Liverpool in 1889 on the charge OF
poisoning her husband, James May
prick, by arsenic, and whose sentence
of death was commuted to penal ser.
vitude for life, will be released In
1904. The announcement comes from
the home Office, which authorize her
Washington lawyers to use the fact
of her release next year as reason
for securing the postponement OF tha
trial of the lawsuits bearing on the
prisoners interest in land In Ken.
lucky, Virginia and West Virginia.
Mrs. Maybrick, who was Miss Flor
ence Elizabeth Chandler and mem.
Der Of a we'll known and prosperous
southern family, was married July ~,
1881, in st. James church. Piccadilly,
to James Maybrick OF Liverpool. She
was then Is years old. vivacious and
beautiful and a social favorite. Hell
husband was "a years old. In the
spring Of 1889 Mr.. Maybrick became
i'll and in a few days he died. His
brothers investigated his death ane
charged Mrs. Maybrick with the mur
der of her husband. A long trial fol
| lowed and a number of doctors swort
Mr.. Maybrick died Of arsenical poison
| ing. The defense proved that for x
| years Mr.. Maybrick had been a con
firmed arsenic eater and that he dali!
took doses that would have killed
dozen ordinary men. Mrs. Maybricl
was eventually sentenced to death b!
the jufge, Sir Fitzjames Stephen, VIII
spoke for two days in charging tn
jury and who said 1t was impossible
for them to find her guilty in the fac
of the medical evidence. He die
some time later in a mad house.
Had she not been able to testify !
the suit pending in the United States
Mrs. Maybrick and her mother woul
have lost all title and interest in larg
j. tracts of lands situated in Kentuck!
Virginia and West Virginia.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27

young iaay Was alone at Ine tine ana
no motive Tor tne deeu is known.
EdWaru Goooricn, VINO acnleyed no
torlety some time ago as the ex-cnam.
plon Droncno buster OF the west. auu
incidentally won $1,000 by riolng a
heretofore unmanageable horse
through Main street, Billings, Mont,
is IN serious trouble, he having been
arrested at Helena on the charge OF
adultery.
The third consecutive daily wreck
on the Rocky Mountain division OF the
Northern Pacific occurred last Mon.
day near Weeksville, Mont, a small
station eight miles west of MissOula.
Governor Mcbride of Washing ton
has appointed Senator ]. P. Sharp OF
Ellensburg member of the board OF
regents of the state agricultural col.
lege, vice H. w. Canheld of Colfax,
resigned, for the term ending March
8, 1906.
1t Is considered certain in New
York that the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul will have to extend to the
Pacific coast. This is made neces.
sary to recover traffic lost through
the control Of the Burlington by the
James ]. Hill merger lines.
Governor Mcbride of Washington
has filed the bill Providing for the
assessment and taxation of mining
claims and improvements thereon and
Of the net proceeds of mines" with a
veto attached.
Whitaker Wright is still in Jail.
The Guggenheim Exploration com
pany increases it's stock $6,500,000, tc
Sl7,000,000, offering it at par and
keeping $4,O00,000 in the treasury. The
new capital will be partly used in
acquiring Occur d'Alene mines. The
stock does not yet pay dividends, as
tho earnings have heretofore been
spent on the property.
More than $4,000 is the price put or
the heads of the trio of highwaymer
who murdered passenger and wound
ed three others in a desperate attempt
| to hold up Santa Monica car
United States Consul General Cow
dy has succeeded in locating in a pri
| vate sanitarium in Paris Moses FOw
Ter Chase of Lafayette, Ind, whose
whereabouts have been the subjec'
Of diligent search for several years
| Two French physicians examined tht
| youth and pronounced him incurabl.
| insane
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27
.HOLDUP NEAR Los ANGELES
THUGS KILL ONE AND WOUND
TWO IN STREET CAR ROBBERY.
A General Fight Took Place Between
Passengers and Thieves-lt 10 BE.
lieved One Robber Was Killed
Story Of the Episode Told by c. A.
Henderson, a Passenger.

Los Angeles, CAL, March 23.--A
noidup OF an electric car on the Sanla
Monica line that for desperate daring
surpassed the deed OF Burke and Met
zer who successfully robbed q car
load of passengers on the Pasadena
line month ago, occurred at night
just outside the city limits. AS re
suit of the fight that followed between
passengers and highwaymen, George
other passengers wounded. 1t is be.
lieved one of the highwaymen was
killed.
Information of the holdup first reach
ed the police through Charles A. Hen
derson, who was a passenger on the
car. He tells the following story:
The car left Fourth and Broadway
at sos p. M, for Santa Monica. Al
concord street, about quarter Of a
mile outside the city limits, the cal
came to standstill because Of some
distractions across the rails. Nc
sooner had it stopped than three men
appeared, all wearing masks and with
neavy revolvers in their hands. whicn
lney trained upon the carload Of pas
sengers. Hands up. everybody hands
up, called out the highwaymen.
noticed that their guns were trained oi
the passengers standing, and as
was seated l thought l was safe II
making some move.
Il shifted my revolver from my hil
to an overcoat pocket, and momen
later, when one of the men was no
more than five feet away, l openet
ire. l fired four shots point blank a
nis breast. The man fell, and be
iieve he is mortally wounded. Imme
diately the other two highwaymen
seeing their companion fall, opene'
fire. A regular fusilade Of shots TO
lowed.
Il went across the car and jumpe
of the opposite side and ran acros
the field to the road. There l RAJ
across horse and buggy tied to
fence. supposed it had been lei
there by the highwaymen. l jumpe
into the buggy and drove back t
town."
During the fight between the rob
bers and passengers the motormal
turned on the current and made rul
at the distractions on the track, throw
ing them aside and leaving the rol
bers behind. The car proceeded t
santa Monica.
The entire police and detective fore
of the city are out in search OF th
highWaymen.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27
Hold.ups Took $500.

North Yakima, Wash, March 81
The store of the Bickner Mercantile
& Trading company at Mabton was
robbed Of $500 by two robbers. About
9 o'clock at night two men walked into
the store and commanded Mr.. Bick,
ner, who was alone, to throw up his
hands. He complied and at the point
of a revolver was commanded to open
the safe, which was locked. He hesl'
tated a moment, but the robbers
threatened to shoot him Il he did not
comply. He then turned the combina
tion One man stood over him with 9
revolver while the other went through
the safe, in which they found ths
money. The robbers then disappeared
| in the darkness.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27
LABOR UNIONS ARE TRUSTS.
According to Belief Expressed BY
John Mitchell.

According TO 6etlet Expressed ny
John Mitchell.
Huntington, w. va. March "a
Coal operators, laboring people, pro
fessional men and bankers, to the mum
ber of more than 200, crowded about
the front OF local hotel here today rc
listen to an open air address by John
Mitchell. president Of the United Mine
workers, on the subjecl Of strikes. His
remarks were directed almost entirely
to the situation in West Virginia al
this time. He said In part:
"The capital and labor question de
mands the serious attention and In
vestigation of the American people
1t is the paramount subject of the
American thinking people, and all
chimeras and theories must bow before
the great facts pressing for solution
and settlement. am not an advocate
of strikes, but there are times wher
they are necessary to clinch the argu
ment of truth in the interests OF thu
laboring people of this country. Strikes
are a feature Of civilization, and the
dIO AClSly q ACNno W @AA SAA AAA sAA
great social evolution that Is now cor
fronting the American. Barbarou
countries and states have no strikes
they are unknown there. Strikes ar
the sledge hammers that weld the con
Meeting links of labor and capital am
make the endless chain Of prosperity
We want q better understanding be
tween employer and employe. and W
come with onerings Of peace. The Ia
Dor unions are trusts just like you
doctors trusts, the minister's trust
| and the money trust, only we cal
those associations corporations. Will
we style ourselves unions. There l
no civilization without labor; ther
can be no progress without this poten
factor, and why should we not pfotec
and settlement. am not an advocat
and foster the interests Of such an In
portant element in our national pre
| gress?
1--WE desire an amicable settlemen
Of the pressing questions of the labo
movement in West Virginia, and ever
fair means will be employed by tn
United Mineworkers to bring abou
this happy result"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-27
packers Fined $4,000.

Jefferson City, Mo-. March 23.-The
Armour, Cudahy, Swift. Hammond ana
the Schwarzschild & Sulzberger pack
ing companies, the nve defendants IN
the custer proceedings brought by the
attorney general Of Missouri against
the alleged beef combine last summer.
were fined $4,000 each in the Missouri
sunreme court and ordered to pay tne
costs Of the case, which amount 70
x5oo0 Unless the fines and costs are
Maid within 80 days the defendants Will
he ousted from the state, so the cour'
orders.