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The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
A BAD POST.
Third acanc In the United States
Diplomatic Service In That
City Has Occurred.

Washington, March 27.-Guayaquil
Is acquiring a bad reputation as a on
sular post. First came the pathetic
death of the artist, Mast; then Mr..
Sawter went to the city and fed be-
cause of the yellow fever epidemic,
leaving a vacancy, and within a few
months has occurred the third va
cancy which remains to be filled, for
DR.. VIM. Shaw Bowen will not take
the place though he was nominated
and confirmed by the senate as con-
sui. 1t is said that some old naval
court martial record has been revived
to his detriment, causing the with
drawa1 of his hackers. the Rhode Is
and senator's, and the consequent
failure of the state department to is
sue his commission.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
A NEW TREATY PREFERRED.
Secretary Silva of the Cuban Senate
Thinks an Entire New Treaty
Would he Preferable

New York, March Ex-senator Sill
va. secretary of the Cuban senate,
who. has been an advocate. of the
treaty of reciprocity with the United
States, is quoted as saying, according
to the Havana correspondent of the
Tribune:
II am inclined to the belief hat the
best thing would be to disapprove the
treaty, then negotiate another. The
amendments seem confusing to all of
us. We have perfect confidence in
President Roosevelt, but fear the
amendments are in such shape that
to make n new treaty is preferable"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
Damage Beyond Estimating.
LEvEE BREAKS AT HYMELIA.
Vandals Suspected OF Cutting 1t and
Repetitlo on VIII Cause roubI

New Orleans, March 2S.-Interest in
the flood situation here to-day CEN
tered in the break at Hymelia, near
Lucy, La. 40 miles above the city. and
the disastrous c%revasse reported south
of Greenville which will overflow 1O0,-
600 acres of rich delta land. Under
experienced crevasse fighters 700 la
borers were put to work, and to-day
advices are to the effect hat if the
work is not interrupted the break will
be closed by Sunday. A large area
is already submerged. The vas
is in the heart of one of the richest
sugar districts of Louisiana.
The belief that Hymelia levee was
cut in order to relieve other sections
is strong, and any attempt to repeat
the action is likely to be followed by
bloodshed if the perpetrators are
caught.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
BREAKS AT OTHER PLACES.
Gaps Several Hundred Feet Wide In
A~lbermarle Levee.

N0IS FSSt kh
A~lbermarle Levee.
Nicksburg, Miss, March 2S.-Follow-
ing the crevasse ear Greenville. the
second break of the day on the Mis-
sissippi side occurred at Albemarle
levee. in lower Issaquena county,
on Friday afternoon. Backwater
from the Steeles bayou already had
spread all over that section and was
within five feet of the levee's CROWN;
consequently not much damage will
result. Reports from there state that
the gap is several hundred feet wide
but as the water is running through
with very little force it probably can
be closed. The Albemarle levee was
an old piece of work and had been
displaying danger signals for a week
past. Telephone messages from May
e~rsville report that the levee three
quarters of a mile north of that place
is sloughing badly and that a large
crack has appeared in The embai k
ment.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
A PESTLENT|AL PRISON.
One-Fourth of the Inmates of the
New York Prison at Dame
nora Have Tuberculosis.
INADEQUATE MEANS FOR THEIR CARE.
Rest of the Convicts and to the
Outside World, rs the Discharged
Men Carry and scatter the Infec-
uOn Broadcast.

Albany, N. Y, March 27.-One-
fourth of the population of the Gin
ton state prison at Dannemora is af-
fiicted with tuberculosis, according to
DR.. j. B. Ransom, physician at the in
stitutfon, in an argument submitted
to the ways and means committee of
the assembly in favor of the bill of
Assemblyman Knapp making an APP
preparation for the construction of a
building at the prison for the car of
the prisoners thus afflicted. There are
$50 ~tubercular inmates in the institu-
ton, of whom 1875 were transferred
from other institutions.
Concerning the conditions, DIR. Ran
som says:
I'VE are able to care for, at the
most, but "a of these men in our hos
pital wards. We have set aside the
cell block for others under treat
ment. This leaves about 100 cases
scattered through our population.
While they r not in the active
stages, still there frequently ccurs a
ease that develops conditions that
r a menace to the men in the way
of infection, and, under present cir
cumstances, this is impossible to pre-
vent.
From 90 to 100 tubercular cases
are being discharged every year from
this prison upon the outside world,
to carry infection broadcast, if their
disease is not arrested.
"The great need of the hour is more
accommodations for the large class of
consumptive prisoners, not only for
the welfare of the men in the insti-
buttons themselves, but also for the
general public"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
MYSTERY STILL UNsoLvED.
The Burdick Murder Inquest at Buffalo
Ends Without Fixing the Crime
Upon Anyone.

Buffalo, n. Y, March 27.-The in
dick, who was murdered just a month
ago in his home on Ashland avenue,
has closed, and Judge .Aurphy al
nounces that an Official inquiry into
the tragic death of Arthur X. Pencil,
who has figured so prominently in the
Burdick inquest, will begin next Mon
day.
The Burdick inquest has served to
develop several theories relative to
the crime that had been suggested
many days ago, but it would be hardly
correct to say that the investigation
has added anything tangible to any
of these theories. Aside from the
failure of the authorities to secure
evidence bearing directly npon the
commission of the crime, or to es-
tablish the identity of the murderer,
there is a feeling of satisfaction that
the name of Mr.. Burdick has been
lifted from the miro in which it was
dragged and his character shown in
it's true light. The evidence brought
out under the examination of wit
nesses by District Attorney Coats
worth has shown Burdick to have
been a loving father, always wiling
to sacrifice his own happiness and
pride for the sake OF his children;
that he was the victim of false friend
ship, broken pledges, and in face of
all, a forgiving, indulgent husband.
EA--x L. L. &IA ErS EfofIa
The efforts of the authorities to fix
the crime upon some one will not end
with the inquest. At the same ti.c
there is now little hope of success IN
this undertaking, and the murder
probably will go down in criminal his
tory as m of the great unsolved
mysteries.
Judge Murphy stated after court ad-
journed Thursday afternoon that his
Judgment in the case will not be
handed down until Monday, or per-
haps later in the week. 1t is posi-
BILE that he may issue warrants for
the arrest of John Doe and "Jane
Roe" If Judge Murphy sees fit to
take such action the district attorney
will be obliged to submit the whole
case to the grand jury.
Only three new witnesses appeared
on the stand Thursday. They were
Rev. L. NJ. Powers, pastor of ne
Church of the Messiah, where the
Burdick family and Mrs. Hull were
regular attendants, and Detectives
Cornish and Coughlin, who were the
first police officials to :,rrive at the
Burdiek home when the crime was
discovered.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
THE CRUISER WEST VIRGINIA
1t VIII be Launched April IS. and
Gov. Whites Daughter VIII
Christen the Vessel.

New York, March Csc. B. Orcutt,
president of the Newport News Ship
building & Drydock Co., has an
nounced that the date for the launch
ing of the United States armored
cruiser West Virginia at the COM
pany's yards, Newport News, Va, has
been officially set by the navy depart
ment for April IS.
Miss Catherine V. White daughter
of Gov. Albert b. White, of West Vir-
ginia, will name the vessel.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
Lost on the Races.

San Francisco, March EFT was
learned from the wholesale firm of
Louis Kline q Co. that V. L. Reichen-.
berg. who committed suicide at the
Hotel Garni, st. Louis, left this city
about two weeks ago for the east,
just after resigning his position with
the firm. 1t was reported that the
young man had lost heavily on the
races. His relatives in this city are
people of high social and financial po-
sitiOn.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
An Escort for Roosevelt.

Denver, Col. March 27.-Gov. Pea
body and staff will probably act as
escort for President Roosevelt from
st. Louis to Denver after attending
the exposition ~dedicatory services.
The governor has eel planning to
take his staff and the George w. Cook
drum corps to Philadelphia to attend
the launching of the cruiser Colorado
on April rs, and he has received a let
ter from President Roosevelt inviting
him to meet the presidential party
in st. Louis and accompany it to this
city. The invitation will probably be
accepted
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Property in the Hands of u Trust
Company, as TrHstee, Liable
to Assessment.

Chicago, March 2s.-A dispatch to
The Chronicle from Clinton, Ia, says:
Judge p. B. Wolf, of the Seventh
judicial district, has just rem
lered an important decision regarding
the power of assessors to assess taxes
on property in the hands of a tn st
company as trustee. The court holds
that such property is liable to asseas-
both for county and city tax.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
A JUDICIAL PROMOTION.
Justice of the District OF CO.
Iumbia Supreme Court.

Washington, March 2s.-Justice
Clabaugh, of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia, has been ap-
pointed chief justice of said court to
succeed Judge Bingham, retired.
Former Senator Pritchard, of North
Carolina, will be appointed to fill the
vacancy created by Justice C~labaugh's
promotion.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Berlin, March 27.-Ambassador
Tower handed to Foreign Secretary
Won Richthofen Secretay Hays dis
IpatcH expressing PRESIDENT Roose-
velt's appreciation IF Emperor Will
JAMS invitation to him to send the
North Atlantic squadron to Kiel dur
ing the yachting week in June. Mr..
Hay explained hat the cruise was for
practice purposes only, that the
squadron will not touch at any port
on the mainland of Europe and that
the voyage eastward will only be ex-
tended so far as the Azore islands.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
LAUNCHING BIG NEWSPAPER.
Women in Chicago Backing the En-
terprise and Will sDare to
Print Evcrything."

Chicago, March aS.-Plans are al
most completed here for the launch
ing Of a daily newspaper, to be owned
and operated exclusively by women
and which shall dare to print every
thing and any thing exactly as it
really is A company has been
formed, with Mrs. Alice Blount at its
head.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
EXPLORERS IN EAST AFRICA.
w. n. Macmillan, of st. L0uis, Reaches
a Town Remarkable for It's
Ugly Men and Women.

Marseilles, March 2s.-"he party of
explorers headed by w. n. MacMiil-
of ST. Louis, and Messrs. Brown aud
NARROW, and accompanied by a num-
Der of Englishmen. recently reported
to have arrived at Jibutel, Abyssinia,
have, according to The latest advices
here, reached Harrar, East Africa. a
town noted for having the ugliest
men and women known to travellers.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
JUDGE TYNER STEPS OUT.
He Will No Longer Serve as Assist
ant Attorney General for the
Post Office Department.

Washington, March 27.-Judge
James n. Tyner, assistant attorney
general for the post office depart
ment, has resigned, to take effect on
the appointment of his successor, who
has not yet been chosen.
Mr.. Tyner is in a serious physical
condition, and owing to that fact md
his advanced age, he has not been able
to discharge the duties of his office
for a long time and he will not again
visit the post office department OIL
oia1ly
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
SAILORS LOST IN A FOREST.
Three Deserters start on Foot TO
Victoria, II. c.. and Lose Their
Way on Bamfield Creek.

Victoria, B. c., March 2s.-Three
sailors who deserted from the sealing
schooned Triumph at Bamfield creek
are lost somewhere in a forest be-
tween hat point and Victoria, the de-
serters having essayed TO walk to
Victoria. They have not since been
heard of.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
QUARLEs GIVES OUT A TIP.
Presidents Most Important Speeches
VIII Be Made in milwaukee
and San francisco.

Milwaukee, March 27.-United
States Senator Joseph V. Quarles, VINO
has reached Milwaukee from WasL
ington, said to-day that the most i'm
portant speeches to be made by Presi-
dent Roosevelt on his western trip
would be made in Milwaukee and San
Francisco. He said that the presi-
dent himself gave him this informal
fiop
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
Death of Robert w. Orr.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 2S.-Robert
w. Orr, aged SO, for 81 years from
1873 superintendent of schools of
Christian county, died, Thursday, of
lung trouble, from which he had SUI
fered for two years, at his home in
Taylorville.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
AGED COUPLE FOUND DEAD.
Peter LuttreH and Wife Both Past
Eighty, Murdered Near Me-
Minnviile, Tenn.

McMinnville, Tenn, March Gin
the Eleventh district of this county
the dead bodies of Peter Luttrell and
wife, both past eighty years old, were
found in bed at their home Thursday.
horribly beaten and mutilated. The
discovery was made by Lee Nickers
and wife. who had a contract to care
for the couple.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
Melting AWAY.
The Levee Five Miles South Of Green
vile, Miss, Has Biggest
Break Ever Known.
The YAzoo DELTA IS UNDER WATER.
Through an Enormous Gap Which Ii
Constantly Widening The Roar of the
Torrent Can Be Heard for Miles
Breaks at Other Points.

Greenville, Miss, March 2S.-A vol
m of water 16 feet deep and over
six hundred feet in length is pouring
steadily through a in the
levee five miles south of here and is
flooding thousands of acres of the
finest farming land n the celebrated
YaZoo delta. The break in the levee
occurred at II o'clock Friday morn
ing, and the roar of the rushing wa
ters can easily be heard in Greenville.
Only 200 feet of the embankment
gave way at first, and a mighty effort
was made by hundreds of laborers in
charge of the government engineers
sacking, but it was soon apparent
that it was beyond power to success
fully combat the resistless fury Of
the current.
Levee Melting Away.
An hour later it was seen that the
ends of the levee on either side of
the crevasse were melting fast, the
force of the current cutting the en-
bankment away as though it was
built of sand.
When the first report of the break
reached this city many people began
to collect their valuables and held
themselves in readiness to move away
at a moments notice. The back wa
ter has reached this city, but it is
believed there is no danger here from
the flood, as the water will pass rap
idly to the southwark.
Worst Break Even known.
Maj. John M. Sears, who has charge
temporarily of the government Of
fees here, states that the break is
unquestionably the worst in the his
tory of the levee system. He says
the entire delta south as far as Vicks-
burg will be inundated. and the fine
farming lands in Washington, Bolivar
and Sharkey counties will be under
water for more than two weeks. This
is the first break TO be reported ON
the Mississippi side since the present
rise began.
Maj. Sears says a desperate struggle
is being made to prevent the further
widening of the breach by revetting
the ends of the levee and strength
ening them with sand sacks. 1t is
feared that this will not be accom-
prished. as the breach is widening
rapidly.
Damage Beyond Estimating.
Reports from the interior are very
meager, but it is believed the people
were fully prepared for a break, and
the loss of life, if any, will be re-
duced to a minimum. though the loss
of stock may be quite heavy. The
damage to plantations and the inter
ference with planting can not be esti-
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE.
Indictments Against Alfred A.Knapp
and Samuel keel0r Returnt-
at Hamilton, Ohio.

Hamilton, o., March 2s.--The grand
jury, late Friday afternoon, reported
indictments for murder in the first
degree against Alfred A. Knapp and
Samuel Keelor, both charged with
wife murder.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
Fire at Uticn, Y. Y,

Utica, N. Y, March 2S.-Fire which
originated in the Sarthage tissue pa
per mill early Friday morning caused
a loss of $4,000 to the company, 49,
600 to the Ryther & Pringle store
house and slightly damaged several
houses.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
Death OF N. X. Fairbanks.

Chicago, March 2s.-N. X. Fair
banks, millionaire manufacturer and
directors in several banks, died at his
home here Friday morning aged 49,.
He had been i'll but a short time.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
Reception to President Taylor.

Chicago, March 2s.-Two hundred
members of the Vassar Alumniae As
ISOLATION of Chicago and the west at
tended a reception given in honor of
President F. Taylor of Vassar college.
Thursday night at the Virginia hotel.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Cardinal Gibbons, on the Goth, ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the in
augural ceremonies of the st. Louis
exposition. and will offer the opening
prayer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

A portrait of the late President Nc
Kinley, painted by w. d. Murphy.
was accepted by Col. Bingham, super
intendent of public buildings and
grounds, on the goth, as the one that
will be hung in the White House at
Washington.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

The top of a mountain near Daw-
son, w. Va. slipped off, on h 18TH
burying. the Baltimore d Ohio raul
road tracks under rocks as large as
box cars.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

An actor. Gilbert Warfield, pleaded
guilty. on the 18th, to the charge of
stealing 81, 700 from the treasurer of
the Sylvia opera company and was
sentenced to two years in the house
of correction at Milwaukee.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

In connection with the discovery of
the opening of the Russian espionage
bureau at Lemburg, Galicia, DR.. Os-
solinski, a high official in the Austrian
revenue department, and three Aus
trian officers were arrested as spies
on the 9th.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Judge James N. Tyner, assistant at
torney general for the post office de-
partment, resigned, on the Goth, to
take effect on the appointment of his
successor
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

The worst break in the history OF
the Mississippi levee system occurred
five miles below Greenville, Miss, on
the eth, and 16 feet of water shot
through a gap 600 feet wide.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

The parents of Miss Flo Cross, in
her, on the 25th, dated in Manila, in
which she stated that her fiance, Prof.
John Barrow had refused to marry,
after she had travelled 10000 miles to
meet him
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Advices from Honduras. on the 18th.
stated that President-Elect Bonllla
had captured the entire Atlantic sea
board of Honduras and was marching
on Tegucigalpa.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Advices were received. on the 27th,
that the explorers led by w. n. Mac
MILAN had reached Harrar, East At
RIGA. a town noted for its ugly men
and Women
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Policeman J. L. Sawyer shot an !
killed VIM. Wheeler while the latter
was trying to escape arrest in Wash
ington, ID. c., on the 25th. The po-
liceman then collapsed. and was taken
to a hospital in a serious condition.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Estes c. Rathbonc, former director
of posts of Cuba, appealed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, on the gath. from the
action of Secretary of War Root in
dismissing the charges filed by Mr..
Rathbone against Gen. Leonard Wood.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Senior Ojeda, Spanish minister. on
the Goth. accepted the invitation OF
the ST. Louis fair commissioners to
deliver a formal address at the eX
position dedication on April 80.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Maj-Gen. Leonard Wood started tC
the Philippines on the 25th. He will
stop at several points on the way and
study the methods of other powers
in employing natives and report 10
the war department..
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

William Miller Collier. of Auburn
n. Y. was appointed special assistant
to the attorney general, on the gath
and assigned to duty in connection
with the enforcement of antitrust
laws.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

All efforts to fill the quagmire Oh
the northern edge of Great Salt lake
have failed. and a train was wrecked
there, on the 25th, The track having
dropped six inches. Fireman Watson
was killed..
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Senate and house committees on
military affairs at Springfield, ILL.,, de-
cided, on the 24th, t. ask for $4,000 tc
defray national guard expenses to the
ST. Louis Worlds fair dedication
April 30.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

A jury at Lexington, KY, on the
Goth, returned a verdict of three years
in the penitentiary for DR.. A. P. Tay-
Tor, a physician, and the president OF
the Industrial Mutual Deposit Co..
which failed a year ago. The charge
was embeZZlement.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

The National Council of Women. in
session in New Orleans on the 9th
elected Mrs. Mary Wood Swift, of San
Francisco, president and Mrs. Flc
Jamison Miller. of Illinois, secretary
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

A jury at Indianapolis, Ind. on the
Goth, decided that the loss of her scalI
by Josephine Stephens while employee
in the Tacoma laundry was worth ST.,
600. Her hair caught in a machine.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

A new schedule granted to the
freight handlers of the New York
New Haven & Hartford railroad, on
the 9th. gives them virtually a ten
percent. increase and a nine-houI
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Mrs. Alice Hull Burdick, widow OF
Edwin T. Burdick, was called to testi
fly in the murder inquiry at Buffalo
on the 23d. Letters received by her
from Arthur Pennell were read in
court.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

A cablegram from Rome to st Louis.
on the 25th, announced that Pope Leo
had confirmed the nomipation ct
Bishop John j.. Glennon, of Kansas
City, to be coadjutor bishop for the
archdiocese of ST. Louis, with the
right of succession.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers, addressed sew
eral thousand coal miners and OPP
orators at Huntington, W. Va, on the
9th, in which he declared that strikes
are the sledgehammers which are
welding labor and capital together.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03

Wyndham's much-diseussed Irish
land bill, proposing a free grant Of
$50, 000, 900, was introduced by the
Irish secretary in The British house
of commons. ON the 18th, and passed
its first reading. The opinion of the
house was generally favorable to the
measure.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-03
LIEUT.. REESE FROM GEORGIA.
Wounded Officer the Son of a Law
yer In CarrOliton.

Carrollton, Ga, March 2S.-Lieut.
Boss Reese, who was seriously wound
ed in the engagement with San Mi
guel's forces in the Philippines, is the
son of Col. Oscar Reese. an attorney
of this city, and nephew of Congress
man w. c. Adamson. He is % years
old. He served in the Second Georgia
regiment during the Spanish war.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-01-01

mo con las miras Y deseosdel go-
bernador, quien no tieue q me-
nor deseo de salir dela esfera de
sus atribuciones. eAsi es que los
periodicos de oposici6n estan
perdiendo su tempo Y sn tinta y
papel inntilnente, pues no hay
tai desavenencia entire los Repn
blicanos que dirijen los asuntos
del partido Y todo es humo Y
viento que sale de las cahezas de
periodistas alucinados. Cuando
realmente suceda alguna cnsa el
pGblico la sabra dntes que nadie
v no tendra neceSidsa de cronis-
tas para que lie coinnniquen 10
que sepa todo ell mundo.