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The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
WALDEN UNIVERSITY BURNED
Inmates Jumped From the indO
In DrOves and Between % and
40 Were Killed and Injured.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 19.-Walden
University. a colored institution is
burning. Students. male and female
jumped from windows. From % to
40 we're killed and injured.
Three dead bodies have been re
moved from under the windows where
they fell. The are: Matte Lou Moore
Huntsville, Ala; Stella Edison, Mis-
sissippi, and an unknown.
1t is feared there are many more in
the burning building. The number
of injured is estimated at so, and ev.
cry ambulance in the city has been
brought into reQuisition.
The fire broke out in the Tennessee
Central college for young women. a
department of Walden university. The
building was four stories high, and
was occupied by about so students. II
had no fire escapes, and a wild STAN
pede followed the alarm.
The inmates jumped from the win.
dows in droves, the south side of the
grounds under the windows being lit.
orally lined with the injured. The
greatest confusion prevailed, and il
is impossible 20 secure any tangible
details.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25

Rising. where she remained a prisoner
for the next q years of her life.
For the Stuarts of England Christ
mas sometimes breathed a tragedy.
Mary, queen of Scots, was born o. De-
cember 8. Eight days after she was
hurried off to France, Immediately
after the death of her father, James ",
on the 18th. During December, 1914,
Montrose opened his fruitless cam
paign in Scotland; on December %,
1913, Charles L. made his last mournful
journey, under escort, to Windsor. and
in 1860, on Christmas eve. Edinburgh
surrendered to Cromwell. On Deem
Der %, 1858, James II. escaped to
France, leaving Judge Jeffreys to fee
for safety to the Tower, and on Decem-
Der %. 1894, Mary Stuart. wife of Will
liam, died, comparatively young. On
December %, IT'S, the old pretender
landed at Petershead, and, curiously
in 1745, it was during December that
the campaign opened IN Cumberland
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
AGAINST SENATOR sMOO1
Second Meeting Held Looking to the
Expulsion Of Smoot From Senate.
RESOLUTIONS Adopted PetitfOnfng the
United States senate to Take Acc
tfO Against Mormon senator.


Philadelphia, Dec. 19.-The xecu-
tive board of the National Union OF
Women's organizations, which is car
rying on a campaign for the expulsion
OF Reed Smoot from the United States
senate, held it's second meeting in this
city Friday. Representatives were
present from the National Woman's
Christian Temperance union, the In
ternational Council Of Women. the
New Jersey Congress of Mothers, the
Pennsylvania Congress of Mothers and
various local women's clubs.
A resolution was unanimously adopt.
ed calling upon "all organizations of
women throughout the country and all
patriotic women to petition the sen.
ate of the United States for the ex-
pulsion of Reed Smoot from their
honorable body"
A call was issued asking for contri.
buttons of money to be sent to Mrs.
T. S. Hamlin, 1916 Connecticut ave.
nue., Washington, D. c., to conduct the
legal and educational campaign
against the Mormon senator.
1t was also decided to hold mass
meetings in various cities, including
Philadelphia, New York aid New Ha-
ven, Conn.
The president of the meeting stated
that counsel had been retained to as
sist in the movement of the organiza-
ton against the Utah senator.
The ext meeting of the organiza-
ton will be held in New York in jan
nary
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
WAS LEFT OUT OF THE DEAL.
Witness in the Kansas City Brick
Doodle Combine Reveals Inside
of City Council.

Kansas City, Mo-. Dec. 19.-T. c.
Foster revealed the inside workings of
a brick combine, so-called. He was
a brick paving contractor, and said
he could not get a contract without
paying for it, and then he baked. He
said that when the contractors agents
for brick companies went into the
combine in 1902 to raise the price of
brick for the benefit of certain council
men who wanted a percentage on all
contracts, he was approached to join
them. They told him the plan was to
raise the price Of brick from 50 and
$1,000 a thousand to $13, and make
the city foot the bill. He demanded
to know where the extra money was
to go. He was told that some of the
brick agents would handle that part of
it. He refused to join the combine,
and as a consequence, said he was
left out of the deal and forced to take
what he could get.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
CHINESE TREATY RATIFIED.
For the ExtentiOn of Commercial
Relations Between China and
the United States.

Washington. Dec. 19.-The senate,
in executive session, ratified the treaty
"for the extension of the commercial
relations between the United States
and China. and then removed the in
junction of secrecy. No opposition
was manifested by any senator TO the
treaty. Although Mr.. Nelson, of Mime
sofa, made a long speech, in which The
criticised the convention as making
insufficient provision for the trade of
the United States. He said it indi-
Gated that the hand of Russia had
been shown against this country. max
ing it impossible for the United States
to receive the concessions needed in
the way of open ports. He blamed
Russia for this condition of affairs and
warned the senate that we may yet
have trouble with that country over
the Manchurian question.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Will Be Finished April

Contractor Barnes, of the Missis-
sippi Worlds Fair Building, says
that he expects to turn over the
building to the Mississippi Bureau
about April i. Mr.. Barnes says
that while the contract price for the
building was $4,000, the lumber
men Of Mississippi had contributed
most of the lumber. Mr.. Barnes
states that the building will be heat
ed by gas and lighted by electricity.
Mr.. Barnes says that a great deal of
curiosity is being manifested by the
Northern visitors who come to look
at the building. He says that he
has never heard a word of criticism
of Mississippi for deciding to repro
duce the home of Jefferson Davis as
its building.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Another New Bank.

Still another new bank has been
organized in Mississippi. The lat
est enterprise is to be known as the
Bank of Minter City, domiciled at
Minter City, Lefore county. Its
capital stock is fixed at 200
with privilege Of increasing the same
by vote of the stockholders, The
charter will soon reach the governor
for approval and the new bank will
contribute $3.50 to the State treas
ury as a recording fee. The incor-
porators are not named.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Bio Dea! at EllisviIle.

Hon. Hugh McManus has trans
forred to the Ellisville Home I'M
provement Company a tract OF
forty-two acres Of desirable land in
South Ellisville, several thousand
dollars changing hands on the deal.
The new owners will at nee pro
coed TO develop the holding and open
the necessary streets through it. 1t
IS understood that a certain portion
Of the land fronting the railroad has
been reserved for factory sites. and
1t is reported that a cotton mill is
one Of the possibilities CT the com
ing year for Ellisyille. A company
is now being organized for the man
ufacture of log wagons and other
similar products, and the site has
already been fixed upon.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25

selves, she did not say a word. but
only gave a gentle sigh.
Donald asked the audience to guess
what the picture meant, and Of ourse
the answer was: Little Red Riding
Hood"
The children then acted "Dick Whit
tington Sitting on the Milestone" (as-
sisted by Mowser, the tabby cat):
Robin Hood and His Merry Men
with wonderful bows and arrows
made of sticks and string); "Who
Killed Cock Robin" and many other
scenes from nursery rhymes and fairy
tales.
They were very careful to keep close
to the curtain Tor rather Sheet, and
also to keep the candle at the right dis
tarce from it. When change Of sccne
was being made, another light was put
near the curtain and taken away when
all was ready.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Announcement to Teachers.

Hon. H. l.. Whitfield. State SUI
perintendent Of education. is send
ing out the following notice to the
teachers in the State: "The next
meeting of the Southern Education
al Association will convene at At
%lanta, Ga, December 80, for a three
days session. The railroads have
offered a rate Of one fare plus twen-
ty-five cents. This will be IA most
important meeting of the asocia-
ton. Questions specially peculiar
to the South are to be emphasized"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
cadetship Examination.

Congressman John Sharp Wal
liam announces that a competitive
examination will be held in Jackson
December 20 and 80 for a cadetship
at Annapolis Naval Academy. The
first days examination will be for
physical qualifications and appli-
cants failing in that will be de-
barred from the second days exam
nation, which will be on educa-
tlonal requirements. Applicants
must be between the ages of Is and
p. The applicant standing the
best examination will be appointed.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
tNay Have to Issue Bonds.

Treasurer hampton thinks that
he will be able to take care of the
Legislature and provide fer the other
expenses of the State during the
month of January. Mr.. hampton
estimates that there will come in
during the month of January some
thing like $685. 600, while the ex-
penses Of the legislature will amount
to about $4,000. The conviction
is growing among the knowing ones
that there will have to be a bond
issue.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Preparing the Rosters.

The roll call for both the house
and senate is being made up by the
secretary of State. Only twenty
five of the roll calls for the house
are to be printed, so as to provide
for taking out the speaker on the
rolls TO be printed after his cleo
ton. In the house there are quite
a number OF members bearing the
same name.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Six Men Drowned.

The 140-ton tub boat Matte NJ,
owned by the Dixie Transportation
Company, of New Orleans, engaged
in towing cotton seed for the Stand
ard Cotton Oil Company, of New
Orleans, sank in twenty feet Of wa
ter last week on the old bed Of Lake
Concordia. The white fireman and
five negroes were drowned.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Still After That Depot.

The citizens of Brandon are put
ting forth a big effort to get the AL
ALBANIA and Vicksburg railroad to
move into the town. The depot is
now located a mile from the town
and the citizens say that this is one
thing hat has held it back. Mr..
Harvey has written the Citizens
Committee of Brandon in regard to
the matter, and says that he will
take pleasure in meeting the citizens
of the town and talking owe the
matter with them.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25

whaa they aid:
They made the schoolrOOm into a the
alter by hanging a big white sheet across
it on a string and putting some rows OF
chairs for the audience.
When the audience was seated they
turned out all the lights, leaving only
one candle behind the sheet, which
threw their shadows clearly upon it.
On the sheet appeared the picture of
a little girl (Grace) in a cloak, carry
ing a basket. She stopped down and
appeared to be gathering flowers,
when suddenly a big animal Garry the
collie) came bounding up and began to
walk beside her. He did not look a
bit like a dog, for he had a long shay
gy coat which the children's mamma
recognized at once as one OF the skin
rugs out of the drawing-room: but
being very sweet and kind, and liking
to see the children enjoying them
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
For Better Rural Schools.

Walker Wood, Of the Senatobia
Democrat, has recently had several
conferences with State Superintend-
ent of Education Whitfield in re-
gard to a school measure looking to
the consolidation of rural schools
and wagon service to bring the chill
dren to school. Mr.. Whitfield is in
hearty sympathy with the idea. 1t
is probable that a general bill will
be introduced in the Legislature al
lowing the consolidation of a NUM-
Der OF rural schools into one first
class school, which will give the
same advantages as the city schools.
Mr.. Wood says that in one neighbor-
hood in Tate county there are four
schools within a radius Of three
miles of each other which have an
average attendance of about ten
each. He says that these four
schools could be consolidated into
one and three teachers employed.
The children could be collected by
~carry-alls and brought to the school,
thus increasing the attendance. Mr..
Wood says that in his county there
is but half an attendance on the
schools of the county, and he thinks
il this plan was adopted it would re-
duce the county schools by half, but
make those that remained as good as
the schools in the town, and give the
children in the country all the ad-
vantage9 of the children in the
towns.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Rare Art Treasure.

Director Rowland, of the depart
ment of archives and history, thinks
he has a rare art treasure in the por-
trait of GOV. Poindexter. lie thinks
the portrait is the work Of Benjamin
West. The portrait was presented
to the department by the descend
ants of Poindexter. 1t is very old,
but is the gem Of the collection of
portraits, from an artistic point Of
view. Mr.. Van Lee, Of the staff of
the Scientific American, affirms that
the portrait is a West painting.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Great Interest Beinq Aroused.

Great interest all over the State
is being aroused in the Mississippi
exhibit at the Worlds Fair. The
various. county commissioners are
taking hold of the matter with a
vim and each county is wing with
the other in regard to its exhibit.
All sorts of curious and interesting
things are being collected from va
rious parts of the State. The State
commissioner has been advised that
the Franklin county commissioners
have learned of a tree in that county
which is thirty-seven feet in circum-
ference and very tall. 1t is "a pine
tree and will become a part of the
exhibit of Franklin county.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Liberty-White Railroad.

Substantial progress is being
made on the "Liberty-W White rail
road" now building from McComb
City, Pike county, on the main line
of the Illinois Central, to Liberty,
in Amite county. The railroad is
about twenty-five miles in length
and will put the productive county
of Amite directly in touch with the
commercial world. This road was
organized early in the presnt year
and capitalized at half a million dol
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Robbed Sheriff's Office.

Burglars entered the sheriff's Of
flee in Webster county, last week,
and by means Of a high explosive
blew the outer door of the safe off,
but got only SIS in money. Sher-
if Delashmet has been very careful
to keep but little money in his office
at night, hence the small profits Of
this raid. There is absolutely no
clew or suspicious as to who the
guilty parties may be, and the sher-
if and his officers are working in the
dark in the matter.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25

The Rycroft children
-Hilda Irene, Grace,
Harold, Roy and Doug
las-were having a par
ty during the holidays.
and one afternoon they
talked about what they
could do to amuse
themselves and their
guests.
Their Cousin Donald
who was spending his
holidays with them, said
suddenly:
Have you ever played
at Living Shadows?'
None Of the childreE
had ever even heard of
them, and they said SO.
Then they all gathered
round Donald, who told
them what to do and how
to dc it, and when the
evening came this is
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
New Bank at Hickory.

F.. F. Ballard, president of the
Bank Of Virgins. and also president
of the Bank of Waynesboro. was at
Hickory last week and succeeded in
getting capital amounting to $780,
600 subscribed for the establishment
of a bank at Hickory. \ new
banking building will be erected and
the citizens of the place are all eager
to own stock in it.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Holding Back Cotton.

The cotton men of Jackson report
that a great many farmers are hold
ing their cotton for better prices.
One large planter in Kinds county
said last week that he had sold but
ten bales of cotton, and was holding
sixty for the rise which he felt sure
vas coming. He said that when the
staple reached IA cents he proposed
to turn it loose. He has faith that
it will climb to this point.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
EIectrifyina Railroad Track.

In order to make more yard room
for the increasing freight business,
the Pascagoula Street Railway Com
pany is electrifying part Of the old
Moss Point railroad track, which
extends from Scranton to Moss
Point. The work will be completed
ia about one week.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Stricken With PARALYSIS.

J. S. Stamper, a prominent mer-
chant and planter Of the Stamper
P~ostof1ice community, in Newton
county, was stricken with paralysis
a few days since, and the attending
physician reports his condition as
being hopeless. He is a wealthy
and good citizen.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Apathy Over the Exhibit.

Complaint is made of the apathy
in Mississippi Owe the matter of
making proper exhibits at the st.
tons of the State, there is much
difference manifested in certain sec
tons Of the State, therei S much
zeal and activity apparent in other
sections. Counties that are not rep
resented in the st. Louis Exposition
will pay for the omission hereafter
in regrets. Each county in the
State should endeavor to make the
best exhibit possible at st. Louis.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Bond Fixed at $4,000.
Returned For the Holidays.

Washington. Dec. 19.-Theodore, Jr.,
and Kermit Roosevelt arrived here
Friday from their school at Groton,
Mass. They will spend their vacation
at the White House. Miss Roosevelt,
who is visiting in New York, will re-
turn for Christmas.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Minister CHARGED With Biqamy.

A Baptist minister named Malone
was arrested at Leakesyille last week,
charged with bigamy. Malone went
to Leakesville two years ago and
married. 1t is said that he followed
the Mormons for some time, and
that he has a wife living i'll Ala
bama. Malone denies he is guilty.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Licensed to Dc Business.

The Reliance Life Insurance Com
pany of Pittsburg, Pa, has been Ii
censed to do a life insurance bust
ness in the State by the insurance
commissioner, as has the Virginia
Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany of Richmond. The State
agents for these companies have not
been named as yet.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Judge Whitfield Accepts.

Chief Justice Whitfield has &C
cepted an invitation to address the
Mississippi Society of st. Louis at
their annual banquet in January
next. This is the third invitation
the society has rendered the judge,
and he SAYS he will accept and de-
liver the address.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Painter Burned by Hot Pitch.

A painter named Bert was Sc
verely burned at Biloxi last week
while carrying g bucket of hot pitch
to a house Icof. He slipped and fell,
causing the boiling pitch to spill and
III over his face and chest, burning
him horribly.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Will Meet January S.

The members Of the legislature
are preparing to move on Jackson.
That body meets on the 9Th OF next
month, and the hotels and boarding
houses report that a large number
of the members have engaged quar-
ters for the winter.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
New Bank at TutWiier.
The Bank of Tutwiler has

The Bank of Tutwiler has been
granted a charter and will be ready
for business about February l, with
a capital stock of $4,000. The
bank will have it's home in the hand
some two-story brick building just
recently erected by Harrison & Ro-
bards. DR.. W. II. Harrison is the
promoter of the enterprise.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
For Christmas.

1.-The ladies of the Sewing society are
very busy now" announced the minis
ter's wife, but they will not let me
know what they are doing"
Yes" remarked the minister, with
a bitter smile, they're making book
marks and carpet slippers, l suppose
Baltimore American.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Car of Cotton Burned.

A Louisville & Nashville freight
car containing forty-one bales of
cotton was destroyed by fire at Gulf
port last week.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Model Fruit Farm.

A. B. Mckay, professor of horti-
culture in the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College at Starkville, last
week purchased seventy-tive acres of
land near Pontotoc, and will imme-
diately establish a model fruit farm
for experimental and practical pur-
poses. After a thorough investiga-
ton he prefers that section to any
other as a fruit region. He will ex-
tend his farm as opportunity per-
mits and will grow all varieties of
fruit for Northern markets.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Italy Mt Worlds Fair.

Rome, Dec. 19.-The bill providing
100000 to defray the expenses Of
Italy's participation in the st. Louis
exposition was, by 1872 to SO votes,
approved by the chamber of deputies
Friday. The ballot was secret.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Mrs. GEN. wood WIN san.

New York, Dec. 19.-By special per-
mission of the war department, Mrs.
Wood, the wife of Gen. Leonard Wood,
and her three-year-old son will sail on
the transport Fitzpatrick, which leaves
this port for Manila to-day, carrying
the second United States cavalry.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25

Washington, Dec. 19.-The secretary
of the navy has SEN to congress a
recommendation for the building of a
drydock of the Craving type on the
Gulf of Mexico. Pensacola bay is pro-
nounced the most suitable harbor. The
cost is estimated at 81, 300, 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
FlotilIa at Key West.

Key West, Fla, Dec. 19.-The tor.
pedo boat f1otilla arrived at Key West
Friday afternoon after a pleasant run
from Port Royal. having anchored for
Thursday night in Hawk Channel, Fla.
The cruiser baltimore arrived Friday
morning.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
King Edward to visit Ireland.

Dublin. Dec. 19.-The Evening Her.
aid announced on good authority that
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
will visit Ireland during the Punches
town racing week, and attend the
races. They will not travel in state.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Cotton Burned en- Route.

While 100 bales of cotton were
en- route to Macon last week from
Brooksville to be compressed, sparks
from the engine communicated fire
to the shipment and the entire con-
signment was DESTROYED.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25

Washington, Dec. 19.-W. Morgan
Shuster, collector of customs for the
Philippine islands, has arrived in
Washington on a three months leave
of absence.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Danish Bnttle.hip Destroyed.

London, Dec. ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from its Copenhagen coz
respondent says that the Danish bat
tleship Iver Hvitfeldt was destroyed
by fire and sank.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25
Out of the Frying-Pan,

Crawford-Its a good thing for us, now
that Christmas is here. that the $500
sealskin has gone out of fashion.
Crabshaw-Oh, don't know. Hasn't
the 1000 automobile come into style?-
Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-25

Jackson Showed the largest gain
for the year, as the following table,
showing the increase in each city,
will show: