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Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
pLucKY LITTLE WOMAN
Fired Four shots at the Man Who Used
Insulting Language to Her.

Walsh, w. Va, Feb. 22-John
Drownridge, a lumberman living at
Burke, few miles east OF here. was
shot and probably fatally wounded
this morning by Mrs Asa French.
proprletress of the Palace Hotel at
that place.
Drownrldge went to the hotel and
going up the stairs proceeded to rap
on the door to awaken his brother. a
guest of the hotel, who seems to have
been a sound sleeper. Failing to
awaken him, he began using loud lam
guage, and when reproached by Mrs.
French, he used, 1t is claimed, insult
ing language to the woman.
She walked into her room nearby
and returned in few moments with
pistol and opened fire on Drown
ridge. Four shots were fired, two Of
which took effect, the one that will
likely prove fatal penetrating his right
breast.
Mrs. French at once walked from
the hotel and surrendered herself to
Mayor Harmon, who lives next door
to the hotel. The woman is under
guard and will not likely be placed In
taU
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
CARNEGIE'S ISLAND HOME
VIII BE Made the object of Law Suit.
Property Claimed by stafford Heirs.

VIII BE Made the object of Law Suit.
Property Claimed by stafford Heirs.
New York, Feb. 22.--George A. Mott
has returned TO Brooklyn from Geor-
gia and Florida, where he has been
looking up evidence in suit which he
Is to bring against Mrs. Thomas Car.
negie, and the laird of Skibo Castle
may be made defendant. The ac-
tion will be for property which is said
to be worth about 100000, and
which the Carnegies secured recently
through alleged fraudulent actions Of
the executors OF an estate.
The suit Is to be brought by the
heirs of Robert Stafford, who was
noted as the sea island cotton grower.
These are also descendants of beau
tiful slave who was housekeeper for
Stafford.
The property is Cumberland island.
off the coast of Florida. This place
Is now owled by Mrs. Carnegie and
Andrew Carnegie, who have built
handsome houses upon IL.
Besides this. the executors Of the
Stafford estate will be sued for bank
stock, which 1t is alleged the admin
istrators converted to their own use.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Claude De Lorraine, chief engineer
Of the Monitor when she fought the
Merrimac, and his son Edward, were
found dead from asphyxiation at
their home in Brooklyn, on the 19tl.
A railroad train crashed into a
trolley car crowded with children on
their way to school at Newark, N. -,
on the 10th, killing twelve of them
and injuring many more.
The Fountain Square theater, at
Springfield, o., was destroyed by fire,
on the 10Th, and three men were
killed by being buried under the fall
ing walls,
President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers, on the 10th, cancelled
an engagement he had made to &C.
liver 20 lectures in the Chantauqua
course at 100 each.
The body of an unknown man was
found frozen to death and standing
upright against barb wire fence,
near Joliet, ILL.,, on the 10th.
by the explosion Of magazine at
Fort Lafayette, New York harbor, on
the 10Th, four men were killed and
seven others seriously hurt.
The strike in the Cocheco cotton
mills at Dover, N. H., in which p
900 operatives were involved, was set
tied, on the 10Th.
An entire block of buildings in
Marion, ILL.,, was destroyed by fire. on
the night of the 18th, causing loss
of 100000.
james Dignan, railroad contrac-
Tor, was killed by falling down :. light
shaft from the third story window
OF hotel in Spokane. Wash, on the
goth.
A. H. Patek, constable, fatally
shot one man and seriously wounded
another in an auction house in Chica-
go, where he had gone for the pur-
Pose Of making a seizure, on the Goth.
An Illinois Central passenger train
collided with freight at Galena, III.
on the goth, resulting in the death OF
three persons.
DIR, II. II. Hood, who served through
the civil war as surgeon of an Illinois
regiment, died at Litchfield, ILL.,, on
the 10th.
Lafayette Simms, New Orleans
negro, barrieaded himself in room
and defed arrest, on the Goth. but wal
smoked out, and in attempting to es-
cape was shot and killed by a police
man.
MAJ. Gen. Charles G. DoolittIe, VII.
enlssted@in Michigan regiment a
the beginning OF The war and rose t
the rank o. brigadier general. died a
Toledo, O.. ON the goth.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
stAve Timber scarce

Stave manufacturers in Mississip-
pi are worried over the rapidly di-
minishing supply of white oak tim
Der, and they are now being forced
to haul the logs long distances to
railroad points Or nayigable streams,
where they can be shipped to the
points Of manufacture. The white
oak timber along the water courses
in the State has been thinned out in
many places for distances of more
than twenty-five Iailes from the
paths of transportation, and the
price OF stave timber has been more
than doubled during the past few
years. Slaves which sold at $3.50
per miil-1,200 staves-ten years
ago, are now hard to get at prices
ranging form $3.50 to 1926, and the
indications are that there will be an
other sharp advance in prices dur
ing the present winter The supply
of white oak is becoming especially
scarce in the Pearl river valley, and
the demand was never greater than
now.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
CALCIUM SALTS CURE.
DIR. Jacques Loeb Thinks 1t Dead shos
for St. vitusBDance and Other
Nervous Diseases.

Chicago, Feb. 22.--Dr. Jacques Loeb
has discovered that muscular and ner-
vous diseases, such as St Vitus' dance,
paralysis agitans, locomotor ataxia
and sleeplessness, can be cured by ad'
ministering calcium salts, that is, such
salts as are found in well water and
many foods. Announcement OF this
discovery in scientific research by the
former head of the department oil
physiology at the University OF Chi
cago has been made. In a recent pub
lication issued by the University OF
Chicago Press, DR.. Loeb concludes
that the presence of calcium salts IN
the muscles is what prevents their
twitching; that practically all ner
vous diseases are caused by the ab'
sance of the calcium, and, therefore
IN restore normal conditions and eneci
a cure. the remedy is to dose with caF
cium salts.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
To Retire Bonds.

At its next meeting the city coun-
Gil of Jackson will have to make ar
rangements to retire or refund a
bond issue in the sum of $S,400
held by Judge J. A. P. Campbell,
representing the purchase price OF
the property on which the central
school building is located. The to-
tai issue Of bonds for the central
school was $23,400, and the sum OF
$4,000 is outstanding in addition
to the bonds held by Judge Camp
bell. The $4,000 issue, however,
is not due for five years. 1t is like
" that the council will arrange for
refund Of the $S, 400 at 5 per cent.
The issue is now drawing & per
cent.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
Mules for Convict Farms.

The work of distribution of the
mules purchased by Gov. Longino
and the members Of the board OF
control in Kansas City has been
completed. The mules were brought
South on a special train, via Mem
phis. in charge Of Mr.. Robertson, of
Kansas City, and fifty of them we're
taken to the Sunflower farm, fifty
to the Coahoma place, fifty to Bel
mont place and twenty delivered to
the capitol commission in Jackson
for use in the grading work at the
statohonse grounds.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
Mississippi State News
Franklln County Problem.

Franklin county finds itself in a
curious predicament on account Of
the suit pending between the sheriff
and the treasurer of the county. Ii
will be recalled that there has been
a dispute between the two officials
over a settlement of poll taxes. The
sheriff has the receipt of the treas
urer for the money and the treasur-
er contends that the receipt is an
error and that the money was never
paid over in fact. The case has
been in the Supreme Court and was
recently sent back for new trial.
In order to have the new trial it
seems necessary to issue new writs,
and the question now arises who is
to serve the writs. The sheriff, be-
ing party TO the suit, is disquali-
fed to serve them. Under the law
the coroner and ranger would be the
.propr man to serve the writs in such
case, but there is no coroner and
ranger in the county. The coroner
resigned his office many months ago
because it did not pay enough to
buy postage for the necessary eorre-
spondence, and the board of super
visors has never thought it of
enough consequence to worry about.
Now, however, it will be necessary
for the board to order special cleo
ton and elect a coroner and ranger
to serve the writs in the present
ease
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
DIRE THINGS FOR THE NEGRO
Predicted by the Author of tho "Leopard
spots"-Race War Is Foreseen.

Predicted by the Author of the "LeOpard
spots"-Race War Is Foresecn.
Cleveland, O., Feb 22.-"As slave
the colored man was all right, and he
is all right as a laborer, but as an edu-
Gated man he is a monstrosity," said
Rev. Thomas Dixon, the noted author
and lecturer, in an interview in this
city this afternoon. Mr.. Dixon's state
ments were extremely radical and he
was we'll aware that he was talking
for publication. Discussing conditions
in the South he said in part: There
will be race war, representing the
most terrible conflict this world has
ever seen. Nothing that can be done
by human hands can prevent this. 1t
continues to rise and set. On one
will come just as certain as the sun
side will be the Anglo-Saxon race and
OF the other the negro people. With
1000 years of civilization in their fa-
vor there can be but one result. The
Anglo-Saxon people will sweep the ne
gro people off the face of the conti-
nent."
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
Railroad Commission.

The railroad commission held its
regular semi-monthly session in
Jackson last week, and disposed of a
small amount Of routine business.
The first matter brought up was the
petition of the citizens of Meridian
for fiat rate of three and one-half
cents per hundred from Vicksburg
TO that place on grain and grain pro
ducts. The commission deferred ac-
ton until the next meeting. The
petition for depot at New Augusta
was postponed until the next meet
ing. The matter Of joint confer
ence with the traffic officials of the
various railroads operating in the
State for the purpose Of arranging
a new local rate classification will
not be taken up for some time.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
A Costly Campaign.

1t is estimated that it will cost
the man who is elected governor Of
Mississippi this year not less than
$4,000 in campaign expenses. The
gubernatorial candidates are spend
ing very little money with the State
press, and there is much complaint
among the editors, who think that
the candidates should publish Off
cial announcements in each county.
The editors are doomed to disap-
pointment, not only as concerns the
candidates for governor, but aspir-
ants for other State offices, for few
Of the men in the field are finan-
cialIyl able to incur this expense.
So far as the gubernatorial candl-
dates are concerned, most Of them
are fairly well supplied with this
worlds goods, and the expenses OF
the campaign will not be a heavy
burden.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
A CHANCE FOR NEGROES.
Booker Washington Advises His Brethrea
to Walt Peacefully for Their Reward.

Booker Washington Advises His Brsthren
to Walt Peacefully for Their Reward.
New York. Feb, s2.-Booker T.
Washington addressed large and ap
preciative audience tonight at the
Academy of Music, Brooklyn. The au.
dieace was composed principally Of
whites, though there we're a good
many of his own race. He said:
The negro problem, which is now
agitating a great many people in the
United States. can only be solved il it
Is approached coolly and deliberately,
as are all other great questions of the
day. All anger must be put aside,
prejudices must be forgotten, and af-
ter calm deliberation, what will result
In the greatest good to both whites
and blacks must be agreed upon"
He warned his race that they should
not feel discouraged because their
cause had not advanced as rapidly
during the last twenty-five years as
they had, hoped it would, but that they
must wait patiently and justice would
be done to all concerned. Continuing,
he said:
IF any of the leading thinkers had
been told, when the negro was first
brought to this country, that he would
ever be granted the franchise, they
would have laughed. And If It had
been suggested that negro would
ever be class speaker at Yale and Har-
ward, they would have thought it the
vagary of disordered mind; yet such
things have come to pass"
In closing he urged that a conven-
tion be called to meet at an early
date, which would be composed of the
leading men of both races, North and
South, and decide what was best to be
done IN the premises.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
ODD Fenow vacancies.

Grand Master John i. Buckley Of
the Mississippi Grand Lodge, Inde-
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows, has
announced the following appoint
ments to fill, exiting vacancies: I'll.
G. Dear Of Enterprise, grand chap.
lain, succeeding Rev. James A.
Sharpe, removed from the State /
w. B. Moore of Laurel, district dep.
uty grand master, to succeed DR.. D.
J. Williams, resigned; Morris Blu
menthal Of Holly Springs, special
district deputy grand master for
North Mississippi. Coyington coun-
ty has been changed from district
No. 13 to district No. IA.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
Pearl River Ira mc.

The Bell Of the Bends, new
steamboat built TO ply in the Pearl
river trade between jackson and
Carthage, reached Jackson last
week. The boat has a capacity Of
fifteen tons. The ye'sel will great
IL cheapen freight rates to points on
the upper river, carrying -four to
Carthage for so cents per hundred,
which is 55 cents per hundred cheap
er than the Carthage merchants can
get It BY rail from Canton or Kos
ciusko-
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
OPENING of veterans, lIeme.

II seems likely that the Beauyoir
home will not be opened for the vet
Grams as soon as at first expected.
After the purchase was made it was
generally understood that the home
would be opened at once with the
money that the Daughters of the
Confederacy have on hand for that
purpose, but it is now learned that
Commander Mckay is not in favor
of opening the home until the bal
ance of the purchase money is paid.
The Daughters are very anxious to
have the home opened at once, but
the money they have on hand is ex-
pressly appropriated by resolution
TO the opening Of the home and can
not be used for the purchase fund.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
TEXAS TO INVESTIGATE.
Rock Island Purchase VIII Not Pass I'M
challenged in the Legislature.

challenged In the Legislature.
Austin, Tex, Feb. PA resolution
will be introduced in the legislature
providing for the appointment of a
committee to investigate the purchase
by the Rock Island of half interest
in the Houston & Texas Central, the
Texas & New Orleans, and the Hud-
son, East & West Texas roads. The
basis for the proposed legislative COM
plant is that these three lines are par
allel and competitive, although they
are situated some, distance apart and
that their requirement by another
company even in part cannot be done
except by consent of the legislature.
Official announcement has already
been made that the Texas & New Or
leans Railroad Company would make
application to the legislature to sell
that portion of its road between Sa-
bine Pass and Dallas to the Rock Is
land but similar information has not
come from the two other roads that
are reported to be parties to the deal.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
To start Glass Factories.

1t is probable that the next few
years will bring about the establish
ment of number Of large glass fac
tories on the gulf coast, thus adding
an important branch to the manu-
featuring industries Of the State.
Experts state that the finest quality
Of sand may be found on the small
islands in the Mississippi Sound,
particularly Horn Island and Deer
Island, and the question of starting
glass factories is engaging the at
tention Of capitalists.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
water supply short.

Ever since the temporary pump
was installed on the bluff in the
southern part Of Jackson the press
ure has been inconstant and in no
part of the town has water been Sc
cured in the second story Of build
:ngs, while the consumers who get a
supply on the first floor consider
themselves fortunate.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
secured rive Recruits.

Lieut.. Lay II. Eyerhart, who has
been in Jackson for the purpose Of
recruiting apprentices for the navy,
has succeeded in ,enlisting five
yoang men in Uncle Sans service,
who passed the examination last
week. They will be sent to one OF
the naval training stations on the
Atlantic coast before being assigned
TO sea duty.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
Go-Ahead EIlIsyIIle.

Ellisville, in Jones county, is one
of the most entreprising towns in
Mississippi. According TO the Ell
lisyilIe News, the wide-awake news
paper Of the town, there is a move
ment on to get a cotton factory, and
the enterprising citizens have gone
about the business in the spirit
which means success inevitably.
One enterprising citizen makes a
tender of free fuel and free water
10 run the mill and will take $20,-
900 of the stock.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
nronnment to IlaMton.

Manila, Feb. %. - Two hundred
troops and hundreds of veterans par
ticipated today in the unveiling of the
monument marking the spot where
Gen. Lawton was killed at San Ma
teo. Gen. Davis and others made
speeches eulogizing Gen. Lawton.
Commissioner Henry c. Ide will sail
for home Tuesday.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
KILLED HIS FATHER.

Peter FarreI Said to Have Attempted 10
XIII Two OF His Boys When shot.
New Orleans, La, Feb. 22.-Peter
Farrell, orc of the leading local Dem.
ocratic politicians and State coal
gauger, was shot dead by his eldest
son, Edward, today. The family claims
that in a fit Of ungoyernable temper
Farrell attempted to kin Edward and
George, the eldest boys, for miscon-
duct, and Edward wrested the pistol
from him and fired three shots into
his fathers heart The boy surren-
dered."
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
nuleartan Bands in macedonia.

Vienna, Feb. 2s.-It ia reported that
the Macedonian leader, Boris Sarafoff,
has organized within the past fort
night several well-equipped bulgarian
bands in Macedonia. each consisting
Of about two hundred and fifty men.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
WHEAT CROP IN DANGER.
Thousands OF Acres Under water IN th'
Evansville District

Evansville, Ind, Feb. 22.--The riyei
continues to rise slowly here and at
o'clock tonight stood 40.S feet. II u
tnought it win come to a stand some
time tomorrow night or Tuesday mora
ing. The high water was vieweo 70
aay ~ bv hundreds OF people, excursions
being run out OF here Most oi ths
hoafs we're delayed again today. ne
norris received tonight say the whea'
croD In many sections VIII PC us
sfroyed Thousands Of acres o. Wneal
are now under water.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
Maj.-Gen. Robert $. Foster DyIng.

indianapolis. Ind. Feb. 22.-Mai.-
Gen. Robert s. Foster is dying at his
home here. Physicians say he can
live but few hours. He commanded
the first division Of the Twenty
fourth corps in the civil war. lie was
one of the founders of the G.. A. II.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
Struggled Tools Ia,o Jan.

Lee Armstrong, a mulatto girl,
was arrested last week and placed in
the county iailsat Hazlehurst on the
charge of smuggling tools and as
sisting prisoners III their attempt TO
break out of ieil on the night of
February Z. The woman is deeply
infatuated with the condemned ne
gro murderer, Antonio Dukes, who
is to be executed on May Is, and
would have been hanged last week
but for GOV. Longino granting him
a respite on the ground of Dukes be-
ing State witness against the al
legged wife murderer, b. Y. Boyd,
of Crystal Springs. The Armstrong
woman has spared no efforts towards
clearing the negro and it is claimed
that as a last chance she risked her
own liberty to furnish Dukes means
Of escaping from the gallows.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
steamer city OF clifton burned.

st. Louis, Feb. PA dispatch
from Clifton, Tenn, reports the
burningof the packet steamer City OF
Clifton at that point, while en- route
TO this city. All Of the passengers
and crew escaped without injury.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE.
Cornerstone Of the Army War Col
lege Laid in Presence Of a Dis
tinguished Gathering.
MILITARY AND MASONIC CEREMONIES.

Addresses Delivered by President
Roosevelt, Secretary of War ELL
hu Root and MRi.-Gen. y. n. ".
NoaRE, President of the War COL
Iegc-ImpressIve Ceremonies.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
The Mnsonle peIegatIon.

Grand Master George II. Walker, OF
the District Of Columbia grand lodge
Of Masons, and other officers OF The
grand lodge in carriages were escort
ed to the war college grounds by the
Second cavalry band.
The ceremonies incident to the lay
ing Of the corner stone were impres.
sive. The Invocation was pronounced
by Rt. Rev. Henry Y Satterlee, bishop
of Washington, the assemblage stand
ing uncovered during the prayer
After music by the band, President
Roosevelt was introduced by Gen. G.
l.. Gillespie, chief Of engineers, U. 5
A. The president was given cor
dial ovation.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28
Three Prominent Speakers.

Addresses were delivered by the
president, Secretary Of War Elihu
Root and Maj.-Gen. $. Il. NJ. Young
president Of the war college.
Grand Master Walker, assisted by
the other officers of the grand lodge
of Masons Of the District of Columbia
then laid the corner stone Of the new
building In accordance with the i'm
pressive ritual of the Masonic fra
ternity. The ceremonies were con
cluded by benediction pronounced
by Bishop Satterlee.
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28

President Roosevelt, accompanied
by his military aide, Col. Theodore A.
Bingham, left the White House in y
carriage at II o'clock. He was es-
corted 10 the war college grounds by
Troop T. Of the Third cavalry. In
other carriages, members of the cabi-
net accompanied the president. Two
non-commissioned officers, both
skilled horsemen, rode on each side Of
the presidents carriage to control
the horses in case they were fright
ened by the firing Of salutes or other
wise, and two priyates were detailed
TO each of the other carriages as
precaution against accidents. AS the
president and party entered the
grounds, the presidents flag was run
to the top of the flagstaff and a sec
tion Of the Fourth battery, light artil-
lery, fired the presidents salute. The
assembled troops paid the president
the honors prescribed by the regula-
tione
Woodville Republican., 1903-02-28

Washington, Feb. 22.--ln The pres
ence OF an assembloge Of distin-
guished people. including the presi-
dent of the United States, members
Of the cabinet and of congress, JUS
tees of the supreme court, repre-
sentatives of foreign powers and 9TH
ers eminent in the life of the nation,
the corner stone of the army war col
lege was laid here, Saturday, with inn
pressivo military and masonic eere-
monies.
Notable aud InterestinR.
The occasion was rendered espe.
cially notable and interesting by adj
dresses by President Roosevelt, Sec.
retary OF War Root and Maj.-Gen. >.
NJ. B. Young, president Of the war
college. The site selected for the
new building is on the reservation os
the Washington barracks, at the foot
of Four-and-llal street. The ceremo-
nies marked the beginning of a pro-
iect which has been fostered by the
president, Secretary Root and others
interested in the advancement and
thorough trimming OF the United
the new structure, which is TO DO
States army. While the foundation OF
practically unique, has been only just
begun, the plans contemplated by the
war department and by congress IN
cludc the construction of an entirely
new set of buildings ON the arsenal
grounds. Among other structures
there will be hospital, barracks
officers quarters and an administra.
ton building, all TO be handsome and
of the most approved architectural
design.