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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Is Clay Insane.
Gen. Casslus NC

Gen. Casslus M. Clay
=, believed to be hopeIessly insane
in his fifty eight room mansion,
Whitehall, in Madison county. Ply
sicians were sent to Whitehall at
the request of General Clay, who
stated that he needed medical atten
ton, but they were rot permitted
to enter the mansion, after send ing
in number of messages. General
Clay's body guard is the only per-
son who has been permitted to en-
ter General Clay's bedroom for the
NOR this. The famous statesman and
jurist is said to be in a precar ious
condition. Some days ago General
Clay sent a message to Dora Brock
asking her to come to him. He
married her when she was Is. only
to consent to separation in order
that she might marry Brock. a
young farm hand. The message
was sent to Mrs. Brock shortly after
her husband was killed by a rail
road train.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Petition May Not be Received.

ST. Petersburg. President Roose-
velt's decision to forward to the
Russian government the petition in
behalf Of the Russian Jews is not
published here. The foreign Office
has made the following statement:
sfThe car alone can decide whether
the petition will be received. Alex
ander III would never have re-
Geived such a petition. The petition
from the Guild Hall meeting called
by the lord mayor OF London In
1891 was returned through the for
eiqn Office as being inconvenient.
The foreign Office hopes the Ameri-
cans will not invite such slight.
They would resent any anti-lynch-
ing petition. The foreign office has
no special interest in the question
except that international relations
rsmain unchanged, since the mat
car is purely domestic and belongs
Co another ministerial department. )"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
ARNOLD CREDITORS
Hold Meeting in Chicago and Selec1
Trustee.

Hold Meeting in Chicago and Selec1
Trustee.
st. Louis. AT a meeting of cred
ltors of E. j. Arnold Turf Invest.
ment Concern. Solomon l.. Swarts
was chosen a trustee under the pro.
vision of the bankruptcy law. Mr..
Swarts has been receiver of the
assets of the defunct concern. hav.
ing been appointed by the court to
take charge OF the affairs until a
trustee shall be be elected. His
duties as receiver will end as soon
as the qualities as trustee. Mr..
Swarts announced that assets so far
as found consist of about $50, 900 In
cash and a farm valued at SIS. 600.
The claims filed against the estate
thus far amount to about S., ESQ, 600,
and Mr.. Swarts expects to pay 2 or
2 IL per cent of the Indebtedness.
The time fer paying will be deter
mired by the court. The creditors
number more than $4,000 and reside
lie nearly every State and Territory
In the Union.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Music For MOSQUITOES.

Boston, Mass. - The Brooklina
BOARD OF health, which is systematic
ally DISCRIMINATING mosquitoes by
means of kerosene oil, is ucw about
TO take up new process for lessen
ing the evil bv means of musical
sounn is. The discoverer of the new
process says: ut has been found
ahat practical application has been
effected by raising a great number
Of vibrations per second, the par
1iculav note which the MOSQUITO is
most sensitively attuned. This ir-
&ensitied rote produced by sudden
electrical impulse upon a musical
instrument causes every mosquito
near to plunge headlong tc the in
Gtrument ard de-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Vanderbilt ScOrched.

New York.-W. K. Wander bilt,
Jr, is confined to his bed at the
Hotel Ritz as the result of serious
automobile accident which occurred
on Friday while be was touring
near Paris, says a Herald dispatch
from that city. 1t appears that
something went wrong with tie ma
chine and Mr.. Vanderbilt got down
&c investigate the matter While be
was Lying in the road, partly un :
der the machine, there was a sud :
der fash and an explosion. The
chauffeur assisted Mr.. Vanderbilt
from his position, and it was seen
that he was badly scorched.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Crazed by Electricity.

New York. Shock from the third
Raii of Brooklyn elevated line has
deprived Conduct tor Satchel of his
reason. When he stepped on the
rails he was thrown into the air.
Halt dozen fellow workers ran to
che rescue. Satchel scran Died to
ais feet and attacked them. He was
restrained with some difficulty, and
1t was found necessary to give him
ether before he could be taken to
the hospital, The surgeons could
mot find single burn or mark on
Stchel's body, although he received
the full, power from the rail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
CHASE AFTER A
QUAKER CITY RAT
Eurn ishsd Startling Evidence Of q
Postofice Robbery.
PNEUMATIC TUBE MEN TAKEN
tnto istody, Charged With Mail Rob.
bc~j.---A Telephone Lineman, in Prob.
Ill, a Hole to Find Fugitive Rat
#. 4-i Wad of Stolen Letters.

PL ldelphia. -Bertram and Al
bert -aycock. brothers, and Charles
Eour 1ier, enploye of the Pneumtic
Transit Company, are under arrest
mere charged with corpsiracy to
@T bezzle and open and destroy let
sers In the United States mail.
bertram Laycock. who was sta
tioned at Broad street station, the
enc OF the pneumatic service, was
nrst arrested, and after a hearing
before United States commissioner
he was held in $4,000 bail. At the
hearing he confessed and impli-
Gated MS brother Albert ard Four
Eier, who were stationed in the GEN.
9ral postotfice.
Postal inspectors say the men con-
sessed to having taken special d g.
Avery letters from the carriers of
sne pneumatic tubes, among them
aetters to A. j. Cassat, president OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pauy; John Wananaker and the
Trust Company of North America.
The arrests were the outcome of
ehase after rat at Seventeenth
and F'ilbert street toward the arches
al the elevated tracks OF the PenE-
sylvania railroad. T. j. MCarty,
Aclephone line foreman, gave chase.
Seeing long hole, he thrust in
atick. No rat appeared, but when
Che stick was pulled. out 1t brought
with it two letters.
McCarty saw that they were reg
uttered and addressed to A. ]. Cas-
sstt and w. j. Thompson. Again in
serting the man brought forth three
more letters. all registered. Nc
Carly notified the chief postal In
Spector and the arrests followed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
BOni's Debts

Paris. The first civil tribunal
heard the arguments in the suit
brought against Count Boni de Cas-
tellaEe by holder of bills to the
amount OF $4,000 drawn by Court
Boni to the order of the Marquis de
Dion. The latter had been previ-
ously explained to the court that he
lent Count Boni $780, to meet
debts of honor, and received the
bills in exchange. The claim was
for a portion of these bills, which is
outstanding. Count Boni con tended
that technical irregularity in
drawing them up invalidated the
bills. The tribunal adjudged that
Count Boni and the Marquis de
Dion coniointly pay the $4,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Wheeler at Oyster Bay.

Oyster 8ay.-Secretary Hay, who
is at Newport visiting lis daugh-
ter, Mrs. Payne Whitney, is expect
ed to visit the president at Saga
more Hill. 1t is understood that
the president and Secretary Hay
desire to consult with respect to the
sending to the Russian government
OF the Jewish petition regarding
the Kishineff massacre. General Joe
Wheeler as a guest of the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt at luncheon,
Monday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Major Scheibert Dead.

Berlin.-Major Justus Schelbert
the military editor OF the Kreuz
Zietung. is dead. He accompanied
General Lees army during the civil
war in America as an observer of
the operations aud wrote extensive
Iy Interpreting the military lessons
to be drawn from them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Death from Yellow Fever.

Mobile, Ala.-Dr. r. b. Parker
who was inspector on the steamer
Mount Vernon and who took i'll on
the voyage up from Port Limon and
was sent with the vessel to the
quarantine station at Ship Island,
Miss. is dead. The disease was
yellow fever. DR.. Parker came
from Cincinnati three weeks ago to
fillt he post and this was his first
trip back from Costa Rica.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Turks and BuIqariaus Fight.

Oskub, European Turkey.-In a
conflict between Turkish troops and
Bulgarians near Vodra, forty six
miles north Of SaIonlca, the latter
had ten killed and the Turks two
wounded. The dead Bulgarians
wore uniforms bearing badges IL
scribed Liberty or death"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
PREHISTORIC RUINS
Wonderful Finds of Fossils in Mon.
tana.


st. Paul, Minn.-A special to the
Globe from Big Timber, Mont,
says: Wonderful finds Of FOSSILS
and bones of prehistoric animals
are teing made in the Fish Greek
country by Prof. s. Farr and a
party OF students from Princeton
College. The party is composed IN
addition TO Prof. Farr. Of g. T.
Thompson, Laurence Thompson. S.
A. Halsey, Gordon Forbes, Walter
Kimball, Charles 81. Dugro and T.
S. Anditt. The remains OF stone
age city have been found in which
are the bones OF animals OF great
size along with stone implements of
all kinds, many OF which are orna-
mented with gems. In a mound
near the creek were found the al
most complete skeleton of a man
The bones showed that the man,
when alive, measured nearly nine
feet in height and was of pow erful
build. Nearby was the skeleton of
woman, trifle smaller in size,
and at the foot was the skelston Of
an animal that resembled the dog of
today, except that the animal must
have been as large as SIN all horse.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Pilgrimage POSTPONED.

New York. "A pilgrimage to the
Holy See in which clergy and lay
men from all parts of the country
were to take part and which was
expected to leave here on the
steamer ombardia, has been post
poned for week on account of tie
serious condition OF the pope.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Porte Denies Accusation.

Constantinople. The porte
sent circulars to the Ottom
bassadors in Vinena, ST. Pete
Berlin and Paris. vigorous
dating the accusation mad
Bulgarian government q
tration of Ottoman trooi
egic points along tie
frontier. Representatic
effect have been made I'd
ran government.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Bubonic Plague In Chilli.

Santiago, Chilli. Isolated cases
bubonic plague have occurred
Valparaiso and other towns
Chilli. The authorities are takiI
the strictest precautions.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Congressman Also Under Fire.

Washington. Secretary Root has
ordered ar investigation of the
charge that Congressman Lit
tauer. of New York, violated the
law in securing contracts for army
supplies.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Stewart Becomes a Prophet.

Washington. Senator Stewars, of
Nevada, predicts disaster to the
country unless, the next congress
enacts financial legislation and in
<reases the volume of the currency.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
Sternberg Definitely Appointed.

Berlin. semi official North
German Gazette announces that
Baron Speck Won. Sternburg had
been definitely appointed amba ASA.
dor of Germany at Washington.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
!, Burned Money Received at Treasury.

Washington. "A box of money
which was burned in the New Or
leans mint in 1898, has been re.
ceived at the treasury department.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
A Senator Under Serious Charge.

Washington. - Senator Redheld
Proctor, of Vermont, is charged
with securing government contracts
Cor stone in violation of law.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09
LATE NEWS OF MISSISSIPPI.
Important Gleanings Fresh From Tele-
graphic Dispatches.

6ldpuiS UISpdtCuSS.
A meeting of all the represe I'd
tives OF the Southern States W no
are engaged in collecting data to
be used by the United States gov
eminent in getting out the records
of the civil war, has been called 10
meet in Atlanta, July 20. This
meeting is for the purpose OF out
lining some plan so that the data
relating to the Confederacy may be
as complete as it is possible to make
it. This bill was pushed through
congress by the Mississippi dele
gates. at the instance of Dunbar
Rowland, director OF the depart
nent Of archives and history OF Mis-
slssippi, and he will attend the At
lanta meeting. -.-.-.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09

The wireless telegraph system
will be an important feature in the
United States naval maneuvres.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09

The local civil service board an
nounces that there will be held at
the federal building July %, an ex-
animation Tor an agricultural aud
structural craftsman and an cleo
trical engineer and craftsman. At
the same time an examination will
be held for teacher in the Philip
pines.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09

Auditor Cole is receiving the
quarterly statements from the diff
feret banks in the State, and will
probably be able to give out the
quarterly statement showing the
condition Of all the State banks
some time this week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-09

At an early hour Sunday mcrn-
ing. Anderson jenkins, farmer
living en- the old Captain Switzar
place at Cleveland, was assaulted
with an ak in the hands of his wife
and his skull was crushed. jenkins
is reported to be in a hopeless con-
dition. Mrs. jenkins has been ar
rested and placed in jail. Family
trouble is said to be the cause.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-30

Arda Ia Croix, will be presented for the first time in this city at the Grand opera house next Friday and Saturday nights with matinee Saturday under the management of William Wood and James Blake. The piece has been en- Enthusiastically received elsewhere and is an exciting and thrilling reflex of con- temporarneous life in and around the metropolis and contains plenty of strong melodramatic material that has been we'll handled by the playwright. The comedy interspersed throughout the action is said to be exceedingly briC It and clever, the situa tions exciting in the extreme, and the various episodes sen sational enough to satisfy the most ar dent admirer of melodrama. The play is in four acts and seven scenes. Nellie Gray is a village belle in country town in New Jersey-the locale of the first and second acts. She lives with her widowed mother and a unique old colered nanny" Nellie's hand is sought in marriage to secure the for tune left to Mrs. Gray by the death of her husband. Jack Dornton, an unfor- tunate wanderer, seeks shelter with the Grays when pursued by village mob, intent on his arrest as a vagrant. Jack is accompanied by little Jim, a waif whom he has adopted. Jack and little Jim are rescued from the mob by Nancy Lee. the old colored servant of the Grays, and Tom Bradley, the latter in love with Nellie. lack discovers ir
 Squire Hawke the man whom under another name robbed him of his inherit
 ance years before. The Hawkes. seek
 the death of Dornton in order to cover
 up their past misdeeds known to him
 The plot proceeds with many more | thrilling and exciting situations tah
 keep the interest of the audience at higf pitch. The cast is well selected ant includes J. K. Hutchinson, Mabel Flor
 ence, Susanne Willis, John Marble, F'reC
 Spencer, Dorrit Ashton, Charles L
 Newton, Harry Sedley, Master JohI 1 Cough and others.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-30

service was conducted by Rev. B. F. Baker, pastor of the Wamego Metno- dist Episcopal church. Mesdames F. L. Cobb and F. L. Baker and Messrs- W. w. H. Blenkarn and E. P. Chap- man composed the quartette that sang the simple hymns that had been favor ties of the good man who was gone One Sweetly Solemn Thought, Asleep III Jesus, and Shall We Meet Beyond the River. The brief address of the pastor was upon the theme suggested by the beautiful words, "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord," Rev. 14:lS. The bearers were J. F. Willard, A. A. Cot tren. Robert Enlow, Charles Krieger' w. F. Cotton and G. B. Cotton. The first two are the only surviving mem bers Of the old New Haven colony re- siding here. Interment was made Ill the Wabaunsee cemetery.
 ''Thy day has come, not gone;
 Thy sun has risen. not set:
 Thy life is now beyond
 The reach Of death or change;
 Not ended, but begun; o noble soul! O gentle heart' nall anu fare well.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-30
THE FUN IN MAKEsHIFTs.
How Philosophical Girl Got Joy Out
 of Contriving.

How a Philosophical Girl Got Joy Out
 of Contriving.
 '"There are some things" said philosophical maiden, that rich girls cannot enjoy. There is positive joy for instance, in a successful makeshllt,
 and no end of fun in contrlvlns anu
 planning, if the result are satls[actoIS' Of course" she continued, "mlstaKes sometimes occur, as found to my cost when I got caught in shower with beautiful hat trimmed with poppies. had painted the former, which was an old white one belonging to my slster
 with vermilion from my water coior box. and the rain carried the paint Ill bloody looking trickles down my hose' T beg your pardon said the man who was walking with me, looking dread fully embarrassed, but I am afraid your nose is bleeding I hastily put up my handerkerchief and found 1t covered with red paint. Of course 1 expialneo' hut if was rather awkward. Such things will happen occasionally, put one learns to take them philosophically, ana it is great fun to deceive ones friends and make them think some article Of dress is brand new, when it has been manufactured out of old things. -The other day I was invited to an lm- promptu but very smart dinner, ana found I had literally nothing to wear, as the season was over and my four evening crowns were in rags. At first I thought I would have to decline, as l am not one of those lucky individuals who can supply deficiencies at short notice. and then I said to myself: What nonsense! If I begin giving up things for the sake of appearances l might as we'll retire from the world. must manage! That is all there IS about it., So I wrote to accept, and then set to work to consider how could concoct a decent looking Timer dress in a day. The first thing was silk petticoat and body lining-that could be had from a winters ball dress, and ripped off the ragged tulle and pressed out the underskirt and had the dusty I rufies washed. Then I ransacked the 1 house for the outside garment, and by great good luck came across fine white organdie which mamma had bought fol ! new drawing room curtains, witt ruff1es to match. begged of he' enough and cut out a skirt and bodice and used the ruffies as finish, my ont purchase being couple of pieces o
 narrow white satin ribbon. This pin
 ned on the skirt and waist in running l design with bowknots and then sewet l it flat, and at each bowknot painted
 small bunch of wild roses, to look as i
 held by the knot. The effect was reall!
 very pretty and put on the gown, wen
 to my dinner and actually had compli
 ment from Mrs. Tiptop on my appear
 ance. How foolish I would have beer
 to stay at home just because l hat nothing to wear New York Tribune
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-30
WASHINGTON MONU-
 MENT.

M
 On Monday evening, April 27, in Her mann's Sons hall, was held under the auspices oe the local branch or the Bridgeport rakoezy, a Hungarian SICK benefit organization. ball which was attended by about $50 persons. The ball opened at D. n., and about seven- ty-five couples enjoyed the opening dances. As the hour grew later several of the prominent New Haven business men dropped in to see the fun. During the intermission Frank sania's Hunga- rian Gipsy band of New York city played the Hungarian and several Of the American airs.
 B. Bako explained to those present in a. very well chosen speech in Hungarian the objects of the holding of this ball, which were to aid in raising funds to help build a monument to George Washington in the city or Budapest, Hungary. pr. w. P. Burke Of thls city was then called upon and responded in g. short speech relative to the debt the American patriots owed to several Of the Hungarian officers and soldiers at the time of great need, namely, during the struggle of the American colonies during the War of the Revolution. Both speeches were received with great ap- plause. About $50 was realized in the venture.
 | The society is composed of about lo' of the most prominent of the Hungarian 1 citizens of New Haven. az. .
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-30
Poii's Theater.

The bill at Polls this week is filled with those novelties, specialties and sketches the patrons of vaudeville de- light in witnessing. Last night a large audience applauded some of the excel lent features presented in a hearty mannr. Trovollo stands at the head of ventrilloquist artists and with his mar velous control of the voice is able to present one of the best acts seen here this season. The entire act is a pleas ing diversion on a large bill. Last even- ing Willie Weston was encored repeat edly for his goo dwork in the song line. He gave an imitation of Dan Daily that simply took the house by storm. Weston has good way of initiating Daly al- most to the point of perfection. and Please Let Me Sleep" was rendered i'll two very artistic ways last evening, and Weston was unable to get off the stage until he had given three more songs.
 The Faust trio have a very mysteri- ous and lively act, ''The Haunted Milr." It combines acrobatic and other feats, and has good climax.
 The Bison City quartet follows. All have goon voices and they sing a pop ular list of songs. Henley and Lester, with their witticisms, keep the house in roars while they hold the stage.
 The Allisons have their sketch, "Jones and the Swede Girl" and it introduces Maud Allison as the girl in good shape Jones is a good fellow, and the Swede girl knows a thing or two. Both are very clever. ..-
 Others are Russell and Buckley and the Wiltons with sensational bar per formances. The vitagraph closes the bill with good views.
 Prices: Evenings, 1Oc, 2Oc, BOG; after. noons 10c, 200 ladies at matinees, 10c.