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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
BETTER POSTAL FACILITIES.
Columbus Gets a Sub-Postoffice For
the Accommodation OF the PeO-
pie in the Eastern Part
of the City.

Postmaster J. T. Wood on yes.
terday received a letter from the
postoffice department at Wash
ington authorizing the estalis b.
ment Of a sub station or branch
postoffice in this city on Novem-
Der 18th. The sub station will
be located in the new store which
is to be opened up at an early
date by Messrs. Watson & Taylor
at No. 1872 South Fifth avenue,
and Mr. A T. Taylor will be the
clerk in charge. The sub sta
1ion will not handle mail matter,
but will be established for the
sale of money orders and stamps
and for the registration of let
tiers. The supplies will be ship
ped from Washington at an early
date, and will reach here ia time
for the opening of the office
on November 25th.
The sub-station will be a great
convenience to the people of East
Columbus, and they owe Hon. E.
S. Gambler, Jr.. our efficient rep
resentative in Congress, a debt
of gratitude for the work which
he has perfor med in securing it's
establishment. Con gr e S IN a n
Gambler was the first to suggest
the establishment of the sub
station, and that he took a great
deal of interest in the matter is
eyinced by the fact that on yes
terday he telegraphed Postmas-
ter Wood congratulating him and
the people of Columbus upon the
establishment of the office.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
THERE WILL BE NO WAR.
England and Russia Agree Upon Arbi-
tratiOn as a Basis of Settlement
of the North Sea
Episode.

The prospect of a war between
England and Russia over the
North Sea incident has been
averted. Diplomacy has won
and the unfortunate incident will
be submitted to a board of arbi
tration. a plan to which both
countries have signified their
agreement TO abide by. For a
time it looked as if war would
surely follow. There seemed to
be no excuse or palliation for the
action of the Russian feet in
sinking a number of harmless
fishing boats but the justification
of the act which the Russian ad-
miral claims. the presence in the
fishing feet of torpedo boats.
which he took to be the enemy s,
places a different aspect on the
case. Russia has her hands
full with Japan and it is fortu-
nate for her that the incident
will end in arbitration. The
whole matter seals Port Arthur s
doom, however, for many of the
Baltic feet S ships will be de.
tanned for the investigation.
Many suspect that Russia's in
tention all along was to encount-
er some trouble enroute which
would save her fleet from the in
evitable defeat awaiting it in
Japanese waters.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Modern Club House.

People who remem Der Concert
Hall as it appeared IN the old
days when it was used as the
atre can hardly imagine that it
could ever be Transformed into
an elegant and modernly APP
pointed club house. but the skill
of the painter and decorator has
wrought a wonderful change in
the old place, the interior of
which now presents a most at
tractive appearance. AS has al
ready been stated in The Dis
PATCH, the upper floor Of the
building has been fitted up as a
gymnasium and on the first floor
is to be found the reading room,
which is tastefully and comfort
ably furnished and which will be
supplied with choice collection
of books and many of the cur
rent magazines and newspapers.
A modern plum bing system
has been put in and elegant bath
rooms fitted up. There are both
tub and shower baths, while the
equipment of the gymnasium is
unusually full and com plete.
La fact, the building has all the
comforts and conveniences of the
modern club house, and that the
organization is to become very
popular is evinced by the rapid
rate at which the membership
roll is increasing.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

capped by a lack Of mc y with
which to prosecute te cam
paign. This resulted from a
knowledgeof thec0nditio which
existed in the doubtfl states.
They were rent and to.n asun-
der by factional fights and dis
cord and the monied interests of
democracy were unwilling to
subscribe funds for cause
which they believed was doomed
to defeat However, all these
conditions are happily changed.
The managers of the campaign
have harmonized all differences
and they are no longer embar.
rassed by a lack of campaign
funds. Democrats all over the
country believe that the party
will win and they are backing
their judgement with liberal con
tributions to the fund.
What will become of the
negro if Roosevelt is elected?"
was asked the Congressman
from over the way. well, a
great many of them will be
killed. However, I do not look
for any serious attempt to re
duce representation in Con
gress, F" said Mr.. Bankhead and
he gave most excellent reasons
for this opinion following it up
with a most interesting discus
sion of national issues involved
in the present election.
Mr.. Bankhead while here
further volunteered the informa~
tion that the Bigbee would
certainly get an appropriation,
for work in the lower river and
for a complete and thorough
survey of this section, informa-
tion which all will gladly receive
He left on the east bound South
ern on Thursday for his home.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
CONGRESSMAN BANKHE .AD
BELIEVES PARKER WILL BE ELECTED AND
SAYS THE DEMOCRATS HAVE PLENT
OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
Does Not Look for a Reduction of Southern epre-
sentaton and Says He Will Look Out
For the Bigbee

Congressman John H. Bank
head, of the Alabama district
adjoining US on the East, spent
several hours in Columbus last
Thursday. He was on his way
to his home at Fayette, Ala. after
having visited Carollton, Ala,
where he addressed the unter-
rified of old Pickens last Wednes-
day night. AS soon as it was
known that the distinguished
Alabamian was in Columbus his
friends began TO hunt him up,
and during the remainder of his
stay he was the recipient Of
many attentions from them. Mr..
Bankhead is justly and deserved
ly popular here. He has been
known to Columbus people for a
life time and his frequent visits
to this city have made him a circle
of friends who always extend to
him the most cordial welcome.
Congressman B a n k b d S
prominence in Congress and his
wide acquaintance with national
men and events naturally give to
his utterances and opinions a
degree of interest far beyond the
ordinary, and whatever he says
can be taken as the mature
judgement of student and
thinker, a man accustomed to
Judge of great questions and
whose opinions are the result OF
careful study and observation.
Therefore THE DISPATCH sought
his opinion of the election which
is drawing so close and upon
which depends so much. especial
ly to the South.
Parker will be elected, in mu Y
opinion. said Mr.. Bankhead.
THE country is ripe for Demo-
cratic success. For a long time
the party managers were handi-
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Lewis Wriqht.

The friends of Mr.. j. T. Lewis
and Miss Jennie Wright, who
are both EN- mployed at Keaton S
Combination Store, were much
surprised last week to learn that
the young people were man and
wife. They stole a march on
their friends and went last Sun
day afternoon to West Point,
where they were joined together
in the holy bonds of matrimony.
the ceremony having occurred at
the Holt House IN that place at
$50 o'clock Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis returned
to Columbus on the midnight
train Sunday night. and have
been kept busy during the past
few days receiving the congratu-
lations of their friends.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

Mess RS. Peacher & CASTOR are
soon to begin the erection of a
handsome brick and stone build
ing opposite the Com mercial
hotel Oh College street. The
building, which will have depth
of one hundred feet. will have
front similar to that one occupied
by the Columbus Clothing Co. on
South Market street, and the
contract for the stone work has
been awarded to Messrs. Kelly &
Pope. Ia the rear of the main
building there will be a frame
structure which will be used as
a trading stable. the entrance to
this building being through the
alley on South St. John street.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
The Need for Houses.

For many months past the de-
mand for houses in Columbus
has greatly exceeded the supply,
and since the new industries,
which recently located here, have
begun operation the demand is
greater than ever before. 1t is
true that quite a number OF
houses have been erected during
the past summer. but they were
all rented and occupied before
the paint was dry, many of them
having been spoken for before
the lumb ber of which they were
to be constructed had been
hauled to the ground. There is
lot of money lying idle in the
local banks, and those possess
ing idle capital could not only
secure handsome dividend on
the investment by erecting cot
tages and dwelling houses, but
would also foster the growth of
the city by providing homes for
the many people who are anx-
ious TO come here. but who have
so far found it impossible to
secure desirable homes.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Cotton Seed.

The cotton oil market is de-
clining. crude oil being worth
between 10 and 20cts. The
price of cotton seed is going
with it, and while the mills here
are still paying twelve dollars,
other places are paying only
eleven. A reduction in the price
is looked for.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

That murder will out is again
exemplitied in the story of the
tragic end of young Dancey
Blewett, who was ruthlessly
slain on Monday, the 18th day of
last June. in a little wooded
patch on Ceder creek in the
Trinity neighborhood. Ever
since the young mans body was
found on the day after the trag-
edy, in a state of decom position,
the authorities and relatives Of
the young man have been work
ing to unfold the story of his
taking off. Every theory has
been followed to it's conclusion,
every bit of evidence has been
weighed and sifted to the bottom,
every clue and suspicious cir
cumstance has been worked out,
until the story in all its awful
grewsomeness is laid before the
public and the murderers are
close behind the bars of the
county Jail.
The whole county was shocked
on Tuesday. the 18th day of last
June, when it was flashed abroad
that the body of young Blewett
had been found in the Trinity
neighbOrhood. 1t was in a bad
state of decomposition and it
looked as if the young man had
been dead one or two days. It
lay in a little cluster of woods
and close by lay his pistol, one
cartridge of which had been ex-
ploded. He was shot one time,
the bullet entering his right side
passing through the body and
emerging from the lower left
side. On the side of his head
was an abrasion of the skin lead
ing to the belief that he had
either been struck with a heavy
instrument, or that he had sus-
tained this injury in falling from
his horse. Monday morning he
had left his home we'll and strong
en- route to Columbu Monday
night his horse returned home
riderless, and it was at first be-
lieved that he had come to this
city and his horse had broken
loose and returned home. The
failure of the young man to re-
turn home caused his parents
some uneasiness and apprehen-
sion. and a search was instituted
for his body with the above re
suit.
AS soon as it was found his rel
atives and friends gathered for
the inquest. 1t was thought for
a long time that it was a case of
suicide, and the circum stances
attending his death gave color to
this theory. The officers pro-
ceeded with the idea that he had
been the victim of foul play and
witness after witness was ex-
amined in the hope of finding the
murderer. The inquest developed
the fact that Shed Jennings,
colored man of that neighbor-
hood, was in some way connected
with the crime, and the authori-
ties took the precaution to hold
him in the hope of ultimately
clearing up the tragedy.
Then came the real work in
the case. Sheriff Eggleston and
Deputy Sheriff B. d. Erwin went
to work to unrayel the inexplici-
able mystery surrounding the
young man 5 death. Mr.O.R. Grit
fin, a relative of the young Blew
lit, interested himselfin the case,
employing detectives and using
other means to accomplish this
end. Very soon after the killing
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
FULL STORY OF THE CRIME
THE JENNINGS WOMAN CONFESSES THE DE-
TAILS OF THE MURDER OF
DANCEY BLEWETT.
Light Last Turned the Trinity Tragedy--The
Story of the Crime from One
Who Was Present.

Matte Buchanan. negro woman
of the neighborhood, was ar
rested and lodged in jail charged
with the murder. 1t was known
that young Blewett and the
woman S husband had had some
trouble about her. aud it was be-
lieved that this theory followed
out would reveal the murderer.
Matte Buchanan has from the
first proclaimed her innocence
and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
now point that way. Sheriff
Egglestoon soon learned that a
negro named Jim Dill was seen
in the neighborhood of the kill
ing the day it occurred. Dill had
gone to Patton, Ala, and it was a
! long time before he was finally
enabled to effect his capture in
Birmingham, making several
trips to that city before he sue
ceeded. Dill was held to await
developments and the officers
kept at work. Soon two negro
women in the neighborhood be-
gan to talk. One was Katherine
Newman and the other was
Missy Jennings, the wife of Shed
Jennings. The latter told some
one that jim Dill had made the
statement that he had been
employed to come down
here and kill either young Blew
ett or the Buchanan woman, and
that Ike Buchanan had employed
him to do the work. This story was
repeated by Katherine Newman
and soon reached the ears of the
officers, and. both were arrested
on last Monday and Tuesday.
By patient questioning and the
sweating process, the story of
Blewett's death was finally
learned and learned from thehps
of one Of those who witnessed
the tragedy, the woman herself.
Her name is Missy Jennings and
that she is the wife of Shed Jen-
nings, the negro charged with
the crime, will. perhaps, explain
the motive for the killing. Her
story which she first told to
Deputy Erwin on Wednesday
afternoon, and then on Thursday
repeated to Capt. Eggleston, Mr..
Griffin and others is as follows:
She met Dancey Blewett by
agreement in the woods and it
was while they were together
that young Blewett was killed.
They we're together when their
attention was attracted by a
noise in the bushes close at hand
and almost before Blewett could
move he was shot, it is believed,
with a 22-calibre Marlin rifle.
As he arose he was seized by
Jim Dill and in the scuffle which
ensued Jennings struck the
young man over the head with
the rifle and the woman said he
never spoke again. This, in
brief, is her story.
The rifle was brought to this
city some time after by Pell Jen-
nings, a brother of Shed Jen-
nings, TO be repaired. and it is
now in the hands of the officers.
Whether there is anything in the
report that Dill had come all the
way from Patton on murderous
mission, or whether the murder
was the result of a chance meet
ing of Blewett and the negro
woman's husband are theories
which the officers are slowly
working out. 1t is confidently
believed that others are impli-
Gated in the billing and to this
Concluded on Fourth Page9
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

Mr.. Charles Strong, a promi-
nent young member ofthe Macon
bar, has been spending the past
few days in the city.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

Mr.. Jack Bradford, who dur
ing the past few months has
been attending Chamberlain
Hunt Academy at Port Gibson,
has returned to his home in this
city.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

Mr.. A. B. Cunningham. of
Bigbee Valley. spent several
days of the past week in thecity.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

Messrs. w. f. Rife and Emmett
Patty, of Cliftonville, were visit
ors to the city last week.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

Mr.. and Mrs. r.. L. Bradley
left Friday for a visit to friends
in Rolling Fork, Miss.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

Mr.. W. B. Hamilton is at home
on a visit to his family and
friends.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-11

The Palladium will be found al
the following places:
Palladium office.
Westcott Hotel.
Arlington Hotel.
Union News Company Depot.
Gates Cigar Store, West Main.
Two cents at all places Of sale.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-11
OTHER WOMEN'S
Missives Turned Over by Moore TO
Ills w iIc ts

Marion, Ind, December 10.-Woo-
, ing and winning kokomo girl
while married to woman in Ma
ron, then furnishing his wife evil
dence with which to procure a di-
vorce, are the striking features of an
unusually romantic story which has
just had its sequel.
J. B. Moore, a travelling salesman
for a drug company, lived with his
wife, Minnie Moore, at pa South
Whites avenue, in this city. While
transacting business in kokomo he
met Miss Ada Bickford, a charming
girl. Moore was infatuated. He
succeeded in getting permission to
call at her home. He represented to
her that he was not married and she
answered letters he wrote her. He
also called on other young women
in South Bend and other cities in his
territory. He correspondent with
them, kept the letters and gave
them to his wife after he filed an ap-
plication for divorce in the Grant SUI
perior court. The letters served as a
basis for cross complaint, which
was filed by Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Moore
was granted the decree on her cross
complaint by Moore failing to APP
pear in court when the case was call
ed for trial. Moore was then releas-
ed and yesterday was married to
Miss Ada Bedford
Moore told his wife when he gave
her the letters that he loved Miss
Bicllford, that he had told her he
was not married and she was inno-
cent of any wrongdoing. that she
loved him and that they were to be
married when he procured divorce.
He requested his wife not to use
the letters from Miss Bickford, but
to use the other letters received from
other young women. He said Miss
Bickford would not marry him if
she learned he had a living wife.
Mrs. Moore respected his request
and did not introduce the letters
from Miss Bickford. The divorce
was conducted quietly and did not
attract any attention.
> Mr.. and Mrs. Moore moved in the
best society in Marion. Mrs. Moore
is a most estimable woman of re-
finement and culture.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-11

Some mornings ago the Palladium
mentioned editorially that the thing
for Richmond to do was to patron
ize home merchants. We are pleased
to note that other papers are taking
the matter up. The merchants are
liberal with home newspapers and
spend money freely with them.
Scarcely week passed that we do
not turn down advertising from Day
ton, Cincinnati and indianapolis in
favor of the home merchant. The
stores in the cities offer car fare both
ways if Richmond buyers spend a
certain amount with them IT'S
true iducements are offered, but they
should not be considered for one
minute. Patronize home merchants
spend your dollars among your fell
low citizens. 1t is only bread cast
upon the waters.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-11
W. D. FOU[KE
Acts as the Champion of President
Roosevelt.

Washington, December 1O.-At
the final session of the National Civ
Ill Service Reform League President
Roosevelt was severely criticised for
the exemptions in the service through
executive order made by him during
the last three years. Nelson S.
Spencer, of New York. declared that
the logical consequence of contin-
uance of the present practice of MAX
ing exemptions is the restoration of
the condition Of affairs as they en-
listed prior to the passage of the civil
service act. Under such practice
it is not possible, he said, for the pub
lie to believe that it is treated with
fair play. The number of applica-
tlOnS made to the commission for
special exceptions goes to prove this.
Hardly day passes that some one
does not come with a request for 4
special exception of some kind. The
whole system, Mr.. Spencer .lil. has
become the subject of just suspicion.
Richard Henry Dana commended
the president for having exempted
persons appointed to the public serv-
ice as specifically rather than the
positions as a class. William Due
ley Foulke, of Richmond, also de-
Tended the president.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-11

Anderson defeated Richmond last
night at the Coliseum by the score
of 5 to 4. Anderson put up the best
article Of polo that they are capable
Of playing. Richmond did not and
the story is told. The red clad An
dersonians had a defense that was a
Chinese puzzle to Bone and the two
Cunninghams and little Mallory was
host in himself The score at the
end of the second period was two to
one in favor of Anderson. The third
period opened up with fast play on
the part of both teams Amid deaf
ening roofing Old Cunningham took
the ball from back of Jessup and
brought the crowd to it's feet by
rushing to the middle of the floor and
planting the ball behind Mallory on
a line drive.
This goal acted as dose Of ginger
to the Champs and a few minutes
later Bone repeated the feat of Cum
bingham, jr., and prevented the ball
from rolling out by shooting into the
Anderson cage on his knees. This
gave Richmond the lead by the score
Of 5 to 2 and it looked like another
Quaker victory, but the hopes of the
fans were dashed to the ground when
Mercer, standing three feet away
from Jessup accepted long pass Of
Wodtke' s and pounded the ball into
the draperies Both teams began to
play "frenzied polo' at this stage.
After two minutes Of pretty nlav
Cunningham, ST., passed the ball
across the floor to Bone, but Mercer
intercepted the pass and landed the
ball back of Shorty in the batting
of an eye-lash. Anderson was now
going at full speed and two minutes
later Wodtke scored as Jessup came
out to meet him. Richmond, as US
ual, started a game forlorn hope
and Cunningham, jr., with six min
utes left to play, made the Cham
pions' fourth goal on pass of
Done ;. 1nefe was q premium OH
features the last two minutes of the
period and Richmond made every eff
fort to tie the score, but in vain.
Paddy Moran made his last appear
ance in an Anderson uniform last
night. He was given his release
shortly before the game was called,
owing to the fact that Lyons has
been signed and Miller will take the
bench. It was understood that the
old Elwood half back would play
last night. but for some unknown
reason he failed to put in an APP
pearance.
The lineup and score:
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-11
Indianapolis Lost.
Especial to the Palladium.

Especial to the Palladium
Indianapolis, December 10.-Lo-
gansport defeated indianapolis here
tonight, l to 0. The first two peri
DDS Of the game We're slow and rath-
er uninteresting. In the third period
Indianapolis awakened and tried to
do something, but We're unable to ac-
complish anything. The last period
was very rough, the Indianapolis
players did everything to get fouls
called on them, but Referee Haley
did not call many. Pushing, holding
tripping and punching were indulg-
ed in freely by the Indians, but few
fouls were called. Logansport play
ed all around indianapolis. Spencer
made the only goal. Coggshall re-
lieved Lyons at center.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-11
Month After Month

a cold clings to you. The cough
seems to tear holes in the delicate
tissues of the throat and lungs. You
lose weight and you wonder if you
are threatened with a disease you
scarcely dare to name Are you
aware that even stubborn and long
neglected cold is cured with Allen IS
Lung Balsam? Do not spend more
of your life in coughing and worry
ING.