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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
WAR TIME SEIZURES.
Question on Payment to Ex- Confeder-
ates of Property.

Washington. answer to a per-
sonal inquiry a few days ago from
Senator Bate of Tennessee, represent
ing the disbursements he has made so
far to Confederate veterans or in case
Of their death to the surviving men,
bers Of their families on account of
horses, side arms and personal prop
erty taken from them by Union troops
after the surrender at Appomattox,
Quartermaster General Humphrey has
replied that out Of 661 cases present
ed, he has settled all but thirty-four
claims. The result has been to al
most exhaust the appropriation made
by Congress for this purpose and up
on Gen. Humphreys recommendation
an additional sum of money will be
asked for. Most Of these personal
property losses were sustained in Ten
nessee, North Georgia, and Southern
Kentucky. Apparently Gen. Grants
promise made at Appomattox that the
surrendered Confederate property did
not become known in season in the
section Of the country above mention
ed, for at Cold Springs there,-was a
general seizure Of such property by
the Union troops.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Try to Evade the Law.

New York As a result of the re-
lentless campaign against usurers be-
ing conducted by the District Attor-
ney's office, nearly all the big loan
companies have moved hurriedly
across the river to Jersey City, to
which place they have advised their
victims to send payments. One Of
the companies, which has more than
half hundred agencies in the large
cities of the United States, inaugu-
rated the movement to escape prose-
cution. Lookouts were stationed at
the doors of their old quarters to
steer would be-borrowers in the right
direction, but they did not make much
progress, and one man who came to
make a payment took all the papers
in his possession to the District Attor-
ney's Office and handed them i'll to be
used as evidence. Effort will now. be
made to have the ?ostotncc Depart
ment stop the concerns from Ising
the mails.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Woman Has Auburn Beard.

Paris.-A bearded female cyclist
has been discovered at Thaon-Les-
Vosges, little town in Epinal. Nine.
Delait is a member of the local eye
ling club, and may often be met ped
alling from the neighboring villages.
In the intervals of cycling she keeps
a cafe, and when she is behind the
counter she never lacks customers.
They come from far and near to Sc her
handsome auburn beard, and among
her admirers was the Shah of Persia,
who when at Contrexeville two years
ago, gave her a beautiful brooch.
Nine. Delait has other masculine quail
tiles besides her beard, and when an
nnruly customer has to be expelled
from the cafe she has no need of her
husband s assistance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
JUDGE HARGIS DAUGHTER
Tainted Because of Her Father
Trouble,

Lexington, Ky-The board of disci-
pine of the State College of Ken
lucky, is sitting to consider sensa-
tional case which may go to court.
Miss Hargis, the Is year old daughter
OF Judge J. HI. Hargis, of Breathitt
county, who is student in the col
lege, charges that she has been insult
ed frequently by Luke Milward, a
Lexington student, and subjected to
taunts because of her fathers alleged
connection with Breathitt' s trouble.
Judge Hargis demands that the col
lege take action. The mountain stu
dents took the girls part and eject
ed Milward from the grounds at the
points of revolvers. Milward may be
expelled.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
THREE DEATH AGENCIES.
Man Escapes Death in Almost Mirac.
ulous Manner.

Chicago. Death through three
agencies has come close to Malcolm
Lindell, all within few minutes. AS
mementoes of his adventure, he has a
broken leg, a broken arm and sew
eral fractured ribs. Lindell was
crossing the Lake Shore river bridge
over the Calumet river, when Penn
sylvania train bore down on him.
He leaped directly in front of pass
ing Lake Shore train. He was hurl-
ed over the bridge rail and into the
river. The engineer Of the Pennsyl-
vania saw the accident, stopped his
train and went to the rescue. A rope
was lowered and Lindell wrapped it
around his body and was drawn to
safety.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Declared Mentally irresponsible.

Paris.-The civil tribunal Of the
Seine has decided that Francis R.
Bryan, the wealthy American, who
died here late in November, 1902,
leaving $4,000 to the Philadelphia
Historical Society and the remainder
of his large fortune to the South Ken
sington Museum London, was mental
ly irresponsible at the time he signed
his will. 1t was announced that Mrs.
Hand of New York and Mrs. Devices
of Mississippi had contested the le-
gacies Of Mr., Bryan, who was their
cousin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
DIRE CALAMITY
IN BALTIMORE
SEVENTY-FIvE BLOCKS REDUC-
ED TO RUINS.
FIRE LOSS PREPONDEROUS
Firemen From Half a Dozen Cities
Struggled Heroically for Twenty
Eight Hours With the Raging
Residence Section Intact.

Baltimore, Md. Baltimore is stag
gering under fire loss which no one
has the temcrity to put in figures.
The important commercial district is
blaekened ruins, Laid bare by con-
fagration which ragged without a mo-
mentary check from 10 As a. M, Sun
day until late in the afternoon Mon
day. AT 3 O'Clock the city officials
again breathed. 1t was agreed that
the flames were under control. They
had ragged % hours, in spite of al
most superhuman efforts put forth by
the best fighting forces which more
than half dozen cities were able to
muster.
The city is covered. with gloom.
The only lights in the burned district
are those from the smouldering ruins.
The only lights in that section which
escaped destruction are from corner
gas lamps. The store are closed In
nearly every street. The darkened
avenues are full of jostling people
talking of one subject. Apparently
there is but one cause for gladness,
and that is that are no homeless. The
residence section of the city escaped
This phase of the situation relieved
the officials from any thought other
than property.
At 2 O'Clock the Associated Press
sent out bulletin saying the flames
would be held in check at the Union
docks and prevented from leaping
Jones Falls and placing the entire
city east of there in jeopardy. At 3
O. clock that bulletin was confirmed.
A score of times flames were found lap
ping the sides of lumber piles on the
east bank of the fall. In some in
stances the lumber was tossed into
the falls and in some eases heroic eff
forts stayed the onward sweep of the
flames. Throughout the long hours
in which firemen worked for suprema-
cy they were handicapped by a gale
which carried burning brands over the
heads of he workers and beyond the
reach of the hundreds of streams Of
water poured into the raging furn-
aces. But for the work of volunteers
in seeking out and extinguishing these
embers it is almost certain that the
burned area would have been twice
larger than it is. About rs squares,
or 40 acres, are in ashes.
Loss Too Big to Estimate.
Insurance companies have opened
temporary offices in the Lexington
hotel, but their representatives de-
cline to estimate the loss. The an
swer of one is typical of all: cts
too big. We have no figures to esti-
mate it. Make it about 100000, 600.
hot ha IL
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Two White Men Escape.

Will Pearl and Joe S. Carraway,
both white men, convicted at the last
term OF the circuit court and sentenc-
ed to six months on the county farm
for running blind tiger in Port Glib
son, took French leave'' of County
Contractor 0. t. Howard at Herman
vile a few days ago. They escaped
by prying up the floor Of the convict
quarters.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Dynamite Wrecks Home.

Birmingham, Ala-Dynanaite was
exploded under the residence Of Mrs.
Lula Scott, wrecking portion OF
the house. Mrs. Scott, her little
daughter, her brother, Thomas Spit.
ger, and his wife were almost killed
Mrs. Scott secured a divorce some
time since from her husband. A war.
rant has been sworn cut against the
hssband, but he IS not 10 be found.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Steps to Stamp Out Smallpox.

A number of cases of smallpox have
developed In Hattiesburg, principally
among the negroes. The rapid pro.
gress Of the disease has caused some
alarm and the city council has taken
steps to prevent serious epidemic
Aldermen have been appointed to ac'
In conjunction with the county super.
vlsors IN an effort to exterminate tho
disease.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Indiana Man Buys Fruit Farm.

+. M. Vandegrift of Wabash, Ind,
has purchased the 16O-acrc farm of
Mrs. w. A. Horton, which lies out
about four miles east Of Ocean
Springs, on Davis Bayou. Mr.. Van
dergrlft will produce oranges, figs,
nuts and small fruit. Besides 400
each Of pear and peach trees that are
IN excellent bearing condition, there
is also quantity Of fine timber on the
place.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11

On a warrant sworn out by the
Route Agent j. M. Slaughter, of the
Southern. Express Company, ,E. M.
Dunn was taken in custody at Newton
on charge Of emblezzing funds of
the Express Company, Fort Gibson,
Ind. t. He was taken to Meridian
and placed in jail to await the arrival
OF an officer from the Indian Terri
tory to take charge of him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Prisoners Tunnel Out and Escape

Osceola, Ark.-Not a prisoner re-
mains in the Osceola Jail, the entire
batch escaping by tunneling out the
rear wall. Among the fugitives are
two men charged with murder, but
owing to the excitement, it is impos-
sible to learn the exact number of
those who escaped.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
King Edwards Clothes.

London The statement that the
King never wears the same suit of
clothes twice is an exaggeration. Con-
that his Majesty changes his
attire at least three times day, and
as many as half dozen
times, he would, were this true, re-
quire over 1000 suits during the year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Orphans Are Stricken.

There is an epidemic Of measles
among the children of the jackson
Orphanage, and up to date, fifty Of
the eighty-three in the institution
have been attacked with the malady.
Fortunately there have been no deaths
and nearly all of the little ones arc
convalescent. -Four cases of pneumo-
MIA have also occurred without fatal
results.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Drown in Gutter.

New Orleans. Tony Ccndane, two
year-old son of Isaac Cendane, while
playing in front of his parents home,
in Derbigny street, near Gordon, ac-
cidentally fell into the gutter, and be-
fore he was discovered he was drown
ed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Residence DESTROYED by Fire.

The residence of ex-Sheriff j. l.
Haley OF Lefore county at Itta Benz
caught on fire few days ago a6G
was soon totally destroyed. Estimated
loss OH building and furniture $4,000
insurance $500.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Oysterman Acquitted.

Alfred Ladnier, one Of the oyster,
men, charged with trespassing on the
alleged private grounds Of the Bara-
taria Canning Company at Biloxi has
been acquitted in Justice Champlin s
court.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
me.-Vatican officials have de-

MED report that Pope Plus is prac-
tically blind. They say the Pope is
passabiy well, but is still suffering
somewhat from govt. His sight, ac-
cording to the report sent out by
Dalziel's news agency, had been fail
ing ever since his accession to the
papacy, owing to the extremely damp
air of the Vatican, and two celebrated
ocu,ists, Drs. Baccinelli and Socellin-
60, had urged that he abstain totally
from reading.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Another Slaughter.

Memphis. -Four men were killed
and several wounded by guards firing
into a crowd of unionmen at Coal
Creek, Tenn, where there is coal
mine strike.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
A Colony Of Beers.

Hinsdale, Mont Gen. Joubert and
Capt. O'Donnell, of South Africa, are
looking for lands in this vicinity for
colony Of 400 Boer families. They
will visit Great Falls before return
ing. They seemed favorably impress
ed with the future of this part of the
state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Indeed She Is.

st. Petersburg. Russia is indig-
nant, stating that her reply was on
the way, and Japan should have wait
ed, and implying that she knew it was
specific and determined to forestall
it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
State to Paw for It.

1t IS understood that the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Will recommend that the state do the
grading of the streets around the Cap
itol grounds at Jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Where the Rritons Stand

London. Japan interests in Rus
STA are left in the British Ambassa-
doris hands, and Austro-H Hungary rep
resents Russia In Japan.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Must Have Been Asleep.

Washington. Washington reeeiv-
ed. the news of the Japanese-Russian
rupture with some surprise. No Amer
lean complications are In sight.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Too Slow for japan.

London Japan gives out state
ment that Russia had not made any
answer, and she is tired of waitings
and will follow her own course-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Democrats on a Jaunt.

Memphis. The Cook County De-
mocracy will leave for New Orleans
Saturday to attend the Carnival
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Canning Company.

The charter Of the Perl6inston Can
ming Company, domiciled at Perkin-
ston, and capitalized at $4,000 has
been approved
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Business Men Protest.

The business interests of Biloxi have
been stirred up by the oyster bill in
troduced in the house by Hon. E. M.
Barber of Biloxi.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Cannot Send Messages.

The central Office Of the Western
Union has announced that it's cable
service will not accept private mes
sages for the interior Of Japan. This
is taken to mean that Japan is conf
dent that war is bound to come with
in the next few hours.
3 Pittsburg Men armed with Win
chesters andrevolvers are guarding the
mines Of the Ellsworth Coal Company
at Ellsworth. The miners to a man
have quit work.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Loss Too Big to Estimate.
IT rs WAR.
Grim Armies are Fastening to Scene
of Conflict.

OF OOp1CC.
London.-A special dispatch from
Berlin says that strong feet of jap
anese warships, reported to be on it's
way to Chemulpo, Corea has seized
several Russian trading steamers.
Japan Cuts Gable.
Paris. The French Foreign Office
is advised that the japanese have cut
the cable connecting Japan and Co
rea.
The object of this action is believed
to be to prevent news of the opera
tions Of the Japanese reaching the
Russians, which was possible, no mat
ter how closely censored the dis
patches might be. Following the
breaking off of relations between Rus
STA and Japan the cutting of the cable
is regarded here as significant of the
purpose of the japanese to begin hos
tilities.
It is learned that among the troops
sent by Russia to the vicinity Of the
Yalu river are $4,000 Cossacks, whose
province it is to destroy the eommu-
nications of any japanese army land
ing along the coast or trying to strike
the Port Arthur railroad. The French
military experts consider this a good
tactical move, for the reason that the
Japanese have only a small cavalry
force, insufficient to cope with that OF
the Russians.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
Pardoned.

Gov. Vardaman has pardoned Grant
Deer, negro convict sent up from
Madison county for two years for bur-
glary. He had served the greater
part Of his sentence.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-11
The Board of Supervisors Of PER-

The Board of Supervisors Of Perry
county, before final adjournment pass
ed an order making it unlawful for
any person to kill, sell or in anywise
destroy any game defined in chapter
"a of the Annovated Code Of 1892, be-
tween April / and Oct. Is of any
year. This order is to take effect af-
ter March, l, 1904, and any person vi
olating the order is to be fined not less
than / cent nor more than 500 for
each offense and forfeit $40 to the
tnivfner or prosecutor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
THE WEsCOTT CASE
The Prosecution Making Desperate
Effort to Secure the Admission Of
Evidence Regarding the Confession
Made to the Sheriff.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. April 2.-The jury in the
Wescott murder case has been excused
during the preliminary examination of
witnesses concerning events of the cor
cner's inquest. The state has introduced
several witnesses to show Wescott's
confession or admission was not Sc
cured by threats or promises. The de-
Tense is eHdeavoring to show that Wes-
colts answers We're in answer TO the
question as to what might have hap
pened while he was drunk. So far
nothing conclusive has been shown,
unless the confession is admitted which
could possibly convict Wescott, and the
state relies almost wholly on that to
convict. A strange thing developed in
the testimony of the coroner's jury. One
Juryman, whom the defsnses attorney
says told him certain facts concerning
the inquest, was unable to remember
them, as asked at this trial, while one Of
the eoroner's jury, who would not talk
to the defense.s lawyers previous to the
case, corroborated on the witness
stand what the preceding juror is al
not remember now. Argument to throw
out the confession probably will not be
reached till Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
THE FLOOD SITUATION
Northwestern and Central Ohio Suffer.
ing From Effects Of the High Water
Four Lives Reported Lost.

Cincinnati. April 2-The foods In
northwestern and central Ohio this
morning ,broise all previous records, but
special dispatches this afternoon tndi-
cate the waters are receding, especially
along the Miami valley. The damage
from Findiay south thru Troy. Piqua
and other points as far as Hamilton is
estimated at 100000, other points
suffering most being Lima, Mansfield,
Ottawa, Dunkfrk. Rossville, Ashland.
Delaware, Wapakonetta, Canton, Up
per Sandusky. Delphos, Algo, Bucyrus.
Mount Blanchard. Four lives We're lost.
Twenty towns are without natural gas.
Several cities are without power for
waterworks, electric light, gas or trol-
ley cars, while Celina. ST. Marys and
other towns in Mercer and Angla.se
counties have suffered great damage.
At Columbus the Scio river is Very high
nearly all factories along the river are
flooded and the west side Of the city is
threatened with the worst flood In
years.
yincennes, Ind. April 2.-The first
word from RusSSlYliie. liz, ioF iilIse
days was received today, when Two
men arrived in boat after Il deperate
fight with the current. They said dur
ing the entire nine miles trip from Rus
seHville they found but one house that
was not under water The town of
Russellville is all under water. The
people have no provisions except meat,
which is plentiful. The men are try
ing%o charter boat to take provisions
to Russeliville.
indianapolis Ind, April 2-The
floods are receding today In every part
of Indiana. There is general belief
that every hour will now bring slowly
Improving conditions. In the lower
Wabash districts there is still some fear
the second flood of Thursday night may
bring an additional rise. East Marion
lis practically in ruins from two floods
and will be rebuilt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
PICK MAKERS GO ON STRIKE.
Action Adds to Complication in the
What Cheer Mines.

l
Des Moines, April 2.-The machinists.
and miners tool makers Of this city
! are out on strike. They served no..
tice yesterday morning that they would
not work until their grievances wera
removed This strike affects the What
Cheer Tool Company, the American
Mining Tool Company. the Star Manu-
featuring Company and the Iowa Tool
Company All the employees Of these
four shops, which supply three fourths
of the coal miners tools used In the
United States Canada and Mexico, arc
affected by this strike.
The contention is over paying time
and half for working over time. It IL.
often in the interest of economy to work
over time to finish up twisting augers
when the furnaces are heated and an
hour or two over time work will save
much in the way of fuel and time in
reheating the furnaces. AlexandeE
Walker. secretary of the What Cheer
Tool Company, demanded that In such
cases the men should work over time at
regular wages. instead of at the In
crease of one-half to their pay for over
time. All the other employees were will
ing to concede to the men, but accord-
ing to their agreement they must be
unanimous in their action.
The men came out and will remain
out until the contract Is signed by all
the managers Of machine shops In the
city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
RUSSIA ACCEPTS TIBET VICTORY.
British Success Does Not Attract At
tention il Would Before War.


st. Petersburg, April 2.-Altho no Of
fetal expression regarding the victory
of the British expedition to Tibet WIS
obtainable last night, it is certain thai
the matter will not attract the atten-
tention which it would have befors
the outbreak of the war with Japan
The real purposes Of the expedition
were then viewed with the t,'-ayest sus-
picion, it being feared that definite
establishment of British influence oyei
the grand lama of Lhassa, which was
regarded as Great Britairs object
would be severe blow TO Russian
prestige both in Tibet and China.
The situation is now changed. be-
cause Russia's hands are at present too
full to leave her free to act, even II
so disposed. and. secondly perhaps cf
even more importance-becaus there
are now increasing indications thai
better relations between Great Britain
and Russia are in sight
One of the best informed diplomats
predicts that the basis of settlement
will include giving Russia, IL victorious
what she wants in Manchuria the OPP
ening or naturalization of the Dardan
elles, and the outlet to the Persian gull
in return for an absolute guarantee OF
Great Britan's Indian frontier and her
predominating influence in Tibet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
WALKED TO FREEDOM.
Andrews and Bennett Escape From
Polk County Jail.

Des Moines. April 2"Satan" An
drews. in on charge of rape, ard r.
j. Bennett, alias l.. NJ. King, charged
and indicted FOR forgery, escaped from
the county Jail last night. Andrews
and King were both indicted on Thurs
day and were in jail awaiting trial.
Andrews attacked the McGavran girl
q week ago Sunday, while she was on
her way to Sunday school. A fsw days
later he was arrested and fully identi-
fled by his victim. King succeeded in
getting $500 from the German Saw
ings bank and later presented check
for $4,000 for payment.
The pair Were in what is known as
ti1e ST. Louis cage, a supposedly safe
cell, the lock of which consists of a
lever in box on the door of the cage.
The lever was thought to be out of
reach of the inmates of the cell, but
the pair managed to reach thru the
bars and turn the lever. A small mir
ror enabled them ito see where the lever
was.
The night jail keeper was In the rear
~ the cell room when the two left the