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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
HISTORY In STATUES
Prominent Sculptors Artistically
Decorate Buildings at Fair.
Many Choice Bits OF Sculpture RepRos
senting Historical Events and
Persons AdOrn Entrances to
Buildings and Embe11ish
the Landscape.

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Is profusely adorned with statuary.
The historic character of the exposi-
ton affords opportunity for use in the
avenues and courts, and at the entrance
of buildings, of portraying statues and
other figures and groups having his
toric significance in connection with
the Louisiana Purchase.
Besides this there is also an abun-
dance of purely decorative sculpture,
that is sculpture which Is architectural
and monumental, intended to express
various poetic ideas and afford beauti-
full and inspiring effects. Much Of the
latter class of sculpture is used in the
adornment of the central architectural
feature OF the Exposition-the Festival
Hall, Colonnade of States and Cascade
Gardens. The statuary for the Col
onnade of States, however, has his
toric significance in that the various
figures typify the IA states and terri
tories formed out of the original
Louisiana territory. The Exposition
palaces are adorned with qua drigas
spandrels, pediment figures, car
touches and other architectural sculp-
ture, and some Of the buildings have
appropriate figures at the entrance
such as the Missouri building, where
on either side Of the main entrance are
seated figures of Napoleon and JeffeN-
son. and the Art Palace, where at the
mSin entrance are seated figures rep
resenting such subjects as Nature and
Truth. Another statue for the en-
trance to this building is entitled
Sculpture, and it is the work of Dan
iel G. French. This building has much
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28

The Mississippi Business Mems
League met in Jackson Monday after.
noon and closed it's second annual
meeting Tuesday afternoon. I'm
migration, manufacturing, good roads,
insurance and other matters of inter
est to the state were discussed. Papers
were read from Prof Hutchinson on
Good Roads, MIR. Addington on Insur.
ance, and speeches by Maj. Dabney,
of the Levee Board, on Good Roads,
and also by Mr.. Hays OF the Southern
Railroad system. M. V. Richards,
the industrial head of the Southern,
spoke on immigration. The meeting
was we'll attended by business men
from all over the state. 1t is prob
able that permanent headquarters will
be established in Jackson and some
competent man kept there all tile
time. Richard Griffith, of Jackson,
was elected president, Ell l.. Mckee,
Meridian, vice president, for state at
large; d. M. Mayors, secretary; vice
president, first congressional district,
w. It. Adams, Corinth; vice president
second district, J. T. Gabbert, Sen
atobia; vice president third district.
S. r. Weems, Greenwood; DR.. J. T.
Broadstreet, Grenada; vice president
fifth district, K Threefoot, Meridian !;
vice president sixth DISTRICT r. W
Stewart, Moss Point; vice president
seventh district, J. W. McGrath,
Brookhaven; vice president eighth
district, DR.. A. O. Enochs, Vicksburg.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
will fell out of blind tigers hiI
pocket. Catch onp

will fell out of blind tigers hip
pocket. Catch onp
The above from the Jackson Morn
ing Times does our sheriff j. L. Buch-
anan an injustice. All who know Mr..
Buchanan know that he is not guilty
of the charge intimated in the above
article. He has endeavored to break
up the lawlessness on the pike and
will do anything in his power to abate
the nuisance.
There has been a great deal said
about the letter Gov. Vardaman wrote
Mr.. Buchanan in reference to the
tigers-the Jackson correspondents
claiming that it was very pointed, and
that the governor threatened to re-
move Mr.. Buchanan from Office unless
he would break up the blind tiger bus
mess on the pike. Following is the
letter.
Executive Department., JACKSON,
Miss, May %. 1904 j. L. Buch.
anan, Sheriff Rankin County, Bran
don, Miss. My Dear Sir. A great
deal of complaint is made to me about
certain lawlessness just across the riv-
er from this city in Rankin county. I
write to ask you if we cannot devise
some means by which these internal
places may be- exterminated. If I can
render you any assistance looking to
that end, please let me do SO. I un-
derstand that they are becoming al
most unbearable, and running wide
open. I am sure that you, like all
faithful officers and good citizens,
would like to see these dens of in
EQUITY destroyed. suggest that you
go toswork and let us see if we cannot
put somebody in the field who can
bring the offenders to trial.
With best wishes, I ams
Cordially and sincerely,
Your friend,
JAS. K. VARDAMAN.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
OBITUARY.

OBITUARY.
Bedie, wife of Nobe Dickerson, and
daughter of J. w. Smith, departed
this lifea June IA, 1904
She was 30 years, II months and 10
days old.
Some four years ago, she professed
faith in Christ and was bsptised, and
received into the fellowship of County
Line church.
AS a christian her life was exem.
plary; as daughter she was kind and
obedient; as a wife she was faithful
and true.
She leaves father, four brothers
and five sisters, husband and tiny
babe to mourn their loss. Her body
was laid to rest in the Clear Greek
cemetery. We shall meet beyond the
river in that happy CLINE above.
A FRIEND.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28

other sculpture. most OF 1t Of perma-
nent character.
An illustration of the way in which
sculpture is used in the decoration Of
the palaces of the Exposition is the
work of Augustus Lukeman for the
Electricity building. Mr.. Lukeman
has executed for this building four
seated figures, portraying Heat, Power.
Speed and Light. They are placed on
the main facade of the building, and
each figure typifies in poetic manner
the idea to be presented. Light, for
instance, is female figure holding in
her hands the carbon wire typical Of
the electric spark. Speed is repre-
sented by the god Mercury wearing
the traditional horned cap and hold
ing in one hand a winged wheel, the
treatment symbolizing the telegraph
and telephone as among most notable
examples of the speed Of electricity.
Again, take the sculpture off the Edu-
cation building, which Is the work OF
a st. Louis artist, Robert P. Bring
there are twelve separate models. OF
each Of these models from four to four
teen replicas are used, SO that the
sculptural decoration Of the building
is composed of "a separate pieces.
Notable among these are Music, His
tory, Golden Rod, The Flight of Time,
Industry, The Thread of Fate and the
Louisiana Quadriga. The latter COM
position is a striking one. A two
wheeled Roman chariot is drawn by
four powerful, prancing horses har-
messed abreast. They have the short
cropped name of the Roman steed.
The center horses are thrown back on
their launches and two female figures
guide and restrain the outer horses
by grasping their brides. In her free
hand the figure at the left carries an
olive branch, that at the right palm
branch, these being symbolicaI respec-
lively of Peace and Victory. The CEN
ter figure in the chariot is a symbolical
conception Of the Louisiana territory.
It is well-draped, erect female hg-
ure holding in her appraised right hand
an American flag that drops in light
folds about her, and in her upraised
left hand blazing torch symbolical OF
Education.
Nearly 100 American sculptors were
engaged upon the execution OF the
models for the figures and groups Of
the Worlds Fair at st. Louis. The
enlargement of the original models Of
these sculptures was carried on at the
workshop in Weehawken, N. j., where
nearly 100 men were employed in this
branch Of the activities which went
on for the purpose of adorIaing the
grounds of this great Expoaittpn.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
NOTICE.

Sealed bids will be received by the
chancery clerk at Brandon, Miss. !,
up to 10 O'Clock m. on the first
Monday in July next, for repairing
the court house roof, according to
specifications filed in the chanoery
clerks office The board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
The successful bidder will be re.
quired to give an approved bond in
double the amount of Did for the
faithful performance of the work and
for keeping the same in repair fol-
five years.
SOL DOBSON, Chancery Clerk.
June IA. 1904.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Letters IF Administration having
been issued to the undersigned on the
estate of O. A. Ellis, deceased, by the
chancery court of Rankin county, on
May 21st, 1904, all persons having
claims against said estate are required
to have same probated. registered and
allowed in said court within one year
from the first publication of this
notice, or the same will be barred.
W. @. ELL is, Administrator:
Dated June 9Th, 1904.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
THE TIGERS ON THE PIKE i.

There was much ado about moth
ing'' at the Rankin pike blind tiger
rendezvous yesterday afternoon. The
sale of whiskey and beer on the pike
in open, fragrant and defiant violation
CT law has been going on so long that
section of country has gained al
most national reputation for lawless-
ness. The press of the entire state
has frequently referred to the evil
that exists there. The good people of
jackson have made one determined
effort after another to suppress it, but
all attempts have proven truitIess, ex-
cept to cause only temporary suspen
sion of business.
The proprietoIs of these dens of
iniquity have felt so secure in the pros
ecution of their unlawful traffic that
no attempt whatever has been made
by them to conceal the character of
their business.
We are informed that the sheriff of
Rankin county has been repeatedly re-
quested to break up these hellish
places, and his failure to do so has
been matter of surprise and disap-
pointment to the law abiding citizens
of his county If the business was
conducted clandestineIy or i'll such a
secret manner as to render detection
difficult there would be some excuse
to palate the Ineffective efforts of the
authorities to put these infamous dens
out of business. But such has not
been the case, and the unlawful bust
ness has been carried on as publicly as
that of any mercantile establishment
operating under license.
Acting under pressure of an outrage
public sentiment against continuance
of the nuisance, Sheriff White, of
Rankin county, in company of several
deputies, visited the ''joints" on the
pike yesterday afternoon, but arriving
on the scene, found the erstwhile busy
proprietors absent from their places of
business and search Of the premises
had been left to quill
The floating palace which had
been launched on the bosom of the
placid waters of the Pearl was no Ion.
ger found doing business at the same
old stand. but was seen majestily and
triumphantly going around the bend
I'll mo
who awakened and made merry the
dismal swamps of Pearl river with a
chorus that sounded something like
goodbye Mr. Sheriff, good bye
The officers departed empty handed,
and before the shades of night had be-
gun to fall the jolly captain of the
boat and his merry crew returned and
resumed business.
The law against the illicit sale of
whiskey is farce, and we are more
constrained than ever to believe that
the open saloon and high license is the
only solution of the liquor problem.
It has been clearly demonstrated that
prohibition does not prohibit in Mis-
sissippi, but merely means blind
tigers, no revenue, no police protection
and as a rule very poor article OF
whiskey.
When Rankin county officer wants
to capture 'blind tiger" he should
not allow his purpose to be known SO
far in advance of the contemplated
raid as was the case when the sheriff
and his deputies went after the fero-
oous beasts on the pike. The tigers
knew of their coming twenty -four
hours in advance--a case of mind
telepathy We suppose.
Shake bush, Mr.. Rankin county
sheriff and q bottle Of talking water
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
FOURTH OF JULY EXCURSION

For the above, the Queen and Ores
cent Route will sell between all sta.
tions on it's line; also to points in the
territory south of the Ohio and Poto,
mac and east of the Mississippi rivers,
including Washington, d. g., Gin.
cinnati, O., Louisville, Ky, Evans.
Vile, Ind, and Cairo, ILL.,, On July
2, 3, and 4th, tickets at rate of one
and one third firstclass fares for the
round trip-minimum rate so cents
with final limit July 9Th, 1904.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
BACK TAX NOTICE.

am authorized to give notice that
all unadjusted back taxes will be
adjusted by the chancery clerk. and
all that are not settled on or before
the first Monday in August, 1904, will
be charged and collected as assessed
by the revenue agent.
SOL DOBSON.
June IA, 1904
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
STRAYED.

One gray mare about IA hands
high. taken up at my place Wednea-
day 18th. four miles east of Brandon.
on the Homeward road. Owner can
have same by coming after and paying
damages. W. F. DARNELL,
Brandon, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28

Horse collars of all sizes from
seventy five cents to $3.50 each, and
brides in abundance from 80 cents TIC
81 30 at Gaydens.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
FRESH MEATS.

From now on our market will be
open no Wednesday and Saturday We
will have none but the very best
meats We solicit your orders
CORLEY and CORLEY.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are authorized to announce Hon.
John Sharp Williams as a candidate for
Representative in the 5Sth Congress from
the Eighth District of Mississippi, subject
to the action of the democratic party.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28

A beautiful line of ladies dress
goods and dressed hats at Barnes
store.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28

The Brandon Bank is ready to do
business with you on business basis
w. Fl. Barnes, Cashier
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
Gulf & Ship |. R. R. Co.

Gulf & Ship |. R. R. Co.
Direct line in connection with Illi-
nois Central Railroad Company to
GULFPORT, MISS.
Through Pullman Sleeping cars
between St. Louis, Mo-, and
Gulfport, Miss, Beginning June
18th, on trains Nos. I&2,
with through service on same trains
to Memphis, St.Louis, Chicago and
Louisville.
S C I'll e d U L E..
effective June IS, 1904.
No. Leave Jackson 5:25 a. m.
Leave Hattiesburg $40 a. m.
Arrive at Gulfport 1905 a. m.
No, 3-Leave Jackson $3.50 p. m.
Leave Hattiesburg 200 p. m
Arrive at Gulfport 1000 p. m.
No. 5-Leave Jackson 4:3o a. m.
Leave Hattiesburg 7:58 a. m.
Arrive at Gulfport II:I5 a. m.
No. 2-Leave Gulfport 7:3o p. m.
Arrive at Hattiesburg o:25 p m.
Arrive at Jackson 1880 a. m.
No. 4-Leave Gulfport 7:2o a. m.
Arrive at Hattiesburg 1925 a. m.
Arrsve at Jackson 200 p. m.
No. o-Leave Gulfport 4:o5 p. m,
Arrive at Hattiesburg 7:Io p. m.
Arrive at Jackson 1915 p. m.
G. II l. f p O r I,
Mississippi's Greatest Deep
Water Port. Only IL
Hours from Memphis.
At Jackson connections made
With Illinois Central railroad to all
territory north, east, south and
west. With Alabama & Vicksburg
Ry., to Texas and the southeast;
at Hattiesburg with New Orleans
& Northeastern railroad, Miss
issipi Centralr railroad, and Mobile,
Jackson & Kansas City railroad.
At Golfport with Louisville & Nash
vile railroad.
SD. BOYLSTON,
General Passenger Agent, Gulf
port, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28
Farmers. Ginners .an(
Mill Men. !

Bring us your repair work, Wagonl
Buggies. etc. We can fit your NOV
ing machine with new guard plate
and knives CHEAPER THAN AN
BODY. A large stock on the road
If you will give rs chance we vii
make your old mower cut like ne
one.
Watch this ad next week. {
q. W. OWEN g SON.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-28

The Worlds Fair Ticket is worth
trying for. Goods cost no more at
J. A. TAYLOR & SONS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-12
STEPHENSON GETS BACK.
Donald Grant Returns scith HIM to
the Police Force.

The decision o- General Greene. as Police COM
r-resio-e-. i7 Diminishing from the force Captain
John Z. Stephenson 1u February 4. l9l3 was re-
vereed yesterday ~ tie Appellate DIVISION VI
the Supreme court As the decision OF the Ap-
,eusfe Division was unanimous in declaring
that athe findings Ct the Commissioner are so
rrar'f5stIv against the weight q evidence that
the same must 10 set ASIDE" the city cannot ap-
neal from the order 20 reiustate Stephenson
Tbs. IS the second time Stephenson has been
dismissed from the police force, only 10 be sent
back nv the courts.
To1ioa INSPECTOR Donald Grant. Scephensons
bro,her-iu-la,r. was dismissed on the same oay
vith Stephenson. on practically the same
charges for while the captain was tound gul''y
Il permitting lcus q vice 20 run uurlolestea Ia
his -re.irgt when De was in command al the
police station in MuIherry-st.. Of permitting
violations OF the excise law in the precinct ana
making false reports. she inspector was touna
r-r.tv OF similar offences because the preclhc'
was in his inspection district. Grant therefore,
VIII have N come back with Stephenson by
virtue az the Appellate Divisions decision.
At the time ~ the dismissal OF Grant and
Stephenson General Greene said
In making these afsm'e=als am following
my regular course O. puTEinR 'he loi,e % -
worthy men. ei. ii o.Hoi "oI-7' "a
the crooks"
There are u present no vacancies among the
fr=rc-rar- ana CAPTAINS ans Grant ana stephen
-ga probably viii have 90 hs left unassigned to
districts f.- a t..s otter they resume wearing
-ra police uniform. There 's no salary a.i D.
rriltrn tr r.r extra INSPECTORS and captains
-na are forced Ilfn tHa department. by the
courts. rat .t '. presumed thar both Grant and
e.rrItre.r r manage u1t only 90 81 their
T.H CON ..T .H. Dur ..-r back ray i-r a.t lae
.I.. '..| H... ." t.. '.. e '.il..'.. ~,
Meade. e".T yesterday fH.r Ic hsI NOT looked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-12
LONG CHASE 10 COLLECT wssEs
1t Ends in Court. Where Employer Explains
Satisfactorily and Paws

Possessed with the tea tsat he vas trying s,
avoid paying them Ter several davs work uhca
they had dore for him. four ITALIANS Yesterday
started long chase after james 5rinron.
dealer in second hand building mats-5is TIE caasa
lasted Till all q the ueu were taken % polcs
court Cor d4soTderly conduct.
The men appeared outside o. Griru1cs homa
early In the morning. and he fearing that they IN
tended him some bodily injury. slipped ogt Of an
other door and boarded a SecOnd-avs. car. Tia
men saw his fight and followed. lie transferred %
a cTOsstOWR car. then retrlnsierret. and finally
changed again. always with the men just a block
behind Finally he dashed into saloon. hoping 70
get out OF side door. but there none. and the
men had him trapped A short pariey was held az
the bar. and in the mean time GrjnnOn arranged u
have a cab brought. When IL drove up be made a
dash for It. and started uptown at a gaAop via
the Italians yelling in pursuit Finally they calsns
II and blocked the wheels and as the GliFer vas
striking at them with his whip q policeman caIqe
up and arrested the whole lot The police captain
was unable to find out what the trouble was. ana
all we're sent to court
There Grinnon admitted that he owed the men men
small sums, which he said he would pay on Saul
day. when his accounts were made out He SAID 20
had run away he I'D. not 20 be bothered win
the men at that time. on the advice Of the masis-
trate. he paid the men at once and al parties WeIs
discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-12
SECOND BODY IN ICE.
That of Han FOund-W oman
Identified by Brother.
THE POLICE SUSPECT MURDER.
IRT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE.I

IRT TELEGRAPH The TRIBUNE.l
BridgetOn. N j.. March 1.-THE headIess
body of woman which was found in n cake OF
ice here yesterday WAS identified to-day as that
Of Miss Martha c. Brennan. Of No. 397 Ridge
ave, Philadelphia. The Identification was made
by Michael Brennan. brother Of the dead
woman. and Mrs. Z. Barnes. her aunt The
brother said that Miss Brennan left her home
on November % last. and since then they have
not heard from her. She was thirty-nine years
old and had been a sufferer for a long time from
nervous prostration. II is supposed she was
drowned in the SchuyIkiIL She was a devout
Catholic
While a number of men were searching for
the head Of the body or other things which
might lead to an Identification they came on
another body, that of a man. It was lying near
the shore. and had evidently been recently freed
from the ice It was in good preservation At
a late hour tonight the body had not been
identified. Il was that OF a man about fifty
years DID, and the hands indicated that he had
not done manual work. At one time IL was
thought that il might be that CT Frederick Bill
derbeck, who was employed in a canning house
at Salem, and has been missing since December.
but a sCapular found on the body Indicated that
Il was that OF a Catholic. while BilderbeCk was
a Quaker. a number Of men who had known
BiIderbeck viewed the body, and were positive
that it was not his.
Because Of the finding OF the two bodies SO
close together the police are making rigid IN
vestigation, believing that there may have been
a double murder or suicide, or a murder ana
suicide. They believe. however. that II is pos
sible that the injuries to the wOmans body may
have come from the action of the Ice Ihey
have drifted down from some place further up
the river
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-12
Report Of Nr. Parsons on Hotel
Darlington Collapse.

District Attorney Jerome received yesterday
from H Dubois Parsons a report Of his investi-
cation into the Darlington Hotel disaster, which
he announced late in the afternoon. BIr. Jerome
refused to say whom he believed to be culpa-
bic. The report was in extenso.
An examination OF the ruins Of the Darling
ton Hotel" said Mr.. Jerome. summarizing the
report, shows clearly that its collapse was
caused by an improper construction of the iron
work made possible by and due to loose bolts in
column. beam and girder connections. This re-
suited in the entire weight of the structure being
thrown on the langes Of the column, instead Of
on the centres. the hanges never being Intended
for that purpose
Commenting on the report District Attorney
jerome said:
The columns were bolted, to the GangeS the
zo5aI YOU oo enc n9p there nav te so+Setin
flexible. ana at that point the column VII buckle.
The Building laws contain certain provisions in re-
ings constructed like this the floor beams shall
give lateral support to the columns Inc law VASE ais9
to have them ac5Urate - -.,-, -. -.
varying peroepdbly. The bolts in iriLed hole
viii ut exactly and will 1T practically 50 lid II
the case in This building. there play: and II there
is. without that lateral support there is hat much
stead Of being perpendicular. Will be thrown 10 the
The holes In the material used in this building
were cast and not drilled and varied as to size and
there was lateral play IN the Tugs. thereby making
some structural defect. Through this defect the
floor beams did not hold stiff If the top was out
Of plumb and the strain distributed uuequally, all
tho strain thrown on The loose fange.
From evidence in this case there was some
cracking heard. and in that way the columns
uuckIed at the head % the hanses. II that IS a
fart then the Building Code was violated. The
day the building fen there was some violation in
Ito boiling but g. Is not specific 20 Just what
D. meant in the report and IL didn't say that the
holes were east and not drilled
District Attorney Jerome refused 70 place
the responsibility on any one or more persons.
Dir. Jerome said that an inspector who failed
90 report violations OF law IN a building which
rau causing death, would Ue guilty OF man
slaughter.
Practically no work was done on the ruins
yesterday. The police said the work was
stopped iu che afternoon by order Of Assistant
District Attorney Rand but he denied that he
bad given such Hu order.