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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

Centerville is getting up fair and
expects to make an exhibit this fall.
Contracts have already been let for
suitable buildings and the grading of
q race track. Several Of the newspa-
pers of the State are making an eff
fort to revive interest in the old-tlme
county fair, now almost memory in
Mississippi, with the exception of two
or three counties,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

Maben has a barber who is also a
groeerymnn. He gives with a ten.
cent shave or fifteen-cent hair cut a
fine cigar The Meteor says that he
is doing good business.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

A number of the boards of super
yisors of the State have taken ad.
vantage Of the authority granted them
by the last legislative session to in.
crease the salary of the county super
intendent of education.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

Meridian leads all other towns In
the State in cotton receipts up to date.
Her receipts are 10O,S6l bales. Green.
wood follows with 1865.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

The little town of Edwards, in Kinds
county, has just voted bond issue
for the establishment of waterworks
A number of other small towns in
this State are discussing the question
of municipal improvements. Within
few years, at the present rate, 1t Will
be hard to find a town of Ave hundred
population without waterworks and
electric lights.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

Among the curious antique firearms
to be exhibited at the st. Louis expo
sition is an old percussion rife carried
by Jefferson Davis, President of the
Confederacy, when he was taken pris-
oner by Gen. Nelson A, Miles, in May,
1865. The gun was presented to Pres
ident Davis by French friend and
admirer, p. Devishme, of Paris.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

Here is paragraph of good advice
from the Greenville Democrat; Help
boost the town by helping to boost its
enterprises; by helping by word or
deed to make the town grow and pros.
per"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

An oil mill and hosiery factory are
on the tapis for MCComb City.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

Marshall county citizens have
launched a determined effort to secure
the location of one of the branch agri-
cultural experiment stations provided
for by the last legislature. BY the
terms of the bill one of the stations
is to be located in the hill section Of
North Mississippi and it is probable
that several propositions for its loca-
ton will be submitted to the board
of trustees before the site of the new
station is finally decided upon. An.
other branch station is to be located
in the delta, and Yazoo, Holmes and
Lenore counties have already signifed
a desire to compete for the prize.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

Jackson is going to issue bonds in
the sum Of $4,000 to provide a paid
dre department,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
DEFENDS BOND ISSUES.
cleveland Not Ashamed of the
''Crime" Charged TO Him.

cleveland Not Ashamed of the
"Crime" Charged TO Him.
Philadelphia, May 4.-The Saturday
Evening Post of May I will contain an
article contributed by ex-President
Grover Cleveland on The Cleveland
bond Issues" in which he gives the his
tory of The issue of United states
bonds in the years of 1894, 1895. and
1895, for the purpose of replenishlng
the stock of gold in the public treas
ury."
Mr.. Cleveland holds that legislation
in favor of silver coinage and the Ell
fort TO maintain the parity OF silver
and gold were greatly responsible for
the reduction Of the gold reserve, and
that under the law OF 1890, the burden
upon the gold reserve was tremendous
ly enlarged"
Mr.. Cleveland recounts in great detail
the steps taken TO increase the gold re-
serve and concludes as follows
las a result of this large sale of
bonds the gold reserve, which on the
last day of January, 1896. amounted TO
less than $50 600, 600. was 50 increased
that at the end of February, in spite of
HRithdra walls in the meantime, II STOOD
at nearly 1924, 900 900.
Il have attempted to give detailed
history OF the crime charged against
an administration which issued bonds
of the government in time of peace.
Without shame and without repent
ance, I confess my share of the guilt;
and / refuse to shield my accomplices
in this crime, who with me, held high
places in that administration. And
Enough Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Bel
mont and scores of other bankers and
linanciers who were accessories in
these transactions may be stepped in
destructive propensities, and may be
constantly busy in sinful schemes, /
shall always recall with satisfaction
and self congratulatton my collision
with them at a time when our country
snrelY needpd their aid"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
DEPOSIT WITH MORGAN
ACCEPTED AS PAYMENT.

Washington, May 4.-The President
has received the following report from
Attorney General Knox on the Panama
canal transfer:
Department OF Justice, May 4. 1904.
The President: l have the honor TO
report that | have made an arrange
ment with the New Panama Canal
Company and Morgan & Co. have
been designated agents to make the
transfer of the money due by the
United States to the canal company.
The $40, 000, 600 is to be deposited with
Morgan & Co, at once, upon the de-
livery by the canal company to the
United States. of all the property in
cluded in the purchase. So that the
deposit of $40, 900 with Morgan & Co.
is accepted by the canal company as
equivalent TO a payment for the pur-
poses of a delivery of the property 10
the United States.
Owing to the fact that a part Of
this money is due to the liquidator OF
the old company under an arbitration
authorized and subsequently confirmed
by the French courts, all parties enti-
tied to the money agreed that If Nor
gan & Co., would bind themselves to
make the distribution of the funds, de-
livery of the property need not await
actual payment"
After describing the method of dis
tribution to be made by Morgan & Co.,
the Attorney General adds:
LAS this arrangement was made for
the accommodation of the French
parties, all expenses incident thereto
are borne by them, and the United
States is protected from all costs what
soever.
Stated concisely, the arrangement
IS that the French interests accept our
deposit with Morgan & Co. as equiva-
lent to payment for all purposes Of de-
livery of the property"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
IN THE TOY TRADE.
Elaborate Planning for the Christ
mas business, Always Year



mas Business, Always Year
Ahead.
Anybody begun thinking yet about
buying things for this years Christ
mas trader" was asked of an impor-
ter of toys.
Thinking about it?'' said the impor-
ter. why many of the larger whole
sale dealers and jobbers throughout the
country have already bought. They be-
gin buying in January, almost year
ahead. We begin our preparations
pretty nearly a year and d half ahead
Every year, in August. our buyers
go to Europe to make preparations for
the Christmas trade of the following
year. They go TO all the toy centers of
France, Germany and Austria, in
search everywhere of novelties. So
for the Christmas trade of the present
year, 1904, our buyers went abroad last
year, in the summer of 1908. Just when
the actual retail trade here in Christ
mas things was at its hight last year,
we were getting in our samples for the
trade of a year later, for this year of
1904
"A week after last years retail trade
had closed, or say about Jan. l, our
store was full of samples, of standard
goods and of novelties set out for this
years Christmas trade.
THE samples are shown here early
in order that we may know what the
demand is going to be for this thing
or that. and it takes time to make the
goods and to deliver them. In Europe
they get to work first on these orders
from distant countries, from the Unit
ed States and South America and Aus
tralia.
so the large wholesalers and job
bers of toys begin buying Christmas
things in January, and while there
may appear later supplementary nov
elites, they have done the bulk of their
buying or ordering of imported toys
by May.
Later these same buyers from all
over the country, who had bought i'm
ported toys by sample in January and
May, come to New York again, begin
ming about Aug. l. to buy American
toys. This buying is mainly over by
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
Bakers Were kidnapped.

Chicago, May Am attempt 10 i'm
port twenty-nine bakers from st. Louis
TO fill the places of strikers resulted
to- day in "a complaint to the police
that twenty seven of the St. Louisians
had been kidnapped by members of the
Chicago Bakers Union. Two of the
striking bakers We're arrested and the
police are looking for the twenty-seven
men who have disappeared.
The strikers warned the new corners
not to accept work at the beleaguered
bakershop. Some of the non-union men
insisted, however, and a fight started.
A riot call was sent in, but when the
police arrived the crowd had disap-
peared Only two of the St LOUIS
men had succeeded in reaching the
Schulze plant, and the others had been
spirited away.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
ShinNardr Tied I'm.

New York, May ALI the large ship
yards in the metropolitan district, ex-
cept that Of the Boston Dry Dock
Company in Brooklyn, and the yard of
Titten and Lang in Hoboken, are tied
up to-day as the result of strike OF
the Brotherhood of Boilermakers and
Iron Shipbuilders of the United States
and Canada. Five thousand boiler
makers are involved and workmen OF
other trades may be affected. The
yards and shops affected are those
whose owners are members of the New
York Metal Trades Association, which
body yesterday refused to grant the
bollernakers demand for the closed
shop and the admission of walking del
egates to all shops and Jobs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
JAPANESE EDITORIAL.
Translation of an Editorial in the
jill shimpO, of Toxic, Feb. II.

Translation of an Editorial in the
jill shimpO, of Toxic, Feb. II.
Our relations with the United States
are peculiar. Ever since the time
when she compelled us to open the
gates Of our country and enabled US to
break away from the old regime, the
United States has always shown good
will towards us and an interest in see
ing us raise our country to the level
of Western civilization. To her, there
fore, Japan is greatly indebted for
what she now is; without her, she
would not have been able to progress
so rapidly. The relations between the
two nations resemble those between
an elder and younger brother IN u
happy family, in which the former is
very anxious TO see the, latter growing
I'D under his instructions, While the
other respects the elder and prays for
his permanent welfare.
In the present trouble between Japan
and Russia, from the beginning, the
United States has not only warmly
sympathized with us, but also, before
the final negotiations between the con-
tending parties were entered ITO, She
had. with Great Britain, taken the
same attitude as Japan in insisting on
an open-door policy in Manchuria. AL
though the course taken by the United
States in Eastery diplomacy may be
said to have been due to a comnluni-
ty of commercial interests with Japan
in Manchuria, if this interest had been
her only motive, when Russia some
time ago in order to attract American
sympathy. agreed to allow her special
privileges in Manchurtan trade, she
would not have hesitated to accept
the offer. But she was too good TO
do so. 1t may be fairly inferred, there
fore. that the United States preferred
TO promote her commercial interests in
the Far East in such manner that
she might enjoy it equally with other
nations by freeing Manchuria from
Moscovite hands, just as Japan did,
rather than to obtain a more advan-
tageous position by agreeing with Rus
STA.
After the breach in our diplomatic
relations with Russia occurred the
United States government, requested
by the japanese government, readily
and willingly consented to have. her
diplomatic agents in Russia take care
of the interests of Japanese subjects
who are unprotected among the Rus
slams. who mostly are barbarous and
cruel At the same time, Americans
are individually and privately sympa-
thizing with us very much. Many of
them made application to join our army
and navy, while some ladies have re-
quested leave to join in our Red
Cross Society to nurse our wounded
soldiers.
These facts show how friendly is
the feeling of Americans for us,
and we should be thankful for
it and never forget their kind
ness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
FIFTY THOUSAND MEN
MAY GO OUT ON STRIKE.

Chicago, May 4.-Fifty thousand
workmen employed in the building
trades in Chicago will be thrown out
Of work within forty-eight hours, ac-
cording to the. statements of the off,
Gals Of the Association Of Manufacture
ers and Dealers in Building Materials,
unless a speedy settlement is reached
between the stone, lime and cement
workers and their employers.
Nearly 1000 teamsters hauling build
ing and street work material were
locked out to-day because the union
had called strike in two cases, and
work on number of buildings was
stopped because the supply of build
ing material had been exhausted.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
PLANNING FOR CONVENTION.
Republican subcommittee Held n
Meeting in Washington.


Washington, May 4.-The sub-com-
mittee of the Republican National
Committee appointed to make ar
engagements for the coming national
convention met here to-day at the Ar
lington Hotel for the purpose Of COM
plotting a preliminary organization Of
the convention. The subcommittee
consists of Senator N. b. Scott, Post
master General Payne, Harry 5. New
of Indiana, r. b. Schneider of Nebras-
ka and Elmer Dover. secretary of the
| committee.
After agreeing that former Secre-
tary Of War Elihu Root would be rec
commended for temporary chairman the
subcommittee, in looking up the pre-
cedents, found that it had been the GUS
tom for the full committee to select
the temporary chairman and this will
be done at a meeting which Chairman
Payne will call for Chicago June 10.
The committee at that time also will
make up the temporary roll of dele
gates.
Charles w. Johnson of Minnesota
was agreed upon as general secretary
to the convention, while various other
officers were named.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
TO stnve OF Dissolution.

London, May 5.-The outcome of the
attempt of an opposition member OF
the House of Commons 10 move Il res
olution committing the government to
a reputation OF the protectionist pei
icy is that a compact has been en-
tered into between Joseph Chamberlain
and Premier Balfour, the aim of which
appears to be the staving off of dis
solution of Parliament. Mr.. Chamber
lain will move an amendment to the
resolution simply expressing confidence
in the policy of the government. AS
all of Mr.. Chamberlain's supporters
viii vote for his amendment the gov
eminent is assured of a victory.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
DEBS IS COY WITH THE
SOCIALIST NOMINATION

Chicago, May 4.-When the Socialist
national convention met to-day to NOM
mate candidates for President and
Vice President, the delegates were met
by a report that Eugene V. Debs of
Indiana would decline to accept the
nomination for the presidency. His
friends gave as his reason for not de-
string to carry the standard of the par
ty, a belief that a truer estimate of
the real strength of the Sociahstic par
ty in the country could be obtained by
the nomination of some man less well
known than Debs. The leaders of the
party held the opinion, nevertheless,
that Debs' objections on this head could
be overcome.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
Hogg Renominnted.

Glenwood Springs, Col, May 4.-Con
gresham H. NJ. Hogg was re-
nominated by the Second Congressional
District Republican Convention to-day.
Clyde C. Dawson and Charles F. Camp
bell were chosen delegates to the ma
tional convention. Resolutions indors-
ing Roosevelt as the Republican can
didate for President, We're adopted. The
law and order" policy of Gov. Pea
body was also Endorsed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
HOLY SEE OFFENDED.
Did Not Like the Visit of President
LOubct to Rome.

Rome. May 4.--The Osservatore Ro-
mano, the Vatican organ, publishes an
official note saying that the Holy See
considers President Loubet's visit TO
Rome as the gravest offence against its
dignity and rights and, therefore. has
sent to the French government for
NAL and energetic protest, which has
been communicated to the other gov
ernments in diplomatic relations with
the Vatican.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
DECLINED GOLD STANDARD.
Republic of Panama Adopted the
TwO-to-One system.

Panama, May 4.-The proposal be-
fore the assembly that Panama should
adopt the United States gold standard
was rejected after excited discussion
yesterday by sixteen votes TO thirteen
The government and the opposition
parties did not act as units. The two
to-one system will be proposed to-day
the government to issue 1000, 900 silver
dollars 900 fine, depositing enough
money with the United States to guar
antee the difference between the act
ual and the nominal value of the issue
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
yov. /, two months or more before

Nov. 1, two months or more before
Christmas.
IAN these Christmas things which
appear to the general public for brief
season only of a month or two and
which blossom out so suddenly when
they do come, in all their glory as
though they had just sprung up in a
night, are in reality the results of a
years careful and elaborate planning,
both in the production and the distri-
button, with attention to every detail.
And this is repeated every year. We
are always a year ahead"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
BALFoUR ON COTTON.
How Difficulties of the staple Inn
press the British Premier

press the British Premier.
London, May premier Balfour de-
clines TO commit the government to
any official part in the proposed inter-
national cotton congress at Zurich
Switzerland. In a letter on the sub
ject, he points out that little assist
ance can be expected from other ma
lions in the efforts to increase the sup
ply of raw material and that, therefore,
the conference viii not help much In
this direction.
With regard to gambling in futures,
Mr. Balfour says it is difficult 70 dis
tinguish between legitimate and ille-
climate transactions. and he Is doubt
full, therefore, of the possibility Of find
ing any legal remedy though he is will
ing to consider anything the conference
may propose.
With regard TO limiting the output,
he considers that it will be improper
for any government to offer an opin-
ion, and il no other more important
subjects are to be discussed, he doubts
that ana useful end can be served by
approaching foreign governments.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
BRAZIL AND PERU
NOT LIKELY TO FIGHT,

Rio Janeiro, May 4-The Associated
Press correspondent is assured by gov
eminent officials, who are in a position
to speak by authority, that while both
the Brazilian and Peruvian armies are
being reinforced on the frontier be-
tween the two countries. war is inn
probable.
The differences over the boundary line
are the subject of diplomatic negotia-
lions and will probably result in ar
bitration.
There is no excitement here, as the
people are utterly Indifferent upon the
matter
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05

Norfolk. Va. May 4.-Threats of
violence having been made against
seven non-union bakers brought here
to-day, the Davis Bakery is operating
with a guard on duty tonight. Only
two bakeries have signed the union
scale, and to-day the State Federation
of Labor which is in session here, ap-
pointed a committee to select an adj
iustment of the difficulties.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
BUSINESS FELL OFF
And Caused Woodend TO Lose Much
Money.

New York. May Am investigation
into the affairs Of Woodend & Co., the
suspended stock brokerage firm, was
begun to-day before Samuel Hitchcock
as special examiner under an order
granted by Judge Holt of the United
states District Court. Neither DR..
nor Mrs. Woodend. both of whom were
expected TO appear in court as wit
nesses, was present when the proceed
ings were opened.
Louis j. Bruck, who was managing
clerk for Woodend UP to April l, told
of the firms metohd of doing bust
ness. He said the firms troubles began
subsequent TO Feb. / last with great
decrease in the volume of business,
which resulted in the loss of a great
amount of money. The declining mar
ket, he said, had much to do with the
decrease in the amount of the firm S
business.
After several other witnesses had
been examined the hearing was con-
tinued until next Monday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
TWO MEN KILLED IN
ROUGH HOUSE IN TEXAS

Proprietor and EmpIOye of n Club
shot by Policemen.
Sherman, Tex. May 4.--John Steven
son. proprietor of the Frisco Club of
this city. and M. e. White, an employee,
were killed in shooting ARRAY to-day
with Deputy Sheriff Burris and Police
men Oscar Kirk and Bob Parsons.
The officers had entered Stevenson's
place in search Of two negroes for
whom they had warrants. They be-
came involved in a difficulty with the
proprietor, which resulted in the trag
edy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
Twenty Were Injured.

New York, May 4.-Twenty persons
were slightly injured tonight in a
head-on collision between two passen-
ger trains on the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western yards at Hoboken
The trains were the outgoing Mount
Clair local and the incoming Phillips
burg express. Both engines were de-
rallied.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
G. o. p. in south Dakota.

Sioux Falls. S. D., May 4-Republi-
cans of South Dakota to-day, in state
convention, Endorsed Roosevelt for
President, elected delegates who were
instructed to vote for Roosevelt's nomi-
nation at the national convention,
named presidential electors and nomi-
mated a full state, congressional and
judicial ticket
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
For Missouri victims.

Washington, May Announcement
is made at the Navy Department that
the profits of the matinee performance
of the society play, Queen Elizabeth's
Dream" amounting to $1,000. and the
S3,T14 received by voluntary subscrip-
ton for the benefit of the families of
the victims of the Missouri disaster.
have been turned over to the Navy
Relief Society for distribution Addi-
tional subscriptions may be sent TO this
society
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05

-Corseta: 1 wish there was some
way to make him stop buying expen-
sive presents
Mae You might marry him.--Cleve-
land Leader, ------
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
Some one was showing the visit

some Ou6 Was SuVWiliB the NlSlpOF
around the great navy yard.
But where is the bottling depart
ment ?" asked the visitor.
The bottling department." echoed
the escort in surprise.
Yes: the modern navies are always
bottling UP something. Chicago Daily
News.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
RnrseII Nominated.

West Plains, Mo. May 4.--The Four
teenth Missouri District Democratic
Convention to-day nominated j. j Rus
~. OF Mississippi county, for Con-
eas by acclamation. .....l..,s..-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
EMEN REscc MANIAC SIXTH STORY WINDOW FIGHT

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