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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
PREPARATIONS
FOR DEPARTURE
Colombian Legation at Washington
Packing Up to Leave.
AWAITING SEC'Y HAYS ANSWER
Are 30 Sure Of Its Tenor rhnt They
Are Taking Time by the Fore
lock aud GettinE Ready
to

Washington, Dec. 29.-Although Sec
rotary Hay has NOT yet replied to the
note of Gen, Reyes, preparations are
rapidly going on for the closing Of the
Colombian legation here and the de-
parture of Colombia's representatives
for home. 1t is clear that they do not
entertain much hope of a satisfactory
response by this government, Already
most of the legation files have been
packed and arrangements completed
for placing them in storage here.
Gen, Reyes for several days has de-
MED himself to callers, 1t is said that
while the reply of Mr.. Hay has not
been made. sufficient information has
been obtained by the Colombian repre-
sentatiyes in the interviews they have
had with the secretary to enable them
to forecast it's conclusions, The prep
arations going on for closing up the
affairs of the legation would seem to
indicate that Gen. Reyes and DR.. Her
ran are awaiting. only as a matter of
form and diplomatic courtesy, the Of
fetal communication Of Mr.. Hay set
ting forth the reasons why this govern
ment can not accept their view of the
Panama situation, before seyering dip
lomatic relations with the United
States.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
CHlCAGO BANDITS ON TRIAL
Attorneys Ask to Have Trials Post.
poned For Two Months.
Declaring That the Public Mind Is
SO Innnmcd That n Fair TriHt nj
This Time Is Impossible,

Chicago. Dec. 29-With the state
prepared 10 demand that the death
penalty be visited on each desperate
the a barn bandits-Peter Nicder
meier, Harvey Van Dine and Gustaye
Maryland their accomplice in other
crimes. Emil Rocski. were arTaigned
for trial in the criminal court Monday
morning The attorneys for all the
defendants were prepared to make ey.
cry effort for delay, There was n large
crowd Of curious persons in the court.
room, and it required a number of
extra bailifs to preserve order and
prevent o~ycrcrowding,
The four prisoners, neatly dressed
and well groomed, but minus that
air of bravado that marked their con-
duct Immediately after their arrest.
were placed in a row before the judges
bench.
Van Dine and Niedermeier wore a
serious look, but Marx and Rocski
seemed unable to realize their plight.
Marx smiled continually, and RoeSki
looked bored.
After the reading of the indictments
charging Van Dine, Marx and Nieder,
meier with the murder of John John,
son and Frank Stewart in the raid
on the Chicago City Railway barns,
80 AZ
and Roeski with the murder OF OTTO
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
COL. JOHN GRIFF PRATHER.
Death of an Old ind Prominent Cit
izen of 1t. Louis After ii
Brief Illness.

st. Louis, Dec. 29,-Col. John Griff
Prather, for ~ years a dominant factor
In st. Louis affairs, died of pneumonia,
Sunday afternoon, at his home. At the
time of his death and for a year past,
Col. Prather was jury commissioner of
St. Louis.
The illness that resulted in his death
was of but ten days duration. A heavy
cold developed into pneumonia, and for
four days death was expected hourly.
For many years Col. Prather was
prominently identified with the demo-
cratic party, and he served it as ma
tiOnal committeeman in Missouri for 16
years. Unable to agree with Bryan in
bis free silver views, Col. PratheT tenn
porariIy retired from politics in 1896,
When Sterling Price threatened to in
wade st. Louis during the civil war
Col. Prather was appoiL I'd to the COM
mand of the home guar ON which
service he received his title, Col, Prath-
er was eminently successful in business
and made an ample fortune in ST.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
A DAY AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
Children in Public schools of Sa-
lima, kas., writing ESSAYS on "A
Day al the worlds Fair

st. Louis. Dec. 29.-COl. e. c. Culp,
secretary of the committee on Cere-
monies, who - spending the Christmas
holidays at his home city, Salina, Kasr
says i'll a letter just received:
81 think that all children in the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades Of
the public schools Of this city are writ.
ing essays on A Day at the Worlds
Fair and | am informed that this Is
going on in every town in the state. A
committee is to pass upon the essays,
and a certain number are to be Sc
lected, framed and placed upon exhibit
ton in the Kansas state building. !
think fifty children have called upon
me for pointers, even coming to my
house. Some bright young girls, IL
to Is years old. have suggested that
all Of the high school scholars in the
United States be invited to make maps
Of the Louisiana Purchase, a certain
number in each state to be selected by
the state and the exposition to make
selections from the state selections for
diplomas or honorable mention
The essay work is interesting ev-
cry scholar in this little city, and IL
is good stuff"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

DR.. Matiegka Of Prague, in a memoir
on the brain, states that the heaviest
brain he has found is that of a young
nan Of 22 years, and 1.S0 meters in
height, which weighed 1920 grammes.
The female brain does not seem to rise
eve 500 grammes. and the highest he
knows about (excluding the very agedD
was ,020 grammes, that of a woman Of
q years. 1.50 meters in height. There
is one Of 1000 grammes belonging to
a of SO years. The average
male brain weighs 1,400 grammes, and
the female 1,200 grammes, between 20
and 80 years. Of remarkable brains.
that Of Konstantinoff, a Bulgarian
novelist, weighed 1886 grammes, and
that OF Smetana, a composer, only 1850
erammes. The average weight of the
brain.for different occupations he gives
as from 1,410 to lao for workrnen,
1.46S for business men, professional
musicians and photographers, and
1900 for medical men and persons
whose calling suDposeS q university
education. Persons connected with
the production and sale of alcoholic
liquors have. as q rule, light br2irs.-
London Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
FEDERAL COURT AT OMAHA
Important Trials to Come Up During
the Present Term.
The conspiracy Case OF SrnnGOF
Dietrich Transferred to IA
circuit Court.

Omaha Nrb. Dec 29-The members
OF the new federal petit jury called for
the present session OF the district
court reported t. Judge Munger Mon
day morning The important trials to
come up as a result Of the recent work
OF the grand Jury, however, will not be
gin until January (, at which time Sen
ator Dietrich will be tried on an in'
dictment charging conspiracy against
the government.
Judge Munger, on his own motion,
has transferred the Dietrich case To
the circuit cour., which will bring II
of the four circuit judges into the case
to sit with him These judges are
Sanborn. OF st. Paul; ~Vandeyenter, of
Cheyenne, ThGyer, of st. Louis,
and Hook. Of Topeka. In the ordinary
course Of afiairS Judge Thaycr will be
the member selected. His experience
in trial practice and trial by jury, has
been extensive. especially in this class
Of case.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

residence, but on the other side of the
way. Plantagenet Square consisted OF
q circular space. laid out in grass plots
and gravel paths, and bordered by trees
snd shrubs. The whole was framed in
by four rows of solidly built, but ex-
ceedingly English looking and ugly
houses, which constituted the Square"
the central enclosure being surrounded
by high iron ratings, that had a broad
pavement running around them. Here
it was that the artist in question, by
dint of much chalking and finger
smearing, had succeeded in producing
q highly-fnished picture of a purple
faced and apoplectic-looking person
in widows weeds, which bore the
loyal and not unnecessary legend,
God save the Queen" Much as this
portrait of Her Majesty was admired
by patriotic passers, the most critical
were of the opinion that, as a likeness,
it was not quite up to the level Of a
portrait of a mackerel, which formed
the companion picture.
But the gem Of the c~olleCtion-in the
opinion of materially-minded folk at
all eyents-was a rasher of bacon, in
which even such detail as the section
Of sawn bone was pictured so faith
fully that one patron of art declared
that It made him hungry to think of
it friZZling in the pan; while for low
ers and people of poetic temperament,
a moonlight scene done in dark blue
chalk with white effects, a sunset that
glared in crimson and yellow, and a
shipwreck in black and gray with a
white lifeboat putting out to the res
cue, completed the exhibition.
Having disguised myself as a work
ing man, | waited until | knew there
would not be many people passing, in
order that | might ask the artist ii
he were willing to enter into negotia-
tions for the sale of his business. He
was sitting with his back to the rail-
ing, his cap being displayed beside him
10 invite the casual copper.
What is it?" he said suspiciously,
wen | told him | wanted a word with
"Nothin' much, mate" | replied.
"Only I've got a little money laid by,
and thought o. settin' up in your line
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

of Money and Jcve,ry.
Grand Rapids Mich nee 2Q-Da.
enito tho ovtremc nrecoutinne mud
watchf,Iraee of tho poro Maro,otto
railroad officials and county omccrs
II 10 now followed that many acts NJ
vandalism were committed at tbe
wrock near Eaat Paris SATURDAY night
and that pbou,s desnoilod hndioe NJ
thn daod
Coronor uilIiI,er etotad Monday tbot
nothing of anv vaIuo whatever wa.
found nv him whom bo searched tho
dead and tbat no te satfoeod tbot
ehouls robbed the remains either while
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
W. J. BRYAN AT THE HAGUE.
The Editor of the visits
the Netherlands Foreign Min
lister ut The Hague.

The Hague, Dec. 29.-Wm j. Bryan
arrived here, Monday from Berlin and
visited the foreign minister, Mr. Bry-
an is enjoying his tour. He said he
found Count Tolstoi looking well,
though very aged. ToIstoi's first ques-
ton was: Are you a socialist" When
assured to the contrary, the count said:
81 am very glad TO hear ii. | am not
a socialist, myself"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
NEGOTIATIONS ARE DELAYED
Livery Owners Association DissatIs-
Hcd with Arbitration board Sc
Iectcd by the Drivers.

Chicago. Dec. 29.-Peace in the
strike of the livery drivers has been
met with new delay. Members Of the
livery owners association expressed
themselves al not disposed to submit
their differences to a board Of arbitra.
ton selected by the drivers, The own
ers would not say, however, that the
move made by the strikers might not
result in negotiations toward a set.
Element.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
CONSOLING FOR KRAFT.
The NrNicnn Herald Doesn't Think
til" NJ. Louis Fugitive ~ Jp
Agnlnst Anything Serious.

Mexico City, Dec. 29.-With refer
ence to the %extradition of Charles
Kraft, who ia wanted in Missouri on
Doodle charges. the Mexican Herald
says:
"To Judge by the experiences Of 9TH
or alleged boodlcrs in st. Louis, who,
even after conviction, have not been
imprisoned. KRAFT has no very serious
ordeal before him, and when his case
has been a]djadicated he may return
TO Mexico free from the anxiety and
mental strain under which he has lived
since he first came here, and may de.
vote himself with greater energy to his
business interests in the state of ia
lisco.'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
SUPPOSED iNCENDlARISM.
burning of n Grain Elevator At
the Corning Distiilrry at
Peoria, Ill. ,

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 29-Fire, presum-
ably of incendiary origin. totally de.
stroyed the grain elevator at the Cor
nlng dlstillery Monday morning, with
a loss of approximately $40, 900, GOV.
cred by insurance,
Fifty thousand bushels Of malt and
corn was destroyed. For a time the
entire distilIery was threatened, and
the entire fire department was called
out to fight the flames. The distillery
was preparing to resume, after a shut
down of several weeks, caused by tho
explosion of a cooker, which killed sev
en- men and injured several more,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
PLENTY OF ROAST MUTTON.
Fire Destroyed the East Buffalo
Stock Yards, In which 1000
sheep Were turned 10 Death.

Buffalo. N, Y, Dec. 29,-Seyen thou.
sand sheep were burned to death at
the East Buffalo stock yards Monday
night. The long sheds in which they
were confined were swept by the
flames before any Of the animals could
be released. The loss is estimated at
$4,000 The sheep were confined in
two long sheds, 10 feet In width, GOV.
ering a total area of 100000 square
feet. Running parallel with them
were the hog and cattle sheds. The
fire, famed by a brisk wind, destroyed
the two buildings in an incredibly
short time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
ARE GRANTED ANOTHER WEEK
Time for Filing Briefs In the ZIegier
E~xirndition Case Again
Extended.

New York, Dec. 29.~-The Missouri
authorities who demand the extradi-
ton of MILAN ZIegler, of New York,
on charges of bribery in connection
with baking powder Legislation, will
have stlll another week in which to
file briefs with Gov. O'Dell. Atty Gen.
Crow wrote the governor that they
understood that they were to have 10
days instead Of one week additional.
The governor consented and this ex-
tends the time till next week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Cherryvale, Kas,, Dec. 29.-W. G..
Jones, marshal Of Cherryyale, was
shot by Dan Hughes late Sunday while
attempting to arrest the latter, and
died Monday. Hughes escaped. A
posse is in pursuit and he may be
lynched.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Genoa, Dec. 29.-Gcn. Alexander
Graham Bell, inventor Of the telephone.
is here, and will convey TO the Smith
sonian institution at Washington, ID.
c., the remains Of James Smithson,
founder of the institution, VINO died in
Genoa in 1929.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Cincinnati, Dec. 29.-The packet
steamboat W. H. Grapevine was sunk
at the public landing here, Sunday, by
an ice gorge, being the second boat
sunk here within a week. With
ing ice gorge ten feet thick other craft
and wharfboats are in danger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
NO MORE DEATHS REPORTED.
OF The Tw~enty-NiDe Drnd In tho
Pere Marquette Wreck one
Remains Unidentified.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 29.-There
have been no further deaths at the
hospitals, among the injured In Satur-
day nights wreck on the Pere Mar.
quette railroad rear East Paris, and it
is said that there is no immediate
prospect Of any of the injured sue
cumbing, Only one Of the 20 dead still
remained to be identified, a man with
the initials A. j. X. on his cuff, but
with no other mark to identify him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
Cooked For Abraham Lincoln.

Danville, H., Dec. 29.-Cathorine
McVey, 1O4 years old, who was pastry
cook at a Danyille hotel when Abra-
ham Lincoln stayed there, died sud
denly Monday. Her husband died rs
years ago, and after mis- death she new.
err went to bed, but always slept In a
chair.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
SHOT BY W0MAN'S HUSBAND.
g. w. Grotes. Jpon Finding H.. q.
EdmundsOn in His "lfe's Room,
Fatally Shot Him.

st, Joseph, Mo, Dec. ell. &. Ed
munds0n, a real estate dealer, was
found in a room with Mrs, G. w.
Grotes in a South st. Joseph hotel
Monday and was fatally shot by the
woman's husband, who is a building
contractor. Grotes used a shotgun and
fired through the panel Of the door.
Grotes' wife accompanied the injured
man TO the hospital. All the parties
came here recently from Bedford, Ia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
RECElVERSHIP ANNOUNCED.


bloomington, H.. Dec. 29-Judge
Patton, in tho Livingston county court,
announces the appointment of j. r.
Wash. of Pontiac, as receiver for the
Manhattan Coal Co, of Cornell. upon
the petition of President ID. c. Eylar.
and he took charge Of the big plant
Monday. Mr.. Eyiar claims that he
advanced aud Lecame responsible for
$4,000, and now the treasury Is
empty. and the mine Is still lncom.
pIete, and will require $500 to sl2,-
900 to properly finish and equip it, It
is said that the losses are $50 or $50 a
day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
SENTENCEDTOTHREE MONTHS
Hurry PeIkus sent 10 County Jail
For Having FnIsifcd Chicago
Criminal Court Records.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-Harry Pelkus,
who was convicted Of having falsified
the records in the office of the clerk
Of criminal court. was sentenced Mon
day to three months in the county Jail,
The Justification of records was in
connection with the trial Of members
of the Electrical Workers union, ac-
cused Of assaultIng non-union men.
Several union electrical workers in
dicted with Pelkus were Monday fined
$500 each.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02
Five Seriously Injured In Wreck

Boone. la, Dec. 29.-Two women and
three men were seriously injured, one,
Charles Humphrey. a a barn man,
fatally, In the wreck Of a suburban car
by a switch engine in the Boone yards
here Monday. The car was demolished
and eight passengers had miraculous
escapeg
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Joplin, Mo, Dec. 29.-The discovery
of a battery wire in the wreckage Of
the plant of the Independent Powder
Co. points toward malicious origin to
the explosion of the works several
weeks ago, when two men were killed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Sedalia, Mo, Dec. 29.-Ann Tyler. a
blind negro woman 90 years old,
and James Turner, a negro IS
years old, we're burned to death
Monday in the destruction Of the
house in which they lived.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Chicago, Dec. 29.-Joseph Dries, 50
years old, conductor on an owl car,
was shot and probably fatally wounded
Monday morning by a stranger. The
men had quarreled over the issuance
Of transfers The stranger escaped.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

St. Louis. Dec. 29.-Theodore Prou-
het, 81 years old. died at his home in
Bridgeton, Mo, Sunday, Of a compli-
cation Of diseases incident to old age.
He was one Of the Oldest residents of
BridgetCn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Washington, Dec. 29.-The civil serv-
ice commission has agreed with the
decision Of the classification committee
that postmasters should have more
freedom in Diminishing mon who have
proved incompetent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Crested Butte, Col, Dec. 29,-Chas.
Ostraut, an eccentric character, aged
lbout IS years, and Joseph Better, a
boy, aged 10, living here, we're burned
to death nea Anthracite, in a cabin
which caught fire from some unknown
cause.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 20.--Edward
Stanhope, colored, forty years old, was
murdered, Sunday night, as he sat in
his home, by his stepson, Harry Chap
man. who later SURRENDERED. He said
his stepfather had insulted his mother.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Harrisburg, ILL.,, Dec, 29.-Six young
men at Ledford, south of this city.
were poisoned, Sunday, by whisky pur-
chased at one Of the saloons in this
city. A corroded german silver fork
was found in the Jug.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Topeka, Kas,. Dec. 29.--J. D. Stuart,
Of Houston, Tex, has been appointed
assistant freight auditor Of the Santa
Fe. This is a new position. The ap-
pointmcnt takes effect January /.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Hartford, Conn, Dec, 29.-GurdOn
TrumbuIl, an artist Of distinction, died
Monday at the age Of G2. 1t was in
studies of FISH thot Mr.. Trumbull
achieved his reputation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-02

Washington, Dec. 29.-Po2tmaster.
General Payne Is suffering with a Sc
we're cold, and did not leave his apart
rpsnto Monday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-30
yceun,-"Taken from Life"

Recommendation from Life"
"Taken from Life" will be presented
by the Ferris Stock company at the
Lyceum for one week starting to-.
morrow evening. The play is new to
the theater-going public of Mime.
success in Chicago and eastern cities.
The story deals with the time of the
anarchistic uprising in England when
many a man was arrested for even
holding conversation on anarchy. Wal
ter Lee, a poor artist, has married
Kate DENLY, John Denby'sJ sister, in
secret. DENLY is indebted to sports
wanted to marry Kate, and who pays
her too many attentions to suit her
husband. Kate then tells her brother
that she is the wife Of Walter Lee.
Mcguire, q well-known anarchist, en-
tiers at this point and makes plea
for his wife, who is dying. Philip
Radley turns on him and exposes his
principles. Maguire's wife dies. Rad
ley, after searching London over,
finds Lee and his wife living in a small
house and poverty stricken. He tries
to induce Kate to leave with him, but
she resents his advances. Radley
succeeds in stealing her baby, think
ing she will follow This leads to a.
fight between him and Lee, in which
Radley is badly hurt. Lee goes for a
doctor, Mcguire comes in, and after
telling Radley of how his wife died,
kills him. Lee is suspected, arrested,
convicted and sent. to jail.
Mcguire, whose anarchist leader is
in the prison, plans to blow. up the jail.
He informs Lees wife, Kate, of what
is to be done, and she tells her hus-
band Of the plot, which is successfully
carried out. Mcguire, about to die,
confesses the murder and all things
are cleared up.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-30

ing a ventilator, over the stage which,
will be opened and closed from the
stage. The manager announces that
he will cut a door on the east side of
the balcony which will give five exits
for the capacity of 400 people. J: The
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-30

t'"The Chief Justice It is an up-to-
date play of the present day and deals
with society life in that great center
of wealth and ifashion-New York.
The play is in three acts and the
central character in Hon. Judge Nor
gan O'Connell, the chief justice of
the court Of appeals of the state, of
New York, a position held now by
Hon. Alton B. Parker, whose name is
prominently mentioned for the presi-
dental nomination of the democratic
party this year. The character is one
.Of high ideals and dignity and affords
Mr.. zSully an excellent opportunity for
a display Of that art that has en-
deared him to the theater-goers Of
this. city
Around this central figure is woven
a powerful romance in which love
conflicts with official duty and prin-
ciple fights money for the mastery.
Notwithstanding its title the play has
no tedious courtroom scene, the ac-
ton taking place in the judges
library on Fifth avenue, and on the
lawn in front Of his summer home on
the banks of the Hudson.
The management has been very
careful in selecting the players to in
terpret thesvarious roles and particu-
lar attention has been paid to the
proper dressing Of the parts. The en-
gagement is for three nights and Sat
urday matinee