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The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
GLOVER ARRESTED AGAIN
Placed In County Jail at Cripple
Creek For Breaking His Parole.
Says He VIII Bring Suit Against
Gov. Peabody and Colorado State
Military authorities.

Cripple Creek, Col, Jan. 16.-John
M. Glover, former congressman from
Missouri, was again arrested by a
military squad Friday and placed in
the county Jail.
Mr.. Glover, who fought the military
three weeks ago and was shot in the
arm. was arrested on an order from
Commander ~Verdeckberg because of
a threatening letter sent to that Off
Ger.
The letter, which Commander Yer
deckberg considered to be in violation
of the terms of Mr.. Glover's release,
follows:
Cripple Creek, Jan. 14.-Col. Yer
deckberg, Camp Goldfield: Dear Sir
My wounds having healed sufficiently,
| desire to be rid of the parole signed
by me on December 20. l know of no
other way to effect this except to re-
turn to Cripple Creek, as | have done,
and notify you as | now do, that |
will no longer be bound by it. l can
be found at my Office at any time be-
tween o and $3.50 tomorrow. 1t
is perhaps only fair to add that | in
tend to push you and your accessories
above and below, before and behind
the scenes to the full limit of the civil
and criminal laws, state and federal.
Respectfully,
(Signed) JOHN NJ. GLOVER"
Mr.. Glover did not resist arrest, but
protested against being placed in Jail.
No charges were preferred against
him.
At the jail Mr.. Glover said his coun-
sci would begin proceedings in the
United States circuit court against
Gov. Peabody, the state military au-
thorities and others, under the civil
rights act, alleging conspiracy to de-
prive him of his rights under the fed
eral constitution.
He broke his parole, he said, for the
express purpose of getting his case
before the court.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
THURSDAY, JANUARY IA.

Olly the lower house of the legis-
lature was in session today, the SEN
ate being absent on a junketing trip
to the new Suniower convict farm.
The feature of the house session was
the report of the committee on ap-
preparations regarding the annual ap-
preparation for the support of the com
mon schools, and recommending that
1,125, 600, not including the poll taxes
retained in the counties where collect.
ed, be set aside for this purpose.
For the first time this session a
minority committee report was SUBJ
mitted, signed by six members, Messrs.
liams, T. E. Caruthers, J. E. Caradiae
and S. N. Collier. and. somewhat
strange to relate, the minority favored
a larger appropriation than the ma
jority, urging that $1,250,000 be set
aside as al annual allowance for the
schools, which is the same figure as
that for the past two years.
The minority report recites that the
amount recommended by the majority
is not sufficient to maintain the schools
for the constitutional period of four
months, and that there Is no necessity
for cutting down the amount, in view
OF the present prosperous condition of
the State. The opinion largely pre-
walls that the minority report will be
adopted. The bill will be called up for
passage at an early date.
Mr.. Greaves offered a bill to amend
Section 1892 of the Code. in reference
to the unlawful sale of liquors. so as
to increase the penalty and make the
Imprisonment mandatory.
Nothing further of special interest
developed during the day, and the
house adjourned until Friday.
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TO ARREST CAPTAIN
FOR MANSLAUGHTER
Application For Warrants For Those
Responsible for Clallam Disaster.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE GIVEN
Seaman Griffith, Inst Man to Leave
Wreck Alive, Testified Tint No
Efforts Were Made to Res
Exf't enc the Victims.

Victoria, B. c., Jan. 16.-Applica-
ton was made Friday at the coroner's
inquiry into the Clallam disaster for
warrants for the arrest of Capt. Rob-
erts and others who are held respon-
sible for the wreck on a charge of
manslaughter. Counsel representing
the dominion government Friday said
that sufficient evidence had been Sc
cured to show criminal negligence,
and he would apply to the provincial
government on behalf of the dominion
government seeking the arrest of the
captain and others held to be respon-
sible.
The tug Albion Friday recovered
two more bodies of victims of the dis
aster. They were those of Harvey
Sears, stevedore, and r. Campbell,
passenger.
Seaman Gives Damaging Evidence.
Evidence was given Friday by Rich
ard Griffith, one of the crew of the
Clallam, that one of the seamen took
the ensign from it's box and was haul
ing it to half mast upside down when
Capt. Roberts ordered him to take it
down and put it up right side up, as
if nothing was the matter. About that
time a steamer, which witness took
to be a collier, passed about three
miles away.
Capt. Roberts saw that he was
wrong, and about ten minutes later
allowed the sailor to put up the flag in
a reversed position.
No Efforts to Rescue Victims.
Griffith gave a clear statement OF
the happenings in connection with the
disaster. He said that Capt. Roberts
was much excited when the boats were
launched. Griffith said he had no hope
that the boats would live, and advised
people not to get in them. He said
no steps were taken to rescue those
in the water after the first boat had
capsized, although they were along
side the steamer. There were no rock
cts or blue fires, or other signals on
board, as far as he knew. The rud-
der was known not to be in good con-
dition and the steamer would not steer
well.
Was the Last Man Aboard.
Griffith said he had thought of cut
ting the line when the tug Holyoke
vas towing, as the steamer was
laundering, but did not because he
had not been ordered to do so, and
he understood that the captain could
shoot anyone not obeying orders at
such a time.
Griffith was the last living mar
aboard. When the water came up to him
as he chung to the steamers sides,
he climbed up the stays to the mast
head and from there watched all the
men on the side of the vessel washed
off. He saw the whole starboard side
break away, and when the stay car
ried away he was plunged into the
sea. He was picked up from a floating
pilot house by the Holyoke. The pas
sengers and crew, he testified, had all
asked the captain and mate to put
them on the Holyoke when the tug
first came.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
FRIDAY, is.

AS f~orecasted above, the lower house
refused to cut down the appropriation
for the common schools of the State,
Notwithstanding the enactment of the
constitutional amendment providing
that the poll taxes collected in the
counties shall be retained in the coun-
ties for the use of the common schools.
The bill as reported from the COM
mittee On appropriations was called up
in the house shortly before the noon
hour, and the debate lasted less than
an hour. The majority report favor
ed an appropriation of 1,125, 900, or
1925 900 less than the present annual
allowance, while the minority report,
signed by six members, favored the
original sum Of 81 1850, 900. The latter
report was adopted and the bill passed
by a practically unanimous vote.
The passage Of this act makes about
$1.550, 900 available for the common
schools each year, including the poll
tax collections. 1t is not believed that
the amount will be changed by the SEN
ate.
Quite a number of bills were intro
duced in both bodies, the house calen-
dar now containing 140 measures and
the senate calendar about 100 meas
ures.
The senate session was quite brief,
being devoted chiefly to the introduc-
ton of bills and committee reports.
Senator Dunn's bill making more
stringent provisions for awarding con-
tracts by boards of supervisors and re-
curing that three weeks published
notice be given of the awards, vas
passed without oppositionl.
At the morning session the rules
of 1900 were adopted, after a few u IN
important amendments had been at
tached.
Selling State Property.
At Mondays session of the lower
house the Caruthers resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of a special
committee to investigate the proposed
sale of real estate owned by the State,
and located in the city of Jackson, will
be called up for discussion.
This will be n of the most i'm
portant subjects acted upon during the
legislative session, as the resolution
calls for a consideration of the feasibil.
ity of selling the governors mansion
property, the present deaf and dumb
institute property, both negro and
white; the old statehouse grounds, and
the fair grounds tract, in the rear of
the old capitol building.
Gov. Longino in his final message to
the legislature recommended the sale
Of these tracts, and the recommends
ton has been commented upon with
much favor among the legislators.
There is hardly any doubt that q Joint
committee will be named to investi-
gate the matter and report back to the
two houses. The property named Is
worth several hundred thousand dol
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
PAID CITY FOR PRIVILEGES.
Witness Before Kansas City 0kas.)
Grand Jury Testified That Joint"
Keepers Paid For Privileges.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 16.-The
greater part of the time of the Kan.
sas City (kas.) grand jury Friday
was taken up in considering Joints"
or illicit saloons, and gambling. R.
P. Holloway, proprietor of a hotel, tes-
titled that he had paid money to the
city for the privilege of running, just
as all the other joint keepers had done.
He said that gambling houses had
been allowed to run without inter-
ference.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
KING EDWARDS ILLNESS.
The Published statement That His
Majesty Is Suffering From Throat
Affection Is Denied.

London, Jan. ia statement pub
lished in the United States that King
is suffering from an affection
of the throat is based on an uncon-
frmed report that his majesty had
a local physician because
of a trivial ore throat during his re.
cent visit to Chatsworth, the seat of
the duke of Devonshire. in Derbyshire.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
A Trip to the Coast.

The coast members of the legisla-
ture are going to arrange to take the
members Of that body on a trip
to the coast and show them what the
State has done there. Some of the
members of that section are display
ing a great deal of interest in this
trip. 1t is probable that the trip will
take place some time in February,
probably a few days before the car
aival at New Orleans. 1t is the idea
OF the coast members to have the leg
islature go down on the Gulf and Ship
Island railroad and spend several days
on the coast, going to Gulfport, Biloxi,
Mississippi City, Pass Christian. Scran-
ton and other points on the coast. The
coast members say that the people Of
that section will be delighted to e1-
terrain the members of the legisla-
ture, and will show them every cour-
tesy possible. The coast members
have mentioned the project to the
members of other sections of the State,
and the plan has been generally ap-
proved by them. After the legisla-
ture gets through inspecting the coast,
1t is the plan to carry them to New
Orleans to witness mardi gras. aad
then come back by way of the Illinois
Central. The coast members say that
their section of the State is making
marvellous progress, and hat it is not
as we'll known as other sections of the
State, and for this reason they want to
show it to the lawmakers. The trip
to the coast and New Orleans will like
ly prove one of the delightful exper-
fences of the session.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
A Mean Trick.

The meanest trick Doc Lambert
ever, to my knowledge, played was the
one that popped into his head the day
he met a farmer walking to town
with a big basket of eggs on his arm,
says a writer in the Brooklyn Eagle.
How much for eggs today?" Doc
asked. refining in his horse.
The farmer named his price, and
Doc said he would take them all pro-
vided they stood his test. Alighting
from his buggy he made the farmer
stand with his hands clasped in front
of him, while he (the Doc) took the
eggs, three or four at a time, from the
basket and, pretending to weigh them
in his hand, laid them upon the farm
er'S arms.
S0o1 the farmer had to lean back to
keep the eggs from rolling off, but Doc
still piled them upon his front, until
the Door man was Dent back almost
to the point of topping yer.
Whats this?" said Doc, with we'll
assumed indignation. He held an
up toward the sun and looked through
it. you said they were all fresh"
Thereupon he leaped into his buggy
beside the friend who told the story
to me, and the two drove away, leav-
ing the farmer perfectly helpless, with
nearly his entire stock of eggs piled
upon his stomach and chest and both
his hands engaged in holding them
there.
Whether the farmer got out of the
scrape without breaking a lot of the
eggs, deponent, after the manner of
Senator Platt, saith not.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
TUESDAY, JANUARY II.

The only notable feature of the
morning session of the legislature was
the opening Of the returns and the
election held in November.
The returns were submitted to
Speaker Thomas by Secretary of State
Power. and after the list of State of
1cials had been read aad the election
ratified, attention was given to the
special election held to fill the vacancy
in the Supreme Court clerkship by the
death Of Capt. E. w. Brown, and nomi-
nations for the place, in accordance
with the provisions Of the constitution
requiring election in the house, were
called for. Only two of the candidates
who participated in the special cleo
ton submitted their names-Hon.
George c. Meyers of Marshal, and w. J.
Brown of Hi1ds.
A vice voc vote was taken after
a short debate and Mr.. Meyers was
elected by a vote of 95 to %.
The only feature of the senate SEES
sion was the announcement of the list
of committees prepared by Lieut-Gov.-
elect Carter, and the favorable recon-
mendation made by the committee OH
the concurrent resolution to insert the
amendment to section 206, voted upon
last November, in the constitution.
A large number of bills, covering
a wide variety of subjects were in
troduced in both houses.
The Committees at Work.
The standing committees of the leg.
islature have been announced ald
both houses will now settle down to
active business. The coming days Of
the session will be replete with tho
routine grind, and at the very outset
the committees have much work be-
fore them. AT yesterdays session for
ty-five bills were introduced in the
house and twenty-five in the senate,
making a total of ninety-seven meas
ures that have been offered up to date.
Careful consideration was given the
ablest members in forming the COM
mtttees, and a pleasing feature of the
house list is the recognition accorded
Hon. 8. M. Smith, of Holmes, who was
the chief opponent of Hon. E. N. Thorn
as for the speakership, and the mem
bers are much gratified that the con-
test engendered no personal feelings,
as Mr.. Smith is one of the ablest mem
bers Of the body.
Educational Legislation.
OF the forty-fve bills introduced in
the lower house yesterday seven seek
to make appropriations for the sup
port Of the common schools, and it
appears from the teaor of these meas
ures that a fight is to be made to Sc.
cure a reduction of the annual appro-
priation of S1,250,0 0 for this purpose.
The amounts proposed in these seven
bills vary from 100000 to $780, 900,
but the majority of them are for sums
less than $1,000, 000.
Another educational movement Of
much interest is the five bills offered
the two bodies providing for an uni
form system Of textbooks and Great
ing a commission for this purpose. A
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Acoustics Improved.

The acoustic properties of the two
legislative halls have been consider
ably improved since the marble-tiled
floors were carpeted, and the business
OF the house and senate can now be
transacted without the confusion
which prevailed during the first week.
The %carpeting of the house floor is
temporary, consisting mainly Of rub
Der mats and strips. Later in the SEES.
sion the arrangement of the seats will
be changed SO as to place the mem
bers nearer the speakers stand and
arrange a visitors lobby in the rear.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22

lars, and some very substantial rea-
sons have been offered for Its sale at
the preselt time.
While a goodly number Of bills were
introduced in both houses, most Of
them were local or amendatory in char
acter, and nothing further of general
interest transpired. The senate ad-
journed to Saturday, while the house
suspended business until Monday
morning.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Uniform Text Rooka.

No sort of fight seems to be antici-
pated On the school book question, and
a bill providing for uniformity salts
factory to all will doubtless be intro
duced and passed. There is no lobby
on the ground. Indeed. the lobbyist
does not seem to be here at this ses-
sion for any purpose, and the members
of the legislature will apparently have
no annoyance from this source.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
THEATERAND STORESBURNED
The Normandie Theaier and Six
Large stores Destroyed at al
gary, N. w. IT,; Loss $780, 900.

Calgary, N. w. T., Jan. 16.-Fire
starting from the furnace of the new
Normandie theater Quilted the whole
block Friday, causing a loss of $780,
600. Six large stores in the building
burned.
The Canadian mounted rifles and
Northwest mounted police were called
out to assist the fire brigade. The
chief of the latter was overcome by
carbide fumes. The theater was to
have been used tonight for the first
time.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Will Be a Fight to the Finish.

The prohibitionists are very active
and very determined to push the pro.
posed constitutional amendment max
ing the sale OF liquor unconstitutional.
The committee having the matter in
charge will meet this week. and will
adopt the proposed amendment, which
is to be introduced at an early date.
The prohibitionists claim a majority
Of each house, but there are indica-
tions Of vigorous and determined op-
position and the measure will not have
the smooth sailing anticipated
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Want Exemption.

A strong effort will be made at this
legislative session to secure the ex-
emption from taxation of all money
loaned at a rate Of interest not exceed
ing 6 per cent The opinion is held
by many that If money loaned at this
rate is exempted it wills make loans
easier to obtain and also prevent much
OF the willful perjury now engaged in
concerning solvent credit by capital
lists. Combined with this movement
will be an effort to make the legal rata
OF interest 8 per cent, and placing tina
maximum at 10 per cent, interest in
excess of that amount to be classed
as uSury.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Too Prosperous TO ccon.r,i-e.

The legislature viii find 1t difficult
to do much In the way Of cutting
down expense. The general prosper
ity OF the State and large increase
OF business seems to impress the mem
bors with liberal ideas. The schools
Will doubtless get more money and
pensions also. There is no doubt of a
strong sentiment in favor of increasing
the salaries of State officials and the
judiciary. All the members profess
to believing in the most liberal ap-
preparations for the new capitol, and
its needs will be adequately provided
for.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Arizona Stntchood.

Washington, Jan. 16.-The hearings
on the proposition to grant statehood
to Arizona were concluded Friday
with a statement by Delegate Wilson.
The committee took the matter up
in executive session, but reached no
conclusion.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Ice Cboked the Fire Hose.

Harrisburg, Ill, Jan. 16.-The new
residence of ]. H. Myberg was burned
Thursday morning, during a blizzard.
1t was with difficulty that adjacent
property was saved, as the fire hose
being choked with ice, and had to be-
thawed out.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Florida Negro Is Lynched.

Gainesville, Fla, Jan. 16.-"Jumbo"
Clark, a negro. was lynched az High
Springs Thursday afternoon. Clark mad
criminally assaulted a white girl, abou.
IA years old, while she was on her way
to school.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
STRINGENT Warrant Law.

w. Calvin Wells, Jr., member Of the
lower house from Kinds county, has
introduced a bill seeking to make
more stringent provisions for the sup
preston Of Migrants. The bill is mod
eled somewhat after the Calvin va
grancy law which worked so success
fully in Georgia, and also embodies
several features Of a similar measure
adopted IN Alabama at the last session
Of the legislature. Mr.. Wells believes
that If q law of this kind Is ena-.ed
1t will drive the loafers from the towns
to the cotton fields, and he will make
an energetic effort to get it adopt.
ed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Sheriffs Oppose the Bill.

Strong opposition is developing on
the part of the sheriffs throughout the
State to the bill introduced in the
house, providing for a repeal of the
present law which requires all foreign
writs sent to sheriffs for execution
to be accompanied by the proper fee
for execution. A number of members
have received letters from their cour-
ty sheriffs pointing out that the repeal
OF the law would work a great hard
ship OF sheriffs. When a sheriff exc
cutes a foreign writ he has no way
to collect the fee from the party in
whose benefit the writ is issued. ard
the code of 1892 requires that the fee
for execution must accompany the writ
CT the sheriff need not execuss The
same. The sheriffs say that there is
no good reason for repeating the law;
under the old system the sheriff Of
Kinds county, for example, lost sever
al thousand dollars in fees on suca
writs which he was then compelled 10
execute without any for his
fees.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
To Protect Game.

Several bills have already been in
troduced making more stringent g
lations for the protection of game.
There seems to be a strong sentiment
for prohibiting the wholesale slaugh-
ter of game, and some measure along
this line will undoubtedly be passed.
Combined with it there will be a pro-
vision also for protecting the non
game birds and animals from ruth
less slaughter.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Three More Indictments.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 16.-The
grand jury, which is investigating al
legged corruption in city and county
governments, returned three more in
dictments Friday. The names were
withheld pending arrests.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Identifying the Fly.

Miss Gladys Deacon, an American
girl. amazed a scientist whom she met
recently at a London dinner party.
The scientist narrated in great detail
to tht girl a series of experiments he
was conducting with the microphone.
1.-THE m~icrophone," he explained,
"magnifies sounds to the ear as the
microscope magnifies objects to the
eye. The footballs of a centipede heard
through the m~icrophone resemble a
tattoo on a ~kettledrum. The dropping
of a pin is like the report of a can;
non" THAT is very interesting and
odd" said Miss Deacon. This after
noon," resumed the scientist, Il caught
a fly and studied its note. Tie note
resembled the neighing of a horse.
Perhaps said the young girl. cit
was a horsefly."-New York Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
wreck On the Santa Fe.

Galesburg. Ill, Jan. 16.-The Santa
Fe fast mail, west bound, struck q
broken rail Friday and left the track
near Wil:iamsfield. The engine, five
mail cars and n coach went into a
ditch. None of the passengers was
injured.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
o SOME ElLL1.
Has a cinch on His job.

It is apparent that no change will
be made to the back tex laws further
than to raise the limit from 1885 up
to 1895, as suggested by the revenue
agent. The general sentiment Of the
legislature Is to have the back taxes
collected where they have escaped the
assessors. and the revenue agent will
not be i1terfered with.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Some New Years Resolutions.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was considering
some New Year resolutions, says the
New York Sun.
81 would like to swear off chewing
he remarked, .'but under present con
ditions it is impossible.
Hunting up some more G ass, he fin
$shed his repast.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Row On TriaI for pnrricide.

st. Louis, Jan. 16.-Frank Gregory,
the ~19-year-old boy who shot down his
father, Clarke Gregory. with a cat rife
on the levee front, East ST. Louis, last
July, is on trial in the circuit court at
Belleville on a charge of murder.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Bachelors Take warning.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 16.-Mayor Wyn,
coop of Severance has proclaimed that
all bachelors of that town who do not
take advantage of this leap-year will
city.