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The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
RUSSIANS OPENED
AMERICAN MAIL
Pouch Addressed to U. S. S. Gin
cinnati Was Violated.
SURPRISE AT WASHINGTON
Authorities Say II Opening Of Pouch
Was Willingly Done, n Strong
Protest VIII He Lodged with
RussiaM Government.

Washington, Oct. 15.-It developed
Friday that a pounch containing mail
for the United States cruiser Cincin-
natl, then at Nagasaki. Japan, which
was aboard the British steamer CAL
chas, when that vessel was seized by
the Russian Vladivostok squadron. had
been opened while in the possession OF
the Russian officials. subsequently re-
sealed and sem on to it's destination.
This information came to the post Of
fee department in a communication
from the Japanese postal authorities,
in conformity with a practice always
followed when there has been any
mishap In the delivery of mail
pouches. The matter will be referred
to the state department for action, as
was done with the cas- of the ordinary
United States mail on the vessel at the
time she was seized.
This latest phase of the seizure of
surprise in official circles, and if the
act Of opening the pouch addressed to
the Cincinnati was Willingly done, the
probability is a strong protest will be
lodged with the Russian government.
1t is stated at the navy department
that the mail pouch referred to did not
contain any official communications,
simply mail for the men aboard the
ship.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
VALUE OF the COTTON CROP
Some Figures Showing the Enor-
nous Extent Of the Industry.
Extracts From an Address by Presf-
dent POOle Of the Cotton States
Commissioners.

Baton Rouge, La, Oct. 15.-President
r. Fl. Poole of the Association of Cot
ton States Commissioners Of Agrlcu]-
ture, in an address delivered before
that body, in session here, said In part:
THE value of the product which We
have come to talk about to-day and de-
wise ways and means to extend n
promote its planting and cultivation,
with a yield of ten million and a half
bales. reaches the enormous sum Of
$412, 400 ,65S; besides the sea island
crop of 1858 bales, representing 3d.
954, 7O7; the immense and astounding
total of s41S,358,366-"
Mr.. Poole told of the demand for
cotton, saying the supply s not equal
to the demand. Continuing. he said:
THE planter is now Independent at
last, and he can make cotton the money
crop, and after raising all provision
crops for home consumption and to
spare, he can make as much cotton as
he chooses and hold it for fair and
just prices"
Speaking of the price of cotton this
year, President Poole said: THE
prices have been fair from the begin
ming, and the crop will be marketed
at the present rate, ten cents. or over"
He said, despite the boil weevil In
Texas, where it was feared the produc-
ton Of the staple would be we'll nigh
stopped or retarded to a ruinous ex-
tent, the yield will be larger than last
wear
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
REPORT OF CENSUS BUREAU
The Report Shows Il Total Of 271, 169
Employees in the Executive Civil
Service of United States.

Washington, Oct. 15.-The census
bureau Friday issued a report on the
executive civil service Of the United
States. showing a total of 271, 169 en-
ployes, embracing all persons en-
ployed In the executive branches of
the federal government, except enlist.
ed men in military and naval branches.
This aggregate embraces 120,788 EN-.
ployes not included in the report made
by the heads of the executive depart
ments. OF these 120, 1888, ali but 1910
were exempt from examination under
the civil service rules. The exempt
list includes 74,1G0 p~ostmasters, 1885
employees at non-free delivery post
offices, and over IS, 900 employees at
navy yards and stations, appointed I'M
der navy yard regulations. The post
Office and treasury departments give
employment to three-fourths Of the ex.
ecutive civil service. In the depart.
ments and Independent Offices in
Washington the average annual sal
airy is given as $1,072, average age of
employees Al, and average period OF
service ten years.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
LABOR LEADERS DEFENSE
Counsel Outlines Defense of Former
President Of the building
Trades Alliance.

New York, Oct. 15.-The defense of
Philip Weinseimer, the former presi-
dent of the Building Trades alliance,
who is now on trial charged with ex-
t~ortion, as outlined by his counsel, Fri
day, is a direct denial that the de-
PENDANT ever received a dollar as
charged, and a counter charge that he
has been made the victim of a plot al
eyed to have been concocted and car
led out by the Employers association.
During the course of the trial a wit
ness swore that he paid Weinseimer
S2,700 before he was allowed to pro-
coed with work on a contract where
members of the Building Trades ALI
ance were employed.
In outlining the defense, Weinsei
mer's counsel said ne was prepared to
show that no such transaction ever
took place.
trouble between the two organi-
zations," said sounsel. led to the
manufacture in cor of evidence to Sc
cure the downfall of the defendant
We will prove that in the great con-
trotersy which arose through the
lockout of the building trades, the
whole scheme sprang from the fertile
brains of the members and officers OF
the Employers association. We will
show that this whole case is manufac-
tured out of whole cloth; that the tes-
timony was all pre-arranged, in Or
der that Weinseimer might be elm
mated from activity in the interests
Of his organization. and that the Build
ing Trades alliance might be destroyed
and all opposition to the Employers
association removed, and its interests
conserved"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
THE CALLAHAN MILLIONS.
All of the Late Observation-Disclosures
Property to he Converted Into
Cash Within Five Years.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 15.-The mil
lions of dollars Of stocks and other
property of the late James Callahan
must be converted into cash within the
next five years, according to the pro-
visions of the will, filed here. Mr.. Cal
lahan's wealth is estimated at five or
six millions of dollars. He owns great
amounts of stocks of industrial com
panies both local and national. He al
SO owns extensive iron mines in Ari-
IONA and gold mines in other parts of
the west. According to the will. this
must all be sold and a considerable
quantity of the money will be deposit
ed with the Iowa Loan & Trust Co, OF
Des Moines,to pay annuinities and car
ry out other provisions of the will.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
GEAR BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED.
Spends Hours Studying the Reports
of the battle.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 15.-The great
feeling of concern which exists in high
circles In the Russian capital by no
means equals the fcreboding of COM
ing disaster pervading the general
public, which is indulging in the deep
est pessimism. In the absence of Of
fetal news the public is being fed on
the widest rumors of defeat suffered
by Gen. Kuropatkin. The fact that
nothing regarding the battle has been
officially given out only confirms the
popular fear. The explanation Of
fered that Friday was a holiday does
not suffice to allay the apprehension.
Gen. Kuropatkin's report of the re-
suit of the days operations has
reached Emperor Nicholas at Tzerkoe
Selo, but it had not been returned here
before the war commission, which sat
only until $3.50 O'Clock, adjourned. The
emperor himself Is represented as be-
ing bitterly disappointed, and spend
ing hours with his cabinet, studying
out. with the help of his military aides.
the reports of the battle. The gen.
eral staff, however, by no means de-
spairs, though admitting that the tide
the last two days has been against
Gen. Kuropatkin, the general staff says
the battle is not yet over, and that in
any event there Is no question OF a
rOut.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
CONTAINED WOOD ALCOHOL
Analysis Of StOmnchs of Victims OF
Poisoned Whisky Reveals Quah-
titles of the Deadly Drug.

New York, Oct. 15.-Wood alcohol in
quantities sufficient to death
has been found in the stomachs of the
three supposed victims Of poisoned
whisky in the so-called "Stryker farm"
district, according to g report made to
Coroner Scholer Friday by the chemist
of the board of health. Following the
mysterious and sudden death of not
less than a score of persons living in
the vicinity of Tenth avenue and For
ty-eighth street, an investigation dis
closed the fact that whisky Of a very
inferior grade was being sold in many
bar rooms in that section. Acting upor
4 suspicion that the liquor might have
been responsible for some of the
deaths, n saloon was closed, samples
or whisky were taken from every sa-
loon in the district, and the contents
of the stomaehs of three of the victim
were sent to the board of health for
chemical ANALYSIS.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
POISON IN ALL THE SAMPLES
Wood IcOho Found to BE Used a.
an AduIterant In Much of New
York Cheap whisky.

New York, Oct. 15.-An unofficial re-
port has been received from the board
OF health by Coroner Scholer regard
ing the samples of whisky collected
from Tenth avenue barrooms during
the investigation into nearly a score
of deaths among patrons of the cheaI
GROCERIES on the west side. 1t is stated
that the boards expert chemist found
wood alcohol in all the samples. The
coroner declaed he would feel no sur
prise should poisoned or adulterated
liquor be discovered all over the city.
If there is found to be poison in the
stomach of three men who died last
week, the oroner will take Immediate
action.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
EXCITEMENT IN COPENHAGEN
1t is Caused BY the Expected Pas
sage of the Russian Baltic Fleet
Through Danish Waters.

New York, Oct. 15.-Great excite
ment has been caused by the expected
passage of the Russian Baltic fleet
through Danish waters, says a Times
dispatch from Copenhagen. The largest
ships can only go through the Great
Belt, between Zealand and Funen
islands.
A number of Danish pilots left sew
eral days ago for Reval and Libau,
There are rumor that Japanese
agents have chartered neutral vessels
and are cruising in Danish waters in
order to watch the Russian feet. In
order to secure respect for Denmark's
neutrality, the Danish cruiser HeimdaI
and some torpedo boats have been or
dered to put to sea.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
WRECK OF THE WENTWORTH
Little Schooner Went Down With
All on Board.
OF the Twelve Persons or the
Stranded Vessel, Not One Reached
the shore Alive.

Chatham, Mass, Oct. ia small
part Of the forward section OF the hull
and q slanting foremost stand as mute
reminders of the ocean tragedy enact
ed here Thursday night. when the
three-masted schooner Wentworth. OF
M0ncton, N. b., struck On Chatham
bar during a raging %norther.y gale.
and all on board persisted in the ter
rife sea With the exception of the
loss of the steamer Portland in No
vember, 1898, the wreck Of the Went
worth Is the worst disaster that has oc-
Cured on the Cape Cod coast during
the last decade.
OF the II persons who were on
board the stranded vessel, not one
reached the shore alive, although two
bodies were rescued from the surf Fri
day morning. one of them that of a
woman believed to be the wife of the
captain. With her three children, she
vas accompanying her husband on a
trip from Hillston, N. B., to Newark,
N. J. Little could be done in an effort
to aid the crew of the disabled craft,
as the Cape Cod life saver from two
stations were unable to launch their
surf boats in the tremendous seas. A
shot line was fired to the schooner,
which lay not much more than 800
yards from shore. There was n an
swering pull, and the life savers
thought that they heard a voice above
the roar of the surf, crying, All
right" but beyond this there was no
sign of life on board the craft.
Not receiving another pull on the
shot line, the life savers shot nor
lines to the vessel. When the wreck
age came ashore, it was discovered
that the first line had been made fast
to the wheel of the schooner, and it is
believed that a heavy sea swept over
the vessel just as the line was secured,
and that all the men on deck were
washed overheard. 1t is also believed
that those who sought safety in the
rigging climbed the main and mizzen
masts, both of which fell early in the
morning.
The Wentworth was bound from
Hillsboro, n. B., to Newark, with a
cargo of plaster rock. On board, so
far known. were the captain, Esau
Priddle, of st. John, n. b., his wife
and three children, and a of ev-
an men
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
THE MEN BEHIND TIL. GUNS.
The Cruiser New York's
Have Broken the Worlds RecOrd
For EiEht-Inch Gun Practice.

San Francisco, Oct. 15.-News was
brought to this city by the gunboat
Bennington that R~ear-Admiral c. F.
Goodrich's flagship, New York. during
her target practice last month in Mag
dalena Bay, Mexico, broke the worlds
record for firing eight-inch guns. max
ing the greatest scores, based on time
and accuracy, ever made with guns OF
this calibre either In u W or any
other navy.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
RUSSIAN PRESS COMMENT.
Novosti Frankly Characterizes tho
Battle as n Defeat.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 15.-There is
scanty comment in the morning pa
pers here upon the military situation.
The Novosti frankly characterizes 1t
as a defeat, basing it's estimate on re-
ports from the front UP to October II.
The paper says, however, that the de-
feat is by no means decisive, and
hopes for better news, and a further
advance before the battle ends.
The Russ says that while the retire
ment and loss of guns constitute an
unpleasant episode, it is only an cpl
sode. Gen. Kuropatkin's plan of bat
tie, the article adds, is too extensive
to be judged by a minor reverse to n
part OF the line, and better news is
expected from the eastern flank, from
whence reports are yet meager, but
where most important operations are
proceeding.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AvERTED
empire State Express on the New
York Central Has a
Close Call.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 15.--The Empire
state express on the New York Gen.
trail railroad escaped a serious acct
dent Friday night, owing to the fact
that it was going slowly. The train
was running through the Rensselaer,
yards. when 1t struck a light engine
standing on the main track. Both To-
comotives were badly wrecked, and
A. w. Parsons, the fireman of the light
engine, was killed. His engineer was
slightly injured. No passengers were
hurt. The Empire State proceeded to
New York as soon as q new engine
was secured.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21

Mukden, Oct. 15.-The fighting has
waged Friday with the same bitterness
as on the previous days of the engage
ment, and the result is still in the
balance. The losses on both sides are
enormous, that of the Russians being
5000. Wounded soldiers are being
brought in from all directions. The
roads are crowded with long trains OF
wagons, baggage and transport wa
CONS, as well as ambulances being
pressed into service, even Chinese
two-wheeled carts filling the mandate
Of the military. Men afoot are limp
ing in, using their guns as clutches,
the less severely wounded supporting
their comrades after a first aid dress
ing on the firing lines. Even across
the fields you meet them taking the
shortest and straightest road for help
and shelter. 1t is the most pitfful fea-
ture of the bloody drama being enact
ed at the front, when, stiffening with
wounds, pain-racked bodies sink to the
roadside after the support OF the dan
ger and glory of the active fight have
been Withdrawn. In the distance the
sounds of battle are still plainly
heard.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
KING OF SAxONY IS DEAD
End Came Peacefully Early Sntur-
day MOrning--His Sons Pres
ent at Death Bed.

Dresden, Oct liking George of
Saxony died at Pil;nitz at 2:25 o'clock
Saturday morning. His end was peace
ful. His sons were present at the
death bed.
The late king was born August 8,
1882, and succeeded to the throne on
the death Of his brother King Albert,
June 10, 1902. He was married May
II, 1859, to Infanta Maria Anna,
daughter of King Ferdinand of Portu-
gal, the offspring Of this union being
six children.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
FELL FROM EIGHTH FLOOR
Terrible Drop Of Man and Wife
While Experimenting with a
Patent Fire Escape.

st. Paul, Oct 15.-While experiment.
ing with a patent fire escape swung
from the eighth story of the Germania
building. Friday afternoon, p. NJ. Scan
non and wife, of Minneapolis. fell from
the third story to the stone sidewalk.
Mrs. Scannon was killed and her hus-
band fatally injured.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21

designating taht it shall be spent in
the Tuskegee institute, the
late James Callahan, a multimillion-
aire of Des Moines. Ia, has ~bequeathed
Booker T. Washington 100000. Mr..
Callahan was one of the wealthiest
west of the Mississippi.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
Aged Negroes. burned to Death.

Sedalia, Mo-, Oct 15.-Aunt Mana
Hogan, aged 80 years, q negress. wife
of Dick Hogan. was burned to death in
her home one mile west of Ottorville.
The house and its contents were dc.
stroyed. She was at home alone.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
Two killed Mt Crossing.

Tolono, ILL.,. Oct. 15.-Daniel Cavan-
augh, of Pesotum, and his s%on-in-law,
Edward Ricketts,. were struck by a
light engine while driving across the
Wabash track at this place and were
instantly killed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
UNCLE Of President III.

Sayville, Long Island, Oct. 15.-Rob-
ert B. Roosevelt, uncle of President
Roosevelt, is dangerously i'll in his
country home, Lotus Lake. Mr.. Roose-
welt, though 80 years old, is energetic
and keenly devoted to outdoor sports.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21

New York. Oct. 15.-The marriage
of Miss Myriam Grant, eldest daughter
OF U. S. Grant, Jr., and Lieut.. Macy,
United States navy, was announced
from San Diego. CAL, early this week.
will take place in this city October II.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21

st. Louis, Oct. 15.-Alaska will honor
the memory of William Henry Seward
on Alaska day at the Worlds fair,
netx Tuesday, by unwilling a monu
ment to the man who was secretary OF
state when the purchase of that terri
tory was made.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
RUSSIAN ATTACK FAILED.
Cars Men Are In Full Retreat Along
the Whole Line.

London, Oct. 15.-The Daily Chron-
icle's correspondent at Yentai, tele-
graphing OCTOBER II, via Fusan Oc-
tober IA, says:
THE Russian attack failed every
where, and they are in full retreat
along the whole line, pursued by the
Japanese. Thirty Russian guns we're
captured, and the Japanese turning
movement is pressing the Russians
back to Mukden. The Russians made
16 counter attacks with splendid bra
very, sacrificing themselves freely, but
unavailingfy."
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
An Alleged Murderer.

New York, Oct. 15.-Robert Gard
ner, a prisoner in the county Jail at
Paducah. KY, has been identified by
a Pinkerton detective as Paul Herbert
Schmidt, wanted in Sherman, Conn,
for the murder on August %, of Will
lam Taylor.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
n,.tr;ct az Columbia Day.

Washington. Oct 15.-Washingtoni-
ans have been aroused to the point
Of activity in making memorable the
18th inst, which has been especially
designated as District Of Columbia day
at the Worlds fair.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
Candidate Huggin. Ha. Cancer.

C~arbondale. Ill, Oct. 15.-David
Higgins, of Murphysboro, democratic
candidate for senator in the Forty
fourth district. has been compelled
to withdraw from the campaign to
submit to an operation for cancer OF
the throat.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
American Cardinal Unlikely.

Rome, Oct. 15.-At the next con-
sistory. which is to be held November
IA, it is not likely that any American
cardinal will be elected, on account Of
the conflicting claims of Americanist
and anti-Americanist prelates.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct 15.-The min
ers of District No. 10 decided. by a
vote of So to 20, to accept the seven
per cent. reduction in wages oHered
by the operators. There are about o.
coo union men in the district
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21

Esopus, N. Y, Oct. 15.-Judge Par
ker went to Kingston. Friday. and reg
istered to vote in the Second election
district of the Ninth ward. He makes
his voting residence at the home of his
son-in-law, Rev. Charles Mercer Hall.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 15.-The steam
boat Louisiana and barge Katherine
departed Thursday afternoon for st
Louis with the Minneapolis Tribune's
Worlds fair excursion, consisting OF
l25 passengers.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
Football Player Hurt.

Newburg, N. T., Oct. 15.-Henry
Jordan, quarterback of the Newburg
academy football team, is suffering
from conclusion of the brain as a re-
suit of injuries sustained in a game
here.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21
laps HAVE GAINED
| A GREAT VICTORY
Cars Men Said to Be Fleeing in
Wild Disorder.
RUSSIANS WITHDRAW NORTH
The Lossee on Both sides Wers
Enormous, That of the RUS
SLAMS Being Over Fifteen
Thousand Killed.

London. Oct. 15.--A dispatch to .
news agency from Mukden, timed =
p. M, Friday, and received by way
Of Paris, says the Japanese have
gained a great victory, and that the
Russian lines are Withdrawing
slowly nOrthvvard, having uHered
heavy losses. The battle continues,
and dispatches are strictly censored
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-21

mated, and that of the Russians is
estimated at $4,000.
Matthew r. W. Ransom, form
erly United States senator from
North Carolina, and once Ameri-
can minister to Mexico, died sud-
denly at his residence in Garys-
burg on his 87th birthday.
The Russians are effectively u.s.
ing hand grcnades filled with a high
explosive. The execution of these
grenades when accurately thrown is
deadly, the officers say, and their
use probably accounts for the close
ness of the fighting.
At Lexington, KY, ordinary laws
were enforced Sunday, but the po-
lice made no attempt to enforce the
blue laws. Milk and ice wagon
drivers and bakers were allowed to
run as usual.
Prince Hilkoff, minister OF rail
roads, has arrived at st. Petersburg
after spending three months in per-
sonally experimenting the construc-
ton of the Circum-Baikal railroad.
He says the whole Siberian line is
working perfectly.
Chester Perry, known to the pro-
fession as Startlow, a professional
high diver, is seriously, if not IA
tally, wounded as the result of
high dive from a bridge at Waco
Texas.