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The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Mules Die With Pneumonia.

The cold weather Mississippi has
been experiencing is proving some
what fatal to live stock, which is I'M
used to such extremes of tempera-
ture. Report comes from Laurel
that a carload of thirty fine mules,
en- route to that place from st. Lou
is, were stricken with pneumonia,
and twelve of the number died dur
ing the journey, while the others are
in a bad fix. 1t is claimed by the
consignee that the mules were al
lowed to lay over a day in the stock
yards at East st. Louis while the
thermometer at that place was near
the zero mark.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Will Widen Narrow GAGE,

Contract will be awarded within
the next few days for the widening
of the marrow gauge track of the
Gulf and Chicago division of the
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City road,
running from Pontotoc, this State,
to Middleton, Tenn, and commonly
known in that section as the doodle
Bug Line" Several prominent con-
tractors have inspected the road
within the past week with the view
of submitting bids.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
IInfanticide on the Increase.

The crime of infanticide, hereto
fore somewhat unknown in Missis-
sippi, especially among the whites.
seems to be on the increase. Within
the past week the bodies of two muir
dered babies were found by the
Jackson police, and a similar find is
reported from Aberdeen, where the
dead body of a young child was
found in the yard of a citizen living
in the northern part of town. In
neither of the three instances have
clues been found to the identity Of
the perpetrators.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Pardons Wanted.

Gov. Vardaman has been petit
toned to grant a pardon to T. B.
Keene, convicted in the Circuit
Court of Yazoo county of larceny
and sentenced to the penitentiary
for three years. He claims to have
been under the influence of liquor
when the felony was committed.
The governor has also been petition
ed to grant a pardon to Will Lee,
convicted in Lincoln county Of at
tempted murder.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
DAY.

The legislature was a dull attrac-
ton today. The senate adjourned I'M
til Monday. and the house spent the
entire morning with local and private
legislation, it being a custom to set
aside this day for bills of this nature.
The house galleries were deserted
during the session, and many mem
bers were absent from their seats,
having either left for their homes or
being confined in their boarding
houses with bad colds and la grippe,
resulting from the spell of severe
weather.
The joint legislative committee of
twe1ty-four members appointed to re-
district the Circuit and Chancery
Court districts of the State, has thus
far made but little progress with the
undertaking, which is of a rather stu
pendous nature.
One plan suggested to the commit
tee, which is attracting much atten-
ton, proposes the formation of thir-
ten Circuit Court districts, an increase
of two over the present number. This
plan has 4 very commendable fea-
ture, in that it does not place any two
circuit judges or district attorneys in
the same district. 1t is as follows:
First MISUNDERSTANDING, Alcorn,
Prentiss, ltawamba, Lee, Monroe,
Chickasaw and Lowndes.
Second District-Pearl River, Han
cock, Harrison, Jackson, Greene and
Wayne.
Third District-Tippah, Union, Ben
ton. Marshall, Lafayette, Pamela, Tate
and DeSoto.
Fourth District-Lefore, Sunflower.
Washington, Issaquena and Sharkey.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures, %Yalobusha,
Grenada, Calhoun, Carroll, Montgom-
cry. Clay and Webster.
Sixth District-Wilkinson, Amite,
Franklin, Adams, Jefferson and Clai-
borne.
Seventh District-Holmes, Madison,
Kinds and Yazoo.
Eighth District-Rankin, Scott,
Newton, Winston, Neshoba, Leake,
Attala and Choctaw.
Ninth District-Warren.
Tenth District-Lauderdale, KEN
per, NoXubee and Oktibbeha.
Eleventh District-Tunica, Quitman,
CoahOma, Bolivar and T~allahatchie.
Twelfth Distrmict-Copiah, Lincoln.
Pike, C~ovington, Lawrence and Ma
rion.
Thirteenth District-Simpson, Jas
per. Smith, Clark. Jones and Perry.
After the Introduction of quite a
number of private and local bills the
house, without the transaction of any
other business, adjourned for the day.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12

will be a battle royal for the honor,
and though many bright young men
must fall by the wayside, as only one
can reach the ultimate goal, there is
consolation in the fact that even an eff
fort to win is highly praiseworthy.
The prizes for the winners of the va
rious contests leading up to the crown
ing one at the Worlds Fair, and the
prize for the victor at that interesting
event, are to be announced when the
plans shall have ben perfected.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
May Have Plenty to Do.

Plenty of work is being mapped out
for the Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical College to perform during
the next few years. Following close
ly on the heels of the proposed estab-
lishment of a State department of ag-
riculture at that institution, whose
chief work shall be to suppress the
boil weevil, comes a bill introduced
in the senate by Mr.. Boyd providing
for a geological and agricultural sur
vey of the State, to be made under
supervision of the director of the ex-
pertinent station, and to be completed
by February, 1908. The bill is ably
prepared, and sets forth at length the
manner in which the survey shall be
made and printed reports of the result
given to the public.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Park Work Stopped.

Capt. Rigby of the Vicksburg Ma
tional Park commission states that
owing to the lack of available money
under the emergency appropriation,
only the park commissioners, stenog-
rapher, and a couple of laborers, who
will be made to repair washouts and
other park road work, will be re-
tanned on salary between now and
July. The national park work will
otherwise be stopped.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Looks Like Murder.

The Scott county authorities are
wrestling with what appears to be a
murder mystery. A day or so since
while a party of sportsmen we're out
hunting they found a hat filled with
buckshot holes, a small mirror, a ra-
zor and a handkerchief lying in the
woods, all covered with blood. A
diligent search YVES made, but no
body was discovered, and no further
clues have yet been developed. The
spot was in a dense, wild region.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
stat Committee,

Chairman C. G. Miller of the
Democratic State executive commit
tee has not yet taken up the matter
of calling a session of the committee
for the purpose of arranging for a
State convention to name delegates
to the national convention.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
INTERNATIONl ELEc-
TRICAL CONGRESS.
Remarkable Gathering of Eminent
Scientists VIII Assemble at the
Worlds Fair.


The International Electrical Con-
gress, which will be held at the
Worlds Fair during the week of Sep
TENDER IL to II, 1904, will be attended
by all the great electricians and en-
gineers of the world. The organiza-
ton of the congress is being rapidly
perfected by DR.. A. M. Kennedy, of
Harvard University, general secretary
of the committee Of organization. In.
vitations are being sent to the electri.
cal fraternity and nearly 500 accep.
tances have already been received.
During the sessions of the congress,
matters of considerable moment in the
scientific and engineering world will
be brought to a focus, discussed and
passed upon by the delegates. The
congress will be divided into eight sec.
tions and papers will be prepared and
read only by invitation. The move.
ment has attracted universal attention
and the savants of Europe whose
names are familiar to all students of
electricity, will put forth their best
efforts in their respective lines. Word
has been received from Italy thas fifty
members of the Italian Society of
Electrical Engineers will attend the
congress in a body. Nearly all the
electrical societies will also NEE. at
the Worlds Fair during the week OF
the congress and join forces in max.
ing it the greatest gathering of scien,
tifc men ever held.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
State Land Sales,

State Land Commissioner z. HI.
Nall reports land sales for January
amounting to $11,407.14, which is
far in excess of the record for the
same month last year. Of the total
amount, $3.50 was for trespasses and
$152.50 for fees.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
COMING to the Front.

The Rankin farm, which has usu-
ally been a drag to the penitentiary
and which at one time it was thought
advisable to sell, came to the front
this year with $4,000 to the good, be-
sides the men taken from that camp
earned S6,43S.99 grading the capt.
toll grounds. This is the best show
ing Rankin farm has ever made.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Will Reappoint Mr.. Pepper.

Gov. Vardaman has signified his
intention of reappointing Hon. D.
G. Pepper of Lexington as n of
the members of the levee board for
the Yazoo-M Mississippi district, and
it is understood that he is one of the
very few of the old members of the
two levee boards who will be re-
tanned. Mr.. Pepper has been prom
inently identified with levee affairs
for many years, and is one of the del
egates before congress to urge the
passage of a bill providing for gov
eminent control of the ~levees.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Hearst Sentiment CROWNS.

Hon. Wallace McLaurin, Demo
cratic national committeeman, ar
rived home last week from Wash
ington. "The sentiment in favor of
the nomination of w. R. Hearst for
president is growing steadily among
the Democrats of the North" said
Mr.. McLaurin, s'and he is undoubt-
edly the leading candidate today. If
nominated / believe he could be
elected, for he has a habit Of getting
things when he goes after them"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Asphyxiated by Charcoal Fumes.

Will Mileski, a Bohemian oyster
man, was smothered to death last
week at Biloxi from the effects of
charcoal gas. He built a charcoal
fire in the hold of a schooner, and
went to sleep, leaving it burning.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12

general interest, and the house at
1890 adjourned for the day.
In the Senate.
The senate met at 4 p. m A sealed
message was received from the gov.
ernor to be acted upon in executive
session.
A motion was entered by Senator
Franklin to reconsider the vote in
definitely postponing senate bill II,
eXempting 3-year-old cattle in the
hands of the original owners.
The committee on local and private
legislation reported favorably senate
bill to refund to owners of live stock
in Copiah county an amount equal to
the value of the stock destroyed on
account of CHAMBERS.
Senate bill 10S, paying the ~adjutant
general the remainder of his salary
due him for 1902-03, passed.
At 5 o'clock the senate went into
executive session and later adjourned.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
MISSISSIPPI

Since the legislature convened near
ly 500 bills have been introduced in
the Two houses. Aside from the dup
iicate measures, and bills bearing a
similarity to each other, which are
either ~unfavorably reported or re-
turned in the form of substitutes, it is
fortunate for the people of Mississippi
mat a very small percentage of the
pending measures will be enacted in
TO law. The legislature has been in
session four weeks, only a half dozen
measures have been signed by the
governor, and not over a dozen will
be in readiness for his signature with
In the next ten days. The promptness
with which the working committees
have squelched the life out of a large
majority of the bills introduced is a
highly gratifying indication that the
people of the State will not be OPP
pressed with a burden of useless new
laws when the Legislature adjourns.
1t has been the history of legisla-
lures and lawmaking bodies since the
beginning of time that some members
are imbued with the idea that they
must be continually introducing bills.
Their work is of the class that
amounts TO nothing, and is worse than
useless, for it becomes really PERM
cious and develops the demagogue of
the most dangerous type. 1t can be
safely asserted that so per cent of the
bills offered in the two bodies since
the legislature convened have no more
place on the statute books than they
would be entitled to in the Bible.
They V almost every phase of wis
dom and unwisdom, imbecility and
corporate favoritism, and serve only
to illustrate the freakish intellect or
cupidity of their authors. 1t is there
fore doubly fortunate at this time that
Mississippi has a legislature which is
being conducted by lei of n and
business sagacity. UnquestiOnably
the personnel and standard of the
body is higher than it has been for
many years, and while some laws will
probably get on the statute books be-
fore the end of the session which
ought not to be there, the general
trend of legislation promises to be
prudent and conservative.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Fridge Takes Oath.

Arthur Fridge, CT Ellisville, who
was appointed acknowledgement of
the Mississippi National Guard, took
the oath of office last week before
the clerk of the Supreme Court.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Prison SYSTEM.

The proposed revision of the method
of governing the ~penitentiary finds it's
first legislative manifestation in the
bill introduced by Mr.. Denton, of Lau.
derdale, which abolishes the prison
board of control and places the man
agemeat of the p~enitentiary in the
hands of an assistant, who is required
to give a $50, 900 bond, is appointed
by the governor for a period of four
years. and is authorized to employ
such assistants as may be necessary to
conduct the affairs of the prison. The
superintendent is made responsible for
the finances of the prison, must make
payments direct to the State treas
ury, and is required to close his &C
counts on the first OF January each
year and make official report.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Slow in Committees.

There is every indication that the
present legislature will be long drawn
out. Much complaint is made about
the size of some of the larger and
more important committees and the
difficulty of getting meetings. Wheth.
er this be the trouble or not, the fact
remains that it is very difficult to get
reports. The appropriation commit.
tees seem to be way behind, especial.
ly in the senate. The house bill max.
ing the appropriation for the common
schools, which was passed during the
early part of the session in the house,
is still in the hands of the senate com.
mittee and has not been reported.
There is understood to be some oppo.
sition in the senate to the increase
in the appropriation. If the senate
amends the bill by cutting the appro.
priation down, as is said to be very
probable, it will have to go back to the
house and may have to go to a con-
ference committee. This will delay
the distribution of the school fund
some days yet.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
State Repositories.

The much expected State depository
bill has been introduced in the lower
house of the legislature by Mr.. Bull
lard, and is now in the hands of the
judiciary committee. The measure is
modelled somewhat after the sugges-
tons made by ex-State Treasurer Thad
B. Hampton, although not the identical
bill prepared by that official before re-
firing from office. 1t creates a finance
board composed of the governor, at
torney general and treasurer, and re-
Quires these officials to send out a cir
cular to all State banks having CAPT.
tai stock Of 100000 or over, inviting
bids for deposits. The banks accepted
as repositories must give bonds of
known solvency as collateral when
receiving State treasury funds, and
the treasurer keeps a separate ac-
count with these institutions. Heavy
penalties are provided for the viola
ton of any of the regulations adopted
governing deposits. 1t is also provid.
ed hat the tax collectors of the coun-
ties make their settlements direct with
designated repositories.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Action Comes Slow.

1t is significant that very few of the
bills thus far passed are of much i'm
portance. Barring the school appro.
priation, pension appropriation and
Jim Crow street car bills enacted by
the house, none of the measures thus
far passed in either body are wide.
spread in their effect, or notable in
Importance. The senate bills estab
fishing three new experiment stations
in various parts of the State are still
tied up in the house committee on
agriculture, and 1t is understood that
favorable reports are to be made upon
but two of the measures. However,
in spite of the lack Of important leg
~islation, the two houses are doing 8
| good work in clearing the calendars
of minor matters. Local and private
legislation is much further advanced
than usual at this period of a session
and the number Of bills %indeiniteIy
postponed is much larger than hereto
fore.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
COMMENT AND CRITICISM.
Some Opinions About Legislation Past
Present and Prospective.
Mortality Statistics.

A bill has been introduced in the
house to provide for a bureau of NOR.
tally statistics for the purpose OF
keeping an accurate report OF births
and deaths. The bureau is to have a
head located at the capital, which
may be the insurance commissioner
or some other department, and physi.
clans are to be required to report
deaths and causes of same, and re.
port births, receiving a compensation
for such reports.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Anti-C Law.

Insurance Commissioner Cole
appeared before the house COM
mittee on insurance last week
for the purpose of discussing
the proposed law seeking to
amend the statute on trusts and
combines, known as the Noel antitrust
law, seeking to exempt insurance COM
panies from it's operations, so as to en-
able them to maintain rate-making or
CARNATIONS in the State. The bone of
contention on this bill is the question
of whether it is violative of the con-
stitutional provision against class leg
islation. The insurance commissioner
contends that it is not, as the meas
ure does not seek to confer special
benefits, but applies to insurance Or
CARNATIONS as a whole.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
Idaho's Beautiful Scenery.

The windows of the Idaho building
at the Worlds Fair will be veritable
works Of art. c. B. HURT, the execu-
tive commissioner, has caused photo
graphs of beautiful Idaho to be made
and transferred to transparencies.
Some of the views possess wonderful
beauty. Shoshone Falls, on the Snake
river, have a fall of 220 feet. as com
pared with 100 feet for the famous
Niagara Falls. The mountains and
lakes of Northern Idaho. for beauty.
are surpassed by none in the world.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12

IOTy. ne COuupSlcu lOT lie uOuOT VI
representing his college in the State
contest, and won. At the State con-
test he was also the victor. At the in
terstate contest he carried off first
honors, and found his picture and the
story of his triumph in nearly every
great newspaper in the land. He con-
tinued to speak in public. He entered
political life, and at SO became the
youngest senator of the United States,
a close confident of the president and
the administration, and a nan of in
ternational celebrity.
AS another instance of the future
success of the college orator the ca
reer of DR.. John Huston Finley, pres
ident of the University of the City of
New York, may be noted. Twenty
years ago John Finley was a student
at Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. He
was something of an orator." and he
competed in the local contest and won
the honor of representing Knox at
the State contest. Here he carried off
the honors and went to the interstate
contest, where he was victor. The sub
ject of his Grafton was John Brown"
Shortly after his graduation Finley
was chosen to the presidency of his
alma mater, and was known as the
youngest college president in the
United States. A few years later he
was called to New York as the editor
Of a great magazine. Later he be-
came professor Of politics at Prince
ton. and less than a year ago he was
called to the presidency of the New
York City institution.
With these conspicuous examples of
successful college orators before their
eyes, the young men of the State uni.
versities who will be eligible to partic.
ipation in this greatest of all college
~oratorical contests, at the universal
exposition, are printing themselves for
their Hottest flights Of eloquence. II
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-03-17
KEITH

Uncle Ike Neat Is sun tn have
some corn In the field Ia 1904. as he
has a number Of shocks 10 shuck
yet
Messrs. Tom willis ana Robert
wilson packed their grips and their
tools, aud WIN Try digging coal az
thc New Home coal shaft,
The roads have been IN such good
shape this winter that we don't
hear 80 much about good roads
conventions, King drags. etc, as
we ala last spring, hut that alg mud
hole Is sull oh our road 10 town.
August aud Fred Hooper have
quit the coal business for the present
and win try farming. They WIN go
TO work putting IN ucoai shaft soon
rs crops are laid hy
Last Wednesday evening during
that hard wind from the south, a
spark from the engine started "a
small blaze which was soon a rag
ing hre. IL swept across the main
road into the fields aud meadows.
J. II. BORON went 90 blowing aud
with the help 81 ncighhors finally
succeeded IN gettingi u under control.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. y Robinson and
daughter Lucille, visited ina Keith
Saturday night and sunday.
Pete Pearson was in Butler, Fri
day and Saturday on business.
The light shower Wednesday night
aud snow sunday did no harm but
some thinks the peaches were killed
by the frceze sunday night
Quite u number OF farmers have
sown their oats. There Is more oats
sowed this spring than for several
years.
Beu Hand started north Monday
alter SEED corn. Tho northern corn
y saii ~ b. tho best. Ben wac
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-03-17

court for IL. He doubles up hs
fists and goes down and biffs the
eye of the man he thinks has wrong
ed him. Then he gets into eour,
after all and there is much outeTy
among the SNUG, good folk about
the sad increase OF lawless spirit a.
mong the American people. It's
true, but who'sto blame
Down in ST. Louis a brakeman
was injured ten years ago. lie
brought sui, against the h. r. Co,
and go, heavy damages from the
jury. He got il. bat dad he get III
Oh no. The Judge looked after that.
He gave another trial. The jury
stood tor the man again. Did be
get his money! No so you would
notice il. The Judge gave the r..
r.. Co. four separate rehearings
one after another. Ten years have
gone by aud the matter is still un-
! settled.
Everybody can cite cases like these
which have come within personal
experience OF observation. And sill
they wonder that We have little re-
speet for the law. The fact is we
have respect for Il, but u faith in
tie deeeney and good will OF its in
ierpreters has got 20 many rude
shocks that many men have far more
respect for Judge Lynch than for
Judge -Qubble.-Winlhrop Pack :
ard, in Tbs Brown Book OF Boston.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-03-17
walbrldge Wanted

The Republicans of ST. Louis
county in delegste convention in
dofsed Cyrus p. Walbridge for gov
ernor. 1t is earnestly hoped thar
Mr.. Walbridge realizes the press
ing need Of his services in the state
that ne will see tie foriorn hope
Of Missouri ever being accorded a
place on the national ticket and
Will permit his name to go before
the State convention as a candidate
for governor. St. Louis County is
not the first county to express a de
sire for Walbridge for governor, buI
its indorsment means something anc
should impress upon Mr.. Walbridg'
and his friende the fact of the exist
ence OF a widespread and SINGERS
desire for him TO announce his will.
ingness for the Republicans of Mis-
souri, to make HIM their STANDARD
bearer for 1904. With Walhridg,
al the head of our ticket victory viii
be ours and old Missouri redeemed
--St. Louis Co. Watchman.