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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29
GREAT SUMS FOR WATERWAYS.
River and Harbor Bill Recommends
Appropriation Of About SIS, ooo,-

IL il thought at the War Department
that the river aud hsrbor bill which will
be passed nj the coming session OF Con
gress will make provision for the expen
diture Of about $75 900. 900 on the water
WAYS of the country. This will be ter
millions in excess Of the last bill for i'm
provements OF rivers and harbOrs, which
was passed in 1902 This bill called fol
a cash appropriation Of $2G, 900 GEO ioI
new prof cts and for SIS, 100000 OF
continuing work to which Congress had
already committed its,N
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

Norris. the jeweler, is Justly proud OF
bis solid silver and toilet ware. lie
makes speciality Of small wares 10
sterling silver for all sorts OF nresenta
tion novelties at small prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

Diamond and Pearl Brooches.-fou
will find the line at Norris. the leweier
and optician, fully up to date. His stock
Is fnll of good things, especially in mod
arate nrice goods.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

For rings OF any style, any shape, Nual-
ity always the hest, e. to Norris, the
Ieweler and optieIan Engagement and
Wedding rings a speciality.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29
HEADQUARTERS FOR suilpiNe
MATERIALS.

fksap all kinds Of North Carolina and
Sirginis Lumber, dressed and undressed,
Shingles, L4aths, Sash, Doors, and Blinds,
lime. CemeAs. Calcine Plaster, Plastering
Hair Building snd Paving Brick, Tin
and iron Roofing, Cut and Wire Nails, all
sinds Ready Mixed Points and Dry Paint,
Liusesd OF, Tprpentiae, Dryer varnish
And Lewis's White Lead, Paint Brushes
Of All kinds, Window Glass end Putty,
RuiIders' Hardware OF all kinds, Tar
Roofing, sheathing Paper and fine Brick;
Keep large stock OF Sewer Pipe ana
We flsv pipe. eoLe.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

The largest assortment oi watches to
select from ever shoynin fredericksburg
at Norris the isweler and opticlan.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

Lockets aud chains are in lsvor. The
demand today ia on the increase. Nor
ris. the jaweler, can show the latest arts
tic productions
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

We are always pleased to show our
wares. Norris, the ieweler, marks his
goods with a moderate profit.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

The design. the do work on our
dumb bell link buttons is unsurpassed,
etruscGn, bright and rose gold finish set
with diamonds. Norris, the ieweler.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

The Free Lance is prepared to do OIL
kinds OF job printing In frstcasss fsyle
ut moderate priees.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

Norris, the jeweler and optician, has
absolute confidence in the Intrinsic value
of his goods aud his ability to serve Tou'
beat interests.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

Connections at Frederic ksburg with Re- :
A p r. r., and Weems Steamboat Co. Az
Orange with Southern X and Chesapeake q
OhiO~k. X.
Tse only line to she Chsneellorsville ana
W iderpess Battlehelds.
East.ru Stand ARD Time. Daily eIeeptSuns
a., " n RICHARDS. Gen. Manager
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29
FREDERICKSBURG AS A
MARKET.
Buyers Can Always Get Satisfactory
Bargains.

Most Of the people in the Northern
Neck believe in taking a trip sometimes.
When this is case there IL no city within
easy reach that you can visit and secure
a. great bargains for the money ~ can
be secured in Frederickgburg Northern
Neck News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29

Change Of Schedule r. =. d p r. X
Attention iscalled to important change
in scheduie OF r. F. ( p. K. K. trains.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
F'FTv-E'eHTH CONGRESS-
FhDt Session.

Senate-ihe senate's first session, on
the 4th. following the recess. was devoted
entirely to Panama President Roosevelt
sent message on the subject. which
cussion continued throughout the day,
speeches being made both in defense OF
pursued. Mr.. Lodge gave notice that he
would address the senate ON the Panama
question on the 5th. The senate. at 5:1t
s:2S adjourned. .House-With the re-
assembling Of congress-, on the 4th, after
opening the session Of that body. prayed
that war between Russia and Japan
might be averted by a peaceful adjust
brief session, on the motion of Mr. Payne,
the house. at 1:35 o. m adjourned
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Sued for Half a Miillan.

The city of Meridian has entered
suit in the Circuit Court for $780,
600 damages against the Meridian
Waterworks Company. It will be
remembered that Chancellor Dea-
yours recently rendered decree an
nulling the contract between the
waterworks company and the city.
The allegations in declaration are
substantially the: same as in the
chancery case, the principal ones be-
ing that for years the water COM
pany failed to supply pure and
wholesome water to consumers and
to maintain sufficient pressure for
fire service.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Pyburn Cut 10 Death.

A few days since at McLaurin, j.
p. Pyburn and W. Robinson. farm
ers living in that neighborhood, be-
came involved in q dispute arising
from the alleged non-payment Of q
debt, which resulted in Pyburn be-
ing cut to death by Robinson. The
sheriff and Q deputy were in Nc
Laurin at the time, having gone
there to quell disturbance report@
ed to be in progress, and 10 them
Robinson surrenderd. d I
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

:. Hon. J. A. Richardson, editor of
the Sunf1ower Tocsin, states that
the people of Indianola are getting
along nicely with their independent
postof1ice, and there is not a citizen
Of the town who is willing to ask
President Roosevelt to re-establish
the government office. tfOf course,
many of our citizens would be glad
to get the Office back again." says
Mr.. Richardson, |'but we are not 60
ing to ask the president to take this
step, and if it is done it will be on
his own initiative." -
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Ito be continued.)
Llqpos Men IL eonferene.

Il Is stated that the liquor deal
err from several of the principal
cities located in the counties thai
rave saloons under the local option
law, or what is known as the sswet
counties, " held q conference at
Vicksburg last week. Some Of the
delegates at the meeting attributed
much Of the prohibition sentiment
and agitation now 20 noticeable
throughout the State 10 the viola
tion Of the Sunday Inv il the open
bar rooms in Vicksburg.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Historic Church Burned.

Fire last week destroyed the old
Scooba church building, one Of the
landmarks of that section. The
building was erected something
over sixty-five years ago, when old
Scooba was a substantial town.
When the town was moved to its
present site the old church was
abandoned, though when burned it
was still in excellent condition, ex-
cept for the window lights having
been broken out by vandals. It is
supposed negro gamblers started the
fire.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Their Security is Worthless,

Publication is made that many of
the mortgage companies doing bust
ness in this State, together with
some of the banks, have refused to
lend money to farmers in the white
cap counties Of South Mississippi
Franklin, Lincoln and Amite. The
ground on which these moneyed in
etitutions have refused to lend mon-
ey in these counties is that the
whitecapping outrages have made
the security rendered for these loans
very undesirable. Most of the Sc
curity is farming land, and they
figure it out that farming land with
out labor is worthless. It remains
to be seen what effect this will
have on the lawless element. It is
generally conceded that the lawless
element only. forms a very small
per cent of the population. The
people have united with the officials
of the counties in trying to stamp
out lawlessness and have made
most excellent start.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Claims $16, 900, 900 Taxes.

State Revenue Agent Adams sent
out last week to the ten counties in
terested the additional assessments
against the packing and oil COM
panies operating independent cars
in Mississippi. The total is $780,
100000, making grand total of
$685., 100000, on which taxes are
claimed aggregating about $16,-
100000.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

A large amount of hay was pur-
chased at Carson City, New, on the
LIST, for immediate shipment to San
Francisco. 1t was stated that the hay
was being purchased for the Russian
government
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

Miss Julia Kicks, who created = sen
sation in New York city, by demand
ing large sum of money from Mrs.
May Harrington Stallo, the former
wife of Dan r. Hanna, of Cleveland.
O., was adjudged insane, on the 3Oth,
and committed to the state asylum for
the insane at Newburg, o.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Natchez Favors Panama.

At meeting of the Natchez Cot
ton and Merchants Exchange held
last week, a resolution urging
United States Senators McI.aurin
and Money to vote for the ratifi-
cation of the Panama treaty as q
business measure and to insure COM
struction of an isthmian canal was
adopted.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Mississippi State News
Steamers at 0ulfport,.
Mississippians

AS many M1sslsslpplans are
doubtless interested in the export
ing Of different articles of freight
through the Gulf of Mexico. and
particularly as many of these are
concerned in the advantages Of
tered by Gulfport as to shipping
facilities, We append below list
Of vessels which were receiving car
goes at the terminals Of the Gulf
& Ship Island railroad in Gulfport
on January /. They were twenty
seven in number, and Of net reg
istered tons as follows:
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

The public schools of Chicago were
closed on the 4th, on account of the
large number of funerals of victims of
the fire. All the church bells of Chi
cago were tolled at noon. in token Of
grief. while the bodies of those who
lost their lives at the Iroqouis theater
hre are receiving the last rites.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

The United States cruiser Topeka
and the torpedo boats Truxton and
Stewart arrived at Kingston, Jamaica,
on the 3Oth, from Key West, Fla. The
vessels. after coaling, proceeded to
Colon.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

Will ]. Davis and Harry Powers, pro-
prietors of the 1roquois theater, Chi
cago, and Building Commissioner Will
iams were arrested, On the I'd, charged
with manslaughter. They were released
On $4,000 bonds.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

At meeting, on the I'd of the ter
sitorial board of education, the time
was extended until March for the
completion of the Oklahoma school ex-
hibit at the Worlds fair in st. Louis.
The collection thus far was consid-
cred excellent, but not covering all
portions of the territory.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

steamships, three ships, twelve
barks and four schooners, and but
serves to emphasize the rapid
growth and development of Gulf
port as a port, and of its import
ance in this respect to the South
ern portion of the United States.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

Fire gutted the northwest wing of
the Iowa state capitol, at Des Moines,
On the 4th. causing an approximate
loss of half million dollars. The
chamber of the house of representa-
fives was charred mass of debris.
and can rot be repaired in time for the
approaching session of the legislature.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Prisoners Reward.

Ed Keeton, colored, placed in the
Meridian Jail last week for a mis-
demeanor, discovered a fellow pris-
oner, Coody Fisher, digging through
the brick wall with a knife and
quickly reported to the jailer, thus
preventing Jail delivery. He was
released Immediately.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

The street railway systems of
Bloomington and Normal, Ill.,, were
tied up by a strike, on the 1st, and
not car moved in either city. The
request Of the men for an increase In
pay ranging from one to two cents psr
hour, according to length Of service.
Was refused by the company There
was little prospect of an early set
Element -
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

Ten thousand dollars was offered on
the I'd, for the recovery of Granville
w. Garth. the president of the Mechah-
les national bank, of New. York city,
who disappeared from the steamship
Denver, Christmas night, and who was
supposed to have jumped into the Gulf
of Mexico while suffering from mental
worry.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

One death and five new cases of fever
were reported, on the goth, at Butler,
Pa At that date the relief committee
had received in the neighborhood of
5000, and although they had been
curtailing expenses in every way, 1t
was estimated that $4,000 additional
would be needed before the stricken
families could shift for themselves.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

John p. Newman, of Dayton, KY, a
prominent democratic leader, who was
to have gone on the bench, on the 4th,
at Newport, KY, as circuit judge, died,
On the 1st, at Cincinnati.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

John A. Benson, who was arrested
In New York city by United States
secret service officers, charged with
defrauding the government out of thou
sands of acres of land, was, released.
On the 4th, in the United States circuit
court on furnishing $4,000 cash bail.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

Speed Mosby, author of Ben Blunt,
the Missouri political novel which cost
him his job as deputy clerk of the
Missouri supreme court, assumed ac-
tive charge, on the I'd, Of the Cole
County (MO.) Democrat.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Prohihltionlefs Meet

The Prohibition leaders OF the
State held . meeting in jackson q
few days since and discussed plans
for the battle for constitutional
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

the famous American actress. reap
Deared on the stage, in London, on the
29th. after an absence of Is years, in q
charity performance.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Bank for Meadville.

The town Of Meadville oo,,r.-
seat Of Franklin county Is to have
. banking institution, Ahr f,rst -
her history, capitalized at $50 oo0
Capt. ]. J White Of N e Comh civ
the lumber king Of sonth M;s.;s,
sippi, is promoting TIL orranizat;on
t 1s belleTed that u hen the figures
for 1908 are compileld 4 81 the end a. a
the year, they viii Ihow that more =
banks have been ID nnched IT = Ne M;s
issippi during the annnal $ ner;1.a -.
than il any other ISouthem i,s Stats J,
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Want to Add Vocal Music,

The proposal of State Superin-
tendent of Education Whitfield to
add vocal music to the public school
curriculum seems to be meeting
with much approval, and favorable
action is expected thereon when the
legislature meets. The old singing
schools for which Mississippi was
famous in days gone by, have passed
out of existence, and vocal music is
becoming almost lost art in some
communities, except among the dar-
kies, whose musical tastes are pro-
verbal. A few years ago, when
Rev. Sam Jones was conducting a
revival service at Heidelberg, he
complimented his choir by telling
them that they sang more like me-
groes than any white folks he ever
saw. The choir became offended,
however, and refused to sing any
more.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
4 Big Hog.

a hog, weaghing nearly 500
pounds dressed, was on exhibition
IN Yazoo City last week. The hog
was raised By J. G. HolliKgsworth,
near that city, and was less than
two years old.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

The odicial figures Of crude oil pro
duced in Texas for the year 1908, given
out ON the I'd, show an approximate
production of 1900, 900 barrels.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
About the Panama Treaty,

The State papers are discussing
with considerable interest the wis.
dom OF the legislature instructine
the United States senators from this
State how to vote on the Panama
canal treaty. Some OF them point
to the instructions given to United
States Senator Lamar many years
ago on the silver question as show
ing the unwisdom of instructine
United States senator's. It seems
to be generally conceded that there
will be an attempt made to instruct
the senators from this State how
to vote on the question, and it is
generally conceded that the instruc-
tions would be obeyed.
Most Wonderful Story Of the AGE.
K. l.. Bennett, president of the
First National Bank of Yazoo City,
and one of the leading citizens Of
the Delta, has contributed to the
Manufacturers Record an Interest,"
ing article or the prosperity of the
South. Mr.. Bennett says that the
progress of the South has been the
most wonderful story of the age. He
takes the position that the mainten-
ance of the levees in this great VAL
ley is a great national question
which is not connected with party
politics. He says that it's removal
from party politics should guarantee
that the government will take charge
OF the levees within a year.
Keeping Step With King Cotton.
Just few days before Christmas
Mr.: E. II. Thompson, a farmer of
the Homochitto neighborhood,
drove into Wesson with a wagon
load of turkeys which he disposed of
for nearly 800, some of the birds
bringing as high as $3.50 each.
That was perhaps the most valuable
load of turkeys ever disposed of in
the State of Mississippi, and goes to
show that the price of all kinds of
farm produce is keeping step with
King Cotton. Chickens and eggs
are 'out of sight, sweet potatoes, a
common, but delightful article of
food in the South, have heretofore
been a drug on the market, but this
season they bring $1.00 per bushsl
and hard to get at that.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Miller Makes His Bond.

State Treasurer w. J. Miller has
made his bond, as required Ly law,
with a surety company. The hond
is for $250,000, and it costs. the
State $3.50 a year to provide ~:
bond, the rate the surety company
charges for being responsible for
that sum of money. There is II
great probability that the coming
legislature will make some change
in the law relating to the treasurcrs
bond. None of the surety compan-
les care to make the treasurer's
bond, for the reason that all of the
States moneys are kept in. one
vault, and not in repositories, which
makes it easier to lose large sums.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

Gen. James Longstreet, soldier,
statesman and diplomat, and the last
Acknowledgement of the confederate
army, with the exception of Gen. Cor
don, died in Gainesville, Ca, on the
I'd, from an attack of acute pneumonia
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

States Senator Chauncey M. Depew, of
New York, and one of the most prom
inent citizens Of Detroit, Mich, 4ell
dead at the threshold of his home, ON
the Sd. Death was ascribed to heart
91iSeasa
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

Miss Emily Fuller, of Shippensburg,
Pa, was killed. four persons were prob
ably fatally injured and ten others
were painfully hurt, on the 1st, at
MELVILLE, Pa, when a Cumberland
valley passenger train ran into an open
switch and left the rails.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

The president, on the 4th, sent to the
senate the nomination of William NJ
TAFT, OF Ohio, to be secretary of war.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

On the 1st, at Butler, Pa, typhoid fe-
yer claimed three victims, making q
total of 81 deaths. Three new cases
were reported.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
The Lumber Industry.

A large number of new lumber
manufacturing industries will be
launched in the piney woods of
South Mississippi next month.
Concerns capitalized at many thou
sands of dollars are now awaiting
the delivery of machinery in order
to enable them to commence work,
and the lumber industry will be
given quite an impetus when they
are placed in operation. The busi-
ness has been highly prosperous
during the year just closed, and it is
almost impossible to form a correct
estimate of the value of the pine.
timber that has been converted into
lumber within the annual period,
but it will foot up many millions.
The present scale of prices will be
maintained, and no advance is con-
templated for the new year.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09

The ninetieth death from typhoid
1ever occurred, on the Sd, at Butler.
Pa, and six new cases were reported.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
steampipe Bursts in Church.

John Wooten, a negro sexton at
the Baptist church, was fatally
burned last week at Corinth by the
bursting Of steampipe at the
church. :. :...ss
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
The Boundary Dispute Case.

Louisiana, through it's law Of
fcers, according to the information
received at the Office of the attorney
general Of this State, has answered
the bill of Mississippi in the boun-
Diary dispute case, now before the
United States Supreme Court, by
a cross-bill. It is expected that
early this month the court will ap-
point a commissioner, before whom
will he taken dispositions in the case.
The attorney general Of the State is
not advised as to when this COM
missioner will be appointed, but it
is presumed that he will be ap-
pointed at an early date.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Growth Has seedI lPhsnomena,.

Growth 4as sssa Phsnemsna.
Il Ths testtnony a those who arc
posted on The affairs Of the State
oays that Mississippi never enjoyed
greater prosperity than it has dur
ing the year which has just drawn
to q close. The industrial growth
of the Stats has been something
wonderful More new. enterprises
have been chartered in Mississippi
during the last twelve months than
in any twelve months before. The
outlook for the new year was never
brighter. The farmers and the peo-
pie in the country will have money
this year. A gentleman familiar
with conditions says that the banks
of the Northwest are borrowing
money from the banks in Jackson
and other cities in the State. He
states that the banks throughout the
State hold approved. collateral from
many of the Western banks for
loans. It has been the usual thing
for banks in this section to redis-
count in New York. The cotton
crop in this and other rStatea has
been moved mostly with home
money this year, and the call on the
Eastern centers has not been near
as heavy as in other years.
The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-09
Division Of the School Funds.

Division Of the School Funds.
The proposition to divide the
school fund between the races in
proportion to the taxes paid by each
race, which was the burning issue in
the State campaign last summer,
will probably never get any further
along. with the coming legislature
than the paper ON which it is recon-
mended in the governors message.
There is not even a remote likeli-
hood that the legislature will enact
such a law, although bills looking
to this end, will, of course, be in
troduced. Even those who favored
it, and who are now enabled to view
the question in a cold and dispas-
sionate light, wholly freed of its po-
litical embellishments, are willing
to admit that such doctrine is un-
constitutional, and would not stand
legal test. At the same time it
has served to re-emphasize the unal-
terable determination that the po-
litical, industrial and social destiny
Of Mississippi rests with the white
people of the State.