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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07
TO TEE PEOPLE OF RANKIN
COUNTY.

Now and then / hear it said that I,
your county surveyor, have turned
over to Mr.. Russell all my official
duties. This I have never done, nor
do intend to do. The law forbids
me from SO doing. Besides proper
consideration for you would not al
low me to do so even if the statue
law did. How such an impression
got OUT, I do not know. There is
no truth in it. Mr.. Russell asked
me when I appointed him deputy if
intended to turn over to him the
official work of the county. I told
him no. that l appointed him depu-
ty for the exclusive benefit of those
who wanted him.
am ready and willing to do your
surveying. Yours respectfully,
- J. 81, WHITFIELD.
Brandon, July 1, 1904.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07
CHANCERY SALE

No. 1880. Leah Myers ct al. Ex-
parte. Bill for sale Of personal prop.
erty for / artition.
By virtue Of decree OF the chan.
Gerry court of Rankin county. Miss ,
made the 18th day of July, 1904, will
on Friday, the 29th day Of July, 1904,
as commissioner, at Dobson postofice,
in said county, sell to the highest
bidder for cash, within legal hours Of
sale, the following personal property,
to-wit:
One sawmill and fixtures, one. grist
mill and fixtures, one palmer and
fixtures, one log cart, one wagon and
seven oxen, known AZ the Myers mill
property.
SOL DOBsON. Commissioner.
Brandon, Miss, July 7, 1904.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07

I repeat former announcement
that this is official notice to all on
the program that they are expected
to notify me at once il they cannot
attend. We will try to have some
open discussion on all these topics,
and give every one a say. But we
expect all the speakers on the program
to be brief to the point, and practical.
We do not need theories in this con-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07

yention. Now let every one bear the
talk up the conand begin at once to
date in mind, yention. The schools
ought to select their delegates at once.
Every preacher ip the county is ez-
ofdcio member Of the convention.
Each school is allowed two delegates
up to so, and one for each % or part
thereof over 30. Let every one work
to have fine convention
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07
LAND SALE.

State Of Mississippi, Exparte
Smith County. R. H. Jones ct al
BY virtue of a decree of the chancery court of
said county rendered on 3rd day Of March term
OF IvO4 the undersigned sheriff OF Smith
county, Mississippi, who was appointed COM
missioner by said court in said decree will on
the nrst Monday OF August. 1904. within legal
hours; In front Of the postof1ce door OF Dauiel
in said county OF Smith, sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash, the following described
lands to-wit: The swl4 OF nel4 sel-4 of nwi-4
WIZ OF nw1o4 nI-2 OF sw1-4 SELF of sw1-4 WIZ
OF SELF WIZ OF se1-4 of se14 and ne1-4 of SELL
less u acres on east side all in section 49, town
snip North, Range 5 East, situated in Rankin
county, Mississippi and one house and lot in
the town OF Raleigh, Miss, described as fol-
lows: Beginning at point 60 yaxdS north Of
the northwest corner of the old court honse
az s uare running 19fth with Main street to Bap-
tst church lot, thence east 300 wards thence
south to point due east OF point beginning
and thence west to point Of beginning in the
sWl.4 OF swl-4. section g. township 2 north.
range . east, situated in said county of Smith
Said sale being m ads for the purpose of parti-
ton OF The proceeds.
M w. WALKER,
n,, Sheriff of Smith EoHIty.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07

A beautiful line of ladies dress
goods and dressed hats at Barnes
store.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are authorized to announce Hon.
John Sharp Williams as a candidate for
Representative in the 58th Congress from
the Eighth District of Mississippi, subject
to the action of the democratic party.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07

farm, $12 90.
Gayden and Co., double steel pillow
and mdse for jail, 81 10.
Brandon Mercantile Co., mdse for
Jail, So So.
r. E. Knight, two days contracting
and receiving bridges, 81.
r. d. McRae, two days inspecting
and receiving bridges, 81.
P. Henry, second quarter county at
torney, $25.
AS provided by Chapter 105, Acts
of 1904, thessclerk of this board is here
by authorized to issue warrants paya-
BILE out of the general county fund in
place of outstanding school warrants.
which had been issued land we're not
paid for the school term of 1902 and
1908, to the following teachers of the
public schools in Rankin county for
the following amounts:
Virg inia Hays, fifth month, 81 4S 90
Sarah Harper, same, ........ % 90
Sudie Patrick, same, ....... 80 90
D. S. Kennedy, same, 1855. 33 90
S. P. Morris, same. ........ 80 90
Euna Knight, same, ........ 30 90
Matte Ridley, same, ...... % 90
O. F. Corley, examiner, 1908, 80 Is
Also to issue warrants on the gen.
eral county fund to the following
persons who taught during the term
of 1902 and 1908, and have not been
paid as appears by report filed, towit:
Miss Ella Robinson .........$ IS 90
Miss Virgie McNair. $1,000. 80 90
Miss Ira Robinson. -. ...... Sc 90
Miss Mary Singletary. ...... S5 90
Miss Fannie M. Thompson. 33 90
Miss Ira Robinson. ........ 8 90
Miss Minnie Gill. 80. Is 90
Miss Roberta Mcdonnell 80. II so
j. O. Lawson. ............. 70 90
Miss Mary M. Taylor. $50. 81 90
Miss Della Rodgers. ....... % 90
Miss EAnnie Harper. -. ~ 80
S. P. Morris. ............. S8 90
Sarah Harper. ............. % 90
T. E. Lindsay. ............ % 90
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07
HAVE YOU lNDIGESTI0N7.

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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-07

Also to issue warrants on the gen.
eral county fund to the following
persons who taught during the term
of 1902 and 1908, and have not been
paid as appears by report filed, towit:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
ALL THE BIG GUNS THERE
Only Discussion by Iowa G. o. p. Is
Over the Resolutions.

Des Moines, Iowa, May 17.-secre-
tary Shaw of the presidents cabinet,
Senators Allison and Dolliver and
every member Of the lower house in
congress are in the city to attend the
state republican convention, which
meets tomorrow.
The convention has 1902 delegates
and will convene at II o'clock with
John N. Irwin of Keokuk as temporary
chairman. Over 1000 delegates are
conceded to be with the 'tstandpat-
ters' and the only discussion at the
present time Is the wording of the
resolution upon the tariff question. It
is conceded that the plank will be
worded just as the "standpatters'' de-
sire.
The district caucuses will be held
at o'clock. Delegates to the ma
tional convention will be chosen by
the second, fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth,
tenth and eleventh districts. The
first, third and eighth have already
chosen their delegates, and this after
noon the seventh will select two men
to represent it at Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
RHODE ISLAND IS
STUCK IN MUD
The Big Battleship Successfully
Launched Driven Into Bank,
but Not Damaged.

Quincy, Mass, May 1.-THE battle.
ship Rhode Island was successfully
launched to-day at the yards of the
Fore River Ship and Engine company.
After leaving the ways, the great
craft attained such Roadway that she
could not be stopped in deep water,
and, her anchor failing to hold, her
stern was forced into mud bank.
Three tugs made fast to her, but the
tide fell rapidly and they were unable
to move her. The company sent to
Boston for additional tugs and it was
expected the battleship would be re-
leased before the next flood tide.
A naval inspector said that as the
bottom was soft the ship would not
be damaged.
The Rhode Island is one Of five
battleships for which congress has
made appropriations and represents
the most powerful class Of warships.
Her general dimensions and chief
characteristics are:
Length on load water line, 435 feet
:, Breadth. extreme. at load water line, 76 feet,
Trial displacement, about 14,s4s TONS
feet inches. .E
Greatest draft, full load about 2e feet.
The 15,000-ton battleship will have
a speed Of at least nineteen knots.
She will have twin-screws driven by
two fOur-cyllnder, trip1e-expanSion en-
gfnes Of about 10000 indicated horse
power, having stroke of four feet,
running, under conditions of maximum
speed, at about 12O revolutions per
minute.
Steam will be supplied at a pres
sure Of $50 pounds per square inch,
by twenty-four Niclausse water tube
boilers.
The Rhode Island will carry four
12-inch guns, eight 8-inch guns. twelve
6-inch rapidfre guns, twelve 3-inch,
f1fty-caliber, rapid-hre guns, twelve g.
powder, seni-automatic, eight 1-pow-
der, heavy automatic, two thirty-cal-
iber machine guns and six thirty cal
iber Colt automatic guns. She will
also be fitted with submerged tor
pedo tubes.
The magazines will be specially
fitted to enable her to carry, with alb
solute safety in all climates, the new
smokeless powder.
She will be provided with a COM
plete waterline belt of armor, feet
in width amidship, II inches thick at
the top, and 8 inches at the bottom,
tapering to a uniform thickness of 4
inches at the ends Of the vessel.
She will also have casemate ar
mored belt extending over about 245
feet of her length, of a uniform thick
ness of inches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
NIU-CHUANG EVACUATED
The Russians Left the City This Even
ing-The japanese Advance.

ing-The japanese Advance.
Niu-chuang, May 17-(Night)-Th
Russian evacuation of this city has
been completed. Nothing remains but
the destruction Of the gunboat
Stvouch, which it is expected will take
place early in the morning.
The Russian troops marched out in
perfect order, General Kondratsvitch
leaving with the last regiment
The Associated Press correspondent
has received exclusive information
from the highest Russian authority
that the Japanese advance will be re-
sisted at Hai-chang, whence the Rus
Yar~ where they will make a de-
termined stand with fighting
strength there available 1of 10000
men.
If defeated no stop will be made at
Mukden but the retirement will be
continued to Thie-ling, town at the
head Of navigation for native craft on
the Lao river, 40Oami1es north Of Niu-
chuang. At the same time the Co.'S
sack regiments will be employed in
the rear of the Japanese army on the
Yalu, harassing the troops and in
terfering with it's communications. 1t
is not believed that the Japanese will
move into the interior until they have
thoroly established their base here, re-
peating their movement which they
made during the war with emma.
The Russians admit the advance Of
the Japanese army to a point within
fifteen miles of Hai-cheng, many Of
their wounded entering there.
The nearest fighting expected before
the Japanese reach Niu-chuang will
be at Tashi-ehio, but it will not
amount to much. ....
This city Is now guarded by 800 Chi
nese police and everything is quiet.
The Japanese force at Kai-chau Is
reported 10000 strong.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
THREATENS DEMOCRACY
Fight in New York Likely to Disrup
National Organization.


New York Sun Special Service.
New York, May 1.-THE American
to-day says: There is more in the
fight between Grout and Murphy than
the question of destroying McCarrens
political influence in Brooklyn. AS
matters now stand the democracy Of
New York is torn far apart
1T is a contest that involves the
democratic politics Of the nation Be-
hind Grout are McCarren, William F..
Sheehan, Parker, August Belmont and
David 3. Hill, who are determined to
punish Murphy for opposing Judge
Parker and hope to destroy absolutely
the forces of Tammany at the coming
st. Louis democratic national conven-
ton.
"Tammany is resisting. And all
her cohorts are fighting Hill, fighting
Parker, fighting McCarren and hoping
that events may shape themselves
that the organization may at the
proper time in st. Louis, influence the
nomination of George B. Mcclellan
for president, and have it carried by
cheers of enthusiasm. And in this
move Tammany hopes to bring with it
the democrats of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, Maryland and possibly
Ohio.
1.-The fight has already assumed
greater proportions than that which
tore the republican party of New York
into factions dubbed stalwarts and
half-breeds many years ago and which
threw Roscoe Conklin and Thomas G.
Plat out of the organization, lost the
state to the republican party and lost
the presidency from Blaine to Cleve-
land"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
SCOUTS VIEW
Liao-yang Expected to Be the First
Great Battle.

Antung, May 10, via Seoul, May 16.
The concentration of the Russian
forces at Liao-yang will make that
place the first line of defense and
the first great battle will probably be
fought there. No important agrees
sive action by this army is expected
In the near future.
Since the Russian fleet at Port Ar
thur has been bottled up, the Japan
csc find it possible to use this port
as a base and to abandon most Of the
land transportation thru Korea. using
the regular army transport equipment
for conveying munitions from Antung
to the front. The Chinese do not OBJ
ject to Japanese occupation, because
the newcomers give employment to
thousands at good wages and furnish
a market for provisions at inflated
prices. Many Japanese shopkeepers
are already established here. The
river has not yet been opened to for
etgn commerce.
The correspondents who remain at
headquarters visited the Russian
wounded, who expressed satisfaction
at their treatment. Their only COM
plant was that they received no bread,
the Japanese army not being provided
with stores Of that kind.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
HUSBAND SHOT DEAD
BY TWO MONTHS BRIDE
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Waukegan, Ill, May 17.-Mrs John
Phillips, aged IS, a bride Of two
months, residing near Milburn, acct
dentally shot and killed her husband
just as he was about to go to a country
dance.
Phillips and his wife went to the
home Of Frank Odon, where they
spent the evening. Odon opened his
trunk, which sat in the center Of the
sitting room. Mrs. Phillips, seeing
the revolver, picked it up and pointing
it at the floor, snapped the trigger
three times.
There was no discharge and the
woman thought the revolver was not
loaded. Guess Til have some fun
and scare john she remarked, and
walked toward the kitchen where her
husband stood.
Pointing the revolver at him she
remarked: Look out, John, I'm go
ing to shoot YOU" She pulled the
trigger. The revolver was discharged
and the bullet entered her husbands
right temple. He dropped to the floor
expiring shortly afterward.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
WOULD WREST KLONDIKE
TREASURE FROM THE SEA
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Seattle, May 17.-To secure the
Klondike treasure that went down on
the wrecked steamship Islander in
Alaska waters three years ago. a
strange expedition 5set out for the
north from Seattle to-day.
The wrecking outfit is loaded on a
big barge and is In tow of an ocean
going tug. 1t consists of an inven-
ton Of a Milwaukee man to lower
divers to an unusual depth in the sea
with apparatus for lifting wrecks to
the surface.
Many times have attempts been
made to raise the Islander, but little
success has met the efforts. On the
way down the dangerous Alaskan
coast the Islander foundered and
sunk in deep place. For a long time
the location of the hull could not be
found. Many persons lost their lives
on the vessel. She carried about
100000 in gold bars.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
SLAV0NIC FEDERATION
PROPOSED In BALKANS

London, May liking Peter and
Prince Ferdinand's conference at Nish
comedies with the agitation Of leading
Balkan statesmen in favor Of a South
Slavonic federation.
The movement is led by Tzokov, the
Bulgarian diplomatic agent in London,
who is seconded by former Servian
minister to this capital. It contem-
plates a war alliance between Bull
garia, Servia, Montenegro and Rou-
mania. It is supported by the friends
of Macedonia in England.
It is stated in Downing street that
Lord Lansdowne appreciates Russia's
extreme constituencies and intends to
avoid any suggestion that the difficult
culties of the car in Asia incapaciate
his majesty from playing his wonted
part in southeastern Europe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
VIEWS OF ST. PETERSBURG
What They Think the Plans of the
Enemy May Be.

ST. Petersburg, May 17-1:50 p. m.
The probability that there will be no
further communication with Port Ar
thur. thus preventing. Vice Admiral
the Russian squadron, there has led
to the suggestion that Skrydloff return
from the far east and hoist his flag as
commander of the Baltic squadron
The report that Vladivostok is
blockaded is denied at the admiralty.
miral lessen do not refer to the
presence of a single Japanese ship.
KuropatlSin's Plans.
The general staff is continuing it's
speculation based on the latest reports
OF the appearance of considerable
bodies of the enemy in the northwest
section Of Manchuria. The opinion
prevails that this is an indication of
the intention Of the Japanese to make
an attempt to- stop General Kuropat-
kin's retreat northward while the
main Japanese force is hurled against
Liao-yang and Mukden. It is believed
here that the Japanese generals must
appreciate that they would lose the
fruits Of their achievement If Kuro-
patktn retired unmolested to Hardin
and there awaited reinforcements,
leaving the invaders to hold the coun-
try and thereby losing men by dis
ease. The Japanese course would
have good prospects of success If they
had sufficient strength, but the au-
thorities here are convinced that the
enemy is too weak to carry it out.
AS further showing that Kuropat-
kin never had any intention to at
tempt to stop the northward advance
of the Japanese, a railroad engineer
who has just arrived here from the far
east was quoted to-day as saying that
when he talked with the commander
in-chief in February, the latter wanted
an additional line built in the rear of
| the Manchurian army, so as to en-
able it to fall back and subsequently
advance. The engineer added:
'Kuropatkin said he hoped to adj
vance at the end Of June, or, in case the
rains interfered, at the end of Au-
gust. I pointed out that he had bet
ter go slow and make a survey, to
which Kuropatkin said: Build i'm
mediately; there is no time for a sur
! vey. Otherwise the whole territory
will be in the enemy's hands,,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
POLITICAL POT BOHINGs


Lake County Politicians Principals in
Libel Action.
A libel suit for $4,000, resulting from
political battle in Lake county in 1902,
made It's way into the state supreme
court this morning. M. 0. Aubolee, can
didate for reelection as county attorney.
issued a circular making statements al
legged to be slanderous against the char
acter Of John Olson, who was candidate
for reelection as county auditor. Olson
sued for $4,000 damages in the district
court, but Aubolee won ON the ground that
his action was justified. Olson now ar
peals to the supreme court. Olson was
represented by Attorney G. O. Baldin.
former state senator from Duluth, and
Aubolee by Attorney G. D. o'Brien Of st.
Paul. @ rs szs Fl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
HAS
A FAlORIIE son
Continued from First Page.

( 1 49, -! L i z +
caucus of their own. Two separate
lists of officers were elected.
The trouble started oyer the fifteen
delegates from Racine county. There
was bolt in the Racine county con-
vention and the state central commit
tee settled the contest in favor Of the
Wall delegates.
A report is in circulation that the
Hearst faction will bolt the conven-
ton when the; time arrives for re-
ceiving the report of the credentials
committee this afternoon.
Overwhelmingly for Wall.
The convention the ntook a recess
until 3 o'clock. T. he Wall support
ers carried ten out of the eleven dis
trict caucuses, the third alone being
conceded to Hearst. Mayor David s..
Rose was appointed chairman Of the
committee on resolutions. The plat
form will instruct for Edward c..
Wall for the presidential nomination.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
HARMONY IN OHIO
Republican State Convention Meets
Herrick and Dick Lead.

preliminary meeting of the republican
state convention here to-day there were
more than enough delegates pledged
or instructed to assure the selection Of
Governor Herrick, Senators Foraker
and Dick and George B. Cox of Gin
cinnati, as the delegates at large.
Governor Herrick will be both tenn
porary and permanent chairman of
the convention and be reelected as
the Ohio member of the republican
national committee and he is expected
to be the standard-bearer next year.
Senator Dick will be the author Of
the platform and again chairman Of
the state executive committee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
DIFFERENCE OVER WAGES

Adams Express Men on the Iowa Central
on a Strike.
Special to The Journal!
MARSHALL town, Iowa, May 1.-THE Adj
ans Express company messengers, rum
ming on Iowa Central trains, are on a
strike, owing to difficulty over the
wage question. 1t is said there will be diff
fculty in getting men to take their places.
Fred D. Bailey, a machinist in the en-
ploy of the Iowa Central, has disappeared
and 1t Is feared wandered away while
deranged.
A company has been organized here to
manufacture the Lenox furnace.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
SCIENCE SETTLES ST.
Dandruff Is Caused by a Germ That
Saps the Hairs Vitality.

.
It is now a settled fact that dandruff
is caused by a germ. Falling hair and
badness are the result of dandruff
DR.. E. J. Beardsley, Of Champaign,
Ill, got hold Of the new hair prepara-
ton, Newbro's Herpicide-the only
one that kills the dandruff germ He
says: II used Herpicide for my
dandruff and falling hair, and I am
we'll satisfied with the result DIR. J..
T. Fugate Of Urbana, ILL.,, says: 1T
have used Herpicide for dandruff with
excellent results / shall prescribe it
in my practice" Herpicide kills the
dandruff germ. Physicians as we'll as
the general public say SO. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps
for sample to The Herpicide Co., De-
troit, Mich.
voegeli Bros, special agents, cor
nues and corner Seventh street and
Nicollet avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
GUEssEs ABOUT PORT ARTHUR
Natives State That the Japanese Are
Besieging the Place.

Shanghai, May 17.-Natives from
from Port Arthur state that the jap
anese are vigorous besieging that
place day and night by land and sea.
The Russian troops are leaving
Dalny and the troops in Port Arthur
are reported to be dissatisfied and
willing to surrender.
Sixty Japanese transports have been
sighted in Deep Bay near Dalny and
heavy firing has been heard in Kin
chau Bay.
The Russian officers at Mukden
have compelled the Chinese there to
disarm altho the Tartar general pro-
tested against such action.