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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
THURSDAY.

The House this afternoon unani-
mously refused to invite w. J. Bryan
to deliver an address before that body.
The way the resolution was worded,
however, had great deal to do with
the unanimous defeat it met. It stat
ed that, Whereas, Mr. Bryan refused
to support c. F. Crisp Of Geogia for
Speaker of the House of Represents
tives in 1891, because he was an ex-
Confederate soldier; and whereas the
house declined to invite Grover Cleve-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
Fine Chance.

New Haven, Conn Secretary of
War, William Fl. Taft, who is a grad
uate of Yale in the class Of 1878,
says in letter to the Yale News, that
exceptional opportunities present
themselves to college men in the Phil
ippines. Lucrative law practices are
to be built up and engineers are in
great demand as provincial supervi-
sers or as employees in the engineer
ing bureau Of the central government.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03

London British naval estimates
for next year are $12,OOO,OOO above
this year S estimates.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
Switchman Killed.

Tom O'Rielly, switchman, was
run. down by cars at Canton few
nights ago and instantly killed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
Cleveland Not Invited.

The feature in the House to-day was
the turning down Of a resolution in
troduced by Representative McAllis-
ter, inviting former President Grover
Cleveland to address the body. The
resolution received thirty-three votes.
1t is pointed out that four years
ago, when a resolution was introduced,
inviting Hon. Grover Cleveland to ad-
dress the Legislature, it only receiv-
ed one vote. To-day the McAllister
resolution received 33 votes, to d
against.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
TUESDAY.

The Senate this afternoon passed
Che House Jim Crow" Street Car
Bill, which provides that street ear
companies shall provide separate COM
partments for whites and blacks. An
attempt was made to amend the bill
leaving its operation or non-opera-
ton to the boards Of aldermen In the
various cities having street railways,
out the friends of The bill would not
have this amendment, and the bill
was passed just Us it came from the
House. Governor Vardaman has al
ready said that he would sign the bill.
The House this afternoon passed q
bill changing the mode OF selecting
Confederate pensioners and putting it
back in the hands of the, supervisors,
the sheriffs and the chancery clerks
The present law provides for the Sc
lection of applicants by boards COM
posed Of Confederate veterans.
The Committee of the House on Reg
Istration and Election this afternoon
decided to allow Representative But
Ter, of Franklin county, to keep his
seat, which was contested by Mr.
McGee.
The morning session of the House
was productive Of great deal of fin
shed work. The first thing done was
the passage Of the Senate Uniform
Textbook Bill, which was considered
section by section yesterday. The
pill providing for the support Of the
State Hospital at Natchez was passed
as was the general appropriation bill
providing for salaries of the State
officers, chancellors, judges and dis
trict attorneys. Phe bill carries over
100000 with it.
The Senate did absolutely nothing
this morning. All the morning was
consumed in discussing the Glover
bill, submitting to the voters OF Goa
aoma county proposition to abolish
the Second District of that county
The county site of which is Friars
Point. The senate did not think il
was wise to submit the question, and
The bill was killed.
The re-districting committee, which
las in hand the re-districting Of the
state as to chancery and circuit dis
ricts, held an interesting session last
aight, and it is stated today that the
.ircuit districts have been agreed on
There are to be three new circuit court
districts. The new chancery districts
have as vet not been agreed on.
Legislature Notes.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Ell. Ell
Brooks, of Noxubee county, to have
The oil which is now being sold in the
state inspected, is meeting with oppo-
sition from the oil people. The bill
provides for an Inspector in every
county to inspect the quality Of oil
that is sold. This bill is, in it's gener-
ii working, like those that are in force
N other states. In Tennessee, Ala
oan1a, Arkansas and other surround
ng states oil inspectors are provided
for, and it is claimed that the oil
which is refused In these states is sent
down to Mississippi. The bill has beer
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
Committee Reports.

The education committee reported
unfavorably on the bill fixing COM
pensation of county school boards and
bill providing for teaching elemental
ry principles of agriculture in public
schools. The committee reported fav-
orably on amended form of bill au-
thorizing separate school districts to
employ superintendent, and bill
changing time for selecting school
trustees from September to May.
judiciary committee reported favor
ably on act requiring state revenue
agent to investigate fiscal affairs of all
bonded state officers, an act to enlarge
the duties Of the state revenue agent,
an act relative of salaries Of Justices
of the peace. Judiciary reported un-
favorably on act relating to sale Of
cocaine, an act in reference to COM
pensation of county treasurers, and an
act in reference to reports Of tax col
lectors.
Local and private legislation COM
mittee reported adversely on act d.
viding Pike county into separate court
districts, an act authorizing Aber-
deem to issue bonds, an act creating
Office Of cotton weigher in Webster
county, an act to amend charter Of the
city of Vicksburg, and several minor
orJ ,.ol,of ,~,ooc,,roc
Fees and salaries committee report
ed favorably on act in reference to
compensation Of tax collectors, and
unfavorably on bills fixing compensa-
| ton of insurance commissioner.
Humane and benevolent institutions
committee reported amended bill IA
vorably relating to new buildings fo1
deaf and dumb institute.
The bill amending the charter of
the city Of Vicksburg so as to in
crease the number of aldermen from
eight to ten was passed.
The speaker appointed the follow
ing conference committee on the uni
form text book bill: Messrs. Eddins
Caradine, MeGee, Lockwood and Cow
| lev.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
Q quence. The House met with the Sen

quencs. The House met with the Sen
ate during the exercises.
The judiciary committee has no,
yet taken action on the several bill.
that are now before it providing fol
the establishment Of state deposito.
ries. These bills are receiving the
most careful attention from the com.
mittee. Former Treasurer Thad Lamp
ton, in his report to the legislature
strongly recommended the passage OF
law creating the repositories for
state funds, and Treasurer Miller is
in favor of the plan, but notwith-
standing these endorsements there
seems to be every indication that the
judiciary committee will not take fav-
orable action on any Of these bills.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
WEDNESDAY,.

The Senate this morning spent all
the time in considering the Wells
Vagrancy Bill, which came from the
House, and after discussion passed
the bill by an overwhelming majority.
The House this afternoon passed the
Insurance Bill, taking the valued pol
ICY law of personal property. There
was no contest on the bill and it pass
ed just as it came from the committee.
The valued policy law as to buildings
is retained. 1t is expected that the
bill repeating the anti-compact law,
so far as it applies to insurance COM
panies, and allowing the Tariff Asso-
citation to do business in this state,
will come up tomorrow, when it is be-
lieved that it will be passed.
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land, who appointed . Confederate
soldier to his Cabinet; therefore be it
resolved, That the House now invite
Hon. w. J. Bryan to deliver an ad-
dress on the Sin of Secession
The House this morning passed the
bill appropriating $22,5OO for the sup
port of Beauvoir as home Of Confed-
crate soldiers. The bill gives $4,000
for 1904 and $12,500 1905. It pro-
vides for the management of Beau
voir by board Of six trustees, to be
appointed by the Governor, with the
Governor as an ex-officio member.
The Senate spent the entire morn
ing and afternoon discussing the
Moore bill to abolish the county con-
Wet leasing system. The bill was
read and adopted section by section.
Tomorrow it will be placed on final
passage.
The subcommittee appointed from
House and Senate Committee on the
re-districting of the state has COM
plGtsd its works, and the Groom bill
has been adopted by the committee
unanimously. This bill does not pro-
vide for an increase in the number Of
Circuit Court district in the state, but
re-arranged the districts more equally.
The bill, as drawn, will be adopted
by the committee Of the whole, and
will, doubtless, be adopted by the
House and the Senate without change.
The chancery districts have not yet
been touched upon by the committee,
but the indications are that there will
be an increase of the Chancery Court
district.
The following are the Circuit Court
districts as mapped out in the Groom
bill:
Firts District -Alcorn, Chickasaw,
Itawamba Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Ok
tibbeha, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomin-
60.
Second District = Green, Hancock,
Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Per-
ry, Marion, Wayne.
Third District Benton, De Soto,
Lafayette, Marshall, Pamela, Tate,
Tippah and Union.
Fourth District. Bolivar, Lefore,
Sunfower, Washington and Holmes.
Fifth District -Attala, Calhoun,
Choctaw, Clay, Carroll, Grenada,
Montgomery and Webster.
Sixth District Adams, Amite,
Franklin, Jefferson, Pike, Wilkinson
and Lincoln.
Seventh District Kinds, Yazoo,
Madison and Copiah.
Eighth District Newton,
Rankin, Scott, Smith, Simpson, Gov
ington, Jones and Lawrence.
Ninth District Claiborne, Issaque-
ma, Sharkey and Warren.
Tenth District -Kemper, Lauder
dale, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston,
Jasper and Clark.
Eleventh District Coahoma, Quit
man, Tallahatchie, Tunica and Yalo-
busha.
The times and terms of the holding
of these courts will be decided upon at
the meeting Of the committee tonight.
FRIDAY.
The state will get no remedial legis-
lation on insurance this session of the
legislature. The House has defeated
the bill repeating the anti-compact
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
Another Oyster Bill.

An oyster bill was introduced in the
House to-day by Hon. r. C. Cowan,
from Harrison and Jackson counties.
This bill SO amends the Bowers Oyster
Law that dredges may be used on
boats propelled by steam or other
power in deep water. Under the Bow
ers Oyster Law, the revenue derived
during the first year from the tax Of
2 cents per barrel on oysters was $14,-
020. After paying the expenses of the
Oyster Commission and oyster inspec-
ton, and after expanding $1,000 in
planting shells to increase the area Of
the oyster reefs, there remained a bal
ance Of more than $4,000 in the state
treasury from this fund. Had power
dredges been permitted under the
Bowers Law, the amount Of revenue
from this source would have been at
least one-third more, or about 500, 600.
The Cowan Oyster Bill permits the
use of power dredges, and increases
the tax on oysters from 2 cents to 4
cents per barrel. Under this bill the
total revenue to the state will be not
less than $4,000 per year, without IN
creasing the expenses to be incurred
in enforcing it's provisions, thereby
paying into the state treasury about
$4,000 net revenue the first year, and
more than that each thereafter. The
Cowan Bill provides for a uniform
measure for oysters, and otherwise re-
sembles the Barber Bill, which is
pending in committee, except that the
Objectionable features restricting the
fishing Of oysters to resident citizens
hao haan eliminated
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
FRIDAY.

The state will get no remedial legis-
lation on insurance this session Of the
legislature. The House has defeated
the bill repeating the anti-compact
clause Of the present insurance laws,
which would allow the Southeastern
Tariff Association to operate in the
state; the bill repeating the anti-com-
pact clause was defeated by vote of
IS to 40. It is now predicted that the
passage Of the bill repeating the val
ued policy clause, whether it passed
the senate or not, will have little effect
on the insurance rates in Mississippi.
The house this morning passed the
bill providing for the future manage
ment of the Vicksburg Charity Hos
pital, which authorizes the appoint
ment Of body of trustees of seven,
five to be selected by the governor,
one by the City of Vicksburg and one
by Warren county. It also provides
for the appointment Of a surgeon by
the governor. Appropriation bill will
be passed in the next few days. In
the senate this afternoon resolution
was introduced by Murray F. Smith
and passed authorizing the appoint
ment Of committee to investigate the
affairs Of the benevolent institutions
in Jackson and the affairs Of the board
of control, the committee to report to
the next legislature. The senate this
afternoon killed the bill allowing wo-
men to practice law in Mississippi and
refused to concur in the house amend
ment to the uniform text book bill.
which means there will, be no uniform
tex. book legislation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-03
Senate Reverses Itself.

The Senate this afternoon very I'M
expectedly reversed itself in the Goa
homa County Bill. The bill was de-
bated for three hours yesterday and
killed. This afternoon the vote was
reconsidered and the bill was passed
by a good majority. There has been
large number of prominent citizens
of Coahoma county In the city all day
and they have working on the mem
bers. The bill submits to the citizens
of Coahoma the right to vote on the
abolition of the second district of that
county, the county site Of which is
Friars Point.
The elective judiciary amendment
to the constitution on submitting
propositions to the people to be voted
on passed its first reading. 1t will
have to pass three separate days be-
fore it will be sent to the Senate.
Some of the opponents set up the con-
tention that the bill had not received
the necessary majority.
The Senate this afternoon passed a
bill for the support of the State Uni
versity for the next two years, which
carries an appropriation of $4,000
for the two wears.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Fair Association Notice.

All premium winners are re-
qaested to call at the Office of T..
5. Moore on Thursday and Fri
day of this week to receive prem
iams awarded at the recent fair.
Sealed bids will be received at
the Office of the Secretary until
next Saturday at noon. for the
rent of a small cabin and six
acres of farm land and the pas
ture privileges of the fair
grounds for twelve months. Also
the fair grounds Il months, the
renter agreeing to keep the gates
open in the day time for parties
desiring the use of track.
r. S. CURRY,
3O-2t Secretary.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Railroad News.

Trainmaster J. B. Murphy, of
the Montgomery division of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad, spent
Friday in the city.
Capt. w. L. Ussery, a popular
conductor on the Southern rail
way with headquarters in Bir-
mingham, spent Thursday in
Columbus, having come over to
bring his wife, who will spend
some time with relatives in the
city.
1t is rumored that the night
trains. which were put on last
spring to accommodate the
World S Fair travel will be taken off
as soon as the fair closes and that
it will be in a measure replaced
by a mixed train which will be
run between Montgomery and
Tuscaloosa, leaving Columbus
with only one train day. There
has, however. been no official an
nouncement regarding the night
train, and railroad men do not
seem to believe that it will be
discontinued, as it has been a
money maker from the start and
traffic is constantly increasing.
There is to be a change of
schedule on the Mobile and Ohio
railroad on November 18th, by
which the time of the passenger
trains will be materially short
ened. The train connecting at
Artesia with the north bound
train on the main line, which now
leaves Montgomery at s. a. m.
and passes Columbus at Alp p.
M, will, under the new schedule,
leave Montgomery about II a.
m, and pass Columbus about
4:3O p. M, thus reducing the
time about three hours. There
Will also be a corresp ending de
crease ia the time of the south
bound train
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Lodge Lore.

At the meeting of the Union
Lodge No. 35. I. o. O. F., held
last Monday night Mr.. jim But
Ter was initiated. The first de-
gree will be conferred tomorrow
night and all mem bers are urged
to be present.
Mr.. Geo. G. McLarty was initi-
ated by Colum bus Lodge No. 555,
B. P. o. E., last Tuesday night
in the presence of a large number
of the Elks. The local lodge has
received four additional applica-
tions for membership and among
them are several well known
gentlemen whose initiation will
bring out a large attendance.
The local Elks' lodge has re-
Gently purchased a handsome
piano, which will form quite an
addition to the furnishings of
their elegant home, and be
greatly enjoyed by the mem bers.
The lodge has had a number
of pianos on trial but did not pur-
chase an instrument until last
week.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Prizes Awarded.

We take pleasure ia annOunc-
ing the winners in our Fair
Guessing Contest. The contest
was interesting and exciting, as
hundreds of guesses were cast.
Prizes awarded: Mr.. A. w. Dun
can, Caledonia, 1st man s prize,
IS. Banisuer shoe. Mr.. w. T..
Skinner, city, 2nd mans prize,
$500 Haywood shoe. Mrs. A. R.
Neyman, city, 1st ladies prize
$500 Drew-Selby shoe. Mrs.
Dora MCGOWAN, city. End ladies'
prize $500 Krolen- Fechheimer
shoe.
We invite you all to call and see
these and our varied exclusive
styles in footwear.
SIMON LOEB & Bro.
1t. The Leaders.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Death of MRS. &C. Mason.

Mrs. Ottley Collins Mason, the
beloved wife of Mr.. t. j. Mason,
died at her home on North Sec
ond avenue at one o'clock last
Wednesday morning after hav-
ing been Ill only a comparatively
short time. Deceased, who at
the time of her death was about
forty two years of age, was a
native of Pickens county, Ala
bama, having been a sister of
known in Columbus. She came to
this city a mum Der of years ago,
and during her residence here
has almost continuously engaged
in the millinery business, having
owned an establishment on Main
street at the time of her death.
She was a noble Christian woman
and for many years past had
been a faithful and consistent
member of the First Baptist
church.
The funeral occurred at the
family residence at three o'clock
Wedne sday afternoon. and was
conducted by Rev. A. ]. Miller,
who was assisted by Rev. T. w
Lewis. The interment took place
in Friendship cemetery. Col. G.
L. Lincoln. Judge Newman Cayce.
Messrs. E. G. Chapman, Jno. B.
Childers, w. G. Gunter and j. K.
Egger officiating as pail bearers.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Grieyed Mother.

Anyone knowing the address
of young man who was in this
city last spring taking photos Of
children for magazine, will
please notify Mrs. NJ. NJ. john
son of 324 North 18th ST., Citv,
as he made photos of her little
son and daughter. The son has
recently died and the daughter is
quite i'll. She is anxious to pur-
chase the photos of her children.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whooping cough and
bronchitis, - writes Mrs. w. K. Havi-
land, of Armonk, n. y, but, when
all other remedies failed, we saved her
life with Dr. Kings New Discovery.
Our neice, who had consumption man
advanced stage, also used this wonder
full medicine and to-day she is perfect
ly we'll. . Desperate throat and lung
diseases yield to DR.. Kings New Dis
covery as To no other medicine on
earth Infallible for coughs and
colds. soc and 81 90 bottles guaran-
teed by Chapman & Maytield. Trial
bottles free
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
The Steeet Railway.

The twenty fifth of December.
the date by which the street rail
way com pany, to which a fran
chise was recently granted by
the city council, is to begin work
on their line or else forfeit one
thousand dollars. is not very
far distant, and people are begin
ing to wonder if work will actual
~ begin by that time. In order
to find out something definite re-
garding the matter a DISPATCH re-
porter soughtout Col. j. O'Neill,
the attorney and local represen-
tative of the com pany, on last
Friday and asked him for a state
ment as to what had been ac-
cOmplished up to the present
timeand what were the prospects
for beginning work on the
above mentioned date. In reply
Col. O'Neill stated while he could
give no detailed occount of what
had been done that much had
been accomplished in the way of
com pleting preliminary arrange
ments. and he thought there was
no doubt but that active work
would begin on December 25th.
as provided for IN the franchise.
Capt. F. NJ. Abbott and Mr..
G. t. Heard. who are two of the
principal promoters of the enter
prise, are expected to arrive in
the city this week for the purpose
of comforting with Col. O'Neill,
and it is more than likely that at
this conference it will be decided
just when active work will com
mence.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
AROUND THE CITY

Underwear specials at Kauf-
mans this week.
Mr.. A. J. Fuqua, of Caledonia,
was in the city Friday.
Mr.. W. M. Sykes, of Aber-
deem, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. R. II. Elmore, of Craw-
ford, spent Thursday in the city.
DR.. G. B. Kimberley, of Re-
form, Ala, spent Friday in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Davis, of
Artesia, spent Thursday in the
city.
Mr.. P. Fl. Wakefield was con
fined to his bed by illness during
several days of the past week.
Miss Adele Erwin of the
Franklin Academy faculty leaves
soon for a visit to the ST. Louis
Exposition.
Mr.. D. H. Hamburger of Balti-
more, Md, has arrived IN the
city and has accepted a position
with Kaufman Bros.
When you want a window
glass to keep out the cold, tele-
phone Johnston &c Game. They
furnish putty with each glass.
Mrs. S. B. MCGEE, who some
time since went to Hattiesburg
to live, arrived ia the city on a
visit Friday and is registered at
the Gilmer hotel
The Stewart Millinery Co. has
rented the store on Main street
recently vacated by the Column
bus Clothing Co.. and is now oc-
cuping the building.
Mrs. r. j. Gunter has returned
from Birmingham, Ala, where
she has been visiting relatives
for several weeks past. Mrs.
Gunter's friends in Columbus
will be much gratified to learn
that her visit improved her health
very much.
Mr.. John B. Patterson. who
has decided to issue a city direc
tory, which is badly needed in
Columbus, informs THE DIS
PATCH that the project is well
underway and that he hopes tc
have the book on the market by
the first of February. He has
already secured a number of ad
vertisements from foreign con
Germs. and expects to have an
expert advertising man here to
canvass the local field this week
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Cures Winter Cough

J. E. Cover, 10l N. Main ST. OF
tawa, Kan. writes: Every fail it
has been my wife's trouble to catch a
severe cold, and therefore to cough all
winter long. Last winter I got for
her a bottle of Horehound Syrup.
She used it and has been able to sleep
soundly all night long. Whenever
the cough troubles her, two or three
doses stop the cough, and she is able
to be up and we'll" 25c, soc, sI.0O.
Sold by Johnston & Game.