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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
WRETCHED RUSSIAN PEASANTS.
Inc treat Masses Of the Cars People
Lead Squalid Lives --BOth DOcile and
Fierce, RebelliOus and Submissive at
Tim, Their Miserable H0mes-.-N0t
Stro hysically.

very clearly that physical quality Is q
question of diet, and the Russian pea
SAINT takes the consequence-and SUI
fers-of rot feeding nationally. The
staple foods are sour black bread and
salt, sour cabbage soup, milk curds and
sailed fish. Together with the usual
means Of living, that is, the conditions
under which he lives at home, with am
unsanitary house and an unsanitary
way of keeping himself, the result as
it is, is the only one to be expected.
far more dreaded enemy than
those in high places is he demon of
fire that is necessarily traversing and
running the country. Crowded one
against the other, the wooden houses,
with their thick roofs of thatch. are
surrounded with ricks Of straw and
connected by lines Of sheds. while wat
tied palisades envelop the whole VIII
lage like net with meshes of fine
wood. After the long summer drouths
this degeneration of benches, old
beams and straw dried by the sun is
as infiammable as tinder.. Fire is con-
tinually breaking out somewhere. In
single hour the village is swept away.
like field G, dry grass, and the pea
SAINTS with truly remarkable resig-
nation to the inevitable, chen proceed
to rebuild the village, so as to be ready
fer the next descent of the fire demon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
MISSISSIPPI NEWS. MATTERS.
A Brief Chronicle Of the Important Happenings
Far Reaching Decision.

A decision has been handed down
by the state supreme court in the case
of Revenue Agent Writ Adams
against O. S. Robbins Of Vicksburg, a
prominent attorney Of the Hill City,
will be far reaching in its effects and
involves the collection it now appears
OF more than one back tax suit, or
solvent credits.
1t was test case made by the rev.
snue agent to ascertain whether or
not he had the right to compel an at
torney for an estate to declare whose
interests he represents, when these
interests are assessed for back taxes
and the records do not show to whom
the property belongs but only shows
the attorney as trustee.
Mr.. Robbins is attorney for estates
In Vicksburg, which were assessed by
the revenue agent FOR back taxes. The
records showed nothing except Rob-
bins as trustee. He refused to di-
vulge who owned the property on the
grounds that it was a professional Sc
cret and that he could not be made to
give away the secrets Of his client.
The supreme court in its opinion held
that as the client would have to an
swer the question the attorney will
have to do the same.
1t is learned that through Missis-
sippi there are interests assessed for
back taxes that the records reveal
nothing except the trustee, and that
the attorneys have refused to divulge
who are the principals.
The state revenue agent will now
go after this class Of dclinquents, and
armed with the opinion of the SUI
preme court, will have no difficulty
in getting all information wanted in
regard to who owns the assessed prop
erty, as the attorneys must answer
all questions Of the court.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Russian Supreme Prize Court.

st. Petersburg. The Supreme Prize
court upheld the appeal against the
seizure Of 5000 sacks of flour on board
the Portland and Asiatic, captured by
The Vladivostok squadron July %, and
quashed the Vladivostok decision in
the case.
On the appeal of the German steam
er Thea, chartered by an English firm,
which was sunk off the japanese coast
by the Vladivostok squadron, decided
that his arrest was unjustifed and
the judgment of the Vladivostok
prize court was set aside.
AS an appeal was not lodged re-
garding her cargo, the Vladivostok
judgment in that respect stands. The
owner Of the Thea, H. Diedrichsen,
Of Kiel, will present claim for dam
ages, roughly figured at $195,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
THE FAIR ovER.
Last Day Known ~ Francis Day and
Attendance Eclipses AN Oothers.

st. Louis. The Louisiana Purchase
Exposition has ended. The stupend-
ous and magnificent Exposition, the
interest Of which has extended into
every portion of the civilized world,
has run its course, and now passes in
to history as probably having COM
prised the most representative collec-
lion of the resources, industries, rare,
people and customs Of the world ever
assembled.
From the inception Of the project
to hold the Exposition until the gates
were thrown open, and the world was
invited to enter, occupied period of
seven years. The duration of the Ex-
position has been seven mouths, and
during that time nothing has occurred
to throw dampening effect on the in
terest or to detract from the EXPOSE
ton in any way. The best order has
been maintained throughout, and
there have been but few fires and all
of small moment, with the exception
Of the destruction Of the House of
Hoo and the partial destruction of the
Missouri building recently. No loss
Of life has occurred during the Expo
sition from accidents. st. Louis has
preferred her most gracious hospital
ity to the world, and it has been ac-
cepted.
The opinion has been expressed at
all times, on all sides, and without re-
serve, that the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition has been success.
The man probably most prominent
ly known in connection with the
Worlds Fair, is the President, David
R. Francis, and it was deemed fitting
that the final day should be designated
as "Francis Day" in his honor.
"This Exposition has been the work
of my life, - said President Francis.
It has consumed my entire time for
the past four years, but every hour
has been an hour Of pleasure to me. l
have exhausted my stock Of adjectives
in trying to describe this Fair. It is
as difficult to do it justice as it is 50
to paint the lily"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
WANTS TO SUCCEED WRIGHT.
r. J. Saafer, Candidate for Labor
Commissioner.

Observation-Disclosures J. Shaffer
president of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation Of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers, is 8 candidate for the place to
be made vacant about the middle of
February by Carroll d. Wright, Com
missioner of Labor. 1t is said that
he has the Endorsement of Senators
Knox and Penrose, of Pennsylvania
and Senators Dick and Foraker, OF
Ohio, as we'll as those If the big labor
leaders Of the country and many OF
the laNe- organizations.
Shaf" is represented as being bit
tired of his place at the head of the
Amalgamated, and would be pleased
to exchange it for the $4,000 place to
be given up by Col. Wright.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
RESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATES
uUBA HAS SIXTEEN AsPTRANTS
INCLUDING PALMA.
AND PLENTY OF SUGAR.
one Million Two Hundred Thousand
Tons is the Present EstimateA Su-
gar of More Consequence Than the
Sixteen Candidates.

Washington Sixteen presidential
candidates and sugar crop of L.
100000 tons describe the present con-
altions in Cuba. The large number of
candidates for the Presidency is of
much less consequence than the sugar
crop, but it is not without significance.
Most people has forgotten than Cuba
has presidential elections the same
as the United States. It is now three
years since the first election was held
and E strada Palma was chosen.
Among the candidates are several
Senator's and Representative in Con-
gress, and two or three Governors of
provinces. Pesident Palma is also
reported to be willing to succeed him
self.
In estimating the sugar crop at l.
100000 tons there is a margin of
guess, because until January all esti-
mates are uncertain. But the recip-
rocity concession from the United
States and the Improvement in the
European market due to the lessen
ing OF the beet root competition have
stimulated production in Cuba. Even
the old and partly wornout planta-
tons are now being worked at profit.
Some of the American companies that
went in on a large scale four years
ago and that had rough financial
weather are reported to be in smooth
waters at last s.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Game Law Unconstitutional.

Little Rock, Ark.-In the case of
the stase VS.. w. B. Mallory Of Mem
phis the supreme court Of Arkansas
in an opinion given by. Associate E. A.
McCulloch, declared unconstitutional
in part the fourth section of the act
of 1903 for the protection Of fish and
game. The part Of the law which is
affected by the decision is as follows:
"Section At shall be unlawful
for any person who is nonresident
of the state of Arkansas to shoot
hunt, or trap at any season Of the
year"
II is held that the section is uncon.
stitional AS applied to nonresident
land owners hunting or fishing or
their own premises.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Manual Training.

A manual training department has
been added to the curriculum. 1t is
the ambition Of the Trustees to make
this school one Of the most thorough
and modern in the state. They were
fortunate in securing the services of
Prof. T. L Trawick as Superintendent
He is regarded as one Of the finest
teachers in the state. The trustees
are C. c. Hart, President; w. F. De-
louze, Secretary; Will T. Mcdonald
M. L. Ansley, w. J. Chapman. The
faculty is: T. L. Trawick, A. M, SUI
perintendent; Miss Minnie Lou
Bowers, First Assistant; Miss Mabel
V. Cazeneuve, Second Assistant; Miss
Johnnie Hart, Primary Teacher.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Engineer Assingncd.

Much qualification is felt at Vicks-
burg at the assignment Of Capt. Geo.
NJ. Hoffman, United States Engineer,
to the Vicksburg Engineer District.
Since the transfer Of Major Thomas
l.. Casey to St. Louis, this important
district has been in charge of non
resident engineers located at either
New Orleans or Memphis. Capt. Hoff-
man will relieve Capt. j. F. McIndoe
OF the Fourth Levee district, who has
been in charge temporarily Of the
Vicksburg district. He will also re-
licve Capt. Z. W. Van C. Lucas of the
charge Of the third district, from
Warrenton to the mouth Of White
river in Arkansas.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
HOUSEKEEPING IN ROME
Cheap Living in the italian Capitalize
Inconvenience.

Cheap Living in the Italian Capitalize
Inconveniences.
People who would be called wei. off
in America are rich in Rome; people
we should consider poor can live here
with much comfort aud some luxury.
For instance, cabs cost sixteen cents a
course for two people, or forty cents an
hour. l pay my seamstress fifty cents
day and my cook 81 a month; a
clever young Italian doctor, modern:
up to date, well educated, is quite satisj
fed with 81 visit. Good hotels mot
the two or three most extravaganza
charge twelve francs about s.. 40) al
day. Meat, chickens, eggs, fish, fruit
and vegetables are cheap, but all i'm
ported groceries are horribly dear byy
reason Of the fifty per cent. duty they
must pay. Coffee costs fifty cents a
pound, sugar twenty; American kero-
sene oil is sold in five gallon cans for
$3-fancy! we pay more for petroleum.
than for olive oil or for wine. Postage
stamps, salt and tobacco-all Govern
ment monopolies-are sold only at to-
bacconists. Milk is not cheap; the best
in Rome comes from Prince Doria's
herd of Jerseys. Unfortunately, we
are not on his milkmanS route; our
milk comes from the Villa Ada, which,
belongs to an American lady, daugh1
ter Of Rogers, the sculptor It is veryt
good milk, quite different from that we
get at pinch from the vaccaria round
the corner, where in a dark, dreadfut
dungeon stable pale COWS with longs
untrimmed hoofs pass their melan4
choly lives. Pompilia is in despair bel
cause we will drink our milk unboiled;
when l saw the prisoner COWS UNDER
stood why, Italy is a poor country
and poor people can live comfortably
here. Rents, servants and food are ALI
cheap; it may be paltry reason for
abandoning ones country that one cam
get more pork for ones shilling else
where, but it is potent reason. Here
in Rome prices are all scaled to the
different pockets. I pay less at the
same shops for the same things than
my rich friends pay, but some things
even the rich cannot secure: certain
conveniences - rapid transit, steamt
heat, rapid delivery" express service
cannot be purchased, and, what isl
really serious, good schooling is not to,
be hal at any price, so few Americans
with children to educate settle ind
Rome Willy nilly. learn something
every time 60 out Of doors, whether
it be to the Appian Way, the Via Sa3
era, the Forum or to the Corso The
yellow Tiber. the fountains, the night
ingales of the Villa Medici, the lick
trees Of the Borghese, seem to whisper
the secrets of the city with the mighty
past, the mother and lawgiver of ma
tions.-Maud Howe, in Lippincott's.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
IMPROVED BUSINESS.
Depression of Many Months in Ship.
ping Has Departed.


New York Marked improvement
has been shown in shipping business
from American ports to Europe dur
ing tie last three weeks, according to
the Journal Of Commerce, and the de-
preston which has prevailed for many
months is believed by mercantile In
ests here to have been supplanted.
Increasingly active demand fol
grain accommodations On the regular
steamers was the first to attract a.
tention, and rates for this class of
cargo have in many instances ad-
vanced so per cent from the merely
nominal fgures previously current.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Pete Ingram Released on Bond.

The report That Pete Ingram, who
shot and killed his father-in-law,
Samuel Runnells, at the former s
home, near Saratoga, few weeks ago,
had been arrested at the time was not
true. Ingram was at large for several
days after the killing, but later sur
rendered to the offers. He was given
a preliminary hearing before Justice
of the Peace Sullivan, and was re-
leased on $1,000 bond to await the ac-
ton Of the Smith county grand jury.
Runnells was an ex-jus.ice Of the
peace and very prominent man.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
DEEDS OF MADMAN.
Lunatic Kills Wife and Her Brother,
and is Shot Down by Sheriff.

Darlington, S. Cat. Kellytown, in
this county, y. Madison James shot
his wife dead and killed her brother,
R. Sidney Kelly, when the latter call
ed at the house to investigate. Later
Sheriff Scarborough went to Kelly
town to arrest James, and was COM
PEELED to kill him.
James had been a patient in the
lunatic asylum in Columbia, but was
released year ago. Particulars are
meagre. The parties were respect
able white people
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
DIED TO SAVE OTHERS.

st. Louis-One man was burned to
death here and four young women nur-
ses we're severely injured by jumping
from windows and in running th~ "xh
the flames while escaping fron tae
Missouri Baptist Santa. Sm, which
was partially destroyed by fire. The
man was Frank Roberts, a fireman
employed in the sanitarium, who lost
his life in the attempt to save the
nurses.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Truck Farming on the Increase.

French Camp reports that a great
deal of trucking will be done in that
section next year. Ten thousand
fruit trees were put out this fall and
one farmer has planted eight thousand
stalks Of sugar cane and contracted
the crop at sixty cents per gallon.
The people are beginning to diversi-
fy their crops and the community is
especially prosperous.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Presidential Vote Given Out.

Secretary Of State Power, has com
pleted his tabulation Of the presiden-
tial vote showing the total vote cast
to have been 5S,064, which is six hun
dred and sixty-four less than the vote
Of four years ago. In round mum
bers there were fifty-three thousand
democratic and three thousand re-
publican, thirteen hundred populists
and four hundred socialist votes. The
congressional vote was ffty-three
thousand against ffty-one thousand
four years ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
GAMING STOPS; BANKS PRosPE
Wage Farmers at FL Paso Finds New
Use Fer His Funds.

Ell Paso, Texas.-The cashiers Of
the local banks say that since gaming
has been closed in this town and
the Sunday law is being enforced
there has been a very perceptible in.
crease in the number Of small depos-
itors, and that they are regular in
bringing in their deposits each week
They also say that the deposits made
by the legitimate licensed saloons
which observe the Sunday law are
also larger in size.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Will Serve Until March.

Washington. Senator Fairbanks
avs he will serve his state in the sen
ate until March 4. He is not yet t.
announce when he wiz SEM in hi
resignation from the .Hate. It il
assumed that he will send in his resig'
nation some time before the expira'
lion Of this Congress, in order that hi
-nccessor may be elected at the ap
preaching session Of the Indiana Leg
,islature.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Boosting st. Louis.

st. Louis,-"The Million Club, Z
proposed organization having fol
it's purpose the boosting Of st. Louis
and the augmenting of its population
until the million mark will have been
cached, was revived at gathering Of
men who have made the Worlds Fair
The object Of the club is to take the
place Of the Worlds Fair in boost,
ing St. Louis.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
State Farms Made $4,000.

At the next session Of the Prison
Board of Control the financial state
ment 70 rthe year will be made show
ing receipts for the year to have been
$4,000 and the expenditures $780,
600, thus leaving a balance to go ia
the state treasury. Crops exceeded
expectations, and the board thinks
the convicts made a good showing.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Exempt From Taxation.

Auditor 7. NJ. Henry, on the adj
vice of the attorney general gave no
tice that the New Albany Clothing
Company located at New Albany, in
Union county, and the Topsy Hosiery
Mills located at Tupelo, in Lee coun-
ty are exempt from taxation for a
period Of five years under the amend
ed Acts Of 1904.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Lumber Mill for Clarksdale.

An immense lumber mill is being
established at Clarksdale and will be-
Gin operations soon. Messrs. Wade &
Dodds are the proprietors and con-
template using the fine hardwood tim
Der found in that section.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
His Last Smoke.

Fort Worth, Tex.-A special to the
Record from Adrmore, I. T., says: J.
S. Steed, at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Julia A. Ward, filed his pipe,
struck match and began to puff it,
when without word, he sank to the
floor and expired. Mr.. Steed was lob
years Of age and had smoked all has
life, death overtaking him when solac-
ing himself with the chief comfort
Of his old age. His wife died nine
years ago at the age Of 81.
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
New Depot at Harriston.

The secretary of the railroad COM
mission has been informed that the
depot at Harriston on the Yazoo g.
Mississippi Valley road is now prac-
tically completed and is one Of the
most convenient new depots in the
state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Our Warrant Law Wanted.

Attorney General Williams has re-
ceived letter from Hon. William
Wohlhuter, a member Of the Mime
sofa Legislature, asking for a copy of
the Mississippi vagrancy act, and in
timating thai he will offer a similar
measure at the next session Of the
legislature in that state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
A Way to Avcnro.

To aseH@> is defeat il tn municipal
elections fUrgtne Provincial Council at
Sralos Months, the Marquis de Xanos
eornerea the entire stock Of the butch
ers anu loei. erers Of the town. The
snliaaifants hat to subsist without
neat for a week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
Oranges Shipped From Mississippi.

Hon. Frank Fl. Lewis, president Of
the Pascagoula Commercial Club,
made several shipments Of Satsuma
oranges by express to parties in New
Yor, Scranton, Pa, Hattiesburg and
Aberdeen. The oranges were grown
in his orchard on the Pascagoula riv-
er.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
THEODORE PRICE
Receivers His Fortune During tn
Slump in Cotton,

New York Theodore Price the lead
er of the bears who lost fortune fight
ing Sully during the latter triumphant
bull campaign, recovered it in few
minutes and added to it largely be-
fore the gong stopped the pandemon-
ium on the Cotton Exchange.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
BLEW OUT THE GAS.
A Mississippi Youth Comes to Untime
" Death in Hotel Room.

New Orleans. C. Fotinberry, a
youth, who came from Tylertown
Miss, presumably to see the football
yame, and incidentally overlook the
city, died as a result asphxiation in
the Hotel Denechaud.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08

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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08
No Limit for Drawing.

State Treasurer Miller states that
there is nothing in the point Of law
raised in regard to legislative appro-
priations and the time limit for draw
ing same from the treasury. It has
always been the custom for state in
stitutions to draw tie balance due
them at the end Of the year, and there
is no law on the statute books or in
the constitution to prevent them from
doing SO.
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08

QUEER mixture oe docili-
ty and turmoil is this vast
Russian people, who seem
to hate their Car with
fierce malipnitv ono mo-
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17
DEATH oF CLEMENT SCOTT

Clement Scott one of the Oldest and
best known Of English dramatic critics.
died in London recently, and but a
few days after a matinee given for the
veteran critics benefit.
During the later months of Mr..
Scotts life many Old animosities had
been forgotten, and Thursdays per-
formance, by which s1,3O0 ($6,500)
was netted, was a remarkable testi-
monial not only from professional
friends and sympathizers but from the
general public
Early in the nineties Mr.. Scott came
to America, where he remained for
several seasons in the capacity of
dramatic critic for the New York Her
aid. Commenting upon his decease,
that paper pays him this tribute:
"One of the oldest and best known of
English dramatic critics passed away
with Clement Scott. His knowledge of
the stage and its people was unsur-
passed. From his earliest entrance
upon Journalism he made a specially
of the stage, but it took him some
years to attain the dignity of dramatic
critic for the London Daily Telegraph.
His views about plays and players
were invariably just. At one time he
was accused of personal spite (the
usual lot of dramatic critics., but no
fair minded man or woman ever in
dorsed the accusation.