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The progress., 1904-07-30

WHO 1YlREW THE FIRST
MUDf

/ Some weeks ago, the Laurel
Chronicle, paper published at the
home Of Judge Deayours, filled
with abuse and yilIification of Mr..
Bowers, flooded this county.
Every clipping and paragraph
that could be fond III every parti,
san paper in the district was copied
by this ambitious journal. OF
course the evident purpose of the
"iree delivery" Of this mighty
journal Of Laurel was to prejudice
the minds Of the voters Of Jackson
county against ME. Bowers. The
paper in question is evidently
afraid to have the voter reason out
the matter on the facts in the case
andacomes to the rescue with its
rssspnsT?) ana offers ita generous
ssesviccs free Of charge. Now Mr..
Chronicle, TIE voters Of Jackson
county, and those of.,Ahe sixth DIS
trictSs well, are doing their own
thinking and voting this year.
For the benefit Of our readers
who receised copy Of the Laurel
Chronicle which contained SO much
abuse of Mr.. Bowers, we reproduce
below an editorial expression which
appeared in that paper few weeks
ago, to show what higk opinion
the able editor entertaihed at that
time and the prediction he then
made % to what clean fight we
we're going 10 have:
ssBoA men are young and full of
ambition, buth men are ready speak.
ers and tireless workers, both are
honorable, brave men. Knowing
them us We do we believe either
would sacrifice his chance for the
office rather than sacrifice principle
and take ali sisduesad vantage of his
opponent.
PERSONALLY the gentlemen are
friends and we believe they will be
such after the election.
"Befole the campaign is over the
sixth district will find itself the
cynosure OF the eyes of the state.
1t is going TO be clean fight, a fast
fight and pretty fight, resulting In
the survival of the fittest."
Now gentle reader, compare the
recent issues Of the Laurel Chroni.
Gle sent you a few days ago with
the above and tell us to what brand |
this sort Of politics aud consistency
belongs.
The Chronicle copnot fool our
folks in this way. They know the
difference between abuse and argu.
;nent aud cal always appreciate
consistency. They know further
who threw the first mud.-Scranton
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MOUNT PLEASANT.
BY JUNE BUG.

/ Whooping cougl is epidemic here.
Mrs. Theodore Golf Is still quite
ill.
Mrs. NJ. L. Carter visited her
brothers family at Orange Grove
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Goff have
returned from a pleasant visit to
their son at Saucier.
The Evergreen summer school
closed last Friday. Tine winter
term will begin Oct. LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Havens Of
Daisy recently visited the family of
Rev. Irving Roberts at this place.
The Latter Day Saints have just
closed a series Of meetings here.
Rev. w. L. Booker assisted by his
brother from Bay Mrncttc, Ala,
conducted the services.
The Billiard Progressive league
held its last meeting for the season
on Saturday evening, July i6th.
The members of the club had very
interesting program arranged cons
sisting of music and speeches.
One and all acquitted themselves
creditably and the large audience
showed their Appreciation Of same
by deafcning aud repeated applause.
Delicious refresi,mrnt were served
by the members of the club.
Married, at the home of the
brides parents, on Wednesday at
500 p. m. Mr.. f. B. Smith, Of
Escatawpa, and Miss Lula Cochran,
of this place. Rev. w. L. Booker
officiating. The bride was bcauLi.
fully gowned III white organdie and
the bridesmaids, Misses Huldah
Porter, Edna Cochran and Olive
ftuble were charming in dainty
white dresses. The groomsmen
were, Marvin and Mack Roberts
and Cleveland Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith left Immediately after
the ceremony for their home at Es-
catawpa carrying host of good
wishes with them.
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Did it ever occur to you that
your judgement of others is chiefly
valuable generally as reflex of
yourself? Do you think "every.
body has bis price" except your
self, of course? If SO, 1t is probab-
iy because ,you have yours. Are
you suspicious of your friends? II
so, you probably need watching
yourself. Has someone pierced
your soul with all arrow OF slander
and bate? Perhaps it was original
ly from your own culver Are yon
quick to attribute mean motives to
the acts of others? Then you are
probably Influenced in your own
acts by such motives. Depend up
on 1t that az a rule one's judgment
of others is a fair index of him.
self. There are exceptions, of
course, but this is the rule. -Ex.
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you KNOW wnAr you ARE ia KING.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE ia KING.
When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle snow,
ing that it is simply Iron and Quinine
in tasteless form. No cure, no pay
50cts.
THE BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR MALARIA
Cbills and Fever is bottle OF Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is Simply
iron and quinine IN tasteless form- NO
cure-nn pay. Price SOC.
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v. Won Plehve. Minister of the
Interior was assassinated at St.
Petersburg at $50 o'clock Thursday
morning by bomb thrown at his
carriage while be was driving to the
Baltic Station to take a train for
the palace at Peterhof. where he
was to make his weekly report to
the Emperor.
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.ALpER.ME
coiINTY DIRECTORY.

COUNT O'HEOT
Sheriff w. p. Ramsay.
Dep'ty Sheriff. Sim George.
CLERK of Courts, !. Frank II. Lewis.
fire asurer. ...........A.H II omltn.
.Supt. Of Schools, ID. d. Cowan.
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ADVERTISING MISSISSIPPI

We are encouraged to believe
that Mississippi is abost To- enter
upon q practical and energetic cam.
palgn for immigration. The com,
inercial and industrial organizations
OF the state, the press as with Que
voice, aud the Greater Mississippi
Association, all earnestly advocate
systematic, Intelligent and az
gressiye movement 10 bring desir.
able newcomers Within eur borders
In order that the yexed labor ques-
ton may be settled now and for tie
future.
AS the experience of Western
states that have built themselves up
through immigration has proved,
one of the cheif factors in inducing
immigration is carefauy prepar-
cd descriptive literature--ssboom
literature" if you please. 1t is ms
portant that an abundance of such
matter be printed iu Mississlppi's
behalf and that itiell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth about a section Of country
that is unsurpassed for the richness
of its soil and the other and mani,
fold natural advantages which it
possesses. 1t must he specific and
exhaustive in telling the world about
the temperate winters and summers,
the equable climatic conditions, the
xceptlonal healthfulnese, the pure
artesian water aud the numerous
other things which good people will
insist on kpowlng before they de-
eide to cast their fortunes among
us.
Thousands OF desirable lmmi-
grants have been deferred from
making their homes in this splendid |
section because they have been told
or read that the climate is intolera-
bly, hot, that lnalarIal or other cpi>
aemlc diseases prevail, and that 1t
is "negroes' country"
1T will be revelation to lot of
these intended Immigrants TO learn
that the death rate is lower here
than in the Rocky mountains, that
our summers are cooler and that Cur
winters are mere pleasant than in
most of the states of the North.
They will appreciate the fact that
this is really the only white mans
country in the world and that the
negro's presence here is due to the
fact that no better class of labor
mas been procurable.
All of these things will be inter>
esting to the people of the great
who could soon becc me
reasonably rich by the intelligent
cultivation of the richest lands in
he world.
Advertising Mississippi is task
II which We are all vitality interested.
Are you doing your share Of it?--
Z Yazoo Sentinel.
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No PITY SHOWN,

"For years fate was after me continu-
ously" writes f. A. Gul,edge. Verbena,
Ala. II hal terrible case of Piles
causing "a tumors. When all failed
Bucklin's Arnica Salve cured me.
Equally good for Burns and all aches
and pains. Only 25c at o, L. Bailey's
Drug Store.
The progress., 1904-07-30

Some of our exchanges arc fierce
In swiping editorials and otheI
comments. An exchange last week
had whole column copied from
The PROGRESS, and failed to make
the slightest mention Of the fact.
The progress., 1904-07-30

Living at an out Of the way place, re-
mote from civilization, family is often
driven to desperation in case of acci-
dent, resulting in Burns, Cuts, Wounds,
Ulcers, etc. Lay in a supply of Buck
lens Arnica Salve. It's the best on
earth. 25c, al Ocean Springs Drug
Store
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woRKING NIGHT AND DAY.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made IS DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. These pills change weak
ness into strength. listlessness into ener-
ey, brain-fag into mental power.
They're wonderful IN building up the
health. Only '25c per box. Sold by
Ocean Springs Drug Store.
The progress., 1904-07-30

Whooping eongl, is epidemic here.
Mrs. Theodore Golf Is still quite
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-05
COAL MINING STOPPED
Cold in Pennsylvania Interfercs With
III, nn1ova1

Operations-Shipping Delayed.
Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 5.-Official
figures show this to be the coolest
January day this city has experienced
since 1876. At o'clock this morning
the weather bureau thermometer reg
istered 2 degrees below zero, while in
the suburbs the mercury ranged from
to 10 degees below. At 10 o'clock
the mercury had risen to zero.
Thru trains on the railroads are
from one to three hours late owing to
the freezing Of the automatic switches.
! The hospitals report many cases of
frostbite but no fatalities. The Della
i ware river below this city is frozen
\ from shore to shore for the first time
I'm years, interfering seriously with the
movement Of shipping. At Delaware
Breakwater the thermometer regist-
cred zero and he is forming rapidly
In Delaware bay.
In the mountain districts and coal
regions the thermometer ranged from
# to % degrees below zero and coal
Using has been seriously interferred
XII 4As locust Summit, Northumberland
county. the mercury dropped to Il
degrees below zero, and nearly all the
coal mines in that locality were unable
to operate. At Reading 1t was 10 be.
low, Orwigsburg 10, Frackville IA
J Pottsyille 10 and at Palo Alto IA.
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the southern states in the civil war
debars this country from recognizing
any nation which has come into ex-
istence thru secession, as has Panama.
Under present circumstances, Mr..
Lodge said, there could now be no
formation of a new nation except by
secession. The right Of secession is
the right of revolution and has: moth
ing to do with law. He contended
that it is established that a new state
should be recognized whenever it! is
sufficiently esta blished to assume in
ternational obligations and whenever
recognition conforms to the dictates
Of prudence and good policy.
He also laid down as a general rule
observed by the United States the fact
that a de facto government is the de
lure government. He contended that
the recognition OF any state is one
to be determined entirely by the rec
ognizing power-by it's inclination and
Judgment, independent Of all Other
| considerations.
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menh
which
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that
her motives with reference to Manchuria
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plan
civilized
plain
nize this fact I.
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THE RUSSIAN VIEW
Officials Declare That Japanese Action
VIII Determine Outcome.

New York sun special service.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 5.-Russia's re-
ply to Japan is now in the hands of
the viceroy, Admiral Alexieff, for him
to deliver when he thinks the fitting
moment has arrived.
Your correspondent is emphatical-
~ assured by the foreign office that
Russia has not at all given up the idea
OF d peaceful issue, all depending on
whether Japan is in earnest in her
declarations to this government re-
garding her desire for peace. That is
beginning to be much doubted here,
in view Of her extensive war prepara-
tions, which daily are being an
nounced.
AS to whether Russia's reply will
be acceptable to Japan or not, no one
here will give an opinion.
It has been calmly and carefully
considered, and, from Russia's point
of view, framed in terms which Japan
can accept with honor, and she must
take the very gravest responsibility
by refusing it.
the next word lies with Japan. The
question OF peace or war rests in
! her hands, and the answer may be
! known. at any, moment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-05
EASTERN STATES
In ARCTIC GRIP
All January Cold Records Since 1875
Beaten in New York-Traffic
Is Delayed.
Empire State Experiences Drop in
Temperature to So Below Zero
Suffering Intense.
Mails Are from Six to Ten Hours
Late-An Unusual Number
Of Fire Alarms.

New York, Jan. 5.-When the gov
eminent thermometer registered 4
degrees below zero at 8 O'Clock tnls
morning all local January cold rec
ords since 1875, when below was
registered, We're beaten.
Thermometers in various outlying
parts Of the city went several de-
grees lower, and in the suburbs from
s to II below zero was reported. Az
8 o'clock the official thermometer had
gone up to below, and the absence
of wind was some relief.
The intense cold interfered consld-
erably with all outdoor occupations
and delayed the regular and suburban
trains from few minutes to several
hours. The effects of the heavy snow
had been overcome, but it was difficult
to keep steam, and many local trains
had to be abandoned on account or
disabled engines.
Traffic on land and water was in
serious trouble. Transatlantic I'm
ers arrived looking like spectre ships.
Both. the East and North rivers were
barely navigable, while the Harlem
river for the first time in eight years
was impossible above MacCombs dam
bridge at One Hundred and Fifty-ffth
street.
Boats Use Gathering Rams.
Ferryboats and tugs were swept
out of their courses by the drift ice
and every ounce of power In them
was required to reach their slips. The
boats which land at the Battery had
to turn battering rams to part the Ice
in thei1 slips.
Mails from the west and east were
from six to ten hours late. Sno"
was not to blame for this 80 much az
the inability of the locomotives tc
keen steam I'D under the great out
side cold pressure.
The severe weather, too, was the
cause of an unusual number of fires
Between $50 and $50 a. m. thirteer
alarms were sent in. These were al
for small fires, but two alarms were
sounded in several instances as
precautionary measure.
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building company and in 1T he says
that Schwab and his assistants pro-
cured the formation of a board or
dummy directors for the shipbuild-
ing company, and thru these Gum
N.Y. directors adopted plan or Or
ganization by which $lO,o00,oo0 CO.. noo
lateral mortgage bonds, 100000
preferred stock and $1O,O0O,000 COM
mon stock should be turned over for
100000 worth of shares Of stock OF
the Bethlehem Steel company.
Conspiracy Was. Successful.
This part of the conspiracy, the
petition says, was successfully exc
cuted and was followed by the next
move whereby Schwab and his assist
ants were enabled to retain absolute
control of the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany, with power so to manipulate
these properties as to cause the snip
building company apparently to be IN
| default in the payment OF interest
upon its bonds and apparently to be-
come insolvent, and thus make it pos
sible to acquire all the properties OF
! the shipbuilding corporation Tor sum
much less than the full value and SO
defraud the creditors.
| The petitioner says that Charles M
Schwab secured control of the Bethle.
hem Steel company for 81 zoo, 900 anc
| that the subsequent sale of 1t for to-
tai of SS0,OOO,OOO to the SnlpDu1lQlns
| concern was a part of the same con
spiracy to defraud the other stock
holders of the shipbuilding company.
Asks Judgment Against Schwab.
The petitioner asks that Schwab bt
| held as indebted to the shipbuildins
company in the sum of $18,000,000
the amount Of his holdings of stock
and that his associates to whom HI
transferred 100000 be held &C
| countable to that amount.
In view Of all the charges concern
ing the dummy directors, and thu
enormous sums secured without ade
quate return, the petitioner assert
that the original proceedings of tn
dummy directors are illegal ant
void, and that the SO, 100000 of pre-
i ferred stock and $10,000,000 of com
mon stock issued to Schwab were in
valid, as was also the first mortgag
for $50, 100000 secured by bonds give
Schwab.
He asks that the bonds be cance1le
and the entire transaction nullified.
Schwab Will Testify.
New York, Jan. 5.-Charles N
Schwab will take the stand in tn
United States Shipbuilding receiver
ship proceedings this week. This al
rangement was made before the re
sumption of the hearing to-day in tn
action to make permanent the receiy
ership over the. United States Ship
building company.
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LODGE ARGUES
ON SECESSION
New Nations Can Now Be Founded
by No Other Means Is Revo-
lutionists' Right.
Recognition Matter to Be Deter
mined by Inclination and Judg-
n1ent of Other Powers.

Washington, Jan. Shortly after
the senate convened, this morning,
Mr.. dge began his speech on Pan
anna. He quoted number of au-
thorities in support Of his position
that the president had not departed
from, the beaten paths In recognizing
the independent government of Pana-
ma, and he laid down the general
proposition that "a revolted state may
be recognized as sovereign or indie
pendent by neutral power without
departinb from its attitude Of neu-
trality.'
He also contended that such an act
could not be construed as provoking
war. He replied to those who con-
tend that the fact that the United
States had prevented the secession OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-05
VENEZUELA CASE
In HAGUE COURT
Decision Denies Preferential Claims
Of Blockading Powers Action
for Public Interest.
Expenses a Direct Charge Creditor
Nations Will Share Alike in
Proportion to Claims.
N.u York Sun sneoial seryicea

New York Sun Special serviceA
Brussels, Jan. 5.-The Hague cor
respondent of LIE Petit Bleu. one Of
the lest Informed newspapers in Eu-
rope Oh political matters, reports that
the decision Of the international ar
bitration on the Venezuelan case will
not be published before February.
1t is, however, believed, in circles
In position to judge, that the de-
cision has been drawn up and that
the court vii; deny the contention Of
the blockading nations-Great Brit
ain Germany and Italy-to. be re-
gardei as privileged creditors of
Venezuela.
The judgment will allow the three
blockniing powers first to collect the
expenses Of the blockade, which, it
will state, was undertaken in the pub
| lie interest.
After the costs of the blockade are
reaoy cred. all the creditor nations will
! share alike in proportion to the
amount Of their adjudicated claims.
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Chicago, Jan. 5.-Arrangementsf for
the inquest over the bodies of victims
Of the Iroquois theater fire were COM
pleted by Coroner Traeger to-day.
Everything is now in readiness for the
examination of witnesses when the in
quiry begins Thursday.
Since the day after the fire the
sheriff's office has been busy serving
subpoenas on persons wanted as wit
nesses. One hundred and forty Of
them have been summoned, among
them being Will J. Davis and Harry
J. Powers, resident managers of the
Iroquois theater. City Building In
spector Williams, Chief of Police
O'Neill and his assistant, Schuettler,
and Fire Chief Masham.
The coroner spent several hours to-
day in a secret search for new
evidence. He examined several wit
nesses at their homes but declined to
make public the result of his inter-
views. a.. LA. .. .....-
No Special G. j.
States Attorney Deneen announced
to-day that no special grand jury
would be called to investigate the
! theater fire and it's attendant loss OF
| life. D., - ..E'. .-T~-'.. , > d ''..s-:
1.-The coroner's jury is making care
full inquiry into the cause of the fire
and it's attendant loss of life" said
he, land will undoubtedly fix all re-
sponsibility."
Two important witnesses were dis
covered to-day in, the persons OF
tCharles r. Rooster and Henry Zander,
/ real estate dealers. They were pass
! ing the Iroquois theater when the fire
broke out and attempted to get into
the theater. While smoke was -issu'
ing from the cracks in the front door
! they were denied admission. They
, declare that the doors were KEEP
closed by the ushers and attendants II
the lobby for nearly five minutes after
the fire was discovered on the stage
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USHERS WOULDN'T
OPEN The DOORS
Two Witnesses Found Who Declare
Iroquois Exits Were Locked
After Fire Started.
Say They Tried to Get Within but
Were Met by Locked
Doors.
Preparations for Coroner's Inquest
Next Thursday Have Now Been
Practically Completed.
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE

Chicago, Jan. 5.-Eyidence
showing gross criminal negH-
gence was given under oath to-
day in the fire department inves-
tigation of the Iroquois horror.
Joseph Daugherty, who had
charge of the curtain, swore that
two weeks ago there was a fire on
the stage and that when he at
tempted to lower the asbestos
curtain it was stopped by the
same obstruction that prevented
it's operation last Wednesday.
He protested, but no attention
was paid to his warning. In his
opinion if the curtain had been
ruin down during the fatal mat.
inee the lives of many. If not all
the victims of the disaster might
have been saved.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-05
ALL OVER DELAWARE
Christina River Blocked With Ice
Below Zero in Exposed Places.

Wilmington, Della, Jan. 5.-The
cold wave extends over Delaware with
practically no variation Last nlght
the thermometer fell to 6 and de-
grees below zero In exposed places.
At s o'clock this morning 1t was only
2 degrees above In this city. and rose
very slowly later in the morning.
The Christina river Is blocked with
ice and traffic is impeded. Railroad
trains are late. In this city many
large Industrial establishments suf-
fered from bursting pipes and were
compelled to shut down.