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The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
IOWA MINERS WILL GO OUT
Split in Joint Conference and
Every Mine will Shut Down.

Des Moines, Ia, April Unable to
agree to an arbitration of their differ
ences the Iowa miners and operators
split in joint conference, Thursday,
with the result that every mine in the
state will be shut down, throwing 49,
500 miners out of employment. The
conference adjourned a session cover
ing a period of six weeks, the latter
part of which was devoted to all at
tempt on the part of both to arrive at
some amicable conclusion.
The split resulted from a refusal on
the part of the operators to raise the
wages of the unskilled and to lower the
price of blasting powder demanded by
the miners. The refusal to increase
the wages of unskilled workers, such
as mule drivers and topmen, at the be-
ginning of the conference, extended
only TO certain districts where that
class Of labor is unusually inexpensive,
but at the close of the conference the
operators demanded that it should be
universal and apply to every district
of the state.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
FLOOD DANGER INCREASED.
Heavy Rains Have Been Falling IND
Rivers Are on the RAM
. age.

Indianapolis, Ind, April Heavy
rains have increased the flood danger
in the southwestern part of Indiana.
Vincennes, Mount Carmel, New Har-
mony, Graysville, Princeton, Evans
vile, Westport, and all of Lawrence
county, ILL.,, are suffering from the
high water. Westport has been COM
pletely abandoned. Hundreds of refu-
gees are living in school houses and
barns. Live stock is quartered in hay
lofts, and railroad traffic is at a stand
still. 1t is believed that Mary Fessler
was drowned near Vincennes Thursday.
The Belgrade levee has broken in an
other place. The great fill at Hazleton,
which was constructed at a cost OF
$780, 200, was swept away. The Wabash
has risen six inches. All telegraph and
telephone communication is paralyzed.
At Mount Carmel the Wabash has
reached the highest, stage since 1878,
and it is expected that the water will
pass the record mark. The levee at
New Harmony is in imminent danger
of being totally destroyed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
LAKE INSTEAD OF MOUNTAIN
Bald Mountain, In the TObfque Val
ley, Near the Jew Brunsvfck
Line, Has Disappeared.

Caribou, Me-, April 1.-The story OF
a guide, confirmed by a party of woods
men, is that Bald mountain disappeared
on the night of March Fl, the late OF
the New England earthquake.
Bald mountain was in the Toblque
valley a few miles from the New
Brunswick line. At it's base were boil
ing springs and nea by an extensive
deposit which analysis has shown to
be composed of melted rock n earth,
all indicating the presence OF All ex-
tinct volcano. Now where Bald noun
tain stood there is only a large shall
low lake and the theory of the woods
men is that the subsistence Of the
mountain on March 81 was the cause OF
the earthquake. AZ
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
COURT DECIDES
AGAINST BRYAN
Judge eager. at New Haven, Conn.,,
Sustains Probate Court.
WILL GO TO SUPREME COURT
1t Was Held That the Admission
of Phi1o s. Benefits
Letter. Would Override
the state Statute.

New Haven, Conn, April IA de-
cision rejecting as evidence the sealed
letter" by which William ]. Bryan was
to be given $50, 900 from the estate OF
the late Philo S. Bennett, was given,
Thursday, by Judge eager in the su-
perior court when the hearing on Mr.
Bryan's appeal from the decision OF
the probate court declining to admit
the sealed letter" to probate was
resumed. Judge eager said the letter
was dispositive in character, and there
fore came within the statute govern
ing wills, which demands that every
paper that is codicil or testamentary
must be attested by threee witnesses.
He holds that the admission OF the
sealed letter would override thai stat
ute.
The court said there was nothing de-
scriptive in the will except this phrase:
1.-The sealed letter which will be found
with my will" Therefore there is
nothing whatever to identify the sealed
letter as that referred to in section IL
of the will, no earmark to show that
this was the letter the testator had in
mind when he prepared the will.
Immediately after the decision was
announced, Attorney Newton, for Mr..
Bryan, asked for an exception 20 the
ruling.
Judge Stoddard, counsel for Mrs.
Bennett, suggested that the court give
a ruling on all questions at once, as
he thought it would be for the best in
terests of the litigants to get rulings
on all points that could be ruled upon
before the case should go up to the
supreme court. Judge eager then de-
clared a recess.
When the recess ended, Mr.. Bryan
was called to the stand by MIR. New
ton. Mr.. Newton said that to make
the ruling Of the court clear, he wished
to offer in evidence exhibit "B" (the
sealed letter. and &c" (copy of the
sealed letter., for Identification taken
together, and in connection with these,
evidence tending to prove that neither
Of these exhibits was obtained by fraud
or mistake, or undue influence; that
it was the original desire of the tes-
tator that the bequest of $4,000 should
be made directly in the will; h a it
was at the suggestion and request OF
Mr.. Bryan that the gift was made con-
d~itional, and that it was for that rea-
son that exhibit "B" and exhibit G
were made in the form that they were.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
interesting case. The postmaster's
memorandum reads as follows:

Conversation held between Leopold Hahn
and Jacob Fischer In regard to the post
master, wisch Mr.. Dietrich will halve to
APPOINT or for sale as you migth call 1t to
the higesd bider. here is Dietrich pre-
posel to Fischer first, to pay for the new
fuhnitcher in the new room called the
Dietrich Bilding, wisch will cost abougth
81, 000.0 90 to 2,500.W second to pay for all coal
during the fou years for heating such a
room, also pay part of CANTOR work
wisck will amount to abought - take this
Of the salery of postmaster and give TO
Dietrich, besides this the government VIII
pay Dietrich 81, 10000 per year rent Tor iur-
nisching and heating the said Dietrich Bid
ing, wath kind of senator halwe the peo-
pies got Of Nebraska.
Mr.. Adam Breed is willing too saddlce-
fies himself as postmaster and take the
office for s1,S9O.O per year. and pay
Dietrich $4,000 per year out of his saiery
on 81. 10000 for the term of four years
this Is wath took place at FlSchers BACK
cry IN the hall leading TO the hacker schop
at the hour between 800 A. M. and 9.3O
A. NJ. This is wath JackoD Fischer told
me SO help me Cord every word OF TINS Is
the truth the hole truth and nothing but
the truth so help me God this 18th day OF
April 1901, and the hour given above
LEOPOLD HAHN.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08

q booto "AN
pension expert has thus far been able to
figure out exactly.
Mr.. Wares new ruling, it is calculated,
will meet the demand for additional leg
islation and will give to the old soldiers
what they have felt they ought to have,
consideration for the disability incident
to advancing years. That old age is a
disability just as clearly as a lost arm
or an internal complaint is something
which the pension Office has recognized
for a great many years. although hith-
erto it has not assumed that the dis
abilities of age became manifest until
the veteran was Is years old.
Hereafter the veteran Of the civil wal
will be considered physically in a class
with the officers of the army and navy
who are entitled to retirement whenever
they reach the age of 62.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
SERVIAN OFFICERS RETIRE.
Were Said to Be Concerned I'm the
Assassination Of King Alexan-
der and Queen Draga.

Belgrade, Servia, April 1.-The roya,
decree, issued Thursday, retires IL OF
the higher army officers.
A dispatch from Belgrade, received in
Vienna March 20, said that a settlement
of the difficulties between Servia and
certain of the powers resulting from
the assassination of King Alexander
and Queen Draga would be announced
this week, involving the removal from
the court of the officers concerned in
the conspiracy which resulted in the
assassination. This dispatch said that
the appointment of new royal aides de
camp and other court changes would
justify the powers restoring diplomatic
relations with Servia.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08

40 CllNC WV AA
by the feeling
aroused against him among the old SOL
diers who felt that they were treated
with indifference and who certainly
were justified in complaining of lack OF
tact. The storm against his predeces-
sor. Commissioner Lochren, was fully
as bitter. He went out of office with the
Cleveland administration in order to
take a place on the bench. Harrison's
commissioners, Corporal Tanner and
Green B. Raum, on the contrary, were
charged by the critics Of the administra-
ton with too liberal an Interpretation OF
the law. w. w. Dudley, who was COM
missioner under Arthur, became a pollt-
ical issue on account of his famous let
ter dividing Indiana "fioaters" into
blocks of five"
John C. Black, the present head OF the
grand army and member of the civil
service commission, was popular among
the veterans and was never charged with
lax administration of the law, but even
he was subject to criticism because he
was drawing a pension of S72 a month
for total disability while he was acting
as pension commissioner under Cleve-
land.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
HAS RETURNED FROM R0M.E
Archbishop Farley Will Deliver an
Important Message From the
Pope Easter Sunday.

New York, April Most Rev.
John M. Farley, archbishop of New
York, arrived on the steamship Princess
Irene from Naples after a visit of sew
eral weeks in Rome.
When the steamer reached quaran-
tine the archbishop was met by a dele
CATION of priests on the steamer Fa-
yorite. which he boarded. Archbishop
Farley said that the pope's health was
good. and that he expressed his great
love for the United States. He also
said hat he had an important mes
sage from the pope concerning the
Catholic university question, which
will be read Easter Sunday morning.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
REMEDIAL EFFECT OF BEADS
The Notion That They Prevent Dis
Ease Is Not Altogether With
out Foundation.

There is a notion among mothers, the
world over, that a string of beads
around a child's neck is of remedial
value. Some think they assist the child
in teething. Others think they keep the
child from having sore mouth, drooiing,
etc. Still others affirm that if the child
wear a string of beads of a certain KIND
that it will not get the snuffies. nor eaten
cold, nor lave Group, nor numerous 9TH
er petty ailments.
Now, is there any truth in these no
tons? Does a string of beads around a
child's neck really exert any remedial
benefit? Does it protect the child, as
these mothers think? These questions
deserve a candid and careful answer,
says Medical Talk for the Home.
Where so many people are imbued with
a notion that repeats itself century att
err century, there is sure to be somef
dation for it. Many superstitions n
their way into folklore, but if carefully
traced out they will generally be found
to rest upon some real facts.
The notion that beads protect from dis
ease. or preserve the health, has a foun-
dation, although their value has no u
been largely exaggerated. A string OF
beads, gold or amber, or even glass,
about the neck, does act as a protection
from sudden changes of temperature.
The beads, by coming in contact with the
neck, are thoroughly warmed through.
The warmth of the beads is maintained
Gov ~, finn q flor ho tenn
perature changes. A child is apt to be
exposed to a temperature of so F. in The
house. and under the influence of a draft
suddenly the temperature is changed to
40 F., or even below. 1t is these sudden
changes of temperature that expose the
child to sore mouth, sneeZing and other
manifestations of mucous congestion.
But the beads. having the warmth OF the
body, act as a sort of regulator OF the
temperature of the neck. The presence
of from ten to 90 metal or glass beads
around the neck operates as a conserva-
tive element which prevents the sudden
chilling of the neck, in some degree at
least. They may also act as a sort of
mild Contamination.
Inc material OIL WHICH Tue Deduo 10
made is probably of little consequence,
except so far as the material assists in
maintaining an equable temperature.
Amber and gold are probably better than
glass, because these substances will hold
the heat longer. Some kinds of hard
wood are also used. The material used
makes little difference. 1t is not likely
that any subtle, medicinal effect is ema-
mated from the beads. The conservative
effect they have upon the temperature no
doubt accounts mostly, if not wholly, for
their beneficial action.
We would, therefore, advise the beads.
Amber first, gold, if they can be afforded;
silver nexti in value, then glass or wooden
beads. We would advise them, especially
in case of babies subject to Group or
spasms, difficult teething, or those chill
dren that catch cold easily.
Surely the beads cannot do any harm,
and it is quite likely their continuous
soothing influence may save the child
from many attacks of dangerous sick
ness.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
CLARK H. SAMPSON DEAD.
He Was One of the Most Prominent
of St. Louis Business Men-Hnd
Been Ill n Year.

ST.. Louis, April clark H. Samp-
son, president of the Corticelli Silk Co.,
and one OF the most prominent citizens
Of St. Louis, died at nine O'Clock
Thursday morning at his home, after a
years illness with complications OF
rheumatism and Bright's disease.
j., Mr.. Sampson was born in Massachu-
sets in September, 1850, and came to
St. Louis in 1879. He has been for
many years a prominent figure in st.
Louis commercial and social life.
He leaves a wife and foul daughters,
Misses Marjory, Harel, Mabel and
Helen Sampson.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08


a lawyer when he came here with
little experience in politics and
hardly any acquaintance among the
people with whom he was called upon to
maintain close relations during -four
years; but he contrived in that time to
make many warm friends who still hold
him in pleasant remembrance.
Thurber will not take rank with Cor
telyou and Lamont among the idea"
private secretaries; but Cortelyou and
Lamont are in a class by themselves to
which it is doubtful whether any others
will ever be admitted. How much Of
Mr.. Cleveland's success in his first ad-
m~inistration was due to the tact and
discretion of SECRETARY Lamont will
probably never be known, but Lamont
had a way of smoothing off the rough
edges and Of bringing d~isgruntled poll
ticians into line the value of which to a
decidedly brusque superior a hardly
be exaggerated. He had been schooled
among the newspaper men and poll
ticians of Albany and he fitted perfectly
into his new surroundings.
Cortelyou had all his training in the
Washington departments and no little
portion of the political skill he developed
was undoubtedly due to his close asso-
citation with President Mckinley, who
was a past master of politics and to be
attached to whom was a liberal eduea-
ton in itself, especially for the clear
headed, Industrious and teachable young
man who is now secretary of the depart
ment Of commerce and labor.
Several of the secretaries of presidents
have made distinguished records in aft
er life. Everybody knows about John
Hay John G. Nicolay, who were with
Lincoln. Horace Porter, who was with
Grant, is now ambassador to France. C.
C. Snifen, who succeeded Porter as
| Grants secretary, is the ranking pay
master of the army and will be paymas-
ter general upon the retirement of Gen.
| Dodge. Stanley Brown, whose name be-
came familiar during the last illness of
| Garfield, afterwards married Molly Gar
field and is a professional man of stand
ing in Washington. Dan Lamont is one
! of the big financial magnates Of New
| York. E. w. Halford, Harrison's secre-
tary, is a paymaster in the army, and
| Cortelyou is in the cabinet.
LOUIS A. COOLIDGE.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
AGREEMENT Is REACHED.
Citizens Savings & Trust Co. VIII
Absorb the Prudential
Trust Co.

Cleveland, O., April lit is an
nounced that an agreement had been
reached whereby the Citizens Savings
& Trust Co. will absorb the Prudential
Trust Co. The Prudential Trust Co.
is capitalized at 100000, with 81, 800, 900
in deposits.
The consolidation will result in CIV
ing the Citizens Saving & Trust Co.
deposits aggregating $50, SOC, 900 in its
banking department, and of
s36. 500, 900, exclusive of its trust de-
partment, which carries about $1,000
900. The Prudential stockholders will
receive a total of $3.50 shares of the
Citizens stock, or on a basis of 43 per
cent. through the transaction.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
1t Has Been Issued For Charles HI.
Meyer, President of the West
ern Federation of Miners.

Grand Junction, Col, April Dds
trict Judge Stevens has issued a writ
of habeas corpus for Charles H. Meyer,
president of the Western Federation OF
Miners, who is being held prisoner by
the military at Telluride. The writ i
directed to Adjt.-Gen. Sherman M
Bell and Capt. Buckley Wells. The
only reason given for the confinement
of Mr.. Meyer is military necessity.
Judge Stevens recently released Meyer
on bond, but he was Immediately ar
rested by the militia.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08

ing into the relations between members
of the house and the post Office depart
ment.
Whatever the Mccall committee re-
ports it is not likely to soften the feel
ing of members against Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Bristow, who
rightly or wrongly is held responsible
at the capitol for publication OF the
names of republican and democratic rep
resentatives whose chief offense was a
desire to look after the interests OF their
districts. Bristow's name has figured
in the house debates persistently ever
since his report was published.
To add fuel to the fire some mischiev-
Gus member pinned up in the speakers
lobby where representatives DO o
of their loafng during the session
a picture of Bristow taken from a maya
zine representing him as a keen-eyed de-
tective. Underneath was written in a
large, bold hand: The Congressman's
Friend" with the following comment:
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Joseph l.. Bristow-'Old Sleuth.' A new
and very good photograph OF a man VINO
means bushes from the word so, and VINO
like every one else mods occasionally as
witness the recent charge that In the neat
Of his pursuit of other men he absent-mlnd-
edIy appointed his own father and son to
lucrative posts in the department. he re-
torts tina they were regularly appointed;
but nepotism is still questionable. ana
the retort therefore loses something OF us
weight"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
IN THE TRAIN OF FASHION.
New Ideas in Hats, Gowns and Dress
Accessories for the Current
Season.

The return is predicted of the Paisley
and soft Indian and silk embroidered
shawls as opera wraps, says the Brook
lyn Eagle.
Neat check silks are favored for
blouses and spring wraps of the shawl
persuasion relieved with plain satin pip
ings and lined with ivory satin liberty.
A charming hat of medium size with
undulating brim turned sharply up at the
left side has a fiat crown of tea rose COL
ored velvet with folded mousseline brim
in the same shade; this again is partial
~ covered with coquelles Of lace kept in
position with gold ribbon, a large spray
OK tea roses giving very effective fin
ishing touches.
Gowns that are worn without coats
will sport some very fancy Jokes. They
are not necessarily of lace but can be of
s~hirrings, or of applications, or the yokes
a be little accordion plated capes fast.
ened to the stock and allowed to fall
the shoulders. This is a charming
little style for the graceful woman.
Belts for wearing with afternoon
gowns are made in the same material
as the costume. Those in cloth, usually,
are fiat and deep in front, but are drawn
into folds at the back and finished off
there with fancy buttons. In taffeta.
the MARTIAL is cut on the bias and about
a quarter of a yard wide. 1t is then
wound twice around the waist, and af-
terward drawn through a jeweled buckle
which can be placed in front or at the
back as the fancy dictates.
1t is really remarkable to note how the
trimming is being pushed off the Shout
ders. 1t IS sagging lower and lower, un-
til it finds expression in the sleeves,
which are a mass of ruf1les around the
elbows and the wrists. Certain bodices
are almost plain as to the stock and per-
fectly plain Us to the yoke. But when
it comes to the shoulders there is a tiny
fiat epaulet. Then come the ruffles,
and by the time the wrist is reached the
elbows and wrists are one great fluffy
mass of lace and chiffon, Of soft, flying
silks, all knife plated, of the most deli
cate dotted net and of ribbon ends.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
A Fair Offer.

Tommy" said the economical moth
er to the boy with the loose tooth, "Ill
give you ten cents ii you'll let me pull
that TOOTH"
The boy thought it over, and then
went to his bank.
'The fun Of dom that is worth more'n
ten cents" he said. "11l give you Is
if you'll let me pull n of yours
Chicago Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
QUARANTINE IS DECLARED.
nero Cases Of Yellow Fever
Along Texas Border Said to
BE the Cause.

Austin, Tex, April Gov. Lanham
issued a proclamation declaring quar-
antine in effect on the gulf coast and
along the Rio Grande border, effective
April 1. The proclamation resulted
from a conference of health officers OF
the cities and counties of that terri
tory held here Thursday. 1t was stated
that there had been cases of yellow
fever at Laredo and Monterey, during
the winter, one of them being found
in March.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
PANAMA CANAL QUESTION.
Case Of Republic of Colon b1u
Against Canal Co. De-
cfded in Favor of the Latter.

Washington, April 1.-Senator Ali
first civil tribunal Of the Seine, Thurs
day. decided the case of the Republic
of Colombia against the Panama Canal
Co. in favor Of the defendants. The
decision holds that the complaint of
Colombia is not receivable, and con-
dennis the plaintiffs to pay the costs
of the action. This decision has the
effect of removing the legal obstacles
in the way of transfer of the canal
concession from the company to the
United States.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08

mas maze ne VIII
be in a class almost
by himself. 1t has
been notorious that
commissioners of
pensions have lost
popularity or pres
tige by their con-
duct of the bureau
and some of them
have lost both.
C. m m i S S ioner
Evans, who tried
to administer the
bureau honestly,
~ @ =
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
Princelx

New York, April Prince Henry
Of Reusse-K ostritz, the princess OF
Reuss-K ostritz, Princess Clementine
Of Reuss, Princess Sebilla OF Reuss,
and Princess Olga of Saxe-Altenburg
arrived on the steamship Princess
Irene, from Naples.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
A Raw of Hope.

Singleton treading)-It is said that
the last word in an argument is often
the most dangerous.
Wedderly-Say, would you mind let
ting me have that paper?
Singleton-What do you want 1t
for?
Wedderly-I want to show that para
graph to my wife.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
caught In Ice FIoes.

Chicago, April THE body OF
one of three fisherman who are be-
lieved to have lost their lives in Lake
Michigan, was found in q boat which
had been crushed in by ice foes. The
men had gone fishing.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
Australia.s Wheat Crop.

Sydney, N. S. w, April THE
work of harvesting the years wheat
crop is nearly completed, and the gov
eminent estimates place the yield at
II, 1000, 900 bushels above the best pre-
vious record. Seventeen million bush
els are now available for export.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08

second
term in h white
house, has just died
at Detroit, Mich.
Thurber was a
very lovable man
who was devoted to
his chief and who,
in spite of his own
attractive qualities,
sometimes made
enemines among
public m e n n
w a S h | n 6 t o n
through what some
of them regarded
as an excess of
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-08
George X. Perrin.

Indianapolis, Ind, April George
K. Perrin, a first cousin of Admiral
George Dewey and prominent attorney
of indianapolis, died here, Wednesday
night, aged II years. He was born IN
Vermont and came to Indiana 81 years
ago.