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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON.
Death Of Member Of the House From
the Firth Alabama District,
nt Washington.

Washington, March 21.-Representa-
tive Charles w. Thompson, Of the Fifth
Alabama district, died Sunday after
noon Of pneumonia.
Mr. Thompson had been sick just
one week. having been attacked first
last Sunday night. Toward the end he
suffered intensely. Accompanied by
his one son, Charles w. Thompson,
Rev r. J. Prettyman. the pastor Of
the Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Episcopal church, south, where Mr..
Thompson worshipped while in Wash
ington, and the congressional commit
tee the remains will leave here Mon
day night for Tuskegee, where the in
terment will take place in tho city
cemetery some time Wednesday.
Representative Thompson was in the
forty~fourth year of his age. and was
serving his second term In the house
Two sons, his mother and several
brothers and sisters survive him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
ElErY.sEvENTh DAY.

The senate met at o'clock with
Lieut. Gov. Carter presiding.
Senator Clinton called up H, B. 306,
authorizing counties to issue bonds
for buildings roads. passed.
Senator Groom called up II. b. 233,
in reference to registration of voters
in municipalities, so as to allow books
to be kept open at all times. Passed.
Senator Thrasher called up H. B.
IS, for the protection Of birds other
than game birds, their nests and eggs.
Senator Weaver moved to indefinite
ly postpone.
Senator Greaves moved to table and
the same was done.
The bill was road a third time and
passed.
H, B. DISTRIBUTING life insurance
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
FIFTY-FOURTH DAY.

BY vote Of GA to AZ, lacking II
votes of the required two.thirds ma.
jority, the house In the morning failed
to pass the appropriation bill for the
State Normal School at Holly Springs
over the governors veto.
The debate on the motion to pass,
Notwithstanding the governors veto,
consumed two hours of the session.
and was not closed until II o'clock
A motion to reconsider was entered
by Mr.. Mahon, of Marshall, but the
speaker ruled that such motions can.
not be entered when effort is made to
pass q measure over the governors
veto, and this blights all hope of again
getting the matter before the house
The vota on the bill was as follows:
Yeas-Bates, Bell of Union, Bell of
Washington, Blackwell, Brown, Bur.
rus, Carradine, Caruthers of Yazoo,
Coleman of Carroll, Coleman of lie.
fore, Coody Cowan, Cowley, Dalton,
Denton of Lafayette, Eddins, Ellis, Err
rlngton, Eryin, Estes, Fontaine Of Pom
totoc, Fdfman, Foster Garrison,
George, Greaves, Heidelberg, Hollings.
worth, Hooker Kimbrough, Knox,
Kyle, Lantrip, Meharg, Millsaps, Mix.
on. Morrison, Mcfarland of Jasper,
Mcfarland OF Monroe, McGowen, Nc.
Michael, Pope, Powell, Reynolds. Ring.
old, Robbins Robinson of Choctaw,
Sample, Smith OF Holmes, Smith Of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
FIFTY.FIFTH DAY,

The house in the morning passed
the revenue bill making the State tax
mills. the same as it is today. and
5000 900 If il we're necessary to meet
the expense of the government. A
resolution was introduced raising the
levy a half mill, but 1t was voted
down.
The senate in the afternoon passed
the insurance bill, which repeals the
valued policy clause of the present in
surance laws on property, but allows
IT to remain on real estate and build
ings.
Speaker Thomas at the morning ses.
sion reversed himself on his former
ruling in regard to the consideration of
the vote on the governors veto of the
Holly Springs Normal BILL holding to-
day that the vote on the veto could
not be reconsidered and declaring the
motion to that effect out of order. The
matter will not come up in the SEN
ate.
When the house met the motion to
reconsider the vote whereby the
boundary dispute bill passed the house
on yesterday evening was called up
by Mr. Barber The motion to re-
consider prevailed.
An amendment by Mr.. Brooks was
adopted, making the fee S50,0O0 in case
the State won. The amended bill was
then read a third time and failed to
pass, the vote being 76 nays and IL
ayes.
House bill providing for a thousand
additional copies Of the statistical reg
lister was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to
defray the expenses of an inyestiga.
ton of the books of the State institu-
tions and board Of control was indef.
nitely postponed.
Senate bill appropriating $50,760 to
finish furnishing the capitol and beau.
tifying the grounds The amount was
cut in two and the bill passed.
House bill to pay increase in the
salary of the governors private Sec
retary passed.
House bill prohibiting a State or
county officer from taking public mon
ey out of the State unless authorized
by law; passed.
Senate bill authorizing supervisors
to sell timber and wood off Of six.
teenth section land. passed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
FIFTY.SECOND DAY.

The most important bill passed by
the lower house on this day was the
Bell measure, providing that 1t shall
be a misdemeanor for any person to
sell or give away obscene or indecent
pictures In this State.
The bill was introduced the day be.
fore and was quickly acted upon by
the judiciary committee. Its passage
is the direct result of the arrest of
white men in Sunflower and Wash.
ineton counties within the past few
days who were engaged in selling pic.
lures showing white women in the
embrace of bury black negroes. These
agents were also selling a big lith-
ographed picture of President Roose-
welt and Booker Washington seated to.
gcther at dinner in the White House,
while above their heads was a stream.
er bearing the blazing letters, Equal.
ity."
Mr. Bell, author OF the bill explain
ed It's objects, and the measure went
through without dissenting vote. I'm.
der a suspension OF the rules it goes
to the senate Immediately, and will
also be passed by that body.
Members of the legislature from the
delta are confident that the sale of
these pictures has been one of the
prime causes in stirring up trouble
among the negroes and making tho
members OF the race more insolent
II Is understood that agents are at
work selling these pictures in other
counties in the delta, but since their
business has been exposed 1t is more
than likely that they will get out of
the State Immediately. Certain it is,
the person engaged in the business
incurs imminent danger of getting
lynched, as much Indignation has been
aroused among white citizens
A well-nigh forgotten plank of the
Democratic platform was dimly recall.
cd In the morning, when the lower
house passed sixteen bills on one roll
call. The 16 to | ratio was not main
tained throughout the session, how.
ever, and, after the performance Of this
unprecedented legislative feat. which
was accomplished merely to show what
the house could do when 1t wa3 in q
hurry, the body settled down {, the
work of passing three bills at n clip
The subject Of this high.speed lepisla-
tion was the local and private cLlen-
dar bills. In which the large majc rity
of the members had no interest what.
ever, and the clerk was instructed to
Ivau bills until his voice grew tired
and then call the roll The clerks
voice held out until the sixteenth bill
was finished, and then ne had to quit
Both bodies spent the morning on 10.
cal and private legislation, and the
calendars were practically cleared at
the noon adjournment. Quite num-
Der of bills Of this character, how.
ever, are still pending in committee
rooms.
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DEC0YED TO HIS DEATH.
Albert Ferguson. n Nom; Hack
Driver shot and Mortaliv wound
cd ut Kansas CITY.

Kansas City, Mo, March 2O.-Albert
Ferguson, non-union hack driver,
was shot and mortally wounded, Sat
urday by one OF four men, probably
strikers, who had decoyed him into the
outskirts of the. city, The quartetto
escaped. Ferguson answered a call
from n downtown hotel, where The
four men, one dressed as woman, en-
tered the carriage When they alight-
ed, later, they attacked and finally
shot Ferguson.
In another part Of the city Andrew
Meyers, a non-union hack driver. was
badly beaten by strikers, and at still
another point hack driven by strike
breaker was demolished by union men,
No arrests were made.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
Uniform School Books.

The action of the senate in ratify.
ing the report of the conference COM
mittee on the uniform school book
bill and passing the measure as
amended by vote of 23 to Is proved
somewhat Of surprise, especially to
the school book lobbyists, who have
been at the capital for several weeks
attempting to accomplish the defeat
Of the measure,
The bone of contention was the
house amendment eliminating the gov
ernor and attorney general from men,
bership on the school book commits
sion, and providing that it shall be
composed of eight teachers of known
ability selected by the governor, and
that the State superintendent of edu-
cation shall be an ex-oflcio member.
The house has also ratified the con-
ference committee amendments, and
the only thing yet to be done to
secure the uniform law is the sigma.
ture of the governor, which is assur-
ed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
LINER NEW YORK
IN A COLLISION
Meets With Two Mishaps In Ono
Day.
GROUNDS OFF CAPE LA HAGUE
New York Wns Able to Enter south-
amPtOn md WINS Docked for Tenn
pornry Repairs-Impossibie
to Estimate Damage.

Southampton March 21.--The Amer
ican line steamship New York, Capt
Young, from New York, March IL, for
Plymouth. Cherbourg and Southamp-
ton, met with two mishaps Sunday,
grounding off Cape La Hague, France.
in the early morning. and later coming
into collision IN the English channel
with the peninsular and oriental steam
ship Assaye, under contract to the
British government and used as a
troopshlp. bound for Bombay with 500
troops on board
The New York grounded while ap-
preaching Cherbourg AT 2.30 o'clock
Sunday morning. during fog. The
sea was smooth, however. and the tide
was on the food, and within an hour
and half the vessel was noatcd with
out assistance. Her bottom was iam-
aged, and there was water In the holds,
but she was able to proceed
During the voyage up the channel a
dense fog descended When of Hurst
Castle, Eng, the Assaye suddenly ap-
peared, and is was found impossible to
avoid collision. The New York's bow
crashed into the Assaye's starboard
bow, tearing a great gap in that vessel.
The New Yorks bowsprite flgureh.ad
was carried away. and the latter was
smashed into fragments There was
great excitement on either vessel. The
boats Of the Assaye were lowered and
the troops were mustered, but the bulk
head Of the troopshlp saved her. Both
vessels were able to enter Southampton,
and the New York was docked for tenn
porary repairs Nobody was injured
1t will be impossible to estimate the
damage to the New York until she has
been put into dry dock.
II is believed that both vessels have
been somewhat seriously injured An
other troopship will replace the As
sayc.
When the New York grounded at
Cape La Hague the passengers who
were asleep hardly felt the shock.
James Sellers, q passenger on the
New York, snys at 1890 Sunday morn
ing, while he was at luncheon, there
was a grating noise, followed by a
shock. Everyone, he says, ran TO the
deck, and 1t was found that the New
York's bow was firmly fy"';.. tNe side
or the Assaye. Mi Sellers was close
enough to observe the marvellous dis
cipline aboard the troopship Not a
second was lost and there was no sign
of a hurry, and, while the boats were
being prepared for launching, the SOL
diers were mustered with the precision
Of an ordinary drill. AS the vessels
parted continued Mr., Sellers, wc saw
gaping hole In the Assaye ten feet
wide. and sticking on our stem was a
portmanteu and portable property.
There was panic on our boat Had
we struck the Assaye amidships she
would havO sunk
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
Shot a Woman in the Back.

John Williams, colored, shot
through a window at her home near
BatesvilIe last week a woman named
Ebert Jones in the back with a
doube-barreI shotgun. The wound
as yet has not proven fatal. 1t is
said among the negroes that he shot
the wrong woman. 1t is currently
believed that the shot was intended
for one who had of late been fur
nishing information to the officers
on parties who have been illicitly
selling whisky.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
TWAS THE POPE'S NAME DAY
tory Addresses From All PRrts
of the World.

Rome, March 20.-Saturday being
ST. Joseph's day, Pope Plus name day,
the pope received congratulatory M-
dresses and kilograms from all parts
of Italy and from abroad The mem
'bers of st. Peters club, which includes
the whole Roman Clerical society, as
Is their custom, presented the pontif
with a magnificent basket of the most
carefully selected fruits and flowers.
The basket represented Venetian
gondola.
The pope, in thanking the givers,
made most touching reference to
"his beloved Venice" adding: 81 pray |
shall prove good helmsman for the
bark of St. Peters,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

I Yalobusha, Stevens, Sturdivant.
Thompson Talbert, Turner, Ward,
Watts Of Lauderdele, Wells, Whitney.
Winston, Wilkinson, Williams and
/ Speaker Thomas.
Nays-Allen, Barber, Byrd Of New
ton, Breeland, Brooks, Bullard Butler,
Carothers of Lee, Cavett. Cunningham,
Denton Of Lauderdale, Dohcrty, Dun.
can. Doty East. Ethridge, Hicks,
Hight, Hlbun, Holloway, House,
Hoyle, HUFF, Kmbrough, Lockwood.
Loper, Mahon. Mayfeld, Mitchell,
Montgomery, Murphree, McAllister,
McQuiston McGee. Mcleod Norment,
Owen, Patterson, Roberts, Robinson Of
Rankin. Ross, Rouse, Sheffield, Spen-
shall. Tucker Of Wilkinson and Watts
of Lincoln.
Marshall county, In which the State
Normal School is located. has three
representatives in the legislature Mr.
Tucker of the lower house opposed car
rying the bill over the governors veto,
and Mr. Mahon spoke In favor of 1t.
State Senator Belk. Of Holly Springs,
spoke against the passage Of the I'LL
when 1t was before the senate and Las
been active against II ever since, con
tending that the work 1t Is attempting
10 carry on is no good whatever. and
more hurtfu than helpful to the ne.
gro. The institution was founded in
1870. during the Republican rule in
Mississippi, and its faculty is com
posed of DR.. Miller, the supcrintcnd.
ent. and two assistants. The appro-
priation for its support is $1,000 Der
year.
The senate spent the morning on the
house bill providing for an issue of
bonds in the sum Of 100000 ten-thir.
ty-year form. bearing interest at the
rate of 3R per cent An attempt was
made by very respectable number
Of members TO reduce the amount to
500, 900, It being contended that this
was sufficient TO meet any respective
deficit and an amazing array Of fig
ures were quoted during the debate.
The bill finally passed without anend
ment by vote of rs to Is.
Several incidental measures were
passed by the senate, among others
being the bill increasing the salary of
the governors private secretary to ST.
500 per annum. At present the secre-
tary receives only $1,000 per annum.
This is the only salary increase that
has been made during the session.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
Fee for New Rosd.

The secretary of State last week
received fee Of $3.50 for recording
the charter Of the Mississippi Il
Eastern railway, which was ineor-
poratcd by the proclamation of Coy.
Vardaman the first of the week,
The road is to begin in Quitman,
Clarke county, and TO run in south.
castcrlv direction through the coun-
ty of Choctaw, in Alabama, 10 q
point on the Tombigbce river.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
FIFTY-THlRD DAY.

For the first time since his Undue.
ton into the office Of chief executive
Gov. Vardaman In the afternoon exer.
ciscd the veto power, The bill which
comes under the ban OF his disap.
proval is the appropriation measure
for the State Normal School, ne.
grO educational institution located at
Holly Springs. The governors prin.
cipal reason for vetoing the bill is
that, in his opinion, the school does
not give the proper kind of education
for the negro.
After the reading of the message in
the house motion was made and
adopted to make the matter the spe.
cial order for the succeeding day
when an effort will be launched by
the members who are opposed to the
governor Ideas on the negro question,
TO pass the bill over his veto.
On passage the normal school ap.
preparation went through the house
by vote OF ~ to 90 and 1t passed
the senate by n vote Of % to 10. A
two.thirds vote will be required to
carry 1t over the governors veto.
The boil weevil WAS the subject OF
discussion in tho senate, and the dan.
ger Of invasion by this destructive
pest was brought up on the house bill
appropriating $2l 900 to be used in
preventing the introduction Of the boil
weevil in Mississippi, which sum was
amended by the senate committee, cut.
ting the amount down to 100000 and
depriving the State entomologst of
$500 for his services. Some of the
members were opposed to the measure
on the ground that 1t proposed no def.
mite plan for the prevention of the
pest, hut the bill finally passed
The house spent the greater por.
tion Of the morning on the senate
bill providing for the paying Of ex.
penses Of circuit judges and chance.
lors by the counties where they were
holding courts. The bill failed to
pass.
Tho law provides that no appropria
tion measure can re passed within
fivc days of the final adjournment
and this will shut out many OF the
bills now pending, including a big
bunch having favorable committee re.
ports. The last three days of the ses.
sion will be merely for the purpose
of giving the speaker and lieutenant
governor an opportunity to sign the
bills passed, and the enrolling clerks
IN opportunity to catch up with their
wor,.
The house concurrent resolution In.
structing the attorney general to in.
stitute proceedings to set aside the
purchase of the Hildreth land tract
by the former board of trustees of
the Mississippi Insane Hospital Is still
hanging fire in the senate, and the
Indications arc that it has been very
effcctually "chloroformed" by that
bOdv
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
Incentive to Marriane.

If the bill passed by the house last
week repeating section 1854 of the
coGe, passes the senate and secures
the signature of the governor, IL
cense will he no longer essential to
the performance of a marriage cere-
mony in Mississippi. This code Sec
ton which the house seeks to repeal
declares that a marriage shall not
be contracted or solemnized unless
license therefor shall first have been
duly issued and such license shall be
essential to the validity Of the mar.
riagp
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
Cows Are PRIVILEGED.

The special election which was
held at CIarksdale last week on the
question of keeping the COWS off the
streets resulted in victory fer the
Philistines by a vote of G4 to Sc.
This will result in cooling the ardor
of the Village Improvement Asso-
ciation and will largely nullify its
efforts to make Clarksdale some
thing more than a provincial town.
1t is suspected there was heavy trad
ing Of votes for butternilk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
Courrcssmnn Burkctt, Of Nebraska,
Isn't Going to Have n Clear Field
For the scnntorship.

Hastings, Neb,. March 2O.-A tele-
gram was received here, Saturday, by
friends of Congressman W. e. An
drews, auditor for the treasury depart
ment in Washington, saying he would
be candidate for United States sena-
tor from Nebraska. The field up to
this time has been open for Congress-
man Burkett, who has received many
Endorsements. The senator elected
next winter will succeed Senator Die
tricb
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
Issue $4,000 Of Bonds.

The city council of Corinth has
ordered the issuance of $4,000
bonds for water works and sewerage
purposes. This is the third time
the effort has been made to float
these bonds. On former occasions
no satisfactory bids were received,
and the advertisement is made now
for the bonds to bear 6 per cent in
terest instead of per cent, as here
toforc offered, and the people Of the
place are anticipating better results.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
SOUTH DAKOTA
MYSTERY SOLVED
Miss Rena Nelson Sent the Box Of
Poisoned Candy to Herself.
SHE HAD A PURPOSE IN VIEW
Wanted 10 Get Mrs. Dye In Prison,
So That Dye, with Whom She Was
Infatuated, Could Get n Di-
vOrce and Marry Her.

Des Moines, la, March e0.-Rena
Nelson, a telephone girl of Pierre. S.
D., died after eating poisoned candy
she mailed to herself in an effort to
get rid of Mrs. Sherman Dye, OF Boone.
la, with whose husband she was in
love. Mrs. Dye was accused Of send
ing the poisoned candy. She was In
dicted, but her extradition was denied
by Gov. Cummins.
An Authorized Statement.
Sheriff Laughlin of Pierre Is in tho
city. He authorized the statement that
it has been established conclusively
that Mrs. Dye was Innocent and that
Miss Nelson herself prepared the poi
soned candy and mailed It to herself at
Pierre for the purpose OF casting sus-
picion upon Mrs Dye.
The officers have found the store at
which Miss Nelson purchased the
candy. The package. the wrapper and
the candy have been identified, as well
as Miss Nelson as the purchaser the
day before the candy was received
from the post office.
The Obvious Purpose.
It was tho obvious purpose to ac-
cumulate evidence upon which Mrs.
Dye might be convicted OF attempted
murder, and Dye would thus be en-
abled to obtain divorce, which would
leave him free to wed Miss Nelson.
Understanding the deadlness Of
the poison and in taking portion of
the candy, which she supposed would
merely make her slightly III, she took
sufficient to cause death after an i'll
ness of more than a week.
whnt investigation Disclosed.
The investigation disclosed a series
of circumstances leading to the same
conclusion inevitably, chief among
which was the discovery, by means of
n microscopical examination, of the
postmark on the package containing
the candy, that the package had not
been mailed at Boone. although this
appearance was indicated
Another link in the chain Of evil
dence was the fact that the front OF
an envelope which had been addressed
to Miss NelNon by Mrs Dye In sending
q letter OF protest against the formers
.i,iotts.a with the latters nusband,
had been pasted on the package OF
candy to conceal the address for the
plain purpose of casting suspicion
upon Mrs. Dye.
More Developments Coming
County Attorney Goodner says the
developments in few days will cause
surprise.
The officials have been unable to find
in Boone candy box similar to the
one received by Miss Nelson, but they
have found such one in Pierre, The
cancellation stamp on the box Is sim
liar to the stamp used in the Pierre
post Office. 1t is asserted that Miss
Nelson, in letters written to Mrs. Dye,
had threatened TO take poison.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
Two designations.

Acknowledgement Arthur Fridge,
Of the Mississippi National Guard,
has received the resignation of c.
Tucker Beckett, formerly of West
Point, major commanding the Sec
ond battalion Of the First regiment
of the National Guard, on account
of his removal to Memphis, Joe
JAYNE. of Ellisville. captain of Com
pany B, Second regiment, National
Guard, has forwarded his resigna-
tion to Acknowledgement Fridge, on
account of his removal to Laurel.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-26
Meridian Hears II.

Since the failure of Meridian to
obtain membership in the Cotton
States Baseball League a scheme is
incubating to organize State
league, TO be called the Delta
League, with Meridian. jackson,
Greenwood. Clarksdale, Miss, Hell
ena, Ark, and Memphis, Tenn, in
connection