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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Some Peaches.

A remarkable bunch of peaches
was displayed in one of the banks Of
Jackson last week. There were sew
enteen large and well-deyeloped
peaches on eleven inches of stem.
They were raised just west of the
city, and excited good deal of adj
miration from those who saw them.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30

RichmoDdInd.. July 23.--B. F. John.
son, state statistician, believes that In.
diana will have an immense corn cror
this year. He says 1t could hardly
look better than at present, and that
barring droughts. will be a record.
breaker.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Charter Approved.

The governor has approved the
charter of incorporation Of the Me-
ridian Terminal Association, domi-
ciled at Meridian, with a capital
stock Of $25, 900. and which will en-
gage in the handling of freight ship
ments.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Accidentally Kills Herself.

Emma Morris, a 15-year-old girl,
living in Wilkinson county, acci-
dentallv killed herself a few days
ago with 22-caliber rife. She was
out shooting birds, and the exact
manner of the accident is not known.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
RrookaxlIle Reunlon.

More than two thousand people
attended the Confederate reunion at
iBroolxsyille the other day, and the
"old boys" are said to have had a
roval time.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
The Mania Spreading.

A Grenada county farmer mag
ined that he had discovered the boil
weevil in his cotton, and sent a
choice line of insect samples to the
State entomologist, who pronounced
them to be very common bugs and
comparatively harmless.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Desoto County Assessme nts.

DeSoto county is feeling quite
proud of her new tax assessment,
the personal roll showing an increase
of values for the year amounting to
S1S6,375. The total assessment of
the county is SS55,965
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Died OF Deiiriam rremens.

St. Louis, July 23.--Frank Glasscock,
real estate dealer of Paragould, Ark,
aied at tho city hospital from what the
shysicians pronounced delirium
semens. On July 6 Glasscock attempt
Cd 10 Jump from a second-story win
dow of a hotel.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Courthouse Agitation.

The citizens Of Marion county are
agitating plan for the erection OF
a new courthouse at Columbia, to
cost from $4,000 TO 100000. The
movement viii probably succeed.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
To Restore Franchise to rransvaaI

London, July 23.--During the dis.
cussion Of South African affairs in thu
house Of commons Colonial Secretary
Lytteltcn announced that the govern.
ment intended next year to give the
Transvasl representative institutions
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30

London, July GA dispatch to ths
Standard from Odessa says il is stat
ed that three volunteer vessels 90 Sc
bastoptl have been ordered to suspend
roaling and arming pending further
Instructions.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
rner nf Franco Accentrd.

Tangier, July 2S.-The offer Of
French cooperation in the organiza-
hon OF police of Tangier has been &C.
eepted by The Moroccan authorities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
BALLOTS WILL NOT
HAVE BLANK SPACES
Assistant Attorney General
Rules on Primary Elec-
ton Tickets

According to an opinion rendered
yesterday by P. A. Ewert, assistant at
torney general, county auditors in pre-
pairing primary election ballots will
not be permitted to leave blank spaces
on the ballot that voters may write in
the names of men who could thus be
placed on the official ballot for the
November general election with a
party designation after their names.
The question was raised yesterday,
by County Auditor Hugh r. Scott, of
Hennepin county, who called atsthe at
torney generals office for enlighten-
nnent. Ed A. Stevens, a Democratic
leader of Minneapolis, had made for
NAL request that the county auditor so
arrange the official primary election
ballot in Hennepin county that blank
spaces might be left under the names
of Republican candidates for the legis-
lature in districts where no Democrat
had filed for the nomination. The pur-
pose of the request was to permit
Democrats to express choice of cam
didates for their party nominations in
the districts where Democratic filings
had not been made, by writing in the
names Of men who might be favored
for the nomination.
The assistant attorney general ruled
that it would be contrary to the spirit
of the primary election law to permit a
nomination to be made independent of
the primary system. Mr.. Ewert said
that to permit this practice might
easily result in giving both the Demo-
cratic and Republican nominations to
the same person, thus making him the
candidate of two political parties. The
primary election law clearly provides
that no candidate shall be nominated
by more than one political party.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
AFTER THE PEDDLERS
Truck Growers and Grocers to
Take Trail

At the request of ]. J. Ryan, secre-
tary Of the Retail Grocers, association,
the ordinance giving the farmers the
right to peddle their own products was
laid over for two weeks by the alder
manic committee on Etreets yester-
day. This was done without protest
from Alvin Rowe, representing the
groeeFs.
Mr.. Ryan pleaded that the grocers
had labored under misunderstanding
as to the time of holding the meet
ing Of the committee, and said that a
number Of the leading dealers de-
and have a public hearing. He sug-
gested that it was possible that the
grocers and bona fide growers may
find it possible to get together, and
thought that the license of the peddiers
should be increased from $50 to 800 a
year.
For the growers Mr.. Rowe stated
that they could see no reason for delay,
as the season for disposing of farm
products is fast coming to an end.
What is the use of building good
roads If you deny the farmers the
right to come into the city and dis
pose Of their produce he argued.
"All that we ask is that the growers
be allowed to sell their products in any
manner they see fit. There is no de-
sire on our part to protect peddlers,
but on the other hand are willing to
cooperate with the grocers in the
proper enforcement Of the law gov
erning peddlers and hucksters."
On motion of Aid. Bantz action was
postponed, the member from the
Eighth ward saying that it was likely
that when the representatives Of the
organizations get together they viii be
able to agree upon the terms Of an
ordinance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
OPPOSES NARROWING
OF RAYMOND AVENUE
AIdermanic Committee Will Make Ad-
verse Report on Application

The committee ON streets of the
board Of aldermen yesterday acted ad-
versely on the proposal of property
owners on Raymond avenue, from Uni
versity to the Milwaukee tracks, to
narrow the street from eighty to sixty
feet.
This course was taken because Of
the opposition Of the board of park
commissioners to the plan, Supt.
Nussbaumer asserting that the park
board intends to use Raymond avenue
to connect the river driveway with
Como park, and he eontended that
the present width of eighty feet would
be none too much.
j. w. Watson, appearing for the Pc
titioners, said that he was much sur
prised at the course of the park board,
he not being made aware Of the pro-
posal that the street be made into a
part of the park driveways of the city.
After the adverse report had been
voted he asked for reconsideration, but
MS request was refused.
The applicants for the vacation Of
twenty feet of the street stated in
their petition that they desire to have
the street graded, and held that by
narrowing it the cost of such improve
ment to them would be reduced one
fifth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
SOLID FOR JOHNSON
Stearns County Republicans
viii Support s.. Peter Man

Stearns county Is enthusiastically for
John A. Johnson for governor The-ban-
her Democratic county of the state is
expected to roll up the usual Democratic
vote for the nominees of the state con-
vention. but this year there is every in
d1cation that hundreds of Republicans
VIII cooperate with the Democrats In
boosting the ST. Peter man into the guber-
material chair.
Everybody in Sank Center is for
Johnson" said j. A. Michaelson, the
Sank Center editor. who was in st. Paul
yesterday II scarcely know of a Repub-
l1can in my town or its immediate vicin-
ity who will vote for Dunn for governor.
L can think of not more than half dozen
men of any prominence who will say
that they will support the Princeton man.
They are sore on the way the state con-
Vent1on was run and declare that ii Is
time such political methods were rebuked.
They say that the only way to work the
reform is to do it at the polls. Stearns
county will do her share towards electing
John A. Johnson"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02

Street Railway Submits Plan
to Prevent ElectroIysis

The Twin City Rapid Transit COM
pany yesterday submitted to the board
of water commissioners it's promised
plan to obviate the destruction Of wa
ter pipes by electricity, termed cleo
trolysis, and the board referred the
plan to the special committee in charge
OF the matter, to consult with d. G..
Jackson. the expert in the employ Of
tile board.
The plan of the company, stripped of
its technical details, is to install wire
between the double tracks to return
the escaped electricity to the power
houses, it being held by the company
that to carry out this plan it will be
necessary to maintain substatiens at
University and Smelling avenues, and
Wabasha street and College avenue.
This solution of the problem, which
is an important one to the city, is pro-
posed by Sargent & Lundy, electrical
engineers of Chicago, who have made
study of the situation in st. Paul.
They have given to the water depart
ment, through the street railway COM
pany, detailed report of the amount
of electricity that escapes from each
line in the city and find that the West
Seventh street line leading to Fort
Smelling, is the worst.
1t is figured by the engineers that
the copper wire that will be used to
1nStaH the new system Will cost $ZS,-
$50, and it is estimated by the COM
pany that the building Of the conduits
will cost much more, but it is asserted
that the company will save consid-
cradle amount by saving the current.
The plan of making this saving is SIM
pie. The electricity that leaves the
feed wires and by various means
reaches the ground goes to the rails,
where it is carried until it reaches an
other conductor. The rails are tapped
at intervals with THE copper wire,
which in turn runs to the return wire
and carries the electricity back to the
substations.
The movement to compel the COM
pany to protect the water pipes and
sewers from damage by electrolysis
has been under way for some years, it
having been found that the constant
electric current was eating through
the pipes and destroying their eff
cheney
Some two years ago, after the city
had collected evidence showing that
the damage was being done by the
electricity of the street railway COM
pany, suit was brought to recover. The
street railway company offered as a
compromise to remedy the evil and,
was given until Sept. to report on a
plan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
NEED THE WHISTLES
Factory Men Object to the
Ohage Ordinance

There was shown to be wide diff
ference of opinion among the members
of the aldermanic committee on streets
at yesterdays meeting regarding DR..
Ohage's proposed anti-whistling ordi-
nance, and Frederick Blodgett, Of Os-
good &c Bledgett, contended that the
large factories object to the enactment
OF a measure containing such drastic
provisions.
Mr.. Blodgett argued that In factories
covering quite an area it is necessary
to have some means to notify the men
when to begin and when to quit work,
and by long custom the use of the
whistle had grown to be recognized as
the best means.
IS "Of course he said, cit would not
be difficult to notify the men when to
quit, but it would be difficult to secure
promptly notified that it was time to
begin. The use of messengers or other
such means would mean an average
loss of from five to ten minutes time
on each man, with the result that the
firm would be out several thousand
dollars at the end of the year"
AID. Rohland believed in the provi-
SionS or the ordinance, and thought DR..
Ohage could be relied upon to enforce
lit against only willful Offenders. He
said that there was one factory in the
Fifth ward that makes it a practice to
blow a whistle for about half an hour
beginning at 6 a. m. He also thought
that much Of the whistle blowing done
by railroad engineers was useless, re-
sulting in runaways.
Aid. Corning had been disturbed by
whistiing on numerous occasions, but
thought provisions too drastic He
wanted to make an unfavorable report,
but other members thought DR.. Ohage
should be heard from before action
was taken.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
.M'CLEARY AT HOME
80 II n; 20
Ready to Begin Hot Campaign
With Miller for Congress

Congressman James T. McCfeary, Of
the Second district. reached st. Paul
yesterday on his return from Washing
ton, and will go to .Mankato today.
McCleary Will sat once enter on his
campaign for the nomination at the
primary elections Senator HI. ]. Miller,
of Luverne, is his opponent for the
nomination, and Second district Re
pubHcans predict a red-hot campaign
from now until; Sept. 20, when the pri-
naries will bea held: @
Congressrnans McCIeary was asked
last night at the Windsor hotel if he
expected to make speaking campaign
in his district before the primaries
'T haven't decided" he said, but I
expect to meet a. good many of the
voters of the district before the date
of the primaries. Miller is good writer,
but an Indifferent speaker, and a deci-
sion which had been reached to ehal-
lenge him to a. series of debates In
the district, will probably not be car.
ried out on that account. I would like
to. meet Miller in a debate first in his
home town of Luverne, and then go
through the district discussing the tar
iff questions on which he bases his
claims to the suffrages Of Republic
but since he doesn't make pretense to
public speaking, a challenge would
probably be denied
st. Paul hotels were filed last night
with state politicians of both Repub-
Hcan and Democratic faith, and there
were many from the Second district.
Opinion among Republicans from that
district seemed to be about equally
divided as to the termination Of the
fight at the primaries. 1t was gem
orally conceded, however, that should
McCleary win IN this contest that Mil
Ter will run away with the nomination
two years hence. "a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
BURGLARS ENTER BY
THE TRANSOM ROUTE
Break Into Cigar Store and Freight
Line Office and Steal SAB

Burglars made raids on the cigar
store of Peter Otto, 1926 Jackson street,
and the office of the Empire Fast
freight line. 324 Jackson street. where
they ransacked three desks. AS a result
of their work they secured about $40
IN cash and So worth of stamps.
The cigar store was entered through
the transom over the door facing Jack
son street. after an unsuccessful at
tempt had been made to force the
lock. The money was taken from the
cash register. but no cigars were taken.
The Empire Fast freight line office
was entered through a transom over a
door entering into the hall of the Gill
lillian block. Desks occupied by d. F.
MacCarthy and d. e. Young were
searched and So worth of stamps were
taken from another desk
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
MIGRANTS SACRED
Water Board Denies City En-
gineef's Application

City Engineer Rundlett made an i'm
FASHIONED plea before the board of wa
ter commissioners yesterday in an at
tempt to secure the right to turn on
fire MIGRANTS for sewer flushing, but
the board refused his request after a
wordy passage-at-armS between the
engineer and Secretary Caulfield, of
the water department.
Here is a bill that illustrates the
point 1 want to make in which my de-
partment is called upon to pay man
in the employ of the water board for
$50 hours work, while we We're really
flushing but sixty-four hours" said
the engineer. 1T seems to me such a
procedure is an utter waste of money.
I-haye in my department men as COM
petent to turn the fire hydrants off
and on rs are with the water depart
ment and l can see. no reason for my
being denied the right"
But it has always been the practice
of this board to keep absolute control
of the water" insisted Mr.. Caulfeld,
"and if this permission is granted it
may lead to many other applications
of like character. We have always in
sisted that man in the employ of the
Wafer department should turn the wa
ter1oM and on"
ct is practice that is as foolish as
it is costly and would like to have
the board pass on my application for
the privilege of turning on water for
hydrants,"t persisted the engineer. Il
will guarantee to report the exact time
the water is in use, and only ask that
l be given the right to turn off and
on"
81 have in my hand" answered Mr..
Caulfield, sthe history of a case that
shows how the granting of the privi-
lege might work I found from re-
ports that a couple of new drinking
fountains were being furnished with
water, and upon investigation found
that the city engineers department
was responsible for having turned on
the water and the facts had not been
reported"
but you were supposed to furnish
the water" answered Mr.. Rundlett.
1.-The bringing in of this case has moth
ing whatever to do with my applica-
ton for the right to use water for sew
er flushing. 1t is another matter that
has no connection with the case. l will
guarantee that will treat the board
fairly and honestly in this matter"
'sBut We will not allow outsiders to
fool with the turning on or off the wa
ter" answered Mr.. Caulfe1d.
II fail to see where the head of an
other city department is an outsider"
answered the engineer. Il now have
the power, granted by this board to
turn ON water for use in flushing the
Streets and defy anyone to say that
the water department has suffered in
the least as result of. the permission"
Mr.. Caulf1eld argued that this was
different case, in that the water for
the flushing of the streets was not
paid for, While that used for the sewers
is. Mr.. Rundlett averred that he could
not see the distinction, but the board
held with the secretary, denying the
desired permission
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
.ORDINANCE=.AT REST
49, - - = 81
Aldermanlc Committee Defers
Action on BilIboards

The ordinance abolishing billboards
has apparently found resting place
with the committee on streets of the
board Of aldermen action having yes
terday been postponed for two weeks.
Aid. Bantz thought the persons in
terested in the measure should be mo-
titled and given an opportunity to be
present. He had expected that they
would be on hand, but thought it best
not to act until there had been a hear
ing.
Aid. Corning thought ''the boards
cover up places darned sight worse
than the boards themselves"
Aid. He'll, who procured the refer
ence of The measure, was willing to go
on record at once.
This ordinance was introduced di-
rectly after the cyclone, at which time
the damage done by the billhoar1s was
apparent. It went through the as
sembly at special meeting without
dissenting vote, and the same action
would have been. taken by the alder
men but for the absence of member.
There is now much doubt of its pas
sage. -r0;s ~ sttTS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
TO TELL OF CONDITION
OF PUBLIC LANDS
Clifford Pinehot and r. II. Newell to
Visit ST. Paul Next Week

Clifford Pinchot. forester of the de-
partmeut of agriculture, and F. H.
Newell chief engineer of the reciama-
ton service, viii be in the Twin Cities,
Tuesday, Sept. 6. They VIII be enter
tanned at the Commercial club at st.
Paul and viii discuss forestry, irriga-
ton and the best use of the public
lands.
Together with Gov. W. A. Richards,
commissioner of the general land Of
flee, Messrs. Pinehot and Newell con-
stitute commission on the public
lands appointed by the president to
consider and report to him on the
present condition Of the public lands
and the needs, If any, of a change in
the laws and the necessity for better
administration.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
NEIGHB0RS DISAGREE
OVER ALLEY VACATION
St. Anthony Park Residents Exhibit
Feeling Before COMMITTEES

By vote of to the aIdermanic
committee on streets yesterday decided
to recommend the passage of the or
dinance vacating the alley in block 40,
st. Anthony Park, the hearing devel-
oping the fact that there is much
neighborhood feeling regarding the use
of the alley.
G. E. flames appeared, and through
an attorney protested with vigor
against abolishing the alley, insisting
that he purchased his property because
there was an alley at the rear, and he
did. not propose J, to allow either end
to be closed without protest.
Other property owners asserted that
Mr.. James can use the alley from the
opposite direction. and that he SEEM
-ing4y desires to use the-part that it is
proposed to vacate, merely to deface
the residence property of his neigh
bors. ALI of this was denied by James
and his attorney
IT will require q three fourths vote
to pass the vacation order when it
comes before the aldermen.