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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Good Postal ShoWinqs.

Jackson and Vicksburg are not
the only cities in Mississippi who
have climbed up a notch in postof-
flee receipts during the past three
months. Clarksdale and Gulfport,
which have heretofore been third
class offices, have reached the second
class and within the next few weeks
will have free carrier service estab-
lishpd
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
AMNESTY FOR BULGARIANS
The TurkO-BuIgarian Convention
Signed at ConstantinOpIe, Pro-
vides for Amnesty.

Sofia, April 10,-The Bulgaria
convention signed at Constantinople
provides for amnesty to all Bulgarians
compromised in the Macedonia upris-
ing of 1903, excepting persons guilty
of using dynamite; the repatriation of
the refugees, the removal of frontier
restriction on Bulgarian trade and
travel and the application of the Aus
tro- Hungarian reform schem to Mace.
donia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Rains Delay PIantinp.

The continuous rains in the cen.
tral and northern section of the
State are greatly retarding farming
operations, it being impossible for
the farmers to get into their fields
during the wet weather. Thousands
of acres of ground which were
broken some weeks ago, remain un-
planted. The rainfall has been so
profuse during the past two or three
weeks that all the small streams and
rivers are swollen. and the lakes and
swamps in the delta are filled with
water.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
MEET DEATH IN A
STREE! CAR WRECK
Three Are Killed Instantly and
Many Are Injured.
THE CAR RAN OFF THE TRACK
The First Three Named Were Killed
Outright and Their Bodies HOr-
ribly Crushcd-AII Are santa
Barbara People.

Santa Barbara Cal, April ia
street car loaded with passengers re-
turning to town from the Old Mission
ran off the track at the intersection
of Garden and Mission streets. Sunday.
and FIVE deaths have resulted. All or
the dead were Santa Barbara people.
Over twenty of the passengers were
injured, many of them being fright
fully mangled Over half of the in
jured had bones broken about the
body, and not few of them suffered
serious fractures Of the skull A list
of the dead and most seriously Injured
follows:
The Dead.
Francisco Dominguez.
James Smith.
Ramon Reyes,
Leon Calderon.
Earl Goland.
The Injured.
Mrs George Dufor.
Miss Grace Dufor.
Mrs. George Baker.
Mrs. Laura Baker
Miss Virginia Ruiz.
Miss Lucy Ruiz.
Mrs. Sullivan.
Mrs. Mary Arellenes and daughter.
Mrs. Hoberts
Miss Nora Lombard
Miss McCaughey,
Frances Olivos.
All the above. where other addresses
are not given. are from Santa Barbara
The first three named were killed
outright and their bodies horribly
crushed.
Among the injured, none of whom 1t
is believed will die. was Mrs Julius
Kruttscnmtt, wife of the traffic direc-
tor and Vice president of the Southern
Pacific railway, who was slightly hurt;
Dr. Rosa Enghert, of Chicago; Mrs.
Early. an eastern woman, address un-
known, and Edmond Quinn of Kansas
City
The accident was due TO defect
in the brake apparatus, as was re-
vealed upon an inspection Of the car
after the accident. While the rear
brakes were tightly set against the
wheels, the forward brakes were of no
service, because Of the breaking of a
part OF the gearing. The motorman
discovered that something was wrong
with the car several blocks above the
point where the accident occurred. and
endeavored to set the brakes but failed
to check the speed of the car, At the
intersection Of Garden and Mission
streets there is a very abrupt curve,
and the car was moving at its highest
speed down five per cent, grade. The
car was thrown from the track and
on its side, and the passengers were
scattered in all directions. One Sec
tion of the car was smashed into
splinters. Those who were instantly
killed and many who were most So
riously injured were standing on the
guard rail on the side Of the car as it
crashed into the ditch
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
New Military Equipment.

Adjt. Gen. Fridge has received a
carload of equipment from the quar-
lermaster's department at Atlanta,
and two more carloads are en- route.
The equipment consist of blankets,
rain coats, uniforms, articles for
field use, etc, the three carloads be-
ing valued at about $4,000. The
distribution Of this equipment will
be made before the time for the an
nual summer encampment.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Railroad Work.

Chief Engineer Smith, Of the pro-
posed Charleston, Oakland & West
ern road, has commenced the work
of establishing the survey, and the
company will be engaged with the
grading work within the next thirty
days. 1t is intended to have forty
miles of the line completed in time
to handle the cotton crop this fall.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Mississippi State News
The Mexican Boil WeeYiI.

The legislature of the State Of
Mississippi at its last session passed
ar act TO prevent the introduction of
the boil weevil into this State, and
t. guard against its dissemination.
It is important that efery farmer
and cotton grower in the State
should become posted in regard to
this law and familiar with its pro-
scription, and with the rules and
regulations that have been promul-
gated in accordance with the act.
Attention is called to the following
summary Of the rules and regula-
tions to prevent the introduction of
the Mexican cotton boil weevil:
/. 1t is unlawful for any person,
except duly recognized entomolo-
gist, to bring into the State, through
the mails, by express, freight, or
any other manner, or to have in his
possession, for any purpose whatso
ever, any living Mexican boil weevil,
whether adult or in the larval or
pupal stages.
2. 1t is unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation TO bring any cot
ton seed, cotton seed hulls, seed cot
ton, cotton seed and seed cotton
sacks, hay, straw, oats, or corn into
the State from any place or county
ir Texas, or any place or parish in
Louisiana where the cotton boil
weeyil exists.
3. 1t is unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to bring into or
carry through the State of Missis-
sippi any bedding, clothing, bag
gage, trees or plants from any
place, county or parish in Texas or
Louisiana where the boil weeyil ex-
lists, unless such bedding, clothing,
baggage, trees or plants are accom-
panied by certificate of inspection
from a duly recognized entomologist
to the effect that they are free from
boil weevils.
4. 1t is unlawful for any per-
son, common carrier, firm or cor
poration to carry through the State
Of Mississippi any of the products
named above, or any other farm
products raised in the counties Of
Texas, or parishes of Louisiana
where the boil weevil exists, unless
such products are carried in tight
box cars, which are sealed and are
not opened, unloaded or side tracked
during transit through the State.
8. 1t is unlawful for any per-
son, common carrier, firm or cor
poration to bring into or carry
through the State any hay, straw
or other materials used as bedding
that has been obtained from any
o. the counties, parishes or places
in Texas or Louisiana where the
boil weeyil exists.
1t is important that the entomolo-
gist be notified at once if the boil
weevil appears in the State during
the coming season. If any peculiar
insect or disease appear in cotton
field, the owner should notify the
entomologist at once, If possible,
some Of the insects should be en-
closed in a tin or wooden box, and
sent to the entomologist with the
address of the sender on the box.
We urgently request that every
grower of cotton notify us at once
il he suspects the weevil to be in his
field.
GLENN w. HERRICK,
Entomologist.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Treasury on Decline.

Treasurer W. J. Miller reported
last week that he had on hand
$244,6S9.13 in the vaults Of the
State treasury, which shows a steady
decline during the past several
months, and leads to the prediction
that the S50O,000 worth of bonds
will have to be floatcd at least by
,Julv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

Ground was broken last week at
Charleston, Tallahatchie county, for
the erection of a ginnery, saw mill and
grist mill all under one roof and to
cost $4,000 A railroad is soon to be
built from that place to Oakland, eight
miles distant.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
lThe Wnter Wnr Zoo cod.

Sterling, H., April 10-Because the
water in the river was too cold, Will
lam Windstrum decided to postpone
committing suicide He went into the
river for that purpose, but returned
and was arrested.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Potatoes Higher In New York

New York, April 10.-Potatoes have
fallen into the line of rising prices here
for household supplies and have sud
denly been advanced by wholesale deal
ers from rs cents to 81 a barrel Good
ones are extremely scarce
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Leavenworth Prison Overcrowded.

Leavenworth, Kas,, April 1O,-There
are LOO prisoners at the United States
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, and
it Is overcrowded A batch of 16 came
in from the Indian territory, and sc
more were awaiting transportation
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

Hon f. F. Nall. State land commits
sioner, reports that during the month
of March he disposed of $6.766,43
worth of State lands.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Goinu to st. Louis.

The Mississippi Worlds Fair
commission, at its meeting last week,
decided to 60 to st. Louis in a body
on April Is for the purpose of for.
mally accepting 'Beauvoir," the
Mississippi building, which has been
completed by Meessrs j. +. Barnes
& Co., the contractors. The COM
mission allowed the accounts on file
and adjourned
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Reduced Rates Granted.

The railroads operating in Missis.
Sippi have announced the usual re.
duction of one and one-third fares
for the round trip on account Of
the various presbytery meetings tc
be held during the month, and the
Presbyterian churches of the State
are now naming the elders and dele
gates who are to attend the sessions.
The usual Sunday school institutes
will be held preliminary to the pres
oytery sessions,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Captured FIrst Place.

st. Louis, April 10.-Raymon Ewald
student of the architectural depart.
ment of the Washington university.
has again captured first place in the
competitions Of the Society of BeauS
Arts architects Of New York,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
WeII-Known Turfmnn Dead.

Philadelphia, April 1l.-Col Charles
II. Page, formerly a member of the
board of review in the national Trot-
ting association, and well known to
turfmen throughout the United States,
died here Sunday of heart disease. He
was 70 years of age
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
An Agreement Reached.

Chicago, April 10.-Industrial peace
is assured in the brick manufacturing
business of Chicago for the coming
year. An agreement has been con-
cluded between the various brick yards
and the brickmakers' unions, embrac-
ing about 1000 men.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Traffic on the Tombiabee.

The steamer W. j. Bethea, a
good-sized boat which runs on the
Tombigbee river, arrived at Colum-
bus last week with a cargo of $500
sacks of cotton seed consigned to
the Refuge Cotton Oil Company Of
that city. The river is in excellent
condition for traffic now and the sea-
son promises to open up new busi-
ness. The boat left on the return
trip carrying large cargo for points
south, shipped by the local mer-
chants
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Appointed superintendent.

Bloomington, ILL.,, April l1,-W B,
Caufey has been appointed supern-
tendent of maiptenance of way of the
Chicago & Alton system, to succeed
George Moore, who goes to the Rut-
land system of Vermont.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Hearing In Postponed.

New York, April 1.-THE hearing
in the case of the State Senator George
E. Green, under indictment for com
plicity in the United States postal
frauds, was Saturday postponed until
June 30 byUnited States Judge Thomas.
in BROOKLYN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
GLENN w. HERRICK,
'bHNN W. ~ uhhl'h,
Entomologist.
Agricultural College, Miss.
To Push Construction.

Preparations are being made to
push the construction of the Mo
bile, Jackson & Kansas City road
from Pontotoc southwards to join
the main construction forces moving
northward. Contract was awarded
by the road a day or so since for
the construction of handsome de-
pot at Ellisville,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
MEN AND MATTERS
MISSISSIPPIAN
lnterurban Electric Railways.
by EDGAR q HARRIS.

'HteFuTDdn ElcCtTlC NaHWdyS'
Mississippi has been exceedingly
slow in realizing the advantages to be
derived from interurban electric rail
ways. In fact, there are only six cleo
tric roads in the State. These are in
Vicksburg, Meridian, Natchez, Jack
son, Greenville and Biloxi, and all OF
them are short lines, scarcely extend
Ing beyond the corporate limits OF the
cities in which they are located. In
some of the Northern and Eastern
States interurban lines have become
potent factors in rural development.
as well as sources OF considerable rev.
enue to their owners, and'&Aere Is no
good reason TO doubt that sIch lines
will pay equally as well in Mississippi.
During the past several months
much talk has been indulged in in
various sections of the State regarding
proposed interurban roads. and it is
likely that several of them will be
constructed this summer. Surveyors
are already on the ground to locate
the proposed line from Jackson to
Nicksburg, and there Is little doubt
that 1t will become an early reality,
II is also certain that line is to be
built from Greenville to Leland. Char
ters have also recently been granted
for lines from Gulfport to Scranton
and from Hazlehurst to Crystal
Springs. The line from Greenwood to
Itta Bena, charter for which was
granted some time ago, will also be
constructed some time during the year.
Once It Is demonstrated that there is
money in interurban railways in Mis-
,issippi, they will be built through
out the State, wherever the population
Of the country traversed is dense
enough to justify the expenditure.
In the Delta section of the State it
is believed that electric lines can be
built cheaper than good dirt roads.
In many sections there is absolutely
no bottom to the soil and gravel and
other cheaper methods of roadbuilding
have proven abject failures.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Trnlllc Mnnnrcr Dcnd.

Washington, April 11.-William
Armstrong Turk, passenger traffic
manager of the Southern railroad, died
here Saturday night of pneumonia, lie
had been i'll three days.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
DAILY Still at Large.

Capt. Puckett, sergeant of the
Rankin convict farm, states that
no clue has been obtained to the
whereabouts of the celebrated Felix
DAILY, who escaped from the farm
recently, and it is believed that
DAILY has gone for good this time.
On his previous escape it required
twenty-one years to locate bis where
abouts. The Birmingham officers
have been requested to keep a sharp
outlook for the convict. DAILY for
merlv lived in that CITY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Anegnd Eorgrr king Recnntured.

Des Moines. Ia, April 10.-L. NJ.
King. of st. Louis, who escaped from
the Polk county Jail week ago, while
awaiting trial on the charge Of forgery,
was returned from Council Bluffs,
where he was captured
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

The Carrolton Conservative wants
the vacant lots of that town trans
formed into flower gardens.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
The Personal Assessment.

Reports from over the State show
that the county assessors are max
ing good progress with their work,
Notwithstanding the fact that they
were greatly delayed on account Of
measures pending in the legislature
providing for land assessment this
year, and which failed to pass. 1t
is likely that all Of the assessors will
have their personally rolls finished
within the time required by law,
and no extensions Of time will be
necessary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Another New Railroad.

The Jackson Evening News pub
fishes an interview with Vice Presi'
dent Finley, of the Southern Railway,
who says that the Itta Bena branch
Of that system Is soon to be extended
from Webb to Memphis. The same Of
flcal is quoted as saying that there
IL strong probability of the South
ern building a new line from Green
wood to Jackson
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
The Good Roads Movement.

Discussing the question OF good dirt
roads, the old reliable Aberdeen Ex-
aminer makes the following truthful
deductions
I'VE may hold all the good roads
conventions that time Will admit OF,
but the cause in the mud-locked rural
districts will never advance peg un-
I'll the people to be Immediately bene'
fitted take the matter seriously in
hand.
IF the boards Of supervisors OF the
several counties demonstrate their
nerve and independence, and take de-
termined action in their behalf, the
problem will soon be solved. and those
who most vigorously protest against
robust measures In the initiative, Will
be among the first and most ardent to
applaud favorable results
OF the more than thirty counties OF
the State that have adopted the CON
tract system of working the county
roads, only one has returned to the old
plan of warning hands" and working
them under the overseer, who gets no
compensation and consequently takes
very little interest in the work,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

Hon. II. E. Blakeslee, one Of the best
known newspaper men in the State.
has been appointed superintendent of
the new capitol grounds at salary
Of 81, 200 year Mr.. Blakeslee is also
n practical civil engineer and will rem
der valuable service in the grading of
the new capitol grounds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

The new privilege tax law has been
printed and will be distributed at
once. The most interesting provision
of the new law requires the sheriff to
collect double the amount of the tax
where It has not been paid during the
month in which it is due.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

The Aberdeen Weekly says THE
new button factory, with its handsome
array of machinery, is taking on quite
a creditable appearance. Orders are
still coming In for its output, though
it will not be in operation for several
days yet. Most of the machinery has
been placed, and, after minor details
OF arrangement are completed, every.
thing will be in readiness for the
start" 1t will be the only similar in
dustry in the State, hence its success
will be watched with interest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

The Magnolia Gazette reports the
cutting of tree near that city, which
produced 4967 feet of lumber The
next largest tree ever reported in this
State was cut near Poplarville and
scaled 1900 feet. And there are still
other giants in the forests Of Misss.
sippi
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
Importance Of Good Roads.

The most notable convention in sup
port Of the good roads movement ever
held in the South held two days
session in New Orleans Thursday and
Friday of last week. Special delega-
tions from all parts of Mississippi,
Tennessee, Texas and Louisiana were
In attendance. and many matters Of
vital concern to the people of the ter
rltory embraced in the association
were discussed by men who have had
actual experience In the building OF
roads under all sorts and kinds of con
ditions. Chief among the arguments
adduced was a plan for the working
Of State and county convicts on the
public highways and numerous in
stances were shown regarding the sue
cess of tho plan In States where 1t is
already in practice. In conjunction
with the plea for the working of the
convicts on the roads, the convention
urged the Importance of strict stat
utes for the punishment of vagrants,
giving special commendation to the
vagrancy law passed by the Missis-
sippi legislature at its recent session
This law goes into effect on April
28 and 1t Is probable that a great
many of the counties of the State, now
working their roads under contract,
will make some arrangement to have
the county convicts sentenced, under
the new law, worked on the public
highways.
The contract system Of working the
roads is now in effect in more than
half of the counties of the State and
it has proven a success in almost
every instance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

The Greenvile Democrat announces
that a million dollars of the recent ap'
preparation for leveo improvement will
be expended in the immediate vicin-
ity of Greenvile, The money put in
to circulation in that vicinity ought
to make Greenville hummer. It Is
already one of the best towns in the
State.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

The Jackson News says: "Missis.
sippi seems to be blessed greatly these
days. New corporations are being or
ganized. embracing all sorts of indus
tries. This indicates that the State is
prospecting to great degree. While
other States are being overrun with
floods and cyclones, everything is love
ly in Mississippi. Mississippi is a
good State to tie to-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

The Newton Record asks pertinent
question: (which way are you pulling
for your town-backward, by making
no effort to assist in its upbuilding or
forward. by aiding in every possible
way to encourage growth and pro.
gress?"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

A dispatch from Columbus an
nounces that the Progressive Union,
an organization of the business men
of that city, has secured the location
of big knitting mill with capital
stock of $l50000. The plant will EN-.
ploy 200 hands. The securing of this
industry again demonstrates the po-
tentiality of organized effort in town
building.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16
En- Passant.

During the past several weeks the
delta section of the State has been
visited by large number of mill men
from the North and East who are
anxious to get options on timbered
lands. A number of large hardwood
mills have already been erected in this
section of the State, but there are yet
thousands of acres of the finest hard
wood timber in the world still in its
virgin state. Indications are that
within the next few years the hard
wood timber industry in the delta will
rival the pine forests of the Southern
section of the State in the volume of
its lumber traffic. Better still is the
tendency to manufacture ii into fin
shed articles right here in the vicin
ity where the timber is grown. Green
wood, for instance, has one of the
largest furniture factories in the South
and the furniture which it manufac
lures is of the highest grade. And the
mill is making money for its stock
holders. Several other large factories
are projected in various parts of the
delta and the chances are that num-
her of them will be built within the
year,
~-Y-X--
With as good stock raising facli-
ties as Mississippi has, 1t is strange
that farmers will import plug horses
from other States and pay fancy prices
for them. There is enough good graz
ing land in Mississippi, now lying
idle, to raise all of the mules and
horses that The farmers of the State
can use, and they can be raised here
at much less cost than further North
where the winters are severe and
stock requires heavy feeding for half
Of tho YeaG
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

The Clarion Ledger says that peo-
pie are so busy in Jackson that they
haven't time to work for the interests
of the community. That sort of pros.
perity doesn't need much boosting.