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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
The Negro Normal.

Gov. Vardaman has not as yet re-
ceived official notice from the board
Of trustees of the closing of the ne
gro normal college at Holly Springs,
the appropriation bill for the sup
port of which was vetoed shortly be-
fore the legislature adjourned. 1t
is learned from other sources, how
ever, that the institution has closed.
The governor appointed a board Of
trustees for the negro normal be-
fore he vetoed the bill, but this
board, like Othello, finds its occu-
nation GONE.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
The Governor Considering.

1t is expected that Gov. Varda-
man will, some time in the near fu-
ture, probably this week, select the
Uniform Textbook Commission. 1t
is understood that the governor is
giving the matter a great deal of
thought just now. This is one of
the most important duties that the
governor will have to perform this
year, and he is desirous Of getting
on this commission educators of the
highest character, and men who will
give the State the best possible serv-
ioa
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
COAL FAMINE MAY RESULT
The Entire state of Town Confronted
with a Coal Famine on Ac-
counf of the Strike.

Des Moines, Ia, April 2.-Des Moines
and the entire state Of Iowa are con-
fronted with a coal famine as a result
of the lockout which closes every mine
in the state and that section OF Mis-
souri, included in the territory en-
braced by the affected district. Not a
pound Of coal is to be had for sale in
Des Moines, and other cities OF the
state are similarly affected. Local
dealers have placed double rush orders
with Kansas City, Omaha, 81, Joseph
and other neighboring cities, but It
is only possible to secure coal in lin
ited quantities.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
TurpentIne Output.

Advices from the southern part of
Mississippi state that the turpentine
operators are making extensive prep
qrations for The commencement Of
The new season. The sap has COM
menced to flow freely from the pine
trees, and the indications are that
the turpentine output viii be larger
than for several years. Quite
number of new distilleries have been
established during the past year.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
sprIna Chickens Scarce.

Spring chickens are scarcer than
gold dollars in Jackson and equally
as valuable. The retail merchants
of the city are unable to get chick
ems from the country, and all the
fowls ON the local market are being
shipped from Missouri, Kentucky
and Tennessee. Spring chickens are
selling from 40 to 60 cents each.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Delta Cotton In Satin.

Worlds Fair Commissioner Hen
ry has been notified by Hon. Chas.
Scott, of Rosedale, that he has pre-
pared twelve bales of the finest del
Ia cotton in satin, which is to form
part of the Mississippi exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. He requests that they
be handled carefully while en- route
to st. Louis. Mr.. Scott has mani
tested great interest in the Worlds
Fair exhibit.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Mississippi State News
The selled suzzard Reappears.

The people of Lee county are very
much excited over the temperance
of the belled buzzard, after an alb
sence of about a dozen years. The
bird was seen near Verona one day
last week by negro farmer named
Henry Robinson, who declares that
he plainly heard the jingling of the
bell around the fowls neck and that
the bird flew very near to him and
appeared quite tame. About thirty
years ago a farmer named Thomp-
son Meadows, living near keown-
vile, in Union county, caught
buzzard and placed dinner bell
around its neck. At frequent inter
walls the bird has been seen in North
Mississippi, and, on several occa-
sions, superstitious negroes have
been greatly frightened by the
changing of the bell as the buzzard
flew through the air over their heads.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Holding Our Own.

Mississippi continues to prosper
industTiously, and hardly a day
goes by that some new industry is
not started in some Mississippi
town. It was announced last week
that Columbus had secured knit
ting factory, and new foundry.
Jackson capitalists have organized
pants factory, and a brick and tile
factory has been started at Robin
sonvilie, in Tunica county. Missis-
sippi, seems to be holding her. own
indnslriallY.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
The Confederate Daughters.

Gov. Vardaman has accepted nm
invitation to deliver an address be-
fore the annual convention Of the
Daughters of the Confedcraey Of
Mississippi, which will be held at
Greenwood in May. Major Gen.
Lowry, commanding the Mississip-
ri division Of United Confederate
Veterans, has also accepted an inyi-
tation to deliver an address.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Want New Court Houses.

Efforts are ON foot in two Missis-
sippi counties to secure new court
aonse buildings. A few weeks ago
a campaign for new structure was
launched in Holmes county, and
now the board of supervisors of Le-
hore county is being urged to erect
q new building to supplant the di-
lapidated structure at present in
use.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
More Bank Charters.

Charters for more banks are in
the process of publication in diff
ferent towns in the State, and will
soon be presented TO the governor
for his approval. Among those are
the Bank of Kemper County, domi-
ciled at Scooba, with a capital Of
$50, 900, and the Greenwood Saw
ings Bank, with capital of $780,
900
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09

San Francisco April Mai. Car
rington, in command of the Philippine
scouts now at the Preside, has been
ordered t start at once for 81. Louis.
and turn over the command, afterward
reporting to the adiutant-general.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Privilege Tax Law.

Auditor Henry has received
copy of the privilege tax law passed
at the recent session of the legisla-
ture and the measure will be print
ed for distribution in pamphlet
form within the next ten days, after
which the new blanks for privilege
licenses will be sent out to the coun-
tv tax collectors
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Butler. Wants Trains.

President Steve McNair, of the
Mississippi railroad commission, has
received a petition from the United
Commercial Travellers Association,
aaking that the daily passenger
trains over the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley road be required to stop at
Butler spur switch, in Franklin
county
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Dynamitinu Fish.

Reports come from points along
the Pearl river south of Jackson
that unknown parties have been
playing havoc among the fish in
habiting that stream by the use of
dynamite. At a number of places
fish have been killed by the thou
sands, and the perpetrators pick out
the finer varieties and leave the 9TH
ers floating about on the stream.
The officers are endeavoring to OBJ
tain clew to the identity Of the
parties, and it is likely that they
will be severely dealt with if cap
tured.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Didn't Touch Adams.

1t transpires that the recent leg
islature did not disturb the laws
governing the State revenue agent.
The revenue agent made a recon-
nendation in his report that he be
limited to len years. The bill en-
bodying this recommendation got
through one house, but was noS
passed by the other. Mr.. Adams
announced last week that he had al
mtst finished examining the solyert
credits in all the counties of The
State, and that there are only ten
which remain to be examined. 1t is
expected that these ten counties will
be finished up very shortly.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Five Empty Seats.

Walthall Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams, held memorial meeting at
Meridian last week to formally take
note Of the passing away of five hon
ored members within three months,
namely, A. w. Simpson, W. W. Har-
vey, G. T. Westmoreland, Col. J. r.
Mcintosh and II. G. Heidelberg.
Touching addresses were made by
comrades
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Pension Applications.

t. NJ. Henry, auditor of public
accounts, is now having prepared
the blank applications for pensions
to be sent to the different soldiers
entitled to receive a pension, under
the new pension law passed by the
legislature. The only change be-
tween this law and the old is that
the INDECENT soldiers receive $125
year instead Of 800, and that pay
ments are made quarterly by the
auditor and not annually, as in the
past.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
After the pellnauents.

The four deputies employed by
the State revenue agent have all TAX
en- the field again in search of delin-
quent solvent credits, and another
series Of howls from those caught
IN the drag net may be expected
within the next few weeks.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Alleged thief Rearrested.

Quincy, Ill, April 2.-Geoorge Heiss,
wao was arrested here on suspicion,
last month, and later released, was re-
arrested, Thursday, as detectives claim
they have obtained clear evidence that
he burglarized stores at Louisiana, Mo-,
and Fort, Madison, Ia
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
A Woman.r rriumph.

st. Lois, April 2.-The beautiful
statue of Victory" the work of Miss
Evelyn B. Longman. of New York city,
will crown the dome of Festival hall
at the Worlds fair, which occupies the
central position Of the beautiful ar
tistic picture of the fair
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
Over Three rhau.ana initiated.

Chicago, April THE Royal Ar
ranum celebrated the twenty-fifth an-
niversary of it's establishment In iili-
nois by the initiation of 3,l0o candi-
dates at monster reunion in the Fifth
regiment armory THURSDAY night.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER

of the identified dead. IF the missing
list is anything like correct it will
be seen that the fatalities exceed
1000. But in these missing lists
there is always a great margin for
error.
The centre of the days mourning
was at the great temporary morgue
on the Twenty-sixth street pier Of
the charities department.. Nearly
four hundred bodies of victims were
laid out there along the floor. Thir-
ty thousand persons went to the place
in the course of the day and passed
along the CHASTITY lines of corpses.
Most of these visitors were searching
for the bodies of acquaintance or
loved ones. There we're some who
came out of curiosity, but these, it is
pleasant to say, went away sickened
and ashamed of themselves, if ap-
pearances counted for anything.
Hopeless fathers who had visited
the morgue in vain, came back to
the church in Sixth Street to-day to
find if by any chance their wives and
little ones had been reported among
the living. Little children came to
ask for their playmates and school
mates. Mothers who had permitted
their daughters to go to the excur-
sion with other little girls hung
about sobbing softly to themselves in
the neal by streets and doorways,
watching with eagerness and self
accusing a The streets about
the church were made gloomy by the
passing of undertakers' wagons.
There were a few signs of mourn
ing outside of the homes. But with
IN it was enough to make a man &C
along the street with his head uncov.
cred, to know what was going. or
within es-MheEe FIVE ~seZeI
members of a family had beer
snatched from life within fifteen hor
rible minutes after a half hour Of
light hearted merriment.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
GENERAL NEWS
The Lesser Events of Last Week.

The number of lives lost in the
steamer Slocum disaster will prob
ably reach 1000.
Mai.-Gen. Henry @. Corbin will
command the Philippine military di-
vision after October /.
The cost of the various strikes in
Colorado during the last sixteen
months is estimated at $83,036, 900.
The Western Federation of Mi
ners decided to appeal to President
Roosevelt to investigate the Colo
RADIO troubles.
Census figures show that 7,635,426
persons, of whom 647,74O are unciv-
ilized, inhabit the 3,141 islands of the
Philippine group.
General w. K. Van
Ruypen has been selected for the
presidency of the reorganized Ma
tional Red Cross Society.
There will be more negro delegates
in the Chicago Convention than in
any previous National Convention
of the Republican party.
The Virginia State Democratic
Convention adopted the primary
plan, inserting the secret ballot in
stead of the ~viva-voce vote.
The State Department is advised
that the Sultan of Morocco has &C
coded to the latest demands of Raj
sui, the bandit captor of Perdicaris.
Hon. William j. Bryan sent a
message TO a Delaware newspaper
declaring that he was not in favor
of Judge Gray's nomination for
President.
Speaker Cannon again declared
he will positively refuse to let the
Republican National Convention
force him to accept the Vice-Presi-
Dental nomination.
Ex-Attorney General Tyner has
appealed to the President to with
draw his charge of "gross corrup-
ton" made against him in the White
House review of the Bristow report.
Secretary of the Navy Moody will
succeed Senator Knox when he re-
tires from the Attorney Generalship.
1t is thought that Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Darling may sue
ceed Secretary Moody.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
The Anti-Saloon League Map.

In view of the great interest in the
temperance agitation in this State,
we could not print on this page mat
ter of greater news value than the
Anti-Saloon League map showing the
status of the temperance cause in the
various counties and the location of
the several dis~pensaries, saloons and
distilleries. 1t shows the situation
at a glance and is worth filing away.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
Cotton Crop Outlook.

5=&N ~ .#-#M
New York, June 18.-Dun's review
of the cotton crop outlook to-day
says:
A careful canvass of the situation
in the cotton belt has been made with
most encouraging results. As the
season advances the prospects for a
large yield of cotton becomes bright
er, and there has appeared less than
the ordinary amount of injury from
elements and insects, while the re-
ports as to acreage are practically
unanimous in showing a material in
crease. It is especially gratifying
to note such unanimity of sanguine
indications from Texas, because of
the large proportion of the total crop
secured in that State. The crop
there is decidedly earlier than last
year and weather conditions are all
that is desired. An increase Of nine
| per cent in the Texas acreage means
a large amount of cotton, provided
the condition is maintained. The
only drawback is found in the preva-
lence of boil weevils. AS to this there
is hope for some Improvement over
last year. Some sections report the
pest is increasing. Early maturity
of the crop and prompt measures for
eradication of the pest promise to
produce good results.
At other southwestern points the,
only unfavorable news comes from
flooded districts, particularly in Ar
kansas. At the more northerly points
and along the Atlantic coast the
weather has been warm with ample
rain, making conditions most salts
factory. AS a rule thinning out has
been completed and cultivation prog
resses rapidly. except where it is i'm
possible to secure ma8cient laher:
It is noticed, however, that there is
less complaint on this point than
earlier in the season. Reports from
Georgia agree that the crop is some
what backward, but the plants are
healthy and there is no reason to fear
injury. All dispatches make more
or less increase in acreage, ranging
from 5 to Is per cent, and even after
making ample allowance for area
abandoned because of floods in the
southwest, there seems no reason to
doubt that the current crop is cover
ing o space than any previous
cotton crop in the nations history.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
BURNING OF AN EXCURSION BOAT
BRINGS DEATH TO HUNDREDS.
Nearly One Thousand People Burned to
Death In New York Harbor-Chiefly
Women and Children-Heart-Rending
Scene at the Morgue.

Scene at the Morgue.
The burning of the excursion
steamer General Slocum in the East
River, New York, last Wednesday
morning led to one of the most
frightful disasters of the kind which
ever occurred in this country. The
Slocum left her dock, at the foot of
Twenty-third street, New York, at
$50 o'clock, bearing the annual ex-
cursion of St. Marks Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 232 Sixth street,
Manhattan. She was bound for Lo-
Gust Grove, a summer resort on Long
Island Sound. The number of ex-
cursionists on board is estimated by
the Knickerbocker Steamboat Com
pany, owners of the vessel, at S73, but
by others at from 1900 to $500.
When off the Sunken Meadows, just
east of RandalPs Island, in the East
River, the fire broke out. In a few
moments it seemed as if there was an
explosion and the flames spread with
awful swiftness. Hundreds of per-
sons, their clothing ablaze, jumped
into the water, most of them to
drown. Others we're carried down
to an agonizing fate by the crashing
of the hurricane deck into the fur
mace below.
Capt. William III. Van Schaik, com
mander of the Slocum, headed her
for North Brother Island, a half
mile distant, where she was beached,
a total wreck. He has been criticised
for not running her ashore at q
nearer place, but declares the rocks
of He'll Gate and the nearness of oil
tanks and piers prevented.
The captain his five subordinate
officers we're arrested. A prompt in
vestigation is promised, with a view
to placing the blame. A New York
dispatch, 18th, says:
The lists at midnight show these
figures of the steamboat disaster
Corpses recovered, 555; identified
dead, 433; still on the list of missing
610. This is after revising the list
of missing by taking off the names
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-15
Y. Baldwin Johnson's New Coal Office,
e12 9th st. Soc. Off for April. Order now
Advertisement.
For Relief Of the Distressed.

The proceeds of the performance Of the
Dream Of Queen Elizabeth the musical
play written by Mrs. Alfred Clifford Bar
ney Of this city. to be given Monday after
noon at AIS o'clock at the Lafayette Square
Theater at popular prices. will be devoted
to the relief of the families Of the men who
lost their lives in the accident on board
the battle ship Missouri. The play was
presented last Tuesday night before a very
large audience and proved to be very en-
pertaining. The costuming required for the
play Is gorgeous and the tableaux are most
engaging. The entire performance, with
the original cast, will be repeated Monday
afternoon. Tickets for orchestra seats and
the boxes may be obtained from Mrs. Lin
coin. 1907 Rhode Island avenue. The seats
in the gallery and balcony are on sale at
the theater.
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VETERANS AS HOSTS
Entertainment and Dance at Masonic
Temple Last Night.

The Masonic Temple last night was the
scene Of delightful entertainment ana
dance, at which the Survivors Association
Of the District Of Columbia, 1s61-1s65, was
host. An address was delivered by Col. y.
F. Bingham, past department commander
of the G. A r.
The Survivors Association Is composed
of those who volunteered from the 10th to
the 18th Of April, 1881, for the protection
of Washington prior, to President Lincolns
first call for 10000 volunteers. After this
formal call those first volunteers were sent
to the front, with the distinction OF pelng
the first volunteer troops in the civil war;
The following program was rendered
during the evening: Overture, Assembly,
Orchestra; chorus, "The Flag of Our Coun-
try" Grand Army Musical Union; fancy
dance, Misses Ola and Minnie Emner, pu-
pills of Miss Cora Shreve; vocal SOLO. Sc
lected. Mr. F. w. Seibold; mimic whistling
and recitation, Mr. A. B. Griffith; coon
songs, Miss Elsie Worth: vocal solo, Sc
lected, Mr.. Arthur e. Middleton; recitation
selected Mr. Walter Dunn; tenor SOLO, Sc
lections from Chimes OF Normandy. Mr.
Richard Backing; instrumental selectlons'
Mr. Arthur Yundt; Irish comic songs, MT.
James E Cogan; vocal solo, selected, MIS-.
Mote: coon songs, selected, Mr.. w. A. Nor
sell: song, selected, Mr.. Jules Aveilhe me
accompanists for the evening were MISS
Cora Shreve, Mr.. Taylor. Prof. Saizman
and Mr. Charles McEnany.
Refreshments were served by La1ayette
Corps, W. r. c.
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Hcaniue.n

Miss Eugene Blair's return to Washing
ton has been emphasized by large and en-
thusiastio houses Her opening matinee on
Wednesday afternoon found an audience
composed mostly Of the feminine sex and
filling every seat in the house. Camille
has been played SO often, and by so many
famous actresses. that to discover any
originality in its Interpretation would
seem almost an impossibility. Miss Blair.
however, seeks to stamp the role with a
certain degree Of refinement in order to
lift 1t up to higher plane than is often ac-
corded 1t. Harry Keenan,, as Armand,
proved sympathetic lover, and Katherine
De Barry, as Nine. Prudence, gave an ex-
cellent Interpretation in character work.
Miss Lucia Huxford, the Washington young
woman who joined Miss Blair this season,
played Olympic. The remainder of the COM
pany were in the main well cast.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

Benjamin Minor, colored, endeavored to
witness the base ball game yesterday with
out going through the Formally Of buying
a ticket. He climbed tree and obtained
a good view, but just about the time the
game started he fell to the ground and ir-
jured his side He was treated at Freed
mans Hospital.
The City Gardens Association has ar
ranged to meet at the New Willard this
afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock. Articles of in
corporation have been prepared, an amend
ed constitution will be presented and re-
ports from the various committees will be
considered. Gardens are being prepared at
the Municipal Hospital site and will be
allotted and planted within few days.
The military banquet which had been
proposed by the District of Columbia Corps,
Spanish War Veterans, has been deferred
until the arrival of Communicating hief
Harold c. Megrew of Indianapolis. 1t is
expected Col. Megrew will come east and
south on an inspection trip some time next
month. 1t is proposed to give him recep-
ton by the corps and seven commands in
the District.
Twenty persons charged with offenses
of a petty character forfeited collateral
amounting to sir in the District branch
of the Police Court today. Four of the
forfeitures noted were on charges of vio-
lating the pure food law, the defendants
giving up SO each on charges of selling
and offering for sale adulterated milk.
Juliet NJ. Maddox, the girl who was
reported missing from her home at 100
North Capitol street, was found this
morning by the police. Detective Hewlett
found her at the house of friends in
Northeast Washington and restored her
to her stepmother.
The fire department responded to an
alarm turned in from box Al about $50
o'clock this morning and found a lively
blaze in the house of Mrs. Maria Boyer,
All street southwest, where some gaso-
line had been put in wash boiler on the
stove The flames spread to the adjoining
houses, but not a great amount of dam
age was done. About S125 damage was
caused in rhe house In which the blaze
originated, and the other houses were
damaged to the amount of about $50 each.
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S1.25 To Baltimore and Return $l.2o
w. pennsvlvania railroad. Saturday and
Sunday. All trains except Congressional
Jimited-Advt.