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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-19
Saddle Horses.

Saddle horses must show the gait
required by the National Saddle Horse
Breeders Association, viz: l, walk 2,
trot; 5, canter; 4, rack; 5, a, running
walk; or b, fox trot; or c, slow pace
Education, handling qualities, style
and action shall also be considered in
making awards.
154 Saddle stallion, mare or
gelding ng........ 10 5
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-19
II be admitted free:on Thursday.
shorthorns and Polled Durhams.
Bulls

Examination Thursday at HOO a III.
RullS
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-19
Other Full Bloods.
Sweepstakes

226 Boar, any age or breed ... 4
227 Sow, any age or breed. ....
228 Litter Of pigs, five or more, un-
der six months. .........:.. 4
229 Pen. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ..,3 II
concluded next week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
IN A BLAZING TROLLEY CAR
An Exciting Race, Down Grade, on
Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg.
Twenty Passengers In Imminent
Peril. One of whom Was Fatally
IIiurcd by Jumping.

Pttsburg, Pa, Feb. 2l-A blazing
l.arimer avenue car, with brakes Off
and 20 passengers aboard, raced down
Fifth avenue early Saturday morning
from Grant almost 10 Market street
For 10 minutes after the car came to
a stop il bazed like furnace. Four
of the passengers were seriously hurt
and Dorothy Greenup who was in
ternally injured, may die.
As Grant street was reached, the
front motor blew out The motorman
rushed TO the rear and attempted to
hold the car from that end The sec
ond motor also exploded, and in an in
slant the rear end of the car was in
flames. In the panic that followed
someone released the one brake that
held the car at the top Of the hill. The
fight back toward Market street be-
gan. The passengers crowded tightly
toward the motormans platform to es-
cape the flames. One woman. Dorothy
Greenup, leaped over the high wire
gate at the side of the front platform.
Others attempted to follow but the
crowd was packed too tightly. When
Market street was reached and the car
stopped of itself, several people were
still aboard although the car was
more than half ablaZo II j ThOmD-
son broke through window and
dragged with him an unknown col
ored woman He was severely hnrt.
Miss Greenup and John Jones were
taken to the Homeopathic hospital
The car was almost entirely consumed
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
A Question Of "Nervs."

The hotel barber shop has Its little
joke as well as any other part of the
house, says the Detroit Free Press.
In the tonsoria establishment of
one of the downtown hosteries yes.
terday drummer who knew all the
doctors was being operated upon
Nearby a small barber shop had been
set up in business, with plate glass
mirrors, mahogany furniture and the
like. and was making great splash
70, business.
'Hows the new barber shop getting
on next door, asked the drummer of
one OF the BARRIERS.
"Oh, $3.50" was the reply. 'How.
ever, we manage to keep at work."
he added, just to show that though
there may be cutters in competi.
ton is the life of trade.
~ suppose you do get few still,
who don't see the other place." re-
marked the drummer.
By this time the barber was sar-
castle.
Yes, indeed he said They wan
der in here occasionally-a few like
yourself you know--and ! suppose af-
ter they get il, they don't have nerve
enough to get out"
mot at all, said the drummer. 81
think it's nerve that keeps them in"
And the laugh was on the house.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
Want No New County.

A large delegation of citizens of
Lumberton, headed by II. A. Champ
and A. S. Hinton, well known lumber
manufacturers; Prof S. A. Steel, pres.
dent of the Lumberton Industrial
School, and the Hon. p. Il. Williams,
a prominent real estate agent, are at
the capital for the purpose of Undue.
ing tha legislature to reconsider the
bill creating the new county of Lamar
from the lower half of Marion county,
which has passed both houses.
The purpose of securing reconsid.
Grafton of the measure Is to get an
amendment attached thereto, and a
very novel situation is presented.
Lumberton Ia located in Pearl River
county just adjoining the line of the
new county of Lamar, and is one of
the most flourishing towns in that rap.
idly growing section Of the State. The
dividing line of the two counties Is
the thirty-first parallel of latitude and
a portion Of the suburban districts of
Lumberton are Immediately adjacent
to the county line These districts are
inhabited chiefly by negroes, and the
Lumberton delegation states that il
tho present county formation Is al
lowed to stand it will be very difficult
to enforce the law, as the gamblers,
thieves. and other law violators can
step over into the new county and
evade arrest. They ask that the coun.
ty line be dropped distance of one
section width, or one mile, below the
thirty-first parallel of latitude, so as
to put the entire town of Lumberton
in Lamar county.
Another argument advanced in ia.
vor of the amendment to the bill Is
that II will enable Lumberton to ere.
ate separate school district and thus
give the children Of the town better
schools and longer terms.
The matter is being energetcally
urged, and will probably be brought
up in one of the houses of the legisla.
ture before the end of the week. The
bill creating the new county of Lamar
originated in the lower house
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
Vicksburq Hospital MuddIe.

Representative Collier of Warren Of.
fers solution OF the Vicksburg char
ity hospital muddle in bill intro
d"ced IN the lower house. He pro.
poses to enlarge the board Of trustees
from five to seven members, provides
that five of the number shall be ap.
pointed by the governor, one by the
city of Vicksburg, and one by the
county Of Warren, and that the gov.
ernor shall be ex-officio chairman Of
the board.
The trustees shall choose surgeon
and steward for the hospital, with the
consent and approval Of the governor
and the surgeon shall receive a salary
of $3.50 per month The governor
may remove any of the trustees at
pleasure. The trustees shall name a
visiting board of four or more physi.
clans, who shall visit the hospital at
least once month each. The duties
of the surgeon and steward are de-
fined at great length. Allowances
shall be drawn monthly from the ap-
preparation on vouchers showing pur
pose for which used or intended,
Another proposed increase in mem
bership Of trustee board is in the
bill offered by Mr.. Norment of
Oktibbeha, who proposes to increase
the board Of trustees Of the Mississip-
pi Agricultural and Mechanical Col.
lege from nine to fourteen members.
The greatly increased attendance at
the institution and its growing impor.
tance as one Of the foremost educa.
tional institutions of the State are the
reasons offered for the change.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
Against Railroad Merger.

The Foster resolution introduced in
the lower house directing the attor-
ney-genera to institute proceedings to
set aside the merger or consolidation
of the Southern Railway and the Mo-
bile & Ohio, and which was referred
to the committee on corporations, is
creating much lively comment among
the members of the legislature
During the early part of the session
a bill was introduced to validate this
merger, but it has been lost sight of,
and the Foster resolution comes in
the form of sharp rejoinder declar-
ing this merger to be violative of the
constitutional provision against the
consolidation of parallel and compel.
ing lines of railway.
1t will be remembered that when
this merger was accomplished about
two years ago there was much talk OF
legal proceedings against it. The mat
ter was carefully considered by Attor-
ney-General McClurg, and several con.
ferences with the attorneys of the two
corporations were held, the result of
which was the fling Of a domestic
charter by both roads in this State,
which were approved by the governor,
and assurances given that no proceed
lngs would be instituted against the
merger,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
HELD FOR IROQUOlS FIRE
Grand Jury Charges Proprietor and
Three Others With Manslaughter.
Mayor Harrison aud fire Marshal
iIusham Were Both Exoncratcd
From All BiR.ne.

Chicago. Feb. 22-The special grand
jury summoned to investigate the lro.
quols theater fire and tho charges made
against persons directly connected with
the tragedy of December 30. complete |
its labor Saturday night by voting in
dictments against five men and no bills
against four others Tho formal report
of the jury will not be made public
until Tuesday. Those who were in
dicted are:
"Will j. Davis, part owner OF the
Iroquois theater; Thomas Noon. busi-
ness manager of the theater, and
Thomas f. Cummings, stage carpen-
Ter. all of whom are charged with man
slaughter; George Williams, city build
ing commissioner and Edward Laugh
lin, city building inspector, charged
with culpables omission OF official duty
in Office.
mo bills" were voted against Mayor
Carter II. Harrison. Fire Marshal
Musham; Fireman William II. Sellers,
and William McMulien. operator of the
food light. which set fire TO the as
bestos curtain. Although the indict-
ments were voted, they will not be for
merly drawn and submitted TO Judge
Chytraus until Tuesday afternoon,
when the report of the jury will be
formulated
When the deliberations of the jury
were completed Saturday night, AS
sistant States Attorney A. c. Barnes,
who has had charge of the case, made
the announcement that the jury had
authorized him 20 declare its findings
in the matter OF the indictments.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27

January 27. In Jackson, Miss. was
held n memorial service n honor OF
the late speaker Of the house, A. j..
Russell, Of Meridian. The services
took place in the house of representa-
tives.
, The following members paid trib-
ntes to the memory Of the late speak
er: Messrs. Alcorn Of Coahoma, Dem
ton Of Lauderdale. Watts Of Lauder
dale, Thomas Of Washington, Hoyle of
Lee, Bates of Calhoun, Cavett Of Nox-
ubee, Ethridge Of Kemper, Estls of
Clarke and George of Yazoo.
On motion of Mr.. Smith. OF Holmes,
Bishop Galloway was asked to address
the house on this occasion. and Mr..
Smith, Of Holmes, was appointed to
escort the bishop TO the stand.
Bishop Galloway then paid a beauti-
full and eloquent tribute to the late
speaker.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
COMMENT AND CRITICISM.
Appropriations In Jeopardy.

Many OF the appropriation bills now
pending in the legislature are in jeop.
ardy by the reason OF the existing
doubt as to whether bond issue will
be authorized A large number OF
members are very reluctant on voting
for appropriation bills while short.
age is confronting the treasury and 1t
is not yot known whether the house
committee on ways end means will
report in favor of an Issue OF bonds
of from 100000 to $1,000 900, the IL.
sue to be made by me governor in
case be should fad it Necessary to do
80. If this feeling Of uncertainty con.
tinues much longer II is almost certain
that many of the appropriation bills,
especially for State schools and col.
leges, will be cut down.
The senate fina oce committee has
already adopted policy of retrench.
ment the first notable example being
the ulfavorable report made on the
bill appropriating 100000 to erect
monuments to the mississippi troops
who participated In the siege Of Vicks.
burg. There was no opposition what
ever to the sentiments of this meas.
ure, but a majority of ihe members
feel that the State could not afford to
make the expenditure at the present
time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
PLAN MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Widening of streets. New sewer
system nnd Loan of S5,OOO,OO0
Are All Contemplated.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 22.'-Saturday
was a day of conferences between May
or McLane and .he emergency commit
Tee, the relief committee, the board of
estimates, the appeal tax court and CITY
members of the legislature. all Of them
being directed toward a solution of the
3upreme problem of placing Baltimose
on the high road TO becoming a thor
oughly modern and model city
Tho chief questions discussed were
the best plan for widening the con-
gested streets in the business center
of the city, and providing the means
therefor, securing n legislative act au-
thorizing a loan of 100000 the In
auguration Of n sewer system along
with the rebuilding of houses, the re-
lief of taxpayers in The burned dis
trict and the relief of those who are in
want by reason of the FIRE,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
THlRTY.SECOND DAY.

The announcement of Senator Walk
er's death was made in the house i'm
meliately after tho roll call and on
motion of Mr.. Cowley. it was decided
that adjournment at the dinner hour
should be until Friday morning as a
tribute Of respect to the deceased.
A large number of committee re-
ports were submitted and a majority
CT the measures returned were with
uafavorable recommendations
The bill authorizing the Missise .ppi
levee board to make 81 100000 bo1d Is.
sue was passed, with an amendment
from the committee on levees, elimi-
mating the senate amendment provid-
ing that the bonds shall not be sold
below par. The bill was sent imme-
diately back to the senate for concur.
renee at the next meeting of that
body.
The judiciary committee slaughtered
nearly score of bills which have
been under consideration An effort
is now on foot in the house to prevent
introduction of bills after March !,
and to provide that bills with unfavor.
able recommendation shall not be
considered uRtil all measures bearing
favorable reports are disposed Of
The house tcok I'D the privilege tax
bin and adopted fifteen sections of the
measure, The feature of the morning
was the adoption Of the section assess
ing tax of $500 per annum on bucket
shops, which went through after a
spirited debate. many members hold
ing that the imposing of this license u
practically license to gambling. The
idea of the majority. however. was
that the bill would force the bucket
shoi,s cut Of existence
Despite the fact that the measure
was debated all day, the senate failed
to cut down the common school fund
appropriation bill giving S1,250, 900 per
annum for this purpose, which, with
the poll taxes retained in the coun.
ties, will make the allowance for the
schools over s1.6O0,0O0 PER year.
Only seven members voted In oppo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
THE SUSPECT IS MISSING.
Bedford UndD Authorities, After tl-
lowing Man SIX Weeks to Escape
Decide They want Him.

Bedford, Ind, Feb, 22- The rejected
clew offered to he committee investi.
eating the Schafer murder mystery by
b. T.. Nomes and Sheriff Riddle of Linz
ton, has become prominent within the
last few hours, The suspect Is MISS
ing, but efforts Are being made to ap.
prehend him. He was from Terra
Haute, but worked in Linton for some
time prior to the murder.
On the night before the murder he
left Linton, saying that he was going
to see his sweetheart, who was a
school teacher al Bedford. He re-
turned to Linton the next day, but
when the murderer was described as
having a red mustache and wearing
a long overcoat he shaved off his red
mustache and disappeared, People
here believe the mystery will be solved
when he is apprehended.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
DRINK CAUSES TWO DEATHS.
Drunken Farmer kits His Wife,
Then Sets House on Fire and
Pcrishrd In the Flames.

Maysville Ky, Feb 22.-G w.
Bramel, farmer II miles from this
city, got home very intoxicated Sunday
night, ran his brother away from the
house with a Winchester and afterward
killed his wife, driving his children
out in the cold rain, While In his de-
lrium Bramel set the house on fire
and perished in the flames, Bramel
had previously driven his wife and
children out Of the house during
sprees.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
Insurance Legislation.

The friends of the Cole insurance
bill are not anticipating great
amount of trouble in securing the pas.
sage of the measure.
Since the committee eliminated the
clause seeking entire repeal of the
valued policy law, and seeks to repeal
this clause only Insofar as it relates to
personal property, many of the objec.
tions raised by members have been re-
moved and the only fight of conse-
quence to be made will be from those
members who are opposed to making
any changes whatever
Accompanying the insurance amend.
ments is a bill seeking 10 exempt in.
surance companies from the antl-com.
pact law, SO as to permit them to
maintain rate-making organizations.
This bill Is simply e.enactment of
the Noel antitrust Jaw.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
AGAINST Fraternities.

The unfavorable report made by the
house committee on universities and
colleges on the bill pending for the
abolition of the Greek.letter fraterni.
ties and societies at the University OF
Mississippi and all other State educa.
tlonal institutions, provoked a minor.
ty report on the measure this morn.
ing signed by Messrs, Ellis and Mitch.
ell, in which the fraternities were han.
died without gloves,
The minority report denounced in
unmeasured terms these fraterntes
as an outrage on decency, a glaring
evil, expensive and ruinous to the stu.
dent body, promoting cla1nishness
and causing social ostracism, causing
students to neglect their studies, and
leading them to indulge in midnight
revels ard Bacchanalian debaucheries
cf the most outrageous kinds, many
members being expelled by the faculty
on account of drunk cnness and other
vices. The report criticized with es
pecial severity the "All Right Club"
and accuses many members Of insub,
ordination and frequent shielding Of
fraternity men guilty Of evil deeds.
At some length 1t deals with how the
university has been handicapped since
these organizations came into eHs,
telce, The conclusion Is quite flow
cry,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
THE PRESIDENTS
SUMMER PLANS
He Will Not Go To Oyster Bay
Until After the Convention.
WILL VISIT THE WORLDS FAIR
The President Feels That II IL Es-
sentinI Thnt lie Keep In Close
Touch with the People Dur
ing the Campaign.

Washington, Feb. % II seems prob
able now that President Roosevelt
will be In Washington during the heat
Of the presidential campaign this year,
instead Of Oyster bay, where 1t had
been supposed he woGld remain for
several months. The president has
made tentative arrangements for the
summer and autumn, and they include
a comparatively brief scjourn at Oyster
Bay.
II is quite certain hat The president
himself will not go to Oyster Bay this
year until after the Republican ma
tional convention. A few days, per-
haps. after the convention, he will go
TO his summer home. He will remain
there according to present arrange
ments, for n week or ten days. AS
suming that he will be the nominee
of his party for the presidency II is
expected he then will return to Wash
ington to receive the formal notihca-
ton of his nomination. Soon thereaf-
ter the president will return to Oyster
Bay. TO remain there during the latter
half OF July and the whole of August
II is possible that he may prolong his
sojourn at his summer home until the
middle of September. hut not longer
than that lie then viii return to
Washington and remain here during
the campaign.
Many reasons have induced the pres
ident not TO make arrangements to
pass the entire summer and autumn in
Oyster Bay. Chief among them Is the
practical necessity that he should be
in close touch with the people of the
country, particularly the leaders of The
republican party. This would be
scarcely possible if he should remain
at Oyster Bay during the campaign
Facilities of all kinds in the pretty
Long Island town in which is located
the presidents summer home are lin
tied. Crowds Of even moderate pro-
portions can not be accommodated
there, and it Is nconvenient for visit
ors TO reach tho president even after
they arrive in the village. the presi-
dents home, Sycamore Hill, being
three miles from the railroad station.
President Roosevelt will go to Oyster
Bay early in November in order to be
there on election day. II is quite like
ly that he will receive the returns
from the election there, but this has
not been determined definitely.
Some time in the summer or autumn
the president will visit the Louisiana
exposition. but 10 time has been fixed
yet for that visit While it Is possible
he may make one or two short trips
in the summer, he has decided that he
will do nothing in the nature of po-
litica campaigning,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
WHEATTAKES UPWARD FLIGHT
wild Scenes On Chicauo Exchange
When Way Product Advances
From Si.O4 TO Si.OI.

Chicago. Feb. 22-Wh6at resumed
its upward flight Saturday and IN
creased speculative excitement The
market hesitated somewhat at the out
set and a momentary calm prevailed,
but suddenly buying wave struck the
pit. 1t fairly swept brokers off their
feet, BY leaps and bounds the May
price which slipped from sl.O4 at the
opening off to Sl02Ss. went soaring to
$10.7, or over four cents above the close
Friday night.
The Armour brokers were prominent,
Apparently the young man is attempt
ing TO prevent panic in wheat. He
sold literally and kepr the price from
soaring to the clouds. Still. he is not
selling enough wheat TO swamp the
town
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

, sition to the measure-Messrs Dent,
Dunn, Elmore. Farley, Gordon, Moung.
or and Sanders. Several others were
In favor of an appropriation Of only
81 100000, but when this amendment
was voted down. they toed the scratch
| and registered their votes In favor OF
the measure.
The bill now goes to the governor,
and II is known that he will give It his
signature. This is the largest appro.
priatiol Mississippi has ever made for
her common schools.
The house convened at 10 O'Clock.
Owing to the absence Of Speaker
Thomas, Mr.. Smith of Holmes was
elected speaker pro TEN. by acclama,
ton.
Mr.. Cowley offered resolutions,
which were adopted on the death OF
Hon. w B. Walker, senator from
Monroe county.
A minority report was submitted
on II. B. ~, relating to the exercise
OF the right of eminent domain from
members of the judiciary committee.
The report opposes the granting of
eminent domain rights to street rail
ways
s. b. 205-Authorizing the Missis-
sippi leyee board to issue one million
dollars in bonds was called up by Mr..
Miller of Sharkey.
The bill was read third time and
passed by vote Of all present BY
unanimous consent the bill was re-
turned Immediately to the senate for
concurrence in amendment.
Mr.. Stennis, chairman of the ways
and means committee, called up the
new privilege tax bill and explained
that this is the first entire measure
of the kind that has been offered since
1896
The bill was taken up for adoption
section by section.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
COMMANDER VIM. P. RANDALL
Died Ate the Age Of Scyenty-Onc AZ
ter Long ana strenuous
Career In L. y. Navy,

New Bedford, Mass, Feb. Conn
mander VIM. p Randall, L, S. N, re-
tired died at his home in this city
Sunday, aged Il years
Assigned as acting master on the
frigate Cumberland during the civil
war, he participated in the battle with
the Merrimac and wns credited with
having fired the last shot from the
frigate before she was sent to the bot
tom. After the war he entered the navy
as ensigne, and served in various ca
pactes until 1882, when he was re-
tired. During The Spanish war ne
served as executive officer of the re-
ceiving ship Wabash.