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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28
Short Items of interest.

Mayor Mitchell, of Artesia,
sent Pink Steward, colored, up
for ninety days and taxed him
with the costs for carrying a
pistol, the trial occurring last
Monday. Pink was met at the
depot by Deputy Sheriff Erwin
and carried to the jail and will
shortly go ward.
Columbus Royal Arch Chapter
No. 4. will meet on Friday night
next for the purpose of confering
| the Royal Arch degree. All
Royal Arch degree Masons are
invited to be present.
Mrs. B. D. Erwin, Mrs. 7. J..
Locke, Miss Irene Burke, Mrs.
Irene Burke and Mr.. T. j. Locke,
Jr.. returned the past week from
a pleasant stay a. Kolola Springs.
A number of the mem bers of
Union Lodge No. 35. I. o. o. F..
will go to Artesia tomorrow even
lug to witness the degree work
done in the lodge of that town.
The friends of Rev. j. b. Ran
dolph regret to learn that he has
been on the sick list for several
days past at his home back of the
| College.
The union services of the
churches will be held at the First
Baptist church Sunday night
with preaching by Rev. d. H.
Ogden.
Mr.. julius Loeb and his
daughter. Miss Anita. left yes
terday for Ashville and other
summer resorts OF interest.
Miss BERTHE Strickland of
Shannon is the guest of her sis
ter Mrs. w. r. McManus.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28
President Saunders Here.

President d. r.. Saunders Of
the Standard Stove Works ac-
companied by his daughter, Miss
Maude Saunders. spent yester-
day in Columbus. Mr.. Saunders
came over on business and he
brought his daughter to give her
view of her future home. He
spent the early morning walking
over the city and subsequently
took her for a drive showing her
the points of interest and adyan-
tage around Columbus.
Mr.. Saunders speaks more
confidently than ever Of the wis
dom of their move to this city.
He says that he is convinced that
for industries using iron. cotton
and wood as a basis for their
business that ColUm bus can
manufacture cheaper than any
place in the South and with the
building of the road to Aberdeen
and with connections with the [.
c. and K. c. roads the question
of distribution from Columbus
will be solved forever. He is
pleased with the progress being
made on the Standard Stove
Works buildings and is making
every preparation tobringh his i'm
mense plant here. He left last
night for Birmingham.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28
The Columbus Dry Goods Company

AS mentioned in THE DISPATCH
some time ago Mr.. JOS.
DoLoghue, who undertook the
organization of a wholesale dry
goods com pany, has succeeded
in getting up his com pany
and it's charter is published this
morning 1t will be capitalized
at twenty thousand dollars to
begin with, and the principal
stockholders are Messrs. JOS.
Donoghue, Thos. Dee, Ed. Hale
and w. G. Buchanan, a young
and experienced dry goods man
from Decatur.
The new company has leased
the store in the Merchants
Block, at present occupied by
the Woman s Stores trunk de
partment, and they expect to be
organized and ready for busi-
ness by September 1st. Mr..
Buchanan will have active charge
of the business and Mr..
Donoghue will overlook it.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28

The Columbus ball team re-
turned Sunday from a tour of the
Western part of the State having
played six games during their
absence. Bad luck attended
them on their trip. they having
lost all but one Of the games
played. The points visited were
Greenwood where the only game
of the trip was won. From
Greenwood they visited Indiana
la and played three games losing
the entire series. With the ex-
ception of a game on August
2nd., with Carrollton the Colum-
bus team will play little more
bali this season.
Messrs. J. B. Patterson and E.
Propst returned yesterday from
St Louis.
Mf. Charles Sherrod is home
from a pleasant visit to St. Louis
and the Worlds Fair.
We have the sole agency for
Ingram 5 Lithia Water. John
ston & Game.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28

Entered At the Columbus postonce for trans
matter.
P. ". mAee ..-.... Lessee and Manager
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28

Mr.. Will Ussery, one of the
popular conductors on the South
ern, entertained a large number
of his personal friends yesterday
at his beautiful home at Waverly
with a barbecue and dinner. Mr..
Ussery is one Of the genial good
fellows, anyway, and on yester-
day he exceled himself in making
his guests the recipients of a
royal hospitality.
Mr.. Spencer Russell and wife,
of Richmond, Texas, are in the
city on a visit to Capt. and Mrs.
f. M. Leigh. Mrs. Russell is
pleasantly recalled here as Mrs.
Ed. Prowell and she has a host of
friends who are always glad to
welcome her.
Mr.. VIM. T. Folsom, one of the
owners eff the Standard Stove
Works, has rented the b. NJ.
Teasdale home for the ensuing
year. Mr.. and Mrs. Teasdale
will be domiciled with Mr.. B. A.
Weaver.
DR.. Wofford 5 friends all regret
to hear that he is i'll at his home
on North Third avenue.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28
The Street Railway.


panied the presentation of the
petitions for franchises for q
street railway in this city was
expected TO be ended last night
when the Council was called
together by Mayor Gunter to
receive the report of the Street
Committee appointed last week
to review the matter with a view
of making such suggestions and
recommendations as they deemed
necessary for the protection of
the city and its people.
Some little criticism of the
Street Committee, Messrs. ID. S.
McClanahan and w. L. Gardner,
with Mayor Gunter ex -oficio
chairman, has been indulged in
by the citizens who thought they
were not giving the franchise
matter the cosideration its i'm
portance demanded, Mayor Gun
ter issued a call for the meeting
Of the com mittee last Saturday
and its failure to meet was re-
spOnSible for the criticism. In
justice to it's memb bers it may be
said that Saturday is their busiest
day and their private affairs pre-
vented their response to the
Mayors call. Councilman Nc
Clanahan took up the matter yes
terday and promised to be ready
with a report last night
There has been no material
change in the situation as out
lined in Sunday s DISPATCH.
There are three applications be-
fore the Council for franchises
all asking about the same thing
The offer of Messrs. O'Neill,
Heard and Abbot has been thor
oughly considered by Mayor
Gunter for the past few days and
such changes and alterations as
the members of the Council offer
ed have been made ard Mayor
Gunter believes that this offer is
about as liberal and as equitable
as they will be able to secure.
1t is learned that III. S. ROden-
hoff, who asked for a franchise
is secretary of the West Point
board of trade and it is thought
by many that his associates are
West Point capitalists, although
the franchise does not mention
names.
One feature of the three re
quests for street privileges
which concerns everyone is the
time required for putting the
franchise into effect. Frederick
Brown & Co.. of New Orleans
agree to have the road in opera
tion within 210 days from TIE
gran ting of the franchise. They
do not state how many miles of
road they will operate however.
The Rodenhoff propositionag agreed
to have the work begun within
six months after the franchise
had been awarded and would
have the road completed within
two years. The O'Neill offer is
to begin work by Christmas of
the present year and to have
three miles of road built and in
operation within one year from
that date.
The Council was expected to
meet last night to hear the re-
ports and to make some definite
disposition of the matter. The
people want the car line and they
look to the Council to give it to
them under the most favorable
conditions.
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Stockholders Meeting.

There will be a meeting Of the
stockholders of this company at
the Office of the company, Mon
day August z, at p. m. for cleo
ton of directors and any other
business.
COLUMBUS LIGHT 81 Power Co.
Walter Weaver, President.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28
Professional Notice.

I need more recreation, and
will not be IN my Office on Fri
daYs through the summer.
If. w w. WEsTMoRELAND.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FOR PRESIDENT
ALTON b. PARKER,
of New York.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
HENRY G. DAVIS,
Of West Virginia.
FOR CONGRESS-,
CF'irst District
+. 5. GAMBLER. JR.
FOR MAYOR,
J. T. GUNTER.
FOR COUNCLMEN,
b. A. WEAVER,
J. IT. STEVENS,
J. J.. WALKER,
ID. 5. MCCLANAHAN,
Il. S. MOORE,
W. L. GARDNER.
FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEES,
W. G. GUNTER,
W. s. NEWLY,
W. \. PUCKETT,
NM. FITZPATRICK.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-28

Mr.. X. J. Harrison is spending
few days at his home in Amory.
Mr.. w. b. Hamilton is at home
spending a few days with his
family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
norton Woman Murdered.

BOSTON, April stabbed to death
by an assassin Of whom the police
have been unable to get trace, the
body of Miss Mabel Page, daughter of
wealthy retired Boston merchant,
was found in the family home at
Weston, a fashionable suburb. A deep
wound in the neck satisfied DR. II. G.
Frost and Medical Examiner Mead,
who were summoned, that Miss Page
had committed suicide and 1t was not
known until an undertaken prepared
the body for burial that she had been
murdered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
TRADE CONDITIONS.
On the whole, Business Compares
UnfavOrably with Last Year.

On the whole, Business Compares
UnfavOrhbly with Last Year.
NEW YORK, April 2.-Much defer
red Easter business was transacted
during the last few days, and some
sections report satisfactory results, but
at many points the weather is not yet
normal, and, on the whole, the sea
sons trade thus far compares unfa-
vorably with last years volume. Man
ing, iron and steel plants gaining
ground, footwear exhibiting the nat
ural reaction from an unprecedented
production in 1903, while textile mills
have much idle machinery and little
forward business to encourage opera
ton. Lumber and building materials
are in better demand, although floods
at the west and labor troubles at the
east retarded structural work to some
extent.
Further progress in the right direc-
ton is reported in the lion and steel
industry. Pig iron is in better de-
mand, quotations for Bessemer adj
vancing slightly, and the outlook for
sufficient supplies of coke has improv-
ed owing to less traffic congestion and
more prompt transportation from the
ovens TO the furnaces.
Commercial failures this week in
the United States, as reported byiR. G.
Dun & Co., are POS against 226 last
week, 229 the preceding week and l73
the corresponding week last year. Fail
ures in Canada number 16 against Is
last week. OF failures this week in
the United States 81 were in the east,
81 south, SO west and IS in the Pacific
states, and GO report liabilities of ST.
600 or more Liabilities of CONNER
cial failures reported for March are
S13, 770,595 against S10,45S,O00 last
year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04

ST. PETERSBURG, April Am
bassador Mccormick is negotiating
with the foreign office for treaty
with Russia which viii give to United
States corporations the right to sue in
Russian courts and to Russian cor
porations the right to sue in courts
of the United States Under the Rus.
sian law United States corporations
can be sued, but cannot sue in the
courts of the empire. This has caused
United States firms great annoyances
us well as losses in the past. In ad-
dition the ambassador hopes to Sc
cure in the treaty broad clause which
will automatically give to United
States corporations all privileges OF
whatever character now enjoyed by
the corporations OF any foreign coun-
try. The ambassadors advance has
been met in the friendliest spirit. and
the indications are that his negotia-
tons will terminate successfully. The
only countries now enjoying the priv
ileges which Ambassador Mccormick
is striving to obtain for the United
States are Germany, Greece, Bulgaria
and Italy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
APPROACHING CONCERT
Prof John H, Daley Has Completed Arrange
msnts For Three RscitaIs.

Arrangements have been completed
for the series of three piano recitals
which John H. Daley will give in
Academy Hall on the following even
ings at Sis and with the assistance of
these artists;
Wednesday, April Is, 1901. Be
Franklin, tenor of Troy, who will
sing arias by Gounod and Wagner,
songs by Richard Strauss and the
song cycle "Eliland" by van Tielitz.
Friday, May 6, 1904. Miss Susan
Linsley Haywood, reader of Albany
will give original monologues, also
Tennyson's poem "Enoch Arden"
with the beautiful music composed for
it by Richard Strauss.
Tuesday, June I, 1904. Mile Eugene
Tessier, soprano soloist at the Cath
Ollie Cathedral, Albany and H. D.
Thomas, violinist of Albany. Peculiar
interest is attached to the last concert,
since Mile Tessier is the blind singer
whom many Bennington people
have been charmed with in Albany
and it was only through the strong
influence of musical friends in Albany
that Mr. Daley was able to secure
her services. Harry D. Thomas is
concert master of the noted Albania
orchestra Of go pieces and is a gifted
artist. Course tickets for the three
concerts, for one person, 1.25, single
tickets so cents, All seats reserved.
On sale March 25 at Shurtleff's drug
store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
TEN INDICTED.
Members of Board of Supervisors mt
Milwaukee Charged with Fraud.


Members of Board of Supervisors at
Milwaukee Charged with Fraud.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 4.-The
indictments returned by the grand jury
at its final session are directed against
ten individuals for alleged frauds in
connection with state contracts, the
list being as follows; August Pulls, SUI
pervisor; Herman Haasch, chairman
board of supervisors; William @. Veg.
ner, supervisor; Jacob Schulz, super
visor; Louis r. Stollberg, plumbing
contractor; j. Marion Doesburg, Adam
Kreuter of Chicago, Edward Strauss,
supervisor; Joseph A. Schunk, former
supervisor, and Adam Moeder.
The testimony upon which the in
dictments were brought related to al.
legged illegal acts in connection with
work on the county hospital. The origl-
nal estimate ON the cost of the building
was $4,000, while the actual cost was
$175,000. The building is still incom-
plete, and more mouey will have to be
expended.
Frank Niezorawski, commissioner Of
public works, and Ambrose Adam,
superintendent of bridges, who were
indicted, were still out of the city, and
the sheriff's officers could not give any
report OF their whereabout.
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LADY MIMIC in DANGER.
Rideau Hall, ottawa, Partly Destroy
ed by Fire.

Rideau Hall, ottawa, Partly Destroy
ed by Fire.
OTTAWA, April 4.-The new wing of
Rideau hall, the official residence of
the governor general of Canada, was
destroyed by fire early yesterday.
Some anxiety was at first felt for the
safety of Lady Mimic, who was lying
h one of the apartments with a frac-
tured leg, but her removal was accom-
plished without difficulty. Rideau hall
was purchased as the vlceregal resi-
dence thirty-six years ago and has
cost about 100000. The damage by
fire was about $4,000.
The fire occurred at an early hour.
The countess was carried from her
room in the front of the building to the
ground floor to await the outcome of
events. The bearers were domestics,
who acted under the direct orders of
the governor general. In the meantime
the Ladies Eileen and Violet Elliott,
daughters of the governor general;
Hon. Esmond Elliott, the young son;
lady guest, Miss Seymour, and the gov
erness, Mile. de Jaffa, had barely time
to escape in their night clothes. They
occupied the second floor of what is
called the new wing" an extension Of
the ''T' shaped main building.
On the floor below slept Mr.. Arthur
Guise, controller Of the household, and
Captains Graham and Bell aids-de-
camp. Controller Guise was awakened
by the roaring of flames. He gave the
alarm and, with his brother officers,
tried to extinguish the flames with the
household apparatus. Failing in this,
they called in the city brigade, who
after two hours fight put out the fire.
At one time the controller and the
two aids, who had mounted the roof,
were in serious danger, the flames hav-
ing cut off their retreat. The arrival
of city firemen with ladders proved
their salvation. The loss of $4,000 is
mainly in damage to expensive carpets
and bric-a-brac. The main part of Ri
deau hall is habitable, and the burned
portion will be repaired without delay.
The fire originated from a defective
fireplace in which logs were blazing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04

HOBOKEN, n. j., April 4,-That the
minister Of his choice, the Rev. VIII
liam H. Ruth Of St Pauls Methodist
Episcopal church, Jersey City, should
refuse to perform the ceremony which
was to unite him in marriage to Mrs
Lizzie Johnston Niblett was taken so
much to heart by Oswald ]. Miller Of
Hoboken, n. j., that he killed himself
last night in the home OF his fiancee
at Jersey City.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04

WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE, O..
April As. Stacker Williams, one of
the most widely known Freemasons in
the United States, is dead at the home
of his daughter in this city. Mr. Will
liams was grand master OF the Ohio
grand lodge of Masons from 1885 to
1888. He possessed the largest pri-
vate Masonic library known and con-
tributed much to the literature OF Free
masonry. He represented Licking
county in the Ohio legislature from
1896 to 1900.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
Draw cApTAIN ANp CREW.
Russian Cruiser Bayan Fought as III
the Days of Old.

Russian Cruiser Bayan Fought as In
the Days of Old.
PORT ARTHUR, April 4.-The skill
and bravery Of the captain and crew
Of the cruiser Bayan during the re-
cent bombardment, in which she dis
tinguished herself, is told thus.
Bursting shells bowled over man
after man until the decks were slip
perry with blood. Amidst this hell the
captain stood unmoved in the coming
tower, calmly telephoning his orders
to the gun captains. His wonderful
calmness had marvellous influence
upon all the officers.
1.-THE cockpit was soon crowded,
thirty-nine men being there before the
fight ended, but amidst the crash Of
the guns, the hiss Of flying projectileS,
the thunder Of explosions, the racket
of splinters and the din of the work
ing engines the surgeons labored over
the wounded on the hospital operating
table Although some Of the men suf
fered frightful agony, they bore 1t
with grim 1rmness.
when the battle ended and the enc
my began to draw off the officers on
the bridge cheered, and the cheering
extended down into the hold, the stok-
ers and even the wounded joining in it.
1.-The captain signaled for full speed
ahead after the retreating japanese,
but the Bayan had not gone far before
the flagship signaled it to return"
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Payne VIII Go south.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Postmas-
ter General Payne's condition has i'm
proved sufficiently to permit him to
come downstairs. He was anxious to
go out for drive but this was deem
ed inadvisable because of the cool
weather. Preparations are making for
the postmaster generals southern trip,
on which he expects to start this
week
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
VICTORY IN TIBET.
England Viewed by Russia In More
Friendly Spirit.


England Viewed by Russia In More
Friendly Spirit.
ST. PETERSBURG, April AL
though no official expression regarding
the victory of the British expedition to
Tibet is obtainable here, it is certain
that the matter will not attract the at
tention which 1t would have before the
outbreak of the war with Japan, when
Russian interest in the results OF the
expedition was very keen. The real
purposes of the expedition were then
viewed with the gravest suspicion. 1t
being feared that a definite establish
ment of British influence over the
grand lama of Lassa, which was re-
garded as the object, would be a Sc
we're blow to Russian prestige both in
Tibet and in China.
The situation is now changed, be-
cause Russia's hands are at present too
full TO leave her free to act even If so
disposed, and secondly-perhaps of
even more observation-disclosures there
are now increasing indications that bet
ter relations between Great Britain and
Russia are in sight, or at least there Is
an increasing desire for such relations
by both countries.
1t is said that Great Brltain's long
standing desire to obtain a protectorate
over Tibet is in a fair way to succeed,
as neither Russia nor China will OBJ
Ject. An entente between Russia and
Great Britain could be effected on the
basis Of a Russian free hand in Man
churia and a British free hand In
Tibet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
Miss HooIihan Went Up In tho Air.

NEW YORK, April A motor I'M
der the front part of a Union Railway
company car broke loose at One Hun
dred and Sixty-first street near Melrose
avenue last night. 1t hit rock in the
track and shot back against the floor
ing, knocking out the planks and send
ing Miss Mary A. Hoolihan up into the
air, so she had to be attended by an
ambulance surgeon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
Two Thousand win start work.

PHILADELPHIA, April 4. - The
American Bridge company, which
owns the Pencoyd Iron works of this
city, has announced that the Pencoyd
plant will resume work shortly. The
works have been practically closed
down for several months. About 1000
men win be employed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
Edward working For Peace.

COPENHAGEN, April 4.--King Ed
ward will prolong his visit here until
April IS. The extension Of his stay, it
is thought, is due to a desire to lnfu-
ence the Russian government through
the queen of Denmark and the car In
the direction Of peace, which he SO
earnestly desires.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04

ST. PETERSBURG, April As. Me-
tatin, a peasant in the province of
Vladimir, has sent 200 rubles to the
emperor in a letter addressed, Most
Honest, Most AutOcratic, Most Merci-
full Great Lord Emperor, Our Little
Father, Nicolas Alexandrovich.' The
letter is signed 'The Emperor's Most
Sinful Slave"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
KiIIed WING with FIntiron.

HAZLBTON, Pa, April 4.-George
Wresak of Upper Lehigh has been ar
rested charged with the murder of his
wife, whom he struck on the head with
flatiron and killed during family
quarrel Wresak admits the charge,
but claims he committed the fatal as
sault while in a state Of intoxication.,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
Shell Might Strike Our ConsuIa

YINKOW, April At is said here
that the Japanese will not lombard
the town because 80 per cent Of the
population is made up of Chinese, who
are not at war with Japan, and be-
cause shell from the japanese war
ships might strike the residence Of the
United States consul, swho is safe
guarding japanese interests.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
Al Adams wants Release on Parole.

ALBANY, n. Y, April 2-Al Adams,
who has now been in Sing Sing prison
about a year on an indeterminate SEN
tence, with years minimum. after
conviction under the antipolicy law,
has made application TO the state
parole board to release him upon pa
role.