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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
THlRTY.FlRST DAY.

After a spirited debate, lasting the
entire day. the lower house this after.
noon defeated the amendment proyid,
ing for constitutional prohibition, the
measure lacking eight votes of roceiv.
ing the required two.thirds majority
Of those voting.
OF the total membership Of 1873, the
yeas were &C, nays 43, total absent
paired or not voting, "A, number noe.
cssary to carry amendment. "A The
Observation-Disclosures are in high sIee
and the result seems 10 meet with
somewhat general approval. as the
movement 10 forever abolish open ga.
looms from the State was not strongly
backed. receiving its chief support
from the ministers Of tho Methodist
and Baptist churches.
DiscUrd within the prohibition ranks
was one of the causes contributing to
the downfall of the movement. 1t Is
understood that the prohihitionists will
Immediately prepare and introduce a
bill for statutory prohibition.
The speeches for the amendment at
the afternoon session were delivered
by Messrs. Kimbrough, Cayett, Ross,
Patterson and East,
The opposition addresses we're made
by Messrs. Owens. Greayes, Winston.
Hicks and George. The liquor prob.
lem In the State was thoroughly and
exhaustiyely reviewed and there was
a sharp cross-flre of debate and cues.
ttoning throughout the afternoon.
The vote was as follows:
Ieas-AIlen, Arnold, Barber. Bird of
Lawrence, Blackwell, Bradford. Burge.
Burns, Butler, Bynum, Carothers,
Carruthers, Cavett, Cooper, Cowley,
Denton of Lafayette, East, Ellis. Err.
rington, Ellis, Erwin, Estes, Fontaine.
Forman. Gilfoy, Heidelberg, Holdings,
worth, Hoyle, k%imbrough. Knox. Kyle,
Lockwood. Lopez, Maer, Mahon. MAY.
field, Nixon, Murphrss, McAlllster, Nc.
Quiston, Mcfarland Of Jasper, Meow.
an. McMichael, Norment, Patterson.
Fatty. Pope, Reynolds Ringold, Rob.
erts' Robinson OF Choctaw, Robinson
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE
Representative Shafroth, of Colo
RADIO, Gives Up His Seat.
The Frauds We're So Patent That
Were He II Judge He Would Have
to Decide Against Himself.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Representa-
tive Shafroth, from the Denver (Col.)
district, voluntarily ~relinquished his
seat in the house at the converting of
that body Monday.
The contest for his seat by Robert
W. Bonynge and the examination of
ballots, he said, revealed fraud in 20
precincts. If he was a judge on the
bench he would have to find against
himself, and he invited the elections
committee to present a resolution seat
ing Bonynge. The statement created
a sensation, and its conclusion long
applause was heard on both sides Of
the house.
Chairman Olmstead of the elections
committee considering the case, paid
a high tribute to Mr., S~hafroth, saying,
although the action was a surprise, the
case showed that the frauds In the
election were not chargeable in any
way to MI. Shafroth.
The house Immediately agreed to a
resolution declaring r. w. Bonynge
entitled to the seat from the First Col
orado district.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Mississippi State News
Will Oraanize a LEAGUE.

The truck growers Of South Mis-
sissoippi have started a movement TO
organize themselves into a Truck
Growers League, to promote truck
farming and unity the interests Of
the growers of fruits and vegetables.
The truck growing interests have in
creased SO rapidly in the piney woods
section Of the State during the past
few years hat local truck growers
associations have been organized in
almost every community. 1t IS now
proposed to organize a Southern
Truck Growers League. A man
will be placed at the head of this
league and paid on a commission
basis. 1t will be his duty to consign
shipments to the best possible mar
ket, and to convey them to honest
and reputable commission houses
and to secure prompt settlements
for goods delivered. The objects of
the league will be to diversity crops,
classify the products, the best ways
and means of packing and shipping,
better knowledge of truck farming,
including the adaptability of soil,
fertilizers and methods of cultiya-
tiOn
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
CARNIVAL AT NEW ORLEANS.
1t Was Opened by the Arrival His
Merry Majesty, Rex and
His R%etinue.

New Orleans, Feb. 16.-With the ar
rival, Monday, of His Merry Majesty
Rex, the New Orleans carnival may
be said to be in full swing. Arriving
trains brought several thousand visit
ors, including many people of promi-
nence in the business and social cir
cles Of the north, east and west.
The king of the carnival made his
entry into the city by the river route.
He had been escorted up the river by
a gaily-decorated fleet of boats. The
battleship Texas was dressed for the
occasion. Local and federal troops led
the parade of his majesty through the
streets of the city, which we're crowded
with sightseers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Newton Men ticnored.

The appointments by Gov, Varda-
man Of DR.. 6. II. Mcneil of New
ton as member of the State board of
health from the Fifth district, and
c, L. Cunningham, also of that
place, as one of the trustees of the
East Mississippi Insane Asylum at
Meridian, have been confirmed by
the senate, The former is a leading
citizen and physician and president
Of the Newton County Medical Asso-
citation. The latter is editor of the
Newton Record, one of the leading
weekly newspapers of East Missis-
and the cleancst and best
printed paper published in the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Another "Freak" Bill

Chairman MillsaDs Of the house ju
dietary committee introduced in the
house last week, by request Of one Of
his Clay county constituents, a bill
looking to the determination Of Eng,
fish sparrows and the propagation Of
the screech owl. The bin contains
some novel and interesting provisions.
The remedy proposed in the bill for
the determination Of the sparrow waB
doubtless suggested by the novel ex.
pedient adopted by Moses when ha
was leading Pharaoh's army Of con.
quest into Ethiopia. to march his army
safely through d region infested by
deadly serpents. It will be recalled
that Moses ordered his soldiers to
catch, every man, n kite, knowing the
appetite Of this bird for the snake
KIND, The soldiers caught the kites
and carried them in boxes. and whel
the serpent region was reached the
Kites were released and ate UP the ser.
penis,
The bill ia as follows:
An act for the abatement Of the Eng.
lish sparrow.
Section /. That there shall be ar.
pFopriated the sum of SIS, 900 to be dis.
tributed pro rata In the counties of the
state according to the population and
subject to be used on the authority
and direction of the board Of superyis.
Of each county for the extermina.
ton Of the pestiferous English sparrow
wherever he swipes ruthlessly down
upon the vegetable gardens Of the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

After one of the hardest fights of the
session the house last week passed
Ellis providing for two additional agri.
cultural stations, one In the delta and
one in North Mississippi, in the red
clay region. Several other bills for
stations in other parts of the State
were reported adversely by the com.
mittee, and the members from these
sections fought hard and exhausted
all the tactics known TO parliamentary
usage to force the friends Of the two
successful bills to a compromise. The
delta bill had smooth sailing, but the
North Mississippi bill was made the
center of attack, and numberless
amendments were offered to get other
stations into it.. Hon. II. X. Mahon,
of Marshall, had the bill in charge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
OF WAR AREA
Confirmation of Russia and Frances
Approval of Hays Note.
Belief That the Accord Will Prove
of InestimabIe Benefit In Linn
iting the Conflict.

Paris, Feb. 1.-THE foreign Office
confirmed the announcement made in
these dispatches, Saturday, that Rus
STA and France approve of the United
States note on the subject of Chinese
neutrality with a reservation exclud-
ing Manchuria.
The success OF the American initi-
alive to secure the naturalization of
China and the limitation of the area
of operations continues to absorb Of
fetal and diplomatic attention, the re-
suits effected being considered para
mount to the actual war operations. 1t
is said that the second American note
and the various replies will constitute
an accord Of the powers, without sign
ing a further agreement.
The American officials here expect
Russia to issue a declaration similar
to that of Japan, fayoring the prin-
ciples of the accord, but the French
foreign office understands that Rus
sia's brief approval already given con-
stitutes Russia's response.
The general view, including that of
the American officials, is that the &C
cord will prove of inestimable benefit
in limiting the conflict strictly to Rus
STA and Japan, thus keeping out Great
Britain, France, China and all other
powers, and also circumscribing the
zone of The conflict. This view, how
ever, is not universally accepted, GER
tain high quarters holding that Rus
STA secures real benefits from the ac-
cord, by the indirect admission of the
powers, for the first time, that Man
churia is to be treated differently from
the rest of China. The American an
swer to this is that Manchuria is ex-
cluded from the accord merely because
actual war operations are proceeding
there. but there is reason to believe
that Russia attaches much Importance
the powers excepting Manchuria
from the accord dealing with China.
The only advices received here con-
the operations in the field show
gradual concentration of Russian and
Japanese troops near the Yalu river.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Curiosity Aroused,

There is pending in the senate
now the appointments of three men,
bers of the board of trustees Of Al
corn College, located at Rodney.
The retiring members of the board
are P. Z. Williams, of Lumberton
James Gillespie, of Greenwood, and
Charles A. Gordon, of Port Gibson.
1t is not believed that any of the
gentlemen named have been reap
pointed. Owing to the views of the
governor on negro education there is
considerable curiosity manifested.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Possibly u Good Thing,

The alarm of the New York Her
aid lest Japan, In the event of beating
Russia, should conclude that the Phil
ippines lie within her sphere Of in
fuence Is not likely to set the United
States to praying for the success Of
Russia. Before that very remote and
improbable contingency arrives many
people in the United States may have
decided the point Of recognizing that
II it should como that development
would aid us in getting rid Of a large
white elephant
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Promotion for I'nrto uioo

Almost unnoticcd. an advance bus
been made In the political status Of
Porto Rico, by a change Of it's rules
the house of representatives At Wash,
tngton has admitted tho resident COM
missioner from that island TO all the
privileges allowed to the delegates Of
Oklahoma, New Mexico and the other
regularly~organI2ed territories. He is
now permitted 10 Introduce bills in
that chamber and to speak in their
support.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Smallpox at DoddsviIIe,

Two or more cases of smallpox
have developed at DossvilIe, a little
town sixteen miles north of Car
thage. The persons afflicted are the
daughters of Mr.. Wooten, a promi-
nent citizen of that place. The
young ladies were in school at the
southern Female College at West
Point. The county health officer
has been summoned to investigate
the case, and make report as to just
how the disease originatnd-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Loves YOUNG Dream.

They were uttering the tender non.
sense that succeeds the great question,
And" said the girl bravely, Il.
poverty we will face 1t togeth
err"
"Ah, dearest" he replied, "the mera
sight OF your face would scare the wei.
away"
And ever since he has wondered wiz
she returned his ring.--TitBits
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

0f Rankin, Ross. Rouse, Sample. Shelf.
field, Smith. Spencer, SturdlYaut, Tip
ton, Ward and Woils-GG.
Naya-Alcorn, Bell Of Washington.
Brown Billiard. Caradln8, Coleman of
Lee, Coleman Of IeAOre. Collier, Cow
an, Denton OF lAuderdale, Dohcrty,
Ethridge, Foster, Garrison, Grcayes,
Hicks, Hulbu1, Hun, Lesser, Meharg.
Miller, MiIlsaDs, Mcfarland Of Monroe,
Owen, Powell, Ratlln, Robbins. stem.
nis, S%uddoth, Thompson, Talbert,
Tucker Of Wilkinson, Turner. Watts
OF LauderdaIc, Whitney, Winston, VIII
klnson and Speaker Thomas-i3.
Mr., Smith, Of Holmes, leader Of the
prohibition forces. changed his vote
from aye 10 nay in order to enter q
motion ~ reconsider.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
The MaNbrick Case

n telegraph has already announced
the release from an English prison of
Mrs. Maybrick, whose case has attract.
ed so much attention in this country.
Florence, the daughter of the late
W. A, Chandler, a banker of Mobile,
was married a number of years ago to
James Maybrick, al English cotton
buyer. who divided his time between
England and the United States in the
prosecution Of his business. and died
IN Liverpool in 1889, under circum,
stances that gave rise to the belief
that he had been poisoned.
His wife vas a very handsome
woman, who was suspected of the
gravest infdelity to her marriage
VOWS, and she was charged with hay.
ing caused her husbands death by ar.
senical poisoning, 1t was known that
Maybrlck was in the habit OF taking
doses of arsenical preparations under
the belief that they would operate tc
increase his physical vigor, and he
had carried this practice to such an
extent that his health had broken
down.
When Maybrick died. as he did after
an illness of sorle time, the charge
was made that the mar was poisoned
II suspicion rested on the wife. Ii
was known that arseniCal compounds
were repeatedly purchased from the
neighboring druggists and were kept
in the house of Maybrick. being admin.
istered to him by his wife and others.
These facts were brought into court
II Il post norton examination OF
Maybrick's body showed the presence
of arsenic.
1t should be remembered that ar.
senic is a mineral and Is not decom.
posed like vegetable p%oisons, but re.
mains in the human body and is easily
detected. Very much the same class
of facts existed in the Maybrick case,
MS were brought out in that of a New
Orleans woman who married a man in
Kansas a dozen or more years ago,
Her husband was in the habit OF TAX.
ing arsenic as a special tonic. and he
died from 1t. His wife was charged
with his murder by poisoning. and was
on 1t In the Kansas courts and
was acquitted.
Mrs. Maybrick in all probability
would have been acquitted In a United
criminal tribunal, but she was
tried in Liverpool. Her supposed i'm
morality was extremely prejudicial to
her case, and she was condemned to
death, but the death sentence was com.
muted to Imprisonment for life. After
years of confinement at hard la.
Dor, she has been released on a special
license or ticket-of-leave. which will in
all probability allow her to reside in
America.
Disgraced and with her beauty vast.
I'd and gone, she has little left her now
repentance and efforts to amend
Ter life. 1t Is a pit!ful case.-picay.
Inc
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

Foreign papers express ama2emeut
at recent contlagrations in this coun-
Try, at one Of which over 500 lives
were lost, while at another Slo0. oO0, geo
OF property was destroyed, They ara
at a loss to understand the special rea-
sons Tor these American catastrophes.
People in this country do not fully 70.
alize the causes. Tie catastrophe at
Baltimore would not occur in Paris.
Berlin or Milan. Buildings there are
constructed according to certain fxel
rules and are subject to careful in
spection.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
EGEs nnd IguisIution.

II the bill introduced in the Now
York legislature fo%rbiddlng the stor-
age of any article of food for a longer
period than GO days, because the price
of eggs is high, had appeared in any
western state legislature we should
have heard of those populist-riddcn
communities and a general reference
to 'hayseeds' and "whiskers." Leg
tslation in the east is not freak" 1t
Is only when It appears In Kansas, Da-
kota or Nebraska that II Is SO amusing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Factories for Columbus.

The work of the Columbus Pro
gressive Union is already making it.
self manifest. A number of inquir-
les from Northern capitalists rela-
tive to locating plants in that sec
ton have been received and are be-
ing received daily. Negotiations
are pending with a mammoth wood
working establishment, employing
$50 skilled workmen and capitalized
at $4,000, which, it is strongly
hoped, will end in the removal Of
the enterprise to that city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Meets Considerable Opposition.

Considerable opposition is being
developed to the Barber oyster bill.
prohibiting any but citizens Of the
State from fishing in the waters Of
the Mexican gulf and Mississippi
sound. Last week copies Of a strong
resolution passed by the Biloxi Com
mercial Club, setting forth that the
passage Of this bill would close the
oyster canning industry Of the coast,
were received. These resolutions
were presented to the committee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Cotton Burned at New Albany.

One hundred bales of cotton
caught fire at New Albany last week,
se~venty-tive bales and a large part Of
the depot platform being destroyed.
The burning cotton was dumped
into the Tallahatchie river, prevent
ing the destruction Of two depots,
The loss is $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Still With the Cnmmlttn.

The senate finance committee still
has under consideration the house bill
appropriating $3.50, 600 per annum for
the cummol schools of the State. The
body is apparently unable to agree
on the measure, some members favor.
Ing a reduction of tue amount to $500.
GOO or more on account of the $780,
zoe per annum extra the schools will
receive in the future on account of
the poll taxes being retained in the
counties whore collected,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Circuit Clerks REGISTRARS.

The State board of election COM
missioners met last week to appoint
the registrars of election in the va
rlols counties. The law provides
that the circuit clerks of the coun-
ties shall be appointed by the State
board, unless "he shall be shown to
be an improper person." The board
merely carried out the provisions Of
the law by naming the circuit clerk
in each Of the counties as the regis
trar Of that particular county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Cyclone in Tate County,

A cyclone passed through Arka.
butla last week, completely demol.
ishing the Methodist church and W.
NJ. Emerson's residence. Seven
houses and a number of outhouses
were badly wrecked. The ginhouse
of the Jones plantation, in DeSotc
county, was also destroyed. No ia.
talltles are reported.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
what the Japanese Ven Ia

When the public reads that t0u. 600 .
GOO yen have Professionally been set
apart by Japan for war purposes, 4
may perhaps put an exaggerated osti-
mate on that amount Although Japan
has a gold standard, the yon Is Of silver
currency, and H]uctuates with the price
OF silver. so that at the moment I00.
GOO 600 Of them means scarcely more
than Gl0Ooo.000 But even this is an
immense amount in a country in which
the wages OF a sbiliful artisan are often
not more than three yen a week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Duck Hill House Burned,

Lloyd 7. Binford's residence at
Duck Hill was destroyed By fire last
week and but little of value was
saved. Loss about three thousand
dollars, partially insured. Cause of
fire unknown. The fire was first dis
covered between the ceiling and the
roof. Mr.. Binford was absent from
home at the time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
"THiRTfETh DAY.

TFN
Local ana private Legislation VII,
th" order I'll the day in the I0weI
house of the legislature this morn
ing, and "A largo number ot bills al
thla character were passed. Onr
measure Of general interest was thai
dividing Marion county into two cDuu
ties, auI naming the new county
Lamar In honor Of the distinguished
lHfist and statesman Of that nafnc.
rho mousse committee on education
reported a committee substitute for
the uniform school book bills iltro.
duced, and It now remains to be seen
which body will pass "A measure Of
this Kind first,
In the senate several committees
made unfAyOrablo reports ON bills in
troduced during the past few DAYS.
Tho Glover bin, changing the time Of
holding Supreme Court terms, was
passed Authority was given the lieu.
tenant governor to appoint Il commit
te0 OF i've To report on a plan for a
g codidcatiOn Of the laws Of the
state. The bin amending the fellow
servant rule was passed A few local
""N i'''"'N biiN Nflt DtNNtH,
Wells Vagrancy Bill.
Tho Wells VACANCY bin, passed by
the house several days ago, and favor.
ably reported in the senate last week
from the judiciary committee, Will be
made the special order In the latter
body for some day this week,
IN" measure is returned to the sen.
ate with a number of committee
amendments, the most Important Of
which Ia to give Circuit Courts con.
current jurisdiction to try vagrancv
cases, preceded by grand Jury prose.
cttion. The original bill conferE iur.
isdiction exclusively on Justices of the
peace and mayors courts. The maxi
mum punishment by fine Is raised
from 500 to $3.50,
Confidence IL felt that the senate
will pass the bill, and the house will
doubtless cOncur In the amendments.
nS none of them are framed to render
the law less drastic than In It's orig
mai form. These amendments were
framed by Senator Dunn, acting chair
m@l of the Judiciary committee.
Salary Increase Proposed.
A highly important bill was intro
dueeI To the senate by Mr.. Groom, of
Kinds, which seeks to raise tho salar-
les of all state officers. The changes
proposed are as follows,
Governor and supreme judges, from
$4,000 to $1,000 per year,
Circuit judges and c]hanccIlors, from
$3.50 to $4,000 per year.
Attorney general, from $2,50O TO 81.
poo per year.
Assistant attorney general. from S..
TO $4,000 per year,
All State officers now drawing 80.
800 per year to $4,000 por year, ald all
ulcers drawing $4,000 Il year to So.
800 u year.
Chief clerks in auditors office and
reasuror's Office, from $3.50 to ST..
100 per year.
All department clerks drawing 81,
700 to $1,000 per year.
Changes are proposed In the salary
II every State official except the in.
commissioner and state rev.
niue agent, who draw their pay on the
system
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
COMMENT AND CRITICISM.
After the E-raternIttes.

AS n prelude to the fight to abolish
Greek letter fraternities at the Uni
versity Of Mississippi the senate com.
mittee on schools and colleges has
made n report recommending that no
student be allowed to join a fraternity
until he has passed through the first
year of the university course. The
fight against the fraternities has stir
red up a great deal Of bitter feeling
and promises to cause a most stub.
born fight when the bin for their abol.
ishment comes up for paSsage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
MansIon Not To Be Sold

The finance committee Of the senate
has made a favorable report, with an
amendment, anpropriating $4,000 for
repairs aud new furniture at the gov.
ernor's mansion, and this seems to
indicate that it is not the intention
of the State to sell the mansion prop.
erty at this session, Notwithstanding
the fact that the sale was recommend.
ed by the outgoing and incoming gov.
errors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Woman Burned to Death,

While fighting a forest fire in
Iazoo county last week e negro
woman was burned to death. The
woman was helping to extinguish
the flames when her dress caught,
and she was horribly burned before
help could reach her. The accident
occurred on W. B. Deason's place.