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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
PRESIDENT LINCoLN's CAR.
II Was shipped From Omaha 90 the
Worlds Fair on LineoIn's
Birthday Anniversary.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 13.-The Union
Pacific railroad, Friday, shipped the
Lincoln car to st. Louis, where II will
become part Of the Lincoln museum
at the Worlds fair. The car has been
placed in condition to be moved and
1t was decorated in memory OF the
birth of the martyred president. 1t was
recently sold to concessionaire for
the st. Louis exposition. The car is
historic one, it having served as the
private car of President Lincoln dur
ing the civil war and carried his re-
mains to Springfield for burial.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20

Che-F Foo. Feb. 13.-The British
steamer Flu Ping, when leaving Port
Arthur. was fired upon by Russians.
Three Chinese members of the crew
were wounded The Russians after
ward apologized for firing upon the
vessel The Flu Ping, upon it's arrival
at Wei Hal Wei, filed protest with the
British commissioners.
The American consul has reported to
United States Minister Conger that the
Russian authorities have refused to
allow the American steamer Pleiades
to leave Port Arthur. The Pleiades
sailed from Seattle February with a
cargo of -four.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Newton Men Honored,

The appointments by Gov. Varda-
man Of DR.. G.. II. Mcneil of New
ton as member Of the State board of
health from the Fifth district, and
c. E. 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-
sippi, and the cleanest and best
printed paper published in the
State.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Curiosity Aroused.

There is pending in the senate
nov the appointments Of three men,
bers of the board Of trustees Of Al
corn College, located at Rodney.
The retiring 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 he
gentlemen named have been reap
pointed. Owing to the views Of the
governor On negro education there Il
considerable curiosity manifested.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
WAS BENT UPON MISCHIEF
Arrest of a Steamship Passenger at
Liverpool Loaded for Trouble.
lie Had Eighteen Pounds OF Dyna-
mite aud Large Quantity OF
Detonntors In His Trunk.

Liverpool, Feb. 1s.-The customs Of
flcials found Is pounds of dynamite
and $500 detonators in the possession
of an Austrian emigrant on board the
White Star line steamer Majestic,
which left New York, February ;, and
arrived here Thursday.
The Austrlan's trunk had a false
bottom. under which the dynamite was
concealed The man. who gave the
name of Ivan Sjnbeanoie. and who
ostensibly was bound for Carlsbad,
was arrested and remanded until Feb
ruary 20.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
stIn With the commlttee.

The senate finance committee still
has under consideration the house bill
appropriating s1.250.000 per annum for
the common schools of the State The
body is apparently unable to agree
on the measure, some members favor
ing a reduction of the amount to 5000.
000 or more on account Of the $780,
600 per annum extra the schools viii
receive in the future on account OF
the poll taxes being retained in the
counties where collected
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Smallpox at Doddsville.

Two or more cases Of smallpox
have developed at Dossyille, 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 originated.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Exneriment Stations.

After one of the hardest fights OF the
session the house last week passed
bills providing for two additional ag-i-
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
we're 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 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 1t. Hon. II. X. Mahon,
of Marshall, had the bill in charge
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Insurance Reports Coming In.

Insurance Commissioner Cole is
now receiving the annual reports OF
the insurance companies doing bus
mess in this State, and hardly 3
mail comes but what does not con.
tain half a dozen or more Of these
reports. Including the fire, life
and benevolent societies, there are
several hundred Of these reports.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Cotton Burned at New Albany.

One hundred bales Of cotton
caught fire at New Albany last week,
seyenty-fye bales and 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 $1,000.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Duck Hill House Burned.

Lloyd r. 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 Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Y. M. c. A. Secretary Resigns.

Fl. W. Mixsell, general secretary
Of the Meridian Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association for the
past six years, has resigned on ac-
count Of his wife's health. lie goes
to st. Paul, MINI. The members
presented him with gold watch,
suitably engraved.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
COMMENT AND CRITICISM.
Some Opinions on Legislation Past,
Present and Prospective.
After the Eraternitles.

AS 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 a 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 great deal OF bitter feeling
and promises to cause most stub
born fight when the bill for their abol-
ishment comes up for passage.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Imnortant ann Passed.

A bill of much Importance passed
by the house is the measure to in
crease of the ad valorem tax for road
working purposes not to exceed 3 mills
on the dollar, and allowing boards OF
supervisors to make this maximum lie.
wee for road purposes. II is believed
that the measure, If enacted into law,
will aid greatly In solving the good
roads problem in Mississippi. The
Communication tax is also increased by
the bill from SO to 81.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
THlRIIETH DAY.

Local and private legislation was
the order of the day in the lower
house of the legislature this morn
Ing, and large number of bills of
this character were passed. One
measure of general interest was that
Z dividing Marion county into two coun-
ties, and naming the new county
Lamar" in honor of the distinguished
jurist and statesman of that name.
The house committee on education
reported a committee substitute for
the uniform school book bills intro
duced, and it now remains to be seen
which body will pass a measure of
this kind first.
In the senate several committees
made unfavorable reports on bills in
troduced during the past few days.
The Glover bill, changing the time of
holding Supreme Court terms. was
passed Authority was given the lieu
tenant governor to appoint commit
tee of five to report on plan for a
new codification of the laws of the
State. The bill amending the fellow
servant rule was passed. A few local
and private bills were passed.
Wells vagrancy Bill.
The Wells VACANCY bill, 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.
The measure is returned to the SEN
ate with a number of committee
amendments, the most important of
which is to give Circuit Courts con-
current jurisdiction to try vagrancy
cases, preceded by grand jury prose
cution. The original bill confers jur-
isdiction exclusively on justices of the
peace and mayors courts. The maxi
mum punishment by fine is raised
from 500 to $3.50.
Confidence is felt that the senate
will pass the bill, and the house will
doubtless concur in the amendments,
as none of them are framed to render
the law less drastic than in its orig
lnal form. These amendments were
framed by Senator Dunn, acting chair
maj of the Judiciary committee.
Salary Increase Proposed.
A highly important bill was intro
duced in the senate by Mr.. Groom, of
Kinds, which seeks to raise the salar-
les of all State officers The changes
proposed are as follows:
Governor and supreme judges, from
$4,000 to $4,000 per year.
Circuit judges and chancellors, from
2.750 to $4,000 per year.
Attorney general, from $1,000 to s4,-
600 per year.
Assistant attorney general, from ST.
600 to $4,000 per year.
All State officers now drawing 81
900 per year to $4,000 per year. ald all
officers drawing $4,000 a year to 81
800 year
Chief clerks in auditors Office and
treasurer's Office, from $1,250 to ST.
500 per year.
All department clerks drawing ST.
600 to 81 200 per year.
Changes are proposed in the salary
OF every State official except the in
surance commissioner and State rev.
enue agent, who draw their pay on the
fee system.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Loves Young Dream.

They were utfering the tender non.
sense that succeeds the great question.
And" said the girl bravely, III
poverty comes we will face 1t togeth.
err"
"Ah. dearest. he replied, the mere
sight Of your face would scare the wolf
away"
And ever since be has wondered why
she returned his ring.-TitrBits
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Woman Burned to Death.

While fighting forest fire IN
Yazoo county last week a 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.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
ATTEMPTED suicide.

ST. Louis, Feb. 13--After writing two
notes to his wife, from whom, it is
said, he is separated, DR.. Joseph III.
Witfeld, 25 years old. a dentist, at
tempted to end his life by taking CO.
caine. At the city hospital his con-
dition is pronounced serious.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 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 number of outhouses
we're badly wrecked. The ginhouse
Of the Jones plantation, in DeSoto
county, was also destroyed. No ia
talities are reported.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Mansion Not to Be Sold.

The finance committee Of the senate
has made a favorable report. with an
amendment, appropriating $4,000 for
repairs and new furniture at the gov.
ernors 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
ernors
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Frank LooHsis.

New York, Feb. 13.-Frank Loomis,
for many years special counsel for the
New York Central G. Hudson River
Railroad Co, is dead at his home here.
He was prominent in democratic cir
cles and a leading member of the New
York bar
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
HE HOOKED AT PIrTsDuRG.
but Little known of the Man By
officials ON This side.

New York. Feb. 13.-At the White
Star Office in this city 1t was said, Fri
day, that the correct name of the man
under arrest is Ivan Lymbanovic, and
his age is 30 years. He booked at
Pittsburg some days ago, buying a
ticket through to Carlsbad.
The officials declare that they~know
nothing of the man, The baggage of
no passenger is examined so they had
no means of learning anything about
him
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Restraining District Attorneys.

A bill has been passed by the senate
prohibiting district attorneys from
forming law partnerships for civil
practice in their districts. Only one
vote was cast in opposition. Mr.. Nc
Laurin, of the Twentieth, voting
against it, The bill will affect at least
five district attorneys in the State.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Fell and Broke His Neck.

Park Wheeler, of Hazlehnrst, came
to Canton last week to visit his cou-
sin. He got on spree, and while
returning home aboard a train fell
from the coach platform and broke
his neck.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
coffin FACTORY for Meridian.

A subscription was opened last
week to establish coffin factory at
Meridian. The needed $4,000 was
taken promptly by local parties and
the books are now closed.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
A Rather Drastic Bill.

The senate passed rather drastic
bill providing that land owners may re-
cover penalties of $3.50 in each in
stance where railroad fails to build
stock gap, recovery to be had with
out notice first being given the rail-
road of the necessity of such gap.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
rouad Dead I'm BED.

st. Louis, Feb. 13.--Mrs. Ann Ryan,
a relative OF Father Ziesler. Of 81
Malachy's church, was found dead -
he'd at her home She was ~ years
old and II is believed that death was
due TO natural causes
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
ofnccrs warned to he READY.

London, Feb. 13.-The Daily Tele-
graph says the British armiralty has
sent letters of warning to all retired
naval officers who are eligible for serv-
ice
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
VIII TaIxe the Cubnn Loan.

Havana, Feb. 13.-Speyer & Co., of
New York, hare contracted to take the
s35 100000 Cuban loan. The price to
be paid for the bords is 92ik. which Is
" per cent. above the minimum.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
Confederate Pension BIZ.

The senate committee on finance
has finally made favorable report on
the bill passed by the house appro.
priating $780, 900 for the Confederate
pensions for the biennial period. The
bin has been under consideration for
over two weeks.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
BIG LAND BATTLE
IS BEING FOUGHT
On the Bank of the Yalu River Be-
tween Japanese and Russians.
RUSSIAN TRANSPORT BLOWN UP
Reports That Heavy Firing Has
Been Heard at Sea Leads To the
Belief Tint Another Engage
ment Has Taken Place.

Chc-Foo, Feb. 15.-Dispatches re-
rcived here indicate That great
the Japanese and Russian troops on
the banks of the YaIu river.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
To Attend Worlds Fair.

The First battalion, Second regi-
ment, Mississippi National Gnard,
have voted to attend the Worlds
Fair and are planning to raise neces-
sary funds. 1t is hoped the State
will aid.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
RUSSIAN TRANSPORT BLOWN UP.

RUSSIAN TRANSPORT BLOWN UP.
~. Petersburg, Feb. 13.-A report
has been received from viceroy
AIexIen saying thnt the Russian
blown MP NJ the result of accident
ally striking "a mine nt Port Arthur.
The YepiseI sank. and Capt. stepan-
OF, three officers aud Oh men were
lost.
The ycnIsei was built at the Baltic
works In 1900. She was of 1880
tons displacement, and could make
i0 knots. Her armament consisted
of Ave I2-pounder and six 3-pound-
cr IuicI. guns.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20
HEAVY FIRING OUT AT SEA.

Tfcn Tsin, Feb. 1S.-It IL reported
from Ching Wang Tao, about $50
miles northeast of Tien Tsin. that
heavy firing has been heard mt sea,
and II Is Inferred that another en-
gagemcnt has taken place.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-20

rive weeks of the legislative session
:, 1904 have now passed into history.
Far some reason not easy to define, or
,or some numerous reasons, the two
houses have been unusually slow up
to this line in transacting business.
only seven bills have been passed and
ope of these is the bill providing for
the salary and mileage OF members.
None Of the regular appropriation
hills have been acted upon. The time
for the distribution of the common
school fund has passed and the bill
making the appropriation is tied up
in the senate and may have to go to a
conference committee. In the mean
time the teachers must discount their
warrants. None of the State officials,
none of the judges and chancellors
and district attorneys have drawn
their January salaries. the general ap.
propriaton bill not having been re-
ported. This bill is doubtless being
nelQ W hWdlt aStiOh Ou eAC QuCStiOl
Of raising the salaries of the State
officials and the judges. The general
revenue bill has not been reported.
This is very important measure in
more ways than that of merely raising
revenues for the State government,
for 1t carries the tax on privileges
and the proper adjustment of this
tax is essential to the continued pros
wity and progress of the State. 1t
b more than probable that the COM
mittee on ways and means will find
that the revenue bill can be framed so
as to prevent the necessity of any
Increase in the tax levy, though a spe-
cial levy will doubtless have to be
made to meet the interest on the bond
Issue, which seems to be inevitable.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-15
ISSUES.

Tie Washington correspondent Of
the Brooklyn Eagle has learned from
the Democratic leaders what are TO
be the campaign issues of the cam.
paign OF 1904, and at last We are all
informed of the reasons why Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt should be retired Ia
FAVOR of some Democratic statesman.
Republican leaders have been lying
awake nights and studying days in
unsuccessful effort TO learn the is
ues of the coming campaign; they
have feared that the Democrats might
allcge the Republicans were crooked.
that the treasury was busted. that the
lariff was beneftting The trusts. that
the cost Of living was increasing fast
or than the scale Of wages or that
a great standing army was impcril.
I'M the union. All these and many
mon" allegations they have feared,
bu' never did they for a m i'm
agjnc what n terrible surprise await
ed them.
But II has come and We learn from
this reliable source that las an in.
stance OF the liberties taken with OK.
isiing law by the present admins
tratiOn the committee lin the Dem.
ocratic campaign book will refer to
the celebrated ruling OF the treasury
department that frogs legs are chick
pu meat"
That settles it; the Republicans
have been found ont and might as
well give up for they cannot hope tC
carry a single state when it becomes
known that the administration holds
frogs legs TO be chicken meat. vi
and down the land will the Demo
cratic orators proclaim this terrible
ailront 10 American manhood and ey
crywhere will the voters rise in theii
might and smite the candidate Of
party. even one of whose member
call frogs legs chicken meat.
Nominate who they will, the Dem
! ocrats are sure to win on that issue
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-15

The Helena Independent is author.
ity for the statement that Senator
Carter travelled west from St. Louis
especially to join the Helena excur-
sion TO L.ewistown: al least the indie
pendent draws that conclusion from
the fact that the senator reached Hell
n late Friday night. left early Sat
urday morning for Lewistown and
early the following morning after his
roturn from Lewistown, took an EAST
bound train for 81. Louis. Ii it be
true that the senator came west sole
ly for this purpose, Lewistown peo-
pie will certainly appreciate the great
compliment which was paid them.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-15
ANARCHY IN COLORADO.

The situation in the mining camps
of Colorado is certainly grave; it is
little less than civil war in Cripple
Creek and the crimes of the Debs
strike in Chicago and those of the
mining strike in the Occur d'Alenes
are not only being repeated but null
tiplied. Governor Peabody and the
state authorities seem quite unequal
to cope with the situation and since
the miners have appealed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt for federal interfer-
cnce. it Is to be hoped that the gov
ernOr will second this demand, al
though il will be a hard matter to
convince the executive of his help.
l~essness.
Civil authority has been banished
from the district and the governors
course in declaring martial law and
suspending the writ of habeas cor
pus has been upheld by the Colorado
supreme court, though by only a bare
majority vote OF the justices. Off
GERS elected by the people of the
towns have been compelled to resign
upon threats Of being shot or lynch
ed. innocent men have been blown
up by heavy discharges of dynamite;
doubtless many innocent workingmen
have been separated from their homes
and their families and banished to
other states; each side to the contro.
versy has resorted 10 the most dos
perate ear to attain success and
law and justice have given way to
the rope and bomb.
Where rests the blame, That is
difficult TO answer. The miners and
the mine owners have each issued
statements and very naturally their
claims are as widely divergent as
their views of right and wrong. Dis.
patches state that the mine owners
association and the Citizens alliance
are now in complete control, that un'
der the cloak of military necessity
every sympathizer with the strikers
has been either compelled to change
his views or leave the country, and