The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-23

FROST damaged corn III IOWA OcP-
TENDER IA.
A son was born to the queen OF
Italy September Is.
There was a terriice storm on the
Atlantic coast on September Is.
The American army in the Phil
ippines will be reduced at once by
four regiments.
A convention of negro Baptists
of the south was held in Austin,
Tex, last week.
A Hebrew year book just issued
places the Jewish population OF the
United States at 10,932;777.
Eight men were drowned at Will
mington, Del, through the capsiz-
ing of their boat during a storm.
A shift of the wind and the use
of dynamite saved the city Of Hall
fax, N. S., from a heavy fire loss.
Kansas grainmen have complain
ed that the railroads are discriml-
mating against them in favor of
Texas points.
According to the weekly trade
reviews, the fall outlook is encour-
aging and bids fair to be better
than last year.
Gov. Terrell of Georgia says he
is proud of the Georgia boy who
refused to salute a negro officer at
the Manassas maneuyers.
On September II it was believed
that the Japs were preparing to
| strike again at the Russians and
that a battle at Mukden would soon
follow.
The whole Chinese population Of
Lao Yang is working on japanese
defenses there and they are said to
refuse to give assistance to Rus
sian troops.
L. j. Anderson Of near Endfield,
ILL.,, is thought to be dying IN a
local hospital from blood poisoning
| caused by scratching his hand on. a
calf's tooth.
The crew of the Russian trans
port Lena will be informed at San
Francisco until the end Of the war,
The transport is being dismantled
at Mare Island.
J.. F. Pelletier of Kansas City
was elected grand worthy president
of the Benevolent Order of Eagles
at Baltimore. The next meeting
will be held in Denver.
The bankers did not draw the
| color line at their national meeting
in New York and one Of the negro
delegates thanked them for their
treatment during the convention.
As a result of a feud at Baxter,
Baker county, Fla, a posse was
fired on and one member killed.
Two companies of the state militia
were sent to the scene and it was
said the members of the mob would
| surrender.
At Fort Worth, Tex, Mrs. ".
Augustus Wolfe and her three
small children were ready to take
the train for Los Angeles, CAL,
when she was advised that her hus-
band had eloped from Los Angeles
with another woman
O. Z. Monroe, a laborer employed
in the street department of Ash
land, Ore, went to his home, shot
his wife, child, mother-in-law and
sister-in-law and then himself. He
died instantly but the child was the
only one of the others seriously IN
jured.
Five children we're burned to
death and their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Sapp, fatally injured at
Rolly, Adair county, Ky. All were
sleeping when their house was dis
covered to be on fire. 1t was be-
lieved that the parents were injured
while trying to rescue the children.
It was stated by an intimate
friend of President johnson of the
American league that the Ameri-
can league as a whole will clear an
aggregate Of 100000 on the sea-
son Just closing. The Boston club
leads in profits, witt, the Philadel-
phia Athletics second.
Rev. E.. M. Younghause killed
John Harris in a street duel at CO.
lumbus, Miss, with shotguns.
Four persons were injured In a
collision between two trains in the
suburbs of Fort Worth August ~.
The democrats made big gains
in Maine in the recent election.
The republican plurality was cut to
$4,000 as against $4,000 four years
ago. The republican gain is five