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The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
GIVEN A D0USE
OF COLD WATER
Secretary Root Dashes Hopes of the
Americans in the Isle of Pines.
THE ISLAND BELONGS TO CUBA
Cuba VIII Not Consent to Give 1t
Up, and the United States Will
Never Try to Compel Her to
Do So Against Her Will.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The admins
tration dashed the hopes of the little
band Of American colonists on the Isle
of Pines who have been working to-
ward the separation Of the island from
Cuba and it's inclusion in the United
States when Secretary Root, after con-
sultation with the president, made
public the text of i letter which he had
addressed to Charles Raynard, presi-
dent of the American club OF the Isle
of Pines, defining the attitute toward
the proposed formation OF the terri
torial government in the island as a
part Of the United States. The Sec
rotary was most pointed in the state
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
MICHIGAN SUFFERS DEFEAT
The western Football Championship
Earned by Chicago By the Close
Score Of Two to Nothing.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-The undisputed
honor of the western football cham
pionship was earned by Chicago by the
close score of two points to nothing,
earned on a safety touch down in the
second half by the splendid work OF
Capt. Catlin, of Chicago, but also by
the poor Judgment Of Clark, Of Michi-
gam, in trying to run back a punt OF
Eckersall's which barely reached the
Michigan goal line.
He was thrown across the III oy
Catlin after he had thrown off two Chi
cago tacklers, and two points, a safety
touch down, we're recorded for Chicago,
the only scoring done in the game.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

Notwithstanding there have been
horseless carriages yer since 1863,
it is said that the first successful n
built in this country was the fruit OF
the fertile brain Of Rev. ]. w. Carhart.
1t was in 1870, when a resident of Ra-
cine, he constructed a steam carriage
Of blackboard design, which was noisy
and erratic, showered the country with
sparks, frightened horses and intima-
dated women and children. 1t soon
acquired the name of "GO-Devil." 1t
was abolished one day after causing a
valuable trotter to run away and kill
himself.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

Never were the Jews SO large a fac
tor in the worlds affairs as they are
to-day. The Hebrew bankers of New
York, London, Paris and Berlin had to
be appealed to by Russia and Japan
before the first blow was struck at
Port Arthur. War can not be made
money-changers open and close the
gates of the temple of Janus. Never
in any other age or country did the
Jew prosper as he is prospecting in the
United States at this moment. Unlike
some of the other immigrants, the Jew
comes to make his home here.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Secretary Roots Letter.

81 have received your letter OF Octo-
Der 25th. in which you say: Kindly
advise me at your earliest convenience
the necessary procedure to establish
O territorial form Of government for
the Isle Of Pines, West Indies, U. S. A
at is no part Of the duty OF the sec
rotary of state to give advice on such
subjects. l think it proper, however,
to answer your inquiry 20 far as 1t
may be necessary to remove an error
under which you appear to rest con-
corning the status of the Isle Of Pines,
and your rights as residents Of that
island.
The Island Belongs to Cuba.
There is no procedure by which
you and your associates can lawfully
establish a territorial government in
that island. The island is lawfully
subject to the control and government
of Cuba, and you and your associates
are bound to render obedience to the
laws of that country so long as you 10
main in the island. II you fail in that
obedience you will be justly liable to
prosecution in the Cuban courts and
TO such punishment as may be provid-
ed by the laws of Cuba for such Of
tense as you commit. You are not
likely to have any greater power in the
future. The treaty now pending be-
fore the senate, if approved by that
body, will relinquish all claim OF the
United States to the Isle of Pines. In
my judgment the United States has
no substantial claim to the Isle Of
Pines. The treaty merely accords to
Cuba what is hers in accordance with
International law and justice.
The Attitude Of the United states.
cat the time of the treaty Of peace
which ended the war between the
United States and Spain the Isle Of
Pines was, and had been for several
centuries, a part of Cuba. 1 have no
doubt whatever that it continues to be
a part of Cuba and that it is not and
never has been territory of the United
States. This is the view with which
President Roosevelt authorized the
pending treaty, and Mr.. Hay signed it,
and l expect to urge its confirmation.
Nor would the rejection of the pend
ing treaty put an end to the control Of
Cuba over the island. A treaty direct
ly contrary to the one now pending
would be necessary to do that, and
there is not the slightest prospect Of
such a treaty being made. You may
be quite sure that Cuba will never con-
sent to give up the Isle Of Pines, and
that the United States will never try
to compel her to give it up against her
will. Very respectfully,
"ELIHU ROOT"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

In a report to the department OF
and labor, calling the at
tention of American merchants and
manufacturers to the methods en-
ployed by European merchants and
manufacturers in exploiting the
worlds markets, Consular Agent
Neuer emphasizes the value OF coop
Grafton. He points to the excellent
and effective work OF the various or
ganized efforts made by parties in the
German empire to secure a foothold IN
foreign markets. Our export trade
could be materially forwarded by co
operation.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

Buenos Ayres and Argentina compel
the Teutonic section Of the world, es-
pecially the United States portion of
that section, to revise some of its no
tons. We have been calling the
Latins a decadent race. With a Span
ish base and an italian immigration
there is being built up in Buenos
Ayres and it's surrounding country as
progressive and expansive a civiliza-
ton as is to be found anywhere on the
globe. The future, even on the Ameri-
can continent, is not entirely in the
keeping of the Anglo-Saxon family.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
WeRKMEN INJURED
They Had Overloaded a Floor With
ConstrucHen Material and 1t
Went Down with Them.

st. Louis, New. 3s.-Eleven men we're
injured by the collapse Of a temporary
floor ut the building being erected for
the Grand Leader at Sixth street and
Washington avenue. In their eager
ness to complete the laying of a Sec
ton Of freproofng on the first floor
before quitting time, the workmen
overweighted the floor with concrete,
tiles and bricks and without warning
a section of the work IS feet square
carrying Is men fell to the basement, u
distance Of II feet. All were extri-
Gated alive, and eleven we're found to-
be injured, tive quite seriously.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
FIRST DIVIDEND DECLARED.
The Failed PeOria QlI.) NATIONAL
Band Has Began Paying Divf-
dendS to DepositOrs.

Peoria, Ill, Nov. 29.-The first divi-
dend declared by the failed Peoria na-
tional bank has been paid. The divi-
dend PAID amounts to $150,00O, and is
4 so per cent. payment to SIS depos-
itors who fled their claims before No
vember 16. There are 500 other depos-
itors, $50 of whom have filed their
claims, and Receiver Berry announced
that they would be paid 80 per cent.
about December 10. The receiver also
announced that he expects to be able
to declare a further dividend of 30 per
cent. before the Christmas holidays.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
USING MAILS TO DEFRAUD
President Of PEOPLES Bank and Pub
Usher Of Magazine Indicted On
Two Counts.

St. Louis, Dec. 1.-Two indictments
have been returned by the federal
grand jury against E. G.. Lewis, pres
ident Of the Peoples United States
bank and publisher Of the Woman's
Magazine and Woman's Farm Journal,
one charging a scheme to defraud in
using the mails to induce persons to
subscribe for stock and deposit money
in the bank, the other charging con-
spiracy to defraud the government OUT
Of large sums of money in postage.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

Information from Manila says that
the Philippine commission found 1t
necessary to pass a law fo%rbidding the
expectation of the silver peso from
the island. This was done with the
consent and approval OF the local
banks and merchants. The reason was
the increased value Of silver. 1t is
stated that the peso, which is the
standard of value, being a silver coin
equivalent to so cents, is now worth
about 60 cents as bullion. The result
is that the pesos are being melted, so
that they may be exported and sold as
silver bullion at a profit.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
MERiWETHER DISMISSED
AccuittcI CT the Charge of Man.
slaughter, But to BE Dismissed
for Infraction Of Rules.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Minor Meri-
wether, Jr., the cadet midshipman who
was tried by a court-martial for the al
legged killing of Midshipman James R.
Branch during a fist fight at the An
napolis naval academy, has been ac-
quilted of the charge of manslaughter
by the court. but has been adjudged
guilty of the charges of a breach OF
rules in fighting with Branch and the
minor breaches that were collareral to
the main issue. The court recon-
mends his dismissal from the service
for infraction of discipline.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Nineteen Vessels Lost.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Repcrts received
up to midnight show that 10 vessels
were wrecked in the storm which swept
over the great lakes Monday night and
Tuesday. One life is known to have
been lost, and it is feared eight others
Six vessels are reported missing.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

One of the largest works OF mans
hands is the artificial lake, or reser'
voir, in India, at Rajputana- This res
ervoir, said to be the largest in the
world, and known as the great tank Of
Dhebar, and used for %irrigating pur-
poses, covers an area of 81 square
miles.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

The age of the sun has been for
many years a matter of controversy
between biologists and physicists.
The Investigators OF tidal friction
claim that 500 or 1000 million years
have elapsed since the birth of the
moon, and other scientists, arguing
from purely geological reasons, claim
the age of the sun to be between so
and 1000 million years.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
TWO LIVES FOR A DOGS
Rack Shoots Two In the
Field They Killed
His Dog.

Hope, Ark, Dec. 1.-Seven miles
east of here, in Nevada county, Squire
Smith, a negro, went to the field where
John and Count Cleghorn, white, were
working, and shot them both, killing
Count at once. John died in few hours
from his wounds.
A few days ago the Cleghorns killed
the negro's dog, and he said at the
time that If he could find out who did
It he would kill them.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Fatal wreck In Indiana.

Chicago. Dec. 2.-One man vas killed
and six severely injured in q head-on
collision between a fast passenger train
and a local freight train on the Balti-
more G Ohio railroad between McCool,
Ind, and Miller's station.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

Owl on toast is what many patrons
of fashionable San Francisco French
restaurants have been receiving in
stead of quail. Patrick Hughes, OF
Jameson, was arrested by a deputy
fish commissioner for killing birds
that are not game birds. For many
months Hughes has been making a
fat living with his shotgun Staying
billy owls for the delicate palatos of
the elite of San Francisco.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

A young man was on trial in hide
pendence, Kan, for stealing water
melons. When the jury had retired
the foreman asked all those who had
neve stolen melons to stand and be
counted. Not a juror moved, and a
verdict of not guilty was returned.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

There is now a bounty upon the
coyotes head in every Oklahoma
county. The government has an ex.
detrimental station at Chattanooga, in
Southwestern Oklahoma, where Dr..
David E. Lantz, of the United States
Biological Survey, has been engaged
for a year in experimental warfare
against the coyote with poison and
such other weapons rs lend them
selves to the slaughter Of the animal.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
cor.t,.utionaIity Questioned.

Topeka, Kas., Dec. THE constitu-
t~ionality of the Kansas board OF rail-
way commissioners, its judicial. legisla-
tive and executive powers has been at
tackled by the Union Pacific railroad in
a bill of procedure fled in the United
States circuit court in this city.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Cold Ftud In Texas.

Kingsland, Tex, Dec. IF. D.
Brooks, an old mining p~rospector, has
discovered a rich vein of gold near
here. The ledge is four feet thick, and
the ore is found between the hanging
and foot wall, with a two-inch pay
streak. The discovery has caused much
excitement.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Rebate Decision Expected.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. lit is ex-
pected that Judge Phillips will give his
decision next Monday in the cases
against the Santa Fe. Rock Island and
Burlington railroads for alleged viola
ton of a federal Injunction against the
granting Of rebates.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Cuuld Get Anythinr Tn.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. 29.-Con-
vict Vaugnn says there is no trouble
getting anything into the Missouri
p~enitentiary. IF they will pay for it
I can get an automobile in here and
have it running before they know it"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Arrestcd.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 29.-The sol
diers attached to the military school
at electricity have been arrested by
four battalions of the Pavoloysky regi-
ment and taken to the fortress Of st.
Peter and st. Paul..
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Two Marrow Escape. From Mobs.

st. Louis, Nov. 29.-E. j. Bailey,
who killed Mine Owner Lawder, has
been brought here from Mexico, Mo-,
for safe keeping. He has had two mar
row escapes from mobs. Once he was
forced to flee through corn fields, and
again he hid In 4 tox a I
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Defrnuded FIFTY Merchanta.

st. Louis, Nov. 23.-Louis A. Graves,
the negro who confessed that he had
forged checks and cashed them at so
mercantile houses in st. Louis, pleaded
guilty in the criminal court and was
sentenced to four years in the peniten-
k{orvr
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Prominent Kansas city Capitalist.
Fatal FnII Erom Horse.

Excelsior Springs, Mo-, Dec. miss
Florence Carpenter, of Chicago, while
riding horseback here. fell from her
horse and received injuries from which
she died a few hours later. Her body
was shipped to Chicago.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

The department of agriculture OF
Argentina estimates the area under
wheat and linseed in that country in
1905 at 49, $3.50, ISL acres and 2~,527,414
acres, respectively, as against 12,115,-
SIG acres and 2,675,S65 acres under
the same crops in 1904.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
rh.rL.rivtnx contributions.

New York, Dec. Thanksgiving DAY
contributions Of $27,582 were made to
the Russian relief fund which is being
collected by the national relief COM
mittee. The total amount raised is now
$970.130.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
students Suspended.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 29.-Thirty stu
dents at the Shenandoah Valley acad-
envy have been suspended for circu-
lating %handbills referring to Prof. Ray
mond White, a member of the faculty,
IS "Peeping Lizzie"
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
New Minister to Hayti.

Washington, Nov. 29.-Oficial an
nouncement is made at the state de-
partment of the appointment of Hen
ry w. Furness, Of Indiana, as United
States minister to Hayti, to succeed
Minister Powell.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
McCurdy,s Resignatioa Accepted.

New York, Dec. 1.-The board or
trustees Of the Mutual Insurance Co.
has accepted the resignation of Rich
ard A. McCurdy, is president OF the
society. Frederic Cromwell, the treas
urer OF the company, was selected as
president.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

vinita, I. T., Doc. IA Washington
dispatch says L. r. Parker, Jr., has
been appointed 70 succeed Judge Ray
mond on the federal bench in the In
dian territory.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

The smallest coin in actual circu-
tation is a sort of wafer made from
a resinous juice and used by the ma
tives in the Malay peninsula. 1t has
a value of one ten-thousandth of one
nopf
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
1t is said that 100000 domestic ami
mails, valued at $4,000, 900, are slain
by wolves every year in the Russian
empire.

Mrs. Gertrude Massey, the painter
of miniatures, has received IL COM
missions from the king and queen OF
England.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Bonaparte Among the Speakers.

Bonaparte Among the Speakers.
New York, Dec. Secretary of the
Navy Charles ]. Bonaparte will be
among the speakers at the annual
meeting of the Civil Service Reform
league which be held at Milwaukee De-
cember IA and Is.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

King Oscar of Sweden is perhaps
the most gifted of royal musicians. At
his Stockholm palace he has a mag
nificent musical library.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Mertyetber Court-Martial Ended.

Annapolis, Md, Dec. Except for
the announcement of the verdict after
it shall have been passed upon by the
secretary of the navy, the Meriwether
court-martial, in SO far as the public is
concerned. is at an end.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
yra,a. Grip. Remains In Canoe.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. IA
frail birch-bark canoe, containing the
decomposed body of an Indian girl, has
drifted ashore here. It is believed that
the body was set adrift in compliance
with ONT religious rites.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

Standard OIL Presfdent Summoned.
New York, Nov. a9.-Henry H. Rog-
ers, president Of the Standard Oil, has
been summoned to give testimony, be-
fore a commissioner, in the case
brought by the state of Missouri to-
GUST the Standard Oil Co. from Mis-
souri,.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08

More than 10000 photographs OF
birds amid their natural surroundings
have been taken by an English
naturalist. Some of them entailed as
much as a week Of waiting and watch
ing.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Eam,,v 81 Four burned to Death.

ami OF FOur HurHcu
Weston, w. Va. Dec. 2.-Charles T.
Douglass, wife and two children were
burned to death near here. The fire
which destroyed the Douglass home
was caused by an explosion of natural
gac.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
Eri:co Roundhouse Burned.

Pacific, Nc, Dec. 2.-The Frisco
roundhouse was destroyed By fire. No
rolling stock was lost.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
RoosexeIt ..stand. Pat..

Washington, Nov. 29.-It is learned
that the president has decided not to
.recede n point from his stand on
rate legislation.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
woman Gets 81, 1900 For SANDER.

Woman Gets 3 > 5000 For Slnnder.
Van Buren,, Ark, Dec. I'm the SIS,
600 SANDER suit Of Mrs. Matte Hinton
against Lem Hite, the leading hardware
merchant OF this city, the jury gave
the plaintiff a verdict for $4,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
DAMAGED BY A TIDAL WAVE
Sbircfng and Dock Property At
Waul<egOn, Ill, Suffered By .
Seyen-FOot Tidal Wave.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Shipping and dock
property at Waukegon, ILL.,, 40 miles
north of here, were seriously damaged
by a tidal wave seven feet III height,
which swept in from Lake Michigan.
The steamer Tioga was driven against
the pier and a small hole knocked in its
side. and two tugs in the harbor were
also slightly damaged.
Prominent Kansas City Capitalist.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. IA. R. Mey-
err, a widely-known capitalist, n OF
Kansas City's most prominent business
men and founder of Leadville, Col, Is
dead here of rheumatism of the heart,
after a lingering illness, aged So.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-05

If there is blame anywhere for the
non-payment Of the 1895 claims it at
taches TO the foreign governments
whose subjects hold them. If the
claims are just and Great Britain,
Greece, Denmark, etc, should press for
their settlement, the United States,
which inherited the obligations of the
Hawaiian Republic, would pay. But
it appears that Great Britain and the
rest are not bothering their heads about
the matter, being possibly under the
=, impression that most of the political
prisoners in Hawaii earned the moder-
ate discomfort to which they were put.
Under the circumstances, however,
that is a matter of public regret, for
if these gentlemen should get hold OF
half a million or so most of it would
reach the channels of circulation in less
than a week.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-05
PRESIDENT ISENBtRG
WANTS RAT POISON

The President of the Senate has
written the following letter, which is
self explanatory:
Honolulu, T. H, April 4, 1905.
Marais. Esq. Com. Agt., Society des
Virus Danyxz, Paris, France.
Dear Sir: Enclosed please find U. S.
Postal Note for the sum of $500, in
return for which please send me some
of the paste for killing rats, made at
the PaSteur Institute.
Some time ago I wrote to the Con-
sui General of the United States of
America regarding this matter, who
advised me to communicate with you
direct
We have had large numbers of rats
here for quite a while, and through
them, we believe, the Bubonic Plague
was, to a considerable extent, spread
in the Hawaiian Islands. 1t is my de-
sire to do something toward eXtermin-
ating these pests, and if the amount
of paste you send me proves success
full. 1 Will endeavor to get the govern
ment to take the matter up and eX-
pertinent with il.
. Any information you can give me in
regard to the use of this paste will be
greatly appreciated, and I assure you
that I am sincere in my desire to give
it a thorough trial here. OF course,
the method for city use will be some
what different to your use of the paste
on farms, of which 1 have read with
a great deal of interest.
Thanking you to reply as soon as
possible, 1 remain,
Yours very truly,
(Signed) D p r. ISENRERG
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
ESTATE OF H. d. JOHNSON

The undersigned having been duly
appointed the Administrator of the
Estate of H. D. Johnson, late of Ho-
nolulu, Island of Oahu, Territory of
Hawaii, decea sed:
Notice is hereby given to all persons
to present their claims against the
estate of said H. D. Johnson. deceased,
duly authenticated whether secured by
mortgage or otherwise, to the under
signed at his office in the Claus Spree
kels Bank, Fort street, below Merchant
street, Honolulu, Oahu, aforesaid. with
in six months from the date hereof, or
they will be forever barred
And all persons indebted to said
estate are hereby requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned.
Z. I. SPALDING,
Administrator of the Estate of H. D.
Johnson. deceased.
Dated Honolulu, March 90. 1905
7063-March 29, April ), u, 10.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-05

The various reports from St Peters
burg about the movements of Roiest-
vensky's fleet are of course strategic.
At one time it is said that the Russian
Admiral is going to Vladivostok and
another that he is seeking Togo. A
strong probability is thar he is max
ing feint with a view to influence the
indemnity demands of Japan. Even
in this event Togo may catch him, in
which case there will be the greatest
feet action since Trafalgar. At last
accounts Rojestvensky was on one side
of the Indian ocean steaming towards
Singapore waters and Togo was on the
other side steaming from Singapore
waters. The distance between them
was just about that between San
Francisco and Honolulu.