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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
FIND FORTUNE IN CHEST.
Ancient Treasure Box Is Discovered
In Secret Above on Estate
in New York.

New York.-An old riveted chest
which contains more than sl5OBW IN
English, German and American goid
has been found In a secret aleoye on the
last parcel Of the old Theodore NJ
Macy estate to be sold In this city.
James +. Meehan is the lucky man
Thomas Cunningham foreman OF q
gang Of laborers, found the precious
relic Of an old fortune and turnedlt over
to Mr.. Meefan. who owns the land and
Is having an elevator apartment-honse
erected on the site.
Recently Mr.. Meehan purchased the
last parcel Of the old estate. Cunning
ham. with his men, was ripping out a NJ
tie wine cellar in the rear Of the foun-
dation when be struck a wall which was
seen TO have once contained a dcpr,
which had been sealed and blocked with
stone. The men tore the wall down.
passed through the wine cellar and came
upon a little den about Sxl0. In q cob
webby. pitcb-dark corner, inserted IN az
alcoye made especially for Il the chest
was found.
Meehan rot a mechanic to pry Open
the lock. and within was found the shin
Ing. golden coin that old Macy is sup
posed to have boarded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
NEW WATCH is A WONDER.
Work Of a French Jeweler Indicates
Seasons of Year, Equinoxes,
Sunrise and Sunset.

Paris.~-M. Leroy, the well-knowu
matchmaker Of this city, has just com.
pleted, after seven years work, what Is
considered the most complicated watch
in the world. 1t is gold and only a little
larger than the ordinary ]timepiece, but
is made up Of 975 parts, with "A mechan.
zeal movements.
Besides marking the hours and sec
DndS, it indicates the days, months and
years lmaking automatically the neces-
sary change in leap years., tho lunar
phases, the seasons, the solsticcs and
equino&os, the time of 1875 cities of the
world and the hours of the rising and
setting Of the sun.
II also contains a strike arrangement,
r thermometer, a hydrometcr. a ba-
rometer, an altimeter, good for an alt.
tude Of 5000, a compass and all the fea-
lures Of a repeating chronometer, and
can be regulated without opening it.
In the inner case are the celestial
maps Of the two hemisphercs, moving at
the rate of 256 seconds a day. in which
even stars Of the fourth magnitude. rep
resented by $50 golden dots, can be To-
Gated In their exact positions I'm the sky
] ne watch Is valued al 5 5000 and will
De ADDED to the Louvre collection.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
over HALF MILLION LOSS
Saturday Night and Sundays Fire
Hit Omaha Pretty Hard.
Loss in the Wholesale District,
but Well Insured.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 30.-The fire
which started Saturday midnight in
the wholesale district OF this city was
the most destructive in the history of
Omaha. The total loss will exceed
half a million dollars, at the most CON
s~eryatiye estimate, and by some it has
been placed considerably higher. A
more disastrous co~nfagration was only
prevented by the heroic efforts OF the
fire department of Omaha,
which was reinforced by several en-
gines, hose wagons and other equip
ment from South Omaha and Council
Bluffs. Although Chief Salter an
nounced that the flames were under
control at 2:30 a. m. they continued
to menance adjoining buildings until
after four. All the remainder of the
night and all day Sunday a number of
streams were kept pouring on the
smoldering ruins, With zero temper
AZURE the water was quickly frozen
and the naked walls of the burned
buildings resemble huge ice castles.
Outside iremenn were dismissed
in the day.
A half block was burned over. The
Immense buildings contained great
lobblng stocks, which is responsible
the enormous loss. The buildings
themselves are valued at to exceed
100000 and We're owned. respectively,
by the Mercer and Willard estates. No
definite figures have yet been obtained
On insurance, but the stocks of goods
were generally covered up to the 80
per cent. limit, although two or three
small concerns were not so fortunate.
No serious accidents occurred, al
ten firemen were blown from
he Porter Ryerson Chemical Co.'S
building by an explosion. None were
seriously injured.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Mississippi's Educational Fund.

The people of Mississippi are
spending more money for their com
mon schools and higher institutions
OF learning than probably any 9TH
ed State in the South, but the peo-
pie of the State will be surprised to
learn that nearly every cent of
money that they pay into the State
treasury in the shape of direct taxes
goes for schools and colleges and TO
pay the expense of the benevolent
institutions and pensions for old
soldiers. The State has a good
many sources of revenue other than
the collection Of taxes from the peo-
pie of the State on their real and
personal property. The penitentia-
ry pays into the State treasury net,
after paying all its expenses and
keeping up improvements, $50, 1893;
the insurance department pays into
the treasury $100,1l1; the sale of
swamp lands through the land com
missioner'S office, $4,000; the sec
rotary of State, $4,000, and the
State revenue agent, $31,641.73.
This totals up $292,951.73. The
appropriations for all the State Off
GERS and all the expenses incident to
running the State government, out
side of the items mentioned above,
foot up to $26T,061, which gives a
balance of $25, S90.73. This out
side revenue of the State not only
pays the expense incident to run
ming the State government, but it
pays the salaries of all the judges,
chancellors and district attorneys in
the State, and still leaves a balance
of $4,000 to apply on pensions.
These figures have been obtained
from the officials themselves, and
are reliable. OF course, when the
Legislature meets there is the ex-
pense Of this body, which must
out Of the taxes paid in by the
people, as it costs between $50, 900
and 100000 a session.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
ARKANSAS WEALTH.
RICH DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE
FOUND IN STATE.
Mineral Plays Important Part in
Manufacture OF s~teel-Story in
Connection with Its
Discovery.

81. Louis, Large deposits OF a MIN
eral never before found in quantity in
the United States, but which is used 10
the extent OF thousands of tons yearly in
the manufacture OF steel, have been dis
covered in southwestern Arkansas. The
ore is manganese, OF which some 500, 900
tons were imported last year from
Brazil, Russia. Chill and other countries.
In the Arkansas field. which is 30
miles in length and from six to eleven
miles in width, preliminary prospecting
is reported to have shown an album
dance of the metal. and hope is ex-
pressed that it will average n grade
sufficiently high TO make it unnecessary
for steel manufacturers in the future to
purchase from abroad.
There is an interesting story told In
connection with the discovery Of the
manganese beds.
One morning in the early spring a
stranger carrying a large grip wandered
into the private office of n. V. p. Tay-
Tor, an official Of a southern railroad
tie told Mr.. layI0r he was from Arkan-
saS and was on bis way east TO interest
capitalists in a valuable mineral dis
trict. and he reckoned that iuasmuch as
he was going 30 bring a party over the
Wabash railroad he was entitled to some
sort Of special rate for himself.
My friend, exclaimed Mr.. Taylor.
"do you know that under the United
States law you are laying yourself liable
to fine and Imprisonment for soliciting
from M a better rate than your fellow
trayeler?'
The man turned color and arose to &c.
"Sit down said Mr.. Taylor. "Why !
do you want to go east to sell anything
that has a value? Don't You know that
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Mississippi State News
February Weather for II Years.

WI pNdAHGf ~
The following data, covering a pc
riod Of seventeen years, have been
compiled from the weather bureau
records at ffty-four observation sta
tions in Mississippi. They are is
sued to show the conditions that
have prevailed in the State, during
the month in question, for the above
period Of years, but must not be
constructed as a forecast of weather
conditions for the coming month:
Mean or normal temperature, As de-
grees.
The warmest month was that OF
1890, with an average of So degrees.
The coolest month was that of 1899,
with an average of SO degrees.
Some of the highest temperatures
recorded were as follows; Eighty
four degrees at Waynesboro, in 1890,
and IS degrees at Port Gibson, in
1904.
Some of the lowest temperatures
recorded were as follows: Fifteen
degrees below zero, at Aberdeen, and
IL degrees below zero, at Louisville,
in 1899.
Average rainfall for the month, 5.25
inches.
Average number of days with OIL
inch or more of rain, 9.
The greatest average monthly pre-
cipitation was 1882 inches, in 1908,
The least average monthly precipi-
tation was 2.1S inches, in 1895.
Some of the greatest monthly
amounts of precipitation recorded
were as follows; 1929 inches at Kos
ciusko, 15.25 at Fayette and 14.08 at
Militia Yuma. in 1903.
Some of the lowest monthly
amounts of precipitation recorded
were as follows: 0.1S inch at Natchez
and 0.20 inch at Pennington, in 1892.
The average snowfall is IA inches
in the northern half of the State, and
0.S inch over the southern hall.
Average number of clear days, II;
partly cloudy days, 8; cloudy days, II.
The prevailing winds have been
from the north.
w. S. BELDEN, Section Director.
V%icksburg, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Exempted for Five Years.

Auditor Henry announces that he
has granted an exemption from
State and county taxes for a term
of five years to the New Albany
Furniture Company, which was re-
Gently organized in that city. The
factory is to manufacture bedroom
suits and all other articles of fur
]niture, and hopes soon to be in full
running order.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Great Impetus in Trucking.

The trucking business in and
around jackson has taken on a great
impetus during the last few years,
due almost entirely to the Northern
settlers. One of the largest Or
chards in that part Of the State was
planted by a Northern man, and he
is making more money than any cot
ton planter in the county. Last
year he shipped several carloads of
peaches to Chicago and other North
ers markets, and the returns were
very satisfactory.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN.
University Professor P~ropounds New
Theory-Mentality Not Deepen
dent on Gray Matter.

Philadelphia Oh. Edward Anthony
Splt2ka, Of Columbia university pro-
pounded a new theory Of brain deYei-
opment before the meetings Of the
Association Of American ADatomists
at the University Of Pennsylvania here
the other day,
1t Is, in effect, that the mentality ID
not dependent on The relative proper.
ton of white and gray matter as fniell
as on the health Of the great bundle Of
dbers known as the corpus callDsufn.
which connect the Two sides Of The
brain.
In announcing his theory, Dr.. Spitzka
exhibited the brains Of more than q
dozen men who had been eminent IL
science. and In each case endeayored %
show that they bore out his assertions.
"The relative Importance Of the white
and gray matter In The brain Is often
misconstrued," he said, Were II not
for the manifold connections Of the
nerve cells in the cortex with each other
as well as with the periphery BY means
of the millions and millions Of fbers
which make up the white matter, such
a brain would be as useless as s multi
tude Of telephone or telegraph stations
with all lnterconneeting wires de-
stroyed. The corpus eallosum Is an To-
1ex which places the brain Of man 30
far over that Of the brute When this
structure is definite Of diseased i IL In
yariabiy attended by profound wax
mindedness or total idiocy. And the en-
animation Of the brains Of these notable
men possessing large capacity for coins
and thinking shows the converse to be
quite as true"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
81. MARKS In DANGER
GREAT BAsILIcA ON THE VERGE
OF COLLAPSE.
"IIiS ana parapets Lean Dangerously
Under Roof Made Heavy By Ere.
q"'N' Repairs Foundations
Also Weakening.

Ncn,re.-The committee
"','A over the condition of 81, Mari
ana take measures for the nrsssrrarH
OF The great BasIica met recep,Iy ,an"n
S'"ef the report drawn IN bv PROF. NJ
iredo Manfred. the eminent arcbl,"a,
anu S'Euor Luigi Marauguui. the epgt'
neer' who were tntrusted with The 81
ol making a thorough technical cyan.
H"''o" OF the building and carrying On,
s"gn repairs as they might find urgent
froI Manfred and Signor M-arspeo,,
stated that some important operstIons
nave ALREADY been effected with ayies
to strengthening the edlace,
n assertion that the fall otthe Cam.
panl'e OF st Marks two years aro was ,
blessing in disguise, as Il called attep.
ton 10 the condition of the v,rati,n
antique monuments of art. Is now ran,
iirmcG, 1t was after that catastronhs
that the 'FabbriCerIa" tadmipistratfn,
OF ne baSllIca) was dissolved and the
technical bureau placed under tina can.
troI OF PROT Mantredo Manirc1t and
Signor Luigi Marangohl
The document states that Tho dareor,
to st. Marks are many and Of yarion.
kinds. Butth greatest IA In tbe topnan.
ions which, on account OF their con.
str'l'tion and the nature Of the land az
which they rest, have been c%opstan,lc
giving way in diverse directions and a.
diverse proportions In the difere utp
Of the building, thus producing the act.
ting noted in the Basiilca,
All the walls show sneb eracLt,, AZ.
weakening AZ would lead 10 the con.
ciuston that under the magnificent dres,
OF marble and mosaic IL concealed tho
most alarming %decrepltude.
The report calls attention espeeIall,
to the vaults called The Paradise ana
The Apocalypse" which are in 4 ann.
gerous condition. Through Tho hulrlne
Of the walls and the sinking Of thu
foundations these vaults were in a mad
state SO long ago as l72l, when they yere
wisely restored according to the reepm.
mendations Of Bernardluo Zendrlni.
However, as the causes Of the eyil con.
tinued the danger augmented. and ID the
middle Of the last century new restora.
tons were made, but such that instead
Of tightening hey increased the weigh.
Of the roof. Now things have reached
such a point as TO render completr and
definite restoration ahsolutely necessary
and urgent
The dome of the choir claims the most
immediate and radical measures, as does
also the great dome, although less
urgent Both are out Of place and show
assures.
The dome toward the piazza Is in d
ess grave condition. but Is 20 indls-
bound up with the great dome
md with the vaults Of the Paradise and
Apocalypse as to render Immediate re.
pairs necessary The side domes are,
fortunately, IN a better condition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Men killed aud One Fatally
Injured by II Boiler Explosion
at Tcrre Hantc, Ind.

Terre Haute, Ind. Jan. 26.-Thres
men We're killed and one fatally in
jured in a boiler explosion that
wrecked the engine rooms of tho
Standard Wheel Co plant Wednesday
afternoon.
. The dead:
Levi Whitaker.
Thomas Patterson.
Horace G. Colvin.
Fatally injured:
George Davis.
The victims were all iremen en-
ployed In the boiler room. The cause
of the explosion is unknown.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
A BATCH OF INDICTMENTS,
Alleged Con"spirators 10 the Killing
of city Marshal CockriII of
Jackson, KY, Indicted.

Lexington Ky, Jan. ga special
grand jury found indictments against
James Hargis, county judge Of Pgeathitt
county; Alex. Hargis, former state
senator; Ebert Hargis, OF Jackson,
brother Of the other two; Ed Callahan,
sheriff Of Breathitt county, and Jesse
Spycr, a former deputy sheriff under
Callahan, all on a charge with con.
spring to bring about the death OF
James Cockrill, city marshal of Jack
son. Cockrill was shot from a court
house window in Jackson, July, 1902.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
Charles l., Tucker Found Guilty M
Cambridge, Mass, Of the Mar
der of Mabel Page.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 25.-The case
ot Charles L. Tucker, on trial he Q for
h murder OF Mabel l.. Page. a & Wes-
TN. March 81 last, was given TO the
jury Tuesday. and a verdict of guilty
Of murder in the first degree As rend-
cred.
The announce ment of the finding OF
the jury was made at 1910 O'Clock
Tuesday night, Tucker collapsed Ut
torlr when the foreman read the ver-
dict. He was led from the courtroom
across the street to the Jail in an ex-
ltaGNtcd condition. and when once
more locked in his cell revived some-
what under stimulants administered by
a pt - clan.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
BIG SLUMP IN MARRIAGES.
Nearly 1000 Fewer Licenses Issued
in Philadelphia in l9O4-Pub-
licity Is Blamed.

Philadelphia. Notwithstanding 1904
was the first time in eight years that. nc
cording to traditions, girls could, with
propriety. make proposals Of marriage,
there were almost 1000 fewer licenses
to wed issued than last year In phtla-
delphia, and, as figures can't lie,
leap year Is o characterized By the
marriage license clerks as a failure SO
far as Dan Cupid Is concerned.
The annals Of the marriage license
bureau ever since its establishment have
heretofore shown an increase over each
preceding year. For instance, l903's list
Of marriage licenses granted exceeded
those OF 1902 by 925, the increase mere
~ representing the city's growth in pop
ulati0n. A decrease of upwards of 900
licenses this year as compared with last
Is therefore extraordinary.
Strange to relate. Mr.. Goebel, the
chief license clerk, blames the newspa-
pers for the falling Off in the volume of
business, In a word, he says publicity
has led many brideRrooms and brides
to-be visit other cities where the isst-
ance Of marriage licenses is not pub
lished as news. Says Goebel;
The only reason that | can ascrlbe 10
the falling OF in the number Of marriage
licenses is that the young folks want
to avoid publicity, To my mind the
list Of licenses should not be published,
but as | am only the clerk | have to
give them out to the papers. The pub
LEGATION Of Licences has led to hundreds
Of persons going elsewhere-New York
city, for instance, and Wilmington, Del,
and in other counties of this state where
there Is no publicity"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Making Big Preparations.

The Jackson Masons are making
big preparations for the entertain
ment Of the Grand Masonic bodies
when they meet in that city on Feb
ruary II and n. Committees have
been appointed TO put things in
shape for the coming Of the Masons
Of the State. All the Grand Ma
sonic bodies Of Mississippi are to
meet in Jackson at that time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04

Last week the coolest weather
that has been experienced in Missis,
sippi in a number Of years prevailed
throughout the entire State. The
weather was clear and cloudless at
most places, and the thermometer
went as low as 2 degrees in some
localities in the northern section,
moderating, of course, as it APP
preached the gulf line.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
GIVEN A PRETTY HARD JOLT
Desperate Vaughan Convicted In-
der the Hahitunl Criminal Act
at 81, Louis.

st. Louis, Jan. 30,-Harry II. Vaughn
an, member Of the Morris gang of
bandits, who was on trial on the habit
ual criminal charge, was sentenced to
80 years in the %penitentiary.
Vaughan was proven by witnesses,
who testified at his trial. to have been
an associate and roommate of Bruce
Morris, the desperate bandit who killed
Detectives Dwyer. Shea aud McCIuskey
and who was himself killed, as was his
other pal Al Rosenauer, in the
memorable battle to death in the house
AT 1924 Pine street, on October q last.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Must Refund the Discount.

Notice is being served by the
~chancery clerks throughout the
State on parties who have been
scalping pension warrants that such
action is prohibited by law, and adj
yisiDg them to at once refund the
discounts charged pensioners for
handling their warrants or proceed
ings will be instituted against them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Invents New Dueling sward

DR.. Doyen, of Paris, whose assistance
always is sought for big duels, has Just
invented a dueling sword, in which he
takes account Of automatical preambIes.
The handle is Of a remarkable shape,
obtained by pushing a molding OF clay
with the hands as II grasping thu sword
hilt. There is a special place tor the
thumb, preventing shocks against the
guard. 1t is asserted the new sword
prevents cramps.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
THE CHAMPION DIAMOND.
A white Gem, Weighing 3,032 Cnrats
and Valued at Si.OOO,0GO,
Mined Near Pretoria.

johannesburg, Transvaal, Jan. 2S.-
The largest diamond ever found has
been mined near Pretoria. The stone
weighs 3,O32 carats and is said to be a
pure white and OF good quality.
1t is locally valued at $500. 900 to
$4,000 900. The famous Kohinoor.
which is valued at $500, 900, weighs 1913
Carats, though It is said to have
weighed 500 before It was cut.
There is immense excitement here
and at Pretoria as a result of the find.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Boy Killed on a Hunt.

Lane Cutrer, 12-year-old son Of
c, W. Cutrer, a prominent farmer
living two miles south of Osyka,
was accidentally shot a few days
ago. while on a hunt with two other
boys, succumbing to his wounds the
nnyt dav.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
CONDITION OF ElTEL FRITZ


Berlin, Jan. 30.-The physicians in
attendance on Prince Eitel issued a
bulletin at s O'Clock Sunday evening
saying that during the day the
princes temperature ranged from
1905 to 1907, that his pulse was
strong at 80 and that he had repeated
perspirations. During the evening
Prince Eitel's respiration was some
what more difficult and his cough in
creased.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
VIII Commemorate Their vaIor.

The committee recently appointed
by the people of Franklin county
to take some steps for the erection
of a monument to commemorate the
valor Of the Confederate soldiers OF
that county, has begun actively the
task assigned it, and is cnlisting
the aid Of the people of the county
in this undertaking. At a recent
meeting of the committee all the
people of Franklin county were
asked to cooperate with them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Organizing a Chatauqua.

The people of Gloster are making
an effort 10 organize a Chautauqua
Assembly. The assembly is to be
held at the Cam Jones camp meet
ing ground, which is one of the most
eligible places in that section for
an enterprise of this kind. Some
of the best known men Of Gloster
are behind the movement.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Bio Demand for Brick.

Twelve new brick manufacturing
concerns have been organized in
Mississippi since the first of the year,
and all Of them could make con-
tracts today for their entire output
for the next six months, so insatia-
Bile is the demand for material from
contractors and builders.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Smallpox at Fayette.

c. D. Scott, a well known Young
business and society man of Fayette,
formerly a drummer, has smallpox
at his boarding house in that place.
Town and county authorities have.
established a quarantine of the
house, and will use every endeayor
to prevent spread of the disease.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
TO WE'D ANOTHER FORTUNE
4 W~ell-k nown Young dian ,t k,n-
sns city Announces He VIII
We'd n Cherokee Girl.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. GOV. W.
W~instanley, a well known young man
here, announces that he will be mar
ried February |, to Erin Murray.
daughter Of a wealthy haIf-blood Cher
okee Indian of Erin Springs, |. 4.
He said the girls father would pre-
sent him with a check for 500, 300 the
day of the marriage and they will take
a foreign tour,
Winstanley has spent a fortune in
herited from Ireland, in the last two
years.