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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-05-03
THE NEXT MISSISSIPPI sENATORSHIp.

| As there has lately appeared in
THE press a good deal Of discussion
as to who may be Senator Mon
ley's successor, in case be decides
not to stand for reelection, IN
which Gov. Vardaman and Con-
lgressman John Sharp Williams
Eare mentioned as likely to be the
Heading candidates. some general
facts about the status of the Mis-
sissippi Scholarships will be of
Interest.
The last Legislature elected
Senator Money and Senator Nc
Laurin, the former for the six
| year term beginning March e,
1905, and the latter for the six
| year term beginning March Is.
1906. This was made necessary
under the constitutional provision
| THAT Senators must be elected at
regular" sessions of the Legis-
lature, and the last session was
the only regular session to be
held before the beginning of Sen
lator MeLaurin s next term The
next regular session of the Legis-
lature will be held in january,
ll90s, and it will have to elect q
successor to Senator Money for
| the term beginning in March,
1871. Senator McLaurin's sue
cessor viii not be elected until
January, 1912, that being the next
regular session before his term
expires in March, 1912. There
will, therefore, be only one vacan-
CT for the next Legislature to fill,
and from present Indications
there may be several candidates
for the vacancy.
Friends of Gov. Vardaman
have, since his Inauguration as
Governor, looked hopefully for
ward TO the probable vacancy in
Senator Moneys seat, as al OPP
portunity for the further advance
ment Of Gov. Vardaman, and
there is every reason to believe.
that tho Governor ambition lies
| in that direction. He is known.
Ito have some strong views on ma
ttionai questions, especially the.
race question, which could be bet
tier exploited from a Senatorial
position. He can not succeed
himself as Governor Of Mississip-
Ipi, and there is no probable con
gressionaI vacancy In his district,
though the census of 1910 might
add another Congressman and
lopen tie way If the Governors
ambition should lie ID this direc
Ition. This, however. is indefi-
mite, and the senatorial pFobabili-
Ity offers more inducement than d
congressional possibility.
If, however, there IS anything.
in the signs of the times, the next.
senatorial race will be 4 lively
lone. There are several possible
candidates who are being groom
Led BIZ friends, and the race will be.
Ia primary open to all for the peos
lple to decide.
At local option meeting Sc
Hampstead, Texas, q riot occur
red which was started by IA. M.
Brown, an anti prohibitionist
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-05-03
Mississippi Insurance Business.

Figures have been given out by
Insurance Commissioner Cole.
showing the amount Of business
done in this State by the fraternal
insurance societies. AT the be-
ginning of 1904 the certificates
outstanding numbered 1,133 ,025,
representing insurance to the
amount of $48 487 ,0S2, and dur
ing the twelve months II, 524 GER
ti6cates we're issued for insurance,
tot2ling SIS. 895, 156. During this.
same period 4sy certificates beas
ed to be in force, either by Iapses
OF death, which totaled So, 3I5, 1873.
During tie year 500, 886 was col
lected in assessments, while the
death claims paid amounted to
1854, 574, 72, the total losses incur
red being $3.50, $685.. This rep
resents the business done BY the
white fraternaI insurance orders.
AT the end Of last year the negro
fraternal orders had insurance in.
force amounting to Still, 917,
the total number Of policies issued
during the year being %, II, to-
falling 81, 5227, AL; the number Of.
policies either lapsed or caneeled
by death, 1920, totaling Sc, ST.
sol; assessments collected during
the year, 1926, 7S9. 26, while the
losses during the year totaIed
S264, IA, while those paid
amounted to $264,453.15, while
less than a dollar Of that was in
cured The white and negro orr
CARNATIONS during the year issued
80, 70l policies, totaling 81, All
897 During this time III, zoo.
policies were either Cancelled By
death or Iapsed, which totaled
So 81, 634, The total amount Of.
fraternal insurance Id force AZ the.
first Of the present year totaIeds
$50 ,628, 999, and assessments on
this amount totaled 500 s. Is. rs,
while the losses we're $931 1870 90.
and those paid totaled $500 or
81. The statistics IN regard to-
the negro organizations are BY no.
means complete, as more fhan half
Hpf these organizations failed to-
furnish tie cpmmissiO with the
amount for which their certifi-
Gates were issued.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-05-03
The Grand Jury.

The Grand Jury.
Following were sworn in a:
grand jurors, charged and set t.
work:
LIB. L. Todd, Foreman, Jack
"a. j. Melton, Pulaski.
"a. R. Frazier, Lexington.
A. Nathan Aranson, Summit.
81. G. Fisher, Cayuga.
GA. B. Cook, jackson.
Charley RatcIiff, Tinnin.
8-John p. Butler, MeadYiIIe.
g. VIM. e. Rice, Clinton.
10r w. G. Marble, Lorman.
Id. N. Cranberry, Terry.
u Arthur Smythe, jackson.
ia. D. Germ, Goodman.
I'D. R. Thompson, jackson.
ia. j. Raney, Monterey.
I'D. B. Guice, jackson.
II Emile Feibleman, jackson.
18-F. A. Leake, Woodyille.
10 Matt Miles, Flora.
20 Geo. Z. Douglass, Wesson.
21-R. f. Glover, jackson.
In his charge to the jury Judge
Niles asked if there was member
who belonged to any secret organ
ization, or had friends who did
if SO to speak out and be excused.
The jury was cautioned not to
talk about what goes on in the
grand jury room; it often happens
that the newspapers get what is
done before the court knows it;
some folks boast of how they
mark a grand jury; the right
thing for the juror to do is to turn
a deaf ear to all questioners. The
right sort of man will not ask q
juror what he is doing. These
jury lobbyists may just want to
debauch juror for bis own bene-
fit, and it is well TO guard against
them.
There may be men who think
the jury system a failure, but SO
long as it is the law to have them
we must depend on them. Some
declare grand iuries are organized
to protect friends or punish enc
mics, but they are the best we
have and must be used.
Bad men are found everywhere
lin the highest stations, and
some may get on the iuries, but
it cannot be helped. Know then
thyselfo and do your duty.
The man who seeks to pry into
the secret work of a grand jury is
doing an illegal business, and the
providers around the boarding
houses should be punished. It is
the duty of the grand jury to in
dict when they find that any Of
the laws have been violated; it is
not libel to indict man.
There are communities where
men 90 riding about at night
shooting into houses and churches.
Men are weaker than they mean
and 1T is probable such IaWIessness
is done thoughtlessly, but it is
possible to make vast wilderness
o such communities.
The time was when man was a
wandering kind of animal, CARRIED
IL skins and furs, and war his
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-05-03

are sacrificing money to art, and
il the end they reap their reward,
for the production usually adds
to their prestige as managers. 2
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-05-03

Following were sworn in as
grand jurors, charged and set to
work:
LIB. L. Todd, Foreman, Jack
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
OF WILL
OF CASSIE CHADWICK
Bequests Intended by Queen Of High
Finance Are Made
Known.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 12-The
contents of the Will of Mrs. Cassie l..
Chadwick, the queen of high finance.
became known today.
The homestead on Euclid avenue is
bequeathed to her husband. Mary Ann
Bigley, her mother. was to have re-
eeived 5000 and $1,000 a year during
life.
One-third OF the estate was left TO the
husband, another third To her son, who
Is known as Emil Hoover. TO be dis
tributed at various ages Of the young
mans career. starting with $1,000 at
eighteen. $25, 600 at twenty-five, and the
rest at thirty years of age.
The remaining third of the estate
was to have gone TO Mary Chadwick,
to be paid at the rate of S25.00O a year
till she was thirty years old, when the
balance was to have been paid.
In the event of the death of her hUs-
band or either of the children Mrs
Chadwick directed that that portion
should so to charitable institutions.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 12.-The first in
tfdent to show that the real war feel
ing had been brought here was The dis
appearance of the japanese and Russian
flags that flew over the Hotel Went
worth The japanese are quarteTed in
the main building of the hotel, which
is nearest 10 Portsmouth and first comes
in sight when they drive from that city.
The Russians are IN The annex, which
is over the slopes of the hill on which
the hotel stands
When NJ Witte and Baron Rosen
came up the road from Portsmouth yes
terday afternoon the most conspicuous
thing they saw was the Japanese flag,
standing out stiff as board in the
lively breeze that came in from the sea
The Russian flag was not visible, al
though it was flying over the annex
NJ. Witte was plainly angry. His anger
grew when he found that the Russian
flag had been hoisted upside down by
a Yankee porter.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
4 Good Illustration.

The value OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission. either with it's
present powers or with those extended
ones which the President desires
granted, is not 10 be estimated by the
number ard character Of it's decisions
and orders. 1t is constantly urged
against the commission that it issues
few orders, and that on appeal many
OF these cannot be enforced.
An illustration of the unfairness of
this view is afforded in the Southern
oil rates matter. A short time ago
Southern oil producers filed com
plants showing that rates on oil from
Northern or Standard Oil points to
the South were about double those on
oil from Southern or n6n-Standard
points TO the North. 1t was insisted
that this enabled the Standard to in
wade Southern territory, but abso-
lutely shut the Southern dealers out
of the Northern territory.
1t was shown that these conditions
were WlueSp piGdus dIu III SAECL CoH-
stituted a tremendous advantage to
the Standard, secured by methods
quite characteristic OF the Rockefeller
trust The Southern oil people de-
manded an order to equaIize the rates
In the opposite directions.
It is now announced that the rail-
roads have yielded the Point contend
ed for. They have reduced the rates
of Southern oil going North. so that
they viii hereafter be the same as on
Northern oil going South.
The Southern shippers and pro-
ducers have gained their point. but
the record will not show that any
thing was done by the commission.
It VIII simply be one more case of a
complaint filed and withdrawn Yet
the fact is that the oil men in the
South had employed every device 10
secure fair treatment from the rail-
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
MRS. DUBOIS ACTION
SAVES LIFE OF BABY
Wife Of Idaho Senator Protects Infant
From Injury in Carriage
Accident.

MANILA, Aug. 1S.-The quick wit and
heroic action of Mrs. Fred T. Dubois,
wife of Senator Dubois OF Idaho. who,
with her husband. is q member Of Secre-
tary Of War Taft's party here, today
saved the life of the one-year- infant
Of DR.. Charles Stafford. her host.
Mrs. Dubois was thrown from car
riage in which she WAS driving, and
although she protected the infant from
injury she was stunned and remained
unconscious for three hours. She was
taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
While her injuries are not considered
dangerous, she was severely bruised and
Jared and her condition VIII probably
prevent her going on a southern trip
with Mr.. Taft. Miss Roosevelt, and
other members of the party.
Mrs. Dubois was the guest of Dr.. and
Mrs. Stafford. prominent American resi-
dents of Manila. She was driving with
the one-year-oId baby Of her host and
hostess, and It's nurse when the horses
ran away The nurse was not injured.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
NT. BalfouT a Crystal GazeF

Now the news is that Mr.. Balfour
is g crystal gazer. That IS what the
thing is called in England. Some one
has lent him q crystal ball and he has
been looking into it, and he has seen
friend sitting at table mites away.
That is all thai IS told with positive
ness. But more is con5ectrred.
The first thing that will occur ia
the thoughtful is that the Philosophy
Of Doubt has been misunderstood. If
you look at it through a crystal ball
it may all become clear. Some other
Englishman than it's author has call
ed 1t the Philosophy of Gout. but
surely he is a vulgar soul who never
looked through q crystal ball in his
life. For our part we are going to
read the Balfour defense of philo-
sophical doubt all over again just as
soon as some one provides us with q
crystal ball
Then there is the possibility that
the crystal ball is a pair Of spectacles
and a magic mirror combined. In
that event who knows what a manly
chest and warIike mien impressed the
prime minister when the rest of the
world saw only a languid and non
chalant figure toying with an adverse
vote from the house of commons like
sick child. Maybe the crystal ball
self is like that of Hamlet's father:
Hyperions eurls; the front of Jove
An eye like Mars to threaten and com
mand
Last of all there may be power
enough in this sphere of crystal to
transform the Balfour statesmanship.
That exhibition of real feeling. which
the loyal conservative papers noted
not long ago with SO much awe. NAV
have been really the only weakness
OF an entire lifetime. The fruitIess
efforts at reforming the army, the
yacuous and ill-digested scheme of re-
distribution, the needless affronts to
the Irish, even the pitiable lack Of
pride that keeps a man in office IS
the supporter Of a protective tariff
and absolute free. trade at the same
time-these things may all be trans
formed.
Yet 1t may bet IS wicked
thought, to be sure-that Mr.. BaIfour
mas taken to crystal gazing as a
refuge from the garish sights reveal
ed to the naked eye in the ordinary
light OF day.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

pried loose and shooed into her na-
tive element. The onlookers cheered
meekly and g4ildly; they knew it was
all wrong end had no heart in their
cheers.
But ia the case Of the Kansas it
will rot do to be too positive in
pessimistic expressions. The Kansas
has the eccentrjcities Of The State for
which she is named, but she may also
prove to have the genius. Since the
whiskers have been shaved OFF lot
Of Kansas ideas that used to be
awfully funny popul.sm. the Republi-
can and democratic parties have
been rather disposed TO quarrel about
who saw them first They are now
accepted as statesnanship; but they
came from Kansas.
And SO may it be With the new
Kansas. cbristeued with the water
that Kansas loves il times Of drought
and hates IN times CT feed. The
Kansas may have started a little
oddly, but it'll wobble right. For it's
the Kansas.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

He sent for representatives of Mr..
I'eirce and made d complaint. He said
he did not care to walk under the Jap
anese flag every time he entered the
main door OF the hotel. nor did he care
to have the members OF his suite walk
under the flag,
He pointed out that they must all,
more or less. be in the lobby of the
hotel; that no Japanese need come un-
Ger the Russian flag. as the annex was
far removed from the main portion OF
ti1e hotel and demanded Of Mr.. Petrce
that the hotel proprietor should remove
the flags.
The flags were removed. Only the
Stars ana Stripes few over the Hotel
Wentworth today. and that viii be the
only flag that viii fly over the hotel
during the conference.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
ACCORDING TO THE ENJOYS.

4 liked your town said Mr. Witte.
Your busy streets. your harbor gay.
And most especially my call
on Theodore, at oyster Bay;
And Portsmouth Will be pleasant, too,
1t is a quaint old spot, I sec.
Your great politeness." added he,
with Nicholas viii make hit.
And, as a bond OF unity,
Should how-Make Peace?-Oh, no,
dear me-
This trip has been a fruitful one,
Of great results without check,
a splendid man, your President"
Komura says, (per Sato. Sec.).
From this momentous stay of mine
! host Of blessings soon will flow;
Across the great Pacific pond
Wen hail it as n further bond
Twi2-t you and us. from which will
grow
Er-what was that?--Make peace p
Oh, no."
IT. r. Y, in New York Sun.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
MAD" Dog BIT NAN
AND THEN WAS SHOT
Fox Terrier Escaped Master on D
Street, Near Tenth-Poice-
man Caught Him.

Supposed to be suffering from rabies.
q white fox terrier dog wes shot
through the head and instantly killed
by Policeman Samson. of the First pre-
cinct station last night The body was
subsequently removed TO the District
pound. where It Will be examined by
employees at the Bureau Of animal n
dustry.
1t IS said that several persons were
bitten by tee dog while it was, running
amuck on . street, near Ninth street
northwest, shortly after s o clock Po-
uceman Samson. who patrols that beat,
was unable 10 find more than one VIC
tim That was Howard Langdon, OF
IC1S Sixth street northwest
The young man was walking along ID
street, when the dog. which was being
led about by a boy jerlzed the cord out
Of the lads hand. and, running 10 Lang
don. buried its teeth in the calf Of his
right les. LanSdon stopped down and
tried to make the dog loosen lis hold,
but the animal hung on until samson
Eeat it off with his club.
Samson took hold of tho cord. and
with the dog and 200 people following
him. he went to the First precinct sta
ton. There he was ordered TO do
whatever he thought best. and he took
the animal up an alley near the First
precinct station and killed IL.
The dog that bit Langdon IS said 20
have been the same one that bit an
other man about ten days ago costing
him doctors bill Of So,
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
POLICE MAKE A RAID
ON A GAME OF CRAP

Police of the Sixth precinct last night
made IA successful raid on the stable
in the rear of 800 Sixth street northwest,
and as a result Frank Evans, colo-ed.
and several OF his pals are locked
up. Evans is charged with permitting
gaming on his premises while the others
are merely held for disorderly conduct
The raid was made by Sergeant Con-
Ion. Policemen McKeeveT. Mccarthy,
Beauregard, Sprinkle and Boswell Ii
is alleged that they have been watch
ing the stable of which Evans has
charge at night, for several months.
Last night there were about fourteen
crap shooters in the place, and the
police confiscated several pairs OF bones
which Will be used as evidence against
Evans in court tomorrow.
One man jumped from the loft to ths
ground and made his escape Anothes
took the sash and all Of the window
with him when he jumped through 1t.
He also escaped.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
The Kansas.

Hereafter 1t viii be Whats the
matter With the Kansas?
1t wasn't to be expected that a bat
tleship named after the Sunfower
State could be like other battleships,
or do anything as other battleships
would do IT, A battleship of that
name would turn turtle if the rest of
the feet was insisting on keeping a
correct attitude. and would keep
straight and walk crack If all the
rest were turning bottom upward. It
would be sure to fight after the rest
had been cleaned out, and would
probably win the fight
It was. of course, fated that some
thing should go wrong with the Kan
sas-or at least go unusual. Gov
ernor Hoch's daughter christened her,
and used water instead Of wine, as a
delicate tribute to the sensibilities of
the Kansas w. c. T. U. Any old tar
could have told her that 1t was a sad
mistake. The w. c. T. U. doesn't
have to sail or fight the battleships
Of Uncle Sans navy. If it did 1t
would have them christened with
champagne. because it would in that
case know. what all sailormen know,
that no ship can be slipped down the
ways to an auspicious career on any
other lubricant except champagne.
The hoodoo that hovers over the ship
that is not properly christened works
days and nights and Sundays, and its.
sleeping habits are an infringement
OF the P.nkerton motto.
Because Miss Hoch used water in
stead of wine, the Kansas stuck half
way down the ways. and had to be
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
Wanted Pass to Admit Him
TO the Peace Conference

PORTSMOUTH. n. H. Aug. 12.-
Governor McLane, of New Hampshire,
who is at the Wentworth Hotel with his
family. received letter today from q
constituent who lives up in Enroll.
Dear governor" it ran, you viii re-
member me. did a lot of work for
you when you ran for office. Now.
governor, I have always had an ambi-
ton 10 see the real European diploma IS
at work. and this is my chance.
LAS I haven't got enough money to
visit the courts of Europe with. l wish
you would please kindly send me a pass
for myself and wife, that viii admit me
20 the peace conferences between the
Japanese and Russians.
Il would like to attend all their meet
ines"
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
Payment bg Check.


Announcement was made IN our
news columns. yesterday afternoon
that the Secretary Of the Treasury
had abandoned his scheme to pay the
clerks of the executive departments
by check. This is well. The scheme
was long ago proven impracticable
and vaueless in private or non-gov-
ernmentaI enterprises. and it has de-
cidedIy not justified itself in its four
trials by the Government.
Three things were to be accom-
piished if the system worked. The
disbursing clerks were to be safe
guarded against dishonesty. Labor
was TO be saved. The clerks were to
be taught lessons of thrift by semi
monthly visits to the banks.
AS a matter of fact not one of these
three things came to pass.
Checks are no prevention of theft
If disbursing clerks are dishonest
One of them, of that type. was able
to steal S35, 900, according to cur news
account. by one single signing of his
name. Instead of trying to trick
these officials into honesty the Gov
ernment should first choose the best
men it can find and pay them the
salaries which such men deserve.
Then let it examine their accounts
frequently and without the slightest
Indulgence. Except that the exami-
nations of their accounts were per-
functory there is hardly disbursing
clerk cut of the haIf-score who have
gone wrong who could have commit
ted more than one theft.
In labor the check system seems to
have been three times as expensive
as the cash system.
The argument as to thrift fails like
ali the rest. What chance has the
average clerk at thrift? His salary
IS either 81 200 or S1.400 He has a
family trained to enjoy the physical
comforts of life, fond Of good clothes,
eager for the newspapers and maga-
zines. Their income barely buys what
they have been taught to regard as
the necessaries of life in Washington.
Give the head Of such a household =
and Washington is made up Of fami-
lies like this-a wage proporti0ned
to the present cost Of living and he
Will not need be paid by check to
teach him thrift. The urgent danger
which threatens him every day of los
ing his place when he has grown old,
his utter dependence on his own earn
ings-these considerations have i'm
pressed upon him the need for saving
until, a1mnst invariably. it is the chief
ambition OF his life. It is a great in
justice 10 call the average clerk i'm
provident. A large measure Of i'm
providence passed out Of the execu-
tive Offices with the spotls system.
Yet Secretary Shaw should not be
discouraged by this one failure. There
are abundant means to improve the
methods of the Government, even
though payment by check is not one
of them.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
japanese Wanted no Safe
With Worrying Combination

PORTSMOUTH. Aug. 12-The Rus
SLAMS got a safe yesterday Today the
japanese decided they wanted a safe
also. and they ordered one from Ports
mouth. The safe dealer brought II out.
Il nice, new. shiny safe with Il knob and
combination
What is that ?" asked the japanese,
pointing TO the combination knob.
Why" said the safe man, that is
the combination. You turn it this way
and turn it that way. and then you open
the safe"
NO. no" said the Japanese Take
it away. We do not know what 1t is
Bring us safe with key
Ana the safe man had to do it.