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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-12-06
THE ELKS MEMORIAL.
Members Of Columbus
Lodge No. SIS Pay Trib-
ute to the Departed.

The mem bers Of the Beuevn
lent and Protective Order 81 thc
Elks from ocean 20 ocean. from
the lakes 70 the gulf gathered az
their respective lodges. homes
and places Of meeting last sun
day afternoon 20 do homage o.
their brothers who have passed
over the river. 10 was tne ar
nual Memorial Day. the dav s.r
apart i'm the affairs of the orla-
when the living shall pay Crib.
ute Of love t. the dead
II was observed .n Cs.uaH.-
the members of Columbus Io..l
No. 500, 3. Z. .. r.. uuItfrr ~
carry out the spiritaud pgrI.sas
Of the occasion. Their hand-nu
home on West Main street was
the scene of the exercises Ir
front of their home Old Glory
that EN- blem Of the order which
attests their love of country.
home and friends, was at lsIf
mast in token of the fact that tha
Grim Reaper has not been ldle
in the ranks of this lodge s mem
bership within the past fw
years. The halls wherein rta
spirit of good cheer and c0mrade.
ship prevails We're hushcd and
silent, the mem bers uniting .-
the reverence and sacreduess nr
the gathering and all being al
tuated by a noble purp0-- tr
honor the memory of their m..
sing mem bers.
The exercises were taken frnu
the ritual of the order. Messrs
ID. ID. Richards, Sydney B.uau
Irwin Kaufman. Parker Reeves
Farnandis Pope. r. T.. Johrstoa
and others reading the meupraf
ritual. Mr.. ID. K Sanders read
Bryant 5 contemplation of death
"ThanatOpsis" after which Mrs
Harry Dashiell sang exquisitelT
One Sweetly Solemn Thought.
and a quartette sang Teuuy~eu
Crossing the Bar
The address Of the occas
was made by Rev /. d. Borders.
pastor of the Southeast Metho.
dist church. Mr. Borders after
thanking the mem bers f0r the
invitation and deprecatiug hs
ability TO measure up to the ras
terry of so grand theme as rt1t
of his subject Immortality eu
tered into his address IT. was
of appropriate length and bll
ful in conception and impre--..e
in delivery. 1t was the first ur
portunity many had had ~ L.a-
ing the gifted young pastor f
the Southeast church aud tlnv
were charmed with his discJar-e.
Lead Kindly Light sung 1y
a quartette under the Leadership
of MIR. Howard Teasdale az the
organ and the benedictI0u 5V
Rev. Mr.. Borders brought o.
conclusion one OF the prettiest
and most impressive services
held in this city in long time.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-12-06
Supervisors Session.

The Board of Supervisors met
in regular monthly session last
Monday, at which time there
were present Hon. Battle Bell,
president. Messrs. S. w. Cald-
well, w. E. Bar ksdale, r. P.
Hairston and G. FL. Jordan, asso-
ciate members of said board, T.
A. Eggleston, sheriff. and d. D.
Richards, clerk, when the follow
ing proceedings were had:
Ordered that J. NJ. Brazealle
be appointed guard at the county
farm to succeed T. E. Pinkston.
Mr.. I. FL. Sykes. secretary of
the Progressive Union, Mr.. Z.
B. Hardy and others appeared
before the Board in regard to the
offer of the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington to send ex-
perts and the proper machinery
here for the purpose of giving
octical dem onst tration in scien-
tific road building, provided that
the Board of Supervisors would
make official request for the
same and guarantee to furnish
the necessary labor. Mr.. Hardy
stated that he and other citizens
living in his vicinity would furn-
ish the necessary labor, so that
the county would be put TO no
expense whatever ia the matter.
The board agreed to make the
request with this understanding,
and as soon as Mr.. Hardy and
his associates enter into a writ
ten contract to bear the expense
attached to the under taking
President Bell, of the Board of
Supervisors, will formally re
quest the Agricultural Depart
ment to send it's experts and
road building machinery here.
The monthly report of Prof. S.
M. Nash, county superintendent
of education, was received and
filed.
Ordered that c.. L. Lincoln and
J. w. Gardner be appointed com.
missioners to lay out road in Dis
trict No. 2, as petitioned for by
certain residents of said district.
Ordered that the clerk issue a
warrant to T. j. Cady for 81. $50,
said sum being half the amount
due him on steam heating con-
tract.
James Jones and Emmett Par
tain were allowed $500 each on
account of erroneous collection of
poll tax, both being oyer age.
The business Of the session
was completed yesterday after
noon, and the Board adjourned
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-12-06

Mr.. Henry Lanier is in the
city.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-12-06

An elegant comb and brush is
something everyone needs. They
come nearer serving their pur-
pose than cheaper articles. A
first class comb or brush should
last many years. Johnston &
Caine carry a complete line.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-12-06
COTTON GOES HIGHER
Government Estimate on
Crop Causes Advance
of Seventy Points.

The gOvernm ent estimate on
the total cotton crop was issued
on Monday. and places the crop
for the season of 1866 at 10, 167,
SO bales, weighing five hundred
pounds each. While the figures
contained in this report are quite
as large as the estimates pre-
viously made by some of the best
posted cotton men in the coun-
try. the prom ulgatiOn of the
document had a very decided eff
feet upon the market. prices hav
ing jumped up 20 points or about
So. so per bale within a few min
utes after the report had been
made public.
The report was not issued until
noon, and there was little trading
in the local market after it was
received. In New York and New
Orleans. however, things were
different. The scenes in the cot
ton exchanges in both these cities
were most exciting, and accord
ing to reports received over pri-
vate wires, brokers were run
ming over each other in an effort
to protect their holdings. The
bears having lost hope of forcing
the market downward, are doing
everything in their power to pre-
vent a further rise. Soon after
the report was made public Theo-
dore Price, who is now recogniz-
ed as the leader of the bear
clique, issued a circular letter
stating that the estimate did not
include 25O,OOO bales of linters
which really formed a part of the
crop, and giving other alleged
reasons why there should be no
further advance in the price of
the staple.
Quite a number of local cotton
men made estimates on the fig
ures that the report would contain
before it was received, the closest
guess having been made by Mr..
T. O. Burris, whose estimate was
1O,175, 900 bales. The following
is list of the estimates made by
the various local COTTON mon.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-12-06
EXHAUSTIVE REPORT
Grand Jury Makes a Full
and Complete Report
of It's WOr....

uc IduQ Jul y ooJodA hSS low
last Saturday afternoon. after
having been in session two
weeks. The report is thorough
and complete, covering every
matter with which the laws of
the State makes it the duty of a
grand jury to inquire in to. The
grand jury docketed 33 cases,
examined 1872 witnesses and
found 19 true bills.
The report states that the
books of the various count offic-
ers were examined and found
to be neat and well kept. though
it was found in many instances
that ministers performing the
rites of matrimony had failed to
return the marriage license
with the proper certificate at
tached thereto, and consequent
ly there was no record to show
that such marriages had ever
been performed. This is not
according to law, and the report
recommends that ministers
be more careful in regard to
this matter in the future.
The Jail upon being examined
was found to be neat and clean,
and the prisoners confined there
in well cared for and we'll fed.
In referring to public roads
the report AYERS that while the
roads in the eastern section of
the county are in good condition,
= that the same can not be said
of the highways on the west
side Of the river, but that since
court convened the overseers
have gone to work, and the roads
are being put in good shape.
The report calls special atten-
tion to the splendid condition of
the Macon. Robinson, Tuscaloosa
and Military roads, which high
ways are maintained by a spec
ial tax paid by the people living
in the ajacent neighborhoods.
The members of the grand
jury visited the county farm in a
body, and found the prison
houses neat and we'll kept and
the prisoners we'll fed and care
fully looked after The report
recommends that the county
farm be sold and the money thus
obtained be devoted to the estab
liShment of good roads. The
members of the grand jury do
not believe that pauper labor
should be placed in competition
with free labor, and are of the
opinion that more satisfactory
results could be obtained by sell
ing the county farm and using
the money in i'm proving the pub
lie roads.
Regarding the illicit sale of in
toxicating liquors the mem bers
of the grand jury aver that while
many reports of violations of the
law in this respect were brought
to their ears that on account of
lack of evidence they were
able to indict only in one or two
instances. Onlya few indictments
for gaming were found, on ac-
count of the fact that the grand
jury found it impossible to Sc
cure evidence in this matter.
In concluding the report the
members of the grand jury took
occasion to express to Judge
Robbins their appreciation of his
excellent charge, whith, they
aver, enabled them to investigate
all cases from an impartial and
unbiased stand point. They also
return thanks to District Attor-
ney Mitchell for able advice and
valuable assistance given them
while in session.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-12-06

Mr.. Ed Peacock of Columbus,
Georgia, has been spending the
past few days in the city as the
guest of Mr.. Reuben Banks.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-12-06
Notice Maccabees.

Very important meeting to-
night. Show your interest by
coming.
E. II. CHILDERS, Com.
S. B. SCHWAB, r. K.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-12-06
EXAMINER WANTED.
j. 3. Watt of GreenviIIe
Writes Gov. Vardan1an
on This Subject.

GREENVILLE, Miss, Dec. a
j. B. Watt, a leading capitalist of
this city and president of the
Bank of Washington, has written
the following letter to Gov. Var
! daman:
wish to call your attention
to the laxity of our present state
banking laws, and the urgent
necessity for their amendment.
These laws were enacted to
safeguard the money of the peO-
pie, but their practical applica-
tion is constant menace, not
only to the savings of the people,
but to the commercial and finan-
cial operations of the entire state
A stringent system of state
bank examinations is an abso-
lutte necessity, and no honest
man can object to such pro-
vision.
Our present system of re-
porting to the state auditor is a
complete farce, and affords not
the slightest protection to the
public, but it furnishes easy op-
portunity for dishonest bank of
ficials to make d false showing of
the condition of their institu-
tions. This is fact of such COM
mon occurrence that specifica-
tions are necessary. Further
more, this system is unfair to
the national banks doing business
in our commonwealth. These
banks are owned and operated
by our citizens, and they are ex-
amined by the governments of
ficers, and in my opinion the
people are entitled to as much
protection to the money from the
state government as from the
ndtlOndl government.
[ feel that the state banks
would be willing to pay a reason
aole fee towards defraying the
expenses of such an examination,
for it furnishes protection not
only to the people, but to stock
holders and bank officers.
I do, therefore, respectfully
urge that you bring this matter
to the attention of the legislature
at it's approaching session.
The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Woods, whose little
son, w. M. Woods, Jr., some
time since hurt himself by falling
against an axe, will regret to
.earn that he is in a very serious
condition as a result OF the ac-
cident.
Mrs. Albert Akers, of Atlanta,
Ga. who has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. FL. r. Gardner. in
this city. left yesterday for
Mobile. Ala, where she goes to
visit friends and relatives.
Miss Maud Monnier, who for
several weeks past has been the
attractive guest of Mrs. 7. A
Eddins, returned to her home in
Demopolis. Ala. Monday.
You may not know that Buder
Brothers are manufacturing jew
elers and make rings, pins,
badges and anything else to or
der. All Main street.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-05

widow survives him. Mrs Lynch be
fore her marriage was a newspaper
writer If New York city.
One OF the earliest settlers in
northern Illinois, Alexander Binne, 70
years old, died at his home in Dun.
dee, H.
Joseph l.. Herwlg aged 81, four
times president Of the New Orleans
stock exchange, and director in a
number of banks and other instttu-
tons, died in New Orleans
James McCord Nave, aged 81, a re-
tired wholesale grocer, formerly OF
ST. Joseph. Mo, died in Philadelphia,
where he went to consult a specialist
for an affection of the throat.
Frank Chaplin, president OF the
City bank at Boon, Iowa, and widely
known member of the Order Of Rail
way Conductors, dropped dead OIL
apoplexy. He was "A years OF age.
Andrew Onderdonk, aged So, gen
eral manager of the New York Tunnet
company which is building the tunnel
under the East river at South Ferry,
WV VI IA anu mas the NOALl act LUZ
dredging Ambrose Channel dieq.
State Senator l.. d. Hicks, aged n
years, of Marshall, Mo, died at the
home of his daughter Mrs E. Adams
in Lamar Mo. Mr.. Hicks was elected
senator from the fifteenth district in
1904. He was among the original sup
porteIs of Major William Warner for
election as United States senator
during the recent deadlock in the
legislature 1t was the vote of Sen,
ator Hicks in the senate that killed
the breeders law and prohibited race.
betting in Missouri.
w. W. Dean, aged "a, the Oldest
government employee is dead at
Auburn. n Y. For a gener~ ION he
had been a $1,400 c,1rk in the internal
revenue bureau in Washington, eay-
Ing on May 81 for Auburn. When a
young man he practiced law in Chi
cago, having been educat ed at Hamil-
ton and Union colleges in New York.
Then he entered the ministry AMI
preached in northern Illinois for
several years. He was appointed to a
elerkship in the United States treas
f.,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-05
WASHINGTON,

Pos master General Cortelyou puts
stop to the postal uniform graft
The United States will accept the
Invitation to take part in the confer
ence in regard to Moroccan affairs.
The makeup Of Secretary Taft's
Philippine party, which departs June
30 from Washington, is announced.
The governor OF Oklahoma reports
10 Washington a denial of stories of
slaughter and cruelty regarding buff.
faI0es.
Charles II. Treat. who succeeds
Treasurer Ellis II. Roberts July 1. is
preparing for the task of counting ma
ton money
Envcys Of foreign powers are
anxiously awaiting the action Of their
representative governments in the
case Of Norway Indareeo 4orcn
The reported intention of Engineer
Wallace to quit the canal commission
is Interesting to Washington officials
Secretary Taft knows no reason for
such action
Bowen in reply to the Presidents
arraignment declared the state depart.
ment tried TO bride him with ambassa.
dorship to call off the Loomis contro-
versy in Venezuela.
The mysterious transfer Of govern
menTs civil engineers from Charles
ton. yelling a possible scandal. gives
Bonaparte an opportunity TO conduct
a vigorous investigation.
President RooseYelrs appointment
of a committee on reform In the pub
lie service is declared by Richard
Weighlman a step to improve the
operations of the merit system.
President Roosevelt decided not to
prosecute Paul Morton ana the Santa
Fe officials in the rebate case. Cor
resp0ndence was made public, exoner.
ating the officials The company is to
he prosecuted
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-05

Fort Leayenwarth, Kan, July l.
Convict AIT. formerly Frank G. Bige
low, president of the First National
hank of Milwaukee, and embezzler OF
over sl,5O0,O0O, tumbled off his cot at
a m. yesterday, hurrielly put on
the prisoners garb of blue. made up
his bed, washed, and. at the signal
walked to a nearby building, where he
ate n substantial but plain breakfast
which had just been unloaded from a
wagon.
1t was then a. m. and the flnan-
eier's daily unvarying grind had be
gun Day in and day out he gets up at
5 o'clock and goes to bel at p. m.
Day in and day out he performs the
same mental tasks and the same Cleri-
cal work which the youngest boy in
his great bank could do as well as he
does, Sun lay AMI holidays alone is
there any variation.
The new prison embraces II acres,
and on three sides Is surrounded by a
At@AN0N wall NV NAOtlAA 1NAAD 81 9
completed to hold all the convicts at
work here, SO 100 or so are temporar-
lily Quarterei in the laundry building,
Bigelow is one of them.
Bigelow is ore of the three clerks
in the Office of VIII McClaughrey. rec
ord clerk of the prison. The former
bank president enters into big books
the daily records Of a certain number
of prisoners,
Convict No. Il sets new suit of
underwear, Bigelow enters il. Con
vict No. 81 breaks a spade Into the
book It goes in Bigelow's handwriting.
Conviots q AMI &c don't work as in
justrIouslv as they should Marks are
recorded against them by Bigelow.
Upon his heart he bears the number
4717, Some Of these days the gov.
cnor viii put a little red circle sur
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-05
DOMESTIC

Gov. Folk took drastic measures
against racetrack gambling
The tallest building In the world is
to be erected in New York City.
The death roll of the Western Mary.
land wreck increased to twenty-three.
Professor Joseph E. Moor. former
president of Earlham College. is crlu.
cally i'll.
One life was lost and property dam
aged by storm which swept Wiscon.
sin anu Iowa
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia op.
poses the injection of politics into his
reform movement.
The unyeiling of the Kosciusko
monument in Milwaukee was witness
ed by 10000 persons.
Michael Donnelly OF Napoleon. O.,
was nominated by democratic conven.
ton for circuit Judge.
The 5-yearold son of Jake Ewes.
mann Of Burlington. Iowa, was drown.
ed While swimming in a creek.
Attorney General Mayor Of New
York plans legal action AGAINST the
Equitable society and it's officials.
Gov. Folk Of Missouri declared he
would If necessary, send troops to
stop race track betting in st. Louis.
Admiral Clark wants his portrait In
Vermohts capitol turned toward the
wall il Mrs. Mary Rogers is hanged.
Neyada's big irrigation canal to
reclaim arid land and provide home
steals was opened by a congressional
party
Missouri's attorney General began
prosecution of the Standard and
other oil companies Tor Illegal combi-
nation.
A. J. Barr, a p~ominen. oloomine-
ton. ILL.,. lawyer, ana his steLosrapher
were run down in an auto ana killed
by a train.
James Green shot and kin al his
17-year-old wife and then turned his
revolver and killed himself at Sheri
dan, Wye
The fifth Avenue Bank al New York
declared an extra dividend Of 100 per
cent in addition TO the regular quarter
" dividend Of % per cent
Eva Nvertz, aged IA. on the witness
stand at Newark, O.. emphatically as
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-05
FOREIGN.

King Christian OF Denmark is re.
ported near death.
Eigh' On persons were killed and
100 wounded IN street battle In Iodz.
Russian Poland. over $4,000 work.
men paraded with red flags and bat
tie followed.
Great throngs viewed the body OF
Gen. Gomez lying in state at Havana.
Cuba
Potsdam welcomed Grown Prince
Frederick William and his young
bride to their home
The French chamber of deputies is
still struggling over the methods of
separating church and state.
King Edward ami many Americans
saw the Ascot races, where American
Jockey won the famous event.
The Spanish cabinet was forced 10
resign after vote which brought out
charges that q leader was a traitor 20
the government.
King Oscar.o Sweden. In a solemn
session OF the rihsdag. protested
against Norways charges of injustice.
but advised against q union tnat must
be purchased with coercion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-05
LABOR.

Policeman Peter O'Neiu shot ano
killed Joseph Selecting. a Chicago
union teamster, who attacked him.
The Chicago labor graft inquiry
took new turn, involving the names
of prominent politicians with those OF
union leaders. -
Settlement of the Chicago team.
sters' strike was blocked by the con-
troversy over the display of union
buttons by drivers.
John c. Driscoll showed a Chicago
grand jury more than 100 cancelled
checks aud gives a history of strikes
in which they figured
The Massachusetts supreme court
decided labor unioGs may not enforce
contracts with employers providing
for the employment of none but mem.
bers of unions
Unless the Chicago teamsters'
strike is speedily ended a sensational
grand jury rcport concerning corrup.
ton of union leaders probably will
| bring 1t to a close in few days.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-05
HOW BANKER B|GELOW WORKS DAY IN
AND DAY OUT At LEAvENWORTH PRISON

rounding the mineral. That will be
when Bigelow has earned it by good
conduct.
Uncle Sam takes good care of his
prisoners. Their food is plain, sub
stantial, well cooked and better than
many an honest man gets.
Each man has knife, fork, spoon
and quart tin. Bigelow and others do
ing clerical work are served first in
one corner of the rooms and then the
common horde is called in.
Here is a sample menu:
Observation-Disclosures. Bread and mo
lasses. Sausage.
Unner-pt-eI soup, Bread. Coffee
Supper-Cold boiled beef. Bread and
oleo. Prunes. Tea.
When Bigelow's friends write to
him they address:
Mr.. Frank G, Bigelow,
Box 65. Fort Leayenworth. Kan.
If the prison rules are enforced in
Bigelow's case, and probably they art
not he may write TWO letters a month
in reply. Only two. The government
provides the plain white paper and
envelopes and stamps. It's officials
read every letter going out and every
one coming in,
Bigelow, like ordinary prisoners, may
see visitors three times a week. The
prisoner is brought into the guards
room when a caller comes ani the in
terview takes place in the hearing and
under the ewes of an official.
Blgelow does not have to do the
lock-step and nav talk to other pris-
sners.
Before Bigelow's time Is up he viii
he ordered to report to the head tailor
and be measured for a suit Of clothes.
Then q complete suit viii be made
m for him by oonyicts and he can
wear 1t away.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-05
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
RLIsso-JAPANEsE WAR.

Cassini win not take part in l. 2
peace negotiations at Washington.
The japanese advance on Hardin,
KIun, ana Vladivostok continues
rapidly
Cossachs and socialists clashed in
Lodz, two being killed and many
wounded
Japan firmly refuses, it is said, to
scna peace ENJOYS 10 treat at any
point in Europe.
the czar cordially received the
zemstYo deputation and pledged the
summons Of a national assembly.
Russian officials in Warsaw received
a myst erious governmental order re-
latlpg to siege of the Polish capital
Minister Takahira informed Presi-
dent Roosevelt that Japan's peace en-
yoys can reach Washington by Aug. L.
Oyama began general advance,
his purpose being to surround the
Russian army, Mistchenko's cavalry
was routed and retreated in confu-
sion.
Diplomats Ut St. Petersburg ap-
plauded the cars determination to
stick to Washington as peace
site The ENJOYS will meet within
two months.
positive effort for an armistice is
said to be in progress, st. Petersburg
reporting that Pesident Roosevelt
has made an important move in this
direction.
The Russian army gives way before
the Japanese advance and Oyama cap
tured Kansong in Corea and points
in Manchuria. It is believed that
Linevitch will retire before accepting
battle.