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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-16
HOLD COTTON SAYS CLARK.

President Walter CLARK of the
Mississippi division of the Southern
Cotton Association wires Secretary
will Woods as follows anent the de-
cline in the price of cotton.
I hope the people Of Mississippi
will not be disturbed.by the decline
in the cotton market of the last few
days. This decline has been Brought
about by a bear raid, and the reach
ing Of stop-loss orders. The weak
long interests have been eliminated
and while the market may hang
around present prices for several days,
it must in the near future advance
materially. Freeze to your cotton
and do not sell single bale at pres
ent prices. The spot market is en-
tirely in your hands and you have
only to demand your price and you
will get it."
President Clark is q citizen of th Q
Mississippi valley, the greatest cotton
producing section on the globe. He
knows thst the delta has made no cot
ton, only half Of what was made last
year, and is confident that when the
delta makes . short crop the balance
of the south will do the same. The
cotton association has many thousand
members, and there Is no doubt they
are holding what they have.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-16

A. J. McLaurin, jr.
McWillie & Thompson
s.. L. McLaurin
MoWillie & Thompson
S. L. McLaurin -.
McWillie & Thompson
S. L. McLaurin
McWi)lie & Thompson
s. L. McLaurin :.
McWillie s. Thompson
s. L. McLaurin
McWillie & Thompson
s. L. McLaurin
Melville & Thompson
s. L. McLaurin
McWillie s. Thompson
S.. Il. McLaurin ......
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-16

CRIMINAL DOCKET.
State VS. T. J. Howell-grand lar
cenry.
| State VS. Jordan Lombard and Ed
Sims burglary and petty larceny.
State VS. Joana Wolverton- assault
and battery with intent.
State VS. George Hobson-receiving
stolen goods.
State vs. e. H. Johnson, sr.-ap.
peal.
State VS. E. H. Johnson, sr appeal.
State VS. Clayton Williams and
Emanual Bibb-wrecking train.
State VS. Sam Collier-disturbing
family.
State VS. Sylvester Willis-murder
State VS. Robert Hicks-retailing
State VS. Sam Rawls-retailing
State VS. Cornelius Carr-1efusing
to list taxable property.
State VS. Ben TheIrell, jr.-carrytng
concealed weapons.
State VS. Jim Webb-refusing to list
taxable property.
| State VS. Dave Puckett-a assault and
battery.
State VS. Dick Ford and John New
retailing.
State VS. John Newsom-retailing.
State VS. Dick Ford and John New.
som retailing.
State VS. Watt Harper appeal, en-.
ticing labor.
State VS. j. E. Donnell-appeal, re.
failing.
State VS. Willard Lockman-a appeal,
entioing child
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
THEY PLAYED HANGING.
A Fairfield Center Lad Came Near Meet
ing Death BY the Rope.

ST. Adams, Feb. Z. Report comes
from Fairfield Center Of an Occurrences
which nearly had fatal ending.
The story goes that two small boys
iii Fairfield Center concluded they would
~play hang Mrs Rogers and induced
the small child Of neighbor To join
IN the game as the actor who should oc-
cupy the center Of the stage. The three
little chaps went to the barn and pro.
curing a rope, threw it over beam,
tied one end about the throat Of the
smallest boy, who stood in chair, se-
cureIy fastened the other end Of the
rope, and kicked the chair out from I'M.
der the boy who was to impers0nate
Mrs Rogers The iInpersonation was
realistic III the extreme and, becoming
frightened at the contortions Of the I'M
fortunate who was rapidly choking to
death, the two older lads ran out OF the
barn shrieking for help. A servant girl
heard their screams and arrived at the
ban barely in season to rescue the hang.
ing boy, who was already black In the
face and whose tongue, swollen and
blackened was protruding from his
mouth The game has lost its interest
for the little chaps who tried it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
WANT BOOKS AND PAPERS.
Case Of Richard Foufchee vs.. E. B. Ellis
Partially Heard Saturday.

burlington. Feb. Z. "a hearing gas
held saturday in the Office Of Commits.
sioner George Il. johnson ID che case
Of Richard Fourehe vs.. 4. b. Ellis.
The plaintiff III the case is New
York man and the defendant il at M
head Of the II B. Ellis Granite Go. al
Mortified. The plaintiff IN the case
claims sum due him for commissions
On The work which he deelares he se
cured fol the defendant The defendant
claims that the contracts we're never
carried out and That consequently lie
plaintiff il not entitled 10 damages.
The hearing was begun early ii the
week IL Mortified before Commissioner
johnson. but was taken up again sat.
ufday here. During the progress 81 the
hearing questions involving certain books
and papers came UP and At the coneiu.
sion Of the hearing papers were served
upon Mr., Ellis by Deputy Marshal
Reeves citing him % appear here again
with the books ard papers in question.
r. j. Mahon of New York and ~. +.
BnHap appear for the complainant, and
Roger Sherman af Mortified and Plum-
ley 8 Plamley Of Northtiela, repre- emit
the defendant
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
BELIEVES THAT
PEACE is NEARER
hpanese Minister in Secret Conference
Wires Secretary of State Hay
All Officials Keep
Silent.

Washington, Feb. THE presence Of
Minister Takahira in the office of Sec-'
rlary Hay yesterday caused added talk
tat d peace movement Is ON to end
liz far Eastern war.
Sir Henry Mortimer DIlrand, the Brit
81 ambassador, and Cecil Spring Rice,
ssesatary Of the British embassy ut st.
Petersburg. were at the White House
last night in conference with the Presi-
dem until IL o'clock. 1t il supposed
peace movements We're suggested; and
that the conference had relation to the
peace proposals made by Germany to
England
Ii Il not disclosed just what plans
were considered. The British ambassa
dor is retieent. Minister Takahira on
leaving the state Department today was
equally seeretive. Asked whether the
White House conference last night had
to a. with d peace movement, he eyad.
ed the question and then said:
Il cannot discuss that question.
As tile administration has for months
been looking for an opening TO start Z
peace wedge, no surprise will be caused
here by the announcement that Q deii-
mite peace plan has been entered on
and that both belIigerents are IN q mood
to make INTERPRETATION fruitful Of re.
suits
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
HOUSE VOTES
ON RATE BILL
Will Take Action Before Adj
jOurnment Today
SENATE MAY BLOCK ACT
BY Vote for Summer Recess In
quiry Railroads Moving
to Stop Its Pass
age.
SENATE MAY BLOCK ACT

Washington, Feb. THE House yes
terday afternoon adopted the rule
brought in BY the Committee on Rules,
providing for immediate consideration
Of the Townsend railroad rate
bill, with vote on the bill at to-day.
Senator Kean oil New Jersey, one of
the prominent members OF the Senate
Interstate Committee, will introduce
next Thursday a resolution authorizing
the committee to sit during the summer
recess for an investigation into the
railroad rate and transportation prob
lens.
The Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce yesterday gave another I'M
dication Of its disposition to be hur
ried BY continuing the rate hearing I'M.
til Friday.
A delegation from the Illinois Manu-
facturers' Association called on the
President yesterday TO urge rate legis-
lation, and presented resolutions fa-
voring the rate making power to the
commission, rate fixed to be IN force
until reviewed BY the courts, and spe-
cial court Of circuit Judges for inter.
state commerce cases to be established.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
THE CHADWICK DEBTS.
Receiver Names Mrs. Chadwick's credi-
tors, So Far as Known

Cleveland, Feb. II Receiver Loeser
filed a list Of the creditors of Mrs. Chad
wick, together with the amount due
each, so far as known, in the United
States Bankruptcy Court yesterday.
While it il understood, unoiiieiaIIy, that
Mrs. Chadwiek's debts will aggregate
close to S2,O00,O00, the claims thus far
presented to the receiver foot up d
total Of only S6s,13o The list, as filed
today, shows that the sum due the big
creditors are not known.
At the county jail today, concerning
the death Of Banker G. r. Beckwith Of
0berlin, Mrs. Chadwick said:
Mr.. Beckwith suffered with heart
trouble and sinking spells from the time
first became acquainted with him. /
had fully believed that he would rally
from the illness which attacked him
after his arrest" Then burying her
face in her hands, Mrs. Chadwick ex-
claimed Il am shocked and panied
beyond expression BY the news"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
AN ARMOUR CONTRACT.
One With Pere Marquette Road Quoted
at Car Hearing.

Washington, D. G., Feb. Hearings
before the interstate commerce commit
tee of the Senate on the subject Of
private car lines were resumed today,
E. M. Ferguson Of Duluth, Mimi, rep-
resenting a number Of jobbing associa-
tions, continuing his statement, said
that in order to get around the re-
quirement to publish rates, the Senta
Fe operates about 5000 cars under q
separate system of corporation distinct
from the railroad corporations.
During the hearings Mr.. Ferguson has
referred repeatedly TO the Pere Mar
quette railroad, and Senator Newlands
asked why reference to that road was
so frequent.
Because we have been able to get
hold of a contract between that line
and the Armour line company, and it is
of that contract | am speaking" said
Mr.. Ferguson. He concluded with de-
mand for the determination of the pri-
waite car line companies.
=. f. Perry and Robert w. Higbee
Of New York, representing the National
Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association,
requested hearing, and were recog-
nized. Mr.. Perry offered resolutions
passed by his association, asking for
the enactment of law comforting on
the interstate commerce commission the
power to fix rates Mr.. Higbee will APP
pear at another meeting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
APPEAL TO CRUSH
RAILROAD RATE BILL
Heads Of Big Roads Ask Stockholders.
To Protest. Circular From the
Erie.

New York, Feb. Powerful inter.
ests are forming in this city to block the
railroad rate legislation in Congress.
Appeals have been sent out to stock
and bond holders urging them to oppose
the measure in so far as it relates to-
the rate fixing power of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Fhe army Of stockholders Of the rail
ways over the country is large one,
and they are being asked to send their
objections to the regulation Of rates to
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
President Underwood Of the Erie sys-
tenn has sent out circular to Erie
stockholders in which he says:
1T is obvious that the owners of rail
road securities have d vital interest in
the disposition Of the bills relating to
Interstate commerce now under consid-
Grafton by the committees on interstate
and foreign commerce of the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the United
States, Of which the Hon. Stephen B. Ell
kins and the Hon. William r. Hepburn
are the respective ehairmen.
Any law enacted that will prevent
the cutting Of rates, unjust diserimina-
tions, and all other dishonest practices
would be beneficial. not only to the pub
lie III general, but to the railroads asI
we'll. It Ii, however, the opinion Of
those who have had the best opportuni-
ty for studying the situation that I'll
would be serious mistake to have a
bill passed authorizing the Interstate
Commerce Commission to fix rates for
transportation.
''As you are holder Of this company
securities feel it my duty 10 eaIl your
attention to the Importance of the sub
ject under discussion, AIS You may de-
sire to give, if you have not already
done 80, an expression Of your views To
the committees Of Congress which are
now considering the matter, and which
viii doubtless appreciate your views, 81
well as III others interested III The well
fare Of the country
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
GAVE ANoTHER's NAME.
Woman Nearly Frozen, and One She
Claimed to Be Is Missing.

Schenectady, n. VI, Feb 7Mrs. viii
liam sherman Of this city was found
nearly frozen to death III Sehermer.
horn Creek last night, and On being re-
stored to consciousness said she was
Mrs. Griffin Of 20 Centre street.
The police called at the address, and
found that Mrs Griffin was missing,
but when her husband saw the woman
he said it was not his wife, but Mrs.
Sherman, who had started for Albany
III company with his wife early Sunday
morning. The woman relapsed into un-
consciousness, and is ia d critical con-
dition IN Ellis hospital.
4 search has been instituted fer Mrs.
tstifiin, who late last night had not been
heard from.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
Does This E. C. Cobb Of
Monmouth, Illinois
LETTERS TO HOME PAPERS
Mr.. Cobb Is Engaged, Under the Aus
pices Of the Vermont State Board Of
Agriculture, in Delivering Lee
lures in Vermont.

Euclid n. Cobb, director Of the Farm.
ers, Institute, Monmouth, ILL.,, who is
now going about the state Of Vermont
speaking for the state board Of agricul'
ture, writes home the following public
letter to the Monmouth Daily Review;
Woodstock. VT, Jan. rs.
editor Daily iew:--Snowbound
with $500 lunaties is not to my liking
but when man has 80 good q state
as Is Illinois in general, and 50 good
a town as Monmouth III particular, he
must put up with many things that
are not TO his liking. After a blizzard
Of forty eight hours duration, | started
for this point, distance Of 100 miles.
/ covered the distance in thirty four
hours, which is pretty swift travelling
for the far East.
To-day / visited the celebrated Bill
lings' estate. On it | saw pheasants
of several varieties, deer, English hares,
and other game. In the numerous hot
houses were ripe grapes, oranges and
figs. Flowers OF every known variety
were To be seen. The vast estate has
fifteen miles of driyeways among moun-
tains and valleys. The corn crib holding
5000 bushels would make an Illinois
farmer laugh Imagine corn stood one
foot deep on trays as We store apples
in the West. And such corn An Hi
noisfarmer would turn up his nose at
it. Vermont is state Of waste lands.
IN my trip from Massachusetts did
not see, after reaching the state line,
an average Of one farm to the mile,
Whom / will talk to IN my institute
work, time alone can tell My first
attempt viii be at Rutland.
Mild weather prevails here with
some snow, but not as much dis III
Massachusetts. There is about eight
inches, however, and the people are
wishing for more. Snow shoe clubs
are the only thing here and they want
plenty Of snow
Rutland, VT, Jan. SO. Well, / see
Mrs. Chadwick had to drag my name
into her frenzied finance. Howl She
had concealed some 81 her Jewels in
a house on Euclid avenue, that's all
Seer
Speaking Of finances reminds me that
today while in Bellows Falls, VT, /
passed BY Hetty Green's house, the one
she claims residence in when the tax DOL.
ieetor interviews her ID New York. The
house lacks paint badly, but Hettie viii
paint Il some day when she aeeumnlates
a few more millions.
To-day III travelling i SO miles BIZ rail
] crossed the White Mountains twice.
They are white Just at the present time.
For scenery they will rank with much
higher mountains that / have seen ID
the West
But ! have not yet seen the farms,
Or the farmers that live ID them. Il
whom will talk at the Institutes. /
will have % be shown. The country
SO far as / see it ii Vermont Is rough
and not adapted to anything but deer
and rabbits.
Good farms, / am told. are worth
$4,000 per acre / doubt it. This city
is noted for its fine marble auarries
] shall investigate them tomorrow. one
thing this state is good for. Is that
one can ride out Of Il for 2 cents per
mile. aF Ut ~
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
His Resignation Accepted In
stead Of KurOpatkin'S
HIS DISASTROUS RETREAT
Correspondent Says Gripenberg Tele-
graphed He Had Taken Positions but
Had to Abandon Them Because
KuropatAin Did Not Cooperate.

st. Petersburg, Feb, 1.-THE question
Of the acceptance of Gen. Kuropatkin's
resignation was considered yesterday.
but the difficulty caused by the Generals
dissension was solved by the accept
anee Of the resignation of Gen. Gripen.
berg.
Gen. Kuropatkin reports that Jap
anese movement upon Tatay was re-
pulsed yesterday and that the Japanese
have been driven out of Santaitse.
Paris, Feb. 6.--The st. PETERSBURG
correspondent Of the Echo de Paris
says that he has good authority for
believing that the following telegram
was addressed TO Russian military head.
quarters by Gen. Gripenberg, command
err Of the Second Manchurian Army
"We had taken several fortified posi-
tons, but not being supported in time
had TO retire. During the retreat I
lost 10000 men,
The ST. Petersburg correspondent Of
the Petit Journal learns that the re-.
turn Of Gen. Kuropatkin has been pro-
gisionally decided upon. But he says
Il il exclusively due to reasons Of
Aealth. Gen. Kuropatkin, he says, Ii
lnffering from cerebral anaemia. The
Figaro, on the contrary, declares that
here il not an atom Of truth III the re.
Drt that Gen. ktlropatkin IL to be re.
allied.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
MARBLE BOUNDARY MARKS.
United States-P Panama Line to Be In
dieated by Monuments.

Two parallel lines Of marble lnonu-
ments viii flank the route Of tle Pan.
anna canal and permanently mark tile
boundaries between the domain Of the
United States and that Of the republic
OF Panama, says d special cable dis
patch from the isthmus to the Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The present plans are to place the
monuments 50 close together that d
person standing at the base Of any one
can see either Of the nearest two iii
the line. The lines when completed win
be forty-seYen miles long and five miles
from the borders Of the canal
In order TO locate the marble shafts
tie first survey Of The land eeded to the
United States is now being made.
On opposite sides of the pedestais
VIII be chiseled ~. s. A." and aR. de
pr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
GERMAN MINERS BACK.
Government Concessions Are Enough to
Break Strike.


Berlin. Feb. 6. Two or three thous-
and coal miners who struck IN the Slle-
sian district returned 70 work today,
believing that the governments bill now
in preparation will readIust their reia-
tions with their employers.
The governments proposed law limits
the working day To nine hours n gu.
leries where temperatures are about ~
deg. Fair. including the time going n
and eoming out Of the mines. Ii tenn
peratues 81 81 deg. Fahr., and higher,
only i six-hour day il permitted. Win
ID two Or three years the nine-hour day
Is to Be shortened to 81 hours About
nine-teatbs 81 the miners Of Germany
come within these provisions.
The disalIowing Of entire ears o. coal
because ii the presence Of foreign sub
stances i to be forbidden. Fines may
be assessed. but these must not exceed
4 to s marks (St To $I.50) per month.
Overtime h to be paid for at the hign'
est rate.
Worknen's committees shall be rec
ognized b. mine owners as representing
the men.
Making The present condition Of ne
miners wofse ii any particular tnan y
ID now, Il forbidden.
Herr Saehie, member Of the hessh-
stag, speaking at an immense mee1lhg
Of miners ct Essen yesterday, SAID tllae
the governments bill only concerned
out Of IA demands 81 the stfikefs, anu
was not fully satisfactory
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
COLD MONTH. INDEED.
Burlington Records Show that Last 81
January Was Very Cold.

Darlington, Feb. THE local weath-
eg record for January shows mean
temperature Of IL degrees, with D maxi
mum 81 As On the 7th and 4 minimum Of
rs On tile 26th. The mean was two
and half degrees lower than the
average January temperature in Bur
lington fof the last ze years, but three
degrees higher than The Temperature for
January IL last year. The first half
Of the month was unusually warm, the
temperature rising to 10 u above a.
tive days, but the continued low temper
allure 81 the last half brought down the
average for the month. The precipita
ton Grain end melted SNOWY amounted
to .28 inches, tie average january pre-
eipitAtion fof 2a years being 1.s7 inches,
Only nine inches al snow fell during
the month, which II considerably less
than the normal January fell. Rain o.
snow fell On ii days. The prevailing
wind YVES north and the mouth was
made up Of six clear, 10 partly cloudy
and y cloudy days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
swAYNE CASE IN HOUSE AGAIN.
Replication Of the Managers Adopted
Yesterday.

Washington, Feb. I. The House yes
terday again had before It the Swayne
impeachment case. Mr.. Palmer penn
presented the replication of the man
ayers Of the House to the answer Of the
Judge. The replication reiterates that
Judge Swayne is guilty of the high
crimes and misdemeanors mentioned IN
said articles, and that the House Of
Representatives are ready to prove the
same Without comment Of any kind,
the replication was adopted. Authority
was given the managers to file with
the Secretary Of the Senate any subse.
quent pleadings they shall deem neees-
sary.
At two o'clock the Senate received
the House managers, who presented the
replication to the answer of Judge
Swayne in the impeachment proceed
ings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
KILLED AT HOME.
Helsingfors Official Shot by Man in
Uniform.

London, Feb. Tit was reported from
Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday, that
Senate Procurator Johnson of Helsing-
fors, Finland, had been assassinated at
his residence BY d man in uniform. Al
dispatch from Helsingofrs to d news
egency here, however, says the reported
assassination Is Incorrect, and that the
would-he assassin fired several shots,
but he did not hit johnson. The lat
ter's son, however, was struck By one Of
tho bullets.
4 later report says that johnson was
killed,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
STATEHOOD BILL IN SENATE.
Foraker Speaks On the plan for Consoli.
dation.

Washington, Feb. THE Joint state
hood bill yesterday was laid before the
Senate, and Mr. Foraker spoke in oppo-
aition to the striking out Of the por-
ton Of the bin relating to Arizona and
New Mexico. His opposition to the
bill was based upon the consolidation
Of Arizona and New Mexico into one
state. While be did not indorse all
the details Of the provision for the union
Of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, he
was willing to accept It.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07

pIeted. Under the head of new legisla-
tion there is provision which straight
ems the authority Of the engineering
department in preventing the dumping
OF refuse and other material in harbors
and navigable channels. Provision for
more than one hundred surveys are
contained in the bill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
MORE WIVES HEARD FROM.
Hoch Carried Strange Powder, Believed
TO Be Poisonous.

New York, Feb. s. Johann Hoeh was
again arraigned in court today. The
New York police have discovered two
more Of his wives. Detectives said to-
day that glass tube containing white
powder, believed to be poisonous, was
found last week Id the room formerly
occupied By Hoch in this city. The tube
was about six inches long and was COW
cred at one end with an inflated rubber
bulb which was used to eject the pow
der.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
HER
LITTLE BOY.

Mrs g. A. Goodwin Of Blossbnrg, Pa
writes that her little son, Walter, had
dreadful cough snd no appetite aud failed
until be weighed only 55 pounds Since
taking Father Johns Medicine be has
gained In weight, now weighing So pounds.
and his cough has been completely cured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-07
eas,,sx,s WarnEsHKss

Serpent worship still survives y y
y, and a snake shrine IS said g pe y
aaeh ala attraction In house oa ths
Alabar coast lis 4 garden u tile cas-
VI country home II the United states
Scents are. however most h7ob
9slye. ANA unless one Walks tlolse
y and barefooted in the dare' g
aAioos do. snake bite il m anpfoha
contingency