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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-01-21
SOME SENSATIONAL STATEMENTS.
Sheriff Of Franklin County Addresses an
Open Letter to His Home Paper
About the Whitecappers.

There appeared in the last issue
of the Franklin Advocate, pub
lished at Meadville, spicy card from
Sheriff Newman or Franklin County,
in which he expresses his diSapproval
Of the action of the governor In en-
ploying detective to hunt up evidence
against the whitecaps. The sheriff says
that there has been much ado about
nothing and that conditions there
have been magnified into proportions
that never existed, for personal and
political reasons. Among other things
the sheriff's card states:
Franklin county's records as to
crime will compare favorably with any
county in the State. We want no bit
terneSS nor strife; we want law and
order and peace. We have it, and we
will maintain it or know the reason
why. | am ready at all times to sup
port, and did Governor Vardaman in
any and all efforts to maintain law
and order, even if it should call for
that sacrifice of that dearest of all
things to mankind, my life. l will
positively tolerate no outlawry, nor
will l tolerate any violation of law by
Detective Hoyt or his band of disgrunt-
led politicians and personal enemies
of mine. If Hoyt is a detective, let
him come to Franklin county and dig
up the evidence: if he is cur and cow
ard, as | believe him to be, then let
him stay at Jackson and write for peo-
pie to meet him there. My advice to
every man, however, will be to make
HOyt furnish money to pay your eX-
penSeS before you visit him at Jack
son.
Mr.. Editor, my personal and po-
litical enemies are at the bottom of
this, and | defy them. Crap shooters,
gamblers; men who tutor little chill
dren to lie and men that l have charg-
ed with taking money from the coun-
ty and state that did not belong to
them: yes. men that | have made pay
the penalty for their crimes. They
are the ones trying to create turmoil
and strife here when no occasion Of
ferS. Where were these ScoundrelS on
on December 7th, 1903, when the law
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-01-21

Ordered that the names Of the follow
ing electors be placed in the jury
boxes:
DISTRICT NO. /.
w A Nail, j II Mason, VIM Nc
Cauley, M Moss, S A Layco0k, j
S Ladd, O l. Kimbrough, G w In
gram, Jas A DeLoach, G r Dubard,
j e EcholS. j L Hill, Jas r
Heath. f Howard, w p Ferguson,
E L Gerard, A B Boyd, S NJ Cain,
G b Bolton, Henry Berry.
DISTRICT NO. ,.
G. Norwood Wallace Lamon, ]
w Leverett, II A Caffey, Il E
Bowen, j p Ables, S E Holland, J
g Evans, d L Halle, T B Clantnn,
T B Keeton, VIM Fenner, L M
Moore, J G James, w L Dixon, r
c Shoemake, G q Windham, ] ii
Wood. John Willis, Terrell Williams,
f w Wier, J II Stevens, S S
Simpson, j II James, w b Parker.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
T II Aven, c NJ Anderson, J Il
Carter. J Gray, r A Gray. A A
HinSon. j n Provine, NJ 9 Horton,
f NJ Horton, w ii Mccormack.
Jas Pritchard, f L SanderSon, Jas.
+ Smith. j l. Towns.
DISTRICT NO. 4.
W r Baker. j G. Curry, II C
Carpenter, S n Elliott, w + Jen-
ningS, f \ Jennings, J E Kiker.
II j Smith. + S Wright, E G
Wright, E w BriScoe, J f Barks-
dale, r A Dement,. A Haywood,
j A Martin, r McCracken, L Nc
Cracken, L Purdy, r II Stokes,
\ W Stokes.
DISTRICT NO. ).
II Il Simpson, V L Vance, II L
Windham, S White. f G Mullen, E
w II Martin, J f Vance,
j. W. Tindall, j. w. Miller, r. w.
Edwards, r E Darbey, Graham Clark.
Z. w. Clark, Chester Brown, c. A.
Beatty, w. r. Brewer, G.. B. Arbuck-
lie, w L Sellers, E L Holland, j NJ
Durham.
Ordered that wOrrant No. 1888 is
sued January ,. 1905 for $3.50 be can
celled. Ordered that the Board ad-
juurn until O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing. A. OLSON, Pres.
THURSDAY MORNING, SAN. 5, 1905.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment: present, same as on yesterday.
Court opened in due form when the
following proceedings were had: Or
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Proceedings of the Board of Su-
pervisors.
CONTINUED FROM LAST ISSUE. ]

CONTINUED FROM LAST ISSUE.
Ordered that the offices now occu-
pied by Cowles Horton and S. A. Nor
rison, as law offices be rented to them
at $25 each for the year 1905. Order
ed that j. w. Vance, treasurer, be
authorized and directed to pay interest
on Grenada county bridge bonds, due
February l, 1905. Ordered that the
Board adjourn until } O'Clock t0mOr-
row morning.
WEDNESDAY MORNING JAN. 1, 1905.
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
present, same as on yesterday. Court
opened in due form when the follow
ing proceedings were had: Claud
Hall, days election commissioner.
Sl2. G. G. Penn, erroneous assess
ment on east half, lot III east ward,
Grenada, for year 1904, $l2.S5. This
day coming on to be heard the petit
tiOn of the Illinois Central Railroad
and the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
Railroad companies, for relief from
double assessment for taxes on real
estate, and il appearing to the Board
that said property has been assessed
for taxes by the State Railroad Com
mission at s., 500, and that the
same property has been locally assess.
ed. 1t is therefore ordered that said
railroad companies be relieved Of said
local assessment to the amount Of 3d.
500, as being double assessment, and
it appearing to the Board that said
companies have paid taxes on double
assessment. 1t is further ordered
that the clerk draw warrant on the
county treasurer for the sum of $40,
being amount paid by said railroad
companies on double assessment. Or
dered this 4th day OF January, \. ID.
1905. Ordered that the personal as
SeSSment of MrS.~L. E. Parker guar
dian, Graysport, for year 1904 be re-
duced to $1,000. Ordered that Sam
Williams be assigned to road duty ON
road No. ), district No. ), Cas- Tuck
er. overSeer. Ordered that all hands
north of railroad and Lawrence Nc
Neill be assigned to road duty on road
No. 3, district No. ), J. W. Webb,
OyerSeer. Ordered that JeSSec White,
Buck Martin, Jennings Henderson,
John TindalI, Ned Galloway. Charlie
Williams, Charlie Britt and Sam
Wood be assigned to road duty on road
No. I, district 5, K. Il. Bead. overSeer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-01-21

dered that the Grenada Compress Co.
be assessed with $4,000, personally.
for year 1904. Ordered that the clerk
advertise for bids to be received at
February meeting for the conStruc-
tion of a new Iron bridge over Bakers
creek in district No. 4, according to
plans and specifications now on file in
Chancery Clerks office. Bids will al
so be received at same time to repair
the Iron bridge now across said creek
according to plans and specifications
now on file in Chancery Clerks office.
Bond will be required as law directs.
Ordered that warrants be issued to
the Board as follows:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-01-21
A Growing Evil.

The four damage suits tried in the
Lyon circuit court at its recent De-
cember term, two against the Illinois
Central Railroad Company and one
each against the Hillman Land &
Iron Company and the city of Eddy
vile, consumed much of the valuable
time Of the court that might have
been used and which was needed for
the proper adjudication Of other mat
tiers.
Without expressing any opinion
as to the justice of above named
suits, we honestly and frankly admit
and declare that in our opinion, that
litigation for damages has been over
done and we earnestly hope that suits
without merit may hereafter meet
with general rebuke. 1t has become
too common in our court to ask for
damages against railroads and other
corporations doing business, in our
midst, and jurieS frequently assess
damages against large corporations,
when, if the damage asked for Was
against an individual, none would be
obtainable. Our laws are quite fav-
orable to labOres and employees, and
properly administered by the judges
and jurieS OF the country, these en-
ployes would have ample protection
without unnecessary hardship being
placed on the corporations for dcci-
dents for which they are in no way re-
spOnSible.
In some instances, corporations ex-
ercise arbitrary powers, but after all
that, they have rights and these righ is
should be protected as individual rights
are protected
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-01-21
Pleasant and Most Effective.

T. J. Chambers. Ed, Indicator Lii
berty, Texas, writes Dec. %, 1902.
with pleasure and unsolicited by
you, / bear testimony TO the curative
power OF Ballard IS Horebound Syrup.
have used it in my family and can
cheerfully affirm it is the most effec-
tive and pleaSantest remedy for cough
and cold | have ever used" 25c, SOC
and SI.OO. Sold by the Second Glass
Drug Store.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-01-21
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this the 14th day Of January, 1905.
J. S. KING, Clerk

Dobson s. Bynum for use of Diebold
Safe & Lock Co.. steel materials for
new county Jail, $5, l25.
Ordered that warrants for $1,000
each, ! warrant for 800, i warrant
for $475. be issued to DobsOn & By
mum for use of T Thomas being
balance due on contract for conStruc-
tiOn Of new county jail.
Ordered that warrants be issued to
the Board for mileage as follows:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-01-21

VII - ouiiudly IL lOVO, lOt UtlC Pun pOoS
of inspecting and receiving the new
county jail and paying for same.
n OLSON, Pres.
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. IA, 1905.
Court met pursuant to adjourn.
ment, with all members present.
Court was opened in due form when
the following proceedings were had:
Ordered that j. N. Roberts, district
No. t, and j. L. Hill, district No. 4,
members Of the Board of Supervisors,
be appointed committee to inspect
and receive the new county jail built
by Dobson & Bynum for Grenada
county, and report in writing this
day.
Ordered that the report of j n
Roberts. district 3, and ] z Hill,
district 4, be received, approved and
recorded as the law directs.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
GRENADA COUNTY.
We, your committee members Of the
Board Of Supervisors of Grenada coun-
ty, Mississippi, appointed to inspect
and report on the work OF DObSOn 4
Bynum on new Jail, beg leave TO re-
port that we have examined said build
ing and steel work carefully, and find
that all work and materials have con
formed strictly to plans and specificas
tionS. and we recommend the accept
ance and payment for same. Witness
our signature this the 4th day of Jan
uary, 1905.
j. n. ROBERTS, Dis. 3,
j. L. HILL, Dis. 4.
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". Fl. CrOWder, / day ......... 2 UU
Ordered that the Board adjourn
to meet on the first Monday in Feb
ruary, 1906 A. OLSON, Pres.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-01-21

Ordered that the Board adjourn un-
til January IA. 1905, for the purpose
of inspecting and receiving the new
county jail and paying for same.
a OLSON. Pres.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-01-21

Ordered that the names of the follow
ing electors be placed in the jury
boxes:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-17
GREAT DAMAGE DONE.
Frost Extends as Far as Alabama and
Florida.

Springfield, O., April 17.-Farmers
in Clark and adjoining counties report
that the freezing weather has dam
aged the fruit crop thousands of dol
lars. They declare that the peach,
plum and cherry crops are badly dam
aged if not ruined. The cold con-
tinues today.
Cairo. ILL.,, April IA severe frost
in this section has greatly damaged
mated that fully so per cent of the
fruit crops is ruined.
Lafayette, Ind, April 17-Reports
received by the Purdu university ag-
ricultural experiment station today
state that the damage done to fruit by
frost was severe. In some localities
the cherry and plum trees have been
stripped of blossoms. Apples and
peaches have also suffered severely.
The loss to fruit growers will be
heavy.
Louisville, Ky, April 17.=Abnor-
mally low temperatures prevail gen
orally today with heavy and killing
frosts as far south as southern
Tennessee and northern Georgia and
east through Virginia. while light
frosts are reported from southern
Alabama and northern Florida. Snow
fiurries occurred in the Ohio valley.
Norfolk, Va, April 1.-THE forma-
ton of ice throughout the vast Norfolk
country trucking section last night did
great damage
Greenville, S. c., April IA kill
ing frost visited this section this morn
ing fruit and other early Ve2eta bles
being badly damaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-17
10 HOUR LAW VOID
Supreme Court Of the Q. s. De-
clares Unconstitutional
The New York Law Limiting
Length of Working Day.
BEAVERS CASE ALSO.
Court Holds That He Is Subject
to Reward.
MissOuri's Beer Inspection Law
lis Upheld.
CASE ALSO.

Washington, April lin an opinion
by Justice Peckham the supreme court
of the United States held to be uncon-
stitutional the New York state law.
making ten hours a days work and so
hours a weeks work in bakeries in that
state. Justices Harlan, White, Day and
Holmes dissented and Justice Harlan
declared that no more important decis-
ion had been rendered in the last cen
tury.
The court decided the case involving
the removal of George W Beavers
from Brooklyn to Washington against
Beavers, holding him subject to re-
moval
The court affirmed the decision of the
circuit court for the eastern district of
Missouri in the case of Pabst VS. Cren-
shaw, attacking the validity of the beer
inspection law of the state of Missouri.
The effect of this decision is to sustain
the law as not antagonfstic to the COM
merce clause of the constitution. The
opinion was delivered by Justice White.
The chief justice and Justices Brewer,
Brown and Day united in dissenting
opinion.
The court through an opinoin by
Justice Brown affirmed the decision of
the New York federal court refusing
TO grant a petition Tor Il writ of
habeas corpus in the case of John A.
Benson. who is resisting removal to
the District of Columbia for trial on
the charge of conspiracy to defraud
the government in connection with
land frauds on the Pacific coast.
In accordance with the previous an
nouncement by Chief Justice Fuller.
the mandate of the court in the
Northern Securities case was issued
today It was directed to W. P.
CIough, chief counsel for the Securi-
ties company and the essential part
of it is as follows:
Whereas, In the present term the
cause came on to be heard before the
supreme court and was argued by
counsel, it is now and here ordered,
adjudged and decreed by the court
that the decree of the United States
court of appeals in this cause be and
the same is hereby affirmed with
costs; and that the said appellant,
Northern Securities company recover
against the said appellees $50 for its
costs herein expended and have exc
cutiOn therefor; and it is further or
dered that this cause be and the same
is hereby remanded to the circuit
court of the United States for the
district of New Jersey"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-17

of well known road companies and
continued in this capacity over a
period Of years up until 1903. He
Travelled over the United States while
attached to these theatrical produc-
tons. In 1903 he was chosen as mu-
s1cal director from among a large list
of applicants of the new Kieth theater
on Chestnut street in Philadelphia,
which position he retained up to the
time of his death.
Mr.. Heck was married in 1897 to
Miss Eckert, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. w. Eckert, while on one
of his tours. Miss Eckert was con-
nected with Il theatrical company, and
Mr.. Heck formed her acquaintance in
this manner. The marriage took place
in Georgia. Mrs. Louis Heck, Jr.. had
no relatives nearer than New York
city. She was 80 years old at the
time of her death.
He was a large-hearted fellow,
said his father this morning. Every
body seemed to like him. He didn [
have an enemy in Topeka. He al
ways took deep interest in anything
that pertained to music, and was a
warm friend of the Arion singing So
ciety. He was an honorary member
of that society. He hasn't been home
for five years, but he always wrote
to us.
The last letter, received a few days
ago and dated April 8, just a week
prior to his death, gives no evidence
of melancholia, but on the contrary
is full of cheerfulness. He speaks of
his inability to make a. visit home this
summer, but says he hopes that some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-17
BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.
Clyde seII1ins, 1s-Year-Old Thonnp-
sonville Boy, Kills Himself.

Clyde Selkins an 1s-year-old lover,
committed suicide at o'clock this
morning at Thompsonville. Is miles
northeast of Topeka, by blowing his
head off with a shotgun. He is sup
posed to have had trouble with his
sweetheart Miss Leta Gorrel, the
daughter of William Gorrel, a promf-
nent farmer
selxins was engaged to be married
to Miss Gorrel. and went to church
with her Sunday evening. It is sup
posed that they had a lovers quarrel
and he decided to end it all
Clyde Selkins and his elder brother
Ed and mother, Mrs. Ellen Selkins,
lived with Mrs. Sellins' brother. Chas.
Hummer, on a farm near Thompson
vile. Mrs. Selkins' husband is dead.
The Selkins family has lived with the
Hummers for four or five years. and
the arrangement seemed to be entire
" harmonious The family formerly
lived at Granville.
Joseph and Lewis Taylor. who are
in the nursery business near Topeka
are the uneles Of Clyde SeIkins-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-17
POLICE USE CLUBS.
Force a Way for Ward & Company's
Wagons to Unload.

Chicago, April Incorporating
difficulties were experienced at every
turn today by the wagons of Mont
gomery Ward & Co. whose teamsters
and garment workers are on strike.
At the Michigan Central freight house
in South Water street the police
.escorting the Ward caravans. met
with stubborn opposition on the part
of the teamsters in sympathy with the
strikers. The anti-Ward teamsters
loaded or unloaded their wagons with
provoking slowness and told the po-
lice: I'VE are not pieces of machln-
cry
Many of the teamsters in the street
leading to the freight houses insisted
that they had been waiting for two
hours and when the police made way
for the Ward wagons to be loaded
earlier than other wagons there was a
loud complaint from each teamster
Members of the Freight Handlers
union gave indications that unless the
police ceased to give the Ward wag-
ons the right to unload before team
sters who had been waiting ahead, a
strike among the freight handlers
would be ordered.
The crowd at the west side ware
house of Ward & CO. was so unyield-
ing that when string OF the nrm s
wagons reached the place the police
were forced to use clubs to make a
passage way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-17
IT IS WARMER an 1Asr.
Mercury Goes on an Upward Tour
Today.

With the mercury slowly climbing
toward a more seasona Bile temuera f11re
and the sun shining today in a sDriner-
like manner, it was safe for the xyeath-
er bureau to forecast, for Kansas
showers tonight and Tuesday: wa Tr7-
er tonight
Today's corn and wheat region bull
letin says: CLOUDY weather Dre-
vailed in Kansas this morning wifb =
general, though slight rise in the
night temp Deratures- Precipitation has
occurred in the western counties of
Kansas and it was showing in the
south central counties this morning.
The weather was generally clear in
western Missouri
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures recorded by the "A hours
ending this morning at o'clock were
Baker, 50-28; Dodge City 40-22: Fort
Scott, $500 Macksville, 1880. Nc
Pherson. 4S-34; Manhattan. 52-3O.
Usage City, $3.50: Russell, 54-30; Sc
dan, 50-3S; Topeka, 1881; Toronto.
54-34; Wichita, 1910.
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures recorded for the 24 hours
ending Sunday morning at Z o'clock
show much lower minimums, as fol-
lows: Baker, 1926; Fort Scott, 54-SO:
Macksville, 52-26; Mcpherson, 54-3O:
Manhattan, 54-2S; Usage City, 52-2S /;
Russell, 1926; Sedan, 54-34; Topeka
50-29; Toronto, 56-28.
The wind at noon was north blow
ing five miles an hour.
The hourly temperatures recorded
by the government thermometer to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-17
MILLIONS INVOLVED.
One of the Biggest Wheat Deals on
Record Is On.

Chicago, April 17.-That the pres
ent May wheat deal is to be the mosi
spectacular thing of its kind in q
decade is becoming daily more appar-
ent. So, too it is becoming more anc
more plain that the solar center OF
the bull armament is John w. Gates
and that he has as satellites dozen
or more millionaires east and west
who viii follow him to victory or de-
feat. More millions and mystery are
involved in this wheat deal than in
anything in the history of grain
speculation, not even excepting the
Harper deal, when the Standard Oh
millions were supposed to have been
at one time an active factor.
In the Gates gallery are multi-mil-
lionaires, associates and sympathlzers
in New York, st. Louis and Mime
apolis OF these the eastern men
know little about wheat. They re-
member the Gates cOups of the past
in stocks and are blindly following
his lead. confident that his speculative
path leads to certain fortune Inc
western men lined up with Gates
know the game thoroughly. They are
ranged with Gates because they be-
lieved until recently at least that his
position is sound.
Corwin H. Spencer of St. Louis,
though not so largely interested as
some others, is probably cafes
strongest supporter. Henry l. Little,
manager of the Pillsbury establish
ment of Minneapolis, is counted as a
most important factor on the bull
side A d. Thomson of Duluth, is an
other. He owns wheat and believes
it is good property. c. NJ. Schwab is
supposed to have acquired case OF
cold feet at what he regarded the
psychological moment Several rall-
road and steel men are Gates adher-
ents. Whether they Will stand pat
To-
should decide to unload at critical
time it would cause some lnconYenl-
ence to the maniDulators- -,
Opponents of Gates believe he viii
be taught the lesson so bitterly learned
by others-that no man or coterie of
men is greater than the natural and
financial resources of a great country
They are anticipating a time when the
farmer and the miller will polish up
all the wheat available and sell it at
the fancy prices that the Gates deal
has created.
Those nearest the pulse of the grain
trade have already taken the aggres-
sive in flooding the deal with Wheat.
Armour, Peavey and the RosenbaumS
have been prominent factors mere
while Harrington and prac-
tically all of the great grain handlers
of the Northwest have been hgurlng
at Minneapolis and here
With clear, cold weather following
rain and snow, nature has been work
ing overtime against the May deal
Under pressure of liberal offerings,
the markets of the world have given
away to such an extent that they are
now very. nearly at a level where they
can lay down contract wheat in Chi
cago despite the 25 cent duty.
Latest conservative estimates of the
Gates holdings are 20,o0O.00e bushels.
To sell this out at present July prices
fthe Onlv practical market in Sightl
would mean a loss of probably S6,-
100000 An attempt to liquidate in
that way would involve a loss of prob
ably S1O,000,000.