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The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30
Pontotoc Depot Case Settled

On Monday the Supreme Court
handed down its decision in the
case Of the Railroad Commission,
VS. the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas
City R. r. Co. and fully sustains
the commission in its contention
that the road must build a depot
on the site Of the old depot that
was burned in 1903. The history
Of the suit is familiar to the pub
lie as it has held a prominent
place in the pulic eye since its
institution. The railroad has
used every means possible to de-
feat the commission in its order
to build on the old site. While
the law is plainly written in the
constitution as it is possible to
make it the attorneys for the
road have displayed all the usual
tactics of delay, petitions, working
up public sentiment in it's flavor
and all other ingenious schemes
known to attorneys for railroads,
but the Supreme Court finally
makes them come up and obey
the law just like they were a
plain every day citizen of the
state. From the first the attor:
neys for the road knew full well
that they had no case; every law
yer of any ability who looked
over the case held the same OPP
inion, but the road held the case
off with the hope that something
might turn up, a compromise
might be effected. The decree
of Chancellor Lamb in their IA
vor gave them a straw to. hang
to for a short while but an ap-
peal bond with su~persedeas
knocked the last footing from
under them. The decision of the
court of last resort is a triuml
of law and right overa powerful
corporation that has come into
our state and defed its laws
AS a prominent attorney expires.
sed it, 1T would have been a
public calamity for the railroad
to have won it's suit.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30
Respectfully,
WILLIS HOPKINS.
In Norway.

From the New York World.
On payday saloons are closed
and savings banks open until
midnight.
Servant girls hire for halt
year at a time by contract at a
public registry office.
There is a telegraph box on
every street car. Write messages
put on right number Of stamps
and drop in box.
Young farmers can borrow
money from government at per
cent,
Practically no illiterates. Men
perhaps the finest in the world
physically. Army service uni
versal; only g. per cent of youths
rejected for physical defect.
Health splendid. Death rate
for men 1873; because Of DANCE
rous fishing; for women. 1916.
Average expense Of living less
than any other civilized country.
Average wage earnings $88 a year
More reindeer than horses,
more sheep than cows.
Illiterates-Two men IN q
thousand in Sweden, Sin Norway
and Denmark, 78 in Prussia,
which wants to improve Nor
way and Sweden by deviding
and conquering them; 1876 even
in England.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

The decision of the Supreme
Court which forces the Mobile,
Jackson Kansas City railroad
to build their depot at Pontotoc
on the old site and run its track
through the corporate limits Of
the town as it was originally laid
out fully sustains Commissioner
Kincannon in his contention that
the law should be respected and
obeyed by the railroac company.
Much hurrah was raised through
the i-nstrumentality OF the rail-
road company and its hired crowd
to prejudice the mind Of the pub
lie against Mr.. Kincannon, but
the highest court in the land has
sustained him and the road must
come across.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

Tracklaying on the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City roao
has reached Alderman. The
good people of that little city are
now beginning to appreciate the
advantages that two roads give
a town and are embarking in
many new enterprises. Acker-
mans location gives her many
advantages which she will doubt
less fully understand and appre-
ciate in the near future.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

President Roosevelt has follow
ed his usual course and white
washed Mr.. Loomis the assistant
secretary of state. Once you
are backed by Mr.. Roosevelt you
are safe no matter how near the
verge of ruin and disgrace the
public may place you. The Roose-
welt appointees can do no wrong
is the presidents motto
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that this Board
will award the contract for plumbing
work necessary for court house as per
plans now on file in the Chancery Clerks
office, at 8 p. m. on Monday, July 3rd,
1905, at the court house in the city of
TupeIo, Miss. Sealed bids r invited.
accompanied by certified check for
$4,000, contractor to give bond in
double the amount of contract price.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids and re-advertise
or award contract at public cutlery.
Done by order Of the Board, this
G. W. LONG, Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30
Bond Election Carried II
If:rE.aiive

The election held Saturday for
the purpose Of deciding whether
or not $25, 900 additional city
bonds would be issued and sold
was carried by a very decided
affirmative vote. The vote stood
1873 for and 3againstth the issuance
Of the bonds. There were sixteen
qualified electors who did not
vote; thirteen Of these were out
of the city the day of the election.
The result Of the election is very
encouraging to the city author
tiles who have made a vigorous
fight to get the waterworks plant
and sewerage system in working
order. The very strong endorse
ment given them by the people
of the city is most encouraging
and must be gratifying to the
authorities. The work of install
linga lighting and water syste m
is quite an undertaking and many
unforeseen obstacles mnst be over
come. The work of getting the
! plants to work in Tupelo has been
no exception to the general rule.
Many disappointments have fol
lowed honest effort and good
judgment, but there was nothing
to do but go ahead. The mayor
and council have never Jagged in
their efforts and every steI
taken was a forward one. Now
that they have the funds neces.
sary to complete the work We
confidently expect to see the en-
tire waterworks and sewer plant
in full operation in the near future
When all this is accomplished we
will have a town that will attract
all classes Of enterprises and the
future Of the place will be upon
a stable basis and property values
will be greatly EXCHANGED.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

Secretary Taft it is said will
be appointed Chief Justice of
the Supreme court when Judge
Fuller reaches the age limit
and retires. The impression has
prevailed for some time that Mr..
Taft had been slated by President
Roosevelt as his successor and
that the presidents great influ-
ence would be used to make him
president,
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

The boycott of American goods
in China has not stopped any
mills in this country as yet, but
it may do SO if the boycott con-
tinues for any length of time.
We are willing for the Chinaman
to come in if he will agree to
stick to his profession. Wash
erwomen are getting scarce and
we are sadly in need of reinforce
ments in the Chinaman's partic-
ular line.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

Bishop Chas. B. Galloway
has been elected president Of
the board of trustees of Wander
bilt College, which position car
ries with it active management
and direction of the affair Of the
school. Bishop Galloway is a
scholarly man and possessed of
great executive ability and will
prove himself equal to the great
responsibilities Of the new posi-
ton to which he has been elected.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

Remember that the State Bap-
fist Convention meets in Tupelo
on Wednesday next and will last
three days. Methodist ministers
are not the only preachers who
like fried chicken and the good
housewives of Tupelo shoulc
stop foreign shipments until the
convention is over.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

According to the Boston Trans
cript an average of nearly five
thousand people were killed by
railroads during 1904. Would it
not be advisable to establish a
commission whose duty it would
be to make people who travel
take out accident insurance?
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

Instead Of aIpropriatiug a vast
sum to buile up a navy that can
whip the world the government
would be in a better business if
the public roads were built up to
where they were passable all
the year round. Big navies
mean war and death-good roads
mean pleasure and comfort to
to the common people who pay
the taxes. Let the navy go and
and lets have good roads.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30
Enjoys "Pen Pictures.
Editor Journal.

EOlCOT JOuIIldl.
It may be out of place but !
cannot refrain from expressing
my appreciation of the Pen Pic
lures Of the Olden Times by
Col. CLAYTON. It is a pleasure to
us to read of these "Old Times
and then contrast them with the
New. The author talks in such
plain familiar language. So sim
pie that all can understand, yet
this simplicity of style stamps him
as a scholar and erudite writer.
We think it would be we'll for all
the readers of the Journal to pre-
serve these Pictures" as a slight
token of our appreciation of
Respectfully,
WILLIS HOPKINS.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

The dismissal of Mr.. Bowen
from the diplomatic service
should be a warning to any who
feel disposed to criticize a man
holding a commission from Pres
ident Roosevelt.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30
RATES OF

The country is still anxiously
awaiting Secretary Wilson's re-
port on how secrets about the
cotton reports get out in advance
of the official report.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30

Two inches of snow fell in
Maine last week. People who
live in a climate like that may
always be relied on to vote the
republican ticket and cry for
protection.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04
DECREE OF DIVORCE
AND OTHER MATTERS

Judge Robinson granted a decree of
divorce in the suit of Kahaili Nein vs..
John Neill awarding to the plaintiff
$25 month permanent alimony, a
counsel fee of $50, the costs of court
and the custody of the four minor
children.
The Supreme Court has dismissed
the bill of exceptions of defendant in
the case of James w. w. Brewster VS..
F. ]. Church.
Kawakami Keiji answers the libel
for divorce of his wife, Chito Kawa-
kami, with a general denial.
Hosea Kaaumoana petitions that he
be appointed guardian of his minor
son, Kaaumoana Hosea.
Philip and Solomon Peck, executors
of the will of Ely Peck, deceased, petit
ton for allowance of accounts, final
distribution and discharge. They re-
ceived $50, 4S and expended $4S4S.66,
leaving a balance of $31, 545.S2.
Tsuda Taigi answers the libel in
divorce of his wife, Tsuda Misu. deny
ing that she was true and faithful.
saying on the contrary that she de-
serted his home at Waipahu. Oahu, on
June 6, 1904. He denies that he neg
lected and refused to support her and
that she had lived separate from him
through fear of her life from threat
ened assaults by him. His attorneys
are Lorrin Andrews and w. S. Flem-
ing.
Samuel NJ. Damon and others. truss
tees of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Es
tate, defendants in the action to quiet
title brought by Alexander Young
against F. w. Macfarlane and others,
answer the complaint with disclaim-
er of any right, title or interest in or
to the land described. They ask to be
dismissed with their costs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04
CHI NATOWN BUSINESS
WRECKIhG LAWSUIT

Three days have been consumed in
the Chinatown damage suit trial be-
fore Judge De Bolt, which will be re-
sumed Monday morning. Kan Yuen
Kong. doing business as Yin Kee,
claims S57O5 damage from Wong You
and 16 others, partners in the firm OF
zee Lung Tai Co.
Plaintiff says he was keeping a cot
fee saloon together with a general
grocery and tobacco store. He was
indebted TO zee Lung Tai Co. in the
sum of $50 when. on September Is.
1904. the defendants. without legal
process. placed zee Shut Tai in possess
sion of the business premises OF plain
tiff, where he collected $3.50 of the re-
ceipts.
Then on September "a, he further al
leges the defendants carried away all
Of his stock and fixtures. to the value
of $515. Plaintiff says he was making
about $50 a month from his business
the despoiling of which has deprived
him of his livelihood
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04
DR., SINCLAIR SAYS
SUBJECT WAS SANE

DR.. A. n. Sinclair was on the wit
ness stand for the prosecutions re-
buttal in the Jones murder trial yes
terday. To a long hypothetical ques-
ton read by Deputy Attorney General
E. c. Peters. the witness answered
that he considered the subject sane on
the 22nd and 23rd of August, 1905. DIR.
Sinclair admitted that fever especial
ly typhoid, might produce insanity but
it would be temporary.
Under cross-examination by J. ].
Dunno he refused to consider the the
DRY of fever in childhood manifesting
its effect in insanity when the subject
had grown up, taken in connection
with all the intervening circumstances
related. He unhesitatingly pronounced
the theory of a medical book quoted
by the defense to be erroneous, judged
by more modern views of specialists.
The book was of the year 1884.
While DR. Sinclair recognized several
symptoms of insanity in the later his
tory of the subject, he maintained
they went too far to prove his in
sanity, because the symptoms indicat-
ed were never found all together in an
insane person.
The trial will run into next week
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04

Collector shall, within the County for
which he shall have been elected, per-
form such duties as are required TO be
performed by the Assessors and Col
lectors under the laws of the Territory
! and by this Act; and such other duties
as are required by this Act.
As amended it reads as follows CATER
the word elected read:
Assess and and collect all taxes UNI
der any law relating to taxation which
may be hereafter passed by the Legis-
lature.''
1t was said by the Commissioners who
admitted that he mace the change. that
this referred TO Senate Bill 81, which
was drawn by Senator Achi and the
Commissioner. Senate Bill 81 is a most
elaborate measure filled with figures
and almost as large as a good sized
book. 1t is a bill that could not have
been drawn in time much short of d
month, and must. therefore have been
in course of preparation, it would seem,
While the County Act was being pre-
pared. And yet no mention was made
of this financial bill, so far as anybody
has yet been able to find out, until it
was introduced in the Senate on Thurs
day-and on Thursday night the dis
coVery was made that the County Act,
after it had been introduced and print
ed and referred to the committee had
been changed. 1t would be interesting
to know, if it were essential that the
two measures should conform why the
County Commissioners We're all not
taken into confidence with reference
to the financial bill. and why the two
were not made to conform before the
County Act passed out Npf the hands of
the Commission and into the hands of
the duly elected representatives of the
people?
The County Act. when it was intro
duced into the Legislature, became
public document-at all stages a part
of ehe public record. Only certain per-
sons are authorized by law to change
public records. and the changes must
be made in the duly legal manner.
The county act Joint Committee did
not meet yesterday, as had been the
intention. the members from the two
Houses being too much occupied with
other matters. The committee will
probably hold meeting this afternoon
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04
ANYBODY CAN HAVE
Mr.. HOLLOWAY'S PLACE
The Superintendent of Public Works Talks About
the Troubles of Some Contractors
and His Own.

Anybody can have my job that
wants it," said superintendent of Pub
lie Works Holloway yesterday.
Yes. have read the letter of Gill
man of the American Hawaiian Con-
struction Company in this mornings
Advertiser. What do l think of it? He
is talking for the Legislature, amt
he? L suppose that he can get COM
mittee of investigation from the House
if he wants it. They have sent for all
the correspondence in the insane asy-
lum matter, and that will keep my
stenographer busy for sorne time They
ought to get the files of the Advertiser
That contains. all the correspondence.
excepting poor Beardslee's letters.
Well. yes; I suppose they did print
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04

The Molokai junket, at least as il
was planned in the Health COMMITTEES
of the House. is up in the air. There
will in all probability. be no Molokaf
junket. There always is one. when the
Legislature is in session. Blu. the
House Health Committee had gor-
geous scheme for the junket this year.
1t was proposed, in the first place tn
overlook the Senate. Then the plan
was to charter the Kinaa~ for the frin
and empower the committee itself or
the Speaker, perhaps. to issue ESQ inyi
tatlons to the friends of persons at the
settlement from all over the islands
to go on the trip, which was to start
from Honolulu, where all the invited
We're to gather. The Board OF Health
was to be entirely overlooked. the
statesmen arguing that they were max
ers of the law and We're therefore.
above it.
Matters had reached this stage when
it was intfmated to some of those who
We're planning the scheme that perhaps
it might be necessary to go into the
Federal Court to get the Board of
Health to reiinquish it's rights under
the law to issue passes to those who.
desired to land at the Settlement .Andk
then the plan collapsed. The Serart14
Health Committee will now be asker to,
act with the committee of the House,
and the junket will be OF the Same
modest kind as usual
And 1 wonder" said Governor Car
ter. when this state of facts was laid
before him yesterday, how long it will
be before people learn that nobody is
above the law? Even lawmakers are
ony exempt by their position from ar
rest for the limited period Of their ser
vice"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04
THE AFRICAN
COMING OUT.
Cooper Knew Nothing
OF Changes in the
County Bill.

And now the African III the County
Bill comes Il little more prominently
into the high light. Indeed, il may yet
be that the coon will be altogether un-
covered before the Joint Committee of
the two houses of the Legislature gets
the fence enti1 ely torn down.
Mr.. Stewart did not con suit me
about any changes in the County Act.
yesterday nor at any tin2e subsequent
TO the handing of the bin 20 the Gov
ernor''' said Chairman Cooper of the
County Act Commission yesterday.
..-Af,er the bill went to the Governor,
I did not understand that anybody had
any right to make any changes in it.
Before we submitted our final draft
To the Governor, Mr.. stewart and my
self We're authorized to make some
changes in the interest OF Uniformity,
but when we did submit the fni.u draft,
il passed out of our hands.
Mr.. Stewart did consult with ME in
reference to financial bill which it
was intended to prepare
And that raises the direct question of
Veracity between the two County Act
COMM SionerS. Stewart said at the
committee meeting on Thursday night
in answer TO question by Cor nit
teeman Carl Smith of Hilo. that he had
changed the County Bill after it had
passed through the hands of the Gov
G nor-and of the two Houses of the
Legislature. for that matter. who gave
it to their joint committeeman he said
that he had consulted with Mr.. Cooper
in reference 10 the changes made in "a
general way" adding that he would
see him again tomorrow''-thatis is, on
Friday.
Mr.. Cooper says distinctly that he
was not consulted with reference to any
changes in the County Act subsequent
ly 10 the time thai the completed draft
was signed and given to the Governor,
either on Thursday or at any other
time And ST. Il bill that has been
submitted to the Governor and is in
process Of consideration by the duly
elected lawmakers of the Territory has
been permitted to be tempered with by
"a outsider.
Did you ever see anything to beat
that" said Senator Dowsett, himself
mittee when spoken to about the adj
mission made before the committee
by the Commissioner. L dis
covered in looking over the county IL
nancial bill introduced in the Senate
by Senator Achi, that it did not ac-
cord with the county bill as it came
from the commi ssion. And when the
question came up in the committee
meeting Thursday night, Stewart was
forced to admit that he made the
change.
1.-The Commissions County bill con-
tains no provision whatever for raising
revenue
The change that was made in the
county bill by the Commissioner and
read to the committee by Chairman
Holstein, who had the type written
copy while the committeeman, following
him on their printed copies, We're puz-
zled at the reading, was very material
The section as reported to the Legisla-
ture by the County Act Commission is
as follows:
Sec 113. The Tax Assessor and Tax
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04

all the letters Beardslee gave them.
They printed all the letters, including
those that Thurston did not get sign
ed and one from Whitehouse that
Thurston prepared and had him sign.
You don't know about any letters that
were not signed? Well. ask Dyer.
Yes; I did change the Brewer wharf
specifications. I changed them to get
a better building
You did not change them. then, to
bar out the American Hawaiian Con
struction Company"
NO, I did not. 1 would not do any
thing like that
And it was at this point that Mr..
Holloway said that anybody might
have his job that wanted it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04

\ straight tip right Dckev
special railroad committee will make adverse report the Nc
Candes railway bill hopes OF lack Lucas
TO become the Huntington of this island we'll
that could be allowed
and out through kapoani Park Incidentally the Kcolau
try must wait little time before has railroad connection with
the metropolis. For range probabilities
that the McCandless would survive adverse
e. report.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04
Pineapples to the Coast Prepaid.

The Tropic Fruit Co., Wahiawa. send
to any address OH the coast,
all charges prepaid, for less than the
freight alone would cost you. See Byron
o. Clark, manager, or leave orders
with F. C. Enos, agent, at Wells Fargo
& Co.'S office.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04

A suit for the April term has been
brought by Oahu Railway & LIND Co.
against H. A Heen and Tong Wo
Cheong Co. on a promissogy note for
$685. made by Heen on March ,, 1903,
with interest at per cent per an
mum.