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The new South-news., 1906-03-17
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL SECTIONS
AN EPlTOME OF THE NEWS
Culled From the Important Hap
penings Throughout the State
During the Past Week and Re-
viewed in Brief.
Authority Renewed.

The insurance department has re-
celyed number Of letters and inquir-
les about the revocation of authority
or the Equitable Life Assurance Com
pany of the United States and other
companies to do business IN this state.
Mr.. McGivney. the insurance COM
missioner states that the statement
of the Equitable and the other COM
panies included in the list has sipee
been filed, and the authority to do
business has been renewed. The fail
ure of the companies to file state
ments was simply an act of negligence
on the part of some clerk in the Office,
who should have sent the statement to
the insurance department in time to
be received and fled as provided by
law.
o. c. Dawkins, for the last nine
years editor and manager Of the Mon
roe Evening News, has sold his paper
TO J. w. Smith. Mr.. Smith has been
associated with Mr.. DrSkins for the
last two years, and will continue the
publication of the News. Mr.. Daw.
kins will engage in the practice Of law
at Monroe.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17
TO CELEBRATE JUBILEE or
DISCOVERY OF MAUvE.

London, March H. Copyright,
lqo6.l The Jubilee Of the rcmarka-
bic discovery Of mauvc. The popular
color that'has been revived over and
over again IN the world of fashiou
Of the last half century. and whici
has always remained the favorits
color of Queen Alexandria. falls due
this month, and is to be celebrated
ia htiing manner.
Probably few know how the pop
ular color was discovered. When 4
boy Of Is, Doctor w. II. Perkins, 5. r.
Il. s., was assistant TO Professor A.
al college of chemistry. He spent all
his evenings in vsearch work, and
ono day the professor said that he
should try TO produce quinine by ar
titicial means. The experiment fail
ed, and the lad was preparing 10
make another experiment, when at
the side of the glass vessel he saw a
wonderful new color shade of purple
never fixed before. II was mauye.
Doctor Perkins patented the pro-
cess. and with his father 20, up works
near Harrow for the manufacturs of
anilenc dyes, but, after eighteen years,
he abandoned the business and devos-
ed himself TO chemical research. But
he already had laid the foundation
Of many and krcat industries, which
have grown out OF the utilization
Of coal tar.
At a gathering Of Doctor Perkins
friends at n mansion the other day
many commercial and scientific
TO discuss what form a memorial "a
| his memory should take, 1t was sng
gested that Perkins research funt
should be founded in his honor, ans
that his portrait in oils and q marbl.
bust of DR.. Perkins be presented 4
him.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

President E. L. Stephens. Of the
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial IN
stitute has announced TO the students
that hereafter the use OF tobacco on
or of the grounds viii be strictly pro-
hi5ited. The new rule came as re-
suit of faculty meeting. II being the
conesnsus of opinion that several sta
dents had become virtually incspac-
ita.ed Ter mental and physical exer-
tise by the excessive nse of tobacco.
The boys viii have the alternative of
quitting the weed or leaving the
school.
Cigarette smoking seems TO be at
the bottom Of the trouble. Although
the faealty anticipates some breaches
IN the regulation. il is hoped by them
tha: the honor Of the students will
assis; in abaiing. Il not entirely sup
pressing, the practice.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

Toledo, Ohio, March Wind
abeam and every inch Of canvas draw
Ing beautifully, Clarence Willard,
former President of the Toledo Coun-
ell, tackled into the City Hall yesser-
day morning looking like the bottom
Of street-cleaning wagon. In maxi
ing landing from a street car be nad
iibed into the mud. lie wanted an
order for 10 cents TO get cleaned up
because OF the dirty streets. This
WAS refused, 80 be left.
a few moments later The City Hall
boolJnaek, "Dusty," ambled to Mayor
Whitlock With an order for 10 cents
for cleaning Williard's shoes. The
negro was sent 70 the solicitor to SEQ
il the order vas legally prepared.
After being rilo.ed against every
officer in the City Hall. President Sa-
bin, OF the Service Board, paid the or
der, and Willard, rolling magnif-
Gently. stood in the doorway and
howled.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17
PARISIANS USE MARDI 0RAS
AS EXCUSE FOR RIoTIN0

Paris, Mar. H. Copyright, 1906
No sooner this week had Parisians
begun to take hope from the warm
days, and talk of coming spring than
disagreeablc weather begun.
Mardi Gras, however, was all that
could be desired. 1t WAS warm and
bright day, and the evening was al
most balmy. Complaint is made that
Nardi Gras is yearly becoming mora
Of riot than carnival The jns-
tice Of this criticism ia found in tho
fact that 1900 arrests were made
for rowdyism. The night now seems
to DE given over to miscrennis, who
take advantage Of the crowds and
costumes to rob and to even attempt
murder.
Instead Of confetti throwing tho
rowdies throw pepper in The eyes OK
the victims, binding them, and then
take their valuables. The French
press, pointing out these conditions,
demands reform.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

tain answering closely, save for the
crater. the description of that III ~
Official report.
The mountain was controlled By tEt
is.tos -Calhi aud Jcaknnc. the latsea
one 81 the ch.cfialis who signed tha
famous Ba:csi treaty The moan'ai,
is very steep and at It's apex il
Miro fortress which bad never hcc1
taken oy white Troops.
Lieutenant Gcacral Bates, chief 4
star, who had extensive service il
The southern islands Of ,he Phil.
ippincs archipelago and Is well &C.
Qnain,ni with the Jolo country proba.
bly, as any officer hero, has no fear
that this last trouble viii extend
throughout the group. In tie hrss
place be says there is no homogcniiy
among these island troops; strong
jealousics exist and il has been i'm.
possible for them TO cope in opposition
10 the whites. II ia also believed
here from official dispatches tha, the
Moos attacked WAS a set OF robbers
and that the action was undoubtedly
precipiiaied hy General Woods de.
termination 60 extcrmina,e them at
any cost II they could no; he other.
wise snbducd.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17
HOUR WAS DRAWING NEAR.

New Orleans La, March l1.-Ed-
ward T. Ducker, Grand Secretary Of
the Odd Fellows Of Louisiana. COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
last night in the presence Of his aged
parents. whom he was visiting at the
time.
The suicides motive was learned,
when it was found that last night be
was to turn over all the money collect
ed from the subordinate lodges dur
ing the year, amounting to over $4,000
Ducker had made an engagement
to call on the Treasurer of the
Grand Lodge and turn over all the
money, but he failed to make good
his promise.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17
Cargo Of Fuel.

The steamship Toledo, Captain
Ockleman in command, from Phila-
delphia. arrived at the landing of the
Evangeline Oil Company at Plaque
mine and is being loaded with fuel
oil. Her capacity is over 10000 bar
rels. This is the first steamer to load
with oil al Plaquemine, and will be
followed by others.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17
Thirty Thousand.

The national park commission at
Vicksburg has been notified that the
State of Wisconsin will shortly send
commission here to locate sites for
twenty monuments and markers to
be erected in the Vicksburg Park.
Thirty thousand dollars have beep
appropriated for this purpose.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17
Man Unconscious When Snow d
Scratched OF.

Oursy, Col, March H. Edward
panayan, miner, was dug from
snowslide by his dog, after being bu-
ried for 10 minutes.
Panayan vas climbing his way over
Mount Hayden when be was sudden
~ caught by snowsliae. which swept
aim down ihe mountain side 100 feet
ialo a guleh
The new South-news., 1906-03-17
S34.550 County Jail.

The +. B. Hull Construction Com
pany. of Jackson. was awarded the
contract to build Warren county's
new Jail for S34,550 at Vicksburs.
The work is to be completed in siS
months.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

Fort Worth. Tex. After period
Of unconseiousres lasting two months
Mrs. Sarah 4. McCauIey died at her
home. on Pilyrechnical Hill. On the
morning Of Jan. o. while she was
cooking breakfas, for the family. she
staggered into the dining room COM
planning Of a pain in her head, and
fell into a chair unconscious. and re-
nained in this state up to her death.
shs was uonrished by liquids during
the time.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

Washington, March ll.-Noisith-
standing repeated official denials there
j. plenty 81 authority for tie belief
that arrangements have been per-
fecied whereby Japan Is to police
China. England and the United
States are said to be supporting the
Mikado. According to Information
from high diplomatic circles place 10
China i to be permanent and tie
Great empire il to be preserved for
commercial Intercourse With tbs
powers
The new South-news., 1906-03-17
STAY-AT-HoME FARMER.

Frankfort. Ind, March 1.-Wil-
liam Bennett of Madison Township,
this county. has a record as a stay
at-home that is possibly not eqnaled
by another in the state. He is 81
years old and has lived in the coun-
ty for - years. settling on the piece
Of land where he still lives in log
cabin. In all Of the Y years he mas
been outside the comfy only once,
and then to Illinois for 10 days. where
he visited his brother. In his long
residence in the county he has not
been outside of Madison Township a
half hundred times.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

down the track. A switch failed to
work and the engine plowei through
a brick wall Of the machine shops,
nearly killing several men. When
they ran toward Gnenther he drew
his revolver and threatened to kill
any one who approached.
After nearly an hour machinist
seized him from behind and knocked
rhe revolver to the floor. There was
a hard struggle, but Guenther, who
is only IL years old. was soon over
powdered
The new South-news., 1906-03-17
New Road.

There was filed with the governor
an application for another railroad
charter, which indicates that Gulf
port will positively have another line
in the next year or two. The appli-
cation is for the incorporation of the
Fernwood and Gulfport railroad CON-
pany and the applicants are: ]. C.
Enochs of Jackson. Miss; G.. c. Jig
on Of Brookhaven. DR.. A. c. Enochs
of Pearlhaven: F. p. Enoehs of Fern
wood and J. II. Scott of Brookhayen
The applicants state that the route
Is to be from Tylertown TO Gulfporl
and that the survey has not yet beer
made. hence no further particulars
can be given at this time.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

Master Percy A. Laws of Bethle-
hem, Miss, wrote the editor OF this
department some days since for few
reasons why we should be proud that
we were Mississippians, to be used
in a composition on that subject.
There are so many reasons why we
should b, proud that it would take
fair sized book to enumernte them.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

Long Beach is shipping ear loads Of
radishes to tho Northern markets
now, having been forwarding small
shipments for several weeks. The
truckers anticipate very profitably
season this year Judging from the
opening. Preparations are being made
for a big crop and work generally is
well advanced.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

The electric railway 70 be run from
CorntA 20 point on the Tennessee
river, taking in Shiloh battlefield
and other points Of interests, is be-
ing aritaied again and with seeming
~ fair prospects OF being built. The
line would prove great developer
for that section Of the state and no
doubt would be followed by other lines
II short time. Many such lines are
being contemplated in Mississippi and
il is expected that the close Of the
year viii see more Of them under con.
siruction.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

Hazlchurst capitalists have decid-
ed that the machinery now used to
keep that city cool is out Of date and
have decided to get rid of ii and pur-
chase the very latest offered. In a
short time they can boast Of one Of
the most complete ice factories in the
state.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

ST. Louis No. March n.-lneensed
ibscause he had been discharged from
his position as locomotive engineer,
lCharles Guenther, after taking sever
al drinks OF bad whisky and ar1ning
'himsslf with revolver. returned to
the plant of the American Steel
.Foundries Company, East ST. Louis.
Hast evening and created reign Of
Aerror among the employees. Jumping
into the cab of switch engine which
was standing in the yards he threw
= en- the thrc:tle and started wild
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

The excellent city of Meridian is
not daanted by the recent disastrous
cyclone that devastated a portion Of
the place, but has begun the rebuild
ing Of the wrecked portion Of the city
and in a short time viii be much bet
ter than before. Meridian is noted
for its progressive spirit and the 10y
atty of its citizens. Just such has
made j, one Of the best cities in the
south, SO recognized everywhere.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

Inspired by the sight Of the CALLER
les crowded with the fair sex the SEN
ate today by a practically unanimous
vote passed the bill carrying an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for an "Old
Ladies Home.'' Mr.. Boyd was the
only member who had the ;emerity
to vote against the measure.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

Charles G. Morcau, editor of the
Seaeoast Echo at Bay ST. Louis. will
build a $4,000 opera house in con-
nection with the building now occu-
pied as newspaper office. After
reading this notice it is presumed that
there will be a heavy movement of
newspaper men toward the sea coast.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

This is the time TO begin arrange
ments for successful county fairs to
be held next fall. Next to our schools
and colleges there are no better edu-
Gators. Communities in which sue
cessful fairs are held are she mos.
prosperous to be found anywhere.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

The Newton Industrial League has
issued a splendid map OF Mississippi
with Newton as the one central tg.
ure in the state. II is an excellent
piece Of advertising and viii no doubt
prove of much benefit TO that enter.
prising city. The league is actively
at work for the upbuilding Of the
town and the surrounding community
and is being enthusiastically backed
by the citizens in general.
The new South-news., 1906-03-17

New Albany is building large ice
and cold storage plant.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

,mnnitIon. general supplies and 5000
tons lot coal which siSilil give her a
wide cruising areas without stopping
to sreeeaI. he
Some idea of the power of this great
battleship may be- formed by compar
ing her this other batt1esfrips with
which the. American peopIes are more
or less familiar She could with ease
single -handed defeat together the.
Kearsarge,' the Kentucky, the Ohio. the
wisconsin and a couple of ours older
bat tleships, such as the Oregon. She
will he more than a match for the, new
Connecticut combined.
She Would pr obably be the Victor in a
combat with the Dreadneughts and any.
other two battleships In the British
navy.
ADMIRAL Cuniberti, chief constructor
of the. italian navy who has long been
an. advocate Of the big battleship and
who is recognized as one of the
foremost naval architects in the world,
has Is aid: OF the general plans of the
Constitution: -
Such a ship could fight !. without
throwing awey > single shot: without
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

wasting ammunition. Secure. In her
exuberapt protection. with all her
twelve twelve-inch guns ready, she
would swiftly descend on her ad-
versary and pour in a terrible con-
vergipg fire. atsthe belt armor. Having
disposed Of her first antagonist she
would at ONCE proceed to. attack an
other, and, salmost untouched. dispatch
YET another
With. the improved loading con-
trivances of the present day the big
twelve-i inch guns may be fired with
deliberate aimsonce a<minute. It takes
little Imagination to picture the ter
rfble onslaught OF eight of these. each
throwing an ss50-pound she'll. fired at
the rate of even four minute from
the CONSTITUTIONS broadside battery.
with even half the accuracy that Am
erican sailors have developed in their
continuous target practice since the
Spanish war.
There will be no military masts, with
their so-eaIled lighting tops" on the
new Constitution. these having been
shown by experience to be cumber-
some ard inefficient 1-Stead thars VIII
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

mites It has theref0ret betn decidAd
that the ideal battIeship OF the future
Should sasssg IS niass 8hese monster
y ssafas le;1as The result is
ffslss raso isr & numbers welve of
them I'D be car ried KIflefe SANS pro
pcseg Terror of he ssa There viii bs5
large nsltaa her of lesser gu1ls
ably foTtS hill they VIII l5e az SNAIL
caliber, probaBf 4poun sers. Or q 8.
Founders at the outside They VIII So
used only to repulse torpedo boat at
tacis, to end the range or to hall
! rapid FIRE shell should close quarters
ever be determined upon for engaging
an enemy
The advantages of such a big war
ship are many iIr addition ito that to,
be derived from having so many guns
or maximum caHber. Her great size.
Will make her steady, stable gun
platform, enabling her to fight in any
kind OF weather A high and steady
gqn,piaffoTm Is one of the most de-
sirable things about man -of war.
As in the case Of Great Britain with
the Dreadnought, the United States
Government Is keeping secret MANY Of
the features OF the proposed new baf-
tleship, upon the designs of which the
Navy Department is now at work: but
1t Is acknowledged that she will carry
her twelve 12-fnch guns In nairs
mounted IN turrets. One turret will be
forward on the forecastle, another aft
on the quarterback and the Others ons
the two, broadsides. This ARRANGEMENT
viii give her fire ahead or astern
from six 12-inch guns and from eight
of~them on either broadside The tur-
rets will be low with slanting sides
so constructed as to produce detection
In most cases of shot that strikes
tnem The turrets will be OF thick
steel, probably from II to is inches.
There will be an. armor belt 10 to g.
inches thick. along the water line:
-broadside armor IL inches thick above
the belt, shields around the smaller
guns. a heavy protective deck extend :
ings from side to side all the way
across the ship and fore and aft.
The subdivision of the hull beneath
TIE ~at-S lisa irto wate--sis;.. cor &
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

To carry the. MAXIMUM battery ana
maximum armor 'prexeczion ana at tae
same time to posses the speed
sary for the attainff.esst of 1sss-
general fighting efficiency. the great
Of the. Constitution wa5
found necessary. she will be at once
the largest and the most powerful
man-of-war built anywhere, although
some OF the latest transatlantic liners
arc larger.
Big Battleships Best.
There was long a belief that Ii was
bad policy to build man-of-war over
large, This was regarded as in the
nature of placing too many eggs in
one basket The idea has been aban-
doned in recent years, both theory and.
pTatice giving evidence that the vessel
meant to hit the hardest blows and at
the same time to resist the hardest
blows Of an enemy should have gun.
power and armor Of the heaviest kind.
Dqring<the Russo Japanese war it was
shown that the Japanese battleships
carrying the guns of highest power.
were able to carry on an engagement
at great range and to wreak havoc on
the less powerfully armed Russian
ships. At thcssapae time their greater
speed enabled them to take up and to
maintain the most advanta geous point
of attack. In the past, four guns of
12-inch calfber were Regarded as 81,
that should be carried by battleship,
even Of the largest size. In addition to
these four, others OF lesser caliber,
such as s-inch, 7-inch. s-inch or 5-inch.
were carried. With the increase in
range and accuracy OF modern guns It
has been shown that the 12-inch gun is
quite effective ct ranges of Eve O. six
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

paftnseat6 4t (> i've: IS Il nj ff1f3 ~
more,
more eia3
tbs es5i 81, IN
certafn q 1ssl
sllcl, 81 " &, I'D 81 a{aSa 5ca
even After n n Y w
pioded a8ufsas II n ae'
u u ii due talsse yFiiIs be the pro-
teet Ion of tss b mn H 4 8and the ma
ct Itaery y penea IT,
eral vesseis on both sides Were dam
aged or destroyed by the blowing up
OF the magazines from tha explosion OF
torpedoes or mines under water. The
fate of the United States battleship
Maine in Havana narbor in 1898 was
also made more awful by the explod-
ing OF her forwafd magazfne after tho
mine was set off beneath her In the
Constitutiop It Is proposed to remove
or at least to lessen this danger by
arrnoring and otherwise protect ing tho
magazines and boilers from submarine
attack. ~
The Constitution Will be about SO.
feet long, with All extreme breath az
80 feet. with a draught OF. about 2S
feet. She will have a. speed of 20
knots, which is nearly as thigh as the
speed of the latest and swiftest cruis
efs, " WHICH IdiSiy SHs1eru q OF ~ KNOTS
Submerged Torpedo Tubes.
There will be four spbn1erged tubes.
for discharging torpedoes.. Not long
ago the Washington authorizes
thought that torpedoes sshould d - not be
carried by any but the small torpedo,
vessels, but since the Russo Japanese
war this op iniQn has chan geds HAVING
the torpedoeszat all times, sub merged.
out of the way, of an en- erny's projec
tiles. the old fear that the Would be.
vessel carrying them as *tH the vessel
they were meant to attacksFhas been
removed !
The Constitutions crew will number.
about 1000 of1cers and men, incIudii1r
marines. She will bes fitted up with
comnodious quarters for all and will.
haye pfsn.ys " atoraSo room Tor as1-
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

Phtted only with signal yards and 1xith
platforms and tops from which tozkeep
szftei<aat ard to. operate searchif4hts-
syFSSeIeesSte legraphy apparatus and4an
ake che ectric plant viii be installed
sssi he new ship. While the ammpni-
ton hoists. turret-turni1is and g2in-
traifIingT gear will derive their power
from electricity. there viii also& be
means for quickly applying steam
power should the electric gear get out
of order. durings an action
sThe great features OF the new mon
ster for cur navy Will. them be high
TsEsed for a vessel aOf her class. excel
glent arnor protection and a battery
consisting OF twelve 12-inch guns4and
an array xof very small rapid fr6rs.
Wien this great vessel takes the&sea
igs time of war It. will indeed BE-
proud commander who walks $Her
bridge, for. he will have beneath him
the greatest rnan-of-war ever buiIt-s
1T Is roughly estimated that the new
Ccnstitntiong will cost about S6s00QsQ00
for hull and machinery alone. Armior.
ira. But her. prowesS will, It is firrnly
believed, justify the expenditure
Smaller battleShips. three or four az
which she would be able to cOnquer
single-handed. would each cost about
~~-thirds as much as she.
IT is the intention OF the Navy De-
partment. to ask Congress az Its forth
coming session to authorize the con-
structi0nr of. this new man-of-war. An
effort was made at the last Congress
to arrange for her building, but at that
time the designs were not sufficieutly
advanced to justify the undertaking.
Congress contenting itself with pro-
viding for the two. rs, 900 -tonners of,the
Michigan class. with their. eight inch
guns Now. however the development
of the plans OF the Constitution. the
the spread of knowledge. Of the. datails
of the Russo-Japanese war and It's les
sons are believed to be sufficient to
rove~the immense advantage oe the
big gunk biz ship over prsvailing
tyaes.