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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
FEAR OCEAN TRAGEDY
MORE THAN 400 LIFE PRESERv.
Frs DRIFT ASHORE.
ON BEACH NEAR HATTERAS
Shipping Men Are Of the Opinion That
a Passenger Steamer Has
Been Lost.

Norfolk, Va.-A maritime puzzle
that may be the result of an ocean
tragedy came ashore near Cape Hat
teras Thursday in the shape of more
than 400 life preservers.
Between Hatteras and Big Kinna-
keet the beach is strewn with the
cork jackets. Some are marked Gas
witt, Rettunysyurcer, G. r. P. No.
1O8,341"
Others are stamped "Sealanan." Two
bear the name "Smeskfz.' Three
miles north of Big Kinnakeet a part
OF white yawl boat and fragment
of boats gunwhale washed ashore.
There are no marks ON this wreckage.
Because all the life preservers and
the pieces of wreckage came on the
beach in such limited area, ship
ping men here are of the opinion that
whatever the cause may be, it oc-
Cured not far from the coast, and
that if there is wreck it is probably
that of a passenger ship.
A search among the marine records
has failed to reveal any names that
correspond with those on the life pre-
servers, and life preservers are gen.
orally marked with the name of the
boat to which they belong.
1t is probable a revenue cutter will
be sent to search off Hatteras for fur
Their clues.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
The Weaker Sex"

Old women and new woman, 1t
makes no difference. This Cry about
the feminine lack of courage and
strength is out of date. A few months
ago Evelyn Walsh, daughter of the
Colorado multimillionaire, was almost
killed in a motor accident. Her life
hung by thread for weeks and she
was taken to her old home in Color
ado as a last resort. There the brac-
ing air cured her, and one day last
week she stepped into her motor car
and reeled off Is miles in 20 minutes.
No fear there And as for strength,
Mary Wheatland, aged Y, is giving
exhibitions in England of fancy swim
ming and diving in the sea. She has
been an expert swimmer for 81 years.
But why go so far afield? Consider
the average woman how she shops
and the society woman how she
dances. And what daring of mere
man, demands the Cleveland Leader,
matches the hardihood of woman in
defying the weather lest she be false
to fashion? AS for the touch and
stamp of the age, when did woman
ever refuse risks for what she great
ly desired? It's nothing new for her
to be venturesome. Courage is an
old story-as old as her fortitude.
Has she not been compelled to make
the best and most Of man, the most
destructive and dangerous of ami
mails?
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Ancestral Silver.


Among people of conservative hab-
its-and In this class must be placed
the old families both of New England
and of the south-the wedding silver
is still regarded as the most impor-
tant of wedding presents. The choice
of it usually falls to the parents OF
the bride or of the groom, or to some
other near relative, and is rightly re-
garded as a delicate task. For years
silver bullion-the raw material of the
family silver-has been very cheap.
Three years ago manufacturers were
able to buy it for less than so cents
an ounce. Since then there has been
a slow but steady advance, and the
recent resumption of the purchase of
silver bullion by the United States
government has been followed by the
raising of the price to 81 cents. The
general belief is that it will go still
higher The immediate result of this
advance is an increasing tendency to
revert to the old custom of making
silver the principal wedding gift.
custom which has suffered somewhat
of late years from the growing COM
petition of attraction in other fields.
1t is a rule of human nature that what
is cheap is never valued at its real
worth; and cut glass, furniture, pic
lures and rugs have won large share
of the honor that once belonged to
silver alone. The reversion to the
older fashion is not unpleasing. Sill
yer is beautiful in itself, and it is
durable. Neither time nor use have
any deleterious effect upon 1t. Like
every other human thing, it shows the
effect of wear; but if it was well de-
signed and has been put to no ignoble
use, age serves only to give it an add
ed charm. The good old family sill
yer, like those who owned it takes on
new grace and dignity with the pass
ing years. And yet, says the Youths
Companion, there is family silver
which makes the owner wish that the
donor had chosen glass or china in
stead, for that might have got
broken. Things cheap and tawdry in
design-concessions to some passing
fashion-become burdens because CT
their very durability. Those who
choose what is to become family sill
yer for others should remember Ma
poleon's remark: Ancestors? l have
none, but | myself am an ancestor"
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
A MISSISSIPPI LYNCHlNG.
Negro Found Cutting Head OFF His
Victim Strung Up.

New Orleans.-Tom Crompton, a
negro, was lynched near Center
vile, Miss. 1t is alleged that he con-
fessed to the murder of Ely Whitaker,
a farmer.
Whitaker was murdered Tuesday,
and all Tuesday night posse of men,
suspecting foul play, searched for him.
With this posse was the negro Cromp-
ton. Wednesday he begged leave from
the searchers to go home, but after
he had gone the posse followed him,
finding, it is alleged, that instead Of
going home he had gone to the spot
where Whitaker's body lay, and cut
ting off the head, arms and legs with
an ak, had dropped them into sink
hole near his cabin.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
4 KNOWN TO Be DEAD
EIGHT REPORTED MISSING IN
KANSAS CITY (kAS.) FIRE.
OVER FIFTY OTHERS INJURED
Man Who, When Rope Was Thrown
to Him, Passed 1t to Woman,
and He Was Lost.

Kansas City, Mo. - Four persons
ers are missing, two are fatally in
jured, and over so more or less seri-
ously injured, as result of the fire
which destroyed the Chamber of Com
merce building in Kansas City, Kas.,
at an early hour Thursday. A single
body has been recovered from the
ruins, that of D. R. Young, aged GO,
identified by a relative, although
burned almost beyond recognition. 1t
is known that Charles A. Lynch, a Ia
borer, and the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sparks are dead, but
their bodies have not been recovered
J. f. Branham, wagonmaker, died at
a hospital as a result of injuries sus-
tanned.
1t was stated at the Kansas City
(Kas) fire department that three bod
les are known positively to be in the
ruins. The firemen believe that Geo.
Mullin, aged 60, an invalid, who lived
on the fourth floor, persisted in the
flames.
Charles Carlin, i'll with typhoid
fever, who had been regular tenant
of the building, and who had been
missing, was located at the home of d
relative.
A railroad man, standing near the
burning building, heard a man in a
second-story window giving the Broth
erhood of Railway Firemen's distress
signal, of which he Is a member. Find
fireman, who instead of saving himself,
passed it to a woman in the window
above him. The woman saved herself,
but the man was lost. His name is
not known.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02

The following is a copy of the cpl
taph of a matchmaker, written by
himself, in which he is compared to
a watch that has run down: Here
lies, in horizontal position, the out
side case of George Ritter, whose
abiding place in that line was an hon
or to his profession. Integrity was
his handspring. and prudence the reg
ulator of all the actions of his life.
Humane, generous, and liberal, his
hand never stopped till he had re-
lieved distress. He never went
wrong, except when set agoing by
people who did not know his key.
Even then he was easily set right
again. He had the art of dispensing
of his time SO we'll that his hours
glided by in one continual round of
pleasure and delight, till an unlucky
minute. put an end to his existence.
His case rests and molders and de-
Gays beneath the turf, but his good
works will never die"
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
ON VANCOUVER COAST
Captain and Cook Lost and the Ska.
git Is a Total Wreck.

Victoria, B. c. - The barkentine
Skagit, 443 tons, for Port Gam
BILE, drove ashore on the Vancouver
Island coast, within few miles from
where the Valencie disaster occurred.
Capt. Ross and the cook were
drowned. The mate and seven men
reached shore in safety, although
some were injured as result of hard
ships, and were succored by Davis
Logan, the lineman who did such ex
cellent work during the Valencie dis
aster The Skagit Is total wreck.
She was bound from San Francisco,
which pert she left Oct. 9, for Port
Gamble, and encountered heavy fog
obstructing sight of land. The yes
sci was in the breakers before the
crew were aware of the danger.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Will Defend His Soon.

st. Louis, Mo-Col D. P. Dyer.
United States district attorney, has
notified Atty Gen. Moody that he will
resign, if necessary. to defend his son,
D. P. Dyer, Jr., who mas been suspend
ed in come ion with an alleged short
age in the ed States sub-treasury
here. Col. Dye expresses his firm be-
lief in the innocense of his son, who
has been receiving teller at the sub
treasury for a number of years on a
salary of $4,000 per year, and has han
died at least $20.000.00O monthly.
Thomas J. Atkins Is sub-treasurer.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
AN ANTI-AMERIcAN FEELING.
Japanese Government Trying to Dis
courage 1t.

London, England-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Daily Express cables
that the Japanese government is en-
deavoring to minimize as much as pos
sible the anti-American sentiment.
The authorities have issued reassur-
ing statements in semi-official news
papers. The ministry of the interior
is discouraging mass meetings called
in the big towns, and several anti
American agitators have been warned
that they will be severely dealt with
If they persist in their campaign.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
UTES CONTINUE RAIDS.
Are Encamped rs Miles North Of Gil
lette, Wyo.

Gillette, Wyo.-The roaming Utes
who have defied the State of
Wyoming and the United States SOL
diers are still encamped Is miles
north of here on the Little Powder
River. Six troops of United States
cavalry, under Col. Rodgers, are now
marching overland from Fort Meade,
8. D. Two troops of the Tenth Cavalry
from Fort Robinson, Neb., are already
here seeking to protect the settlers.
, The soldiers, however, have orders
not to shoot unless absolutely neces-
sary. The reinforcements from Fort
Meade are not expected to arrive be-
fore Sunday.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Four Hurricane Survivors.

Norfolk, Va.-Counting the minutes
which seemed but few between
them and death, five men adrift
on bit of wreckage off the Florida
coast saw one of their companions,
whose sufferings had driven him mad,
throw himself into the sea to death,
and not long afterward a ship, VIII CHI
was coming, saved their lives. The
five survivors of one of the greatest
tragedies which has ever occurred on
this coast, the hurricane, were land
ed here Thursday by the British
steamer Heatherpool.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
WILL RETIRE AS CHAIRMAN.
corteIyou Will Relinquish Head of Re-
publican National Committee.

Washington, D. C.-Postmaster Cen
eral George B. Cortelyou will retire
from the craftsmanship of the repub-
lican national committee before he be-
comes secretary of the treasury in sue
cession to Secretary Shaw. This state
ment was made on excellent authority.
Harry S. New, the vice chairman of
the republican national committee,
will, it is expected, assume the duties
of chairman when Mr.. Cortelyou re-
tires.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
THREE KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Fatal Accident to Funeral Party
on Long Island.

New York, N. Y.-Three persons
we're killed and three seriously in
iured in a collision at Woodside, L.
l., between Long Island railroad
train and a coach that was returning
from a funeral at Calvary cemetery.
Edgar j. Griffin, driver of the coach,
drove the vehicle directly in front
of the train.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
ALLEGED RoBsERs CAPTURED
Explosion Woke Up People of Bowers
ton, Who Got Busy.

Cadiz, O.-After a desperate en-
counter between posse and six al
legged bank robbers, the latter were
captured at Jewett and brought to the
Jail here.
The men are charged with having
dynamited the safe of the First Ma
tional bank of Conversion. The ex,
plosion aroused people of the town,
and the robbers, who escaped On
hand car, were pursued by the posse.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
WINS POINT IN ANTITRUST SUIT.
Answer of Hammond Co. Stricken
from Docket at Little Rock.

Little Rock, Ark The state
won in it's antitrust suits against the
packing companies in the second divi-
sion of the Pulaski county circuit
court Judge E. w. Winfield sustained
the motion filed by the state that the
answer of the Hammond Packing Co.
be stricken from the docket, and that
the state be permitted to take judg-
ment for $4,000, because of the fail
ure of the officers of the company to
testify before the commissioner in the
recent hearing in Chicago.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
sPANiARDS ON THE IsTHMUs.
Stevens Says They Resist Malaria Bet.
ter Than Negroes.

Washington, D. C.-Chairman
Shonts of the Isthmian canal commits
sion, has received reports from Chief
Engineer Stevens and Chief Sanitary
Officer Gorgas, stating that the Span
ish laborers brought to the Isthmus
are doing very well, not single one
of the 800 brought since January hav-
ing died. They also resist the malaria
better than the negroes, and Mr.. Stew
ems says he is satisfied that any white
man can do so.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Wounded Woman, Killed Self.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Samuel Becker,
declared by the authorities to have
been twice a deserter from the
United States army, in room of the
Blakesley lodging house, 80 South
Main street, shot Mrs. Pearl Kirkpat-
rick and killed himself. Mrs. Kirkpat-
rick is not dangerously wounded.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Wanted in Texas,

Los Angeles, Cal. - George M.
Pool has been arrested here as fugi-
tive from justice in Texas, where, it
is alleged, he is wanted for the muir
der at Beaumont. in 1898, of two or
more men in the course of a family
feud, and of United States Marshal
James Jett
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
The "Pythian sisterhood."

New Orleans, Lathe feature
of the days Pythian convention was
the decision to consolidate the
Pythian Sisterhood, having a men,
bership of 1000. and the Rathbone Sis
tiers, which has $4,000 members. Tho
new name will probably be the Pyth-
ian Sisterhood.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Death of "Oid Grizzly"

New York, N. Y.-Capt. Lloyd An
son Ryder, known in California as
"Old Grizzly" and one Of that states
pioneers Of 40, died at the residence
of his grand-niece, Mrs. Thomas H.
McClintock in Brooklyn. He was SO
years of age.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
American Cruisers at Bombay

Washington, D. ca cable mes
sage has been received at the navy do
partment from Rear Admiral Brown,
son, announcing the arrival of the ar
mored cruisers West Virginia, Penn.
sylvania, Colorado and Maryland, at
Bombay, India, on their way to tbs
Philippines.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
CHILD KILLS MOTHER.
Rifle Accidentally Discharged-BuIIet
Cuts Jugular Vein.

New York John Jacob Sac.
co, years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Giovannie Sacco of Chatham, N. j.,
shot and almost instantly killed his
mother last night. The child was
playing with a rifle while his mother
was clearing the supper table.
Better be careful, Johnnie" said
his mother. Just then the gun was
discharged, the bullet severing Mrs.
Sacco's jugular vein.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Hiqh Water in WASHINGTON State.

Bellingham, Wash.-The continuous
heavy rains and the warm wealth
er of the past two days have caused
all the streams of the northwest to
rise to a height never before known
since the country was first settled
The Skagit river has risen Is feet in
fifteen hours, and the Nooksack is
overlooking it's banks and causing
much damage.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Body Of Leper Burned.

Clarksburg, Va.-The body OF
George .Raschild, the Syrian Lopez.
was cremated in a shocking manner
at Pickens. The shanty in which he
had been staying was set on fire, and
his body was consumed with 1t. 1t is
now declared that his death was the
result of foul play.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Must Produce the Books.

st. Louis, Mo-Judge Finkelnburg.
of the United States circuit court
in an opinion, held that Robert
M. Fraser, secretary of the east-bound
freight committee, must produce the
records and papers of the traffic bu
reaus in his care before Judge Rom
bauer in the terminal hearing.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02

All sufferers from insomnia will
sympathize with their fellow victim
whose sad case is reported in THE
Hog Wallow Kentuckian: Jefferson
Potlocks has been complaining to the
deputy constable on account of his be-
ing kept awake at night by the light
ming bugs"
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
obeyed Call Of His Emperor.

visnna.-After a lengthy audience
with Emperor Francis Joseph, Baron
Aehrenthal, Austro-Hungarian ambas-
sador to Russia. definitely accepted
the foreign. ministry portfolio, in sue.
cession to Count Goluchowski, re-
Gently resigned.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02

French dealers are putting Ameri.
can labels on their shoes to insure
their sale. They are repaying us for
gardines and cottolene with a little
our practice of branding our wines,
French before raising the price.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02

Some of the people of England are
criticising the London Times for be-
ing too American" in its makeup.
We feel it our duty to say for the
benefit of those who do not get the
Times regularly that it has not as yet
begun to use red ink in it's headlines.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Nlne Hundred Men Strike.

Knoxville, Tenn.-At noon 900
machinists in the shops of the
Southern railway in this city walked
out because 10 strike-breakers arrived
from Cincinnati.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Three Killed In Collision.

Spokane, Wash.-Passenger train
No. 4, eastbound, and freight train
of the Great Northern came together
near White Fish, Mont, resulting in
the death of three persons.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
A Mar Veteran Dead.

Havana, Ill-Isaac J. McElverson.
aged 80, prominent civil war veteran
at one time aid de camp of Gen.
Grant, is dead.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02

The second fatal football accident of
the year has come. Considering ths
short time the new rules have been
in use, they are almost as efficient as
a mauser.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02

Condition of U. S. Treasury.
Washington, D. C.-Available cash
balances in United States treas.
ury, $222,222.2S2; gold coin and bull
lion, $107, 503,472; gold certificates,
$3S, 451, 230.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
At Louisville Next Year

Richmond, Ind.-The Olive Branch
Lutheran synod chose Louisville, KY,
as the next meeting place. Delegates
to the National Anti-Saloon league
convention at st. Louis were named.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02
Fifteen Injured in st. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo.-Fifteen passen-
gers were injured and number of
others severely shaken in two street
car collisions Sunday.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-02

The recent storm demonstrated the
fact that excavated channels at our gulf
coast harbors were deepened by such
disturbances instead of filled or shifted.
Horn Island Pass is reported wider and
deeper than before, and no doubt the
same can be said of the channel at
Gulfport. With these favorable condi-
tions there is every reason for us to ex-
pect to see two or more of the most inn
portant shipping ports in the world in
Mississippi. The building of the canal
insures change in traffic, and Missis-
sippi is in fine condition to handle q
large share OF it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
COULD NOT REST
NIGHT OR DAY
Withlrritating Skin Humor Whole
Body Affected Scalp Itched- All
the Time and Hair Began to Fall
Out-W Wonderful Result From
APPLICATION OF
CUTICURA REMEDIES

''T am never without Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment since tried
them last summer About the latter
part of July my whole body began to
itch. I did not take much notice of it
at first, but it began to get worse all the
time, and then / began to get uneasy
and tried all kinds of baths and other
remedies that were recommended for
skin humors; but I became worse all
the time. My hair began to fall out and
my scalp itched all the time Espe-
cially at night, just as soon as would
get in bed and get warm, my whole body
would begin to itch and my finger nails
would keep it irritated, and it was not
long before could not rest night or day.
A friend asked me to try the Cuticura
Remedies, and did, and the first appli-
cation helped me wonderfully. For
about four weeks I would take hot
bath every night and then apply the
Cuticura Ointment to my whole body;
and | kept getting better, and by the
time I used four boxes of Cuticura was
entirely cured, and my hair stopped
falling out, but I continue to use the
Caticura on nay scalp. It keeps all dam
druf out and scalp IS always clean.
always use Cuticura Ointment on my
face after shaving, and have found
nothing to equal 1t. ] viii never be
without It. D. z. BIankenship,
319 N Del. ST.,
Oct %, 1905. Indianapolis, Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
Irtilizinc the Vlctoria Fnns.


The African Concessions Syndicate
has been in consultation with the lead
ing American and continental engineers
and experts on the subject of trans
mission of power from the Victoria
falls to the Witwatersrand. The auth
critics have unanimously. expressed the
opinion that the scheme is not only
quite feasible, but would be CONNER
ciaIIy successful, especially as the eli
mate of South Africa is one of the most
suitable in the world for the transmits
sion of power. There is no ice in the
rivers to interfere with the working of
the turbines and no snow to break down
the transmission lines. The extreme
dryness Of the climate is also greatly
in favor of the project The experts
consider that there is absolutely no
difficulty in the way of the scheme so
far as the distance Of transmission is
concerned.
With reference to statements that
the volume of water in the falls is not
sufficient to produce the necessary
power, ft is pointed out that even In
the driest season yet experienced there
is sufficient water to produce 100000
horse power, while at present the Rand
only consumes some 10000 horse
power. At the falls there is an avail
able head Of about $50 feet, and If
more than 100000 horse power were
needed It could easily be obtained by
cutting a canal fifteen to twenty miles
in length, to q point lower DOWN which
would be sufficient to produce 1,000.-
600 horse power. The construction OF
such d canal would present no 'difnc111-
~ The beauty of the falls would in
no way suffer.-London Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27

The man on the street car with news
paper happened to observe that the old
lady next 20 him on the right seemed In
tereatsd. and he laid the paper aside and
said:
Madam, you have. OF course, heard Of
the Panama Canal enterprIseT"
II think I have sir she replied
Think Of Il. madam--think Of digging
a gruat ship canal so miles long, anu
sone Of tho way through FILLS 90 feet
Hight"
yes, SIR"
Think OF the larscsr ships aaoat pass
ing through that canaIr'
'sTas. sir"