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The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
INDIANS PREY OF GRAFTERS
TilIman Denounces Control Over Red
Men as Humbug.
Senate DevOtes Whole Day to Indian
Appropriation Bill without
Reaching Vote on II.

After discussing all the afternoon yes
terday an amendment in the Indian ap-
preparation bill removing restrictions
against alienation by the Five CIVILIZED
Tribes. the Senate was not ready to vote
when adjournment was taken. The new
Senator from Kansas. Mr.. Curtis. raised
the point Of order against the provision.
Senator 4IcCumber opposed legislation
that would leave the Indians unprotected
from the ravages Of the INSCRIPTIONS
white man. Senator Clark Of Wyoming,
and Senator Long Of Kansas, urged the
adoption Of the amendment
Senator TiIIman opposed the policy Of
the government in attempting 90 exercise
further control over the Indian 10 Indian
Territory. He said he thought it was
because some one IN the Indian Bureau
wanted 20 continue q good salary RE
characterized the policy as abnormal
and unnatural" criticised the parasites
and bloodsuckers- who were hanging
about Indian reservations, absorbing all
their property. and the lobbyists who
hung about the Capitol. He said the
theory Of philanthropists having the gov
eminent exercise q guardianship over
people who were capable Of self-goveru-
ment was AN Internal hUmbug' and 'an
incubus
Senator Hopkins presented an amend
ment to the agricultural bin TO have the
biological survey of the Agricultural De
partment continued. The House struck
the provision from the agricultural ap-
preparation bin
\ House bin appropriating $4,000 for
four steam revenue cutter vessels was
passed. after amending IL TO appropriate
So, COO for a similar vessel for Galveston.
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Cleveland harbor by 100000. urging that
the home city Of the chairman of the
Committee on Rivers and Harhors should
be treated as generously as he had treated
the speakers own city of Baltimore and
other points on the coast.
Il hope the amendment will not be
adopted, was Dir. BurtOn's only COM
ment, and the committee realized his
hope by a vote Of % TO IS.
Representative GIL, in complimenting
the chairman, said he hoped, rs q Demo-
crat, that the Republicans would not nomi-
nate Burton for the Presidency, as they
had had Teddy No. /. and would not Ike
10 have TO combat Teddy No. =.
Seventy of the Jos pages OF the bill.
with the exception OF a few items tenn
porarily laid aside. had been gone over
when the committee rose. At $50 the
House adjourned until to-day.
In the absence Of Speaker Cannon, who
is suffering from a slight cold. Mr. Dali
zell, of Pennsylvania. acted as speaker
pro tenn
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Of the statement of the two witnesses
who had preceded him. He did not know
who did the shooting. but didn't believe
soldiers were engaged in it. He told
Senator Foraker the matter had not been
discussed among the soldiers. but when
Senator Foster took him in hand for
cross-examination he said the matter had
been much discussed by the men, Then
Il was that Senator Foster forced him 20
admit that the purpose Of the men In
making the affidavit they did TO the Con-
stitution League was to show that the
citizens and not the soldiers did the
shooting. They had been encouraged
70 make IL by Gilchrist Stewart. he said,
although he declared that the statements
which IL contained were true Dade said
this phase Of the matter had been dis
cussed pretty freely among the men. and
the reason they sought 10 lay the blame
upon the citizens. I'm their efforts 10 dis
cover the guilty parties, was because
some Of the men did not think they had
been fairly treated in the town, in that
they ere not admitted 10 the saloons
20 spend their money at white bars. Both
Frazier and Dade said that the reports
they heard sounded Ike the shots Of Win
Chesters and six-shooters rather than OF
Springfield rifles Dade said he had been
III the service twenty-five years.
Confusion at Barracks.
EN-Sergt Reeves. OF d Company. was
the last witness Of the day. He said be
had been in the service for nearly eight
years He is now a porter in a hotel at
Oklahoma City. He stated that there
was great confusion in the barracks when
the men were called 10 arms. He was
not implicated IN the shooting. and did
not know who was. although at the re-
guest OF Mai. Penrose and Capt. Lyon he
had made diligent effort TO ascertain. but
had failed the same as the inspection Of
dcers had failed. He knew of no con
spiracy Of silence or agreement 10 keep
information secret.
He said the captain used cleaning rods
and clean rags on each gun at inspection
and found them all clean.
What did the men of the company say
when the captain found the guns clean?
tsked Senator Warner.
oh. nothing. much said Reeves.
only every man was proud that D Com
pany wasn't in it,
This answer. given in a matter-of-fact
manner. evidently pleased all the Sena-
tors who, among themselves. spoke in
commentator of the witness and his
pride In being a soldier.
The committee will resume the exam
iuatiOn OF Reeves this morning
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UNEQUAL ASSESSMENTS.
Inquiry by Bureau Of Corporations
Into Methods of Fixing Values.

For the stated reason that the assess
ment Of property ia the District seems to
be from 100 TO 2o0 per cent higher on i'm
provements than on land, and because
the government, in buying sites for the
Senate and House Office buildings, and
for the Government Printing Office. paid
three and one-half times the assessed
valuation, Representative Morrell. Of
Pennsylvania, introduced in the House
yesterday a resolution directing the
Bureau of Corporations to investigate the
method of making assessments in the
District to determine whether there are
Determinations and inequalities I'm the
work, and also 10 report on the methods
of determining the value Of land pur-
chased by the government for public
buildings. The resolution also asks for
a showing Of all the land owned by the
government in the District and its value.
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ASKS ANOTHER EXTENSION.
Chandler Wants His Commission
Continued 10 September =.

Ex-senator W. +. Chandler. head of
the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission,
in submitting his annual report to Con-
gress. requests that the commission be
continued in existence until September =
The report says that all proper efforts
have been made TO expedite the work of
the commission, and describes the delays
that have been encountered. Out of so
claims amounting TO Sol. 6I2077, there has
been awarded to claimants S64S 1916. leaving
200 claims unadjudicated. amounting 10
S39. SIS, OIL.
The life of the commission has been
extended by the President since the Ques-
ton of veracity was raised between him
and Mr.. Chandler a year ago.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
URGES RAILROAD HOURS BILL.
Defects of Pending Measures Pointed
Out ny Peoples Lobby.

Friends OF the Railroad Hours bill
which is before the House Committee on
Interstate Commerce are anxious over
the delay in dealing with the measure
The committee has before il the La Fol-
lette bill that has passed the Senate, and
the Esch bill. originally introduced last
May. modified recently. and again intro
duced The Esch bill reads. NO en-
ploye. relieved after continuous service
more than ten and less than sixteen
hours. shall be required to go on duty
again until he has had eight hours Off
duty" This would allow railroad mana
gers TO work man eight or nine hours
and put him back TO work after nom
inal period of duty. The la Toilette
bill is protected against this by the words
within the twenty-four hour period and
absolutely gives eight hours rest in each
twenty-fours. The Esch bill gives the
Interstate Commerce Commission no
power to enforce it.
Senator La Toilette admitted yesterday
that the sixteen-hour bill. as it passed
the Senate, is not perfect. and expressed
the hope that the House would make
some changes, 50 that the measure could
be perfected in conference. The peoples
lobby in protesting against attempts 10
Kill the bill. and urging its passage
points out the weakness Of the La Fol-
lette measure To be that It allows the de-
lay of a train scheduled 10 make connec-
tons, to be an excuse for working en-
ployes any length of time: imposes no
specific duty Of prosecution on the dis
trict attorneys. and would take effect the
moment il was signed by the President
The railroads should be given six
months. it is believed, as provided in the
Esch bill, to make such re-arrangements
as are necessary to comply with the law.
In many cases this would mean the es-
adjustment of new division points, en-
failing the transfers of shops, as well as
of homes of employees.
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Tobacco Wen Heard.

William E. Strater ". Z. Massey, and
". +. Axton, Of Louisville, Ky, indie
pendent manufacturers Of tobacco, were
heard yesterday by the Senate Commit
tee on Finance in opposition to the bill
giving farmers the right to sell their leaf
tobacco without being taxed as dealers
On account of the large number of people
who have asked to be heard for and
against the bill. which has already passed
the House. it is predicted that no action
viii be taken this session.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
CONGRESS IN BRIEF.

The House in Committee Of the Whole, con-
tinued the consideration Of the rivers and har-
bars appropriation bin. Chairman Burton r.
sisted al attempts 10 amend the measure mate
rally Proposed changes IN faycr Of the NJ.
Louis Chicago channel project and dam No 6 On
the Ohio River were defeated Overwhelmingly.
The House adjourned 70 meet At noon to-day.
The Senate devoted the whole Of IFS session 10
the Indian appropriation bill without reaching d
vote SIR Tillman denounced the control 81 IN
dians ty the government as humbug \ reaoiu-
tion asking information about the mlliteI5 e',aO
lisl,ment i'm tho Philiu,incs. presented By Mr.
CIav. went over on objection from Mr.. slo0nel-
The Senate adjourned 90 to-day.
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TO HEAR TIPPING ADVOCATES.
Opponents of Murphy's Bill VIII Be
Given Chance 10 Express Views.

Those opposed to the bill recently in
trOduced by Representative Murphy pro-
hibiting tipping in the District of Column
hia will have an opportunity to express
their views at a public hearing before the
Commissioners.
Owing to the opposition to the measure,
not only on the part of walters and other
servants, but of some Of the hotel and
restaurant proprietOrs, Commissioner
mcfarland yesterday suggested TO mis-
colleagues that in order to get at the facts
and ascertain public opinion on the sub
ject it would be well 10 give a hearing
before submitting their report on the
Murphy bill to Congress.
The date Of the hearing has not been
determined
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Denatured Alcohol Bin In.

Mr.. Hansbrough. Of North Dakota. in
troduced in the Senate yesterday the de-
natured alcohol bin recently reported 70
the House by the Committee ON Wavs
and Means. Il aims TO remove onerous
restrictions in the present legislation. so
that farmers and small manufacturers
can engage in the distillation Of alcohol.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
TO TELL OF PANAMA RAILWAY.
Secretary Taft VIII BE Heard by
HOnse Committee ON Commerce.

House Committee on Commerce.
Secretary Taft expects to appear before
merce in the near future and make a
statement with reference to the Senate
bill placing the Panama Railway under
the control Of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission. If present plans are carried out
the Secretary also viii be asked 70 give
the committee come facts relating to re-
cent developments in connection with the
proposal 10 have the canal work done by
contract.
Chairman Hepburn, Of the committee,
is indisposed. and until he is well again
the date Of the SecTetary's appearance be-
fore the body Will not be decided on.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Repairs for Aqueduct bridge piers

The army engineers have recon-
mended the appropriation Of $4,000
for reconstruction of pier No. ! of the
AqUeduct Bridge, and to make evail-
able the balance left from reconstruct
ing piers Nos. 4 and for periodical
examination of any and all of the piers
of the bridge and for minor renairs.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
DISAGREES WITH FRISCO.
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Averse to Jap Discrimination.

President Roosevelt has received a tele-
gram from the board of directors Of the
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, in
which it is contended that the under
standing i'm the East that there is gen
eral objection in California to having
japanese pupils attend white schools is
based On misa pprehension. The board
takes an opposite view to that of The San
Francisco authorities.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Bill Repeating Land Law Reported.

The bill repeating the timber and
stone land law and providing for the
sale OF timber land was fayoTably re-
ported to the Senate 10y the Committee
on Public Lands yesterday. The com
mittee also made a favorable recon-
mendation on the bill relieving home
stead entrymen from the necessity Of
residing on their lands during the win
ter months,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Could Not Get Information,

The witness said he had endeavored to
find out whether or not men of his COM
pany were engaged in the shooting, but
was unable to get any information from
them. He concluded his statement by
saying:
I was unable to find out anything. and
1 do not know anything about it now. II
] did / would say so here"
The testimony Of Charles Dade. cook Of
d Company, was practically a repetition
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
Minor Amendments Agreed To.

An amendment was agreed to authoriz-
ing an examination Of Grand River. Mich,
with a view to the regulation of floods
The committee also agreed to an amend
ment offered by Mr. Burton authorizing
the annulment Of the contract made IN 1891,
with Spencer 5. Bulls for the mainte-
nance Of a channel and anchorage bases
in Mississippi Sound, between Ship Island
and Gulfport. Miss.
Mr. Gill. of Maryland. sought to en-
barrass Mr.. Burton by offering an amend
ment increasing the appropriation for
The Washington herald., 1907-02-07

borough was in great doubt. but said he
thought it was $4,000 a year. In closing
Mr. GoldsbOrough promised that there
would no doubt be reduction Of the
price of gas in Washington,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1907-09-20
Corn Club Meeting.

Our spacious court house was
crowded to its utmost capacity Mon
day on the occasion of the Corn Clun
and demonstration meeting.
Prof, w. Fl. Smith, the originator
of the corn club idea, naturally was
called upon to act as master OF cere-
monies and gracefully accepting the
task, made some apt, timely and IN
structive remarks apropos the objects
and purposes of the meeting,
Hon A. S. Meharg, who is well
known to our people, having spoken
here on various prior occasions, mace
one of his characteristic, terse and
practical talks on general demonstra'
tion work.
]. A. Bonesteel touched upon the
question of soils in most instructive
and entertaining manner,
! Good Roads" were discussed by
NJ. o. Eldridge. He described the
various modes and methods of road
building, the cost of each kind and
other valuable information pertaining
thereto. He also gave some valuable
advice on the best method.to be em
ployed in this immediate section O
r
| country.
Il r. S. Kellogg discussed Forestry,
(which subject is of great Importance
as the timber Of the world is belnt
, exhausted and price Of lumber
reaching the prohibitive point,
All the above speakers were expert
sent out by the Department of Agri
ulture at Washington. Commissione
Fl. Il. Blakesee also made few haI
by remarks in line with the ideas &C
? vanced and general progress.
Q Congressman Ben &. Humphrey
IS also spoke and his thorough familiar
i ty with his subject and the able mar
# ner in which he handled it, surprise
J, even his staunchest admirers, 1t SHOW
!: that he il making the matters of Il
n most vital interest of his constituen
,r close study and is doing all Sin h
or power to advance their interests.
The meeting will have q tar reac
ing and most wholesome effect.
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LATE GRAND JURY
GIVES STRONG TIP
ON COUNTY ROADS

To the Honorable Sydney Smith,
Judge of the Fourth judicial Dis
trict:
We the Grand Jury, empaneled for
the September Term, 1907, beg leave
to submit to your Honor, this our final
report;
I'VE have examined 245 witnesses,
returned SO true bills. By committee
we have Investigated the county jail
and find same in good sanitary condi..
tion. the prisoners therein confined
receiving every attention that their
needs or comfort require at the hands
of the officials in charge. We have
examined the county farm and find
same in good condition, the prisoners
theron properly cared for and humane
! ly treated, except as to beds, which
we recommend should be cleansed
or exchanged for better ones. We
have no recommendations to make
with reference to condition OF state
farm other than that waterworks
be placed in hospital as that farm is
in its usuel splendid condition.
We have examined the county poor
house and find its inmates well cared
for and contented, We found other
house badly in need of repairs which
we would recommend made at once.
! We have examined, by committee
insofar as our limited time will per-
! NIT the books of the various county
, officials and without exception found
same well and correctly kept. we
! find much complaint as to conditions
5 of the public roads in the county
. and wish to call special attention o.
: the board of supervisors to this iac'
t ard to suggest that in the future they
Y make more careful and painstakii
investigation of the work done b,
: the contractors op the public road
Il and that they decline absolutely ant
II without equivocation to make an
II pavment of or from the county fund
II to any contractor of and for any pub
III lie road unless said contractor shal
II have complied with his contract I
II the letter With this exception on
|! county Officials, in our judgment, hav
II been careful. painstaking, competeI
and have attended strictly TO thel
II official duties.
III In conclusion we beg leave to than
the Court for courtesies shown
iii while here, as well as TO extend OF
III thanks to the court officials for cou
II tesies and assistance rendered us
H them while in the discharge OF o'
Ill duties as grand jurymen
III Again thanking the court, we D
Ill leave to be finally discharged.
Hi G. c. PAHLEN. Foreman.
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Teachers Institute.

The county institute, under the direc-
tion of Prof. j. T. Wallace, of Clin'
ton, is we'll attended, and the teach
ers are earnestly at work. The sessions
open at eight O'Clock and close at hve,
with only two hours intermission at
noon, which is fair indication OF
the fact that the teachers are here for
business. Supt, Smith reports that,
with three exceptions, all the teachers
of the county are in attendance, or
have shown good causes for their ab'
sence,
Holmes county has corps OF teach
ers that will compare favorably with
any county in the state, and 1t may
reasonably be expected that the com.
ing session of the county schools will
be the most successful the county has
ever had.
The following teachers are in at
| tendance at the institute
Mrs. Leila Edwards, Mrs Lee Light
foot Misses Annie Alexander, Eul'
Ellis, Hattie Green, Merle Herbert
Sallie Eubank, Florence Newman
Lille Howell, Pet Rogers, Kate Weeks
Annie Weeks Lissie Weeks, Rosa Har
DIV, Davie Catron, Belle Cook, Nom
Boatwright, Nina Everett, Corinn
Haddick, Fannie Burney, Myrtle ,lor
dan, Minnie Jordan, Lillian Bailey
Katie Rayner, May Rainer, Ami
Lunsford, Sadie Montgomery, Profs
]. L. Jones, r. H. Ruff, David Sar
derson. W. NJ. Alexander, H. a,Johr
: SON: Misses Mary and Bessie Herring
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What Noel's Friends Ask.

Senator Noels friends do not ask
that speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives should be chosen to meet
his views, but do ask that one should
not be chosen to defeat his views.
Those who least favor his distinctive
policies and are most likely to oppose
their adoption can be safely counted
on to support the speakership candi,
date whose organization of the house
will most surely embarrass and OBJ,
struct these policies. Those who are
willing, as the majority of the people
of this state are, to give Senator No
els policies fair show should use
their infiuece to prevent an adverse
organization of the house.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1907-09-20

B. II. Alexander, who has given
diseases of horses lifetime study and
has been very successful in their
treatment, submits the following as a
well nigh infallible cure for the dread
ed. destructive and spreading disease,
charbon, having treated eighty cases
without single loss, Every owner OF
a horse should cut this recipe out OF
The Advertiser for use in an emergen
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ounce; mix; give one.half In morn,
ing, one.half in evening, in pint OF
water, six to eight hours apart, Fol.
low with tablep tooaful of quinine and
teaspoonful of tincture of iron, thret
times a day, until fever is reduced
! Paint with corrosive liniment.
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itome Mission Tidinss.

The monthly bulletin for August
published in the interest of the w. n.
NJ. Society, M. e. Church South,
comes to US replete with interest
The collections for the first quarter,
including dues, specials, loan fund,
and educational endowment fund
gives total of $23, Alb. 90, showing
an increase of more than seven thon-
sand dollars over last year for the
same quarter.
The Woman's Board of Home Mis-
sions recently purchased a valuable
piece of property at Alemeda, Cal,
at cost of $500 for our Japanese
school. The transaction was cash !;
however, we were equal to the emer-
gency, having in previous years vested
funds with the Fidelity Trust Co., at
Louisville, which we can now call into
use
1t is becoming evident that our
women are good fnanciers.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1907-09-20
New goods arriving daily I'm
the gents furnishing depart
ment. Eipsey-Keirn Go.
A Most Worthy Article.

When an article has been on the
market for years and gains friends
every year, it is safe to call this med
icine a worthy one. Such is Ballard 8
Horehound Syrup 1t positively cures
coughs and all pulmonary diseases.
One of the best known merchants IN
Mobile, Ala, says: For i've, years
my family has not been troubled with
the winter coughs we owe this to bal,
lard's Horehound Syrup. / know II
has saved my children from many
sick spells. +" Sold by B. ). Beall
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1907-09-20
NAPOLEON Bouaparte

showed, at the battle of Austerlitz
he was the greatest Leader in the
world. Ballard S Snow Liniment has
shown the public it is the best Lini-
lnent in the world A quick cure for
Rheumatism, Sprains, Burns, Cuts,
etc. A. G. Pitts, Rodessa, La, says
Il use Ballard's Snow Liniment in
my family and find it unexcelled fol
sore chest, headache, corns, in fact fol-
ANYTHING that can be reached by
liniment . Sold by B. s. Beall.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1907-09-20
Mo. I Mackerel
The kind you perfer, just received
At j. A. Stansbury's
Programme Of Study Club.

Antithetical Character of the Chi
nese to Western Life, Mrs. Tackett.
Chinese immigration, MissLindholm.
Chinese Miss ions, Mrs. Eggleston.
Comparison of China and Japan,
Mrs. A. M. Pepper.
Cultivation Of Rice, Miss McBee.
Regency of Dowager Empresses'
Miss Stansbury.
Secret Societies, Mrs. Beall.
Language and Literature, Mrs. NOEL
Lilly feet, Miss Nettie Watson
Miscellaneous. -,
The Study Club win meet with Mrs.
Durden on October 2, at O'Clock.
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Thos. Day, of Washington county,
who hiss been spending q few days
with his brother, Fl. S. Day, the bo
nanza farmer of Boxes creek, mingled
with the celebration crowd here las
weak