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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Held For Arson.

Norfolk, Ohio Mrs. Martin A.
Campbell, President of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union, Superin-
tendent of the Congregational Sum
fdnaw nville, Steube at hool ahonn
day School at Steubenville, and wife
Of a wealthy Greenfield Township
farmer, was arrested in Sandusky on
secret indictment charging incen-
diarism. The indictment charges that
Mrs. Campbell burned q dwelling own
ed by Miss Loa Mather, neighbor.
Miss Mather was also indicted. The
fire insurance company asserts the wo
men framed plot by which Miss
Mather was to take the insurance
money, pay off the mortgage on her
home and on that condition Mrs Camp
bell would buy the place. Both wo-
men are on bonds.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Whiskey for Oklahoma.

Dallas, Tex.-In the United States
court here Judge Edward R. Meek re-
fused the application Of L. C. Rad
dock & Co., wholesale liquor dealers,
for temporary injunctlon to restrain
Wells Fargo Express Co, from refus-
ing to receive consignments Of intox-
icating liquors for points in the new
state of Oklahoma. Judge Meek held
that the compliments right to the
relief sought, was involved in such
grave doubt, that it would be an i'm
provident exercise Of discretion TO
grant temporarily the injunction pray
ed for, pending the final hearing of
the case on its merits.
The case is of considerable import
ance, inasmuch as if the compliments
win on the final hearing, intoxicat-
ing liquors may be sent by express
into the new state in which prohibi-
ton prevails.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19

NO TINKERING, SITUATION TO
BE ALLOWED.
If SUBCOMMITTEE HAS WAY
All Energies Of Banking and Curren-
cy Body Will Be Directed Toward
Laws to Prevent Shrinkage Of Cir
culation to Guarantee lasticity.

Washington.-H can be stated on
the highest AUTHORITY that If the sub
committee of the house committee on
banking and currency now dealixy
with the subject, can have its way no
effort will be made by the present
Congress to adopt legislation reme-
dial, Of the present financial condi-
ton.
All the energies of the committee
will be directed towards the framing
and passage Of laws more general in
character, and which will be intend
ed to preclude shrinkage of the cir
culation.
Assurance of lasticity by the adop-
ton OF the credit currency system
may be recommended, or some differ
ent measure toward the same end,
may. eventually be decided upon, but
IN any event, no legislation will be
submitted by the committee for the
correction or the present conditions.
The subcommittee hall four
hour conference with its chairman,
Representative Fowler at which the
bill the subcommittee has undertake
en- to draft was earnestly discussed
but no decision as to its precise char
acter was reached.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Hope Realized.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Lee
upp, in his annual report, says that
his hope that the sale of intoxicating
liquors to Indians v-ou.d be greatly
diminishel by the employment Of spec
ial officers out of the fund appropri-
ated for the suppression of the liq-
uor traffic has been realized beyond
all expectation.
During the eleven months of SER
vice of Special Officer johnson in In
dian Territory he and his deputies
have made or directly caused 49I ar
rests in whiskey cases that have re-
suited in grand jury indictments. This
list is exclusive of arrests in eases
where the United States commissioner
failed to hold the prisoner over to the
grand jury, as we'll as many arrests
made by deputy marshals on infor-
nation furnished by him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Threatened in Letter.


New Orleans DIR. c. ii. Irion, pres
ident Of the Louisiana state board OF
health received an anonymous letter
Of q threatening nature, warning him
against the stand he had taken in re-
gard to the filling of prescription
written by other than registered phys
icians. 1t has been DR.. Irion's purpose
to have the state board of health
adopt rule carrying out this idea,
and the board announced it would
consider it. The letter informed DR..
Irion that he was assuming too much
authority and that if he did not heed
the warning he would suffer the same
fate as that observed by the czaf Of
Russia. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
CULLINGS CLIPPED FROM
OVER THE STATE.
New Trade Fer Vicksburg.

First train came to Vicksburg over
the Kelso-Silver City line, arriving
at 11:05 a. m. Monday.
A committee Of citizens will be pres
emit at the arrival Of the train and ex-
tended welcome to the visitors from
the Silver Creek and other sections
through which the new branch passes.
The Kelso-Silver City line is the
product Of the Vicksburg Board If
Trades efforts for additional rail
road facilities into the delta.
The new line is about forty-three
miles in length. It taps the main line
at Kelso, and running through part,
each of Issaquena and Sharkey coun-
ties, crossing both the Big and Lit
tie Sunflower rivers, passes into Va
zoo county and the rich Silver Creek
section at Holly Bluff, the planta-
ton Of Mr.. F. w. SCARBOROUGH.
Thence it runs through the very
heart Of the Silver Creek section 10
Silver City, which has become quite
an important town since the beginning
OF the work on the new line.
At Silver Ciy, few miles below
Belzoni, the Kelso-Silver City, OF
Board of Trade, line, taps what is
known as "the Yellow Dog branch
of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
Railroad, which forms the connecting
link of railway between Vicksbure
and Yazoo City.
Yazoo City, now that the new line
is completed, is eighty-six miles from
Vicksburg and may be reached by one
railway line, instead of two as here
tofore.
The new line will add many thous-
ands of dollars Of new business te
Vicksburs.1 trade in the section ira
versed by it. Sixteen cars have been
ordered by the residents of the sec
ton for the shipment Of their pro-
duets. to Vicksburg next week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Fer Appendicitis.

Mrs. Nicholas Lcngworth, daugl-
ter Of President Roosevelt and wife
of Cincinnati congressman, underwent
an operation for appendicitis. The
operation was highly successful and
was described as "a very pretty one'
by DR.. Rixey.
President Roosevelt left his office
and was at the scene Of the opera
tion until it had ben completed. On
being informed that it had been sue
cessfully accomplished and that the
patient was in no danger, he returned
at once to his office and took up his
routine work.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Facing Big Deficit.

How can congress be expected to
authorized appropriations aggregating
the enormous total Of $766,O00,O 900
for next year, when the Secretary OF
the Treasury tells us that xhe total
revenue Of the government for thai
year will be only about $65O,OOO,-
000?o demanded member Of the
House Committee on Appropriations.
"That is just the situation, and
it is going to give no end of trouble
to us in attempting to cut our pat
tern to suit the cloth. In my opin-
ion, this means that there will be an
other bond issue later on. There Is
almost certain to be a deficit next
year. We can not trim off 500, 000,-
900 from the estimates of the various
cabinet officers. The figures have al
ready been cut down, and they repre-
sent a reasonably low level. To reduce
them to the extent Of 500, 10000, 900
more is practically an impossibility.
1t is too much to expect at the hands
of the House Committee.
The largest increases are found in
the demands from the army and navy.
The War Department has asked for
100000 more than its estimate Of
last year, and the navy wants $780,
100000 more.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19

T4vr
The Winston county colt show at
Louisville some days since has stiml,-
lated the people up there to start the
ball to rolling for county fair next
FALL. The success Of the initial effort
encouraged something better for the
future, hence the movement for a
county fair. Bro. Hight Of the Jour-
nal is enthusiastic III behalf Of the
proposition. Nothing would be Of
more real value to the good people Of
that section than q first-class agricul-
tural fair. The increase in farm and
stock raising products in ten years
would many times pay the cost Of the
enterprise. It WOULD not only tend
to stimulate the older people to re-
newed efforts, but satisfy the younger
generation and prevent to a large
measure their going away to other
states that are showing greater de-
gree Of enterprise and push. Cover
nor Vardaman indorses the sugges-
ton that boards Of supervisors be en-
powered to make reasonable dona-
tons for exhibits at the county and
state fairs and he is right. Shall
we sit still and allow our young men
and women to continue to leave Mis-
sissippi upon becoming Of age because
other states are offering inducements
when none Of them can excel and
few equal our own stats? No indeed,
the time is ripe for enterprising move
ments Of every description and Of
these, none are Of more actual benefit
than the county fair.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Gamblers Ordered to Leave.

!. Monroe, La.-Acting under orders
of the mayor, the police closed sdv-
eral poker rooms operated in conn6c-
ton with saloons, and number Of
gamblers were also ordered to leave
town or face vagraney charges. All
sorts of intercessions were made with
the mayor in behalf of the poker
rooms and the gamblers, but he is
reported as replying in every in
stance that his orders would have to
stick. One of the men who left claim
ed that he was a lumber dealer with
bank roll, and threatened to sue for
damages. He went so far as to employ
an attorney, but it is said he conclud-
ed not to make the issue.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Memphis Gets Convention.

Memphis. Memphis will get con-
vention of the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union of America,
which will be held Jan. Z, 8 and 9,
1908. The meeting will be one Of the
largest in the history of the city.
There will be over 1000 accredited
delegates and many visitors, every
county in the cotton growing states
of America being represented. This
action was in line with the recommen-
dation adopted by the New Orleans
meeting
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
For Foreign Missions.

Boston.-The foreign missionary
work done by the united efforts Of
the Protestant churches of America
and Europe during the last year is
summarized by statistics published by
the Rev. E. E. Strong, secretary of
the American Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, showing gain Of nearly 49,
100000 over the total receipts of the
previoss year and an addition of 49,
IA communicates, making total Of
1,598,644 now enrolled.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Mississippi Won.

AdJutant General Arthur Fridge
said that while he does not know pos
itlvely what will be the plan for the
future, he personally would favor the
Vicksburg rifle range having the
state encampments, or having the men
come here along through the year a.
different times, and holding the IL
file practice which is required Of
them.
This would mean that during each
year the entire state guard would Wis
it Camp Williamson.
General Fridge does not know of
course what would be done, but con-
slderlng the fact that the state re-
quires a fourth of the annual appro-
prlatlon expended in the rifle prac-
tice, it would seem only reasonable
that the guard be sent here for an
encampment, or to have the rifle
practice, in different squads at the
Vicksburg rifle range.
In the recent interstate matches,
Mississippi was the winner, the scores
being as follows: Mississippi $40 out
OF possible 375; Tennessee, 339 out
of the same possible score, and the
18th United States Cavalry made 324
Gen. Fridge regretted to learn that
there was no shooting in Alabama,
Louisiana and Arkansas, due to the
extremely bad weather which prevail
ed on the day set for the shooting.
There will now, not be much doing in
the rifle practice before possibly
next spring.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Cities Reduce Salaries.

The financial stringency has had
the effect Of causing the municipal
boards in several towns in the state
to look more carefully into financial
matters, and one Of the results has
been the reduction of salaries. Nota-
BILE instances of this sort are report
ed from Yazoo City and Greenwood
and it is probable that other towns
will take similar action.
In the opinion Of the city council at
Yazoo City, the mayor don't perform
$2,100 worth Of work in the discharge
Of official duties, so they have al
lowed him ST. 200 per annum, while
the mayor Of Greenwood is dropped
from 81, 500 to $1,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Meridian Has No Place.

As result of the decision Of the
state supreme court, declaring void
the amendment to the city's charter
upon which an ordinance was based
creating police commission by whom
the present police force was selected,
Meridian is left without police pro-
lection.
The boards of aldermen and coun-
cilmen attempted to frame an ordi-
nance in joint session, but adjourned
without doing SO, owing to their being
unable to agree on the length Of
term.
The situation is complicated one,
the mayor and chief Of police, being
without power to furnish the neces-
seary protection, without appealing
to the sheriff or governor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Never Doubted Statement.

When told that President Roosevelt
had made positive declaration that he
would not be candidate fo. re-eiec-
ton, William J. Bryan expressed no
surprise. He declared that the posi-
ton of the president was as he had
believed it to be. Mr. Bryan said !:
81 have assumed from the begin
ming that President Roosevelt woull
not be a candidate. The statement
that he issued the night Of the cleo
ton left no room for misunderstood
ing; and / have felt that his friel,ls
were doing him an injustice in sug-
costing that he would change his po-
sition on the subject.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Denver Selected.

After deciding to hold the next
Democratic national convention at
Denver, Col, and fixing the date OF
the meeting for July Z, 1903, the Dem
ocratic national committee entered up
on a spirited debate on the pcopriety
of accepting more Of The 100000 Of
fered by Denver for the convention
than was actually needed to pay the
convention expenses in that city.
The opposition to the acceptance of
the contribution took the form Of a
resolution by Representative Clayton,
Of Alabama, declining money not act
ually needed for convention purposes,
but after long debate, the resola-
ton was laid on the table by vote
of 81 to a.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
322 Bodies Recovered.

Monongah, w. Va.-The search for
bodies in mines Nos. and 8 of the
Fairmont Company, continued but no
additional dead have been found since
the total reached 322.
The committee on NINE legislation
has given notice that it will be here
Tuesday. The committee is composed
of Senators Garland and Kidd, and
Delegates Duty, Stricklin and Mitch
ell. C. W. May, attorney general of
the state, will accompany the COM
mittee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Life Term For bill" Sullivan.

After celebrating fifteen hours the
jury at Bfookhaven returned YER
diet Of guilty Of murder against Bill
Sullivan, fixing his punishment at
life imprisonment. Sullivan was
charged with he assassination of Har-
dy Pickering in August, the crime
being committed near Bogue Chltto.
He came here about three years ago
from the famous "Sullivan's Hol-
low" section Of Smith county. This
is the third conviction for murder
during the present term Of court,
Ephraim Hays and Los Benjamin, ne
groes, being the other two.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Blizzard in West.

Denver, Col.-While the sun was
shining in Dever all day blizzard
was raging in eastern Colorado and
western Kansas and Nebraska. The
railroads are having difficulty in NOV
ing trains and some of the lines have
ordered trains to take sidings. A gen.
eastcmfwy Secithe Hinvpe NAV nan
eral cessation of traffic will occur
east of Denver.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
VERY ACTION
OF TREASURY
FINANCIAL MOVEMENTS MUST
] COME BEFORE SENATE.
/ WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE
Aesident Roosevelt Gives Out Pos
tive Statement That He Will Adj
here to First Decision.

Washington. Senator Aldrich re-
rted to the senate the following res
utions from the committee on IL
lnce, as the result of the committee
Getting called to embody the Culber-
on and Clay financial resolutions into
me set.
Resolved, that the secretary of the
easury be, and he is hereby directed
o transmitto the senate the follow
sng information:
First, statement giving names
and location, classified by states, of
all of United States repositories and
the amount of public money deposited
Tally in each from October |, 1907,
10 December 3, 1907, with amount
nd character of securities therefor
md an explanation of important
hanges made, in either amount or To-
ation of said deposits.
II "sSecond, a statement showing iii
etail the condition of the national
anks on August %, 1907, and De-
.ember 3, 1907, and the amount of
ional bank notes outstanding, from
se to time during such periods.
Third, an abstract of the propos-
received by the secretary Of the
teasury for the purchase of the Pan
ama bonds and three per cent certi-
Gates of Indebtedness, authorized Ivy
ne treasury circular Of November Is.
q07; the amount Of such bonds and
ertificates issued to whom awarded
md the reasons for their issue.
Fourth, a detailed statement Of
ny information he may have as to
he amount of clearing house certifi-
ates issued by. the clearing house as
ociations of the principal cities from
November 25, to December 3, 1907,
The character of such certificates,
and the purposes for which they were
Used.
. Fifth, any information in his pos
$ession as to the movement Of cur
yrency between the different sections
$f the country during the period from
october l, 1907, to December 81
G907, compared with previous years
and especially of shipments by the
treasury and otherwise from New
York to Washington to points Souts
And West.
"Sixth, a statement showing the
he amount of gold imports and ex
ports from October l, 1907, to De
amber 3, 1907"
Senator Aldrich in presenting thu
esolution, announced that it receiv
d the unanimous approval Of TIL
ommittee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Denial From White House.

Washington. Revival of reports
that the president will at the end of
his term make tour Of Europe and
visit the crowned heads, and that lat
er he will go to Africa and perhaps
India on q big game hunt, brought
from the White House a definite de-
NAL that any such plans have been
made or even considered
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Not a Candidate.

President Roosevelt will not be a
candidate for another term. All
! doubt on this point was dispelled by
the authoritive statement from the
White House that Mr.. Roosevelt still
adheres to the declaration Of renu1-
citation made on the night Of the cleo
] ton three years ago. In the state
Rment issued President Roosevelt says
lie has not changed, and shall not
change the decision communicated to
he American people in 1904.
Y It appears that President Roose-
velt has been awaiting the call for
he Republican National Convention
b afford the proper opportunity for
taking his position clear and unmis-
&kabie, thus leaving the field clear
for Fairbanks, Taft, Cannon, Knox,
Foraker and other declared or recep-
live candidates for the Republican
domination. The presidents state
Ament follows:
sOn the night after election ] made
Ahe followin announcement,
II am deeply sensible of the honor
Aone me by the American people IN
thus expressing their confidence in
what / have done and have tried to
do. / appreciate to the full the SOL
semn responsibility this confidence iu;-
posed in me, and shall do all That is
ln my power not to forfeit it. On The
Afourth Of March next, I shall have
served three and a half years, ard
ais three and a half years constitute
my first term. The wise custom which
limits the president to two terms re-
yards the substance and not the foria,
Ind under no circumstances will /
ne candidate for or accept another
domination.
II have not changed and shall not
mango the decision thus announced. !"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Cotton Exchange Memberships.

New York;. 7. Hubbard, has
bought two New York Cotton Ex-
change memberships for $4,000 each,
for interests at Liverpool. The last
previous price paid for a member
ship in the Exchange was 81 900.
One Of the seats was owned by the
estate Of N. A. Copper, and teh other
was that of L. T. Hubbell, of Hous-
ton, Tex.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Quit at Hopkinsville.
spent

Observation-Disclosures spent
another uneventful night, with citi-
zens and soldiers ON guard Governor
Wilson's invitation for growers and
buyers to meet with him and discuss
their differences December 20 and 81,
and his request for a suspension Of
hostilities pending the conference
have aroused the hope that the tobac-
co war may be peacefully ended.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Looking to Agreement.

Negotiations are under way be-
tween the Attorney General and b.
H. Hartman looking to an agreement
by which the Union Pacific will aban
don all its direct control Of the South
ern Pacific, in return for which the
government will agree not to prose
cute 3. II. Hartman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
The Cuban Quarantine.

The War Department hopes to raise
the quarantine against Cuban ports
before the end Of the present month.
This opinion was cabled to Governor
Magoon following conference on the
subject between Acting Secretary o..
liver, Mr.. Cortelyou and Assistant Sec
rotary Winthrop, having charge ct
marine hospital matters.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
All Saints College.

Bishop Bratton will devote much OF
his time during the winter months to
work in behalf Of All Saints College,
the diocesan institution for girls to
be built in Vicksburg, working plans
and specifications for which are near
ing completion, and he hopes to have
the college organized and in readiness
for opening next year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Resumes It's Service.

The Alabama and Vicksburg road
announced the resumption Of express
service OH its afternoon trains, Nos
Z and 8, which was abandoned some
time since. The resumption was made
necessary by the heavy Christmas hol-
idav traffic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19

Washington In answer to inquir'
les as to the report which has gained
some currency here that Secretary
Cortelyou is about to resign from the
cabinet, the secretary's sole comment
was, That is another lie.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
No Negroes Wanted.

Mayfeld, Ky.-All concerns en-
ploying negroes 1t Birmingham, Mar
shall county, have received notices
from citizens that hereafter no ne
eroes must - employed IN any ca
pacity.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
School Bond Issued.

The issue of the $4,000 city school
bonds at 6 per cent at Moss Point
was awarded to the L. N. Dantz,er
Lumber Company at the regular meet
ing of the mayor and aldermen. One
bond is to be redeemed each year at
ter the first ten years until all are
aiken up.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-19
Widow Harvey Wants $25, 900.

Mrs. w. R. Harvey, Of Greenville,
has filed suit against the Delta Elec-
trio Light and Power and Manufac--
turing Company, which operates the
street railway for the killing of Cap
tain w. r. Harvey some months ago.
Mrs. Harvey is suing for $4,000 dam
ages.