The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-03
1nterstate Commencs Commissioner

Wyoming hAu AuditO thos tOAA - @%~s>
interesting storw Of existing condi-
tons. Some Of the writers 60 to the
extent Of saying that in many In
stances freight trains have not passed
railroad stations for month or sax
weeks and that hundreds of tho0-
ands Of dollars have been lost to the
farmers and elevator men, particular
ly in North akota, by reason of their
failure to obtain cars to move their
wheat and fax. Commissioner Lane
received letter which is q sample OK
many from Cheyenne, Wyoming, IN
Which It Is stated that on November 26
car was billed from that point and
that on the 18th inst, the car wac
still o Dehe sidetrack and a freight
train had NOT passed up or down for
weeks.
Governor Gooding, Of Idaho, to.
whom Commissioner Lane had written
for information relative to conditions
in that state, states:
"The serious trouble, 1t seems to
me, is the fact that among the trans
port4tion companies the one impor-
tant consideration IN their manage
men$ is the securing Of dividends
without regard to the service rendered
to toe people. The latter considera-
ton is entirely lost sight Of"
The Governor Of Idaho informs the
Commissioner that he will recommend
the creation Of railroad commission
in his next annual message to the leg
islature.
In practically the same condition
as when it was used by its distinguish
ed owner, the sword Of John Paa1
Jones now rests In the library of the
rsavy department where it has been
! placed by Commander Reginald Mich
olson.
It is believed that the weapon orig
inally was given to Jones by the
North Carolina family or that name
at the time he changed his own name
iu compliment to them. The sword
rs given by Jones to Theodosia Burr,
daughter Of Aaron Burr.
Theodosia Burr, after marrying 10.
seph Aston, wealthy and talented
young planter Of South Carolina, who
in after years became governor OF the
state, presented ths sword to Judge
Matthew Davis, of Charleston, whe
gave Il TO Rev. Dr.. Ducachet, Of Phil
adelphis. The latter gave it to Com
modvre Summerville Nicholson, anc
the commodore gave it to its present
owner, Commander Nicholson.
1t is thirty inches long, and beauti-
full in design, very strong, highly tenn,
pered and still very mild.
Frederick MacMasters, Of New
York, United States Consul at Zanzi-
bar, who was ordered home under su:
pension to explain charges of miscon.
duct preferred against him by the
British officials Of Zanzibar, and wht
also was reported to have obtained
money under false pretenses from {
bank IN Nice, France, has been 10
Gated in this country, and the state
department has been advised that hi
will reach Washington within o day
OF two.
The State Department has been ad
vised by Consul General Rodgers a
Shanghai that as the result of thu
examination for admission Of candi
dates to ths American bar to practice
before the new United States Consu'
lar Court there, six applicants hat
failed and only two qualified.
| Officials In the General Land Offic'
are preparing to tabulate the bid
which have besn received for the sal,
Of about 505,O00 acres Of pasture and
wood reserve lands In Kiowa and Con
manche counties, Okla. Between th'
3rd and 18th Of this month the off
| cials Of the Land Office received 7,26l
individual bids, and it is estimated
chat each bidder has bid on an av
eRaee Of thirty tracts, some of th'
| bidders II is understood, having bic
on every eng of the tracts, 2, 631 ii
number. On Its face, this seems very
simple proposition, but 1t viii necessi
tate the maMng and indsxing Of near
| " 25O,0O0 cards, and it is expected
to tabulsss this Tremendous list vii
take quits all or three months befor
the highest bidder on ali Of the tracts
can be determined.
"Dickermans United States Treas
sry Counterfeit Deteceor' gives cred
| it TO s. A. Trufant, Cashier Of th'
| CsEidaas' Bank Of Louisiana, at Nov
OeleanA for having given the frs
iaRormaEion Of q new countecfeit $s
silver certificate, series Of 1899.
| Mass Davey and Mr. and Mrs. A. J
I.StaAinga, Of New ORLEANS, are spend
ing the holidays with Judge Davey a
the Riggs.
| Representative John Wesley Gaines
Of Tennessee, who is in favor Of en-
| actine a new statute providing tina
x.a1nahams Of Congress- shall forfei