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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Promise Of New Depot.

If Long Beach is not the town
beautiful Of the entire coast in q lit
tie time it will not be the fault of
the good women Of the town. The
Woman's Home Mission Society, Mrs.
b. J. Caraway, President, began the
crusade. They have pledged to
have the streets in front of
their homes clean and free from
trash or old papers. Then they
propose to each have as beauti-
full yard or lawn as is possible.
Mrs. Caraway saw Mr.. Marshall, SUI
perintendent of the Louisville and
Nashville railway, and he has promis-
ed new depot, or the same one en-
larged and painted. Then, too, he
is to have the park ground along the
track by the station fenced and the
LADIES' promise to beautify it with
flowers and shrubs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
HOO Houses Burn.

Manila. Fire destroyed 100 hous-
es and parts of the districts Of
Singalong, Pace, and Bambang, In
Manila. The American settlements
at Ermita and Malate escaped
through the hard work of the fire.
men, assisted by the soldiers and
citizens. The flames, famed by a
heavy gale, swept an area of 100
acres clean, within two hours and
destroyed the homes of 100 foreign
residents and 1000 natives. The ma
tive refugees Are now sheltered in
the schools and pther buildings, while
many are camping in open spaces.
The damage is corservatively estimat-
ed at 100000 i'll gold. No casual
ties are reported
The officials of fhe health depart
ment do not agree With the estimate
of the damage givep above, which
was made by the polide and fremen.
They assert that 269 houses were de-
stroyed and 1900 natives rendered
homeless. Their estimate Of the f.
nancial loss is the same as that Of the
other municipal department. It is
thought that the figures given by the
health officers are nearer correct.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
AGREEMENT TO
TERMINATE WAR
WAS REALLY REACHED BY
REPRESENTATIVES,.
QUICKLY 81 SPEN DED
Because Of Refusal Of President FL
gueroa Of Salvador to Withdraw
His Forces from the Boundary.

Washington, D. C.-Phillip Brown,
American secretary Of legation at
Guatemala, who is now at Amapala,
engaged in the effort to assist in the
peace negotiations at that place re-
ported to the state department by
cable that these negotiations are
still in progress. Some difficulty
has arisen over the objection Of the
Salvadoreans to the Nicaraguan s
proposition to withdraw the Saliva
dorean troops from the boundary.
The objection is based on the fear
on the part of the Salvodarean gov
eminent that refugees from Saliva
dor who are really revolutionists,
would soon cross the border from
Honduras and invade Salvador if the
troops were withdrawn.
It appears that an agreement to
terminate hostilities actually was
reached, but is was suspended in it's
operation by the refusal Of Presi-
dent Figueroa Of Salvador to with
draw his forces from the boundary
Senior Corea, the Nicaraguan min
lister here, set out the views of his
government when he called at the
state department to discuss the mat
ter with Assistant Secretary Bacon.
He pointed out that Nicaragua had
precisely the same reasons as Saliva
dor for maintaining an armed force
on the border because the withdrawal
of the Nicaraguan army might be
followed by an uprising in Honduras
of the adherents of the overthrown
president Bonilla, which would threat
en- the existence Of the provisional
government in that country. The
minister had no advices from his
country later than those received by
the state department from Secretary
Brown of the American legation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
A Big Force.

A modern ocean greyhound has in
Its crew men enough to make quite a
village ashore, and the general pub
lie, and even passengers on the ships,
have no idea of the number of men
necessary to man and handle one of
the big ocean-going passenger steam
ers. The master of the new steam
ship Kronprinzessin Cecilia has COM
mand of 4 force of 697 persons, di-
vided as follows: Twenty-four off,
GERS, surgeons, pursers and mail off,
GERS, sixty-One engineers, electricians,
boiler makers and oilers; 231 fire.
men and coal beavers; 229 stewards,
stewardesses and 'tweendeck stew
ards; thirty-three dishwashers and
pantry men; thirty-three cooks, con-
fectioners, bakers and butchers; nine
Marconi operators, baggage masters,
BARRIERS and booksellers; fifty-nine
quartermasters, boatsWains, carpen-
tiers. sailmakers. sailors and lamp
trimmers. Philadelphia Record
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Indignities to a Statue.

The statue of William III. which.
1t is stated, the Kaiser contemplates
presenting to London, is not likely to
have SO checkered a career as the
equestrian efigy of the Prince of Or
ange which has literally withstood
the storm of centuries on College
Green, Dublin.
The Dublin statue has had many an
escape from destruction. On one &C.
casion a fervent patriot was found
astride the steed calmly cutting of
the head with saw Later still, in
the last century, the statue was
blown up with gunpowder. On that
occasion the late Mr.. Ralph Bernal
Osborne ESQ the story goes) sent an
urgent message to Sir Philip Cramp-
ton, a leading Dublin surgeon, to at
tend "a titled gentleman" who had
been thrown from his horse in Col
lege Green and badly hurt.
During strike of police in Dublin
the efigy was crowned with a bat
tered tin can, which remained on the
head for some days.-Pall Mall Ga
Eette.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Man as q True Sport.
BY THE EDITOR OF LIFE.

Our hearty thanks ought to be Civ
en- to- certain scientists and other
great men for revealing the fact that
most foods which we like are really
dangerous to human life. The sim-
pie fact Of eating harmless things
from day to day becomes 50 monoto-
nous for awhile that half the charm
Is gone. When we are told, how
ever, that all oysters contain more or
less typhoid germs, that milk is In
fected with tubercle-bacilli; that all
meat and fish. are afflicted with pto-
maines and that fierce, migratory or
nomadic germs are wandering from
vegetable to vegetable, then the pro-
cess of absorbing food becomes
genuine sport. enlivened at every
turn by the prospect of being cut
open for appendicitis, or having our
stomachs removed and renovated by
willing experts while we wait.
All of us being gamblers by nature,
1t becomes truly a pitiable condition
when there is no longer any harm in
anything. One-half the pleasure of
indulging in what we know to be dan
gerous is the thought of what it may
lead to. Is there anything better,
for example, than hot mince pie?
Containing, as it does, practically
everything that is not fit to eat, SO
many complications for the future
are bound up in it that our pleasure
is sure to be enhanced in proportion
to the varieties of danger it repre-
sents. There is pleasure in the act
OF eating it alone, quite enough to
make it worth while. When we add
to this the thought of the suffering
that may come, the joy of the act
rises at once to moral grandeur. II
is just such sacrifices as this that
show the differences between man.
the thinking being, and the brute
beast.
A dog foolishly and instinctively
avoids the things that are not good
for him. A professor of Greek eats
clam chowder, lobster Newburg and
ice cream because his intellect de-
mands 1t, and his stomach Graves big
game. Time was when we fought big
game in the jungle. Now we do it in
lunch counters.-From Life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Mrs. Mclean Wins Out.

1t is freely admitted by both fac
tions that Mrs. Donald Mclean has
been reelected as President General
of the society of Daughters of the
American, Revolution the entire ad-
ministration ticket was elected by an
over whelming majority. The vote re-
ceived by Mrs. Elizabeth Eleanor
Howard of Alexandria, Va, who was
nominated by the insurgents" fac
ton, her friends declare, will make
her the logical candidate to succeed
Mrs. Mclean at the next session Of
the congress.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
No More Fire Arms.

In consequence Of the enactment
of the Legislature at it's last session
of measure providing for a special
privilege tax of 800 on dealers in
deadly weapons quite a number of
persons and firms In the State who
have been in the habit of handling
these goods as part of their stock in
trade have either relinquished the
line or are preparing to do so. The
section providing for this is No. 1887.
and is in the privilege tax chapter,
and was brought forward in the APP
pendix to the volume Of laws of 1906,
the language of which reads: "On
each person or firm dealing in pistols,
dirk knives, sword canes, brass or
metallic knuckles, or other deadly
weapons (shotguns and rifles except
ed) $780," The intent of the law
was the weakening OF the market for
these articles by placing what to
many firms would be a prohibitive
tax on them, and to meet which the
dealer would necessarily be compelled
to put up the selling price of such
wares as would render their sale on
profitable basis almost out of the
question. In several communities in
the State retail hardware dealers are
now selling out their stock of such
goods and will not replenish, and
while this will not rid the State Of
Mississippi Of the handy gun in the
hands Of handy man altogether, 1t
will have benefcent effect. Of
course, there are the mail order
houses who come in competition with
the licensed dealers in the State from
whom attractive looking pistols ton
paper) can be secured by sending
small sum, comparatively speaking,
but even this is roundabout and en-
compassed with inconvenience. This
provision was a shaft aimed at the
negro principally, and it remains 10
be seen how the operation Of the law
will work out, and which suggests
the hope that it will be effective
eventually.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Hunt For Marvin Boy.

Baltimore, Md Cambridge Nd.
special:
A Mr. Birmingham Of Draw Bridge
notified Sheriff Milford Phillips of
Dorchester county Of the presence
in the woods near his home Of man
and woman who had with them i
child answering the description Of the
Marvin boy, stolen month and q
half ago from the home Of his IA
Their, near Dover, Del.
Mr.. Birmingham, on being shown a
picture Of the Marvin child, identi-
fed it as being that Of the boy he
had SEEN He stated that the man
and woman had been camping in the
woods, and that they had a boat on
the Nanticoke river, which rises in
the vicinity Of Dover.
Sheriff Phillips, States Attorney
William N. Andrews, Deputy Sheriff
George Jones and Chief Of Police
Pritchett drove to Draw Bridge, but
were unable to accomplish anything
on account Of the darkness.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
POLICE SHOW UP GRAFT.
Grand jury Investigation Still Goes

San Francisco. Captain Of Police
John F. Mooney, of the Bush street
station, appeared before the grand
jury to substantiate his charges
made recently in the press to the
effect that houses Of ill-repute, sa-
looms and red-light vice generally
since the fire have been fourishing
IN his district by the protection Of
his superior officers, Chief Oman in
particular. Charge Of insubordina-
ton have been preferred against Cap
tain Mooney by Chief Oman as the
result of the formers declaration.
The calling Of Capt. Mooney to the
stand by the grand jury is looked up
on as the first formal step in an
investigation Of the police depart
ment which the graft prosecutors
shall be exhaustive and productive
of results. The officer was in the
witness chair for clear two hours
during which time many exhibits
comprising police records were ex-
amined. A subpoena is outstanding
for former police Captain Alex
O'Grady whom the prosecution has
thus far failed to find. According
to O'Grady's wife he is and for three
weeks has been in Reno, New, whittier
Mrs. O'Grady says he went on bust
ness and for his health. At his home
it was said that he was expected to
return to the city next Monday and
it was vigorously denied that he has
any desire or intent to evade grand
jury summons.
The attorneys for Mayor Schmitz
when it comes to his turn to be
tried on the five counts of extortion
which the grand jury returned joint
ly against him and Abraham Ruef
filed in the state supreme court a
brief supporting Ruef's contention
in his application for bail through
habeas corpus that the section Of the
penal code empowering the Judges
to order. a defendant in custody
pending his trial is violative of the
state constitution which provides that
a person is entitled to bail before
conviction unless charged with an Of
Tense punishable with death and
wherein the proof is evident or pre-
sumption great.
Schmitz's attorneys who filed this
brief as amici curiae, or "friends Of
the court" hope, in behalf Of Ruef,
decision which will stand their own
client in good stead when his case
comes up for decision.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Plans for the Big Ships.

Secretary Metcalf signed the plans
and specifications for the two $780,
600 ton battleships, to be built for
the navy. They are to be of the gen.
eral type Of the Dreadnought of the
British navy. The plans will be sent
to two navy yards and such private
ship building firms as signify their
intention to make bids on April 90,
and bids will be opened June 20.
Congressman Humphrey announced
that rice culture will be attempted in
the Mississippi Delta. The state con-
Wet farm will make the first expert
ment.
Judson Harmon, of Ohio, may be
a candidate for the Democratic NOM
nation for the presidency.
Congressman Meyer, OF LOUISIANA,
who has been i'll at Washington, is
improving
President Roosevelt is working on
plan to pay national campaign ex-
penses out of the Federal Treasury.
Ex-Congressman Wadsworth, Of
New York, made a bitter attack on
President Roosevelt. Wadsworth call
ed Roosevelt "fakir' and the bloody
hero Of Kettle Hill. /"
Secretary Metcalf signed the plans
and specifications for the two 100000
ton battleships to be built for the
navy.
Application was made to the Camp
troller of the currency for the organi-
cation of a national bank at Eunice,
La.
President Roosevelt will read over
the testimony brought out in the Har-
riman investigation before proceed
ings are instituted against the Harri.
man syndicate.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENI NGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALI,
QUARTERS.
MEANWHILE is PROGRESSIVE
Privilege Tax of 500 on Dealing in
Fire Arms is Having its Effect
Laurel Wants Street Railway and
Electric Lights.
Favorably Considered.

An application was made to the
Board of Aldermen of Laurel at it's
last meeting for the granting Of a
street railway and electric light fran
ehise to Frank Gardner and asso-
clates. Mr.. Gardner submitting a
form of franchise for consideration
when he made the request. A com
mlttee was named by Mayor Oden,
comprising Aldermen Bush, Smith
and Wisner, who will confer with the
City Attorney and Mr.. Gardner on
the matter. This move marks the
progress of Laurel towards an up-to-
date city, and was met in the dis
cussion of the subject before the
Board with favorable comment, the
necessity and feasibility of the pro-
position not being questioned, al
though the city WI likely take all
necessary steps to guard its own in
terests. Interest in the enterprise is
widespread, and it is believed that
1T will receive the encouragement
merited. The dividing of the county
into two judicial districts, of which
Laurel and Ellisyille are the seats;
the rapid upbuilding of Laurel as a
center of labor and commerce, and
the proximity of the two cities and
the splendid territory offering for
development-all are expected to
prove arguments sufficiently weighty
to insure the installation Of a first
class street railway system. The
Committee named will report back
to the City Council as promptly as
is found consistent with thorough re-
view Of the question.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Miners Strike.

Winnipeg, Man.-More than Isl
coo coal miners are now involved in
the strike in Alberta and British
Columbia, and the situation in Al
berta is said to be critical. In an
other week it is said that the Cana
dian Pacific road will not be able
to operate its passenger and mail
trains. Until navigation opens there
is no relief in sight. 1t is said that
President Sherman in calling the
strike is trying to break away from
the u. M. W. of A. and form an
independent organization for Alberta
and British Columbia.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Snow at Denver.

Denver, Colo.-According to the
local weather bureaus measurements
seven inches of snow, equal to LA
inches. Of rain, fell here during the
storm which came from the north,
and passed off in the southeast.
Damage estimated at 100000 has
been done to the cherry and fruit
trees in the vicinity Of Canyon City
in the Arkansas valley, but the larg-
er fruit raising districts in western
Colorado are not thought to have
suffered any great harm.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
dwelling Date,

Announcement was made by tho ex-
ecutive committee of the Society of
the Army of the Potomac that May
2 had been selected as the date for
the ceremonies incident to the unveil-
ing of the Mcclellan statue in this
city, instead of May Is, as mas been
published. The reunion of the Army
Of the Potomac will be held here
May l, 2 and 3.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Hail Stones.

Ellisville and vicinity was visited
with hail that covered the ground.
The stones were / IL inches in diam
ter. 1t was ATTENDED by terrific
rain storm, and the hail fell for eight
minutes, doing much damage to gar
dens and fruit, as well as window
glasses. The tenderest garden plants
were demolished by it. The oldest in
habitaits declare it surpasses any
thing ever seen in this section.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Snow at Amarillo.

Amarillo, as.-Rain Saturday
last was followed by snow. The pre-
cipitation is general over the Pan
Handle country and is Of great bene-
ST. As early fruit was killed IN
the recent freeze no damage is done
by the present storm.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
The report that policeman had
approached one Of the Thaw jurors
is being investigated in New York.
Binding Boom.

Meadville is on quite boom. Geo.
w. Ketteringham Of Natchez, Miss,
has just arrived with a crew Of
carpenters to build large two-story
building for j. r Butler in Oak
and Main streets. There are about
eleven other houses now under COM
struction, mostly residences, and there
are several other buildings that will
be erected soon,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

IN the Middle Ages and the Renais-
sance the artist was VERY much like
the craftsman. Michelangelo and
Leonardo da Vincf received e26 1
month. but Cimabye and his assistant
got together only sthe equivalent e
1oa : ~. Revue des Deux 1Toudea
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

It was reported at Washington that
Hayti was trying to borrow war
ship to send to the Jamestown Elk
position.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

Washington advices stated that the
President had declared his support of
Gov. Hughes of New York and the
policies Of his administration.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

President Roosevelt ordered the
classification Of coal, oil and mineral
deposits in the unclaimed public
lands.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

In speech before the American
Society of International Law at
Washington Secretary Root discuss
ed the japanese school dispute at
San Francisco.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

In an interview at Huron, S. D.,
Bird S. Coler proposed Bryan and
Hughes as the next Democratic nom
ineeS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

Benedict Gimbel, a wealthy Phila-
delphian, charged with serious Of
tense in New York, attempted sui
eide.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

DR.. Oliver Crook Haugh was cleo
trocuted at Columbus for the murder
Of his father, mother and brother.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

The Oklahoma Constitution was
adopted by the Constitutional Con
vention at Guthrie.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

Richmond school children hauled
the statue Of Jfferson Davis to its
place.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

1t was stated that no movement
to secure the release of Thaw on
bail would be made for some time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

Fire in an automobile garage at
st. Louis caused an estimated loss Of
$225,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
Refuses Compliance.

Tangier. The Sultan Of Morocco,
according to courier who arrived
here from Fez is not willing to car
~ out the terms Of the Algeciras
convention. He pays no notice to
the French claims relative to redress
for the murder of DR.. Murchamp.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25
GIGANTIC FRAUD ALLEGED.
Government Brings Suit Against Big
Lumber Company.

The government has filed a suit
IN the United States court at Boise,
Idaho, against the Barber Lumber
company to set aside 215 patents,
involving 10000 acres of timber land
in Boise county, worth over one mil
lion dollars. Fraud in securing title
to the land is alleged.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

Nicaraguan forces are being with
drawn from Honduran territory.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-25

A deadlock resulted IN the Wiscon-
sin Legislature in the senatorial con-
Vest.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-01-18
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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-01-18
Convention Of Produce C,ov.

. AZ the eighth annual meeting of III,
ne'on Growers Association held II
GAINESVILLE on January 5, 1907, a rsso
.ation was adopted calling convention
d tTol' and vegetables growers Of ms
s'A,e I" meet in Jacksonville on We'd.
nesday' January 80, and appoint dsls.
gates to the same.
Inc object Of the Convention will he
T.; 20. take concerted action to bring be.
fore the Interstate Commiss;oe =. ye
matter OF exorbi'ant freight and re-.
rates to get some relief ~
the same. e"ei on
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-01-18

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4 vicious light agains, John Sharr
Williams which has been brewing 70,
irvera. years, broke lo.1se as, Friday
r a.! It's fury. The opponents 81 Mr.
Williams announce today that they have
lear majority Of thirty-one among the
Democrats Of the House for Champ
lark Of Missouri for minority leader
md az the beginning Of the Sis,iett
congress they will depose the Missis.
iippian and enthrone the Missourisn