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The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
FEAR JAPANESE CRISIS
ROOSEVELT ASSERTS We FACE
WAR WITH JAPAN.
CALIFORNIANS ARE WARNED
President Declares Order Excluding
Orientals From Schools Must
Be Rescinded.

Washington, D. CA most seri-
Gus and unezDected crisis has arisen
In the heretof0re friendly relations ex-
listing betwesD le United States n
Japan. The utmost exertions OF
trained diplomacy, according to Pres
ident Roosevelt himself will be neces-
sary to avert open hostilities, precipi-
tated by Japan.
One paramount concession to Japan
Is essential to restore the semblance
of friendship-the educational authori-
ties of San Francisco must restore Jap
anese children to the same privileges
of public school attendance they en-
joyed before the fire and earthquake.
It is stated that the only preventa-
tive OF war between the United States
and Japan is the withdrawal of all
action taken barring Japanese children
from equal participation with white
children in the common facilities at
forded for education.
Appeals to c%aIifornians.
The president has sent for the pres
ident of the San Francisco board OF
education and the superintendent OF
schools, plainly and u~nequivocally to
inform them that their edict OF non
admission for Japanese children must
be withdrawn. He will appeal to their
patriotism. He will ask them as
American citizens to abandon the pol
icy of exclusion. He will advise them
that this is the first step in the direc-
ton of solving the problem without an
open breach.
President Roosevelt, in a conference
lasting less than one hour and a half,
convinced the entire California delega-
ton in congress that the existing sit
uation is extremely critical, and they
must make some sacrifice Of state
pride for the general good. He did not
~differentiate as between the Japanese
government and the Japanese people,
but made the broad, sweeping compre-
hensive declaration that Japan desires
war, and is seeking a pretext for its
prosecution.
Every member of the California del
egation was impressed by the presi-
dents ut~terances. They were salts
fed that a more serious and critical
situation is at hand than had been pre-
viously anticipated. They promised
to render all possible assistance in
seeking to obtain the removal of re-
strictions imposed on Japanese school
children by the educational authorities
Of San Francisco. They also pledged
themselves to maintain a patriotic ST.
lence being told by the president that
publication of the real facts, if for
warded to Toxic, might greatly hasten
the hostilities the administration is
striving to prevent.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
CAN INFECT MAN
ROYAL ENGLISH COMMISSION ON
TUBERCULOSIS REPORTS.
Commission Declares Cows Milk Re-
sponsible for Most Cases of
Consumption.

London, Eng.-The royal commits
sion on tuberculosis has just issued a
lengthy report on tubercular diseases.
The report sets forth that man is
liable to infection by bovine tubercu-
losis, and that cows milk containing
tubercular bacilli is responsible for a
majority of the cases of such infec-
ton.
The report is considered to be of
the greatest Importance, as demon.
strating c~onclusively that the theory
OF Prof. Robert Koch, of Berlin, an
nounced in 1900, was based upon in
sufficient and misinterpreted observa-
ton. This commission was appointed
as a result of Prof. Koch's assertion
that bovine and human tuberculosis
were quite distinct diseases. The
chairman of the commission was the
late Sir Michael Foster.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
THAW JURY COMPLETE
TWELFTH JUROR IN CELEBRATED
CASE SECURED.
JEROME IS NOT SATISFIED
Makes Efforts to Secure Removal of
Jurymen With Whom De-
Tense Seems Pleased.

New York, N. Y.-The selection Of
the twelfth juror came as a complete
surprise at the end of a long and
tedious day-the eighth of the tria.-
and Immediately after this last mem-
Der of the trial panel had been sworn
in Justice Fitzgerald adjourned court
until 1920 o'clock Monday morning.
Jerome Not Satisfied.
District Attorney Jerome, who has
been %contending since Thursday att
ernoon for the removal of one of tie
men now in the jury box, but who
has failed to gain the consent of the
defendants counsel to a change, was
still reluctant, as court adjourned, 10
begin the actual proceedings without
a further opportunity to plead with
Thaw's attorneys. At his request,
therefore, Justice Fitzgerald ordered
all talesmen who have not yet been
examined to be in court Monday morn
ing ready for jury service in case any
are needed.
Defense Notified to Be Ready.
Mr.. Jerome announced that if there
should be no change in the situation
in the meantime, the state would poo,
coed TO place all it's direct testimony
before the jury al the Monday norm
ing session. The defense was noti-
fed to be In readiness to proceed
by Monday afternoon.
Defense Satisfied and Ready.
I'VE are entirely satisfied with the
jury" said Clifford w. Hartridge.
Thaw's leading counsel, and he added
the intimation that he would not con-
SEM to any further alterations of the
personnel.
1.-The defense will be ready to pro-
coed the minute the prosecution has
finished it's case," declared John B.
Gleason, another of 1naw's attorneys.
State Will Make Opening Brief.
Assistant District Attorney Gargan
will make the opening address for The
prosecution. His remarks will be
brief. The state will then introduce
such witnesses as are necessary to
prove Stanford White was shot and
killed by Harry K. Thaw on the Mad
ison Square roof garden the night OF
June 25 last. In announcing that the
introduction will not require more than
one session of the court, Mr.. Jerome
is evidently of the opinion that the
cross-examination of the states wit
nesses to the actual events associat-
ed with the tragedy may not be very
extensive.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08

The United States have at last dis
covered how to successfully compete
with England in the effort to win
the trade of South America. The
head of the leading department store
at Rio de Janeiro says that it was
only after several years of persua-'
sion that his store succeeded in get
ting an American shoe manufacturer
to make shoes in the way the Bra
zilians wanted them. Now the store
is selling hundreds of thousands of
pairs of these shoes. 1t formerly
sold only British shoes.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
The Blue Blood Of England.

The blue blood Of England, like
Sairy Camps gin and water, is a
little mixed. More than one woman
has stepped from the stage to lordly
halls. Harriet Mellen, the actress,
who was the second wife of Thomas
Coutts, the banker, became after his
death the duchess of st. Albars, n
having no children left all her wealth
to her granddaughter, who became the
noted ph~ilanthropist, and died the
other day as Baroness Burdett Coutts.
Some of the Royal Progeny of Charles
H., the Merry Monarch" were the
children of Nell Gwynn, the player
and former orange girl, and Mrs. Jor-
dan, the coincidence celebrated by
Charles Lamb, had sons who owned
William w. as their father. The
duchess of Clarcarty, who died the
other day, was Belle Billion, an old
time music hall performer, and her
offspring are, of course, noble, in the
sense of having a titled father. Many
more women who have faced the foot
lights professionally, says Boston Bud
get, might be mentioned who have
become %aristocratic DANES through
marriage, thus showing that the no
bility OF England have done o
than rub elbows with the common
people. Actors. however, have not
been so fortunate as the feminine
players, aSd have seldom, or never,
been welded to women of high de-
gree.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
IN CONGRESS

The opposition to Chairman Burton
and the rivers and harbors COMMITTEES
had q field day. of oratory Thursday.
Led off by Representative Bartholdt
of st. Louis with an hours speech,
the friends of projects which had been
omitted or not treated as literally as
they deemed justifiable continued to
pour hot shot into the committee all
the afternoon. Following Mr.. Bar
tholdt, whose speech was well re-
ceived, came Representative Ransdell
Of Louisiana, Snapp Of Illinois, Law
renee of Massachusetts, Morrell OF
Pennsylvania, Godfrey of st. Louis,
Floyd of Arkansas, Moore of Philadel-
phia, L~arrigna of Porto Rico, cannon
of Ohio, Reyburn of Philadelphia and
others. All, with the exception OF
Lawrence of Massachusetts,, who at
tempted to defend the river and har-
Dor committee in a five-minute talk,
had a complaint which they voiced
for their constituents and the people
generally who are behind the great
projects that have been cut out. Two
maiden speeches were made by Cou-
drey Of Missouri and Moore of Penn
sylvania, and each acquitted himself
creditably.
Representative T. P. Murphy, of the
Sixteenth Missouri district, Thursday
introduced a bill making it a INSIDE
meanor to give or receive tips in the
hotels, restaurants, cafes and eating
houses of the District of Columbia.
Disclaiming any intention Of las
sailing" President Roosevelt and pro-
Tossing for him profound personal es-
TEEN, Senator Rayner, of Maryland,
Thursday addressed the Senate in
critical review of what he termed the
presidents "usurpation of government
tai functions not conferred on him
by the constitution"
The house on Wednesday completed
the agricultural appropriation bill
after adopting sundry amendments.
n feature was a speech made
with a view to justification of the
present meat inspection law by
Representative Wadsworth, of New
York, who retires from congress with
the close of the session. He took the
president seriously to task for the lat
ter's letter of last summer in severe
criticism of the bill.
Representative Williams, of Missis-
sippi, has introduced a bill in the
house for a investigation by the de-
partment of commerce and labor of
the so-called paper trust"
Besides fixing February 20 as the
day to vote on the declaration that
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, is not
entitled to his seat, passing a bill ap-
propriating $2,000,0 900 to confine the
Colorado river to it's banks, and an
other placing the management of the
Panama railway under the isthmian
canal commission, the senate listened
to an extended speech by Senator
Carter, of Montana, in criticism Of the
secretary of the interior, and another
by Senator Hepburn to the same end.
Senator Burnham has introduced a
bill in the senate providing that
September % shall be set aside as
Paul Jones day." and that on that
day all United States vessels in port
| shall dress ship" 1t is said the bill
is approved by Admiral Dewey, Gen.
| Horace Porter, Rear Admiral Baird
and others.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
Caust,c Charge.

At the converting OF circuit court at
Newton. Judge Byrd delivered a very
strong charge to the grand jury. The
climax of the ~jurist's remarks ere
reached when he dwelt on the species
of gambling known as dealing in
futures, and the sale of cocaine. He
said there was no more harm in playing
poker than dealing in cotton futures,
the worst form of gambling known to
the American people. He said that
some people who pretended to be Chris
tians dabbled in cotton futures from
Monday morning till Saturday night,
and urged the grand jury to indict
every man that they could find who
had made a contract in cotton futures.
AS to the cocaine evil, the judge said
that any druggist who would sell the
stuff to a negro ought to be in the PEN
itentiary, and that the druggist who
would was the greatest enemy to the
colored race.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
SMALLPOX IN
Car of St. Louis Train Sidetracked
and F%umigated.

Kansas City, Mo.-A smoker at
tached to the st. Louis-bound
Wabash train tina. left the Union
depot at 1920 o'clock Friday
morning was sidetracked when il
reached Excelsior Springs and thor
ougl-,y fumigated. This was nee
essary because Roy Ellis, a smallpox
patient, had been a passenger in the
coach the night previous from Sulphur
Springs and had come to Kansas City
for treatment. He spent the balance
OF the night in a st. Louis avenue
lodging house, and called on the
health authorities and was at ono
taken to the detention hospital.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Washington Notes.

The interstate commerce commE-
sion has promulgated two circulars
containing regulations governing the
construction and filing of freight and
passenger tariffs and classiications,
effective March 1 next. The regula-
tons cover joint tariffs and joint rates.
through tariffs and through rates, and
also individual rates of the various
carriers. 1t is provided that a change
in a tariff shall be known as an
amendment, and shall be printed In
the supplement to the tariff which 1t
amends.
The statement from Chairman Bur
ton of the rivers and harbors commit
tee that he would resign is doubted
here. While the chairman is quoted
rs saying he would resign, it is the
belief that he has ne intention of do
ing so. It is asserted Burton has
made this statement before. He Is
believed to be too deeply interested in
the needs of the people in his district
to quit the committee.
The war department has decided to
place Maj. Gen. John Weston, now In
command of the department of Luzon,
in command of the Philippine division
on the relief from that duty of Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood. Gen. Wood is to
take command of the Atlantic divis-
ion, with headquarters at Governors
Island, about July 1 next, unless Lieut..
Gen. Macarthur decides to surrender
his present command at San Francis
co for that post.
warlike journalists have again de-
clared war with Japan in dispatches
sent broadcast from Washington, but
it happens that these ~scareheads come
Just at the time that the administra-
ton is fairly assured Of making a new
treaty with Japan which will adjust
all the points at issue between the
Mikado's people and the United
States.
AS the result of q conference at the
department of justice 1t was decided
to take steps designed to end the op-
erations of the Honduras National
Lottery Co. in this country.
Secretary Shaw, in an interview de-
MED the rumor from Omaha that he
is to become the head Of a new trust
company.
The senate passed a bill appropriate
ing 81, 600, 900 to prevent the overflow
of the Colorado river. The bill Is in
conformity with the recent message
of the president on the subject. The
money is Il be returned to the treas
ury within ten years.
Senator Warner of Missouri has
been selected by the administration to
cross-examine witnesses In the
Brownsville affair before the senate
military committee. Warner is a men,
Der of that committee. Senator War
rem, chairman. notified Senator Var
that he would be expected to do
the cross-examining. Warren. as well
as Warner, stands with the admins
tration in the controversy. Il don't
care to be advertised al the admins
tration's lawyer in the case" said
Warner. Il am simply going to cross
examine for the purpose of bringing
out the facts"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Convicts on Levees.

President Hebron of the levee board
has made arrangements with Governor
Vardaman for a number of convicts to
build up and strengthen the levee at
Longwood. The levee board had made
q contract to do this work, but owing to
the unfavorable conditions it could not
be completed by the contractors before
the sipe waters forced them to leave.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Dryden Defeated.

Trenton, N. Certain now that
John F. Dryden can not be elected
senator, the republican leaders
are advising a change Of front by
his supporters in the legislature, and
have suggested another conference by
the forty-four republican legislators,
with the suggestion that new candi-
dates be taken up and a new caucus
choice be made. Strong Dryden ad-
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Sounding Candidates.

While men are preparing to sound
the candidates, Dr. those who propose to
become candidates for legislative hon
ors, on the subjects of immigration,
dog tax laws, anti-lobbying, elective
judiciary, prohibition and anti-prohibi-
ton, the Kings Daughters of Missis-
sippi, who are carrying on the crusade
against child labor in the State, are
preparing to ascertain the views OF
legislators on this question.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
The First House Clocks.

The very early house clocks. which
are the kind in which ordinary col
lectors are chiefly interested. were
called bird-cage or lantern clocks.
There were some of them very small.
four or Ave inches high. and could be
hung on the bedpost, which was
where Catherine of Braganza Lad hers
and where Pepys saw it. He says In
his diary (1664): And her holy wa
ter at her head rs she sleeps. with a
clock at her beds side, wherein a
lamp burns and tells her the time OF
night at any time"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Senator Alcer's Will.

Detroit, Mich.-The will of the late
Senator Russell A. Alger, filed in
the late Senator r. A. Alger, filed in
the probate court, leaves all of his
estate, except $4,000, to his widow
and five children. The senator's broth
er, Charles M. Alger, Hannibal, Mo-,
is left $4,000, and any debts owed
by Charles M. Alger to the estate are
oanco1o6
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Pathetic Tragedy.

A pathetic tragedy occurred one
night last week at D~uncansby, when
Miss Lanier, the beacon light keeper,
aged about 16, and her sweetheart. a
cousin of II, to whom she was be-
trothed, we're drowned while Miss La
nier was engaged in an effort to relight
the beacon.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Fatally Burned.

Mrs. John Martin, Jr., met with q
horrible death at West Point. While
standing in front of a CRATE her cloth
ing caught fire when she rushed into
the street and ran t a neighbours, al
most a block away. She lived about
three hours.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Corn Clubs.

The plan of Superintendent of Edu-
cation Smith of Holmes county, to or
ganize among the boys of his county a
Corn Club" is attracting attention.
Mr.. Smith and his co-laborers on the
board are receiving inquiries from va
rious sections of the State, all of them
commendatory of the plan Of getting
the boys interested in corn culture upon
an intelligent and working basis, by
way of a competitive system.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Decision Against the Railroads.

The recent order of the United States
court for the Northern district of Mis-
sissippi relative to the cases of what is
known as "The Aberdeen Group Asso-
ciation' against the Mobile and Ohio
railroad, on account of alleged unjust
freight rates on grain and other like
commodities from St. Louis and all
places which route stuff through that
city, which order gives the decision to
the several towns comprising the Aber-
deem group, will mean a saving in
freight rates to Columbus alone OF over
$4,000 annually, and to the other cities
which entered the complaint it will
save in total a sum estimated at $35, 600
Annually
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Will Grant peneen,s Request.

Springfield, nl.-The appropriations
committee of the state senate has de-
cided to recommend for passage the
$50, 900 appropriation asked for by
Gov. Deneen with which to prosecute
suits for back taxes against the Illi-
nois Central railroad.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Suit Compromised.

The damage suitof G. Y. Hicks VS..
the Cumberland Telephone Company,
which was sent to the supreme court
and remanded t. the circuit court at
Vicksburg, was compromised, Hicks
accepting $500. Plaintiff claimed to
have been greatly injured by the re-
moval of a telephone.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Hon. G. L. sivley Resigns.

Hon. C. L. Sivley resigned his posi-
ton as professor of law in the Uni
versity of Mississippi to accept the po-
sition of assistant general solicitor OF
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail-
road. This will remove one of the most
prominent attorneys from North Missis-
sippi, as he will make his headquarters
IL, Aon,phic
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Prominent Canadian Dead.

Trederickton, N. B.-Andrew G.
Blair, one of the best known public
men in Canada, died suddenly here. He
was formerly premier of New Bruins
wick, and for several years minister
of railways and canals in Sir Wilfrid
L,aurier's cabinet.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Puts DAUGHTER on Hot Stove.

Lynn, Mass.-Henry Little, of Sa-
lem, was arrested, charged with drunk
enness, n~on-support of his family and
assault on his 18-months-old daughter,
Katherine, by placing her or top of a
red hot stove. The child was saved
from q terrible death by the mother,
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Burned to Death.

A deplorable accident occurred at
Kosciusko, resulting in the death OF
Mrs. Perlman. The lady was standing
before an open CRATE dressing her little
child when her clothing became ignited
and before the flames were extinguish-
ed she was fatally burned.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
70 Review currency ouestion

To REVIEW currency question.
New York-The announcement has
been made that Leslie M. Shaw,
secretary Of the treasury, who will
retire in March, will devote his last
public address at the annual banquet
of the Missouri society on Thursday
to a comprehensive review Of the
currency question.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
. Former Partner Of Edison.

n TUTfHCr dTtfFSf Ut I01SOft'
Springfield, Mass.-Joseph T. Muir
ray, ~, of New York City, died
here, at the home of his daughter,
Miss May Murray. In the '70's he was
a partner of Thomas A. Edison, manu-
featuring telegraph instruments in
Newark, N. j. Before the wal he was
a noted abolititionist.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Col. Thomas Duaan Fouts.

Wichita, Kansas.-Colonel Thomas
Dugan Fouts, colonel of the One Hun
dred and Thirty-seventh Indiana volun-
teers in the civil war, and who wa,
widely known in the early days OF
Kansas, died here, aged 50.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
give Years for False Reports.

Atoka, /. T.-Waiter G. Rudisill,
former cashier Of the Coal Gate q.
To national bank, has been convicted
OF making false reports to the comp
troller of the currency, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
CAPTAIN and Crew Escaped.

New Orleans, lathe probable
loss of the Norwegian bark D. H.
Morris, 1,14S net registered, which was
en- route from Norway to Gulfport.
Miss, is reported by Capt. O'Hansen
and his crew Of Is men, who have ar
rived here on a gasoline launch.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Marines Wreck corean Resort.

Marines Wreck corean Resort.
Pekin-Some American marines
attached to the legation guard wrecked
a Corean resort here on January II.
The men of the guard as a unit. how
ever, declare they know nothing of
the outrage.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Mccoo1 Commissioned.

The governor has issued a commits
sion to Hon. James F. McCool of Kos
ciusko for reappointment to succeed
himself as chancellor of the Sixth
district.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Won 100000 at Monte Carlo,

Monte Carlo-Herr E~nneberg, q
Polander, who caused a sensation
here last year by winning near
" $780, 900, has returned hero and
retains his winning streak. Friday
he . $4,000 at : single sitting.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Revival at

Columbus is in the midst of one OF
the largest revivals the city has seen
for many years. Services are conducted
three times daily by Rev. E. D. Solo
mon and Rev. Otto Bamber, evan
gelists.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Good Citizen Gone.

Robert Jones, better known as "Uncle
Bob died near Shuqualak, aged 81
years. He was an old Confederate sol.
der and a good citizen, Mason and
strict member OF the church.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08

I'VE grow old when we stop play
ing" says a western editor. Prob
ably his wife has been trying to In
duce him to give up poker.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Money strinoency in ENGLAND.

London, Eng.-The light supplies
of money in the market have forced
borrowers to apply to the Bank Of
England. The money %stringency is
causing a shading CT values in the
case of British securities.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
A Profitable Investment.

At the annual meeting of the direct
ors Of the Bank of Gunnison q Is per
cent dividend was declared and the
balance passed to the undivided profit
apcount.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08

Hester's Cotton Statement.
New Orleans-Secretary Hester's
statement Of the worlds visible sup
ply of cotton shows q total OF $780,
064 bales.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08

The lid is on SO tight in Boston
that music in the restaurants on Sun
day is forbidden. Some of the blue
laws are humane, after all.