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'J'.l ttl.-p.n-J 111 I JO k:i:i..-,'.i SMI.'Jtl -'S4 04 r.si :ij 1, Mi7.i;o .unnrv mil iim.'iir :n is lh nj''i'.'iii'ialinii fur Hip 1 U i .'M.-.'.'iO.niiii, two- til'iiii (li-ii'iliiitcil in iiii 1 1 ic v. iiiaimlcr in .Juno. f 1 1 if June ilisiriliu- iii.i.ii, Working Roads by Contract. (.!!": iii:iv .;i.4 n,lit,Ml thn ' r.'.ii I ,m mill will lii'iici'lortli 'rk liiT m lv cnnlriK't. Free Delivery Router M11. !i n !'. 1 is frit in M isis.-i iti 'r tlf l':i. ! iliiit. t hi' iiist:il scnnilal B.'h:i::.pi ill causi' 1111 iibnn "ni'iit "1 1 lu ('MiililishiiK'Ht of fj! Ii'ir .!.. 1 i-v routes. Switchman Lost an Arm. Sim Mil,,- M,.i.;i., ,e- ni,m . ' " IM ' " I II iV ' II ... '"'!. Ii.-1 hi left arm cut. olf ' )Ii in!:, 111 wei-k while inakilli Mil'liiiL'. Mr. .Mi ley i a young ''Tried limn with a wife mid two JJl'ell. If Cf'lii.HN ,-liou'eis liave visileil Ri'V- :Itrti..N i.f Hie Sliile iliirinif tile ! "eel,, ami irospeels continue fl for a normal yield of cot- ' J Hi ilif hill euiiniies. Com is 'loiiij,: well, and if Mississippi kf' MiimiHT di'oulh the yield Jibe li.'iiri' limn l'nr peveral yen rs. Claiborne County Lends. Clailn.rnr js le ony couu(y in Sliile liaviiu' a thorouLdi liisrh -'iwl suii'in in jis ('(inntrv schools, 11 teini covering; a period of 't mid one-lialf niontliu. Tho (!'ni is eiimlin ted on a ilan in all -fperts similar to that, of a pepanite "mini iiiMnrt. '1 ll(.l. , s,,0 tj0 ,lny wR,n t,V(Ty unity iii Mississippi will have a 'll0l system equal lo that, of Clai lriH' count y," said l'rof. Hardy of A- 8'l M. Collcjjt!, last vuek. "le I'lilll is doinn- more for the ild- ""'M'liienf of the county than any ;W fiietur in is developmeut, 'I'1 its eU'ecIs nro plainly diseern- 1IHMIII4 :a Pfluoitcl cilizenship of the high- ii'is, aim the expensu is pniall :' rnmpiuvd with tho niagnifieent Willis achieved." Tupelo Cotton Factory. -T'W lU'CKlierplu l,,.i,rl,t tnr I'Whi'r mii,, r,,i ,lt '"'i',,,,,.!,. C'litleinen representing f 1,1 r "j 1,4 I'li.pi'iin, re (hirii,,, ti,0 ,.nut ,... ;V(Kii. the ilnsirsiKimv Tnnnln ns Is site for ,,n.. ....,... ...1 4i, ln.'fore leaving that they I: , I'i'coininend that it be estab l''l in tli,.t it 4i,a j11 will contain 10,000 spindles u "ii inns bo one of tho argest Slate. s'ite Bank Supervisors. ov' liorio-ino lina lieen renursted 1 0 nnine the d,W..oa frmn Afissis- !P; tn represent tho State at the I'TOln? mr,,,;,,,. ,.f 11.. v..i;.,l Ao. Ja,'ou of State Bank Supervisors. ;,n win Do Hold in nuuaio, ' '.,)!! .In U 1 ,! Q ,.,! pp-.ll Uo 1 "j 1 emu uiiu. pp pip ."j "st ititeresting as well as itnport ij 1 P'llifring of husiuesa men and ;nt t' ''lp "PP"'11'""'"!. f l'lR- 'J3 f i'11!)! Mit-iss.ippi will be made pso.enior during June. Deed for Child. A very umiMial deed was filed in Hinds county in the chancery c,,rfcg ollicc last week. The lMOierty con veyed in tho instrument is a child from a divorced woman to Iht hus band, and the instrument is drawn up wiili all the formality of a con veyance of realty or chattel proper ty. The deputy clerk was t a hiss for 5)1110 time to determine in what hook Id record the instrument, but it was finally decided to place it in tho chattel book. The acknowl edgment of the divorced woman was made before the chancery clerk of Lctlore county, and the introductory is ns follows : "Having separated and boon di vorced from my husband, . M. Harris, and believing thai, the best interests of my minor son by the said K. M. Harris would be greatly promoted by committing him dur ing his minority to the custody, care, support find maintenance, 'of his father, who is amply able and desir ous of having the care, custody and support of said child, and is a suit able and proper person to raise and provide for him, I hereby voluntar ily give over and surrender said child, Walter Kllis Harris, to the custody, care, maintenance and support of his said father, K. M. Harris, and hereby relinquish unto him during the minority of 1 lie child all right or claim to the care, custody, support and maintenance (f said child, which I now or may hereafter have. The said K. jf. Harris promises I hat on proper oc casions I may visit said child, hut I do not make this a condition in this gift." In tin1 opining clause of the above the words, "and de.-iring to soon marry another man," have been struck out. The instrument is headed, "Deed of I lift." A Remarkable Claim. The most, remarkable claim ever siibinitii'd to a railroad corporation is on tile with one of the claim agents of the Yazoo & Xlississippi Valley road, whose territory covers the southern part of the State. According to the statement made in the claim, an old lady living at Hamburg, in Franklin county, owns a Hock of geese, which strayed out on the track recently, and when a freight train came along they Hew into a large briar patch near t In track. The old lady claims that the geese lost, twelve pounds of feathers before tliev got out of the briar patch, and she wants recompense therefor at the rate of f0 cents per pound. Pushing to the Front. von the president of the United Slates cannot check Southern prog ress and advancement. Though he undertook to put a crimp in the on ward march of Imlianola by depriv ing her citizens of postal facilities, he has failed. The Sunllower town is rapidly pushing to the front in an industrial way. A cotton compress, new oil mill and a number of lesser enterprises an; being built, and the new railroad tho construction of which through the county is contem plated will undoubtedly be given a iibcral support. Bond Election at Greenville. On the 21th of this month there will be an election held to vol,; $."0, (lilll of bonds for street paving pur poses. From the outlook there is little doubt but the bonds will carry and tho streets bo paved before bad weather sets in. Grading Begun. From F.llisville conies the report that the contractors have begun work on the grade of tho Mobile, .Jackson it Kansas City, which is to go into that town. It is stated that (ruins on this lino will probably be running to both Kllisville and Laurel bv .December 1. Boasting of Candidates. Calhoun and Leake counties are contesting the honor of having the greatest number of county candi dates. The formur has 87 and the latter !)G. Although these nro in tho lead, so far as can be as certained, vet there are a number of other inland counties where the tic sire for ollicc. is nearly as fully de veloped. Turned Over a Surplus. Despite the predictions of finan cial failure the Bowers oyster law has proven to he a complelo success. The report of the commission has boon received, showing that the sum of $I3.8;..").2.1 was collected in 'licenses, fees, etc., during the oyster season. Tho law allowed the ex penditure of $12,000 for the pur pose during the first year of the operation of the law, and the sur plus of .$1.8;S..2.1 has been con verted back into the State treasury. The Natchez & Gulf- Chief Engineer Hungerforrl of the Natchez & fiulf Knilwny, one of the now projected lines, reports from Gulfport that the road has from Natchez to that point, a distance of la unlM. e states that construction w.li be?in as soon as the right o way ran b secured. The route is via ... Isling ton, Hamburg, Xleadville, Xlagnc ii.. on.l Ponarville. Almost uu entire line is in Mississippi. ARRIVAL OF SHAMROCK III. sir Thoii.u i.i,,i' i,n, c Imiifiiiirr foi Un Anif-rlpji ,, ( ArrlriPd Aftir tt KppiikIi J'niaagn, w York, .),- 1;,. Safe ami aonnd nftcr 11 rough passa,. fr,m (iouroeli, Scollionl, f if, ,ii;(.s .,IU .,, llm,rs sir Thomas Upton's latest elm 1 1 11 1- fur the America's cup, the Saiiiurock HI., is now l.viiijr at anchor oft Toinphins ville, S. I., where slip orrivwl at 10:20 Sunday 1110111 injj-, in company with the steam yacht Erin that hail lowed her most of (hp way across the Atlantic, ami hy the Shamrock 1., towed by the British tujf t'ruiser. The l.'.fi niru which manned the yachts and their convoys are all well, ami there were no accidents to mar the passage. Itctwcen (iouroeli and Fayal, Azores, where the steamers 6top;ied for coal, calms and squally weuthtr were en countered. The Krlu and her tow became separated from the cruiser and Shamrock J. before reaching i'ayal, hut they never lost sight of each other after Icavinff then;. On June l-' the yachts wer caiiiU,t in a gale from the southeast, and while it mew very hard and a heavy sea was niniiiiif; very little water was shipped anil no damage was done. The new challenger is a far hand somer eraft than cither the .Shamrock 1. or II. She looks not unlik,. the Cn- luinhia, above the water line, and her beam seems greater than either of those yachts. She tows easily, mak ing a very little broken water at the bow and Icavinc a clean wake. Hit captain, Hubert. Wringe, says she be haved .splendidly under all conditions of weather during the passage across the Atlantic. At lL'::i() Sunday morning when the Krin was too miles east of Sandy Hook, the operator of the wireless tt'to.rranl, ;vl,n p.pt li.mpvl tltn I'rin sue fled in r;i!,;i,ifr tl.ii Chum' IvPmrl station, ('apt. .Matthews then sending tne loiiowiiig message to lie cabled to Sir Thomas J.iil,,n: "Fleet arrived safely Sandy Hook. Experienced rough weather during voyage. Shamrock's all right. Wire less working well 100 miles. "MATTHEWS." The reply to the message was re ceived hy I he Erin hy wireless from the Coney Island station at S;.',,', a. in. "Delighted to receive news. Convey to all ollicers and men my best wishes. 1 hope they are all well and lit as fiddles. "I.Il'I'ON." ('oniniodorc Hubert, E. Tod, of the Atlantic Vneh. club met .he yachts in his schooner yacht Thistle at Sandy Hook light ship. SAILING OVER RACE COURSES. SitnfuM Ihiiiiiiiit find Oilier Alrpihlp .lli'ii Ailil (o Speeliiciilnr Scenes fit l.OHKI'fllllllllM. Parts. June 1-V- l'ui ing llie racing at l.ongehainps, Sunday, M. Sanlos I ) ti iixtii t . in his airship .No. ft. appeared over the eour.-e ami went through a variety of maneuvers which evoked great, enl husiasm from the crowd. The passage of two other balloons over the l.ongcbaniis race course at the same time added to the original ity of the scene. M. Santos Diiinont finally descended, unaided, in the cen ter of the course, where a great ova tion was given him. He then reas cemled, and after executing a second series of maneuvers, sailed away in the direction of Hagatclle. A curious coincidence during the presence of the Santos Dumont No. 0 was the winning of two races by horses num bered nine on the racing card. POPE IN PETULANT MOOD. Iliimiir of Dentil f'misp Mini o i:i lnliil Tliflt Hp In DiiIiik Olio Any Ilnrnl. Koine, ,lune IV Dr. I.aponi, the pope's physician, saw the pool i IT Sun day, lull merely continued the treat ment of his indispoitison, which would not be worth mentioning if it were not for l'ope Leo's age. His con dition is much improved. All rumors regarding his indisposil ion and pre mature reports of his death are kept from him as far as possible, as they give them much concern, ns the pon tiff takes them most seriously. "Why do they want me to be gone!" he exclaims. "1 do no one any harm." t is impossible to make his holiness understand that it is the interest taken in his person which lead to the publication of these rumors. POLITICAL CRISIS IN ITALY. I'rrmler Zmiiirdclll Ton HI to Meet the KlnK In Conference Orcr Xt' Clllilnet. Home, .Tune 1.1. The political crisis continues. Former Premier Znnar delli was unable to go to the ipiirinal to-day to see tho king owing to ill ness. He arose Sunday morning, hut was obliged to return tn bed. This circumstance is delaying a solution of the crisis. It is reported that if Signer Zanardelli persists in his re fusal to form a cabinet the king will call on former Interior Minister (Jio lctti. VICTIM OF A RARE DISEASE. I'nullne Hurkliiirilt. n Sltecn-Venr-Olil New nrk (ilrl, linn a I'e ciillnr Form lit rnrnl nl. New Vorlf, dune 14, Pauline Hurk hard., aged Hi, has been found by the authorities of St. buke's hospital to be the victim of one of the rarest dis ease, myelitis. It Is u form of paralysis, and in two weeks has dead ened every muscle in the girl's body below the hips. The girl never had been ill until this disease attacked her two weoka ago. llllniilH Farmer Ainlnnril. rittsfield, 111., June 13. Xcwton Harris, n farmer, who lived four miles from this city, was assassinated in the presence of his wife, early Sun day morning by an unidentified man. The assassin escaped. So motive for the deed has been learned. Hunt Will Nut Itcslgn. Sew York, June 1.1. Gov. Wm. H. Hunt, of Porto ltico arrived Sunday ni,rl,t n Hip nt?aniffr Police. He Raid there was no truth in the rumor that he would resign. IS II ill EUR Principal Witness Against Jett and White Suffers a Financial Loss. APPREHENSION INCREASED AT JACKSON. Principal WltnriPip AkiIhipI tile Men Who Are ( hnrnfil with the Mur der of J. It. .Wiircuui In In llanxar nf lleiiiK Shot ami Sleep. With Solillem. louisville, Ky., June 13. The City hotel at Jackson, Ky., a three-story building, owned by t'apt. I!, pi. Ewe. the principal witness against Jett and White, now on trial there for the as sassination of Lawyer J. 13. Marcum, was burned to the. ground early Sun day morning. There were 15 guests in the hotel, but all escaped without Injury. 'There was no insurance on the structure, and the hotel, together wilh its furnishings and the effects of the guests, is a total loss. The origin of the lire is unknown, but the belief is general that the tire was of incen diary origin. ('apt. Ewen had recently put up an addition to the hotel. This was jiiBt completed and was as yet unoccupied. It was in this part of the hotel that the lire was discovered. The town of Jackson has no fire de partment, and its citizens were awak ened by the firing of pistols and guns, and much excitement prevailed. A de tachment of militia camo on the double quick from their camp across the river and rendered valuable aid in assisting the guests to escape and preventing the flames from spreading. Capt. Ewcn has been kept at the camp of the militia since lie testified last Monday that be saw Curtis Jett fire the shot which willed Marcum. No body was seen to leave the hotel bo fore the tire broke out. It was only two days ago that Jackson was put under martial law. The fire has caused renewed apprehension. Arott noil AppMOHHinntlon. The burning of I'.wen's hotel is not only considered ns incendiary, but as accessory to the other acts of in timidation in connection with the pending trial of those accused of the murder of J. 1!. Marcum, who was an attorney of contestants for county of fices held by the leaders of the fac tion with which the defendants were identified. It has been openly predict ed that there would be the flashing of incendiary warnings, that arson would go along with assassination as dis ciplinary measures might be needed in l'rc.il hitt county. ('apt. 1!. J. Marcum was the chic' witness for Ibe prosecution in the pending trials of Curtis Jett and T'oin While. Ewen is the deputy sheriff who testilied that he saw Jett as he ad vanced with pistol in hand to fire the last shot into Marcum's prostrate body as it lay in the courthouse door way. Through fears for his own safe ty be testilied that he (lid not dare to allow Sheriff Callahan find County Judge llargis to know what he had seen. When it did become known he was first, a prisoner in his home, and then he fled to the country until he could have protection of troops. Iloiippe I'mler finnrd. Ewen's house has been under guard of a detjiil of soldiers for several weeks, and ns a more stringent pre caution against assassination he slept in camp at provost marshal's head quarters. Several days ago a, party visited him at his home and made him a proposition that if he would repudi ate what he hud related on the wit ness stand, saying he testified to what wa.s not true because of the excite ment which he was under, he would be given if j.ooo by a certain prominent eitien. and that if he did not accept this offer he would be assassinated, lie encouraged his visitor to return in the afternoon and stationed two wit nesses in a closet who overheard a repetilion of the proposition and the threat, which was accompanied by the tender of the five crisp $1000 notes. No one has doubted that Ewen was in actual danger, but few were prepared for a step as desperate as that which came Sunday, and it. is generally be lieved that the incendiary fire was due to the statement made to Inspector limes about the attempt at bribery as well as Ewen's testimony. F.wen Faintly Aow Dependent. Mrs. Ewen and her children are poorly clad, and lost everything. The hotel and furniture had been insured, but only a week ago. Capt. Ewen was notified that on account of threaten ing conditions the company had de cided to caned hU policy. The house and fixtures were valued at $10,000. They were the savings of a life-time, and Ewen and family are to-day homeless and dependent on the hos pitality of the troops in camp. Joe Craw ford and Ed. Thap, wagon-eer-s for the llargis brothers, are un der arrest at the military camp, and the llargis faction is making an effort to obtain their release. FAST MAIL TRAIN DITCHED. F.nuiue Thrown Over on It Side, lillllnn: the Flreninn nml In juring the KiiKlnrrr. Poeatcllo, Idaho, June 15. East bound fast mail on the short line was ditched in the yards here by striking a misplaced switch. The engine aJ thrown over on its side, killing Fire man Bowers and seriously injuring Engineer Williams. Mail Clerk ( amp. bell also was badly hurt. The passen gers escaped with a severe shaking up. Twenty-Seven Pemnim Mltalns. St. Louis, June 15. The inquiry aft er persons missing since the washout it Madison, Venice and East St. Louis grows daily. At the Emergency Home and Hospital, So. 2S10 Morgan street, 27 persons have been reported uiissyig. , iMuj. John II. Harlan Stricken. St. Louis, June 15. Maj. John H Harlow, former postmaster of St. Louis, was stricken with paralysis, Sunday, and ii seriously ill at his home, 4904 Fountain avenue. DIPLOMATS WERE PLEASED. Appreelnt ion of t 'onrtepplc nt the World's I nlr IliMlinllon nt .St. I.nuipt F.ipreNfti'il. Washington, June 14. Tho diplo niatie corps have shown, ill a very substantial manner, the appreciation of courtesies they received during their recent visit to St. Iinis. Friday Allen V. Cockrell, Washington repre sentative of the World's fair, received a letter signed by all the diplomats who attended the dedication, stating their great en joyment of the celebra tion, and assuring him that every de tail was managed perfectly and was thoroughly enjoyable. The letter compliments Mr. Cock rell upon his success ns their escort, ftnd this written statement Is iicomn- pnued by a magnificent gold cigar ette ease and match box. The former is massive, and, in addition to Mr. Cockrclls' monogram in relief the case is engraved with facsimiles of the signatures of the diplomats pre senting' the gift. The manner in which the testimo nial is given should set at, rest the falsehoods circulated in some eastern papers that the diplomatic corps did not enjoy their visit to the dedica tion. SEVENTH EPISCOPAL TOUR. IIInIiop lliirtnell Snlla on Wcilneadny on tl Journey of Thirty ThooPifiiiil MUcm. New York, June 15. Hisbop J. C. Ilartsell, of the Methodist Episcopal church, will sail from New York on the steamer Germanic, Wednesday, to begin his seventh Epir-copal tour on the continent of Africa. The mission centers under his supervision are on both coasts of the continent, and at different points extend several hun dren miles into the interior. The journey will require about 30,000 miles of travel. I'ishop Ilartsell ex peels to re! urn to the, United States next April, in time to be present at the opening of the quadrennial gener al conference of the church at Los Angeles, Cal May 1. Iie.v. Wilson 8. Naylor, of Wisconsin, conference will accompany the bishop as assistant. BEGINNING TO IJ00M. MlsslBsIppl's Eru, of ProRpority Be coming Plainly Manifoot. MARVELOUS RESOURCES OF WEALTH Ylp-lila Only to the I.ono Star State In Cotton rroiliictlon Iter Lumber find MnmirarturliiK loternata Coming itupiplly to the I-root Won ful Influx of CwpltitL. Uenry YTgfr, In Commercial Appeal. In the past Mississippi has been essentially an agricultural State, and the greatest sources of le-r present wealth are her soil and timber sup ply. But she offers today advantages ss a manufacturing State that are being eagerly seized by her owl citi zens, who are rapidly awakening to the fact that foreign Investors are al ready In tho field and threatening to pre-empt it. Some idea of tho extent and variety '4 the industries of tho State may be had by glancing at the census fig ures of I'.'W, although tho most mar velous period of development in all tho history of the State is now ii progress, dating back to about tho beginning of l'JUO. According to tho Industries figures of the census of l'JUO, Mississippi ranked among the sisterhood of States as follows: The State In Statistics. Second in cotton ginning. Fourth in cotton oil products. Fourth l.i turpotitino and rosin prod ucts. Thirtci.tilh in lumber and timber products. Eighteenth in gross agricultural products. Seventeenth in cotton goods put out. Twenty-eighth In planing mill prod ucts. Forty-second in Hour and grist mill products. In population tho Slato stands ll the twentieth place. Prominence of Ginning. Cotton pinning naturally occupies first place, rotion being the principal crop of tlie State. In cotton giining sha is behind Texas only, whose area is many times larger than Mississippi. Cotton oil products and turpentine THE RUINS OF A LARGE CITY. An ArcheoloKlenl Discovery In th MiilHt of n llciiftc I'orcHt of I'llelilu, Mc&lco. Chicago, June 14. A dispatch to the Inter-Ocean from Mexico City, says: The ruins of a large city have been discovered in a remote part of the state of l'ubcla by Francisco Kodri gue, an nrcheologist, who has just made a report of his find to the gov ernment authorities here. 'The city contains large pyramids and extensive fortifications. It is sit uated in the midst, of a dense forest, and a large amount of excavation will be necessary to learn its true extent and importance. A commission will be appointed by the government to explore the ruins. MONSTER ELKS' HORN CHAIR. tine of the uuieroiia liifli to Treat ilent Itooaevelt DuriiiK II In Western Tour. Washington, June 1 1.--President Koosevelt received over three wagon loads of present of all kinds during his western trip, and these have been disposed if in the White House , to suit the tastes anddesires of the prci ident and his family. The heaviest and bulkiest of the presents was an immense chair made from elks' hours. A big elk in the park at Tacoma, Wash., has annually i-lied his great horns. These have been saved from year to year, and it was from them that the chair for the president was made. The chair is so heavy that several men are re quired for lifting and moving it. NORTHERN SECURITIES CO. The Company, It la Sold, Will he Voluntarily Hltaoltcd nud the StiieUa Illatrihuted. r- New York, June 14.-It is stated by the New- York American that, the Northern Securities will be voluntari ly dissolved and that the stocks of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Kailrond Co.'s will lie distributed among the shareholders. In this man ner the properties mentioned will be returned to their former owners. That preparations are being made for the dissolution of the Securities Co., is declared by the American to have been learned on the highest authority but officials of the company refuse cither to confirm or deny ibe statement. Una (iiven li the Trip. Gloucester, Mass., June 14.- Ludwig 1'iseubnum, who left Boston, three weeks ago, in a small open dory to cross the Atlantic has returned and given up the trip. He went 350 miles to the eastward. Stay of Execution tirnnted. Lexington, Ky., June. 14. A stay ot execution was granted James E. Bess, convicted of the murder of Mrs. Mar tha Martin, here two, mouths ago. Bess was to have hanged Friday. Ar guments for a new trial will be heard by the court of appeals in September. llanaed at Clnyton. Ala. Clayton, Ala., June 14. Wm. Cop per, the negro who recently mur dered Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dowling near this place, was hanged here Friday. Conferred Over the Canal. Washington, June 14. President Iiooscvelt, Saturday, sent for William Nelson Cromwell, counsel for the Panama Canal Co., and had a half hour's conference with him on the canal situation. The conference was resumed later. Itnlian Cabinet Una Itenlsneri. Kome, Jims 14. Premier Zanardel li to-day formally announced in the chamber of deputies that the cabinet had resigned Delta region. There Is also what Is known as tho Bluff Formation, which Is a range of high land Commencing at tho Tennessee line, in DeSoto county, Oitd running southwest, following the bend of tho Yazoo river, but several miles to the east of that stream, un til it, comes Into the Mississippi river at Vicksburg. Hero It widens out con siderably and follows the banks of tbo Mississippi to the Louisiana lim In these grand geographical divis ions is comprised every variety of soil. The alluvial land of the delta Is now world-famous as outrivaling the famous Nilo valley. Tho delta was characterized by tho great Pren tiss as the "cornucopia of tho world." Its productive power seems unbound ed. The crops of the delta aro cot. ton and corn, and tho soil is so pe culiarly suited to the former that it is doubtful if any other land on earth can equal it for cotton production. A report of the United States De partment of Agriculture thus .com pares the annual crop values of im proved lands in Mississippi and other States: Per Acre. Mississippi 112.21 Illinois 7.81 Indiana 8.23 Iowa 6.85 Now, when It is considered that much of the hill and sandy lands of the State are far less productive than this "Nile valley of America," an idea may he given of its marvelous fertility. The delta also produces an average of thirty bushels of Indian corn per acre, hay of the finest quality, Irish and sweet potatoes at a net profit of $:;o per aero, and all fruits that grow in semi-tropical countries. The prairie region produces "every crop known to the Southern soli and climate except the orange." It was oiea characterized as the "corn and meat surplus" section of the State. In addition to its numerous crops, more diversified, perhaps, than other sections, it has become the great cen ter of Mississippi's stock industry. The immense cotton fields of other years have been laid off into meadows and pastures for horses, mules, cattle and hogs of the finest blood and breed. The lumber region of the State, In tho great long leaf pile country, which comprises practically the entire south ern section of the State south of tho Alabama & Vicksburg railroad, is a mine of wealth that is of incalcula ble value. It has been estimated well to the front in cotton production and pile lumber output. During the three years since the census report was made there has been the most ex traordinary increase in both the cot ton oil and iiia.'i.'!' business of the State, and while no data has been compiled to show t'..c exact extent (it the incrc'ise in these two great indus tries, the report of Secretary of State Power, recently made public, throws some light on the questio l. According to Secretary Bower's re port thii ly-fotir cotton oil mills have beei chan.'"e. in the Slate since Janu ary 1, !.)ol, with an aggregate author ised capital of ,2,2."p.'.i'-f'. Near';.' ail of these mills are known to have been established an 1 are in operation. In HUM i, according to the census figures, there were forty-one oil mills in op era! io l, with an aggregate capital In vested of JS.Tll.iO". Lumber Msnuf.icturinfj. More marvelous still is th" icrmvth of the lumber business since the cen sus figures were compiled. According to Secretary rowers report. ami rosin come next, the Slate being i that the standing timber of the State amounts to more than seventy-nve billions of feet, and that if one tree was planted for every one cut down Mississippi could manufacture up wards of three hunired millions of feet of lumber every year and still possess a perpetuity in her lumber wealth. At Gulfport and Pascagoula ships may he seen every day loading thou sands of fed of yellow pine lumber for export to foreign markets, and more than a thousand saw mills are cousiantiy cutting deeper and decyr into the forests. Truck Farming Forging Ahead. It has otlv been of recent years : that Mississippi farmers have turned i their attention to (rucking, but. thii ! industry has grown to extraordinary j proportions, and is gradually spreading all over the Slate. The possibilities I of the State in the direction of Intern sifted farm! lg are just beginning to he understood, and of late the rail roads of the State have turned their i attention to this industry. Excur sions have been run into the Stite II UL Ll The Streets of Belgrade Remain Quiet With the Exception of the Military Patrols. FORMER MINISTER TUDORVICS IS DEAD. have I n eight v-two lumber eompa- to nnng prospectors irom oiner see- nies chartered to do i,iiinesa in the 'ions, and specialists on horticulture State with an aggregate capital an- i Lave been employed to instruct the th irie.l of $:! ooo."" All but a few j farmers. As a result of these et ui' the mii-4 recently chartered mills i forts Iruckiig has Income a leading ire now in ou ration, and the other.-, industry along the Illinois Central aro pivpariig to oruanize. The ire- and the Mobile & Ohio railroads. The mentions showing is unoaralleled, and ! crops are chiefly tomatoes, strawber it is doubtful if there is any other j ries, potatoes, beans and asparagus. Stale in the Union that can make a ! The railroads foster this industry, and similar showing S satisfactory rates for shipment to for- in jvi.i the census figures gave the eign markets are given, and plenty of State TTi estahlishniems, with com- J shipping facilities are provided. N.v hined capi'al $17 ".:i7.."::s. i menuis trucking organizations or so lo con on" goods manufacturing the cietics have been formed, with a view cemus fi'Mires fail absolutely to uive ! to improving products and generally any adequate idea of what Mississippi to promote the industry. s now doing in the development of j t his iniiiiiriant industry. The number of working establishments fell off from nine in IMci to six in l?o.i, but the capital and the value of products both show increase in lOo i'dwr lS'.'o. The amount of capita! Invested ii cot ton manufacturing in H'oo is given at $2.;oii,TI!i. and the value of products at $1.4T2.S;!."). Secretary of State Bower's report shows that since the census figures were compiled nine cotton factories have been chartered to do business, with an aggregate capital of $TT;!.ooO. Several of these have organized and are in operatioi. Since the census figures were com piled nearly all of the mills in tho Slato have increased their capital stock and greatly enlarged the capaci ties of their several plants. The greatest, drawback to this in dustry has heretofore been -the diffi culty of obtaining skilled labor to suc cessfully opcrato the mills and com pete with New England concerns. This difficulty has at last been sunnointed by tho establishment at the Starkville Agricultural ami Mechanical College of the magnificently equipped textile school for training operators In all the branches ot textile manufactur ing. These three leading Industries will serve to give some hha of the amazing development of the Slato now in pro gress, and which shows no present signs of abating. Along with the rapid increase in lumber business the number of plan ing mills is steadily increasing. And the State does a considerable busi ness in the niaiufacture of brick and tiling, to which the soil is peculiarly suited in nearly every section. There are a great variety of lesser indus tries springing up about which there are uo statistics compiled, but for want of the capital and the skilled labor Mississippi is but just beginning the development of her manufacturing resources. There ore numerous small factories for ma lufacturlng furniture, trunks, wagons, carriages and the like, and the possibilities In these indus tries may bo said to be unlimited. Soil and Timber Wealth. The area of tho State of Mississippi Is 47.75(1 square miles, or. In round numbers, thirty millions of acres. There is an absurd impression abroad that tho surface of Mississippi Is fiat and that her soil is marshy, and that malaria Is the chief product. On tho contrary, tho greater portion of the State Is high, rolli.ig country that frequently rises to the dignity of hills. The groat Mississippi delta, which lies between tho Mississippi river nnd the Y'azoo river, is lower than tho balance of the State nnd is swampy in parts; but in it the swamps have just disappeared with tho gradual settlement of the country and clearing away of tho forests ot cypress and oak. The geographical divisions of tti soil are known as the Northwestern Prairie region, oace called the "gran ary ot Mississippi;" the Yellow Loam region, the Central Prairie region, the Loug Leaf Pine region and tho Great On tho gulf coast the oyster indus try has grown to considerable pro portions, and the last legislature passed a special law protecting and encouragiig tho business. Canning factories are in operation that pay splendid dividends. One concern has an annual sale of $300,000 of product. Rapid Influx of Capital. A tremendous influx of capita! Into the State is now in progress a id has been for the past four years. Some startling figures on this subject were recently compiled by Secretary of Stale Bower from the corporation records of his department. The fig ures are comparative. For example, the amount of capital stock incorpo; rated in four years prior to October 1. ls;.i. aggregated only ,23,644.000. while for tho two years from that date to October 1, 1901, the aggregate amount of capital was $2ti.43o,iiOO. Thus these two years more than doub led the four previous years. Since tho first day of October. 1901, the figures aro still more startling. From that date up to the ISth of May. H'o". a period of less than twenty months, the aggregate of capital in corporated reached the enormous fig ure of $46,612,450. Mississippi is but just entering upon her period of development. All of Iter industries have long since passed the experimental stage and are it the market to compete with the best and to demaid recognition. The State lias no debt, or an in significant one. She has just paid out in cash over a million dollars to build a new capitol and not a bond was Issued to secure a dollar of this fund. Her people everywhere aro pros pering and are contented, aad she in vites investors and homeseekers to come and help in her upbuilding. Factory Exemptions. For the encouragement of factories the State offers liberal tax exemp tions. The statutory provisions cre ating factory exemptions are as fol lows: "All permanent factories or plants of the kind hereinafter named which shall hereinafter be established in this State before the first day of Janu ary, 1906, shall he exempt from all State, county and municipal taxation for a period of ten years, towit: All uermaient factories for working of cotton, Jute, ramie, wool, silk, furs or metals; all permanent pork-packing and cold storage factories or plants, where the amount of capital Invested shall not he less than $10,000; all per manent factories for manufacturing machinery, implements, or articles of use in a finished state and ready for consumer's use without additional pro cess of labor; all permanent factories for making wagons, carriages, bugglos, clothing or shoes, complete; all per manent factories for making barrels or boxes complete, whether coopered or loose, ready for transportation; all permanent additions or extensions, costing not less than $10,000, here inafter made before the first day of January, 1906, to any permanent fac tory or plant hereinafter established under the provisions of this act" The Klrrllnn of a New Itnler Will rroliftlily ot Ocenr I ntll Tnea dny, and It la Almnat Certain That Prince Peter Karaneorgerltctt W ill he t ho. en. Belgrade, June 14. At midnight Friday night, tranquillity prevailed here. The streets have practically been quiet since nine o'clock with the exception of small military pa trols which paraded the thorough fares. The palace was guarded by a cordon of infantry and all the min isterial residences in the vicinity of the palace, were closely guarded by detachments of troops. A general feeling of cheerfulness pervades the city and, according to re ports, the country also. The city con tinues to lie beflagged. Former Minister Tudorovics has succumbed to bis wounds. Minister of Commerce (ienshics, In an interview, said In- considered that if there was any republican tendency in the cabinet it was insignificant. The election of a ruler, he thought, could not occur before Tuesday, but it was almost certain Prince Peter Karngeorgevitch would bo elected Prince Mirko of Montenegro had nd chance whatever. Peter Vclimirovitch, one of the old est and most prominent members ol the radical party and a former minis ter of state, has been appointed presi dent of the senate in succession to M Marinkovitch, who has resigned. M. Yelimirovitch will take the chair at the joint meeting of the senate and the skupshtina to-day on the occasion of the election of the new king. After the election of the king the skupshtina will draw up a programme of proceedure for the new sovereign, and will then adjourn until the ar- risal of the king at. Belgrade. 'The sovereign will then form a new min istry and dissolve the skupshtina. T he provisional gowrnment has par doned all persons imprisoned fur po litical and press offenses and ordered their immediate relea.-e. No arrests have occurred, nor have any sentences been passed since the tragic events of last Thursday. The court of cassa tion and the appeal court su-pended their sitting from that. time. I'rince Karn-I leorgev itch, although little is known of him among the peo ple generally here, seems to have caught the public fancy, and his elec tion will be n popular one. Former Queen Natalie has tele graphed to her former lady-in-waiting to make inquiries whether she will be permitted to come to Servia and visit her son's grave. Lieut. -( ol. Mililav Zivnnn ics, of the general staff, comniitli'd suicide by shooting himself ,ui Friday. It is un derstood that the officer took his lift because among the late king's paper was found a letter from .ivaimvie in forming him of the plot against his life. Various reports are in circulation regarding the value ol the late queens estate, winch is said to amount to S2,200,oo0 chiefly invested in her si-ter's name in Switzerland nml Belgium. A commission is now engaged in making' an inventory of the property of the royal couple, and it is thought probable that the total private estate (if both will be found not to exceed half the sum mentioned. Ml lllFI'K l I.TIKS F,.ri:CTF.I). The Opinion Prevalent in Otlielnl t Irrles In St. Pcterahuru:. St. Petersburg, June 14. In official circles here it isstated that noneof the powers is inclined to raise difficulties in recognizing the sovereign the Ser vian parliament elects, whose acces sion is calculated to relieve a dan gerous condition which might lead to anarchy. An official note giving the views of the government follows: "The tragic events at Belgrade have occasioned profound emotion in Kussia, where there is I lie keenest interest in everything affecting the destinies of the Servian people. All the blood has which been shed can only awaken in Bussia a feeling of compassion, which in the present in stance is increased by the fact that the king nnd queen of a friendly state have fallen victims of a violent death, and that the Obrenoviteh dynasty, so closely hound up in thhe history of Servia, is now extinct. A most fervent desire prevails in Bus sia that Servia, after this fearful crisis, may be able to pursue peace fully the course of her national life in the direction which the patriotism of the people and a proper conception of their supreme interests will indicate." I't SISIDIEST MIST FOLLOW. The Power Will Exact Puulnlinient of the Servian Murderer. London, June 14. A special dis patch from Rome says a semi-official note published there declares that whoever is made the king of Servia, the powers will exact the punishment of the murderers of King Alexander and Queen Draga, as civilized coun tries gan not tolerate that adminis- , trative and military positions in any country should be occupied by as sassins. ADVICES IIK( KIVl:l) I.V I'AHIS. ltenort nf a Portion of the Army Ad-, vanclnif on Ilelicraile Denied. i Paris, June 14. The foreign office, here has received two dispatches di rect from the French minister at Bel grade, saying that the city and coun-' try are quiet, and that the Servian Officials buy it IH C&luuuallvU iudlf there is no truth in the reports thatl a portion of the Servian army inl marching with the intentnlon of t- tacking Belgrade.