E MAC ACON VOLUME LVI. MACON, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY, .MINK 2, 1 '.);. NUM1JER .51. T ON K55 Greater Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial De velopment ot the State's Incomparable Resources-Official Organ ot the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. P ijg.CTiCT'w m mm iiy ll. li. iu.AKi.si.i:i:, juckmin. It ffi prncrnlly known Unit our jiri'iit State was jirosju'rinp akin;; nil hues and morn especially that of man ufacturing and that wonderful iidinnec-inciii- hail lii'i'n made cilice the census (if I'.IIIO, but the general cstiinaU and anticipations of the must sanguine Were not up to the Ii'poi't ruccntly issued by i tin.' census bureau at Washington, which jKive Hi" iiicreasu to l'.HU, a jici iod of four years. Thin report showed that tlie capital invested was at thai time, liiol, ".HTiD.niM), or uu increase of l:u jur cent. The value of products in creased to l,4."i0,000, or an incense uf 711 per eent. With the progress since ltflll whieh has In'eii even greater, il is likely that by the. end of lilllli Mississippi liiiiniifiicturiiig industries will represent all investment of fully Oilii.nilO. These (inures slnnilil iie cspc dully gratifying to good citizens in general. The progress being made by our Male along all lilies is phcnionenal and no State in the South lias in the p.i-t few years made, more progress in dustrially than ours. J,et us hope that it will continue thus. Article 1, section !) of the act creating it llcpartment of Agriculture and Com merce reads: "14e (the rotiiiiiissinn erl shall encourage the proper develop ment of agriculture, liort icult lire and kindred industries." It will be the j.iir poM) of the writer to comply with this command ill every sense of the word so far as pussible. The co-operation of tlio-i' interested ill these lines is earn-c-llv solicited. The work can be great ly Meditated by such co-operation. His inleiests are there and no cll'ort will he spiiicd to aid the agricultural people, A ti lend living in the old home county in .North Mississippi, in a personal Ut ter sonii after the appointineiit was hii iimmecd, said: "I'M, recall the days when oU were coming up in the hills of llctilim County, breaking your land in the spring with a yoke of' yciirlini;s iiiil diiving them to market with the chickens, and dry hides. Imagine yoiirsi'lf there again uiul help us, it is ii"W in your power to do it. You have tlie State machinery behind you to help." And help lie will with 'the co operation of the people. '1 In' campaign of 1D07 is being scented hi announcements ami the publication ol piat tonus. While the vulcr are uu id pa inn; little attention to the can ihdates ,,r their platforms, within u shell time the interest will liegiu to in-iTe.i-c and in a few inoiiths alignments will he mnde by some who have espe cial lavoiites in the running. No sug gest!, m is made as to who of tli many nan aheady iiiiiiouueed should receive the Mipporl of the voters, but attcniiou is called to the need of lilell to till the unions places who are known to be up nalit, honest, and above any suspicion whatever, tliir proud Stale stands as "in1 of only live in the whole t nited Stales that is above the suspicion of putt, and the duty of every voter is to perpetuate thai very much to be ilc-ired distinction. Honest men who ran not be tempted to do what is not li'jhl tor money or position, are the ones deserving of the support of all piod men. The impression that farmers won't stand toecthcr in an organization for their benefit is beiii' dispelled to a considerable extent. In the State of Mississippi al present there are three shone; organizations of iiirririilturul pcu 1 1 the Mississippi division of the Southern Cotton Association, the Kami lis' Union and a branch of the National tunnels' Association. All of these are active, growing stronger day by day and olficered by men who are alive to the great work to be performed. Or (.'animation of moneyed iullueiices, manu- tiictuiing interests anil the hundred and niie otlnr combinations, are making it more inocsnry every day that the ag rimltui -i,t, horticulturist and kindred in terests combine for their own protec tion, local and lasting gnwl can be niroinplishcd by such a course, and it is the interest of the whole class that Mit'h is done. 1 hd experience of persons growing al fdla, inclilolus, Johnson and other hay i'i"'S is desired by this department. Mease send ill the number of acres fi'in last year, the yield, soil best adapted, particular plait of preparing and any other information that Would likely be of interest. If sur licient replies lire received u bulletin on the subject will be issued. An experi ime in Mississippi will be prized more In'ghly than a dozen theories, lience it is hoped that u number of replies will he received by those in a position to tire what has actually been nccom-l!i-hed. The little city of Midnight in Yazoo County will soon construct nil excel lent system of waterworks, and later on dispel the darkness that, surrounds its "nine with an electric light plant. All is not dark up there as it might seem, hut there are nuineriins rays of ft. bright nnd effulgent light visible to the opti mistic citizens of the community. The writer wishes for the pood people of Midnight, all the good things they no richly deserve. Individual members of Hoards of Su pervisors throughout the State will meet t llntticshurg on dune 1Nth for the of fering of suggestions and discussion of plans for the more uniform currying out ;f the duties imposed upon the boards, In discuss plans for the equalizing of as "essinents, the improvements of roads, public schools and mutters in general. Hie meeting is meeting with the great pst encouragement, and it is hoped by llio proinolers that every county and al most every district in the Stale will lie represented. A great Held for improve Jiient is opened and tho meeting should o well attended. Friars Point Is experiencing a period great prosperity just at present. Money is being raised for tho boring of n artesian well and tho success of the project seems assured. A business men's 'loRue has been organized with the best cituMiiii af the town behind it and some W'irk will be dono along the line of let l"ig the world know what that com 'unity has to offer as an inducement or capital to come and invest. The urrouniling territory is rich and pro duptiv nnd there is a great deal that Jn b done t the benefit o( l'riars l'oiut. asaaEsaemriBrk Mississippi I. I!. Watson of the Hear Creek neigh borhood of l.ellore County is a success ful small farmer, lie rnisus his own meat and never has to buy corn and l'd st nil', lie is sixty years old, enjovn good health and is a 'breathing example of the progressive citizenship of a coun try that is as fertile as the famed val ley of the Nile. il,-. Watson has two sons, 13 and J, years of age, who mndi, on their own account last scasdn :;1 bales of cotton. Klcvcn hales of this crop was made on eight, acres of land, not withstanding tliL. Um'I that last year was very unfavorable to the growing of eolton in that section. What -Mr. Wat son is doing can he done by thousands of others by the cinnhinat inn of brains and energy. Why should our young men eniuiigrate to Western States to start, life when such inducements are offered right here in the old State of Mississippi? The trouble has been that too little is known of what, can and is being done right here at home. This drawback ran and will bo relieved in the future. The splendid price which poultry and eggs have commanded for some years will likely prove a stimulant, for the industry in the future. 'There il money in the business fnr those who know bow to get it out, and there numbers with that, nceoiiiplishniciit in Mississippi. Spring chickens are worth so much (hat, the person in ordinary circumstances will be able only tn use them on holidays and Stat casiims. Kggs demand a fair price the year round and good and bet ter prices for portions of the year. It would seem that poultry farms near our larger towns, or near transportation any where, should prove especially profitable for those experienced in the handling. The demand seems to he increasing much faster than the supply and the fear nf a glutted market has disappeared alto gether The Marks Commercial Club and the business men of liatcsville contemplate placing a line of small steamers nn Tallahatchie river for carrying freight to points along the upper river. It. is hoped that by a coiisiiuiinat ion of thd scheme freight rates could be materially lowered ami a number of inland points supplied as well. A difficulty generally enciiiinleicd in such an undertaking is, the boats are made too large and are able to inn only when the river is high. It Would be belter to make them not over forty feet long and twelve feet, wide with tint bottom.. Ail ordinary gasoline engine would propel such a boat as this and it could run with a full load in almost any stage of water. The Marks-liatcsv ille proposition is not t bad one and oilier towns might in vestigate it with profit. Kates and transportation are important factors. The respectability of farming is un questioned. The independence of a good farmer is the admiration ot all. Some one has truthfully said that "farming is a profession requiring more shrewd ness than law, more technical trainiiej than medicine, more uprightness than theoloL'V and more hffiins and resource fulness than pedagogy. It is its ivvn reward. find made the fanner, tli other professions are parasites." While tlie statement as to other professions as being parasites inny be questioned as to its exactness, m the main it is true. Not parasites in the generally accepted meaning of the word, but dependent upon the farmer as the great producer ot all wealth tor a sustenance. Bob Arlington of Wavne County brought tn Laurel for shipment to evv (ll leans not long since, thirty espe cially fine steers. A Laurel butcher bought the lot at a fancy price for his market. These st s were eornfed nnd prepared for market by Mr. Ar- rington at his lionie and the experiment proved a most prolitalile one. ll lias I n repeatedly proven that Misi-issippi olfers unexcelled advantages to stock raisers. The climate, pasturage condi tions, cheapness of feed and other im portant items are all ill our favor. There will he a good showing made along this line within the next few years and it would not be surprising at all to see our State take a place in the front rank as a producer of stock. v The Mississippi Chautauqua at Crys tal Springs this year, lasting from duly isth to August 1st, promises to be bet tor than ever. A splendid program has been arranged with tho best, talent in the country as entertainers. This of fci a pleasant outing of a week or more that can be made one of profit as well as pleasure. A beautiful lake, with pleasure launches and boats, has been constructed and the buildings are ideal for the occasion. A first-class orchestra from New Orleans will give concerts several times each day and the plat form entertainers will be in evidence, both afternoon nnd evening. Crystal Springs has the pioneer Chautauqua for Mississippi and thousands attend each year. It has l"en u success from the beginning nnd much credit is due the enterprising citizens that have made it possible. One station in Mississippi shipped sOy 00(1 pounds nf wool in a single day, nnd there are those who don't think so much of sheep raising, anyway. Philadelphia can no longer be classed with the dry towns of the Slate. An abundant How of artesian water has been struck over there and the citizens are correspondingly luippy. Nothing is .i i.. ,1 community than an abundant, supply f vyliolcsoino water and Philadelphia, is in posses,,,., ... that great blessing. ii. i ii.l,t nf vvhlit a shipment Jlllll Vl'll lMO,l,..v - - . by one road of cars of Vrr.es from the State in a single tiny mcani : day's work netted the shippers oyer $10,000 in cash. A good day s work, in deed. , Satisfy yourself that Mississippi has ' 'ir.,. f..c a moderate exnendi- more m on,-' - , turo of energy and judgment than any State in the I nion mm "l',' about that condition of ntlairs. he : I....... nnd nil that is nee- louniiaiioii is " - --, . essary is the proper application of the means. , i i...,.,,t nf nnr vust field of ine ucvcni',n i.v - - latent resources will tend to. keep our young men in aiissib- , i ,, n ..I,,., ;ii. heir!!, a Toi led the?-. neiu or op "in "--- n Too long have we furnished the brnin nnd brawn to uove.op .. .... c,.,. .... . . the country to our owo iuipororulnwnt FIVE KILLEDBY LIGHTNING. Many Are Badly Burned by the Eloo tricul Stroke. Mobile, Ala., May 2S. During the progress of a ball game this afternoon in an open fluid about tbreo miles from the city a thunder storm I'liinii up, ac companied by vivid lightning, which struck in tho midst of tho crowd, in stantly killing live of tho spectators and injuring 25 otbors, more or less seri ously. Tho dead: Donald Touart, Stephen Touart, Wither Moody, Joha Green and Charles Thomas. At least fifteen or twenty others were shocked and knocked down by the stroke, who quickly recovered and were able to leave tho scene. The fluid was strewn with bits of shoes and cloth ing from those who wore killed or seri ously injured, and tho bodies of the dead presented a terrible spectacle, be ing burned in numerous places. A sil ver dollar taken from the pocket of oris of tho vict ims was melted on both sides. NEGRO IS EJECTED From Pullman Car After Being Re peatedly Warned. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 28. After first, milking an effort to create the be lief that he was a foreigner, then feign ing deafness and again refusing to obey the command to vacate a seat, in a l'ull uuin cnroii train No. 11, due to arrive In this from Sauli-hury at 10:0.) p.m., lfrwnly ( '. Kaiisom, evidently a New Knglainl negro of prominence, and tho author of an address urging the inter marriage of the races in the South, was eject, -.1 from the Pullman car and forced to take a seat in the car regularly pro vider! for bis race. Hansom is of a ginger-cake color, alsiut li feet 2 in height, wearing a red moustache, lie entered the Pullman cur at Salisbury and it was not until the train had passed New port, just west of the State line, that, Kunsom wai ejected from the car. Kven then lie per sisted in coming back to the Pullman, and it was not. until bo was duly warn ed that he accepted the inevitable, and joined the other negroes in the car. Knnsom came to Chattanooga, but upon the arrival of the train he could not be. found, evidently having gutter away so as to avoid further notoriety. LID PUT ON IN LOUISVILLE. Do Drinking, No Working:, No Base ball Games on Sunday. Louisville, Ky., May 28.--Scores of corner pumps with the handles removed and signs derisively announcing ''Closed. It's Sinful to Drink on Sun day,'' brought homo to early rising householders in many sections of the city the fact that Louisville toduy was, for the first time in many years, dry as Tophet. Kvery place in Louisville and Jeffer son county where intoxicants are sold was, with one except ion, closed tight. The exception was a park conducted by a J ebrcw, who observed .Saturday as the Sabbath, lie was arrested and will be tried, but was allowed to continue selling throughout the day, doing a rushing business as the news spread. Pour other places where liquor is sold bad been designated by the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association to test the law. The proprietors of these were not only arrested, but the places were kept closed thereafter. liesides the saloons, all barber shops, bowling alleys, billiard balls, theaters, grocery stores and railroad and street car lilies were closed. Two free "sn ered concerts'' at the largest amusement park in Jefferson county were not mo lested, but none of the employes were permitted to work. The bull park was crowded with spec tators when the game between Louis ville and Toledo was called, but after half an inning had been played the police arrested President Tebeau of Louisville, President, Grille) of Toledo and all players and employes. Al though bond was promptly given, the park was ordered closed and resump tion of play was not permitted. tehuanTepec railway Will Soon Bo Koady for Business Across the Isthmus. Mexico City, May 28. Managers of steamship lines on both coasts of this country are preparing to take advan tage of the Tchuantepec Isthmus Kail way as soon as it, is opened for interna tional business. The ships of the Can ailinn line will make Coatzacoalos a port of call as will also the Texas line steamers. The Pacific Mail line which has recently included Salina Cruz on the west coast on its list of stopping ports will give that place weekly in stead of fortnightly service as now. Other Pacific lines will be ready to take freight from a Tehuantepeo line, and it, is believed by tho Tehuantepeo officials that when tho line is opened for through business there will be an immense quantity of freight offered. The general business situation is good and mining shows great activity. Congress has appropriated ii0,000for the expenses of the delegates to the Pan-American conference at llio Janeiro. BANK OFFICIALS ARRESTED On the Charge of Misapplying tho Bank's Funds. Attala, Ala., May 28.- L. M. Dyke, president, and V. li. Lawler, cashier, of the First National Dank of Attala, which w as closed by Hank Kxaininer Cooper, April 24, wore, arrested this morning by Deputy United States Mar shal 11. U. Ashley of liirmingham, on warrants charging them with misap plying moneys of the bank. Neither Duke nor Lawler will make a statement in regard to the bank's affairs. Dry Dock Travels Slowly. Washington, May 28. Computations mado by the bureau of navigation of the location of the dry dock Dewey in tho Indian ocean on May 22, indicate that the Dewey has made an average of 100 miles n day since leaving tho Straits of Habel Mnndeb. Mrs. Davis Bettor. New York, May 28. It was stated at the Hotel Gerard today that Mrs. Jef ferson Davis was steadily improving, a decided improvement being noted in her condition since yesterday. COAL STRIKE -"' '. The Public Forgets Ill, OF BEIT HOW IT WAS ADDED TO THE AGRICULTURAL APPRO PRIATION BILL. ONE OF MOST IMPORTANT MEASURES IN 25 YEARS After (lie Yiclery of the Pucker In Court, tlie President Ciiuscil ll Unlet I ii vest lutil Ion of PiifkhiL; l'lmtt.H to lie Mnile. Wasli'nstun -Heforo adding the meat inspection hill to the agricultural ap propriation bill in the senate, as an amendment, it is understood that Sen ator Heveridge, who originally hit re duced the hill, had an urnlerstaiulii.s with the badeis nn both sides of tlie capiiol that it would not be disturbed in ci -nference. There was the greatest surpri.-e and asNinl.-hmeiH wlnn it wps learned that the, licveriilge bill had In" 'ii Incorporated into the agricultural hill. Ilmv tlie .'ini AViin I'lnnneil. It is also worth while to n member that this is perhaps the mrisl important legislation of the past quarter of a cen tury, hairing only the rate bill and the original legislation which launched us in the canal-building business. In the first place, Pr, shlent. Honsevcll leek very much to heart, his defeat in the eoMits nf Chicago in hh pre "-i. tiun of I he Iteef trust. He took less kindlv to the patronizing way in which ihe Hei f trust magnates treated him In the matter and the indulgent attitude they -hewed toward him. Sent Au-entM (n I n vcsl tmite. The upshot of the planning was to appoint Mr. Neil and .Mr. Heymilds a commit tip to make a quiet, and exhaus tive investigation as to the facts and. thus fortille,',, to ao after the lteef trust with a legislative wmp n. and n: it through the courts. The result of the inve-itigniioii thus- planned was all that the president hal been given to under stand it would be. The report which was prepared for him was the most sensational in its conclusions and find ings of fact. With this report, metaphorically-, up his sie ve, the president had his ollicials of the department of agriculture draw up a bill which was must drastic and far-reaching in Its provisions, ami in effect practically placed every be.f paeklng establishment in the country under governmental supervision. I'lickcrN' CriiMaili' In iiin. The packers had started a crusade ngainH the measure and against the further publicity in cennection with the sanitary conditions of the packing plants. It was urged that the packers were depressing the price of beef and that the foreign market would be ruir.e.l. It was told to the president that the producers of cattle alone were suffering. But all this availed noth ing. The president stood by Heveridge. Now- the administration blandly says to the packers that they can make the best sort of capital out of the measure. They will be In a position to say to their foreign as well as domestic, cus tomers that their plants are under gov ernment supervision, and that they will have the approval of government san itary experts. Tho administration stiys nothing about the change that will have to come In the packing-house business, and how thousands of dollars will have to he spent in complying with the rigid regulations which the passage of the Devcrldge bill will bring into existence. Neither does the government say anything about the effect on the future rebating and arrangement with rail roads and other trade practices of the Hcef trust when every detail of its busi ness Is being watched by governmeat agents. tine Town' Sunday Record. Jarkson, Miss. Two deid horsest aTift three men and one woman badly hurt is Jackson's record for Sunday. Harry Huber. a lawyer uf Canton, and Miss Mary Peter Gordon, while out buggy riding, were hurt In a runaway. John MrAd.itrs and Sid Hos-klns became in volved in an argument st the fair ground. Honking seized a pitchfork and jabbed McAdams in the face, put ting out an eye and tearing his fare. McAdams grabbed the fork and closed In on Hosklns with' a ' knife. Both wire carried to a sanitarium. . . Too Jlneh Had Whisky. Now Orleans A special from Laurel, Miss., to the Picayune says that R. I. Beasley, a commercial traveler for a New Orleans cracker factory, Is dead, and three other young men are serious ly 111 as tho result of drinking whisky supposed to have been poisoned. Killed Iiy a Fitrhrd Hull. Kansas City Howard Newton, aged 17 years, was struck over Ihe heart bv a pitchfd ball and killed while playing baseball. Newton dropped his bat, ran to IUt base and fell dead. NO WORRY NOW. It and Guess Fish in. GANNON'S ULTIMATUM ROOSEVELT SUPPORTS HIM ON STATEHOOD BILL. Senntor Fnraker ThfHteilN to Milk Ihe Semite lli'iinnre nn Aiiro prilllloii Hitler. Washington Speaker Cannon has handed out an ultimatum to the senate leaders as to wlr.t h,'' will mnd for in eoniV'i tii n with the statehood bill. He has yicldi d far cnuusdi from his orig inal position, which was a mo.-l vein tnent one, to h-t Prisldcnt Roosevelt and the lepuhlicnn b adi rs know that he will agree to the statehood bill going through as passed by the senate if it contains the amen imcnt introduced by Senator Foraker at the la-t .session of congress. . This amendment, provided that. New Mexico ami Arizona should hold a con stitutional convention and arrange to he consolidate into one state, the con stitution passed by the convention to bo mbmittid to the people of lioth ter ritories in an election to determine whether they wiail- ratify it and agree to becoming a joint state, In Ihe cvmt that either territory voted aga ti-t the constitution, then tie whole thing was to he void and no state organized. 'flu re are a variety of reports as to what is to become of the statehood bill. Senator Fi. raker threatens to attach the bill as il was passed by the senate to cue of the principal appropriation bills, forcing the house to accept it, that way or be responsible for the failure of pas rave of an anprccriation hill. The president, however, has given art intimation that he will not be satisfied with that nrr of thing. President Roosevelt stand,-) alisniuttly with Mr, Cannon en the slat'diood proposition, and I as so informed nuiators who have l,"in interested enough to inquire. Mr. Roo-'evi It liin iiubuul the session has shown a disposition to solicit and fol low ;e advice of the speaker in all le;:i-lative matters in which .Mr. Can non has shown an interest. FRIENDS OF A LOCK GANAL ABE ALARMED Washington Friends of the adminis tration plan for a lock lar.rl across the btl'iims of Panama are aianmd at the aitiin of lie senate in ai:reeii!K t the motion of Senator Kittredue, of South Dakota, that his 1 ill providing for a sea li vol canal shall be the unfinished husiness of that body. The importance of the action can. not he overestimated. It means that, as, long as Senator Kit tiedge plea-es, th" bill will he put be fore the stnau' atd remain there to tie exclusion of everything else except as it phases the South Dakota senator. The signilicance of the aetiin lies in the fact that no volts- was raised in the senate in opposition to the pro gram inc. Those who favor the lock canal are dispose,! to let the bill go to a vote and see if Kittredge can demonstrate the truth of his assertion that he ha.s a majority for his kind of a canal. MAY GOES OUT WITH COLD AND STORMS Chicago A oid wave and a gale vis ited Chicago and the northwest. The gale swept the lakes, prevented ships from leaving harhois, and those out on the lakes In many instances could not enter owing to the wind and high seas. Temperatur .i have been abnormally low. Sttovv fell in Wisconsin. Minne sota, the Dako.as and Nebraska. In this city a cold rain mixed with snow fell. St. Louis Tho cold wave extended as far south as southern Missouri and sculhern Illinois. No damage is report ed to fruits and i reps. "Mil" Lifted Ht Koknmo. Kokcmo, Ind. Restaurants, drug stores, news stands, tobacco stands, cream anil refreshment parlors, livery stables, vaudeville playhouses are all open on Sunday. Constable Welty ar rester! M shopkeepers, all of whom gave bond and continued business. Prose cuting Attorney Vorhis says he will not prosecute, but other attorneys will be engaged to do so. DiiviU'a ( inulKliin t'rllli'al. Dublin The condition of Michael Davit Is extremely critical, and grave fears are entertained for his recovery. Snved From Molt, (iuca Innnne. Kansas City, Mo. Muaroo Talvers, a negro who, after being found under the bed of a white woman, was strung up by a mob at llosedale, Kas., near here, but was rut down by the police before bo strangled, has become violently in sane as a result of his experience. TlnnMin Preparing for Anolliar War. Victoria, II. C M. Du Aegneaux, who prriveii here by th" steam.T Mont etigle after a tour in. Siberia, said In an Interview that Russia, m making ureparatlons In Siberia fur another war. RUSSIA SEES OH DOT7HA REJECTS THE CZAR'S POLICY, AND VOTES LACK OI' CONFIDENCE. LONG-HOPED-FOR AMNESTY REFUSED The Dnimia rrnctlcnlljr Tliro-na Dnu-ii tlie (nnnltet to the llnrraiH-rrtcy, DcmnnilliiK Itrllre inenl f I'rrticiit ( alilnel und Su pererHHlou By a. Ministry of Its Approval. St. Petersburg At the end of a memorable seven-hour session, tho low er hou.-o of parliament indignantly re jected the government's policy an pre sented by Premier Goremykin, and, with only seven dissentient voices, voted a lack of confidence in the min istry. This- practically throws down the gauntlet 10 the bureaucracy with a demand for the retirement of the pres ent cabinet and its supercesfiion by a ministry approved by a majority in the house. While the house avoided the appear ance of declaring an ultimatum, the go vernment se-ms to have no alterna tive between surrender und war. The gloomy forebodlugsi are heard every where, and the general impri i-sion is that the country is on the verge of a Titanic, struggle, which may be de layed hut not averted. Dispatches from the interior Indicate that the .struggle may be inaugurated with a general strike, when the people learn that all anincely ha-i hi" a refused. While the premier's statement prom ised co-operation with the lower hou.-e "in so far as the latter does not trans gf'ss the limits o-' the fundamental lan," it recognized the agrarian ipies tion ns paramount, proposing: to rem edy the deficiency In land through the r,..cra;inn of an agrarian hank and mi gration to Siberia. It proposed the in troduction of universal and compulsory frincat ion, the reform of the adminis tration and tho realization of the four liberties. I'r inier (ioremykin's statement, however, reiurnul a non possumiis on t.ie chief que-tjon raised by the house. I; ib ilareil that the Mat ami exception al laws can net be withdrawn until muni' r and terrorism cease. The ex piopriation of appattge-; of the crown and church and private lands was de clared inadmissible. Tlie right of in vestigating administrative acts, the statement deilared, belong to the crown, the house having only the power of interpolation. Amnesty, Premier Ci remykin said, is solely the prerog ative of the emperor. I'roui'iiiiiiiie Is Denounced. Such, briefly, v as the government's reply to the address of the house, and the premier's words seemed to arouse ail the latent resentment in the hearts of the members of the house. The con stitutional democratic leaders for the tlrst time gave free rein to passion, and, with llaming words, oiator after orator (le-noiinct'd th" gown, incut's pro gramme, and said that the ministry must, give way to a cahiiHt in which the pi epic can have c niiiicnce. M. Roiltcheff unnoticed that the irov crnmint's reply hud dished to the grouni: all hope of woi l;ii.g in harmony iith the administration. M. Kovaicv t'ky enacted the role i f Mirabeau. prac tically paraphrasing the Frenchman's Xvords. "We are here by the will of the people, and nothing but bayonets can disperse us." while half a dozen peas ants hurled defiance at the ministry. Kvcr. Count llevihn. tho lea.hr of th" right, deserted th" government, say ing that inasmuch as it. had refused to rideem its promises to repeal the ex ceptional law, bis vote also was f, r cen sure. The resolution of censure as adopted provides that the house sla prorned with the order if the day, thus adroit ly plai ing upon the governtiKnt the re- ponsibility for the next move. Twelve Uilleil Willi lluwha. St. Petersburg Twelve people were killed In Russia Sunday with bombs. Eleven lives were lost at Sevastopol while a review of troops was being held. Gen. Neplueff was hurt and the chief of police badly Injured. An at tempt was made to slay Chief of Po lice Matinoff at Tillis, hut the chief shot and killed his a-sailant. The chief's coachman was: wounded. LIGHTNING KILLS FIVE AND INJURES 25 Mobile. Ala. Three young white boys, Donald Toanrt. aged 21. Stephen Toanrt, aged 1!h Arthur Moody, aged Ph and two negroes, John (heen and Charles Thomas, were in stantly killed by a bolt of lighting, which seemed to shake the whole city. Resides those killed outright, at least twenty-five others, both white and ne gro, spectators at a baseball game, were either kn.xkcd down, crazed by the shock they had so suddenly re ceived. (ireece llrenWN With llomnnnin. London A dispatch to a news agency from Alliens sniys that the Greek gov ernment has decided to break off dip lomatic relations with Uoumania. The dispaeh adds I hat this steps is taken owing to lioiiiuania's expulsion of Cieeks Prominent Attrlcli!tnrlM Dead. I'm, Ind. Joseph A. Cunningham, aged 53. died of paralysis. He was piesiduit of the state board of agricul ture, and at the St. Louis fair was In diana's superiatendent of swine depart ment. Pnllre Save rutting fteKro. St. Lous Louis F. Trampe, a shoe salesman, stepped on a negro'n toe, but apologized. The negro cut Trampe on the face and neck, inflicting severe wounds. But for tho police, who used clubs, a crowd w&uld have lynched the negro. Found Dentil at Inst. Lebanon, Mo. Mopes Foley, near here, who fntletl to kill' himself with poison, hanged himself to a rafter. His wife cut htm down before he wat dead, hut he died In a short time. IN ETERNAL TORMENT REMAINS IN PRESBYTERIAN CONFESSION OF FAITH. Ihe llsili lenrrnl A.i-iihl.v Slntri the lliH'trliip of ihe i hureli MiirriltKt mill Divorce. Dcg Moines, la. Before adjourning to merit I ext ytar in Coliimhu-, 0,, tho one hundreil and eighteenth Presbyte rian general assomhly rejected a prop osition to amend the Westminster con- fes.sion of faith by striking out. th words "cast in'o eternal torment." A new synod was created, composed of tha south and east synods of Florida, and will be known in the future as the synod of Florida. The preby'ery of Ha vana was detached from the synod of New Jersey and attached to the r.e Florida synod. Thrown Into Incitement. The gem-ril assembly wa.s thrown Into a scene of excitement by receiving; the news that 1UG of th" Cumberland commissioners had decided not to affili ate, and had organized by themselves. Representatives from the Cumberland assembly here stated that they believed they would he able to Induce the dis senting members to enter the fold when lliey ixptatneil to them the reception tendered those who came here. Then they declared, If the dbsenters persist in organizing and holding the pro posed assembly next ear. they will in stitute injunction proceedings to pre ent tho.- inembtrs from using the nam of Cumbf riand. The assembly, in passing Its resnlu. tlon, refused to receive the information as not official, a.! I proceeded to enroll as members of the general assembly the complete list of former delegates to the Cumberland church as a part of tho united church. MncrliiKP nmi Divorce. The following resolutions, submitted by the committee on marriage and di- vorie, were adopted: Kesoiveii, i n at the committee nn marriage and divorce be continued, to report to the general assembly of lD't7, Ke.-oiveii, iint tins general assem bly rejoices in the greatly awakened in terest, on the part of the churches and the public on the important subject of marriage and divorce, ami heartily ap proves of the campaign of education for the influencing of public opinion proposed by tho inierehurch conference on federation, as the most effectual way to meet and overcome the divorcs evil, to guard the sanctity of the mar riage relations, to pie-erve the family, aid to secure the highest welfare of the state. "Resolved. That this general assem bly hereby r, atlirms the deliverances upon divorce anil remarriage after di vi roe, adnp'i d by previous general as semblies." EVERY PASSENGER IN SMOKER WAS KILLED Louisville. Ky. An inbound passen-gi't- train from Kr.oxvillc, Tnir... on th Louisville i: Xitsliviile railroad, was derailed at S-'V.nth and Hill streets, Monday, as it via., hacking through thu yards into the Louisville union station. Eight persons weie kilh-1 and 12 or IT. were injuied, one of them probably fatally. Among the lead are Howard P. Cole man, A salesman of Stanford. Ky., and William Pruitt. if Lei. an .n. Ky.. tha ovcrsrer of Kaib-v's .-teck farm Th' re sr" seven unid rd itied b .dles at one itnderiakir.g establishment, and. according to Coroner Harris Kelly, they Hie so i.adlv m ine'c.1 that ,t will l.o s uv.e tie e In fore iheir names can bn leart.c 1. The train bad passed Magnolia street, and was preceding at a rm d' t-ate rate of speed whtn a flange on a win, 1 of the smoker split, causing thar car to b ave the track. All of those Hilled met rb ath in the smoker and day coach. It is reported that every por.-.m in the smoker waj kllhd. Officials of the Louisville & Nashville, s-ay eight persons were killed and a number injured but that they had not learned the mimes of any of the dead. WEDS FOR THE SIXTH TIME Latent Huiluiiiil nf Dniiuhler of Mur ilered !'!iiit:ilit Siiclt a eisiiiirr Vlllli. Chicago Mis. Grace Snell-Coffln-Walker-Cotlin-Layman. a duughttr of Amos .1. Snell, who was murdered at his house on February S, 1SSS, has been married for the sixth time, in Ventura, Cab. according to reports from Los Angeles. Her latest husband is Hugh M. Love, a young California newspaper man, who was gradual Id at P.crkeley in ISM. Her list of former husbands in cludes the names of two hotel clerks. from whom she was divorced, and the name of Frank Nixon Collin, of Chi cago, whom she thrice married and thrice divorc d. On divorce from C .fun, who was employed 111 the business of fice of a Chicago newspaper, took place after a honeymoon of four hours. She obtained two divorces In the same court In two months. The luiiiiiurntiiiu Hill 1iimnc1. Washington A bill to regulate immi gration, containing a new educational test, excluding all iwrsons over 13 years of age who can not read In some lan guage, was passed by the senate. It provides, however, that the wife or minor children of an admissible Immi grant may be brought In whether lliey are able to read or not. A c'.uusb cre ating a bureau of Information for the purpose of distributing- inimigranti among the several states was cnarac terized by Senator Spooncr as a "piece of paternalism," and It was nut out- I:'na Suvt'fl a Xnn'N Life, Madrid The first notable act of Princess Ena of RattenbeTg after her arrival in Spain, to become the wife ot King Alfonso XIII., was to Induce the king to pardon Fernando Levera, who was condemned to death after an ex citing trial. The dramatic circumstances tinder which the pardon was given, as the condemned man was going to tha gaiiuws, altriicts wiuespnaiS attention and further augments the popularity of Princess Ena, which Is spreading throughout tlx kingdom. MISSI Mississippi June Weather. The following data covering a period nt eighteen years has been compiled from the Weuthar Bureau records at sUty-five observation stations in Mis sissippi. They are Issued ti show tha conditions that have prevailed in the State d irinir June for tho above period uf years, but must not be construed as a forecast of weather conditions for thu month: Temperature Mean or normal tem perature, 711. The wannest month was that of 1'J02, with an averago of 81. The coldest month was that of 1S90, with an average of 77. Some of tha highest temperatures recorded were as follows: 10.) at Greenville and 103 at Water Valley in 1902. Some of tha lowest temperatures recorded were as follows: 42 at Corinth in 1S94 and 4.) at Xioonevillo in 1SS9. Precipitation Average for the month .!)f) inches. Average number of days with 0.01 inch or more 8. Tho greatest average monthly precipitation was 12.10 inches in 11)00. The least averago monthly precipitation was 1.10 inches in 1807. Some of the greatest monthly amounts of precipitation recorded wera as follows: 20.21 inches at Bay St. Louis, 20.06 at Meridian and 17. 2H at Waynesboro in 1000. Some of the least monthly amounts of precipitation recorded were a.s follows: 0.14 inch at Batesville in 1897, 0.02 at Duck Hill, 0.2d at Port Gibson, and 0.27 at Canton In 1902. Clouds and Weather Average num ber of clear days l.j; partly cloudy dayi B: cloudy days 6. Wind The prevailing wind.3 have been from the south. Million Dollar Timber Deal. A timber deal representing an invest ment of nearly a million dollars is now in processof consummation in tho Pearl river valley, and it is believed to have a direct connection with the half mil lion dollar deal recently closed in Jack son by Fred Herriek and others, the re sult of which will be the construction of a railroad up the valley from Jack son to Columbia, and eventually to liir mingham. Purchases aggregating $971, 000 have already been closed, and other deals are pending. Tho buyers have a large corps of agents In the field and are closing deals as rapidly as possible. Joseph M. Jayne Dead. Hon. Joseph M. Jayne, a prominent attorney of Greenville, died at Voss burg, having gone there to recuperate his health. The deceased was one o! the most prominent citizens of tha State, boing connected with some ol the foremost families. lie served Washington county several times in the State legislature, was at one time attorney of the Mississippi levee board, and was a member of the State consti tutional convention in 1SM0. Sheriff Asked to Resign. At a mass meotini of citizens of Clal borne county held at Port Gibson reso lutions were adopted calling upon Sheriff C. S. McGee to resign. Th vote on the resolutions was 109 to 14. This action was the direct outcome ol the recent escape of Kd Began from tha Claiborne county jail. Began was un der sentence of death for the murder of Jason Moodv. State Bonds Offered for Sale. The governor litis issued his adver tisement to sell, on the lirst Monday ol July, tfoiHhOod of 4 per cent, non-taxa-able State bonds payable in ten years, this being pursuant to the act of thu legislature approved April 1, 1900. The advertisement states that the bond.1 will be issued in denominations of from ilOO to $1,000, at tho option of the pur chasers. Collins Killed by Carraway. Charles Carraway, a deaf mute, at the union station at Jackson, shot and killed Dr. P. A. Collins, a physician of Hazlehurst, After emptying his own revolver into the body of the man, Car raway took Collins' pistol from him, stood over the prostrate form and fired five additional shots, then struck his victim over the head with thu butt of the revolver. Pardoned by the Governor. Tho governor pardoned Dr. It. L. Ferris, convicted of murder in Yazoo county in lOO, and sentenced to life imprisonment. On account of good service and exemplary conduct since his incarcerat ion, and also failing health the pardon was granted. Meridian Will Buy Water Plant. The Meridiau Waterworks Company has accepted the city's offer of $250,000 for tho whole waterworks property, in cluding realty, water rights, office fix tures and the relinquishment of all claims against the city. Fire at Bogue Chitto. The Masonic building at lioguo Chit to was destroyed by fire. The building was used by the Masons, Woodmen of the World, Knights and Ladies of Honor and Gdd Fellows. All of the regalia of the different orders was con Burned. Given $3,000 Damages. Mike Zansfield, who sued tho Ala bama and Viukslvnrg railroad for ilk), 000 damages for injuries sustained while getting oil a train, was awarded W,000 in the circuit court at Vicksburg. Bank iTosident Indicted. The grand jury of Bolivar county re turned an indictment charging R H. Williams, as president of tho Holivur County Bank, which was placed In the hands of a receiver last February, with the embezzlement of 111,000 of thu bank's funds. Susnmer Term for Teachers. The oustomary summer terra fot acher in connection with the summel lornui will be opened up at tho Stat UniveMitv, Oxford, n ' ins 18, to con tinue cadi July 11