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The Starkville News
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
BTARKVILU& : ! I MISSISSIPPI.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
AN EPITOME OF THE MOST IM
PORTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, .WEST, SOUTH
A Carefully Digested and Condensed
Compilation of News
Items, Domestic and Foreign.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The jury in the case of Doss Gal
braith, the alleged leader of the mob
which lynched and burned three ne
groes in Springfield, Mo., in April
last, and who was on trial, charged
with second degree murder, was dis
charged by the court when it reported
that its members were unable to
agree. The jury stood 10 for acquittal
to 2 for conviction.
One thousand of those who w-ere
killed by the earthquake at Valparaiso
have been buried, and there are more
than one thousand corpses beneath
the ruins.
President Roosevelt has resolved to
adopt the “reform” or Carnegie meth
od of spelling, in his messages and
executive correspondence. Comment
ing on the president’s decision, the
London Standard bluntly declares
that Mr. Roosevelt overrates his pow
ers, adding that it declines to believe
that scholarly and cultivated Ameri
cans will sacrifice the history and
meaning of the language by adopting
the “Carnegie jargon.”
Alfred Stevens, the celebrated Bel
gian painter, is dead in Paris. He
was born in May, 1823.
Finance Minister Kokovsoff of Rus
sia has authorized the press to deny
categorically the constantly recurring
reports that Russia intends to enter
the foreign market for anew loan
this autumn.
Reports from the southwest are U
the effect that the corn crop is now
almost safe from damage, and that
the yield will be very large.
Steamers are arriving at Tampa,
from Havana, loaded to full capacity
with tobacco, which is being rushed
out of Cuba by importers.
Plans are already under way to
build Valparaiso again, making it a
more beautiful city.
Present interstate railroad rates
must remain absolutely unchanged un
til September 28.
Judge Magoon, governor of the
Panama zone is to succeed Gen. Smith
as governor general of the Philipines
within twelve months.
Chief Engineer Stevens cabled the
Isthmian canal commission that the
recent earthquake in Chili was not
noticed at Panama, and that there
was not even a record of it made on
the seismographic instruments there.
At the canal commission’s offices
there is firm conviction, based on gov
ernment scientists’ reports, that the
canal zone is entirely without the
earthquake area, though It has been
popularly supposed to be within its
range.
Japan, it is said, will send a com
mission to the Pribiloff islands to in
vestigate the killing of Japanese seal
poachers by American guards on the
islands. The Japanese consul at Van
couver reported to his government
that it was impossible for him to ob
tain a satisfactory report of the affair,
hence the action determined upon by
Japan.
Sud Miller, a pioneer merchant
tailor of Fairbanks, la., was drow-ned
while bathing. His wife almost per
ished in an attempt to save him.
Edward M. Ames was elected com
mander-in-chief of the Sons of V eter
ans at their national encampment at
Peoria, 111. The next encampment will
be held at Dayton, O.
King Alfonso of Spain has signed
the decree making the treaty of com
mence between the United States and
gpa-n effective.
The czar has determined to dispose
of crowui lands and appendages to the
peasants, and thus make a bid for the
support of Russia’s peasant millions
against the revolutionists.
A mob took Wm. Snain. a negro,
from jail in Dorchester county, S. C.,
hung him to a tree and fired five hun
dred bullets into his body. He was
charged by a white girl with attempt
ing to climb into her window. This
made three lyhchings of negroes in
that state within ten days.
Thirteen negro soldiers of the Twen
ty-fifth infantry were arrested at
Browmsville, Tex., by the civil author
ities, and will be held on charges of
riot disorders,, in which one man was
killed. V
There seems to be a general feel
ing for the annexation of Cuba to the
United States among the business in
terests of Havana.
Thirteen negro soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth infantry were arrested by
the civil authorities at Brow r nsvillb
Tex., and will be held on charges of
recent riot disorders, in which one
man was killed.
The Cuban government has asked
the United States for eight rapid-fire
guns, manned by American artillery
men, to assist in suppressing the re- (
bellion.
The national convention of Sons of
Veterans closed at Peoria, 111., with
the election of officers and the selec
tion of Dayton, 0., as the next meet
ing place. Edward M. Aimes, of A1
toona, Pa., was elected commander-in
chief.
At Anadarko, Okla., Annie Dress
back, aged 16, shot N. Mulliken, acci
dentally, discharging a revolver, and
then, believing she had killed him,
shot herself. Both were fatally
wounded.
The tenor of the London press is
that the United States must sooner
or later Intervene in Cuba and re
store order under the Platt amend
ment.
During the past year the Salvation
Army has sent 12,000 immigrants
from the United States to Canada.
The Cuban government has ordered
a number of rapid-fire guns In the
United States, and will endeavor to
secure experienced American gunners
to man them.
Michael McNamara, a St. Louis po
liceman, shot and killed James J.
Brophy and Mrs, McNamara in a ho
tel. Brophy had just registered as
“J. C. Wilson and wife, Centralia,
111.”
Three hundred and fifty Chicago tel
ephone girls strike because ordered to
enter through rear door. Company
yields after 13,500 phones are tied up.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw di
rects that $3,000,000 be distributee
among small national banks.
The democratic state convention of
Illinois, at Peoria, indorsed Wm. J.
Bryan for 1908, and tabled a resolu
tion requesting Sullivan to resign from
the national committee from Illinois,
as demanded by Mr. Bryan.
The democrats of Ohio indorsed
W. J. Bryan for 1908, in the state con
vention.
The republicans of Illinois indorsed
Speaker Cannon for the republican
nomination for the presidency in 1908.
It is reported that the pope, im
pressed by the frequency of earth
quakes in the new world, intends or
dering special prayers to be said after
mass for deliverance from similar visi
tations. The archbishop of Santiago,
Chile, cabled to the Vatican, reporting
loss of life among the clergy, and the
pope in reply sent his apostolic bene
diction, assurance of prayers and pro
found sympathy.
Arrangements for the entertainment
of William Jennlgs Bryan during his
visit to Chicago include a reception
and luncheon at the Iroquis club and
a banquet at the Jefferson club. W..
Randolph Hearst has been invited to
deliver an address.
A communication emanating from
the reform party at Constantinople as
serts that the health of the sultan of
Turkey is gradually failing, and that
a fatal result may be expected shortly.
Mahala Lewis, a said to be
120 years old. died at Ottawa, Kas.
She could tell many incidents in the
life of George Washington, whom she
insisted she had seen many times.
Mrs. Lewis was a native of Virginia,
and was unable to read or write.
Count Fermor, a colonel on the gen
eral staff, aid-de-camp to the govern
or of Warsaw, and a member of one
of the most aristocratic families of
Russia, was mortally wounded by rev
olutionists.
The will of the late Daniel B. Wes
son, the noted revolver maker, gives
$650,000 to the Wesson memorial and
maternity hosiptals in Springfield,
Mass., and divides $15,000,000 among
40 rleatives. George Bull, his son-in
law, was not provided for, the wh
expressly making this clear.
The democratic state committee of
Tennessee met and indorsed Wm. J.
Bryan for 1908:
Hoke Smith carried the democratic
primaries in Georgia for governor.
An intense hot wave has prevailed
over northern Illinois, no/thern lowa
and Michigan. In Chicago, four
deaths from heat occurred in one day
and four in Milwaukee.
Commissioner Yerkes says distillers
will not be harassed under the' de
natured alcohol law-.
Captain George Boynton and three
others were arrested in New York
on the charge of being implicated in
a scheme to counterfeit Venezuelan
silver dollars, to finance a revolution
in that country.
The dow-ager empress of China
plans to summon a conference pf high
officials, including several viceroys, 'tc
discuss the adoption of a constitution.
The Nebraska republicans, in state
convention, declare that “w'hile yield
ing to this principle (protection), we
believe that changes in schedules
should follow changes in conditions.’
Captain Houston Tom. who was one
of the most noted Indian fighters in
Texas in the early days, died at his
home at Runge, Tex. He was 80 years
old, and, had lived in Texas since 1834.
He took a promine impart in political
affairs in Texas a half century ago.
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A Female Masquerader.
There alighted from a railway at
Columbus last week a woman and a
little boy. They went immediately into
the ladies’ toilet, where the woman ex
changed the pants and shirt she had
been wearing for a loose Mother Hub
bard. A policeman arrested the woman
and she was taken before the mayor,
w r ho, upon hearing her story and ascer
taining her motive for wearing men’s
clothes and where she wanted to go,
gave her a very kindly talk and good
advice and sent her on her way. She
had been living at Eupora, and was on
her way to her mother’s home at Steens.
The woman, who is very pretty and
about 20 years old, gave her name as
Georgia Fowler.
No Cause for Alarm.
Secretary Hpnter of the State board
of health says there is no likelihood of
Mississippi taking any drastic measures
in view of the appearance of a case of
yellow fever in Iberia parish, La. Mis
sissippi will take no steps until it be
comes apparent that there would be a
general spread and a condition with
which the local authorities could not
cope, which is not anticipated. There
is really no cause for alarm. Mean
while the Mississippi authorities will
keep an eye open, and remain on the
alert and otherwise in touch with the
situation.
Will Be Pretentious Affair.
The annual fair of the East Missis*
sippi and West Alabama Fair Associa
tion to be held at Columbus promises
to be one of the most pretentious ever
given in that section. During the fair
all six candidates for governor will be
invited to speak on the same day, w hich
will probably be known as “Governor’s
Day.” Horses of more than usual
merit have been promised for the races,
and some good-sized purses will be
hung up.
Asks an Injunction.
The New Orleans and Great Northern
railroad filed a bill of complaint in the
Federal court at Jackson seeking an in
junction restraining the State railroad
commission from enforcing their order
requiring the main line to be built into
the town of Columbia. One of the al
legations of the bill is that the railroad
cannot be built into Columbia without
violating the Federal statutes, the rail
road having no authority to bridge
Pearl river.
Farmers’ Union.
M. A. Brown of Yazoo City, who is
State organizer of the Farmers’ Educa
tional and Protective Union, reports
the organizat ion to be growing, and out
of all proportion to expectations. He
predicts that Mississippi will be one of
the most thoroughly organized States
in the belt.
Can’t Cuss by Telephone.
“An ordinance to prohibit the use of
abusive, insulting or profane language
over the telephone” has been enacted
by the municipal council of Greenville,
and the party who violates its pro
visions may be fined SIOO and given
ninety days in jail.
The Mississippi Central.
Bridge w T ork on the Mississippi Cen
tral railroad between Natchez and
Brookhaven is now being pushed as
rapidly as possible. This road is being
constructed in a wresterly direction
toward Natchez from Brookhaven, and
will continue on its w r ay dowm to Scran
ton, on the Mississippi gulf coast.
Kick on Increased Assessment.
The lumber manufacturers in South
Mississippi are kicking because of the
increased assessment pine timber
lands. The owners contend that the
lands should not be assessed at exceed
ing $8 to $lO per acre. The general
average fixed by assessors is from sls
to $lB per acre.
Confederate Monuments.
The erection of a memorial to South
ern w r omanhodd and the building of
monuments to Confederate soldiery at
every county seat in the State will be
the most important subjects of discus
sion at the annual reunion of the Mis
sissippi division, United Confederate
Veterans, at Jackson on Sept. 12 and 13.
Want a Union Depot.
The Brookhaven Progressive Union
is trying to induce the Illinois Central
and the Mississippi Central to quite in
the building of a union passenger sta
tion in that city.
Refused a Charter.
Governor Vardaman refused to grant
a charter to a negro organization known
as the Mississippi branch of the Broth
ers and Sisters of Purity.
Wonderful Increase.
Perry county , which is in the .center
of the long leaf yellow pine belt, was
assessed at $8,000,000 last year. This
year the assessment has been jumped
to nearly $15,000,000.
ERRORS ABOUT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
To the Editor:
I noticed somewhere recently—l,
would not say positively that It was In
your columns —an article on the White
House which contained several mis
statements. \
In the first place it was stated the
White House v/as first occupied In
1809 and that its first ofccupant was
President Madison. The fact is, its
fiVst occupant was President Adams,
who- took up his residence there in
1800.
The original mansion was begun In
1792. In 1814 it was burned by the
British and rebuilt in 1818.
Another of the errors in the article
referred to was the statement that
ready-preparid paint Is used on the
White* House to make it beautifully
white.
I noticed this especially because I
have used considerable paint myself
and wondered that “canned” paint
should be used on such an important
building when all painters know that
pure white lead and Ifnseed oil nlake
the best paint.
It so happened also that I knew
white lead and linseed oil —not ready
mixed paint—were used on the White
House, because I had just read a book
let published by a firm of ready-mixed
paint manufacturers who also manu
facture pure white lead. In that book
the manufacturers admitted that for
the White House nothing-but “the
best and purest of paint could be
used,” and said tbat-their pure white
lead had been selected.
Above all people, those who attempt
to write on historical subjects should
give us facts, even if it is only a date
or a statement about wood, or brick,
or paint, or other building material.
Yours for truths
L
YOUNG COLONEL IN DILEMMA
Ways of War Were a New Thing to
His UndeTstanding.
At the Army and Navy club in
Washington a number of veteran offi
cers were telling stories, when Gen.
Chaffee told this anecdote of Gen.
Carr, who died in New York some
years ago:
It appears that Gen. Carr, at the
outbreak of the civil w’ar, had left
Troy to take command of a regiment.
The engagement in which, as colonel,
he first figured was at Big Bethel. His
regiment ‘had been halted for rest
and refreshment in a pleasant place
and had not yet experienced the ex
citement of a skirmish. It happened
however, that confederates were in
ambush in the immediate neighbor
hood and from a safe hiding place
they opened fire on the northerners.
Carr, so the story runs, instantly put
spurs to his horse and dashed up to
a group of officers. Excitement and
bewilderment were apparent upon his
young face as he approached the
party.
“They are firing upon my regi
ment!” he shouted. “My God! Now
what is to be done?”—Harpers
Weekly.
Canada Has Much Wheat.
It is estimated by the premier of
Manitoba that 100.000,000 bushels of
wheat will be available for export
from the northwestern provinces of
Canada at the close of the harvest
GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP.
No Medicine so Beneficial to Brain
and Nerves.
Lying awake nights makes it hard
to keep awake and do things in day
time. To take “tonics and stimu
lants” under such circumstances is
like setting the house on fire to see
if you can put it out.
The right kind of food promotes re
freshing sleep at night and a wide
awake individual during the day.
A lady changed from her old way of
eating, to Grape-Nuts, and says:
“For about three years I had been
a great sufferer from indigestion.
After trying several kinds of medi
cine, the doctor would ask me to drop
off potatoes, then meat, and so on,
but in a few days that craving, gnaw
ing feeling would start up, and I
would vomit everything I ate and
drank.
“When I started on Grape-Nuts,
vomiting stopped, and the bloating
feeling which was so distressing dis
appeared entirely.
“My mother was very much both
ered with diarrhea before commenc
ing the Grape-Nuts, because her stom
ach was so weak she could not digest
her food. Since using Grape-Nuts, she
is well, and says she don’t think she
could live without it.
“It is a great brain restorer and
nerve builder, for I can sleep as sound
and undisturbed after a supper of
Grape-Nuts as in the old days when
I could not realize what they meant
by a “bad stomach.” There is no
medicine so beneficial to nerves and
brain as a good night’s sleep, sucb as
you can enjoy after eating Grape-
Nuts.”
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The growth of a tumor is so £y that
frequently its presence is not suspected
until it is far advanced.
So-called “wandering pavns” may
come from its early stages, or the
presence of danger may be made mani
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panied iby unusual pain, from the
abdomen through the groin and thighs.
If you have mysterious pains, if there
are indications of inflammation or dis
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Soon after I read one of your advertise
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Bradford, Pa.
"I was foPMi to stay
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