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THE TUPELO JOURNAL PUBLISHED WEEKLY. TUPELO. : : : MISSISSIPPI. NEWS OF THE WORLD. President lioosevelt last week celebrated his forty-fourth birthday. The new census of China shows that country's population to be 426, 000,000. Over 90 per cent of the Pennsyl vania coal mine strikers have re turned to their old positions. The Pennsylvania coal mine op . orators have advanced the price ol coal at the mines 50 cents per ton. Twenty-live physicians of Indian apolis, Ind., have been indicted for aiding in the wholesale robbing ol graves. The United States fish commis sion has announced that the oystci crop for the coming winter is scarce in quantity and very poor in quality. Gen. Fred Grant recently ap pointed commander of the depart ment of Texas, with headquarters at San Antonio, has assumed com mand. The premier of the French cham utu piupusub auupL luu pian ui President lloosevelt and appoint a board to arbitrate labor strikes nov on in that country. Anthracite coal is being rushed into the eastern markets, and the fuel is being sold in small quanti ties at retail in order to gradual!} supply all consumers. For the first time since retiring from office, President Cleveland has consented to make a few public speeches in favor of the Yew York democratic state ticket. Alfred Peterson, of New York City, invited his friends to* a part} and after an evening of apparent enjoyment committed suicide in the presence of his guests. According to advices received in Washington there has been 75.00C cases of cholera in the Philippines the past seven months, 75 per cent of which were fatal. In China this disease is carrying off thou sands daily. Wu Ting Fang, who has been the minister of the Chinese empire to the United States since May 1. 1897, has been recalled to China In an edict of the emperor, to accept the appointment of minister of commerce. A man giving the name of W W. Chinn, was arrested in St Louis on the charge of fraudulent!} using the mails, lie operated an alleged matrimonial bureau, and is said to have victimized thousands of people throughout the country by collecting fees with the promise of securing wealthy life-partners. Bankers and representatives of big mortgage companies report farmers of this state in good finan cial circumstances as a whole. There has been a big decrease in the demand for loans on farm proper ty. Parties who have been on vino interest on loans for years have paid the premium and as a whole the agriculturists are in better condi tion than for years. The annual report of the fourth assistant postmaster general shows: There were 3,038 postolhees estab lihcd during the year, a decreae as compared with the previous year ol 256. The record of establishments during the last six fiscal years is as follows: 1897, 1,601; 1898, 3,601; 1899, 2,935; 1900, 3,600; 1901. 3,294; 1902, 3,038. There were 4,059 postofiices discontinued dur ing the year, being 1,022 more than during the preceding year. On dune 30, 1902, at the close of the fiscal year, there were 75,924 post offices, divided as follows: First class, 220; second class, 1.023; third class, 3,488; fourth class, 71,193. From June 30, 1897, tc June 30, 1902, the number of pres idential postofiices increased from 3,762 to 4,731, an increase of 969 or about 26 per cent. Gen. Uribe-Uribe, the revolution ist leader of Columbia, has surren dered, after a crushing defeat bj government troops. Ilis defeat wiL probably end the opposition to the present government of Columbia. Edward Schmit, a young college student, was killed in a game of football at Staunton, 111. When they saw their comrade was dead, his fellow players made a bonfire of their uniforms and vowed tc never again play the game. Secretary of State Hay has is sued a notice warning officers and employes of the state department "from soliciting or receiving from employes money for political cam paign purposes. W. B. Raymond, a wealthy citi zen of New York City, has been sentenced to si,x months in jail and fined $250 for running into a trol ly car and injuring a number of passengers, who will bring suits foj personal damages. k Mi The German reichstag has pass ed a bill imposing a duty of $3.50 per double hundred weight on im ported cattle. October 29 was observed in the anthracite coal region as “Mitchell Day,” all the miners taking part in the celebrations. A measure will be introduced in the next congress to extend the cur rency laws of the United States over the Philippines. The steamer Korea recently made the trip from Yokohoma to San Francisco in ten days, averaging 470 miles a day, the quickest time on record. Schwab, of the steel trust, who is in Europe, is astonishing the natives by his lavish expenditures, one cor respondent reporting that some consider that he has become daffy. Archie Woodin, who murdered Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gulick, his wife’s parents, and then shot his own buby October 1G, at Mount Pleasant, Mich., was last week sen tenced to Jackson prison for life. Martin Cornelius, a saloon keeper was held up and robbed at Apple ton, Wis., of $S,000 by two masked men. Cornelius drew the money from a bank to pay for some real estate and was robbed while on his way home. Emerson Etheridge, the last of the political giants of the old south ern school, died at Dresden, Tenn., THi.1_* 1 __ xl . 1 j >» ao tiiu ia?i whig wlio sat in congress, and was considered the most powerful orator in Tennessee fifty years ago. Passengers arriving at New Or leans on a steamer report the vol cano of Izaleo, in Salvador, in a state of violent eruption. Many houses in its vicinity have been de stroyed, and the people were com pelled to flee for their lives. In a report by the United States geological survey, on the Texas Louisiana oil fields, it is claimed that the Spindle Top oil rock con tains about one-fourth its volume of oil, which forecasts a jdeld greater than any other oil field in the world. John I). Rockefeller has given $500,000 to the teachers’ college of Columbia University “as a thank offering to Almighty God for the preservation of his family from death” when his home at Pocantico Hills, N. Y., was recently burned. lion. Allen Hyden, county judge of Owsly county, Ky., was murdered by an assassin while driving along a public highway. The dead man was recently defeated for the republican nomination for judge, but ran a> a fusionist candidate and was elect ed. Between 40,000 and 50,000 colo nists have gone into the far west ern, northwestern and southwest ern states during the months of September and October. The move ment of homeseekers and settlers has never before been so great ir the history of western railroads. Attorney General Knox has de cided that if the United States should accept the offer of the new Panama Canal Company, submit ted last spring, for the sale of the canal for $10,000,000 it would re ceive through the parties in interest a valid and unincumbered title to the property. This decision was ar rived at after a thorough and ex haustive investigation of the situa tion in Paris, first by Special Attor ney Charles W. Russell and later by the attorney general himself. In his efforts to relieve the mon ey market Secretary Shaw, during the past five weeks, has put into circulation nearly $100,000,000 of government money. This enormous sum has been released on the fol lowing accounts, according to fig ures furnished by United States Treasurer Roberts: Additional de posits of government money in na tional banks, $18,000,000; purchase of government bonds, $20,500,000; added to national bank circulation, $14,000,000; release of reserve held against government deposits, $40, 000,000; rebate of interest, $3,300, 000; total, $95,800,000. The establishment of additional rural free delivery routes will neces sitate an additional expenditure for the next fiscal year of $5,126,400 over last year. Morris Sheppard, the 27-year-old son of the late Congressman Shep pard, of the first Texaf district, has been nominated to succeed his father in the national house of represent atives. Mr. Sheppard received more votes than his three competitors combined. Three boys, Hugh *Mirrow, Dan iel Carnahan and Joe Rogel, re turning from a hunt near Oklaho ma City, stopped to rest on the railroad track, fell asleep and were killed bv a train. The Iowa State bank at Prairie City, la., was dynamited by bur glars, who secured about $4,000. The night watchman was overpow ered and held prisoner by one of the f" ... <«,-——-TV -• Mississippi State News Penitentiary to Kexcue. The penitentiary is coming to the rescue of the State treasury, which has reached a low stage. Warden Parchman has just sold $25,000 worth of cotton and will turn the entire amount into the treasury. In view of the fact that there is not over $150,000 in the treasury at the present time, all such aids are very timely, since in the near future there will be some heavy demands on the State’s fundfe," notably the payment of the pensions. By that time, however, it is thought the pen itentiary and tax settlements will have built up a sufficient reserve to tide over with ease. _ c Sentenced to Hang. In the circuit court at Fayette last week Richard Gaines was con victed of the murder of R. V. Comp ton, an aged merchant of Gannons burg, Jefferson county, and sen tenced to be hanged on November 28. According to a confession made last July, Gaines and three accom plices entered Compton’s store on the night of July 4 and killed the old man with a hatchet. The ne groes were arrested shortly after the discovery of the body and would have been lynched had they not been spirited to Vicksburg, where they were held until last week, when they were taken to Fayette, the county seat of Jefferson, for trial. Accidental Hanging. A peculiar aftermath to the re cent Mathis hanging developed at Oxford a few days ago. Emanuel Crump, a 14-year-old negro boy, who had witnessed the hanging of Mathis and Lester, secured a plow line and arranged a noose for a mock hanging of himself. He stood on a milk jar and placed his head in the noose. In some manner he knocked the jar away and his mock hanging proved to be a genuine ar ticle. When found he was dead. Accidental death by hanging was the coroner’s verdict. Gulf & Ship Island Ilranrh. Work is progressing satisfactorily on the survey of the proposed line which the Gulf & Ship Island is to build from Dio to Mendenhall, in Simpson county, down to Blunt; villc, and thence to Columbia, in Marion county. At Columbia the new line will connect with a branch of the Gulf & Ship Island railroad that connects with the main line at Lumberton. When the new road is built and the connection made at Columbia it will make a loop line running from Mendenhall to Lum berton, sixty miles in length and traversing the counties of Simp son, Lawrence and Marion. Be sides opening up a fine, new terri tory, the loop will greatly facilitate the handling of freights, as it will give the road practically two lines from Jackson to Lumberton. There is no country on the globe that i9 developing more rapidly than South Mississippi is today. Christian Endeavorer*. Official announcement is made that the Mississippi State Christian Endeavor convention will be held at Greenwood on November 25-27. An excellent program has been pro nn onrl f . rnnmrnArl orers” arc ready with a hearty wel come for the Christian workers who will attend. Names of those ex pecting to attend should be sent to W. A. Stinson of Greenwood, chair man of the committee on arrange ments. The railroads will give re duced rates on the certificate plan. Lake Harris Captured. Luke Harris, a desperate convict, originally sent up from Sharkey count}', who escaped about two years ago, along with four other prisoners, by overcoming Sergt. Mc Crory of the Shelby place, was cap tured near Mobile and returned to the penitentiary. Rural Delivery Routes. The establishment of rural free delivery routes is being announced in all sections of the State. Two have recently been established, run ning out of Wesson, one east and the other west. The people of the entire State are awakening to the advantages of these routes and peti tions are being gotten up asking the department at Washington to establish them. Confederate Gallery. The department of archives and history has decided to establish a gallery of distinguished Confeder ate officers as a special feature of the portrait gallery of the depart ment. Of course the gallery will be confined to Mississippi officers. This feature will be interesting to the veterans of the State and there is no question but that a complete gallery of portraits will be soon made up. Ac -—- .— —— " Mississippi In Confederate Congress. There are now living only two Mississippi members of the Confed erate congress—Judge J. A. P. Campbell of Jackson and Judge Jehu A. Orr of Columbus. The names of the Mississippi members will be of interest to the people at this time: Members of Confederate Consti tutional Convention —Wiley P. Harris, Walker Brooke, W. S. Wil son, Alexander M. Clayton, Win. S. Barry, J. A. P. Campbell, James T. Harrison. Members of Provisional Congress —Alexander M. Clayton, Wm. S. Barn% J. A. P. Campbell, Walker Brooke, Wiley P. Harris, James T. Harrison, Jehu A. Orr. The Members of First Congress— Senators, Albert G. Brown, James Phelan; Representatives, Etlielbert Barksdale, Henry C. Chambers, J. W. Clapp, Reuben Davis, John J. McRea, Otho R. Singleton, Israel Welsh. Second Congress—Senators, Al bert G. Brown, J. W. C. Watson; Representatives, Etlielbert Barks dale, Henry C. Chambers, W. D. Holder, John T. Lamkin, Jehu A. Orr, Otho R. Singleton, Israel Welsh. Pension Distribution. Pension Clerk Simonton of the auditor’s office has sent out to the various counties the revised lists of those entitled to draw pensions for the year 1902. He requests the chancery clerks to check over said lists and return them to the audit or’s office at once. When these lists have ben returned to the office, checked by the chancery clerks, he will send out new lists to each coun ty, notifying the officials thereof what each applicant will be entitled to draw. The complete list of the new pensioners showing the correct roll of applicants will be made up shortly. The distribution will be gin in about three or four weeks. liisbop Thompson's Condition. Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson is expected to leave New York about the middle of November to return to his home in Jackson. The bish op’s physicians in New York were not as successful in arresting the progress of the throat trouble as the}' had hoped, and his condition continues serious. On November 11 the standing committee of the diocesan council of the Episcopal diocese of Missis sippi will meet at Jackson to ar range for protecting the affairs of the Episcopacy during the illness of the bishop. The standing commit tee will provide for the temporal af fairs of the diocese, and it has been arranged that Bishop Gailor of Ten nessee shall administer confirma tion. Wild With Excitement. The first car of machinery of the Alabama & Mississipi Investment and Development Company arrived at Enterprise a few days ago. The town is wild with excitement. The booming of cannon announced the arrival of the first car. Tri-State & Gulf. The people along the route of the proposed Tri-State & Gulf railway are manifesting a good deal of in terest in the plan. The application for the charter will be made shortly. The road will bp surveyed from Port Gibson through Claiborne, Copiah, Lawrence, Marion and probably other counties. Sixty-Second Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Leven Lake cele brated the sixty-second anniversary of their wedding at Oxford a few days ago. Both are hale and healthy and look good for many more celebrations. Leven Lake is one of the best known drummers of the State. Numerous friends con gratulated the happy couple. Policemen Suspended. Mayer TiVmingway of Jackson a few days ago suspended five mem bers of the police force. It is charged that the officers have been negligent in their duties in failing to raid blind tigers on their beats. Rural Route Recommended. Reports from Washington are to the effect that a rural free delivery route has been recommended for Adams county by Special Agent Watson. Iiampton Appointed Treasurer. Gov. Longino appointed Thad D. Lampton of Pike county treasurer of the State of Mississippi to fill out the unexpired term of George W. Carlisle, resigned. It develops that the newly appointed State treasurer, Mr. Lampton, will have to give a $250,000 bond instead of the $100, 000 bond whieh the retiring treai urer carried and which his prpd^ cessor8 have been called upomwfur nish. jr flOTENA KILLED “WITCHES.” President Roosevelt Merciful to ■ Choc taw Indian Who Believed a ••Spell” Was Cast Over His Family. Washington, Nov. 1.—Solomon llo tena, preacher, lawyer, judge, wealthy, a full-blooded Choctaw In dian, and the slayer of two women and one man, wliosn he believed to be witches, had his sentence of death commuted to life imprisonment by President Roosevelt, llotena lost sev eral children by death in quick suc cession two years ago. He conceived the idea that certain persons among his people were witches and had cast a spell over his family. He went to the house of Vinita Colemun, a dis tant relative, and shot her dead. At the same time he wounded a small child and seriously injured a 15-year old boy. Then he rode to the hut of a man whom he believed to be a witch and killed him. He went on until he found another w’oman, the third person with the evil influence, whom he shot dead. In justification of his offense, Hotena pleaded the example of the Puritan fathers in burning witches at the stake, but he was sentenced to be hanged. OVERCOME WITH REMORSE. Denver Vnum; Man Committed Suicide Be cause He Had Caused the Death of a Kansas Girl. Denver, Col., Nov. 1.—Miss Sarah Vance, an extremely pretty girl of 19 years, died at Dr. Elliott’s sani tarium at midnight as the result of taking strong drugs for two weeks previous to her entry at the sani larium. criminal operuuon is also said to have caused death. Upon hearing of her death, June Terrill, a young man who was employed as a drug cleric by F. D. Kemper, in West Denver, committed suicide, so over come was he with remorse over his perfidy toward the young woman he had ruined. Miss Vance came to Colorado last February from Topeka, Kan., where she was a member of the First Presbyterian church. FOOTBALL AND THE DEVIL. Chancellor Andrew* Tells Students of Ne braska University That Too Olten They Go Hand In Hand. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 1.—Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews has told the students of the University of Nebras ka that he feared football enthusiasm and the devil sometimes went hand in hand. Such a condition apparently, he said, followed the celebration in Lincoln of Nebraska’s victory over Minnesota, when students captured a street car and partly dismantled it. That was the devil’s work. The chan cellor declared it would have been far better had the team been defeated than to have such an exhibition. SHE KNEW HOW TO SHOOT. Mrs. K O. Randall, of Carthage. Mo., Shot Her Husband to Death In a Law yer’s Office lei Joplin. Joplin, Mo., Nov. 1.—R. O. Randall, & real estate dealer of Carthage, was shot at noon Friday by his wife and instantly killed. Mrs. Randall had sued for divorce several days ago and when they met in the lawyer’s otlice of Joplin a quarrel ensued. Ran dall. it is said, drew a knife and at tempted to stab her when she pulled out a pistol and shot him five times, killing him instantly. Her arrest has been made. She claims self-defense. They are well-known people. DISCHARGED THE ADVENTIST. Clerk in the Government Appraiser’s Office in New York Refused to Work on Saturday. Washington, Nov. 3.—William L. ninolronlmcli n nlprl- in flip nnnrniQ. er's office in New York, has been dis charged because he refused to work on Saturday. Mr. Quackenbush is a Seventh Day Adventist. For some time his wish not 1o work on Satur day had been complied with, but when the increasoof work in the appraiser's office necessitated his attendance on that day he declined to work and was accordingly dismissed. The Preacher In Politics. Tfilmington, Del., Nov. 1.—Seven teen Methodist bishops are attending the conference in this city, the only absentees being Bishops Hurst, Bow ers and Foster. During the course of an address last night Bishop Moore said: “The minister who neglects to take an interest in politics has no place on the planet.” Another St. Louio Alderman Convicted. St. Louis, Nov. l.—Edmund Bersch, former member of tlie house of dele gates, was found guilty of perjury in his testimony before the grand jv ry as to the $75,000 boodle fund raised to secure the passage of the Subur ban franchise bill, and given five years in the penitentiary. Remarkable Ulcycle Record. Taris, Nov. 1.—Contenet, the bicy clist, has ridden 48 miles 695 yards in one hour at the Veledrome Buffalo. Contenet’s new mark for the hour is the most remarkable performance in the history of middle distance cy cling. Miner Pell ISO Feet. f Joplin, Mo., Nov. 1.—William Lan ders, a miner, was killed at the Kose bud mine, near Duenweg, by falling to the.bottom of a shaft, 180 feet in depth. He broke through a plat form composed of two-iuch boards before reaching the bottom. These Boers Are Loyal. Johannesburg, Nov. 1.—A number of former Boer commandants and British officers have offered their services and those of 1,000 men, half of whom are British and half Boer Boldiers, for service in Somaliland. Flathead Country Devastated. Missoula, Mont., Nov. 1.—An im mense forest fire is raging across the river from Jocke, on the Flat head reservation. The flames are spreading unchecked and millions of feet of the finest of timber in this part of the state are being destroyed. Penchant for Hugelng Women. St. Louis, Nov. 1.—A man with a penchant for embracing members of the gentler sex is terrorizing women in the neighborhood of Orggon and Wyoming streets. Seven cases have been reported to the nolice. i L,\ BURNED ATTHE STAKE Negro Cremated in Mississippi for Murder of Two White Men the Murderer Confessed His Crime and J’roduced the Money Taken From the Bodies of Ills Victims. Mastodon, Miss., Nov. 1.—The foul Eissassination of E. A. Jackson and Tie Contractor Rozelle, near Darl ing, was summarily avenged last night when a negro known only as “Bear” was burned at the scene of the murder by a mob of 500 citizens of Panola and Quitman counties. Confession Csme Slowly. Hours of excitement were spent while, “Bear” was slowly being forced to a "confession of his crime. When first captured he implicated four white railroad men in the deed, but these easily proved an alibi and were not long held. The negro was forced to produce the Ill-gotten money which was his incent ive, and when the booty was fully re covered the inhuman murderer was led back to the cabin where he had ilain the two men. He was then chained to one of the walls and enough af the timber was torn away to build i funeral pyre about him and a match ipplied. As the wretch began to burn, the crowd slowly filed away and left him to his fate. “Bear” nad been a servant to Rozelle in his railroad camp and had some Umoa clnnf in ♦ Vi« r»amn T-To lrnpw that Rozelle often had considerable sums of money in his possession. E. A. Jackson, who ran a liquor resort at Roane, Miss., had come to Rozelle’s camp on a hunting expedition, when he met death with the owner of the cabin on Thursday night. When the negro was captured he showed little concern, but when led to the scene of the murder became perceptibly uneasy and exclaimed: “What does this mean?” “It means that you began this thing and we are going to finish it,” said the leader of the mob. Produced the Money. The leader then demanded of Bear where lie had concealed the stolen money. Bear promised to produce it, and when led to the spot dug up $78. The leaders knew that he had not pro duced all the money and demanded the rest of it. Bear promised to produce the balance of it and led the mob four miles to an old negro's cabin which he often frequented. He then dug up $234 in money and checks, which he had stolen. Burned at the Stake. Bear was then conducted back to the cabin where he had murdered the two men and tied to a railroad iron placed inside the cabin. One of the walls of the cabin was torn away and the timbers piled about his body. The match wras applied and the entire mass was soon in flames. The crowd of avengers, of whom at least 100 were colored men. then dispersed. A full and complete confession was obtained from Bear before he was burned, and the people are entirely satisfied that proper vengeance was taken. Bear'fi Crine. Bear's crime wms committed on Wednesday night near Darling, when he slew the two white men. Rozelle r.nd Jackson, in their bed and beat in their heads until they were almost unrecognizable. The bodies of the men wer found Thursday by Will Sanford, i cattle buyer, who stopped at the camp. He gave the alarm and a large posse began to hunt for the murderer, which resulted in the capture and ieath of Bear. KICKED HIS BOY TO DEATH. lirntal Father Murders His (Avn Sou In Kentuck}’. Inez, Ky., Nov. 2.—Pleasant Sprad ing. who is held for killing his 4-year Md son, is threatened with lynch ing. Sprading's family consisted of iiis wife, three daughters and son. With his daughters and the boy the father was herding sheep last Fri lay. The boy was unable to keep up with the others. The father placed him on a stone beside a spring, tellini him to wait until his return. The boy. becoming tired of sitting still, began to peel the loose bark off a tree that sverhung the spring. Presently the father returned, and noticing the bark 3n the ground, asked the boy who had lone it. The boy replied that he had. ‘I would rather have you dead than raise you to destroy everything on the farm,” is the reply the father is said Lo have made, and then, it is charged, ae picked up a stone and struck the ooy on the head, knocking him down, rhen, it is alleged, he kicked the pros trate boy in me head until he had rilled him, and turning to his daugh ters, threatened them with a like fate if they ever told what had occuired. Afterwards he went home and said the boy, while chasing sheep, had run igainst a tree and killed himself. Crushed By Trolley Car. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 2.—Mrs. Anais Wilson, aged 83, died today after being struck by a trolley car yesterday. Mrs. Wilson was deaf and walked in front jf the car. She was born on the Island of Martinique in 1819. Her parents were large slave owners. Her mother, Miss Peters, was the cousin of the Empress Posephine, first wife of Napo leon. They were educated together in the convent at St. Pierre. Miss Peters removed to Charleston, S. C., with her parents at an early age and there married Edward G. Wilson. Victims of Pothunters. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 2.—Gugie Bour luin, 65 years old, and a negro man were murdered todliy near the former’s farm, six miles from this city. It is supposed the two were driving togeth sr when they were shot, as Bourquin's body was found in a buggy, and the body of the negro was discovered one hundred yards from where the vehicle wa3 standing. Recently Bourquin had trouble with pothunters, who have sought to shoot game upon Bourquin’s farm, and it is thought the killing maj have grown out of some such troubles. via* NO GOOD. SAYS ERWIN ' _1__ Indian Agent Mercilessly Arraigns Young Red Men. They Come Hark from Government HrlinnU, He Declared, Gary and Worthiest and with a Mauln for Gambling and General Dlexlpatlon. Washington, Nov. 1.—A severe ar raignment of the Indians on the I’on ea, Otoe and Oakland reservation in Oklahoma is made by Agent Erwin, in charge of the reservation, in his annual report to the commissioner of Indian affairs. The report says: “Hardly any of the young Indians, those who have graduated from non reservation schools, as well as those who have attended for a number of years, do any work at all. It can be set down as a perfectly safe rule that as a class the young educated In- 1 dians are the most worthless ones in the whole tribe. Nearly all of tin work done by the tribe is performed by the middle-aged, able-bodied ones, who cannot write or speak English. The educated Indian coming from the schools usually gives the excuse that he lias nothing with which to work, neither money, implements nor stock of any kind. This is true, but I notice that they manage to live on their annuities and lease money and buy horses, buggies, etc., on credit and borrow money from the banks with but little prospect of ever being able to pay their debts. Any able bodied man or woman is able to ob tain work at fair wages. Many of the people are addicted to drink and both men and women are inveterate gam blers. They have practically nothing to do. Their days are spent in almost utter idleness and vice and debauch ery are rampant. The degradation of these people will continue and in crease until they are made to work and live by the result of their la bors.” , C. 0. D. LIQUOR CONTRABAND. Au Important Decision Slade by the Iona Supreme Court In Itecard to Original Package* by Express. Des Moines, la., Nov. J.—The Town supreme court has reversed two trial courts in Iowa on the question of the C. O. I). liquor sales by express com panies. In both instances the express companies had liquors which they were transferring to purchasers in exchange for C. O. I). payments. Seiz ures were made and the cases tried in the district court, where the ex press company won. Iloth cases were appealed and both are now reversed. The holding of the court prevents express companies from handling liqudr C. O. D. nnd makes such goods contraband and liable to seizure if found in the possession of the com panies. The court holds that the priv ilege of original packages or of the freedom of interstate commerce does not apply to a business of this char acter. PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. Civil Service Commission Makes Its Nine teenth Annual Report-63,039 Exam inations During the Year. Washington, Nov. 1.—The nine teenth annual report of the United States civil service commission for the last fiscal year has been submit ted to the president. It announces substantial progress in the competi tive system and general observance of the civil service law and rules during the year. The inclusions in the competitive system during the year were the rural free delivery service, a considerable portion of the field services of the war department, the census office permanent employes and the employes appointed because of increased work during the war with Spain. There were 62,029 |>er sons examined for places and 14.913 persons appointed, reinstated < <• s transferred, a large increase over any preceding year. James J. Hill's (treat Enterprise. Great Falls, Mont., Nov. 1.—James J. Ilill has begun the development of a steel and iron industry in the west which will rival anything of the sort in the world. He arrived here i uiuMu^v tu miuuv;c him urn nite project in his great enterprise, the transformation of the old silver smelter of the American Smelting and Refining company, which has not been in operation for three years, into an iron and steel mill. Cr»*ceu» Made a Wonderful Rrcord. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 1.—Cresceus. in his attempt to lower the two-mile record here Friday afternoon, made a wonderful performance, trotting two miles in 4:17 flat. The former was 4:2Sy4 and Cresceus lowered this time bj- lli/4 seconds. The driver and Cres ceus received an ovation. lien. Mile* Reaches Manila. Manila, Nov. 1.—The United States J army transport Thomas, with Lieut. J Gen. Miles and his party on board, anchored in Manila harbor to-night. The Thomas left San Francisco Octo ber 1 und called at Honolulu and Guam. 4 Read Her Last Report. Minneapolis. Minn., Nov. 1.—The Woman’s Foreign Missionary society of the M. E. church i3 in session here, the wife of Bishop Foss presiding. Mrs. A. L. Alderman, of Hyde Park. Mass., one of the corresponding sec retaries, who is 84 years old, declared this would be her last report. The receipts of the 12 branches for the year aggregated $472,536. Hi* ••Favorite** Wife an Einprfgu. Yokohama, Nov. 1.—The emperor of Korea has raised his favorite wife to the rank of empress. M annfactnre or Oleo Mot Checked. Topeka, Kan., Nov. 1.—The Grout anti-oleo law, passed at the last ses sion of congress, has had an effect opposite to that intended, the records in the internal revenue collector's offices for the district of Kansas showing that more oleomargarine is manufactured at the present time than ever. BrltUh Imperial Cable Completed. London, Nov. 1.—The last section of the British imperial Pacific cable from Vancouver, B. C., to Australia, «*na laid at the Fiji islands yesterday.