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11 EVENING Exclusive Associated Press Reports JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, Exclusive Associated Press Reports JACKSON NEWS. WAS NOT HIS FAULT BEGUN HIS DUTIES. THE HIGHEST SINCE THE WAR. NOT SO ACUTE AS IT HAS BEEN. DEEP MYSTE RY IN NEW JERSEY.

AN ADDRESS ISSUED BY GEN. LEE WHY GOVERNOR LONGINO TOOK NO PART. He Placed Himself at the Service of the Committee, But the New Governor Declined His Services. There has been a great deal of comment on the fact that Governor Lon-gino had no part in the inauguration of Governor Vardaman yesterday, and some persons not knowing the facts been inclined to blame the retiring governor. A News reporter hearing a great many versions of the affair sought out the truth of the matter and is able to state today that the lact that Governor Longino had no part in the Inauguration cf Cover nor Vardaman was because the tatter desired it that way.

A member of the senate committee on the Inauguration who wss approached on the subject said that he did not desire In the least to break into the public printE in regard to the matter, but he thought it was due Governor Longino that the exact facts In ine case be stated so that the public could draw their own conclusions. "Governor Longino," said the member of the committee, "came to the committee and said that he was willing to do anything that was proper under the circumstances and would introduce the new governor if It was desired. This was communicated to Governor Vardaman, ho in-tormed the committee that he did not desire Governor Longino to have anything to do with his inauguration. This ended the and Governor Longino was go Informed. The committee then assigned Governor Longino his seat In the hall, and this was all there was to It" The one great virtue of Burnett's yanilla Extract Is purity.

It la real vanilla and nothing but vanilla extract. (Always use Burnett's.) WHEAT GOES UP, An Advance of Two Cents a Bushel. Chicago, 111., Jan. 20 Just before the close of the market today wheat scored an advance of nearly two conn a bushel over yesterday's close. A LITTLE PLUM.

Washington. Jan. i0, The nre-idiu has appointed Loviok P. Pinkstdn of Texas second lieutenant of the ruaiin corps. CAB DRIVERS ARE ON A STRIKE.

EIGHT HUNDRED OF THEM IN ST LOUIS THINK THAT THEY SHOULD RECEIVE MORE PAY THAN THEY DO. St. Louis, Jan. 20. Eight hundred hack and carriage drivers are on a strike for more pay and for the recognition of the union.

The strike is declared against the liverymen and undertakers association. The latter declare that any attempt of the striking drivers to interfere with funerals will be promptly suppressed even if the military companies have to be called out to do it. CHANCELLOR TO RESIGN. Stone Deavors Will Soon Give Up His Position. A News reporter learns this afternoon that Chancellor Stone Deavors of the coast district is to resign within the next few days.

According to common rumor he is to run for congress against Congressman Bowers. A strong delegation arrived in the city this morning bringing indorsements for Hon. W. G. Evans of Gulf port.

Mr. Chas. Foxworth of Columbia, Marion county, also submitted his credentials today. Mr. Street of Ellisville is also an applicant and it is expected that his endorsements will be here shortly.

Those who seem to be next say that Street will land winner, MAJ. VARDAMAN IN GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TODAY. He Has Many Callers This Morning-Informing Himself in Regard To State's Needs. James K. Vardaman, who yesterday took the oath of office, entered new duties as chief executive of the commonwealth of Mississippi this miming.

Though the executive since yesterday afternoon from 1 o'clock, he did not formally enter upon the duties of his office until this morning. Governor Vardaman spent the doming hours gathering informat'op for the heads of the various departments of state and getting in complete with the affairs of the government Many callers and admirers called during the morning and paid their rejects to the new chief execute. Governor Varclaman's private secretary, Mr. George R. Edwards, entered upon his duties also this morning.

Edwards is an expert stenographer, and served as the private secretary of Hon. John Sharp Williams for several terms in congress. SIXTY DROWNED. Bursting of Reservoir tn Bloemfon-tein. Bioemfontein, Jan.

20. It is now estimated that sixty persons ere drowned as a result of the bursting of a reservoir here Sunday, which also destroyed 176 houses and three hotels. There was a public funeral and interment today of twenty-three of the bodies already recovered. The ceremonies were attended by all the local officials end 2,000 of the inhabitants. The shops were closed and the town is in mourning.

MR. EVANS MAKES A HIT. His Speech On the Common School Bill Complimented. The speech made by Mr! Evans of Leake, in defense of the bill for the common schools of the state, was a gem, and in his flight of impassioned oratory he brought down the house. Yell after yell greeted the Impassioned young Mississippian, bringing back vividly to the older members of the house the palmy days of that great and gifted orator, S.

S. Prentiss. Mr. Evans is a man of marked ability, destined to reach a high position in the world of politics. NEWS OF CAPITOL.

ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE STATE HOUSE. Important Case Argued In the Supreme Court Counties Make Settlements Other News. T. R. Maxwell of Hernando, who was elected secretary of the of the Mississippi railroad commission yesterday afternoon, took the oath of office today and entered upon the regular discharge of his duties.

The following counties have made their final settlement with the auditor, Hon. T. M. Henry: Yalobusha county, Wilkinson, Pearl River, Kemper, $1,368.65. There are eighteen counties that have not yet made their report.

Yesterday afternoon and this afternoon argument was made In the case of J. M. Hams et al vs. Mississippi Levee Board, which comes to the supreme court of Mississippi from the chancery court of Copiah county. It is an injunction suit, enjoining the levee boand from building the levee on the new line laid out and from abondoning the old line.

The new levee will leave Ham and other proper ties unprotected, so he claims In papers filed, and to prevent the construction of the levee along this line an Injunction was gotten out before the chancellor of that district, but, on hearing, was dissolved, and an appeal was promptly taken to the supreme court J. T. Lowe and J. W. Cutrer are the attorneys for the Mississippi levee board, and D.

A Scott, Fitzgerald and Maynor for the appellant. Cotton Makes a Big Jump Today. IT SOARS SKYWARD March Sold For Nearly Ffteen Cents and the Other Months Went Up In Proportion The Advance Was Attended By Considerable Activity and Excitement On the Exchange This Morning. New York, Jan. 20.

Cotton prices surpassed all records since the war tiies on the exchange here today. March sold for 14.48, May for 14.54 and July for 14.61. Further advances were attended by considerable excitement. There was great activity on the exchange and the bull clique seemed to be In control of the situation. IN NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Jan. 2a Cotton went soaring on the local exchange here today, and the highest prices of the season were reached. There was great excitement. THEY MAY STRIKE. Union Bakers Want To Enforce the Ten Hour Law.

New Yoifr, Jan. 20. Preparations are being made by 5,000 union bakers employed here to enforce the ten-hour labor law recently declared constitutional by the appellate court. Seven shops have already been tied up in Harlem by a strike called because tha employers refused to change the hours, and the unionists declare there will be no halt in the movement if the law Is not obeyed. BOUND FOR THE EAST.

Port Said, Jan. 20. The Russian battleship Aurora, the transport Crel, the collier Saratoff and nine torpedo boats, bound for the far east, have entered the Suez canal. BLANCHARO A WINNER IN RACE. HE IS ELECTED GOVERNOR AND FOSTER WINS OUT FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR YESTERDAY.

New Orleans, Jan. 20 Today's returns from the primary held in this state yesterday do not indicate that there is any change from the result as announced last night. As far as the contest between Blanchard and Jastremski for governor is concerned, Blanchalrd is apparently nominated. His majority in this city Is nine thousand. The result in the country is figured very close.

Sanders is nominated for lieutenant governor and Foster for United States senator. The attorney generalship is between Ried and Guion, with the result in doubt Thero may be a second race for auditor and treasurer. Thursday morning we will place our entire stock of men's and boys clothing on sale at cost for spot cash. The winter is not more than half over, and you will certainly wear heavy clothes for some time yet. Now Is your chance to get a good suit or overcoat for a little money.

G. B. Downing Co. Our entire line of ladies and misses jackets will bo placed on sab? tomorrow morning at cost for spot cash. We have some beauties.

Drop In and see them. G. B. Downing Co. Russian Papers do not Roast Japan JUMP ON THE U.

S. They Confound the Name of a River in the Philippines With the Yalu River The Error Was the Basis of an Attack on the United States Russian Battleships Pass Through Suez Canal, St. Petersburg, Jan. 20. The attacks on Japan by the Russian press have ceased and the newspapers print prominently reports to the effect that the acute phase of the negotiations has passed and assert mediation 13 entirely unnecessary.

The confusion of a name of a port near Manila with one similar on the Yalu river has lead the Russian press into a curious attack on the United States. The statement that Admiral Evans was to proceed to the Philippine port was garbled In transmission to the Russian press so that it was reported that American wan-hips had sailed and that their destination was Yongampho, on the Yalu river. This error was made the basis of an attack on the United States by two important daily papers, they pretending to see in this move the entrance of the United States "into the quarrel. The Novoe Vremya in discussing the sending of warships to the Yalu river "At least the United States will be an open enemy, which is preferable to a secret one," THE MARKETS. What Cotton is Doing in the Different Exchanges.

Liverpool, Jan. 20. Cotton market closed as follows: 7.51. 1.1?,. March-April 7.53.

April-May 7.51. May-June 7.30. June-July 7.47, Jvly-August 7.4L 7.41. 7.5S. New York, Jan.

20. Cotton futures nt l-30 were quoted as follows: Jan. 14.14. 1 March 14. 35.

May 14.50. Jure 14.49. July 14.60. Ai'i'ist 1,196. Oct.

3 1.84. New Orleans, Jan. 20. Cott futures at 1:150 stood as follows: Jan. 14.12.

March 14.47. May 14.82. July 15.11. August 14.30. SPOTS.

Middling New York, 11.50; uplands, 7.82. Tone New York, quiet; Liverpool, bsrely steady. Sa'es New York. 332; Liverpool. 8.000.

IV rt receipts today, 23,385 bales; time last year, 35,802 bales. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS TOMORROW. New Orleans, 8,500 to 9,500 bales: same time last year, 7,433 bales. Houston, 5,000 to 5,500 bales; same time last year, 6,438 bales HANNA INVITED. Kentuckians Want Him To Address Legislature.

Frankfort, Jan. 20 The eenatj today concurred in a joint resolution inviting Senator Hanna of OHo to ad dress the general assembly of Ken tucky. By previous resolution Sanator Gorman of Maryland had been Invited to address the legislature. IF YOU HAVE PROPERTY FOR sale or rent, see W. P.

Kimball. jl6-4t A Monument to Gen. Gordon Wanted. ALL ASKED TO HELP The Ladies of the Memorial Association Are Asked To Come To the Aid of the Veterans in Building a Monument the Commander of the Confederate Veterans. Columbus, Jan.

20. General Stephen D. Lee, commander of the United Confederate Veterans, today issued a circular relative to the movement to erect a monument to the late Gen. John B. Gordon, commander of the United Confederate Veterans.

The call is addressed to all Confederate organizations, the Ladies Memorial association, Daughters and Sons and Children of the Confederacy, to take Immediate action to organize and secure subscriptions to a monument to bo erected to he memory of General Gordon. Gen. Lee suggests that state, cities, and organizations generally unite in building a monument to tn elate commander of the United Confederate Veterans. HE CANNOT LEAVE. An Old Law Was Reviv-' An old and ancient statute, known' as the writ of neexeat ragna, and designed in old times to prevent persons from leaving the kingdom, was revicd by Chancellor Mayes of this district.

It was hown to him by Mrs A. M. of Simpson county, that her husband had abandonel her without cause, and had refused to contribute to her support; that he hp 1 contorted all his property into money and was pieviaring to leave. She asked tt.p.t rit be issues, which was done. He was placed under a bon I of cue thousand dollars to remain wtt'tin the jurisdiction of the court.

BE RATIFIED JUSTASSUB-MITTED. NO AMENDMENTS TO THE PAN AMA CANAL TREATY WILL BE ADOPTED BY THE SENATE. Washington, Jan. 20. It has been practically determined by the senate to drop all amendments to the Panama canal treaty.

Assurances rave leen received from Panama which concedes that the treaty will bo interpreted as the amendments provide iu regard to the harbors, sanitation and the limitation of the cities of Panama and Colon. WONDERFUL CURE Dunn's Neck Was Broken, But He is Living. New York, Jan. 20. Cured of a bro ken neck, James Dunn, 17 years of age, has been discharged from a hospital, where he spent five motionless months, rigid in a plaster cast and with heavy weights at his heal and feet, which held his body immovable.

The operation and cure hava a'tract ed great attention among Dunn was injuied while diving from a pier while bathing. He was kept alive with great difficulty during the opera, tion. Boys Head Seveied From Body WAS AN AWFUL FIND The Father Returning From Work Findt His Boy With His Head Completely Severed From His Body His Pet Dog's Head Was Also SeveredHis Wife Delirious and Could Give No Information. New York, Jan. 20.

An unexplained and terrible tragedy was discovered Jn the home of Arthur Oswald, a fireman, who lives' In Oakland, N. J. Oswald Is a fireman, and he returned to his home last night from his labors. It was after dark and be entered the house from the rear, going tn at the kitchen door. When he opened the door a most horrible Bight met his gaae.

The body of his eight year old boy was lying on the kitchen floor. The child had been beheaded with some very sharp instrument, and the head of the boy lay between his feet The boy's pet dog had also been killed In a similar manner, and the two bodies were lying on the kitchen floor very close to each other. The horrified father at once began an investigation going to other part of the house in search of his wife. He found her in bed in a delirium, with her seven months old babe sleeping peacefully at her side, Two of her children lay asleep in the crib. The entire town and neigh borhood was aroused, and a search wp- for some clew that would lea to the detection of the fuurdorer.

Nothing could be learned from the mother, as she was In such state of mind that it was impossible for her to have known anything about the tragedy. This morning nut the blightost clew has been discovered that would lead to the arrest of the perpetrator of this horrible crime. THE WIFE ARRESTED. Mrs. Arthur -Oswald was arrested today for the murder of her son.

It is thought that the woman is irsaue. TWENTY ROUND FIGHT. Articles Have Been Signed For One. Chicago, Jan, 20. Ab Afxell and Harry Forbes have ined article 6t agreement for a twenty round4 fight to settle their recent draw at Indianapolis.

According to the last agreement the men are to meet at 120 pounds rmg side, with the understanding that the winner lay claim to the legitimate featherweight championship. The time and place for the contest have not yet been decided upon. WANT IT WELL PROVIDED FOR NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO CONFER WITH THE DEPART- MENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR. Washington, Jan. 0.

At today session of the national board of trade resolutions were adopted favoring the appointment of a committee of conference with the department of labor and commerce urging a liberal a.v propriatlon by congress to bring the new department to a full measure of efficiency. Mr. H. II. McGowen of Florr, who was for a number of years a very valued member of the board of supervisors of Madison county, is in the city attending circuit court, V..