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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-26

Tom-Do you want to do me favor,
sis?
Toms Sistcr-Maybe. What is it?
Tom-Lend me your bicycle costume
for to-day; mines torn.-Chicago Rec
ord
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-26
ESTATE OF JOHN STEFONKA, late Of
L u Uuzl, tnwusbit 1ag,os,1

y IlaHlr township, deceased.
Letters of administration upon the above
named estate having been granted to the un-
derslgnCd, all persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make payment, aud those
having claims or demands to present the same
without delay. to John Wagner.
G. q. Strob attorney.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-26

Buy your clothes of Refowich.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

then went frum store TO store begging
for q little more money to take her TO
Arkansas to see her son who was in jail
for murder. Her devotion saved his
life, but not his liberty, and she was
thankful for she found some work near
by and could visit him in his prison and
comfort him with her love aud blessing.
What an awful thing 1t must be to have
no one to love you, and yet there are
thousands of such in the prisons Of the
land. Nothing was so touching in
Governor Atkinson's affiiction than his
respite of a man who was to be hung
his tender thought while on the brink
of the grave Of a poor wretch who was
begging for his life. Dan Voorhees,
once hurried to adistant State to defend
a young man accused Of murder, and he
saved him for his widowed mothers
sake, because her father had been good
to him when he was young and poor. II
we men do not have love in our hearts
like mothers, we honor it and respect
it and admire it all the more.
BILL AIY.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

Although Haystack mountain, In
Aroostook, IL said Go be the remains of
an extinct volcano. it has been the gen.
eral opinion that the traces Of lava In
Maine were conspicuous only by their
absence Bnt Prof. w. s. Bayley, of
Colby university, is quoted as proving
by a series of rocks at North Haven.
that Knox county once was the seat of
. great volcano which was subject to as
violent eruptions as Vcsuvius. Even
to the present day lava sheets may be
seen stretching over the northern half
of Vinalhaven. when vesuvius was
born, +" says Prof. Bayley, lit cast up
ashes and dust, which. In falling,
burned the cities of Pompeii and Her
pulaneum- The Maine volcano emptied
similar material, and in quantities
large enough to bury . dozen towns"
The age Of this old volcano and even
its exact site are not yet known. but it
Is such perfectly preserved example
of an ancient volcano that It has at
tracted attention beyond the borders
of the state. and will be studied ex-
haustively by Mr.. 9. D. Smith, at the
Johns Hopkins university, and win be
made the subject Of hia dootQr's thesis,
-jsswatoa Jopx1ah
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
ESCAPED THE PRESSGkN0.
How an Anxious Groom Eluded His Mer-
ciless Pursuers.

How an Anxious Groom Eluded His Mer-
ciless Pursuers.
A very good story is told OF how a
man escaped saving his king and coun-
try. He was being hotly pursued by
the pressgang through Kirkhall, when
he took refuge In garden in Victoria
street At that time most of the houses
on the west side of the town had jet
ties running into the "Peerie" sea,
which were used for taking in peats,
and occasionally for landing smuggled
goods. The man referred to--his name
seems to be forgotten now-got hint
that his pursuers had found out hts
hiding place, so he plunged into the
Peerie sea and made his way up Wide
ford Hill, past the lands OF Grainbank.
In the distance he could see the press
gang hurrying along the route he had
SO recently trod himself, SO that it
looked as il his capture would only be
a matter of few minutes. In this
dilemma he determined to secure his
freedom by strategy. He therefore
divested himself of his clothes, rolled
in a bed of nettles, and again dressed
before the pressgang came upon the
scene.
The constables indulged, in some
banter at the expense of their pris-
oner, because he had allowed himself
to be SO easily captured; but the laugh
was soon turned the other way. In the
natural course of events the man was
taken before doctor, and, when ex-
-~t-ol IL. l,~<lxy ,ya e fo,,pd ff, ho On n
mass Of blisters. As it was believed
that the captive was suffering from
some sort of skin disease, he was de-
clared unfit for his majesty's service;
but 1t turned out that the man was on
the eve of being married, and, rather
than be parted from his lady love, he
took that awful plunge among The not
tles. yhambers' Journal
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
.Justifiable Killing.

One day last week j. G. Dickerson,
manager on Col. ]. S. Simpsons planta
tion, near Duncan, demonstrated with
one of the colored laborers for going to
work SO late, when he was furiously at
tackled by the negro with . hoe. Mr..
Dickerson, not wishing any trouble,
tried to get out of the way, but after re-
treating some distance and seeing that
he would be seriously injured II not
killed, drew his pistol and fred four
times, bringing his assailant to the
ground with the fourth shot. After {
full bearing Mr.. Dickerson was dis,
charged from custody.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

Itis expected that large number of
Confederates will attend the reunion to
be given at Corinth on the 25th instant
A magnificent dinner will be one of the
attractions, and arrangements have
been made to make all comfortable who
attend. Committees with this end In
view have been appointed by G. w. By
mum, commander of the division, from
every town in the county.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
A Troublesome Credlto-.

The poet Clement Marot, being in
very straitened circumstances, went to
the king and said:
II have come to lay before yovr maj
esty a COMPLAINT against one of my cred-
itors whose claims have satisfied over
and over again, and yet he persists in
dunning and harassing me at every OPP
portunity.s
ssNho is the scoundrel?p the king In
quircd.
my. stomach, sire, Though have
satisfied its wants times without num-
Der, it never ceases to torment, and /
am utterly incapable Of meeting its de-
mands.n
The king was pleased with the joke,
and allowed the poet pension on the
spot Boston Traveller.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
Gobb,er Setting ON Eggs.

s. T. Mckee, large planter living
near Canton, has large bronze turkey
gobbler that drove a guinea hen from
her nest and took possession, and is
now setting on the eggs. When driven
from the nest the old gobbler will
''cluck" like hen, and will 60 back as
soon as permitted, coming of twice >
waek IN ha fed
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
Charged with Illicit DlstillinE.

Two men named Tullos and j. NJ
Jones were arrested last week. charged
with illicit distilling, taken to jackson
and arraigned before United States
Commissioner r. H. Winter. They All
pleaded not guilty, but the evidence
justified the commissioner in holding
them to answer to the United States
Court in November next.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
Levee Board Matters.

One of the most important meetings
of the Mississippi levee board held in
years met at Greenville last week. The
resignation of Hon. Il. b. Duncan, presi-
dent of the board, having been excepted,
DR.. A. j. Phelps, of Sharkey county.
was elected president. The report OF
Secretary and Treasurer w. A. Ever
man showed receipts since July s. 1894,
of $567, 317. SO; disbursements, S505, 362. 3s;
balance on hand, $61,954.9s. OF these
receipts 100000 was derived from the
sale of bonds, while of the disburse-
msnts over 100000 was devoted to the
payment of engineers certificates. The
board now owes S1,1s7,000, a reduction
of $50, 900 during the past twelve
months.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

Hi hair was siiver; hers vas GOLD;
But he was Fich Is crcesus;
And har reply 70 hin read like
4 hinetallte thezie.
--yt1lanapelts Jsusa1
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
Killed by His Bro ther-In-L.w.

A most distressing shooting affray oc-
CURED last week at Chulahoma, in the
sou uthern part of Marshall county. Dem
ton Odell, Jr., and his brother-in-law,
Paul Jeffries, became involved in diff
Guilty over family matters, the former
using a shotgun and the latter pistol.
Odell is dead and Jeffries mortally
wounded. Odell married Jeffries' sis
ter about two weeks ago. Odell was
quiet, peaceable man, while Jeffries Is
said to be rather quarrelsome charac--
ter. To add to the unfortunate young
widows trouble, all of her family are in
Oklahoma, and she is alone in her dis
tress.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
A Mississippi Girl Hoaored.

Miss NJ. Stovall of Shubuta was the
honor graduate in the class of 1895 of
the New England Conservatory of Music
in Boston at its recent commencement.
There were forty-one graduates in
pianoforte in this classSpf 1895 from the
different States of the Union. Miss
Stovall was awarded the silver diploma
1t contains plain silver seal. on the
top Of which is her name. 1t the bottom
the words Honorable Mention" and
across the middle bar OF music.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
Serious Accident at Como.

John Poitevant Carter, aged about 9
years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Carter.
of Como, was dangerously and perhaps
fatally wounded by handcar last week.
The little boy was playing with other
boys ON the car when he fell on, was
run over and drawn between the cogs on
the whcel underneath. His chances for
recovery are very slim.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

An election was held At Okolona last
week to see whether the city would vote
= tar Of $500 to purchase the right Of
way, depot grounds, etc, for the beneflt
Of the contemplated Nashville a Mis-
sissippi Delta Railroad. Under the Law
it required two-thirds Of the registered
vote to be in the Affirmative to carry the
tax. The registered vote Of the city
was 1S9, - ascertained by thorough
yeyislon OF the polls: The total vote
polled Was 157. Of which 146 voted for
the tar and IL against It. The citi1ons
are we'll pleased with the resnlb and
very hopeful es TIE building ef sAe soes
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
A Grand Barbecue.

The people in the Canton neighbor-
hood gave one OF the grandest arbecues
last week that was ever given in Madi-
SON County. They are people noted
for their hospitality, and never do
things by halves. The crowd was esti-
mated at from 1900 to 1000 people,
about seventy-five Of whom wers candi.
dates. A number Of speeches were made
on the public questions Of the day by
several Of the candidates in attendance,
who were given marked attention, and
everybody was provided With plenty q
coed thipss 70 eat,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
Primary Election Law.

The primary elections are being held
all over the State, and it would be we'll
for all voters to constantly keep the
following two sections of the primary
election law in view:
Challenges-Anyr recognized member
of the party in whose interest such
meeting or election is held may chal-
lenge the right of any person Offering
to vote at such meeting or election; and
the managers there authorized to hold,
and holding same shall determine
whether the person 80 Offering is en-
titled to vote as the evidence for or
against the right of the person to vote
shall warrant The officers may, of
their own motion, or in case of chal-
lenge if there be any doubt of the pro-
priety OF receiving the offered vote,
require of the person SO offering 10 vote
bis oath to the facts which he may
claim entitle him to vote; and If the
person so Offering to vote decline to
make oath demanded, his vote shall be
rejected.
Fraudulent Voting, Etc.-If any voter
having part cipated in one party pri-
mary shall vote or attempt to vote in q
different party primary election held for
q similar purpose, during the same po-
iieASoA yam poAsh, hO choAA 10 uiAeJ VI
fraudulent voting, and, on conviction.
shall be punished in the same manner
and to the same extent as if he had
voted illegally in general election.
And If any voter, having voted once in
his primary election, shall vote or at
tempt to vote second time In the same
election, at the same or different poll,
he shall be liable to prosecu tion be-
fore q justice OF the peace, or indict-
ment by q grand jury, and, upon convic-
tion, shall be fined not less than ten
dollars nor more than fifty dollars, for
each offense, and shall stand committed
to the county Jail until the fine and
costs are paid.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

Duke Donovan, young white man,
aged 20 years, was run over and killed
at State Line one night last week by =
Mobile q Ohio freight train. Donovan
was night watchman for the hindling
mills az that point and went to sleep on
the track. His body was ground into .
pulp.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

The trial of Nicholas johnson for the
murder OF William Moore was concluded
1T Indianola last week, and resulted
in verdict of acquittal. These were
two prominent young men who became
involved in diflculty short time ago
during ball game, and young johnson
killed Moore with baseball bat
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Weather aud Cross.

Vicksburg, July 13.-Wet weather has
ruled in Mississippi for the past week,
general and heavy rains having fallen
except in few favored sections. The
temperature for the most part has been
slightly cooler than the average for the
season, but there were no decided de-
partures from the normal Sunshine
has been slightly deficient in some sec
tions and decidedly SO over the greater
portion of the State.
Very little farm work was possible
until the latter days of the week, when
a little plowing was done. All crops
are foul with grass and weeds.
The condition of cotton has undergone
a further falling off since last report
The plant continues to take on a rank
and weedy growth; excess of moisture
has prevented fruiting; shedding Is re-
ported from many sections, also some
blight and rust; advices from the bot
tom farms are more unfavorable than
those received from the highlands, grass
having obtained such Roadway in por-
tions of the lowlands that some fields
have been abandoned.
Corn comes in for its share OF damage,
but not to the extent of cotton. The
early crop has Jared best, owing to its
advanced stage of growth at the time
the heavy rains began; the late crop Is
suffering considerable injury from the
rains, and with few exceptions has a
sickly growth and is beginning to turn
yellow in many fields.
Oats not all cut yet, and that already y
harvested is reported rotting in the
shock in some cases. Grass is every
whore reported fine. Melon vines have
been scalded by hot sunshine following
showers Fruit gardens have been only
slightly injured.
With the exception Of very few IA
vorable reports from limi ted localities
where rains have been light, the condi'
tions for the past week have been dam
aging to the staple crops in all parts oi
the State, and dry weather is beginning
to be badly needed in order y cause any
| Improvements in the outlook.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16
Illinois
Central
Railroad
MOST POPULAR ROUTE BEwTERN
NORTH AND SOUTH

Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars on al
trains through without change.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

Suit has been begun in the Federal
court at Meridian for $40, 900 damages
against J. s. McNeiley, United States
marshal for this district. and his bonds
men, =. w. Peoples, w. r. Sivley, J. 4.
Hunter, and w. w. Stone. The plaint-
IFS in the suit are William johnson and
Alfred Burkhalter, citizens OF Pearl
River County, who were arrested in that
county on the Goth ultimo by w. w.
Robinson, deputy United States mar
shall, who they allege had no warrants
for their arrest. After being incarcer-
ated in the Pearl and Marion County
jails it is charged that they were taken
| in irons to Meridian, where they had =
preliminary hearing. The charge against
them was violation of the United States
revenue laws in selling whisky without
| license. johnson was discharged, while
Burkhalter was bound over to await the
action of the Federal grand jury.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

Meridian, July 13.-The excitement
over the robbery and attempted murder
of L. III. Farmer and his wife has been
intensified by additional arrests which
have been made and the reported con-
fession Of one of these parties. De-
tectives have been earnestly at work
since the commission of the foul crime
in an effort to run down the guilty par
ties, and four negroes are now in Jail
charged with completely in 1t. 1t will
be remembered that two negroes, Joe
Jackson and Henry DuBose, alias Shep-
pard, were arrested last week, but the
condition Of Mr.. Farmer and his wife
was such that they could not be carried
before them for Identification. The
guilt Of these parties has not been es-
tablished further than that blood IL
said to have been found on the shirt
worn by one Of them. Charles Burwell
was arrested today, and 1t is said he
made a confession duplicating Ed McEl-
roy and several others. II there should
be no mistake in the identity of those
under arrest their end will be swift and
certain.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

Also all connections made at Chicago with all
Buffet and Dining Car lines to the
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-16

ALIve ProhlbtIon Newspaper Devoted
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-07
Wicked Police Justice.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. S.-Police
Justice ]. Blair Simpson has been
arrested and locked up on the
charge of criminally assaulting
Maud Wentland, a fourteen-year-
old girl. The age Of consent in
this state being fifteen years, the
offense is serious one and is pun
ishable by term Of fifteen years
in prison. The police claim to have
a good case against Simpson.
Simpson was arrested ten days
ago on the charge OF attempted
criminal assault preferred by Miss
Mary McCauley, typewriter girl,
and Monday was held in the re-
corder's court for the offense. He
was out on bail in that case when
arrested the second time,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-07
A Big Land Deal.

AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. t. The
Chronicle has received a special
from Thomson, Ga, telling OF the
largest land deal ever consum-
mated in this section Of Georgia.
The tract OF land consists of some
5000 acres, lying in Columbia and
McDuffie counties, and situated
about 90 miles from the city OF
Augusta. 1t was sold for division
among the heirs OF the late DR..
James S. Hamilton, and was
bought by Mr.. John E. Smith, a
prosperous farmer Of that neigh
borhood, who paid in cash $4,000
for the tract. This deal simply goes
to show that there are farmers in
the south who have cash money
on hand, and who have faith in
the south's present and future. Mr..
Smith will run the farm next year
himself, placing on it some 200
plows, in addition to those already
on the plantation. Less than one
half of the tract Is under cultiva-
tion at present.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-07
Head of the Labor Hosts.

CHICAGO, Dec. IA local paper
says: Interest in the convention
OF the American Federation Of
Labor, which will meet in Madison
Square Garden, New York, Mon
day, has been increased in this city
by the report in local labor circles
that President John Mcbride
would not be a candidate for re-
election. 1t was said that he would
attempt to defeat the candidacy of
Ex-President Samuel Gompers, by
throwing his, strength to w. B.
Prescott, president of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union. A
few days ago President Mcbride,
in an interview, is reported to have
said that he would be a candidate,
and friends who have talked with
him lately say that he feels sure Of
reelection. 1t is argued, however,
that he has declared himself can
didate simply to keep his friends
and supporters from. picking up
another man, and that when the
time comes for the election Of Off.
GERS he will refuse to make the
race, and himself present Mr.. Pres
colts name.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-07
He Wants a VindicatIon.

NEW YORK, Dec. Fired Titus
considers his suspension by Chair
man Gideon, of the l.. A. w. Rae
ing Board, as an outrage.
"The evidence" said Mr.. Titus
in New York, "against Murphy,
Cabanne and myself was entirely
circumstantial, and we were not
given chance to defend ourselves.
i intend to carry my case before
the National Assembly, and if L
fail to get redress there l will go
to court. / have been unjustly
treated, and 1 want vindica-
tion."
President A. G. Spalding, of the
National Cycle Board of Trade,
said that he would support Titus,
whom he believed is the victim of
an unfair trial. Spalding, it is re-
ported, will. prefer charges against
Chairman Gideon on the ground
of incompetsncy. The charges
will be made to the National AS
sembly. If the riders are beaten,
it is said that the National Cycle
Board of Trade will assume juris-
diction over cycle racing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-07
Pedistricting Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis, Dec. THE Wis
.consin legislative apportiOnment
committee has finally agreed upon
a bill Reproducing the state into
senate and assembly districts un-
der the state census Of 1895. The
plan which the committee will SUBJ
NIT to Governor Upham differs
maternity from the original draft
put down by Secretary Turner, es.
pecially as regards Senate districts
the entire northern part of the
state having undergone very
general readjustment. 1t is now
fairly satisfactory to those chiefly
concerned and is also strictly in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of
the constitution as interpreted by
Ex-senator John G. Spooner.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-07
Ex-Confederate Colony.

SAVANNAH, Dec. IA number
Of western colonists have already
settled at Fitzgerald, the new town
which was started here last August.
Fitzgerald is named after p. H.
Fitzgerald, Of Indianapolis, who,
together with Ex-Governor w. j.
Northern, of Georgia, and j. o.
Curry, also OF this state, conceived
the idea Of colonizing several thou
sand eX-confederate soldiers
throughout the west and forming
an entire new company for the peo-
pie. Last spring and summer co.
600 acres Of land were secured in
Wilcox and Irwin counties and
1000 acres Of high, dry territory
were selected on the edge Of Irwin
county for the company.
This city is now laid out, also the
streets, and already number Of
residences and storehouses are be-
ing erected. From a hasty census
taken it was found that up to
Thursday night over 1890 settlers
are located and the colony repre-
sents % different states.