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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
Are the Export and Import Figures
as Reported by Bradstreets'.
BUSINESS STILL INCREASES.
A Small Decline in Wheat-The Iron Indus.
try Shows Increasing Demand-Yellow
Fever Affecting Distribution Of Mer.
Chandise In the South.
Bradstreets review Of trade says:

Bradstreets review of trade says
Notwithstanding the unreasonably
warm weather and the appearance Of
yellow fever in several gulf States,
checking locally the distribution Of
merchandise, business throughout the
country has increased more than an
ticipated. The center Of improvement
Is Chicago, which furnished the most
favorable trade report In five years.
Advices from Kansas City, Omaha, ST.
Paul and st. Louis also reflect activity
In demand among jobberS and whole
salers. There is a temporary stimulus
to business at Savannah, owing to the
withdrawal Of competition from mer-
chants at towns cut off by the few er
quarantine Chattanooga, Mewphis,
Atlanta, Augusta, Galveston and even
st. Louis anticipate temporary fall
ing off in business owing to the Inter
ruption to traffic in the gulf States
and adjoining territory. The practical
settlement of the bituminous coal
strike, a further rising tide Of demand
for iron and steel products, the with
drawal from the market of some man
ufacturers of wooden goods, activity
generally among manufacturers OF
woolens, extraordinary large bank
clearings and reports that mercantile
collections have improved, constitute
the features of the week.
Wheat exports are very large and
with one exception chat of the second
week of September, 1871 are the
heaviest on record The total ship
ments this week (fczr included as
wheaO aggregate 6,379,418 bushels
against 5,461, $50 bushels last week,
3,566,326 bushels last year, 2,5SS, ,OSt
bushels in the corresponding week in
1895, 1851 ,2S3 bushels in 1894, 4,727.-
92O bushels in 1893, and 6,974,0OO
bushels, the heaviest on record, in the
like week of 1891.
Corn exports are 100000 bushels
smaller than last week. They aggre-
gate $3,9O1, 900 bushels, and compare
with 1894 900 bushels last year, 1,6o5,-
900 bushels in 1895, 145,000 bushels in
| 1894 and !, ,195. $50 bushels in 1893.
There are 169 business failures re-
ported throughout the United States
this week, compared with 175 last
| week, 1876 in the week year ago, 21e
| two years ago. like number th'res
years ago and as compared with BAT
in the second week of September
1898.
There are SO business failures re
ported from the Canadian Dominior
this week, against 80 last week anC
Al in each of the corresponding weeks
| In 1896 and 1895.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23

A sensation has been caused at Ber-
lin and elsewhere by a statement that
the Archduke Francis FerdiLand, son
of the late Archduke Karl Ludwig
and Princess Anneuceta, daughter of
the late King Ferdinand IL Of Naples,
hei. presumptive Of the throne of
Austria-Hungary, was married in Lon
don last week to a middle class lady
from Kohlscheidt, near Aix-la-Cha-
pelle. The name of the lady is not
given.
W. Entrekin, respectable farmer Of
Marshall county, Alabama, has fallen
a victim to the rigid internal revenue
laws. He made application for IL
cense for an apple brandy still recent
ly and while waiting for the arrival
Of the license, and until other forms
could be observed, he made few
quarts Of brandy for home use. Rev
enue officers arrested him for Illicit
dlstilling. On this charge he was
tried before q commissioner and bound
over to the grand Jury.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
WEYLER's WAR ON WOMEN.

A special from Havana, Cuba, says
that the Spanish authorities do not
hesitate 70 show their resentment OF
the interest displayed by the wives OF
Americans in the case of Evangelina
Cisneros. They have not only shut of
the Cuban maid from all communica-
ton with her friends, but they have
thrown into prison for lewd women IN
Santa Clara five women who dared 10
prepare courteous appeal to Generai
Weyler for the release of Evangelina.
These women are Sonora Rosa Phna,
Senoritas Carmen and Nicolisa Gu
tierres. Sonora Micala Ruiz and Senor-
ita Consuelo Avila. All of these la
dies belong 10 the best families in
Santa Clara.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
PRESIDENT DIAZ ASSAULTED.
IgnaclO Anulfo Strikes the president as
He Was Riding in Procession.

Ignacio Anulfo, violent character,
assaulted President DiaZ of Mexico on
Thursday during the military process
sion. The man was felled by COM
panion of the president, and was i'm
mediately taken into custody by the
authorities. The attack was made
while the president was riding at the
head of procession celebrating indie
pendence Day. AS the president near
ed the Alameda, there WAS a disturb
ance in the crowd on the sidewalk,
and a well built. muscular man, with
forced his way past the gendarmes
and soldiers, and jumped between the
president and General Pradillo, and
the chief of staff, Monasterio. and
dealt blow at the back of the pres-
dents neck. The violence of the blow
was diminished by the fact that be
was crowded between the president
and the officers Immediately following
him. The president ,urned round and
caught sight of his assailant, and 4ye-
SufQeu MS maTCH with dululTdDle COol-
ness.
Meantime, Chief of Staff Monasterio
hit the man with a cane, who, turn
ing. seized it and broke it. General
Pradillo then hit him powerful blow
in the neck. telling him. The gen
darmes rushed forward, and some of
the mounted officers and police seized
and pinioned him. He was taken into
side street and led away, the people
shouting: "Give him to us. We will
hang him." But the gendarmes sue
ceeded in keeping their prisoner, be-
ing reinforced by cavalrymen, the
great crowd shouting and running be-
hind.
Some think the assailant merely
made the assault for the sake of gain
| ing notoriety, having read the ac-
counts of the assassination of Cano-
| vas.
Later advices state that Diazs as
| sailant was lynched.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
THOUSANDS RESUME WORK.
Strike Cost the People Of the Pittsburg
District S7,0OO,00O.

After nearly three months idleness,
between $4,000 and $4,000 coal miners
in the Pittsburg district returned TO
work Thursday in accordance w/h
the action taken at Wednesdays CON
vention, authorizing the men to re-
sumo work in all mines complying
with the provisions Of the scale OF 20
cents adopted at Columbus. The re-
mainder of the $4,000 miners of the
district will be at work before the end
of the week. 1t is estimated that the
strike, which lasted siXty-hve WORK
days, cost the people of the Pittsburg
district from $5,00O,O0O 10 SLooo'ooo.
OF this amount the miners lost about
S2,250 900 in wages.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
SAGASTA TALKS.

Senior Sagasta, the Spanish Liberal
leader in an interview on the subject
of the Cuban insurrection, says the up
ris 'ng, instead of dying out, is spread
ing considerably. Sagasta says the
situation in the Philippine Islands II
serious. He also asserts that the Car
list propaganda in Spain cannot be
viewed with Indifference, and express
es the belief that reconciliation be-
tween the political parties in Spain Is
impossible so long as the Conserva-,
tiyes are in power, and in conclusion
Sagasta says: In my opinion the
Cortes will not meet, but II they DO
meet their existence is ephemeral."
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
WILL BE GREEN AGAIN.

Green will again be the color OF the
postage stamps. Chief Johnson, OF the
bureau of engraving and printing, rec
ommends the change on two grounds.
He says green is more suitable Tor
government documents, and not so
elaring and vivid. 1t is also cheaper,
and will result in saving of between
$4,000 and $4,000 year. sum Sec
retary Gage deems sufficient to take
into consideration. The secretary OF
the treasury and the postmaster-gen-
eral have approved the recommends
ton, and the green two-cent stamps
will soon make their appearance.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
KILLED HIS FATHER-IN-LAW.

Dave Roberts shot and killed his
father-in-law. Osborne Casey, at his
own home, in the northwestern part
of Barlow county, Ga, E>t Thursday.
The two men lived near each other.
Roberts had been abusing and mis-
treating his wife, who fed to her IA
ther for protection. Roberts followed
her, and the old man met him at the
door. demonstrated with him kindly
and asked him to go away. but made
40 demonstration. Roberts pulled a
pistol and deliberately shot the old
man, who fell dead across the veranda
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
AMERICAN PARTY IN TEXAS.

Col. Il. H. Sellers, of Detroit, Mich,
the organizer of the American party.
has been carrying on correspondence
with several Texans who are dissat!s'
fed with the old parties, and has now
worked up such interest in the new
party that State convention viii be
called to meet in Dallas during the
fair to effect a State organization ana
make preparations to extend the OF
ganization down through district,
county and precinct. Those who have
taken hold Of the new party come
mainly from the ranks of the popu.
lists
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
COTTON CROP BULLETIN.
Only One or Two States Report an
Average Crop.

This weeks cotton region climate
and crop bulletin issued Friday at New
Orleans, under the authority Of the
secretary of agriculture, is heavy
blow to the estimates Of big cotton
crops.
The report covers the entire cotton
belt, including Georgia, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Florida. Tennessee and the two
Carolinas The bulletin is compo-
site Of thousands OF reliable reports
from every militia district of every
county in the whole cotton belt, and
no better insight into the condition of
the crop could be gained than through
this report.
During the past week there has been
practically no rain in the South, and
where the rains fell they caused dam
age instead of doing good. Only one
or two States report an average condi-
ton of the cotton crop.
| The report as 1t relates to the cot
| ton crop, when summarized is as fol-
lows:
Louisiana-About half OF crop open
and one-fourth picked. Yield will
equal last years. which was small
yield. Considerable deterioration in
the southeast and larger yield in the
northwest.
Georgia-Cotton has failed consider
ably, and is shedding so rapidly that
there is practically no top crop. 1t
is opening prematurely, and nearly the
entire crop is open. The average yield
for the State will be threefourths Of
a fair average crop.
Alabama-Cotton is poor, and rust
and rot is general. Yield will be far
below an average. and staple is grad
ing low. Cotton opening prematurely.
Texas-Rain damaged crop some by
washing out open bolls. Late crop
and top cotton being considerably
damaged by rust, caterpillars, boil
worms, sharp shooters and boil wee
wills in southern and central portions
and much of top crop in northern por-
tions too young to mature before frost
With average conditions the yield Will
be below the average.
Arkansas--Co has continued to
deteriorate rapidly through shedding
and premature opening. Crop gener-
ally very poor; now too late for rain to
| do any good.
ss'ssippi-Cotton reports show
falling off in condition. Bolls opening
prematurely; shedding, rust and rot
injurious in many sections.
Florida-But little top crop OF cot
ton. Prospect of average yield.
Tennessee-Cotton crop much short
ened by drouth and most of top crop
lost by shedding Bolls opening rap
idly and prematurely.
North Carolina-Reports are unanI'
nous that cotton is being irreparably
injured; squares, blooms and leaves
falling, half-grown bolls cracking anc
dropping off; top crop nearly complete
failure; premature opening Increasing
and probable yield materially dimin
ished.
South Carolina-Continued decline II
condition of cotton crop: plant appa
rently dead and young bolls shedding
This Is the most discouraging bulle-
tin that has been issued by the United
States weather bureau for this year
1t means a great reduction in the cot
ton crop. and will be big surprise tt
those who have been making estimate.
of a n-million bale crop.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
MINERS LEAVING JELLICO DIS
TRICT.

An exodus of the miners in the Jel-
lco coal district has been lnaugurated.
It now seems that they are equally as
anxious to get away from their old
environment as the yellow fever refu-
gees are to forsake the South.
Twehty miners and their families
reached Knoxville Thursday Nnd left
in the afternoon for Walker county,
AlabaYa, where they will enter new
coal mine recenly opened. This is
near Birminfham. and the coal mined
there win be marketed at Birmiag,
lAn.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
TEXAS ELECTION RETURNS.

The governor and secretary OF state
finished the count of the vote on the
late proposed amendments to the con
stitution Friday morning, the time pre-
scribed for waiting for the returns
having expired. The total vote is as
follows:
For irrigation amendment 2o'24o
against irrigation amendment, oo,sS2
For railroad bond amendment, IL,
237; against railroad bond amend
ment. 59,579.
For school bond amendment, 32,462
against school bond amendment, AZ,
1Rz-
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
SEND A WARSHIP.

Upon advices from Consul Pringle,
at Guatemala City, to the effect that
the revolutionlsts have the town or
Ocas. on the west coast of Guatemala,
the state department hiss called upon
the navy department to send war
ship there to watch over American in
terests, and the Alert. at Mare leland,
has been ordered 10 the scene. OF
trouble.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
,a11KCH DIRECTORY.

,c,sr CHURcH-Rev. W. B. Hol.
.omb. pastor. Services second and
sourth Sabbaths. Sunday school 10
I m. Prayer meeting Thursday
night.
k,vHoprsr-Rev. W. H. Huntley, pas
.oy Services first Sabbath in each
month. Sunday school 10 a. m.
PRAYER meeting Wednesday night.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED.
Ten More Injured in Wreck in Mis-
souri

Ten More Injured In a Wreck In Mis-
souri,.
A wreck on the Wabash at keytes-
vile, Mo-. early Thursday morning re-
suited in the death of four men. Tnev
are: William Gaines, st. Louis, postal
clerk: w. B. Smith, Moberly, Mo-, nre-
man; william c. Clark. Salisbury,
Mo: Paul Street Salisbury, Mo. Ten
people were more or less injured.
The passenger train left st. Louis at
Q O'Clock Wednesday night. The
freight was minute late at keytes-
vile. and was just entering the switch
wien the passenger train crashed INTO
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

T. Scott, N. Batson, r. G. John
|,ou. r. q. Reeves, j. A. Howard.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
CITY DIRECTORY.

I.vor. W. J. Hunnicutt; Treasurer,
Il W. Strahan; Clerk, R. H. Reeves
Marshal, Il. E. Smith.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23

ncellor, N. c. Hill. Regular terms
rss Monday in January and July,
X days.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23

The government at Madrid has re-
ceived a cablegram from Captain-Gen-
eral Weyler. in the course of which he
says that his plan of campaign is to
complete the paclfication of the west
end of the island of Cuba before COM
menci~g operations In the east.
Alton B. Parker was unanimously
nominated by the New York Demo
cratic State committee for chief JUS
tice Of the Court Of Appeals. The
committee adjourned sine die without
taking any action in regard to the Chi
cago platform.
Atlanta doors have been thrown
opep to yellow fever refugees.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23

IANCERY COURT SECOND DIS.
TRICT.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

COUNTY DIRECTORY.
,ncery and Circuit Clerk, N. Bat
In; Sheriff, w. T. Scott; Treasurer,
III, Strahan; Assessor, G. W. Bill.
II: superintendent of Education, H.
Rouse; Surveyor, A. J. Ladner.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23

CARTER.
ATTORNEY AT-LAw AND
SoLIoIToR IN CHANcERY,
Hattiesburg, Miss.
raetice in all of the Courts of
|ict
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23

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Ppreyssl
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-23

ATToRNEYs-AT-LAw.
ractice in all the Courts of
yer, Marion and the Coast
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-13
b 9TH STRANGE AND TRUE.
Remarkable Fish Story That Comes
in From American Falls.

Pocatelio Tribune: Peter Hunt who
lives in the vicinity of American Falls
was engaged last week in trucking cattle,
and as usual. making himself generally
useful in town. Before coming in, he had
been fishing on the ranch. and had left
fly hook in his cap. In town, as is the
manner OF cowboys. they got to racing
ponies. and Pete had further decorated
his cap with piece of red jockey rib
bon the gift of one of his admirers. II
IS supposed that before he recrossed the
bridge that night on his way home he felt
oVeroowered with the dust and perspira-
ton of shipping the CRITTERS" ANY,
how. from whatever the cause, he felt
thirsty. and descending to the river bank
he cuaffed liberal draught of the
mighty, but at the present somewhat
muddy Snake. The water was not too
d.scolored. however. for a big fish to be
attracted by the red ribbon. and it seems
hooking itself in the cap of the astonished
Pete. the hat and trout quickly disap-
pearing over the falls.
The latter part of the story is almost
as remarkable, Next morning 3. Hous-
ton. who lives in the rock residence i'm
mediately below the falls. was surprised
to find three-pound trout mixed up
in a mans cap, Tapping in one of the
shallow overfiows of the river, and evil
IDENTIFY so scared with it's strange burden.
that IL had hemmed itself between the
rocks in a narrow pool and became an
easy prey TO the well known old mining
prospector. taking his morning smoke and
doubtless meditating on the work of The
the owner of the cap has yet received his
strangely recovered property, but the
fish so provtdentially provided proved
good eating.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-13
HEAD IN A CELLAR.
CHASTITY Discovery Made in a Rush
Vile, Ind, Cellar.

Rushville. Ind, June 12.--The discov-
cry of a woman's head buried in earth
in the cellar OF q vacant house in the
center of the city has aroused intense
excitement there. Two boys were in
the cellar rummaging among some
old barrels and boxes when they made
the discovery.
The head is that of a woman PROB
ably 50 or 40 years old. The flesh has
decayed. leaving the skin hard and dry,
and pressing tightly against the skull.
There are 13 teeth, six upper and seven
lower, looking as bright and natural
as If their owner was alive. y mass
of short. curly, blonde hair crowns the
head, with bangs in front The facial
appearance gives rise TO the belief that
the owner of the head in lifetime pos
sessed great beauty. A long cut or
incision in the skull over the right ear
tells how the woman met her fate.
The discovery OF the head has given
rise to all manner of cOnjectures as TO
the woman's identity. who buried the
head and how il got there. The pre-
vailing opinion is that the woman was
murdered. her body buried elsewhere,
and the head buried in the cellar.
Many believe the head is that of
Pearl Bryan. murdered at Fort Thomas
lately by Scott Jackson and Alonz0
Walling- This woman has been dead
three or four years, while Pearl Bryan
met her fate but a year ago, which
explodes that theory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-13

little church could not afford to have
great choir in its services. Instead
we get the records of these choirs at
no cost whatever. l admit that the
use of the photograph can become an
abuse. For instance, do not think il
would be proper to have the machine
relieve me of any of my tasks, such
as delivering my sermons by its aid.
My choir does its best. of course, but
IL is not brilliant, and the photograph
makes up for its deficiencies. More
over, 1 must, first of all. consider my
own congregation. Their likes anu dis
likes must follow; and thus far the
adverse criticism of my using the
phonogra~h has been entirely from Out
siders. Ny own people are delighted
with il. Last Sunday week l omitted
to use the machine and there we're
many expressions of disappointment
after the services. Neither Mr.. Jen-
kins' nor any one eise's criticisms will
deter me from the work l am con-
Quoting with the machine. Thus far
the use of 1t has been confined 20 the
evening services. but in a short time
II will be introduced into the morning
services as well. and l am s)ing 10
visit several places in New York with
IL next week"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-13

a musical and literary character dur
ing the evening.
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Friday evening Lester Park pavilion
was transformed into a place of beauty
by the skillful hands of the Weber
stake academy students, who held their
closing ball there. The students were
out almost en- masse and their friends
were present in large numbers from
various parts of the county. Ford S
orchestra furnished music for the gay
throng until midnight.
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Mrs. Homer A. Walker and children
have returned to Lincoln, Neb., their
former home, and will reside there in
future.
Miss Lulu Lufkin, of Oakland, Cal.
is the guest of Mrs. John Cheney.
Miss Jessie Bigefow is visiting friends
in Nebraska.
Miss Walker, of the school for the
deaf. has returned to Council Bluffs to
spend her vacation at home.
Mrs. w. H. Meal and Mrs. o. ]. Still
well are visiting in the east.
John S. Corlew has returned to og-
den.
T. B. Wilde. Of Mercur. spent day
or two of last week in Ogden.
81 g p @
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Julia Kiesel to d. G. mckinley,
to be solemnized at the church of the
Good Shepherd June rs.
Miss Ida baltimore has gone to st.
n x-a irc
painting.
Mrs. w. A. McGaw is back from the
east, where she visited for a few
weeks.
Mrs. Reese Howell is at Cambridge.
Mass, and will attend the commence
ment exercises of Harvard. J. A. How
ell IS one OF the honor men of this
years class.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Fleming. of Lo-
gan, visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. WILL
Jams last week.
Mrs. f. E. King is spending her va
cation in Maine. but will return to
teach in Ogden next fall
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Miss Leota Kennedy has recently
organized branches of the lodges for
the Ladies of the Maccabees in Echo
and Coalville.
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Saturday, June 5. Conn. Richards en-
tertained a few friends at the home of
his father. c. c.. Richards, on Lincoln
avenue y merry evening was spent.
cards. music and games aided in max
ing the evening pass merrily and a
tasteful luncheon was served out of
doors. Among the invited guests We're:
Misses Mamie Harrington, Emma
Stevens, Kate Carnahan, Phoebe
Houtz. Virgie Houtz, Nellie Fitzgerald,
Joan Woodmansee. Ida Pingree. Lettie
Richards. Lulu Peery, Pearl Richards
Veda Littlefeld, Emily Tanner Cora
Wilson. Lizzie Dee. Messrs Harold
Peery, George knauss, Bert Adams.
Doc" Hollingsworth, Conn. Richards,
Rollo Emmett. Rob Wilson (of Salt
Lake., viii Stevens. Irving Emmett.
Lester Scoville. Frank Higginbotham.
Ray Scoville. Aiva Scoville, Ed Hurl-
burt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-13

famous canine postal tramp, is dead
at last. He was officially executed by
order OF Postmaster Brand, of this city.
Postmaster Brand, seeing that the
dog had grown SO cross that it was
dangerous to harbor him, ordered the
chief of police to kill him. and Ow1ev
net death within few minutes. His
skin will be mounted at the expense
of the Toledo clerks, and forwarded
to Washington for the official museum.
The medals were sent to Albany, where
his other trophies are stored.
Owrey was about II years old. and