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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
The Confederats sereraas Meet.

HughA. Reynolds camp L. C,iY. AIS
met in courthouse this day, was, called
to order by commander L. P. Ierger
and opened with eprayer, by comrade
and past commander RfW Williamson,
roll was called and % answered'their
names, IL members reported died Since
organizing in 1892. f. w. GdffiN Con
federate and Mexican Veteran. admitted
a member, On motion it was Fesqlvi-
ed that Wa Gillespie Adit ;nqtify all
delinquent members to pay II, y tdues
or be suspended n ~
Comrades Gillespie and Basket,
Commandment Relief committee, for
the next year Oct. q, 81, Comrades
Basket and Chapman were appointed
committee to audit booksj lana ac4'
counts of saecetar'y and treasurer, and
report to, commander; Comrades Sole
mar Williamson and Bdskett We're apr.
pointed on obituaries. On emotion.
present officers elected for next gar,
W. A, GHd,EsaIE, Adlt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
BLIND BOY ORATOR SENSATION.
He Is Charged With Having Abused the
Love a nd Confide nee Of a Blind Girl.

WV NhS As1"~ -
| Corsieana, Tex, Oct. 1S.--Hon. T. P,
lGore, the blind boy orator. who Is rec
fognized as me of the strongest and most
eloquent advocates in the peoples par.
tys has been spirited away. He is in re.
anest. and in trouble.
He is charged with having abused the
confidence of a blind girl. The victim,
Myrtle Holder, is lS or 10 years of age.
She is living with the Hemphill family,
who reside near the lodging apartments
Of the blind orator.
u The complaint charging Gore with
The .offense was sworn out by Stephen
Hemphill, under whose care the blind
Miss Holder has been some time past.
. The facts, as near as can be cleaned,
are that shortly after midday the abuse
Of confidence and details of the com.
plant were impaired to MI. Hemphill
by the young woman. Reparation was
sought without avail.
Armed with a marriage license and
accompanied by Rev. l.. c. Kirken, Mr.
Hemphill called at the lodgings Of the
blind orator. He was at home and so
was his. brother. Mr.. Hemphill's ap.
peal for reparation then and there was
fruitless,
The appeal as refused took the shape
of a demand. A scene ensued in which
pistols were drawn. The pastor-who
by the way had no intimation as to who
the parties were he was to margin
terfered to prevent what promised to be
a'tras edy. '.
90 Mr.. Hemphill fastened to the county
attorneys office and complaints were
drawn up charging the blind orator
with the offense indicated and with car.
rying concealed weapons. The latter
charge was also made applicable to the
blind orators brother. Warrants were
issued and placed in the hands o. off,
GERS for execution.
The officers went at once to the domi-
cile Of Hon. r. P. Gore to make the ar,
rest. The blind orator and his brother
We're not in, nor could their whereabouts
be ascertained. When last seen they
were in a buggy taking an airing in the
country.
The episode has created a profound
local sensation and has caused conster-
nation in populist circles. The blind
girls wrongs are the n theme Of con-
versation, on the street, and excitement
is on the increase. Dallas Tex News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
Doctor Up.s

A few cents might prevent 2 sickness
where many dollars might not. cure it,
Come to us to have your prescriptions
filled, to buy your patent medicines and
for any thing you may need incur line
handle only 1.-THE purest and best,
Your wants are given the most careful
attention by an experienced pharmacist
CooCkETT THE DRtGGIsT. !
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

"'' 10y N~---ti~~- r-.-- . J es..
Mr.. Jno. p. Lewis, >,
the we'll known Art Tailor, has taken
charge of our already extensive
Tailoring Department
and we are now prepared to makeany
kind of garments right at home and
at the shortest notice.
We will always carry in stock a large
selection of woolens in
Suitings and T~rouserings
and in placing your order with us you
can feel assured of receiving the most
reliable and up-to-date
TaiIor-made Garments
that can be procured.
Mr.. Lewis will aslo continue
Repairing, Cleaning and Pressing
and everything entrusted to his care
will, as heretofore, have prompt and
careful attention, Respt.,
..& THE FAMOUS,
= -. "
= gf 1919
In regard. to the above, I desire TO
thank my friends and customers for
their kind and liberal patronage inthe'
past, and being enabled, with new and
better facilities, to handleIa more ex-s
tensive line of rwoolens, trust to'taefft
a continuance of their favors'inithe fiji
Respt.,
i. JOHN P,.LEwIs. |
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22
COMMONWEALTH.
To Our Subscribers.

We have today mailed a statement to
every subscriber to The Commonwealth
who is in arrears for subscription. We
hope you will not take offense at the re-
hinder. We did not intend to offend
we only want a little cash. Please do
not disappoint us. If you do we will
remind you again.
THE COMMONWEALTH PUB. Co.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-22

47 Z,
STATE or MISSISSIPPI.
10 SAVANNAH HILL. Defendant '" 4
.iDu are.cqmmandedto appear before the.
risasrcerys 3nrt 81 tlrs county Of LciQrs, IN
said State, On the first Monday Of November.
tsDz. 40 aefehd mo sdftgin said c5urt. Of 4ohn-
son Hal, .wIerein you. as.sdefsndapt-
9. +. WILLIAMSON: Gtancerxf Clerk
4J-H. 3, .t,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
A MILLION MEN TO GO.
Estimate of the Number of Gold
Hunters to Start for
the Klondike.
England Alone Will Send One Hun.
dred Thousand to the Richest
Gold Fields.

A gentleman recently arrived from the
East by way of Seattle, called yesterday
upon Collector Of the Port Jackson and
made some statements of a highly sen sa-
tional character with regard to the gold
diggings in the Klondike and the world
wide interest that IS being taken in them.
He clai med to have relia BILE information
that England alone would furnish 100. 0O0
persons who would start in the spring 10
tempt fortune in the frozen depths of the
klondike. In Seattle, he estimated that
to-day there are 80 900 strangers from other
places wintering there who are waiting
until the spring to go to the digElu gs.
Some of them are erecting tents in which
to live until that time.
There is much more excitement in the
Eastern States than there is in Cal fornia
regarding the vast fields of gold in
Alaska, and it is believed by mining me n
that there is more gold in Alaska than in
any other country in the world. The
gold beds are believed to extend over
thousands of square miles.
The gentleman reported also that the
excitement in New York, Boston, Phla-
delphia and other cities is intense, and
that The migration of people from those
cities 10 the Pacific Coast in the spring
will be more remarkable in point of num-
bers than it was in the davs of 40 and 80.
He said that the people, especially tne
business men of San francisco, are asleep
as to the importance of the matter, and
that If they do not wake up soon they
will lose one of the best opportunities for
trade that they have ever had.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
FIFTY MILLIONS FOR CHARITY
Russell Sage Reported to Have Made
win in Which He Makes Some
Remarkable 6equeSts.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5-The Times this
morning says: Russell Sage. it was re-
ported yesterday. has made a will in
which great part of his enormous for
tune-in fact, $50 600, 600 of it's TO be lett
to charity and educational prof ects.
The report was that after ample pro-
vision for his wife and relatives, the ex-
ecutors are to buy Madison square GardeA
and transform it into a peoples palace.
an immense endowment for the main
tenance OF this is also said to have been
provided for.
An income of 81. 900, 600 is said to have
been set aside to estab isn scholars hips in
Yale, Harvard, Columbia Wellesley, Corr
nell, Vassar, Rad cliffe and other colleges.
An income OF $780, 900 is said to have been
set aside Tor the support oil students in
Italian and Grrcian schools of art. An
income of $3.50 900 IS said 10 have been be-
Queathed 10 the new public brary, and
for The support of the chiIdren's fresh air
fund Mr. Sage is said 10 have set aside
his country house at Quogue, Long
Island, as well as an improved estate Of
1910 acres in tue vicinity OF Lakewood. a
school for manual training, endowed to
the extent of 81, SEQ 600, is said TO b, an
other feature OF Mr.. Sage's benehcence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
CAST OF? BY
THE NOR MONS
Salt Lake Citizen Ex-
PEELED From the
Church.
Seeming Evidence That His
OffenSe Was of a POliti-
cal Nature.
Said to Have Been Disc pined for
Aiding Mormon
O.fice-Seeker.
Special Dispatch TO THE CALL

SALT LAKE, Dec. 4.-Throughout the
city to-day there Is much excitement and
indignation because of the action of the
teachers quorum at the First Bishop
Ward in expelling from mem oership
James Charles Bowen, whose offense ap-
pears to have been that he worked for the
cleo ion of E. B. Critcalow (non- Mormon }
to the school board and helped, there
fore, TO defeat Charles w. Symons (Mor-
NOM. Critchlow was on the regular
ticket, is man of good Iepute and stand
ing i'll the community, but there were
some Mormons who opposed him and
Symons was nominated in his stead.
Although the manifesto issued some
years ago by the high officials of the NJ or
mon ch urch declared the church was out
of politics and that It's mem bers were to
join whichever of the political parties
they deemed BEST and while for a time at
least there was every reason to believe
that the leaders meant what they said,
there were evidences at several late eec-
lions that church influence, or the intiu-
ence of high officials il the Norm on
church, had been used and was being
used. In the last nj unicipal campaign
this was very noticeable and was freely
commented upon by both Mormon ana
non Mormon.
The leaders OF the Mormon church are
in position to either prove that Bowen
was expelled ;or reasons other than have
been stated or order his reinstatement.
Failure in either case will but confirm the
idea that is now prevalent throughout
Titan that the manifesto OF the leaders
was issued merely as blind.
This" says the Tribune, once the Bit
ter foe, but latterly the ally OF tn Nor
mon peope, sis a serious matter. 1t
reaches beyond the school elections; it
goes directly 20 the future of Utah, its
peace. its pros perity, its position in the
Union and the self-respect of the people.
Utah is never going to be slave State;
that matter was decided in 1865, so far a.
the bodies OF men are concerned, and that
KIM of slavery is not half as degrading as
the slavery of the SOUL"
A prominent non Mormon was heard to
say to-day; Il regrrt it very much, but
it looks to me as though the old fight was
once more TO be rene we'd. God forbid"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
San Jose Grange Takes
Up the Hawaiian
Question.
Strong Resolutions Which Are
Practically Certain of
Adoption.
Declare the Acquiring of the Dis
tant Islands Would Be
Grave Error,
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

SAN JOSE, Dec. 4.-The meeting of San
Jose Grange this morning was an enthu-
siastic one. A resolu ion strongly oppos-
ing the annexation of Hawaii to the
United States was introduced and, after
being read, was laid over until the next
meeting for discussion. The grange has
taken great interest in the Hawaiian
question and at several OF its meetings has
discussed the matter. When the resolu-
ton comes up it will be strongly supported,
for a great many OF the members are OPP
posed to making the islands q part of this
country.
The resolution introduced at to-day's
meeting was as follows:
ResOlued, That we, the Patrons of Hus-
bandry, believe the annexation OF Hawaii by
the United States will be fraught with great
danger 10 the people of this country, and es-
pec!al 10 the peop.e OF this State.
ReSOlUed, That We request our representatives
in Congress TO use all nonorab bic means to pre-
vent the annexation of these Islands, for the
following reasons:
The Hawaiian Islands are mainly masses of
rocky and sterile noun tsins. and the climate
is unfavorable TO the workingmen OF the
European races, consequently the great body
OF people will always be Asiatics and Polyne-
sian. At present the population is 100 600
OF whom only 600 are Caucusians.
Our American Institutions are entirely un-
suited 10 the government OF dependencies, her
fore Hawaii would soon become Sta e OF our
Union, controlled and managed by great cor
porations and political bosses.
As sugar is the only product of any consid-
cradle value these islands, and as this
product would come Irectly into competi ton
with the beet-sugar Industry of this coast, we
believe this new and promising industry of
ours would be greatly crippled, ana pei hsps
destroyed.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: Worthy master,
B. G. Hurlburt; overseer. Hugh Leigh !;
worthy lecturer, c. w. Chi!ds; steward,
E. NJ. Erhorn; assistant steward, H. II.
Howe; treasurer, Cyrus Jones; chaplain,
Mrs. Hills; secretary, Laurolo Woodham;
gatekeeper. e. McCracken; Ceres, Mrs.
Willet Coates; Pomona. Mrs. BetIinger;
Flora, Mrs. H. GIendenuing; lady assist
ant steward. Edith Fuller; trustee, D.
Coates; organist, Adah Ross.
Next Saturday The grange will hold its
annual harvest feast.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
ReinStated as Military
Instructor by the
Trustees.
Superin endent O'Brien'S Ac-
ton in DepoSing Him
OVerruled.
Am ador County Citizens Petition
for an investigation of the
sformatory.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

lone, Dec. 4-After lengthy consid-
Grafton of the case of Major R. NJ. Blair
the Board of Trustees OF the Preston
School late last night reinstated Blair as
military instructor at the institution
This action vindicated him of The charges
preferred by Superintendent o. Brien,
when Blair was ousted recently from his
position.
Dr. Brown made a statement of the
trouble to the board. He said that two
boys were Imprisoned in the tower, with
orders that no one be permitted to see
them. This order was given, said the
superintendent, because on several occa-
ST. ms when boys had been rightfully pun
ished some one had obtained exaggerated
statements from them and made them
public as accusations against himself.
Blair had disobeyed orders by going to
the tower, talking with the boys and re-
porting that they were somewhat bruised.
Captain Hugh b. Cox testified that
Major Blair came to him and demanded
the master key, which was refused him.
Blair then went to Captain Timothy Lee,
OBJ aimed the master key from him and
visited the tower.
Watchman Scully, who overheard the
conversation between Blair and Cox, de-
clared on the witness-stand that nothing
was said about where the orders to permit
no one to enter the tower came from. As
TO his own discharge, be had been given
no reason for it.
Captain Cox was recalled and asked as
TO the condition of the two boys in the
tower that morning. He said that one
had black eye. while the other had been
somewhat bruised by the punis hment in
hicted upon him. The boys had been dis
ciplined by one of the instructors. Cox
was a~ked if he knew of buys ever being
punished too severely, ana be replied in
the affirmative, citing the cases OF Rod
erick and Russell.
Major Blair was questioned as to the
orders barring entrance o The tower He
SAID they were delivered through srbordi-
mates Of his, and in consequence he was
not disobeying orders in ignoring them.
The board spent an hour in executive
session, and at the end of that time re-
ported having adopted resolution REIN
stating Blair, and thus indicating him of
al! charges.
The following petition was drawn up
late this evening and circulated among
the business men of lone, a large mum Der
OF signatures being obtained:
To the Hon. John H. Dickinson Chairman of
The Senate Committee Of Public Institutions
greeting: We citizens OF Inc county OF AM
ador, State of California, having the welfare of
the public at heart. in view of the chaotic
condition OF affairs at the Preston School of
Industry and OF the direct and specific aceu-
sations that have been mad e through the press
of the state OF incom potency and bruta lity in
the Aforesaid State reformatory, do most earn
estly ask the honorable committee of which
you are Chairman, to make n full, fair and i'm
partial Investigation OF the present admins
tration of the affairs of the Preston School of
Industry.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
TRADE OF ALASKA.
Additional Cash Subscriptions
to Support the Com
mittee.
Agencies in Eastern Cities to Present
the Advantages of San Fran
cisco.

The work of thu Alaskan Trade Com
mittee in San Francisco is soon to be sup
plemented in Chicago, Kansas City and
other places of Importance east of the
Rocky Mountains An agency of the
COMMITTEES has ben established in New
York, ana within few days parties duly
authorized to establish and maintain
branch agencies in Chicago and Kansas
City will leave here for t ese points. The
business at the main headquarters, at the
foot of Market street, in this city, is con-
stantly growing. Many letters of inquiry
from all parts Of the United States are
daily received and promptly answered
Individual applica for intelligence on
the subject of Quitting for the gold fields
are increa3ing
The following additional subscri ptions
to the fund for the maintenance of the
committee were rec lived Yesterday: NJ
II. de Young, $1,000; J. J. Pf~ter Knitting
Company, $40; William Cluff Company,
$780, Northern Trading AM Transporta-
lon Company. $50; Alaska Yukon Trad
ing COMPANY. $3.50; II. J. Burling palace
Hotel) 500; g. A. Hatfield & Co., S25; L,
toard, So; San Francisco Launch Com
many, $50; S. +. Weeks Company, $50;
Neville q Osborne Company, $50.
The foregoing Contributions, together
with amounts previously collected, make
the aggregate sum OF $1,000 raised in San
Francisco Tor the support of the enterprise
The committee has decided 10 defer the
opening OF the exhibit of the firms for a
lew days in order TO make a still more
elaborate and complete display, which
Will show various articles from Alaska and
used IN Alaska
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
RUNA WAY TRAIN.
Wild Dash Down q Grade Into q
Sn0Wdriff at the
Foot

DENVER, Dec. A special to the Re-
publican from Blackfoot, Mont, dated at
noon, says: a terrible wreck has just
occurred on the Great Northern road at a
point opposite the agency and at dis
lance of nearly three miles.
The eastbound passenger, due at Black
foot a IL :55 last night, was nine hours
late, and was tearing down the grade from
Durham toward Blackfoot at a terrible
speed with two engines and a snow pillow
in advance. NJ dway between the two sta
tons the engine and snow plow were de-
molished, from what cause is not known.
Both engines were completely wrecked,
and 1t is thought both engineers and their
fremen were killed.
A frightful blizzard is prevailing and it
is impossible TO see any distance. A
negro named Jack Ball of Havre was on
the train and made his way from the
wreck through The binding storm to
Blackfoot for help. Teams with doctors,
bandages, ETC.. and laborers are being
sent by the Indian agents 10 the sc ne.
The fury of the storm has been increasing
ever since yesterday morning, and it Is
feared the injured persons Will suffer ter
ribly IN making the trip to the agency.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
FIGHTING FOR PLACES.
The Democratic Factions Will
Contest for Election
Officers.
It Is Generally Believed That the
Rainey Men Will Be Recog-
nized.

II is generally expected that the meet
ing of the Election Commissioners on
Tuesday morning next will be lively one,
for at that time the election officers for
the freeholders' election will be selected.
Both wings of the local Democracy claim
the right to representation, and the battle
between the Raineyites and the Sullivan
ties will be a bitter one.
If Registrar Hinton had the deciding
vote the Democratic officers would be
selected from the ranks of the Sullivan
Deuprey forces, for he is listed on their
side of Inc war for local supremacy.
Those on the inside of the situation
say that Rainey has the majority OF the
Board OF Commissioners and that the
candidates of his faction Of e party will
be recognized.
The executive committee OF the Deu-
prey-Sullivan general committee met last
night 10 consider names suggested for
election officers. The recommend atoms
from the several Assembly districts were
accepted, and hard fight will be made
to lave the candidates accepted. The
Rainey people have not yet agreed on
their election officers and will meet on
Monday night to complete their list.
The executive committee of the Repub-
lican party also met last night to select
election officers, but were una bic to COM
plete the work They will meet to- nor
row night and agree on he officers who
will be recommended from the ninety
four com bined precincts.
The County Committee of the People s
party met at 915H Market street last night
and Endorsed the nominations of Patrick
Swift and Joseph Rosenthal, who were
selected by the Raineyites to fill the va
cancies on the fusion ticket caused by the
destinations of Henry F. Fortmann and
Richard Doyle.
1t was decided after a lengthy discussion
to chance the monthly meeting night of
the committee to the first Tuesday of
each month. The constitution of the
party was amended so that in future "any
person who uses Intoxicating liquors to
excess, or who habitually or fire.
quently appears in public wholly
or partly intoxicated thereby, is
not eligible as member OF the
County Committee of the Peoples party,
and any mem Der who apr ears at a meet
ing OF the county, executive or campaign
committees of the Peoples party partly
or wholly intoxi Gated, or who uses pre-
fame, biasphemous or indecent language
therein. may at any meeting OF either OF
these com mittees be suspended therefrom
ty a majority vote thereof."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

The vote OF the city was TO 1; that of
the country was 2 10 l.
Commission Price of the State board
said to-night:
The result is most gratifying. Had we
lost In Sacramento We would have been
discourag d. Now, on the contrary, We
feel much encouraged and believe that to-
day vote means new epoch in the his
tory OF California so far, at least, as the
question OF good roads is concerned. Our
Glory here was more pronounced than
We expected, and want to say right here
that the Com m issioners OF Public High
ways extend congratulations and their
hearty appreciation for the ass stance
even them by the San Francisco CALL
II has taken up the question OF gUod
roads in Sacramento County and the
result OF its efforts is told in this over
whelming victory. Again, on behalf of
my assoclat s, | desire to ex.end our
ihanFs and appreciation to that paper"
q. a. Luhrs said: Il want to make a
public acknowledgment of my gratitude
to The CALL. Il was the first paper to
lake up the cause of good roads, and from
The commencement OF this fight to its
close it has never deserted us for a single
day."
Throughout Sacramento County there
are thousands of progressive people, who
are shouting words OF praise for Marsden
Manson, w. L. Ashe, J. +. Price, c. A.
Luhrs, p. A. Cohn and NJ. II. Lauridsen,
The men who worked night and day for
the success which crowns their efforts to-
night,