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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

"sht before her children Mississippi
po'7esses Int one man with the wealth II
experience tho logical and closely aualyti,
'al MIND OF Che true historian, aud the data
al hand out Of which 10 construct the his
tory that Mississippi needs. Thht man is
Col, j l. Power and we feel that duty to
nus people demand that he crown long
HE OF usefulness by this task to which he
is so emlneniy fitted starkyllle Times.
The foregoing Is copied not so much
for the generous, but undeserved com
pnments ii contains, as to respond to
IKE expression by other journals, and
IN other ways, An that we can say
now Is, that we are accommodating ma
terlal Tor a history of Mississippi, and
VIII appreciate any help in that direc-
ton-in the way Of rare old pamphlets,
newspapers, correspond ance Of leading
eltllens, sketches of notable men and
events and Incidents Of the olden-times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

Here is resolution that did not APP
pear in any of the first reports of the
State convention proceedings. Secre-
tary L. Pink Smith certifies to Secre-
tary L. p. Common, of the executive
committee, that it was duly passed. 1t
was certainly the proper thing to do;
Resolved, That the State Democratic ex-
ecutive committee hereafter be requested
to consider the matter of securing a suita-
BILE hall in which to hold the State conven-
ton and suitable accommodations for the
delegates attending same, before selecting
the place of meetidg.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
cUBA's TITAN WARRIORS.


EIhuming OF the Remains Of Gen. An
tonic Mucco aud Francisco Gomez.
Annexation Argument
HAVANA, Sept. 1.-THE ceremonies
Jf exhuming the remains ~ ten. An.
tonic Gomez and Francisco Gomez son
pf Gen. MaNimO Gomez, took place ut
Bciucu today ia the presence Of a
large couc0urse. Two Thousand Peo-
ole went 10y special trains from IIavGna
and as many more attended from the
surrounding districts Gpv,-tieu. Brooke
was represented by AdiG-Gea. Rich
ards. The examination was followed
by addresses Gems. Gomez, Pedro
Betancourt aud Ruis Rivera, assisted
by committee composed Of Adjt.-Gen,
Richards and others, carried the re-
mains to a temporary shrine The per
manent mauscIcum will be begun inn
mediately.
The speakers expressed the opinion
that Maceo was the greatest man whom
the revolution had produced.
Gen. Rivera said: In the presence
Of the sad remains Of these Titan war
riors my grief overwhelms me. Maceo
afforded an example of true patriotism
TO all lovers Of Cuba. His poor body
lies before us, but his spirit IS in the
air, urging Cubans 10 initiate him in
their readiness 10 die for their country.
His remains win lie in a temporary
abode until independence has been OBJ
tanned as a permanent memorial. Let
the Cubans strive 10 obtain that for
which Maceo fought and died
Gen. LaCret said. "Maceo died the
death of hero and his memory will
live among us forever with that Of lis
friend, Francisco Gomez"
Gen. Gomez spoke briefly, declaring
that be was overwhelmed by the kind
ness Of those who We're participating
in the sad ceremony, and that nothing
remained for him 90 add to what had
been said by Gems Laores and Rivera
in memory of his beloved son.
The Epoca of Havana. ana annexation
paper says. As part is consistent
with the whole. the completing and
confirming of Cuba for CuDaus may be
rOmpasscd within the older expression,
America for the Americans. We must
be indeed the victim of AN Illusion who
suppose that nation tradluonaly as
conservative as the United States in all
SD ...# -.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

W. Il, T, Walker were ordereJ 10 ro,,.
son III May, lsGa, 10 reinforce Pember.
ton Arymgat jackson they marobaa
toward Port Gibson but were me, h,,
.he advance line of Grants army mai
lar from Raymond and forced Ia fan
PACK loJackson, where they met JOSEPH
n Johnston, who with the two brigadcs
ana Dan Adam, cavalry moved To the
helghborhood Of Calhoun Station !
was serving on General Walkers star
ana was about the only officer who
knew the country in and around IncI,.
son when we reached point on the
canton road near the Yellowbv place
was ordered to take detail aud cross
fearl river, descend the east side of the
river and approach as close to Jackson
as could safely and establish line of
courlers so that the movements ~ the
enemy could be reported as PROMPTLY
rs possible. Crossed at the old ferry
and descended to Whites place and re-.
crossed the Pearl, When the enemy
began to move out from Jackson toward
Nicksburg | received an order from
General Joseph Il. Johnston to take
ra,,,,,, = a.. P'9' "' JACKSON ana
remained In oo,n,,asi ~ s',I''li "uiiiB' !
IL vas eyoonataJ H., ''e Poa' until
in July, 1868.
..D.,t,- 49,.
e. .,'lis '"'S ''u'e received as my
Cna.,i. ',''' o'"'i INSTRUCTIONS TO send
''''''o"' "','''or' VINO had been
~ =" I"''se VI Vhe SICK ana wounded
i'i..,'' aI"''i, was directed to treat
oa,l s, ,,' a. eo'' ''sy anu MAKE MN as
''D'' 'S PoNA'ole' out charged to
9ge ''''' ne reached headquarters l
= w. ''''' W., -, ''"'u'" '''at ne was wanted
w 'e'''' .',G Aal''y Oh Dr' NJ W. Boyd
~ ,'' VI W ,V''''' "'O"lery' VINO had
''''''' o'' i" C"arge OF descrIo-
'''7 w " I''' 'et from Johnston the red
e'"' " u "A at onSotr 5 BUN Dr. BOYD
=. W. ''"So"'s "' tIe close OF
- ~ s'' 0''i',"'0 III '''e Guy jan ana
W. g" ''" NV, WIN eou'V'llar V'@I proceed
80 ''''H" INC elorOS Coroner
','''i' nc was eNtHanBed Tor a fed-
u 0''" P'"'" '"eH co"Nneu III h'ch-
'''ou",
-, """e was III command Oh the post
I''e o' ~ DOW ',a lia L HOUSE was burned on
" U"e = loD'' ~ was uuuerstood at the
C'ii. 'i'"' 'le "ouse was set on hre oy
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. with a
newspaper train carrying the New York
Sunday papers and consisting of three
baggage cars and a locomotive, the
Lackawanna railroad today beat all
records between New York and Buffalo
for train, covering the 40 miles in
the actual running time of seven hours
and twenty-five minutes. Parts Of the
distance on tine level stretches west OF
Binghamton were covered at a speed of
over eighty miles an hour, and where
the train climbs the mountains. seven
ty-seven miles an hour was maintained.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

The above cut represents Mr. lack
Morehead, the Democratic nominee Tor
treasurer of Leake county, lie was
born in Rutherford county, N. C., in
1s41, and is now IS years of age. HIS
narents. while he was yet an infant,
moved to Neshoba county, Miss. Al
though without hands or feet he Is a
fine equestriane, good shot ana mas
been known to kill deer when they
were at full speed and his horse IN a
gallop. He can load and fire a gun
thread a needle, perform acrooatle
feats. write rapidly with a pen and do
many other wonderful things. He en-
lows the unlimited confidence OF ms
fellow citizens, and they have eN-
messed it in substantial and appro-
priate way.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
ESCAPED WITH FEW BRUISES.
Falls From the Point Of Lookout Noun
tain, Distance OF 200 Feet.

Falls From the Point or Lookout Noun
tain, Distance OF 200 Feet.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. l7.-Ed-
die Anderson, the 15-year-old son of Dr.
E. b. Anderson of this city. fell from
the point of lookout Mountain, sheer
distance of 200 feet, and sustained only
a few bruises. Not bone was broken,
nor did he receive any internal injuries.
1t appears that he fortunately struck
several bushes outhanging from
crevices in the solid rock in his descent,
thus breaking the full force of the fall.
1t was one of the most remarkable
escapes ever known on the mountain.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
ANTITRUST LEGISLATION.
4 General Calling Together of stale
Legislatures Believed to be
Probable.

Little Rock, Sept. 1S.-It is SKID one
of the probable results of the anti
trust conference of governors and at
torney generals in St Louis will be
the converting of several state legis-
latures in special session for the pur
pose of dealing with the trust problem.
The convention. it is said, will outline
programme that shall be found de-
sirable and the governors, in harmony
with the movement, will Immediately
after the adjournment of the conven-
ton, summon their state legislatures
together to enact uniform laws in the
different states, following the lines
laid down Ivy the conference.
1t is almost certain that should the
st. Louis conference recommend this
line Of action Gov. Jones will convene
the Arkansas Legislature some time
within the next 60 days.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
REV. C. F. B. HOWARD
Caught at His Old Tricks Again
Behind Prison Bars.


JACKSON, Mich, Sept l7.-Fostofice
Inspectors William C. Baird of Chat
tanoogu, Tenn, and Guy Gould, OF
Chicago have been in the city seyera.
days. Yesterday morning they cap
tured a man at Horton near this
city who has perhaps given the pos
tai authorities as much trouble "a
any man in une United States in recent
years and they have worked long and
faithfully 10 accomplish the object.
The man is G. +. b. Howard, alias vii.
liam Lord Moore, alias Robert Harper
lie was known by the latter name al
Horton, where he has lived for seven or
eight months, and where he organized
a church known as the Ethical Society.
While here he also worked foreign
Inheritance scheme, lie inserted an
advertisement in London papers, in
which he claimed there was an estate
here of 1854, 600, aud the heirs wore in
England.
Howard, which is said to be his srigi-
nal name, was also engaged in another
fraudulent scheme with Chicago for its
headquarters. lie, in some way, pro
cured some Chicago customhouse sta.
tionery, and wrote 10 number Of per
sons stating that there was a package
at the customhouse addressed 10 the
person named, and that on receipt OF
$50 to pay the duty on the package it
would be forwarded, His letters were
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
IHE TRUST CONFERENCE
Col. William J. Bryan the Magnet
Of Attraction al Saturdays
Session in Chicago.
HIS VIEWS OH TRUSTS AND AOGOpOLIES.
The People Brought Face to Face
with the QUESTION: IL the Trust n
blessing or Curset-If II Curse,
what Remedy Can be Applied Ia
Eradicate the Evil.

Chicago, Sept, l6.-The Civic Federa-
ton Trust conference at Central mu-
sic hall was addressed by Col. W. j.
Bryan, The hall was packed in an
ticipation Of Col. Bryan's reply to
W, Bourke Cochran on the trust ques-
ton.
1t was reported that Col. Bryan had
a set Of resolutions to present, pre-
sumahly antagonistic to fruits as they
now exist He, however, denied this,
saying; 81 have none prepared, and |
am not sure whether have time to
prepare any for presentation
The speaker was introduced by Gov,
Stanley Of Kansas, who acted as chair
man Of the opening session.
Col, Bryan spoke in part as fol-
lows:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

It was a happy thought when Speaker
N,oCool in the recent convention, intro
ducad Col. Power as "the most useful man
in the state" Mississippi does not possess
a son who is doing more to arouse ,o'a''
pride and patriotism than our eminent seo
retary of state The lines OF his me nave nave
been closely interviewer with the history
Of the men and events that have made our
beloved state the pride of all true MiSslS-
sippians Some of the most far-reaehlns
ILL. 81 onr history owe their origin to
the life and labor of Col. Power. Today
the CRYING need of Mississippi is a history
- i more than the mere catalogue Oh
'-ar,,opous facts; history that win
!. ~, tine dormant patriotism Of the rising
generation aud put our State IN Us u nc
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
MEAT LODGED IN HIS THROAT,



READING, Pa, Sept. 17.-Hon. Daniel
Ermentrout, who was elected in No
vember last to his sixth term in con-
gress from the Ninth district, died at
his home here today. He was 81 years
of age. On Thursday last. while at
dinner, a piece of meat lodged in his
throat and a physician had to be called
to save him from strangulation. Paraly-
sis of the parts affected followed, but
his death was unexpected.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
DIAMOND JUBILEE
To Re Celebrated by odd Fellows ct
Detroit.

Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 7-Tbeoficials
and the rank and file of the American
Odd Fellowship, who have thus far ar
rived in the city, passed a quiet Sunday
preliminary to the opening of the Dia-
mond Jubilee anniversary of the order
of Odd Fellows. The hotels have been
crowded since early morning with in
coming Odd Fellows. Tomorrow the
grand lodge will be formally welcomed
in the Detroit operahouse by Gov. Pin
gree and Mayor May burv.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
S1,ll4,627.l'
Estimated additional expenditures by
separate school districts and by 90
counties extending terms ..........S 81


The expenditures in the numerous
private colleges and academies in tn.
State would easily increase the total to
two million dollars.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

"The trust question has grown IN i'm
portance. Within the past two years
more trusts have been organized, when
We come TO consider the capitalization
volyed, than We're organized In all the
previous history of the country, and the
people now come face TO face with this
question. Is the trust blessing or
piled to the curse? / want 20 start with
the declaration that monopoly In private
hands is iudelensibe from any stand
point and intulcraEle. one trust may be
less harmful than uuJJnrE. one trust
mgEnate may be more benevolent than
another; but there $ no good munupOiy
in private hands, ana do not believe II
is sale Tor society to pernit any man or
uup Of men to mOuppullZe amy article
Of merchandise or my branch of bust
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
Returns Voluntarily to the Penitent

Charles O. Summers formerly Pink
erton detective, an escaped convict
from the Mississippi penitentiary, a
cold hunter of the Klondike and a man
with deep conscience, is again within
prison walls, having journeyed all the
wav from Dawson City, Alaska, to
Jackson to surrender himself, which he
did last week.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

The matter for this department in
this issue. has been prepared under the
great disadvantage of inhammatory
rheumatism of the right arm. Il IS as
tonishing how many remedies are
recommended for such an affection.
We have tried dozen or more in the
mast two weeks. It is our first expert
ence in this line, and devoutly hope 1t
may be the last
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

urrrur remedies m line ursr place every
state UNH uT should have. IHr IlHhI go
create amy private corporation which ln
[ tine Justice ui thr GgDI'u uI ihe state d.
conducive ~ lUu welfare fu the people ui
chat state. ] believe lbuI Wr cam safely
iuifuHt 60 thr people ul ID state lNr
/ them n they create corporation, auh it
becomes destructive 81 W.lr best inter-
| Hsl-r they can destroy Ia|l corporation,
and We can safely I.U-f them both To-
make humiliation nee rHatlV. la tHe s-'-
/ uUu place the state HIH. ur should aa
/ The riEht to prohihil amy foreign Tagp"fH-
I ton from doing buslHafs 300 lHr state AMI
/ h ouEht 90 have, or has, tho right t7 iin
/ pose such restrictions uud limitations as
+ the people of lhr state R7# think Heeea-
| sarl upon amy foreign corporation doing
| business in the state.
Also Federal Remedy,
/ 81 believe, iu addition TO 70 state remedy,
! there must Doe a federal remedy and be-
/ lltNe that congress r1s, 1r should haN"
/ the power To place -uun restrictions and
/ ton, upon amy corporation organized IN
! one state, that wants 70 dp business out
l side Of the state.
| remedies will reach he difficulty nat
| the people of every tate shall first decide
] whether they want TO cretle "A corpora
/ ton. that they shall, secondly decide
/ whether they want amy outside corpora,
] ton 20 do business IN the state and, u
] so, upon what conditions, and, thirdly
] tina, congress shall exercise the right C
! place upon every cOrpp Htluu doing bust
] ucss outside Of the ytute in which II H.
] organized, such limitations and restfie
! lions as may be necessary for the pro
/ lection Of the public Eoot
The Famous Delaware Circular.
Col. Bryan at this point read the IA
nous circular letter advertising the
Incorporation laws of Delaware, lie
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

-Four hundred miners and coal
haulers employed by the Eacatur (Ill0
Coal Co, went ON strike Saturday faI
an eight-hour day.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

The Industrial League of Pennsyl-
vania is compiling statistics relating to
appropriations for education in the
several States, and here are the figures
for Mississippi, furnished by the editor
of this department:
n ssaRh"ppis IS $50, 10000
SnprtaI appropriatIOns, 1893 ......... 54,O223l
State University and state Colleges,
snnnort Improvement, etc.. llO,6O4S2
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

III u
am MOI snro ,,,ba,hor b.yo tirne :,
an ""' sun "'V'"'' nav N'''S "
prepare any FOR presentation.
Tho sp.nl,ar ,y,s introduced Inv CIV
'P'"N'' ""' '''"''N' - -
Stanley Of Kansas, who acted as chair
nnn of thr nnenino, spssion
Wv ~ ''' = ~
Col, Bryan spoke in part as FOL
lows:
W.T. hrShhS speech
1.-THE trust question has grown I'm i'm,
portance Within Inc past two year,
more trusts have been organized whel
we come 10 consider lh' cdPl'dilIdllu'
ana me magnitude 'l the interests IN
vowed imam We're organized IN an lhy
previous history OF 'he country, anu tIl'
people now come race 10 lace with lh!'
question. Is the trust "a blessing or q
cur 50! II q curse what remedy can De ap'
pied TO- the curse l want 90 start WIN
lht declaration mat monopoly IN private
hands Is ludclensiple from any stand
point ana lutulcraEle. One trust may be
less hdrmiul than announcer. one trust
nHsnale may be more benevolent thal
another; but there $ no good munupoly
IN private hands, ana q do not believe II
is sale Tor society to perIult any man on
6tOup of men to mOnppuize amy article
OF merchandise or my branch of bust
ness.
The Defense of Monopoly.
..,,i. 3r.. ......r-- .t-.
,rLnJ url il9' ol.tng .D.'.,"lE ~ attM"H
Pl1l.u OH Iile bIouIQ .l'l IL You "lli ~
~" pI'pi' T." Nv.lJI5I % ''.' '''l nv . "i'u Ia
III ~ 'lCS ""' ne 7'' ,,. y" ny Le"l'''
VINO pu! chase o. mem. me me entire &c. ug-
argument. If the trust VIII sell to d man
an article for a dollar less than the arti
Gle will cost under other conditions then,
in the opinion of some, that proves a trust
to be a good thing In the first place,
deny that under a monopoly the price
will be reduced. In tie second place, if
under a MONOPOLY the price is reduced
the objections to MONOPOLY from other
standpoints far outweigh The financial ad.
vantage that the trust would bring.
IjnroIn,s Wnrnipu
IN the early years OK ldncolns admins
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
Another Old Newspaper.

The editor of this department is in
debted to the kindness of Mrs. r. W.
Bailey, of jackson, for a well-preserved
copy of the Clinton Gazette, dated Clin-
ton, Miss, January 23, 1886. 1t is No,
81 Of Vol. l. very handsomely printed,
four pages seven wide columns to the
page, published by Johnston & Thomp-
son, the senior being Amos L. John
ston, for many years one of the most
eminent attorneys of the State. The
subscription price was s. per annum if
paid in advance, or So if not paid in
that time. Two pages are occupied
with advertising-the town of Clinton
being then an important business point.
A list of uncalled for letters in the post
Office occupies two columns. The pro-
ceedings of the legislature for several
days in January appear. On January
9, 1856, the following gentlemen were
licensed to practice law in this State:
Il. H, Pease, John Murdough, Joseph
Christie, Charles Hill, Joseph Holt, j.
0 Harrison, II. b. Pack, w. Kemp, }.
Carson, f. A. Tyler, j. Riley, j. 5.
Dunlap, J, p Lowry, w, Mcbride, }.
B. Howcut, f. Norcum, E Fox, A. M.
Paxton, f. Stephens, w. c. Robb, E.
T. Sommers, G. Work, II. Purtle R. 5.
Dublin, j. N. Leetch, j. Battaille. W.
H. Crane, H. II. Fultz, H. r. Miller, 5.
Bonsall, E. II. Moxcey, j. Cooper, j, 2.
henderson, w. Lewis, Benjamin John
son, A. w. P. Parker, S. w. Dorsey q.
T. ShaclIelford and j. w. Stephenson.
The paper supported the Peoples can
dldate for president, Hugh Lawson
White. An editorial paragraph noted
the passage Of the penitentiary bill to
Its second reading; also that the Chick
aSaw territory had been laid off into
twelve new counties.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
Railway Discrimination.

''It has been suggested that discrimina-
ton BY railroads has aided the trusts
There Is no question that discrimination
faNuritism, secured Dy one corporation
against another producer ana rival. has
been largely instrumental IN enabling
desired monopoly to become practically "a
complete monopoly. Now that can be
remedied by laws hat will prevent this
discriminat ton. and when we prevent the
discrimination. still monopoly may exist
The remedy must be complete enough to
prevent the organization of a monopoly.
Now. what can be done to prevent this?
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
burning of the Bowman House-An Epi-
sode of War Times In jackson.


sode of War Times In jackson.
The Bowman House, that stood just
north of the State capitol from $685.
was a fve-story brick building, the
largest and most expensive hotel struc-
lure then in the State. 1t was erected by
hooert Bowman at cost of about $780,
VOO The city of Jackson had granted
loeral tax exemptions and saloon privi-
.eges for a number of years. Its capac-
IVY was equal to all the great gather
lngs that assembled in jackson in those
uays' and the wonder is that during the
% years since it was destroyed by fire
'nere has been no movement for the
erection of hotel of like proportions.
Is very much needed-would be
great benefit to the city and good
Investment for capitalists The story
u the burning of the Bowman
mouse has often been told aud we,
uaVe heard various versions of it; and
uaVing obtained a detailed statement
" 1t from Major John NJ. Smylie, who
was In the building when it was burn
.ig and escaped by jumping from a win
'O"' We give it in his own words:
The brigudes of Generals Gregg and
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

IN the early years uflInCOln's admins"
tratiOn he sent "A Message to congress
and in that message ne warned his COun-
trymen against the approach of monarchy.
He said it was the lttem0t to put capital
upon an equal footing with, if not above
labor in the structure % government, and
in that attempt he saw the approach OF
monarchy. Lincoln was right. Whenever
you put capital upon an equal footing
with labor, or above labor, in the struc-
ture Of government, you are on the road
to aid a government that rests not upon
reason but upon force
Nothing is more unpo"a than that
we shall, in the beginning rightly under
stand the relation between money and
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23

when branch ofIndustry is entirely in
the hands of one great monopoly, so that
every skilled man in that industry has to
so to one man for employment, then thai
one man will fix wages as lie pleases and
the laboring men will then share the suf
fering Of the man who sells the raw ma
teIial.
"Whetn the monopoly has absolute con-
atives will be necessary to iii these posi-
tons There is no question about it. \
trust, a monopoly, can lessen the cost Of
distribution.