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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
Another Fire.

At I O'Clock on the evening OF
Wednesday another fire alarm was
sounded from ward 81, and the
great crowd which quickly gather.
ed witnessed the almost complete
destruction Of the handsome resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. ID. +. Hunt
on North Poplar street. The orr
GIN of the fire is unknown. and
cannot be coniectured, us Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunt were in the habit Of
taking their meals at a restaurant,
and no fire was known to be in The
house. 1t broke out in the second
story, the contents of which were
almost all lost. The furniture.
pictures, books, china and almost
the entire contents of the first
story were saved, though of course
in a much damaged condition. The
fire had made considerable head
way before the alarm was given.
and in spite of admirable work by
the fire company, the entire second
story was destroyed and but little
more THAI the shell of the first
saved At about midnight a
second alarm was given, caused
by another outbreak of fire in thei
ruins which was promptly sub
1ugd. The house and contents
vas INSURED for s250g. }
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
High school Commencement.

The commencement exercises of
the Greenyille High School Will
be held on June Sth and 9th. The
graduating class is 50 large that it
has been judged best to divide
the program, and the ESSAYS will
be read on the evening of june
Sth, while the closing exercises
will take place on the morning of
June 9th. In addition to being
the largest graduating class ever
turned ont by the school, Princi-
pal Bass regards it as being. in
many respects, one of the finest
1t Is composed Of the following
named young ladies and gentle
men:
helms Williams, Pearl b. Sim
mons, Ruby Simmons, Estell VIII
,zinski, Carrie Bowen, Jeanette
Hartman. Bessie Thomas, Halle
Nettie Marshall. Lady ID. |
shelton, NJ. Antoinette Starting |
Bessie Dell, LcRoy Yager, MARY
Walker, Katherine johnson. Mabel
'teger, Eunice J. Stockwell. /
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
AN INDICTMENT FROM rIppAn.

"Tippah county has ordered a
primary election for United States
senator, and we give it now as an
unbiased opinion that GOV. Nc
Laurin will not get 100 votes
mark the prediction-l00 votes in
the county And why z Because
he is a self-confessed weakling:
because he has undertaken. since
his induction into the Office of
''""r. to McLaurinizo the
GoyelH~ = "Anotism; be-
State: because OF MS a. =
cause Of his trampling under 100,
the very constitution which he
swore to observe and uphold; be-
cause he threw away $4,000 of
the peoples money on u call of
the legislature to build a new
State-house, yetoing the bill after
it passed; because he refused to
commission Capt. Yardaman; be-
cause of the conditions in the Two
Miller pardon; because he IS a
lemagogue; because he is Il thous-
md other things, and because he |
S too little. y Ripley Sentinel.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
His Life Was Saved.

Mr.. ]. f. Lily, a prominent c'
Hannibal, Mo, lately had a wond
deliverance from frightful dealt
telling of it he says: ~ was Z
with Typhoid Fever, that ran
Pneumonia. My lungs became
ened. | was 50 weak | couldn't
sit up in bed. Nothing heldped
| expected to soon die with Cons,
Li0n, when | heard of DR.. Kingr
Discovery. one bottle gave grea
lief. / continued TO use 1t, ana haa
well and strong. | can't say TOO q
in its praise. This marvellous .
cine is the surest and quickest caf
the world for all Throat and =
Trouble. Regular size 80 cents
Sl00. Trial bottle free at FIN
Drug Store. every bottle guaran'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
MIR. CAsTTEMAN ACCEPTS.

Messrs. John r. Gage, Van Is,
Boddie, Percy Bell, Committee:
Gentlemen: Absence from home
has prevented my responding
sooner to the call made by you as
a committee requesting me to be-
come a candidate for the Legisla-
ture from Washington County.
The call gives me pleasure, for
the reason that | take it not as a
recognition of merit in me, but
a recognition of the section OF the
county in which | live, Il rich, fer
tile and rapidly developing Por-
ton OF the county, which has
borne for years the burdens OF
taxation in common with the bal
ance of the county, and has never
either sought or been given any
political representation, and for
this reason | both appreciate and
accept the call. and will stand as a
for the legislature,
Yours truly,
5. CASTLEMAN.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

McLaurin recovered from this
Leyee District $l66O00 for taxes
paid on State cotton raised in the
Delta behind the levees and vetoed
the bill passed almost unanimous
ly by the Legislature subiecting
the cotton grown by the state in
the Levee District during the sea-
son 1867 to levee taxes, because
it had not been properly publish
ed, while he approved without
proper publication the bill author
Izing the Upper District to issue
Millions of dollars of bonds-this
vet of friendship cost the board an
g, 100000.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
BIB POPLAR ST.
GREEN WILLIE. M

If you want any kind of town lot have it, The price and
made to suit YOU
you want plantation Of any size in the Delta have If
me- Improved unmproyed Terms and payments to suit
If you want to borrow money! have it. Terms and time
and low rates of interest
# you want insurance have it. the very best
You have rents to colec can collect them and will remi
proceeds promptly.
am satisfied that it will be your to see me befo
invest in any of these things which have sell I'll treat Won
and save you money.
Come me and lets have talk 1t may be mutually prof
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
New OIL Mill.

The TINES publishes in this is
sue the charter of incorporation
OF the Greenyille Cotton Oil &
Ginning Company. The charter
members are j. ID. Smythe. L. d.
omythe, Frank Wolfenden, and w
t. Randolph-men whose names
are q safe guarantee Of the charac-
ter OF any enterprise they may
represent. 1t is the intention Of
DR.. Smythe, who is at the head of
the company, to follow the cree
ton of the oil mill and ginnery
with a cotton factory-indced the
chatter provides for this, and
the oil mill is an Introductory en-
terprise to the much larger and
more important one Of the cotton
factory. That the mill IS an ne
complished fact is evidenced by
the following;
Dayton Ohio.
Dr.. J.D. Smythe,
we accept contract for machin-
cry made by our George Leder.
Will give you the best mil that
can be made. Thank you for your
confidence and faith IN Buckeye
machinery.
Buckeye Iron d Brass Works,
The oil mill will be supplement-
ed by ginnery, with a Pratt gin |
outfit OF six stands, and will be |
ready for the crop of next fall.
This enterprise marks an epoch |
in Greenyille's advancement. 1t
make it the greatest oil mill
centre in the state, 49,. Wv e''"'
ishment of a cotton factory here
S what has been urged for years.
It has long been recognized THAT 4
,otton factory was the most desir-
lble public improvement the town
,ould possess, The determine
ion to erect the mill and factory
5 the result of long and careful /
Investigation and calculation by
)r. Smythe, who is confident that
lis oil mill and Gin viii be an I'M !
ualilied success; and that a cotton /
actory here can be made even
loro successful and remunerative
han they have proved to be in the
'arolinas. I,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID AND
DONE

DONE.
In the Delta Flag of yesterday
Judge S. r. Coleman publishes
over his signature, II Statement
of facts" which, he says, Is just
what 9M,rrcd between himself
TO the I've Miller pardon. Judge
! Coleman statesin this article that
1t was prepared for publication
ten days before MilIers pardon, as
he was preparing to take the case
to the Supreme Court, and was
withheld at the request of two
gentlemen of Greenwood, who
asked Judge Coleman to withhold
his action until they could inter-
view the governor. They saw
him, and the pardon followed.
Judge Coleman says 81 had not
intended to say anything further
IN the matter, until the recent
public assertions of Governor Nc
Laurin that he made no such
promise to pardon as is claimed,
when he not only knows that HE
DID, but that had so stated at
the time Of conviction, compel me
in justice to myself to publish eX-
actly what was said and done.
After describing the circum-
stances which led him to ask for Il
pardon and his visit to the gov
ernor for that purpose, Judge
Coleman tells the story as follows;
"Ile told me that to promise to
pardon before conviction would
be equivalent to n pardon which
would be unconstitutional, and
would suject him to impeachment,
which idea ! secuted and combat
ted, We had a long discussion
and much more was said by both, |
up by his telling me that
| ought to know well enough what !
he would do in such case, and
not ask him to make the promise. |
| replied that | could not indulge |
in any Prescriptions, but must |
know what was doing; that | was |
satisfied no jury in the state would |
convict Miller upon the evidence |
md that | could not afford to take |
my chances, and asked hun if he /
lid not see where | stood and APP
oreciate my condition. He replied,
you are in ticklish place, amt
you = yes" | replied, "and
must therefore KNOW what to
stand upon lie said: $50
nome and have your man convict
ID; bring your petition down as
lulckIy rs you can ana ! VIII turn
lim loose"
Comment Is unnecessary, This
S the man, Anse McLaulin, whom
intelligent and honorable men are
sbed to support for the highest
fficc in the Gift of Mississippi.
his is the man who is daily heap
ng up the burden of shame and
umiliation that is making the
tate byword, 1t is time for
lississippl topurge herself of dis
race, and the duty of every one
f her self-respecting citizens to
id in the necessary work.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

McLaurin would not appoint
Mr.. George Shelby a member of
the Levee Board from Bolivar
County,aIthough recommended by
a Democratic primary Of that
county, but he has given him some
convicts, and be would not appoint
Mr.. Nathan Goldstein from this
county, although recommended by.
the Board Of Supervisors and the
Executive Committee unanimous
ly,-but ne has satisfied him.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
e.The unTo-pate and proper Man ;.

The Mobile Register is very Gu
logistic of Congressman Jesse
Sailing; who is slated by the
johnson Democracy as the sue
cessOr of their chief for governor.
As politician the Register re-
CARDS him as "smart and agile
in his way deep" Says the Reg
ister: Take the story they are
telling of him now; how when
he borrows a "chaw' of a friend
and possible supporter, he criti-
cally examines the plug until he
finds where its owner bit last, and
he courteously bites in the same
place; 1t IS this delicate atten-
ton to small details of social in
tercourse that commends him to
all
This beats eating greens with
a knife all hollow. The old story
Of the candidate who held the calf
while the rural dame MIXED the
COW, Is simply nowhere, by COM
parison with Congressman Jesse
Sailing. The Register is correct
he Is "the strictly up-to-date and
proper man to succeed Governor
Johnson, and that when he steps
INTO the placeno revolutions wall
occur" He is the logical man
or the succession, but may the |
.0Id deliver the country from |
.uch iogic. -Viuksburg Herald /
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

Capt Montgomery made a grand
stand play to cut down the salary
of the President Of the Board, and
the President retaliated by urging
that the accounts of the Captain
brother be Investigated, but both
were harmless pieces Of pIeasan-
try-the cards were stocked and
the play was merely for the gal
Iprie-.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
Bismarck's Iron Nerve

Was the result of his splendid
Iudomitable viii and tremendOp
ergy are not found where StQ
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are 3
order. If you want these qualidt
the success they bring, usu DR.. 4
New Life Pills. They develop
power of Grain and body. Only
Drug Store.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

The regret and modification with
which the TINES publishes, by re-
quest, the correspondence under
the caption "a Lie Nailed" will
doubtless be shared by the press OF
the whole State, to which the af-
fair must cause a feeling of hui
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

Rankin, McLaurin's home coun-
ty, WIS one of the few counties in
the State that voted against the
Constitutional amendment author
izlng the Levee Board to turn
over to the government of the
United States the maintenance
and control of the leyees-but Nc
LaurIn is a friend of the levees.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

Democracy has lost Campbell,
Thomas and Larkin. They have
become the hired tools of unscrup-
ulous corporations, but the Lord
hath raised up champion for his
people. SKINNER still holds
out against the corruption of cor
porate greed-the country is safe,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

McLaurin Is a friend of the
leyees, and especially of this Dis
trict 1t paid for his junket to New
York. with ''The Girl from Paris
thrown in, and he made five
minutes talk before the River
Commission for both Districts.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
EIrECrrrvE COMMITTEES MEET
ING.

Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the Democratic Exc
cutiyo Committee of Washington
county will be held at the office OF
Griffin & Larkin in the city OF
Greenyille on Tuesday the 3Oth
day of Nav, 1899 at 1890 p. m.
Important business will be trans
acted. A full attendance is request
ed.
LEROY PERCY, Chairman,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

AN 1rElETENTIoNAL INJUSTICE.

AN LNlNl llO-N Al MN
The following article, appearing in
the editorial columns last week OF The
Herald, docs a great injustice to the
Suntiower TocsiR, the injustice being
the result Of biographies. error:
with one or two exceptions there is nOtA
paper in tha State over one year old supporting
McLaurin. Peculiar, isH't 1t, --sunhower Toe
sin
The TocAln wOHld have supported hcLAnrIn,
but when'it applied for the distinction sndWAnt-
ell a certain Sum for lie "inausncs," II was
promptly given 10 understand that AeLaurin
was not paying for Support--e especially from
papers that had simply no influence whatever.
In writing the comment on the clip
ping we wrote right between the words
''Tocsinn apd would these words
'Is entirely too ssE6Ja on the little papers.
No doubt many q new paper, witp an ambition
to stArt In with bank account"
Just put this two sentences together,
and you can readily see decided
change was made in the editorial by
the accidental omission OF few words.
The Herald pegfets the error very
much, and hastens to ma ke the proper
corre,- ton, -Greenville Herald May %
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

If the foreign lieutenants OF the
"clan, - Messrs. Dulaney, SiIlerE,
Clark. Thames ct al had left our
domestic politicians unaided they
might have been trusted to have
gotten ND no weaker ticket.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

1t is a pity that Skinner and
WATSON have to pead guilty to be-
ing "scusod" of being lawyers, but
we don't think any one can ques-
ton the yeracity Of their plea in
extenuatlon, that no railroad cor
poration has eyer tried to employ
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

Sharkey county resolutions en-
dorse and reafirm allegiance to
the platform of '96, defy Anse
McLaurin, and utterly condemn
oyerythingand everybody oppos-
ed to him. The resolutions do
Messrs. Jehu McLaurin and L. c.
Dulaney proud.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

We have Just received nice lot
of Sun Bonnets which we will sell
at % and 10 cents each.
Racket Store.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

Mae must treat Bats right, and
not put him on the wrong train
when he starts to 60 to jackson.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
State Of Mississippi, :
Washington County. {

|, j. 7. Mayhem, hereby make oath
that have in my possession, subject to
the inspection Of anyone that desires
to see it, the original article in refer
ence to the SunhOwer TOcsin which
appeared in the Greenville Herald of
| May Is, 1899, and that said article, with
the exception Of the printed clipping
| from the TOcsin which is pasted at the
head of it, is entirely in the hand-writ-
ing of L. T. Brawner. and was by him
handed to me, and the ORIGINAL reads
as follows:
with one or two exceptions there is
not a paper in the State over one wear
old supporting McLaurin Peculiar
ism Z it;-Indianola TOcsin.
The comment that follows, entirely
in Brawner's handwriting, word for
word is,
THE Tocsin would have supported
McLaurin, but when it applied for the |
distinction and wanted certain sum |
for its ''infooence," it was promptly |
given to understand that McLaurin was
not paying for support, especially from
papers that had simply no influence
There was nothing omitted by the
printer, myself, bat the comment was
printed as written by Brawner.
| have been asked that l make no
publication until Capt. Brawner could
hear from Governor McLaurin to whom
ne had written about this, but do not
zee what the Governor has to do with
t, and make this publication in JUS
ice to myself ,
j. T. MAYHEM.
Sworn to and subscribed before me.
his 27th day of May, 1899. {
j. II. RoBB, Notary Public. +
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
SUMMER EXCURSIONS BETWk
GREENVILLE AND VICks'
BURG.

The Summer Excursions have
resumed by the Vicksburg & Gs
vile Packet Co. One fare for
round trip between Greenville
NicksburU.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
Hastily yours,
l.. I. BRAwNER.
GresnVills, Miss, Nay %, 1880.
pTFu ADngnN EKn

Gresnvills, Miss, Nay %, 1880.
J. A. RICHARDSON, Esq.
IndiaAolA, Miss.
Dear Slr--Iours OF today seems to me thst
the publication Of my explanation In both pa
pers should set you rtght--but shall not DIS
pqte over that, as have through no fault OF
mine, put You in false position, and am
GLAD to do what Gsn to get matters straight
ened out. But please eliminate that portion OF
the letter which refers to THREE BAD Err
RORs recently by = printer; want to get
THAT party fully established before he Knows
what am doing. Sm still seriously ill--un-
able 10 situp.
Yours, etc,
l.. I BRAWNER,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

We are Offering
our Oekjcte depGrtws.
S01le bHrSaiRS IN q
and tpo seat SDrll
Wagons. Cali and I
them.
Tie BGird-SmM 9
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27
ALE NAILED,

no THE PUBLIC Tn iusticN 10 my
self, a comparative stranger 10 tnp -
pie OF Greenville, publish the iUt CIV.
inc. as am the printer whose LnlsINAe'
are alluded to by Capt. l.. T. brhWhur,
whose reputation he would sacrlnee W
save himself.
WIN an. a. ,yo sxceptIons there 10 not .
,.neE in the state over one year old emporium
McLAurin. Peculiar, isnt N'-suhAo""
Tocain,
The Tocsin would have supported heLaufih,
but when II applied for distinction anu WAn'e'
a certain Fum for IL "innuenee' " was
promptly given to understand hat heLaurin
was not paying for support, especially from
pnpsrs that had simply no influence whatever,
.-Gr,snvlile Herald, May Is
IndianolA, Miss. May 20, lsos.
l., 7 BrAWner, ESQ
Dear slri--G enclose you clipping from your
last weeks Issue, which dsnounce a. lie and
Ito author asa contemplate liar, l have no
desire Of washing dirty linen In publiei there
Ars other ways. The article Is rs unjust TO me
As It is untrue, An early reply will be Appre-
clAted by me
Respectfully,
J. A. RICHARDSON.
Greenviils, AIIS., May ~, 1879.
j A. Richardson,
IndlAnOla, Mas.
Dear sir
IhAVe you're OF the 10th, Am too slek to cit
mn and write, and am trying to do 90 while fast
on my back. got home Saturday almost a
corpse.
The Language you use 10 pretty strong and
an sorry you did not ask nrst for an 'Npona-
nation, whom | would have told you u was
dumb founded on looking Of the paper when
I got home to discover that the comment on
voHr editorial was EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE
As INTENDED, the leaving out by the printer
Of nearly or about two full lines Immediately
following the word TocsiR in the nrst line OF
the comment doing oil the damage, Before
your letter came had already had the proper
correction and explanation made for this weeks
paper, Icertainly am not fool enough to make
, charge like that without some prool--and
HAVE NOT AN IoTA.
This is the bird terrible mistake made by =
printer on The Herald, and it has SIuspisious
ook.
am TOO weak 10 write more Come and
sec me when in town, and you may be assured
hat the proper explanation will be made this
week,
Hastily yours,
l.. T. BRAwNER.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

subscribe Tor The LINES.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-05-27

5. CASTLEMAN.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05
Cambridge.

OH Hanson was at GAINESVILLE and
Edgerton on Wednesday. He drove his
new PAGER across the country to Edger
ton.
The plans and specifications for the
new bank have arrived and are now in
the hands of contractors and builders to
be figured on.
A S Flagg has closed his London ware
house and the tobacco will be shipped to
this place to be assorted. There is fully
months work here before the ware
house can be closed.
A E Morton. Otto Bilstad, A A Pres
colt, Frank Potter, Hugh Monroe and
Chris Legreld attended a Masonic ban
quet at Edgerton last Wednesday even
ing. They report good time.
Geo Ward drove overland to Madison
last Monday for the purpose of deliver
ing the fancy driver which H Town
send brought down from the northern
part of the state and which he sold to
Madison parties; receiving therefor $3.50.
A force of stone masons and force of
carpenters are expected every day from
Stoughton for the purpose of building
the new engine house at the mill and to
build P S Chjolseth's new house. We
also understand that a Stoughton firm
has the contract for Andrew Thronson's
new house.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05
WITH THE HUMORlST.

Waiter-Pigs' feet? Yes, sir. How
you'd you like to have them?
Uncle Al1en-Clean.-Ch Chicago Tribune
"You will regret this" he said when
she refused him.
Possibly" she replied, ''but it will
be only one Of bunch of regrets"
Thus was the blow softened.-Chicago
Post.
Alice-Oh, I wish I could tell you
how foolish Fred looked when he be-
gan to propose to me last night.
Myrtle-Really, did he begin? It's a
wonder you gave him a chance.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
'It seems to me the weather man
sometimes fails to give us accurate in
formation as to what the weather will
be-"
"Quite true, but don't blame him. The
weather sometimes neglects to give him
notice. Chicago Post.
eyes, Eddie was slightly wounded in
the first fight. We have a letter from
the regimental surgeon" Where was
he wounded?" 1--WE are not quite sure.
The surgeon mentioned the place, but
we don't know whether it is an ana
tomical phase or Filipino town.
'How did you like the band concert,
Johnny"
Say that was great. Wasn't it
funny to see that man standin' up in
front of 'en, maxim motions with g
stick an tryin' to queer 'em? He didn't
put the players out a bit, did hep
Chicago Tribune.