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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
BILL ANTHONY DEAD.

"Brave Bill" Who Reported to Sigsbbes
the Blowing of the Maine is no More. ::
New York. William Anthony, bet
ter known as "Brave Bill" Anthony,
died at the Presbyterian Hospital Fri
day, half an hour after he had swal-
lowed a quantity of cocaine at one of
the Central Park entrances. He was
the man who, on February Is, 1898,
when the battleship Maine was blown
up in Havana harbor, reported to Capt.
Sigsbee in the famous words:
"Sir, l have the honor to report
that the ship has blown up and is
sinking"
On his return to this country An
thony was accorded receptions every
where. He received many invitations
from cities to be their guest. For
months he Travelled over the country,
being accorded the honors of hero.
When his leave Of absence was ended,
Anthony was promoted to be sergeant
of marines, and detailed at the Brook
lyn navy yard. In one of Anthony's
coat pockets was found a letter written
BY him to his aunt, which read that he
was discouraged and disconsolate and
was going to end 1t all Among the
articles found was picture Of his 62e
month cid child, on the hac =. which
was written "Bury ;his with me.
/ A Spanish. American wax medal, such
as sil the survivors OF the bsttleship
Maine received was also found.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
rallahatohie wants a Railroad.

Charleston. The citizens OF Char
lesion and Tallahatchie county have
recently had their hopes OF railroad
revived. The Southern railroad has
long had in contemplation the con-
struction of line connecting the old
Georgia Pacific and the Memphis and
Charleston, both of which are now
under the control of the Southern sys-
tom. 1t says that there are now
strong reasons to believe that the pro-
iect of this extension has agsin been
taken up, and the plan is to run line
from some point east OF Greenwood
along tho base Of the hills in the delts
to connect with the Memphis and
Charleston at Memphis. The pro-
posed limo would run through fer
tile part Of the state and open up on
immense territory to railroad compe
tition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
Indians Object to Compulsory Education.

Indians Object to Compulsory Education.
Cedar Rapids, Ia.-It is not believed
here that there will be a serious out
break among the Sac and Fox Indians
on the Tama reservation. There are
less than 400 of the Indians. About
150 of them are opposed to the compul-
sory education idea and refused the
separate payment of the government.
No petition for writ of habeas corpus
has been filed in the federal court here
for Lelah Puch Lachee, the girl whose
forcible return to school has made the
trouble. Agent Malin has refused to
recognize her alleged marriage, as she
is only 10 years old and his consent as
her guardian was not obtained. There
is not the slightest danger of violence.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
Contractors Granted An Extension.

Contractors Granted An Extension.
vicksburg. Major J. 81. Willard,
United States engineer In charge Of
this district, after = personal inspeo-
tion Of the plant Of the Stone, Sand
and Gravel company, constructors for
the Yazoo canal, has decided to reo-
ommsnd that their petition for an
extension Of time be granted from De-
cember to the 30th Of January, 1900,
when the company is required to have
. sufficient plant at work to remove
100000 cubic yards of earth per
month. The delay was caused to q
great extent by the recent quarantine
which prevented tho contractors bring
ing carpenters and machinists here to
build drsdges and scows.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
North Mississippi Conference.


Greenwood.-Greenwood will en-
tcrtain this week the North Missis-
sippi Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church South. Bishop
Gambler and other distinguished d.
vines will be present. The hospita-
tle citizens Of Greenwood have made
all necessary preparations for taking
care OF the delegates, and 1t is need
less to say they will be we'll enter
tanned. The most interesting session
Of recent years is anticipated. The
conference includes about half th'
STATE. and has under its control tw'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
9. p. Adair, Mayor Of rndianol.

Q. p. Adair, Mayor Of Indianoia.
1ndianola. Gov. McLaurin has sp-
pointed O. P. Adsir Of mayor Indianola
vice W. D. Peery, deceased. The de-
ceased mayor was also superintendent
Of education of Sunfower county and
his successor will have to be appoint
ed soon. It is probable that Mr.. D.
NJ. Quin, Of Indianola will receive the
appointment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
Aamlpistration In MOURNING.

Washington. Out of respect t.
the memory of the late Vice Presi'
dent Hobart, the president has can
oelled all his social engagements for
the present The members of the cab
met have done likewise and the ad-
min,stra tlonn will observe a period OF
mourning.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
Negro Childsn Cremated.

Glostsr.--Two negro children, sgsd
0 and years, were cremated Friday
night In . cabin which was burned
near here. It is reported the mother
OF the children had looked them In
the house and gone to town.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
Distribution Of Political Pio.

Vicksburg. w. E. Mollison, census
supervisor OF the 7th district of Mis-
sissippi, announces that the appoint
pointment of enumerators will be
made some time between January
18th and March 1st. The director of
the census has requested him to make
no appointments until after his con.
firmation, and he has SO for given few
assurances Of positions. In most OF
the counties of the district, he says,
the Democratic appointments will be
recommended by q referee agreed
upon by the leaders of that party.
He is now engaged In sending out G
large number of blanks to applicants
for the places, giving all needful in
formation. The Democrats in Mis-
sissippi will get four sevenths of the
enumerators. Mr.. Mollison says there
has been a good deal OF complaint
among the faithful that the other side
should get SO large percentage Of
the pie. but it has been SO ordained
py pne powers rnat De. Iur. moli,-
sons district embraces the counties Of
Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin,
Kinds, Jefferson, Lincoln, Pike. War
reu aud Wilkerson. A special agent
will be appointed to take the census
of manufacturing enterprises at Vicks.
burg. Natchez. Wesson and Jackson
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01

Military experts infer that the rea.
son Methuen's Q cavalry returned with
out getting in touch with the Beers
was that it was discovered in time that
to go OH would mean 10 invite the
same fate OF the HuGsers at Glencoe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
THE NEWS IN MISSISSIPPI
A oOLUlN or PARAGRAPHS CLEANED
FROM OVER THE STATE.
Census Supervisor Of the seventh Distriot
Gives Out rnformation..-Nssro Children
Crsmated Near GlosteY..-Greenwood to
Entertain Ministers this Week.
Progrsss Published Daily

Hattissburg. - The Progress on
Monday began tho publicst ion OF a
daily, the city having reached = pop
ulation Of 5000. The business men
have solicited the establishment Of q
daily paper.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
sheriff and nai.in killed by Negro.

Sheriff and Nnilih Killed by Negro.
Montgomery, Ala. "A deputy sheriff
and his Daillff were killed Friday at
Flakeherry by negro for whom q
warrant had been iscued. Their names
ere not known.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
Forty Eight Hour Bicycle Race.

Kansas City. Mo.-Jehn Lawson,
the TERRIBLE Swede," did not ride
In the forty-eight hour bicycle race
at Convention hall. Friday. 1t de-
vsloped that his collar bone had been
broken In fall Thursday. The score
at 9;3O Friday night at the end Of
the twenty fourth hour, was: Miller.
4s5 miles lap; Julius, 4s5. 1; Repine,
4s5, Wallerr, 4s4.ll; Lingerfeider
4s8.7; Niederh s75.2.
NJ. Delcssse says the partition Of
China Is not imminent, and France
will help to maintain "the open door. "
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
Heavy wind aad Rain storm.

Biloxi.-About 10 O'Clock Friday
night storm Of wind and rain burst
upon this section, and for several
hours . heavy gale was blowing. Fish
ermen and boatmen had been warned
and were prepared for the storm, and
no casualty has been reported other
than that schooner was driven ashore
on the front. The rainfall was quite
heavy and greatly needed. It is quite
cold, with lowering clouds aud a stiff
northeast wind blowing.
: Bohemians Arrive TO Work In tho Factory.
Biloxi-Fridsy evening about $3.50
O'Clock special over the Louisville
and Nashville railroad rolled up to the
a-r-I i-~l-i ILL D-L---i--~ s----
Baltimore. Md. There were about
sixty In the party, and they are to
work In tho oyster canning factory Of
the E. O. Joullian Packing company.
They were an orderly, well-behavod
people. and far above the usual class
brought here for the character Of work
TO be done,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
ENGLISH IN DISTRESS.
THE BoERs ARE THREATENING BRIT
IsH srnoNGHoLDs.

And are Being Reinforced By Dutch Farm
ers of the Free State ---Silence Of British
Guns Arouses renrs That They Lack Am
munition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01
LEAKEsvLLE, COUNTY, MISS, FRIDAY DECEMBER l.

important institutions Of learning,
Millsaps college, at Jackson, and Gre
NADIA Female college, at Grenada.
The conference will pay good deal
OF attention to the twentieth century
movement, or the plan to raise money
for the better equipment Of the Meth.
odist institutions Of learning. 1t is
expected that the various agents who
have had charge Of the collection oil
Mississippi's proportion of this fund
within the jurisdiction of this confer
ence will report progress.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-01

Aguiaaldo Is in Hiding---0Iany OmooAold-
ere Return to Manila and Beg for. Their
Place Under the New nesime---The Stu
dfiOn,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22
Morality Of Manners.

Manners easily and rapidly mature
into morals. As childhood advances to
manhood, the transition from bad man
ners to bad morals is almost impercepti-
BILE. Vulgar and obscene objects before
the mind engender images in the imag1-
nation, and make unlawful desires
prurlent. From the prevalent state Of
the mind, actions proceed as water rises
from fountain. Hence, what was orig
inally word or phrase becomes
by the imagination, is inf1amed into
vicious desire, gains strength and bold
ness by always being welcome, until at
last, under some urgent temptation, it
dares for once to put on the visible form
OF action; it is then ventured upon
again and again, more frequently and
less warily, until repetition forges the
chain of habit and then language, imag-
ination, desire and habit bind their VIC
tim to the prison-house of sin. In this
way profane language wears away the
reverence for things sacred and holy;
and a child who has been allowed to fOi
low and mock at and hoot at an intem-
perate man in the streets Is far moro
likely to become an Incorporate him.
self than If he has been accustomed to
regard him with pity as fallen brother,
and with sacred adherence as one selA-
brutifed or demonized. So, on the
other hand, purity and chasteness Of
language tends to preserve purity and
chasteness Of thought and Of taste; they
repel licentious imaginings; they delight
in the unsullied and untainted, and their
tendencies are on the side of virtue.-
Horace Mann.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22
Farmer At
Il 10
to the combine andw
cheapy
asto "a dealer Write
and contributes to churches by virtue Of
his $3O0,O0O,O00 The Chronicle'says:

and contributes to churches by virtue Of
his $3OO,0OO.O0O. The Chronicle'says:
why are not Mr.. Rockefeller and his
associates of the Standard Oil trust oc-
cupying cells in the Jail at Cleveland,
Ohio?" demands a contemporary. For
a week or more they have been in fla
grant contempt of the supreme court Of
that state, defying it's mandate and re-
fusing to produce their books Our con-
temporary has discovered that the Dutch
have taken Holland. The Cleveland af-
fair Is mere trif1e. Not for a week,
but for year, Mr.. Rockefeller and his
associates have been in open contempt
of the Ohio supreme court, and the Ohio
supreme court seems to like it. A fine
of $1,000,000 stands against Mr.. Rookie
feller and his colleagues, yet no steps
have been taken to collect it. The SUI
preme court apologies and sends spe-
cial commissioner to New York to wait
upon Mr.. Rockefeller, and entreat him
to be good and cease twirling his fingers
at his nose. He responds by burning his
books. Yet our contemporary is sur
prised that he isn't in Jail. Jail! Mr..
Rockefeller could saturate the Jail with
Standard oil and make bonfire Of 1t,
and the Ohio supreme court would
smile indulgently and entreat him not
to be naughty. The Ohio supreme court
is built that way"
The Chronicle might have gone fur
ther and stated that about all the
courts are built that way. No one has
yet heard of any court prosecuting ].
D. Rockefeller for burning down a rival
refinery In Buffalo, N. Y, nor will they
hear from it; for the courts are no
longer courts of law, but the creatures
of the trusts and the monopolies.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22
MAKING PREPARATIONS.
The Cuba-POrtO Rican COmmi ssion to
Sail Next Week.
By Wire From Washington, Feb. 20.

The commission named by the president
to consider questions pertaining to the civil
affairs in Cuba and Porto Rico are busily
engaged In completing preparations to leave
for the islands, the purpose being to sail
late next week. Henry G. Curtis, a member
of the commission, has not arrived yet from
Iowa, but Gen Kennedy and Charles w.
Watson, the other members, are proceeding
with the work.
The chief questions before them are those
of taxation, schools highways and fran
chises for private enterprises At present
no personality OR realty taxes are being col
lected. With q view 20 preparing and rec
Ommending a desirable system for property
taxation, the commission is making a COM
plete compilation Of the tax laws Of the
several states to the end that the best may
be given Cuba and Porto Rico. The plan
will be agreed upon after the members of
the commission have visited the islands and
personally have given the conditions thor
ough study.
The questions of schools and highways
will receive early attention, but 1t will be
necessary to give more immediate attention
to the applications for franchises which have
accumulated in great masses through the
war department. All applications for fran
chises referred by the department 10
the commission and the latter must pass up
on them. To date the capital represented
in applications on file aggregate $S0,OOO 900,
among them being one for the construction
of a railway from the eastern to the west
ern end of Cuba, distance of $50 miles. The
commission has not determined on its itin-
erary because 1t probably will go first to
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22
A Lesson in USury.

Peter Cooper, the great philanthropist
cessful, careful and prudent business
men Of his time. He was strongly op-
posed to the methods of many merchants
who launched out into extravagant en-
terprises on borrowed money, for which
they paid exhorbitant rates of interest.
The following anecdote illustrates the
point very forcibly:
Once. while talking about project
with an acquaintance, the latter said he
would have to borrow the money for six
months, paying interest at the rate of 3
per cent per month.
why do you borrow for so short a
time?" Mr.. Cooper asked.
Because the brokers will not nego-
tiate loans for longer"
well, ii you wish," said Mr.. Cooper,
II will discount your note at that rate
for three years"
"Are you in earnest?' asked the would
be borrower.
O0ICdluly L dM. i Will ulSCOuuI yOuA
note for $4,000 for three years at that
rate VIII you do it,"
"Of course WILL" said the merchant.
Every WELL" said Mr. Cooper. Just
sign this note for $4,000, payable in
three years and give me your check for
$500, and the transaction will be COM
plete."
But where is the money for me?"
asked the astonished merchant.
"You don't get any money" was the
reply. Your interest for &c months at
per cent amounts to 1Os per cent, or
S1O,SOO. Therefore your check for $500
just makes us even.'
The force of this practical illustration
of the folly Of paying such an exhorbi-
tant rate for the use OF money was such
that the merchant determined never to
borrow at such ruinous rates, and he
used to say, frequently, that nothing
could have so fully convinced him as
this rather humorous proposal by Mr..
Cooper.
Here is something for the Texas So
Ions to ponder upon, when the subject
of reducing the legal rate Of interest to
six per cent comes up for their consid-
Grafton. Southern Mercury.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22
Modern Charity.

A husbandman made his way into q
great city, where he speedily found him.
self on excellent terms with starvation
And one day his yearning for a crust
of bread became so fierce that he hunted
out a benevolent looking citizen and
begged an aims OF him.
Whereupon the citizTh repaired hastily
to an officer of the law. crying: "Yonder
fellow hath begged of me-" So that the
husbandman was seized and shut up in
prison for the space of seven days.
And being released. he CHANGED by
good fortune to obtain employment on
the city's quays And that same morn
ing he fell incontinently into the river
but giving no sign, was not missed by
his fellows until he was well-nigh
drowned.
And when they had .fished him out
one of them said: What manner OF
dolt art thou that fallest into the water
and callest not for hein?"
Help, quotha!" replied the husband
man, Il asked a man for help the other
day, when was like TO die for want OF
a little bread, and got thrust into jail
for my pains!"
HE is crazy quoth his wise rescuers
as they hung him up to dry.-Comine
Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22
A Poem of Peace.

CWritten for the Representative by r. NJ.
Roberts)
The world Of censure calls II sin
When man steals the bread he cannot win,
When he looks for work from street to
street
In the merciless blast Of rs.ln and sleet.
Oh, God! will you call 1t p sin to live.
When he saves the liee that to him you
give2
The world calls II sin when murder red
Encircles the halo about mans head.
When he follows the lust Of primeval Cain
To save his children from want and pain.
Oh, God! will you call it sin to live
When he saves the lives that to him you
give?
Were the many created for sordid toll
In tho mine, shop, factory and earth's green
soil.
That tho few might revel in princely state.
Crushing out all manhood with greed and
hate?
And the voice Of Gods answer echoes. No,
All men were created to reap and SOW.
Was the earth created for man or men?
For the few palace. for the rest pen:
For many to labor to lifes setting sun
And others to gather the fruits they have
won?
And the voice Of Gods answer echoes, No,
All men were created to reap and SOW.
The world cries crime when women's lost
feet
Are cast in the mire of earth's vile street:
When she sells her soul for a loaf Of bread,
That her life may by its strength be fed.
On. merciful God aribter of time,
In the scales Of thy justice is 1t a crime?
Oh. what IS mans soul that a curse should
rest
Like the weight Of Atlas upon its breast.
And down through the vistas Of endless
time
Must follow the trail OF the serpent's slime.
And Gods voice answers "Wait, watch and
pray,
And behold the light of the coming day."
Deerwood, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22

The mayor and majority of the munic-
ipal council Of San Juan have rendered
their designations.
A few days ago the question Of killing
cattle for municipal consumption was re-
ferred to Gen. Guy v. Henry. governor gen.
eral OF Porto Rico, by consent of all the
parties interested. After an investigation
Gen. Henry issued order regarding the
matter and the mayor and members of the
council declared that they would resign be-
fore complying with the governors decree.
Gen. Henry, annoyed by their quarreling,
and childish actions, told them that II they
did not stop trifling and obey orders, he
would have them imprisoned. A meeting Of
the council was held yesterday which re-
suited in the rendering Of the designations
of the mayor and council on account Of the
alleged insult by the governor general and
his partisan friends. The deposed liberals
are said to be back Of the trouble.
Gen. Henry says he can govern the city
better with new cOuncilmen who will not
oppose American methods. Considerable
feeling has been excited by the matter.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22
A Good story.

That noted president of the United
States, Andrew Jackson, in early life
practiced at the bar, and was once the
subject of a practical joke that might
have had very serious effects. It was
Jackson's habit to carry in his saddle
and to make frequent appeals to it in his
cases. This precious book was always
carefully done up in coarse brown paper,
such as grocers used before the neat pa
per bags of the present day were invent
ed. The 'lpwrapping of this much
priced volume before a court was very
solemn function as performed by Jack
son. A brother practitioner had pro-
cured a piece of bacon just the size Of
the book, and while Jackson was ad-
dressing the court he slipped out the
volume from it's wrapping and substi-
tuted the bacon. At length Jackson had
occasion to appeal to his Bacon. 1t was
an important case and he would not
trust to his memory. He would con-
found his oponent by reading from the
book itself. While still talking he
raised the bearskin flap of his saddle
bags, drew out the brown paper pack
age, carefully united the string, unfold
ed the paper with the decorous gravity
of a priest handling the holy things Of
the altar, and then, without looking at
what he held in his hand, exclaimed tri-
con says!" The court was convulsed with
mirth, and Jackson with rage. He chal-
lenged the perpetrator of the joke, and it
was not Jackson's fault that the duel
ended without bloodshed.-EX.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-22
TAKE NOTICE
Meeting Of the Grain-GrOwers'
Committee, March 7th, 1900
All Friends Invited.

At the Grain Growers convention
held in st. Paul. on Jan. and 4,
1899, committee was appointed to
prepare the form of the constitution
of the association, and submit it
to the members for their approval.
This has been done; and notice is
hereby given that the committee
will meet on March Z, at 10 a. M, in
Room 16, in the Capitol, st. Paul, to
finally adopt the constitution for the
association.
AS it is of the utmost Importance
that the proposed constitution
should be exactly right, in every
particular, it is hoped that each
member of the committee will be
present; and also as many as possi-
BILE Of the members of the Grain
Growers association, and all others
who sympathize with the object in
view.
Steps will be taken to secure re-
duced railroad rates, and no doubt
this can be accomplished if one
hundred attend.
Come in, brethren, and aid us
with your advice in this great work.
IGNATIUS DONNELLY,
Chairman Committee.