The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-29
THE SOUTHERN STATES.


HAGERSToWN. Md-Emma Kerfoot
aged l6, was assaulted by negro. A sus.
pect is in jail awaiting Identification
CENTERvILLE. Miss.-Mrs. Anna E.
Dickson. widow of Colonel holland Dick.
son. died at her home near Centerville.
HoPKINSVILLE Ky.-Pete Clard,
killed Will Southall near Fayetto anf
Charles Southall MORALLY wounded Clardy
ST. JOSEPH. La.--Robert j. Stewart.
one OF the most popular citizens of this
parish. died of congestion of the brain.
after an illness of only a few hours
WEST POINT. Miss.-Miss Hattie Hen
ley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs T. A.
Henley, died in their home in this city
from severe attack of typhoid fever.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--The State con-
vention of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union is in annual session. with large
attendance.
MERIDIAN Miss.-Ground has been
broken. and work begun on the large addi-
ton to the Meridian cotton mill which
was decided upon at a recent meeting OF
the stockholders of that concern.
ATLANTA. Ga.-The cotton rate hearing
before the Georgia State railroad commits
sion resulted in a failure to make any
change in the cotton rates for the present
season
WEST POINT. Miss--Colonel j. j..
Mhoon, who lives near the city, aged so
years, and one of the Oldest settlers in
East Mississippi and widely known, was
run over and instantly killed by freight
train switching in the Mobile and OHIO
railway yards
VICKSBURG, Miss-The bodies of the
five Italians who were recently lynched
at Talulah will be finally inferred in the
city cemetery here. The Italian society
of this city has sent an undertaken TO
Tallulah to dsinter the bodies and bring
them to Vicksburg.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.-As the congrega-
ton was leaving the Methodist church at
the close of the first days session of the
Pine Bluff district conference an unknown
assassin fred load of buckshot into Van
H. Williams, infictlng fatal wounds. No
cause is known for the crime.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn Commercial
bodies here are making an effort to es-
tablish big lead pencil factory here.
Graphite of excellent quality and in great
quantities has been discovered In North
Georgia. and cedar OF good quality for
pencils exists here in limitless quantities.
ALEXANDRIA, La.-Lee Chandler
young white man from Pollock. attempted
to board the southbound through freight
about two miles south of Pollock, but the
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his catch and was thrown under the
wheels, which mashed his right arm to a
pulp.
JACKSON, Ga.-Three Mormon elders
who were taken away from the home of
William Cunnard in Jasper county We'd
nesday nia.t, escaped from the mob while
crossing a creek in that county ana are
now safe near Jackson. They are suffer
ing from many bruises and injuries sus-
tanned in the fight with their captors.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.-Revenue Off
GERS raided a big still in mountain fast
ness near Red Clay. Ga, last night. Tom
Lite, moonshiner was captured. The still
was in full blast and about thousand
gallons of beer was found Over the door
of the hut was a unique sign OF skull and
cross bones, with the inscription under
meath, "only two miles to hell from this
still"
VICKSBURG. Miss.-Several posses are
now in the hills east of here searching for
Ithamer Yerkes, a truck farmer aud dali
ryman who this afternoon shot All Sc
rlously wounded four boys. two white and
two colored, all OF whom are under 10 years
of age Members of Y.rkes' family claim
the youngsters were stealing watermelons,
but this is denied by the boys.
ADMISSION, Ala--A deed has been filed
in the office of Probate Judge Crook here
the property of the American
Pipe and Foundry company to the United
States Cast Iron Pipe company. the big
new water and gas pipe trust. ITO have
and hold forever The deed includes all
the property and holdings OF the American
Pine and Foundry company in Calhoun,
JEFFERSON and Jackson counties. Alabama,
and Hamilton and Marion counties. Tenn
essee, and the consideration mentioned is
zone dollar this day In hand. and other
good and valuable considerations" The
deed was signed by the American Pipe and
company by f. c. Miller. presi-
dent. The estimated value of the property
conveyed Is $1,000, 900. and the deed re-
uuired string of more than $1,000 worth
Of revenue stamps.