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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29

Little Rock, Ark An interesting
bit Of railroad gossip comes from Pine
Bluff. The Graphic of that city says;
Russell Harding, vice president and
general manager of the Cotton Belt
railroal has resigned d Mr.. Harding
rendered his resignation on December
Is, to take effect January I, 1900, Mr..
Harding will succeed General Manager
w. B. Doddridge. Of the Missouri Pa
cihc. The successor Cf Mr. Harding
has not been named. Mr.. Do1dridge
will remain with the Missouri Pacific,
holding the position of second vice
president
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY.
Six Little Girls Burned to Death at Quincy,
Illinois.

Six Little Girls Burned to Death at Quincy,
Illinois.
Quincy, Ills. awful tragedy oc-
CURED during rehearsal of Christmas
exercises by one of the classes at St.
Francis school Friday. There were
fourteen little girls in the class. Two
of them appeared as lambs and wore
white fleece on their garments. One
Of them caught fire from an open gas
jet and almost in an instant the whole
circle of little ones was in flames. Sis
ters of the school ran to the rescue and
were also badly burned. Six of those
burned died almost instantly from
burns and four survivors will die. The
dead are Mary Wavering, Alma Mid
dsndorf, Bertha Freud, Josie Rossewog,
Miss Hickey. Irene Freiberg. A dozen
were badly burned, including several
Of the sisters.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29
GOOD NEWS FOR JACKSON.
NJ, & X. C. Road VIII Resch that Place

NJ, j. G X. C. Road VIII Resch that Place
Soon.
Mobile, Ala. Capt B. F. Merrill,
general manager of the No o5ile Jackson
and Kansas City railroad, announces
that his road will lie built into Jack
son, Miss, inside OF fifteen months.
Rails were laid to point fifty miles
west of Mobile in 1897, but the yellow
fever epidemic caused delay in oper-
ation.and reticence on the part of for
eign capitalists to invest in the enter
prise. Capt Merrill returned from Eu.
rope last week, and while abroad secur-
ed pledges of sufficient funds to com
plete the line
The road runs through one of the fin
est timber belts in the south.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29
NO. 18
BIG RUN ON THE BANK.
Maine Institution Almost Denuded Of
Cash.

A Maine Institution Almost Denuded OF
Cash.
Portland, Me.-A rumor of unknown
origin concerning the solvency of the
Portland Saving Bank started a run
on the bank Friday Deposits were
turned over as fast as the BOOKS were
presented, most Of the payments be-
ing in gold. The crowd reached such
proportions early in the afternoon
that the officials of the bank conclud-
ed to guard against running short of
ready cash by taking refuge behind
the means provided by law.
The statement issued says the bank
has surplus Of one and a quarter mil
lions invested In good securities.
About s125, 900 was paid out Friday
and the bank reopened the next morn
ng prepared to meet any and every de-
mand. State Bank Examiner Timber
lake gave out statement saying that
great deal Of this disturbance grew
out of the failure Of Woodbury. and
Motion and the alleged connection Of
the bank with that firm
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29
Labor Troubles Settled.

Pensacola Fla. John ". Hayes
and w. A. Blount, arbitrators Of labor
troubles here and in Santa Rosa coun.
ty, have reached an amicable settle
ment of the recent lumbermens S strikes
in this vicinity, The agreement goes
into effect January l. The men around
the mills are to be Paid weekly, those
in logging camps monthly. They are
also to receive an increase of 10 pei
cent, and members CT the Knights Of
Labor are to be given preference of all
work
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29
Populistic Affairs.

Washington, D. Ex-senator Butler,
OF North Carolins, the chairman of the
peoples party, has sent out letter to
! elch of the national committeeman of
that party asking them number of
questions, the answers to which will
determine the plans AMI purposes of
the populist party. AS long as ago as
the spring Of 1893 the populist decided
to ho,d their convention in advance cf
all other parties in 1900 as conces-
soin to the middle of the readers, or
radical faction of the party. Senator
Buffers letter is as follows:
Sir:---As you know, the national
committee in It's last meeting at Oma-
ha, June 7 last passed an agreeu ent
known as the Omaha agreement, to the
effect that our convention should be
held at least one month before the cd
party conventions were held The na-
tional republican committee has just
held meeting and fixed June 10 as
the time for their next national con-
vention. The democratic committee
has been called to meet February %
to fix a date for their convent on.
They will probably hold their con-
vention a week or two before or a
week or two after the republican con-
vention. Il write now to get the con-
census Of opinion of our national
committee on the following points:
First, shall l call meeting of the
national committee to fix the time of
our next national conventions
Second. if yes; what time and place
do you favor for the committee meet
ing2
Third, or shall take the vote of the
national comm;tte as to the time of
holding the next national convention
by referendum vote
Fourth, if you favor the referendum
vote, what date do you favor for the
national convention2
Fifth, shall l invite the silver re-
publican national convention to meat
at the same time and place with usH
l submit the fifth question BECAUSE l
notice that at the recent meeting of the
national executive COMMITTEES of the
silver republican party thers was q
strong sentiment expressed in favor of
holding their convention at the same
time and place with ours, with the view
of agreeing upon the same national
ticket.
Senator Butler epxects that the COM
mitteemen to whom his letter has been
addressedsswill reply promptly and that
within the next two weeks he will be
able to decide definitely what course to
pursue.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.



Buyer.
Helena, Ark. William Robinson
merchant broker and cotton buyer OF
Forest City is missing and foal play is
sus s2ected. Robinson was last seen il
this city last Saturday when he came
to settle his accounts with Wooten and
Moore, for whom he had been buying
cotton. Ee got what money was COM
ing to him snd he has not teen seen
since His wife and one child are at
Forrest City and the former cannot
account for his absence. Robinson is
a bout 40 years of age and formerly
lived in Louisiana
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29
Suicide of a Chicago Man.

Memphis, Tenn. j. Fl. Sanders, a
well known resident of Chicago, killed
himself in Memphis hotel at an early
hour Friday. Mr.. Sanders is the father
of A. H. Sanders, one OF the United
States commissioners to the Paris ex-
position from Illinois. He came to
Memphis from Chicago to locate the
grave of brother who had died many
years ago. After diligent search the
grave was found in the National ceme-
terry here. Mr.. Sanders became very
respondent and returned to his hotel.
Later he was found dead in his room,
having shot himself through the head
with a revolver.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29
GIST OF LATE NEWS
THE CREAM OF LATE DIsPATCHEi
FROM EVERYWHERE.

hcaning, F.om the wlres G. sthorsd To-
gether For Hurried Readors---What IL
Going on in This World Briefly Told and
Fresh From the Wires.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29
DWIGHT L. MOODY DEAD
THEFAMoUs EVANGELIST RECEIVED
THE SUMMONS FROM LABOR.

Succumbed to Overwork AndIBroks Down
Month ago in Kansas City, Whore II
Was Holding services---Dsath Bod
Scenes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29

VIM. j. Thomas. a farmer living
near Chillcothe, Mo-, killed his three
children, set fire to the house and then
committed suicide
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25
Twisted Spire on a Church.

The parish church at Chesterfield.
England has a curious spre. Instead
of being perpendicular. it is bent and
twisted, so that the spire deViates from
the perpendicular some six feet to the
south and four feet to the west. Sto-
ries and legends relating thereto are
numerous and interesting.
One tells that pretty and virtuous
women were exceedingly scarce in the
town. so scarce that when one day \
good and lovely woman stepped within
the church to be married the steepla
was astonshed and bowed to the
bride, and that the bend was made
when attempting to regain its original
position. The legend is still more I'M
kindly to the fair sex. for it continues
that never will it's upright position be
regained until another model woman is
married beneath.
With many legends the Prince of
Darkness is connected and the best of
these is as follows:
The devil, flying over town, and tired
with extra eXertion, settled on the sl.ire
to rest The incense which was being
burnt in the church at the time was
waited upward. and so tickled the
devils nose that he gave terrible
sneeze, which so shook the steepie ,hat
it was irretrievably twisted One of
the most intelligent theories put for
ward regarding the twist in the spire is
that the clinging pressure of the lead
may have caused an irregular subsi-
dence in the timbers. which also have
been warped powerfully by the action
of the sun beating through the lead on
to the greener parts of the woodwork
Rumors that the spire was unsafe
have been rife. especially about the
year 1917. when experts who examine !!
| it pronounced it to be in a very unsafe
condition. Public opinion was. how
ever. against its demolition. and the
steeple still stands, one of the strong
est architectural curiosities in the
world.-Philadelphi Record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25
The Dutch Sabbath.

In studying the changes which the
map of the world has undergone in the
course of the last 200 years, it must
often have seemed puzzle why the
Netherlanders. with all their colonial
enterprise. could never hold their own
against their British and French
rivals. New Amsterdam. and the
names of the Hudson river. Harlem
and the catskills still commemorate
their presence in eastern North Ameri-
ca. All Australia was once known as
New Holland. Netherland colonsts
settled South Africa from the Cape to
the valley of the Zambesi: but with
the exception of Java and a remnant of
their former share Of Guiana. all their
transmarine possessions have slipped
out of their hands: the natives of their
colonies. as Il rule preferred any other
masters. Yet in some points Mynheer
cannot be called an illiberal biped As
traveller. he is open handed. an in
dulgent skipper. and generous patron
of artists and bric-a-brac dealers.
Dutch heroism in defence of national
independence twice stood the fire
| ordeal of life-and-death struggle
against aggressors of portentous pow
er, says FellN Il. OSWALD, III JANUARY
Lippincotts.
But visitors of Holland-American
settlements soon realize the fact that
| the dogmatical conservatism of that
| plucky race transcends anything lin
gering in Scotland or Upper Canada.
| From Saturday midnight till Monday
morning Mynheer Van kerken's
youngsters are kept under strict sur
VIGILANCE. to prevent the possibility of
| their getting a minutes fun. indoors
! or out doors. and United States post
| office commissioners not long ago in
vestigated the case of an old lady with
a Fresland name and a suburban
| postoffice who declined to admit letter
carriers at the end of the week to OBJ
yiate the obligation of distributing
| their mail the next forenoon. A SINH
lar state of affairs prevails in cosmo-
politan johannesburg. Sixteenth CEN
turv bylaws are enforced without re-
sources of appeal. and. rather than run
| the risk of innovations, the aldermen
voted to disfranchise 10000 Uldlanders,
who nav four-fifths of the city taxes
yet those some nativists claim tie rep
resent the only free portion OF the
Dark Continent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25
Arrangement
Of Trains in Effect
November q, 1898

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~; S "A M A SIS a M sis
n: sherman, loH 4; NJ: Patten. li:io a:
Mi Mis-, ls! iss F. Ea NJ Ma Ms.s a HI nynsa:
Ashland, 100 P. NJ: Houlton. RlaP ~: I;
?. NJ: Caribou. rs r. M; Fort Fair.
f. A. =: sufo4d Pc a M EMS Sasea
A. NJ: Greenvilie, noO A. III:
LEAVE Portland, 1880 T. NJ: Augusta.
81. 44s +; NJ; ; A I, $foxpylIIs: Is !;
+. M; Island FalE. $40 P. NJ: Patten.
81 nd p ma and iIo To9cro e? q NJ: Gull.
ford, 100 p. NJ; Monscn Junction. 7.36 r.
NJ; Greenvile. S.25 U. NJ
LEAVE G ss 52S a M MonsGc
Dover an and Foxcroft. SIS A; NJ, Brown
AkKI T,l ,I bang ;Ss ;;s SSo A y. c.
lhou; 600 a; NJ: Pressure Isle. S5S 4. NJ:
IIoulton, $50 A. M: Ashland. 100 A. n: I;
Masardis. 7.26 A: M; Smyrna Mills. S.42
a'io A. NJ: Sherman. $50 K. NJ: Norcross.
1888 A. M; Brownvllle. 1.sO A. NJ: Ar
rive Bangor. LOS p. NJ; Waterville, 306 2.
n; Augusta. $40 P. NJ; Portland. 6.as r
LEAVE Caribou; las 4; M; Pressure
Isle. 1913 p. NJ: Fort Fairfield. Ills A;
n Hlfis sisnd Fa lis NJ b NY Pattsn
2.hs =. NJ. !. Sherman, 1926 P: NJ: Norcross.
4:2s.P. M; Brownville. So r. n; La:
sMramse so r M Gfe s;S1S 80 NJ
Bangor. lis ?. MI: Wateryiile, s.ss r; N;
Aus1sEsoi ~ ~ + HS NJ; EHrtSnd' 1'o A. M
Gen'i Pass. and Ticket Agent.
+. w. CRAM.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25

to the house and find out what Mr. -
meant in ignoring his letters and re-
fusing to pay the full amount Of his
dog tax.
With these Instructions the officer
started on his mission. Upon arriving
at the house he was not long in locat-
ing his man and approaching him in
that pompous manner, that is charac-
teristic of all Skowhegan police off,
GERS, he asked him how many dogs he
kept.
Three" answered Mr.. -. ''Three?'
exclaimed the officer. You are only
paying taxes on two
Il am aware of that, but l shall not
pay tax on the third dog" said the old
gentleman.
This blunt answer staggered the Off
Ger, and for some few minutes he was
picturing in his mind the events that
might take place at any time, but not
being quite ready to begin operations
he asked why he refused to pay tax
on the third dog.
Because" said Mr.. the dog is
of no benefit to me; he does not eat
anything: neither does he annoy any
one. He is very old. and, as said be-
fore, l shall not pay a tax on that
dog"
where is he?" demanded the officer,
who was beginning to get angry.
Right this way" said Mr. and
he took the officer into the front yard
and showing him a handsome iron
coach dog standing on guard at the
gate. said: There he is
What took place when the officer re-
ported at headquarters is not known,
but it is thought that somebody set
'em up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25
saca MAGAZINES.
Poet-lorc.


The last quarterly number Of Poet
Lore will be appreciated by all stu
dents and lovers of the best in litera-
ture. The various articles and sketches
are conveniently arranged in the fol-
lowing groups: Poetry and Fiction. .
Appropriations and Essays" School
Of Literature" Reviews" and Life
and Letters" Among the many note
worthy contributions to this number
are: "Thrond: My First Story" Bjornst-
jcrnc Bjornson; "A Sheaf OF Poetry and
Prose" William Blake; "A Propaganda
for Poetry" sun Symbolism in
Browning" ''1'he Literary Influence of
Medieval Zoology Banquo: A Study
in Macbeth "FatherhOOd In Litera-
ture. 'CyrallO de Bergerac: What 1t
is and is not" and Recent American
Poetry"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25

a new series OF pictures by that
justly popular artist. Charles Dana
Gibson. giving Sketches in Egypt"
enliven the pages Of the March Nc
Clure's. Another notable illustrated
feature is u. ]. Tissot and His Paint
ings of the Life of Christ" by Cleve-
land Moffett. An article of intense in
terest is contributed by Lieutenant
Robert +. Peary, giving an outline of
his proposed Arctic campaign in search
Of the North Pole. The article is pro-
fusely illustrated. An important con-
tribution deals with General Wood at
Santiago" and describes his work of
Americanizing a Cuban city. Other
noteworthy features are: Liquid
Air." "Lincoln's Method of Dealing
with Men," and 1.-The War on the Seas
and Its Lessons" by Captain Alfred 7.
Mahan. The fiction is excellent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25
Harper's Round Table

for March contains much to delight
and instruct young readers The arti-
cies and stories. nearly all of which are
illustrated. are: My Borrowed Torpe-
do-Boat." Julian Ralph; "A Century of
Exploration Cyrus c. Adams: IAN
Exchange of Ships" George f. Walsh;
THE Kid Engineer" The Art of Fly
Fishing "A Drummer of Warbur-
TONS" 1.-The Boy and the Bear and
THE Repair of Golf Clubs and Balls. -
James e. Dunning Of Bangor. one OF
Names leading newspaper writer's. con-
tributes an entertaining article on "A
Fleet of Miniature Warships" in which
he describes at length the work of a
Bangor boy. The usual departments
complete an exceptionally entertaining
issue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25

The weekly issues of the Independ-
ent. thus far this month. have been
notably interesting. as the following
partial list of the many able papers
given will show: 1.-The Indeterminate
Sentence" Methods of Preserving
Meat "A Memorial to Senator Nor
rill,'' The Spirit of Independence in
Korea" white Men in the Tropics
Tramp Boys" 1.-The New Liberal
Leader" with General Miles in Porto
Rico THE Sailor and the Ship"
Latin and Greek in Our Colleges. "
character of the Philippine Leaders.
The New Reorganization of the
Navy" Military Government in Porto
Rico" The Present Church Crisis
in England" "Kipling in School" and
How to Conquer Consumption In
addition each issue contains WASH
ington letter together, with editorials.
poems. and a careful summary of the
news of the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25

for March opens with an intensely in
teresting article describing Winter
Climbing on the Presidential Range"
Many fine illustrations accompany it.
An illustrated article is given on the
Wawbewawa Canoe Association of
Charlestown. Mass. Alfred Stoddard
discusses THE outlook for Steeple
Chasing" Other contributions are:
The Dog Show Fox Hunting in the
Berkshires.' Harvard Baseball Out
look" and Fishing" The several
departments give much entertaining
matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25

An example of the value OF air and
.oanerv Is afforded by Islesboro, the is
land in Penobscot pay ln s' IN.
cottages have so increased .na' ny"
valuation is double that Oh 'ne plope...
Of the old residents: ana at the presen,
time more than hundred thousa'o
dollars worth of new cottages are ue
ing constructed. The tax levy Oh Tue
town is a source of perpetual satisiac-
ton to the old settlers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25
The Globe Review.

The current number of the Globe Re-
view presents many able and enter
tanning articles bearing on literature,
religion. art. and politics. The subjects
under discussion are: Croker and Ous
National Issues Nothing New in
AmericaniSm. About Those Catholic
Tyrannies." "Other Glimpses of Cuban
Life. After Death-What?" Liberal
Catholicism in Canada. 'Rev. DR..
Brann & Co. Character Types in Old
and New Fiction" Educate Lay Pro-
fessors FOR Catholic Colleges" and IN
dams of the Diocese of Duluth A
number of dainty poems. with the
breezy Globe Notes" complete an is
sue of great value.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25

The selection from the hale and
hearty lads of Deer Isle of the sailors
to man the new American cup defender
yacht was attended with difficulty in
view of the fact that more than 200
presented themselves for only the 70
positions offered. Some help was
gained by combining the competition for
places to men less than so years of age,
but this shut out lot of fellows VINO
sailed on the Defender and are as able
seamen as can be found the world
over. However, with so many cool
men to choose from and SO anxious to
serve, a fine crew ought to be at the
disposal of the Yankee captain when
he brings his craft to the starting line.
next fall. Maine ought to be proud of
Deer Isle and her rising 200 expert
sailormen.
The illness of Rudyard kipling. 1t is
reported, has caused brisk demand
for his works, and in general has re-
suited in a livelier interest in the
author as a man and poet. A class
in one of watervilles schools was re-
Gently discussing Kipling, and after a
review Of his life had been given the
teacher inquired if anybody knew any
thing else about the distinguished Eng
iishman. Up went young lady's
hand and in response to her teachers
inquiry, she announced that kipling $
front teeth were solid gold and that ne
was very attractive withal. whereat
the rest of the pupils had quiet
laugh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25
Loans on Real Estate Security.

The Gardiner Loan and Building Asso-
ciaiion is prepared TO advance money to
any desired amount on adequate real es-
tate security. Terms will be dlscloseq on
~. ron & Burleigh, offices oW
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25

for March has, among others. the fol
lowing special features: English
Characteristics" Julian Ralph: THE
Spanish American War" Hon. Henry
Cabot Lodge; THE Massacre of Fort
Dearborn at Chicago Simon Polka
yon: THE Building of the Modern City
House. Russell Sturgis; Major Cen
eral Forrest at Brice's Cross Roads
John a. Wyeth, M. D.. and The
Rented House. a story by Octave
Thanet. This issue contains also the
third part of Their Silver Wedding
Journey by William Dean Howells.
and the conclusion of the historical
romance. The Span o Life" An UNI
usually rich variety of short stories
add to the attractiveness of this num-
Der.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25

The trouble that some of the towns
ALWAYS have about the dog tax brings
to mind a true story of well-known
Somerset man who has since passed
away. and the joke he played on d dog
officer of Skowhegan. This gentleman
was the owner of three valuable dogs,
one of which, always stood as a SEN
tinel in his front yard. without meat,
drink or sleep. Someone sent word to
the town clerk that Mr.. - was keep
ing three dogs and only paying taxes
on two. The return mail brought a
letter to Mr.. asking for an eX-
nlanation. but it was not noticed by
the owner of these dogs. A second
letter came, and finally a third, the
contents of which showed that the
town official was very indignant at the
way in which his letters had been no
ticed by the supposed "tax-dodger."
Receiving no answer from this letter,
he could stand it no longer and word
was sent to the dog officer to drive up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25
Maine sportsmen.

The New York Exposition number of
the Maine Sportsman cannot fail to
draw many visitors to this State the
coming season. by its interesting and
thorough write-up of the delights of
hunting and fishing in Maine. The
many beautiful half7tones which ac-
company the articles greatly enhance
their value. The longer articles in
clude: AT 'Sourdahunk' Lake" AN
other Section of Gameland.' Game
land of the Northeast" IA North An
son Trapper" Washington as a Com
ing Resort and .Katahdin Iron
Works" Much entertaining sporting
gossip concludes this excellent num-