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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
President Mckinley Desires n Change in
the Control Of Cuba.

New York.-A special to the Times
from Washington says: The hrst task
to which the president will address
himself now that the election is over il
the establishment OF civil government
In Cuba and Porto Rico. He is dis
playing considerable impatience to
have this work, which has been hang
ing fire 50 long, pushed through as
soon as possible. The first step to-
ward the establishment of a civil gov
ernment ia Cuba is the completion of
the census and that Is now expected to
be finished by the end Of the month.
The presidents desire is to have Cuba
government In operation at once, so
that congress may be able to observe
its practical workings and be enabled
thereby to enact laws for the perms-
nent government of the island.
The civil governor who will replace
0eu. DroOko, IL Is unuorsIOOui VIII Do
either Gen. Ludlow, Gen. Wood or
Gen. Wilson. Several of the Havana
papers are demanding the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Rathbone, and his ap-
pointment would give satisfaction to
the Cubans, but il seems evident that
the appointee will be one of the de-
partment commanders Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee is also advocated for the post.
II Cuba does get self-government, it
will he mainly due to Secretary Root,
He has urged the substitution Of
civil for military government ever
since be entered the cabinet.
When the case Of Porto Rico comes
to be considered 1t is believed the ap-
pointment will 90 to Governor Cen
ersl Davis
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
Cotton BoIls at Pnris.

Meridian R. G. King of this city,
commissioner from the State of Mis-
sippi to the Paris exposition in 1900,
has arranged therefor what promises
to be great novelty in the way Of an
exhibit from this state. He has made
arrangements with q. party who has Sc
sured at the right season 500, 900 Sc
lected full grown cotton bolls, which
will be sold at the Paris exposition by
original cotton field darkies as souven-
irs Of the American cotton exhibit.
These will te the first cotton bol!s
over shipped abroad, aud they will be
eagerly sought after by people who
have used quantities OF American cot
ton, but who have never seen it in its
natural form.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17

London. The British steamer Ben
wick, Capt. Warsdale, from Karat, Oc-
tober II, for Sharpness, has arrived at
Longhope, and reported that she had
left the British steamer Coquet, Capt.
Garrod, from Quebeck, October 8,
for Sunderland, in distress one hundred
miles north Of INST Island in the Shet-
land, on November 7th. with propeller
gone and out Of provisions The Ben
wick bad towed the Coquet till her
coal had become exhausted and the
warps gave out.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
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White Flag Was HOisted.

Lorenzo Marquee, Delagoa Bay.
Thursday. Father Matthews, who has
arrived here from Pretoria. says, with
reference to the surrender of the Irish
Fusileers and theGloucestershire troops
at Nicholson's Mex, that after the
mules stampeded the force got hard
pressed by the enemy. They would
have held out, however, but some sub
ordinate, without instructions, hoisted
a flag of truce on his own responsible
ity. Nothing remained but to surren'
der
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
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Kentucky Regulators Killed.

Louisville. "A special to the Cour-
ier Journal from Middlesboro. gives
an unconhrmed report of the killing
in Letcher county OF three regula-
tors, whose names are not given. The
regulators, according to tine story.
were engaged in mistreatinz two old
women, Mrs. Holbrook and Mrs. Chick.
when they had elarh with crowd
Of officers ard citizens with fatal re-
sul,s
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17

Little Rock, Ark. Hon. W. Jasper
Blackburn, who represented the Ho-
mer. Louisiana, district in the forti-
eth congress, died at his home in this
city Friday night, aged 10 years. He
was native of Arkansas, but lived
in Louisiana about twenty years. Be-
fore his health declined, a few years
ago. he edited the Little Rock Free
SOnth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
CONTAMINATED Men Have CAan...

Washington. The four men who
were sentenced to death at Manila now
stand an excellent chance to save their
lives. Irregularities have been discov-
cred in the proceedings of the court
martial which tried tha men.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
In Congress---DeArmond,R Richardson and
Bankhead Mentioned.

Chicago. lively skirmish for the
minority leadership in the house of
representatives of the next congress
is looked for when members OF the
executive committee OF the demo
cratic national committee meets in
Chicago, November 90, to discuss the
leadership and plans for the presiden-
tial campaign. Friends of Congress-
man d. A. De Almond, Of Missouri.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
THE QUEENS FAREWELL
HER NAJEsTY ISsPECTs TROOPS BE-
FORE THEY DEPART.

Her Farewell speech Great Things Are
Expected of the Batteries---Iady Aber-
deems Compliment to Caaads---The
Duchess of York Helps the Poor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17

Greenville, = The Helena lark J
World pays the following tribute to
The late William @. Yerger of this
city: Zone Of the most accomplished
lawyers In the whole South passed
away on Monday last, when William
G.. Yerger Of Greenvil!e, Miss, died.
Mr. Yerger was the law partner of the
late Col. ". A. Tercy, and there was
no firm in the state that stood Ii igher.
Col. Percy. in his day, was power in
politics, and Mr.. Yerger could have
had almost anything within the gift
Of the people of his state. Instead,
he preferred the peaceful ways Of a
professional man, and found his great
est delight in an intense devotion to
his family aud his church. In all
ways lie WAS true man and good
citizen"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
Longest Dronth on.Racnrd

Scranton. This county is suffering
from one of the longest drouths ever
known. Wells are going dry and the
streams are so low that logs cannot
be brought from the head waters to
the mills.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
THE NEWS In MISSISSIPPI
oUTLAWRY REICNs AT CONWAY As
RESULT OF GAMBLE MURDER.

Armed Bands Of Mon "Regalating'' Ar.
fairs---west Point Compliments to Ad-
miral Schloy---Cotton BoIis to be Exhtb.
itcd ut Paris.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
FIGHTING NEAR MANILA
GEN. .LAwToN's OPERATIONS HAVE
ENCOURAGING RESULTS.

Many Insurgents Killed and Taken as
Prisoners Sieze q Number of
Msuser Rinos and Rescue Prisoners From
EiIipinOs.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17

company Formed to Manufacture Pants.
Vicksburg. stock company has
been formed here for the purpose Of
starting new pants factory, for the
manufacture Of finer grade of work
than is generally turned out in this
section. The promoters hope to be
ready for operations during the COM
ing spring. Adolph Rose has been
chosen president, and s Fischel Sec
retary and treasurer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17

Yves. Points Compliment TO schiet.
West nt.-The West point Rifles
had the pleasing distinction OF be lg
the only military company at the
schley reception in Birmingham, com
ing from outside Of the state. The
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17

following incident is mentioned in
connection with them by the Age.
Herald of that city: "a very graceful
tribute was paid to Adm iral Schley in
the parlors of the Florence Hotel
Friday just previous to the banquet.
He was presented with an anchor of
chrysanthemums in the nalae of the
ladies OF West Point, Miss. The an
chor measured six feet from bottom to
top and four feet from tip to tip OF
anchor in breadth. The presentation
speech was made by Crowell Baptiste,
Of West Point, for the ladies. To
this address the admiral made brief
reply as eloquent as it was tasteful.
The admiral is always at his best whel
referring to womanhood and said many
bright and touching things. The
West Point Rifles, who were in Bir-
ningham from the beginning Of the
festivities, returned homo Friday
night. They we're under command of
Captain Davidson and made fine i'm
pre- sion. The ladies with them re-
,eived much social attention during
heir stay"
Direful Results Of Gamble Murder.
Kosciusko. o.-Pandemonium is still
reigning at Conway, the scene Of the
Gamble murder, the atrocious details
Of which were published some weeks
ago. The license afforded by this op-
portunity was greatly snatched by the
lawless element who have been since
banded together and have secured the
whole country within radius of ff-
teen miles and whipped negroes in.
Discriminatory. A few of the better
citizens have protested against this
mode OF proceeding until they have
become obnoxious to the mob, and as
"a result for the last few days their
lives have been in jeopardy and have
only been saved by the Intervention
of their armed and resolute friends.
The Flowers boys, especially, have
engendered the ill-will Of this consti-
tuted band OF so-called regulators and
their lives have been openly threat
e,.ed. Tho bet.e. peopia of that vi
cinity have handed together to pro-
tect the innocent, and as result, one
man, who has figured as the captain
of this whitecap gang, was brought to
Kosciusko Friday under surveillance
AMI transported beyond the borders
of the State. 1t is understood that
other prominent citizens of Conway
"have been given walking papers"
and the end OF this social hiatus is
not yet. By telephone communics
ton it is learned that seventy-fiye
armed men deliberated all day in Con-
way Saturday. although there has not
been. clash or any hostile demon
stration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17
Commissions in the NntlonaI Guard.

Jackson. The following commits
sions in the National Guard were is
sued Saturday: West Point Rifles,
Daniel l.. Davidson, captain; L. W.
Hillborn, 1st lieutenant; Perry A.
Lawrence, 2dlieutenant. Delta Guards
Allen Montgomery, 1st lieutenant
J. T.. Gillian, Cd lieutenant. Ben.
Humphries Rifles, q. l.. Arnold, I'd
lieutenant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17

Biloxi.-Dr. J. B. Searcy of Jack
sor came here few days ago to look
over the field, with tho view Of enter
tanning call to become the pastor of
the Baptist church here. He left here
much impressed with the possibilities
Of this city,. A congregational meet
ing of the church was held Thursday
night and a committee appointed to
r~S~s"t oa'i TO Dr. oc@fcy TO take
charge of the pastornte. Arrange
ments are being perfected by the con-
gregation for moving their church
building to prominent location in
the centre of the city.
Contemplated Improv en- ents Mt Bi'oxi.
Bilox.AMr. F. S. Mordaunt, of
Chicago, and L. J. Woodward, of New
Orleans, were in the city Friday in
company with District Attorney White.
They held consultation with several
Of the stockholders of the Electric
Light Company, with a view to es-
'abish new plant, with all improve
menss, which includes an electric rail
way. Nothing definite was agreed
upon, but it is to be hoped that their
Interview will mean much to the future
interests of Biloxi.
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bones of skeleton arm given him
to help him place what he saw, after
he had described the inside of the
arm as funny, the exact defects and
excrescences upon the bones of the
elbow which the x rays bad found
and which no surgeon had been able
to diagnose before The boy is also
said to see brain flashes which agree
with the latest theories of action Of
the brain He has brother equal
ly sensitive, or more sensitive even, to
hypnotic impressions. Of the extra
ordinary powers of visions the Eagle
says, that "its scientific use may Go
something to reveal the workings OF
those vague and uncertain mental
powers of which most men are occa-
s;onally conscious and which, in the
case of few persons, give an iptui-
,ion which seems like supernatural
revelation y
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A Rival OF the Roentgen K.
Rays

We see mentioned by the Brook
lyn Eagle curious development Of
hypnosis Dr. Frank Brett is chief
of the medical clinic of physicians
and surgeons in Boston BE has a
son who is healthy and sixteen years
of age. His father uses him for
medical purposes as subject OF
hypnosis The results achieved thus
far are remarkable nay, are wonder
full, The boy when bypuotlzed is
said to be able 20 see the condition 0 !
bones just as the \ ray discloses
them, except tha, he sees more clear
~, and where The horoscope gives
only outline TIE boy sees colors also
The father has used the boys alleged
powers to locate the fracture iii a
broken hip before setting, and q
more remarkable experiment IS re
ported by Leslie j Nescham, noted
hypnotiss ;ir Meacbam has de
fecsi9e elbow, Ine exact condition OF
which was recently revealed through
the use of Mays He was unknown
to the youth He went to see him
and learned what be sought, for the
boy described, while looking at his
clothed arm and with the aid OF the
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Discovered by a Woman.

Another great discovery has been made, and
that, too, by lady in this country. Disease
fastened its clutches upon her and for seven
years she wichstood its seyerest tests, bu. her
vital organs were undermined and death SEEM
ed imminent. For three months she coagbed
necessarily, aud could not sleep Sde finally
discovered " ~ to recovery, by purchasing of
US a bottle of Dr.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, and was SO much relieved on
taking FIRST dose, thai she slept ali night; and
with two bottles has been absolutely cured.
Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz. Thus writes
Mrs. W. C. Hamnick & CO., of Shelby, N. c.
TRIAL bottles free at j. 2. ". DeLorme's Drug
Store. Regular size soc and 81. Every bottle
guaranteed.
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Notice Of Registration.

The State of South Carolina-Snm,er Coun-
ty-Of6ce Of Supervisors of Registration,
Sumter County, Sumter, $. c., February
lst, 1899.
Notice is hereby given rba, in accordance
with an Act of the General Assembly, aud in
conformity with the requirements Of the State
Constitution, The locks for the registration
of ell legally qualified vosers, AID for the
iasuiog Of transfers, etc., will oe open at the
office OF Supervisors OF Registration in the
court 6ouse, between the hours of o'clock
a. m.. aud O'clock p. m., on the first u on
day of each mos:h, until thirty days before
the next general election. Minors who ehalf,
become of ase during that period of thirty
days shall be entitled TO registration before
the books are closed, if otherwise qualified.
The requirements sor qualified voter are
tbst he applicao: for registration shall be
able TO read ard write correctly, or possess
10 bis owu pame property to the smount Of
three Eundred dollars, upon which he pays
taxes. 6. F. BURROWS,
T. D. pUBOSE,
j. 81. KNIGHT,
Supervisors of Registration Sumter Co.
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Big Thing For South
Carolina.

Special to The News aud Courier.
Washington, Oct. 19-It is said
tba. Sir Thomas j. Liptop, the cup
challenger, will invest FIVE boDdDed
thousand dollars 10 tea culture in South
Carolina, ne having lived in that State
quite While during mis- early manhood,
when be came to this county from
Glasgow As is perhaps koowD, Sir
Lipton is largely interested in the tea
business. being at the bead of two Of
the largest business concerns in the
world, the Liptoa Tea Company and
the Lip;on Packing aud Provision Com
pany. He is the largest lard owner in
Ceyiop, and en- his tea, c,fse apo cocoa
plantations enpioys mere than Eve
thousand S!ngalese 1t is stated that
ae has gives tea culture in this country
a great deal of study and has teeo
in communication wi:h those who are
most interested in its development here.
The recent experiments 10 tea cclture
in South Carolina has. il is said,
satisfied bin that tea can be cheaply
aud successfully grown io South Care
iioa, and he is willing to invest the
sum stated to test the matter thorough
y. The agricultural department. denies
any knowledge of Sir Thomas's ioten-
ton 10 this direction, but it comes from
an apparently authoritative source that
tie gentleman has teea COP sidering the
question for long while. even before
tue agricultural department. ;ook it up.
Prof John W Hoffman, who now
occupies the chair OF agricultural biology
10 the South Carolina Agricultural
aud Mechanical College. Osangeburg,
S. c., and wto has, given tea culture
ID that State thorough test. has been
in communication with the distin guish-
ed gentleman. it is said. Prof Hof-
man is the leadisg colored scientist in
America and is member of more
scientifio ass ociatioos than any colored
man in the world
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South Carolina and Georgia Ez.
tension R. R. Company.

Schedule No 3-Io effect l2 OIL a. 10 SON
day, Octooer J, 1889
Between
Camden S. c., and Blacksburg, s. G.
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daily ezcep. Sunday.
Trans 81 anc 35 carr through Pulir'ao
Palace Blfc; ;.ieeploe ca-s be- Teen New
Tss!: and Macon ga Augusta.
=. 81 EMERSON, i. ii. EHEFSON,
rratfic Mapsge.. Gec' Pass. Agt
J. r. KENLE, Sen | Manager
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/ SPLENDID PAPER
ON FLOUR MILLING
Which Was Read at Hunts
vile. Alabama.

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80 ,s.,s. n..s;,,a ata ,ha foe,om;no,
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! ~ su.I . 1911 8 .aae Tenal. -
NJ. s....sr - S. as'' Isa;es an,a Con
's sssaI...s ,as.;.,. ,aa heen ,,ron;aed +o
...s,'s,.. s.ssss 80, too hlade, If orasa
~. S 1hasss ,shass one nar crows
! - ~ S ~. stsu - .mn;n rawaraed
~. snas e !. elSI. aanso 700 aanr
s.;ys.a S - - aDsg 1here - on ane now ooes
s;ns.asS s. -. nnon ,ha snh
sny 81 su.u ! a.s .ss;,.aad sas NO .tionr
sssass s.'as sees 800 S9 O S1'
las,ss y ~ - ~, ,aoadas a.o w
5sss2s s, Jaee s" - ,.s:,s s; d.
.slsss.aas plaunsu sau Dun. .o' ~
gasno non1l,e. s.. ~ M.unesp VIZ, po''', 90 -
ssltashsa'sso.ael m,n ~, - an nsa ....
sba5aess capaca.y u'e 90 sno nsos
ssna.ers snl'i 20 america
t !sals vas lhsue ulsa.u one =. .ae
aose complete lnous1ila' le.o,os'ons
oa shlca We nass any lsoo.0. ns
ssooH ssas tne resn.ss op.s1ueo @ele ea
sdemeaa srated, ane maehlnel ~ 11, a.
tslg ourlng mus became plscslsa.'s
FaIae elsss, ana y z lew enols years
sasaanh.c ceuslng nour upon sne oa''
became an obsolete system.
tnat time ~ was uos eApeo.eu
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Total cotton States
NON. COTTON STATES.
Total non cotton States,
Grand total,

Grand total, 1885
Unfortunately for the cotton grow
mo States. the. high price of cotton
sc This time and the. over shadowing
of burr mills By the superiority OF
The roller syetem, eonspired TO practi-
cally crush ou. the -four milling in
dnstry within their borders Owing
tue high prices to be obtained for
scotfon, the farmer thought it to his
siiz.erest TO plant his wheat fields in
cotton The wheat crop being thus
scurtaiied 1.-The mill owner was not en-
Secufaged to incar the very gress
expense necessary to replace his
burys with the roller system, and his
mill gradually wen: to decay and
ceased TO be factor in the produc
ton of food stuffs Of 2,239 -four
mile IN the niae States mentioned as
having been in operation 20 years
ago, ! dare say that not exceeding
$50 roller mills now represent this
indussry. and many of these have
been built in the pas. two years The
decrease in the number Of mills of
the other six States has been marked,
bu: not so great as in the cotton
growing States
Altogether, the south has lost
about one half of her -four mills in 20
years Notwithstanding her population
has increased more thaD one third.
il iis still OF considerable proportions.
representing q capital probably e1-
ceeding $50, 100000 and numbering
about :, 600 plants
The sonth is short ON -four and
loag on cotton Take, for example,
che eight cotton growing States of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
giia, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama,
Arkansas and Mississippi These
States raise but a trife over eight
million bushels of wheat with which
to feed population of 10000, 600,
who require the -four from over 49,
s000. 900 bushels of wheat. This de.
fcit nust be supplied from other
States at cost of about $40. 600, 900,
or we will say, 100000 bales of
cotton, and the south, 'she pays the
.freightv-botb ways The eight
STATES named require less than 90o,
COO acres of land upon which to
grow ber scant wheat crop Now. if
they will SOW 8 .000. 600 acres Of their
cotton land to wheat which will
bareiy bread then, the cotton f:sop
syslI be 80 reduced that twelve cents
catton viii be an absolute certainty
For tae encouragement OF the
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Alaska nav vet be teemipg with

Alaska msy yet be teeming With a
great population. Tie agricultural
experiments indicate bat wheat. oats,
barley, timothy, red top and other
hay grasses grow iu luxuriance. The
season lasts FIVE mocths and is excellent
for vegetables, such ss peas, radish,
carrots. oeans, rhubarb, uubers,
ouioqs and lettuce. Otbe's say that
water cress, With the emphasis ou the
water, ;a tie mos: at bone
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Rapid, safe and comparatively painless de-
livery results from continued use of Simmons
Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets.
To stimulate sluggish liver, hanish bill
iouspess, disperse dyspepsia, prevent sick .td
nervous headache, Csc Dr.. II. A. Simmons
Liver Medicine.
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what would be termed combination
merchant and custom mill. Such a
nill should have capacity sufficient TO
do the local custom or exchange work
in two OF three days each week, leaving
three or four days 10 which 90 griod fer
the merchants trade. By custom or
exchange trade | meant tha. patronage
oomipg from the farmers who bring
sbeir wheat to the mill for the purpose
o: exchanging it for aoue AID bran.
This class OF work is more profitable to
the miller. aud is of such character
that be has. practically, monopoly Of
II. With trade of this kind the miii
is independent, to some extent, SO far
as the profit on four is concerned. and
if toe profits oo merchant milling are
60. satisfactory. be can coo6oe himself
to custom milling until such time as
the general market is more favorable
Mills of the character mentioned can
oitimes De erected In localities where
wheat growing is 10 its Infancy, aud
depend for few years almost entirely
on merchant milling. drawing their
supplies of wheas froa distance. as
the freight on wheat is four cents less
thar on -four. wbica not oaly assures a
milling profit, bat leaves slight adci-
tiooai margin A mill established
uoder such condition will sooo be
independent as to wheat supplies. as
the home farmer Will be encouraged to
produce the necessary grain.
Let me suggest az ideal milling pisnt
for county seat town 10 TIE cottoa.
growing States where, we viii suppose,
wheat growing is yet in lis infancy
TIE mill should have 63 to rs barrels
capacity per "a hours. and should en-
ploy four stands o: rollers aud other
oeceasary machinery The building
should be. say. 36z48, either two CT
tnree stories high, with basement ?ais
5oili;ng wii accommodate nc %:
ctinery for $50 barrel mill il tie
future should demand such ao Increase
Until such increase the exceae room can
be utilized for storing grain ard mil