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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07

Washington. Frank A Vanderlip,
chairman of the Dewey home fund, and
Ellis 81 Roberts, treasurer, have issued
the following statement to the public
regarding the fund: "The Dewey
home fund now exceeds $21, 900 in the
hands of the treasurer from 81, ,695 con-
tributors, with sums aggregating about
1880 or $1S 600 reported as sub
scribed, still held by local committees
and Subscribers. Delay has occurred
in raising the fund by reason Of pub
lished rumors that Admiral Dewey
has declined to accept the prospected
gift
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
White Escort for Dewey.

New York Mrs. Alexander Gid
dings Of Cleveland has written to the
Dewey reception executive committee
as commander of the "White Escort"
of Cleveland, asking for place in the
line during the parade She describes
her command as consisting of "124
young ladies, all dressed in pure white
and carrying bright silk flags - The
letter was forwarded to Gen Roe, who
has charge Of the land parade. Gen.
Roe said the other day that only mill
tary organizations would have place
in the line.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
RIOT IN CLEVELAND.

Foreign workmen Assault Passing street
Cnrs--Ten Arrests Made by Police.
Cleveland. Another riot started at
$50 O'Clock Friday night on Central
avenue, near Giddings avenue. A
small torpedo exploded under the
wheels of Central avenue car and a
large crowd of foreign workingmen as
sembled. They soon began to throw
stones at the passing cars. Stones
were thrown at a patrolman who order
ed them to disperse, and after fighting
his way through a crowd telephoned
for help A patrol wagon arrived with
Capt. Rowe and some men. They
charged the crowd and dubbed it Sc
verely. AS the rioters broke away the
police made ten arrests During the
rioting the crews of several street cars
that passed revolvers over the head of
the mob. With two exceptions the
prisoners are foreigners scarcely able
to speak English
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
Public Debt Statement.
BACK IN wASHINGTON.
President and Mrs. Mckinley Are at Their
Post in the white House.
hand

President and Mrs. Mckinley Are at Their
Post in the White House.
Washington The president and
Mrs Mckinley, accompanied by As
sistant Secretary Cortelyou, arrived
in the city at o clock Saturday, after
an uneventful night run from Canton,
Ohio The party was met at the
Pennsylvania station By Secretaries
Wilson and Hitchcock, Gen Corbin,
Gen John Anderson Porter, the
presidents secretary The train was
run on the Sixth street siding and the
president and Mrs Mckinley stepped
fromssthe train into the carriage After
a few words to the friends who had
come to meet them. the party was
driven direct to the executive man
niolrse eG6epe vFIles.v no one at the white
arrival of the carriage attracted no
crowd Mrs Mckinley was apparently
somewhat fatigued and was assisted
from the carriage into the house
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07

BAEBAROUS TRENCHNIEN.
French Paper Exposes the Inhuman Con
duct of Two Ofcers in the soudon.

'rehch faper Exposes the Inhuman Con
duct of Two Oflcers In tho soudon.
Paris. The Matin publishes details
OF the investigation into the conduct of
Capt. Voulet and Capt Chanoine.
charged with barbarous cruelties to the
natives in the French Soudpn, which
led to the sending of an expedition un-
DER Lieut.. Col. Klobb after them. Ac-
cording to the paper the two officeri
mentioned, who were in command of
column of troops, began their work of
barbarity by beheading a native who
had declared he did not know a road
about which he was being questioned.
Subsequently, it is declared, youlet
captured eighty natives, of whom he
Killed twenty of the women and child
rem and burned a village of 10, 900 in
habitants.
Chaoine, it is added, shot two men
without trial for not pursuing native
who had wounded soldier. He also
burned village and having lost six
men in an engagement, rushed village
and captured twenty of the inhabitant
OF which number he killed ten, placing
their heads on pickets. 1t is further
charged that Chaoine allowed his men
to mutilate the bodies of the natives
who were killed, by cutting off their
heads.
All these acts, according to the Matin.
occurred in January last.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
Flattering Bushes. Outlook.

New York. r.. G.. Dun and com
pany says: The astonishing feature il
the magnitude of lemand, notwith-
standing prices which would ordinari-
" check it. In products directly con
sumed BY individuals, the larger EN-.
ployment and better wages Of the
working force give explanations.
Efforts to meet the demands call fol
more stores, manufacturing works and
machinery and facilities for transpor
tation as if every mans wages were II
part diverted to build up the nations
machinery of manufacturing and dis
tribution The occasion promises quicl
profits, the building is largely for th'
future and it goes on in spite of usua
prices.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
wAsHINGTON's CELEBRATION.
Great Preparations Being Made to Wei.
come the Hero of Manila

Washington If energy and aotivi-
4 - y .:~----'i-t -; ~ A. :. .,.e,,,o
OF Washington will have abundant
earse for pride when they look back
upon their national reception to Admi-
raj Dewey. Every day marks a stride
toward the success which unquestiona-
bly, will be attained and when Dewey
comes to the nations Capital be will
receive welcome that will warm his
heart as only home coming can
The present impression is that this
event will take place just month from
today, October 2, and every working
hour of the intervening time is to be
industriously devoted to make it me-
morable to all concerned, which means
not only the entire population of the
capital, but the American people at
large Plans for the Admiral's recep-
ton are being made upon scale of
unlimited grandeur. The celebration
here it is predicted, will surpass that
of any similar event in history
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07

Pretoria. The reply of the Transvaal
government to Great Britain S last dis
patch has been received by Conyngham
Greene. the British agent here It is
understood that this government is
willing to meet the other side in con-
ference at Cape Town as suggested and
to explain the working of the new
franchise law The Transvaal govern
ment is also willing to receive the
friendly suggestions of the imperial
government. A more hopeful feeling
prevails here
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
Chinese and Germans Fight.

London "A special dispatch receiv-
ed here Saturday from Shanghai re-
ports that serious trouble has occurred
in the Kiauchou hinterland between the
Germans and Chinese, in which six Of
the latter were shot. The German min
lister to China, Baron Won Ketteler,
has handed an ultimatum to the Chi
nese government declaring that unless
security of life and property and order
maintained in the hinterland. Germany
will take steps to protect her own In
terests.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07

Chicago. The Times Herald says:
Charges of perjury have been filed
against Gen. Elwell Otis, command
er of the American forces in the Phil
lippines, with the president, by Frank
P. Blair, one of the counsel for Capt
Oberlin NJ. Carter, of Savannah
Counsel Blair declares that at an early
day he will also file similar charges
against General Advocate Col H B
Barr, with the president Col. Barr
appeared in the famous trial of Garter
for the government. Gen Otis was
president of the court martial.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07

Caimanera, Cuba. The vessels car
rying Gen Jiminez, who sailed from
Santiago Friday, put into this port be-
cause of indications of severe storm
Jiminez will not proceed to Baracoa,
where he will probably embark party
of Dominicans who were detained there
recently by direction of the American
military authorities. Gen Jiminez
declines to make known his precise
destination He will probably land at
Port An Prince, or at Puerto Plata.
His vessel has no arms or ammunition
abroad
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
LATE NEWS SUMMARY.
INTERESTING ITEMS REGARDING THR
WORLDS HAPPENINGS.
Gen. Fitzhugh Leo Urges Cuban Indepen.
dence Secured by an American Protecto.
rate--steamers Collide in North Sea ca.
nal--Other Paragraphs.

A cotton trust to control prices and
enhance values is now proposed
A bandits stronghold in the Philip
pines was captured by the Americans
Saturday
A boiler explosion at Pittsburg
wrecked an iron mill, killed five men
and wounded seven, Friday.
The fight on Commissi oner Evans is
expected to be renewed with vigor at
the Grand Army encampment at Phil
adelphia.
Prof Schurman Of the Philippine
commission made full verbal report
to the president Saturday on the Phi
lippine situation.
Admiral Sampson is to be relieved
OF command of the North Atlantic
squadron after the Dewey reception
and given shore duty.
A young lady bicyclist was crushed
under the wheels of train alongside
of which she was recklessly riding. at
Bessemer, Ala. Saturday.
Saturdays proceedings at the
Rennes court martial was the most fav-
Orable yet for Dreyfus. His friends
now say he cannot be convicted.
Guerin is firing of his siege in
Paris and has offered to sign truce
with France The government, how
ever, will not lift the blockade.
Owing to the popular disapproval the
Kaffir Kraal in London has been closed
to women The outcry is the result
OF the recent Lobengula incident
1t is estimated that 80, 900, 900 will
attend the Paris exposition and that
foreigners will spend $25, 900, 900, in
the city while the great fair is in pro-
gress.
Gen. Fltzhugh Lee has made an
elaborate report on prevainng conai. ~.
tions in Cuba, and takes strong ground
for an Independent government with an
American protectorate
Capt Vaulet and Capt Chaoine, of
the French army, are charged with bar
barous cruelties in the French Soudan,
beheading natives and mutilating the
dead. Lieut. Col. Klobt has been sent
them to stop the barbarities.
Jiminez will have no trouble In tax
ing the reins Of power in San Domingo
The whole country is prepared to
receive him, except the governor Of
Monte Christi, who will not surrender,
but has promised to commit suicide
Stockholders of the Fall River cotton
mills see no profit in the proposed sale
to the syndicate, and the scheme is
blocked. Ten of the negro rioters of
Darien, Ga, were convicted and one
acquitted Saturday. Forty cases are
yet to be heard
An Indiana preacher became tramp
to investigate conditions and the relig-
ious thought among the common peo-
pie. He tells some interesting expert
ences encounterd while employed as a
laborer. He says that he is now an
anarchist on the subject of an eight
hour work day.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07

Bridgeport, Conn. man and
four children. three girls and one boy,
were drowned at Black Rock Friday,
while sea bathing. The five victims
were spending the day at Black Rock.
While in bathing they got beyond
their depth. Three Of the bodies have
been recovered
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
A Shocking Killing.

Texarkana, Ark News reaches here
of shocking killing at Atlanta, Tex
thi rty miles sonth of here. Capt. R.
E Boyle shot and killed A. L. Culber.
son, his wife's brother. Two shots
were fred and Culberson died instant
ly. The men have up to few days ago
been on the best of terms Culberson
was q prominent attorney, related to
ex- Congressman and Gov. Culberson,
and Boyle is mayor of the town They
met yesterday and had few hot words
and went to fighting, but were separat-
ed Friday they met again in front of
the postoffice and the killing occurred.
A national guard picket at Carter
VILE, ILL.,, was fred on from ambush.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
NO. 2.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
What the Government Receives and Pays
Out in One Month.

Washington. The comparative
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures shows that during
the month of August, 1899, the re-
ceipts from all sources amounted 70
s49, ,s7S, 173. In increase over August,
1898, of about 81, 150, 900.
The disbursements during the last
month amounted to s., ,522, as
against $50, 26o, III for the last Au.
gust. This leaves a surplus for tho
month Of 81, ,455, s82
Since July I, 1899, the receipts have
aggregated 500, 302, 491, as compared
with ss5, 629, ,e16 during the same pc.
riod last year.
The expenditures during the last two
months have amounted to $t02, 0S3.-
4O2, against $40, 524, 1913 for the cores
ponding period of last year.
Public Debt Statement.
Washington.-The monthly state
ment Of the public debt shows at the
close of business, August 81, 1890. the
debt, less cash in the treasury, amount
ed to s1,157, 8O6, $50, a decrease as
compared with last month of 81 PSI,
116. This decrease is accounted for by
a corresponding increase in the cash on
hand.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
Recruits sworn In.
MafohoIopd

Buluwayo. Matabeland, British
South Africa Recruits for Col. Plum
er's camp are going to that place daily.
Sixty South Rhodesia volunteers were
sworn in Friday.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
WAR ALMOST CERTAIN.
ENGLAND AND THE TRANsyAAI ARE
DRIFTING TOWARD CONFLICT.
situation Is Growing ominous--The Beers
are Obstinate and Are Opposed to Con.
cessions--Intonss Excitement In tb. In
terror.

Johannesburg-The town Is preparing
Tor the eventualities of war The in
mates of the children's homo are 10.
Ing to Natalee.
The town council is providing a
three months supply Of food for the
men and animals connected with the
scavenger department.
All the outgoing trains are crowded
hnd most Of the prominent men have
already left johannesburg.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
Secret Session of volksraad.

Pretoria Herr Figcher was present
at the secret session Of the volksraad
Friday evening, circumstance that
caused good deal of curiosity. Large
crowds gathered around the building
anxious to learn the latest intelligence
President Kruger remained with the
executive until late hour.
An influential secretary of the Afri-
canders, has wired to Herr Hoffmeir,
leader of the Africanders party in Cape
Colony, to come to Pretoria immedi-
Rtely.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-07
War Practically Certain.

Lond0n. The Pretoria correspond
ent of the Morning Post says:
President Kruger told prominent
Boer Wednesday that war was practi-
cally certain.
Every Boer is now armed with a
Mauser and has hundred rounds of
ammunition, strictly for use, and forty
pounds for practice.
II am convinced that the reports of
the Beers not being prepared are only
pretense and that they will strike
blow when it is least expected.
The johannesburg correspondent Of
the Standard says:
1t is generally understood that there
is the strongest inclination in the ,eIiL
sraad to repudiate British suzerainty.
A large section of the Beers is strongly
opposed to concession of the franchise
on the basis of Ave year residence,
and the position is still very grave -
Discussion of Correspondence Postponed.
Pretoria Tho volksraad has defer
red the discussion of the correspond
ence between the imperial and the vol
unteer governments until Monday.
when motion regarding the presence
of British troops on the .Transvaal bor-
der will be debated secretly.
Herr. Fischer, the special envoy of
the Orange Free State. has arrived here
from Bloemfontain, and is consulting
with the government ON the situation.
Last nights session of the volksraad
WAS short, as the reply to Great Britain
was not ready.
Excitement in tho Interior.
Cape Town. Reports received here
from various outlying districts of the
Transvaal. describe them as being in q
state OF excitement. The burgers, it is
said, are watching the developments
keenly, but the majority of them hope
for perfect and peaceful settlement Of
the crisis.
There is general exodus of British
subjects for the large towns. Orders
have been issued to the commandants is
and field colonels to have themselves
and the burghers in readiness in the
event of an outbreak Of hostilities
Recruits sworn In.
Buluwayo. Matabeland, British
South Africa Recruits for Col Plum
er's camp are going to that place daily.
Sixty South Rhodesia volunteers were
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-02

b. r. Hammer came up from Nerrt-
an Park Monday. He says II IL cSld
down there, too.
DR.. Bergstrom reports . ~ boy
baby born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
johnson Saturday morning.
There vas social danes At Ed.
Nirnberg's place last Friday night
and very social and lively time was
enjoyed by those present.
y6ere 10 some talk OF the long dis
tknce telephone coming into Coopers-
town the coming summer. The owners
Of the line are looking up the deal
now.
The Epworth League Of the Metho-
dist church will give q literary enter
tainment at the church next Friday
evening at 1870 o'clock. All arv
cordially invited.
That the people appreciated the
work Of Evangelist Billings was
demonstrated by the collection he re-
ceived, which amounted to something
over eighty dollars. :
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-02

\ Theo. Marquardt won the first prize
at the Medicine company's show last
night for being the best all around,
good looking fellow. Nels Garnaas
won the second prize, and SO goes the
world.-Sheyenne Star. -
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-07
PopuIists Oppressed by Democrats.

The Populist paper at Philadelphia
states that the Democratic machine in
Mississippi DISTINGUISHES not only Re-
publicans but Populists. Under a law
passed by a Democratic legislature the
election officials car refuse to register
any n who cannot explain the mean
ing of any clause in the constitution to
the satisfaction of the election officers.
There is no guarantee that the election
officers shall be men capable of UNDER
standing an explanation. Thus negroes
and Populists are easily debarred from
the franchise by the men put in charge
of the election machinery for This very
purpose. SO could many Democrats be
we're that on the program. In Mlssis-
sippi are 800, 900 persons old enough to
vote, but only one-fourth of them are
registered voters, as they fail to answer
the questions of the judges SATISFACTORY
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-07
Assessment and Tax Rate.

New Mexico, it's counties and its
towns complain of high taxation, and to
a certain extent this keeps outside cap
ital from making improvements in the
territory. Yet the high rate Is merely
apparent. There is not a county in the
territory whose assessed valuation
could not be more than doubled by the
assessors without over-estimating the
value of the real and personal property
of the individual. An exact uniform
valuation by assessors in every county
would by no means raise the taxes that
the individual has to pay. 1t would
merely cut his tax rate in two and yet
raise as much revenue as is raised at
present. This could be done to advan-
tage, for the low assessment Of prop
erty in the territory is a belittlement
of itself, raises the tax rate to an APP
parently s%tupendous height, hurts the
credit of the territory and does no good
to any taxpayer or the territory at
large.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-07
An Outlaw CAPTURED.

Joe Woods, the ex-convict cowboy who
stood off a posse in Chaves county a few
days ago which sought to arrest him fol
stealing a horse, has been captured.
Tom Burge, Will Ballard and Charley
Walker overlook him at the ranch OF
Mrs. Medlin, where he was concealed in
the house with a buffalo gun, but only
had five cartridges for it.
The posse in pursuit got in a rock Ger
raj near the house and sent their mar
word to surrender. as a resentment
would most certainly result in an abrupt
termination of his thieving and murder
Gus career, and after realizing his situa'
ton, he consented to surrender and was
brought to Roswell that day by Ballard
and Walker and lodged in the county
jail.
Woods came to this country a fugitive
from justice and since then has been
continually committing crimes, except
during the time he was in the peniten.
tiary.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-07
PRESS COMMENT.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.

(San Diego Nldette.)
While it is true that irrigation on a
general scale is yet in its infancy in this
country, it has gone far enough to dem
onstrate that private ownership and
management of irrigation facilities is a
positive hindrance, rather than a help
to agricultural development. The
blight which such %stupendous plumbers
as the Wright and other irrigation laws
have spread over the country a never
be removed nor the losses under them
recouped, by of any state COM
missioners or organization of private
capital; for the very good reason that
under corporation management protect
ed by state commissioners, water, like
every other necessary commodity, is al
ways an article of speculation for the
profit of the private owners. we can
hardly estimate the advantages that
will flow from all those utilities being
under one management and operated
for the good of all and that for the pri-
vate emolument of the few. The prin-
cipal underlying the entire subject is the
fact hat the land, free water and all
natural our belong to the people,
and their use and disposition is the
right of the people. Then let the people
demand that they be used for the good
of all, and the injury Of none. The vast
tracts of arid lands can be converted in
to beautiful and fruitful homes for mil
lions by the proper preservation and
distribution of water which nature pro-
l duces every year, but such result will
| never be attained by private enterprise.
| National irrigation is the most impor-
| tant question,now before the people, es-
| pecially of the great west, and one for
which all should unite in demanding the
| careful attention of the national author
tiles.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-07

The Chicago platform Democrats hello
a meeting in New York City this week
which was addressed by a number OF
prominent Democrats. All but eX-Gov-
ernor Altgeld, of Illinois, declared in ia
vor of withdrawing the army and turn
ing the Philippine islands over to Agui-
Americans will go in their eagerness to
advance the interests of a political par
ty and their own chances for office,
when they will advocate d~isloyalty,
which even the foreign-born ex-govern-
or of Illinois is ashamed to advise. Alt
geld has been accused Of many I'M
American acts, but he cannot be
charged with cowardice.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-07
n 1896 the Democratic D

In 1896 the Democratic party was
beaten 603, 514 on the popular vote and
n%inety-five in the electoral college. Since
then it has lost four states with tWen-
ty-one electoral votes, and has gained
only Kentucky-which is likely to be
lost again this year. 1t has lost in the
general result every year since 1896. In
1896 the Democrats had eleven senators
in congress from the northern states.
Now they have only two, and n of
those is simply a silver plutocrat. Still
the optimistic chaser after the presi-
Dental rainbow says he believes his
party is stronger now than ever before.
If he does he is the only person with
such a delusion.