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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22

project OF the Southwest Pass at the
mouth Of the Mississippi was reduced
100000.
The appropriation for the Delaware
was cut about half million, and that
for the upper Mississippi about 81, ,5oO,-
900. @
Galveston will receive 81 100000 for
the restoration Of jetties. An appro-
priation of S225, 900 is made for prelim-
mary work on the canal to connect
Lake Michigan'with the Mississippi by
way OF the Desplaines river and the
Chicago drainage canal. Four new
locks and dams are provided for the
Ohio river; Licking river, KY. receives
$4,000 Sabine Pass, Tex, $125, 900:
Arkansas Pass, s35O,0OO; Norfolk, Va,
$195, 900, and Newport News S225, 900,
A survey for channel through Buff
falo Bayou, Texas, is provided for in
the bill.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22

for Jim Crow cars. The Unied States
makes constitutional amendment that
there shall be no distinction, on account
Of race, color or previouscondition OF
servitude.'
"Then congress Immediately legis-
lutees that there shall be two regiments
Of cavalry and two of infantry made
up entirely Of colored men.
'You certainly have no grounds to
quarrel with slavery unless you regret
being transplanted from the jungles Of
Africa and your low estate there to the
citizenship, freedom and intelligence
in the United States you now enjoy. for
slavery was the bridge that carried you
over and there was not and ID not
another bridge equal to that job"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
The High Price Of
Eggs in the Delta.
The Hen, Like the Negro, Is In.
dependent When Money
Is Plentiful.

The Delta hen is good deal like the
Delta negro in one respect-very inde-
pendent in flush times and apt to take
unreasonable vacations regardless OF
whom it discominodes. Judging by
the price of eggs just now, Mrs. Biddy
is taking a lay off regardless of the
demand for hen fruit during the Hol-
idays. Perhaps she is busy arranging
with Sir Chanticleer the details of an
end-of-the-centary watch party, after
which she will assiduously resume her
vocation.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
The Times Sixteen
Page Edition.
Probably the Largest Home-Print
Paper in the State-Full of
Christmas Bargains.

The Times today greets its readers
with sixteen-page paper, and wishes
all Merry Christmas. This is, without
doubt, the largest all-home-print paper
issued in the state, and shows the en-
terprise of the city's wide-awake mer-
chants, the support of whom enables
the paper to make the above claim.
1t was at first intended to make the
paper an all-home production, contain
ing nothing but what was written by
The Times force. But, owing to the
accident to the business manager, Mr..
Crosby, an account of which will be
found elsewhere, the tire OF intention
was punct1red and the stereotype-plate
houses were called upon for assistance.
However, the reading matter the paper
contains will, 20 doubt, prove nearly
as interesting as though it was all local
matter.
This issue is double the regular size,
made so in order to accommodate
those merchants who handle Holiday
goods. Hundreds of extra copies have
been printed and will be sent out all
over the city and country, SO that our
regular advertisers can have no COM
plant because of issuing no paper next
week.
The management takes occasion
here to thank all for the patronage
given during the past year, and asks a
continuance of the same during the
wear 1901. The Times bids the old
century adieu, The next issue will
be on the 5th day of the twentieth
nQntlrV
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
Yerger Monument.

The monument over the grave OF the
late VIM. G. Yerger, commemoratlng
the love held for him by devoted lam
ily, is now completed, and proves to De
a creditable piece Of work Tne mon
ument consists of marble base, highly
polished, of about two and half feet
square, on the FROM OF whicn Is in
scribed these words: "Wm. Gwinn
Yerger, born July %, 1910; died NOV
6, 1899:
.Iife's race we'll run,
eIife's work well done,
"Life's crown well won,
"And, now-tbe Rest"
Standing erect on the base is a NE
sized statue of Col. Yerger, the Ike
ness of which, both in feature and car
riage, is very marked. He is standing
as if addressing an assemblage In MS
RIGHT hand he is holding, rolled ups a
scroll The monument was erected at
a cost of $4,000 by venn OF Memphis
Tenn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
Smallpox Scare
Is Hardly Noticed.
Very Little Attention Being Paid
to 1t by the Citizens of
Greenville.

Very little, if any, attention is now
being paid to the smallpox contagion
which has been rife here for some
weeks. The health authorities are US
ing every precaution to stamp out the
disease, and all patients are held in
strict quarantine. This is the same
disease which has broken out in differ
ent parts of the country at various
umss since the close of the Spanish
American war, and which is, perhaps,
only modified form of variola. 1t is
much more prevalent among negroes
'nan any other race, and has been de-
ciared by many prominent physicians
not to be smallpox at all. To say the
least, it is very mild form of the dis
ease and, with the present precautions
mat are being taken to prevent it
spreading, people of other places need
nave mo fear of coming to Greenville.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
Fatal Hazing at
West Point.
John Berth, Son of Former Mayor
Berth, of Altoona, Pa,
the Victim.

New York, Dec. 21.-The Worlds
Altoona Special says "I'm done for.
West Point has been my finish. I'm
never get WE'LL"
This was the statement made by John
Breth, former son of Mayor John Breth,
on returning to his home after seven
months in West Point. He entered
the academy in June, 1897, magnif-
cent specimen of manhood, and in per-
feet health. According to the state
ment of his family, he left the academy
a physical wreck, the treatment he
experienced there being held by the
Breths TO be entirely responsible for
his death.
1--WE are determined that we shall
be given an opportunity to testify be-
fore the committee IN the Boose case, /"
said Mr.. Breth tonight. "Our son
was hazed to death, just as was young
Booze.
81 did not know the full extent Of
the treatment to which he had been
subjected until he was on his death
bed. Then he told me all. When he
was at West Point he wrote full partic-
ulars to my son Harry, but these were
kept from me. Corrobative evidence
of all the charges were found in his
trunk after he died.
On several occasions he was carried
after his tormenters who were through
with him. One night he was uncon-
scious for three hours.
Zone of their favorite amusements
was putting a 'plehe' through the
'choo-choo' movement-makIng him
move his arms and legs automatically
until he would fall over from exhaus-
ton.
"After heing in bed several days he
was told by his prosecutors that he
would be treated to worse dose e he
did not get out Of the bed 50 be Naa
obliged = "a Is tnoo4h h4I&|I 11Is
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
i, puunins Deer Pays the PEN
- ,lty for Killing a Rival.
,A,y Fought a Duel for the Hand
IVY Of an Indian Girl.
-. as the Execution Took Place
'1 Rupniug Deer's Wife Com
m,tted Suicide-An I'm
usual Case.

UFAULA, I. T., Dec. 90
- Jim Running Deer, a Choc
~ taw Indian, who once
played on the Carlisle foot
ball team, was executed or
1d Nov. I, last, for the mur'
der of Standing Elk. with
vhom he fought duel for the love Of
White girl. The young wife killed
herself at his grave. They were our'
led together.
Running Deer and Standing Elkwere
! love with a white girl. Both want
j 10 marry her. They quarrelled at
dance near here. She suggested they
sabt a duel and she would marry the
victor.
pistols were chosen as weapons. Run
niuc Deer's aim was the truer. Stand
mo Elk fell dead with bullet in his
heart.
The federal authorities did not ar
rest running deer. His own tribesmen
tried him. He was sentenced to be
,bot by the Indian sheriff. The duel
could have been excused, but when
rnninp deer married the white girl
Ihe Choctaw's virtue of mercy was
blunted.
Running Deer was not locked up. 1t
i said he played on the team while un-
der sentence of death. When his pa
role was over he presented himself be-
tore old Judge Tolbina and said: "Here
lam, father The day has come. l
am ready"
The young wife pleaded with the
Judge for mercy. Running Deer scowl-
ed at her weakness and said he was
ready to go to his death.
4 IA great crowd witnessed the execu-
Jton. Running Deer was blindfolded
and knelt beside his open grave. The
sheriff fred one shot only. Running
Deerfell into the grave dead. Another
shot rang out. The crowd parted.
Running Deer's wife staggered to the
dde Of the grave. She died in a few
minutes, having fred bullet into her
head.
The Choctaw knows little of the ten
der side of love. Running Deer's
schooling had taught him to think and
feel asa white man thinks and feels.
BE had met many girls but fought and
died for the one he loved.
Two years ago the whole country
wondered and admired the bravery OF
Walla Tonka, who returned to Indian
Territory to be executed after playing
aseason on the Carlisle team.
It Is the custom of the Choctaws to
grant paroles against offenders of their
laws. Walla Tonka was granted sew
eral reprieves, but after the season was
over he returned to Alikeni and suff-
cred the death penalty.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
Twenty Million
Dollar Cut.
River and Harbor Bill Vigorously
Pruned at the Last
Minute,

Washington, Dec. 21.-The house
committee on rivers and harbors today
completed the bill, and it was given to
the public. The decision to make 1t
public before the Holiday recess was
due to the fact that various items Of
the bill had leaked out. The bill was
vigorously pruned at the last moment.
The total appropriations carried by it
Yesterday, including continuing con-
tracts, amounted to about $4,000. 900.
A subcommittee pared the bin down
last night 70 about ScO,OOO,o %. IN
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
Trader. Wife and Child Butchered
by Gang Of Negroes.
Recognized by Clothing and Gun
Of Their Victims.
Murdered People Kept a Trading
Boat at the Landing at Ar
cadia, Miss, at the Time
of the Tragedy.

AXE PROVIDENCE,
\ La, Dec. 18.-When
| IL the Belle of the Bends
passed Arcadia, Miss.
5tssVssVs| landing today the pas
G- sengers learned of a
terrible tragedy that took place
there last Sunday night.
Two negroes from some levee
camp in the nelghborhood went to
a trading boat kept at the landing
by a white man, and they killed
the owner, his wife and baby.
Then they helped themselves to
what booty they wanted and left,
after burning the boat.
Today two cf them were recog-
nized by the clothing and shotgun
of the white man they had killed.
They were promptly arrested
and confessed their crime.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
Kings Daughters Taking Up Sub
.scription for That Purpose.
Old Home Too Small to Accom-
modate All Gases.
No Organization Has Done More
For the Sick and Destitute of
the City, and Should Re-
celve Bountiful Aid.

other newspapers OF the
city, has been appointed by
\ the Kings Daughters to
,s55.5z, rec eive contributions for
I50SSVS%SI the erection of new home,
--l which is badly needed be-
cause of the heavy demand made upon
that noble band of workers for sweet
charity's sake. The old home has
proven altogether inadequate, and for
the sake Of dependent humanity, new
and more commodious one should be
erected.
There is no organization that has
done more for the city's sick, poor and
needy than that of the Kings Oaugh-
ters. In administering to the needs Of
the poverty-stricken aud the care of
the sick, the question of money. church,
residence, nationality or sex is not
asked, but what can edone to relieve
the distressed is done, and each case
in their charge is given the best care
possible. The door of the little home
stands open to all who are SO unfortu-
nate as to need the charitable assis-
tance of their fellow beings.
The good accomplished by this noble
band can not be estimated Their
deeds of charity have no doubt kept
scores of men and women from ending
their misery and suffering by taking
their own lives.
The appeal for money to build a
larger home is but an appeal of God
like women for suffering humanity. 1t
is an appeal for aid and assistance in
making room for more of the city's
destitute, who now are longing for a
kind word or place to lay their heads;
it is an appeal that should touch the
heart of every man, woman and child
who has read the Golden Rule-"Do
unto others as you would have them
do unto you'-and cause. them to un-
loose the fastenings OF their purses and
make bountiful offerings for the fur
therance Of the gooA work. Lay upon
this altar any sacrifice you can make,
large or small, for the thanks Of
one saved life will more than repay
you, while God, in his Word, has prom
ised to reward charity above all things.
The Times considers it an honor to
have been selected for the work of col
lecting money for the new home, and
from now on till completed will do its
utmost toward swelling the fund. In
this work The Times asks that other
papers in the state publish all, or part,
of this article, so that any of their sub
scribers who desire may have an op-
portunity to contribute to the good
work. No father nor mother knows
today but what their son or daughter
may some day need the attention of the
trained nurses of this home. Then
their life's regret would be their re-
fusal to contribute when called upon.
The Times, beginning with the first
issue in January, will publish the
names of all who contribute to the
fund.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
Two Painful Press
Room Accidents,
Aanager Crosby, of The Times,
LAID Up a Couple of Days
A Printers Arm Hurt.

n the hurry and hustle to get as
@aen work of as possible before the
no''aays two painful, but not serious,
:. s'..eents 9. occurred in the press rooms
y !. I. tne Times and the Daily Democrat
'noey afternoon while the news
n prea Of The Times was being
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
rhieues in a Tailor Shop.

Thieves broke into the tailor snop OF
Il. Armstrong, last Tuesday evening
and got suit Of clothes and an extra extra
nsir r : of pants. Mr.. Armstrong says
tba. he win hniGh the coat II the thief
win bring ii bsek as itlacked buttons
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22

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an~inr thsS holidays bg Mics Lady D.
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22
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Their Experiences,
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22

driven at the rate of 1000 an hour. bv
electric power, Manager Fl. T. Crosby
got between the press and the wall of
the room, and, when not noticing, was
struck by piece of iron that works
with the bed of the press and quite
painfully injured, causing him to be
confined to his bed some time over two
days.
The end OF the iron struck Mr.. Cros-
by in the fleshy part of the leg. lust
below the thigh, jamming him against
the wall, and as it receded, the cogs,
which had torn whole in his pants,
jerked him back against the press. No
one saw the accident except u
job press-feeder, who assisted Mr..
Crosby to table, where he laid him
down until physician arrived.
The accident could easily have been
much more serious, because the iron
pin goes within and inch and half of
the wall, and had it struck two inches
higher up or hit the leg square lick
The Times might be looking for
Tuesday afternoon A. D. Linnell,
printer on the Daily Democrat, while
strengthening form on the press ac-
touched the lever that throws
the belt on, causing the press to start
to running. AS result his left arm
was badly bruised between the elbow
and hand.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
ARRANGING FOR
THE BIG PARADE

The official order for the big parade
of mine workers in this city next
Saturday afternoon was promulgated
from the district headquarters yester-
day. 1t is expected 1t will be the
largest procession of it's kind ever
seen in this city.
The officers and delegates of the
United brotherhood Of Carpenters and
JOiners, in attendance at the national
convention now in session here. have
accepted an invitation to march at
the head of the procession. The
breaker boys. drivers and door ten
ders will turn out In large numbers
and may be marched In a division by
themselves.
Thomas Davies. president of Local
union, No. 2l3. is to be grand mar
shal, and p. w. Tolan, of Local union,
No. S62, his chief of staff The var
ious locals will be led by their re-
spective officers.
, A mass meeting at Laurel Hill park
is to follow the parade Addresses
will be delivered by Organizer Fred
Dilcher, National Secretary p. j. Nc
Guire, of the Carpenters union, and
others.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
STATEMENT FROM
PENNSYLVANIA co.

w. V. S. ThornC, a leading spirit in
the Independent Coal Operators assO-
citation, president of the Delaware Val
ley and Kingston Railroad company
and vice president of the Pennsylvania
Coal company, made the following
statement yesterday concerning the
miners and condition of the miners of
the Pennsylvania company:
During the month Of August the miners at all
the collcrics of the Pennsylvania Coal company
earned an average of $50 per day, or a total
of $50 for the twenty days worked, after paying
all their expenses for powder oil, etc.
Their average wages received per day worked
from January l until August 81 was S25j
The miners laborcrs earned an average OF
Sl67 per day worked during that period.
About our mines and breakers common labor
is now paid about 2j to 30 cents day more
than is customarily paid to laborcrs of the same
class on the railways in this vicinity
These are as high wages as the coal market
condition justify and compare most favorably
with wages paid for equally skilled labor in
any other industries.
An advance in wages above the present schcd.
ule would SO increase the cost per ton that n
permanent advance in the selling price of coal
would have to be made This would so restrict
the quantity that could be sold that we should
be unable to operate the mines as many days
per month at present, which would, OF course,
react seriously on the miner.
Considering the wages paid in the other an.
thracitc regions, where so many miners are still
working, and in the bitumnous regions, it is i'm.
possible for us TO grant the demands Of the
United Mine Workers and we do not believe
that our employees are now striking because
they really think they being unfairly treated,
but have done in the excitement Of the mo-
mcnt and only at the nstigaton of outsiders and
without fully realizing how serious may b. the
results to them and their families, as well as
to the public.
We have not received complaints from our EN-.
ploycs and do not know what per cent. Of them
belong to the United Mine Workers wnion but
believe IT to be very small.
II necessary we could allow our mines TO lie
idle six months, but we hope the good rela-
tons which have existed for so many years be-
tween the Pennsylvania Coal company and its
employees may continue, and that our men will
soon return to work.
The Pennsylvania Coal company has
four Collieries in DunmOre, two in
Old Forge, and twenty-one in and
about Pittston. Many of the Luzerne
workings are small, but on the whole,
the company is one of the largest pro-
ducers in the district.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20

local union men at $50 in the morning
to prevent any possible clash between
the men who voted to quit and those
who had remained away from the
meeting. The very first men that
came along were some of those who
We're at the meeting the previous night
and I quit. We will return to the
fray, however, and I am satisfied we
will have those men in our union be-
fore a great while. When they come
to realize that they are making it
possible to operate the one mine in
the whole district that is at work, it
won't take much persuasion to get
them to join their 5000 fellow-work.
men,"
Secretary Dempsey who was down
in the Hazleton region during the
past five days, was quite enthusiastic
over the conditions there.
Things are looking very bright
down there" he said to Tribune
reporter who met him as he returned
to headquarters. Yesterday we add
ed 1,500 to the strikers ranks, and to-
day we count on closing up four coll
lieries that were working short handed
the day before. Lattimer is the only
bli't III llle I1uIltl'l ItBlOu llldl 10
working full handed. The officers of
that district expect to have 1t in the
same condition as this district by
Saturday. Organizer Benjamin James
told me to tell the boys here that
everything is all right in the Hazle-
ton and other lower regions.
"I spoke at meeting in Harwood
last night and initiated every man in
the place into the union. We counted
on the Harwood mine being closed
down today. / hadn't heard from 1t
before leaving Hazleton.
"The men Of the lower districts are
enthusiastic over the action of the
men in this district. l am satisfied
that when they come to fully realize
that the Lackawanna and Wyoming
regions are completely tied up, and
that they will stay tied up, there will
be just as complete tic-up in the
lower districts. President Mitchell
told me he was positive there won't
be a man digging coal In the whole an
thracite region two weeks from now"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
OFFICERS RETURN
TO HEADQUARTERS

United Mine Workers Headquarters
at 2l5 Lackawanna avenue, We're en-
livened yesterday by the return of
District President r. d. Nichols and
District Secretary John #. Dempsey,
who had been doing missionary work
in Luzerne county. President Nichols
said to a Tribune reporter:
"rhere is very little change in the
situation today. We have District No.
/ practically tied up, and there is every
assurance that before the week is out
the other districts will be about on
the same footing.
The only mine worNing in District
No. l is the MocanoCqua, of the
West End company, at Shickshinny.
l conducted a meeting there last night
and had assurances from the two hum
dred present that they would quit
work.
81 was abroad with some Of the