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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
TRAGEDY N AUGUSTA, GA.
Negro Shoots and Kills a White Man in a
street Car. RI

Negro Shoots and Kills a White Man in a
street Car. RI
Alexander Whitney, a man promi-
nent socially, and personally very
popular, was shot and killed at Au-
gusta, Ga, Sunday night, by a negro,
William Willis. Lieutenant Pinck-
ney Steiner, who was with Whitney,
and who tried to stop the negro's
murderous work, was slightly wound
ed in the hand. To escape mob vio-
lence the murderer was started for
Savannah, but, missing the train, a
shift was made and the man was
started for Atlanta under charge Of
one deputy.
The officers were frustrated, how
ever, for when the train reached
Groveton a mob quickly entered the
car, and, selling the negro, started
for the woods. At 1870 Monday
morning it was reported that the ne
gro had been lynched, but advices
from Groveton are to the effect that
the mob has the prisoner in the
woods and is waiting for some one to
positively identify him.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
Our Adopted Islands,

Four Hundred Filipinos attacked an
Am erican garrison of twenty at Baratac,
IloIlo, Province, and killed four, suffering
heavy losses themselves.
The people of Manua, Samoa, want to
cede their island to the United States and
they have asked the Americans to hoist
their flag there.
Brigadier-G General james ". Dell has
been appointed Military Governor of the
provinces of Camarines, Albay and Sarso-
gon, Luzon, and Of the Island Of Catandu-
anes In the Philippines.
Some six hundred young officers have
handed in their designations in the Phil
ippines.,
The flag of the United States was hoisted
over Pago Page Island, Samoa, with due
ceremony.
seventy-three fourth-class postmasters
have been appointed in Porto Rico.
During five months ending November 80
last Porto Rico's exports were 1880 ,301;
her imports, 81 ,22l ,S51.
The Hawaiian Government bill failed to
provide for a. Collector Of Customs, and
this omission will be remedied.
Governor Leary, of Guam, sent an ac-
acknowledgement to the American people ior
their contributions Of literature. etc., to
the soldiers and citizens of that island.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
TRADE REVIEW.
Country Recovering From Unuaturaliy'
High priccs,

Country Recovering From Ununturally
High priccs.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review
of trade in part says:
With whole promptness the coun-
try is recovering from the cmbarrass-
ment of unnaturally high prices. No
disturbance nor stringency of credits
result, nor any sign of alarm, and
the movement is perhaps more
healthy than it could have been if en-
tirely controlled by the competition
of many small concerns.
The proposition OF works and of
hands unemployed yet quite small,
and the volume of business trans.
acted, though less than last year in
New England and the middle state
cities, is larger than ever before at
fifty-four out of sixty-three clearing
houses in the entire region west Of
Pennsylvania and south of the Poto-
mac
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
Foreign.

The proprietors OF number of Cana
dian newspapers waited on the Government
to ask that the duty on news paper be re-
moved owing to the scarcity and Increased
cost Of 1t in Canada.
Two expert American diamond thieves,
named Morton and Harskl, have been ar
rested at Liepsic, Germany.
A storm has seriously damaged the
United States section OF the electricity ex-
hibit at the Paris EXPOSITION.
The bubonic plague has been declared to
exist at Alexandria, Egypt, and it has also
broken out in Hongkong, China.
The Consul OF Sweden and Norway at
St. Johns, n. F., offers a reward to any and
all persons who may find articles connect
ed with the polar expedition of Herr An
dree, the aeronaut.
The Foreign Ambassadors at Constan-
tinople, Turkey, agreed to an increase in
customs duties with certain conditions.
France will supply her artillery and navy
with smoke-shells that will explode so as
to blind ard befog the enemy.
Cholera is adding to the horrors of the
famine in India, where districts populated
by 80 SOC. 900 persons are affected. -
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
LABOR TROUBLES
At Tampa Have Taken a Turn for the
Worse.
mac.

At Tampa Have Taken a Turn for the
Worse.
The labor troubles at Tampa, Fla. {,
have taken turn for the worse.
There is now a general strike in all
the cigar factories of the Havana
American company in that city, and
about !, 600 people are out.
The trouble is struggle between
the labor unions, each trying to make
the strike settle the superiority Of
the one over the other.
There has been partial strike on
at the Havana-American factories for
weeks, but settlement was agreed
upon several times during the past
four or five days, and it was thought
the end of the trouble was in sight.
Saturday, however, matters became
SO badly mixed that general strike
was ordered.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
RROONSTADT OCCUPIED.
British Think the War in South Africa
is Over.

British Think the War in South Africa
is Over.
The war office in London has re-
ceived the following from General
Roberts:
KRooNsTADr, Nay 12.-I entered
Kroonsdadt at l 30 without opposi-
ton today, when the union jack was
hoisted amidst cheers from the few
British residents.
The situation at the seat OF war in
South Africa is as satisfactory from
the British viewpoint as the most
sanguine friend could have hoped
The occupation of Kroonstadt practl-
cally places the whole Orange Free
State in British possession. 1t is
evident from Lord Roberts last dis
patch that the disintegration has
commenced. The Free Skaters are
scattering to their homes, while the
Transvaalers have gone northward,
declining to fight longer in the Or
ange Free State. What little resist
ance the former are still likely to
make seems to be centering at Lind
ley, whittier President Steyn has.trans-
ferred his government.
THE war is practically over, says
the Daily Chronicles Kroonstadt cor
respondent, and in less definite terms
this is the view to be gathered from
all the correspondents. They pic,
ture the Beers as utterly demoralized
and utterly disheartened by Lord
Roberts unexpectedly rapid advance
and by his facile turning of the care
fully prepared positions of the
Beers.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

1t is announced from the United
Confederate Veterans headquarters
at New Orleans that Mrs. Margaret
Jefferson Davis Hayes, the only sur
viving child of Jefferson Davis, will
be at the Louisville reunion. Cen
eral Gordon has appointed her daugh-
ter, the granddaughter OF Jefferson
Davis. Miss Varins Howell Davis
HAYES, as sponsor for the epkre>
south, and Miss Mary Watts Woods,
of Charlottesville, Va, as chief maid
Of honor for the south.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

The work of the eight primary
grades cannot properly be done in
less number. This is the conclusion
of committee Of the Wisconsin State
Teachers Association. The sub
stance of thu report was against short
ening the time, and favored more
study rather than more learning. the
pushing forward of the bright pupils
and the substitution of the foreign lam
guages in place of the many other ac-
cessories of the common school course
which have crept into the system in
recent years. A resolution was also
passed to take the theory and art of
teaching out of the high school course
of studies and making it elective in
gtesd Of compulsory under the law.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

Some conception of how rapidly the
world travels is conveyed in the an
nouncement that the Alaskan city of
Dawson, which, three years ago, was
a cluster of half a dozen huts n the
frozen wilderness, is now equipped
with two steam fire engines, hose
carts and fourteen patent fire extln-
guishers. On the. other side of the
world the ruined city of Khartoum,
under the equator, has sprung into
life again like magic, and now SPLEEN
did statue to Lord Gordon is to be
erected in its public gardens within
the next few months.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17


According to the San Francisco Call
the orange crop OF California is an
nually assuming greater Importance.
1t is interesting to recall the fact that
twenty-five years ago the California
orange was coarse grained and acrid
to the taste" The growers were put
on their mettle. They made gratis,
they changed the soil, they put their
brains into their fruit, and now the
California orange is sweet, large and
luscious. 1t fills the Golfers of the
grove owner and makes the rest of
the world feel that life is worth the
living.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

The influence of good woman is q
steady light that shines without ces-
sation. That of an evil one, red fire
that burns and blazes and dies in
noisome smoke. The influence Of a
good woman begins with the cradle
and ends at the grave. The influence
OF bad woman lasts but few years.
Evil women are good at the art of ex-
tracing secrets; good women at the
loving science of moulding destinies
Where one man falls down the ladder
for the sake of bad woman, a hun
dred will climb it, rung by rung, for
the sake of good one.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
Butler Reelected.

Senator Marion Butler, of North
Carolina, was reelected chairman of
the Populist National committee at
Sioux Falls by majority Of I in to-
tai of 76.
Chairman Butter will make his
headquarters in Washington during
the campaign, He accepted the po-
sition officially on condition that a
vice chairman be chosen to assist in
the work.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
birmingham Men Chosen.

At the meeting Of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union Auxiliary to
the Southern Baptist Convention at
Hot Springs, Ark, the following Off
GERS were chosen: President, Rev.
DR.. L. o. Dawson, OF Alabama; VIC
presidents, r. H. Coleman, of Tex.
as, and j. 0. Russ. of Tennessee
secretary, w. w. Gaines, of Atlanta,
Ga; treasurer, P. H. Phillips, of Bir-
mingham; chairman of the execu.
tive committee, Rev. B. D. Gray, Of
Birmingham.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
Professor Isaac Franklin Russell

Professor Isaac Franklin Russell,
speaking on the decline of oratory,
says: Eloquence like that ofthe great
Greeks will never return. But it is
not needed now. Another and more
powerful organ now disseminates in
struction and influences public opinion
the newspaper press. But the press
is no foe to human speech. 1t has
not silenced the living voice, but has
given it larger audience.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
STATE CONVENTIONS MEET.
Illinois Republicans Nominate a State
Ticket and Endorse Mckinley.

PEORIA, III. SpelcaD.-The Republicans
OF this State in convention here nominated
the following State ticket: Governor,
Judge Richard Yates; Lieutenant-Gover-
nor, W. A. Northcott; Secretary of State,
James A. Rose; State Treasurer, NJ.
o. Williamson; State Auditor, James S.
McCulloch; Attorney-General, H. j. Ham
lin.
reaffirms the national platform of 1895. in
dorses the war policy of the Administra-
ton, conGrGtulates the party and the peo-
pie upon the enactment OF alaw fixing gold
as the standard of the national currency
and favors expansion. Legislation calcu-
lated to destroy unlawful combinations OF
capital Is urged.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

{ The close of the South African war
oaghtto create good deal of demand
Tor American steel bridges, but after
ths bills of the war have been settled
there may not be a great deal Of
money to expend on internal improve
ments. Bat modern financial systems
know how to transfer to posterity
mach of thu expense OF both wars and
improvements.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
FILIPINos RECEIVE ARMS.

Three Shiplonds Said to Have Arrived
From Germany.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says ::
THE Filipino junta has been re-
ceiving large amounts of money at
Manila. Within the past three
months three shiploads OF arms have
arrived here from Germany for the
insurgent cause. The junta gave a
big banquet here last night in honor
of the reorganization of their govern
ment. The Filipinos claim they will
open aggressive hostilities just as
soon as the rainy season begins"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

The last thirty years have witnessed
progress and development in Ala
bana that are simply marvellous. Her
vast AMI variel mineral resources
which have already made The State
one of the great sources of the world s
iron an I coal supply were not known
to exist in such psofusion until q very
recent period, AMI their development
has really just begun.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
Shortage of $4,000 Admitted.

HAVANA, Cuba (By Cnble).-The alleged
postal frauds have been the principal topic
OF conversation in this city for the past few
days. The Department Of Posts admits a
shortage OF $4,000. 1t is also believed
that there are SAIL 900 worth OF surcharge
stamps on account of tho issue OF n new
stamp which are not accounted for Orders
were given for their destruction, but it Is
not known whether these were destroyed
or not
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
BRYAN AND TOWNE.
The Ticket of the Sioux Falls Popuites
Nominated.


Nominated.
The national populist convention
concluded it's session at Sioux Falls
and adjourned sine die after nomi-
mating w. j. Bryan for president and
Charles A. Towne for vice-president.
The nomination of Mr.. Towne was
only accomplished after struggle OF
several hours duration, in which an
effort was made to have the nomina-
ton of presidential candidate
referred to a committee to confer
with the democratic and silver re-
publican parties in their national
conventions. A motion to this effect
was defeated by vote of 26S to 1872.
Both candidates were nominated
by reclamation, but before the result
was reached various candidates were
placed in nomination and withdrawn.
Both nominations were accomplished
amid scenes of enthusiasm.
Mr.. Bryan's nomination was made
by acclamation and was accomplished
with expedition. There were not to
exceed half dozen speeches in his
behalf. All these were brief and
pointed and were full Of praise for
the candidate.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
SIX MEN KILLED.

Explosion in Coal Mines at Toms
Creek, Va.
News was received Saturday at the
headquarters of the Virginia Iron,
Coal and Coke company of an explo-
sion in their mines at Toms Creek,
Va. Six men were killed, the names
of whom have not been learned. Only
meagre details have been received,
owing to the remoteness Of the mines
from Geographic communication.
Ten days ago two men were sutfo-
Gated in the same mines.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
AMERICAN FLAG RAISED

Over the Islands of Tutilia and Manua in
Samoan Group.
Assistant Secretary Hackett has
received report dated April II from
Commander B. f. lilly, commandant
of the United States naval station at
Tutilia, Samoa stating that he had
that day conducted the ceremony of
hosting the American flag as sym
bolical of the protectorate of the
United States over that island and
the adjacent islands, together with
the island Of Manua.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS.


HARTEoRp, Conn. (SpeeiaD The Repub-
licans of this State in convention here
chose four delegates to the National Con-
vention and elected twenty-four members
of the State Central Committee. The com
mittee reelected o. Il. Fyler Chairman by
Is votes to for Mr.. Fessenden.
The delegates were not instructed.
The platform adopted Endorsed the
National administration, praised the enact
ment of the gold standard law, believed it
the sacred duty OF the nation to secure to
the people of Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines the blessings Of liberty, peace
and happiness, urged the restriction OF
unlawful combinations OF capital and
favored the building up of the merchant
marine.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
Kruger Still Hopeful.

At the closing of the Transvaal
volksraad last week, President Kru-
ger cried out: "God of the yolks-
Rad, shall this be the final act? No.
1t shall not. God will be merciful
and strengthen the right. Ours Is
the right"
The president added that he had
documentary proofs of "devilish
conspiracy to annihilate the repub'
lies"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
Women Wish to Fight.

President Kruger, of the Transvaal,
has received a telegram from a
burgheress asking if the time has not
arrived for the formation of corps
of women, adding that she is pre-
pared, with body of women volun-
teers, to take up arms in defense OF
the independance Of the Transvaal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

Wharton Barker, OF Philadelphia,
was named for the presidency at the
Cincinnati contention of the middle
of-the-road populists. Ignatius Don
nelly was nominated for Barker's
running mate as the vice presidential
nominee.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

Reunion of Peachtree Creek Survivors.
Atlanta will witness on July ID and
20 next reunion of survivors, both
Federal and Confederate, of the bat
tie of Peachtree Greek, 1t has been
decided as one of the features to give
a barbecue in the trenches around
the battlefield where the veterans met
in battle thirty-six years ago.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
NELLY REACHES HOME.
Says He Wants to Go to Havana to Face
the Charges Against Him.

MUScIE, Ind. SpeciaD.-Charles F. W.
Nicely, who was arrested and placed under
cash bond of 1000 In New York City to
await trial on charge Of embezzlng 1885,
600 of Cuban postal money which was in
trusted to him rs financial agent Of that
department, arrived in this. his home city,
on "Wednesday.
Mr. Nicely, In an interview with a news
paper correspondent, said: 81 have not
said much before now. The papers have
said too much, but l will say to you for
publication that am not worried in the
least. I want to 90 back to Havana and
face my accusers. / will say, as l hive
said before, that this charge is all a mis-
the reason that l am somewhat mYstiGed
myself us to whet' the charges relate eX-
actlYn
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

A number of large fores. fires, promoted
by the dry heat, have destroyed property
to the value OF $25O,00O near AK
la-Chapelle. Two battalions of troops
were required to quench a fire near
Geestemunde, Germany. At Munster and
at Oldenburg also there have been large
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

Il Let il be remembered that the re-
ports about Cape Nome are not whit
more extravagant than the stories
which caused thousands of gold hunt
ers to brave the perils of the Klon-
dixie, and to come back home with less
than they started out with.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
MARYLAND Republicans,

BALTIMORE, Nd. (Special) The Republic
can State Convention held here elected
United States Senator Louis Z. McComas,
Congressman Sidney E. Mudd, William T.
Master OF Baltimore, and Phillips Lee of
Goldsborough delegates at large to the Ma
for the denomination Of President McKin-
law
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

= A New York woman boasts that she
rode 1908 miles on trolley cars in
112 hours and twenty-five minutes,
and paid S12.05 in nickels for the
privilege. She neglects to mention
the number of men she stared out OF
their seats.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

y The Labor Commissioner of the
State of New York says in his annual
report that the number of persons
killed aud injured in factories in the
Commonwealth last year was greater
than the number who were killed and
injured in the Spanish American War.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

By a close vote Saturday the Sc n
ate rejected the proposition to erect,
without reference to the price at
which the government could secure
armor plate for the warships, an ar
NOR plate factory. The vote upon
the direct proposition was p to "A,
and subsidiary amendments were re-
jected by about the same vote. When
the committees proposition was
about to be voted upon, a filibuster
was organized, the quorum OF the
senate was broken and the question
is still in the air.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
Towns Occupied by Americans.

The towns Of Hilougos and Maasin,
island of Leyte, have been occupied
by the troops of the Forty-third vol
unteer infantry. The insurgents op-
posed the landing Of the Americans
and sustained heavy losses. The
Americans had three casualties
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17

The house by very narrow mar
gin of two votes unseated Mr. oraw-
ford of North Carolina, and seated
in his place Mr.. Pearson, ofs.NoE :
Carolina. who was member OF tfe
Fifty-four(th and flfty-hith Con-
crosses. Mr.. Pearson is the third
Republica In to be seated py the pres
ent house,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
MANY INSURGENTS KILLED.
One THOUSAND Preparing to Attack Ia
bako Were Defeated.

bako Were Defeated.
The insurgents have suffered a
heavy loss at Tabako, near Lagaspi,
Province of Albay, Luzon. Two hun
bred rifemen and 800 bolomen were
preparing to attack the town, and
Captain Lester H. Simons, with a
company of the Forty-seventh volun-
teer regiment, advanced to meet
them, and killed many.
The insurgent leader, native
priest, was wounded and captured,
after his horse had been shot under
him. Three Americans were
wounded.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
Damage to New YorR Fruit Crop.

has been damaged greatly by heavy frosts,
The damage was greatest along Lake On
tario, in the apple belt. The frost was
general and heavy.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-17
THE FREE PRESS.

Published Weekly at
POPLARVILLE, MISS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-29
PROMINENT PEOPLE Welded,
Miss Annetta Slentz and Will
liam Oliver Jones Joined
BY Rev. Herbruck.

BY virtue of a brief but impressive
ceremony pronounced by Rev. e. p.
Herbruck last evening Mr.. William Oh
iver Jones and Miss Annetta Mae
Slentz were Joined for life in the bonds
Of holy matrimony. Witness to the
service was Miss Helen Perkins, an in
innate friend Of the bride. Both of the
contracting parties have a large circle
of friends in this city. Mr.. Jones was
formerly resident here but Is now
located at Waltham, Mass, where he
is employed in the watch works of
that city. Mise Slentz is the young and
winsome daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. o.
slentz. Of East Tenth street. They were
driven to Massillon last evening and
after several days will return to this city