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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
THEATRICAL
NEWSNOTES
private John Allen" the Bill
Friday Night.
Ward & Vokes in "The Floor
Walker" 18th.
''The Prisoner of Zenda'' One of
Strongest Bills of the Season. =
Mildred Holland in ''The Power
Behind the Throne" Here Soon.
PRIVATE JOHN ALLEN.

Chas. B. Hanford's Privatet joni
Allen was greeted by fair attend
ance at the Grand Friday night. Pri-
vate John in this play bears striking
resemblance to our own "Private
john" Congressman from Mississippi,
and this fact alone enhanced the pleas
ufe Of the audience. Like our "Pri-
vate, f" the Private in the play is a man
Of noble traits Of character, and Chas.
B. Hanford scored many warm ap.
plauses. The support is evenly bal
anced, and there is not dull minute
in the entire four acts. There is but
one thing that mars the perfection OF
this play, one that can hardly be RENE
died by northern players, and that is,
the rounding out Of the 'r's". This
was the same objection to the play
Alabama, one of the prettiest pieces
ever put on the stage, when it APP
peared before Southern audiences.
Otherwise Private John Allen is one
of the best productions ever brought to
the city.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03

a regular gala day. The day be-
fore had been rainy and cloudy
and cold, but on Thursday morn
ing Old Sol came out full and
warm and put for his best efforts
in honor of the occasion. The
city school children we're given a
holiday, which they enjoyed.
The noon parade of the show
was a full mile long. and in its
magnifcence and splender, was
never surpassed by any street
parade that has ever been viewed
In the streets of Greenville. To
give and describe the afternoon
and evening program under the
tents would be to write a book.
But everything passed off just as
advertised. 1.-THE show was in
structive and entertaining, the at
tendantslcourteous and accommo-
ing, rufianism being noway cou-
nected with this show.
1t was the first time in fifteen
years since Buffalo Bill has made
this town, and thousands of peo-
pie arrived on the many excur-
sion trains, and by wagon road.
The number of tickets sold at the
afternoon exhibition was over
1900 and at night, nearly s. goo
There il no doubt about Gsecn.
VILE being . good show town.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
THE FLOOR WALKERS.

Ward and Vokes are to be seen at
the Grand Opera House, Thursday
evening. November 18th, in their big
fun feast, The Floor Walkers. Just
why it is SO called is not essential, be-
cause no one with judgment expects a
reason for anything that these capital
comedians do. It seems enough to
their clientele that they come each
year surrounded with company of
clever people, who have invariably
given full value for money received.
This year the aforesaid clientele and
their friends are promised that the
Floor Walkers will simply ontclass
anything that has ever been conceived
in the musical face line. To start with
it, is announced as "a whole with two
halves;" the first half to be charity
bazar nnder the patronage of Mrs.
Waldorf Castoria to raise funds with
which to build home for destitute
millionaires. The second half takes
place in the home of the ''Millionaires
Club" and shows 'Ladies Night"
reception in full swing, All this means
that the Floor Walkers has but two
acts. 1t is promised that the most
superb scenic efforts ever accorded a
farce comedy will be carried for these
two pictures. The company to be
seen in the support of Ward and Vokes
numbers forty three people with prin-
cipals and large chorus of pretty
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
THE cHR1srIAN.

Miss stuarts methods are strikingly natural
and her conception Of the Manx girl Of Gaines
great story is adequate in all things. It would
be the height Of boldness to suggest that, had
fortune 20 decreed, she could have achieved .
success equal 10 that Of Miss Allen, but in the
light Of the work she is doing as the success
sor of the original star, it is safe to say she
would not have failed.
The John Storm Of Mr.. Adams is powerful
living portraiture. It is embodied with an
intensity that may over-reach the demands Of
the authors creation, but It makes . remarka-
bly, facinating stage character. Mr.. Adams ia
earnest, and even tearihc in action, and sus-
tains the climaxes with admirable effect. In
the famous scene between Glory aud John, N
the formers chhmbsfn, both Miss Stewart and
Nj. Adams raise equal 70 their tremendpus
requiromsnls. and received recpmillon that
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
Conway Brothers
Now in Charge
Of the Palace Livery Stable.-Lot
of New Horses and Mules
Put in.

Mr.. ]. w. Snowden, with Conway
Brothers, Mule and Horse Company,
of Kansas City, arrived in our city last
Monday and took charge Of their sta
bles in this city. He brought with him
a carload of choice mules and horses
for our people to inspect and buy. Mr..
snowden we found to be very clever
gentleman. and one that impressed US
that he knew the business he had in
charge. He has already started work
repairing and painting the old stable,
that, when finished, will present a re-
spectacle appearance. Mr.. snowden
was accompanied by his wife and their
two bright little children as they In
tend to make this city their home.
We are glad to have them with us and
wish them success.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
Special Correspondence to The Times.

Special Correspondence TO The Times.
JACKSON, Nov. g.. The case Of
Hibbett VS.. Bains came up In the
Supreme court yesterday after
noon. and was argued at consider
able length by Hon. Marcellns
Green, of jackson, for Hibbett,
and Hon. E. 4. Noel, of Licking
ton, for Bains. A large audience
of both men and women were pres
emit and gave careful attention to
the proceedings. That the sym
pathy of the entire crowd was with
the father, Mr.. Bains, there is no
doubt, and the opinion is freely
expressed that the children should
be restored to him. This after
noon Hon. G. H. Alexander, Of
jackson, spoke for Bans, and Mr..
A. A. Armistead, of Memphis, for
HILBERT. Mr.. Armistead appears
in this case in triple capacity
prosecutor, witness and attorney
the children sought to be reeov-
cred being his neice and nephew,
1t has been proven beyond perad-
venture that Mr.. Bans, the father
of the two children, is abnndantly
able ard eminently worthy to have
the care and the raising of them,
and there seems to be no reason In
the world why he should not have
them except that their aunts want
them. The governor Of the State
of Alabama, Supreme Judges, law
yers, physicians, and others testify
to the excellence of his character
and his high social and financial
standing in the city of Birming-
ham. The records show that he
has contributed about twenty five
dollars per month to the support
of his children for some ten or
twelve years, and that he never
touched a cent of the money COM
ing to them through their moth
er's share in the Armistead estate.
Mr.. Bains admits that on the
death of the mother of the chill
dren he gave them at her dying
request into the keeping Of their
grandmother, but did not consider
that it was to be forever. When
the grandmother attempted to
adopt the children legally, he en-
tered his protest, and had the
judgment of the court revoked,
after which he sued out writ of
habeas corpus to get possession of
them. The courts below have
twice decided the matter in favor
of the father, when it was brought
into the Supreme court, where
there was reversal. A new trial
was granted, and that lie the case
now being heard. The judges on
first trial as now were Whitfield,
Terral and Johnston. Terral DIS
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03

girls. The costumes are said to be as
varied and handsome as the hues of the
Northern Lights; and this is only in
keeping with all past Ward and Vokes
efforts, for they have ever presented
the best dressed farce comedy organi-
ton entour. The two acts will serve
to introduce nearly twenty specialties
by such capable people as Lucy DAILY,
Margaret DAILY Vokes, The Texedo
Ladies' Band, Estelle Hughes Baird,
Burt Haverly, George Sidney, and
John w. Early. In short, the Floor
Walkers bid fair to be the musical
comedy event of the season. No adj
vance in prices.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
carefully the Advertisements in This Weeks Issue

nclent amount OF water could be sub
tracted from the main river to educe
the greater floods eight feet or more.
Is undeniable, and that the retained
MOOD water could be returned at lowest
Stages, thus maintaining constant
uepth OF 10 feet or more is also undeni-
able, but the feasibility Of such a prof.
ect is altogether and entirelyDENIABLE.
Mr.. Seldom proposes purchasing 1000
square miles OF the St. Francis basin.
including all improvements, towns,
plantations, ETC., and vast wealth of
TIMBER and open land at 81 per acre.
He further proposes to construct in the
sunken lands the necessary reservoir
embankment to withstand, a constant
pressure OF water for an average of
$4,000 per mile, not taking into ac-
count the certainty of sinking of the
higher banks and the necessity for ex-
tensive false berms, which will more
than double this estimate, nor the far
greater expenditure per yard necessary
in constructing and maintaining these
cross dykes than is required in build
ing our levees.
Mr.. Seddon's estimate is as follows:
Six revervoirs complete. 1922, 500, 900
Outlet Weirs and excava-
GlOnS. ............ $500, 900
Land damages. ..... -. 1000. 600
1otal. -. ....,.......... $32, 900, 900
Ii more thorough investigation ad-,
mits the feasibility of purchasing the
entire st. Francis basin and construct
ing the proposed controlling works, the
estimate will probably be TEN TIMES the
amount above given.
The opinions set forth in the PAM
phlet are, as stated before, q radical de-
parture from those generally held by
engineers on the lower Mississippi, and
though in the abstract the project pro-
posed seems without flaw, to the in
1tlated in the practical operations of
construction and the cost of land dam
age on the lower river, it is, to say the
least, chimerical.
1t is to be devoutly hoped that con-
gress will not be allured from its pres
ent course, and approval of the levees,
by dreams of deep water and great
reservoirs in the treacherous soil of
the sunken land of Arkansas, until the
said levees have been carried to the
ultimate grade proposed by the Mis-
sissippi Commission, and we are pro-
tected from the greater floods.
Mr.. Seddon's paper, apart from its be-
ing on the Improvement of the river, is
very interesting, treating as it does of
the effect of floods in the different river
systems that form the greater Missis-
sippi, and giving in very clear man
ner the guage and discharge relations,
etc. 1t should be generally read by
the people of the Mississippi valley.
H. st. L. Coppee.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
Mississippi's PopuIa-
ton Made Known
Increase of Two Hundred, and
Fifty Thousand = The
School Census.
JACKSON, MISS. Nov. 8.

OAChoONj u1oo' NON. o.
According to the kilograms re-
ceived from the census Office at
Washington the total population
of the state of Mississippi is !, 1851,
372, which is an increase of about
$50, 900. Some time ago Secre-
tary of State Power offered q prize
of S. to the school boy or girl who
would come nearest to guessing
the figuers, and A. c. Lewis Of
Mississippi College, at Clinton,
captured it-missing the total only
273.
The Superintendent of IEduca-
ton has received the list of educa-
BILE children from all the counties
but Claiborne, and figures out that
the total for the State will be pear
588, O00-counting Claiborne. The
consequence is that each child will
receive only about $1.6S as his or
her pro rata share of the 81, 000,-
900 appropriation to the common
schools. The increase IN educable
children is about 10 per cent over
last year.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
PRESIDENTIAL TICKETS
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD

DEMoCATIC.
President William j. Bryan Of Nebraska
Vice President, .Ada E. Stevenson, OF ILLINOIS,
President William j. Mckinley, OF Ohio
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt OF New York.
President William j. Bryan, Of Nebraska
Vice President Adlai Stevenson Of Illinois
REPUBLICANS.
President ............ William T. Bryan Of Nebraska.
Vice President AdIa Stevenson, of Illinois,
MIDDLE PoPULIsTs.
President Wharton Barker, OF Pennsylvania
Vice President ;. Ionatius DonnelY of Minnesota
PRoHBITIoNIsr
President John G. Woolley, of Illinois,
Vice President Henry B. MetcaIf Of Rhode Island
UNION
President Seth Ellis, of Ohio
Vice President - Samuel T. Nicholson, Of Pennsylvania
UNITED
President Dr. S. c. Swallow, Of Pe1ns{..rr'4
Woo Presdent John q. Wooley - IIN''.
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS
President Eugene ~, 4<
Vie President. JOB Hartman o. 4'' w.
PRECEDENT (. i Io.n1 1In|on14. Of Ils.c
Vics President Valentine Rtmni| Of ttr1sI'I
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03

It is stated that General S. d.
Lee has recently visited the Bakers
Creek or Champion Hill battlefield
in company with Federal and
Confederate officers who partici-
pated in the battles thegeabouts,
and is now engaged 10 writing the
first attempt at a description 81
those battles from Confederate
standpoint.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03

necessitated two fittings of the curtain after
its fulfllment
Only one member Of the original cast APP
peared last nisht-Chalos Rowan as Lord
Robert IRE His impersonation was well-nigh
faultless, and he added 10 the golden cpin-
ions he won last year The company Is, with
out exception, a strong one, and the play In
all salient features equal TO the performance
given by the original company Nashville
TENN American.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03

Colonel Power is writing 10
members Of all the batteries Of
Wlthers' Artillery for informa-
tiou as to how many guns they
had, etc, and would like to hear
from those to whom he does not
write, if they know anything Of
historical interest
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03

West Mississippi Agricultural, Mechanics
and Live Stock Association, Viclsburg,
Miss, Nov. 18th to 10th, 1900.
On account OF abe above mentioned occasion
the Y. q M. v. R. r. win sell tickets to Weeks
burg at rate Of one fare for the round trip.
Tickets on sale November 18th to 18th, 1900;
limit for return November 18th, 1900.
JNo. A. scorr, D. p. A., @. B. RucKs, T, A.,
Memphis, Tenn. Gfeenville, Miss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
Mississippi River
Problem Discussed
.,,ceestion as to Best Methodof CONTROL
ing the Flood Waters.
Engineer Of Experience and Brains Write Of "A Deep
NAV From the Great Lakes to the Gulf Of Mexico"
A Subject Interesting to Many.

N untitled "a Deep Water
| Great Lakes to the Gull
bas recently been issued
sru Society Of Engineers
a widely throughout the
M pamphlet contains three
NJ forth projects for OBJ
water from Chicago to
the mouth of the Mississ-
are as follows:
n Mississippi River from
Mexico to Cairo" by Jas.
the Sanitary and Ship
report" by Lyman Cooley.
tary and Ship Canal OF Chi
ham Randolph.
s Of these papers are en-
ore than ordinary ability
b.; Mr.. Seldom being one
Informed authorities on the
Problem" most Of his life
devoted to its investiga-
10 other gentlemen have
rent times chief engineer
Dry Ship Canal at Chicago;
eatest and most successful
engineering undertakings
Their engineering opin-
gnostications are entitled
consideration and will car
Eight with all who have
Of, or are interested in,
Eellers behind the levees
b the Gulf the problem is
and personal interest, and
under consideration to a
disapprove of the present
river improvement
ments and levees,
be carefully Investigated
Are approved by interested
ell as professional experts.
present dream of the en-
makes his life work the
y Mississippi river, 1.-THE
b It's aow), endeavoring to
truly currents to his will,
ents and bikes and other
pntrol, is a deep channel
pig to the Gulf of Mexico.
hnt future he sees great
4 ocean-liners passing un-
b the now shallow cross
alluvlal river. But the
such q contamination has
" been taken.
d Chicago has, at a cost of
without state or govern
pa ship and sewerage ca
Ne Michigan to Lakeport,
b, to a depth Of "a feet be-
Pr in Lake Michigan. 1t
ew more millions to COM
J. e. make it of greater
r From Lakeport at the
Of the present ship canal
H. Cooley estimates slack
etion with IA feet channel
cost $4,000, 900, thence by
river, the channel dredged
I water depth, he estimates
pre-. Mr.. Cooley proposes
n at Alton, and from there
! Louis, thence by a dam
3 ne expects to get IA or
3 within so miles of Cairo.
however, that a deep
yer the middle Mississippi
|lnols to Cairo has not been
and that further investi-
bring out a superior
y Will be seen from the
Act OF the project for i'm
'pove Cairo, how great and
Undertaking it is and how
3 from the hitherto accept
nd projects formulated by
sers.
Foduction to the pamphlet
! synopsis of Mr.. Seddon's
waterway over the 100
Lower Mississippi, from
mexico to the proposed
, is discussed by Mr..
ms project is a radical de-
= me present plan Of inn
Inc Lower Mississippi
= Of a series of great ba-
y alternate sides of the
alng from 30 to so miles
'tessed from 10 to 80 feet
90 water banks. The nat
! ! always poured extreme
INTO these basins to return
!. .he lower end and pour
? the next basin below.
ast fifteen years the sew
Z The general government
e in building levees to
overflow and reclaim the
.nd sought is most COM
: me works so far devel-
GEAR that to completely
'verhOw from these great;
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
Jackson and State Hap.
penings ChronicIed
interesting Law Suit for the Possession Of Two
Little Children.
Sergeant McCro Of the Penentiay Employees Walked ii
Front Of the Prisoners and Beaten Half to Death by
Them-Othcr Interesting News.

sented- believing the father the
rightful custodian Of children when
proven worthy and able 70 care for
them.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
Latest Reports
Of the Markets
Liverpool Spots Opened Easy
New Orleans Steady. Mon
day Estimate.

Liverpool spots opened easier Is
down, middling 5-32, sales 5000, export
500, receipts 30, 600, Of which 25, 300 were
American.
Liverpool futures opened easy 4 to
points lower than yesterdays close, Nov
Dec. 5d-461, Dec. Jan. 1928, Jan. Feb,
46O-56, and closed quiet and steady 2 tc
points higher than opening; Nov-Dec.
462-43 S. Dec-Jan. 459 8.
New York opened steady to 8 points
higher than yesterdays close, Dec. 1893
Jan. 9O2, March 903; and closed steady,
8 to 5 points higher than opening, Dec.
$685., Jan. 9O5, March 907-8. New York
spots quiet, unchanged, middling 8 gle
sales none.
New Orleans opened steady 2 TO
points higher than yesterdays close,
Dec. 819, Jan. S79, March 881, and closed
to points higher than opening, Dec.
881-82, Jan. 1892, March 1856, steady.
New Orleans spots steady lilo down,
middling 8 1-16, sales $50 o b 1900,
New Orleans estimated for Monday l8 to
&c, 900 against IL ,47S and 400. Hous-
ton estimated for Monday 900 to 49,
500 against IL, 4S4 and %, 100.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
New YORK, N. Y. IL;

NEW YORK, N. z. II-z.
Telegraphic advices to us from the
south this evening denote that the tenn.
perature has been lower in many sec
lions during the week, but no killing
frost is reported. Along the Atlantic
dry weather has prevailed and else
where the rainfall has been light except
portions of Alabama and the southwest.
The picking was not interfered with by
rain and has made good progress.
October crop movement shows in sight
for last days $50, 1925 against 274,727
last year. and 359, AT in 1928, and 256, 447
in 1891
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03
Buffalo Bills
Rough Riders
Wild West Show in Greenville
the First Time in a Number
Of Years.

Last Thursday, the day Of Buff
falo Bills Wild West Show, was
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03

THE PRISONER OF ZENDA.
Few works Of what may be termed polite
literature have received as much success and
commentator as The Prisoner OF Zenda,
which 10 announced for an early presentation
here with all the original scenery, costumes,
ETC., and q moBI excellent company, including
several Of the former players.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03

The completed plans Of the new
capitol, even down to the last dot
land dash, are now On exhibition
at the Office of the commission,
and Secretary Fitzhugh Is IN r.
ceipt Of a letter from Architect
Link at st. Louis, stating that he
had also placed them on exhibition
at Chicago, Saint Louis, New
York, New Orleans and other
large cities.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-03


Sergeant McCrory, one Of the
penitentiary employees, will never
again walk in front OF prisoners
entrusted to his charge. He has
learned very valuable lesson
from an experience be bad with d
batch of conyicts ut Shelby b day
or two since. Being sent from
Oakley to Shelby, and having
mile or two to walk to the state
farm. he took a position ID front
Of the men, all Of whom were no.
groes. On the way the negroes
jumped ON him, beat him half To-
death, and securing bis keys, UNI
locked themselves, and escaped
through the swamps. AS soon as
he had recovered McCi0ry made
his way to the farm, where be
gave the alarm. One of the me-
groes, Henry v illiams, gave him
self up. Jim Brown and Henry
Minor were captured with blood
hounds and two Of them, Harris
and another Williams, are still at
large. The statutory reward Of
fifty dollars Is offered for their
noy,tnro n. II FRANTz.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-11-09

buildings in which school Is maintained ey
erY year.
The people Of the city and surrounding
country are intellectual and cultivated peo-
pie, gathered from nearly every state in the
Union. No better people exist anywhere.
The city is incorporated, has mayor and
board Of aldermen, and law and order pre-
vail here a. in older states and communities.
Business Is carried on. debts are collected,
offences against morality or any disorder or
crime punished, the same as in the states.
Dent think that because this Il the Indian
Territory that the people are outlaws, and
that all Is "wild and woolly." The "Indi-
sns'' in this vicinity are among our most res
pected people-psoTessiy educated and
refined. I hese are the Indian Territory
INDIANS" The reservation indian Is not
the same, yet he Is peaceabls and fast civil
izing. Your life, your property and your
earnings are as safe here as in the Oldest
state in the Uuion.
The city Of Chickasha Is improving very
fast. having doubled its population in the
past 1S months. Brick and stone buildings
are going up all the time. Prices on prop
orty ara advancing all the time.
If you want to keep up with his country's
deyelopement send dollar for the Wee2ly
Express, one year, and you will get it all.