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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-06

Longwood, Miss, Dec. %, '99.
Mr.. IL. I. Crosby,
Editor Greenville Times,
Dear Sir:
| wish to acknowledge with
pleasure, express money order to
my small son, &. A. Hopkins, in
recognition of his original demand
upon Santa Claus. He desires me
to thank you and wishes you for
and your paper Happy New
Year all the time.
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Hasn't he gone off on a. dhrudk
Hasn't he deserted his family
Hasn't he thrun up his Job Nit
Christmas not two weeks III
Dye ask me what he's done, hln
with five children. / seen lhin
this mornln', an | swore bb tn
hivins above me that if | nethln
Ia break his back f + a Ch iJma'
present. y
"But what have you to 20 with
itH' asked Mr.. McKenna.
"What We | got to viii it?
Dye hear tn limon-headed food
talk ! Come he. re :" roared Mr..
Dooley, dragging Mr.. Moi bnna
to the rear of the shop and Row
ing open the door. "D'yd see
that there sled ? Dye thin that
cost me nfwthin'l Dye SUI pose
| made that there doll an thim
choo-choo ca-ars ! Dye Ihink
that there expriss wagon wa give
20 me be me constituents Fr to
'ide around in an make cdls 2"
"Who are they for - aska Mr.. |
feebly.
They're FIR Maloncy'' chll-
her." said Mr.. Dooley yth SUI
'reme pride. can if If ell ask
h good woman to NAB some
lothes FIR that doll I'll tank Ike
indly. 'Twud be lmmdest in
lie an don't know hat-oh
hat tn ell"
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Acknowledgements From Our Priz
Winners.
Greenville, Dec. %, 1899
Editor Greenville Times.
Dear Sir:-Accept my thank,
for the prompt payment of the
$40, which / was awarded for the
Prize Story in your special edition
Wishing the paper the success it
is due and yourself a merry Christ
mas and a happy New Year.
l remain,
Mrs. w. 4. Rodwell.
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absolute ownership of the lands.

ND'OiNNS o"hOi ohi 4 VI INV '"ANo'
g | submit that such o suit inst
tuted by the board who are simr
ly representatives of the taxpay
ers of the Delta falls little short 0
being iniquitous. These land
have been bought, cleared up ant
: are held as homes by innocen
purchasers, who relied upon th'
validity of a law that in the opin
ion of lawyers throughout the
state of Mississippi quoted al
these titles, whether derived from
the ten cent, liquidating levee
board or the state, and for nearly
twenty years now all current
taxes have been paid upon these
lands, the state, the county and
the levee board having derived
large revenues from them. Every
legitimate demand has been met
by the owners of them, and the
levce board has been the largest
beneficiary from the taxes collect
ed.
These titles have been passed
upon by almost every prominent
lawyer in the state, including
those, | believe, who now repre-
sent the levee board in this litiga-
ton. But all this has been upset
by the institution Of this suit, and
today there can be found no law
yer who will approve of loan
upon these lands, or pass favor
ably upon the title to them for
sale. The levee board in its cor
porate capacity is only the repre-
sentative of the taxpayers, and it
cannot shield itself behind the
clam that this is an effort to wrlng
taxes from the railroad.
The status of the railroad lands
involved in this litigation is iden
teal with that of thousands of |
acres of lands held by individuals. |
Thousands purchased liquidat- J
ing leyee titles on the faith of the
act of 1888 from the state direct.
In fact, the bulk of the lands sold
under that act, according to my
information, were never purchas-
ed by the railroad, and thousands
of others have purchased from the
railroad under o warranty, which
can afford them little or no pro-
lection, and these individual tax
payers feel that they have done
all that has been required of them
by law, and that they should be
left to rest in peace with perfect
vestiture of title.
To avert the storm of popular
sentiment that true appreciation
of the situation would arouse, the
enterprising attorneys = large
benefciarles from this suit-have
suggested that this is only suit
against corporation and that in
dividuals are not impleaded. This,
of course, upon reflection, excites
contempt, for if this suit succeeds,
every acre of land held by indi-
viluals will be subject to the same
claims and penalties that the rail
road will suffer. There is no es-
cape from it. Time cannot avert
the evil for the statute of Iimita-
tions does not run against the
levee board, and if the board
should deem it just to wiring an
inequitable tax from one and then
let others escape, the state revenue
agent would be found ready a
proceed against The others.
Is there any necessity for th
suit 2 Are not these very l
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AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SUING
THEMSELVES.
10 the Herald.

TO the Herald.
AN illustration of thispecuial
condition is shown in theuit nov
pending before the suprue cour
of Mississippi brought by th'
board of Mississippi lee com
missioners against the azoo &
Mississippi Valley Railrtd Com.
pany for the purpose of stablish-
ing a fee simple title onEhe part
of the board to large bodies OF
land lying in Bolivar ccnty, and
similar suits are pendlnawlth the
same object in view In Washing
ton, lssaquena and Shaley coun-
ties.
The suit is based uon sales
made to the old ten cnt Ievee
board, said sales beginning about
1865. In the whirligiof events
the non-payment of Ia 4, and the
forfeitures following it cne thirty
years ago, as is gener lily known,
millions of acres of bid in the
Delta were forfeited For taxes,
and as our supremd court has
said:
''ihe history of pvee lands
shows a witch's cauld on mixture
of titles by sales to one or the
other of divers leve{ board, and
the state itself for gheral taxes.
Ibis mixture product an incer-
tltude which clogged sales, pre-
vented purchasers lying from
individuals or the stf, and pro
duced a state of affrS such as
that learned lawyer could not
form a satisfactory pinion as to
the validity of titles
Everyone interest in the Delta
realized that this cqfuslon as to
titles effectually fred all de-
velopment, prevenhg Immigra-
ton and deprived te state, coun-
ties and levee board of revenues
from hundreds ofthousands of
acres of land, as no Ine could af-
ford to purchase til m.
A universal cry went up for
legislative action quit these
titles and place thfe lands upon
the taxpaying lists which result
ed in the Quieting ct of 1888, be-
ing passed, which since It's pas
sage has been uphld by the trend
of judicial decisioF, the courts
and the legislaturdboth recogniz-
ing the inestimaEe value to the
Delta of having it titles definately
settled, and for vars past these
lands have been feely purchased
put on the taxpayhg lists, cleared
up and improved all resting in
peace and quiet, linking that the
Iong coveted end lad been attain
ed. Now, how'd %er, the levee
board IN coniuncIon with attor-
aey employed o contingent fees,
nave embarked id speculative liti-
CATION, assertina that the present
board is the suegssor of the ten
cent ylevee boardN Ntie-. is properly
of th care fds; or, if
.he court shouldnSTr,ds md, has
! lien upon tB work the
.axes due to the disinfect- oard,
he amount assefessary to Ayff
sustained, fallhcI.a, ~ % Ol of
/ obhgate mn
A of Rf000
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StonevilIe, Dec. "A, 1899.

StonevilIe, Dec. "A, 1899.
Editor Greenville Times,
Dear Sir:-I received the ex.
press money order for $500 0, X.
this morning. Many thanks to
you Hope you will have a merry
Christmast and a prosperous New
Year.
Your little friend,
ALMA ROUSSEAU.
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MIR. DOoiey,s Christmas.

EIWhat haye'Ye IN ye'er pocke
bre, Jawn ~ asked Mr.. Doole,
B Y f'Some Christmas things for tn
lis, said Mr.. McKenna
Mr. Dooley chuckled, sighe
J mopped the bar. Therefor
i +. Dooloy vas sad lie poure
mo hot water and jlgacr o
III biskey on lump of sugar. II
4 Jked the fire slowly. He lit
! eigar and blew his rose upon hi
5pron. Each of which actions
WAS a symptom of melancholy.
"Thrue, It's true" he said
"Christnas an kids; Christmas
pn' kids. 'Tis little the warn'r
! y(h' other is TO me this manny's
! Ath''' year. christmas is only a
pathrol box for me where the
bolisman cd!k calls up another lap
th' beatADa tn nlornin' comm
!. "TisWell enough FIR thin
hat has their own. Over beyant
Y set an watched tn peat crackin'
jim the CRATE manny's the Christ
mas. for thimewas days an thin
|qs times. But not now, Jawn,
ick.
FL know Christmas was comm
| seen it in the faces iy tn
I'm kids an in th' bakery wind
| met Cassidy goin' to do an
shift at th, mills; him, poor
whose back does be bint
Ahoop, that wans't was as
as pole. where ar-re
p, ye foolish man, | says,
time iv night with ye'er
pail 2 I'm wurkin' over
Il week or two he says.
{, ell glory be to Gawd,' says |.
1 Aon'tye wurpk enough be day
fNSI, without stayin' up all
II vt lookin' f'r a wheelbarrow to
Y z" 'Ah, well, says he, I've
get some few things f'r
4 mas,7 he says. An, Jawn i
vt off thryin' to whistle {
N be tn Tanya-ard Side |
M his pipe. lie did so. S
I SNex' week twill he nothin' S
x}t Christmas up an down th' t
7roUd. Whin ye 90 by look in t
'ih' little houses. Look in at
:AAf9laehi HiRnissy's. TIL 1r'ront n
\ pom is locked up as tight as b
III Rum, an Hlnnissy has to smoke l
pipe in th' kitchen. If ye 90 t
(afther th' kids " been washed Il
Asint off'to school yell see th' y
{ istmas three standin' in TIL II
Py, u dam little thing that [
hissy's ould woman has to a
I | down FIR to dhress. Hin S;
I, himself WAS near laid off las
Y His hands had got that s.
I'm thringin' pop corn that o
7 ddept handle tn thruck. O
Il lssy,Nays th' boss, IF ye' Il
\, fanc sowin' whn ye get 1
NJ y nights, SAYS th' boss, 'ye II
y 70 maj money enough to v'
9 sasnoneY enough to lave tn in
u house he says. Hinnissy dI
4 within, but may th' Lord tt
Ill 1t there boss whin Malachi fc
',l N at fts. .wurrd an dhraws tn
,guie.
sssa,s Sha,s,,,.:; - q jas morn Hinnissy'l re
'iIsor his SSeinge ohs the gang ii
,nsms whittier le whales him later I've
tiooot. tER kds'il nivcr give him Il
lyj aansV Pt on white shirt ii
IS tim y high mass. III fr
Il hHl Y early to 4 o'clock ac
M church is full iv fo
N.Y. an Molly Dono-
grd1 1th' Adeste 'Fydalis lei
l n. II Ils 4
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From Our Prize
Winners
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26
no CALL A CONFERENCE.
Proposition of Beer Sympathizers to
Consolidate In Mediation Move.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 25.-Miehigan
leaders of the pro-Boer movement are
arranging 20 call a conference in De-
troit Of those active in the cause in the
various states for the purpose of con-
solidatins the movement in the hope
That such united effort may be infiu-
entail IN preparing the way for media
ton and arbitration OF the British
Boer differences.
The originator of this movement, Sy-
brant WesseIius Of Grand Rapids, was
one of the speakers at a mass meeting
held this afternoon, at which $500 peO-
pie cheered the pTO-BOer sentiments ex-
pressed. The following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved, That we hereby extend
deep and heartfelt sympe&hy to the in
habitants of the South African repub-
lie and Orange Free State, in their
braye struggle to maintain the rights
of man. to preserve and protect their
homes and property and the guaranteed
and God-given right Of self-gOvern-
ment.
Resolved, That while we recognize
the wisdom of the time-hOnored policy
of the United States against alliances
with foreign nations or intervening in
their affairs, we respectfully request
the president, in accordance with prece-
dent, and the behests of a common
community. to offer the friendly medi-
alton of this republic, to both the com
batants to the end that the bloody hos
tilities may cease and the integrity of
the republics be preserved, that liberty
may not perish and that real civiliza-
ton and humanity may thereby be pro-
NOTED
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26

ing is one Of the prettiest spots in
South Africa The river at the point
where General CrOnje is eScOnced and
lighting for life, resembles some parts
Of the Hudson river, the ground all
around slOping toward the stream. All
the highlands are covered by British
artillery. Cronie is faced in the -ont
and rear from both banks by the Brit
ish, while General Frenchs horse. far
away on the tanks. prevents a sudden
thrush Of Beers.
British Mules Stampeded.
During the artillery fire last even
ing the mules OF the Eighty-second
battery. which had remained hitched
to the carriages, suddenly stamDeded
and galloped off en- masse, but today
the wagons, with one exception, were
TeCOVe ed.
General French has sent in seventy
five prisoners. A British patrol, eight
miles to the west, discovered thirty
Beers wandering away and corralled
them Already this force has captured
$50 Of the enemy, while many dead
Beers have been seen.
The BOer. % is0ners are all depressed
at the present course of the war. and
they comment bitterly upon General
Cronje's persistence, which they call
murder"
Today a German ambulance attach
ed to the Boer forces was allowed to
traverse the British lines in front Of
JacobsGal Quantities of cattle, sheep
and trek oxen have been captured
While wandering from the Boer iaager.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26
ONWARD MARCH OF
BRITISH IN NATAL

Colenso, Natal, Saturday, Feb. a.
The Beers. who had been reinforced.
made a stand on Thursday at Groe-
bler's Kloof and on range of hills
running east They had been forced
from all their positions on the right
General Lyttletons division. on
Thursday. advanced under cover of the
kOpjes. The Beers fired a CreusOt and
Long Tom" The British artillery
was we'll sheltered in action at day-
break and until late in the afternoon.
when heavy rife fire on both sides
developed.
The British infantry had advanced a
mile and a half and a continuous fire
was kept up until after dark. The Beers
stuck to their positions. The British
artillery fire was irregular. A few sal
vOs were sent toward the thickly wood
ed spots and ravines from which the
BOer fire was heaviest.
The Beers sent shells into the head
quarters baggage, close to the hospital
but no material damage was done. Gc1l-
eral Wynne was slightly wounded.
The BOer positions are not considered
strong, with the exception of Groeblsr's
Kloof. The hills eastward are not so
high and cannot be entrenched 80 well
as the mountains which the British
have taken
The Somersets were the first across
the pontoons on Wednesday. They We're
subjected to a heavy fire for five hours
in an isolated position. It was the first
time they had been under fire, and they
behaved eXcellently.
Early on Friday a severe rife fire
was resumed on the right and front.
from the positions held over night, by
both sides. The British naval guns,
hOwitZers, mountain and field batteries
shelled the BOer trenches incessantlv.
The Beers replied with two heavy guns,
some of their shells bursting over the
hospital AS a result, the British
wounded were removed.
During the afternoon the Fifth bri-
gade. the Inniskillings and Dubfins
leading, began to advance up the hills.
In spite of the constant Smelling, the
Beers stood up in their trenches aim
ing deliberately down the hills.
The infantry advance was further
covered by parties on the rIghC and left
firing vOlleys. 1t was slow, the british
taking advantage Of every bit Of nat
ural cover. The Beers on the Crests of
the hills, as well as from the trenche 5
part of the way down, poured lead
along the advancing line.
At dark the British infantry had
reached within a few hundred yarls
of the first line Of BOer trenches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26
LOVE HAD DRIVEN HIM MAD
LIGHT THROWN ON A NEW YORK
MURDER MYSTERY.
Dentist Caldwell Was Passionately
Infatuated With the Wife of His
Employer.

New York, Feb. 25.-Dr. Hayes, whose
wife was killed by Dentist Franklin L.
Caldwell, who afterward committed
suicide at the Hotel Endicott last night,
at first refused TO discuss the case to-
day, bat when he felt his silence might
be taken as a reflection upon his wife's
memory, ne made the following state
ment:
I never had the least suspicion that
anything was wrong between my wife
and DR.. Caldwell, and I stiu believe
that the only thing wrong was his in
sane infatuatiOn for her. 1 have
learned. however, that he persuaded
her to take drugs that had undermined
her mental and physical strength. I
decided that something had to be done
and knew that affairs had reached a
crisis when the bottle of morphine was
delivered last night. / am now sure
that a more noble woman than my wife
never lived.
For two weeks I have been observ-
ing a change in my wife. Following
my return from Chicago two weeks ago
last Thursday, ] saw that she was
greatly changed, at times seeming to be
only Semi-cOnSciOus. / believed her to
be under the influence of drugs, and in
this 1 was corrobOrated by a physician
whom I called in. We had arranged
to send her away today"
Three letters were found today in the
Hayes apartments, two of them writ
ten from Chicago by Mrs. Hayes to DR..
Caldwell. They contained only the
most ordinary expressions of friend
ship The third letter, which was found
IN Mrs Hayes desk. was undated and
unsigned, but had been written by Dr.
Caldwell It was as follows:
Dear don't suppose I can see
you today. Let me so away. 1 can
stand it no longer. I will go to the
woods and write you any place you say.
1 am going to try and have courage.
You may forget me in a short time. or
probably you may want me to come to
you. Rest assured when you say the
word 1 will come, Six months or a
year would make no difference to me.
I love you with all my heart and soul.
Be courageous, for your own dear
health. If / knew you were well and
happy, I would be we'll and happy
Everything else you already know.
Yours lovingly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26
HAD A VARIED CAREER.
Death of Hamilton H Greyson In a
Philadelphia Hospital.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. ga man regis
tered at the Pennsylvania hospital as
Hamilton II. Greyson, died in that insJj-
tuition today from hiccoughs. and from
letters found among his effects is sup
posed 70 have had a remarkable career
and wide experience in various parts of
the world. Letters to him from Cecil
Rhodes. General Baden-POwell General
Miles, General Wheeler. the late General
DawtOn and Assistant Postmaster GeneT-
al Allen were found. The Allen letter
was dated at Washington. April. 1893 and
showed that GTeysOn has been appointed
postmaster at Manila Another letter
shows that he resigned that Office I'M
September 1899, on account Of i'll health.
The Baden-POwell letter was dated IN
the Field, MOmbara, Africa. July Z, 1885 %
In this letter he was known as Henry
Herbert GTeySOn. and 1t recommended
him for the Victoria cross for good work
done as hospital surgeon.
AT his boarding house very little was
known Of him. He never spoke of his
family, but is believed to have had a son
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26
KRUGER BEING URGED
TO SUE FOR PEACE

London Feb. 26,-The Lorenzo Mar
cues correspondent OF the Times
saws: The feeling in official circles at
Pretoria border on CONSERVATION. Cen
eraI Luis Botha and President Steyn
are both urging President Kruger to
sue for peace. At BlOemfontein Cen
eral Cronjes position is regarded as
hopeless
Perhaps never before in the course
of the present campaign have such
crowds visited the war Office as went
there YESTERDAY. As the Times re-
marked today: The dearth of news is
somewhat trying at time when con-
siderable success was generally regard
ed as imminent
No diminutiOn Of confidence in Lord
Roberts is felt however. and the pub
lie is ready to believe that he had good
reasons for not mentioning General
Cf0nje in the official dispatches. Prob
ably he is in no hurry to end a stu
alton which is daily bringing small
parties Of Beers in a vain endeavOr to
reinforce General CTonje. These he can
deal with in detail
Lord Roberts has already captured
over 800 Beers and at this rate he will
soon have quite a respectable array of
prisoners 10 hold as hostages for the
5000 British already in Pretoria.
General Cronjes refusal to accept the
offer Of Lord Roberts regarding the
women and children indicates either
that the position is less desperate than
has been supposed. or that he has been
able to dig an absolutely safe f3r them.
Everything goes to show that Gen
eral Buffers advance is most stubborn
" contested, and most cautiously car
ried out it is hoped that he will soon
be in a position where General White
viii be able to assist him materially.
Approaching a Crisis.
The campaign is now approaching a
most interesting phase. In about a
fortnight the congress of the AfTikan-
derbund will meet. and it is rumored
that Mr.. H0fmeyr viii then propose
peace terms on the basis of the repub-
lies retaining absolute independence,
but offering 10 disam. If these terms
are rejected. it is understood that a
manifesto Will be eboIdly issued to the
Dutch throughout South Africa. calling
upon them TO throw off their allegiance
to Great Britain.
Probably these rUmors are exag-
gerated. but there is no doubt that the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26
MAY BE CASE OF MURDER.
Seattle Man Resents Derogatory Re
marks About His Wife.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. Gas the re-
suit of a cutting fray which took place
about O'Clock this morning, Charles
Johnson, a teamster, lies dangerously
and probably fatally wounded at Prov
idenCe hospital, and L. G.. Barker, a
painter, is locked up IN the city jail,
expecting almost hourly to be chs ged
with murder.
The trouble is said to have grown
out of Johnson making a derOgatOry
remark about Barker's wife.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26
BRITISH MOVED DOWN
BY DEADLY BOER FIRE

Sterkstroom, Sunday. Feb. 25.-A re-
connaissance yesterday in force under
General Gatacre, with eight guns,
found the Beers occupying a ridge three
miles beyond MOltenO, in the Stormberg
direction. MontmorenCy's scouts
charged the Beers, who CTept round
the scouts flank, pouring in a deadly
fire. The scouts were finally compelled
to retire. having lost heavily. F'Ourteen
are missing. Captain MOntmOrency
was killed.
The reconnaissance was valuable
and would have been most satisfactory
had it not been for the unfortunate
disaster of the scouts with whom Lieu
tenent Colonel Hosl1ier happened tOsbe
Their loss was four killed and many
wounded and missing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26
PRISONERS AT CAPE TOWN.
Captured Beers Are Arriving There
In Large Numbers.

Cape Town Saturday, Feb. 24.-With-
in the last few days 200 prisoners have
arrived here and preparations are be-
ing made to receive large numbers.
Fifty officers and men have been dis
patched to Walfischs Bay, where it is
reported that BOer munitions are being
landed.
1t is said that about 80 per cent
of the first five sGuadrons of Brabants
horse have taken their discharges,
having completed their engagement
for three months. Various reasons are
given.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-26
WILL HOLD CONVENTION
Bimetallists to Meet at Kansas n.
On July 4.

Washington. Feb. 25.-Judge A
Bucker Of Denver. Colo. presid--r .s w.
United States Monetary Iaagua. r4s-s
IN was hlngton for several days er-..
ring with tbe leading h.ma-.-
throughout the country, with the raz-.
getting their opinion concerning .r.-.
priety Of holding "a national convene ?.
bimeJdlliSJS at some time in the r..- .
ture. .--
IL Is now definitely determined thats-.
convention Will be held nj kansas .--
on the Fourth of July. Ii IS expected .--t
90 OF SO delegates will be iu a-farF.--
rom all the states and territories .F b..
Union A committee has been chosen =
confer with the local committee ar E.-
sas City for the purpose Of serur.-y F..
cOmmOdatiOn for the guests