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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-25

Il
A north Omaha Sunday school super
intendent always conducts the lesson re-
view in his school, says the World-Her-
aid. He spends about five minutes in
explaining the lesson, and then asks:
Now, has anyone question to ask:'
Last Sunday he explained the lesson as
usual, dwelling at length on its chief
thoughts, and wound up with the usual
question:
Nov, has anyone question to ask?''
n member of the boys junior class
raised his hand.
well, what is your question:" asked
the superintendent.
Please. sir, are we going to have q
picnic this summerT'
whats your game?'' asked the man
with the big cigar in the Pullman.
If you mean my profession" replied
the other, with dignity, I'm Il maker Of
books"
And I'm a bookmaker," cried the first,
heartily. 'Shake!'-Syracuse Herald.
Archibald Forbes was proud to be
called reporter" Of events and people,
He once said:
The term journalist gives me an
itching desire to slap the face of the per-
not because ! do not wish to-
Forbes, besides passing through the
Franco-Prussian war, the siege of Plev-
ma, the fierce fighting in Zuuland. visit
ed the United States. After his return
to London he wrote some things about
the American girl, perhaps not as much
read then as they will be now.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
ITS NAME DOESN'T SIGNIFY.

There were no Insurgents in the
Ohio Republican convention. That
fact was adequately demonstrated by
the wild. and tumultuous cheering in
dulged Y by the elegates-composed
largely - feeders at the administra-
tfon pie counter and of those as
'opes to be-" to borrow from Mr.
Weller's vocabulary-when the boss
appeared on the platform. And when
the leader of the Republican party
rose in response to the demands of
his boisterous parasites to make
speech, there was no fibrous growth
in his voice to make him stutter In
his unqualified Endorsement of i'm
perialism and the trusts.
Il do not care whether you call 1t
Imperialism or expansion" he told his
henchmen. "The destiny of this coun-
try is written, and any party, or COM
bination of men, that attempts by
subterfuge or makeshifts in politics
to stop the power and progress of this
nation, will go down under it just as
the Democratic party has gone down."
Observe how glibly the bsss made
use of the phrase "subterfuge or
makeshifts in politics." as IL it indi-
Gated highly immoral practices and
methods to the use of which per-
son of Hanna's purity is totally
stranger and foe.
OF course. Hanna does not care
whether it is called imperialism" or
Expansion" 1t is his policy and he
has determined to have it carried out
by electing Mr.. Mckinley, so that the
process of benevolent assimilation"
can be consummated for the enrich
ment of the syndicates. for the fat
tening of carpet t-baggers, for the
slaughter of our soldiers by bullets
and disease, for the spoliation of the
tax payers, for the establishment of
large standing army, for the loot
ing of the property and money of un-
consenting peoples, for the benefit Of
the trusts, for the multiplying of the
constitution and the stamping out of
liberty in Porto Rico and the Philip
pines.-Kansas City Times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
LEAKEsVLLE GREENE COUNTY, MISS. FRIDAY JUNE Is 1900

case which was before him related
to the constitutionality of the punish
ment OF Porto Ricsn native by
United States military court in the
island.
Although the administration lead
ers put up the plea that an essential
object In the passage of the Porto
Rican bill was to enable the courts
to determine judicially whether or not
the Constitution extended to the ISL
and Of its own strength, it has done
everything 1t could to avoid decision
of the case by the supreme court be-
fore the November elections. But the
people have yet some rights and op-
portunities, and Mckinley is caught
In the meshes of his own net.
General Otis is coming home from
the philippines and another general
VIII try to complete the impossible
task which Otis has left behind him.
One hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars have already been poured into
the morasses Of the Philippines, and
thousands of lives and the health of
tens of thousands have been expended
to carry out McKinley's fatuous pol
Icy of imperialism. This amount of
money would have constructed and
equipped the Nicaragua canal. It is
gone and can never be recovered.
-Four years more Of Mckinley will
mean five hundred million dollars
more poured into the Philippine rat
hole. That is more than it cost
France to change from republic to
an empire, and to change Napoleon
from a successful general to an en-
peror in exile. Emperors come high.
Students Of history are comparing
Mckinley with George III. They
have many characteristics in
common. George III. was prosy
opinionated, a strange combination of
weakness and obstinacy. He had a
marked capacity for surrounding
himself with the weakest statesman of
the kingdom. He was equally mac
cessible with Mckinley to the influ-
ence of public sentiment He made
marked pretext Of religion. He had
no small vices. He finally went crazy
Nearly all these characteristics are re-
peated in Mckinley. and Daniel Web
ster said in speech delivered In
congress April IA, 1926, that any
statesman who should propose to at
tach to the United States distant, un-
natural and unassimilable territory
would be mad man.
JACKSON DAY.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
A AKRNTUoKYTRAGEDY
Undnown MAN and Policeman Killed iby
Desperadoes.

Covington, Ky.-William Burns and
Thomas Lyons, alias Thomas Reynolds,
are in Jail here charged with the muir
der nf an unknown man and a patrol
man of the Covlngton police force.
William Burns says that he was form
erly from ST. Louis and that once he
worked on a newspaper In that city.
Burns says that he himself did all the
shooting and all the killing. The start
OF the affair was near Ludlow, KY, On
the Ohio river bank. These two men
and the unknown man, in some unex-
planned way, happened together at that
point. The two prisoners say that they
gave the unknown man money to buy
a keg OF beer, that he came back and
refused to divide, whereupcn Burns
Killed him, putting two bullets through
bis chest. Tue police at Ludlow tele-
phoned the police at Covington that
the murderers had jumped on a street
car. They were intercepted neal the
suspension bridge by Lieut. B. Schew-
infuss and Patrolman Thomas Nc
Query. The murderers ran to the
Covington and Cincinnati suspension
bridge and the officers gave chase.
Both sides used their reyolvers. Patrol
man McQuery was shot through the
chest and died at the hospital.
William Burns was shot through the
calf of the leg and bystander, Thomas
McCus, received flesh wound in the
leg. Wounded as he was, with a re-
volver in each hand, Burns jumped
from the suspension bridge, holding
his revolvers high in the air and going
down like professional bridge Jumper
into the water, ninety feet below.
Meantime Lieut.. Schweinfuss turned
Lyons over to some patrolmel, ran
down on the Ohio side and boarded
some,,coal barges toward which Barns
was swimming. Burns came to tie
barges with the pistols in his hand and
snapped one of them at the lieutenant.
bat the cartridge failed to discharge
and was Immediately arrested.
This story of tragedy and thrilling
incidents is still mystery on account
Of the reticence of the prisoners and
the inability to trace their identity
The unknown man that was killed had
coarse face and showed every indlos-
tian of belonging to very low class.
Burns looks like an athlete and ap-
pears to be man of superior intelli-
gence. Lyons has the appearance of
tramp.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
FRIDAYS CABINET MEETING.
The Chinese situation Almost the sole
Topic of Discussion.

The Chinese situation Almost the sole
Topic of Discussion.
Washington. Almost the only sub
ject before the cabinet meeting Friday
was the situation in China. Secretary
Hay read a cablegrsm from Minister
Conger, at Pekin, in which be stated
that there was no improvement in the
situation and asked for instructions.
Secretary Hay stated after the meeting
that reply would be sent to Mr.. Con
ger substantially reatirming the one
sent to the effect that he Will be ex-
pected to do whatever is necessary to
protect the lives of Americans and
their property and to maintain the dig
nifty OF this government. He will be
instructed to form no alliance with any
government. 1t is understood here that
the represents of the powers in
Pekin will call in a body on the dow
ager empress and present the necessity
of her taking immediate action to sup
press the rioters. 1t is assumed that
Minister Conger will join with the
other representatives.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
Primary Election Ordered.

Holly Springs. The Marshall coan-
ty Democratic executive committee
met and ordered a primary election
to elect delegates to the National con-
ticn and presidential electors. This
was done in accordance with a resolu-
tion passed by the recent conven tion
at Jackson, that the counties abide
by the action of the State commit
tee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

Ell Paso, Texas Passengers arriving
on the delayed Mexican Central pass
enger train Saturday morning, gave
the first news received here of q dis
ast-ous wreck on the Central near jim
inez Friday. The southbound passen-
ger, which left here Thursday at noon,
collided with COW. The engine was
overturned and two cars left the track
and woe demolishd. Engineer D.
aowell and bis fireman were caught
beneath the wreck and both lost their
lives. A number of passengers were
slightly injured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
Leo County WIN Not partioinate.

Tupelo. The Democratic county
executive committee met here Satur-
day afternoon and rescinded its order
calling for State convention for the
2Sth, and passed a resolution not to
participate in the primary election
juno 21st. Tho county will not vote
on delegates to the National conyen-
ton or electors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

The commencement exercises closing
the eighth annual session of the Mil.
saps college were successful and in
teresting. The exercises on Friday con-
sisted of the freshmen defamation for
the class participated. On Friday night
the annual debate between the Gallo
way and Lamar literary societies took
place in the chapel. The subject, "Re-
solved, That the Best Interests of Both
Countries Demand the Annexation of
Cuba to the United States" was ably
discussed. The affirmative was repre-
sented by W. W. Holmes and L. f.
Magruder; the negative by B. E. Eaton
and w. L. Duren. The decision was
given to the affirmative Saturday
morning. Ths sophomore debate for
the Oscar Kearney Andrews medal
took place, and on Saturday afternoon
the contest for the ministerial stu
dents for the W. A. Cunning medal
for Scripture reading occurred. DIR.
Hoss of Nashville. preached the COM
sermon Sunday.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
Bad State of Affairs.

Shubuta.-Up to Saturday it had
rained eight days in succession, and
some of them heavy showers. The
crops were behind, having had to be
planted over after the freshet. Young
grass is covering The ground, which is
too wet to work. The corn in the
prairies and low lands is yellow aud
the farmers are very respondent. The
but little trade since the freshet. All
the bridges were washed away. The
ground is so rotten timbers cannot be
hauled to rebuild them, and streams
are so high the contractors cannot gel
in the ground work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
They Got What They Wanted In 1896

They Got What They Wanted In 1896.
The silver output of Montana for
1899 would have been worth s20,O00,-
900 under free coinage conditions. I'm
der Mckinley conditions it was worth
$4,000, 900. The loss is an enormous
one, for 1t is repeated each year under
Mckinley. Two terms of Mckinley
would cost the miners of this state
$60,0O0.00O. Will they vote for more
of the same Helena (Mont.) Inde-
pendent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

thoroughly representative, rebuked the
state executive committee foi ordering
a plurality primary election, in addi-
tion to refusing to provide for the elec
tion Of its own successor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
Boiler L xplodes at West Point.

West Point. At o'clock Saturday
morning the 100-horse power boiler
at the ice factory exploded with ter.
rife force, completely demolishing the
structure and all of the machinery.
The big boiler split from end to end,
the shell hattening out to sheet. II
left its found ndation and rose to height
Of seventy five feet, coming down loo
feet distant. The negro fireman was
blown fully 125 feet and severely
wounded, though probably not fatally.
Two other negroes were badly hurt.
No other persons were about the
plant. Pieces of iron and bricks were
hurled quarter of mile, aud many
roofs were punctured, and windows
ratified mile away. The explosion
was undoubtedly due to the negligence
of the fireman, Loss. $4,000 to
$4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
Egyptian Cotton Crop.

Cairo. 1t is estimated that the
years cotton crop will be equivalent to
one million bales. The cutting of the
"sudd" in the Nile promises to insu-
gurate new era in Egyptian agricul.
ture, as the water hereafter will be
richer in tertilizing material.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

Columbus, .. TAT the Franklin
county democratic primary Saturday
J. J. Lentz was renominated for con
gress. His nomination had previously
been endorsed by the democrats of
Fairfield county, there being no oppo-
ition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

A few days ago Governor Longlno
received telegram from a New York
paper asking If he favored the immi-
grafton of the Beers to this country
and ln4uiring as to what Inducements
could ! be offered them to locate in
Mississippi. The governor neglected
to send reply to the telegram, but
in a casual discussion of the subject
he stated that President Kruger was
welcome to bring his whole population
to this state if he SO desired, and that
the resources of the commonwealth
were such they would need no extra
inducements In the shape OF land dona-
tlons.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

Secretary Root fears that European
greed for territory will make us aban-
don the Monroe doctrine or fight
Speaking of land greed. isn't Mr.. Root
living in glass house?-New York
World
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

Natchez.-In response to a letter
from Senator-elect McLaurin, Sec
retary l.. P. Conner of the State COM
mittee scratched his name from the
primary ticket.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

Hon. Phil A. Rush, member of the
capitol commission, estimates that
$3.50, 900 worth Of property is being de-
stroyed in the removal of the old peni-
tentiary walls in this city. The COM
mission has not yet decided the matter
OF disposing of the immense amount of
brick in the walls and buildings. The
portion now being torn down is for use
in the new annexes to the blind and
lunatic asylum. The matter will be
taken up after the plan for the new
state house is selected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

webstor County Executive Committee.
Eupora. The Democratic executive
committee of Webster county met
Saturday in Walthall aud passed reso.
lutions condemniny the action of the
State executive committee in ordering
primaries for the election of prssiden.
tial electors and delegates 20 the ma.
tional convention, but decided to sub.
NIT to same to preserve party harmo.
ny. They also passed resolutions con-
demning the course of those countiei
participating in the so-called State
convention held in Jackson June 8, as
endangering the Democracy of the
State. The committee endorced L. G.
Kimbrough, of West Point for dele
gate to the national convention.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

Hattiesburg.-Jim Smith, a negro
living near Eastabutchie, was wsylaid
Saturday morning about o'clock and
an attempt made upon his life by five
other negroes. In the encounter,
Smith was struck on the head with 9
heavy piece of gas pipe and his skull
fractured. He was brought to the
Ross Sanitarium here and his wounds
dressed. The wound is a dangerous
one and may prove fatal. Five ne.
groes were arrested by Constable Sex.
ton. brought here and lodged in Jail.
The trouble grew out of the refusal
of Smiths wife to do washing for the
men. The negroes admit that they
tried to kill Smith. They will not b,
able to give bail, and the next grand
jury will iudict them for assault and
battery with intent to kill, which will
land them all in the State peniten-
tiary.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

Much interest is being taken IN the
farmers institute to be held next
month. Naturally, since great bene-
fits are to be derived from the same,
there is generous rivalry tor them.
The towns that get them will be for
tunate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
THE NEWS IN MISSISSIPPI
BUILDING OF WATER VALLEY AND
HELENA RAILROAD URGED.

bad Condition of Crops Near shuhuta---
political News---Boiler Expiodcs at West
Point with Terrific Force --otIicr Items
OF Interest.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

The question of when Jackson's sew
erage system will be completed is
again beginning to agitate the city
council. The present contractor, Mr..
Saunders, has asked for an extension
of two months, aud there seems
strong disposition among certain mem
bers OF the council not to grant it.
There is no doubt that the contractor
has happened upon very unlucky sea-
son, for which he was not responsible.
The food, followed by further rains.
and the difficulty of getting labor. have
all contributed to delay the work. At
it's next meeting the matter will be
taken up and the council will decide
whether to grant the extension or to en-
force the penalty Of $50 a day for the
time required to complete the system
beyond that specified In the contract.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

Naturally the press of the state is
discussing the recent state democratic
which, some 800 strong and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson cele-
brated last Sunday-Trinity Sunday
tho forty eighth anniversary of his or
dination to the deaconate. According
to his custom, he spent the day in the
bosom of his own family, and preached
and celebrated the holy cnmunion In
nis own chapel. The bishop makes
much of such days, and with much
shankfulness can look back upon life
sul of labors and good works. Time
has boon kind to the bishop, and often
these forty eight years of in esssnt Ia
Dor in the editor s room, in the profess
sor's chair, in some of the largest pull
pits in our land and finally under the
burdens of southern diocese, he stands
one of the most marked and remarka-
BILE men In the church, strong in mind,
body and soul as ever.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

The number of counties that have
adopted the new road law is not so
great as to fill the soul of the author
of that bit of legislation with any
large amount of pride. 1t seems that
not only are few OF the counties ven-
turing on the experiment, but at least
one has decided to forego it after hav-
ing adopted the law regularly. The
board Of supervisors of Franklin coun-
ty has met and decided to repeal the
ordinance adopting the plan, and to go
back to the old method. Certain diff
oulties met with in attempting to lot
contracts for working the public roads
according to the terms Of the law con-
vinced the board that 1t was 10 better
than the old method.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

rhe Dixie Press, "knows an old and
thriftless farmer who is always hun
CRY snd complains necessarily of the
hard times. He owns little else than
patches patches of land and patches
on his clothing: and every little place Is
filed with cotton, cotton, nothing but
cotton. His stock is poor, his children
are poor, and he himself is only 'tola-
BILE. His barns, as well as his stom-
ach, are usually empty, and his meat
is bought at the neighborlng town,
where he sells his cotton at cents.
This man is an exclusive cotton
raiser.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15
OUR JACKSON LETTER
Ex-Gov. MoLAURIN GIVES REASONS
FOR REFUSING NoMINATION.
To Represent Mississippi at the National
Convent:on---Bishop Hugh Miller Thomp-
son Celsbra' es his Forty Eighth Ami
versary of Ordination, Other Items.

jackson, Miss. The open letter OF
ex-Gov. McLaurin in which he gives
mis- reasons for refusing the proffsred
olive ranch In the shape of noimna-
tion to the national convention is nat
urally the chief topic of conversation
here at the capital. While this action
is no more than has been generally pre-
dicted, there have all along been few
ingenius souls who thought that he
would accept the nomination somewhat
in the spirit of conciliatiou in which it
was offered, even though acceptance
might entail some personal inconve-
iences The letter published last week,
however, has finally set the matter at
rest, and it is hardly probable that the
convention which offered the nomina-
tlon inthe interests ofharmony will find
tsssfeeings soothed to any great extent
by having its action characterized as
"a threatened bolt of a few speculative
disorganizers. The elaborate defense
of the executive committee contained
In the open letter suggests nothing new
with reference to that matter, the old
straw having been pretty thoroughly
threshed by this time as far as the
committee is concerned. The letter
states that the pretense that the prima
ries are expensive is disingenuous, as
there is no expense to the state Or
county, the candidates usually bearing
the expense. So far the candidates
have not professed any great amount of
Willingness to assume this burden and
some of the county executive commit
tees have met and deemed the matter
worth talking over at any rate. The
convention which met here was at
loss to suggest any specific plan, and
confined itself to q general resolution
ASKING the county executive commit
tees to do the best they couid. The
cost in each county is very little, but
if the candidates are to pay for the
whole seventyfive counties it will be
something of an item to them. The
most significant part Of the letter is
the statement that many people oppose
the present primary because they be-
iieve it is but the precursor of gen.
eral state primary four years from
now. This may in fact, be taken as
equivalent to the statement that such
a primary will be held and that the one
state ticket will be nominated by
general primary, ordered by the. pres
ent state committee The refusal of
Mr.. MoLaurin and his strict alignment
with the state committee gives assur-
ance tnat faction is not quite dead in
Mississippi as yet and indicate plainly
that inner harmony is yet far from an
accomplished fact.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-15

An interesting program was render
ed at the closing exercises Tuesday of
the State Deaf and Dumb institute.