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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-02-16

The smallpox situation has i'm,
proved very little since the lasI
issue of The Times. The disease
might DO said to be some better
in the city, but it is far worse IN
the country. On many plantar
tiOEs the disease has almost stop
ped work, and few of the own
ers claim that before they can
make q crop labor Will have to be
imported rs most Of their best
labor has died.
In conversation with Mr.. Geo.
johnson, the county convict con-
tractor, he told q reporter for The
Times that ont of 45 cases
among his conviets only three
have died, while among hrs free
labor he has lost eight or ten,
among whom were the best me-
groes he had on bis place. He
claims that before they can rid his
place Of the disease it will cost him
80, 500, and many of his neighbors
are in the same condition.
How this disease is to be
stamped out is q serious question,
for the expense, both TO county.
and city. is becoming so great that
if it should continue six months
as it is today 1T will bankrupt
both.
Some counties have even re-
fused to pay a smallpox claim and
the burden is left to fall on the
citizen.
The only hope is IN vaccination,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-02-16

1t is with great pleasure that the
literary people note, from The Times
editorial of recent date, that there is in
view the prospect of our possessing, in
the near future, public library, which
will not fail to do its share towards
adding to the attractiveness of our pro-
gressive city.
Already quite nice sum has been
raised and 1t is hoped that those among
us who are eager for this valuable ad-
dition, will not allow the promise of it
to rest until pushed to delightful
reality. CELESTE.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-02-16

Al unprecedented boom is now on II
fhe export of American agricultural
,nsehinery. Steamers scheduled u
Isaye this port within the next lev
avs will CORY the largest indl
o.5ual shipments ever made in thi
s|ass OF goods, says New York World.
ft is estimated that twenty-five
thousands tons of agricultural imple
.nents are waiting shipment at New
vorl and other eastern ports, intended
i1f every port of the globe. y
This volume Of export will fill eigh1
khndred cars and require the employ
lent of thirty-fve huge special trains
effect its distribution in foreign
0Duntries.
Russia is leading in this demand iol
kmerican-made farming implements
&hree large steamships of the Biach
"a line will be despatched from TINS
bort within the next thirty days laden
Exclusively with agricultural machln'
sry for southern Russia.
These three shipments will 1oot ul
total of twenty thousand tons ano
represent value OF close to miiilon
and a half dollars. :,
The Black sea steamer Castello VIII
next week sail for Novorossisk with
khe largest and most valuable cargo OF
machinery OF any description that nas
ever been forwarded from this country
She will carry over seven thousand tons
81 reapers, mowers, harvesters, rakes'
etc., worth nearly four hundred thous-
and dollars.
The record shipment to date was
made by the steamer Crewe, which
sailed from. Philadelphia last February
for the Black sea with nearly SIX
thousand tons of agricultural imple-
ments, valued at two hundred and thir-
ty thousand dollars.
six thousand tons--Of the steamer
Costellos cargo is the shipment OF one
house, the Mccormick Harvesting Ma
chine company.
The steamer Conger is scheduled to
leave this port on February 10 with
Eve thousand tons Of farming imple-
ments. She will be followed in few
days by the stermer Colenso, packed
with the same class Of freight.
One of the most prominent export
agents, representing a leading manu-
fact,lrer Of agricultural implements,
said yesterday:
Notwithstanding the political
troubles in Finland, the bad state Of
finances in Germany, the stagnatiOn Of
trade that England has suffered during
the prolonged hostilities in South AT
riea'and the over-supply Of machinery
that was shipped to France during the
exposition, present Indications point to
an increase Of American shipments
tins year Of at least ssi per cent over
hose Of last year. AS sixteen million
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-02-16
Tbeir Reasons WHY.

A dozen of the wealthieat capitalists
in the country-men who WELD abso-
Lutte control over immense business
enterprises-will tell the readers Of
The Saturday Evening Post (February
16) why they remain in the race which
they have already won.
Each Of them writes frankly whether
he makes money for its own sake, foI
the sheer Joy Of working, or to gain
the power with which vast capitalist
invests itself.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-02-16
The Largest Corpse
on Record in St Louis
Aunt Martha Beam Weighed 635
Pounds, ahd Proved an ''Arm-
fuT' for the Undertaken.

The largest corpse that st. Louis
undertakers have handled for year!
Twill be buried from North Tenth stree
Friday morning, says st. Louis pa
per of recent date, The body is that ot
"Aunty' Martha Beam, whose sudden
death Wednesday morning SO startled
Che colored population Of that vicinity
She had returned to her humble
kitchen from Hanging out washing,
when she rolled from her chair to the
floor, dead.
In all the days of her 20 odd years
Aunt Martha had never been ill an
hour and her sudden demise was
viewed with the widest alarm by the
simple folk of the neighborhood.
Mrs. Beam was Tennessee negress,
though she has lived the last twenty
years with her daughter in ST. Louis.
In size she was enormous. The last
time the stood on the scales the beam
tipped at 635 pounds.
To prepare such mountain of flesh
for burial was no small job. Under
tai1er John @. Bensiek was summoned.
There was not strength of muscle in
the house to lift the prostrate form of
the floor. Eight men, exerting their
full strength managed to get the corpse
to a bed. The undertaken sent for the
strongest steetcher in his establish
ment. Tho body was embalmed and
placed upon this. There was an omi-
nous crack and the stretcher threat
ened to give way in the center. A
support was improvised from rocks and
chairs.
Here the deceased was viewed by
her friends. There was nothing re-
markable about Aunt Martha except
her avordupois. No clothing could be
bought to fit the old woman. She
made every garment herself and no
one knows her exact dimentions. 1t
will take dOuble-sized coffin for Aunt
Martha.
"This is the largest on record, =" said
Mr.. Bensiek. "a few years ago 1
caught big woman. The papers de-
scribed her as being the largest corpse
ever dressed IN st. Louis. She weighed
400 and odd ponds, but she is not in
the same class with Mrs. Beam. say
frankly this is the largest corpse ever
handled or know to have been handled
in this city. ~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-02-16

n1 Df the most remarkable women
'ha present day is Mrs. Nation, oi
|Sab, and one of the most remark.
crusades against the sale Of
ever begun is that being carried
that woman. ~ -
6ral weeks ago Mrs. Nation had
Sly been heard Of outside her own
~ Now her reputation extends
4, % slow old China. Every poet in
Ind, from the Hardeman Free
+ man to the most obscure, have
I their hands at picturing this
.ss virago in verse. She has made
,thing business for the Kansas
paper reporters and correspond
Every editor, one-horse and
wise, has spread on the editorial
! Of his paper his opinion, good,
and Indifferent, of Mrs. Nation.
has caused the saloon men OF Kan
10 ask themselves If it's really
ii while. In short, she's almost
"a the state to turn loose the dogs
II. Where this "Natior" crusade
end is something no man knoweth,
lew dare to predict She is being
"a by saloon men and praised by
Jones and number of other min
4 who are not afraid to say their
are their own. Some newspapers
emn, others praise, and there you
's. Nation says: II am in the
8 OF the Lord and will leave for
ago tomorrow morning. will do
nashing in Iowa or any other state
all the hell holes in my own state,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-02-16
A Royal Reprobate.

Milan. of Servia, who died in Vienna,
Yesterday. was the chief of those
''Kings in Exile Of whom Alphonse
Daubet wrote so charmingly. Milan
was at once the most incor-
riQible and best natured Of royal ras-
Gals. He would rob a tradesman or
wrong q woman or give his last dollar
TO q friend with about equal readiness.
He had no morals nor any natural AZ
lection for those who belonged % him.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-02-16
Given Plenty Of Time.

"You haven't explained how you
came to have Mr.. Smiths chickens
in your possession, = said the Judge.
'T'm trying to think. your honor. te.
piled the accused: give me time.
Very well, repIiad the judge. bland.
". '.six months. : Tit Bits
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-02-16
SMALLPOX SITUATION
DECIDEDLY SERIOUS
Danger Of the County and City Being Bank
ruptcd by the Disease il Not Checked.
Some Improvement IN the City, But Worse in the Country Convict
Contractor Johnson Talks About the Disease Among
a7sAsn48 Conict Compared With Free Labor

and this should Be pushed Is far
as necessary.
Following is the report of Dr.
E. p, UdeneaI, who is in charge oi
the pest house and the smallpox
situation 10 the city since be took
charge February / 1901:
Number Of cases, 81; died, 12;'
discharged, 26; in pest house, SO \
I Deaths in town where cases
we're not previously reported, 81
cases in town since February 1, g.:
conyalescent, 8; died. ?
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-02-16

We had the pleasure this week
Of meeting two former citizens,
Mcssrs. iRillingslcy, of Guthrie,
o. T., and Brandon, of Natchez,
Miss. They we're both impressed
with the many changes aDd-growth
of the city since leaving, and pre-
dIcted for it bright future.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-18

has promised to rave the grounds on the
new college campus put INTO condition for
the work Of the team.
Reports from the University OF Pennsyl-
vania indicate that there is no lack of new
material al least for the team this year,
although Davidson is the only man OF last
years team that showed up to practice.
Twenty-Five candidates, with varying de-
grees of experience, reported to Head Coach
Woodruff on Franklin field last week. and
these have been kept steadily at work.
Three graduate coaches-Thayer, FolweIl
and Goodman-are on hand. and these take
charge of the team, dividing it into three
squads, under the general direction OF
Woodruff. Candidates mentioned as showing
promise are Sloan, Ware, Donaldson.
Mitchell. Bradbury. Anderson. VIM, Perry.
Thompson. Piekarkski. McCabe. r. Smith.
Aarons, Hepburn and Taylor. Howard has
returned this year, and Teas, the former
right guard. has shown up, but neither
have commenced practice.
Probable players on the University OF
Chicago team this year are: Wheeler. cen
wood or Ellsworth. left tackle: Remp. right
guard; Flanagan or Carey. left guard;
Speik or Lord. right end; Hunter or Pelsee.
half: Perkins. full back. and Sheldon.
quarter.
AT Princeton the majority Of the old
players have arrived, including Reiter, the
half back; Dewitt, guard: Pell. captain OF
the team; Monro, Montgomery, Hart, Hale,
Young. Levick. Sheffield. Underhill, Dana
and Wright. Langdon Lea, the head coach,
will arrive to-day. Robinson. the trainer,
having handled the team up to this time.
Among the promising freshman material
Is Tarbell, late OF Lawrenceville: Brown.
from the Delaney school,; Foulke, late
captain of the st. Paul school: Hogan,
former tackle on the Phillips-Exeter team;
Roach. guard from the Troy Polytechnic
Institute, and F. Umberger, full back ON the
Blair Hall eleven.
The meet which Is talked of for Handlan
Park Is causing a slight delay in improve
ments for the football teams which will
use the grounds. Lovers OF athletics are
taking considerable interest in the project,
Of the meet intending to secure
sible.
Other well-known athletes will be asked
to compete, including champions of this
country and Canada. Fast time should be
made in the 100-yard dash in a second
meet. Duffy's ten seconds for the hundred
last Sunday showing the speed Of the 100 |
yard chute when properly rolled. 1t prob |
ably Will be necessary, II the meet is de- |
cided upon, to bank the oval track slightly |
for the 2a-yard dash.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-18

ton. and allowing for the fact that we
were on Foreign soil. 1 can't see where We
deserve all OF the harsh criticism that has
games yet TO play on home grounds, and I
believe thai We will finish above our pres
emit average" SS
The new talent recently acquired by
ring BIO McPhee for the Cincinnati
Team showed I'D at. Cincinnati Monday.
catcher Jerry Hurley of Schenectady, Sec
Outfelder Coulter of Rome, all of the New
aorK state League, reported to Manager
d MSp.hee. but did not Participate in yester-
man OF the Shamrocks, a CIncinnati ANA.
tsur organization, is slated for a trial and
tne other new Reds will make their debut
There was a new face in the Pirates
camp yesterday. Jimmy Burke, late OF the
White Sox, has been Signed by Clarke. and
the Smoky Cityites. Miiwaukes PASSED
Burke up a few weeks ago. and Comiskev
put him on third for the White Sox.. Later
Burke was returned to the bench and Hart
man was restored to favor. When the ban
was iifted from Shugart. Burke was turned
adrift in order to make a place for him.
Ahen ne was picked up by Clarke.
Ken Milford, Jr.. of the Cincinnati En-
quirer makes the following observation:
hi MIN larson Ted Lewis and Ernest Graz
a. etdISellSI, DOIn ON
the Boston team next year, Jimmy Collins
ought 70 be able to attend to the sinners in
the American"
In Chicago, where is located the head
quarters CT the American League, rumors
nIe ay ~ tb thick = and fast regarding the
Louis figures largely in the rumors, and the
chicago scribes declare that johnson is
serne . to crop a bomb into the National
saIng shoftiy; A week ago 1t seemed as
EuTeQ tnat the Arnorfrnr oao,tn tn tho
gar2 OF the Milwaukee team, would invade
81. Louis; Now It is said that the Cleveland
Cup Is to be transferred here. Manager
AlcAleer Of Cleveland has been in Chicago
and IN conference with President johnson
Ior several days, and whatever the subject
OF their conversation, 1t Is of the gravest
tons betFay.
Cleveland has not been doing very much
eelter tnan has Milwaukee this season. as
is almost certain that Manager McAleer
Will not be with the Cleveland team another
year. He will remain during the rest Of
goes into st. Louis. whether it be Cleveland
or Milwaukee. will take some Of the best
players that the Robisons have. That is.
hey are offered sufficient money, and the
magnates know that 1t will pay them to
offer the salaries demanded. And no one
can blame the players.
St. Louisans may fatter themselves tina
certain members of the Cardinals will not
desert to the American. That Is exactly
when It was limited tina Mertes. Grifnth
and Callahan would desert Hart for Comis-
key. But they went because the money was
offered them. and just 30 will the st. Louis
players &c. A baseball man plays for mon
ey and not through sentiment. At any rate.
there Is going to be signatures afhxed to
win create some excitement. In case the
CLEVELAND club IS brought to st; Louis, the
fans VIII nave an opportunity to judge OF
tonite.. who Is now with the Forest; CityiteA
Hans WaSner has played every position
MNE1Ale1lejeekaa6l TIT ~
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

CIT .BIOCK-Lot Il. clifton Heights;
l. McCallen to Harry Scnlueter-w. d..S g.
COLEMAN-G It.. W. g.. bet Montgomery
and North Market; CorneIias FlynI to
William Morrison-w. de-. ,,..........
COLEMAN-25 IT.: William Morrison to
Bridget F1ynn-Qtc. d...... -. .........
COMPTON-S2 It. s IN. ". g., bet. Man
ehestsf and Lasleds; Tom cantweil to
EAApsmas +: 3 :: bet Louisiana and
EvANs-s Il. 9 In. q. s.. bet. Yande-
yenter and Sarah; Fred Banister to
Mary Maloney-w. d...... 80. ........ 3,
md Taylor Fred sanister to Mary Ma .
81 Iegi: and Suburban Af Rai.w aye
LEMP.ss T.; Gennie stront 70 Alice
LINcoLN7so g: g 8: bs.: spring and
Rutlsdgs Real Estate c~ompany-atc. d:
R.Ssav,y: Henry onsF to Aug. All. :,
Twsnty.arss:: wii III neI Ed safbn.ssnt % az. u.
ST. .Louis-Nn t.. 4. J., bel. Nswsesd
and Taylor; Mary Able 70 Louise Lock
VINE GROVES n: is h.: 4 Dsyi: =
VIZ 2csSS-6 - y: Gs.ee Teur.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-18
CHARLES H. JONES
SMOKE INSPECTOR.
Former Secretary Of Ex-Chief
Campbell Gets Appointment
Deputies Not Named.

Charles H. Jones, who was private SEQ
rotary to former Chief Of Police Campbell,
was appointed Smoke Inspector YESTERDAY
by Mayor Wells. The appointment was
forwarded to the City Council for conffrma-
ton. but the message was not opened, owing
to the suspension Of proceedings out Of
respect to the dead President
Three Deputy Inspectors were appointed
yesterday. but their names are not known.
Mayor Wells declined to discuss any Of tAs
appointments prior to approval By the City
Council. Hs would not admit Mr.. Jonssfs
appointment. but the Information, 1svsr.
theless, comes from an authsntio 0ourea
The Smoke Inspector viii receivU Q salary
Of $125 per month. Not more than ave
Deputy Inspectors Will be appointed, each
to receive $3.50 per month. The smoko IN
spector and deputies are employed by the
month. and will hold their positions sub5ec4
to the pleasure Of the Mayor. Either the
chief or deputies may be removed 1t the
end Of any month. II the Mayor should b
80 disposed.
Enforcement Of the ordinance for the
Of the smoke nuisance VIII DO
the duty of the inspectors. The Chief In
spector will have supervision of all opera
tons. and to him the deputies viii fep0fr
tranSgressions OF law, as well az results OF
their Investigations. The Chief Inspector
will report violations to the City Attorney.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-18

shown that We lost eight and won six,
besides playing one tie game. We had a
good chance to a the eastern series
an even break. and IL the rain had not inter-
fered with the last game at Philadelphia
l think we would. Nichols did his full
share OF the work and did 1t well. too. We
Ryan and Heidrick. Sudhon lost but one of
his games. but Powell was less Fortunate.
Harper was a little wild in his first game,
but worked nicely after that and finished
strong. Taking everything into considera-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-18
WILL BUILD new ENTRANCE.
Union Trust Company Is Making
Extensive improvements.

The interior Of the quarters occupied by
the Union Trust Company in the Union
Trust building at Seventh and Olive streets
is being entirely remodeled. and u new and
enlarged central entrance will be opened on
Olive street.
The whole interior arrangement Is being
changed. The departments will be en-
larged, including a larger general ONCE.
The vaults have already been moved to the
rear wall. Upstairs. directly over the main
offices, and with direct connection by iron
stairs, will be fitted up the directors rooms.
Decorators are at work and new paper.
fittings will be Of marble and mahogany.
Upholstered seats will replace the benches.
and a room will be elegantly fitted up for
waiting patrons. The new offices will be
up to date in every detail. With the i'm:
provements the Union Trust Company will
have ono Of the finest appointed bankrooms
In the West.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-18

will catch and pitch . game before the sea-
son is over. Just a. soon as we have the
othnaa day. S'n sTm going ia1'a To- ask cisaHs' to t ies
me pitch and catch a game, so that 1 can
say that l AVE played every position on
Early this season it looked Us though
the crop Of college men in the National
,svsTs w soYIef.a ne ex Who yer Larger sorra hes
by National League clubs gave promise OF
being good men with a little more expert
ence, and they were given every opportunity
son is almost over. a careful search of the
National and the American leagues reveals
the fact that there are very few Of L the
OF them have hied themselves back to the
woods" Perhaps the two most successful
collegians OF the year In professional base
ball were Pitcher Matthewson OF the New
Yorks and Pitcher Winters of the Boston
team OF the American League. Aside from
these two, no college men that were tried
out have shown form enough to warrant
the belief that they ever would make first
class players. Among others who were
turned down. despite the fact that they
collegians that the Boston club t%ried-prob-
ably because their releases cost nothing.
Brown. Others with other teams also re-
ceived conges. Taken all together it was q
bad year for collegians. so far as profess
sional baseball was concerned-and the man
tAS "oo ~ W 'sAhN
Cincinnati Times-Star.
Plans hav been completed for a tour
of the country by two picked teams COM
prised of players in both the National and
American leagues. The territory to be COW
cred will probably be the largest ever at
tempted outside OF the ground covered by
the Spalding globe-trotters back in the
eighties.
The proposed tour will begin as soon as
the American League season ends, a week
from Saturday, when a game will be played
Leaguers will join the party and the real
Journey will begin. It will include the
named. and games will be played anywhere
between Providence to New Orleans and
from Chicago to San Francisco, with the
possibility Of a trip to the Hawaiian Is
lands.
.Twenty-four players will be included in
the party under the management of I'M
pire Cantillion of the American League.
Among those whom it is said will make the
trip are Napoleon Laioie. Wilbert Robinson.
Cty Seymour. Harry Howell. Jimmy VIII
liams and a number of National Leaguers
not yet chosen.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-18
GREENWOOD AUCTION SALE.
Cool Weather Expected to Have Good
E6ect on Buyers.

The pleasant change in the weather is
looked upon by the Mercantile Trust Com
pany as q most encouraging sign for a big
success in next Saturdays auction at
Greenwood. It is expected the cooler wealth
er will help to bring out many more
hundreds to look over the property.
To this fact the Mercantile Trust COM
pany adds that the sale will be attractive
by the nature of the property to be sold.
the way 1t is to be sold; and the auction
The Mercantile Trust Company claims for
this property that 1t Is not suburban A
large portion OF Greenwood Is within the
city limits. and has the advantage Of water:
sewers. etc. The remainder of Greenwood
is Just over the line n enjoys advantages
OF location and rapid transit. with only
county taxes to pay. Any part Of Green
wood il but thirty minutes from the heart
Of the city on the Benton or kirkwood
division of the Suburban line. A member
Of the Mercantile Trust Company said yes
terday:
'Ten years ago Cabanne was looked upon
as way out but a few years from now
Greenwood will seem as near to us as does
Cabanne to-day"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-18
NEW BUILDING TO COST 100000.
VIII BE Erected at Seventh and Lo-
Gust Streets.

Contracts have just been closed for the
construction of a siX-story, fre-proof com
mercial structure on the northeast corner
of Seventh and Locust streets for Clifford
NJ. Dolph, with Games & Young, architects.
The r. p. Mcclure Construction Company is
the contractor.
The building will cost 800 900. and will be
completed about February /. The excavation
has already been made, and work on the
foundation will begin next Monday NOM
ing.
The exterior Of the building will be Of
dark-colored brick, trimmed with orna-
mental copper work and terra Gotta. 1t will
be Of modern type. skeleton construction.
Electric elevators will be Installed. and with
all modern conveniences. From an artistic
standpoint. the building will be one of the
handsomest in st. Louis.