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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
States Industrial Progress.

jackson. Miss Nov 8.-Anditor
Cole Issued statement today showing
that tke assessment of real and person
al property and railway lines in the
State for 1902 is si9, 900, 600 in excess
of that of last year. IT. figures are
q splendid testimonial to the indus
trial progress of the state, and the
showing is somewhat remarkable in
view of the fact that real property
was assessed last year, whereas as-
sessments have heretofore been bien.
nial, and the additional fact that
the assessors in some counties negli-
gently failed to report, for reasons
est known to themselves, the usual
amount of solvent credits, and thus
allowed their counties to show de-
crease.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
TO REnEnBER ANARCHISTS
10th Anniversary of Execution of
Haymarket rlurderers.

Chicago. ILL.,, Nov S.-The six
teenth anniversary of the execution
of August Spies. A. r. Parsons. A.
Fischer and G. Engel, known as the
Haymarket anarchists, on Nov. 9,
1886. will be commemorated tomorrow
by the local labor and socialist organ
izations.
Memorial services will be held as
usual and in the afternoon delegations
will visit Waldheim Cemetery and
Decorate the graves of the anarchists,
and also the grave OF Louis Lingg,
who killed himself the night before
3 , execution.
There was time when these ami
ve1sary demonstrations were source
of much trouble to the police. Fire
brand speeches would be delivered by
Lucy Parsons and others and it WA
often found necessary to use force in
breaking up the meetings. OF recent
years, however, the ardor of the Chi
cago group of anarchists has cooled
considerably and the anniversary ex-
ercises are usually of an orderly
Dature
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
ALAN G. MASON THE
JACK THE SLUGGER'
GEORGE PERRY, A NEGRO BOY,
RECOGNIZES Hill
STORY THE BOY TELLS
Saws Mason Gave Him Watches
to Pawn that Belonged to
Murdered Women

Boston, Nov. 10.-If the story which
George Perry, a negro boy, tells to-
day be true, Alan G. Mason is not
only Jack the Slugger." but a de-
generate of the lowest type. Mason
has been positively identified by Per-
ry as tho man who gave him watches
belonging to Miss Morton and Miss
McPhee, who were murderd, TO
pawn. Perry says that Mason gave
him money and was intimate with
him, and has been so for some time.
The police say that Perry is an in
corriglble youth who has been IN
murder scrapes before and has given
much trouble to the authorities. The
police today found two new witness
es, Harry Baew and George Fisher,
whose statements may clear the SEN
sational mystery.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
SUICIDES INCREASING
Negroes Seem to Be Acquiring
the SeIf-Destruction
Habit

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 10. Suicide
is rare crime among the negroes,
and reports of self-destruction by q
member of the race are regarded as
oddities, but several affairs of the
kind have occurred in this state within
tho rast year. and it seems that the
"brother in black" Is taking his trou-
bles more seriously than ever before.
About eight months ago three negro
suicides In Mississippi followed each
other in rapid succession. and tho
latest affair of the kind is reported
from Jefferson county where an old
darkey named Sam Franklin. living in
the jefferson neigbborhood, shuff1ed
off the mortal cell IN very methodi-
cal manner a few days since. He se-
cured shotgun, retired to an open
field near his cabin, tied the trigger
of the gun to wire fence, placed the
mnzzles.beneath his shirt just below
the heart. and then pulled on the gun
barrell. Death was instantaneous.
ReIatives say that he had been IN a
bad mental state for several weeks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

New York, Nov. s.-This is the
greatest day of the season for the
leading football games so far. OF the
many games scheduled the most i'm
portant to be decided this afternoon
are as follows: Harvard and Penn
sylvania at Cambridge, Princeton and
Orange Athletic Club at Princeton,
Cornell and Washington and Jefferson
at Ithaca. Brown and Columbia at
New York, Wesleyan and Vermont at
Middletown, Chicago and Indiana at
Chicago. Michigan and Iowa at Ann
Arbor, Wisconsin and Northwestern
at Madison, Illinois and Minnesota at
Minneapolis, Naval Cadets and La
fayette at Annapolis. Dartmouth and
Boston College at Hanover, Amherst
and Williams at Amherst, Nebraska
and Kansas at Lincoln, Oberlin and
Western Reserve at Oberlin. and De
PAW and Rose Polytechnic Institute
at Terre Haute.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
READY FOR BANKERS
Final Preparations for the An
nual Meeting of the AS
ISOLATION.

New Orleans. La. Nov. 8.-Final
preparations have been made for the
annual meeting of the American Bank
ers association, which is to begin it's
sessions in this city next Tuesday.
The participation of such eminent men
OF finance as Myron T. HerrIck Of
Cleveland, John Johnston of Mil
waukee, Congressman Charles N.
Fowler of New Jersey, Theodore Gill
man ef New York, Congressman Bur-
ton of Ohio and Joseph g. Brown of
North Carolina is expected to make
the gathering one of the most impor-
tant of the kind that has ever taken
place in this country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
HENRY CLEWS' VIEWS
Elections Had Little Effect Upon
the Stock Market---COming
Session of Congress

New York, Nov. 10.-In his Weekly
Financial Review today, Henry
Clews says:
The elections had little effect upon
the Stock Market Fortunately there
were no unsettilng developments, al
though the decline in Republican ma
jorities was interpreted in some quar-
ters as an expression of dissatisfaction
at that party's tardiness in legislation
affecting the four leading questions
of the day-reciprooity, currency,
trusts and the tariff. Congress will
open in about three weeks, and usual
ly this is a period of uncertainty
pending some idea of the legislative
programme. The coming session,
however, will be short one, epxiring
March A, and no very important legis-
lation need be expected, especially in
view of the approach of a Presidential
election, when all uch..questions will
be reserved for campaign oratory. In
the political outlook, thereI0res 5air1o
is nothing disturbing for the imme
diate future.
All great eras of prosperity have
been capped by phenomenal activity
in real estate, which, usually being
the safest and least profitable. of in
vestments, is generally the last to
rise. Today the country, from the
Atlantic to the Pacicf, is undergoing
one of the most extraordinary real es-
tate booms that have ever been wit
nesseu, differing from It's predecessors
only in the fact that Thus far it has
been more substantial than they.
Still, it is not necessary to multiply
evidences of this sort TO show that
the top has been reached, for the
present at least. and that the path OF
safety now lies in retrenchment.
Fortunately, there is no. cause for
anxiety. The necessity for conserva-
tism is now so fully appreciated and
acted upon that the danger of crisis
is past. Good crops assure another
season of business activity and this
has unuuestionably saved as from I'M
pleasant consequences. The monetary
situation is steadily improving and
this is cause for reinsurance. Gold
exports have not commenced, and
larger ontgo of agricultural products
is about due and should defer an effiux
of the precious metal for period, al
though our large borrowings abroad
which at the moment appear to be in
creasing, are likely to force gold
shipments when settlement day ar
rives. Large sums of money are still
locked up in syndicate operations, and
this coupled with the financing of inn
portant deals and the activity OF gem
eral business, is likely to keep funds
in limited supply at firm rates. at
least until currency returns from the
interior after crop requirements are
over. For the present the market
seems likely to drift downwards.
HENRY CLEWS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

Cleveland. o., Nov. 8.-A special
train of eight Pullman coaches left
this city oser the Big Four at noon
today carrying party OF $50 delegates
the convention of the American
Bankers association to be held in New
Orleans next week. The party In
oludes prominent bankers from allparts
IT northern Ohio. and is headed by
Mryon I. Herriok of Cleveland, presi-
dent of the association. The party
will stop over tomorrow in Chatta-
rooga to visit the battlehelds and
other places of interest In that
vicinity.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
CONVICT WANTED
Governor Offers an Extra 500
for Tom Garner's Capture.

Jack son, Miss, Nov. 8.-Governor
Longino has offered a reward OF 500,
in addition to the statutory reward OF
$50 for the arrest and delivery to the
warden of the penitentiary in jackson
of Tom Garner, a convict who made
his escape from the Rankin convict
farm on the 9th day of October. Gar
nar is one of the most desperate Grim
inals who has been brought to the
prison in recent years, and at the
time of his escape was serving a life
sentence from Pike county for murder.
He is about 40 years of age. feet B
inches in height, weight $50 pounds,
and is farmer and meonanlu ~
oupation. His hair ia light. eyes
brown. and birthmark decorates the
center of the small of his back. 1t is
believed that he is Itill in the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

Mount Vernon, N. Y, Nov. g.
David Smith, a negro, whiie trying
to make a touchdown in a football
game was stabbed twice by Matthew
Jenkins a negro who was full back on
the opposing team. Smith got the
ball and made dash for the enemy's
goal. He managed to get past all his
opponents excepting Jenkins, who
guarded the goal. As he approached
Jenkins the latter drew q clasp knife
and threatened to stab him IL he tried
to reach the goal Smith kept on,
however, and Jenkins raced after
him. jenkins caught up to him just
as Smith was about to GROSS the line
and stabbed the latter in the chin
and abdomen. The wounds are seri-
Gus bat are not believed to be fatal.
Jenkins was arrested.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
shop Thompson at Jackson.

jackson. Miss, Nov. 8.-Bishop
Hugh Miller Thompson. of the Epis-
copal diocese of Mississippi, who is
slowly dying from the effects of q
cancer in the throat. reached his
home in this city this morning in a
hospital car from New York where he
has been undergoing medical treat
ment. He was conveyed during the
morning from the car to the Battle
Hill residence from which place he
will never be able to depart alive.
The distinguished sufferer stood the
trip from New York fairly we'll, al
though he is suffering much pain.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
Burned in Bed.

Port Gibson, Miss, Nov. 10.-Wil-
liam Evans aged ninety, Joe Brown
aged twelve, Lizzie Brown aged thir-
teen, all colored, were burned to death
Saturday evening. The old man and
children occupied room in a cabin
situated some two miles East of this
place and had retired at an early
hour. A reflection of fire was noticed
and neighbors living nearby came to
the rescue but too late, nothing but
ashes remained to be seen, A heart
of one of the victims was the only
sign os human being found.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
Second Class Rates Again.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. Second
class fares were restored today by the
railroads operating between Pittsburg
and Chicago, st. Louis and other
pointsin central territory. The only
difference in the desirabiIity Of first
and second class fares in this TERRITORY
is that holders Of second class tickes
are not entitled to Pullman aooomo-
dations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
First LEGAL Hanging in so Y'slss

jackson, Miss. Nov. 8.-For the
first time In fifty years man has
been sentenced to death in Lawrence
county. Lloyd Hogan. a negro, was
cnvicted of killing Hobart Dobbs in
a railroad camp near Blountville
and Judge Truly sentenced him to
die on the 10th of December, but an
appeal has been taken to the Supreme
Court, and execution of the sentence
will be deferred. Two weeks ago
Judge Truly pronounced death sen.
tence in Jefferson county, and it is
probable that he will sentence white
man to die in Natchez next week, an
ugly murder case being on the docke
for trial.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
LEAKEsVILE MISS, FRIDAY NOVEMBER

his way overland through Spain, Aus
tria, Germany. Denmark and Switzer-
land, ending his romatic journey at
Naples.
The count is now two months ahead
on his trip and expresses confidence in
winning the wager. He has stood the
journey remarkably well, and says he
is in better health than when he left
home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

Mriedian, Miss, Nov. 6.-Another
cahas been 1l.l s,stiii the neg 70
aiwyer Hill. He was arrested by
Constables Price and Foster this
morning on a charge of attempting
subornation of q witness. 1t IS
claimed that Hill went to Charles
Smith, we'll known young white
man, and asked him to testify in his
behalf, and to give evidence whioh he
knew was untrue. Smith reported
the inoidnet to the constables. and
Hill was again arrested. He is now
under about six charges.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

1t is expected at the Colombian le-
CATION that the Colombian congress
will bs reconvened in December. Ad-
vices which have been received at the
legation indicate as much. The presi-
dent of the Colombian government an
nounced some time ago that he would
convene congress as soon as condi-
tions would permit At that time the
revolution was in progress, but it is
regarded at the legation that the gov
ernment has obtained full control OF
the situation, and This further encour-
ages the belief that congress may be
called together within few weeks.
Secretary Hay ana Minister ConUha
have held two or three conferences
during the past week relative to the
canal treaty, and 1t is said that the
prospects for the early conclusion of
an agreement aimed to give to the
United States proper authority to con-
struct canal on Colombian territory
are bright.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

The census bureau report on the
quantity OF cotton ginned was on the
whole baliish, az it's cl sim that go per
cent Of the cop had already been
ginned woul.i mean total Of about 8,
800. Cos bales. The report said that
cotton ginned up to October Is amount
ed to 5,925,8 ,872 commercial bales.
which is estimated bo be little more
ihau go per cent of the entire crop.
These figures were collected by the
agents of the bureau, and 29,314 gin-
neries are represented by the returns.
The following figures represent the
amount ginned in each state b. bales
Alabama. 585, 753; Arkansas, 36, 800;
Florida, 29.779; Georgia. 900. .s49i
Indian Territory, 210.0l9; Kentucky,
284; Louisiana, 500, 4Os; Mississippi,
559.l26; Missouri, 14.963; North
Carolina, 500, ,O29; Oklahoma, 81, ,699;
South Carolina, COL. 431; Tennessee,
i2l, $50; Texss, 1871, 1877; Virginia.
5, ,625.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
Aged Woman Murdered.

New York. Nov. 10.-Mrs. Mary
McClusky, 60 years of age, was mur-
dered in bed early today. Her head
was split open with an axe. The
police arrested her husbnd today. He
denies the murder. but admits that he
DIRE eamed continually of burglars and
slept with an axe around him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

London, Nov. 10.-The Lord
Mayors procession paraded the streets
this morning. For the first time in
London's history, the procession
passed through the Ghetto, and BAN
quet was gise to the poor of White
chapel and Houndsditch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

'There is no authority for coupling
the psme # he president with the
statement published that the admins
tration is in favor of change 10 the
basis of and a reduction in the repre-
sentation tf the Southern States in re-
publican natl nal conventions aud in
ibe house of representa- ves." Post
master General Payne made this state
meut as he left the executive Office,
after conference with the p esident.
"My position on the question of the
basis Of representation in republican
national conventions, continued Mr..
Payne, SIS we'll understood. For
many ears / have believed that the
present basis is unfair and an i'm
proper one. I believe SO now, and
expect always to believe so. and
hope to see that basis changed by the
next national convention. There is
no power to change the basis of repre-
pentation, except by action of the con-
vention ITSELF"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14
Another Arrest

Boston, Nov. l0.-It is stated in
Police orioles this morning that Mrs.
Perry. mother of the negro implicated
in the Mason case will be arrest ed to-
dav.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

A New York special states that it is
reported to be the purpose Of the ad-
ministration to bring about the long
discussed cultailment of Southern
States representation both in the ma
tional conventions and house.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

jackson, Miss, Nov. 10.-A crusade
against labor agents has heen launched
in Noxubee county, and at meeting
of citizens recently held strong reso-
iutions were adopted condemnatory Of
the contractors and agents no are
enticing the negroes to the delta and
railroad and levee camps. The insinu-
alton was also made rather strongly
that the next labor agent who enters
the county is likely to receive some
what radical treatment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

San Francisco, Nov. 10.-The
Chronicle prints q story today show
ing how Miss May GoeIet, the ia
nous New York hoiress, has opportu-
nifty to buy Prince Won Hoehenlohe.
of Germany, for a million and q
quarter dollars. The story says the
Prince made advances, which were re
fused and the news comes out through
failure of the Prince's matrimonial
agent to receive pay for her services.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

Omaha, Nov. SIT is reported here
today that Senator Chas. II. Dietrich
will resign and d. E. Thompson, re-
GENTLY appointed minister to Brazil,
will be chosen as his successor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

It is accepted at the outset of the
convass for the soeakership of the
Fifty eighth Congress that there is to
be bitter factional fight Mr.. Can
non, of Illinois, will not find all clear
sailing As chairman of the Appro-
priations commit es he has accepted
duties that other men would have
passed by, and there will be crop of
settlements when he so icits the sup
port of many memb, rs who cherish
the remembrances of constituencies
disappointed by some desired appro-
priation going down to defeat under
the lash of Chairman Cannon. Thus
it is that there is already an inser
gent faction in the situation, and Mr..
Littlefsld of Maine is a candidate for
its leadership. Mr.. Littlefeld has
recognized that the West has the
largest share of the men who resent
the domination of Speaker Henderson
and Chairman Cannon, and he has
done most of his campaigning there
this year. By virtue of Speaker Hen
derson's early withdrawal, he had op
portunity to conduct his canvass in
person and early. But, strangely.
two things work against his prospect
of success. He is a man of singular
tenacity of opinion when he makes up
his mind. Many members will hesi-
tate to make him speaker from sppre-
ehensinn that when theg have once
given him the reins he will drive
roughshod over them ALL 1t is also
true that Mr. Littlefeld, on nearly
every question that was kept at the
front of affairs by President McKin-
ley and President Roosevelt, has taken
opposite grounds. representative
Babcock will enter the new House
with many supporters from the West,
and the prestige of having won vic
tory for the republican party at a tim
when success was difficult thing to
achieve. He, too, will have follow
ing for the speakersbip from the older
members of the House. Messrs.
Hepburn, Of Iowa, Payne, of New
York and Dalzell. of Pennsylvania,
are also after the speakership, and Mr..
Cannon's way does not appear TO be
by any means a clear one.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

New York. Nov. S.-Nellie Corcoran.
the girl who has been sleeping at st.
vincent's Hospital twenty days, died
early today. An autopsy will be held
TO-DAY
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7.-Complete
returns from 81 Of the 90 counties in
the State with estimates on the re-
manning six, show that Mickey the
Republican candidate for Governor Is
elected by plurality Of ., 800.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

Senior Quesada, the Cuban minister,
has had q short interview with Secre-
tsry Hay regarding treaty between
the United States and Cuba. Only
the general subject of trea'y was
discussed. Mr.. Quesada has received
certain instructions on the subject but
awaits further directions from bis
government before entering into me-
gotiations. These are expected daily.
Minister Wu has finally served offic-
ial notice on this government of the
change to be made in the Chinese le-
CATION here. He called at the White
House, accompanied by Mr.. Tung, his
frst secretary of legation, and pre-
sented to President Roosevelt his let
ter of recall. Mr.. WI. lg under
instructions from bfen, wiernment,
which is very anxlous that he shall
return speedily to China to carry for
ward the work of preparing the com
mercial treaties, will return to his
home Immediately without awaiting
the arrival of Liang Chen, who is to
succeed him as minister to Washing
ton, and who is still in China. There
fore Mr.. WI will leave .ae first score
sary in charge of the legation until
ihe arrival of his successor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

Mr.. Roberts, the director Of the
mint, made public bis final statement
of the gold output of Alaska for I he
last ten months. The total is some
thing over a. 900. 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-14

Pensions issu ed: Louisiana-In-
crease, reissued, etc.: Joseph Ryan,
dead, Napoleonville, $12. Widows,
minors and dependent relatives: Will
liams. New Orleans. So; Sarah Ryan,
Napoleonville, S8 Matilda Wells,
Thidadaux, SO. Original: Stephen
Terry, Burnside. So; Mics Il. Jordan,
dead, New Orleans, S8 Widows,
minors and dependent relatives. Mel
lie Jordan, New Orleans, SO. Missis-
sippi-Incresse. reissue, etc Samuel
Raner, Natchez. SO. Widows, minors
and dependent relatives: Mary Z.
Jones. Arkabutla, SO; minor of Ben
janin z. Cox, Yazoo City, $40. Julia
A. Nettschy, Morton. So.
The cabinet met on the 7th inst for
the first time in several mouths.
There was general discussion of the
business that had accumulated since
the last meeting. In view of the fact
that the president is go ng awav, to
be gone for two weeks, each of the
cabinet officers was called upon TO lay
before him any matters of business
that would likely arise during his alb
sence requiring his action. Secretary
Hay brought forward the Colombian
canal negotiations, which were briefly
discussed, and he also referred to the
progress made toward the negotiation
of reciprocity treaty with Cuba. 1t
is stated, however, that in neither
case did the cabinet indicate any de-
sire to change the policy which the
state department. has been pursuing.
The members of the cabinet also
spent come time in examination of the
results of the recent elections over
which there was expression of general
satisfaction.