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The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
SOUTH FLORlDA'S CANALS.
Committee Files Its Report With
Governor jennings.

Governor Jennings.
Tallahassee, Feb 4.-The committee
appointed ny the Governor to visit and
examine the condition of the canals cut
some years ago between Lake Okee-
chobee and Lake Hicpochee, and be-
tween Lake Hicpochee and Lake Flirt
in the southern part of De Soto county
have reported that they find the canal
running southwest from Lake Okeecho-
bee into the northern part of Lake
Hicpochee is filled with water running
in a. swift current from Lake Okee-
chobee. into Lake Hicpochee. The canal
from the southwestern part of Lake
Okeechobee into the eastern end OF
Lake Hicpochee is also full of water
flowing in a good current into Lake
Hicpochee. Apparently only a low
grassy marsh separates the two lakes.
On the west end of Lake li!cpochee
there is a large canal to The Eal6osa-
hatchee river, and thense into and
through Lake Flirt which forms
part of the Caloosahatchee river
leading to the Gulf at Fort Myers. Cit
liens of Lee county have pctitoned
the trustees of the internal improve
ment fund to close the east end of
the canal opening into the west end of
Lake I1lcpocnee IRON the CalOoS3-
hatchie river, alleging that the canal,
being open, makes Overflows of the
Caloosahatchee river more frequent
and of longer duration than before
this canal was opened about twenty
years ago. The effect of the closing Of
the canal as asked can only be ascer-
tanned by practical experiment or by
theoretical survey of the territory to
be affected and a calculation of the
disposition of the water which accum-
ulates in the territory especially dur
ing the season of heavy rainfall. There
are protests against closing the canals.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
MANY DONATIONS RECEIVED.
For savannah Encampment's bazaar
to Be Held in Spring.

For Savannah Encampment's Bazaar
to Be Held in Spring.
The committee IN charge of the ba-
zaar to be given in the spring by Sa-
vannal I1ncanpment, Odd Fellows,
wish to thank the following gentlemen
and firms for contributions:
Col ]. II. Estill Judge Pope Barrow,
Mr.. s. B. Adams; Messrs. f. Moyle, c.
F. Cler, L. Adler, Theus Bros, Metro
politan Clothing Company, Eckstein &
Co, the Sternberg Jewelry Store;
Messrs. ID. Hogan. Cell g. Quint, Lind
say q Morgan, the Grand Union Tea
Company; Messrs. b. Blumberg. and
John Lyons; Misses Walsh & Meyer;
Messrs. T. West, Theo. Groot, NJ. 3.
Ehrlicher, Aloph Winter, George Beck
man, Herman Winter. w. ". Starr
NJ. Roentsch, Neal Gildea, William
Bodine, 5. l.. George. f. Elsinger John
Cotitngham, S. Wilensky, Dugan &
Sheftall. NJ S. & D. A. Byck, j.
O'Keefe, r. Rowlinski, Henry Schoder
Charles F. Graham. b. Dub, e. Hook
man; the Hub Clothing Company;
Messrs. b. H. Levy & Bro; the Adams
Paint and Oil Company; Messrs. Nc
Donald & Sternberg. Jones & Helmey.
Thomas L. Hill; the Masonic Temple
Pharmacy; the Atlantic and Pacific
Tea Company; Messrs. j. Pinkussohn.
l.. Muhlberg. Henry Dreeson. j. X. p.
Carr. John Schwarz. Nj. X. Corbin.
Warning Russell, Jr., j. n. Helm
ken, A. A. NJ. Schroeder, d.
A. Holland. Hathaway & Co.;
knights Pharmacy, Messrs. Isa-
dore Collat. Charlton G. Charlton, S. F.
Smith G. Co.. w. H. Everett, j.
Krouskoff, S. Bernstein, Marcus Baker,
IT. F. johnson, w. III. Hoffman. p. II.
Herman, L A. Mccarthy, Luigi Ira
PAM. A. w. Masterson. c. A. Vetter,
A. 9. Griffin. Mark Apple, Peter Fox.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY

SHOT-Drop. 81. So; B. B. and large.
81 90; chilled 81 30.
IRON-Market steady; refined 2.2oc;
Swede. SC.
NAILs-cut. s2.s5 base; wire. $40
BARRED w1RE-ss.5o per 100
GUNPowDER - Per keg. Austin
crack shot. s4 half kegs. s2.25; quar-
ter kegs, s1.25; champion ducking.
quarter kegs, s2.25; Austin smokeless,
half kegs, ss.45; quarter. $3.50; three
pound 81 10; one pound, 75c; less 70
per cent. on sraokeless.
Cotton DnGging and Tics
BAGGING-Market firm; jute. "a
pounds, 75sc; sea island bagging, 12Ac.
TIES-Standard 45-pound arrow.
large lots, 81. 25: small lots. 81: IS.
BacOn. Hams and Lard.
BACON-Market firm: D. s. C. r.
sides. SIC; D. S. bellies. csc; Cast
ern). according to average size, ID. {.
bellies csc CWestern); smoked c. r.
sides, 1oAc.
HAMs-sugar cured, 1295c; picnic
hams. S15c.
LARD-Pure, in tierces. 1880; in 80
pound tins and S0-pound tubs, 10ssc;
compound. in tierces.. Sssc; 50-pound
tins and S0-pound tubs, S5sc.
miscellaneous.
FISH-Mackerel, half barrels, No. 1,
s7.75; No. 2, s6.75; No. 8, $5.75; kits,
No. /, 81 .25; No. ., s1.1O; No. 8. 90c.
Goldfish, 1-pound bricks &c; 2-poun
bricks, 514c; smoked behring's, per box,
15G171ac. Dutch herring, in kegs, 81;
new mullets. half-barrels. 1918.
SYRUP-Market quiet Georgia and
Florida syrup. buying at 25@271ac; SELL
ing at 30GD322c; sugar house at 15@1sc.
High wines, basis, $1.31.
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, in
barrels, soc gallon.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
Shipping Memoranda.

Charleston, s. c., Feb. f1.-Arirved
steamer Apache, Bearse, Jacksonville,
and proceeded to New York.
Fernandina, Fla, Feb. 11.-Arrived
schooner Eva B. Hull, Leighton, New
York
Sailed, schooners Chauncey E.
Burke, Townsend, Philadelphia; John
Rose, Doughty, Philadelphia.
Key West, Fla, Feb. 11.-Arrived
steamers Olivette. Port Tampa, and
sailed for Havana: City of Key West
Bravo. Miami and returned.
Sailed, tug Osceola, Tortugas
Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 11.-Cleared,
steamer Iroquois, Chichester, New
York; schooner Job H. Jackson, New
York.
Entered, steamship Algonquin, Bos-
ton.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

COTTON-Savannah to Boston, per
100 pounds, 25c; to New York, per 100
pounds, zoe to dock; 23c lightered; to
Philadelphia. per bale, 81; Baltimore,
81.
FOREIGN DIRECT-Barcelona SIC.
Antwerp (March), &c; Bremen, 22c
Havre, 26c; Trieste, =; Hamburg, 23c
Genoa, zoe; Venice. 4Oc; Reval, 35c:
st. Petersburg. 35c; Gothenburg, 35c;
Client, 32c.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freight, active,
to Baltimore. $475; to Philadelphia,
$5.25; to New York, Sc; to Portland.
$3.50.
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah to
Baltimore, SIS; to P. r. r. or B. and
o. docks, $3.50; to Philadelphia, Is 2-3
per cwt. q pounds to foot); to New
York, $500 per NJ to dock; lightered,
1878; to Boston, to dock, sS75.
NAVAL STORES = The market is
Arm; medium size vessels. Rosin-
Cork, for orders, IS Sd per barrel of 30
pounds, and per cent. primage. Spirits
As Cd per 40 gallons gross. and 5 per
cent. primage. Large vessels, rosin, 3s:
spirits, As Sd. Steam, lie per 100 pounds
on rosin, 211ac on spirits, Savannah to
Boston, and 919c on rosin, and 19c on
spirits to New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12

SALT-Damond is fair and the mar
ket steady; carload lots. 100 pound
burlap sacks. CSC; li0-pound burlap
sacks. 42c; 125-pound burlap sacks,
Hisc; Compound burlap sacks. 7Sc: cot
ton sacks one cent higher than burlaps.
HIDES Market firm; dry flint, 12c;
dry salt l0c; green sailed, &c.
WOOL Nominal; prime Georgia,
free OF sand burrs and black wool.
l5Isc; black. 12iAc: bury, loo. Wax,
Csc; tallow, Sc. Deer skins. zoe.
Hardware snd Building Supplies.
LINE, CALCIUM. PLAsTERs AND
CEMENT--A Alabama and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at 75Gs0c a
barrel; special calcined plaster 81 .40G
l so per barrel hair, 4a5c, Rosedaie
cement, sl.2041. IS; carload lots. spec
cial. Portland cement retail, $50,
carload lots 81 .p0G2 90.
LUMBER ~ Market frm. Quotations;
Sawn ties. per " feet. SLIGO hewn ties,
Gx9NSis), tSc each. minimum easy
size yard stock, slf bo4i5.0o; car stills,
fi5Ql5b0i ship stock, s2S.
OfI,~Narket steady; demand fairi
signal, s51tOc. West Virginia black
9ai2c. lard &c. Deatsfoot, 60n7bo.
machinery, isdabc. iinseed OIL raw
G2c. boiled. &c. kerosene prime white
1859, water white. lse, Prattn astral
80. deodoriged stove gasoline drums
lihei empty oli barrels, delivered. tsf
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
Grand jury and schools.

A committee from the grand jury,
consisting of Messrs. w. S. Tison, W.
d. Krenson, George S. Haines and
Adolph LETTER. called on Mr.. Otis
Ashmore. superintendent of public
schools. yesterday morning to acquaint
themselves with the financial condi-
ton of the school system. They eS~
amined the books and expressed their
entire satisfaction with the condition
of affairs. Afterward they were shown
through the new Chatham Academy.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12

Exports per steamship Chatham. for
Baltimore-446 bales cotton, 1928 bar
rels rosin, Is barrels turpentine. ZOE. 1853
feet lumber, 11S boxes oranges, 70 tons
pig iron, 10 packages vegetables, 9
barrels rosin oil, 1000 cases canned
goods, SO packages merchandise 81
packages yarns and domestics, 200 tubs
lard. so barrels pitch, 400 bundles
handles
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Chicago Feb. 11.-Timidity among
specula tors in the grain pits over
what might happen during to-mor>
rows holiday on the board led to gen.
eral covering. and with a few bits OF
bullish news helped toward better
prices all around. May wheat regis
tered a net gain of ls@ssc; May corn
closed a shade to 21zc higher.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.
Continued from Ninth Page.)

GOod .........s's'....... .412Q4%
Falr ..................... .4A 04h
common ...................... Big
Rough rice, T5c@s1.Oo per bushei, ac-
cording to quality.
OATS-No. 2 mixed carload SOC;
job lots, SIC; white clipped cars, SAC;
job lots, 66c.
BRAN-Job lots. s1.4o; carload lots,
s1.S5.
HAY-Market steady; No. 1 timothy,
job, 81; cars, size; No. 2, csc; job cars
90c.
Fruits and Nuts.
APPLES--Fancy Ben Davis, $1,000
5 .25 barrel.
COCOANUTS-$3. 50 per 100.
ANANAS-$1. 25@1.7 rs.
LEMONS-Market steady. at $3.50.
GRAPES-Malaga $500 barrel.
RANGES-Florida, $2.75@3.00
DRIED and EvaPOrnted Fruits.
APPLES-Evaporated, 1Oh@11c; sun
dried, TIC.
APRICOTS Evaporated, 11Hc
pound, nectarines, 10Mc
RAISINS-L. L. 81. 90; imperial cab
iuets. 50. 50; loose, 50-pound boxes, 71ac
pound.
PEACHES - Evaporated, peeled,
19c; unpeeled, &c.
PEARS-Evaporated 101sc.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
GRAIN. PROVISION. ETC.

New York, Feb 11.-Flour showed
continued firmness and a. fair trade at
old prices. z.y au
Rye flour quiet.
Corn meal steady.
Rye dull; No. Western, SEC.
Wheat-Spot firm: No. red, SSAc.
Options; practically all of the session
wheat ruled very firm on a moderate
and speculative trade, mostly covering
of shorts anxious to even up for the
holiday Other bull factors included
a large decrease in worlds stocks,
scattered crop complaints from the
Southwest, strength in coarse grain
and light offerings. Closed firm and
Nc net higher. March closed S41sc;
May closed s3%c; July closed $3.50.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2, CSC. Fur
nished with a fair demand from shorts,
corn held firm all day. helped also by
light to country offerings, small re-
ceipts and the rise in oats, closing
firm at ss@1ac net advance. May
closed &C; July closed 661sc.
Oats-Spot firmer; No. 2. ACC. On a
scare of May shorts at Chicago, the
oats market advanced sharply and re-
manned firm during the day.
Beef quiet.
Cut meats quiet.
Lard firm; Western steamed, $50
$500; refined firm; continent, 9.S5c:
South American, 10.65c; compound, ~
@Sc.
Pork steady.
Tallow firm.
Rice steady.
Coffee-Spot Rio quiet: No invoice
SIC; mild quiet; Cordova, S@S1ac.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining,
3-16c; centrifugal, &C. test, 3 11-16c.
The coffee market opened steady and
unchanged and ruled dull all day
closing quiet and net unchanged. The
entire scope of fluctuations was but
points, and at no time did the mar
ket display the least symptoms of spe-
cial leaning. Total sales were $3.50
bags.
Butter strong; creamery, 2O@2Sc;
dairy, 15@25c.
Cheese firm; state full cream, small
early made, fancy colored, 11& @12c;
white. Tx @12c; large, early made, col
ored, 10Ac; white, 10a4c.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsyl-
vania, 2S@29c; Southern, at mark, CSC.
Potatoes steady; New York, fair to
prime, sack, $2.O0@2.25; Jersey sweets,
barrel, $3.O0G4.O0.
Peanuts quiet; fancy handpicked,
Az @41ac; other domestic, 2%c.
Cabbages firm; Long Island Flat
Dutch, per 100, $2.OO@4.OO.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 121ac.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
THE DENTAL COLLEGE KILLING.
Coroner Holds Granada for the
Death of Pope.

Atlanta, Feb 1.-THE coroner's jury
to-day held T. ]. Granade for the kill
ing of w. j. Pope. The killing took
place i'm the Atlanta Dental College
yesterday.
In his dying statement Pope denied
that he had attacked Granada with
brass llnucks as claimed.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
Vessels Sailed Yesterday.

Steamship Chatham, Hudgings, Bal
timore.
German bark Bellas (Ger.), Bolden,
Riga.
German bark Carl (Ger.), Werneke,
Rio Grande de Sue
American bark Hattie G. Dixon,
Shanks, Rio Janerio.
American schooner Gen. Adelbert
Ames, Dodge. New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12

The transportation of lumber from
South Carolina to Philadelphia by
steamers has proved more of sue
cess than was at first supposed. ac-
cording to the statements of f. p. Bur-
ton & Co, the charterers of the steam
ship S. V. Luckenbach and the pioneer
firm in shipping lumber by steamers TO
Philadelphia. The Luckenbach made
the round trip in twenty-four days and
carried 100000 feet of lumber, nearly
COO, 900 feet more than the charterers
anticipated. BY reason OF the fact
that the vessel has four steam winches
and seven gaffs, the handling of car
goes is both expeditions and cheap as
compared with sail craft. She was
loaded in eight and discharged in SIX
days. The cargoes will be all shipped
from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
COTTON SEED OIL.

New York. Feb. 11.-Cottonseed oil
showed further steadiness on continued
fair demand, part of it for export.
Prime crude, f. o. b. mills, 3S@34c;
prime summer yellow, 41h@42lAc; off
summer yellow, 401a@41c; prime white,
44@45c; prime winter yellow, 45@47c;
prime meal $2S, nominal.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
Passengers by steamships.

Passengers from Savannah to Balti-
more on the steamship Chatham, Feb.
I'LL. H. Hoffman, VIM. Hoffman. j.
A. WARD, A. Moon, w w. Thomson, H.
Roberts. H. Mosbaugh, w. r. Leach,
B. V. Brewer
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic in
formation will be furnished masters of
vessels free of charge in the United
States photographic office, in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
Some Well known Americas Cit
izens Escape Fines for Gaming.

izens Escape Fines for Gaming.
Americas, Ga, Feb. lin the City
Court of Americas to-day indictments
for gaming against several we'll known
citizens were mol pressed for lack of
sufficient evidence to convict, in the
opinion of the prosecuting attorney
Several months ago the grand jury in-
dicted twenty citizens on the charge
of gaming, the majority of whom
pleaded guilty and paid their fines
The indictments mol pressed this morn
ing were against the last half dozen
of that well known contingent. The
finding of the indictments caused
considerable sensation.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
JUDGE sPEER REVERSED.
Receiver CARING Upheld in His Re-
fusaI to Turn over Funds

Macon, Ga. Feb. ia telegram
from New Orleans announces that
Macon Sash, Door and Lumber Com
pany matter in which he recently or
dered Mr.. I. J. CARING, state court
receiver, to turn over assets in his
hands or go to Savannah jail.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
Phases of the Moon for February,
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


Steamship State of Texas, Peters,
Baltimore.--J. j. Carolan.
Steamship Tallahassee, Johnson,
New York.-Ocean Steamship Co.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12

High water at Tybee to-day at 1872;
a. M. and 1880 p. m. High water al
Savannah one hour later.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
THE WEATHER.
Morning News thermometer at IL

Morning News thermometer at IL
p. IN. ................ ........... AZ
Morning News barometer at II
.. IN. ................. ~. 81
Forecast for Wednesday and Thurs
day
Georgia and South Carolina: Fair
weather Wednesday and Thursday;
light to fresh northwest winds.
Eastern Florida: Fair weather We'd
nesday and Thursday, probably warm
er Thursday; variable winds.
Western Florida Fair weather
Wednesday and Thursday; light vari-
able winds.
Yesterdays Weather at savannah
Maximum temperature $50
p m. ............... Ol degrees
Minimum temperature z a.
m. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..... % degrees
Mean temperature . ...... 40 degrees
Normal temperature ....... Sc degrees
Deficiency of temperature. 16 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Feb. ................... So degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan degrees
Rainfall 90 inch
Normal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL inch
Deficiency since Feb. L.. .9S inch
Deficiency since Jan. l 3.94 inches
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12

factor in the river business, and will
doubtless continue so if their freights
hold out as they have been all along
to the present.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Sad summons to Engineer Megohor
at Nemassee.

Beaufort, S. c.. Feb. 1.-THE
five-year-old child of Locomotive En-
gineer j. L. Megohor, on the Charles
ton and Western Carolina Railroad,
who resides ait Yemassee, S. c., was
burned to death at that place this
morning. The childs father was sum-
moned to his home just as he was
about to leave for Port Royal, and
when he arrived found the child Durn-
ed to a crisp
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12

River Report-The hight of the Sa
vannah river at Augusta, at a. m.
C75th meridian time) yesterday, was
1913 feet fall of or foot during the
preceding twentYfour hours.
Observations taken. at the same mo-
ment of time, Feb. IL, 1902, p. m, 18th
meridian time.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
THE INDICTMENTS MOL PRESSED.

ii. Is. Boyer,
Local Forecast Official.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
Savannah Almanac, 10Th Merida n
Time.

sun rises at 6:37 a. m. and sets at
5:23 p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
SAFE CRACKERS GOT s7OO.

Good Looking Strangers Supposed
to Have Done the Work.
Columbia, S. c., Feb. 11.-Safe crack
ers blew open the safe of S. ]. Taylor,
liamsburg county last night and Sc
cured over 500, a part of it in gold.
A gang of four good-looking white
men were seen in the community
headed towards Charleston.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-12
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Mess DOfhf PCT
May SIS 80 SIG 90 SIS 80 sl5 95
July -. l6 90 l605 is 90 l6 o2lz
Lard. per 100 pounds
May -. 52ia . IS 52l2 ? So
July -. . so 965 9 so . 62l4
Short ribs. per 100 pounds
May 80. 52ls 80 NS 52ls so
July 80. 6Tis 80 So 6Ih
Cash quotations were as follows.
Flour. dun and steady; No. spring
wheat. 7iGl75c. No. ? red. s5@S6c; No.
2 oats, 43Ac: No. white, 45l d45lsc;
No. Q white. 427s f5%c; No. 2 rye. SOC.
Fair 20 choice mailing barley. G0QG2c.
No. ! aafseed, Sl.6s; No. Northwest
ern. SLID. prime timothy seed, $3.50,
mess pork, per barrel slslOui5.Ib lard,
per 100 pounds. s9.37is Msf0. short ribs
sides (lOosel, fs.f04s.C0. dry sailed
shoulders (boxed). f0Ihc, short clear
sides fhoxed). ts.S0NS.sQi sugar. clover,
contract grade. f2bc.
neceipta- Wheat. 90 600 bushels
corn. 5000 bushels oats, $4,000 bush.
as. hogs, 1890 head
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-23
DOTS FROM MLAURIN.

Everybody is invited to attend the ice
cream supper tonight to be given for the
benefit of the church.
T. w. Cox, prominent business man
here, has been sick all this week, but is
now some better.
Attorneys Fall and fairfield of Hat
tiesburg have been business visitors to
our town this week.
J. II. DuBose of Hattiesburg is visit,
ing relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Ravesies were
made the proud parents of a fine 9-pound
baby boy Wednesday night, August 90.
We congratulate the happy parents and
may the little fellow prove blessing to
them.
Miss Leo Williamson of Purvis is Wis.
iting relatives and friends here.
Charlie Hansbrough is spending this
week with his sister. Mrs. Longer, in
Hattiesburg.
II. R. Deane made business trip to
Mt. Olive Monday.
Mrs H. D. Cudabac and little Fannie
Eleanor, of Moss Point, are visiting
Mrs. NJ. E. Thompson.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-23
BURGLARS AND LoAfERs.

Every state exchange we pick up
with few exceptions accounts are Civ
en- of burglaries committed. The
thing is not only becoming numer-
Gus, but dangerous to human life.
There is no excuse under the sun
for men to rob and steal in this state
unless 1t is natural desire and the
fact that they are too lazy to work,
and wherever such case presents
itself the party should be taken out
and made to work.
From time to time the Progress
has advocated the strict reinforcement
of the vagrant law, for the Migrants
are the robbers and thieves we read
about. Any man of sound body can
get work within twenty-four hours
and the excuse that he cannot bellies
itself. Contractors are in Hatties-
burg every day looking for and beg
ging men to work, but the street loaf
err, of which this city is badly aff1ict-
ed, persistently refuses to work, but
continues to live off the labor of 9TH
ers.
From the gulf to the Tennessee
line and from the Alabama line to
the Mississippi river there comes up
the complaint of the scarcity of labor
and the great number of loafers.
And yet the labaring people will
continue to tug and toll for the sup
port of the loafers and elect officers
who will not enforce the vagrant
law. 1t is true the law is defective
or there is omething about it defect
i've, but this is no excuse for the Off
GERS not to make an effort to run in
the loafers or run them out, and the
time is fast coming when the people
will band together for self-protection
if the officers of the law refuse to
act.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-23

Those ten negroes sitting on that
goods box back in one of they alleys
are reminded that the cotton picking
season is at hand and that the farm
ers want all the help they can get.
They are also reminded that there
are several railroads being construct
ed in the state and that the contrac-
tors are out every day looking for
laborers. They are further reminded
that there are eight buildings going
up in Hattiesburg, besides the many
frame buildings, and that the build
ers are wanting all the day labor
they can get. They are also made
aware of the fact that this state has
vagrant law which provides for the
punishment of those who sit on
goods boxes and loaf away their
time during the day and steal from
their neighbOrs at night, and that
the state has some beautiful peniten-
itentiary farms on which there is
room for all the loafers in Hatties-
burg. Therefore there is no excuse
for sitting on that box, but go to
work, you long-legged, sunny, Shiny,
slick faced, thick headed sons Of
guns. Now co.