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Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27

der. This, also, was commonly the prac-
tice as to 'cornfield niggers" and un.
skilled laborers generally, Of both sexes.
There were pathetic scenes now and
then when negroes were sold at public auc.
tion on New Years day. Very rarely it
chanced that at such times members Of
the same family were sold to masters
widely separated.
K 1t should appeal to the common sense
of any man that slaves being valuable
holdings, their owners would neither treat
them cruelty nor permit them to be abused
by others. Owners Of valuable horses uni
formly are kind to them, and horses are
not human.
In this Southern New Years day, too
men met to settle long due debts, to pay
notes and to rent farm lands. Taken al
together, it was busy, busy day, full
Of its comedies as well as its dramas, and,
sometimes, tragedies.
AT such times the slaves Of the planta.
tons enjoyed their annual two weeks
vacation and these crowded the villages
to buy all manner of gimcracks-cheap
jewelry, ribbons and laces, and, having
sweet tooth, cheap candies as we'll Any
well-ordered slave could make overtime
money, and it was very sorry one, in
deed, who had not few dollars at the
New Year, to throw away in folly upon q
wife or a sweetheart.
The white trash" gathered then solely
with view to looking ON and to picking
up what they could As they were de
spised by both the well-todo whites and
the negroes of all degrees, they usually
kept to themselves They neither hired
nor were hired, but in some manner con
trived to secure their full share oi
whisky.
Like the old general muster" day ol
the ante-bellum days, the 'afo' de wah'
New Year has passed away with all ita
scenes and shiftings, yet the memory o.
it remains with the older residents as re
minder that one day at least, and that the
initial one, Of the Southland, was one ol
potential energy and signally characters
tic in its incidents Of the age and times.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Applause In Murder Case.

The effect of applause on an au-
dienee on a murder verdict was con-
sidered recently by the Supreme
Court in the Raines case, from Lee
county, and there was an intimation
that a case might arise in which such
a manifestation would warrant a re-
yersal as having had too great an
influence of the jury. Private John
Allen, closing counsel in the case,
had made the closing speech for the
prosecution, and as he took his seat
he was greeted with an enthusiastic
burst of applause from the audience
in the court room, which was
promptly checked by the presiding
Judge. The remarks made by the
Supreme Court on the subject Of the
applause of Mr.. Aliens speech were
construed by certain individuals in
North Mississippi as a legal inhibi-
ton against laughing at John AL
lens jokes, and the result was that
considerable excitement arose in
Northeast Mississippi over this mis-
taken Interpretation of the courts
decision, which was in fact based
on other grounds. Jourdan Boone,
Of Corinth, who was in Jackson last
week, looked up the decision and
found that it did not affect the right
of the people in Lee and neighboring
counties to smile at Mr., Aliens jests
and he was consequently much re-
lieved. "We have been laughing at
Mr.. Aliens jokes for nearly twenty
years. said Mr.. Boone, 'and / doubt
if even a decision of the Supreme
Court could wean the people from
their ancient rights in that respect"
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Lost Legs and Life.

J. H. Naples, expert tester Of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, had
both legs cut off by a switch en-
CINE in the Central yards at Jackson
last week and died. Naples brougl.
two engines from Scranton, Pa. TO
that city for the Gulf & Ship Island
railroad. He fired the engines lld
was examining them preparatory to
making run tests down the Gulf e.
Ship Island road when he was
struck by the switch engine. -tIe
was carried to the Jackson Sanitori-
um and everything possible was
done for him. Naples was a thirty
second degree Mason.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
WESTERN BLIZZARD.
Most serious storm I'm Years, snow
Drifts SIX TO Ten Feet Deep Ina-
pedinE Movements OfTratns.

Denver. Col, Dec. ee.-The blizzard
that ragged on Friday and Saturday in
eastern Colorado and Wyoming and
western Kansas and Nebraska was
the most serious in years TO the rail-
roads as far as the interruption of
traffic is concerned. All trains on
the Union Pacific and Burlington
roads were delayed at least twenty
four hours, and some trains due Sat
urday morning only reached Denver
Sunday night. This IL true of trains
over the Kansas Pacific branch Of the
Union Pacific. Along this line snow
drifts from six to ten feet deep made
the movement of trains impossible
until the tracks would be cleared.
Perhaps the storm was most severe
on the Denver & Alliance branch of
the Burlington. This line runs to the
Black Hills, and trains which left
Denver on Friday were only released
from their wedged positions in the
drift Sunday. One train, which was
completely hidden from sight by the
snow. was relieved by snow plows
from Alliance, Neb. A supply train
was run from Mercer, Neb., with fuel
and provisions to provide for the
needs of the imprisoned passengers.
1t required desperate work TO reach
the stalled train through the binding
storm and almost impenetrable drifts.
The attention of the railroads Sunday
was directed to getting the trains
going on schedule time again, and it
is expected usual conditions on the
Burlington and Union Pacific will
soon prevail.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
RottIng Of Cotton.

Ex-State Treasurer g. w. Car
Isle, who has just returned to
jackson from the delta, reports that
the planters are much discouraged
over the rotting Of cotton caused
by the rains. All Of the late crop
cotton is said to be ruined prac-
tically by wet weather. The plant
ers had counted upon making this
crop or o large part Of 1t, and the
failure, Mr.. Carlisle thinks, viii af-
feet the average sxpected-
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
TRAGEDY NEAR LIBERTY, MO.
Wilson and Then blows His
own Head OF.

Liberty, Mo, Dec. 29.--Joseph Foley,
Sunday, shot and killed Mrs. James B.
Wilson, and then with shotgun 1T
orally blew off mis- own head, at the
Wilson farm, near here. Foley was
formerly employed by the Wilson's,
and while drunk he went there Sum
day to borrow gun. He handled the
gun so recklessly that Mrs. Wilson
demonstrated with him, when he shot
and killed her without provocation.
He then killed himself. Foley was "a
years old, was a cousin of J, D. Foley,
who three years ago was charged
with killing his mother and sister.
Mrs. Wilson was 80 years old.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Cotton Decision.

A decision handed down by
the Supreme Court at Jackson is
Of considerable interest, as it set
ties the responsibility for the dis
astrous cotton fire which occurred
two winters ago at Vicksburg. The
cotton which caught fire was stored
on an open lot contiguous to the
line Of the Alabama & Vicksburg
Railway, and it was alleged that
the fire had its origin in the sparks
from passing locomotive. A test
case was brought in the Supreme
Court by one Of the firms in
yolved, who sued for $1,000 and
won, appealed by the railroad com
pany, affirmed by the Supreme
Court. The same fire involved the
loss Of over $4,000 worth Of cot
ton and it is probable other suits
will be filed.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27

frequently in free for all fight in which
fists only were used and after which no
arrests were made. In those New Year
days the 'rumshops," as they were called,
did land Office business. Whisky was
plentiful and cheap, and the prejudice
against drunkenness was by no means SO
general then as now.
The focal point of interest, however,
was the hiring out OF negroes for the en-
suing year. Now and then negroes were
offered for public sale, but that practice
was not so common then as in the earlier
part OF the century.
Planters neither hired out their slaves,
nor did they employ those of other peo-
pie. But those belonging to minor chill
dren and widows, as well as many who
were "chattelsS Of residents OF the touns
and villages were commonly "hired oua :
especially il they had been taught trades.
or were good cooks or house servants
Many town residents possessed slaves be-
yond their home needs, and these we're
hired out" to Others who might require
their services.
The contract lasted for the calendar
year only. It must be renewed annually,
Il desiEe6 hy the contracting parties.
Much naiscmception obtains as to the
disagreeabIeness and shame Of this prac.
tice, Masters had direct pecuniary in.
terest in their slaves, and it was to their
Interest 70 zee to It that these secured
humane employers AS far Is il was pos.
sibl@, each slave was permitted to chocss
the person for whom be eould work
soine shere we're who remained with ths
sans employers ysar BY year for nsany
ysars.
Those that we're good servants had nt
difhauity in choosing desirable employers
VERY frequently the master left this mat
Ter entirely b the hands Of the slave.
After I'll, though. there were those whs
we're unknown and many more who usr,
practically WORTHLESS. and thess wsr.
"tiTss sEt- u sseti9s 10 the highest bid
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27

City Assessor R. NJ. Kelly Of
Vicksburg has been notified by the
revenue agent. Writ Adams, to col
lect assessments upon the sum of
about three millions Of property
made by the recent back tax inyes-
legations. This viii give the city
treasury about 100000 for its share.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
ooplah school Trouble.

County Superintendent Of Educa-
ton Wilson of Copiah county was
in Jackson last week in consulta-
ton with the State board Of educa-
ton in regard to the school trouble
in his county. Superintendent Viii
son is made the defendant in man
damus suit brought by the county
attorney in behalf Of the board Of
supervisors Of the county to compel
the superintendent'to to run the public
schools for six months. According
to Mr.. Wilson, there is not enough
money in the school fund to run the
schools for this length of time, and
he cannotn run them on credit. He
cannot legally issue warrant to a
teacher unless there is money in the
treasury to the credit Of the school
fund. To do SO would make him
liable on his bond for the amount
of the warrant. State Superintend-
cnt Whitfield went over the matter
with Superintendent Wilson and de-
cided to go down to Copiah TO look
into the case with view to adjust
ing the trouble. Superintendent
Wilson states that he is more than
willing to run the schools for. six
months if the funds can be provided
in any manner to pay for the same.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Home Products Boosted.

Home manufactured products
we're given a boost at Jackson, when
the railroad commission established
a special schedule of rates on honit
cotton piece goods, machinery and
clothing, to apply to all roads and
become effective February 1st. The
commission has had the matter UNI
der consideration for some time,
and several conferences have been
had with the railroad people. The
schedule Of rates is as follows: Cot
ton piece goods, over one line, 40
cents per 100; two lines, so cents; /;
three lines, 60 cents. Machinery,
over one line, 95 cents; two lines,
36 cents; three lines, AZ cents. This
is in carload lots, the minimum
carload being 10000 pounds. Cloth
ing, one line, 65 cents; two lines,
73 cents; three lines, 90 cents.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Killed His stepfather.

Allison i. Blade, a 16-year-old
boy, at Natchez last week shot and
killed his stepfather, Albert Glenn
ent, while the latter was in the act
Of assaulting the boys mother with
an ak, Blade is timers appren-
tice and his stepfather a hard
drinker, who has spent several terms
on the county farm. Blade surion-
dered and is now in jail.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Fruit Growers' Association.

The Hoffman Fruit Growers
Association was organized at
Durant last week. A trans
portation committee, composed
of S. A. Montgomery, John
Brister and e. A. Pugh was appoint
ed to confer with representatives Of
the express company relative to low
er shipping rates and to enlist the
cooperation Of the growers Of fruit
and strawberries at Durant, West
and Goodman in an endeavor to Sc
cure lower transportation rates and
a reduction on box material. s. A.
Montgomery delivered an able and
well received address on the neces-
sity Of unity.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27

London, Dec. 21.--A special dispatch
from Brussels says the Dutch minis
ter to Venezuela. DIR. Van Leyden. had
been recalled and that Dutch interests
in venezuela had been committed to
United States Mipister RQwen,
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Hanged al New Roads, La.

Newroads, La, Dec. Willis
Williams, colored, burglar and muir
derer, was hanged here, Friday, in
the presence Of at least thousand
people. The crime for which Will
Jams was executed was the murder of
young Albert Herbert. at Fordach sta
tion.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Married at CarroIIton.

Mr.. Eugene Neal, cashier of the
Peoples Bank at Carrollton, and
Miss Lillian Lanham, of Lebanon,
KY, gave their many friends quite
a surprise by taking the train to
Winona last week, where they we're
quietly married.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27

Hiawatha, Kas., Dec. 21.1Squire
Herbert celebrated his eightieth birth
day at Thursday, and all his
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren were present. Each
gave the aged man so pennies. The
coins filed a coal scuttle.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Death Of ELIAS Haas.

st. Louis, Dec. 81. Elias Haas. aged
n years, died, Friday, after an illness
Of nearly five weeks. Mr.. Hoos re-
tired from active commercial pursuits
about fifteen years ago. but previous
to that time was one of the most
widely-lnown retail merchants Of the
nff..
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Young Isunter killed.

Powell Franklin, son Of J. Il.
Franklin, prominent farmer of the
eastern part Of Lafayette county,
was instantly killed by the accident
al discharge Of his own gun while
hunting last week.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27

Henry Wright, the negro charged
with wrecking the train on the YS-
zoo and Mississippi Valley road,
near Blakely, on March 20, was
convicted last week, the jury being
out only FIVE minutes.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 21.-Gov. Beck
ham has issued an address formally
announcing his candidacy for the
democratic nomination for reelection
foT q full term Of four years.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
HAD the same ERect.

Il hear that Jacks fancee has made
him give New Years promise to stop
smoking"
''That so? Well, mine has not said a
word about giving up the weed, but our
engagement has just the same effect"
"How so?"
Every time I call all the cigars in my
vest pocket manage to get crushed, and,
Of course, l don't smoke them!"-Balti.
more Herald.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27

aHe Is one Of the most resourceful lazy
men | ever knew"
ssWhy Do you say thstf"
because, instead Of writing out bio
good resolutions, be cat the page for Jan.
uary i, 1902. from his old diary and pasted
It "a under 1905 "--Ckcsgo Pest
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27

London, Dec. 22.--The London
Times confirms the receipt of mes
sage by wireless telegraphy from
Marconi at Cape Breton, y. 5.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27

~ HE first day Of January at the
scgQtMM South so years ago presented
scenes that would be strange
1M indeed if enacted in this gen.
s,N GSM Grafton.
F%}S To the negro slaves as well
Ss5 as to the many white people
sc was known only as "hiring day"
AT every county seat ia every slave state
it was the yearly custom for people of all
degrees to gather, some as spectators.
Others as actors in the events Of the day.
by far the greater number collected
prompted solely by idle curiosity.
Upon every corner and at every point
available in the courthouse square sat
negro women with great baskets Of zap
ple-jacks" Ia sort of fried apple pie), gin
gerbread and persimmon beer which they
offered for sale.
During the day men engaged in tests of
agility and strength, which ended not in
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
Tor all your Small Rsmittanes'. by mail or
otherwise.
Gold on all points in the United States.
Canada, and on Havana, Cuba.
CHEAP AND CONVENIENT.
NO APPLICATION REQUIRED.

A receipt is given and money win be re.
funded il order is lost.
Sold at all agencies OF the Southern Ex-
press Company at all reasonable hours.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-27
THE HUMBERTs ARRESTED.

III VrIN FF1ES1 z
hunt will be abandoned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-18
THE COLODAD.lO,S'
AKE;A TUMBLE ; |. E:
1t is Said That the Buying Pool
Has Been Dissolved.
COPPER WAS ALSO WEAK
Wabash Debentures and Tobacco As are.
flgher-Ameriesn Ice Goes
Down-Market Closed
Weak

With the exception of AlnalSamatea
Copper the stock market yesterday opened
strong. Copper was very weak All Guy
and lost several points, but made a feeble
rally just before the close. Later in the
weakness developed in other stocks here
and there. American Ice was a very
weak member and prices melted away, SO
to speak. The Colorado and Southern Is.
sues also became very weak and solo on or
sharply. The preferred broke from ~ ~
to 70, and the second preferred from AVS
to AZ. There was no explanation except
that there were more sellers than buy
erS. It is reported that the pool Wflcn
has been operating IN tins STOCK IS US Hs
mand for it from that source. Some or
the Richmond brokers, however, still be
lieve in the stock, especially the flrSt pre-
ferred, and bought it yesterday on the o.. de.
cline. Some of its friends here say that
it may go very much lower, but that
eventually it will sell very much higher:
The road is showing good earnings ana
ocupys a vcaluable position in the railroao
world.
There was comparatively light trading
in railroad stocks generally. Wabash de-
benture As were very strong and active
and well above 76. There was so!no trad
ing also in Tobacco As around 81.
Later in the day the whole market sofa
off and the close was weak.
A NEW YORK VIEW.
In summing UP the situation IN the mar
ket the New York Tribune says:
The stock market remains MANI! pro
fessional in it's character. Tha public has
not been in the market to any extent this
winter. Nevertheless, there has been an
almost steady demand for stocks and an
almost steady appreciation IN aEalues;
Capitalists identified with the principal
railroads have been buyers OF the stocks
of these roads, and of other roads which
they already have or which they intend
hereafter to merge with or attach to the
larger lines. simultaneously there has
been buying of the stocks Of Industrial
companies preliminary to the carrying
talists seem to count on greater things
than have yet been witnessed. Several
plans, doubtless, are awaiting the OUT
come of the proceedings instituted by the
Government against the Northern Securi-
ties Company. T. is supposed these pro
cecdings will be pressed as rapidly as
possible to a conclusion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-18
WEDNESDAY, April 9. 1902,

.. - o,cloc,1 NJ in front of the custom
o, L. ~ pn,,1, Ct reet IN tho CITY ne Rich
1i1o1ui o. AZ tle Sia1n .afarred to
no "a do Mills a;t1nfe6 ~ above
~ ~. sd +neotLer With al me FINDINGS
Machine,sJs Tiyturns and other property
90 ',iuo ort;an tbaraof
VI. ne 81 -, iaa; u S 20 ri Ores ~
a!iu VIII al Sosl, IN ~ no s,i
orner Hatural prouo ort;on +bereof and ali
RropeTTiS, oi llS III pi SSininn and Niuerai
R'shts OF every every h 10 1o I1
III IN, 10 ahu upoi o,le ssiu iah1vv,1u.he
MINES si Me cd H in ed I on Inc South
Mines Sltuaeeu IH15 ~ I th;rtaar
erh Ea fr"n ne citv Of Richmond With
eN St5 fnr W. ~, 1,anse nnantitv and
eslsJitlet 1;tr n hirnnnYnous which
eAtsliSns i, Io1ln s.f,nn,n then to
stcatts,i 19 foH aeon,nnvat;le chean
ness nesse of mining mini and marketing the same
, cra &c and arc estimated bv high author
r. a Contain 1oOo1 to Il, COO ions pe:.
10y. 10 I'd ~, ree nortion of the lana
f aee IS en valuable timber and a large GUAM
tit - - ,ora r,nod 80 . $3.50
t1S M oi h,iIdinws COMPRISE a large Brick
etn ne and Warehonse q, large. welI-ap-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-18
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK March 1.-THE cotton market
opened firm with prices SOS points higher, and
later further advanced on vigorous demand from
several prominent houses which led SATURDAY
selling Wall Street support and light Euro
pean demand helped to strengthen the market
here, but as the session wore along it became
clear to all that commission houses were re-
ceiying yery> few buying orders. In fact profit
taking with them popular, chiefly in July
contracts. Prospect Of light port receipts, ma
teriaily hrmcr Liverpool cables than anticipated
md and authoritative news that the Fall River
mill owners had granted the demand of spin
ners for an advance Of 10 per cent. in wages in
full added to the early strength. Large cstl-
mates for to-morrows New Orleans and Hous.
ton receipts helped to check buying toward mid
day. Business dragged heavily most of the af.
tcrnoon and the sole feature of operations
were straddles, purchases of May being made
against sales OF July. at the close the market
was quiet and steady with prices net 500 points
higher. Total sales were estimated at 10000
bales.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-18
Little Outside Interest Was, How
ever, Attracted.
LAST PRICES BELOW BEST
This Vas Duo TO Movement 10 Take Profits
In ibe Final Ho ur, Nevertheless
the Closing Was Firm,
Bonds Irregular.
lBy Associated press.)

NEW YORK. March 1.-THE general
speculative sentiment in Wall Street was
a good deal cncouragcu by the improved
condition of the money outlook as dis
closed by the Saturday hanl, statement
There was no absolute Improvement IN
the condition Of the banks disclosed by
that document. but there had been more
or less dread last week that the surplus
reserve would be entirely wiped out by
the many drains upon tho cash reserves.
Tho large loan contraction effected as an
offset 10 this drain and the absence OF
disturbance in the market, while this was
being done. Gisspated a good deal of the
anxiety foit over the money outlook IT
was this consideration that prompted the
professional traders 10 bid up the opening
prices for stocks. II developed. however,
during the course of the day that the pro
fess.onal contingent still make UP the
lnarke: TO a large extent, and very little
feeling was attracted by the advancing
tendency OF the market. The principal
operations also were inclined to revert to
The ;ndustrials and specialties. This was
partly due TO the fact that no relaxation
was apparent in the interest rates. Call
loaiis ruled at per cent. and over. This
was rather convincing confederation of
the supposition that the showing of the
banks on Saturday was due to q. shifting
of loans TO other institutions rather than
to their cancellation. 1t was seen also