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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET
Now Engaging Attention of the
Supreme COurt-Technicali-
ties Cut Little Ice.

jackson, Miss, Dot. 27.-The crimi-
nal docket is now engaging the at
tention of the Supreme Court of Mis-.
sissippi and will occupy the major
portion Of the time of that tribunal
during the next TIN ee months.
A large number Of cases have been
submitted on briefs without argr-
ment. and 1t is probable that quite q
number will be decided at the sittii &
mex Monday. While the court give 8
careful attention to all appeals, tech
nicalities are not regarded with so
much seriousness III criminal proceed
ures, and reversals cen be expected
only when the errors committed by
the trial court are Of o very serious
nature. M
Oral arguments will be delivered in
the principal murder appeals and At
torney- General MoClurg and Assist
ant Attorney General Williams will
have q large volume of this class of
business to look after until the begin
ming of the March term.
While the number of criminal cases
appealed is the largest on record, none
of the crimes are of exceptional inter
est, and a majority Of the murders
were Of the plainest sort with no new
or sensational features attached.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
CANVASSERS TO
BE SUPPRESSED
A BLOW AT Bio NORTHERN
DEPARTMENT STORES.
LIABLE FOR LICENSES
Transient Vendors r1ust Pay SIS
In Each County Local
Merchant Pleased.

Magnolia, Miss, Oct. 27.-Steps
hare been taken to suppress the army
of agents ano nvass Of Northern
department stores and supply houses
who have invaded Mississippi and are
undersetling the local merchants on
all commodities, making contracts
and taking orders for almost every
thing salable from q paper of pins to a
grand piano.
A few days since two agents of a
Memphis supply house started to un-
load two carloads Of provisions sold to
farmers living near Magnolia, in
Pike county. The. work was stopped
by Sheriff Leggett who demanded the
payment of the $50 privilege license
fixed by law for tran sient vendors of
merchandise.
The agents protested, claiming they
were not liable, and a telegram was
sent to Aditor Cole asking Tor q rul-
ing on the subject. The Auditor re-
piled that the agents were clearly
liable in the sum OF $50 each and he
instructed the sheriff to enforce the
payment of the license. ID
As the county license is one-half of
the state license, this means thae the
transient vendors must ray SIS in
each county visited, which means that
there will probably be a radical re-
duction in the number of
who are now scattered quite thiokly
over the state. The Auditor urges oil
sheriffs to keep a close lookout for
the transient vendors and enforce
prompt payment of the license.
Local merchants and dealers have
been deprived of thousands of dollars
worth Of trade by these agents, and
they will heartily endorse the action
Of the Auditor in directing that the
privilege license be exacted, thus
giving them a fighting chance for
competition.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
VETERANS GATHER.
Confederates of Georgia Hold An
nuai Reunion.

Columbus, Ga, Oct. 27.-A host
of visitors is swooping down upon
this city and will retain possession
for the next three or four days.
They are the members Of the United
Confederate Veterans, whose annual
divisional encampment will be for
mally opened tomorrow. Judging
from the large advance guard the
number of visitors will be fully up
to the encampments Of former years
and from all indications every SEQ
tion of the state will be represented.
Complete arrangements have been
made by the local societies for tho
reception and entertainment Of the
many visitors.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
T DEMOCRATS
To be Heard at Congressional
Mass Meeting.

New York, Dot. 27.-Great prepara-
tions have been made for the Demo-
cratic Congressional mass meeting to
be held in Madison Square Garden to
night under the auspices OF William
r. Hearst, the congressional candi-
date in the Eleventh district. Chair
man Griggs Of the Democratic Con.
gressional Committee is to preside.
Among the speakers to DO heard are
former Vice. President Adlai e. Stew.
enson, former Governor Budd Of Cali.
fornia, Mayor Eugene Schmitz Of San
Francisco, Senator Carmack Of Tennes-
see and Senator Cuibertson Of Georgia.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
CROTIAN SOCIE
Hungarians of this Province in
United States Meet.

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 27.-The Ma
tiona Society, composed Of natives
If the Hungarian province Of Croatia
who reside in tn United States, be-
gan It's annual meeting in Harrisburg
today. Many members Of the society
ara residents of Steelton and other
places in this vicinity and they have
made elaborate plans for tie enter.
tainment of the visitors during their
three days stay in tho city. The en-
tertainment will include various
forms of national amusements, which
will intersperse the business sessions
Of the gathering.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
Railroad Building in the State.

jackson, Miss, Oct. 21.-There
has been considerable activity in rail
road building IN Mississippi during
the past week. The most notable
events were the completion of the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City line
to Hattiesburg and the announcement
that a contract will be awarded about
the first of January for the fifty milo
branch of the Gulf and Ship Island
road from Mendenhall to Columbia.
The surveying party for the new
road to be built by Capt. J.iJ. White
from McComb City to Liberty, a dis
tanoe Of about twenty-five mics, has
commenced work. This road will be
built i'll connection with the Natchez
and Gulfport road, which proposes to
build a line between those places,
going via Columbia and connecting
with the Gulf and Ship Island sys.
tenn.
The Belzoni branch of the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley road will be
completed within six months, and
the Illinois Central that it
will build a branch lime from Kos
oiusko to the rock field of Attala
county, a distance Of several miles.
Tie double-track work of the Illinois
Central is progressing steadily. An
electric road from Greenwood to
Black Hawk, a distance of fifteen
miles, is proposed. Several of the
roads recently incorporated have
placed their surveying parties in the
field, and the coming year promises
to bring the largest mount of rail-
road construction in the history of
Mississippi.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
r

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 27.-J. M. Ter.
rell was sworn in as Governor or
Georgia today, succeeding Allen d.
Gambler. The inaugural was conduct
ed in the presence Of the state legis.
lature and vas followed by the in
stallation of the other state officials
elected October /. The occasion was
n of enthusiasm for the hundreds
of Democrats who came from all
parts Of the state Ito participate in
the ceremonies.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
FORCE
OF WORKERS

W~ilkesbarre. Oct. 21-A full force
OF workers went to the minos Of most
of the large coal.carrying companies
today, and a normal output Of coal is
in sight.
Disagreement In the middle district
between workers at large individual
coal quarries still prevents 1900 en-
ployees there from working.
Most..of the upper and lower quarries
aie in good condition, the repair
gangs having worked night and day
restoring them.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
A COLOMBIAN CRUISER
Arrives at Panama Il has an
all.American Crew and will
Do Good Service

Panama, Columbia, Oct. 27.-The
Columbian cruiser Bogotn arrived at
ten o'clock this morning: The Gov
ernn ent cheered the cruisers arrival.
Her commander, Capt. Marmaduke,
was welcomed to Columbia and the
cruiser placed under his orders. The
vessel has an all.American Grew. and
several war veterans are aboard. The
Bogota was formerly the British stea.
mer Clutch and later the Jessie Ban.
ming.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
Carolina State Fair.

Raleigh. N. c., OCT. 27.-The
North Carolina state fair opened to-
day under happy auspices. The man
agement has worked hard to make
this years exhibition the greatest in
the half century's history of the fair
and the result is a record break Ia q
number Of choice exhibits illustrating
the manufacturing. mineral, stock
raising and agricultural the
state. The racing programme was
usterod In today and Will oontinae
through the week.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
MASONIC RELIC IN
AN INDIAN MOUND
INTERESTING DISCOVERY IN
PIKE COUNTY.
WERE INDIANS MAS0NS?
Proof That Craft Existed in Some
Form Among the Native
Red Men.

Magnolia, Miss, Oct. 27.-Mem-
bers of the Masonic fraternity
throughout the world will be very
much interested and greatly surprised
by o discovery which has recently
been broght to light in Pike county,
this state. As is we'll known, the
history of Masonry is almost as old
as time itself and tho Masonic his
torian frequently finds many evil
dences of the existence of the craft
in unsupported places. For the first
time on record, however, evidence
has been found that Masonry onoo
existed among the Indians in some
form, and proof conclusive is given
that members of the craft in the
early days of America penetrated into
the wilds of the unexplored domain
and lived in peace and amity among
the Indians and infused into the chill
dren of the wilderness the principles
and teachings of Masonry.
Mr.. Alexander Hughes, of Pike
county, q man of unquestioned vera
city and integrity, when quite C
youth ploughed up from an Indian
mound about twenty miles from
Osy ka q piece of shalo or soft stone
bearing Masonic carving and delinea-
tions, and the stone has been turned
over to Mr.. Brittian B. Purser, of
Osyka, a Mason of high standing,
who has prepared an interesting de-
scription of the hieroglyiphics which
show that the maker had q correct
knowledge of the Masonic craft, and
that he was not only a fellow-crafts-
man, but was in possession of aocu.
rate knowledge of three degrees.
On the diverse side of the stone are
~delineated two oblongs, one within
the other, and the angles are each in
dictated by an arc of ninety degrees.
This is pictured the form of the
lodge, horizontals, perpendioulars and
right angles. Within the two oblongs
and near n end, is carved a small
part of the Masonic pavement. Near
the other end, and within the oblongs,
are pictured q square and compass SO
arranged that Il point of the COM
pass is elevated above the square, the
other being concealed beneath. One
leg Of the square is longer than the
other, indicating the carpenters
rather than the stonemason's square.
On the reverse side are delineatod
the two obiongs, the angles of ninety
degrees, but within the inner oblong
is symbol of the human heart pierc.
ed by an arrow. The stone is carved
to represent a closed book, and while
there are no letters or characters to
indicate the fact, it is supposed to
represent "The Book of the Law"
Members of the fraternity of emin-
ent degree who have examined the
bo'k express the belief that 1T was
carved by some French member of
the fraternity who lived among the
Indians in the early days of Ameri.
CO., and was placed in the Indian
mound as O talisman. In the early days
the southern part of Mississippi the
ties between the French and Indians
were matrimonial and commercial,
and it is possible that they were made
fraternal as we'll. But when and
how the stone came to be placed in
the Indian mound may never be
known.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30

Philadelphia, Oct. 27.-John Wanna
maker has aroused a sensation by an
interview published today. in which
he says Pennsylvania is a sunken
State ruled by the Qray gang In
league with corporations. The great
merchant almost despairs of its re-
demption. He says the con stitntid'
is violated, the people powerl ess an
the courts nearly useless BEGAN 80 the
juries are bought aud fixed. He says
the one hope lies IN Roosevalt's de.
termination 10 make corporations
beoy the law,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
REQUIs1TIoN REFUSED
Gov. Longino Very Properly De-
clines to Send the Hulls to Ar
kansas-Reasons Therefor

jackson, Miss, Oct. 24-Governor
Longino declined to grant the requi-
sition of the Governor OF Arkansas
for the whiskey boat prisoners now
in Jackson's JAIL on the ground that
the Mississippi courts have jurisdic-
ton. The prisoners will first answer
charges preferred against them by
the authorities of Coahoma County.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
The Coal Conference

Washington, Oct. 27.-Presidents OF
the coal roads and operators represent
tatives are here to attend the coal con-
ference today. No evidence will be
taken today. as it is expected that
very little evidence will be heard in
Washington.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
$40, OOO,O 900 WANTED
By the Naval Bureauof Ordinance
for Arms and Armament

Washington, Oct. 27.-Admiral
O'Neil Chief of the Naval Bureau of
ordnance 10 his ANNUAL report says
the bureau wants over thirteen mil
lion dollars next year, ten million of
which will be devoted to arms and
armament for new ships.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
ELIZABETH CODY STANTON
Famous Woman Died Yesterday :
She Advocated Woman's Rights

New York. Oct. 27.-Arrangements
are being made today for the funeral
of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the ia
nous woman's rights advocate, who
died IN this city yesterday afternoon
suddenly as q result Of heart disease
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
R WAR is 'WAGING
Some Opposition Is Being Develop.
ed Regarding Constitutional
Amendments.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 27.-The indi.
cations are that a merry war will be
waged on at least two of the consti.
tutional mendments to be voted upon
ut the November election, and it is
by no means certain that either of
the number will carry at ethe polls,
as an unexpected amount Of opposi-
tion has developed.
The voters in the delta are suspi-
cious of the amendment providing
the manner of inserting constitution
nj amendments at the next succeed
ing session of the legislature after
the measure is voted upon, and il is
expected that a heavy vote against
the amendment will be polled in that
section Of the state. The RAILROAD
aid amendment has also come under
the ban of suspicion, and the oppo-
-ition to the amendment providing
for regular biennial sessions of the
legislature is said to BIO strong, many
electors believing that the state has
entirely too much legislation under
the present arrangement, and that
the state books are heavily burdened
with useless laws, the strict enforce
ment CT which would greatly ourtail
personal liberty. There is another
large element of voters who are op-
posed to constitution tinkering on
general principles and will vote in
the negative to prev emit the docu-
mont from being so altered and
changed that in the course of q few
years it would be in a fair way to
become unrecognizable.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30

The Mississippi river commission
suggests In expenditure of no less
than s2.500.0 900 in 1904. Our Father
OF Waters hath a mighty mouth. and
his swallowing capacity ia almost in,
ealculable,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
Fall Meeting at Aqueduct.

Now York Dot. 2Z-The Autumn
meeting of the Queens County Jock
ey Club opened at the Aqueduct to-
day and will continue for twelve
racing days. The meeting is expected
to eclipse those of former years at
this track, for the purses HING up
have almost doubled in value since
1901.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
COY, YATES, OF ILLINOIS,
Is Sick With Fever Fears that
it rIay Run into Typhoid

Springfield, H., Oct. 27.-Gov.
Yates is i'll with malaria. fever. 1t
is feared that unless the fever is
checked Immediately it will run In
to an attack Of typhoid. The Gov.
has just arrived from o two weeks
trip through Ohio, Missouri, and
Southern IllionoIs.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
Vanderbilt's Auto Trip.

New York, Oct. 27.-Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt. Reginald
Vanderbilt and his fiancee. Miss Gath
leen Nelson, left Hampstead, L. I. to-
day for an extensive automobile trip.
Washington, Richmond and several
other cities of the Southwill be Wis
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
ACABINET CONFERENCE
VIII be Held on November 9TH to
Consider President RooseveIt's

Annual T1esSage
Washington, Oct. 81. -President
Roosevelt has called a cabinet meet
ing for November 18th, notifying the
members that he wished recommended
lions in writing from each for use
in his annual message to Congress.
The meeting will be the first formal
gathering Of the Presidents official
family since the adjournment of Con-
gress, and the conclusions Of the on
ference will DO embodied In his mes
sage.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
VALID TITLE TO N
Exhaustive Report of Knox Deliv-
cred to Roosevelt.

Washington, Oct. 81. -Attorney.
General Knox today delivered his re-
port to President Roosevelt showing
the title of the Panama Canal to be
valid. 1t is announced that the report
Is very exhaustive. covering three
hundrei pages. A synopsis Of it will
bs ppblished this afternoon,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
New President Of Princeton.

Princeton, N. J.. Oct. 27.-wood
row Wilson was instaIled as o presi-
dent of Princeton today. He do
clared his loyalty to ancient educa-
tional ideas In his address. A dis.
tinguished gathering witnessed ii
simple ceremony.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30
Review of South African Veterans

London. Oct. 81 Fixing Edward.
accompanied by the Prince of Wales,
Duke of Connaught, Lord Roberts
and a g%orgeously equipped staff, re-
viewed four thousand guar dsmen this
morning recently returned fromSouth
Africa. The King made q speech Ct
welcome to the torops.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30

Washington, Oct. a,.-Mitchell ar
rived this morning to attend the
meeting of tho strike commission to
day. He refused to discuss his plans.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-30

Return of Corbin and Young.
New York. Oct. 27.- Generals Cor.
bin and Young returned from Eusopq
today on the Steamer Philadelphia.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-06-12
Popular Low Rate Excursion.

The Queen & Crescent Route will, on
Monday Jure 18th, operate a popular
low rate excursion from Meridian to
New Orleans. The train will leave Me-
ridisn promptly at $50 a. IN. on Monday
morning and stop ut all intermediate
stations, arriving at New Orleans at 2 40
n. m. same date. Returning the train
Iesyes New Orlesnsat 00p. m. sharp
Tuesday June 18th. Tickets are good
going and returning on the special train
onlv. The rate from Meridian for the
round trip will be $500. and correspond
ingly low rates from intermediate sta
tons.
This excursion will be run under the
management of the Railroad Company
aud good order will be maintained.
everything being handled in first class
shape. No one should miss the oppor
tunity of visiting New Orleans on this
occasion. The train viii reach New
Orleans in fine TO allow the pair ons to
witness q base ball game between New
Orleans and Shreveport, and the Vaude-
vile performances viii be the attrac
lions at West End and Athelstic Parks
at night.
For further detailedinformat.on apply
To ticket agent. Yours truly,
GEO. ii. SMITH, g.. p. A.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-06-12
WHAT THE BEAR HUNT MAY DO.

A subject now agitating the public
mind is ito what party do the
Rooseveltian followers in Mississippi
belong?" They have been hereto
fore training with the democrats, en-
ioying favors at the hands of that
party, and participating to n greater
or less extent in its councils. Maybe
after that promised bear hunt we
will know more than we do now
Natehez Bulletin.
If the bear hunt does this, it Will
at least clear up the political situs-
ton.
There are number of democrats,
or men who have heretofore affilia-
ted with the democratic party, who
are now holding Office under the
Roosevelt administration and as
to their future political affiliations
they have been strangely silent.
If the bear hunt smokes them 0ut
and causes them to proclaim thsil
present political faith it Will not BE-
altogether without good.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-06-12

There has bsen great deal here
of late said about Hanna and Teddy
having n kind of misunderstanding
and that they would oppose each
either for the presidential nomination
in 1904. This is all bosh. Long be-
fore that time these two prominent
republicans will have conference
all by,themselves and it will be de-
cided that one or the ether run when
the one not running will do the wire
pulling. This little difference that
is said to exist between them is
gotten up just te give the democrats
something to talk abeut, and you
know when some democrats have
something to talk about they gsner-
ally give away more information
concerning the movement of the
party than they intend to give. A
prominent democrat stated the other
day that when the republicans want
ed TO entrap the democrats they ar
ranged something fer them to talk
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-06-12
Summer School, Knoxville, Tenn,
June 1890, 1902.

For the above occasion the Queen and
Crescent Route will sell from all points
on its lines to Knoxville, Tenn, and re-
tnrn. tickets at one fare for the ro1nd
trip on June 10, IL. Is. 26, 20 and 80,
and July IL, 70 and ID, with final limit
TO August 10.
For detailed information apply to any
ticket agent. or to the undersigned.
GEO. Fl. SMITH, q. p. a..
II. J. ANDERSON. A q. p. A.
New Orleans, La.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-06-12

The business men of Meridian pro-
pose to raise the sum of $4,000 for
the purpose of building a railroad to
tap the Illinois Central road at WI
nsna. This sum Of course is only a
starter, as it would not build four
miles of the road, but it is better TO
make start, for in no other way can
the road ever be built. 1t would
be we'll to state here that Meridian
isprefitlng by The suggestion OF the
Progress which on several occasions
has stated that the city had as "eil
make up it's mind to establish manu-
featuring industries or build rail-
roads to connect with other lines OIL
it would lose the trade 1t has labored
for these many years. When rail
roads run en- each side of town with
out touching it that town had as well
order its coffin, for its time has come
to die.