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TNE FIRST GTRI ~ 4 CENTURY.
\ Remarkable Record of n ramii, Broken
by n New Arrival
Fro" Ne ~. Loms Globe Democrat,

r fh'F wa ~, LOUIS ''tobf- IJCmOCFn.
The family nni immediate relatives of Ar.
thur W. Becker of S0U2 Gcyer avenue ~,
con 'ratulntinc on" another. anC mos. par
ticlirrly Mr. Becker on the arrival in the
family OF baby girl the first IN the n. knr
family IN over n hundred wears The ,lrl
was born last Wednesday. Mr. Becker is a
son Of MIR. i. +. Becker, wcll-Rnown St
Ioui,ah lie has four sons two Of whom
are married and all Of them living. Philip
\ Becker j. the fourth son The father says
that II has been over one hundred Years
since the family has been blessed with girl
AMI with on' except lon the omission of female
births DAT - back over one hundred and tlfty
wears
II hal COW. to hc belief in the family
that a cI, s.-.,: never again H. born. but
tn, arrival OF a now baby has scattered all
prciillv exubarunt Vie tried TO explain
Yesterday. Will" laughing hystericnl,y, tn,t
no on in the family knew how to 20 about
-sl,ctini u rirl- name and that before tbs
arrival boy. name had been chosen The
birth threw all calculations to the winds,
and the family Is Just now recovering from
the surnri=e
Mr. Becker. the elder. relates how his father.
Jacob u 'ck"r. who w1s born ~ l7pa, told him
IN his youth OF tn" peculiar scare ~ of the
fcmal" branch OF the family Mr. Jacob
Becker was onn of four h-oth'rs neither
Of " hon was ever reward, d With pitl4 1L,re
was. however horn to tho gr, nj grandfather
on" Girl. VINO died II an carly ave Nth
This except ton, feualc issue has been Ia, kipg
a. far back a. l7Si
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Generals Office shows that there is no
excise for these lynchings on the ground
that murdercrs or other criminals escape
through tn" law During the year twenty
three prisoners have been tried for capital
offences ami condemned to death and in
only two case, have there been commu-
ta'ions In the last twenty months there
have been eighty-hye prisoners condemned
to death or life imprisontnen. in Texas,
Gov Savers win therefore join GOV.
LONGING of Mississippi and other Southern
Governors in endeavoring 10 suppress
lynchings II ia far more difficult task
than il may seem, ard the arti-lynChng
Governors have accomplished far lees
than vac expected, although they have
worked earnest in this cause.
80 onr could have boon more earnest in
h- Efforts 10 break rp lyrChing IN Missis-
sipri than GOV Longino lie has dis
c;IS,.d il in every message 10 ia" L"gi--
leturc He himself has gone to The county
- Al when iynchinG was expected. lie
has ordered out troops whenever rcce ssary
~ . has upheld and supported the Judges
H. ,noiy opposition 20 n"bs.
lie uId all in hi- power to secure action
by lac Grand Jurios against lyuchers and
has worked IA every possible way To- stop
o., dis.racr Vet he has Al best savcd
fuur ~ five lives while hat horrible ed
iiinu 40 lynching burning al the stake
previously unknown IN Mississippi, has
finally invaded the state and wac the feat
urc Of the recent curuth lynching
ra.a, vino oppose lyncling call a:ton-
u.u iu ia" fact that 1t - progressive going
through an cvom'iou II horrors. When
tan.rph Nr.t hcgan hi. work in MhSsiSSippi
the lyu,aiug was done by amal body Of
u.cu. v,ll ORGANIZED. masked and on horse
tack. an, rode 10 ,hn jail in tn" middle Of
ia, rigl' and compelled the Sheriff To
surrender the prisoner. He was taken To
tn, nearest tree and hanged.
Tn" next chang. a nH'l' ->ly brutal
one. va aft = harpilg the ~ gro to have
every mnmbr of ~, mob fra rnr
o., pistol ~ the bpd} This practice has
boon asp' u? sirc'. With the result tina, the
bod OF lvrrirl r"grors today ut lcr s.
,.,-, Who have tot been burned orc
.c.,.. !v oi-ti' gu,ahie ~ those Of human
b ing
Later all ma ~ and Ii-gui-ee were dis
cardcd and H." mob rrrFcrr1ed It's work
IA ,l,op,a Hight Z dtv in the very streets
sc 'lo town. aud generally ia front # tho
a.u, aous, with no attempt ~ concaalment
'r secrecy.
Fin,Nv aas COW. ;lc burning at the
s.at,, hon In. lyncainE i.u.ri. = 'p'c'acle
in which n large par, II o. lorulltion
ipia- Invitations ~" ~"r' ~ ..u even
aXc,r.ions arr gi;cn for 'hu'' VINO wish
to Witness thee" executions
A. Coiinth the only question was whether
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MIR MURPHY s RESIDENCE

for it Workmcu nave r,node He'd it ont
side and renewed it inside 20 that when be
moves IA The Ilaoo y i'll be- practically new.
The decorations are handsome Tie fur
nishiug. have been selected by Mrs Murphy
and repre- sent a nice investment, but one
quite within the means Of the millionaire
leader Of Tammany
HIS MARRIAGE AND CHARITIES
II will be remembered that Mr. Murphy
with characteristic reserve made his mar
riage last June great deal of secret
He Was married 10 Mrs Graham. " HON Ia,
had known for many YEAR. and then went
quietly to Atlantic city without Informing
amy one uf the ceremony. II was not until
they returned from their wedding trip that
the fact Of the marriage could be confirmed.
Mir. Murphy has brought up the four
children Of his dead brother William. One
Of his nephews i a cadet al West Point and
Willis graduated next June.
H- charities have brought him some repu-
tatiun and kind words IA his home dis
trirt The Rev Or Rain-ford, " hose work
il H. that territory, once SAID from his pupi,
that if all the IamEauy leaders were like
Murphy Tammany would b. al admirable
organization.
He drinks and smokes in moderation
lie seldom bets on the races Sometimes
h. plays the Wall Street game, generally
on very good information He goes to
church every sunday
In spite Of the fact that Commissioner
Partridge put 100 hostile policemen in his
territory on election day, Murphy carried
the Gas HOUSE district by an unprcce Iented
vote
The municipal campaign ia going to he
Mr. Murphy'- try-uur. II he follows h-
present plans and nominate a respectable
ticket his friends think he'll he hard To
un-,at
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b't together they were unable 10 knock
Ny Murphy.
A. hi- fortunes proslerci Murphy In
vested III n oney In other saloon ventures
IIr p,~ned "A nov pla" 20 Twen'y-third
tree, nni Avenue 4, which was the most
iu,tI..Y - IN a.. appoi'.''. 'H'- la, had been
e,ru ia that part %! IT, town.
Ai,i iiararp election 10 tic Asse mlly
ice and MurphS I.,arnrd TO Tammany
and both -upoor'ri SI..,!i when he ran
f,r IT, St.'c s,Iato in 1874. They were
largely responsible for Spiuola's election
90 toagi'.- IN lS'b.
Jupt was tno $"nr # H., Henry George
iara il N,, YorE All"n Thorndikt E,ce.
,iu E.'uli,an cant 'Iio for ,onrress. rot
trc I,rr" george uGorscnsut, ard the
tt OF vote was tough; 90 hc strong Ia
tat Congress di.,'iu.
on ,',s'i.. 'a" 'aN.'o appeared which
'.... iIr ua:.,f %: u.I -" Re publican csndi-
tl,.- r,,,i. t..., 20 "rn-c place the hume
., ~ril,u i,sd .,r' -listi'utcd. So many
= 81. =. ls..l'- ".r, voted tina, Spinola
va, o',,''r. o.. ~ votes The schema
va- NurliF'-.
n. r,ru' .i'ar Comfy Committee read
Ni,..rI ,..e-i.. it, district leader, OUT #
OFF,. go '.is 'rirh.
orr MORE SALOONS
NeanwlU, Nnrpry Wa nos permitting
100 III - 90 i.toricrc with his business. lie
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roo LATE rO B.tK NAY j.
\ Hard Luck Tale Of a Recent Race From
the sunny south.

CHARLESTON, s C.. Nov just afte r
the first betting for the eth race at Aqtc-
duct had been posted in poolroom here
la, Thursday, a HEAVIEST young man in a
brown derby hat walked up 10 one Il the
biz bcttor, and whispered something in
his ear 1h. man smiled
IT. like finding it, said the stout Young
man, and you'll do ne the iavo: Of life
time If you'n put n small let on her. MayJ
con beat ,ha, bunch Of dogs and YOU can
T., even for the pile You've lost since this
room op, ned
ci!ucc- Il the Pen StrOmS lilly, even at
sot / the price quoted He had received
"A i.lcgrarn from New Nogh t",tuE him to
Got "A bunch down on Fiu-,ic !. This in
forIngtiou was spread around -" room
and lie al trlcgtapliC tip. it caught the
crowd Ihry went ~ tius~c /. rtronK
All the time TN" stout young man was
urplny hi- acuIqiutanc"s to take shot
M Nc,irath's Old nllr and urging in vain
when the second h'tt!ng was IN, ID" room
chal,ed - to against May J. FloSsic :
price. ~ TO /, was unchanged, but nearly
oNcIyi OdN IA the l1iH0' ia" wv on 'l''
latter
"Oh, yol're an wrong" vailed the short
man. that flly MAY i j. the test thing
Of tho meeting &c the wicc. Will IS pounds
IN. can rlli" tine otl'l 'nok ~" ShoNel
p'ouch There nothing to II.
Two .trin-er- walhCd IN and thc stoul
man seized them
40 the woods with YOU" they s2id.
Then tie tnrt t'i,3 to TaIsc loan and
faiicl Finally. A. he C''w nor" DESPERATE,
ho pulled out a cheap watch ana tii"d to
cot & dollar ON IL. with the promise thht lac
would return 81 for the loan a soon ~ nc
had vuu Ih1; failed too.
II Wa getting toward ppi Nine ana II
wa. two hloc.s 10 H." nearest pnwrShop
lie shot ont of thr room, ran lh' "dEh Martet
street to the sirn IF the nee uhUs ana
~ al I.r 60 guick UUfuldiLr his story
10 ,hr clerk while he W. s, ttiug tie money.
Tn, rlprk. who wa n spot, gave him $40
to plav -tIaIrut. pruWi Inc han '@'' 81 the
Winpiuvo If there were 'uf, ana WIN thc
So in his hand the vp',h f"itl' lie" to the
. pDnrGpn
Tho ho'~cs vert To IN. pct whit. he
was ON hi way 'p tn" pavn~Aop Fros-
emil, the operator called THEY'VE on Mt
tcuucdu't," ant the l'chc'- 81 tloS'I" +.
forgot about tine tout Va their excitement
. The uDcratu, gnN' the thrd h"is" M the
stretch cal ami was waiting to aNntu''"
IN, winner Evory mau IN tho room Wa
J hnlIiug his hrn1ih when tncI" was noi'c
! at Tive -ila do.- Il WIS thc short Young
J mnr rushing in OH Of h'cnth. and with
/ his face ted from ~" violent EXERCISE OF
! spiintirq. he staggered To the i'tt" window
/ and nung tis money To- tm' man WIN" WIot"
! the t'Ci'ts
| -Tvouty.,vo dollars on MayJ straight
/ he sGiu
Before the tic. 81 man ooaid tell him II
WIS too lrtc, th" operator announced;
| MAY J wins
The short voinr man turned TO the
! PLAYERS who had refused his Zip and nodded
his head Then l." looked AZ the money
| in hi- hnrd, which would have Won. 81 G.'o
! had he hcen minnie Easter, and then
! walked put uf thu room tie hasn't icon
| there since.
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in lTO.n &C.. I',u N-iri - rect ic.i"
down Avenue 4 20 Eigltcc.'' street. a'rGg
broadway 70 Four'ocu'I s'r - e. 20" t.,-
bo,en ferry. E'cn u.cr e wa H. ius
hone Assembly disIi-t, !.ri!.m!i-!totE'n
stree. he could loon from his car q, o.,
10 49, whiGi !.' has how bougl;
After two yeats on .Hr car Mur,'y Lac
acc an ula'ci about sC'D With iu, u.
Is;o lie vent into TIE -1 l,on bu-iLr-s. in 9
- Little place Ia Nineteenth street e ,l0
doors from A,cui \ T. haG ,hly ,i,
Niuiow and one door
Rows 1870 rp0rI. h .Tg
Up stairs he .stalh led tie cl.iroor p
OF tie sylvan -, ial (Lb and tie Senate /.
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opened three NOR" saloons in the same
u'irhloraood ana sold the first little place
That lcl' lin with four large and pros
pcrors saloons II has often been said
that no woman was allowed in any Of hi-
place.
llagan was the recognized Tammanv
leader from 1897 to 1892, and Murphy always
supported HIM supplying the money for
his oNtrayacaut campaigns When he was
DYING tu l'J! Hagau passed the leadership
Of Nh" Eighteenth ,o Murphy, who has since
holi II without contest,
iii- lro'.-r William. who died in 1893
was an Alderman. The hoarrl elected
another hrprh"r john .'o M ONT the term
John Wa Councilman durLg the Van
Nyok aori'I.'rarion.
Hc and Alderman james Garnoy ar.
Leader Nurphv'- constant attendants and
adviser They arr near him when n, il
at Tammauy He'll, and they are never far
away whcn hr L. at the Anawanda club.
SAID TO ~ a nILLIoNAIRF
When Van WICK was elected Mayor he
mad" Murphy a Dock Commissioner. Be-
fore taking ORC" Murphy disposed Of hi.
i'U saloons. -n'IlR 'ham To relatives or
TO Dar,rndcr- wno had acted a. m,,,r.,s
for him Al pres NJ Zee has no employment
except that Of leader ol Tammary
When Murphy became "A Dock Com
missioner hr wa said to be- worth s1ionno
or .,y1OnD. lie is now ON. or ,Io or,a,,,
Tamnany leader. who are .uiIliop.ir.s an
with for,uno- acquired through u,litics
When the ic, stock wa, ua.,ao CO., ia IN.
farnua,y p.y,,r. Dock Commissioners, N,,,.-
phv got his .,,ro. Co,nmi,. io,r, Of A..
count. Wui,m IIcrI.uru rr..al, has mod.
Tin. clarr. that N, N,,,lt,. l..sod ,,,,.
~ ,"'''' N' wa" ~ '' l"'n'hhhN 'hil
NoFt HEsEn'rp rH,S cRONFN
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,us romcnt ~, lor~ciiulnc,,

tWhi, jacob Tin rr,nu ~ the wcll, TO
said to ,rp, riuteudru' o, ,lo sunday school,
"Racrri q, Vr are told. drew near she
was fair to look upon. and Jacob Kissed Ter.
1lru go ,if'."i ~ ~ voiv" md won't \
grcnt many Whimsical explanations ~ ildren,
nave 'acu advanced for t'ls siu gulnr conduct
ON Jacob prrt What possible reason
coVii ne have had for wccuing, after having
kissed his beautiful cousin
lie rcmcmhHr'o bout the microbes,
vcrtIrod lnmr' - tr,
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a,h!s.,c Roy into muscular n:d powcrtui
nIrAI Az MI rLAYEE

!;,,eta,i H. -owrug, IL" tive grv1' sports
@. Ne tim, -G;!-;uj Charlie Murphy's early
inlcics' w. organized uHr Scnators. al
nn.ic;.- baseball teaia. which defeated
n.st 4. the tca.ns % that day.
In a.. Co:'Anniol year Murphy took his
,oam through the state, Playing local tcaa'S
y, al :hc s:ra. citi"s aud win'ihg II !ars-
yruporticn - 'hc games. The trophies
yai,m,cd IN ,hat trlp nrc Low exhibited
!, IA. Senate euloon At Second avcn,"
rud rScr,!eth slrro', under the h::1"and,
Clui.
A intr aii"rward 5inrriy CAV" up MS
loo IN the shipvnrd and got place ar
Ter "a u Rlue I.inc car. His route 'o"'
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hi. rcw home al 3Ij East Seventeenth street
VIII De ready for occupancy.
j. is a four-s,ory and basement brown
stone front hcrsa Mr. Murphy paid 5000
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-09-24

kind Of spectators in this State
to divide the school fund in pro-
portion to the amount OF taxes
paid by the two races, the next
thing we may expect is that the
same crowd will be advocating the
use of one school room for both.
At Butler, Pennsylvania, the
other night, two thousand infuria-
ted citizens battered down the
door of the Jail to get a negro
charged with a criminal assault.
This must be sad news to the
Philadelphia papers that have
been publishing everything Of
late in the hope OF preiudicing
people against the South.
The rioting between the soldiers
and police in San Francisco has
assumed a serious stage lately,
and many have been hurt. Tues
day night five hundred soldiers
surrounded a saloon in which
some of their comrades had been
having trouble, battered down the
doors and smashed up everything
that came within their reach.
Roosevelt is a close student OF
the movements of those who hold
office under him, especially as to
their attitude toward sustaining
everything he does in his public
work, and the moment an Office
holder steps aside from his Aalty
to him, or even differs from him
on the slightest question, he is
slipped of the pay roll, and
another appointed. This is bring.
ing civil service down to a fine
point.
Nicholas Fish, a millionaire
banker, diplomat, and a descend
ant OF one of the best known fami-
lies 10 America, died in New York
Tuesday from the effects Of iniur-
les sustained the day before in a
saloon, where he was assaulted by
a man named Starkey. When a
millionaire banker or any other
man goes into a saloon and spends
his time drinking with women
and buns, he is no more exempt
from assault than is any other
common cuss.
Shelton White, a prominent
yOung business man at Jackson,
Miss, committed snicide on Tues
day night. He slept over the
drug store of J. F. Hunter & Co.,
of which firm he was a member.
He took the morphine route, aud
was found dead in his bed. The
cause Of the act is said to be due
to the fact that he had used funds
of the firm in specializing which
he could not return, an indiscre-
tiOn too often practiced by young
men who are not content to rise in
the world by steady and honest
effort.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-09-24
NOTICE

The partnership heretofore existing
between g.. w. Harrell and w. j
Williams, under the firm name o.
Harrell & Williams, has been this day
dissolved by mutual consent, w. J
Williams retiring and G. w. HaFrel
succeeding to the business Of the firm
All indebtedness of the firm is as
sumed by g. W. Harrell and all &C
counts due the firm are payable to him
Dated at Okolona, this 9Th day Of
September, 1902
G.. W. HARRELL.
W. J. WILLIAMS.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-09-24

Engraving tree. All goods pur-
chased from our store viii be engrav-
ed free; we also solicit any work you
may have in this line.
RUSSELL, The JeWeler.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-09-24

Job didn't have any hand organs
grinding under his window early In
the morning when he mad been out all
night and wanted to sleep.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-09-24

1t is the rounder who is most easily
turned aside.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-31
AN APPRoPRIATE SPEECH.

The grafton delivered on Memorial
Day at Arlington by President Roose-
yelt, has been published In the peseret
News, and is well worth reading. We
refer TO II now because OF the Presl-
dents timely illusions to the disputed
question OF atrocities said TO have been
committed by United states soldiers In
the Philippines, and to the lynohings
perpetrated in this country.
The President does not attempt TO
deny that acts Of barbarIty have oc-
CURED, or pretend that they were justl-
fed because Of the proyocation arising
from the treachery and cruelty OF the
enemy. But he does distinguish be-
tween the guilt OF the individuals
charged with those crimes and the re-
sponslbility Of the army for them.
His announcement that Determined
and answering effort must be made
and is being made, to find out every In
stance OF barbarity on the part OF our
troops, to punish those guilty OF Il,
and to take. II possible, even stronger
measures than have already been taken
10 minimize or prevent the occurrences
of all such instances in the future,
gives the assurance that whatever may
be the result OF those Investigations
the wrongs proved TO have been com
mitted cannot be fairly debted against
the administration.
The shocking savagery attending the
lynchlngs OF negroes was also de-
nounced by the President, and the point
was clearly presented that those who
failed TO condemn the burnings and
torturlngs Of colored criminals have
not much occasion to comment on the
reported barbarlties towards the FIJI
pinos. While neither affords any ex-
cuse for the other, both are to be equal
ly reprobated and deplored.
The fact that the excuses said TO
have been INDUCED in by troops in the
Philippines occurred during n time Of
war, and were melted no doubt by the
vile deeds of Filipinos upon our sol
dlers, is set forth In the Presidents
speech, and while not furnishing pal
liatlon for wrong should be taken into
account In a decision upon the whole
matter.
The eulogy passed by the President
upon the heroes Of our country and his
references to the truly great men who
figured grandly IN the most important
epochs Of lis history were in excellent
taste, and the whole speech makes In
teresting reading.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-31
A poor WAY OUT.

The Evangelist, on what II claims to
be thoroughly reliable authority. makes
some rather startling revelations in
regard to the Philippine commissioners
In those Islands, referring to their re-
llgious observances Desiring to be per-
feetly neutral as between the Catholics
and Protestants they decided not to
have anything TO do with either And
they issued instructions to most of the
civil employees that they should not
take active part IN any religious work.
One OF the high officials had been an
active member Of the Methodist church
az home and took a letter OF common.
dalton 10 Manila, but, In obedience to
the Official opinion, he never entered a
church since his arrival. A prominent
leader In educational work refused to
address meeting IN the Young Mems
Christian association, and another who
had made an engagement to speak at
public meeting for Americans only.
was requested 10 cancel II because II
was under the auspices OF the Evan
gellcal union. The commissioners them.
selves decided that they would never be
present at any religious services "and
as far as is known, they have not at
tended a regular service OF any OF the
Protestant churches"
II this is true, Il Ia no wonder n the
Fillplnos have come to the conclusion
that the Americans are a Goddess PEG.
pie, Our officials In the islands ought
10 have been the first TO set a good ex-
ample in worship The influence Of
their practice In this regard can hard
ly be oyerestmated II is unfortunate
that Christendom should be so divided
as to make II necessary for anybody to
consider n neutrality" proposition.
In true religion there Is no such
thing only FOR" or against" But as
the circumstances are, It would have
been better TO worship In rotation In
the different churches, than not to wor-
ship at all, TO stay away entirely
was the poorest way OF solving the
trouble.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-31
WHAT BECAME OF THEM ?

The ST. Pierre disaster has again
brought TO general notice the destruc-
tlon OF Pompei at the beginning OF our
era and Max Nordau asks what be-
came of the inhabitants that did not
perish. Where did the Pompeians go,
those that escaped from the city,
There was a population of about 10000,
and OF these only few hundred lost
their lives az has been shown by the
excavations, The eruption Of Vesuvius
lasted for only few days, and the de-
post OF ashes did not exceed from one
to three yards in depth. The houses were
we'll built, as we have found out and
were filed with costly furniture,
bronzes, marble statuary,gold and silver
ornaments and jewels They might
have been restored 10 their original
condition in a short time, but they
were wholly abandoned, no attempt hay
ing been made 80 far as we can de-
termine 20 recover anything. Perhaps
the citizens were 50 rich that they did
not care TO make the attempt or were
they 80 overcome by fear and superstl-
ton that they dared not2 But where
did they go? Any other city would
have been glad to receive them, but
history gives no account OF them what
ever, Another case Of lost tribes. as 1t
were