The Southern herald., 1902-12-19
A REMEDY SOTGET

-.NNsOu' Miss Dec. 15th.l
a determined effort viii bs
maas to suppress White Gaping
'n Am'ie, Franklin and Lineolp
counties, which Is frightening 50
many OF the negroes away, and
appeals will be made to the STATE
ana Federal authorities to accom-
pi'sh this A COMMITTEES repre-.
sen'ing the best elements Of CHI.
tenship of Amits county called on
the Governor to-day and laid the
situation before him. They stat
Gu 'na' matters were becoming Sc.
rious, and the section was con.
iron'ed with = marked curtailmsnt
ot Its labor, as well as a constant
infringement of its laws tbrough
the operations Of the White Can.
ping element. The committee re
celved the assurance that the Gov
ernor would cooperate in any way
possible TO uphold the law.
portion OF the committee wen, on
to Kosciusko to confer with Judge
Niles Of this Federal district for
the purpose of seeing how far the
acts of the White Cappers conflict.
ed with Federal statutes, and, in
case they do, to enlist his coon
Grafton.
Assistant Attorney Bruce Banks
was seen in this city to-day by
members Of the committee, and
gave 1t as his opinion that these
acts, in so far as they interfered
with homesteaders in the counties
mentioned, were against the Fed.
eral statutes. The committee is
relying more upon the Federal
court to suppress the outbreak
than State courts, since the worst
element appears to have a holy
horror of the former.
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Mr.. Clifton Faust aged about 10
years, a son of the late Sam Faust,
died at the home of lbs mother,
Mrs. W. L. Robinson. four miles
east of Gloster at 7 o'clock D. m.
Sunday, Dec. II, 1902, and was
buried the next evening. Mr.. s
B. Robinson and Miss AIRY Rob.
inson of Liberty attended the fun
eral.
Rev. Il A. Sibley, who has been
attending the South Miss. Confer.
ence at Natchez, arrived home
Tuesday night. He will be locat.
ed near the sea coast, al a point
on the North Eastern Road.
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Wood Bros Show will ex-
hibit at Liberty, Dec, 20,
1902. Everything on the
square, no gambling allow
ed, strictly moral.
The Southern negroes would find
il pays better to plough and plant,
to pick cotton and drop potatoes
than il does to meddle with politics.
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The Washington Post again hits
the nail on the head when it says
that " the negroes worst enemy in
the South is a Federal office"
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Those who try to mend others
should first do a little work
on themselves, and then they will
be more readily believed
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Rev. r A. Sibley is offering for
sale, cheap, good horse and good
top buggy, on account of removal
to Coleville, Miss.
Mr.. d F Dixon-"A Bull from
Taw"-caled on us Thursday, He
says he's no Night Cap.
The Night Caps have knocked
US for Xmas ads. A small matter
to them but much to us.
Our young friend, Master Luis
Brister, who is one of the most
pleasan; and sensible little gentle
men that we have met since here,
accompanied his father to Cincin
natl last week and returned last
Friday. Master Louis called and
told us all about his trip, the elec'
trio cars, the sky scrapers, the fast
running elevators and the hot.to'
mollie men. If all people would
let us know a few things about
their trips and home happenings
we woold print a better paper