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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Secretary of State Power is be-
sieged with inquiries from attorneys
of foreign manufacturing concerns
for Information as to the trademark
laws of Mississippi. These concerns
wisn to place their products on the
market in this State, and are inter-
ested in knowing ard complying
with auy regulations or registration
of trademarks and labels that may
be in force. Mississippi has no trade
mark registration act, but the penal
statutes make it a misdemeanor to
counterfeit trade label or to know
ingly sell goods bearing suck coun-
teIfeit trademarks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20
West Virginia Tragedy.

Roanoke, va.-John Fifth shot
and killed Witten Height aud Frank
Williams at Eckman, W. Va. Firth
aud Height were partners in res
taurant business att Welch, few
miles from Eckmap. 1t was alleged
by Height that he had discovered
Firth IN his wife's chamber the pre-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20
LEAKEsvILLE GREENE COUNTY MISS, FRIDAY, FEBR

1000 of population as based on the
census OF 1900:
Ireland. 327 per 1000; Germany,
36.2; England and Wales. 25.4; Can
ada, 37.9; Scandinavia, 46.7; Scot
land, 3).1; ltily, 6J.9; France, Is. a;
Hungary, 6j.5; Bohemia, 81; Rus
sia, GIG. and all Other countries 56.9.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20
Ladrcnes Play Havoc.

Manila.-A hundred ladrones at
tackled the town of Najan. Island oi
Mindanao. Constabulary repulsed
them after a scattering fight which
lasted several hours, during which
one ladrone was killed and one
wounded.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20
Carmack's Dates.

Washington Senator Carmack,
on February 23. will address Dem
ocratic club at Providence, r. l.,
and on the day following he speaks
at banquet at Springfield, Mass,
given by the Sons of the American
Revolution.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

The insane hospital has run short
Of coal again and the board of pub
lie contracts has greatly bestirred
itsslf to arrange for supply for the
institution. The concern that has
the contract to supply coal to the
Site institutions processes itself un-
able 10 nIl 1ruUrs .~~----- a.
slow movement and contiscation of
the coal by railroads.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20
Morgan For Canal Commissioners.

Washington. w. s. Morgan, OF
Nashville, has been presented to the
president by the Tennessee delega-
tiun as an applicant for place on
the Isthmian canal commission. The
president said he had reached no
decision as to the commission yet,
and the field was still oper.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20
The Melted Coin.

Place the coin in half walnut Ehell
and fill the shell with a mixture Of
three parts of dry, powdered inter.
one part of -four Of sulphur and a
little sawdust. well sifted. Light it,
and when the mixture Is melted II
will be seen that the coin Is also
melted. the shell not having SUSTAINED
any injury.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Chairman Burrows, OF the senate
committee on privileges and cleo
tiors. has been authorized to>report
adversely upon the claim for back
pay presented by the legal repre-.
seutatives of senator's from Southern
States who entered congress at the
time of the reconstruction, amount
ing to $4,000. These claims were
made for the entire congress to
which the men were elected while
at the time they we're paid only
from the time that the States were
restored to their full rights.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Washington. -Supt. Brown of the
United States Naval Academy has
refused to accept the resignation OF
Midshipman r. F. Pearson, whose
jaw was broken in a fight caused
by his objection to running, a
mild form OF hazing by his class
mates.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Governor Longino has granted Q
respite until May ] in the case oI
Antonio Dukes, who was condemned
tc hang on February l8 at Halle
hurst. The respite was granted in
order to permit Dukes to testify at
the coming term Of the Copiah coun-
ty circuit court against Y. d. Boyd,
of Crystal Springs, the alleged wife
murderer, who is said to have made
damaging admissions to him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

February bids fair to be a record
breaker in respect to the amount OF
money paid into the State treasury.
The indications are that the amount
received during the present month
will be greater than that credited tC
the same mouth OF any previous
year. The JarLary receipts this
year broke the record and the pres
ent month will likely follow suit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Little Rock.-Guvernor Da Wis has
qra tied reprieve of thirty days to
Jamcs Ruffin and Joy Green, the ne
groes who were to have been
hanged at Star City. Lincoln coun-
ty. for the murder of Doc Mo5ee.
Green. 10 the Jail at Star City, con-
fessel that he alone was guilty oil
the crime. and that Ruffin knew
nothing of it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Tacoma, Wash. -H. Y. KrohnsKyn.
of Seoul. Korea, has arrived in Ia
coma on his way to New York and
Philadelphia to contract for idols te
be used in the heathen temples Of
his country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20
Brxan Won't Run.

New York. The Evening Tele
gram prirts an interview with Will
liam J. Bryan. in which Mr.. Bryan
saws he will not be a candidate for
the Democratic presid ential nonina
ton Eext year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Washington. n.-Statisticians of the
government are now demonstrating
that the number of children in
American families is gradually de-
creasing, which fact is shown by
census figures, and to which Presi-
dent Roosevelt called attention a
day or two ago in ringing letter
deploring the tendency OF men and
women to live lives of sia5ie bles-
sednecs.
Accor ding to g0zarlm mt stlti5-
tics the average siz, of fIniies in
the United States has decreased
steadily in the last fifty years. The
census OF 100 shows the average size
of the United Stltes faTily to be
IL persons. In 1859 it was 56; in
1859. 5.3; ia 1879, 81; ia 1872, 3;
in 1899. 40.
The average size of the United
States has in,re1sei siuce 1879 oaly
in North Dlkota, South Dlkota aud
Oxlahon1 from Al to 40, from Al
10 4.8, aud from Al to As, respec-
lively.
In each of the remaining States
and territories the average size of
the family has decreased slightly
except in Connecticut AMI Rhode
Island, where it has remained sta
tionary.
There was an increlsc in the
average family size in 1872 from 1880
in all the States in tne western di-
vision aud in those OF the South At
Iantic aud Southern Central di-
visions.
The decrease in practically all
these States and Territories is due
Tor the most plrt to differences in
the conditions of settlement new, as
Compared with twent y years ago.
In rewly settled communities the
the average size of the family is
small at first. but increases steadily
as settlement goes on until maxi
mum is reached, after which it de-
creases.
The census bureau admits that its
birth statistics are very unsltisfac-
tory. Most of the comparisons are
made between the birth rate and
the death rate. and the percentages
are given in those conditions.
The birth rate fer the entire
United States in 1899 per 1000 of
popu alton was rs go. The birth
rate per 1000 OF population in 1900
was q 2-10. In the north eastern d.
vision of States the birth rate per
1909 of population was as follows:
1890 and 1900, Connecticut, 22.3
and "a; Maine 17.6 and I'll; Mas
sachusetts 21.5 and 24; New Hamp-
shire. IS and 21.3; New York, 1913
and 24.2; Rhode Island, 22.3 and
243; Vermont 1873 and 2l.3.
In the central and northern divis-
ions the average birth rate for 1900
was 25.9 and for 1890 it was 1858.
T 49, zo,,fEorn division tho
average birth rate was, in 1900,
31.5. and in 1890 it was 30.1.
In the western division the
average birth rate per 1000 was 22.8
in 1000, and il 1890 it was 22.9.
By the birth places of mothers of
United States children these are the
percentages showing the births per
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

The $4,000 worth of mules and
horses purchased by the peniten-
tiary committee will be shipped for
the most part direct to the Few
State plantation, in Sunfower coun-
ty. A large amount of land has been
cleared up en- that place since the
board took charge. and will prob
ably employ a majority Of the con-
vizts on it Eenceforth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Work on the new state house is
progressing finely, and therefis net
the slightest apprehension felt that
the building will not be completed
on contract time. The grading oi
the grounds, however, IS not pro
crossing with the assurance that
they will be completed when lhe
building is ready for occupancy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

New York.--Crowds of those who
had invested in the Arnold Compa-
ny on going to the New York Offices
to withdraw their accounts found
the door locked and the rooms de-
serted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

S. +. Bar ton announces tnat he
has sold the Cooper place, several
miles west Of Jackson, to firm Of
indiana real estate men for S11 900.
There are 10 acres in the place,
and it brought $40 an acre. To show
how land is going up in this vicini-
ty, it IS pointed out that this same
place sold some years ago for u littl e
over So an acre.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Major William Hancock Clark,
eldest soa OF Captain William Clark.
of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
will have an important part in
opening the Exposition as rUrtTauu
IN 1905. He is a resident of Wash
inoton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Topckn. Kunsas. THE coroner
iury has found TINT Amos Maxwell
4 fnliant ni tho state Insane asylum,
cais,o ID hIa death IRON lnjarlaa at
me hnnds ut TIVE rtserdanisi VIE
nfo under nfssdsi
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Washington Free delivery pos
tai service will be extended on June
/, next, to Crowley, La; South Nc
Alester, /. IT,, and Hattiesburg.
Miss.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

A movement is on 70 to have
congress pass bill to pay the doc
tors bills incurred b; the Spanish
war soldiers as a result of their SER
vice in Cuba. A measure is now
pending in the senate to pay the
medical expenses OF sick officers and
enlisted neil of the army while alb
sent from duty with leave or on fur
Tough.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Consttinople. The British gun
boat Harrier has captured in the
Red Sea three pirate ships with
their entire crews.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

The principal issue storehouse of
the United States arsenal at Rock
Island, ILL.,. has been destroyed by
fire. The contents were valued at
81, 5000 and included cavalry and
infantry equipment and 1000, 900
rounds of Krag- Jorgenson smokeless
ammunition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Attorney General Williams has
announced that he will make the
race to succeed himself. He was
recently appointed by Governor
Longlno to fill the unexpeired term
of General McClurg.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

EoAa. = Bulgaria has proclaimed
sassral districts On ihs MasedonIau q
ireaiIsf - b In : atats q aIseo,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20
Rapid Progress Being 4
Made by the South

les; in 1900 there we're 400. Between
1890 and 1900 the south gained 2,747,-
S39 cotton spindles, against gain OF
but 2,172,410 in the north. In the
same period the capital in cotton
manufacturing increased from $751;
COO 900 to S124,O00,000. But oil mills.
furnaces, rolling mills, furniture and
other woodworking mills have also
sprung up as if by magic. An epitome
of the manufactures of the south
shows 92,522 manufacturing estab
lishments in 1900, with capital OF
81 Ill, ,6SS, ,S52 against 4S,725 establish
ments In 1880, with capital o.
$251 ,692, ,038. The value of product
has grown from S445, ,572, ,461 to ST.
419,001,87S. The mining output In
1900 was s115. 1852. 76s against s17,S07.-
646 in 1882. The lumber industry has
also increased phenemenally.
This industrial progress has re-
suited largely from the expansion OF
the railway systems and the improve
ment of harbor facilities. Southern
ports have increased their exports
since 1880 by 99.5 per cent, this being
a sequel of the increase of southern
railway mileage from 21 ,612 miles to
1884 miles, a growth Of 143 per cent.
against the growth of but 9S per cent
in the rest of the Union.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

as a lantern to show us the way to an
other town.
Our ground in the cemetery should
have monument hate these obel-
isks, urns and stone cottages, and
should prefer great natural rock
one of the red powders known as the
lost rocks of the prairie, porphyry
from the North, brought down in
glacial times--'with small surface
smoothed down. just large enough to
make tablet in which should be in
serted the bronze letters of our name.
ingalls,. and nothing else"
A stone such as described is now
being sought
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

The speech delivered by Senator
Morgan on the Statehood bill is
said to have been a masterpiece and
replete with information bearing
on this great question. 1t was the
frat great speech delivered by the
Alabama sage since the suspension
of discussion on the isthmian canal
waterway. Mr.. Morgan held that
the question of giving statehood
rights to the Territ riss was not one
of politics. He had voted, be said.
for the admission OF Washington be-
cause he believed it was his duty 10
do so, unmindfrl of what might be
the political effect.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

With censure on the one
hand and ridicule on the other, the
bill recently introduced by Senator
Hanna for the pensioning of ex-
slaves would seem to have hard
road to travel. Among the latest as
sailants of this piece of legislation is
Representative De Armcnd of Mis-
souri,.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

The receiver 10 Sometimes ~ taa ~
sha sFensnltteF.
Actions sFs eYssskfiised thauEhiai
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-20

Max Regis. French Jew-baiter.
fought two duels and has engage
u1unts for two more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
To- KEEP BABES PRESENT
SECRET, WALKS TO DEATH
William Trimble Crosses Track to
Enter Home Unseen by Child
and Killed.
HEAD GROUND. TO PULP

Hurrying home with his arms laden with
Christmas presents for his little child, VIII
liam Trimble. painter by trade. living at
1853 Olney avenue, Brightwood, was struck
and instantly killed last night by the New
York and Boston express on the Big Four
tracks. :.
The accident occurred about o'clock as
Trimble was crossing the tracks at Station
street 1t is supposed that Trimbe did not
see the rapidly approaching train on ac-
count of freight cars standing on a side
was crushed to pulp, and died immedi-
ately.
The train which struck Trimble was a
limited express from New York running at
a high rate of speed The trainmen did
not stop to investigate the accident, and
the number of the engine could not be told
by those who were in the neighborhood at
the time the train passed.
AT the time Trimble was struck he was
returning from down town, where he had
purchased an armload of presents for his
wife and child, preparatory TO happy
Christmas He had attempted 10 crawl be-
tween two of the freight cars to slip into
his home by a back way, so that his chill
dren would not see him with their presents,
when he was hit by the train
Trimble left wife and child, who had
looked forward 10 a merry Christmas In
their little home in Brightwood. Instead
there will be sorrow and deep grief.
William Trimble was member or good
AZ His wife will receive from the union, as
a death benefit, S15O
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF
ROXBURGHE At HOME
Given an Ovation at Dunbar and
Their Carriage Drawn by Men
to Broxmouth Park.
ADDRESS TO TENANTS

EDINBURGH, Dec. 22.-The Duke and
Duchess of Roxburghe arrived at Dunbar
tonight and were given magnificent re-
ception. They were met at the depot by the
provost and the members of the Dunbar
Town Council. as we'll as by the tenants
of the Roxburghe estate. The tenants were
introduced to the duchess formerly Miss
May Goelet of New York;, by the duke, who
delivered brief speech to the tenants and
To the Dunbar municipal officials, thanking
them for their reception.
Thousands of persons were gathered out
side the station and they enthusiastically
cheered the couple on their appearance. AS
soon the duke and duchess entered their
carriage the horses were unhtched and the
carriage was drawn by the coast guards
men, preceded by pipers, to Broxmouth
Park. the seat of the Roxeburghes, which
is two miles distant from Dunbar The
carriage was followed by 200 torch bearers
The streets of Dunbar were gaily decorated
and thousands cheered the duke and
duchess as they passed.
There was a great display of fireworks
In Dunbar and vicinity tonight.
The Duke and Duchess of Roxeburghe
Will remain at Broxmouth Park for fort
night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
MILLIONS MAY COME TO
COMPANY BY A DECISION
Mexico's Highest Tribunal Finds
Favorably for Indiana-Sonora
Mining Corporation.
WILL GET FAIR HEARING
Jurisdiction Taken from Oppo-
nents' Alleged Hireling-For-
tunes at Stake.

News reached indianapolis yesterday Of a
favorable to the interests of a number of
Indianapolis people-holding the greater
part of the stock of the Indiana-Sonora
Copper and Mining COmpany-and bearing
directly on their title to Mexican mining
property of total value of 100000. Among
seen at his home last evening, and gave the
following account of the whole matter In
which the Indianapolitans have been in
volved, and the meaning to them of the de-
cision of the Mexican Supreme Court:
Three years ago a number of us here in
Indianapolis bought from a man named
Lycurgus Lindsay-whose home orig
inally in Los Angeles, Cal, but who spends
most of his time in the State of Sonora
Mexico-and two or three associates, certain
copper mining claims In the State of Sonora.
Mexico. We formed a company under the
laws of Mexico, the title Of which was the
Sierra de Cobre Copper and Mining Compa-
ny, with its donic,le or main office In the
State of Sonora. and capital stock of So
100000
"Of this capital stock Lindsay and his
associates got $4,000. and we the remain
der. In addition, we agreed to pay Lindsay
S62, 900 In money. and the greater part of this
we paid Then formed another company
In the United States, Incorporated under
the laws of West Virginia. under the title
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COL. o.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
CONDEMNED MURDERER
JOKES WITH THE JURORS
Burness Wished Men Who Found
Him Guilty a Merry Christ
mas"-He Held No Grudge.
HAD KILLED FOUR MEN

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-with verdict
fessed murderer. to the electric chair, a
jury before Judge Crane this afternoon
ended one of the most sensational murder
trials heard in Brooklyn for months. Bur-
ness's fourth murder was committed on
Nov 10 last, when he shot Capt. George b.
Townsend, of the schooner Charles X
Buckley, because the latter would not pay
him $3.50 the prisoner alleged to be due
him. This and other killings were calmly
described by Burness to-day on the witness
stand and the murderer insisted that he
did the deed with premeditation and in a
full realization of the consequences.
The jury brought in verdict of murder
IN the first degree. Burness smiled broad
ly when the jury was being polled. Judge
Crane said he would sentence Burness on
Monday and he asked the judge if he would
be permitted TO say something. On being
given the privilege he said: There may
be an idea in the minds of some of the
jurors that I hold a grudge against them
for having found me guilty. 1 wish to say
that / don't feel in that way in the slight
est and Qaughingly) all L can say is /
wish them all merry Christmas"
Burness, who is about forty-four years
of age, according TO his own statement,
was born in Butler. Pa. When asked what
he thought would be the result of his act.
he coolly replied:
II only see one way out OF IT."
"What Is that?'
"Why- the chair. Of course" he said.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
SINGER FINDS MOTHER
BRUTAL[Y MURDERED
Sad Homecoming of Winifred
Leader, Who Wished to Sur
prise Her Parent.
'--e- -~~@r--f-~- -
WOMAN'S BODY BURNED

DES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 22.-The inquest
into the death of Mrs. Charles w. Graves
whose body was found locked in her home
in East Des Moines, burned almost beyond
recognition. has revealed evidences of stran-
gulation prior to the burning. A half-filed
can of kerosene was found near the body.
1t has developed that the husband was
restrained by an order Of court from en-
tering the home and that he had also
threatened the woman's life.
Mrs. Groves was the mother of Winifred
Leader. of the Grau Opera Company. She
had been secretly married for two years to
an actor lover Walter Halbach, also of the
Grau Opera Company. Winifred arrived
home tonight to tell her mother of her
marriage happy Christmas surprise, but
found she had been brutally murdered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
VICTIM OF CONSPIRACY,
SAYS CARROLL ROBERTS
Claims His Relatives Railroaded
Him Into an Insane Asylum to
Secure His Fathers Estate.
ESCAPED FROM ASYLUM
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Dec. 22.-Fourteen long
weary years in madhouse. fortune
wasted and swept away, health wrecked
and sorrow enthroned where happiness
interrupted by multiplying troubles and
all charged by the victim to a conspiracy
inspired by greed. this. in brief is the
tragic story told by Carroll Roberts now
at the home of Henry b. Weir Of Laporte,
a relative. Through local attorneys Roberts
has brought suit in the Lenawee county
court In Michigan for the purpose of being
restored TO sanity. this being preliminary
to the recovery of the fortune alleged to
are said to have railroaded Roberts to the
asylum.
In 1889 Roberts prosperous farmer
in Lenawee county. and. aside from we'll
stocked farm had money in the bank. Rel
atives. through alleged hasty proceedings,
had him declared of unsound mind and
placed In the asylum at Kalamazoo. In
1897 he was released, and. upon returning
to his home, found that relatives had Sc
cured everything. He was quickly returned
10 the institution from which he recently
escaped and made his way TO Laporte.
Relatives here took an interest in the
man, insanity specialists, upon examining
Roberts, declared that he had never been
insane, and attorneys were engaged TO pro-
ceed against III. Brant Roberts, a brother
who, by the terms OF the fathers will, the
latter having died while Carroll was In the
insane asylum. had been enabled to secure
possession OF the entire estate Roberts is
sixty-eight years old. and well preserved,
in spite or his asylum confinement