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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Lumber Dealers Approve Advance.

Hardwood lumber dealers and
manufacturers in Mississippi ap-
prove the action of the national asso-
citation at the recent meeting in
Cincinnati, in ordering an advance
in prices, amounting to from 10 to
10 per cent on the various grader of
lumber produced. Mr.. K. M. Car
rier, the vice president of the asso-
citation for Mississippi. states that
the advance was justified by the
demand, and the growing scarcity
Of the grades of lumber on which
prices were raised. The Mississippi
Retail Lumberman's Association
will meet in Jackson in April, at
which time the new range of prices.
based on the advance ordered, will
be discussed. The Mississippi re-
taiIers, of course, deal chiefly in tAe
soft grades, but all of the members
carry small stocks Cf hard woods.
The output of hardwoods in the
State for the past six months has
been about normal, but it is expect
ed that a number of new plants will
be started during the spring and
ummer months.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Large Delinquent Lists.

If the reports from various sec
tions of the State can be relied
upon, Mississippi will have the larg
est delinquent lists this year of any
period in her history, and many OF
the most prominent citizens in the
various countries have been dis
qualified on account of non-payment
of their tax obligations. In many
of the counties the tax collectors
kept their Offices open until mid
night to accommodate that large
class of citizens who always fail to
realize the Importance of paying
their taxes until the eleventh hour.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Side With Venezuela.

Caracas. captain of the Ger
man cruiser Gazelle which was an
chored at Peurto Cabello on the oc-
casiou of the emperor's birthday.
sent an invitation to the members OF
the German colony to celebrate the
day on board the cruiser. All re-
fused, one of the chief German firms
at Puerto Cabello answering: "Teh
the captain that his invitation sur
prlsed me under the present cir
cumstances when Venezuela is suf-
fering from an uniustitiable aggres-
sion on the part Of Germany. l will
not attend or allow any of the young
German clerks employed by my
firm to attend the celebration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Tells Of White Cap Experience.

One OF the negroes who was con
cerned in the brush with whitecap
on d. I. Peets place, twelve miles
northwest OF Brookhaven, says that
Dan Johnson and Link Hudson, col
ored, were warned some time ago to
leave their houses a second notice
was served last week. Instead OF
going they determined to stard
their ground. One night three men
drove up to their gate, but before
they could make a demonstration
the negroes fired their guns in the
air and the visitors fleu. Johnson
and Hudson did not recognize the
men. D. T. Peets, owner of the
place. is a prominent merchant of
and has large planting
interests.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
May NaturaIize.

JusticeOlabaugh of the district su-
preme court has decided that Anto-
mic NJ. Opisso y de Yeaza, the young
Filipino who some months ago insti-
tuted mandamus proceedings to
compel Clerk John r. Young of the
supreme court to receive his citizen
ship declaration is still an alien and
is entitled to become a citizen Of the
United States. His declaration
therefore was ordered to be re-
ceived and an appeal was taken to
the district court Of appeals.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Ingram Valves Examination.

In the preliminary hearing of
Make Ingram, held at Waco, for the
killing Of L. G. Little. the right of
examination was waived by counsel
for the defense, and Ingram was car
ried back to Jail to await the action
Of the grand jury. The killing oc-
Cured on January 22. Little, who
was tax assessor of Smith county,
had gone to the home of Ingram ac-
compauied by Mr.. Prime, after
child whom Little had raised, but
who had gone to Ingram's for a
home. In dispute which followed
4 the front gate Little was shot and
instantly killed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Tragic Death In Yazoo Canal.

A few evenings ago while Walter
and George Haver, two young Esn
of V.cksburg, were returning from
a hunting and fishing excursion up
the Yazoo river, as thev entered the
upper mouth of the canal their skiff
struck a submerged cable which the
dredge boat had stretched across
the stream, and was capsizsd. They
both passed under some barges, and
upon reappearing Walter was res
cued with a life line. George was
not SO fortunate, being out of reach
of the line. Finding there was no
hope of rescue in the swifs current,
he babe his cousin and others within
hearing goodbye and sank to rise no
more. His body has not been re-
covered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

Charles M.Fusch. of New Orleans,
OF the waits home.
was in Biloxi few days ago OH an
unusual mission. Mr.. Fusch's trip
was to ascertain the whereabouts Of
little girl, aged 8 years, named
Rosa Canty, given into the keeping
of Mr.. and Mrs. p. .. O Brien s,v
eral months ago. Since that tine
the courts OF New Orleans have
given the possession of the child to
the mother. Mr.. Fusch says that
the o. Brlens, who formerly lived in
Biloxi. but are now residents OF
New Orleans, are concealing the
whereabouts of the little one. Mrs
Canty, mother of the child also came
over from New Orleans, and it is
said that information was given out
that tie child is now in New Or
laapo
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
LOSS OF THE NINEyAH.
Ship Slowly Sank Beneath the Waves
After Being Abandoned.

Port Arthur, Texas. Capt. Thos.
Renton, of the steamer Mavarick,
which arrived from Philadelphia,
reports that on the 21st instant he
sighted the barkentine Ninevah, OF
New York, in the Atlantic ocean,
loaded with buckwheat and coal.
The vessel showed nc signs oil life
and was under four lower topsalls
and reefed spanker. A boat was
lowered and Mr.. Bunting, chief 9th.
Ger of the Mavarick, boarded the
barkentine. finding her with ten
feet of water in her hold and with
no visible trace of her crew. Within
ten hours after the Ninevah sunk,
going down by the head, in latitude
81. 80, north; longitude 1929, west.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Frisco Will Build ii.

It is currently reported at Scran-
ton that the Pascagoula and North
ern Railroad, already surveyed as
far as Albany, Union county, will
be built By the Kansas City, Mem
phis and Birmingham Railway. now
a part of the Frisco system. This
projected road will traverse the
counties of jackson, Greene, Wayne,
Jones, Jasper and Newton, one of
the finest timbered section, of the
State. These counties, in addition
to their timber lands, are said to
contain a soil admirably adapted to
farming. The section of country
further north is well filled with
prosperous farms. Efforts will be
made to attract immigration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Murdered Shipmates.

Liverpool.-The four seamen o.
the British bark Veronica brought
here by the British steamer Bruins.
wick were remanded on the charge
of numbering Captain Shaw. two OF
his officers and four seamen of the
Veronica. Two of the prisoners
made statement duplicating them
selves and others. Another of the
accused men, William Smith, an
American, who shipped at Missis-
slppi port. declares the statements
to be untrue.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
COUNTY, MISS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY

French position is that France
Venezuelan settlement is in the form
of treaty, which entities it to in
ternational recognition. This was
formally executed prior to the
adoption of force by the allies and
while Venezuela retained full inde-
pendence in the exercise of her SOW
ereign right to make treaty.
In view of the present unsettled
state of affairs it has been urged by
leading officials here that such con-
ditions should be made to the army
appropriations bill, under consid-
GRAFTON, as would promote the effl-
cheney of the sea coast defense SER
vice. 1t was decided not to sell the
Pacific coast transports, as has been
recommended. Provision has also
been made to increase the number
of electricians, skilled gunners, ma
chinlsts, sergeant and others VINO
take care of and handle guns in the
seaooast defenses. The object in
view seems TO be that the United
States should make it plain that the
honor and dignity of the country
will be maintained, and that Ger
many should not be allowed to
"bluff' this government by any at
titude she might assume. 1t is made
clear that the United States is not
expecting and IS not looking for
trouble, but the administration IS
determined not to be unprepared
for any situation that may arise.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Cattle Quarantine.

Baltimore. Acting upon the re-
commendation of the State live stock
sanitary board. Governor Smith has
signed a proclamation forbidding
che importation of cattle into Mary
land from the territory south of an
irregular line running from the
northwest border of Virginia. This
action is taken as a precaution
against splenetic or southern fever.
The prohibition will last from Janu
ary 81 to November l.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
NO. %.
Arkansas Zinc and Lead.

Washington. During the last
summer field party was engaged
in the study of the zinc and lead dis
trict of Northern Arkansas. The
field work consisted of an examina-
tion of the mines and prospects and
a study of the geological relations
and character OF the over deposits.
A report is now in preparation
which will deal with the economic
development of this field. 1t may be
expected that in the near future
the zinc and lead deposits of North.
ern Arkansas, which are undoubt-
edly rich, will receive marked de-
velopment and assume tl.eir proper
commercial importance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
REIGN OF TERROR.
Christians Afraid to Show Themselves In
Constantin0ple.

Vienna. The newspaper Die In
formation states that conditions in
Constantinople are daily becoming
more disquieting. Indiscriminate
arrests are being made every hour
and the wild arnauts who are en-
ployed as policemen are guilty OF
horrible outrages, and lave inaugu-
rated reign of terror. In Adria-
nople and other towns of that vii
lage, womer ond girls are outraged
in the streets and Christians do not
dare to leave their homes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Shiras Has Not Resigned.

Washington.-Both Judge Day s
promotion aud the selection of sue
cessor to MIN are now more or les
premature for detailed discussion, il
view of the fact that Associate
Judge Shiras, according to his OWL
statements, has not yet resigned, =
and does not know when he will re
tire from the supreme bench.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
That Ship Combine.

Berlin. Ballin, director
general of the Hamburg American
line, announces that the agreement
signed at Cologne on Saturday last
by the French Transatlantic Com
pany with the shipping combine did
not provide for the formers enter
ing the combination, thereby con-
firming the previous statements on
the subject that it was the general
traffic agreement of the North At
lantic Steamship Company which
has been in existence for eleven
years, aud which includes Dutch
and Belgian lines.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Coal Strike Commission.

Philadelphia. With the excep-
ton Of the presentation of statistics
the local operators have closed their
case before the coal strike commits
sion. 1t is expected that the strik-
ing miners will begin to call wit
nesses in rebuttal az an early date.
The miners will take up three or
four days in rebuttal. The argu-
merits will consume the greater part
of the week beginning February 8.
Up to the present the commission
has heard 40 witnesses.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
TREND OF EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON.
Transpiracies of Note, News and
Views of Nati0EaI Interest.
HOBSON SENDS in RESIGNATION
Proposition OF Mr.. Bowen Rejected BY
the AIIles.---Morgan May Bar Progress
of Canal NegotIations.---BiIl to Limit
Fortunes.---Gernany Explains Hitch.

Washington. On request of Sec
retary Hay the senate in executive
session has returned the Alaskan
boundary treaty to the president for
the correction OF two clerical errors.
One of these is in the matter OF the
title of King Edward. and the other
consists in the description in the pre-
amble of the tribunal created by the
treaty as tribunal OF arbitration,
whereas, owing to the fact that
there is no umpire. it is so regard
ed. 1t is understood so soon as the
errors can be corrected the docu
ments will be returned. Meantime,
the favorable report made upon the
treaty by the committee on foreign
relations stands.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
MISS GOULD'S GENEROSITY.
Will Supply Her Employees With Kerosene
for Fuel While Coal Is Scarce.

Tarrytown, N. Y.-To save her
fifty employees from freezing be-
cause of the scarcity of coal, Miss
Helen Miller Gould has built 1000
gallon kerosene tank on her estate,
Lyndhurst, here. From this tank
she will supply her men with fuel.
Deserving poor In the neighbor-
hood are also supplied with oil.
Twice a week the oil wagon visits
the homes Of Miss Gculd's help and
gives to each family ten gallons.N
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

Memphis.-Scott Mccoy. the well
known driver and horseman, who is
spending the winter in Memphis, is
dangerously i'll at the st. Joseph
hospital. His recovery is still in
doubt and the crisis will be passed
within a day or so. He had not
been well for day or for several
weeks and las gradually been grow
ing worse,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
News Service for Ships.

Londou. first attempts to
supply incoming steamers with a
news service was made when Reu-
ters Telegraph Company fled with
the Marcori Wireless Telegraph
Company 100 words of news to the
Cunard line steamer Lucania, which
left New York Saturday last.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

Gibraltar. is reported thaI
Kaid Omar and his men have desert
ad the sultan and joined the pre-.
tender. whose troops are only two
hours distance from Fez. The i'm
perial army is in position at the
same place and tattle is imminent
Mulev Arapa, the sultan's uncle
has arrived at Tangier, on his way
10 beat np recruits in the Riff dis
trict.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Ankeny Chosen Senator.

Seattle, Wash.-Levi Ankey, Re-
publican, the wealthiest Walla- Walla
banker, has been chosen United
States senator by the legislature in
Joint session. Charges of corruption
are openly made by the ANTITRUST
railroad press and members of the
legislature who supported Harold
Preston.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

Active prosecution Of the Lincoln
county white caps will be begun
soon. Judge Powell has received in
formation that affidavits have been
made against six Of the might
riders " and that they would be ar
rested at once. Judge Powell has al
ready stated that. il desired, be will
90 to Lincoln county. after the ar
rests are made, ard hold, q commit
ting trial OF thee ~~c'-s"a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Chamberlain in Kimberley.

Kimberly, Cape Colony. Secre-
tary Chamberlain and Mrs. Cham
berIain have arrived here and were
accorded remarkable reception.
The town was lavishlv( decorated
and Mrs. Chamberlain was present
ed with casket of diamonds by the
ladies' of Kimberly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

Richmond. Herman Weldon, OF
indianapolis, an animal trainer, was
attacked by a tiger during recent
performance and seriously injured.
One of his arms was terribly
lacerated and a great piece was torn
out of one side of his face. Blood
poisoning is feared.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

Bebee. rk.-William Buck, a
young man, was knocked Off fast
train by trainman near here He
sustained fracture of bis jaw and
other serious injuriesy /frcm which
be may not recover: Buck and bis
brother were riding together on the
train. They claim that they had
paid the railroad man their fare to
this place. The trainman will be
arrested.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Death of Aged Lady.

Mrs. Nancy McCaskill Lewis,
Jackson's oldest citizen, died in that
city few days ago, aged 81. She
was one of the pioneers of Missis-
sippi, and was the mother of Judge
A. G. Lewis and Mrs. j. M. Fuller,
of Jackson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Postoffice Robbed.

Bald Knob, Ark. The local post
Office here has been robbed. The
robbers opened Postmaster j. r..
Cleveland's S safe and obtained over
$1,000 worth of stamps. The authori-
ties are endeavoring to discover the
identity of the crooks. but have no
oi11o
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

Washington. President Roosevelt
has decided to appoint Wills Van
Deventer as judge in the Eighth
circuit, which comprises the States
and Territories OF Minnesota, Colo
rado, Missouri. Arkansas, North
and South Dakota, New Mexico, In
dian Territory and Oklahoma. Mr..
Van Deventer is at present associate
attorney general Of the interior de-
partment,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

Philadelphia, Pa.-Herman Helch-
er. the young man who shot and al
most killed .yoltairine de Cleyre,
the anarchist, has been sentenced to
six years and nine months impris-
onment. Helcher makes statement
in which he accuses Miss de Cleyre
of excluding him from society
which she dominated, by reason OF
which exclusion he had been unable
TO obtain employment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Statehood Bill Reported FayorabIy.

Washlngton.-The committee on
organization of the executive de-
partment, of which Senasor Quay is
chairman, has ordered a favorable
report upon the Statehood bill Of
fered by the senator as an amend
ment to the appropriations bills.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

The output Of lumber at Moss
Point for the month of January
breaks all previous records, amount
ing in round numbers to $4,000, 600
feet. The lumber. as fast as manu-
factured, was loaded on vessels at
the mills or sent to Horn and Ship
islands for foreign and domestic
Dor1s.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

Senator Morgan, chairman of the
committee on interoceanic canals,
takes she ground. that the negotia-
tions anent the Panama treaty con-
Quoted by the state department
with Mr.. Herran, representing Co.
lombia, are not valid. as he holds
that Mr.. Herran did not possess the
necessary authority to make treaty
binding upon this country, and it is
understood he will use his utmost
efforts to defeat the treaty in its
present form. Indeed the intimatlon
has reached the president that when
the treaty is called up for considera-
tion in the senate amendments will
be offered to almost every section OF
it. Such action, it Is well under
stood, will seriously delay final
action upon it, even if it should not
result in the defeat of its ratifica-
tion. 1t is stated definitely that an
other amendment to tho treaty
would inperil the entire canal pro-
ject, as the government of Colombia
might hesitate to accept amend
ments made to it, particularly if
they involved essential details or
principles.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Out on Bail.

Thomas Way and Ted Huff, who,
with q. T. and w. L. Smith, have
been in the CITY Jail at Jackson, un-
der $4,000 bonds for their appear
ance at the federal court for alleged
intimidation of an Amite county
homesteader, have been released Oh
hnrd
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Atrocious Murder.

Tenaha, Tex.-Charles Rowe, his
wife and three children were found
dead at their home near here. The
three children had been slaughtered
with an axe, Mrs. Rowe's throat was
cut and Rowe had his throat cut and
a stab wound near the heart. Ii is
believed Rowe killed bis family and
then suicided.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

New York. The steamer Ell Mar,
from Galveston. which has arrived
here. was in collision with an un-
known schooner off Long Branch.
The schooner struck the steamer on
the port side, smashing and carrying
away the rail and stanchions for
about fifty feet. The steamer lay to
for one hour, but was unable to
identity the schooner owing to the
dense fog.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
AnAx as Present.

Washington.-President Roosevelt
has received an ak as present, but
the name of the donor is not made
public. The head is of gold and the
blade ground to a razor edge.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Jobbine Trade Improving.

New York. .-Bradstreet's report
for January confirm the sangunie
expectations and predictions made
at the outset of the month. Whole
sale aud jobbIng trade in spring
dry goods. millinery, boots and
shoes and hats is improving steadi-
". January ioobing business at the
leading cities East and West being
the best ever scored in that month.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Shumaker Chosen.

A telephone message from Clinton
announces that MIR. A. r. Shumaker
has been chosen to represent Missis.
sippi College at the next contest oil
Mississippi intercollegiate Oratoric-
al Association.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Petition In Bankruptcy.

A. J. Melton, a merchant of Mel
ten Station. Jefferson county, has
field a petition In bankruptcy. The
assets are given at s19, ,040. liabilities
of $2S. 1921.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
GabouryySeIIs Out.

'Greenville, Miss.-A big street
railway and electric light deal has
been consugnmated here. ]. A. Ga
Doury. the owner of SO per cent in
terest the Greenville Light & Car
Co., sold his entire stock to a Chi
cago syndicate which proposes to
spend about $4,000 IN improve
ments and enlargement OF the prop.
ertv Immediately.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06
Allen Promoted.

Washington n.-Capt. Henry 7. Al
len, Sixth cavalry, has been detailed
as chief OF the Philippine constabu-
larry with the rank CT brigadier-gen-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

The apparent hitch in the Vene-
zuelan negotiations here is explained
at Berlin in the following manner:
"venezuela hypothecated to France
some time ago 13 per cent OF the
customs receipts which constitute a
priority claim upon the Venezuelan
customs. The blockading powers
are quite willing to recognize it in
this sense, but President Castro
wants it to be understood as constl-
tuting d part of the 30 per cent
offered to the blockading powers.
AS the latter would then only have
IL per cent left, they regard it as
inadequate and hence are not will
ing to permit the inclusion OF
Frances percentage. 1t is believed
here that the blockade will not be
rasied until President Castro yields
on this point.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-02-06

Guthrie, Q. t The property of
the Blackwell, Enid and Southern
Railroad, from Okene, 0. T., to
Vernon, Tex, has been turned over
to the FRISCO system.