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Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
SOUTH HAS NO MONOPOLY.
Az President RooseveIt's Suggestion
n COIored Man II Appointed to
Federal Onice I'm Boston.

Washington, Jan. 13.--William II.
Lewis, colored man, has been APP
pointed as assistant United States at
torney for Boston. The appointment
was made by Henry p. Moulton, the
United States attorney for the Bos-
ton district, but IL is understood that
the selection was made on the sug-
gestion of President Roosevelt. Mr..
Lewis is a graduate of Amherst coli
lege and Harvard law school, and
while there he was held in high re-
gard by both the student body and
the faculty. lie took a high rank in
his studies and was a popular mem
Der Of the football squad. lie is said
10 be lawyer of excellent attain
menta,
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17

The board of aldermen of Natchez
last week adopted resolution to
buy the local waterworks for $780,
600. At the last session of the leg
islature the city was authorized to
issue municipal waterworks and
sewerage bonds to the amount of
$15o,oOO. The ffty-year franchise
for the Cumberland Telephone Com
pany was passed by the board. The
company is required under the
franchise to complete long distance
connection with New Orleans and
Rayville, La, and Jackson, Miss,
in the next three years.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
TRAGEDY IN A LAW OFFICE.
Killed by Mrs. Efie Carson,
nt Macon, Ga.

Macon, Ca, Jan. 13.-R. A. Rigsby,
professor In business college here,
was shot and instantly killed, Mon
day, by Mrs. Effie Carson, teacher Of
telegraphy in another college. The
tragedy occurred in a law Office,
where it is said Mr.. Rigsby and Mrs.
Carson had met TO adjust differences.
After meeting Mrs. Carson, Rigsby
asked for private interview with her
in an adjoining room. The two had
been together in the room only few
moments when five pistol shots were
heard, and Mrs. Carson walked calmly
out Of the room, saying: II have
Killed him; take me to the sheriff."
Both PARTIES were well known.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
five Convicts Escape.

Five cOnvicts escaped from their
quarters at Jackson last week and
four Of them are still at large. The
men were: S. K. Burns, sent up
from Atta,a county for burglary !;
Z, n. Douglas, Hancock county,
burglary; Marion Chitwood, Ita-
wanda county, murder; John Cole,
Marion county, attempted murder,
and 2. G. Smith, attempted murder.
Smith was recaptured in, Madison
county The men belonged to a
squad that had been at work grad
ing the new capitol grounds. They
were confined in a cage, and man
aged to bore hole in the bottom Of
shelr cage and escaped.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
Negro wanted.

Inc Kinds county authorities are
searching for an egro named Nc
Alee' who shot and seriously wound
90 young white man named Bald
WIN at Bolton last week. McAfee
'eleph0ned to Col. Harding, the
saerlii, that he was at McRaven Sta
! .lOn and ready to give himself up,
". thns far be has not done so, and
:. deputy Is now searching for him.
= ~, Baldwin was fired upon with a
saOlg1n loaded with bird shot. His
wounds, while painful, are not nee
esSarlly fatal.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 1O.-With the
return of cold weather smallpox is
again making its appearance in the
state and the state board of health
is being kept busy. DR.. L. F. Baker,
Of Jacksonville, has been dispatched
by Secretary Egan, of the state
board, to Mosquito township, Chris
tian county. to investigate an out
break there and DR.. J. j. Conner, of
Pana, to Gallatin and Pardin coun-
ties, where the disease is prevailing
to an alarming extent.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
Religious Census.

A census has just been completed
of the city of Jackson, showing the
religious convictions of the people
and the number of church members.
The figures. given out show that
there are 4,454 church members and
SO acknowledged no faith. The va
rious creeds rank in membership as
follows: Methodists, 1882; Bap-
fists, 972; Presbyterians, 652; Cath
olics, 571; Episcopalians, 491
Christians, So; Hebrews, 80; Luth-
Grams, 20; Free Methodists, 6; Con-
gregationalists, g.; Christian Scien-
fists, 2; Universalists, /; no prefer
ence. 60.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
Railroad Commission.

lhe next meeting of the railroati
sg9mlsslOn s1 ! will be pretermitted
aHu 'ne commission will not meet
ssaln g IN Mississippi until the time
aDl M, 'ile regular February meeting.
! ans Is because of the meeting Of
= sas commission scheduled to take
P.ace !. at New Orleans on January
z q. "nere a conference with the rail-
n"sua ,Sso companies regarding the pro-
ro,ss rsssu rates on home manufactured
sgSus q y and joint rate on all classes
= commodities will be held.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
FataI Accident a. ! ruueral.

Batavia, N. ", Jan. 13.--A freight
train on the Canadaigua branch of
the New York Central railroad
crashed into sleigh at a grade
crossing near Stafford, Monday. OF
the FIVE occupants Of the sleigh one
received injuries that caused death a
few hours later, two others were 90
seriously injured that their death ia
eIprcted, and two are severely hurt.
They are all members of the family
Of j.. j. Mott.
The sleigh was part Of funeral
procession. A severe storm was rag
ing AZ The time
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Per-
kns, Monday, presented to the SEN
ate a communication from Gov Say
ers Of Texas rendering TO the United
States statues of Cen Sam Houston
and Stephen P. Austin to be placed
In Statunry hall at tie capitol, to rep
resent the state Of Texas.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
~. pcI,a,on D;dn,t Bnr Him.

Washington, Jan. 1O.--W. j. Lewis,
Of Nebraska, whose appointment TO
the postal service has been deferred
because of his Seventh Day Adventist
objections to working on Saturday,
has received a temporary appoint
ment in the post Office department.
The issue will be adjusted in some
way that will comply with the law
and not enforce undue hardship to
the appointee in connection with his
religious principles.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
Used Mails to BIackmaii.

Columbus, O., Jan. 10.-Mrs. Anna
r. Miller, convicted of conspiracy
and misuse of the mails in an alleged
attempt to blackmail certain promi-
aent business men of Columbus, was
sentenced to 10 months in the peni-
sentiary by Judge Thompson in the
United States court. Mrs. Miller's
attorney, Thomas =. Steele; her hus-
band, Joseph p. Miller, and his at
torncy, Ivor Hughes, are also under
Indictment on the charge of using
fhe mails to defraud.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
shot In seif-Defense.

Charles Johnston, the section boss
on the Illinois Central railroad at
jackson, who killed negro, Glenn
Shelley, on the Sd inst, had his pre-
liminary trial last week before JUS
tice W. II. Reynolds. He was re-
leased, it having been shown that be
acted in self-defense.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
TO STAY WHERE Hn Is.
The Secretary VIII Remain at Ann
npoIis Untn He Receivers.

Washington, Jan. 13.--It is report
ed from Annapolis that Secretary
Moody probably will remain there for
day or two in order to recover from
the shock resulting from the accident,
lie is at the home of Superintendent
Brownson, Of the naval academy,
where he will remain during his en-
forced stay at Annapolis.
1t is curious coincidence that the
horses attached to the seeretary's
own departmental carriage in WASH
ington became frightened Immediate
ly after he had left il to take the
train for the academy, and one Of the
horses jumped, slipped and broke the
carriage tongue, and that only skill
full management prevented a rum
away.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17

The largest deer that has been
slain in Mississippi was killed on
the Big Black last week by Port
Gibson sportsmen. The animal
weighed 2SO pounds after the stom-
ach and intestines had been re-
moved, and was a magnificent speci-
men Of the buck.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
ramnn. old Estate pestroyed.

Newburyport, Mass, Jan. 1O.-The
Colonial house, and ancient grist mill
and barn, comprising the Curzon es-
tate, widely known for their anti
auity and as subjects Of artists, were
burned to the ground. Artists from
all parts of the country have visited
the place on account Of the opportu-
mites it affords for study and sketch
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
nishrnrr,n TrinI nerInn.

Riyerhead, T.. T., Jan. 13.--The trial
Of Louis A. Disbrow, indicted for the
murder OF Clarence A. Foster, whose
body and that Of "Dimple" Lawrence
were found in Tiana bay, at Good
Ground. in June last, was begun Mon
day. The day was devoted to the
drawing OF a Jury.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
Noel at Meridian.

Senator E. F. Noel Of Lexington,
candidate for governor, addressed
the voters Of Lauderdale county at
the court house in Meridian last
week. His address was in regard to
Mississippi's recent advancement.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
co,ta,, Burned in JACKSON.

About 200 bales Of cotton were de-
strcyed in the Jackson compress
BY fire last week. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from q
spark from a passing engine.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
.,nte-Bellum Home Burned.

The old ante-bellum home Of Mrs.
Lucy p. Stevens, situated one and
a half miles west of Byhalia, was de-
stroyed by fire last week. The home
was occupied by Mrs. Stevens and
family and Thomas Eason and fam
ilv jointly. The household effects
of both families were a complete
loss almost.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17

Boise. Ida, Jan. o--The field com
biped against w. Z. Borah in the
senatorial caucus Thursday in favor
~ Judge w. p. Hepburn and selected
The latter for United States senator.
The vote stood 2s for Hepburn and
% for Borah.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
steamboats, on Pearl.

N spite of the bridges constructed
in recent years which prevent free
navigation an effort is being made
to carry on steamboat traffic on
Pearl river, and during the present
week the steamboat Capitola will ar
rive at the Jackson landing with a
cargo Of cotton seed for one of the
local oil mills. A New Orleans
company is also putting in line
Of boats on the lower river, and they
will probably commence making
trips as far northward as jackson
during the present month.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
killing in Pike.

Harry Badon and Tom Boutwell,,
two well known young white men Of
Pike county, became involved in a
quarrel last week, which resulted in
the death Of Badon, two shots being
fired through his body. Boutwell,
took possession Of Badon's buggy
and drove away and has not since
been seen.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17

q ne Robert A. Smith Camp, Con-
.ssslale .as. Veterans, Of Jackson, has
sIsl; Ol'.eu resolutions condemning the
5s's q Lincoln's portrait in the
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
n..lah cnttnn aInned.

The census report for copiah
county Of the cotton ginned ending
December Is, is 25,s6S bales. About
90 per cent Of this crop was gathered
BIZ December IS
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
Lauderdale Collections.

Sheriff R. II. Jemison Of Lauder
dale county, last week made his re-
port of taxes collected for the month
of December. The collections
amount to $54,645.61, Of which
$22, ,S62.65 was forwarded to the
State treasury. The collections for
the year will amount to about $780,
900.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 13.-The thirty
first annual gathering Of the Kansas
Improved Stock Breeders association
is in session here, with large at-
tendance. for three-days' meeting.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17

Washington, Jan. 9.--Joseph o
Thompson. recently appointed col
lcetor o. internal revenue for the
district Of Alabama, is III at botel
i this city Of smallpox. His brother
4 ouarartipcd with him
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 1o.-John
Collins will renew his efforts to Sc
cure a pardon from the state pcni-
tentiary when w. J. Bailey becomes
oovernor of the state.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17

VseaF Johnston. Of Friars Point,
! '.as,na ", county, states that there
5e,:s .Al q scarcity Of labor in the
49, 49, and the planters generally
49,. s. more hands for the ccning
- pEslness.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
Mig Collection fer Mission wors.

Chicago, Jan. s3.-Neariy s25, 5,OoO
was collected in the Episcopal
churches Of Chicago sunday for local
and foreign mission work, Mt the re.
quest Of Bishop McLaren.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
Tor all your Small Rsmlttsness. by mail or
otherwise.
Sold on all points in the United Stases.
Canada, and ON Havana, Cuba.
CHEAP AND CONVENIENT.
NO APPLICATION REQUIRED.

A receipt is given and money win be re.
funded il order Is lost.
Sold at all agencies Of the Southern Ex-
press Company at all reasonable hours.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-08
DISGRACE To HIS CDLu.
U. S. Senator Hopkins, Of illinois,
Thinks it a Disgrace that Ne
gro congressman are not
Elected in the South.

Chicago, July Retaliation against
the Southern States that have disfran-
chised negroes was urged last night by
United States Senator Hopkins.
Senator Hopkins was one of the
speakers at a meeting called to con-
denim the action of the persons who
took part in the Bellville, Illinois,
lynching. He denounced the lynchers
in strong terms and then discussed the
negro question.
"In my eighteen years of service in
Congress it has beer my pleasure to
remark the ability of score of negro
Congressmen, who represented at one
time the States of Mississippi, Ala
bama and Louisiana, he said. 1t
is shame and disgrace to these
States that there are no longer men of
color in their Congressional delega-
tions. It is a shame to the nation that
the hewers of wood and the drawers
of water in those States are not repre-
sented by men of their own class, and,
until public sentiment shall be aroused
and these States return negroes to Con-
gress, it will continue to be disgrace
to the United States. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-08

Newark, N. J. July flames Smith
Jr. was appointed receiver of the Uni
ted States Shipbuilding Company to
day by United States District Court
Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick, in the
suit brought by Rowland B. Conklin.
Judge Kirkpatrick's decree orders
that all property of the company shall
be turned over Immediately by the di-
rectors and officers of the insolvent
company. The decree also directs the
receiver to take over such property
and to Immediately assume the man
agement and operation of the company
Louisville, July IA special from
Lexington, KY, says: General Cassius
NJ. Clay, the venerable sage of White
hall, has written to his former child
wife. Dora Richardson Brock, whose
husband was killed by a train in
Illinois several days ago, asking her
to come back and remain with him
the rest of his life. General Clay
realizes that he has only short time
to live, and he has called continually
for his young wife, even since she got
a divorce from him and married
Brock
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-08
The Board of Equalization.

Columbia, July 1.-Comptroller
General Jones has called meeting of
the board of equalization to be held
here on July Is. The board will at
tend especially to the equalization of
the taxes On cotton oil mills, textile
factories, fertilizer factories, canals,
etc. TIE board ought to have done
this last year, but the Legislature was
memorialized to change the law in Or
der that all taxes on all property could
be put on the same basis, but that
body did nothing about it, so the
board will proceed to assess on the old
plan;i. e., make an assessment for
such industries, another for real estate
and so on. Real estate, however, is
not assessed this year, that being done
every four years. The last Legislature
appointed a commission to look into
the tax laws of the State and to make
some suggestions to better them. This
commission has met and is collecting
much data, but as yet has come to no
conclusion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-08
LYHGRlNG IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY.
Negro Assassin Taken From Nor
way Guard House and Put to
Death.

Norway, S. c., July 1.-Charles
Evans, a negro man about % years of
age, was taken from the lookup here
last night by a mob, consisting OF
three hundred infnriated citizens and.
lynched.
Monday night Evans shot Mr.. j. P.
Phillips and little daughter, Ruby,
while they were at supper at their
home, the shots being fred through a
window Of the house. It is presumed
that Evans committed the deed be-
cause of ill-feeling towards son of
the Phillips family. Sunday last
young Phillips struck Evans with a
buggy whip, and it is presumed that
the assassination followed as matter
of revenge. Evans was caught Mon
day and lodged in the lookup. Late
Tuesday night an infuriated crowd of
citizens of Norway and its vicinity
broke open the doors of the guard
house, took the murderer out and
hanged him to nearby tree. The
mob then dispersed. Today all is
quiet in the town.
Pink Hartwell, N. S. Johnston and
John Fielder, who had been arrested
with Evans, were released, it being
shown that they had nothing to do
with the crime.
WHAT The GOVERNOR SAYS
Columbia, S. c., July Governor
D. G. Heyward, when seen tonight in
reference to the trouble at Norway,
said that he deeply regrets the lynch
ing, the first act of the kind that has
occurred since his Inauguration. The
Governor had no suggestion whatever
of impending trouble or would have
taken vigorous steps to thwart such an
attempt Immediately upon receiving
the information concerning the lynch
ing Governor Heyward communicated
with the county sheriff and the local
magistrate, directing them to protect
the other three prisoners who were
arrested and to apprehend the guilty
parties. The coroner of Orangeburg
county was directed to hold an inquest
and to take legal steps in accordance
with the result of the inquisition.
Governor Heyward expressed himself
as being much grati6ed at the prompt
response of the officers appealed to and
feels sure that they will do their full
duty in the matter. The Governor
deplores the lynching and is fully
satisfied that the good people Of
Orangeburg would have seen that
speedy justice was meted out to the
prisoners had the law been allowed to
take it's course.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-08
GORONER's INQUEST HELD
IN The LYNGHIAG CASE.
Witnesses Examined Verdict
Was That Evans Died at
Hands of Unknown Parties
Special to The State.

Special to The State
Norway, July 2--An inquest over
the body of Chas. Evans, who was
lynched here Tuesday night was held
this morning by Coroner Ricken-
backer. Six witness we're examined.
The first witness, DR. G. H. Abies,
testified, as follows: ' About S o'clock
yesterday morning I was driving out
of town when I saw a dead body hang
ing to tree about one mile out Of
town, and about 100 yards from the
road. I went up to see what I could
learn. I found that it was the body
of Chas. Evans and saw many gunshot
wounds in the body. I heard no
shooting the night before. I saw
strangers in town but heard nothing
that would lead me to think there
would be anything done Monday
night
The second witness, Mr.. B. S. Cog
burn, testified, as follows: 81 was
asleep Tuesday night at home when
was awakened during the night by the
firing Of guns and as the firing ceased
did not go out to see where it was.
After l arose next morning and went
w LILY p16CC VI UOStuSSS u0dfQ 1uo1 q
negro had been lynched out of town,
and with others I went out to where
the body was hanging to an oak tree
by rope around the neck and the
hands tied behind the back. I did
not know who the negro was. I had
never seen him before. saw a great
many strangers in town the evening
before, but did not hear any one say
anything about lynching negro that
night
Other witnesses examined testified
about the same thing and after a
short talk to the jury by Coroner
Rickenbacker the jury came to ver-
dict that the deceased came to his
death from the effect Of gun shots and
strangulation at the hands of party
or parties unknown to the jury"
Everything is quiet again. No
more trouble is expected from the
negroes. The town was guarded we'll
last night.
Mr.. Phillips, who was shot on Mon
day night, is living, but it is not
thought he will last through the
night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-08
Cecil Rhodes Scholarships.

Columbia, Jniy THE committee
for adjudging the Cecil Rhodes schol-
arships in this State has just been ap-
pointed by President Benjamin Sloan,
OF the South Carolina College. The
following is a list of the members j:
Prof. g. W. Bain, South Carolina
College; DR.. E. B. Settler, Newberry
College: Prof. e. E.. Geer, FIrman
University; Prof Della Tore, College
of Charleston !; Prof. a. G. Rembert,
Woford College. President Sloan is
chairman of this committee He has
had booklets printed giving infor-
nation concerning these scholarships
and the method OF obtaining them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-08
AFTER The HEBREW VOTE.
Excuses Made For Not Forwarding
Jewish Petition.

Washington, July The state de-
partment tonight authorized the fol-
lowing statement:
sat the state department it was
stated by a high official in the absence
of Secretary Hay that the delay in
forwarding the petition of the Ameri-
can citizens of the Jewish faith as to
the Ill treatment of their co-reigious
in Russia, was due to the delay in
furnishing the address to the state
department. by the petitioners. The
state department would Of course, pay
no heed to any statement purporting
to emanate from the Russian Govern
ment unless such statement were made
own Government. The state depart
ment has been scrupulously careful to
act only in accordance with all the
requirements of official propriety, but
within the limits thus laid down it
will most certainly not hesitate to give
expression to the deep sympathy felt
not only by the Administration, but
by all the American people, for the
unfortunate Jews who have been the
victims in the recent appalling massa-
cres and outrages. In this connection
it was pointed out by another official,
who disclaimed any purpose to speak
in his official capacity, however, that
it seemed somewhat strange, to say the
least, that the Russian Government
should choose this particular method
of making statement to the Ameri-
con people at the very time, by
methods which are certainly the re-
verse of friendly to the United States,
it has sought to make China join in
breaking the plighted faith of all the
Powers as to the open door in Man
churia, and has endeavored to bar our
people from access to the Manchurian
trade
The above statement was shown to
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor tonight, but he declined to make
any comment on it. Any reply to this
statement must be made under direct
instructions from ST. Petersburg. 1t
is realized, both at the State depart
ment and the Russian embassy, that
the situation is extremely delicate.