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The National tribune., 1903-02-12
ANTITRUST LEGISLATION.

The Littlefeld Antitrust BILL which
has passed the House, and with further
amendments will probably do the same in
the Senate, provides for the most COM
plete publicity for all future corporations
which shall be organized to do an inter-
state business. These must furnish the
Interstate Commerce Commission with
complete statements of the manner of their
organization, the companies which have
merging, the amount of their capital stock,
the face and market value of the, same,
etc. Heavy penalties are provided
for failure to comply. Copies of all
rules, regulations and bylaws for the man.
agement and control of the business, and
direction of its officers and agents must be
furnished. Any corporation can be sued
in any district where it has place of bust
ness. Giving or receiving rebates on
freight rates are prohibited under heavy
fines, and railroads are liable to a fine for
transporting any article of merchandise
named in this or the Sherman Law. Three.
fold damages are due for any injuries to
business or property by reason of any
thing forbidden by the act.
A furore was created by the extensive
circulation of the report that the Standard
Oil Company had sent kilograms to six
United States Senators saying that the
publicity feature of similar act pending
in the Senate was not acceptable, and that
an attorney would visit Washington to ex-
plain. This aroused all the Senators. and
threw them on the defensive: most of them
denied having received such a
telegram, and when the attorney of the
Oil Company visited Washing
ton he was at once informed that his pres
ance was Objectionable and the best thing
he could do would be to return to New
York on the next train, which he did.
Whether the telegram was true or not, it
rad powerful effect upon legislation, and
will probably result in the bill being hur-
led through.
The National tribune., 1903-02-12

TIE allies have had another taste Of
American ''shirt-sleeve diplomacy Min
lister Bowen, who seems to have the
Venezuela situation very well in hand,
has talked quite plainly to Germany about
her bullying aggressiveness, and Is firm
to have the business conducted on a
plane Of absolute justice and fairness.
Germany resents his attitude in some
things, but will eventually have to come
around and accept settlement substan-
tally as planned by him. This means
that the rest Of the powers to whom
Venezuela is indebted will get what is
fairly due them, and not cent more.
We seem likely to come out of the matter
With great deal more prestige, and our in
iiuence in South America viii be greatly
enhanced. This is because we have not
met intrigue with intrigue, but insistee
upon plain, square dealing all around.
The National tribune., 1903-02-12
INCREASE OF PENSION FOE DEArsrss

The following act was approved Jan. IL
1903. and is now law:
That from and after the passage of this
act all persons on the pension roll Of the
United States, or who may hereafter be
placed thereon, receiving pension for total
loss Of hearing due to causes Originating
IN the military or navel service of tIe
United States and in the line of duty.
snan De entitled to receive, in lieu of the
amount now paid in case of snch disability
the sum OF $40 per month: Provided. That
said increase shall in no manner affect fhe
rate OF pension now being paid and allow
able for partial deafness, the rating for
which shall be continued and determined
IN accordance with the provisions Of exist
The National tribune., 1903-02-12

IT WILL astonish many people to know
that there is still something Of religious
qualification for offce-holding in Pennsyl-
vania. Section 4 of Article 1 of the Con-
stitution says:
mo person who acknowledges the being
Of God and future state rewards and
punishments shall, on account of his re-
ligious sentiments, be disqualified to hold
any office or place of trust or profit under
this Commonwealth"
This was considered quite liberal at the
time of its adoption, as there were restric-
lions in some Of the States that man
must believe in the Trinity and other dog
mas before he could be allowed to hold
Office
The National tribune., 1903-02-12
THE coMMANDER-Ir-cH1Er.

Commander-in-ChiefT Thomas ]. Stewart
was present at the Annual Encampment
of the Department of the Potomac, and
was enthusiastically greeted by the COM
rades. At the meeting of the Encampment
and at the banquet he made eloquent,
whole-souled, stirring speeches, which re-
ceived the heartiest commentator of all
who heard them. They were admirable
efforts in every way.
The National tribune., 1903-02-12

THERE has been a row in King Ed
wards kitchen. The new Steward, Ger
man of economical proelivities, has refused
to pay the prices Of the royal tradesmen.
Recently violent controversy between
the two resulted from the Steward fatty
refusing TO pay more than eight pence a
pound for lard. The tradesmen as fatty
refused to accept less than 10 pence, and
the matter has been submitted to the
mysterious Board of the Green Cloth for
grave consideration,
The National tribune., 1903-02-12

LIKE all other new countries, Australia
is having spell of trying all the new
sociological ideas that are being exploited.
Womans Suffrage is an organic law, but
SO far Only 80 women have indicated their
desire to vote in New South Wales.
The National tribune., 1903-02-12

THE Australians do not take kindly to
closer commercial relations with Great
Britain, but incline, rather, to those with
the United States, and the attempt to make
preferential rates on British goods received
such cold response that it was aban-
doned.
The National tribune., 1903-02-12

A BILL to appropriate money for PenI-
sylvania to join with Virginia in a statue
Of Gen. Lee upon the field of Gettysburg,
referred. But one member of the commit
tee favored it. If it had come to a vote in
the Legislature, it is believed that it would
have received not to exceed eight votes,
and have been Overwhelmingly defeated.
The National tribune., 1903-02-12

If Virginia would appropriate some of
her ready money to payment of her debts
instead for statues where they are not
wanted, she would enhance her reputation
more solidly. Virginia's credit is very low
in the financial world and among the other
States and municipalities, owing to her vir-
tual reputation of large portion of her
debt
The National tribune., 1903-02-12
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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

ems and eggs and common sense and
white-headed children until you
can't rest" and they are as happy as
the birds that sing around their pre-
misses. Here they have buttermilk,
not part buttermilk and part watered
milk, and the purest, richest cream
butter that was ever melted between
two biscuits. Here the farmer raises
his molasses and potatoes, his bee
honey he gathers from his hundreds
of bee-gums, and his white headed
homes by the wagon loads. Here he
can go to church in an OK wagon or
muleback or footback or in a buggy
and act as much religion as if he had
gone in a fine carriage drawn by
spanking bays and employed to play
the pipe-organ at a good salary. A
Georgian once stated that it was i'm
possible for a man to have religion
and drive oxen at the same time.
He was insisted upon by the minister
at rather an enthusiastic protracted
meeting to join the church, the min
lister reminding him that all the fam.
lily except him had joined. YES he
answered; dad he went and jined
the church and mann she went and
jined and Bill jined and now John
has jined and if 1 jine who in the
HI is gwine ter drive the steers. -
But the people of this section have
their steers better trained and there is
no difficulty whatever in driving
them. They go to church and while
the steers are lying in the shade chew
ing their cuds the people are getting
more religion to the square inch than
can ever be rammed into the heads Of
the broadcloth, frock- tailed fellows
who sit in the amen corner in the
large cities and sing Nearer, my
God, to Thee
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30
A NOTABLE MURDER CASE
Now Being Tried in This City Has
Attracted Widespread Atten-
ton Here and Elsewhere.

The most notable murder case of
any kind that ever came before the
people of this section is now on at
this term of the circuit court. When
Copeland was tried hundreds were
present to hear the proceedings, but
at the time the country was sparsely
settled and the crowds were not so
large as those seen at every day at the
court house, eager and anxious,
even impatient, to hear every word
spoken by the attorneys and to catch
every sentenced and even the express
sion of every witness. The large
court house is crowded every day to
its full capacity, there not being stand
ing room within and but little on the
porch leading to the front of the build
ing. At an early hour people begin
to enter and long before the conven-
ing of the court the house is crowded.
Friends of the defendants and others
of an impatient turn of mind at dis
tance are keeping the wires hot max
ing inquiries as the case proceeds and
the long-distance phones are kept
busy at late hour during the night.
Nothing else is talked about in the
city, no other case is scarcely men,
toned, though there is anothre MUIR
der case ON the docket, and mon who
have been too busy heretofore to lose
minute from their business are seen
about the court house trying to
squeeze way in to hear the proceed
ings.
The case is a vrey important one.
Two men are being tried for their
lives. The murder with which they
are charged is the most henious, the
most brutal, the most savage-like
that perhaps ever occurred in south
Mississippi. In broad-Open daylight
man is fatally shot. He is removed,
so the EVIDENCE goes to show, to a
cold bottling house and the door be-
ing locked is there allowed to die by
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

degrees. to suffer all the horrors of
death away from friends and relatives
Ito fold his own rams in death and TO
close his own eyes. Who did the
shooting? who is directly responsible
for this horrible death of human be-
ing are questions the court and the
jury are now trying to decide and
which must be decided late this even
ing or tomorrow. Two Of the most
prominent mer of Jones county are
now facing the law with the serious
charge of murder written opposite
their names. They too have friends
and relatives who are watching every
movement Of the court. A wife is
weeping here and a father and a
mother over in the next corner are
grieving secret grief, the heart rend-
ings Of which are known only to those
who have wept over an unfortunate
son. The men have been torn away
from the bosoms of their families and
thrown in Jail where they have lain
since last December and doubtless to
them life is a burden and scarcely
worth the living. But justice must
be done though the heavens fall
Court convened this morning at the
usual hour. One witness for the de-
Tense was recalled making only three
in all for the defense. 1t was then
decided to instruct the jury and the
proper papers were prepared. The
argument is going on as the Progress
goes to press and very likely will be
continued until some time tomorrow
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30
BRATTON ELECTED BISHOP.
John Murray of Baltimore Declined
the Position by Telegram
This Morning.
Special to the Daily Progress.

Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, April 30.-A telegram re-
ceived this morning from DR.. John
Murray of Baltimore declining posi-
ton of Bishop to which he was
elected by diocesan council in ses-
sion here last night.
At their session this morning DR..
Bratton of Raleigh, n. c., was elect
ed Bishop. The nomination by the
laity was unanimous. He has been
wired notice of his selection. Brat
ton is president of St.-Marys College
at Raleigh, n. c..
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

Miss Hester Clark, the clever post
mistress, has just purchased lot and
will soon commence the erection of a
nice building in which she will keep
the postoffice. She will then have
better facilities for accommodating
the public. The building will be
located in the heart of the city, thus
making the postoffice convenient to all
the business houses.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30
GuLFPORT. HATTIESBURG AND JACKSON

No. I've Gu'fpOrt 45 am I've Hattiesburg
10 10 am; ar Jackson 200 pm.
No, live Gulfporl IS pm; I've Hattiesburg
: Is pm; ar Jackson II 05 pm.
No. ar Gulfport II IL am; ar Hattiesburg
10 am; I've Jackson 30 am.
No ar Gulfport 10 pm; ar II attieSburg
Sc pm; I've jackson 40 pm.
These trains are arranged with view
of making all desirable connections at
All junction points. Parties can leave
jackson in the afternoon aud reach
Gulfport. Mobile and points on the Gulf
Coast also all Eastern and Northern
points VIA Mobile. Through tain to
Laurel leaves jackson a M, arrives
Laurel ] so p. m. to Lumberton and
Columbia leaves Jackson n. m ar.
rives Lumberton 10: 50 a. M, COlum-
bia ~: 40 noon.
Can take L. & n. sOuthbound coast
train in the morning and go to interior
towns without lying over in Gulfport,
or go via Hattiesburg and Jackson to
Memphis, Kansas City, st. Louis, CHI
cago and all Northern, Western and
Eastern points, also via Make to Lum
berton and Columbia or via Saratoga to
Laurel branch points.
1000 Mile Tickets good for one year S25 90
For further particulars call on OF ad-
dress.
THOMAS p. HALE, and Vice Pes.
S. d. BOYLSTON, Gen. Pass. Agt,
GuIfport. Hiss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30
not be had.


The work of cutting out the right
of-way of the Pearl and Leaf Rivers
railroad is now in progress west of
Bassfeld, the work east having been
completed. From here to Prentiss,
twelve miles. it is a solid forest of
long leaf pine, the finest perhaps on
earth. One popularity about it is
that it has but littel sap, nearly all
of it being heart, and for heighth
of from thirty to fifty feet many of
the trees are clear of limbs or knots.
Joe McInnis of Hattiesbrug has with
drawn entirely from the furniture
business and is now putting up saw
mill at Black Greek with capacity
of 1000 daily. Black Greek is three
miles east of Bassfield and is the head
of the stream known by that name
that runs by Brooklyn on the Gulf
and Ship Island railroad. Mr. Nc
Innis speaks of moving his family to
Bassfeld and making this town his
home. If so he will build, as there
is not vacant house here.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

Garter and Clark are soon to begin
work ON their grist mill and ginnery
which will be located in town just
west of the depot on the south side Of
the railroad. They will build dam
and thus catch large body of water
to be used in their boilers and for
other purposes, besieds will put in a
we'll. They expect to do a vast
amount of ginning and grinding. The
people of this section have not gotten
over the old way of doing business
along this line. They still get astrad-
die of sack of corn and go to mill,
as their forefathers did, and eat bread
that is sweet and good and wholesome.
They have their corn hoecakes and
ponebread and their sweet potatoes and
'possums, and the gravy running
down each side of the mouth as it did
in the days of yore. But we are a
little off-the mill and ginnery dc
not turn out the sweet potatoes and
'possums.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Progress is authorized to announce
the folliwing- gentlemen as can
didates, subject to the action of the
democratic party:
For State Senator-2nd Senatorial Dis
trict:
J. L. PARKS,
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

This water bushes also reminds us
that the money is ready for some
well-borer who will bore for arte-
sian water. If an overflow can be had
in other parts of the state the likeli-
hood is that it can be had here. II
an overflow cannot be had it is vrey
probable that large supply of water
will rise within thirty feet of the
surface when sufficient water can be
pumped for all purposes. OF course
this is not as nice and convenient as
an overflow, but it would be better
than the wells we have now. Such
wells are to be found in several towns
IN the state where an overflow could
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

Speaking of the pond of water re-
minds us that water is very scarce
here for machinery purposes. There
is plenty of water to be had by boring
down into the earth from 100 to 1875
feet and it is good, but it is rather
too expensive for mill purposes.
Some of the citizens are digging wells
within thirty feet of the water and
then boring small one until water is
struck. Then putting in suction
pump tine water can be drawn up to
the dug we'll and then forced to the
: top. But this will scarcely supply
enough water for the large boilers.
A rather serious accident happened a
few days ago while some men were at
work putting down the curbing in the
we'll at the Booth saw mill. The well
is about forty feet deep and Mr..
Booth was below some ten or fifteen
feet guiding ram used for driving
down the curbing when by some
means he slipped and fell to the bot
tom of the we'll about twenty feet
considerably bruising him up, bu
breaking no bones. He was confined
to his bed for several days, but is able
to be ont again.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30
The Boys Don't Part Their Hair in the Mid
die and Puff Cigarettes.
ITEMS OF INTEREST UP AT BASSFIELD,
The Hustling Little City on the Pearl and
Leaf Rivers Railroad--Its Possible
ties, Etc.

The people of Bassfield are just as
clever as they can be. The most of
them were raised in the country,
either in Covington or adjoining coun-
ties, and when neighbor gets sick
they turn out to the man or woman to
render all the help they can. 1t is the
old way of showing such kindness and
brotherly love for each other-the old
country way adopted and practiced by
the parents of the most prominent, the
most patriotic public men that ever
honored the halls of congress, like the
Lamars and the Georges, or ever ad-
ministered the affairs of state like
Lincoln. Lincoln was rail-splitter
and he was a good one, so history
states, and history says he made fine
president when he was called up
higher from the rail-splitting job to
that of president. Doubtless he was
raised in just such a county as Gov
ington and was considered just as
green as some boys in this county and
other counties in the state Perhaps
some of the boys now saving down
pine trees and saving them up into
stock logs in this section will be
prominent men in congress yet. At
least it is safer to bet on them than
the town chap who parts his hair in
the middle, hops on the counter and
puffs himself and cigarette during
the day and stays out during the night
till ~ O'Clock, never studying a book,
never reading a newspaper, never in
any way cultivating the mind.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

UANTED-A girl to work in the millinery
Wdepartment at O'FerralI Bros. mch26tf
COR RENT-Furnished rooms. Address
| Lock Box 1928. Hattiesburg. aprS-lwk
EOR SALE-s.000 brick. Apply at New
Auditorium building. aprl7-tf
EQUINE Some money on street. Owner
can get it by making proof and paying for
notice. A. u. Montgomery. apr2Stf
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

With the exception Of the subject
of an artesian we'll the most impor-
tant subject up for discussion is the
Inauguration of mail service from
Hattiesburg to Bassfield or as far up
as Prentiss. The thousands of people
along the line of the railroad and the
hundreds of farmers living near the
towns are entitled to better and
quicker mail facilities. They. want it
so in the evening they can get the
evening papers of New Orlenas and
other cities and garden seed from
Washington and almanacs from Phila-
delphia. And, by the way, there are
many well-to-do farmers throughout
this section who are sending their
daughters and sons to school at Meri-
dian or Blue Mountain or to some
other schools in some other state and
they would like to hear from them, if
necessary, every day. For many rea-
sons they want quicker mail service
and they want it within the netx few
weeks. They have sent up petition
to the proper authorities and expect a
favorable reply within the next few
days.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

OF course Bassfeld is increasing in
population and business, and the
future prosperity is very bright. For
a town it has a model location, high,
dry, with natural drainage on every
side, and is surrounded by one of the
finest farming sections in all of
south Mississippi. The pepole have
cattle and hogs and horses and chick
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

The farmers of this section are very
much in need of rain and hot weather
They had small rain last Saturday
night, but it did but little good, and
the weather is so cool that farm pro-
ducts refuse to burge an inch. Far
mers are up with their crops and will
have but little to do until they get
rain.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-30

II. /. DREWRY, Agent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-02
< By CTrtS TosOnsend Brud1
oopwspat, 1903. by Cyrus 7ownsend Brady
,thor of ''Wsven With the Ship.'' "HohenxoIlsrn.
 :. "Ths Quiberon Touch." Etc. ....

had yielded A pilferer, he, purloin- er common thief, to have stolen up on false pretense the sweetness of woman's lips who had trusted to his honor! That he loved her was no ex- cuse. The deeper condemnation there. Honor Was not his pledged, or was it already lost?
 Under the spur of this acute indict- ment he wished, he prayed, that he might die that night, and but for the precepts in which he had been trained he might have put an end to a life which, in the decision forced upon him, brought misery everywhere, even to himself.
 His father, his mother, his love! What a dream she had been as she stood in the light with the blue shawl fiuttering over her head like a flag as the soldiers marched by playing tine 'Iocking Birdr" He liked her best, though, as he saw her face shining in the darkness and heard her whisper, Almost you persuade me-" Almost, almost she had been persuaded, and by mistake, by falsehood! Oh, the deep damnation of his deed! What
 
 could he do? Was not now his honor as gentleman pledged to her? There had been a sacrament of love and un- ion in that sweet meeting of the lips. If he repudiated her cause, 1t would be sacrilege.
 Yes. he must keep to the letter of his bond. Satan had bought him with woman's heart, and-oh, the irony of the association!-the woman was as pure as a child, as innocent as an, an gel. Sometimes gentleman was called upon to sacrifice even his honor to a woman; perhaps this was such call. Yes, he would do it. When he had kissed her, he had given away the right to change. He would be a sol dier of the south if it killed him. Please God it might. If war came, he should seek death in the front rank and end it all.