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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
CHASE AFTER A
QUAKER CITY RAT
Furnished Startling Evidence of q
Postofice Robbery.
PNEUMATIC TUBE MEN TAKEN
Into Custody, Charged With Mail Rob-
Dery.---A Telephone Lineman, In Prob.
ing Hole to Find Fugitive Rat
Found Wad of Stolen Letters.

Philadelphia. .-Bertram and Al
oeft Laycock. brothers. and Charles
Fournier, eTploye of the Pneumtic
Transit Company, are under arrest
mere charged with coupsiracy to
enc Dezzle and open and DESTROY let
ters in the United States mail.
bertram Laycock, who was sta
toned at Broad street station, the
END OF the pneumatic service, was
1rst arrested, and after a hearing
before b United States commissioner
be was held in $1,000 bail. At the
nearlug he confessed and impIi-
Gated his brother Albert ard Four
rier, who were stationed in the GEN.
tral postotfice.
Postal inspectors say the men CON
fessed to having taken special d de-
livery letters from the carriers Of
the pneumatic tubes, among them
letters to A. j. Clssat, president OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany; John Wananaker and the
Trust Company of North America.
The arrests were the outcome of
chase after a rat at Seventeenth
and F'iibert street toward the arches
of the elevated tracks OF the Penn
sylvania railroad. T. j. MCarty,
telephone lice foreman, gave chase.
Seeing a lolg hole, he thrust in
stick. No rat appeared, bit whe1
the stick was pulled out it brought
with it two letters.
McCarty saw that they were reg
istered and addressed to A. J.. Cas-
satt and w. j. Thompson. Again IN
serting the man brought fo-th three
more letters, all registrersd. Nc
Carty notified the chief postal in-
spector and the arrests followed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
DEATH AT LAST
RELIEVED ODE.
A Sailor Detailed as Watchmam on
a Wrecked Steamer.
FOUR MONTHS OF LONLINESS.
On the Bleak Coast of an Alaskan Island
---Diary of the Sailor Tells of His
Sufferings, His LonIiness and of His
Approaching Release by Death.

Sar Francisco.-The fate Of Will
liam Ode, who was left behind as
watchman on the wreck of the
schooner Courtney Fcrd, which ran
ashore on lzenbecK Island, Alaska,
on September 30, 1902, is told wist
dramatic realism in the log kept by
the unfortunate man, which has just
reached here.
1t was found beside his dead
body by revenue cutter officers,
and covers period of four months
fom October 4, 1902, down to the
following February, when in pencil
family traced opposite the entries
CT February 8 and 4. are the wor DIS:
death at last; four months alone"
He has set down the happenings OF
that quarter, giving complete cal.
endar Of events, all leading to one
end, the extinguishment of William
Ode, sailor.
When the Courtney Ford was
wrecked the captain and surviving
members of the crew were picked
up and landed at Seattle, leaving
Ode behind until relief was sent to
him. This only happened a few
days ago when the schooner Carrie
and Annie with wrecking appara.
tus on beard. left to be of service tc
the sailor who had watched in vain
forssreliet.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Bids Wanted for Grading Work.

Proposals are being circulated for
bids for grading 140 miles OF the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
railroad from DECATUR north to Pom
totoc, to connect with the Gulf and
Chicago railroad, the property
of the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas
City people. 1t is provided in the
bids that work shall begin Aug. /,
1903, and be completed Aug. l. 1904.
About five miles of the road has been
graded from Newton south in the
last three months. Work Of grad
ing down the hill just west OF the
compress at Newton is to begin
shortly by the Alabama and Vicks-
burg railroad company. who will
use the dirt to fill in just south of
their main line, where new side
track is 10 be constructed for use a
connection with the Mobile, Jack
son and Kansas City road. Tue site
Of the hill, when graded, will be
used by the compress company, to
enlarge lis warehouse, which will be
necessary to store the extra supply
Of cotton that will be forthcoming
with the building OF the new rail-
road.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
PREHISTORIC RUINS
Wonderful Finds of Fossils in Mon.
tana.


st. Paul, Minn.-A special to the
Globe from Big Timber, Mont,
says: Wonderful fiods of FOSSILS
aud bones of prehistoric animals
are teing made in the Fish Creek
country by Prof. S. Farr and
party OF students from Princeton
College. The party Is composed N
addition to Prof. Farr. of g. 7.
Thompson, Laurence Thompson. s.
A. Halsey, Gordon Forbes, Walter
Kimball, Charles 81. Dugro and T.
s. Anditt. The remains of stone
age city have been found In which
are the bones OF animals of great
size along with stone implements Of
all kinds, many of which are orna-
mented with gems. In a mound
near the creek were found tho al
most complete skeleton OF a man.
The bones showed that the man,
when alive, measured nearly nine
feet in height and was OF powerful
build. Nearby was the skeleton of
a woman, a trifio smaller in size,
and at the foot was tn, skel ston of
an animal that resenbIed the dog of
today, except that tie animal must
have been as large as small horse.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Is CLAW Insane.

Lexington. -Gen. Cassius M. Clay
is believed to be hopelessly insane
in his fitty-eight room mansion.
Whitehall, ia Madison county. Ply.
sicians were sent to Whitehall at
the request of General Clay, who
stated that be needed medical atten-
tion, but they were ret perm itted
to enter the mansion, after ling
10 number of messages. General
Clay's body guard is the only per-
son who has been permitted to en-.
ter General Clay's bedroom for the
moEths. The famous statesman and
juri,t is said to be in a precar ious
condi i1n. Some days ago General
Clay sent a message to Dora Brock
asking her to come to hiG. He
married her when she was Is. only
to consent to separation in order
that she might marry Brock. d
young farm hand. The message
was sent to Mrs. Brock shortly after
her husband was killed by rail.
road train.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Peculiar Condition of Affairs.

In connection with the assessments
of State candidates for election ex-
penses in the various counties, at
tention has been called to peculiar
condition of affairs as regards can
didates without opposition. There
are a rumher Of these, and they
will presumably be voted for along
with the others, but should they be
of a frugal turn they could simply
have their names placed on the
ticket in one coLnty, and being
wishon. opposition would be legally
nominated were there not more than
one vote for them. However, as a
failure to go into the various coun-
ties might prejudice mans chances
for wars hence. It il hardly prob
able that thrift will 60 that far.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Crazed by Electricity.

New York.-Shock from the third
rail of Brooklyn elevated Iine has
deprived Conductor Saschel of his
reason. When he stepped on the
rails he was thrown into the air.
Half dozen fellow workers ran to
the rescue. Satchel scrambled to
his feet and attacked then. Hs was
restrained with some difficulty, and
it was found necessary to give him
ether before he could be taken to
the hospital. The surgeons could
not find single burn or mark on
Stcheps body, although be received
the full power from the rail-.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Petition May Not be Received.

st. Petersburg. President Roose-
velt's deci ion to forward to the
Russian government the petition in
behalf Of the Russiln Jews is Lot
published here. The foreign Office
has made the following statement:
"The car alone can decide Whether
the peti ion will be received. Alex
ander III would never have re-
ceiged such petition. The peti ion
from the Guild Hall meeting called
by the lord mayor OF London IN
1891 was returned through the for
eien otficr as being inconvenient.
The t reign Office topes the Am ari-
cans will not invite such a sight.
They would resent any anti-lynch
ing petition, The foreign ofli ,e has
no special interest In the question
except tnat international relations
renal un:hanged. since the mat
ter is purely domestic and beioSgs
to another ministerial depart nent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Boni's Debts.

Paris. The first civil tribunal
heard the arguments in the suit
brought against Count Boni de Cas-
tellaEe by holder of bills to the
amount of $4,000 drawn by Court
Boni to the order of the Marquis de
Dion. The latter had been previ-
ousIy explained to the court that he
lent Count Boni $50, 900 to meet
debts of honor, and received the
bills in exchange. The claim was
for a portion of these bills, which is
outstanding. Count Boni con tended
that technical irreguIarity in
drawing them up invalidated the
bills. The tribunal adjudged that
Count Boni and the Marquis de
Dion coniointly pay the $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
TOPICS OF MOMENT
FROM MISSISSIPPI
News and Notes of the Day III the
Prosperous Bayou State.
ADAMS RECEIVES JUDGMENT.
The State Revenue Agent Wins out in
the Y. & NJ. V. and G. and S, |. Rail-
roads for Special Privilege Tax. Rail-
roads will Likely Contest the Case.

Revenue Agent Adams has re-
ceived judgments in the Circuit
Court Of Kinds county against both
the Yaz7o and Mississippi Valley
and the Gulf and Ship Island rail-
road in the suits instituted by him
to recover the special privilege OF
ten dollars per mile, authorized by
the Legislature to be assessed
against railroads claiming exemp-
ton from State supervision as to
freight rates. The act IF the Legis-
lature was passed in 1898, and the
railroads have resisted collection
ever since, on the ground that 1t
was an unconstitutional discrinina-
ton. 1t is stated that the amount
recovered from the two roads will
be about $4,000. two-thirde OF
which will be paid by the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley. The case
will probably be appealed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Extent of ftOlIybrook Flood.

Presi lent ]. T. McClelland, of
the Fifth Louisiana Levee Board +,
says dispatch sent out from Vicks-
burg reports that the second break
at Hollybrook has practically inun-
dated third OF the tiIIable soil
in East Carroll Parish and one-tiith
of the lands in Madison Parish. All
of this section will be deprived of
a crop this season. Mr.. Mcclellan
said that as soon as the water sub
sides a better Ievee will be built at
Hollybrook.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Campaign for Improved Schools.

The campaign for the improve
mont of the rural schools will socn
be transferred 10 Copiah county,
Superintendent Whitfield and Pres
ident ]. c. Hardy of the Agrlcul-
turaI and Mechanical College at
Starkville will make a series of
speeches in that county from July
IA to Is, inclusive. The first ap-
pointment will be filed az Gilman
on July IA, and then will follow
others in succession at Ruby, Se.ong
Hope, DentviIle and Barrow, one
day being given to each engagement.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Duel on Horseback.

Unicu City. Tenr.-News has
reached here from Troy that about
two miles from that towE Edgar
Brice and John Burnett. who had
lad a previous difficulty, met in
the road, both armed with dou bic
barrel guns, and began shooting al
each other. Brice, who was or
horseback, was shot from bis horse
and is reported seriously wounded
Burnett was not hurt. Both are O
prominent families.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Sight Suddenly Regained.

Binghampton. After being total
ly blind for several years, Joseph
Brink. wealthy resident of El.
mira, has suddenly recovered bis
sight while waiting for train in
this city. Brink had consulted
many specialists but without sue.
cess. He came here with several
fast trotting horses which he owns,
and was about to return home
when, as the train pulled in, bis
sight returned. He was overioyed
and declared his eyes we're as
strong as ever.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Lobbyists Uneasy About Pay.

Washington. = The Washington
lobby, which was employed by the
Panama canal company to secure
the ratification of the treaty by the
United States senate. is clamorinq
for its say. The lobby was EN-
ployed with the understanding that
it would be paid when the treaty
became effective, and the action OF
the Coon bian congress in holding
up the agreement aad demanding
more money from the French com
pany. has caused the lobbyists tt
show symptoms cf distress.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
ARNOLD CREDITORS
Hold Meeting in Chicago and Selec
Trustee.

st. Louis. AT meeting of cred
ltors of e. j. Arnold Turf Invest
ment Concern. Solomon l.. Swarts
was chosen a trustee under the pro-
vision of the bankruptcy law. Mr.
Swarts has been receiver OF the
assets of the defunct concern. hav
ing been appointed by the court to
take charge OF the affairs Until
trustee shall be be elected. His
duties as receiver will end as souu
as the Vqualities as trustee. Mr..
Swarts announced that assets so far
as found consist CT about $50, 900 ir
cash and farm valued at $15.0 600.
The claims filed against the estate
thus far amount to about So, $50. 900,
and Mr.. Swarts expects to pay 2 or
2 IL per cent of the indebtedness.
The time for paying will be deter
nired by the court. The creditors
number more than $4,000 and reside
ir nearly every State and Territory
IN the Union.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

New Ycrk.-George ShattucE
Morrison, member CT the lsthmiar
canal commission. aud one OF the
foremost civil engineers in America.
is dead. Probably his greatest work
az bridge engineer was the
bridge over the Mississippi al
Memphis, Tenn, which has sir
gle truss span OF 790 feet, being
surpassed only by two other
bridges OF the sort in the world,
the Forth bridge IL Scotland and
the Landsdowne bridge at Sukkur,
India.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Count PaoI0 CampeIIO.

Rome. Count Paolo Campello is
dead. The deceased was at one time
canon OF st. Peters but he aban-
doned Catholicism and preached in
violent language against the vati-
can II Italy, England and America.
He Eecently recaEted, did penance
and was restored to the priesthood.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

New York. the governor Of
lquique has declars1 tdat thare
rave bean eig1s nav cases OF J.
ionic plagla. thre3 OF which have
,sen fatal. Owing perhaps to the
Mid character oi tn disaase, in
labita lss doubt its exIsts ICE. The
preai OF nal oox la Antcfagasta
causing alarm. School reachers
ave requested ths a1shoritiss t,
lose the schools.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Cured by Radium Rays.

Vienna. Medical circles here are
greatly interested in a report CON-
nunicated to the viennese Society
Of Physicians, and read at recent
meeting of tie Imperial Academy Of
Science, to the effect that long
st tlndilng cass of career was cured
by radlum rays at the clinic of the
late Professor Gussen bauer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
A Political Fourth.

The GLORIOUS Fourth" was more
gener ally celebrated over Mississip-
pi than it has been for many years.
In probably nearly every county in
the State there was a picnic or bar
becue of some sort, at which the
candidates made speeches. The
fact that this is "politicaI year" in
Mississippi largely accounted for the
renewed interest ir the "Fourth." "
and the excitement was as much
political as patriotic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Music For MOsuuit0s.

Boston, Mass. - The Brookline
board oil health, which Is systematic
ally exterminating mosquitoes by
means of kerosene oil, il new about
TO take up new process for lessen
lag the evil bv meaus of musical
sounn Is. The discoverer OF she new
process says: ut has been found
that practical application has been
effected by raising a great number
of vibrations per second, the par
ticular note which the mosquito i
most sensitively attuned. THIS i1-
.ensitied rote produced by sudden
electrical impulse upon a musical
instrument causes every mosquito
near to plunge headlong tc the in-
strument ard die."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Mexico Orders Locomotives.

Mexico City. The general rep
resentative here of the American
Loco motive Works has recalved an
order iron tha Mexicar Central for
81 consolidated, 6 m,zul passenger
sngines and 5 switching locono-
ives. The railroad has ordered
rom the American Locomotive
Works 81 ice the frst OF the year 90
.ocomoti YES,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Important Changes in Steamer Trust.

New YORK. While no official in
formation is available In regard to
the discussion at the recent joint
meetings in this city of the Ameri-
can aud English diractors Of the
Morgan steamship trust, some of the
details have become known, says
the Journal OF Commerce, and they
indicats that important changes in
management are under considera-
tion and will be gradually worked
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

San Juan, P. 1.-The weather
bureau reports a fall of hail at
Lares, in the center OF Porto Rico
sufficiently heavy to damage the
crops. A fall OF hail is an extreme
ly rare occurrence here. The ma.
tives were frightened and prayed
for protection from harm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
win Not Renew Subsidy.

London. Arncld Forster. secre-
tary of the British admiralty. an
nounces that tie admiralty does not
intend TO renew the existing subsi-
dies for merchant ships which may
be used in time of war, and that
notice would be given April next
that the contracts would terminal
year from that date.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
King OF England Gets Gushy.

LcLdon. The xing OF England
has replied in courteous terms to
King Peters notification Of his ac.
cession to the Servian throne. wish
ing him a prosperous reign, and
hoping 1t will bring peace, order
and justice to the country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Association of Notaries.

There il a movement In the State
looking to the organization OF a
State association of notariss public.
There are about 800 Of these officials
in Mississippi. and the association
will doubtless have as its chief aim
the limitation Of the incrsuse In the
number.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
No Indictments.

Chicago. The grand jury has re-
fused to vote indictments against
the directors and leading mem bers
of the board Of trade who were re-
Gently charged with permitting the
operation OF "bucket shops" on tt e
beard. One witness was heard.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Shooting at Meridian.

Dan /. Moore and Ellis Poole, two
prominent young citizens of Merid-
ian, engaged in a shootiGg scrape
a fsw days ago in which Poole was
perhaps fatally wounded. Four
shots were fired, but only one took
effect,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Sandy Fountain Captured.

Sandy Fountain, colored, sent to
the penitentiary from Noxubee
county in 1888 on life sentence for
murder, and who has been at large
since 1888, has been captured at
L nation, Ala, and will be return
ed to jackson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

John Barrett. who has been Sc
lected as minister to Argentina,
will not go 10 his new post for sew
eral months. He will remair here
and devote his attention to the de-
tails of the EXHIBITS from China and
other Eastern countries at the St.
Louis exposition. China is planning
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

New York.-A terrific storm fol-
lowed the period of interse heat in
New York city. There we're four
daeths from the heat and veraI
prustrations. Three persons were
killed during the storm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

1t is said that a million dollars has
been offered for healthy stomach.
Now, as it has been proved by expert
ment that man may live with his
stomach cut out, why may it not be
possible to make an exchange of stom-
achs between healthy man and dy-
speptic? There are plenty of poor men
who would be willing to take the
chance that they could take weak
stomach and infuse strength into it,
observes the Christian Register. At
least, for a million dollars they would
be willing to make the experiment.
President Angel, of the University
of Michigan, believes that the time is
near when American students who go
to Germany and England will pass a
crowd of young Europeans coming to-
study with us. We teach many
branches not considered at all essential
in England. At Oxford the sciences
are not taught at all. President Angel
shed light on the question of college
training for business, saying that his
desk is covered with letters from busi-
ness houses asking him to notify them
of the graduation of promising young
men.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Sulcided Because of Arrest.

Doylestown. Pa.-Lewis N. Blank,
of Richboro, who was arrested
charged with stealing flowers from
graves here, has committed suicide
by shooting himself through TIE
head. Worry over his arrest
prompted the act.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

Geneva, Switzerland. The relief
part has rescued all the seven stu
dents OF the university here. who
had been missing since they started
from Chammoupix to ascend Mont
Blanc.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Land Company.

The Mexican Gulf Land Company
has been organized with capital
stock of 100000. The company
purchase the Henderson Point prop
erty west of Pass Chris,iln, where
1t contempIatas extensive improve
ments.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

Berlin. The semi official NORTH
German Gazette announces tha
Baron Speck Won Sternburg had
been definitely appointed amb assa
dor of Germany at Washington.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

Washington. .-Ssnator Stewart, of
Nevada, predicts disaster to the
country unless the next congress
euacts financial Legislation and in.
creases the volume of the currency.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Treaty Signed.

Havana. The treaty with the
United States covering the naval
add coaIing station bases and the
treaty placing the Isle of Pines
wholly under Cuban sovereignty
have been signed here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Congressman Also Under Fire.

Washington. Secretary Root has
ordered az Investigation of the
charge that congressman Lit
tauer, of New York, violated the
la v in securing contracts for army
supplies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
American Automobiles Badly Beaten.

Dublin.--The international auto.
mobile race in Ireland was won by
Jenatzy, member of the German
team. The Americans made 8
wretched showing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10
Prof. Nicholson, of Louisiana.

Baton Rouge, La.-prof. ]. W.
Nicholson, OF this place, was elected
vice president of the Southern Ed
ucational Association in session at
AshevilIe, N. G.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

Gen. Jose Manuel Hernandez, "EI
Mocho.' has been appoiutsd vene-
zuelan miui tar to tle Unit. I'd Sites
superseoing Senor Augusta L. Pu-
lido, who for ever three years has
acted as Venezuelan charge DAT.
faires at Washicgton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-07-10

A Chicago man has offered fortune
for a servant girl with whom no fault
can be found. If he secures the treasure
there will probably be enough competi-
ton for her services to make her sew
eral times an heiress.