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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
RICH FINDS MADE In
OLD TOMBS I'm EGYPT

model of a granary with six compart-
ments in rows of three on either side
of the courtyard between them. Men
were standing knee deep in real grain
filling baskets, while a scribe seated
on the roof, pen in hand, kept count.
A w~ell-executed group found by the
excavators in another tomb repre-
sented the making of beer from fer
mentation of break by a similar proc
ess to that employed by the natives
to-day. Beside the coffin was a sailing
boat, the numerous sailors assuming
the attitude necessary for hosting the
large square sail, of which the yards
and rigging were preserved. Two men,
in characteristic poses, were using
poles vigorously over the sides.
In another tomb were found models
of a number of w%arships. In the bow
of one, by the side of the lookout,
stood a negro sailor, bow and arrow in
hand. In the tomb of Antef, a courtier,
the boats had double steering cars. In
one boat were seated two men under
a canopy, playing a game of chess.
The opening of each tomb was re-
corded by photography, as the excava-
ton proceeded step by step, $50 neg
atives being taken in all.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Railway and Council Disagree.

There is o clash between the Biloxi
Electric Street Railway Company and
and the council over the matter of
what part OF the street shall be given
over to railway tracks. A committee
OF the council met and outlined the
portion Of the streets to by used, but
this is not satisfactory to the Compa-
ny, which claims it has the right to
any part of the street it desires, to
use. This the Council denies, and
claims the company must go as that
Board says. The somewhat unique
condition exists Of the City Attorney
being also the attorney of the Street
Railway Company, and drew the ordi-
nance in which the franchise was
granted, which rather mixes matters
as to who is right. A special meeting
of the Council will probably be called
to consider the matter.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
DEACON HAD NO USE
FOR THE TURKISH BATH

And the deacon seemed inclined to
lose his temper. 1t was a~ggravating
to be so extremely uncomfortable
when they apparently were enjoying
themselves, and would offer him no
means of escape that would, to say the
least, be dignified.
But there was an end of 1t; he got
out; and as he looked more in sorrow
than in anger" from one to the other
Of them, one asked:
well, deacon, what do you think of
it?"
The deacon replied solemnly, and
with all due dignity, but rather point
eddy:
IT'S a good thing, young man: it's
a remarkably convenient thing for
some people who need to suitably pre-
pare themselves for the hereafter, but
for my part am glad to get on earth
again."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10

gathered from a case in point which
has just taken place in Sosslambek.
Bokayeff is the bridegroom's name,
and Neshkho that of the girl of sweet
sixteen who had the misfortune to find
favor in his eyes. His pockets being
empty he persuaded three comrades to
kidnap the maid, whom he then took
off to another village as his wife.
But her father, on discovering her
whereabouts, had her sent back by the
police, and then demanded $3.50 for
loss of her services, as we should say.
Bokayeff, to whom the demand was
made, would not or could not pay. The
girls father thereupon claimed that
sum from the bridegroom's COM
panions, who are equally liable. They
admitted the justice of his claim and
called up Bokayeff to hand over the
sum to them. On his refusal they shot
him dead, that being the custom of the
country, although daggers are also al
lowed to take the place of bullets.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
THE LAWS DELAYS
Almost Precipitates a Lynchlng in Vir-
ginia.

Boston, Doc Bacon, a negro, who
was sentenced to be hanged last Tues
day, was reprieved the night before
to allow time for examination of new
evidence in his favor. The prepare.
tons for his execution had been COM
pleted and religion services were held
in his cell before the march to the
scaffold when q telegram from the gov
enor respecting him for thirty days
was received. When the sheriff at
tempted later to take his prisoner back
to Petersburg, he vas opposed by a
mob from Chase City, who demagped
the prisoner be not removed. A posse
was summoned in the Jail to protect
the negro, and a clash seemed immi-
nent. rinally Judge Holmes pursuad-
the mob to allow the negro to be taken
away, which was done by special train.
Bacon was to have been hanged on
Tuesday with Anderson Finch. They
were convicted of assault on an old
lady at Chase City.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Gas Range Trust JOlted.

st. Louis,-Injunction proceedings
instituted by Attorney General Grow
before Judge Taylor of the circuit
court reveals an apparent attempt on
the part of the La Clede Gas Light
Company 10 regulate and control the
prices of gas ranges manufactured and
sold in st. Louis. The La Clede Gas
Company was recently sold to the
North American Company, of New
Jersey, which has its office in New
York City. The petition for an in.
junction charges that the La Clede
Gas Light Company served notice on
all st. Louis manufacturers to the
effect that their ranges would be sold
at a certain price or the gas company
would refuse to make connections free
of charge. A temporary injunction re-
straining the La Clede Gas Light
Company from charging the Majestic
Range Company, on whose complaint
the petition'was filed, q higher rate
for maintaining gas connection with
stoves or heaters OF its manufacture
than are charged to any other concern
for the same service was granted.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Remarkable Family Reunion

A special to the Times Democrat
from Memphis says: ]. W. Wells, a
substantial farmer of Germantown,
has Just returned from q remarkable
family reunion in Oktibbeha county,
M s. Mr.. Wells is one of the eigh
teen children of s. NJ. and Druscill
Wells, lis mother having been a Miss
Melton. also a prominent family in
O~ktibheha county. Four brothers
and three s sters are living, the oldest
Mrs. Margaret Mccain of OktibbehA
county, being eighty-six years of age.
She has ten children living. At the
big family reunion there were $50 de-
seen ants of the eighteen children in
attendance. In making his trip
through the old territory Mr. Wells
found that he had living 1S6 nephews
and nieces and 2l0 grand nephews and
grand-nieces.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
CONNECTS USE DYNAMITE.
Desperate Attempt to Break Jail foiled
by Guards.

Neutrality-suspicious. convicts were
shot at Pratt mines prison in an at
tempt to escape, the wounded men be-
ing Tom Fay, shot in leg; John Brew
er, wounded in back; Richard Kline.
brook, shot in abdomen and kidneys,
and Thomas Melziu, wounded in
shoulders. Brewer aud Kinnebrook
will probably die. All we're white aud
we're serving terms ranging from two
to twenty years.
They had secured a quantity of dyn.
amite and blew an opening in one end
of the prison. They ran through this
and hurled sticks of dynamite at the
guards. The latter opened fire with
Winchesters and succeeded in prevent.
ing what might have been a wholesale
delivery. J. Fl. Emory. of Pike
county, serving twenty years. was the
only one to escape.
Tbs crowd was led by Tom Fay. who
was the youngest member Of the fam.
GUS Miller Duncan gang of safe blow.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
SIGHTS SEEN BY TRAVELLER
ALONG THE MODERN NILE

whole place is rigidly clean, an ak
traordinary contrast to the filth of the
Egyptian villages. The streets are well
laid out and scrupulously swept, and
shady avenues of trees are springing
up. Halfa is the railway terminus OF
the Sudan. 1t is tw~enty-eight hours to
Khartum. Nothing can be more COM
Portable than the well-appointed sleep
ing-car train, which runs twice a week.
Starting at eight in the evening. you
strike right across the Baynda desert,
most desolate and forlorn of countries.
The stations have no names, but are
known merely by their numbers. In
the morning you come to Abu Hamed
back to the Nile once more Here
was the scene of one of the stil1est
fights in the Sudan campaign, when
Gen. Hunter made his dash from Kor-
XII, and here are the graves of the
white officers of the Tenth Sudanese
battalion, round which the black sol
diers who died with them keep ghost
ly watch and ward forever, and SO re-
deem the credit of the regiment, which
came back from the battle without its
leader.
From here onward the journey is full
of interest. Berber is springing up
again from it's ruins; it ever boasts
two stations. Then comes the At
bara, with its famous bridges, and
then Matiner, where there is this year
a camp of exercise for the Egyptian
army. The camp had a most business
like appearance. Just as we arrived a
train came steaming in with a bat
talon of infantry, all in full marching
order; it was exactly like a regiment
detraining at the front in real war.
Shendy is the Crewe of the Sudan,
and, an hour or two later, we ran into
the terminus at Halfaya.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10

Travelling by the ordinary methods
you may go from Alexandria to Khar-
um in about six days, says the Lon
lon Standard. Easily and smoothly you
wing through the fertile cotton fields
If the delta and its populous cities and
villages, prosperous but dirty, and at
Cairo you settle down into a most COM
jortable sleeping car for the night jour
ley to Luxor. Early next morning you
ire in the cane fields of upper Egypt,
With the river close on one side and
he desert on the other.
At Luxor you must change to the
narrow gauge for Assouan, and there
IS time to refresh yourself with bath
and breakfast and to look across at
he plain of Thebes and the valley of
The tomb of the kings, or to ride a
donkey out to Karnak. From Luxor to
Assouan 1t is hot and dusty enough,
and you are glad to rest there for the
Night. Next day you embark at Shell
lal. above the dam, for Wady Halfa, a
leisurely voyage of three days. 1t is
a most beautiful reach of the river;
the hills come down to the water in
bold. rugged outlines, showing to per-
lection in the pure, dry desert air. The
effect of the dam is clearly seen as far
as korosko. First of all, at Shellal
the boat is moored amid a grove OF
palm trees, the temples of Nubian vii
lagos look quaint enough as they stand
on the edge. of the desert, forlornly
mourning their strip Of cultivated land
most of which the greedy reservoir
has swallowed.
The boundary between Egypt and
the Sudan, settled by the convention OF
1899, runs along the twenty-second par
allel; not far beyond this is the from,
tier town of Halfa. There is no mis-
taking the signs of British rule. The
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10

The two young men had induced the
deacon to take his first Turkish bath.
They had got him properly attired, or,
rather, unattired. and had conducted
him into the hot room.
The deacon didn't enjoy it, but he
was game. He rolled around nervous
ly on his cot, and every time he moved
he seemed to strike a hotter spot. But
he stood 1t like a man until the per-
spiration made rivulets innumerable in
running of him. Then he lifted him.
self up on his elbow and said plant
lively:
Lets get out of this"
But the young men only laughed and
told him to keep quiet; that it was just
getting comfortable.
When he finally absolutely refused
to stand it any longer they led him
into the steam room and sat down to
gossip and enjoy his discontinue. as
be felt himself slowly boiling away.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Gibbons Name RecklessIy Used.

Paris.-A report published by the
Patrie that the government might ex.
pei Cardinal Gibbons from France,
owing to his alleged statements to the
Breton and other French clergy is
officially pronounced to be false and
absurd. The government officers also
express indignation at such q careless
use of the cardinals name. Cardinal
Gibbons wrote to the Associated Press
saying that his alleged meetings with
the Breton and other clergy Of France
were fabrications without an iota OF
truth in them.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
CHASED BY A MOB
A Kansas Negro Jumps Into a River
and browns.

Kansas City.-An unknown negro
was caught in the act of as saulting
Mrs. Mrs. Margaret German, a white
woman, in her home at Armourdale,
Kas., a suburb. He fed, chased by a
crowd and when he realized that es-
cape was impossible drowned himself
in the Kansas Biver, jumping over
board from a rowboat in which he was
trying to gain the Missouri side. The
negro had been at Mrs. Gerahn's
for three hours and he repeatedly
choked her to make her give up her
money She will probably recover.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Officers Raid a Blind Tiger

Off Ger Stanley, Byrd and Hardy
Magee raided a room over Crawford's
restaurant at Brookbavep, and found
. half barrel of pint bottles of whisky
and eighteen bottles of malt Ionic or
bottled beer, which was seized as
counterband and carried to the
mayors Office. The malt drink was on
Zoe, and several glasses were found
sitting around, but the seller was mis-
sing. An affidavit, was later made
against a carpenter, who is charged
with having the goods on tap.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
King Leopold in Paris.

Parit. President Loubet received
King Leopold of Belgium a few days
ago at the Elysee palace, a large mill
tary force rendering the honors. The
meeting vas significant in regard to
Great Britair's representations to the
powers ON the condition of affairs in
the Congo State. 1t is understood
that Belgium is seeking the co-opera-
ton If France in the maintenance Of
the present status
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Col. Tom Hall Dead.

Louisville. Col. Thomas o. Hall.
a veteran steamboat man and one Of
the best known river editors in the
South, died suddenly at his home here
last week Of heart failure. Col. Hall
WIS 63 years OF age, a confederate
veteran and for many years had been
in charge Of the river column Of the
Louisville Post.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Electric Ra lway Nearing Completion.

The Plaquemine Artesian Well Com
pany has bored to a depth Of owe $50
feet at the power house site OF the
Pascagoula Street Railway Company,
in Northe Pascagsula street at Scrant-
ton, and has not yet struck q flow Of
water, but expect to do so within the
next few day. Work on the trolley
line is being rapidly completed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Meridian Delegates Named.

o. L. McKap of the Meridian Board
of Trade has named three delegates TO
represent the Meridian Board of Trade
and Cotton Exchange at the Four
States Industrial and Immigration
League convention, to be held in New
Orleans Nov. 5 and 6. The gentlemen
named are: Edwin McMorres, s. A.
Neville and G.. B. Michael.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Troops Called Out.

Denver Col.-After receiving the
report Of the committee which he sent
to Cripple Creek to investigate strike
conditions there Gov. Peabody has
ordered troops to the Gold Camp.
Brig. Gen. John Crease will command
the forces of about l, 900 men. Troops
were asked for by the mine owners
association.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10

Cotton worms seem to be appearing
In large numbers about Leland, Glen
Allen, Militia Yuma and Smedes sta
lions. One drug firm of Vicksbure
has shipped over 20, 900 pounds OF
paris green to the largest planters in
those sections during the past week.
An extensive planter Of Madison par
ish. La, has also ordered q large
quantity of the poison for the same
purpose.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Cotton Being Rushed to Market.

Cotton is opening rapidly in Scott
county dispatch from Newton, and is
being marketed at a swift rate for this
season. Since Newton received her
first bale, which came in about a week
ago and brought thirteen cents a
pound some seventy-fve bales have
been sold there. The weather has
been ans for gathering since the crop
began opening
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Bank in Prosperous Condition.

AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the stockholders of the
Bank of Shubuta. The bank was
found to be in a prosperous condition,
earning last year 90 per cent on the
capital stock. Adividend of eight per
cent was declared and q reserve fund
Iaft
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Postal Indictments Probable.

Washington.-The federal grand
jury adjourned until next Tuesday
without making the expected report
in the postal cases. 1t is not certain
though rather generally expected that
indictments will follow the reassemb-
ling of the jury.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Dredging Work Done.

The last work Of the contractor on
the Yazoo canal at Vicksburg has been
finished and the dredge California will
leave in a few days for New Orleans.
There may be some little work to be
done yet, but not sufficient to keep
the dredge here.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Damages Out of Test by Fire Department,

The mayor of Vicksburg has re-
ceived a bill for S464.25 for alleged
damages to the furniture stock of W.
o. Menger. The bill charges that the
fire department in a test run, squirted
water on Menger's store some time
ago in an exhibition before insurance
men.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10

That the United States government
has given up hope of favorable action
by the Colombian Congress on the
Panama Canal treaty was made plain
when a high official of the State De-
partment declared that the treaty was
practically dead, although tho Colom-
bian Congress had until Sept. % to
act on it. Official advices received
here convey the intelligence that the
friends of the treaty at Bogota have
abandoned their efforts in the interest
OF ratification, and some of them have
departed for their homes. The ad.
vices tend to show that the rep resen-
tatives of Panama to the Colombian
Congress will represent to their gov
eminent the ACCESSIBILITY of seeding
from the central government. and
taking up the negotiations with the
United States for the building OF an
lsthmian canal. Although Panama
does not control the entire proposed
strip, the intimation is made that she
has devised a means whereby this may
be accomplished.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
McAllister Appointed.

The president has appointed Thorn
as V. McAllister of Vicksburg, receiv-
er of public moneys at Jackson. Nc
Allister recently resigned as collector
of customs at Vicksburg.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Tom Boutwell, Acquitted.

The trial of Thomas Boutwell, at
Magnolia charged with the murder of
Harry Badon ended with a verdict Of
not guilty. The jury was out two hours
but took ONLY one ballot.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Laurel Booming Yet.

Laurel is just entering a season of
genuine prosperity. The Mobile, Jack
son and Kansas City Railroad is going
through, the iarge Kingston saw mill
is nearin completion, and any number
of business blocks and residences are
going up all over the city.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
Trial of Whit Owens Ends.

Tho jury at Holly Springs in the
Whit Owens case for the murder of
John A. Montgomery returned a YER
dict of mot guilty"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
ALASKA WILL BE
GIVEN DELEGATE
That Territor Will Have Representation
In Congress in Future.
STRICT QUARANTINE in FORCE
Against Mexican and Central American
Ports.----Robert E. Peary Will Make
Another Attempt to Reach the North
Pole.

Washington. 1t is now believed
thst as 8 result Of the recent visit of
the senate committee on territories to
Alaska hat the committee will at the
coming session OF congress, recon-
mend that Alaska be given a terrific
rial delegate, but will not recommend
a territorial form of government for
the territory. For some time the house
has been in favor OF granting that far
off territory at least a delegate on the
footing as is enjoyed by Hawaii and
Porto Rico. Now, that these two
newer acquisitions of the United
States have been granted representa-
ton, there has seemed no good reason
why so important a country and such
q large one should not also be repre-
sented, and with the senate committee
won over it will be comparatively an
easy task to start Alaska that far on
the way to become a full fl edged ter
ritory. AS Alaska is ten times the size
of New York, it will be quite an honor
to represent it, while the mileage the
delegate will be entitled to will make
his salary eoual IN that Of q oahinat
officer.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
F%isherman's Luck Good.

The largest quantities of shrimp
and fish ever known are being caught
in ~Pascagoula Bay, and at Horn and
Petit Bots Island.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10

Captain Cromwell, engineer officer
In charge of public works at New Or
leans, has just submitted to General
Gillespie, the Chief OF Engineers of
the War Department, plans aud speci-
fications for the construction of the
locks and dams to be built on the
Ouachita River, in Louisiana aud Ark
ansas. which plans are now receiving
the consideration of General Gillespie.
The last river and harbor bill made an
appropriation of $3.50, asa for this
work, and made it Immediately avail.
able, SO hat as soon Ms the plans are
approved General Gillespie will be
ready to advertise for bids for doing
the work. 1t is expected, however,
that it will require at least two months
before the contract is let and the
work actually commenced.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10

Commander Robert e. Peary, U. S..
NJ, the well-known Arctic explorer,
will make another dash for the North
Pole. Leave of absence for three
years has been granted him, with the
permission of the president, by Mr..
Darling, acting secretary of the navy
and he has been assured of the hearty
sympathy of both the officials in his
new venture. In his letter of appli-
cation for leave of absence, Command
or Peary briefly outlines his plan of
action. In a suitable ship, built in
one of our best shipyards, re. enforced
and strengthened to the maximum de-
gree, and fitted with American en-
gines, $50 that she may go north as
an exponent of American skill and me-
chanical ability" Commander Perry
hopes te start with his expedition the
LIST of July next. Upon arriving at
the Whale Sound region, he will take
on board a large number Of Eskimos,
and establish winter quarters on the
northern shore. As far as practicable,
along the route he will establish
catches.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10

The yellow fever situation in South
American counties continues to be
closely watched by the Marine Hospital
Service, and everything is being done
to prevent tho disease obtaining a
footing in this country, Surgeon
Grubbs, at Biloxi, Miss, reports that
the mate of the coone Henrietta. J..
Powell died at the Ship Island Quar-
antine Station with yellow fever. The
vessel had been fifteen days from Vera
Cruz, and the mate died eight hours
after the arrival of the vessel. All
vessels from Vera Cruz and other
points are closely watched
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
King Edward Returns.

London.-King Edward has arrived
in London on his return from Vienna.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10

Acting Secretary of the Navy OAR
ling has received a %cablegram from
Admiral Cotton announcing bis arrival
at Beirut. The dispatch contains no
reference to the condition of affairs
there
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-09-10
COTTON WORMS
In THE DELTA
Mississippi Planters Fighting the Raw
enous Pests.
REMARKABLE FAMILY RECORD.

Two Hundred and Fifty Descendants of
S. N. Wells Meet in Oktibeha County
Estate Farmers Institute Closes at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Name Officers.