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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20
BANNER COUNTY OF STATE
For the Gratest Number of Muir
ders and Other Crimes.
FIFTY KILLINGS IN TWO YEARS
Is the Record and the Number ap-
parently on the Increase
Smith Showing Too.

Williamsburg, July 20. Circuit
court will be in session at Williams
burg, Covington county, this week,
and the criminal docket is the largest
in the history of the county, almost
eclipsing the record of the Washing
ton county circuit court which had
fifteen murder and manslaughter
cases docketed few weeks ago.
1t seems that Covington county is
endeavoring to establish record as
the banner law breaking county in
Mississippi, and in fair way to dc
so Within the past three weeks six
negroes have been killed in the
county, and during the past two yeal
period there have been fifty killings
within the borders of the county
Eleven negroes are now in the
Williamsburg Jail awaiting trial or
the charge of murder or mansluagh
ter, and the public is making {
clamorous demand for some OLE
fashioned neck breakings as the sures
detriment of a continuance of th'
carnival of crime.
Smith county, which is an adjoin
ing county to Covington, has ais
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20
'RAH FOR MISSISSIPPI.

The following new corporations
have been oragnized in Mississippi
within the past week and will shortly
apply to Governor Longino for the ap-
proval of their charters:
Magee Gin Company, domiciled at
Magee, Simpson county, with cap
ital stock of $500. B. L. Lockart,
Minis Williams, and others, lncor-
poratons.
Magee Warehouse Company, domi'
ciled at Magee, Simpson county, will
q capital stock of So, 600. T. J. Hub
bard, F. r. Powell, and others, incor
porators.
Planters Gin Compress Company
domiicled at Hermonville, Claiborn
county, with capital stock of nc
exceeding $780, r. W. Millsaps
T. B. Dugg. and others. inocrpors
tors.
Merchants and Planters Banl
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20

established an unenviable record for
murders, and the criminal docket for
the next term is overburdened with
killings. Blind tiger whiskey and
pistol toting are assigned as the prime
causes of these tragedies, and the
most deplorable feature is the failure
of the courts to give the murders the
maximum penalty of the law. In
majority of instances the trials
will result in an acquittal or hung
jury, and public sympathy seems to
be with the criminal classes.
A reckless class of citizenship, bord-
ering almost on outiawry, inhabits
these two counties, especially along
the lines of the new railroads built
through that section, and among this
class there are men who have no more
remorse of conscience for killing a
human being than they have for
killing a rabbit. Their constant
equipment is a bottle of whiskey in
one pocket and pistol in the other.
and the celebrated Sullivan Hollow
feud in Smith county is tame affair
as compared with this new carnival
of crime which has sprung up in the
railroad construction and logging
camps. The only fortunate feature
of the whole affair is the fact that
the slayers and the slain are of the
lowest class of humanity and the
riddance of them by violent means
is not OF great loss to the commun-
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20
SHOULD STIFFEN BACKBONES
Special to the Daily Progress.

Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson. July 20.-As the date for
the first primary on the 9Th OF August
approaches the election managers are
being urged to stiffen up their back
bones and assume the moral courage
necessary to Withstand all the tempt
ations that will confront them on
that memorable day, particularly in
reference to the disqualification of
citizens who will appear at the polls
and demand the right to vote. de-
spite the fact that they failed to pay
their poll taxes. The general in
structions TO the election managers
are to allow only persons to vote
whose names are ON the poll books,
but occasionally citizen will appear
with poll tax receipt properly dated,
but which was issued by the sheriff
after the first of February, and demand
that he be allowed to cast his ballot.
Registration alone is not sufficient
qualification for suffrage at the pri-
mary, and if the election managers
stick strictly to the poll books they
will avoid all trouble and the posi-.
bility of contests and complications
afterwards.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20
THE PITTS STUDIO.

For the next week only Mrs. A. s.
Pitts, owner of the Pitts Studio, will
make photographs as fine as can be
had in the city for 81. 80 per dozen
Mrs. Pitts has now taken charge oi
the studio in person, and to put hel
work before the people has made thi
offer of SO dozen photos for 81. 80
If you don't want any work call t,
see her anyhow. 1t will be worth
your while from an artistic stand
point.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20
A POINTED REPLY.
BUT NOT EXACTLY THE KIND EXPECTED
FROM L0NGY.
He Tells Hon. G. w. Ellis How He Stands
on the Philippine Question
and More.
jackson News.

jackson News.
Some days ago Governor Longlno
received from G. W. Ellis of Hat
tiesburg letter asking his views on
the Philippine question and intimat-
ing that the governor was not in ac-
cord with the democratic party on
this subject. This morning the gov
ernor gave out the following salty
letter addressed to Mr.. Ellis
July II, 1903. /
G. ". Ellis, Esq, Hattiesbrug,
Miss.
Dear Sir: / am in receipt of your
letter of the 9th instant in which you
state as follows:
''By some it is charged that your
views upon the Philippine question
are in accord with the ideas of Presi- |
dent Roosevelt; that you refrain from
expressing your views upon that
question, for if they are in line with
che republicans you will lose the
support of democrats, and that if you
entertain democratic opinions you
will not be in accord and lose the
support of Roosevelt and his republi.
can pie distributors in this state.
Will you kindly make an unqualified
statement on the Philippine question
that all doubt may be forever at
rest.''.
Replying 1 beg to say that having
represented the state at large as
delegate to the last national demo-
cratic convention held in Kansas
Cify I voted with Senator Money and
other delegates from Mississippi for
the national democratic platform
which was then and there adopted
and which contains the views and
policy of the party on the Philippine
luuestion. There has been no other
party pronunciamento on that subject
since the said convention. Being
now, as / have always been, con-
lsistent, active and unqualified sup
porter of my party and its platform,
there exists no reason on the part OF
any one to be deceived about my posi-
tion on the Philippine question.
lAdhering as do to the declarations
of party conventions on the subject,
there can be no point of difference
thereon between Senator Money and
me. if he maintains the same party
loODsistencv that / do and there Is
Therefore no need for the discussion OF
the a subject about which we agree.
The intimation that 1 am in this
or any other matter pertaining to the
canvass guilty of duplicity or play
ing for republican favor is not only
without foundation in fact, but il
positively untrue.
You will permit to request there
fore that you give yourself no con
Germ about my losing democratic
support on account of the Philippin
| question, and to remind you tina
| your sarcastic reference to opposition
] to pie-hunters may serve to again di
| rect the public attention to your ap
plication for a judicial appointmen
at my hands, and that by reason c
the failure of your aspirations, sui
iect you also to the criticism c
being yourself disappointed pie
hunter. A. II. LONGING.
Y Frank R. Moore. the best Photographic
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20
A
LITTLE
NECESSITY.

domiciled at Silver Greek, Lawrence
county, with a capital stock of not
exceeding $40. 900. S. S. Dale, r. L.
Longino and others, incorporators.
Tyrus Gin Company, domiciled at
Tyrus, Lawrecne county, with capi-
atal stock of not more than $40, 600.
| W. j. Newton, f. p Bonner and
others, incorporators.
| Hebron Bank, domiciled at Hebron,
Lawrence county, with capital stock
of so, 900. r. A. Foote, A. G. Berry
Sand others, iDcorporators.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20

-Jonnston's sz.saparI1a, Quart sottles a,
ssood cleanser, fesh builder ana. ,esltt restore
= has 10 eVxl"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20

Whatever else may be said of King
Peter, it cannot be denied that he has
nerve. He went before the skupts-
china. Houston Post.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20

Attention is directed to the ad-
vertisement of the brick for sale by
the River Side Brick yards located a
few miles north of the city on the
Gulf and Ship Island road. These
are considered as good brick as ever
sold in Hattiesburg and it would be
we'll for those needing building
material of the kind to make an in.
vestigatoin.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-20

Frank B. Moore, the best Photographer
in the south, doing work now at less than
cost TO introduce methods.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-30
FAMINE SUFFERER
is IN ASYLUM
Immigrant From Finland Is
Lunatic on Ar
rival.

August Sepalla has broken the rec
ord by being committed to one of the
Minnesota state asylumS for the in
sane within ten days after his arrival
in the United States.
Sepalla came from Finland, landing
in Halifax the first week in December
last. His brother, living in Pine coun-
ty, had sent him money for his pass
age and Immediately on landing he
came to Minnesota and took up his
residence with his brother.
Within a week after his arrival Sc
palla exhibited signs of insanity, and
on Dec IA was committed to the insane
asylum from Pine county.
He was ready for the asylum be-
fore he reached the state, said State
Agent Gates. Of the board of control,
but he will be deported as soon as
we can secure the necessary papers.
The government officials are to blame
in this case, as the man was mentally
unsound and should never have been al
lowed to enter the states"
Sepalla has a wife and family in
Finland, but as there is a famine in
the country his brother decided II
would be better for him to come to
Minnesota and sent money over for
his passage and railroad fare.
Last year Agent Gates deported
seventy-tWo persons to Europe who
had become state public charges be-
fore they had ACQUIRED residence
here. Six other cases similar to that
of Sepalla are now awaiting the gov
eminent red tape regulations neces-
sary before their deportation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-30
0STEOPATHS WILL
RALLY TO YOUNG
If Doctor Is Arrested in
PoucherCase There Will
Be Fight.

NO arrests have yet been made in
connection with the death of Helen
Poucher, the girl who died of diph-
therla while being treated by DR. G..
w. Young, an osteopath. 1t was ex-
pected that warrants would be issued
for the arrest of DR.. Young and pos
slbly the father of the girl, Thomas
Foucher, yesterday, but no action was
taken.
1t was announced at the Office of
Health Commissioner Ohage last night
that warrant would be issued for DR..
Young today charging him. with vio-
1at1ng the quarantine law and prac-
tlc1ng medicine without license. DR..
Ohage will not at the present time
ask for warrant charging DIR. Young
with manslaughter, but the matter will
be placed before the next grand jury
for investigation. The warrant for the
arrest of DR.. Young on q charge of
violating the quarantine law was to
have been sworn out last evening, but
when the officials of the health depart
ment tried to secure the warrant City
Prosecutor Keller had left his Office,
and 1t was decided to wait until this
morning.
Should DR.. Young be. arrested in
connection with the death of the
Poucher child, it is stated that he VIII
be assisted in a financial way by
CStSOpdIIS dA OVER the OHAlGQ OldIcS'
The case will be a hard fought one,
and the osteopaths will endeavor to
prove that they have a right to prac-
tice the teachings of their school in
Minnesota. DR.. Young has already re-
ceived scores of letters from support
ers of osteopathy in all parts of the
country, andzhas the ASSN ance that he
will have all the financial assistance
necessary should he be called upon to
face charge of manslaughter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-30
TRAVELS FROM NORTH
CAROLINA IN BOX CARS
James Austin, colored Man, Reaches
ST. Paul in Starving Condition.

He was gaunt, tall, young negro.
The patrol wagon had been called
from Central police station to the cor
ner of Broadway and East Third, and
when they came back bringing this
colored man, Conductor Morgan said:
"An officer found him in a box car in
the yards. Guess he's pretty we'll done
up"
Whats your name?" asked Capt.
Hanft.
"Jeems Austin subj"
How did you come to be in a car
in the yards at this time of year? You
don't belong to st. Paul.
No answer. The poor fellow wac
swaying in his tracks with weakness.
Where do you come from?"
"Ah stated FIN Moth Callina two
weeks ago, sub
ride all the way IN freights?"
He indicated yes" with a nod
How old are you?" An utterly blank
countenance was the sole reply to this;
and the captain repeated it. when
were you born?"
"Ah don jes' zac'ly know how old
ah am, sub; but ah wuz bon de seckun
yeah NV fedom-yes, sub, seckun yeah
aftah de wah.''
And do you mean to tell me that
you have been travelling in box cars
for two weeks?"
Yes, suh-s'welp me ali hev. Hain't
he'd nothin' ter eat nuther, but some
liz screps de railro' men dun give me.
But glory be to de good Lawd,' and
here the dusky eyes lighted up with
hope. Use whar ali kin MEX er livin'
ennyhow. De Lawd Heese'f knows it
amt no wuss sta'vin on trains en- 1t is
sta'vin in Callina."
And as he finished speaking he sway
ed so that the big policeman hurried
TO catch him before he fell.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-30
NEWS OF THE UNIONS.

The Barkeepers' Union of ST. Paul
last evening at a meeting at Fedora
ton hall made arrangements for a
dance to be given at Mozart hall. Feb.
IS.
The Retail Grocers' Clerks union
last evening held stag social at Fed
GRAFTON hall. There was a programme
of miscellaneous features including
addresses by P. H. Brill, president;
Fred Miller and G. E. James; piano
solos by Henry Setback; songs by John
Meyer and Frank Hertensteiner; a
jig by Signor Garbino, and a wrestling
match between A. Hammerstrom and
H. Sorenson.
The Shoeworkers of st. Paul will
this evening at Federation hall hold
an opening meeting, at which there
will be a general programme including
speeches. songs and musical numbers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-30
NEW TRIAL DENIED
IN CASE OF BROWN
Convicted Counterfeiters to Be Sem
fenced This Morning.

Judge Lochren in the federal court
yesterday refused the application of
Attorney Cary for a new trial in the
case of Edward Brown, convicted by
jury in the federal court two weeks
ago on charge of counterfeiting. The
new trial was asked on the grounds
that the verdict was not warranted
by the evidence adduced.
Brown and Byron A. Frazier, alias
Eugene A. Bryant, were arrested at
the same time last summer at which
time q complete .counterfeiting plant
was unearthed at the home of Brown
on Randolph street, where Frazier
boarded Frazier was found not
guilty on heccharge of counterfeiting,
but was convicted at his second trial
this week on a charge of having coun-
terfeit money in his possession.
Frazier was a veteran of the Civil
war, and q we'll educated man, being
the inventor of number of patents
now in use. .@ ri ,sag 49,
Both men will be sentenced by Judge
Loehren5 today. Frazier, elaboring I'M
der the strain of his two recent trials,
tainted away at the county jail yester-
day, and was placed under the care of
a physician. While his condition is
not considered as serious, his nervous
system is said to be badly shattered,
and it will be some time before he fully
RECEIVERS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-30
ARMY NEWS.

A court-martial has been ordered to
convene at Fort Meade. on Feb. 5, for
the purpose of trying First Lieutenant
William L. Lowe, Thirteenth cavalry,
who was adjutant of the Third squad
ron till his arrest recently. The court is
composed of officers from all the posts
of the department of Dakota. The de-
tail is as follows: Col. Jacob Kline,
Twenty first infantry; Lieut.. Col.
Charles B. Byrne, medical department;
Lieut. Col. Daniel Cornman Twenty
fourth infantry; Maj. Edwin B. Bolton,
Twenty fourth infantry; Maj Hunter
Liggett, Twenty first infantry; Capt.
zAlmon L. Parmeter, Twenty first in
fantry; Capt. Thomas Ridgway, artil-
lery corps; Capt. Ernest B. Gose, Twen-
ty-fourth infantry; Capt. Arthur Thay-
er, Third cavalry; Capt. Robert c. Will
liams, Thirteenth cavalry; Capt. Harry
H. Pattison, Third cavalry; Capt Ham
ilton s. Hawkins, Thirteenth cavalry;
First Lieutenant James M. Love Jr.,
Twenty first infantry; Capt Charles
r. Rowland, Twenty-first infantry,
judge advocate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-30
WILL AID FAMINE
/. STRICKEN PEOPLE
OF EUROPE
Governor Van SAINT Names a
Committee to Collect Funds
in Every County of the
State - Charles Wallblom
IsSt. Paul Member of Body.

Gov. Van SAINT has issued procla-
nation to the people of the state re-
questing them to contribute to relieve
the distress of the starving in certain
portions of Sweden, Norway and Fin
land:
In his proclamation the governor
says: The most heroic efforts have
been made by the authorities of these
countries to relieve the wants of the
people, but aid from the outside is i'm
perative. An especial interest should
be manifested because many of our
most worthy citizens are from these
afflicted countries and have contributed
very materially to our progress and
growth"
The governor has designated as a
central committee to whom contribu-
tons may be sent L. O. Thorpe, of
Willmar; N. o. Werner, Of Minneapo-
lis, and Charles WallbIom, of ST. Paul.
In addition to the central committee
the following have been appointed
from each county in the state, so that
every individual will have an oppor-
tunity of contributing to the cause:
1A1tkin Andrew G. Newstrom; Anoka,
Nels III. Hanson; Becker. G. M. Johnson;
Charles Bell; Big Stone, Hayden French;
Blue Earth, Gus Widell; Brown, Joseph
Bobleter;. Carlton. Ole Swanson Jr.;; Co
son; Clearwater. Ben Sorenson; Cass, A.
G. Barnard; Chippewa, Elias Jacobson;
Chisago. Charles Andrews; Clay, Charles
8. Marden; Cook, Charles ]. Johnson;
Wing, John r FTater; Dakota, william
Hodgson; Dodge, Ole o. Distad; Douglas,
c. ]. Gunderson; Faribault, G. M Ora
ham; Fillmore, E. K. Blexrud; Freedom,
Z. V. Knatvold; Goodhue John w. Peter
son; Grant, Ole o. Canestorp; Hennepin,
James w. Peterson; Houston, e. K. Ro-
verud; Hubbard, Henry R. Cobb; Isanti
Daniel Anderson; 1tasca, l. p. Rasmus-
sen; Jackson, Alex Fiddes; Kanabec, A.
M. Anderson; Kandiyohi. G. E. Ovale;
Kfttson, r. r. Heidelberg; Lac qui Parle
J. F. Jacobson; Lake, Alexander Carlson;
lie Sueur, w III. Jaeger; Lincoln, A. M.
Spencer; Lyon, Thomas Mckinley; Nc
heod; w. W. Sivright; Marshall. Peter
Frank A. Carlson; Mile Laos, l.. s.
Briggs; Morrison, F. A. Lindbergh; Now
er, s. A.. Sweningson; Murray, A. H.
Fowler; Nicollet, D. Wahlstrom; Mobiles,
T; L. Humiston; Norman, p A. Peterson;
Olmsted. Thomas Frazer; Otter Tail, Au-
?. w. Evans; Polk, P. M. Ringdahl;
Pope, P. I. Renning; Ramsey, Rev l..
A. Johnston; Red Lake, p. o. Haglund;
Redwood, Fred L. Warner; Renville, Eric
Erickson; Rice, N. Kildahl; Rock, P. o.
Skyberg; Roseau, G. H. Mattson; ST.
Huber; Sherburne. Jesse Marley; Sibley,
Geo. A. Mackenzie; Stearns, Rev. johann
son; Steele, Capt Nelson; Stevens, Nels
Nelson; Swift, P. F. Olney; Todd, George
w. Peterson; Traverse, A Peterson; Wa
basha, Hugh Leonard; Wadena, w. R.
ington, Swan Magnuson; Watonwan,
Knute Filing; Wilkin, Peter Hanson; Wi
mona, H H. Bee; Wright James ]. Erick-
son; Yellow Medicine. Samuel Lewison
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-30

children without contamination from
city life. The company, he held would
be benefited by this change. AS to the
moral feature, he said the present con-
dition was corruptive, as it compelled
men employed at night to seek some
convenient saloon or resort where they
waited until the cars were running.
Action on this measure was not
taken until the committee had retired
to one OF. the committee rooms, and
then, at the suggestion of Assembly
man Schumacher, who scented defeat,
postponement for two weeks was
taken. Previous to this a member of
the delegation intimated that If the
committee was not satisfied with the
arguments advanced, more could be
brought, and the suggestion was
graSped at once. Aid, Dobner, who is
credited with being the liveliest of the
number opposing the measure, lost no
time in calling the vote for a post
ponement, and it went through like
shot.
RandoIph-Line Postponed.
Randolph street property owners,
who are fighting for the return of the
street car line that was formerly OPP
Grated on that line, aired their griev-
ances through the medium of George
M. Gerlaeh but they like the others,
had to be satisfied with a postpone
ment. Corporation Attorney Markham,
in a communication, informed the COM
mittee that 1T could not compel the
rebuilding of the old line, but could
compel the construction of a new line
connecting with the Seventh street
tracks, under the ordinance which
provides for extensions.
Mr.. Gerlach reiterated his statement
made at a former meeting regarding
the inability of the property owners or
the trustees of the orphan asylum to
get the line built, but any impression
that he might have made was in q
manner nullified by Thomas Cochrane,
who said that President Lowry might
be induced to build the line If he was
properly approached. This, like pre-
vious suggestions, was the drowning
mans straw for Aid. Dobner and
others, who have heretofore been luke
warm on the subject, and on their mo-
ton a committee, consisting of Dahl
quiSt, Buschmann and HinkenS, was
named to personally visit Mr. Lowry
and find out what he intended to do in
the matter.
This committee, which was named
by Aid. Dobner, did not seem to meet
the approval of some of the delegation,
and at their suggestion Aid. BaIitZ and
Rohland, both friends of the measure,
were added to it.
Archbishop Ireland FaVors Line.
According to the property owners,
President Lowry time and again has
turned down their pleas for the return
of the line, and the committees &C
ton in postponing is not relished. Mr..
Gerlach protested against it, and Aid.
Rohland demurred, but neither pre-
vailed. Archbishop Ireland, it is said,
is very much interested in having the
line restored, as on the promise that it
would be local Catholics built a $4,000
orphan asylum in the district through
which the line formerly ran.