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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
Negro Hanged at Ha.tIesburo.

A negro, Amos Jones, was hanged
by a mob at Hattiesburg last week
for shooting and mortally wounding
Jailer M. NJ. Sexton.
Jones and another negro named
McElroy, who were prisoners, seized
Sexton, intending to break from the
Jail. McElroy threw Sexton down
and two white youths, who were also
prisoners, held him. The negroes
disarmed Sexton and Jones shot
him, inficting three wounds that
are said to be fatal. A crowd gath.
cred outside the jail and a deputy
and others entered and overpowered
three of the prisoners. In the con-
fusion McElroy escaped from the
Jail and has not been caught.
The crowd yet outside of the Jail
decided to lynch Jones. Prominent
men urged them to desist and the
wounded jailer sent word to leave
the man unharmed. The mob took
Sheriff Batson and tied him. The
fire brigade was asked to turn out
and help disperse the mob, but re-
fused. The mob then broke into a
window of the Jail and cut the ne
gro out of his cell with chisels. He
was brought out to the crowd of
about 500 mne and boys, rope tied
around his neck and he was dragged
through the town to Gordon creek
bridge, where he was hanged to tel
egraph pole and pistol bullets were
fired into his body. 1t is thought
he was dead before he was hanged.
The sheriff had telegraphed to the
governor when the mob first assem-
bled and an order came to the local
militia to turn out and protect the
negro, but it was not received until
after the lynching was accomplished,
While the mob was forming and
threatening to lynch the white pris-
oners also, the sheriff took these,
three in number, from the city Jail
and put them on the train and sent
them to jackson.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
IETT AND WHITE GET LIFE
Verdict Of Guilty, With Life In
prisoament.
One Juror Hung the Jury ut First
Trial and One Jurcr saved
Their Lives Thi3 Time.

Cynthiana, Ky. Aug. 15.-Curtis Jete
and Thomas White were. Friday. found
guilty of the murder of ]. B. Marcum.
at Jackson. Ky, on May 4, and sem
fenced for life.
At their trial held in Jackson last
month one juror hung the jury to the
last on the question OF guilt, and this
time one juror hung the jury for "a
hours on the question of sentence. The
first ballot was IL to for conviction OF
both defendants. and the second was
unanimous for conviction. The first
ballot on the sentence was seven for
death and FIVE for life Imprisonment.
The separate ballots ON Jett's case
stood IL for hanging and one for life
sentence. and this result was not
changed in subsequent votes. Jasper
King, formerly a deputy sheriff, voting
alone until compromise was reached
for life sentence for both. During the
afternoon Judge Osborne heard the mo-
ton of the defense for new trial
The grounds set forth consist of OBJ
jections to evidence admitted for the
commonwealth and rejected for the de-
fense and also to the ruling out of afii-
davits made by the defendants, saying
that a fair and impartial trial could
not be had on account of the military
display, which inf1amed the public
mind. The attorneys for the prosecu-
ton were in consultation during the
afternoon and night as to whether they
would oppose the motion for new
trial as to Jett, as they say If they can
not get a new trial in this case they
will have enough new evidence to Sc
cure death sentence. Prosecuting At
torney Byrd said that II they decided
to oppose the new trial in the Marcum
case at the next term of the HARRISON
circuit court, which begins three weeks
from next Monday, they would put for
ward the case of the commonwealth
against Curtis Jett for the murder OF
Town Marshal Jim Cockrell. To this
murder there are said to have been
six eye-witnesses.
Jett and White are still at the Jail
guarded by soldiers in relays Of ten
and Judge Osborne said that he had not
decided as to whether he would allow
Jett and White to remain in Cynthian;
or would send them to Lexington.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
FAULKNER TAKES AN APPEAL
Court Passes Three-Yrsr Sentence
on Ex-Deiegate Convicted
of Perjury

ST. Louis, Aug. 15.--Judge Douglas,
Friday morning. passed sentence on
Harry A Faulkner, ex-member Of the
house OF delegates, convicted OF per-
jury In connection with The Suburban
Doodle deal Faulkner's punishment
was fixed at three years IN the peniten-
tiary.
Immediately after being sentenced
Faulkner, through his attorneys, took
an appeal to the supreme court and
furnished bond in the sum Of $4,000
with Col. "Billg Swift and Tony Steu-
yer as surety.
Faulkner was tried three times on
the perjury charge. His first case was
remanded by the supreme court and
the second resulted in mistrial.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
RELINQuIsHEs COMMAND.


Washington, Aug. 1.-two general
orders will be issued By Gen. Young,
to-day, as chief Of the army under the
new law. The first states that in com
pliance with the instructions OF the
president, he, Gen Young relinquishes
command of the army and assumes the
duties Of chief OF stan.
The second order announces the as
signment of officers of the general staif
as follows:
Assistants to the Chief Of STAFF
Maj.-Gen Henry c. Corb;n, adjutant
general, Brig. Gen. VIM II. Caster;
Brig. Gen. Wallace F. Randolph, Of ar
tilIery.
The officers named will perform such
duties as may be assigned them under
the law by the chief Of stoff.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
FOUR BANKS SUSPEND.
As the Result of Alleged EmbexxIe.
menf by Trusted Clerk -Four
Banks Have Closed.

Duluth, MINI, Aug IL. The alleged
embezzlement of $4,000 Of the funds
OF the Commercial Banking Co., for
which r. f. Johnson, trusted clerk
of the bank Is under arrest, Friday
brought about the failure Of the Mer-
chants bank Of Duluth. President
Smith said that the failure was due to
run on the bank resulting from the
closing of the Commercial Banking
Co.'S institution. He said that he could
not anticipate the extent OF the with
drawals, and closed to protect all de-
positors as much as possible. This ia
the fourth bank to suspend as result
Of the alleged embezzlem.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
STARVING IN JAMAICA.
tute People Who Have SUR
yfved the Hurricane.

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 16.-There
are herat rending scenes all over the
eastern and northern portions OF the
island of jamaica. At Port Antonio
thousands Of homeless and starving
people have sought shelter in the old
prison and the few other buildings
which survived the hurricane. Those
who could not be thus accommodated
are covering in the lee OF ruined walls
and dismantled piazzas. The railroad
sheds and waiting rooms are filled with
women and children. The merchants
are feeding the hungry TO the best OF
their ability. but the majority are sub
sisting on the unrlpe bananas knocked
down by the storm. The bananas are
boiled In kerosene oil cans over open
fires made from the debris of destroyed
buildings. This Is their sole food sup
ply and 1t will be exhausted in nine OF
ten, days.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
HANGED At LAKE CHARLES.
A. Il. Bafson Pays the Extreme Pen-
atty For the Murder of the
Earl Family Near welsh.

New Orleans, Aug. ia e. Batson
was hanged at Lake Charles, La, for
the murder Of six OF the Earl family
in February, 1902. near Welsh. The
crime was not discovered for several
days after 1t was committed. when
Batson, field hand Of the Earls, ap-
peared in Lake Charles with stock for
sale. representing himself as Ward
Earl. Relatives found the bodies Of
Mrs. Earl and four children shot and
their throats cut Batson has always
denied the crime. The board Of par
dons recommended Communication of
the death penalty, but Gov Heard dis
regarded the recommendation.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
CELEBRATION AT MANILA.
Occupation Day Celebrated by the
Veterans of the Army of the
Philippines In Manila.

Manila. Aug. 15.--Veterans Of the
Army of the Philippines celebrated oc-
cupation day with a parade, In which
800 men took part, clad n the old reg
ulation service clothing-.blue shirts
and khaki A banquet was afterwards
served, at which the story of tho cam
paign during the stirring period, in the
early occupancy OF the territory, closed
by the capture of the city OF Manila,
was told, and the battles fought over
again around the festive board. Com
missioner Smith was the chief speech
maker of the evening. Two-third> OF
the veteran soldiers of the campaign
now serve In one position or another
under the civil government.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
STILL
THE CHAMPION
Whipped Corbett In Ten Rounds
at San Francisre.
SOLAR PLExUS ENDS FIGHT
Demonstrates Thnt lie stands Alone
In His ctas.--showed Remarkable
Improvement Both in speed
and skill.

San Francisco. Aug. i5.--Tcn thou-
sand men were seated about the arena
In Mechanics pavilion at nine o'clock
Friday night, representing an expendi-
ture for seating accommodations ag-
gregating $4,000 This Is the largest
crowd that ever assembled at n ring
side In this country, and the third
largest sum In dollars and cents ever
contested for. The two that exceeded
IL in receipts were the Corbett-Jefferies
light at Coney Island. $4,000. and the
Corbett-McCoy fight at Madison Square
garden, New York. $4,000.
James ]. Jeffries. champion heavy
weight of the world, played with Jim
Corbett for nine rounds and half, and
then Corbett's seconds motioned TO Ref
cree Graney TO stop the fight. in order
to save their man from needless pun
lshment. The end came shortly after
the beginning OF the tenth round, when
Jeffries planted one of his terrific left
swings on Corbetts stomach. The man
who conquered John l.. Sullivan
dropped to the floor In agony, and tho
memorable scene at Carson City, when
Bob Fitzsimmons landed his solar
plexus blow, was almost duplicated,
This time, however, Corbett struggled
to his feet and again faced his gigantic
adversary. With hardly moments
hesitation Jeffries swung his right and
again landed on Corbetts stomach. jim
dropped to the floor, and It was after
that that Tommy Ryan, seeing IT was
all over, motioned to Referee Graney to
stop the fight
Friday nights fight demonstrated
that Jeffries stands alone in his class.
He showed remarkable Improvement In
both speed and skill. Corbett, during
the first part of the fight, was almost
outpointed and the few blows that he
landed on Jeffries were apparently
! without sting Jeffries was never in
better condition He looked lighter
than usual and the way he moved
about on his feet, and the frequency
with which he countered Corbettf
leads, astonished everyone. Corbett. in
comparison with the big man opposed
to him, looked very light. but was real
ly heavier than ever before He ap.
peared to have lost some of his old.
time speed and skill.
Jim Corbett said, after the fight:
II did my best. and lost. fought
| the best | knew. Jeffries was too bic
for me, and he is the best man in the
world. II the public is satisfied with
my fight / am. ara glad to give Jef-
fries all the credit that is his due.
have no personal feelings In the mat
ter. I have fought my last fight"
Corbett received many kilograms
from eastern friends, principally the
atrlcal, offering him lucrative engage
ments, win or lose.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
Mississippi State News
Farmers Industrial Convention.

{ President j. C. Hardy Of the A.
and N. College, Starkyille, has is
sued the following letter in regard
10 a State farmers industrial con-
ycnt;cn:
q desire to thank the press of
Mississippi for the cooperation that
has always been given US in getting
our work before the people. Through
the assistance rendered US by the
different papers of the State we have
had the largest attendance at our
farmers institutes this season that
we have ever had, and the interest
has been first-class in every respect.
We have held nearly one hundred
Institutes, with an attendance of
more than 10000 farmers, and we
will close our institute season with
a roundup meeting at the col
lege on September 2, 8 and 4. This
meeting will be called State farm
ers institute and industrial conven-
ton. We feel sure that all the rail
roads of the State will give a rate
Of one fare for the round trip.
Sleeping quarters will be furnished
free, and meals will be given at our
mess hall at actual cost.
aSome of the most prominent ag-
riculturalists of Canada and the
United States will be present and
take part in the program. This
will be splendid opportunity for
the farmers of the State to visit the
college and inspect the work of our
experimental station. A pleasant
and profitable time is promised all
who may come, and all are invited.
1--WE desire to extend to you, and
through you, to your patrons, a spe-
cial invitation. Please give full no
tice of this meeting in your issue for
this week, and later we will send you
complete program of the meeting
to be published in your next issue.
Thanking you in advance for
keeping this matter prominently be-
fore the people of your section, / am,
very respectfully,
81. G.. HARDY, President"
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
JUSTICE LORE
ARRA|GNS MObS
Jurist Declares Such Law Is An
archy Pure and Simple.
lAWLESsNEsS BREEDS CRIME
says Participants Dare Not stand
Forth in Court of Justice and
Asow Crime and Let Law
Take Its Course.

Chautauqua, N. Y, Aug. 15.--A feat
ure of the Chautauqua assembly, Fri
day. was an address by Chief Justice
Charles B. Lore. of the supreme court
of Delaware, in which he severely ar
raigned mob law, no matter what prov
ocation, and denied the imputation that
good citizens" made up the mob which
recently lynched the negro White near
Wilmington.
His public utterances we're received
with much interest, as Justice Lore and
his fellow members of the bench have
been blamed in many places for being
primarily the cause of this lynching
because they refused an immediate
trial to the negro assaulter Of Miss
Bishop.
After reviewing the American form
Of government and tracing its various
steps from the voter at the ballot bo,
to the officeholder, Justice Lore said:
I'VE are simply and purely gov
ernment of law. Take away the Law
and society devolves into its origina
clements each man following his arbi-
trary will With us, therefore. govern.
ment means obedience to law.
Mob Law Is Anarchy.
"Lawlessness means anarchy. Mol
law is anarchy pure and simple. An
archy is the rock upon which all an.
cient republics have ultimately beer
wrecked and is to-day one of the mos
threatening evils of our republic.
strangely enough just at this period
of our national development, when BY
unique victories over oppression, the
United States has dominant place
over the nations of the earth, and .
time when our government seemed tt
be most strongly rooted in the public
confidence, we have been dlsgraced b,
some OF the most revolving and bruta
exhibitions Of mob violence recorded
In history.
Mob law saps the moral fiber of ev
cry participant in the lawless act. ant
puts the most respectable Of the mol
on the same moral level as the most de
graded. The mob formed is desperate
and naturally follows its leader
LawIessness Breeds Crime.
"Lawlessness breeds crime, and whei
respectability and crime lie down to
gether, respectability wallows in thu
mire
mo self-respecting man can be ac
tive in mob violence against law. ordel
and decency and retain his moral in
tegrity He can never forget thst hs
once joined coward1y mob in doing Q
cowardly act, that he, as an individual
would not dare undertake.
Such man dare not stand forth In
court of justice and avow his crime
and let the law take its course"
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
WRECK ON PENNSYLVANIA,
Engineer Killed, Firenann and Sew
srnI Postal Clerks Injured
Passengers Escape.

Fort Wayne. Ind, Aug. 15.-An east.
bound passenger train on the Pennsyl-
yania railroad ran off the track, Fri
day, at the Cincinnati Northern rail-
way crossing at Van Vert, 0. Engineer
Charles Eaton, of Fort Wayne. was
killed; Fireman A. w. Boggs, of Fort
Wayne, was probably fatally injured
and several postal clerks were injured.
The passengers were not hurt. The To-
comotive, on entering the side track
struck and ran over fiat car. The
first mail car climbed the locomotive
and formed an obstruction on which
three other mail and baggage cars
smashed themselves to kndling.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
FEMALE EDITOR REBUKED.
Presents Petition For Miss De Crfss'
Pardon-Decinres Com mnsissiSn-
ers Applauded Whfpping.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 15.--Mrs. Marie
Louisie Myrick, editor OF the Times
Recorder, daily newspaper published
at Americas, Ca, visited the state
house, Friday, to petition for the par
don of Mamie de Criss, who was SO
brutally whipped by Warden Allgood
1T the state prison farm
Mrs. Myrick presented her petition to
Gov. Terrell and the prison commits
sioners, and her version of its reception
has created sensation.
Look nere," said she, as she entered
the room, Il want to protest against
any such brutal abuse as was admins
tered to Mamie de Criss at the prison
farm. 1t is wrong and"
Warden Moore interrupted and, ac-
cording to Mrs. Myrick, said that he
could not understand why such hue
and cry had been raised by the De-
Criss case.
"He told me-" continued Mrs. Myrick,
that Mamie de Criss was not the first
white woman to be lashed at the state
farm; that other women had received
much worse punishment. and that the
De Criss woman did not get half what
she deserved.
Jake Moore said that other white
women had been whipped and the peo-
pie did not raise howl, and he was
unable to understand why such noise
had been made about this affair, when
Allgood and DR.. Adams were doing on
ly their duty.
Mr.. Eason said that the prison COM
mission did not propose to let newspa-
pers of the state bulldoze them into a
report condemning the whipping, and !
don't suppose they intend taking any
!, ,nts<.v, NJ all
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22

The unusual appetite of a goat has
involved j. J. Griffin, Memphis
fTenn.) saloonist. In a controversy
with tho government officials. Grimm
had delivered ON the curbing at his
place barrel of fine whisky, which
was double stamped. showing bonded
goods Of old age and strong calIber. His
goat had finished meal on the
stamps when Inspector MINI happened
along and seized the whisky II has
been decided to kill the goat, engage
the services OF a chemist and have
the stomach analysed In order 10 dis
cover proper PROOF Of the dsappear-
ance of the government stamps. other
wise Griffin must again pay the tar.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
E,rIoelon XII. rwe.

Austin Davis and Sam scroeglns
we're killed outright, Augustus Scrog-
gins fatally injured, and John Dickens
and John Kitchens dangerously injur-
ed. In a coal mine in st. Claire county.
Ala, by an explosion OF powder. All
of the men we're miners. and they were
standing around two kegs. supposed to
contain damp powder. Davis was ex-
amining the powder, dropping grains
of II over his cap lamp. when the ex-
plosion occurred. All Of the injured
men will probably die.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
.h.reea wt.h AccepsIng Bribc.

Milwaukee, Aug. 15.--Alderman
George Himmelstein, chairman Of the
license committee OF the common eoun-
ell, Friday was arrested for asking 800
OF Albert Fritz to push his license
through the council and with accepting
800 from Fritz with the understanding
that HimmeIstein would vote for the
granting Of the license and would use
mis- Office to obtain II. The Fritz license
went into the committee with objec-
ton from Chief-of-Police Jannsen
Fritz Withdrew his application, but II
is said he again appeared for the u.
csnse. and obtained one
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
TURKS PURSUE INSURGENTS.
Perpetrate Fearful Atrocities
ON Inhabitants.

Vienna, Aug. 15.--Die zeit says that
in the neighborhood Of Monastir, Ma
cedonia, whore the insurrection broke
out, Turkish troops pursued 1000 IN
surgents who escaped The Turks then
perpetrated fearful atrocities upon the
inhabitants OF the villages.
The paper also states that the TURKS
DESTROYED IA villages in the districts Of
Uskub and Veleze.
The insurgents robbed the turkish
post near vodena, which is 46 miles
northwest of Salonica, and secured
f2500.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
Indians Leave MIssissippi.

The last of the Choctaw Indians
to be moved out Of the State were
taken out last week. A special
train Of eight coaches with the Choc-
taw braves left the State over the
Queen & Crescent route.
The Indians were bound for Ato-
ka, |. T., where they will be given
the land set aside for them by the
United States government. Some
few Indians yet remain, refusing to
accept the governments offer.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
WORLDS FAIR COAL EXHIBIT
sf. Louis Exposition Will Have Dis
play Twenty Times as Large as
That Of Chiesgo.

Parkersburg. w. Va, Aug. 15.--At
the meeting Of coal operators, Friday.
who were appointed to prepare the
West Virginia coal exhibit of the Ct
Louis exposition, II developed that tins
Fairmount coal field alone will spend
$4,000 on its coal exhibit, and that the
whole exhibit will be 20 times as large
ss that at Chicago's Worlds fair.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22

The question of working the pub
lie roads by contract is being dis
cussed throughout the State, and is
becoming an important question.
In q great many counties the change
has been made. BY the old method
Of working by comutation the pub
lie roads in the county are never
in good condition. The work is
practically done by negroes, and
done in a way that makes traffic in
the winter months almost imPossi-
BE.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22

Capt. E. ". Brown, clerk of the
Supreme Court, and recently nomi-
mated to succeed himself, is reported
to be critically i'll at his home in Co
piah county. Capt. Browns condi-
tion is regarded as very serious and
fears are entertained for him by anx-
i0us friends.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
Interesting New Device.

A. A. Breast, successful sales
man of Columbus, has secured pat
ent on an adjustable back band
which promises to be great seller
throughout the South. He is at
work upon the organization of a
company to manufacture this device
and has assurances from number
of prominent capitalists that they
will take stock in the enterprise.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
The Capitol Commission.

The capitol commission will hold
meeting on August 20 for the pur-
pose of accepting finally the capitol
building. The building has now
been completed so far as the con=
tractors are concerned and there is
now only the work of furnishing it.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 10. -Estimates
of the hop crop Of the Pacific coast,
based on the present condition OF the
fields. indicate that the total viii ap-
proximate $4,000 bales as against
10000 last year. II Is believed prices
will rule highsr than at any time since
1852.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
caterpIIIars Near West Point.

Reports from several plantations
in Clay county are to the effect that
the caterpillar is making serious
progress in the cotton field, and the
planters will use every known meth
cd to destroy them at once.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
Prisoners n safekeeplna.

TheJackson Jail has four prison
ers brought from Harrison and Fer
ry counties for safe keeping, end
they will remain in charge of the
Kinds county jailer until the trou-
Bile subsidies.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-22
Jackson Street Paving.

The work of the street paving in
jackson, about which there has been
50 much delay and litigation, is now
practically completed. The last of
this week everything will be finished
and the contractors will receive their
last payment.