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The Washington times., 1903-11-01
WIDOW GIVES FAMOUS HALL
FOR HOME OF OLD SOLDIER
Pennsylvania G. A. r. Post RecefOcs Horticultural Build
irg-Scene of Stormy Ante-Bettunr Meetings.

Stone, has spoken in the hall, and all the
old anti-slavery leaders have thrilled the
people of West Chester with their elo-
Guence from its stage These included
William Lloyd Garrison. Henry Ward
Beecher. Wendell Phillips. Henry VIII
son, Lucretia Mott. Bayard Taylor. and
others, besides every Congressman who
has represented this district during the
last fifty years.
When the old Horticultural Society
passed out Of existence the hail became
the property Of Uriah Painter who con-
versed 1t into an opera house Here for
many years the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis made their nominations. and for a
quarter Of a century il was the only
public place Of amusement here. For the
last three years it's doors have been
closed.
1t is a fine old property, valued at
$4,000, and it's doorway is one OF the few
examples Of fine old Norman architec-
ture in the country.
The Washington times., 1903-11-01

WEST CHESTER. Pa, Oct. Sion
behalf OF Mrs. L. A. Painter. OF West
End. n. j.. widow Of Uriah Hunt Paint
er. Major J.. G. McCauiey tonight pre-
scented the famous old Horticultural Hall
here 10 George A. Mccall Post. No. 81,
G. A. r., as permanent home for the
organization.
The post accepted the gift. appointed
Mr. McCauley trustee grantee of the
hail. and elected Mrs. Painter as an hon
orary member.
In her letter Of presentation Mrs.
Painter said she wished the building 10
stand as a memorial to her husband and
his lifelong devotion TO West Chester,
his native town.
The hall. which stands on North High
Street. is one of this city's most his
toric buildings. 1t was erected in 184s
by the Horticultural Society," an organi-
cation famous in its day. Every COVER
nor Of Pennsylvania, from Curtin to
The Washington times., 1903-11-01
FLORIDA LAMB SOUGHT
BY HEIRS OF SETTLERS
Claim Dates Prior to Ces-
sion by Spain.
RAlDED BY BILLY B0WLEGS"
Claimants in Suit Declare Intention
to Fight the Case Through
Supreme Court.
RAlDED BY CHILLY BOWLEGS"

Department OF Justice officials are Civ
ing close attention TO an action begun in
the United States District Court of the
the Government has been sued for the
recovery of the equivalent of 1000, 900
acres of lane in western Florida.
The plaintiffs are the heirs of John
Forbes and John J. Innerarity, business
partners. who made up the concern of
John Forbes & Co. This company was
noted one In Florida in the days Of
Spanish possession. and was the sue
cessor to Parton. Leslie & Co. a COM
pany that IL its day was still more
prominent than Forbes & Co.
Claim Grant From King.
Forbes & 60. had a number Of trading
houses in Florida and elsewhere. The
claim of the heirs is that before the
cession OF Florida TO this country, in
1919. by Spain. the King of Spain,
through the captain general or Florida,
granted the land to Forbes & Co
1t is alleged this grant was made to
Forbes and his partner had rendered to
Indians. and In repayment for losses sus-
tanned by the two men at the hands Of
the red men. In raids on the property Of
Forbes & Co., the Indians. led by Will
lam Augustus Bowles. the noted Semi
mole leader. generally known as "Bin
Bowles," or Billy Bowlegs." were said
to have done much damage.
Held Invalid by Courts.
The further claim is made by the heirs
that the grant made by the Spanish
King was confirmed in the treaty with
Spain by which Florida was ceded to
the United States. IN 1881 the claims OF
Forbes & Co. were brought before one
OF the old Territorial courts in Florida.
and were held invalid. This decision is
one OF the principal defenses Of the Gov
erDment at this time.
The tract OF land claimed is valuable,
and comprises the larger part Of
Washington and Calhoun counties. It
begins on the Appaiachicola River at a
point opposite the mouth of Sweet
Water Creek, and extends west TO the
Choctawhatchie River. and follows the
seacoast back TO the Appalachicola- II
is now fairly we'll settled. and contains
a number Of towns. Much of the land
has been sold by the Government, and
patents granted TO private parnes- Inc
heirs who are suing the Government
expect to recover land scrip for such
part Of the land as has passed from
the title OF the Government. This scrip
would enable them to purchase Govern
ment lands elsewhere.
Able attorneys have been retained by
the heirs, and there Is little question
the case viii be fought through the
United States Supreme Court. The
heirs number about fifty. and are scat
tered ahcjt the country. most Of them
living IN Florida and Louisiana.
The Washington times., 1903-11-01
PRESIDENT COMPUTES
SENTENCE OF CAPT. FRENCH

President Roosevelt has commuted
the sentence Of Capt. George T. French.
Sixteenth Infantry, from dismissal to
reduction to the foot OF the list of cap
tains, where he is to remain for five
years.
Captain French loses 352 numbers in
rank by this action. He was convicted
OF drunkenness while on duty at Sea
Grit, n. ]. President Roosevelt modi-
fed the sentence OF the court-martiaI
on account OF Captain French's excellent
record
The Washington times., 1903-11-01
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
IN J0HNST0WN BURNED

JOHNSTOwN. Pa. Oct. 81 = The
Opera House Block was totally de-
stroyed by fire this morning, and one
of the city's handsomest buildings is in
ruins. There were several Offices and
stores in the building. including the
Adams Express Company. Hammer 8
music store, and severai o-ners.
The loss will be about $100, 900 on the
building. and a larger sum on the con-
tents There was no insurance on the
Opera House. but most of the occupants
were insured
The Washington times., 1903-11-01
POLISH SUSPECTS AWAIT
EXTRACTION PAPERS

LONDON, Oct. S1.-Tepane and Koer-
Der, the two men arrested at Southamp-
ton n fortnight ago, on a charge OF
being the men wanted for the murder
OF Contractor Ferguson, at Mac Donald
Pa, have been remanded for week to
await extradition papers from America
The Washington times., 1903-11-01
PUMP BIDS oPENEp.

Bids were opened in the ONCE of the
Commissioners yesterday Tor the $500. 600
gallon pump for the Trumbuu Street
pumping station. -Four leading manu-
facturers were represented. the lowest
bid being submitted by the Holly Manu-
featuring Company. OF Buffalo, N Y
$3.50 Otlier bids were as follows: The
Camden Lion Works. s44.12S; the AIIis
Chalmers Company. So. 500. and the Kill
by Manufacturing Company. SO. $50.
The Washington times., 1903-11-01
BISHOP P0TTER'S NEPHEW
BECOMES A CONSUL

Julian Potter, Of New York. a nephew
of Bishop Potter. has been appointed
United States consul at Nassau, New
Providence. Bahamas, to succeed
Thomas J. McLain. who died short
time ago.
The Washington times., 1903-11-01

On Friday afternoon, instead OF a con-
cert which had been planned and for
some reason or other failed to material
ize. the pupils we're treated" TO a fire
drill. The scholars were surprisingly or
Derby and showed no inclination to do
forbidden things" At the sounding Of
the alarm the students formed by sec
The Washington times., 1903-11-01
BOND REFUNDING STATEMENT

The bond statement given out at the
close Of business at the Treasury yes
terday showed the total 3 per cent and
per cent bonds refunded into per
cents amounted to S.238, COO The total
Of per cent bonds redeemed amounts
10 g. 319, 800
The Washington times., 1903-11-01

The games yet TO be played in the In
ter-High School championship series fol
low: Business VS.. Western. November
A. Central VS.. Eastern. November 6;
business VS. Technical. November 10;
Technical vs.. Eastern. November II:
Western VS. Central. November IS. Tech
meal VS.. Central. November Is.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

n3yer failed, as each morning they
passed the newspaper office of the
writer, their constancy being the talk
of the town. all predicting then that
a bright future awaited boys with
such an ambition to succeed and
showed such devotion TO their moth
err The prediction was not a vain
one. Today one of them is at the
head of the leading institution of Hat
tiesburg, another is by his side,
another is 50 miles distant filing a
like position, and the other two are
filing places high up the line. a
monument to mothers devotion and
children s obedience and ambition.
To be truly esteemed of men is tic
be the possessor of qualities which
money canu3t buy"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

A case of Irony of fate persona
fed can be made out of this There's
a certain buisness man in HattiesbnIg
who had scanned every line If every
paper issued by this office since the
new ownership took charge to see II
in single one of them his business
was ever mentioned, failing to do this
but one day in IS, and at last lost pa
thence. making complaint to one Of
the attaches of the office, which was
made known at headquarters, when a
saerch was made for copy Of the pa
per Of back date to show the gentle
man that his quarrel was uDju Z. II
was found and shown him, when lie
remarked, ooh, yes. | remember hav-
ing been too busy to look over the pa
per of that date and gave it to one Of
my customers " Now this gentleman
must have had more than one busy
day in 81 and if he did he ign0 ed
them, taking time O search the parer
for something not IN it, but when
paper did so to him containing men
ton the same had 10 charm for him
as cuisines before pleasure was the
rule This is but the experience of
every newspaper man. You can men
tion in the most complimentary terms
a firm and you will never hear Of it
from either of the members but just
one time cast the slightest reflection,
and before the ink on the paper gets
dry you will hear from it. / attri-
butte it all to the fates. for in many
respects it is the case with me over
and again of one admiring a flower
in the morning and seeing it fade be-
fore noon tide. a veritable case Of
cit has been ever thus from child
hod's hour Eve seen my fondest hopes
decay - \ newspaper man has his
viscissitudes and sorrows like other
people, and has to bear them rs the
best way ont Of the difficulty.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19
STREETS AND CORNERS.
fBY RUsTYcCss, OF THE PROGRESS
EDITORIAL STAFF.

EDITORIAL stAFF.
Another week has passed leaving
its changes. To some it brought sue
cess and joys, TO others reverses aud
SORROWS. bat "snch is lite. and all
should feel grateful rhat our lives are
spared and take hope the fortunate
remembering that by strife and being
deserving, still greater victories VIII
come, and the unfortunate earth
hath no SORROWS which heaven cannot
heal. !" We have many things to be
grateful for. Across the waters there
is continual warfare, the crescent
and the cross, ignorance against en-
lightenment. sin against religion, be-
ing lined up in battle array and the
spirit of unrest sits upon every emil
nence to tell in mournful numbers >
that life is no longer worth the Nv
ing, while here in these United States
of ours The land OF the brave and
home of the free, peace spreads her
benign wings over the entire domain
while plenty smiles upon every one
who would earn his bread by the
sweat of the brow. Let US take hope,r
(those Of US who have been unfortu-
nate), from this view, for in deed and
in truth ours is the asylum of the OPP
pressed Of all lands, closing its gates
against none.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

Never give out the hacks. In Hat
tiesburg they are as thick rs hops, aud
what is strangest is how so many can
thrive, but they are all making mon
ey, another evidence Of the city's
prosperity. But speaking of this
seemingly over-done hack business.
did you ever find the need of hack
and at that very moment not see one
anywhere, and notice how congested
the streets are with them when you
don't want one ! don't know how
the experience in this regard has been
with others. but mine has been ver-
liable case of McCarthy's misshaps,
AZ
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

Here in Hattiesburg | see an hon
ored monument to mothers devo
ton in the .hape of two dutiful, re-
ligious prosperous boys that | am sure
she feels now, in her declining years,
n solace and boon sufficient for every
care and attention given them in the
DAYS when they looked altogether TO
her for guidance. At the time of the
death of the father of these boys there
ware five of them, the eldest only ~.
They were living in town chen, but
soon the mother removed out two
miles 70 little farm she owned.
where she called in as help two fam
;lies of old, trusted servants that the
family had owned in slavery time and
With their work under her directions
the little venture of farming proved a
naxinp one. enabling her to educate
these boys. each one of whom as fast
as the nth year was reached found
commercial employn emf. thorugh
their a,niability and mothers infiu-
euce. No rain was to hard, storm too
threatening or weather too cold To
keep them from school through the
week and Sunday school on Sundays
Evsythine else might fail but they
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19
CONFESSION OF A PRIEST.

Rev. Jno. S. Cox, Of wake. Ark,
writes, For - year. | suffered from
Yellow Jaundice l consulted mum
Der of physicians and tried all sorts of
medicines, but got no relief, then be
gan the use Of Electric Bitters and feel
that I am now cured of disease that
hal me 10 its grasp for twelve years .
If yoa want reliable medicine Tor
Liver and Kidney trouble, stomach
disorder or general debility, get Elec
trio Buffers It's guar 4eteed by Bufkin
q Cadenhead. Only SOC Oct limo
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

in Effect. Sunday, September 20, 1903
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

Kohlnma & Co, If Mobile, Ala, will
ship you As full hgl!-pints of "Old
Coon Rye" the best on he market at
the price. for s. 90 delivered at your
station. oc19- ct
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19
PROFESSIONAL.
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

DR.. Harriet NJ. Conner, Osteopath!st
III Bird Street. Graduate of the Ameri-
can school, Kirksville, Mo Phone ITS.
s23-1-mO.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19
Timber For Sale.

have in body seven hundre- acres
Of fine Long Leaf Pine for sale, six
miles South of Magee. near the @. q ).
/. railroad. For further information
address the undersigned ar Weathershy
Simpson county, Miss.
10 IL | no D. J. MCCALLUN.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

Louis II. Howard. NJ. D., Physician
aud urgeon-Specialist in diseases of
of worlen and children. Office in fur-
ner building. up stairs. Residence phone
ia; Office u.s. Hours 8 n. IA to IL IN;
1870 TO 4p m. Hsttiesburg, Miss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19
RObt. e. Lee,
ARCHITECT
III ATTI ESBURG !: MISS.
Office over Dixie
Marble Works..
w. T. ROBERTS
Contractor and Builder.

Does all kinds of building and re-
pairing Address me care General
Delivery or call at my home, 547
West Fouth ST. Will estimate on any
work on any railroad line leading in
to Hattiesburg. sep26-lm
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19
ATTORNEYS. AT,LAW.

GREENE II. Observation-Disclosures
in the courts of HattiesbuIg; Perry
County; the courts of all the counties
in the state and the Supreme corrt
at Jackson
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

Stevens & Stevens, H. Stua1t Stevens
j Morgan Stevens)-Ofice mp stairs In
Stevens Building, No 107 Front Street
Hatties burg. Miss
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

Try a gallon of Kohlman & Co.'S
"Old Coon Rye price 50 90, delivered
at your station, all charges prepaid.
address Kohlman & Co, Mobile, Ala.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

DR.. E. Dill, Physician and Surgeon
Office with Hattiesburg Drug Co, Ltd.
Phones: Office. Sd; Home, 30. Hatties-
burg, Mi s.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19

If there is an object to acrouse
within me pity aud for whom l have
profound reverence lit is one of these
poor, old, be-fo-de-wah'' darkies
that you SO seldom meet these days,
telling that soon their ike viii never
more be seem The thirty eight
years of freedom has failed to drive
away from his breast the devotion TO
his "old Marster, " planted there in
his youthtime, and the ways and
principle of one of them are as differ
ent from the generation OF negroes
that has sprung up since the war a.
dark is from daylight. Meet one OF
them where you will and he never
forgets his obeisance, it is Good
mawnin' Marster, with hat off, and
the words have an iDtonation, a tre-
NOR, a pathos about them that betFay
reverence and sincerity. If the world
was made up of darkies of tie before
the war type there would be no long
er use for jai 5 and locks, nor for PEN
itentiaries and state farms.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-19
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

q. c, Robertson-District No. 3
Court DAYS 2nd and 4th Saturdays in
each month. Office in Court House.
Hattlesburg, Miss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

Elegantly electric lighted dining cars are run on trains l and between Birmingham and New Orleans. Lebanon Junction and Cincin- aau; also on trains and between Montgom- cry and Guthrie Ky. Service a la carte. s
 New and handsomely built chair cars (seats free) are operated Cn trains and between Cincinnati and New Orleans. High back seat coaches and chair cars are also run on all through trains between Cincinnati Louisville, St. Louis. Evansville. Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans.
 Train No. 1 carries through Pullman sleep CTS from Chicago. Cincinnati and New York to New Orleans.
 Train No. 8 carries through Pullman sleep CTS from Cincinnati and New York to New Orleans and Chicago to St. Petersburg; also through tourist sleepers to San Francisco leaving Montgomery at s:as D. n. Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
Calls for Commission Bill.

MT Starr of Dallas moved that the Committee on Commerce and Common Carriers be directed to report House bill 2l7. the elective Railroad Commission bill, at Mondays session. MT. Starr was directed to put his motion in writing, which he did.
 The House took up the Capitol appro- priation bill and no vote was taken on the motion of MT. Starr.
 he Rules Committee submitted the resolution introduced by MT. Lowe of Lawrence. providing for two daily ses- sions, with a favorable report. The resolution was adopted without opposi- ton.
 Under the resolution, the House, be- ginning Tuesday. will have an afternoon sessicn beginning at 3 o'clock and last ing until 5:SO o'clock. The resolution provides that only local measures shall be taken up at the afternoon session.
 The House adjourned to meet at F o'clock Monday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
The Senate.

The senate.
 Bills were introduced and referred as indicated
 s. iS2. By MT. Hall-To authorize meet ings of stockholders and boards of direc- tors of corporations to be held outside of the State If Alabama Corporations. s. 1S3. Also-To authorize corporations to do business within and outside of the State of Alabama. Corporations.
 s. 1S4. Also-To establish tax upon corporate proceedings. Corporations. S. 1s5. By Mir. Thomas 1by requesD- To regulate the practice of pharmacy in the State of Alabama and to make appro- priations therefor Public Health. State, county and municipal officers to de- pcsit public funds in approved banks and trust companies, and to provide for the approval and security of such deposito- ries. Banking and Insurance. S. 1S1. By Mir. Hall-To prevent frauds panies and other transportation lines. Commerce and Common Carriers.
 Bills Reported.
 Bills were reported favorably by com mittees and sent to the calendar as fol- lows:
 s. 16s. Finance and Taxation. s. 110. Local Legislation.
 s. 136. Same. s. 149. Same.
 H. fl. Same H. 13S. Same.
 H. 14- Same.
 H. 40. Same.
 H. 142. Same.
 8. 15s. Privileges and Elections. S. 165. Same Bills Passed.
 The following bills passed the Senate: H. 26o.
 H. 237
 s. 52. By MT. Nesmith.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
$15O,OOO GIVEN
Continued from Page one.)

to prevent more than $25,000 being spent for improvement. He said that the money might be better expended in the purchase of school houses for the barefooted boys and girls of the State. The State, he said, except for agricultural schools. owned no school houses in Alabama worthy of the name 1t had been argued that the tax rate could not be raised. but that the assessment of property could which, MT. Lusk said. would amount to the same thing.
 MT. Hoffman of Mobile, in speaking for the bill, said that he felt called upon to defend the people of Montgomery and Mobile from the charge of perjury in swearing off their taxes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

Thursday and Saturday. via New Orleans an
 Train Eo. carries through Pullman sleen. CTS rom New Orleans to New York and Gin ,innau and St. Petersburg to Chicago, making oreSs connection at Nashville with through
 Train No; carries through Pullman sleep CTS from New Orleans to New York, Cncin. natl and Chicago without change.
 All through trains make close connections as Cincinnati, Evansville, St. Louis and New Or West.
 For further information pertaining to rates. and N. R. R.. or write or can oA W. L. BEASLEY. Passenger Agent. Union Station
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
PAsTEURIzEp MILK.

There isn't a man in the City of Montgomery whose eyes won't spar kle when glass of pasteurized milk is used to quench his thirst. But you must first give him your assur- ance that it is the product of The City Creamery Go. Is Monroe St.
 Phone 1112.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

hereby announce myself a candidate for AL dernan from Ward 6. subject to the ac. tion of the Democratic primary.
 JAMES l.. MADDOY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

The men seem to have invented every thing around a house except an appa- ratus which will make men punctual at tne4r meals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

q hereby announce my candidacy for Alder man of Ward 1, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. l solicit the sup port of my friends and fellow-citizens JAMES W. SMITH
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

Daybreak Fertilizer, Acid Phos., Kainit and c. s. Meal. Manufac- -1rers' prices. Marks & Gayle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
ANNOUNCEMENT.

While I deeply appreciate the motive which prompted certain of my friends to use my name as a candidate for Alder man from Ward 2, cannot. for business reasons. stand for the office.
 The friends who repose this confidence in me, have my sincere gratitude.
 w. A. Scott
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
FOR ALDERMAN WARD SIX

hereby announce myself as candidate for Alderman from Ward 6, subject to inc
 action of the Democratic primary. JESSE MADSWORTH
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

hereby announce myself a candidate for Al. derman from Ward 4. subject to the ac. tion of the Democratic primary. Your sup port will be appreciated.
 GEORGE STUART.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
TICKET SALES AT IEPoT,
Big Increase Shown in --eport fc
 January,

The steady increase in the volume Of business at the union railway ticket of fee Is a sure index of the commercial Rrowi,a of Montgomery
 UniCn Ticket Agent Suratt has finisla1 his report of ticket sales for the month of January, the figures being S46G5. z3, an increase over January. 1902, of 5000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

\ hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman from Ward 6, subject to the ac- tion of the Democratic primaries. Your support will be appreciated.
 w, J. RYAN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

The friends of D. F. Gorrie announce him q candidate for the office of Alderman from Ward s, subject to the action of a Demo cratic primary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
FOR ALDERMAN WARD FIVE.

hereby announce myself a candidate for AL
 derInan from Ward 5. subject to the ac
 tion of the Democratic primary. A. OCKENnEN