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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-15
Ball of National Lodge, A. O. U. W.

National Lodge, No. 5 \. o. L. W.
held its regular meeting at the hail.
Fifth and G Streets last Wednesday
evening. One new member was added
to the roll. TIL good OF the order com
mittee reported everything in readiness
for the ball to be given next Wednesday
evening. November IS. at Typographical
Temple, @ Street, between Fourth and
Fifth Streets northwest. a pleasant
evening is promised those who attend
The committee having the ball IN charge
is composed Of Messrs. Di Marco, chair
man Grimes. Hussey. Breslau. Rice
Haley, Hughes and KNAPP.
Hand-in-Hand Fraternity.
The second Adams Parlor No. OF
the Knights and Ladies of the Hand
INLAND Fraternity has been organized
and its officers installed as follows:
Presiding knight. A. ". Parker; dep
uty presiding lady. Mrs. c. NJ CouIon:
recording secretary. 5. J. Murphy
financial secretary. Dr.. F. A St. Clair;
treasurer. Mrs. c. a. Kinsiey; usher, e
h. Travis; watch. Ella r. Dawes.
Jefferson Parlor No. is in process of
organization, the charter list being with
W. T. Isbell, S25 Street northwest.
Applications for more than twenty
parlors are on file. received from as
many different States. and the prospects
Of the Districts new order are very
encouraging.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-15
Religious.

from Mrs. Perry, OF Assembiy's: Mrs
Barnes. Of Fourth; Mrs. Beach. Of
Hyattsville. and Mrs. Foster. Of Balls
ton
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-15
Hand finland Fraternity.

White Eagle Tribes Bali.
White Eagle Tribe, No. Il. Improved
Order OF Red Men, the next to the
youngest tribe in the reservation. has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-15
How / Grew Tall

A Startling story Which win Interest
All Who , Re short.
The Height Of 1.-the ex Can Quickly
BE Increased from Two TO Five aches. p
These Marvellous Results Can re
Accomplished at Home With
OuS the Know edge of Your
Most Intimate Friends.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01

OF town where the other end OF the
rope was thrown over a cross arm OF
a telegraph pole and the negro was
drawn up. The telephone wires were
cut, so as to prevent the calling for
aid, and one of the masked men went
across the square and summoned a
doctor, who responded promptly and
dressed the wounds of the sheriff.
Sheriff Austin had no intimation
Of the intended lynching and had
made no preparations to put on extra
guards. The lynching was so quietly
conducted that only few people
knew of the approach of the mob or
the hanging, until they went down
town this morning. The body was
cut down and buried today, and
there is very little excitement.
The negro made confession to the
brother of the young lady and others
who visited the jail after his capture.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01
TWO BLACKS PAY PENALTY.
Solomon GLASGOW and ChaS. StriCk-
land Hanged at Holly Springs
Yesterday.

Holly Springs, Miss, June, 30.-Chas.
Strickland and Solomon Glasco, ne
groes, were hanged this morning, the
former at fifteen minutes past ii o'clock,
the latter at seven minutes to II. Both
died few moments after the trap was
sprung.
Strickland denied to the end that he
fred the shot which killed his victim,
and In a short speech warned all the
colored people to attend strictly to their
own matters, and said that note was
the cause of his death. He became hys-
terical aud boasted of not being afraid
to die, laughing and facetiously refer
ring to the moose as necktie. The
black cap and rope were placed over his
head and neck. the trap dropped and
his soul took its flight
Glasco was hanged short while
later, bat had not seen the execution OF
Strickland, awaiting in a closed car
riage his return at the engine of death
The sheriff had previously asked hirl
whether or not he wished to sec The
hanging of Strickland and he said
he had never seen hanging
didn't want to see any and did not be
lieve in hanging at all. He also denied
his guilt and stated that efforts nas
been made to have him reveal every
thing and duplicate others, but that h
did not know any more than he ma
already told.
A pamphlet had been selling O
the streets all day parportin
to be sketch Of his life and confes
sion. The sheriff having called his al
tention to it on the scaffold, he :.
pudiated the whole business and ss,
he had never confessed to the crime. r
provoked emotional responses from I'll
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01
FOR SAFE KEEPING
TayIor, Who Shot and Killed Nc
lnnis at Merrill Brought to
City to Escape Mob.

Yesterday the deputy sheriff OF
Green county arrived in the city
with J. e. Taylor, the man who shot
John McInnIs at Merritt few days
ago, McInnis afterwards dying at
the Ross Sanitarium in this city.
Taylor was brought here, so 1t is
stated, to escape the vengeance of
the friends of McInnls, who were
organizing mob to hang him. The
preliminary trial will take place as
soon as Judge Deavours, who has
been sent for, arrives.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01
negroes present, and with his hands
clasped as if in supplics.tion. calling on
God to help him, was seat into the
presence of his creator.
QUICK JUSTICE METED OUT.
After Shooting Sheriff, Alabama
Mob Executes Negro for
Criminal Assault.

Nashville, June 9O.-A special to
the Banner from Scootsboro, Ala.
says.
Andrew Diggs, negro, was taken
from the jail last night and hanged
by mob. The negro was arrested
Sunday for an attempt to crimina lily
assault Miss Alma, the 19-year- old
daughter of DR.. b. b. Smith, emd
the fir st that Sheriff Austin knew of
the Dlob was when it put in an ap-
pearance in the hallway of the jail.
Tie sheriff siezed two pistols and,
mounting the stairs, said he would
kill any one that attempted TO come
up The threat was met with y vol
Icy, and the sheriff emptied his re-
v oliver in reply. Before he could re-
load he was shot down. One shot
took effect in his right leg and the
other IN his pistol arm, thereby
disabling him.
The daughter of the sheriff ran to
him and was at once covered by a
pistol in the hands of a. member of
the mob, and made to deliver the
| keys to the cell in which the negro
was immured. The cell was quickly
unlocked and the trembling negro
was led out with halter. He was
marched to q place in the west end
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01
ELECTRO MAGNETIC BELT.

The Electro Magnetic Belt, now be.
ing sold in this city by ]. A. Holder, is
the very thing that every man or
woman suffering from disease should
have and use The price is right and
Mr. Holder is reliable and responsible
man. A postal card dropped in the
office here will reach him, and IN cases
where parties wish TO examine the belt
and have it explained to them Mr.. Hol
der will take pleasure in visiting them
at their homes. June 3 If
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01
SABBATH SCHOOL PICNIC.

Two miles east of Hattiesburg
there Will be picnic on July 8, 1903,
at Leaf River church by the Sabbath
school. Everybody invited to come
and don't forget to bring a basket.
Candidates are all respectfully So
llcited to attend and press their
claims. Program of entertainment
for the day Will be arranged. Re-
freshments will be furnished for the
benefit of said school.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01

In today's issue of the Progress will
he found the announcement of j. B.
Limbaugh as a candidate for the
office of supervisor from the second
district. beat No2. Mr.. Limbaugh
is one of Hattiesburg's best known
citizens, having resided in the city
for a number of years, and is as we'll
fitted for the place as any one we
know. Should he be elected to this
office he will without doubt make a
most efficient officer, and do good
work IN the interest of the county.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01
BARBACUE AT RULEVILLE.
Candidates of the State Will Assem-
Bile There Today to Address
The People,

Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, July 1.-The principal
political event of today will be the
rally and barbecue at Ruleville, in
Sunflower county. Special trains
will be run from several points to
carry the crowd, and a large assem-
bly, Is expected. Senator A. J. Nc
Laurin ana Governor Longino will
be the principal speakers. A host of
minor candidates will be pres ent.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01

EX CURSION TO RAWLS SPRINGS
The members of the Presbyterian
Sunday school will give their picnic at
Rawls Springs tomorrow, Thursday
JuIv >. Train will leave the city at
$50, returning about O'Clock p. m.
All are invited to attend and carry
their bas kets. Fare round trip 25 cents
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01
Banks TO Close july 4.

The National Bank of Commerce,
First National Bank and Citizens Bank
will be closed on Saturday, July
jnly1 st
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01

Although a great major ity of our
good people were unconscious of the
fact, serious catastrophe has come
near Detailing the city in that yes
terday afternoon the motor in the
Progress office went on strike, and
as result only by dint of almost
superhuman efforts-and a niger
was the paper gotten out. What
would have been the consequences
had it not appeared would be diff
cult to conjecture. but we shudder to
think of the possible result. The
crisis, however is passed, but we beg
the indulgence of our readers for a
few days, and hope that all short
comings will be overlooked until the
new motor is in.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-01
MESSENGER BOYS STRIKE
Western Union Messenger Boys
Have Gone Out on a
Strike.

This morning the messen ger boys
of the Western Union Telegraph Co.
in this city went out on a strike,
claiming that they were receiving
insufficient wages and that their
hours were too long, and demanding
an increase of the one and reduction
of the other before they go back to
work. AS a consequence of these
youngsters attempting to follow in
the footsteps of some of their more
foolish elders who are in the habit of
striking upon sight provocation, the
local business of the telegraph Com
pany is slightly tied up. Who will
come out winner is yet to be seen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21

ton the primary thorofares between
themselves and the producer.
1t is becoming a generally accepted
fact that good roads serve the public
interests generally quite as much as
those of agricultural communities in
particular and that the public should
pay its pro rata of their cost. Appro-
pria:ions of public funds by the legis-
iature for this purpose would, perhaps,
be the most equitable and least BURDEN
some method of accomplishing the end
in view and should an Iowa legislature
hit upon a feasible plan whereby a half
million raised by public taxation may
be diverted to road improvement under
conditions similar to those obtaining in
the east, its action would meet general
approval. Until some movement of this
sort shall have been accomplished. the
country districts must ear the burden
alone and keep the highways in the best
condition thai their tax levy will per-
nit. Good roads are a good investment
for the farmer, and their construction
after a feasible and systematic plan will
put the communities where they have
been built first in line for state aid
when it comes. as it soon surely will.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
In HI Same Glass.

When "Gabe" Bouck was representa-.
tive from the Oshkosh district Of Wis
consin, says a writer in the April Cen
fury. a pension bill anne up before the
house to his great vexation of spirit;
for, while his personal convictions were
directly opposed to it, his political in
~terests were strong enough to whip
him into line. On the day the bill came
up for final disposal. a fellow member
met Bouck in the space behind the last
row of seats walking back INT forth
and gesticulating excitedly,N bringing
his clentched right fist down into the
hollow of his left hand, to the accom-
paniment of expletives which would
hardly look well in print.
What's the trouble, Gabe?' inquired
his friend. why all this Excitement"
"Trouble?' snorted the irate law
maker. Trouble enough! That PEN
sion bill is up, and all the cowardiy
nincompoops in the house are going to
vote for it. It's sure to pass-sure to
pass
But why don't you get the door and
speak against it-try to stop it, sug-
gested the other.
Try to stop ites echoed Bouck.
TRY to stop it? Why, I'm one of the
cowardly nincompoops MYSELF"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
Tho Lost Rebel Prisoner.

.T was the last confederate to be re-
leased from a northern prison. | wasn't
let out until the war had been over for
more thar two ears" said Capt. John
C. Brain of Birmingham, Ala
"They called me a private, along with
Admiral Semmes and Capt. Maffett,
and a good many of my Yankee friends
wanted TO hang me. 1t was all on ac-
count Of my trying to capture their
merchant ships and for running, the
blockade. In December, 1863, with a
party of nineteen men whom 1 had
brought from Canada to New York via
Boston, we boarded the Chesapeake, a
merchantmen, as she lay at her pier
in the North river. We had on civilian
clothes over our confederate uniforms,
and | took the role of a recruiting Off
Ger for the union army. The scheme
worked to perfection, and there wasn't
the slightest suspicion of us on the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
THE FUTURE FOR LANDS.

Investors in western farms who are
prone to become discouraged or lose
their confidence in the future of land
values should remember that in ten
years from 1890 to 1900 the population
os this country increased thirteen mill
tons and that the same proportionate
increase during the next ten years will
add seventeen millions mere to the peo-
pie seeking farms in this country or
seeking to be fed from these farms. In
fact the rate of immigration has so
greatly increased that this growth of
population promises to become four or
five millions greater thar normal in the
next ten years, and the decade may
show as much as twenty millions in
crease in 1913. Using eighteen millions
as a conservative estimate the new peo-
country during the next ten years will
outnumber all those now living in the
states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota,
Iowa, Missouri, North and South Da-
kota, Nebraska, Kansas. Oklahoma and
Indian Territory combined. Imagine this
immense area with such cities as Chi
cago, st. Louis, Kansas City, Milwau-
kee and Minneapolis, an unknown will
derness, suddenly change the slide in
the s~tereopticon of Tine and reveal the
same territory teeming with its mill
ions of today and one can gain a fair
conception Of what an increase of eight
zen millions to our population signifies.
DO people living in the thickly settled
state of Massachusetts 1t would mean
the addition of six such states just as
lhfckly populated. Politicians could see
in 1t the addition of two more states the
size. OF New York with Missouri. st.
Louis and Kansas City thrown in. Peo-
cities could carve from this number of
people four such states AMI have enough
left to more than equal Minnesota. To
land spectators in Iowa II would mean
The annexation to the population Of the
limited States eight times the number
II people now living in the Hawkeye
ltate, and when all of these people have
found farms or have secured food from
1he farms of the west there will be no
uncertainty about the upward trend of
~ hYas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
Nine. Humbert's Skill.
[London telegraph

New stories are appearing daily
about the wonderful Nine. Humbert.
The latest refers to her artful lodges
for putting persons off the track or
the cryptic Crawfords. In the days of
her ostensible splendor she was nego-
tiating for a loan of 100000 from a
wealthy Partisan who had his doubts
about the existence of the two Arnerl-
cans. Come down to my Chateau OF
Wives Faux" she wrote one day to
the Partisan. Robert Crawford is one
of the house party, and you shall see
him. 1 am sure that o will like him,
for he is not a bad fellow, in any case,
he is better than his brother"
TIL reluctant lender started for Wives
Faux. and at the rustic station Nine.
Humbert's carriage was waiting for
him. He also saw the woman herself
on the platform of the station. She
was waving a tiny handkerchief at a
man who was in a departing train, and
who, in his turn. waited farewells with
a bandana in her direction. AS the
train went out of view, Nine. Humbert
rushed up to the Partisan, saying: "Oh,
my deal sir, I'm awfully sorry. Would
you believe ito That's Bob Crawford
who has just gone off on the train.
He is called away on most urgent bust
ness to Paris. He received a telegram
this morning from his secretary, n he
had to rush away. All the same, you
can come along to the chateau" The
Partisan accompanied Nine. Humbert
to her carriage, and the house was
duly reached.
Inside, the hostess handed the new
guest over to a footman, who con-
Quoted him upstairs to a room. Nine.
Humbert suddenly called after the
manservant, saying: "Baptiste, you
need not get the new room ready, as
the gentleman will not stay long. and
he is pressed for time. Take him to
the blue bedroom. You know, the one
just left by NJ. Robert Crawford" The
guest from Paris was accordingly ush-
cred into the place indicated by the
mistress of the mansion. AS he was
washing his hands his yes fell on a
crumpled bit of blue paper. He hesi-
tated before picking it up, but the
recollection that he was about to be
called upon to lend a large sun of
money made him act. He took up the
paper, opened it, and found that the
contents ran:
"Mr. Robert Crawford, at Nine.
Humberts Chateau DIES Wives Faux.
Come at once Paris; pressing bust
ness
The Partisan was now satisfied that
Robert Crawford was no mythical be-
ing, but a living person. He went
downstairs all smiles, enjoyed Nine.
Humbert's hospitality until the follow
ing day, and lent her he none that
| she wanted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
TIME FOR A CHANGE


One of these days a congress will be
held to take measures on improving the
weather. Thousands of thoughtful
men and women have watched the
hopeless efforts Of the weather to re-
form with deep and sympathetic con-
Germ, and matters have often reached
such an extreme that only a lack of
organization has prevented a general
movement to take the weather
firmly in hand and make it behave it
self. It's habit. in which it seems past
redemption, of going on sprees from
which 1t seems absolutely unable to
extricate itself without outside aid, has
been noted with grief. 1t is not its own
apparent feebleness in recovering from
these attacks. but the general misery
and discomfort that it spreads every
where, that urge interference either
thru private initiative or the national
government.
1t is perhaps natural that after an
April rainstorm there should follow
one day of cold, gloom and cloudiness.
1t is no doubt a benefit to all organic
life on the face of the earth. But when
the cloudiness shows chronic symptoms
and they persist day after day, the
weather exhibiting by every indication
that it can't overcome them,an that 1T
is the victim of its w want of will
and character some hulna agency
must come to the rescue.
Likewise when a period Of extraor-
binary heat sets in, in midsummer, the
tendency is to grow hotter and hotter.
until a calorific state is set up that be-
comes irresistible to the elements. The
Weather grows frenzied. 1t loses all
sense of propriety. Breathing the SUI
per heated air of Its own creation over
and over again, without permitting
the shades of night to restore it to a
healthful GOODNESS, it grows drunken
and irresponsible. You can do nothing
with it. 1t is temperature one mad
and needs a straight Jacket and Il pad
ded cell.
These crazy vagaries of the weather
cannot be endured much longer. There
is bound to be Il public protest. The
sufferers will assemble and provide
means of relief. Scientific men will
make a study of these periodic attacks
to which the weather is subject. n
eventually, when eleven days of sun
lessness is landed on ST. Louis. there
will be such a turning on of electric
currents and one thing or another that
will make these clouds depart like
thistledown before the wind; and such
a surprised bit of weather you Will
never have seen before in all your life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
Eucniau 4innrs- 2rpmhRra,s 7rarshalltuurn arua, 4ursdanuApr1 r., 1903

part of the Chesapeake people. Late at
night, while the ship was cape
Code and Cape Ann, we made a sud
den attack and seized the vessel. with
out the least trouble, h one man had
to be killed.
Near Halifax the Chesapeake was
taken from us by a Yankee ship. but
they did not get me or any of my men.
After that | took the Roanoke Off the
coast of Cuba, one of the most valuable
prizes of the war. She had 1000 bar
rels of -four on her. worth $40 a bar
rel, and 200 bales of cotton, worth sl.6'
Ia pound.
For all these things / was de-
nounced as a private, but somehow we
didn't pay much attention to criticism
in those days. Tho President Johnson
ordered my release, l was never par
doned, and am to this day an unre-
CONSTRUCTED ~'confed.'"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
The Roman Guard Speaks.

AQOny1nOuS.J
From east to west I've marched be-
meath the eagles,
From Pontius into Gaul;
Kept many a watch, on which by death
surrounded,
I've seen each co1nrade fall;
Fear. l could laugh until the rocks
resounded,
To think that I should fear
Who have met death in every form un-
shrinking
To watch this dead man here!
In Docian forests, sitting by our watch
fire,
I've kept the wolves at bay:
On Rehtrian Alps, escaped the ice hills
hurting,
Close where our legions lay;
On moonless nights, upon the sands of
Libya,
I'VE sat with the shield firm set
And heard the lion roar-in this lore
arm,
The tigers teeth hath met!
1 was star gazing when he stole upon
me,
Until / felt his breath
And saw his jeweled eyes gleam-then
he seized me.
And instant met his death:
| My weapon in this thick veined neck !
buried:
My feet his warm blood dyed,
! And then / bound my arm and till the
morning,
Lay couched upon his side.
Here-tho the stars are veiled-the
peaceful city
Lies at our feet asleep;
Round us the still more peaceful dead
are lying,
In slumber yet more deep;
low wind moaning glides among the
olives,
+ Till every hillside signs:
But round me here the moaning seems
to mutter,
And gather where He lies.
And thru the darkness, faint, pale
CLEANS are flying.
That touch this hill alone.
Whence these unearthly lights, ano
whence these shadows,
That move upon yon stone!
If the Olympian Jove awake in
His great eyes l could meet;
But His-if nee they looked upon me
Would strike me at His feet!
He looked as tho my brother hung there
bleeding,
And put my soul to shame;
AS if my mother, with His eyes were
pleading,
And pity overcame-
But could not save-he who in death
was hanging
On yon accursed tree,
Was he the son of God? For in so dy-
ing,
He seem'd to die for me!
And all ny pitiless deeds came up be-
fore me,
Gazed at me from His face;
What if He rose again and ! shold meet
him,
How awful is this place!