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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
TOPICS OF MOMENT
FROM MISSISSIPPI
News and Notes Of the Day in 'he
Prosperous Bayou State.
FRANCE WANTS THE MI.fCS.
Rare Contents of the Famous Home OF
Greenwood Leflore, Malmaison, Being
Negotiated for by the French Govern.
ment,

The French government, has sent
three commissioners to Mississippi for
the purpose of purchasing all the rare
painting, tapestry. silver trappings,
etc., now at Malma son, the antebel-
lnm homo of the celebrated Indian
chief, Greenwood Lefore, which is
located in Carroll county. about nine
miles from Greenwood. These fur
nishings once belonged to the Nal.
mai-on in France, the palace of
Napoleon Bonaparte, and which were
purchase by Greenwood Lefore, who
was man of immense we ,lth, during
the reign Of Charles X, and brought
to Mississippi for his plantation home,
which was named in honor of the
Bonaparte palace. There is soma
ioubt whether the commissioners will
succeed in their undertaking, a. tho
Lefore home is occupied by dsscen-
dants of the family who are in COM
Portable circumstances In spite of the
mlsfortunes of the civil war. During
their stay in Mississippi the commits
sioners will also visit the old house of
Felix Labanoe, in DeSoto county. in
search of ex-Napoleon treasures.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Transporting the Guard.

Five special trains will be required
to bring the Mississippi National
Guard to Jackson to attend the corner,
stone ceremony on June 3 and parti-
cipate in the parade. Adjt. Gen.
Henry is busily engaged with the
arrangements for the train service,
and has completed the plans so that
the troops will arrive in the capitol
city early during the morning, and the
special train will leave at night after
the ceremonies are concluded. There
will be two trains on the A. e. V. sys-
lem, one from the Gulf & Ship Island,
and two from the Illinois Central. A
very low tie has been given by the
various lines, aud the expenses will
thus be reduced to minimum. Ar
rangements are now being planned
for the subsistence OF the troops dur
ing their brief stay. and the details OF
the commissary department will be
completed within the next few days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Whjtecaps Convicted.

ulge Powell has adjourned his cir
cult court session in Lincoln county,
the principal feature of which was the
conviction of about 25 prisoners on
tho charge of whitecapping. Several
OF the parties accused proved their in
nocense and o signed statement was
issued by sc ne of the participants in
the outrag1s declaring that J. N.
Smith. Frank Smith, o. Smith, w. A..
Watson, L. M. Smith, W. Fl. Staney.
W. o. Arlington, John Fulvey, Ed.
ward Smith and Jasper Magee were
not in the crowd of night riders who
committed number of depredations
in the county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Marconi COLLAPSED.

Rome.-Signor Marconi, from his
recent heavy mental strain both in the
United States and in Italy, is on the
verge of nervous collapse. He is
threatened with complete nervous
prostration, and his physicians have
ordered him to take a prolonged rest.
In spite of many plans which he now
has under way, he is forcel to obey
the injunctions OF his physicians. and
v Ill immed ately proceed to the Rivi.
era for an indefinite stay.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Wants a Pardon,

Governor Longino has been petit
toned to grant pardon to Lee Cole
man, a prisoner serving an eight year
term in the penitentiary from Union
county for grand larceny. The pris
oner has completed six years Of his
term. Owing to the governors stead
fast refusal to grant pardons unless
exceptional circumstances are shown,
tie number of petitions has been ma
terially reduced within the past few
months.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
To Aid BeauyOir Fund.

The Woman's Bsauvoir H )me Mem
orial Association domiciled at Gresn-
wood, has been granted a charter.
The incorporators are: Mrs. Jeff,r-
son Davis, Mrs. Susan Fisher Yerger,
Mrs. Marion B. Longino and Miss
Mable Money. The object of the cor
poration is to assist in the main.
tenance of the Beauvoir Home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Ordered to Pay Rent.

Chicago.-Judge Crosscup has or
dered the receivers of the Union
Traction Company to pay the rental
to the West Chicago Street Railway
Company. directing them to bor-
row tie money on either receivers
certificates or on notes. The amount
due the West Chicago Company is
$l97, 1885.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Deadly MO0nshine.

Hot Springs, Ark. Joe Adair,
Wash Turner and Dave Freddy are
dead and John Spivey cannot live
as the result OF having imblbsd too
freely of moonshine whiskey, thought
to have been distilled In the noun
tains of this and Montgomery coun-
ties west of here. Some of the whis-
key examined showed that some
thing like concentrated lye had
been mixed with the liquor and Off
GERS are endeavcring to locate the
bI anne.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
PERSECUTION OF JEWS
Barbarous and Inhnman Treatment Of
HeWreWs at Kishineff

DAADoAoao anu innuuidu ifGdHuCut VI
Hewrews at Kishineff.
New York.-Dr. Dorosohewski, the
head physician of the National Hospi-
tai at Kishineff to the World:
ga Jewess named Sura FonarscAi
was brought here with two nails, 7 in
ches long, driven into her brain
throug her nose.
Zone Jew was brought in with one
hip, both ankles and wrists broken,
his severed hands and feet dangling by
the skin.
ga Jew named Charlton had lost
his upper and under lips. which had
been cut away with o kitchen knife,
after which his tongue and windpipe
had been pulled out through his
mouth with pincers.
"The ears of Jew namsd Seller
had been cut away and his bead bat
tered in twelve places. He was raw
ing maniac.
"a carpenter was surprised at work
and both of his hands were sawed of
with his own saw.
"a Jewish girl was assaulted by
several brutes, who then cut her eyes
out with pocketknife.
Zone woman, after trying to defend
her children, was thrown upon the
pavement, disemboweled and feathers
and horsehair from her bed were stuff
fed into her body.
"Small children were flung out oi
windows and tramplsd upon by
the mob.
"Forty-seven were killed on the
spot, eighty died of their injuries, and
800 are under treatment. Many will
be crippled for life. y
Four thousand Jews are without
food or shelter, and it is impossible
for them to get away.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Big Strike in Denver.

Denver, Colo.-The joint execu-
tive committse of organized LABOR,
because OF the refusal of the citizens
alliance to agree ON arbitration be-
tween employees and employers, has
called out 1000 additional union
men, increasing the total number OF
strikers in this city to more than
1000
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Gen. Hanna's Suggestion.

The suggestion of Adjt. Gen. Har
yey Hannah, of Tennessee that tri
state encampment of the national
guards of Mississippi, Tennessee and
Alabama be held this year is being
discussed by the officers Of the nation
al guard in this State, but very few
positive opinions are expressed on the
subject. the trend of opinion being
the Stete should wait and allow the
government to outline the plan Of
encampmant pursuant to the provis'
io1s of the new Dick military bill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Show Folk Marry.

Pine Bluff, Ark Arthur A. Moore
Of siganaw, Mich, and. Miss Edith
Goodwin Of St. Louis acrobats with
the Gaskill- Monday Carnival COM
pany. we're married by Methodist
preacher here. The bride is only 10
years Of age and the mothers consent
was secured. The latter is a fortune
teller with the same show.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Raising a $1,000, 900 Fund.

DR.. e. E. Watkins, agent appoint
ed by the Methodist general confer
ence for the superaunuated preachers
endowment fund, has been actively in
the field for the past several weeks,
and has succeeded in placing the sum
total thus far raised to $4,000 The
plan of the conference is to raise 0
fund of $5,0oO.o00 for this purpose,
and the campaign for subscriptions
will be conducted quite actively dur
ing the coming months.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Letter Offers to Settle.

New York. An attorney in thit
city has made the announcement that
Joseph Letter, who figured in the
wheat corner 1897 aud 1898. had
made a proposal to his creditors to
settle their claims against him for 20
cents on the dollar. It Is understood
Letters father will guarantee that this
proposal will be carried out.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

The sport of fishing at Mississippi
City surpasses anything to be found
On the coast. says Picayune dispatch
from that city. F. R. HoIbrook, with
his son. Charles, in one morning
brought in seyenty.five large speckled
trout and some channel croakers.
There havo been other equally fine
catches.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
General Longstreet III.

Washington. The friends OF Gen.
James Longstreet have been uneasy
the past few days over the condi-
ton of the venerable veteran SOL
dier. One day last week, while
getting off street car, he wrenched
his right leg so that a sweIlin g
about the knee resulted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

The people of Marion county are
agitating the question of forming a
new county, and the matter will pro-
badly be submitted to the next session
of tie ivgis'atuIo IL civ foI..- vr L.l.
for this purpose. Several reasons are
being urged showing why the county
should be divided.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Tropical Worm Disease.

Berlin.-The government com
mission which has been investi-
eating the tropical worm disease,
which has attacked 10000 West
phalIan miners. reports that orly
those who rarely see the sunlight
are afflicted. The disease causes in
ability TO labor and is frequently
fatal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
A Change of Faith.

New York. News has been re-
ceived from Rome that the Rev.
Henry Ormond Riddel. an Eplsco
pal clergyman, had changed his
faith and had become Catholic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Another Airship Flight.

Paris.-The lie Baudy airship
has made another ascension and an
swered her rudder readily. She
covered over 7 IL miles In 25 mir
utes. Part OF the course was agains.
brisk wind. A slight accident to
the ventllator did nos interrupt the
success OF the trip.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
THE REFLECT OF
JACKSON LOBBIES.
Crisp Cuttings of General Interest
Caught at ths Capital City.
LELAND AGAIN in CUSTODY.
Noted SafebIower Captured at LaGrange,
Michigan, and His Return to Missis-
sippi Will be Effected at an Early
Date.---Eighty-FOur New M:dicos.

Jackson.-J. E. Leland, the cele-
brated safe blower who sawel his way
out of the Jackson jlil several weeks
ago, and who has been captured at
LaGrange, Mich, aud is being held
to await the arrival of an officer from
Mississippi with requisition papers.
was being held at the time of his es-
cape for blowing open safes in Smith
county. He was convicted in the lower
court, but the supreme court reversed
the case on technical points aud new
trial is pending for the next term.
Leland is also accused OF blowing
open the safe of the sheriff of Newton
county at Decatur, and if he is acquit-
ted of tho charge in Smith county will
be held to answer the latter. 1t is
generally believed that he secured in
side assistance in his escape from Jail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Not Kin to The Senator.

Little Rock. special correspond
ent of the Arkansas Gazette inter
viewed ex-senator James K. Jones at
bis home at Hope, Ark, in reference
to the reported relationship between
him and Percy Jones who was killed
by mob in Winston, N. O., a few
days ago. Percy Jones is no relation
ko Senator Jones.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Fatal Elnnment.

T. E. Hunter, a stave dealer, was
killed aud w. W. Mature, a farm or,
was seriously wounded in a duel in
Meshoba county Sunday. The trouble
was caused by 81. I. King, a nephew
of Hunter. attempting to elops with
Maiure's daughter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Boodlers Galore.

st. Louis. Former State Senator
Schw eickardt has made series of con-
fessions before the grand jury which
paved the way to expose in detail all
the legislative bribery of the last si1
years. The Transit deal, even one of
the hardest to get at, m,y be illumi-
mated as a result of his statements.
He has given to Circuit Attorney Folk
a full statement of all that he claim s
to know regarding legislative crimes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

The Mississippi delegates to the
Confederate reunion at New Orleans,
under command of Major General
Robert Lowry left Monday afternoon
for the Crescent city. Mississippi ex-
poets to have a larger representation
at the New Orleans reunion than any
other state in the south, and all of the
railroads provided special trains and
extra equipment to carry the visitors
from this state. Brigadier General
j. A. Webb, commanding the first
brigade, completed the final arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
Mississippians.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock has ordered the sale of the two
million fe 1t of lumber seized by Off
cials in the Choctaw Nation recent
ly. when several large lumber
mills, running in violation of the
law, were ordered closed. by the In
terlcr Department.. The secretary
action makes it impossible for mills
o operate in the Indian Tenritory
county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

PottsvilIe, Pa.-Many of the mine
workers who, since the recent
strike, have not secured employ
ment, are leaving for the soft coal
regions. Two car loads Of English
speaking miners have left for Bel
ington, W. Va. Another train load
will leave in few days for the BIZ
luminous regions of Pennsylvania
and West Vigrinia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
A Warning to Turkey.

Constantinople. The sultan has
warned the governors OF the
provinces of European Turkey that
they will be held personally respon-
sible In the event OF massacres oc
curing in the territories under
their jurisdiction.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Fought Under Napoleon.

Salem. ORE oseph Badhsw, who
is, as near as can be figured out. al
least ia years old. was found dead
Saturday night. He was a French
man by birth and served in the
Frencn war of 18O6-15s under Ma.
poleoE.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Six Years for Ames.

Minneapolis, MINI. Former Mayer
A. A. Ames, sentenced to six years
imprisonment. A bond of $4,000
was accepted by the court aud DR..
Ames will not have to go to prison
until the supreme court has passed on
his appeal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Troubles tn South.

A fierce racs war has been raging in
Smith county. Miss. Oae white man
has been fatally wounded and several
negroes killed. The trouble was
started by a negro accused OF Jumping
a crop.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Twin Brothers Arrested.

Dallas, .Tex.-A special to the News
from Waco sav7 James and Henry
Bishop, twin brothers. were arrested
there by Sheriff Grove OF Murray
county, Georgia, charged with killing
Anson Black. four years ago. The
Bishop brothers were farming near
Waco and they soldl their belongings
and accompanied Sheriff Grove back
to Georria.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Fulton, Ky.-As the result OF the
continued use Of narcotics. Fred W.
Stowe Of Cleveland, Tenn, fell In q
Ht in the superlntendent's office In
this city. and died snortIy alter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Fires Still Rage.

North Stratferd, N. H.,-It is esti-
mated that the forest fires which have
been burning in this vicinity for a
week have laid waste several thousand
acres OF timber lani. The fire is
spreading and gradually nearing valu-
able lands xned By the international
paper Company, the Burgess Sui
phite Fiber COMPANY aud dsosse Van
Dvke. Several scores Of man are
aRhtirg the Aames.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Politicians at Washington arc
speculating on the probability of the
Ohio Repu blicans adopting res
oiution in the coming convention
indorsing President Roosevelt or
another term. Elmer Dover, Sena-
tor Hanna's private secretary, is op.
posing the resolution.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Died From Taking Powders.

New York.-T. D. Maokey aged
35, an actor and member of 'sPrin-
cess Chic" company. who had just
returned from the road, died here
after having taken soEe powders
recommended as a remedy for i'll
ness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Zinc Plant on Fire.

Salt Lake. "A telephoEs message
received from Park City says that
the big zinc extracting plant at that
camp is on fire. The plant is owned
by tte Utah Metals Company, an
Eastern corporation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Several seacoast batteries in
Louisiana have been named by the
war department in honor of officers
who performed distinguished SER
vice In the revolution and other
wars.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
LEAKEsvlLE, GREENE COUNTY, MISS, FRIDAY,
Secretary CorteLyou, Of the De.

Secretary CorteIyou. OF the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor,
has appointed commission to rear
range the statistical work of the
bureaus and offices confided to the
Department, and to consolidate anf
of the statistical bureaus or Offices
transferred to the Department BY
the law creating it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Crew Rescued.

Richmond, va.-A special from
Norfolk says the British steamer st.
Oswald has arrived there with the
crew Of the British brig Bertha,
lost at sea.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Rear Admiral Francis r. Bcwles
chief construc tor OF the navy and
somewhat of an authority or launch
ings, Is the inventor OF an appara-
tus whereby the christener has only
to let go of the bottle as the ship
moves and watch it swing unerring-
Iy to the bow.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Shamrocks Getting Ready.

Gourock, iscotland-T Shamrocks
towed to Greenock. Sir Thomas Lip,
ton says he expscts fortnight will
easily cover their fitting ou5 for the
Atlantic voyvge.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
SAILORS MUST DIE.
Tried on q Charge of Mutiny and
Sentenced for Murder.

Sentenced for Murder.
Liverpool. the hearing before
the Liverpool stupendiary Otto Mos
non, Is years old; Gustave Ray, 20
years old, and VIM. Smith, 80 years,
an American, on charge of mutiny
last December on board the British
bark Veronica off the island of
Cajueria, on the coast of South
America, were found guilty of murder
and sentenced to death.
The men have been on trial for the
the crew of the Veronica while the
vessel was en- route from Ship Island,
Miss, Oct. 6, bound for Monteyiedo.
The men were picked up at Sea by the
ship Brunswick.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Secretary Cortelyou. of the De-
partment of Commerce states Marked
copies of Jewish newspapers and
personal representations are pour
ing in upon the State Department.,
all relating to the repor ted killing
and maltreating Of Jews in Russia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Milwaukee, Wis. The Woodmsn
Of the World have selected Chatts-
nooga. Tenn, as the pl0e for holding
the 1905 convention.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Gorman Goes to Europe.

New York. United States Sena
tor German of Maryland sailed fol
Europe Saturday
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

A. W. Machen, superintendent OF
the Free Delivery Division of the
Postoffice Department, will be per-
mitted to resign on account of al
legged irregularities discovered in
his bureau.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Const antinople. - Official reports
place the number Of Christian victims
at Monastir ana tho surrounding
country ct n.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

General Miles in a letter to the
Army and Navy Register defends
his report on the Philippines and
scores his critics. He holds army
officers responsible for the atrocities
committed during the Philippine
War.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

The Department Of Agriculture
bias decided 10 continue its adj
terated food experiments for an m
dehnite period.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Carroll D. Wright Commissioner
of Labor. will resign and accept the
presidency of Clark University,
Worcester, Mass.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

President Roosevelt since be left
Washington on his present trip. has
been twice cut off from comnunica-
tion with the outside world.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Surgeon Banks, Of the Marine
Hospital Service, has made report
realtive to the prevalence of pneu-
monia in Chicago. He says that the
disease has reached almost epidemic
proportions.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Washington is preparing to give
a warm welcome on bis return to
Major William Sylvester, who was
reelected president bv the police
chiefs at New Orleans.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

The state board of health has COM
pleted its work of grading the papers
of the medical applicants examined
this week. 1t is learned that there
were about 81 successful applicants
out of total of 1871. This is some
what smaller percentage than the last
examination and is about 81 per cent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

When the state reunion of Confed-
crate veterans is held in Jackson on
the 3rd of June blanks will be dis
tributed by the directors of archieyes
and history to the veterans in attend
ance on which they will be requested
to submit historical data relative to
their respective regiments, the infor-
nation thus collected to be used in
the publication of Confederate war
records to be undertaken by the gov
ernment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

1t is announced that P. s. George,
Of Greenwood, has been appointed
special agent for Mississippi OF the
new million-dollar insurance company
organized. The Company expects to
begin business in Mississippi about
June 1st.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Another meeting of the board of
directors of the Beauvoir Soldiers
Home, to be established at the old
home Of Jefferson Davis, will be h cid
in this city on the second OF June.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

The trainingship Alliance has ar
rived at Hampton Roads from
Kingston, Jamaica. from which port
she sailed April II. The Navy De-
partnent denies that alarm has
been felt about her safety.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

A movement has been started In
Washington to erect monument to
r. W~i.-- D-~6 the surgeon who
discovered that yellow fever was
carried by the mosquito.