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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
FOOTPRINTS AROUND BODY.
Edward Mcmahon, Brother of
Tammany Leader Found With
Skull Split.

New York, May with his skull
crushed in and the marks of cleaver
on his neck and shoulders, James Ed
ward Mcmahon, a brother CT former
Police Justice Daniel F. Mcmahon,
was found murdered early to day in
the vestIbule of the fiat house in West
One Hundred and Fifty-third street,
where he lived.
In the pools of blood there were all
around the body of the footprints of
one or two men, and the two families
who live on the ground floor of the
house told the police that they
had been awakened about O'Clock
this morning by the sounds of strug
gle in the hallway.
Mcmahon lived with his brother
in-law and an unmarried sister. The
family gave the police little informa-
tion which threw any light on the
murder. George Mischke, who &C.
cupied an apartment on the grounp
floor, said he and his family had been
awakened about O'Clock by hearing
a pounding noise in the hallway.
Mischke said he thought there were at
least three men in the hallway and
the roise made by them was terrific.
He said he heard the struggle going
on from one end of the hallway to
the other, and heard the sound of
oaths intermingled with blows inces-
sanity. Then he heard the door
slam, he says, and heard men walking
away. He was afraid to look into
the hallway, he said.
Mcmahon, it is learned, left his
brother-in-law's apartments at 5
O'Clock last evening, saying he was
going for a shave and would return
in short time. The police say that
between midnight and l O'Clock this
morning Mcmahon was in hotel in
Harlem. They think that perhaps
MoMahon was followed by rough
characters, and after being murdered
was robbed. Certain dance halls in
Harlem are frequented by a rough
element and are kept open until very
late. They have been closed repeatedly
by the police, but the raids have had
no effect.
Mcmahon was AZ years old. He
was formerly chief clerk of the build
ing department of the city. Since
losing his position he had remained
idle. He always went around with
considerable amount of money III his
pockets. His brother, ex-Police JUS
tice Daniel F. Mcmahon, one of the
most prominent leaders in Tammany
Hall, was married few days ago.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE STATE.

Mr.. Geo. H. Smith, of the New Or
leans and Northeastern Railway
Company, who manages its passen-
ger service so admirably, has taken
a great interest in the coming meet
ing in Meridian of the commercial
bodies of Mississippi.
MIR. Smith spent an hour yesterday
discussing the various features of
the gathering with Mr.. Fl, l.. Mckee,
chairman of the general committee.
and Mr.. F. V. Evans, chairman of
the program committee, and made a
number of very valuable suggestions.
1t was through the work OF Mr.
Smith very largely that so successful
a result was reached in the first con
vention of the Four State League in
New Orleans last season.
MIR. Smith is not spasmodic in this
development business, but is giving
it thought all the while, and has
many plans for future consideration.
Governor Longino, Colonel E. l..
Russell, Mr.. Richards, of the Indus
trial department of the Southern
railway, Washington; Mr.. Albert
Phenis, of the Manufacturers
Record; DIR J. H. Kirby, the great
lumber king, of Texas, and it is
hoped that in answer to a pressing
invitation, Hon. James Wilson, Sec
rotary of agriculture, and Hon. Mil.
ton Whitney, chief of burea of soils
are expected to be present, and tx
participate in the deliberations O
the convention.
Special stress will be given the tive
great industries OF the state, namely
lumber and cotton products.
The whole scope of the meetin!
will be wonderfully helpful in get
ting our people together in sys
tematic effort for the material up
building of the whole state -Meri
dian Press.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
GULFPORT. HATTIESBURG AND JACKSON
Two Through Trains Daily

No. I've GuifpOrI 40 am I've Hattiesburg
10 10 am; ar Jackson 90 pm,
No. I've Gulfport IS pm; I've Hattiesburg
Is pm ar Jackson IL 05 pm,
No. ar Gulfport II Is am; ar Hattiesburg
Is am; I've Jackson ! 80 am.
No. ar Gulfport 10 pm; ar Hattiesburg
IS pm; I've Jackson 40 pm.
These trains are arranged with view
of making all desirable connections at
dll junction points. Parties can leave
Jackson in the afternoon aud reach
Gulfport, Mobile and points on the Gulf
Coast also all Eastern and Northern
points via Mobile. Through tain 10
Laurel leaves jackson 8 a. m, arrives
Laurel l so p. m, to Lumberton and
Columbia leaves Jackson a. M, ar
rives Lumberton 10: 80 a. m, Column
bia ~: 40 noon.
Can take l.. & N. southbound coast
train in the morning and go to interior
towns without lying over in Gulfport,
or go via Hattiesburg and Jackson to
Memphis, Kansas City, st. Louis, Chi
cago and all Northern, Western ard
Eastern points, also via Make to Lum
berton and Columbia or via Saratoga to
Laurel branch points.
1000 Mile Tickets good for one year $50 90
For further particulars call on OIL ad-
dress,
THOMAS p. HALE, and Vice Pes.
s. ID. BOYLSTON, Gen Pass. Agt,
GulfpOrt. Hiss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
ESCAPES LIVING DEATH
Political Exile Boards Oriental Mail
Steamer as Stowaway and
Passengers Buy Tickets.

Honolulu, May 1.-The japanese
liner Nippon Maru, which arrived
from the Orinet today, had among
her passengers a Russian exile
named Ivan Won Boninski, recently
escaped from Saghalin Island. He
boarded the vessel at Yokohama as
a stowaway. When discovered he
said he was the son of a wealthy
resident of St. Petersburg. While a
student at military college he was
convicted of rioting and with a num-
Der Of others was sent to Saghalin
Island. Here two of them bad died
before Won Boninski. with another
student, made his escape. On hear
ing his story the passengers on the
Nippon Maru purchased a f1rst-class
passage for him to this port. He
Will join the Russian colony near
Hilo.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
$3.50 California & Return s4z.5o

Mobile & Ohio coupon ticket agents.
st Louis to Meridian inclusive, will
sell round trip tickets to Los Angles
and San Francisco at above rate on &C
count General Assembly Presbyterian
Church. Los Angles, May q Jnne 2,
National Association of Master Plum
bers of the United States, and National
Council lunlor Order United Ameri ian
Mechanics, San Francisco. MAY 10 %,
1903. Correspon1ingly low rates froul
all othe- points on the line. Ask agents
or write Juo VI Beall. A G.. P. A
st. Louis. for full particulars.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
WILL ASK GOVERNOR
For RequiS;tion on Governor of
Texas for EmbeZZler Rietti to
Return Him to Jackson.

Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, May Ex-Governor Lon
gino will on Monday be asked for a
requisltion on the governor of Texas
for Charles Rietti, young man who
is wanted here for embeZZlement of
funds while serving in the position
of collector or cashier of the Cum
berland Telephone Co. Rietti has
been arrested at Fort Worth, Tex.
and has wired the Kinds county
sheriff to come and get him out of
Jail and bring him back to Jackson.
The embeZZlement occurred several
months ago, the sum taken being
about $1,000. Wine women and cards
completed the downfall of the young
man, who has respectable connec-
tions in this city.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
Spring Festival, Chattanooga, Tenn,
May 40, 1903.

On account of the Chattanooga
Spring Festival. May 9th to 9th in
Tuscumbia Ala, MiGdlesboro KY,
Solico Tenn, MorristowD, Tenn Oh
liver Springs, Tenn Atlanta, Ga, and
intermediate stations, to Chattanooga
and return at rate of one fare for the
round trip plus twenty-five cents.
Tickets will be sold May 4th to 9th in
elusive, with final limit May IL, 1903.
For further information call on any
Ticket agent of the Southern Railway.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
NONRESIDENT Notice.
The State of Mississippi

The State of Mississippi:
To G.. A. Horkan.
An attachment at the suit of Green
and sons against your estate for four
hundred and torty dollars returnable
before the circuit court of Perry county,
first district. Augusta, Mississippi, has
been executed and is now pending in
said court, and unless you appear be-
fore said court on the End Monday, of
nay A D. 1903, and plead to said action,
judgment will be entered and the es-
tate attached will be sod.
GiveG under my hand and seal of aid
court, this April IS, A. D. 1903.
T. ]. NIXON, Circuit clerk.
aprlS 3wk Perry County. Miss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
JUDGE cRIrz
Address Long Audience in Hall of
Representatives at jackson
Last Night.
Special to the Daily Progress.

OPOSAo4 " NlO bdAAt
Jackson, May 2.-Judge critz, can
didate for governor. addressed large
audience in the hall of representati-
YES. He made some telling remarks
on the need for the industrial i'm
provement of the state. He also paid
the usual amount of attention to
Major Vardaman's plan for changing
the method of distributing the school
moneys, and declared that no change
was needed. He emphasized the fact
that the negroes would be entitled,
under the federal constitution, to en-
ter the white schools if similar edu-
cational opportunities were not &C
corded their own race.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
Half Rates to Nashville.

Account General Assembly Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church, Nashville.
Tenn May 21-S9, 1903. NJ bile ~ Ohio
coupon ticket AGENTS will sell iekets To
that point at one fare plus wenty five
cents for the rnupd tip. AK AGENTS
for particulars.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
NONRESIDENT Notice.
The State of Missis

The State of Mississippi:
To G. a. HorFan.
An attachment at the suit of J. S.
Byrd against your estate for three
hundred and thirty-three dollars, re-
turnable to the circuit court of first
district of Perry county at Augusta,
Mississippi, has been executed and is
now pending in said court, and unless
you appear before said court on the End
Monday of May, A. D. 1903 and plead
to said action, Judgment will be entered
and the estate attached will he sold.
Witness my hand and seal of said
court, this April Is, A. ID 1903.
I. J. NIXON, Circuit Clerk,
apr18-3w Perry County, Miss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
DELTA SECTION HAS RAIN.
Special to the Daily Progress.

Jackson, May 2.-News is received
here that the delta section has re-
Gently been visited by rain which
has greatly improved the crop pros
poets. Most of the cotton planting is
comlpete except in the immediate sec
tion which was oveIfiowed. Rains in
central and southern Mississippi have
recently greatly improved the outlook
in those parts.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
NO SUSPICION AGAINST PETERSON
Found With His Head in a Sack
and His Breath Gone, Also a
$4,000 Package.

Britt, Ia, May 1.-Outside of the
statement of farmers's wife living
few miles north of Britt that she
saw a man answering the description
of one of the men who Agent John
Peterson, of the United States Ex-
press Company, claims robbed him of
package containing $4,000, not a
single clue has been obtained. De-
tectives of the express company and
local officials have been securing the
country since the finding of Peterson
gagged in the express office, but so
far have made no progress. Not a
breath of suspicion has been aroused
against Peterson. His son found
him gagged with gunny sack over
his head and unable to speak. The
express Office is right i'll the heart of
the town, and business stores throng
on all sides. The whole affair is
shrouded in the deepest mystery.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
COULDN'T TELL THE TRUTH.


'Out here at Hattiesburg, Miss.
there was an amusing incident the
other day in Judge Enochs' court dur
ing the Harper trial, " said man who
knocked around a great deal, land it
shows the value which some men put
on truth. The murder trial Was in
terrupted by the foreman of the Perry
county grand jury who ushered friz-
zled specimen of humanity into the
courtroom. From the mans general
appearance it had been many moons
since he visited a barber shop, and
he had that air which seemed to in
dictate that he didn't care much
whether he ever visited one again or
not. Well, what's, the matter, Mr..
Foreman asked Judge Enochs of the
inquisitorial dignitary. Your honor,
replied the foreman, this witness
won't take an OATH. Won't you be
sworn and testify under oath?' asked
the judge. Nav, said the unwil-
ling witness. Won't you take an
oath? p persisted the judge. Nav,
repeated the witness. He was then
told that he could make solemn
affirmation to the facts of the matter
the grand jury was inquiring into,
but he said he wouldn't do it.
Well, said Judge Enochs, you know
the penalty of refusal to testify be-
fore the grand jury 'Drether go to
Jail, said the witness. But jege,
how long will l hat ter stay in Jail p
The judge told him, and he fixed the
sentence at the maximum 'Dretber
go to Jail n tell the truth, he num-
bled, but CESS I better testify and
so be walked out with the foreman of
the grand jury, evidently with his
mind made up to fudge little when
he came to the scratch. There are
many men who do not like to tell the
truth, but there are few men who
would 'drethre go to jail than to tell
the truth. Times Democrat.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02

Louis H. Howard. M. D., Physician
and surgeon-Specialist in diseases of
of women and children. Office in Tur-
ner building. up stairs. Residence phone
ia; Office 46. Hours a. m. to 10 10
1:30 to 4 p. IN. Hattiesburg, Miss
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02

Stevens & Stevens, (H. Stuart Stevens
J. Morgan Stevens)-Office over Stevens
& Moore Drug Store. Hattiesburg,
Miss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02

Ellis & Sullivan, (G w. Ellis. D. E.
Sullivan)-Wi practice in the Circuit,
Chancery, Supreme and Federal Courts.
Office over First National Bank.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02

DR.. E. Dill, Physician and Surgeon
Office with Hattiesburg Drug Co, Ltd.
Phones: Office, "a; Home. %. Hatties-
burg, Miss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
PROFESSIONAL.
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

j. r. Jackson, M. D., Physician and
Surgeon-Diseases of the eye, ear. nose
and throat speciality. Office over T. j.
Jackson & Co. Store, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Progress is authorized TO announce
the folliwing-named gentlemen as can
didates, subject TO the action Of the
democratic party:
For State Senator-2nd Senatorial Dis
trict:
J. Z PARKS,
For Representative,
H. STUART STEVENS.
For Sheriff
r. E. L. EATON.
f D. BATSON.
B. M. MOFFETT.
For Circuit Clerk,
T. j. NIXON
r. G. COWAN.
For Chancery Clerk,
T. E. BATSON.
G. c. DEARMAN.
H. N. McCALLUM.
For County Superintendent of Education
E. j. CURRiE.
For Treasurer,
D. X. HEMETER.
l.. l.. POWELL.
DAVID FARLEY.
For County Tax Assessor.
W. J. BASS.
For Superintendent 3:
j. p. PACE.
w. A. BURCH.
For Justice of the Peace, Beat 2,
Ii. e.. ROBERTSON.
j. W. BOLTON.
w. G.. HARDEE.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,

&. @, Robertson-District No. 3
Court days 2nd and 18th Saturdays in
each month. Office in Court House.
Hattlesburg, Miss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
ATT0RNEYS.AT.LAW.

S. E. Travis-Will practice in all the
courts, State and Federal.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02

EQUINE Some money on street. owner
can get it by making proof and paying for
notice a. Montgomery apr2otf
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02
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WANTED

EOR SALE-8.0OO brick, Apply at New
| Auditorium building. aprl7-Jf
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-05-02

OST OK ESTRAYED - Plymoth Rock
Lrooster, very large. Finder will DE re-
warded. S. Pelligrini & Co. may1tf
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-01-10
GOV. LONGING
Pays Feeling Tribute to a Worthy
Man. "

His excellency, Gov. Longino, passed
through the city Sunday evening on
his way from Greenville to Jackson,
after attending the funeral of his
friend and former townsman, Judge
f. E. Larkin. Being seen at the Car
roll while awaiting the Jackson train,
Gov. Longino spoke feelingly of the
fine young man whose obsequies he
had attended. II feel his death as a
personal loss, as hav known him
intimately since boyhood, and though
he was some years younger than my
self we we're thrown much together
in Lawrence county before leaving.
Judge Larkin, as boy and man
measured up fully to the highest
standards, being gentleman in every
sense Of the word, student, a think
er, and he came from the university
at the head of his class. He is man
whose early death is to be deplored
and regretted, whose taking away
leaves sad void, and feel it ss a
great personal loss. You can sum it
all up by saying that he was good
man. = YiZcksrug Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-01-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
Florodora was the Drawing Attraction
This Week at the Grand.

Business was good at the Grand
this week. The week s program open
ed with the entertainment by the
Greenville Athletic Club on Monday
night The attendance was good and
the program good long one, each
number being received with approval
on the part of those who witnessed
the performance.
On Wednesday night the msusical
comedy, Florodora, attracted full
house with standing room selling at
twenty-five cents leg. The per-
formance was greatly handicapped on
account Of the company arriving in
town on delayedd train and they
were unable to get their scenery and
just a part of their baggage to
the opera house. But the program
was nevertheless very satisfactory to
the audience, if the scenes were not
as enchanting had the company's
scenery been used. There was one
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-01-10
RESIGNATION.

To thv People Of the Third L.ist
rict: -
Having rendered to the president
sthe board .of supervisors my res
nation from membership in thatbody,
l conisder it proper to make tllia
public statement of the reasons actuH-
ting my course:
In any conflict between public and
private interests, il il the duty of
every public official to either subordi-
ate his own affairs, or afford 10
those who placed him in Office an 81
portunity Of filling his place. 1hss
is the situation which c0nfronts ne.
| shall be absent from the con1,ty
during several months Of this yeag,
AMI, in my judgment, such abseisfe
will render impossible the proper 0ig-
cha ge of the duties of member
of the board Of superyisora. Il
would entail upon my asstA
ciates duties and responsibilities
which have no right 70 call
upon them to discharge. and would
leave the citizens Of this district
without member to whom to appeal
could be made in the numerous mat
ters arising during the vacation q
the board.
Another, and scarcely less inn
pcr. .antconsidoration. is thiss At the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-01-10
REAL ESTATE ExCURsIoN1s1A


The excursion Of Shoudy q MalIf
willie, bearing some one hunrded iny|f.
tors and sight seers gathered up 0u
Illinois, Iowa and WISCONSIN, arrived
in the city "Wednesday night kef
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
railroad, and left Thursday morning
for Hollandale. where this hnetlinf
real estate firm has sold many tlohs.
and acres Of land. They will remain
at Hollandale an hour or 50, and Viii
then start for VicksbuTg where they
will spend the night
The entire party sleep il the cNfa
and only have to get Or To take their
meals along the route. III speak Ing
to q number Of the party, they 8.
pressed themselves as well pleased
with What they had seen Of The Delta.
and said it had great future.
Owing to d misunderstanding "a
tostime Of tliier arrival 40 one met
the train. but on learning that The
exculsionists had arrived, q number
Of our citizens met them and extend
ed all the couitesies that could be
offered.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-01-10
SIHHUtS.
Next Monday night Mrs. LeMoyne

stances.
Next Monday night Mrs. LeMoyne
in
AMONG THOSE PRESENT"
will be the greatest attraction of the
week, and one of the greatset of the
whole season for that matter.
On account of her many sided per-
sonality and the wide scope of her
versatility, Mrs. LeMoyne is said to
be harder to fit with suitable char
acter than any other actress on the
American stage. In her previous
roles in "The Moth and the Flame,
Catherine, - "The Greatest Thing
in the World and 1.-THE First Ouch
ess of Marlborough, Mrs. LeMoyne
scored unquestioned success, but de-
spite that fact her closest friends as
serted that the most congenial part
was yet to ~ written for her. Mr..
Glen MacDonpugh, the we'll known
playwrightssN9s assigned this task for
this season, and it stated that he has
performed the work in a highly salts
factory manner. The character of
Mrs. Clinton in Among Those Pres
ent, . is bright, sparkling leader of
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-01-10

notable difference between the perfor-
nance of Wednesday night and that
of last year, and that was the i'm
provement in the dancing. Miss Isl
dore Rush as Lady Holyrood made the
best hit Of the evening, her dancing
and singing, wit and satire completely
captivating the audience. The double
sextette and Corinne and Frank Alb
ercoed, made distinct hits with their
singing, The company made one CT
the greatest jumps on record just
before coming heie. They made one
night play ct Memphis the night be-
fore coming over 800 miles from Fort
Smith, Iowa. on a special train. Flo
rodora will always be a popular , T.
traction, and it is to be hoped thi :
the next time it comes here, it will be
produced under less trying circum-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-01-10
COTTON EXPERT TO AFRICA.
To Report on Cotton Raising Expert
ments in the Interest of England.

London, Jan. g. j. B. Prince, a
cotton expert of of Greenville, Miss,
sailed from Liverpool for Nigeria,
Africa, today to report on the cotton
raising experiments in West Africa.
He goes out under the auspices of the
British Cotton Growers Association,
which is being warmly supported by
the governors of the West African col
oniaes. 1t is expected that in the
course of six months a regular sup
ply of West African cotton will be-
gin to reach the Manchester market.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-01-10

Few Yo1k society, who gets into diff
,ulty through her tendency toward
extravaganza. The role is said to be
Of humorous nature exactly fitted to
Mrs. LeMoyne's rare talents as COM
ediene. There are also reported to be
some situations Of breathless interest
which cause the audience to remem-
Der the play over night and talk about
it to their neighbors the next day.
The company which manager George
H. Brennan has engaged to support
Mrs. LeMoyne is said to be the strong
est ever seen with her in any Of her
starring tours.