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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20
Confesses Murder.

EVERETT, Wash. Dec. BIB. F.
Gootsch. a street preacher, who has been
arrested has made a signed confession OF
numbering a man named Ross, his tenant,
I'm a quarrel at Silver City. N NJ. I'm 1902
Gootsch was released on bail at Silver City
and disappeared. Gootsch says he is ready
TO go back TO New Mexico to face the
charge,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20

The complaints in the cases decided were
the Buckeye Buggy Company of Columbus
o., and the c. s. Bell Company of Hills
boro, o.
The commission also decided that there
was no unjust discrimination shown i'm the
cases of w. H II. MacLeon against the
Boston q Maine Railroad and Samuel X.
Behrend against the Washington Southern
Railroad ct al
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20

dormitory destroyed by fire was about $25,-
600. In the institution, including the medi-
cal department, there are about 200 stu
dents. Almost all the branches of study
are taught there, including an industrial
course.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

that you never sought hare in a hens
nest? Aht now you begin to under
stand And when you reflect how
impossible 1t would be to find the
Easter eggs if the hare hid them in a
deep hole. it's perfectly plain that the
New York dealers in confectioners
supplies are propagating a mischiev-
Gus error. Maybe it is a blow at the
Belgian hare trade. In these days of
international rivalry, who can tell?
Yet it is Belgium's neighbor, Ger
many, from which we have borrowed
the tradition of the Easter hare, who
Is quite as important a figure in his
way in the Fatherland as is ST. Nicho-
las himself at Christmas. Where did
the Germans get the hare myth? To
determine that you would have to
make a pretty long excursion into the
past. And perhaps, in the end. it
would be "up to- the Sphinx to an
swer you, and you know very we'll how
grabbed that lady has become through
all the centuries, with no one to talk
to but impertinent tourists. The truth
seems to be that little Rameses
"picked" eggs with his boy neighbors
That was long before the Gauls in
troduced the custom of the Easter
hat
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
Honduras Revolution.

Mobile, Ala.-The Norwe gian
steamer Jamaica, Peder5oa master,
from Puerto Cortez, Honduras, re-
ports that upon the capture of
Puerto Cotrez March %, began an
exodus of the inhabitants, many
men and sixty women and childre n
leaving on the Jamaica and beiLg
landed in Guatemala. The revolu-
ton has spread all aIcng the coast
and with such disorganization oi
labor that fruit vessels have Difficult
ty in getting full cargoes. having &c
visit several ports in order to do so.
The Jamaica was required to trans
port revolutionists. The common
soldiers ar green men taken from
the plantations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
TOPICS OF MOMENT
FROM MISSISSIPPI
News of the Day and Notes by
the Way in the Bayou State.
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Program for Meeting of This Organiza-
tion at Vicksburg, Commencing April
30, Has Been Issued--.Big Day at
StarkviIIe.

The program for the 18th annual
Meeting of the Mississippi State
Teachers Association, to be held at
Vick.burg, commencing April Both,
md lasting three days, has just been
ssued. The openi ig session will be
leld On Thursday evening, beginning
1t s o'clock with an invocation by
Rev. II. F. Sproles, of Vicksburg.
The address of welcome will be de-
ivered by Superintendent Kemper, of
ihe Vicksburg city schools, and re-
,ponse will be made by Prof. J. G.
Herbert, of the Agricultural and Me-
,hanical College. The presidents
address will then be delivered by
Prof. E. E. Bass, of Greenville.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
Threatened by Gas Blast.

Wilkesbarre. Pa.-An explosion
of gas occurred in number five mine
of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Goa
Company. As soon as the report was
sent out the greatest excitement
prevailed, from the fact that this
mine is exceedingly gaseous. There
were ru.nors that fifty men were
entombed in the caves and wreck
age that had occurred and in less
than half hour an immense crow
gathered. Ths only damage done
was the blowing down of several
doors in the mine on the inside
workings of various chambers and
gangways. There were, however,
1000 men working in that portion
of the mine and for time it was
feared they were lost. The rescuing
party, however, found then all
within half hour aud none were
burned or in any way injured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
CulIing Law Case

The defendant in the case of the
State vs.. George Melvin, charged with
violating the oyster law at Biloxi,
plead gnilty tn thu oharsa aad -as
ined the minimum sum allowed by
;he law, $40 and costs. The Baratavia
Canning Company. with whom Mel
vim is employed, stated to the Court
that while they believed. Melvin would
acquitted upon a statement of the
,actr, the company desired to uphold
:he inspectors in enforcing strictly
the culling law, and therefore would
not put straw in the way, but would
aid In securing a strict enfol cement.
For these reasons plea of guilty was
entered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

head that 1t can see all around. You
never heard a hare make that old
sneering excuse for carelessness:-.
You might think had eyes In the
back of my head" To all intents and
purposes the hare has.
We'll, then. to make it quite clear
'un" Is hare. or "open," and the moon
is "the open eyed watcher of the
skies at night But that isn't all
The Egyptians being people of few
because difficult, words, made "un" dc
duty for period" too. Thus the hare
being never comma-tose, became the
type of period-ieity. human and lunar
and as the opener became associated
with the opening of the, new year at
Easter" Finally, it came to be con
nected in the popular mind with the
eggs, broken to satisfy the opening Of
the year. "And there you are" ex-
claims triumphantly the enthusiastic
scientist to whom I am indebted for
this information.
In Germany. if little Hans and Gre
tel are good. the white hare steals
softly into the house on Easter eve,
when everybody is sleeping. and leaves
in the hooks and corners many bright
ly colored eggs for the "kinderkins."
In the morning the children and their
parents hunt for these eggs amid great
excitement. So says Mr.. William
Walsh. who is a composite of authori-
ties. To this may he added Meier's
explanation that in Swabia and Hesse
children are actually sent to the hare's
nest in search of eggs. Mannhardt
goes still further, saying that the hare
is reputed to be fire and soul bringer,
and that children are supposed to be
procured from the nests. 1t would
seem, however. that the stork has
largely usurped this function. which
some persons will consider fortunate
in view of the immense number of
eggs laid by the hare.-New York Her.
aid.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

Memphis, Tenn.-A meeting OF
the st. Francis levee board of Ark
ansas was held in this city to con-
slider matters pertaining to the
levee system under the jurisdiction
of the board in Arkansas. The
meeting was presided over by Pres
ident o. N. Killough. of Vanndale,
Ark, and all members were present
except those frou Mississippi coun.
Ky. who were prevented from reach
ing the city. The principal business
transacted by the meeting was the
reaching of a decision to ask the
Arkansas legislature to authorize tie
board to issue $3.50, 600 in bonds IN
addition to the issue of this amount
which has already been authorized.
'rhe additional money is desired fer
the purpose Of strengthening and
raising the grade OF the ievees-
This does not contemplate an in
crease Of taxation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
Resolutions of Leyee Board.

At a recent meeting OF the Board of
Levee Commissioners for the Yazoo
Delta district strong resolutions were
passed urging Congress to be more
liberal in its aid in the completion of
safe, substantial lines of levees along
the Mississippi river, whore needed,
from Cairo to the Gulf. The Sena-
tors and Representatives OF the State
are urged to use their best efforts to
bring abont this consummation, and
the Speaker of the next House of
Representatives is requested to ap-
point Hon. B. G. Humphreys. Con-
gres sman from the delta district, to a
place on the Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

The department OF state IS in re-
ciept OF dispatch from Ambassador
Clayton relating to the dispatch
that. Captain Dan Porter and six
other white men are held as prison
ers by the Seri Indians OF T1buron
islard, and eucioses a coTmunica-
tion from Minister Mariscal. trans
mltting a report from the governor
OF the state OF Sonora, made to the
Mexican foreign Office, n which he
says-fhat the expedition in 1897 and
the latter part OF 1902 to the island
OF Turburon satisfied the Mexican
authorities that the reported cap
ture OF the men was entirely
groundless. The governor further
states that there is not, and there
never has been. any person living
in Sonora by the name of McCuen,
from whom the original report
about the prisoners on the island
emanated. He says that careful ex-
animation of the island was made
and that no prisoners were found
there, and no evidence tnat there
ever had been any prisoners on the
island.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

April 18th promises to be big day
in the history of the Mississippi Agri-
cultural aud Mechanical College. On
that day the new Science Hall. which
cost the State $40, 900, will be COM
pleted and dedicated. The corner
stone will be laid by the local lodge
OF Freemasons, assisted by such
lodges form neighboring towns as may
be desired. Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson and d. A. Tompkins, of
South Carolina, who designed the
State Textile School building, will be
present and deliver addresses. 1t is
expected that the students and Faculty
of the Industrial Institute and College
and Of the University will be present
and share in making the day memoir
able in the educational history of the
State. Members of the Legislature,
especially those who were particularly
interested in the passage of the bill
appropriating money for the Science
Hall, have been invited to participate
in the exercises. The railroads have
agreed to allow O rate of one fare plus
rs cents for the round trip from auy
point in the State, and it is the belief
of the authorities of the College that
the crowd on the College grounds
April 17th will be larger than that Of
any commencement occasion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

Captain VIM. T. Rigby, OF the
Vicksburg National Park Commission,
gives out that Secretary Moody, of
the navy, will visit that city next
November for the purpose of select
ing a site upon which to place fine
naval monument in the Vicksburg
National Park. Other prominent off,
cials may come with Secretary Moody
at the time. The National Park work
ia now moving along nicely aud mu ch
important business will be transacted
at the spring meeting of the Commits
sion on April %.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
VOL. v.

"O the learned men who go
grubbing N kit shen middens.
and who can tell without
stopping to count. just how
many sausages it takes to reach
the moon, It's as plain as the noon
day sun why the hare is here at
Easter with a wheelbarrow full of eggs.
But for you and me, who couldn't
build up a dinosaur from decayed
tooth in another million years, and
who mix up history with historical
novels, little time is required to
disentangle the truth from the tra-
dition.
There's no doubt that the Easter
hare has arrived. You have seen him
in nearly all the confectioner's viii
dows for some time past, either trund-
ling wheelbarrow full of eggs or
proudly drawing a huge egg set up
on wheels.
Now, be sure not to pronounce that
"aigs" and .aig," as they do in the
South, for if you do, you will be fall
ing into the same unscientific error as
the confectioners have made in repre-
senting the sacred hare as his humble
American cousin, "Bre'r Rabbit" The
rabbit Is all well enough in his way,
and without him we wouldn't have
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

If Cleopatra. who came somewhat
this season of the year, it was prob
ably the tiger lily; but you may be
sure she knew all about the hare and
its relations with the moon, and conse-
qnentiy with Easter itself.
For it is a fact, even if it is a fable,
too. that the moon and the hare and
Easter-likewise the Easter egg-are
all dependent the one upon the other,
and have been since the time when
Easter, the Saxon goddess of the East,
gave her name to our Christian festi-
val. Now, you may think, with your
limited knowledge of Egyptology, that
the Egyptians had no language other
than the queer signs you may see to-
day on the obelisk in Central Park
but you are mistaken. Those hero
glyptics were, perhaps, merely steno-
graphic notes dictated by Osiris to
Iris. and afterward transcribed in the
cuneiform tablets.
With the lapse of ages some of them
have grown so cold that the best
handwriting experts OF to-day cannot
decipher them. But in the everyday
language Of the Nile region the equiva-
lent Of hare Is "un," which, in English,
is ''open," ito open," 'the opener"
Also. the hare has been from remote
times symbol for the moon, and for
several reasons. Two of them are
that the hare is a nocturnal animal,
and that the hare and the moon have
both been credited with the power of
changing their sex. Again, the young
Of the hare, unlike rabbits, are born
with their eyes open, and are tabled
never to close them. Hence the tra-
ditional ''hare's Sleep" AS matter
of fact. rather than of fable the hare's
eyes are SO situated on the sides Of its
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

1t is announced on authority that
the promoters of the Memphis and
Gulf Railroad will in few days sub
NIT proposition to the business men
Of Meridian for branch to the main
line and the location of the Oompany's
shops at this place: This Is the first
announcement made that the Com.
pany intended touching Meridian
with their proposed road. 1t is under
stood that several locations for the
proposed shops have been offered the
Company.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

Uncle Remus," perhaps. and lot of
people would have to take out acci-
s1ent insurance instead of prowling
around graveyards in the dark of the
moon.
But the rabbit is not hare and he
has nothing to do with Easter. I'm
fortunately. there are no hares in the
East and South, and out on the Alkali
plains, where they insult the tame
american hare by calling him a jack
pr jackass rabbit, they are behaving
pretty well when they remember that
It's Sunday at all, much less Easter
Sunday.
This distinction between the hare
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
Merchants Seek Frisco Connections.

At meeting Of the Natchez Cotton
and Merchants Exchange. a COM
mittee was appointed to secure statis-
tics for second committee to submit
to President Yoakum, OF the Frisco
route, with view Of influencing him
to bring his line through Natchez on
its way to New Orleans. II is held
that the Natchez roate will be thirty
hve miles shorter than any other route,
besides being the easiest to maictain
= good roadbed and through rich
territory.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

Washington. In the letter ad-
dressed to the editor of the New
York Evening Post by Secretary
Root, with regard to the case oil
Lieutenant Colonel Howse, accused
If ill-treating the FiIipinos, the Sec
re tary said that the case would De
gone over thoro ughIy again and
such investigation is now being
made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
Big Gun Record Broke n.

Pensacola. Fla.-The worlds rec
ord for accuracy has been lowered
by the gunners OF the battleship In.
diana in their practice. The 12-inch
turret guns made twelve hits out
Of twevle shots. The range was five
miles. The previous record was
fourteen out of sixteen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
Quiet In Monterey.

Monterey. Mex. The deplorable
occurrences which, according to
latest reports resulted in the death
OF eight persons, two policemen and
six civilians, and the injury OF
twenty others. which was due to po-
litical capital being made out of the
celebration Of General Diaz's victo.
rs, as substantially stated in news
dispatches has not resulted ia anv
further disturbances.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
From the Criterion.
Easter Offerings.

A fancy box of rare perfume in cut
glass bottles or a dozen envelopes or
"sachets' of ones favorite odor are
always dainty and acceptable as an
offering.
Handsomely bound prayer books and
writing desk sets mounted in dark
green leather are also selected to go
with Easter cards.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
Town TO Consolidate.

Another movement is on foot to con-
solidats the fonr municipalities OF
Moss Point, East Side, Scranton and
Pascagoula under the name of the
City of Pascagoula, for the purpose of
bridging the Escatawpa river, build
ing central public school, and pro-
viding other public works from bond
issue of $10O, 0OO
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

Salonica. The railroad bridge
over the Angista river near Drama,
has been blown up by Bulgarians.
All the telegraph wires in the vi
cinity have been cut. Drama is
about thirty miles from Seree. Ma
codonia
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
Mendenhall and Columbia Progressing.

The rails of the Mendenhall and
Columbia Branch of the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad have been laid
beyond Mendenhall. The big hill
having been cut through, the work of
construction will be comparatively
easy in the fats of Strong River.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
Identity Of Prisoner Disclosed by Wife.

fuSHtTty OI IIsOHSE DISCtU5Cu Dy WIITs
Andrew Davis. the colored ianitor
at the Bank of Collins for the past
three years, he became infatuated
with negro woman, which caus11
nfs rate wife to divulge things that
aroused the suspicious of Mr.. W. ].
Carter, and, upon investigation, he
was identified as an escaped convict.
He was under lifetime sentence for
murder committed in Lafayette coun-
ty, and had made bis escape over
twenty years ago. He was taken to
Jackson and turned over to the pen
itentiary authorities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

Secretary Fitzhugh. of the state
house commission, has received a
letter from james f. Wheeler, OF
Greenwood. Le1ore county, in
which the writer states that he wit
messed the laying of the corner stone
of the old capitol here over sixty
years ago. He states that be went
from Jackson to the~Mexican war
with.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

AS the result Of long crusade,
the beard of commissioners of the
District of Columbia have adopted
regulation forbidding expectorating
on the sidewalks. making violation
thereof subject to fine of 81.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10
THE REFLECT OF
JACKSON LOBBIES.
Crisp Notes of State Interest
Culled at the Capital City.
NEW FEE BILL "A WINNER. !"
1t Is Monument to the Lamented Col.
j. L. Power, Who Recommended Its
Passage. ---A Peculiar Damage Suit
Filed.---EcIectic Doctors to Meet.

Jackson. Miss. The capital con-
ing to Mississippi. as showE by the
records In the office OF the secretary
OF state. together with a compare
tive statement of the fees paid un-
der the old and new fee bills, i:
alike startling and gratifying. The
figures speak eloquently for th en-
selves. In this connection it is but
just to the dead philanthropist anf
humanitarian, Colonel ]. L. Power
to state that the fee bill, which be-
came law at the session of the leg
islature of 1890, was recommended
by him. 1t has covered into the
treasury already $39,516.50, more
than enough to pay the secretary ol
state for eighteen years, and it will
continue to cover money into the
treasury perhaps at a greater ratio
as the State grows and prospers, foi
all time. This is monument to the
Iamented Power, written in the
statutes of the State, which he lovec
and served SO well. and whic save.
the taxpayers Of Mississippi thou
sands of dollars annually.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

First Bunny heard that lots
of rabbits have Easter eggs, so be de-
termined to get one"
Second Rabbit-"But those are
candy rabbitsp'
First Rabbit-"W be wouldn't let
himself be outdone by any candy rab-
bit"-Puck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

According to figures sent the
state department by Minister Lord
at Buenos Ayres, the decrease in
Argentine imports for 1902 amount-
ed to $40, ,5O8. .275. and the increase
of exports to 1885. .665. Imports
from the United Kingdom aud Bra
zil showed an increase. but there
was considerable decrease in i'm
ports from the United States, Ger
l1any and Belgium.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

Mr.. Morgan's reassuring utter
lnces respecting finance have not
created a good Impression in Ger
many.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

Commissioner Richards, OF the
general lard Office, has taken prac-
tically the. final step in the settle
ment of the long g-drawn-out conten-
tion between the United States ard
the State of Florida over the owner
ship of lands located in that part in
the State known as tie Ever
glades. Tne entire land in dispute
includes about 5000, 900 acres, all of
which goes to the States IN fee sim
pie ard will be at its disposal The
lands are all within the frostless
belt, and 1T is believed that with
drainage they will soon become val
liable for fruit growing purposes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

Colonel Sanger, acting secretary
of war, represented the governments
at the dedication OF the nineteen
monuments to be erected on the bat
tletieId at Shiloh. Tennessee, by the
State OF Indiana.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

The secretary of war has issued
circular announcing the regulations
prescribing the tests for National
trophy medal and other prizes for
workmanship in accordance with
the provisions of the last army ap-
preparation act. These tests will be
conducted under the direction of
a board of twenty-ore members, Of
whom eight shall! be the president
and board of trustees CT the Rifle as
sociation. The Eoard will meet at
the department on April Is, to
frame and report fo- approval such
further regulations as may be neces-
sary.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

The postoffioe department has re-
ceived from the German govern
ment an official summary of the pro-
hibltory regulations governing the
importation of articles into Germa-
Ey. These do not apply to articles
in transit through Germany unless
so specifically state d.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-10

Advance prints of Volume Is, Sc
ries w, of the official records of the
Union and Confederate navies in
the civil war. have come from the
government printing Office. They
are published by Charles Stewart,
acting superintendent of naval war
records, under direction of the Sec
retary of the navy. This vol ume
gives the operations of the Southern
Atlantic bIockadlng squadron from
October /. 1863, to Septemb Der 80,
1864. Among the interesting fea-
lures is the report of an attempt
made by the Confederate submarine
torpedo boats David" to blow up
the new Ironsldes." Descriptions
are given OF the Doat showing it to
have been about so feet long cigar
shaped and with only about two feet
showing above water.