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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
FACTOR PLAN ABOLISHED.

New York.-The so-called quality
or factor plan in the sugar trade
will be dcne away with by the
American Sugar Refining Co., and
natural and granulated will be
quoted 4.65 cents per pound net
thirty days less one per cent for
cash without rebate. The plan has
been followed by the re6neries for
years. By it the grocers received
protection to the extent of 20 cents
per 100 pounds. The assertion is
made that as the grocers have not
adhered to the terms they made and
failed to sell by the factor plan
terms, the step becomes necessary.
Hereafter all sales will be on a net.
cash basis.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
BACK TO COAL.

New Orleans.-Nev Orleans is
without a,supply of fuel oil and all
the furnaces recently converted to
the use of oil burners are being
changed back so that coal may be
used. Only one concern in this city,
the Lone Star and Crescent, has
been supplying fuel oil. In the last
few days it has sent circulars to its
ustomers saying after January ! it
would no longer be able to supply
oil to them. The company states that
it is unable to get sufficient oil from
Beaumont to meet the wants, OF its
customers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
CALLS WIFE A DRUNKARD.
Prominent Englishman Invokes Aid
of New Law.


London. The first notable case
under the new licensing act. which
went into effect Friday came Up in
a London police court when Sir
Charles Allen Lawson, the Amigo
Indian newspaper editor and writer
applied for summons against Lady
Lawson, whom he describes as
habitual drunkard. The summons
was granted. The new act enables
either husband or wife to secure
separation In the case of habitual
drunkenness and allows the police
to arrest and investigate anywhere
except in a private house. Ii con-
viction follows drunkards are black
listed for the space of three years
II they attempt to obtain drink dur
ing that period they are liable 10 q
fine, while the publican supplying
them is fined $50 for first offense
ard 800 for "a second. Imprison-
ment is provided for drunkenness of
a person in charge of child under
seven years of age.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

New Yorx. The right of the po.
lice to keep mans photograph IN
the rogues' gallery is to be decided
by the courts. Jacob owen has Sc
cured from Justice Scott in the Su-
preme Court an order directing Po-
lice Commissioner Greene to show
cause why be and the officials OF the
detective bureau should not be re-
strained from keeping his photo
graph ID the yogues gallery ard
e circulating copies among the differ
ent police precincts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
ARKANSAS KILLING.

Memphis. s.-Just across the river
at Hope6eld, Ark. DR.. John James,
proprietor of the Mississippi river
trading boat, shot and probably fa-
tally wounded George K. Francis, a
former employee on the boat. James
had recently discharged Francis,
and the trouble grew out of dis
pute.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
ACCIDENT IN COAL FIEL D.

Scranton, Pa.-Abandoned work,
ings of the Eddy Creek colliery Of
the Delaware and Hudson Company
beneath the very heart Of the town
Of Oliphant, caved in Friday even.
ing and enguifed four frame build.
ings,. covering an aggregate ground
space Of 5000 square feet.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The December collections in the va
rious counties are beginning to be re-
ceived at the Treasury. The first
sheriff to settle was the sheriff of Yalo-
busha, who paid into the Treasury
$4,000; the next one being the sheriff
Of sunHower, who paid $1,000. A
large amount of money will be paid
In. as the December collections are the
heaviest of the year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
BASEBALL PURCHASE.

Little Rock.-Manager M. j.
Finn, of the Little Rock Baseball
Association, has received a check
from the Cincinnati club for 5000 in
payment for pitcher Harry Allie
mange's release, who was with Lit
tie Rock in 1901 aud 1902.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
BROUGHT IN PLAGUE

Washington-C Consular advices re
ceived at the state department from
Maatlan, Mex, relative to the out
break of the bubonic plague, state
that the disease was brought over
on a Chinese ship arriving there on
December 15. Every precaution
viii be taken to prevent the en-
francs of the plague into this coun-
try.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
NEWS IN
MINIATURE
Doings of a Busy World Told in
Terse Paragraphs.
CONDENSED NEWS
Happenings of interest Over
Land and Sea : Personal
and General.

resulted in Liberal victory.
The monetary outlook is favorably
regarded in London financial quar-
ters.
Ambassador Storer has presented
ais credentials to Emperor Francis
Joseph.
The Crown Princess of Saxony
has asked the Pope to annul her
marriage.
The new licensing act promises to
work small social revolution in
England.
The United States barracks at
Fort Brady were destroyed by fire;
ioss $50, 900.
Two of Dowie' Zionists have been
arrested for kidnapping fifteen
year old boy.
A conspiracy has been formed in
Europe to flood America with pau
per immigrants.
The Texas company now controls
;he Lone Star and Crescent Oil
Company of Beaumont.
1t is announced that Senator
Hears antitrust bill IS not an ad-
ninistration measure.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has so far
recovered as to be making plans for
cruise in foreign waters.
John w. Gates and associates are
purchasing oil lands in Texas and
yold mines in Mexico.
Special commissioner Kinley has
ound that the beef combine did fix
prices by agreement in Missouri.
The Santiago volcano. in Mica
:agua, is in eruption. Other volca-
1oes in that section are also active.
Topsy, the pet baby elephant of
ihe Forepaugh circus, has become
nan killer and is to be hanged.
The Republican senators are try
nQ to devise a plan to block Mr.
ouay's omnibus statehood move
nent.
The Mayor of San Juan, P. r. has
oeen arrested on the charge OF
making way with municipal rec
ords.
Labor leaders complain that a
powerful lobby has been organized
in Washington to fight the eight
hour bill.
]. P. Prince of Greenville, Miss,
has sailed for Nigeria, Africa, to re-
port on the cotton growing expert
nents there.
The dead body of the missing
president of the Bank of Silverton,
COL, has been found. 1t was case
of suicide.
J. C. Watkins, formerly a popu-
lar preacher is to be tried in Texas
:or a number OF atrocious crimes.
May 10 is to be announced as the
late of the reunion of the Sons OF
the Confederate Veterans in New
Orlea
A woman and her child were
found dying of starvation in st.
Louis in room with the corpses Of
husband and grand child.
Captain Terrill. of the steamer
zulia, of the Red d. Line, has been
suspended for aiding the German
blockading squadron in Venezuela.
A Paris newspaper says J. Pier
cont Morgan is trying to arrange a
marriage for his daughter with
French Nobleman, and has offered
settlement of s36.0O0,O 900.
The London Lancet, commenting
on the Kings sanitarium for con-
sumptives, says pure air, sunlight,
pure water, gooi food and healthy
environment will be the future
means of treating tuberculosis, and
sanitariums will be of little benefit.
The British government opens
the new year with trouble on Its
hands; South Africa, Venezuela, Nj
qeria, SamoliIand and Morocco all
furnishing difficult problems to
solve.
B. +. Yoakum, President of the
ST. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
road in an interview at st. Louis,
gave glowing review Of the pros
porous conditions in the Southwest
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

London. "A dispatch from Tan.
9;cr. Morocco, says that The Jews
have been confined II d separate
quarter OF Fez on account CT lhe
fanatacism OF the natives.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
MATTERS AT
WASHINGTON
News and Notes of National
Interest.
CARMACK'S CHOICE
For President--Labor Leaders
sturbed--Chinese DiIndemnity
Venezuela Matters.

Washington-Jas. B. Cole, of Bear
den. Union parish, La, has been COM
missioned postmaster at the newly
established postoffice at that point
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The corner stoae of the Army War
College at Washington Barracks will
be laid on Washington's birthday.
The principal address will be made by
President Roosevelt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

Labor leaders In Washington are
much exercised over report that has
reached them OF an organization
among the big employ ers of the .coun-
try for the purpose Of protecting
themselves as much as possible
against strikes The thing that wor-
ries President Gomners and his asso-
oates most is information to the ef-
feet that blacklist is being prepared
by manufacturers and other large en-
ployers of labor on which viii be
placed the names of men who are in
strumental in bringing on strikes aud
stirring up labor troubles generally.
1t is said that the National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers is the leader in
the present movement, which is looked
upon as q very important developments
in the relations between employers
and employees. A western man who
maintains big establishment with a
long pay roll said that he had been
informed OF the plan of fhe Associa-
tion of Manufacturers in a circular
that he had received on the subject.
In brief, the idea is to have all the
big employers enter into individual
oonfrootc u;th tLo;- ~ro.I-roap oavar
ing the terms OF pay, work and other
features. The Association of Manu-
facturers have prepared fern of
agreement which is to be followed by
employers. 1t is drawn with the idea
of protecting the employer from sud
den and supposedly unreasonable
demands by his workmen, and at the
came time is said to make liberal pro-
visions for The employee. 1t Is pro.
posed that when a workingman viii
fully breaks this agreement with the
intent to injure his employer, he shall
go on the black list. His name is to
be sent to all the members Of the As
sociation of Manufacturers, each of
whom is to fuse employment to him
in the future. The labor leaders have
heard uf the movement and are doing
their utmost to checkmate. Wherever
the circular has appeared the employ
ees have been warned by the officers
of their unions to have nothing to do
with tho com pact. They have been
told that it would be suicidal 10 sign
the agreement. and that if they all
hold out against it the whole scheme
will fall to the ground.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The volcanoes 10 Nicarauga, Sal
vador and Guatemala are again In
eruption.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

A Boston syndicate has purchased
l. 100 square miles of timber lands in
New Foundland.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The R. A. Smith Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans of Jackson. at recent
meeting, passed resolutions disap-
proving of the action of Director Row
land of the department. of archives
and history, In asking for a portrait
of President Lincoln, to be placed on
the walls of the department in the new
State House. The resolution was
adopted unanimously, and the pro-
ceedings were free from acrimouy.
The veterans merely declare that the
portrait of Mr.. Lincoln has no place
in the department., owing to the fact
that he was lot Mississippian.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The only business change made in
Canton on the lst inst. SO far as
known. was the forming of part
nership between Howell aad Foot
for the practice of law. Their Office
will now be found in the Mississippi
State Bank building.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The Alabama Military Academy
at Huntsville has been offered, rent
free for fifteen years, to the state as
a home for Confederate Veterans.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

Captain Sturtevant, who has
charge of the Yazoo canal work at
Vicksburg for the Atlantic, Gulf
and Pacific Company, was presented
with a handsome soltlire diamond
by the employees under hiE, on
Jan. /.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

Senator Edward W. Car mack of
Tennessee is out for Judge Alton B.
Parker of New York for the democrat
ic presidential nomination in 1904.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
CELEBRATION IN HONOLULU.

CELEBRATION IN HUNULULU.
Honolulu. by Pacific Cable-A
public celebration was held Janu-
ary 2 inshonor of the successful COM
pletion of the Pacific cable. The
day was observed as public holi-
day. Is
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

Parties from the Delta say that
there is large amount Of otton stand
ing in the fields. which will never ba
picked, There has beena great deal
Of rain in that. section. The fields are
very vet. and it is almost impossible
TO get in thsm to pick the cotton, aud
great deal Of 1t will be allowed to
fall off the bolls and rot.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

Live volcanoes are in active erup-
on in Chilli.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

Nose Thompson an industrious
negro man, accidentally stepped on
the cotton seed conveynr at the oil
mill at Magnolia Saturday, and his
left leg was SO badly crushed that it
bad to be amputate above the knee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The Sons of the American Revolu-
ton have invited President Roosevelt
to New Orleans during the Carnival.
The President will not accept, but he
hopes to be able to attend Mardi
Gras in 1904.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

There is strong probability that
part of the Venezuelan negotiations
may soon be transferred to Washing
ton. Some of the governments who
are pressing the little South America
Republic for settlement believe that
if their diplomatic representatives in
Washington are given authority to
handle the matter better results may
be forthcoming. 1t is reported that
at least one foreign power who claims,
however, may not be the largest in
amount, is not pressing claims of mer-
chants and bondholders, who must
take their chances on investments,
is interfering in behalf of those who
have been imprisoned or otherwise
were badly treated by President Cas-
tro, and whose ships were taken or sunk
by the Vsnezuelaus. President Cas-
tro was given every opportunity to
avert the cris Is that has overtaken him,
but it is said that he treated with con.
tempt the letters of protest submitted
to him by the foreign ministers, and
did not even reply to some OF them.
Had his course been more concilia-
tory, it is declared on high authority,
the European Government would have
been inclined to give him all the time
he desired in which to meet the
Gains.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

Secretary John r. Young Of the
Mississippi Poultry and Pet Stock
Association, is sending olt the cata-
ogue and premium list for the sec
ond aunua. exposition, which will
be held in Aberdeen, commencing
Jan. 13, and continuing FIVE days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The Comfort Colored Orphans
Charitable and Industrial Institute
has been organized at Ellisville by
prominent negroes OF that section
for the purpose of establishing an
industrial school for the colored or
phans of both sexes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

An original copy Of the New Eng
land Primer has been sold for 81. 800
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

AS far as can ne learned, no white
cap demJstrat.ons have been made
anywh here in Lincoln county in near
ly two weeks. The proclamation of
the governor and the action of the
citizens' mass meeting held at
Brookhaven a week ago seem, thus
far, to have had very salutary
effect.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

Representative Jenkins, Chairman
of the House Judiciary Committee,
ridicules Senator Hoar's antitrust bill.
He says it will be necessary to amend
the Constitution before Congress will
have power to curb the trusts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09
NEW ORLEANS CHICAGO ROAD

IN Il w OhlLG AANo ~ - - - - - - - -
New Orleans. The New Orleans
and San Francisco railroad was
chartered here Friday with a capi-
tai stock of S., 900, 900. Local capi-
talists have become associated with
officials of the st. Louis and San
Francisco in the enterprise. The
object of the corporation is to build
a line of rairoad from New Orleans
by way of Arkansas to Chicago.
The following pensions have been
granted: Andrew s. Ora
ham, New Orleans; Jesse Gulton
(dead). Randall; Frank Brown, Hou-
ma; Joseph Drozs, Arab; deorg-
Brown. New Orleans; Mary A. Carter,
Opelousas; Dioah Guiton. Randall
Mississippi J osiah CoIlins,A Null
Greek Hulda Sheppard, Rodney.
The total coinage OF the United
States Mints duving the year 1892
.vnornfad ko n7Q Aas AK
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

W.tN. Hawkins, agent for the
government Census Department,
has forwarded bis report for Copiah
county to Washington. Mr., Haw :
kins' figures show 25,253 bales Of
cotton ginned in the county up to
Dec. 13. The total crop marketed
in the county last season was 81, ,457.
Wagon receipts at Hazlehurst up to
Jan. /, 1903, are IL. $50 bales against
Il. 900 last year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

President Roosevelt has referred the
Indianola, Miss, Postoffice case to the
Attorney General, and instructed that
official to investigate the alleged in
timidation of the negro postmistress.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The State Penitentiary came to the
assistance of the Treasury right nobly
during the month of December, and
the books of the Treasury disclose that
during this time there was paid iato
the Treasury by the Warden of the
Penitentiary the sum of $3I, ,323.79.
The amount would have gone over
$1o0, 900. but the Warden was unable
to get cars to ship the products of the
prison farms to market at the time
when the market was the highest, ow-
ing to the car famine which prevailed
on all the roads in this section of the
State. The sum paid into the Treas
ury by the Warden represents pro-
ceeds from the sale of cotton, cotton
seed and timber. The Warden ex-
poets to pay into the Treasury this
month q goodIy sum Of money, but
not as much as was paid in iu De-
cember. >fs
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The cotton receipts to Jan. /.
1893. at Summit. amount to 13, 539
bales. and, as compared with last
year. shows shortage of 3, ,832 bales.
Fhe crop has been rapidly market
I'd. The best posted merchants and
farmers are of the opinion that this
years crop will fall about 20 per
cent below last year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The grinding season ia neating an
end ia most cane sections Reports
f.ona the sugar plantaticns are. as
rul., satisfactory. but ths tonnage
has been light in some instances, as
result OF the dloath LAST sunmer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The State Department has received
conirmatory advices from Peking, of
the declination of the powers to re-
ceive their second indemnity install
ment on the silver basis. 1t is not
understood that the .declination was
accompanied by a. threat, but the ac-
tion itself is regarded as sinister, if.
as has been suggested, tbs not taken
with a view to making a record
of the position of the powers in this
matter. The situation is regarded
here as warranting some concern,
though, unless the Washington gov
eminent is to utterly discredit every
statement OF the powers in the past
two years, whenever the possibility of
a division of China came up, it can
not believe there is an intention to
proceed to extremes. 1t is again sug-
gested that the time Is ripe for refer
ence of this important issue to the
Hague tribunal, a contamination de-
voutly wished for by China. and
cause which has commended itself to
the Washington government. The
United States, which is intereste
equally with the other powers in get
ting as much money as it can in the
shape of indemnity, still feels bound
by moral law to support the Chinese
contention for the silver basis, looking
not only upon the language of the
protocols and the Peking treaty itself,
but also having solicitous regard for
China's integrity aud perpetuity as
nation. The other powers are united
in demanding a settlement on the gold
basis. This is an issue which in the
mind of officials here, is eminently
adapted to the methods of arbitration.
So far China alone has suggested
reference to the Hague tribunal, but
it is possible aud even probable if the
powers are going to extremes, The
United States government will seem
bound to discharge its duty under ar
ticle 27 of the Hague tribunal, and
point the way to arbitration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

Henry T. Oxnard, president of the
American Beet Sugar Growers Asso-
citation was in Washington Saturday,
and called on. President Roosevelt
Mr.. Oxnard is very much interested
in the prospective meeting OF the
Michigan Beet Sugar Growers, TO be
held at Washington this week..
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

The Panama Canal treaty negotia-
tions are reported to be progressing
satisfactorily.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-01-09

When passenger train No. 6 left
Crystal Springs Frid0y night the
news agent, Ralph Corner, was
found with his right foot cut off just
above the ankle. The local surgeon
of the railroad was called and Mr..
Corner was taken 10 a hotel and
given the best possible attention.
His home is in Moberly, Mo. Mr..
Corner is suffering intensely, but
has some chance for recovery.