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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-18

the charges within, reasonable time
the precise time being feft to the dis
erection of Secretary Metcalf. 1t is ex.
pected that the answers Of both Du-
mont and Barrett will be received by
Secretary Metcnlf this week.
1t was not known to President Roose-
vclt that Supervising Inspector Rode
was the holder of II. presidential Office.
1t was supposed by the president when
he wrote his letter o-Secretary Metcalf
on the Slocum report that Rodie was
an appointee of the secretary of com
mcrce and labor. For that reason he
directed the secretary in that letter to
take steps for the removal of Rode,
Dumont and Barrett. AS soon as he
learned that Rode. held a presidential
office he gave directions that removal
papers be sent to him ut once from the
department of commerce and labor.
He signed them, and Mr.. Rode will
be notified by the department that he
has been removed.
Further carrying into effect the rec
concentrations of the Slocum commits
sion, Secretary Metcalf has called a
meeting Of the steamboat inspectors Of
the country. to be held in Washington
on the 25th inst, when the needs OF
the service will be considered thor
oughly, and, in accordance with the
presidents directions, such changes
will be made in the regulations In the
service as are recommended by the
Slocum commission.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-18

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 1S,-Wil-
liam L. Fette, aged eighty, one Of the
pioneers Of Milwaukee, was found
dead from ~asphyxiation, and his wife
was found unconscious in their home.
Mrs. Fette is not expected to recover.
The gas was found turned OH. but
whether by accident or with sulclda,
intent is not known.
The leader., 1904-01-02
Killing Of John c. Lambert.

The southern portion of Law :
renee County has been consider
ably excited this week by the kill
ing of John c. Lambert, Super
visor-eleet for the End district of
that county, by youth named
Lee Hall, on last Tuesday morn
ing.
According to reports which
have reached here, the tragedy
occurred at the home of John Q.
Hall, about 8 miles south of Mon
ticello. Lee Hall, the young
man who did the killing, is re
ported to have gone hunting
that morning and returned about
8 O'Clock and found Lambert in
the house. The elder Hall was
absent on trip to Brookhaven.
Immediately after the boys re-
turn home the shooting occurred
in a room of the house before the
fire, the top of Lambert's head
being blown off by load from
double barrel shot gun. The only
eye witness to the killing was Mrs.
Hall, the young mans mother.
The dead body was allowed to
lie in the room and no one was
notified of what had occurred until
Lee Hall came to Brookhaven and
got his father and returned
home that night. Next day an
inquest was held by the Coroner,
at the conclusion of which the
father and son, Mrs. Hall and
negro woman on the place, were
all arrested, charged with com.
plicity in the murder. Subse-
quently the elder Hall and his
wife and the negro woman were
released on bond, and Lee Hall
placed in the Monticello Jail to
await the action Of { tie grand jury.
1t is further reported that Mrs.
Hall alleged that Lambert had at
tempted a criminal assault upon
her while at her house before he
was killed.
The leader., 1904-01-02
Hoe and Hominy.

The Forest Register pipes the
following pean Of triumph to the
independent Southern farmer:
The advance in the price of food
products only emphasizes the in
dependence of the Mississippi
farmer. Meat is high, but the
farmer raises his own hogs and
cattle and can slay them as he
needs them. The farmers wife
can supply the housenhold with
butter and eggs and take enough
market to buy sugar and coffee
and tea for the>family. She can
even OCCASIONALLY treat herself to a
new dress with the products of
her cows and hen house. The
farmer can grow his cane and
make his own syrup and sugar.
He can find all the fuel and lum-
ber he needs on his own soil,
leaving him little to buy. When
you come to think of it, there are
mighty few things the farmer
needs that he cannot produce,
while everything that he grows is
needed by somebody else.
And the Meridian Star comes
to the front with a warning which
past experience has shown to be
we'll warranted:
If cotton should remain at its
present high prices or go much
higher, the farmer who raises it
exclusively and buys his supplies
will not prosper. 1t is only with
The leader., 1904-01-02
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Miss Bennie Dun spent the hol :
idays at home.
Henry Alcus was Tuesday Wis
itor from Summit.
The new county officials will be
sworn in next Monday.
W. 3. and T. P. Ramsey spent
Christmas here with their parents.
Miss Josie Becker charmingIy
entertained on Tuesday night.
Mr.. Cannon, of Sardis, has ac-
cepted permanent position at
McGrath's.
Mr.. J. w. McGrath spent the
week in New Orleans. He missed
the street fair.
Mrs. N. Pepper and little son,
of Yazoo City, are guests of Mrs.
Claude Bowen.
Watches cleaned from 55c up,
next door below the postofice.
Thos. D. Evans.
Frank Collins and John Smith
have been among our young men
home from college.
Mrs. j. Van Hook and children
have been visitors to the Taliafer-
ro family, at Port Gibson.
Messrs. R. I. Scherck, George
Bowsky, and j. C. Cosnahan have
been visitors to New Orleans.
Miss Fannie johnson, of Whit
worth was the guest of Miss Mary
Ramsey during the holidays.
While you are taking Stock
remove what you find on the
street. We have stock law.
Masters Will, Gordon and
Michel Huntley are guests of
their aunt. Mrs. A. G. McNair.
Mrs. Ri. Boone is entertaining
her relatives, Miss Rubie Brent
and brother, from HoImesyille.
Miss Mary Bean Byrd charming
lly entertained several of her
cultured young friends on New
Years evening.
Mr.. Marion Harris is now in
the employ of j. M. Wood. Both
Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Harris are to
be congratulated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah w. Ramsey
entertained at an elegant dinner
Sunday in honor of the 50th an
niyersary of Mr.. Ramsey s birth,
it also being the 26th anniversary
]of their marriage.
Manager HeHck is being con
lgratulated upon bis nights at the
Opera House. The Peyton Sis
tiers have been playing three
nights stand which they will
conclude tonight. They have had
large and we'll pleased audiences.
The leader., 1904-01-02
A Tongue Duel at Long Range.

A lively tongue duel, at long
range, took place on Front Street
yesterday morning between the
Shaker medicine man and the one
who dispenses emory stones, pens
and similar wares, greatly to the
amusement of the crowd who
witnessed it. The distance be-
tween them was so great that each
had to use megaphone that his
abusive language might be
hurled at the other with
sufficient emphasis to be
distinctly heard. 1t was battle
royal, but it was only words
words words and no attempt
was made to use any other weapon
than that unruly member which
the apostle James declares no
man hath tanned. The crowd was
evidently with the witty Irish
man.
Bad blood has been brewing
for some time between these two
street fakirs (wllo, by the way,
have no connection with the grand
aggregation of fakirs called the
street carnival because of the va
rious tricks each has resorted to to
draw the others crowd from him.
This eliminated Thursday in the
Shaker medicine man swearing
out an affidavit against his rival
for selling merchandise without a
State license, which he was forced
to pay, and was the direct cause
of the battle of words yesterday
morning described above.
The leader., 1904-01-02
The Y. NJ. C. A. reception was

The Y. M. C. A. reception was
a very pleasant function of last
evening. Music was furnished
by the string band and refresh
ments were served by the Y. NJ.
C. A. Secretary Younts had the
rooms prettily decorathed and the
event reflected credit upon his
management.
j. r. Anderson, the liveryman,
whose lease on the Armory build
ing expires Jan. 9th, is erecting
a commodious livery stable on a
lot of his own which he has pur-
chased on First Street, between
the Cassidy building and Henry
Meyers residence. The founda-
tion has already been laid by Mr..
Kits, who has the contract for
the blick work.
Mr.. M. H. Ragsdale left Brook
haven to begin his business ca
reer at Kosciusko, on Jan. 1.
There is general regret at Mr..
Ragsdale's departure. He will be
especially missed in musical cir
cles, where his talents were al
ways the chiefest charm. In re-
ligious or benevolent entertain
ments, educational enterprises, in
church choir and social circle, Mr..
Ragsdale's voice was always in
demand and he was always gener-
GUS in the use of it for any good
object. He will be gratefully as
we'll as most pleasantly remem-
bered in Brookhaven through
years to come.
The leader., 1904-01-02
ANOTHER CHICAGO FIRE.

A terrible holocaust took place
in the Iroquois theatre of Chicago
on the afternoon of Dec. 30.
Through a defective electric wire
or some cause unknown, the fire
broke out on the stage, the ashes
tos curtain failed to furnish
protection, and the flames shot out
and upward, Staying hundreds
in the balconies while the panic
claimed additional hundreds below.
There was a total Of l, 143, dead,
injured and missing. The total
dead are SIS.
kilograms of sympathy from
all over the world have been
Ieceived and New Year dawned
on Chicago as on a city of the
dead, Mayor Harrison having re-
quested that quiet reign over the
pail of sorrow and despair that
had spread throughout the city
and beyond.
The leader., 1904-01-02
ADOPT CARRIE NATIONS METHODS.
Jackson Officials DemOlish A Blind ii.
Ger Den With Axes.

jackson Miss, Dec. 81. There
were exciting times this morning
on the Rankin Turnpike. Some
days ago one of the blind tigers
burned down there and this morn
ing the officers heard that the pro-
prietors were preparing to re-
build, and that the foundation was
up. When this information was
conveyed to the Mayor at the
City Hall a council of war was
held and soon there was little
procession of male Carrie Nations,
armed with axes, going over to
cut down the foundations. Those
in the party were: Mayor Hem
ing way, Alerman Chiles, Chief of
PolceTaylor and Officer Lin Cor
din. The place is situated just
acress the river from the city in
Rankin County. When the Off
GERS arrived on the scene they
were told that they could not in
terfere with the work that was
going on, but this did not make
any difference. with them. The
axes were soon in motion and in a
few minutes the foundations
were kindling wood. Mayor Hem
ingway glanced around and saw a
pistol in the coat pocket of Dick
Ford, one of the men who is al
legged to be interested In the
place. Chief of Police Taylor
took the pistol away from the
young fellow. Mayor Heming-
way stated that the men were ex-
ceedingly impudent. They abused
the officers for everything that
they could think of. Alderman
Chlles and Officer Gordin did
most of the cutting, and the in
terested parties stood by and
guyed them, saying that they
were cut out for wood choppers,
and should follow the vocation
for living. The officers paid no
attention to these gibes, but con-
tinued their work until the foun-
dation of the house was nothing
but kindling. The turnpike is
under the jurisdiction of the city
and some time ago the council
gave the keepers of the tigers
notice to move, but they have not
done so and proceedings are to be
instituted in the Chancery Court
in March to oust them as tres
passers. The city treated the men
who are trying to replace their
house which was burned as tres
passers, and will not allow them
t. rebuild it. As parting shot
II IN en- threatened to have the
o1hcers indicted by the Rankin
County Grand Jury. The city
officials will chop it down every
time an attempt is made to re-
build.
This afternoon Mayor Heming-
way applied to Chancellor Mayes
for "a temporary injunction restrain
ing the blind tigerites from re-
building the burned building
On the Rankin Pike.-Picayune
Special.
The leader., 1904-01-02
AN AMENDMENT
To the Charter of Incorporation of
the Parsons-M0reton- Wentworth
COmpany.

Section /. The Charter of Incorporation of
the Parsons -Moreton- Wentworth Company,
app, owed by his EXcelleDcy, A. I'll. Longino.
Governor of Mississippi. on the 3lst day of jan
porations in the office of the Secretary of State,
at jackson, Mississippi. on the 1st day of Feb
rlary A. D., 1901, is hereby amended by striking
out the word Parsons" on the nineteenth line
and fourth paragraph Of said Charter, after the
word "is, SO that said paragraph shall read
when amended:
"The name by which this corporation shall be
known is the Moreton-W Wentworth Co..
Section 2. That this amendment shall take
effect and be in force after its approval by the
Governor of Mississippi.
The leader., 1904-01-02

the full corn crib and smeke house
that the farmer can expect to keep
even with the world and lay up
money for rainy day. He can
not do it in any other way. even
if the prices of cotton should
remain high.
The leader., 1904-01-02


We are indebted to Mrs. H. B.
Kells for a copy of the White
Ribbon, which is now published
monthly at Jackson, by the Mis-
sissippi w. c. T. q. There is
not superfuous word in it and
it is brimful of inspiring news
pertaining to the temperance
cause in the State. The price Of
this bright little sheet, with it's
assuring motto, "The Foundation
of God Standeth Sure" is OIL
25 cents per annum. Subscrip-
tion price should be sent to Mrs.
S. E. Stanley, Bonneville, Miss.
The leader., 1904-01-02

That aggregation of humbugs
and catch penny sehemers, called
the Merchants Street Fair, !"
has one more day in Brookhayen
and Messrs. Mccormick and
Heuck and other business men
who were SO badly atooken I'M
by it are saving wood, . say
ing nothing and doing their best
to grin and bear it. The fraud
ought to have been ordered out Of
town the day it spread its tents.
The leader., 1904-01-02

We regret to hear that Walter
McLaurin is critically i'll with
typhoid fever, at the home of his
fatber M. w. McLaurin, in this
city. Walter is d youth Of four
teen years and it is earnestly
hoped that be may recover.
The leader., 1904-01-02
NORTH.

Strain No. 2 will stop on signal at
Brookhaven to take passengers for
poi ntS nolt th of Grenada.
The leader., 1904-01-02
New Schedule On the Illinois Central.

There will be change of schedule
on the I. G. Railroad tomorrow Sun
day. Trains will pass Brookhaven as
follows.
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.|AOQUO|S JURY
FINDS A VERDICT
Mayor Harrison and Seven Others
to Blame.
HELD OVER TO GRAND JURY
City's Head and officials Under Him
Charged with Neglect In Enforce
Ing Ordinances-Dnyis Held
for Granddaughter.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-After seven hours
deliberation, the cOroner's jury, which
for nearly three weeks had been investi-
eating the Iroquois theater fire, on
Monday night returned one Of the most
sweeping yerdiCts ever framed, finding
the following eight city officials and
theater attaches responsible for the
catastrophe, and recommending that
they be held to the grand jury:
Mayor Carter H. Harrison, charged
with direct responsibility for the fire;
must face charges Of malfeasance in Of
fee
William II. Musham, chief of the fire
department, found dereict in his duty;
will be accused Of malfeasance in office
George Williams, commissioner of
buildings, charged with incompetency
and ineiiiciency in the management Of
the department he directs; will be &C
cuscd Of malfcasance in office.
viii J. Davis, president and senior
Of the lroquois Theatcr com
pany, will be accused of manslaughter
for permitting the conditions found to
exist in the building at the time of the
fire.
Ed Loughlln, building inspector, who
made an 30. X" report on the thcater:
will be accused Of mansaughter.
William McMullen, operator Of the
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party to any legal action that may be
taken by the relatives of victims.

q party to any legal action that may be
taken by the relatives of victims.
Theaters May Reopen.
New terms under which six or seven
playhouses will be able to resume per-
formances within a week while others
car open their doors as fast as they can
make alterations that in some instances
will mean practical dismantling of the
interiors, were made last night by the
city council, which on advice of the
theater commission mitigated the condi-
tions Of the Bennett reopening resolu-
ton.
Sprinklers as preliminary require
ment were knocked out, as was the steel
construction Of the stage. The steel cur
tain was the only one Of the stringent
restrictions left in force. Hardly gal
lery will be in use when the houses are
thrown open. Requirements relating
to exit doors and stairways and aisles
were made SO rigid that not even the
Auditorium is In compliance at present
SO far as the upper seats go, and the
result will be reduction of the seating
capacity that probably will send prices
soaring.
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EAGER TO PREVENT WAR.
China Urges Diplomats to Attempt
Mediation Between Russia
and japan.

Picking, Jan. 2G.-The Chinese author
tiles have approached the ministers here
of several powers with proposals to-
wards attempting mediation with Rus
sia and Japan. China is exceedingly
anxious that war should be avoided
Port Arthur, Jan, 2G.-The highest Of
ficials here repudiate the published ac-
cusations of Russian hostility to the
United States because Of its Manchurian
policy and the appointment of American
consuls under the new treaty with Chi
ma. 1t is officially asserted that no large
reinforcement of the eastern forces is
expected at present. The military au
thorties. however, add that otherwise
arrangements are making for a large
,upply of ponies from the province Of
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

German possessions in southwest Al
RIGA are seriously involved by the Her
reros rebellion. Every native tribe is
in revolt.
The Nashua IN. h Trust company
has been closed and John p. Goggin,
treasurer, has been arrested for alleged
embezzlement of 800 600.
Inhabitants of the burned town Of
Aalesund begin plans for rebuilding the
place and say they will not desert the
site. Aid is rushed from many places.
Threats Of unionism in Chicago are
declared by Rev. Father Thomas e.
Sherman, son Of Gen. W. r. Sherman,
to be a worse menace 10 liberty than the
confederacy was.
T. Holloway Coe, a New York mer-
chant, has been arrested and sued for
100000 damages by Charles W, Bailey,
his brother-in-law, for alternating Mrs.
Baley's affections.
Fourteen national banks Of Chicago
report on January 22 an increase OF
4.G67 600 in deposits since November
II, 1903, an increase Of nearly the same
amount in cash resources and Of less
than 100000 in loans.
The city council and mayor Of Bed
ford, Ind, in secret session appointed
special committee to continue the
search for the murderer of Miss Sarah
c. Shafer. Joseph Eleitgcr. examined in
connection with the crime. satisfies the
officials Of his innocence.
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CYCLONE CAUSES
DEATH AND RUIN
Terrific Storm Visits Town OF
Moundville, Ala.
THIRTY-SEVEN PERSONS DEAD
Over 100 Injured-People Are Blown
from Their Beds-Great De-
structiOn of Property IL
Reported
THIRTY-SEvEN PERSONS DEAD

tuscaloosa, Ala, Jan. ga disas-
trous tornado swept over Moundville.
Ala, town of 300 inhabitants, Is miles
! south o. Tuscaloosa, early Thursday,
and as result 81 persons were killed
and more than 100 injured Every BUSH
ness house with the exception of a small
drug store, was completely destroyed.
The tornado struck the city from the
southwest and moved a path of quarter
Of mile wide through the town.
The Victims.
The following is list of the white per-
sons killed: e. p. Seymour, of Nash
vile, Tenn; A. Fl. Warren, of Birming-
ham; J. II. Redmond, superintendent of
the pumping station, formerly of Nash
vile, Tenn; Robert S. Powers, of Tus-
caloosa; Miss Nettie Farley.
The negro dead are: w. N. Miles.
wife and six children; Albert Holston.
wife and three children; Ike Holston.
wife and three children; IA other negroes
unidentified.
Blown from Their Beds.
BY the force of the storm persons were
blown hundreds Of feet from their beds
in the blackness of night Through ter
ror, a father, mother and three children,
fled from their home to seek refuge, and
in their excitement left five-year-old
boy in bed. To-day he was pulled from
beneath some timber and thus far 1t is
impossible to find any other member OF
&c nd
ing apparel are scattered for distance
of ten miles through what was forest,
but which is now as clear as II
cut by the woodlands AK. Freight cars
were torn to splinters, the trucks from
them being hurled hundreds offeet from
the track.
Buildings Demolished.
The depot, the hotel warehouses.
gins, 80 homes. the storehouses occu-
pied by r. l.. Griffin, A. w, Virgins IL
Son, J. W. Domenick, A. d. Griffin and
w. p. Phifer, together with their
stocks, were completely destroyed
Where they stood it is impossible 10
find even the pillars upon which these
structures rested. Bales of cotton,
which were stored in warehouses, were
torn to atoms, the fragments Of lint
lodging in trees, making 1t appear as
though that section had been visited by
a snow storm. Heavy iron safes. the
doors of which in some instances were
torn from their hinges, were carried
away by the force of the wind
A young clerk employed by w. D.
Phifer, hearing the terrible roaring OF
the storm, let himself into well In
the center of the store. He had no
sooner found his place of safety whe,i
the store was completely demolished
He was drawn out uninjured
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Chilli for the Cossacks and mounted
infantry The Generalization OF the
passenger and freight traffic on the
Manchurian railway continues in conse-
quence of the military activity and there
Is great block of freight at Port Dalny.
London, Jan ga dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Warsaw says arrange
ments have been made to call out S6,-
900 reserves in the Kharkoff, Kieff and
Odessa districts should it become nee
essary to do So
London, Jan. 26-The TOXIC CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph has
sent in the following cablegram: "The
Official Gazette publishes an imperial
ordinance empowering the government
to assume control of all private rail
ways, etc, for military purposes. The
situation is very grave and develop
ments are hourly expected"