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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
MANY KILLED
BY RAILROADS.
STARTLING FACTS REVEALED
BY COMMERCE COMMISSION
NEARLY TEN THOUSAND.
People Lost Their Lives During The
Past Year in Railroad Accidents
Reasons For This Alarming Condi-
tion of Affairs.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has completed its annual: bulle-
tin showing the number of people
killed and hurt for the year, on the
various railroads in the United
States. The figures are most remark
able, showing a great loss of life dur
ing the year. There were 9934 people
killed, which is more than double the
loss of life in the war with Spain.
The figure is also III excess OF any year
previously reported. The number of
injured is appalling, there having been
1921, and according to the report
the majority of these were Of a serious
nature
The report OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission is in strange con
trast with the English reports. Eng
land has railway mileage of $4,000,
which represents one-fourth of the
United States. The English roads
haul more passengers per mile and do
a greater per mile business than the
roads here, yet the English did not kill
a single passenger during the year.
1t Is expected that the commission
ers' report to be issued year hence
will show even more startling rec
ord on account of the great and un-
accountable number Of collisions that
have occurred within the last sixty
days. The present summer has broken
all grim records pertaining to deaths
Of passengers, in several instances
there being from one to three score of
travellers to lose their lives without
warning.
In view of the fact that the United
States are losing more lives through
railroad accidents than through war
it would seem that there is more need
for "Railroad Safety Congress -
than for "Peace Congress.
The reason for the excessive loss of
live on American railroads is not diff
cult to find. American railways are
stocked and bonded" for several
times their value, and must be so OPP
Grated as TO earn dividends on an inn
mense amount of watered securities.
This is done at the expense of the
physical properties and as result
track and equipment is not what they
should be. And for the same reason
there is false economy both in the
number and wages of men employed.
In England all passenger cars are
built on a steel frame which makes
"telescoping" impossible. Pullman
ears are also built this way, and it
is very rare that Pullman passen-
ger is injured.
1t is the duty Of our law making
bodies to require the highest degree
of safety in railroad travels. They
can at least require day coaches to
be as safe as Pullman cars. This alone
would cut the death rate from railroad
accidents.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

TINE WORLD Champion Democratic Ideas" will be
the most interesting newspaper country in Presidential
pign
1t already has much larger daily circulation morning
America
We are beginning campaign that promises history BY
Single act OF inspired the Democratic leader
old place as the instrument of enlightened liberalism
ear-headed progressyeness and constitutional
While the
submerged and the Democracy could
that Republican in
Capitalization miSm extravaganza privileged injustice
when be called
honestly hopuness cry Turn the rasc
Democracy
to promote trade with negbors Canada
with the military
miles substitute the personal caprice of an a
ay ruler to restore and integrity
combinations Of capital legal
czon the American flag country which
pendence ous the attainment The World
pledges all its energies.
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Every subscription Morning
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York.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Negro Confesses Murder.

Gainesville, Fla.-Fletcher Watson,
negro confined in the County Jail
here charged with the murder. of Gar
rett V. Chamberlain, white, has con-
fessed the crime and implicated A. G..
Lamb. a prominent merchant of Mi
canopy. Watson said that he killed
Chamberlain because the latter dis
charged him owing him So. He said
that Lalnb gave him a rifle and told
him to shooot Chamberlain, or Cham
berlain would shoot him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
One Mans Head Shot Of.

Richmond, Vain a dispute over
the employment of cook near De-
Witt, in Dinwiiddle county, Barney
Butterworth was seriously wounded
and man named Kidd, supposed to
be from the vicinity of Cochran, in
Brunswick county, was killed. Kidd
fired on Butterworth with a shotgun
and the latter returned the fire with
similar weapon, blowing Kidd e
head off.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Power Completed.

The immense water tower and tank
of the City Water Works at Biloxi,
is completed. The tower stands on
four pyramids of concrete. made of
oyster shells and cement, and from
the ground to the top of the tank is
40 feet. A hydraulic ram will pump
water from the city's eight-inch well
into the tank, and it will require 240,-
600 gallons to fill it. The pressure on
the main when the water from the
tank is turned on with full force
will be 20 pounds to the square inch
The structure can be seen for miles
around, by land and sea, and when
as is proposed, it is surmounted with
an arc light, will form a beacon for
navigation which can be seen for
thirty miles. The work will cost the
city, exclusive of the ram, $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Will Close December 1st.

The Mississippi Building at the
Worlds Fair is to be closed on the
first of next month, but Commission
er Henry will remain in St. Louis un
til the Fair closes. The building has
been offered for sale, and it may be
purchased by the Mississippi Society.
of St. Louis, though there is nothing
certain about this.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Inventors Luck.

Knoxville, Tenn.-T. E. Leroy, of
New Market, Tenn, has been offered
$164,O00 for a fourth interest in a
patent which he holds, for binding
The ends of railroad rails together
Leroy has optioned another quarter
interest in the patent for a like
amount. He gave half interest away
in order to get money necessary to Sc
cure a patent. lie recently walked
and worked his way from Terre
Haute, Ind, to New Market, so hard
were his financial straits.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Hustling Board of Trade.

The Jackson Board of Trade seems
to be doing a most excellent work for
the city. 1t is announced that the
secretary Of the board is in cores
pondence with some three or four
large manufacturers, with view of
getting them to remove their plants
there. A Milwaukee manufacturer is
to visit the city this month to see
about the location Of a wagon and
wheelbarrow factory The Board IS
gaining considerably in new members,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Unfaithful Mail Clerk.

Huntsville, Ala.-In the United
States court, F. NJ: Reynolds plead
ed guilty to the charge of violating
the postal laws and was sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary. Rey-
nolds was a mail clerk on the Hunts
vile division of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis Railway, and was
caught opening registered letters and
abstracting money. Judge Jones al
lowed him to make bond. until: the
April term of court and so hone. .be-
cause of serious Illness in Instantly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Peculiar Accident.

A peculiar accident happened at one
of the oil mills in jackson. A negro
employe was caught in one of the
large fly wheels and was whirled
around for number of times before
the machinery could be stopped When
he was taken out of the wheel it was
found that he was unconscious, and
all of his clothing was in shreds. 1t
was supposed that he was dead, but
when physician examined him it
was found that not bone was brok-
en-, and that he had sustained no in
juries whatever He had tainted and
was soon revived.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Famous Carpetbagger."

Birmingham, Ala.-Ben Belemes,
one of the most famous 'carpetbag-
gers in the history of Alabama, has
returned from the Federal prison at
Columbus, O., and gone back to his
farm in Lowndes county. He served
= term for securing fraudulent pen
sions and defrauding pensioners. He
was prominent in republican politics in
Alabama from just after the war until
sent to- the Columbus penitentiary.
He is a Portuguese Jew and came to
Alabama just after the war as tramp.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Revenues From Oysters.

Chief Inspector R. M Moseley es-
timated that the states total re-
ceipts from the tax of 2 cents per
barrel on oysers and the oysterboat
license issued by the commission
during the season of 1904-05 will ex-
ceed $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Fire In Cotton Press.

Fire was discovered in the press of
the Mississippi Cotton Oil Company
at Greenville, and in the excitement
the hands at the press, in trying to
extinguish it, let fall some fired cot
ton into the baled cotton that was
stacked up against the pie stform of
the ginhouse. Before the fire depart
ment could extinguish the flames
some thirty or forty bales caught fire,
but were finally extinguished before
any great damage was done. The loss
is 5000 No damage of any conse-
quence was done to the gin plant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
After Insurance Companies.

The Yazoo- Mississippi Levee Board,
has instructed its attorney, d. A.
Scott, to at once bring suit against
those fire and life insurance compa-
nies which have not paid their privi-
lege tax, as levied by the board. 1t
is stated that quite a number of these
companies are delinquent. The law
provides that the Levee Board is priv
ileged to collect 100 per cent damages
on all unpaid privilege taxes. Some
of the companies are delinquent fer
three years 1t is learned that there
is only one fife insurance company
which has paid its privilege tax. and
is authorized to do business in that
district. Quite a number of insurance
companies have withdrawn, owing to
the fact that they regard the license
as excessive.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Mustered in New Company.

Adjutant General Fridge, assisted
by Lieutenant Colonel Jones, muster
ed into the Mississippi National Guard
the recently-formed military compa-
ny of Lumberton, with the following
officers: j. w. Hinton, Captain; r.
". Hinton, Jr:, First Lieutenant; w
l.. Lowry, Second Lieutenant. There
are forty men in the new command.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Fair Continues.

The Mississippi and West Alabama
Fair Association has made arrange
ments to continue all of this week
the meeting which has been going on
in Columbus for the past ten days.
Over $50 horses are at the track now,
and each afternoon six running races
will be the programme.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
New Charters Granted.

The following charters were APP
proved by the Governor:
Amerdnent to charter of Magnolia
Cotton Mn, increasing the capital
stock to $208,000.
The Magnolia Pubiishing Company,
with a capital stock Of $4,000.
The Nicholson Lumber and Cooper
age Company, with a capital stock
of $4,000.
Gem Stove Company, Westpoint.
capital stock of $4,000.
The Bank Of Pittsboro amends its
charter, authorizing it to establish
branch banks at such places in the
state as II may see fit
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Wants New Depot.

The people of Hattiesburg do not
think that they have enough accom-
modations for the number OF passen-
gers that use the depot in that city,
and the city, through its clerk, is to
appeal to the Railroad Commission to
do something to relieve the situation
there. 1t is expected that the Com
mission will visit the town for the
purpose of specially inquiring into its
needs.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Horse Thief Confesses.

Sheriff Owen, of Canton arrested
Phillip Brown, negro, on charge
of horse stealing. Brown stole a
horse from his uncle, Pink Brown,
and offered it for sale for $1S. Brown
confessed that he had stolen the
horse, and was committed to Jail to
await the action of the next grand
jury.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Saw Mill Burned.

Edwards saw and planning mills,
located at Bayou Galaire, and owned
and operated by Mrs. Kate Edwards
G. Sons, was completely destroyed by
fire. The origin of the fire is un-
known. There was no insurance.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Town Has a Narrow Escape.

Fire was discovered in the press
adjoining the cotton waste room at
the compress in Kosciusko, which
threatened the destruction of about
FIVE thousand bales of cotton, and the
best part of the town as strong
wind was blowing directly from the
press toward the city. By prompt ac-
ton the fire department soon had the
fire under control and put it out with
loss of three to five bales of cotton
and the press and waste loom. The
total loss is between $500 and 81 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Contract Awarded.

The contract has been let by the
building committee for the erection
of the new building of the Deaf and
Dumb Institute west of the city.
The successful bidder was /. c. Gar
Der of Jackson. Mr.. Garber's bid
was $56,596, exclusive of the heating
apparatus, which is TO be put in by
7. A. Clegg & Co., of Louisville, for
$6,46S. The second lowest bid was
submitted by G. 7. Hi lis & Co,
their bid being $65,7O0 for the en-
tire Job. including heating.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Banks Show Increase.

Nearly all the state banks have sent
in their quarterly statements and
Auditor Henry is of the opinion that
the statement this time will show a
very handsome increase in individual
deposits. He expects to be able to
give out the consolidated statement
some time next week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

London. According to the Con-
stantinople correspondent of the Dai-
ly Telegraph, Kurds have burned
twenty houses in the village Of Ma
rsk, near Van, and killed over thirty
Armenians.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Fire at Castalian Springs.

Several buildings connected with
the Castalian Springs Hotel at Dur
ant, were burned. R. C. jenkins lost
all of his household goods and gro
ceries. The main hotel building was
spared. DIR. Rivers Outlaw and Mrs.
Outlaw of New Orleans own the
property.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

Postmaster General Wynne, at the
conclusion of the Cabinet meeting, an
nounced by direction of the President
that no Investigation of the New
York Postoffiee was contemplated by
the Postoffice Department. POstmas-
ter Van Colts term viii expire early
next year, and it is understood that
he will probably not be re-appointed.
In the the absence of other important
subjects, politics formed the prin-
cipal topic Of discussion at the brief
meeting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

Hobart, Okla-1n a street duel 7.
P. Lea, grocer, shot and killed Chas.
G. Hill, barber Lea was shot in
both arms, but will recover. Domes-
tic troubles caused the shooting. The
'Leas were recently divorced,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Attempt to Kill Czar.

Paris. The Soier prints a rumor
OF an attempt on the life of the Gar
in which there were eleven victims.
The story is not confirmed from any
source and is discredited.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Man Assass;nated.

James Matthews, Of Picayune, was
shot from ambush and instantly kill
el at his boarding house Mr. Mat
thews was the well known woods rid.
ef for a prominent naval storemai
there.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
BRYAN on THE WORLD

1.-THE WORLD necer during the
last tacenty gears, considered itself
party paper. 1T promised to spread
truly Democratic principles and truly
Democratic ideas, and 1t has done so,
and f0tU do so, acfth entire i1sdepead-
ence of bosses, machines and 0iGt-
forms. JolLoa0ing only the dictates of its
conscience. ce."-Quoted. with approval,
by William J. Bryan in the Com
moner, July 10, 1908.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

New York.-After fruitless search
which lasted four days had been tax
en- up by the police of the five bor-
oughs of Greater New York, Mrs.
Rae Singer, twenty years old, has
been found locked in closet within
less than a block of her home in East
New York. She had been imprison-
ed four DAYS without food er water.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

In the course of two days the pres
ident will dispatch formal invitations
to the Powers to name delegates to the
new Peace Conference to be held at
The Hague. The Powers are invited
to suggest a date or dates for the
meeting of the Conference. Secreta-
ry Hay has submitted draft Of the
invitation to the Cabinet.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
Bitten by Mad Dog.

A son of Bob Welburn, a promi
nent farmer of Lawrence county,
was bitten this week by mad dog
The young man was carried to New
Orleans for the Pasteur treatment
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

-Cloyds Landing, Ky-At Harlan 5
Cross Roads, Monroe county, three
year old son Of James A. Wood fell
into a kettle Of hot molasses and was
burned 50 badly that he died soon
afterwards.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

Geneva, N. 1.-TWO freight trains
on the Pennsylvania division of the
New York Central collided near here
Three trainmen, c. d. Rogers, Charles
Hickey and Engineer Rouse, were
killed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

Mayer yuunkannan fell from the
platform of MeCoy's gin at Gunnison
and broke his shoulder, besides sus-
tanning other severe injuries about the
body and head.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

New Orleans, LA party Of
Swedish laborers. brought here from
Chicago to displace negro deck hands,
have deserted, and steamboat owners
who brought them here are out about
ST. 900 for transportation
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28
ALTON B. PARKER says:
II Read the NEW YORK WORLD Every Day"
THE WORLD Elected Cleveland.

1T may be said ieithout reservation
that if the Democratic party in my
first campaign had lacked the forcefacI
oHd potent ADVOCACY of Democratic
principles at that time by the NEW
YORK WORLD the result nsiqht
hare been Reversed. ."-Grover CIeve-
lands Letter to The World, May 10,
1908.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

| The ginnery of the Gloster Oil Com
pany at Gloster,was burned. Loss
i So, 900; insurance, $1,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

Surgeon General Wyman of the Ma
rine Hospital and Public Health Ser
vice, as well as the officials of the
Treasury Department are greatly
pleased over the result of their eff
forts to prevent recurrence of the
yellow fever in Texas this year. De-
spite the fact that the fever ragged
along the border last year, and was
particularly virulent in the city of
Laredo.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

Paducah, Ky-The harness and sad
die manufacturing establishment of
Z. Rekhopf & Co, was burned The
loss is $4,000, partly covered by in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

Bids were opened at the offices Of
the Panama Canal Commission for
supplying large amount OF steel
dump cars, cement, vitrifed pipes,
valves and hydrants for construction
work on the canal. Approximately
$2,500,000 is involved, Of which $2,-
100000 is for the cars, ETC. The re-
suit of the bids will not be known
for some time
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

There will be important moves on
the diplomatic chessboard if President
Roosevelt is elected. Ambassador
Choate vii return to the United
States about the inaugural day, it is
reported and is soon thereafter to
be handed the state portfolio. A good
deal has been said about Secretary
Hay to the effect that he will abide
with President Roosevelt for four
years more. That statement was made
in Chicago by a professor who had but
recently dined with Mr.. Roosevelt
would be an unsafe pilot in interna-
tional affairs. 1t was therefore her
aided that the Administration was all
right, because Mr.. Hay had consented
to remain for four years more. The
general impression here is that Sec
retary Hay has simply remained
quiescent, although he did not author
ize the statement that he was to re-
main four years more.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28


Mrs. Philip H. Sheridan's refusal
10 have her illustrious husband buried
in the National Cemetery at Airing
ton, unless a promise was made to her
that she could be buried beside him,
will doubtless result in complete re-
vision of National Cemetery laws
Since General Sheridan S burial the
Secretary of War has granted per-
mission for the wives of many other
officers to be buried in the Arlington
plot, and it is probable that the the
next congress a law will be passed
making it possible for the wives of
privates to be buried in the same
graves with their husbands in nation
al cemeteries. Quartermaster Gener-
al Humphrey is much interested in the
enactment of such law. The neces-
sity for such concession is constant
Iy brought to the attention of officers
in charge of national cemeteries. The
family ties of privates are no less
strong than those of officers. 1t is
difficult to refuse an enlisted man with
right to bury his wife where he may
be expected to be laid to rest, when
officers gain this privilege.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-28

Contrary to the statement tele-
graphed from New Orleans that the
Postofice Department had instructed
General -Behan, as Acting Postmaster
to remove P. S. Augustin, recently ap-
pointed Assistant Postmaster, because
he was a democrat, Postmaster Gener-
al Wynne knew nothing of the case
until it was called to his attention.
The papers announcing Mr.. Angus
tins appointment arrived from New
Orleans two or three days ago, but
had not reached the Postmaster Gener-
al in the ordinary course of business
Mr.. Wynne expressed himself very
strongly in favor of putting republi-
cans in Office and keeping them there,
and he said that if he were the Act
ing Postmaster at New Orleans he
would quickly remove a-democrat and
appoint republican, if the position
happened to be outside of the class
ifed service. There is no doubt, there
fore, if General Behan has recon-
mended republican in place Of Mr.
Augustin, the Postmaster General will
give his approval.