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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
Work On the Canal.

The contractors who are digging
the drainage canal from Chatlin IS
Lake to Three Prong Lake have COM
pleted eight of the fourteen miles of
work, and expect to finish the canal
by next March. The dredge is now
within one mile of the dirt road from
Ceneyville to Echo Landing. The ca
nal will reclaim many thousand acres
of land, beside helping all the country
from here down.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
800 Back Tax Gases.

J. A. Robinson, Of South Seminary
has many citations from State Row
enue Agent, Writ Adams, citing par
ties to appear at Williamsburg, the
county seat on Oct. IL to Is, to show
cause why suit to recover back tax
es should not be instituted. Sheriff
Robertson stated that suit would be
brought against no less than 300 peo-
pie Of Covingson county for back tax
es on amounts ranging from 800 to
S84. 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
Electrician KILLED.

Hugh Tate, son of DR.. R. A. Tate, Of
Bolivar, Tenn, was instantly killed
at Corinth while at work on the elec-
trio light wire. He had climbed to
top cross arm and was working away
when suddenly he was seen to throw
up his hands and fall backwards.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
Isthmian Water Supply.

Washington, d.. C.-The Isthmian
Canal Commission has awarded the
contract for furnishing cast iron pipe
and specials for the water supply of
Panama to the United States Cast
Iron Pipe Foundry Company, Of New
York. The contract calls for $4,000
tons of pipe at $21.7O per 1000 pounds
and the special casting at two and
one-half cents a pound, delivery to be
at Colon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
Rioters in Jail.

A riot among negroes at Mossville,
a small town west Of Laurel, on the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
Railroad, resulted in the wounding
of a negro and the attempted shooting
of conductor of passenger train
by a negro woman. About ten blacks
were arrested and brought to Laurel
and lodged in jail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
Wife Murderer Hanged.

Chicago-Frank Lewandowski, con-
victed of wife murder, was hanged
in the Jail yard here. Lawandowski,
in a drunken rage, cut his wife g
throat and then his own because she
would not compel her son, his step-son
to work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
Closed on Sunday.

The druggists of Biloxi have enter
tered into an agreement to close their
places of BUSINESS at noon each Sun
day during the winter months. The
stores on Sunday afternoon will only
be opened in emergency to fill pre-
scriptions.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
George Kerr Dead.

Louisville, Ky.-George Kerr, fa-
nous few years ago as a cartoonist
and illustrator, is dead at the Sol
diers' Home in Dayton, Ohio. He
served in the Northern army through
out the war and at its conclusion be-
came an illustrator for an Eastern
magazine, going later to New York
comic paper. He was friend and
contemporary of the late Thomas
Mast.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
Pay Another $500, 900.

st. Louis. Another semi-monthly
payment of $5O0,00O on the $4,6O0,-
900 government loan was made this
week by the management of the Loui-
siana Purchase Exposition. The total
amount paid up to date is So, ,4O8, ,149
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
Militia Money Ready.

Adjutant General Stafford has CON-
pleted the apportionment of the quar-
terly allowance Of $1,000 for the sew
eral commands of the state militia, to
which checks will be sent out about
the middle Of next week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
ALTON B. PARKER says:
"I Read the NEW YORK WORLD Every Day.,
THE WORLD Elected Cleveland.

1T may be said toithom reservation
| that If the Democratic party in my
first campaign had lacked the TorceruI
and potent advocacy of Democratic
principles ct that time by the NEW
YORK WORLD the result MIGHT
have been reversed. .''-Grover Glove
lands Letter to The World, May 10,
1903.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
Bryan on THE WORLD.

1.-THE WORLD nerer during the
last twenty years considered itself
party paper. IL promised to spread
truly Democratic principles and truly
Democratic ideas, and Il has done so,
and Ttu do so, nth entire independ-
ence Of bosses, machines aud plat
forms, fottOWia1 only the dictates of its
ience."-Quo ted. with approval,
by William !. Bryan in the Com
moner, July 10, 1903.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07

After many unavoidable delays in
the construction of the bank building
at Waterproof that institution open
ed for business October 1st..
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
Many Divorces.

Chancery Court has adjourned al
Brandon. Fifteen divorces were
grained, thirteen Of them to negroes
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07

The Navy Department has accept
ed the protected cruiser Des Moines,
now attached to the European squad
ron. This vessel was built at Quin-
cy, Mass, and fell a little short OF
meeting the complete contract re-
quirements in the matter of speed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07

That Secretary of State, John Hay,
is to remain at the head of the State
Department in case President Roose-
velt is elected in November has been
settled, according to President Ben
jamin lie Wheeler, Of the University
Of California President Wheeler
said: "The best news I had while
in the East I had from President
Roosevelt, to the effect that John
Hay has now definitely consented to
remain at the head Of the State De-
partment in case of President Roose-
velt's election. This will be heard
with satisfaction by all American cit
zens who appreciate how important
are the international questions likely
to arise within the next two or three
years. There has been apprehension
at various times lest Mr.. Hay, yield
ing to his liking for a quiet life of
scholarly leisure, might withdraw from
ofice. I was, therefore, very much
gratihed to learn that the matter was
settled.o
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07


cit is easy to trace the influence of
the cotton picking season in the South
in the remarkable decrease in the
amount of silver dollars which the
government has on hand" remarked
Assistant Secretary Keep, Of the
Treasury Department. The negroes
demand hard money in return for
their labor, and silver dollars are the
accustomed medium. They will have
nothing else, and the planters see that
they get what they want. The call this
year has been especially insistent. On
July 1, just before the cotton-picking
season began, there were Is, 500, 800
standard silver dollars in the treasury
and sub-treasury. Today's statement
.nows that the amount has fallen to
$9,6S3,052. Labor in the south is
scarce, and there is a strong demand
for pickers. They get from SIS to 65
cents a hundred pounds for picking
the staple, and it requires a great
many silver dollars to pay them"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07

Acting Secretary of State Loomis
has cabled Consul General John Good
now, at Shanghai, permission to re-
turn Immediately to the United States
and answer charges preferred against
him of maladminsitration of the af-
fairs in his Office. All the papers in
the case are in the hands of Mr..
Pierce, the Third Assistant Secretary
Of State, who has just begun the pre-
paration of report to the President
on this subject. The effect of the
decision to allow Mr. Goodnow to be
heard personally will be to postpone
final action in his case until near the
end of the year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
THE WORLD IN THIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

Send 81 to the ~ Y. WORLD and you will receive
THE WORLD every week day for FOUR MONTHS
from the day your subscription is received including
every day Of the Presidential Campaign TIE REGULAR price
of the Daily World four months Is $780,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07

After a number of consultations
with the President, Acting Secretary
of the Treasury Taylor has reached a
conclusion in the matter of the GUS
toms stamp on boxes containing i'm
ported cigars. While no definite in
formation is obtainable as to what the
decision is, there is reason to be-
lieTe it will be fairly satisfactory to
both sides. Neither side obtained all
it requested.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES.
HAPPENINGS OF WEEK BRIEF
LY CHRoNICLED.
HAY WILL REMAIN
In Cabinet If Republicans are Sue
cessful. Other News Fresh From
the Na;on's Capitol.

Representative Hepburn of Iowa
chairman of the House Committee or
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
callra at the White House and dis
cussed with the president consem-
plated trip to the Panama Canal strip
by the members of the House Com
mittee. 1t is Mr.. Hepburn belief
In view of probable canal legislation
the coming session, that trip to the
Panama Canal zone by the members
of the committee would be Of assis-
tance to them in formulating the nee
essary laws. At the same time, Mr.
Hepburn thinks that instead of a
junketing tour it should be made a
congressional Dutch treat; that is to
say, each man should foot his own ex-
penses, the government to throw in
a ship to convey them there and back.
Mr.. Hepburn admits that this phase of
the trip may seem unique, "but for
Heavens sake," he added, growing
confidential, "don't circulate this
view until we have had the opportu-
nity to complete the party"
He said the president had prom
ised him a ship. The party will sail
from a Gulf port, probably New Or
leans or Galveston. The itinerary
sontemplates four or five days trip
over the territory, which could be
made by the Panama Railroad. There
are only twenty-six miles where no
excavations have been made that are
to be explored. The party will leave
The United States during the early
part of November. The Senate Com
mittee has been asked to join the par
". Mr.. Hepburn doubts the FEAST
oility of the plan attributed to Chief
Engineer Wallace, by which it is in
tended to change the flow of the Cha
yres river and thereby enable the con-
struction of sea level canal Judge
Davey is the ranking democratic men,
Der Of this committee
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07

An order was issued at the Navy
Department providing that all en-
ployees Of navy yards and stations in
the United States shall be paid dur
ing working hours. The labor unions
have long objected to having their
members paid off after working hours.
The monthly statement Of the pub
lie debt shows that al the close of bus
mess Sept. so, 1904, the debt. less
ash in the treasury, amounted to
1882, ,3S2, 1897, which is a decrease for
The month cf $5,010,419.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-10-07
BOTH SIDES OF THE GREAT POLITICAL BATTLE FULLY AND FAIRLY GIVEN
FIRST NEWS! BEST NEWS!

ME WORLD as the "Chef Champion
the most interesting the country
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door open and confronted the two

door open and confronted the two
men.
Ralph" she entreated, IT am true
to you. You will never go back.
Have nothing to do with this man"
oh H. OH" 1oared T t2ea and before
felled the young wife to the ground,
closed the door and once more con-
fronted his confederate. There was a.
brutal expression on his face. . ...
Pals, or the kn1fe!, he cried again.
, Mt i, another s, word was 49, spoken Ken
men stripped to the waist and the
conflict began. Fire burst forth from
the fiat below; they noticed it not. A
crowd collected in the street: their
own room became full Of smoke.
w ess bHessd he a Tns,r
streaked with blood.
pals, or the knife!" Tootal was
Hghting in frenzy. Ralph Abing-
don, with Emily stretched there on the
floor, fought for honor and freedom.
Stop" With one stroke Of his
knife out Of rootars hand.
See to her, Frank" he cried,
pointing to Emily.
But. the command was needles.
Already the young fireman had lifted
| the unconscious form and borne 1t to
What is the meaning of this, Alb
ingdon?" demanded Old Wales Of his
son-in-laW.
II can't explain"
But you've got to explain. My
| child has been placed in danger. You
might have been all burnt alive. Out
by that window, quicki Take Emily
home. I'll be round in the evening,
and I reckon you'd better make a
clean breast of it."
Mindful Of his duty above every
| thing, the boss assisted Total and
! Ralph Abingdon to make their es-
| cape. It was no easy thing. The
flames seemed ravenous. UP and UP
they scared; the whole building was
one mass Of fire. A cheer from the
| crowd apprised Old Wales that his
! daughter had reached the ground in
safety.
"Now!" he exclaimed.
Tootal went first; Abingdon fol-
lowed. The fireman was the last to
leave the building.
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sYNopsIs OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

Beatrice Froyle, recently widowed, arrives in
London from the Bermudas with her child. She
has a chilling reception from Miss Froyle, an
aunt Of her dead husband, who tells her that Sir
tombstone and Lady Froyle were bitter with their
son his marriage, and that the young widow
cannot expect help from them. On her return to
her hotel Mrs. Froyle meets a woman who calls
herself Lady Catherington, and Is asking to see
Lord Catherington She also has child with
her, and Mrs. Froyle notices its ailing condition
Beatrice takes care of this child while the stran
ger sees Lord Catherington, and while the inter-
view proceeds 1t dies in her arms. The stranger
begs Lord Catherington to give the child home.
Beatrice oyerhears this and the strange lady
leaving the hotel without q word, she goes with
her own child towards Lord Catheringtons room.
He, in error, asks her to keep the child for him,
promising liberal payment, and in her despair
Beatrice consents, allowing him to remain under
his misconception.
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III.

The property was doomed. The
flremen could do nothing, and Frank
Goodall himself took Emily to her
house. The fresh air had revived her,
and by the time they reached Claridge
street Mrs. Abingdon was herself
again. But not word did they
speak; she offered no explanation of
how she and her husband came to be
in the doomed building.
something wrong" said Frank to
himself, as he resigned her to the
"Who was that second chap? Can't
make it out. Halloa! Here he
comes!"
For even as Goodall stood on the
steps. Tootal approached the door.
''Halloa!" said Frank. What do
you want here?"
What like. Let me in"
For the young fireman had gripped
the rascal by the arm.
you move off," he said, firmly.
mo, I won't"
wont your"
Frank pulled out his freman's
whistle.
"Move off at once" he said, cor II,
call the police"
Police! The word acted like magic
on the rogue. Scowling fiercely, and
threatening vengeance. Tootal never
theless slouched away. Frank fol-
lowed him to the corner and saw him
pass down the next street. Then
Frank turned his eyes back to
Claridge street. All that he loved on
earth was there, altho she was an
he thought. they're husband and
wife now. But she needs friend, Tn
sure of it. That fellow may come
back. I'll keep an eye on the house.
Tootal did come back; he came
back that evening. Ralph Abingdon
was lying on couch, his arm in G
sling. Paler than usual. Emily sat ir
"Hahl" laughed Tootal. as he strobe
into the room. Here we are again
Jack, and the girl, too"
Leave this house, sir" said Mrs
Abingdon. my husband is hurt. He
nearly lost his life thru you this morn.
ing: Leave this house at once"
The only reply which Tootal made
was to take off his hat and coat ant
deposit them on the table.
I'm here to stay" he said, coolly
you'll not turn a fellow out, Jack
The Long Acre den is done for, ant
the cops are running me hard.
guess I'm safe in the house of Mr.
Ralph Abingdon"
The rogue smiled sardonically al
he pronounced the name. His tongu,
fingered upon it as on tit-bit. Emil.
threw an entreating glance towards
her husband.
} ''Fraid it's impossible, Tootal,
said Abingdon.
He was wounded: he dared no
quarrel with his confederate.
What, man! I thought we'd set
tied it. I could have stuck you lik,
a. pig to-day. Come, let's be pals"
Toota1 was exaggerating. Ralp]
Abingdon had held his own in tn
sanguinary conflict. He was not goinl
, to yield now.
mo" he said, rising, Its all VI
between us. Bob. I have chosen m.
way, and IL you don't like 1t you'v
got to go your own. I'm not the ma,
to peach, but I've got a. wife now.
won't be forced away from her."
Forced! This will force you"
A magnificent candelabraL stood o.
the table. Twelve candles burnt in IT
. Grasping the silver stand in his lef
hand, Tootal advanced to the ricl
, silk curtains which hung at the win
dow.
Nov, Jack" he cried, you know
me and know you. This woman ha
come between us. You've got to Civ
her I'D. Shake hands on it, or f1r
the house."
mo you don't!" cried a voice.
I There was a crash, the window wa
! shivered to pieces, and Frank Goodal
! leaped into the room.
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To Be Continued Monday.
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NOT HIS own.

Philadelphia PReas,
WHATS the matter, Bin7 You look tired
out" -,
Throat trouble"
You don't talk that way,'
"Oh, 1t isn't my throat. tt's the threats Of ne
chumps who tell me look tirsd ont and al ma
what's the matter"
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DRINK.

Town and Country. =
Badsby-Ny wife will raise Gain WITH me- 70
she discovers rye been drinking.
Jsgsby-Au you've got to DO IL b hold your
breath when you 90 near her.
eadsby-Thst's all right but I'm atrsid IT.
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COOKED UP.

Philadelphia Press,
$50 this II the old family BfbleT' ss1d Mr.,
Miss Passay. (lf..
NO" replied Miss Psssay's little brother,
'that's the new one ma sister bought last weok
born" -
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CHAPTER III.

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GEORGE HENRY MANSFIELD Author Ordeal
"Rebecca,' Lost Souls"
Compete 1904
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-08
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1904.
WHEN PANAMA CANAL 10 OPBN'
ED.

We are ted that all Europe is watch
ing VITA intense interest the progress
being made by the American admins
trattoa coward preparing the way for
actual work on the ~inter-oeeanie canal.
The situation and the prospects of the
canal an well as the results to follow
it's completion are being discussed by
the leading journals. The london out
look asks what will happen when this
waterway Is opened to the traffic Of the
world and answer its question as fol-
lows:
We'll ne single brain can estimate
what will happen, but it is clear that a
fundamental change will be wrought
in the conditions OF the worlds COM
merce. Most evidently the East, the
dormant East, will become a huge mart,
and the gods of commerce Will d it
to their kingdoms. What this means
Expresses the brain to estimate. The
prizes to be won are so enormous that
every country will struggle for its
share. It is quite conceivable, IL may
even without presumption be said to
b probable, that New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, and other Eastern ports
will be called upon, with all their
leagued interests Of railways and ocean
lines, to battle with the cities and ports
which will be called into being on the
western coast of the United States.
Canada can look with eXultant hope
upon. her future, turning her face as
she doe to east and to west. Great Bri-
tain alse gazes in both directions upon
her unfettered exits TO all oceans a
open highways to all markets. Prepare
for Panama must soon be the new en-
try in the diaries of nations. Judged
in this light, the dvance of Russia in
Manchuria takes upon itself q profound
significance. Japan's excited ~jealous.es
become easily explicable. The world
seems about to enter pom a new phase
Of its marvellous era of commerce, with
its wars for markets and crusades for
merchandise. To us in our Island en-
poriun the new prospect ought to bring
a fresh impulse OF youth. We hold On"
highway TO the East through water
flowing where land once was. In .
little tine that other race Of our loins
wAi hold the other. The prospect II
ffattering for US and for them But the
sdea in both cases came from France.
She sswed. We reaped- Who shall
feaSaF
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Remains Brought From Winston
Immense Attendance - Beautiful
Floral Offerings.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Greensboro. N. c.. January "a
special train with two coaches filled
with funeral escorts and relatives
from Winston-Salem, arrived here at
3 o'clock, with the remains of Rev.
DR.. Robert E. Caldwell, late pastor
Of the First Presbyterian church
there. The interment was made at
Green Hill cemetery. The Knights
of Templar of Winston and Green's
boro officiated in the presence of an
immense of s~orrowing
friends here. Beautiful floral designs
more than filled the orifice of the
cemented vault.
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THE FIGHT AGAINST WOOD.

The men who are opposing the cen
frmation of the appointment Of Gea-
eraI Wood to a major geleralship are
getting down to business. There se.His
to be no doubt that the n a com
mittee on military Affairs will make q
favorable report. but hat will by nD
means end the contest, which will be
fact it may. be said that the 1ght will
begin in earnest only when this 10
done. The opponents have made out
their specific charges and they are Sc
rious ones If the can establish them
Wood will never be a major general.
The fact. ordinarily. that a nomina-
ton Ia been favorably reported from
committee goe a long way in ecur-
mig confirmation. but in this case the
charges are so grave and some such
influential men are backing them DIP
that it will be ard work for General
Woods friends to secure his confirms
ton.
Aside from the charges against him.
General Wood ought not to have been
appointed a major general. and the
enate should reject the appointment.
1t is treating with too great injustice
the many officers over whose heads nc
has been promoted, and it is raising
TO the next to the highest grade in the
army a man who has never had any
experience to qualify him for the place
or to show hat he is competent to
fill il.