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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23

Politicians in Washington are watch
ing with keen interest the situation in
New York. The nomination of Higgins
by the Republicans is generally re-
garded as favorable to the Democracy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23
Bryan on THE WORLD.

"THE WORLD nerer during the
last tacenty years considered itself a
party paper. 1T promised to spread
truly Democratic principles and truly
Democratic ideas, and It has done so,
and t0tU do so, NTH entire independ-
ence Of bosses, machines and ptGt-
forms, f0lLotOtnq ONLY the dictoSes Of its
conscience. ."-Quoted. with approval,
by William J. Bryan in the Com
moner, July 10, 1908.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23

Portland, Ore The cable line be-
tween Fort Stevens and Fort Candy,
with connections ending in the district
Office Of the United States Weather
Bureau in this city, has been COM
pleted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23
Application Approved.

Chicago. Acting Building Inspec-
tor Stanhope approved the applica-
ton of the Hyde and Behnman Music
Company for a license to conduct .
theatre in the building formerly occu-
pied bv the Iroqouis Theatre.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23

If canal had been built across the
isthmus a generation ago, either at
Nicaragua or Panama, it would be
nearly worthless to-day, so great have
been the changes of the draft of ves-
sells that sail the high seas. To adapt
a canal with locks to these new condi-
lions would be almost equivalent to
rebuilding, especially if the Nicara-
guam route had been takes. This
raises the interesting question of how
far a canal constructed to-day should
anticipate the needs of the future. To
complete so stupendouS work as this
upon which American aspirations for
half century have been centered, on
ly to find that it was hopelessly be-
hind the times, would be a most hui
initiating outcome. The French Com
pany did. their work at Panama on a
thirty-foot basis; all of our surveys
and estimates have been based upon
a proposed depth of thirty-fve feet.
It is now practically certain that
something better will be done, al
though the details of several plans
await further development. Their
study may account in part for some
apparent delay in beginning the real
work of the canal construction.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23

San Francisco. james Britt has
agreed to fight Joe Cans after he has
disposed of the Corbett affair. Both
boxers agree to scale 133 pounds at the
ring side.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23
cuiltv of Murder.

williamsburg, Ky.-Floyd Hilton
was sentenced to be hanged for the
murder of the two Bray boys at Jelico
last August. The jury was out only
forty minutes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23
Killed by Batted Ball.

Chicago. Edward Johnson, a MEM
Der of the Oak Park baseball club.
was killed by batted ball during a
game. The ball struck him just be-
low the heart.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23
Forests Still Burning

Anaconda, Mont.-The forest fires
that have been burning for the past
four days on the mountains west of
here are still raging. A number of
prospectors' cabins have been burned
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23
Fourth Time a Bride.
North Pole.

New y Commander R. E..
Peary, the explorer, has an
nonuced that contract had been
signed for new Arctic ship which
he is to use in another attempt upon
the north pole and that he expects to
start north again next summer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23
Negroes Organize Bank.

The negroes Of Indianola have or
ganized penny savings bank, the
third negro bank to be organized in
the State.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23

Montgomery, Ala.-James McWil.
liams, 1O7 years old, veteran Of tho
Indian, Mexican and Civil Wars, died
recently at his home near Greenvine,
Ala.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23
Columbus Industry.

The charter of the Dodson Plow Co.,
domiciled at Columbus has been ap-
proved.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23

President Roosevelt's s action in the
case of Robert B. McWade, United
States consul general at Canton, dis
missed for issuing false certificates to
Chinese immigrants, is looked on here
as the probable preliminary to other
dismissals. When Assistant Secreta-
ry Pierce was in China he looked into
the consular service thoroughly, there
being a number of officers against
whom charges rested. John Goodnow,
consul general at Shanghai, was one.
1t is said on good authority several
dismissals are assured. Whether Mr..
Goodnow will be one to go is uncer-
tain. The charges against him were
different from those against McWade.
Much surprise is manifested here
among friends of McWade at his dis
missal. He had served for nearly a
quarter of century as city editor of
a leading Philadelphia newspaper,
and while in newspaper work had
taken a course in medicine and sur
gerry.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23


Arrangements have been made for the
return of the president and his fam
ily to Washington. They will leave
Oyster Bay at IL o o'clock on Thursday,
Sept. %, in special train. Crossing
New York City in carriages, the par
ty will reach Jersey City in time to
take the IA p. m. train on the Penn
sylvania Railroad for Washington.
Two special cars will be attached to
the train for the accommodation of
the presidents party.
Secretary Morton has addressed Q
letter of commendation to Midship-
man ]. Reidy, member of the third
class at the naval academy, in recog-
milton Of the bravery in recently dis
played in jumping overheard and res
cueing from drowning C. III. Homan,
a seaman in the navy. The Secretary 8
attention has also been called to SINH
lar acts Of bravery on the part Of Mid
shipman John Rodgers, who rescued
a seaman from drowning in the har
Dor Of Chemulpo, Corea.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23
WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES
NEWS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY
CHRoNICLED.
COST OF nInIC WAR
Was Three -Fourths of d Million Dol
lars Other News of Interest
From the Nations Capitol During
the Week Just Ended.

The triumph of Odell and the defeat
Of Platt has widened the breach be-
tween these two leaders. The Wood
ruff men left the convention with a
bad taste in their mouths. The New
York Sun has practically bolted Hig-
gins, while the New York Press, has
tolted the candidate for second place
Democrats, of course, rejoice at these
factionai troubles in the Republican
campaign. Chairman Cowherd, of the
Democratic Congressional Committee
said to the American correspondent !:
Wearing the Odell tag will just
about queer the Republican nominee
for Governor. We feel no doubt what
ever as to result. The Democrats are
sure to carry New York anyway, and
the action of this last convention is
going to strengthen our chances all the
more. Odell may have shown the won-
derful strength of his machine, but,
outside of that, he has not improved
his standing"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23

The report of the Commissioner of
immigration for the month of July
shows that there were landed in this
country during that period 57,949
aliens, while S92 who sought admis
sion were for various reasons debarr
ed In this latter class, 592 are shown
to have been paupers or likely to be-
come public charges. Galveston show
ed 226 entries, New Orleans 1T, Mo-
bile 10, and Pensacola 5. One was re-
fused permission to land at New Or
leans on account of poverty, and one
was returned by the Comissioner Of
immigration after having effected a
landing at Galveston. There was no
attempt made at any of the Southern
ports to bring in laborers under con-
tract, barring the port of Key West,
where two instances are on record of
aliens trying to slip through the lines.
With this exception, however, all the
ports in the Southern territory show
a clean bill. The disbarments at East
ern ports, on the other hand, run up
into the hundred, sixty-four contract
laborers having been refused permis-
sion to land at the port of New York,
and forty-eight having been returned
to their sailing point after having
landed. The total number debarred at
New York alone was 597.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23

Commissioner General Sargent, of
the Bureau of immigration is about
to start on an extended trip through
the south for the purpose of investigat-
ing the report which reaches the de-
partment that Chinese are entering
Mexico by the hundreds and thence
making their way across the frontier
into the United States. Among the
first places to be visited by the Com
missioner General will be New Orleans
from which place he will proceed to
Galveston, Ell Paso, Yuma, San Diego,
Los Angeles and intermediate cities.
His most important investigation will
be along the Mexican border where,
he alleges, Chinese are congregating
waiting for the opportunity to slip in
TO this country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-23

The tobacco trade is up in arms
over the possibility that the action of
Acting Secretary of the Treasury
Armstrong in directing that change
shall be made in the customs stamp
on imported cigars may be rescinded
by order of President Roosevelt. For
a number Of years manufacturers of
cigars made in this country of tobac-
co imported from Cubay have labored
under the disadvantage that a wide
customs stamped, printed in red, was
bound about the boxes of imported
cigars and was generally accepted by
smokers as a certificate of merit, as 1t
was the guarantee of the United
States government that the cigars
were imported.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-15

fine cattle owned by ''Uncle Sam"
Houston slaughtered. The slaughter
of these cattle brough5 about a con-
troversy between Houston and the
state. board ofahea1th which was con-
tested until the death of Mr.. Houston,
short time ago. Many times the
matter was brought before the state
Legislature in an effort to secure the
appropriation of money to pay Hous-
ton for the cattle which had been
killed.
The investigation of the cattle in
this portion of the county by the state
officers will be watched with a great
deal of interest.
1t is stated by the meat dealers Of
the city that scarcely any of the meat
offered for sale in Kenosha shops is
bought in this county, and most of it
is shipped in from the big packing
houses in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-15
Royal Arch Masons Name Com
mittee to Have Charge Of
the Golden Jubi|ee.
OLD LODGE TO CELEBRATE.
Leading Masons of tie State Expected
to Come to Kenosha to Take Part
in the Ceremonies.

At the meeting of Kenosha chapter
No. 8, of the Royal Arch Masons held
on Tuesday evening the first step was
taken to arrange for the celebration
of the golden jubilee of the founding
of the chapter in Kenosha. In order
to have the celebration properly
started a committee consisting of
Col. w. w. Strong, Thomas Hansen,
A. Fl. Lance and Frank Truax was
appointed Nto have entire charge of
the event. It is planned to make this
golden jubilee the greatest event Of
the year in Masonic circles. In con-
nection with the celebration of the
jubilee the new Masonic club house
will be formally dedicated and a
great crowd of Masons from all parts
of the state will be in attendance.
The general plans for the ce1ebra-
ton have already been made and a
banquet will be held at which it is ex-
pected that the grand officers from
the state and several of the members
or the order of national repute will
make addresses. Invitations for the
event will be sent to every lodge of
the order in the state and it is expec-
ted that nearly all of them will send
representatives.
The full plans will be announced
the first of the year and the banquet
is scheduled to take place on March
23rd
The Kenosha chapter of the Royal
Arch Masons occupies leading place
in the history of Free Masonry in this
state as it is one of the oldest, if not
the oldest, chapter of the order now
in existence.
1t was first founded in the days of
Old Southport but like many of the
fraterna1 organizations of the early
days it died shortly after it's borning.
The history of the Masons of the
state shows that the Kenosha chapter
was first founded on March 3, 1916,
under dispensation granted to John
Bu11en, Jr., Waters Tows1ee, John
Mccoy and w. OLIVER. The chapter
was chartered in 1850 but the members
lost interest in it for a number of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-15
TO MEET DEC. 20.
Second Meeting of the State Baseball
League to Be Held at Be1oit.

Second Meeting of the State Baseball
League to Be Held at Be1oit.
Manager Peter Breen, of the Ke-
nosha Baseball team, this morning
received the following call for the
second meeting of the magnates of
the Wisconsin Baseball league:
Chicago, Dec. 8, 1904.
Dear Sir The Wisconsin State
league, through the official call by
President Powers, have decided to
have their second meeting at Be1oit,
Wis, on Tuesday, Dec. 20. The
principal object of this meeting will
be to adopt the bylaws and constitu-
ton and determine the e1igib1es for
the other two, vacancies.
Lacrosse, Be1oit, Kenosha, Green
Bay, Oshkosh and Kaukauan have
officially accepted franchises of the
league by posting preliminary for
felt and will deposit the remainder of
the forfeit to Treasurer McGinnis at
this meeting. 1t is likely that RAJ
cine, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Wau-
sau, Eau Claire and Appleton will
send representatives. to this meeting
to contest for the other two vacan-
cies. j. T. POWERS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-15
WRECK NARROWLY AvERTED
Workman of the c. NV. Road Finds a
Broken Car Wheel on "Scoot."

workman or the \. NV. ROad FINDS a
Broken Car Wheel on "Scoot.o
Although it was not apparent on
the surface, what might have been a
railroad disaster was narrowly avert
ed on the "Scoot" Thursday morning
by casual inspection of the train by
conscientious railroad employee.
When the train came into the depot
at Zion City it was ostensib1y all right
and it was not until the backing up
came that the discovery was made
that one of the wheels on one of the
passenger coaches was split through
and would not stand service at all.
The break was discovered by the
local train inspector and the coach
ordered off the train at once. Con-
ductor English was in charge. The
coach was transferred to siding and
the train went on. 1t is local train
travelling between this city and Zion
City exclusively. It is always quite
heavily loaded and had the wheel
broken on account of the flaw there
might have been an appalling catas-
trophe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-15
City Health Officer Finds Meat
Infected With Tuberculo-
sis on Sale Here.
MAY AFFECT MANY CATTLE.
Samples of Meat Are Sent to the State
Health Department and In
vestigation Will Follow.

E1City Health Officer j. Russell East
man forwarded to the state health
Office at Madison Wednesday might a
sample of meat which had been sold
in Kenosha and is supposed to be in
fected with the germs oftuberculosis.
The meat was taken at the sugges-
ton of one of the leading meat deal
ers in the city. 1t had been butchered
on the farm of a we'll known farmer in
the town of Pleasant Prairie and a
quarter of the beef had been brought
to Kenosha and sold to City Engineer
Robert Moth. Mr., Moth sent the meat
to the butcher shop to be cut up and
the dealer at once suspected that
something was wrong and refused to
handle the meat. DR.. F. E. Andre,
DR.. Eastman and DR.. w. r. Cheever
were called in to examine the meat
and they all agree that it may be'in-
fected with tuberculosis. The sale of
the meat was at once forbidden and
sample of it forwarded to the health
officers at Madison.
There is no doubt but that the
farmer who sold the meat was unac-
quainted with it's condition and it is
not thought that he is in any way
guilty of breaking the state laws
against the sale of impure meats.
The discovery of the condition of
the meat, however, has brought out
demand for an examination of other
cattle in the town of Pleasant Prai-
RE, as it is thought possible that the
infection is widespread and the state
veterinarian will be asked to go
over the ground carefully.
The physicians who made the in
vestigation of the meat when seen
stated that there was little doubt
but that the animal had been afflicted
with tuberculosis.
The finding of this Diseased meat
has recalled the famous Houston
case in the town of Pleasant Prairie.
More than ten years ago the presence
of tuberculosis was discovered among
the cattle of Pleasant Prairie and
State Veterinarian Scott when called
to the county ordered a large herd of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-15
AFTER COUNTY BUILDING.
Committee From the Council Seeks to
Lease it for Use as City Hall.

Committee From the Council Seeks to
Lease it for Use as a City Hall.
A committee consisting of Alder
men Greenwa1d, Anderson and
Thomas has been appointed by Mayor
German to make an effort to secure a
lease of the county building for use of
the city as city hall. The commit
tee has made petition to county
agent Gonnermann for the use of the
building and it is probable that the
arrang can be completed in or
der to allow the city to move into the
building at the opening of the new
year.
At present the building is of little
value to the county but it can be ar
ranged SO that it will Be OF great use
to the city. The building has large
and commodious vaults which are
sufficiently large to preserve all the
records of the city. If the building is
secured all the officials of the city
will have offices in this building and
the old city hall will be turned over to
the fire department.
The committee is using it's best eff
forts to consummate the lease and if
it can be made the council will make
arrangements for the repair of the
old building at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-15

years and the work was allowed to
die out. However, in 1854 the younger
members brought about revival of
Masonry in Kenosha and the present
chapter was chartered. Since that
time regular meetings have been held.
One or two of the charter members
of the chapter are still living and it is
expected that they will come to Keno
sha to attend the golden jubilee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-15
CORNWALL SELLS OUT.
Well Known Bristol Farmer Disposes
of His Farm TO Chicago Parties.


A. r. Cornwall, one of the best
known farmers of the county, is to re-
tire from the agricultural pursuits
and today deal was closed for the
sale of his Bristol farm of 100 acres to
L. L. Crawford of Chicago. The con-
sideration of the deal was $3.50, a
little over $50 an acre.
Mr.. Crawford will take possession
of the property at once and will work
the farm.
Mr. Cornwall will make his home in
the village of Bristol and will live a
retired life. For some time Mr.. Corn
wall has been in poor health, and it
became necessary for him to dispose
of the farm on this account.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-01
DON'T ACETATE RACE QUESTION,

Only that omnipresent danger, the
race problem, causes the South to
and aioof from the other thirty-two
or three states of the union, politically
and Otherwise However, an enc our
aging rsy of hope is held out in the
demand of many of leading Republi-
can and independent newspapers that
there should be no ag1'a ion of the
race question or hostile legisla ion
against the South by the next Con-
gress. These papers have reason to
believe that the Solid South will dis
solved If wise and conciliatory policy
is pursued by the dominant party
during the next four years. They con
tend that there are many Republican
protec i've principles that are popular
in the South In several of the States
where manufactures have developed
the protection sentiment is strong,
and this sentiment If left to itself is
bound to tell in the long run. Sena-
tor Fairbanks newspaper, the Ind1-
annapolis News, remarks that there is
only one thing that keeps the South
solid, politically, and that is the race
eues ion, and it declares that ''if the
South is made to realize that it has
nothing whatever to far from the Re-
publican party there is certain TO be a
gradual weakening of the opposition
of the Southern people to it. OF that
there can be little doubt. On the tariff
question itself there is likely to be 6
great shift. If looks to see the protec-
zionist principle lose support in the
North, and win greater support IN the
South. For Northern industries are
old and fully established, and many O
them fod protection a restraint rather
than stimulus The contrary is true
in the South which is just beginning
to develop its manufacturing interests
For its part is hopes that the Soutl
will break up, for that would be
good thing for the nation, and TO
both the great parties. The Demo
cratic party would cease to be Deepen
dent on the combination of Tamman.
Hall with the solid South. Mel
would be protectionists or free traders
expanslonists or anti-expansien1sts
not because they lived IN certain
sec lon, but because they believed il
certain doctrines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-01
Curious ways of Crabs.

Certain species of crabs cover them
selves with seaweed in order to de-
ceive their foes. One crab was seen by
the naturalist Eisig in 1873 to pluck
off zoophyies, those plantlike animal
colonies which grow on shells and
stones, and to fix them on the spines
and hairs of it's shell. A still deeper
romance of defensive tactics is to be
found in the case of certain hermit
crabs. They live in the castOff shells
of whelks and crawl about, house on
back. One claw is bigger than the 9th
er, and this is an adaptive feature, for
when the crab retires into it's house
the bigger claw is tucked across the
mouth of the shell to bar the way
against a possible intruder. More curl
Gus still is the habit of one species
which tolls along with a sea anemone
fixed to his shell, like Sindbad carrying
the Old Man Of the Sea. Great care is
taken of this anemone. 1t is fed by
the crab, and if the latter has to seek
new shell by reason of his growth
he tenderly shifts his tenant off the old
abode and places him on the new one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-01
Dean Holes wit.

On one occasion Dean Hole, the well
known English clergyman, with Mrs
Hole, landed at Dover, much exhaust
ed, after a rough crossing Of the Eng
fish channel. While waiting for the
train the dean pored over the railway
regulations. "Ah," he said, addressing
the station insE ector, 'it's one consola-
ton after such a crossing and this
tiresome wait that we go back at half
price" 81 don't understand, sir" was
the officials reply. There is no special
reduction" ooh, yes, there is,' said
the dean. 1--WE just been reading all
your notices, and you state that you
take returned empties at much reduced
rate" Once when the dean was play
ing whist for threepenny points he ap-
peared to be very well provided with
threepenny bits. "Ah," his opponent
remark ed, have you the offertory with
you" What, SIR" the dean answered,
"do you recognize your miserable con-
tributions?"