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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

The meeting in Jackson, June 3rd,
for the purpose of organizing the in
dustrial workers of the state is attract
ing great deal of attention and
prospects for the success of the move
ment are good. A large number of
towns that have not had a business
league of any description heretofore
are organizing and will come into the
state body. Every one with paid
secretary is enthusiastic and a num-
Der that have not salaried officers.
Hon. w. M. McAHister, of Waynes-
boro, Hon. j. w Norment of Starks-
vile and others members of the states
lawmaking body are taking an inter
est and will help the matter along.
Greenwood will ask for the industrial
rally later on and promises to do her
best to make it the most enjoyable oc-
caSiOn the state has ever seen, and
those who have partaken of Green
woods hospitality do not doubt her
ability to do what is promised. 9th
er towns will also be in nomination
for the place and present strong
claims for consideration. The but
ton for Mississippians will be ready
by the Goth and no man, woman or
child loyal to the state will be without
one. The third house has passed
stringent law that no citizen of the
state will be admitted to the Saint
Louis Fair without one and the Su-
preme court has handed down an
opinion in advance that every sec
tion of the law will be upheld regard
less of constitutional questions. This
must be a great year for Mississippi
and every one has the opportunity to
add mite to the success of the move
ment
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

The Secretary of the Interior has
ordered the withdrawal from entry of
$4,000 acres of land in Montana for
addition to the West Little Belt
Mountains forest reserve in that state.
The land lies in Meagher, Ferguson
and Cascade counties on the western
side of the Little Belt reserve.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Ackerman In Choctaw county is g :
periencing healthy growth these
spring days that is closely akin to
boom. A new bank with a capital
stock of $4,000 has been organized,
an oil mill and fertilizer factory is on
the program and the new railroad is
fast approaching the town. There is
something good ahead for Ackermani
sure.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Secretary of State, John Hay, will
represent the Federal Government at
the opening of the World s Press Par
lament, May 1921, and will deliver
the address Of welcome. Among other
affairs arranged in his honor will be
reception at which he will meet the
representatives of foreign govern
ments to the Worlds Fair.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20
Chief Justice Fuller has long since

Chief Justice Fuller has long since
arrived at the age when he can retire
on full pay, but his wife is under
stood to desire him to remain on the
active list, and as the duties Of the
place are far less onerous, the Chief
Justice is expected to continue at the
head of the tribunal for an indefinite
period.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Neshoba county is making a great
fight for better roads. The whole
people seem to be interested and
something tangible will be the result.
If every county would become in
terested it would be a great thing for
the state. No country has accomplish
ed a great deal without first having
roads that were at least passible at
all times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

West Point will build seventeen
miles of sewers at a cost Of 5,00(
or more. The betterment Of sanitary
conditions is behind it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

According to figures prepared atthe
War Department there will be a
chance for the appointment of about
fifteen civilians to the rank of Sec
ond Lieutenant in the regular army
this year. There are $50 vacancies
in this grade 124 to be filed by the
graduating class at West Point and
the remainder, excepting fifteen from
those who have already passed their
examinations, by civilians. There are
already on file several hundred appli
cations from civilians who wish to
be examined for commissions.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

The McComb City Journal crowds
lot of truth into the following lines:
"There is enough idle capital in Mis-
sissippi, if invested in industries, to
make it one of the great manufactur-
ing states of the Union. The materi-
al is here too and transportation ia
cilities will soon be all that could be
desired. The time for investment is
now
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20
WASHINGTON
HAPPENINGS.
SEES IN GOLD SHIPMENTS ONLY
NECESSARY CONDITION.
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL.
Acreage Report is Forthcoming Tho
Government Will Issue Elaborate
Statement Of Cotton Conditions
Nay 26.

A new suggestion in the line of
amending the Chinese exclusion laws
has been thrown out by T. M. Doar,
of San Francisco, who is visiting in
Washington. 1t would not only add
thousands of dollars he says, "to the
yearly revenues of California, but
would benefit the very class of people
who are most bitter in opposition to
the landing of Chinese OH our shores.
The law could be so framed as to keep
the Celestials out of the cities, where
they might come into competition
with white wage earners, but to allow
them to go into the rural district,
where they are badly needed, partic-
ulH 'ly by the fruit growers. Lack cf
such good, reliable labor, such as the
Chinese furnish, retards the growth
and prosperity of our state, .and the
yearly introduction of 100000 of
them would be of vast benefit They
could be brought in with the distinct
proviso that they return in from three
to five years, so that they could never
become permanent residents, Of the
state"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

The British government has become
involved in the labor troubles in Colo
RADIO. In the troubles at Telluride,
Lancelot Collins, a Britisher and
non-union miner, was killed, it is al
legged, by strikers. The nearest Brit
ish consul, at Denver, started an in
vestigation and has reported the case
to the British embassy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

A new Jail and court house is to be
erected at Mendenhall in Simpson
county at cost of about $4,000. A
committee has been visiting public
buildings throughout the state getting
information with regard to the same.
Both will be up-to-date in every re-
spect.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Mr.. Leger, the Haytien minister
at Washington, has cabled his pres
ident requesting to be fully advised
as to the situation in that country.
The minister has had no intimation
of impending trouble there, although
he knew that his government was
prosecuting a number of cases grow
ing out of the Haytien National Bank
scandal. AS a result of this prosecu-
ton it is said a number of Germans,
English and Americans have been
imprisoned. They are charged with
issuing false bonds to the amount Of
S2,OOO.OOO.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Magnolia has sold bonds for the
purpose of building water plant and
will begin work on the same soon.
$25, 1900 is the amount to be expended.
And still the good work goes on.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

United States Minister Thompson,
cables the state department FROM Pc
tropopolis that Brazilian officers stop
ped a British ship at Manaos while
she was making her way up the ANA
zon river, on the ground that she had
aboard 260 cases of ammunition des-
tined for the Peruvian military
forces, the possession of which is now
a subject Of dispute between Brazil
and Peru. As there has been I'D dec
laration Of war, it is expected that
the British government will enter a
protest against the stoppage of the
ship as illegal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

The president will go to Oyster Day
about July 1st, remaining there until
after he receives the official notifica-
tion of the choice of the Republican
convention. Then he expects to re-
turn to Washington for a stay of two
or three weeks, returning then to
Oyster Bay and remaining there until
shortly after the middle of September.
The president will not receive any
delegations at Oyster Bay, and will
only receive those visitors on politi-s
cal matters who come through the ma
tional committee. All other visitors
to be received at Oyster Bay will be
limited to those whose missions are
en- official business.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

1t was announced at the annual
banquet of the Association of Ameri-
can Physicians that as the result Of
researches by DR.. Noguchi of japan,
working under a grant from the Car
negie Institution, positive antidote
for rattlesnake venom has been dis
covered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

According to reports Venezuela
will name M. Magnan, the former
president of the French Court of Cas-
sation, to be umpire of the French
claims, amounting to 100000 boli-
vars. The proposed step is indica-
tive of the desire Of President Cas-
tro for fair hearing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

AT an election held in Charleston
some days since son the issuance of
$4,000 in bonds for depot facilities
for the O. c. & w. railroad, not a
vote was polled against the PROPOSE
ton. That is what might be proper
ly termed unanimous progressive
ness" Charleston is all right.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Miss Clara Barton has resigned the
presidency of the American Red
Cross and was succeeded by Mrs.
John A. Logan, who has heretofore
occupied the Office Of vice-president of
the association. The ceremony ,oc-
CURED at Mrs. Logan s residence and
was participated in by Miss Barton.
Mrs. Logan and members of the exc
cutive committee of the Red Cross.
Miss Barton's letter of resignation
was a partial review Of the work Of
the organization. 1t is now twenty
ty-three years since by the expressed
desire Of President Garfield she ac-
copied the presidency of the organi-
2ation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Some one las said that sulphur
scattered through your corn crib will
keep away all rats and mice and not
hurt the corn for any purpose in the
least. This receipt may be worth
something and is given for what there
is in it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Domestic trade movements for the
first quarter of the current year, as
reported by the Department of Com
meree and Labor through its bureau
Of statistics, make favorable compar
ison with preceding years on the
subject Of livestock receipts at Wes-
tern markets and lumber movements
in the south and on the Pacific coast.
In. all branches of trade dependent on
river and lake navigation there wss-a
much lighter movement than in 1903,
owing to the later opening of the sea.
son of navigation. :.
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The War Department has received
from General Wade, commanding the
United States troops in the Philip
pines, cable report of, the ambush
ing of detachment of company F ),
Seventeenth Infantry, in Mindnaona.
dated Manila. -.
The president has signed the proc
lamation opening the Rosebud, 5. D.,
Indian reservation to settlement. The
reservation contains 416,000 acres and
will be opened at 8 a. N. August 8.
Exhaustive inquiry into affairs OF
the New Yory City postofice recent
ly was completed by Charles II. Robb,
assistant attorney general for the
Postoffice Department. The report
shows that Postmaster Van Cott him
self has been entirely innocent of any
intentional wrong doing. Some irreg-
ularities were discovered, but they did
not, it is said, involve the integrity OF
Postmaster Van Cott.
The Navy Depas tncnt Is inform
ed that the European squadron CON
sfstingsSof the cruisers Olympia, Bal
timore and Cleveland. and command-
ed by Rear Admiral Jewell, left
Guantanamo Bay bound for a cruise
in the Mediterranean.
Rear Admiral Albert Sewall Ken
nedy, retired, formerly Paymaster
General of the Navy, it is stated at
the Navy Department, has been Sc
lected as treasurer Of the Panama
Canal Commission.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Winona has suffered again from the
ravages of fire but will soon be in
a position to combat the element.
Eighty car loads Of water and sewer
pipe have been bought for installing
a water and sewer system. When the
plant is completed the citizens will
not leei SO rowerless in the fa !, i
the fire fend. A town without tbs
protection is standing i'll its own
light.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

There is work for all when the op
portunity is desired. Do or say some
thing for your state every day. Never
retire at night until after this obli-
cation has been met. Cast up your
accounts each evening and see that
the balance is on the right side.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Yazoo City has her sail up to catch
the breeze of All additional railroad
The route is being selected for anoth-
er line running south from that towr
with Jackson as the objective point
One new road is just being completed
into this progressive town, and hers
comes another.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Grenada is what is commonly
known as 'monied town. and only
lacks few go-ahead citizens to give
it place in the front rank which it
deserves. Men with money have to
be shown wherein they should invest
in manufacturing plants and that a
good dividend will be paid onthe mon
ey invested. A progressive league or
union is great stimulus to this work
and the Grenadian is making noble
fight for the organization Of such q
body. May its efforts prove success
full.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

The West Point Business League,
although rcorganized only q few
weeks, has landed a large furniture
factory that will employ great many
men. This is the first result of the
organization, but it will not be the
last one by any means. The town is
alive to the necessity of such All or
ganization and the benefits to accrue,
and help the matter along IN every
way possible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Clarksdale reports about $4,000 or
100000 being expended in improve
ments at present. The town is fast
becoming a city and is putting on
many city airs. 1t is the richest of
the rich Delta and has citizenship
of hustlers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

The Department of Agriculture is
making elaborate arrangements for its
report on acreage and condition of the
cotton crop on May 26, the condition
of cotton on June 25, and for reports
on other crops for June and July A
very large number of correspondents
will send detailed reports on fhe cot
ton acreage and conditions report on
May 26 and they have been enjoined
to use the greatest care, especially
for acreage and to base their opinion
upon inquiries as well as upon OBJ
servation and to avoid underestimate
ing or over estimating this year s
crop. The acreage will be expressed in
the form of a percentage of last
years acreage as in previous Years.
The cotton schedule for June % will
be concerned solely with the tondi
tion of the cotton crop on that date.
The June report of various crops will
be concerned largely with acreage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

No apprehensions seem to be felt
at the treasury over the large .:ship-
ment of gold out of this country, eur
rent and to come, concerning which
inquiries have reached Washington
within day or two. 1t is recalled
that this is the season of the year
when large shipments always~;begin
nnder normal conditions land that we
should have expected twenty to twen-
ty-fve millions to go to Europe, even
If We had had no Panama canal pay
ment to make With the canal pay
ment, there was reason to expect an
outflow of at least $60,000,000 and
probably more. Easy money rates
have tended, also, to stimulate the
foreign movement.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Poplarville has taken up the matter
of water works for the town and will
push the agitation until plant has
been secured. The board of alder
men are publishing a proposition at
this time. There will likely be ht-
tie if any opposition to the installa
ton of the plant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

This is the year wherein we have a
fine chance to 'Push Mississippi
from every standpoint. 1t stands ev-
cry loyal Mississippian to get in the
& push" and do his or her share of
the work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-20

Laurel comes to- the front again
with an increased amount of
prosperity as evidenced by recent
events. The Laurel Cotton Mills will
increase the capital stock from $685.
900 to 1926, 900. The oil mill and fer
tilizer factory will invest $4,000
more and enlarge the capacity Of theiI
plant. Several. new brick business
houses are under construction and the
town is fast becoming a city.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-01-21
Newport Reached.

The steamer Newport, with mail. left here on Dec. IA, bound for Un- alaska and all intermediate points. when off Coal bay she ran into d storm, against which no headway could be made, they could not even hold mp against it. In order to keep off shore two anchors were thrown over, but without avail, The chains parted and both an chors were lost, and the boat was quickly blown ashore. She landed high up on the beach. and all at tempts to get her off were fruitless. She ran on the beach Dec. 9, and laid there for sixteen days, when an extra high tide and a fierce off shore gale again put her afloat. The steamer was then headed for Valdez, which point she reached without further mishap on Satur- day, the 16th instant. From Coal bay and Resurrection a number of passengers were picked up. Some of them were taking a hurried trip to Seattle, while a few were for this place. The Seattle passengers were fortunate in arriving here in time to catch the Excelsior.
 This being the eastern terminal of the Newport, she will lay here till the 26th when she will again start for the west.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-01-21
h0 WAQ AS TIT
RUSSIA HOLDING BACK. LAPS
 EAGER.
Var Hay be General
Hanna Re-Eiected. Democr attic Convention. News of
 The World.

LONDON, Jan. lSth-Private dis patches from St. Petersburg indi- cate that the Japanese note has not helped to fortify optimistic an'ici- pations. As long as there was room for further negotiations Russian di- plomacy helped Russia to gain time, but Japan having given a final answer to the latest Russian note will not, it is expected, wait indefinitely for decision on Rus sia's part. There is said to be much irritation in St. Petersburg over this failure of Russian diplom- ats. IL Is recognized that tine ,on- cluSions of the Chinese American treaty has materially affected Rus Sias prestige. Another source of chagrin Is tine indifferent attitude oi France.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-01-21
Rich Dirt.

Geo. Muchler, formerly of Daw- son, but now of Fairbanks, in a let ter to a friend in Valdez, states that he has several claims on Fair banks creek, one of which is Bench claim No. 5 below discovery. On this he has dug one hole to bedrock which is about 30 feet deep, and it stunning out about $l9 to the brcket. He believes that when thoroughly prospected il will prove a very rich camp.
 He further states that provisions are very scarce, and men are out along the river buying up and freighting into camp anything they can get in the eating line.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-01-21
Hill Reaches Seattle.

SEATTLE, Jan. lS-Geo. k. Hill, formerly Dawson printer, Is the first arrival from Tanana He came out via Valdez in twenty days. Hill says u.at there are 2,oOO men in the camp, and the outlook is very encouraging. He Is in Seattle to publish a special illustrated edition Oi the Fairbanks News, oi which he is tine owner. He expects to return in March.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-01-21
Getting Ready.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19-Nearly tram load ol army supplies have arrived here under rush orders, having been expressed by the gov ernment from Omaha to the super intendent of the Transport service, in this city. The consignment had been carried on the fastest trains through the west.
 Look out for Uncle Sam,
The Alaska prospector., 1904-01-21
Quick Time.

The semi-monthly mail bcween Fairbanks and Valdez left the form er place on Dee. 2Sth. and arrived here on the evening oi Jan. 18th It lcit Fort Gibbon al the mouth oi the Panama on Dee. 2O;h. On Jan. 9'h 1t reached the divide between the head of the Delta and the head of ,he Gulkana, when the Gers ran into d most severe blizzard that seemed to rage all over Alaska; to travel in ii was an utter imposs;- bility and they were forced to put up until the storm abated. On the 10th they again started and never allowed the mail to stop for mo- nent till it reached Valdez. The distance from the Chistuchina sta tion to this place. l65 miles, was made in the phenomenal time of three days. From Copper Center here, 104 miles, was made in 3G hours.
 Although 6 days time was los' by the storm it was sufficiently made up so that the mail arrived in time to catch the outgoing stean. ship Excelsior, which left here ear ly on the morning of the 18th.
 This is the second bunch of mail over the new route; the one prior to this was carried from Fairbanks in 16 days, and were i, not for the storm this second trip would have been done in better time. These are facts that should convince any party, who anticipates trip to Fairbanks, that this is much the shortest route, notwithstanding the fact that Dawson and other inter ested points have sent paid agents in the guise of newspaper men out to the states to proclaim in their favor, without any consideration for the poor devil who has to pay the cost and do the travelling
The Alaska prospector., 1904-01-21

there is an unnecessary delay -nue- times in receiving our mail; for ins'ance-the writer has a receipt for a registered package dated New York city, October 9th, and as vet the package has not arrived. If an outside friend desired to send a Christmas present to Alaska he'd have to purchase it one Xmas for de- livery the next.
 MT. Robt. Mathcson, an old time California miner and also an Alas ka sourtlough, has recently received a complete assaying plant, and will shortly have the same installed q. his home on Stone House Fork of Chicken creek. Bob has seen nearly all the mining camps in in America, and states that this section of Alaska outstrips anything he has seen yet in one respectable amount of mineralizcd rock; and says that he can get little gold in nearly all the rock found in this basin.
 Mir. George Frank, an old time resident of the Forty Mile country is great admirer of President Roosevelt. He sympathizes SC strongly with Roosevelt's plea against the extinction of our race hat he went outside and married a sweet Missouri lady. He has just returned with his bride. W. B. A