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GIVEN WAR DEPARTMENT Rv
CONDITION ARKANSAS AND
AlA8A#A SOLDIERS.
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ments il is said that the militia t I
the #states mentien d is far behind
those q 9llef southern aad nar.hera
states.
\ reporter Of the var department
is nov III Arkansas Investigating con
9itions tbete= among The various
militia eeeiments Tie Officials q.
the war department. err unwilling 10
discuss the matter but they do n.
hesitate to state that ain of The
rev regulations viii haye To be
either modified G" dispensed vita
his year i'll order 10 enable tho
militia Of both sta,es ia take fha
ield at coming mancuvars
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MY ones fepresantd ia the large
nd growing asscrtmcnt of troubles . !,
'hieh confront the officials of fb<s
liiti2 bur- an Of the war de9attmert. u
he farmers cf Virginia and other =
tat2s are unwilling to lease thor " q
fonhcS 1oT the mancuyers. They do :
OF want Eclunt 2er troops CT regular =
o|leis, elmer. Wi,hin reach of -
lelr chicken coops With pIt a guar y
ltee that their zen rce2ts and or
ards will be safe from iavasion. III III
I'd this is causing . hitch in tie -
rangements fer the m2ao1yers, u
ya been up against The S s.ldier 'i
me befoSe. There are net nobody -
90 can tell us nothing about sol sd
ers, especially them volunteer tin "'
es, said land ownas' who was a'i
willing to grant a lease unless il Oh
ordaghsy guaranteed him agai ~
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ngs5er amt in it as a rocst reach d
along with coidioHs. They'll st al Qo
lie Nen tell EN- ret % Tn y.re acc acc
The same nov. as thc1 We in I'M
sixties, aad | guess sc al r. ''os
mber somethi4s a6o4; YANKEES
e in this part Of Virginia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-27
ENDS LONG SILENCE
PARKER SAYS HG BELIEVES = r
IS BIG ENoUo- FOR PRES.
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'5weHed F45az.
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80 .zflz me $. = cas q his frfea-i5
sc .4t 4tases,ias ard rlay start some
9ea4Aa7red discussion THIS friend.
lawyer OF New Yofk city. mas
eneWa The judge many years.
fae> were boys tosetheF Not long
age tie lawyer Ses at Albany tc ar.
9He case before tie court of an
y as and a tie court adiouraen
s.s685>s Justice Parker aent IT'S
iFiesd note suggesting that they
nav. luncheon together for sId-time-s
SAKE During the meal the talk was
q The familiar and Informal sort as
may be Judged by the report Of It
which The lawyer si4e7. He ASKED
Judge Parker:
5foN do you feel OVER the pros +
oeet that ym may become President
Il Tie United st2tes DO you think ,
'ee can manage such big jcb2e +
/ have no doubt about it, replied y
lssice Parker, Il have no fear that G
ny lack Of familiarity With life at q
Washington will SCI! iously handicap .
ne. II am elected | believe / can +
II the Job. may nj know all .,
boHt II now, but can learn II. a,
mere are men frcm whom one may IL
Aarn great deal about the prcsl- -,
ancN before taking the office and -,
le rest will come after one gets in 90
feel about the possibility that to
ay bee me President of the Unite IN
,ates Just as did when took the ,,r
lice Of chief justice Of the court Ct 70,
'peals, realized that [ was the NO
'0hgest man on the bench and on,
10 to myself: Parker. what YOU tbt
mt t' do is to 60 Slow for time inf
d keep your mouth pretty wei
ut TIL you get onto your job Au
followed that rule. | am following
NV as to this presidential talk e..
d shall continue to follow it for
time. There is one thing feel
,te sure of, added Judge PARKER ~
= ''oa' d" he'll
IS that no matter what happen ora
hing can swell my head :"
Il -
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-27

The cottoa Bet stitch alongside
las G.Is2pio warehouse IS being re-
faifed, and tie Street along the
switch laid witn ciuIors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-27
Semi. Class.

MISS NETTIE LETETIA BYRD.
! English, Latin, History. Mathemat.
cs.
Essay-Rs wards of Endurance.
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JESSIE HARRIS WHITE

JESSIE HARRIS WHITE.
Latin, English, History.
3 Essay-Typical Figures Of the Mid.
die Ages.
Marshais.
B Dave Kaufman Chief.
sorfels DeWoody.
zack Tankersley.
King Richie.
Leland Murphy
James Hudson.
Noel Mccain.
Errol steck.
Allen Nelson.
Ihe exercises Will begin promptly
at s O'clock. 1''2
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-27
FANNIE CHEEK.

Il English, Latin, Mathematics.
Essay-schoolgirls of the Past and
Their Successors. I
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-27

JOHN CRANBERRY PIpKIN.
English, Latin, Greek, Mathematics.
F. oratlon-Present Conditions in the
South.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-27

FAY GOA.
English, Mathematics. Latin.
Essay Of Merit.
CHRISTABEL NASHTI GRAY
English, Latin, History, Matbe
matics.
! Essay-Will It Pay?
GUSSIE REINHARDT JONES
English, Latin, Mathematics. Sc.
ence
Essay-Earnestness as an Eleme Mt
OF Success.
LILLIAN GERTRUDE JULIAN
English, Mathematics, Science,
. Essay-High Purposes.
MONA I. LANE.
English, Greek. History Matbe.
matics.
Essay Southern Heroes.
ROSS MURPHY.
English, History, Science.
Essay-Musie.
MAMIE JEWELL PIPKIN :.
English, Latin, Mathematics,
T., n
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-27
he Juniors.

The juniors.
The junior class day exercises of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-27

FAY GOA.
English. Mathematics. Latin.
Essay-AristGcraey of Merit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-27

Ie Pine Bluff hisA sefo=l ey" Ivan Iiarki1.
Ilt s1aF IL Bil f Lio1
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
MISSISSIPPI NEWS MATTERS
Brief Chronicle of ALI Important Happenings
After the Whitecappers.

Detective Hoyt, who has been en-
ployed by Governor Vardaman to run
down the white cappers has now got
ten his evidence in shape, and it is an
nounced that some startling revela-
tlons will be made when the grand
jury meets at Brookhaven. Hoyt, took
the negro, Lewis Jones, from the city
Jail and carried his secretly to the Ed
wards House, where he was met by
several prominent citizens of Lincoln
county. A stenographer was on hand,
and Jones was told to tell his story
from start to finish without sparing
anybody or hiding anything. Jones
was kept there for several hours, going
over his connection with the lawbreak-
ers who have been giving so much
trouble in Lincoln county One of the
most important developments from his
story, is that labor agents were large
y responsible for many of the white
cap outrages, and that Jones was en-
ployed by these agents to distribute
warning notes and post warnings on
the premises of the negroes. The OBJ
ject being to terrorize the negroes into
leaving the community, when thelabor
agents would show up and offer them
a place to go where they were prom
ised freedom from whitecapism. Jones
statement was reduced to writing and
is voluminous document.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
LEAKEsvLLE, GREENE COUNTY, MISS FRIDAY JULY 1904
LONG TIME A FUGITIVE.
A Man is Arrested After Dodging for
Thirteen Years.

Mobile, Ala.-Pursued by govern
ment officers for thirteen years, during
which time he visited England, Africs
and France, and returning to the
United States and locating in Indian
Territory. Henry Rodgers, alias
Frank Thomas, is behind jail bars
here with numerous indictments
against him.
On May 23rd, 1891, Rodgers held
up Reuben S. McCreary, a mail car
rler on a star route between Evergreen
and Turnbull, Ala, rifed the mail
pouch, threw the mail matter into a
creek and robbed the carrier of money
and gold watch.
After his return from abroad, Rod
gers, under the name of Thomas, To-
Gated in the Indian Territory where
he was arrested, tried and convicted
ON the charge of selling liquor without
q license. He was sentenced to serve
two years in the federal penitentiary
at Atlanta. It is said that he made a
confession while in prison and at the
expiration of his term requisition
for his return to Alabama was honor
ed by the governor of Georgia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
New Enterprises.

jackson, Miss, July 1.-The follow
lowing new enterprises have given no
tice of their intention of Incorporate
ing:
Bayou State Trust Company, Green
vile, capital $4,000.
Merchants and Farmers Bank,
Pickens, capital $4,000.
Tate County Telephone Company,
Senatobia, capital $1,000.
Planters Compress and Bonded
Warehouse Company, West Point,
capital $4,000.
Mississippi Cracker Company, Hat
tiesburg, capital $4,000.
Charters have been granted to the
following:
Bear Brothers Company, Laurel,
capital, $4,000.
Farmers Gin and Seed Company,
Bellwood, Washington county; capital
$500.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Decline in Construction.

Chicago, Ill.-Railroad building in
the United States for 1904 shows a
falling off in comparison with the cor
responding periods of 1902 and 1908.
Increased operating expenses and de-
creased traffic, resulting in small net
earnings, together with the continued
stringency in the money market, sup
ply the explanation of the decline in
construction. From official report re-
ceived by the Railway Age, it appears
that 1897 miles of track was complet-
ed during the first six months of the
year on 134 lines in thirty-three states
and territories In the first six months
of last year 2221 miles track were
laid, while for the entire year of 1908,
it amounted to five seven eight miles.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Insane Beauty is Jailed.

Jefferson, Ind.-Mrs. Anna Penning-
ton is again in Jail waiting commit
met to the insane asylum, this being
the fifth time, her last release having
occurred January IA.
Mrs. Pennington has had a roman
tic story which has been often told.
1t includes three marriages, first to
William Fl. Pennington, Jr., then to
Matthew Kelly, and later to William
H. Pennington, Sr., father of her for
mer husband. Among the other Incl
dents of her life was the murder, dur
ing one of her mad spells, of her little
child, to which she had been much at
tached. The '"beautiful maniac" as
she used to be called, is now only
about 80 years old.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Nearer Port Arthur.

Chefoo.-The japanese land forces
are now within eight miles of the
forts of Pd't Arthur and have begun
to lombard them, thO Russians reply
ing vigorously. The opposing armies
see each other plainly. Two Russian
officers tried to break through the ia
panese lines and were captured. An
official dispatch from Toxic says the
japanese consul at Gensan, Corea, re-
ports as follows: "Early this morn
ing, July, 1st, six Russian torpedo
boats entered the port, fired about 200
shots upon the settlement, sank a
steamship and a sailing vessel, then
rejoined their ships outside the harbor
and disappeared. Two Coreans and
two soldiers were slightly wounded.
The damage done to the buildings is
insis nifcant. -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Rescuer,s Blow Kills a Woman.

New York.-Erysipelas resulting
from blow in the face has caused the
death of Mrs. Christina Gessman, who
was rescued from the ill-fated General
Slocum. The blow was struck by a
fireman who rescued the woman from
drowning. Mrs. Gessman jumped
from the hurricane deck of the Slo-
cum. She was seen struggling in the
water by fireman, who leaped to the
rescue. He was caught by the drown
ing woman, who choked him with a
death grip so tenacious that he was
finally compelled to render her uncon-
scious with a blow Of his fist. He then
swan with her to shore. She was hur-
ried to hospital, but slight cut
caused by the fireman s fist developed
erysipalas and caused the woman s
death.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
THE NEGRO POPULATION.
Interesting Statistics in Census Bu-
reau Bulletin.

Washington.-The census bureau
has issued the final bulletin on the
negro population of the United States:
The number of negroes in the Unit
ed States, including the entire area
covered by the twelfth census (conti-
mental United States) Alaska and Ha-
waii and Porto Rico, is 9,204,531, per-
haps a larger number than is found
In any other country outside of Afri-
ca.
The report indicates that between
IL and Is per cent of the negro pop
ulation has, or is believed by the emu
merators to have some degree of
white blood. The center of the negro
population is in DeKalb county, Ala
bama, about four miles from the wes-
tern bounadry of Georgia, having
moved thence from Dinwiddle coun-
ty, Virginia. Almost 90 per cent of
the negroes in continental United
States and three-tenths of Them are in
Georgia, Mississippi ana Alabama.
Negroes constitute about one-ff-
teenth of the city population and
about one-seventh of the country pop
ulation of continental United States.
There was an increase among the ne
groes of 1,345,31S, or IS per cent in
continental United States, but the
rate of increase declined steadily
throughout the nineteenth century.
The negroes, unlike the Indians and
the natives whites, have a slight ex-
cess of females. Illiteracy among
them is about seven times greater than
the whites. There are 3,992,337 ne
groes in the United States engaged in
gainful occupationsf@ Their death rate
approximates 80 per cent, while that
of whites under the same calculation
is II per cent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Vandals Continue Their Work.

st. Louis. 1t is learned that an at
tempt has been made to wreck the
great organ, the largest in the world
in Festival hall at the World s Fair
cutting the secondary bellows. This
will not affect the working of the or
gan, which can be operated with the
primary bellows. AS result of
this attempt at vandalism, the compa-
ny that is building the organ, which
is only partly finished, will hereafter
exclude from the stage all except those
employed in the construction of the
instrument.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
NOT READY
FOR PEACE
ENGLAND HAS HEARD NOTHING
OF MEDIATION.
NEWS CREATE SURPRISE
Visit OF King Edward to Emperor Will
liam Brings out Fact That Inquiries
Are Made From Washington as to
Efficacy of Good Offices of America.

Washington While the officials
here are satisfied from their private
advices that the recent visit of King
Edward to his nephew, Emperor Will
liam, was not brought about by pur-
pose to initiate movement toward
the restoration of peace between Rus
sla and Japan, there is reason to be-
lieve that there is some very careful
and discreet inquiries as to the oppor-
tunlties for some such overtures at
this time have emanated from Wash
lngton. 1t may be stated that the re-
suit has been to disclose the fact that
neither of the belligerent powers is yet
IN humor to sue for peace, nor even
to entertain, ,overtures from any third
power on that subject.
The state department will continue
to maintain the friendly position it
has so far held toward both Russia
and Japan, standing ready to mediate
and extend its good offices to the full
est whenever the belligerents indicate
their willingness to accept them. 1t
can not be said that the situation is
sensibly changed from what it was a
month ago, ~save the fact that there
is a more optimistic feeling in official
quarters that there will soon" be. AN
opening for diplomacy to exercise its
peaceful methods in the Far Eastern
struggle.
The British papers say that the news
from Washington that steps were be-
leved to have been takeA looking to
mediation between Russia and Japan
creates great surprise. The British
government not only has taken no
part in such measures, but apparently
is ignorant that they are in progress.
Official opinion from Premier Bal
four down, is that the time is not yet
ripe for any offer Of mediation; but to
quote person in Mr.. Balfour's conf
dence, "Great Britain has kept the
door open for any such contingency. 1t
is not likely that this government
would be acceptable In the role of ar
bitrator, but it would at the right time
use all its influence to urge the bellig-
srents to accept the offer from a suit
able mediator. There seems to be no
reason for thinking that the govern
ment would not fill that role suitably,
but Russian opinion is always a rather
unknowp factor. :"
From the higher official sources and
from the japanese legation comes the
positive statement that nothing has
resulted from the interviews between
King Edward and Emperor William
at Kiel, that in any way was connect
ed with the Russo-Japanese war.
There seems to be no doubt that res
ponsible ministers seriously warned
King Edward that he must not 'ini-
tiate any step in that direction with
his imperial nephew.
The japanese legation, it appears,
made discreet inquiries as to whether
or not this advice was carried out, and
it was stated that there was every rea-
son to believe that the war was not
discussed at Kiel, except in the most
conversational and informal way.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Mr.. Hines Successor.

Louisville, Ky.-A rumor is current
in railroad circles that Y. Vanderberg,
a former vice-president of TIE Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad, is the
probable successor of Walter D. Hines
as first vice-president of that system.
Mr.. Vanderberg is now connected with
the traffic department of the Sante Fe.
He left the Louisville and Nashville
to engage in business in Baltimore.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Boy Kills Himself.

New York-A 13-year-old lad, Alex
ander Johnson, has hanged himself at
the home Of Frederick X. Allen, pres
ident of the village Of Pelham Manor,
because his sister compelled him to
retire early. johnson had just grad
uated from the grammar school. He
objected strongly to being ordered to
bed, but finally went and was found
hanging to bed post.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
SOUTHERN
BUSINESS FINE
OUTLOOK rs EXCELLENT IN
MANY SECTIONS.
TRADE IN FINE SHAPE
The international Mercantile Agency
Says This Section Has Become the
Brightest Spot in the Whole Coun-
try. Outlook is Generally Hopeful.

New York.-Advices to the Inter
national Mercantile Agency indicate
that heavy rainfall in sections of the
Southwest has proved detriment to
general business. This, however, will
more than be compensated for thor
ough benefit to the crops. Although
jobbing interests still complain of
slow trade, results already achieved
are better than year ago with promise
OF increased July volume. The out
look is excellent in sections tributary
to st. Louis.
Boot and shoe manufacturers still
have more work than they can attend
to. Millinery has not been so good
a demand this week. Hats and caps
are showing up we'll and orders from
country districts suggest increased con-
sumption Of groceries and drug sun
dries. As soon as the presidential
campaign takes definite shape, an ele-
ment of uncertainty which has i'm
portant bearing upon the general busi-
ness situation will be eliminated.
The South become last week the
brightest spot in the whole country so
far as sustained trade and general
consumption is concerned. Texas re-
ports d heavy business in retail buy
Ing at a period which is usually re-
garded as the dullest of the year
Louisville is showing up well with
average conditions fully equal to last
year. Chicago wholesalers are doing
fair trade in general merchandise.
Pittsburg for the first time in many
weeks is becoming hopeful over the
steel outlook. Sellers are refusing to
tie up at low price and while furnaces
continue to go out of blast, shrewd OBJ
servers expect a revival of railroad
business as increased earnings which
are now becoming more pronounced
are effective The feeling is general
that the heavy purchasers of steel
rails wiii be forced into the market
before long through sheer necessity.
Prices of pig iron and billets are being
shaved somewhat but everything
hinges on the rail situation, which is
the strategic point in an outlook that
is complicated by some interesting
cross movements. The industry in
general is picking up.
Textile manufacturing is still at low
ebb with little prospect of immediate
improvement. In New England the
shutdown of milling interests is re-
stricting consumption of general mer-
chandise.
The outlook for an. excellent yield
OF grains is all that could be expected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Miners Quit Works.

Birmingham, Ala.-Seven thousand
Eve hundred union miners in the en-
ploy of the various furnace corpora
ton in this district suspended work
Friday pending the adoption of a new
wage scale, the old contract having
expired. 1t is understood that during
the next five days, if no agreement is
reached, number of furnaces will be
banked
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Frightful Loss of 'fe.

st. Petersburg. There is consider
able rejoicing over the news from the
theater of war. From the headquar-
ters at Mukden came the positive
statement that none of the
big warships sustained any damage
in the recent attack on Port Arthur
Also came the report that the Japan
ese sustained loss of of one thousand
men in land fight before Port Ar
thur. Another report says General
Mistchenko dealt the japanese ad-
vance a severe blow by recapturing
the Dalny pass.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
VIII Marry American Heiress.

Vienna. The notorious Count Helm
rich Edmund Potocki, who for years
has been at odds with the authorities
and has kept all of the courts OF Wen
ma busy, has once more been arrested,
this time for obtaining money under
false pretenses. The Count met his
accusers in court and. did not. try to
deny that he was guilty as. charged,
but said that if he were allowed to
go he would in the near future be able
.o pay up all of his debts, as he has
hi seyes on a rich American heiress,
whom he expects to marry within the
next six months.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08

Fair Makes Loan Payment

st. Louis. The Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Co., has paid into the
United States sub-treasury here the
sum of $213,92 as the. second install
ment on the repayment of the $4,600,,-
600 loaned by the government. This
payment represents 40 per cent of the
total admission royalties, covering the
period from June 16 to and including
June 30, as required under the act Of
congress- authorizing the loan.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Little News From the Front.

st. Petersburg.-The sum total of
the special dispatches from the far
East is number Of belated, fragmen-
tary accounts Of the fighting at Dalien
which do not contain any further in
formation than did the official dis
patch already given out. It is stated
that $4,000 japanese were engaged in
the first days fighting. The attack
inc force is said to consist Of detach-
ments from both General Kuroki s
and General Oku' 's armies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-08
Over Three Inches Of Rain.

The heaviest rainfall in many moons
fell at Fayette Saturday afternoon
and evening between and z o'clock,
the government gauge registering 3 B
4 inches. The rain was general through
out this section, and reports are COM
ing in from all sections Of the coun-
ty to the effect that crops are very
much injured by the exceedingly hard
rain. The cotton crop has suffered
even more severely than corn.