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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
MORE DISORDER Al ISNsnRUCK.


innsbruck, Nov THE body Of the
artist, Prczzey, who was stabbed
through the heart with a bayOnet dur
Ing the riOLiug here on the night of
November ,, was buried Sunday after.
0 IN the Innsbruck cemetery, In the
presence of a great crowd and with
an imposing ceremony, Perfect order
was maintained. A strong force Of
gendarmc8 kept the route clear, and
large detachments Of troops were held
in reserve. The city council had de-
Cided that the funeral should be at the
public expense, and black flags were
hung OF all public buildings. The cot.
fin was followed to the cemetery by the
~burgomastCr, members of the city
council, the rector of the university,
members of the academic senate, and
students carrying flags. The coffin
was hidden under masses of wreaths.
B"urgomaster Groil and Deputy Schalk
delivered orations at the side of the
grave.
After the funeral. crowds promenad-
ed the streets, singing German patri.
otto songs, and 5000 people assembled
in Maria Teresa street, where Deputies
Berger and Stein delivered innamma-
tory addresses. The police interposed,
and the two deputies fed to the sta,
ton, where they took a train to Vienna
to avoid arrest.
Disorders were renewed late Sun
day evening. A mob paraded the
streets, whistlIng, ]cat-calling and
throwing fireworks under the feet Of
the horses or gendarmes who were at
tempting to dispense them. Reinforce.
ments for the gendarmcs finally ar
rived, scattered the rioters, and closed
the road to the imperial palace to all
traffic.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
A Bouquet From New York.

The following bouquet is from the
New York Times Of yesterday:
Ex-senator Davis is not in the least
sensitive about his age. and stands a
lot of chatting on the subject. While
at Democratic headquarters the other
day he transacted about three times
the business Of an ordinary man.
When he had nearly finished his tasks
t. Brooklyn leader who was watching
him said:
Senator were you always q hus-
tler?"
Reckon l was" he replied.
well, you'll never rust out"
probably not. | have to keep go
ing. It's my nature"
Mighty good thing" observed the
Brooklynite. Makes me think Of an
lrishman's first introduction to old
brandy. He had been treated to a
very fine flfty-year-old make. After
he drank some he was asked for his
opinion.
BE jabbers, it staggers me- he ex-
claimed. IF it's this foine at SO years
1t must have been more electrifying
than radium when it wuz fresh-"-
Exchange,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
TERRIFIC CLIMAX
AT PORT ARTHUR
EXPLOSIONS, FIERCE FIGHTING
AND soMBARDmENTs
FEATURES OF AWFUL DESTRUCTION
Every Fort Is Engaged, and the Japs
StubbornIy Hold Their Ground.
Desperate Assaults Being BraVeIy
Resisted-Grest Amphitheater Is
Badly shaken-Many Dead.

Dalny, Nov. G.-tTia Kobe, Nov.
D.-After three days Of continuous
b0mbardment Of Port Arthur, causing
extensive destruction 70 the Shoju5an
and N.ryusan forts, IN the west center
Of the Russian line Of defense, and
also to Kcekwan fort. the right wing
u the japanese army assaulted Sho-
ju8an yesterday afternoon. Having
carried the approaches to that height,
the assailants i]ntreachcd themselves
under the Glacisf forts. In the even
ing the left wing delivered an assault
on keekwan, fighting its way to the
lower parapet. There the Japanese
held their ground stubbornly in the
face Of Russian counter attacks.
Having been reinforced during the
night, the Russians charged down up
on the japanese and desperate hand
to-hand fighting ensued, The japanese
beat back the enemy and destroyed
two covered positions in the front
mOat. A Japanese substitute ~iiGutea.
ant, with thirty volunteers, then sue
ceeded In making his way to the rear
Of the fort There he engaged in a per.
apT41 rgrAIgt vHF+I n D,g4rfuy lHfEpp
an1 I'M "''" ua,inr ataoa,+nrad
two more defenses in the rea mOat,
the sublieutenaut withdrew his force
with a loss Of two men.
Later in the night the advanced
position Of the Japanese was taken
and rctaken twice. The besicGers sue
cccded in holding the approaches
them "}fh he ~ n1'''@''ff n,at nar.r157
A. d,cr, - e T p ,1s I'm
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
BUY WRECK or THE MAINE
Salvage Company VIII Raise the
Hulk and Tow it to Coney Island,
Where ii VIII lie Exhibited.

New York, Nov. For $4,000 the
United States Battleship Maine Saly-
age Co., of this city, has bought from
the Cuban government the wreck of
the Inflated Maine in Havana harbor.
A cofferdam will be built around the
hulk. 1t will be raised. Such of the
IA bodies of American sailors which
were not recovered after the battleship
was destroyed on February Is, 1898,
will be removed and buried with due
honors in the United States If the
navy department desires to take charge
of them, or in Havana, if the Washing.
ton government makes no provision.
The salvage company will make ar
engagements for the sale of the ma
chinery and armor of the famous old
ship. The people of Havana will be
allowed to visit the hulk upon payment
of a small fee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
NEGROES MUST GET OUT
Killing of Marshal of Coal Creek,
Col, Has Aroscd the White
estdcnt$.

Coal Creek, Col, Nov. THE killing
in cold blood of Marshal Bates of Coal
Creek, a coal mining town in Fremont
county, by two negroes, Grant and
Wesley Thompson, whom he was try
Ing to arrest for disturbing the peace.
has caused the white residents to issue
a warning to all negroes to leave the
camp, Many negroes have already left
town. If any insist on remaining. 1t is
feared h~loodshed will result, The
whites charge the negroes with nu-
merous crimes committed since the
latter were imported into the camp, a
year ago, to take the places of slrik.
ers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
CUBAN CONGRESS coavssss.
President Palma Reads a Lengthy
Messsgs-his Recommendation.

Havana. Nov. Congress con-
vened this afternoon, both houses be-
Ing represented BY a quorum. A
lengthy message from President
Palma was read which dealt with
questions relating 10 the proposed
sanitation Of the island cities.
The president says In his message
that the provisions in the Plat law
put upon the government Of the is
land the obligation to fulfill several
promises to further sanitation, and
suggests that more power be accord
ed him 70 carry cut these provisions.
He refers 10 the unsanitary state Of
rome OF the cities, Notwithstanding
this, the general state Of health OF the
people has been good, only one case
Of yellow fever having been discoy-
cred in Eastern Cuba. The president
says that he Is sure, however, that it
was Of foreign origin.
The sanitation Of Havana. the mes
sage declares. is satisfactory. The
death rate Is 2I.S0 to the thousand,
and the island death rate only 1887.
tuberculosis is named az the princi.
pal disease. The spread of it Is
blamed on the ignorance OF the people
Of the e Of guarding against it.
The president recommends an IN
crease of the rural guard to four thou.
sand. This suggestion, he says, is
not due TO any state Of disorder, but
10 normal requirements.
NanHOrn's railroad enterprise came
In for considerable praise in the mes
sage. The president recommends the
assumption Of the payments of the in
terest Of the roads bonds for three
years. The road, the message says,
has aided materially in the opening
up Of Cuba 10 commerce and enter
nrfEe
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
CRUSHED SKULL WITH A HOE
Prominent Citizen and hurch
Worker of Decorah, Ia, Arrested
IN Murder Charge.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. IA special
from DEBORAH, Ia, says:
Prof. 7. l. Clifford, a prominent resi-.
dent and church worker of DEBORAH, Is
under arrest, on a charge of murder.
in the first degree as a result of the
death of H. A, Bigelow from a blow on
the head from a hoe in the hands of
Clifford. Bigelow's skull was crushed.
The men were engaged in a dispute
over their rights to a certain piece of
property, when Clifford struck Bigelow
down, pulled his body onto his own lot
and left him, Bigelow died a few
hours afterward, without recovering
consciousness. He was a pioneer of
Winneshiek county. g
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Ate Canned Salmon and Died.

Natchez, Miss, Nov. Miss Mat
tie Mcdaniel. aged 81 years. a native
Of West Tennessee, died in this city
this afternoon.
She was we'll yesterday, but became
i'll after eating canned salmon, and
died today of indigestion. Three
brothers reside in Little Rock, one in
San Antonio and one in Tennessee.
Other relatives reside here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
8. Y. p. u. Convention.

Columbus, Miss, Nov. THE sixth
annual convention of the Mississippi
Baptist Young Peoples Union will
convene in this city on Tuesday, No
vember 18th, The session will be
called to order by President Arthur
Flake. Of Winona, and will remain in
session three days. 1t is expected that
there will be about 200 delegates pres
ent, and a very interesting program
has been arranged for their entertain.
ment while in the city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

STRIKE AT AN END.
Illinois Mine Hosting Engineers viii
Return to Work.

Danyille, ILL.,, Nov. 1.-THE national
organization has ordered a cessation
in the mine hosting engineers strike
in Illinois and orderd all strikers to
return to work Immediately.
A letter issued gives as the reason
Of the action taken by the United
Mine Workers of Illinois in ordering
the engineers to join their union, un-
der pain of having strikers places
filled by men from the miners organi-
cation. The letter asks that a vote
be taken on the proposition of ANAL
gamation. The miners action leaves
no other alternative.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
DEWEY CAN GO.
II He Refuses the Mission Another
Officer viii Be Chosen,

Washington, Nov. 7.-Unoficially,
though from an official source. officers
II the navy on duty in Washington
have learned that the American navy
will be invited to send a representa-
tive as a member Of the Anglo-Rus.
sian inquiry commission which win in.
Ycstisate the Dogger Bank affair. 1t
a be stated that Admiral Dewey
viii, OF course, be given the refusal OF
this mission, and his acceptance will
DO most agreeable TO the officials.
Should the admiral not accept, the
president and Secretary Morton will
select another officer Of high rank for
this duty, As yet. however, the navy
department has received no request
for an officer for this duty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
OFFICERS ARE NEEDED.
Reserves Are Being Modified for Ser.
vices at the Front.

st. Petersburg, Nov. THE neces-
sity for officers for service at the front
has resulted in the mobilization of all
reserve officers in st. Petersburg. VII
ma, Warsaw, Kieff, Odessa, Moscow,
Kazan and the Caucasus. The loss
OF officers at Lao Yang and below
Mukden was about 300. The mobili-
Z~ation, while intended to supply the
deficiency, is also necessitated by the
grand scale on which the war in the
far East is TO be prosecuted.
The news from the front indicates
that Gen. Kuropatkin is deYoting his
attention chiefly to keeping the Japa-
nese army busy along the line Of their
Notifications below the Shakhe river.
The Russians apparently are enjoying
some superiority in the matter Of ar
tillery, as many of the heavier field
trains and mortar batteries are now
arriving and being brought into SER
vice
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
GEN. JESSE ]. FINLEY DEAD


Lake City, Fla, Nov. Cen. Jesse
j. Finley, one OF the few surviving
brlgadier-generals of the confederate
army, died here Sunday. Gen. Finley
was 81 years old. He resigned the dis
trict judgeship of Florida to enter the
confederate army. In the southern
service he rose from the rank of pri.
vate to that of brigadier-general. He
was a member of congress three
terms, and held many positions of hon.
or and trust In this state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
No Words Wasted,

Nor was a treasure of a servant,
whose habit Of speech was often IN
direct, but was frequently picturesque
and Unexpectedly expressive. One
evening the master" was sitting In
the library when the door bell rang.
Nora answered it, and on her return
through the hall the master" in
CURED who it was.
1t was a young man, sor," replied
Nora.
Well. what did he want?" was the.
question.
"Oh, he was just lookin' for the
wrong number, son.
Did he find it?F asked the master.
"Yis, sor; It was next door" Which.
reply settled the whole question in the
fewest possible words November
Lippincott's.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Heavy Fines for Gamblers.

Columbus, Miss, Nov. Mayor
Gunter Is making 1t hot for the gamb,
lers. He fined John Benoit, Ernest Be.
mott, Willis Jones. George Ludwig. l..
NJ. Moore and w. j. Tyner, all white
men, $25 each for participating in &
game Of craps. John Benoit, In whose
store the game took place. was SEN
fenced to pay an additional fine Of
500 for allowing gaming on his
PREMISES.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Chickasha. l, r., Nov. u. r.
Johnson, yard master. and George A.
Richards, division engineer of the Rock
Island railroad, both Of Chickasha.
were run down and killed near this
city. They were riding on a motor car
on the Mangum branch of the road.
when they were overtaken by the
freight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

There has been such II run Of hard
luck stories from Port Arthur lately
that it is about time for Il few Of tho
kind that tell Of the band giving daily
concerts and Of lovers strolling in the
moonlight and counting as a shooting
star each japanese shell that goes wide
of the mark.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
ANOTHER CONFERENCE.
Manufacturers and Operatives Unable
to Get Together.

Fall River, Mass, Nov. 7.-Repre-
sentatives of the Fall River cotton
manufacturers and the striking opera
tives held another conference today,
but were unable to reach an agree
ment, so that, as far as the ~negotia-
tons are concerned, the situation is
unchanged, The mills will be opened
November 14th, as previously decided
upon, to give the strikers an oppor-
tunity to so to work under a 121a per
cent cut
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Steady removal Of troops from the
Russian western frontier. evidently
made possible by an understanding
bctw cen the car and the German en-
ptror, Is one af the most djsquietfng
features Of the European situation. In
England this is looked upon as an act
Of bad faith and n source Of acute dan
Ger TO the peace of the world 1t Ia
declared in Germany that this under
standing owe the frontier does not 90
to the point Of actual assistance. II
H. however an attitude Of the greatest
military advantage for Russia. as II nj
lows the cars forts to be unotcupiod.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
NORFOLK & WESTERN WRECK


Roanoke, Va, Nov, IA Norfolk &
Western freight train, west.bounl from
Roanoke, ran into a deratling switch
near Radford at an early hour Sunday
and was wrecked. The engine turned
over on Engineer f. B. Lynch, of Ro-
anoke. ana Fireman II. l.. Kipps, Of
Blacksburg, killing both of them. The
dead men leave families.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Automobllists themselves must COM
blno to suppress the scorcher. or not
merely their sport but their personal
safety will be monaced. 1t is hardly
necessary TO say that fost Of the peo-
pie who own horseless wagons do not
imagine that the ownership coufers an
them any right 10 run down their tel
10" creatures; but there are "A few who
are almost as reckless with self-driyen
carriages as the owners OF fast horses
are. Decent people who ride and he
decent people who walk are equally
concerned in making persons of this
class behave themselves,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Blazer Makes His Escape

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 7.-Alfred
Blazer, who murdered his wife in East
Nashville Saturday night, has not
been captured, but officers are sure
they are on his track. He was seen
several miles from Nashville, going
in the direction of Ashland City altar
the tragedy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Ihes are great days Tor the spring
poets. All OF their ]outpourings in praiso
OF the youth of the year. which nature
through her usual pranks made seem the
most pitiiul parodies in contrast win
the real state of the weather, may now
with the highest changes, be made IN
serve fall purposes, with only a few
touches of autumn coloring here and
there, 10 and behold! the spring poem
may be made to burst forth in the most
approved autumn styles. One would
think however. the poets would ever
learn, and would save their ammunition
unit! the fall.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
SMALL RENT IN BAG
Prevented the French Aeronaut From
Making an Ascension.

st. Louis. Nov, IA small rent In
the inner bag Of the balloon of the
French airship, which was discovered
today, prevented the flight arranged
by NJ. Hippolyte Francois. The dam.
age was slight, however, and NJ. Fran
co.'s announced today that he would
probably fly tomorrow.
A high wind prevented ascensions
of the Baldwin and Benbow airships
today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Springfield, Ill, Nov. I'll. A. Mey.
ers, about so years old, was found
dead, Sunday, his body swinging from
a limb of a tree on a farm near this
city, He wore new clothes, had con.
siderable money in his pockets and let
ters addressed to ], A. Myers, Sedalia,
Mo.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Ginner Fatally ManaIed.

Jackson, Tenn, Nov. FIRED Per-
sou, the colored ginner at the Ten
nessee Cotton Oil Co., had his arm
drawn into the machinery while clean
ing the gin this morning. 1t was ter
ribly mangled, and a few hours later
he died from the shock.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Practically Connlete.

London, Nov. AFTER today's cab.
met meeting the foreign Office said
that the Anglo-Russian agreement up
on the inquiry into the north sea Incl
dent was practically complete. The
n or two ~unimportant details re-
naming to be settled, it was added,
would occasion no difficulty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

4 Beloit, VIE, young man after be-
inE joined in wcGlock by 4 Rockford,
III, preacher, offered him ten cents
ioI performing the ceremony, This Ii
another proof of the fact that mar
rage is not always taken a. seriously
as It should be.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Beet Contract Is Let.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. THE board
Of trustees Of the Mississippi Insane
Hospital has awarded the contract for
the beef supply of the institution to
Armour & Co, of Chicago, the contract
covering the supply for a period of
three months at 81 cents per pound.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Huntingdon Hall Uurued

Lowell, Mass, Nov. Huntington
hall, the largest and finest public audi.
forum in the city, was burned Sunday.
The loss is about $4,000. The fire is
thought to have originated from a
switchboard ON the stage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

st. Joseph, Mo, Nov. Oscar
schramm, a retired wealthy vinegar
manufacturer. prominent in democrat.
lie politics, and Louis S. Stigers, the
pioneer architect Of st. Joseph, died
here SUNDAY.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Grain Warehouse Burned.

Chattanooga. Tenn, Nov. IA
large grain warehouse on Missionary
avenue, owned by r. W. Thomas &
Bro, was destroyed by fire this after
noon. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Kingston, n Y, Nov, There was
Il heavy fall Of snow throughout the
Catskill mountain region Saturday
night, the first general snowfall of the
season, Sunday the mountains ana
foothills were everywhere suow-cov-
cred
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Fisher 10 Represent ENGLAND

London, Nov. THE Daily Tele.
graph, which is often inspired by the
government, suggests that Admiral Sir
John Fisher will represent Great Brit.
ain on the international commission to
inquire into the North sea affair.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
Kills Wife nnd Himself

Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. T.--"Bill" Hat.
field shot and killed his wife Maud and
then blew out his brains at Meetetsee.
Wyo. Jealousy was the cause.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Macon, Ga, Nov. 6.-Fire swept Ti3-
ton, Ga, destroying several business
blocks and causing a loss of s25o.0Oo
There were no casualties.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Surely out Of the twenty-four we
can afford to take one little hour to be
happy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

He that can hold his tongue is even
greater than he that can handle an au~
tomobile.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

were very irregular, dark colored and
full OF sediment. The Pills cleared 1t
al up and | have not had an ache in
my back since taking the last dose.
My health generally is improved a
great deal"
FosTER-MILBURN CO., Buffalo,
n. \. For sale BY all dealers, price 50
:ents per box.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
RETURN TO WORK AT LA SALE.


WtW0 - T
La Sale, H., Nov, 1.-THE hosting
engineers employed by the La Sale
County Carbon Coal Co. will return to
work Monday morning under indirid.
N! contracts and at the wages agreed
upon at the Springfield meeting, name
ly, five per cent. reduction from last
year. This means the return of 1900
miners to work in this vicinity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
QUICK RESULTS,

Feace, avs:
"Doan's Kidney
Pills proved a
very e Mcient-
remedy In my
case. / used
them for disor-
dered kidneys
and backache,
from which 1
had experienced
a great deal of
trou Bile and
pain. The kid
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

There are plenty good fellows at the.
bottom of the ladder.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12

Be sure of this: He that hath ears
to hear hath also q tongue to tell.