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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Cuba Gold Shipment.

New York.-It is expected that g.
M. Destai7ne, the financial agent of
the republic of Cuba, will ship about
$10,OOo,OO0, or the greater part Of
that sum, to Havana this week.
The money is the first installment
of the Cuban loan of $32,0O0,OO0, the
bonds for which were taken by Messrs
Speyer & Co. The money was paid
over to Destaigne by those bankers,
and it is now lying to his credit in
certain banks here. The money viii
be remitted in United States gold
coin and United States notes-that is,
in gold and silver certificates.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Laws of the United States Unsuited
TO Conditions on the Islands.

Sacramento, Cal.-Gov. G. G. Car
ter of the Hawaiian Islands says:
"The annexation of the islands to
the United States has not been COM
mercial success so far as the islands
are concerned. Since we have been
United States territory we have not
made great progress. One reason for
this is because the laws under which
we are governed are not suited to the
country. For instance, we have To
obey the United States land laws and
can not rent government land for Il
period of more than four or five years
at time. AS it takes from two to
four years to realize crop in our eli
mate we can not find anybody that
will rent land for such short period
as five years. Thus we are deprived
of a big income from government
lands.
"Since we have been annexed, Con-
gress has never dredged our harbor.
1t is filling up and this prevents the
landing of the largest vessels. As a
result of this our traffic is falling off.
We have dredged the harbor at our
own expense since we have been an
nexed, but unless it is dredged again
we will lose much of our traffic. An
nexation has cut off all our internal
revenue.
"On the other hand, from Uncle
Sans point of view, annexation has
been a decided success. Over &c.
250,0O0 has been paid into the United
States Treasury from the islands.
The whole cost of annexation was on
ly $4,000"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Charged With Forging Will.

Annie Breckenridge, Mary Crom-
well and Albert Howard, after pre-
liminary trial before Magistrate Col
son in Port Gibson on a charge of
forging the last will and testament
of the late Robert Walker, were
bound over in $500 bond each to
await the action Of the grand jury.
All the defendants and Walker are
negroes. Walkers estate was esti-
mated to be worth about $4,000, and
as soon as he died the defendants at
tempted to probate the will under
which they were benefciaries.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Leniency For Jews.

st. Petersburg.-As evidence of the
increasing leniency for the Jews, the
exclusion of Jews from the ranks of
barristers, followed since 1889, is be-
ing less rigorous, and it is considered
probable that a complete removal of
the disabilities will result. The polit-
ical restriction have many drawbacks.
The Jews, unable to become barris-
ters, monopolize the post of lawyers
Office assistants and are gradually at
tracing most of the business to them
selves, employing barristers to repre-
sent them in court. The bar associa-
tions and courts have repeatedly ask
ed return to the old order of things.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Anti-Lottery Section.

Albany, N. Y.-The Court of Ap-
peals decided that Ismar S. Ellison,
publisher of the United States Tobac-
co Journal, violated the anti-lottery
section Of the penal code Of this state
in publishing in his journal an adver-
tisement inviting competition in con-
test to determine the amount of rev.
enue tax paid on certain brands of ci-
gars, for cash prizes. The court In
this decision, reyerses the appellate
division, first department, which af-
firmed an order of the special term
discharging the relater from custody.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Young Man Suicides.

Otis Hood, young man about 81
years old, committed suicide near
Bear Creek. He had gone into the
pasture for the purpose of bringing
out his horse and remained over night.
When he returned he looked as if he
had been drugged and lay down on
the bed to sleep. This did not give
relief, so he took his pistol and started
to leave the house and told his broth
er that he was going to kill himself.
When a few yards from the house be
fred the fatal shot, which took effect
near the heart and from which he
died in a few minutes. The thought
of having lost all of his friends was
the cause Of the rash act.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Rnasia Credit at Home.

New York. Effects of the war in the
Far East are beginning to be felt on
Russian credit at home, which is al
ready considerably shaken, says a
Russian correspondent of the Times.
In the first place, many important
orders for military stores are not be-
ing paid with ready money, but by
bills of two years date. Moreover,
although the amount Of paper money
issued is stated officially to be not
more than s6O,OOO,OOO it is believed
that the sum is three or four times as
large.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Named as Postmistress.

Another Indianola case is threat
ened by the appointment of negro
woman as postmistress of Erald, To-
Gated on plantation several miles
from Friars Point. The news of the
appointment leaked out when the
Mitchell woman came into town to
make bond. Many citizens favored
taking summary action, but it is
thought nothing will be done until in
vestigatien reveals the number of
whites who receive their mail at the
postoffice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Traffic From the Wheat Belt.

Topeka, Kan. The Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railway is said to
be behind a scheme to build north
and south line of railroad through the
wheat belt of Kansas connecting on
the north with the through line to
Denver and the northwest and on the
south at Enid for the gulf of Mexico
points. 1t is said the construction OF
the proposed Gulf, Hutchinson and
Northwestern aud the Denver, Enid
& Gulf roads contemplated corrallins
the bulk of the enormous wheat traffic
from the wheat belt of Kansas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
GOV. PEABODY
EXCORTATED
MINERS FEDERATION FIRES
BRIsTLING BROADSIDE.
SHIFTS BLAnE FOR RIOT
Manifesto Asserts That Mine Owners
Association and Citizens Alliance
Are Responsible for Train Wreck
ing and Murder in Teller Co., Col.

Denver, Colo.-A eply to Gov.
James H. Peabody's explanation of
his course in connection with the la
Dor troubles in this state was made
by President Charles H. Meyer and
Secretary William d. Haywood of the
Western Federation of Miners. The
governors charge that the press has
been unfair in its comment on the
situation in Colorado is controverted.
''The press has not used the bare
knuckles of denunciation but merely
the padded gloves of reluctant criti-
cism," declared the federation officers
"The shame, the reproach and ig-
nominy which tarnish the fair name
of Colorado lies at the door of the ex-
ecutive chamber of the state capitol. !"
Replying to the governor asser-
ton that he has waged war only
against the Western Federation OF
Miners and is friendly to other labor
organizations, the federation Off
GERS refer to employment of troops to
deport coal miners from southern Col
orado and asks:
eff the Western Federation Of
Miners is the only lawless organiza-
tion, then why did the hired, uniform
ed mob, known as the Colorado ma
tional guard, with your sanction and
approval, deport an bull-pen coal
miners whose national organization.
which boasts of a conservative Mitch
ell and an organization which has not
yet proclaimed its endorsement of the
principles of socialism9
"Ah, yes; behold Peabody, you love
organized labor so well that if you
were governor of Illinois the people
of the nation would ere this have
heard the crack of military rifles be-
hind the stockades of the packing
companies houses in Chicago. The
very fact that organized labor in ev-
cry part of the United States, Can
ada and old Mexico has thundered its
denunciation against the executive OF
Colorado, and the very fact that
thousands and tens of thousands Of
dollars have flowed into the treasury
of the Western Federation of Miners,
disproves the charges of lawlessness
manufactured by the friend Of or
ganized labor.
"Organized labor does not contrib
ute funds from its treasury in sup
port of outlaws.
"The Western Federation of Min
ers has at no time in all its history,
attempted to defy the courts. Its
members when charged with crime
have been willing to enter the sane
tuary Of judicial tribunal and be
tried by jury of their peers. In all
the trials that have been held in the
state of Colorado during the present
strike, the membership has been
charged with almost every perfidy IN
the catalogue of crime, jury has
brought in verdict of acquittal. In
the cases of Teller county the testi-
mony that was bought and paid for
by the mine owners association fas-
tened the guilt of train wrecking on
salaried detectives and when the cases
of murder, conspiracy to murder and
melting to riot come before the courts
in September the finger of guilt will
point to the mine operators and the
members of the citizens alliance, who
are the 'holy of holies' with james
Hamilton Peabody"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
A Flag Causes A Row.

Waukegan, Ill.-The proposal Of
Colonel E. G.. Timme, of Kenasha,
Wisconsin, to return to Nashville,
Tenn, the flag captured from the
First Tennessee Regiment in the Civil
War is opposed by some Wisconsin vet
Grams. 1t is possible that Colonel
Timme may not carry out his inten-
tion owing to these protests. 1t is
claimed that he has no right to the
flag or to return it. 1t was depos-
tied in the Wisconsin State Capital.
Capt Timme was employed there and
secured the flag one time when the
war relics were overhauled and the
Tennessee flag was discarded.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Danger Ahead for Ireland.

London Roseberry, to whom Glad
stone once looked as his successor in
advocacy of large measure of po-
litical independence for the Irish, has
turned bis back forever upon home
rule, ard the Nationalists cannot
count upon him and his faction to do
much in the way of resisting an at
tack upon Irelands parliamentary
status.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Carelessness Resulted in Death.

Birmingham, Ala. George Hagar,
a white miner, stuck the edge Of his
pick in . keg of powder for the pur-
pose of breaking it open in order to
get supply for mine blasting, a
spark flew from his pick, ignited the
powder and there was a terrific ex-
plosion. The man died in agony a
few hours afterwards.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Philippine Students.

Washington. n.-The Filipinos that
were brougll. to this country under a
plan of the educational authorities
of the Philippines have arrived in
Washington. Most of them will be
stationed in Massachusetts,, Connecti-
cut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mary
land, West Virginia, Tennessee and
Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
That State Bond Sale.

State Treasurer Miller is anxiously
awaiting further news from the Har-
ris Company of Chicago, purchasers
of the $50O,000 3 IL per cent State
bonds. The delay of this syndicate is
becoming very worrisome to the State
officials, who are depending upon the
money to pay the various school
teachers of Mississippi who failed to
get their salaries from the June dis
tribution.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Negro Farmer Shot.

Marsh Holden, a prosperous negro
farmer, residing near Gillsburg, in
Amite county, was shot and danger
ously wounded while sitting on the
front porch of his residence at dusk.
An unidentified man called at the
gate and asked if Marsh Holden lived
there. When Holden answered yes,
he was fired upon twice. One load Of
shot took effect in the hip.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Trouble in San Domingo.

Washington-Mr. Dawson, the
American Minister to San Domingo,
in a cablegram to the State Depart
ment, suggests that it would be well
to have a warship at Monte Cristi for
a short time. 1t is inferred form his
cablegram that another revolution
ary movement is impending.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12

Selma, Ala Edmund Bell, negro
was taken from three constables by a
masked mob of about three hundred
Of his race, eight miles from Selma
and hanged to tree and his body
riddled with bullets. Bell had assas-
sinated Houston Scruggs, another
negro. At Sardis in the preliminary
examination, Bell was bound over,
md it was while enroute to Jail that
The iynching took place. The sheriff
with a posse has gone to the scene
If the lynching.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12

Pulaski, Tenn.-Jeff Carter, the ne
gro porter at the postoffice here is
under arrest charged with opening
letters addressed to A. J. Welch and
stealing checks from them. Garter
owned up but said that he destroyed
the checks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
A Now Telephone Company.

The governor has approved thechar-
ter Of incorporation of the Smith
county Telephone Company, giving
it the power to operate in all Of the
towns and villages Of the county.
The directors Of the company secured
from the board of supervisors the
right of way over several public roads
of the county, and the work of put
ting up the lines will be commenced
in a few days. The main line will
extend from Taylorsville.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Eskimo Passing Away.

Chicago, The Rev. Mr.: Ryberg, the
pastor of the First Congregational
Church, at Nome, Alaska, is at Ia
coma. Wash, on his way to Washing
ton, to urge President Roosevelt to
do something toward saving the Es-
kimo population Of Alaska. Though
they have saved the lives of hundreds
of gold seekers, says he. "this kind
and child-like race is rapidly passing
away"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Newfoundland Forest Fires.

st. Johns, N. F.-Renewed out
breaks Of forest fires are causing wide
spread destruction throughout the
colony. A number of settlements
have been destroyed. It is estimated
that $20,0OO,0 900 worth of marketable
timber has been destroyed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Secretaries Of States Convention.

Secretary of State Power, has re-
ceived a letter from Secretary of
State Morton, of Tennessee, advising
him that favorable responses have
been received from the secretaries of
tn various states of the union, in
dorsing the suggestion of holding a
convention for the purpose of perma-
nent organization and for considering
questions of business interest per-
tanning to these important state de-
partments.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12

Huntsville, Ala.-Lee Hyatt, a
young man of Dallas, reported that
while walking the Southern railroad
he was assaulted and battered up un-
mercifully. His jaw bone was broken,
elbow crushed, his head was badly
cut and there were several bruises on
his side and back. Hyat's friends be-
lieve he attempted to board freight
train and was thrown and dragged
by 1t.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
New Industry.

The Lumberton Naval Stores Com
pany has begun operating its plant
and secured very fine quality OF
spirits of turpentine. The spirits are
distilled from pine logs, stumps and
knots. There seems to be no question
about this process proving success,
and it will be very valuable indus
try added to Lumberton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Bishop Of Dijon Retires.

Rome. Many bishops and promi-
nent Catholics in France have tele-
graphed the Pope expressing SYM
pathy with him over the breaking Of
diplomatic relation with their nation
and assuring him Of their support
Mgr. LIE Nordez, the Bishop Of Dion
one Of the church dignitaries who re-
belIed against The Pope, has resigned
and retired 10 monastery to do pen.
aucc.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
To Concentrate State convicts.

Governor Vardaman and Commis-
sioners Bradley and McNair visited
the new Sunfower Plantation, to in
vestigate conditions, to ascertain if
it would be wise to concentrate all
the state convicts on this plantation
on the first of the year.. The Governor
is desirous Of concentrating all the
convicts on his farm, and believers
that it is feasable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Supreme Court Decisions Printed.

The Secretary Of State has been no
titled that the Eighty-second Missis-
sippi Reports, which are report of
the decisions of the Supreme Court
for the past year, have been shipped
from the printer, and are ready for
distribution.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Dynamite Used to Clear OIL Well.

After three weeks work, during
which many methods and devices were
resorted to, the well Of the Lyon Oil
Company at Laurel, has been cleared
of obstructions and drilling will be
resumed. Dynamite was resorted to,
to dislodge the broken drill, which
had caused the trouble Following
this successful discharge, the well was
pumped and considerable quantity
Of crude oil Issued with the water,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Trying to Establish chautauqua.

Frank S. Regan, Secretary Of the
Ill, Chautauqua Assembly
has been in Biloxi for several days in
the endeavor to establish a chautau-
qua assembly,. He is being assisted by
the Commercial Club, of Biloxi, to
this end. Before next season it is
likely that Biloxi will have chautau-
qua.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12

London. The Peninsular & Orien-
tai Company has taken action similar
to that of Alfred Holt & Co., and has
issued notice to the effect that the
company will not take either passen-
gers or cargoes beyond Shanghai by
intermediate steamers. The mail SER
vice is not affected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Waiting for the Stork.

Paris.-A dispatch states that the
ACCOMPLISHMENT of the Czarina of Rus
sia is expected this week. The Gar
has four daughters, but no son, and
prayers for an heir have been offered
in churches throughout the empire.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE.
President Ordonez, of Uruguay, Has
a Narrow Escape.

Montevideo, Uruguay.-An attempt
was made upon the life of President
Battle y Ordonez. While driving
with his family along one of the prin-
cipal streets of the city, buried tor
pedo was exploded at the side of the
carriage The explosion tore up the
pavement and the track of the rail
way running through the street, but
so far as can be learned no one was
injured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Charter Fees Very Large.

The Secretary of State reports that
the charter fees for July amount to
$2,357.25, which is very large consid-
ering the fact that July is usually
very dull month, the dullest perhaps
in the year for the launching of new
enterprises. Quite large number OF
small enterprises were chartered last
month, and in point of number of
companies Incorporated July is second
only to the largest on record.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Democratic Congressional Nominee.

The District Democratic executive
committee met in Greenvilie aud call
ed off the primary for August 20, and
declared the Hon. B. c. Humphreys
the nominee, as no opponent an
nounced for the place.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12

Meadville, Pa.-Mrs. Mary Murphy
died Monday, aged 134. She is sur
vived by her second husband.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12

Mexico City Enrique Llorente,
formerly Mexican Consul at Calves
ton, Tex, has been appointed Consul
General at Panama.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12

Simla, British, India. The British
expedition into Thibet reached Lhas-
So at noon on August Sth, with no
further fighting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Contract For Court House Let.

| The Board of Supervisors of Mont
gomery County have let the contract
for handsome brick and stone court
house for $38, 900, to be built at once.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12
Real Estate Agent
GuIfport, Miss.

the Cult Of Mexico havea proposition
sxcee OF the United States being solo
speculative aud adjacent to dupo
wish develop cssdRAOE TAO AL
mile from the Town intend to run
will lots treble IN value
written guarantee with every lot ssd n TINS
within from date Backed by gen.
equip the intend placing the " loo
$500 lot 100 lots sold
Addition An increase
sold last 100 lots bring
eI30 90 each.
w s 90 cash down and $2Oo month
deferred Those that get In on the
will beyond doubt make good Investments Two years
Standard Land Company Addition to ufport $50 90 per o
$4,000 lot These lots
them equally valuable by Street BALI
road connection.
cheap lot children; be the
l This opportunity
again.
Maps Showing
Greene County Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-12

Don't think tl.g sso:ii las any
greater need 81 s'su iI'an SOU have o.
A.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-04-08
Another Great Northern Reduc.
ton in Rates.

March 10. April and 10 the Great
Northern Railway will sell Home
seekers tickets to points in Mime
sofa, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Canadian Northwest, Montana, Id
aho. and Washington, East of and
including Spokane, Wenatchee and
Kootenai country; also to nearly all
points in Colorado, Kansas. Indian
Territory, Oklahoma, Texas, New
Mexico and Southeastern states at one
fare, plus 50 for the round trip. For
full information, write or call at
A. Brostedt, Northern passenger
432, West Superior street, Duluth.
Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-04-08
eagles certainly did the affair up

Eagles certainly did the affair up
right.
The Range Teachers association
will meet in H.bbing next week Fri
day and Saturday. Special rates will
be given the teachers by the railroad
companies and large attendance is
expected. The present officers, whose
terms expire this month, are Pre-
sident, J. X. Klinker, Of Hibbing;
vice-president, Noah A. Young, of
Soudan; secretary, Miss Adelaide
Van Blarcom. of Hibbing; treasurer,
T. e. Grae, of Biwabik: executive
committee, j. W. Klinker. of Hib.
bling; G. L. Newberry, of Ely; G. M.
Stevens. of Eveleth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-04-08
Passenger Rates Reduced.

During March and April the Great
Northern Railway will sell one way
tickets to Butte, Helena, Spokane,
Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San
Francisco and all points intermediate
at greatly reduced rates. Write A..
Brostedt, Northern passenger agent,
432 West Superior street, Duluth,
Mimi, for full information and free
literature.