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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
White Labor ON Boats.

Evansville, Ind. About 500 negroes
who are employed on steamboats,
touching at this point, will be dis
charged this week and Hungarian la
Dor substituted. The steamboat own
ers claim that their boats are often
delayed by the refusal of the negroes
to work. The negroes claim they will
resist such action.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Savings Department for Branch.

The Pearlington branch of Hancock
county Bank has so prospered as to
become indispensable to the business
interests of the surrounding country.
The opening of savings department
is in contemplation, and, if done, it
will be of great benefit to the commu-
nitv.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Negro Lynched In Tennessee.

Nashville, Tenn. Tom Searcy, a
negro twenty years of age, was taken
from an officer and lynched in a re-
mote part of Haywood county. Scar
cy attempted an assault on the nine
year-old daughter of James Lee, a far
mer. Searoy's body has not been
found.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

Ossining, N. Y.-Samuel Parks, for
mer walking delegate of the struct-
ural iron workers in New York, is dy-
ing in the hospital at Sing Sing prison.
Ever since he was received at the
prison the last time, he has been suf-
fering from tuberculosis and has been
able to to do little work. In the opin-
ion Of the prison physician Parks can
not live more than two days at the
most and may die at any moment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Two Cars Daily With Products.

Two refrigerator cars loaded with
products of the truck gardens near
Gulfport leave daily over the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad for Pittsburg,
Cleveland and other northern points.
Until few days ago the greater por
tion of this was shipped from Long
beach, by way of the L. & N.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Anthracite Coal Case.

Washington. In the anthracite coal
rate inquiry, based on the complaint
If William r. Hearst of New York
against the Philadelphia and Reading
'ailroad company and other carriers
,f coal from Pennsylvania mines to
New York and other points, the Inter-
state Commerce Commission entered
"a order re opening the proceedings
.'or further investigation. The COM
mission has set the case for hearing
at New York City on May "a.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Payment on Canal.

Washington.- The Treasury De-
partment has forwarded to the Secre-
tary of State for transmission to ]. P.
Morgan & Co., New York, financial
agents of the republic. of Panama, a
warrant for 100000 on account Of
the Panama canal purchase.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Martial Law in Poland.

Berlin.-A Polish newspaper of Posen
prints special dispatch from War
saw saying that the authorities there
are about to declare martial law at
Warsaw, Lodi and other large cities
because the Socialists are preparing
for bloody May Day demonstrations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Women Discovered Blind Tiger.

East Front street Hattiesburg was
the scene Of considerable commotion
when Mrs. II. H. Warren and her SIS
ter-in-law, Mrs. Steele, entered the
Eureka Restaurant and charged that
intoxicants were being sold in that es-
tabIishment in violation of the law.
The officer appealed to, was powerless
to make an affidavit to verify the de-
claration of Mrs. Warren, as he was
not armed with search warrant. The
matter was reported to the grand jury.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
RAILROAD TO scAFFoLp.

Austin, Texas. Henry Simmons,
the negro who on April p murdered
a young white girl named Lula San
berg at Manor, twelve miles from this
city, was today tried by jury and
convicted Of murder in the first degree
within three minutes after the jury
was charged. The entire trial, empan-
elling Of jury and all, only consumed
two hours. The defendant waving
all rights, the judge sentenced him to
hang here on Monday next, May 2.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Voluntary Assignment.

M. Feldman, proprietor of the
Globe store at Water Valley, made a
voluntary assignment there Saturday,
naming E. H. Sims as assignee The
liabilities are not known. The assets
are between $4,000 and $1,000. Dull
business is given as the cause for the
assignment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Sentenced to the Penitentiary.

Helena, Ark-In the Circuit Court
here, sentences Of FIVE and twenty-one
years, respectively, were passed upon
Tom and Granville, White, who on
Feb. murdered Isiah Brown, an old
man. The charge was that of murder
in the first degree, but this was reduc-
ed to the second degree by the trial
iury.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Attempt Assassination.

Erivan, Russia. attempt has
been made to assassinate the District
Governor of Echmiedzin. He was
struck by two bullets. One of them
penetrated his chest. The motive of
the attempt was political.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Arrested in CHICAGO.

Chicago. Don F. Randolph, former
president of the National Bank of
Commerce of Wyandotte, /. T., was
arrested here after a search lasting
nearly two years. According to the
police, Randolph is wanted for the EN-
blezzlement of several thousand dol
lars belonging to depositors Of the
bank, who were principally Indians
from the Wyandotte and Cherokee res
ervations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Monnment to be Erected.

Through the efforts of J. w. Brough-
ton, prominent planter of Jefferson
county, a Confederate monument will
be erected sin the near future on the
public square at Fayette, which will
be converted into public park.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Attendance Was 240, 900.

st. Louis-The Bureau of Publicity
Of the Exposition estimates the open
ing attendance at 100000. A careful
study of the crowd from each of the
points Of entrance leads to the belief
that about $4,000 passed the turn
stiles during the day.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Replanting Cotton.

j. K Hyland, of Claiborne county,
reports that he has already plowed up
and replanted six acres of cotton
which was killed by the cold weather
of the last ten days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
U. S. Experiment Station.

Vicksburg Col. f. M. Maxwell, of
Madison parish, La, has donated fif-
ty-five acres of land to-. the United
States government for the establish
ment of an experiment station near
Delta.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Electric Car Line to be Constructed.

Work on the electric car line along
the pier at Gulfport will begin some
time during May, all cars and the
necessary machinery having been pur-
chased. The entire course of the line
has been filed in with gravel and sand.
The line will be operated between the
union depot and the pavilion at the
end of the pier. 1t will be completed
in time for the regatta at the end of
July.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

The total appropriations made by
this Congress, according to Mr.. Hem
enway, aggregate $7S1, ,574, ,629; of this
sum, $26,s01, ,S43 was to pay defcien-
eies for prior fiscal years, and $780,
100000 is set aside for application to
the sinking fund This leaves the to-
tai appropriation for the expenses of
the government for the year 1905,
$698, 8,272, ,793. The total estimated rev.
enues for this period are $704 4,472 ,060,
or an excess over appropriations or au-
thorized expenditures of $6,199,274.
Experience has demonstrated that, one
year with another, the actual expen-
ditures of the government are about
per cent less than the appropriations
made by congress, and, anticipating
that the coming fiscal year will not
prove an exception to this practically
well-established rule, it is safe to as
sumo that the apparent surplus of rev.
enues over expenditures will be aug
mented by not less than $35, 100000,
thus affording safe margin of at
least 100000 between revenues and
expenditures with which to meet all
lgitimate deficiencies that may arise
and that may have to be provided for
next session, and also affording con-
siderable sum to be devoted to the
sinking fund.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Town Burns.

Vancouver, B. C.-Nine-tenths of
Fernie, B. c., town of 5000, the larg-
est settlement in Crows Nest Pass
district, was destroyed by fire. The
estimated loss is $500,O00. The wa
ter supply almost failed, and the fire
burned itself out. There were no cas-
ualtieS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Changes in Colombia.

Washington The State Depart
ment has been informed that Senior
Rico, the Minister for Foreign Affairs
at Colombia, has resigned that Office
and has been appointed minister to
France.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Postal Investigation Deferred

Washington. authoritative de-
NAL is made at the White House that
the president has determined to ap-
point commission to make another
investigation of the postoffice depart
ment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Relieved From Duty.

Washington Lieut.. David F. Boyd,
in charge of the naval recruiting sta
ton at New Orleans, who was reported
the other day as announcing that the
government did not care to recruit ne
groes, has been ordered relieved from
duty by the department.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

President Writ Adams, of the In
terurban Railroad, which is to be con-
structed from here to Vicksburg states
that it will be constructed. The
horseback survey has been made to the
Hill City. The officers of the Compa-
ny have received reports from the
chief engineer of the surveying par
ty from day to day, and these reports
are all favorable. The people along
the route are enthusiastic for the road,
and there will be little trouble in get
ting the right of way. The farmers
want the road as they say it will give
them a market in two cities. The road
when built is to be thrown open both
for passenger and freight traffic. As
soon as the full report of the engineer
has been received, it is expected that
there will be some definite information
to give out in regard to the time when
operations will begin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Bonds Sold.

The $4,000 worth of sewerage bonds
ISSUED by the city of Gulfport have
been sold to Charles H. Cofferin of
Chicago for $6101.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
NATIONS CAPITOL.
DECOROUS ENDING
Republic of Panama Transfers One
Tenth to Morgan. Changes in Gus
toms Services Are Not Improbable.
Other Notes.

The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Bowers of Mississippi at the ses-
sion just closed, and which was sub
sequently enacted into law, promises
ia the light of present development
to raise a hornets nest. Under the
provisions of that act the office of the
collector of customs, now at Bay St.
Louis, was transferred to Gulfport,
and that of the deputy collector, now
at Gulfport, was moved to Bay ST.
Louis. It was simply an exchange of
domicile, Bay st. Louis becoming a
support and Gulfport the port of en-
try. Provision was also made for dep
usies at Pascagoula, Scranton, Horn
Island and Biloxi, at which there are
al: present deputy collectors as pro-
vided for in the old law. The change
in the law, though only nominally a
change, is said to have excited the Gu
pidity of those who are chiefly after
the "loaves and fishes" in politics,
and it is rumored that an effort is now
being made in view of the change ii
the law to change as well the person
mel of these officers. This would ere
ate, if carried into execution, five new
vacancies in the Federal patronage Of
the Mississippi Sound.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

L. H. Mcbride has brought suit
against the Alabama and Vicksburg
Railroad for $4,000 for injuries his
wife claims to have sustained while
driving over one of the crossings of
the railroad.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

In response to a query recently sent
out regarding the experience of other
towns in the state with municipal own
ership. Mayor Rhodes of West Point,
states that the city owns both the
electrict light and waterworks plants
and both concerns are paying.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

Major Hemingway takes another
important step in the direction of sup
pressing and stamping out the blind
tiger pests by issuing notices to the
persons who rent places to the tigers,
that he will enforce the law rigorous
ly hereafter, which makes it mis-
demeanor to rent to such characters.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

There was a general breaking up of
gambling paraphernalia at the City
Hall last week. There were all kinds
of gambling things. Strong-armed,
blue-coated minions of the law took
axes and broke up the tables and
wheels, piled them in heap in the
Jail yard, saturated with coal oil and
set on fire, being reduced to ashes in a
very short time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

Lots 5, 6 and Z, adjoining the prop
erty of the state, on which is to be
erected the new Deaf and Dumb In
stitute, were purchased for $4,000
from II. d. Erwin, the owner.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

The Jim Crow Street Car Law went
into effect on the thirtieth and all the
street railway companies in the state
are making preparations to put it in
to effact
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

Director Dunbar Rowland, of the
department of archives and history,
has awarded a contract for the hang
ing of portraits in the Hall of Fame,
and work will be commenced within
the next week. There is wall space in
the Hall of Fame for about thirty oil
portraits, and the remainder will be
placed on easels around the room.
Twenty easels have been ordered for
this purpose.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

The Mississippi Railroad Commits
sion has received plans for the new de-
pot to be erected at Indianola, and no
tice from the Illinois Central and the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City rail
roads, that they have in effect rate
of Is cents on native corn and hay
shipped between points in Mississippi
on their lines.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
Hard Woods for the Worlds Fair.

+. II. Lewis has prepared an exhib-
it of the hard woods grown in Jack
son county, consisting of samples of
the following twenty varieties: Cy-
press, red or sweet gum, tupelo gum,
black gum, magnolia, red oak, white
oak, poplar, ash, cottonwood, elm, null
berry, hickory, cherry, white bay,
birch, beech, red cedar, juniper and
sassafras. The exhibit consists of
three stages, rough, dressed and pol
ished, and all of them have been kiln
dried. With this exhibit will go yell
low pine lumber in various sizes and
forms, also holdings, facings, and fin
ishing materials of Jackson county.
There has been quite brisk demand
for improved and unimproved proper
ty at Pass Christian Of late, number
of transfers of valuable front property
having been made. Mrs. C. C. Clarke,
of Peoria, Ill, purchased the home of
the Misses Miltenberger at East End.
This is one of the most valuable pieces
of property facing the Gulf, and
brought fancy price. William San
ford of Covington, Tenn, has pur-
chased the Block lot and will erect a
winter home. DR.. Leger of New Or
leans has purchased the Donin house
at East End, which he will occupy as
q summer home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

The encampment of the Mississippi
National Guard, which is to be held
some time this summer, in August, on
the coast, is to be one of the best that
has ever been held by the National
Guard of this state. There will be
regular army officers in attendance,
and it will be conducted similar to
such affairs in the regular army. There
are to he sham battles, skirmishes
with the enemy" and other mimic
forms Of warfare. The field movements
are to be elaborate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

Architects are now at work on the
plans for two handsome Office build
ings which are to be erected in Jack
son, one by the Merchant s Bank and
one by the Capitol National. 1t is ex-
pected that both contracts will be let
some time during the coming month.
Both buildings are to be five stories
high.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

The city authorities have received
eight bids for the $25, 900 Fire Depart
ment bonds to be issued by the city.
The bonds were sold to Fuller, Pear
son & Snyder, of Cleveland, Ohio,
who offered premium of $1,375. The
money derived from the sale of these
bonds is to be used in establishing a
paid fire department in Jackson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

The monthly report of the secreta-
ry of the penitentiary board of con-
troll shows that total Of 1044 convicts
are on hand at the close of the fiscal
month, April 25th, as compared with
104S convicts at the close of the pre-
vious month, net decrease of IA.
The prison received only 16 convicts
during the month, and the total num-
Der outgoing was 80, divided as fol-
lows: discharges, Is; escapes, 2; par
dons, 5; deaths. 8.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

Albert Gammons, who is now In the
jackson Jail, charged with the murder
of the two Kimseys, near Water Val
ley, has turned author and is writing
a full account of his crime, the murder
of his sweetheart, Fannie Kimsey, and
her father, Jake Kimsey. The manau-
script was turned over to E. R. Con-
way, who was in the same cell with
Gammons, and it is not to be given
out until after Cannon s death, which
event Gammons seems to be certain
will come soon. The murderer sets
out no new facts in his story.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

Adjutant General Arthur Fridge has
issued two important orders to the
National Guard. One of these is di-
rected to secure the return of all
equipment and property belonging to
the government, now in the possession
of ex-officers. The second is to pro-
vide for re-enlistment of commands
where the enlistment term has expired.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

The Railroad Commission has re-
ceived notice from the officials of the
Southern Railway that the company
has begun work, in compliance with
the commission recent order, to i'm
prove its tracks in this state. Work
has already begun on the Webb and
Percy branches and the main line. The
railroad company has placed large or
ders for ties and rails and consign-
ments of these are now enronte to be
used in bringing the roadway up to
standard.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

The bank situation in the state has
become extremely interesting to out
siders. Several financial institutions
in the larger cities to which this terri
tory is tributary have standing orders
to be furnished with data concerning
new banks as soon as they are incor-
porated. The financial journals of the
East are commenting on the last re-
markable bank statement issued by
Auditor Henry, and the auditor says
these journals have been printing the
statement with cement and compar-
ison, bringing out its extraordinary
features. Secretary Power has just
recorded the Choctaw Bank of Acker-
man, with a capital of $4,000 MAX
ing six banks incorporated for the
month of April.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06

With brief announcement and a
sharp rap of his well-worn gavel, Pres
ident Pro TEN Frye adjourned the
Senate sine die at 2 p. M, Thursday,
the hour fixed by resolution of the two
houses of Congress. The occurrence
was devoid of unusual incident and
the final close of the session was but
slightly different from the end of an
ordinary day sitting. The work of
the session had been concluded before
the final word was said, so that neith-
er rush nor confusion marked the end.
The advanced position taken by the
japanese in the adoption OF humane
rules of warfare was strikingly shown
in report to the state department
from United States Minister Griscom
at Toxic, in which he encloses com
munication to himself from Baron Ko-
mura, the japanese minister OF for
eign affairs. The minister shows that
Japan is the first country to give full
effect to the elaborate code of laws
governing war, laid down by The
Hague conference.
A new method Of issuing the cotton
ginnery reports will shortly be lnau-
gurated by the directors of the Cen
sus Bureau. The new system contem-
plates the issuance Of cotton bulletins
for each county as soon as the gin re-
port of that county is received by the
bureau as we'll as at the end of the
month, when all the records from each
county in a state are on hand. The
usual general bulletin for that state
will, as usual, be issued as under the
plan which now obtains.
United States Minister Powell, who
has been i'll for some time, cables the
State Department to leave the hosplt-
al for Port an Prince, Hayti, to secure
medical treatment. The minister will
not return to that republic, as congress
has provided for a division of the
double ministry to Hayti and Santo
Domingo, and Powell will remain min
ister to Hayti.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-05-06
GLEANINGS AT
THE CAPITAL.
MATTERS OF STATE WIDE IN
TEREST.
SOME IMPORTANT THINGS
Governor Back of Movement to Sup
press Whitecappers. Many Charters
Have Been Improved. Other Notes
Of General Interest.

The governor is using the fund of
$4,000 appropriated by the last leg
islature for the suppression of lawless-
ness, to employ Pinkerton men to work
up evidence against the white cappers.
One of these detectives is understood
to have been very successful in work
ing up evidence, and at bis suggestion
the governor ordered o negro witness
to be held in the Jail at Jackson, in
default of bond, to appear before the
grand jury in Lincoln county. The
scheme of employing detectives to
work up these cases, if successful, will
prove a happy solution of the trouble.
There is no way to reach the trouble
except through the courts of the coun-
ties in which the white cappers oper-
ate. The court officers are willing
enough, but are powerless to prevent
white Gaping, and have no means at
their disposal for following up the
cases to secure evidence. Competent
detectives, with wthe necessary
and nerve, and employed
to do nothing else but shadow sus-
poets and follow clews furnished by
persons who are afraid to move of
themselves, ought to be able to gather
evidence sufficient to secure convic-
tons of the ringleaders in the county
courts.