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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
WEDNESDAY.

There were few features Of unusual
interest in either house today though,
now that the new governor has been
inducted into Office, it can be said that
both bodies have gotten down to work.
The confirmation Of the nomination of
both United States senator's took place
today. In the house the Wells va
graney law was made q special order
for Monday. The prohibition amend
ment to the constitution was intro
dueed today. It was drawn up by the
prohibition committee and has to be
submitted to the people. It is intend
ed to prohibit the sale Of liquor in the
state. .-''ss*
The house passed bill increasing
the appropriation for INDECENT eonfed-
crate veterans by $4,000 a year, and
also passed the "Jim Grow" Street
Car Bill wsich provides for separate
compartments for white and colored
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

street ear passengers. 1t is modelled
after the law now in force in Louis
lana. ttiE
The senate passed the house bill
making good certain contracts where
parties had failed to take out sufficient
privilege tax ,and who were thereby
barred from collecting insurance on
property destroyed by fire.
The speaker Of the house announced
the house committee to redistrict the
state as follows: Graves, Wells, Watts,
of Lauderdale, Cowan, Stevens, Al
corn, Barber, Collier, Whitney, Shelf
field, Meharg and Hooker.
The senate passed senate bill No. 5,
which provides that boards cf supervi-
sors can make partial payments on
courthouses during their construction.
A bill has been introduced IN the
house to prevent any one addicted to
the use of morphine opium or liquor,
from practicing medicine.
House Bill No. 43, defining vagran-
cy, INTRODUCED by Representative
Wells of Kinds, provides that persons
wandering or strolling in idleness who
are able to work and have no property
to support them, persons leading i'm
moral and prohigate lives, persons
who loaf in cities, towns and villages
for the greater portion Of their time
without any employment and who
have no visible means Of support, and
who live by stealing or dealing in
stolen property; every person who
maintains himself for the most part
by gambling, every common prostitute
every person who deserts his wife or
family, every able-bodied man who
lives without work, all persons
are able to work and do not do so,
and those who live upon the work of
their minor children, shall be declared
Migrants within the meaning of this
statute. All persons over 16 and un-
der 21 able to work who do not do so
and who are not attending school and
have no visible means of support, are
declared vagrants. The bill was in
troduced by Mr.. w. Calvin Wells, of
Kinds, and is copy of the Calvin Va
grancy Law of Georgia. One of the
provisions of the BILLS that every va
grant shall give bond of $3.50 guar
anteeing that he will work for a per-
iod of twelve months.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
AT BAYoNETs POINT.
of Mexican Dollars was
Resumed After Twerty Years.

Importation of Mexican Dollars was
Resumed After Twerty Years.
Manila Manager Jours, Of the
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank dur
ng the public discussion now going on,
prior to the passage of the supplement
tai currency act, declared that the
banks had letter from Gen. Merritt
upon the strength of which the impor-
tation of Mexican dollars was resum-
ed after twenty years prohibition. He,
said that the importation of this coin
was not voluntary upon the part of
the banks, but was forced upon them
by the military authorities practically
at the point of the bayonet.
American soldiers entered the banks
demanding local currency for gold,
some even going to the length of en-
forcing their demands at the muzzle
of revolver. There were $4,000
troops landed within three months, to
pay whom the quartermaster and pay
master drew letters of credit for half
a million sterling which Jours, on his
part, found himself unable to convert
into coin, and consequently closed the
bank.
Gen. Greene then issued an order
that unless the bank opened and
changed these drafts into money for
the troops he would place Jours under
guard and threatened to lock him up.
The discussion will bs continued.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

considerable sum of cash in the state
treasury, about 5000, 600, it is said, but
when the legislators are paid and the
school teachers of the state get
their little stipends the cupboard will
be bare and if the present Legislature
does not make arrangements to float
bonds or borrow money there will be
such howl as was never before ex-.
perienced in the state.
The legislature has. done nothing of
serious moment during the past twen-
ty-four hours but the Office hours Of
the several state officials have been.
changed and fixed so as to suit the
convenience Of the public instead of
the officials. In future they viii not
close shop for dinner but win keep
their respective places open for the
accommodation of the public.
There was a long debate over the
propositioii to vote the fire department
of the city of Jackson the sum of $2,-
600 per annum, but it was lost and in
future the department. viii receive
only 81 900 from the state instead Of
81 800, as heretofore.
The State Senate wrangled all last
evening on a proposition to have teach
ers' licenses granted in one county
good for any county wherein the hold
er desires to teach but the members
would have none of it. 1t was con-
tended that the superintendents of
some counties are entirely too lax in
their examinations and that it would
not be fair to the honest superinten-
dents to have the lax ones thus recog-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
MONDAY.
passed

The senate this afternoon devoted
most of its time to passing bill pro-
viding for experiment stations, and
bills providing for establishing three
of them were passed, one to be locat-
ed in or near the counties of De Soto
and Marshall, the other in the Yazoe-
Mississippi Delta and the other in the
Sixth judicial District, which is in
south Mississippi. The senate also
passed a bill making the Office of coun-
ty superintendent of Kinds county,
elective instead of appointive.
The rule excluding visitors from
the floor of the senate was suspended
during the session.
The rules committee recommended
that the finance committee be increas-
ed to fourteen.
A resolution was adopted looking
to the improvement of the capitol
grounds.
Senate bill No. 4, to reimburse J..
w. Stanton for money expended on
school warrants passed in the senate.
The feature of the house today was
the adoption of resolution condemn
ing the president for closing the In
dianola postoffice.
The house reconsidered and pass
ed the bill providing for . stenogra-
pher for the committees at salary
of $65 per month.
In the house important bills were
introduced as follows: To create Of
fee of surveyor general; to license
surveyors; to amend code in refer
ence to " it de lunatico; to raise sum
paid super fsors where no road COM
missioner is employed; to provide
for removal of county seats;
to regulate stock law; to have COW
cred back into the state treasury, to
the credit of the general fund, all
money from the common school fund
in the different counties of the state
remaining unused at the end of each
scholastic year; education to require
bookkeeper and clerk in treasurer S
Office to make bond in surety compa-
ny; to provide pensions for Confed-
crate soldiers; to make waterworks
companies carry out their contracts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
STATE OF TRADE.
Fading of War Prospects, High Wheat
Prices Make Money Plentiful.

New York.-Special kilograms from
correspondents of the International
Mercantile Agency respecting the
state of trade throughout tthe United
States are summarized as follows:
The most encouraging developments
of the week are the widening demand
for all forms of iron and steel at
Pittsburg and Chicago, with increas-
ed confidence that bottom prices have
been reached
Other features are the fading of
war prospects, real plethora of mon
ey at New York and Western centers,
and the highest prices for wheat since
1898, due to increased milling demand
for home and foreign requirements,
and a greatly oversold May option at
Chicago. Other advances in prices
were coorn, oats, prints cloths, cotton,
coffee, leather, hides, tin and copper,
with partial reactions in the last two.
Silk piece goods are in better demand
and prints are hardening. Boston S
wool shipments exceed those of a year
ago. Shoes and leather are firm at
advances.
! Most important industrial negotia-
tions are about to be begun at Indian-
apolis. The miners union want 10
per cent. higher wages for picked coal
and more than that for machine min
ed. Bituminous operators in four
states want a reduction. s
st. Louis says dry goods buyers
from the Southwest are taking liber-
ally in the face of higher prices. Phil
adelphia textile industries, except cot
tons, are busy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
MISSISSIPPI
LEGISLATURE.
A WEEKS DELIBERATIONS OF
THE STATES SOLONS
WELLS vACRANCY BILL
Made Special Order for January 25.
Prohibition Fight Begun and
Amendment Covering Question Up
For Consideration.
SATURDAY.


Only the senate was in session to-
day, the house having adjourned until
Monday.
The committee to purchase carpet
for senate reported that carpet had
been ordered. ~ e.
A resolution was introduced by
Senator Stone that the state accept
and appropriate funds for support of
the Soldiers Home at Beauvoir. Re-
ferred to committee on pensions.
Senator Smith introduced two bills
of more than passing Importance; one
to provide a method for corporations
to surrender their charters and the
other to exempt directors Of manufac-
turing companies from the debts by
the companies in excess. of the amount
of capital stock He also introduced
q bill to allow corporations to pur-
chase and hold property to the amount
of one million dollars.
Senate bill No. 65 which provides
for additional notary publics was
x1ore<Il
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
A BUSY SEARCH /,
FOR STATISTICS
DISCUSSION OvEk CANAL STIRS
UP INTEREST. a
WOOLSEY'S DELIvERANCE.
Write An Article in Which He
Reaches Conclusion That President
Violated the Law in Recognizing
Panama. "s# fst ffs

Washington. While the senate has
to wait upon the transmission of the
Panama Canal treaty with amend
ments of the Isthmus for acceptance.
there, senators who have doubted the
legitimacy of the action of the ad--
ministration, as well as those who have
made up their minds that Mr.. Roose-
velt's policy has involved violations
of the law, are busy studying all
phases of the question. An incident
of the spirit of investigation is the
demand for everything on the subject
that has been said by the college and
academic speakers and writers on in
ternational law. 1t is remarked that
it would indeed be curious comment
airy upon our national life If the high
est accredited instructors of the youth
of the country should unite in con-
demning the conduct of the admins
tration while at the same time the ma
tional legislature indorsed it by rati-
flying the canal treaty. A deliverance
on the subject by a college instructor
which is just now most in demand is
that DR.. Theodore S. Woolsey, profess
sor of International law in the Yale
Law School in his contribution to the
current lawyers periodical, The
Green Bag, the article being entitled
The Recognition of Panama and Its
Results" The article is too long for
newspaper space, but its conclusions
after thorough examination of the
facts, even as furnished by the ad-
ministration, are as follows: l. The
hasty recognition of a new state in
Panama was not in accordance with
the law Of nations. 2. To justify it
by the treaty Of 1916 requires a new
and forced construction of that In
strument. g. To prevent Colombia IS
coercion of Panama is an act of war.
4. The imam in the street IS" YER
diet that our smart politics served Co.
lombia right disregards law, sets a
dangerous precedent, uetracIS from
the national dignity, and may injure
our influence and trade among the
Latin-American States. 5. Our duty
was and is to let Colombia recover
Panama if she can; our policy to use
her troubles to get favorable canal ac-.
ton from the rightful sovereign. 6.
Our recognition, if persisted in, makes
of Panama treaty-making agent, but
for ourselves only. 7. The canal
treaty, negotiated and ratified by the
Junta, with no constitutional author
ity or other authorization, is Of doubt
full validity, and the defect will need
to be subsequently cured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
THURSDAY.

There is every indication of re-
eurrence of the fight incident to that
brought on by the famous merger case,
the absorption of the M. & O., by the
Southern railroad.
The Judiciary committee reported
favorably on the bill making the first
Monday in September a legal holiday.
Senate Bill No. AZ providing that
the state shall pay premiums on off
eial bonds was passed in the senate.
A bill has been introduced in the
house providing a penalty for receiv-
ing from public officers and others
money or other things known to have
been embezzled.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Birmingham, Ala.-R Rumors prevail
here chat the 8 Lily White'' Republi-
cans Of Alabama have starved : moxs-
ment to send an uninstruoted dslssa-
ton from this state to the national
convention which will be held in Chi
eago. This is to be in accordance with
wishes. of the leaders Of Senator Han
na's proposed candidacy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
FRIDAY.

The house hasaccepted an invitation
to visit the Vicksburg Military Park
Thursday next
Two child labor bills were discussed
today before the committee on immi-
grafton and labor and it is likely the
committee will draft bill of its own
for submission to the house involving
the best features of each of these bills.
A bill was introduced in the house
by Mr.. Smith of Holmes requiring the
railroads to report to telephone ex-
changes the time of arrival and depar-
ture of trains and the maintenance of
bulletin boards at said exchanges.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
SATURDAY.

There was practically nothing done
in the legislature today, the senate
having adjourned till Monday and the
house only holding short session.
The house committee on regulations
and elections has decided to report
favorably on the bill amending the
Noel primary law and it is expected
this report will be made Tuesday.
Friday the Judiciary committee will
consider the action of the merger case.
3 The Robbins bill exempting per
cent. loans from taxation has been re-
ported on favorably.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
~
Death and Marriage.

Martin, Tenn. = Mrs. Will Murray
died Wednesday at this place. Her
remains were shipped to Mattoon, H.,
For burial. She leaves husband and
several relatives. Mrs. Murray be-
fore her death requested her sister,
Miss Ridway, and Mr.. Smith to marry
at her bedside, as she knew they IN
tended to marry shortly. But before
the license reached here she died. The
young people were married by Rev,
Scott at the home Of d. Z. Snooks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
Bryan Defends Unionisin

New York.-An attack on labor un-
ions made by former Assistant Attor-
ney General James M. Beck, Of Phil
adelphia, was the cause for the re-
marks made by William J. Bryan, in
departing from the text Of his speech
at the Holland ! society dinner just
held here. Mr. Bryan declared there
is greater danger from corporations
which defy the law than from labor
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Chicago. The steamer Iowa, of the
Goodrich line, with a crew Of fifty men
and fifteen passengers, Is icebound,
near stwo-mile- crib, north of Chi
cago harbor. Difficulty was encoun-
tered by the boat in leaving the har-
Dor, and when several miles from
shore it was unable to proceed The
boat is being kept in view. by men at
the life-saying station although no
danger ii Feared. The boat has pro-
visions for three days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
Real Estate Agent
GaIfport, Miss.

The coming proposition to
offer that eeld sole
the beat speculative and adjacent Gulport
have addition particular RACE TR ACK ADJ
DIIION This tract lies mile intend
within give written with sold that this
Railroad will
lots on the market S5 90 aud 100 lots sold
thereafter There An
OF $500
each ai44ss s 1ffa esIsssfsa4
The payments follows,
each lot with interest deferred that
first instlmen will beyond doubt Two
started Standard Land Addition per
which bought today for $500 These
but believe them equally valuable Rail-
read connecon m as M ea - a*se Af@ L9aS assssa'
Get while cheap. lot children; the
of giving them good i This
sfass. 8 q
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Columbus, O.--Ned Howard Fowler;
leading man Of the Empire Fheats
Stock Company, has shot himself
through the right temple. He was in
the presence Of his wife, Laura Nelson
Hall, whom he married since they
came here with the stock organization
and DIR. Carlin Wilooz who had bean
called to attend him. Nervousness
due to overwork is assigned as the
cause.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
We Have the Largest Stock In the Sou
and Sell at LowPrlces and on Very Llber

1t has been determined practically
definitely that no financial legislation
will be en-, ted at the present session
of congress. Speaker Cannon had an
interview with the president, but the
speaker gave the assurance that the
subject of financial legislation was not
mentioned. Speaker Cannon deems it
inadvisable at this time to enter upon
the revision, or even the amendment
of the present financial laws.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
opposes Union Labor.

Birmingham, Ala Birmingham has
a weekly publication in the interest Of
the "Citizens Alliance that orga-
nization which is opposed to union la
Dor organizations. The publication is
called the ssCitizens' Alliance Bulle-
tin" and N. F. Thompson, the secre-
tary of the local branch Of the organi-
zation Sd to be editor and publisher.
The paper is being printed in a nom
union Office, .....
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

The Washington papers are not TAX
ing kindly to the Mississippi PROPOSE
.tion of electing members Of congress
every four years instead Of every two
years, as is prescribed by the consti-l
tuition. The Star, few evenings ago.,
condemned this idea, although it gave
much praise to Hon. John Sharp Viii
liams, who is fitted to remain in pub
lie life as long as he cares to do so. f
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Hon. S. s.. Calhoun, Justice of the
Supreme Court. has received pri-
vate telegram from Little Rock, Ark,
stating that the body of his nephew,
John Calhoun, formerly of Holly
Springs, had been found at the bot
tom of the Arkansas river, and that
from marks on same it was certain
that the young man had been murder
ed. He was a soldier of the United
States army ....-. - 80.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Representative Bowers of Mississip-
pi, has introduced bill appropriating
81 100000 for the purpose of dredg-
ing and deepening the channel leading
from Ship Island harbor to the rail
road pier at Gulfport. The channel is
to be made 400 feet wide, with a
depth Of 80 feet at low water tide.
The project also eontemplates the con-
struetion of an anchorage basin at
Gulfport. The basin is to be 80 feet
deep at low tide and 2640 feet by 1920
feet in diminisions. The channel and
anchorage basin are to be construct
ed in accordance with survey which
has been made by Major Russell, dis
trict engineer. The amount asked for
the completion of the work is to be
made Immediately available. Repre-
sentative Bowers has also introduced
bill appropriating $1,000, to be made
Immediately available, for dredging a
channel $50 feet wide by 6 feet deep
at low tide through and across the bar
at the mouth of the Jordan river
where the stream empties in at Bay
st. Louis.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
TUESDAY.

In both houses United States SEN
ators were elected. Senator Money s
term begins March Attn 1905, and SEN
ator Mclaurin's on March 4th, 1907.
Both houses were treated to the
usual food Of bills introduced.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

The Washington negroes, are throw
ing stones at Mississippi. A few even
ings ago at the joint meeting Of the
colored republican clubs resolutions
were adopted censuring Governor Var
daman for his recent inaugural ad-
dress. iil iA ts@
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
Many Fraghets.

Pittsburg. = Melting SHOWS have
caused freshets in all the rivers of the
north and west. An unprecedented
feed is predicted at Pittsburg and
residents of lowlands are fleeing to
places Of safey.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

i The trial Of Machen and others was
delayed for a while by the illness of
Judge Pritchard. Ne startling evil
dence was introduced. The rule
against the postofice inspectors for
talking to witnesses was dismissed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

At meeting of the senate commit
tee on territories Senator Patterson
inquired if it was the intention of the
committee to consider statehood bills
at this session. "No,'' promptly re-
sponded Chairman Beveridge.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
LII Safe oonfscated.

San francisco Cal. The Wells Far
60 safe, reported TO have contained
$4,000, was stolen from the Souths
ern Pacific s Sunset Limited, near San
Ardo, Cal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29
Resignation Now.

New Orleans Advices from Bogo-
tas confirm the cable dispatches re-
equity abont the change from wal
spirit to resignation in Colobia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Tom Richardson has given out an
interview in Washington, in which he.
said that the cotton crop of the south
had saved the country from financial
panic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

The senate has adopted the Cor
man resolution inquiring of he presi-
dent certain facts about Panama.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Senator Foraker reported to the
president on his visit to Ohio, and it
is announced that there will be no
fight for supremacy. H4af
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

The democratic senator's have not
yet framed their composite resolution,
which will be introduced as teaser.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Albulletin dealing with the boil wee
vii question will shortly be issued by
the Department Of Agriculture.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Governor Montague, of Virginia,
has called on Secretary Root relative
to the compilation Of the Confederate
roster.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

The pure food bill as it passed the
house provided that it should take eff
feet Sept. /, 1904, instead of Feb. l,
1904, as was enormously stated.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Secretary Wilson is sending sever
al etomologists to Texas and Louisi-
ana to begin the boil weevil cam
paign.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Senator Morgan has introduced q
bill in the senate providing for the
annexation of Panama.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-29

Hanna is again ill with grippe, but
it locks as if he has won out In Ais
fight with Foraker. ~ -a. ia