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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-15
ALLOW PILGRIMS TO
SAY MASS ON OCEAN.
(By Associated Press.

MEXICO # CITY. November l-Popa
Plus has granted authority to the Mexis
can prelates and priests taking part In
the great pilgrimage from this country
to Lourdes, Rome, and the Holy Land.
to say mass on tho ocean 1t is said
to be unique dispensatlon and is ap-
preclatod by the hundreds Of Mexican
Catholics who will sail this week from
New York on their pilgrimage.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-15
Russians Repulsed.
lRY Associated Preka.

(Ey Associated Presa.)
GENERAL KUROkISF HEADQUAR-
TIERS, November 14-Yia Fusan, Novcm-
Der IA squadron of Russion cavalry
yesterday afternoon attacked the Japa-
nese In the neighborhood OF Litiatun. The
Russians were SO severely repused that
at dusk they were still gathering up their
dead and wounded There has been no
other change at the front.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-15
READY FOR BATTLE.
Indications Point to Early Re.
sumption Of Military Opera
tions on Large Scale.
iBy Associated Press.

@ tBy Associa ted Press)
Il bfUKDEN, November H-2:5O A.. NJ
Since yesterday signs of a serious engage
ment IS taking place within the next few
days have been increasing. The Japa-
nese are displaying great activity east
ward.
Fears arc beginning to be expressed
that the railroad will not be able to bring
Mp sufficient supplies.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-15
POISONED slCE-CREAM
KILLS TWELVE. NEGROES

l MEMPHIS, TENN., November l4,-A
special to the Colnmerclal-Appeal from
Decatur. Ala, says that twelve negroes
arc dead at Cedar Lake. negro settle
ment In the suburbs OF Decatur, from
the effects Of poisoned ice-cream. which
they ate, 1t is said, at a CHURCH rally,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-15
by smoke, Vernon Mllerfa volunteer,
was crippled for life by falling glass, his
right hard being nearly severed from his

Tho local fire department is badly Grip
Piled as result OF Saturday mornings
fire and the explosion at the Woodruff
Hardware Company store. Eight mems
.beIs OF the department were disabled by
1t, three OF them still being in serious
condition, The total loss IN to-days fire
was S54 900, insurance $37, 900. #
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-15
AMONG white
PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH
(By Associated Press, )

BOSTON, November 14,-Appropr!ations
made by ,the General Missionary Com
mittee of the Methodist Episcopal
Church now In session here. include
$4,000 for work among the white people
of the South. N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-15
THINKS NEGRO Is IN
DANGER OF LYNCHING.
T2v Assnciated Press !

"a (RV AssOciated Press,) 7N
.tCIiARLEsToN, 4 s. c., November l4.-,-
John Perry, accused of killing John Wills
at Saluda yesterday, was sent to Colunl-
bia tonight, His lawyer requested re-
moval claiming that Perry was in immi-
nent danger OF lynching,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-15

Z r.
summoned jury, which repaired to the
Lefew residence at 4:so- @ clock clock The
Jury was as follows: w. B. Stephenson, n,
foreman: Louis Catogni Charles D. Fox,
P. w. Huff. John z. Reichnrt and ]. ".
Funkhouser. The jury viewed the body,
and had the wound described by DR.. Dow
ney, and then adjourned 10 the police
station, where large crowd had assem-
bled.
DR.. r. w. Brown. who has been con-
slant in attendance on the dead physi-
clan. was the first witness. He told how
he was called to the Lefcw home on tho
3Oth OF October. of the wounded mans
lying on the walk. his being taken into
the house; the examination OF his wounds,
his condition from day to day and his
death
He Murdered My Husband.
81 superintendent y. C. Cook. Of tho Nor
folk and Western, was the next witness.
He testified that he was along Commerce
Street on the afternoon Of the Goth with
his two daughters. When In front OF DR..
Lefew's residence he saw a man run
down the street. Mrs. Lefew ran out Of
her gate, wrInging her hands, and cried
on Stop that man; he, has murdered
my husband" She ran after the man
between seventy-fve and one hundred
feet, and then ran back to the gate and
re-entered. He asked her what was the
matter and she said: Charlie Fishburne
has Killed my husband" He saw Dr..
Lefew lying on the granolithlc walk. He
sent his daughters home. DR.. Lefew's
coat was open. and he did not seem to
have any vest on. Others soon came
very quickly, and DR., Brown arrived
about 6:1s. DR. Lefcw was not on the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-15
GALE RACES ON
ATLANTIC COAST !. J
Wires Down. Schedules
Disarranged and Yes
, sells Wrecked.
--------- ----------- e Il ~ W
MUCH DAMAGE IN
EVERY DIRECTION.
News Service Interrupted, But
Tremendous Difficulties Over
come by Associated Press.
The Stock Market Help
less-Many Cities
Cut OFF.
By Asso ciated Press. J

NEW YORK. November 14--Ths
storm, which swept up the Atlantic
coast from, the Gulf Of Mexico yesterday
and last night, developing into gale 40
1t moved northward. resulted in the most
complete tic-up Of wire communication
that the Eastern States have experienced
since 1888. disarransed train schedules.
paralyzed trolley lines and piled several
wrecks along the coast. Rain and snow
3destructiveness Of the gale Telephone
and telegraph poles. borne down by the
weight Of snow and ice encrusted wires
gave way before the sweep Of the wind
and whole States were cut off. 5s
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
STORY OF THE WRECK.
Graphic Description of the Terrible
Disaster.

Pueblo, Col, Aug. 9.-Two carloads
OF human freight plunged into the
rag ng torrent that destroyed the tres
Tie over the usually dry arroyo known
as Steele's hollow, near Eden, about
eight o'clock Sunday evening. Two
Sleeping cars and the diner stopped nj
the brink of the hungry chasm with n
boiling, seething current that Quickly
snulied cut probably one hundred
lives. So quickly had the catastropbe
beer enacted that the occupants of the
three cars remaining on The track did
not realize that an accident had oc-
CURED until they had aliehted from
the train. Then they were utterly
poWerless to render assistance 10 The
victims who had disappeared in tbe
rushing waters.
On the lookout for danger. warned
by the squally clouds and heavy rains
to the north, engineer Charles Hind.
man was running cautiously. about
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
D0INGS on WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review Of fine Happenings
OF the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

George VI Long. until recently en-
pIoyca a. n Iaborer In the navy gart at
Washington, in q fit Of jealousy rut the
throat Of bio sweetheart. Nora Adams,
viii q razor He then cut bis own WRIT
aud throat Both died In a few mIu-
ulr-
Senator Fairbanks wa notified Of bis
nomination tor the vice presidency by
Former Secretary OF War Roof IN the
presence Of a large crowd In Iuniauapo-
li.. The speaker held tho age Of tho
democratic nominee for the vice presI-
doury an objection hard 10 overcome
Mr. Fairbanks accepted in an address.
THE death is announced Of Or. Orlando
Brown, formerly a brigatlcr genera IN
the Emitted States army, ana for mtny
years IL Leading physician at Washing
tUu rODu.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
FIRE AT T0ULON, FRANCE.
1t Got Beyond Control of Fyrsmsn.
troops and Sailors, aud is Do
ing Great Damage.

Toullon, France, Aug. 9.--The fire
winch broke out at the arsenal here
at midnight is still spreading. in spite
Oh the desperate efforts Of the firemen.
troops and sailors, who are encour-
aged by the presence of generals. adj
mirais and other high officers. Two
shlpS' on n of which is a torpedo
BOAT are In flames, and are momentari.
" expected to collapse. Several soldiers
nave been injured, one Of them fatally,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
TO VISIT THE PRESIDENT
Party of Filipino and Igorr0te
Chiefs on Way to Washington.
II IL said They VIII wear American
Lnrnrnts Wben The, 'rii
HG the bite House.

Washington Aug. The On.
nouHcomcnt tlat a party OF Filipino
| cdioIa were on their way To- Washing.
ton caused a gtyat commotlou here.
Col Eiwa~ds oariy Sought an Inter.
view with Secretary Taft, and they
agreed that an official statement
should De- issued 10 cOurteract the cf-
ircl8 of the ]uuwclcomc advertising
which had been given 10 the event Of
the FlipiHoj' visit Accordingly the
following was given out;
The visit Of the chief; Of tin Moros
and chiefs Df the Igorottos to the pres.
ideDt IS made at the request Of these
chiefs. The war department advised
the president to receive them, Oh the
ground chat there were In the Philip.
pines about 400, goo ttor9s and about
10000 lgorrote5, that the desire Of the
chiefs to see the president wa. natural,
and exactly Ike that NJ the Indian
chiefs, who are constantly received ut
the White House by the president az
the great white father. The isorr0te5
IN their natural state wear very little
clothing, bul whenever they visit the
governor in Manila or attend upon the
governor when he visits them in their
" province, thCy wear ordinary
clothing, ana they will do so when they
Nlsit the White House, just as they are
in the habit Of doing when they Visit
H. ..4f--H,f
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
An Illinois manufacturer 10

An Illinois manufacturer Is orr,rn
ing to send C.0O0 Of his cm,Ia,,'
s,oups to the ST. Louis exposition An
ono manufacturer will send o5oo
o'her manufacturers in more remo,o
parts OF the country will send from ,oo
70 600 of their foremen and srna.n ,vO
,'n"en's, In some cases the EMPLOYERS
n"' pay mar the expenses Of their om,
CIV, es' IN other cases they provide
La''f"aa tickets and admissions IA tSo
exposition or give assistance in o,hao
.Drn'S. Ihey are doing this heranss
use, pel,ere 1t to he a good business IN.
ve5tmsnt for them. '"'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
MEST N SOUTH.

. VaI.- ,,E,,E,. lat ft.,, ,rI. TtJI Al
rn,I. uartm,nn am1 ,,a"r,,d foo,. w,
/ ,,,, T.. w., n,tan,a, :, "n,l, ,nn,nr,
r :" |. w ,,,'' ,"',','
',,.' o. ,,,o,"'',' Wy .''"' ="
aant rir,.an r,,n. 49,, .,,n.
hAPdn ST3nnco T r,Jarott,a ~
ollie Societies began tts fonrth r,ny.n.
tiou in Detroit. Mich.
Chairman Thomas Tpsg3rt of ina
dcmoaralir r,ror,l ., W '"'
rived in InIianapols ond vas gi,on
a public welcome In TomItns,n lau I've
The democrats Of the riiv and c,,ntr
AT Lancaster WIS ps,,r ry,,it
shot and killed R,,d,Iph wi,t,ra ans
then Killed himself whom o,ortaIa, h,'
clg.,r. ,r..i. ''." "'.''"N'A ny
land had ailcnatel The ,yo,tinns ,r,I.
wife.
Flames DESTROYED tho nniraio, o.a|
stock of drug, owned INV. 4, L-.,' -"
eight other small hrgin,.. r,,,.l,
bIon. Ia ~cap.iro = r,~. ~ e. ,nn %
Al Sonth NIoo,l,,t.r 20 r.o
Curtain was rao,sot,d w.,
Chortaw Nation 6efc,iinr n -, 49,.
or This is the r,st trIhat
Tho rrttcI et,tay Tlo', ''''''o"'
and the Rock Islan1 R,iIrno1 o,,n
have oforea n rewarI ~, 90 ooo ou''pa1y
captprc NJ rohhor. w., F",,O' 10, CIV
Island train roor Tn,n, ~ '", ''ooN
A womon nomod T T,',"'', m'N'lo.
cd at Hartford CITY Ind or I tro 49,
~ n,tla. wy luo' on the charSs
Democrats OF Michigan rsf,,s,a b. y.
led by Justus s. stearns. who bo,teJ tn.
republican party md nnmIrot 'g', wv, Wv
bridge n. Ferris for governor "'o'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

"al'tston's great sea wall Is com
e!eted II Is "a, miles Ioog around tbr
eastern and Euit sides Of the city. II
Is v rect above mean Tide. is I6 feet
wide Al the base ard dro feet wide NJ
INC top, II Is built Of solid granite
and concrete Work has ALREADY bcgnn
on raising the grade ,r the riry Tbr
"'A' time Gre gulf r.scs aud aacmpts
10 swallow Galveston It viii b. rh,rn
TIC Hirp.l~r of It's llgr '
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
Scotch Day Mt worlds E,.i,

OF, Louis, Aug. 9,-Scotch day at the
World > fair will be Monday, August Is.
The celebration will be under The ans.
pices OF the Burns Cottage association
ana VIII be a gathering Of affiliated 50.
cieties from all parts of the United
States and Europe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

II IS a hopeful sign of a desire -,
'%-' i'ylns Ia our strenuous g when
the people are ready to lIstcn "a .Eu
n oos'o,s discuss the question of how to
postpone old age. That there is NOM -
,af interest In the problem Of ,ongoy p'
70 evidenced by the many contribpt,on,
20 the public prints upop tbis ION
w scientific men. A most ]interestine
ana instructive contribution to tbo aIa
yuSS,on Is made by a writer IN ,ho
~ Lancet. As usual he nrefacns
irving ~ now to prolong life be
~ stns 70 impart to the layman a cor.
wv understanding of what aold ageSI,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
Millionaire Found nca,

syracuse, N. Y, Aug. 9-On his yav
Tor a summer vacation trip to New
Brunswick, Isaac Newton 7'opII8 ,
millionaire banker of Cleveland. O..
stopped to visit his daughter. Mira
John ) Gray, here, and was found
dead in bed Sunday morning
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Strassburg, Alsace-Lorrainn, Arg. g..
The damage by the fire which iageI
IN the lower quarter Of the city Mon.
gay morning and which Destroyed A
large orphan asylum ana n, Mas-
dalen church, amounts to $i.5ran0o
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Contract AManIuI

washington. Aug. 9.-The secretary
o. the treasury has awarded the con.
tract for the erection of the nublic
building at Hutchinson. Kas.. to George
r.. Hopper. of Arkansas City. Kas
price, $4f,So0.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

~, Louis, Aug. "a clerk in the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
ylce' while checking freight cars In
.he YARDS Sunday afternoon, found in
a . the body of a man, apparently 25
at least a week 1au w
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Des Moines, Aug. Sam S. Wright
.. Upton, Ia. who bolted his instruc-
TONS at st. Louis in order to second
.ne nomination of Judge Parker for
plesiueht mas been bounced from the
iowa notification committee
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

81, Louis, Aug. 9,--Charles Leslie.
= Weii-known farmer of st. Clair coun.
!, Is dead at his home on Ridge prai-
H., near Bellville, ILL.,, aged III. The
deceased was born in New York. but
removed 70 Illinois in early manhood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

rama, ILL.,. Aug. 9.-The engine of the
Frisco construction train iumnad !
track near here Monday. About fifteen
Ieet OF track was torn up. william
brooks' the cableman. was seriously
train, - ehe
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Washington, Aug, Gen. Wade
commanding the Philippine division.
has cabled the war department lint
the newspaper reports that so Filip,nos
were massacred at Malabang about
May IL, were entirely without founda.
ton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

topeka, Kas., Aug. 9.-Mrs. A, n
Jones, wife OF the superintendent os
.he Kansas dairy exhibit at the Il
Louis exposition. was burned 10 death
nere sunday, at her home, by an ex-
Dlosion Of gasoline.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Louisville. Ky, Aug. 9,-The TWEEN.
ty.thlrd convention of the supreme
lodge, knights of Pythias, and the hi.
ennial en%campment Of the uniform
rank, Will begin in this city next Sat.
urday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
TO Christen New Cruiser.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The MAYOR Of
Milwaukee has been invited to select 4
young lady to christen the protected
cruiser to be named after the city. and
me- VIII be launched September 10
at the Union iron works, San Fran.
cisco
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

EARTHQUAkEIN NEW ZEALAND
hHuy Public Building. Mar, S,,t
"""iy n~nnaEch-No Toss of
Life Reported.

Wellington, N. h. Aug. a--rhe
heaviest earthquake which New Xea.
land has experienced in many years
occurred at 1922 O'Clock Monday
morning.
Several public buildings were sorls
ousIy damaged, and private firms alsE
suffered heavy losses. D.
The shock was general on both
auds.
No loss Of life has been reportcd
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

nurprn A. ''0N''' ri mlnp IN Val
''o''", Ind; l have IT, acres of
~aI'5Goate on the land besides corn ,pd
d, COW las. | have ten acres Of corn
planted tho 10Th Of May which will
readily yield fifty bushels per acre, be,
tides 20 acres OF cotton that my neigh,
bors ten me viii make n bale per acre.
I have used some fertilizer and find
that the soil Of this section yields more
soil that | have ever seen | calculate
to clear 1000 at least upon my SO
acres OF ground this year. ! have 80
acres planted in COW peas which |
expect to yield a ton per acre, and
which viii net me So per ton in hay,
besides the roots fertili2e the ground
to such an extent that it Yields one.
third more next year, These COW
peas are far superior to red clover
Or anything else for restoring old
lands. My land cost me $50 per acre,
would not sell now for $50 per acre
cash. | had flye acres in oats this
year which yielded So bushels peracre,
and now have same land sown in COW
peas which will net nc IS per acre and
,aaI aiu mako "a l.,nhaI, ~ corn royt
'Sdf PH' o.',.
when came here eighteen months
since from Valparaiso. Ind, ! was bad.
ly crippled with rheumatism. which
mad troubled me Tor years. In q III OF
uoSpeIa'on decided 70 come South,
hop'oE 10 De relieved Am now
strong and hearty, can do as much
work as any negro in the country. and
would not go back North to live for
any consideration. My wife and little
girl are perfectly healthy and happy,
being delighted with the country and
people, who. by the way, are the cley.
crest aud most hospitabIe that ! have
ever Known. The labor Is largely ne.
grocs. They are fine laborers, but re.
quirc looking after pretty closely. They
pie in the world, nre we'll treated. but
taught to know that the white race
is superior. There Is no such thing as
equality here. The negroes
separate schools and churches
and are perfectly contented with their
Many of them own little farms
and az rncSv good citizens. There
,resIh1d on Ahg"a, Indiana families In
$ than one fare rouud II perfectly con.
gust Goth for return. Titay. There is
,~itb mint ,rnnt = .uw negroes vote,
Tor 'Nnst aata- any interest in poll
les Ihey are perfectly happy and
'ontented and the greatest harmony
Xists between the races. Yours truly,
Wv. b. FlNNEf.'
What MIR, Flnney has done can be
one by any man who viii work and I
enditure OF his energy. We want
good people TO help in the de. |
elopment OF our State. S
t
Irish potatoes and cotton are raised g
n the same land in the year by plant n
he potato crop comes off before lay.
9 by TIME Tor the cotton and the n
sslns VI 'Ne po.a'oes cultivate 'he n
,,a - - ~, -. Z
Mt So that Others NAV try ana .ivo :.
cir experience later on. 1t ia being 9,
ed and uccess claimed, q
September 8 Yazoo county will
tie for or against the proposition to W
We bettef roads. Much interest is pl
ing shown and the result is not at n,
in doubt. The proposition is to in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Tyers 10 another o,nerfance that will
no g,.th n,I,cb r. a.. naonla ,eho ara
ip~torlHsfad ., tr,ngIng ana rr,it r,on,,
irg f. wos cont tn NJ NJ u yvianor
~ r,nto, 90 ,raglaant - tLa rroat
or 1nysigyi,ni ,ssociatfnn fo. tbo
glebth onsTsssjor, dlstr,ct.
@no,r srr- ComnIving With ,orr 20.
opsst ta of,.. ynn nv rious ond az
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
Published Weekly

AI..H Russia murmUrs, WAR Is
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
IdentiHed Dead.

i"e"t'hea Dead.
7 r. nishon architect pnah,n
Ettn +, Bishop. sistcr of /. - Hfsbor
punhlo. f
George Rerk pucbln
Miss Benneli PuebIo
- Retbel GrinnIg t'reef
II curtis PnePbpfo1e ~e'"
Dan E]amnheIi p'lahIo
Mis- Carrie Downinr Pueblo
i Erich Pueblo 1917
George England Colorado Snri,g.
LI~g T. g. - p 1otJt '"' 'p'''sA
TTfSp Gr 9 a p ru :
H. B" ndane5 menlD'
~: 1GIai2nttanui DgistI.
! 4 Gra9a3o ,'hi r euTDto' co,
4 4 I H"a = rlGee''ce' 70"
Harr, i Ho5sb iu non1ar
William, ~ y isenyer,
A. G. Uass' 55n n ! Uep'"'
Miss Pearl Hopper. Pueblo.
hItentE hllinah engineer, Denver.
NNJ| NJ. 1o'nson, elsht years Pueblo
liza 9" "raT FEMME ,ahhas' fuepto'
Mrs. Robert Li1f0ot puehlo
mlSs Sieild mcdonald Pueblo.
u p'N N4taiS. f4snio.
- mGttSt DehNvr. -,
49, " dIhoI, aurora Al.
N D NtaNWell i.ue9io'
NJ Ahiie lihe' Fuenlo'
n 20 PPaaaeS d[Iuo, laSalIe, ll.
i, p ices, eNpreS9 messenger, Denver
Mi, tiIaa n
w. 22icG 9SuiSeo4, Iueplo.
SM!ss riilhie selDy' rueblo.
ME- T,Lt 7Synens' Nurt6amptoh Mass
GiiSS iyoltH Shoup' Grald ltapids, Mich,
- n, ornitr, CONDUCTOR, Denver.
SNSePn II L utneF, brakeman Denver.
MIS- Elnny Wood Pueblo
NJ, ITeoIkG y; VEST, FGeplo.
MiSS ErmG WFiSht, fueDio.
Me- Ellie iimams, FQGDl9.,
l. W.. wright, Pueblo.
MI NJ bF'IN y, ailn1an, r"peka' kas,
q, W ]i;cnpert f'ssI' t oI,Gs
MIS- t;artrndn i'' Ravia ''Ipr ndhin Denver
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Port Arthur ta falling @.Gh its Uuai
regularity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
ONE HUNDRED LIVES
ARE PROBABLY LOST
Appalling Consequences of the
Wreck Near Eden, Col.
PLUNGED THROUGH A BRIDGE
The Cars Tossed Like fEgshcils ~
1t Glondburst Torrent and the
occupnnts swept Ruthless
ly to Eternity.

Pueblo. Col. Aug. 9.--The wreck of
the Worlds fair flyer on The Denver
& Rio Grande railroad near Eden, sew
en- miles north of Pueblo, Sunday even
ing. proved to have been one of the
greatest railroad disasters in the his
tory of the country. Two crowded
passenger cars and a baggage car
We're 9ngulfed in the torrent that tore
out a trestle spanning stream and hol-
low. otherwise known as Dry creek,
and, so far as known Monday night,
only three of the occupants of these
cars escaped death. Fortunately, two
sleeping cars and a diner, completing
the train, remained on the track at the
edge Of the abyss, and none of their
occupants were killed or injured.
How many persisted probably will
never be definitely aScertained, for the
treacherous sands are drifting over the
bodies. Searching for the dead was be-
gun about midnight, Sunday, on an ex-
tensive scale, and was still in progress
Monday night. All Corpses found were
brought to Pueblo and placed in four
morgucs here. At eight O'Clock Mon
day evening, 81 bodies had been recov.
cred, and of these 81 had been identi.
G.J
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Forest will soon have w~aterworks.
Material is being placed on the ground
and the plant will be completed by
Christmas. No town can afford to be
without these convenlences in this
progressive age,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

The proposition Is now made 20 run
the Liberty-Whit9 railroad through
from Liberty TO Natchez. This would
be a nice arrangement for the people
along the proposed route and would
also give Natchez the benefit Of mors
competition in freight rates.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Mississippi is awake industriauv as
never before, While the present ne.
Rod of activity may only be the be.
ginning. it is so much better than
even before that We are apt to think
it perfect. Don't let this idea get DOS.
session OF you, but still look ahead for
greater things.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

On September 3 Yazoo county will
vote for or against the proposition to
have better roads. Much interest is
being shown and the result is not at
all in doubt. The proposition is TO
work by contract, Let us all hope that
Yazoo will demonstrate the wisdom of
such a course