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Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
THURSDAY.

AS mark of respect to the memory
OF Senator w. B. Walker, of Monroe
county, whose death was announced
this morning, both branches of the
legislature adjourned after a brief
morning session until tomorrow. Res
olutlons of sorrow were adopted and
committees appointed to represent the
legislature at Mr.. Walkers funeral.
The chairman appointed to draft reso-
lutlons Senators Franklin of the 25tb.
Henry and Graves; to attend the fun
eral Senators Dunn, Weaver, Dent.
Gordon, Farley, Belk and Stone.
During the morning the house in
committee of the whole had under
consideration the privilege tax bill.
several sections of which were agreed
to. Among the items adopted was
that taxing bucket shops $500.
The House passed the bill author
lzing the Mississippi levee commits
Sioners to issue 81 100000 worth of
bonds, and made the insurance bill
the special order for next Wednes-
day.
The movement started several davs
ago by the introduction of a bill in
the house of representatives for the
erection of a general state hospital
at jackson, is gaining ground and
favorable action on this measure by
the members of the legislature will
more than probably be the outcome
OF the present agitation along this
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Legislative Notes.

The State Charity Hospital at Vicks-
burg, about which so much has been
said since the committee on benevo-
lent institutions handed in its reports
severely criticising the present man
agement of the institution, will in all
probability get its usual appropria-
tion from the state, but the bill pro
viding for the appropriation also pro-
vides for an entirely new manage
ment. An effort was made to with
draw the support of the state or at
least this was seriously suggested at
one time, but the committee on be-
nevolent institutions, before whom the
matter lay, decided to report favora-
bly, on making the usual allowance,
and recommend the adoption of the
Collier bill, which provides for an en-
tirely new method of management.
The Collier bill places the hospital un-
der the management of board of
trustees of seven, one appointed by
the city of Vicksburg, one by War
rem county and five by the governor,
and places the institution in charge Of
a surgeon, with visiting hours from
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Health Board Resolutions.

The State Board Of Health has
adopted the following important res
olution: Resolved, That it is the
sense Of this Board that the legisla-
ture appropriate sufficient funds for
the building and maintaining of a
general hospital, and, in connection,
a competent pathologist be employed
at said institution. Resolved, That the
legislature, now in session, be urged
to pass law stipulating the salaries
to be paid the county health officers
Of the different counties of the state,
it being apparent that in quite num-
ber of the counties the boards of su-
pervisors refuse or fail to compen-
safe the health officers in an amount
sufficient to secure competent and ca
pable physicians to properly perform
the duties of the Office. Further, in
view of the fact of the prevalence Of
smallpox and other contagious dis
eases in quite a number of the coun-
ties of this state, it is urgent that all
counties have capable health officers
who will promptly proceed to stamp
out these diseases, and to accomplish
this the best men should be employed,
and to secure such officers a reasona-
bic compensation must be paid"
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Protection at All Hazards.

Washington Rear Admiral Evans,
commanding the Asiatic Station has
transmitted to the Navy Department
cablegram from Commander Staun-
ton, of the gunboat Helena, now in
mud dock at New Chwang, in which
he says that conditions there are
greatly disturbed and that he is Wig
orously investigating the report that
the Russian officials have delayed GER
tain American and British merchant
men. In the event that the American
consulate is endangered, it is stated
that Commander Staunton will land
bluejackets and marines for the pro-
lection of Consul Miller. There is ev-
cry wish of this Government not to
give the slightest cause for complaint
by Russia or Japan of intervention,
but the unalterable American policy
of protecting American interests at
all hazards will be adhered to.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
The Governors Signature.

The Governor sent notice he had
signed the following bills: For the re-
lief of T. M. Emmons, of Carroll
county; for changing office hours of
secretary of state, attorney general
and auditor; house bill creating the
county of Lamar; authorizing Kinds
county to reimburse R. Harding for
expenses incurred in case of John
Armstead; authorizing town of Lex
ington to issue bonds to erect a new
school house. The house resolved it
self into committee of the whole and
discussed the privilege tax bill. An
amendment was offered raising the
license on loan companies, taking fur
niture as security, from $100 to $500.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Masonic Meeting.

At meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Masons held at Greenville, Hon.
I. U. Sisson of Winona, one of the
most prominent members of the North
Mississippi bar, District Attorney of
the Fourth Circuit Court district, a
former member of the state senate
and one of the most prominent men
in public life in the state, was elected
grand master for the ensuing term.
He is one of the youngest men who
has ever held this exalted position in
Mississippi. Judge Frederick Speed
of Vicksburg was reelected grand sec
retary of all the grand bodies, posi-
tion he has held since the death of the
lamented Col. J. L. Power
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
A Mississippi Countess.

The Countess Richard Won Bayron
Ahrenberg of Berlin Mississippi girl
who married a prominent member of
the German nobility about fourteen
years ago, is visiting friends at sew
eral points in Mississippi, for the first
time since her romantic marriage at
the German capital with the young
Count Ahrenberg. The Countess was
formerly Miss Lille Woodbridge of
Columbus, and is related to some of
the Oldest and most distinguished fam
lies In the state, among the number
being Gen. Stephen D. Lee, Command
er-in-Chief of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans, and former Lieut. Gov
James I. Harrison. Her mother was
a member of the well-known Blewitt
family. Countess Ahrenberg was mar
ried to the German nobleman while
attending school at Berlin. She will
spend several weeks in Mississippi,
and will pay a visit to st. Louis to
look after property interests before
returning to Germany.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
John Bell Pardoned.

In response to numerous appeals for
clemency, and a signed statement
from the officials of Attala County
that they do not believe him guilty,
accompanied with a declaration from
the girl s father to the same effect,
Gov. Vardaman has issued a pardon
to John Bell, a convict serving a life
term for attempting to commit Grim
inal assault on a little white girl in
that county. Bell was sent up in 1891,
and the singular feature Of the case
is that he entered a plea Of guilty,
which has been allowed to stand de-
spite the indisputable evidence that
has since developed showing that he
is not guilty. AT the time the plea
was entered, however, Bell was great
ly excited and feared that he was
about to be lynched. He has a wife
and five little children depending on
him for support.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26

The governor has offered a reward
Of $3.50 for the capture of an unknown
negro who robbed and murdered ]. M.
.lfsSnastadt, a jeweler, at Holly
Springs, on the night of Feb. II. Man
astadt was going home from his store
with his lille son. He was attacked
by negro and held up at the point
of pistol. The negro knocked the
old man down, and Manastadt's s son
begged the negro not to kill his ia
ther, saying he would help to hold
the old man if the negro would spare
his life. The negro killed the jeweler
and fed. He was pursued and over
taken by the Town Marshal, but over
powered the marshal, knocked him in
the head with his pistol and escaped.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26

line. The bill for the erection and
maintenance of Jackson hospital is
meeting with more and more the ap-
probation of the representatives
though the bill has not been in long
enough to tell exactly what will be
the final disposition of the measure,
This bill is in a measure dependent
on what tie house will finally do with
the Vicksburg Charity Hospital.
As far as it was practical to learn
1t seems the members Of the house
are opposed to accepting the tender
made by Mayor Trowbrjdsc Oh iehalf
of the city of Vicksburg to donate to
the state the house and grounds of
the Vicksburg hospital so long as it
was maintained as hospital.
The benevolent institutions commit
tee has taken no decisive action on
the matter, and the committee is di-
vided as to what course to pursue.
Some are in favor of maintaining the
support altogether, AMI others CT
making an emergency appropriation.
The indications now are that the
last course will be pursued.
A bill has been introduced in the
house by Representative Collier, of
Warren, providing for the appoint
ment of board of trustees Of seven,
five to be appointed by the Governor,
one by the board of supervisors cf
Warren county and one by the city
of Vicksburg. The bill also provides
for the appointment of surgeoA.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Child Labor Bill.

The committee on labor and emigra-
tion has prepared a child labor bill.
There were two bills restricting child
labor up for consideration of the COM
mittee, and after a careful consider
alton of the merits of both, COM
mittee bill embodying the best fea-
lures of both was formulated. This
bill provides that no child under
twelve years of age, unless an indig-
ent father or mother is dependent up
on his earnings for support, shall
work as a laborer in any factory with
in Mississippi, and that none under
fourteen years shall work at night,
between the hours of six in the even
ing and six in the morning. The bill
further provides that no child under
ten years of age shall work in a fac
tory under any conditions.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Fire Loss of 100000.

Galveston, Tex-Until official sur
vey is made it is impossible to cor
.'ectly estimate the loss suffered by
fire on board the British steamship
Anselma de Larrinaga, but a rough
estimate places it about 100000. The
ship was loaded with $4,000 bushels
Of corn and over 5000 bales of cotton
when the fire was discovered in the
hold.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Haven't Tried to Cross Yalu.

Tokio.-The reports that have been
sent to the effect that Russian troops
have crossed the Yalu river and are
moving south with the object of seiz-
ing Ping Yang are declared to be un-
founded. A reliable report from Wi
ju states that Russians are assembling
in force on the north side of the Yalu,
but they have not attempted to cross
the river or move further south.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
SATURDAY.
a. The Senate.

The Wells vagrancy bill has been
made special order for Tuesday.
The Senate Bill No. 176, prohibit
ing exemptions to factories after 1908,
was called up and passed.
House bills authorizing the super
visors of Washington county to make
an appropriation to the King s
Daughters for the erection of a hos
pital at Greenville, and authorizing
the board of supervisors of Bolivar
to appropriate money for the King S
Daughters hospital at Rosedale, were
passed.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
In THE STATE
LEGISLATURE,
BOTH BRANCHES CONTINUE
THEIR STEADY GRIND.
WANTS STATE HOSPITAL
Representative Fountaine of Hancock
Introduces an Elaborate Bill Pro-
viding for Creating Home for
Those Who are Sick.
WEDNESDAY.

After a vacation of four DAYS the
Senate and house began their session
today.
The Senate this afternoon passed
the Common School Bill, appropriate
ing $1,250,000 for the support of the
common schools of Mississippi. This
is exclusive of the county poll taxes,
which each county is allowed to re-
tam, and it takes such large amount
out OF the treasury that a bond issue
Will be necessary.
The house passed the bill creating
code commission of three members.
to be appointed by the governor. to
revise the present Code. The commits
sloners are to draw salary of
$1,000.
Mr.. t. C. Horne, the newly-elected
member of the House from Tate coun-
ty, as the successor of S. D. Clayton,
resigned and since deceased, appear
ed and was sworn in.
owing 10 the absence OF the author,
Mr.. Robbins, House Bill No. 4S, which
was the special order of the day, was
laid aside and made the special order
Tor next Tuesday. This bill provides
for the exemption of money loaned
and all vendors liens for purchase
money of real estate where the inter
est does not exceed per cent.
Mr.. Grave offered a resolution di-
rectlng the speaker to appoint a com
mlttee of seven to go to the gulf
coast and Smake an investigation of
the oyster industry and make a re-
port to the House. Mr.. Graves, in ex-
planation, stated that the resolution
was offered by request. The resolu-
tson carried by vote of 3S to Is.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Richard T. Beauregard.

San Antonio, Tex.-Richard T.
Beauregard, Confederate veteran and
nephew of the late P. G. 7. Beaure-
gard, is dead, after an almost con-
tinous illness Of twelve years. He was
a well-known ranchman, having lived
in Wilson county many years. The de-
ceased was born in 1916 at New Or
leans, his mother being Augustine
Toutant Beauregard.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
AS HANNA
WISHED IT
80 THE OHIO SENATORSHTP
WILL BE DECIDED.
GOV. .HERRICK NOT IN RACE
Because His Retirement From That
Position Would Give Foraker the
State Machinery.-Dick Thought to
Be the Logical Successor.

Washington. 1.-The announcement
rom Cleveland that Gov. Herrick, of
Ohio, would not be a candidate for the
United States Senate to succeed the
ate Senator Hanna, would seem to in
licate that Representative Dick, of
Ohio, now has the best chance for the
;enatorship.
1t is believed here that Herrick s
announcement is virtually in line with
promise he is reported to have made
20 Senator Hanna to serve out his
;erm as governor. When Herrick was
nominated for the Governorship by
;he Hanna faction a compromise was
made with the Foraker people by
which Harding, the present ieuten-
ant governor, was nominated. The
election of Herrick would put Hard
ing the Governor s chair and virtually
olace Foraker in control of the repub-
iican organization.
Hanna is said to have told Herrick
when he was first nominated that he
must serve out his term, and the under
sanding has been that the governor
would do so.
Several weeks ago Herrick was in
Washington flirting with the repub-
Iican vice presidential nomination. He
is said to have been thought of favor
ably in that connection by both the
president and postmaster general, and
naturally by Senator Foraker. AT any
rate Hanna heard of it and there was
no mention of Herrick as the Roose-
velt running mate.
Dick, through sentimental reasons,
is the candidate Of the old Hanna fac
ton at the start, and the indications
would strongly favor his election to
the senate.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Bent on determination.

Newspapers throughout the state
and especially in the delta are urging
the legislature to do something in re-
gard to the boil weevil question. There
are several bills in both houses bear
ing on the matter and it is hoped by
those most interested that steps will
be taken to rid the cotton region Of the
state of this dangerous pest.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
TO Restrain Disposition.

New York.-John MacGinnis has
applied for an injunction restraining
the Boston and Montana Consolidated
Copper and Silver Mining Company
and others from making any DISPOSE
tion of any property of the corpora
tion. The sureties on the bond are
Arthur P. Heinz and Otto o. Heinz.
Later temporary injunction was
granted by Justice Gidersleeve of the
supreme court.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
England Nav Buy Ships.

New York.-Both England and
France are trying to buy four or five
of the Chilean warship, says Her
aid dispatch from Valparaiso. The
English bid is the better one. 1t is
also rumored that England has made
a proposal to buy all the Chilean
squadron excepting three French-built
shinS
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
State Depositories.

The Judiciary committee now has
under consideration two bills intro
duced in the house providing for the
establishment of repositories for the
collection and depositing of state
funds. The indications are that the
judiciary committee will make a fa-
vorable report on one of these bills
recommending the establishment of
repositories.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Albanians Routed by Turks.

Salonica, Macedonia. - The Albani.
ans who were beseiging Shemshi Pas
ah, who with $500 Turkish troops and
three guns was reported to be be-
sieged by 10000 Albanians at Baba-
jhosi, have been routed. The Turk
ish losses are said to be very heavy.
Five additional battalions of troops
have been ordered to Verisovich.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Bad Faith Charged.

New York-Copies of a paper COW
cred book entitled the "Panama Ca
nal Question; Plea for Colombia, :"
consisting chiefly of letters accusing
the United States of bad faith and of
violation of the New Granada treaty
are heing distributed by a representa-
tive here of the Colombian govern
ment. Although the name of the au-
thor and editor is not given the book
is said to have been prepared by a
member of the recent Colombian COM
mission at Washington.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
The House.

The appropriation committee re-
ported favorably H. B. SO, making an
appropriation to prevent the intro
duction of the boil weevil in the state.
The levee committee reported fa-
vorably H. B. 392 authorizing the
levee boards to issue bonds for con-
struction of levees.
House bill 1872, authorizing the
board of levee commissioners for the
Yazoo-Mississippi delta, to issue
bonds for the purpose of constructing
levees, was passed.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
An EVANGELIST s L.rck.

New York. Charles Alexander, of
Chicago, the singing partner of the
Rev. DR.. R. A. Torrey, the American
evangelist, is reported to be engaged
to marry Miss Helen Cadbury, daugh-
ter of millionaire manufacturer re-
siding in Birmingham, says dispatch
to the American from London. Alex
ander is Yale graduate.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Dartmouth Hall Burns.

Hanover, N. H.-Dartmouth Hall,
the oldest building at Dartmouth Col
lege, and one Of the Oldest college
Buildings in the country has been
burned. Loss $25,00O, partly covered
by insurance. The FIRE broke out dur
ing chapel exercises, but there were
few persons in the hall at the time.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Russia is Preparing Ships.

Port Arthur. Repairs to the Rus
sian warships damaged during the
bombardment of Feb. 8, are rapidly
proceeding The Cazarevitch Revizan
and Pallada will soon join the fleet.
The work is being carried on with the
aid Of caissons. The mishap was not SO
great as at first believed.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Embark From San Francisco.

San Francisco. The 800 marines
who, it is reported, have been ordered
to the Asiatic station, will embark on
the transport Buford at this port. In
structions have been received here
that the Buford was to take the ma
rines from this port and not from
Portland. It is not known as yet
whether the marines will be trans
ferred to the warships of the Asiaic
squadron at Nagasaki or Manila.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Favorable Report on Crum.

Washington.-The senate commit
tee on commerce. has authorized ia
vorable report on the nomination Of
William ID. Crum to be collector of
customs at the port of Charleston, S.
c. All the members of the committee
were not present, but there was suffi-
cient number of affirmative votes to
insure favorable action should all of
the absentees have their votes record
ed against the nomination.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
To Give Up Southern Manchuria.

London. 1t is now believed in Lon
don and on the Continent that Vice
roy Alexieff has decided to fall back
upon Harbin, practically abandoning
Port Arthur, Vladivostok and the
whole of southern Manchuria to the
Japanese and that he is perhaps hop
ing that the reduction of Port Ar
thur and Vladivostok will occupy the
enemy while he is concentrating his
forces at Harbin.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26

Berlin. THE Foreign Office several
days ago instructed the German AM
bassador at st. Petersburg and the
Minister of Germany at Toxic, to
communicate to the governments to
which they are accredited, Germany s
adherence to the principles contain
ed in Secretary Hays note on the
neutrality of China. Both powers
gave a general assurance that those
principles were acceptable to them.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Appointed by President.

Washington. The president has
sent to the senate the following NOM
nations;
Consuls- William R. Davis, Ohio,
at Martinique, w. T.; John F. Jewell,
Illinois, Alexandretti, Turkey.
Member of the Philippine commits
sion and secretary of the department
of commerce and police in the govern
ment of the Philippine islands-W.
Cameron Forbes, Massachusetts.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Mysterious Shooting.

While R. r. Lewis and son in COM
pany with several of their plantation
hands were out possum hunting near
Vossburg several night ago they were
fired upon from ambush by unknown
parties. Young Lewis and one of the
negroes were wounded.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Another Killing.

In an alteration instigated by
jealousy, Nancy Carter, fourteen
year-old girl was killed in Yazoo coun-
ty few days ago. Both parties are
colored, Ed Harris killed Jim Dorsey
in the same neighborhood and about
the same time.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Cleveland 4 Idea.

Philadelphia. = Ex-President Cleve-
land, in letter to the Saturday Even
| ing Post, urges democrats to get to-
gether and take advantage of what
he believes to be the golden opportu-
nifty to beat the republican party.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Canital Coming.

President Jones of the G. & S. /.
railroad says he is preparing to bring
100000 of capital for investment
along his line. A cotton factory, he
states will be the nature of one in
vestment.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Trained Nurses to Go to japan.

Washington The japanese Minis
ter has received cablegram from his
government accepting the offer made
by DIR. Anita Newcomb McGee, of
Washington, D. c., to take to Japan
party of trained nurses who have
seen field service in the camps and
hospitals Of the United States army.
Only graduate women nurses who
have been in the army are eligible to
iOin
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
The Mississippi Railroad Commi

The Mississippi Railroad Commis-
SION at its meeting in Jackson few
days ago took up the petition of the
Enochs Lumber Company, which COM
planned that the Illinois Central Rail-
road would not issue bills Of lading
fer ears until the cars were actually
on their tracks. The Commission up
held the Illinois Central and decided
that it could not be required to is
sue these bills until the cars had actu-
ally been delivered.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Good Educational Work.

Prof. Riley of the State University
after visiting the public schools in va
rious ports of South Mississippi states
that the work Of these schools is up to
the standard.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Must Keep Waiting Rooms Clean.

Superintendent Gillease, of the va
zoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad,
in reply to the complaints fled against
the road for not keeping waiting
rooms at Tunica and Coahoma in
good condition, stated that he had dis
charged the agents at these place and
announced that all agents who did
not obey the orders of the commission
In regard to depots would be dis
charged.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26
Rev. Ann Shaw Reelected.

Washington. Rev. Ann H. Shaw
was reelected President of the Ma
tional Women S Suffrage Association,
succeeding Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
who takes the position of Vice Pres
ident at Large.
Greene County herald., 1904-02-26

The Jackson Chapter, U. D. c., will
starr movement to present the state
with a magnificent portrait of Jeffer-
son Davis, to be hung in the histori-
cal hall.