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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
WEDNESDAY.

The Senate discussed the Uniform
Textbook Bill and adopted ii section
by section. The composition of the
textbook commission was decided up
on. 1t will be composed of the gov
ernor, attorney general and superin-
tendent of education, with the follow
ing, to the be appointed by the above
Two members from the colleges Of
the state, two from the common
schools, two from the primary schools
and two high school principals.
Among the important bills introduced
to-day was one in the Senate looking
to the sale of the states property in
jackson.
Chairman Brown, of the Appropri-
alton Committee of the House, in
troduced the general appropriation
bill, which was referred to his COM
mittee. This bill provides for the pay
ing of the salaries of the state Off
GERS, judges, district attorneys, and
the interest on the state debt.
The House adopted the Brown reso-
luton, introduced some days ago, pro-
viding for adjournment on March 5,
but no one believes that adjournment
will be had on this date. just before
adjournment this afternoon the House
passed a bill to pay to the Greenville
~Encampment Committee the amount
expended by it for an encampment
which was called off by the Adjutant
General.
The Insurance Committee this af-
ternoon, at its meeting =, agreed to re-
port ~favorably on the two insurance
bills. The bill looking to the repeal
of the valued policy clause is reported
favorably in part. The committee re-
ports their Endorsement of the repeal
of this clause so far as it affects per-
sonal property, but the valued policy
to remain on buildings. The bill ex-
empting the insurance companies
from the antitrust laws, land repeal
ing the anti-compact clause, so as to
allow them to work in Mississippi, the
COMMITTEE favorably reported. There
is little doubt but that the bills as re-
ported by the Insurance Committee
will be passed by both House and
Senate.
The Finance Committee of the Sen
ate has made a favorable report on
the common school appropriation of
81 100000, which passed the House
during the second week of the pres
ent session. A minority report will
be submitted by the Finance Com
mittee, cutting down the %appropria-
ton. Both reports appropriations
are exclusively of p i tax. The Sen
ate will more than likely adopt the
majority report.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Legislative Notes.

There are a few changes in the In
surance Bill favorably reported by
the House committee on Insurance,
besides the repeal of the valued
policy clause of the anti-compact
clause, which will be Of interest. The
standard fire insurance policy was
omitted from the bill forthe reason the
it might conflict with the retention of
the valued policy clause as to realty.
Section 33 of the bill has the follow
ing new amendment to enforce pay
ment on any loss sustained, when the
amount recovered is equal to the
amount sued for the defendant com
pany shall also be liable to the plain
tiff in damages in the sum of 10 per
cent of the amount so recovered and,
Ill addition thereto, a reasonable at
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
%DEPLORABLE
RURAL TRAGEDY
ALTERATION AT AN ATTALA
COUNTY DANCE.
ONE NAN GAVE HIS LIFE
While Another Now Languishes in
Jail Charged with Murder--Long
Continued Land Suit Settled at
Last.

AS a result of a real or fancied
snub, alleged to have been given by
Conner Weatherly, a prominent young
farmer, to a neighbor, Joe Taylor,
aged about 10 years, at a country
dance seven miles northwest of Kos
ciusko, the former lies dead at the
home of his mother and the latter is
in the Kosciusko Jail charged with his
murder. A dance was in progress.
1t is said that Taylor applied a vile
epithet to Weatherly, who knocked
him down, several blows and a scuffle
ensuing before they were separated.
After the separation they again be-
came involved, and in the second scuf-
file a shot was fired, the ball striking
Weatherly in the back of the head.
killing him instantly. Taylor says he
did not fire the shot and had no pis-
tol. Weatherley's friends claim that
Taylor was. handed a pistol, or sliced
one in the hands of his cousin, York
Taylor, an 1S-year-old boy, who was
present, while there are some who
claim that York Taylor fired the fatal
shot. York Taylor was arrested upon
the streets of Kosciusco by the Sher-
if and is now in Jail, charged with
completely. Mr.. Weatherly was %
years of age and unmarried.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
A Complaint Filed,

The Enochs Lumber and Manufac-
ring Company, of Jackson, have filed
4 complaint against the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad before the Mississippi
Railroad Commission. The Company
which is situated on the banks of the
Pearl River, near Jackson, and on the
Atlanta and Vicksburg tracks, con-
plains to the Commission that the Uli-
aois Central holds for signature, bills
Of lading for carload shipments, ten
iered them over their road, until the
ear has actually reached their tracks
from the Atlanta and Vicksburg.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Lamb Rowan Suit Settled.

The Lamb-Rowan suit in Copiah
county for division of property,
which has been in the courts for the
past SIX years, was settled out of
court at Hazlehurst a few days g
by attorneys for the litigants. The
original amount involved was ST. 1000,
out as two-thirds of that amount was
timber land the property has almost
doubled in value since the suit was
instituted six years ago. No civil suit
n Mississippi has attracted such wide
attention in the legal circles. The
cost In the case has ran up to a large
sum.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Republicans Meet.

The Eighth Congressional District
Republican Committee have met in
jackson at the call of Chairman L. B.
Moseley. and selected March %, noon,
at jackson, as the time and place for
holding the Eighth Congressional Dis
triet Republican Convention, which
will select two delegates to the Repub-
lican National Convention, to assem-
BILE In Chicago, and also to elect two
~alternates to this convention and to
elect three members of the State Re-
publican Executive Committee.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Plulns to Fall.

1t is learned that the new Board of
Trustees OF the State Hospital for the
Insane will meet about March / and
lake charge. The greatest interest is
being taken is this meeting for the
trustees are to elect a steward at the
hospital. This is one of the choicest
plums that is to be given out by this
administration. The race is between
Joe Fitzgerald and Z. E. Frantz, Of
Jackson and both gentlemen seem
confident OF getting the place. The
position of storekeeper, which is to
De filled at the same TIME, is no bad
place, and there arc a number of can
dates out for it.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Thieves in a Boarding House.

Thieves entered the Dobbins board
ing house in Hattiesburg, a few nights
ago. and after eating up everything
they could find cooked, went to the
bedroom where Mr.. Dobbins and wife
and son Earl were sleeping. They
stole a watch and took Mr.. Dobbin's
trousers out of the room into the din
lng-room. Mr.. Dobbin's on retiring,
had placed his purse under his pillow.
The thieves were frightened away and
escaped through the dining-room win
dow.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
State and Provost Reward.

Gov. Vardman has offered a reward
OF $500 for the apprehension of
George Jenkins, a negro who killed
Herbert Clifton, a young planter of
Tunica county, on Nov. 20, 1903. The
two met, there was an alteration
and the negro shot Clifton and made
his escape. In addition to the $500
reward, there is $1,000 on deposit in
the bank at Tunicca to be paid for his
capture and Identification, dead or
alive.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
TUESDAY.
The House.

The interest was conferred in the
House, where the constitutional
amendment to be submitted to the
people prohibiting the sale of liqour
was debated all day. The resolution
came up the first thing this morning,
and it was dark this afternoon be-
fore a vote was taken on it. The
amendment received sixty-six votes,
while fo~rty-three were east against it.
In order for the amendment to have
won it should have received seventy
two votes. There were seventeen
members absent and not voting.
Representative Ethridge, of KEN
per county, who introduced the bill
for the relief of j. w. Carter, former
sheriff of that county, was asked
about the matter to-day. He said:
1.-THE contention of Carter is that the
original assessment contained errors
by which he was improperly charged
with large sums of money. The errors
were called to the attention Of the
Board of Supervisors, and Carter was
ordered relieved. For some reason
this order was not entered on the min
utes of the Board, but was certified to
the Auditor by the Chancery Clerk.
The Auditor settled on this basis for
each year. After the expiration of his
term the Revenue Agent brought suit,
and Carter proved by the testimony
these facts, and the Chancellor found
IN Carriers favor. The supreme Court
reserved it on the ground that fall
testimony was not admissible, and
this virtually settled the legal phase
of the case in favor of the Revenue
Agent. 1t is understood by myself
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
600 Bales Bring S45,0 900.

The Robinson Mercantile Company
at Centreville, have just closed a deal
in cotton which, for amount of money
paid. is the largest in the history of
this surrounding country. The deal
was for 600 bales at Is cents per
pound. sold to Stewart Bros, of New
Orleans, through their buyer, R. Dowl-
ing. The amount Of the check was
close on to $40. 900.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Skeleton Unearthed.

While some workmen were grading
on the property of Mrs. Theobald, in
Vicksburg, the skeleton, apparently
of a very large person, was unearthed.
A cypress box had been used as a cof-
fin, as several pieces that were dug up
showed. 1t is thought the remains
were those Of some soldier who died
during the war from sickness, as moth
ing was found to indicate he had
been killed and buried in uniform.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Barber Oyster Bill.

The bill introduced by Hon. f. M.
Barber in the legislature, which bears
on the oyster industry, has been APP
proved by the Oystermens' Association
of Biloxi, representing 796 members;
by the Oystermen's Protective Asso-
cation of Bay st. Louis, representing
III members, and by a number of cit
zens of Pass Christian and Bay st.
Louis.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Labor Agent Not Welcome.

Sheriff Magee of Clabourne took in
to custody a few mornings ago a white
labor agent named Sullivan, from Tai
lulah, La, who had come into that
county in search of labor. A COM
mittee agreed that the thing to do was
to limit Sullivan TO thirty minutes to
leave the city. They escorted him to
the train and saw that he left. Labor
is scarce in that section, and business
are compelled to use every pre-
caution to protect their interests in
this respect.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
A Big Batch.

-Four negroes sentenced to life i'm
p%risonment for murder and one to a
short term for manslaughter, have
been brought to the penitentiary at
Jackson from Tunica county. Their
are: Bob Maston, Henry John
son, Andy Hudspeth, John Cobb and
Haywood Fowler. The last is the one
convicted of manslaughter. Six more
convicted of lesser offenses were
brought in at the same time.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Constabularies Desert.

Washington.-Nearly a hundred of
the Philippine constabulary have de-
serted, taking their arms and a guam
tity of money, and under the leader
ship of a noted Filipino rebel have
started a little revolt of their own.
Troops have been sent out after them.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Checked at Jones' Falls.

Baltimore. The great fire in Balti-
more was checked at Jones' Falls. One
hundred and forty acres and $500
buildings were laid waste. 1t is fig
ured that the losses will exceed $780,
100000. The Maryland Legislature
empowered the governor to declare a
ten-day legal holiday, in order to al
low the banks to straighten ont their
affairs.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18

ments of II. +. Blakely, of Tupelo: }.
9. Spencer, of Port Gibson and w. Ii.
Hardy, of Hattiesburg, as Trustees of
the Alcorn Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College.
The House accepted the invitation
to visit Natchez Tuesday and witness
the Mardi Gras festivities, and also
passed a resolution inviting W. r.
Hearst to address the Legislature.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Prohibition Amendment Downed.

Jackson, Miss. The lower house of
the Mississippi legislature voted down
the amendment providing for consti-
tutional prohibition. Sixty-six votes
were east for and forty-three against.
Seventy-two were necessary to adopt
the amendment.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18

Slight Alteration.

San Domingo.-The Clyde steamer
New. York had an exciting expert
nee with the San DOMINICAN Govern
ment gunboat and the revolutionists,
who were fighting over part of her
cargo of arms intended for Jiminez.
She weighed anchor and got away,
while the gunboat vent off to patch
up the holes in her hull made by
shells and bullets from the shore.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
w. ]. BRYAN En- Route.

w. J. Bryan enroute to Blue Noun
tain Female College, where he lee
tured, was met at the New Albany de-
pot by several hundred people, to
whom he gave an impressive and in
teresting ten minutes talk on politics.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Child Scalded to Death.

On last Wednesday night the 2-year
-old son of August Corso, of Biloxi,
while playing in the kitchen, upset a
pan of boiling water upon himself and
received injuries from which he died.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Illinois Lumber Dealers.

The Illinois Lumber Dealers Asso-
citation arrived at Gulfport Sunday
morning on a special train, and re-
manned until Monday morning. There
were 100 or more in the party, which
was composed of manufacturers and
dealers in lumber. The party left for
New Orleans Monday afternoon.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Association Closes Session.

The Perry County Teachers Asso-
citation has just closed one of the
most interesting meetings in the his
tory of the Association. About one
hundred teachers were present from
all over the county. Superintendent
of Education f. J.. Currie, Prof. f. B.
Woodley, A. NJ. Clarke and Herbert
Giles led the sessions.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Meeting With Opposition.

Considerable opposition is being de-
veloped to the Barber Oyster Bill, pro-
hibiting any but citizens of the state
from fishing in the waters of the Mex
lean Gulf and Mississippi Sound.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
More workmen Killed.

st. Petersburg Fifty workmen
were killed OF a Russian railroad by
the caving of an ~embankment.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Says It is Impossible.

Washington Louisiana senators
and congressman are besieged with
kilograms asking that further infor-
nation regarding cotton unginned be
compiled. Mr.. North says this is i'm
possible.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Appeal for Justice.

New Orleans.-President Marroquin,
through the Picayune's special cor
respondent in Bogota has issued a Dig
nifeds appeal to the American people
for justice of his over-burdened coun-
try.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
School Bonds.

Bonds to the amount of $4,000 will
be issued for the erection of a central
school building at Gulfport to take
the place of the n destroyed by fire
last fall.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Refuses responsibility.

Washington Director North, Of the
Cotton Census Bureau, refuses to be
held responsible for the confusion
in the cotton figures which caused
such a sensational decline in the mar
ket a few day ago.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Lived in Three Centuries.

After having lived in three centu-
ries and seen five generations of his
children grow to maturity, Anthony
Hughes died near Magnolia a few
days ago, at the age of 100 years.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Levee Bonds Authorized.

Jackson, Miss.-The Mississippi
senate passed a bill authorizing the
State Levee Board to issue bonds to
the amount Of ST.. 0O0. 900.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Ice Factory to be Established.

The directors of the Planters Gin
and Oil Company of Baldwin, have
closed the contract for a big ice facto-
ry to be put in at an early date.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
The Senate.

A bill was introduced by Senator
McGee granting cities of over 500
population the power to suppress lille
gal sale of liquors within three miles
of the corporation.
Bill making it mandatory on boards
of supervisors to order assessment ev-
cry two years was passed.
Bill limiting liabilities on bonds of
county officers was passed.
Substitute for bill repeating laws
making governor. chairman, ex-ofi-
GERS, of board of trustees of state in
stitution was adopted and the bill
passed.
Message received from the govern
or, stated that he had signed bill to
certain bridge funds; in regard to
making contracts by boards of super
visors for public works; allowing
Jackson to issue water works bonds.
Senator Franklin, of the Committee
on Universities and Colleges, sub
mitted the report of that committee,
which is quite lengthy. The report
shows the various educational i~nstitu-
tions of the state to be in prosperous
condition. The report makes some
suggestions in regard to the fraternity
question. 1t recommends that no stu
dent be allowed to join a fraternity
until after the expiration Of his first
year. Three hundred copies of the re-
port were ordered printed, and it was
laid on the table subject to call.
A bill was passed prohibiting dis
trict attorneys from forming parter-
nership during their term Of office.
Also bill to make railroads liable for
failure to keep up stock gaps at plan
tation road crossings. Also one to
establish department of classification
of cotton at A. M. College
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
IN H A 8
HOUSE WILL AMEND UNIFORM
BOOK BILL.
EXHIBIT APPROPRIATION
Likely to Be Defeated-Bil Prohibit
ing Greek Letter Fraternities Kill
ed.-Senate Passes Road Bill.
MONDAY.
The House.

The house passed a bill authorizing
supervisors to levee three miles adj
Nalorem tax for road purposes, also a
bill authorizing counties to issue
bonds for road building purposes.
The house has passed the bill pro-
viding vestibules for street ears, also
IA bill changing the time of teachers
Fall examinations from October to
September.
The report of the committee on pub
buildings was adopted in the house.
Bill to prevent flying of paper bal
doom was indefinitely postponed. Bill
providing that county superintendent
can defer making contracts with
teachers until officially informed of
amount of money available was pass
ed. Bill to allow school trustees to
vote for relatives as teacher was
passed. Bill changing place of meet
ing of board of control from prison to
Jackson, passed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18

Fort Smith, Ark .-Safe-crackers
secured $1,000 from a bank at Payia,
Ind. I.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Marriage In Royalty.

London. Princess Alice of Albany
and Prince Alexander of Teck were
married at Windsor.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Fire at Memphis.

Memphis. Fire at Memphis, Tenn.
destroyed the Georgia Mills, causing
500, 900 loss.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18

Washington. Cameron Forbes will
be the new Philippine Commission
er.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
Suicide at Greenyilla.

G~reenville, Miss-Joe Anderson has
shielded in the county here.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18

that Carter actually turned over ev-
cry dime collected, and that the suit
was for balances improperly charged
to him. He is willing for all facts to
be known before the Committee, and
the Legislature, and Believes that
when they n known he will be re-
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
The Senate.

Between fruitless consideration Of
the bill to admit women to practice
law and the school book bill, nothing
of Importance occurred in the Senate
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Dso,c.TE Ssw cAsrLE HNLI

rythIas. DP~a Nee ts.-Sas VITA sse~ess-
fal seetaI FaactisR
Kooseaai Lodge. knights % Pyth.
las. dedicated FratenTal hall as =
PythiAn temple. Thursday evening.
In accordance 9ith the beautiful aud
impressive ritualistic ceremonies Of
the order, in the presence Of more
than 200 members aud invited friends.
The gathering was one Of the mos,
enjoyable and successful events Of the
winter aud after the close of the must
cal and literary program and the Gu
ioyment Of a tempting banquet the
company was entertained at cards
until after midnight Post Falls
aud Rathdrum we're both represented.
The program opened with the dedi
cation of the castle hall to lodge pnr-
poses according 10 ritnslistic form,
J. A. Waters acting as grand chancel
lor; W. II. Gillian, grand vice chan
cellor. G. A. Stove, grand prelate;
J. II. Harte. grand keeper Of records
and seal, a position he has held con
tinuously since the organization Of
the grand lodge In this state, n. Il.
Palmeter, grand master of exchequer
aud Geo. s. Childerp, grand master
Al arms, Upon the entrance Of the
grand officers the lodge gave the grand
honore which was followed by the de.
dicatlon ceremonies. Clement viii.
kins. chancellor commander Of the
lodge. then delivered a short address
Of welcome TO those preeent. A piano
solo by Mrs. Hahn followed, after
which Earl Sanders addressed the
company ON the history, objects and
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-02-27
OPERA HOUSE COMPLETED
NEW HONE FOR THE LODGES
csssF a'Aisas has Ftssst sser~t Sssisiy
hssas Ia the state Aa Opera Hsnss
Taas 10 Credit 90 The Tsws- cssi
sis.eos Sad is %. ssa ~ ths LoaE-s.

Occur d'Alsne's NV opera house
aud fTutsTnai hall bull ling IL CON.
plsied. aAd the opera house awaits
only tbs seats 70 be Eesdy for use.
The contract for this bniiding xas
awarded 10 Alexander Main aud be
1egan work on it, construction Sep.
ismber ~. 1908. Ii il a frame
slrnotare. silh dat roof which IL ~
fest from she ground. The b0ilding
IL DO By ITO fest. covering the whole
u the lot 90 the south east corner u
coeaF d'Aisne aud Fourth streets,
its eosa with siring ard plumbing
is sis. 600, The naAin sadiioriam IL