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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
MISSISSIPPI
HAPPENINGS
MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL QUARTERS.
SENTENCED TO HANG
Greenville is Progressive; Two Banks
Launched Within Week. Yazoo
City Fire and Insurance Rates. Ed
Gammons Sentenced to Hang, Etc.

Mayor Holmes of Yazoo City has
given out the following statement of
the situation:
alt is almost impossible just at this
time to estimate the loss the city has
sustained. Various prominent citi-
zens have placed it from $1,O00,O0O to
$2,750,000. 1 estimate at $1,750,000.
"While there have recently been
numerous confagration in the large
cities, where the loss aggregated more
than the one we have suffered, /
doubt if there has ever been a fire
where the less has been greater in pro-
portion to the assessed valuations of
the property of the city. Nineteen
twentieths of the busines portion of
the city has been completely destroy
ed, and about one-sixth of the resi-
dences, while not single one of the
five churches was spared. The post
office, every lawyers s office, every doc
tors Office, every drugstore, every no.
tel and boarding house, the Elks
lodge and the Calumet Club, the only
two clubs in town; every restaurant
the three newspapers-the Herald, the
Sentinel and the Saturday Evening
News-the City Hall, the fire engine
house and the Masonic Hall were COM
pletely destroyed; also every bank in
town was burned to the ground. !"
"The fire originated upstairs, in
a room where there had not been a
fire for six weeks. The origin of the
fire is still a mystery and the spread
Of the fire north, south, east and west
with such velocity is equally marvel
ous.'
=" If anything, Yazoo City has a
grander future to-day than it had a
week ago. AT meeting of the Board
Of Mayor and Aldermen, held this
morning, important ordinances were
passed, enlarging the fire district, and
requiring the running of a twenty
foot alley from Broadway to Bridge
streets, between Main and Mound
and Main and Washington streets,
and also increasing six feet the width
Of Main street, from Canal street to
the railroad.
'Nothing but the most modern and
approved freproof buildings will be
permitted in the fire district, and the
city will be rebuilt on improved lines.
Its people have not lost one hour
grieving over the disaster, but have
set about at once to help the needy
and distressed and to lay plans for
beginning over, and you may be sure
that they have their hands full with
either task, for there are any number.
[ shall not attempt to estimate, who
are destitute, who saved absolutely
nothing, and who have absolutely
nothing.
Although the fire occurred at
about $50 in the morning, it spread
so rapidly very little could be saved,
and a vast amount of property was
removed from one building to another
very remote one, which was consider
ed safe, but which was the next to
burn. For instance, sparks from the
Crane-Hinman hardware building set
fre to and destroyed Eureka Hall,
which was over five hundred yards
away"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Charles Shirling Exonerated.

Charles Shirling, who killed R. W.
johnson at Fayette Wednesday, had
a preliminary trial before Justice of
the Peace, S. P. Butler and was dis
charged. The testimony of the follow
ines witnesses showed that Shirling
acted in self-defense: Warren Nc
Nair, depot agent; Henry Allen, ex-
press porter; Ed Grigg, clerk at the
lunch stand, and Ike Williams, por
ter for Gates Hotel. The remains
of R. w. Johnson were sent by the
morning train from Harriston to
Vaughn's s station, Miss, his former
home, for burial where his mother and
sisters reside.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
WASHICNTON
NEWS NOTES
AMERICAN SOLDIERS UNIFORM
is WHOLLY CHANGED.
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL.
Monthly Pay for Star Route Carriers.
Names for New Battleships. Formal
Charges Against Judge Advocate
General Lemly.

Washington. The attention of the
military and naval experts here who
have been closely following the devel-
opments in the war has been attracted
to the fact that on July 20 the prohi>
bition imposed by The Hague confer
snce upon the discharge of aerial tor
pedoes from balloons or flying ma
chimes will expire by limitation. 1t
was with the greatest difficulty that
the powers represented at The Hague
conference through the military dele
gates managed to reach an agreement
upon rules governing war, and this
particular section was bitterly fought
over, although it is one of the few
which the United States government
accepted without reservation. So to
make easier the reaching of an agree
nent as to the use of aerial warships,
It was determined that the rule should
be tried for period of five years, and
that period of time expires in July.
Consequently new field is now open
20 the inventor of flying machines and
lirigible balloons which may now en-
ter the field of warfare without vio-
ation of the rules of war.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
j. A. Parker Oonfesses.

j. A. Parker who is in Jail in Hat
tiesburg charged with the murder Of
W. A. Fipp, made a confession today.
Fipp, prominent turpentine manu-
facturer, was assassinated one mile
from Beaumont in this county last
week. AT the coronor's inquest suf-
ficient circumstantial evidence was
adduced to cause Parker to be charg-
ed with the crime. He had prelimi-
nary trial before a justice of the
peace at Beaumont last Tuesday, and
was remanded to Jail, without the
benefit of bail, to await the action of
the Circuit Court To-day Parker
confessed that he fired the shot that
killed Fipp. Fipp was shot in the
back, from ambush.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Bullar to Take Testimony.

Hon. r. L. Bullard of Scranton is in
Jackson on business connected with
the boundary dispute between Louisi-
ana and Mississippi. Mr.. Bullard has
been designated by Governor Varda-
man as the commissioner before whom
the testimony of Mississippi side of
the case will be taken. Mr.. Bullard in
sists that everything is in READINGS for
the taking of testimony, and that the
hearing will begin at Biloxi June /.
Former Attorney General McClurg
and Judge Hannis Taylor will be on
hand to assist Attorney General Will
hams in the Management Of Mississip-
pi's case. The commission will sit for
one month at Biloxi, that city having
been selected for the convenience of all
parties and because it is nearer to the
witnesses and records to be used in
the hearing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Oats for the Worlds Fair.

Edward Holland, of Swartout, near
Pascagoula, brought to the court
house, to be sent to the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition, two samples of red
rust-proof oats and black beauty,
which were five feet high and exceed
ingly large of grain. They yielded
fifty bushels to the acre. The expert
mentor planted only a few acres, and
is more than satisfied. A local citi-
zen states that from one grain of oats
taken at random from his horse feed
he has cut thirty stools and gathered
1000 grains of oats by actual count.
He has farmed in Illinois and Ne
braska, and considers this fine oat-
producing section.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

George F. Ormsby, attorney for
John Smith, formerly a seaman in the
United States navy has filed with the
Secretary of the Navy formal charges
against Judge Advocate General Lem
ey, and asked that that officer be
tried by general courtmartial on
charges of "falsehood and culpable
neficiency in the performance of
luty." Mr.. Ormsby contends that in
moving for an advance of the case on
he court docket Capt. Lemley has
made false representations to induce
he Secretary of the Navy to sign a
certain letter in connection with the
notion to advance the case, the al
eyed false representations being
made, he charges, to influence the
.ourt against his client.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Successful Results Experienced.

Efforts have been made for some
time to encourage truck gardening for
northern markets at Mt. Olive, Miss,
and the local canning factory has ex-
perienced good results. One car of
cabbage was shipped to Cleveland,
Ohio. There are about 200 acres Of
tomatoes in cultivation for the can
ming factory.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Insurance Rates.

The best-informed insurance men in
the state say that the Yazoo City fire
will not cause insurance rates to be
advanced in this state. Most all the
insurance men are of the opinion that
the fire will not cause any higher
rates, but the fire will have the effect
of knocking the Mississippi profits
down for the next four years. The
Yazoo fire, it is stated, may cause the
insurance companies to look more
close into local conditions, and where
these conditions are not what they
should be there will be an advance in
rates.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

The adoption of a new color. of
socks for the United States army last
week makes the American soldiers a
symphony in mustard brown. Since
he Spanish war the entire uniform of
he enlisted man of the army has un-
lergone a complete change in color.
rhe blue uniform and the bras but
;ons were the first to go, being sue
,eeded by the khaki suit and bronze
trimmings. The blue helmet gave
way to a dingy brown felt hat and
he regulation black shoes were dis
placed by footwear of ru0set leather.
The only bit of apparel not to be
changed, save the underclothes, were
he socks. During the past three or
'our months the Quartermaster Gen.
,ral has been conducting experiments
With socks woven in colors to conform
% the general brownish hue of the
inform. The result is entirely salts
factory, and now the red and white
socks has been abandoned, making the
,utfit from hat to shoe of a uniform
,olor. Men equipped with the modern
Khaki clothing are invisible at dis
ances where men wearing the regula-
ion blue uniforms would be clearly
liscernible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Merchant Mysteriously Cremated.

Jerome Burford, a prominent mer-
chant Of Paynes, was cremated in his
store this morning. A bag of silver
and Burford's life and fire policies
were found near the building, and
by his charred body lay grass rope,
looped and knotted, as if an ameteur
hangman had been at work. There
are many theories as to the tragedy,
and considerable excitement pre-
walls.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

Edward Gammons, who murdered
his sweetheart, Fannie Kimsley, and
her father, Lake Kimsley, several
weeks ago near Water Valley, was
found guilty and sentenced to hang
June 80. An appeal will be taken,
and as the Supreme Court cannot take
up the ease before October the execu-
ton will be- considerably delayed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Charged with Killing His Wife.

Saturday night at o'clock Mrs.
Lille Walton died at her home, three
miles from Madison. Her death was
caused by shot from a pistol. Her
dying testimony was that the pistol
was fred by her husband, James Wal
ton. She lived few hours. Walton
was placed under arrest by Deputy
Sheriff John Cox and taken to Canton
and placed in Jail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

The State Department is greatly
disappointed at the revival of the rev.
,lutionary disturbances in San Do
ningo, for it had reason to believe
from Minister Powell's last advices
hat the Morales government had sue
,eeded in establishing firm hold and
shat the revolution had burnt out.
However, it is said there will be no
change in the policy which our gov
srnment has pursued in treating with
San Domingo; there will be no inter
vention, but only a careful watch over
American interests and the stationing
n Dominican waters of a sufficient
number of American naval vessels to
accomplish this purpose.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
ALABAMA Counterfeiter Convicted.

Huntsville, Ala. T. Robertson,
was convicted in the United States
court of counterfeiting, and was fin
ed $1,000 and sentenced to three
years Imprisonment. B. A. Handy
and ID. O. Watts were convicted of
raising bills and were each fined 81 900
and sentenced to a years imprison-
ment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Russia Forces.

New Chwang-A French priest just
arrived from Mukden says twenty
thousand Russian troops are station
ed there, and that an army of 100,-
600 men is at Liao Yang, with heavy
reinforcements arriving daily. Feng
Ling Keto, who was deported by the
Russians in July last and escaped,
has recently returned and has gather
ed five thousand brigands near Kwan
Ling and is harassing his old enemies
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

1t was decided on the suggestion of
Secretary Moody that hereafter neith-
sr the President nor the Navy Depart
ment would entertain appeals from
applicants for admission to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis from the decis-
ion of the medical examining board.
Heretofore it has been a practice Of
such applicants as were declared phys
ically disqualified to carry their cases
TO the President or to the Navy De
partment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Second Banking Company in a Week

Another trust and banking compa-
ny, under title of Greenville Banking,
Trust and Guarantee Company, was
organized there last week. The capi-
tai stock of the new company is $780,
900. This is the second company Of
the kind organized here last week,
which shows that money is plentiful
in Greenville.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Leg Broken by Fall.

Jack Holleman, the twelve year old
son Of Isaac Holleman, of Logtown,
Miss, fell from an elevation of twen-
ty-two feet at one Of the FL. Weston
Lumber Company's mills yesterday
afternoon, and broke his right leg
above the knee. He was not other
wise seriously hurt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
The Pascagoula Commercial Club

The Pascagoula Commercial Club
of Scranton is making a vigorous
campaign for the betterment of condi-
tions in that already lively city. Hon.
NJ A. Dees, the secretary, has been
st. Louis for some time distributing
advertising matter relative to that
section Of the country and interesting
possible settlers. That is the proper
way to 60 after it and we viii hear
much more that is good from this wide
awake organization.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
AGED Lady Burned.

The remains of Mrs. Neplin, the
aged mother Of Mrs. 7. K. Mcfarland,
were buried in Live Oak cemetery at
Pass Christian few days ago, Rev.
Mr.. Logan conducting the funeral SER
vices.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

United States Minister Barrett at
Buenos Ayres has made report to
The State Department on cotton rails
ing in Argentina. Mr.. Barrett says
ne is fully convinced that there is a
section of Argentina and Paraguay as
large as the combined area of Louisi-
ana, Alabama, Georgia and South
Carolina equally suited in climate and
soil for raising the best quality of cot
ton. He says that the cotton cultiva-
lion has never been attempted on a
large scale in this part of South
America, but there are at present in
Argentina several who have begun
numerous experiments in cotton
growing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
Chinese Assisting Japs.

Che Foo.-A Pitsewo correspondent
writes that the Chinese are assisting
the Japanese in every way, and that
the Chunchus and other bandits are
regularly enlisted in the japanese
army.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
A Carload Of Oabbage Shipped.

The second carload of cabbage was
shipped from Magnolia the past week
and the fine rain that fell there will
benefit the truck farms as well as all
other crops.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03
McNamee Admitted To Rail.

w. S. McNamee, who is alleged to
have killed J. W. Coyle Monday in
Holly Springs, was admitted to bail
in the sum Of $1,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

Golconda, Ill-The village of New
Liberty, Pope county, ILL.,, on the Ohio
river, is reported to have been de-
stroyed by cyclone last night. Not
building was left standing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

The piney woods section Of the state
can boast of some pretty strong soil
The Poplarville Free Press acknow!-
edges receipt of three onions that
weighed more than pound each.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

One Biloxi oyster canning concern
has sold 10000 cases so far this sea-
son. Figs are being canned now and
then comes something else. Great is
our gulf coast and brighter still the
future.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

The increase in land values in the
state during the past few years has
been phenomenal. The demand is
growing stronger, there being a ten
dency by all to own a peice of land
whether they cultivate it or not. Law
yers, merchants, doctors and every
body seem to want some land to fall
back upon. The Okolona Messenger
says: "We have known a number of
cases where a man has come to Missis-
sippi and rented farm for one year,
Just to try the Country At the
end of the year he is surprised to
find that the farm has advanced in
price almost the amount he could
tave bought it for at the time of
renting
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

st. Petersburg. The Russian au.
thorities admit that the Cars troops
have been forced to retreat to Port
Arthur.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

The Illinois Central railroad offers
to import Italians to work the cotton
fields of Mississippi. Several large
delta farmers have been trying them
and find that they work well and are
little trouble. At the same time it is
a change in conditions that our peo-
pie will be slow to accept There is
nothing like the negro and the mule
70 raica cotton
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03


The fees on account of charters
granted to new corporations for tie
month, collected up to da.e by the
Secretary of State at Jackson, aggre-
gate nearly $4,000. This is far above
the average for last year. AMI Ill ex
cess of the collections for The same
month last year. The spring months
are usually dull months for charter
BUSINESS, but Ills season they average
up TO the busiest months Of last !, lr.
The papers in the matter of the
consolidation of Scranton and Pasca-
goula into one municipality have been
returned for some clerical corrections,
and will be sent back to the governor
next week, when the proclamation will
issue declaring the municipalities con-
solidated. All the preliminaries have
been completed. The new city viii
take the name OF "Pascagoula, " aad
will be under the ordinances in effect
in the present city Of Scranton. 1t will
contain a population of about 1000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

The streets are being numbered III
Greenwood and name plates erected
on the corners in preparation for free
mail delivery. There is no practical
way to keep up with the rapid ad-
vancement of that little city on the
hanks of the Yazoo.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

In accordance with a verbal report
made by a special committee appoint
I'd by the secretary of the treasury
al star route carriers, contractors and
mail messengers carrying mails be-
tween postoffices and railroad stations
and steamboat wharves viii be paid
monthly instead of quarterly, begin
ming July |.
The value of the domestic gold re-
ceived from Alaska in the nine
months ending with March, 1904, was
*, SOC, SOL.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

Now Albany seems to have caught
the contagion good and strong. An
Oil mill was built last year, a COM
press and clothing factory are now
under construction and several gentle
men are perfecting plans for putting
in furniture factory. A few enter
prises of this kind will make it one of
the best towns in North Mississippi.
Keep pushing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

Last seasons cotton crop in Mis-
sissippi amounted to 500, ,240,5 $50 and
the seed to $12, 2,845, 1888. Nearly $110,-
100000 and when the linters from
the seed is added of which there were
30,928 bales, will quite go that
amount. How is this for our leading
crop?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

There are millions in the culture
Of ginseng if our people knew how to
get it out. In some sections. Of Ken
lucky the root is being cultivated with
the greatest success and In Mississippi
there are thousands of acres that are
especially well adapted to it. Rev. w.
E. Crum of Hickory Flat in Benton
county is planting little each year to
see just what can be expected of it.
In the section of the state where Mr..
Crum lives the plants grow wild and
is hunted for the root with fair success.
If it will grow wild and make mer-
chantable roots, Mr.. Crum figures
that if cultivated that much more
ought to be expected Of it. Interest
ed parties can get information from
Mr.. Crum concerning the great posi-
bilities of this new industry by ad-
dressing him with a stamped envelop
for reply.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

There is complaint coming from
some sections as to the effect of the
Wells vagrancy law which has been
in force now about one month. 1t
is claimed that the negroes are leav-
ing the from which complaint comes
and that labor is hard to get. This
probably from the fact that large
number of negroes and some whites
only a small portion of the time and
depend upon gambling and other ne
farious practices to help along and
that the law is being enforced in their
cases and driving them from the
country. This makes a scarcity of
labor for odd jobs but does not effect
the regular workers. 1t is better that
such characters be out of the State
and nothing is lost by their absence.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

Without doubt the biggest propo-
sition which confronts the large plan
ters of the state is that of labor. The
enormous amount of public works be-
ing carried on has taken a large per
cent of the negro labor from the cot
ton fields and given employment in
towns and on the roads. They get
good wages in the first place, and with
the rising generation of negroes it is
their desire to live in town where
large numbers of them congregate,
and it is a hard matter to keep them
on the farms. A solution of this
problem will no doubt be presented
soon and the writer is inclined to be-
Iieve that it will come about through
the breaking up of the large farms
into small plots and working with
white labor from the more crowded
sections of the North and West.
Then each farmer will own and till
his own land.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

AS an evidence that Mississippi is
now engaged in putting up good and
substantial buildings, it is noted that
four large brick manufactures were
chartered last week. Hardly a week
passes that not one or more like insti-
tutions are chartered. The improve
ments being made are of nature that
forebodes good for coming generations
as well as the present.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-06-03

Laurel takes the whole basket Of
cakes in the way of big turnipS. The
Ledger received three last week that
weighed respectively IL pounds and
s ounces, 8 pounds and ounces and
6 pounds and IA ounces. 1t is not
denied that Mesmerizer man weighed
these turnips on his fish scales, but if
he did, they are undoubtedly the larg-
est turnips reported in the state dur
ing the present season. Only few
years back it was thought the piney
woods lands would not produce crops
sufficient to warrant working them,
but now they are among the best in
the state for vegetables, fruits, ber-
ries etc. This an example, of what
our people can do if they will only
make the attempt.