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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
MURDERERs BREAK JAIL.
One Left Note Saying that Cell Was
Opened by Prayer.

Dothan, Ala. Jesse Barfeld and
Thad Pennington, white men, SEN
;enced to life Imprisonment for al
leged murder in the first degree, broke
JAIL Complete mystery envelopes
heir escape. Sheriff Walker says
hey were locked in a steel cage. The
Jail was a new one. The cell door
vas found standing open and the lock
n good working order A report was
.eceived here later that Barield had
committed suicide at the home of a
cousin in Headland by pulling the
trigger of shot gun with his toe. The
sheriff has gone to the scene of the
reported suicide.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
WAR ON ENGLAND.
Russian Paper Uurges Continental AL
lance Against Island Empire.

st. Petersburg. The Nova Vreyma
declares that all Russia endorses EN-
oeror Nicholas message 10 Vice Adj
niral Rojestvensky of faith and hope
N him "and my dear squadron" and
says the good wishes and approval of
the whole nation accompany squad
ON. The paper likens the internation-
al committee, which is to inquire into
.he North sea incident, to the Berlin
congress before which Great Britain
will seek again to humiliate Russia,
urges Russia to be represented by a
young and brilliant lawyer who, like
Portia, will overthrow the modern
Shylock and asks if there is not a
Napoleon, not of French nationality,
Who will head another continental al
lance against Great Britain.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
BRITISH VIEWS
ON ELECTION
LONDON WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
COMMENT FREELY.
FRIENDLY ATTITUDE
Almost Without Exception, Editorials
Praise Character of President. Be-
lief is Expressed that the Foreign
Policy Will Make for Peace.

London.-The- weekly newspapers
devote considerable space to the pres
identiaf election in the United States
and all dwell lengthily upon the per-
sonality of President Roosevelt as the
prime factor in the Republican victo-
ry.
The most notable article appears in
the Spectator, which precludes a
splendid tribute the president with
the admission:
For ourselves, we do not profess
any special liking for the Republican
party while In the same paragraph
it says the result of the election is a
subject for congratulation throughout
the English-speaking world.
The Spectator then asks: "What
will he do with it," and proceeds to
credit Mr.. Roosevelt with an ideal
programme for the next four years,
the standard of which will be 'srea-
son, justice, moderation and common
sense"
Discussing the prospective polics Of
the American government in relation
to foreign affairs, the Spectator says
President Roosevelt will not be afraid
to insist that the United States shall
hold her own among the great powers
of the world, but he will not seek for
eign entanglements.
After predicting that the Pssama
canal will be completed by President
Roosevelt, the Spectator says:
I'm the Far East, and in all that
concerns the future of China, we may
expect the president, acting under the
advice of Secretary of State Hay, VINO
is now unquestionally one of the ables
if not the ablest of living Clplomat
lists, to maintain the attitude already
adopted"
The Speaker, and Saturday ReAiew,
take less enthusiastic review of Pres
ident Roosevelt's foreign policy. The
Speaker says it is represented by a
determination as "get there just ;he
same" which, involving as it does a
disregard of trea ties and the employ
ment of armed force upon the slight
est provoeation or pretext, represents
a grave danger.
The Saturday Review says:
"We have often expressed the con-
viction that this country has lite to
gain in the end from a translation in
to action of President Roosevelt s
views Of foreign affairs. 1t has been
the fashion among us of late to ap-
plaud Republican victories and en-
courage the idea among Americans
that we look upon the Democratic par
ty as less friendly to us than the Re-
publican. This we believe is a delu-
sion only one degree more mischievous
than the notion that an enterprising
foreign policy upon the part of the
newly elected president will necessari-
ly insure to our benefit. -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
BOTH SIDES OF THE GREAT POLITICAL BATTLE Fully AID Y GIVEN
FIRST NEWS! BEST NEWS!

WORLD the "Cef Champion
the most interesting the this Presidential
already much larger daily circulation morning
America
We beginning campaign that history BY
single act inspired the Democratic leader has his
old place the instrument of enlightened REFORM practical
cleaheaded progssivenes and constitutional
While the question of the standard of ali
submerged and the Democracy could its historical
absence of that restraining the Republican imperialism
centrazaon mtarm and privileged injustice the
be called and
honestly hopefune cry rs
The ready the abuses
trade with nghbo Canada the rivalry
with the military Europe made needless
substitute the of law for personal
integrity government bring arrogant
combinations capital
cEmatzato of the American flag country which the Declaration
pendn sediou document To the attainment these
pledges all its energies.
formation
rel to
parties forming clubs in
sam copi ona
be Morning
ma oGer is
Punt-
BuiI ding New YOr<.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Site for Orphanage.

The committee from the board of
trustees of the Methodist Orphanage
appointed to look at sites for the or
phanage has performed its task. A
number of sites were looked at, but
The committee did not state which site
would be recommended. 1t is under
stood that the recommendations will
30 made to the North Mississippi Con-
ference, at Kosciusko, on Dec. z. A
number of very eligible sites have
been offered, and the committee was
much pleased with all it saw.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Parker and Davis.

Total electoral vote.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Turpentine Company incorporate.

The Gulf Turpentine Company has
been Incorporated, with w. B. Gilli-
can, J. F. Payne, A. H. Powell and
d. C. Bacon as incorporators. The
capital stock is fixed at $4,000, di-
vided into shares Of $10O each, and
the charter provides that business may
be commenced when $4,000 has been
paid in. The domicile of this new en-
terprise is fixed at Gulfport.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Fraud in Colorado.

Denver. Governor Peabody has is-
sued statement to the people of Col
Orado that he was reliably informed
that fraud had been committed in
some outside counties as well as in
Denver. He proposes to probe the
election in every county in the state,
but adds: "If it should prove that |
am not reelected | will admit it
promptly.'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Mississippi's s Interests.

An unknown writer has said that in
Mississippi there is a greater diversi-
" of interests for the benefit of a
greater number of people than any
state in the Union. Whoever this
writer may have been, he was not far
from the truth. No state can offer
more to the man who is willing and
lble to work than Mississippi. The
resources are as yet practically unde-
yeloped and the avocations for max
ng a living as yet are not defined.
The near future promises great revel-
ltions along this line.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Must Respect the Law.

The stand being taken by Missis-
,ippi conservators of the peace that
he law must be respected, is bearing
'ruit. Our people as a rule are law
abiding, but there are times and
places where the majesty of the law
oses its respect. We must be law
ibiding people and the officers should
,e upheld in the effort to make the
Few so who would not be otherwise.
Ours is a great state, and to retain
,ur greatness, it is necessary that the
aw be respected and observed at any
md all times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

Roosevelt has received the greatest
popular vote ever given a presidential
candidate. Returns indicate that he
will receive popular plurality Of
slightly over 100000 against $40, 700
for Mckinley over Bryan.
The sentiment which swept the Re-
publican candidates into office will be
reflected in the next house of repre-
sentatives. From figures obtained by
the Associated Press, the Republicans
nave elected 233 representatives and
tie Democrats 141, the twelve remain
ing districts yet to be heard from be-
ing now equally divided beteween the
two parties.
The Republican majority in the
next house will therefore be at least
92.
Will Not Run in 1908.
President Roosevelt after the cleo
tion returns clearly indicated the re-
suit issued the following statement:
81 am deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what | have done and have tried to do.
| appreciate to the fullestextent the re-
sponsibility this confidence imposes
upon me and I shall do all that in
my power lies not to forfeit it.
"On the fourth of March next I
shall have served three and a half
years and this three and half years
constitutes my first term. The wise
custom which limits the president to
two terms regards the substance and
not the form. Under no circumstances
will / be candidate for or accept an
other nomination.
His Southern Policy.
The President will, some time be-
tween now and Inauguration day,
while on a trip, WHICH he contem-
plates taking to his mothers home in
Georgia, deliver speech, in which he
will outline his Southern policy. The
statement is made authoritatively,
and is the first announcement so far
made as to the Presidents s intentions.
The attitude Of the President towards
the South, of which so much has al
ready been written, is is said by
friends of the administration has not
been fully understood, and it is be-
ieved that on this occasion he will
clear away much that is now involv-
ed in doubt and uncertainty. While
the President is unwilling, it is said,
to anticipate what he intends to say,
the reports which come from the
White House of private conversa-
tions had with him warrant the pre-
diction that his Southern policy will
be impartial.
Roosevelt is ambitious. His closest
friends say that it is now his ambi-
ton, having been elected by the great
est popular majority ever given any
candidate for any Office since the es
tablishment of the republic, to retire
from office with the good will of the
people Of all sections and all parties.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Roosevelt Breaks
The Solid South
Should Official Returns Bear Out Present Indications
His Plurality Will Be 2lO

ashington.-Not only are the ma
IurIty given theshrdlurBip Fishe EFF
5orities given the Republican nationa-
al ticket confirmed by the more COM
plete returns and in some instances
increased over earlier figures but the
claim is made that the once solid
south has been broken and Missouri
has gone Republican.
With every former doubtful state
admittedly in the Roosevelt column
with majorities in anne states in ex-
cess of those given Mr.. Mckinley
four years ago and in some instances
even greater than those of 1896, capp-
ed by the possibility that the hither-
to invincible and historically Dem
ocratic south has been invaded.
When it was reported that Missou-
ri was in doubt and some of the Re-
publican leaders were admitting that
they had hopes of success, it was
hardly credited by the majority of the
Republicans and was laughed at by
Democrats. But late returns seem to
indicate that these claims may be well
grounded, and in the absence of full
and complete figures of the vote the
assertion that the muddy water state
has forsaken its Democratic allegi-
ance on national issues is coming to
be accepted as probability.
Roosevelt has 343 Votes.
Should the official count bear out
the present claims Mr.. Roosevelt s
vote in the electoral college will be
543, plurality of 210.
The unofficial returns give a basis
for this estimate, which is warranted
by the eighteen votes from Missouri.
In the First Virginia the returns
have come in very slowly, but a Re-
publican victory is indicated.
A tabulated statement of the indi-
Gated results is as follows:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
JNO. G. CARLISLE.
Will Defend Bera College in Trial for
Co-Racial Education.

Lexington. g. Carlisle, for
ner secretary of the treasury, arrived
aere from Washington. He was met
by Guy Mallon, president of the Gin
,innati Trust Company and trustee
If Bera college Mr.. Carlisle comes to
Kentucky to appear as counsel for
8era college in the trial on an indict-
nent for co-racial education. At the
asst session of the Kentucky legisla-
ure, an act known as the Day bill pro-
libiting coracial education was passed.
An indictment of Bera college, which
S attended by whites and blacks, fol-
owed in Madison county, in which it
s located. The case will be called at
Nicholasville Monday.
1t will be taken to the state court
IF appeals and then to the supreme
court.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
For Free Delivery.

The progressive town of Laurel is
arranging for its free delivery, which
is expected to be inaugurated before
great while. Laurel is complying with
all of the requirements of the United
States Government in order that it
may get free delivery. Laurel is one
of the many towns in Mississippi
which has shown remarkable growth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
To Change Domicile of Elks.

For several months there has been
q diligent effort on the part of some
Of the members of Biloxi Lodge of
Elks to remove the domicile of the
lodge to Gulfport. 1t is contended
by those who are most active in the
movement and who reside in Gulf
port, that it is a great inconvenience
for them to attend meetings of the
lodge in Biloxi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Code Commissioners Work.

The Code Commission composed Of
Chief Justice Whitfield, Hon. 7. C..
Catchings and Hon. w. H Hardy, has
,een hard at work on the nev code
.or the state all summer and great
ieal of progress has been m in
yetting up the states new co The
Commissioners have held / eYuent
Meetings and consultations. h con-
siderable amount of work / been
passed on. When the Commits ;cn first
net it divided out the work, allotting
each certain class of work, and
1t frequent intervals holding confer
,nces and passing on that part of the
work which was completed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Revenue Agent Raiding

State Revenue Agent Writ Adams
is stirring up the merchants of Gulf
port who have allowed their privilege
license to lapse, and the list of suits
filed includes many of the leading bus
mess men there. Twenty-four suits
of this character were set for trial
in the Justice Court and resulting i'll
judgments being entered in two OF
the cases fled.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
More Trouble for Abdul.

Constantinople. The American le-
CATION here has addressed a note to
the Porte demanding reparation for
the attack, near Aleppo, by brigands,
upon a caravan belonging to an Amer
lean house. The raid resulted in the
killing of six Of the caravan s camels,
and carrying off by the bandits of
sixty camels and a considerable sum
of money. The legation insists upon
the arrest and punishment of the out
laws, the restitution Of the camels and
money, and the adoption of efficacious
measures for the prevention of re-
currence of the outrage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Countryside Aroused.

Huntington, Va.-Chief Of Police
Nash, of Thurmond, enlisted fifteen
special policemen here and has started
in pursuit of Edward Jackson, who
shot and killed Sheriff Daniels at
Montgomery. Jackson is headed this
way, accompanied by number of his
friends and orders were given the
special officers to shoot to kill, il re-
sistance was offered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Millwright Meets Horrible Death.

N. Lotion, millwright Of Conner
Brothers Lumber Company, at Semi
nary, while attempting to band a
wheel while running, was caught by
band and thrown some distance.
His head struck an iron bolt, bursting
his skull and severing one leg above
the knee-joint, killing him almost in
stantly. His remains were shipped
to Wesson, Miss, his home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

Hope, Ark: Saturday a drizzling
rain set in and Che falling tempera-
ture soon changed it to- sleet, hence
the town was covered with heavy
coat Of ice. The fall in the tempera-
turc led many to expect snow and the
sleet was no surprise. The cotton in
the field is damaged greatly and this
weather will doubtless have It's effect
npon the crop. The bolls which have
not opened were killed by the ice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Census Shows 61e Population

The town authorities employed Cas-
sic Barnes to take census of Silver
Creek, and he found GIG residents in
the corporate limits. A petition has
gone to the governor to raise this
place from a village to town, it now
having over 500 population. The pop
ulation has more than doubled in six
months.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Gets 10000 in Wreck.

The jury in the Vicksburg circuit
court allowed a verdict awarding 10,-
900 damages to Alex Grant, of Red
wood, who was injured in wreck
on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
railroad in April. He rode on free
pass, but it had no effect on the judg-
ment of the court, and that part of the
evidence was not adduced in the trial.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Lost a Million.

Boston.-The pronounced rise in the
stock market was responsible for the
of the Federal Stock and
Grain Company of this city, one Of
the largest concerns of the kind in the
country. The company had four Offices
in Boston and fifty or more in other
cities. Treasurer Murray states that
the concern has lost $1,0OO,0OO in the
last six months and adds that the
claims against it do not exceed $780,
000
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
BOY TELLS ANOTHER STORY.
Testimony Convicted Father of Muir
der. But Now Released.

Chicago. Apparently straight for
ward testimony, from boy convict
ing his own father of murder, had re-
markable sequel in the discharge Of
!he alleged murderer, John Wiltrax.
The boy when taken from the infu-
.nce of the police repudiated the tes-
:imony first given in court, and stated
hat his accusations against his fa-
her were made under stress Of fear.
The reversal of the boys testimony
was due largely, to the Intervention
If Peter Van Vlassingen, a wealthy
Chicagoan, who became convinced
hat the case against the father was
sroundless. Mr.. Van Vlassingen per-
,onally t. ok to his own home the Will
;rax boy and gradually learned the
ruth from tn boys lips.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

New York. The timely arrival Of a
squad of policemen probably saved the
life of William Vanderheyden, a
ehauffer, whose electric broughham
had run down and killed an unknown
Italian woman in Seventh avenue, at
the TWenty-ninth street crossing. The
chauffeur was attacked by big crowd
who witnessed the accident. He was
beaten down, the clothes we're torn
from his body, and when the police
arrived he was UNCONSCIOUS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Exile for Peculiar Sect.

Riazan, Russia. - Eighty-three peas
ants Of all ages and sexes have been
tried here for belong to the skoptsi
sect, the main tenet Of which is the ex-
tinction of the human race. The re-
suit of the trial, which took place be-
hind closed doors, was that the ac-
quilted eighteen minors and the re-
mainder of the accused were sentenc-
ed to the loss Of civil rights and to
be exiled.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Marshall County Potatoes.

G. w. Ford Of Marshall county
raised second-crop Irish potato that
weighed over two pounds. His whole
crop was unusually large and proves
that the section of Mississippi around
Memphis should raise large amount
of potatoes, the demand being good
and prices always stiff.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Will Vote on Sewerage.

Holly Springs will soon vote on the
proposition to issue bonds for build
ing a system of sewers. The proba
bilities are that the proposition will
carry by large vote. The town with
over thousand people in Mississippi
these days without all such improve
ments are considered back numbers
and not up to date at all.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Hunter Accidentally Killed.

While out hunting Joe Wheeler was
accidentally shot and killed by Jim
Farley. Wheeler was behind Fair
ley, when a limb caught Fairley's
gun and discharged it, emptying its
contents into Wheeler's abdomen.
Wheeler lived about two hours. The
parties were close friends and resided
near Yawn Postoffice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Express Safe Robbed.

Some unknown party manipulated
The combination of the safe in the Of
Zee of the Southern Express Company
at New Albany and relieved it of its
contents, believed to be about the
thousand-dollar mark. The money
was received from the National Bank
Of Commerce, of Memphis, consigned
to the Bank of Myrtle, and was prob
ably taken while Night Operator
Chapman was called off to meet the
train.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Temple for Two Orders.

The Masons and Odd Fellows of
Jackson have appointed committee
for the purpose of selecting lot and
building thereon a temple for the
two orders. This committee is now
out looking for sites, and has several
in view, but no selection has been
made as yet. This will give Jackson
two handsome secret order buildings.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

The governor has approved the
charter of the Knox-Sharkey Land
and Lumber Company; capital stock
SAC, 1000. The domic.le is to be at An
9uilla, in Sharkey county
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

Germans and Swedes are displac-
ing the negro roustabouts on Missis-
sippi river steamboats,. The new labor
is proving satisfactory and is much
more reliable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

A negro returning home, In crossing
the tracks of the Yazoo and Mississip-
ri Valley railroad, in Yazoo City, was
struck by the switch engine, killing
his horse and running his buggy The
negro was badly hurt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

New York. Mrs. Grover Cleveland
performed the ceremony of laying the
corner stone of the new building of
the Hebrew Technical School for girls
now being erected In thi city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Hustle for a "Greater Mississippi. !"

The election is over, and while the
result was not to the liking of nearly
all .Mississippians, the activity here
tofore developed in the building of
great state will not in the least be re-
tarded. Keep up the good work for
a "Greater Mississippi"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

Governor Vardaman has issued his
proclamation raising Gulfport from
village to town, recent census hay
ing shown that it had population OF
ALP.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Russian Fleet.

Port Said, Egypt.-The vessels Of
the Russian second Pacific squadron
win only be allowed to take on board
sufficient coal and provisions to reach
the next port. Arrangements are be-
ing made to pass them through the ca
nal as quickly as possible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Chicago Wants the President.

Chicago. An invitation will be ex-
tended to President Roosevelt to in
clude Chicago in his Itinerary upon
the occasion Of his visit to the Fair al
st. Louis