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Evening star., 1905-11-11
A Splendid Home Inn
fashionable
Location
AT "a
SACRI FICE.

1853 = st. NV. at sacrlhce
price, $4,000 less than its true
value. This particular house is
one of the very best in this
beautiful location, near 18th ST.,
New Hampshire ave. and with
in a stones throw of many of
the most expensive residences
in the fashionable northwest.
: In purchasing house in this
location the purchaser is ab-
solutely sure to be free from
: apartment houses or any OBJ
jectionable buildings. The
house at the time it was built
was intended for a gentleman
who furnished material for the
block, and has many improve
ments and advantages that
: other houses in this row do
not have. A recent owner spent
over $4,000 on improvements,
new sewers from the street,
IMPORTED G. AS FIX
TURES, EXPENSIVE AND
EMBOSSED PAPER. HE
PUT IN MANY MODERN
CABINET M A N 7 E L S,
TILED HEARTH, etc. Lot
2oxIoo to I5-foot paved alley.
: If you wish to secure a bargain
in a frst-class home in this
fashionable location this is
probably the best opportunity
ever offered. THE PRICE
THAT WE CAN SELL THE
HOUSE FOR IS SO LOW
THAT IN JUSTICE TO
OWNERS OF OTHER
HOUSES IN THIS BLOCK
: WE REFRAIN FROM MEN
TIONING IT. A small amount
in cash over and above the first
: trust held by local company
will buy the equity.
Evening star., 1905-11-11
Stone s. Fairfax,
1912 New York ave. and
8o4-8o6-8o8 F st.

Fletcher Byrd, colored, was hanged at
Greenville, S. c., for the murder of Magis-
trate Cox white. on May IA. 1904. His ac-
complice. Palmer Creswell, was to have
beer hanged at the same time, but was res
pited.
Evening star., 1905-11-11

Enterprising and adj
vertising are almost
synonymous terms.
Evening star., 1905-11-11
Stone 6 Fairfax.
S04 S06=S0S st. and 1912 New York Ave

Many have been sold. If you wish to take
advantage of this opportunity you must be quicl
about it
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
LEAKEsvILLE GREENE COUNTY MISS, FRIDAY FEB 1905
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Bill to Give Government Absolute
Power of Control.

Washington.-A government control
Of wireless telegraphy, especially along
The sea coast, was discussed at length
by the Cabinet and it was decided that
some legislation should be secured
The administration views on the
subject has been embodied in a bill
drafted by the Commissioner of Navi.
cation, assisted by Capt, Seabury Of
the navy and others. The bill is to
be revised further by the Cabinet. It
provides that no person or corpora
ton shall use any apparatus for wire
less telegraphy in this country or on
any American vessel except he or it
be licensed by the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Persons exchang-
ing message or signals between
points in the same States or in behalf
of the American government are to
be exempt from this requirement.
however. The official license shall
provide that the President in times of
war or public peril may close any
wireless station or authorize its use
by the government.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
REPUBLICANS
WHEN CAPABLE.
PROPOSE TO GIVE THE FILIPI.
NOS SELF GOVERNMENT.
TAFT DISCLOSES THE POLICY
War Secretary Closely Questioned by
John Sharp Williams as to What
Kind of Self Government is
Meant.

Washington. Secretary Taft made
an argument before the house commit
tee on ways and means in favor of
the Curtis bill reducing the duty on
sugar and tobacco from the Philip
pines. Mr.. Williams (Mississippi) the
minority floor leader, asked the Sec
retary if it was not the Republican
policy to give the islands ultimate in
dependence. The secretary affirmed
this, stating that such would be the
case when the people of the islands
were capable of self-government.
"Self-government as the American
understands, or as the Filipino under
stands?" asked Mr.. Williams.
''I doubt if they ever reach the
self-government capacity of the Amer
icans," the secretary replied.
"Well," asserted Mr. Williams,
There is not so horrible much differ
ence between you and the Democrats.
You believe in granting self-govern-
ment when the people are ready and
we believe in fixing a date for their
independence"
Secretary Taft-"Yes, that is prac-
tically correct. Whenever they reach
the condition where they have reas-
enable public opinion which may be
relied upon to restrain radicalism
when internal communication has
been established and when conditions
generally have become settled-then
if they desire independence, give it to
them. If they do not desire a bond
which might become sweet by coming
inside our tariff wall, that might be
considered.
Mr. Williams" Even then you would
make them a self-governing country?"
Secretary Taft-"Yes, SIR"
Mr.. Williams remarked the ere
publican position was at first that we
were to keep the islands forever.
Secretary Taft referred to reports
that he was willing to compromise on
a 25 per cent reduction. "I am will
ing" he added, "to compromise on
anything in the way of reduction if
can't get all"
The secretary said that no Philip
pine cigars are now imported by the
United States.
A. Dterman of Manila, presented a
memorial in behalf of the Philippine
tobacco growers and manufacturers
making an appeal for the free entry of
Philippine tobacco. Mr.. Dterman said
that efficiency considered, wages of
cigarmakers are not low in the islands.
From the standpoint the Filipino
they feel they have right to free en-
try of their products into the United
States, and that no one would be
harmed by the removal of the tariff
on tobacco, he said.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
THE SUGAR TESTS.
Suits Filed Against the Collector OF
Customs at New York.

New York.-A new move was made
by sugar companies that for years
have been contemplating to do away
with the system of sugar tests which
has been in vogue since 1897, when pa
pers in sixty-five separate suits, IN
volving millions of dollars paid in
sugar duties. were filed against Col
lector Stranahan of this port. These
suits involve every importation of
sugar through this port since 1897.
The attempt of the sugar companies
to do away with the system of tests
has been fought before the United
States courts up to the Court of Ap-
peals. It has been decided steadily in
favor of the Government. The new
suits are brought on the ground that
the Secretary of the Treasury is max
ing his rules contrary to law and acted
unconstitutionally in adding the ele-
ment of estimate or computation of
the bare polyscope test.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Mass of European Debts.

Cleveland, O.-Carlotta Hart Takacs
de Kis-Joka was absolved by the bank
ruptcy court from the mass of Eu-
ropean debts which she has assumed
with her Hungarian husband Car
lotta Hart is the daughter of a
wealthy manufacturer of Cleveland,
who married the Hungarian last win
ter while travelling in Europe. She
lived with him few weeks and then
fled to America with her parents.
Solomon Kaiser Of Vienna, the ba-
ron's principal creditor, followed the
young woman to this country and
brought suit to recover loans made to
her husband ON the ground that he
had signed notes after the marriage.
The wife then filed voluntary bank
ruptcy proceedings
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Sues for Huge Sum.

Philadelphia Suits for damages
aggregating almost $2,OOO,OOO were
brought against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company in the United
States circuit court by the Pennsylva-
MIA Coal and Coke Company and the
Webster Coal and Coke Company, To-
Gated in Blair, Cambria and Indiana
counties, Penn. The former seeks to
recover $42O,17424 and the latter ST.
438,839. The suits are based on al
legged determinations and favoritism
shown to complaining companies by
the defendant and the neglect to fur
nish sufficient cars to transport the
output of coal and coke of the plant
ifs and the failure to allow the plant
ifs certain rebates that were made to
others. The suits are brought under
the Interstate commerce act.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Demonstration in Boston.

Boston. For two hours a process
sion of several hundred Russian revo-
lutionist smpathizers, led by fife
and drum corps, marched through
snow-flled streets, with a huge, blood
red flag futtering beside the Star and
Stripes while lettered signs proclaimed
the object of the demonstration. At
times the marchers cheered such sem
timents as "Down with the Russian
government" +" When the procession
had disbanded in the west end, the
leaders briefly addressed the crowd
and Socialist orator began an ad-
dress from the windows of house.
His speech was cut short, however,
by the announcement that the police
would allow no speaking to the crowd
in the street.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Heavy Fires.

Some heavy losses have been sustain
ed by the fire insurance companies OPP
Grating in Mississippi since the 1st
of January, and it begins to look like
the disastrous experience of the year
1904 is going to be repeated during
the current period. One Of the ad-
juster OF company carrying large
volume of risks in this state estimates
that the Mississippi losses sustained
by the various companies since the
first of January will aggregate nearly
100000. During the past few days
good-sized fires have been reported
from Coahoma, Greenville, West Point
Vicksburg and a number of lesser
places. The annual report of nearly
every fire insurance company received
at the Office Of Commissioner Cole
since the first of year shows heavy net
losses on Mississippi business, and
some of the companies were hit unus-
ually hard during the year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Trouser Factory.

The Board of Trade of Jackson has
received a proposition looking to the
establishment Of a factory in this city
For the manufacture of trousers. The
proposition is from capitalist of am
ole means to establish a large plant,
md who has decided to locate in Jack
son if sufficient inducement is offered
aim. because of the shipping facilities
afforded here. The only thing asked
,f the Board of Trade is to donate a
site of the factory buildings, and this
she board at once decided to do. The
names of the interested parties will
not be made public for while
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
MISSISSIPPI NEWS MATTERS
A Brief Chronicle of the Important Happenings
Precipitation Grain and melted SNOWY

Average for the month, 5.25 inches.
Average number Of days with O0l
inch or more, 9.
The greatest average monthly pre-
cipitation was 1882 inches in 1908.
The least average monthly precipi-
tation was 2.1S inches in 1895.
Continuing Reports.
The most vital subject to be dis
cussed at the convention Of cotton
ginners to be held in Jackson on the Sd
of February will be the matter of con-
tinuing reports to the government CEN
sus burea on cotton ginned, as request
ed by the bureau at stated intervals.
During the past month quite number
of ginners in Mississippi have refused
to furnish the government with re-
ports of the cotton handled at their
gins, and the reports for the period
from Dec. 10Th to Jan. 10Th, which
will be issued within few days by the
bureau, will not be complete so far
as Mississippi is concerned, owing to
the fact that so many reports have
been refused. A rather strong senti-
ment is developing among the ginners
in favor of refusing all reports re-
quested by the census bureau, and
resolution to this effect will doubtless
be introduced at the convention on the
3rd of February. If this action is tax
en- it will be very difficult matter to
secure accurate statistics in Mississip-
pi unless the ginners establish a bu-
reau for this purpose, as the state has
no such officer as commissioner of
agriculture. The adoption of the stand
ard size gin box, which has been urged
oy the Mississippi Compress Associa-
ton for several years, will also be dis
cussed by the convention.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
NO, 22
February Weather.

The following data covering pc.
riod Of seventeen years has been
compiled from the Weather Bureau
records at ffty-four observation sta
tions in Mississippi. They are issued
to show the conditions that have pre-
vailed in the state, during the month
in question, for the above period of
years, but must not be construed as
forecast Of weather for the coming
month.
Month, February for IL years. Tenn
perature lin degrees.) :
Mean or normal temperature, 48.
The warmest month was that OF
1890, with an average of 5S.
The coldest month was that of 1899,
with an average of SO.
Some of the highest temperatures
recorded were as follows:
"a at Waynesboro in 1890 and S5 at
Port Gibson in 1904.
Some of the lowest temperatures
recorded were as follaws:
Some of the lowest temperatures
recorded were as follows:
Is below zero at Aberdeen and 13
below zero at Louisville, in 1899.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Increased immigration.

Washington.-An immense, almost
startling increase in immigration is
shown by the figures for the month
of December, which have been COM
piled by Commissioner of Immigra-
tion Sargent. The increase in the
number of immigrants from both
Russia and Austria-Hungary is par
ticularly noteworthy. In December,
1902, the number of immigrants ar
irving from Russia was 10,184; in
December, 1908, 10,431; in 1904, 49,
992. Compared with December, 1902,
the last month shows an increase Of
81 per cent in immigration from Rus
sia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03

New York. Philip Mcintyre, law
YER, whose home is in the City of Mex
leo, was arrested here upon arrival Of
the steamer Monterey from Vera Cruz,
charged with presenting forged
draft for $500 on the Mexican Nation
al Bank. The arrest was made upon
complaint Of the Mexico bank off,
cials through the Mexican ambassa-
don at Washington. Mcintyre said
he had no idea that the draft was
forged and declared that he was inno-
cent Of any wrong doing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
New Corporations.

The following charters of new cor
porations domiciled in Mississippi
have been granted:
Amendment to charter of Bank of
Amory permitting the organization
md establishment of branch banks.
Myrtle Hall Land Company, domi-
eiled at Clarksdale, Coahoma county,
with a capital stock of $4,000; E. P.
Peacock, G. R. Page, and others, in
sorporators.
Taylor Mercantile Company. DOM
lciled at Como, Pamela county, with
a capital stock Of $4,000; Fl. HI.
Bemis, w. S. Cooper and others, In
corporators.
Amendment to charter Of Austin &
Lockhart Company, of Indianola, Sun
aower county, changing name to Lock
iart Dry Goods Company.
Mississippi Central Normal and In
lussrial School Association, domiciled
1ear Brookhaven,Li Lincoln county j ohm
Byrd, II. E. Connor and others, In
.orporators. No capital stock named.
Inen Hotel and Cafe, domiciled at
Brookhaven, Lincoln county, with
capital stock of $4,000; Mrs. II. I.
Schrcck and others, incorporators.
Mississippi Land & Timber Compa-
nv, domiciled at Gloster, Amite coun-
ty, with a capital stock of $4,000
Geo. H. Barney, H. N. Street and 9TH
srs, incorporators.
Plyant Brothers & Company, domi-
ciled at Purvis, Lamar county, with q
capital stock of $4,000; 7. W. Plyant
and others. incorporators.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
An Early Realization.

San Francisco. 1T is now said that
The actual construction work OF the
Western Pacific Railroad will begin
within two months, and that a Gould
road to San Francisco promises to be
an accomplished fact in the near fu-
tnre Rights of way and San Fran
cisco terminal are said to have been
finally secured without fear OF inter-
farence. and the necessary money IS
available, the sum of s1,OOoo,OOO al
ready having been underwritten, to be
drawn upon as needed fox the con-
struction work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Casket and Trunk Factory.

A block and half of ground has
been secured in Gulfport for the erec-
lion of a combined casket and trunk
factory. The agreement between the
concern and the property holders Is
that buildings costing $4,000 will be
erected, and that $4,000 will be in
vested in machinery. The promoters
are from Chicago, and were brought
here through the Business League.
The manager of the enterprise is ar
ranging with the Gulf and Ship Island
Railroad for sidetrack. The con-
cern will be known as the Consoli-
dated Casket and Trunk Company.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Anti Lottery Bill.

Albany, N. "a bill making the
holder of a lottery ticket, or paper
representing an interest in lottery
a common gambler, was introduced in
the Assembly by Chairman Phillips
of the Committee on Codes. For be-
ing common gambler the offender
may be sent to prison for two years
or fined $1,000, or punished by both
fine and Imprisonment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
PHYSICIANS DECLARE STRIKE.
Won't Perform Autopsies for the Le-
gal Fee

New York.-Physicians of Rock
land county are on strike against re-
duction by the Board of Supervisors
for performing autopsies. This body
recently, in seeking to bring about
economy, decided that the usual fee
of $25 was too much, and reduced it
to $40. A meeting Of the County Med
ical Association at once resolved that
the supervisors were exceeding their
rights, and no physician in the county
will perform an autopsy until the
board IS action shall have been re-
scinded.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Linton viii Challenge.

New York. Sir Thomas Upton has
at last announced that he will chal-
lenge for race for the America 5
cup for next year. He had hoped 10
have Watson design a challenger and
to have sailed the race this year, but
Watson Is illness and death upset these
plans and Sir Thomas turned to Ny
line, who is regarded by many as the
coming designer in Great Britain for
boat.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03

New York. The Great Northern
Railway Company Of Guatemala, in
which the Van Horne and NJ G. Keith
interests predominant, is now active
ly repairing and reconstructing the old
line from Port Barrios to point about
40 miles from the coast. This section
Of the road, which is intended evell-
tually to be commpleted to Guatema-
la City, was built about eight years
ago, but was allowed to fall into de-
cay.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Ttalv's Poor to be Taxed.

Rome. Competent oreeasts OF the
naval budget estimate it at 1,O00,-
600 lire ($24,OOO,OOO). The budget
will provide for four new frst-class
battle ships, two cruisers, five sub
marines, two subdiary and about
forty minor vessels. The expenditure
for naval ornaments show an increase
Of 5000. 900 lire, largely due to the
formation Of a reserve feet and naval
station in America.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03

Boston. The American board of
foreign missions made public reports
received from Moush and Van in east
ern Turkey relative to preventing sick
ness and destitution. From Moush,
DR.. Fl. I. Underwood, missionary
physician, writes in part as follows !:
There are some 800 persons SO des-
fitute Of food and clothing that it is a
problem how they are to survive the
winter Typus is rampant. The ber-
racks are full.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03

The demand for Biloxi oysters con-
tinues to grow, and the Gamers and
raw oyster shippers are having difficult
ty in supplying the trade. There are
oysters enough on the reefs and larg-
er number of boats are at work than
we're engaged in any previous season,
but the growing preference for coast
oysters over the Eastern product IN
the market has created demand
which the dealers here were moi al
together prepared for.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03

Auditor T. M. Henry announces that
he has granted exemption from taxa
ton for a term of five years to the
New Albany Furniture company. The
factory is to manufacture complete
article, a finished products, hence un-
der the provisions Of the law enacted
for the purpose of encouraging and
stimulating manufacturing in the state
is not liable for any taxes for the
neriod named.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Yaauis on the War Path.

Nogales, Ariz.- William O. DAILY, a
prominent mining man, reports the sit
uation in the Yaqui country as grave.
He says that is persons have been
killed by the Indians during the past
week, all Mexicans except the four
Americans murdered last Thursday
near Cobachi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03
Freight Situation.

Superintendent O. M. Dunn, of the
Illinois Central Railroad has agreed
to do everything possible in the prem
ises, in relieving Yazoo City's freight
congestion, and Yazoo may count on
its being done if there is any way. 1t
appears that the wards have become
tied up on account of the vast
amount of building that is being done
there, the depot and grounds being
filed to overflowing with material.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-03

The little city Of Crystal Springs,
noted all over the south for it S splen-
did vegetable and fruit crops, made a
display at he Carnival that was highly
appreciated and will no doubt be the
means of attracting attention to the
vicinity. The success attending the
industry of trucking at that place has
been commented upon largely and the
people set up as an example of indus
trious and thrifty farmers The coun-
try is not calculated to impress one
with its fertility, but by means of
systematic fertilizing and cultivation
it has been made one of the richest
sections of the state. The display re-
ferred to was an especially strong one
from the fact that it was made as
strictly second-crop exhibit. Every
thing shown was raised upon ground
from which one crop had already been
gathered during the season. 1t demon
strated clearly what can be done upon
the lands of the greater portion of
the state if properly handled. There
was corn that compared favorably
with any among the exhibits grown
after other crops had been taken from
the land. The best hay exhibited was
IN the Crystal Springs room and the
grand prize was awarded it. Immense
pumpkins that weighed almost hun
dred pounds were prominently shown.
Sweet potatoes of excellent quality
and from fields that produced enor-
nous yields. Irish potatoes are grown
proftably and those shown were pro-
nounced excellent. Ribbon cane syr-
up of delicious flavor and otherwise
first-class was lavishly shown. Con-
siderable attention is being given the
cane syrup industry and it is prov
ing very profitable to those engaged
In growing it. The grand prize for
turnips went to Crystal Springs also,
and the award was deserved. Some
beautiful butter was shown and it at
tracted a great deal of attention, some
coniending that first premium was due
it. Perfect cotton as a second crop was
In the exhibit, the stalks being large
and full of perfectly formed and open
bolls. Pecans and Japan walnuts went
to help in the make up Of a perfect
exhibit. A factory for the manufac-
ture Of fruit packing eases had on ex-
hibition samples of its product which
were as good as could be anywhere.
Terry Sauce, with a reputation second
to none, was given space and merited
the attention received. The Crystal
Springs second-crop exhibit was unu-
sually good and presented in a con-
vincing manner the good points of
that country. As the pioneer in the
trucking and fruit industry, no less
vas expected of it, and a much more
comprehensive exhibit is promised for
the Carnival to be held next fall.