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Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-28
0MAHAN ACCUSED
Man who worked I'm Packing House
Charged with Counterfeit
ing Mt Des MOines.
Captain John Webb % dc united state

a. Captain John Webb OF the United States
hesecret service. has returned from Des
; Afoines. where he was called a week ago to
look into q counterfeiting case developing
|lthcre. The accused was Ambrose II. Hunt,
tlformerly employed by the Armour Pack
Ting company in South Omaha. Hunt was
charged with having in his possession and
h passing a number OF bogus silver coins OF
the 25-cenr denomination. He was arrested
a>week ago Sunday. indicted by the federal
jury at Des Moines Thursday. tried Sat
urday. convicted Sunday by a special SEES
sion Of tho court. and VIII be sentenced
Tuesday,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-28

Miss Laura Gregg is not TO be returned
to the suffrage work in Nebraska this fall.
as had been hoped by many Instead she
has been placed in charge of the head
quarters in Oregon to cooperate with Miss
Gail Laughlin, Miss Anna Shaw and other
national workers VINO will conduct the
field work in the campaign for woman suf-
frage In Oregon this winter
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-28

The p. f. o. sisterhood realized about
500 from their presentation of THE Burg
lar and the Blizzard" Saturday evening
the proceeds to so to furnishing a room in
the new Methodist hospital
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-28

The meeting Of the household economics
department of the Womans club will DO
held at 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning. Of
this week. instead of Friday. as previously
announced. Owing to Thanksgiving coming
on the regular day the change was neces-
sary
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-28
WE CLOSE AT NOON THANKSGIVING.

LADIES' sCARFS AND BOAs-Fifty diff
ferent styles to select from-great as
sortment of furs--S7OO values a OR /
..,............... - - |
Nobbv Coney Scarfs
MANY other special hs
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-28
Announcements of the Theater..

THE School Girl" which is being en-
Enthusiastically praised by all who have at
tended the Boyd theater this week, will
he presented at special matinee this after
noon and will close It's engagement this
evening. On Wednesday afternoon and
evening "F1orodora," the one musical piece
that never gets old. win be offered. On
Thursday Mr.. Louis James, one OF Amer
teas famous actors, will be seen in two
OF his best plays At the matinee he will
present "Ingomar, the Barbarian" ana in
the evening the Sheridan Knowles tragedy
of ''Virginius." Mr.. James is supported by
a carefully selected company. His engage
ment is for the two performances only
The professional matinee at the Burwood
this afternoon will be OF unusual interest.
owing 10 the large number Of stage people
who are in the city. The Woodward stock
company is doing the best work II has yet
achieved In The Bankers Daughter"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-28

Mrs. Van Vechten. AS such a woman she
will be deeply mourned not only in Cedar
Rapids, but by the whole state Of Iowa
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-28
Earlier Departure OF BurSInEtou
Trnina Emectirc naccmho.

Please take notice that train No for
Lincoln and the west will leave Omaha al
S:l5 a m, instead of $50 a. m.
No. 2, for Iowa, Illinois and Chicago, will
leave Omaha at 800 p. IN, instead OF 4 D. m.
j. B. Reynolds City Passenger Agent, 1902
Fernam street
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
New Jail Will be Built.

The Board of Supervisors of Perry
county and the late grand jury in the
Circuit Court came in collision when
the county board, acting in its official
capacity, summoned before it w. M.
Conner, who was foreman of the
grand jury, and questioned him as to
the authority of the grand jury in re-
porting to the court that the county
Jail is unsafe. A committee of the
Board of Supervisors had examined
the jail and reported it to be as safe
as human construction could make it.
Mr.. Conner was unable to inform the
board Of the basis of the report,
which was made upon the finding of
a subcommittee Of the grand jury. 1t
developed in the course of the discus
sion that no prisoner has ever es-
capped from the county Jail except
with assistance from the outside. Also
the Board of Supervisors made Ii
known that the county is pledged to
erect a new Jail to cost $4,000 as
soon as the new courthouse, now
nearing completion in this city, shall
have been completed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Pythian Conference.

Hon. H. M. Quinn, grand keeper of
records and seals, Mississippi Grand
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, a confer
ence of other Pythian grand officers OF
southern states, at Memphis, for the
purpose of perfecsing arrangements
for the big Pythian jubilee, to take
place during the month of March or
April. The object of the Memphis
conference is to select a date and
place for the jubilee, and it is quite
likely that Memphis will be selected,
although Birmingham, Chattanooga
and Atlanta have been suggested.
Plans will be formulated to bring to-
gether at least 10000 Pythians. A
permanent organization was arrang-
ed at a conference held in Memphis
some time since. If the Tennessee
metropolis is selected, large attend
ance from Mississippi is assured.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
SECTIONS.
AN EPITOME OF THE NEWS
Culled From the Important happen
ings Throughout the State During
the Past Week and Reviewed in
Brief.
Twenty -Five-Year Franchise.

The town council Of Long Beach,
granted the franchise of all the streets
of the town of Long Beach to the
Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Trac-
tion Company for twenty-five years.
The ordinance was passed without
dissenting vote. However, ]. J. Bal
ley who owns a handsome home on
the beach, addressed the council at
length, opposing the granting of the
franchise and asking that the council
give the taxpayers the privilege of
considering the matter for a month.
Mr.. Bailey's opposition to the Trac-
tion Company's line is that it is to
go on the front. He would be glad to
have it on the back street, but now
that the Louisville and Nashville has
put on an interurban service the prop
erty owners, as rule, are more eager
than before that the electric line skirt
the coast. Property is advancing ev-
cry day, and in little time there will
be practically none for sale on the
front. The back property has also
advanced from 25 to so per cent, since
there is means of transportation and
a likelihood of both steam and cleo
trio railway service. 1t will give the
patrons a choice of the two. There
is rejoicing over the granting of this
franchise.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
To Double Capacity.

The Laurel Cotton Mills, already
one of the largest Of its kind in the
State, will add on Jan. l, or as soon
thereafter as the additional buildings
can be erected, $500 new spindles and
all necessary preparatory machinery
for doubling the present capacity of
the mill. It is estimated by the man
agement that the increased machinery
will enable the mill to consume about
10000 bales of cotton each year. The
increase in capacity will cause an in
crease of about 200 names to the pay
roll of the mill. The Laurel Cotton
Mills is paying splendid profits on
the original investment. For the past
few years the dividends have been
used in adding machinery, new equip
ment and building houses for the en-
ployes. However, it is thought that
dividends will be paid to the stock
holders hereafter.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Hold up Frustrated.

An attempted hold-up at fernando
was frustrated by the death of the
robber. As D. +. Kirkwood, station
agent, stepped from the depot pis-
tol was thrust in his face with the
command to throw up his hands.
Without hesitation Kirkwood fired six
times, the first shot being fatal. The
rcbber fell dead after saying, "Have
mercy ON my family" Nobody here is
familiar with his face, and he is
thought to have reached town on the
last train and driven to desperation
by want, attempted to secure the
days receipts of the station agent.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Better Telephone Service.

The Cumberland Telephone Compa-
ny is having the material put at New
ton for improving the system at this
place. A new switchboard will be
put in, new Office quarters secured in
the Merchants and Farmers Bank
building, and new posts and wires
will be installed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
New Typewriting Record.

Washington.-A new worlds rec
ord for speed on the typewriter was
established by Miss Florence B. All
exander Of the Patent Office. In filing
an order for a certified copy of file
wrapper Miss Alexander Transcribed
$4,000 words in the official day
seven and one-half hours. The rer-
ord was held previously by Miss Lau-
ra Hawkins Of THE same Office, who
copied 10000 in the same time.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Sell Standing Timber.

At the last monthly meeting Of the
Harrison County Board of Supervis-
orss all the merchantable timber
standing in section 16, township z,
range 13, was advertised for sale, by
an order from that bod.t A bid of
So, 800 was made by the New Orleans
Naval Stores Company, which was the
largest amount offered, and the board
declared the company the purchaser.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Cash for Treasury.

State Treasurer Miller received
$11,000, derived from a recent sale
of state cotton, and about $4,000
paid in by the county tax collectors
on November collections. Several
county collectors were in the city
making their settlements. The treas
ury vaults now contain about $65,O00.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Remanded to Jail.

The preliminary trial Of De Witt
Gordon, charged with the murder Of
Cade Williams, took place at Magno-
liza before Justice of the Peace Bates
in Gillsburg, and resulted in Gordon
being remanded to Jail without bond
to await the action of the Amite coun-
ty grand jury.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Contracts Let For County loads.

The Board of Supervisors at Quit
man, adjourned after very import
ant four days session, at which about
Swo-thirds of the county's roads were
let out by contract to be worked for
terms Of two and four years, the peo-
pie having voted to work the roads
by contract some months ago. The
contract price ranges from $3.50 to
$50 per mile.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Given Twenty-Five Years.

The trial of John Herring, charged
with the murder of John Frazier in
July, 1904, at Brookhaven has ended.
After being out all night, the jury
returned into court with a verdict of
manslaughter, and Judge Wilkinson
fixed the penalty at twenty-five yeaa
in the penitentiary.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Form a District Body.

Cotton growers and citizens of
Gallman community organized dis
trict association, with the following
officers: w. 7. McDade, president; /;
C. Roberts, secretary; w. B. Afford,
treasurer. Five delegates were elect
ed to the county convention at Ha-
zlehurst next Saturday. A number
of members were enrolled and collec-
tions taken to further the interest Of
the association.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
New Home for Bank.

The stockholders Of the Pinola bank
have purchased a corner lot fronting
100 feet, to build a modern brick
banking house. This section was new
er better in its financial standing.
Business of all kinds is booming
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Meeting of Librarians.

Miss Matte Plunket, state libra
rian of Mississippi, left for Atlanta to
attend the annual session of the
Southern Library Association in pro-
gress in that city. Miss Plunkett will
make report on the present condi-
tion of the Mississippi Library, which
is conceded to be one the best in the
United States for law reference pur-
poses.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
REPORT OF THE GlNNERs.
Latest Statistics Place Cotton Crop al
9,623,ooo Bales.

The cotton crop report of the Ma
tional Ginners' Association was given
out Thursday at Dallas, Texas, at IL
O'Clock:
Reports from the whole cotton belt.
every postoffice represented, indicates
total crop of 9,623,0O0 bales, with
S,4S6,O0O bales ginned UP to Decem-
ber 1. The crop thus far picked is
S2.4 Per cent and SO per cent has
been ginned."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Brick School.

At a meeting of the city council Of
Laurel, sealed bids were considered
for the construction of the $4,000
brick school building, but none were
accepted. A meeting will be held in
few days to reconsider the bids.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14

London. IT was announced by the
Foreign Office that King Edward had
been officially informed that Viscount
Hayashi had been appointed Jap
anese ambassador to Great Britain.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Soldiers Grow Excited.

Berlin.-A dispatch to the Lokal
Anzeiger. from Lodz, Russian Poland,
says the soldiers In the barracks there
are excited and are holding meetings
and discussing the situation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Erect Bridge.

Contract has been let to the Amer
lean Bridge Company for new steel
bridge over Black Creek, on the Wig
gins roads, Perry county, to cost
1866.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS AND NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
CHRoNICLED.
THEY APPROPRIATE $tt,00O,0OO
A Prompt Appropriation is Made To-
wards Carrying on the Canal Until
March, in Order to Avoid Any De-
lay.

An appropriation of $11, 100000
was voted toward the construction of
the Panama canal. The amount was
compromise between the $16,500,-
900 carried in the bill under consid-
Grafton and an estimate of something
over $6,O00,000 recommended by Mr..
Williams, the democratic leader, to
carry on the work until the middle
of January. Mr.. Hepburn in charge
of the bill, suggested that something
over $11, 100000 would carry on the
work until March. There was no in
tention manifested to delay the work,
the only argument for cutting down
the original estimate being that closer
scrutiny might be had of the estimate
The bill was amended in accordance
with suggestions by Mr.. Mann, of Il
linois, directing the president to re-
quire annualreports from constructing
officers giving all details of the work,
requiring such employees to give Con-
gress any information it may desire
and restricting all expenditures to
money appropriated by congress and
to that received by the operations of
the property of the Panama railroad.
Otherwise the bill was not amended
and contains, beside the appropria-
ton, provision removing tax dis
ability against the proposed bonds to
be issued for the construction of the
canal, thus placing the bonds on
footing with other government bonds
as available for security for National
Bank circulation, and to reimburse
the treasury for the money appropri-
ated in the bill
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14


Reduction of the American naval
squadron Of protected cruisers to a
"mosquito fleet" Of gunboats has
been determined upon by the presi-
dent, with whom Mr.. Bacon, the as
sistant secretary Of state, had con-
ference on the subject. With the as-
sembling of congress it is thought the
responsibility of this government for
the conditions there is to a large ex-
tent transferred from the state de-
partment to the capitol, and should
the situation in the island again be-
come acute it is believed it will be for
congress to say whether or not this
government shall permit return to
the chaotic conditions that prevailed
prior to the naval protectorate which
has been maintained there since the
spring. In accordance with the new
policy Rear Admiral Royal Bradford,
commanding the fifth division of the
third squadron of the North Atlantic
fleet, will be ordered north. His squad
ron will be relieved in Dominican wa
ters by a squadron consisting of the
cruiser Dixie (fagship), and the gun
boats Yankee, Dubuque, Paducah,
Nashville and Scorpion. The Dixie
will carry a guard of several hundred
marines.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14
Following his message resigning the

Following his message resigning the
chairmanship Of the senate committee
on interoceanics canels, Seantor Mitch
ell Of Oregon has informed Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks, that he does not care
to be appointed on any committee.
His action established a precedent in
relation to the active service of Sena-
tors convicted of criminal offenses,
which member Of the republican com
mittee to select standing committees
will communicate to Senator Burton
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14

The convention Of the American
Warehouse Association elected W. 7.
Robinson of Philadelphia as presi-
dent. An address was delivered by
DR.. Wiley, chief of the Bureau of
Chemistry of the Department of Ag.
riculture. "Secrecy," he said, "is
no longer a necessity of commercial
success. The time is coming when all
goods must be stamped with the state
ment that they are either fresh or
warehouse goods, and if they are from
the warehouse they will be stamped
with the date Of entry into the ware
house. There is a very widespread
prejudice in the country against ware
house goods. A little of it may be
just, great deal of it is unjust; but
just the same these prejudices must
be respected and the best procedure
of my way Of imported goods, if any
foreign substances have been used In
the manufacture, the package con-
tanning the goods must so state. And
the time is not far distant when all
cold storage goods must be stamped
fcold storage goods. ,"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14

The annual report Of Herbert Put
man, librarian Of congress for the fis-
cal year 1905 shows that the library
now contains 1,344,61S books. S2,744
maps and charts (pieces), 1924
prints (artistic), and 41O,352 pieces
Of music. The manuscripts have not
been enumerated pending their group
ing into volumes. The law library
contains 110,978 volumes. There were
111,373 books catalogued during the
year, an increase of 1888 over last
year. The work Of reclassifying the
library has greatly advanced, although
sufficient remains to occupy several
years. The statistics of the copy
right office show that 1884 entries
were made for copyright, 207,424 ar
ticles fbooks, etc.) were deposited,
and $7S,05S was received in fees.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14

The findings Of the c,urt-martial
-in1he case of Midshipman Minor Mer
iwether, Jr., of louisiana who was
recently tried at the Naval Academy
on account of his connection with the
death of Midshipman Branch of New
York, with whom he had fight, were
forwarded to the Secretary of the
Navy by the Judge Advocate Gener-
al. The Louisiana delegation will
call on President Roosevelt and make
a plea in Meriwether's behalf
The members of the delegation do not
know what they can accomplish, but
they will make strong appeal to the
president to do whatever he can for
the midshipman. Their plea will be
based upon the manly characteristics
that young Meriwether has exhibited
at all times, and which can but make
him a model naval officer. No intima-
tion of what the findings of the court
are has been given. Among expert
enced naval officers, however, the opin
ion is that Meriwether will be ac-
quilted of the charge of killing Branch
but that the secretary Of the navy will
recommend his dismissal, in order to
make an example for all cadets who
may in future be inclined to indulge
in fist fights. Under the navy regula-
tions the secretary has final decision
in all cases in which naval cadets are
concerned except when court-mar-
tial or other authority recommends
dismissal. In such a case the presi-
dent has the final word. The proba-
bilities are, therefore, that the Meri-
wether case will in the end come to
President Roosevelt. In view of this,
everything depends upon how Presi-
dent Roosevelt looks at this specific
case The president has stood by
many worse man than Meriwether
because he believed that man to be the
possessor Of sound, manly qualities,
and he has undone good men upon
the impulse of the moment. Meri-
wether's fate, then hangs upon the
viewpoint Of the president.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-14

49, eANS N~AN'
The manufacturers Of the country
continue to increase their share in
both the imports and the exports of
che United States. In the ten months
ending with October, 1905, their i'm
portation materials for use in man.
ufacturing formed 47.8 per cent of
the imports Of the country, against
45.8 per cent in the corresponding pc
riod last year, and their exports of
manufactures formed 1872 per cent of
THE total domestic expectations,
against 36.7 per cent in the CORES
ponding period months of 1904. The
increase in the importation Of manu-
,facturers' material in the ten months
ending with October, 1905, amounts
to $81, 100000, an increase of 81 per
cent over the corresponding period of
last year, while the increase in all 9th
er imports amounts to but $54, 100000,
an increase Of IL per cent over the
corresponding months of last year. In
exports the increase of manufactures
is $58,000,000, or IA cent, while the
gain of all other exports IS but $49,-
100000 an increase of 7 per cent over
the corresponding months Of 1904.
The most important articles as manu-
facturers' material are. chemicals, raw
cotton, fbers, hides and skins, india
rubber, raw silk, tin, leaf tobacco and
wool. On the the export side the
largest increases are in cotton cloth,
copper, manufae' ures Of iron and steel
and leather and its manufacturers.
Director North Of the Census Bu-
reau has decided to test the plan of
having daily reports on the cotton
ginned in the United States. He call
ed together all his assistants in the
cotton division of the bureau and
conferred with them on the subject,
with the result that it was decided
that after next semi-monthly report
on cotton ginned he will begin expert
ments. For six days prior to the date
on which the semi-monthly reports
are issued daily reports will be sent
out from the Census Office, based up
on information received from agents
in the field. Director North has come
to the conclusion that this can be
done without extra expense, and if
the experiments prove successful, Rep
resentative Webb Of North Carolina
will have better chance to procure
passage for his bill appropriating for
daily reports throughout the season.
One result of these daily reports, the
director Of the census thinks, will be
to prevent violent fluctuations in the
cotton market, such as have recently
marked the issue of the ginners' re-
ports. By notifying the public daily
of the amount Of cotton ginned the
census bureau will keep everybody so
we'll posted that extraordinary ma
nipulation of the cotton market will
be made well-nigh impossible.
The Secret Service has announced
TIE discovery Of new counterfeit ten
dollar United States (buffalo) note,
series 1901: Lyons, register; Roberts
treasurer. The appearance Of the
notes is described as deceptive. In
the portrait the left eye has decided
cast upward. There is also period
between the word Washington" and
I'D. CO. instead Of comma. There
is no period after the aH." in the
signature Of the treasurer.