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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF. INTEREST FROM ALL
SECTIONS.
AN EPITOME OF THE NEWS
Cs.,ea From the Important happen
ings Throughout the State During
the Past Week and Reviewed in
Brief.


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-
tlon Company for twenty-five years.
The ordinance was passed without
dissenting vote. However, J. 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 a 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 choice of the two. There
Is rejoicing over the granting of this
franchise.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
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. NJ
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
subcommittee of the grand jury. It
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 it
known that the county is pledged to
erect new Jail to cost $4,000 as
soon as the new courthouse, now
nearing completion in t1is city, shall
have been completed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
.Pythian Conference.

Hon. H. NJ. Quinn, grand keeper of
records and seals, Mississippi Grand
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, confer
ence Of other Pythian grand officers of
southern states, at Memphis, for the
purpose Of perfecting 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 conference held in Memphis
some time since. If the Tennessee
metropolis is selected, large attend
ance from Mississippi is assured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
To Double CAPACITY.

The Laurel Cotton Mills, already
one of the largest of It's kind in the
State, will add on Jan. !, 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 1t 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.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15


The convention of the American
Warehouse Association elected w. T.
Robinson of Philadelphia as presi-I
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 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 very widespread
prejudice In the country against ware
house goods. A little of it may be
just, a 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
scold storage goods. ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
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 bodAN A bid of
$4,000 was made by the New Orleans
Naval Stores Company, which was the
largest amount offered, and the board
declared the company the purchaser.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15

An attempted hold-up at fernando
was frustrated by the death Of the
robber. As D. l.. 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
robber 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.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15

The annual report of Herbert Put
man, librarian of congress for the fs-
cal year 1905 shows that the library
now contains 1,344,61S books. S2,744
maps and charts (pieces), 1924
prints (artistic), and 410,352 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, 7,424 ar
ticles (books, etc., were deposited,
and $78,058 was received in fees.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
Contracts Let For County Roads.

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.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
Better Telephone Servica

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.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15

Hawesville, Ky.-The towboats,
Harry Brown and Raymond Horner
with tows Of coal for the New Or
leans trade, we're caught in wind
storm opposite here. The Brown lost
27 barges, while the Horner lost seven.'
Each barge contained $4,000 bushels
Of coal. The coal was valued at $780,
900 and the barges at $4,000. No
lives were lost. The boats are owned
by the Monongahela River Consoli-
dated Coal and Coke Company, q
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
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 a report on the present condi-
ton of the Mississippi Library, which
is conceded to be one the best in the
United States for law reference pur-
poses,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15

At 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
a few days to reconsider the bids.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15

State Treasurer Miller received
$ll 900, 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 $685.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
Given Twentv-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 verdict of
manslaughter, and Judge Wilkinson
liked the penalty at twenty-five yearz
IN the penitentiary.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
Following his message resigning the

Following his message resigning the
chairmanship Of the senate committee
on interoceanic 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 BursoD
Prince Min Yueng Tchan, the form
er minister of Corea to France, who
has come to this country to try to IN
huence the American government in
favor of his country and to protest
against the protectorate by Japan over
Corea, has not yet visited the state
department He is still at his apart
ments in the Arlington Hotel in this
city, and too III to receive any callers
His indisposition is mostly caused by
the sudden shock he received When
informed Of the death Of his brother
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
New Typewriting Record.

Washington.-A new worlds rec
ord for speed on the typewriter was
established by Miss Florence B. Al
exander Of the Patent Office. In filing
an order for certified copy of file
wrapper Miss Alexander transcribed
$4,000 words in the official day
seven and one half hours. The rec+
ord was held previously by Miss Lau-
.ra Hawkins Of the same office, who
copied 10000 an the same time,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
Form a District Body.

Cotton growers and citizens Of
Gallman community organized a dis
trict association, with the following
officers: w. I. 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 colIec-
tions taken to further the interest Of
the association.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
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.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
New Home for Bank.

The stockholders of the Pinola bank
have purchased corner lot fronting
100 feet, to build modern brick
banking house. This section was new
er better in its financial standing.
Business of all kinds is booming
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15

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
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
Erect Bridge.

Contract has been let to the Amer
ican Bridge Company for new steel
bridge over Black Greek, on the Wig
rms roads, Perry county, to cost
s2565.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS AND NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
CHRoNICLED.
THEY APPROPRIATE$it,OO 100000
A Prompt Appropriation is Made To-
wards Carrying on the Canal Until
March, in Order to Avoid Any De-
Law.

An appropriation of $11,000,O00
was voted toward the construction of
the Panama canal. The amount was
compromise between the $16,500,-
600 carried in the bill under consid-
Grafton and an estimate of something
over $6,000,000 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 $n, 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 H.
hnois, directing the president to re-
quire annual reports 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 a tax dis
ability against the proposed bonds to
be issued for the construction of the
canal, thus placing the bonds ON a
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.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15

Reduction of the American nava
squadron of protected cruisers to
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
sembIing of congress It is thought the
responsibility of this government for
the conditions there is to o 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 a 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 squadron consisting Of the
cruiser Dixie tflagship), and the gun
boats Yankee, Dubuque, Paducah.
Nashville and Scorpion The Dixie
will carry guard of several hundred
marines.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15

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
10 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 ginnei the
census bureau will keep everybody so
well posted that extraordinary ma
nipulation of the cotton market will
be made well-nigh impossible
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15

The manufacturers Of the country
continue to increase their share in
both the imports and the exports of
the 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.S per cent in the corresponding pc
riod last year, and their exports of
manufactures formed 3S.2 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-
faeturers' 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, ,000, 900,
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 z per cent over
the corresponding months of 1904.
The most important articles as manu-
faeturers 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, manufac' ures Of iron and steel
and leather and its manufacturers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
CHRISTMAS SEASON.
j. 7. McRae'S Millinery store
DOLLS
Dressed Beautifully for 50.
Plain and Assorted from Sc, up.

Mechanical TOYS everything Type delight and
climbing pole
what nicer presents than ''Boy Express Wagon
Come av and presentation before all
Masks hdous the
food for laughter for the older
andm sedate.
Fruit Berry and fancy designs of Dishes
Tov Baby Carriage for the little girls
something real nice this hne Tor
the Young ladies make another handsome and useful
presents FROM
Tov Tea Sets Housekeepe to mltaoner
play -
a finish ~,
Of the lady of the home.
$ TOOL SET-Complete in Box
Box Papees, quality and tints for Holiday Season.
PICTURE FRAMES, GILT AND EASELED
Vases colored and fancy shapes from 25c to 50c
Albums from with and without eases nice line Oh
Shell Boxes many kinds make splendid small
ents
IN ADDITION THIS HOLIDAY LINE WOULD MENTION
THAT WE HAVE TIMES GENERAL LINZ ot StfooNA.
BILE MILLINERY GOODS; LADIES HeIs S raDa1S
UNDERWEAR LADIES' GOODS HOSIERY RIBBONS
LACES CoRSAGE ETC, ETC.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION. 800.
ANNOUNCEMENT (:

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decided maya.
that he will edit and claims he will
him.. We wish particularly Taylor will
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ions Of Dreams Dxie Sentiment" The
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tainer on the AM ercan platform.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15

The Secret Service has announced
the 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. c." instead Of a comma. There
is no period after the oh. /" in the
signature Of the treasurer.
Orders have been issued by the War
Department providing that search
lights at military forts will not be
thrown in night drills upon any yes
sells except those provided by the gov
ernment for artillery purposes. It
10 ordered that if light is thrown
upon any other vessel it will be re-
moved as soon as it is discovered that
the vessel is a private one, or as soon
as an alarm whistle is blown. This
order il to prevent any interference
in the navigation Of vessels.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-15
LEsvIlLE GREENE COUNTY, MISS FRIDAY DECEMBER

The findins OF the c,urt-martid
in the 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 Branchfof New
York, with whom he had fight, were
forwarded to the. Secretary. of the
Navy by the Judge Advocate Gener-
al. The Louisiana delegation viii
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 case the presi-
dent has the final word. The proba-
biities 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 a 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.