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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENINGS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALI
SECTIONS.
AN EpITOME OF THE NEWS
Culled Prom the Important Happen
ings Throughout the State During
the Past Week and Reviewed in
Brief.


The following charters have been az
proved BY the governor:
Belhayen Heights Company, Jack
son, capital $4,000. Ineorporators
Charles w. Rich, Hattiesburg; }. j
Conan, jackson.
The Sisk, Brener Lawshee Company
Oxford, capital $4,000. Incorporar
tors, J. L. Sisk and others.
The Mississippi Pearl Batton Com
pany, Jaalzseu, capital 5000. Incor-
porators. r. Z. Evans, w. ]. jones and
others.
J. A. Spann & Co., Pelahatchie, capi-
tai, $25,O00 incorporates. John A.
Spann, R. A. Stingily and others.
Harrison. Nelson & Co., Magee, cap
ital, $4,000. 1neorporators S. D.
Harrison and others.
The Lumbermens Clearing House
Association, Gulfport, capital stock
increased to 100000.
The Bolian Mercantile Company,
Bogue Chitto, capital stock $4,000,
incorporators Daniel Bolian, G. Z. Da-
Wis and others.
Amendment to the charter Of the
Bank Of Leakesville, authorizing It to
establish branch banks.
Amendment tc the charter Of the
Bank of Grenada authorizing them to
do a trust company business.
Amendment to the charter of the
Laurel Grocery Company fixing the
amount on which they may begin busi-
ness.
Amendment to the charter Of the
city Of Yicksburg directing the man
ner in which the assessments may be
made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
Invest Heavily.

A deal for 5000 acres Of yellow
pine land has been consummated,
whereby the Watworth & Neville
Manufacturing Company, of Chicago,
ILL.,, has purchased some of the finest
virgin forest of southern Mississippi.
The consideration was $4,000. The
location is at Pine Burr, on the Column
bia branch of the Gulf and Ship Is
land Railroad.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
Better Acquainted.

The Jackson Board of Trade be-
lieves that it viii be a good idea for
the businessmen of the city to get bet
fer acquainted with the people in the
Jackson territory, and to this end Sec
retary Blakeslee is now in corre-
spondence with the railroads center
ing here, looking to the running of
a number Of excursions. Gulfport will
probably be the first city visited, with
Durant, Meridian, McComb City, va
zoo City and Vicksburg.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
~Jts~s~st~~s~stsr~s~s -ssjls-ss-sIase>s~sti%
J. He Understood Mu{

with anger and vexation OF s
sorts of suggestions were
him, but nobody seemed TO
help him in his distress.
dap9~fin 1t. The M
hd vicious, and uset
1 battery to keep folEs
fhry~sim, until at last the dris
doWhAJn the shafts Of the cart,
had been drawn away from the
NAL. and indulged in long,
thought.
Just then an old celored man,
ing an old-fashioned blue army
coat and red worsted comic
about his neck, stepped into the 6
space. walked bravely up to thu
quiet quadruped and took hold OF
of his ears. He seemed to. VIII
to the beast, but whatever he did
ed like magic. The mule got
his feet, permitted himseif'Mto1.s
hitched again to his cart, and
crowd went away.
"You seem to know how to d
with mules" said the reporter to
old fellow. Deed | does, suh," '
the reply. | knows all about mu
and they. does me. 'Fcre GawdsS III
| wasn't brought up in old Mis-
for nothing. Yass'r, muels and
kinfolks. sho's you bon. En- /
dat jobs wuff ten cents. Don
boss?"
The crowd had melted ava
as there was no one else by tc
spond to this palpable hint. the rep
er did so. And thus the chapter e
Washington Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
Twin Town to Join.

The Board Of Aldermen Of st.
Francisville, held a special meeting to
perfect arrangements with its twin
town Of Bayou Sara, by which the
latter will share in its system of wa
terworks and electric lights. This is
of great mutual advantage, as Bayou
Sara viii have water and electric
lights, while st. FraneisyilIe will have
additional revenue to pay for the mu-
nicipal plant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
Relatives to be Notified.

Secretary John 7. Wells, of the pris-
on board of control, announces that
in the future when convicts die in the
Mississippi penitentiary their relatives
will be notified, providing their ad-
dresses can be obtained, and for this
purpose he will make compilation of
the next of kin of each convict now in
the prison, and the new prisoners as
they are received from time to time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24

Houston, Tex The notice just Civ
en- out that the Western weighing and
inspection bureau is to be extended f5
Texas is taken to mean that some Of
the interstate roads have decided to
cut out the rebating system which has
been in vogue for a long while past,
under which certain shippers were
permitted to pay full freight charges
on whatever weights they desired
stated in the bill of lading.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24

1t has been stated at the Treasury
Department that operations at the
New Orleans Branch Mint would, in
all probability, be resumed on April
10. Though no defninte conclusions
have been reached with regard to the
purchase of silver bullion, it is tenta-
lively agreed that the metal necessary
to resume the coinage Of subsidiary
coins will have to be obtained by pur-
chase, since the governments supply
is now practically exhausted. The de-
partment is now getting in readiness.
to take steps to reopen the Mint, and
will initiate the work there by melting
up and reducing the old and mutilated
subsidiary pieces, which have accumu-
lated since the suspension of opera
tions last fall. The Mint will resume
work with about so per cent of its old
forces.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24

Gen. Ainsworth, the military secre-
tary, has been charged by the Secre-
tary of War with the execution of the
joint resolution adopted at the last
session of Congress, authorizing the
Secretary Of War to return the civil
war battle flags. It is expected that
Gen. Ainsworth will act in this matter
in few days. He will send circu-
lar letter to the Governors of all the
States known to be interested in the
flags now in the custody of the War
Department, informing them Of the
action of Congress and asking their
wishes with respect to the disposition
Of the flags borne by regiments Of
their respective states during the civil
war.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
Chair FACTORY in Prosuect.

The representative of large Ohio
manufacturing firm gives notice that
he will reach Jackson within the next
few days for the purpose of confer
ring with the board relative to the es-
tablishment Of chair factory in. that
city. The concern is one of the larg-
est IN Ohio, and operates factories in
several other states. They propose to
establish factory that will employ
about one hundred skilled workmen
with a pay roll Of nearly $4,000 per
month. -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
Another Electric Plant.

The erection Of another electric
light and power plant at Amite City,
is in progress. The promoters of the
new enterprise are H. C. Hull, Of
Amite City, Hyman G. Reed, of New
Orleans, and others. The new plant
proposes to furnish light for Roseland
and Independence, La. A franchise
was granted by the town council. The
plant will be in operation in about
thirty days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
Wreck on Ensley Southern.

Birmingham, Ala.-A mixed train
on the Ensley Southern Railroad was.
wrecked four miles from Ensley re-
sulting in the death Of Engineer Joe
Barnes, who was crushed under the To-
comotive as it turned over, and the
injury Of several others. The negro
fireman had leg cut off, and win
die. The passengers we're in a coach
on the rear Of the train, and escaped
with severe shaking up.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
Negro Medium Arrested.

A negro giving the name of "Prcf.
Pickett, +" and his address as so Ram
part Street, New Orleans, has been
arrested on board train near Port
Gibson by Sheriff Magee, who brought
the prisoner to Port Gibson, charging
him with several minor offenses in
this county. The negro styles himself
world 5 wonder medium, and adj
vertised, among other things, that he
could "bring the blind to see and the
deaf to hear,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
Initial Cane Crou.

Thirty acres have been planted in
es,sesar nesnear~Longbeach TO fnrnish
the initial crop for the Longbeach Su-
gar Cane Syrup Canning Company.
This is a new company that was or
ganized last fall with w. J. Quarles,
president and manager, and l. D.
Toomer, secretary. Longbeach syrup,
like Longbeach raddishes, has a repu-
tation abroad, and there is ready sale
for all that has been made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24

Los Angeles, Cal. Passengers on
the stalled Southern Pacific trains
have suffered great inconvenience and
discomfort. In the drawing-room of
one the sleepers of the delayed south
bound trains Mrs. Caruthers, wife of
a Los Angeles civil engineer, who was
on her way here from San Francisco
gave birth. to twins. She was attend
ed by two physicians who happened
to be among the passengers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
IsJNTY, MISS. FRIDAY, MARCH "a, 1905

Charges that William Nelson Crom-
well Of New York, who was promi-
nently connected with the sale Of the
Panama canal property to the United
States, was the prime mover in the
scheme to influence the United States
to assume control Of Santo Domingo
finances, were stated in speech made
before the senate by Senator Morgan.
Senator Morgan said that Mr.. Crom-
well was actuated by desire to frus-
trate a plan of a Mr. and Mrs. Read
er, natives Of Alabama, who are oper-
ating under the name Of the Reader
syndicate, to get certain concessions
from the Dominican government, and
to promote the interests Of a syndi-
cate he represented, which, it IS al
legged, holds mass Of claims against
Latin-American republics, including
large part of the debts against the
Dominican government. During the
discussion Senator Morgan referred to
a treaty negotiated by the Readers,
which he said had never seen the light
of day, because of the interference of
Mr.. Cromwell's representative. SEN
ator Platt of Connecticut said that he
did not want the discussion to go any
further until that treaty had been pro-
duced. Thereupon it was sent to the
desk by Senator Morgan and read. 1t
declared Republican senators gave ev-
erything to Santo Domingo, conces-
sions to the Readers and practically
nothing to the United States. These
senator's subsequently declared that,
charges based on such document
were not entitled to consideration.
Senator Foraker defended Mr.. Crom-
well, saying that he knew him Profes-
sionally and believed him incapable of
the acts charged.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24

President Roosevelt ISSUED an i'm
portant executive order relating to the
location Of public buildings in Wash
ington. By the terms Of the order all
proposed plans and suggestions for the
location Of such buildings are to be re-
ferred to consultative board, consist
ing Of architects and artists, whose
decision in the matter will be govern
ed by d general plan Tor the beautif-
cation Of the city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
'SANTO DOMINGO
TREATY BURIED.
SENATE ADJoURNS WITHOUT
ACTION ON THE PROTOCOL.
not EVEN RECOMMITIED
It Was Allowed to Remain on the
Calendar to be Discussed When the
Senate Next Meets Whether in
Special or Regular Session.

Washington. The special session OF
the senate was adjourned without delay
All Of the nominations sent in were
confirmed with the exception of FIVE,
the most important Of which was that
of Judge Wickersham to succeed him
self as judge of the districb court in
Alaska. Several impoFtant treaties
were ratified but beyond these matters
no legislative business was transacted.
Most Of the session was devoted to the
Santo Domingo question and the con-
sideration Of treaty under which it
was proposed that the United states
should take over the control of the
financial affairs of the Dominican gov
ernment in order to pay its indebted
ness.
Democratic opposition prevented the
ratification of the treaty.
There was practically no discussion
of the Dominican question in execu-
tive session Of the senate. Before the
doors were closed, an effort was made
TO secure the adoption of resolution
offered by Senator Teller requesting
the president to send to the senate
correspondence leading up to the ne
gotiation of the Dominican treaty.
Consideration Of the resolution was
interrupted by the motion made by
Senator Cullom that the senate go
into executive session. The senate at
once took up certain nominations and
proceeded to confirm them. Practical
ly all the business of this character
was concluded before 2 p. M, aud a
committee consisting Of Senators Gull
lom and McCreary was appointed to
wait on the president and inform him
that the senate was ready to adjourn.
No motion had been made to recon-
nit the treaty and it was allowed to
remain on the calendar. 1t will be
the pending business in executive ses-
sion when the senate next meets,
whether. it be in special or regular.
session.
The senate was continued in special
session three days because of an in
vestigation made by order of the pres
ldent in relation to judgeships in Hi
nois and a controversy over the nomi-
nation for internal revenue collector
in Vast Virginia. These matters were
disposed of soon after the doors were
closed. While the committee to wait
on the president was performing its
duties, Senator Spooner called up the
white house and took up with the pres
ident the appointment of district at
torney in Wisconsin. The president
did not make the appointment and
there was another delay of nearly an
hour, while the commission was being
filed out and hurried to the senate.
This matter disposed of the senate ad-
journed sine die and the senator's pass
ed a pleasant half hour, or more in
saying their farewells.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24


Secretary Shaw received the follow
ing communication:
"Dear Sir-I am sending you here
with enclosed $4,000 which is to go
to the use of the United States gov
ernment. Years ago I defrauded the
government Of ksoney but have re-
turned it all and now am paying four
fold, in accordance with the teachings
of the Scripture. The way of the
transgressor is hard, and no one but
God knows how I have suffered. May
God pardon me while. the United
States government is benefited.
GA SINNER. -
The amount, which was in currency
has been deposited in the Treasury to
the credit Of the conscience fund.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24

The Secretary of the Interior has
awarded a contract for the construc-
ton in Salt River, Valley, A. T., of
what, when completed, will be one of
the largest dams in the world. The
project will be built in. accordance
with the terms Of the national irriga-
ton act. In addition to overfowing
about $4,000 acres Of land, the dam
will supply water power for hundreds
Of places throughout the Territory.
The dam, which will be known as the
Roosevelt Dam, will be 25 feet high,
and its base will have thickness Of
about 200 feet or the length of an or
dinary city block. The work must be
completed within two years. according
to the terms of the contract.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24

Newark, N. J.-At meeting Of the
stockholders Of the North American
Company it was voted to increase the
company's capital stock from ST.
000. 900 to $30. .00O, 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24

Washington. Counsel for the North
ern Securities Company will apply to
the Supreme Court Of the United
States for the issuance of the mandate
in the recent decision in the so-called
Hartmann Hill case. The notion viii
be opposed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24

Charges have been fled with Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation Of Labor, which are said
to reflect on the integrity. Of individ-
uals connected with the subway and
elevated strike in New York. Mr..
Gompers said the charges would be
investigated.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24

The secretary Of the treasury has
decided TO appoint Capt. W. G. Ross
chief of the revenue cutter service
for period Of one year to take effect
on the retirement for age Of Capt
Shoemaker. sAa1;f
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
Sounding Financiers.

Berlin-The Lokal Anzeiger says
Japan is sounding German financiers
with reference to the placing Of Ja-
panese loan on the German market.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-24
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The National tribune., 1905-11-16

Louis.
The proposition is. first, that the
roadbed should have been long in use
and well settled; that it must also be
well-drained. The first thing is to
build a sub-structure Of rubble con-
crete. This bed of rubble is to be made
level with bed Of mortar, upon which
the concrete floor is to be placed in
sections. After it is all set longitudinal
timbers are laid on and upon these the
track rails. Such floor, If properly
constructed, should require. no renewal
except the timber upon which the track
rails rest.
A detailed estimate placed its cost
per mile at $4,000: while the usual
form of track was estimated at $4,000 a
mile, a difference of $4,000. Assuming
yearly maintenance cost for present
track to be $500 mile greater than for
the permanent track Con the basis OF
one man more per mile Of track at
$1.25 day., and balancing against this
difference in maintenance cost the in
terest at per cent on the difference in
first cost, gives $40 mile year on
maintenance in favor of the permanent
construction. The saving on renewals
is figures at $3.50 mile year, making
the total saving per mile per year $3.50.
Carrying these speculations still fur
Their, estimates were made on the saw
ing Of fuel and Of repairs to rolling
stock. which worked out at $135 mile,
bringing the total up to 1886 per mile
per year.
The National tribune., 1905-11-16
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

On Jan. 1 Of this year there were
537,105 miles Of railroad in the world,
of which 27O,3S6 are in America; 1877
1I6 in Europe; 1852 in Asia; 1868
i'll Africa, and 1922 in Australasia.
The commercial power of the world
is largely due to the invention of steel
rails. When the roads were built of
iron rails the whole system had to be
renewed every Is months.
There is an impressive commercial
panorama to be seen at Sault Ste Marie
Canal when the fleet of steamers, laden
with 100000 tons of ore, passes in
review; 100000 tons Of this was iron
ore to be worked into various forms for
service to humanity.
The Grand Trunk Pacific offers a
prize of $3.50 for the best name for its
Pacific Coast terminal. 1t is understood
that an Indian name will be preferred
1t is announced in the West that
grain rates, both to the Atlantic sea-
board and to the Gulf Of Mexico are to
be advanced Jan. about two cents per
100 pounds.
According to Western newspapers, the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern has
paid about $50, 900 for losses of baggage
in The wreck at Mentor. To one wo-
man. bound for Europe, who had nine
trunks, the sum Of $1,000 was paid.
On account of the heat in India the
passenger cars have double roofs, the
one from two and a half to eight inches
above the other, and the upper roof is
continued down the sides of the car
about % inches, forming. as 1t were, an
awning over the upper part of the win
dows. Another popularity of first and
second-class cars is q servants COM
partment st each end, as almost every
European passenger takes at least one
servant With him.
The National tribune., 1905-11-16

do the same Two cars are already Ia
service, with one In reserve, and make
the run OF % miles in one hour and IS
minutes A fare Of two and half cents
a mile is charged, or SO cents for
through trip. The cars will accommo-
date II passengers and are driven by
1S-horse-power gasoline engines at the
average speed OF Is miles an hour. The
preliminary tests have been so success
full that it has been decided to extend
the line % miles farther to Marysville.
The experiment. which is attracting at
tention all over the country. has much
to recommend IL. as the motor BUSES
cost less than the trolley cars and there
are no hightly-expensive power houses
trolley lines and tracks to keep in or
der. The Motor Age makes this com
putation OF the probable expense and
profits OF the venture:
From present running the cost of
operation can be fairly well calculated.
| In round trip OF "A miles four and a
| half to five gallons OF gasoline are con-
sumed and two and half pints OF lu-
bricating oil. The former costs 10k
cents per gallon and the latter so cents
| per gallon, making the expense for each
round trip 81 cents. The operator is
paid Is cents an hour. and as two
hours are required for the round trip
amounts to s2.253. The company is al
| lowing two cents per car mile for re-
| pair and depreciation. The two ma
chimes make together 220 miles each
day or $1,000 miles per year. 800 days.
SO that the yearly repair allowance
amounts to $500, which, taken with
the annual fuel bill, gives grand total
of $3,573.
1.-THE three machines cost $500. an
extra sum Of $1,000 was spent in fixing
| up a garage and repair shop. and $1,000
was spent on highway repair. On this
| investment five per cent interest must
be placed. which adds $3.50 to the total
OF $3.573 already reached. making in
all $4,003 expenses for the first year.
where are the receipts to cover this
expenditure to come from and what
will the company have as a revenue at
the end Of the year? Supposing that
only one passenger was carried
throughout the entire year, the receipts
therefrom, at two and a half cents per
mile, would be two and half cents
taken 66 600 times which gives $3.50.
Two passengers carried all OF the time
would be an annual revenue Of $4,000
and four passengers would yield yearly
The National tribune., 1905-11-16
Mammoth Railway stations.

The new main railroad station at
Leipzig, Germany. now being construct
ed. will be the largest in the world
that is, in covered area-92O,518 square
feet. 1t will have &c tracks. The cost
of construction will be $50, 100000, of
which the city Of Leipzig contributes
s3.80S,O0O. Several millions are to be
borne by the German Federal Post
Office Department for separated post
office station, which will not be COM
pleted before 1914. At the present
time the main railroad station at st.
Louis, with an area of 39,450 square
meters, and 81 tracks. occupies the first
place, followed in respective order by
the South Station at Boston, the st.
I4azare Station at Paris. Frankfort-on-
the-Main, Dresden, North Railroad Sta
ton, Boston, Cologne and Munich.