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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-15
COMMISSION DID
 NOT HAVE MEETING
ONE MEMBER WAS NEEDED TO MAKE A ACCOMPLISHMENT TRIALS WERE TO HAVE BEEN HEARD.

There was no meeting of the police seven members were present at o'clock and twenty minutes later Chairman Far ker declared the meeting adjourned m order to allow number of policemen who had been summoned as witnesses in the cases of D. P. Brown and others to return to their beats The adjourned meeting will be held in the office or the chief of police Friday night.
 Besides the large number or policemen present a number of whom hao been summoned to testify in the Brown case' there were a number of others In the room including several citizens from the Seventh ward. It was said they had a new pbase in the fred light" question to present. but the nature of 1t could not be ascertained. About twenty-five people were summoned to testify In the case of Policeman Brown.
 Owing to the absence of Policeman Brown at the last meeting his case was not called. and since that time other charges have been preferred against him. It is understood he will fight all the charges, and to this end a lawyer has been engaged.
 MT. Brown is charged with insubordina- ton and leaving his beat while on duty, with using abusive language to supe- rior officer. with conduct unbecoming an officer, and other things. The original charge was made September IS, when he is said to have left his beat and gone to a baseball game after being told not to do so by Captain Johnson. One of the last charges was made by Maj. John T. Yeatman, a member of General Clark staff, who claims that the policeman struck his horse during the visit of the President October 24
 One or two continued cases against other policemen were to have come up last night, and Dr. R. B. Hardness, the city health officer, was present to urge the police commission to make it inn perative for the police to see that the clean street ordinance is complied with by every one. Dr. Hardness recently addressed a letter to Mayor Ward on this subject and the Mayor called the attention of Chief Wier to the matter. The chief has a standing order for the men to see that this ordinance is obeyed, but he gave additional instructions on receipt of the letter from the Mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-15

 Life, he said was not interested beyond the connection it had with the Mercan- tile Trust company. MT. Hyde was under the impression that the Mercantile in set- ting retained the bonds and paid Mir Odell about $75,O00. The claim of Odell was about S1S0000. The bonds subsequent ly netted about 50 cents on the dollar.
 Mr. Hyde said MT. Hartman suggested the settlement of the suit and that the counsel and members of the executive committee of the Mercantile Trust ad- vised 1t, and he recommended it.
 Charges Them With Conspiracy
 Charges of conspiracy to get him out of the country were made by Mr. Hyde against Henry c. Prick and E. H. Harri- man, in connection with the reported as- pirations of MT. Hyde to become ambas- sador to France He said MT. Prick in- spred the idea, and witness took it as a joke at first, but when MT. Prick brought 1t up later, MT. Hyde was f1attered and both MT. Hartman and MT. Prick promis- ed to use their influence to secure the ap- pointment. Again MT. Hyde waXed bit- ter in his explanation of the extraordi- nary interest those gentlemen had in his absence from the country. He said he thought their idea was that they would acquit themselves of their friendly stew ardship with great profit to themselves" and added that the nature of their inter- est had since become very obvious.
 Hyde Outlines His Record.
 MT. Hyde testified that he was 20 years of age and became second vice presi- dent of the Equitable one month after graduating from Harvard He had always been brought up to believe that his life work was to be the legitimate successor of his father, the founder of the Equita- ble. He had travelled and studied with that object in view. His father had in- stilled in him his views on life insurance He was director of the company two years before he graduated. From his early youth he had lived in life in- surance atmosphere and had expected to make it his life work.
 During his fathers illness James w. Alexander turned over to him little by little matters of detail. He did not re- ceive a salary upon his first connection with the company. He was offered a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-15

Beautiful Waists at
 Saving Prices Waists for Street, Waists for Evening Waists for Opera and Receptions Waists for all occasions Beautiful Taffeta Waists, lace trimmed sleeves, ,. .95 Handsome Lace and Net Waists for -............E 95 Exquisite Tafeta and Lace Waists in and white 5.95 Hand embroidered chiffon afeta Waists from g to i6 DO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-15

OdeII Gives Hls Version. New York. November N.-Ex-Gov. Bent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-15

Saving Sale of Elegantly Tailored
 Skirts
 Ladies and Misses 2000 Tailored Skirts reduced to 615 Ladies and Misses 1875 Tailored Skirts reduced to l315 Ladies and Misses 12 so Tailored Skirts reduced to 995 Ladies and Misses 1000 Tailored Skirts reduced to 895 Ladies and Misses 900 Tailored Skirts reduced to IS5 Ladies and Misses $50 Tailored Skirts reduced to 6.S5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-15
Sole Agents for Celebrated English Picca-
 dilly Coats for Children

We have been appointed sole agents for this eele brated coat-to see it is to buyfor children, from years to IA years They in beautiful mixed chew otsbues, greens greys. tans, with red and col lars. Some have red Things, others self lined and trimmed; brass butons etc, prices from 495 to l2.50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-15

We are still selling the best. ten dol lar trunk made. It has all the advant- ages of the old-style trunk in packing space, besides the latest improved Self Raising Tray. Do not confound this trunk with the make-shifts usually sold by others at $9.99.
 The brassed trimmings on this trunk are much heavier than the ordinary cheap trimmings used, and several large clamps are added which are usu- ally left off. Nothing but heavy grade of canvas is used in making, and best hardwood slats. Trunk is lined in neat figured cloth and has extra tray. Call and see this trunk. It will save you money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-15
HARTMAN AND PRICK
 CONSPIRE AGAINST HYDE

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A ROYAL SHOWING OF FINE FURS

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18
Clarence T0WupS,

SWAN LAKE, Miss, March Is, 1905.
A deep gloom rests over this entire
community caused by the death OF CIar-
ence II. Townes, which occurred at Min
ter City, Miss, March s, 1905.
Clarence Townes was u character to
be loved and respected by all who knew
him we'll. Conscientious TO a fault, his
every impulse was a noble one. Unset
fish, a kind, thoughtful and loving son,
husband, father and friend, and in life n
daily exponent Of that part Of Christ's
sermon on the mount, which says, "Do
Unto Others as YOU Would Have Them
DO Unto YOU" No one eyer lived IA
cleaner, more noble life than he. His
loved ones have our deepest sympathy.
A LIFETIME FRIEND.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

u want the mob spirit discouraged in
every way. And the only way to do it
is to enforce vigorously the law against
the Migrants particularly, and all GRIM
inals of both races. If this shall be done
| feel safe In saying that crime among
the negroes in the State of Mississippi
for the year 1905 will decrease rs per
cent.
"Officers OF Mississippi, / expect you
to do your duty. The peace and order
of your respective communities have
been committed to your keeping. Most
of the crimes that have been committed
by negroes upon white women are trace
able to your neglect of duty.
Il have yet to learn OF a single crime
of rape being committed by a negro who
made his living by honest toll, and had
you done your duty in enforcing the law
vagrancy the beast who blighted
the life Of that good woman might have
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18
GOVERNORS
PROCLAMATION.
Picturesque Paper From Chief Exc
cutiye, 5aa
DUTY OF THE OFFICIALS.
The Governor Writes Of the Conditions
as They Exist Without Fear
or Favor.
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HFdatEFfHFr HEaEELAwl
Jackson, Miss, March 1.Goxernos
Vardaman has issued d stirring address
to the peace officers Of the State, ae.
claring thatthe situation in the statei il
growing extremely critical, crime being
rampant in all quarters Of the COMMON
wealth. He urges the ofiGers to 1T once
launch crusades to clean out the dives
and haunts Of criminals. The address
follows:
ITO the officers Of the counties, cities,
towns and villages Of the State OF Miss
issippi, charged with the enforcement
OF the law: y II
Never before in the history Of this
Commonwealth were its white people
confronted with so grave a problem al
that which c%onfronts them today.
"The great number of criminal negroes
who are drifting into the cities and
towns from the country, seeking a way
to live without honest toll, have become
a peril to the peace Of the community
and a menace to the safety of the white
mans home.
in the city Of Jackson, within the
very shadow Of the State Capitol, on one
OF the principal streets, d few days ago,
an u~noffending, cbaste and honest white
young woman was brutally ravished by
a negro beast. The atrocity Of the deed,
coupled with the apparent reckless dis
regard Of the probability of detection,
startles the imagination and evidences a
spirit of ~dastardly daring and fendish
atrocity on the part of the perpetrator
which Is calculated to send a thrill OF
horror through the hearts OF every white
man and woman in the state. 1t is more
horrible still when we contemplate the
fact that this crime was the elimination
Of q number Of attempts made by negroes
in the city OF Jackson, within the last
thirty days.
THAT which has occurred in tie city
OF jackson is liable to occur, (f it has
not already occurred) in every city, town
or rural neighborhood of the State. At
one time it was thought there was little
danger Of the commission OF such crimes
In the cities and towns with police reg
ulations, but the alarming frequency
with which it has been committed in re-
cent years has changed that thought
and shows that it is just as liable to oc-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

been on the county farm, working on the
streets or locked in prison.
Trusting that you may realize thegray-
ity and importantance Of your position,
your responsibility TO society and the
necessity for the vigorous performance
of your duty that you may be strong
euongh in the face Of any and all OPP
position to sPurn any influence that
would deter you from the performance
of that duty. | am, cordially and sim
eerely, JAMES X. VARDAMAN."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

was in Greenwood Monday and stated
to this paper that his negroes, mules
and lands were all new. hut that his
work was going ahead fairly we'll. MIR.
Biumenberg said there WAS still lots Of
good cotton in the fields, hut that il
must either be picked or plovcl under
within the next few days. lie also
stated that the late season alone would
De the cause of materially reducing the
acreage. MIR. %Binmenbarg is a suhstan-
tlal citizen aud sens well posted Oh ali
agricultural pursuits. He said he could
produce corn for ton cents a bnshot and
meat eerrespondingly low, and the won.
was that more farmers did not do il
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

That MI. W. G. Peel, Chief clerk in
the Greenwood post Office, Is one of the
really busy young men Of the city? His
duties are extremely exacting, must al
ways be mathematicaIly and otherwise
correct, or there will he an immediate
howl from the District of Columbia. How
ever, Mr.. Peel belongs to that splendid
array Of accurate and industrious young
men who are rapidly bringing Mississ-
ippi to the foreground, and The Com
monwealth believes him to be within
sight Of the top Of the ladder.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18
Post Office Schedule,

A schedule has been submitted and ac-
cepted by the post Office department. for
the carrier service in Greenwood, as
follows: Carriers leave office at first
delivery at 7:40, a. m, make a collection
on the trip returning to the office at
9:40, a. m. On second delivery they
leave office at 1910, a. m. Another col
lection is made from 3 to A, p. m. They
leave on last delivery at 5, p. M, making
a collection after completing the deliv-
cry. This arrangement gives the pa
irons of the Office three deliveries and
three collections daily except Sunday.
The Sunday hours at the post Office are
from . to 10, a. m. and any one served
by carriers may call during that hour
and get mail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

IS being driven from the State but
such specious arguments should be Of
40 avail with a white man or an Off.
Ger who has the welfare OF his State
at heart. Let mo insist that the officer
treat such opposition as he would any
other class OF criminals, for l hold that
q man who, for pecuniary profit, would
imperil the name of woman or the peace
Of the community by renting a house to
q person whose business he knows to be
dangerous to the peace and morals of
that community, is himself a greater en-
envy to society than his criminal tenant.
Door OF Hope.
Much has been said about CLOSING the
door OF hope in the face Of the black
man. Unless the officers of the law do
their full duty in suppressing the in
creasing criminal tendency Of the negro,
it looks to me like the probability is that
the door of hope viii be closed in the
face Of the white man. a
Il want the law enforced. / want the
negro protected in his enjoyment of life,
liberty, the product of his labor and the
pursuit Of happiness.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18
OPPOSITION TO
BOND ISSUE.
Number of Citizens Meet at the Court
House and Agree 10 Petition Against
Bond Issue.

Last Wednesday afternoon quite an
assembly of citizens met Mt the court
house and demonstrated against issuing
bonds for the purpose of paving the
streets.
Judge s. r. Coleman was elected
Chairman of the meeting and MIR. II. u,
Stone acted rs Secretary.
Some speeches were made in npposi.
ton to the bond issue, purely on]acco0nt
OF the inability of the people to become
further burdonea, and from the view
point of the opposition the argument
put up was all right, The meeting
ordered the preparation Of petitions
which are now being circulated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

That Chancery Clerk c. W. Crockett
Is a native Of the mountainous part of
Tennessee, where some of the people
say you un's' and I've uns' and make
moonshine wbiskey, and mod the finest
squirrel rifle bullets in the world? Well,
he is, but he is not one of that kind. On
the other hand he is among the most
noble hearted Of the worlds best, as
clever after election az before, thorough
ly efficient in his official capacity, aud
withal one Of the substantial young
men Of Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18
New Enterprise,

The Delta Lumber Company is a new
business for Greenwood and has been
incorporated. Some of the we'll known
members of the company are G. N. Nc
Mahan, l.. T. MeShane, q. P. Elliott, c.
W. Smith and II. W. Watson. The firm
will conduct a general wholesale and
retail lumber business, with a capital
stock of $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18
Dream Of North Falls.

aForty years Of freedom and public
education have not fulfilled the Utopiar
dream Of the negrophilist Of the North
and the North-favored vagarist of the
,Soush.s II has not improved the negro.
morals, awakened within him an '~intelli.
gent love Of country or cultivated an up.
lifting, misunderstanding s~elf-respect
He is the barbarian still, with a thin
veneering Of civilization, and the edu-
cation afforded him by the white mans
money over a period Of forty years seems
oniystohase increased his capacity for
~criue. Inshis educated condition his
aspiration to rise In the world and stand
on a dead, level with the white man So
Eeially and otherwise manifests itself in
beast1y ASSAULTS upon white women.
"The, situation is becoming desperate
aud something must be done.
"While the average negro is Inherent
" immoral the more vicious criminal
among them Is the idler. There is moth
ing to tear from the patient, working
negro. He is thinking about his work
rather than devoting his time to the
excogitation Of devilish schemes. He
may not tell a white man sven II he
knows OF the whereabouts OF the most,
depraved negro felon, because he thinks
that the only objectionable sin that a
negro a commit is to inform a white
man Of a crime committed by a negro
against a white man. At the same time,
this negro, though he will shield a GRIM
inal Of his own race, may himself be
otherwise correct in his own life. And
that is one of the greatest difficulties in
this extraordinary situation.
What shall be done?
"The answer is simple.
"Let the law be enforced.
Let there be at nee in every county
in the state Of Mississippi a most vigor-
Gus campaign against the vagrant--the
vicious idler and the keepers Of dives Of
infamy.
LET the rendezvous Of the rapist, the
murderer, the crapshooter and the blind
tiger be closed.
lin other words, enforce the law. The
law OF the land is ample even in this
emergency, II only rigidIy enforced, and
it's enforcement is the only p~rophylactic
for this social distemper.
"Fail to enforce the law and the mob
will usurp the function which you should
perform, but which you have betrayed.
"There is no time for hesitation, for
who dallies is a bastard and he who
is damned
Il am aware Of the fact that the Off
'ers of the law in the performance of
heir duty In this regard will encounter
opposition from some eminently respect
gentlemen living in the cities,
Who have houses to rent, and others in
he country who will insist that labor
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

That Sheriff Tom CARROT owns a we'll
digging rig and that he rat punch a
hole in the old earth about az quick as
the next one? The popular official is
rather a good hustler, anyway, and he
does most of his best thinking while as
tride that ugly ealiea pony.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

That Mr.. W. Il, johnson, the we'll
known builder and contractor, is one OF
the best posted men in the county? BY
his easy ways and courteous nature
he has drawn to himself many friends
who admire him for the many good
qualities displayed by him on all occa-
sions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

That Mr.. II. II. Smith, Secretary of
the Woods Lumber Company, is a young
business man Of energy, vim and gen
eral goa-headitiveness? Likea hriving
little bee, he gets honey, in the nature of
orders, wherever he goes and he never
stops going.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

That James Gillespie is one of the
shrewdest financial manipulators in
Mississippi, and that his keen eyes and
long head calculate to the fraction of a
spiders web Just about what is in any
sort Of a deal?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18
Scotch Rolled Oats 3 pack

ages for 25cts. Premium
Rolled Oats 7 packages for
25cts, Anchor Rolled Oats
S pound package, a piece of
china in each package for
2octs, and 3 packages of
Pancake Flour for Csc, at
Stein Grocery Co,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18
DO YOU KNOW?
KODAK PRINTS.

That the regular school session will
close in May and aud the children will
take the city? The boys must have
room to play on the streets even il bus,
mess is suspended
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

That nearly all the womon in Green
wood have blue eyes? Well, If You
doubt this statement keep a careful
watch and you win see for Yourself If
you don't get slapped for gazing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

Notice.-Carrick has not left town; he
is in the rear of the Armory still repair
ing shoes. Call and see him. Il. W
Carrick,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18
GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH is, 1905

q In the heart Of a city as in the
sparsely settled rural districts.
The steaithly manner which charac-
terizcs the conduct Of the perpetrator OF
this crime resembles the movement Of
the tiger when pursuing his prey. The
presence OF the lend is never known un-
til the terrible deed has been accom-
plished and the victim left bleeding and
dying, with seldoma trace Of the identity
of her destroyer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

See Fountains line of Boys
and Youths Suits for spring.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

That Mr.. +. Blumenberg, of Money, is
just opening a very fine plantation? He
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-18

Just received a nice line Of Madras
Mt Barrow & Prices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-07
MISS TUCKER FOUND.
Nt..iss rF.sIasss- sshs.is.ashss
nssssst g. o., ss.Fsh rsrs.

ROCHESTER, =. y. Ang 5.=Miss n.
4. Tucker. TO- rFpyhirhr- srieaii.arii,
- Zoe Nhasn persistent .sarrh has bra
made sinrr hrf disau-aanrr from
camp oasipr- tuiy - was found In
the uo'sis u Suuih i.-i,annn. Nc hair
D nils frum q rsad i-adins fram iilals,
irils Corner. Ia East lsi-sicr. by q
sraFyh party.
Niles Tucker was alive. though she
was CRAFTY exhausted aud cnariaici
Her pulsc was strong however. and
her attending physician thinks che mas
rrrotsr.
The woman was brought % a hotel
IN East Rochester. whrrn abe revived
sufiicirntly 10 sny 90 her rrscurrs
II ana ~ tired. would like some
warm milk" She then rcinpss-i into
s.miconsciousn-ss Ia which condition
She remained during the rest Of the
day.
Tho spot where Miss Tucker was
found j. but n short distanc. from the
place where she was reported 60 have
been seen july -.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-07
Fatal Riot Among Negroes.

SMYRNA, Del, Aug. IAN early
morning riot among negroes at Friend
ship camp meeting. near Clayton. re-
suited In the death Of George Jack
son Of Middletown, who was shot
through the heart. and John Pierce of
Mount Pleasant, who received bullet
in the back William Guy was seri-
ously wounded. According TO Guy, the
negroes were shooting crap on the Del.
aware and Chesapeake railroad, close
to the camp meeting grounds. A dis
pute arose, and revolvers were brought
into play.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-07
Probing Animal inas.,r, bureau.

WASHINGTON. Aug 7.-As the re-.
suit ~ tile Investigation u the bureau
Of animal industry and the admissions
by Dr. Salmon. It's chief. Secretary
Wilson. has under consideration the
PRONUNCIATION Of rules designed 10 pre-.
vent government officials from cngag.
Ing In commercial enterprises which
deal with the government. one Of the
principal rules will prohibit any en-.
ployee from being Interested In any
concern which contracts with the de-
partment. II that employee is In n
position TO influence the award Of a
contract or Is likely TO be called upon
for recommendations A full and COM
plete investigation Of the bureau OF
animal industry * now under way.