Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-07-06
NO. Az

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souri, river.
Willis called on the president, with
Senator Carter to discuss what they
maintained were the dilatory tactics
of the engineers of the reclamation
service Oh the Milk river project in
Montana.
When the president extended to
Willis his dinner invitation, Willis
pleaded he could not accept it because
he did not have a dress suit. The
president assured him that need not
worry him, but Willis was obdurate.
The president said he would be glad
to entertain him in a suit of buekskin,
but Willis insisted that he knew what
was proper.
The adoption of the Senate resolu-
ton calling for a list of suits insti-
tuted by the government under the
Sherman antitrust law. the Elkins
law and the interstate commerce bill,
will furnish to the administration an
opportunity in the line Of trust fight
ing" The record will be startling to
a great many pers0as who have not
kept track of the activity Of the pres
ident In prosecuting illegal combina-
ton. At the head Of this list, and the
most important of all, will be the
criminal proceedings against the Stand
ard Oil Company, the filing of the
suits in which will take place within.
the next few days.
Thomas E. Waggaman, formerly a
prosperous realty broker who failed
two years ago with liabilities Of more
than $4,0O0,00O, and who is known in
New Orleans, where he lived for 3
time and was married to the daughter
Of Colonel Eugene Waggaman, died in
an humble cottage near Annapolis.
He had suffered very much with IA
,ial cancer, which caused his death,
and the past two years-since the
.oss of his fortune and his indictment
oy the Grand Jury, which was never
brought to trial-have been most I'M
happy ones.
The republican leaders in the house
believe that the committee on Rules
should report Mr. Broussard's resO-
luton providing for an investigation
oy members of the Committee on Riv-
srs and Harbors of the delay in COM
oleting the Plaquemine improvements,
md not have it come from Mr.. Bur-
on's committee. A favorable report
vas promised before adjournment and
he only question is whether or not
Mr.. Ransdell of Louisiana, viii be one
IF the three members to do the i1ves-
sigating.
The State Department, at the re-
quest of the mother of the young wo4
nan, has sent instructions to some Of
he American consular officers to en-
leavor to learn and report the where
abouts of Josephine Hood, Of Ashe-
vile, N. c., who is reported to have
been married to "Lord Percy Doug
Ias," the alleged bigamist.
The house without debate, passed
The bill providing for the construction
Of lock type canal across the 18TH
nus Of Panama, Mr. Hepburn Of Iowa
moving that the senate bill be SUBJ
stituted for the house bill. No fur-
ther action by the senate is necessa-
ry, and as soon as the bill is signed
by the presiding officers of the sem
ate and house it will go to the pres
ident
Attorney General Moody has direct
ed that suits be brought against a
large number. of railroad companies
to recover penalties for violation Of
the safety appliance law through fail
IRE to keep their equipment in proper
condition. The largest number of vio-
lations attributed to any road is 50,
against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail.
road Company.
The senate committee on Foreign
Relations authorized Senator Bacon
to report favorably the protocol pro-
viding for the establishment of an in
ternational institute of agriculture at
Rome, Italy. There are about fifty
governments party to the arrange
ments. Studies will be made of all
kinds of plant life AID means of ex-
termination of insects and other pests.
Numerous changes Ia the public
buildings bill were made by the senate
The appropriations for Lake Charles,
La. Gulfport and Hattiesburg, Miss,
wee among those reduced. The bill wai
passed as amended.
Railway postal clerks are demand
ing better arrangements for lighting
mail ears.
The Wisconsin State Democratic
Convention endorsed William J.. Bryaa
for the presidency.
Colonel Clinton g. Sears will sue
ceed General Ernst as the head Of ths
MississipDi River Commission.
The Attorney General held confer
enee with some of the District Attor
neys he had summoned to Washington
and it was stated that they were be
ing instructed as to how they should
proceed against the Standard Oil Co
i was also said to be most likely that
special grand juries will be called t
determine whether the Standard Oh
Company has been granted rebates OF
concessions in violation of the Inter
state Commerce Act.