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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
A MISSISSIPPI LYNCHING,
Negro Found Cutting Head Off His
Victim Strung Up.

New Orleans.--Tom Crompton, a
negro, was lynched near Center.
vile, Miss. 1t is alleged that he con.
fessed to the murder Of Ely Whitaker,
a farmer.
Whitaker was murdered Tuesday,
and all Tuesday night a posse of men,
suspecting foul play, searched for him.
With this posse was the negro Cromp-
ton. Wednesday he begged leave from
the searchers to go home, but after
he had gone the posse followed him,
finding, it is alleged, that instead of
going home he had gone to the spot
where Whitaker's body lay, and cut
ting off the head, arms and legs with
an ak, had dropped them into a sink
hole zeal LIS cabin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
AN ANTlAMERIcAN FEELING,
Japanese Government Trying to Dis
courage II.

London, England-The Toxic CORE.
%spondent of the Daily Express cables
that the japanese government is en-.
deavoring to minimize as much as DOS.
sible the anti.American sentiment.
The authorities have issued reassur.
ing statements in semi-oficial news
papers. The ministry of the interior
Is discouraging mass meetings called
in the big towns, and several anti.
American agitators have been warned
that they will be severely dealt with
If they persist in their campaign.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
d KNOWN TO Be DEAD
EIGHT REPORTED MISSING IN
KANSAS CITY (KAS.) FIRE.
OVER FIFTY OTHERS INJURED
Mar Who, When Rope Was Thrown
to Him, Passed It to a Woman,
and He Was Lost.

Kansas City, Mo. - -Four persons
are known to be dead. eight 9th
crs are missing, two are fatally in,
jured, and over 50 more or less seri.
ously injured, as a result of the fire
which destroyed the Chamber of Com
mercc building in Kansas City, Kas.,
a. an early hour Thursday. A single
body has been recovered from the
ruins, that of b. r, Young, aged CO,
Identified by a relative, although
burned almost beyond recognition. 1t
Is known that Charles A. Lynch, a Ia
borer, and the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sparks are dead, but
their bodies have not been recovered
]. +. Branham, a wagonmaker, died at
a hospital as a result of injuries sus.
tanned.
1t was stated at the Kansas City
(Kas.) fire department that three bod.
les are known positively to be in the
ruins. The firemen believe that Geo.
Mullln, aged 60, an invalid, who lived
on he fourth floor, persisted in the
flames.
Charles Carlin, i'll with typhoid
fever, who had been a regular tenant
of the building. and who had been
missing, was located at the homo of a
relative.
A railroad man, standing near the
burning building, heard a man in a
second-story window giving the Broth,
erhood of Railway Firemen's distress
signal, Of which he Is a member. Find.
ing n rope, he threw it to his brother
fireman, who instead of saving himself,
passed 1t to a woman in the window
above him. The woman saved herself.
but the mar was lost. His name is
not known.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Two Dead, Twenty Injured.

CofIeeville, kas. Two persons killed,
n is missing, four were seriously in
jured and twenty were injured in a ter
rife explosion Of natural gas which
completely demolished five two-story
brick blocks here today. The first
floors of the buildings were occupied
by stores and Offices. The second floors
were used by rooming houses. The
entire block of five buildings was lev
eled to the ground, and only broken
bricks, scattered lumber and twisted
iron are now to he found,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Dr. Forbes WI1siUw. an a'leuIst Of
London. EnriaHd. has been quoted as
saying that before long there will be
moe .Una'lcs Ia the world than sane
people. Tie has been ~misquoted. OF
course. What be said was that II IN.
sanity continues to increase at the
rate shown by statistics the insane
viii some time o]utnumber the sane.
As a matter Of course. II the per.
centagc Of the insane goes on incrcas
ing 1t is only a question Of time when
not only a majority Of the people but
all Of them viii become insane. It
all depends on the IT," We need not
despair.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
WINS POINT IN ANTITRUST SUIT,
Answer of Hammond Co. Stricken
from Docket at Little Rock.

Little Rock, Ark. The state
won in its antitrust suits against the
packing companies in the second divi.
sion of the Pulaski county circuit
court. Judge E. w. Winfield sustained
the motion filed by the state that the
answer Of the Hammond Packing Co.
be stricken from the docket, and that
the state be permitted to take judg-
ment for 100000, because Of the fail
ure of the officers Of the company to
testify before the commissioner in the
recent hearing in Chicago.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Bellingham, Wash.-The continuous
heaVy rains and the warm wealth.
er OF the past two days have caused
all the streams OF the northwest TO
rise to a height never before known
since the country was first settled
Inc skagit river has risen Is feet in
nftesn hours, and the Nooksack is
overlooking its banks and causing
much damarn
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
THREE KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Fatal Accident to a Funeral Party
on Long Island.

New York. N. Y.--Three persons
were killed and three seriously In.
jured In a collision at Woodside. l.
l., between a Long Island railroad
train and a coach that was returning
from a funeral at Calvary cemetery.
Edgar ]. Griffin, driver Of the coach.
drove the vehicle directly In front
Of the train.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

The latest elixir of life. the vial Of
endless existence, which the post of.
flee department has been examining
and has found to contain Il little alec.
hoi and oil of peppermint and q great
deal OF water Is at any ate an i'm,
provement owe old Ponce de Icons.
He put nothing but water In his ia.
nous discovery. and he Was never
found out.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Washington, D. CA cable mes.
sage has been received at the navy d.,
partment from Rear Admiral Brown.
son. announcing the arrival of the ar
mored cruisers West Virginia, Penn.
sylvania, Colorado and Maryland, a,
Bombay, India, on their way to the
Philippines.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Russia's finances are said to be con.
stantly going into worse condition
than they ever have been before. The
London Times declares that the gold
rcserye Of Russia Is $500. coo, 900
short, the last loan has been swal
loved 10 and the condition Of the
treasury Is much worse than It was
two years ago Such reports are rot
calculated Il aid IN securing much
further relief Ia the way Of large
lnaHB from European countries or
the United States
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Fair ut Colnmhun.

The sixth annual fair OF the Missis.
sippi and West Alabama Fair Associn.
tiOn was held at Columbus. There was
n large number of exhibits in every
department, the races we're exception
ally good, and very attractive pre-.
miums were offered in every depart
ment, The attendance was the largest
IN the history of the association.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
sPANlARDs ON THE IsTHMus.
Stevens Says They Resist Malaria Bet.
ter Than Negroes.

Washington, D. C.--Chairman
shonts of the Isthmian canal commits,
sion, has received reports from Chief
Engineer Stevens and Chief Sanitary
OFFICER Gorgas, stating that the Span.
ish laborers brought to the Isthmus
are doing very well, not a single one
OF the 300 brought since January hav-
ing died. They also resist the malaria
better than the negroes, and Mr.. Stew
n says he is satisfied that any white
man can do so.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
WILL RETIRE AS CHAIRMAN.
cortclyou win ReIinquish Head of Re-
publican National Committee,

Washington, d. C.-Postmaster Gen,
eral George B. Cortelyou will retire
from the craftsmanship of the repub.
lican national committee before he. be.
comes secretary of the treasury in sue.
cession to Secretary Shaw. This state.
ment was made on excellent authority,
Harry S. New, the vice chairman of
the republican national committee.
VIII, it is expected, assume the duties
of chairman when Mr.. Cortelyou re-
tires.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

The earnest young men of the
poison squad under the genial aus.
pices of the bureau of chemistry In
Washington, who are soon to start In
on a diet In which there is a generous
admixture of s~altpetre, have the hes,
wishes of the country and a reason.
able certainty that they are getting
q milder dose than football cruel,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

The building committee Of the Ma.
sonic Widows and Orphans Homo to
he located at Meridian has adopted
plans for the necessary buildings, which
are to cost $4,000. The home will be
open for the reception Of bcnelciaries
within six months.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

new Orleans, lathe feature
OF the days Pythian convention was
the decision to consolidate the
fythian sisterhood, having a men,
oership II 1000, and the Rathbone Sis.
tiers, which has 125, 900 members. The
new name will probably be the Pyth-
Ian S%isterhood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

About the liveliest industry in Rus.
sia just now ~ the trying Of reyolu
tionists. The courts In st. Peters.
burg and elsewhere are running over
time on these cases, and in the capital
city alone 400 witnesses are to be ex.
amined. With SO much time given to
disposing of such offenders 1t Is going
TO he difficult to plan a more liberal
form Of government.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
in Tex.s

Los Angeles, Cal. - George M
Pool has been arrested here as a f,Igi.
tive from justice In Texas, where. il
Is alleged, he is wanted for the muir.
der at Beaumont, in 1898, of two or
men in the course Of a family
feud, and OF United States Marsha,
James lett.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
CHILD KILLS MOTHER.
R'he Accidentally Discharged-BuIlet
Cuts Jugular Vein.

New York John Jacob Sac.
co, 7 years old. son of Mr.. and Mrs
G%ioyannie Sacco OF Chatham, N. /.
shot and almost instantly killed his
mother last night. The child was
playing with a rife while his mother
was clearing the supper table.
Better be careful, Johnnie" said
bis mother. Just then the gun was
discharged. the bullet severing Mrs,
Sacco's jugular vein.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Must Produce the Books.

st. Louis, Mo.-Judge Fnkelnburg,
of the United States circuit court
In an opinion, held that Robert
NJ. Fraser, secretary of the east-bound
freight committee, must produce the
records and papers of the traffic bu.
reaus in his care before Judge Rom
bauer In the terminal hearing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Four Hurricane Survivors.

Norfolk, Va.-Counting the minutes
which seemed but few between
them and death. five men airift
on a bit Of wreckage off the Florida
coast saw one Of their companions,
whose sufferings had driven him mad,
throw himself into the sea to death,
and not long afterward a ship, which
was coming, saved their lives. The
five survivors of one Of the greatest
tragedies which has ever occurred on
this coast, the hurricane, were land,
ed here Thursday by the British
steamer Heatherpool.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

New York city's pay roll amounts
20 $57, OtS, 253.l3, paid to G0,9fS EN-
ployes. That Is a bigger army than
that Of the United States, with every,
body IN 1t getting far more than the
martial servants of Uncle Sam, since
there are plenty of places paying from
$4,000 to $4,000, or more than the
salaries of a major general or lieuten.
ant general.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Wounded Woman, Killed Self.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Samuel Becker,
declared by the authorities to have
been twice a deserter from the
United States army, in a room of the
Blakesley lodging house, 80 South
Main street, shot Mrs. Pearl Kirkpat.
rick and killed himself. Mrs, Kirkpat-
rick is not dangerously wounded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Shot BY Snowman.

News comes from Union, Newton
county, that Ramlcy Hogan, one of the
most prominent young men in the town,
was shot aud fatally wounded by Van.
derbilt Hyatt, a tcamstcr for Sun Bros.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
ALLEGED RoRsERs CAPTURED
Explosion Woke Up People Of Bowers
ton, Who Got Busy.

Cadiz, O.-After a desperate en-.
counter between a posse and six al
legged bank robbers, the latter we're
captured at Jewett and brought to the
Jail here.
The men are charged with having
dynamited the safe of the First Ma,
tional bank of Conversion. The OK.
piosion aroused people of the town
and the robbers, who escaped on
hand car, were pursued by the posse
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Charleston rs Coming.

Charleston, in Tallahatchic county, is
experiencing u wonderful and solid
growth since the assurance that it will
o be connected with the outside
world by steel rails, and is fast coming
to the front in many points Of manuiac-
turing and commercial importance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Death OF "Old Grizzly

. YORK, n. Y.--capt. Lloyd An.
son Ryder. known In California :.
oid Gr'zzly." and n of that state.
pioneers OF 40, died at the residences
o. his srand-niece, Mrs. Thomas Il
hcciintock In Brooklyn. He was m
years Of age. 90
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Ristori is dead at the age Of 81.
This great actress had the genius tc
reach the level of the legitimate and
the classic. Problem plays were not
in her line, "Medea," Lady Mac.
beth" and characters of that type
were good enough fer her.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Body Of Leper Burned.

Clarksburg. va,-The body OF
George Raschild, the Syrian lepe-,
was cremated in a shocking manner
at Pickens. The shanty In which he
had been staying was set on fire, and
his body was consumed with It. 1t 10
now declared that his death was the
result Of foul play.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Goldstein Conyictad.

Abraham Goldstein, the Polish jew
who threw a carving knife at his wife,
tndicting a wound from which she died,
was convicted at Natchc2 and sentenced
to serve Il life term In the penitcntiary.
Goldstein is 10 years of age and has
eight children.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Sir Thomas Upton says he may
build another yacht and race for the
international cup The Irish will
hate 10 hear that the Shamrock Ia
going 70 get The worst Of II aeaLn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
improvements at Brandon.

The citizens Of Brandon have author,
lied the municipal council to float a
$4,000 bond issue to be used in the in.
stalIatlon Of waterworks and electric
light plants,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
obeysd Call o. Nj. Emp.ro,

vienna.-After a lengthy audience
win Emperor Francis Joseph, Baron
~Aehrenthal, Austro-Hungarisn ambss.
sador to Russia, definitely accepted
the foreign ministry portfolio, il rue
cession to Count Goluchowski, re.
Gently resigned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Sir Thomas Upton Is thinking of
challenging again for the Americas
cup. or course our yatchsmen win be
put on their mcttle and viii not give
up without a fight to the finish But
there Is no one TO whom Americans
would SO chccrfully surrender the cup
as the prize Of victory as to the gal.
liant Sir Thomas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
A War Veteran Dead.

Havana, lll.-lsaac J. McElverson,
aged SO, a prominent civil war veteran
at one time aid de camp OF Gen.
Grant, Is dead.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

An era OF Improvement prevails
throughout the State, and several coun.
ties and towns are preparing to float
bond issues for various
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

To the English critic who says that
Henry James "gropes his way through
me English language like a blind man
tapping with . stick" II is retorted ,r
eject that anyhow Henry Is NO I,,sr
Ary caks walker.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Louisville Next War

Richmond, lnd.-The Olive Branch
Lutheran synod chose Louisville. XIV
as the next meeting place. Delegates
to the National Anti.Saloon league
convention at st. Louis were namad
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Covington County,s Courthouse.

The toyington county board of SUI
Peryts0rs has awarded the contract for
the erection Of the new courthouse at
Collins. The cost Of the structure will
be $1,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

This IL the time OF the year when
the young man without an oyercoat
begins TO wish he hadn't bought SO
much ice cream last summer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Fifteen injured In a.. Louis.

st. Louis. Mo.-Fifteen passen.
gers were injured and 4 number Of
others severely shaken In two street
tar collisions Sunday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Nine Hundred Men .aArlks.

Knoxville. Tenn.-At noon. 900
macninists in the shops Or the
southern railway in this city walked
out because - strike-brsakers arrived
from Cincinnati.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

In addition to the yellow peril and
yellow journalism the pure food law
now threatens US with yellow sugar.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Frank Dean. aged II, Il veteran of
Forests cavalry and u prominent citi.
zen, was found dead in his bed at Iuka,
having succumbed to heart failure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Now Convicts.

Fifty new convicts were received a,
the penitcntiary during October.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Condition of u. q. rr.,...

No" oI v. .. Treasury.
washington, d. C.-Ayailable cash
balances In United States treas.
ury' $222,222,2S 2 gold coin and bull
non *lo7,5oS.472; gold certificates.
$~3S.451,230.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

LondoH's West End laiIors say men
are going 10 wear vivid colors this
winter especially green's aud choco.
lates, shrimp pinks and tomato
blends are also In favor, but the mod
est among males are putttng all their
color sense Into underwear and mask.
ing IT with the usual pcppcrand salt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

The man who goes In swimming
every day all winter is now due.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-30
GOVERNMENT HIS
HEARD NOTHING
All Talk Against Ambassador
Thompson Has Come From
the Outside.

WASHINGTON. p O., October p I'm.
senior member of The New York nrur 70
warner Johnson. Gaiston 81 Wilson zo-
Ie@'ea az the state Department to-aa,.
I'D connection with the charges which er.
s"-i % have been made against Au.bss-
salor THOMPSON Of improper protection
~ =. starr Hunt. for whose arrest
warrant has been issued ln tho C-itv
81 Mexico 1u the charge of fraud Ma
Warner was Informed that the stat
icy afinent has no official inf0r-ua-fg~l
on me subject. and. OF course could rot
move until tie attorneys had produce3
some t4lg. bic evidence 20 SUPPORT fle
-. stu.i tiat Amuassacor Thompson lac
Hunt
Eugene seeger. late Consul-Ceneral AZ
RIO, has returned 20 Wasnlnetor ard
called upon Secretary Root to-day II h.
SAID, with TIE purpose Of reueuirE tra
att4t Is Doe made upon AmDassad0r Thor!---
son when the latter was located in Bra
Ill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-30
FILE COMP AIlTS
AGAINST RAILROADS
Commercial and Industrial As
ISOLATION Makes Charges of
Unjust Rates.

WASHINGTON. %. c.. October .s.-rvo
complaints We're nled with the Interstate
Commerce Commission to-day by tie
Commercial and Industrial Association OF
Union SPRINGS ala. The first was against
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company the southern Railway. the TIl-
nos central and other lines alleuiu1
mat the defendant lines charger unjust
rates on freight from s. Louis Nasn-
Ni-e, Memphis and other points 10 Union
uon be abated- The Othe. was Against
the Central Of Georgia Railway Compauv.
praying that just and reasonable rate
Dee establ shed for the shipment ~ UNI
compressed cotton from al. local stations
To Union Springs. and for the shiu-reut
or compressed cotton from Union SPRINGS
to points or destination.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-30
FINE WEATHER FOR
PRODUCE MARKET

Tie open and crisp weather of the pass
two days is what the commission uler-
chants and Wholesale dealers iu FRUITS
and country produce have been longing
fcr. and as soon as it came they felt the
inspiring effects os Sc In Increased h4sl-
ness. The receipts were larger yesterday
than they have been on any Monday for
several weeks 4ud there was also q de-
cidedly better demand both or the part or
LEGAL retailers and out-of-town customers
AS q Consequence the block" was very
active yesterday and GOOD volume o.
business was transacted.
Florida orans-s are beginning to come
IN and the commission men have adj
vices Of larger shipments 70 roach hero
this week They are tagged $3.50 t. So
per box Grape FRUIT IS also coming IN
quite freely. and selling at IS % 81 per
crate. Larse shipments OF chesmuts ar
rived yesterday and they are whoiesalirr
freely al to cents per pound.
The market ia ftiriy wen supplied with
fowls alive and some dressed Eeeg a-a
yet rather scarce. but are coming Ia more
freely than has been the case several
weeks past However. there IS no chance
~ the price O. record Indeed. there wer.
no changes in any articles on the market
from the figures given IN another column
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-30
WISE COUNTY SHOOTING.
Edwards Was Assaulted by An
other Before He Shot.

Especial . The Times DLsparch.l
TAZEWELL. VA. October q -Roscoe
Flanary, the Coeburn policeman who was
shot and dangerously wounded by G. a
Edwards, q well known Wise county
lawyer, while former Secretary Of state
Dobson, Of Iowa. was speaking IT. the
interest OF the candidacy for Congress
man Campbell Slunp. stiu lies at the
point Of death.
The report has been current that Ed
wards, who intended the shot for John
Litz. OF tire same town. committed the act
without the slightest provocation. but
your correspondent learns from a re-
liable source that Edwards was as
saulted by Mr. Litz for disturbing the
speaking by boisterous conduct
Intense excitement prevailed for q few
moments after the shooting and 81 IS not OF
All improbable had the policeman been
instantly killed that Edwards would have
been handed roughly by tho friends of
Flanary. Edwards IS a Democrat. and
he shot q Republican.
The impression made N the time was
that Edwards was attempting to distract
tho attention OF the crowd from the
speaking. but IL Is not thought that this
was tho cause.
A preliminary hearing vas given Ed
wards Sunday morning. and he was re-
leased on q $1,000 bond