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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
TWELVE ARE POISONED
AUBURN IN. " HOUSEHOLD FED
ON ARSENIC.
WAS SERVED IN THE SUGAR
House Is Robbed After Head Of the
Family Is Taken 10 the
Hospital.

Auburn, N. Y, Nov. 29.-Willlam
F. Walt Of the carpet manufacturing
arm of Nye c. Wait, president of the
Cayuga County Savings bank and one
Of the prominent and respected citl
Eens Of Auburn, is a patient in the
Auburn city hospital, so desperately
Ill that his recovery is uncertain.
His son, W. Byron Wait, reported
to be n of the wealthIest young men
In the town. Is In the same institu.
ton undergoing treatment based upon
symptoms similar to those of his ia
Their.
Rev, Harvey Clements, son-in-law
Of the elder Wait, one of the most
noted young Presbyterian clergymen
In the county, is in a condition sim.
liar, and so seriously affected that his
Intended trip to Europe with his wife
has been postponed indefinitely.
Frederick Hancock, coachman for
the Wait family; Margaret Hartney,
the cook; Anna Flynn, the waitress;
Josephine Watkins, a coloreG washer.
woman; Misses Harris and Skena.
teles, both trained nurses, are recov.
ering slowly from an illness precisely
similar In symptoms as that which
has stricken their employers.
Catherine Walsh, an elderly woman,
who helps out when the domestic
service In The Wait mansion is over.
taxed, Is tbs only one stricken who
has rege!ned her normal condition.
All tb ase 10 persons, together with
A woman sIest at the summer cottage
Of the Waits at Lake Owasco, and a
boy of all work employed there, are
the victims of arsenic poisoning. In
every instance, pulverized or granu.
lated sugar was poisoned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION.
Further Appropriations Made for Hlah.
er Education.

New York, N. Y.-Announcement
Is made that at a meeting of the gen.
eral education board, which has
charge of the John D. Rockefeller
foundation for higher education. the
following appropriations were made.
Lawrence university, Appleton, Wis.
$4,000; Drury college, Springfield
Mo, $50,D00; Richmond college, Rich.
mond, Va, $4,000; Washington and
Lee university, Lexington, Va, S. 900;
Iowa college, Grinnell, Ia. 500. 900,
This makes a total of $667, 500 con.
tributed from the income of the Rock.
efeller foundation since the gift was
received in October, 1905. These
gifts are made conditionally, and when
the conditional amounts are raised the
total contributed for the endowment
Of colleges will be $3.50, 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
North Mississippi Conference.

The North Mississippi annual confer
ence OF the NJ. T.. Church, South, is in
session at Corinth. This conference
embraces all Of North Mississippi from
the Tennessee State line to the south
boundaries Of Washington, Holmes,
Attala, Winston and Noxubee counties
and SO much of Pickens county, Ala,
as lies north Of the Noxubee and west
Of the Tombigbee river. This confer
enc was formed as it now Is, save that
part OF Alabama above named, which
was added later, by the general confer
enc held in May, 1870, and the confer
ence was organized and held its first
session in Water Valley in November
of that year, Last year there were 49,
liz members of the church in this ter
ritory. There are 594organized churches
ard 535 houses Of worship; 425 Sunday
schools and u, 1855 scholars, not cunt.
ing 2,4G9 officers and teachers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
FUNERAL OF SPENCER
iNTERMENT OF LATE PRESIDENT
AT WASHINGTON.
.fIAANCIERs WILL ATTEND
Ten Of the Oldest Negro Porters In the
Service Of the Road Active
P~aiibearers.

Washington, D. C.-The funeral OF
President Samuel Spencer OF the
Southern railway, who lost his life in
the railroad collision at Lawyers, Va,
early Thursday morning, will take
place at ST. Johns church, in this city,
at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Roland C, Smith, the rector, officiating.
The body will be inferred In this city.
The burial service Will be private.
For five minutes during the funeral
hour, beginning promptly at 2 O'Clock,
every train and all machinery of inc
entire Southern railway system will
be at a standstill, as a mark of respect
to the late president.
Ten Old Porters P~alIbcarers.
The active %pallbearers will consist
of ten of the oldest negro porters in
the service of the Southern. The hon
orary ~pallbearers will include the vice
presidents and officials Of the road, ].
P%ierpont Morgan and other prominent
financiers of New York.
Died Where He Won First Laurels.
President Spencer earned his first
laurels in railroading on the section
of road in which he lost his life. That
portion of the Southern system was
formerly known as the Virginia Mid
land, of which Mr.. Spencer was super
intendent in 1877, This was the high
est position he had held up to that
time, and he left it within a year for a
promotion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION.
Friends of the Liquor Interest Uneasy
In Oklahoma.

Guthrie, okla.--In the constitutional
convention, President Murray submit.
ted his forty-siy committees. The op.
ponents of the proposition were
disturbed owe the appointment of a
prohibitionist, K. j. Kurl, of Bartles.
vile, as chairman of the liquor com,
mittee. The statehood enabling act
places the Indian territory portion of
the new state under prohibition for a
period of Il years, and it is believed
that an effort is being made by the In.
dian territory delegates to bring about
constitutional prohibition over the en-.
tire state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
HIS TROUBLE WAS INTERNAL.
Indian Chief Had Peculiar Ideas Abou,
Hydrophobia.

Mayor Stoy of Atlantic City Wa
describing the cosmopolitan throngs
that visit his famous and gay resort.
Every nationality comes here" he
said. Greeks, Turks, Hindoos, Chi.
nese. Moors-they all come.
Il was talking the other day to one
of the physicians Of the Pasteur In
stitute-the hospital, you know, for
the prevention and cure Of hydrophc.
bia. The Pasteur Institute reminded
me of Atlantic City, its visitors seemed
to be of such a diversified character.
1.-THE physician told me about an Ii
dian chief who had come to him for
treatment last year.
"'My name said the chief, is War
Eagle. Please take me In hand.
fear I am getting hydrophobia.'
Have you been bitten the physic.
ian asked, by a mad dog?'
"'Not exactly bitten War Eagle
answered, but have the gravest sus
picions about a black poodle that was
served to me in a ragout last Friday
afternoon"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
Veteran Run Down by Automobile.

Denver, Col, Nov, 29.-Howard M.
O'Haver died at Mercy hospital from
injuries received by being run down
by an automobile driven by Miss
Birdie Appel, a young daughter of J..
S. Appel, a prominent merchant of
this city. When information reached
the Appel home that o'Haver was
dead, Miss Appel, accompanied by her
father, appeared before Magistrate
Grant l.. Hudson and volunteered a
bond of 5000 pending the hearing by
a coroner's fury. Mr.. O'Haver was Z
real estate dealer, 60 years of age ~,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
A BRIDGE OF MAHOGANY.
Valuable Wood Used In Mexican struo.
ture for Pedestrians and Teams.

.H --- Us#- 4rEH -.E EHMi
AS mahogany is among the most
costly woods in the world, 1t may DO
inferred that this tropical material
Is not very extensively employed in
the construction OF buildings, etc. A
bridge constructed Of solid mahogany
is certainly a rarity, a curiosity.
There is one, claimed to be the only
one in the world, built Of that mate
rial. This structure is located IN the
department of Palenque, state Of Chi
apas, republic Of Mexico. This dis
trict lies in the extreme southwestern
part Of Mexico, lea the boundary line
of Guatemala.
The mahogany bridge Is construct
ed entirely OF that valuable wood,
except some iron braces and nails that
are necessary. The bridge spans the
Rio Michel and its total length, In.
GLIDING approaches, exceeds $50 feet.
while the width is Is feet. It is used
by both teams and pedestrians and,
though somewhat rude and primitive
In construction, 1t is very substantial.
None Of the timbers OF the flooring
were sawed, for in that region there
are no sawmills, but were hewn and
split.
In that section Of old Mexico there
are several very large rubber planta-
tons, and mahogany trees are quite
common. In clearing away the trop.
ical forests for setting out the young
rubber trees the mahogany growths
are also cut down and removed. As
this wood is quite abundant, some Of
1t was used in building the bridge
American Inventor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
Farmers Union Cotton Sale.

The biggest cotton movement in the
history Of Yalobusha county occurred
at Water Valley when the members OF
the Farmers Union pooled 1000 bales
and invited foreign buyers to come and
bid on 1t. The city had the appearance
OF circus day. Vehicles OF every de-
scription congested the streets, and for
a time they were impossible. Cotton
from q distance Of forty miles was
brought Ia the sale, Some disappoint-
meut was felt at the non-appearance OF
buyers who had been requested to at
tend, and as a consequence fully 1900
bales remained unsold when the days
work closed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

BRIEF

Ext-adftion OF Librado Rivera, on re-
quest from the Mexican government.
Is refused by United States commits
sioner.
The cotton market goes to the high
est point Of the week, but loses and
closes at only 3 to Z points advance.
Senator Bailey leaves Washington
be fore opening OF congress to face his
accusers In Texas.
Teller D. P. Dyer, of the st. Louis
sub.treasury, is to be dismissed. He
is s65,000 short.
The weather bureaus records show
that November was slightly colder
than the average, with more p~recipita-
ton.
Gov. Pardee OF California pardons
two ballot-box suffers that they may
testify against Schmitz.
Rear Admiral Converse fears war
with Japan and navigation bureau
urges increase of Pacific fleet.
Counsel Ruff, of Marshall, Mo,
leaves for Washington to take up Mrs.
Aggie Meyers case with the supreme
court and declares she will not hang
Dec. 10.
Constitutional convention at Guthrie
orders. pictures of Indian warriors and
statesmen of various tribes placed in
the hall.
Gov. Folk of Missouri departs from
usual custom and declines to grant
pardons Thanksgiving day.
Catarino Gonzales, noted Mexican
desperate, slain in battle with rurales,
after killing four.
Canadian minister of finance intro.
duces a revision measure, increasing
the tariffs against Uncle Sam.
Paris continues to ship gold to Bank
of England.
Heavy gold shipments will be made
from London to Brazil this week.
American manufacturers are buyina
wool at the London auction sales.
Mrs. Rose Hanef1eld, on threats OF
Rockefeller's life. is given a check fol
a million and is arrested when she
attempts 10 caSn II.
congressman cause their secretaries
to give thanks by announced intention
to raise their salaries.
Available cash balance In United
States treasury, exclusive OF $3.50, O00..
600 gold reserve, $226,14 ,695.
President Diaz, of Mexico, Is threat.
ened with assassination if he permits
the death Of Juan Sarabia.
Howard l.. Cronkrite, at one time
speaker of the Illinois house of repre-.
sentatives, dead at Freeport, III.
The mutilated body of Mrs. C, ].
Dennison, of Peoria, ILL.,, vas found on
railroad tracks near Colorado Springs.
Five thousand acres Of valuable pas.
ture land in Oklahoma will be sold to
bidders next month.
Newspaper passes will be considered
by the supreme court and decision
rendered on the same.
The government spreads its dragnet
for Mexican revolutionary leaders, but
search in Milwaukee is denied.
Indications are that the Republic OIL
company is preparing to wind up its
affairs in Missouri.
Wheat and corr took another slide
in Chicago. Provisions fell in sym.
Commander Peary's ship leaks, crew
disconnected, and he Is forced to re.
main with vessel.
James ]. Kirby. while standing by
an open window, in st. Louis, falls to
his death from a second-story room.
District court officials at Austin.
deny that indictment has been
issued against Pierce.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

One OF the Philadelphia papers has
given considerable space to co~rrespon.
dence upon the problem OF domestic
economy and the cost Of living. Writers
whose resources vary widely have Civ.
en- their experience and offered their
advice. One woman whose husband
gives her $4,000 a year for her family
OF -four is unable to get alsng comfort.
ably on that sum-. She wants a sample
bill OF fare for a week, and also infor.
nation as to where she can get a hat
Tor less than SIS" Another woman
with a family Of three has less than
$500 a year, yet says they have the
best of everything and plenty Of H."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
NEW YEARS CALLS.
A New Drink to Replace the old-Time
"AppIe-Jaek."

Twenty-Five years ago the custom of
making New Years calls was q de-
hghtful n for all concerned, until
some of the boys got more "egg-nog'
or "apple-jack" than they could sue
cessfully carry.
Then the ladies tried to be charit-
able and the gentlemen tried to be
as chivalrous az ever and stand up at
the same time.
II anyone thinks there has not been
considerable Improvement made in the
last quarter Of a century In the use
OF alcoohlic beverages, let him stop
to consider, among other things, the
fact that the old custom Of New Years
calls and the genteel tippling IL nearly
obsolete.
The custom Of calling On ones
friends, however, at the beginning Of
the new year. is a good habit, and an.
other good habit to start at that time
Is the use OF well-made Postum In
stead Of coffee or spirits.
staten Island doctor has Z sem
sfble daughter who has set Postum
before her guests as . good thing n
drink at Yule Tide, and ! good ~
70 begin the New Year. Her father
writes:
my daughter and I have u1e6
Postum for come time past, ~ M
feel sure It contains wholesome 1ocds
material. 16N2sSSS
y shall not only recommS1d A S1nS
my patients, but nv danS1A IN
most pleased to gfye Z d6iH6l
q Postum 70 our CAxf1tH
Years callers
WsllvlIlss 81 pksss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
short Respite for Rawlings.

Valdosta, Ga.--Governor Terrell
has issued orders respiting ]. q,
Rawlings from Dec. 5, and All Moore
from Nov. 80. both until Dec. 4, the
day following the adjournment at Val.
dosta of the South Georgia conference,
this action being taken in difference
to the wishes Of the ministers and 9th.
ers who will attend the conference.
Following these executions, the prison
commission will meet and decide the
fate of the Rawlings boys. Milton and
Jesse. who r sentenced to Be hanged
on Dec. z.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
PLATT MAKES GENERAL DENIAL
Has Not Said He Would Not Resign
and Regulates Alleged Interviews.

New York, N. Y.,-United States
Senator Thomas c. Plat said, con
corning an alleged interview with him
published in this city, in which he was
quoted as saying that he would moi
resign his office as senator:
Il have not said / would not re
sign. saw no reporter, in fact, MOI
have said to anybody that 1 would
not send in my resignation to Gov
Higgins. l never said to any newspa
per man that l would stay in Wash.
ington all winter. In fact, the whole
interview about my refusal to resign
is untrue. have said nothing, MOI
am | going to say anything now"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
MORE INDICTMENTS AT FRISCO,
Abe Ruef and Chief Of Police Oman
Receive Attention.

San Francisco, Cal.-Abraham
Ruef and Chief Of Police jeremiah
Oman have been Jointly indicted by
the grand jury on the charge of con-
spiracy, in connection with the alleged
protection of a house of i'll repute.
Chief Oman was also separately indict-
ed on a charge of perjury, based upon
his testimoy before the grand jury.
Bonds were fixed at $4,000 in each
case. No attempt will be made to dis
place Oman pending the trial of the
case,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
SECRETARY ROOT IN CINCINNATI,
Speaks on South America and the
Panama Canal.

Cincinnati, o. -- Increased COM
merce with the countries of South
America and moral support of the Pan
m canal construction work were
advocated by Secretary of State Elihu
Root in an address at the t~wenty-sixth
annual dinner Of the Cincinnati Com.
mercial club, Mr.. Root opened with
a word of greeting from what he
called "one of the biggest and one of
the best all-around men in the world,
Secretary Taft" to his old friends IN
Cincinnati.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Folk who live along the rural free
delivery routes and have seer the ar
rier trudge over heavy roads through
bad weather VIII approve the recent
gift OF an automobile TO a New Jer.
sey carrier. 1t will help the postman
and at the same time speed the de,
livery OF mail, Nevertheless, one can.
not help asking whether a carriers
modest salary will pay tho running
expenses OF a gasoline gig.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Tobacco pipes made from calabash
have come into general use in South
Africa, The calabash cnl0rs like
meerschaum, and will take a high
polish. 1t Is said TO give R special
softness of flavor that pipes Of no
other material offer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
President Smith Fined.

Salt Lake City. utah.--Joseph f
Smith, president Of the Nor
NOR church, appeared in the district
court before Judge Richie, pleaded
guilty to a charge Of unlawful cohabi
tation and a fine Of $500 was imposed
President Smith was arrested on
Oct. l last and bound over to the dis
trict court on charges of unlawful co
habitation with five wives. The com
plant was based upon the fact tina,
on May 81 last, President Smiths for
ty-third child was born to Mary 7,
Schwartz Smith.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
British Soap Trust Quits.

Liverpool, Eng.-The working ar.
rangement entered into on Oct. | be.
tween the leading soap manufacturers
Of the United Kingdom. popularity
known as the soap trust" was termi.
mated at a meeting here Of the repre-
sentatives Of the firms concerned on
the ground that the combine had
been received with great d~isfavor by
the trade and the public"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
BAiLEY's ALLEGED OIL FEES.
Attorney General Wants Waters.
Pierce to Show Vouchers.

Austin, Tex, Nov. 29.-The attorney
general has filed a motion in the dis.
trict court here, asking that the Wa
ters-pierce Oil Co. be ordered to fur
nish the court with vouchers and 9TH
er records showing the amount of
money which had been paid By that
company to Senator Joe Bailey for
services rendered.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

There were 3,SsS Foreigners among
the 44,9i2 students registered at Ger.
man universities last summer. The
German students arc again demanding
an Increase In m~atricalAtion and tut
ton fees for foreigners who attend
their universities.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
Mississippi Industrial Exposition.

The directors Of the Mississippi In
dustrial Exposition and Fair Associa.
tion of jackson have decided TO fix a
specific date for the opening of the ex-
position hereafter, and selected the
first Tuesday in November as the date.
1t has also been decided to hold the
fair for ten days instead Of six, as has
been the custom hitherto, and this will
go into effect in 1907, when the exposi-
ton will open Nov. 6 and close Nov. l6.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
Editors Invited.

The Vicksburg Military Park com.
mission is sending out invitations to
the editors of papers in Missouri, Wis
consin and Indiana to visit the Military
Park this month. The Illinois Central
has agreed TO furnish II special train,
The commissioners believe the editors
visit will help induce the legislatures
to make appropriations for monuments
In the mark.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

The great English battieshlp Dread.
nought, which was tested at sea the
other day, developed a speed. accord
Ing to unofficial announcement, of
nearly 22k knots an hour, and main.
tained for eight hours an average
speed OF 21h knots. This makes II
the fastest battleship aloat. The shin
is equipped with turbine engines,
which now seem TO have indicated
themselves beyond any doubt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Give a bore a stogie and he will
never trouble you again, He may
hate, but he will fear you, SO wen the
stogie has It's Uses. Everything. says
the Quincy Daily Wing, has. In fact,
not barring the cigarette, which az an
automatic ool,killer has wonderful
%potencies.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
The Presidents Thanksaivinu.

Washington, d. C.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt spent a quiet Thanks
giving day. Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss
Ethel attended the morning service
at st. Johns Episcopal church. The
president spent two hours OF the morn.
Ing horseback riding on the country
roads north of the city. In the aft
ernoon he devoted several hours to
business in the executive offices.
Thanksgiving dinner was served in the
evening, Representative and Mrs.
Nicholas ~Longworth being guests.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Fort McIIenry is no longer neces.
sary for the defense of Baltimore, and
IL to be abandoned, but 1t will always
be remembered because over It waves
the Star spangled Banner" OF Keys
vision and song. 1t is reported that
Baltimore will maintain the fort as
a public resort, as Fort independence
Ia maintained In Boston.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
WeIfs pesertion Alarm.

Do many Cincinnati wives HAYS ~.
deserted By their husbands Of iate n.
the city council has taken stem. n
ward putting . check on such ~
aways. It has been found that mot
gage loan sharks are contributing 4.
tors in a great many cases. A nav
ability to mortgage his furniture vith'
out the knowledge Of his wife 4 |.
strong temptation to husbands Of veal
will. An ordinance has been iptro'
duced making such mortgage Of ~
avail unless they bear the signature Z,
both husband and wife.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
Site for Rifle Range.

Adjt.-Gen. Fridge is patiently await.
ing the outcome of proceedings that
are being taken in different communi.
ties With u view to finding a site for a
rifle range. 1t is known that jackson,
Meridian, Vicksburg, Columbus and
Aberdeen are at work, and 1t is be-
lieyed some tangible results will follow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

During the demolition of some old
premises at Backing ESSEX, England,
a glass bottle, c~uriously shaped, was
taken from the chimney stack. where
1t had been carefully bricked In, and
when opened was found to contain a
copy of the lease of the property,
dated 17Ah.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
Washburn.%L anahorne,

Washington, Nov. AT st. Johns
church Miss Alice Langhorne was mar
ried to Stanley Washburn, of Mime
apolis, son of former United States
Senator w. d. Washburn. The bride
Is a member of the Langhorne family
of Virginia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

I'VE In London" says London Opin.
ion, have two music halls crowded
nightly by the exhibition of shapely
women clad in nothing but white paint
and classical atmosphere" Is this an
e~xaggeration. or Is London really so
much more wicked than the worst
mining camp in America?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

In reply to a correspondent who
asks: How a | stop biting my fin.
ger nails?" the New York Herald
says: Wear a muzzle." That might
do, adds the Chicago Record Herald,
but wouldn't It be simpler for him to
have his teeth pullod7
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
viii Ask for Appropriations.

Congressman Gambler will make an
effort to secure appropriation from con-
gress for the improvement of Tombig-
bee river, A bill will also be pressed
for the construction OF a macadamized
road between Corinth and the Shiloh
National Park.