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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
TOWN DESTROYED
BY CYCLONE
THIRTY PEOPLE KILLED
ONLY THREE HOUSES ARE LEFT
STANDING.
Small Death Rate is Attributed TO
the fact that Buildings were Nearly
All Provided. With Cyclone Gel.
lars.

Bowie, Texas.-A man just arrived
here from Bellevue, Texas, town
of about 800 inhabitants about II
miles north OF Bowie, reports that a
cyclone struck there about 6 80 p. m.,
Friday completely destroying the en-
tire town, killing 10 or 20 persons, and
only one house was left standing.
The entire town seemed to be on fire
About half the citizens and every
available physician of Bowie rushed
medicine and supplies to aid and al.
leviase the suffering.
A later report says:
Bellevue was entirely destroyed.
The town consisted of over 200 houses
and only 3 are left standing. Definite
reports of the death of 10 persons
have been received. They are:
R. L. RUSSELL wife and children.
Ard Carr.
Tom Mount.
w. w. Bell, candidate for county
treasurer of Clay county.
Two members of the Gray family.
The seriously injured:
Two daughters of n. E. Smith, Of
Bowie.
Mrs. Gault.
Mr.. Gray and seven members of his
family, two of whom have since died.
Mrs. McGraw.
The whole business section Of the
town and all stocks of merchandise
were destroyed. Among the merchants
wiped out ar
Nelson and Spivey; S. M. Spradley;
Ogontz; Robbekey's -four mill.
The ruins soon took fire and were
entirely consumed. Ard Carr was
caught in a building, mashed to death
and his body is said to have been ere
mated.
The cyclone was a mile wide and
Travelled over the earth for distance
of s miles, leveling everything in its
path, running crops and destroying all
Of the farm houses and barns on the
way. The section is thickly settled
and it will be several days before
there are complete reports of the
dead.
The fact that so few people were
killed is accounted for by the fact
that practically every house was
equipped with storm cellar and the
people ran to them as they saw the
storm approaching. Those who had
no storm cellars or who could not
reach them, were the ones who suf.
fered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
Will Enter Town.

Track laying on the Mississippi
Central Railroad was completed to the
edge of the city of Brookhaven. The
track lacks only a few yards of con-
Meeting with the tracks Of the Brook
haven and Pearl River Railroad, by
which the trains on the Mississippi
Central will come into the city, until
their own line through the city, in
the direction of Natchez, is perma-
nently located. The connection at
the junction Of the Mississippi Cen
trail and Pearl River Railroad will
be made during the next few days in
the presence of the officials of the
former, and then the first train from
Hattiesburg. over the new line, will
enter the city. The Brookhaven Pro
gressive Union and other citizens of
the town are planning an appropriate
celebration in honor Of this important
event in the city's growth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
Field Day Contests.

The programme has been issued for
the oratorical and field day contests
to be held at Brandon on May 18th
under the auspices of the Rankin
County Teachers Association. The
oratorical contest will be held at John
sons Hall at 10 a. m. and the field
contests at p. m. on the graded
school campus. There is a long list
of handsome prizes to be given the
winners in the field contests. Beau
tiful gold medals will be given TO the
winners in the oratorical contest by
Superintendent S. R. Myers and Geo.
G. Hurst, Principals of 'Sten s Greek
High School. The oratorical contests
which have become so popular in the
state, were originated in Rankin five
years ago and bid fair, with added
musical and field sport features, to
become the most widely popular and
extensively attended educational event
in Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
Three New Roads.

Three different ordinances were
adopted in Crowley providing for
track and yard facilities and an entry
into the city for three new railroads,
the Colorado Southern, the Opelousas,
Gulf and Northwestern and the New
Orleans, Crowley and Western. All
three will use the tracks of the Crow
ley Belt and Terminal Company, which
was recently organized by prominent
Crowley shippers and business men
for the purpose of laying tracks on
Front and Mill streets, so as to fur
nish side track facilities for all new
roads into Crowley industries, the
Southern Pacific having possession Of
all other track facilities. 1t is now
considered that all difficulties have
been removed as regards the entry of
these three roads into Crowley, at
least two of whom expect to have
trains in operation in time to handls
this vear's rice crop.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
New Depot.

It can be stated that the new Y. &
M. V. depot will be built on or near
the present site at Vicksburg. 1t
will be up-to-date in every respect
and will be fully adequate for its
purpose and will add much to the
comfort of Y. & NJ. V. passengers.
The railroad company has already re-
ceived plans for the new building.
Mr.. Harahan stated that he was not
quite satisfied with these plans and
he did not think that Mr.. Fish would
be when he saw them. However, it
will take but a short time to make
the desired alterations. 1t is their
purpose to have street car line run
to the depot.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
Deal in College Property.

Definite announcement has been
made that G. G. Hurst, who has been
principal of Stems Creek High
School for seven years, has bought
an interest in Stanton College, at
Natchez, and the University Train
ing School, at Oxford, being associat-
ed in the purchase, with J. K. Nor
rison, now president of Belhaven
College at Jackson, and Rev. J. M.
Wyatt, headmaster Of the Training
School at Oxford. This is the most
important deal In college property
that has been made in the State in
many years, and means the vigorous
and aggressive development Of both
institutions. The University Train
ing School will be the first high-class
preparatory school for boys in Missis-
sippi modelled on the plan Of institu-
lions Of similar grade at the North. !.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
Hardwood Manufacturers

The first meeting held in Missis-
sippi by the Hardwood Manufactur-
ers' Association of the United States
convened at Greenville and was called
to order by J. L. Strickland, Of the
Planters Lumber Company. The
president Of the Association, William
Hilms, who is vice-president of the
Paepcke-Letcht Lumber Company was
i'll and unbale to attend. The secre-
tary's position was filed by Lewis
Doster, secretary of the National As
sociation. Several other members Of
the Association were present and re-
sponded to their names. The meeting
closed with banquet at Hotel Cowan,
rendered by the Association by local
lumbermen. The next State meeting
Of the Association will be held at
New Orleans next Friday for Louis
lana, and in the middle Of May a
session will be held in Arkansas and
meetings in other states will follow.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
Precipitation.

Average for the month, $50 inches.
Average number Of days with 0.01
inch or more, 6.
The greatest average monthly pre-
cipitation was 799 inches in 1898.
The least average monthly precipi-
tation was 131 inches in 1889.
Some of the greatest monthly
amounts of precipitation recorded
were as follows:
1861 inches at Hazlehurst and
13.49 inches at Batesville in 1898.
Some of the least monthly amounts
of precipitation recorded were as fol-
lows:
Trace at Biloxi, Fayette and Wood
vile N 1899.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
New Corporations.

The following charters Of new indus
tries domiciled in the State have beea
approved by the governor and flee
for record with the secretary of state.
Natchez Realty Company, Natehez
Adams county, capitalized at $4,000;
w. L. Logan Company, Hattiesburg,
Perry county, capitalized at $4,000.
Simpson County Lumber Company.
Saratoga, Simpson county, capitalized
at $4,000.
State Savings Bank, Hattiesburg,
Perry county capitalized at $25O,OO0.
Philbrick-Courtney-Curtis Company
Biloxi, Harrison county, capitalized
at $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
]. P. Dement,.

]. P. Dement,, one of the oldest ana
best-known citizens of Meridian, died
at his home on Sixteenth avenue, after
an illness Of several months, in his
sixty-seventh year. Mr.. Dement, was
identified with the printing and pub
fishing business in east Mississippi for
more than forty years, being the
founder Of the Carthagenian at Garth
age, Leake county, and Register at
Forest.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

New York.-A young woman who
swallowed two poison tablets at the
Hotel Bellclaire, it was learned is
Mrs. Edgar R. Dumont, wife Of the
junior member of the brokerage firm
Of Taylor & Dumont Of this city and
New Orleans. Her identity was es-
tablishea by Mr.. Taylor, who at the
same time announced that Mrs. Du-
mont's friends are certain that the
poison was taken by accident. 1t was
believed that She will recover.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
Fifteen Thousand Dollars.

At am ass meeting of the citizens
Of the town Of Poplarville, nearly$15,-
600 was raised by subscription to erect
a brick college building. A commit
tee was appointed to canvass the
town and raise the balance Of $4,000
the amount required. Work on the
building will begin at an early date
and be pushed rapidly in order to
have it ready for use by Sept. 1.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

State Entomologist Wilmon Newell
has returned from stay of several
days at Lake Charles, where he was
called to stamp out an epidemic of
San Jose scale. The trees affected are
in the immediate vicinity of COM
mercial nursery and though the con-
taffiuation Of the output Of that en-
terprise threatened the entire state
and surronnding section. The exigen-
cies of the case causedi immediate and
drastic measures to be taken
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

After so long time trains are rum
ming through from Mobile, Ala, to
Middleton, Tenn. Pontotoc is again
on the map by handsome majority
and the M. j. & K. c., people are hap
py. Let us hope that the troubles
along this line Of road are over and
that the splendid section Of country
traversed by it will now receive the
full benefit Of rail transportation.
There will be great development along
The line Of road, nearly four hundred
miles Of which j. ia Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
Groom of 81 Years.

A marriage Of unusual interest oc-
Cured at the Clerk s Office at Area
dia. The groom was Joseph Burkett,
a respected citizen of Ward 4, and the
bride, Miss Helen Dye, Of lower Ward
!. The groom is 81 years old and his
bride is young lady Of tender years.
The two had never seen one another
before their marriage on the wedding
morn, but had been brought together
by mutual friend.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

Washington. = Secretary Metcalf,
who went to San Francisco, as the
representative Of the national admin
Iistration, with instructions from the
president to report to him regarding
| the conditions IL - stricken city as
Ihe should find has wired the
president comps summary Of the
situation. He thinks the loss Of life
will not exceed 300 the injured being
about 1000. The loss to the govern
ment buildings is not SO heavy as the
early reports indicated.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

Colorado, Springs, Col.-Passing
through this city on Denver and
Rio Grand train, bound for Chicago,
where her parents reside, was San
Francisco fugitive, who said that
while she lay unconscious upon the
floor of the lobby of the st. Francis
Hotel in San Francisco after the
earthquake last Wednesday morning,
the third finger of her left hand was
cut off and she was robbed of rings
that she had worn there.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST EROM
ALL SECTIONS.
AN EPITOME OF THE NEWS
Culled From Important Happenings
Throughout the State During
the Past Week and Reviewed
IN Brief,
May Weather.

The following data covering Pc
Rod of eighteen years have been COM
piled from the Weather Bureau rec
ords at sixty observation stations in
Mississippi. They are issued to show
the conditions that have prevailed in
the State during the month of May
for the above period Of years, but
must not be construed as a forecast
Of the weather conditions for the
month.
Clouds and Weather.
Average number of clear days, 16;
partly cloudy days, 8; cloudy days, z.
Wind.
The prevailing winds have been
from the south.
perature in Derees.
Mean or normal temperature, II.
The warmest month was that of
1896, with an average Of II.
The coldest month was that of 1889,
with an average of 20.
Some of the highest temperatures
recorded were as follows:
102 at Brookhaven and 100 at Crys-
tai Springs in 1896.
Some OF the lowest temperatures
recorded were as follows:
30 al Corinth in 1889 and 81 at
Duck Hill in 1903.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI

Devoted to the Industrial, Commercial and Agricu-
tuFal Development Of the Wonderful Resources es
che State Items Of Interest from all Quarters.
by II. 4. BLAKESLEE Jackson. Hiss.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04
SAID OF Land for Tax

W.
D 1900
the that
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

A number Of South Mississippi
counties will raise the assessment on
pine land to something like what they
are worth. This will force the nom
resident owners to pay something to-
ward the development that has IN
creased the price from $1.25 per acre
to 500 or $50 per acre. A large per
cent Of these lands have fallen into
the hands of spectators who are hold
inc for an increase in price and pay
ing taxes on valuation Of $1.25 OF
less. 1t is nothing but just and right
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

Aberdeen will extend the city limits
and thereby expects to largely in
crease the population. 1t is already
estimated that more than six thous-
and inhabitants reside therein, and the
added territory will increase that num-
Der to a considerable extent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

The church people saw the point
when the minister read from the pull
pit the list Of donors to the building
fund, and since the dedication Of the
church there have been no mail orders
sent from that town."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

1t becomes necessary for the good
people of West Point to erect an ad-
ditional school building to care for the
increase in educable children in
that thriving city. West Point is ex-
periencing a great period of prosper
ity that promises to be lasting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

A Monroe county man sold fodder
a few days since that was fifteen years
old and as nutritious as ever. J. H.
Haughton Of the same county has fod-
der many years old and in good con-
dition.
Greenville is renewing exertions to
produce $4,000 inhabitants bv the time
the census is taken again. The Busi-
ness League is especially active and
all good citizens are affiliating them
selves with the organization.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

The Poplarville Business League is
getting on sound basis. 1t has been
a great factor in the development Of
that section of the state and will be
more active in the future 1t was re
Gently determined that the stock OF
the organization would be raised to
s25 900 and social features added af-
ter building handsome club Office
Poplarville citizens are wide awake
to the good work to be accomplished
by such an organization and will take
steps to assure its permanency
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-05-04

enunderm hands aLeakevi his
w. Tax Collector
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-01
Rain or snow In western and Rain In
Eastern Portion Thursday Colder.
Friday Fair and Colder In Eastern
Portion.
ATTACKS SPEAKERS POWER
Representative Adams says Such n
Feature should Not Exist IN
Free Government.


NEW YORK. Feb. %-RepresentatiNe
Henry c. Adams of Wisconsin, In no.
table address before the Wisconsin Society
Hotel Astor tonight discussed the recent
'insurrection" in the national house of
representatives and defended the position
taKen by the republicans who broke away
from their party in acting upon the Philip
pine and joint statehood bills. Mr.. Adams
inveighed against the absolutism of the
speakers rule in the lower branch Of con-
gress, and while expressing the warmest
admiration for Speaker Cannon personally,
he declared the conditions in the house
are such as should not exist in a free
government and will not exist when the
people realize the facts.
Turning to President Roosevelt and his
share in the direction of the republican
party Mr.. Adams said the so-called i'm
surgcnts," instead Of being enemies to the
president, were his friends and admirers.
But" he declared, there are other
things to be considered besides presi-
dents Will Are men elected tn congress
I to represent the people he but the agents
| of executive desire?'
| Mr.. Adams added that President Roose-
welt had never sanctioned such a doctrine
ard he believed he never would
Another speaker of the evening was
! Secretary of State Walter n Houser of
| Wisconsin, who reviewed Recent Political
! Events in Wisconsin,
! Mr. Houser devoted the opening of his
/ address to an eulogy to Senator LaFol-
! lette
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-01
HELP FOR AMERICAN SCHOOLS
Legation at ConstantinOpie Insists
that All Educational Institutions
Receive Equal Treatment.

CONSTANT1NOPLE. Feb. 2s-The neces-
sity for prompt official recognition of the
demand that the American scholastic I'M
stitutes at Beirut, Syria, and elsewhere, be
entitled to Identical treatment with the
schools Of other nationaiitics is being
urgently impressed on the Porte by the
American legation. Recognition was prom
ised on the occasion of the American naval
demonstration in August 1904. but it has
not get been officially promulgated. In
some quarters the impending visit OF Rear
Admiral Sigsbce's squadron to Beirut is
connected with this question, but the lege-
ton points out that the warshps will only
remain three days at Beirut. their visit
being part of the ordinary program of the
squadron for it's cruise In the Medtcr-
ranean.
The legation Is also pressing the Porte
to refund the customs dues paid under
protest on consignments of educational ma
terial destined for the American schools.
as il is recognized that foreign countries
are entitled to import such articles free
of duty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-01
MAJOR GILLETTE RESIGNS
Well known Army Engineer Takes
Charge of Philadelphia
Filtration Plant.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2S--Having been
unable To obtain an indefinite leave of
absence, Major Cassius +. Gillette, one
OF the hest known engineers in the United
States army, today resigned his commission
and Mayor Weaver Immediately appointed
and swore him in as chief engineer of the
bureau Of filtration of the city of Phila
delphia. The position nays $1,000 year
Major Gillette has been in practical
charge of the filtration bureau since last
summer, when John W. Hill. the former
chief, resigned. lie had obtained leave
of absence from tho War department
While it was we'll known that the munich
pal government was looking for a filtra-
tion chief, it was not suspected that Ma ior
Gillette would give up his place in the
army. The system, which will be capable
OF altering 32O,Oo0,0O0 gallons OF water in
twenty-four hours, has been i'm course of
construction for more than four years, and
has cost the city nearly 100000 II is
estimated that II will take 10000 and
three more years to complete the work
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-01
MoYeR HEARING BEGINS TODAY
Grand Jury VIII Begin investigation
OF SteunenberR Murder at
Caldwell. Idaho.

BOISE. Idaho, Feb. SIT has been
definitely decided that the investigation of
the case against Moyer and his associates
for the murder of former Governor Frank
Steunenberg shall begin before the grand
jury at Caldwell tomorrow. II is not known
whether Harry Orchard who is said to
have confessed to his part in the crime
will be taken before the jury. In the state
ment made by Governor Gooding respect
ing the confession made by Orchard 1t was
said that the prisoner had told of two un-
successful attempts to slay the former
governor. One OF these was an effort to
shoot him at his home a week or so before
the tragedy. favorable opportunity, how
ever, did not arrive Before that, It seems.
bomb had been laid in the pathway
taken by the governor IL was arranged
with a wire stretched 4cross the path. The
intended victim. however. unconsciously
stepped over the wire and never knew how
close he had been to death. That was the
same bomb afterward used for killing him.
Fred Miller the attofney employed some
weeks ago to act as counsel for Harry
Orchard today secuted an order from
Judge Smith. who is tto try the steunen-
berg case at Caldwell permitting him to
see his client. Mr. Miller expressed doubt
that Orchards confession duplicates the
Western Federation of Miners The prose
oution is guarding Orchard more closely
than any of the other men under arrest in
this case.
Floyd Thompson, representative of the
Colorado Mine owners association, who is
here, is said to want the prisoner, Vincent
/ st. John, i'm connection with the murder of
| Arthur Collins at Telluride. Detective Nc
| Parland has stated that St John is not
/ implicated by Orchards confession in the
Steunenberg assassination.
I DENVER. Colo Feb. 2S-According 10
/ Harry Orchards alleged confession, it was
| learned here today. the bomb with which
! Ex-Governor Steunenberg was killed at
! Caldwell, Idaho, December 80 last, was
| manufactured in Denver. Orchard. it is
! said. confessed to having secured the lead
| receptacle, In which the explosives were
! placed, from Charles T. Roach, "A plumber
at 1861 Court Place, diagonslly across the
street from the furniture store of George
/ A. Pettbone, one OF the suspects now
under arrest In idaho. Mr.. Roach said to-
day that he recollected having made this
1 lead receptacle and gave description OF
the man who ordered 1t which tailed with
| that of orchard.