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Greene County herald., 1906-03-16
Cargo of Fuel.

The steamship Toledo, Captain
Ockleman in command, from Phila-
delphia, arrived at the landing of the
Evangeline Oil Company at Plaque
mine and is being loaded with fuel
oil. Her capacity is over 10000 bar
rels. This is the first steamer to load
w IUu UII dU l. 1oiuOAAIAAN, INV 49,
followed by others.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16
Fort Worth. Tex.-After a period

Fort Worth, Tex.-After period
of unconsciousness lasting two months
Mrs. Sarah A. McCauley died at her
home, on Pilytechnical Hill. On the
morning Of Jan. 9, while she was
cooking breakfast for the family, she
staggered into the dining room COM
planning of pain in her head, and
fell into a chair. unconscious, and re-
manned in this state up to her death.
She was nourished by liquids during
tho time.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

standing repeated official denials ther!
is plenty of authority for the belle.
that arrangements have been per
feeted whereby Japan is to police
China. England and the United
States are said to be supporting the
Mikado. According to information
from high diplomatic circles place ii
China is to be permanent and th'
great empire is to be preserved fol
commercial intercourse with ths
powers.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16
SHOOK DICE FOR A BRIDE.

Omaha, Neb., March IA game
of dice last night settled a rivalry Of
long standing for the heart and affec-
ton of Miss Lulu Baker, pretty
stenographer In the Merchants Hotel
of this city. The gamesters were
Jules Althaus, of Omaha, and Dick
Mitchell of Council Bluffs, both well
known business men, and while the
game was in progress Miss Baker
stood by. For several years both men
have been rivals for Miss Bakers
heart. Yesterday they decided to
throw dice, the loser to drop out Of
the race. Miss Baker was consulted
and agreed to abide by the result. At
ter each had won a game and Mitchell
had thrown four skies, Miss Baker
begged Althaus to let her shake for
him. Althaus refused and made a
losing throw. He shook hands with
Mitchell and walked away saying he
would never call on the girl again.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16
Memphis, Tenn, March 1.-THE

Memphis, Tenn, March 1.-THE
vicissitudes Of railroads in the recent
" opened section Of Mississippi
around Hattiesburg are illustrated by
the act of Capt. J. ]. White, presi-
dent Of the Liberty White Branch,
which runs into the country described
by visitors as wild and woolly"
Capt. White offered a substantial re-
ward for every person found attempt
ing to throw switch or otherwise
attempting to wreck trains along the
line of travel his road takes.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16
S34 $50 County Jail.

The F. B. Hull Construction Com
pany, of Jackson, was awarded the
contract to build Warren county's
new jail for $34,550 at Vicksburg.
The work is to be completed in SIX
months
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Cleveland, Ohio, March 11.-Adolph
Eberhardt, welI-known pawnbroker,
testified yesterday in his suit for di-
vorce from a former actress and con-
cert hall singer.
He said that he was drunk the week
he met, wooed and welded her, and
that he married her to spite form
or sweetheart. His present wife
forced him to do the family washing,
cursed him and threatened to kill
him
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Have you done your duty as a citi-
zen todayg If you have not spoken
a good word for your state or written
some one concerning its great advan-
tages do so before you forget it. We
want good citizens and you possibly
know Of some one somewhere that
might be induced to come here and
assist in the work Of developing our
great resources. Write line and tell
Of the many great things we have to
offer. 1t will do good.
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down the track. A switch failed to
work and the engine plowed through
a brick wall of the machine shops,
nearly killing several men. When
they ran toward Guenther he drew
his revolver and threatened to kill
any one who approached.
After nearly an hour a machiniss
seized him from behind and knocked
the revolver to the floor. There wal
4 hard struggle, but Guenther, who
is only IL years old, was soon over
powdered
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

president Roosevelt has decided
to appoint William III. Taft of Ohio,
now secretary of war, to the next va
cancy on the United States Supreme
Court. That vacancy is to be created
bv the volunteer retirement of Asso-:
ciate Justice of Henry B. Brown, who
was appointed in 1890 by President
Harrison from the state of Michigan.
When Chief Justice Fuller retires,
providing it is during the admins
.tration of President Roosevelt, Mr..
Taft will be promoted to his exalted
position. The president has discus
sed the entire situation with his Sec
reatry of war, and the latter, it was
learned last night has given his as
sent to the program. This is the Sec
ond time Mr.. Taft has been offered a
place on the supreme bench. The
first time was in the winter of 1908,
when he was serving as governor OF
the Philippine Islands.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Cleveland, Ohio, March IL .-Adolph
Eberhardt, well-known pawnbroker,
testified yesterday in his suit for dl-
vorce from former actress and cod
cert hall singer.
He said that he was drunk the week
he met, woeed and welded her, and
that he married her to spite forms
er sweetheart. His present wife
forced him to do the family washing,
cursed him and threatened to kill
him
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Six hospital surgeons have been or
dered to Louisiana to assist the state
authorities in their effort to prevent
recurrence of yellow fever.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Paris, March 1.-THE horror al
the immense coal mines in northern
France grows more appalling. Flames
have added to the terror of the ca
tastrophe and the walls which were
left standing by the first wreck are
now beginning to topple in.
The number of deaths at 6 O'Clock
tonight is given at 1,219. In one case
a father and his six sons were killed.
Fully $4,000 people are gathered
about the scene Of the disaster and
the moaning of the mothers and wives
of the entombed miners is absolutely
indescribable.
Responsibility for the calamity has
not yet been placed.
Rescuing parties who were first on
the scene were carried out by res.
cuers who followed them, the first
party having fallen overcome by the
poisonous and obnoxious gases which
filed the entire mine.
Tales of heroism never equaled in
French annals are being related. 9th
er reS5rts of absolute impotence Of
officials are being circulated.
Many Of those injured, and Later
rescued, have gone insane.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Gov. Buchanan Winthrop of Porto
Rico is to be called on by the house
cmmittee on insular affairs to reply
to certain charges involving serious
graft on the part of American officials
in that island which have been laid
before the house committee. The IN
dictment is a long one and unless it
Is refuted will convict officials with
official plunder and pillage at the ex-
pense of the defenseless Porto Rlc-
ans. The charges are made by De-
legate Larrinaga of the Island, May
or Todd of the city of San Juan, and
Mayor Buso of the town of Humacao,
According to these men appropriations
are made by the Porto Riean council
which are diverted into the pockets
of American officials; places with
comfortable salaries have been ere.
ated for Americans; public buildings
are used by Americans as residences,
while the departments that Should
occupy these structures are compelled
to rent ramshackle affairs which are
a disgrace. Extravaganza prevails,
unnecessary machinery has been pur-
chased for public works and never
used; an annual appropriation is
made for a university which does 4
exist and an American has been eNS
ployed as lawyer at fee higHr
than the revenue of the islands jTs-
tify.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

A resolution and bill designed to
cure the defects President Roosevelt
pointed out in the Tillman resolu-
ton for the investigation by the In
terstate Commerce Commission of rail
road determinations and monopolies
were introduced in the house.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

The postmaster general has reaffir-
med his position with respect to the
rural free delivery carriers, that they
cannot be used as the medium for tax
ing subscriptions for newspapers. At
one time they were allowed to do so
but a recent act of congress prohib-
tied rural carriers from soliciting bu-
siness or receiving orders of any kind
from any person, firm or corporation,
or from carrying merchandise for hire
during their hours of employment.
According to an official statement CIV
en- out today, however, rural carriers
are not prohibited from carrying, out
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

President Roosevelt has removed
from office John D. Olliphant, register
J. A. Trotter, receiver, and |. ]. Chap
man, clerk, of the land Office, at Man
gum, Okla, for Irregularities in the
conduct of the business of the office.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

1t is reported that Marion Butler,
former United States senator from
North Carolina, will be appointed
Secretary of the Interior to succeed
Hitchcock.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Secretary Shaw submitted to con-
gress an estimate Of $927, 900, for the
construction Of cable from Key
West, Fla, to Guantanamo, Cuba, and
thence to the Panama Canal zone. The
estimate was made by Gen. Allen,
chief signal officer Of the army, who
prepared it at the request of Secretary
Taft. A note enclosed with Gen. AL
lens report says that both army and
navy officers believe the cable neces-
sary to American interests.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Congressman Davey, of Louisiana,
is working for the early consideration
of the quarantine bill.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16
A DISASTROUS WRECK
Speedy Death Is Melted Out to Seven.
teen Persons.

Bloomdale, Ohio, March 11-At this
hour it seems reasonably certain that
seventeen persons were killed and
thirty injured as. a result of wreck
of the west bound Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago flyer, which crashed into a
freight at Godsend, one mile east of
here today.
The freight train had stopped for
water at the scene of the wreck when
another freight crashed into its rear,
strewing wreckage over the west
bound track, falling just In front Of
the flyer which was running seventy
miles and hour and which was packed
with passengers. The engine and
three forward cars Of the passenger
train were telescoped. Almost imme-
diately after the wreck caught fire
from the Goals thrown from the fire
box of the demolished express engine
There was no way possible to extin-
guish the flames and a number of
those who lost their lives were burned
to death while fully conscious, their
piteous appeals for help being un-
answered because Of lack Of fire fight
ing apparatus.
The engine, tender, baggage, ex-
press, smoker and the forward pas
senger coach of the express train were
completely demolished. Most of the
dead were occupants Of the forward
passenger coach.
The express messengers and the en-
gineer and iremen of the passenger
train jumped. Each suffered broken
limbs and internal injuries. They
may recover.
The work of completing the list of
the killed and injured is naturally
slow, the bodies of the dead being bad
ly charred.
Physicians from Fostoria and other
neighboring points, were hurried to
the wreck. Sixteen Of the injured
were taken to Fostoria and seven re-
main here. All are in serious con-
dition.
The freight trains were the first
and second section of an express
freight. The first section was taking
water. The rear fagman failed to go
back sufficiently far to flag the engi-
neer of the following section, and be-
fore the latter could check its speed it
struck the caboose of the first section
The collision happened with the see
ond section going twenty miles an
hour.
The caboose and three of the freight
cars in front Of it, heavily loaded were
thrown across the west bound track
just as the express hove in sight
around curve. The engineer of the
latter applied the air but failed to
shsck she kl5ofy tRs m9fpfpttuBa 81 fet f the
road in this state. All traffic, east
and west, is held up until tomorrow.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS AND NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
CHRONICLED.
WILLIAMS QUARANTINE BILL
The House Committee Agrees on Fav-
orable Action for Williams Meas
ure as Amended.

The cause of federal control of
quarantine was advanced one more
step in Congress when the house COM
mittee on interstate and foreign com
merce reported with amendments, the
Williams quarantine bill Amended
bills are now before the house and
the senate. They differ materially.
While the senate bill increases the
power of the surgeon general of the
public health and marine hospital SER
vice, the house bill carries the power
of that official to a certoain extent
and strengthens the control of the
secretary of the treasury over his
subordinates. The house bill also
tackles the interstate commerce ques
ton boldly. This point was lodged
by the senate committee on public
health and national quarantine which
reported the amended Mallory bill
although Senator McEnery fought
hard to have it covered by the amend
ulOul. l. u6 NOLt LII Tie COumlIbe0 To-
day stood IL to in favor of report
ing the bill. Those who opposed were
Representatives Bartlett of Georgia
and Russell of Texas. The first sec
tion of the bill directs the secretary
of the treasury to acquire title to a
site on the dry Tortugas for quaran-
tine station and harbor of refuge, and
authorizes him to establish such other
stations as he may deem necessary to
keep out the yellow fever, not exceed
ing three in number. In other sec
tions provision is made for the fine
and punishment of persons who tres
pass on the station grounds or leave
when detailed with out permission of
the authorities, and of masters of YES
sells violating the inspection laws or
making false statements relative to
the sanitary condition of their YES
sells.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

The railroad rate bill still contin-
ues bone of contention among the
senator's.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16
LEAKEsvILLE COUNTY MISS. FRIDAY MARCH le 1906

side of the mails, unmailsd matter on
the request and at the sRpense OF
patrons of their routes.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

The Indian appropriation bill waa
passed by the house.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Representative Pearce of Maryland
appeared before the house committee
on banking and currency to urge fav-
orable action on his bill ii inspect ma
tional banks more carefully for the
prevention of national bank contribu-
tions to campaign funds and to pre-
vent national banks from offering in
ducements to state, federal or munici-
pal officers for the purpose of obtain
ing deposits of publ ..1.sIes w..
national banks manipulated party
machines for tht sole purpose OF
electing county treasurers who would
deposit public money according to the
orders of the banks. He reviewed the
insurance scandals in New York, and
said national banks have unquestionj
ably contributed to political cam
paigns just as the insurance officials
did.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Clean paper money was the subject
of a hearing before the house commit
tee on banking and currency. Repre-
sentative Gains of Tennessee, safd
that the high charges of express com
panies for shipping paper money pre-
vent banks from sending dirty money
to the United States treasury for re-
issuance. He urged that his bill for
the shipment of dirty money by mail
without cost to the shipper be passed.
Mr.. Gaines said that President Roose-
velt asked him few days ago about
the clean money bill, and said he is
anxious to have a measure passed to
keep the governments paper money
clean. He also said that Secretary
Shaw is much interested in keeping
paper money clean. 1t was urged by
Mr.. Gaines that at present much of
the money carries disease germs and
threatens public health.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16
New Road.

There was filed with the governor
an application for another railroad
charter, which indicates that Gulf
port will positively have another line
in the next year or two. The appli-
cation is for the incorporation of the
Fernwood and Gulfport railroad com
pany and the applicants are: I. &C..
Enochs of Jackson, Miss; G. C. Lig-
on Of Brookhaven; Dr. A. C. Enochs,
of Pearlhaven; +. B. Enochs of Fern
wood and J. H. Scott Of Brookhaven.
The applicants state that the route
is to be from Tylertown to Gulfport
and that the survey has not yet been
made, hence no further particulars
can be given at this time.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI

Devoted to the Industrial, Commercial and AericuI.
tural Development Of the Wonderful Resources Of
the State Items Of Interest from all Quarters
BY n. z. BLAKESLEE. Jackson. hiss.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

A large strawberry farm will be
located near Holly Springs just as
soon as the preliminaries can be at
tended to. 1t will belong to a stock
company of good citizens who have
joined their caI/tal in the enterprise
and will be managed by Mr.. F. E.
West. 1t is safe TO predict that in a
very short time there will be more
than one berry farm in the Holly
Springs vicinity. An enterprise of
this character always causes more to
follow, and the larger the interests,
the more profitable the business.
With several hundred acres in ber-
ries Holly Springs would soon be
looked upon as a berry center as
Madison is at present. Then, too, the
country contiguous to Holly Springs
Is no doubt especially adapted to. the
cultivation of berries. The section
is high and dry and would no doubt
produce nice clean crop. Success
to the movement
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16


State quarantine stations are pro-
tected by provision which makes it
necessary for the secretary of the
treasury to obtain the consent of a
state before he purchases land within
its territories. The interstate COM
merce question is tackled in the sew
enth section, which reads as follows:
"That it shall be unlawful for any
state or municipal health officer or
unnecessarily delay any common car
rier or to interfere with any instru-
mentality Of commerce engaged In the
transportation of passengers or
freight between two states: Provided
that this act shall not be construed or
understood as giving authority to any
person to debark or unload freight at
any locality against the state or mu-
nicipal regulations of said locality.
Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and on conviction there
tof be punished by a fine not exceed
ing $500 or be imprisoned for period
not exceeding one year, or both, In the
discretion of the court. !"
Another amendment provides that
when the government acquires prop
erty for quarantine US the states
shall release all rights to the property
when the purchase price is paid.
Section B, the final section, con-
tains the appropriation clause, and
reads as follows:
"That the sum of 100000, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated out of any money
not otherwise provided for, for the
purpose of carrying into effect The
provisions of this act, as well as fol
the purpose generally of preventing
the importation of yellow fever into
the United States, and for the fur
ther purposes, in cooperation will
the state health authorities, Of Grad
icating it should it be imported, D.
preventing its spread from one STATE
into another state, and of destroying
its cause wherever the same may b.
found.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Wilkinson county has under con
sideration the opening of a portion
of Homochitto river to navigation. An
effort was made along this line some
years since by the government but
with poor success, the money likely
having been expended under adverse
circumstances or possibly not at all
on the work accounted for, The citi-
zens of Wilkinson figure that with the
aid of $4,000 they can open the canal
to the river that will in a very short
time prove valuable waterway. 1t
is proposed to tax the land to be dir
year, stu uofrtrs' tssu s4-~' ,aiae'ftey DIS
proposed. The experiment seems to
be worth making to say the last, and
there is a large possibility of success
in the proposition.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

A hotel with 365 rooms and to cost
$365,000 is to be built at Pass Chris
tian. Work has already begun and
it will DE open for business by next
season. 1t is said that $135,000 will
be expended on furnishings, making
the total cost 100000. Dispatches
also give the information that Capt.
Jones will build sea coast hotel on
Cat Island with regular line of small
passenger vessels connecting it with
the pier at Gulfcoast. At any rate,
our coast is attracting increased at
tention as a winter resort, the hotels
are full to overfiowing now and the
winter visitors could be largely in
creased in number by additional ac-
commodations, and men with money
are busily supplying this deficiency.
The coast electric railway will in a
short time connect all towns on the
coast and it will then be continuous
city some sixty miles long.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

The Silver Creek and Vicksburg
railway is being pushed as fast as
possible. Wet weather has interfer-
ed with railroad building considerable
during the past year, but construction
is going along better now. The Sar-
dis and Delta is being rushed and IN
short time will be completed from
Philipp to Sardis. The I. VC. line from
Corinth to Jasper, Ala, is dotted with
camps and dirt is moving rapidly.
The M. j. & X. C. will announce a
through schedule from Mobile to Mid
dleton, in a short time and other work
ON new roads is progressing very sat
isfactorily. Mississippi is the scene
of much activity in railroad circles
and promises to be for some time to
come.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

The Enterprise at Greenwood re-
marks that Enterprise has made
Greenwood what it is and enterprise
will make Greenwood what it will be.
Be entertaining or vamoose:' The
same applies equally with every com
munity in the state Those without
enterprise arc still in the back ground
il makes no difference what the local
conditions we're. Those with push,
pluck and perseverance are at the
front and still forge ahead.
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st. Louis Mo-, March l1--lncensed
because he had been discharged from
his position as locomotive engineer,
Charles Guenther, after taking sever
al drinks Of bad whisky and arming
himeslf with revolver, returned to
the plant of the American Steel
Foundries Company, East st. Louis,
last evening and created a reign Of
terror among the employees. Jumping
into the cab Of a switch engine which
was standing il the yards he threw
open the throttle and started wild
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Inspired by the sight of the CALLER
les crowded with the fair sex the SEN
ate today by practically unanimous
vote passed the bill carrying an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for an "Old
Ladies Home" Mr. Boyd was the
only member who had the temerity
to vote against the measure.
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

The greatest need of Mississippi at
present is labor with which to cultl-
vate the lands and make them pro-
duce something Of use or market val
ue. There is no use to try to side-step
the condition. Negro labor Is becom-
ing more and more unsatisfactory
every year and planters are spending
large sums Of money in the effort to
secure labor for working their places.
Thousands Of acres that would pro-
duce abundantly if cultivated lie idle
and produce nothing for the owner or
the state. We need people who will
own small farms and work them with
out outside help. 1t is not time that
the land owners began to realize that
Greene County herald., 1906-03-16

Hon. J. W. Pace IS preparing to
develop large farm on the back bay
at Biloxi. His will be the largest es-
tablishment Of the kind in the state.
There are a number of these farms
and the business is quite profitable and
growing more so every year. The
Mississippi terrapin is commanding
higher prices than those from any
other section of the country on the
northern market where they are pur-
chased by the large hotels and restau-
rants for making soup and other de-
licacies.