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Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29
CONDUCT OF COLOUEDTROOPS
General Nettlston Makes Investigation at
REQUEST Brownsville Citizens,
REPORT OF ARMY OFFICERS ENDORSED
Discharged soldiers Were AgEres-
siveIy InsoIent aud Midnight
Attack Upon Houses and
Hotels UnprOvOked.


BROWNSVILLE Tex. Nov. sS.-Because
Of the apparent MISUNDERSTANDING in por-
lions of the country Of the facts which
called forth the order discharging the three
companies Of colored troops recently sta
toned here and In view of the resultant
criticism of the presidents course in the
matter. the Citizens committee of Browns
willie recently requested General A B. Net
tleton of Chicago, formerly assistant sec
rotary Of the treasury, now here on busi-
ness, to make in his own way a thorough
and disinterested investigation Of the
Brownsville tragedy of August 10 and re-
port his conclusions.
General Nettieton has embodied his find
ings in a letter to the secretary Of war He
says ia part: .."
AS a citizen of Illinois, as an anti-slavery
advocate when that phrase had a meaning
army throughout the civil war, 7 shall al
least not he suspected of prejudice against
men of color. .....
Without rehearsng details. l wish TO as
sure you that this absolutely unprejudiced
investigation, made after local excitement
had subsidized, confirms In every particular
officers sent here by the War department
on the strength of which the president took
his action, as well as the clear and tenn
perate statement published Immediately
after the tragedy by Chairman Kelly Of
the Brownsville Citizens committee.
COIOred Troops InsOIent.
After summarizing facts hitherto pub
lshed as to the killing of one citizen, the
manning Of the chief OF police. the firing
of the volleys into and through hotels, sa-
looms and many private residences and the
terrorizng OF the entire town, the letter
continues: .
The well attesiRd evidence is that the
colored troops were treated here with the
same consideration that colored soldiers
of like bearing are treated In most garrison
towns Of the northern states. That on the
other hand the street conduct of some of
them was often aggressively and cause
lessly insolent toward white men and
women. ana that there was no prOvoCation
for the murderous raid by the soldiers, I'M
less IL can be called a provocation that tho
drinkers among them were provided with
separate bars In certain saloons and on two
occasions individual inSolencc was resented
by individual citizens, but one of whom
happened to have been a republican federal
official. There was no riot" and no street
rows as many newspapers persist in
calling the occurrence. It was simply a
most cowardly conspiracy to terrify. wound
and kill unoffending men, women and chill
dTcn at the hour of midnight when defense
was impossible and was not even attempted.
Evidently not an opposing shot was,hred.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29

CODY, Wye, Now $.7 (special) Roe
Avont of Burlington, this county. has re-
turned from Omaha, where. lie marketed a
shipment Of cattle. One Of his steers that
was only IS months old weighed 1900
pounds, WHICH weight is equal to. the corn
fed animals Of Iowa Of the same age, The
feed
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29
OUTPUT OF PACKING HOUSES
Marketing of HOgH Considera bI y
Behind Last Years
FiEares.

CINCINNATI. Nov. 2S-(special Tele-
gram.)-PTiee Current says: Marketing OF
hogs shows no positive tendency TO in
crease in numbers. Total western packing
was $4,000, compared with 5l5.ooO the pre-
cedng week and $4,000 last year. From
November ! the total Is i.si0ooQ, against
2.5O.OOO last year Prominent places com
pare as follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29
burke on for Washington.

PIERRE, S. D., Nov, 2s.-(special Tele-
gram. )-Congressma Burke left today for
Washington and will devote his energies
this winter toward securing the opening
to settlement Of Trip county
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29
FIRE Threnteh. 'rresident,s Home.

OYSTER BAY, L. l., Nov. 2s.-President
Roosevelt's summer home on Sycamore Hill
was seriously threatened with destruction
last night by forest fire which. swept over
Copper bun. Copper blur is on the es-
tate OF w. Enlen Roosevelt, a cousin OF
the president. -t r.....
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29

Headaches and Neuralgia from COldH.
Laxative Bromo Quinine. the world wide
Cold and Grip remedy, removes cause. Call
fer full name. Look for signature e. w.
Grove, DC
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29

A. b. Hubermann. only direct importer OF
diamonds IN the west. 18th and Douglas.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29
via ths chicago. Milwaukee a 81. Paul
Railway.

rare and third for the round trip 10
points where one way rate is 500 or less.
Tickets on sale Nov. . and g. return
limit Dec. g.
Tickets: 1884 Famam St., Omaha. Nsa
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29
Williams Incident

Williams Incident Explained.
Commissioner Clark. who had evidently
been getting information during the re-
cess. this afternoon explained the Williams
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29
AN OLD and wELL-TRIED RENIEDl
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS
NUna WIWaIOWFa nooFMTlFa aNnnu

has been used Tor ever slATY YEARS by
MILLIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILL
DREN WHILE TEETHING, WITH PER.
FEET SUCCESS III SOOTHES the CHILD
6OFTENS the GUMS, ALI4AYS an PAIN.
CURES WIND COLO, and Is the best
Ienleog lot DlAtt , ~ - - sold by Drug
MRS. WINsLoW's SOOTHING SYRUP
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29
THANKsGIVINa MATES

MANICURE sETs-Frenzer. 18th q Dodge
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27
Diamonds in Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark.-A special to the
Gazette from Nashville, Ark, says
that diamonds of fine quality have
been discovered in Pike county, fif-
teen miles north of Nashville, and
great excitement prevails.
Several weeks ago a Mr.. Huddle-
ston picked up two curious looking
stones, which he sent to Charles S.
Stiff, the leading jeweler of Little
Rock, asking him if they were of any
value. Mr.. Stiff was satisfied Oh the
first test that they were rough dia-
monds, but to make sure he sent them
to New York, where they were at once
pronounced diamonds of very fine
grade. Meantime Mr.. Stiff made in
quiries quietly as to the particulars
Of the find and the sort Of earth in
the vicinity. He afterwards visited
the place. 1t developed that state
geologist few years ago had called
attention in official reports to the old
lava, pumice and other evidence of
volcanic action, similar to conditions
in the South African diamond fields
and at various times many years ago
prospecting in desultory form was
done on small scale but nothing
came of it until this accidental find.
Sam W. Reyburn, president of the
Union Trust Company, with Mr.. Stiff
interested local capital and Mr.. Rey-
burn went to New York and interest.
ed parties there.
The parties have closed deal fol
an option for the field, paying $780,
600 for it, and the field will at once
be thoroughly prospected by experts
There is no question whatever as to
the value Of the stones found. The
only thing to be determined is wheth-
er diamonds will be found in paying
quantities.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27
Troubles of Mormonism.

Salt Lake City.-9. Christensen,
county attorney of Salt Lake county,
was cited to appear on Wednesday
next in the district court before Judge
Armstrong and show cause why he
should not direct the issuance Of war
rants for the arrest of the Mormon
chruch, on charge of sustaining un-
lawful relations with one of his
wives.
The citation was issued On the petit
tion of Charles M. Owens, who has
been active in gathering testimony
against Senator Smoot in the pro-
ceedings before the United States SEN
ate committee on privileges and elec-
tions. On Sept. 1st, Owens appeared
before justice of the peace and swore
to complaint making statutory
charge against President Smith q
forty-third child was born to Mary
7. Schwatz Smith, the Norman pres
ident's fifth wife, at her home in this
city.
As witnesses to the fact the COM
plant cited the four other wives of
President Smith and several apostles
and leaders of the Mormon church, in
cluding Senator Smoot and Go. Cutler
Under the law, the warrant coufud not
be issued except on the approval Of
the county attorney. The complaint
was permitted to rest in the couty at
torney's office without action, but it
was commonly understood that there
would be on prosecution Of the Nor
mon president by direction of the
county attorney. Friends of Mr..
Christensen charged that the fling of
the complaint was an attempt on the
part of the anti-Mormons to embar-
rass him in his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for congress.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

Dry Goods Company was PRACTICAL.
ruined, although the building which il
occupied, the Cumberland Opera
House the finest structure in Jellico
escaped with little damage. Fully
twenty other firms suffered losses, bul
they occupied small buildings.
Rescuers began work soon after the
explosion, and medical aid was asked
of Knoxville, which city sent dozen
physicians. Twelve Of the most Sc.
riously wounded were sent to Knox.
vile to hospitals in that city.
Many people are homeless as the re-
suit of the disaster. Some estimates
made ON the loss of life extended the
number as high as 40, but it is be-
lieved this is an exaggeratiou.
The disaster is the worst since the
terrible explosion in the Fraternal
mines in 1902, when 184 miners lost
their lives in coal mine near Coal
Creek.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27
Yields to Mysterious Force.

Philadelphia. Electricity as q
means of curing disease was discussed
at the opening session of the sixteenth
annual meeting of the American
Therapeutic Association. 1t was as.
serted by the various speakers that
ioeomotor ataxia, cancer and chronic
diseases of the stomach are daily
yielding to this mysterious force, whit
the absorption of inhammatory mat
ter is an event of everyday oscur.
renee.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27
Recognize Voliva.

Chicago. Judge lands in the Fed
eral Court decided that there were no
irregularities in the election of Will
bur G. Voliva as general overseer of
the Zion church. The court declared
that he will hereafter recognize Voliva
as the head Of the church, and direct
ed that the receiver appointed by the
court do likewise. The attorneys for
Alfred E. Bills, the rival of Voliva
In the, election, admitted that Voliva
had received at least 1900 legal votes
while their client had received but
nine. They insisted on contest being
made but the court declined to enter
tain their motion.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27
Increase in Corn Acreage.

Guthrie, Okla Secretary of Agri-
culture of the Territory of Oklahoma
Bell estimates an increase in corn
acreage of 30 per cent over last year.
The average yield, he said, will be
fifty bushels, or total Of 125, 100000
bushels. If this should hold good also
throughout Indian Territor, With an
acreage of 100000, it will give an
even 1Q0,000,000 bushels. This would
be more than double the yield of last
,.'ear for the two territories.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27
The Navy Department received 8

The Navy Department received .
message from Charleston that was re-
ceived by wireless telegraphy from
the battleship Louisiana, just off the
Carolina Coast, reporting that she
was making all speed toward Havana,
where she would be next heard from.
The director of the mint purchased
100000 ounces of fac silver; one-half
for the Denver and one-half for the
New Orleans mints, at 6S.35 cents per
ounce.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27
Unfriendly Demonstration.

The department of state has receiv-
ed telegram from Philip c. Hanna,
American Consul-General at Monte
rey, Mex, in which he states that Con-
sui Victor L. Duhame has reported
that friendly manifestations Of per-
feet harmony with this country were
levc. more evident at Saltillo than
during the recent independence Gel
ebratioa at that place.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

An ANALYSIS of the artesiaa water
recently secured at Eden in Yazot
county proves it to be excellent fol
all purposes. The well is 800 fee
in depth. Many improvements arr
noted in the place, street lamps ant
other conveniences being provided b.
the citizens.
Contracts were recently signed fo
an additional two miles for the Hat
tiesburg Street Railway which is un
der construction.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27
Warship for cienfuegos.
NOTED coNsPIRAToR DEAD.

Arnold Confessed to Completely in
Plot to Ahduct Lincoln.
Samuel Bland Arnold, who confess
ed that he was party to the con
spiracy to abduct President Lincoln
which eliminated in the assassination
of the president by John Wilkes Booth
died in Baltimore Friday. He was u
years of age.
Arnold, with three others, was sen
fenced in July, 1865, to life impris
onment at the Dry Tortugas. All foul
were pardoned by President johnson
in 1869.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27
TROOPS LEAVE. PHILIPPINES.

Twenty-First Infantry Sails From Ma
nIIa for United States.
Major General Leonard Wood. com.
manding at Manila, cabled the mill
tary secretary at Washington, Friday.
that the transport Logan, with the
twenty.first infantry, 613 enlisted
men, sailed from Manila to San Fran
cisco Thursday. These troops were
ordered home some time ago to re-
place the troops at western posts
which had been ordered east, and
naturally would be first called upon
for Cuban service In case OF need.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

1t was stated that movement for
higher wages would be launched BY
union locomotive engineers employed
on Wetsern railroads.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

Army officers at Washington believe
that prolonged guerilla warfare would
Follow the intervention Of the United
States in Cuban affairs.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

Nearly $500 New York physicians
petitioned Gov. Higgins in behalf of
Albert 7. Patrick, convicted of the
Rice murder.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

Chairman Burton of the Rivers and
Harbors Committee inspected the Gulf
port harbor and channel.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

Lieut.. Go. Woodruff was nominated
for Governor of Connecticut by the
Republican State Convention.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

Meridian is working hard to have
one Of the three rifle ranges to be fur
nished by the National Government
located in that city, and the Meridian
way of going after things usually
lands the prize.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

Be proud Of the fact that you are
Mississippian and take pains to let
those with whom You come in contact
know where you are from.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

The Bates National Bank Of Butler,
No., closed its dors for liquidation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI

Devoted to the Industrial, Commercial and Agricultural
DEVELOPMENT of the Wonderful Resources of the Stale.
Items of Interest from all Quarters. {: /: I: I:
By H. e. BLAKESLEE, jackson, Miss.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-24
NEWS FROM 4.....
OTHER TOWNS
BuDD,s LAKE.



BUDD's LAKE, n. ], July Is, O6.
EDrToRs OF THE CHRpN1cLE n: Ma
AS the weary and worn out citizen
ofour cities looking northeasterly. az
fhe far distant hills and mountains,
Morris County and starting therefore
to gain renewed sparks OF lie, ana
crossing the Passaic River and view
inp the comforts OF Chatham, shadl~
son. Morristown, Mount Tabor, Rock
away. Dover and Lake Hopatc0ng, ne
strikes a formerly well kept macadam
road from NetcOng to BUDS Lake
where he finds the summit OF the
k,chOoleys over thirteen hundred Ieeg
above sea level rejecting IN the placlo
diamond like water, and the aLnloS-
phere bearing down with twenty per
cent. more forces of the life spirits.
The shores are now lined with tenuS
and the upward going cottages ana.
the sound of the hammers extend well
toward the midnight Of the BUSY Gays
asjlOt owners are now IN haste 20 nave
their cottages and the benehtsoI TRACE
by the thousand OF new corners IS
acknowledged BY everybody. Banks,
stores, mechanics and the farmers,
who now find good prices for part Oh
the cities are now living as soJurners
among them =
Morris county taxpayers have spent
their money for good macadam ROADS,
not bad macadam roads, and our board
OF freeholders should provide Morris
County taxpayers ways OF keeping
NJ sthese roads by giving the citizen
laborers. Of Morris county, the work,
and then pay back of this town
money for the work. There is a reso-
luton on the minutes of the board OF
freeholders that all the local citizens
farmers and original laborerS OF town,
ships should have the first option on
the work on macadam roads under the
supervisor of roads before any foreign
laborers, and though the descendants
Of the armies OF Caesar and P0mpey
work well the most OF their money
goes out of Morris county and leaves
our own laborerS and mechanics with
only small margin Of the profits. we
expect representatives, OF taxpayers TO
protect their constituents interest IN
all the bodies where they are sent to
represent.
The people now question the free
holders, Are you representing your
constituents by contracting the re-
pairs of macadam roads while you
know every contractor must have his
margin, and that is the taxpayers
money F? If the original resolution IS
good, your contract must be void.
Better turn all the roads back TO the
townships again and let townships ana
cities keep up their own roads b.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-24
Fine Gamc Trophies.

w. A. Dunn is showing with pride
two fine mounted elks heads and the
head of a Rocky Mountain goat which
he received recently from his friend
Charles Purdy of Grovert Wyoming.
Grovert is near Yellowstone Park and
every winter immense herds Of elks
and goats come down from the noun
tains to the plains for the winter and
Mr.. Purdy has sent on photograph
showing one of the immense herds
which he calculates contained at least
three thousand elk. The three which
he sent on were from animals which
he shot near his home. They are We
ry fine specimens with wide spreading
regular shaped antlers. The goat
judging from rings on the horns was
old enough to vote when shot. Mr..
Purdy was resident Of Morris township
for many years before going to the
west. He visited this section about
three years ago for the first time in
twenty years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-24
ME-. FREEDOM.

d. Ell. Van Houten and family OF
Brooklyn are at George d. Goes.
Jacob Drake is having his house
painted. Charles Mingns, OF Norris
tawn is doing the work.
The net proceeds from the Sociable
held at the church last week amount
ed to about thirty dollars.
Mrs. Manning Wright who has been
quite i'll is improving slowly.
Robert McGinnis, of Brooklyn, spent
a couple of days last week with friends
here.
George .. Coe and family, of Morris
town. were the guests of his sister,
Mrs. Walter Hubert, on Sunday last.
There will be fair and festival held
at the M. E. Church on Wednesday,
August 1St.
Mrs. John Mapes and daughters,
Mild1ed and Grace, OF RalstOn, are the
guests of her mother, Mrs. VIM. Budd.
Our stage driver, Mr.. Burnett, has
had to have two wagons for passengers.
Annie Weidinger, of New York, is
spending a week at The home OF Mrs.
Edward Lanterman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Allen, of St.
Louis, are visiting relatives and
friends in this place,
Mrs. James Workman and son Har-
old, have returned to their home at
Newark after spending a few weeks
with her parents here.
Miss Aggie Weimer, of New York.
il pnioVinU two weeks vacation with
her parents here.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-24
Hoagland Estate ss,s7o,oOo Net.

The appraisal of the estate of Hud-
son Hoagland, who died in January,
1904, was filed with the Surrogate in
New York on Tuesday. There was no
real estate. The gross value Of the
personal estate was put at S2,473. 900.
The net value Of the estate was given
as So ,270, 600. The personal estate con-
sisted of stocks and bonds, the more
prominent being 900 shares of Pull
man Palace Car Company stock, $193, Z
900; SO5 shares of the Chicago s. North
western Railroad, $1s4, 1887; 200 shares
Of the Importers and Traders Nation
al Bank, s118 600; 120 shares of the
New York Security and Trust Com
pany, S1O5, 900, and 900 shares of Han
oyer National Bank stock, S445, 800,
The will divided the estate among
several nephews and nieces and other
relatives. George Leask, Thomas III.
Hoagland and Frederick HI. Beach
were appointed executors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-24
BRooKsIDE.


Mrs. Munroe is entertaining her
nephew from the city.
Mr.. Lardrach and family who recent
ly purchased the Albert Schumacher
property. have moved here from Ber-
nardsyille.
Miss Temperance Haines has return
ed from a visit with friends on Long
Island.
Mrs. James Finite is entertaining
friends from New York.
Miss Palmer, of Blue Mills is the
guest of her uncle, Stephen Haines,
Mrs. W.. A. Ward entertained an
automobile party from Long Island
one day last week.
Miss Jessie McFarlan is camping at
Lake Hopatcong with a party from
Morristown, chaperoned by Mrs. DR..
T0tten.
Miss Ethel Lane spent several days
of last week at her hnne In New York.
Miss Olive Field vino has been the
guest of Mrs. D. Bs~C Comet, has re-
turned to her home Ia Caldwell.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-24
LafhYette Relics.

All good Americans, proud Of their
victorious struggle with England for
independence, cherish the memory Of
their brave helper, the Marquis de
Lafayette, to whom Washington gave
the command of division after his
conduct at the Battle of Brandywine,
lit. Frenchmen, too, hold him in
honor, and in 1880, his countrymen
presented him with a massive vase OF
silver-gilt, with allegorical images Of
Liberty, Justice. Strength, and Equal
ity. On this also are four plaques
with reliefs Of important incidents in
Lafayette's career: "a The Surrender
lof CORVALLIS at York Town; ~ the
Federation of 1870, showing him on
the Alter of the Fatherland, taking
the Civic Oath; (3) Lafayette present.
ing the Due d'Orleans to the people;
"a Distribution Of the Colors to the
Paris National Guard, August 20, 1880.
This, and a number of personal relics
and manuscripts, came up at Chris
ties yesterday, and the thirty-two
lots were offered together.
Several welI-know American visitors
attended the sale, w. Van Vleeck
Lidgerwood starting the bidding at
g1, 900 and continuing the contest
against an unknown, until the book
was closed at 5,400, when the name
of Mr.. jackson was declared. It was
evident to all who witnessed the affair
that Mr.. Lidgerwood was the only
serious opponent Of the last bidder,
and this will be better understood
when it is stated that this gentleman
was one Of the founders Of the Wash
ington Association Of New Jersey,
which possesses a Lafayette Museum.
| In company with Senator Randolph,
General Halstead, and George Halsey,
lMr. Lidgerwood formed this we'll
known association in 1870, which Il
now endowed with an annual grant Of
81, 500.
| Two important relics Of the Armada
lwere also offered. in the shape Of reso-
buttons Of the Council Of War in 1888.
The first, issued four days after the
Battle Of Gravelines, has the rare
slgnature Of Sir Martin Frobisher,
and Hawkins. Drake, and Eningham
also sign 1t. 1t deals with the Wet
ualling, ETC., OF thefleet in pursuit o.
\ the Spaniards, and yesterday Mr..
Pearson gave e24O for it. For the
second resolution Mr.. Sabin bid elOo-
London Daily Telegraph. July 4, 100.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-24
Renovating the uolbath House.

Miss Goliath will close her house
during the month of August as the
owners, Messrs. Pruden & Burke, are
going to thoroughly repair the same,
papering, painting, with additional
baths and electric lights. The house
will reopen September 1st or 5th. AL
most every room is taken by guests
who are obliged to give them up dur
ing the repairs. I