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The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19

Foul Plot Unearthed.

Tom Jones, negro of Sharkey c0un.
ty, IL in jail on the charge of sending
an insulting letter through the mails.
The case developed some very sensa-
tional facts. The letter in question was
directed to the wife of a prominent
white planter of Sharkey county. The
name of Will Pugh, another negro, was
signed to the document The letter re-
quested the lady not to show it to her
husband, for in that event, it was said,
the husband would kill the writer. As
soon as the lady read the Letter, how.
ever, she turned it over to the husband.
Filled with rage, the husband at once
went to viii Pugh with the intention of
killing him. The negro declared that he
was innocent, and bystander inter.
fered and pleaded for him. 1t was as
certained that Pugh could not have writ.
ten the letter, one of the reasons ad-
vanced being that he was ignorant Of
the art of writing. An investigation
followed, and suspicion rested on Jones
as the writer of the letter 1t was
found that he was jealous of Pugh on
account of negress with whom Pugh
was living, and that he wanted to get
rid of Pugh. The supposition was that
Jones wrote the insulting letter and
signed Pugh's name to it so that Pugh
would be killed. Jones could then get
the negress with whom Pugh was liv.
ing. When Jones was suspected, it ia
stated, lynching was narrowly averted.
With rope around his neck Jones con.
fessed that he wrote the insulting letter
to the white lady. Subsequently he was
hurried out of the county for safe keep.
ing. Since that time Jones has made
full confession.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
THE vESUvIAN CATASTROPHE
NEW e EVIDENCES OF ITS MAG
NITUDE EVERY DAY.
Thousands of Houses Destroyed and
Hundreds of Human Lives
Have Been Lost.

Naples, Italy.--Every day that
passes gives new evidence of the mag
nitude of the Vesuvian catastrophe.
Thursdays visit of King Victor EN-
manuel to Ottajano revealed new
tragedies. At certain point his mai
esty was Obliged to abandon his motor
car and went forward on horseback
amid constant danger, his horse fioun-
dering through four feet of ashes, stum-
bling into holes, blinded by the fall
OF large cinders and the target for fall
ing basaltic masses. In the presence of
the king. 129 more bodies were extri-
Gated from the ruins, the white and red
sand falling as though they were de-
termined not to relinquish their vic
tins The dead at Ottajano are said to
number $50.
The latest reports show that 243
houses have been damaged at Portici.
1875 at San Giovanni and Teducclo, 432
at Resina and 1000 at Tore del Greco.
1t Is impossible to determine the exact
number of buildings demolished at Tore
Annunziata. 1t is estimated that about
5000 houses in all have been partly or
entirely destroyed. In the villages Am
the Ottajano side of the mountain oil
the. houses are damaged. At Nola des-
olation reigns, the place having been
almost entirely abandoned.
Showers Of ashes and sand are fall
ing on Capri, 19 miles from Vesuvius,
where many wealthy foreigners own
villas. Everybody is fleeing in terror,
and the beautiful country homes and
luxurious city hotels are practically
deserted.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Kansas Town Fire-Swept.

Wichita, Kas.-The entire busi-
ness portion of Belleplaine, 20 miles
south of here, was practically de-
stroyed by fire, causing loss of $780,
900. The fire started in the theater
building. and destroyed the stores of
Dodson, jeweler; Cromwell & Watson,
hardware; Funk & Parks, general mer-
chandise; H. /. Funk, drugs; G. A. Ber-
ry, furniture; the Valley State bank
and the Odd Fellows building. There
was no fire protection, and the citizens
efforts with buckets had but little ef-
feet on the flames.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Franchise Restored.

When little Johnnie T. Lewis OF
Webster county stole a watermelon in
the summer of 1897 he stumped his toes
against the constitution of the State
OF Mississippi, and the house of repre-
sentatives spent half an hour trying
to set things right for Johnnie. Under
section 253 of the constitution, any per.
son convicted of misdemeanor involv-
ing moral turpitude can not vote. The
watermelon incident barred Lewis from
the privilege of voting, and his only
hope of being permitted to vote was an
appeal to the legislature. The appeal
was granted, the house finding that
Johnnie did not actually steal the melon,
but took it in spirit of mischief, al
though the bill recites that Johnnie was
convicted,
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
EULodIES ON BENZ. MARSH
National House of Representatives
Held IA Sunday Session to Listen
TO EuioGIes.

Washington, d. C.--The house
met at noon, Sunday. to hear eulogies
on the life and character of the late
Representative Benz. F. Marsh, Of the
Fourteenth Illinois district. The house
was called to order by Maj. Mcdowell,
the clerk, who read letter from Speak
er Cannon designating Representative
}. Warren Keifer, of Ohio. as speaker.
The resolutions of coincidence were Of
fered by James Mckinney, successor to
Mr., Marsh, who then addressed the
house. Other eulogies were pronounced
by Representatives Graft, Prince. Ro-
denburg, Fuller and Wilson, of Illinois:
Grosyenor and Keifer, of Ohio, and WI
ley, OF Alabama The honse then. at
las p. m., adjourned.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Impending Crisis i'm seryia.

London.-Belgrade (Servia) tele.
grams give official denial to the state.
ment that King Peter intends to alb
dicate. The denial, however, does not
counteract the general belief that a
serious Seryian crisis is brewing.
April rs Is named as the day on which
the king will be dethroned and ex.
PEELED, unless he abdicates before.
hand. A strong party is reported to
have been formed against King Peter,
in favor of his cousin, Prince Arsen
karageorgevitch, who is now an offi.
Ger in the Russian army.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
BY A FALLING BRAKE BEAM
Wreck of a Frisco Train at Lorena,
Kas.-Severnl Injured-Relief De-
layed BY n Collision.

Wichita, Kas.-The st. Louis q;
San Francisco passenger train No. 307,
the st. Louis and Oklahoma limited,
running 25 miles an hour. was derailed
by falling brake beam at Lorena,
Kas., Wednesday afternoon. and several
persons are reported injured, but none
seriously. The engine remained ON the
rails, two coaches being overturned. A
wrecking train and a. special made up
here to go to the relief of the wrecked
train were in rear-end collision before
leaving the Wichita yards, SO that re-
lief was delayed for several hours.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
TO TESTIFY IN COLL CASE
Frank G. Bige1ow To Go to Milwau-
kee to Testify ON Behalf of
His Assistant Cashier.

Leayenworth, Kas-Convict Frank
G. Bigelow, ex-president of the Mil
waukee First national bank, who Is
serving ten years term in the federal
prison, will leave here Saturday after
noon for Milwaukee in charge of War
den r. W. McClaughrey, to testify on
behalf Of Henry Coll, the assistant
cashier, who is to go ON trial there
Monday. Bigelow does not like to go,
but now that he has been subpoenaed
he will give all the testimony he Is
called ON for.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
THE KEARSARGE DISASTER
Terrible Results OF a Power ExpIo-
sion An the Forward Tarret
of the BattIeship.

Washington, ID. C.-The following
Is Rear-Admiral Evans report of the
explosion on board the battleship KeaT.
sarge, last Friday, and its results,
transmitted to the secretary of the
navy:
"Caimanera, April 14-Secrctary OF
the Navy, Washington, d. c.: On April
13, about 3:15 p. m, shortly after com
pletion target practice Of Kearsarge,
forward turret, while the powder was
going below, three sections OF 13-
inch charge of powder were ignited.
Charge of powder in other lift just be-
low and one section inside 12-inch re-
mained intact. Cause not yet deter
mined, nor accountability. Matter is
being investigated Lieut.. George w.
Graeme, gun umpire, has been sent to
the Maryland in a very critical state.
The following have since died: Lieut..
Higgins, turret officer; Peter Norberg,
gunner; Theodore Naegely, seaman;
Anton o. Thorson, ordinary seaman;
julius A. Koerster, turret captain, first
class; ELLIS H. Athey, seaman.
"The following was dangerously in
jured by accident; recovery doubtful:
w. King, ordinary seaman.
"Will bury dead at Guantanamo. Ves-
sci uninjured.
Press reports say that IA men were
injured, and Rear-Admiral Brownson
rotified the navy department, Sunday,
that Lieut.. Graeme had died and that
the condition Of Seaman King and Gun
ners Mate Fred T. Fisher is grave. The
rnG,t In4 r,tr
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19

Baton Rouge, La-George D. Har-
ris, state geologist has just discov-
cred in Winn parish. where he is now
making a Typographical survey. the
first salt deposit in north Louisiana,
and the only salt deposit In the state
that Is capped over with several hun
dred feet Of hard rock, The salt mines
on Avery's island. in south Louisiana.
while rich in mineral resources, are not
capped with rock, which makes mining
difficult. The deposits that Harris has
found in Winn parish are capped with
rock, and can be easily worked.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
WITH THE DEATH PENALTY
Harrison Clarke, .he Negro Who
Shot and Killed Conductor FURY
in Omaha, Convicted.

Omaha, Neb.-The jury that tried
the case against, HARRISON Clarke, col
ored, returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree with the death penalty.
Clarke, with two colored companions,
on the night of March Z, attempted to
hold up street Car, of which Edward
Flury was conductor. FIury resisted
and was shQt, On March Is, the day
on which Flury died, the sheriff, by re-.
moving the prisoners from the city, de-
feated the plans of mob to lynch the
colored men.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
TYPHOID AT PlTTsBUR0
1t fs Apparently Decreasing, But In
Spreading to Surrounding
Towns On the Ohio.

Pittsburg, Pat seems that Pitts
burg's epidemic of typhoid fever,
while apparently decreasing in the
daily number Of cases reported, ap-
pears to be spreading to the surround
Ing municipalities. Twenty-one cases
were reported Friday. Towns along
the Ohio river below Pittsburg are
beginning to report typhoid fever
cases in alarming numbers and in
structions have been issued by the
various local boards of health in
these places to use no water out Of
the Ohio river for drinking purposes
unless it has been boiled.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
GEN. CASTRO STEPS ASIDE
The President of Venezuela Gives Up
the Reins, Temporarily, to
Vice-President Gomez.

New York.-President Cipriano
Castro has retired temporarily from the
presidency Of Venezuela. Gen. Juan
Vicente Gomez, first vice-president Of
the republic, is the present executive
head. This information was contained
in an official cable dispatch received
from Caracas by Carlos Figueredo,
Venezuelan consul general in this city.
The official announcement gives as
Castros reason for resigning that "he
desires to retire to restful private life
for some time, owing to the strenuous
work his position exacts and which he
has SO successfully carried on for sew
eral years.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
isAAcs TOOK LONG DROP
ScmDed One Hundred and Thirty
Five Feet Into East River FROM
williamsburg Bridge.

New York-Nathan Isaacs, living
at 66 Rivington street, this city,
Wednesday jumped from the middle OF
the center span OF the new Williams
burg bridge into the East river. 1856
feet, and was quickly taken out of the
water by the crew of ferryboat.
His clothing was torn to ribbons. his
shoes were torn from his feet, and he
was terribly bruised by the impact Of
his body upon the water He was un-
conscious when rescued, but soon re-
vived. and may recover.
Isaacs made the leap at an hour when
the morning rush OF Brooklyn people
to their stores and Offices in Manhat-
tan was at its height. and scores Of
persons witnessed his drop into the
river
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN
NitrO-Glycerine Thrown at n Fast
Train On the Frisco Railway
In Kansas.

Columbus, Kas.-What was a SEEM
lngly diabolical attempt was made to
wreck the Meteor, the Frisco's fast
southwestern train, here Tuesday night
with nitroglycerin. The powerful ex-
plosive was thrown at the train from
high embankment as it passed at
great speed.
The explosion tore up the rails, but
the train passed safely. No clew to
the perpetrators has been discovered,
and no reason has been assigned for
the attempt at the trains destruction.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Big Land Deal.

Fred Herrick of Lac du Flambeau,
Wis, purchased of Foley & Larson $4,000
acres of timber land in Scott and Rankin
counties, paying the sum of 100000
therefor.
Mr.. Herrick is one of the men behind
the Pearl river railroad, and it is as
serted that it is his intention to run the
new railroad from Jackson to Scott and
Rankin counties and passing through
three or four other counties up to Col
umbus, in Lowndes county. The road
as will be seen by the latest map of
the railroad commissioners, touched a
territory that has been without ship.
ping facilities and will be great factor
in the further development of the State
1t is rumored that the Illinois Central
is in some way interested in the con.
struction of the new road. The new road
will no doubt be valuable tributary to
the Illinois Central.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
FIFTY MILLIONS CAPITAL
PROP ositiOn to Establish a Bank to
Regulate Money and Exchange
During Stringent Times.

New York-Tt Is current report
that proposition to establish a bank
with a capital of $5O,0O0,OoO for the
purpose of regulating money and ex-
change rates during times of financial
stringency, such as that recently ex-
perienced in Wall street, is under con-
sideration by interests connected With
the stock exchange and the Ma
tional City bank of this city.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Paving Contracts Let.

The contract for paving the streets
of Hattiesburg was let to the Southern
Construction Company of Chattanooga
for the uptown business streets, while
the residence street will be paved with
Warren's bitulithic, for which the con.
tract went to the Southern Bitulithic
Company of Nashville. The amount OF
these contracts is about 100000, and
other contracts for curbing, guttering
sewers and water extensions bring the
total up TO 100000. All the paving
is to be done under ten.year guaran.
tee, and the work is to be finished in six
months.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
County Seat Fight.

The opponents to the proposed divi-
sion of Jones county secured an injunc.
ton against the election commissioners,
restraining them from holding the cleo
tion set for April II, when the question
of the new district was to have been
passed upon. The bill which passed the
legislature dividing the county into two
judicial districts, locating the court
house for the second district at Laurel,
seven miles from Ellisville, the county
seat, was hotly contested. Gov. Varda.
man would neither approve nor veto the
bill, SO it becomes law by limitation.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Bonus for Masonic Home.

A committee has been appointed by
the Masons of Meridian to solicit sub.
seriptions to the fund to secure the loca-
ton of the projected Masonic Widows
and Orphans Home. The Masonic bod
les of the city have themselves contrib
uted $4,000 to this purpose, and this
committee is appointed to get additional
subscriptions to constitute bonus that
will be offered for the location of the
home in Meridian.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Legislative Session Extended.

Gov. Vardaman issued proclamation
extending the present session of the
legislature until Saturday, April 21, one
week from the original date set for final
adjournment.
Some question has arisen among the
lawyers as to the governors right to
extend, but at least one judge of the
Supreme Court has given an opinion that
the governor had the authority to do SO,
citing several precedents.
The only other alternative would have
been to call an extra session, but this
would have involved so much heavier ex-
pense to the State that the governor
finally decided, after consultation with
lawyers, on an extension.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Meridian Cyclone Funds.

The relief committee appointed Incl,
dent to the cyclone at Meridian on
March 2 had meeting and practically
concluded its labors. The total amount
received was something over $4,000
and most of the cases of urgent need
have been met. 1t was determined to
appropriate what was left of the fund to
the rebuilding of the churches destroyed
by the storm, pro rating it according to
the value of the property destroyed
Two white churches and three colored
churches were swept away.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19

Geneya.-fhere is excellent au.
thority for the statement that secret
international anarchist congress will
be held early in June in America.
Seven well-known anarchists have left
Switzerland separately and by differ
ent routes for America.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
A MODEL FOR ALL NATIONS
Commendation For the American
Legation Guard at Pekin, China,
Under Capt. Harry R. Lee.

Pekin, China.-Capt. Harry r.
Lee, late commander of the American
legation guard, started for Manila.
Sunday, Capt. Lee was given farewell
banquet by the commanders of the sew
eral legation guards.
The American legation guard, under
the command of Capt. Lee, is conceded
to be the most efficient and soldierly
here, and model for all nationalities
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Delegate to Medical Meeting.

At the request of the president of the
council on medical education OF the
American Medical Association, Gov.
Vardaman appointed DR.. E. ]. Johnston
of Yazoo City a delegate to the second
annual conference of the American Medi
cal Association, to be held at Chicago,
May 12.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Juvenile Ffrebug Sentenced.

Little Rock, Ark--William Ep-
pert, aged 16, who was indicted by the
Pulaski county grand jury on 16 counts
for setting fire to business houses and
dwellings in Little Rock, entered a
plea of guilty and was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19

Birmingham, Ala-Saturday, P. ].
stith, president of the Stith Coal &
Iron Co., shot himself through the
heart at his residence. Hard work and
business worries are believed to have
caused temporary unbalancing of the
mind.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Cure For Lncnmntnr Atnxia,

London.-The Daily Express, Fri
day morning, says that lie Grand Nor
ton Denslow, an American doctor re-
siding in London, has discovered cure
for locomotor ataxia. He already, says
the Express, has effected number of
wonderful recoveries.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19

Republican Golden Jubilee.

Philadelphia, Pa-President James
Hampton Moore Of the National Repub-
lican league, has issued the call for the
biennial convention to be held in Phil
adelphia, June II, Is and 10. The occa-
sion will embark the golden jubilee OF
the republican party.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Mother of Twelve Children suic,s..

Fort Worth. Tex-Mrs. George
w. Morris, aged So mother of IL chill
dren and wife of Navarro county
farmer, victim of insomnia, commit
ted suicide by hanging herself in the
kitchen.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
VIII Contest Every Seat,

Melbourne, Victoria, April 16.-The
9aborites have rejected the proposed ar.
Tangements with the protectionists fol
common action in the coming fedora
elections and therefore will confess
every seat where there is a possibilit,
of success.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
For Alleged Insgal FencinE.

Topeka, Kas.-The United States
grand jury adjourned Friday after
noon after finding four indictments
against persons for illegal land fenc-
ing and seizures. The names Of the
indicted prcons wess not given out.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
sinnea the foO3 sc.le.

Athens. o. - The representa-
tives of ten coal companies and firms
operating in the Hooking valley have
signed the 1903 scale, and 1t Is expect
ed the mines viii resume operations ct
once.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
FOUNDED FARMERS UNION
Death of Newton Gresham, Founder
and Organizer of the Farmers
Union, at Point, Tex.

Point, Tex.---Newton Gresham.
aged As years, founder and organizer Of
the Farmers union, died here of ap-
pendicitis. The organization fathered
by Mr.. Gresham now has member
ship of more than 100000 in Texas, and
is being rapidly extended into other
states and territories of the west and
southwest.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Foruer nu..inn soldier,

New York-Among the steerage
passengers arriving on the steamer
Pennsylvania were 1.600 men, all reg
istered as unmarried, nearly all of
whom were Russians who had served
In the war with Japn.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Tsso killed By T.,ubtn,,r.

Fairbury, Neb.-During fierce
electrical storm, Thursday, lightning
struck a livery barn In the village of
Mahaska, just across the line In Kan
sas. killing James Korough and Frank
Anderson
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
A big Consignment of sns.,s

Queenstown. April 16.-The steamer
Campania. which sailed from here,
Sunday, for New York, has on board
what is said 10 be the largest consign-
ment of specie ever sent across the At
aantic on one vessel. The total value
of the specie is about 81. .250.e0o.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Barney oidaeId Married Again.

Houston, Tex, - Barney Oldfeld,
the well-known chauffeur, who was di-
vorced by his wife in Detroit a few
days ago, announced that he had mar
ried Mrs. Bessie Holland, of ST. Louis.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Durnovo,. Downfarl pred,ctea,

st. Petersburg, Russia
ances Indicate that Premier Witte Is
having the best of the fight with Min
lister Of the Interior Durnovo, and the
downfall of the latter is only question
OF a few days.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Att'y-Gen. HadIey Better.

Jefferson City, Mo, April 16.-Att'y-
Gen. Hadley was reported better Sunday
evening In the afternoon his fever
came up again same as Saturday. At
six O'Clock it had diminished and he
was resting easier
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Concrete Arch Kills Two Men.

Colorado Springs, Col-Building
Contractor Peter w. Johnson, aged 65,
and Hardy Hardwick, aged "a, were in
stantly killed by the fall Of a concrete
arch at the Iron springs, Manitou, due
to premature removal of supports.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
A New Worlds Record.

New York.-During regular target
practice of Cape Cruz, last Saturday,
one Of the six-inch batteries of the
United States steamship Pennsylva'
mia scored II hits in so seconds, a new
worlds record for the six.inch gun.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
james >. Pollard Drops Dead

Bloomington, In.-Wednesday, JAS.
S. Pollard, of Manito. president Of the
Peoples Bank of Manito and of the
Chicago and Big Muddy Coal & Coke
Co, owning mines in Illinois and In
diana, dropped dead here.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
a Rara Avis Discovered.

Richmond, Ind, April 16.-on the
ground that a postmaster's position
should be passed around, Newton Spen-
Ger refused to serve a second term as
postmaster of Greenfield, Ind.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Asleep On the Track.

New Orleans and Northwestern train
No. 80 ran over and killed Charles Don.
aid of Virgins, near Pachuta. Donald
was lying across the track asleep when
struck by the engine.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-04-19
Gear Declines Whites Resienation.

ST. Petersburg, Russia - The
Strana, a conservative liberal news
paper, says that it has learned from
high authority that the emperor has
declined to accept Premier Whites res
ignation-