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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
OLD HATFIELD-M'COY FEUD
May Be Revived by Killing of Will
liam Hatfield by II Country Girl.

Scrgent, ky.-Owing to an old trou.
bic growing out Of the Hatneld-McCo
feud war Of Pike county, Elizabeth
Daniel, q pIucky country girl OF
eighteen summers, shot and instantly
killed William Hatfield, q, o of the
late notorious "Devil Ance" Hatfield,
once u leader in the celebrated feud
war, near Bilmore, on Blackberry
creek, The Daniel girls father has
been a Mccoy sympathizer since the
days Of the feud, although the girl per-
sists that she killed Hatfield in self-de-
Tense. Flourlshing her revolver in mid
air, Miss Daniel fled TO the mountains
and is now surrounded by friends. 1t
is feared that the old Hatfield Mccoy
feud will be revived, as the Hatflelds
are said to be arming themselves.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
THE ENT0MBED MINER
STENCIL FROM BODIES or DEAD
COMRADES DELAYS RESCUE.
WAILIAGs AND MEANINGS
After Many Days the Unfortunate
Man Seems to Have Lost
His Courage.

bakersfield, Cal.-At the mouth Of
the shaft, where communication
has been maintained with the
buried miner for many days, the faith
full rescue workers are almost over
come by the stencil Of the dead bodies,
which have begun to decay. Added
to this come the repeated wailings and
meanings of the man below, who ap-
parently has at last lost courage.
Work along the whole length of the
canyon is suspended, and even the
Los Angeles office of the Edison Co.
Is closed. 1t is hoped that rescue
can be effected some time today.
Data for an Obituary.
Hicks, the entombed miner, after
asking II the information was to be
used in an obituary, gave this to an
inquirer as to his personal history:
He enlisted in Troop A, First Ken
lucky cavalry, in 1898, and later
served in Co. d of the Twenty-eighth
and Co. Il OF the Thirtieth regiments
OF infantry, United States army. He
was three years in Manila as a sol
die and civilian. In the latter ca
pacity he was a cobbler. He is SO
years old and has a married daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Wagars, in Manches-
ter, Ky.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Railroad Commission Wins.

The United States supreme court at.
iirmed the decision of the Mississippi
supreme cour. in the rate case of the
Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Com
pany against the railroad commission
OF Mississippi. The suit originated in
the chancery court of Kinds county,
having been brought by the railroad
company to restrain by injunction the
enforcement of an order by the COM
mission putting into effect and oyer it's
road from Vicksburg to Meridian, both
cities inclusive, from and after Dec. 8,
1903, a fiat rate Of 81 cents per 100
pounds on grain and grain products.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

II the recommendations of a college
baseball coach are adopted, the game
will be more confusing to the unIn.
itiated than It Is at present He sug,
gests that the batter be allowed to
run the bases either way, going from
the home plate to FIRST base or to
third, as he chooses, and continuing
that way to the home plate again
When the first man In an inning has
run to the left instead Of to the right
all the others will have to go that
way. Whether there is any merit in
the proposal or not, It indicates that
the baseball players are not going 10
allow the football players to have
things all to themselves in amending
rules.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
INVESTIGATE CAR SHORTAGE
CATrLEMEN TELL THEIR TROu
5LEc TO COMMISSIONERS,
Texa9 Ranchers Testify They Cannot
Get Stock Cars for Ship
ment of Cattle.

Kansas City, Mo.-Before the inter
state commerce commission investi
eating the car shortage, H. s. Boice
VINO owns a ranch at Charming
Tex, said he attempted to make q
shipment from Texas on Sept. 20 OF
125 cars of cattle. He could not gel
cars until Oct. 13, and then only in
limited number. The rest of the cat
tie were not shipped until Dec. II.
H G.. Jett, of tort Davis, Tex, saiC
he had been since Oct. II trying tc
ship 5000 cattle, and had just received
seven cars.
Not 10 per cent of the cattle are be.
ing moved" he said.
On the way to Kansas City he had
noticed stock cars loaded with cot
ten, corn, railroad ties-everything
but cattle,
we cattlemen have got our blood
up said Mr., Jet, in reply to a cues
ton. Wed like to teal out those
railroad tracks down there"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
FIGHT TO THE DEATH
In the Presence of Many Frenzied
Women.

New York.-In the presence Of hall
a hundred women on the verge OF
frenzy from terror, Abraham Loess
and L0uis Segal fought to the death in
a book bindery in a Center street loft
today, L0ess, who was foreman OF the
%bindery, received Il deep knife wound
In the neck Just as Il half dozen police
men, who had been attracted by the
cries Of the women, rushed into the
Dom. His juguIar vein was severed
and he died in few moments. Sagal
was arrested.
Henry LApidUs, a ~l5-ycar-oId boy,
VINO was employed a, a sweeper in the
biHdcry, caused the row which resulted
in the tragedy. Sogal complained to
the bog TINT he was raising o mucL.
dust, and when the hoy continued t.
wiold the broom as vigorously as before
Segal struck him.
LOc-7 took the boy's part, and in a
moment the men were fighting dcsper-
utcly, just before the police came, 1t
IT alleged 'Bal 5ogal caught mp a knife
which waa Used for trimming the edges
Of books and plunged it into his oppo-
nrut'4 neck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28


Inconsistency, the paste jewel of
human nature, has never been better
illustrated than by the barbarous con.
trast of bravery and cowardIce which
n medical Journal points out In pro.
fessional m~otor-car drivers. They risk
their lives in periluus runs for money,
for excitement. for fame, from zest
for the sport or whatever the motive
may be, Yet some Of them Will not
have the number 10 on their cars.
Shrinking from the fictitious terrors
Of a medieval superstition they plunge
boldly into dangers that are so obyi.
Gus that every spectator Of a race
holds his breath. Curious illogical
human naturei
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Railroad Fined,

Fort Worth, Tex.-tn the case OF the
United States government VS.. the Fort
Worth and Denver City railway q err
dict in favor OF the plaintiff was rem
dercd in the sun of $500. The petition
OF the government recitcd that four
freight cars, which were the property
Of the road and were in use by that
road, we're not supplied with safety ap-
p~iiances connected with couplings, and
asked for the recovery Of penalties in
the amount of 800 in each case. Ono
count was dismissed, but verdlcts were
obtained in the other three cases.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
TAPS FROM THE WIRES.

Report of Missouri charities am
corrections board shows 2.05S convict!
in state prison and but fifty womer
among the number.
Chicago banker charged with usin,
$4,000 of funds admits stenographel
signed notes. Arrest follows.
Standard Oil attorneys in New
York plan surprise on federal attor
neys and explain reaso for abrupt
closing of hearing.
Bridal party are hoisted in bucket
to top of 200-foot smokestack at Pc,
oria, ILL.,. and couple are married there,
M. X. & T. train catches fire al
Muskogee and tons, OF Christmas bun.
dies are destroyed.
Commonwealth Trust Co. of st,
Louis takes steps to foreclose mort,
gage on terminals of Toledo, O.
Bishop Charles H. Fowler, one of
the foremost Methodists in America,
is lying at deaths door in New York.
Panama canal commission reports
that there is not a case of yellow fever
on the isthmus and Americans stand
climate well.
France is preparing to use airships,
government being confident aerial To-
comotion will be practical shortly.
Merger of the Mexican lines may
change attitude of the government on
concessions for extension of the Yoak.
I'M system beyond the Rio Grande.
Jet, on trial at Lexington, KY, con.
fesses to assassination of Cockrill.
pennsylvania railroad orders In two
years 10000 box cars and is yet short
of freight equipment.
Kansas merchant goes hungry and
bedless in st, Louis because he can
not get $1O0 check cashed.
Senator Foraker in senate speech
censures President Roosevelt for dis.
barge of negro troops.
Interstate Commerce Commission In.
forms Congress that no amendments
viii be recommended this session.
Secretary Hitchcock admits over.
stepping law, and order withdrawing
4,0O0,0OO acres Of Observation-Disclosures
lands will be cancelled.
Semi-panic is caused in Wall street
by break In stocks.
Rioting attends evacuation of epis.
copal palace and seminary at Nantes,
France, Catholics resisting the police.
Missouri state university board Of
vote to establish journalistic
chair for four years course.
Former Congressman Charles F.
Cochran, author of corrupt practices
and veteran editor, dies at St. 10.
No.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
A BUNCLED HANGING
ROPE BROKE WHEN JODA HAM
ILToN DROPPED.
Did BEFORE SECOND JERK
The Spectators See Something Awful
at a Legal Execution in
Missouri.

Houston, Mo.-The execution here
OF Joda Hamilton, the ~20-year-old
farmer boy, for the murder of five
members of the family of Barney
Parsons, a farmer, was a horrible
afalr. TWO attempts were necessary
before The hanging proved successful.
The first rope broke. At the first. at
tempt Hamilton shot through the trap
with a jerk, and the spectators were
Mortified to see the rope part. Ham
ilton dropped to the ground and lay
there %writhing.
Was Dead, Doctor Says.
Partially conscious, he was picked
up, and carried a second time to the
scaffold. The rope was hurriedly
placed about the boys neck, and the
trap again sprung. This time 1t was
successful. The trap was sprung at
HOS. 1t required some time to re.
pair the rope, and it was 11:10 before
the trap was sprung the second time.
The attending physician expressed the
DN'Nh h'Nt iiatlAitbl was IdlallY In
lured by the first fall, and died be.
fore he dropped the second time. The
body was turned over to Hamilton's
father.
Though the jail yard was stockaded,
many saw the execution. People came
from all parts Of the county. The
curious ones climbed buildings and
poles near the Jail to view the execr.
ton, which was the first legal one in
the history Of the county.
Hamilton Inspected scaffold.
The day before the execution, at
his WI request, Hamilton was per.
mitted by the sheriff to see the scat.
fold. He sprang the trap several
times to test 1t, and requested the
sheriff to pad the edges so that he
might not be scratched If his body
scraped the trap.
Though he admitted the killing of
the five members of the Parsons fam.
lily, Hamilton was hanged for the muir
der OF but one. the baby, whose throat
he cut with a knife.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

A long-standing family feud was
ended when Henry NJ. Hurst and John
/, Stewart met in the public road near
Magnolia and Hurst was killed. For
years there had been trouble between
the two men, the original differences
arising from u trivial cause. When the
the two met, IL IS sad Hurst turned his
team across the road so that Stewart
could not pass and said, II am going to
kill you" With this, it is claimed, h,
drew his revolver, but his action was
anticipated by Stewart, who fired first,
killing Hurst instantly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Sanford Selected

Washington. Edward Y. Sanford Of
Knoxville, Tenn, has been selected for
appointment MS assistant attorney.ge
eral in the department of justice to u c
coed j.. c. Mcl'eynolds, who viii retire
on the first of the year. Mr., Sanford
Is a native Of Tennessee, a graduate of
the University Of Tennessee, of Har.
ward College aud Harvard Law School.
lie has several times led the Republi.
can campaign in Tennessee. He was
president OF the Tennessee Bar Asso-
citation last year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
FOR HICKS.
The Entombed Miner Asks for a Chew
of Tobacco.

bakersfield, Cal.-The men are but
a Few feet from Hicks, the en-.
tombed miner, but progress is very
slow. Hicks is in high spirits, and
he took his milk with relish. The
prospect of early release has resulted
In his being almost in a jocular frame
OF mind, and TESTED through the speak.
Ing tube with those who talked ia
him during the forenoon. He said that
he would rather have a. chew of to.
bacco than get out.
Late dispatches from the Edison
camp assure the rescue Of Hicks. The
engineers figure that he will be
reached within a few hours, but that
1t viii take some time to lift him safe.
ly from his mich.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
HUNGER FOLLOWS COAL FAMINE
Food Supplies Are Growing Short In
the Northwest.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Coupled with
reports of fuel famine in the north.
west, comes reports of still another
cause of suflering--a shortage of
food supplies. Inadequate service
mas been interrupted by the cold and
billiards on the western prairfes, and
now tnere are towns which are not
only suffering from want of fuel, but
even from the very necessities, in the
lack of food.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Enforcing Game Law.

The striLgency OF the game law con.
tanned in the new code was shown when
Charlie Armstrong was fined S25 by
Mayor Doty of Grenada for selling
venison. Section 1892 Of the new code
provides that 'if any person at any
time shall sell or offer for sale any ami.
NAL, bird or fowl mentioned in this
chapter, and known as game animals or
fowls, he shall be guilty of a misde.
meanor, and on conviction be fined SIS
or imprisoned for thirty days, or both
such line and Imprisonment, as the
court may direct.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Rhodes Scholarships.

The Cecil Rhodes scholarship exam
nations for 1907 will be held at the
University OF Mississippi on the 18th
and 18th OF January. One scholar will
be chosen for Mississippi, and he will
go into residence at the University of
Oxford, England, next October. The
examinations cover arithmetic, either
elementary algebra OF elementary ge-
ometry, Latin and Greek. Each schol-
arship is worth $500 annually, and may
be held for three years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Police Believe He La Iu..

indianapolis. Ind.-The confession
OF Frank Berger, alias George N
Harris, at Goshen, Ind, that he
Killed Sarah schaefer, and the state.
ment OF a Bedford tIndD boarding.
house keeper involve a former 81
Louis medical student. Not much
credence is put in the mans story bv
the police. -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED SELF.
Vice Consul General FairchiId at
Mukden, Manchuria.

Mukden.-The American vice con.
sul-general, Nelson Fairchild, shot and
killed himself, 1t is believed that
the shooting was accidental, Funeral
services will be held tomorrow tFri-
day.. There is a universal feeling
of sympathy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Jerome's Crusade.

New York, N. Y.-Detectives con
nected with the district attorneys Of
nee raided an alleged poolroom and
arrested IL e A gambling resort
vas also raided and four men arrested.
AT the poolroom the detectives found
a paper which Mr.. Jerome said CON.
tanned the names of well-known per.
son in the city whom he declared he
would s~ubpoenae.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
immigration League.

The Mississippi State immigration
League has been organized with John
7. Savage, jackson, president, George
II. Bauer, jackson, treasurer, Fred
Mueller, McComb City, secretary, and
Is now a live factor in the general plan
Of developing and outstanding the va
ried resources and material assets of
TIN State.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Italians Carve Each Other.

A number of Italian laborers en-
ployed by the Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley railroad on its tracks near Tu-
MICA got to quarreling among them
selves, and before the town officers
could get to the scene they INDUCED in
u free fight, resulting in one of the
number getting his throat cut. An
other n vas cut, but not seriously.
while a third was bruised up badly.
The railroad authorities we're request
ed to move the gang from Tunica.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
DONALD cAFFERY DYING.
Former United States Senator from
louisiana.

New Orleans, La.-Donald Caffery,
former United States senator from
Louisiana, became suddenly uncon.
scious while at a hotel here. and
MS physicians say that he is dying.
senator Caffery is suffering with acute
kidney trouble. In 1900 Senator Car.
tery was nominated for the vice pres.
ldeney by the gold democrats. He is
~ years old, and was an officer in the
confederate army during the civil
war.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
VIII Announce the New Year

Washington, d. C.-The naval oh.
serVatory will send this year, as usual.
four series of New Years eve tele.
graphic time signals to the
exact instant of the beginning of the
lew year in each of the four great
time zones of the United
States, namely, Eastern. Central,
Mountain and Pacific. Each series
begins five minutes before the hour,
and the last click, following a silent
interval of ten seconds, marks the ex.
act hour.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Wrangel, Alaska, Has r-.,eor,nb

seattle, W~ash.-Wrangel, on the
southeastern coast of Alaska, has
been placed in Geographic commu-
nication with the outside world for
the hrst time. Short connections have
been made by the United States cable.
snip Burnside, and the office is now
open for business.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

The average American family con-
sumes ,0S4 pounds Of meat annually,
according to Secretary Wilson'S est.
mates. If that's true, says the Wash.
ington Times, the vegotarlans have
been stuiiing the ballot in making up
their returns.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

A fashion writer announces that
tiaras Will be worn by ladies' In the
theaters next eason Well, even when
general prosperity prevails, few ladies
are likely to be able to afford tiaras
that will seriously obstruct the view
from behind them,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
State Pensioners.

State Auditor Henry has made up
his pension report for the year 1905
showing a total of 1868 pensioners.
For the year 1905 there was a total OF
1872 pensioners, being an increase OF
2ol. Below is a list of pensioners in
each class and the amount drawn by
each class. The No. | pensioners re-
ceiYo Sl2j each, the Nos. . and 3, s75,
while classes Nos. 4, ) and 6 are pro-
rate pensioners, vino receive $2S. 80 each:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

The Pennsylvania railway doubts
whether 1t will ever be reasonably
practical for Its trains to use electric
motors In Washington. Reasonably
practical" is a phrase that covers SO
many con agencies that It should be
accorded a place among the classics
OF diplomacy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

Seattle, Wash.-The overdue steam.
ship Pennsylvania has arrived. She
brought 81 passengers, a great ouan.
tty OF ore and a fortune in
gold dust, all of which, with tho
crew, was in jeopardy during a trim
from Valdez that consumed almost II
days.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

A Denver woman recently succeed
ed In raising $4,000 for q hospital by
selling kisses and smiles. She might
now be able to get another good slice
Of money for some charity by writing
n testimonial in favor of somebody's
cure for chapped lips.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
A NOTE FROM THE VATICAN.
Protest Against the Acts Of the French
Nation.

Rome, ltaly.-A note signed BY
the papal secretary of state, Cardinal
Merry del Val, protesting against the
search OF the papal nunciature at Par.
Is, the expulsion of Mgr. Montagnini
and the seizure Of the secret cipher
etc, has been presented to the diplo.
matte representatives accredited to
the vatican. Great Britain was the
only country besides Italy to which
no communication was made, not hav.
ing a representative at the vatican or
u vatican agent in London.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

A dispatch says eastern travelling
men are going to break up the tipping
practice. What's the matter, asks the
st. Louis Republic, with the western.
ers helping along this emancipation
from small graft?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Lowlands Flooded.

Excessive rains flooded the lowlands
in Pamela and adjoining counties from
n depth OF a few inches to seven feet.
The Tallahatchie and Coldwater rivers
were out of their banks, deeply mum
dating the adjacent country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

Thomas A. Edison claims that he
can make an automobile for 5000 that
VIII last 10 years, But why, asks the
Chicago Record Herald, should any.
body want an automobile that viii
last as long as that? We will all be
flying in less than Is years from now.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Cow Causes Fatal Wreck.

Vicksburg. Mlss-Passenger train
No. IL on the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley railroad was derailed at South.
wood, killing two trainmen and injur-
ing another. None of the passengers
was injured. The derailment Mas
caused by the train striking a COW,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

When the first steamship bringing
Immigrants to Charleston came across
the ocean recently, 20 couples were
married on the voyage, Each Of them
will face the problem Of making a
home in America with new strength
and new determination.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
More Waaea for Il. nnn Ma.

chicago, m--Announcement OF an
increase In wages of 10 per cent
mas been posted in the mills Of the
ilnnois steel Co. at South Chicago. II
is said a Ike advance will apply to
employees OF the company in Joliet
ana Milwaukee and that $4,000 mep
will be sffected.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Pritchard Pardoned.

The governor has p%ardoned Thomas
]. P%ritchard, who, in October, 1902,
was convicted in Franklin county on q
charge of assault and battery with in
tent to kill.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
viii Stand by THAR Gum.

a francisco, Cal-The board Of
education OF San Francisco has
agreed to stand by the contents a
tne emphatic letter which Its secre-
tary, =. g. Lefingwell, sent in reply
Q a severe criticism from 4 LEADING
american missionary in Japan.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
New Rural Route.

Rural free delivery route Nc. 5 out
from Philadelphia has been establish
ed, resulting in disseminating the of
fees Of Fair Ground, Hope, Saw, Worth
and Trapp,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Another Flood In w,,h,n.n.

Tacoma, Wash.-Heavy rains and
CHINOOK winds of the past two DAYS
have caused another food N n
mountain streams. The Green river
: raging. and has carried out the
northern Pacific bridge at haywood.
All trains are delayed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

Fears are entertained IN Persia that
there will be a reaction when the
crown prince becomes shah. What in
the world can they have to react from
IN pnrsIA2
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

With coal enough in the mines OF
the country 10 last 1000 or 5000 years
1t does seem as # It ought to be easier
to get enough in the cellar TO last |our
or five months.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

Acting on Nohammrd.s wisdom
whore the mountain was concerned,
an Iowa town has moved Itself to a
railway that would not come to the
town.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
FairchHd's Antecedents,

Madison, Wls.-Neil Fairchild, who
shot himself at Mukden. was a nephew
OF former Gov. Lucius Fairchild, of
wisconsin, and a son of Charles Fair.
child, Of New York.