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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-11-07

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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-11-07

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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-11-07
MQerlet fleine 9epei@em.
6. Nopember.

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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-11-07

- Sn pittsburg berbrannten bic
2eibfauunsea bon Wm. 6amilton &
sbbne NIT SO pfsrbsn unb So Gubr.
merle.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-11-07
Tort0autr
Sos Sreibnn6es bur4 Gntgegentomnle1 6es otter
rei9i9en &aiiers geii9ert.

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In Der Gabe bes &aiers. Jnrtt6are Jamlen. Srag0oe. MMr
auf ssksidem gSege. - Ghdfhtslos sesen jhotide Stu
SrenSe. - Mhr tapferer &rieser ausge;eidnet.-
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
improvements on Illinois Central.

The Illinois Central is spending con-
siderable money on its yards at va
'ious points in the state. Enlargements
are being made at Yazoo City, Nc
Comb City and Gwin, about 100000
being spent at these three points. Ad-
litional side tracks are also being
quilt at Bentonia and Flora.
The Illinois Central improvements
lnder way in Jackson will cost about
100000. Instructions have been given
to have the new $4,000 freight depot
completed within the next thirty days
f possible, and large quantities OF
material are being dumped on the
ground.
When the building is in readiness
for occupancy the old freight depot
will be torn away and additional
tracks built. An umbrella shed will
De erected in front of the union sta
ion, and the latter building thor
)ughly remodeled.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
Negro Run Over by Train.

The north-bound Gulf and Snip
Island passenger train was stopped
few miles below Hattiesburg where
the engineer observed the body of
man lying alongside the track. 1t was
found to be Ed Learned, negro, who
was run over by freight train, hav-
ing both his legs cut off near the thigh
The fellow had lain in that condition
all night, and was almost dead from
the loss of blood when discovered. He
was suffering intense pain, and begged
his rescuers to put an immediate end
to his life. He was carried on to Wig
gins for surgical atteadance.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL SECTIONS.
AN EPITOME OF THE NhWS
Culled From Important Happenings
Throughout the State During the
Past Week and Reviewed in Brief.

Governor Vardaman is expected to
issue call within the next few days
for the first meeting Of the Vicksburg
National Military Park Commission,
appointed during the recent legisla-
tive session, and vested with the duty
of directing the expenditure of the
$4,000 appropriation to be used in
erecting monuments to the Mississlp-
pi troops who fell during the siege of
Vicksburg.
The commission is composed Of Cap
tain John G.. eastman, of Vicksburg,
Capt. w. 7. Ratcliff, Of Raymond, and
Hon. William Yerger, Of Greenville,
all of whom are familiar with the his
tory Of the memorable siege, and the
positions occupied by the troops of
this state engaged in the defense OF
the city. The governor is an ex-officio
member Of the body.
/. In view Of a general manifestation
of interest being shown by other
Southern States in the work at the
Vicksburg park, and the likelihood
that liberal appropriations will be
made for monumental purposes, it IS
believed that the next legislature of
this state will grant an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000. 1t is conceded
that the funds now available are in
adequate as contrasted with the liberal
appropriation of other states, Illinois
for instance, allowing 100000 for the
work.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
No Fear of Fever.

In response to requests for more
positive assurance that there was no
hanger Of spread from the three cases
Of yellow fever at Ship Island quar-
antine station, DR.. j. B. Hunter, sec
retary Of the state board Of health,
wired Surgeon General Wyman of the
marine hospital service at Washing
ton asking for information as to how
many times fever had made its ap-
pearance there during the past ten
years without being confined, and re-
:eived the following reply:
"Hardly year in the past ten
years that yellow fever has not been
treated at Ship Island, and never any
spread to the mainland"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
MISSISSIPPI LATE NEWS.
Black Sea Base Captured.

A black sea bass, measuring eight
feet one and one-lsalf inches was
caught at the Pass Christian tarpon
grounds by John T. Mcdonald 1t
weighed 44O pounds and, when hung
up, looked more like beef than a
fish. Hundreds Of people viewed it
when numbers of photographs were
taken of the monster. Mr.. Mcdonald
was fishing for tarpon at the time,
and when the smallness of the tackle
used is considered, perhaps similar
feat has never heretofore been ac-.
complished by any angler. 1t required
over two hours Of hard work to land
the gamester and the captor says thai
such an experience once a season
is sufficient sport for any one. 1t IS
not Of record that sny fish OF this
size has ever been landed in the Gulf
before on an ordinary rod and reel,
and the record for catches of big fish
is broken.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
Fight On With Water Co.

The battle royal between the citi-
zens of Vicksburg and the water
works company has begun. Service
was made upon the citizens who have
been Withholding payment of their
water bills. some Of them for two
years or more, pending the supreme
court dec; ;sions, that unless they paid
lp right away their water would be
cut off. Mayor Griffith was among the
prominent ones who were served, and
ne preemptorily refused too pay his
bill, and told the server to cut his
water off and he would enter suit
against the company.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
LOCK TYPE CANAL
Is Voted by House in Com
mittee Of the Whole.
SEvENTY-SIX MAJORITY
When the Momentous Question Came
Up, the House Presented the Ap-
pearance of the Class Room
of Some Great University.

In committee of the whole, Friday,
the house, by a vote of 10 to "a,
voted in favor of a lock canal across
the isthmus of Panama, the amend
ment to this effect being presented
by Representative Littauer Of New
York.
With members of congress sitting
on the short steps in the aisles OF the
house, around the space in front OF
the speakers desk, with a large men,
bership of the lower branch of con-
gress, with the galleries filed and
with Mr.. Burton, of Ohio, pointer in
hand, indicating by charts the differ
ence between sea level and lock ca
nal, the house presented every ap-
pearance of the class room of great
university.
Mr.. Burton, on Thursday, gave no.
tice that when the item in the sun
dry civil bill was reached appropri-
ating upward of $25,O0O,O0O he would
ask for an hour in which to present
his views on the lock level type Of
Panama canal.
He prefaced his remarks by stat
ing that in the so-called Spooner law,
authorizing the expenditure of $135.-
100000 for the Panama canal, and
giving the president the right to in
augurate this movement and carry
1t to a successful conclusion, the type
was left with the president with Ger
tain specifications and limitations.
He said that lately there had been
a strong agitation for sea level ca
nal, and he believed that the time
had come when the question of type
should be settled and the matter re-
moved from the domain of controve.-
sy. Continuing, he said:
ut is net fair to the president and
to the executive officers Of the gov
ernment who have this great enter
prise in charge to say to them, PRO
ceed with the canal with all the speed
you may and with another breath to
say that we have not yet made up
our minds what kind of a canal you
shall build 1t is unjust to the subor'
dinates who have gone to the isthmus
to give the best years of their lives
and their best efforts to hamper and
embarrass them by failing to decide
this question"
Taking up his position in front
of the maps, he called attention to
the vital difference between the two
types and remarked that when the
topography is considered it would be
the very strongest argument for the
lock level canal.
He said thirty-four of the ablest
engineers of the world favored the
lock level type and he believed this
Judgment schould be accepted.
Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia made a
point against the amendment of Mr..
Littauer. He insisted that the amend
ment was clearly new legislation and
argued the question from that prem
ise.
The chair, Mr. Watson, of Indiana,
held the amendment was in order and
cries OF vote, vote" were heard.
Without further discussion the LIZ
tauer amendment was adopted.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
vicksburg Pays Her Bills.

The city clerk dished out the sum
Of $40, ,760.70 over the counter to those
who have held warrants and claims
under the city floating debt, for which
the recent bond issue of $1l5,000 was
foated. He is still in the ring and will
meet ali other claims due by the city,
having the balance Of the issue, which
was originally $117,649.50, which in
cluded the interest. 1t is learned that
there are only few more claims, and
thew will be met.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
Sullivan Dead.

Bob Sullivan, the last victim of b
Sullivan Hollow feuds, died in the h
pital, in Jackson, to which he W
brought after being shot in the abd.,
men at Saratoga, Miss. His body wal
conveyed back to Sullivan's Hollow
for interment in the family graveyard
The negroes who shot him have neve
been apprehended.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
Brakeman Has Marrow Escape

7. C. Warren, brakeman on the
local freight, age twenty-six years,
running on the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road, came near being killed while at
tempting to climb a car at Quitman.
He was badly bruised about the facq
and his left arm broken. He managed
to escape from under the car beford
the wheels could crush him. D. VI
Guthrie, the Mobile and Ohio ply
sician, dressed his wounds and sue
eeeded in getting him off on the north
bound train.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21

In speaking of the fact that nearly
all of the southern roads are prepar-
ing to double-track their lines, the
Birmingham Ledger says:
"The truth is, the productiveness
of the south has increased so rapidly
of late wears that the railroads find
it hard to meet the transportation de-
mands with single tracks. Complaints
Of the inadequacy of shipping faclll-
ties are growing more numerous every
year. Thousands Of dollars worth OF
strawberries and other trucking pro-
duets had to be thrown away last year
because the cars were not available
for shipment. The fruit season opens
almost every year with complaint OF
the shortage of cars. The double
track system will greatly facilitate
the shipping and will remove much OF
the difficulty along its line. Not only
is the freight traffic on all of the
principal railroads increasing stead
lily, but the passenger traffic is very
much heavier, so that it is not un-
reasonable to look for the double
tracking of nearly all Of the large
railroad systems in the south in the
next few wears"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
Officer Shoots a Blind Tiger.

Jim Fortenberry, negro blind tigel
operator, was shot and probably ia.
tally wounded at McComb by Police
Officer Umphreys, who had made a
raid on the establishment. Fortenber-
ry drew pair of knucks and struck
Officer Umphreys over the left eye,
inhicting a painful wound. Umphreys
shot his assailant twice, once through
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
Early Gotten Bloom.

First cotton bloom reports are nov
being received and, strange to say
the first reports are coming from tn
delta section Of the state. Usually |
is the southern counties that clair
this honor. The weather for the pas
week has been hot and dry, with 90
casional light showers, which is idea
for rapid development of cotton, am
the crop is making splendid headwa
in all parts Of the state.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
DR.. Saunders Not a Candidate.

DR.. P. H. Saunders Of Laurel was
interviewed in regard to the chancel-
lorship Of the University Of Missis-
sippi. He said in substance that the
place had not been offered him and
that he was not an applicant, 50 there
was nothing to give out. He further
stated that such place Of honor and
trust in his opinion should not be So
licited; nor Gid he know that he could
accept should he be thus honored.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
College Products Store.

At its recent annual meeting the
board Of trustees Of the Alcorn Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College
decided to establish depot at Match
ez for the sale Of college products,
such as shoes, wagons, buggies and
other articles from the industrial de-
partment. These products are quite
source of revenue to the institution.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
swlFTEsT CRAFT IN NAVY.

BattIeship Georgia Lays All others
in the Shade In Speed Trial.
The battleship Georgia, on her OF
fetal speed trial off Portland. Me-
Thursday, made a record OF 1926
knots an hour, not only exceeding by
more than a quarter of knot, the
speed required by her contract, but
establishing herself as the fastest
battleship of the United States navy.
Her record exceeds 6-100 knots that
of the New Jersey, made off the New
England coast on March 70.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
Baptist Convention at Vicksburg.

The Baptists of the state are max
ing extensive preparations for the an
nual convention to be held at Vicks
burg on the Fourth Of July, and which
will be in progress one week. There
will be over 500 delegates and promit
nent church workers in attendance
The Baptist church in Mississippi
numbers nearly 100000 commuE
cants.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
MARSHAL SLAIN BY CONVICT.

Desperate Negro Barricades Himself
in Cabin and Shoots Two Men.
While attempting to arrest Will
Smith. colored, an escaped convict,
Marshal Morris of Midwife, Ga, was
shot to death and ]. ]. Pope OF Wad-
lev. perhaps mortally wounded.
The negro was at bay and Darrl-
caded in his cabin near the village
Of Gertrude. The tragedy occurred
Thursday morning just after sunrise.
After the shooting the negro armed
himself with a supply of ammmi-
tion and fed into the woods, where
he is being searched for by posse.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
Marengo Levee Situation.

The change IN the levee at Marengo,
above Vidalia, is working great dam
age to the Natchez and Vidalia har,
bors, and government aid to avert
the danger of caving banks is solic-
tied. The city has a $150,0O0 water
works plant on the river front, and
its safety is jeopardized by the con-
slant erosion of the river bank by
the swift current which is caused by
the arrangement of the Marengo levee.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
Girl Charged With Robbing Mail.

Deputy United States Marshal {
C. Buckley took into custody Heller
David, negress about fifteen year:
of age, on a charge Of robbing thl
United States mail at Gulfport. Shd
was given hearing before United
States Commissioner McMorrough and
placed under $500 bond, which she
failed to give and was taken to the
county Jail at Gulfport.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
STRIKE IN SOUTHWEST ENDS.
Miners and Operators Reach Agre

Miners and Operators Reach Agree
ment and Work Will Be Resumed.
The appointed tellers completed the
count at Kansas City, Friday, of the
referendum agreement reached last
week between the soft coal miners
and operators of the southwest. The
agreements affecting Arkansas. Kan
sas and Indian Territory were car
ried by 1,400, and ends the strike in
the southwest and the miners will
return to work Many mines have al
ready cleaned up preparatory to start
ing up.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI

Devoted to the Industrial Commercial and Agricultural
Development of the Wonderful Resources OF the Stae.
Items of Interest from all Quarters.
By II. E. BLAKESLEE, Jackson, Miss.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-21

Plans for the annual meeting of the
Mississippi Industrial Exposition are
being completed and the active work
of preparation is under way. The leg
islature leased the old capitol and
grounds for this purpose and the pro-
moters propose to make the fair larger
and much better than ever before.
Several new buildings for various pur-
poses will be provided and the IN
terest is increasing from year to wear,
requiring larger quarters for exhibits.
The attendance is taken as an evi-
denee that this enterprise is appre-
ciated by the people of the state. In
1904 fifteen thousand people paid ad-
mission at the gate while last year the
paid admissions numbered $4,000.
This fall the promoters confidently ex-
pect more than $4,000 and likely Co.
900, will attend. In register kept
last fall, nearly every county In the
state was represented by visitors and
more than half the states in the
Union. The great good to be effected
by county and state fairs cannot be
grasped in an instant, or does it all
come in the year in which the fair
is held. Results can be traced for
years afterwards. They are undoubt-
ediy the greatest educators of the pres
ent time, and every county IN Missls-
sippi should hold fair annually. The
promoters will likely not realize on
the money invested in the way of di-
rect dividends, but the dividends will
come to every man, woman and child
alike in increased prosperity, better
yield of crops, improved stock, eco
nomical handling Of products, and Ill
thousand other ways. The writer
hopes to see a number Of fairs organ
lied next year and made permanent
institutions in the several counties
now without them.
The circuit clerk of Tippah county
in making his rounds with the reg
istration books, reported that he reg
istered at Geno's Mill man whc
qualified to his age as 104 years. The
gentleman in question was Mike Cox
a typical son Of the Emerald Isle and
fine specimen of humanity. He has
been a citizen of Tippah for long
time and is one Of the best citizens
Of Dumas registered as 80 years Of
age