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Douglas Island news., 1907-09-04

The latest walk-out at the Ellamar mine was due to the inability of the miners and mine managers to agree up- on the employment of several non- union men who were there when the previous strike was settled. The min CTS claim it was agreed that only union men should be employed. These men refused to join the union, the manage ment refused to discharge them and the strike resulted. Two of them join ed the union but the others still refuse and only four or five men are working. Nearly fifty were employed at all kinds of work before the strike.-Seward Gateway.
 The Ketchikan Miner says that J. R.. Heckman has thus far taken out of his floating trap at Point Higgins, 100000 salmon, and has 80O00 more in it's re- serve pocket waiting to be taken out. Mir. Heckman says he could just as easily have taken out three-quarters of a million had he been prepared to hall dle the fish from the trap to the can nery, put that as matters now stand he has no fear of being unable to make as large a pack-95,0 ,000 cases-as he had made preparations for before the sal mon run began. He now has pack of 65, GOO cases and is handling 10000 fish a day.
 From Washington, a report has just been issued by the geological depart ment which shows that the production of copper has doubled each season for the past two years. The prophecy is made that from now on phenomenal increases will result from the greater number of mines that are being opened up, and the fact that many which have been blocked out will, with the install lation of heavy machinery, become big producers. Alaska is declared to be the district which in few years will control the copper markets of the world. A feature of the report is the thorough manner in which the Copper river country and the islands of the Alaskan coast are illustrated by col ored maps showing the extent of the experiencing areas.
 "Liquor is the curse of Alaska" said Archdeacon Stuck, of the Alaska Epis- copal missions, in an interview at Se- attle. "The Indian population is being debauched, and not one of the officials will move finger to stop the outrage. The law is there and provides penalties for all crimes, but with the letter of the law you must have the spirit as well, and that is lacking in the Northland. The trouble is in trying to administer the affairs of country 290,000 square miles in extent from Washington, thousands of miles away. The United States deputy marshals vii! not make any effort to secure evidence against wrongdoers. They claim that they are no more than process servers, and if others will secure the evidence and swear out the warrants they will exe- cute them. That, they declare, is the extent that their duty calls them to do. Undoubtedly they have some justifca- ton for this stand, for as understand it, there is no provision for their travel ing expenses, and to reach court you often have to travel hundreds of miles. Many man is killed in Alaska and no one hears of it or if they do they never stop to inquire into the circumstances" :"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13
FOR PROHIBITION
Temperance Workers Hold Meeting
in Jackson on Tuesday


A conference of the leading tenn
perance workers and advocates OF
Mississippi was held in Jackson
Tuesday morning, beginning at 10
o clock and lasting for several hours.
The object of the meeting was 10
discuss the advisability of launching
campaign for both statutory and
constitutional prohibition, and the
matter was discussed from all of its
standpoints by those in attendance
upon the meeting:
1t was unanimously decided to ask
the next legislature to enact a statu
tory prohibition law and at the same
time submit an amendment TO the
state constitution calling for constitu-
ton prohibition.
The result of the conference mas
created much comment in Jackson,
as the declaration is tantamount to a
declaration of war on the faw wills
key counties and means one of the
bitterest campaigns in the history OF
the state
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13

paper may cherish for the governor.
How then could he have been there
and seen with his own eyes and heard
with his own ears the overpowerine
and tumnltous dempnstration to Var
daman and yet not said one word
about it in his paper? The Gazette
scorns even the intimation that a
newspaper which its enthusiastic cdr
tor and staff correspondent call athc
greatest newspaper in Mississippi
that such a newspaper could have
published such a colossal mis-statc-
ment of fact as was its account D:
the Vardaman- Williams debate, had
it had a representative there on the
ground with ears to hear and eyes to
see. We prefer rather to believe
that our great contemporary has been
grossly imposed upon by some ram
pant. reckless, lose-lipped man who
told the News what happened as
he wished he could have seen it
Magnolia Gazette.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13


engine that was used for pumping
oil from cars to the storage tanks.
In an alteration resulting from /,
dispute in game of craps, Robert
Berryhill. a young white man, was
| choked to death by three negroes in
Kinds county on the Fourth. After
| the killing the body was concealed in
| pile of logs. The negroes have
been arrested and taken to the penn
Tertiary at Jackson for safe keeping,
as there were some threats of lynch
ing made.
Some people are predicting a
twenty-cent cotton crop this year,
and hoping for the verfication of the
prediction. A greater calamity
could scarcely befall the cotton grow
ing industry, even if the producers
were we'll supplied with food crops.
for it would have the effect of put
ting many spindles and factories out
OF business, perhaps permanently
Aberdeen Weekly.
A committee OF ladies, represent
ing the different churches of We5son,
Miss, have requested the mayor and
lance in checking the cigarette smok-
ing by young boys. Many boys un-
der the age of II years are inverc,
ate cigarette fends, it is said. The
mayor assured the ladies that every
possible assistance would be render
ed them in their efforts.
There were oo,2SI votes cast for
governor in the second primary cleo
ton four years ago. We predict
the vote in the first primary this year
will nearly double that number, for
there IS far more interest felt in the
present race than there was four
years ago. And then, too, this year
we have the additional incentive OF
the Williams-Vardam race for the
United States scnate-Southern Re-
porter.
In a speech at Wilbeforce Univer-
sity few days ago United States
Senator Foraker, who wants to be
nominated for president by the repub
lican party, and is pandering for the
negro vote, advised the negroes to
rise up against the grandfather
clause and educational qualification
restrictions in the South, and after
reading his speech member of the
cabinet is reported to have said: IF
Foraker makes many more speeches
there will be only one political party
in the North, and the name of it will
be the White Mans party
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13
Hollandale Items

Messrs w. H. Smith spent Sunday
in Vicksburg.
Mrs. R. E. Virgins, OF Cleveland
is visiting Mrs. Matte Golden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Smith are
spending a few weeks in indianapolis
Ind
Mr.. Frank E. Wright, of Green
vile, was in the city on last Wednes-
day.
Miss Willie Mckinney, of Leland
was in town Wednesday visiting re-
latives
Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh left on Wed
nesday for Laurel, Miss, where the;
will make their future home.
Rev L. F. Gregory and famils
were here the first of the week Wis
lting Mr.. J A fIollingsworth.
Misses Lille and Halle Fields
of Anguil1a, are visiting their sis
ter, Mrs. S. c. Rya1s, this week.
Mr. Mercer Parefeld returned on
Tuesday from Bowling Green, KY,
where he has been attending school
Mrs Warrenton 1efts on Monday
for Norton Mss, where she will
spend several weeks with friends and
relatives.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13
$500 DOT CONTEST.

The Farmers News Scimitar, the
weekly edition of the Memphis News
Scimitar, is the South's best farming
paper, has circulation of over 1907
900 each week, and is indispensable
to every farmer and should be in
every Southern home.
Every member of the Farmers
this great paper, which is only rs
cents year-52 numbers, over 4I6
pages.
Liberal commissions to agents, be-
sides $4,000 cash prizes, and gold
watch each month to the largest club
raiser; also $4,000 given away to
subscribers in an interesting dot
counting contest. A postal car with
your name and addrdess will bring
full particulars.
MEMPHIS NEWS SCIMITAR,
.3-23-tf Memphis, Tenn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13

great musical treat. That was be-
cause it was the first time / heard :
Jews harp for months. Nobody
knaWs how to play 4 Jews harp now
aaays. Even those demonstrators-I
suppose that's what you call them
in music stores, who seem to know
how to play every other kind OF in
strument for the benefit of possible
customers, fall down on the Jews
lharp. In fact, nobody seems to know
what Jews harp looks like. Yes
terday, just out of curiosity.
stepped into music store and asked
to see one. / also asked the clerk to
play it for me.
Il want to hear Nellie Gray"
said, sand When Johnny Comes
Marching Home, and lot hore old
fashioned tunes
He looked at me as if he thought
| had lost my mind"
Il don't know nothing about the
Jews harp" he said, "but I can play
those things on the piano if you like. :
But | didn't want the piano. I can
hear that at any time. I was about
TO go away when an old man who
was working in the rear of the store
stepped forward.
+. Il can play those tunes on the
Jews harp he said And then he
sat down and played Lord, how lie
did play Tender, haunting melodies
sang themselves off that Jews harp
and melted into my very soul. They
took me off Broadway. they took me
clean out of New York. and set me
among the clouds. | haven't fairly
got down to earth yet. The chances
are | never shall get down if [ can
persuade that old man to play the
Jews harp for me every day
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13
Differs Radically

The Gazette confesses with pride
that its account Of the Meridian de-
bate between Vardaman and Will
Jams differs radically from the ve9.
sion OF the day which was published
in the Jackson Daily News But for
the fact that we saw and talked to
the staff spondent OF gle News
at Meridian, a reading of the account
which he wrote would persuade Us
that he was not in Meridian at ali.
As it is,we are beginning to suspicion
that we were victim of an optical
delusion and that as a matter of fact
We did not sec the News man the<e
on the Fourth. Of course. the cour-
teous, polished, elegant, heightened
gentleman who claims to have repre-
scented. the News on that occasion
would not write anything but the
facts, however deep the political and
personal enmity which he and his
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13

FROM OUR EXCHANGES

y = = = y - = y x x -
Hattiesburg's new depot will cost
$Iz5,ooo.oo.
Work will begin in few days on
the large exposition building at the
state fair grounds in Jackson.
Hattesburg people have made an
appeal to Evangelist Gates to hold
revival at that city when he raises
his siege at Jackson.
Two police officials of Vicksburg
were severely reprimanded and heav-
lily fined last Saturday for being
drunk and carrying revolvers while
in drunken condition.
The corner stone OF Yazoo City s
new city hall was laid an last Tues
day. When completed that city will
have one of the finest halls and fire
department buildings in that part Of
the state.
Charles Myers, an employee of the
Dayton Paper Novelty Company,
Of Dayton, Ohio, was shot and Sc
verely wounded and his wife Grimm
ally assaulted by brutal negro while
the two were walking in a grove nea.
the Soldiers Home on last Saturday
night
The city council OF Hattiesburg
has made an appropriation for the
building of crematory for garbage.
Cream Ale has been placed un-
der the ban in Jackson. at looks
like beer, tastes like beer and has
the same effect as beer says the
CiarionLedger
If every Mississippian who mas
the same views upon the race
question as the distinguished and
gifted governor Of the common
wealth has will turn out and vote for
him in the coming senatorial elec~
ton he will leave the right honor
able John at the first quarter and
land a winner by many lengths
John Beeman. a brother OF Dave
Beeman, the negro WIG is sentenced
to hang at Montgomery, Ala, July
Goth. has employed counsel for petit
tioning the governor that he be al
lowed 10 take the place of his brother
on the scaffold. The law forbids SUBJ
stituton in a capital sentence so the
wishes of the negro cannot be COM
piled with.
The plant and storage tanks of the
Standard Oil Co, at Jackson burned
Saturday morning destroying pro-
perty estimated at $4,000 The con-
9agration ragged for six hours and
over 100000 gallons of kerosene, gas
oline and other oils were destroyed.
The fire originated from a gasoline
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13
Cured of Lung Trouble

at is now eleven years since l had
narrow escape from consumption. .
writes C.O.Floyd, leading business
man of Kershaw, N c. 81 had run
down in weight to I35 pounds, and
coughing was constant, both day and
night. Finally I began taking DR..
Kings New Discovery and cont:n-
ued this for about six months, when
my cough and lung trouble were en-
tirely gone and | was restored to my
normal health" Thousands OF per-
sons are healed every year. Guar
anteed by all druggists soc and ST.
Trial bottles free
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13

The Alaska Packers Association
are about to introduce the Argo Red
Salmon in this market. They are
the largest salmon Gamers in the
world. employing an army OF $500
men, with a fleet of over sixty yes
sells, and the Argo is the choicest
Red Salmon packed 1t is caught in
the icy waters Of Bernig Sea. The
flesh is firm; of beautiful red color
and delicious flavor. Us
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13
Where are he Jews Harps?

Jews harps?" said the gray-head-
ed man. .1Have I heard one lately ::
Yes, I heard man playing one yes
terday. His performance was to mc
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-13
FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES


the significant which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09

are being given employment at these industries.
 lndicationss of an advance in steel rod, wire and nall are in evidence. A statement was made some weeks ago that the probable make of the rod. wire and nall mills for some months had been sold ahead. Wire is in strong de- mand and reports are to the effect that not only is the big wire corporation making an increased price known but independent manufacturers as well !. There Is no accumulation of wire at all in this district, the product going out about as rapidly sas it is beeing pro- duced
 There are no fears that the transpor- tation facilities in this district will de- lay the industry any In the least. The railroad officials are making every ef- fort to keep ther promise that the in- dustrial companies shall be given every consideration in the way of cars with which to handle the raw material and the finished product in and out of the district. So far the only complaint heard Is that in the raw material fields.
 The cotton crop will shortly be re- quiring large number of cars, but Il is not believed that there Is going to be such howl because of a car fam inc as prevailed two years ago. The report of the Alabama Car Service Association as to the number of cars handled during the past month Will be. out inside of another week, and a gain will be shown as compared to the figures for the previous month.
 A numbey of inquiries have been re- ceived inf this district by pig iron manufacturers in regard to iron for de- livery during the first half of the com ing year, No business has resulted lately from these inquiries and in some quarters this is taken to mean that the consumers are either testing the art or trying to bring a demand to the notice of the manufacturers. The buying that was expected to start about this time has not yet asserted itself. The producers do not appear to be certain when 1t will start, and the principal assertion heard is that there is no reason for being alarmed, inas- much as the probable make for the balance of the year has been sold.
 The production of coal in Alabama is heavier than it ever was. Much development is still under way, and in a short while some results will be felt from this work. A report has been made on the development on at Null gay in the western part of Jefferson County by the. Birmingham Iron Com pany. This report comes from the two assistant State mine inspectors, and Is to the effect that two shafts are being sunk and that the equipment of the mines will be the best in the dis trict. Two seams of coal will be worked in both of these shafts. one at about 250 feet and the other at about $50 to 400 feet. Both seams are sew eral feet in width and will prove equal to any coal mined in the State almost. The output when the shafts are in full operation should reach something like 5000 to 4.000 tons of coal daily. The mines will be equipped thoroughly with electricity. Other development in the State is showing progress.
 Coke is in good demand with strong prices obtaining. There is no appre- hension that a falling off in the Iron mart is likely te cause an aecumula- tiof of coke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
MOBILE MAN KILLS NEGRO Spectacular Tragedy Sunday Afternoon. EDWARD MARTIN WOUNDED Black Cut Throat of Livery Stable
 Owner. Then He Ran Through Royal Street, and Was Overtaken by Police
 man Camp, who
 Uses Pistol.

Mobile, Sept. Especial. )-Henry Norris, a negro, after attempting to cut the throat of Edward Martin, a well known livery stable owner of this city, and attacking Police Officer Camp with the same knife. was shot to death by the officer shortly after o'clock this afternoon.
 Martin was standing in the front of his stable on Royal Street shortly before the cutting occurred talking to a negro employe. Norris came up and joined in the conversation. Martin told him to move on, and when the ne- gro failed to do SO. Martin struck him twice in the face
 The negro turned and walked to the rear of the stable without saying a word but several minutes later when Martin had seated himself with his back towards the direction .aken by the negro, the latter ran up behind Martin and attempted tp cut his throat with a pocket knife.
 The negro was partly successful, in- ficting an ugly flesh wound, but one not thought to be serious The negro ran down Royal Street closely follow ed by several persons.
 Police Officer Camp, seeing the flee ing negro, joined in the chase. The crowd began to gain on the negro. who finally took refuge in an empty room on the second floor of the building oc- cupied by the Roche Undertaking co. By the time Officer Camp reached the scene the negro had secured the door of the room and openly defied the off, cor. When the latter could not obtain entrance through the door he went to e window which he raised and at- tempted to enter. The negro made at the officer with the knife in his hand. He was told to stop, and when he failed to do so Camp fired three shots from his revolver, all three taking effect, The first shot entered the negro's left breast just Above the heart and ragged downward, proving fatal within short time.
 oficer Camp went to the police sta- fion immediately and surrendered. Cor oner Hirschfield was notified and an inquest was held. The jury complete 1y exonerated the officer and recom- mended that he be discharged from custody, which was done.
 The wound sustained by Martin is an ugly cut on the left side of his neck and the wound would probably have proved fatal had not he become conscious of the negro's presence he- hind him just as the blow was deliv- cred and was partly able to ward it on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
BOY TRIES TO
 SHOVE QUEER Tells Many Different
 Stories. FAILS TO LOCATE PLACES Cannot Take Officers to Home or
 Where He Got Coin. Counterfeit Money Found on Negro Lad Is Very Crude and Would
 Be Very Hard to

The police have in custody small negro boy who was Caught Saturday night with several counterfeit dollars in his pocket. The different stories that he has related since then fosters the belief that the boy was sent out to dispose of the "eueer" by older parties.
 He Is about 13 years of age. and has given the police a number of different names, and has otherwise exhibited a most confusing character. An effort was made to locate the place where the boy lived. He was taken out in charge of one of the plain clothes men and carried to number which he gave. In this instance the number happened to be that of the home of prominent family on Capitol Heights.
 The hoy then admitted he had been lying. and. told the officer that he was prepared to carry him to the place where he got the dollars he had in his possession. Again the number was 'phong" one, and the boy was given another opportunity to find the spot where he had been given the money.
 It soon became evident that he was either lying about the place where, he told the police. he was given the mon- ey for some work that he had done, or that he really didn't know. The police are inclined to the belief. how ever, that he does know and that he is a very shrewd young accomplice.
 The commercials are very crude, and could be passed on none but the most Ignorant. The dyes with which the coins were stamped is well executed on one side, but the metal is very iiOht ana nan he readily detected as being counterfeit without even sound- ing 1t.
 From the crude work, and the man. ner in which 1t was attempted to put this money in circulation. the police do not believe that the operation of those who are attempting to make money like Uncle Sam are very extensive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
Wisconain state Fair.

Milwaukee. Wis. sept. s--The annual Wiseonsin state Fair will open tomor- row with slI signs pointing to an ex- hihition better than any of its prede- eessors. Five handsome new buildings are in use for the first time and many other notable improvements have been made in the grounds and conventions since last year. The entries of live stock of all kinds and of race horses are large, while the agricultural, horti- cultural, manufacturing, dairy ana other exhibits are pronounced better than those of any other year. The management confidently expects the attendance during the week to estab- lish a new record for high figures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
GIVEN HOUSING RECEPTION.
Senators Bani<hesd and Johnston Arous
 Eufhsnafaaul fin mark.

Senators Bankhead and Johnston arouse
 Enthusiasm in ozark.
 Ozark. Sept. 8.-(Special. )--The corn- irg of Senators Bankhead and Johnston to Ozark this week served>to stir up the enthusiasm or other days among politicians, and the visitors were given royal reception.
 People in this section have conf dence in the ability and integrity of our new representatives in the highest Iegisla tive body of the United States. and believe them worthy successors to Senators Morgan and Pettus.
 One day this week Mir. Tom Lang ford was looking for hogs in Claybank swamp. six miles northwest of Ozark. and becoming weary sat down beside a large tree. After an hour he rose up to look round. and was breaking some twigs over his head. Without any knowledge of Mir. Langfords pres ence in the swamp. Charley Beasley, who was out hunting, mistook MT. Langfords arm for coon and fired, putting sixty-five No. shot in his arm.
 Hon. H. B. Steagall. the new so- licitor for the judicial circuit. made his debut in the court at Clayton this week. s