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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15
IN THE LOCAL COURTS.
Cases Disposed Of During the Last
Week.
Mayors Court.

City VS.. jim Johnston As
sault and battery. The prosecu-
trix, Laura Smith withdrew
affidavit and paid costs.
City VS.. E. j. Hoover Un.
lawful sale of Intoxicating Ii.
quors. This case has not been
tried.
City VS.. Will MarcelIis Gam.
ing. Not tried.
City vs.. General Taylor As
sault and battery. Plead guilty
and fined $500 and costs.
City VS.. Peet Wells. Frank
Wells, Prentiss Richardson, Wat
son. All plead guilty and were
fined $3.50 each and costs.
City VS.. As Townsend, John
Blumenthal, Kazie Washington
Disturbing the peace. All plead
guilty and were assessed with
fines of S. each and costs.
City VS.. Ed McLaurin, Teron
Parker, Tarr Brister, johnson
Smith h--Gaming. $3.50 each and
costs.
City vs.. E. j. Hoover Sell
ing pop on Sunday. Plead guilty
and given S. and costs to remem-
ber the occasion.
City VS.. Ida Mullins Disturb
ing the peace. $3.50 and costs,
defendant pleading guilty.
City VS.. Viola Hooker As
sault and battery. The defend
ant plead not guilty, but the ev-
idence shown convinced Mayor
Lanier that she was and be taxed
her with So. so and the costs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15
The Worlds Panama Exposition at
New Orleans.

The people of New Orleans
have decided that it is desirable,
feasible and practicable to hold
in this city WORLDS PAN
ANA EXPOSITION, designed to
celebrate not an anniversary of
some past event, but the compile
tion of one -of the worlds great
est achievements the opening of
the Panama Canal in the year 1915
or 1915.
Tafs 10 bur Immediate terrific
ry-the Gulf States, the South
east, Southwest and the Missls-
sippi Valley will usher in a new
era of commerce, wealth and in
dustrial prosperity, which they
will be the first to feel.
An event of such magnitude and
of such far-reachlng Importance
cannot be an affair of purely local
significance and New Orleans
feels in undertaking this celebra-
ton at her initiative, she is not
entitled to reap all the resultant
benefits, but that the whole
people of the United States, par
ticularly of this territory, have
an equal interest.
Therefore 1t was decided by
the committee of 25 to invite all
who can do so to come here for
tina Panama Conference on June
81, % and 80, and to that end
has asked all the railroads to
make reduced rates for the oc-
casion. We will entertain you
with a Panama Exposition Smok-
er on the night of Thursday, the
9th, when the question will. be
discussed; the ladies of your par
ty will be rendered a reception on
the afternoon of the 28th, and
that night special program has
been arranged at the White City.
The following night an equally at
tractlve program has been ar1ang-
ed for West End, and you are as
sured both a hearty welcome and
an enjoyable time.
We want your views on the
question. and want your people
to come here and express those
views openly and freely. This is
one of the biggest PROPOSE
tions we have had to consider
in many years, and the opinion
of all people and all sections is
wanted and urged. Come by all
means, bring your wives and FAM
lilies, and while deciding a great
question, take the opportunity to
enjoy yourselves as our guests in
the delightful city.
We shall be glad indeed to hear
from you, and should you ap-
point delegates, kindly forward
their names to M. B. Trezeyant,
Secretary.
Very truly yours,
M. B. IRRELEVANT, Secty.
PHILLIP WERLEIN,
Ch man.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15
They Slept TOeether.

An amusing story illustrative
of the friendly feeling that pre-
walls among the six candidates for
governor is going the rounds and
is vouched for by the two gentle
men involved in the incident.
A few days since Hon. Charles
Scott and Hon. E. f. Noel had
an appointment for the same day
at little town on the Mobile and
Ohio road north fo Meridian, and
in order to reach the place they
bad to travel in train reaching
the village about three O'Clock in
the morning. The two guberna-
tdrial aspirants, both tired and
sleepy, allghted at the depot and
wended their way to the solitary
tavern short distance from the
depot, where they encountered an
equally sleepy proprietor who in
formed them he had only one va
cant room in the house, and that
had just been deserted by a travel
ing man who departed on the
same train on which the guberna-
torial aspirants arrived.
It's the best / can do, fell
lows said the proprietor, who,
either through lack of interest in
political matters, OF the dimness
of the light furnished by smoky
kerosene lamp, did not recognize
his distinguished guests.
How about it, Ed,'' asked Mr..
Scott.
All right with me, Charley, =
cheerfully responded the gentle
man from Holmes. I've slept
with worse fellows during my life
time.
The proprietor led the way to
1.-THE room, and the two candidates
for governor tumbled into a bed
lstill warm from the heat of an I'M
known body, without waiting for
q change of sheets, and within a
few. minutes were off in the
realms of slumber land.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15
PIKE COUNTY WOMAN MURDERED.
White Men Visit Home Of Farmer. Kill
Wife and Mother Wound Father.

! Magnolia, June II. AT a late
hour tonight no arrests had been
made in connection with the MUIR
der of Mrs. Doler ElIzey, but the
chances are that there will he one
or more before the night is over,
or tomorrow.
Mrs. Ellzey and her husband
were awakened last night by per-
sons in their bed room at their
home ten miles east of this place,
and Mrs. Ellzey struck match to
see what was the matter. She
was commanded to remain in the
bed, but later got up and was shot
dead.
The first report received here
did not state that Mr.. Ellzey, who
has been an invalid for years, was
also shot, bat that is now under
stood to be the case. However,
he was only slightly wounded, and
managed to get word to some of
his neighbors of the outrage and
murder that had been committed,
and they came to his assistance.
| Mr.. Ellzey not only witnessed
the murder of his devoted wife,
but he recognized two of bis three
midnight visitors as his neighbors.
They we're not masked, evident
ly not expecting for the light to
be turned on them in their efforts
to rob the house, and when sur
prised by the striking of the
match, killed the woman and shot
her sick husband. He made out
he was also dead, and believing
they had killed both, the murder
ers left.
The Ellzeys are among the most
prominent and prosperous farmers
in the county, and it is generally
supposed that they kept consider
able sums of money in their home.
That was evidently the object
of their visit.
The couple have eight children,
some of them almost infants.
When the neighbors arrived
and found the facts as related
above they organized searching
parties at once, and procured
hounds as soon as possible to get
them, but the tracks were several
hours old when the dogs arrived,
and it is possible they will not
succeed in running down the sus-
poets.
Mr.. Ellzey is reported to have
stated that he recognized two of
his assailants, and if that be true
they will be arrested tomorrow.
Excitement is running very
high, and it may be that the mis-
creants will be roughly handled
# captured tonight. Clarion
Ledger.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15
P RO MINENT MEN SUS-
PECTED.

Magnolia, Miss, June 49,
There is nothing new in the Ellzey
murder case today. Two white
men were captured in Louisiana
last night suspected of having
committed the murder. but we're
released from custody, as they
proved their whereabouts. 1t is
now believed, according to the
latest advices received from
Smithburg, that three prominent
men of that community are in
volved and it would not be sur
prising if there were not some ar
rests within a short time. The
authorities refuse to do much talk
ing about the case and what
grounds they have for suspecting
neighbors of Mr.. Ellzey.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15
RACE RIOT AT ANDING.
Three Negroes Killed and Two Whites
Slightly Wounded.

Anding, Miss, June 13 Three
negroes were killed and two
white men slightly wounded in
fight between whites and blacks
near Anding last Saturday.
The negroes were named John
son, and we're tenants on the
place of Mr. Thos d. Kirk. Adam
johnson was given some orders
by Mr.. Kirk about some work on
the place, and the negro cursed
him and refused to obey. Mr..
Kirk whipped the negro, who
left, and going to his home, a
short distance away, returned
with shot gun. In the mean
time Mr.. Kirk had retreated into
the house, and being unarmed,
he knew that to go out to meet
the negro meant instant death.
The negro, failing to find Mr..
Kirk, began cursing Mrs. Kicrk,
and also threatened her. johnson
then returned to his home, where
his father and several brothers
lived, and the three brothers,
named Adam, Abe and Green
johnson, returned to the Kirk
home. in the meantime Mr..
Kirk had sounded the alarm, and
several of the neighbors assem-
bled and the battle was on.
Adam johnson advanced near
the house, and was met by sew
eral of the white men. Mr.. j. T. |
Cheatham was armed with shot
gun loaded with small shot. The
negro advanced toward him,
firing as he came, but he reserved |
his fire until the negro got within
close range, when he fired on
him, killing him instantly. The
other negroes then retreated to
their home, and the house was
surrounded by the whites, quite
number having assembled by this
time. The negroes barricaded !
themselves in the house and re-
fused to surrender, and as the
party of white men approached |
the house, they we're fired upon
by the negroes. Fortunately, |
the only ammunition they had |
was small shot, and while Mr..
Cheatham and one of the Kinks
were shot, the shot was so small
that it barely penetrated the skin,
and did no serious damage.
Finally the father of the ne.
groes came out and asked to be al
lowed to bring out the women,
and as it was we'll understood
that the old man had nothing to
do with the trouble, be was allow
ed to come out and bring the
women. The father tried to get
the sons to surrender, but they
refused to do SO, and continued !
to fire on the party of white men,
and the fire was returned by the
whites who were armed with
Winchesters and pistols.
lnally Tue negroes came out,
and we're killed, and one or two
others captured, and severely
whipped. The negroes who were
killed we're all brothers, and we're
named Adam, Green and Abe
johnson, and they had the repu-
tation in the community of being
pretty bad negroes.
The scene of the trouble is
about two miles east of Anding,
and up to the time of the out
break, the relations between the
races had been pleasant. There
is quite large connection of the
Kirk family in that neighbor-
hood, and they are all hardwork-
ing, industrious and Iawabiding
farmers.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15
Very truly yours,
M. B. IRRELEVANT, Secty.
PHILLIP WERLEIN,
Ch IMAM

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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15

favorable reception Of Tillman's.
speech. and how his utterances.
extreme as they we're, on the race
were nevertheless cheer
ed TO the echo and heartily and
enthusiastically endorsed by the
audience which entirely filled the
building In which the orator
spoke. Crystal Springs Meteor.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15
Justice Daughtry's Court.

Robt. Hardy False pretense.
Fined $5 and costs.
Peter Clayton Carrying con-
cealed weapons. Fined S25 and
costs.
Peter Clayton Assault and bat
terry. Fined $5 and costs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15
Business Offices for Rent.

We have few nicely finished
Office rooms on second floor and
one store room on ground floor
for rent in our Bank Building at
the corner of Front and Monticel-
10 streets, near the depot. Apply
to CENTRAL BANK,
Brookhaven.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-15

Call on the East Union Lumber
Yard before buying your lumber
and shingles. Country orders are
given prompt attention and no
delay in loading wagons. Lowest
Market prices.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14
Copper and Iron.

There has been for the last ten years an average rate of S4 tons of iron consumed to one ton of copper. The worlds demand for the two metals was in the same ratio, and the worlds production of copper also shows notable percentage decrease. The production was in 1897, 405, 1850 tons, and in 1906, 71S,36S tons, or an average increase for ten years of 4.3 per cent, whereas between the production of 1905, which was 699, ,504 tons, and that of 1906, there was a gain of only 15,754 tons, or 203 per cent.-hence the rise in price That iron did not sympathize in price is due to the fact that the undeveloped resources of iron ore and the metal 1urgical appliances for it's reduction to metal are much greater than those of copper. Consequently iron can bear a temporary strain better than copper Engineering Magazine.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14

Isn't it beautiful night" she murmured
 Grand" he murmured back.
 She looked up at the moon and i'm mediately her face was flooded with such a witching light that his heart moved within him and thumped so hard that he nearly fell off thefstep. ~
 Beautiful" she murmured again.
 His lips moved, but he made no sound and all at once it occurred to him that it would be joy unspeakable to hold her little hand in his and sit in silence so. At the same moment she began to sing, tremolo, softly, with an infinite expression, looking at him meanwhile from the corners of her eyes as she sat there on the step beside him, beating time with that same hand aforesaid. Tell me-do you love me? Do you love sweetly, gently, as of old? Tell me-do you love me? For that's the sweetest
 Are you chilly, Miss Twiggs?" he unexpectedly broke in, carrying out clever idea that had just popped in his mind like corn pops on redhot stove
 Chilly" she asked. No; why?"
 "Er-I was only wondering" said he.
 Do you know" she said, T love the night. o, I just love it! Day time is often so horrid-with its mantle of yelvet-and the stars twinkling up there so highland never telling-what they see-and the moon-'
 q am," he gulped.
 Are what?" she asked in wonder; ''are what, Mir Bangs?"
 Chilly" he said. With a half-resentful gesture she moved bit so that he could sit lit- tie closer. There was an open space of six inches between them and, swallowing hard, he covered about half an inch of this.
 Will you have half of my shawl?" she asked.
 70. I couldn't think of depriving youi"
 No, really It's awfully long. Look"
 She held it up for his inspection and he nervously took one end of it. This he muffled around his hands and, greatly daring, he moved another half an inch nearer.
 Why, Mir Bangs," she chided him in gentle encouragement. Mistaking her tone he promptly sat away again and looked so forlorn that she felt a sorrowful pity for him, and said:
 Listen Why do you sit way over there?"'
 'Its-it's more comfortable" he stammered.
 She reached her hand over.
 ''Listen,' said she, and paused as though her thought had for the mo- ment escaped her. Whereupon MT. Bangs drew a great breath and seized her hand
 Why, Mir Bangs." she murmured He dropped her hand with a guilty start, and for the next few minutes each looked straight ahead and neither spoke a word
 "Brrrrrrl" he exclaimed at last, talk ing his courage in both hands for a last desperate effort.
 She kept on looking straight ahead
 I'm chilly yet" he ventured
 Perhaps" she breathed, If you only had a footwarmer
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14
Used Collins. to Repair Walls.

During the restoration of West Thurrock church, in Essex, England, it was found that the walls had once been repaired with stone collins which had been broken up for the purpose, and complete coffin more than LOCO. years old was beneath the floor. =
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14
LIEUT.. w. B. CUSHING, a United States Navy.

Then I saw him scribble over the top of his name Compliments of, and underneath the words U. s. Navy I saw that he wrote the words:
 "Very sorry you were not at home when I called. Hope for better luck next time
 Now think of that from a lad of "A to a general commanding a gar rison!
 You see, sir, told you the truth. I had no heroic deeds to relate of my self, for I only looked on and followed where a youngster led the way"
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14
TO Command Success.

Vigilance in watching opportunity, tact and daring in seizing upon oppor- tunity, force and persistence.in crowd ing opportunity to its utmost of possi
 ble achievement-these. are the mar
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14
He Was Interested.

Landlady (reading)-"I see that Skinner the grocer is advertising something new in coffee pots.''
 Old Boarder-"What was it-good coffee?"
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14
As Told by an
 OM SaH

How United States Captain Tried 10 Steal a Confederate Gen. eral-An Interesting Event of 1864 When Lieut.. Gushing was Commanding the Monticello, a Plucky Little Graft with Plucky Young Captain-The Wife of a Rear Admiral Tells the Story.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14
The Real Thinu.

Little Willie-"What is laughter, pap !. Pa-'Iaughter, my son, is the sound a man hears when his hat blows of and rolls ia the mud"
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14

dow and quiet scuff1e began and general set-to, and then I saw some one jump off the end of the veranda and run out into the garden. thought it might be the general, and I sprang out after the fleeing figure, but l looked iR vain. l could see no one, the night was so dark. 1 heard only a rustling among the trees and shrubs and then the person dashed away into the woods near the house. I thought of pursuing him, but I now heard the rest of my party passing through the garden and out of the gate, and, thinking that anything else that I could do would only annoy and delay 'em, and that the person who had dashed out of the window had gone to give the alarm and turn out the whole thousand soldiers upon us, | decided to follow the old man and the officers
 l found out afterward that the per son who had run away was the adju- tant general, and he was so f1abber- gasted at being walked up with the noise that he really took to the woods and forgot to give the alarm.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14

Now, it~happened that short time after this some prisoners were to be exchanged. I was on deck, snoopin' round as usual, as the boat pushed off. 1 didn't ask to go in that boat. Exchangin' prisoners was dull work, for you are protected by a flag of truce all the way to the shore and all the way back again. I noticed few volunteers there were, and just those men were sent whom the first lieutenant picked out and ordered to go. As one of the officers was going over the side with the last instructions Cap'n Cushing called out:
 "'Oh, by the way, will you be kind enough to hand Gen. Herbert my card?' The officer seemed surprised, but of course he turned round. sa- luted, and said: Yes, sir, waiting while the old man fumbled in his pocket for a card. At last he found it. Then he felt for a pencil, and had the bad manners to cast my eye over his shoulder as he wrote The card looked like this:
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14

Iounu out dlIerWdrQ that the per son who had run away was the adju- tant general, and he was so flabber- gasted at being walked up with the noise that he really took to the woods and forgot to give the alarm.
 But, now, just think of a young ster like Capn Cushing starting on an expedition with only two boats and 20 men, rowing in past the forts, landing, capturing prisoners and go- ing into the stronghold of the en- emy with the purpose of capturing the general commanding. I thought of it as I walked down to the boats and I could hardly believe that had been the cause of our expedition. We went back to the boats and got silently in. The prisoner was, you may be sure, we'll guarded, with pistol at his head. Had he cried out it might have been bad for us, but worse for him, for he would have dropped dead in his tracks before we took to our boats.
 When it comes to deliberately sac riflcing your life for your country where nothing much is to be gained, man hesitates. The prisoner hes itated and was saved The sentry on the wharf was not 50 yards away from us, and we were about 50 yards from the Smithville fort. They were brave men, of course. No one ever belittled our enemy of the confede- rate army, and 1t was only that it never occurred to them what dar- ing and dash Cushing possessed that the place was not better guarded. We got silently into our boats and float ed down the river.
 The men all pulled quietly and steadily. Not word was spoken, but sudd enly light flashed out from Fort Caswell. A signal light. Ah then they had discovered us? They had at least discovered that strange boats were in the harbor, and their shots rang out, but wide of the mark We heard 'em splashing in the dis tance, but not one came near us. heard the capn say that the papers he captured were not important, but he had the engineer officer iI safe keeping enough, and he sent him on the first opportunity to Acting Rear Admiral Lee, at Hampton Roads, Vir- ginia.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14
COULDN'T TAKE HINT
ENCOURAGEMENT WAS WASTED
 ON MIR. BANGS.
She Went at Far as She Could, But Evidently He Was a Novice in the Art-chilly Evening
 for Both,

Isn't it a beautiful night" she
The Carlisle independent., 1907-11-14

"So I watched and waited and pre- tended I had work to. do around the cabin. went aft and hung around the port. I heard Cap'n Cushing talk ing with some of his officers. and I found thatuthey were goin' somewhere, but fro7 heir, talk judged that if they>s gofn' a-fishdn' 1t must be for something as big as evhale or
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-11-07
A Bio Boiled Dinner

Cooks in large hotels and boarding
houses may think they get up meals
on a big scale, but when it comes to
wholesale cookery the little village of
Liss, on the London and Southwestern
railway. England, surpasses them all.
At barbecue held there some years
ago an OK was boiled, not roasted.
whole, and this is how it was done
A large hole was dug in the ground
and lined with brick Inside this a
tank large enough to hold the OK was
built. The carcass was then lowered
into the tank. having first been placed
in a case formed by heavy crossbars.
TO which chains were attached. Pull
leys from Il scaffoiding above were
used to raise and lower the OK Many
vegetables. such as CARROTS. onions, cab
bages and potatoes, were boiled with
the meat. The boiling required seven
hours