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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
-pLUckincv CHINESE 70 eva
Government After Lawyers Who Graf
On Their Ignorance.

Washington, D. C.-Petty graft
from Chinese in the United States is
aimed at in an order issued by Frank
P. Sargent, the commissioner general
Of immigration. Cinnamon have been
plucked for years when they returned
TO their native land with a view to
coming back to the United States.
They were under the belief that they
were required to have their return
certificates made out by a lawyer, and
were usually charged from IS to $50
At Secretary Strauss suggestion, Com.
missioner Sargent has issued an order
to all immigrant officials directing
them to inform resident Chinese that
the immigration officers will make out
return certificates without cost, that
always having been . part of their
duties.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
DEAN OF METHODlSM DEAD


81. Louis, Mo.-Thc Rev. DR.. John
Mathews, 81 years old, dean of Southern
McthodIsm, for sixty years a minister
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, and one of the most noted clcr,
gymen of his day, died this afternoon
of paralysis at the family residence,
No, 34Il Pine street. Br. Mathews was
constantly attended by his wife. with
whom he celebrated his golden wedding
several weeks ago.
Dr., Mathews entered the ministry
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, when Il boy aud, during his long
service has held the highest positions
of honor in his church, He was for
twelve years pastor of two of the larg.
est churches in 81. Louis of the ,.,nomi.
nation, serving nine years ut Ccntcn.
AIRY and three at st. Johns. lie served
for twelve years in New Orleans, five
years IN Kansas City. and in Montgom.
cry, Ala four years. His last pastor.
ate was That Of the Mckcndrcc Church
In Nashville, Tenn, called the Cathe.
dral OF Methodism of the South.
Six years ago he was su]pernunted
by the conference, and since that time
has resided in st. Louis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
CHANCE FOR YOUNG MEN.
100 Vacancies TO Be Filled in Ranks
of Midshipmen.

Washington There are i2s yarsu-ie.
among the mid4hipnep In tine United
States Naval Academy, 10 which Rem.
nations for admission may o he
made by Senator'S and Representatives
in Congress, The total number Of va.
c%ancies to be filed, including those o
expecting and thoae to be made by
graduation of the class of 1908. begin.
ming next February, and for which
nominations may be made between Sen.
TENDER I and March 4. aggregate 32l,
there being 1873 appointments required
to I'LL up the new class.
Nominations for this class have been
in order since June | lust, but a number
Of the Congressman have been slow to
make their selections, Under the reguh
lations adopted on the recent report of
the Washington board, making examina
tions for entrance somewhat more striu.
gent than formerly, several candidates
and their altcrnates have both failed to
qualify, and new nominations are ncees.
sAry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
sLoNotN LIVING As KERMIT.
Famous Wire Walker, Long THOUGHT
Dead, Is Found in Connecticut.

Waterbury, Commentaries Blondin,
the once famous tightwire walker,
who made a trip across Niagara Falls.
is said to be living the life of a her.
nit in West cheshire although rumor
had it that he died ten years ago in
London.
B~londIn, who Is working as a car.
penter on odd jobs, and going under
the name of Michael Todd. is said to
have been recognized by an old circus
performer, Abe Totten. Blondin.
when found by his old comrade, said:
Yes, know they think me dead. |
made money fast and spent it faster
in the pleasures of life and | certain
ly have felt the need and value of
money since"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
PRINCE SEEING NEW YORK.
Swedish Nobleman Having the Time
of His Life in America.

New York, N. Y.-Prince Wilhelm
Of Sweden has spent a busy thirty six
hours in New York. He is beating
the ong-standing record for activity
in sightseeing of Prince Henry OF
Prussia, a. well as those of General
Kuroki and Admiral Yamamoto, New
York's most recent distinguished Wis
itors. The athletic young prince from
Sweden is going through New York
as his distinguished great. GRANDPA,
Their, the first Bernadotte, went
through the Allied Austrians and Rus
slams at Austerlitz a hundred years
ago,
Prince Wilhelm has lunched with
the president, shot tna shutes and
bumped the bumps at Coney Island,
raced through all the most crowded
streets in an automobile, climbed a
skyscraper and Thursday night he sat
as the guest of honor at the most bril-
liant and elaborate banquet New York
ers remember. And he has done il
all with enthusiasm and with a keen
appreciation of everything that makes
those who see him wish that they
might be near when the young prince
returns to Stockholm and relates his
experiences to his father, Crown
Prince Gusta,', and his grandfather,
Good Old King Oscar" A night visit
to Coney Island pleased the prince,
and the prince pleased Coney Island.
Il never had such a good time before"
said the prince when he returned to
the Hotel Aston long after midnight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

The camera, which serves 80 many
useful and interesting purposes. has
o been promoted to the dirnihed
Office Of referee In athletic contests.
AT a recent meeting Of the Southwest.
ern Amateur Rowing Association 1t
was voted that henoeforth, at contests
held by the association, a competent
photographer, with the most modern
and efficient camera, should photo
graph the finish of each event. There
nave been so many close finishes and
unsatisfactory decisions in the past,
declares the Youths Companion. that
1t is hoped in this way TO provide ref.
erees with i%ndisputable evidence.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
BURNS MONEY; THEN ENDS LIFE
Actor Carl Presley Destroys Wealth
Before Committing Suicide.

Webster City. Iowa.-ln sight Of
a n astonlshed crowd, Carl Presley,
an actor. made a bonfire In the street
Of $500 in paper money. threw his
diamond rings and Sud In the sewer,
and thea announced to a group of
friends tn the Park hotel lobby that
he was going TO kill himself. He
drew q revolver, walked across the
street to the city park and, calling
to passers.by to watch him die, fred
a bullet into his brain. He fell dead
instantly, PRESLEY. who was we'll
known throughout this and neighbor-
ing states, had been drinking heav.
lily for TWO weeks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
OFFERS PROTECTION TO TAYLOR
Governor Beckham Makes It Safe for
Kentucky Fugitive to Return.

Frankfort, Ky.-In a letter ad.
dressed to Robert Franklin of this
city, chief prosecuting counsel for the
state in the Goebel murder cases, Gov
ernor Beckham assures him of his CO.
operation in seeing that William S.
Taylor is protected from arrest and al
lowed to return to the state of In
diana il he will come to Georgetown,
this state, to testify in he next trial
of Caleb Powers, in the murder con-
spiracy cases. The governor declares
that he and the commemorative at
torney can absolutely insure Taylor
such immunity and a safe return to
Indiana.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
DEATH TO COTTON GAMBLING
Sounded by Congressman Livingston
of Georgia.

Nasbineton.-Wall street, 70 far as
its cotton exchange is concerned, will
soon he a thing Of the past, It IS going
out Of business before it Is put ont"
This was the statement made tonight.
by Representative Livingstone Of Georgia.
whose activity in the matter forced The
present investigation Of ;ha Bur.a1 Of
Corporations.
THE report Of the findings Of the Ea.
reau Of Corporations viii. soon lie rsady
for President Roosevelt, continued MIR.
Livingstone. Every charge I made cd
unnatural practices will be substantial
I'd BY the report Of the investigation
The cotton exchange is doomed Not
only will the national g~oycraues: ~
after il, but the States are taking a
hand in the matter, and ! usa .ay ;a4t
the practice Of trading in cotton irnan
the purely speculative stock ~raa5lgg
standpoint WHl soon b. a, 40 yn3
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
County Fairs.

General Manager j. +. Mckay, of the
Mississippi Industrial exposition, has re-
eeived notice that the Baldwin Fair as.
ISOLATION will hold its annual event at
Baldwin, Prentiss county, on September
25, 26 and 81. The fair has been in
existence four years, and a very attract.
i've program has been prepared. The fair
annually attracts large crowds from the
counties of Lee, Prentiss, Ittawamba,
Pontotoc, Union and Tippah.
All of the county fair associations
have their plans well under way and
the events at McComb, Brookhaven, Ha.
zelhurst, Liberty, Starkville, Columbus,
Yazoo City, Columbia, and other points,
all Of which will be held S'ior to the
annual exposition in jackson, will have
splendid exhibits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
COTTON CROP DOING WELL
Except in Texas, Where Serious
Conditions Prevail.

Memphis, Tenn.-With exceptions il
Texas and Arkansas, the cotton croT
continued its advancement last week.
and has now reached the most forward
stage Of its development yet seen,
rounding out the old cotton season with
: reasonable approach to normal condi'
tons.
The plant III many sections is loaded
with boils, which ii allowed TO mature
viii produce Il heavy yield. It is from
The bottoms and the I0wlands Of the
central and eastern belts that the most
favorable reports cotne On some OF the
hill lands in the central belt the rain.
fan has been below requirements, but
prospects are still fair.
The weather vas dry over the entire
cotton belt during tile week, except for
scattered local showers. The dry wealth.
er was beneficial ia both the C~arolinas,
Georgia, the larger part Of Mississippi,
Alabama, Tennessee, oklahoma aud the
Indian Territory aud Louisiana
In t~rkou-as the laok of rainfall has
damaged some Of the hin lapds. be-
previous showers were but light
The Iowlauds send brilliant reports.
The whole Of Central. Southern and
" cstrrn Texas ani part. Of the east
are III a very serious condition, Over
all OF this area little or no rain
fell during the month Of August, while
very high temperature prevailed. The
plant has ceased IT, growth and shed
ding has already taken place 70 aB
alarming extent
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
ViIlareaI Held Without Bail.

Los Angeles, California.-Ricardo
Flores Magon, Antonio Villareal and
Librado Riyeri, three M~exicans, ar.
rested here last week at the request
of the Mexican government, were ar
raigned before Justice Frederickson
Monday. Magon and Riveri were held
in $1,000 bond. The formal charges
against Magon and Riveri was resist.
ing a police officer. Villareal, who Is
charged with being a fugitive from
Justice, was held without bail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Doctor by Day, Thief BY Ninht

West Chester, Penn--Judge But,
Ter sentenced DIR. Benjamin Hol.
brook, who was convicted of robbing
schoolhouses and railway stations. to
I'VE years imprisonment. DR.. Hol.
brook by day was a well-bred, courte-
Gus physician. BY night the doctor be,
came an audacious burglar, looting
railway stations for miles around
Gainesville.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
HAMBURG STRIKE is GROWING.
Assumes Threatening Proportions and
Seriously Delays Shipping.

Hamburg Germany.-The strike be.
u 3 fortnight ago among the skip.
pers, deckhauds and engine drivers of
several Of the largest towing compa-
uies 4 the haTbOr is assuming threat.
ea.nE proportions and interfering with
The prompt 5eE,hing and dispatching
Ct vessels in the port, The Harbor
Employers association held an extra
ordinary meeting and resolved to de.
cline further negotiations with EN-.
Es7yes representatives and to prepare
substitutes for whom special lodging
ships, as in the previous Hamburg
harb2r strikes, will bs put into com
mission,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

Chicago.-The home of James pcase.
former sheriff OF Cook county, in the
heart of the most fashionable district of
the North Shore, was blown up by dyn.
amite shortly before midnight. Pcase
Is political sponsor for States Attorney
Hcaly, and it is thought, Healy's hostile
attitude toward race track gambling
IN Cook county may have furnished the
motive Tor the dead. An automobile
bearing several men pulled up in front
OF the Pease residence, and one OF the
party was seen to hurl a bomb at the
Psase home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Short, and to the Point.

Some amusing replies are received
by the government officials who are
engaged in collecting data for the new
official register, Familiarity known as
the Blue Book One Of the queries
propounded to Office holders is: What
are your marital relations?s The n
swer should be either married. sin.
gle or widowed"
An officer who is charged with the
task OF sending out these questions re-
ceived two notable replies recently.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

The Pennsylvania Department OF
Agriculture has discovered that cot.
fee, oat hulls and ground corn cobs
figure in the composition of certain
patent foods, Most consumers have
suspected the existence of bran and
excelsior, but corn cobs are a new
element Perhaps they are put in to
prevent the diet from being too con,
centrated, on the same principle that
stock raisers add Il judicious mixture
of cornstalks or other "roughage" TO
the oats and corn fed to their cattle
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Fatal Stock Disease.

A disease has attacked horses and
mules in lssaquena county, which the 10
cal veterinary surgeons have not been
able to diagnose. Horses and mules
have died in the past few weeks to the
value of many thousand dollars. At
the request of the citizens of the infect.
ed locality Congressman Humphrey took
the matter up with the department OF
agriculture and in compliance with his
solicitations the secretary of agriculture
has directed Inspector Byron T. Cray.
croft to proceed at once to the infected
locality to investigate the matter and
take whatever steps are deemed neces-
sary to stamp out the disease.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Old Ladies' Home.

The Old Ladies' Home Association,
whose object has been to secure sutfici-
ent funds from outside sources to be
able to build a suitable home for the
aged and unfortunate widows, at Jack.
son, seem to be now within reach OF
their aspirations. The building is to be
of composition brick and slate roof and
of colonial design, and will cost in the
neighborhood of $780, 600.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
To Surrender Marine for Trial.

Washington, d. C.-Acting Secre.
tary Newberry instructed Admiral
Goodrich, IN comnasd of the New
York navy yard, to surrender to the
civil officers for trial Michael Marine,
the marine, who, while on sentry duty
at the navy yard q few days ago, fred
into a crowd of civilians outside the
walls and wounded two persons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
INSISTS ON THE REFERENDUM.
President of Oklahoma Constitutional
Convention Opposes Taft's View.

Enid, Okla.-William II. Murray,
president of the Oklahoma consti.
tutional convention, declared he
would rather e statehood defeated
than to see the initiative and referen-
dun eliminated from the constitution.
Secretary Taft's speech at Oklahoma
City has aroused much opposition to
this provision, and the prospects are
that there will be a hard fight over
the matter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
TROOPS REST ON LONG RIDE.
Squadron with Which Presidents Sor
Is travelling at Rock Island.

Davenport, Iowa-The squadron OF
cavalry with which Kermit Roose.
welt. second son Of the president.
is riding, arrived here and went into
camp for two days at Rock Island
arsenal. The troops are en- route from
Fort Riley, Kas, to Fort Sheridan.
Young Roosevelt has steadily declined
to be entertained along the route, but
was a guest at dinner of Miss Alice
French C"Octave Thanet") n of the
Rock Island Golf club at a dance at
the dollhouse near the camp Wednes.
day evening.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
RELIGION ENTERS; RUM ousTED.
Converted Kalamazoo Man Will Throw
Away His Stock of Liquor.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-Mel Trotter, a
saloon keeper who recently became
converted and joined a church, an
GUN that he will at once convert
his saloon into a mission and dump his
stock of liquors into the street. The
place is well stocked, and If he makes
good his promise 50, 500 worth of spir.
ituous liquors will mingle with the
savage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
@ississppi
8fus
Whitecappinr Threatened.

Eight or ten Of the best negro ~citizens
property owners, men and widows. Il
the Batesville vicinity, found posted on
their yard gates written notices to sell
their property, leave town, or be shot
down or burned out within ten DAYS. IA
name was signed to these notices. III,
negroes reported this state of affairs "a
The mayor and a mass meeting of the
best white people Of the town met and
appointed a secret committee, and au.
thorized same to raise funds, to appeal
to the mayor and aldermen, board Of
supervisors, and governor, il need be,
Also to employ detective service and
prosecute to the end of the law the
guilty persons when apprehended.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Indian APPLIES For Pension.

A full-blooded Choctaw Indian, Simp'
son Tubbee, has applied for a C%onfeder'
ate pension from the state. This is
thought to be the first case of the kind
on record in Mississippi. Before moving
to Neshoba county, Tubbee lived in
Newton county, and it was there that he
enlisted in the Confederate army. he
produces evidence OF a perfect record OF
service during the entire four years OF
the war.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

In the middle OF the lake an island and
on the island 2 tiny. uninhabited cot.
tage. Flowers were everywhere in
profusion. especially spring flowers
Wild in the wood, cultivated In the cot.
tage garden. which was kept in order
BY the owners bailiff.
II would have been unkind to tell
the villagers. who firmly believed raj
\ episode in the life Of Little Red
Riding Hood actually occurred, that
Germany claimed to have sent u TIE
stAry.--London ChroniclA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

Stuttgart, Germany,-Escortcd to
the railway station by his com
rades and hailed as the hero of the
international socialistic conference,
now in session here, Quelch, the Eng.
lish delegate, ordered to leave Wurt.
emberg for referring to The Hague
peace conference as a thieves supper,
left here for England.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Election Officers Kick.

Some of the election managers, clerks
and bailitfs who served during the re-
cent primary are bitterly complaining
because of the fact that they will re-
ceive no payment for their services. 1t
seems that a number of the election of.
fcers were under the impression that
they would receive the same eompensa-
ton as allowed officers at regular cleo
tions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
State Bonds for Sale.

Governor Vardaman authorizes the
statement that MS there have been a
number Of inquiries OF late from certain
parties interested concerning the balance
of the 100000 bond issue last made by
the state, under the act Of the lcgisla-
ture approved April IS, 1906, that a
few more Of the series still unissued or
unsold would be available. The govern
or intimates that some $4,000 of these
bonds will be available at par, and that
the officials charged with the duty Of
disposing Of them will receive proposals
to that extent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Clemency for the canterberrys.

Governor Vardaman authorized that a
pardon issue for the Canterberry broth
ers, Abel and Bud, who We're convicted
some months ago in Smith county for
assault and battery with intent to kill.
The pardon is issued after investigation
into all the facts by the governor, and
upon recommendations of the circuit
Judge and others conversant with all the
facts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Badly Injured; Gets Nothino,

Columbus, Ohio,-J. G. Obermeyer.
clerk of the Ohio supreme court,
received a mandate from the su.
preme court of the United States in
the case Of Reuben l., Martin, a rail.
way mail clerk, against the P%ittsburg
4 Lake Erie railway, which the cour
has decided against Martin under the
fellow servant law. This means that
Martin gets nothing for the injuries
which he received in a wreck on that
railroad on June "a, 1901. He asked
for $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Hughes Refuses E%xtradition Papers.

Syracuse, N. Y~.-Governor Hughes
has refused to grant papers for
the extradition of julius Eller of
this city, wanted in Colorado on the
charge of being implicated in a rob-
berry, on the ground that he could not
grant the requisition Of the alleged ac.
cessory while the principal was at
large.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

The first reply was, my marital rela.
tons are very unsatisfactory" An.
other toiler in n of the departments
OF Uncle Sam filled out his blank as
follows:
Question. What are YOU marital
relations?"
Answer. They are hell."--wash.
ington Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Slayer of Baby Ends Life,

Allentown, Penn.-A boatman on
the Lehigh canal found the body
of Julia Arbeiter, a Coplay (Pa.) silk
mill girl, floating in the water at
siegfried, near here. She had been
missing since Saturday, when her new
born infant was found strangled in
her room.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Women in Fight; One Killed,

South Bend, Ind.-Following a
quarrel, Mrs. Tzabela Lagockski
and Mrs. Alice Vaworski engaged in a
fight which ended with both of them
rolling down a flight of stairs locked
in each others arms. AS the result
OF her injuries Mrs, Lagockski is dead.
Mrs. Naworski has been ordered ar,
rested on Il charge of murder.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Speedy Police Arrest Boy Smoker

Madison, Wis.-Local police have
made the first arrest under the state
law prohibiting smoking by boys. The
youth who was arrested is IA years
old. The fact that the boys of this
city have proved to be better an
ners than the average policeman has
made previous attempts to arrest them
unsuccessful.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06

Washington~-It is "Mr." this and
Miss" that at the government print.
ing office these days. No more John
or Tom or Maggie, By formal order
issued by the public printer the EN-.
ployes are prohibited from being ia.
miliar with each other, no matter how
well they are acquainted. No >expSana
ton is given for the reform.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Pardon Petition.

Governor Vardaman has been petit
toned to grant e pardon to Will A,
Blackburn, sent up from Washington
county in June, 1902, to serve a life term
in the penitentiary for murder. 1t is
claimed that there were extenuating cir
cumstances in the tragedy and that the
law has been fully indicated by five
years of penal servitude.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-09-06
Yazoo County Fair.

Work on the buildings for the Yazoo
county fair is about completed. The
track is finished and is in splendid con
dition. From the interest that is bcirg
manifested, not Only by Yazoo county,
but in all parts of the state, Yazoo viii
have the best county fair in the state.
The railroads will carry all exhibits to
the fair for freight one way, returning
them free. There will be five races each
day, and already some of til, best horses
in the state have been entered.