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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
STARVED IN WHEAT FIELD.
Escaped Patient from Asylum Wan
dered for Two Weeks.

st. Louis, Mo.-After wandering
around for two weeks in Warren
and st. Charles counties, Carl Lande
died OF starvation. His body vas
found Monday afternoon in William
Duebbert's wheat field, near Femme
Usage, st. Charles county.
Lande was 40 years old and for sew
eral years had been a patient at the
Enmaus asylum at Marthasville. War
rem county. This institution is main
tanned by the Evangelical church as q
home for epileptics. Rev. G. 7. Sturm
is superintendent.
Lande was usually sane and tract.
able, but occasionally had spells of in
sanity. Two weeks ago he wandered
away from the asylum during one of
these spells, in which he had refused
to eat.
Coroner Itch of st. Charles went to
Femme Usage Tuesday to hold an in
quest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Knox College Celebrates.

Galesburg, lll,-Knox college cele-
brated the SEVENTEEN anniversary of
its founding, with President Robert
Mather of the Rock Island railroad as
principal speaker. President Mather
favored just regulation of common car.
rlers. but doubted whether bureau.
cratic control a advisable before we
attained more nearly to a state of in.
dlvidual infallibility.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
FIGHTS 2.CEM Law
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
AGAINST MISSOURI ROADS.
Is SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED
Attorneys for Illinois Roads Meet to
Consider Means of Attack
ing the Law.

Kansas City, Mo.-The railroads
were taken by surprise Thursday
when the attorney general filed
26 suits In the state circuit court
and received orders restraining the
railroads from keeping the old passen-
ger fare Of three cents a mile and the
old freight rates In effect. The suits
were filed against 10 roads here snd
16 suits of similar nature were filed In
ST. Louis against eight roads.
The conflict of state and federal
was mentioned by Judge Nc.
Pherson, who said such a condition
would be avoided, II possible, but that
the governments Jurisdiction would
not be allowed TO be superseded. As
the railroad attorneys wanted time TO
the states move. adjourn
ment was taken until afternoon. when
the time for arguing the different or
ders will be set.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA,
1t Is Believed that Nicaragua Has
Declared War on Guatemala.

Mexico City, Mexico.-Hostilities
have broken out in Central America.
A force of N~icaraguans, assisted by
Salvadoreans, captured the port TO
Acajutla, Salvador. This news came
to the capital in the shape of a tele-
gram from President Figueroa to the
S~alvadorean minister to Mexico, Man
uel Delgado.
The Nicaraguans on board the gun
boat Momotombo bombarded the fort
a d then landed troops. The town Is
now in the hands of Nicaragua General
Manuel Rivas. 1t is believed the OBJ.
jective point of the expedition is the
port OF san Jose De Guatemala and
that President Zelaya of Nicaragua
has declared war against Guatemala.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Lad Wounds Woman.

Knoxville, Tenn. John Rogers, a
white had Of IL years, shot and fatal.
ly wounded Mrs. Alice Baker In .
restaurant here tonight. The woman
Ia said to have addressed q remark to
Rogers In reply to a query from him
that was not to his liking, and he pulled
his pistol and fired, then skipped out.
The woman is married and has three
small children, Rogers is q cousin Of
John Mcpherson, the desperate who
made such = night Of crime nearly Z
ysAr ago, now in JUL awaiting trial.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

According to the pessimist pretty
much all the fruit of the country has
been destroyed by the backward spring
and the late cold. Peaches. apples and
the like are doomed, II these prophets
of evil are TO be taken at their word
But this IL n big country, aud there
are sections where the frost has
wrought no mischief, and the crops
have not been killed. A good way,
before jumping at conclusions, will be
10 wait and see what the season is
likely to bring forth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

A man writing to n New York IA.
per says; During the last two years
! have had in my employ six trained
Hurses-two at a Undergraduates OF
Roosevelt, st Luke's and the presby.
terlan hospitals To the first two
paid $50 a week. to the @ X two s3s
a week and to the last two $50 a week.
Apparently they did all the same work.
the patient being a no%n-infectIous med.
teal case,"-he wants to know wheth.
or there is no uniform charge for
nurses We should advise him, says
Boston Globe, to quit iRquiring and
hire the first two whenever he needs
a nurses services.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
One Killed In Wreck

Carmi, He. Williams, aged 81
years, of Mount Carmel, ILL.,, was
crushed to death on the Big Four
tracks at GRANVILLE. The engine crew
escaped by jumping. A heavy coal
train, in charge of Conductor Ben
Oils, left the track at the Illinois Cen
trail crossing, ditching the engine and
four cars. Traffic was completely
blocked.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

Bones OF n bear which In life was at
least twice as large as the present
day polar bear were recently found in
a Pennsylvania cave. The animal Is
said by scientists to have lived 1000
years ago, Near It's remains were
other bones described as those of the
calves of the mammoth. the young
beasts having been presumably drag.
ged to the cave and devOured by Mr..
'"""P' ~sv 's'- quay "vVn ptvufo
torlc William J. Longs and Thompson,
setons what a thrilling tale of that
far,of tragedy we might have,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
SYMPATHY FOR THE FISH.
Upton SincIair's Amazing Parable on
Charity Of the Rich.

Upton Sinclair, IN an address before
. body of Chicago Socialists, said Of
charity:
THE average charity, the charity Of
the rich, seems rather futile to me.
The rich Cypress the poor enormously.
then they help them slightly. 1t is
like the young lady angler.
why said a man to this young
lady, do you always carry a bottle Of
liniment with you on your fishing ex-
c%ursions"
She sighed.
81 am sorry,' she said plaintively,
for the poor little fish. And so, when
/ take one off the hook, l always rub
its cut mouth with some liniment.,"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Not Partial 10 Nursinn.

Not long ago a young Irishman was
seeking work in western Illinois, and
among those to whom he applied was
a farmer near Cairo.
The farmer was attracted by the
Celt's frank, CHEEKY manner, and,
while he was not in need of help, hs
asked, after a pause:
Can you cradle?"
'Cradle!' repeated the Irishman.
Sure, | cant But, sir" he added, per
suasively, couldn't We give me a JOB
out-of-dures ?"--Harper's Weekly. |
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

Nova Scotia Is IN agricultural prov
ince, and Ike many sections In this
part of the country Is troubled with
Insect pests, notably the brown.tailed
moth, And our neighbors have Dor.
rowed an idea from this side Of the in.
tornatlonal line. They have set the
children at work. The government
offers a bounty OF three cents for
every brown.tailed moth captured and
identified, and agricultural officials
have organized school chlldren's corps
trained to gather the Insects and turn
them In. That should do the bust.
ness.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

eat well, and finally became crippled
and bent over with rheumatism. Doan's
Kidney Pills brought quick relief, and
in time, cured me. Though I lost 40
pounds, / now weigh 200, more than
ever before"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a boz.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

London has been having an exhihi.
ton Of tree-felling at the I]iIppodrome,
by the two champion aXmen Of Aus.
tralia. one Of whom cut through q
blue gum tree Of So inches IN ! min
ute and II seconds. He also sawed
through a tree 76 inches In circumfer,
ence in 2 minutes IL seconds, and
conformity with his companion won
the double handed saw championship
by saving through a 7G.inch tree in ~
seconds, How do these records look
to the lumber camps of America?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Financial Condition N..d. !,

Toronto, ont--At the annual gen.
erai meeting Of the Sovereign bank
President Jarvis said It would be
necessary to wipe out the wbols
reserve account Of 81. 255 900, and also
write on o~ne-quarter of the entire can.
ital representing another million in
order to put the bank In a sound anan.
cial condition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

"Uncle Toms Cabin" without Ice
and sans bloodhounds, is being pro-
duced at a New York roof garden. New
York people have been so badly treat
ed by the Ice trust that the sight OF
ice makes them angry, but we cant
understand why the ~bloodhounds have
been abolished unless It is TO AFFORD
the pursuers a chance to give chase
In automobiles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

Washington-The secretary of the
interior has withdrawn from all forms
Of entry the land Immediately sur
rounding Multnomah Falls and also
that inclosing the Siskiyou big trees,
both in Oregon, with the end in view
Of creating national parks for the pro.
lection of the falls and the trees.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Acquitted of charoe OF Fraud.

Manila, P. ~I,-Francis B. Thorn
ton has been acquitted of the charge
of completely in the quartermaster
fraud case. The public prosecutor
says that unless new evidence is froth.
coming Capt. Fred c. Cole will not be
tried. Thornton was Coles chief
clerk,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Illinois Roads to Attack 2.cent Law.


Chicago. III. ~ special meeting
Of the attorneys for the Illinois rail-
roads has been called to consider the
possibility of attacking the 2,cent pas
senger ate law in the courts. It be-
operative July l, and injunction
proceedings will be the method of at
tack If it be decided practicable.
Missouri has set the precedent in a
plea by the railroads for a permanent
injunction against the enforcement of
the 2-cent law and the maximum
freight law.
Proceedings have been begun also
In Minnesota, where a 2-cent law is In
effect, and tentative plans for action
have been made by the railroads in
Iowa, Nebraska and Arkansas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Died at the Opers.

London, Eng.-While King Ed.
ward and Queen Alexandria were in
attendance at a gala performance Of
the opera, with the king and queen of
Denmark as their guests, Maj. Gen. Sir
Arthur E. A. Ellis, extra equerry to
the king, died suddenly during the
performance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Tobacco Declared a Necessity

Washington, D. C.-The govern
ment officially declares tobacco to be
not a luxury, but a necessity, in a de.
cision by the comptroller of the treas
ury. The question arose through a
number of laborers employed for the
construction of the Panama canal who
have been held in quarantine, demand.
ing tobacco during their confinement.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Off to the Peace Conference

Paris-Gen. Horace Porter and Gen,
]. W, Foster of the American ueIega
ton TO the peace conference left
Paris for The Hague on the same
train which took Ambassador Nelidoff
chief of the Russian delegation, head
ed by ex.Premier Bourgeois.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

Nine was n tateful number In the
life OF the late Mrs. Sarah Harriet
slwyn, widow OF the first bishop CT
New Zealand She was born In 1909,
married in 1889, was 80 years a vile,
~ years a widow, and she died at
/ o'clock In her ninety eighth
year,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
TWO II KILLED.
Bloody Battle Following Drunken
Row in Kentucky.

Beattyville, Ky.--At Lee Rose, ows.
ley county, four miles from Bonneville,
n drunken row occurred in which Tom
Wilson and Wiley Bowling were In.
stantly killed and Henry Caudell and
William Long were wounded. Tom
Wilson, Henry Caudell and Henry Col
Inns fought on n side and John Estep,
Wiley Bowling and Williams Long on
the other in the battle. The fight
came up over some whisky.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Death In a Cloudhurs..

st. Paul, Minn.--A Rapid City,
8. D., special to the Pioneer Press
says: "A cloudburst near Tilford,
a small station on the North.
western railroad, fifteen miles north OF
this city, caused considerable loss to
property and five lives thus far are re.
ported lost.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Favora Central American Federation

Mexico City-The following cable
dispatch was received from President
Zelaya of Nicaragua: The revolution
headed by DIR, Alfara has assumed
Tsigniticant proportions. He is in favor
OF the confederation of Central Amer.
lean republics"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Explosion on Submarine Fata,

Portsmouth, England. -- Lieutenant
Hart, Of the royal navy, was killed
aud three sailors were injured by
an explosion OF gasoline on board a
submarine boat. The submarine was
maneuvering in the harbor when the
explosion, which was caused by an ac.
cumulation of gas, occurred.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Powder plant Demolished,

Fort Smith, Ark.--Corning Mil Of
the Equitable powder plant, located
five miles from Fort Smith, was de-
molished by an explosion, and VIII.
liam Coleman. a workman. was killed.
The cause Of the explosion is not
known. Loss is estimated at $50, 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Claimed 10 d ! Murders,

Los Angeles. Gala young man
went to the police station and declared
that he shot and killed Jack Shoten ct
Y~atesyille, Pa, and that he had brood.
ed over the crime until he was crazy.
The man did not give his name. He
was held for investigation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

Nandalia--A terrific hailstorm, at
tended by a heavy rain, visited the
southeastern part of this county, do.
ing damage to fruit and other crops
Small streams were turned into surg
ing torrents, overiowing much bottom
land in cultivation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
LIob,cIco kiIls nIInol. Man.

Mount Vernon, nl.-James Mccoy.
aged "a years, was struck by lightning
ard instantly killed during a thunder
storm that prevailed here. His cloth.
ing was torn on and the bolt charred
portions OF his body from head to
foot.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

Perhaps the oldest triplets in the
world celebrated their s~lxty-eighth
birthday in Jackson, Miss, recently.
These triplets are J. +. Price. a we'll
known hotel man OF Jackson for the
last 20 years; his brother, Henry. Of
Jackson. and Mrs. Nancy Phillips, Of
Calhoun county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

was lurking a ny
system for years. /
had t~orturing pain
IN the side and
back and the urine
was dark and full
OF sediment. ! was
racked with pain
day and night.
coifld mot aroan =.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Husband and Wife Dead.

Los Angeles-Fred e, Edison, q
lodging house keeper, shot and in.
stantly killed his wife and then blew
his head off, The couple had frequent
ly quarreled over financial matters.
They came from Oskaloosa, Ia, some
time ago.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21


The young duchess of Manchester,
formerly Miss Zimmerman OF Gin
cinnat, cant be appointed lady.fn.
waiting to the queen. as reported,
because to have that honor one must
be a peers daughter. as well as Of
British birth and parentage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Mexican Troop, n. Mov,,a

MEXICO City--A train bad ~ ssr
pers, q number Of smbulancs corps
men and eleven arnbuiances yeft III
GuadaIajara- II IL ~unofacfally stste1
that these troops later VIII b. tyans.
isrrsd 70 the Guatemalsn frontier.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Or, Hirscb Reaches Bremen,

Bremen,-Dr Emil G, Hirsch. OF
Chicago, has arrived here on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. He will
tour Europe during the summer
month accompanied by his wife and
several members OF his congregation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

Wild deer and chamois have been
entering the villages in some parts Of
Switzerland in a starving state in
search OF hay. The peasants have
walked up to the famished deer and
chamois, 1xtsted them into sledges and
taken them home, Al
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

N~'ears9uan LsoatIon N MeNi1o,
Mexico City--That Nicarasaa WIN
soon establish a legation in this capf
tai was officially confirmed BY ~
state department The nev Mica.
raguan minister win b senior Erandss
Sanchez.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Veteran rsmperane. Ano..i. II

Los Angeles, CaL-Francis Murphy,
the veteran temperance apostle. is
seriously Ill at his home with a com
~plication Of ailments, and his physL
clans are in doubt about the probable
outcome Of his case.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

A good many will s~ympathlze with
the young married couple out in Dor.
chester who started a collection OF
souvenir postal cards in a fiat, and
now have to hire a whole house.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
insanity Hsarno II. o,a.,.s

'HB " VTucF6U.
Lincoln, Neb--Judge Holmes of thu
district court granted Frank Barker
= stay Of execution and ordered an
insanity hearing June rs. Barker vs.
sentenced for the murder Of his broth.
or and si~sterin1aw The execution
had been set for June 1s.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

,~e"sy-rVe Cents On 4 Dollar,
Bos.on Mass--A dividend 81 H.
On Z dollar On claims against the Con.
soiidat4d Uboro Plantation ~
amounting to $5s,o71, was authoriss1
" Jadss Dodss N ths Uaited steiss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Electric swJoo ceu.,..A

Kansas City, Mo-seysn -ns,.n..
were hurt in the COLLAPSE -
an electric swing At Electric pam. ope
car fell, causing the entire svinr =
get out OF balance,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
osaae Chief Dies suddenly

Pawhuska, okla.-Ex-Chi Glare.
more, head of the Claremore band OF
Usage Indians, died suddenly. He had
a wide acquaintance among the In.
d!ans as well as the whites through.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Kin. wife Win Est Blow,

Wausau, Wis.-Henry Wolf. OF the
town of Easton, In a quarrel with his
kife. killed her with a blow of his fist
as they were struggling for the pos
session OF q revolver which she was
said to he iiourishing at him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

The North Adams Transcript contin.
ues to take a cheerful view OF life.
"Whateyer else may be said about It,
II says, this Ia great weather for
Rraann
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

Su's WsUTuueTI NuVeTIbt, Dead.
Richmond. va.--Miss Julia Masrx
der, the novelist, died here after A prop
tracted illness. She was 81 years old
She was an native Of Charlottesville.
Va, and her home was In Washing,
ton, D. c.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
~. kliled In EARTHQUAKE.

Santiago. Chile-A severe earth.
quake was experienced at valviva.
Several buildings and the railroad
bridges there were destroyed and ave
persons were killed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

Warsaw, Russian Poland-This city
is suffering from a bakers lockout,
which promises to be the beginning
Of Il general anti.sooial!st movement,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
p.nIe, Raising FOREIGN Loan

London-M. Routkowsky, the Rus.
sian financial agent In London, told
the press that Re was able to deny
positively the report that Russia con
templates raising . foreign loan.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

Northumberland Nation, after
haranEing a crowd in front of a down.
town saloon, was arrested on a charge
Of disorderly conduct, She was 70
leased on $40 collateral.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

A PaoIa (KanD man recently clipped
with two girls. II seems as II people
will never get y e the foolish prac'
tice Of loading themselves with trou-
BILE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
stromeell Acaln Active,

Catania. Sicily.-After a period Of
auietude a somewhat violent eruption
Of Stromboiis occurred and terrified
the countrywide. No damage was re-
ported.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
MSSIRG MUST Be TABO0ED

are heard.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21

doubtless the gulf stream is having
q harmful influence or the climate OF
Nebraska by refusing to flow up the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Apparently Howard Gould took a
few lessons from Boni de Castellane.

Prof. Starr should have more re-
spect for old age than to question Ne
thuselah's years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-21
Morgan Of Alabama p,,a

Washington, d. C.--UnIted s,at.s
Senator John Tyler Morgan Of Ala.
bama died here.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-10

mains. such things as sprigs drain
Ing through caves that have been
nothing more than cess pools from
time immemorial. through farm
yards. through horse and cattle
troughs. The presence OF these ir-
regularities was discovered, Il Is un-
derstood, by tho use of n chemical
compound called Flourescine Ishich
has the properties of colorlng water
green when used even in the small
quantity OF one part in ten million.
The compound is manufactured In
France and supplied to the United
States government at $500 a pound
and was used on the source of Blue
fields water supply.
In consideration OF the foregoine
facts having leaked out 1t would ap-
pear incumbent in the opinion of the
Daily Leader that the report be u.s.
sued verbatim. Il can do no more
harm than to impose upon the news.
papers the task OF collecting a scrap
here and there.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-10

port of the expert. DIR. Herman Sta
Der for publication. this demand was
refused, Notwithstanding tho fact
that. It was explained. the services OF
the expert were retained BY the city
council and are TO be paid out OF
the city exchequer.
Tho Withholding of tho report
would point TO the fact that many
irregularities In the water supply
were discovered and. doubtless from
the facts contained In the report.
sufficient evidence OF neglect can be
adduced to make the waterworks
company liable to action for dam
ages from half the households In
Blueheld. Unofficially the informa-
ton Is CLEANED, from absolutely re-
liable sources that many irregular
tiles were discovered, many possible
sources OF contamination found and
many radical changes insisted upon
Apart from the little indiscretlon
of turning stagnant water into the