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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17

quietly by himself as he rode in jovial
mood down the trail from Austin
toward Tonopah, alighted from his
horse TO sleep off, beneath the shade of
pine tree, the effects of liquid he had
imbibed; for Manhattan, may 1t be
known, possesses more timber than the
balance of Nevada's camps added all
together. When Mr.. Humphreys aWoke
from his sleep his eye caught the set
ting sun and with a hasty epithet he
scrambled hurriedly to his feet. His
heavy nailed boot slipped on point of
rock and 1t broke away beneath his
tread. Upon examination the character
OF the ora attracted his attention, for
the eye of the miner is as keen for gold
as the eye of the old-tirne Indian was
keen upon the trail. He examined II
and his sudden hurry to be off was
changed in the twinkling of an eye. The
miners magnifying glass was whipped
from his pocket and beneath the lens,
In the rock within his hand, were many
specks of free gold. His find was made
on the first day OF April and his claim
was named the April Fool claim. He
finished his journey. but never forgot
! his find, and later returned with three
stalwart brothers and his father when
the entire family busied themselves in
the location of what seemed to them 10
be the best claims of the district.
The Humphreys knew Lawyer Ver-
milyea Of Goldfield and interested him
and several newspaper men. The camp
was thoroughly investigated and the
results We're so promising that the
news was speedily given to the world
and a town three miles long by a
thousand feet wide grew up over night
in the narrow valley OF Manhattan.
Further investigation merely intensified
the value OF the discovery until today
Manhattan possesses thirty working
properties and is producing a ire.
mendous output of high-grade milling
ore. It's most recent discovery has been
wonderful hnd of high-grade copper
ore (and II Is the opinion OF mining ex.
perts that the entire Goldheld. TonOpah
and Manhattan territory will al a
depth Of 500 feet show great undeFly-
ing blankets OF copper, The discovery
was made on the Manhattan Dividend
property on Timber hill and assays the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
Leo District Looks Good

pressed with the possibilities Of Lee
district. Cal. and a number have in
eorporated a company to operate
claims. They are N. p. Porter, presl-
dent; B. A. Perkins. vice president and
general manager; Joseph Nelson, seere-
tary and treasurer; Joseph OberndorfeF.
Erwin Evans. j. Howard Garrett and
]. Richard Smith. Ore as high as $742.4
IN gold TO the ton has been found on
the property.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17

Assuming that the population of the
seven counties referred to is 100000, this
yearly production of nearly s14O,o0O,OOO
is equal to a per capita production of
5000 a year for each man, woman and
child in the part OF Southern California
named. On this showing, Southern
California can justly claim to be the
most favored region in the United
States.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
Values In Zinc

Nine zinc properties In the United
States paid dividends OF $t4tA.le4 in
1905. The largest amount has been de-
clared by the New Jersey Zinc COM
pany, which 10 capitalized at $4,000, 900;
its dividend in 1906 was S1,200.00Q.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
VARIED PRODUCTS
OF SOUTHLAND
ESTIMATES MADE BY CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
The Soil Of Southern California An.
nusIIy Produces Crops Valued
at Nearly s14o,ooo,ooo.
The Figures

The Los Angeles chamber OF COM
meroe furnishes the following estimate
OF the value for 1906 of the principal
products of the seven southernmost
counties Of California;
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04

Georgia commission 70 the exDosi.
ton.
Besides mentioning the date, the
same letter gives a number Of inter
esting details on what the program
for Georgia day at jamestown will be-.
The feature of the celebration will
be President Rooseyelts speech he
will deliver his address not primarily
as rsident OF the United States, hut
as a grandson Of Georgia TO height
en- the appropriateness Of his appear
ance, the president will speak in the
Georgia building, which, IS anown,
viii be a reproduction OF the historic
Bulloch mansion at Roswell where
Martha Bulloch, the presidents moth
err was born and reared and married.
The various rooms of the Georgia
building are to be furnished By the
cities OF the state, and viii contain
memorials and relics from each com
munity's archives. In this way the
history Of the entire stare will be
picturesquely exhibited and the story
of her human as well as material
progress related.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
Child labor Law Effective.

The child LABOR bill, which was
enacted by the state legislature at it's
last session as an act to regulate
the employment of children in facto
ries and manufacturing establishments
Of this state is now law OF the
state.
The law is the result Of over eight
years labor by prominent citizeus Of
the state, trade declarations and other
different organizations. 1t was intro
duced in the senate last July by %
senators. The bill was passed in the
senate July 30 by a vice yoca vote, not
one word having been spoken against
the measure. 1t was adopted a few
days later Ivy an overwhelming vote
in the house.
The compulsory educational clause
Of the bill was said to be the reason
for its unanimous support
The new law contains a compulsory
educational clause which requires that
all children under IA years who
shall be employed al labor IN tactO-
ries or manufactures shall lie able to
write their names and simple SEN
fences, end to have attended school
for u weeks in the year preceding
their employment. All children he
tween the ages OF IA and is who are
employed shall have a schooling Of
at least twelve weeks in each ensu-
ing year Of their employment until tle
public school age is passed Six weeks
Of this time shall be consecutive.
According to the law no child un-
der ten years can be employed under
any circumstances. Nor shall any
child under II years OF age be en-
ployed unless an orphan, or the sup
port Of a widowed mother Or disabled
father, and in this case a .certiucate
must be furnished to the ordinary in
each county to this effect
No child under the age 2i fourteen
years can be employed between the
hours of D. m. O'Clock and s a. IN.
o'clock
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
state Loses s2a5.62O.

The loss Of nearly 100000 for At
-anta and over a quarter Of million
dollars fol the state-tnat is what the
passing Of the bucket SHOP and wire
houses means Low that the 3oyllin
law has gone INFO effect.
OF course it may be argued tnat
this amount may be eudailod by the
increased amount Of money people
win spend who formerly lost their
money playing the wires But tae
thirty-three wire houses in the state
discussed yearly al the time The Boy
kin bin was passed something like
$285,G2
OF these thirty-.hree houses, ten
were in Atlanta and these houses paid
cut in salaries and taxes about SOS,
800 year
This big sum does not include rents
or light 1t is only the amount paid
IN taxes and salaries 10 employees, In
Atlanta the ten houses we've paying
ten managers $4,000 a year twenty
seven telegraph operators were set
ting $36,92G; ten booNkeepers were
paid $4,000 a year to Office boys
got $2,400 q year. ana me taxes for
the city and state amounted to $4,000
year.
With the balance Of The houses in
Georgia conditions we're about the
same, ana inc amount paid out in
taxes and salaries amounted % $780,
500, making Tor me entire state S215,-
$40.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
sonda 80 Eorthcomina.

About one hundred ont Of Jas tax
receivers and IS out Of the same uum-
Der OF tax collectors have, SO far
failed to file their bonds with the
comptroller general, although the law
requires that this should be done by
January ] follogins their election in
any case whore the law an this re-
snect is not complied wdh the gov
einor is authorized 10 declare va
cancy and order new election for
the Office
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
cAssATr VICTIM OF HEART DISEASE.
Head of Pennsylvania Railroad and Multi
Millionaire Dies Suddenly.

Millionaire Dies Suddenly
Alexander Johnson Cassatt, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania railroad, and
one of the foremost railroad men and
tnanciers in the country, died sud
denly at his residence in Philadelphia
Friday.
Mr.. Cassatt, who was a little more
than sixty-seven years old, was strick.
en- with heart disease shortly before
! O'Clock and died before assistance
could be given.
Aside from being the head of the
Pennsylvania railroad Mr.. Cassatt was
president of six other companies and
a director in twenty-tnree concerns
principally transportation companies.
banks and trust companies. His wealth
is estimated at between $50, O0OOO
and $75,O00OOO.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
Second steamer is Ready.

The steamship Og09chea, The sister
ship Of the Sarilla, the second freight
steamer Of the Brunswick steamship
company, will make its first run from
New York to Drrunswicg on Jan
uary 5
The Ogeechee is Of over 2,0d0 ton
mage and is SO built as TO aecommo.
date the large shipments that will be
made from eastern points to ;he
south
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
FtiU4BltS 1851 By pAssla
Can2'e OF Robbers loot latp
Sec53ard Air Liae.

Near Lacrosse, VA, On
board Air Line at . 20 5'oi,
day n'oraing The passenger
sleeper OF train No. ST. ouJ
mond, were held up and Il
about $500, besides jewelry.
bers, TWO in number, got en-
mcnd as passengers. The
conductor while attempting
them. was SHOT through the d
men then pulled lie emersen
cord. stopped the train, ami
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
READY FOR IMMIGRANTS.
Georgia State Sccie Y Holds Meetlng in
Atlanta and Maps 0ut Plans for
Future Work.

At an important meeting Of the d.
rectors of the Georgia immigration
Association, held Friday in the offices
Of the chamber Of commerce at At
lanta, it was decided that Georgia
has every necessary authority under
the recent decision Of Commissioner
Strauss OF the department OF com
merce and labor 10 proceed with the
work of bringing a desirable class
Of immigrants to Georgia
Following this conclusion, active
steps were taken to cooperate WITH
Commissioner. Of Agriculture T. e
Hudson, who is an e&-ofieio commits
sioner of imhagrat lon for Georgia, in
pashing the work.
: THE recent decision Of Commission
er~Srtauss of the department of com
merce and labor in the South Caro-
lima case was read and its legal bear
ing was considered
1t was resolved by the directors to
tender to the governor and commits
sioner Of agriculture the services Of
the association in cooperating with
the state authorities in every legal
way possible in furthering the work
migrants 70 rGerogia taoi naaua.
migrants for Georgia.
BY appointment, following this
meeting, the directors of the associa-
ton called on Governor Terrell and
Commissioner Hudson at the state
capitol, and both of these expressed
themselves in hearty favor of desir-
able immigration. They gladly accept
ed the offer of cooperation from the
association and MI. Hudson stated to
the directors that he, as commission
er Of immigration, would himself
take full charge and direction OF the
movement, would devote his every eff
fort and energy to securing FOR the
state the very best class of fmmi-
grants to be had. end said his ef
forts would be directed especially to
England, Scotland Ireland, Norway,
Sweden and Germany.
Nh. Hudson said he would expect
the association TO cooperate with
him in locating the immigrants when
they arrived in such manner as would
be for the best interests of the state
and the immigrants themselves.
James A. Strachan Of Atlanta, who
Is now in Scotland, under the direc-
tilon of Mr.. Mr.. Hudson, has an ilnmi-
grafton movement we'll organized, and
it is hoped he will be able within the
next sixty days to bring over a large
number Of Scottish farmers.
The immigrants which Mr. Strachan
secures will be brought to Savannah,
and all immigrants which the stare
may hereafter bring over will be
brought through that port.
Mr. Hudson, who attended the meet
ing from Rome, ard who has already
secured q number of immigrants for
that city, will be made deputy COM
missioner and sent to Norway and
Sweden to push the work there.
II addition a man viii be chosen
within the next few days to go to Ger
many on a similar e,rand, and he
likewise will be armed with a commits
sion from Commissioner Hudson.
A state immigration convention will
be held some time in the near flu
ture, arrangements for which will be
made at called meeting Of the direc,
tors.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
Georgia Cuttings
Curtailed Items of interest
Gathered at Random.
RaIIroaas az lnelr Taxes.

All Of the large railroad systems of
the state have paid their state taxes.
The payments made to The tate by
the larger railroads on account Of
taxes this year are as follows:
Central OF Georgia, SS05ll; South
ern railway, s6S.532 seaboard Air
Line, s42,6S7; Georgia Southern and
Florida, $lSS49; Georgia Railw'y and
Electric company, $l5S21, Atlanta
and West Point s12,502
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
African Planter Comes to GEORGIA.

II. Il. V. Fickstone, OF Capetown,
South Africa, is in Atlanta His ,lsN
TO the American continent and hls
stay in the south is due 70 his desire
to study the negro problem as it
confronts the white people Of this see
ton He says the white people Of
Africa, too, are disturbed and agtared
over the race question and he has
come TO America to see how che enog-
nous black population Of the southern
states is handled
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
sehooI commIasIoaera to gIame.

In about forty counties in Che state
the school teachers .ailcd TO set their
salaries this year in time for Christ
mas, a fact which was due however,
TO no fault on The part OF the state
school commissioner The county
school commissioners in all the eoun-
ties of the state were notified that
unless they sent in their reports by
December is it would be impossible
TO send them checks bel6Ne the holi-
days. The reports from some forty
counties failed to arrive in time, hence
the checks could not be sent The
fault is therefore With the county
school commissioners
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
atate ReneMg Insursnee.

The buildings and other property
OF the state have been reiusmed for
ave years Governor Terrell a few
days ago, accepted policies from va.
rious companies amounius to $tl4J,-
000 an increase of $4,000 over The
insurance for the past five years.
The increase is caused by number
Of additional buildings constructed at
Athens, Mnledgeville. Gave Springs
and the Georgia school of Technology
at Atlanta by accepting the insur-
ance for five years tue state secures
the policies for Eve years at rhres
year premiums.
The capitol building is not insured,
it being considered fire proof. The
other buildings are insured at SO per
cent of their value
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
GUGGENHtlu st4TtO FOR stNATs.

Republicans OF C0iDradO Legislature In
dorse dim BY Sig N5j'ri,y
Simon Guggenheim's election as
United States senator 10 succeed
Thomas NJ. Patterson IS assured by
the action of the Colorado Republican
members OF the general assembly in
caucus at Denver Monday AFTERNOON.
Mr. Guggenheim' candidacy vas en-
dorsed by a vote of 6S TO l.
Seventy OF the 100 members Of the
legislature are Republicans and all bur
enc Of them participated Ill the eau.
Gus
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
a a orandgon 81 aeornIa.

Georgia day at the jamestown 1907
exposition has been set for june 10Th,
next, which falls on Monday. This
date has been selected by President
Tucker of the exposition, and has
beon concured in by President Rcose-
welt, who will make IA address On that
occasion.
A communication 10 the foregoing
effect has Just been received by ". n.
Mitchell, Of Atlanta, president OF the
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
TILLMAN SCORES
Senator Says President Makes
Ii Every Time He Tasl
Negro Problem.

touches him he makes a mel
He had no business dischars
negro troops at Brownsville
making a careful investiga
doubt very much whether CT
Is vested wish tie authority .
such matters in his own han
ray"
Thus spoke Senator Renji
gilman, of South Caroline, as
I ped from a Louisville and y
train in Birmingham, Ala
afternoon.
Senator TilIman addressed
Birmingham audience at the
Saturday might, which enthq
Iy cneered the vigorous sentin
expressed. The senator TALKED
regro question largely, and s
the white man owed all his go
tiles to the women Of the
The negroes have not the
possessing qualities which wi
them high-minded, and this j
their greatest drawback.
Speaking Of lynching, which
would continue as long
crime Of rape continued, the
exclaimed:
with the oatn on my liD'
hold the law I would Lead a
tinue to lynch a man, black
who had ravished % woman. -
Thursday night senator Till
livered his lecture, The RAD
tioa in the South in the Gov
at Triton, Ga.
The audience was a large Oh
up Of the best people OF the q
Tillman prehZed his address
remark that he had been intel
and otherwise SO persistcilJly
ed end misrepresented that
always pleased to come belore
audience and lei them see W
Of an animal he was. lie the
attention to the fact THAI negl
numbered whites in South
and Mississippi and Cl,aJ i'll
other states the whites scared
led the negro numerically.
He sounded a note OF
against social equality AMI an
ton, and. declared that all Il
nosed Yankees between Cape
hell would never be able t.
negro rule upon the south;
grandparents OF the present
Of the north had traded run a
beads for negro slaves and b
bartered them to our grand
and that, 50 lar as the
question OF slavery was CO.
they were as deep III the mus
are in the mire.
He paid q nigh tribute t.
womanhoCd and declared thar
as the one great bar 10 raci.
gamtion, the one strong defe
protection against Il gin
race"
Taking up the history Of l.
declared that the dark Skim
dent Dago Of today was the
the mingling of the blood Of
masters and negro slaves.
Senator Tillman paid his res
the African race, tracing l,a
and commenting on the poycr
achievements. Declared that
designed by God as d race Of
bearers and untitled by nature
other duty, Had l the absol'
er today" said Senator Tillr
frame such legislation as cc
demand, / do not know that
be able to save this negro pao
final butchery-and am nc
thirsty either"
Mi. Tillman says that he
sass the Yankees and that Il
shown their appreciation Of l
Ties rs a truth teller, by ensa
Of his spare time during the
year.
Mir TiIlman stated that the
system Of educating the nesr
farce, and that the only resi-
was to make him a candidate
OF the three P's-Politics, 2
or the Peuitentiary.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
COTTON tXCHANGE UNDLR FIRE.
Official fraud Order is asked Against New
York Concern.

lUfA N0HGSth.
A Washington dispatch says. Rep
rescntatve Livingston, OF Geor
gia, who is most active in the pro-
posed proceedings against the New
York cotton exchange, made formal
complaint to PAtmas5er General Cor
telyou Saturday that che New York
cotton exchange is guilty Of fraud per-
petrated through the United States
mails.
Mr Livingston says that the New
York cotton exchange costs the south
$i0,oe000O by its fraudulent maaipu-
latiOns.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
Purer MIX Wanted.

That a determined effort viii be
made to prevent the sale Of impure
and dirty milk in Atlanta, by The
enactment OF an ordnance specifically
setting forth the standard which milk
sold in the city inust come up to,
seems more than probable
The city board of health is al The
head Of this movement, and il win BE
supported by many physicians and cit
izeas who recognize The fact that the
present ordinance governing the sale
of milk in Atlanta is far from per.
feet, and that the penalties provided
for arrangements OF its provisions are
not sufficiently severe to deter many
who sell milk from ris1ing a chance
OF small lne for the sake of max
ing additional profits,
Macon beacon., 1907-04-27
FROM THE PEOPLE.

Mi Editor.-
Anent the genteel roasting the school
marms very meritoriously handed out
to you for allowing the Chairman the
privilege Of reading and responding to
the article written by the lady teachers
in the same issue Of the paper in which
it was printed, ! wish to ascertain
your rules governing the admission Of
communications to your paper CRITICS.
ing or upholding acts and policies of
public officials.
The article Of the lady teachers in
your last issue criticizes only the Off
cial acts Of one or more Of an incom-
plete board of trustees. Now, do un-
derstand you do take the position that
this criticism because Of its SEVERITY,
though merited, gave the article "a
rather personal turn" and caused you
to accept it grudgingly and then violate
the common every day rules Of journal
ism? Are We to understand that you
will not permit a citizen to criticize or
commend in the columns of your paper,
the official acts and polices Of public
official?
We desire a free and unpredjudiced
discussion Of the officials in the press at
all times. 1t seems to me that it is the
duty Of the editor Of paper to be the
watchman upon the tower to sound the
first alarm Of wrong doing of public
servant to Say nothing of throwing wide
Macon beacon., 1907-04-27
Card.
Macon, Miss. April oath

Macon, Miss, April oath 1907.
To The Democratic Voters Of Noxubee Co;
Gentlemen:-Aeting upon the sug-
gestion and advice Of friends in whose
Judgment have the fullest confidence,
and in reply to a call from Young Yo-
ters" in last weeks BEACON, I have
given the matter of !becoming a candi-
date for the House of Representatives
careful and conscientious consideration.
Coming to the belief that | may be able
to render efficient service to the people
of my county, have decided to become
candidate.
My ten years service in the chancery
clerks Office has made practically every
voter in the county personally ac-
quainted with me and my record pub
lie one known to all or easily discover
able by any one. believe it unneces-
sary to say anything more than that, ii
elected, the very best service of which
| am capable will be rendered my coun-
ty and constituency,
1t will be impossible for me to make
SO thorough canvass as | could wish.
without neglecting my closer duties,
but shall endeavor to see every voter
in the county before the primaries are
held and inform them of how | stand
on all matters affecting the interest Of
Noxubee county.
Assuring my friends of my cordial
appreciation of heterogeneous com
mendation, and the Democracy Of Nox-
ubee county of the very high honor
should esteem an election by their suf
frage, ! am.
Most respectfully
IVA l. DORRoU