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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-05

asked if | approved the move
ment, and II / would cooperate
in a union meeting conducted by
Mr.. Gates. / replied unhesi-
tatingly in the affirmative. |
have never told anybody that |
did not endorse Mr.. Gates as a
minister. Ihave never told any
body that / would not heartily
cooperate with Mr.. Gates if he
should come to Greenwood. I
have never told anybody that !
would not join in an effort to get
him to Greenwood. The fact
that | have made frequent refer,
ence to Mr.. Gates work from
my pulpit, and that | have
more than once lead public
prayer for the success Of his
work is certainly proof enough
that ! am neither out Of harmony
with the man nor his work. /
regard Geo. G. Gates as one of
the most marvellous men of this
generation. Since he is a Bap-
fist | have personal ground upon
which to pride in his great use
fulneSs.
| want to say with great en-
phasis that there is not a man in
Greenwood who will go further
than | will go for the building up
of the religious life Of the splen-
did little city which | am now
proud to call my home. | de-
spise these narrow contentious,
denominational prejudices and
JealOuSleS tnat are sometimes
seen in communities and | as
sure the general public that |
have none of these elements in
my nature or ministry. | am
willing any moment to join any
INSTRUMENTATION movement
for the religious betterment of
our people and for the bringing
of all our churches into closer
bonds of fraternal love and ser,
vice in the cause of our common
Master.
Sincerely,
S. e. TULL.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-05
SOME iTTA BEN
NEWS ITEMS.
Social and Personal D0ings In the
ROebuck Lake Town.

G. l. Davis OF Greenyille was in town
Wednesday.
John Erskine was over from Runne-
mede Wednesday.
r. W. Harvey made a business trip to
Greenwood Tuesday.
Miss Lula Frazier Of Swift was in
town Wednesday shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. O'Bryant visited
relatives In Schlater last week.
Mrs. v. W. Chaldn OF Swift was the
guest Of friends in town last week.
Messrs. H. II. Majors and r. r. Love
were visitors to Greenwood Thu rsday.
Mrs. ". II. Souder and little daughter
have returned from a visit to Carrollton.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Ellis Of Berclair
attended services Sunday of last week.
Mrs. D. o. Alexander aud Miss EN-
ma Morris spent Thursday in Green
wood.
J.. j. Alexander and little son, Joe,
spent Monday in Greenville the guests
of his brother.
Miss Eta Webb, of Winona, was the
guest OF her unele's family, Mr.. J. III.
Webb, last week.
c. b. Moore of Tyler, Texas. was the
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Moore, last week.
Mrs. r. G. Hamilton of SchIater spent
Wednesday here, the guest OF her sister,
Mrs. T. B. Holloman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J f. Russell, Mr.. II. r.
Heard and Miss Sarah Coleman spent
Wednesday afternoon at Morgan.
T. @. Morris came home from the A. &
NJ. College last Friday, and Wednesday
accepted a position in the Bank of
Schlater.
Miss Edna Byars left Sunday night for
La'trobe, Pa. While here she made
many friends who regretted very much
to see her leave.
The Fetterman Bowl Factory was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday morning at 3
o'clock. Loss $4,000, with no insurance.
The origin of the fire was accidental.
The factory we understand will be re.
built,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-05
A Statement From DR.. S. Z. TuIl.

There is a report which | am
informed has gained considerable
circulation in Greenwood to the
effect that | I'm opposed to union
meetings, or INSTRUMENTATION
al REVEALS. Along with this, it
is also reported, ! understand,
that ! am opposed to DR.. Geo. c..
Gates as an evangelist. | am
ignorant as to the origin Of these
reports and ! am equally ignor-
ant of any possible foundation
for the reports. | corrected the
reports from my pulpit last Sun
day morning and / take this
means Of correcting them in the
minds of those who were not in
my congregation Sunday morn
ing.
! am new in my acquaintance
in Greenwood and such reports
are calculated to wrongly i'm.
press those who do not know me
in regard to my attitude towards
the church life of the community.
These reports are so uncalled-for
and are 80 entirely without foun
dation that | can not imagine
how they could ever have origi.
mated.
take this method, however, to
set the matter right by emphati.
cally denying the reports and by
assuring every one who may
have heard them that they are
untrue and wholly without foun.
dation, Not only are they not
true, but on the other hand |
have heartily joined with the
other Pastors of the town in an
effort to secure a man to hold a
union revival in Greenwood this
spring, At the request of the
Pastors Conference, | have even
written to two different men my
self with a view of securing q
man to hold such a meeting. In
regard to Mr.. Gates, | will say
that | know Mr.. Gates person.
ally and | suspect that | know as
much about him and his work as
any man in Greenwood does.
Mr.. Gates is a regular ordained
Baptist preacher, and was in the
pastorate until he entered the
eyangelistic work.
Shortly after | was called to
the church here, and before /
came on the field, a movement
was started to have Mr.. Gates
hold a meeting in Greenwood. |
was communicated with by tele.
phone at Kosciusko, Miss, and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-05
Drummers' Samples at
HYMAN-LEWIS co.
Special Election Ordered.

Pursuant to an order adopted by the
Board Of Supervisors on April B, 1907, a
special election is hereby ordered to be
held in Beat A on Saturday, April 20,
1907, for the purpose Of electing a mem
her Of the Board of Supervisors of Lee
fore county tn succeed Uriah Ray, re-
signed. The following officers are APP
pointed to hold said election according
to law
ltta Bena Precinct-H. Copeloff, ]. L..
Baskin, J. II. Holloman, managers; W. II.
Williams, J. H. Moore, clerks; s.. s.
Mitchell, bailiff.
Rising Sun Precinct. S. Kent, T. W.
Harrison, J. B. Redditt. managers; II. P.
Ore, T. B. Minyard, clerks; W. W. Min
yard, bailiff.
G. G.. GILLESPIE.
G. DUNN,
D. ROBINSON,
Election Commissioners.
Greenwood, Miss, April 3, 1907.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-05
Notice of Hiring City Prisoners

Notice is hereby given hat the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Greenwood, Miss, at it's regular meeting
on Tuesday, the 7th day of May, 1907,
will at 8 o'clock, pm, receive sealed
bids for the hiring of the municipal pris-
oners Of said city for the ensuing term
of one year. The hirer of said prisoners
will be required to enter into a bond as
required by law in the sun of $4,000.
W. S. VARDAMAN, Mayor.
r. II. HICKS, City Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-05

Miss Mary Aston spent last Sunday
In Yazoo City visiting friends.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22

state has the right to participate in
the national rifle contest held annually
iunder government auspices. In this
memorandum, Mr.. Taft discusses
briefly the opinion of the attorney
general, saying;
With Difference to the attorney
general, it seems TO me that. unless
there is some controlling public neces-
sity. or unless the construction leads
to absurdity, it is safer to give a word
or phrase occurring several times in
one statute or in several statutes on
tie same subject matter one meaning
or definition. Where the term organ
lied militia to be construed in every
case as the attorney general has con-
strued it, then it would produce such
hopeless confusion in the administra-
ton of the military law as to lead me
to a reconsideration of the question.
As the decision is limited. however.
TO its application to the question
whether the naval brigades may be
authorized TO take part in a rifle con-
test, | prefer to defer to the opinion
and follow it, without request for
further consideration. This course is
taken by the department with the dis
tinct understanding that such con
struction has no other effect in re.
spect to that status of the naval mil
tia than to permit the naval brigades
to take part in a rifle contest"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
FRAUD CHARGED
IN FRANCHISES
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTS
AGAINST MILWAUkEEANs.
CITED FOR EXAMINATION
Grants Secured by Cream City Trac-
ton Corporations is Years AGO At
tacked-Result of Investigations.
by District Attorney r. E. MCCOY
ern.
Madison, August J.

Madison, August IL
Attorney General Gilbert has start
ed an action to declare void the fran.
chises granted in Milwaukee to tbs,
two traction companies there in 1890
The first papers were served 10 the.
case yesterday, charging that the,
franchises were secured by fraud and
corrupt means, and setting forth that
the state has not sufficient informa-
ton in its possession on which to
formulate its complaint. TherefoTe
the many defendants are cited to ap-
pear before a court commissioner ON
August 26 for the purpose of exam
ination under the discovery statute.
Among the defendants, who are very,
numerous and include some OF the
most substantial and prominent citi.
zens of Milwaukee, are said to be The
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction
Co., The Milwaukee Electric Railway
" -LISAL W, JOhu 4. bC555y ~ Y u
Pfster, d. S. Rose, Cornelius CoTco-
ran, E. P Hackett, Frank ca Bigelow.
and Mr.. Sheldon, a representative o.
the North American Securities Co
The matter was brought to the at
tentiOu of the attorney general BIS
Francis e. McGovern, district attoE
ney of Milwaukee, and his assistant,
f. c. Eschweiler. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Eschweiler has had charge 81
the Investigations until the matt8E
was turned over to the attorney gen-
eral.
The franchises in question were sE-
tensions of previous grants, procured
by the corporations on representa-
lions that they desired to have EheGr
franchises co-terminus and more per-
manent, so that it would be possible
to induce investors to put III money
and therefore enable the corporations
to improve their properties and better
serve the public. The attorney gen
eral is not willing to discuss the CASH
for publication as yet, and the basis
for the rather serious charges limited
at is not disclosed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
CAUGHT AT 1T.
Manitowoc Citizens Attempt to De-
fraud Uncle Sam.

ManItoWoc citizens Attempt to De
fraud Uncle Sam.
Manitowoc, Aug. 18.-Seven indi-
viduals in Manitowoc county have
been detected, within the past month
in an attempt to defraud Uncle Sam
of two cents and in each case it has
cost the cuIprit $40, this being the pen
atty provided by the law. The offense
consisted of enclosing written mes
sages in second class mail parcels.
The fines, in each case $40, were i'm
posed by Deputy Inspector Rice, at
the time an assistant to Inspector
Reidenbach of Green Bay. In every
instance the fine was paid without
necessity of prosecution.
No publicity was given to the local
cases in which patrons Of the service
sought to defraud Uncle Sam of a
stamp and it was an inquiry relative
to prosecutions at Sheboygan that
the offenders are residents of the city
and the four others reside in the
county, in territory Immediately ad-
jacent to the city. Under the postal
laws the inspector is authorized to
collect the penalty, which is a fine of
1910, and by payment, the offender es-
capes prosecution in court and the
heavy costs that might be entailed.
The postal laws are explicit in pro-
hibiting the sending of written matter
in second class packages and postal
authorities are directed to maintain a
strict watch in all local offices and it
is seldom that the government is de-
frauded in this manner Sheboy-
gan is said to be one of the worst
Offenders in the entire state, probably
due to the large foreign population
which may be ignorant of the law.
Uncle Sam refuses TO accept ignorance
as an excuse and when caught, the
offender must pay the penalty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
SUICIDE ENDS
IhFAIUATION
FINAL CHAP FER OF OVENS
TUCKER ESCAPADE.
NO RECONCILIATION; DIES
Writer and Traveller Poisons Himself
Because Woman for Whom he De-
serted His Home Refused to Make
up Again-Climax of Sensational
Experiences in Mexico.

Cincinnati. Aug. 1S.-John E. Ow-
ems, a we'll known newspaper writer
and traveller, whose infatuation for
Mrs. Bonnie" Tucker, the former
wife of a politician OF this city, led
him to desert his wife and home and
travel around the country with her,
committed suicide at rOoming house
n this city by swallowing laudanum
after he had a brief interview with
Mrs. Tucker in which he pleaded for
a reconciliation On her refusal, he
committed suicide.
The tragic death of Owens was the
climax of his sensational escapade
with Mrs Tucker in Mexico City,
Mexico, months ago. The two had
Travelled some time and finally
reached the Mexican capital. There
Owens caused a sensation by appeal
ing to the police to locate his wife -
who had left him. 1t was said that
she had decided to leave him On &C
count of his insane jealousy.
A few days later she went to Okla
homa City and on the same train
was Frank Ballard, an American no.
tel keeper of Mexico City, at whose
hotel the couple had stopped. Owens
started in pursuit claiming that Bal
lard had induced Mrs Tucker to
leave him. He wired the police au-
thorities of Oklahoma City to place
the couple under arrest on a charge
of smuggling,
Owens charged Ballard with having
stolen a revolver from him and was
himself placed in jail for threatening
the oman. Mrs. Tucker and Ballard
we're released. Owens finally got
out of Jail and followed the object of
his infatuation. He effected a recon
Citation with her on a train going t0
st. Louis, bat they again separated
Owens was about 48 years old and
was born in Wales. He travelled II
many parts of the world and was in
South Africa during the first boer war
in 1881. He came to this country
about the time of the Jameson raid
in 1895 and worked On newspapers in
number of cities until he finally To-
Gated in Cincinnati, where he was
employed as a writer until his elope-
ment with Mrs. Tucker.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
WAGERS $1,000 ON BIBLE
Chippewa Falls Pastor Covers Bet
Offered by Adventists.

Chippewa rails, Wis, August IL
Much interest is manifested over the
outcome of a contest between Revs.
Swim Swinson and Byron Post, two
Seventh Day Adyentists, and Rev.
George P. Taubman of the Church of
Christ. The Adventists have offered
$1,000 to any one to find a verse of
scripture in the bible authorizing
Sunday observance. The Rev. Taub-
man has taken up the gauntlet, pro
Viding the Adventists will show by a
certified check that they have the
money and are in earnest ana Will
agree to set of judges. The Ad-
Ventists are now in correspondence
with the state Adventist association
for advice in the matter. They state
positively, however, that they will not
agree to accept any lawyers as judges
claiming that they were inclined to
twist the scriptures too much.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
INTERNATIONAL
FEAST Of LOVE
JAPAN AND AMERICA AT BIG
BANQUET.
WAR TALK UNTHINkAbLE
HIGH Official of japanese Foreign Of
flee Declares His People Are not
lmbued With Idea That American
People Are Represented by San
Francisco Hooigans.

! San Francisco, Aug. 18.-An inter.
national love feast was neld at the
Fairmont hotel Saturday night to
cement the friendship between japan
and America. The exchange of good
will took place at q banquet given by
the San Francisco chamber of COM
merce, assisted by many prominent
Japanese.
Kikijiro Ishii, director of CONNER
cial affairs of the Japanese foreign Of
fee was the guest of honor. Another
honored guest was Secretary Strauss
of the department of commerce and
labor who was a fellow passenger of
Ishii, on the steamer Asia, which has
Just landed them in San Francisco
from Honolulu. There were about $50
other guests, including Mayor Taylor.
Elaborate preparations were made
to give the affair an international
character. The guests were refreshed
with mineral water from Japan while
Japanese singers and actors enter
tanned the diners after the feast of
substance with a repast of music and
oriental acting.
According to Secretary G. w. Burkes
of the chamber of commerce, the OBJ
iect of the banquet was to influence
.fayorably any report that Ishii may
make to his government on Japanese
labor troubles in California.
Peace was the keynote of all the
post-prandial speeches. Every orator
voiced his personal faith in the good
intentions of the business men of
Japan and America towards each
other. In regard to the San Francis
co-Japanese troubles, Ishii said:
"The foolish talk of war because of
sporadic disturbances is unthinkable
to the masses OF the people. It is
not the sentiment of Japan, and the
thinking, responsible people in japan
understand that the San Francisco
hooligan who throws stones Or offers
insults to inoffensive subjects of
Japan does not voice the sentiment of
the American people"
Secretary Strauss spoke of labor
and his good impressions Of the Ha-
waiian islands. He also expressed the
sentiment that among the better ele-
Iment, true friendship existed between
Japan and America.
Mayor Taylor, President G. H. Bent
ley # the chamber of commerce and
several prominent Japanese merchants
of San Francisco spoke along similar
lines
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
CHARGES SPITE WORK.
ManitoWoc Policeman Resigns and
Says He Is Being Persecuted.

Manitowoc, Wis, Aug. 18.-Declar
ing in communication that he was
being prosecuted and would have no
chance of a fair hearing, Patrolman
August Eggert, who was suspended
by the fire and police commission and
charged with neglect of duty, tend.
cred his resignation to The commits
sion and refused to appear to defend
the charges. Eggert charges that he
was a victim of spite work on the
part of the chief The resignation
was accepted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
GIRL DRINKS AND
DIES IN An AUTO

San Francisco, Aug 18.-An auto
mobile containing two men, a young
woman and the body of a girl, who
had been a companion on a round Of
visits to beach resorts, arrived at the
Park hospital early Saturday. The
trio were arrested and will be held
until the cause of the girls death is
fully explained The dead girls name
was Frances Earl, 1411 Golden Gate
avenue. Her companions weres George
w. Ford, Harry Cherry and Pearl
Shelton. The men stated that the girl
had taken several drinks, tainted and
soon expired.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22

tin as it was in 1899 Amy discussion
of the matter, sterile in itself, would
be injurious TO the cause of peace, az
showing the divergence of opinion
existing while on the other hand a
unity of intentions exists which may
one day lead to their realization"
Therefore, H. Nelidoff proposed that
the conference unanimously adopt the
British resolution, as constituting the
only guaranty of further progress Of
the question, while it would be an
honor for the present conference to
have contributed to it by an imnedi-
ate vote
The British resolution was, there
fore, unanimously approved.
Among the communications read by
Fl. Nelidoff Immediately after Sir
Edward Frv's speech was a letter
from Joseph II. Choate supporting IN
the name of the United States the
British resolution and expressing
American sympathy with its terms.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
IMPORTATION OF LABOR
FOUND UNSATiSFACTO

Baltimore, Md, Aug. 18.-After a
fair test the Maryland state bureau
Of immigrat on finds its efforts to sup
ply the farmers of this state with la
borers by assisting immigrants u1-
satisfactory. August F. Trappe, sec,
ret ry Of the bureau, spent three
months of last winter in Europe and
succeeded in bringing 265 Iaborers
here and placing them on Maryland
farms. It is found, however, that
they do not remain long in the posi-
tons given them and the bureau
seems unable to trace them for any
length Of time after they leave thetr
first place of employment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
EXPENSIVE REUNION.
General Palmer to Pay $4,000 for
Gathering of Comrades.

Philadelphia, Aug 1S.-Much inter
est was aroused here Saturday by
the departure OF more than 100 sur
viyors OF the fifteenth Pennsylvania
cavalry for Colorado Springs, where
they will meet, for the second time
since the war closed, their former
commander, General William j.
Palmer. The survivors go to Colorado
Springs as the guests of General
Palmer, who is a prominent resident
Of that place and who will defray
all the expenses of the trip. The sur
vivors have met here annually for
81 years and General Palmer attended
but one rem. on. He signifed his
intention of attending this years
reunion, but he fell from horse and
broke his leg and, being unable to at
tend, conceived the idea of entertain
ing his comrades ct his home. The
trip will cost General Palmer more
than $50 600. The veterans travel on
a special train.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
.BUBOk|C PLAGUE
N SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Aug. 18.-Five cases
of bubonic plague, four of which have
resulted in death, have been reported
to the health department within the
past week The patients, with one ex-
ception, were Of the poorer class or
foreigners dwelling in the neighbor-
hood of the old Chinatown. The ex
ception was a foreign sailor from a
coastwise steamer. Prompt and act
i've measures were taken by the local
state and federal authorities and
spread of the disease is not feared
Hardin, Manchuria Aug. 18.-The'
bubonic plague has broken out IN.
South Manchuria and 16 deaths have
been reported Travellers proceeding
into north Manchuria are being med
ically examined at Kwankching isu-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
MANY AT HOLY HILL FEAST.
Wisconsin Shrine Is Visited by Great
Numbers of Pilgrims.

NUMBERS OF FlI9iIHlS.
fairfield, Wis, Aug. 1.-THE feast
of assumption of the blessed |irgin
was solemnly celebrated at Holy Hill.
near here. About 5000 pilgrim IS
from all sections of the state ana a
great number of Illinois, especially
from Chicago, attended services. FIT
teen hundred pilgrims came by team
travelling a long distance.
Masses were said at 6, and g.
o'clock. At o'clock a special MGR
mass was chanted by Rev. Kilian CT
mann TO the pilgrims from Chicago
So great was the assemblage that
hotel facilities proved inadequate. Ia
consequence of which many decided
to pass the night in praye~ in the
shrine.
At 1920 o'clock a solemn high
mass was celebrated by Rev. Pater
Otto o. c. D., assisted by two Carmel
tie fathers as deacon and subdeacoE.
Rev. Peter Theisen OF Milwaukee de-
liVered a sermon in English and Rev
p. Kilian, o. G. ID in German. Be
sides the clergy mentioned the Car.
melite fathers and the visiting clergy
were present
IT the. afternoon at $50 the sta
| tions were said, closing with benedic-
ton.
The next festivity will be Septem
Der 8, being the feast Nativity OF
Mary"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22
Neenah on the Grow.

Neenah, Wis, Aug. 1.-THE SUI
preme officers of the supreme assem-
bly, of the Equitable Fraternal union
have closed a deal with the executors
of the Patton estate, of Appleton, for
the transfer of plat of land 120x95
street and Doty avenue, the consider
alton being $4,000 The society will
build a fine supreme assembly head
quarters building to cost $4,000
Just across the road the Wisconsin
Telephone company viii erect an ex
change building for Neenah and Men
asha to cost $4,000.