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The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
s'Dirty Dozen" Organization.

Considerable of a sensation was
created in Lawrence county by the I'M
masking of a secret criminal organiza-
ton of a dozen young men, aged from
Is to q, bearing the name OF the Dirty
Dozen" The organization was formed,
it seems, for the purpose OF robbery,
and some of it's members are repre-
~sentatives OF some quite respectable
families. All but one of the twelve
have been arrested and are being held
for trial.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
Cash Coming In.

Auditor Henry reports the collection
Of S258,9S7.27 during two days of last
week from the counties of Amite,
Adams, Calhoun, Carroll, Hancock,
Jackson, Jasper, Lauderdale, Monroe,
Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl
River, Scott, Smith, Sunfiower, Tate,
Tunica, Washington, Wilkinson, Win
ston, Yalobusha and Yazoo. The largest
amount vas paid by Lauderdale coun-
ty, S43, 37S.5S. This cash, together with
$4,000 received from the sale of bonds,
puts the State on a reasonably secure
basis for the present.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
NEeREss REFUSES COMPROMISE
She Lived with Beresford a His Com
mon-Law Wife.

Galveston, Tex.-Flora Wolfe, the
negress who lived with the late
Lord DELAYED Beresford, of Eng
land, in Mexico as his his common-law
wife for 20 years, has been offered
$500, 900 and all cattle on the ranch,
valued at $3.50, 900, If she withdraws
her claim as the dead lords wife. She
will not accept the offer.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
The Memphis and Pensacola.

Col. c. H. Pond is very hopeful OF
concentrating a deal that will push the
Memphis and Pensacola railroad to an
early completion, and is confident that
practical work will be in evidence
construction The pro-
posed route will traverse largely an in
terror section and will mean much to
the development of Mississippi.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
JACK THE HUGGER CAPTURED.
Proves to Be Weak-Minded and Partly
Dumb.

Bloomington, Illinois-Jack the
Hugger, a character who has been
frightening girls and m in Bloom
ington for several years, was captured
in Franklin Square park Friday night
in a desperate battle in which former
Gov. J. w. Fifer was one of the princi-
pals among his captors.
The fellow proved to be Wesley
Greenlee, a young carpenter, who is
weak-minded and also partly dumb.
The encounter took place opposite the
residence of former Vice President A.
z. Stevenson.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
CHATTANOOGA WOMEN PROTEST.
object to Detailed Accounts in Papers
of ThaW Trial.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-Women of this
city have protested against the print
ing of details of the Thaw murder
CASE AMI similar criminal court pro-
ceedings.
The protest, it was stated, vas made
Gin the interest of the sanctity of u
homes and the purity of Jul children,
and to protest against the minute and
detailed accounts given in the daily
papers of the sensational and scandal
GUS proceedings of the criminal court"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Longer School Term.

At the meeting Of the Monroe Cpun-
ty Teachers Association held at Aber-
deem Superintendent Whitfield appeal
ed to those present to advocate a two
milrAnnual ad valorem tax on the coun-
ty assessment outside of separate school
districts for the extension of the school
term, and all present signified their
approval of the same.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22

A comment on the way in which
modern enterprise has brought the
improvements of civilization within
the reach of nearly everyone is the
fact that a woman who died lately
in Jersey City in her ~nineties won
fame as a remarkable person because
she never in her life had ridden on a
trolley or a railroad a
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Mother and Babe Perish.

Pontotoc, Mississippi-Vainly en-
%deavoring to extinguish the flames
which enveloped her infant son, Mrs.
Charles Mauldin was burned to death
at her home near here. The baby also
died. The child's clothing caught fire
while, playing about some burning
leaves.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Mississippi's Delegates.

Responding to an invitation from the
governor of Pennsylvania, Gov. Varda-
man has appointed the following dele
gates to the national congress OF State
highway commissioners, which is to
at Pittsburg on March II and
13: Capt. r. N. Provine, Coles Creek;
w. J. Toler, Gloster; c. r. King, Oko-
Iona; Walter Clark, Clarksdale; J. NJ.
Rass. Hazlehurst.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
MAN WRECKS HOME
WOMAN KILLED AND TWO CHILL
DREN BADLY MANGLED.
DYNAMITE IN THE OVEN
Mother and Babe Perish When Moth
er Attempts to Snatch 1t from
the Flames.

Lebanon, Pennsyiyania-Mrs. John
Seelver was killed by an explosion
of dynamite at her home. Her two
children, Lydia, aged 10, and Mary,
aged 5, we're SO badly burned and
lacerated that there is little hope OF
their recovery. The house was
wrecked. The woman's husband had
placed three sticks of dynamite in
the oven to thaW, and went to work
n~eglecting to inform his wife.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Back Taxes in Tallahatchie.

Revenue Agent Adams has at last
worked up Tallahatchie county on back
taxes, and the amount assessed against
the property holders of the county ag-
gregate several million dollars, with
taxes due, in some instances, as far
back as 1886, a period of over twenty
years. This refers to notes on lam
sold and money loaned, secured by
mortgages. vendors liens, etc.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22

London, Eng.-A new British ex-
petition to the south pole will leave
England next October, under the COM
mand of E. H. Shackleton, who was
third lieutenant on the Discovery ex-
pedition to the Antarctic. A novel fea-
ture of the equipment will be 4 motor
car bull. for ice travelling.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
States Cotton Sold.

The ~penitentiary commission sold 4S6
bales of the States cotton to w. l..
Wells & Co. of Vicksburg, at 8 cents,
the net sum realized being in the neigh.
borhood of S22 900. This closes out
the State cotton for the year 1905, all OF
which was sold to good advantage.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Ousted From Office.

j. H. Hays, recently elected marshal
OF Newton, was ousted from Office by L..
T. Doolittle, his predecessor, through
quo warranto proceedings on the ground
that Hays was not a qualified elector;
that while the books showed that he
was registered June II, more than four
months before the election, that date
was found to be Sunday, which was con-
elusive evidence of it's illegality.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
To Raise Work Stock.

The penitentiary management will
renew the attempt to raise the States
own supply of work stock, and Oakley
will be the ground upon which the ope-
rations will be undertaken, as they are
firmly of the opinion that practical re-
suits will follow and hat the efforts
will be crowned with success.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
A Woman Pioneer.

Leavenworth, Kas.-Mrs. Clara Par
quette, a Kansas pioneer, died of apo
plexy here, aged IS. In the border
war days she held Col. Jennison and
his band of "red legs at bay at Shaw
nee, Kas., for five hours, giving her
husband, a strong anti-s1avery advo-
cate, who was marked to be shot, time
to escape.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
-Four Killed in Collision.

Birmingham, ALA string of
freight cars broke loose and collid-
ed with a street car last night. Three
men and one boy were killed instant
ly, their heads being badly brushes.
Twelve men were hurt, two of them
fatally.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
French Play ct University.

An event of unusual interest will
take place at the University OF Missis-
sippi on March 2. The students of the
French department will present, on
that date, Moliere's Malade Imaginaire
(the Imaginary Sick MANI. Everything
will be in French, ven to the tickets
and programs, and the original music
of Charpentier will be produced.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22

1t is said that the new shah Of
Persia has determined to remove a
few heads in order to bring about re-
form. The Persian method of remov-
ing heads is a little more unpleasant
than the Andrew Jackson way.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
But Think Of the Glory!

An editor Is a nan who Is liable to
grammatical blunders, toothache.
typographical errors and lapses OF
memory, and usually he has half a
million people watching to catch him
tripping. And yet the world is full of
people who want to be editors!-Lon-
don Answers.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22

The Chinese on the Rand were al
lowed SO much opium, the maximum
a month being two pounds. This
would suffice to stock an ordinary
chemists shop for a year. Two
pounds of opium represents 27,968
average medicinal doses.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Extansion Denied.

The secretary of war has denied the
application of the Delta Southern Rail
road Company for further extension OF
time to remove its piling bridge over
Bear Creek, and has ordered the COM
pany to. the obstruction from
the stream at once.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22

Report Count Boni About to Appeal.
Paris. France.-It is concurrently re-
ported that Count Boni De Castellane,
from whom his wife, who was Miss
Anna Gould, of New York, secured a
divorce in the French courts last No.
vember, is about to appeal to a higher
court.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Brookhaven n

A new bank has been organized at
Brookhaven. Five years ago the COM
bined capital, surplus and deposits OF
the Brookhaven banks were ~S455,l76;
today the figures are ST. 1888, 404, a gain
IF 1895. 227.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
cIemenceau III With crip.

V'eH1c11CSau IT VIII "Trip.
Paris, France.-Prime Minister Glenn.
enceau is a victim Of the grip. an
epidemic of which is raging here. 4
notice has been issued by the postal
authorities to the effect that certain
deliveries of mail have been suspend
ed because of the epidemic among the
postal employees.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Bank Robbers Sentenced.

Minot, n. D.-Sentences ranging
from fourteen to twenty years were
passed by Judge Goss against the Saw
yer bank robbers. The bandits will
be taken to state prison today. They
were charged with footing the Sawyer
state bank Of about $4,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Beers Hope for . Majority

Johannesburg Transvaal.-The first
elections to parliament under the
new Transvaal constitution will be
held Feb. 20, with every prospect Ct
the Beers obtaining a useful working
majority in the house of representa-.
itves.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Sentenced to One Year.

Judge Niles pronounced sentence up
on Jesse A. Hickman of Durant, an e
United States mail clerk, of n year
and a day Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary al Atlanta for ~tampering with the
mails.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Indicted for Hiqh Treason.

ST. Petersburg, RUSSIA son OF
Count Leo Tolstoi has been indicted
for high treason, on the charge Of
printing the latest political pamphlet
written by his father.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22

Aeronauts have been prohibited
from passing over Holland by the au-
thorities of that country. Nothing
Eighty about the Dutch.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Entire Train Left the Track.

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
The st. Louis-New York express No.
2 of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
was derailed near Eagles station, just
west of here. The entire train left
the track, but no one was hurt.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22

The "Jim Crow" Plank Is Retained.
Guthrie, Okla.-An attempt to side
track the Jim Crow plank was
defeated by the constitutional con
vention.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Money Acquitted.

The jury in the Money case, on trial
at Greenwood, returned a verdicto OF not
guilty. James D. Money, Jr., shot and
killed Z. j. Henderson at Money Sta
ton, on Nov. s, 1906.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Defeated in South Dakota.

Pierre, S. D.-The house has defeat
ed the bill passed by the senate
establishing a &c passenger rate. This
is regarded as ending the matter for
the present session.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Roses With Thorns.

Some people seem made to be al
ways getting thorns in their fingers
or their hearts, but they are usually
those who care enough to pick roses
aud run the risk
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22

Woman Suffrage Convention.
Chicago, Ill.-The National Wom-
ans Outrage convention meets hoe
tomorrow. 1t will be the largest and
most important in the history of the
movement.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Money Acquitted az Murdar

Greenwood, Miss.-James D. Money.
Jr, nephew of Senator Money and
cousin of Gov. Vardaman, was acouit.
ted by a jury Of the charge Of murder.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22
Must Stop at County seats

Must Stop at County Seats.
Jefferson City, Mo.-The senate
passed the bill requiring all passenger
trains, except transcontinental trains.
to stop at all county seats in this state.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22

eminent 10 the EXPOSITION COHpduy.
Secretary Shaw accepted the contract,
and the appropriation will be made
Immediately available.
Washington Notes.
After the lively discussion and
passage of a number of bills under
unanimous consent, the house re-
solved itself into committee of the
whole to consider the naval appropria-
ton bill.
The senate in Tuesdays session
occupied the day in argument on the
bill granting the government the right
to take an appeal on points of law in
criminal cases.
Congressman Shackleford and
Bartholdt, Of Missouri, engage in
wordy tilt about Mississippi river
project.
Representative Slsyden, of Texas, in
house speech, laughs war talk with
Japanese out of the chamber.
Representative Littaur is to offer a
subsidy bill Immediately after passage
of army appropriation bill in the house.
The president Tuesday afternoon
sent to the senate the new treaty with
the republic of Santo Domingo, rela-
tive to the of that country.
The new agreement is confined entire
" to the matter OF the collection of
Senate committee votes to raise the
st. Louis-Cairo river appropriation to
100000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
to Atlanta this morning to be treated at fsas as4s,tr yuatitifts

to Atlanta this morning to be treated at the Pasteur Institute.
 The felony cases that were set for trial this week before the County Court of Law and Equity. have been contin- ued until September 30. This was done because 1t was feared by some of the lawyers that there was no right of ap. peal in this new law. and in the mean time an appeal will be made in the Legislature to have this defect reme- died.
 Wednesday evening Miss Florrie Condon, of Opelika, and pr. Charles P. Rigney, of Albertvflle, Ala. will bf married at the home of the brides pak rents, Mir. and Mrs J. c. Condon. on South Elizabeth street. Miss Condon is a cultured and refined young lady. and the groom is prominent young physician of Moth Alabama
 Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the First Baptist church. MT. Benjamin C. Condon and Miss Minnie Watson will be united in marriage. MT. Con don is a successful young business man. and the bride Is an accomplished and young lady.
 The Lee County Sunday School As- sociation will be held at Watoola church August 1st and End. large number of delegates will be present. and the officers have prepared an ex- cellent and interesting program for the occasion.
 Moss Florrie Condon, of Ocala. Fla, is in Opelika, and is the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. C. Condon, at their home on South Elizabeth street.
 Miss Jennie Y. Hall, of Montgomery, is vititing Hon. and Mrs. T. D. Sam ford at their home on North Elizabeth street.
 Mir. F. J. Rizney. of Austin. Tex, is in Opelika, where he has come to be present at the marriage of his brother, pr. Charles P. Rizney to Miss Florrie Condon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
NEGRESS KILLED.
Attacks White Man With Hoe and is
 Shat.

Scale, July 0.-(SpecialJ J-Bailiff R. A. Hughley of Crawford beat came to Scale this evening having In custody Mir Sanford Prince. who surrendered to him after killing negro woman, Carrie Pruitt, on Dr. Love Phillips place, eight miles north of Scale.
 According to the statement of MT. Prince, Alex PrU:tt rents land from pr. Phillips and having gotten so far behind with his work, MT. Prince who is agent for pr. Phillips hired some hands to work out the crop. Pruitt took offense at this and after cursing MT. Prince attacked him with hoes. He shot once to frighten Alec and Carrie raised her hoe to strike him when he shot, the ball striking her in the ab- domen, producing almost instant death When Alec ran up in the field to get his gun MT. Prince went home and then came on to Scale with MT. Hugh ley and surrendered to the sheriff
 County Solicitor Waddell issued q warrant. charging him with manslaug- ter in second degree and fixed his bond at $l, 900. which was readily made. The preliminary trial will come up before Judge Benton in few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
ALUMNI GATHERING.
Graduates of A. P. L. Enjoy Banquet
 at Opelfko.


 at Opeliko.
 Opelika, Ala. July 30.-fSpecial.)-- Quite & number of the Opelika Alumni of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute gathered at the Royal Hotel Monday evening. where they enjoyed smok- CT, and later in the evening a most excellent banouet.
 MT Walter R. Sanford acted as toast master. and introduced the speakers of the Occasion. pr. Charles C. Thach was present. and responded to the toast "Old Auburn" B. B. Ross responded to the toast "The Faculty" and Prof. Thomas Bragg spoke upon The Alum nj"
 After the banquet had been finished. those present proceeded to the organi- zstion of the Auburn Association of Leo County. and the following onicers were elected: J. c. Street. president: Charles A. Dean, vice-president. and w. Earl Hudmon. secretary and treas- urer
 It is the purpose of tse Association te have frequent meetings. and to do everything possible for the promotion of the interests of the Alabama Poly technic Institute.
 Little Miss Jamie Whatley. the four year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. T. J. Whatley. was bitten by a dog Mon day afternoon. and her father. fearing the animal was mad. carried the child
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
SHOCKING STATISTICS,
Over Twenty Thousand Casualties 0
 Railroads During Quarter.

Over Twenty Thousand Casualties On
 Railroads During Quarter.
 Washington. July 3l.-Shoc king rail road accidents involving great loss of life and property occurred during the three months ending March 31 in the United States according to accident bulletin No. 8 issued today blythe In- terstate Commerce Commission. While the number of lives lost and the mum Der injured are somewhat less than during the previous three months, the record yet is appalling
 The bulletin shows that the total number of casualties to passengers and to employees while on duty dur ing the three months was 2O,563 as compared with 20,94i reported in the preceding three months, a decrease of 3Sl. The total number of passengers and employees killed in train accide mt s was 421 and the number Injured was 4,920; fifty-three less in the number killed and twenty less in the number injured as compared with the record of the preceding three months.
 The total number of collisions and the derailments in the quarter was 3,991 t201S collisions and 1913 derail- ments), of which 323 collisions and 229 derailments affected passenger trains. The damage to cars, engines and road way by these accidents amounted to $3.516.110.
 The number of employees killed in coupling accidents in this quarter shows d dimunition of twenty-five per cent as compared with the quar,er st preceding or with that of one year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Fire Engine Crashes Into Auto
 Causing More Damage Than BLaze.

The strange incident of . fire engine causing more damaxe than the fire which 1t was going to attend was witnessed in this city yesterday afternoon. The fire engine was No 2 of Scott Street Station. and the injury caused was received by Charles G. zirkle's automobile. immediately after the same fire aparatus had threatened death to we'll known Montgomery women.
 The accident took place shortly after . o'clock. A fire alarm had been turned in from 40a Lee Street the Capitol City Ho- tel. and all of the, fire engines were spending ts the summons.
 When En9ine No. reached McDonough Street and Dexter Avenue. the handsome pair of Ereys which were httched to the apparatus managed to get control of the sit ution in such . way as to become masters of their tourney. The efforts of J. B. Wilson who was reported to be driving at the time at stopping the animals were of no avail.
 Dashing down the avenue. in the direction Of the fire. the animals narrowly missed plunsine the heavy engine sauareiy into | buggy which was in their path. the wheel of which they struck. They only came to . standstiil after they had crashed into Mir.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
PICKENs TO SPEAK.
Negro Orator to Speak at Dexter Ave-
 nue Baptist Church.

NeRr0 Orator 10 SpeuA AA DcAeeA A'S-
 nue Baptist Church.
 Prof. William Pi.kens. of Talledega college, known among negroes for his scholarship and eloquence. will ad- dress a negro audience tonight at the Dexter Avenue Baptist church.
 He was to have lectured here last Friday night. but on account Of the rain, the lecture was postponed until Thursday night of this week.
 William Pickens spoke in Mobile Tuesday night to a large and repre- sentative audience of negroes and ar rived in this city last nght. The sub feet of his lecture tonight IS The Ideals of the Rising Generation or Negroes"
 Rev. E. E. Scott, -.stor of the Con sregational church and other leading neg. ,es of Montgomery. will furnish an interesting musical program.
 Pickens Is a graduate of Yale Uni versity, where he won high honors as a scholar and orator. There Is much in terest manifested in his address here as he is considered one of the ablest leaders of his race and is said to hold views which are in opposition to those held by Booker Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Faithful Dog Follows Master
 From AtLanta to Montgomery.

solate. Ha wandered from home and on his brief stop in the Georgia Capital City on route to Montgomery. the dog was not to bs seen, 'Tippie" was given up for lost.
 But the dog. 1t seems. was not lost: h" merely thought his master was lost And he had gone out to look for him. He was not fed regulrly while on the search; he had no place to sleep: he was beset by other and larger dogs. But he kept up the search. determined not to give up. He lock- ed all about Atlanta. and finally came over into Alabama. working his way carefully through the intervening section until he ar rived at Montgomery.
 Mr. NcCroskey was walking along Dexter Avenue. thinking of anything but his babys lost puppy. when he was startled to sec . disheveled counterpart of "Tippie" come bounding to him. The dog was overnowered with gladness. and showersd canine ca resses upon his master. whom hs had thought lost. but had found again.
 Since he has found his master again ''Tippie' is keeping close to his side while Mir McCroskey is furnishing "Tippis" with the best dog provender that is to bs had at his boarding house.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01

zirkle's auto. directly opposite Buliock's Shoe Store.
 In the buggy which the fire steeds mar rowiy saved from destruction. the guidance of the driver having sufficient control to prevent the direct collision. were Mrs. Lot tie Pope. Mrs. Ashurst and . child. The back wheel of the buggy was badly wrecked. other than which no injury was done. The buggy was standing directly la front os the automobile.
 Mir Z,rkle's machine was less fortunate The radiator of the auto was badly indent- ed. as was the left front wheel and axle The top was slightly wrecked. also.
 When the horses stopped they were stand- ing on the sidewalk between Perry street and Court scuare. almost in the store Of Bastiani and Cassimus. large crowd quickly collected. but without injury bsins received by either horses or engine the ani- mals were again hitchsd to the apparatus from which they had been separated, and sent on their way in peace.
 The fire which occasioned the excitemens was of slight moment. . bed and mattrsss being on fire. The biass was quickly ex- ttnsuished. without any material dana E. being dons.