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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15

upon them the cabins of the rangers.
Mr.. Smith leaves the forest super
yisor's office with the best wishes of
his many friends for success in his
new venture.-Pioneer-Times.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15

To hang in the great court of the
postofice department in Washington
a flag will soon be made which it is
believed will be the largest in the
world. 1t will be sixty feet long by
about thirty-five feet wide. The
thirteen red and white stripes will.
each be nearly three feet wide. The
cost will be $500.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15

1t has been discovered that $4,000
feet above the surface of the earth
the temperature is Ill degrees be-
low zero. At the present rate Of
evolution of the New York sky
scraper, it will soon be feasible to
locate the cold storage plants in the
tops of the buildings.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
Prices Arc Coming Down.

The packing houses in Chicago.
omaha and other places have an.
snoancedsac cut Of ten per cent in the
prices Of meats, and furtaer redl.
lona are said Y be contemplated.
EaMArdSsA: Cudahy; tibet packer, pre-
salcts big reduction In &he prices Of
5oOa' stuas immsdiatsly This
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15
West Points Grcat Chain.

From an iron makers point of
view the greatest achievement dur
ing the revolutionary period was the
making of the great West Point
chain. This massive chain, which
has probably " had an equal
since the first manner struck upon
the first anvil, was stretched across
the Hudson river at West Point to
prevent the British fleet from maxi
ing a second attack upon Kingston
and Albany. 1t was nearly a mile
in length and weighed almost 200
tons, many single links being as
heavy as an ordinary sized man. To
complete it in six weeks sixty men
hammered day and night at seven
teen FORCES and the cost of it was
placed at 100000.
The great chain is buoyed up
wrote Dr.. Thatcher, 'by very large
logs, about sixteen feet long, pointed
at the ends to lessen their opposi-
ton to the force of the current. The
logs l. placed at short distances
from each other, the chain carried
over them and made fast to each by
staples. There are also a number
Of anchors dropped at proper dis
tances with cables made fast to the
chain, to give it greater stability
No British ship passed this iron
barrier. Win its aid West Point
became the strongest military post
in Americas strong that treach-
cry was tried where force of arms
had failed.
When Benedict Arnold was plot.
ting the surrender of West Point
he wrote Andre ana said: 81 have
ordered that a link be removed from
the great chain and taken to the
smith for repair" The chain, how.
ever remained in place until the END
of the war and links Of it are still
to be seen in the museums of Albany
West Point, Newburg and of New
York city.-Chicago News.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-15

For fine job printing call at the
Union Office.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
National Bank Notes.

The demands of national banks for
increased circulation continue un-
abated. Each mah brings large num-
bers of requests, indicating that the
demand in all parts of the country
is increasing rather than diminishing.
For the last five days. since Novem-
Der J. the treasury department has
increased circulation to the amount Of
81, SCI, ,450 and this is likely to be lar
gely increased within the next few
days. Nothing of a disturbing nature
has been receivedgat the treasury de-
partment today E}d the treasury Of
fcials are encouraging the belief that
the money stringenSy has passed its
most critical stages.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
REUNION PROVES
SUCCESSFUL
ARMY OF TENNESSEE HAD
PLEASANT STAY IN HILL CITY.
INAUGURATION PLAN S
Committee is Busy Getting Matters
in Shape for Jan. 20, 1908-Cash
Paid for State Cotton.-Truck
Crop Moving North.

The meetings Of survivors of the
army that captured Vicksburg in
1868, on the site of their triumph,
has been held and adjourned. The
reunion is now matter of memory
and history. 1t has been commonly
henalded as the most memorable gath
ering of the Society of the Army Of
Tennessee, since it was first formed !;
In the closing months of the war in
North Carolina, and practically on
the battlefield. Since rnat day in
April, 1855, the society has never
met in southern state until 1907;
when it was called to meet in Vicks-
burg upon the invitation of the one
time Confederate stronghold. 1t is
a pleasure to record that the people
Of Vicksburg did all in their power
10 make the reunion an enjoyable
one. So did the weather. That these
incidents of their sojourn in the city
which is so indissolubly linked with
their lives are fully appreciated by
the visiting vetrans there is no rea-
SON for doubling. The deeds COM
memorated through their organiza-
tion, and the lessons they bore, have
been clearly and eloquently stated
in the speeches Of the various ses-
sions, and at the banquet finale.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Cash for State Cotton.

The board of penitentiary trustees
have succeeded in selling 800 bales
more of short staple cotton, the pro-
duct Of the Belmont place, which was
sold to Greenwood parties at IL cents
and which will bring into the state
treasury from $4,000 to $4,000, all
the bales, as is usual with the state
cotton, being well above the average
in weight. The terms of the sale
specify that payment must be made
in cash, and that no certified checks
or deposit notes will be recognized.
The cash will come into the treasur-
er's office at time when it is need
ed, and will help in filing up some
of the vacant and overdue accounts,
though it will by 40 means balance
the account, not by several hundred
thousand dollars.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Another Trick Turned.

Senator Knox has turned another
trick for the Pittsburg banks. He
saw Secretary Cortelyou and as re-
suit Of his conference the secretary
holds that the banks in Pittsburg
which are active repositories for gov
ernment funds may retain money ia
excess of the 100000 which is the
largest sum they can keep on hand
under the treasury regulations. When
this amount is reached the regula-
tions Of the treasury department re-
quire that the excess shall be deposit
ed in the subtreasury. Under the
terms of agreement made today at
the suggestion of Senator Knox this
money may be retained in the
repositories in Pittsburg upon the
surrender Of such securities as the
secretary may deem acceptable.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Will Prosecute Violators.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is
sued a notice regarding the interstate
movement of cattle and swine affect
ed with tuberculosis, giving warning
that violators of the law governing tn
subject will be vigorously prosecuted.
Where evidence is furnished to the
Department of Agriculture that any
person, firm or corporation has re-
moved from one state or territory
into another cattle or swine known
to be affected with tuberculosis Wig
orous prosecution will be had in the
federal courts under that act. Vio-
lations of the act are punishable by
fine and Imprisonment.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
U. S. Depository Banks.

The sergeant-at-arms of the house
of representatives, who is also the dis
bursting officer of that body, is send
ind the salaries of members from sew
eral states of the Middle West and the
Pacific slope by express. The SER
geant-at-arms has received letters
from several of these members, re-
turning cheeks on the treasury COW
ering a month S salary, and saying
that the banks refused to cash the
checks or warrants when they had
tens Of thousands OF dollars of gov
ernment money In their safes. United
States Treasurer Treat said that
banks which We're government deposi-
tories and had thousands of govern
ment money on deposit were refusing
to honor government checks. He said
he had written several bankers sharp
letters for thus turning down treasury
warrants.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Truck Crop Moving North.

The shipping season opened at
Long Beach by the shipment of a
carload of radishes to the northern
markets. This will be followed up
next week by another carload, and
in a few days the ears will be leav-
ing daily. This has been an unus-
ually fine fall for the early gardens,
and everything is growing finely,
Shallots, onions, beets, parsley, leI-
tuce, radishes, collards and cabbages
are rank and thrifty. The sweet po-
tato yield is much above the average
in quantity, quality and size. The
cane crop promises good yield OF
syrup. The grinding has not COM
menced yet, nor will 1T until killing
frost or cold weather. A light frost
was noticed yesterday morning. but it
did not nip the vegetatia2 except
in vey low grounds.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
MANY STRIKERS
GOING HUNGRY
HUNDREDS OF OPERATORS
HUSTLING FOR WORK.
BUT VERY FEW VACANCIES
ALI Places Filled and Only Few Can
r Get Jobs. Vain Regrets Expressed
No Truce Has Been Entered Into.

New York.-In an interview Col.
K. C. Clawry, president Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, says
that the statement made by an official
of the telegraphers' union to the ef-
fects that truce or agreement had
been entered into between the tele-
grpah company and the strikers is
absolutely untrue. The returning
strikers will be only re-employed
upon their individual application, and
but small percentage of them can
be given employment.
Following the official calling off OF
the telegraphers' strike by the local
union officials, the offices of the Wes-
tern Union We're crowded with t.p-
plicaants who sought to regain their
old places. None were accepted how
ever, the company, according to its
statement, having brought its force
up to the original quota Tuesday.
Two hundred employees of the Postal
Telegraph and Cable Company when
applying for their old places in the
company's main Office in this city
were told that there was nothing for
them, that all vacancies had been
filed.
~ wish,' said one woman who had
left the building in tears, after she
had been told that there was no
work for her, "that the advices of
former President Small in urging
against general strike had been
accepted"
A man whose place also had been
permanently filed in speaking Of the
action of former President Small,
said:
"Mr. Small was represented to US
as the enemy Of our interests and we
were led to believe that the time was
opportune to get what we wanted.
Now we know better and some gen.
tlemen who were holding down jobs
in the Commercial Telegraphers I'm
ion will find themselves high and dry
at the next convention. That is, OF
course, if any convention should be
held. ~
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Breaks Former Record.

New York.-With ten millions OF
gold in her strong box and a new
transatlantic record written in her
log, the Cunard turbiner Lusitania
steamed past Sandy Hook lightship
and docked soon after daylight. lu
one grand performance the vessel
broke her own worlds record and
brought to the relief of the money
market here $12,OOO,OOO in gold. In
cidentally she added several new rec
ords to her credit. There include the
best single days run, 61S knots, made
Nov. 6; an average of more than 600
knots for every full day, and an av-
erage hourly speed of 24.25 knots
for the full 2,781 miles.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Seventeen Escape

Seventeen prisoners sawed their
way to liberty from the Madison
county Jail at Canton at an early
hour. Six of the number were await
ing trial on murder charges ard
three others are well-known desper-
ate characters. The fugitives were
last seen near Davis Switch short
ly before daylight, headed for Jack
son. Sheriff Owen and posse OF
deputies reached here and are now
engaged IN searching. The jail build
ing is comparatively new. The steel
bars were evidently ripped apart
with the finest saws. Only one pris-
oner was left in the Jail and ne de-
clined to join the party.
One of the fugitives was captured
near Madison station. The Others
held on criminal offenses were as
follows: Robert logan, murder, mu-
lato, about 5 feet 10 inches tall,
small mustache, weight about IT'S
pounds, good looking; Willie Morris,
murder, small. yellow, nearly white,
about II years old, curley hair;
Rance Stovall, criminal assault,
brown, nearly black, about 5 feet 10
inches tall, large eyes, wore overalls;
Dennis Wilson, intent to kill, light
brown, about 5 feet 8 inches in height
medium build; Duncan Brown, horse
stealing, mulatto, S feet 9 or 10
inches tall, well-proportioned, small
mustache, good looking negro.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
HELPS Vicksburg.

The Mississippi railroad commits
sion has received notice from Supe--
'intendent J. B. Kemp, of the Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley road, that the
new Kelso-Silver City line will soon
be in readiness for operation and
he is now arranging schedule which
will soon be submitted to the body
for approval. This road virtually
gives a new short route from Yazoo
City and Greenwood to Vicksburg and
passes through one of the most fertile
sections of the delta. Heretofore,
the only available rail route from
Yazoo City to Vieksburg has been
via Jackson, but great deal of cot
ton and other merchandise have been
handled on small steamboats, on the
YaZoo river.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Small Vote Polled.

Official returns are coming in slow
ly at the office Of the secretary Of
state, about one-half of the counties
having been heard from. The re-
turns indicate that the estimate Of
not exceeding 25,0OO votes was very
conservative, and it is improbable
that the total will reach that figure.
For instance, in Adams county only
1914 votes were polled. In Rankin
county, one Of the largest white coun-
ties in the central part Of the state,
only 124 votes were polled. Unless
the proportion shows decided in
crease in the counties yet to be heard
from, the total vote will not be more
than 10000 which is in striking con-
trast to $4,000 votes polled in the
democratic primary in August.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Total Cotton Ginned.

The census bureau issued its bulle-
tin showing the total cotton crop 81
this years growth ginned up to No
vember / to be 6,167,6O0 tables, as
compared with G,9O6,395 for 1906.
The figures are the result of the in
vestigations of the special agents OF
the bureau, which in addition to the
figures given, show that there were
26.135 ginneries in operation, as com
pared with 1890 for 1906. In the
computation round bales ar counted
as half bales.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Fair Next Year.

The Meridian Board Of Trade and
Cotton Exchange has formulated
plans for the holding Of a county
fair next year. A committee, con-
.sisting of Cliff Williams, John w.
Parker, J. A. Gibson, Sam Neville, ].
NJ. Heiss and Marshall Threefoot,
was appointed to solicit membership
for a county fair association. A mo-
ton was carried to invite local arch
itects to submit plans for fair
grounds and buildings and make esti-
mates. The idea is to have county
fair ON big scale and encourage the
breeding Of fine stock and get Merl-
dian on the fasthorse circuit.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Itinerary of the Fleet.

The feet itinerary Of Admiral
Evans battleship feet on its voyage
to San Francisco was made public at
the Navy Department. As heretofore
announced, the fleet will assemble at
Hampton Roads Dec. 8 and depart
from there Dec. 16, touching on the
way to San Francisco at Trinidad,
Rio de Janeiro, Punta Arenas, Cal
lao and Magdalena Bay. The date
of arrival at San Francisco has not
been determined. The torpedo boat
Flotilla will leave Hampton Roads on
Dec. 2.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Cannot Tax Estate.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The orphans
court of this city has decided that
DR.. Thomas w. Evans, the famous
dentist who died in Paris several
years ago and over whose estate
there has been much litigation was a
Partisan and that the state of Penn
svlvania has no right to collect the
collateral inheritance tax on the prop
erty located in France.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
To Pension Old Soldiers

Gen. Isaac R. Sherwood, who was
republican member Of congress 33
years ago, and has returned as dem
ocrat member has prepared a bill
calculated to bring joy to the hearts
of all civil war veterans. 1t provides
for a pension of dollar a day for
all men, no matter whether privates
or generals, who fought for the Stars
and Stripes. The general holds that
time has made all those who took part
in the winning side in the great strug-
gle equal, and that no distinction
should be made in the nation s reward
for their services.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Miners Lose Lives.

Douglas, Aria confirmed story
with details lacking has been re-
ceived here of a terrible powder ex-
plosion near Necerazi, Ariz., late in
the afternoon when ten men proba-
bly most of them Mexicans, were
killed. The explosion occurred on the
marrow guage railroad that goes
from Necerazi to the mines near
Bisbee. The powder that exploded
was in two ears. The men killed
we're employees of the Montezuma
Copper Company, a Phelps-Dodge
concern.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Five Buried Alive.

A serious disaster occurred at the
Southern railways gravel pit at Me-
ridian, eight miles west of Carroll
ton. While the force of hands was
working the steam shovel in the pit
the high buff, beneath which the ex-
cavation was being made, caved IN,
burying five negroes beneath tons OF
dirt and gravel. One negro was IN
stantly killed. OF the other four ne
groes taken out from beneath the
debris, two are fatally and the other
two badly injured. The negroes were
all employees of the contracting COM
pany. Their names have not been
learned.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Subig BaY Foirtifcation.

Consideration was given by the
joint board of the army and navy
to the question Of fortifying Subig
Bay, in the Philippines, over which
there is said to be some difference
of opinion between the army and navy
as to the wisdom Of continuing the
expenditures on large scale. Since
he has been in the Philippines Secre-
tary Taft has looked personally into
the conditions in the locality, and rec
concentrations from him on the sub
ject are looked for Soc
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Noei Celebration.

The citizens of Jackson, led by ex-
Gov. Robert Lowry, Hon. j. B. Stir
ling, R. HI. Henry, J. C. Cavett, Bald
win Minis, w. II. Watkins, S. J. Tay-
lor;; FL. M. Quinn and other leaders
of action and movement, are prepar-
ing for the Inauguration of Gov.-Eleet
Noel, which will be the event for
Jan. 20, 1908. A meeting was held
recently to discuss preliminaries and
to provide for committees, to whom
will be intrusted the arrangements Of
details, which will take up the mat
ter and report later. The organiza-
ton was effected by the election OF
Gov. Robert Lowry, chairman; J. B.
Sterling, vice chairman; J. C. Cavett,
treasurer; Baldwin Mimms, secretary,
and-committees on arrangements, dec
orations and reception chosen. An
outline program has been suggested
which contemplates a parade from
the executive mansion to the capitoi,
with an escort composed of the state
national guard, and to include the
outgoing and incoming governors in
carriages, followed by the other state
officers-elect, and a reception in the
lobby of the governors office, which
is we'll adapted to such purposes, as
has been demonstrated hitherto. In
the general arrangements the details
will be referred to the governor and
ihe governor-elect, but it is believed
that they will be easily satisfied, and
that there will be no hitch when the
auspicious day arrives.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Alleged Embezzler Caught.

For the past month detectives
have made fruitless attempts and
spent much time in an endeavor to
catch J. J. johnson, who is alleged
to have embezzled $4,000 from q
Florida turpenti1le company. john
son was arrested at Virgins by City
Marshal Cromet as lie disembarked
from the early Gulf and Ship Island
passenger train.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Shell Beach Drive.

There is every indication now that
unless the county sould run short Of
funds the much-talked-of and long
projected beach drive from Biloxi
to Pass Christian, distance OF ~
miles, will become reality within
the course of a few months.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14

A serious famine of stenographers
which steadily grows more acute, af-
f1ets the federal service not only IN
Washington executive departments,
but throughout their branch offices
in the country. So greatly does the
urgent and increasing demand for
shorthand writers from every branch
Of the government service exceed the
supply through the civil service COM
mission channels that the heads Of
bureaus and chief clerks are seeking
to induce the younger clerks to at
tend night schools to learn shorthand,
so that they may be able to ease the
situation and incidentally earn more
money for themselves.
"While the duties are subordin-
ate," said an interstate commerce Of
ficer today, "stenographers are of all
our employees the most essential TO
the expeditions transaction Of bus
iness. The present dearth, with the
inability of the civil service commits
sion to supply more, seriously retards
our work"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
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Strike Called Of.

Atlanta. Ga.-At meeting Of the
members Of the Telegraphers' union
in this city at which all the leaders
were present it was voted to call or
the strike. A telegram from Mem
phis states that the Memphis union
has also called off their strike.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
More Mail Carriers.

Acting Postmaster-General Hitch
cock has announced the allowance Of
sixty additional letter carriers for
various cities Of the country, the ap-
pointment Of the carriers to take ef-
feet on he 10Th instant.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Hard Blow.

Secretary Taft's presidential boom
received a hard blow in Tuesdays
elections, and as a result the talk
about a third term for President
Roosevelt is revived at Washington
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Died Suddenly.

w. A. Brown, confederate veter-
an and wealthy merchant of Dea-
sonville, Miss, fell dead at the cor
ner Of Veto and Washington streets,
at Vicksburg.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Postal Orders,

The New York Chamber of Com
mercc discussed plan for the gov
ernment to relieve the present siti-
alton by system Of postal orders.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
Hands Of Receivers.

Receivers were named for the North
Pownall Manufacturing Company OF
North Pownall, Mass, employing
about 400 hands.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
To Move Grain Crop.

Secretary Cortelyou has agreed 70
extend aid to Western banks in or
der to enable them to move the grain
crops.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
nniet Motto.

The motto, Gin God We Trust, !"
has been omitted from the new $40
gold coins.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-14
r!incinnati's Mayor.

Markbreit, republican, was elected
mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.