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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
Local Composer.

"The Girl in the Domino" a clever
two-act opera, book by Noryal Rich.
ardson, and music by DIR. Geo. w
Crock, both citizens of Vicksburs,
was presented to large audience in
the Walnut Street Theater. The cast
was composed Of fifty or more of the
leading amateur singers and dancers
of the city, and the stage was man
aged by Miss Blanche Herman, wno
took prominent part in the opera
So successful was the initial per-
formance that the cast may be taken
to Meridian, Natchez, Jackson and
Greenville for which dates are now
being negotiated
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
New Books.

Miss Matte Plunkett, state librar-
ian, has just received, among other
new books for the library, five vol
umes of Samuel A. Ashes 'sen-vol
ume work entitled ga Bibliograph-
ical History of North Carolina from
Colonial Times to the Present. sent
from the publishers at Raleigh. As
there are so many Carolinians resi-
dents in Mississippi, the fact thai
there is such a publication in the
state library will be of interest. The
work is edited by Samuel A. Ashe
whose name is suggestive of the Old
North state, and presents hand
some appearance, in addition to the
interesting historic matter contained
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
Poison on Bread.

Chicago.-A startling conspiracy
to poison bread has been discovered
in connection with the strike Of Local
No. 247 Of the Bakers Union, an}
four men all judged to be members
of the union, have been arrested,
charged with putting acid on hun
dreds of loaves of bread distributed
among Jewish residents of the Max
well street police district. The acid
and quantities of iodoform were
thrown on wagon loads Of bread and
rolls after they had left the bakeries
where the strike is on. Capt. Maho-
ny, has detailed twenty men to search
the district for the poisoned bread.
Because Of the creed of the Jews,
they will not eat bread unless it is
baked al Kosher bakery, and as thu
strike is on at almost all the large
bakeries the thousands of Jews in
the district are in reign of terror.
They are afraid to eat and all day
throngs beseiged Capt. Mahony, call
ing for good bread.
The police captain has confseaie@
baskets of poisoned bread and rolls
and is holding them as evidence. He
has sent warnings throughout his DIS
trict advising the people to inspect
all bread before they eat it, especially
tha; from the Kosher bakeries.
In the pockets Of the four men who
were arrested by Detective Frank
Kiln were found bottles containing
carbolic acid and packages of pow
dered iodoform.
"I am holding the men on the
charge of conspiracy and malicious
mischief" declared Capt. Mahony,
"and 1 have enough evidence, in my
opinion, not only to convici them, but
also the officers of the union who sent
them out. :"
The men under arrest gave their
names as Jacob Hoffman, Kohlman
Lundy, Jacob Cohen and Paul NotolH.
All the men the police declare are
members of Local No. 247 of the Con-
fectioners and Bakers bread for fear
they will be poisoned. To Union.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

the Officers and members Of the New
York Cotton Exchange, both as to fu-
lures and spot prices, are fraudulent,
IN that neither represents the true
and actual value Of spot cotton, but
that the same are from $5 to $3.50 per
bale less than the market price at
which spinnable grades of cotton
could be purchased in the South and
shipped to New York for tender on
said fraudulent contracts. In an ex-
hlbit attached hereto, we specifically
call your attention to the wide diff
ference between quotations of futures
market and spot market on December
%, as existing in the New York Cotton
Exchange, a difference of 163 points,
or $S.15 per bale, said difference
clearly showing a fraud Your attsn-
tion is also specifically called to the
official quotation in said exhibit of
the futures market and spot market
of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
noting the close proximity between
futures and spots OF that market.
81. We further charge that out of
the advertised stock Of cotton at pres
ent stored in the warehouses Of New
York city, amounting to 114,000 baies,
fully 10000 bales of said cotton Il
of such inferior grades as to render
the staple unfit for spinning or man
ufacturing purposes, and that a con-
siderable portion of said cotton has
been held in said warehouses for
years, and is totally unfit for any
purpose whatever except to be ten
dered on the fraudulent contracts of
the New York Cotton Exchange to the
serious detriment and serious injury
of the legitimate cotton trade of the
United States.
"We, therefore, ask that you, as
postmaster general of the United
States, send a representative of your
department to the warehouses of New
York City and have all the cotton
stored ishere inspected and graded in
order to determine the unspinnabIe
and unmarketable grades of cotton
stored in that market.
"Your petitioners further state
that they have no desire to jeopardize
any legitimate transactions that are
made through any of the cotton ex-
changes of this country. This is no
fight against the New York Cotton
Exchange as an exchange, but the
charges here preferred are solely
against any and all debased and
fraudulent contracts and transactions
which are practiced by those who ara
in authority in making effective the
present rules and methods Of that
exchange. +"
In addition to the formal charges,
many letters and affidavits were sub.
mitted to the postmaster general.
Representative Livingston urged
prompt action in the matter, and Mr.
Cortelyou said the charges would be
given attention by the department.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
MISSISSIPPI STATE
4 HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
SECTIONS.
An EPITONE OF THE NEWS
Culled From Important Happenings
Throughout the State During the
Past Week and Reviewed in Brief
for Our Readers.
Much Speculation.

The springing of the trap at May
ersville which sent the negro boy,
Will Harvey, to his doom while those
working to lengthen his tenure of
life had the message of respite in
transit over the wire constitutes a
most remarkable case. This was the
opinion expressed by lawyers and
court followers here today, who ex-
pressed the belief that it was a most
unique case. Assistant Attorney Gen:
erai Fletcher stated in conversatiSr
lpn the incident that he could not ra-
ycaE similar or parallel case, at ,Any
rate not in the judicial antnqss3nsSsssf Mis-
1 fissippi ~sRars ths1oss of three min
utes prevented the operation of a
respite.
The incident opens up train of
inquiry as to the measure of respon-
slblllty attached 20 ouch an occur
renee, and whether or not the ccr-
poration over whose wires the mes
sage was transmitted would be LA
bic. The establishment Of such a
case would naturally mean The ac-
emulation of close and direct proof
as to time of delivery or call at
Vicksburg and the time of relay, and
would involve close consultation
with the books. This is advance
speculation, and il is not known
v'hesher any steps will be taken in
the matter, since the deceased under
the terms of the respite was doomed
to suffer at that time and the sher-
if had no option but to discharge
the duty imposed upon him, without
waiting on ceremony.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
Abolish Cumberland.

Following closely on the action Of
the doctors in ordering the removal of
the Cumberland telephone service
from their offices and residences, the
Retail Grocels' Association of Mcr-
idian adopted the following dcsolu-
ton:
As members of the Retail Gree
ers' Association we realize the cx-
pense and usclessness Of two phones
and hreby agree to use only one and
adopt the Home phone as the one
we will use.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
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Increase Noted.

Lumber shipments from Gulfpol
for December aggregated 2,O54, ,2Ot
feet valued at $5O,s66. Imports con
sisted of 72,S20 tons of pyrites. Thr
total lumber shipments for 1906
amounted to 93,125,0O0 feet againsr
07,614,000 feet for 1905.
At a meeting of the stockholders Of
the State bank today the old direc
tors were reelected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
Missouri Monument.

News was received in Vicksburg
that bill had been prepared for in
PRODUCTION in the Missouri legisla-
ture asking for an appropriation Of
S275,000 for memorial in the Vicks-
burg National Park. In addition the
bill provides for a memorial at Chick
amauga to cost $115,000 and $4,000
for another at Shiloh. This money
will be appropriated out Of The money
paid the stare of Missouri for civil
var claims.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
Lowlands Submerged.

Cincinnati.-A special from Owens
boro, KY, says: The lowlands which
constitute three-fourths Of Davies
county are submerged by floods fol-
lowing fifty hours of h9avy rains This
city is surrounded by water, Much
live stock has been loss. Both the II
linois Central and Louisville & Nash
vile tracks have been submerged.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
Foreigners Protest.

New Chwang. Considerable dis
satisfaction is felt here among for
eign merchants here over allegation
Of discrimination in favor of Japan
ese goods, on japanese section of
the Manchurian railway. Charges
are made that japanese shippers re-
ceive rates greatly below those ac-
corded other nationalities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
Forestry Work.

Tho Bureau Of Forestry at Wash
ingIon is to send two experts to thi.
state soon to cooperate with Prof
@. L. Clothier, of The Mississippi Ex-
pertinent station, in plan worked
out By him some time ago. The ex-
perts will confilie their work to thu
long leaf yellow pine region, buI
probably viii investigate the hard
wood resources Of the Delta and thu
several valleys in the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
Report Unconfrmed.

Houston, Tex.-Regarding the ru-
mored cotton swindle which, accord
ing to reports, would involve promi-
nent firm of cotton factors of this
city, diiigent inquiry fails to confirm
the report or to develop the fact of
any forged bills of lading as has been
charged.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

That it costs something to maintain
our state government will be clearly
shown by the following which is TAX
en from statement issued on the
list by the Auditor. The amounts are
for expense of conducting the differ
ent departments and institutions for
fhn vaor 1Q0f
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
The town Of Heidelberg has recent

The town OF Heidelberg has recent
~ completed new Jail and con-
trovsrsy over the issue Of $4,000 in
bonds for a school building has waxcd
warm during the past two weeks. A
strong faction Of taxpayers have or
gsnissd an opposition TO the bond
issne.
ifost Of the citizens have already
paid tho school tax. but nave petit
toned the TOWN .ouac:l II rsfund the
amounts paie. So lar no school
bonds have sv' 5esG. disposed Of,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

The Mississippi division of the
Southern Cotton Association held It's
annual meeting in Jackson last week
discussed the achievements for the
past year and mapped cut campaign
for the year to come. The Associa-
tion has been of inestimabls benefit
to the cotton planters of the state and
it was determined to carry the good
work forward with renewed energy.
1t was stated that there was some
lack of enthusiasm on the part OF the
farmers, attributed to the prosperous
condition of the country, large part
of which is due the work of the As
sociation, but greater energy will be
displayed by the officers in reviving
this interest. 1t is reasonable to be-
lieve that if it had not been for the
work of this association, the cotton
manipulators in the face of estimates
on a good crop, could and would havs
forced the price to as low as eight
and possibly seven cents. In this
alone the organization saved to the
people of Mississippi in this year
alone something like $15,G00,000. Is
it not then worthy the support of
every man, woman and child in. Mis-
sissippi? All are interested in the
cotton crop, which is now and will
be for years to come, the principal
money crop. Resolutions were adopted
endorsing the fight of Congressman
Livingstone of Georgia to have
fraud order passed by the postofice
department against the New York Ex-
change and Congressman Mason of
Arkansas in his effort to have a law
passed in making gambling in futures
felony. A resolution was also passed
and ordered sent to each congressman
and senator from Mississippi, endors-,
ing the effort to have the Federal gov
ernment make an appropriation for
the broadening of the field for cotton
and cotton manufactured goods in
foreign countries. President Clarke,
Secretary Woods, Treasurer MillsapS
Executive Committeeman Wither-
spoon, McGrath and Martin were re.
elected for the coming year. The as
sociation is deserving of and should
have the unqualified endorsement and
financial support Of everybody in the
state of Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Washington advices stated that
Gov. Magoon would be retained rs
provisional Cuban governor, and thore
was no present Iaention of with
drawing the American troops on
the island.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
Prof. Bendorf Dead.

Vienna.-Professor Otto Bendorf
the archaeologist, is dead. He was
noted for his discoveries of antiqui-
ties in Ephesus.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Copenhagen.-The street ear SER
vice here was entirely suspended ow-
ing to strike Of employees for a 80
per cent increase.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Lane filed hrs report on the causes
Of car shortage and coal famine in
the northwest.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

DR.. F. M. Ridley was shot and Sc
riously wounded BY Harvey Hill dnr-
ing a wedding reception at Lagrange
Ga.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

J.. L. anderson, Of Biloxi brought
to the office Of the Herald at that
place two turnips that weighed respec
lively six and seven pounds. They
were said to look more like foot balls
with tree grown on them than turnips.
At any rate, it has been demonstrated
again and again That splendid truck
of all kinds will grow profusely on
the coast and that the people can
have fresh garden stuff every day in
the year by handling their patches
properly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Water Valley is building a splen-
did public school building to replace
the old one destroyed by fire not long
since. A new building had been bad
ly needed for some time and the fire
made it possible to erect one in keep
ing with the general spirit of pro-
grsssiveness that cbaracterizes the
citizens Of that good town.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Prince Paul Dolgorouki, a Russian
Liberal, was deposed as cours cham
berlain.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Alleged revelations concerning the
Constitutional Democratic party were
published at st. Petersburg.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
The truck growers Of the state ar,

The truck growers Of the state ar
beginning preparations for another
years business on larger scale thar
ever. The old trucking communitiel
will increase their crops and numbe'
of new associations have been form
ed. A diversifcation of interests al
well as sensible handling of the pro
ducts will bring successful fnancia
returns four years out of five which
should not discourage any more thar
a failure In the cotton crop.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

The Persian constitution was ac-
cepted by the National Assembly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Work of grading the New Orleans
and Great Northern road from jack
son to the present terminus is being
rapidly pushed, several large forces
of men and teams being employed.
Work is being done at both ends and
in the middle and it is thought this
portion Of the grade viii be finished
before fall. A corps OF engineers
are locating the permanent route of
the road from Jackson to the north
west. As to the destination of the
route in this direction, it is not
known, but rumors that have not been
denied state that with the purchase
of some small lines in the delta, 1t
will go to Memphis. At any rate, it
is headed somewhere for connections
with the big systems and will open
up a splendid section of country. Pos
tive announcement is made that con-
tracts for the line up Pearl river val
ley have been made and that work is
to commence on this shortly. This
will also open up a fine section Of
farming country and some of the
best timber land in the state. Rail
road building for the present year
promises to be quite lively.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

The Mississippi Cotton Association
met at Jackson and elected officers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Georgia's new Court Of Appeals
was formally opened at Atlanta.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Paris dispatches annvalaced the
capture of Raisuli, The Moroccan ban
dit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

The street car service of Copen
hagen was paralyzed by strike.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Three men were killed in fight
at Pine Top, Ky.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

The Colorado General Assembly
was organized by the Republicans.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

On the 22nd Franklin county viii
vote on bond issue Of 100000 t.
RAISE funds for building good bridge,
across some Of the most importan
streams Of the county. The purpose
is to build substantial bridges thai
will not require replacing every few
years as does The ordinary wooden
structures in such common use. Their;
is growing tendency in the state K
build better bridges and improve the
public highways that is very graft
flying indeed. In no line do we expeoi
TO see greater progress in the next
ten years than in improved bridges
and public roads. Money could moi
be spent to better advantage and j
done properly, is undoubtedly the
best investment thai could be mad;
by the people Of county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

Experiment stations, aZoo, MIC
NeiH and Holly Springs, $21, 900.
These are only the mora impor-
tant items. 1t will be seen that the
larger expense by far is for eduea-
tion. Adding the amounts expended
for the common schools, high schools,
together with 100000 interest on
Chickasaw school fund, $1,000 for
summer normals, I. l. and c. endow-
ment, etc., the total is above 81, 70O,-
900 per year. To this should also be
added the salary Of II county super
intendents and the special tax in sep
arate school districts. Mississippi is
making a fine record in the way Of
educating her youth, better than any
other southern state and larger par
of the northern states. The next
item in Importance is for the support
of ex-confcderate soldiers who arc
without the means Of caring for
themselves. In this item $250,000
is paid direct and $27, 900 at the
home. There are few indeed wno
would advocate the curtailing of this
expense. The penitentiary shows on
the face large item of expense but
this Is offset by revenues derived
amounting 70 something like 100000
in net profits each year. This is over
the $214,000 of expense. The A. &
NJ. College which together with the
several experiment stations, expend
about $136,000 annually, but the ex-
excellent work being done is sufficient
cause for continucing the appropria-
ton. While it is necessary to expend
n large sum to keep the wheels OF
the government moving, our state l.
in very prosperous condition and
the increase in taxable values does
not require an increase in the tax
rate. As the state progresses. the
expense Of maintenance will be nee
essarily increased, but the tax rate
should be held down by increased
values.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11
@ 1 9
The Ship Canal Between the
Chesapeake ! Delaware Bays
eBy George Harvey.

I@ Canal which
Of
depth of ami width than thiysx
April 1924 and completed October 1929 During the period of its
100000 passed through it, Its traffic in was
than 5447 vessels besides
the
son Line steamships The initial OF this canal which is thirteen and nv
expenditure
for repairs has only been about million and half Of dollars No fewer
sar separating the Delaware and Chesapeake They vary in engen
from about So 100000 $42oOo It have said only the
directed
anime When the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal shall have been mn
will
be called for between Philadelphia and New York The Delaware and Ran
preferred-Harpers Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-11

A number of letters have been re
ceived at this department recently
with reference to the necessity of a
law that would make it just as obli-
gatory upon the railroads to furnish
shipper with cars as for the reoels
er to unload freight or the shippe
to promptly load. Investigation a.
the office of the Railroad Commission
reveals the fact that such an order
is in force, although it seems not tc
be generally known by the peopl,
most interested. The following rule
went into effect June 9th, 1904 am
covers the case at point:
"Rule 9.-Whenever shippe
makes a verbal or written application.
to railroad company for car or carr
to be loaded with any kind of freigh
embraced in the tariff of said compa
ny, stating the article and destina
ton, the railroad company shall fur
nish same within FIVE days from G.,
O'Clock a. m., the day following sucl
application. Or when the shipper
making such application specifies +,
future day on which he desires MOTTO,
thereof, computing from 7 o'clocl
a. NJ, the day following such motto,
the railroad company shall furnisl
such car or cars on the day specified
provided that if the movement OF
cars is suspended on account of &C
cident or other cause not within thu
power of the railroad company l.,
prevent, such period shall be addee
to the five days time allowed in thi
rule" In accordance with this rul
ing the shipper has the same righ,
to collect demurrage as The railroad
the penalty for failure in each cas-
being 81 per day or fraction thereof
Evening journal., 1907-06-15
WILL ADVANCE
CAUSE OF PEACE
Instructions to American
Delegates TO the Conference
at the Hague
By our ~ NIre. PuelIahera. -

BY Our Own Wire. Publishers F'resa.
WASHINGTON, June i5.-Although
the state Departments Instructions to
the United States Government to the
Hague Peace Conference. which con-
venes To-day, have not vet been Off
cially made public, the Publishers
Press is IN position TO announce the
stand they are expected to take on the
important Questions 70 be discussed
Generally sncakng they are to do
everything ~. their power 70 adj
vance the cause Of permanent peace,
ana TO reduce the horrors OF war.
To this end they viii support evcry
proposition that looks toward the ex-
tension Of the principle OF arbitration
OF disputes between nations, and to
the enlargement Of the powers OF the
permanent Hague tribunal They viii
also urge freer use of that tribunal
and Of the international commission Of
inquiry By the nations Of the world In
order to avoid war
They viii take an advanced position
in favor OF limiting the occasions when
ono nation may attempt by force to
collect debts due its citizens from citi-
zons of another nation.