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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
GASOLINE rANK puRNEp.

A Spectacular fire occurred last light at
h Caldwell freight yard, when a storage
gasoline tank was consumed. The blaze
was caused by a lighted lantern.
The watchman, Frank Van Duyne, wen
to the tan 10 draw some gasoline about
3 o'clock. He left the light ten feet from
the tank, and before he was able to draw
any the tank took fire. The Caldwell dre-
men responded to the call and saved the
surrounding property.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
BELLEVILLE.

Mrs. Richard P. Scaine and family. Of
William street. are at Asbury Park.
Mrs. John Campbell. OF 30 John street.
has returned from a stay Of two months
at Asbury Park.
Miss Rose Swick, of John street, has re-
turned from the Cafskiil Mountains.
David Foley, Of Philadelphia. who has
been visiting his brofher-in-law. Police
Justice connell, here, has returned home.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
SUBURBAN PAGE
PUPILS SUFFER FROM
CONTRACTORS DELAY.
Halliday Sessions in West Orange High
School So Men Can Install Boilers
Afternoons and Nights.

The contractors In charge of rearranging
the heating apparatus in the West Orange
High School have failed to complete the
work, which was to have been finished by
September 1. and as a result halliday ses-
sions will have to be held at the school
so that the mechanics can work afternoons
and nights to complete the work before
cold weather sets In. This plan will go into
effect imme ,llately. The work of installing
four boilers in the Washington Street
School is about completed.
1t was reported at the meeting OF the
West Orange Board of Education last night
that the enrolment yesterday was 1,21S,
exclusive of the St. Clouu School. The at
tendance figures for this school were not
presented TO the board.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
CIVIL WAR VETERAN,
HIT BY AUTO, SMILES.
Schuyler Faced Too Many Bullets Down
South Years Ago to Mind Being
Tossed Aside by Machine.

Richards K. Schuyler, a doughty veteran
OF the Civil War and a well-known resi-
dent of Bloomfield, cad a narrow escape
from death this morning, but he got of
with a mud bath and a few bruises.
He was riding his bicycle up Broad
street and to get out of the way Of an
Orange and Passaic Valley trolley car rode
In front of a swiftly moving automobile.
ing a somersault anded on his feet on the
The driver of the machine
stopped the latter as quickly as he could
and started to turn around when Mr..
Schuyler waved his hand for him TO go on.
Il am not injured in the least" he
shouted.
When Mr.. Schuyler was congratulated
upon his ESCAPE be said:
"Tve faced too many rebel bullets to
fear any effects from a blow from an au-
tomobile."
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04

The funeral of Mrs. Ann keenan,, of $50,
Sohn Street. East Newark. win be held to-
morrow morning from the Church of the
Holy Cross. Harrison, wieye a high mass
OF requiem will DO offered Mrs. Keenan,
died onday at her home. following a
brief illness and was an old and respected
resident Of East Newark. She was the
mother OF Health Officer and Overseer Of
the Poor John J. Keenan,. Of East Newark.
interment viii be 10 the cemetery Of
the Holy Sepulchre.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
rwo AGE woMRN DEAD.

Two aged women. inmates of the Ger
man Old Folks Home, In Irvington, died
Grandyam. rs years old. and Louisa ].
Post. "A years Did. The funeral services
were held this morning. Mrs Post was
State sixty years. Dropsy, from which she
had suffered for two years, caused her
death. Mrs. Grandyam was a native Of
France, coming here when + very young.
She suffaed ron complications for two
weeks. ~
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
IRvlNGToN AND HILTON.

The Misses Edna and Mabel Scribe, Of
Lyon avenue, 1~rvIngton, are visiting in the
part Of the State.
The 4rvington Democratic Club will meet
at z Clinton avenue. west. tonight.
Raymond Workman, 3 years old, of Is
Fern avenue, Irvington, wandered away
from his home yesterday and was found
last night BY the police Of the Fourth
this city.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04

Last sz.5O Excursion to Atlantic City.
The last OF this seasons $50 excurslone to
Atlantic City via the New Jersey Central viii
be on sunday. September 18th. Special train
leaves Broad street at sos q. m.-Adv.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04

William H. Earkin. OF oakwood avenue
Lake, for ten days.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
Breiand--G Gardner.

On Wednesday morning, Sept.
4. Mr.. Walter Breland and Miss
Lutte Gardner will be married at
the residence of the brides
father, Mr.. j. w. Gardner, on
3rd Ave. North. Rev. Hewitt will
officiate at the marital rites, and
Immediately after the ceremony
the bridal couple will leave for a
short visit 10 Chattanooga.
Miss Gardner is a pretty and
attractive young woman. Mr..
Breland is the efficient book
keeper for the Columbus Brick
Co., and "A popular young man.
The wedding will be a quiet
one, only the relatives and a few
intimate friends having been
invited.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
CATTLE Thief
Who Operated Extensively Is
At Last In Jail.

Rich Mayhem, alias Kirksey,
d dark skinned son of Ham,
languishes in the county Jail un-
der the charge of wholesale
cattle-stealing. He was captured
in south Columbus a few day 8
ago. He ran under house when
surrounded by the police and it
took considerable "chunkine to
get him out.
Mayhem operated in the neigh
borhood five miles south of CO.
lumbus and it is said he has ten
head of cattle to his credit, or
discredit, which he disposed of
in Columbus at different times.
He has been in hiding since he
was suspected and it is said he
has confess sed his crimes.
He will have a hearing Wed
nesday before Justice Beverly
Mathews.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
Lee jam s.

MIR. James c.. Lee and Miss
Mamie E. James, of Watson,
Ala, a runaway couple, were
married at the residence of Mrs.
Chamolee Thursday, Justice
Beverly Mathews officiating in
his usual happy and impressive
manner. Parental objections
caused the elopement.
The contracted couple wa0
handsome pair. The bride wore
short dresses on her arrival but
her wedding garment was suit
able to the occasion. They pre-
sehted the appearance and man
ner of we'll bred people and the
bride was ex ceedingly pretty.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
NEGRO LYNCHED
For Assault on Mrs. WinbOrn
Near PiCkensVi!Ie.

John Gibson, a negro, was
llynched at the home of Ed Win
bourne, near Pickensville, Ala,
We !nesday, for criminally as
saulting Mrs. Winbourne Tues
day. A mob of 100 men from that
general community took him to
the woods and strung him up
from a limb, after Mrs. Win
bourne had identified him as her
assailant. Gibson made no state
ment beyond a bare denial of his
guilt. While his body was dang
ling in the air the members of
the mob emptied their pistols in
to it, fully 500 shots being dis
charged into the corpse, and
literally tearing it to pieces.
Gibson was captured on the
Alabama line, ten miles south
east of here, by a posse of
twenty citizens of CarrolltoD,
who had been searching for him
all night. The cIew to who per-
petrated the horrible deed was
was given by a negro friendly to
the WinbOurne family, who had
seen Gibson hanging around the
Winbourne homestead in the
morning. When the crime be-
came known this negro told the
white people what she had seen,
and gave such a description of
Gibson as resulted in his imme-
date recognition and capture
when seen.
AS soon as he was taken the
posse returned post haste to the
Winbourne residence, where
Gibson was carried before his
victim and fully identified as her
assailant of the day before. His
death followed quickly alter
ward.
Gibson came upon Mrs. Win
bourne Tuesday morning while
she was busy about her yard.
She was not aware of his pres
enee, and he ran upon her from
behind, seized her and choked
her to insensibility, When he
had accomplished his foul pur-
pose she regained consciousness
and he told her he would kill her
il she told on him.
He was % years of age, and
lived at Pickensviile, Ala, where
he is we'll known. i
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
Notice to Taxpayers.

Notice is h ereby given that the City
Tax Roll has been completed and is
now on file, that the same together
with the revisions, corrections and
changes made by the Mayor and City
Council at its meeting on the first Tues
day In September will remain in the
Mayors Office subject to inspection.
That any objections to the assessments
or any change or modification made by
said Mayor and City Council may be
filed in writing with the mayor on or
before the first Tuesday in October
following; and that the Mayor and
City Council will proceed on the first
Tuesday of October to hear such obiec-
tions and finally to examine the assess
ment roll and equalize assessments,
which said equalization shall be final.
M. G. VANDIVER,
Marshal and Tax Collector.
Sept. / 1907.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
BOND ISSUE
Promoters Still Confident OF
Building Road.

The Aberdeen Weekly says:
Those who are worrying over
the proposed bond issue that by
the merest accident failed to
carry in Columbus, in behalf of
the Columbus, Memphis & PEN
saeola railroad, need not lose
any sleep on that account nor
harbor the slightest doubt as to
the result of the election again
soon to be held in that city. The
business men of Columbus have
time and ag gain promised the
$50, 900, and at the September
election her people will rally to
the cause with even greater un-
animity than was experienced a
few weeks ago. Aberdeen and
its branch roads furnish object
lessons sufficiently impressive to
warn any community against
trifling with such propositions.
In the meantime, active work
Is suspended until the result in
Columbus develops, except such
as may be done by the engineers
in casting up fiel6 notes.
DR.. j. Uithoven, of Lowndes
county, was in Aberdeen Satur.
day. He is one of the many en-
terprising citizens of that coun-
ty who are interested in the
Columbus, Memphis & Pensacola
railroad, and awaiting the con-
summation OF that enterprise
alone, a company of Aberdeen
and Columbus business men are
Withholding the letting of a
contract to build a $50 900 hotel
and cottages at the famous Cox's
Spring neighborhood,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
MONEYS KILLED
Old Feud Results In Another
Tragedy Near Greenwood.

Greenwood, Miss, Aug. 3d.
James Money, Jr., was instantly
killed and James Money, Sr.,
mortally wounded at Money,
Miss, today. The details of the
terrible tragedy have not reached
here, but it seems that it was the
outcome of the killing of l.. j.
Henderson by James Money. Jr..
some months ago. DR.. Grover
Kirby, who did the shooting to-
day, is the brother of Mrs. Hen
derson, the widow.
The tragedy occurred at A
O'Clock, the participants standing
on the front steps of their place
of business, which adjoin.
Nothing is known as to how
the trouble started, but reports
are that KIRBY was too quick for
the Moneys, and with rapid
fire g un firec four or five shots
without the Moneys being able
to reply.
James Money, Jr. was instant
ly killed at the first fire, and his
father, seizing riff :, rushed to
his rescue, and as soon as he
appeared on the gallery, Kirby
got the drop, mortally wounding
Mr.. Money.
The Moneys are near relatives
of Gov. Vardaman and he at
once went to the scene of troub ble.
During the Encampment re-
Gently held in Columbus, James
Money, the elder, was in atten-
dance, and it is said became
greatly incensed at a number
of travelling men at one of thu
local hotels. The travelling men
had under discussion the Will
liams-Vardaman cont. st, and
some dispa aging remarks had
been made in reference to the
governor, when Money s'butted
IL" and gave them a regular
wild west" talk inviting any or
all of them to come at him in
any manner they desired. He
championing the cause of his
nephew the governor, in his own
peculia.. way. Had anyone re-
sented his remarks there no
doubt would have been a tragedy
in Columbus.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
OFFICIAL COUNT
OF State Primary Election BY
Executive Committee.
Jackson, Mics, Aug. % 1907

jackson, Miss., Aug. % 1907.
The duty of nominating for
state office men who represent
the Democrat party in the state
was completed by the state
Democratic executive committee
today, which body assem- bled ac-
cording to law to declare the
result of the second nomin ating
primary. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Cnairman c.. L.
Lomax, Of Greenwood, with j.
+. Woods of Rosedale, present
as a roxy, acting as secretary,
in the place Of l.. p. Haley of
Okalona, who was unavoidably
detained. 1t was a much less busy
and interesting session than was
the last, since the general re-
suits to be declared were already
well known to the public.
For Governor-E. F. Noel,
58,4O7; Earl Brewer, 6,4O5;
majority for Mr.. Noel, 2.OO2.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Luther Manship, 56, $40; Wylie
n. Nash, 1912; majority for
Manship, 1861,
For Railroad Commissioner
First district: John A. Webb,
7.163; Pressley Groves, 13, 592;
majority for Webb, 1872. Sec
ond district: f. NJ. Lee, 16,447;
s. ID. McNair, 5,641; Lees ma
jority. 10, SOC. Third district: w.
r. Scott, 26, 738; L. M. Rivers,
19,982; Scott's majoIity, 6.756.
For Penitentiary Trustee,
Northern District-Leruy Taylor,
26,794; M. P. Bishop, 1895; i
Taylor's majority, 9,723.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
LIVELY FIGHT
In Prospect Over Delegates to
National Convention.

Already there are outcrop-
pings of a lively fight to be
made for positions on the Missis-
sippi delegation to the next party
gathering. In accordance with
the e-honored custom, the
governor of The state and the
two United States senators will
want to go, and Governor Var
daman's friends will urge his
election as delegate. The Gus
tom of naming ex-governors,
however, doss not prevail in this
state, and if the governor is 80
fortunate as to be named he will
be an exception, especially since
he bas charged Congressman
Williams with bein g insincere in
his support of Mr., Bryan. This
charge may result in the friends
of Mr.. Williams opposing the
selection of the delegation.
The state convention next
year will be great gathering,
and the first of its kind held un-
der the new primary law. 1t will
meet at a data to be named by
the state executive committee,
probably early in June, and
each county will be entitled to a
representation equal to its num-
bers in the lower house of the
Legislature, these delegates to
be chosen by county delegates
conventions.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
London.

There is a standing army, as
the phrase goes, of $4,000 unem-
ployed; add, still, 10000 women
very badly employed indeed, and
30, 900 homeless adults, and 35.-
900 wandering children of the
slums, an 10 900 criminals, and
you have before you a statistical
summary OF the situation in the
greatest city in Christendom.
Ninety per cent of the pro-
ducers of the actual wealth of
London have no homes they can
call their own beyond the weeks
end and no other possessions
than the lew sticks of old furni-
ture that will go into a hand-cart
for trundling from lodging to
lodging. And 100000 people
live in one-room tenements in
which decency is impossible.
Every night 80, 900 Londoners
sleep in four-nenny lodging
house--the four-penny "Doss'
and every night IL 900 sleep in
the casual wards. Where should
they sleep, these secondary
millions?
In London there are 1892, ,737
workers who get less than So a
week per family! TIL, week
write of there were 49, 800 per-
sons in work houses, hospitals
and prisons of the great town.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
ASSOCIATION
OF Southern Cotton Men To
Meet at Jackson.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 81
Secretary Y. ID. Lott, Of the
Jackson board of trade, has ar
ranged for the meeting of the
state presidents and executive
committeeman of the Southern
Cotton association, on September
5, to be held in Pythian Castle
hall. The address of welcome to
the visitors will be delivered by
Hon. Luther Manship. lieuten-
ant governor-elect, and it is ex-
pected that eleven states will be
represented.
On the night of September 4
an address to the cotton growers
of Kinds county and vicinity will
be delivered at the county court
house by Hon. E. ID. Smith, of
Columbia, s. c., general organi-
zer of the association. Mr.. Smith
is a forceful speaker, and his
work with the association has
been of notable character. Mr..
Smith will be followed by Presi-
dent Harvie Jordan, whof will
discuss the general work of the
organization, and his recent visit
to the cotton manufacturing
centers of Europe. The two Off
cials will speak in Vicksburg on
the night of August 80, and on
September will address a cot
ton rally at jackson.
Details for the NEE ting in
Jackson on September 5 are
being arranged by the board of
trade, and proper reception and
entertainment will be accord ed
the visitors.
President Walter Clark an
nounces that Miss Loui se Crane,
who has served as private secre-
tary at the headquarters in this
city, has been appointed secreta-
ry of the Mississippi division,
and will maintain headquarters
in Jackson.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
BAR ASSOCIATION
Holds Meeting And Elects
Officers and Committee.

The Columbus Bar Association
met in the circuit court room on
Aug. Both. Election of officers
was held. The following were
elected:
Judge j. a. Orr, president, and
Mr.. w. G. Meek, secretary.
Capt. E. t. Sykes moved the
appointment of a committee on
Complaints and Grievances
to consist Of three members of
the bar which was adopted and
the following appointed: Messrs.
E. T. Sykes, z. P. Landrum,
and j. /. Sturdivant. The duties
of the committee is to receive,
investigate and hear all COM
plants OF any member of the bar
or others for the violation of any
rule of the association, to inves-
tigate complaints of all kinds.
and make report in writing to
the president and to pe by him,
submitted to the bar at a called
meeting for action. Said COM
mittee is empowered to inaugu-
rate any matter for a trial of
said complaints, and each men,
Der of the bar is charged with
the duty of reporting in writing
to this committee any violation
of the rules, or of the rules OF
court which may come to his
knowledge and the committee in
tuin shall report the same to the
president who in turn shall re-
port the same to the bar associa-
tion for action.
The civil docket of the Sept.
term 1907, Circuit Court of
Lowndes county, was set for
trial of each day of the respec-
tive cases thereon. The cases
thereon were apportioned fairly.
on call of the Presi-
dent.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
DRY DOINGS
PrOhibitiOnists are Expecting
Things From Noel.

Jackson, Miss, August 81
The prohibitionists in Mississippi
are wearing broad smiles these
! days, and the cause of their good
humor is the election of Hon. E.
/ F. Noel to the governorship,
which they regard as almost
| eQ uiv alent to the enactment of a
sta tutory prohibition law that
will put every saloon in the state
out of business.
Although Mr.. Noet's opponent
was pledged to prohibition, the
temperance leaders do not be-
lieve that he would have given
the aggressive support TO the
measure that they expect from
Mr.. Noel, taking it for granted
that the latter will not only urge
the legislature by message to put
the saloon out of b usiness, but
that he will also become a worker
in the ranks, and use his in
fiuence with the lawmakers to
secure the passage of the bill,
which means much more than
his moral support.
Not a saloon keeper in Missis-
sippi voted for Mr.. Noel, and
it would tn erefore seem that the
prohibitiCnists have good
grounds for rejoicing. They have
felt con fident of their ability to
give th9 statutory measure
through at the coming session,
but with a prohibition governor
in office they now regard success
as absolutely certain.
The prohibitionists will not be
content, however, with a mere
statutory enactment, which
would be subject to repeal at
any succeeding session, thus
letting down the bars again.
They will also demand the en-
actment of a concurrent resolu-
ton submitting an amendment
for constitutional prohibition to |
the people, to be voted on in
1903. and this is where they will |
have to make their main fight. |
The purpose of the statutory law
is to be effective only until pro-
hibition can be made a part of
the organic law.
Opposition from the National
Liquor Dealers Association is
expected. In fact, it is known
that the association has already
sent several scouts into the state,
doubtless for the purpose of as
certaining public sentiment. But
the prohibition element is in bet
ter battle array than ever before
in this state.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
STATE FAIR
MiSsissippi'S Exhibits viii Be
Best Ever.

Jackson, Miss, August 81. -
j. F. Mckay, general manager
of the Mississippi Industrial Ex-
position company, for the pa st
three or four years, in fact ever
since it's inception, and to whose
zeal and industry its success is
in large measure due, declares
that the fair this fall will be the
most complete and by far the
best demonstration of the states
resources that has ever been
seen, and he expects twice the
gate receipts this fall he ever
had before. The exposition has
come to be a certainty, one of
the factors in the upbuilding of
the city of Jackson and incident
ally the state, and the stock
holders who are among the fore
most business men in the city,
would not permit it to lapse for
ally consideration. Manager
Mckay calls attention to the fact
that Jackson now has four more
hotels than last year and that nc
trouble will be experienced by
any visitor in securing good ac-
n ~ 4 In \ ~.
prices. The contract has been let
for the exhibition hall and it will
be completed in plenty of time
for the installation Of exhibits of
all the agricultural, horticultural
and Horticultural exhibits that
may be sent in. There will be
20, 900 feet of floor space in this
one building. Never before had
half so many applications for
space been received thus far in
advance, and should the lists be
closed today the fair would be
we'll worth coming uniles to see.
In this connection it is worth
while to note that Manager Nc
Kay will offer special prize of
$50 for an acre of cotton that
will produce greater yield of
he staple this year than one
acre he has on the fair grounds.
t was planted on the 18th day
If May, has been treated and
cultivated scientifically, and
promises at least two good bales.
t is also worthy Of note that the
and on which this acre is plant
I'd is as poor a piece of dirt as
here is in Kinds county, having
'een worn out fifty years ago.
The directors of the Exposition
laughed at Mr.. Mckay
When he planted it, and promised
o pick all he would make some
morning before breakfast.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-09-03
W. ]. BRYAN
Says He Doesn't Want PIesi-
DENTAL Nomination.

Philadelphia, Aug. 80. The
Record says today that William
j. Bryan will not be a candidate
for the presidency next year.
The information, it says, comes
direct from Mr.. Bryan 10 we'll
known democrat. Colonel Bryan
declares that he will not seek the
nomination, though the people
may want him, as the leaders of
his party are opposed to him.
He says this is his final decision
after careful consideration.