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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
GET AWAY FROM DEFENSIVE
Democrats Will Hold Their corysn-
.on Befors Republicans

Preach Lick, lnd-One Of the mem.
h~r q ths Sstsozal Denocrsiie ooHs.
nlssse explains partly why TIE commit
ss met here recently and wby Is was
EhAi . secret meeting vas held, al
which 20 reporters xere aII0Est.
The committee. be SAID "dlscuss-
ed everything that bad al inierssi 10
the eoZirg CANVASS, and iha: i vas de-
ened to lnssgug8t@ S rafting sggres-
sire es1psiEa carry in the eeabst-
Bat il va agreed ina: Dec. u was The
ZINE 20 meet in Washington, because
hes EOnl1 then kooH xhAi tine the
ksiso1ai Rsygneas convention uogA
Esei, AID iae Democratic dAte would
Re placed earlier By i<0 or shres weeks,
q = month e neGessSsY.
The Democrats be said. have
tsgt q a disadvantage By nominating
after rte Rep1blEesns. d shai placed
gbsD 20 he defensive Throughout he
caupslgn This move ll enable "a 70
glge them . red b., contest. also ]. VAS
agreed t1at Br9aZs rva1ing aa!e most
be s conservative ia she c~ougentiog.
johnson II Minnesota VIA, named Gray
Of Delaware and Chambers d New
YORK
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
ST, 900, 900 IN DRINKS A DAY
This Ia the Amount of New York's
Liquor Bill.

New York DR.. Madison G. Peters,
in his ecmo today suggested a care
for .he hard times, aud incidentally
gave ON interesting statistics on the
extent and expense Of the liquor drink
Ing habit in New York. He said:
III has been estimated that New
York city spends 81, 900, 900 q day for
drink, or 1866 900, 600 annually, which
Is o than hall the amount required
" u the entire government OF the
United States, " is nearly twice as
large AZ tariff revenue, more than
twice the amount Of our gold product,
ak times as great as the entire value
Of the silver product Of the country
and IL nearly half thc total capitalize.
ton Of the banks Of the country. IL Ia
more than twice the salaries OF tho
teachers In ali the public schools OF tho
country and Is nearly equal to the value
OF all WOODEN manufactures. We spend
as much IN New York for drink every
twenty months as the whole country
does through building aud loan associa.
lions TO ~emancipate Itself from servi.
tude 10 landlords" d"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
GROVER AGAIN SERI0USLYILL
Former President Has Recurrence of
Intestine. Trouble.

New York. Former President Cleve.
land Is reported TO be seriously III again
al bis home here. He is suffering from
q relapse of the old intestinal trouble
that threatened his life last June.
Tho present attack was sudden. Il
developed On Thursday last, without
preliminary symptoms, p~rostrating Mr..
Cleveland and causing his family and
physicians great alarm. Rallying from
the Illness, Mr. Cleveland was consider.
ably better on Friday, but the improve.
ment was not lasting.
The details of Mr. Cleveland's cor.
dItion could not be learned at his home
tonight, Beyond an admission TINT
Mr., Cleveland was livery IN aud con.
fined to his bed" no information was
given.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

Cowes, Isle Of Wight. - Great
Britain, not content with POSSESS
ing the largest warship in the
world in the D~readnaught, has con.
structed the fastest fighting craft de.
stroyer In the Mohawk. On her off.
cial trial in the North sea Friday, the
Mohawk maintained for six hours a
mean speed of 34A knots an hour.
In six runs over a measured mile she
Travelled at the rate of 34h knots an
hour. This is equal to forty miles.
The Mohawk is fitted with steam tur.
bines and a water tube boiler using oil.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
FoaEIcNERs Rush HOME.
Expert shippers Are Menaeed BY ssrh
Gus Freight Congestion.

New York. N. Y.-Serious freight
congestion threatens all foreign ship
pers because of the unprecedented
homeward rush Of foreigners Inc
eastward.bound Storage travel during
the past six weeks has been unparai-
Ieled and the demand for accommo-
dations has been SO great that book
hngs have been closed weeks In adj
vance OF sailings. The Main OF the
North German Lloyd line, which sailed
Thursday, carried 2,3G5 Storage pas
sengers, and V e up to the minute OF
sailing there were hundreds OF per-
CONS waiting on the piers'for accomo-
dations. Bookings for steerage on the
Seydlitz Of the same line. which is to
sail Wednesday next, has been closed
for several days and no more steerage
tickets are being sold for the Koenig
Albert, which will sail Nov. 80 for
Mediterranean ports.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

8frs
The ststs raar.

In measuring the success Of the !
cent State fair, while the importans
financial end Of II was OF much consfa.
GRAFTON, nevertheless the m-anapemep.
would feel that their task had been Z
dismal failure il it were financial c,in
alone TO look back upon Never, Der
haps, before was seen 3 finer exhibitIon
Of the capabilities Of the soil and IL
wonderful range in the variety Of IL
products than that which was gotten
together in this expedition. Beginning
with the display from the coast, made
by jackson county, which resembled
more a Southern California exhibit than
one from a cotton State, with its mar.
veious collection Of tropical fruits and
vegetables, and thence going northward,
there was on exhibition everything in
the way OF fruits, vegetables, timber,
live stock, poultry, corn and cotton in
endless varieties, hay of every crop
known, that can be grown anywhere.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
WALSH OPERATIONS
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS sEcuRL
TIES WE'RE vALuELEss.
WITHDREW SUM or $685. Ss
Prosecutor Scores by Getting Judge
to Admit Documents Which, II
10 Claimed, VIII Convict.

Chicago, m.-Eyidence tending to
show that bonds o. the Walsh
railroads were sold to various purchas'
ers at practically the figures they were
accepted BY the Chicago National
bank as collateral for notes, was
brought oui in the cross-examinatiaE
of National Bank Examiner Moxey in
the Walsh trial Wednesday afternoon.
Ten sales aggregating s522. 900 were
gone over and identified by date and
amount.
The evidence up 10 moor showed
Walsh to have withdrawn s~3.396,3S9
Of depositors' funds from the Chicago
National bank,
To procure this fortune he deposit
ed bonds and stocks which, the gov
ernment charges were without mar
ket value and used the names Of his
clerks on memorandum notes.
Prosecutor Dobyns scored a point
by getting Judge Anderson to admit
a mass of documentary evidence. He
expressed his qualification by saying:
The door is now open for the in
PRODUCTION Of enough evidence 10 con-
vict a dozen times over"
The direct examination OF Mr.. Mox-
ey was finished early In the afternoon
after he had testified to entries pur-
porting to show the withdrawal by
Walsh of sG30,000 in a single day in
January, 1905, and that notes bearing
various signatures amounting to s644,-
900 had been discounted on that day.
Moxey's testimony seemingly shows
that during the month of January
Walsh drew out of the bank $685., 900
and that d corresponding amount is
involved in notes or the sale OF bonds
of his enterprise.
All of the memoranda testified to
were gone over and the record of the
sales of the bonds will be taken up
Thursday where 1t left off at ad-
journment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
NOT SINFUL TO HAVE RICHES
John D Rockefeller, Jr., TALKS 70
Hls Bible Class.

Mes EgrS Aae8ul la3lCa Of riches
5. po: sinful, prUyid uE taai you gel
them Srg use them properly
THIS sentiment was expressed By
John b. Rockefeller. If 70 the mem.
beTs Of his Bible class TO-DAY. 1t Mss
uiB arst aGdress since be resigned IS
~leadershtp His subject vas, The
pleasures o. today; would Christ ap.
prove Of themY~ he said;
In Disgusting she pleasures Of lie
today, one sboald consider the various
phases and sides Of the question
Take the question Of drinking as an
Instance. / Know rnen, and probably
you DO, Who can drink With moderation
and 10 harm come from it. Personally
! an 3 temperance man, in fact ! am
more than that, ! am a total abstainer,
and set ! would no; venture 70 say that
20 man sbn8ld drink. There is a great
deal Of social drinking that Is harmful,
aud the hsn whO encourages another
70 take the FIRST drink Il, 10 my mind,
welcoming Il danger. Il IL not the use
0i spirits as much as the abuse which
causes harm, On this question IL IL
safer M to court temptation.
Gard playing IL aDosher popular
pleasure Of to-day, Like the question
0f drink, perhaps / an not competent
70 discuss .., Tor Is r. y1ally have never
played 8 game Of cards 10 my lie. ~
10 a recreation which stimulates and
q~Rlckens the mental faculties, but the
greet tendency " 70 abuse Il. II you
play for anything, no matter how small
u may DE, IL becomes gambling, and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

When n man has done HIS work
shall no stop and play2 Rev, DIR. Scott
Of Worcester, Mass, who has resigned
from his pulpit after 80 years o,
service In order to devote himself 10
golf, thinks he has earned this play.
time, and no doubtless has. Tho
trouble ~ that when a man works for
30 years without giving any time to
pleasure he commonly does not know
how 10 play. A due amount OF diver.
sion at intervals along the road Is the
safer and more satisfactory plan. 1t
would tend TO postpone the day when
. man must retire from active work.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
TENNESSEE GUSTS STANDARD
License Revoked or Showing of Viola.
ton Of Antitrust Law.

Nashville, Tenn-Chancellor ]. w
Stout, at Gallatin, rendered q
decree of custer In the case Of the
state VS.. the Standard Oil Co. revok.
ing the license OF said company to
transact business in Tennessee.
The decree was the result OF a bill
recently flied in chancery at Gallatin
by Attorney General Gates on behalf
Of the state, seeking TO revoke the
Tennessee license Of the Standard Oil
Co. on the charge of Illegal discrim.
ination and violation OF the antitrust
law, .
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
SALVADOR FREES PRISONERS.
All Those Held for Political Reasons
Are Granted Amnesty.

San Salvador, Republic of Salvador.
The government Wednesday issued a
decree granting amnesty to all polit-
ical prisoners, who were at once set at
liberty, and declaring also that all
political exiles should be allowed to
return to the country.
President Figurea has issued a
proclamation to the people of Saliva
dor, promising them a fair administra.
ton of the national government and
uring them to forget past differences
and to work in harmony for the pros.
perity of the country.
The state of siege in the republic
has been suspended and constitutions
al guarantees again are effective.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

Rome, Italy. - While the nerve
gena collection OF coins. considered
to be one Of the most important in
the world, was being sold at auction
In this city, an official Of the govern
ment appeared and stopped the sale
OF several Of the rarest coins In the
collection, which are valued at 5000
each. He explained his action by de-
claring that the coirs in question
should be considered as national
treasures and that King Victor En-.
manuel, who Is an enthusiastic nus.
matte, did not wish them to leave the
country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Prof. korn's Latest Experiments.

Much attention is now paid In Ger
many to the remarkable measure sf
success which has attended the In.
stallation Of Prof. Korn's invention
for the transmission BY wire Of pho
togrnphlc reproductions over long
distances. His latest experiments
show that nearly as satisfactory re-
suits are secured by making use Of
ordinary telephone wires us on lines
specially constructed for the purpose.
The only dIficulty encountered on
telephone wires results from calls on
adjoining wires. These cause ~ Tor
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Wants Billiards in Churches

Kalamazoo, Misunderstanding that
the churches are failing to help
Young boys by denying them
the things they want most, Mayor
William Thompson of this city is
making a campaign for billiard halls
and bowling alleys in churches. He
claims that such attractions would
keep young men where the influences
are good. THE minister should be
a good mixer says Mayor Thompson.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Bones of Columbus.

New York, N. Y.-Among the rel,
les disclosed by the opening Friday
Of the metal box, which for more than
20 years rested in the cornerstone OF
the old Consolidated Exchange build.
ing at Broadway and Exchange place,
now being torn down, was a gold
mounted urn containing portions OF
the bones of Christopher Columbus.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
1906 Shets Without a Miss.

Lincoln. Neb.-After hitting 49,.
06G flying blocks without a miss,
Captain A. ii, Hardy dropped his
rife shooting demonstration. A judge
had to leave and this stopped the
shoot. Hardy was striving for a 90.
600 record. The worlds record was
formerly held by Topper Vein Of
San Antonio, who secured S,SG2.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
submarines Crash Together.

Toulon, France.-While engaged in
making a joint attack on the battle
ship Loureguiberry during the naval
maneuvers off this port, the sub.
marines Bonite and souffieur collided
at a depth of thirty meters. The
Souffeur's conning-tower window was
smashed and the water began to rush
in, but with are presence of mind,
the commander operated the rising
mechanism and the vessel reached the
surface before it had time to fill COM
pletely. The naval authorities have
ordered e. searching investigation as
to the cause of the collision.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

With his throat cut from ear to ear.
and lying in a pool of blood, the body
OF James Martis, one Of the best-known
farmers of Kemper county was found
in Bogue Chitto swamp, and every evi.
dence showed that a desperate struggle
had taken place before the man gave
up his life. There was no weapon near
and the knife Of the dead mar, was in
his pocket unopened. Ed Martis, d
brother Of the dead man, was seer near
where the body was found. He had on
a very bloody shirt and carried a bloody
knife in his hand.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Bryan at Baltimore

Baltimore, Md.--William Jennings
Bryan In response to a question AZ 10
whether free coinage OF silver az aa ~.
Gated BY him would have prevented Tho
money s~'ringency from which tho conn.
try has been suffering, said; "The coin.
age Of silver has no bearing mon :
monetary conditions which exist TO-DAY.
The restoration Of bimetalism would
have given us more money ,h.n 49,
have at present, but the upprccnJan,m9
discovery Of gold has given NJ sncn 81
increase in the yo.umo OF money ,ha,
prices have risen" M
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
White Hand Society Growing,

New York, N. Y.-Prominent Ital.
ians Of New York have decided to
follow the lead of their Chicago coun,
trymen in pursuing an organized op-
position to the depredations of the
so-called Black Hand Society, a for.
eign band credited by the police with
many recent acts of blackmail and
violence.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Theodore e. Wriaht Dead.

Boston, Mass.-A cablegram re.
ceiyed in this city announced that
Rev. Theodore +. Wright, dean OF
the new church theological school in
Cambridge, died abroad on Nov. 10,
while on his way to Cairo, Egypt. The
cablegram stated that Mrs. Wright
would arrive in New York on Tues.
day next, accompanying the body.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

Chicago, lll,-The barometer here
showed a fall of SO of an inch in 10
hours ending at II o'clock Wednes,
day night. This is the most rapl,
fall recorded here since the weather
bureau has been in existence. 1t was
accompanied by an almost continuous
rainfall and a wind that attained a
velocity of forty miles an hour. The
temperature rose IA degrees, reaching
"a during the evening.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

English experts who have been IN.
v~eatlgating report that the gold gtlil
10 be dug out Of the minea In the
Rand district Of South Africa may he
estimated at 5000, 900 900 600 With
that much gold In circulation the
world would have quantity as well as
quality.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Lecturers at Work.

Fifteen lecturers employed by the
Mississippi branch Of the Farmers
Union are now in the field In behalf Of
the "hold-your-cottonn campaign. Two
addresses daily will be delivered by
each lecturer, and they will tell the
farmers why they should not dispose Of
their cotton during the present period
Of low prices and money stringency.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

Brazil, distinguished In the marry
comedy 'Charlcy's Aunt" as the
place where the nuts como from" Ii
aiHo distinguished as a place where
idcas grow Thirty Brazilian mer.
chants and professional men are visit.
ing this country, In obedience to the
advice which Secretary Root gave 10
all the Americas to get acquainted"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
VIII Circulate Silver Coins.

Denver, Colo.-The Denver mint,
which has coined about $4,000.
600 gold during the past two months,
will resume coming silver In Decenl.
Der, working to its full capacity. Silver
coins to the value Of $4,000 daily
will be produced, and they will be
Immediately put into circulation. The
supply of gold bullion on hand ready
for coinage will be nearly exhausted
by the end of this month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Burnt Earth Roads.

AS rapidly as circumstances and the
funds at hand will permit the super
visors of Sun1ower county are carrying
on the work Of building roads by the
use Of burnt earth. This material Is
said to be the best yet applied in the
delta for s~urfacing purposes, and the
only successful method by which the
buckshot mud roads can be surfaced in
order to give satisfactory service. The
estimated cost per mile Of the burnt
earth treatment Of roads Is from 81, 900
to 81, 800.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Leeds Suffers Third Stroke.

New York, N. William B.
Leeds, the financier and former presi.
dent of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railroad, suffered a third
stroke Of paralysis at his home, which
members of his family said Friday
night was only a slight mi
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

Mrs. Russell Sage. having lately
learned that n debt OF $4,000, con.
tracted by her father In 1874, had
never been paid, has forwarded a
check for the amount TO tho heirs OF
the creditor. II she had paid interest
on the sum for the 60 years tho
check would have been larger, but
probably the heirs are thankful to get
the principal
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

Lisbon, spain--Three anarchists
we're engaged In making bombs, when
the material with which they we're
working exploded. Two OF them were
killed outright and the third was ar
rested before he could get away.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Investigating Indian Mounds.

A party Of archaeologists are en-
gagged in an investigation Of Indian
mounds in the neighborhood Of Green
vile, and later will dig into many Of
the Indian mounds along the Yazoo
river to unearth and preserve the rel
les placed there by the prehistoric ma
tives of this section. The work is
being done under the direction of the
Academy of Natural Science OF Phila-
delphia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
vardaman Against Child Labor.

In an address at the Kings Daugh-
ters' convention at vicksburg Governor
vardaman said that he wished the in
fuences Of the Kings Daughters and
all the good women Of Mississippi to aid
in the fight at the next meeting Of the
State legislature to ecure the passage
Of a law prohibiting the factories from
coming children's hearts into dollars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Cousin Of csruso Arrested

Chicago, Iil-8alyatore carnso.
thirty-hve years old, 800 West Huron
street, who, according TO tbs police, Is
a cousin Of the Italian tenor. and
John Buro, 40 years old. VT West
Huron street, are held for larceny
here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
To Increase Pay Of Supervisors.

An effort will be made at the coming
session of the legislature to increase
the compensation now allowed members
of the boards of supervisors. Mem
bers of these various boards now get
81 per day while actually in session
and extra pay for extra work at the
rate OF 90 per day, but never to exceed
500 per year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Baroness RothschiId Buried.

Paris, France.--The funeral of Bar
oness Adolphe de R%othschild, who
died Nov. IS at her estate near &c
neva, Switzerland, took place here
Only members of the family were
present at the interment, which oc
Cured in Pere Lachaise cemetery.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Road Extension DELAYED.

The declaration Of President Good
year, Of the New Orleans and Great
Northern road, that the company has
made no plans for construction work
north Of Jackson, Is taken to mean that
there will b no effort to extend the
road until sitter the financial stringency
4 NJ an end.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

A Wisconsin cOurt has decided that
o cigarette with i tobacco wrapper Ia
sot u cigarette, and does not Violate
Che anuelgaFette Law This is an easy
road To liberty, The tobacco wrappers
are h~t.sf than the paper ones, any.
ray.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Would Protect Oyster Reefs.

The possibilities Of oyster planting
were striking demonstrated by an ex-
hibit from Jackson county at the recent
State fair, showing huge clusters Of
oysters attached to bottles, old shoes,
and other foreign matter carelessly
tossed onto the reefs in the Mississippi
Sound. The Mississippi oyster com
mission expects mex year to enlarge its
plans OF propagation by securing q
larger appropriation for planting shells
on the reefs. n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

Tbs wonaen'E literary clubs Of Hlchi,
gan have started a novel contest az 70
which club shall add She most chi+
dren 10 tho ftsts's population next
year. haes suicide siil have 10 take
Tbs count
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Hartman Promises Cars for Grain.

Portland, Ore. Assurances were
given the grain exporters by rep
resentatives of the Hartman sys.
TEN Friday that 1000 cars would be
devoted to the transportation of the
wheat crop of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho to tidewater from now until the
entire crop has been moved.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Mountain Moved 700 FEET.

Montpelier. France "A mountaia
near this city called Mount Brjn,
guez, 2,ioo feet high, Ia changing
Its position as a result OF having
been undermined by the recent foods,
II already has moved q distance Of
1900 feet and ia sweeping everything
before Il.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
Boiler Explosion Kills Five

Norfolk, Va.-Ffve men were
killed, Il fatally injured and a
number seriously injured, as the re-
suit Of the explosion of a boiler in
planning mill No. l at the John L.
Roper lumber mills, Gelmorton, Nor
folk county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29
saws Constitution Ia outorown

New York, N. Y,-Chief Justice
Walter Clark of the supreme court of
North Carolina, in a speech before
the Peoples Institute in Cooper
Union Friday night, declared that the
constitution was inadequate, undemo-
cratic and outgrown.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-29

South Bend, Ind.-Allegins that her
husband, John Lennox, has a passion
for economy which Is a mania, Mrs.
sallie Lennon has started divorce
proceedings, She says that he will
not allow her to use gas to read when
she Is In bed, claiming It Is waste.
Iennox IL worth about 5000.