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The new South-news., 1908-12-05
EXPLOSION IN MARIANA Mine


found Ia . field nearby.
Peter Arnold. al American. vas
hrough, out alive from the Rachel
shan AZ Midnight. Jos. kcArncy. one
OF the rcscuing party. reported that
there we're other men alive. Arnold
Vas found unconscious 100 feet from
the Agnes shaft. When he reached
tho surface. he said the explosion oc-
Cured close to the Agnes shaft.
Two women. \ wife aud mother OF
entoptcd miners became insane. The
former tried TO throw herself down
the mine shaft. <So feet deep. The
state constabuiAry rescued her and
carried her away. She Was Mrs. Geo.
Ackcs. a negrcss.
Mrs. Jos. Holmes. whose son is in
the niue. went in.are In the crowd
soon afterwards. Crying that hcr
son Was Killed. shc attacked any one
who tried to soothe her and finally
the constnbulary arrested her and
wcrcforooi TO carry her away.
The noise OF the explosion was an
ominous summons to all OF the people
OF the little town and they hurried
10 the shaft house. each seeking a
loved one and most OF them learning
that that loved one was down in the
workings and in ali probability dead
Among the women many were hys-
terical and their shricks and cries
were heartrcnding. Others were ST.
lent In their grief but in their drawn
faces could be read the awful agony
they were enduring. Wives. mothers.
sisters daughters and swccthcar;s
gathered in little groups, all frantic
TO do something or to learn some
thing, but unable to do either. They
beaeiged the oflcers OF the company,
the mining authorities and the work
crs. but none OF thsse could offer
them comfort All felt certain OF the
fate of those 500 feet below the sur
face. but none would dispcl the rays
OF hope entertained until certainty
was forced upon them by the clearing
OF the shaft
The cause of the explosion has not
been determined. Two theories are
entertained. one n that a pocket OF
gas was struck by one of the miners.
quickly filling the workings and then
igniting from a lamp. The other
theory is that from a we'll on the rui-
ton farm. under which the mine IL lo-
Gated. penetrated the workings. The
and In the vicinity ID said to be gas
Gus and II Is Tossible that gas may
have sceped through the coal stratum
until 1t accumulated In sufnctent vol
ume' to cause the disaster.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05
NIGHT RIDERS ATTACK MILITIA
Attack Followed the Firing On of Three Men by
Soldiers, Who Discovered Men in Mill Yard.

Memphis. Tenn.--A dispatch from
Union City confirmed the report OF an
attack by a detail of militiamen by
Il band OF men, presumably night
riders at the Gleason saw mill near
Samburg According to the dispatch
one OF the soldiers was wounded In
the hand and about so shots were
exchanged between the military and
the attacking party.
The attack followed the firing on
OF three men by soldiers who dis
covered the men In the mill yard and
who. when challenged. refused to
halt. Spasmodic firing continued for
several hours. and was followed At
midnight by 4 fus:lade. When the
Are was returned by the saldiers, the
band. which was composed Of about
80 men. disappsared. With the ar
rival OF reinforcsments from Camp
Rankin. 4 search was made. but none
OF the band could -e found. Later
In the night, the camp was again
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

srrious slide in Front of fiaqu~mine
Work.

riaaaeminc. i>s..--A serious cave
In Of the river bank OF the Plaque
mine locks. This freak OF the river
Is liable 10 cause an immense amount
OF damage 10 this impor,an, engineer
Ing work Tho cave has only jus,
begun. The banks has gone into the
river a distance OF about l5c feet
extending from about what viii be
the renter cf the entrance 10 the
lock. mp the stream. hu, crack. In
the bank and the ieyce indicate tha.
the sliding Will continue further
down
The vnhci States engineers have
spent at various times large sums
OF money to protect the banks In
from, OF the town by siuRing willow
mats, anticipating just what happen
ci this afternoon. But these efforts
have always proved a fsilue.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

PittsburR. Pa---Not Less than l2S
men were Killed IN the explosion IL
the Mariana mines of the Pitts
burs-Busfalo Coal Company Monday.
and IL is feared BY many rDtdsats OF
the little model mining town that
the death list may exceed that num-
ber
Ten Of the bodies were recovered
in the main entrance. The others
were distributed in the twenty nine
rooms or workings OF the mine, en-
trance. The nrst rs~cuinG party
worked their way through the wreck
age At the foot OF the shaft and al
most Immediately found the ten bod
les. and the report was given out
that all had been found In this one
entry. but this report wAa found to
be erroneous. when the rcscuers cames
to the surface. 1t was pay day At
the mine and l42 OF the pay cnvel-
opes were not called for aud II IL be-
lievcd that practically every man who
did not call for hts pay during the
day is numbered among the victims
The workings in which tho catas-
trophe happened u known ~ the
kachcl and Agnes minex. In reality =
double mine. with underground con
nections. Deputy state Mine Inspcc-
tor Henry Loutti. = few minutes be-
fore the explosion. had completed 4
two-days inspection. which had reveal
ed no cause for apprehension. He
and General Manager Kerr. Of the
company. came to the surface In the
cage operated In one OF the shafts Z
few minutes before. Mine Foreman
..eury Thompson and tro miners en-
tered the cage and II was started to-
wards the bottom OF the 500-foot
shaft. There We an ominous rumb-
hing and q trembling OF the ground
round about The mouth OF the shaft
as from an earthquake and an instant
later there was = terr..ic report. and
the cage was hurled up the shaft
Gouse. the mine foreman and the two
men still I'm it. The bodice Of the
men were hurled through the top Of
the building and far beyond n.
Thompson was dead when picked up.
while the others although mortally
injured we're hurried to q hospital.
So great was the force OF the sx
plosion that shattered portions Of the
wood work about the mouth OF the
shaft were blown into Ten Nile
Greek. two thousand feet from the
shaft.
Besides the three men In the cage
portions OF At least two other bodies
were blown from the shaft and we're
The new South-news., 1908-12-05
WIFE AND SWEETHEART.
One Too Many For ". r. kimbsii
Of Memphis.

Memphis Tenn, Unable. II IL
thought. to choose between his wife,
with Whom he had become reunited
after n separation. and Miss Nora Ac-
tion, a young woman OF Avondale.
Ala. with whom II Il alleged. he
had become enamoreA during the
time OF separation. w u. kimbali,
OF New South Memphis. is believed
to have Jumped from the Memphis.
bridge. and ended his life. kimbnlfs
body was discovered under the bridge
on the Arkansas side OF the Mississip-
pi river by the bridge watchman.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Owing TO the fact that the Judge
Of the Supreme Court have certified
to the Governor. on advice OF judge
Campbell himself. that the latter Is
disqualified 10 sit in the Greaaia
Lumber Company KS. State case. Co
vernon Nosi appointed Hon. c. IL.
Alexander as special justice. who Will
sit when the case is presented
q gain This Is the lumber ,rr-.
case and q very important one. the
end of which II is now easy to fore
see
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

In view of the fact that argument
is desired in one or two Of the i'm
portant State cases now pending, and
which were submitted to the Court
last term, owing to the disqualified
ton of Justice Fletcher by reason
of his participation In them as At
torney General. Hon. John A. p.
Campbell. former Chief Justice, will
sit In such cases. These include the
Grenada Lumber Company VS.. the
state ex rel. or the custer case
against the retail lumber dealers OF
ississippi and Louisiana, and the ease
against the Jackson Cotton OIL Com
pany for alleged violation OF the anti
trust statutes.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Natchez, Miss. No resolutions
were adopted by the Louisiana Mls-
sissippi Farmers Institute. but II 10
generally believed that the le~sons
taught the farmers by the expert d.
rcctors Of federal and state expert
and liberalization will be followed
In the district invaded by tho boil
wsevu. II WAS urged that canning
factories be established far enough
apart TO handle the home gardening
and the nueisa~ for three factories
In Louisiana has been reported ~ ~.
ready In hand
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Washington n---Arrnng.msnts for
tho evacuation ~ Cuba 10y the Ameri
ran forces Feb. | will be made IN
this city this week at conference
Nrgoon The former has summond-
ci the Governor for a conference at
the convenience of the latter. There
are number OF matters that have
boon pending since LONG hefor. the
election which the turmoil OF the
campaign made Impossible OF settle
mcnt because the chief men Of the
administration we're fully occupied
with political matters. and hai not
the time TO devote to cuban aNsirs
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Montgomery, Aln.-Thc oldtime
plen turning people out OF the church
has received n backsct at Goo1waier,
Ala. whore Miss Lena BaiIy. expel-
led from the cunt Olive Baptist
Church. IL suing the ieacons for ex-
pclIing her. SO Intense was the feel
ing Judge Alston cleared the court
room. Inasmuch al the case Ia one
of the most remarkable In the State,
some OF the bcst talent obtainabIe
Was engaged The rlaintin asks for
$4,000 damages.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

MulfOrd Parker. owner of the Ellis
vile Lumber Company and the
Kola Lumber Company is now hav-
ing surveyed the railroad from Ellis
ville to Kola. and the road will be
usef for timber road a. we'll as
a trafhc road. Within sixty days
the road will be completed and pas
senger and freight trains will be put
on the road at once. This road will
penetrate a section OF the finest yell
low pine timber there is in the
State Of Mississippi and will open
up an undeveloped section OF the
best farming land in south Missis-
sippi.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

New With the announced
purpose Of taking such action ~ may
b necessary looking TO party sue
cens In 1919, William G. Ltiler. chair
man Of the National Democratic Lea
que has called . meeting Of reprcsen-
tatives Of ali regularly organized
Democratic club to b. held In Wash
ington. . C.. Dec. and 10 Mr
Lsller. saii .the psopose1 meeting has
not been called n the interest Of Mr.
Bryan Or any other Individual.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Hot Springs. Ark--At his request
Paul A. McDonaId. . solicitor h the
soploy Of . locai nsvspapsr was
assigpeA to room No. - at = hotel
here. 4 fow m1nutos later otheg
gaeses wero attEnste1 By hsavy
bsuotAing y ~ rse0 and whsa At
taches Of IT, hoesl catered Mcdonald
~ founA unconscious. hevfng svAl-
loved th1sty erAtns - uesDAjne- HI
leath oopurro1 several heosU htss.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

HaxIehursf. NiDs.--W. II. Hardy.
Jr.. former cashier Ct the Bank OF
Meadvills indicted on the charge Of
embezxling $4,000 from that insti-
tution vas fosnd guilty after = trial
that Consumed days Of the Copiah
county circuit court session. 1t u
exyscted that A appeal viii be taken
Hardy y Z nsphsw Of Judgs ". X.
Hardy of ~ 0ulf Ceast circuit eosrt
district
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

aroused when a man, who was en-
deavorinE to cross the military lines,
was fred on by one OF the sentries.
The placing of the guards at the
Gleason mill was because OF threats
that the mill would be burned II
operations continued.
Nineteen indictments charging
implication In the lynching Of Capt.
Quentin Rankin. the Trenton attor-
ney. who was hanged and shot to
death at Walnut Log = month ago
by a band of so-callcd might riders''
we're returned by the grand jury
which Immediately followed the XIII
ing OF Capt. Rankin. tegan an invesu-
cation Of the recent night rider raids
in the Reelfoot Lake vicinity. In
dictmsnts against thirty-one Others
have been prepared. II n stated.
Col. r. z. Taylor. the associate OF
Capt Rankin. who narrowly escaped
a similar fate told the grand jury
OF his experiences. He WAS before
the inquisitorial body for two hours.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Another meeting OF stockholders OF
the Mississippi Industrial Exposition
Association was held. which. like that
of last week. was open to the public
an: was better attended than on that
occasion. but still there was re-
grettable lack Of members. Some pro
gress was made in the direction OF
securing enough subscriptions to the
new stock to wipe out the floating
debt of about $4,000.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

In Tn British Two Power Naval
standard.

London. The Nation publixhes .
strongly worded argument against
including the United States In the
two power naval standard for Great
Britain, In other words that the Brit
Ish fleet should exceed the strength
OF any other two powers BY ten por
cent. The paper says that America
and Germany are the next two
strongest naval powers after Great
Britain. America. II sxpIains, has
practically to build two navies, one
for rae Atlantic aud one for the Pa
cific.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

The three 16-year-old boys impli
Gated In numerous robberies perpe-
tratd In the Hattiesburg territory dur
Ing the past several months were car
ried to Purv.s where they had = pre-
liminary hearing on . charge Of hav-
ing burglarised two stores In that
town Friday night CIare1ce Miller
and ice Lewellyn we're bound over 70
the Grand Jury In the sum Of &a.e0s.
Tom King pleaded eailty and bis
bond vas Axsd at 5000.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

He IL 6cnte~crd 70 ~ IndetermIna.
bic Term.

Ia Porto. 1nd.--Ray Lxmphsre.
charged with the murder Of Mrs. Bel
le 0unncss and her three ehfldrsn.
by setting nre to the Guinness house
April. -. was found guilty OF arson
BY the Jury. w'thing i've minutes af-
tsr We verdict was reported Judge
Richter hAd sentenced the defendant
to the STATE penitentiary 1t Michigaa
City for ~ indstsrminable term a
from two 10 twsnty-oss years.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

F. Killer. well-to-do German
farmer living In the Tibbee vicinity.
hearing distance of his home. while
hearing distance of his home. while
returnipa. = Mr.. Hitler had been In
W. 10 0aying taxes and attend
in XVZ necessary business. 1t
is 5ught that robbery was the
object OF the crime, but was COM
mitted by negro tenants on Mr.. Hill
ler's plantation. with whom he had
some trouble. Two of these are I'M
der suspects. Mr.. Hitler was about
so years old and leaves = wife and
five children.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Everything seems to point to
successful gsnization of the Amite
County Fair Association, for which
a general meeting has been called
to assemble at Gloster, Saturday,
Dec. 5. and as the mer. behind the
movement are doers rather than the
orists, good results might be looked
forward to with confidence.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

died At her home here. She had
suffered from heart trouble and
dropsy for several months. Mrs. BIZ
lex received a farewell letter from
her son. While reading this she fell
into 4 faint and was only revived af-
ter several hours OF unconsciousness
Since then her death had been ex-
pccted 1t any moment Several
months ago Ars. Btllek arranged
with An undsrtAker to bury the bod
les OF herself and son side BY side In
4 local cemetery.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

After many months OF waiting and
searching. the negro Bill Barlow,
who last spring shot and seriously
wounded Rufus and Baxter Burns.
well-to-do white farmers Of the up
per part OF Smith County. and, after
committing this deed. returned and
set 1re to tke barn ON the Burns
place. has been caught and II behind
the bars Of the Kinds County jail.
He was located near Forest in Scott
County.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Gov. Noel has been requested by
the Federal Government Buren In
charge Of weights and measures to
appoint delegate to represent the
State OF Mississippi at a conference
or convention to be held at Washing
ton on Dec. II. at which meeting II
Is expected to have delegates attend
from all the states OF the Union. The
object OF the mcet!r is to secure
the adoption OF standard OF weights
and measures. which shall be uni
form throughout the country.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Denver and mo 0raade VIII Retire
q10, 600. 90 Of Notes.
New York-Three Arms which
have had much to DO with the lloat-
ing OF bonds for the Could railroad
properties arranged to pur-
chase t17.5oO, 900 frst and refund
ing mortgage s per cent gold bonds
Of the Denver and kio 0rande nail
road Company. The proceeds are to
be used mainly for retiring the $15.-
5000. 900 secured notes. which the
company viii call for redemption.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Edward Hines To He President o
Gigantic Concern.

Gigantic Concern.
Chicago. Chicago IL to become
the sole selling headquarters Of the
new lumber combination, and Ed
ward Hines is to be president OF the
syndicate. While figures published
stnted that the combination Il =
SEQ, ,o0O. 900 affair. competing lum-
ber interests can see mo- limit to its
ca p:talizat'on, but At the same time
they express no fear Of it, attempt
ing to restrain trade BY fixing prices.
Frederick Weyerhauser. the lumber
king Of the continent" Hines and 9th
ers directly concerned went to the
home OF Weyerhauser At st. Paul.
Minn.. to complete the details OF the
combination.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Warrington The presence OF
President Roosevelt. at the laying OF
the corner stone al the home for the
Negro Young Meas Christian Asso-
citation. maze the event In a most
notable one among the negro people
Of the District Of Columbia. The at
tendance was large. including not
cply a great gathering OF negro resi-
dents. but many distinguished ON
cials Of the Federal and local govern
mcnt.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Fuartl Negro Captured in IancvIllc
Murder Case.

Greensboro. Ala fourth negro
was captured by Sheriff Gewin. ac-
cused OF the murder OF Robert Drake,
at I.ancville. The negroes set nrs
ana his body Yas taken out while the
house were bjrning. One OF the ne
Eroes. Charlef Taylor. has confessed
to the cr'me.i The four negroes ARE
In jail here apd no violence is fear.
cd. Tho CtrcVit Court has been pet
ittoncd to call a special session to
give the ncgrotN = speedy trial.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Plans Suicide.
New York Using pillow 10 muf-
fe the report OF n revolver, Mrs.
Eleanor Mcrron Cowper n talented
playwright AMI actress. shot herself
in the right temple. Before making
tie attempt at sclfdestruction Mrs.
Cowrer wrote a number Of letters,
orc to her lawyer. another to tn.
corner. a third TO an undertaken ant
fourth TO John Hood, friend. II.
the letters, she apprissd these -four
persons OF her intention 70 commit
suicide.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

A report that the Illinois Central Is
endeavoring to obtain control OF the
Alabama Great Southern has caused
a stir in railroad circles. The South
ern road recently purchased land at
York, Ala, and made survey for a
Y upon which to turn its trains. so
that they may return toVelma with
out coming into Meridian.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Postmaster Charles n. Persons.
OF Roundlake, Bolivar County. and
his bondsmen. j. c. West and Clyde
b. Smith, were placed under bond
in the United States court upon the
charge OF having put their personal
paper where money order paper
should have appeared in the Post
masters report ana settlement with
Inspector Ralph Smith. The money
was made good afterwards. The
case comes up in January.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Pointing. carrying = large number Of
Iaborers from Narvacsn to to the rice
isIds In Pan&asiran province struck
= rock and sank during = storm of
the town Of .Sab Fernando. In Union
province. u Il estimated that hum
drod pasuepn ners and crew OF the
Pointing were drow1hd. The steamer
vlocaya reported ntky-ave.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Price Brings Cotton ON the Market
Cotton has been marked at Coium
bia during the past week at rapid
rate, owing to the recent slight rise
In the price good niiddling command
Ing 9 cents. and fully 1000 bales
have been turnel loose during the
week. Compress receipts are nearly
1000 bales ahead OF this time last
year.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock. OF
the Republican National Committee.
announced the appointment OF E:-
ward ". Steilwaosn ~ Chairman Of
the inaugural Committee.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

According to report made Dy
Secretary l.. f.. Davis, Of the Nat
chez Chamber OF Commerce. the
louisiana mississippi Farmers In
stitute and Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Exposition, proved moro
than self-sustaining, as the receipts
from advertisements and booths
paid all expenses and left surplus
OF SEQ, with other receipts to be
heard from
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

The South Mississippian, news
paper established at Brookhaven in
1905 by Butler and Weathersby, was
sold 10 b. T. Hobbs. elitor and pub
Usher of the semi-wcekly Leader. Its
publication will cease at once and its
advertising and subscription con-
tracts carried out by the Leader. This
leaves two old well-cstablished pa
pers In Brookhaven, the Leader and
Times.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Forest fires which have been rag
ing In the woods and fields west OF
Hattiesburg for several days reached
the corporate limits and the entire
Fire Department was ordered to the
scene. The flames were being famed
by a stiff breeze aud travelled at a
rapid rate. Fences, outhouses and
dead trees have bee lcveAec to the
ground.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Four of half-dozen boys implica
ted in recent store robberies In the
Hattiesburg territory. all under the
age OF II, were sentenced to one
year each In the enitentiary. They
are: Tom King. Clarence Miller.
Lonnie Vance and Joe Lewcllyn-
King. Miller and Lewellyn are also
under bond for their appearance be-
fore the Grand Jury in Lamar Coun-
ty for robbing two stores In Purvis.
The new South-news., 1908-12-05

Tie Covefnmsnt Agent Urges
Greater Activity.
Conpany h Havtng Lac Surveyed
Into Plne yellow Pine and Farm
Ing 6ectloa. Yonlhs are S~nten-
ced to eaitentiaPy.

Dr. A. H. Pettibone. OF the Bureau
Of Animal Industry Of the United
States Department of Agriculture, In
= recently issued communication re-
lative to the cattle or Texas fever
tIch. esks the question: When
11 issippi be free from ticks.
and4o6 win the quarantine be
lifted In the State?" Never so long
- Its ofaccrs legislators. leading citi
&eas and cattle men look on in
sleepy Indifference. he says. Can
anyone doubt or question this, What
then IL wanted, Clearly general
awakening to the sheer necessity of
= prompt cooperating Of the entire
citizenship of Mississippi with the
United States Bureau OF Animal
Industry In the work OF stamping
out this pest and nuisance. The
remedy provided is apparently sim
pie enough which consists in the in
telligent and liberal application OF
grease almost any kind or real
grease. petroleum. bacon grease. or
cotton seed oil, laid on to the COW.
calf or steer which may be infected,
and where properly used II mas
never been known to fail. The re-
medy has been clearly pointed out by
DR.. cttibone. and as he states 1t
only requires intelligent following.
Geodetic Survey Almost Completed.