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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
STATUTES REQUIRE
NOTICE To TAXPAYERS
This the Board Failed to Give-Grand
Jury Indicted Them, But Indictment
Was ouashed on Account of a Tech
nicality-Case Remanded.

Under the decision of the supreme
court, as rendered by Chief Justice
Whitfield yesterday. the mayor and
nine members of the board of alder
men of Biloxi will yet have to stand
trial for disregarding the law which
provides that the levy of a municipal
ity shall not be increased unless au-
thorized by the people at an election
held for the purpose after having been
given due notice by the board.
In the Biloxi case the tax levy was
increased from fourteen mills to twen-
ty mills by a simple action of the
board, and without any authorization
whatever:
The board was composed of e. Glen
nen, mayor, and A. o. Bourbon, Jos.
OFT, Jack Cavacivich, Chas. Redding,
E. H. Benedict, w. o. Tobot, T. J..
Rossell, ]. G. Batten and J.. A. Reaus-
seau, aldermen, and all these were
made defendants in the case. An in
dictment was found by the Harrison
county grand jury, but the indict
ment was quashed on account of some
technical defect, and the defendants
discharged, the lower court holding
that they were not indictable under
section 1902 of the code of 1906, which
provides that any county or city Off
Ger who shall knowingly or wilfully
fail, neglect or refuse to perform any
of the duties required of him by law,
shall, on conviction thereof, be fined
not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or be imprisoned in the county Jail
not exceeding six months, or both.
The supreme court, in reversing the
case, holds that the lower court was
right in quashing the indictment, but
erred in discharging the defendants;
that they were clearly indictable un-
der the section referred to because it
was their duty, before increasing the
tax levy, under section 34SO, to have
held an election. after giving due no.
tice to the taxpayers and voters.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
BUSINESS SUSPENDED;
CITIZENS TERRIFIED
Money and Other ValuabIes Being
Buried and the Fear is Entertained
That No Resistance Will Be offered
to General Simon's Army.

Port Au Prince, Hayti, December 1.
-Insurgent troops under General ST.
mon are today nearing this city and
the downfall of the government of
Nord Alexis and the capture of his
capital are expected Immediately.
Fears are now felt that the gov
ernment troops will surrender the
town without firing a shot and that
Port Au Prince will be given over to
rapine and pillage at the hands of
the insurgents.
The residents of the city are panic
stricken with fear and the officials
seem to be of the opinion that resis-
tapce would be less than useless as
the insurgent army is the strongest
with which the government forces
have ever had to contend.
Stores, banks and business houses
generally are closed and valuables of
all kinds have been hidden. Money,
as a rule. has been buried in the
ground, and many valuahsss have been
thus hidden at the approach of the in
surgent army
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
MADAME STE|NHE|L
GOES ON THE STAND;
ALMOST BREAKS down
Hearst News Service,

Paris, December Mime. Steinheil
took the center of the stage in person
this afternoon when Examining OIagis-
trate Andre began his examination.
She repeated under questioning the
story of the murder of her artist hus-
band and her mother in their home
last May, but frequently contradicted
herself during the course of the ex-
animation. The questioning was rigid
and the woman showed signs of
breaking down under the grilling of
Magistrate Andre.
The prosecution builds great hope
on the result of the examination, in
asmuch as the widow is said to be
breaking down. 1t is believed that she
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
BAD negro
ARRESTED
Officers Believe That They Have
Will Mack, the Pelahatchie
Rapist.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Quitman, Miss, December 1.-Yes-
terday morning Justice of the Peace
w. J. Norsworthy and Deputy ]. NJ.
Shepperd brought into Quitman from
Theadvilie negro answering the de-
scription of Will Mack, the negro
who few weeks ago assaulted
14-year-old girl at Pelahatchie. The
negro, if not viii Mack, is a bad
negro, and is probably wanted in some
other part of the state. He told sew
eral conflicting stories about himself,
and says he is from Mobile, but this
the authorities do not believe. The
negro seems very much excited. and
says he does not know where Pela-
hatchie is, and stated that he was
never in this state before, but later
admitted that he had been IN the
state before, but will not give any
definite place that he has been in the
state! This negro's face has been
scratched with finger nails, and the
wounds look to be about two weeks
old. He has a pistol shot wound that
loks to be about six weeks old, in his
left hip. He first said this was not
pistol shot, but later admitted it
was, and said he got it in a crap game,
and later still contradicted this state
ment, and said it was of another
origin. The authorities firmly believe
that they have the right man. The
negro gave his name as Henry Will
liams. The authorities at Pelahatchie
have been informed of his capture.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
TUBERCULOSIS KILLS
10000 in 5 YEARS
Typhoid Fever is Close Second,
Causing Deaths Assresating 25o, 1000.
Loss in Dollars and Cents Runs up
Into the Millions.
Daily News Special.

Dally news Special.
Jackson, Miss. December THE
Mississippi State Board of Health. in
connection with the lecture work on
hygiene and contagious diseases be-
ing carried on by DR.. Fred Mayer.
state lecturer, has issued two large
bulletins in the form of placards, and
sent one to each county seat in the
state with request that they be con.
spicuously posted in the court houses.
such other places as afford good post
ing facilities will also be utilized for
the purpose.
The bulletins are highly interesting
One gives a contract in the states
appropriations for 1907, showing that
only $4,000 was for public health
work, with an additional $4,000 to be
used only as an emergency fund in
case of an epidemic of infectious dis
eases. Other appropriations shown in
contract are: Public schools S1,311..
393.O7; charitable institutions. $751;
us; Confederate pensions, $500, 900;
lunatics, $27S,312; judicial salaries,
$1OS,65O; assessors, $4,000; militia,
$4,000.
On the other card makes a compar-
atiye showing of the causes of death
in the United States, as follows:
Total killed in battle in both
armies in five years Of the Civil war,
10000.
Total killed by tuberculosis in the
last five years. 100000.
Total killed by typhoid fever in
the last five years, 100000.
"Osler estimates annual loss in
United States from tuberculosis at
$3.50, 900 600.
Estimated annual loss in the
United States from typhoid fever, $50.
100000.
These and similar annual drains
upon the health, life and material re-
sources of the people can and should
be stopped. Preventable sickness is
far more fatal and expensive than
war"
DR.. S. H. Mclean. secretary of the
board, says the object of getting out
the placards is to cause the public to
think more to aid the board in its
campaign for cleaner cities and towns
and for following closer the accepted
rules of hygiene and sanitation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
Second PARTY WILL
REACH CITY WEDNESDAY
Real Estate Firm Has otions On 2s,-
n
900 Acres of cutover Lands Belong.
ing to >the Camp & Hinton Lumber
Company. A. Hearn Interested.

Another prospecting party of Ohio
farmers is expected to reach Hatties'
burg this evening or tomorrow over
the New Orleans and Northeastern
railroad.
The first party, consisting of eight
substantial Ohio citizens, passed
through the city a week ago en- route
to Lumberton, where it is understood
that all of them purchased farms.
1t is expected that more than a
dozen men will compose this second
party. and it is said that an excursion
will be run every two weeks from
now on.
A Lumberton real estate firm, hav-
ing options on $4,000 acres of cutover
pine lands belonging to the Camp &
Hinton Company. is behind the move
ment and agents are visiting the farm
ers of the vicinity of Youngstown,
Ohio. telling the formers of that Sec
tion of the splendid opportunities Of
fered them in the Sunny South.
Those who have already located in
this section are well pleased with the
country, the climate and the prospects
and many OF them have written their
relatives and friends at the North ad-
vising them to come to South Missis-
sippi-the Land of Opportunity"
Mr.. James A. Hearn, fruit and vege-
table agent of the New Orleans &
Northeastern Railroad, is very much
interested in the movement and left
for Meridian today to accompany the
second delegation of Ohio farmers to
Lumberton. Mr.. Hearn is working for
no particular town or community, but
for the entire section along the North
eastern road. He says that little has
been said concerning the present
movement to secure thrifty settlers
from Ohio for the development of our
cutover lands for the reason that real
estate agents might worry them, and
that firm which was instrumental in
bringing them to this section is en-
titled to first efforts to make sales.
The movement is in it's incipiency
as yet, but it is believed that it will
develop into a formidable force for
the development of this splendid Sec
tion within the next few years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01

School, named Boswick The Board
of Trustees took up the matter and
thoroughly investigated it, and found
no evidences to sustain such a charge
against the professor. and as the
young lady herself strenuously de
MED the story, the matter was drop
ped. Certain parties in town. how
ever, were not satisfied with the in.
vestigation by the Board of Trustees
and brought the matter to the atten-
ton of the grand jury, who, after a
searching investigation of a week. re-.
turned an indictment. Prof. Williams
who is about 40 years old, and serv-
ing his second term as professor in
the school, was not allowed bond to-
night. He denies the charge made
against him by the janitor, and as he
has always borne a very good reputa-
ton, and as there is a difference of
opinion as to his guilt or innocence,
the outcome of the case will be watch
ed with interest. Miss Ford denied
the charge again after the grand jury
had returned its verdict and her IA
ther stated that he was tired of the
unjust things that were being said
about his daughter, and would stand
them no longer,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
negro MASONS
IN CONVENTION
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss, December 1.-The
Stringer Grand Lodge of negro Ma
sons, perhaps the largest negro Sc
cret organization in the state, Is In
annual session here today, with 400
or more delegates, and will remain
in session three days or longer.
The session is being presided over
by Bishop E. w. hampton of Green
vile, grand master of the state body,
and perhaps the most prominent ne
gro in Mississippi.
Todays session, which is being held
in Benevolent hall, on North Parish
street, the scene of the famous divid-
ed Republican convention of last sum-
mer, is being devoted chiefly to for
NAL addresses of welcome, responses,
ETC., and they do not expect to get
down to actual business before We'd
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
RETAILERS
To HOLD
MEET

There will be meeting of the Re-
tail Merchants Association tonight at
s o'clock at the Odd Fellows hall and
1t is desired that all member of the
association be present as matters of
importance will come up for consider
alton.
The Retail Merchants Association
was organized in Hattiesburg only a
short time ago and the majority of
the retail houses became members
and it is believed that the associa-
tion will be strong and effective
one and will accomplish good for
those whose interests are concerned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
AGED MAN
IS BURNED
To DEATH
Was Fighting Forest Fires Near
Bay Springs When His Cloth
ing Caught Fire.

Laurel, Miss, December 1-While
engaged in fighting fires that were
devastating the forests in the vicinity
of his home near Bay Springs, north
of here, Alse Crosby was caught in
the flames and completely incinerated.
He was aged, and leaves a consider
able family. He was a prominent man
in his community. There were sew
eral neighbors working with him, but
they only learned of his fate when
he failed to come in at noon, and
search discovered his charred bones.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01

New Orleans, December IA dis
patch from Wesson to the New Or
leans Picayune says:
prof. Chas. E. Williams, an in
structor in the Wesson High School,
was indicted by the grand jury and
arrested here tonight, charged with
1nla Tful relations with a pupil of his
school, Miss Lucille Ford, the daugh-
ter of a carpenter, residing in this
town. The charges on which the
grand jury found the indictment were
brought by the janitor of the High
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
will finally confess to the entire story
and that it will stagger the world
with its diaboIical cruelty.
THAW CASE
NOT HEARD

Philadelphia, December 1.-Because
of the failure to arrive of Asa Bird
Gardner special attorney for the state
of New York, the hearing of the ap-
peal of the attorneys representing
Harry Thaw's creditors was again
postponed. The creditors of Thaw
seek to compel the keepers of Hattea-
wan asylum to produce Thaw before
the bankruptcy court at Pittsburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
Mine To BE
RE0PENED
IN 10 DAYS

Mariana, Pa, December david
G. Jones, general manager of the
Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company, an
nounced today that the mine would
be in full operation in less than ten
days. A gas pocket in the mine is
now assigned as the reason for the
explosion.
The total list of dead will probably
remain at 14S, as stated in the dis.
patches of the Hearst News Service
yesterday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
HEAVY FOG
ENDANGERS
MANY SHIPS
Hearst News Service

London, December 1.-The heaviest
fog in years prevails today over Eng
lish and Irish ports, causing the
greatest danger to shipping. A num-
Der of collisions, the seriousness of
which cannot be told until the fog
lifts, have already been reported.
Mails and passenger ships are delayed
at least twenty-four hours.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
WESSON SCHOOE TEACHER
IS PLACED UNDER ARREST
FOR SEDUCING GIRL PUPIL
Daily News Special

Daily News Special
Jackson, Miss, December IA spe-
cial from Hazlehurst Says that Prof.
Charles E. Williams, principal of the
Wesson High School, has been placed
under arrest on the charge of seduc-
ing Miss Lucille Ford, one of his girl
pupils.
Prof. Williams was conveyed to
Hazlehurst last night for safe-keeping.
The entire community is up in arms
over the affair and many threats have
been made.
Williams will be given a prelimi.
nary trial at Hazlehurst Friday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
Frisco's Chief of Police
Meets Mysterious Death;
Suicide Theory Advanced

ply, an engineer.
Murphy was taken into custody
when he reached the dock and told
the story OF the accident to the Of
ficers, but nothing has thus far been
divulged. Reports have gained cur
rency that Chief Biggey committed
suicide, but this has neither been con-
firmed or denied.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
Hearst News Service

San Francisco, December 1.-Wil-
liam Biggey, chief of police of the
city of San Francisco, was lost over
board from the police patrol boat be-
tween Belvidere and San Francisco
shortly before midnight last night.
The only other occupant of the
launch at the time was William Muir
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
WROTE TO Wife,
then BLEW OUT
HIS own BRAINS

Carrollton, Miss, December AL
bert McEachern met tragic death
by his own hand last night. After
writing a letter to his wife that he
could not keep from drink McEach-
ern blew out his brains.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01
GREAT FLEET
SAILS ON ITS
LONG VOYAGE
Hearst News Service.

Manila, December LIN driving
rainstorm, the American battleship
fleet sailed out of the harbor here
this morning bound for Colombo, Cey-
Ion, on the first lap of it's return to
America by way of the Suez Canal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01

|SBETTER

Rome, December Pope Plus is
somewhat better this morning. though
his physicians admit that he is suf-
fering from a severe cold and may
experience a relapse. 50
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-01

JUICY Plum
Hearst News Service.

Washington, December w. d.
Crum, a negro, was today appointed
collector of the port of Charleston,
South Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-01
Captain HObSon YaYOrS lhe Turhine

One of the two battleships that Con gress has authorized is to be built in the government yard at Brooklyn, and Captain Hobson feels sure that Secre- tary Metcalf will decide after a careful study of plans and estimates to use in it the turbine engine. "The turbine hattleship is coming, anyhow" he de- clared. As long ago as 1897, while featuring at Annapolis, I told them to get ready for the turbine, because it was surely coming"
 No doubt Captain Hobson expresses the views of the advanced men of the department. Battleships are rapidly improved upon, anyway, and it is of course best to have them up to date at the beginning of their service. This no doubt is what Congressman Hob- son desires, and if the department ac- cepts his advice our new navy will al-  most certainly be strong, swift and efficient. The time has fully come for proper appreciation of Captain Hob- sons high naval qualifications. He may want a larger navy than some deem desirable, but he can be trusted when he gives advice as to the con struction of warships, for he has studied every feature of them, and his opinions are those of an expert He will yet render the country valuable service. His post in Congress is better held in the navy itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-01
FEMININE CURIOSITY.
the Chicago Record-Herald

From the Chicago Record Herald.
 The Rev Sydney Goodman is the pastol of the Ascension cnurch in Atlantic City, who just now has stirred up a spirit of revolt among the women of his flock by amount of curiosity.
 The reverend gentleman has been giv- ing a series of illustrated lectures, and in a recent lecture on the destruction of Sodom he threw on the screen a picture of the pillar of salt into which Lots wife was turned There" he said, she IS now salt, because she turned her head just as any other woman would do. Woman Is a creature who cannot resist the command of curiosity" Resenting this slur, the women of his church have threatened to call on him for retraetion.
 Considering the indebtedness of the church to women the clergyman should have been trhe more circumspect, and his illustration Is not altogether con-
 vlncing. Something more than idle curi- osity is implied in the story of Lots wife Besides, curiosity of that kind and trivial gossip are not confined to women. There are men who enjoy nothing so much as long and minute inquiry into other peoples affairs who keep at 1t in a kind of ecstasy and cry for more when it Is exhausted. They are the most curious of the curious, and probably Dr. Goodman could find some of them at the weekly smokers of the men in his congregation for they sometimes belong to churches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-01
ENTIRE FAMILY IS DROWNED
 WHILE ON PICNIC IN 4 BOAT

Philadelphia, May 31.-An entire family. consisting of William Eidleman. aged SS years, his wife Elizabeth, aged S7, and their two children, Anna, aged r, and William, aged of West Pensauken, N. J., were drowned in Pensauken creek, below Riverton. N. J., today by the oapsizing of q small boat. The family was taking an outing partly in celebration of the fact that the father had just cleared off the mortgage on a home he had purchased.
 While rowing down Pensauken creek, which empties into the Delaware river hear Riverton, the little craft was caught in the swift current and carried against a scow moored in the stream. The boat was overturned and all the occupants thrown into the water. Policeman was seen swimming in the swift current with his son, but spectators did not realize that an accident had occurred until they heard Eidleman shout for help Before sank with his son. The mother and daughter sank before the father and son
 The bodies of the four were recovered after several hours grappling. Persons who saw the boat further up the stream before 1t was wrecked say there were five or six persons in it, but no trace of other bodies has been found and the fact there were more than four persons In the boat cannot be verified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-01
MALARkEY AND O'HAGAN.

Herbert Corey in the Cincinnati Times Star.
 For fifteen years Malarkey, oyster opener, and OHagan. waiter, have oc- cupied the same room down on South street. Malarky opens 'em during the day. O'Hagan serves em at night, so they seldom see each other for more than "howdy' and a "good-by." But they took day off for a holiday last week. because of some event which once hap pened back in County Clare. Naturally merits of the occupation of oyster opener as compared with that of waiter came up for discussion. When the police came in Malarkey was unconscious, with huge veal across his forehead, where oHagan had elanded on him with the beer bucket. OHagan was deftly spong- ing his wounded comrade. The one was taken to the hospital, where a probable fracture was inquired into. The other went to the police station When Ma larkey recovered consciousness he was questioned. Nav, O'Hagan didn't hit me" he blithely assured the cops. What? Jimmy O'Hagan hit me? Sure ye must be dreamin'. There was strange guy come in tn room and pasted me wid the bucket. O'Hagan was asleep
 But O'Hagan says he hit you said the copper.
 Were a liar said Malarkcy. "Tll be- lieve that from no one but Jimmy o'Hagan." So they brought O'Hagan to bis bedside.
 "Yis. Tom" said OIagan. 'I told tn byes I hit yez."
 "Ye fool,' said Malarkey, ito be run min to tn police wid the sthory of a bit av discussion between two friends. Sure, av we had the fight. twas quiet and peaceabe-like, and inside tn house. Whin I get on my feet, I'll change yer map fer ye, Jimmy OHagan, for tellin' tales like that"
 The cops pushed Jimmy O'Hagan out as he began to defy Malarkey to pit the weight av yer little finger on me, ye black murdherer." Outside the poor, O'Hagan said: Do ye take the bit money av mine tn sergeant took and get that bone-head ijot in tn bed d tasthe aV what he likes to eat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-01
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
WeIl-Advertlsed City.


 "rhe visit of the Illinois Central party and other railroad officials Saturday will long be remembered with pleasure" said John L. Parker. "The entrance of the Illinois Central and the Mobile and Ohio into Birmingham has been enthuslastleal- ly celebrated and the presence here of a large number of prominent railroad men in honor of the occasion but em- phasizes the importance of Birmingham as traffic center. It seems to be gen orally agreed that this district furnishes more tonnage than any other section of the south and one of the visiting off, cials told me that 1t was only a question of time when it would rival Pittsburg.
 "The representatives of Chicago papers who accompanied the Illinois Central party impressed me as being exception ally bright. They were delighted with the attention paid them and I have no doubt but that they will write interesting and instructive articles about this dis trict
 Birmingham has always been well ad- vertised and from now on, owing to the big industrial and railroad development in progress, it will be in the limeight more than ever"