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The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Pclin. The emperor die shcffA
after ave o'clock SATURDAY e,caius
II Was evident for long time ,ent be-
world he unable to vithtta1f rri.
sis which sooner or later mus ccVci.
op ia The BrShts disexsc rom " ..I. "a
lie vas suffering. Recent climatic
extremes caused the development cf
nnal complications that resulted IN
his death.
At shc moment of the death o.. the
emperor. the dowagsr empress own
death chamber was waiting In the
court yard. She. too. had been In a
serious condition and word that Was
brought TO her earlier in the day ,aat
the emperor was dying. caused her
To collapse.
kuaug Hsu's latter life was a pitl-
able spectacle to his attendants. Ills
feeblcncss had rendered him a mere
pupper and he had suffered Ions
from IN health. which was cofabinei
with fear and despair La,tcr.y. he
showed mgrkcl signs OF mental t.s.
turtancss and ercn went 80 fAr last
August as 20 declare himself mad.
The closing year OF the present re-
sime has bees marked by the iaau gu
ration Of many liberal measures. in
cluding the promise OF constitution
which has been alrcai, outlined nnd
II to go into effect gradually until
the new regime is 10 be fully estsb-
lished nine years hence. What the
encct OF the death OF he Empress
Dowaecr viii have on the const.gu-
tional ro. cmcnt remains to be seen.
out It Is inely that the relening iy-
nasty has already gone too far in III.
direction OF liber1nsm to now rctricc
Its steps.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21
INJUNCTION IS NOT GRANTED
Reduced Rates on Cotton Al
lowed To Stand
5Ss BALES OF STATE COTTON CROP
sold at n.0t To Relieve Tres~ur,
~tringcnsy. lumhcr industr,
Grows Ncrc Promising Dat
~. Presidential. Vote.

Amans the new enterprises launch
Cd AZ Wayneshoro within the past few
weeks is the o'pom Lumber Compa-
ny With $4,000 capital The con-
pany Is composed OF J. W. and ". A.
o'pom. An through the depression
caused by the panic. when prices
we're lowest. these gentlemen. feel
ing that ia, depression was Temporal
~. went about buyins stumpaxc. and,
II Is said. either bought outright or
obtained options ON enough Ia jus.
tlfy their putting in mill, and this
they viii NOW do. an order. Il is
learned, having already been pisc.
cd Tor the machlncr,
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Judge Niles has rendered hts de-
companies OF Mississippi against the
Mississippi Railroad Commission. re
fusing TO grant the injunction pray
cd for by the railroads against the
commission To restrain the latter
from Interior local points 10 Eufport
when such cotton was destined for
export The decision as rendered Is
uopn the final question OF granting
a permanent injunction against the
commission The court had prcvi.
ously granted a temporary iniunc.
tion. The railroads viii appeal
The new South-news., 1908-11-21
Chry>anthcn,um E~hlhif.

The fifteenth annual chsAanthc-
mum exhibit of the Crystal Springs
Floral Club has recn op ned. In nd
dition 10 the magnificent collection
of gorgeous chrysanthcmums ior the
growing OF whi'h the ladies of the
club have almost "A national rcputa-
tion. there were many other attrac-
tive and pleasing features There
was grand florri parade. consist
ing OF many beautifully decorated
floats. There are also fln. exhibits
OF fancy work. cake and bread. for
all which prizes were awarded
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

New Orleans.-Thej joint conferen-
CO committee Of the Farmers Educa-
tional and Cooperative Union and the
New Orleans Progressive Union, ap-
pointed to devise means to improve
the price Of cotton. and for the estab-
lishment Of a great central cotton
warehouse ON the river front at New
Orleans, organized. w. B. Thomp-
son, president of the New Orleans
cotton exchange, proposed quasi
public warehouse commission. ap-
pointed by the governor OF the state
the revenues from storage to be de-
voted solely to the cost OF construc-
tion. maintenance improvements. op-
Grafton and retirement Of bonds. avo
idlng all Of the profit making charges
Of Z private corporation. was es-
tlmated that 81 per bale net may be
saved. irrespective Of market price
and 4, was stated that $5O.o00.000
cou1Qk kr secured as advances on cot
ton Jtored.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

n is ramorci thal p,ilt,a for
rardoa VII soen be- circulated ior
hacc HAN. vto b. ln lsn az Watnes-
toro. under iitc scut0acc. pending
an appeal % the supreme court for a
ncw trial. his health tclns In p5c-
carieus conditloa. and the attend
ins physicians sSslDk that longer
confinement would make h's death
only a question of short time the
prisoners good behavior ano mis- pre-
carious physical conditisn bfour 1
about by cishtern months conIuc-
...ent has brought forth many expire,
Sicns OF sympathy.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Carl c. Backus. OF Chicago. travel
ng inspector OF the refrigerator ser
vice Of the Illinois Central. went to
Hermanvilic in the interest Of the
vegetable induStry. They promise
the patrons Of the system the same
excellent service In the handling of
their truck 10 Northern markets ~
they rendered laat season. and they
we're assured BY the growers that
ths ysgetabBs business. = there Ia
stay.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Sccrctar, OF State Power has lust
received the last of the bclatci re-
turns of the presidential election In
Mississippi and announced the ON
ciai results. The total vote cast In
the state for the presidential ciccso-
raj tickets was sl .ofo. which Is about
ten thousand In excess o. she usual
presidential vote. This total was
divided as follows ncmsrau c.
eSo. Rcpuh"can tses. ropailst. L.
500. Socialist. Lets
The new South-news., 1908-11-21
Il. v. FLETCHER SUPREME JUDGE


Jackson. Miss.--Governor Noel
gave the people OF Mississippi u pro-
found surprise by appointing Attor-
ney General II. v. Fletcher To the
sup. .sme jndseship. made vacant by
the heatn CT Judge s. s. CsIhooD. At
tor1ey General Fletcher accepted the
appointment and a lew minutes later
WAS formally sworn In by Che' JUS
tice Withheld. The appointment was
unsolicited and came ar distinct ,ur
prise to the recipient. While the Sc
lection is Tor the upexprcd term.
which ends on May next. II is believed
that Judge Fletcher will be given .
full nine year tenn.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

The city council Of Vicksburg has
petttioned the railroad commission
to pass m order requiring the Ala
bama Z Vicksburg Railroad comra-
ny to cease switching cars on the
Cherry street crossing there. this be-
Ing the crossing nearest their passcn-
ger depot. and on their principal
residence street. and asks lhat they
be restricted 10 the usc OF one track
At that point.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

After thoroughly trying out the
blood hound fad. the county OF Har-
riscn has decided TO CLOSE the Incl
dent and her pair will bs disposed
OF Mt forced sale by the sheriff the
first Monday OF December next. The
Vicksburg Herald would suggest TO
Warren county to go and do likewise.
saying that no one IL blamed Tor the
thousand dollars already wasted on
their pair OF dogs.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Following the meeting of the stock
holders OF the Delta Fair Associa-
tion "A meeting OF planters and bust
ness men was held o consider the
question OF establishing in Greenville
n packing house. where the cattle
and hogs and sheep OF the Grccnvllic
territory could be brought and sold
for cash and the animals slaughtered
and the beef. pork and mutton prop
eriy cured and sold and shipped IN
all directions.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

The saw mills located within and
near Wcsson are running "a. capsc-
ity That OF Captain J. \ Coct ha-
a batch oi ordcra ON Land with acays'
rmhcrs that are bclug shipped daily
from this point II is reported that
prices FOR certain grades OF lumber
have advanced materially within the
past few months. Pine and hard
timber are gcttlne to be an object In
this season
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Superintendent Blakcalec OF the
Department Of Agriculture II HOW
receiving daily samples Of various
kinds Of buys being sent in By fright
cned farmers from different parts OF
the saite on suspicion OF being boil
%ecyIl. two consignments came from
Wayne and Newton counties. The
bugs in each case. while resembling
in q general way the Mexican wee-
vii. are not tie weevil. and are harm
iesx
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

The jury In Jackson federal court
returned a verdict for 5000 and costs
against the Illinois Central Railroad d
Company. and in favor OF Lawrence
Hart for false imprisonment Hart
Is young man, and was arrested by
one OF the detectives OF the Illinois
Central while lounging around .he
depot and imprisoned on charge OF
trespassing. He was acquitted OF tie
charge.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

lrustc" Taylor of the pcnltentiary
Board has sold bsS bales of the
states cotton crop at r.dt. Mr. Tay-
ior went to TIE Delta several days
ago To sell 1909 hnlcs. chiefly To aid
In relieving the treasury strlnEcncy.
which was beginning % seriously cm
barass the prison management In the
numerous complaints about warrants
turned back unpaid TO the board
The new South-news., 1908-11-21
MEMPHIS UNION DEPOT.


Memphis. Tenn Announcement
Of the formal acceptance Of the new
union depot ordinance. which was
recently passed by the city coancil,
by the terminal company was re-
ceived from President John II. Wat
kins. who has been in st. Louis at a
meeting OF the board OF directors OF
that company. According to the pro-
visions OF the ordinance. work on the
new station must begin within nine
~ days after the formal acceptance
OF the ordinance. The undertaking
will involve the expenditure OF mors
than $3.o00.0 900 and the employment
Of force Of between five hundred
and one thousand men during its
construction.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

American Car Company To Reopen
Two Plants.

Detroit. Mich. Arrangement are
being bade for the opening this month
OF the 'Peninsular" plant Of the
American Car and Foundry company
About 900 men will be put to work
at first, and this number will be grad
ually increased to 1000. Orders for
$50 structural steel cars have been
received. principally from the Harri-
man lines. The Michigan" plant.
has already started with 700 men.
working on contracts for repairing
5000 cars for different railroads.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21
Cen. GOMEZ CUBA'S CHOICE
Claims He Has Won Every Pro-
vince in the Island
Exceedingly Heavy Vote Was Cast
Vastly In Excess Of Recent Az
gust Election. Conservative
Lend<r~ Amt Defeat.


Havana. the close OF an cleo
ton which Was conducted with great
enthusiasm and complete absence OF
disorder. IL appears practically GER
tain that Gen. Jose Miguel Conner
and Alfredo +. Zayas have been cho-
spcctiveiy. OF the new Cuban repnb-
die with strong Liberal majorlties in
the senate and house.
Gen. Gomez, announced he had re-
ceiycd advsces showing that he had
carried every province in the Stand q,
which is not imporbahle. Havana and
Oriyente provinces. with foriy-eiGht
electoral votes. which lacks only eight
OF majority. are surely Liberal.
Gov. Marocn said:
Il cannot express too highly my
appreciation OF the enthusiasm and
prudent regard for order with which
the Cuban people have conducted ,his
most important contest sn, abso-
lutcly certain that they will Loyalty
abide by the result. establishing 10
my complete satisfaction. their COM
pleSe fitness to he entrusted With the
government of the republic"
Through the day numerous reports
were received at the palace from the
American supervisors o: the rural
guard aud from the mayors o. va
rious towns, stating that there had
been no iufraction OF law AMI order.
The only exception was in C.'rdtnas.
where a slight affray took r'acc In
which two men were injured. NJ
where waE there occasion fo- the SER
Vice cf the rural guards. who were IN
duty only at the polls where there
we're no regular policemen.
ThrouE Ehout the island. according
to the reports. an exceedingly heavy
vote waa cast. vastly In exccss 0! thai
cast at the August election. where
$4,000 failed to vote In 4 total reg
istration OF 100000. This WAS e.
pei ially SO In havana City. where ths
vote probably will reach sixtv-slS
per cent Of the registration. against
for y. nine per cent In August.
Matanzas reports indicate a great
Increase In the vote In that proviacs
cast by property holders. who were
apathetic at the last election. and
this 10 considered favorable TO the
Oonservati,
The Conservative leaders general,
admit the defeat of their party. The
streets we're thronged with rejoicins
Liberal crowds. One party. compos
ed mostly OF negroes. while passlnt
the cafe Of :he Hotel Inglaterra
which IN = trsditionaiiy Conservativ,
resort cIashed With group OF Con
servatives on the sidewalk kniye
and pistols were drawn and severa
shots were fired. breaking some o
! the windows of the hotel and caus
ing a panic among those seated with
In. Lieut. Reynolds OF the marin
corps. ran out OF the cafe. and inter
posed h'mse,. between the combat
ants. He made a speech In Spanish
and succeeded In inducing them 4
stop nghting.
The shooting. however. attracted ,
great crowd and the situation event
ually became threatening Maj
Foltx. supervisor OF the police. sum
moned the reserves and cleared tn,
square. Two men are reported In
jured. but no arrests were made.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

The managers of the Farmers Tn
ion Warehouse at nroosha,.n made
their first sale of cotton ditcct To
sriuH"iis. in accordance with the nu-
ion policy. The American fcxtl-
Company. owners of the Wcssou and
other Southern mills. were III. pur-
chascrr and iGb bales we're taken.
the average price paid being a htt.a
over . cents
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Chicago.-Sews Of The formation
Of m automobile trust, with J. p.
Morgan ~ IT. head. and several large
automobile concerns - members Of
the amalgamatjon. came out through
the refusal Of the St. Louis Car Com
pany to Join the combinat tion. This
refusal accompanies the denial Of
the report that George J. Kobusch,
president Of the ST. Louis company.
would serve in = slnilar capacity -
the truxt
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

George W. Wright. a wealthy far
mer OF Valley Hiil. Carroll county,
was shot aud instantly killed on the
streets OF Greenwood by J. 4. criffen
OF Hemingway. Two shots were fired.
the second taking effect In the back.
Business troubles are given AZ tho
cause Of the tragedy.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

special municipal election WAX
held In Fayette 10 decide II the town
should Issue bonds 10 the amount Of
$4,000. which sum Is necessary IN
properly repair the Hight and water
plant The vote was 40 TO II In fn-
vor OF the issue. II ~ believed that
II VIII be necessary TO bore new
well
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Wise Ones Buying United States Steel
Shares.

New York.-With an enormous
volume OF excited trading prices ad-
vanced rapidly on the stock exchange
Monday. For the hrst time this year
brokers were unable to execute
promptly al the orders they receiv-
ed. Houses having connections in
the west we're compelled to employ
extra clerks to handle the great num-
Der OF orders received from the in
vesting and speculating public and
small orders were accepted subject
to delay. The leading feature Of the
activity was the dealing In the COM
mon stocks of the United States Steel
Corporation.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

W. r.. Patterson, n citizen OF Wcs-
son, now Hes In the Pcarlhaycn Hos
pitsl with n crushed shoulder aud
the Pcaslhayen camps and some new
mon who f'llod a large tree failed to
give Tie signal and part OF the tree
struck Mr.. Patterson. almost killing
him. Physicians say he will recover.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21
MONEY KING AZ WITNESS.
John d. Rockefeller To Venture On
the Stand.

New Yosk.--Jean ID. Rockefeller Is
expected to 80 on the witness stand
It the hearing in the governments
suit to Dissolve the Standard Ct; Co..
and tell the story o. tsat gizartic
corporation. 1t " zaid f'.si Mr
Rockefeller will be willing witness
asd that for some time he has been
desirous OF clearing up certain mat
tess eoncsss:ng The eonrany.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Nashville. Tenn The grand jury
Of Dsvi -scn coug5. returned a true
bill in which c. Duncan h. Cooper.
his son. Roh J. Cooper. and ex-
Sheriff joy d. Sharp are jointly
charged IN the murder OF ex-Sena-
t. E. y Carmack and In which
is $50 indicted on the charge
~ n accessory before the fact.
names OF six witness appear on
back OF the In iictment. as follows
Mrs. CODY u. Carmack widow OF
Senator Carmack, Mrs. Chas East
man. Cary Folks. DR. Jas. wittenberg
Mrs. Martha Morgan and Miss Mary
Skemngton. Mrs. Easteman. it was
to whom Mr.. Cormack spoke Just be-
fore the shooting began. Cary Folk
is duputy insurance commissioner and
passed along the street near the time
Of the killing Mrs. Morgan lives
diagonally across from the scene OF
the. killing. DR.. Wittenbery conducts
an optical establishment in the west
end Of the Arcade through which the
Coopers. accompanied by Sharp. are
alleged to have passed shortly be-
fore the tragedy occurred. Miss SIX
Ellington is state librarian.
There are two counts Ia TIE in1ict-
ment, the nrst charging the three men
Jointly with the murder. and the Sec
ond one charging Sharp with being
an accessory before the fact.
The names OF 8. c. Carmack. q bro
ther Of the slain man. appears In the
indictment a. prosecutor.
Physicians attending young Cooper,
who was wounded in the shoulder by
. ball from Carmack's revolver. said
that their patient was doing as we'll
~ could be expected. The powder
burns on young Cooper's face are
much better and the wound in his
shoulder IL healing rapidly. Cooper
will. In all probability. be able to be
moved in several days to the county
jail.
The Memphis conference Of the NJ.
r. Church, South, in session at Cow
tngton. Tenn. adopted resolutions de
clairing that Carmack died Z martyr
to his convictions Of duty. and to the
cause Of temperance and Of righte-
BUSINESS.
Since the assassination Of Mr.. Car
mack. Sharpe has refused to make
any statement of the tragedy. declar-
ing that II he later decided to talk
he would write out . statement, but
that the thought lit was hardly pos
sible that he would make = state.
-Dent." ~
Following his arrest. his refuss'
to make any statement whatever hat
been regarded in different light by
the public here.
Sharre was Gov. Patterson's body
guard during the recent democratic
gubernational primary. and was q
warm personal friend of Col. Cooper
He lives next door TO the governors
mansion. on Seventh avenue, nortf
not far, from the scene of the ass
assination.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

In the Scranton Circuit Court the
jury In the case Of Mrs. X. l.. Mckay
w. the Louisville and Nashville rail
road awarded the plaintiff $500
damages. The suit was for $50. 900
and grew out Of the Killing Of X. H.
Mckay some 7 nfas ago by pas
sengcr train.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21
SAY STILLMAN OWNS OUTLOOK.
Work For President OF standard
oil Bank. After March.

New York. k.-Much interest was
occasioned here by the publication OF
a report that James StiIlman, pres
fdent OF the National City Bank. pop
ularly known as the Standard OIL
Bank, is controlling owner OF the
Outlook. OF which PRESIDENT Roose-
welt Is to become a contributing ed
itor when he retires from oc.ce Of
fioers Of the Outlook company refuse
to make public the names Of any OF
the owners OF its $l50.000 capital
stock. The published report credit
ed MIR. Stillman with owning l 900 Of
the total issue OF 500 shares.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Information from Arm. small
town on the Gulf and ship Island
Railroad is that aImost the entire
town was destroyed by nre. only one
business honse. that Of J. J. Bourn 4
Co., having escaped.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Austin. Tex.-Thc governor issued
q quarantine proclamation declaring
a rigid quarantine against persons
infected or liable 10 be infected with
smallpox. yellow fever. cholera, typus
fever. brbonic plague or other COM
mnnicabie diseases, either within OF
without the state OF Texas. This IN
radical departure from any pre-
vious quarantine ever issued by the
state and while = II not expressly
mentioned. II IL understood other
communicable diseases' mears per-
sons affected With tuberculosis.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

At Indinnola frc destroyed the
Champion Hotel and passenger depot
OF the Southern Railroad and did
damage estimated at 700. The
fire WAS discovered In the hotel. but
all OF the guests escaped The hotel
carried insurance OF $500 on the
house ana furniture.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21


Great Northern Exprcss Blanscd For
DISASTROUS Wreck Last Week.
New Orleans. Z result Of the
coroner's inquest In the wreck last
Wednesday at Little Woods. twelve
miles from New Orleans. In which
eight persons lost their ives and
twenty-three were injured. the jury
brought In . verdict placing the
blame upon Engineer Wayne Black
burn and Conductor A. b. Keys. OF
the Great Northern express. II was
the express train which telcscoped
four coaches OF the New T. .ans L
Northeastern roads local train from
Hattiesburg.
Bridge Tender Hans. brawny
Irishman. developed the sensation OF
the day.
Il am here TO tell the truth and !
am going to do It. even II It costs my
life." said Hans. Then he tod about
stopping the Great Northern rain at
North Draw on Lake Pontchartrain.
We'll, what's the matter7" What
did you stop me for? asked Engi-
neer Blackburn. according to Hans.
No. 80 gone ahead OF you. You
better wait your ten minutes out
here"
We'll. what Of that? To hell with
that fellow. Let him get out OF the
way :" are the words which Hans de-
clared Blackburn gave him ~ an
answer. Conductor Keys. he said
vas there too. The train pulled out
without waiting.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21
DIES A MARTYR TO SCIENCE.


New York.-When II became
known that John Bauer. known to
physicians In this city as one OF the
most expert manufacturers In the
country OF the Roentgen ray tubes.
had died, a martyr to science. from
cancer cPntracted years ago In the
making N x-ray experiments. cancer
specialists in this city expressed great
sorrow. They said. however, that
present knowledge Of X-ray treat
ment precluded the possibility OF a
similar fate Detailing other users OF
the ray
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Indications point to an attend
ance OF from ten to fifteen thousand
visitors at Natchex during Thanks
giving week tor the farmers insti-
tute. and merchants and manufao,
turers' exhibit
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

NashvilIe. Tenn.-John D. Sharp.
~s-sheriff Of this county, was arrest
- here charged With murder and
a1Aing and abetting In the murder
q senator e. W. Carmack here. II
~ besu understood hero for two
IN that warrants would b issued
- ~ arrest OF Sharp. and his arrest
go - surprise It = alleged that
nsp. was sesn With the two Coop
- shortly before the killing, and
~. Aloo at The scene of the tragedy
Dnms6IatSly after CarmAck fell to
~ uFou1d- Sharp was at once taken
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Ex-Convict Attempts to XIII Him u
Court.

San Francisco. The San Francis
co bribery graft cases had Z dramat-
lc climax late when Assistant Dist
rict Attorney Francis. ;. Heney. Wig
has been In charge Of the prosecu-
tion during Its tortuous course Of
two years. was shot and seriously
wounded In the crowded court room
by Morris Haas an ex-convict. The
shooting occurred during . brief re-
cess in the third trial OF Abraham
Rusl on = charge Of bribery. now In
it, eleventh week.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21

Montgomery. Aha report from
Warrington says that Attorney-Cen-
erai Bonaparte 10 investigating the
case Of Alonso Bailey. . negro who
has carried the legality OF the Ala
hama contract labor Law to the Unit
cd States supreme court. and asked
to be allowed to file = brief In sup
port Of the contention that TIE law
y In violation Of the Thirteenth
amendment to the fedora, constitu-
tion. Bailey ~ss indicted for tall
uro to keep = contract to work.
The new South-news., 1908-11-21
0OvMU1Q1ENT 10 APfEAIA
o1sps 10 1sst Dscissea On -. 80.

Wnahingto ton.-In = statsmsat CIV
- out ~ the apartment Of yost1ce
= ~ announced that.an application
Vuo11 - made to the Supreme Court
- ~ United states when It recon-
Nop0 - Hoaday. Nov. 80. for Z writ
q 11oeari to bring mp the action
- 1N4pGtng the 0orernment Z ~
Go41p1 y ~ row fanoas $29.e0o.-
~ 4u11nS1 LA case.