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New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
MURDER IN STATE PfIoON. .
DeGth of SeueraI Others Planned IN
Maine Institution.

7-bor,asron Ne. Jan 19.-Edward NJ Smith,
also known as "Bucksporf' Smith, seventy years
olc a life convict in the state prison, was as
sauIted to-day by another prisoner Neai 10"
Brooks. of Gray Me. Both were inmates of the
insane department. After the killing BROOKS de-
cared that il had been his intention TO XIII five
or six other persons, including the overscer OF
the blacksmith department and the physician.
The assault occurred at 80 o'clock this morn
ing. while the men were filing back up the
stairs from the bathrooms Brooks, unknown to
the keepers had secured iron bar from one
Of the bedsteads. When he had reached turn
sight of the keepers he suddenly drew out the
bar and with il dubbed Smith, who walking
in front Of him. over the head. Smith dropped
in his tracks and several more blows were rained
upon his head before his mad assailant was sub
dued. The mans skull fractured and he
lived only five hours after the assault
Smiths home was in Bucksport- He was SEN
ing been convicted on the charge of murder.
While he was kept in the insane department. he
had never given any special trouble to the keep
ers, and was known a trusty in that depart
ment.
Brooks was sentenced on June IS, 1904, to
serve twenty years for committing a felonious
assault on a woman He is twentythree years
the insane department for observation. Twice
while in the insane ward he has tried TO commit
suicide and has required constant watching
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
MOTHER FINDS BOTH CHILDREN DEAD
Had Herself Inserted Coin in Meter Which
Resulted in Their Asphyxiaticn.

Murjel and Robert Lyn Hylands, aged eight and
twelve years. respectively the only chhdreh OF
Mr. and Mrs Robert Hylands, of No-s 40 South
18th street Newark, were found dead in bed yes
terday morning, victims of quarter-in-the-sot
gas meter.
The mother of the children deposited quarter
in the meter after she noticed in the dining room
about 9 O'Clock on Saturday night that the gas
sunp1v was running out. A dim light had been
left burning in the children's bedroom Mrs Hy-
lands then went out 10 several stores to make
purchases and returned an hour later. She did not
go near the chfdren's room. where. II Is thouGht'
the dim light must have become completely ex-
tinguished before the quarter was inserted In the
meter Mrs Hylands said she did not notice the
smell of gas even when she threw open the door
to the bedroom il the morning.
County Physician Elliott viewed the bodies ana
granted permits their burial. but declared that
he would order inquest
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
OPPOSITION IN JAPAN.
Cabinet attacked for Bad Finance
and Weak Diplomacy.

Toxic, Jan, 1s.-Members OF the Progressive
party at the general meeting which is held on
the eve of the opening of the Diet for the pur-
pose OF defining a platform, passed resolutions
Whereas The Cabinet has shown that 1t mas
failed IN post belium measures by Taulty ihtei :
nal administration and the national deFelop-
1nent has beer Interrupted while Us WeaN
diplomacy is a stSin the national pfeStisc'
thus exposing itself the national indignation
our party demands the governments exp'ala-
ton on seven points.
Among the seven points increase Oh 'aNa'ioii'
method of compilation Of the budget ana Wedh
diplomacy were the principal features. co"ii'
Okuna, leader of the ProgresslTes. dIu i~lo' ~
attend the meeting. The Proer2sSlVeS hoid
eighty-nine seats in the House OF f.epreSe-i'a
ti.ee One leader iett the party ard Joined the
Constitutionalists yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
HAYTI BLOCKS PORTS.
Rebels at st. Mare and GOnaiUes Re
ported Hemmed In.

Port-au-Prnce. Hayti Jan. 19.-The blockade
of St Mare and Gonaives, which are held by the
revolutionists is assured by the presence of four
warships at these ports and the positions held
by the Haytian forces on land. The government
continues to dispatch large forces for the pur-
pose of surrounding the territory now occupied
by the revoutionists. All other towns are quiet
st. Thomas. D. w. l., Jan. 19--Generai Firmin,
who was the leader of the revolution in Hayti
in 1902, which suppressed by General Alexis.
and now aspirant for the Presidency of Hayti,
with twenty-five other political exiles long resi-
dent here sailed last evening by the British
steamer Vortgerrl, ostensibly for Cuba, but 1t is
believed that it is their intention to land on
the Haytian coast and join the revolutionists
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
ACCIDENT TO FAST TRAIN.
Sleeper of Lake Shore Limited
LeaUes Track-None Hurt.

An accident to the Lake Shore limited ten
miles south of Albany at o'clock last night. it
was announced at the Grand Central station.
that one car, a sleeper, left the tracks. but no
one was injured
The train, No. 19, which left here at 5:
o'clock, composed of a buffet car. seven sleepeTs
and a diner, was between what are technically
known as block stations SO and so, when the for
ward truck of the third sleeper left the track.
owing to a broken rail. The passengers of all
the cars were we'll shaken up but none was IN
iured according to Mr.. Hammonds information
The northbound track was blocked for some
time and trains %, 81 and 81 were switched
around the disabled car. At Stuyvesant the
passengers were placed in another sleeper and
the train then proceeded to Albany
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
OFFER BOUKTIES ON BURGLARS
Towns on Palisades Will Pay S25 for Ordl-
nary anL $3.50 fer Armed Intruders.

Bounties have been offered for the capture OF
,.,7.rs II, Fort Lee CI:fside, Leonia. Ridge1eld
and Fairview. all towns along the Palisades In
Nav, Jersey Mayor Hurley of Fairview started
the crusade b. calling the neighboring mayors to
q meeting in Leonia Saturday night
Among those present were Mayor Engelhardt OF
r,,d.efe15 Navor S Wood McCiave of Clifside
Agavor r. J. G. Wood OF Leonia and Councilman
tiervyein a son-in-Iaw OF Mayor Abbott OF Fort
Lee These men decided that the meagre police
,,r,tecfiou afforded inadequate to prevent the
depredations Of the gang Of armed masked burglars
which for the last two months has been making
raids in and these towns.
Big signs will be put in public places offering 80
for tbe capture OF ordinary burglar. To the
mar, arresting a masked and armed burglar. thus
r5slng his life. so will be paid Several other
t.o-o,,gl,s are expected to JON in the crusade.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
COAL DIGGERs GUESTS OF J. H. JONES
Remarkable Dinner Given in the Magnif-
cent Union Club of Pittsburg.
[Bv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Pittsburg Jan. 19.-In the banquet hall of the
ma magnifcent Union Club, founded by H. c. Frick.
John H. Jones' president of the Pittsburg- Buffalo
Coal Company, gave Il dinner last night to one
hundred and fifty coal diggers, pit bosses, fire
bosses, foremen and super :ntendents.
The miners came dressed in their Sunday clothes,
in marked contrast to the pa1atial hall They
smoked their pipes as they entered, and preferred
them at the close of the dinner to the costly
cigars Not one OF them seemed embarrassed.
They made speeches. and good ones. too.
Some time ago a law passed by the Pennsyl-
,-ania State LEGISLATURE the effect that smoke
loss ,,oWder must be used in the mines after Feb
ruarv I Because this makes flash it is less
danserous and it is believed will reduce the num-
her Of mine disasters by 90 cent The miner
has to furnish his own powder, and srnokeless
nowder costs a few cents a pound than COM
mon black powder. In several instances the MN
.re have threatened to strike If the law is en-
forced Til .ir national convention meets in In
aiananolis this week and the subject will come up
for discussion there
This law is going to be enforced declared 1ar.
tones in an impassioned speech. You men have
got tn look further han the end Of your noses We
a., want to kill you in these mine horrors. and
,.o,,,,a got TO help protect you. Some of the
have declared that thew viii strike rather
.h.r ,,se smokeless powder. But they won't
+link Won have too much sense TO oppose anything
+ta+ is heinz done for your own good
The miners smoking their pipes, yelled approval
,5.,v of them were called on by Mr.. Jones to make
enAeches and they talked just as they do at their
oooventions-with good. sound, common sense ar
-o,,,,ants and here and there with rhetoric that
tn,,nded the millionaire members of the club
many OF whom in the galleries
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
COTTON BROKER KILLED
G. II. II. Mercer's Skull Fractured
;n AUTO accident at Providence.

Providence. Jan. 19.-George H H. Mercer. a
cotton broker. prominent in society in this city,
was fatally hurt tonight when automobile
in which he was sitting skidded in turning
corner and dashed into a telegraph pole. Mr..
MERGERS skull fl Iactured by contact with
the pole and he died after removal to the Rhode
Island Hospital The other occupants Of the
machine including Mr. Mercer's son. c. Douglas
Mercer. r. Lincoln Lippitt a prominent cotton
and voollen manufacturer of Woonsocket, and
Mrs Lippitt. escaped injury.
Mr. Mercer was forty-five years old. He leaves
a wife and two sons. He was member Of the
Hope and of the Agawam Hunt clubs. r. Lin
coin I.ippitt is son of the late Governor Henry
Limit and brother of Ex-Governor Charles
Warren Lippitt.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
RAIL At PETROPOLIS.
Officers of Fleet Guests of the
DiariOs Club.

pio de Janeiro, Jan 1s.-The Crystal Palace.
~ petropos, where the Diarios Club gave
hall last night to the officers of the fleet. re-
sanobled fairyland. The flowers and lights, half
hidden in the foliage. the masses of tropical
nlants and globes OF vari-colored hues, the dec
orations of the ballroom. the gowns and uni
TOWNS comb biaed TO make a beautiful spectacle.
A great arch of lights was set up over the
entrance 10 the gardens, and thousands OF cleo
trio lights were distributed among the treees.
The paths to the palace were oordered with
colored lanterns. and long garands of lights
were caught up crescent shaped. against the
flower covered walls The orchestra was hidden
Continued on third pzxe.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
APPROVES CHRISTIAN PSYCHOLOGY
Bishop Grafton Supports Bishop Fallows in
His Faith Cure Work
FBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Fon du Lac Wis. Jan. 1s-BishOp Grafton. head
of the Fon du Lac Episcopal Diocese. well known
in church circles throughout the country as one
Of the leading High Church Episopalians. in an in
terview to-day came out in support of the Chris
ton psychology which Bishop Failows Is using in
Chicago in the treatment OF those i'll of mental
and nervous diseases
Bishop Grafton declares that faith cure is moth
ing new and that it used. as said Bishop Fall
lows in the days of the Apostles. Christian Sci
entists are not the developers of this cure for II
was used by the early-day Christians
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
SUNSTROKES IN VICTORIA.
Tkrty-tzcO Deaths from Heat Re
D0rted from Melbourne.

Melbourne, Australia, Jan 19.-There is much
suffering because of the unusual heat wave
throughout Victoria. The people obliged to
sleep out Of doors. and there have been many
cases Of sunsrroke. Thirty-two deaths have
been recorded from this cause in the last few
aays The theatres here are beginning to close
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
STEAMER AND FIVE MEN LOST.
Part of Crew of Indo-Chinese Vessel Ill
Treated by Natives

.r,oy Jan is--TEe Indo-China steamer hlk
,.a,e t.as heen wrecked near the Three Brothers
.,,,x- The chief engineer and four Of the ere"
,...r.. drowned The captain and part or the ere"
e,.-,ed shore and well treated by the ma
t,,,.e4 The chief officer and the remainder o. the
.,. IL, reached shore, cut their belongings "eie
.ll.,, and the whole party was detained uful the
- o-,oiaIs were informed Finally an escort
"a syyatoy was assigned TO them
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
ANOTHER POLAR TRIP.
Captain Amundsen VIII Start from
San Francisco an 1910.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

Milwaukee, Jan. 19.-Captain Roald Amund-
se- the discoverer of the Northwest Passage
announced TODAY that he would head an expedi-
ton which will start in 1910 for the North Pole
"Yes, 1 shall make attempt to reach the
North Pole in a trip which shall undertake IN
1910.' said CAPTAIN Amundsen. Il shall start
on nv trip from San Francisco. and will go
through the Bering Strait No. do not expect
to follow the course taken by DR.. Fridtjof Nam
sen, but. of course. L shall make use of the ex-
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
CORNELL coed IN COLUMBIA DEBATE

Ithaca Y Jan. l9-Mss Elizabeth Ellsworth
Cook a Cornell ''co-ed.' has been chosen by
the debate council represent Cornell in the tri
angular league debate against Columbia in Ithaca
next month the subject of Federal lncorpora-
tion" Miss Cook is the first ''co-ed" in many
,,ears to be chosen to Cornell intercollegiate de-
bate team. Her teammates are w T. Smith and
H. T Kent jr. Miss Cook is native of Ithaca
and has been prominent for four years in public
speaking.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
WOIEN BURNED ALIVE.
Greeks Massacre Villagers at Fes-
trial Near MOnastT.

Sofia. Jan 19-News has reached here Of a
massacre at the village of Dragosh, near Mon
astir in Macedonia, several days ago While
festival was in progress and the villagers were
dancing on the lawns in the public park large
hand Of Greeks suddenly swooped down upon
,bap, and after driving them into their houses
set fire to the buildings and burned them to
death. The victims included women and chill
dren. and numbered. it is said, between twenty
FIVE and forty-fve
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
zEMsTVO PRESIDENT KILLED.
Brother of Maximoffsky's Murderess Shoots
Man Who Refused to Aid Sister.

Krasno-U Ufmsk Jan. 19.-M. Sviridon' president
of the local zemstvo was shot to death to-day ov
bro+her of Mile. Ragozinnikova. the murderess
of General Maxmoffsky director OF the department
of prisons of the Ministry or the interior Oh oc'o
- 90 las, II is supposed that the murder to-day
.ae Committed in revenge for the refusal OF M.
S,-tridor to make any move In behalf OF Mile
Paeozinnikova during her trial.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20

Mile Ragoznnikova was the daughter OF
teacher In the Imperial Conservatory of Music or
Perm Province. She presented herself at the week
- racentiop of General Maxinoffsky at st. Peters
,,,r9 drew n revolver and fired shots at the
General SIX bullets taking effect. She wss hanged
on October 81
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
FAILS TO KILL WIFE, SHOOTS HIMSELF

TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
UniontoWn, Penn. Jan. S.--h. D. hickman a
negro who has a fortune Of $4,000, is dying In the
lrntoptov-n Hospital of two selfinfict=d revolver
wounds Hickman tiled to Kill himself after he
had been seen attempting to blow up with dynamite
d houss In which his wife was seeIiDg.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20

TO PHILADELPHIA EVERY HOUR
G. the hour. in hours. See New JerDy Central
time table. page nine. Why don't you try lt?-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20

osafiAaed on second page
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26
ANNIVERSARY
OF Big DEBATE
Hearst News Service.

Freeport, ILL.,, August 2e.-Fifty
years ago Abraham Lincoln and SEN
ator Stephen A. Douglas met in Free
port in the most important, history
making joint political debate ever
held in America. and the anniversary
of the great warfare Of words will be
celebrated in fitting manner here
tomorrow. Prominent men have been
engaged to pay tributes to Lincoln,
Douglas and Robert R. Hit, the
shorthand reporter who made record
OF the speeches and preserved them
for posterity. The orators of the day
will likely be greeted with larger
audience than greeted Lincoln and
Douglas on that memorable day fifty
years ago. Both Lincoln and Doug
las viii have their defenders and the
memory of both great statesmen will
be honored with due praise.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26
HIS OWN BAIT.


The Giant Alligator Swapping Turtle
as Fisherman.
There is canny reptile fisherman
which makes effective use Of the bait
which he carries In his own mouth.
This Is the alligator swapping turtle. a
giant among reptiles, known to attain
a maximum weight Of IA pounds. with
o length of shell Of about twenty EIGHT
inches. 1t haunts rivers flowing into
the gulf of Mexico. including the Mis-
sissippi, where 1t Is common. In ap-
pearance and actions 1t is an enlarged
duplicate of the common swapping tur-
tie. Its pale brown hues well match
the soft. muddy bottoms on which 1t
lies motionless. angling for fish with
the decoy. The bait is attached inside
the lower jaw, close to the tongue. and
is well developed filament OF flesh,
white and distinct from the yellowish
mouth part and closely resembling a
large grub. While waiting the turtle
keeps this grub In motion, giving 1t
the aspect of crawling about in small
circular course. Its mud colored shell,
often studded with growth of fine,
waving moss. looks like great round
stone. and close to it is second small
err stone. the head. Close to this small
er stone crawls the plump white grub.
A fish sees 1t and makes natural
mistake. only to be seized by sudden
snap of the powerful jaws. The jaws
are remarkably powerful. The COM
mon snapper, which attains only a
third of the size of his larger relative.
will bite a finger clean off. and the al
ligator snapper could bite through q
wrist or oot.-Chicago Tribune.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26

my father has for years been
troubled with diarrhoea. and tried ev-
cry means possible to effect a cure.
without avail" writes John H. zirkle.
Of Phllippi. W. Va. "He saw Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy advertised in the Philadelphia
Republican and decided to try it. The
result is one bottle cured him and he
has sot suffered with the disease for
eighteen months. Before taking this
remedy he was a constant sufferer, He
is now sound and well, and although
sixty years old, can do as much work
as young man" Sold by Hays and
Field and Yellow Pine Pharmacy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26

The immigrants who stream into
New York all have different ways Of
carrying their money.
The Irish immigrant carries canvas
bag in which notes and coins are
crammed together
The Germans wear money belt
gay and costly, of embroidered cha
mois.
The French and Italians carry brass
tubes with screw tops wherein they
keep their cash in twenty franc gold
pieces.
The Swede is sure to have an i'm
mense pocketbook of cowhide that has
been handed down from father to son
for generations.
The Slavs carry their money in their
high boots. along with a fork and
spoon.--New York Press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26
Forest Of Stone In Australia.

In Albany. in Australia. is to be seen
stone forest--in other words, petrified
trees The trees are Of gray stone.
1t is suggested as an explanation OF
the strange phenomenon that in the
depths Of past ages the forest was in
full vegetation and then through some
upheaval of the earth 1t was buried in
sand. Little by little water acting on
the sand penetrated the branches and
solidified.
The wood gradually disappeared I'M
der the layer Of stone and In time took
its form. Then In succeeding years
the winds again carried away the sand
ind the forest appeared anew, but OF
stone, London Globe.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26
TRICKS or WRITERS.
A Ruse by Which kipIing Piqued His
Readers Curiosity.


when first began to read Kip
ling" said an admirer. my curiosity
was immensely piqued by the scraps
of verse with which he usually headed
his early stories. They were all cred
Ited to poems had never heard of in
my life and were just such salient.
striking fragments as would naturally
whet ones appetite for the remainder
For over a year tried hard to locate
those mysterious poems and - listed
half dozen book dealers In the
search. At last one of them wrote me
that was wasting time and that the
alleged quotations were merely Mr.
Kiplings little joke.
"In other words. he manufactured
'em to order and stuck them at the top
OF his tales for the sake of the odor Of
erudition they lent to the production.
was mad for while, but when |
cooled off had a good big laugh. OF
course you know Scott used to do the
same thing. and so. for that matter.
did Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was really
the worst quotation fakir Of the lot.
HE would write wise sounding de-
tached sentences and credit them to
imaginary German philosophers with
long. outlandish and impressive names.
However. don't know why the thing
should be punishable. The business Of
a writer of fiction is to create an illu-
sion, and as long as he does it ! for
one am not particular what means he
employs to contribute to the end
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26

THE First National Bank Of Hat
tiesburg, located al Hattiesburs, State
OF Mississippi is closing its affairs Al
note holders and pther creditors Of the
association. are therefors hereby no
titled to present the notes and other
claims for payment.
&c. L. HAWKINS. President
Dated August 1907
aThe. business Of the above bank
will b. taken over by and consolidated
with the First-National Bank Of Com
merce of Hattiesburg, HattiesburE.
Miss. August 5. 1908. aug Emo
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26
COMMERCIAL congress in
FRISCO ASSUMING SHAPE

Of the Mississippi win be the principal
subject before the congress. Alaska
Hawaii and the Philippines will also
have representation in the congress
Plans for bringing about closer trade
relations with the Orient and the
Latin republics Of Central and South
America will be brought to the atten.
tion of the delegates. 4.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26

OF course, amount OF s,ace usco" Is
not everything in advertising Put.
lust Id the pursuit OF wisdom keep
rack for time OF the amo,.nts used
,y the various stores in this newspa-
jer-- and see II you eooId not safely
classify the stores accordingly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26
HEARSTITES in
STATE MEETING
Hearst News Service.

indianapolis, Ind, August 26.-
Hearst's Hosier followers will hold
state convention Of the Independ-
nece party here this week. Charles
G. Conn, Of Elkhart, millionaire
manufacturer Of brass band instru-
ments. is mentioned as the probable
gubernatorial candidate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26
60 BACK
TO WOOD
TIES NOW.
Hearst News Service.

Burlington, vt. August 2e.-After
experimenting two years with con-
crete ties, the burlington Railroad
has abandoned them for wood. The
officials believe that the old material,
treated with creosote is more salts
factory. A creosotirg plant for ties
and bridge timbers, costing $27o,OO0
it to be constructed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26
SOLICITORS WANTED.

\ Six good solicitors, ladies' or gentle
Aen, can earn big money working for
tle Hattiesburg News. Most attrac-
the premium proposition ever offered
byl "a Mississippi newspaper. Call for
thd circulation manager at the Daily
Nevis Ohlice.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26

WHAT DO YOU THINK or A
STORE FULL OF WHITE STOCK
iNcs AND WHITE SHOES? HIGH
TOWERS STORE ON MOBILE
STREET IS THAT KIND THIS
WEEK AND THEY ARE BEING
SOLD AT EXACTLY HALF PRICE.
EVERYTHING REDUCED FOR 10
DAYS AT THE POST CARD DEPOT.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26
CATHOLIC CONVENTION.
Hearst News Service

Rochester N r. August 25.-The
state council Of the Catholic Relief and
Beneficiary Association met in trien-
NAL session here today. {
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26

WATCH THE POST CARD DE-
POTS AID FOR BARGAIN AN
NouNcEMENTs. 8 "a At
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26

GO TO HIeHTowER's WHITE
STOCKING AND WHITE SHOE SALE
THIS WEEK. HALF PRICE ON ALL
or THEM. 8245
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-26
CANADIAN EXPOSITION
Is NEARING COMPLETION

200 acres, he exhibition buildings
about thirty bcres and the industrial
exhibits ten Acrea.