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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
LEFT TRAIL OF DEATH
TornadeeS Sweep Over Texas and
Mississippi.
MANY DEAD AND INJURED
Three or Four Towns in the South
ern Portion of Mississippi Were
Practically Wiped Off the Face of
the Earth-Heavy Property Loss.

NASHVILLE, Miss, February ID
of buildings are the only habitations
standing today in this little village.
The remainder of the structures here
were blown down, and many of them
blown well outside the town by Fri
days storm, which was one of the
most violent to cross south Mississip-
pi, the loss. of life here was small
compared with the great property de-
struction.
Two old negroes, Alec Windham
and his wife, are dead and Edward
Campbell, white, is probably fatally
injured. Of the seven other persons
painfully injured at this place all are
rapidly recovering.
The buildings left standing here are
two residences, a cotton gin and a
school house. The buildings which
the storm cut in two are the Gulf and
Ship Island railroad depot and resi-
dence.
The station master happened TO be
in the half of the depot which was
left standing and was scarcely dis
turbed as the other half of the sta
ton went down in a heap and few
away piecemeal.
Goods Scattered for Miles.
The inhabitants of Mossville claim
that their. village, was scattered over
at least four miles of territory, this
statement being based upon the iden-
tif1cat1on of a hatchet picked up by
a farmer four miles from here as part
of the stock of the general store of
the village. The contents of this
store are plainly visible scattered over
at least half mile of ground in every
direction by the wind. Many evi-
licences of the force of the storm is
seen everywhere Strong oak trees
are twisted, uprooted and scattered
in the main street of the town.
Heavy Property Loss
The tornado cut path several miles
long through timber and almost every
other obstruction on the face of the
country. Those who have been out
in this storm trail, state that the loss
may reach several hundred thousand
dollars.
The towns of $3.50 and Service were
partly wrecked by the same tornado,
and it is reported that a. fourth small
town. Epps, was badly damaged.
Owing to swollen streams, washed
out bridges and fallen wires few def
mite reports have come from these
places. At Service it is known that
small daughter of Ike Holloway was
killed, and it is reported that a man
and woman and two children were
also killed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21

rRTI>r tNr T={r ~" n CUAT-INFS
try In France and is described as a
Joung n-an u &...act-.~ - Jn&nty.
He is of the Roman Catholic faith
and has obtained a dispensation for
his marriage.
The ceremony was performed by
Mgr. Lavelle Of ST. Patrick's cathed-
raj. Among the foreign guests at
the wedding were the dukes sister,
the Duchess D'Uzes and Prince de Ga
htzzan, who acted as groomsman.
Only a small number of guests wit
messed the ceremony The young
couple will spend the honeymoon in
Florida.
Miss Marguerite Shonts, sister of
the bride, was her only attendant,
and the Prince Andre Galilzine, the
dukes uncle, was best man.
The Shonts home was decorated
with American Beauty roses, lilies of
the valley and smilax. The bride
were a gown of duchess satin with a
court train bordered with orange bios
sons.
The Due De Chaulnes is twenty-nine
years of age, and a member of one Of
the most aristocratic families of the
French nobility. He has house in the
city of Paris and an hereditary castle
in one of the French provinces.
Theodore P. Shonts, the brides
father, is now president of the Inter
borough Metropolitan company, which
operates the New York elevated rail
roals and subway.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21

Elected Bishop Episcopal Biessss
Of Georgia.
ELECTION MADE UNANIMOUS
Or. Reese VIII Preside Over the 04d
Diocese Of Georgia and Will Be
known rs the Bishop of Georgia.
viii Be Two Bishops for State.

Augusta, Ca, Feb. 14.-Rev.
Frederick F. Reese, DID, rector of
Christ church, Nashville, Tenn, was
elected bishop of the Episcopal dio-
cese of Georgia by the clergy and Ia1ty
assembled IN annual convention at st.
PauPs church, Augusta.
The strongest contest was made by
the delegates supporting DR. c.. H.
Strong, of Savannah, whose following
has been consistent throughout. On
the last ballot. however, the election
was made unanimous for DR.. Reese. +.
DR.. Reese wtA not come to Georgia
as a stranger. He is native of the
state and for years he was rector OF
Christ church at Macon. and was very
popular not only with Episcopalians
but all with whom he came in con-
tact.
He left Macon to accept the rector
snip of Christ church. Nashville.
Tenn. where he is now located and
where he is greatly beloved.
At the recent general convention of
the Episcopal church, held In Rich
mond DR.. Reese was elected mis-
sionary bishop Of a diocese in the
northwest, but declined to accept on
the advice of his physician, who de
clared that Mrs. Reese, who was not
in good health, could not live in that
climate. DR.. Reese is between SIS
and go years of age, and is a sound
and scholarly churchman.
From this on there will be two
bishops of the Episcopal church in
Georgia, the state having been divided
into two dioceses.
DR.. Reese will preside over the old
diocese of Georgia and will be known
as the Bishop of Georgia. Savannah
is the see of the diocese of Georgia.
Bishop c. K. Nelson selected the
new diocese when the state was di-
vided, thereby resigning the title of
Bishop of Georgia, which he has borne
for fifteen years, for that of Bishop
of Atlanta-Atlanta being selected as
the name of the new diocese.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
Money Quickly Returned

Dawson, Ca. Feb. 15.-Wyatt
Bridges, residing in the eastern part
Of this county, on retiring Wednesday
night placed under his pillow $26 or
$50 and when he awoke he discovered
that his money had been stolen. Two
negro la6orers were arrested and
taken TO the yard at Mr.. Bridges
home. where they were kept until tae
sheriff, Mr.. Bridges and family had
eaten breakfast AS the party came
to the yard gate, Mr.. Bridges dis
covered his money on top of one Of
the gate posts, where it had evidently
been put short while before.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
Another AC Int Of ShingIe Mill Burn at
Vinegar Bend.

The Sc. shern Shingle and Lath
Mills at negar Bend burned last
Saturday morning at about two
O'Clock. these Mills were owned
by w. R. Leon of Deer Park. and
Horace Turner There seems to
be but little doubt but that it was
set on fire, tho ofcourse there is no
positive evidence. The mills cost
about $14OOO,0O and there was
about $2500 worth of material
burned. The insurance had ex-
pired but a few days before, which
makes the loss all the more keenly
felt. t.-Citronelle Call.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
QUIET AT FAIRBANKS,
But Precautions Have Been Taken to
Guard Against Outbreaks,

But Precautions Have Been Taken to
Guard Against Outbreaks.
Seattle, Wash. Feb. IA special
cable to the Post Intelngencer from
Fairbanks, Alaska. says:
Marshal Perry Thursday received
the following from the department of
justice: Military forces ordered to
Fairbanks. Meanwhile your duty Is to
protect law-abiding citizens without
tenderness to law-breakers. Depart-
ment expects you to use all necessary
energy to preserve order and arrest
the leaders in any attempt at intini-
dation. Those moiesting Russians
must be arrested, using such force as
necessary to accomplish puEpose.
(Signed) Bonaparte."
Everything was qMet Thursday.
Special deputies were organized In
to bands of ten under captains. ga
looms are still closed.
Men arriving Thursday reported no
molestation on the trail
The chamber of commerce and the
Arctic Brotherhood oficially express
approval of the action Of the president
In ordering troops to- Tanana.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
LOCKED CASHIER IN VAULT.
Three Masked Men Secure $500 from
North Carolina Bank.

North Carolina Bank.
Raleigh, n. c., Feb. 1S.-After
seeing his bank robbed by three mask
ed men, Cashier w. G. Wnisnant
was forced, at the muzzles of revol-
vers, to enter the vault, the heavy
doors of which were then locked on
the unfortunate official, VINO remained
in the vault for more than fifteen
hours.
The robbery was committed at
Granite Falls, N. c., a thriving lit
tie town in Caldwell county. The rob
bers carried off about So, 500 of the
banks money, overlooking in their
haste two packages containing $1,000.
The robbery was not discovered un-
til 8 o'clock in the morning. When
Cashier w. G. Whisnant did not ap-
pear for breakfast, his family, thor
oughly alarmed, instituted a search.
On entering the bank a feeble tapping
was heard in the vault, and when it
was oper~d the missing cashier stag
gered out, more dead tnan alive from
his fifteen hours of close confinement.
According to the cashiers story
three strange men, wearing masks,
entered the bank at 6 o'clock Saturday
evening, and while one Of them held
him up, at the point of a pistol, the
other two helped themselves to the
banks cash
The work was done rapidly, the rob-
bers betraying the utmost coolness.
When they had appropriated the cash
in sight the robbers forced Whfsnant
to enter the vault and then locked him
in. WhisnaEt declares he made all the
noise possible in his cramped quarters
but his disappearance was not noticed
until his family discovered his unusual
absence.
A remarkable feature of the affair
is that at the time the robbers, ac-
cording to the cashiers story were
looting the bank and locking him in
the vault, scores of people were on
the street in front of the bank, yet no
one was attracted by what was going
on.
There is no clew to the robbers
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
DROWNED I'M CELLAR.
Fatal Accident to Deputy Chief New
York Fire Department

YORK Firc department..
New York, Feb 14.-Charles w.
Kruger, deputy chief of the New York
fire department, was drowned in the
cellar of No. 215 Canal street
The building at No. 217 was on fire
and Kruger went into the structure
next door to aid in extinguishing the
flames. He fell into the cellar, which
was full of water. and was drowned.
Deputy Chief Charles w. Kruger,
known for many years as the Grand
Old Man of the Fire Department, :"
was dead when taken out of the base
ment While working his way eau
tiously through a celler filed with
smoke and gases, Kruger plunged
through trap door into a basement
filed with water. In the few minutes
which elapsed between the time the
old man fell his body was drawn out,
more than a score of men risking their
lives in the effort to save the life of
their leader.
Chief Kruger was fifty-seven years
old, and had been a member of the
fire department for thirty-six years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
DOING A SPLENDID WORK.
Augusta Chamber of Commerce Oper,
ates Employment Bureau.

Augusta, Ca, Feb. 15.-The cham
ber of commerce has started an en-
ployment bureau that is doing great
work.
There is really no reason why an in
dustrious man should be idle in Angus
ia, for every line of industry is SIM
ply halted for lack of proper workmen.
But it happens that many who lose
one place do not know of vacancy in
another, and lose much. time going
the rounds. The. new bureau finds
places for all who apply, and there is
still room for more. The employers
report their wants to the bureau, and
each applicant is directed to the place
he seems to be fitted for. The bureau
fills a long-felt want.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
HUMAN TARGET USED BY sLAvs
Shocking Murder Committed In Marion
County, North Carolina.

Shocking Murder Committed In Marion
County, North Carolina.
Marion, n. c., Feb. 1S.-Deputy
Sheriff Cox has just reached here with
fourteen Slavs, who are charged with
a shocking murder. Fifteen of these
foreigners came to camp No. on the.
South and Western railroad year
ago and have been at work there ever
since.
According to the officers story, the
men quarreled among themselves on
Thursday, the brunt of the war of
words falling upon the members of the
little colony VINO had been serving as
It's cook. The fourteen fell upor the
unfortunate cook that night and secur-
ing him with ropes they led him to a
spot in the forest a mile from the
camp. There they bound him with
ropes, hand and foot, and placing him
in an upright posture against The end
of ffll the crowd stepped off few
PAGES and began shooting, using the
cook as target. The unfortunate
man was riddled with bullets.
After satisfying their thirst for
blood, the murderers dug a shallow
trench in the fill and buried their vic
tim. The hastily provided grave and
the blood on the ground led to the
discovery of the crime by a foreman
The dead man was known to have had
$100 in cash, but no money was found
on him. Not one of the prisoners
speak English and though court con-
venes Monday, the trial cannot. be held
until an interpreter is secured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
Larue Lluuor Shipments to Macon

Macon, Ca, Feb. ia grand to
tai of 1880 covers the number of IL
Quor packages that have been receiv-
ed at the local express office since the
first.af January. These packages va
ried greatly in size, some being but
quarts while others ranged up to f6arn-
dies big enough to carry a case or
more of wet goods Friday a car and
a half of liquor reached Macon from
Jacksonville, Fla, and the entire
contents went to people living in this
city. All day long a constant stream
Of people could be seen going to and
from the express company's Offices on
Forsyth stroet.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
Women Will Make Protest.

Montgomery, Ala. Feb. 1.-TWO
members of the various women's so
cfeties are much exercised over the
proposition of the city to tear away
the fountain in Court Square, one of
the landmarks Of history from the
wartime past In order that they
may be heard, three of them will be
allowed to address the council at the
regular meeting next Monday night in
opposition to the removal Of the foun-
tain The proposition is to put the
fountain on the front part of the cap
itol grounds when they are finally
worked over. ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
Tyler. Tex. Is Ravaaed !.

Tyler, Tex, Feb. 17.-Tylcr was
swept by the most disastrous tornado
in it's, history, Friday morning about
4 o'clock. Coming UP from the south
west the storm swept over the main
residence section of the city, leaving
,trailgof death and. devastation.
The known dead in Tyler number
four-C. A. Francis, agent of the
Dallas News; his wife and child, one
year old, and a negro named Nose
Lee, eighty years of age.
Francis was about twenty-eight
years Of age and occupied a high place
in the esteem of his fellow townsnen
His dead body was found 100 yards
from his wrecked home and the body
of his child was found in the street
Mrs. Francis was in the wreckage OF
the building.
Death List Will Reach 12.
1t is expected that the death list in
Tyler will reach twelve and the num-
Der of injured two score or more
Twelve buildings were wrecked and
in the confusion which exists It is diff
ficult to compile an accurate list of the
casualties. a.. =,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
ATLANTA PUBLIC BUILDING.
Contract Has Been Awarded to Nc
Caul Company for $7oo,13O.

Contract Has Been Awarded to Nc
Caul Company for $79e, 1870.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 14.-The
secretary of the treasury has approved
the recommendation of Supervising
Architect James Knox Taylor that the
contract for the completion of the
Atlanta public building be awarded to
the McCaul company, of Philadelphia.
The sum covered by this final con-
tract is $799,130.
The granite to be used in the con-
struction of the -superstructure will be
taken from the granite quarries at
Lithonia and Stone Mountain, the In
terror will be of marble, the roof of
slate, and the whole structure will be
both ornate and substantial.
Colonel Livingston secured the gold
pen with which the decision Of Sec
retary Cortelyou was signed. He
Will preserve it as a souvenir of the
campaign for the construction of this
million dollar public building.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
Mississippi Chances.

In special message to the Leg
islature Gov. Noel recommended
the passage of bill making 2cents
per nile the maximum passenger
rate in Mississippi, but in view of
the stringency of the times, sug-
gested that the measure, be cou-
ched as to not take effect for sew
eral months yet. This is a piece
of legislation that we believe will
prorve beneficial to both the people
and the railroads, as it will enable
the provincials to make more
frequent and longer journeys at
a moderate expense, and thus in
crease their happiness and business
opportunities; as we'll as swell the
transportation companies receipts
from this source account the aug
mentation, which we confidently
trow will exceedingly offset the red
uction.
The Prohibition Bill effective
December 31st 1908, went through
the House last Friday with a
whoop. There was not a dissen-
ting vote. The Senate passed it
with but four opposing ballots.
This is the Statutory act The
constitutional Amendment Concur
rent Resolution will be adopted
later, and submitted to the people
for ratification at the Congress
ional Elections this Fall. Miss
issippi has joined her sister states,
Georgia, Alabama, and Oklahoma
in putting the liquor traffic under
the ban throughout her lengths
and breadths. God grant that
Congress and all law abiding
citizens will cooperate to make
this most righteous measure
enforcive.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
Attempt to loot Postofffce .

Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. IA spe
cial to the Sentinel from Middleboro,
Ky, says that an attempt was made tc
burglarize the Middleboro postofice on
Thursday night. After drilling a hole
in the safe, the intruders fed leaving
their burglar tools and dynamite be
hind. Blood hounds nave been put
on the trail, but as yet no clew has
been found.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
FRIDAY.

The conference report on the urgent
defcie1cy appropriation has been
adopted by the senate.
The 0lxiaAoma legislature killed the
hotel bill which required nine-foot
sheets on beds and provided penalty
forthe use of cracked cups.
The United States senate bill to
increase the efficiency of the person
mel of the revenue cutter service was
reported favorably by the house COM
n1tttee on interstate and foreign COM
merce.
A bill authorizing the appointment
of veterinarians in the army not ex-
ceeding two for each regiment of cav
airy and one for each battalion of
field artillery was favorably report
ed to the senate by the committee on
military affairs.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
Victims Body Placed on Track

Birmingham q Ala, Feb. 1S.-Spe-
oial Agent j. H. Crawford, of the
Southern railway, was shot and his
body placed on the tracks at Twenty
seventh street, where it was run over
by an incoming passenger train.
There appears to be no doubt of his
having been killed before the body was
placed on the track, but no clew has
the crime
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
UNDER SERIOUS CHARGE.
Claimed Boy Deliberately scaIded a
Child to Death.

Chicago. Feb. 5-Bichael De
wala, forNnne years of age, is under
arrest charged with having caused the
death Of Joseph Devenick, the three
year+old son of John Devenick. The
child died Of scalds received.
Dewaia' was boarder in the Deven-
ick home. According to the police,
Bewala, following quarrel with Mrs
Devenicl, took the child and, holding
him between his knees, deliberately
poured boiling water from a tea ket-
tie over the boys head and down his
back.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
American Shares Were Firm

i London, Feb. 15.-On the stock
exchange Saturday American shares
marked substantial recovery in SYM
pathy with Wall street The success
of the New York city bond issue Gre
atel favorable impression, While the
anticipation Of good bank statement
in New York induced the bears TO
cover and helped the improvement.
The market finished firm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
WOMEN 90 TO JAIL.
suffragists Preferred This to Giving

Security for Good Behavior.
London, Feb. Ii Mrs. Parkhurst,
the well known leader Of the wonen
suffragists and the other delegates Of
the Organization who were arrested on
Thursday, when they attempted to
make a demonstration in the ileuse Of
commons, all went to Jail Friday for a
term of six weeks rather than give
sureties for their good behavior.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
WEEDS FRENCH DUKE
Daughter Of Theodore ShOntS Is
Won by French Noble.
QUIET WEDDING CEREMONY

Groom Is a Scion of One of the Old.
est and Most Aristocratic Families
of the French NobiIlty-WiII Spend
Honeymoon In Florida.
New York, Feb, 15-Saturday Miss
Theodore Snonts, daughter of Theo-
dOre H. Shonts, president of the In
terborough Rapid Transit company
and chairman of the Panama canal
commission, was married at the Shonts
home in this city to the Due de Chaul-
mes.
Because of the fact that it has come
to be believed that the marriage is
the result of genuine love match, it
has attracted much attention in New
York.
The due comes from an old French
family and while not rich, possesses
a Paris home, a chateau in the coun-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
CHARGED with Psramour,s Murder

Montgomery, Ala. Feb. 14-Stdney
Jones, one Of the negro soldiers OF tle
Brownsville, pex., command, dis
charged by President Roosevelt, is,
charged with the murder of his para
mour at Huntsville. He has just
served term in the mines for carry.
ing a concealed pistol which he
brought out of the army with him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
Rrouaht Back from the orient

Honolulu, Feb 14.-Horace G..
Mckinley, who is wanted at Portland
Greg, in connection with the land
land fraud cases and who was arrest
ed at Mukden, China, was a passeD-
ger on the steamer America which. ar.
rived here Thursday from the Orient
enroute to San Francisco Mckinley
is in the custody of an officer of Port
land
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 15-TAe
proposed constitutional amendment TO
prevent the manufacture and sale of
liquor in this state, except for scien-
tific and medicinal purposes, which
passed the house, was defeated in the
senate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
Senator Clay Very III,

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator
Alexander S. Clay, of Georgia, is i'll
with an attack of. acute indigestion
at his apartments in this city. the
senator's physician says that ne is Sc
rfously Ill, although not in immediate
danger. Senator Clay was taken i'll
in the senate chamber on Friday af-
ter his speech on the Aldrich curren-
cy bill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-21
The Lady NoveIist's Local Color

Even south sea islanders have
their literary sensations. The alb
origines of the Tonga group have
been startled by the discovery Of a
white woman living by herself on a
lonely and sea girt isle and equipped
with teakettle, looking glass and
a typewriter. First Impressions set
the apparition down for an evil
spirit, which some demonologists
might hold to be not very wide of
the mark, since it ultimately proved
to be lady noyelist.-Pall Mall Ga
zetta.