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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
Supreme Justice Fletcher.

The appointment of Attorney Gen
eral z. V. Fletcher to fill the unex-
pired term of Justice S. S. Calhoon
on the Mississippi Supreme bench,
as announced exclusively in these
columns Saturday afternoon, came as
a pleasant surprise to the people of
Hattiesburg, and especially to mem
bers of the local bar.
AS attorney general, Mr.. Fletcher
has rendered faithful and conspicuous
service. He is learned in the law,
honest, courageous, and true, and is
possessed of judicial temperament
which will conform readily to the
scope and dignity of the exalted posi-
ton to which he has been elevated.
The rise of Judge" Fletcher has
been rapid, but merited. Coming to
Mississippi from Kentucky in 1890,
he attended the State University for
a short while, but did not graduate.
He taught school for a season, en-
tered the law office of Hon. c. B.
Mitchell at Pontotoc and was admitted
to the bar in 1899. His brilliancy as
a practitioner attracted the attention
of Attorney General William Williams,
who appointed him assistant attorney
general in 1906. Upon the death of
General Williams, Governor Varda-
man appointed him to fill the vacan-
cy. and this appointment was later
endorsed by the voters of the state
who elected him to a full term.
The rapid rise of Judge" Fletcher
has no parallel in the history of the
state, so far as The News can ascer-
tain. and each step in his progress
sion has been merited.
The appointment for the unexpired
term of Justice Calhoon should be
supplemented by a commission for the
full nine-year term beginning January
1. and the bar of the state is already
urging this contamination.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

jurists and other eminent persons to
search for a remedy.
Alas, for human nature, what rem
edy may we hope from the wisdom of
the world?
Education has been prescribed and
provided at enormous cost, but the
crime increases.
Is it not possible that what is food
for one race is poison for another?
We know that the South was at one
fife free from this particular crime;
that the negro in his domestic state
was docile and harmless.
Education may not be responsible
for his criminal propensities now-but
we do know that education has not
improved him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
FIRE IN BASEMENT
OF COURT HOUSE

The fire department yesterday morn
ing early did some work at the court
house that might have resulted in
damage if left alone, though it is I'M
likely that the building would have
burned.
The county's winter supply of coal
had been stored in the basement, and
it was found that it was smoking.
The fire department went to the scene
and threw lot of water on the smok-
ing coal, and soon had it extinguished.
Had it burned on for a day or so
there would have been hot times in
the basement. 1t is believed that the
fire originated from spontaneous com.
bustion.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
some fine MISSISSIPPI
ORANGES Being SHOWN HERE

Mr.. f. NJ. Dick, who is the largest
orange grower in Mississippi, is in
the city today and is making Mcdaniel
Bros. grocery store headquarters. He
is showing some of the finest and best
favored oranges that can be found
on the market, and If anyone doubts
this let them go by the store and pur-
chase a few of them. Mr.. Dick lives
at Ocean Springs and the oranges
were grown in his orchard there from
two and three year-old trees.
Some ,ery fine oranges have been
grown around Hattiesburg and Mr..
Dicks demonstration has shown that
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

AT the moment a speaker was quot
ing to the club-women's convention
the belief of President Roosevelt that
the hope of the nation lies in the
mothers of the country" the Rev. Ly-
man Abbott was saying to the Abbott
should no more be educated to be
wife and mother than a man should
be educated to be a husband and ia
Their" 1t would seem advisable for
the editors of the Outlook to compare
notes as to their sociological policies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
$1$$ REWARD, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
teen able to cure IN all its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease.
requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation Of
The disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that 1t fails to cure. Send for
list Of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. To-
ledo, o. ,,.s
Sold, by all Druggists. Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
siipation. !,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

Beautiful floral offerings came from
numerous sources and out in the Gem.
etery today, he sleeps beneath a will
derness of flowers.
Mr.. Eaton was Royal Arch Mason
and yesterday he was buried with
Masonic honors, different subdivisions
all participating.
In the death of Mr.. Eaton Hatties.
burg has lost one of her best and
most progressive citizens-a man who
was always kind-hearted and true. His
family has suffered a great bereave-
ment which time can never heal, but
they may feel and know that they
have the deepest sympathy of host
of friends.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
Lynching---the Remedy.

The Mobile Register notes that
lynching has failed to protect South
ern white women from the greatest
crime of the ages-that we have con-
demned lynching and tried the en-.
forcement of the law, even unto the
death-that the uncomfortable crime
is no longer confined to the South
and that men and women in New York
devote their education, time and
money to the traffic in youthful vir-
tue and presumptiye innocence.
For this condition of affairs the
Register suggests a convention of wise
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

Discussing the appointment of r. v.
Fletcher to the Supreme bench, the
Jackson News says:
Governor Noel has well-earned the
congratulations of the people of Mis-
sissippi. He had a splendid opportun-
ity to make a mistake, and didn't do
it. He has shown a high regard for
the integrity of our judiciary system
and is entitled to the fullest measure
of praise for his most excellent judg-
ment."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

South Mississippi can grow Just as
fine oranges as the Florida growers
that are put upon the market, and
there is no more danger of a freeze
than there is in the best part of Flor
ida, because they ripen here earlier
and really have finer flavor. Mr..
Dick will be here several days and
persons interested can call on him at
the store of Mcdaniel Bros.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
fire ladies
HAD LOTS TO EAT

The fire ladies of No. are deeply
grateful to the Kings Daughters for
the nice things they sent them to
eat Thursday night. The boys had a
royal time. Chief Potter says there
is no man that likes flowers better
than he does, but when it comes to
eating good things, they have req
utation at stake that no other bunch
of men can approach.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

State of Mississippi, Forrest county.
To D. L. O'Neal, defendant:
You are hereby commanded to ap-
pear before the chancery court of
Forrest county at Hattiesburg, Miss,
on the first Monday in December, 1908,
that being the regular term of said
court, to defend the suit in said chan
Gerry court of MI Epley, to which
you are defendant.
Given under my hand this 10th day
of November, 1908.
T. E. BATSON,
Chancery Clerk.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
CHINA HAS
CONFLICT
OF DOGMAS
Hearst News Service.

Pekin, November 16-The Dowager
Empress of China is dead and the city
is in an uproar. The ministers are
clinging to the ancient rites used in
death forms 5000 years ago, while the
people in the streets cry out against
the invasion of the religious liberties
of the Westerners. Troops are guard
ing the legations.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
TROUBLE BREWING
IN BALKANS AGAIN
Hearst News Service.

Teheran, Persia, November 16-The
shah failed to fulfill the promise made
yesterday to open the national as
sembly of Persia today. Politicians
and prominent citizens are encourag-
ing the court of intrigues by pointing
out the fact that the prime minister
is purposely denying all claims to
constitutional government.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

The Wednesday. No
vember IS, matinee and night per-
formances, James Young in the most
successful of college comedies, Brown
of Harvard"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

w. N. Hawkins is again editor of
the Hazlehurst Courier, from which
paper he retired a year ago because
of ill-health. He is successful news
paper man and good writer The
press of the state will welcome his
return to active work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
BALLOON AMERICA
HITS TERRA FIRMA
Hearst News Service.

Los Angeles, Cal, November ia
telephone message from Hermada
Beach says that the balloon America,
with Pilot Mueller and j. K. Hutchin-
son, a newspaper man, landed there
today in safety.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

If Nebraska follows Oklahoma in
adopting the depositors' guarantee
plan, the banks of Kansas will be
somewhere between the devil and the
deep blue sea.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
FARMERS Fight;
one Man IS dead
ANOTHER WOUNDED

Moultrie, Ca, November 16.-John
Story, a farmer living near Doc Run,
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed this morning by A. H. Helm, ten
ant. Helm then committed suicide.
A quarrel occurred over the division
of some cotton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

Among other things, let us not for
get the fact that Hattiesburg hospi-
tally has made the city famous. Give
Mr.. Newcomer the glad hand.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

The lumbermen of South Mississippi
have no objection to the taking of the
Canadian duty off wood pulp-but no
body down this way wants the duty
taken off logs and lumber
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
ALBERT 7. PATRICK
DENIED new TRIAL
Hearst News Service.

Washington, November 16.-The
United States Supreme Court today
denied the motion for new trial sub
mitted by Albert T. Patrick, now serv-
ing a term in Sing Sing prison for
the murder of William Marsh Rice,
aged millionaire of Texas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
Announcements

The Daily News is authorized tt
announce ]. T. WILLIAMS as a can.
dilate for Alderman from Ward No. 1,
to fill the vacancy of e. l.. MCGOWAN.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

KenoIThe moving picture event of
the season, "The Champion Baseball
Game Between Chicago and Detroit"
New illustrated song.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
Attractions Tonight.

New Gem Theatre-Tonight 1.-The
Life of Abraham Lincoln" a $4,000
moving picture production. Patriotic
illustrated songs and music.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

DR.. w. A. Charping has moved his
office to the Carter building, room SO3.
Call on him for your optical work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

Thanksgiving is drawing near, and
Hattiesburg has much more to be
thankful for than at this season last
year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

Since the emperor of China was a
mere figure-head, his death can be
no excuse to talk of trouble in Asia.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

GLYCRIN SYRUP COMPOUND
WILL GIVE RELIEF IN WHooPING
COUGH. FOR SALE BY YELLOW
PINE PHARMACY. 11.2.1mo
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

Casino-Under new management.
Special feature for tonight; new NOV
ing picture, Lady James Flight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

The Daily News is authorized to
announce w. A. Mcleod as a candi-
date for alderman from Ward No. /,
to fill the vacancy of E. L. MCGOWAN.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-16

Faith might remove a mountain,
but it will not remove a wart.
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]. c. BALLARD, Cashier.
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-09
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed,
Information for Everybody

A movement is on foot to reorganize the cham Der of commerce at Skagway
 Out at Cordova religious services are held in what is called the Red Dragon Club house.
 5000 cases of salmon, this season's pack, have already been taken Co Seattle from Southeastern Alaska.
 Jafet Lindeberg, who made for tuns at Nome, thinks that he has discovered anotherin Eastern Siberia.
 The last freight Of the season for the Yukon to go by the way of St. Michael left Seattle on the Str. Hyades on Aug use 3O.
 The salmon canning season of 1908 in the Skeena district has closed and the pack is 75 per cent greater than that of last season.
 Skagway is infested with chicken thieves who operate on dark nights but whether they are white or colored is not plain.
 The Fairbanks ball team was beaten by Chehalis. Perhaps they may be abte to beat Skikomish, Duwaumish, Ska mania, or Chiwaukum.
 Forty big game hunters to go up the Stikine in 19OS-a gain of over thirty per cent over the number in 1907, says the Wrangell Sentinel.
 Lee R. Johnson, of Seattle, will be taken to Nome to answer to the charge of having made away with his wife there in October, 1905. It Is stated that the Copper River x Northwestern R. R. will be completed this year to within twenty miles of the Bonanza copper mine.
 And now, after the campaign in Alaska is all over, it has been disoov- cred that it Is not so much the Gug- genheims and the Rockefellers.
 The Alaska Steamship Co. has under, consideration the placing on the Alas ka run next season large excursion steamer similar to the Spokane.
 Three Chinamen recently arrived at Wrangell from the Cassiar country where they have been engaged. in placer mining for the past eighteen years.
 Uncle Sam's mail sacks are still used to carry large part of the gold coming out from the interior. S340,OOo on the Cottage City was mostly carried in that way.
 The White Pass Company advises it's patrons that all freight for points be- youd Dawson must be at skagway not later than 2 g. m., septem Der l7. These shipments to connect must be sent from Seattle not later than Septem Der no.
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-09

EllJ6eu years GBO Iuo OuCpuG OL Cue seal islands was quarter of million
 pelts annually. This year it will be about I5,OOO. 1t ia said that the de-
 predations of the Japanese have de- stroyed the industry.
 The Prince Rupert Empire says that men are leaving the G. T. P. grading camps as fast as they are brought in and for no other reason except that be- ing promised S2.75 per day they are really paid only S2.25.
 Fraser Falls, the largest natural water power in the Yukon, is to be harnessed to furnish electric power to operate fleet of dredges on Stewart river. The enterprise will Involve the outlay of millions of dollars.
 The Panama Times says that associe ton olaim is the curse of the Tanana, and that Judge James Wickersham pledged his word IF elected to have the association claim curse eliminated from the country. He has been elect ed.
 At a special meeting Of the stock holders oS the Ketchikan Miner EX- Governor A. p. Swineford explained that because of failing ealth he was uuable to continue his labors as editor, and asked that his resignation be accepted.
 Three Russian wolf hounds have been shipped to Nome, and it is thought that they will be trained to take part in the All Alaska Sweep stakes dog race there, which has be- come an important event in the North ern city.
 The Skagway Alaskan tells of little cub bear that was brought to that town, introduced to the white mans liquor, and died the death of a drunkard. Another instance of the demoralizing effect ofthe degenerate whites upon the natives.
 The Innoko Miner, Arbuokle and Ward, proprietors, issued it's first numbe on July 1Gth. As it says itself, it occupies 8 unique position in the field as being the first paper to establish itself ina city before the arrival Of grocery store.
 Major Jacob F. Kreps, stationed at Fort Davis, near Nome, had to make ? 2,7O0-mile trip to comply with the presidents order and make the 9O-mile ride on horseback. However as the government pays cents mile for ex- penses, he will no doubt be cheerful bout 1t.
 The government has placed an order for a launch for the use of W. A. Lang file, forest supervisor for Southesstern Alaska. The new boat will have accom- modations for seven persons, although it will carry only Mir. Langille, an engineer and cook. It Is of the flush deck type of vessel. It will be 6i feet over all and 60 feet on the load water line. The beam is 12 feet s inches, and the little craft will draw 5 feet of water. With $50 gallons of gasoline she will have cruising radius of 1,20O miles and will be able to cruise all through the Alexander archipelago, following the lines of che forest reserve that carries the same name.
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-09

The Canadian government has
 stationed customs officer at the sum-
 init of tue White Pass. He will act as
 immigration official and will hereafter
 stop all persons barred by the statutes
 of Canada from entering the Dominion.
 All undesirables will be kept out.
 These include people unable to speak
 English, indigents or paupers, insane
 persons, prostitutes, aperchists,- ina
 boobies and the like. The new officer:
 Mir. Moot, has already stopped two
 Austrians who were unable to speak English.
 Captain Tommy Moore, now pilot on the cableship Burnside tells us good one on Dave Lynch, electrical engineer on the Burnside. Dave was walking along the streets of Seattle when he met an old friend he had not seen for years, "What are you .doing?" asked Lynch. "Trying to make an honest living here in Seattle" replied his friend. "Well," said Lynch, "You ought to do that easy enough, for you have no competition here" When his friends face colored up Lynch thought of what he had said but he stood pst.- Cordova Alaskan.
 Believing that the mother lode which
 supplies placer gold to the various creeks near Nome is located In Anvil mountain, number of capitalists and business men there have joined togeth- CT in 8 scheme to tunnel that mountain from the lower end of Anvil creek through to Glacier creek Tn this way it is expected Co tap the rich quartz which is supposed to be buried some where within the big elevation just back of Nome.
 Outing Magazine predicts that the available supply of salmon on the Pacific Coast in 1910 will be two and a half billion pounds, supply of fish allow every man woman and child in the United States qsoto of over thirty pounds of salmon, or quite enough fish to feed the entire nation for over @ month If no other food supply were available. To trans port this enormous supply of Ash to market requires 5O,000 box cars, ora freight train over 40o milee long.
 O. K. Williams, who has recently come out from the Koyukuk country, says itis rich but not poor mans country. "Tne Koyukuk country affords splendid opportunities for pros. pectors who are properly fitted for o operating in that regiou," said Mr. Williams. "But man must have machinery to work the ground there. The benches produce the richest pay, as high as S20Oo to every box length hes been taken out by Pringle and his partner from the bench off Nolan creek, near the mouth of Smith river. The gold in that country is of 8 very high grade, and runs in value from sl9.5o to s2o.l2 per'ounce. Olsen Bros. and Anderson took out more than sI00,000 last fall on Nolan creek from 8 piece of ground about 100 feet square. They worked the ground until last May. The 0lsens have gone to swed- en having leased their ground to Daniel Webster and Andrew Olsen, who are now taking out rich pay"
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-09

The General Electric Company, of Pittsburg, is back of scheme to build a 25,OOO. horse power plant at Salmon Lake, near Nome.
 The price of coal at Valdez has been reduced from SIS to S14.50 per ton as 6 result of movement by the chamber oe commerce to start municipal coal yard.
 Mrs. Pei me, Dawson woman who shot at ten year old boy with rife, was found to be insane and was com mitted to the asylum at New West minister.
 Eugene Murphy, general manager of the Klondike Mines railroad, went fishing and clipped on rock, and the fall that followed resulted in broken collar bone.
 Beginning September l, the Canad. ian Pacific is operating the steamers Northland and Alaskan, which have been chartered from the Ketchikan Steamship Company.
 One Of the expert morksmen of Chs Prince Rupert gun club planted part of load of shot in the head of the boy who was tending the trap for throwing the clay pigeons into the air.
 The wind last Thursday whipped up the waters of Lynn canal 80 that the mail steamer Hegg which operates be- tween Skagway and Haines was com pelIed to abandon her run.
 The Alaska Steamship Company hes contracted with the United Wireless Telegraph Go. for the installation of wireless telegraph apparatus on the steamships Victoria and Yucatan.
 The Thlinget, a monthly publication devoted to the interests of the native people of Alaska, stared out with Vol. l, No. l, last month. It is published at Sitka, at the Sitka Training school.
 The Norwegian steRmer Transit which operates between Vancouver and Prince Rupert went on the rocks at Surf inlet. All the members of the crew were take n oR by the s, s. Hen rietta.
 The wireless telegraph stat ions at Fort Gibbon and Nome have been com pleted and put in full operation. These gre the last stations of the telegraph system which extends from Seat to Nome,
 On September q, the last steamer leaves Dawson for down the river, but cities along the upper river will receive freight until the end of this month if therei is sufficient water to float the steamers.
 Mrs. ElIzaDeCh RelncKe HAS uysIeE- iousIy disappeared from the Gem bak- cry at Dawson. She came over from Germany last spring leaving six child ren and has recently been worrying about them.
 The Ketchikan Miner says: The Hadley smelter will be blown in again as soon as a cargo of coke now on the way is delivered. It will start up on the Mamie and stevenstown ores, of whichit has an abundance in the bins, and both mines are in condition to supply all the ores necessary to keep it in steady operation.
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-09
PROFE SSIONAL.
NOTICE!

From and after Aug. 18th, and until further notice, the Ferry Time Sched- ule will be as follows: