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The Port Gibson reveille., 1908-10-01
NAVAL MONUMENT DESIGN
Committee of Two Appoint
ed to Make Selection
FOR VICKSDURG MILITARY PARK
Bank Earns 25 Per Cent. New Rail-
road Incorporated. Planter Ar
rested For Sending might
Rider Notices.
Vardanlan as a statistician.

Ex-Governor Vardaman declares
that the cotton crop in Mississippi is
at least SO 1-3 per cent off from the
promise of July. This statement was
the summary of the Governors OBJ
servations made during trip to
the Delta country last week. Item
izing the observations he made, Gov
ernor Vardaman declares that there
is no middle crop or top crop, but
a fairly good bottom crop. saw a
great many acres of the most fertile
land in the Delta that would make
a third of a bale of cotton-some
of it that had not been well culti-
waited, that would not make bale
to four acres. In view of the
gloomy crop prospect, Gov Vardaman
advises the farmers of Mississippi
and the south that if they will stand
together, market the crop gradually,
they can force as high range of
prices for this year as were paid
last year."S
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p iKIIed in Moncana Wreck.

Helena. Mont Twenty-Five people
were killed and between thirty and
forty injured in collision between
a passenger and freight train on the
Northern Pacific railroad at Young's
Point The freight train was stand
ing on the main line and the fagman
was sent back to warn the approach
ing passenger, which was No. 16 east
bound. A heavy snow was falling,
and on this account the engineer OF
the passenger train was unableto see
the frantic signals of the fagman.
The express car telescoped the smok'
er, and practically all of those in the
latter car were killed.
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DINED WTrH A NEGRO.
Republican Candidate for Congress.
e,..,.x rez..-st..


Republican Candidate for Congress
Practices Social Equality.
Muskogee. Okla, The most i'm
portant incident of the congression-.
al campaign in the Third District
discussed with great interest occur
red when c. E. Creager Republi-
can candidate, went to hotel and
publicly dined at table with me-
gro. c. E. Doris, agent for the
Midland Alley Railroad at Aaft, was
dining at the hotel, and Creager and
the negro came in and sat down at
the table with him. Doris is a
Southerner, and in boiling rage he
arose from the table denounced Crea
ger in bitter words and left the no
tel.
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Three Thousand open School

The public schools of Meridian
opened for the session with an en-
rollment of 5000 pupils. An appro-
pirate programme of speeches and
music marked the opening exercises
at the High School. There are eight
white and one negro public school
in the city. The enrolment is ex-
pected to be increased by the end OF
the week to $500 or 1000. include
ing both white and black.
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Three Thousand Open school.

The public schools of Meridian
opened for the session with an en-
rollment of 5000 pupils. An appro-
pirate programme of speeches and
music marked the opening exercises
at the High School. There are eight
white and one negro public school
in the city. The enrolment is ex-
pected to be increased by the end of
the week to $500 or 1900, includ-
ing both white and black.
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shot While at Window.

20 be some of the negroes in the ne
gro settlement of the town of LUCE
dale. shot and seriously wounded
George Moss, another. negro. The
wounded negro was sitting by a win
dow in the cabin of Bette Billups,
when he was suddenly fred upon and
hit in the back. The weapon used
seems to be a 32-calibre pistol. No
clue to the guilty party has as yet
developed.
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rockefeller i'm Auto Accident.

Cleveland, O.,-An automobile con
tanning John D. Rockefeller and w.
D. Rudd, his brother-in-law, col
lided with lamp post in Euclid ave
nue.. Neither was injured. The rear
lamp of the machine was knocked
off and the machine was driven cff
without it. As a result policeman
booked Rockefeller at the police
station as a first offender"
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Brock Gets Life Term.

The case of the State against John
Brock, at Purvis, has been settled,
the defendant pleading guilty and
taking a life sentence. He was
charged with the killing of Louis
Kepler at Baskerville two years ago.
Brock was tried for the crime last
year, was convicted and sentenced
to hang, but the case was reversed
by the supreme court.
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Night Riders in Alabama.

Russellyille, Ala.,-The following
notice was found at the cotton gin
of Hall and Son at this place:
Hall & Son, Gentlemen: You
win please close down your gin un-
til cotton advances in price. and
you are notified to start. We do not
wish to harm you, so we hope you
will submit to tins request. We
mean business. This cro. .v>must be-
held.
A BAND OF FARMERS"
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Crossties are Wanted.

Representatives of the Shane Lum
Der Company, of Omaha, Neb., are
asking Hattiesburg lumbermen to
bid on contracts for ten million
crossties to be delivered to the Union
Pacific Railroad. At the current mar
ket price the order would amount
to something like s125,000.
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TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS-.
The Conference at Philadelphia Gets
Down to Business.

DOWH 10 ISusIHtss'
Philadelpiha,-W With all the pre-
liminaries incidental to formal open
ing and organization out of the way,
the delegates to the International
Conference on tuberculosis gave un-
divided attention to the technical dis
cussion on the care and prevention
of consumption. The leading men
of Europe and America in the war
on the disease Joined in the discuss
ion. Provision for advanced cases
of tuberculosis, and hygienic require
ments for sanatora were among the
subjects taken up.
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Famous Mayor Dead.

Beaumont, Tex.,-Timpson's dollar
mayor is dead. ]. d. Ford, the man
who achieved fame throughout the
country through receiving a salary
of 81 a year as mayor Of one of
Texas thriving cities, succumbed to
an operation for appendicitis. Mr..
Ford was editor of the Timpson
Times.
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Plot To KIN King Alfonso

Pau, France-The police have ar
rested several dangerous anarchists,
who, with others, were engaged in
celebrating a plot to assassinate
King Alfonso of Spain when he pass
ed through Biarritz on his way to
Paris.
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ACTRESS SUES ELKINs SON.
Aouise Lonadale Asks 100000 foa
Breach of Promise.

Phillippi, w va.,-The filing here
Of suit for 100000 damages on
an allegation of breach of promise
to marry by Louise Lonodale, a New
York actress, against Blaine Elkins,
youngest son of United State Senator
Elkins, has caused sensation. The
young man is brother of Katherine
Elkins. who Is reported engaged to
marry tie Duke of Abruzzi.
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Ginned 142 Bales.

Secretary Yerger of the Peniten-
tiary Board has received a report
of cotton ginned at the two gins of
the Sunfower State farm up to last
Saturday night, the number of bales
being 142.
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CONGRESSMAN BURNETT.
Suffering From Injury Received in
Peculiar Manner.

peculiar Manner.
Birmingham, Ala.,-Advices from
Gadsden say that Congressman John
L. Burnett, of the Seventh District,
and prominent on committees of Con
gress dealing with immigration, is
suffering from an injury received in
a peculiar manner few days ago at
his home. He was seated in a chair
when he attempted to pick up a pa
per which had fallen to the floor.
The arm of the chair injured Lis side
1t was at first thought that a rib
or two had been broken.
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Negroes Warned 10 Leare.

Montgomery, Ala special to
the Advertiser from Brewton, Ala.
says Notices have been posted warn
ing all negroes to leave Brewton by
December 1, on pain of death, a mass
meeting of white citizens has been
held at which the posters of the no.
tices were denounced.
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ESTABLISHES HERO FUND.
MIR. Andrew Carnegie is to Set Aside
$1,25O,OOO.

London. Encouraged by the sue
cess that has attended the establish
ment of his hero fund" in America,
Andrew Carnegie has decided to
found a SIMILAR fund in "his native
land" To this end he is about to
hand over to trustees the, sum of
$1,25O,O00.
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MN Operatives Form Union.

The mill operatives of Wesson
have organized union with a mem
bership of about 800. The union was
organized at the instance of julius
Scroth of New Orleans, who came
there for that purpose. 1t is not the
of the union to antagonize
their employers by going on strike.
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Whisker Coo in sewer.

Birmingham, Ala.-Surrounded by
otlcers, Chief Bodeker uncorked
scores of confiscated bottles and pour
ed 155 gallons of whiskey into sink
at the City Hall One hundred gallons
more will be sent the same route.
and SO barrels of beer which has ac-
cumulated as the result of raids on
blind tigers in Birmingham viii be
poured into the sewers.
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Negroes PAY Death Penalty.

Sheriff P. H. Brown hanged Ned
Bowles and Jim BuIlison, negroes,
in expiation of the crime of murder
at Charleston. The execution was
witnessed by fully 5000 people,
many of whom had travelled long
distance for the purpose of witness
ing the hanging. Both negroes made
a short talk on the scaffold.
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Second Netherlands Note.

Ths Hague.-The second Meth
erland note on the difficulty with 9
nezuela was presented to the Ven
ezuelan government at Caracas to-
day through the intermediary of the
German diplomatic representative,
Baron Won Seckendorff.
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\ nehs. 20 sneciaI.

Chicago, RED Special" bear
ing Eugune V. Debs, Socialist candi-
date for President. started on its
Eastern trip. The train carries a
humber of other speakers and brass
band. 1t arrived in Chicago after a
9,OOO-mile trip through the west
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For Smuggling Chinese.

Los Angles, Cal.-After weeks of
careful investigation of an alleged
plot to smuggle Chinese across the
Mexican border the Federal officers
have succeeded in obtaining indict-
ments against three Los Angeles men
and three Mexicans, who formerly
lived near Long Beach.
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Am Incendiary Fire.

The steam gin and sawmill of
Clarke & Price, near Ruth, was de-
stroyed by fire. The origin of the
fire is unaccounted for, and is sup
posed to be the work of an incen-
diary. There was no insurance, The
gin contained one bale of cotton.
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Shot While at window.

TO be some of the negroes in the ne
gro settlement of the town of Luce
dale, shot and seriously wounded
George Moss, another negro. The
wounded negro was sitting by win
dow in the cabin of Bette BiIIups,
when he was suddenly fired upon and
hit in the back. The weapon used
seems to be 32-calibre pistol. No
clue to the guilty party has as yet
developed.
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British shipbuilders Underbid

GLASGOW British shipbuilders
who made tenders for the construc-
ton of sixteen small warships for
the Argentine navy failed to secure
a single order. The German and
Dutch builders were under the Brit
ish rivals in priceland the ship will
be built on the Continent.
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REQUEsTION is HONORED.
"BiII" Hatfield sun Denies He Is
James S. Dunham.

"Bill" Hatfield sun Denies de Is
James S. DUnham.
Austin, Textile Governor has
honored a requestion of the Cover
nor of California for the extradition
of James S. Dunham, now in Jail
at Sherman, and who is wanted at
San Joses CAL, to answer to the
charge of numbering six persons, in
Guiding Mrs. Dunham, ten years ago.
Sheriff A. B. Langford of San Jose,
and former Sheriff Bufinton of that
place were here and obtained the
executive warrant and left for Sher-
man after the prisoner, who is in
jail uder the name of bill" Hat
field.
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Maxine VIII Eight.

Reno, Nev.-Maxine Elliott, wife
of Nat. C. Goodwin, the actor, will
contest his suit for divorce, which
was filed here. This was made known
when her appearance was entered
through her attorneys in the district
court.
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Caught in Ginhead.

John Byer, victim of cotton gin
accident at Carson, Miss, has been
brought to Hattiesburg, for surgical
treatment. His arm was crushed and
his face and head badly torn. Am
putation of the arm was necessary,
but the injuries are not regarded as
fatal.
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Worthington Elected sheriff.

Thos. Worthington was elected. sher-
iff of Washington county to succeed
his kinsman and friend, the late HI.
Miller, without opposition. Only a
light vote was cast. E. R. Wortham,
of Greenville, was elected member
of the Board of Supervisors from the
Third Ditrict of the county, to sue
ceed Herman Wilczinski, resigned,
also without opposition.
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Naval Monument Committee.

The Secretary of the Navy has ap-
pointed Rear Admiral F. M. Ramsey,
U. S. NJ, retired. and Charles w.
Stewart, superintendent of the Libra
ry and Naval Ward Records Office,
as a committee to select a site and
design for the proposed naval monu-
ment in the Vicksburg National Mil
itary Park.
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Appeal Expected in Murder Case.

The Yoluminous record in the case
of the state VS.. A. C. Brett, charged
with the killing of D. G. McCann
at Mount Olive last July, and at the
July term of the Circuit Court tried,
convicted and sentenced to serve a
life sentence, is expected from Court
Stenographer Robert Peyton of Jack
son, says a Collins special. Brett's
attorneys soon after the sentence,
filed an affidavit for an appeal, and
it is this appeal record that is ex-
pected, consisting of the transcript
of notes that it took more than a
week to take.
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ALLEGED Murderer demanded.

New York-Enrique de Lara, the
Santo Domingo youth, who was ar
rested charged with the murder of
Father Artuo Asencio, in Central
Park on Sept. IA, was taken to
police court and remanded for the
coroner's action.
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WoodviIIe's Launch Burns.

The gasoline launch Galilee owned
by John Alonzo Woodville and War
rem Woodville, caught fire and was
burned to the waters edge while at
anchor in front of the Camp Grounds
at Biloxi. The launch was valued at
$500 and is insured for $1,000.
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New Bank Onened.

The new bank at Okolona, the
First National, opened its doors to
the public. A large number of de-
positors opened accounts with the
bank. This makes three first class
banks in Okolona.
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aBoostersn visit Silver Creek.

A special train loaded with Brook
haven Boosters" numbering about
seventy-five persons, arrived at Sill
yer Creek for the purpose of ad-
tertising Brookhaven, viewing this
little town and getting better ac-
quainted with the people.
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Contributes $50 to Lee Fund.

Colonel F L. Maxwell, of Mounds,
La, contributed $50 to the Stephen
D. Lee Monument Fund. A number
of smaller contributions from Louis
lana are being received by Chair
man w. T. Rigby, of the National
Park Commission, at Vicksburg.
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c. Bud" Mortimer, an aged plan
ter residing several miles south of
Winona, was arrested by United
States Marshal Am. Storer of Kos.
ciusko, and Deputy Marshal w. H.
Kimmons on charge of sending
night rider notices through the
nails
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CARGO of Phosphate Arrives.

The American schooner Clara A.
Phinney arrived at Gulfport with
643 tons of phosphate from Port
Tampa, consigned to ]. w. Cory &
Co. This is the first to arrive out of
nine vessels chartered, all with sim
liar cargoes from the same port.
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The Covington County News ar
Seminary, which has been suspended
for two months on account of the ILL
ness of ]. NJ Walker, editor and
proprietor, will make its appearance
this week for the first time since it's
suspension.
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Wright Flies Again.

Lemans.- Wilbur Wright the
American aeroplanist, made flight
at the fields of Auvors that lasted
thirty-six minutes and fourteen sec
onds. He covered twenty-five miles
at an average height of forty-fivS
feet.
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NIethodist Church Dedicated.

The Fayette Methodist Church,
which was built several years ago..
has been dedicated. Rev. DR.. Muir
rah of MiIlsaps College, Jackson,
Miss, preached the sermon.
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New Road Ready for Business.

The Sanoody alley Railroad Com.
pany, recently incorporated under
the laws of this state has filed with
Secretary of State Power, the state
ment of the organization of said
company. The capital stock of the
railroad is fixed at 100000.
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Has a Tender Heart.

Gov. Noel has granted a pardon
to Steve Sage, serving five years
sentence for manslaughter, having
been sent Up in January, 1905, from
Lefiore county.
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Hammer Adirdged Gniltv.

The preliminary trial of Hugh
Hopper for the killing of Rudolph
Stewart on September 8, was held
before Justices Moore and Thomas
in Scooba, resulting in the convic-
tion of Hopper and remanding him
to jail without bond.
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COMMITTED Suicide.

G. F. Bills, an Illinois Central con-
ductor, shot and wounded Miss Ma
mie Farley and suicided at Natchez,
His wife suicided at Brookhaven two
years ago leaving nine children.
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CARTAGo's RECORD LOAD.
New Fruiter Will Bring 65,0O9
Bunches of Bananas.

BunCheS OF bananAS.
New Orleans.-A dispatch was re-
ceived from Port Limon, informing
the United Fruit Company's offce
here of the sailing from Limon Of
the steamship Cartago with $4,000
punches of Limon bananas. This is
the record load for any one of the
larger ships of the company, and is
several thousand stems larger than
any ever brought to this port in q
single voyage.
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40 Wireless on Monument.

Washington, The President has
decided not to give permission for the
establishment of a wireless telegraph
station on the Washington monu-
ment.
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ABE RAYalER Is NOT GUILTY
First Mob Trial at Springfield Re-
suits in AcquittaI.

Springfield, Tll.,-After three
hours reconsideration Of the evid-
ence the jury in the case of Abe Ray
mer of st. Louis, tried for the mur-
der of William K. Donnigan, an aged
negro who was lynched at the cor
ner of Spring and Edwards streets
on the night of August Is, returned a
verdict of mot guilty"
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Chicago. Carter. at one
time capitalist and president of tha
South Side Elevated Railroad Com
pany of Chicago, died In this citY
after a prolonged illness.
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CONFESS TO HAzlNG.
Thirty Students at University of
Tennessee Involved.

Knoxville, Tenn.,-About thirty
members of the sophomore class OF
the University of tennessee have con
fessed to having been guilty of haz-
ing. A meeting of officials of the
Faculty has Ieen called to take ac-
ton in the matter. Every student
upon matriculating is required to
sign a pledge that he or she will
not be guilty of hazing. The violating
of this pledge is now charged against
the ,self-confessed hazers.
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NEGRO MAKEs CONFESSION.
Admits He Threw Switch That
Caused Wreck.

Caused Wreck.
Spartanburg, S. Clarence Ag-
new, negro arrested at Wexford,
S. c., and brought here on the
charge of having thrown the switch
that caused the wreck of No. Al
west-bound passenger train on the
Southern Railway near Duncan, in
which Engineer Fonville and Fire
man Sid Bowers were killed, has
made confession. Agnew was seen
attempting to break the switch lock,
it is said.
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Washington. Headed by Major
General Duval, the ffty-two officers
on duty at the War Department and
the War College at Washington left
Fort Myer, Va. on the first of the
three days riding test OF ninety miles
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Brewery Damaged hY Fire.

Hudson, N. Y. Fire almost des-
troyed the plant of the Sehauble
Brewing Company here. The loss
will be at least s150,0O0 The fire
is believed to be of incendiary origin.
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Kermit roosevelt in South Oak ota.
Pierre, S. Dak.,-Seth Bullock,
Kermit Roosevelt and party arrived
here from their hunt west of the
river, and will go, east. They have
been ouNsince Sunday.
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Morgan City Story Ridiculous" }"

Washington, n,-The statement of a
cattle raiser at Morgan City, La,
that he had an order to ship 200
horns for President Roosevelt for
use in the Africa hunt was charac-
terized by Secretary Loeb as rid
iculous"
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orvlIIe wright Improving

Washington. Oryille Wright, the
aeronaut, who has been at the Fort
Myer Hospital since the aeroplane ac-
cident, continues to improve.
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Charce nIicit RetaiIing.

The grand jury at Magnolia re-
turned indictments against the B. P.
o. E. and the Eagles at McComb
City, charging the Illicit sale of
liquors.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1908-10-01

Senator Knox Homeward Bound.
Queenstown limited States Sena-
tor Philander C. Knox of Pennsyl-
vania and Mrs. Knox sailed from
here on board the White Star Line
steamer Cedric for New YoI..
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Bank Earn over 25 : Per Cent.

The annual stockholders meet
ing of the Bank of Pachuta was held.
The affairs of the bank were found
to be in excellent condition and in
spite of the financial depression for
the past months it's net earnings
were over 25 per cent. A dividend
of 10 per cent was declared and Is
per cent passed to the surplus.
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Postal Matters.

Washington, D. c. Postmasters
appointed - Louisiana Kethville,
Caddo parish, Margaret A. Mckee.
Mississippi -Goodman, Homes
county, John R. Carter; Sontag,
Lawrence county, Martin L. White.
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Washington.-The comptroller OF
he currency has issued call on
national banks for a statement OF
their condition at the close OF BUSH
ness on September %.
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A municipal primary will be held
Oct 27, at VicksbV@y.