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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-22
HEARING
Before the
MONDAY MAY IA. 1906,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

MONDAY MAY IA, 1906"
which is report made by the Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors, House
of Representatives, Monday, May IA,
1906. This Committee had it up for
consideration, H. r. 1864. which was
a. bill introduced by Mr.. Bowers, en-
titled
"A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE
ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHAN
MEL, AND ANCHORAGE BASIN
BETWEEN SHIP ISLAND HAIR
Dor AND GULFPORT, MISSIS-
SIPPPI."
In the report of this Committee will
be found statement of Mr.. Bowers
before the Committee, in which he
was working for the purpose of hav+
ing the Federal Government pay over
to Mr.. Jones, or the Gulf & Ship Is
land Railroad, $15O,000.00, amount
agreed upon in contract with s. s.
Bulls manager. of the Gulf G Ship
Island Railroad Company, for the Dig
ging of the anchorage basin and cham
mel at Gulfport, Mishs. After Mr..
Bowers had made his statement he
introduced Judge James H. Neville, of
Gulfport, who was general counsellor
the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad, and
from the speech made by Mr.. Neville,
clip the following excerpts:
This contract was entered into be-
tween the Government and Mr.. Bull
lis, and shortly after, Captain Jones,
of Buffalo, New York, who was largely
interested in the construction company
building the Gulf and Ship Island Rail-
road, became the dominant factor in
that interest, and he. by assignment,
took the contract that was made with
Mr.. Bulls and with the government,
and began the work of dredging the
channel from Gulfport to Ship Island,
and the anchorage basin near the
shore, as contemplated by the con-
tract"
During the presentation of this mat
ter before the committee ON rivers and
harbors, by Mr.. Neville. the acting
chairman of the committee PROFOUND
ed a few questions to Mr.. Neville, as
follows:
Mr.. Bishop-What is the amount of
timber to this port standing?
Mr.. Neville-Well,, Mr.. Chairman,
Continued on page three.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-22

| Section II of the charter of said rail
road company.
3. That the Senators and Repre-
sentatives of the State of Mississippi,
and of Congress of the United States,
be. and they are hereby resuested to
use their best efforts to secure such
appropriation as may be needed for the
purpose above recited, as well as the
ratification and confirmation of the
said grant, at the present session of
Congress.
Adopted by the Senate, February 8,
1900,
JNO. R. DINSMORE,
President of the Senate.
Adopted by the House, February IA,
1900,
A. ]. RUSSELL,
Speaker of the House.
This. resolution was passed, and for
warded to Hon. Frank McLain, who
was the Representative in Congress,
at the time, from this district and he,
in conformity and in compliance with
the request of said resolution intro
duced a bill in Congress to carry into
effect the purposes of this resolution,
which is as follows:
seth Congress, list session.
II. r. 1882.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES, MAY 1, 1900.
Mr.. McLain introduced the follow
ing bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Railways and Canals
and ordered to be printed.
A BILL.
To ratify and confirm section seven
teen of charter granted to the Gulf G
Ship Island Railroad Company by the
Legislature Of the State Of Mississippi.
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the
State of Mississippi on the twenty
third day of February, Ammo Domini,
eigteen hundred and eighty-two grant
ed charter unto the Gulf & Ship
Island Railroad Company. a corpora
ton of that State, which charter,
among other provisions, contained the
following grant from the said state,
namely:
Sec II. Be it further enacted,
That the said railroad company shall
have the right, power, and authority
to reclaim the submerged lands of said
Mississippi Sound for distance of
one-half mile in either direction east
and west from the point of intersec-
ton of said line of railroad with the
waters of said Sound extending six
miles from the shore of the present
mainland in southerly direction,
and to take, have, and to hold said
lands so reclaimed, and to enjoy, use,
and control the same to the especial
use and benefit of said company; to
lease, release, sell, convey, mortgage,
or otherwise dispose of the same; to
locate, construct, and thereafter to
own and maintain and use suitable
wharves, piers, breakwaters, basins,
depots or other appurtenances, ap-
pendages, and buildings thereon nee
essary and proper for the loading and
unloading, receiving and discharging
freight and passengers from sea-going,
Tightening, and coasting vessels" and
WHEREAS, The said railroad COM
pany has constructed its railroad from
Gulfport, in Harrison County, Missis-
sippi, to Jackson, in said State, and has
S also constructed branches and is now
e operating about two hundred and fifty
r miles of railroad, with the Southern
l. terminus at Gulfport, near Ship Island
d a natural harbor on the Gulf of Next
co, fronting on Mississippi Sound; anC
d WHEREAS, the said railroad com
: pany is DESTROYS and anxious of dredg
Z ing channel from the shore of tn,
e mainland to the harbor at Ship Islam
+ and of constructing piers and othe
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-22
Continued from Page One.

pacity as Representative IN the State
Legislature as well as in Congress.
Mr.. Bowers was representing Han
cock County. a part of the Sixth Con-
gressional District, in the State Legis-
lature of 1900 He ives also at that
time, general counsel for the Gulf Il
Ship Island Railroad Company. and he,
as the representative of the Gulf X
Ship Island Railroad, introduced in the
of 1900. House Journal,
page, the following resolutions, be-
ing chapter 2O4, of the Acts of said
of 1900.
CHAPTER 2o4.
A joint resolution memoralizing the
Congress of the United States with
reference to Ship Island Harbor and
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Com
ny.
WHEREAS, The Gulf & Ship Island
ilroad Company was Incorporated by
State of Mississippi. by act of Leg
allure. approved February %, 1882,
Itch said act. among other powers,
htained the following
Bee. II. Be it further enacted, That
right, power, and authority to re-
i'm the submerged lands of said
ssissippi Sound, for a distance of
La1f ,,,;1, l., oitbar d;roo+ior Eoct
West from the point of intersec-
h of said line of Railroad with the
ters of said Sound, extending six
es from the shore of the present
in Land, in a Southerly direction, to
e, have and to hold said lands so
laimed, and to enjoy, use and con-
the same to especial use and ben
of said company, to lease, release,
convey, mortgage or otherwise
bose of the same; to locate. con-
bet and thereafter to own and main
and use suitable wharves. piers,
ahkwaters, basins and depots and
PR appurtenances, appendages and
dings thereon necessary and proper
the loading and unloading, receiv-
and discharging freight and passen-
5 from seagoing, Tightening and
sting vessels; and
WHEREAS, Some question has been
ed as to the validity of the said
~ tl,a ..f =.
WHEREAS, 1t is expedient that the
he should be confirmed by the Con
ss of the United States; and
FHEREAS, The Gulf & Ship Island
broad has been constructed for a
lance of over one hundred miles
is being rapidly pushed to com
Eetion; and
WHEREAS, 1t is only about five
one-half miles from said pier to
p water leading to the main Ship
nd Harbor; and -
WHEREAS, 1t is a question of
Idging a channel of sufficient depth
about five and one-half miles in
Igth to connect said terminus of
d Railroad with the deep water har.
at Ship Island; and
WHEREAS, Ship Island is recog
Jed as one of the best harbors in
South; and
WHEREAS, The great increase o
bortation through Ship Island harbol
hands the opening of said channe
I'm the terminus of said Gulf & Shi]
and Railroad to deep water;
THEREFORE,, be it resolved, l.
lat the Congress of the United State
and is hereby memoralized to max
suitable appropriation sufficient 70
E improvement of the channel leaC
& from the terminus of said railroa
main deep water at Ship Island.
2. That the Congress of the Unite
ates be further memoralized and re
ested to confirm unto the Gulf 1
Zip Island Railroad Company tn
lid grant recited in the preamble @
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-22

road Company, with Private Car 1901
failed of passage.
now call your attention to a Con-
gressional document headed. or en-
titled,
"GULFPoRT. MISSISSIPPI
HEARING
Before the
COMMITTEE ON RIVERS AND HAIR
BORIS
Of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

Dr. B F. stoll. Haight At Masonic av..
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
Ex-CoNVECTs CHARGED

Bgron Eheeian and Joseph Adams.
ax-eonvieTs. who broke into rooms in
the Hotel Lorin. 1856 Sutter street. on
Monday afternoon and were chased and
captured 5F Policemen Cseimann and
Balz-ll1c1- we're each booked al the city
prison yesterday on five charges Of
burglary The complaining witnesses
are AIRS Helen king whose room was
entered twice Henry Becker Mrs Ida
5lQsenoH of 1858 Post street. and Henry
yungmeier OF 1867 California street A
charge q assault 10 murder vas also
booked against Adams for shooting al
Inar-es = Smith of the Hotel LorIn
durins t-4e pursuit ON Nondav.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
THE sAN FRANCIsCO CALI. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER % 1908

ton there was an increase Of SO cars
II the total shortages reported from
various parts of the country Adding
tnis 10 the number Of additional cars
put IN service. there was a total in
crease of 2.4a3 IN the demand for cars
from shippers
ofIsetting the shortage against the
used cars fit for service on November
II of 1oe.5l5
The increase in surplus available cars
was distributed pretty generally. ex-
eepL IN New England. the middle south
ern states, such as Alabama. Mississippi
and kentucky In Texas and in many
q me northwestern states the NUM-
per OF idle cars decreased instead Of
increasing Bearing IN mind the fact
tnat approximately 1900 cars We're re-
turned from the shops in the fortnight
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

ended November II there was evidently
a considerable further Improvement N
the condition of railroad traffic in that
time II is also strikingly apparent
that the absorption Of the country's
stock OF idle cars back into service Is
not going on al anything like the rate
al which II was progressing a feE
weeks ago Taking into account shop
cars and shortages the best that can be
hlaoe OF the report for November II is
a net gain Of 3,43S in service or de-
manded- On a similar basis the gain
for the October 80 fortnight was ap-
proximately 10000
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
BACKS BELIEF IN
CITY WITH MONEY
VI. Fisher Makes Extensive PuF-
chases OF San Francisco Real
ty and VIII Build Here
VIII Erect Residence in Wash
iHgt0n Street on Lines OF
Modified Fire Pr0OfiHg

one ~ the niost ezthusiastie believer
81 tie f1ture of Tic city and one VIVA
backs I'D his belief with money IS =
Fisher
Ir addition 80 hfs large purchases Ln
Preside terrace. he has- through TAG
sgeney ~ SbainWal6. Buckbee < Co.
purchases rhe house on the soura line
cf Washing on street I7z-s feet west ~
walnut street. 55El2I.k1. feet, Tor S-e-
t00
This sale s. interesting. as IL IS Tie
first residence hEilr according 20 tie
rew sfrlc of architecture proposed tor
rhe fre limits. The house * apparentls :
e plaster exterior. brzt IS really frame
CEete on wire laLhs. Il IS ssid THAI
tese walls wiii resist IRE as readily IS
brick
modern residence and CON-
usHde fne marine view
Sauwall Buckbee q Co also re-
porf tfe sale Cf q lot GA tle south line
~ clay street 40 feet east of Locust
etreet $4,000 fee-. for account Of Moses
Jacobs [cr $4,000
Account Henry fEu6slh hnlidt. RI a. lot
roTty line Sacramento street. IS
1eet east Jcnes street, z5Ezso feet
Terms private
Account san Francisco land com
IT lCC eaE-erlv line of Niurh avenue
- teet south Lake street. 15NI5D leet.
ff5e
Account ~ II klein. lot and I'M
l- --e-ls west me treat avenue
-6 lee- lor-leriE 1ron Twenty i1-t1
Fr z bv 1875 feet $3.50.
roulr Nel estate company. lot
rer -5ne Pine street 1875 feet
e- Htae street. 5e-4 og 1875 feet
account samuel Bake. lot and resi-
lce -er-E line El1Ll avenue a55
Eaet north Lake street. - bE 100 feet
known as g Fifth avenue, $4,000.
Account Joseph Lilder. lor NORTH
CITY lne carmel street. l59 feet east
account spring estate comD4nE- lot
rrrtleriE line Greenwich street 4S-T
feer Derisadero street. s125o
Ar-ClHr j. j Martin. lot southeast
fue 1-a street. zoe feet southwest
eEt street. - bT 50 feet $1,000.
A-oUl r. a. wolf. l0t eaErerly line
I-a-k street. 110-6 feet south cali
fcr1.a street = by 1896 feet. $500
Account Miss G. II Atkinson, lo-
clst street iet i5 bv 100 feet, on prl-
Tate terms
Account 81 - Chesebrough. lot
south line washington street ---6
ft W-est Laurel street 1926 BIZ 1875
$3.50 ~ Herman Moss
account same owner lOr south line
f-a gton street - feet west Laurel
street. f bT 1z7-Sit feet; $3.50; 10
les willard
-Tle. purchaser of these two lots
Turroses ~ erect TWO very handsome
residences in keeping with the inn
IoFcrelts in the .neighborhoOd-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
SURPLUS CAR NEWS
NOT ENCOURAGING
Seeming Increase of IO,26z Is
Net Gain for Fortnight of
Only 2,6l3

Ti& latest report of the car efficiency
committee OF the American railway as
sociation shows that on November II
there was total surplus OF 1Zi.i74 cars.
as against 1885 on october 90 This
is only seeming increase Of 1922. be
cause during the same period 12.Sl5
cars were released from repair shops. SO
that there was a net gain Of 2-slS in
the number in active service. In addi-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
UNION STREET vi. E.
CHURCH TO BE DEDICATED
Is Fourth Chapel to Be Built
Under Auspices of the City
Extension Society

The Union street Methodist Episcopal
church. The fourth chapel 10 be con-
strueted in this city under the auspices
of the city church extension society Of
the Methodist Episcopal church. will
be dedicated this morning and i'm
portant religious services in connection
with the occupation OF the building
LOT olVlne worship VIII be conducted
during the afternoon and evening
Rev. A z Ulrich. superintendent OF
the san Francisco city missions OF the
Aletnodlst Episcopal church. has had
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
Will 6oNsIDER CALI 10 PULPIr

Rev ~ T. Cr0user of san Jose VIII
occupy the pulpit Of the First English
Lutheran church IN Geary street near
lsrrsris today
keT. Ar- CrouseT IS 2 prominent LII
tlHEau clergyman having been presl-
cert ~ t1e Lutheran synod Of Caiffor-
lia- and rs now pasle- Qf Grace L1rh-
eau church. san Jose
Ile congregation ~ the First church
lss officially rendered him q call 10
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
y. y. Q !. sTNDAY SERVICE

Tie sunday service today at the
1eung Ne1en's Christian association.
1888 OFarreI street. wiz be con-
Quoted ar o'clock by Rev J. F. vii
-. formerly OF Csin& Mrs Claire
r@ssoLs NlL sing All women are cor
enc TO renal in FOR q social half hour
R-c z cup of tea
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e:ons.ructlOn q ths nsw

charge OF the construction OF ths new
T55shoo Edwin H Hughes VIII
nreach AT the dedication serflcss,-
which viii be held AT II O'Clock a. tH9
..----c1 which is located IN Union
sfreef between Steiner and Pierce
Prominent laymen and ministers ln
the church viii participate In psaJ-
forr, meeting 10 be held ar o'clock
n +ha Sfternoon. and at 7:45 in the
e9anirr Dr. W @ Evans, district
superintendent. viii deliver an ad-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

become lis perna nent pastor Rev.
rrouser has not yeL accepted. but Il IS
expected that he viii have something
definite 10 saT about the matter when
he is il this city next Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

The Eureka slate Company
Manufacturers OF roofing and electrical
STATE, has removed its Offices 10 355-35t
kearny 160.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

STANFORD PROFESSOR TO LECTURE
DR.. e ". Hope OF Stanford unlver-
sitv will deliver a a(lecture al Equa1llt
S-il 1sa Albion avenue. tonight. His
subject viii be Christ. the Church anfi
Socialism Admission is free 70 tne
general public
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-12
Solid Brewery Vote. 1.

Hadley told the rural population
he didn't want the votes OF the liquor
election but the election returnsfrom
st. Louis and St. Louis county
prove beyond dispute that Hadley
received the solid vote OF the lawless
liquor element Of st. Louis and St.
Louis county. Every brewer ward
gave Hsdley almost a unanimous
vote. No Republican paper In Mis-
souri, will give this truth to their
readers, thousands Of whom refusing
to read anything but republican pa
pers will live in ignorance Of Hadley's
deception. Hadley was made attor.
ney general by the Doodle money Of
the brewer, and by their votes and
money with the funds Of Special In.
terest he has been elected governor.
What Is worse, his administration
will be manipulated In the interest oil
the element to whom he owes his cleo.
|tion.-Carthage Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-12
Missouri congressman.

The Missouri delegation will be
made up as follows:
Democrats-First District, James
T. Lloyd, Shslbina; Second District,
W. W. Rucker, Keytesville; Third
District, Joshua W. Alexander, Gal.
latin; Fourth District, Charles Boob
er, Savannah; Fifth District, William
P. Borland, Kansas City; Sixth Dis.
trict, David A. DeArmond, Butler;
Seventh District, Courtney W. Ham.
lin, Springfield; Eighth District, Dor.
sey W. Shackleiord, Jefferson City;
Ninth District, Champ Clark, Bowl.
ing Green; Eleventh District, Patrick
F. Gill, st. Louis.
Republicsns-Tenth District, Rich.
ard Bartholdt, St. Louis; Twelfth
District, Harry NJ. Coudrey, st
Louis; Thirteenth District, Polite
Elvins; Fourteenth District, Charles
A. Crow, Charlottesville; Fifteenth
District, Charles Morgan, Joplin, and
Sixteenth District, A. P. Murphy,
Rolla.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-12
NOT QUITE so BAD.
Unofficial Returns Elects All
Democratic State Officers
Except 6overner.

The following returns from oil
counties elects all she Democratic
state officers except Governor
The legislature is conceded by both
parties TO be Democratic on joint
ballot by at least six. and Senator
Stones majority over Folk Is about
10000.
Lieutenant Governor-G m e 1 Oh,
347, $50; Painter, 347. I50. Painters
plurality, 167,
Secretary Of State-Swanger, 347,.
403; Roach, 34s, 2l5 Rosch's plur-
ality, s12.
Authoritarian, 346.560; Cor.
don, 349, 2s5. Gordon's plurality,
2,725.
Trsssurer-Maring, GAG, ASH; Cow.
gill, 349,57s. Cowgills plurality,
1927.
Attorney G enersl-Fulkerson,
347, +10; Major, 349.3S6. Majors
plurality, 1876,
Railroad Commissioner-Wilder
1903; Knott, 34S.S39. Knots
plurality, 1,766.
Judge Of Supreme Court-CoX,
346, 314; Graves, 349.345. Graves
plurality, 3,031.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-12
TABULATED BATES co. VOTE.

In another column we publish the
tsbulated vote OF Bates county on
the two principal parties and sum-
mary OF all the other parties and on
the senatorial vote. An analysis Of
this vote shows that Bates county
has a Democratic majority OF about
500. Judge DeArmond led the ticket
with majority OF 642. Watt. B.
Dawson led the county ticket, his
majority being 624. A special and
hard fight was made on W. j. Bull.
lock, and his majority was cut down
to 80. Judge Hyde's majority oil
$50 In the south district was very
satisfactory considering the hard
fight by the Republicans TO win the
county court, and Judge L. s. Pad.
dock bears the distinction of having
received the largest. majority evel
given q candidate for that Office In
the north district. This table will bt
very valuable for future references
and should be fled away by thu
reader.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-12
Trouble in EIkhart.

Prosecuting Attorney W B. Daw-
son went out to Elkhart township
Saturday ID conduct the case against
Frank Hoard, charged With as
saulting Smith Anderson, an old
man, whose place adioins that Of
Hoard. Il seems that bad blood
had existed between the two for some
time, and when old Mr.. Anderson's
turkeysstrsyed over onto the Hoard
place, things came to q climax.
When Anderson found his turkeys
we're out, be Immediately went after
them, going over onto to the Hoard
place, some hundred and fifty yards.
he was seen by Hoard, who, arming
himself with q whip, rode out to
where Anderson was, and Il is said
assaulted him with the whip.
Thecase was tried Saturday before
Justice Of the Peace Ellis Hand al
the Silverdsle school house, wish the
result that q fine Of IS 90 and costs
was assessed against the defendant.
Feeling ran high on both sides, and
when Hoard said that he wished be
had gotten his Ave dollars worth, q
pitched battle seemed iminent.
No appeal was taken.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-12
Confederate Day.

Saturday was ex.Coniederate day
In Butler when the old Johnnies
and their friends filled the town. II
was their first picnic for many years,
and they came to enjoy it and the
expressions on every hand showed
they we're doing so to the fullest.
Dinner was served on tables In q
basement room Of the court house
and 80 bountiiully had these good
southern women prepared, that after
ell the old soldiers and their invited
guests had been fed, enough good
things were left to feed q multitude,
and II anybody went hungry, It was
their own fault.
After dinner the old soldiers were
marshaled on the east steps to the
court house, q Confederate flag was
uniurled and the Little Photographic
battery was trained upon them, and
not q man finched, but all looked
pleasant while they we're shot, ss be
came members Of the old guard.
Commander Pierce Hackett then
ordered them to assemble promptly
in the court room, where they listen.
cd TO the Lost Cause" Father
Ryan's famous poem, rendered BY
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-12

or not the guilty parties are home
people, Is NOS known. There has
been hunters here for the past ten
days from different portions Of the
State. Twenty-Five ducks are
enough for any one man to kill IN a
day, and when one goes over this
number the killing ceases to be sport
and revert to Q slaughter. This IL
the view that all true sportsmen will
take, and II is sale to say that
this class OF hunters will give the on
GERS every assistance possible In
bringing them to justice those who
disregard the law.
It's reported on good authority
that one hunter a few days since kill
ed 65 mallard ducks, stripped them
OF their feathers, and not having any
use Tor the fowls threw the carcases
into the river. ThisNs also to be in.
vest!gated aid II necessary evidence
can be obtained, the fellow will Be-
made to pay very dearly for bis fun.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-12

The Kansas City Stsr-Times ever
ready to drive wedge OF discord in.
to the Democratic party, now raises
the hue and cry that Folk was cheat.
ed out OF the senatorial nomination.
This time 1t does not Law the blame
to corrupt city politics, but the coun.
try precincts are charged with "turn-
Ing the trick" That paper like the
Post Dispatch Is extremely hostile
to Senator Stone and In order to en-.
compass his defeat would delight in
overturniDg the Democratic party.
But what do the country Democrats
think Of the charge that they are
the parties to the fraud?
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-12
Slaughter Of Ducks to be lnves-
tiQated.

A state game warden is said to
have arrived In Rich Hill Saturday,
reports the Review, to investigate
certain things that have been
brought to bis notice. He says he
has pretty good evidence that duck
hunters In this section are violating
the law every day, going Tar beyond
the Limit as provided By law a. to
the number which one man shall kin
in 9 days time. The lax states that
no one shall kin 10 exceed twenty.
Ave ducksin any one day. Whether