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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
ORCHARD ESCAPES cALLows.


Boise. Idaho. July 2.-The state
board OF pardons Wednesday oommut.
ed the sentence Of Harry Orchard
who was under sentence to hang Fri
day for the murder of former Cover
nor Steunonbsrg, to imprisonment for
life.
Orchard was arrested two days af
ter the assassination of former Cover.
nor Steunenberg at Caldwell, Idaho
December 40. 1906, and few weeks
later, while confined In the Idaho peni-
tentiary, confessed his guilt to James
Mcfarland, a well known detective,
ut the same time asserting that ne
was employed 10 commit the crime by
oflioers OF the Western Federation of
Miners
As result of his confession, Chas.
H.. Meyer. president; William d. Hay
wood, secretary-treasurer, of the West
ern Federation OF Miners, and Charles
ID. Petttbone were arrested in Denver
and brought to idaho to answer to the
charge Of murder
John Simpklns, another member of
the Federation, was also indicted and
Is still = fugitive. Haywood and Pet
tibone were acquitted after memorable
trials In which Orchard told a story
Of Wholesale assassination which
shocked the world. Following the
trial Of Pettibone, the case against
Meyer was dismissed.
Orchard pleaded guilty to murder in
the first degree. In pronouncing the
sentence Of death a week later, Judge
Wood recommended that the hoard of
pardons commute the sentence, saying
he was firmly convinced that Orchard
had told the whole and exact truth
at the trials Of Haywood and Petit
bone, and that he was therefore, for
the service he had rendered the state,
entitled to clemency The pardon
board, consisting Of Governor Good
ing, Secretary Of State Lansdon and
Attorney General Guhen, in taking this
action acted on the recommendation
Of Judge Wood, made at TIE time of
sentencing Orchard.
Orchard to the last was opposed to
having the sentence interfered with.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Will Ask to Punish Officials.

City of Mexico, July 4.-Mexico
will ask the United States to punish
severely the local authorities at Del
Rio, Tex, and possibly others of the
state under whose authority they act
ed on the ground that the officers
knowingly failed in their duty by al
lowing persons who partook in the
LasVacas raid to return to the Tex
as side of the river and to bring with
them their wounded
Punishment may also be asked for
the authorities and police of Del Rio,
for allowing meetings to be held there
for the purpose Of fomenting and plan
ming raids, murder and robbery in
Mexico.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
THE EDENVERPROCRAM
Order Of Business For the Nation.
al Convention.
THERE MAY BE 4 SESSIONS
Nomination for President Will Prob.
ably Be Made on Thursday, Then
Adjournment, and the Nomination
for Vice President on Friday.

Denver, Colo, July 4.-The commit
tee on arrangements of the national
committee met and completed the or
der of the business for the conven-
tion and for the session of the ma
tional committee to be held on Mon
day.
The convention program is outlined
for four sessions, beginning next
Tuesday. This will carry the conven-
tion through to Friday afternoon, un-
less a fight in committee or on the
floor should prolOng the deliberations.
AS already announced. it is proposed
that an adjournment shall be taken
Immediately after the temporary or
ganization is perfected, out of respect
to the memory of the late Mr. Cleve-
land, although this feature does not
appear on the formal program.
Program for First Day.
The first days order of business is
as follows:
chairman Taggart, of the nation
al committee, calls the convention
to order at noon.
2-Secretary Wooison reads call
for convention.
3-Prayer by Archbishop James J.
Keane.
Announcement of temporary Of
ficers agreed upon by the national
committee.
5-Chairman asks for further nom
inations.
6-No further nominations, chair
man puts question on agreeing to the
recommendations of the national COM
mittee.
7.-Chairman appoints committee of
two delegates to escort Temporary
Chairman Theodore A. Bell, of Cal
ifornia, to chair.
and 9-Introductions and speech
of temporary chairman.
10-Call of states for members of
the following committees: Credentials.
permanent organization, rules and Or
der Of business, platform, and reso-
lutiOns.
11-Probable adjournment or recess.
1t is expected that the Cleveland
resolutions, as finally agreed upon,
will be introduced just before adjourn
ment.
Second Days Program.
For the second session of the con-
vention ON Wednesday, the program
for the permanent organization, the ad-
dress of the permanent chairman, and |
the receipt and adoption of committee
reports.
The nominations for president will
be made Thursday, and it is planned
to adjourn after this is settled until
Friday morning, when the nomina-
tions for vice president will be In
order
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Miners May Be Called Out.

Indianapolis. Ind, July 3-All the
union miners in Alabama will proba-
bly, be called out on strike some time
next week. This was formally de-
cided upon by the national executive
board of the United Mine Workers
of America, who closed a five days
session here. President Thomas Lew
is said: ''The operators in Ala
bama refuse absolutely to make a set
tlement with the miners there unless
the men accept a reduction and
strike will probably be called some
time next week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Thousands OF Copies Have Been
SmuQaled Into Mexico.


Los Angeles, Cal, July "a copy
of Mexican revolutionary msnifes-
to, dated at this city May Is, and
bearing the signatures of Ricardo
Flores Magon, Antonio /. villareal, !,
Enrique Flores Magon, Lberado Ri
vera, Manuel Sarabia, and Praxedis
Guerro has been found here and on
translation proves to be an appeal to
the Mexican people to start the great
fight for freedom.
The first three mentioned of the
signers of this document are at res
ent in the county jail charged with
violations of the neutrality laws OF
the United States, and Sabria was re-
Gently taken to Tucson, Ariz., for
trial on similar indictment.
The manifesto declares that "one
man has controlled the entire de: my
OF the nation" for thirty years; that
the soldiery has been organized for
the sole purpose OF massacreing the
working people," that "our national
soil has been given to foreign ad-
venturers," and ends with "Mexicans
to arms. Reform, liberty and jus.
tice."
1t Is stated that thousands Of cop
les of this appeal were smuggled into
Mexico before the Outbreak of the
present trouble there.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
TREASURY SITUATION.
Secretary Cortelyeu Speaks of the
Governments Finances.

Secretary CorteIyou Speaks of the
Governments Finances.
Washington, July 4-Secretary
Cortelyou gave out. statement re-
garding the treasury situation in
which he says that the deficit of $780,
100000 shown by the treasury state
ments is more apparent than real be-
cause of the antiquated bookkeeping
system which is being overhauled. and
contending that considering the ordin-
ary receipts Of the government there
is really a surplus.
The secrtary says tnat the items in
cluded under ordinary expenditures
are such as might properly be COW
cred by the issue of bonds instead of
paid out of current revenues, the lat
ter method constituting an exhibition
of financial strength which shows only
an imaginary deficit. The statement
cites methods of special accounting
of foreign governments along these
lines. .,.,..
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
$50 ,ooo, 900 Spent In Road and Street
franroNemAnt

$50 ,ooo, 900 Spent In Road and Street
Improvement.
Baltimore, July "a review in this
weeks issue Of the Manufacturers
Record covering the road and street
Improvements Of the cities and coun-
ties of the south for the past six
months, shows the value of this work
to be approximately $50, 900 ,00O OF
this sum 81 100000 represents con-
tracts which have been awarded and
construction under way, $15,500,000
bonds voted and money appropria ted
or available, and $10,500 900 improve
ments contemplated and for most of
which dates have been set for voting
on the issuance of the necessary
bonds to carry on the work, and which
1t Is fair to assume nearly all will be
favorably acted upon.
Continued at this rate for the rest
of the. year, this would mean an au-
thorization of an outlay Of $4,000, 900
during 1908 for ABreet and read i'm
provement, but even il no additional
work is authorized the showing is
very remarkable and noteworthy, and
one which rot only indicates the ap
probation of Southern communities
of the benefits to be derived from
modern public Improvements, but also
evidences their determination to Sc
cure them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Cables Views Regarding Result Of
Maycralty Re Count.

OWpIew WtW~1 N00aFuIu8 rcSuIt u
Mayeralty Re- Count.
New York. July 2.-The following
cablegram was received from William
Randolph Hearst in regard to the re-
suit Of the New York mayoralty re-
count:
London, July 1, 1s0S-The result
is more than satisfactory to me and
hope IL will sufficiently satisfy the
citizens for whom this long and ardu-
GUS struggle had been carried on. i
have said from The beginning that the
fight was not to make me mayor but
to secure an honest count of the vote
cast by the citizens. In the face of
enormous and unnecessary difficulties
that count has been secured, and here
after 1t will be impossible for election
thieves to commit frauds In secrecy
and security behind the barrier Of
the law. Whatever election crime
is committed, be 1t great or small,
must be publicly accounted for. That
has been accomplished, and it means
much for the safety of the republic.
(Hgned) VIM. Randolph Hearst"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
DYNAMITE HAS LITTLE EFFECT

Brownwood, Tex, July 3-The 'Fris-
CO road has an elephant on its hands
about mile south of town in the way
of huge rock on the side of noun
tain which is gradually sliding toward
the track.
superintendent Drake, of the road,
has had a force of men at work for
two days in an effort to relieve the
situation, but dynamite has so far
only made a few corners disappear.
Since the recent rains the rock has
moved some 80 feet down the noun
tain side and about 20 feet more it
will go crushing down, destroying all
in its way.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Samar, Russia, July "a train
running between Ufa and Selatcust
has been robbed. The robbers board
ed the train on which two cashiers
of the Satimsk Iron Works were trav-
cling. A little ways from this station
they attacked the cashiers and took
from them SIS 900 in cash. They
then set the brakes, brought the train
to a stop and esvaped amid a salvo of
revolver shots.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Necessity of Ideals.

1t is absolutely necessary for us to
have ideals. If we have none, then we
will sink to the level of the beasts of
the field. We will go through life as
dumb driven cattle and not as heroes
with the light of God shining in our
faces If we wish worthily to achieve
our destiny then there must ever be
before us 1.-The vision splendid" Our
religion as the highest of ideals beck
ons us upward and bids us go forward
and practice what we believe in daily
life and duty.-Rev. George Downing
Sparks, Episcopalian, West Islip, N. 7.
Mans Chief Success.
Success in life is measured by the
amount of money which a man sue
ceeds in scraping together. You hear
it said on every hand, HE was good
man, but not very successful" mean
ing that he had not made great
amount OF money. A man has attain
ed the very greatest success If he lives
a good life. man is a failure If he
fails to make himself, no matter what
else he may make. If that be correct.
then it follows that the man who sue
ceeds in making the noblest character
is of the greatest value to society,"
Rev. NJ. E. Dunn, Presbyterian, Spo-
kane. Wash.
Tribute to Teachers.
The teacher is the true ruler of SO
ciety What is the secret of the teach
er's primacy among men? Omnipo-
tence, for man is the power of the
IDEAL Here are where the failures of
life come in Men ignore the ideal
and put their trust in things. They
trust in wealth. Wealth alone can
never bring in the golden age. Gold
is good but good man is better than
gold" They trust in strength and
might. The soldier will be forgotten.
The man who lived chiefly to weave a
crown for himself will be lost in OBJ
livion Men put their trust in political
systems. The glory of life is its ideal.
And the schoolmaster Is the man with
an ideal; hence he is the glory of the
town. Rev. DR.. n. McGee Waters.
Congregationalist, Brooklyn.
An UnworldIy Church.
Undoubtedly the fnture CAN only he
long to Il church which believes and
breaches the forthcoming. energiZing
and active love of God God forbid
that should deny the difficulties which
surround belief in the love of God or
ignore the stern side of the New Testa-
I ment, but no church will save the
! world, and especially those thousand
millions who have not yet had a
chance of making up their minds as to
1 the truth of Christianity, except a
church that believes and proclaims and
lives out the love of God to every child
that he has made The most evangel-
istic. the most catholic, the most or
thodox church on earth will produce no
effect upon the world If it has not still
one further Characteristic 1T must
clearly and Enthusiastically and before
all the world be unworldly Itself
Right Rev. Wilmington Ingram. Bish-
/. op of London. Episcopalian
| Mr.. Walter Jerroia proves that II
(, was Thackeray and not, as generally
believed, an anonymous journalist In
the Sporting Times. who "hit upon the
meaningless but suggestive word
sbally.' London Tribune.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
BRYAN REMEMBERED HIM.
Visitor CaiIs on Nebraskan and Is Re-
varied.

WaFo&o.
Lincoln, Neb., July 2.-Mr. Bryan
found time to hand out a dollar to a
caller Wednesday, who bore the marks
OF box-car travel and lack of regular
meals. Miller, Of Cleveland, was the
name the visitor gave, and he de-
clared he was q member of a recep-
tion committee In Cleveland one time
when the NSbraskan was entertained.
Il am broke, Mr.. Bryan" said he,
standing on the porch and looking be-
seechingly at the democratic candi-
date
81 thought So" was the reply. will
this help you out any" he asked as he
slipped a dollar into the hand of the
needy one When Miller reached the
tent where the newspaper correspon-
dents staid, he said:
"Mr. Bryan gave me a dollar, and
he remembered me, too. was driv-
ing the barouche in which Mr.. Bry-
an was riding In Cleveland one time
years ago. told him just now that
l was on the reception committee, and
sure was, for I drove the baroche.
When he left the carriage I swiped
the flag that decorated 1t. Mr.. Bry-
an saw me do II, but he knew took
1t as a memento. When | called on
him | said to him: I'm the man that
swiped the flag In Cleveland. Do you
remember me- and he said L do and
shook har with me. Then he slip
ped the coin In my hand"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Fir. In Rova, Opera House

Berlin, July 3.-Fire broke ont in
the Royal Opera house Friday, hav-
ing caught from a plumbers furnace
used in the fourth gallery. The rOof
of the old structure was seen blaz-
ing but the firemen extinguished the
flames before more than a part of the
roof had been destroyed. While the
damage will amount to but a few
thousand dollars, it Is probable that
the opening Of the opera house, set
for August 16th,, will be delayed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Essentials of : Great Man.

You can not substitute any epithet
for great, when you are talking of
great men. Greatness is not general
dexterity carried to any extent; nor
proficiency in any one subject of hui
man endeavor There are great as
tronomers, great scholars, great paint
ers, even great poets, who are very
far from great men. Greatness can
do without success, and with it, Will
liam is greater in his retreats than
Marlborough in his victories. On the
other hand, the uniformity of Caesars
success does not dull his greatness.
Greatness is not in the circumstances,
but in The man.-Arthur Helps.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Driven From Their Homes.

Chicago, July members of more
than fifty families were driven from
their homes Friday by fire which
destroyed the Schultz dance and lodge
hall at 9S-10O West Blackhawk street.
Two firemen were overcome by smoke
and a number of other firemen mar
rowly escaped death when a gallery
from which they were fighting the
flames collapsed and they were precip-
ltated to the floor. The loss Is esti-
mated at $50, 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Railway EARNINGS

New York, July 2-The gross earn
fngs Of the railroads of the United
States for the fiscal year ending June
so were estimated by the Wall Street
Journal Wednesday to amount to
50, AT, 7,304, ,656, decrease of $10S,-
COS, ,3t6, as compared with last year.
The net earnings Of the railroads are
estimated at $71S,542,57S, a decrease
of s121, ,273 ,SO2. These estimates are
based on the earnings of 105 of the
leading railroads for ten months or
more.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Monument TO Crawford .

Atlanta, July 4-To erect upon the
capitol grounds in the city of Atlanta
monument to William H. Craw-
ford at an expense of $4,000 is the
object of a bill introduced in the
house Friday by Mr.. Brown, of Ogle
thorpe. William H. Crawford was
United States senator from Georgia,
secretary of the United States treas.
ury, minister to France and a distin-
guished orator. His body lies in the
cemetery at Crawford, Oglethorpe
county The bill provides for COM
mission to purchase the monument
and have it erected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
MANY KILLED IN PARAGUAY.
Revolution Is Said To Have Broken
Out Recently.


Buenos Ayres, July 4.-The latest
advices received from private re-
sources at Formosa, in the northeast
ern part of Argentina, say that there
has been sanguinary fighting in the
streets of Asuncion, the capital Of
Paraguay, where a revolution is said
to have broken out recently and that
hundreds of persons have been killed
or wounded.
Edward c. OBrien, the United
States minister to Paraguay and Uru-
quay, and Harry B. Owsley, Jr., sec
retary of the legation, both are in
Asuncion..
Communication by telegraph and
telephone with Asuncion has been cut
and consequently there are conflict
ing rumors of a sensational character
current here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Local Option clese. Ruffets.

Chicago, July 3.-On account of the
local option laws in so many counties
in the state of Illinois, buffets in near
ly all railroad cars will be closed. Al
order has been issued by the Pullman
company closing the buffet in the par
lor car of the Alton Limited between
Chicago and st. Louis, and abandon
ing entirely the sale of Intoxicating
drinks. The order of the Pullman
company will affect its buffets on all
roads in the state of Illinois.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Gold Found in Texas.

Fort Worth. Tex, July 2-Gold in
paying quantities has been discovered
in the Brownwood oil field about 100
miles southwest of here. Mineral TAX
en- from the pipes in the well which
was sunk but a short time ago was
pronounced by assayists to contain suf
ficient of the yellow metal to warrant
development. Only a month ago oil
was discovered in the same region,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
MIGHT NOT BE A,cANDIDATE.

Declares He is a Democrat and Will
Remain One.
Atlanta, July ii have TO idea of
running for president on the national
prohibition ticket" said Seaborn
Wrghtta WaJ htavqfgF IF gFl9{9 99AH2 G9u4itbEF 4itbEF Kittens g.
where he will deliver an address.
81 am a democrat" he. continued,
land expect to stay one"
Chairman Jones, of the national pro-
hibition party, was,in Atlanta Thurs
day and intimated that Mr.. Wright
might be offered the nomination.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
In Bulk Only.

what are you paying for poetry
to-day?" the long-haired man in
quired.
The editor glanced at the closely
rolled manuscript in the visitors
hands.
I'll have to consult the janitor," he
said. I'VE are not buying heavily at
present. Just little now and then TO
accommodate our friends. Eut we
never buy it in less than ten-pound
lots"
WLereupon he went lack to his
desk and the caller faded away
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Average Condition of Cotton.

Washington, July 2.-The average
condition of the cotton crop on June
25 was S1.2 per cent, of a normal. as
compared with 1917 on May 25 last;
81 ffRP ffRPe IJpnn Julie 25oaolYff5aHF ago; S3.S On
ten years. This was the announce
ment made by the crop reporting
board of the bureau of statistics of
the department of agriculture based
on reports of the correspondents and
agents of the bureau.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Beware of Stagnation.
German proverb: Practice not your
art and twill soon depart
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Montgomery, Ala, July Bill Hart,
the first baseman bought from Mo-
bile, refused to come. Manager Fish
er wired Manager Ryan, of the local
team, to that effect, but with no par
ticulars. 1t is thought that Hart does
not care to play outside of Mobile,
and some other arrangement will be
made