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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07

ling OF stock arrer reDruary /, where
business has been started after that
date, which attracted considerable inter
est, as it is considered piece of ad-
vance legislation. The bill was ex-
planned by its author, and passed after a
general discussion. J.
The other bill that engendered' the fire
of debate was what is known as the An
derson SANDER bill, in which the distin-
guished Senator from Lee county would
make the circulation of false and SIAN
derous reports criminal offense,. and
it opened up for discussion a topic that
permitted a wide range. 1t was the
committee substitute that created the
most discussion, as that would limit the
operations of tie law to cases where the
chastity of women or she assailing of
the integrity of public officer or max
ing unfounded charge of felony against
any person, and the subject was still un.
der discussion when the Senate adj
journed.
The time of the lower house was de-
voted to the passage of a number of bills
of a local and private nature, which had
come from the committee with favorable
reports, 81 of which went through with
out hitch or question.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
New County Proposed.

There is a movement on foot to create
new county, to be named Delta, and
for the purpose of which it is proposed
to take liLtle bits, from pix counties,
whereby it is proposed to get county
that will measure 492 square miles. 1t
is proposed to get Sunhower county to
give up As square miles from its west
side; Lehore county IL square miles
from it's southwest corner; Washing
ton county, $50 miles from its southeast
corHers Sharkey,; is miles from its
northeast corner; Yazoo, 116 miles from
its north end; and Holmes, l18 miles
from its western side, and this terri
tory,- it is argued, will give good
average sized county. -,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
SVvALLOWED KNIFE.
Remarkable Accident to a Child in
Banks County Georoia,

Remarkable Accident to a Child in
Banks County, Georgia.
Maysville, Ga. Feb. News has
reached here from RID Oak, a little
place in Banks county, of strange
accident to little boy. Ralph. the
six-year-OId son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Barber. who. while the moth
er was out Of the room, got a case
knife down in his throat and swallow
ed the knife. Mrs. Barber rang the
farm bell for her husband, hat as he
did not hasten to the house, she start
ed to the field after him. Upon ner
return she found the child had SUE
ceeded in heaving violently, ejectins
the knife from nis throat.
This remarkable accident is vouched
for by the best authority. How the
child could have sheathed nearly six
inches Of an orddnary-sized knife in
his throat is a marvel
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Still Another and Later AIIusion.

The action of the House Commit
tee on Local and Private Legisla-
tion in submitting at the same
time report favoring the repeal
of the act as passed by the last
Legislature authorizing the divis-
ion of Harrison County into double
Courthouse districts, for which
Representative Clark, of Harrison
County, introduced bill, and
another report, to the effect that
the bill to create the County of
George do not pass" is taken to
Indicate that other county division
matters will have a rocky road to-
wards the enactment stage. Of
course, there will be opportunities
for a minority report to be sub
United subsequently, and that all
OF these county matters may be
threshed out on the floor, but there
seems to be in the minds of a num-
bers of the Legislators an antipathy
towards the interfering by statute
with existing county lines and
county autonomy, so that whatever
should pass through the body will
not have clear passage. jackson
Letter in Tuesdays Picayune.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
NEICHBORHOODj|
g.R NEW,;,Rl
Those Delegations.

A delegation of Greene County
citizensa rrived in the
city today for the pur-
pose of appearing before the Senate
Committee on Local and Private
Legislation to discuss the bill pro-
posing the creation of the new
county of George. A decided OPP
position is being manifested to the
creation of the new county and the
fight promises to be a lively one.
jackson Press Bureau.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
NINETEENTH DAY.
: = - : = = = ' : =
Senate,

The features of the Senate session were
in the telegram from w. j. Bryan init
mating his acceptance of the invitation
to address the Legislature, and that he
would endeavor to be here the latter part
of February, the exact date not as yet
being practicable to arrange, and the de
feat after long debate of the Anderson
Islander bill, which lasted an hour, by a
vote of IS to 30, number of the oena
tors believing that it were better to have
a written than an unwritten law for
dealing with villifying reports
The House spent an hour discussing an
amendment to a bill admitting, or pro
posing to admit, women as eligible fol
the office of county superint endent OF
education, and after all the talk the bill
was defeated by tie vote.
A rather important measure was
passed by the House, which fixes a def
mite time at which tax collectors shall
advertise lands for sale which are delin
quent for taxes Under the provisions
of the Code of 1906 there was. conflict
of dates, ana under the bill passed today
the date was made the first Monday il
April, and conforms to one of the con
ficting sections.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
6 KILLED IN STORM
Cyclone Laid Waste Farming Sec
ton In Mississippi.
MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGED

Winu lure raInWdy weary Mi!e
In Width, Partly or Wholly Destroy
ing Every Building in That Area.
Dead Animals Marked Its Path.
Wesson, Miss, Feb. 1.-Siv per
sons were killed outright by cyclone
which laid waste a strip of farming
country three-Quarters of mile wide
and several miles long just north OF
here Friday.
Three persons were probably fatally
injured by the cyclone and many
others were slightly nurt, when their
houses were blown down. A negro who
arrived here about dark brought news
of the storm and an appeal for aid.
The cyclone struck about O'Clock
p. M. For a distance of twenty miles
in a northwesterly direction the wind
tore pathway nearly a mile wide.
partly or wholly destroying nearly
every building in this area. Scores
of dead farm animals Uttered the cy'
C1OIlS y u dCh. lit ItSlUGuCS VI MI =.
and Mrs. Maddox was blown almost
completely off the premises and Mrs.
Maddox's spinal column was broken
A negro was found fatally injured in
the debris of Robert Littleton's farm
house. The cotton gin and store o!
Ras Matthews were almost wholly de,
stroyed.
Surrounding towns not in the direct
path of the storm suffered damage dur.
ing the few minutes of the cyclones
duration
At Georgetown buildings were
blown down and at Hazelhurst two
sawmills were destroyed, many fences
and several small buildings were blswn
over.
Center Point reported much damage
but no loss of life.
Martinsvile, which was just on
the edge of the storm, escaped with
out serious damage.
Men in carriages are driving through
the cyclone district offering aid to
the storm sufferers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Manier,s Shaver to HANG.

Atlanta, Feb. THE supreme court
mas refused to grant new trial to
Andrew Johnson. the convicted muir
derer of Policeman ]. A. Manner,
which means that Johnson must hang
on a day to be set by the court. I'm
der the original sentence johnson was
to have been hanged on Friday, Jan. 3,
his appeal to the supremt court. 1t
will be ten days before remittitur
from the supreme court reaches the su-
perior cour and the latter will
have to set a new date for the execu-
ton of Johnson It is probable, there
fore. that he will be hanged early in
March.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Sunday School Conference.

The Sunday school boards of the
Mississippi conference and the North
Mississippi conference, M. E. Church,
South, have arranged to hold a joint
institute for the Sunday school super
intendents of the two conferences. The
institute will be held at Durant, begin
ming on-7Thesday afternoon, May II,
and closing Thursday noon, May IA.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
GLOVER is HANGED.
He Is First White Man Executed in
Richmond County in 20 Years.

He Is First White Man Executed in
Richmond County in 20 Years.
Augusta, Ca, Jan. 31.-The first
white man to hang in Richmond coun.
ty in seventy years was legally exc
cuted in the county Jail yard here
Friday morning.
The drop fell at 1918 o'clock, east
ern time. Arthur P. Glover was the
victom, and fne paid the extreme pen
atty for numbering Maud Dean 4" ii
hanson in the King mill here on Oct
10, 1906.
Practically every resort known in
the modern science of law had been
tried to save the condemned man, but
at last the majesty of the law could
not be evaded and Glover went to his
doom on the gallows.
Only a small and select crowd wit
messed the execution, the doctors, the
executioner, few friends and cou
pie of newspaper men formed the cot
erie that watched the prisoner walk
calmly on the trap that swung him into
eternity. He was looking far better
than when he was imprisoned almost
two years ago, and his tread was as
fearless as could be.
the story of his crime and the steps
taken to escape the penalty is a pub
lie story. On the day of the crime
he walked into King mill and approach
ing helpless woman operative, pulled
a large pistol from his pocket and de,
liberately shot her five times, two or
three Of the shots being fired after
she had fallen. He was skilled
narksman and either of the four shots
would have proven fatal. The poor
woman died almost without tremor
in a pool Of her own life blood.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Files Rankrurtcy Petition

Seattle, Wash, Feb. '.-Portus
b. Wear, former president OF the
Wear Commission company and promi-
nent on the Chicago stock exchange,
has filed a petition of involuntary
bankruptcy giving his debts as 81, 085.-
CAT. II and assets at sSa5. SGT. He
states that the major portion Of his
Indebtedness was incurred In signing
notes Of companies of which he was
an officer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
New County Contest.

The atmosphere of the Capital is
redolent of new county talk, and
should all the talk terminate into
fruition of the aspirations of the
advocates of the new political divis-
ions of the State, the next general
State primary would find four new
stars added to the collection, or
eight-two altogether. A number
of the good people of the southeast
and the southwest corners want to
form a new county, and both sect
ions desire to name it in honor of
J. z. George, and there is going to
be considerable lobbying in the
direction of George County.
But today it is the Greene County
division or carving-up party that is
conspicuous, and while there are
representatives of both the Leakes-
vile and Lucedale sections and fact
ions, the latter seem to be numer-
ically predominant, and insist that
theirs is the only logical side, and
that the majority of the people of
Greene and of north Jackson County
are with them. The majority of
the county officers are against the
change, though both President Eu-
banks, of the Greene, and President
Golf, of the Jackson County Boards
of Supervisors, are in favor of the
proposition. jackson Despatch to
the Picayune, Jan. 18th.
Mr.. w. M. Donovan, of Donovan,
was in the city today Mondays
Register.
Mr.. G. M. Luce, of Lucedale,
was among our Saturday visitors.
MI. Luce is one of the most success
full business men in this section of
the State and is one of the moving
spirits in the plan to create a new
county in his section with Lucedale
as the county seat. -Pascagoula
Democrat-Star.
Bro. Pekay is right about Mr..
Luce's being a fine business man,
and he might have added withal
an excellent gentleman, but he is
off on his geography for Luce is a
resident of Mobile, though he has
large interests at Lucedale and
there abouts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Student Burned TO Death

ithaca, N Y, Feb. From the
ruins of the Alpha Tau Omega fratern-
ity house at Cornell university, which
burned Friday, were taken the charged
remains of ]. S. KieAle, of Mime
apolis, a junior in mechanical engi-
neering. 1t is supposed that Kishle
was on his way to an upper floor to
save lied" Seelye, Of the Cornell
Cross Country team, who was known
to be an occupant of room there.
Seelye. scantily clad, escaped to a
baleoay porch and down a ladder.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
To Eradicate the Tick.

lone of the most practical measures
now before the Legislature is the bill
to provide for the establishment Of
cattle pest commission. This measure
is%the direct outcome of the gathering
together at Jackson during the State
fair last, November of stock raisers
from different parts of the State, who
formed the Mississippi Live Stock
Growers Association. The bill asked
for an appropriation of only 5000 for
the two years, which will be augmented
by financial help from the United
States department of agriculture.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07

Mr.. L. w. Blount, of State Line,
Miss, who has been in charge of
one of the sawmills along the line
of road of the Mobile, Jackson and
Kansas City railroad, spent yester-
day in Mobile en- route to his home
The mill where Mr.. Blount was en-
ployed has shut down because of
present trade conditions. Mobile
ponic+or
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07

The Alabama and Mississippi rail-
road machine shops, including one
locomotive at Vinegar Bend, was
totally destroyed by fire tonight.
The estimated loss is $4,000 The
origin of the fire is not yet known.
to Meridian Despatch,
dated Ian Goth
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
The committee report was sub

The committee report was sub
mitted on a divided vote, and it is
understood that the advocates of the
proposed new county have induced
Mr.. Quin of Kinds, chairman of the
judiciary committee, to lead their
fight. This will give the new coun-
ty advocates a prestige that the
measure could not otherwise hope
to obtain, and the indications are
that the vote is going to be very
close. Sundays Jackson News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Surname Court Justice Race

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 1t is
understood here that Sen. John Lusk,
of Marshall, will enter the race for
justice of the supreme court. He was
a floor leader in the senate and one of
the right hand men of Governor B.
b. Conner. Both Justices Simpson
and HARRISON will also ask for re-elec-
ton. 1t is also we'll known that Judge
John A. Bilbro, of Gadsden; J. j.
Mayfeld, of Tuscaloosa, and possibly
A. D. SayVe, Of Montgomery, will be
in the race.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Negroes Lynch Negroes.

Two negro boys, aged Is and 20 years,
respectively, were lynched near Com
merce by a mob of their own color.
The. crime for which the boys were
hanged was that of numbering their
father, which they did in most brutal
manner, in order to secure small sum
of money which the old man had.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
College Dance Spoiled.

AT a banquet and dance given at
Starkville by the junior class of the A.
and NJ. college, some miscreants, while
the jewellers were at supper, forced en-
trance into, the dancing hally destroyed
much of the decorations, among which
were two flags, valued at more than
one hundred dollars, and escaped with
several hats and overcoats after spoil
ing the floor for the evening,Sdance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Pr6hibitionists Protest.

Several petitions have been forward
eddy Lincoln county prohibitionists to
their representatives in the. legislature
protesting against the proposition OF
the liquor men not to cancel the saloon
license in this State until January, and
urging their representatives to hold
out, against the proposed compromise
and demand closing the saloons out
neXt summer
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 4.-Hon.
Newell Sanders, chairman republican
national committee of stare, who has
Just returned from a several days
stay in Washington, where he had con-
ferences with President Roosevelt and
Secretary Taft. stated that the latter
promised him he would make some
speeches in Tennessee II he was, nom.
mated z,:ssE' ~ +. 81
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Mother and SON Burned.

Raleigh, N. C., Feb AIRS. i.
M Underwood, young white woman.
aged %, and her 2-year-old. son were
burned to death near Raleigh Sunday,
The woman's husband. a farmer, was
at church when the Are started, and.
with tae congregation, rushed to the
house. which was near the church. No
cries were heard, but in the ashes
were found the ,charred bones of the
mother and her 2-year-old son.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Awarded COnViCtS Contract.

N. E. Turner, of the Vinegar
Bend Lumber Company, hired the
hard-labor convicts for Mobile
county. Mr.. Turner's bid was the
only one before the board of road
and revenue commissioners of
Mobile county Citroneille (Ala).
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Another Version.

The fact that an unfavorable
report has been submitted onthe
bill creating the new county of
George from portions of Greene and
Jackson counties will not prevent a
lively fight over that measure.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Again Behind. Prison Bars.

Joe Williams, former; ;yice7president
of negro bank at Hattiesburg, twice
tried for the murder of Cashier Ed
Howell, of the same Institution, and
who was. out on bond awaiting third
trial, is again behind the bars of the
county Jail, this time on the charge OF
forgery. ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Would Experiment with Rice.

q Congressman Humphreys endeavored
TO, have the trustees of the penitentiary
to plant a hundred or more acres in
Japan rice in the delta as demonstra-
tion CROP but his efforts were fruitless.
It seems that an experiment was made
last year and proved failure, but this
was of upland rice, which is quite
different matter from Mr.. Humphreys
suggestion. He wants the experiment
made in Japan rice, which has proven
so successful in Louisiana and Texas,
and which the experts in the depart
ment of agriculture insist can be grown
with equal success in the Yazoo delta.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Seated Before Eire. pronpsd Dead

commerce, Ca, Feb. a4.-John G,
McCarter, of, GAINESVILLE, dropped
dead in the home. of Mr.. Boyd Bur
FUSS. in this city Saturday !. He had
just returned from Atlanta, where no
had purchased a car or mules, and
left the car; and went direct to- the
home, of his friend, Mr. Burrus to
take dinner. A few minutes after he
enta9ed the home of Mr.. Durruss: :
while seated at the fire, he fell from
his chair and was dead. ,,..,si
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Jamison Convicted.

The negro jim yamisop, who made q
murderous attack on Ernest Ray, a
young white man, at Canton, last No
vernber, was last week convicted of as
sault with intehtto murder and SEN
: fenced to ten years in thepenitentiary.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Whv She oined with Hin,

No, you are right" assented the
imrecunious girl. Il had met him only
half dozen times when went to din
aer with him. / sometimes do that.
Why? Oh, because it's so lonely to
dine opposite strange faces. / had al
most rather go hungry than sit all by
myself at some little cafe table, or,
say. opposite some strange and I'M
5e9utiiul fsce. Then. BESIDES" she
added Ilsintivelv. 1T is so expensive. .
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
CHAPTER House DAMAGED by Fire.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 31.-Tne
chapter house of the Berzelius secret
society of the Sheffield Scientific
school was Quilted by fire Friday. Loss
estimated at $40, 0o0 The cause OF
the fire is unknown.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Silver Service Presentation.

The citizens Of Pascaugonla want the
new battleship Mississippi brought to
that port to receive the Silver service
which. the citizens of'the State pur-
chased by popular subscription for the
latest acquisition to the navy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Statement of Banks.

New York, Feb. 1.-The statement
of the clearinghouse banks for the
week shows that the banks hold s40,-
526, 725 more than the requirements of
the IS per cent reserve rule.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07

By Mr.. Alcorn tby lc1uestl-A biz t2
create the Tallahatchic dran,ce G'stiic.
and to incorporate tie Iallala5 c..iy ',..;,jii
commission. j..
BY Mr.. Bailey-A bill to provide lat
ballots shall be mar+ae /, with inJc.iD.t
pencil ana properly folded. Isl. b
By Mr.. Greene-Td aunehI the Code
sections on county, ,treasurers. so. as tc
provide for the loan of county surplus
funds for three months, at iatcrest.1T',.
BY Br. Renhev-To prescribe and regu.
late passenger fares ION all re roads in
the State other than street gA4iways, end
for other purposes. -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
TWENTIETH DAY.
Senate,

The question of increased school fund
distribution, was again. up for an airing
today, springing up in the Senate during
the consideration of the common school
fund appropriation bill. The bill as it
came from the committee on appropria-
tions carried the sum of $2,500,000, to
be divided during the two years, 1908
and 1909. When the bill was called up
by Senator Sample shortly after the
opening hour, Senator Adams offered an
amendment increasing the yearly amount
to $1,50O,OOO, instead of $3.50, 900, and
this started the wordy warfare until the
luncheon hour, during which time the
discussion took wide range:l
H. B. 23S was reported favorably by
the finance committee just prior to its
passage, as was S. j. r. by Mr. Vance,
chairman of the committee on pensions,
memorializing Congress to apply the cot
ton tax money to the Confederate pen
sion fund. 49,.
The Senate sat in executive session for
two hours this afternoon, and it was pre-.
sumably for the discussion of nomina-
ttiioPs of the, executive, a;g;
House.
The House session was characterized
by lively fight oyer bill to provide for
an increase of remuneration for members
of boards of supervisors in connection
with the duties and responsibilities that
the law imposes upon them as the official
caretakers and custodians of the public
roads.
The opposition to this measure was
mainly from the rural sections, though
the bill passed eventually by vote of
72 to AZ. It's further progress was frus.
trated by motion to reconsider, entered
by Mr., Newell.
The. insurance circles were much inter
ested, apparently, as numbers of well
known men ain the profession were seen
about the corridors early in the day The
reason of this was made manifest when
MIR. Bond of Lawrence county, intro:
duced a bill. in the House to require all
life, fire, accident and casualty insurance
companies doing business in the State
to invest a part of their legal reserve
in local securities, this bill being modelled
after the Texas plan, The eyes of the
insurance world will be focused on Mis-.
sissippi until tine bill is either passed or
killed .,,t;
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
EIGHTEENTH DAY.
Senate.

It was field day in the Senate for
the debators, with two attractive propo-
sitions before the upper branch, one of
them the Logan bill. to provide for the