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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-04-24

After all the loud wrangle owe r
fire escapes for our public school
buildings, we believe that large
strong rope. fastened securely to the
floor, coiled at convenient place and
ready any moment to throw one end
out at a window of each upper room,
would prove the most effective, in
case sudden fire should cut off exits
through the halls and down the stair
ways. Any boy or girl could grasp
the rope and land in a twinkling
safely outside the building. Such a
rope in every room would obivate all
confusion; and provide means of
escape in all parts of the building.
Let those in any wise concerned or
responsible take this suggestion for
all 1t is worth. Hicks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-04-24
Home Herald.

The Knickerboker Trust Co. was
wrecked by the October financial gale.
That it has been able to dis. charge it's
receiver and open again is good news,
not alone to its patrons but to the
country generally. It's deposits are
reported as being exceptiD n Ally
heavy, and this is Indicative of the
slow but increasing tendency of
money to come out of its various
hiding places and flow once more into
the channels of business. That the
country as a whole is returning
to normal conditions can be
readily seen. Enterprise and common
sense dictate no other course than this
But it is also to be hoped that, while
the people are learning confidence,
those to whom they entrust their
money will appreciate anew this
measure of responsibility and keep
money in legitimate business, not in
speculation. There is not money
enough for both speculation and bus
mess, and certainly business should
not be asked to wait.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-04-24

The instrumental readings are
from Government standard instru-
mcnts exposed in the manner recon-
mcnded by the Chief of The Weather
Bureau. Very respectfully,
SAM Pool, NJ. D.,
Apr.22, O8. Cooperative Observer.
WANTED:-We want two or
three men in each county to place
catalogue and advertise our FAMILY
SUPPLY UNION DEPARTMENT
$500 per week salary with oppor-
tunity for extra commissions. Per-
manent positions. ADDRESS, LAKE
Cry WHOLESALE Co., 453 West 63rd
ST.. Chicago, III. 5-22
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-04-24

Good Morningl Have you read the
HERALD?
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
TEXAS PEOPLE DRIVEN
FROM HOMES BY FLOOD
-Four Lives Known to Have Been Lost
and 5000 Persons Made Homeless
by High Waters,

Fort Worth, Tex.-Another rise OF
three feet in Clear and West Fork
forced thousands of persons to flee
from their homes in East Fort worth
on Saturday So far as known four
persons have lost their lives.
The rise was so rapid that people
we're obliged to leave their furniture
and personal effects. At least 5000
persons have been rendered homeless,
and all streams are still rising. Rail-
road service is badly crippled.
North Fort Worth is Isolated and
500 houses are submerged.
Mineral City, near Weatherford, Is
under water, and Cleburne, south OF
here, on the Santa Fe, is surrounded
by the food. Engineer Long and his
fireman were found dead under their
engine. Their train left the track
in a washout a mile north OF Gle
burne. The flood sufferers have been
provided with shelter. Crops over a
large area have been destroyed, and
the estimated loss will reach over
half a million dollars.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
OUTRAGES IN MANCHURIA.
Neither Russian Nor Jap Prospects
Rights of European Residents.

London.-A correspondent Of the
Reuter- News agency, writing Of con-
ditions in Harbin and Mukden, says:
During a recent tour in Manchuria
visited Harbin. A remarkable state
of affairs exists there. The Russian
town is governed and dominated by
a private railway company, the Chi.
nese Eastern Railway company, the
chairman of which styles himself the
civil governor The government o
the company is not regarded as salts
factory. Neither life nor property is
safe, and 1t is as much as a mans life
is worth to venture out after dark"
"One of the chief things which
strikes the visitor to Mukden and
south Manchuria is that the Japanese
who are pouring into that country are
not by any means of the right class
During the war the Chinese and 9th
ers looked on the Japanese as
their saviors and welcomed them; but
later experiences have changed all
that. In the streets one sees many
Japanese drunk and disorderly, and
their behavior to Europeans is often
one of open insult"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
MAY BECOME LAWS.
Some Of the Measures That May Re.
ceive Approval of Present Con-
dress.

Washington.-The leaders of con.
gress have notified the president that
several laws which he desires to
have enacted at this session will not
be put through.
These are the measures which the
leaders have agreed to put through
If possible:
Making more elastic currency.
granting compensation to government
employees injured while in the gov.
ernment service; prohibiting child la.
Dor in the District of Columbia; an.
thorizing the ways and means com.
mittee of the house and the finance
committee of the senate to give hear.
ings preliminary to a revision of the
tariff; appropriating a sum sufficient
to enable the inland waterways com.
mission to continue the work on
which it started last year.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
One Of the Present Grave Problems
That Confronts Russia.

st. Petersburg Minister
Iswolsky on Friday delivered to the
duma his long expected statement re.
garding the Balkan situation. He said
he was not able to chronicle any def.
rite achievement toward the settle
ment of the Macedonian problem, but
the loyal support of the Russian pro
gram by Austria Hungary, Germany,
Italy and France, and it's partial ap.
proval by Great Britain, was full OF
promise. Reforms in Macedonia were
imperatively necessary, he said. I'm
fortunately, there had been no sub
stantial reports from previous efforts
OF the powers in this direction, due
largely to the inter-racial quarreling
and jealousies of the very nationali-
ties 1t was to benefit. Settlement
would be impossible unless it was
supported by the cooperation of all
the powers. and Russia was obliged
for this reason to reject the proposal
advanced by Great Britain. The Rus
sian plan, the foreign minister con-
tinued, contained neither egotistic de-
signs nor dangerous innovations, and
IL could be put into execution without
danger of bringing on a great conflict.
In conclusion, NJ. Iswolsky said that
the cardinal principal of Russia's
present policy was sound egoism.
She needed peace to recuperate from
the effects of the truggle with Japan,
and she, therefore, intended at all
costs to avoid a breakup of the
European concert.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
HOUSE COMMITTEE
KILLS ALDR|CH BILL
Financial Measure Approved by the
Senate Laid on Table by Vote
of Congressman.
The vreeland Plan VIII Next be Con.
sIdered, the Fate OF the Measure
Being ProbIematical, But u
Has a Chance Of Being
Approved.

Washington.-The house committee
on banking and currency on Friday
voted unanimously to table the Aid
rich financial bill. 1t also decided to
give hearing to Representative
Vreeland OF New York, who recently
introduced financial bill which is
looked upon as substitute for the
Aldrich measure.
The discussion in committee was
very brief The only point debated
was as to whether or not the commit
tee should make a formal report Civ.
Ing It's reasons to the house for it's
unfavorable action and the conclusion
finally was reached that no reasons
should be given.
The tabling of the Aldrich bill will
result in currency legislation being
perfected by the conferees of the two
branches of congress IL the house car
ries cut the probable programme OF
now passing the Vreeland bill In
that event the house measure would
come to the senate after all, the en-
acting clause would be struck out and
the provisions of the Aldrich bill sub
stituted. The effect would be to put
both the Vreeland and Aldrich bills
into the conference, and from them a
currency bill could be probably agreed
upon.
The Vreeland bill Is not hostile la
character to the form of legislation
provided by the bill which was passed
by the senate, and therefore the ac,
tion of the house committee on bank.
ing and currency, in the event its
course is followed by favorable re
port on the Vreeland bill as a substi.
tute, does not indicate that there will
be no currency legislation at this ses.
sion OF congress, as the house prob.
ably will pass that measure.
Representative Vreeland in draft
ing mis- bill made provision for the use
of commercial paper and all other ss-
curities held by national banks under
the national bank act, as an additional
class OF security upon which emnr
gency circulation may be issued. He
eliminated certain amendments which
were tackled on the Aldrich bill while
1t was under consideration in the sen.
ate. including the provision by Sen.
ator La Toilette prohibiting the loan.
ing of money by any bank to cor.
porauon the officers or directors Of
which are officers or directors of the
corporation seeking the loan.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
FRENCH AND ARABS BATTLE
ON THE PLAIN or TAMLET
eerbers and Nomad Arabs Surprise
the Frenchmen and Much Blood 10
Spilled in the Encounter.

Colomb, Becher, Algeria.-A French
column, posted on Talzaza hill, which
commands the plan OF Tamlet, was
attacked fiercely at daylight on Thurs
day by a number of Berbers. who,
with nomad Arabs, have been concen.
trating for some weeks past on the
western frontier of Algeria. Although
surprised, the French force rallied and
fought desperately, not only beating
off their adversaries, but pursued
them for six miles. So hot was the
pursuit that the Arabs, In their head
long flight, abandoned their dead and
wounded.
Several green flags of the prophet
also fell into the hands Of the French.
This French victory was costly. Twen-
ty-eight men, including an officer,
were killed and 100, including ten of
ficers, we're wounded. The losses were
greatest in the foreign legion. The
Berber losses were much heavier, no
less than 1875 dead bodies being found
by the French troops. The French
pursuit was stopped by darkness.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Secretary Given a Free Hand

Washington.-The long-existing con.
troversy as to whether the United
States navy should have submarine
torpedo boats of the Holland tyne, as
recommended by the committee on
naval affairs, was settled in the boron
OF representatives on Thursday. when
alter lengthy and lively debate the
proviso limiting the secretary of the
navy 10 purchase only boats of the
Holland type was stricken ont Tho
effect OF this action was to give the he
secretary a free hand in the selectinn ne
Of submarine boats 'e0Iioh
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
REWARDS ROUGH RIDER.
President Appoints One of Heroes of
San Juan as Marshal.

Washington.-The president has
nominated Guy Murchie of Boston to
be United States marshal of Massa.
chusetts. Murchie served with the
rough riders in the Cuban campaign.
Since the war he has been prominent
In the state militia, and was appoint,
ed on the staff of Governor Guild last
year as an aide de camp, with the
rank OF captain. In February, 1907,
PRESIDENT Roosevelt ofiiciated as god.
father for his child.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
ELEPHANTS INVADE
COURT OF HOTEL
Fire Near Circus Grounds in Cali
fornia Town Causes Stampede
of Huge Animals.
lnfuriated Beasts Trample on Woman
and a Man, Besides Wreeking
Property-Two Fatali-
ties May Result.

Riverside. Cal.-As a result OF a
fire at the Standard OIL company
storage tanks, herd Of elephants
was stampeded, L. J. Worsley lies al
the city hospital fatally burned, and
Miss Ella Gibbs, church deaconess
was fatally injured. A sullen boom
which was heard at 1880 marked the
explosion of the large oil tank Wors-
ley was a driver of the delivery
wagon from which the fire was COM
municated to the tanks.
A circus, three blocks distant, was
about to open for the afternoon per-
tormance. The explosion and the
fire caused the showmen to lower the
tents after dispensing the crowd
which had assembled. The herd or
elephants became uncomfortable and
they dashed to the east side of town,
knocking down fences, outhouses,
and despoiing orchards that lay in
their path.
Many persons narrowly escaped the
infuriated animals. In short time,
however, all but the largest of the
elephants were rounded up. The
leader of the herd then changed his
course and entered the center of the
city, one mile distant He entered
the court of the Glenwood hotel. Miss
Gibbs was in the yard in front of the
house. The elephant pinned her
against the house between his tusks,
threw her to the ground and trampled
upon her, crushing her chest and in
ficting fatal injuries. The animal
then proceeded to the doorway, the
guests running panic stricken, in
doors. d. p. Chapman, a guest of the
house, attempted to swerve the ami
NAL from the court. He was knocked
down and had several ribs broken and
was otherwise injured.
The beast crashed through the
door, walked through the barber shop
and ont on the main street. crossed
the street, crashed through the heavy
plate-glass window in a store Before
being rounded up at a downtown pub
lie stable, the animal tramped on
another man and seriously gored him
with his tusks.
One of the keepers attempted to
subdue the animal, but was hurled
over a high fence. sustaining painful
injuries. Not until four other ele-
plants were brought to the stable
was the huge beast gotten under con.
troll and taken to the circus grounds.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Important Railway Decision.

st. Louis.-An opinion handed down
by the United States Court of Ap-
peals rules that federal court has no
authority to interfere by injunction to
prevent state railway commission
from changing rates, until the rates
actually are fixed. The opinion up,
holds the decree of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals of Nebraska.
which refused to restrain the Ne
braska railway commission from mod
flying rates on grain and grain pro.
ducts transported In Nebraska. The
Burlington road originally brought
the action.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Caucus on Currency Bill.

Washington.-The caucus of Re.
publican leaders of the house which
mad been tentatively called for Tues.
uay evening, was postponed on ac.
count of the delay in reporting tbo
sundry civil appropriation bill 1t is
considered desirable that this hin
shaIi have immediate attention when
reported and that no other measure
such as financial or currency hin
Smpuiu r,,p,in De brought in even by Re
pupiIcan pLu caucus in advance of this i'm.
portant supply measure, 80 ''ii
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Cars Troops Taking Steps to Pun
ish Turkish Raiders.

Tifis, Trans.Caucasia. - Russian
troops have invaded Persian terri
tory in the vicinity of Lenkoran. a
port on the Caspian sea, for the pur
pose OF furnishing the Kurdish raid
ers' This step was taken in conse-
auence of the renewal of the attack
upon the Russian garrison AT ReIe,
suvar, frontier post The tronhle
pegan April II, when a detachment
OF Russian troops from Belesuvar met
a pand OF Kurdish brigands and lost
several men in the subsequent fight.
ing The brigands also suffered
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Banker Made Misstatement About
Balance at the Bank.

Santa Cruz, Cal,-The grand jury on
Friday brought in an indictment
against Walter ]. Barnett, for per-
jury when, at witness in the Col.
ton will contest case on December
II, 1906. he testified that he had, as
special administrator in the estate of
Ellen Cotton, S2O,599.75 on deposit
with the California Safe Deposit
bank. when he only mad $10,474 on
hand. On motion Of District Attor.
ney Knight, Judge Smith ordered that
a bench warrant be issued and bail
fixed at $4,000.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Loses in Race With Death.

Chicago,--Addison Parkison, re
tired banker and farmer of Rensse.
laer, Ind, died Thursday at Western
Springs, ILL.,, with race half way
across the continent to reach his
home and relatives almost completed,
He was stricken with pneumonia a
week ago in California, and in spite
of his age, S5 years, decided to make
the race for his home. He was only
half a days journey from his home
when the end came. The invalid was
accompanied on the trip by James
Mooney, relative.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Lost Life to Save Kitten.

New York,-Ten-year-old Dominica
Bello gave up his life for pet kit
ten Friday, being crushed under a
large electric truck as he tried TO res,
cue his pet. The kitten was unhurt.
Edward Flaherity, who was running
a truck of the New York Edison com.
pany stopped in East Thirty-ninth
street. AS he turned on the power
to proceed again. the kitten ran in
front OF the trucks. Thinking only of
saving the kittens life, Dominica
plunged under the moving vehicle.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Steamer Sets New Record.

New York.-By remarkably close
margin of one minute, the big Cunard
liner Mauretania established new
record across the ocean over the long
route in the voyage which ended here
on Friday. Her time for the passage
was four days. twenty-three hours,
fifty.nine minutes. The fastest pre-
yious trip-exactly five days-was
made by the Mauretanias sister ship,
the Lusitania. The Mauretania's aver
age speed over the ASSEMBLE course
was 25.0S knots, averaging 20 knots
for the last days run.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Glad to See Last of Circus.

Riverside. Cal.-With the exception
of L, G. Worsly, the driver of the oil
wagon, all the injured in Thursdays
oil fire and elephant stampede are
resting easily. Worsly, although still
alive, has but small chances OF living.
The circus and the elephants have
left town, much to the relief OF the
townspeople. Wilton Lackaye, the
actor, was sitting by window in the
Hotel Glenwood, which was shattered
by the elephant. Although showered
with broken glass, Mr.. Lackaye ss.
capped uninjured.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Riot and eIoOdshed In Cheat.

Chester, Pa,-Riot and hIoodsh.,
marked the third day of tbe ssneu stnn'i
car strike here, on Thursday wboN
the CHESTER Traction companv % ot
tempted to operate its cars with Inv
ported strike breakers. The striIaar m
ana their sympathizers stormed . .
nulley So car mat was started out of the
parhs' and IN the melee two men wero
snot. William Griesemer. a CLAIM
asent ior the company was strucI IN IN
the arIa by bullet, and William Pora ~
mann, the motorman who had cbarso
OF the car, was shot in the foot Be
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
BOLD BANK ROBBERS.
Lock Cashier in Vault and Garry
Away the Cash.

Coffeyville, Kan.-Two men entered
the Citizens State bank at Chautau
qua. twenty-five miles west of Coffey-
vile, at $3.50 Friday morning, and
after forcing Cashier c. c. Walter,
house and Del Easley, business
man. to enter the vault, locked them
in. secured all the currency in sight,
amounting to about $4,000. and es.
capped into the Usage hills across the
line in Oklahoma. Four posses are
In pursuit and the robbers secured
but half an hours start.
Cashier Walterhouse declares that
one of the robbers was William Ten.
ant, aged % years formerly of Chau.
tauqua and who recently escaped
from Jail at Nawata. Okla, where he
was being held on charge Of horse
stealing.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Tobacco Trust viii Take Its Chances.

New fork.-There is absolutely no
foundation whatever for a report that
the American Tobacco company is
about to be voluntarily dissolved, ac.
cording to a statement made on Sat
uruay by Caleb c. Dula, vice president
OF the company. Mr.. Dula's statement
was made after the return to this citv
Oh James b. Duke, after a visit to Cal.
norma. Mr.. Duke declared that the
investigation of the company's affairs
oy the government has resulted in
showing Enthusiastically that the com.
pany has not in any respect violated
the antitrust law" or any other law
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Tragic Close of Minister'S Career.

Woodbury., N. J.-This quiet little
town was greatly shocked Friday over
the sensational suicide of the Rev.
George w. Tomson, pastor of the
Woodbury. Presbyterian church, and
the subsequent developments. which
involved the names of at least three
women of this place. Mr.. Tomson
was found dead in the Newton hotel,
with bullet in his brain. Now that
The clergyman is dead there are many
stories coming out as To the life he
led, but how many of them are true it
is impossible to ascertain.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Noted Indian Guide Dead.

Lower Brule, S. D.-Alexander Rem.
canter, a famous Indian interpreter
and guide, is dead from stroke OF
apoplexy, He knew every foot OF the
Missouri valley country from st.
Louis to Fort Benton. Rencanter act.
cd as guide and interpreter for
Father De Smet on that missionary's
second visit to the Sioux nation. In
1866 he accompanied General Sher-
man and General George Sully on
their trip up the river when they To-
Gated the sites of the agencies and
forts from Yankton to Fort Benton.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
secretary Of the Interior Approve,
segregation of Twin Falls / and.

Washington.-The commissioner ~
t ,ne general land Office on Saturday
,aSt notified Senator Borah that he
mad recommended to the secretarv ~ 80
.ne ', interior for approval Idaho sepre.
sation lists covering 10000 acres ot
iand IN the south side Twin Falls irri
tSI Sat'on on project being conducted nndar
.tn ,ie carey land act The recommendo
oa.., oion OIL the commissioner usuaIIv %
eId Id'taieht TO approval Of such lists
al anu this Is expected will be the - co.s
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Much Money in New York Banks.

New York.-Growing ease and pie
thora of funds in the New York
money market was the marked feature
OF the financial situation last week
With the mid-monthly disbursement
of dividends a one and one-quarter
per cent interest rate was found nee.
essary to effect the placing of funds on
call, and ninety-day loans fell below
3 per cent. The beginning of exports
OF gold was the natural consequence
OF this condition, and a call from the
United States treasury for the return
of an installment of government de-
posits is not expected to have any
material effect in stiffening money
rates.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-02-28

Five men, recently arrested at Nina
for stealing from boN-cars stationed
there kicked out one 81 le Of the
Jail there Wednesday and made good
their escape Today they have not
been captured although a posse is in
hot pursuit The Jail at Nina an
old wooden structure and arrange
ments are being made to move three
OF the steel tanks in the Hawthorne
Jail TO the railroad town for use there.
Everything IN the line OF tirst-class
liquors can be found at Livingston 5
wholesale liquor establishment in this
city. He carries the best that the
market affords and delivery is made
to your homes or places of business.
The Mason Dramatic Company viii
appear at the Carson Opera House
| for three nights, March 9Th, 9Th anc
It'll.