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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
GOV. CHARLES HASKELL
IN SENSATIONAL ROLE
LOUISIANA SNAKE
ROUTED A DOCTOR
Buggy Was Big But Too Little to Hold
Both.

KINDER, La, August 17.-Dr. r. E.
oden, OF. Kinder, La, met with a Pc
culiar accident last Monday which will
keep him in bed for some time. He
was called to answer call and had
climbed into his buggy, which was
standing in front of his office. After
proceeding but a short distance he
felt something squirming beneath the
buggy seat, and upon lifting the seat
he uncovered large moccasin snake.
Dr. Oden Immediately jumped from
the moving vehicle, and in doing so fell
and broke two of his ribs, besides 9TH
erwise bruising himself. 1t is impos-
sible to say whether the snake crawled
into the buggy or whether it was
placed there by some unknown enc
my of the doctor. An investigation
of the affair will be made. DR.. Oden
says that if the snake was placed in
the buggy he is at loss to know who
to suspect as he has no enemies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
Denies
PEONAGE
CHARGE
Arkansas Planter is at a Loss to Know
How Such Report Originated and
Gained Circul alton.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, August H.
Col. John NJ. Oracle, the largest plant
er in this section, against whom peon-
age charges are alleged to have been
recently filed by two Italian laborers,
now at Sunnyside, Ark, and whose
complaint occasioned a visit by John
Clifton Elder, special representative
OF the immigration commission, to Col.
Gracie's plantation at New Gascony.
has flatly denied the charges filed
against him and declares that the al
legged statements of the two Italians
are false and without foundation.
In statement Col. Oracle says that
Mr.. Elder spent just thirty minutes on
MS place and was shown the records
on all Italians now on the Oracle
plantation and those of the few Who
have moved to Sunnyside from New
Gascony recently. OF the six families
VINO recently moved to Sunnyside from
Gascony, Mr.. Oracle says only one of
them was indebted to him, and that
one in the sum of only $11.40.
They took from $500 to $1,000 each
with them when they moved away
and were most successful. Three of
them paid Mr.. Oracle various sums,
which they owed him, and carried
away large sums after making their
settlements.
Every one of the large Italian col
ony on the Oracle plantations are
making money and seem well salts
fled. Col. Oracle says that he cannot
account for the alleged charges. He
asserts that he never forced any oi
his tenants to enter into any contract
with him unwilllngiy and that the idea
of peonage on his plantations is alb
surd to imagine.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
HOTTEST EVER
IN BIRMINGHAM
Record of the Year Reached When
Mercury Went Up to the "a Mark
and Still Climbing.

BIRMINGHAM, August 17.-Lacking
only two-tenths of a degree of break
ing the record for the year of 1909,
the official temperature at the United
States weather bureau registered 81
degrees in the shade yesterday after.
noon and promises to each the same
mark today.
Inc temperature this morning at :
o clock was IS degrees and at G o'clocl,
yesterday morning it was rs degrees
Just little over a month ago the
record for this year was broken. the
temperature then registered 942 de-
grees on July g. The temperature
Yesterday lacked only four degrees of
being the highest since the weather
bureau was established in Birniinq.
ham, which occurred one day less
than year ago, when the thermometer
registered 9S degrees on August 16,
1908. On August 16, 1908, the tempera.
ture was SO degrees.
There was scarcely a breeze stirring
Yesterday afternoon and in some parts
OF the city the heat 1elt as if the ther.
mometer had registered far over the
hundred mark. Those who sought East
Lake in the afternoon found the heat
just as unbearable there. As night
approached the temperature fell below
80 degrees and people rushed into the
parks, took automobile and carriage
rides and went to East Lake and other
resorts to get a breath of air.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
BLOODS ARE TO
Use The GLOVES
Arlstocrats of America and France
May Be Matched.

PARIS, August 17.-Anthony J..
DreXel Biddle is to fight with feet and
fists the celebrated French "savatiero
the young Count de St. Paul. The
sarate. it hould be understood. is a
soft slipper, and in boxing match
"a la savatet' the contestants use feet
and fists alike, with a prediction for
the feet with which an expert can de-
liver such blow that he may break
an opponents jaw or ribs.
Mr.. Biddle having put on the gloves
with more or less glory with such ia
nous boxers as Jack O'Brien and Bob
Fitzsimmons is to try out honors with
Count de st. Paul, and in this match
lhe aristocracy of America will be
pltted against The aristicracy of
France. Mr.. Biddle is busy taking
lessons "a la savate," and saws he is
confident that he can at any rate lick
the Frenchman with his fists. but the
latter is very expert with his feet.
Hence an agreeable element of sus-
pense enliyens the coming match.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
DEATH OF MRS. MARION.

The friends of Mrs. E. G. Marion
were shocked to hear of her sudden
death yesterday. She had been IN
feeble health for a year and was
feeling better than usual Saturday,
but in the night she had chill and
from that time until Monday morning
suffered a great deal, but the family
and close friends did not realize that
she was so dangerously ill until few
moments before.
Mrs. Marion with her husband and
youngest daughter, Mrs. L. P. Hoskins,
moved to Hattiesburg about four years
ago and resided on Newman street
short while, afterward purchasing
their present home on Mabel street.
The entire community extends their
heartfelt sympathy to her daughters,
Mrs. L. P. Hoskins, of Duke, Okla, and
Mrs. Will Sweet, of Troy, Pa, for only
year ago they lost their father, and
now they are called on to give up
their mother.
Mrs. Hoskins had been with her two
weeks and Mrs Sweet is expected this
afternoon from Pennsylvania.
The funeral will be held at the
home at 8 a. M, after which the body
will be carried to Poplarville for in
terment, Rev. G.. H. Thompson, pas
tor of Court street church CONDUCTING
the funeral, in the absence of her pas
tor, DR.. Watkins.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
MR.. WILLIAMS RETURNS.

Mr.. w. r. Williams has recently re-
turned from Gloster, Miss, where he
went to attend the golden wedding OF
his father and mother. Mr.. Williams
after telling of the pleasure of attend
ing the family reunion began to talk
of the farmers and the farms he had
seen since he left and of course he
talked about the boil weevil. And he
said that in a very small paper sacl
full of leaves that he gathered there
one morning that he found over two
hundred weevils among the leaves
and that these little insects are JUS
running the entire crop in that sec
tion of the state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
Committees Are NOW
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
Providence Church Will be the Scene
of the Festivities Next Time and
Committees Are Now Busy Making
Necessary Arrangements.
The details of the second picnic, for

The details of the second picnic, for
the purpose of meeting the country
people, in Hattiesburg territory, have
been arranged by the business mems
committee and everything indicates
that the occasion will be as delightful
as the fist one and fully as profitable.
The general arrangements commit
tee met at the Commercial Club room
yesterday afternoon and discussed the
matter in detail and discussed the
same committees, as far as possible,
that arranged the first one. Mr.. j.
C. Magruder was appointed chairman
of the barbecue committee and Mr..
Galloway Bennett and Will Edmonson
were added to the committee to as
sst him on this occasion. Mr.. NJ. G.
Field was made chairman of the lem
Onade committee and he will make an
especial effort to overcome some of
the difficulties which were met with
the first time. Owing to the absence
of Mr. Mcleod, Mr.. Bixler was placed
on the committee to select the speak
ers.
In response to letters sent out to
citizens in the neighborhood in which
the picnic is to be held Messrs. ]. G.
Mcdonald, S. e. Graham, G. H. Bayless
and George Nixon, held a conference
with members of the business mems
committee, at the Commercial Club
room this morning and reported that
they had selected Providence church,
in the Eatonville neighborhood, as be-
ing the most convenient place and that
next Friday would suit everybody. 1t
is said by al who are acquainted with
the location that it is the most suit
able place in South Mississippi as it
has the advantage of having plenty of
water. The committee also reported
that Mr. E. R. Strahan had been Sc
lected to deliver the address of vel
come.
This completes all the arrangements
except the work to be done by the com
mittees and it goes without saying
that every detail will be arranged and
about the same program will be carri
ed out as was arranged for the Idea
picnic. 1t will be arranged so that
the band will get there early in the
morning and have more music thar
was furnished on the first occasion.
The occasion is being looked for
ward to with great pleasure by every
one and it is expected that there viii
be a full attendance from Lux, Eaton
Yille, Rawls Springs, Petal and Easta
buchie, and that there will be fully as
large an attendance next Friday as
there was at Ideal.
The business mems committee are
desirous of impressing every one il
Hattiesburg that this picnic is arrang
ed for the benefit of Hattiesburg al
an educational measure and urges up
on them the desirability of a large at
tendance from this city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
ANOTHER BARBECUE
PLANNED FOR FRIDAY
ROMANCE ENDS
At The ALTAR


When Gen. Thos. c. Hutchinson
Met Miss Ella L. Cheatham.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August ia
special from Chicago says:
A pretty romance with a distinc
lively Southern flavor, which had its
inception at the Confederate Veterans
reunion reception in Memphis last
June, and which have traversed rosy
paths through Tennessee, Texas, New
York and Illinois, eliminated here yes
terday evening at o'clock in st
Paul's Episcopal church when Genera
Thomas s. Hutchinson, of Nashville
Tenn. married Miss Louise Cheatham
of Clarksville, Tex.
Mr.. Hutchinson is commissary gen
eral of Tennessee, and a big factor
in municipal affairs in his city.
The bride is daughter of the late
David w. Cheatham, who was proIni
nent as a banker and real estate holde
of Northern Texas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
TELEGRAPHONE AT
ALEXANDRIA, LA.

ALEXANDRIA, La, August IL
The first telegraphone in use in the
state of Louisiana was installed here
today by the Louisiana Railway and
Navigation Company. The instru-
ment permits the use of telegraph lines
for telephone purposes and conversa-
ton can be carried on between par
ties at Alexandria and New Orleans
while the same wire is being used by
the operator for transmitting telegra.
phic messages. The Louisiana Rail.
way and Navigation Company will in
stall these instruments at Shreveport,
New Orleans and Baton Rouge as well
as at Alexandria.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
GOVERNORS TO VISIT JACKSON

JACKSON, Miss, August 17.-Gov-
ernor Noel has received personal as
surance from the governors of several
states that they will accompany Presi-
dent Taft to Jackson when the chief
executive of the nation visits this city
on November l.
Among the governors who have
promised Governor Noel to be present
are Gov. Judson Harmon, of Ohio:
Gov. John Johnson of Minnesota: Gov.
Charles Deneen, of Illinois. and Gov
ernor Hadley, Of Missouri
Furthermore, Governor Noel is con.
fident that the chief executives of sew.
eral other states will accept the in
vitations he has rendered them. and
that he will receive advices from them
within the next few days, or as soon
as they can determine whether off
cial business will permit them to
make the return trip from the deep
waterways convention via Jackson.
1t is more than probable that tn .
governors of at least a dozen states
will accompany President Taft here,
and that several Of them will remain
over until the following day as guests
of honor at the state fair in order
that they may become more thorough
ly acquainted with the people of Mis-
sjssippi and the resources and in
dustries of the commonwealth.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
GOES AFTER
COUNTY CLERK

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, Aug II
Detective Martin, of Johnson City. has
secured the necessary requisition pa.
pers from Washington and is now on
his way to Kingston, Jamaica, to bring
back 10 johnson City w. Dulaney.
wanted here for embezzlement. Du-
laney was formerly icrcuit
court clerk of Washington county.
Tenn. He disappeared several months
ago, leaving shortage in his &C.
counts. A description was sent out
and his arrest followed on the Island
of Jamaica.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
FLORIDA SENATOR'S
SON IN TROUBLE.

NEW YORK, August 17.-MacOu
Broome, who according to his counsel,
is the son of State Senator Brooms,
of quincy county, Florida, was held
in police court today to await extra
dition papers on the charge of being
a fugitive from justice. Broome was
arrested at the request of the police
OF Atlanta. detective Edward L. Ar
thur Of Atla2ta, said that Brooms was
wanted to lwer to charge of forg-
fng check and passing 1t on H. e.
Clark, of Atlanta.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
RESCUED, THEN DROWN-D.
Remarkable Fate of 16-Year-OId Boy
in Swimming.

ANNISTON, Ala, August 17.-Res'
cued by his companions from drown
ing, only to meet watery grave a
moment later, was the fate of James
Cooper, 16 years Of age. at Golden
Springs, Ala, today. After being
dragged from a swimming pool In an
unconscious condition, young Cooper,
almost himself again, staggered and
fell backward into the water and
drowned before his companions could
rescue him the second time.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
EXTREMELY HOT
IN SOUTHWEST

KANSAS CITY, August 17-NTis.
Sourl' Kansas and Oklahoma are swell.
tering again today in a temDerot,,,a
'na' promises to make this one Of
tne nottest days in the history of this
part OF the southwest. Last nigrt
was the hottest night in Kansas Citv
IN ten years. Cattle are suffering and
many prostratons are being reported
from the cities.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
SEVEN RESCUED
FROM DROWNING

NEW YORK, August 17.-Seven
men, including the captain of the three
masted schooner Arlington, of Boston.
were rescued from their perilous posi-
tion on the bowsprit Of that craft
which stranded on sand bar off Long
Beach, L. /. today. Life savers from
the shore effected the rescue, One
man who had put out from the vessel
on life rafr drifted out Of sight to-
wards Sandy Hook. He will probab1y
be rescued BY passing ships.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
TENS= HEAT
EFFECTS RAILROAD.

FORT WORTH Texas, August II
The intense heat has resulted in so
many cracks in the earth along the
Texas railroads that all trains are be-
ing ordered to proceed with the ut
most caution.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL
NISIT BATON ROUGE

BATON ROUGE, August 17.--Pres-
ident Taft's secretary wired today
that tho President would stop over in
Baton Rouge for an hour while on his
trip down the river on october 20.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
indian ASSASSIN
HANGED TODAY

LONDON, August 17.-Madarlal
Dhinagri, the Indian student who on
the night Of July 1 shot and killed
Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Hutt
Curzon Wyllie, and DR.. Cawai Lacac-
ca, was hanged at Pentonville prison
today. The shooting took place at a
public gathering in the imperial in
stitute.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
Seven Republicans.

It is alleged that out Of eight tales
men selected, seven were partisan re-
publicans and that the eighth a bit
ter personal enemy of Gov. Haskell.
was a democrat.
After pointing out numerous techni-
calities in the manner and time of
the grand jurys selection, the motion
declares there was no evidence pre-
scented to show a conspiracy to de-
fraud and that the secretary of the
interior, and all of its departments in
the Indian Territory were fully aware
of how the town lots were scheduled
and that no objection was raised.
Indicted May 27.
The six defendants were indicted by
the federal grand jury at Tulsa Okla.
on May 27, charged with obtaining
titles from the government to town
lots in Muskogee by illegal methods.
The five co-defendants of Gov. Has
kell are all wealthy and prominent IL
izens of Oklahoma.
Gov. Haskell and six other defe
ants had previously been indicted
the same charge, but on April 10 las
Federal Judge John A. Marshall, OF
Utah. upheld a motion for the de-
PENDANTS to quash the indictments on
technical grounds.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
Five Sought Places.

It is alleged that George W. Strawn,
J. H. Dixon, J. o. Burgess, A. G. Du-
mas and w. T. Bailey, members of the
grand jury which indicted the defend
ants, deliberately sought to go on that
jury with a view of returning indict-
ments; that Strawn as foreman. con-
spired to intimidate the other jurors
into voting indictments after they
had refused to do so.
The motion insists that Foreman
Strawn repeatedly told the jurors that
they probably would be charged with
perjury If they failed to indict and at
one time, when the ballot stood eight
to eight, he called for an open vote
so he would know who should be pros
ecuted al
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-17
CHARGE U. 5. MARSHAL
With IMPROPER CONDUCT
Seven Jury Members Are Said to be
Republicans, While Five Are Saisf'
to Have Sought Places in Order to v
Return indictments.

MUSKOGEE, Okla, August 17.-At-
torneys for Gov Chas. n. Haskell and
the five defendants indicted in con-
nection with the alleged Muskogee
town lot frauds yesterday filed mo-
tions in the federal court to quash the
indictments, setting forth number of
sensational allegations.
Aside from charges against five
grand jurors and the allegations of
improper conduct on the part of Unit
ed States Marshal Grant Victor, the
allegations dealt largely with the OBJ
lection to the exclusion Of Muskogee
county, the home of the defendants.
from the territory from which the jury
was chosen
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-29
CELEBRATES
HER BIRTHDAY
MARIA, THE BEAUTIFUL CROWN
PRINCESS OF ROUMANIA.

Her Vivacity and Charm Have Won
For Her Distinction Out of Pro-
portion to Her Little Country
Home.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-29
RAYMONDVILLE
HAPPENINGS
BRIDGE CLUB MET SATURDAY
WITH MRS. w. f. SPRAGUE.
Many People From There Visited
Brownsville During the Week
300 Bales of Cotton Have Been
Ginned Up to Date.

Raymondville, Tex. Oct. IS
Mrs. B. S. Duffield and daughter,
Mary Francis returned home Friday
night from a three months visit in
Oklahoma.
The following people of our town
were guests in Brownsville, Mrs.
H. A. White, Mrs, Walter Whitbeck
and daughter, Elizabeth; Miss Whit
tlesey, Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Jersig,
Miss Wadden, Roger Stiles and
Frank Dismarets
Mr.. c. H. Pease, Mr.. Porter, Vir-
ginia and Edwin Stiles, were among
the few from here who attended
Taft Day" in Corpus Christi
Mr.. and lIrs. Ralph McCampbeIl
of Hebronville spent Sunday here.
Mrs, Floyd Layton and three chill
dren of Brownsville are spending the
week end here as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L. Gill
Everyone is expecting a great time
at the Halloween entertainment Sat
urday night
Mrs. John Allsup and little daugh-
ter, of Lyford. are spending the week
with Mrs. B. E. Thomas
The Bridge Club met Saturday,
October %, with Mrs. w. F
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-29

gmeiai County and city Journal
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-29

IcOpyright ls99. bs W. MI
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-29
ACTIVITY AT IiARLINGEN.
Buildings and Automobiles Indicate
PrOSperity-Ditch Completed

Harrington, Texas, Oct. 29.-Activ-
ity in building continues here with
out abatement The Morrow Bros.
lumber yard is almost completed,
the finishin touches now being put
upon the office. A store to be oc-
cupied as a tin shop by W. H. KEEL
ly is being erected, while the Snav-
ely Bros. who have large farm
on the edge of town have Just COM
pleted a handsome residence.
Frosuy,ity has overtaren w E.
Holling VIC tn and he mas joined the
ranks of the automobile owners. His
car. a Buick, was received 4 few
days ago and is now burning up the
roads in the vicinity.
Leroy Hoffman, the young son of
VIM. F. Hoffman, who had a bad
attack OF appendicitis uast week is
now greatly improved.
The town drainage ditch IS now
practically completed and Harlingtn
expects hereafter to be free from
mud
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-29

Brownsville surely displayed the
deep interest it is taking in securing
deep water all along the Texas coast,
Eneu it sent a delegation fifty strong
accompanied by the Brownsville
Rifles and the fine military band
from its neighboring city MatamOros
20 Corpus Christi-Laredo Times.
1t was bad enough to have the
Corpus Christi correspondents of the
san Antonio Express go off at half
sock and mistake the Brownsville
RTfles for a detachment of regulars
from Fort Sam Houston, a blunder
which, under the circumstances, we
have eondoned, but what shall be
said OF this intended compliment
Of our Laredo contemporary ?
Brownsville went fifty strong. yes,
ard more than three times fifty
strong. not counting our soldier boys
aud the military band from across
che river. And if Laredo ever holds
= meeting or convention TO push
tie 6own-the-river railroad project,
Brownsville viii be thara with a sim
IL delegation.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-29

Sprague at the residence of Mrs. S
L. Gill The greatest number OF
points was won by Mrs. Jersig.
Delicious refreshments consisting
of chicken salad, waters, olives and
coffee were served. Every member
was present and each had most
enjoyable time.
Rev. Foster of Brownsville held
services here Friday evening.
800 bales of cotton have been gin
ned up to date.