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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
AGED Preacher Dead.

Gainesville, Ga.-Rev David s. Nc
Curry, of New Holland, is dead here
aged "a years.
Rev. Mr.. McCurry had been a min
lister for G3 years. He was born in
South Carolina, served in the Confed
crate army, was once temporarily il
charge of a division, and ranked as
a gallant officer. He kept a record
Of every marriage, funeral, sermon
baptism, and every mile travelled il
the country churches. A few days
ago ne performed his 1,SS7th mar
riage ceremony.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
AVIATORS IN PARIS.
France To Have Notable Gathering OF
AeronaIItS

France To Have Notable Gathering OF
Aeronauts.
Paris--The eyes of all avlators ano
of the countless thousands who have
been aroused to enthusiasm over the
possibilities of heavier-than-air flying
machines by M. Bleriot's triumphal
fight over the English channel as
well as by the splendid performances
of the Wright Brothers, Henry Far
man Latham, Curtiss and others, are
now turned toward Rheims, where on
August 20 will be opened the great
est aerostatic competition the world
has ever seen.
Every type of air craft known will
be entered in the various events and
probably every aviator of conse
Guence in the world, with the excep
ton of the Wright Brothers, will try
for the rich prizes aggregating $4O,
900 in valne which will be hung VI
for record-breaking feats.
Arrangements are being made to
care for 100000 visitors. France
will undoubtedly lead in the number
of entrants, but America, Australia
England and Italy. all will be repre-
sented by monoplane, biplane or bal
loon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
GREATLOSSBY FIRE
10000 Homes Destroyed al
Osaka, Japan.
CASUALTIES UNKNOWN
Thousands of People Are Homeless
and Hunger is Staring Them in the
Face.-Relief Measures Ordered by
Authorities.

Osaka, Japan.-Confusion still pre-
walls here as a result of the recent
disastrous fire. Thousands of per-
sons are homeless and hunger is
staring many of them in the face.
A system of relief has been or
dered by the municipal authorities,
but it is inadequate to supply all
needs. Outside cities and towns are
generously sending in contributions
to be used in alleviating the suffer
ings of the homeless and destitute
The number of casualties has not
yet been determined, but hundreds OF
injured persons are crowding the
hospitals.
The latest estimate is that 10000
buildings are destroyed these includ-
ing banks, the stock exchange, the
museum, government edifices and
factories. While at present it is i'm
possible accurately to state the
losses, these are given roughly at sew
eral million yen. 1t is feared that
some of the insurance companies will
fail as a result of the heavy losses
they will have to pay.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
PULLIAM A SUICIDE.
President of National Baseball Lea
que Shoots Self in Temple.

President of National Baseball Lea
que Shoots Self in Temple.
New York.-Harry C. Pulliam, pres
ident of the National League of Base
ball Clubs, committed suicide in his
rooms on the third floor of the New
York Athletic Club.
Standing in the center of the room,
Mr.. Pulliam held a revolver to his
right temple. He fired only one shot.
1t went in at the right temple, and
came out several inches away on the
left side of his head The bullet de-
stroyed the right eye, and passed
through the upper part Of the left.
Although Mr.. Pulliam's act was en-
tirely unexpected, some of his friends
said that at the time of his recent
illness it was known that he was sub
ject to severe attacks of melancholia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
STRIKING PREssMAN SHOT.

]. w. StovaII, Non-union, Shoots w.
P. Kreis, Union Pressman.
Atlanta, Ga-The strike of the un-
ion pressmen of Atlanta, which has
been in silent progress for several
months past, assumed it's first sign of
serious friction when J. W. Stovall,
Of "a Buena Vista avenue, a non
unica pressman, said to be in the en-
ploy of Foote & Davies Company,
shot w. P. Kreis, of 329 Simpson
street, one of the striking union
pressmen, in the left thigh with a
revolver on South Pryor street, be-
tween Alabama and Hunter streets.
Kreis was rushed to the Grady hos
pital in the emergency ambulance of
Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfield. There
it was ascertained he had COM
pound fracture Of the left thigh. The
wound is not considered necessarily
fatal.
Stovall was arrested. He claims he
shot in self defense.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
MEXICO TOWNS IN RUINS.
Acapula and Chilpancingo Practically
nacArOuaI

DeStroyeo.--Amerlca Fleeing.
Mexico City.-The towns of Acapu-
Ia and ChilpaRcingo are practically
destroyed. All the markets of Aca-
pula have been destroyed and people
from the surrounding country are
afraid to bring produce into the town.
The people are camping in the pub
lie squares; a famine seems inevita-
bic The buildings are being dyna-
mited to prevent further danger from
the tottering walls that continue to
fall as new shocks come.
During the severe shocks the water
in the harbor receded a distance OF
thirty feet, covering the docks and
piers. The tents in the public squares
do not keep off the heavy rains, and
the people are suffering from ex-
posure. Mexico City is raising money
for the distressed. American tourists
are fleeing for the United States.
The tidal wave which swept over
the ruined towns and the series of
shocks experienced are reported as
the worst in many years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
NEGRO Jumps to Death.

Louisville, Ky.-A negro whom the
police believe to have been a fugi-
tive from justice leaped from the
Illinois Central trestle to his death
in the canal here, following a run
ming fight with officers who discover
ed the man asleep in the Seventh
street depot. A postal card bearing
the name of Parker, and addressed
to Atlanta. was found in the man s
pockets.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Two Men Drown,

Charlotte, N. C.-News has reached
here of the death by drowning at an
obscure mountain village in Caldwell
county of Miss Mamie Banley and
Miss Jetz, in the mill pond Of the
Ritter Lumber Company at that place.
The victims were daughters of Off
cials of the lumber company and were
boating on the pond. The bodies
were recovered. 1t is impossible to
secure details of the tragedy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Farmer Found in River.

Irwin, Ky.-Becoming worried over
the absence of Joe Brown, a farmer
of this (EstilD county, members OF
his family began search for him
When they reached the Kentucky
river, near their home, they met
Browns dog, sitting patiently on the
bank A search of the stream at that
point resulted in the discovery OF
Browns body. He had apparently
fallen in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Chinese CONSUL Killed.

New York-Dr. Wing, Chinese
vice-consul at New York, a graduate
cf Lehigh and Yale universities, and
married to an American woman, was
shot by a man of his own race in
that city, receiving wounds from
which he died shortly after. No ra-
t;onal motive for the murder has de-
veloped. The slayer is believed to
he crazy
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Torpedo Boats Won.

Portsmouth Va.-It realistic wal
maneuver, carried out in the upper
part of Portsmouth harbor the inef1
cheney of a massive bomb with wire
entanglements to prevent the en-
trance Of hostile torpedo craft was
fully demonstrated. The torpedo
boat destroyer Ferret cut through the
obstructions with the greatest ease
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
GOES TO CHAIN GANG.
Climax to the Famous MitcheII-Lin-
ton Trial AZ ThonoasviIle

Climax to the Famous MitcheII-Lin-
ton Trial at ThomasvjIIe.
Thomasville, Ga.-William K.
Mitchell, a member of one of the
most prominent and influential fam
lilies of this city, who has been on
trial for alleged assault upon Miss
Lucie Linton, has been sentenced to
the chain gang for term of twelve
months, the appeals court having re-
fused a plea for new trial.
The verdict of the court comes as
the climax to one of the most sensa-
tional trials in the history of South
Georgia, owing to the prominence Of
the parties interested.
No trial in the state in years has
elected more interest than this one.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Two BOYS Drowned.

Kingsland, Ga.-While in bathing
with several other young boys at a
point seven miles from this place, in
St. Mary's river. two white boys,
Isaac Carlton and Roy Haddock, each
Is years of age, were drowned. 1t
was stated that the lads were seen
struggling together, and it is thought
one was endeavoring to save the life
of the other. The bodies were re-
covered
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
HEAD-ON COLLISION.
Ten Persons Killed and Sixty Injured
In WASHINGTON.

IN washington.
Spokane, Wash.-Ten persons were
killed and at least sixty injured in a
head-on collision of two electric
trains on the Spokane and Inland
railroad.
The wreck occurred at Coldwell,
Wash, sation between Couer
G'Alene, Idaho, and Spokane. A west
bound train had left Couer d'Alene
ct 4:30 p. m. and just reached Cold
well when it crashed into an east
bound train. Both were going at the
rate of Is miles an hour.
They collided without warning to
the crew or passengers, and the
coaches were crushed. Men and wo-
men were thrown from their seats,
scme being hurled to the top of the
coaches, while others were sent fly
ing through the windows. Several
coaches left the track, and passen-
gers were caught under the pile of
broken timbers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Famous House Burned.

Brunswick, Ga.-The Retreat, a
summer home built in 100 on st. 81
mons Island by James Spalding, has
been burned Many distinguished
characters, among them Aaron Burr
and Fanny Kemble, had visited tne
historic home. The house had not
been habitable since the storm OF
1898. Although standing over two
centuries, the hewn oak timbers OF
the structure were solid.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
THE McLENDON CASE.
Suspended Railroad Commissioner
Will Appeal to Courts.

Suspended Railroad Commissioner
Will Appeal to Courts.
Atlanta.-That Chairman S. G. Nc
Lendon, suspended member Of the
railroad commission, will appeal to
the courts in the event he is rLally
removed from Office by vote OF the
general assembly, appears no longer
to be in any doubt.
It is generally conceded that the
house will follow the action of the
senate and vote to remove him,
which means that his only recourse
will be to the courts.
Following final action by the gen
eral assembly, Governor Brown will
undoubtedly make an appointment to
fill the vacancy on the commission.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Noble Jap Girl Arrives.

San Francisco-Miss Marie Hitot
suyanagi, daughter of viscount Sue
now, a member of the Japanese
house of peers from Osaka, arrived
here On the steamer Korea to enter
the Byrn Mawr college, Pennsylvania.
She is a graduate of Wahseda univer-
sity, Toxic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Bark Lost at Sea Had Crew of Ten
Men

Seattle, Wash.-A special to the
PostIntelligencer from Port Town
send says that it is believed that the
American barkentine ]. M. Griffith,
under command of Capt. F. t. Sand
ers. and carrying a crew of ten men,
has been lost at sea. The barkentine,
which is an old wooden vessel, put
out from Carmen island MexicC for
Puget Sound, and is more than a
month overdue.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Farmer Is Killed

Paris, Texas. Paul Welch, veal
thy farmer living at Sumner a small
town near here, shot and instantly
killed Russell Ward as the result u
4 dispute over the possession of two
little orphan girls, sisters of the slain
man, who have been making their
homo with Welch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Fell Into Well.

Columbus, Ga.-By the sudden CIV
ing way of the curbing, Missouri
Binns, aged 5, and Aileen Askew,
aged Z, were precipitated into a "a
foot well in Bellwood, near Colum-
BUS, and had a miraculous escape
from death.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Wonnan Killed hv Iran Gun.

Smithville, Ga.-Mrs. Emmett Book
er, wife of a merchant of Smithville,
was killed by the discharge Of a trap
gun which her husband had placed
for burglars. AS Mrs. Booker opened
4 door, two loads of buckshot were
discharged, both entering her body,
causing death four hours later.
Mrs. Booker knew the trap gun was
set in the store, but had forgotten OF
its presence for the moment when she
was shot
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
killad Irving TO Save Child.

Champaign, Ill.-Mrs. Richard Alex
ander and her two-year-old son, EN-
met, were killed by Big Four train,
Seeing her two boys, aged five and
two years, upon the tracks, the moth
er rushed to their rescue. She sue
ceeded in saving the elder child, but
lost her own life in an unsuccessful
attempt to save the younger boy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Nordica a Bride

London.-Mme. Lillian Nordica, the
American opera singer, has been mar
ried to George w. Young, a New York
banker, at Kings Weigh House
Church, Grosvenor Square. The Gere-
mony was performed in the presence
of a few friends, most of whom are
well known in American and English
society.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Woman Arraigned for DistiIIing.

Woman Arraigned for DistiIIing.
Macon, Ga.-Minnie Richards, a ne
gro woman who lives on the farm of
Frank GULL, in Hancock county, has
been arraigned before United States
Commissioner L. NJ Erwin under the
charge CT helping to operate a large
moonshine establishment on the farm.
She was closely questioned. but along
with several others who have been
arranged, knew nothing of the still
and the operations close to her house.
The deputies have been puzzled in
their efforts to place the responsible
ity for operating the still.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
BrVan to Move 70 Texas

Bellefontaine, Ohio.-William Jen-
nings Bryan is to move to Texas. He
has said so in the course of an inter
view preceding the delivery of his
lecture. He declared that he intend
ed to move to Texas following
South American tour on which he
will start this fall.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06

Because OF the almost unprecedent-
ed strictness of the censorship and
the difficulty of transmitting dispatch
es, details are lacking. The news
which has worked out, however, indi-
Gates the gravity of the situation.
Army Modified.
The government has commenced a
complete organization of the army,
al officers upon leave have been re-
called. Martial law has been pro-
claimed all over the kingdom and
newspapers have been ordered to
print only official reports under pain
of suppression.
In Barcelona, CATALONIA and dozen
other garrison towns, mObs have
seized the streets and are being
fought by the military with artillery.
The rushing of troops to Africa has
been so rapid and heavy that the
soldiers left have been unable to cope
with the frenzied workmen who are
rioting because of sending of soldiers
to Africa.
Battles in Street.
These workmen have built barri-
cades in the streets and in many
places pitched battles have filed the
cutters with blood. The government
is determined to adopt no halfway
measures and has given the army or
ders to put down the revolution re-
gardless of the means necessary or
the consequent loss of life.
Guards have been thrown around
the frontier and no one is permitted
to leave or enter the kingdom except
under the closest scrutiny.
Moors are Victorious.
To add to the gravity of the situa'
tion a great battle has been fougL
between the Spanish troops and the
Moors. This is now officially admitted
from Madrid for the first time. The
extent of the engagement was at first
minimized in Spain, in an effort 10
nacifv the public and dispatches con
cern;ng the battle were vigorously
censored.
The casualties have been far great
or than in any engagement during
tho SDanish-American war, and ex-
caedinc some of the most stubborn
lighting of the Russo-Japanese war
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Eel EIGHT Stories.

Little Rock, Ark Garnet Wood,
general agent of the Des Moines Life
Insurance Company, fell from the
eighth story window of the Southern
Trust Company building and was in
stantly killed. He had spent the
night in his Office, and all indications
point to an accident.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Eiuht in Melon Patch.

Nettleton, Miss Returning home,
AlonZo Eddison and several friends
stopped at the melon patch of Albert
Brown, near Nettleton. Brown was
Oh guard with shotgun, and when
the party entered his field he fired.
Eddison was Killed..
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Neqress. AGED 116. Dead

Nashville, Tenn.-Dilla Kil1ebrew
colored, aged 116, probably the old
est person in Tennessee, is dead at
her home near Needmore, this state.
Until a week before her death she
was able to get around She is sur
vived by two children, one of whom
is 80 years old. Dilla was born a
slave.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Prince to Visit South An,arica

Rome-The king has informed the
ministry that he intends to send
Prince Udine, son of the Duke of
Genoa. to visit the Italian colonists
in South America. Another prince.
probably the duke of the Abruzz1,
will go later on a similar mission to
North America.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Editor Bassett Dies of Wounds.

Tulsa. Okla-Mark Bassett, editor
of the Tulsa Daily News, and for
mer publisher and politician at Mat
toon and Kankakee, H.. died without
regaining consciousness. Mr.. Bas-
sett was found by his little son lying
on the floor of a printing Office, shot
through the head. The mystery
which surrounds the shooting is still
unSOlVed
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Bio Interior Loan.

Port-au-Prince, Hayti.-The Haitep
government has issued an interior
loan of 100000 gourdes, payable in
American gold, at per cent. annu-
ally. The loan will be payable in twt
years, and will be guaranteed by s
new tax on customs imports, COM
mencing October 1, next.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
"DRYS" STRIKE SNAG.
BY Not Adjourning to Virginia Side
Must Postpone Hearing.


Bristol, Va.-The ''drys" have
struck another snag in their effort to
take dispositions in connection with
the local option election contest case.
When they convened at the Virginia
court house and recalled a witness to
the stand counsel for the vets con-
tended that they had no right to pro-
ceed with the taking of dispositions
for the reason that they had ad-
journed to the Tennessee side yester-
day and had not adjourned from
there back to the Virginia side.
Counsel for the drys decided to
post a notice to resume the hearing
and the case was adjourned till Au-
gust 6.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Killed bv FaIIinn Tree

Duluth, Ga.-John Webb Cain met
a tragic death here, being killed by a
falling tree. He had gone into the
woods where he was having tim
Der cut, and was killed almost in
stantly.
Mr. Cain was a prominent sawmill
man, was 81 years old, and had
large family connection. He is sur
vived by wife and eight children.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Woman Is Drowned

Rome, Ga.-While bringing home
the COWS after severe rainstorm,
Mrs. Mary Nix, aged 76, wife of a
farmer residing near Rome, lost her
footing in a swollen creek and was
drowned. The body was discovered
two hundred yards down creek.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
EIorida county Votes DRY.

Pensacola, Fla.-Later returns of
The wet and dry election in Santa
Rosa county show that the prohibi-
tionists had a veritable landslide in
the special election. Returns showed
the vote to be close. but outlying
precincts were reported and gave a
big majority for the temperance peo-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
k;,,.d hv EaIlino Awnino.

Hartwell, Ga.-Dozier A. Thornton
died at Hartwell from injuries re-
ceived from falling awning in front
of a building on Deposit street, occu-
pied by him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
First Bale is Solo.

Quitman, CA. w Avera, a lead
ing planter in Brooks county, sold
the first bale of 1909 cotton on the
local market. The cotton classed
well. The bale was held over for
the buyers to bid.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
sudden Death of Veteran.

Atlanta, Ga-While en- route to the
Confederate Soldiers Home, G. G..
Hayes, a well known resident of Cow
ington, dropped dead in front of the
union passenger station. He was ac-
companied by his son at the time of
his sudden death.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Bandits Attack French Troops.

Saigon, French Cochin-China-Du-
ring an engagement between French
troops and Detam bandits. Captain
Potthuis and ten men were killed and
twenty wounded. The bandits lost
fifty men killed and one hundred
wounded.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
ExpIosion Kills Five.

st. Paul.-An explosion from gaso-
line. followed by a destructive fire
in four-story building on West Third
street, is known to have caused the
death of five persons.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
PASSES THE HOUSE.
BY Eight Votes Tariff Report Has
Been Adopted.

Been ADOPTED
Washington.-The house has adopt
ed the conference report on the tariff
BILL 1876 to 1873. The Republicans
shrieked defiance in their delight
over the final outcome, and Chair
man Payne was the central figure OF
an admiring and congratulatory crowd
O. colleagues.
Twenty Republicans voted against
the report, two Democrats for it.
The ,'ote was the climax of an elev-
en-hour session, conducted through
most oppressive heat, but enlivened
by a dozen or more speeches of more
or less fiery nature.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
Name Holder For conoress

Jefferson, Ga.-Hon. John N. Hol
der has been nominated for congress
from the ninth district by half a
dozen speakers at reunion and bar
becue held here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-06
JOHN WISDOM is DEAD.
Made Famous Ride During the Civil
War,

Gadsden, Ala.-John H. Wisdom,
one of the most distinguished citizens
of Etowah county, whose famous ride
from Gadsden to Rome, Ca, during
the civil war saved the latter city
from destruction by federal raiders
under General Straight is dead at
Hoke's Bluff, aged 81. Citizens OF
Rome presented him with a silver
service for saving the city.