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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
LAURENT SUIT IS POSTPONED
Suit Against c. r. Smith Will Not
Be Called Until January
Term.

The suit of Mrs, Kate Laurent, ct
al. against c. R Smith for damages
in the sum OF $4,000 for the killing
OF Z. A Laurent viii not come up
for trial at the approaching term OF
circuit court.
The suit was flied some time ago
and under the. ordinary course woulI
have come up for trial at the tern
which begins Wednesday, but the
attorneys on both sides recently
held a conference and agreed upon
continuance.
The Smith case was by far the
most important one on the docket,
and its continuance means an abating
Of much of the interest centering III
the approaching court term. When
Mr.. Smith was on trial for the MIR
der OF Laurent last January the case
melted interest throughout the en-
tire country. and news regarding the
damage suit would have been eagerly
read
Under the law the case will be cal
led again at the January term OF
circuit court. but it is yet too early
TO see whether it will or not be
tried at that tirne,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

Congressman From Fourth District
VIII Have to Fight For
His Seat.

From all appearances Hon. T. U.
Sisson will have some competition
in the congressional race in the
four district. The Grenada Sentinel
says:
The fight bids fair to be one of
the most interesting that has engag-
ed the attention OF the voters OF this
district for long time. Hon. 5. A.
Morrison OF this county stated only
4 day or two ago that he would I'm
doubtedly be in the race to oppose
Mr.. Sisson. Mr. MORRISON is not
only an able man but he is one or
bull dog tenacity and never fails to
give a good account of himself III
whatever he undertakes. He has
made a fine record as a member Of
the legislature and knows how TO
present his cause to the masses.
Then Col O. T. Bledsoe OF this
county. who was in the race last
year, is also an avowed candidate.
Col. Bledsoe is a scholarly man, a
Confederate soldier. and may be ex-
pected to have a strong following.
Besides Messrs. Morrison and Bled-
soc it seems TO be understood that
Hon. c. E. Franklin, state senator
from Pontotoc county, will also shy
his castor into the ring. While Mr..
Sisson has made himself Industrious
in congress and IS good campaign
er and an able man, yet the gentle
men named will give him some hard
work Again from surface indica-
tons there are many warm friends
of Hon. Shed Hill over the district
that will keep their knives UP their
sleeves a long while for Mr.. Sisson.
Thus it would appear that the next
political battle in Mississippi will be
the congressional contests next year.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
BELLE OF THE BENDS
SUNK DURING STORM MON
DAY NIGHT AT
-l~s p -
PEELERS.

The beautiful river steamboat
Belle OF the Bends. the AIorrisey
beat in the eenyllle-Vicksburg
trade, was sank during the storm On
Monday night at Peeler's landing, p
miles above Vicksburg, where the
boat had been tied up at the begin
ming of the storm to prevent acci-
dent Regarding the accident the
Vicksburg American says:
~T'he boat is lying easy with water
up to her matches, and can no doubt
be raised with very little trouble,
The Belle lett Vicksburg as usual
Monday AFTERNOON at 3 o clock with
. fair trip of freight and passengers
and nothing more was heard OF her
until the report came she was sunk.
The crew came down on the snag-
boat Wright and are now in this
city. As soon as Ar Thomas Nor
risey can be seen some ARRANGEMENTS
will most likely be made to raise the
boat The Belle Of the Bends WAS
the finest boat that came 10 the
wharf. having good accommodations
for freight. with a fine cabin for
passengers. She was 20 feet long,
az feet s inches beam, with 2 feet )
inches depth of hold, and her gross
tonnage was 4o5 tons. She was butlr
by the Howards in, 1908. but was fully
repaired by Mr.. Morrisey. her man
ager. last spring, there being several
thousand dollars spent on her.
Captain Ncwbill one Of the pilots
on the Belle, said I'VE laid up Tor
the storm Monday night at $50 near
Pecler $, putting out good strong
lines to hold the boat. We laid there
until about $50 the next morning,
when the wind blew the boat around,
her stern going tap stream until She
struck a snag on the larboard side.
right under the cook house, when
she cornenneed to take water, and
sank in about ten minutes, the water
not going over the lower deck. !
shink very little freight was damaged
As we had no freight in the hold
Mr.. Morrisey will send mp the
Fails City and she will deliver all of
Inc Bellies freight that can be taken
IRON her. The cargo was probably
insured and the boat as well.
The Belle OF the Bends cost or
iginalIy 100000. and is now insured
ffor $4,000 with Geo w. Neare &
Co, of Cincinnati She is controlled
by MI James Hirsch, 70 Nicksburg,
and leased to Mr. Morrisey. The
Belle will be replaced in the Green
willie trade for the present by the
steamer Falls City.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
TO Repeal MORTGAGE Tx
Nathez Chamber of Commerce to
Prepare Memorial to Next
Legislature.

The Natchez Chamber OF Com
merce has appointed committee to
prepare a memorial for the Lcgisla-
ture praying for the passage of an
act eNcmpting from taxation ali mon
eys loaned at six per cent and to re
peal the tax on mortgages, togethe1
with resolution asking all CONNER
cial organizations IN the state to join
i'll the memorial
Copies Will be sent to the Governor
and every member OF the Mississippi
Legislature
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
LINE or STEEL BaRGES
FOR THE MISSISSIPPI
(Continued from First Page)


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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

reported demolished or practically SO
while others are damaged to the ex-
tent of thousands OF dollars.
The big wireless towers on top OF
the GrunewaId are down. the dam
age amounting to $4,000. The big
smokestack on the plant of the Ores
cent Ice Company also IS down at
damage of 81 1000.
The damage TO shipping cannot be
even Appropriated at present On
the lake shore piers and bath houses
have been wrecked, while others are
badly damaged
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
COURT POSTPONED.
Chancery Court VIII Convene Third
Monday in October.

Through Chancery Clerk W w
Miller, the announcement IS made
that Judge Chancellor Denton has
ordered the Otober term OF the
clancery court, which was scheduled
TO convene on the first Monday IN
October has been POSTPONED until
the third Monday of the same month.
All attorneys and other parties in
terested will take due notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
NEWS FROM "OLE MISS"
Mr.. Abe Somerville Writes an In
teresting Letter.

The following from Mr.. Abe Som
erville, who is assisting to DIR. F. l.
Riley. Professor of History at the
University OF Mississippi, will be
read with interest by all old Univer-
sity men. He tells of Improvements
made during the last year, and OF
conditions incident 70 the opening
OF the new school year:
"The new dormitory at the Uni
versity Is a corker, and the chancel-
Tor is determined that the cork shall
not be pulled. He says that it :
second only to the state capitol il
architecture, splendor and maguiii-
cence. 1t Is certainly a fine building
and is undoubtedly the incest dorm
itory OF its kind in the south All in
terests are conferred III this dormitory
and the momentous question Is,
who is going to get in?" This i
! to be determined by lot, the upper
classmen coming first The fresh
have been coming in for week, ex-
pecting to get first choice, but Kin
NY has smashed their hopes The
outside appearance OF the dorm Is
only exceeded in splendor by the fur
nishings Visiting alumni are be
moaning the fact that they cant be
here to enjoy all of the late improve
ments.
What about the football pros
pects?" This is the logical question
We have the material. the coach and
the best spirit that has ever been
manifested. The team from center
to tackles averages 200 pounds and
signal practices were held week be
fore the opening OF the University
Dir. Stauffer, NJ D.. of the University
Of Pennsylvania is athletic director,
and it is perfectly evident that he
can turn out a good team. A & NJ.
is certainly going down If possible
a game will be scheduled for Green
lana State University This will be
our hardest game, with the excep-
ton of Vanderbilt The writer only
wishes that the old men could see
the four or FIVE squads that are nov
running signals.
The rules as to entrance require
ments are being adhered to very
strictly. AT present the new mat
REGULATES are up in the air.
s'The material development OF the
University in the last few years IS
I wonderful We now have a thor
ough1y well equipped hospital and a
science hall that is great credit to
the state The new power plant has
twice the capacity of the old one.
The professors residences. scattered
all over the campus. give it q more
homeHke appearance
The attendance this year IS going
to break all records. Two hundred
and forty men took breakfast in the
dorm dining room on the day OF the
opening. Between $50 and 400 men
are in and about Oxford; 600 have
applied and we can depend upon over
FIVE hundred.
This is all the direct result of the
activity and assiduons work as well
as the great interest in the University
of its chancellor. DR.. \. \. Kincan-
non The state and especially the
students arc under the greatest OBJ
legations to him
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
T. w. Mccoy Returns.

Mr.. T. w. Mccoy, cashier of the
Merchants National Bank, has re-
turned from the bankers. convention
at Chicago. He says it was the lare-
est ever held, there being $500
bankers present. and with their wives
the number exceeded 1000 Mr..
Taft was present at one of the ban
quets. which Mr. Mccoy says were
of the most lavish character. Mr..
Mccoy was complimented by being
put on one OF the important commit
tees of the executive committee
Vicksburg. American.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

ness TO John Mann & Co, firm
composed OF Greek citizens.
Mr.. Butera has not yet decided
what he viii do, but he is thinking OF
locating IN Little Rock, where he may
again enter the restaurant business.
Tony has been very popular among
his friends and business associates
who wish him success wherever he
decides to make his future home.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

ground for ample terminal facilities
Of their own. we are going wher-
ever there IS freight to be shipped.
and the day is not far distant | be-
lieve, when we will be running
through freight and passenger boats
to New York and South America
from St. Louis at a cost something
like 80 Is per cent cheaper than the
present rates OF the railroads" said
Mr.. Matthews.
Passenger service will be undertake
en- a soon as the freight lines are
under way and will be of a novel type
FOR the river Steamboats, somewhat
resembling the Hendrix Hudson and
Robert Falton OF the Hudson river
day line will be built, very fast, and
and gathering wheels These boats
will accommodate about 500 sleeping
/ passengers and will make about ~
miles an hour, and will be designed
for the round trip between Memphis
and ST. Louis-one leaving each city
each evening. They will make the
round trip in forty-eight hours They
sill have dining rooms on the upper
deck, with plate windows. through
which the diners can watch the shore
ard will have statrooms making mp
INTO parlors by day They will be
the most comfortable boats ever
placed on the river and will carry no
freight except in the hold between
the terminals. About $1,000, 900
will be spent on fleets and equipment
in the first eighteen months, and
when the passenger boats are built
/ it IS claimed that they will be the
/ fastest, strongest and best ever seen
ON the river. Fireproof cabins on
steel hulls. excellent a la carte cater
ling and comfortable hotel rooms for
Istatcrooms viii soon draw passenger
traffic back to the Mississippi
| W. X. Kavanaugh who IS at the
/ head of the new company, gave out
I a statement in St. Louis recently IN
which he announced the conviction
| that in very few years the new
company will be carrying in and out
Of New Orleans more traffic a year
than the EIbe barges carry in and our
/ of Hamburg-6.ooo.ooo tons.
Enough freight comes in and out
of Hamburg in barges drawing t.
o feet every day in the year to load
| and discharge three large or six av-
erage steamships Il day" said Mr.
Kavanaugh. Six ocean steamships
every day added to the present feet
lot New Orleans will be a pleasant
| prospect for that city. and in a couple
/ OF years one may expect to see from
Stuyvesant Docks down to Chal-
mette lines OF ocean steamers an
chorcd fore and art in midstreauf.
/ each surrounded by a feet of barges
from uD-river discharging grais,
through floating elevators or taking
aboard sacks of coffee. bales OF jute,
and of dry goods, and interchanging
the interminab1e cargoes which will
make up the business OF New Or
| leans
! The stock of the new company Is
| divided into $50 shares and will be
sold only at par. the money going
directly into the treasury of the com
pany. It IS the intention to send
/ the stock out as widely as possible
through the valley.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
JOHNSON INDICTED.
For Assisting in Escape of William
A. Scrsby.

Robert johnson. prominent
young business man of Clinton, who
was on last Saturday indicted by the
Kinds county grand jury on the
charge Of aiding and abetting in the
ccncealment OF William A. Sorsby,
the assassin Of Postofnce Inspector
Fitzgerald. voluntarily sufrundered
70 Sheriff Harding this morning.
Johnson came over from Clinton on
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
ENTIRE SOUTH SWEPT
BY TERRIFIC STORM
CONTINUED from First Page.)

OF Guifport the sea made another
inroad devasting over $50 feet OF
street car track.
All bath houses and piers along the
beach from Gulport to United States
Senator Moneys home, a stretch OF
about four miles, have been wiped
away by wind and waves. Three
hundred feet of electric car line at
Long Beach have been completely
washed away,
Wreckaee OF piers, bath houses,
and summer homes, and scores Of
boats of all descriptions piled high
on the water front today shows the
damage wrought by the gulf storm.
Not a pier was Left standing from
the Yacht club east Two hundred
boats approximately. were broken up
and cast on the beach, The fishing
smack, Cincinnati. was landed high
and dry in the city Five ships were
wrecked and the crews brought in
during the night.
The storm did considerable dam
age at Brandon. One two story
frame building and the two tory ne
gro Masonic building were blown
down, together with a large number
OF shade trees and fences. Reports
! from the country indicate great dam
age to the crops. both corn and cot
ton
At Port Gibson the hurricane hit
| the city about seven o'clock and con
tinued until three this morning, a
great many trees were uprooted,
and both telegraph, telephone and
electric light companies wires laid
all over the streets. The wind Is
estimated to have travelled over fifty
miles an hour The wind was &C
| connpanied by a hard rain which last
ed until morning.
Although the hurricane struci,
attaining a velocity of 20 miles an
hour, there was no loss OF life The
street car company was indefinitely
ont OF commission and the town II
darkness Reports from this sectio1
| show little damage to timber am
cotton is but little injured Save
only the Ship Island Spur at Gull
port. not bath house or pier is left
stand ing from Pass Christian to
Scranton. The loss Is estimated al
IS5oooo to S75o.ooo. The damage tc
the small shipping interest is beyonl
estimate. Hundreds of boats were
hurled ashore and crushed like egg
shells 1t is estimated that it Wi;
take $4,000 to replace the BATH
houses and piers.
For almost twenty-four hours Nat
lchez was without communicates
with the outside world. all lines. boti
telegraph and telephone. being dowr
as a result OF the storm which rageo
with cyclonic fury from 80 pm. t
midnight. working great damage t.
the Pittsburg Coal Company's feet
the electric light plant telephon,
company and other property Tht
greatest loss was sustained by The
/ Pittsburg Coal Company whose fee
Of fifteen boats of coal. coal digger
pump boat and tug boat were sunk
entaiiing loss of $4,000. Ths
rug boat and part of the coal may
he raised
d Ar New Or1eazss there were fivs
ldaaths - = rsszar nk shs Anorn an.
LIS 10 slmost impossible e e4tirnat,
the amount. Of damage done IN til,
II city. Many plants and buildings ar,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

the forenoon train, and, after a brief
counsel with his lawyers. went to the
court house and surrendered Bal
was fixed at St,soo. which was
promptly furnished The friends OF
johnson were much surprised At tae
Indictment being returned IN view OF
the fact that the entire matter was
ignored at former grand jury ses-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
Tony Sells Restaurant.

Mr.. Tony Butera. who Tor several
years has conducted q restaurznt
on Washington avenue near the val-
ley rairoad, has disposed of his bust
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

sion, and some of them assert that
the true bill IS a species of prosecu-
ton. especially in view of the fact
that several other persons alleged 10
have been involved in the escape and
CONSIGNMENT OF Sorsby were not in
dicred by the grand jury
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
WASHINGTON COUNTY FIFTH
In List of Taxes Paid Into the State
Treasury.

The state auditors books show
Washington county fifth in the list
as regards amount OF taxes paid into
the state treasury. Only one county,
Kinds. pays over 100000. and ten
are over the $4,000 mark. Below
Is 4 list OF the counties paying over
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-11

took no action on the message. Speaker
Cannon fought to have IL referred to the
committee on ways and means, but an OBJ
lection by Mr.. Garrett OF Tennessee, who
wanted It sent to the committee on insular
affairs, which has not been appointed,
opened up the whole subject Of house rules.
There being no such committee, Speaker
Cannon said that in suggesting the refer.
ence he did he had In mind the present
condition OF the house only, four commit
tees having been appointed, OF which the
committee on insular affairs was not one,
A long argument ensued c'--- the right Of
the speaker to override the rules and ended
with a motion by Mr.. Garrett that the
speaker be directed forthwith 10 appoint
a committee on insular affairs to consider
the message"
The vote disclosed but 165 members
present, far short of a quorum, whereupon
the house adjourned with the presidents
message still on the speakers table.
In the senate the message was refer~d
without discussion 10 the committee on
Porto Rico.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-11
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

]. ]. Mccarthy of Greeley. F. f. Walker
of Columbus aud II. b.. Lind OF Minneapolis
are at the Schlitz,
F.. NJ. Wilson of Grand Island, J. w.
Turner of Lincoln. H.. l.. Olsen and family,
c. w. Adair of Sioux City and j. Campbell
OF Maxwell are at the Willard.
L. c. Sylvester of Blue Lake, Miss; John
Allen OF Newport, r. A. Walton, c. w.
Bowman and O, II, Conrad Of Broken Bow
are at the Murray,
Mrs. A. {. Patrick of Kearney, A. NJ.
Good Of Peru. J. J. McCuerney of Madison,
s. 3. Bradshaw of Chadron, c. 8. Myers
of Butte and F-S. Luce OF Los Angeles
are at the Her Grand.
f. r. Ross of Gordon, a. ], West Of
Wisner. Z. c.. Carl, clifford Carl of
Reed Of Syracuse and p Borton of
North Platte are at the Merchants.
II. r. Pyne Of Great Falls, Mont; J. T.
Keck Of Lincoln. II. c. Brinker Of
Beatrice. j. v. Flanagan, l.. Ward OF
Kansas City, j. p. Murray OF A~rapahoe
and d. Steele of Hickman are at the Hen
shaw.
]. II. Peschmann. W. c. Piper OF Kansas
City, ]. A. Cline of lincoln. F. L. Fox of
Jeep OF rekamah and j. c, Schindle OF
Chadron are at the Rome.
j. &. Kubeas OF Redland, Colo. Charles
Mcdonald OF North Platte, John Creagan,
r. W. Smith of Fremont. A. +. Stoner of
Fort Morgan. O. n. Goo OF Peru, H. A.
Kelley OF Atchison, ] J. Fast J. A. Thies-
J. l. Barr. j. A. Rendie OF Denver. w. ".
Porter OF lincoln. NJ. l. Dowell OF Salem
and F. W.. DoWell Of Portland are at the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-11
UEHLING RIOT CASE UP
barge Growing out of shooting Up
of saloon TO ne Tried at
Fremont.

FREMONT. Neb., May 1O.-(Special)-
Judge Hollenbeck called the docket of the
district court Saturday and set down
twenty cases for trial. sixteen civil and
four criminal. Several of the former will
probably go over. The criminal cases on
the docket include those against Nick
Galore and Cosmano. the two Italians
who participated I'M shooting up a saloon
at Uehling and were captured after n
chase at Scribner, and the case against
Andy Potts and Charles Osborne, charged
with buncoing Harry Dressler out of $3.50
by the venerable worthless check and eX-
press charges game. The usual Saturday
divorce decree was granted Nettie Skinner
on the grounds of failure to support and
cruelty Nettie lived with her husband
about seven months before he went to
wyoming, and she went TO work as Il
clerk in a lawyers office. The jury term
meets May II.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-11
ECZEMA LODGES IN THE SKIN
Not q Blood Diaease-Cured by Oil OF
wintergreen Compound.

For many years eczema was supposed to
be a blood disease and was enormously
treated as such, but now the best au-
thorities agree that eczema is only a skin
disease and must be cured through the
skin. The eminent skin specialist, DR..
D.. D.. Dennis, first discovered the eczema
germ and his discovery was quickly taken
up in both Germany and France.
To kill the eczema germ and at the same
time heal the skin DIR. Dennis compounded
oil of wintergreen, thymol, Rlycerine, etc.
The remedy is a liquid, not a mere saIve,
hence it sinks right into the pores of the
skin. Washing with this oil OF winter
green compound seems to take the itch
away at once; soon the scales drop away
and the disease disappears. The prescrip-
tion has now been used so long as to have
proven Its absolute merit and we do not
hesitate to express our confidence In d.
ID. D. Prescription. Sherman & Mcconnell
Drug Co, 18th and Dodge streets; owl
Drug Co, 18th and Harvey streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-11
TENSLEEP WITNESS SUICIDE
Man who Testified Against NeiEhbOrs
Kills Self Under Re-
morse,

BASIN, Wyo., May 10-CSpecial. THE
greatest sensation in Big Horn county
since the Tensleep sheep raid in which
three men were murdered, has been caused
by the discovery of the dead body of Will
liam Garrison, a recent witness before the
grand jury, beside the Big Horn river be-
tween this place and Worland. II was at
frs, thought that Garrison had been muir
dered because of his evidence before the
grand jury which investigated the Ten
sleep raid. but it is now believed that he
committed suicide while conscience stricken
as the result of having testified against his
neighbors. Garrison's body was found be-
side the river with a bullet in the heart
and a revolver clasped in one hand. The
dead man was one of the old timers of the
county.