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The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
Comfortable Building.

Councilman Mccullough stated this
morning that he believed the students
and teachers would be comfortable
there, but that it would be necessary.
before mailing the change, to have ad-
d,tioral plumbing installed, black
boards constructed and other minor
details looked after.
1t is understood that three classes
from the Main street school will be
provided for at the Bouie street school,
which will substantially reduce the
number to be transferred to the Hart
field building. and it is believed, un-
der this arrangement, that there will
be ample accommodation for all the
students without causing discomfort to
any.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
CASE against
HARRIS DISMISSED

In the police court this morning A.
?. Harris was arraigned on a charge
of unlawful retailing, but after review.
ing the evidence in the case, Judge
Davis decided it was not sufficiently
strong to warrant conviction, and
the case was dismissed.
Harris is the man who was yester
day fined IS and costs for profanity
in connection with the Hollis case
wherein Hollis, his wife and Mrs. Har
ris were each fined $3.50 and costs
Hollis was the principal witness il
the proceedings against Harris thii
| morning.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
Nelu York Men Will
Purchase jackson
Street Ry. System

lars, thus making it easy for outside
interests to assume control whenever
they saw fit by simply purchasing up
a few blocks Of stock at small pre-
MUM.
1t is generally recognized that the
present regime cannot continue for
any great length of time, and that
Messrs. Carnes and Jones, by reason
Of the unpopularity of their methods
of management, will be forced to sell
out During the past year the cor
poration has had judgments in dam
age suits awarded against it amount
ing to between $4,000 and 100000,
and it is fact we'll known that many
of these judgments have been of a
punitive nature, the measure of dam
ages awarded frequently being all out
of proportion with the merits of the
litigation.
| Again, the municipal authorities are
| ehdeavoring to force the corporation
to bear it's pro rata share of street
paving, the delinquencies on which
amount to about $4,000, and it is
expected that this case will be decid
ed by the supreme court next Mon
day. Chancellor Lyell ruled that the
company is liable for it's pro rata
| cbora of tho ovpopco of nuhIic i'm
provements of this character, and it i;
the prevailing belief among members
of the bar that the supreme court will
sustain this decision
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
jews ORGANIZE
CLUB AT MERIDIAN
Plans Completed for Finest Club
House in state, ard Work viii
Be Started Soon.

Meridian, Miss, Dec. 9.-The Stand
ard Club, composed of the Jewish pso.
pie of Meridian, has completed piaus
for the finest club house in the state.
A deal has been closed for a site,
and work on the new building, which
will cost about $4,000, will start with
in few weeks. The club is one ~
the oldest in The city, and will be re-
new club house will be three stories
high and equipped with all the con
veniences of a modern social club.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
EIGHI.MEN TAKEN
OFF BURNING VESSEL
(By Associated Press.)

Toledo, O., Dec. 9.-The operator at
the United Wireless station here
picked up message this morning say
ing six men had been taken on .
burning freight vessel near Point Pe-
lee, in Lake Erie He could not gek
the name Of the ship nor OF the ssnd-
er of the message.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
Caught FROM A
y Defective FLUE

Fire. originating from defective
flue. was discovered this morning at
the residence of DR.. Summers, 125
New Orleans street, but the blaze was
extinguished by the fire department
before a considerable amount of dam
age was done.
The alarm, which was turned In as
soon as the blaze was discovered, was
Immediately responded to by Company
No. 1, and very little time was con
sumed in extinguishing the flames.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
SCIENTISTS ARE
MUCH AMUSED
BY Publication of Affidavits of Per
sons Claiming to Have Aided
Or. Cook.
(Bv Associated PreSS.)

Copenhagen Dec. 9.-The summary
of affidavits of persons claiming to
have aided DR.. F. A. Cook in the prep
aration Of his polar data, published
in London and New York today, was
read here with amusement. Local
scientists are not inclined to believe
them. They say that they are so i'm
probable that they serve to strengthen
their faith in DR.. Cook.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
DRIVEN into
ICY Streets
Were Hotel Guests, While Million Dol
lars Worth of Property Went
Up In Smoke.
(Bu Associated PreSS.)

Kalamazoo, Mich, Dec. 9.-One life
was probably lost and many firemen
were overcome by smoke, while 800
hotel guests were driven, scantiy
clad, into the icy streets, and property
valued approximately at $1,000,000 was
destroyed by fire which started here
last night and was only extinguished
at an early hour this morning.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
When Change viii Be Made.

While it has not as yet been fully
determined when the transfer would
be made, it is the opinion of some
members of the committee in charge
of the matter that it would be advisa-
BILE to make the change during the
Christmas holidays, so as not to inter
fere with the school work, and at the
same time allow ample time to have
the fairfield building put in proper
shape for occupancy.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
RESIGNATION
OF zELAYA
Has Been Formally Demanded
BY United States, According
To Cablegram.
(Bu Associated PreSs.)

London, Dec. 9.-The United States
has demanded formally the resigna-
tion of President Zelaya, Of Mica
ragua, according to a cablegram fror,
Nicaragua received by a business
house today.
The message adds that this informa
ton was communicated to Zelaya him
self, who said his resignation from the
presidency would take effect likely at
the end of December.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
Mines PLANTED
in N. Y. HARB0R
City Now Better Fortified Than Ever
Before-OId Theory Is
Exploded.
(Bu Associated PreSS.)

Washington, D. c., Dec. 9.-After
years of fruitless endeavor, submarine
mines have been planted in deep water
off the eastern entrance to Long Is
land sound, and New York city is to-
day better fortified against attack by
sea than ever before.
1t was heretofore believed that
mines could not be planted in water
over $50 feet deep.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
Special to The NeUS.

Special to The NeUS.
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 9.-Negotia-
tions are in progress between Messrs.
S. T. Carnes and Frank G. Jones,
owners of the Jackson Electric Light,
Power and Street Railway Company
and the Jackson Gaslight Company,
and party of New York capitalists
for the disposal ,of the holdings of the
two corporations in this city, estimat-
ed to be worth $1,O00,000.
Immediately after local capitalists
ceased negotiations with the Memphis
owners Of the property, to be pur-
chased in federation with represen-
tatives of the General Electric Com
pany, an option was rendered to New
York capitalists, and it is stated that
they will have agents here within the
next few days to look over the prop
erty.
That the street railway gas plant
and public lighting franchises are well
worth the figure asked is generally
conceded, and local capitalists de-
clined to invest their money in the
deal chiefly because they suspected
that the representatives of the Gen
eral Electric Company were acting in
the interests of Messrs. Carnes and
Jones, and they did not care to enter
into a financial venture with thosf
gentlemen. Again, the plan as pro
posed gave local investors control By
a margin of only a few thousand dol
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
DEMOCRATS
ELECT MONEY
Mississippi Senator Named AS
Minority Leader 10 Succeed
C,'lberson, Resigned.
(By Associated Press J

Washington, Dec. 9.-In caucus this
afternoon the Democrats elected Sen
ator H. D. Money, Of Mississippi, as
minority leader of the senate to sue
ceed Senator Culberson, Of Texas
whose resignation was presented to-
day.
Senator Culberson resigned as mi
nority leader on account Of bad health
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
RIVER AND HARBORS
MEN DOWN TO WORK
(By Associated PreSS.) }

Washington, Dec. with Witness
President Taft thing of past, the
delegates to the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress to-day settled down
to real work with only OCCASIONAL wit.
nesses. Senator Burton got in word
and defended congress against the
charge of niggardliness in rivers ano
harbors improvement.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
BREAKS HIS FAST
AFTER A MONTH
(By Associated Press.)

Rome, Ca, Dec. 9.-After fasting for
nearly a month, George w. Upton has
at last broken his fast.
Upton, who was suffering from tu-
berculosis, believing that food WAS
only nourishing the germs of the dis
ease, said he would not touch foC'l
until commanded by the voice of God
After discovering that some member
of his family had put the whites OF
egg in the water he drank, he declared
1t was useless to fast longer.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
CRUISER RETURNING.
(Bu Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c., Dec. 9.-The
cruiser Tacoma is today returning
from Cristobal to Port Limon, accord
ing to advices received by the navy
department. The Tacoma spent only
few hours at the canal zone port.
Her mission to Cristobal goes unex-
planned at the navy department.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
Washington Denies.
(By Associated PreSS.)

(By ASSOcidfed PreSS.)
Washington, Dec. AT the state
department to-day it was stated that
no demand had ever been made for
the resignation of President Zelaya OF
Nicaragua, and that if Zelaya had de
clared his intention to resign that il
was not known there.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-12-09
:. :. :. ! :. : :. :. :. :. :. :. :: : :. !: :
(: THE WEATHER.. =

:. Washington, Dec. 9.-Fair to- I:
: night, with freezing temperature !:
:. to the coast. Friday, fair; not so !:
: cold. "
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-08
CLEARING UP LAND TITLES.
Special Agents Making Visit to kla'
math County.

klamath Falls-H. p. Jones, a spe-
cial agent of the general land Office.
and Peter Ogden Applegate, state land
agent, have arrived from Salem to in
spect some lands about the lakes the
titles of which are in question between
the state and the United States.
The greater part Of the lands in this
section have long since been classified
either as government or as belonging
to the state under the swamp land
grant of March IL, 1860, but there are
some odds and ends still undetermined.
The classification of these becomes
very important, since the klamath
basin is now coming into its own and
the rich alluvial lands about the lakes
will soon be in great demand.
Messrs. Applegate and Jones went
up the klamath lake by launch to be-
gin their examination of the low lands
at the head of the lake and will prob
ably spend several days in their inves-
LEGATIONS.
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Fenton had found him thsr,.

euIOu udu IOu0Q MIN tlefa.
Wheaton continued to call at the por.
ters' daily to make inquiry for the head
of the house. On some of these ocoo
sions he saw Evelyn, but Mrs. WbinnIo
was always there; and he had not saon
Evelyn alone since she gave him her fatb-
er's key. Other young men, friends of
Evelyn, called, he found, just as he did
to make Inquiry about Mr.. Porter. Mrs
Whipple had way of saying very ART
lessly, and with little sigh that carried
weight, that Mr.. Raridan was so very
kind. Wheaton wanted to be very kind
himself, but he never happened TO be
about when the servants were busy and
there were important prescriptions to he
filed at the apothecary's.
On the whole he was very miserable
and when, one morning, while Porter's
condition was still precarious, he re-
ceived a letter from Snyder, postmarked
Spokane, declaring that money was imme.
diately required to support him until he
could find work, he closed that issue final
ly In brief letter fhich was not couch
ed In diplomatic language. The four days
that were necessary for the delivery Of
this letter had hardly passed before
Wheaton received telegram sharply de-
manding remittance by wire. This
Wheaton did not answer he had done all
that he intended to do for William Sny.
der, who was well out Of the way, and
much more safely so If he had no money.
The correspondence was not at an end,
however, for threatening letter In Sny-
der's eccentric orthography followed, and
this, too, Wheaton dropped into his waste
basket and dismissed from his mind.
Ito be continued.)
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-08
SANTA FE STIRS UP RIVALS.
Officials Call Hasty Conferences or
Schedules.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-The manager of
the Santa Fe road has made definite
proposition to the Postoffice depart
ment to put on a new mail and express
train between Kansas City and Los
Angeles that will reduce the present
running time by ten hours This will
require trip of over 1900 miles to be
made in so hours, or at the rate of over
81 miles an hour, including stops.
When it became definitely known to-
day that the Santa Fe had agreed to
take ten hours off the latest schedule
between Kansas City and Los Angeles,
CONSERVATION reigned in the official
ranks of the Western roads. Confer
ences were held on all sides, agents of
competing lines were dispatched to
Washington with instructions to learn
at all cost the position the government
is likely to take in the matter, and or
ders were hastily issued by the Rock
Island and Southern Pacific for time
card meetings.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-08
oregon STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
CROPS IN GRANT HEAVY.
Wheat and Fruit Will Bring Farmers
Good Prices.

1OOu FTICeSs
Prairie City-For the first time in
the history of the John Day valley the
products of the soil will be thrown up
on the market. With the coming of
the railroad this fall the fruit and grain
raisers will be able to send their sup
plies to Baker City and all railroad
points.
According to reports received here
there is short fruit crop in many Sec
tions of Eastern Oregon. Grant coun-
ty never had a better yield of all kinds
of fruits and grains than this year.
Heretofore apples have been fed to the
hogs and fruit could be had for the
picking. This summer contractors are
buying the fruit in the orchards. 1t
will be boxed and shipped to railroad
points.
The flour mills of the John Day val
ley are paying 81 bushel for wheat.
Although the yield is much in advance
of previous years, there will not be
enough wheat to supply local demands.
The people of Grant county have i'm
mense tracts of land that have never
been cultivated, and now that the land
is contingent to the railroad the wheat
yield should be very materially in
creased.
Wheat of Grant county compares fa-
vorably with wheat raised in the lower
counties. In fact, the Blue mountain
wheat is of superior quality, especially
where it has been irrigated.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-08
DANCING AND FIGHTING.
In Montenegro They Have Their Own
Way of Doing Each.

In Montenegro They Have Their Own
Way of Doing Each.
The national dance Of Montenegro Is
the kolo, somewhat similar to the horo
of Burgaria. Both sexes take part
crossing hands and forming an unjoin-
ed circle. The music they supply them.
selves, each end Of the horn alternate
ly singing verse In honor Of the
prince and his warlike deeds.
The kolo is always danced at any
great national festival and the effect
of the sonorous voices and swaying
ring Is very fine. Then there is an.
other dance performed by four or five,
usually youths, to the accompaniment
of fiddle, the leader setting lot of
intricate quick steps which the rest
initiate at once. 1t is really sort of
Jig and makes the spectators head
swim If he watches 1t for long.
II never saw any dances In North
ern Albania" says a writer in the
Wide World, though certain Slav ar
lists love to depict wonderful sword
dances, with beaueous maidens sway.
ing gracefully after the style of nautch
girls. A casual observer who has seen
the Albanians come into Montenegro
markets or to their great weekly gath.
ering in the bazaar at Scutari could
never picture these stern men dancing
or at play.
"They never smile and they look the
life they lead, each clan ever ready
for war with It's neighbor and abso
lutely pitiless in the vendetta. When
fighting the Turks the Montenegrins
evince heroism and utter fearlessness
that Is remarkable. The strongest men
carry bombs, or rather hand grenades
things the Turkish soldier particu.
larly abominates.
Il was once told how certain man
whom I knew we'll saved his band
from destruction. They were fairly
cornered and the Turks closing in,
when the bomb thrower stood up amid
the hail Of bullets, lit the fuse with
his cigarette, and rushed toward the
soldiers, who, seeing his intention,
promptly made tracks.
ut was. Of course, lucky that the
Mohammedan soldier, who does not
much mind being sent to paradise with
a bullet, thinks his chance of eternal
bliss very doubtful If he Is blown up
with dynamite. The nerve required to
be bomb thrower is worthy of lit.
tie reflection. He must absolutely ex.
pose himself and as the fuse is very
short the ignition must be coolly con.
sidered.
IF premature 1t means the destruc.
tion Of himself and comrades, and
when 1t Is fairly alight the bomb must
be thrown with mathematical exacti.
tude. In other words, the man must
leave his cover and charge an over.
whelming force alone and not throw
till he Is close up to it."
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all Of the bonds Of the Traction Com
pany."
Saxton nodded. He understood now
why the stockholders meeting had not
disturbed Fenton.
"This is an ugly mess" the lawyer con-
tinued. at would have suited me better
to control the company through the stock
so long as we had so much, but we didn't
quite make it. You're friendly to MIR.
Porter, aren't you?"
"Yes; l don't know how he feels toward
me"
1--WE can't ask him just now, so we'll
take 1t for granted The court will un-
questionably appoint receiver, independ-
ent of this mornings proceedings, and If
you don't mind, I'll ask to have you put
in temporarily, or until we can learn Mr..
Porter's wishes"
"But-there are other and better men
-
Every likely; but 1 particularly wish
this"
There's Mr.. Wheaton-isn't he the
natural man-in the bank and all thatT'
urged Saxton.
"Mr. Wheaton has a very exacting po-
sition and 1t would be unfair to add to his
duties," said the lawyer. "Will you keep
where I can find you the rest Of the
day"
"Yes," said John; "I'll be at my Of
fee. But you can do BETTER" he called
after Fenton, who was walking rapidly
toward the postofice building.
Wheaton sat at his desk all the morn
ing hoping that Fenton would drop in to
give him the result Of the Traction meet
ing but the lawyer did not appear at the
bank. A dumb terror possessed him as
he reflected upon the events Of the past
day. 1t might be that the shares which
Margrave had forced from him would car
ry the balance of power. He went to the
telephone and called Evelyn to ask her
how her father was and to report his de-
livery of the papers in her fathers box to
Mr.. Fenton, as instructed. Evelyn spoke
hopefully of her fathers Illness; there
were no unfavorable symptoms, and every
thing pointed to his recovery. 1t was
very sweet to hear her voice in this way (;
and he went to his desk comforted.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-08
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Bluestem, 95c, club, SIC;
red Russian, So 1sc; valley, 90c; Fife,
SIC; Turkey red, SIC; fortyfold, 80 &c.
Barley-Feed, $26. so per ton; brew
ing, $27.50.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette valley,
$12@16 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $17@
1S; mixed, $l5.5O@16.5O; alfalfa,
$3.50; clover, $l1@13; cheat, $500
14.50.
Butter-City creamery, extras, 34c
per pound; fancy outside creamery, 29
@33c; store, 2l@22c. Butter fat
prices average 11sc per pound under
regular butter prices.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, candled, 30c
per dozen.
Poultry-Hens, 161sc per pound
springs, 17c: roosters, 9@l0c; ducks,
young, lac; geese. young, lOc; tur-
keys, 20; squads, $l.75@2 per dozen.
Pork-Fancy, 11@111 &c per pound.
Veal-Extra, 91a@10c per pound.
Fruits-Apples, $1@2 25 per box ;
pears, $1.25@2; peaches, 50c@$1. 10
per crate; cantaloupes, $1.50@2;
plums, 35@90c per box; watermelons,
l@1 Ac per pound; grapes, 50c@$l. rs
per crate; casabas, 81. 50@2 per dozen.
Potatoes-$l per sack; sweet pota-
toes, &c per pound.
Onions-$1.25 per sack.
Vegetables-Beans, 4@5c per pound ;
cabbage, 1@1llc; cauliflower, 75c@
Sl.25 per dozen; celery, 50c@$l; corn,
10000; cucumbers, 10@25c; onions,
l2h@l5c; peas, &c per pound; pep
pers, 5@l0c; radishes, 15c per dozen /;
spinach, &c per pound; squash, &c; to-
matoes, 50@75c per box.
Hops-1909 contracts, nominal; 1908
crop. l4@l5c; 1907 crop, lie; 1906
crop, Sc.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 16@2sc per
pound; valley. 2S@25c; mohair,
choice, 24@25c.
Cattle-Steers, top, 4.50@4. 60; fair
to good, $4@4.25; common, So. 1904
cows, top, S3.40@3.65; fair to good,
SS@S.25; common to medium, S2.50@
2.75; calves, top, s5@5.5O; heavy,
$4,000; bulls and stags, $2.7@3. rs ;
common, $202. 90.
Sheep-Top wethers, 81; fair to
good, SS.50@S.75; ewes, &c less on
all grades; yearlings. best, 81; fair to
good, $S.50@S.75; spring lambs, S5.2
@5.60.
Hogs-Best, $S.7S; fair to good, SS
@S.60; stockers, SCOT; China fats,
$7.60@S.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-09-08
Conserve Waste Water.

Arlington-The John Day Power
company, composed of Oregon and
Washington irrigation enthusiasts, is
preparing to develop the immense wa
ter power of John Day river. about IA
miles west of Arlington. The energy
Of this water, which has been idling
away its strength for ages, will be
converted into electricity and distrib-
uted over three or four counties. The
company hopes to be ready by next
spring to furnish Arlington and neigh
boring towns with electricity for lights
and power.
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SUGGESTIONS FROM FARMERS.
Census Director Durand Invites Their
Practical Cooperation.

Census Director Durand Invites Their
Practical Cooperation.
Washington, Sept. 6.-The farmers
of the United States are naturally very
much interested in the census of agri-
culture and farms that will be taken
April Is, 1910, as one of the subjects
to be covered by the thirteenth decen-
nial census. Many are showing their
interest by writing to the census bu-
reau for the purpose of making COM
ments upon census information regard
ing agriculture as presented in the
past. The director of the census well
comes all such suggestions and gives
them careful consideration, as he is
anxious to have the results of the COM
ing census correspond as nearly as may
be to the desires of the people most in
terested.
In addition to studying carefully
these suggestions, the director has on
his own initiative requested certain
professors of economics and agricul-
ture of the more important universi-
ties of the country, and other persons
who have specialized in agricultural
matters, to come to Washington for a
short time for the purpose of studying
carefully and criticising plans now un-
der way. Especially is it desired to
obtain their opinion relative to the
questions to be asked and their form,
as the results to be obtained will so
largely depend upon the character of
the schedule and the manner in which
the questions are propounded. These
suggestions, coming from outside ex-
perts, are proving to be of great value,
and it is believed that in consequence
of this preliminary study more valua-
BILE and accurate data will be obtained
than could otherwise be secured. Af-
ter these special students and experts
have made their preliminary studies,
formal conferences are held in the
office, in which the whole matter of the
character of the shedules and the best
methods of securing the information
are thoroughly gone over.
The department is also seeking to
secure the advice and cooperation, as
far as possible, of the officers and ex-
perts of the department of agriculture,
of the state agricultural colleges,
farmers societies and like organiza-
tions.