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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
TURKISH TROOPS sent
TO PREVENT TROUBLE
British Warship Has Also Been Sent
To Assist.-Turkish Brutality and
Treachery.
Treachery.

BEIRUT. Asiatic Turkey, May s.
The situation at Suuadia, and Deur-
brewing, and further Christian out
brewin. and further Christian out
breaks are feared. Five hundred
Turkish troops have been despatched
to those two points. In addition, the
British battleship Triumph, with Brit
ish consul on board, left here this
morning for Deurtyul.
The Armenian population of the vii
lage of Kobolook was put to death un-
der the following circumstances:
Word that the Mohammedans were
killing Armenians reached Kozolool
before the actual attack on the place,
and when the first considerable party
Of Mohammedans arrived they found
the Armenians well armed and in good
positions standing on their defense.
The Mohammedans did not feel strong
enough to attack, so they gathered re
endorsements until more than one
thousand of them, well armed, SUI,
rounded the village. The governor of
tie district promised at this stage OF
the proceedings to protect the Armen-
ians if they would give up their arms.
This the Armenians decided 10 40 an
ter a long parley. Then, under pre-
tense of taking them to place of
safety, they were led out from the
Here the men were ruthlessly killed
and the women subjected to NAL
treatment. A number of Armenian
girls were forced to marry Turks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
l3 Per CENT BETTER
Than FOR LAST APRIL
Little Packages Sent BY Mail In
stead of by Express Will Help to
Keep Up Rate of lmprovement-Re-
port Furnishes Inspiration.

Postmaster Walter Collins has fur
nished the News with a report of the
local postal receipts for the month of
April, and as indicated in these col
umns some days ago the showing is
one that proves that Hatiesburg is
forging ahead again and if we can
only keep up the present rate of i'm
provement we will soon be ahead of
our old mark. 1t is generally con-
ceded that postal receipts are a good
index Of city's financial activity and
the gain made in a month is such as to
warrnt the prediction that Hattiesburg
will in another year be as good as the
best of the towns in this state in this
respect.
The total receipts from all sources
in April, 1908, were $3,363.S4, while
the receipts for the past month were
$3,S09.26, a gain of S445.42 over April
of last year; an increase of IS per
Cent, which is a rate that will be hard
to beat in Mississippi.
This report ought TO FURNISH our
business men with plenty of inspira-
tion and it should also make every
person in Hattiesburg resolve that
they will keep in mind that the in
crease in postal receipts is a good
thing for each individual and also to
remember that by a little tho lsaifulsu
ness and trouble, we can ma t4rIzzIf
increase the receipts by sending AZ X
our small packages by mail
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
RAILWAY MEN
ADJUST TROUBLES
BROTHERHOOD OF FIREMEN AND
ENGINEERS GET TOGETHER.
Their Action Will Avert a Strike On
the Texas and Pacific Railway
System.

FORT WORTH, Tex, May B.
While the troubles between the Broth
erhCod OF Locomotive Firemen and
Engineermen and the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, which for a
time threatened serious trouble on
the Texas and Pacific, have been
more or less amicably adjusted. and
it is officially announced that there
is to be no strike and no further
contention as to the point at issue,
the terms under which the agree.
ment was reached have not been
made public, and it is stated that
they probably never will be. Both
the engineers and the firemen say
privately that they have gained their
point-but both could not. From
other sources it is said that the engi-
neers really won the point at issue,
and that the firemen have decided to
continue their contention at some
other more opportune moment.
The issue is as to whether the fire
men shall deal directly in presenting
grievances to the officials of the
roads when one of their members is
involved, many of the firemen really
being engineers, but not members
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. Heretofore the engineers
have contended that they alone had
anything to do with representing
engineers, whether such aggreived
party was or was not a member of
their order or of any other or no
order. The matter has been at issue
for the past several years, and will
continue to be argued for several
years to come in all probability.
The question is likely to arise at
any time on any road, and cannot
be settled except by the closed-shop
rule-that is. that engineers must
belong to the Brtherhood of Loco
motive Engineers and firemen to the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
and that the "enginemen" now
adorning the name of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen shall
be dropped
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
CRAZY LOVERS
SUICIDE PACT
THEY DRANK CARBOLlC ACID
AND WHISKEY.
The Man Mixed the Drinks Because
the Girl Would Not Marry Him
Both Dead.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 5.-Ar
thur Stitt and Miss Lesta Strouf were
found dying in buggy in Central ave.
nue. before daylight today. They were
taken to hospital, but botn died in
a few hours. 1t is believed that Stitt
mixed carbolic acid with whisky gave
the girl drink and then drank some
himself. He is said to have been dis
appointed, by the girl, whom he wanted
to marry, but who was not inclined
to love him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
IMMIGRATION AGENTS NEEDED.
Texas Has Advantage of Louisiana
In CoIonst Movement,


NEW ORLEANS May 5.-OrganizS
tion of an effective immigration bu-
reau to work in conjunction with the
rail lines of New Orleans territory is
a great need to attract settlers ac-
cording to F. B. Choate, general agent
of the Hartman lines at Detroit. who
is at the st. Charles Hotel with his
wife and son.
Mr. Choate says that because of the
lack OF such a department both in the
states and railroads, the immigration
which should be tending toward tale
vast unsettled territory OF Louisiana
is going in a solid stream toward
toward Texas points. He asserts that
1t VIII require a large sum to organ
lze this department so as to attain re-
suits but thta the settlers are to be
mad and it is but question of going
after them to turn the tide from Texas
to the more desirable lands of Louis
lana.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
Customs Figures. Shov
Return of Prosperity
In This Country

NEW YORK, May 5.-According to
the figures of the customs officer, the
luxuries imported into this country
during April indicate a return of pros
perity.
During the month diamonds, pearls
and other precious stones aggregating
an appraised value of $2,41S,24214
were imported int9 this country
through this port. This is six times
the quantity imported during the same
month last year, and is more, by near
ly a half million dollars than the
value of the precious stones imported
during April Of 1907.
month one hundred ant
automobiles Of the ap
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
TRACTION COMPANY
PRESENTS PETITIONS

matter of the position of the cit
should the company lay its tracks OF
the present grade and the track
should not conform to the permanen
grade. Would the city or the COMPANY
have to stand the cost of raising OF
lowering the tracks to conform to the
permanent grade.
General Manager Stevens then read
the companys charter bearing on this
subject, and suggested that the com
pany under the charter could lay its
tracks on the present grade.
The mayor asked if after the tracks
had been laid, could the company be
forced to raise or lower its tracks to
conform to the permanent grade.
Mr.. Stevens replied that the COM
pany would not lay foot of track un.
der such conditions. 1t would be too
burdensome to expect the company to
shift its tracks at its own expense.
He added that the company was ready
to lay the tracks on Mobile street and
all the company wanted was line
to build up to, adding, that the COM
pany would not build a foot of track
without being given a permanent
grade.
A Innrn1 /, A
referred to the city attorney to look
into the franchise.
Alderman Mitchell said the citv was
bound to give the grade. The question
was what was the better way to do it.
Alderman McGrath suggested that
the board act to meet present uerdf
tions.
The question again came up as to
the rights of the city in requiring the
company to conform to a permanent
grade.
Being asked for an opinion the city
attorney said he did not care to give
an off hand opinion, but he thought
that the company could not build with
out getting a permanent grade.
Then" said Alderman Powe, "let
the company come to the grader"
General Manager Stevens said the
traction company would not agree to
that.
HAS the city the right to withhold
the grader" asked the mayor.
As the discussion had the appearance
of being prolonged a motion was in
teryened that the mayor appoint a
committee to examine into the matter
and report thereon.
After a desultory talk, it was finally
suggested that the mayor appoint the
entire board with the city engineer
and the city attorney Is a COMMITTEES,
to go over the Mobile street proposi-
ton.
This was accepted and the mayor
appointed the committee according to
the suggestion and it was agreed that
the full committee meet Manager Stev,
ems at $50 o'clock Wednesday
morning and examine into the Mobile
street question.
This committee went over the
ground this morning and on its return
Mayor Donald was asked as to what
was the result of the examination. The
mayor replied that the present grade
of Mobile street so closely conforms to
the permanent grade that the affair
had been agreed on satisfactorily to
the city and to the traction companv.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
TO RETURN RATTLEFLAes.

LANSING, Mich, May 5.-veterans
VINO are aware that Michigan has bat
tleflags of some Southern States are
urging that it is time they were re-
turned TO the states from which they
were carried in the civil war. In this
connection Governor Warner received
a letter from the Governor of Alabama,
asking for the return of the battle flag
OF the First Alabama Cavalry, in the
museum here. Col. J. N. Cox adjutant
general, and others, recommended
that the flag be sent back. Governor
warner fayors the proposition and the
banners will probably be returned at
once.
Z fhere are now In the possession OF
fhe stAte two flags carried by North
C1z'oliAs troops, two by Virginia, one
I@1rA one of Louisiana and one
OF ssa Veterans in general IA
vof nins the captured coIors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
R. R. RATES
CONSIDERED
Commission Holds Preliminary
Hearing and Adjourns to
Meet May Is.

JACKSON Miss, May 5.-The sen
ate chamber was the scene of a lively
chosen by the railroad commission for
hearing the railroad people and their
attorneys on the Scott propositic q
that the railroads be called on to
show cause why they should not be
made to put in 2-cent rate on pas
senger service in the state, whether
ticket or mileage-book rate. This was
the return day for the hearing and
the railroad men and their counsel
swarmed to the city and to the Capt.
tol. The matter was under consider
alton for several hours. Those pres
ent included railroad officials, their
attorneys and traffic men and repre-
sentatives of the trainmen and teleg-
raphers, who are unqualifiedly op-
posed to any interference with the
present system.
Perhaps the strongest argument
was that advanced by Judge Long
street Of counsel for the Illinois Cen
trail v>o declared that this was a
most iICpporCune time for taking up
such a matter The people are salts
fled with what the railroads have
given them in the matter of ratebooks
and there is no general demand for
meddling further with the proposi-
tion, he said He pointed to the ex-
perience Of Arkansas, Tennessee. Ala
bama and other states and the recent
Missouri Compromise" as arguments
against making any 2-cent rate, and.
fer all practical purposes. the people
Of mississippi have a better 2-cent
rate than those in most other stat IS.
he said
Bon II Holder. a travelling man, de-
clarcd that he had made it l ,, int
the past month to ascertain just how
much demand there was from the peo-
pie for any such change as Commi.
sioner Scott seems to favor, and he
had found none, and argued strongly
against it, urging the commission to
let well enough alone.
Before the hearing was concluded.
practically every railroad official
statistics to show that the passenger
statistics to show that he passenger
rates in Mississippi are such as meet
the view of all who travel, both the
regular and the occasional travellers.
Singularly enough, there was not one
man present who was heard to raise
a voice in favor of Commissioner
ScOtts plan for a lower passenger
rate, all the civilians being in line
with the railroad men and employees,
However, a majority os the commits
sion passed an order to the effect that
the railroads be cited to appear at
the meeting on May Is and show
cause why the rate should not be re-
duced below the present maximum of
cents a mile. Judging from the
comments of the railroad men this
evening, the commission. or a ma
jority may pass an order, but there is
little likelihood of a lower rate man.
date ever being accepted with out the
stiffest legal fight that was ever pre-
cpated in the state over any rail-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
TO PROSECUTE LYNcHERs.
Nineteen Accused Of Participating i
Hanging or Negro.

TYLER, Tex, May 5.-Prosecution
was today instituted before District
Judge Hempson against Nineteen per
sons accused Of participating in the
lynching of the negro I'm Hodge here
Saturday following an attack upon
Winnie Harmon. Arrests are now he.
ing made. The examining trials are
to be held in this city Thursday next.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05

praised value of $S15,662.57 were i'm
ported, while in April, 1905, there were
only seventy-one automobiles, valued
at $1S7,496.75 brought in.
7 The appraised value of all foreigi,
merchandise entered in this port last
month was $7S,725,O642S, more than
one April in several years and exceed
ing April, 1908, by $4,000, 900.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
MAN ARRESTED IN LOUISIANA
WANTED IN TEXAS.

ALEXANDRIA, La, May 5.-A
white man giving his name as Tom
Wilson, alias Tom Shaw, was arrest
ed here today upon request of the
Texas authorities. He is declared to
be wanted in Nacogdoches, Texas, for
murder and the Texas sheriff is now
on his way here to get the prisoner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
Foreclosure Suit Was
Filed Today Against
MJ Raizluau

JACKSON, Miss, May 5.-A bill was
filed today in the Federal court to
foreclose the mortgages on the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City road and
Gulf and Chicago road, amounting to
$S,OOO,OOO. 1t is expected that the
present owners of the roads will pur-
chase the properties at the foreclos-
ure sale.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
CRUISERS EN- ROUTE TO TURKEY

GIBRALTAR, May 5.-The United
States cruisers North Carolina and
Montana arrived here today from
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, bound for AS
iatic Turkey to protect American inter
ests.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
DIED AT FOOT OF FAMILY TOMB.

NEW ORLEANS, May SIN a
kneeling posture. with his head upon
the turf at the foot of his family tomb
Emilea Hoffman was found in Me-
tairie cemetery today Death is be
lieved to have been due to heart
trouble. Hoffman, who was we'll known
saloon keeper, had been missing since
yesterday morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
WARsHIP EXPECTED TONIGHT.

NEW ORLEANS, May 5.-The bat.
tleship Mississippi is expected TO
reach the mouth of the river tonight
and will probably be brought across
the bar early tomorrow morning. 1t
will then proceed up the river, prob
ably reaching here about noon tomor-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
CHANGE ARC lights To
BRACKETS ON POLE
Will Be Safer For the Public and the
Utility of the Lights Will Not Be
Affected-MobiIe Street Grade Mat
ter Is Adjusted.

An interesting discussion developed
at the meeting last night of the mayor
! and board of aldermen, upon the pre-
sentation of three petitions submitted
by the Hattiesburg Traction company
by General Manager c. z. Stevens.
The first petition that was present
ed by the Traction company asked
that the company be granted "permis-
sion to bracket all arm lamps in the
area traversed by the proposed troll
ley lines The reason for asking
this the company set out was "thS
absolute mpossibility of maintaining
arc lamps over the trolley wire which
makes it not only dangerous and un-
safe to the general public, but also
impossible to handle the lamps in
trimming them. To bracket the
lamps says lthe petition, "to the
poles along the side of the street,
placing same on a nine-foot bracket,
would in no way diminish the lighting
value and would at the same time add
materially to the public safety"
The petition, without objection, was
sranted,
The second petition presented by the
Traction Company asked that the com
pany be granted permission to con
struct a bracket trolley system along
Pine street from the intersection of
! Pine and Hardy streets west along
said street to the sixteenth section
line. Our reason for asking this per-
mission says the eompany's petition
is the fact that West Pine street be-
inc 100 feet wide, makes a span con
struction impracticable, and the fur
ther fact that, when West Pine is
paved. the width of the same would
demand a park way through the center
in the same manner in which Bay
street is paved, and the installing now
of bracket construction along West
Pine. would in no way impede travel
and would materially add to public
safety
The mayor explained that the con-
suction would be similar to that OF
Government street in Mobile.
The petition without objection, was
granted.
General Manager Stevens then read
ID petition from the Traction Company,
which reads;
we respectfully request your hon
9rable body to instruct the city en-
e.necr to give us permanent grade
line on Mobile street from the end of
our present tracks along Mobile
street to the intersection of Seventh
street
I'VE also request that a permanent
yrdde line be g.Ien from our present
irack on Pine street along Second
avenue TO the proposed new power
station on the old cracker factory
site"
In offering this petition eneral Ms>1-
ager Stevens explained that all the
material was on hand ready to begin
construction work just as soon as the
petition should be granted by the
board
Alderman Powe interjected the
/remarll that he would not object il 1t
should not cost the city too much In
filling in Mobile street.
This brought up discussion Of the
point of what a permanent grade
meant.
The city engineer explained that 1t
had not been the policy of the city to
give permanent grades outside of the
paved streets, but when given the
Traction Company would lay its
tracks to conform to that grade.
The question then came up on the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING FATAL

Maben, Miss, May 5.-On yesterday
morning Wister Early and Erwin Mar
tin, two boys, fourteen years old, went
out hunting and Martin was accident
ally shot.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05

row. 1t was stated last night that the
depth of the water at the bar is suf.
ficient for the big vessel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-05

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bad a Hard Trip.

The steamer Yuma arrived In port
last evening with a cargo of coal for
the North western / uel company,
having made the y from the Por-
tage canal to this CITY duri z the
northeast storm o. i ke Superior.
TIL hnot left the Prtape canal early
..onday ..lolring and headed right
out into the stnl M. There was a
h .avy sea rolling aS the time ard
so m binding blizz trd was rap-
inc. The boat had a terrible ex-
peri"nce during the time that she
was out in the lake for the waves
washed over the loaf and left the
deck all covered with ice, making it
extremely dangerous for the mem
bers of the crew to get about. How
ever the boat weathered the storm
and arrived in port safely last even
ing. The members of the crew say
that it is one of the worst storms
that they have experienced.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-11-18

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Congregational church met yester-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
John Love.
Union Thanksgiving services will
be held next Thursday morning at
the M. E. church. Rev. Plant of
the Congregational Church will de-
liver the sermon.
Carl Volenweider of Bayfield,, who
is one of the prosperous and enthu-
siast'c fruit growers of the Bayfield,
Peninsula was in the city Saturday
where he disposed of several hundred
apple trees to our farmers. Thou
sands of apple and cherry trees will
pc set out in the neighborhood dur
ing the coming spring.
A cargo of iron pyrites arrived for
the Dynamite plant Saturday even
ing aud was loaded in to cars at the
Northwestern. Fuel docks and ship.
pei hy car to the plant.
o. G.. Kinney of Colfax was in tn
city the latter part OF last week or
business He brought to this city g
car load of apples which be disposed
of tn G. N Cramer Il Go
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Reaping Benefit
From the Experience Of Washburn
People

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Not Many Deer Killed

Although week of the open sea-
son for deer has already passed
there has not been many deer killed
in Bayfield, county. This was due
largely to the extremely bad wealth
err that there has been since the
opening of the season and although
many hunters have been out, vet
they have not hunted much of the
time. The first of the season it rain
ed almost continually so that walk
ing in the woods was anything but
pleasant. This was followed by a
heavy snow storm, but from now on
many deer will undoubtedly be kill
ed. The deer are said to be plenti-
full.