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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-21
DID YOU EVER SEE
AN INDIAN BALL GAME

pointed, ready to back their judgment
to their last pair of moccasins on the
"home team" A huge crowd of drunk
ards. thieves, spectators, gamblers,
horseracers, buns of every type and
crooks from swamp and glade hung
on the flanks of the populace seek
ing whom they might devour," and
ready to steal anything from a section
of land to a red hot stove. The Indian
was a dead game sport. he'd bet every
thing he had, including his wife, pony,
dog and hope of salvation, on the
game. Usually, one hundred men were
to a side. The teams were 800 yards
apart; the goal posts planted pre-
cisely as our goal posts in football
were $50 yards from each of the con,
tending parties. The ball must pass
between the goal posts to count one
A scoop-net, with a handle three feet
long, was held in each hand of the
player, each warrior having two of
these rackets, or hurls. The player
endeavored to catch the ball with
these rackets. and hurl it to the goal
where his own tribe was grouped
guarding the property they had piled
up as bets. Fact is, the game was
quite like our football, played on the
same principle. Everything went, so
far as brutality and skull-duggery was
There was no "after you,
my dear CASTOR" in the courtesies of
the game, but scrapping, gouging,
shoulder hitting, hair pulling, and
every artifice known to Indian cunning
and brutality was INDUCED in to make
goal. 1t warns the cookies of your
heart to hear old pioneers tell what
sluggers the Talladega Indians were
in the good old days when they played
the ball game.
For twelve to twenty points, az
eording to previous agreement was the
game, and frequently a town bank.
rupted itself in backing the "home
cam" Talk about your baseball and
football croquet artificialities! Why
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-21
HOW RED men
PLAY THE GAME
quentIy BattIed For Supremacy On
the Fieid.-Ball Was of Buckskin
and Weighed About Eight Ounces.
wellington Candiver in Talladega
Mountain Home)

Mountain Home.)
We are accustomed to consider
Americans crazy on the subject of
baseball but it is very mild form of
insanity compared to the alteration of
the Creek Indian over their character
istic ball game. There was no Jockey
ing, or selling out among these red
sports when it came to a game of ball
They were out for blood, and they
played for everything in sight The
warriors of one town challenged those
of another. The grounds were select
ed, and for days beforehand the play
ers of the team took medicine and
held religious services as if they were
going to war. which, in fact, they were
doing. Everybody in 100 miles who
happened to learn of the game crossed
mountains, swan rivers, and fought
wild beasts to be present. Every man,
woman and child of both tribes, and
the aggregate dogs of the entire ma
ton were on hand on the day APP
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-21

This year all roads lead to Seattle
and the Observation-Disclosures eXposi
ton. and all who have the time for
this trip Git can be made in two weeks
with reasonable stopovers, although
longer time should be given if posi-
ble) should make it.
A more delightful trip could hardly
be imagined than one along the Mis-
sissippi river from Chicago to the
Twin Cities of st. Paul and Mime
apolis across the beautiful Lake Park
region of Minnesota, the vast grain
fields of North Dakota, the cattle
ranch and irrigated farms country of
Montana, through the splendid noun
tain, lake and canyon scenery of
Northern Idaho, and into Washington,
the bonanza apple district of the ma
ton and finally across the magnifi- |
cent Cascade range down to Puget |
sound, the most beautiful of all salt |
water inland seas.
After spending a few days at the
exposition and Tacoma, Portland
should be visited, and the trip east
made over the new road along the pic
uresque north bank of the Columbia
liver to Spokane and Billings, Mont,
hence over the Custer battlefield and
lack Hills route to Colorado Springs,
nd a final rest in Colorado before the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-21
DELIGHTFUL ITINERARY To
alaska YUKON EXPOSITION

Hast one-nght-on-theroad stage of the
journey home.
With the fine through train service
that has been established this year
from Chicago st. Louis, Kansas City,
Omoha and Denver to the North Pa
cific coast and to Yellowstone park,
this tour can be made with the maxi
mum of first class through train SER
vice and with every travel comfort and
convenience en- route.
Those who wish to rusticate among
the mountains would do well to invisti-
gate the merits of Estes Park, Col.
It is compact and conveniently ex-
plored; it is primitive. natural and
healthful with nothing to attract the
of industry, the monitor
ship of fashion, or the tyranny of bust
ness 1t is, in short, refuge of tran
quill granduer to which any man, or
any woman, old or young, may steal
away for three days of three weeks |
or three months to do just as he OF
she pleases. To loaf, rest, ramble, |
ride. drive, climb, fish or hunt, or
play golf or tennis-to be out every |
lay in the clear, bracing air, beneath |
4 bright but scrochless sun, and to
,njoy every night the cool, refreshing
leep that only the mountains can in
luce.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Chicago 6, Washington 1.
st. Louis 0, Philadelphia 2.
Detroit 1, New York 6.
Cleveland 0, Boston 4.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-21
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Atlanta 5, Memphis $.
Montgomery 0, New Orleans 1.
Birmingham 4, Mobile 5.
Nashville 7, Little Rok 8.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
BOYLE Convicted;
WIFE ON TRIAL
ATTORNEYS SQUABBLE OVER CEP-
TAIN TESTIMONY AND
COURT ADJoURNS.
JAMES BOYLE'S SISTER
First Witness Called - Prosecution
Tries to Show Conspiracy to Kid
nap Willie Whitla Was
Formed.

Mercer, Pa, May 6-Immediately
talter the conviction Of her husband
today of the KIDNAPPING oi Willie Whit
la, Mrs. James Boyle was placed on
trial. As soon as the jury was sworn
| ia the woman's case the lawyers be
came engaged in a legal argument
regarding the admission of certain
testimony and the case was adjourn
cd till tomorrow morning.
The first wit0es called by the state
I! in Mrs Boylc's case was Miss Ella
Boyle, sister of James A. Boyle. Ap-
parcntIy from the line of questions
the prosecution wanted to prove by
her that a kidnapping conspiracy was
formed while Mrs Boyle was VISITING
in Sharon with her husband and that
she was implicated in it,
II Is surmised that the object OF
this is to overcome her contention
that she could not have violated a
law in this state while living in Ohio,
Much will depend upon the court 5
decision as to the admissability Of
the testimony in dispute.
Mrs. Boyle took a prominent part
in the selection of her jury, prompt
ing the attorneys in numerous cases
and ovidcucing preference for
young unmarried Jurors
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
FORMAL CHARGES
Of IMPEACHMENT
WILL BE FILED BY REPREs sENTA-
TIVE MURPHY ACCORDING TO
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE
HOUSE YESTERDAY.

Washington ID. c, May g Formal
charges of impeachment asaihs, Fei-
.oral Judges Philips aud McPher,,h,
of the Western district )f Missouri
are to be filed by Representative Mn:'
ply of that state, who made announce
ment of that fact Immediately after
the house adjourned today.
lnccnsed over the telegram to At
torney General Wickersham by Frank
uagcrnan, attorney for the eighteen
railroads IN which Hagerman charac-
terizcd Murphy's resolution Of In
quiry into the official conduct of the
two Judges as IAN outrageous tissue
of Misrepresentation, Murphy today
held the attention Of the house with a
repetition of tho charges which he
had made in his original resolution.
His colleague Rucker, corroborate
all that he said in denunciation OF
the action Of the two judges in con
nectlon with Missouri's two cent pas
sengcr rate law and the maximum
| freight law. Incidentally Rucker re
marked that Judge Philips ought T.
have been impeached twenty year.
ago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
CHICAGO LADS
HORRIBLE FATE
FELL THROUGH WINDOW OF Ell
EVATED-SkULL CRUSHED
LIKE EGG SHElL-MOTHER
INSANE WITH GRIEF.

Chicago. May climbing upon
the seat of an elevated car and
placing his hand playfully upon whar
he imagined to be a window pane
Paul Maurice Montfort, years old
today plunged through the open win
dow to the stone sidewalk. 35 fee.
below, and died two hours later.
His skull was crushed like an egg
shell but he lived two hours. The
boys mother, Mrs. Achilles Mon,fort
tried to seize him as he fell but failed
Frenzied and screaming the mother
was carried to the next station by the
train. She rushed down the stairs
and ran down the street.
Paul had been picked up by a ne
gro porter and carried irto a doctor
office but it was seen that he was fat
ally injured Later. when told that
her boy was dead Mrs. Montfort rush
ed screaming from the house and !;
was with difficulty that friends pre-
vented her doing herself bodily in
jury
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
ARREST HORSE DEALERS
Neero Who Doesn't Own Horse GETS
The Coin And is Arrested Along
With Traders.

Washington Turner an aged negro
more commonly knowr as Wash
was arrested yesterday along with
two white men named Snider and
Woods for being implicated in trading
a horse that didn't belong to any OF
the parties. Wash" got $20.C0 out OF
the deal temporarily, besides getting
arrested. The horse belonged g
Charles Smith, negro who conducts
the grocery store at Fourteenth ano
Walnut streets The animal was II
the wagon yard at Nineteenth an'
Washington and Snider and Woods
claiming to be horse traders PLACED
two $40 bills gently in Washs hand'
saying "we'll take thai horse an'
then took the horse The money an,
horse were recovered. Snider an
Woods reside in the upper part of th'
city.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
CA|RO|TES URGED
To take BONDS
TO INSURE BUILDING OF KEN
TUCkY & OHIO RIVER
ELECTRIC ROAD.
PADUCAH To MAYFIELD
Bonds All Soid-Extension Given Fer
Sale of Cairo Ronds-Paduc
Business Men Endorse
Project.

J. j. Freundlicb, of the Kentucky
d Ohio River Electric railway, vas
in the city yesterday coming from
Chicago where he had been to confer
with the financial backers of tn,
proposition. 10 secure AN extension
OF time for placing the 100000 bonls
with the people along the line. 1t
appears that the financial hackers of
the project require this in order II
give the road local favor, before hty
will agree o put up the other 5000, coo
needed to build and equip the ROAD.
The time fixed for getting the Sl09.-
OO subscribed was soon toshrdlau
eOO subscribed will soon expire and
Mr. Froundlich felt that an eXtensi' II
would be necessary, and ne secured
it, though at some cost.
The local committee, consisting Of
c. $. Carey, Chas Feuchtor, Mayo"
Parsons and w. J. Johnson Ind not
made much headNny IN securing sub.
scriptlons to the $25,O05 allotted to
Cairo, Mr. Carey alone having had
time to go out, The latter was out
of the city yesterday and Mr. Freunl-
Itch held a conference with ether
members of the committee, and with
directors Of the commercial club, at
which It was decided to make an
earnest effort to induce people of
Cairo to do their part towarl his
very important enterprise for Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
ARMY OFFICERS
GAVE TESTIMONY
SAID HAMS ACTED NATIONALLY
SHORTLY BEFORE MURiEER
OF ANNiS.
ALIENISTS FOR DEFENSE
Testified Defendant Suffered From
Manic Oppressive insanity, But
Condition Has improved
Since Last Fall.

Flushing, N. Y, May G.-The dc
Tense had rested its case and the
prosecution was well along wi h its
witnesses in rehuttal when court ad-
iourned today in the Hams trial The
rebu tai witnesses for the state were
nrincinally army officers Who had
been stationed ut Forts Hamilton and
Hancock during June, July and Aug
ust of 1908. and had met and talked
with Captain Hams at that time
Their testimony tended to con
trover that Of the army with sscs
for the defense in that they all said
Hams spoke aMl acted nationally a
shcrt time before the shooting on
Augrst Is last, when the defense
contends thai he was suffering from
"manic Oppressive insanity
The weight of the army officers
testimony to the defendants ration
ality. was partly counterbaiancca by
their admissions under cross eXami-
nation that Hams had acted in a
nervous and excited manner and
locked pale and worried.
The trio of allcnists for the defense
testified that TIE defendant had suf-
fered from "manic Oppressive insaI-
ity" since last May and experienced
a sudden attack of "impulsive insan-
ity" which rendered him irresponsible
at the time he shot Annis They de-
clared that Captain Hams form of in
sanity was durable and that his con
dition had improved stace last No
x.nn,hnr
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
70 BU|LO COKE Il
OVENS At GARY
START lMMEDIATELY-FIRST SET
OF $50 WILL USE SIX OR SEW.
EN- THOUSAND TONS OF COAL
A DAY.

Gary. Ind. May G.-It was an
nounced today by the officials of the
Indiana Steel Company that the con
struction of coke ovens for the local
plant will begin Immediately Tho
first lot of ovens to be built will NUM-
ber $50 and will use between coca
and 1000 tons of coal a day.
This battery of ovens will furnish
coke for the operation of ten bias
furnaces. it is estimated, and will a.
so furnish fuel which will be suppl"
to residents of Chicago.
The building Cf coke ovens at this
point follows the announcement made
some months ago at Pittshurg that
the United States Steel corporation
has abardoned the project of locating
several thousand ovens at various
Pennsylvania points. which were "a
have teen built at a cost Of 5000. 600
and would instead build a huge by
product coke oven plant at Gary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
VIGILANCE UNAvAILINC
~. S. Warships in Central American
Water No Dampcr to ReVolu-
tonary Spirit.

Panama. May G.-The situation In
Central America appears to be ge tin ;
more complicated every day, judging
from the news coming into Panama.
Travellers recently landed at Panama
saw that Nicaragua. in spite Of the
vigilance Of the American warshirs
i'm Nicaraguan waters. is still en-
deavorine 10 invade Salvador by way
of Honduras. Furthermore, General
Xelaya. president of this republic
has numerous troops on rhe Gilman
dega coast and the frontiers of Costa
Rica and Honluras.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
BERNSTORFF WELCOMED
BY CermanAmerieans Of Milwaukee
Was Guest Of Honor a, Ban.
quet Last Night.

Milwaukee. Wis, May G.-Germau
Ambassador Bernstorff was cordially
welcomed by the German-Americans
of Milwaukee upon his arrival in this
city to-day, as the guest Of the Citi-
zcns' Business league. From he time
of his arrival he was kept busy with
receptions. lunchcons and automobile
hight seeing trips. The last reception
Of the afternoon was given by the Mil
waukee Press club where the count
inscribed his autograph on enc Of the
panels set apart for the signatures Of
distinguished visitors
Beustorf was the guest Of honor
at the banquet of the Citizens bust
ness league tonight responding u
tho toast Social Reforms in Ger
many"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
MISSISSIPPI
Arrives at New Orleans Without Mis-
han-Will Proceed to Natchez
TO Receive Silver.

New Orleans, La. MAY 6.-Thf
ba,tleship Mississippi which has been
brought from the naval station n
Guantanomo. Cuba. to receive a ST
yer service from the people of the
state from which she takes her name
today crossed the har AZ the mouth
of the Mississippi. entered he south
mass ami came M the river to New
Orleans. withort mishap OF any kind
The vessel viii remain here until
May II. then proceed to Natchez.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
SENATE KILLS
PRISONS BILL
ELIMINATED THEM FROM CON.
/; TRoL OF EXPERT BOARD
BARR DEFENDED BILL.
CHICAGO CHARTER BILL
ment to Womens Eight Hour
Law Also Set Aside By
Senate-82nd Ballot.
Special to The Bulletin.

Special to The Bulletin.
Springfield, Ill, May G.-The SEN
ate today killed the amendment of
Senator Potter to tine state board OF
control bill which eliminated the state
penitentialeS and state reformatOry
from the operation of the bill and the
employees from being placed on merit
system, Senator Barr of Joliet
spoke for the amendment, declaring
that it did not require an expert
board to manage tho penitentiaries.
Nanny and Mckenzie spoke against
the amendment.
Potter Amendment Adopted.
Potters amendment to strike out
the clause providing that one mem,
ber of the board shall be patholo-
eist. etc. was adopted. The governor
can appoint whom lie plcases on the
hoard.
The senate was debating McKen-
zie's amenment to the deep waterway
bill that seven commissioners be ap-
pointed, one from each supreme
judicial district. when the hour FL
ballotmg for United States senator
arrived and the bill was made a spec
ial order for next Tuesday.
Charter Bill kilIec.
The Chicago charter bill was prac-
tically killed in the house toay. That
body. by a vote of GO to sc, tabled
,Prowne's motion to strike out the en-
acting clause The small vote to table
Brownies motion is construed to mean
that the bill cannot muster n votes,
the number necessary to pass it, and
it may not even be brought up.
Eight Hour Law.
The amendment to the eight hour
law for women workers making the
hours ten for stores was killed in
the senate
Parker, of Joliet, introduced a reso-
luton in the house prepared by the
committee on sanitary district affairs,
10 appoint a committee or seven to
investigate the trustees OF the dis
tric. 1t went over until next Tues
day Chiperfleld obiecting to i'm
mediate consideration
92nd Ballot.
The eightysecond ballot for United
States senator showed no change in
the votes of the Republicans. 1t re-
suited as follows:
Hopkins 727, Mason 2, Foss II,
Shurtleff IS, Sherman ., Calhoun /,
Mckinley l, Yates ], iOwdon /,
Stringer II, Georse A. Cookie of
Aleio, Democrat AZ, Browne Demo
crat, Z, II. L. Conway, Democrat, 1.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
INJUNCTION WILL
REMAIN IN FORCE
JUDGE MCPHERSON CONTINUES
JUDGE PHILIPS RESTRAIN
ING ORDER.
ST. LOUIS ATTORNEYS
Enjoined From Prosecuting Suit tc
Compel Missouri Railroads From
CHARGING Three Cent
PASSENGER Rate.

| Kansas City, Mo, May G.-Judg ;
/ Smith Mcpherson in the federal court
here foday continued in force the
| temporary injunction recently grant
bert Jones, circuit attodnA A. at st,
Louis, from prosecuting tile suit ii ed
by him in the circuit court IN that
city seeking to restrain the railroads
of Missouri from charging three
cent passenger rata. NO o;iler state
officers are included in the iniunctye
order which is to remain in force "un-
| I'll differently ordered by this court"
| The order contained reservation
| however, that supplemental orders
might be issued against other per-
sons should subsequent events de
mand such action.
Mcpherson said TIE order did not
| include Attorney General Major and
the members of the state railroad and
warehouse commission, because they
| had stated under oath that they had
not inspired or encouraged the st.
Louis suit and did not intend to have
anything to 40 with it in the future.
Judge Mcpherson Dasei his 1c.
| cison unon the belief that the rlr-
pose of st. Louis was to reliiGdte
tho questions settled by him in his
final decree on the missouri rate
eases of March last. THAT decree
is the law until it is reversed" said
he, "and IT. must stand until it IS re,
yerseI by an appellant court, It
must not be trampled upon either
The only way in which the matters
covered in that decree can be rehi-
gated is by an appeal or by hearing
in this court"
Mcpherson referred to quo warrant
suit filed in the supreme court asking
that the railroads be ousted from the
st ate and fined for agree ne and
conspiring to fix rates" ana said, this
court is entirely willing to allow the
supreme court to dispose of that
case" The Judge said he had no
right to cnioin the state supreme
court.
Mcpherson prefaced his decision
with a statement referring indirectly
to Representative Murphys res1lu-
ton in congress. He said he knew a
year ago that the Missouri rate cases
would be a source OF annoyance 10
him and that they would do him 10
personal good.
81 could see at that time" n said
tina whatever my decision might be,
would get few compliments, 70
thanks, but much criticism accom-
panied by abuse. But | have never
had the slightest thought of running
away from this litigation because it
proved unpleasant and 1 do no, in
tend to run away now. | have tie
kindliest feeling for the attorneys on
both sides, but ! do not think it is
proper for the counsel to come in
here in this proceeding aud state that
my final DEGREES was too broad"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
BIG GENERAL STRIKE
Favored bv French Postal Employees
Syndicate Formed IN Defiance
Of Government.

Paris. Nav G-Tp 10 late hour
tonight the government had given no
sign as to what move il intended to
make in answer to the action of the
postal employees association trans
forming itself into a syndicate in de-
fancc Of tho covornmcu- ORDERS.
Meantime the postal employees have
not been idle The railroad porters
endorsed the syn niicajc movement
and voted in favor OF the principle Of
Ia general strike.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
PRAIRIE FIRE RAGING
Many Buildings and Much Live stock
Has Been Destroyed on
Nebraska Farms.

North Platte. Ncb. May Famed
by a sixty mile wind "a severe prairie
fire ragged over six to ten townships
of land yesterday and is stiil burning
or Garfield Table 10 this county. Sew
erai farm dwellings and cut buildings
and mUca lisc stock has been de-
troyed By the fire.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
LIGHTNING KILLS TWO.

Oshkosh Wis. May 6.-Fred Res
seisen of Manitowoc, and Frank
Sheipeter. of Sheboygan. trustees of
the Northern State Hospital for the
insane, were killed today by being
struck by lightning while on the hos
pi'al grounds. iixi4E
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
ANOTHER COUNTY DRY.

Rochester Ind. May Ga the 10
cal option election Fulton county 10
day voted dry by majority Of l62'
The county was previously dry by
remonstrance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
AVaunt.

Nov" said Sentimental Sue. ths
kitchen scullion, az she separated the
ingredients of the egg. nov. Sir
White release thee from the tyran-
nous yolk."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
Poverty.

A woman wouldn't mind being poor
SO much if all her acqusintances we-e
Just a little poorer.-Chicago News.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-07
Vision Of the Eaoti.t.

In all that surrounds him the ego
fist only sees the frame Of his own
portrait-Richter