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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22
AN EQUINOXIAL STORM.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF CROPS AND
OTHER PROPERTY By MON
DAYS HURRICANE.
Five Persons Lose Their Lives In New
Orleans. Over 100000 Damage.

Monday night wind and rain
storm was one of the severest and
most destructive which ever visited
this section of the country. It was
in the nature of a hurricane not a
cyclone and the force of the wind
was widespread and general. It
evidently had its origin in the
eqninoxial disturbances usually due
at this season of the year. 1t was
not as protracted and the rain so
continuous as the storm which
visited this part Of the country the.
last Of September three years ago
and came from the north, but the
wind was not as destructive then
as it YVES Monday night.
The storm of Monday arose in
the Gulf of Mexico and its course
was from Southeast to Northwest.
It covered the Gulf coast from
Mobile westward as far as Texas,
doing immense damage to coast
cities and towns and all manner of
water craft, and extended inland
from 100 to $50 miles over a vast
area Of territory.
The loss of property in New Or.
leans is roughly estimated at $3.50, {
900. Five men were killed by live
IeIectric wires which had been
blown down. Many houses were
blown down or injured in cities and
towns in the track Of the storm.
By far the greatest destruction in
the interior was to crops, fencing
and timber. There is no accurate
way Of estimating what this loss
will be, but it will be very great.
In South Mississippi, the very short
cotton crop shortened first by the
wet spring and then by the boil
weevil and dry weather will be
cut down very much more. 1t will
be the smallest cotton crop South
Mississippi has gathered in many,
many years. Cotton stalks have
been blown down, the open cotton
scattered, and in some instances the
leaves and ungrown bolls stripped
off. Corn has been blown down in
the fields and unless fast gathered
q great deal will rot on the ground
and be lost.
The thing for every farmer and
every business man to do is to look
on the bright side, be thankful that
things are no worse and make the
very best of the situation. Most
of the cotton that has blown out on
The ground, with a few days Of the
fair weather now promised can be
saved. Cotton is bound to bring a
good price until another crop can
be raised and the good price will
help out wonderfully. Let all corn
be gathered as rapidly and with as
little waste as possible, and let
every farmer make it point to
save all the hay he can and carry
his stock through the winter in
good shape and all will see pros
perity again yet. The recupera-
tion resources of Mississippi soil
and Mississippi people are simply
marvellous.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22
BrOOkhaYen Storm Notes.

Many people sat up all night and
took notice.
Frustrated fences were too nulner-
Gus to count.
The largest water oak on the
College campus was blown down,
and a smaller one on the outside in
the row next to the Decell House.
The big china trees near the jew.
ish Synagogue were uprooted.
Also those of Charley Hamilton and
T. HI. Brinson.
Two of the big water oaks in s.
Kohlman's yard were blown down
on his house. doing considerable
damage to the roof.
One OF the large water oaks Id
front Of the Magee House was "
ing PROSTATE across the street Tues
day morning.
Sheets of galvanized iron from
the long. wide awning ii front Of
the stores Of Z. sgohn & Bros,
Hartman Mercantile Co. and the
Home Furniture Co., were peeled
off by the wind and strewn along
Railroad Avenue and up West
Cherokee Street for several blocks.
The sheet iron awning Of the Rack
ct Store and Parsons, May, 0ber-
schmidt Co. were also removed.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22
Notice to Everybody.
We can deliver the goods at the right prices
Have just received

The Lincoln County Union will
meet with Heuck's Retreat Local
Thursday, Sept. 30th, s miles east
Of Brookhayen. It will be an open
door session. and II. WI. Bradshaw
will talk Oh Unionism. All locals,
alive or dead. and everybody else
who Is III favor Of the Union. Il
invited 10 come. and ali locals are
requested to send full delegations.
We have some very important
business to discuss at tlais meeting
W. P. SMITH. President.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22
Notice.


To the colored teachers Of Lincoln
county
Our Association Will convene
Saturday Oct. End, which will be
our regular contracting day. Let
every teacher in the county Be in
the meeting. as we have some very
important business needing atten-
tions business that calls for our
best consideration The meeting
will be open at IL :45. at the same
place ais last year. This is election
time too. Come out and use your
influence feS the officers Of your
choice to serve you for the next
ensuing year.
remain your servant.
E. S. REED. Pres.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22


suffered much damage. The top oi
chimney was also blown off at Mr.
Brennan's and smashed through ths
roof into the bath room.
A portion of the tin iron roofing
was blown off The Leader office,
let in the rain on our Simplex type
setting machine and news press
causing several hours delay in get
ting the machines started again.
Pink Mason was struck on tho
head by a falling business sign neal
Days barber shop on Front Street
and painfully hurt. Pink says ht
doesn't like for a business sign tx
make such an impression on hi.
brain as that.
A. B. Connally, who was spend
ing the night at L. D. Crosby s,
had a piece Of shattered window
glass blown through his arm ane
broken off. DR.. Higdon was called
on and extracted it.
The ancient oak at the Grant
home which had withstood tbs
storms Of so many years. succumb-
ed to this one.
One of the chimneys of w. *.
Woods colonial residence fell or
the roof and nearly crushed
through. Every large oak in his
back yard was uprooted.
The leaves Of all banana plants
in town were split into ribbons.
The equinoxial knew we'll the
sensitive soul of w. G. Maxwell,
and SO didn't slight him. It blew
down corn, cotton and fencing with
"a vengeance.
The beautiful trees on Charles
ButterfieId's building lot in
Storms Addition suffered severely.
Mr.. Mikas says sentinels of the
forest that had fingered faithful to
duty through years and years on
his plantation. succumbed to the
last ill wind that left him some
good, /" however.
Eugene Bee sat up all night with
the Equinox and being in receptive
attitude the storm entered his beau
tiful enclosure, blew down Chin
neys, a portion Of his residence.
and did other undeniable
pranks. " Mr.. Bee and family
were SO baIck with SCOT next morn
ing that they thought the race
question had been settled.
Sam Magee's great china trees
on his property on w. Congress lay
prone across the street after the
storm.
J. B. Nalty's beautiful residence
had its neck twisted away at the
top where it was closest to the
beeze.
Mrs. Dora Nalty's home lost
souvenirs Of the long ago, in some
fine shade trees.
New buildings leaked and old
buildings were impervious some.
The one-story was the house
wanted on Monday night.
DR.. and Mrs. Thompson Gener-
ously rendered their premises to
Mr.. Equinox and retired to a
neighbor's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr, Mrs. Farrell.
and perhaps others preferred ] w.
McGrath's 5 compact home to the two
stories where they lived and
sought refuge there.
The smoke stacks Of the Crystal
Ice Factory were blown down and
part of the steel roofing removed,
but everything was running all
right again in few hours. East
Union Mill escaped without dam
age.
The flag staff on the public
school building were carried away.
The railroad fiagman's little
house at the Cherokee street cross
ing was turned over on its back.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22

The wind bloweth where it
iistetll and thou nearest The sound
thereof. but canst not tell whence
II eometh and whithez f 6oeth
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22

Gov John A. johnson. Minneso-
ia d popular chief executive. died
Monday night
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22

Miss Serena May. pretty six
en-year-old girl. was accidentally
shot and killed IN her father S
home at MendenhalI By her twelve
year Old brother. She was seated
at the organ playing the instrument
when the boy, who was fixing his
gun to 90 out hunting accidentally
discharged It, the load taking
effect II the back of her head kill
ing her insfaE Efly
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22
New Orleans Losses.

The Times Democrat estimates
the losses in New Orleans as fol-
lows:
EPaiIroodr e5o n0n
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22

Mr. Cam bennett. Of Bogue
ghittQ. Haa Np Sunday
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-22

Many people sat up all night and
took notice.
Frustrated fences were too nulner-
Gus to count.
The Brunswick news., 1909-07-18
To Clasp Hands
Across a Bridge

Washington, July IT, Ambassador
de la Barra, of Mexico, and Secretary
Of State Knox arranged today the
details of the meeting of Presidaut
Taft and President Diaz this fall The
exact date was left open.
The two presidents will meet at
the center of the bridge between El
Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, and
it will have to be the exact center
of the Rio Grande. as neither pres
ident is supposed to be allowed to
leave his country during his term Of
Office
Over Mr. Taft will wave the Stars
and Stripes and over Mr.. Diaz the en-
blem of Mexico. An amphitheatre Is
to be built along the bridge so that
men and women of both nations car
see the two distinguished head1 If
government and listen to what they
say.
The Brunswick news., 1909-07-18
GREAT CLEARANCE SALE.
Summer Goods Must Go - Sacrifice
Prices at ZeImenoVitz.

This weeks sale at Zelmenovitz
will begin the clearance sale which
is inaugurated every summer to clear
out the stock to make room for the
fall goods. The sale will commence
on Monday and close Tuesday even
ing Everything in summer goods
will be sold at sacrifice. prices. The
entire stock is new and no old goods
are in the store to sell. No former
sale or reduction in prices will com.
pare with this sale as the goods must
be sold.
All ready-to- goods especially
will be sacrificed Tailor made lad
les suits, mems and boys clothing
shoes, hats, etc, will be sold at
half the first cost White goods
lawns. silks. voiles and poplins will
be sold regardless of cost. Remem-
her the sales dav. Monday and Tues
day Of this week only.
The Brunswick news., 1909-07-18
TWO MEN DEAD
OTHERS DYING
TWO BROTHERS WE'RE KILLED
WHILE A THIRD WAS BADLY
WOUNDED.
Ownership of Cow Caused the
Trouble Among Three Families in
ssissippi-SeveraI People En-.
gagged in the Battle.

Meridian, Miss, July ia feud
which has existed for some time be-
tween three well-known country fam
lies near this city, the feud being
over the ownership of COW, culmi-
mated this afternoon when two peo-
pie were killed outright while two
others are reported to be dying and
another seriously injured. in a pitched
battle which ragged between the fam
lilies for an hour or more and in which
dozens of shots from pistols and shot
guns were exchanged.
ID. j. Mcdonald and Pete Mcdonald
were killed almost instantly. Cornell
ius Chispolm and Joe Miller were
both shot and are reported to be dy-
ing, while Murphy Mcdonald was
also seriously wounded and may die.
The feud was between the McDon-
aids, Cornelius Chlspolm and Joe Mil
Ter. This afternoon Pete Mcdonald
and Miller met and began the first
trouble with a fist fight. Chispolm
was nearby and rapidly went to the
scene of the fist fight and opened
fire. The other McDonalds then hur-
ried to the scene and a pitched battle
followed with the above result.
Relatives of all the parties who
We're killed and injured stated after
the fight that they would let the
matter drop.
The Brunswick news., 1909-07-18
TAFT WILL WIN
IN FIGHT FOR
LOWER TARIFF
IRON ORE AND OIL ARE BOTH
TO BE PLACED ON THE
FREE LIST,
Tariff on Rough Lumber is to Be
$l'25-Hides Have Been Reduced
and Other Schedules Chanoed hv
the Conferees.

washington, July 17.-President
TAFT VIII win his fight for lower rates
on raw material, as the result of the
conferees decision which includes
IRON ore on the free list (the present
rate is forty cents a tom. Oil will
also be placed on the free list (now
under a countervailing dutyl. Hides
VIII be fixed at 7.12 per cent. ad
VaIorem (now Is per cent. ad va.
loFem). Coal will so down to 40
cents per ton (now go and the rate
on rough lumber will be $1.25 The
senate rates are yet unfinished.
PRESIDENT Taft's emphatic decIara-
tlon yesterday that he regarded the
republican platform as meaning. and
the sentiment of the whole people
as demanding. revision downward
eclipsed in interest all minor spe-
cine details of the tariff struggle in
all circles here today.
The statement was issued late in
the day, after a delegation of con-
gressmen had appealed to the presi-
dent for the maintenance of Drotac
tlon upon raw materials, which pur-
ported to be the outline of a report
OF discussion which took place dur
ing visit of the delegation and es-
pecially of what the president said
to the visitors; but the very fact
that such statement was issued al
all, and in particular the emphatic
conclusion of the remarks of the
president thus reiterated made II
clear to all who studied the pro-
nouncement that the president intend
ed it virtually as an ultimatum.
Many read in the statement a
barely concealed threat on the part
OF the president that if the bill
reached him in the form which he
regarded as unfaithful to the prom
lses of his party and disobedient to
the sentiment Of the mass of the
people, he would veto it. General
feeling today was that the presidents
pronouncement would inevitably have
a profound effect.
The Brunswick news., 1909-07-18
ELECTRIC STORM
HITS BRUNSWICK
DOING DAMAGE
CHIEF TAYLOR, OF FIRE DE-
PARTMENT, HAD A VERY
CLOSE CALL.
Bolt of Lightning Knocked Trans
former Of of Telegraph Pole and
Then Played Around Department.
Other Damage.

Brunswick was visited by an cleo
trio storm late yesterday afternoon
which did considerable damage tc
electric and telegraph wires. While
several places in the city were struck
by lightning no serious damage was
| done, although one or two people had
very narrow escapes.
Chief Taylor, of the fire depart
| ment, narrowly missed being struck
by bolt which played havoc around
the fire department. The bolt struck
transformer of the Mutual Light &
Water company, on pole right at the
department, knocking the transformer
into pieces. 1t then flashed over the
department, and the shock was felt
by several of the members. Chief
Taylor had just stepped from beside
the pole which was stuck into the
side door of the department, and he
was stunned by the severe shock.
So severe was the shock that the
chief was rendered blind for a few
seconds and almost fell to the floor. He
soon recovered, however. and was not
injured
One of the horses also suffered con
siderably from the shock. The ami
NAL evidently received a more Sc
we're shock than did the chief, and
for a time it looked as if the horse
had been badly injured.
After playing around the depart
ment the bolt struck the city hall.
Several small pieces of slate were
knocked off the roof and the steeple
was also struck, but no damage was
done.
The plant of the Mutual Light &
Water company also suffered from the
storm. Wires were struck and put
out of business in all sections of the
city. Both the engines were struck,
but not seriously damaged. Superin-
tendent Armstrong, in making repairs
at the plant, received severe cleo
trical shock from the wires. All his
fingers were slightly burned, being al
most knocked to the floor, but for
tunately he was not injured.
Several trees and telegraph poles
were also struck by lightning. The
large oak tree in front of Anderson s
store was hit, as was telegraph
pole on Newcastle street 1t is also
reported that schooner along the
bay was struck, the bolt playing
around the rigging for several sec
onds.
Electric lights in several sections
Of the city were out for a short time,
while the telegraph wires were also
slightly interiered with.
The downpour of rain during the
storm was one of the heaviest re-
corded in Brunswick in many months.
The Brunswick news., 1909-07-18
More Violence
Among Strikers

Butler, Pa, July 17.-VioIence oo-
CURED this morning at the plant of
the Standard Steel Car company, at
Lyndora, Pa.
Several foreigners were injured,
one seriously. Sheriff Calliwell has
sent an urgent message to Harrisburg
for the state constabulary. 1t is
feared that rioting will take place
during the day
The foreign workmen at the plant
struck for higher wages yesterday,
necesstating general suspension of
the large works and affecting several
thousand American workmen, who
are opposed to the strike.
When the mill gates were thrown
open today the American workmen
began entering the plant as though
there was no trouble. Several hundred
foreigners endeavored to stop them,
and fight followed. The foreigners
are ugly and obstinate. All saloons
at Lyndora are closed.
The Brunswick news., 1909-07-18
THREE FAMILIES END
LONG STANDING FEUD
WITH PITCHED BATTLE
LOST $4,000
IN JEWELRY
MRS. cHAs. Nj. COLE, OF BRIDGE
PORT, HAS HARD LUCK-PINs
DIAMONDS TO HER CLOTHES

Bridgeport. Conn, July 17.-Dia-
monds valued at from $4,000 to $15,-
600 We're lost few days ago by
Mrs. Charles M, Cole, of this city.
and the police departments of New
York, Boston and other big cities have
been requested to keep a lookout fos
the gems and the person who 9c-
quired them.
Mrs. Cole, who has been i'll, rode
in a trolley car from the center of the
city to the end of North Main at"ect
line, where she waited for an AUTO
mobile to take her to her summer
home. Meanwhile, she had placed the
jewels in bag and pinned it to her
clothing for safekeeping. When she
reached home the jewels were miss
ing.
The Brunswick news., 1909-07-18
HANDSOME NEW SODA FoUNT.
Will Be Installed at Fearrington's
Drug Store on Monday.

Today will be the last day that the
public will be served from the old
soda fount at Fearrington's drug store
and many will visit the store today to
take the last drink from the old fount
which has made the place popular for
several years. On Monday the work
of removing the old fount and install
ing the new one will begin.
The cold drink and refreshment
service will be suspended during the
installation of the new fount, which
will probably take two or three days.
The new fount is said to be one OF
the handsomest and most modern
manufactured. The proprietor of this
popular drug store has not considered
the cost in the purchase Of the new
fount in the effort to, give the pub
lie the very best service possible in
this line 1t is safe to say that many
customers and the public generally
will show their appreciation of the
pr0gressiveness of this firm by a
liberal patronage Of their business.
The Brunswick news., 1909-07-18
"THE MEDICINE MAN"
Makes New eparture-Presents His
Customers With Home Formulary. |

Makes New Departure-Presents His
Customers With Home Formulary.
The proprietor of Roberts pharmacy
OF this city, J. Sidney Roberts. locally
known as "the medicine man" will
on Monday morning inaugurate a
novel method of supplying his GUS
toners with remedies for all simple
sickness and domestic troubles. He
has made arrangements with the pub
lishers for number of Dr. Wm. A.
Hoburg's Home Formulary' books,
which he proposes to furnish his Gus
toners. The plan adopted is by a
canvass of the houses by repre-
sentative of the pharmacy who will
explain the merits and usefulness of
the book in the home. The selling
price of the book is $500. but it
will be given to the family free Of
charge
The book contains a useful collec-
tion Of formulas, but nothing is given
for any serious troubles, because the
unprofessional person is not capable
of diagnosing or treating anything
complicated and such troubles should
in all cases be referred to a physi-
clan.
A representative of the pharmacy
will call at all the homes in the city
and the great usefulness of this book
will be explained Attention Is direc-
ted to the advertisement in this is
sue of The News of J. Sidney Roberts
to the people of this city in refer
ence to the book and plan Of distri
button.
The Brunswick news., 1909-07-18
FREIGHT TRAINS
IN A COLLISION
SOUTHERN EXTRA AND COAST
LINE HAD HEAD-END COL
L!SIoN YESTERDAY.
Coast Line Engine Was Badly
Smashed Up, But Fortunately No
One Was Injured-Wreck Occurred
During Electrical Storm.

Engineer Will Hardy and Fireman
M. c. Flanders, by jumping from
Coast Line freight train No. PSI late
yesterday afternoon, probably saved
their lives, as a second later their
train crashed into extra freight No
290 of the Southern railway. The
collision occurred at the north end
of the scale track, and while it was
quite a serious one, not a person
was injured.
The accident occurred during the
heavy electrical storm which passed
over the city, and it was partly re-
sponsible for the accident, as one
of the engineers could not very well
see the other approaching train
through such a heavy downpour of
rain.
The extra freight on the Southern
left Brunswick about $50 o'clock,
while the regular freight on the
Coast Line was due in shortly after
6. Just what brought, about the &C
cident, both trains being on the same
track, is not exactly explained. At
any rate the Southern freight had
proceeded as far as the north end
of the scale track and was just about
to draw to a stop when the collision
occurred The Coast Line freight
was coming along at rather a slow
speed. Just as the two trains were
about to go together the engineer and
fireman saw the situation. 1t was too
late to prevent crash. The brakes
were applied as quickly as possible
by the engineer and then he and the
fireman jumped for their lives. A
second later the trains went to-
gether with an awful crash. The
Coast Line engine was badly dam
aged, all of the front portion being
wrecked. Had the engineer and
fireman remained on the engine it
would have no doubt meant death to
them
The Southern engine was only
slightly damaged, the pilot being torn
away. The tender of the Coast Line
engine was broadside across the
tracks, which blocked traffic on the
main line for the remainder of the
night The engine was later removed
to the shops to undergo repairs,
while the tender will be righted to-
day
Engineer H. T. Burgay was at the
throttle on the Southern train, with
Conductor Monday in charge. Train
master Calhoun, of the Coast Line,
was on the freight which was coming
to Brunswick.
Traffic vas not delayed during the
night as another track was used by
the outgoing and incoming trains for
the remainder of the night.