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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
STREET
NATTER SETTLED
COUNCIL TURNS 1T OVER TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY.
Mclnns Will Be Paid $500 for the
Strip of Land, and the Deed There
for Will Be Executed Before the
Next Board Meeting.

The matter of settling the Jackson
street question with Mr.. McInnis, the
board of aldermen last ordered that
the matter be turned over to City
Attorney D. e. Sullivan to execute
the proper papers with Mr. Mclnnis
for 5000 in accordance with the prop
osition for the 25-foot strip of land
claimed by him on Jackson street.
The city attorney was empowered to
close up the matter.
This is the settlement of an old
controversy between the city Of Hat
tiesburg and K. Mclnnis, both claim
ing title to the land, Mclnnis having
built house thereon. On an agree
ment McInnis agreed to move the
house and the city to pay 5000 and
take possession of the stip of lana.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
PLEADS sELF-DEFENsE.

An attempt was made to see Cox
because of the absence at the time OF
the jailor, Cox could not be seen.
1t was learned on the outside that
Cox had stated that while on the gal
lery, for some cause. not clearly un-
derstood by Cox, Funcks began to
curse Cox. This abuse was followed
by a blow.
Cox. who has one arm in a sling,
both bones of the arm being broken,
according to the statement said to
have been made by him, stepped back
and told Funcks not to crowd him.
Funcks refused to regard the warn
ing, so it is said, and made toward
Cox, who then fired
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
PL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 7, 1909.

$36,667.67 principal, and .$9,910.37 in
terest to April 1, 1909 and any inter
est which may have thereafter ac'
crued upon the execution of con-
veyance to the j. r. North Lumber
company to the lands contracted to
be sold ~ him to said company and
not yet conveyed. The description Of
these and show them to be in Forrest
and Perry counties. The Pole Stock
Lumber company comes in for $1O,-
$40, upon the conveyance Of lands to
the ]. E. North Lumber company en-
braced in the contract of purchase
with the Pole Stock Lumber company
1t was left to the best Judgment and
discretion of the receivers, if, in their
opinion, in the interest of the credit
ors and the estate being administered
to, that the title to lands of Thomas
A. Burket should be acquired.
James A. Alexander is vested as
special commissioner. All of the
property will be sold at the Harrison
county courthouse at public outcry
at a date to be fixed by the commits
sioner. The property Includes timber
rights, saw mill, planning mill, build
ings, sheds, dry kilns, tramways, ma
chinery permanent fixtures and
equipment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
TORNADO SWEEPS NORTH MISSISSIPPI
DEALING DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
Estimated That at Least Ten People
Were Killed in the Towns of
West Point, Starkville and
Aberdeen.

MEMPHIS TENN APRIL PERSONS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE
BEEN KILLED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED AS THE RE-
SUIT OF A DISASTROUS TORNADO WHICH SWEPT ACROSS
NORTH MISSISSIPPI LAST NIGHT
THE TORNADO, WHICH COVE RED WIDE AREA DID mooH
DAMAGE TO oUTHoUsEs AND CROPS.
AT ABERDEEN MISS, w. " MMItLAN CASHIER OF THE BANK
OF ABERDEEN AND HIS SON ERE KILLED IN THE
wREcKAeE RAILROAD DEPOT TWO NEGROES ALSO MET
INSTANT DEATH AT ABERDEEN
AT WEST POINT TWO NEGRO WERE KILLED AND GREAT
PROPERTY LOSS is REPORTED
AT RICH MISS, TERRIFIC WIND AND HAILsToRM PREVAILED
SMALL HOUSES WERE THEIR FOUNDATIONS AND
HEAVIER ONES WERE BADLY DAMAGED.
AT COTTON PLANT THE NEGRO PRESBYTERIAN CHoHcH
WAS DEMOLISHED.
REPORTS WEST TENNE ssEE TELL OF MANY BUILDINGS
BEING DAMAGED.
AT sTARKvILLE MISS, FOUR NEGROES WERE KILLED AND
DOZEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. WAS MUCH DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY NEAR POINT, NUMBER OF RESIDENCES BE-
ING BLOWN DOWN AND HuNDR EDS AND ouTHoUsEs
DEMOLISHED IN THE COUNTRY
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
REPRIVE GRANTED
TO: O:RACING kings

NEW ORLEANS, April 7.-Placide
Frigerio, R. NJ. Sheffield and W. w.
Lyles, who yesterday began sentences
of seven months each in the parish
prison, after being convicted of vio-
ating the so-called Locke anti-racins
law, were today released on the re-
prieve of Gov. Sanders, pending a
hearing of their case by the board of
pardons. Lyles served as promoter
of the meet and Frigerio and Shef-
field acted as bookmakers. They
were sentenced to serve seven months
each In prison.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
ON
charge OF ARSON

NEW ORLEANS, April 7.-Charles
Rouff and Cyrus A. McAllister, charg-
ed with setting fire to a building oc-
cupied by the French Novelty COM
pany, MOVING picture show in Canal
street, with which they were connect
ed, were acquitted in the First city
criminal court today. The blaze which
McAllister and Rouff were charged
with having started at one time threat
ened to assum serious proportions in
the center of the New Orleans busl
ness district.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
Delivered to Sheriff.

Later this afternoon Cox was de-
Hvered over to Sheriff Magruder. the
case not being a bailable one until
the condition of Funcks, the wounded
man. is definitely learned
Cox had little to say as to the cause
of the shooting, excepting that it is
said he claimed that Funcks had
struck him once and was in the act
Of striking him again when he fired.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
POUND KEEPER
gets A RAISE
IN HIS SALARY

Poundkeeper WV. Moore last even
ing filed with the board of aldermen
a petition asking that his salary be
board of aldermen last night ordered
raised from SIS in order that he
might be able to hire his help.
On motion, the board ordered the
poundkeepers salary be raised to 500
the poundkeeper to pay all expenses
and to hire all help, this salary to
begin April /, 1903.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
HATTIESBURGANS ARE
LARGELY INTERESTED
James A. Alexander is Appointed the
Special Commissioner to Wind UP
Final Details of the Business-Then
Comes the Distribution.

GULFPORT, Miss, April 1.-THE
Harrison county chancery court has
authorized a compromise between the
J. e. North Lumber company and its
creditors.
A petition of the receivers was first
heard, that of the Lincoln Trust com
pany, trustees, and of the several pc
titioning creditors praying the court
to authorize and confirm the COM
promise settlement with Edward G.
King and John E. Honskemp of the
controversy involved in the suit Of
King and Honskemp against the re-
ceivers, the Lincoln Trust company,
and others in tn echancery court Of
Forrest county, and also praying for
the issuance of receivers certificates
to an amount not exceeding $175,OOO
to carry out the compromise settle
ment and pay off and discharge prior
liens of lands of the j. E. North Lum
Der company in favor of the parties
herein mentioned. This prayer ana
petition was granted by the court. II
appeared to the court that the com
promise was for the benefit of all the
| creditors, secured and unsecured, ana
/ as the debts mentioned in the petition
constituted prior and equitable liens
on the respective tracts of land 70.
the purchase Of which they We're
created. and that it is absolutelf
necessary that the debts be paid and
the legal title to all of the land be
acquired and put in the North Lum
Der company, it was ordered and de
creed that the prayer of the petition
be granted and the compromise set
tlement with these parties be APPROX
ed and confirmed. The receivers
were authorized to proceed at once
to issue receivers certificates to n
amount not exceeding $175,00O, t(
bear interest at Z per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annually, and t
run not longer than two years, am
to be-in such nominations as the re
ceivers think proper, not greater
however, than $4,000 The certif
Gates are to be signed by the receiy
ers, the trust officers ofthe Hiberni
Bank and Trust company signing 70
it, and they shall sell so much thereo
as may be necessary for not less thai
par, and out Of the proceeds the
shall pay to the following represents
tives the amounts stated in the pet
ton upon the execution and deliver
of deeds of conveyance to the respect
i've tracts of land for the purchase
| which the debts we're created. The
e follows the description of tre land
r. which abe in township 1 south, rang
5 12 west in sections from II to 8
h and various other sections in Forres
J. Harrison and Perry counties.
g Then comes the distribution to f
2. ward King and John E. Honskemp
a s7S,9S3.33 principal, s9,394.79 intere
If to March, 1908, and accrued intere
II since said date, and $500 attorney
f. fees; upon the execution to the
y North Lumber company Of the conve
Is ance to the lands.
They shall also nav to ] ;T, Ion
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
TRAGEDY AT cRossTiE CAMP.

GULFPORT, Miss, April 7.-E. F.
Phillips, owner and operator of a
crosstie camp at Oakville, was noti-
fled OF the killing Of his hostler, Josh
Keys, by John Gulf, negro for whom
reward of 500 has bsen offered.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
MAKE CASE POSTPONED.

The case of w. Foster Make, charg-
ed with arson, called for hearing this
morning before Justice Bolton was
again postponed, this time on account
of a material witness, till Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
sALTER CASE ON TRIAL.

POPLARvILLE, Miss, April T.
The jury in the Slater case was com
pleted late yesterday afternoon and
the entire day has been spent in hear
ing the evidence. The case may go
to the fury tomorrow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
FUNCKs NAV DIE.

telephone message from the hos
pital at o'clock gives little hope for
the recovery of Funcks. He is uncon-
scious and the chances for his recov-
cry are slight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-07
AT PERU. INDIANA.

Peru, Ind, April IA cyclone
struck this town at s o'clock last
night and destroyed four factories and
several school buildings and wrecked
many small structures. Several Pc
sons were caught under their bully
ings when the collapsed but none
wcr, killed. some were painfully in
jur,d however.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23

on the Dover road at Northnect.
Just where the old road down which
David Copurr0rld trudgod on his
weary piI"u1u. to Dover. breaks
away on its temporary parting from
what is now the main road. is an old
inn named ~" Leather Bottle. over
the door hangs % workable leather bot.
Tie. The muiIiutrd Dickcnsian IS
mom,utar.ly deceived into the belief
that here is the Leather Bottle Of
PIckwlck fame and is Disguised when
he discovers that this is still four
miles farther on. Nevertheless, this
Is one of the few real Dickens inns"
still remaining Dickens, when on his
long country trampg. often turned in
there for refreshmcut and the chair
he usually occupied is still to be seen
priceless in the eyes OF the host
London Chronicle.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23
7rgn me Uerrea WASHINGTON.

A friend calls attention to the fact
that Washington although commnn.
der IN chief during the Revolution
and again in l19S during the French
war which did moi really happen. did
not bear tho title of fun general on
July >, 1898 President Adams nomln.
atcd him TO be lioutcnant.goncraI and
commander in chief" This was fol.
lowed 10y the act Of March 3. 1898 OF
which the ninth section read that Il
commander Of the army of the United
States shall be appointed. and com.
missioned by the style Of general OF
the armies Of the United States. and
that the present Office and title OF
general shall thereafter be
abolished, President Adams. Jealous
for the executive preogative as com.
mandcr in chief, made no appoint
mont under this act and Washington
died AS Acknowledgment
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23
BISMARCK BREVITIES.
b morc scnrlot fover loo.

No moro scarlet fever here.
Mrs. Rncarson Of ste. Gcnevicvc
visited friends here Sunday.
The most encouraging signs ofthc
times is the Increased price of lead
recently.
Al rrauomich left last week for y
few weeks at Glen Allen with the
work train,
Born, December 10, 1909, to the
wife of Dr. Wallcn, the dentist, II
tcn-pound boy.
The town fathers are revising the
city ordinances this week Mr.. b..
II. Marbury is the attorney.
Mrs. Edmond Smith died at FL
wins last Friday. Her remains were
inferred at Rig River Cemetery sun
day.
Agitation of the electric light
question is now in progress, and
may result in electric lights for our
city.
The Masonic and Eastern Star or
dcrs will have public installation
of officers here Monday evening,
December 9th.
Judge II. A. Anthony was APP
pointed assistant attorney to the
Vice President OF the Missouri Pa
cific railway this week.
Mr.. W. II. Smollinger Of Iron
Mountain was here sunday. lie is
Justly elated over his recent find Of
rich ore in the old minc OF Iron
Mountain.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23
Curious Properties Of Minerals.

Certain minerals exhibit the curl.
Gus optical property known rs aster.
i'm. That Is TO say. they show a star.
shaped figure when light is reflected
from them. or transmitted through
them This is seen, for example, in
the stAr stone, n sort Of sapphire. and
IN the star ruby. a note in Knowl-
edge describes and figures the aster.
ism Of mica. The photograph of n
lamp taken through a plate OF mica
shows u beautiful six,raycd star, with
six fainter radiations between. Out
wurdly star mica resembles the ordl.
nary form and shows the same phe.
numona under polari2ed light. When
examined under the microscope. how
ever, the star mica is found to con
tain fine needles Of another mineral,
ana those ARE regularly arranged AZ
angles OF 100 degrees. To these nee.
dies the star seen by transmitted light
Is due.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23

that is wanted He spoke of tn"
direct personal touch.
The meeting felt this personal
touch, through an impcrsonatiou
by Mrs. f.. ". Cole Of Frederick
town. II was a relation Of the life
OF Korean woman and II testimony
to the change wrought Ivy tn" gospel
OF Jesus Christ.
Scenes from Il Missiurary's Life
tstcrcopticon1 by Rev. VIM Court
was Of interest.
Rev. II. =. Crow, Pennington,
made an address that was apprc-
ciatcd, especially the remark that
he was willing to help support n
foreign missionary. This was in
line with the spirit of the meeting,
that every congregation having the
ability support foreign mission
airy.
Resolutions were adopted which
mean agitation, education, and,
thereby, organization of Pennington
District.
JENNIE HUNT.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES.

Clinton Rogers, who recently went
to st. Louis, has accepted an excel
lent position as stenographcr in the
office of the Terminal Railway Assoc
citation, East st. Louis.
Tailor Smith is doing stenograph-
ic work in the Office Of Lawyers
Hensley d Marbury.
Fred Asbury, who is taking our
special course in bookkeeping, ex-
poets to accept Office work after the
holidays.
our regular winter term begins
Monday, January Sd, Mt which time
beginning classes will be organized.
William Lloyd, who has been an
exemplary student in the bookkeep-
ing department, has returned to his
home in Grcenbrier, Bollinger coun-
ty, but expects to return again next
fall and finish one or both courses.
Final examinations this week in
business arithmetic, applied English
and practical letter writing.
Boyd Mayfcld, one of our former
graduates, now attending Barnes
Medical University in st. Louis,
was welcome visitor at the Col
lege Monday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23
Pet Recommendations.

Have you over noticed" asked the
teacher in English, that great many
well.educated people persistcntly pro
nouncc at least one word Incorrectly
| know college man who for some
mysterious reason always says tim
odity" for tim!dlty, and he drags this
oddly into almost every sentence hc
speaks. Mrs Smiths pet word Il
'predujce," while Mrs. Jones cant
help saying "guiiantic," Just listen
to them, and you'll hear the same peo'
pie repeating over and over such mis-.
takes as prediction" "circutuous,'
"cupo!o," etc. Some one must have
called their attention to 1t. suppose,
but they have grown attached to their
way of pronouncing, and don't like to
change"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23
Europe's HIGHEST VILLAGE.

THE highest village in Europe" is
the inscription on post card which
shows n group OF wooden cottages on
a bleak hill, with no sign of vegeta.
ton in sight and having as a back.
ground a range Of ice.covered noun.
tains. The name of the place is Cume.
az in the Canton Wallis. 1t lies 2,O47
meters above the sea level, where
Monte Rosa raises its gigantic head
into the clouds" The village consists
OF four families. and the latest cen.
sus gives 1t a population of 20. THE
storms of spring and fall and the
SHOWS of the winter months" says the
sender of the card, make life a
dreary one, and still the people look
happy. and doubtless they are 80"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23
THE w. MS ANNUAL SESSION

The W. f. NJ. Societies of Farm
ingt0n District met IN tenth annual
session at Fredericktown Dee. IL
II. 4 hearty welcome was extended
by Mrs. T. f. Geneway of Frcdcr-
irktown. Response was made by
Miss Jennie Hunt of Pennington.
The devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. A. II. Robbins
of st. Louis, Mrs. Robbins,
through her knowledge Of foreign
missions, and her enthusiasm for
them, was very helpful to the meet
ing.
Mrs. +. Il. Barrow OF Farming
ton, in her paper missions in the
Sunday Schools" says: THE
Sunday School has the making of
the missionary character and con
science Of the future church. Also,
in systematic and thorough educa-
cation lies the foundation of the fu-
ture missionary progress and sue
cess of the church." Mrs. Barrow
recommends, first, "a missionary
committee, second, teachers trained
in the gospel and in the facts OF
missions.
Miss Susie Tucker of Farming
ton read an interesting paper on
emission in the League" This
paper contained helpful suggestions.
Mrs. j. r. Chiffon of Frederick
town talked of "Our Students. }"
Our Students are three young ladies'
whom the w. =. NJ. Societies of the
St. Louis Conference are assisting
II their preparation for the foreign
field. Two, Miss Mamie Barton,
and Miss Anna Rehbein, are stu
dents of NJ. G. |. at Fredericktown.
They were in the meeting. The re-
mining one, Miss Florence Barton,
is in Scarritt Bible and Training
School, Kansas City.
A demonstration by Mrs. W,
II. Agnew of Pennington truly,
demonstrated the worth Of pictures
as means of interest aud instruc-
ton.
"Dinculties in Korean Work, "
Miss Gladys McClntock, lronton,
is to be published in the missionary
column of St. Louis Christian Ad-
vocate.
The class on "Korca In Transi-
ton" conducted by Mrs. VIM.
Court, brought out much of interest
in regard to the people OF that
country. Last year in one station
there were 5,436 converts. These
converts are on probation one year
before being taken into churchmem-
bership. One of the requirements
which must be fulfilled is, have you
brought soul to Christ?
Mr.. A. H. Robbins was present
to be with Mrs. Robbins. Mr..
, Robbins, who is prominent In
League work, says, what interested
him in foreign mission were facts
learned from missionaries home
from the field; that facts are what
arouse interest, and it is interest
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23
samples Of Air at Great Heights.

samples OF air at height OF nearly
nine miles have been recently oh.
talned and examined for the pres.
ence of the rare gases. The collect
ing apparatus, carried by large bal
loon. is a series of vacuum tubes, each
drawn out to fine point at one end
At the desired height an electro-mag-
netic device, connected with each tube
and operated by a barometer breaks
of the point of the tube, admitting the
air. A few minutes later, a second
contact sends current through q
platinum wire around the broken end.
melting the glass and sealing the
tube. All the samples obtained show
argon and neon. but no helium was
found in air from above six miles,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23

At the Holiness College settle
ment, near Des Arc, in Iron county,
$40, 900 has been spent In buildings
and improvements and the town is
only three years old.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23

Henry SchwanCr, one Of the old
est citizens of Frcdericktowu, died
on the 9th ult., aged 81 years. He
had been in business in that town
since 1867.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-23

rising farm prices and rising factory
prices.
James J, hin has effectively an
swcrcd William II TAFT. Omaha
Wurld-lIcruld.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-21
Pat Moran Chief MOguI.

Pat Moran interrupted by cheers and
shouts for Pat Moran is the chief mo-
gul of the American party. I challenge
any one on earth 70 give us better streets
than he has done for less money. And he
has done all his work honestly. without
graft What are you going to do next
tally Gcing to turn down the 'AmeTi-
can party?' pause for responses. and
three women and TWO men said 'NeveTt'J
"Of course. YOU people understand you
have got 20 pay for such luxuries as we
have given YOU. Strangers come here and
look at our city now with open mouths
and then they say. God bless the Amer
lean party They have to take off
their hats TO us.
Personally, the American party has
nothing against the M0rmOns Man for
man. the MormOns are all right It's the
system. the selfish motives OF the leaders
OF these deluded people, that we are
after We say they have no right TO own
and control anybody politically To down
such q doctrine is what the American
party is for
The issue next fall viii BE- our record
of improvements I'm this city That's
what We are going 10 stand for We have
taken the people out Of the slough OF
dependency and have raised them to
where they are respected. II they want
to stay respectable they should support
us"
This closed the program, but many peo-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-21

ton of the native born Americans, for /
came in with nay clothes Oh my back and
my fare paid.
A motion to call a committee represent
work for the purpose of forming one large
miners Organization was defeated on the
ground that its wording was not clear
and did not represent Industrial uniOnism
in its true sense
Joseph Bracken from McGHl, New. was
denied his seat as a delegate because Il
was proven that he had net paid his dues
in his local union
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-21
BeVsn Believed.
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED.
Measure Carries $4,000 for Travel.
ing Expenses of President.

Washington, July 2g-The urgent def
cheney hiil vas passed by the house to-
day after four days of tempestuous de-
bate. Tho amount carried by it is s454 500.
or s2e.4GS more than the original sum, and
includes the $4,000 travelling expenses for
the president
After denying the usual extra months
pay to Officers and employees of the cap
itol. the house threw out of the bill the al
l0Wance for extra work to committe ste
nOgraphers and then refused TO cam'y out
a mandate of the United States supreme
court for the payment to J. NJ. Ceballos
& Co Of New York. Of S2O5.6l4.
Finally. the Democrats, led by Mr.. Bow
ers Cilss).. sought TO defeat the PROPOSE
ton FOR the payment of the presidents
travelling expenses, but were unsuccess-
fut.