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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27

tage-by-the-Sea Hotel, $50 p. M;
Dutch lunch to battleship crew, 6:3C
p. M; theater party to the battleshiE
crew at the Casino, p. M; reception
and ball to the officers of the battle
ship at Cottage-by-the-Sea Hotel, $3.50
p. m.
Tuesday, June 1-Presentation par
ty leaves Farnsworth wharf, foot of
hrebs avenue, on revenue cutter
Winona, $3.50 a. M; presentation on
Dattleship deck at Horn Island, 1890
a. m; visit of official party and guests
on Pascagoula river and harbor to
Moss Point and return, p. m; official
party and guests leave for Biloxi by
Louisville and Nashville railway. 4
?. NJ.
AT Biloxi, Tuesday-Baseball Bi-
loxi locals VS.. battleship team, Biloxi
baseball park, $3.50 p. m; automobile
ride to officers and official party,
4;3O p. m; reception and entertain,
ment at Beauvoir by Beauvoir Chap
ter of L. D. c., $50 p. M; banquet at
Hotel Biloxi to officers of the battle
ship, I p. m; theater party to crew,
1870 p. M; ball to battleship crew,
Fireman's Hall, 9 p. M; reception and
ball to officers, Hotel Biloxi, 10 D. m.
The silver service will be on exhi.
bition to the public at the Scranton
Jewelry Companys store at Pascagou-
la Sunday and Monday, May 80 and
81.
Two large passenger boats, Of 500
capacity each will run regular sohed.
ule between Pascagoula and the battle
ship Monday and Tuesday, so as to
connect as closely as possible with all
trains both from east and west at a
cost of 81 for the round trip. Luncheon
will be sold on board, as well as 1t
convenient stands on the streets.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
NO NORTH MAIL
HERE IN TWO DAYS
No. 5 From Meridian Reaches Here
at 1880 Today, Making First Trip
Since Tuesday Morning on Account
of Washout at Enterprise.
For forty-eight hours there has been

For forty-eight hours there has beer
no trains going through over the North
eastern and not until this morning
has there been a train from the north
since Tuesday morning on account
of the washouts at Enterprise, just
south of Meridian, caused by the great
rail fall Of the last few days. The
trains from New orleans have been
coming as far as Hattiesburg, and at
this point returning south as it was
impossible for them to get through.
This has thrown the towns between
this point and Enterprise without
trains from any direction for two
days.
The Northeastern has detoured its
freight trains over the Illinois Central
to Jackson and then over the Ala
bama and Vicksburg to Meridian
The passenger trains carrying mails
and passengers for Meridian and be-
yond have been detoured over the
Louisville and Nashville by way of
Gulfport and Mobile.
Trains were run through this morn
ing for the first time, and the author
tiles posted a notice that they expect
ed to have the road open today and
trains running on schedule time. No.
was the first train to reach here
from the north. The train due here 1T
5:20 a. m. was annulled.
The trains over the other roads
coming into Hattiesburg have not
been effected, and the trains have
been on schedules throughout the
flood period.
Reports from the country is that
crops have been greatly damaged by
the rain and winds. Nearly all the
streams in this section are more or
less swollen, but no real damage has
been done by high water south of En-
terprise.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27

represent Illinois in the upper house
at Washington came about through a
coalition of Democratic assemblymen
and the anti-Hopkins Republicans. The
hall OF representatives through the
hours preceding the close of the dead
lock was crowded with host of poll.
ticians. Strong efforts were made by
Former Senator Hopkins aides to
head off the break to Lorimer but they
were unavailing.
1t was the dramatic last act of the
deadlock which has dragged since Jan.
uary 20. In. the many joint ballots
of the deadlock nearly 50 candidates
have been listed for the office of
United States Senator, the great ma-
jority of them being Democrats.
The vote of Mr.. Shurtleff, the
representative to vote for
Lorimer, the 101st vote and this was
the vote which made the election of
Lorimer absolute.
Two house members did not vote,
DAILY and Hope, and with Senator
Schmidt absent the voting strength
of the joint session was 200, fifty in
the senate and $50 in the house.
Wild cheers filled the hall when the
decision was announced. Before the
of the ballot Senator
Potter changed his vote from Hopkins |
to Lorimer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27

NEW ORLEANS, May 27.-The bat,
tleship Mississippi left here at $50
O'Clock this morning for Pensacola,
Fla, where she goes to take on 10000
tons of coal.
The Mississippi will coal at Pen
sacola Friday and Saturday and on
Sunday or Monday will leave for
Horn Island, Miss. Next Tuesday the
battleship, while anchored off Horn
Island will be presented with the
handsome silver service by the people
of the state which bears her name
She will leave Wednesday for Phil
adelphia, where she is expected to ar
rive about June s.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
northeastern TRAINS
NOW RUNNING THROUGH

six men who were coming across the
Yazoo Canal from De Soto island
saloon. At late hour last night only
the bodies of Edwin Mahoney and
Reefe McElroy, which were recovered
from the canal early yesterday morn
ing, had been found, the remaining
four Ben Alexander, Charles Murphy,
VIII Tickle and Joe Priton, having
been searched for all day and part of
the night in vain.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
WHY The CENSUS
DIRECTOR RESIGNED
OFFICIAL STATEMENT GIVEN
OUT AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Either Mr.. North or Secretary Meyer
Had to Go and the President
Stood by His Secretary.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The fol
lowing statement in connection with
the resignation of Director North was
given out at the White House:
Director North rendered his resig-
nation as director of the census. 1t
was accepted and the name of Mr.. E.
Dana Durand, now deputy commission
er of corporations has been sent to
the senate to succeed him. Mr.. North S
resignation was based on the ground
that on account of conditions existing
and likely to continue, his administra-
ton of the census office would prob
ably not be successful"
Mr.. Durand is from California. He
has been in the bureau of corporations
for sometime and it is believed will
work in harmony with Secretary Ma
gel.
1t had been supposed up to within
the last few days that the contro-
versy between Nagel and North had
been amicably adjusted. The friction
between tie two continued, however,
and at last Secretary Nagel put the
matter squarely up to President Taft
saying that either he or Mr.. North
would have to leave the service as
existing conditions between them were
impossible.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
All Trains DELAYED.

JACKSON, Miss, May 27.-Train
service in and out of this city is more
or less disarranged and blocked on all
lines on account of recent heavy rains
which have swollen all streams to
flood tide and overflowed the lowlands.
The Alabama and Vicksburg road has
been compelled TO abandon through
service over its line, and is bringing
through trains in over the Gulf and
Ship Island and the Northeastern road
from Meridian. Superintendent Har
vey wired the railroad commission to-
dav of the conditions, stating that
water is running over the tracks in
several places and that conditions are
growing worse. He advised that the
through trains would be five hours
late from Meridian to Jackson and
Vicksburg, and that locals would run
10 Newton, only, from both directions.
The last train from the east came in
over the Gulf and Ship Island from
Laurel eight hours late, arriving last
night at 10 o'clock. The Big Black
Swamp, twenty-five miles west of here
is filling up, and trouble is expected
there today. The Gulf and Ship Island
is reported in trouble south of Laurel.
The last train in on the Valley road
from Clarksdale came in nine hours
late, and on the Natchez branch of
the Valley were running through water
almost up to the fire box.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
MRS. CROSBY is NO BETTER.

Today Mrs. Minnie Crosby indicted
with her husband for the murder of
J. r. McShan, and who has been sick
for some days in Jail was reported as
no better yesterday.
Since the special venire in her case
has not been drawn, and as circuit
court adjourns Saturday night by linn
itation, there is little probability of
Mrs. Crosby being placed on trial at
this term of court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
NOW Want The
WHOLE FLEET
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN NEW
ORLEANS HAVE BIG PLANS.
Will Ask to Have the Whole Fleet of
BattIeshps There During the
Deep Waterway Convention.

NEW ORLEANS, May 27.-Elated
over the trip and of the success of the
battleship Mississippi, which this
morning passed into the gulf after
spending three weeks on the river
which bears her name, commercial
interests throughout the Mississippi
Valley today launched a project to
have the whole fleet of battleships
on the Mississippi river at the time
of the Lake to Gulf Deep Water Way
Convention.
This convention will be held in No.
vember and President Taft will prob
ably attend.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
SUGAR men WIN
IN The SENATE
TEST VOTE WAS TAKEN ON
DUTCH STANDARD.
The Louisiana Senators Were in Fa-
vor of the Standard as Fixed in
the Reported Schedule.

WASHINGTON, May 27,-The SEN
ate today refused by a vote of SO to
AZ to strike out the Dutch standard
test, which is in the sugar schedule.
Senator Bristow, of Kansas, who spoke
in favor of striking it out the other
day was followed by Senator McEnery
of Louisiana who urged that it be al
lawed to remain in.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
FINANCIAL TROUBLES AT END.

MOBILE, Ala, May 27.-It is report
ed yIlMOa.2, ITEM hnfb sh sh
ed here that the extension of the Mo
bile. Jackson and Kansas City Raj
road from Middleton, Tenn, to Gin
cinnati, O., is an assured fact, and that
work will begin some time in June. 1t
is reliably stated that the financial
troubles of the company have been
taken in charge by a prominent trust
company of New York, and are at an
end.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
No INDICTMENT WAS
FOUND AGAINST COX

In the case of the state VS.. Leslie
Cox, the grand jury of the present
April term of the circuit court did not
return an indictment against Cox.
1t will be remembered that some
weeks ago, in a quarrel and person
al difficulty, at a boarding house in
the manufacturing district east of the
Gulf and Ship Island railway tracks,
Leslie Cox shot and killed F. F. Funke.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27

Both were machinists and boarded at
the same house. Cox at the time was
suffering from broken arm and claim
ed that Funke had made an assault up
on him and the shooting resulted.
Funke died short time after being
shot.
Cox gave himself up to the sheriff
and on his preliminary hearing Cox
was placed under $250O bond. which
was furnished by his friends.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
EXPECTS To BE
TURNED LOOSE
Rumored That the State Was Willing
slaughter, and Defense Would Not
Agree.

The taking of testimony in the trial
of G. L. Crosby charged with the MUIR
der of J. r. McShan, began this after
noon just little after o'clock. The
time of beginning was 1870 o'clock, but
there was a long wait while the dis
trict attorney conferred with his wit
nesses. When the testimony finally
began there was much dispatch on the
part of both the state and defense.
District Attorney McLaurin conduct
ed the examination for tn state and
Mr.. Conner conductd the cross-exam-
ination. There were many objections
to the question put to witnesses by the
district attorney.
Mr.. J. 3. Eure First Witness. -
J. B. Eure, with whom McShan
boarded was the first witness for the
state. He told of McShan's leaving
the house on Easter Sunday and going
in the direction of the Northeastern
trestle. He said he did not see Nc
Shan any more until he was found
dead in the woods, eleven days after
wards.
The witness said he identified the
body by his tie, some letters in the
pockets and some keys on a ring with
McShans initials.
The witness said when the body was
found, the head was cut off and Law
about three feet away. He said the
skull was in three pieces, there being
pieces broken off tn side. The wit
ness said the jaw was broken.
As to the condition of the body, the
witness said it was in a condition of
decay.
There were many objections to Mr..
Eure's testimony as he would try to
testify to things told him by Others.
Gross Examination.
On cross-eXamination witness said
he had known McShan from II of
February to II of April. Said McShan
worked in different places, at New
mans mill about a week.
The witness aid McShan looked
about % years old.
w. w. Gnatt.
w. W. Gnatt was the next witness.
Witness said that in April he board
ed at Mr.. Eures said he had known ].
R. McShan about two weeks. Saw him
ed at Mr.. Eure's said he had known ].
Easter Sunday morning.
Did he tell you where he was 60
in?"
Yes, sir
Where did he say he was going?
Objected to and objection sustained.
The court had some trouble in get
ting this witness to speak out so that
the jury could hear him.
Mr.. Gnatt was stood aside without
cross examination.
Continued on page eight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
THEN WILL return
To HORN ISLAND
Here the Ceremony of the Presentation
of the Silver Service Will Take
Place, Which Was the Cause of the
Vessels Visit to Southern Waters.

PORT EADS, La, May 27.-The
battleship Mississippi went success
fully through the South Pass shortly
before noon today and at 70 o'clocl;
stood out to sea. She moved OFT,
full steam ahead, and will probably
make a quick trip to Pensacola.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
TRUCK SHIPMENTS MADE.

WESSON, Miss, May 27.-Three
hundred bushels of green beans were
disposed of by M. Mathis last evening
on the platform here at a satisfactory
price. There was shipped today an
other mixed car of extra fine vegeta-
bles, consisting of beets, carrots,
beans, Irish potatoes and cabbage.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
THE DEADLOCK
At LAST BROKEN
William Lorimer Elected Senator in
Illinois by Anti-Hopkins Demo.
Gratis and Republicans.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 27-Con.
gressman William lLorimer, of the
Sixth Cong sressional district, was
elected United States Senator toda ,
by the joint session of the general as,
sembly and the long contest over the
senatorship was closed.
The election of junior senator to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
From Vicksburq.

VICSBURG, Miss. May 27-Fifty-
one miles an hour is the official state
ment from the weather bureau of the
velocity of the wind in Tuesday nights
storm here, which resulted in consid-
erable property damage and drowned
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
PRESIDENT TAFT GOT
A BARREL OF KRAUT
Was the Lucky Holder of a Ticket al
An EIks' Fair

An EIks' Fair.
SANDUSKY, O., May 27.-When the
tickets were checked up today on the
rattle last night at the Elks Fair
here it was found that President Taft
held the check which won a barrel of
sauerkraut worth So. The sale OF
tickets has been going on for some
time. Homer Reinhart bought one
and when in Washington gave it to
the President.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-27
RAILROAD IS J
Still TIED UP
NO SETTLEMENT OF THE STRIKE
ON GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Situation Is Growing More Serious.
Many Towns Are Running Short
of Food Supplies.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 27.-The ten
sion in the Georgia Railroad fire
mems strike is increasing with every
! hours delay in settling the race queg
ton involved. This was the atti-
tude in which negotiations for termiu.
ating the strike were conducted here
today. United tates mails held up
since the beginning of the week, 4
dozen counties facing decentralization
Of business and the race issue bronghl
continually into unwholesome proml-
nence, were the factors which spurre1
the negotiations through hours of dis
cussion. Although no statements
We're made as to the ground covered,
it was learned that very quick set
tlement is looked for, provided any
agreement can be reached.
Gov. Smith and General Manager
Scott, of the Georgia Railroad had
a long conference this afternoon, at
which was discussed the feasibility
of submitting the trouble to a board
made up Of men conversant with local
conditions along the railroad. United
States Commissioner of Labor Neiu
had his first conference with GOV
ernor Smith today.
Various towns in the strike distric'
took inventory today of their visible
supply Of food. Madison reported al
least fifteen days of plenty in pros,
pect. Washington reported a short
age in yeast and prices rising.
At Lithonia Mayor Brand said If
supplies should run short and it be
comes necessary shall simply con,
denim the trainloan OF perishable
goods now on the siding at Lithonia,
and tell the citizens to help them
selves" There are eleven cars of u:o
visions at Lithonia and ice has been
supplied to maintain the perishable
portion of their contents in good con.
dition.
Offer to Move Mails.
This good nature of the country
along the silent railroad was today
a reassuring feature during the nego
tiations in Atlanta, for one of the grav-
est aspects of the strike has been the
uncompromising sympathy which has
backed it all along the line.
An offer of aid in moving the mails
was sent to Washington today by Vice
President Ball, who is conducting the
strike, and who wired the Postmaster
| General as follows:
'It is currently reported that AZ
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SeattIe's Patriot Victim
Aeronaut Falls to Death

PORTLAND. Me. July 5.-James
Corcoran of Lowell Mass. aged %
years an aeronaut, was killed by fall
ing 200 feet from a parachute during
a fourth of July celebration here this
affarnonn
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SEEKS FOR BODY OF
HIS DROWNED NEPHEW
Former Senator Mitchell Leads
the Quest for Victim

BLACKPOINT, July Former SEN
ator Thomas Mitchell of San Francisco
arrived here today to institute a search
for the body of his nephew, R. C. JEFF
fries, who was drowned here yesterday
afternoon when a sailboat containing
the young man and several companions
was overturned by a heavy gust OF
wind that caught them unprepared
Until late last night party of men
dragged the bottom of the bay in the
vicinity where the accident took place
with the hopes of finding the body of
the unfortunate young man. Their ef-
forts were unavailing, however, and IL
is feared that the swift currents have
borne the corpse toward the ocean.
from which it is unlikely that II can be
recovered.
Mitchell however. has dragged the
bay all day and until satisfied that the
body has been borne away from the
spit will keep up the search
Young Jeffries, who lived at New
Hampshire and Twenty fourth streets,
had a large circle of friends in San
Francisco, where he was engaged in
carpenter work. He was % years old.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06
Why Many Women Suffer
From Constipation
The NnfurnI Remehr

The delicate and intricate character
Of the female organs makes them most
susceptible to- iTreguIartfy, and IL Is
most important that each one should
be kept in condition to perform its
duties in normal manner When
womankind is performing the functions
peculiar to her sex there IL a decided
tendency to sluggishness Of the bowels.
Nature then requires a gentle assistant.
Not powerful and expensive remedies
which are 60 drastic as to damage the
tender lining Of the bowels and
do more harm than good. but 4
pure and harmless laxative, such an
HUNYADI JANos Water, the famous
Natural Laxative. 4 a tumblerfri
taken on arising will move the bowels
gently but copiously and in a natural
manner. One bottle contains many
doses and costs but tribe.
At ali Druggists'-hut look out
for interruptions druggists, who will
substitute unless you ask for
EUGxAQI lands.
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MOTORCYCLIST IS
KILLED BY TRAIN
Fatal Accident Occurs on Rail-
road Crossing Near SoIedad
During Endurance Run
Contestant Named Olson of
Larkspur Dashes Directly in
Front of Locomotive

The motorcycles endurance run from
San Francisco to San Luis Obispo and
return. which started Sunday morn
ing and finished yesterday afternoon.
resulted in the death Of one OF the con-
testants named Olson OF Larkspur.
Olson was an unattached rider. He
came to the starting line at the club
house of the San Francisco club at the
time of starting and the only record
of his entry was made on the card he
carried.
Olson had made San Luis Obispo Sun
day and was on his way back when
he was struck by a northbound train
at the crossing at Soledad He was
riding in the same direction as the
train and did not see it until he was
on the track.
The engine just caught his rear
wheel. throwing him some distance.
He struck on his head and lived about
20 minutes.
: George A. Faulkner of Oakland was
the next rider to him and Faulkner
came up to the crossing about 20 min
utes after Olson was hit. He was
tagged and at once went to Olson S
assistance. Faulkner states that his
skull was frightfully smashed.
The contest was one of the most
trying that has ever been held in this
section of the state. Out of the 81
starters only four finished with per-
feet scores. These were Theodore
Schlueter Jr., E. E. Stone, A Chalini
and f. Karslake on a Curtiss
W. G. Collins, the president of the
San Francisco motorcycle club, said
last night that the actual scores of
the other contestants could not be an
nounced until all the cards had been
thoroughly canvassed.
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OAKLAND ELKS WILL
SHOW HOME PRODUCTS
Chamber of Commerce to Make
Shipment of Wines and Fruits

OAKLAND. July 5.-Open house will
be kept by the Oakland delegation of
Elks at the grand lodge session in Los
Angeles, that begins July IL. An effort
will be made by the delegation to dis
play and advertise the agricultural
products of the county. and with this
end in view the Oakland chamber of
commerce is now gathering together
donations of fruit and wines from grow
ers. These donations will be received
until Saturday. A special car carrying
the Alameda county products will leave
Oakland Sunday morning for Los An
geles.
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CLUB CALLS MEETING
TO TALK OVER BONDS
Gathering Will Take Place at
School at Fitchburg

FITCHBURG. July 5.-The Fitchburg
Improvement club has called a mass
meeting OF the sanitary district voters
to be held at the Lockwood school July
10 for the purpose of discussing the
proposed sewer bond issue. Offlcers
have been elected by the club as fol-
lows.
J. NJ Chandler, president; Chris Bor-
rec. vice president; Stanley Murray
secretary; l. ]. Grant. treasurer; G. A.
Lane. financial secretary; William Butte
mop, sergeant at arms.
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Boy Seriously Hurt

REDLANDS, July 5.-The young son
of S. G. Randall was seriously injured
by the explosion of a gaspipe cannon.
His eyesight is probably lost, though
he may live.
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cred by Grand Sachem Daniel F. Coha-
Ian.
John Sharp Williams, senator elect
from Mississippi, wrote:
IF there I would choose as sub
feet, When Democrat is Not a Demo
crat; Some Recent Illustrations.
Judson Harmon, governor of Ohio,
wrote:
Freedom from the impositions of a
foreign government is not worth what
il costs If our government is permitted
TO impose on all the people by increas-
ing the cost OF living in order to swell
the prof7ts of q few