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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-01
THE FARMS MADE PROFIT.
over $4,000 to the Good on Last
Years Books.

Although the biennial reports of the
state officials tobe published in time
to be presented to the Legislature
when it convenes next January, will
not be closed untilOctober Land will
cover the two years period ending on
September 80, most of the officials
have already gotten up the data for
their reports for the first fiscal year.
The others are working upon them
and shaping up their figures and 9TH
er data so as to tighten the work
next fall.
Secretary Yerger, Of the prison
board, is among those who have COM
pleted their reports for. the first an
nual period, practically all of which
is a matter of mere bookkeeping and
statistics.
Perhaps the most interesting thing
in this report is the tables showing
the expenditures and receips from
the various farms and camps. In this
connection, it is also fair to explain
that some of these camps on the big
farm at Parchman, in Sunflower coun.
ty, are new ones. and that the ex-
penses of clearing lands is a factor
in the result.
The following camps and farms
have made profits as expressed in
round figures:
Sunflower, camp 1. $1,000; camp Q,
$4,000; camp 8, $4,000; camp 4,
$4,000; camp 5, $4,000; camp 6.
$40, 900; camp Z, $4,000; camp 8.
$31 900; camp 8, $4,000; Belmont farm
8,000
The losses shown by the report, in
cluding offices, etc., where all expedi-
lures and no receipts are shown, are
as follows:
Sunflower camp 10, $4,000; Sun
flower sawmill $4,000: Sunflower hos
pital, ,sS 900; Oakley hospitsI and walls
$40 900; Oakley farm $4,000; Rankin
farm $4,000; Sunflower office and
store, $4,000; Jackson office, 1000;
discharged fees, transportation, etc,
$4,000.
The net profits of the entire peni-
tentiary system for the annual peri
cd ending September 80, 1908. is
$115, ,390.75.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-01
FROM AN HoNoRED RANklNrTE.

Jefferson, Texas, March 25, 1909
Editor News: / notice my figures
are July Is, 1907. Thought they were
'O8. but may be mistaken. 1 herewith
send my check for $3.50 to bring the
figures to January Is, 1909.
| have read the old Brandon" Repub-
lican" and the News" of Brandon
for near 40 years-a whole generation
and want to continue reading 1T as
long as Maj. (Mayor) Pat Henry, Sen
ator "Ans" McLaurin, Chancellor VIM
Buchanan, capitalist H. A. Busick and
Bill Maxey, Gen. fGov.) Bob Lowry
and sheriff r. J.. Harding tof Kinds
county, and myself live And may there
be exceptions to the Mosaic rule
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-01

Turning the table: A correspondent
sends to a Paris contemporary an
amusing contest of wit which he re-
Gently heard in a railway carriage on
a Journey between Compiegne and
Roye. There, were several passeng-
ers. One believed him to possess
fund of humor which he intended to
expand ON a priest who got in at
one of the intermediate stations. Be-
slowing a patronize look on the
clergyman, he said: Have you
heard the news, monster le cure?'
mo, my friend, l have not was
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-01

the reply, 81 have been out all day
and not had time to glance at the
papers," Then said the traveller:
at is something dreadful; the devil
is dead. . Indeed replied the &C.
clesiastic, without the smallest sur
prise or displeasure. Then, seemingly
deeply touched, he added: Monsieur
have always taken the greatest in
terest in orphans VIII you accept
these two sous?'' The wit, we are
told. retired as gracefully and as
quickly as he was able.-London
Globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-01
CALL FOR MEDICAL SOCIETY.

Editor News: Will you please in
sert notice in your paper to the
effect that Rankin County Medical
Association will meet in Brandon the
1st Monday. in April. The object of
meetings. to elect officers for society
and delegates to State Medical AS
ISOLATION c. A. NORMAN, Sec.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-01

OF few days, and full of trouble, ;"
but may the mild rays of life's sweets
bring to us all yet many days Of good
health, clear conscience and the
hopeful religion OF the Christ"
YolHs. GEO. II. TODD.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
Eating GLASS
TO end TROUBLE
Federal Prisoner Arrested by Deputy
Marshal Dunlap Of keokuk-
Made an Attempt at
Suicide.
HE USED A FRUIT JAR
Was Caught Before he Had Swallowed
the Glass and Will Probably
Live to Go to Pri-
son.

OTTUMWA, Dec. 2.--To beat the
process of the law and escape by uae
glass fruit jar route was new mode
OF escape or self destruction attempt
ed by prisoner in the county jail.
Lee Eyre was the man to attempt the
novel If not the most easy manner of
exit from the vale of tears, and his
efforts, like some genius, was nipped
in the budding. A mouthful of broken
glass was as far along the route Of
escape as Eyre had proceeded when
he was roughly taken by ule throat
and made to cough up.
Eyre was arrested by United
States Marshal A. D. Dunlap and
bound over to the federal grand jury
on charge of bootlegging. He is
being held at the county jail pending
his being taken to Davenport. He
was kept in cell with colored man
named Luther Tails who is charged
with manipulating spurious paper
Tails reported to the jail authorities
that Eyre had broken fruit jar
that was in ule cell and had taken a
mouthful of the glass with the intent
to commit suicide. When separated
from his crystal lunch, between sobs
Eyre said that he had done nothing
to be placed in jail and wanted te
get out of trouble by the powdered
glass method.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
FEED SUFFRAGETTE
THROUGH A TUBE
She Refused to Eat While in Jail But
the Prison Officials are Giving
Her Food.

LONDON, Dec. 2.-Suffragettes just
released from Holloway say that Alice
Paul of Boston confined in that pris-
on, is fed with tube and is 4 a con-
dition of extreme exhaustion.
I'VE know that Miss Paul is being
fed forciply,p said Christabel Pank-
hurst, "but we are without detailed
information. We expect to have this
soon"
Miss Paul is an educated woman,
who came to England recently to par
ticipate in the militant movement
Disguised as charwoman, she gain
ed access to the Guild hall two
weeks ago. hid and waited until even
ing. While Premier Asquith was
making a speech at the lord mayors
banquet she appeared and shouted:
Vote for women" She was i'm
mediately arrested and sent to Hollo
way.
According to information, Miss Pau
refused to obey the rules of the pris
on and did not eat. After two days
\ while weak, she was bound to chair
| by the warden and food was giver
her through tube by two physicians
1 1t is said her screams could be heard
long way. She has persisted in re
fusing to take food I'D the tube pro
cess is being repeated, with the &C
compartment of screaming.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
MUSCATINE WILL
VOTE ON PLAN
Commission Form of Government Is
Being Aeitated and an Election
viii Soon BE Held.

MUSCATINE, Iowa, Dec. with
out a doubt Muscatine voters will
within a short time have chance to
express their sentiments on the COM
mission plan of government. At a
meeting of the Muscatine Commercial
club the committee appointed short
time ago to submit a report on the
feasibility of starting the movement
reported An outline of the commits
sion plan was presented and submit
ted without comment either way. A
special order was made to talk the
matter over. 1t is hardly believed
that the movement will be started by
the commercial club but an impetus
will be given it and petitions will be
started from other sources to carry
the matter before the voters. Con
siderable discussion is heard regard
ing the matter and it is safe to say
that if the question is presented to
the voters of the town 1t will be
strongly opposed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
GALESBURG ELKs
DEDICATE BUILDING
Lodge No. se4 Has Home Of Its Own
Which is Now Opened to
the Members.

GALESBURG, H., Dec. 2.-Aftef
three years of planning and waiting
Galesburg lodge, No. S94, b. P. o. f.,
held exercises attending upon the ded-
ication of their magnificent new home
which is one of the finest structures
in the state devoted to such pur-
pose. The entire city united with the
Elks in their celebration and the event
was made a memorable one. The
buildings in the business part of the
city were profusely decorated Early
in the morning the new building was
opened, the local and visiting Elks
arriving there for the purpose of reg.
istration. AS each registered he was
given large chrysanthemum of pur-
pie and white, the club colors, and a
neat little badge for the purpose of
distinguishing them from the non.
members. Delegates We're present
from all the towns in western Hin,
ois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
WEST GETS IT
FOR slOl,OOO
Prize Fight Between Jeffrles and
Johnson viii be Held in Either
Utah, Nevada or caIifor-
MIA.
ENORMOUS GUARANTEE
Tex Rickard and Jack Gleason Won
the Contract, by Putting in the
Largest Of the Many
Bids.

HOB0KEN, N. j. Dec. 2.-Tex Rick
ard and Jack Gleason will stage the
big prize fight between Jeffries and
Johnson. Their bid of guarantee
purse of $101,000 and two-thirds of the
moving picture receipts was accepted
this afternoon by uae fighters.
The fight will be held in Utah, Neva-
da or California.
Edward lAraney, of San Francisco,
made three propositions, the best one
being eighty per cent Of the gross re-
ceipts with $4,000 guarantee, reserv-
ing the picture rights.
John Gleason of San Francisco Offer
ed $125.000, reserving all rights to
picture proceeds.
Hugh d. Mcintosh of Australia Of
fered the men s37,5O0 each to meet in
America, $4,000 eada to meet in Eng
land of France, and $4,000 each to
meet in Australia.
| e. M. Rickard of Ely, New, offered
s101,000 and two-th,rds of the picture
receipts.
Thomas j. McCarey of Los Angeles
offered all the receipts of the house and
| half Of the picture sales, or purse
of $4,000 and half of the picture re
4 ceipts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
Automobile Scared His MuIes--Hs
Shot the owner-causht by
Mob-Then Burned to
Death.
ADMITTED THE SHOOTING
Travelling Man viii Likely Die From
the Bullet Wounds inflicted on
Him BY The
Negro.

COCHRAN, Ga, Dec. John Har-
ward, negro preacher, who snot and
fatally wounded w. B. Booth near here
last night was captured five miles from
here and burned at the stake.
More than car load of light wood
was said to have been heaped about
the negro
Booth, salesman of Harkinsville,
was en- route to Cochran in an auto
mobile He drove up behind Harvard.
who was ahead in wagon. Harvard
charged tlat Booths machine frighten-
ed his mules He drew pistol, after a
few words, and fired upon Booth,
three shots taking effect. Booth re-
turned the fire, and 1t was learned, at
ter the negro was captured, that he
was slightly wounded twice. He was
found in barn three miles from
where the shooting occurred. Physi,
clans said there is little hope for
Booths recovery
Officers from Hawkinsville, in au-
| tomobiles, carrying blood hounds went
to the scene of the shooting, but a
party of enraged citizens had tracked
the negro to his hiding place. He was
/ suffering so seyerly from tle effects
of his injuries that he could offer lit
tie resistance. He admitted the shoot
ing and justified his action by the fact
that Booths automobile had frighten-
ed his mules.
s Harvard was given an opportunity to
pray then was bound with chains
to a stake. Fuel was piled high above
his head and the torch applied. The
roaring of the flames prevented any
statement he might have made being
heard,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
MRS. DOXEY rs
UNDER CHARGE
Requisition Papers Issued to Bring
Her Back From Nebraska
to ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. Gov. Hadley,
today, at the request of the circuit at
torney, here, issued requisition on
the governor of Nebraska on Mrs.
Dora Doxey, under arrest at Columbus,
Neb An information charging her
with first degree murder was issued
here late yesterday She is charged
with the alleged killing of VIM. j.
Erder, whose stomach, according to
analysis made by chemists here, con-
tanned arsenic. Mrs. Doxey is also
charged with bigamy. 1t is alleged
she married Erder Mrs. Doxey de
elared she nursed him when he was
sick but denies having married him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
RED CROSS STAMPS
BARRED IN MAILS
Foreign Countries Give Notice That
They Must Not BE Used
Upon Packages.

upon PACKAGES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. because
of confusion among foreign postal au-
thorities over the number of stamps
used on letters reaching them from
the United States, the Red Cross
Christmas stamps and other charity"
stamps placed on mail packages will
have to be used with utmost discre-
ton.
Five foreign governments have
placed restrictions upon the use Of
such stamps. Four of the countries
Great Britain, Orange River Colony,
Southern Rhodesia and the Transyaal
refuse to admit to their mails pack
ages bearing such stamps, and Ger
many admits packages bearing the
stamps If uley be affixed to the back
of the letter or parcel, but not ii they
are placed on the faco of it.
Concerning the matter, the Post
Office Department issued bulletin,
saying that articles liable to be re-
1 fused admittance to any of uie coun-
| tries named above on account of bear
ing charity stamps will be returned to
the sender if known; if sender be not
known, such articles will be sent to
I the Division of Dead Letters. All
/ articles bearing Red Cross Christmas
4 stamps for transmission into the inter
national mails, the department eau
tions, should bear on hae covers the
full address of the sender.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
Chicago Negroes Protest Against Cairo
Official Being Allowed to
Serve the County
Again.
UP BEFORE GOV. DENEEN
Agent Who Went to Cairo to lnvesti-
gate, Says That Davis Made no
Effort to Protect
Prisoner.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. "A Wig
orous protest against the reinstate-
ment in office of Sheriff Frank Davis
of Alexander County was made by
Mrs. Ida Bennett, wife Of Assistant
States Attorney F.. l.. Bennett of
Cook County, at the hearing before
Gov Deneen of the petition of Sheriff
Davis for reinstatement, after having
been removed by the governor, accord
Ing to statute, for allowing a prisoner
in his custody to be lynched.
Mrs Bennett was appointed by Chi
cago negroes to make inquiry as to
what measures were being made to
prevent the spread of lynch law. Mrs.
bennett went to Cairo, and declares
she learned there that Sheriff Davis
/ had made no effort to protect William
| James, who was one of the men lynch.
ed. She declared it was known by all
the officers and by nearly al the popu.
lation of Cairo that James would be
lynched forty-eight hours before the
lynching took place.
Mrs. Barnett read resolutions adopt
ed at mass meeting held in Cairo
Monday attended by leading negroes
of Cairo, asking Governor Deneen moi
to reinstate Davis.
Sheriff Davis was present, accom-
panied by Deputy Sheriff Thomas A
Fuller, who was with him, when Jane,
4 was wrested from him IN the woods
Walter Warder, his counsel, rea,
numerous letters and affidavits and
petition signed by 500 negroes 0
Cairo asking that Sheriff Davis be re
inStated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
BABY BURIED
IN THE CELLAR
Amazing Confession Made of Crime
Which the Police Are Look


DIES MONIES, Des. I'm what Is
regarded by the police as an amazing
confession, Mrs. Henry Fleming, 1116
West Second street, declared that an
infant child belonging to her sister,
Miss Nancy Thomas, of Clayton, Ill,
had been murdered some weeks ago
and then buried in the cellar of the
former Fleming home at 1119 Park
street, SO the police say Although it
is said she gave the names of the
parties responsible for the crime, the
police refused to diyulge the names.
An investigation will be made by
the police department and il the
body is found arrests will follow
The mother of the child, Miss
Thomas, is claimed by the police to
be only 16 years of age
Complaints of neighbor5 as to the
disappearance of a baby born in the
Fleming home resulted in the close
questioning of the Flemings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Rain to-
night and Friday. Colder Friday af-
ternoon or night.
For Illinois: Threatening weather
tonight and Friday with rain north
and central portions.
For Iowa: Rain tonight and FRI
day. Colder Friday afternoon or
night.
For Missouri: Threatening weath-
er with rain tonight or Friday. Colds
er Friday afternoon or night.
Weather Conditions.
Yesterdays depression from Kan.
sas, moving slowly eastward, is cen,
trail in Iowa, and the area of low pres.
sure extends from the central noun
tain region to the Mississippi valley.
There has been rain or snow from
the mountain region to the central
valleys, and the temperature is slight
ly higher from the Mississippi east
ward.
Colder weather with field of
high pressure is following from the
northwest
In the eastern portion OF the coun-
try the weather is becoming unset
tied, the pressure diminishing. and
there has been snow in New England.
Conditions indicate the slow move
ment of the area of low pressure
eastward will be attended by rains in
this section tonight and Friday fol-
lowed by colder Friday afternoon or
night
Local Observations.
Dec. Bar. .Ther. Wind. Weather.
Ia Z pm. 30. IS so Sc cldy
2 Z am. :. 80 Al Sc Foggy
/ Rainfall for past "a hours, hun
dredths.
River above low water of 1864 s
! feet / tenth.
| Change in "a hours rise 2 tenths.
Mean temperature, A.
Maximum temperature, so.
Minimum temperature, So
/ FRED z. GoSEWIs III,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
WOMAN FOUND
DEAD ON TRACK
Had Been Shot Through the Heart
and Station Agent Was Wound
ed in the Hand.

HAVANA, ILL.,, Dec. Mrs. William
Ischmael was found dead in the I'LL
nois Central station at Easton, with
a bullet wound over the heart. Thomas
Royston, station agent, refused to dis
cuss the tragedy A bullet had in
iured one of nis hands. Mrs. Ischmael,
who was reported to have become in
sane, went to the station to send a
telegram. Soon afterward Royston
ran from the station and summoned a
doctor. The woman recently was re-
ported to have threatened to shoot a
man here if he did not leave town.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
GOT HIS NERVE
BEFORE HUNG
Rosena Went to His Execution This
Morning Without Showing
Sign of Fear.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. Dec. Fired
Rosena was hanged at 1920 o'clock
this morning.
Before ascending the gallows he
said: Il am citizen of the United
States, l go to death honestly. | die
in defence of my family"
Father Nicolas Demita administered
the last rites on the gallows.
Rosena had been nervous and hys-
terical for several days and it was
thought that he would have to be
drugged in order to execute him, but
he found his nerve at last and went
to death in brave manner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
The Flour Mills Of Minneapolis Have
Been Forced to Shut Down on
Account Of the Action Of
The Switchmen.
YARDS ARE ALL FILLED
Plenty Of Stalled Freight Trains But
no Cars Running to Haul Live
Stock, Ore and Other
Articles.

ST. PAUL Dec. 2.-Every line Of in
dustry in the Twin Cities, Duluth.
Superior and all cities northwest de-
pendent on the movement of supplies,
are seriously affected by the switch
mems strike
1t is estimated that upward of H.
600 men have been made idle. thous-
ands of freight handlers and team
sters losing time as a result of the
while the continuance of the strike
will throw additional thousands out of
work. The yards are filled with STALL
ed freight trains. Railroad managers
announced that they are bringing
switchmen to ST. Paul to take the
place of the strikers. Hawley re-
sponded: Let them come, we will
not object.
The first business affected was the
wholesale and commission houtes,
which report nothing moving. Tre
Minneapolis -four mills closed lasl
night.
It is estimated that $500 l1ill EN-.
ployes are idle. Continuation of the
strike will throw out 1900 more en-
ployes of the cooperage and allied
trades. BY the stock yards 500 head
of cattle were received. where 1,So(
is the daily average.
In the Iron Range, country small
towns will soon face famine unles:
food is brought in. In Superior 30'
i men were laid off In the Great North
ern machine shops.
On the ore docks at Duluts and Su
/ perior 10000 will soon be out of ell
ployment.
4 ST. Paul and Minneapolis are dis
tributing points for Minnesota, north
ern Wisconsin, northern Iowa, Nortl
and South Dakota, Montana and Idaho
a but the most serious effect will be Il
Montana, where copper mines an
smeHers were located. Unless tn
railroads can carry ore and coal to tn
smelters, their operations will cease
The smelters' coke supply is limited.
ended was indicated By the departur
of Knapp and Neill. Knapp said h
could do nothing, but offer his ser,
ices as mediator and they were nc
wanted.
Strike Breakers.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. "A repoi
that $50 strike breakers had arrive
in this city was received at strik
headquarters at noon today. Th
. strike breakers were reported to hav
come in over the Burlington road.
committee of strikers was sent out
investigate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
| atfan,s Successor Announced.

NEW YORK, Dec. Edward P.
Mitchell, for many years on the editor
ial staff of the New York Sun, has
been elected president of the Sun
Printing and Publishing Association,
succeeding the late William NJ. Laffan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
Strikes and Football.

NEW YORK, Dec. More men
are killed as the result of playing
football in one year than are killed
in labor troubles and more men are
hurt Or arrested as the result OF
election brawls than all the strikes
show said John Mitchell. vice presi-
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, speaking against the general
impression that violence always fol-
lows labor troubles. His address was
delivered at the opening session of
the sociological conference held under
the auspices of the Presbyterian
Board of Home Missions
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
The House of Lords.

LONDON, Dec. Premier AS,
quith's resolution declaring that the
Lords rejection of the budget, consti-
tuted breach OF the constitution was
carried this afternoon by vote OF
$40 to 1874 Tremendous cheering
greeted the result, After the result
was announced. the house adjourned.