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The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
KING EDWARD DEAD
Dying Monarch Realized the End Was Near and
Declared He Thought He Had Done His Duty.
Son Succeeds to England's Throne.

London.--King Edward VII died at
11:45 o'clock Friday night. The prince
of Wales is king, assuming the title of
George v.
Coming SO suddenly, the death of the
king cannot but bring the greatest grief
to the nation, in whose hearts Edward,
first as prince of Wales, and afterwards
as sovereign, held first place. His short
reign of nine years has been a history OF
stirring times. 1t opened with the con-
clusion of peace after long and trying
campaign in South Africa and concluded
at the critical moment of one of the mo-
mentous political struggles of modern
times, the fight between the peers and
the commons.
In day the political outlook of Great
Britain has been revolutionized. Gathered
around the bedside of the dying king
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12

blow, until the man with the stronger
arm and harder head is left the VIC
tor. In this ordeal Billy Lee sue
cumbed.
The witnesses in this trial were of
course mainly aborigines themselves
for the crime was committed in one of
their camps. Their demeanor was ex-
tremely nervous. Again and again they
had to be exhorted to hold up their
heads and to speak clearly. One of
them, strong man With dents upon his
head suggesting long experience of
boomerang duels. tainted in the course
of giving his evidence and another col
lapsed as soon as he had left the box
Later witnesses were therefore al
lowed to sit and were frequently rer
freshed by glass of water, which
they would empty at a single gulp.
Their evidence was given in pidgin
English,
The counsel for the defense had the
advantage of having lived for some
time among the blacks when boy
and could consequently make himself
easily understood by them. you
yabba Tonga me now" was his intima-
tion that they were now to speak to
him instead OF to his learned brother.
"You tell me straight, no tell lies,'
was sufficient to emphasize the impor-
tance of truthful answers. Several
peculiarities in linguistic usage came
out during the examination. The wit
nesses used the word lose" as eu-
phemism for "die" and "kill' In place
of "strike." 1t had the oldest effect
to hear how one man would kill the
other and then the other would retail
ate by killing him.
Two peculiar characteristics noted
by the writer's on aboriginal customs
were illustrated in this trial. One was
the blacks Inability to count AT one
point 1t was desired to ascertain what
time elapsed between the death of the
victim and the giving of Information
to the magistrate. The man who had
himself carried the news could give
no answer when the question was put
to him point blank. He was next
asked how many sleeps" he had
during his journey. This inquiry was
also Intellectual.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
IkDuEL
Correspondent Describes a Dead
ly Boomerang Encounter.
Man With the Hardest Head Wins
Story Of Murder Trial and
Customs of the Natives
How They Testify.

London.-7I was visiting at Port Au
gusta when the chief justice came to
that town to hold the assizes, writes
a correspondent. Port Augusta is al
most on the border of the desert. In
the immediate neighborhood there was
growing in profusion the salt bush,'
which supports the life of the sheep
during drought, and the tempting
"prickly jack" a weed good to look
upon but accursed to the farmer, as
its pointed spur works havoc among
the fieeces. Close by we saw a pros
porous ostrich farm and number Of
camels, with their Afghan drivers,
about to start on journey still fur
ther north.
The strange impression of this jux-
Imposition of old and new was deep
ened by the nature of the principal
case for trial. 1t was a charge against
Jimmy Wonyilta of the murder Of
Billy Lee. both aborigines. The story
of the crime was not complicated. A
quarrel seemed to have arisen through
the refusal of the deceased, though
of mature years, to submit to initia-
tory rites which technically made him
a young man." The witnesses were
careful to speak of him always as a
boy" though it was testified that he
had few gray hairs.
The actual conflict between the two
men was conducted with much of the
punctilio of a duel. Each of them was
armed with what is commonly called
the double boomerang" strictly
speaking. 1t should rather be called a
club In boomerang form. 1t is large
and somewhat heavy weapon, not in
tended as missile at ALL but used
to infict blow which must be de-
livered only against the head. The in
violable etiquette of such encounters
demands that each combatant in turn
shall bend his head to the attack. not
attempting to repay it until he has
steadily suffered his own chastisement
Blow thus solemnly alternates with
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
WILL NAME COL. GORDON.
Gov. Noel Says He Will Not Be Bound
by the Primary.

by the Primary.
Gov Noel Saturday issued the first
authorized detailed statement Of his
position on the primary proposition
controversy. Speaking of the matter,
he said
Il never heard of the proposition for
a fall primary until after it had been
submitted by Senator Percy and
brought before the legislature by reso-
luton. From the outset, though, was
one, never failed to express my oppo-
sition, regarding it as both inexpedi-
ent and illegal. Under express consti-
tutional sanction and direction the pri.
mary election law takes from candi.
dates and political parties the right
and power to make nominations other.
wise than at the time and by the meth.
DDS it prescribes, absolutely annulling,
by express provision, nomination and
election of nominees made otherwise
than as therein provided; and depriv-
ing political parties, thus offending.
from recognition as such, in the ap-
pointment of the county or precinct
election officers. Section 1922 Of the
code. This law, until repealed in the
regular way, can neither be ignored or
modified by agreements of candidates.
or resolutions by legislators or eXecu-
tive committees. AS the chief execu-
tive of the state, l am exercising my
right and duty in calling for the OBJ.
servance, in letter and in spirit of this,
as of every other law, and declining
to be bound by what | may regard
as an illegal proceeding. If vacancy,
from any cause, occurs before the
meeting of the next Legislature in the
tnree-year senatorial terms for which
Senator Percy was elected, regardless
Of any irregular primary election,
shall appoint Col. James Gordon or
some other worthy and capable Con
federate veteran"
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
Jefferson, Iowa.

Mrs. W. Fl. BURGER, 700 Cherry st.,
Jefferson, Iowa.
Another Woman Cured.
Glenwood, Iowa. -" About three
years ago 1 had falling and other fe-
male troubles, and / was nothing but
skin and bones. was SO sick could
not do my own work. Within six
months was made sound and well by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. will always tell my friends
that your remedies cured me, and you
can publish my letter" Mrs. G. w.
DUNN, Glenwood, Iowa.
If you belong to that countless army
of women who suffer from some form
of female ills, just try Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
For thirty years this famous remedy
has been the standard for all forms Of
female ills, and has cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
such ailments as displacements, fibroid
tumors, liberation, Inflammation, ir-
regularities, backache, ETC.
If you want special advice write
fOrit toMrs. .Pinkham, Lynn, Mass
1t is free and always helpful.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
A Boomeranq.

One Of the officials of the Midland
railway, coming from Glenwood
Springs the other day, was telling
young woman on the train how won
derfully productive Colorado's irri-
gated ground is.
Really" he explained, "it's SO rich
that girls who walk on it have big
feet. 1t just simply makes their feet
grow"
Huh was the young woman's re-
joinder, some of the Colorado men
must have been going around walk
ing on their heads. Denver Post.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
pinerent.

Visitor-I saw your husband in the
crowd down town today. In fact, he
was SO close that could have touched
him.
Hostess--That's strange At home
he is so close that nobody can touch
him Puck.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Of State News Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent At Jackson.
Lumber Companies Payinq.

The indications in regard to the de-
cision of the antitrust statute of Mis-
sissippi, as involved in the action OF
the state against the Grenada Lumber
Company ct ais, by the United States
Supreme Court, are that the supreme
tribunal of the land has followed the
presentation of the case by the state
as the defendant in error there. The
contention of the state was that the
constitution of the Retail Lumber
Dealers Association of Mississippi and
Louisiana, was violative of the laws Of
Mississippi against trusts and COM
bines. The avowed purpose Of the or
ganizations, as set forth in the brief
of former Attorney General. Stirling,
was to refrain from doing business
with, and withdraw their business
from, all manufacturers and wholesal
ers in lumber who would, or might,
there are retailers, members of such
association; that each and every mem
ber OF said association bound himself
or itself, to withhold his, or its, busl-
ness from such manufacturers, whole
salers, lumber commission merchants,
agents, or brokers', who sold to con-
sumers, but did not carry stocks, and
from manufacturer who might sell to
such commission merchants, agents
or brokers.
This decision Is on the general con-
tention of the constitutionality of the
code chapter on trusts and combines,
which is chapter 145, and does not
touch the question Of penalty, suits
for which were entered, allowed by the
chancery court Of Holmes county, and
appealed to the state supreme court,
where they are now pending. Under
section 1904 of that chapter the PEN
atty is from 5000 to $4,000, and eeach
day upon which such unlawful combi-
nation was carried on constitutes a
separate offense and involves sepa-
rate penalty. The defendant associa-
tions enter the protest that the enor-
nifty of the penalty provided renders
the statute unconstitutional, and the
point is now subject to construction,
and much interest attaches to it's prob
able disposition by the supreme court.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
Mississippian Honored.

Two years ago the Southern Rail-
way was host to large number Of
English spinners, and careful study
was made by the Englishmen of the
cotton lands in the delta and cotton
culture as they found it in the fields.
Prof. Fox, of the Greenville expert
ment station, who entertained the Wis
itors during their stay here, has re-
ceived letter from the office of c. w.
Macara, president of the Internation-
al Federation Of Master Cotton Spin
ners and Manufacturers Association.
Manchester, England, inviting him to
write a paper on cotton culture in the
Mississippi delta, to be read by him
at the coming International congress,
which meets at Brussels, Belgium,
June to 10.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12

were the queen and the princess. No
hope had been held out throughout the
day for the recovery of his majesty,
whose death, it is believed, was due to
pneumonia, following bronchitis contract
ed shortly after his return from Biar-
ritz
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
cities in Rivalry.


An indication of the intense rivalry
existent between certain cities in Mis-
sissippi as to supremacy in point OF
population Is furnished by the very
positive interest that is being taken in
the enumeration of the inhabitants by
the census takers of the United States.
The people of these communities led by
the Official and civic leaders and men
of affairs generally, have taken special
interest in the matter Of seeing that
every one is counted, man, woman and
child.
Thus it comes about that in Vicks-
burg, Jackson, Meridian, Columbus,
Hattiesburg and several other towns
everybody is on the alert and organ
lied movements have been started in
order to see that everybody is counted.
Between Jackson, Vicksburg and
Meridian there exists intense and keen
rivalry as to the supremacy in point
Of population, as well as financial and
economic resources, and in each OF
these cities the business and CONNER.
cial clubs and municipal officers are
cooperating together in whirlwind
campaign.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12

Knicker-The price of everything
has gone up.
Bocker-Yes, we even get smaller
hole in a doughnut.--New York Sun.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
Convention Route Chosen.

The Mississippi State Sunday School
Association has been to much trouble
and expense to secure suitable route
for the great body of Mississippi peo-
pie who will attend the worlds Sun
day school convention at Washington.
After careful consideration it was de-
termined to select the Illinois Central
and Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern,
Baltimore and Ohio railroads as the
proper lines that would afford the
greatest interest from a picturesque
standpoint. The round trip rate is
s23.25.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
state Crop Not Hurt.

SeoeS WV w. 'f1' -
According to Col. Reroy T. Taylor,
chairman of the board of penitentiary
trustees, all connected with the sys-
TEN, trustees and employees, feel en-
couraged to believe that with ordi-
nary diligence, intelligent handling
and favorable weather conditions, the
state has lost nothing on account Of
the bad spell of April weather, except
time and the cost OF the seed neces-
sary for replanting. The replanting
has been done and the officers are
alert and wideawake and ready for
the fray, and with a good supply of
labor at command, they feel that they
can take care of any situation as IL
develops.
Speaking generally or the property
and it's condition, Col. Taylor says:
Daily Improvement of the state
property Is being made and the peo-
pie of Mississippi would be surprised
If they were to see and could realize
the phenomenal necessary changes
which have been made during the year
1910 thus far. The stock, consisting
of horses, mules, cattle, hogs, are in
good condition and well cared for. Our
policy will be, as Heretofore, to make
the penitentiary institution self-sus-
tanning in every respect, that policy
being to plant literally in feed crops,
and, after that, make all the cotton we
can"
Since the appeal was carried to the
United States supreme court. several
of the plaintiffs in error have come
forward and paid into court the nomi-
nal amount assessed, of 5000 each,
which the attorney general has paid
into the treasury.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
MADE
WELL AND
STRONG
By Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

w men my DaDy
was justtwo months
Id l was co M
|pletely run down
and my internal or
|gans were in terri
BILE shape. / began
taking Lydia e.
|Pinkham's Vegeta-
ble Compound, and
mother wrote and
told you just how 1
was. / began to gain
lat once and now /
lam real we'll"
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
Not a Candidate.


II am no more candidate for the
United States senate now, nor will |
be, than l was before the legislature =
said Gov Noel in reply to the direct
question as to whether he was or
would be a candidate for United States
senator in the coming primary, wheth-
er this fall or next year.
The statement has been made by
many persons and newspapers that
Gov. Noel was opposed to the proposed
special senatorial primary because he
probably desired or intended to be-
come candidate before the people.
Governor Is Busy.
Gov. Noel will not be able to attend
the meeting of the State Bar Asssocia-
tion, to be held at Natchez, owing to
the expected pressure of other matters
on his time, much, as he would like to
be present with his brethren of the bar.
1t is his purpose to try and attend sew
eral board meetings during the week,
including the boards of trustees of the
university and Industrial institute and
college, the first called since the leg
islature adjourned. The meetings are
to be purely executive in character.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-05-12
Ready for the Health Board.

DIR. S. H. Mclean, secretary Of the
state board Of health, reportes all in
readiness for the spring meeting of
the board for the purpose of holding
the statutory examinations for appli-
cants for license to practice medicine
in the state.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-10
Occupation of Legislators.

Austin, Tex.-Statistics show that
I cssal1psa:sifion sl1s:sifi among the members Of the
house of representatives of the thirty
second legislature. The largest class
are lawyers, while farmers and news
paper men follow in order. The fol-
lowing is a complete roster of occu-
pations of the house of the thirty-sec-
ond legislature: Lawyers 46, farmers
"a, editors 12, physicians S, insurance
agents 8, real estate men 2, travelling
statesmen l, painters l, clerks /, rang
ers l, capitalists 1, bookkeepers l.,
lumber dealers 1, promoters l, brew
ers 1, liquor dealers 1, bankers /,
stockmen 4, teachers 5, dentists l.,
brokers 1, merchants 2, various s.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-10
Millions for Bull Leaders.

New Orleans.-Fifteen million dol
lars have been cleaned up this sea
son by the three Louisiana leaders
of the cotton bull movement, Messrs.
Frank B. Hayne, ". P. Brown and r.
G. Scales, according to estimates OF
cotton men who have kept tab on the
operations of the trio. Messrs. Hayne
and Brown live here. Mr.. Scales re-
sides in Shreveport. Friends of the
Southerners who went to New York
to battle in the cotton market of the
metropolis declare thatSas result OF
the three mems fight the planters will
receive over $200,000,000 more for this
seasons crop than if the price had re-
mained at the figure it had reached
when the bull leaders opened their
guns.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-10
District Court Closes.

Grand Cane.The term Of the Dis
trict Court has CLOSED and the rec
ords show that crime has been con-
fined to negroes. ~ Two young white
men wers senrs@ce zs-Tugrs.srer re~s-s@Irrs @
for small offenses, and in the major
ity Of the negro offenders the crimes
were of a mild type
Captain w. R. Gahble, who for two
years was in charge OF the De SOTO
convicts doing parish road work, has
been appointed to > like position in
Caddo. The De Soto Police Jury re-
Gently gave over toI the state convlcts
all of the parish road work, thereby
annulling the office that Captain
Gamble formerly held in this parish
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-10
Decision Favors Fish con ANY.

Morgan City.-The case of the Par
ish of Assumption against the en-
ployes of the Louisiana Oyster and
Fish Company of Berufb to prevent
the seining Of bs,tta q ii. sss.nption
Parish, has finally been decided by
Judge LEIGH Of the TWenty-sixth Ju-
dicial District, in favor of the Louisi-
ana Oyster and Fish Company. The
district attorney of Assumption Par
ish had thirteen employ sof this COM
pany arrested who were bonded out.
The Fish Company applied for a writ
of mandamus and certiorari, which
was refused. This was appealed to
the Supreme Court, and the lower
court was upheld. The case was call
ed in Napoleonville, June 20, and the
attorney for the Fish Company enter
ed demurrer, claiming that the Pol
ice Jury had no right to pass an Or
dinance preventing the fishing in
Lake Verret, under licenses issued by
the state.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-10
A Shipping Error.

The young duchess of Westminster.
wife of the richest peer in England,
recently gave birth to her third child,
a daughter. Thus there is no heir TO
the immense Grosvenor fortune, Earl
Grosvenor, the duchess second child.
having died at the age of four.
Apropos of all this, rather cruel
story is being told In Newport about
Lady Ursula Grosvenor, the eight
year-old daughter of the young duch;
ess.
A friend, the story goes, called at
Eaton Hall, and as she sat In the
drawing-room, little Lady Ursula en-
tered.
"Oh, good afternoon" she said.
gravely. Mamma can't see any one
today. She's upstairs with the new
baby. They sent her, you know. girl
when she'd ordered a boy, and sheS
SO upset that she's quite Ill"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-10
WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED
REVOLVING CRIMES COMMITTED
IN ITALIAN VILLAGE.
Victims Had Recently Returned From
the United States-Two Attempts
at Poisoning.

Reggie, Calabria, Italy.-To the ven.
geance of the Black Hand Society in
New York is ascribed the revolving
murder early Monday of Policeman
Rovoline, his wife and six children in
little village of Pellaro, which lies
eight miles south of Reggia, in the
Strait of Messina.
Early In the morning some Of the
,toWnspeople of Pellaro were awaken
eed dsfky tl9e serYsf f3os sasrie - i aehltn
and, rushing to the cottage occupied
by the Rovoline family, found the 8
year-old daughter of the policeman ly-
ing with her throat cut before the
open door of her home, screaming pi-
teously.
Tenderly picking up the little child,
the villagers carried her inside the
house, where they were Mortified to
find the remaining members of the
family lying dead, all of them having
been terribly mutilated by blows from
an ak.
The Rovolines returned from the
United States short time ago, and
since then it is said TWO attempts
have been made to poison them. Ro-
voine frequently spoke of the possi-
bility of vengeance being directed
against him.
The little girl whose cries aroused
the neighborhood soon died. None of
the townspeople saw or heard the
murderers, who escaped without leav-
ing a clew as to their identity.
Police headquarters in New York
received early information of the MUIR
der of Policeman Rovoline, his wife
and six children at Pellaro, Italy, but
there was nothing to show that the
crime had any connection with the
murder of Detective Petrosino, who
was assassinated at Palermo nearly
two years ago while on confidential
mission for this city and the United
States government.
It could not be learned at headquar-
ters that Rovoline ever had any deal
ings with Petrosino or his successors,
and the police department was disin-
clined to believe that the two murders
had any connection.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-10
Priest Secures Injunction.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Father Richard
Palmer has secured writ of injunc-
ton from the thirty-fourth district
court against the sheriff, restraining
him from dispossessing him and his
associates of the San Jose or Priests
ranch" which is embraced in the
Ascarete grant. Other defendants are
proposing to apply for injunctions, and
the title of the claimants to the AS
carete grant will be ffercely attacked.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-10
Benefit for High School.

Geismar.-An entertainment ana
dance given under the auspices OF the
Dutcbtown Dramatic Club for the
benefit of the Dutchtown High Shooi
proved a big success The programe
consisted of songs, stump speeches. d
play, and music by the Gonzales Brass
Rand and the DutchtoWn orchestra.
This was followed by a dance IN
which many couples participated. The
sum of SIS was cleared. At prevl-
ous dance they cleared $3.50. The
club disorganized for the summer ana
the sum of $3.50 was turned over TO
the treasurer of the school.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-10
Louisiana Fire Board.

Baton Rouge.-Governor SANDERS
Saturday appointed the Louisiana hre
rating board, created by the last sla.e
legislature after bitter fight. Tex
as, experience was used against the
bill.
r F. Kohnke of the New orleans
Board of Trade and ex-Mayor "aue
Bynum of Baton Rouge were named
who with Fire Marshall B. I. Suiii-
van. will compose the board.
The members serve for four years.
and receive $4,000 per year salary.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-10

Lafayette.-Some forty car repair.
ers are out on strike at Lafayette,
and it is said all in this class between
New Orleans and Houston have join
ed the move or will do so shortly.
Trouble originated a few days ago
when the Southern Pacific CoHpany
discharged about thirty of the men
employed in the new shops at this
point over the questin of contract.