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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
CLOSING IN ON DYKE EDWARDS.
Escaped Convict Closely Pursued by Mis-
sissippi Officers.

Officers are finally on the trail of Dyke
Edwards, who, it is believed, is trying to
make his way out of the state to Bib
county, Alabama.
Edwards escaped from Rankin farm
two weeks ago, and while there was q
reward of $3.50 for his capture, and, al
though he was seen several times, once
at Philadelphia and later around Sturgis,
Oktibbeha county, where he shot and
killed DR.. A. f. Richardson, no attempt
was made to take him.
Later, it is said, he was joined by ellis
and his brother, Jim Edwards, and they
have been, for several days, somewhere
between Sturgis and Carrollton, awaiting
the proper time to escape from the state
to Alabama, where Edwards has rela-
tives. A close watch is being kept on the
fugitives, as all three are wanted; Dyke
Edwards to complete life term in the
penitentiary; Jim Edwards to complete a
term in the Oktibbeha county jail, and
ellis for alleged assault with intent to
kill
Upon learning the men were still In the
state, Gov. Noel increased the rewards to
$3.50 on the part of the state, which, with
the $50 offered by the trustees of the
penitentiary, makes total of $500 for
Dyke Edwards capture. This reward
will be paid by the state for Edwards
dead or alive, and any citizen of the
state, after demanding his surrender, I'M
der the laws of Mississippi, is authorized
to shoot him down.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Man Held for counterfeiting.

Cincinnati,-In the arrest of John
c. Wells, a photographer of Middle
town. O., secret service officials be-
lieve they have made start in round
ing up a gang of counterfeiters who
have been passing spurious bills in
Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
The federal officials allege that Wells
is the man who did the Photographic
work by which the counterfeits were
made. Wells, in default of $4,000 bail,
was sent to Jail pending preliminary
hearing.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
WAL 81 TO ASK PARDON
FROM PRISON SENTENCE

Neutrality-suspicious. R. Walsh, the
Chicago former hnancier who was six
months ago committed to the Leav-
enworth, Kans., penitentiary to serve
a five-year sentence for violating the
national banking laws, served notice
on the department of justice that he
will petition for executive clemency.
Although the prisoner did not make
known in his notice upon what ground
he will base his application, it is un-
derstood at the department that his
age and his physical condition will
be the principal points. Although he
was committed to Leavenworth pris-
on January 10Th last, his term will
expire September Is, 1913, with the
time allowances credited.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
PRESIDENT MONT
DIES SUDDENLY
Chilean Executive Had Just
Arrived in Bremen
Germany
DIED WITH HEART DISEASE
An Exciting Experience in New York
He Witnessed the Shooting of
Mayor Gaynor.
DIED WITH HEART DISEASE

London-President Pedro Montt oil
Chile arrived at Bremen on the steam.
ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. His
death occurred at 1850 o'clock Tues
day. 1t was due to a recurrence OF
heart failure, following the recent at
tack of angina pectoris from which
he suffered.
Pedro Mont became president of
Chile on September Is, 1906, and his
term of office extended to 1911. He
succeeded German Riesco as chief ex-
ecutive. He was elected by an enor-
nous majority and was supported by
a really national party.
Early last June the president suf-
fered serious attack of angina pecto-
ris, and on his partial recovery the
trip to Europe was planned.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
His "Wanderlust" Caused His Death.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Knuckles and Ell
bows battered to pieces and the en-
tire body showing the effects of four
days frantic pounding against the
sides of box car that held him pris-
oner, the lifeless remains of Gustave
Carlson, former Pittsburger, who for
sixteen years essayed remarkable
role as a soldier of fortune, were
found by trainmen at Hoquaim, Wash.
starvation and injuries had left him
weakened to die of cold in the terri
bic death trap during four days of a
tortuous, winding journey over the
Cascade mountain on the Northern
Pacific
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18

New York-The Brooklyn police
have an unusual mystery on their
hands as result of the finding in a
tenement house coal bin of child's
body turned to stone. According to
physicians, the body had lain undis-
covered for years. A yellow newspa-
per. wrapped around tie body, bore
the date February II, 1908. The po-
lice believe that the body was treated
with some chemical which petrifed it.
There is no clue to the identity Of the
child or its slayer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
SIEGE OF VICKSBURG
TO BE MEMORIALIZED

Washington.-The siege of Vicks-
burg will be memorialized by stone
monuments and bronze or iron tab
lets, if the hopes Of the Vicksburg
national military commission are
realized The plans of the commits
sion were outlined in a report to the
war department which has been made
public Aided from donations from
Americans and the appropriations of
the legislatures of various states, the
commission expects to install state
or tablet to each brigade, division,
corps or army commander engaged
in the operations around Vicksburg
and to each field officer and battery
commander killed or MORALLY wound
ed during these operations.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
DULANEY WANTS CHANGE VENUE.
Believes He Cannot Get Unpreiudiced
Trial at Jackson.

On Wednesday, August 81, the time
will have arrived for taking up formally
the motion of counsel for L. C. Dulaney,
indicted by the grand jury last March
for alleged tender or giving of bride to
Theo G. Bilbo, member of the state
senate, in order to influence his vote in
the choice of a senator, for change OF
venue on the general ground that the de-
PENDANT could not secure a fair and i'm
partial trial in Kinds county.
This motion was pending at the June
term of the criminal section of the court
but for obvious reasons Judge Henry de-
ferred the hearing until the time indi-
Gated. As the matters and things con-
nected with the case are of statewide
notoriety it is quite probable that it will
be one of the most interesting and sig
nificant court sittings within recent his
tory of the state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
EXPOSITION BURNED.
100000 People Were on the Grounds
When the Fire Broke Out-About
Fifty People Were Injured.

Brussels The white city of the
Worlds Fair, as the Belgians have
called their 1910 exposition, is mas:
OF flames and smouldering ruins A
spark falling into inflammable mate
rial burst into flames, which, driver
by a high wind. swept rapidly in all
directions. Soon the Belgian, English
and French sections were destroyed
The hremen and attachments of sol
diers called quickly to the scene founC
themselves baffled by the veritable
gale which carried the burning embers
to all parts of the grounds.
To the left of the main buildings
arise the picturesque roofs and spires
Of Brussels Kermesz," a Belgian col
ony island, with water chutes, tobog-
gan slides and scores of side shows
This place was alive with Sunday
crowd. and before they could be got
ten out with any semblance of order
the Kermesz was afire.
The crowds became panic-stricken
and men, women and children fought
madly to escape. The exits became
choked with the struggling masses
and men used their fists to clear the
pathway. Many were trampled under
foot and badly injured.
An engine corps from Antwerp at
tempted to dynamite the bridge of the
French section in the hope of checking
the FIRE, but the flames leaped across
and engulfed the Italian, Russian, Aus
trian, Japanese, Chinese and Norwe-
gian buildings Forty houses on the
Avenue Solbosch adjoining the expo
sition were destroyed.
Considering the rapidity of the con-
fagration, the small loss of life was
marvellous. So far as known, only
two are dead. The injured, as official
ly announced, number thirty, but
probably many hundreds received mi
nor hurts.
AS the flames reached the menag-
erie it was decided to shoot the
beasts, but the heat drove back the
soldiers, and the animals were left tc
their fate.
The FIRE was finally gotten under
control, but the Belgian and English
sections are in ruins. while all the
other sections, including the Ameri-
can, were partly destroyed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Experiences in New York.

New President Mont left
New York just a week ago after one
Of the most stirring experiences in
his career That same morning he
had seen Mayor Gaynor shot down
on the deck of the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, had witnessed the strug-
gle with James Gallagher, the would
be assassin, and had departed fever
ishly excited over the occurrences, as
were most of the other passengers
aboard.
He arrived in New York from South
America on August 3. after stop in
the Panama canal zone, where he in
spected the work on the canal and
pronounced it good. Arriving here,
he was received with the presidential
salute and met by federal, state and
city officials.
On tie following Friday he left for
Boston, whence he was taken on the
presidents yacht Mayfower to Bever-
ly. where he and Mrs. Mont had
lunch with the president.
OuIllS MS tdlh with TIC PiCSluCh'
the Peru Ecuador boundary dispute
came up, and President Taft asked
the Chilean executive to use his in
fuence in urging the two countries to
accept the good offices of the United
States toward an amicable adjust
ment In consequence, it is under
stood that President Montt cabled in
structions to Santiago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
ICE CREAM FATAL
TO SEVEN PERSONS.

Portsmouth, O.-Seven persons are
dying and a score of others are seri-
ously i'll as the result of eating poi
soned ice cream at church function
in Glenn, KY. George Holcomb, man
ager of the Portsmouth Granite Com
pany; George Tinsley, laborer; Mrs.
John Blackenberger and four children
cannot recover, according to reports
from physicians. The wholesale poi
soning is thought to have resulted
from the use of rusty or unclean tin
vessel in making the ice cream
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Many First Bolls.

First cotton bolls have been reported
from number of counties in Mississippi
Opening of the staple is by no means gen
eral however, and it is not likely that
there will be a first bale reported until
the latter part of the month. That the
boil weevil is steadily continuing it's
northeasterly march across the state Is
shown by the discovery of the insects in
several portions of Leake county, fifty
miles north of Jackson, and the pest viii
probably become general in that section
before the close of the year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
western Union Made Money.

That the Western Union Telegraph
Company earned money, by slight
margin, on its Mississippi business
during the June quarter, 1910, is dem
onstrated by the report fer that quar-
ter Just received at the office OF the
railroad commission. The Western
Union reports receipts from local and
interstate business amounting to S44,-
5o9.51, and operating expenses Of $40,-
340.21, added to which was the sum
of s542.5S for taxes, leaving a revenue
of s3.62S.78 for the three months.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Eleven Hundred Dead.

Tokio.-Eleven hundred persons are
reported dead and more than $4,000
homeless and starving as a result of
the floods. Though the situation APP
pears somewhat better at times, the
waters fuctuate, and reports from the
lower districts of, the Sumida river
indicate that the crisis is not past for
Toxic. The situation in the outlying
regions is desperate, according to the
reports furnished by the military.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Insurance Tax.

That the insurance department is
one of the most prolific sources of rev.
enue to the state is demonstrated by
the fact that the average yearly pay
ments through it into the treasury
amount to about 100000, and this is
practically net, as the most of collec-
ton is less than per cent. There
was paid in by Commissioner Henry
Thursday, for July settlement on ac-
count of the per cent premium tax
on fees, the sum of $10,OO1.O6, which
is an increase compared with the
same time last year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
BODY OF WOMAN
IS DUG Up BY DOG
Miss Frieda Castine Believed
to Have Been Murdered
for Her Money
BR0THER-IN-LAW ARRESTED
Search for Otto Schultze, in Charge
of Ranch Where the Crime
Was Committed.

Lancaster, Calm shallow grave
sunk in the sand of her front yard a
pet dog uncovered the body of Mrs.
Frieda Castine, a wealthy ranch
owner.
Every indication points to murder,
with robbery as motive, and tele-
grams have been sent broadcast to ar
rest the woman's brother-in-law, Otto
Schultze, who left here Saturday after
telling railroad station agent he was
bound for Germany
Mrs. Castine was last seen Friday,
when she came here from her ranch,
four miles east, to receive remittance
of $4,000 from relatives in San Fran
cisco
The investigation of officers of the
sheriff's office in Los Angeles, who
arrived here, tend to show that the
woman was murdered as she drove
into her yard and that she was thrown
into the shallow hole while yet alive
An autopsy discloses the presence of
sand in the lungs and bronchial tubes,
drawn there by the victims dying
gasps.
Mrs. CASTINGS son found his moth
er's body, half uncovered and mutt
lated by the dog, when he returned
from trip. A wide wound, evidently
inflicted by an axe, in the back of the
head, showed the work of the slayer,
and the young man, who knew his
mother had gone to town to receive
large sum, could find no trace of the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Prepare for Primaries.

Democratic county executive com
mittees have been holding their ses-
sions during the past few days for the
purpose of selecting the managers and
clerks to hold the congressional pri-
maries during the latter part of the
month. Sessions have been held in all
counties except those in the first,
third and eighth. congressional dis
tricts, where no primaries will be held
this year, owing to the fact that pres
ent incumbents have no opposition.
County boards of election commission
ers are also busy revising the registra-
ton and poll books.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
-Four Men Killed.

Point Arena, Cal-Four men were
killed when the boilers of the steam
schooner Phoenix blew up at sea
about ten miles north of the Point
Arena lighthouse Two of the dead,
Chief Engineer Thomas Houston and
Second Mate Andrew Rasmussen,
reached shore with the survivors of
the vessel, but died of their injuries.
The mangled bodies of two firemen-
Christ Hansen and William Nicholson
ride in the demolished engine room
of their water-logged ship as she floats
at sea. derelict.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Many Applicants.

The governor states that he has not
read or passed upon the Endorsements for
applicants for the position of chancellor
for the Third and Sixth districts. These
appointments will be made either the lat
ter part of August or in September. The
same applies to the pending appointment
as superintendent of the penitentiary, for
which there are large number of appli-
cants, apparently about fifty. Many of
these men are well Endorsed and are
really excellent men for the position.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Investigating Land Titles.

The attorney generals department
is making Roadway in the matter OF
investigating titles to land now held
by corporations or individuals which
are in the same class as were the IT,
ties held by the Wisconsin Lumber
Company, recently declared to be in
valid by Chancellor E. N. Thomas on
the ground of invalidity of patent. In
vestigations have been made in the
counties of Issaquena and Hancock,
and as result suits involving the
validity of titles to somewhere be-
tween 5000 and 1000 acres in the
county of Hancock have been already
entered.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Dynamite Brings Rain.

Spokane, Wash.-At Wallace, Ida
no, hundreds of pounds of dynamite
hung TO the limbs of trees on the high
points surrounding the city and ex-
ploded in the hope that the effect
might produce rain to check the de-
vastation by forest fires, IS said to
have had result. for at midnight rain
began falling for the first time in two
months. The fall have been heavy
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Crime Confessed by Young German

Los Angeles, Cal-Otto Schulz, the
young German accused of the murder
of Mrs Frieda Schulz Castine, whose
body was unearthed by her pet dog at
her ranch near Lancaster, has been
arrested by city detectives. He was
hiding in lodging house. When ia
ken to the police station Schulz was
questioned through an interpreter and,
according to the police, confessed the
crime "She called me dirty bum.
and | hit her with a shovel and fin
ished the job with an axe"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
JACKSON.
NOEL GETS BOND CIRCULAR.
He Doesn't Think London Bankers
Scheme Has Had Much Effect.

Scheme Has Had Much Effect.
A copy of the circular recently is
sued by the London corporation of
bondhoiders urging the New York
stock exchange to blacklist Mississippi
state securities, because of the alleged
reputation of bonds by this state in
ante-bellum days, has reached the
governors office.
Gov. Noel declines to comment on
the circular except to express the
opinion that it's issuance had nothing
whatever to do with the states failure
to sell 100000 in bonds few weeks
ago. He attributes the fact that the
bonds were not sold on account of the
state of the money market, and the
fact that no state has been able DUR
ing the past six months to negotiate
per cent securities.
The London corporation of bond
holders evidently believes that, by
thus declaring blacklist on Missis-
sippi securities, it can force the state
to pay the alleged repudiated bonds,
issued in the early SOS. The London
financiers are perhaps not aware OF
the fact that the Mississippi constitu-
ton contains a clause prohibiting the
recognition of these alleged securities,
and that public sentiment in this state
would never indorse such an action,
even if it were possible to arrange for
their cancellation without an amend
ment to the constitution.
The principal and accumulated in
teresr of the Planters bank bonds,
computing interest at per cent for a
period of sixty-seven years, amounts
to $10,O40,000, while the principal and
interest of the Union bank bonds
amounts to $26,75OOO0, making a
grand total of $36,79O,O00.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18

Washington.-Mrs. J. Ellen Foster.
20 years old, one of the best known
women lawyers in the country. died
as the result of an operation. She
was born in Lowell, Mass, and was
the widow of E. J. Foster, who died
here four years ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Fatal Train Wreck.

Royan. France-An excursion train
from Bordeaux, with 1900 passengers
and running at a speed of SO miles an
hour. crashed into a freight train at
Saujon. Thirty-two persons were kill
ed and 1CO wounded.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Thomas n. Woods Dead.

Former Chief Justice Thomas H.
Woods, of the Mississippi supreme
bench, died in Meridian. Judge Woods
was one Of the best known men in the
state. He was born in Glasgow, KY,
in 1888 His father, Rev. Harvey
Woods, moved to Kemper county,
Miss, in 1848. This was Judge Woods
home until 1872, when he moved to
Meridian. He was educated at VIII
liams College, Mass, and began prac-
ticing law in 1859 at DeKalb. He was
the youngest member of the secession
convention of 1860, and enlisted as a
private in the first military company
raised in Kemper county, became cap
tain of his company and was severely
wounded at the battle of Malvern Hill.
After the war he was district attorney
for the Third district, was removed
by the reconstruction officials and re-
elected in 1876, but resigned in 1876
to devote himself to his large practice.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
New Railroad Chartered.

Formal statement of organization
the Batesville Southwestern Railroat
Company, with capital stock of 500,
600, was fled Friday in the office ii
the secretary of state. The scheme of de,
velopment is to build line runnin, ];
southwest from Batesville, to Charles
ton, the county seat of Tallahatchie. At
that point it would meet the loop line
running north from Philip to Charles
ton. and thus form connection of the
Illinois Central and Yazoo and Misis-
siDpi Valley.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
WIDOW OF 10 WEBS MAN 70.
The Wealth of the Bride is Estimated
in the Millions

Chicago.-Mrs Mary g. Train, who
gave her age as 20 years, her home
at San Diego, Cal, and estimated her
wealth in the millions, was married
here to James Dibs. of New York, an
Assyrian linen salesman, 20 years of
age. Mrs. Train said that her income
from rents alone was $1,000 month.
She said she was distant relative OF
the late George Francis Train.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Young Girl Found Dead.

Abilene. Kas.-Misss Bertha Benig-
us. aged 20, daughter of merchant
of this place, was found dead in her
room at the home Of her parents. The
girl had been chloroformed and her
hands were tied behind her back.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Girl Mistaken for Burglar

Dennison, Tex-Mistaken for bur-
glar, Minnie Holsomeback, IA years
old, was shot and killed by her
brother-in-law, D. L. Jackson, prom
inent farmer, with whom she lived.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Four Men Killed.

Handley, w. Va.-Four men were
killed and six others injured when an
equipment train backed into a moving
yard engine in the Chesapeake and
! Ohio railroad yards here.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18
Explosion DESTROYS Shed.

Berlin.-An airship shed at LEIGH
lingen was destroyed by the explosion
of an adjoining oxygen factory. No
accidents were reported.