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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
Struck The Keynote.

After several suggestions looking
to a solution of the expense matte,
had been made and discussed by var
ious members of the council, none OF
which appeared to be satisfactory TO
a majority of the board, the question
of how to bring the city's expenses
within the revenues seemed to be as
far from satisfactory solution as
when the discussion first began, un
til Mayor Donald arose and submitteo
proposition to lease the city con
victs to the county.
The mayor explained that he hac
investigated the legal right of the
city to take such action. He stated
that he had consulted with certain
members of the Board of Supervis
ors and the Superintendent of the
county farm, all of whom 1ntimate'
that such an arrangement would b.
accountable to the county, as the pris
oners could be used to advantage an
profit on the county farm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
GREEK LETTER
fRA7S KNOCKED
Russell Bill Abolishing Fraternities in
Mississippi Institutions Passed in
House Today.

Special to The Nei0s.
Jackson, Miss, Feb. A feature
of the legislative session today was
the passage of the Russell bill abol-
ishing Greek letter fraternities in
the University of Mississippi and 9TH
er state educational institutions. The
vote on the measure took place just
before adjournment. Ayes 6S; nays
40.
In the senate a bill was passed ap-
propriating $25 900 per year for the
support OF the penitentiary. A meas
ure amending the public road law
was passed without dissent, and a
bill was passed for the support Of
agricultural experiment stations. The
principal discussion today was over a
bill increasing the minimum penalty
for carrying concealed weapons from
S25 to $50, which was left pending al
adjournment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
SAID He HAD been
ALMOST Persuaded
No Definite Change in Senatorial Sit
uation Revealed by Last Nights Bal
loting, Results Being Practically the
Same.

Special to The Nei0S.
Jackson, Miss, Feb. 4.-There was
no definite change in the senatorial
contest last night. Vardaman main
tanned his usual strength, while three
votes switched from Kyle to Byrd on
the last ballot, cutting the Pamela
county mans vote down to 19. Percy
and Alexander each showed slight
gain on the last ballot, and the rela-
tive position of the three foremost
men remains unchanged.
1t developed before the balloting be-
gan that Speaker Street is desciple
of Barkis and may enter the race
It was on the card for him to be nomi
mated before the balloting began, ac
cording to rumor, but if this was ex
pected, it failed to happen. Co
Street who has presided over the eau
Gus with uniform fairness, made
statement before the balloting began
! His statement follows:
CONTINUED on page eight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
TROUBLE OCCURRED
AT CAUCUS MEETING
Robertson Invited Hobbs Out Of
House But Friends lnterfered In
Time to Prevent Trouble Between
The Two.
Special to The NeUS.

Special to The Nes0S.
jackson, Miss, Feb. "A fisticuR
between Representative w. w. Rob
ertson, of Copiah county. and editor
B. T. Hobbs, of the Brookhaven Lead
er, was narrowly averted during the
session of the Democratic caucus last
night.
Only the timely interference of Mr..
| j. G. Bennett, a Daily News reporter,
and several other persons, prevented
conflict that would have broken up
the proceedings of the caucus.
| Hobbs occupied seat in the press
stand, and as Robertson passed
through after casting his vote on the
first ballot he stopped at Hobbs. side,
caught him by the shoulder, and said:
Come on out of here. Hobbs, 1
want to see you
The interference was prompt, and
no blows were exchanged, but the in
cident was noticed by several legisla-
tors, and one of Mr.. Robertson's col
leagues persuaded him to leave the
press stand.
Bad blood between the two men
was engendered by the recent sensa'
tional article appearing in the Brook
haven Leader in which Hobbs stated
that Robertson had been piled with
whiskey at Percy's headquarters until
he was in state bordering on delir
ium tremens. Robertson replied to
this article. saying that the liquor wa
obtained at Vardamans headquarters
and that after taking two drinks ht
was seized with an attack resembling
commissions. and had to remain undel
treatment in the Jackson Sanitariun
for three days. .
This is the second personal difficul
ty in which Hobbs has been involves
as result of his article, the first tab
ing place in the lobby at the Edward
House with Mr.. Frank Cannon. SUP
porter of Mr.. Percy, during whicl
Hobbs drew a gun.
, In the face of all corners Hobb
!. stands by his gum" and maintain
. that the statements contained in tn
offending article, are true.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
Mr.. T. S. JACKSON
MADE A SPEECH
To the City Council Last Night and
offered Some Appreciated Sugses-
tions to That Body.

Mr.. T. S. Jackson, president of the
Hattiesburg Commercial Club, appear
ed before the city council last night
in the capacity of private citizen,
and made some pertinent suggestions
to that body on the question of fl
nance.
Mr. jackson told the councilmen
that lie sympathized with them in
their present difficulty, and suggested
several ways by which he thought the
situation might be relieved. He
thought that those firms from which
the municipality made monthly pur-
chases would he willing to date their
bills several months ahead, in order
to allow the city to acquire funds
with which to meet them. He stated
that his company, would be willing
to supply 81 1000 worth of feed month
ly, dating the bills in advance, as
suggested, and he thought the Trac
ton Company would be willing tt
adopt the same policy with reference
to light bills.
He protested against crippling thu
fire department or the city schools
but was not in favor of paying $6
and SIS per month to men who hat
never received more than $50 or $35
and who were not capable of earning
more in any other capacity.
He thought that all salaries woul'
stand a slight reduction, those of elec
tive officers as well as the appoint
i've ones, but not to the extent of crir
pling the efficiency of any department
At the conclusion of his remarks h
was thanked by Mayor Donald an
: members of the board for his sugge!
tions. which were highly appreciated
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
STEAMER KENTUCKY
REPORTED SINKING
Alaska Pacific Liner Reported BY
Wireless to Be in Desperate Con-
dition OF Cape Hatteras.
(By Associated PreSS.)

Charleston, s. c., Feb. 4.-The wire
less station here today intercepted a
message from the steamship Ken
lucky, of the Alaska Pacific line, on
it's maiden voyage from New York to
Pacific ports, saying that it is sink,
ing in latitude 32.1S, longitude 1853
The Mallory liner Alama is proceed
ing with all haste to its assistance.
The Kentucky's position is deter
mined as forty miles southeast Of
Cape Hatteras. She carries a crew
of seventy-five men.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
Revenue Cutter Dispatched.

Washington, Feb 4.-Officers of the
revenue cutter service say that the
United States revenue cutter Yama-
craw is on her way from Savannah to
the north and that she should be in
the vicinity of the Kentucky about 2
o'clock this afternoon. They have
sent wireless messages to the cutter
telling her of the Kentucys plight in
case she has not already picked ur
the messages, and ordering her to the
aid of the sinking steamer. The bat
tleship Louisiana, which is also of
Cape Hatteras, has been ordered tt
| go to the Kentucky's aid.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
Source Of Revenue.

Mavor Donald said that II the pris-
oners could be leased to the county,
and he believed they could, it would
not only be a great saving to the city
in the way of cutting out the expense
of food and clothing, guard hire, etc.
but the price paid the city for the
nrisorers' services would be more
than ample to take care OF the
defic' without reducing salaries OF
firemcr or policemen or interfering
with tNa sanitary department.
The proposition met with the unan
imous erHroval of the council, and a
was appointed to confer
18th I'll board of Supervisors at its
n, regular meeting to see what ar
ram ments could be made along
thes\ mes.
If n county should agree to lease
the city sisoners, it is proposed tt
have the city streets worked by thu
county convicts under the superyfs
ion of the street commissioner, thu
county to be compensated in reas
enable sum for such service. 1t Ii
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
SOUTHERN MAN
HAS BEEN CHOSEN
To Represent Ballineer, bennett and
Schwartz in investigation Of Pin
chot Controversy.
(Bu Associated Press }

Washington, Feb. 4.-John J. Ner-
tress, of Nashville, Tenn, and Carl
Rasch. formerly United States dis
trict attorney for Montona, have been
selected to represent Secretary Ballin-
ger, Land Commissioner bennett and
Field Agent Schwartz in the investi-
CATION now being held by the senate
committee in the Ballinger-pinchot
controversy.
In order to permit the arrival in this
city of ccursel for Secretary Ballin-
ger and to allow counsel to become fa-
miliar with the case, the Ballinger
Pinchot investigating committee ad
journed it's hearing today until next
Friday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
CRUCIAL Period
IN SENATORIAL
SITUATION NOW
Opposition to Vardaman Propose to
Center on Percy as Candidate for
United States Senate.

Special TO The NeUS.
jackson, Miss, Feb. A crucial
period in the senatorial situation
was reached when at one o'clock this
afternoon caucus of the legislative
members in opposition to Ex-Governor
Vardaman convened in the senate
chambers. The purpose is to work
out a process Of elimination, and the
concensus of opinion is that the eau
Gus will settle on Percy as the candi-
date who will go before the legisla-
ture in opposition to the former gov
erncr.
There is an electrical atmosphere
around the senate chamber and cham
pons of other candidates are not en-
tirely pleased with the present out
look. A break in the deadlock is ex
pected when the balIoting comes la
ter in the afternoon, and there is mors
anxiety in every quarter at this mo
nent than at any time since the con
venna of the session a month ago.
| Friends of Mr.. Percy express conf
dence of his election in the event
his final selection as the opposition
candidate, but other opposition cand
dates think his election is by n
means certain. Nearly all vardama
followers have left the state house an
none of them in authority to talk wi
venture an opinion on the result.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
NO Effort
TO Be MADE
To Launch Fight for Constitn'
tional Prohibition at This
Session Of Legislature.
Special to The NctOs.

Special to The Netcs.
jackson, Miss. Feb. 4.-Hon e. M.
Barber, of Biloxi, chairman, of the spe-
cial committee appointed at the last
session Of the state Baptist conven-
ton to consider the advisability of
launching a fight for constitutional
prohibition at this session Of the leg
islature, formally announces that the
committee has decided not to launch
the fight.
Several reasons prompted the COM
mittee to reach this conclusion. the
principal one being that public senti-
ment is not yet ripe for the move
ment. Another, and perhaps the most
vital reason on which the decision
was based, is that the legislative cal
endars are so filled with other meas
ures, and the Senatorial contest is
occupying such a large share of pub
lie attention, that it would be impos
sible to get favorable consideration
from the lawmakers.
| Mr.. Barber states that in event thu
legislature orders a constitutional con
vention the fight to make prohibition
q part of the organic law will be wae
ed on the floor of that body.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
PEONAGE WITNESS
Held IN prison
Five Men Are on Trial for illegally
OBTAINING Him and He Was Held
to Prevent Attack on Him.

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 4.-Butler,
Sam and Andrew Scare, Henry Shanks
and Lloyd Killough. white. went to
trial yesterday in the United States
court on charges of conspiring to
hold Wash Gardner, a negro, in peon-
age. To prevent injury to him Gard
ner has been kept in the county jail
mere for several months.
His wife has given birth to child
since taking up residence in the pris
on.
The defendants live in Crenshav
county.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool: Spots 7.9O sales 10000
bales; Feb.-Mch. open 40; Feb.-Mch.
close ia; April-May open III l-z'
|April-May close 7.7S IL:
New Orleans: Opening, Men. a.
65. May 1888; low, Mch. 14.65; May
14.S3: 2:15 P. NJ, Mch. 14.So; May
| 1i.94.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
NEGR Confessed
TRIPLE MURDER
Told Story of Having Killed Three
Women, Giving Every Detail of
the Horrible Crime.
(Bv Associated PreSS:)

Savannah, Feb. 4.3Binr Bryar
the negro arrested herV mont
charged with the mut MRS
Amanda Gribble, her DAY Mrs
Ohlander, and Mrs. MagC er,
December 10, made con }oda.
Two of the women wer dea
and one dying. One sll yidel
ces of having been as I<Z In
crime created great exc -
told the story Of having
three women, giving every
says no one was with him
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
REP. IEvERING DEAD.

Washington, Feb. 4-Representa-
tive William C. Levering, of Massa-
chusettts, died at his home in this
city today, aged rs years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04

thought the Board of Supervisors VIII
agree to allow the city fifty cents
per day for the use of the convlcts'
besides supplying their food and
clothing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-04
TALK OF firing ON !
AMERICAN WARSH|P
Plot Said to Have Been Discovered
at Managua to Force Armed In
tervention by United States.
Special to The Netcs.

Special to The Netcs. 4|
Managua, Feb. 4.-The governme1
declares that it has discovered a plqe
hatched by the conservatives to pE1
cipitate armed intervention by MI
United States by firing upoa AZ
can wayahin inut thnu1 n1hnr q ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-17
NEE D SIX TEAMS
TO MOVE OFFICE
Postmaster Allan Will Not Start
Transfer Work Until Every
thing Is Ready.

Postmaster Allan said last night
that he is undecided when the POST
Office will move to the temporary
quarters at Seventh and Franklin
Streets, but does not expect to I'M
dcrtake the task until every other
office in the present building has been
removed. It Is probable that moving
day will be postponed until next Fri
day, as 1t is believed great benefit
will result If tho employees are allowed
Sunday In which to familiariza them
selves with the new surroundings
Three wagons have been used IN
moving the upstairs office fixtures. but
Mr. Allan says he will not attempt to
transfer the Post-Oflce Department
until six teams are provided. as he
cannot run tho risk OF having the
malls congested by undertaking to do
the work with All insufficient force
When the work starts It will be r4sh-
ed night and day until. completed, and
the superintendent of tho several de-
partments will DO In charge.
1t Is arranged to have the registry
and mail order divisions taken into
tho new quarters through the Sew
cnth Street entrances. while the front
and rear of the building will be used
In Transforming the executive depart
mnts, the cashier's office and tho sew
eral delivery divisions. The interior
Of the Offices will DO so arranged as Il
facilitate the task as far as rs pos,
sihle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-17
S HE'LL EXPL0DES
. AND HURTS CHILD
Hester Israel, Two Years Old
Injured in Peculiar Manner
While Standing Near Stove,

Hester Israel, the two-ycar-old
daughter of Lewis Israel. of 7o6 West
Broad Street. was hurt in n rather
peculiar manner carly yesterday after
noon by the explosion of cartridge
which she had placed In the stove.
When the cartridge exploded from
the heat, the bullet struck the child
In the forehead and sent her stagger-
ing back. She screamed and as her
mother who was nearby, turned, blood
poured from her head Mrs. Israel,
greatly alarmed, rushed to her daugh-
ter's side, and. picking her up, carried
her into another room. She wiped
the blood away, and discovered the
wound Not knowing how serious II
was, one of the family Immediately
summoned Or, Stuart MacLean,
Or. MacLean snid yesterday that he
did not think the wound dangerous.
though he could not tell then how SER
lous It might become. The child was
put to bed afterwards, and several
hours later was said to he sleeping,
How tho child got hold of the cart
| ridge no one could tell, She was play
Ing In the kitchen when Mrs. Israel
4 suddenly heard a report, and glancing
around saw her daughter staggering
away, She did not know at first how
Y the accident happened, hut the cause
was soon discovered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-17
PLAN T { asst FOR
CHINESE. |: NEW YEAR.
Members Of Local Colony Pre-
pairing for Glorious Cele-
bration on February 8.

Local Chinese will celebrate their
New Years Day on February s, and
at meeting held last night in the
shop Of Sam Lee, of Now Wah &;
Company, lily East Main street, plans
for the festivities were made.
The meeting was presided over by
James Cunningham, who is the best
informed man on Chinese customs and
habits in Richmond. He Is probably
the only white man whom the Chinese
know and trust in this city, and he is
the only white man who can get into
their confidence and take part In their
celebrations und festivities. He is
counselor and adviser to the local COL
ohy OF which Sam Leo Is Mayor, and
In all their troubles they go to him.
Tho Chinese New Year Is as great
an institution az tho Now Year Of
other peoples, and it is their Greatest
.. feast. All the home delicacies are
Imported from Chlnaifor the OCCASION,
and the fun lasts for the full twenty
Tour hours Friends write congratu-
shtory letters to each other. and send
presents, Some times the letters con-
lain only few words. some times they
arc yard long. IN 4,
Tho 'lhchmond Chinese will hold
their celebration in Sam Lee's shop. as
he 10 their recognized leader. There
are ten members at present In the
colony, and every one will be present
as ono big family. All here belong
I to tho same tong, and they havo no
differences such as sonlo times disturb
u the colonies In the larger citlcs. N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-17
BLIZZARD DRIVING THEM
TOSOUTHLAND I'm DROVES
Tourist Travel, Which Picks Up With Every
Snow FURRY in the North, Breaks High
Records of All Former Seasons

Railroad officials snid yesterday that
twelve inches OF snow In New York
and blizzard raging throughout the
East during the past few days had
resulted in the heaviest tourist travel
eyer known heretofore at this season
OF the year. Special trains operated
by the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Seaboard Air Line between New York
and Florida points have been 50
crowded before arriving In Richmond
that IT has been practically inpossi-
bic to secure Pullman reservations
southwark. Fearing the tail-end OF
the blizzard in this section. the tour
lists have gone straight through TO
Florida, without hating on the half
way ground.
II have been handling these tourist
trains for six years." said n seaboard
Air Line passenger conductor yester-
day, but ] have never seen the rush
that the cold weather Illustrated. As
a matter of fact, the business thus
far is about MS heavy as it was all
last season. and you must remember
that tho service was only established
the first of the month. In some In
stances, local trains have been called
upon to relieve the congestion, which
is going In one direction only. 1t Will
be some time before traffic turns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-17
WANT LINE EXTENDED i !.

citizens of County Urge street Car
Company to Build Into Rich Section.
d More than 500 citizens Of the section
lyine between Fulton and the National
Cemetery in Henrico county, have
signed a petition to the Virginia
railway and Power Company re-
sauesting that it extend line from
the turning point in Fulton to the
National Cemetery, distance OF
about one mile. In addition many
}ofs the most prominent county, othclals5
have approached officers Of the com,
many on the subject. and IT IS SAID
that they look with favor on the the
I, = IN N recent years that part Of tho
county has been very thickly p Is,
lated. THE great majority Of those
having homes there are employed IN
the city and represent, many trades RAJ s.
tli,sl shopping here As IL is nov nov,
thew have to furnish their own CON
Eveyances at least as far as Fulton IN
Going to and from their work It Il
Claimed that the proposed line would
the a paying Investment for the com,
tpany, and that its patronag.e .Wouia
soon bio as large as some or the most
important suburban lines
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-17
NEED MORE LIGHTS
. ON BROAD S TREE I
Mr.. Dabney Will Urge Merchants
to Seek Full Benefit From
New Electric Plant.

Invitations have been issued for the
annual meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants Association, which will be held
in the asscmbly-room of Murphy's Ho-
tel on Thursday night The meeting
will be addressed by Business Mana
ger William T. Dabney, of the Cham
Der of Commerce, whose speech Will
deal, in the most part. with the adj
vantages of the new municipal cleo
trio plant to the community and espc-
cially to the retail merchant. He will
also discuss plan for widening the
sidewalks of Broad Street five feet
on each side and of Illuminating the
principal shopping district with a clus-
ter felectric lights on each corner
and one i'll the centre of every block
in that section. Incidentally. he Will
speak for closer relationship and
more cooperation between the retail
merchants and the Chamber of COM
merce.
Though no slate has yet been made
| up. 1t is understood that alltathe Old
| officers Will be reelected. President
| r. A. Miller, who is now serving his
| fourth term. has been approached by
number of members and is being
urged to servo again. Reports Will
show that this has been tho most sue
cessful year since the organization of
the association. The membership now
numbers $50, more than have ever be-
fore been enrolled. The credit bureau
organized three years ago for the pro-
lection of members has been used very
largely, and now has on its list about
$4,000 names of BUYERS dealing with
the merchants of Richmond and vicin-
ity.
After the business meeting a dinner
VIII be served in the main dining
room of Murphy's Hotel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-17
TARHEEL TRYING TO GET
DATE FOR DANIEL WEBSTER
Sounds Lyceum Manager on Possibility Of En-
gaging Patrick Henry as Another Platform
Speakerfor Big Show in His Town.

Mr.. Radcliffe with tho hope OF signing
up. He had what lie said was tho most
eloquent address ever writtcn--a speech
which would make the hair stand on
tho top of a mans head. IIc tried to
recitc IT In the Office. when he WAS
gently reminded that tho police might
Interfere.
FINALLY" said MIR. Radcliffe, II told
him that would rent tho Jefferson
Auditorium, pay all expenses and agree
to sign him for ono year at 100000. X
he could get 100 people to go and hear
him Mt 80 cents each. Afterwards.
when saw he was taking me serious
ly, I was afraid no would pack the
house on me, but 1t relieved my mind
Immensely when he failed to come
back.
Seriously, however. the average per-
son has no idea as to the number OF
people who want platform cngnge-
ments. They come from all quarters
and they have every subject under tho
sun. Lately they have swamped mo
with information about anti-suffrngc
themes. The lecture to-day must be
unusually good to pay. You can't
pick them at random A great speak
er can coin money. but the small fish
can hardly get about In tho stream,