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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
WHO KILLED HALLIDAY
ooRoNERs JURY UNABLE TO
FIX BLAME FOR IT.
Troops Patrol Streets Of Cairo-Cir-
cult Court Adjourned on Ac-
count OF Excitement.

Cairo, Ill.-No individual deputy sher-
i'll was named in the verdict of the coro-
ner's jury which investigated the death
of Alexander NJ. Halliday, who was
killed in the mob Thursday night seeking
the life of John Pratt, the negro purse
snatcher. The verdict was returned af-
ter the taking of the testimony OF many
witnesses.
1t found that Halliday came to his
death by gunshot wound caused by a
weapon in the hands of one of Sheriff
Fred d. Nellis' deputies, fired from the
north window of the Circuit Clerks Of
fee in the courthouse.
The happenings of the day did not
tend to allay the excitement of the citi-
zens. Judge w. N. Butler dissolved the
grand jury at the request of the jurors,
and now Sheriff Nellis will have the Sc
lection of new grand jury, which prob
ably will convene March 7.
In addition to dissolving the grand
jury, Judge Butler adjourned court for
two weeks because of the unusual excite
ment.
The arrival of Company H of Shelby
vile made the number of militiamen on
duty here about $50. The new arrivals
Immediately began patrolling the city.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
TROOPS GUARD CAIRO
FURTHER DANGER OF MOB VIC.
LENCE IS NOT FEARED.
Negro Who Caused the Riot L. Con.
victed and Secretly Removed
From the Scene.

Cairo, 1ll.-With three companies Of
militia guarding the courthouse and Jail,
this city settled down Friday night to
complete quiet, after strenuous twenty
four hours, and the authorities believe
they have the situation well in hand.
Threats have been made against Sher-
if Fred d. Nellis for the killing of AL
exander Halliday early by his deputies
and the wounding of four others In
battling back the mob that attempted to
lynch negro purse snatcher, but the
presence of the soldiers is having a saiu-
tary effect in preventing further demon
STATIONS.
John Pratt, the negro the mob intend,
ed to lynch, and who was given an in
determinate sentence of not more than
fourteen years in the Chester peniten.
tiary on each of two charges of robbery
will be taken secretly to the prison with
twelve other convicted prisoners, in a
special train. His removal, it is be-
lieved, will remove the last apprehen-
sion of another assault on the Jail.
Pratt's indictment and sentence took
less than half an hour. At 3 o'clock
the indictment was returned, and ten
minutes later he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced by Circuit Judge William But
Ter,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
WILL TRY COTTON LEAK MEN
Theodore Price, Peckham and Moses
Haas Lose Case.

Washington.-Moses Haas, OF New
York, indicted in the District OF Column
bia, in connection with the cotton leak"
scandal of the department of agriculture
in 1905, must come to Washington Tor
trial. Such was the decision today of
the United States Supreme Court.
Later the Supreme Court announced
that it had decided that Theodore IL.
Price and Frederick A. Peckham, in
dicted at the same time as Haas, must
also come to the District of Columbia
for trial They were indicted in connec-
ton with the scandal.
The court held that where indictments
were made in two jurisdictions, as in
this case, the government may elect
where the accused should be tried.
Haas appealed from the refusal of the
Circuit Court of the United States for
the Southern District of New York to
release him from the custody of the
United States marshal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
Gets 1 800 Making Bird
Paradise at Pocantico Hills.

Mount Vernon, N. Y.-The arrival of
eighteen hundred partridges at the eoun-
try home of John D. Rockefeller at Po-
cantico Hills in the northern part of
NWestchester county, brought to light the
fact that Mr.. Rockefeller is laying a
veritable bird paradise on his preserve.
In one section of his great private park
of 10000 acres he has laid out feeding
ground Cor his vast collection of feath-
cred animals. On tall trees cages for
partridges, pigeons and other birds have
been placed, while there is also sepa.
rate building for hundreds of pheasants,
rare birds of various plumage and SPUR
rels. The tank steamers of the Standard
Oil Company are constantly bringing in
rare birds for Mr.. Rockefeller from for
eign countries and it is said he intends
to have the finest collection of the feath
cry tribe in the world.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
SOLDIERS ARE UNDERFED
Man Who Once Said They Were
Diverted Changes Views.

Washington.-Maj. Charles E. Wood
ruff of the army medical corps has taken
sharp issue with some college theorists
who think the regular army soldier is
overfed. Some years ago squad of sol
dicrs were fed on greatly reduced diet,
under the supervision of college pro-
fessor, to demonstrate his point that peo-
pie in general could live on much less
food than they consumed. Apparently
satisfactory showing was made, but
now Maj. Woodruff has gathered evil
dence that most of the soldiers suffered
severely from the experiment, and that
as matter of fact they would have
been much more seriously affected had
they not secretly and unknown to the
professor INDUCED in extra meals during
the test.
Maj. Woodruff wants even more food
for the army, declaring the United
States army is behind European armies
in that matter, and favors an allowance
of so cents per month for each soldier to
buy extra food
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
SWEPT BY SNOWSTORM
BALMY SOUTHERN BRIEF IS
GIVE WAY TO NORTH WIND.
Rain, Sleet and Snow Travel With
Cold Wave Great Suffering
and Much Damage.

Memphis, Tenn.-A cold wave swept
down from the north yesterday. 1t came
with a twenty-five mile an hour wind
that carried in its teeth sharp, driv.
ing, piercing sleet, and Memphis, which
only Tuesday enjoyed the balmy zephyrs
of the South, awakes this morning to
6nd its streets, yards, fields, houses and
vegetation covered with blanket Of
white.
The cold wave swept over Arkansas,
Mississippi, Colorado, Oklahoma and
Texas. From these states come reports
of the great suffering that it has left
in it's wake.
North, East, Central and Northwest
ern Texas, as well as Oklahoma, are in
the grip of one of the worst billiards. Of
the season. The freezing weather and
the rain and sleet brought death. Four
persons are reported to have been frozen
in Texas alone. The suffering among
the poor of the Lone Star State is said
to be great. Short warning was given
of the blizzard by the newspapers, and
in Eastern Texas the truck farmers man
aged to prepare in a measure for the
unwelcome visitor. But the cattlemen
were caught unawares, and it is thought
that many thousands of head of live
stock will be sacrificed.
In fact, reports from Chckasha, Okla,
show that over 1900 head of fine cattle
have been killed already by the blizzard,
and it is thought that before the sleet
and snow abates several times that
many more caught out in the open will
be claimed as victims of old Boreas.
The sleet was followed by snow in Ar
kansas. Ten inches of snow was re-
ported at Rogers. Other towns reporting
heavy falls were Hoxie, Helena, Tex.
arkana and Jonesboro.
From Cheyenne, Wyo, comes the
news that the thermometer dropped SO
degrees in some sections of the state.
The lowest reported was below at Ian.
der.
In some sections of Texas and Okla.
homa the mercury dropped lower than
it has been in twenty years, and great
suffering is reported.
At Denver the temperature in "a
hours ended yesterday evening at Z
o'clock a drop of So degrees was report.
ed. In many towns of Colorado build.
ings were blown down or unroofed by
the wind, which approached the velocity
of gale.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
INSIST ON COTTON BAGGlNG
Farmers Union Officials Call on
Secretary Meyer.

Washington, D. C.-The navy depart
ment will unite with the war department
in insisting upon the use of cotton bag
ging in the handling of supplies to that
department. R. d. Bowen of Paris, chair
man of the executive committee of the
northeastern district of the Farmers
Union of Texas; d. j. Neill of Fort
Worth, former president of the Farmers
Union of Texas, and E. +. Brooks of
Gibson county, Tennessee, called on Sec
rotary Meyer of the navy department to
discuss with him the use of cotton bag.
ging material in navy supplies. Secre-
tary Meyer said that he would adopt the
policy agreed upon by the war depart
ment. The war department has ruled
that wherever practicable supplies shall
be packed in cotton sacks. If the secre-
tary of the navy adopts the same pro-
gram the demand for cotton goods will
be greatly enhanced.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
THE MODERN FARMER.

The old order changeth and the far
mer is coming into his own. Not the
farmer of the funny papers, with his
patched jeans held up by one "gallus,"
driving a SPAWNED team with broken
down cart. says Portland Oregonian.
This class of agriculturists is rapidly
following the dodo, the great aux and
other rare old birds into the dead and
forgotten past. In his place has ap-
peared a progressive. well-read, pros
porous individual, who seldom gets
beyond the reach Of the telephone and
the daily paper. The old system OF
haphazard farming has no attraction
for this modern agriculturist, and he
has reduced his calling to a science.
The lessons of adversely have aided IN
bringing about this change, but to the
greatest extent it is due to the spread
of good farming gospel. as taught by
the agricultural colleges and demon
strated on experimental farms. with
the elevation of his calling the farmer
is bringing about remarkable social,
economic and moral change, me
change that has been wrought by the
gospel of better farming is strikingly
set forth in Pullman dispatch, printed
In yesterdays Oregonian, announcing
the resignation of Prof. George Sever
ance of the agricultural department OF
the Washington state college. Prof.
Severance was drawing the very salts
factory salary of $4,000 per year for
his duties as instructor at the college,
but has resigned to become farmer.
He is to take charge of three farms
just beyond the boundary line In Can
ada, and is to receive salary of $4,000
per year, with all his expenses paid,
and is also to have an interest In the
profits.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
helninu the Minister.

A Scotch preacher had in his con-
gregation an old woman who was
deaf. In order to hear the sermon
each Sunday. this old lady would seat
herself at the foot Of the pulpit stairs.
One day the sermon was about Jonah.
and the preacher became very rhetor-
zeal.
"And when the sailors threw Jonah
overheard" he said, "a big fish swal-
lowed him up. Was it shark that
got i'm? Nay. my brethren, it was
ne'er shark. Was 1t swordfish
that got him? Nay"
ut was a whale" whispered the
old lady excitedly.
flush. Biddie," said the preacher,
Indignantly. Would We TAX tn word
Of God out O. yer ane meenister's
mouth?"-Success Magazine.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24

The French minister OF agriculture
has issued an appeal to the farmers OF
his country urging them to use goads
with blunter points in driving their
cattle. But not because the sharp
steel-pointed goads are cruel; he says
nothing about cruelty; he does not
suggest that these pricks hurt the cat
tie. No; he bases his appeal on COM
plant from the American Chamber of
Commerce IN Paris that farmers and
leather merchants find so many hides
spoiled by the littls holes made by the
sharp goads that as high as 60 per
cent of some consignments have been
rejected. And thus may business &C.
complish a work OF mercy which socie-
ties for the prevention of cruelty to
animals have failed to bring about.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
DREADFUL
CHANGE
Mrs. Jones Was in a Serious Con-
dition Before She Helped Her
sef With Cardui, the
Woman's Tonic.

Dexter, Text certainly was in q
serious condition when wrote you for
ADVICE" writes Mrs. Calvin Jones, Of
Dexter, Tex.
Il suffered great deal with those
dizzy. fainting spells. but after taking
several bottles Of Cardui, relief finally
came.
Cardui prepared my system for the
dreadful change and when 1t came 1t
was not half as bad as those dizzy
spells had before. I now help every
day with the homework and am get
ting along fine.
"Cardui Is certainly fine for female
complaints. My neighbors praise 1t
and so do others"
Take Cardui when you feel Ill in
any way, weak, tired, miserable, or
under the weather.
No matter what the immediate
cause. 1t will help to brace you up, give
you new force and vim, help you to
throw of the trouble that troubles you.
Cardui will not interfere with any
other medicine you may be taking. 1t
ID gentle, harmless, non-mineral, nom
poisonous, Misunderstanding tonic, that
every woman ought to take when she
Is looking for health, strength. beauty
and vitality.
N. B.-Write tot Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Tenn, for Special Instructions,
and 64-page book, 'HOme Treatment for
Women" sent I'm plain wrapper, ON re-
Vuest.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24

The New York city employe who
wanted his salary cut Is per cent. was
not such freak after all. He had a
string tied to the offer. What he asked
for was a general revision downward.
not to exclude the controllers own
pay. expressing a willingness to suffer
himself If the rest did, and explaining
why all of them ought to. Evidently he
felt safe in anticipating the answer,
which was a qu!ck-fire decision by the
controller that he had no authority IN
law to make any such change OF sal
airy scale. AS things turned out, the
city employee got neat little indict-
ment of public salary methods into
print and kept his own wage intact
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
HIDDEN FORTUNE FOUND
Bundles of Currency and Much Gold
and Silver Uncovered.

Memphis, Tenn.-Mrs. j. w. Madden,
22O South Main street, died Monday
morning, after having lived alone in a
room over her grocery and soft drink
establishment for over twenty years.
She had never left the house and during
this time never went to church, for in
this room it is said she guarded a for
tune, not yet estimated.
Following her death, as soon as the
sun arose, E. ]. HALEY, her gray-haired
adopted son, searched the room and
found fortune in currency, gold and
silver. The room was a veritable vault
of money, This he removed to bank
Immediately, pressing a hack into serv-
ice. When the hack load was deposited
in the Commercial Trust and Savings
Bank the deposit slip showed over $780,
900 on account.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
NATIONAL BANKS ARE LIABLE
For Repayment of Money They
Guarantee to Be Paid.

Observation-Disclosures nationa'
bank, under any circumstances, may be
liable for the repayment of money which
it has guaranteed to be paid, was today
decided by the Supreme Court of the
United States in the affirmative.
The point came up in the suit begun
in the New York courts by the receiver
of the Cooper Exchange Bank to compel
the Citizens Central National Bank oil
New York to pay $4,000. The Cooper
Exchange Bank had loaned this amount
to Michael Samuels on the strength OF
a guarantee on the part of the Central
National Bank of New York, the prede
cessor of the Citizens Central National
Bank.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
Cook Admits Identity.

Santiago, Chile.-Dr. Frederick A
Cook Friday visited his old comrade, the
Belgian engineer, Rysselberge, and the
two were together for some hours. The
two men were members of the Belgian
antarctic expedition of ls97-9s, and the
latter recognized Cook when they were
fellow passengers on the steamer from
valdivia. DIR. Cook told Rysselberge
it is said. that he is preparing a com.
plete account of his polar explorations
which, he maintains, will prove that be
reached tho north pole.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
LURTON'S FIRST OPINION.
Railroad Given Partial Victory Over
State of Georgia.

Washington.-The Georgia Railroad
and Banking Company Monday won q
partial victory over the state of Geor-
gia when the Supreme Court of the
United States affirmed the main points
in the opinion of the lower, Federal
Court, holding that the railroad was re-
quired to pay only a state tax of one
half of one per cent. of the net earnings
of its property and not property or fran
chise taxes.
The opinion was the first Justice Lur-
ton has rendered from the Supreme
Court bench. The only qualification of
this victory was modification of the
decree as to the Washington branch. IS
to that branch the state won its conten-
ton.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
FOUGHT DUEL Nth sHorGUNs
One Man Killed and the Other Despel
ately Wounded.

Shreveport, La.-T. E. g. Balance was
shot and instantly killed, and Tom How.
ell fatally wounded in a desperate duel
fought in Lincoln Parish. The men had
trouble over some laborers whom Howell
had hired and who had previously
worked for Balance. They met, both
armed with shotguns, and began firing
Howell was desperately wounded, but
managed to get his gun to his shoulder
and fired, instantly killing Balances.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
Two Votes.

The first time ran for the general
assembly one Of the prominent citi-
Eens of my community told me that he
was going to vote against me because
when I was shaver threw rotten
apple at his horse. Another prominent
citizen told me that he was going to
vote for me because when / was
shaver put rotten egg in buggy
cushion belonging to the woman he
worked for and he had never liked
the woman. Think of it! And yet such
stuff has thrown the scales where
thrones have been at stake.-From a
speech at Norwich by former Gov.
George P. Mclean of Connecticut.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
Taft al Quaker Church.

Washington.-For the first time since
he was elected chief executive of the
nation, President Taft Sunday attended
meeting at the Friends Church, on /
street Northwest.
Some time ago he promised to join
members of the Friends at weekly wor-
ship, and when it was learned that Hem
ry H. Wilbur of Swarthmore, Pa, would
speak, the president was urged particu-
larly to come over from the White
House. Capt. Butt, the presidents mill.
tary aide, went with him.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24

Nikola Tesla, who says he has been
at work on the task for 20 years. al
leges that a system of wireless electric
light has been perfected by which 1t
will be possible to light the entire
United States" Tesla and other wiz
ards" have wrought some wonders, and
what the inventor asserts is no more
extraordinary than some previous pre-
dictions. Still, the average person will
be willing to wait and see what comes
of it all.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24

We hope DR.. Wus promise that he
will return to the United States so
years hence does not mean that 1t
will be so years before the country
sees him again, says Chicago Tribune.
We need him at frequent intervals,
not only to pat us on the back and
assure us that we are a great people,
but to feel the national pulse, exam
inc the national tongue, and tell US
what ails us.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
Thinks Harmon win Be Nominee.

New York.---Gov. Judson Harmon will
be the next Democratic nominee for pres
ident, and Gov. Marshall of Indiana will
probably occupy the second place on the
ticket, is the forecast of Col. John w.
Toulinson of Birmingham, Ala, who is
now in New York.
II don't think Bryan will be candi-
date" continued Col. Tomlinson, cal
though, of course, he has to be taken
in account. The party that wins in the
next election must convince the people
thar il is sincere in its desire to be rid
Of bosses"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
CLEVELAND GETS scENr FARE.
Referendum Vote for Control of Rail
way Wins for City.

Cleveland, O.-Turning out to vote
in bowling blizzard, the people of
Cleveland ended the fight for low street
car fares begun fifteen years ago. The
new franchise, proposed by Judge Rob
ert w. Taylor of the Fedearl court, was
approved in referendum election by a
majority of $500, the largest majority
ever given to public measure in Cleve-
land.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
Not Actually Necessary.

The lawyer proceeded to examine
the witness.
Pardon the question, Mrs. Chucks-
ley" he said, "but your answer consti-
tutes a part of the record. How old
are your"
why, you ought to know, Mr..
Sharpe" she answered; my birthday
is the same as yours, only was born
ten years later than you were."
"Ah. yes. remember. Well, it isn't
important, anyhow. Go ahead, Mrs.
Chucksley. and tell the jury what you
know about this case"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
PAwNs BIBLE FOR BOOZE.
Seeking to Redeem Others, Preacher
Was Himself Reclaimed.

La Crosse, Wis.-Going into down.
town saloon to preach to loungers
against the evils of drink, Ole-Kvum,
city mission convert and volunteer
preacher in many Lacrosse churches,
was overcome by his old love for whis-
ky, and, falling from grace, pawned the
Bible which he carried for 20 cents
worth of liquor. Later Kvum re-
turned and secured the Bible from an.
other bartender.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
QUAKER TOWNS WILD SUNDAY.
Two Women Shot in Clash With the
Police,

Philsdelphia.-More than hundred
people were injured in general rioting
in the trolley mems strike here Sunday,
many of them seriously. One little gir'
was shot in the abdomen by policeman
and will probably die. A women also
received stray bullet. Four thousand
extra policemen are to be recruited to
cope with the situation and it is rumored
that the State constabulary will be called
out
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
SON KILLS FATHER.
Fifteen ear-Uld Texas Boy Protects His
Married Sister.

Childress, Tex.-Frank L. Craig was
shot and instantly killed here by his Is.
year-old son, Al Craig. The father az.
tackled his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Hamil
ton, aged IS. He chased her into the
yard, seized her by the hair and was
dragging her around, threatening to cut
her throat when his son, Al, emptied the
entire load of shotgun into the left
side of his fathers face.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24

The business Of matching up broken
down foreign princes with American
heiresses is plainly extra hazardous in
TIE matter OF collecting the commits
sions. But observe how Juicy the COM
mission is when you finally do collect
Jnel
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
Second Largest Trust Co.

Boston.-The second largest trust com
pany in the United States came into ex-
istence Saturday when the merger of
the City Trust Company with the Oil
Colony Trust Company, under capital
of $2,50o,OoO and a surplus of 100000
600. was consummated.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24

That policeman who pretty nearly
got mad" because person whom he
was arresting shot at him should be
warned to control his temper. A tenn
per of that sort is valuable asset
for policemen as well as private per-
sons, and should not be deteriorated
by undue irritation.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24

Having attacked the practice of
binding women's feet, the Chinese gov
eminent are now taking steps to abol-
ish the practice of the mems wearing
queues. That is what might be called
q head-to-fcot reform government
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24
Hog Prices Still Soar

Chicago, In.-The American hogs Mon
day added 2 IL cents to the price and
sold at $3.50 hundred-weight, topping
all previous records since 1870, when the
$40 point was reached.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-02-24

Only to find our duty certainly, and
somewhere, somehow, to do it faith
fully. makes US good, strong, happy,
and useful men.-Phillips Brooks.