Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-13

lions OF FRAUDS Dy the department OF
justice, $4,000.
GENERAL In honor Of the late Sam
NEWS uel Spencer, first presi-
NOTES dent Of the Southern
Railway Company, and one of Geor-
gia's most distinguished sons, a por-
trait statue of heroic size in bronze,
set upon a pedestal of Knoxville mar
BILE, placed on the plaza of the At
sented to Atlanta and to Georgia at
2 o'clock on the afternoon Of Sat
urday, May 81, as the gift of 10000
employees of the railroad system
which represents the great work Of
his eventful life.
Governor Fort, of New Jersey, has
announced that he would not grant
the application of Prosecutor Pierre
Garven, of Hu .son county, for the re-
QUESTION upon the governor Of Tlli-
nois for the extradition Of J. Ogden
Armour, Edward Morris and Louis
Swift, the Chicago beef barons Who
have been indicted by the Hudson
county grand jury on charges of con-
spring to enhance the cost Of meats.
Representative Michael S. Link, Of
Mitchell, ILL.,, democrat, broke down
and made complete confession to
C+n4o A@+ar1or VUoypoou OF Hhioooo
after twelve hours of grilling exam
ination, of accepting bribes for voting
for William Lorimer for United States
Senator, it is reported.
In a report made by the commits
sion appointed by the last general
conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, South, to look into the
advisability of the combination of all
the mission work of the church un-
der one head, Bishop Wilson and the
other members Of the committee re-
commended that the Woman's Mis-
sionary society and Conference Board
of Missions be consolidated at once;
the new board to be managed by q
board composed of ten clergymen,
ten laymen and ten women.
The county court house, at Chatt-
an0oga, Tenn, has Deen damaged by
fire to the extent of at east $4,000,
and II the valuable records are found
to have been destroyed, the loss will
reach In the neighborhood of $1,000
600. The fire was caused by bolt
Of lightning, which struck the flag
pole on top of the dome, containing
the high clock.
Director Calvin, of the Georgia ex-
pertinent station, at Griffin, states
that the recent cold weather did not
do much damage to fruits and veg
etables. The cotton in the ground
was not hurt, and it is Mr.. Calvin's
belief that a good crop can yet be
made.
For the first time in the history Of
the famous Rockefeller Bible class,
John D. Jr., has been voted against
for vice president He has been un-
animously elected heretofore, against
a ticket of opposition appointed by
himself But this time eleven votes
were recorded against him.
Following difficulty eliminating
form an old trouble of long standing
Joe Roam shot and killed Jim Willis,
near Adel, Ga. Willis approached
Roam and caught him about the throat,
it is said, when Roam shot him. Will
lis is a single man. Roam Is married
and has a large family.
]. B. Rowan, a prosperous farmer
at Massie, six miles east of Sparks,
shot and instantly killed Jim Willis,
an eighteen-year-od boy. The killing
was the elimination of dispute con-
corning the operation of cotton gin
and sawmill owned by Rowland and
leased to young Willis father
It is officially announced that
Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Berlin
will be postponed on account of the
kaiser's absence in England, where
he will attend the funeral of his un-
Gle, King Edward.