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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
C'G0RMAN ELECTED
new YORK SENATOR
Empire State Jurist Succeeds
Chauncey N. Oe2ew.

A new U. S. senator for New York
mas been elected. He is James A.
O'Gorman, a supreme court Justice for
New York county, and he succeeds
Chauncey NJ. Depew. Ninety-seven
votes were necessary to a choice, and
Senator O'Gorman received 112, while
80 were cast for Mr. Depew.
The nomination and election Of
O'Gorman was brought about by the
power of Charles F. Murphy and Fran
CHS Lynde Stetson. Senator OGor
man could not have been nominated
OF elected without the insurgent vote
which was largely controlled by Mr..
Stetson. nor could he have been nom.
mated or elected without the vote
which was largely controlled BY
Charles F. Murphy.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Stetson made II
known to his friends that O'Gorman
would be perfectly satisfactory to him
and his friends as the compromise
candidate for United States senator,
Mr. Murphy on Tuesday first took up
the consideration of O'Gorman's name.
James Aloysius O'Gorman was born
In New York city and It was there
that he took his first lessons in poll.
tics. The boy went to the College of
the City Of New York and to the New
York university law school, where he
received his LII. B. in 1882. when he
uac fwopfy-fuo yoorc
He had interested himself in the
politics Of his district while he was
still student. When he had barely
reached his majority, he was chair
man Of the Tammany committee in
the election district OF the old Seven.
teenth assembly district where he
lived.
He was admitted to the bar in the
same year with his graduation from
the law school Of New York university.
His law practice went hand in hand
with his work in politics. In 1893,
partly through the influence OF Rich
ard Croker, he was made justice OF
the district court Of New York. He
held this position until 1900 when he
was made supreme court justice.
1t was while he was justice of the
supreme court that he was elected
Grand Sachem of Tammany hall. He
succeeded Lewis Nixon. Justice
O'Gorman remained Grand Sachem of
Tam,nany until the fall of 1905. Then
he resigned, and in December w.
Bourke Cochran was chosen as his sue
cessor.
He was married when he was TWEEN.
ty-three years old to Anne NJ. Leslie
OF New York. They have seven daugh-
ters and four sons. Justice O'Gorman
will be fifty-one years old May next.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
new YORK CAPITOL
ATTACKED BY FIRE
Flames Cause Damage Placed
at SIO,OOO,OOO.

New York states $27,000,000 capito
stands partial wreck, the result O
flames that started in the assembly
library, destroyed the entire west wins
and did a total damage estimated al
s10000,000.
Before the firemen reached the mas
sive structure atop Capitol hill price
less documents, books and records
stored in the assembly library had
been destroyed and other departments
were being threatened. The imita.
tion oak ceiling in the assembly cham
Der, composed of papier mache, was
partially destroyed, as was also the ia
nous $1,000,0OO staircase in the west
wing.
Fifteen firemen were overcome while
fighting the flames.
Three men are missing and it is be.
lieved they perished in the flames.
A more serious loss than the actual
money damage was the destruction OF
priceless historical documents contain.
ed in the state library and the smaller
libraries Of the two houses of the
legislature. Here were housed all the
state bills, documents, records and pa.
pers, some dating back to 1776, with
the finest collection of genealogical
works in the United States. The state
library contained about 10000 vol.
umes. half of which are entirely ire
placeable.
The fire originated in the west end
of the great structure on the third
floor. At 8 a. m. the whole side Of
the building was wrapped in flames,
with which the firemen seemed power
less to cope.
The state library had been Destroy
ed, with documents of the codes and
judiciary committees of the present
session.
Governor Dix was aroused shortly
after o'clock. lie remained in close
touch with the fremen by telephone
until the fire was declared to be under
control.
State officials were routed out of
bed and hurried to the blazing build
ing to rescue records in other depart
ments. Many legislators were also on
the scene
The flames quickly made their way
to the state excise department on the
second 6cor directly under the as
senlbly library and the hall of the
Court of Claims on the floor above
was soon destroyed
The fire originated in the west
end of the great structure. Before
the fire department could answer a
hurried summons, the flames had
swept over nearly the whole west
wing and were leaping skyward
through the windows and roof above
the fourth floor.
Just before o'clock the fire reach
ed the assembly chamber. The papier-
mache ceiling proved an easy prey
and the big chandelier in the center
fell to the floor with a crash.
When the fire was under control af-
ter raging for four hours, Fred Wey-
Ter, seventy-five years old, a watch
man in the state library, was reported
missing. Thomas Bean, a capitol en-
poye, and man employed in the
document room were also missing
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
FUNDS ARE NOW IN HAND.
May Now Proceed to Build State Char
ity Hospital.

Jackson.-All the funds are in hand
for the erection OF the Mississippi State
Charity Hospital authorized by the last
legislature to be located in this city.
The legislature appropriated $4,000 for
that purpose conditioned on jackson and
Kinds county raising an additional sum
of $25 900. That has been done. The
citizens of jackson undertook to raise
by popular subscription $4,000 of the
latter amount, so that the share OF the
city and county would be $500 each.
The county and city have both appropri-
ated their pro rata share, and last week
committee from the Board of Trade got
busy and collected their share assumed
by the citizens of Jackson, SO that the
fund of $4,000 is now intact, and moth
ing remains but to build.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
CONFERENCE OF EDUCATORS.
Discussions to Be of Especial Interest to
County Superintendent.

Jackson State Superintendent of
Education Powers is sending out cir.
cular letter calling attention to the four
teenth conference on education in the
South, which will meet at Jacksonville,
Fla, April 10 and 20. This conference
is one of the most important gatherings
of Southern educators of the year, and
Mississippi will be well represented
The theme of the conference is the
better adaptation of education to life,
and especially to the rural life of the
South. What is done by some other
countries will be told by the United
States ministers to Denmark and the
Danish minister to the United States,
both of whom have made special study
of the remarkable work for the adapta-
tion of education of life in Denmark; by
the Swiss minister to the United States,
who will tell what Switzerland has done
in three-quarters of a century under the
inspiration of Pestalozzi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
TRUSKETT GUILTY
Aged Kansas Merchant Convicted of
Millionaire's Murder.

A. A. Truskett, seventy years old,
wealthy business man of Caney, Kas.,
was found guilty in the second de-
gree of numbering ]. d. S. Neeley, a
millionaire oil man of Lima, o.
Truskett rhot and killed Neeley in
the lobby of the Palace hotel in Caney
on Jan. 7. There were no witnesses
to the shooting.
Neeley was president of the Wichita
Pipe Lire company, which had sued to
have declared Illegal valuable oil
lease owned by Truskett. Witnesses
testified Truskett's mind had been af-
fected by worry over the suit. The
plea was set up that Truskett was in
sane when he killed the Lima man.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
TEACHERS PROGRAMME.
Mississippi Association Meets at Jack
son May a, S and 6.

Jackson.-The programme for the Mis-
sissipp Teachers Association, which
meets here May 4, and 6, has been
perfected. This is perhaps the largest
and one of the most important of the
annual conventions of the state, drawing
together from 1900 to 1000 teachers.
Many prominent educators will attend,
amsng those on the programme for ad-
dresses being DR.. Paul Monroe of Column
bia University, who will deliver an ad-
dress OH STANDARDS of Education," and
Dr. 0. T. Carson of Columbus, Ohio. The
Mississippi speakers will be Hon. j. S.
Sexton of Hazlehurst, president of The
uniform board of trustees; Hon. S. Har
rs Dickson, the Nicksburg novelist;
Prof. w. 7. Smith, president of the
State Normal College, and DR.. W. S.
Leathers, director of sanitation and hy-
giene.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
MISSISSIPPI JOINS PENNSYLVANIA
In Celebrating Anniversary of the Bat
tie of Gettysburg.

Jackson.-Mississippi is going to join
hands with Pennsylvania in the celebra-
tion of the fiftieth anniversary Of the
battle of Gettysburg-a engagement
in which Mississippi troops showed the
other side of what metal they were. Col.
w. A. Montgomery, commander of the
United Confederate Veterans, has been
selected as Mississippi's representative,
but it is hoped and expected that many
others will take advantage of the cheap
rates on the railroads and attend the
ceremonies. Governor Noel has just re-
ceived a report from the Battle of Get
tysburg Commission" giving in detail
an outline of what is proposed to be
done to commemorate the great battle,
including the laying of the cornerstone
of the peace memorial.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
REBELS AT SAN ANDRES
Their Action Causes Excitement and
Speculation in Chihuahua.

News that rebels were congregat-
ing in some force at San Andres, forty
miles west Of Chihuahua, caused some
excitement and much speculation in
Chihuahua. AS to whether the gath
ering of rebels meant preparations for
peace negotiations or q projected at
tack upon chihuahua opinion was
equally divided
Whatever their motive, Colonel So
to, with 150 men recruited in Cushuir-
iachic, was moved upon San Andres
One hundred federals from the south
embarked at Escalon to protect the
road to Sierra Mojada.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
RALLY DAY FOR SCHOOLS.
Contests Attended by Thousands al
Pontotoc.

Pontotoc.-Saturday was Rally Day
for the schools in Pontotoc county, and
the town has been crowded with people
from early morning until late hour
The incoming morning train was crowded
to its utmost capacity with Rally Day
cxcursionists, and large crowds came il
vehicles, on horseback and otherwise
The crowd was estimated at several thou
sand. Dinner was served OH the public
school grounds and all had enough ant
to spare. The oratorical contests were
held in the morning, and the public
school auditorium, with a capacity fcl
about thousand, was crowded, ant
many were turned away, being unable t.
get even near the doors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
TRY TO ROB TREASURY
pes Moines Police Arrest q Deputy
and others fer Crime.

At Des Mcines, Ia, at least seven ar.
rests have been made by the police In
an effort to capture four men who,
shortly before midnight, bound and
gagged Deputy County Treasurer c.
NJ Kellar ard tried to dynamite the
vault in the county treasurer's office
in which 100000 had been placed.
Upon what is claimed by the police
to be confession from AL Rhodes,
the first of the men arrested, Deputy
County Treasurer James O'Callaghan,
brother of the Western League base.
ball magnate, has been arrested.
Along with Rhodes and O'Callaghan
the police are holding Bart Lynch and
his wife, Mrs. Rhodes, Clayton Bayles
and a man whose name is Kept secret
Rhodes was arrested after q running
fight with three officers shortly after
midnight.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
MISSISSIPPI DELEGATES.
Mrs. Noel Will Head Party to Attend
n p Convention

Mrs. Noel Will Head Party to Attend
D. A. R. Convention.
Jackson.-Mississippi will be well rep
resented at the annual convention of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, which takes place at Washing
ton early in April. 1t is known that
five delegates will go from this state,
and probably more.
Mrs. L. F. Noel, wife of the governor.
and regent of the Jackson chapter, will
attend. She will leave in company with
Mrs. II. c. Tye of Greenwood, Mrs. w.
]. Nelson of Goodman and Mrs. G. II.
Alexander of Jackson, April IA, going
over the Queen and Crescent road, while
Mrs. c. M. Williamson of this city, state
regent, will depart about the same time
over the Illinois Central for Washington
to attend the meeting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
THUGS FOLLOW GOVERNOR.
Is Being Persistently Swallowed on the
Streets.

Jackson.-Will it be necessary for Mis-
si5sippi to employ secret service agents
to protect the life of the governor of the
commonwealth
Evidence that has developed during
the past few days make it look that way
That the governor has been persistent
ly Swallowed for several days by un-
known persons, who have the outward
appearance of thugs, is fact that be-
came known this morning.
The information leaked out through a
remark made by the governor to per-
sonal friend, the governor has noticed
that he was being persistently followed
by two unknown persons, and they are
always in evidence when he goes on the
street a. night.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
1888 MAY BE LOST
Cargo from Ocean Vessel Washes
Ashore on Australia.

Cargo from the overdue interstate
steamer Yongala, bound from Towns
vile to Mackay with sixty-eight pas
sengers ard crew of seventy, has
been washed ashore. 1t is feared all
on board the vessel have perished
The Yongala was owned by the Ade-
laide Steamship company of Adelaide.
1t was built at Newcastle in 1903, and
registered 1925 tons net.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
GIRL HANGS SELF IN SWING.
Rope Becomes Caught About Her Neck
Dead When Found.

Shubata.-A 14-year-old daughter of
S. r. Neely, living four miles north of
Shubuti, lost her life when she was ac'
cidentallv hanged i'll a swing at her
fathers home. The child was playing
in the swing and in some manner got
one of the ropes caught around her neck
Losing her footing, she was suspended
by the neck in helpless condition.
stranguIation preventing her from call
ing for help.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Meeting to Be Held at Brookhaveu May
9th to 18th.

Secretary j. G. Mcclure, of The Mis-
sissippi Press Association, gives formal
notice that the annual meeting will be
held at Brookhaven from May 9th to
May 11th, inclusive.
Extensive preparations, says Secretary
Mcclure, are being made by the citizens
of Brookhaven for the entertainment 81
the organization, 'and II meeting of un-
usual interest is expected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
Name Good Roads Delegates.

Jackson.-Gov. Noel has appointed a
long list of Mississippians as delegates
to the fourth national good roads con-
gress, to be held at Birmingham, Ala,
May 23, and subsequent dates, and he
is in hope that from the 200 men named
it will be possible to send very repre-
sentative delegation to the Magic City.
AS the governor states, the expense will
be nominal, and it will not entail an ex-
tended absence from home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
20 KILLED IN WRECK
Dixie Flyer Goes Through a
Trestle IN Georgia.

Near Ocilla, Georgia, the Dixie
flyer on the Atlantic Coast railroad
went through trestle over the Ala
paha river at o'clock in the morn
ing. Five coaches plunged into the
river. Twenty persons were killed.
The Dixie flyer is one of the "crack"
trains of the Atlantic Coast line, and
is much used by tourists on the way to
Florida.
1t is believed several Chicago per
sons were on the train.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
Field Day in Leake County.

Carthage.-Field day, the first ever
held in Leake county, attracted quite a
crowd here. Every beat in the county
was represented in the exercises and
prizes were awarded to most of them.
1t is thought by the teachers of the
county that the exercises and sports will
be great stimulus to the children.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
Order New Road Laid Out.

Clarksdale.-T board of supervisors
has ordered that new road be laid out
in the Big creek territory, northwest of
Lyon, connecting with the road from
Lyon to the Quitman county line. A
road has been badly needed in this ter
ritory for some time, and the land
owners are greatly pleased that the
board should have considered their needs
and ordered this road to be constructed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
New Jackson Industry.

New jackson INDUSTRY.
Jackson.-To manufacture, purchase
and sell all kinds of seatings, desks and
other furnishings and fixtures for opera
houses, churches, Sunday school rooms,
residences, halls, etc., is the object and
purpose of corporation to be known
as the Capital Manufacturing Company,
which has just been formed in Jackson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
Uniform Ice Rates.

MISUNDERSTANDING Maxwell of the
railroad commission has cited every rail
road doing business in Mississippi to ap-
pear here at the meeting of the commits
sion, to show cause, if any they can,
why freight rates on ice should not be
made uniform all over the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
Blind Tigers Rampant.

Hattiesburg.-During the week Justice
]. L. Wall and Deputy Sheriff McGilvray
have tried and convicted eight blind tiger
operators and imposed fines aggregating
$4,000 and days numbering 600 in the
county Jail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07

The elaborate celebration in Italy
OF the fiftieth anniversary of the
proclamation of Rome as the capital
OF United Italy by the Italian parlia.
ment was continued amid popular re.
1oicing. King Victor Emmanuel and
Queen Helena visited the historical
castle of Saint Angelo, where they
viewed the magnificent Italian exhi.
bition of the arts of the middle ages
and renaissance objects.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
wILcHER CASE AFFIRMED.
Yazoo Man Must Serve Life Term Tor
Murder.

Jackson.--In the case of Lee Wilcher,
charged jointly with his sister-in-law
with conspiring to murder his brother,
transferred from Yazoo to Kinds county
for trial, was affirmed by the supreme
court. Wilcher was convicted and given
Il life term in the penitentiary, while
tho case of his sister-in-law, Lulu Will
cher, was deferred pending the decision
cf the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-17
CHICAGO'S NEW SYSTEM
OF TELEPHONE CALLS
Operators Now Repeat Figures In
stead of Saying Double"
and Drop CO."

CHICAGO. July 1.-THE words .'dou-
BILE and CO. have been stricken from the
vocabulary of the Chicago telephone OPP
orator. Last week subscribers calling the
rity hail. for instance, heard the operator
repeat Main double four seven" Now
all this is changed. Main four four
seven asked in question form, is now
the response of the girl. Likewise. the
oft-repeated Franklin seven double o.
has now become Franklin seven hun
dred. "
The double co. system. in vogue in Chi
cago for years. is said to be relic OF the
past and. according to the telephone COM
pany officials, the cause of many mis-
taken numbers.
That telephone calls like ALA should
not be called by the operator "Four-dou-
Bile one-double four in the good old
fashioned way in vogue from time imme-
mortal since the oldest inhabitant used
the first phone. is not agreed to by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany, which operates the telephone sys-
TEN of the National Capital and vicinity,
whatever Chicago may think of it's being
al obsolete form.
Washington "operators'-the same girls
who used to be called "centrals,'' before
moderate wave of reform hit the Wash
ington hello" giri-will continue to call
doubles, whatever the Windy city may
DO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-17
SD per cent
ALBUMEN

We have the following report extreme
ease OF BriSht's Disease: Patient, Frank II.
'hsndier, Clay. New York. member OF Salt
Springs Lodge. +. A. NJ. No. so. Syracuse:
The physician called in in May. 1903.
Diagnosed IL = Bright's Disease with albumen
- per cent Dropsy soon appeared from he ad
Ia foot Case resisted treatment and became
alarming. specialist and two other physicians
nearly bursting with dropsy Had TO be
tapped. four quarts Of water being drawn. The
situation was complicated with paralyzed condi-
tion 81 the bowels. stomach would only retain
peptoDized milk. Distressing uraemic head
aches and eyesigbt impaired At this point the
family Tailed in hfth physician He gave no
cuse. y. Y. showed 10 per cent albumeu with
casts.
heard Of friend whose case was pronounced
hopeless and had recovered. They investixa ted
and found that the recovery through Full
patient on II December o.
Case stubborn and yielded bur slowly. The
first favorable symptom noted that the pa
ticnt began 10 sleep normally. The dropsy he
gan to decline and finally comoletely climi-
mated. Complications subsidized with gradual
Disappearance "f alhumen and casts. TIE pa
tient slowly gained % pounds In weight aud now
reports good health
his case presented OF rhe hardest cases
81 Bright's Disease possible These daily re.
ports Of recoveries should interest eyerr fsmi =
In which there is Bright's Disease and every
physician in the United States Nothing bu,
the prctudtces and mistaken notions OF the past
row prevent recovery in great ma iority
hut IL Is dangerous 10 let cases get az serious
a. the above before putting them OIL the treat
mont
The ne~ emollient treatment is known rs
Fulton'S Renal Compound. II can he had in
Washington from Jas. o. IonneU druggist
not noting the usual Improvement by The third
week Literature mailed free. Jno. j. Fulton
invite correspondence with Physicians who have
: obstinate cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-17
NEITHER CHURCH HAPPY
OVER CHANGE IN PASTORS
Priests Have Trouble Both in New
York and South
Bend, Ind.

NEW YORK. July 17.-An exchange OF
pastors pleased the congregation of the
Catholic Church Of st. Stephen of Hun
gary here no more apparently than it did
the Hungarian Church of South Bend.
Ind. The Rev. John Froel!ch, who came
here from South Bend to take the place
Of the Rev. Paul Kovacs. is looking to-
day for legal and ecclesiastical authority
to remove from the door Of st. Stephen s
a paddock attached by his angry parish
toner's.
Dispatches from South Bend say that
Father Kovacs occupied Father Froe'ich' s
place there Yesterday only after the po-
lice had subdued riot and made several
arrests. The trustees of st. Stephen S
had made their own choice OF priest to
take Father Kovacs place. and did not
fancy the arrangement between their
former pastor and Father Froelich to ex-
change places. When the latter arrived
at the church yesterday he found the door
locked
An appeal to the police brought a
squad of biuecoats to keep order, but the
authorities refused to interfere in the
church dispute. 4 locksmith summoned
by the priest refused to undertake the
Job when he encountered a scOwling mob
of 900 parishoners massed about the
door.
The trustees planted a guard at the
door, which was still there today, await
ing Father Froelich's next move.