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Milford chronicle., 1911-07-07
OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Some People We Know, and We Will
Profit by Hearing About Them.

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1t took place 10 Milford;
Not in Buffalo or New York.
You are asked to investigate it.
Asked to believe q citizens word
To confirm q citizen s statement.
ANY article that is endorsed at home
Is more worthy Of confidence
Than ore you know nothing about,
Endorsed by unknown people.
T. U. Marvel, constable, Second St,
South Milford. Del, says: III am glad
to verify the public statement I formerly
gave recommending DOan's Kidney
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kidney complaint ten years ago and at
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They brought me relief from pains
across my back and also regulated the
passages Of the kidney secretiOns /
know OF other instances where this
remedy has effected cures and / con.
slider it well worthy Of trial by every
kidney sufferer"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
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sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-DOan's-an
take no other.
Milford chronicle., 1911-07-07
Murdered and Robbed.

In a little fringe of woods on the
edge of Paradise creek, near Nor
folk, Va, a murder was revealed when
a party of searchers out securing
the country in quest of ]. L. Benton,
a merchant, who had been missing
from his home on Deep Creek shell
road since last Friday, found him with
a gaping wound in his face.
Robbery was undoubtedly the ruling
motive of the crime and a shotgun was
the weapon.
Industrious and possessed of a large
famil yto care for, Mr.. Benton had ac-
cumulated considerable money, which
he carried about with him wherever
he went. He had in his pockets when
he left his home on Friday morning
nearly 5000 When his pockets were
searched the money was gone.
Milford chronicle., 1911-07-07
HARRY ALDEN RICHARDSON.
(Cenator.

Republican. of Dover, was born
in Camden. Del, January /, 1853.
At the age of 8 years his parents
moved to Dover, where in the early
part Of his life he attended the
schools Of that town later he at
tended school at East Greenwich,
Rhode Island. At the age of 16
years he returned to Dover, where
he was given the choice by his father
OF preparing for a profession or Of
entering into business. He choose
the latter, and at once proceeded to
learn the trade of Gamer and packer,
going into his fathers establishment
at Dover, and working his way up
from the lowest position. Upon the
death of the junior member of the
firm, James w. Robbins, in 1873,
he was taken into partnership by his
father, the name Of the firm, how
ever, remaining unchanged at the
request of Mr.. Robbins. After the
death of his father, in 1894, Mr..
Richardson assumed entire control
of the canning establishment, which
he, with his sons, Alden B. and
William W., has since managed. In
1890 he was nominated by the Re.
publicans for the office of Governor,
but at that time the State was
strongly Democratic, and he was de-
feated. Since 1890 he has taken no
active part in politics, though he
has been voted for at each session of
the Legislature since 1895 for United
States Senator. He was elected to
the United States Senate in January
1906, and his term of service will
expire March 3, 1913.
Milford chronicle., 1911-07-07
DELAWARE MENvIN
The GID congress

Last week we started a series of
the lives of the present Delaware
men in Congress. This week we
will give No. 2 on the list, Senator
Harry Alden Richardson.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
MANY SHOP GIRLS FAINT.

New York, Dec. 29.-Crowds that
at times got beyond the control of the
police and tied up traffic for blocks
filled the streets of the downtown
districts today In the big stores ev-
cry inch of available space between
counters was filled with a stOrming,
fretting, angry mass of humanity, each
unit clamoring to be waited upon by
the worn and weary shop girls. Hun
dreds of young women employed in
the large stores tainted and had to
be taken to their homes or to hospi-
tails, and the survivors by this after
noon have the appearance of having
passed through battle-with worse
to come. Fortunately, they will have
a double holiday in which to recuper-
ate, but it will be past midnight be-
fore the tired army of salespople will
be free to seek rest Probably a hun
dred thousand people will be fed by
charitable organizations on Monday,
and the Salvation Army alone will
look after about thirty thousand.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23

The new Lady Mayoress of the City
of London is wroth at the condition in
which she found the kitchen of the
mansion house and threatens to call
in the sanitary inspector unless the
corporation takes immediate action
to remedy matters. The mayoress is
the new lord mayors daughter and in
her social settlement work she has be-
come an expert on sanitary subjects.
She is using this knowledge as a lever
to compel action by the slow-moving
aldermen, who have always been de-
cidedly averse to making any change
| in the ancient home of the lord mayor.
There is no present intention to
change the main structure of the
mansion house, but it is felt that do
nestle arrangements which were good
enough for 1888 are scarcely sufficient
for today.
Over the fireplace in the kitchen is
the following inscription: swear
not; lie not. Neither repeat old
grievances. Whosoever eats or drinks
in this hall with his hat on he shall
forfeit sixpence or ride on the wooden
horse"
The present police court room OF
the house was formerly the laundry
and the dirty linen" of the public is
now washed where formerly the dirty
were cleaned
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
WILL PLANT EARLY
TRUCK AT GUN.

NJ Walters, prominent farmer liv-
ing near Gun, west of Hattiesburg,
and away from transportation facil-
tiles other than wagons. is in the city
looking after a means of getting a
market for early truck that the far
mers of that section will plant the
coming season. This has long been
a cotton country, and much of it has
been raised heretofore, but the people
have decided to diversity and reduce
the cotton acreage, take up potatoes,
cucumbers, cabbage and cane. The
cane is receiving more thought than
any other crop and a large acreage
will be planted. Mr.. Walters is anx-
ious that Hattiesburg establish a can
ming factory and is confident that a
great quantity of cane would be sent
from his section to this place if the
industry would locate here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
,(By Associated Press.)

London, Dec. 23.-Should George V.
lose his snug fitting crown he could
make a good living as a stock raiser.
At the annual Smithfield Cattle Show
at the Agricultural Hall the King was
one of the heaviest prize winners.
In the class of young Devon steers
the royal farms at Windsor took first
and third prizes and in the next class
for Devon steers above two and not
exceeding three years of age, the King
gained first prize as well as the breed
cup, won by Captain, a splendid animal
weighing 1852 pounds.
With his Herefords the King took
first with a heifer of that breed
Marmaduke, a handsome steer bred at
Windsor, took first prize in the short
horn class of young steers. In the
class for Highland cattle the King
pleased his Scottish subjects by cap
turing one first and two seconds. His
Southdown sheep also gained a first
prize for the crowned farmer.
The royal farmer was a keen con
tender for the ribbon offered for the
best beast in the show and his prize
winning steer, Marmaduke, was pa
raded before the judges in this compe
tition, but the coveted trophy went tC
! Village Lassie, shorthorn belonging
to w. T. Crane & Son, of Aldsworth
Gloucester.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
KAISER is FREE elVER.

Berlin, Dec. 23.- Emperor William
made his annual before-Christmas dis
tribution of gold coins today. in &C
cordance with his usual custom of
walking abroad with a pocketfull Of
money and distributing it among all
who appear worthy. Usually the
Kaiser does this on the day before
Christmas, but this year he set the
distribution forward day on account
of Christmas falling on Monday.
No other European monarch distrib
utes so many or such valuable Yule
tide gifts as the German emperor. He
not only remembers the Empress and
seven children, but sends presents tc
all the rulers of Europe and distrib
utes gifts among all the servants OF
the royal household.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
SMUGGLING Arms
TO MEXICANS
Quite A Thriving Business Done
Along Border of Lone
Star State.

San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 23.-Smug-
Cling of munitions of war across the
United States border to Mexico goes
on apace. despite the vigilance of the
American authorities. A Texan re
turning from Mexico says smuggling
is greater than told in reports.
Describing the incident the Texan
said: "One afternoon | was standing
on a street corner in Laredo when :
saw a man on the opposite side of the
street carrying number of pieces o.
stovepipe. He was looking suspicious
ly about him and finally started to
run. He was Immediately followed
at equal speed by score of unknown
paid watchers, and was relieved of a
large number of Mausers.
Raid after raid for guns, ammuni-
tion, etc, took place while | was in
Laredo and adjoining cities, and thous.
ands of rifles were discovered. Every.
one was under suspicion and carefully
watched by someone else. No one
seems to know, either. when the pres.
ent troubles will abate. Laredo, Tex.
as, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, the
towns separated by the Rio Grande
form the hotbed of the revolutionary
movement, due to its proximity tc
this country. The people on the
American side are naturally always
in state of expectancy. never know
ing what is to be the next move on the
part of either the revolutionists or the
newly established government. United
States troops are everywhere in al
effort to prevent the fracture of am
of the country's neutrality laws"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
|GERMANY HAS Z BIG
DD!!R!!GIbLE BALLOONS

, of the table land south of Lake Vic
toria Nyanza, and will reach that
town next spring, a distance Of 525
miles from it's starting point at Oar
ss'Salem on the coast.
From Tabora to Ujiji is another 225
miles, making the total length of the
road 100 miles. 1t is planned to estab-
lish a motor boat or steamboat SER
vice on Lake Tanganyika after the
road reaches Ujiji and it is believed
that a considerable freight traffic, for
it can be built up on this great inland
sea of 400 miles in length, as there
are various promising agricultural
regions adjacent to it.
Great hopes are also entertained
in connection with the plans of the
Belgian government to build a rail
ray from Bull on the Lualaba Congo
to Albertville. on the western shore
of Tanganyika, about 80 miles from
Ujiji. This will open up quick con-
]
| lyons of Katanga, which is just now
reaching the stage of production. 1t
is believed that considerable freight
and passenger traffic can be drawn
from that district through East At
! rica, as it offers a much shorter
route to Europe than the existing one
via Biera on the Portuguese east
coast, at least 700 miles south of Oar
es-Salem. OF course if the Englis
| "Cane-to-Cairo" Railway, projected by
| Cecil Rhodes, is ever completed, this
new German road will derive great
benefit from it, although that line may
| take away much of the European pas
senger traffic.
The German governments expects
that the completion of the railway tC
Ujiji will give strong impulse to cot
ton growing and other agriculture
interests along its route and in the
districts adjacent to the lake. A com
mission has just returned from inves
tigating the agricultural possibilities
in that part of East Africa and ha
reported that it found various local.
ties that are adapted for growing cot
ton, as well as for rice, palms ant
peanuts. There are also regions ricl
in cattle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
WISE MEN WILL ASSEMBLE.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Wise men
from all over the United States and
Canada. including professors from
every important college and universi-
ty, will assemble in the national CAPT.
tai next week for the annual meeting
of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. In connec-
tion with this convention, more than
a dozen other bodies of learned men
will hold meetings, and every branch
of modern science. will be represent
ed by its principal American ex-
ponents. Preliminary sessions will
be held on the day following Christ
mas and the general gathering will be
called to order on Wednesday,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
SOUTHERN EXPRESS DOING
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS

In the past ga days it is estimated
that over two thousand quarts of whis-
key have been delivered to the thirsty
public through the local express office
at this place. The greatest amount
has been delivered to negroes who
have blockaded the counters and the
outside of the building, rendering the
transacting of the Xmas business a
difficult one to the over-worked clerks
Most of the whiskey is coming from
New orleans and Slidell and ship
ments are the largest recorded at this
point in r-2n- years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
Ten Out of Eleuen
Home-Seekers Buy

/. With the exception of one man, the
entire party of homeseekers arriving
here Wednesday made purchases of
the Newman lands In tracts varying
from 40 to 100 acres. The man who
failed to purchase stated that he
wanted to look around awhile before
buying, but would return after a trip
to the territory adjacent to Gulfport.
In the sales. made yesterday one Wis
consin farmer bought $50 acres with
an option on like amount for the
purpose of establishing either a dairy
or cattle breeding farm. This man
is very optimistic over the future
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
negro MURDERER !.
CAPTURED HERE
Man Wanted in Smith County Con-
s. fesses.-Forger
:
:; Taken In.

Police officers f. c. Cooper and M.
o. Doherty, and J. S. Smith, the Fifth
street merchant, came to headquar-
tiers last night at o'clock with Hen
ry Whitfield, negro wanted for muir
der in Rankin county, in custody. The
arrest of the negro is an important
one and puts another feather in the
caps of the men effecting it. Whit
field is wanted for the murder Of
Celia Coleman, a negro woman he
shot about four weeks ago, and who
died few days later from the effects
of the wound. The negro confessed
to the crime in the presence of the
Officers and the News representative,
but was reticent as to the details of
the shooting.
The negro was captured on Tennes-
see street, where he had been living
since coming to Hattiesburg immed
lately after shooting the woman. He
had been working about town at diff.
ferent buildings under course of cree
tion, and at the shuttle block factory
Probably the negro would not have
talked so freely had it not been fol
the fact that Mr.. Smith, who was for
merly a citizen of Smith county. neal
the scene of the crime, knew the ne
gro and was acquainted with the de
tails of the killing. Being somewhat
possessed of the keen detective in
stinct of "Sherlocko," Mr.. Smith was
largely instrumental in the capture o
the negro.
This was not the only piece of gooC
work done by the trio yesterday. Ear
lier in the evening they had taken il
tow Anse Barber another negro
wanted for forgery in Smith county
and strange as 1t may seem, was al
eye witness to the crime for which
Whitfield is held. The negroes came
here about the same time and "liveC
neighbors to each other" When the
officers and Mr.. Smith obtained the in
formation that the negroes were il
Hattiesburg they set to work on thu
cases, with success as above stated
Whitfield and Barber both admit tha
the former shot the Coleman woman
and the latter saw the shooting, 81
there is no doubt as to Whitfield be
ing the right negro. There is lttl,
doubt If any that the Barber negro il
the one wanted for the forger,
charge, and it is reported that he il
wanted elsewhere for grand larcen,
and will be handled when The Smitl
county authorities are through will
him.
The statutory reward for the cap
ture of Whitfield is $4,000, which viii
go to the men making the arrest. TIL,
authorities in the two counties hav
been notified OF the arrests and ar,
expected to come for the prisoners.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
Game Warden Claims Z
Control of Pearl Industry

Houston, Tex, Dec. 23.-Pearls of
great purity and Of good market value
have been found in clans which
abound in Caddo lake in Marion coun-
ty, Texas. The finds were made by a
camping party enjoying a clambake,
one of the clans yielding a pearl ap-
praised by local jewellers to be worth
over $1,000.
Announcement Of the find precipi-
tated a rush of amateur pearl hunters
and the number of clans that inhab-
tied the lake was greatly reduced. So
extensive did the search become that
the state game, fish and oyster de,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
MRS. WILTSHIRE
MAY GO fREI
Yazoo Woman Accused Of Murderins
Husband May Not Be
Tried.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 23.-Mrs. Lula
Wiltshire, a farmers wife, living in
Yazoo county, may never be tried
again for completely in the murder OF
her husband. The indictment pend
ing against the woman in the circuit
court will not be resurrected at this
term of the circuit court, now in ses.
sion, and according to persistent ru-
mors it may be quashed. District
Attorney M S. Mcneil, who prose
cuted Lee Wiltshire, brother of the.
murdered man, and a negro accom-
plice, has been absent during this
term of the court. 1t is said that he
is not anxious to try the woman
again.
Since her trial at the Npreviou
term of the court, which resulted /.
a disagreement on the port of the jur
ors, Mrs. Wiltshire has been out O
bail. which was secured for her by h.
attorneys, Messrs. Barbour and Hem
of Yazoo City. She is still occupyip.
the house in which her husband VIA
| killed. She is alone with her daugh
ter, a beautiful young girl of fiftee
years, and is running the farm.
There has been no attempt on the
part of the defense to have the cas-,
tried at this term of the circuit court
Judge Henry, the presiding judge Of
the court, is the father of Attopey
Henry, who is connected with the y
fense, and for that reason he has es
cused himself. The first trial of tn
woman, which resulted in a mistria
was conducted by Judge Buckley.
The Wiltshire tragedy was one OF
the most atrocious that ever came un
der the observation of the authoritie.
of the state. 1t was brought out dur
ing the first trial that John Wiltshire
the murdered man. was the victim of q
loathsome disease, and that his wife
became infatuated with her husbands
brother, Lee. One night the farmer
was called out of his cabin and shot
to death. He accused his wife Of
concocting the plot to murder him
and with his last breath he named Lee
Wiltshire, his own brother, as the
assassin.
Lee was sentenced to serve a lif,
term on the confession of a negro
who said that Lee had threatened tc
kill him if he did not shoot John. The
negro said that he ran away at one
time after Lee had called his brothel
to the door to meet his death. Thu
second time Lee stood with a pisto
on the negro and the latter fired tn.
fatal shot. The negro declared tina
Mrs. Wiltshire was standing with he
brother-in-law when the shot wa.
fired. and that she gave him a ten
dollar gold piece for his work. TIL,
negro was sentenced to serve a Hf,
term.
The jury that tried the woman re
Gently failed to agree on a verdict be
cause, as was stated afterwards. som,
of the members were not inclined [,
believe the story of the negro. Tn,
daughter of the woman also took th,
stand in her defense and it is sal,
that she made such an impression O
the jury that none of them could max,
up their minds to separate the two.
Acting District Attorney Jacl
Thompson stated that he did nc
know if there was any action take.
by the defense looking to having tn
indictment quashed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23

ties here for successful dairy busi-
ness is very evident. He is at pres
ent operating such venture in Wis
consin and the situation there is be-
coming more crowded and congested
every year. ngn
All of the excursionists have gone
from here to Gulfport on a sightseeing
trip, and will take in the gulf coast
country before returning home. With
the unfavorable weather that has pre-
vailed here for the past week or more
1t is considered quite an achievement
to have pleased and practically sold
to all Of the party.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
CRATER GOES FREE.

Auburn, n. Y, Dec. 23.-John Poi
ter former Democratic state commiI
teeman from Oneida county, sen
fenced to serve from three to fv.
years in Aubrn prison on convictiol
in the Oneida county graft cases, wa
released on parole today and viii
spend Christmas at home, He ha
been in prison since New Years day
1910.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23

partment announced jurisdiction over
the pearl industry" and pearl hunt
ing was stopped.
The pearl hunters question the au.
thority of the state game warden over
the search and a test case Is to be
made. which If decided against the
state will let down the bars for the
opening of a new industry in Texas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
CHICAGO WHoOPS 1T UP.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-Police reserves
had to be called out in Chicago today
to handle the last minute shoppers.
who descended on the retail district
like swarm of seyen-year ,locusts on
a wheat fieldse Many, stores had to
close their doors In the faces of the
horde of would-be customers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23

The Reichstag has given the first
reading to bill appropTiating $11 .0OO,.
Geo for completing the Central Rail-
way Of German East Africa to Ujiii on
Lake Tanganyka, The road is al
ready in operation TO within is miles
of Tabora, the chief trading centre
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
4 : I. $ Z. = I. . q = I. :: Z. {. = >
+ CHINESE ROBBERS
= SECURE $s5o,ooo.

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I. Harbin, Manchuria, Dec. 23.- !:
I. A band of Chinese brigands to- 1:
{: day attacked an imperial convey 1:
:. which was en- route to Kirin with 1:
I. large amount of bullion. The 1:
I. robbers carried offs$S5O,OO0. =
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23

george Y. wins d
PRIZES ON CATTLE

the land has declared that the right
does not exist and the decision is so
Overwhelming that it covers all the
streams and lakes OF the United King
dom.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-23
JURORS NAMED
FOR NEXT COURT
List OF The Men Who Will Hear
Evidence In Circuit
Court.

The jurors selected for the four
weeks civil term of the Circuit Court
which opens the first Monday in Jan
uary are named below: