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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
PARK OFFERED
TO BAP7IS7S
Jackson Continues to Pull For a
Baptist College For Young
Ladies'.

Jackson, Miss, July S.-Mr. s. Liv-
ingston, a well-known citizen of Jack
son, owenr of the extensive Livings-
ton Park property, located in the west.
ern suburbs, has offered to donate a
tract of thirteen acres to the Baptist
church of Mississippi, providing the
denomination will establish thereon
a college for the education of young
ladies.
1t was announced several days ago
that the leaders of the Baptist church
had received an offer of this charac-
ter, but the name of the donor was not
made public. Since that time it has
teen learned that the author of the
proposed gift is Mr.. Livingston, and
the tract in question is the same that
he offered as site for the new Bel
haven College and Industrial Insti
tute, which is being built in another
part of the city.
The offer of Mr.. Livingston will. be
formally considered at the annua
meeting of the Baptist convention o
Mississippi to be held at Gulfport il
November.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08

mary hearing and were bound over to
the grand jury under $1,000 bond each.
The whole county is in state of
unrest and Starkville is full of people
standing in knots discussing the affair
It is said that eyewitness testified
that Nichols drove passengers from
the coach at the point of a pistol, and
it is rumored that federal authorities
will make investigation.
The case will be called before Judge
T. d. Carroll next September.
Excitement at StarkviiIe.
Starkville, Miss, July S.-Excdte-
ment attending the sensational cpl
sode of Thursday regarding the attack
on Senator Bilbo on the Illinois Cen
trail passenger train, has not subsided
in the least here The affair is the
subject of much comment and 1t is
feared that the worst is yet to follow.
Sympathizers of Bilbo are loud in
their denunciation of Henry's attack
and say it was unwarranted in the
manner 1t was made, while Henry's
friends say it was right and that Bill
bo received what he merited. This
evening Henry and Nichols were ar
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
Mendez Reported Killed.

Washington, July S.-Cipriano Cas-
tro the exiled president of Venezuela,
has eluded the vigilance of the ma
tions of the world and landed in his
native country in disguise at Castil.
letas, on Gejira peninsula, according
to report to the state department to-
day from Caracus confirming rumor
from there yesterday. The Venezue-
Ian government is making strenuous
efforts to cope with the situation and
Illustrate any revolutionary designs
Castro may have.
General Jorge Pello, a friend of Cas-
tro, has been arrested at Marcaibo
and others of his followers are said tc
have been imprisoned. His family is
reported to be at Cucuta
1t is supposed that the elusive vene
zuelan reached Castilletas in launch
from Santa Marta (Colombia) where
he arrived from Colon It is not
known how he reached Colon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
sPIRED TO ENTRAP AND
KILL DEWITT.
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Relatives of the Dead Man Are De-
termined to Get at the Bottom Of
the Matter and Find II Murder Was
Intended.

Ever since the death of George De-
Witt, who was killed at Clyde, Miss,
several weeks ago, while in the act of
robbing the Lamar Lumber Co.'s store.
officers have been quietly at work on
the case in an effort to get all the
circumstances in connection with the
robbery and the killing of Dewitt.
1t had been charged by the rela-
tives of Dewitt that he was entrapped
and not given a chance to surrender,
but was shot down by members Of his
own party, without moments warn
ing. These relatives have been deter
mined to get at the bottom of the
matter and If murder was indicated,
bring the guilty parties to justice,
AS result OF the work of the Off
GERS it is reported today the following
parties have been arrested and placed
in the Purvis Jail charged with mur
der: Joe Chambers, John Bounds
Avery Taylor and w. B. Taylor. Those
who have inside information concern
ing the death of Dewitt say the devel
opments will be sensational when the
accused are brought to trial. Cour'
will convene at Purvis very soon ant
should the cases come to trial, Il
should not be long until the whole his
tory of the robbery, killing and alleged
confessions will be known.
It is stated that Avery Taylor, one
of the accused was in the building
with Dewitt and fred the first shot
that took effect in DeWitt's body. The
statement is also made that Dewitt
had a considerable sum of paper mon
ey on his person the day of the rob
berry and only a small amount ot
change was found in his pockets after
his death. The alleged confession
made by Dewitt, before his death, Ii
also contradicted and the statement
made that one of the men charged
with murder was responsible for the
confession:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
FOUND DEAD BY SAFE.

Cincinnati, July S.-Giles S. Lewis,
secretary of the Newton Tea Co., of
this city, was found dead In his office
at ] o'clock yesterday morning. The
safe at which he apparently had been
kneeling was open but it will require
some one familiar with the contents
of the safe to determine whether any
thing is missing. The police say Lew
is was overcome by heat while search
ing for records in the safe. No marks
of violence were found upon the body.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
Had 1876 Passengers.

San Francisco, July. s.-The steam
er Santa Rosa sailed from here at
11:20 a. m. Thursday, carrying 173
first cabin and twenty-three second
class passengers and crew of eighty
five men. John Faria, her commander,
was making his first trip as captain,
after many years service as mate.
Dense fogs are frequent In summer
along the coast of Southern California.
but navigation this year has been ex-
ceptionally free from disasters.
The Santa Rosa is an iron boat of
2417 tons, 326 feet long. and was built
in Philadelphia in 1884 for the Pacific
Steamship Company. This company
also owned the steamer Spokane.
which went on the rocks in Selmour
| Straits last week.
High Sea Ends All Chance.
The doom of the steamer was seal
ed when rising winds stirred high
sea and forced the abandonment OF
efforts to transfer the passengers to
the timber schooner "Centralia" which
with the schooner Helen P. Drew.'
which had previously tried to float the
stranded craft. Up to that time there
was no apprehension of danger.
The officers and crew Of the Santa
Rosa thought she could be floated
easily. In fact. Captain Faria an.
swered wireless questions with IL
ship was apparently lying easily
and would be fioated 81 the high a.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
KING AND QUEEN AT DUBLIN.
English Rulers cheered When Royal
Yacht Heaves Into Sight.

Dublin, Ireland, July S.-The royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, with King
George and Queen Mary and the
Prince of Wales and Princess Mary on
board, anchored in Kinston harbor at
o'clock yesterday evening. Every
available point along the breakwater
and on the landing stages was crowd.
ed with cheering Dublinites, who, on
seeing the King and the Prince OF
Wales on the bridge of the yacht
hurst forth singing the national an
them. The royal party will land to-
morrow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
THE RESCUED REACH LAND IN a.
PiTIFUL PLIoHT-cREAT
SUFFERING.
DEATH LIST is UNKNOWN
Frantic Efforts neutrality-suspicious.
Thought Stranded Vessel Was in
No Danger But Swift Rising Gale
Suddenly Sealed Ships Doom.
{By Associated Press.)

Santa, Barbara, CAL, July Sin
spite of the assertions from the steam
boat company officials, the passengers
of the wrecked steamer Santa Rosa"
who arrived here today. after a thrill
ing battle with the breakers that
smashed the stranded ship, declare
that more than four persons lost their
lives. One hundred ninety-two pas
sengers are all that Is accounted for
out of the two hundred on the ship.
The rescued passengers assert that
some of the missing undoubtedly went
down to death when the surf battered
the life RATS to pieces. The known
dead are e. Heuzon, second officer;
Fred Johnson, John Psiffer, and q. W..
Jebson, seamen 4.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08

Santa Barbara, July 8.-The relief
train bearing rescued passengers from
the wrecked steamship, Santa Rosa
arrived here this morning and dis
charged a pitiful freight of hysterical
women and half clad shivering men.
Suffering and privation was written
plainly on the faces of all and 1t will
be weeks before some of the victims
recover. All had been drenched to the
skin in coming ashore in the breeche's
bouy in the high surf and none had
eaten anything since noon yesterday.
except -hasty lunch and cup of ccf-
fee provided by sympathetic farmers
who thronged the beach when the
vessel began to break up. Half doz-
en- passengers had been carried from
the train on strechers.
No one will be able to tell accurate
ly for some time how many lives were
lost. One survivor insists that he
saw a woman swept from a raft and
drowned. They say many more mighk
have perished in the numerous upseta
that marked the journeys of the life
RATS to the shore.
That Mrs. E. X. Ross, of San Fran
cisco and her son reached the shore
alive is due to the heroism of an un-
known passenger who grasped them
as they we're sinking for the third
time and swan through the breakers
to safety. There were probably eight
lives lost in all. One passenger said
two boats were capsized. one from the
steamship Helen p. Drew" which
stood by all day waiting for chance
to help us get ashore.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
TENNESSEE soLoNs ADJOURN.

Nashville, Tenn, July S.-The fifty
seventh assembly, the most tempestu-
GUS Legislature Tennessee has ever
had, adjourned early yesterday after
noon. One of the closing incidents in
the House was the denunciation OF
Senator John l. Cox of Sullivan county
by Representative Miller of Shelby
growing out of conflicting statements
between the two as to Cox's part ir
the attempted appropriation of $500 ex
pense money to each member.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
DONKEY AND ELEPHANT
RACE TO WASHINGTON

New York, July S.-A donkey and an
elephant started from Coney Island
tonight in a race for the White House,
intended to forecast to the world gen.
orally the result of the election in
1912. Seeral hundred followers of De
mocracy are pinning their faith to the
donkey while the elephant has no few
er well wishers from the Republican
camp The trail leads through Tren-
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
FIRST BApTISTS IN
THE SOUTHERN STATES

The first BAPTIST church in the South
was contituted in South Carolina In
1882. The first established in North
Carolina was in 1643, in Virginia 1771,
in Tennessee 177O, in Georgia 1774, in
Mississippi 1880, in Kentucky 1851, in
Alabama 1903, in Florida 1888. In
1762, when the great Baptist persecu'
ton began in Virginia, there were
only 5000 Baptists in the whole
country. In "a years they had in
creased to $4,000. In 1890 there were
so 900, in 1912 l75,oOO and in 1858
l5S,7G5. Today there are in the South
alone 5,3O1 .166. Calvary Study, New
York. Alabama Baptist
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
PEOPLE ARE STEADILY
DESERVING COUNTRY

Washington. July s.-The people Of
the United States are steadily desert
ing the country and the farm for the
turmoil and delights of the city and
town, according to statistics made
public by the Census Bureau. During
the past ten years the percentage of
people living in cities of more than q
500 inhabitants increased from 40.5
to 46.s. Twenty years ago only ss.1
per cent lived in such incorporated
places. In 1910 1888. or 46.s per
cent of the total, lived in urban ter
ritory, aud 4s.s4s,sss, or 5s.7 per cent
: 2 y''re' territory, according to the re
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08

identified with land business in Lake
to taking the management of the Or
ange Land Company. Mr.. Foster was
connected with the j. B. Watkins
land interests here. The Orange Land
Company has practically closed out its
holdings.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
Slight Change FOR THE
BETTER Shown BY B|LbO
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
FELT IN HUNGARY
(By Associated PresS.)

Budapest, Hungary, July S.-Two
earthquake shocks were felt early this
morning IN KecsKemt, thirty miles
distant from here. A panic followed,
the inhabitants rushing into the
streets and assembling in the squares.
Hundreds of chimneys overturned and
the town hall and other buildings
were damaged.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
MRS. J. S. BUTLER DEAD.

New York, July 8.Without recover
ing consciousness, Mrs. James S. But
Ter of New Orleans, wife of wealthy
cotton planter. died today in the New
York hospital, following a stroke OF
apoplexy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
HORRIBLE FATE of Big
Liner and PASSENGERS
FRANCE SUFFERING
FROM HEAT WAVE
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, July S.-France is suffering
from a heat wave more intense than
the country has experienced since
1900. Today's temperature in the
shade was slightly above ninety, with
but little humidity and breezeless
atmosphere. There were number
of prostrations and one death in the
city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
SENATOR WILLIAMS BUYS
HOME IN WASHINGTON

Washington, July S.-Senator John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi has
purchased a home at 1907 Sixteenth
street, between @ and R streets, North.
west. Although Senator Williams
paid more than $4,000 for his home,
he has, in the opinion of the leading
real estate men of Washington, made
a most fortunate purchase.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
REVISION OF COTTON
RATES MAY Be MADE

New York, July S.-Without recover
revision OF cotton tariffs affecting all
points on the Illinois Central railroad
from Memphis to New Orleans was
the subject of melting here yester-
day of President w. B. Thompson OF
the cotton exchange and rate officials
of the railroad The conference is a
result of plan started by the cotton
exchange officials to generally reduc,
cotton handling charges with view
of making this city a cheaper cottcr
exporting port, and the diverting oi
shipments now going through Charles
ton, Savannah and Brunswick, billie;
from Memphis. Tho r3eeting was be
hind closed door
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
Educational Mass Meeting
On Next tuesday, Euening

citizens of Hattiesburg at the court
house next Tuesday evening, July IL,
at $3.50 o'clock. At this meeting it
will be decided what course shall be
pursued in regard to the enterprise
Everyone interested in this movement
is urged to be present"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
MEAT WILL NOT GO
ON THE FREE LIST.
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington, July S.-The Senate to-
day defeated by a vote of fourteen to
thirty-two the Cummins amendment
to the Canadian reciprocity bill to add
meats to the free list
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
BEN M. FOSTER WILL
MOVE TO HATTIEseuRe.

Lake Charles, La, July s.--Ben M.
Toster. of the Orange Land Company,
has severed his connection herewith
and will Immediately remove to Hat
.iesburg (Miss.), where he will take
"p the management Of 'se, ,'vs''r''s
Bodgett Land Company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
The Registered Vote,s
In Forrest County 3,6O7

AS far as registering in order to vote
in the August primaries is concerned,
the books were closed yesterday. The
poll tax, of course, must have been
paid on or before the first of Feb
ruary and all other taxes, for which
the elector is liable, but in case of
those who are not liable, the payment
is matter of no moment.
The number registered in this coun-
ty in the various voting precincts is as
follows:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
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jackson, Miss, July S.-On Apr
5th, 1911, T. c. Lowrey, of Blue Noun
tain College, gave out a sworn state
ment as to the offensive language used
by Blbo in his speech at Blue Moun-
tain in reference to J. J. Henry.
Mr. Lowrey says: There were
about dozen ladies present and oc-
cupying front seats upon that occa-
sion, their presence was recognized
by Bilio and every one of them left
the hall Just after the language used
bv Bilho about Mr.. Henry The Ian
guage was so unclean as to justify any
lady in being insulted at its use in
her presence and, | think, 1t would
have been hard to get jury that
would not have cleared the father,
brother or husband of any lady pres
.ent if he had shot the speaker down
on the spot
The language attributed to Bilbo
will not permit of publication
eiIbo Improving.
Doctor Crisler states that Senator
Bilbo is resting fairly well after a
very lad night The patient com
rlained Of headache throughout yes
terday. and was troubled with nausea
enopdjng blood frequently Tom his
nostrls. The physicians gave out the
following statement:
senator Bnbo had a fairly restless
night Nausea continued Throughout
tba day and he complained of head
ache The patient developed some
tamperature during the day. While
his conditions is not alarming still we
thirk that he bears close watching
HE conditions is such that | have
rept al visitors away from him today
We are inclined to think that he VIII
continue to improve from now on ano
helieye that nausea and ill effects VII
mass away tomorrow
Tho only persons to see Senator bil
ho TODAY were his wife and thre'
hrothers who came up from thei'
home in Poplarville. The family re
NAMED with him a good portion of th'
day.
nr crisler stated that he considered
.hrosion on the forehead as th'
most painful of the wounds, The rlgn
o,e was swollen to a greater exteh
mic morning, but the vision has no
,oon imraired. The forehead woun'
:, doom according to the physicians
but not large .
The patient is given the treatmeh
usually resorteu " III
slon-rest and quiet
Men Held for Grand Jury
Meridian. Miss, July 81 D. Her
=, claim agent of the New Orleans
Mobile and Chicago railroad VINO as
.arlted state Senator Bilbo at stars
vile. and J. G. Nichols who 1t
alo,med held revolver on Biipo an
n nossengers of an Illinois Contra
,ro,n Thursday morning. were given
n,o,iminary hearing before Justlc
=, tho peace Friday morning on an a
Gdavit sworn out by County AUTO Al,orne ne
n sanders, charging assault an
NTH intent to kill ana mul
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08
CASTRO Lands
IN VENEZUELA
The Exiled President At Last EIudes
The Vigilance Of the Whole
World.
(By Associated PreSs.)

(By Associated PreSs.)
Willemsteadt, Curaco, July 8.-The
Venezuelan Government has positive
news that Cipriano Castro, exiled pres
ident of Venezuela, has landed on the
western coast of Vnezuela and has a
following of one thousand men.
Mendez Reported Killed.
WSlemstadt, July 8.-Rumors reach
ed here this afternoon that Gumers-
indo Mendez, president of the state
of Seulia, Venezuela, was killed by a
bomb.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-08

Bodgett Land Company,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-12
RECOMMENDS
BUILDING OF
MORE LADDERS

When the new fish commission as
sumes its duties on May 20, the date
when the law creating it goes into
effect, Master Fish Warden Clanton
will recommend to It that additional
fish ladders be built at the larger
dams In most of the streams in the
state.
Under the law the state can COM
pei those maintaining dams in the
various streams to build but one fish
ladder. Master Fish Warden Clam
ton has been making an investiga-
ton of the dams and has Just re-
turned from such an investigation in
Eastern Oregon. His Investigations
have convinced him that but one fish
ladder at the large dams Is not suffi-
cient and will ask for additional lad
ders where there is but now one
maintained.
He will be supported in his recon-
mendation by Governor West.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-12
The LATEST
STREET CAR
Time TABLE
SERVICE TO SALEM HEIGHTS
BEGAN THIS MORNINGACARS
LEAVE STATE STREET ON THE
HOURS AND QUARTERRS

The new time card OF the local
street car company, effective today,
and which takes in the extension
south of the city limits, was issued
yesterday. The first car going north
leaves State street at 6:0S1s a. m.
and the second at 6:231a a. M, and
a 15-mniute schedule is followed
thereafter. The last car going
uorth leaves State street at 11:23b
p. m, and is due at the fair grounds
end Of the line at 11:341s p. m. and
then comes south to the barn The
last car going south leaves State
street at 11:34h p. m, and then
comes north to the barn. After leav-
ing the city limits at Hoyt street,
cars will stop at McGilchrist, Omart,
Waters, Mooney Jefferson, Lantz,
Brady and Salem Heights
The late hour of leaving for Salem
Heights will give theater-goers plen-
ty of time to catch the last car.
The first car south leaves State
street at a. m, the second at els,
and then car leaves every 10 min
utes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-12
SHOULD GIVE
A LIBERAL
PATRONAGE.

To the Citizens of Salem Heights
and Liberty Districts:
Now, that the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company has seen fit
CATER more than a years continu-
GUS promises) to give us street car
service over what is known as the Sa-
lem Heights extension, while the com
pany has fallen far short of promises
made, yet / as one feel we, as citi-
zens, are under obligations to it, es-
pecially to the extent that we pat
ronize it to the fullest extent. I am
well aware great many citizens of
both Salem Heights and Liberty have
long ago become completely dis
gusted, that we have not been grant
ed this service months ago, as prom
ised, and have intimated we were
under no obligations to patronize it
in case it gave us service. While |
am very frank to admit this, I surely
think we were entitled to this SER
vice months ago, when, apparently, it
would have been so easily granted,
and the great inconvenience we have
labored under in having to trail
along Though mud and slush to the
city limits in order to catch a car,
when the equipment was complete
all along this extension, but now it is
our duty to make an extra effort
(every one of us) to help, by our pat
ronage, to make it a paying PROPOSE
tion to them. Whether it is a or a
10-cent fare matters nDt to me, for
consider there isn't. a property own
er living in the Salem Heights or Lib |
erty districts but can afford to pay a |
10-cent fare at least for time, until |
properly adjust themselves, !
think surely il every citizen would
realize what a wonderful benefit this
service is going to be to all Of us.
they surely would use their utmost
influence in behalf Of this extension.
consider nothing could have been
done that will be more beneficial to
th'ese communities in the way of
speedy building up and marked in
,rease in values, to say nothing
about the convenience of being able
10 ride to and from the city, the finan
,lal benefit to every citizen, they can
we'll afford TO pay the 10-cent fare.
Let us Unanimously stand by the P.
H. l. 4 p. Co., and willingly and
iberally pay the 10-cent fare, as we
agreed to, and by so doing show, by
,ur own patronage, that we appreci-
lte this service, and I am sure it will
)e but a short time until our ad-
'aneement will be so great that the
proposition of a or 10-cent fare
will adjust itself, and neither us, as
'itizens, or the P. r., L. G P. Co. will
AVE cause to regret this move.
< ''D' ~'' H. w. SMITH,
Salem Heights