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' 3 4 1 ^TTIESBURG DAILY EWS • "ij FT. NO. 142. PRICE FIVE CENTS HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19. 1907. 'EDDY HAS SHOT ...NOT THE CHUTES-BUT BIG GRIZZLY BEAR o Daily News Special. New Orleans, October 18.—Louis iana's proud name has been saved. Teddy has shot—not the chutes— but a "great big grizzly bear," not a Teddy bear. Read this:: : ::shr shr Read this: "Stamboul, La., October 18. John Presl M,- Parker, New Orleans, La.: ^lent killed great big bear; went into the thicket for him. "LEO SHIELDS." When this telegram came in this morning Mr. Parker almost danced with joy, it was only his dignity that held him in sway. There is rejoicing in all corners of the Pelican State. When the big bear . consented to sacrifice his life for the honor of the state, he set himself down as a hero of the nation, honor to him! Bruin is gone, and his family may grieve. Dr. Long may sit back in his easy chair in New York and ask: "Who,is a nature fakir?" but Louisiana and the United States in general are in the throes of enjoy ment. East Carroll Parish has sustained A^Mks reputation as a bear center. ^Upnoekers must trail with downcast eyes to a thicket more dense than that in which bruin was found. All All BEA8T BIG FEMALE. News Confirmed But Details Not Known. Stamboul, La., October 18.—The President killed a bear late yesterday afternoon. Few details of the President's bear killing are known except that It took place late yesterday afternoon after he and the other hunters with him had followed the dogs in the chase through the jungles for four hours. The beast was a female of the black variety, and was beyond the average size. The fact that she was secured at all is attributed to the staying qual ities of the new dogs. The news was brought in by a courier, who arrived from Bear Lake this morning. The \ exploit has given heart to the camp, and the hunters are now working with renewed vigor in the hope of making a brilliant finish. T r KILLED AT GIN PLANT. Daily News Special. Ellisville, Miss., October 18.—A son of John Price, aged 21 year®, was killed yesterday at Rogers & Jordan's gin, about six miles from here. He got his arm caught in the gin and was very badly cut and died at 1:30. RACING PROGRAM FOR STATE FAIR •ffttHtfEATURE Daily News Special, i' Jackson, Miss., October 18.—The I exposition management have taken more pains thua usual this year to de velop the races, which have been a feature of the exposition for the past two years. The purses are larger and there are more purses, too, than usual and a greater variety of races. Some of the best horses in the south will he on hand and are already booked. The fields will be full in every race and there is nothing on the card that lot possess some peculiar inter E'here will be one week of racing l the exposition. \ .<4 dot TILL FAR FROM SETTLEMENT Associated Press. Chicago, October 18.—The Illinois Jentral stockholders meeting was igatn postponed until 2:30 tomorrow Lfternoon. No action of any kind was ■tkms on account of the inability of Le^knmittee on proxies to complete ^ stockholders met this af K. committee had only he letter "H," and this does le proxies from abroad. 4 ❖ MOSQUITOS KILL ❖ 250,000 PEOPLE A YEAR. ❖ •> < * ❖ ❖ Associated Press. ❖ New York, October 18.—"There ❖ <• are 250,000 deaths annually as ❖ ❖ the result of mosquito bites," said <• •> Dr. Edward A. Ayers, a member •> •> of the faculty of the New York •> •> Polyclinic, at a meeting in the ❖ ❖ the New York Academy of Medi- ❖ ❖ cine. ❖ Dr. Ayres furnished astonishing ❖ •> figures in his lecture on the <• •> mosquito as a sanitary problem." <• <• He said five diseases were direct- ❖ ❖ ly traceable to the bite of the in- ■> •> sect. They are malaria, yellow- <• ❖ fever, bero beri, dengue and flla <• ❖ riaBis. ❖ * NEW MINISTERS GIVEN LICENSES BY METHODISTS Daily News Special. Jackson, Miss., October 18.—The ad interim license committee of the Jackson district conference of the Methodist Church met here yesterday and granted license to preach to Prof. R. K. Jayne, of Jackson, and Mr. Ar thus G. Hall, of Terry. The committee is composed of Dr. A. F. Watkins, presiding elder; Dr. W. H. LaPrade and Rev. Charles W. Crlsler, of this city; Rev. C. F. Emery, of Brandon, and Rev. M. D. Sharbor ough, of Madison Station. The body is delegated with power to grant li cense between district conference ses sions. Mr. Jayne Is a member of one of the oldest and best known families in the state. Although a layman, he has been an active and prominent worker in the church for many years, and will be a valuable addition to the Metho dist clergy. Mr. Hall is a native of Hinds County, and both of the li censes will be assigned to pastoral charges at the Mississippi conference session which will be hel(J in this city in December. FRIGHTENED BY SISTER GIRL BREAKS HER'NECK. Associated Press. Ashland, Ky., October 18.—Fright ened by her sister, who was wrapped In a sheet and playing ghost, Clara Osgood leaped from a second story window at her home, near Reedville, and was instantly killed, her neck be ig broken by the fall. The sister, An nie Osgood, is prostrated with grief and is being watched for fear she will take her life. <• •:* •> *y •> •> <• •> •> DISLOCATION OF ' THE EARTHQUAKE. ❖ •i* «• FO ♦ ♦ ♦ ❖ •j. Associated Press. •> Berkeley, Cal., October 18.— <• •> Prof. A. E. Clushner, of the Uni- •> •> versity of California, .announced ❖ ❖ last night that the center of the ❖ ❖ earthquake disturbance felt on ❖ ❖ the Pacific coast Wednesday ❖ ❖ and probably the same one regls- ❖ tered in Washington, D. C., ❖ •> was about 1,000 miles south of <• ❖ Berkely in mid-ocean, proba- ❖ •> ably between the Hawaiian •> ❖ islands and the south coast of •> •> Mexico. ❖ •> •> •> •> ♦ ♦ <• •> •> •!' ♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ It was officially announced this evening that John J. Mitchell, presi dent of the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, is Harriman's candi date for the directorship now held by Fish. Lillian Russell, who says divorce is the great an blessing is, of course, speak a consumer. Louisville Courier-Journal: esDjwm 1* i |gMM MMMjj 1.1 - r ,■ --sy t;£"J : I ' : '; !;£ " M WM ?s - If 1 mm PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. The president's trip through the Mississippi valley was one of the most notable ever undertaken by a chief magistrate. He was caught by a snapshot ns he was lifting his hat to say goodby to his friends on his departure into the Louisiana canebrakes after l>ears. Above this picture is one showing a group of the western governors who were with him during the Mississippi tour. In cluded in it are Governors Hocb of Kansas and Davidson of Wisconsin. Jackson Odd Fellows Make Liberal Contributions for the New Home at Hattiesburg Jackson, Miss., October 18.—Hon. Jos. Hirsh, of Vicksburg, was here last night according to schedule, and addressed a large crowd at Odd Fel lows' Hall in the interest of the Odd Fellows' home to be established in Hattiesburg as soon as the neces sary money can be raised. Mr. Hirsh delivered a most enter taining address, and those who were so fortunate as to hear him were so impressed with his talk and the object for which it was delivered that they took up a collection at the conclusion of the address, Secretary Hemingway announcing afterwards that $250 had been raised. Most of the spot sub scriptions were for $10 or more. The Jackson lodge has been asked to raise $1,000 of the $2,000 necessary to build and endow the home, and the members have no fear of not being able to raise that amount in a short while. STREET CARS COLLIDE; SIX MEN ARE KILLED Associated Press. Chattanooga, Tenn., October 18.— Six persons were killed, ten are in the hospital and a score of others, more or less, were badly injured in a head on collision between two street cars on the Sherman Heights line near the city limits early today. The killed: Edward Parker, motorman. Will Pennington, motorman. 66,072 ILLITERATES IN STATE OF ALABAMA , SAYS " THIS MONTGOMERY STORY Daily News Special. Montgomery, Ala., having been decided that compulsory education would be included in the call for an extra session of the legis lature, William F. Fegin, chief clerk to the state superintendent of education, has gathered some interesting figures on the subject. Included in the figures thus looked up are the following facts: According to the 1900 census, the number of illiterate children between 10 and 14 years of age In the United States was 579,947, and of this num ber Alabama had 66,072 or over 11 per cent. October 18.—It Also, according to the census 1900, the number of illiterates 10 years of age and above was 6,246,857, and of this number Alabama had 443,590, or over 7 per cent. of The people of Hattiesburg have do nated a site of fifteen acres and a cash contribution of $8,000, $9,000 has been raised from other sources, and there now remains but $9,000 to raise. Jackson has about 120 .members in good standing, and a committee of five was appointed iast night to go among them and secure the remainder of the money. The committee consists of Messrs. Wm. Hemingway, chairman; L. F. Chiles, W. H. Gibbs, Max Kahn and J. Hunter Taylor It is likely they will arrange with the Rebecca lodge and the encamp ment to raise money in some other way than by direct subscriptions. This may include some entertainments, in which case the Jackson public may look for something good in that line as the Odd Fellows do not do things by halves. They go the whole hog or most of him. William E. Smith, butcher. Three unidentified negroes. The incoming car was heavily load ed with passengers en route down town to go to work and most of the killed was on this car. Both motormen, Parker and Pen nington, were killed instantly, the oth ers died within an hour after the ac cident. A confusion of signals is believed to be the cause of the accident. There are nine states in the Union that have no compulsory attendance law, and they are as follows: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississip pi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Tennessee has a law, but it affects only two counties in the state. In the following states public mon eys may be withheld for non-enforce ment of the attendance, law: New York Massachusetts. Pennsylvania, Wash ington and Rhode Island. Even the Islands of Hawaii and Por to Rico have compulsory education laws. Chattanooga News: John D. Rocke feller says that we "must walk in the light." And He did not have reference to the electric light, either. l TAKES NOTICE Alliance Between the Independence League and Republicans is the General Topic at Washington. THIRD TERM TALK IS NOW RELEGATED TO SECOND PLACE Washington, October 18.—Possibly ! the most discussed political topic in Washington at present is the alliance between the Independence league and the Republicans of New York City. It is quite a relief for politicians to have something else to talk about other than the Roosevelt third term move ment and Bryan's claims upon the Democratic nomination. Mr. Hearst is very close to Washing ton. When he was a young man his father was in the senate, and after wards his mother for a number of years occupied a handsome residence here and was prominent in philanthro pic work. Mr. Harst has served two terms in congress and during that time introduced a number of measures which attracted a great deal of atten tion even outside of his own chain of newspapers. His campaigns for mayor of New York City and governor of New York state and for the Democratic nomina tion in 1904 have tended to keep him prominently before the public gener ally and especially in Washington, which, after all, is the political center. Having so bitterly opposed Mr. Hearst in the mayoralty and guberna torial campaigns, the alliance of the New York Republicans with his league to fight Tammany is not regarded with satisfaction by old line Republi cans from other states. It is admitted that without such fusion there would be no hope of Republican victory but there are Republicans who believe that the future standing of the party in New York City will be impaired by Independent Organization May Nomin ate Hearst First in the Hope That the Democracy May Be Forced to Recognize His Claims. Daily News Special this move. On the other hand the fact that Mr. Hearst is not a candidate himself and that while the Independence League was started by him is presumably largely supported by him, yet it is not altogether a one man organization, serves to take away the sting. For some time It has been believed that Mr. Hearst would be a candidate for the presidency next year. Whether this will be brought about, by a nom ination on the part of the Independence league prior to the meeting of the Democratic convention, or whether he will content himself by merely making a showing of strength in the conven tion itself, will doubtless depend upon circumstances. It is regarded as not unlikely that should Mr. Bryan insist on being a candidate, Mr. Hearst will merely make such a show of strength as to leave him the logical candidate in 1912 and then turn in and loyally suit port Mr. Bryan in what most politi cians believe will be a losing fight. Mr. Hearst is yet a very young man to aspire to the presidency. He has amply demonstrated that he is a good business man and a first class politi cian. railroads and municipal ownership are some what in advance of those of either of the two great parties, but the claim that much legislation recently enacted and now proposed is along lines laid down by Mr. Hearst in his newspapers and speeches is not with out considerable foundation. a Perhaps his ideas on trusts, Eddie Cole is Again at Large Atlanta, October 18.—Eddie Cole, said to be the famous pickpocket who was caught following President Roose velt on his Southern tour several years ago, and who was captured with nine other pickpocket* in Vsldosta, Ga., nearly two year* ago, is again at arge. He escaped from the jail at Pittsburg, Ga., today and rewards have been offt He has served I for his capture. 'ftrioUH terms in NUDE AND DEMENTED NEGRO RESIDENTS OF HATTIESBURG o ••• .% a •*« #J. .% BRITISH MONARCHS ❖ TO VISIT AMERICA. ♦ A Associated Press. Ottawa, Ont., October 18.— ❖ Governor General Grey has un •> officially announced that mem- * ❖ bers of the royal family will visit •> Canada in connection with the •> centenary of the landing of ❖ Champlain. Whether it will be ❖ the king and queen or the Prince ❖ and Princess of Wales, he did •> not disclose, but the impression ❖ was created in the minds of those ❖ who heard his remark that it is ❖ to be the king end queen .;. ... 4 RAILROAD MAY LEAVE JACKSON IN THE LURCH Daily News Special. Jackson. October 18. tory conclusion has been reached be tween the citizens and the promoters of the New Orleans and Great North -No satisfac ern Railroad as to the right of way The into Jackson from the south, matter stands practically as it has since the visit of President Goodyear and seveAl other officials several weeks ago. The railroad people contend that the price asked for the land in the south ern suburbs, and which was awarded by an eminent domain jury several months ago, is exorbitant and flatliy refuse to build their road over that route unless the price is reduced something like one-half, while the owners of much of the land stand firm for the price awarded, some of them contending that it is dirt cheap for it and blaming the eminent do main jury for not making it more. It Is understood that a corps of sur veyors are to be here in a few days to survey a new right of way a little further over to the east, in the hope of getting a right of way near the old route at a lower cost. Two things are evident as to the in tentions of th oefficials of the road They desire to get in over what is known as the Commerce street route, and they will not pay the price asked for the land. They do not want to come in over the line of another road, nor do they relish the idea of taking a route to the west of the other roads, but one or the other of these plans will be adopted unless they can get In on the east side for less money than the $20,000 demanded for the right of way under the present survey. Florida Troops in Railroad Wreck Pensacola. Fla.. October 18.—The breaking of a flange on the wheel of a baggage car of the first section of five trains bringing Florida troops to the annual encampment at the army forti fications here caused a serious wreck on the Louisville and Nashville Rail road today. Few were injured and none killed. The other trains de toured around the wreck. HAGUE CONGRESS ADJOURNS; HOMAGE PAID TO ROOSEVELT Associated Press. The Hague, October 18.—After the heads of the delegation to the Inter national Peace conference had signed the final acts of the conference, Pres ident Melidoff said in closing his speech: "At one of the recent sit tings of this body thanks were ex pressed to the august initiator of this conference, His Majesty, the Emperor of Russia, and I now hope that you Citizens Chased Him Into the Woods North of the City Before the Arrival of an Officer. RESISTED ARREST AND WAS WOUNDED IN THE SCUFFLE Injuries Are Not SerWOs—Now Lodged in the County Jail, but Re fuses to Talk—It is BelievedThat He Was Crazed by Cocaine.' Considerable excitement was cre ated along the Gulf and Ship Island Railway in the northern part of the city late v. - ■: '-(lay afternoon by a young neg> too nea> whi. was getting entirely '!• n tr,re i.o be within the Having divested saunter ing around among :' - residences in that section of the city, of the vicinity called for the police and Mr. A. H. Inneraritv respoi ied Upon arrival, he found- that quite a party of citizens had chased the coon into the nearby woods and were en deavoring to capture him. When the party located the coon and made an effort to arrest him he resist ed and in the scuffle that ensued be tween himself and Mr. Broom a shot gun loaded with small shot was dis charged, the load taking effect in the negro's lower limbs, after which he meekly surrendered. '■T'jKfi Vr t'j'jiM He had removed his clothing near. ^ the spot where he was raptured and Mr. Innerarity sent for them, made him make himself presentable to the jailer and brought him in and lodged him in the county jail. The negro is about 22 years of age and has re sided in and around lEatjiesburg for some time. " IS "> • After being placed in jail his wounds were examined by a physician who declared them of little consequence, the shot having barely penetrated the skin. Jailer Rawls says that since the negro has been locked up he has not uttered a word, but continues to mum ble and refused to partake of his sup per. limits of decern-v. himself of all croiliing, he w< vhen citizens • . While there are those who think the negro is crazy the general opinion is (hat he had partaken of too much co caine or other "dope" and that as soon as he sleeps his "dreams" away he will be willing to retain his clotthing and will have received a lasting lesson against the^use of cocaine, j * NEW ORLEANS DOCK STRIKE NOW SETTLED Associated Press. New Orlaens, October 18.—Both sides to the levee strike controversy, effecting 10,000 cotton handlers, to day agreed to arbitrate their differ ences, and pending a decision of the arbitration committee, the men agreed to return to work. Times-Union: has forgiven Hearst. beautiful spirit. Florida Roosevelt This shows a will render homage to guished President of States, who first proposed this sec ond conference by authorizing me to send the following telegram: I gates to the second peace conference having finished their work, and re membering with gratitude the propo sitions made for its convocation by the President of the United States, we present you our respectful hom age.' " the diHiiu United^ the Dele -■i