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VOL. II. NO 9
HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY 28. 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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AT CITY HALL
Lively Discussion Over the Question
of An Executive Committee
For the City.
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Contending Forces Finally Accepted
a Compromise Raising the Commit
tee Number to Nine—Names of the
Committeemen.
Something like 100 citizens attend
ed the city mass meeting called at the
city hall by Chairman W. M. Conner,
of the city-executive committee, at 10
y o'clock this morning.
The meeting.' for some time, didn't
know "inhere it was at." There were
numerous conflicting opinions even,
among the best lawyers present, but
the majority seemed to think that the
meeting had no power whatever to
<e1ect a n»\y committee as the statutes
provide that executive committees
shall be elected at the same time that
the other "city officers are elected and
that they shall be voted for in the reg
ular party primary. It was argued
"by some that the city was without an
■executive committee, Mr. J. C. Barks
dale being strong in this view of the
situation.
Chairman Conner sale he had held
the position as long as he waited to
and that he supposed he had aireau. v
:gotten what honor went with the place.
"'And all the cussing, too," Said a
voice in the audience.
Mr. John R. Talley was called on to
•give his opinion and spoke two or
three times on the matter by request.
He said there was some doubt about
the matter and he would not like to
give an off-hand opinion.
Senator Hall favored the election
of an entirely new committee and
made a motion to this effect.
Dr. Donald said that he thought It
would be a great mistake and violation
of the law to elect a new committee.
Several others spoke on the ques
tion and the difficulty seemed great
until Mr. Talley made a motion to
amend the motion offered by Senator
Hall, which amendment was to the ef
fect that all the old members be re
tained, except where there was a va
cancy, In which event the old members
should fill the vacancy, and (hat the
other four members that the city was
entitled to under the new law be se
lected at once by vote—one from each
ward.
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After some discussion, the amend
ment offered by Mr. Talley was car
ried and nominations for one member
of the committee from each ward was
called for. The vote stood as follows:
Ward 1—A. H. McSwain 43, J. F.
Mfmre 36.
Ward 2—Dr. P. A. Carter 40, D.
F. Sullivan 0 ,i L. Kearney 13.
Ward 3—A. F. James 25, A. D.
Draughn 29, George Komp 8.
Ward 4—R. F. Kennedy ■*?, S L
He'delberg 36.
As now constituted the committee
stands: W. M. Conner, chairman; F.
F Phillips, D. G. McLaurln, W. L.
Pack, R. F. Kennedy, A. H.-McSwaln,
Dr. P. A. Carter and A. D. Draughn,
with one member of the old committee
whose identity Is unknown.
The coming election for city officers
will also vote for members of the city
executive committee.
Mr. Talley'B solution of the question
was generally conceded to be a happy
one.
RAILROAD MEN
OUT ON STRIKE
Hearst News Service.
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employes on the Missouri'Pacific and
Iron Mountain Railroads went
strike today. The men say the
panies violated contracts by substi
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MAYOR JOHNSON OF CLEVELAND AND SCENES IN THE STREET CAR STRIKE IN THAT CITY.
Violence marked the street car strike In Cleveland from Its very beginning,
and trees were cut and throwu across the tracks in the outskirts of the city.
proclamation instructing the chief of police to use all the force at his comm.nd to restore order,
pressed into service, and police escorts were provided or all cars that were operated in the riot districts
Wires were cut in many localities
Mayor Johnson promptly Issued a
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Daily News Special.
Jackson, May 28.—The big educa
tional conference which was decided
upon at the recent meeting of the
State Teachers' association, but the
date for which Was 1° be decided upon
at a later time by a committee com
posed of Prof. J. N. . Powers, state
superintendent of education, and Prof.
T. P. Scott, president of the associ
ation, will probably be held beginning
Tuesday, July 7. At least that is the
date Prof. Powers has in mind now as
probably the most satisfactory time,
although no definite announcement has
been made.
In addition to other prominent ed
ucators of the state, the heads of all
the denominational schools and col
leges in the state are to be invited to
participate in this big meeting, regard
less of their denomination, and every
man interested in education will be
welcomed at the meeting.
Prof. Powers has been too busy with
SUPREME COURT REFUSES
TO GRANT SUPERSEDEAS
Dally News Special.
Jackson, Miss., May 28.*—The su
preme court today refused to grant
the supersedeas applied for in the
levee board depository case and the.
case must now be tried on its merits ]
next week.
Under a recent ruling of the
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torney general, the funds may bo 1
loaned out at interest, although no spe-1
clflc law to this effect has been passed,
The state Repository commission has I
EARTHQUAKE
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City of Raggio in Calambria is
Said to Have Been Entirely
Demolished.
Hearst News Service.
Rome, Italy, May 28.—A violent
earthquake visited Raggio, Calambria,
early today. It is said that the -en
tire city has been destroyed and that
hundreds of people have perished. De
tailed news from the scene is lack
ing.
Tt is hard for a woman to admit that
a man may be a hero without having
rescued a woman.
commencement addresses lately to do
much of anything else, but in a few
days this strenuous speechmaking will
be over with and after spending a
short while catching up with the work
in his office he will get out on an ed
ucational tour of the state.
About June 10th he will start out
through the coast counties in the inter
est of an extension of the school term.
He will preach extension almost from
the tree tops, and advocate the raising
of additional funds for the purpose by
local taxation.
Some very favorable laws on this
subject were passed at the recent ses
sion of the legislature, and Supt. Pow
ers will urge the taking advantage of
them. Almost any town can now raise
additional school money through local
taxation, and this will be urged in
every quarter.
It is learned that in Texas a similar
plan has recently been started and up
to date $20,000 has been raised for
better schools.
the state funds and banks bidding
2 1-2 per cent or more will get their pro
rata of the funds, provided their sol
vency is approved, regardless of their
] location,
changed the entire plan of letting out
I This decision greatly reduces the
number of depositories selected and
1 gives the money to the' best bidders
instead of distributing the money to
almost every county in the state as
I tended by the commission.
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IRON WORKER
COMMITS SUICIDE
Hearst News Service.
New Orleans, May 28.—John O'Neil,
iron worker, aged 60, committed sui
cide today. Sick and out of work is
given as the cause.
NO GOODBYE KISS
SHE CHOSE HEATH
Hearst News Service.
Houston, Tex., May 28,—"My hus
band would not kjss me goodbye and
I want to die" is the statement at
tributed to Mrs. Clara Wesson, who
committed suicide in this city yester
day.
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The Chicago Bond Company Wants
to Hold County to Old
Contract.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WILL BE STAND PATTERS
Board Followed Every Suggestion of
the Bond Company and Still the
Company Is Not Satisfied—What
President Pace Says.
Next Monday when the board of su
pervisors meet they will quite likely
be confronted with a somewhat pecu
liar condition of thing in the way of
securing iiiOhe.v for the construction of
the new $40,000 Jail,
The board has already given the re
quired legal notice that they will at
the next meeting of the body, take
steps to advertise a bond sale for the
amount needed.
Before doing this
they passed an order rescinding all or
dinances and orders heretofore made
in the matter, and this was intended,
and it is believed did, cancel the con
tract with John Neuveen & Co., of
Chicago, who had formerly bid off the
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PROGNOSTICATOR
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Washington, May 28.—For Missis
sippi: Fair tonight and Friday.
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Heart's Hirelings
Invade Mississippi
Daily News Special.
Jasckson, Miss., May 28.—It has be
come common rumor around the capi
tal that William Randolph Hearst,
the erstwhile New York congressman,
presidential aspirant, defeated candi
date for governor of New York and
millionaire newspaper owner, has paid
representatives in Mississippi in an
effort to boost the Independence
League.
While this work is said to be
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extensive in its scope, it is being done
very quietly if at aU, and very little
is heard of it on the streets except
among political personages of greater
or less degree.
It is a fact, however, that a great
deal of literature on the subject of the
Independence party has been circulat
ed over the state, being mailed us
bonds at par with the understanding i
that the money would be forthcoming \
and that the bonds would draw inter
est from February 1.
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But the money didn't come even at- '
ter a wait of two months.
reason and another the *
Vpy one
bond
company put off sending the
bonds to be signed. First they alleged
that a similar contract had been called
in question by one of the counties in
this state and that the same had gone
to the supreme court for adjudication,
hence their attorney had advised them
not to accept the Forrest County bonds
until a decision of the supreme court
had been had.
Then the Arm suggested that th§
entire negotiations be started anew,
and this is exactly what the board
did by taking the initiatory step in
giving notice to the taxpayers that a
bond issue would be considered at
the next term of the board.
And still the bond company ob
jected, although the.r suggestion was
carried out, to the letter by the board,
as shown by letters front the company
now on file with the board.
It is understood that the company
now contends that the original con
tract with them is still in force and is
binding on the board, notwithstand
ing the board carried out the sugges
tions of the company.
"What ' K md of g„ttie is the bodd
company trying to play " is the ques
tion that is agitating the minds of the
members.
Do they want to draw money on
bonds that were never issued?
President Pace was seen yesterday
and asked what the board was going
to do about the matter.
He gave it as his opinion that the
board would "stand pat;" that having
rescinded all former orders mat noth
ing remained for them to do, in his
opinion, but to go on with the ar
rangements for the sale; that the for
mer orders having been rescinded
and new steps taken for a new- bond
sale, that the Chicas^i Arm, if it want
ed to secure the Forrest County bonds,
would have to take its chances along
with any others desiring to bid, when
the sale is made. Asked if he thought
the Chicago firm would try to take
steps to prevent a new bond sale, Mr.
Pace said that he did not think so;
that the board had faithfully tried to
perform Its part; had followed the in
structions of the bond company while j
the latter had disappointed them. He i
thought a new bond sale was a cer
It appears as the bond company
thought it was drawing interest on
$40,000 it .could continue to do
without paying in any money, which
appeared to many to be a "get-rich
quick" scheme, but it won't work with'
the board, and they are very much dis
appointed as the bond company has
always 'born the reputation of dealing
honestly and fairly with Its custo
mer», '
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It makes a woman mighty mad if
her husband will not tell her Just how T
he marked his ballot.
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ually to well known persons and par
ticularly to newspapers.
The only feature of the rumor about
which there is any doubt is as to
whether Mr. Hearst is bearing the
penses of all this work, or whether it
is purely a benevolent work for this
new party by really infatuated
verts to it. The rumor is that Mr.
Hearst foot^the bill.
That it is the intention of this new
party to put out a presidential ticket
this year seems evident from the char
aeter of the literature they dissemin
ate, but they have not vet named a I
date for a convention, and it Is just i
liossible that the efforts will tall so
flat in this state that there will not I
he enough converts to furnish dele
gates to a convention if
called.
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Five Dead and Thirty III As Re
suit of Eating Ice Cream at
Church Festival.
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Rockwell City., Ia., May 28—An epi- j
demie of typhoid fever, which had its
origin in food cooked for a Methodist !
church social, has already resulted in j
five deaths in this place. Thirty other j
members of the church, including the 1
pastor, are seriously ill and a num-!
her of other deaths are momentarily I
expected. The physicians declare that
the germs existed either in the fried
chicken or ice cream served at the
social.
BIG LOSERS
Galveston, Tex., May 28.—To the
railroads of this secllon the present '
floods are the most disastrous In the I
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Hearst News Service.
history ot Texas. It is estimated that
the damage to railroad property alone
will aggregate between $10,000,000
and $12,000,000.
ONE HILLED;
THREE HURT
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j Nine-Year-Old Negro Boy Fire*
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Into Party of School Chil
dren at Meridian,
Daily News Special.
Meridian, May 28.—Tl,t» nine-year
old son of John Gilbert, a negro, be
came angry with his little sister yes
terday afternoon while she was stand
ing with a crowd of other negro child
ren. He ran into his father's home,
and picking up a shotgun, fired its
contents at the crowd. One was mort
ally wounded and three were seri
ously injured. Tigley Boyd will die.
The ■Gilbert girl is badly shot.
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Beloved Commander of Confeder
ate Veterans Died at Vicks
burg This Morning.
LAST PUBLIC ACT
WELCOME TO NORTH
, r . , / earst News Service,
' . ^ MUs " May *8-—General
I b,e ' )hen D - Lee > commander in chief
i M ' e l:nlted Confederate Veterans,
" "' e Iast Burvlv,n * general of the
I Confederacy, died here
Broke Down After Making Speech to
Union Veterans of Iowa and Wiscon
sin and Grew Steadily Weaker Until
This Moorning.
early
morning after an illness of
! days, aged 75 years.
this
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General Lee was taken ill on May 21,
■after a hard day's task
in making
! speeches and welcoming the Iowa and
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Wisconsin reunion veterans at the
; National Park- here.
He has suffered
| a state of collapse, and his son, Blew
ott Lee, general counsel for the Illiuois
Central, was summoned from Chicago.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. James Harrison and sis
I ter, relatives, arrived last night.
SORROW PF rivMOES
HISTORIC HILL CITY
Daily News Special.
j Vicksburg,
Miss., May 28.-The
| death of General Stephen D. Lee has
i cast a pal! of sorrow over the resi
! dents of this historic city.* Flags an
all public buildings are at half mast
and business has been practically
I pended since the moment when the
j spirit of the distinguished Mlssissip
Pian winged its flight to the God who
! gave it.
j Mr. Biewett Lee, of Chicago, son of
j General Lee, did not arrive until after
1 death had claimed the brave spirit
of his beloved father,
Governor Harrison and other relatives
arrived from Columbus during the
night and remained at the bedside un
til the end came,
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Ex-Lieutenant.
No funeral arrangements have been
announced as yet. but the body will
be carried to Columbus tonight or to
morrow.
Telegrams of sympathy are
being received this afternoon from all
sections of the country.
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FOR FAMOUS MAN
Daily News Special.
Columbus, Miss., May 28.—The news
of the death of General Stephen D.
Lee a t Vicksburg was received here
shortly after 6 o'clock this morning
and much sorrow is manifested on all
sides.
General Lee was Columbus'
most distinguished citizen, beloved by
all who knew him.
WANT LEE'S REMAINS
AT STATE CAPITOL
Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss., May 28.—Governor
Noel has requested the relatives of
General Stephen D. Lee, who died in
Vicksburg at 6 o'clock this morning,
to allow his remains to lie in state in
the capitol. This request is made by
the Governor on behair of the state
and for the various Confdfcbrate
ganizalions.
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A reply is not expected
until the arrival of General Lee'
who is now en route from Chicago to
Vicksburg.
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PERU'S NEW
PRES DENT
Lima. Peru, May 28.—AugUBla B.
Laguia has been elected president ot
Peru to succeed Jose Pardo, whose
[term expires on September 24.