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i' ' E HATTIESBURG NEWS £ Complete He&rst ..NEWSSERVICE.. Every Inch ..A NEWSPAPER.. PRICE FIVE CENTS HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IUNE 19. 1908 VOL II. NO 28 er least session fit but | erwise hand, iican, just for ship "I friends might In Training lor the 8peakership. 0 f c'ear wards "I but hard you know, tion work I pect if by idea of time Mississippi Congressman and Sen ator-Elect Springs Big Surprise. THINKS DEMOCRATS MAY CONTROL HOUSE And That a New Man Ought to Be Put Full Text of His Card to Mr. Clayton. Washington, June 19— Representa tive John Sharp Williams, of Missis sippi, has resigned the minority lead ership in the House in the belief that the Democrats may organize the uext congress, and should take advantage of the short session to train their best man for the speakership. Owing to the strength which he developed a year ago, without seeking the honor, and in fact, protesting against the ef forts of his friends, it is highly prob able that Representative Champ ■< me. J for I me, of 1$ R |: 1 m ir 1 fv h ¥ }\A I ■ 7/1 HON. JOHN 8HARP WILLIAMS. Clark, of Missouri, Mr. warm personal friend and supporter, wilt be the new leader of the minority. It is certain that all of the Williams' strength will be cordially given to Mr. Williams' Clark. Mr. Williams' letter is as follows: Washington, June 13, 1908. "Hon. Henry D. Clayton, Chairman, Democratic Caucus, Eufaula, Ala.— I write this lettsr to A Dear Henry: my resignation of the position you as of parliamentary floor leader for the minority, the resignation to lake place the first Monday of December. upon following this date. I have been U\lak about-it a good deal, and it seems that if the next House goes Dem ing to me ocratic, whoever is going to be speak ■1 THE DAILY NEWS j PROGNOSTICATOR | r. v c vW 1". J 0 Washington, June 19.—For Missls Generally fair tonight and Sat sipi: urday. er of that House ought to hav6 at' 1 least the training of the iast, or shoit session of this congress, not only to fit him for its parliamentaty duties, but also to make more intimate ac quaintance with the personnel on the Democratic side, than he perhaps oth erwise might have. If, upon the ■ ther hand, the next House shall be Itepub- _ iican, the preliminary training will be just as necessary in order to fit him for the very arduous duties .of leader ship during the sixty-first congress. "I have not consulted any of my friends about resigning, for fear they might attempt to dissuadt me. and my opinion of the absolutely correctness 0 f the position which I am taking is so c'ear that I did not wane either to be dissuaded or to appear obstinate to wards them. "I need not tell you, of course— but you know it—how much I shall personally welcome the release from hard work and from the limelight. As you and some close personal friends know, I would, because of the condi tion of my health, have laid down the work long before this, but for the ap pearance of quitting while under fire. I would not, however, permit the pros pect of the work alone to make me quit if that were all. I am actuated solely by the idea that the course that * am taking is best for the party. "In sending in the resignation this early, so that you can have it pub lished, instead of wating until next December, I have been actuated by the idea that was fair only to the members of the party that they should have time between now and then fully to consider whom they wanted, to succeed sell, the phone point ination datory the Laurel both vice he ville, as must code ter the tral and all me. "I have nothing but good feeling for all the Democrats in the HouBe. I am glad that, in laying down the weapons with which they have armed me, I can do so with the recollection that the last congress was one al most unprecedented In Democratic au nais In harmony of action and unity "If the next campaign could be chez that fought, simply upon the Issues maae in of purpose on the Democratic side this laBt session of congress. I Would la have no sort of doubt of Democratic ter to No matter what the issues success. may be, and how things will turn out, we will have the recollection of Hav ing stood shoulder to shoulder with one another, and we can now wit;, great reason entertain strong hope of Democratic governmental refo-mmiou. Whether we earn success at the polls next November or not, we have de served it, and that is all that poor mortals can do. Ttei' cannot comp ;1 at of fate. "I sincerely hope, and express the hope to you and to the Democratic caucus, that the tide of centrallzat'or. and of federal usurpation of govern mental power has seen its height and is now on the ebb. "With Thanks for a co-operation* "JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS." to ONE KILLED MANY HURT Hearst News Service. Meadvllle, Pa., June 19.—Twenty passengers were injtjred, one fatally, and several seriously, when a street left the track today between this city and Cambridge Springs. j | car AGED Hearst News Service. June 19.—W'.iam H Chicago, Young, for many years night mBiiacor of the Western Union Telegiaph Com at Washington. D. C died thlc pany morning at a hotel here. He was over hy heat yesterday at the enn Sat come vention. Mr. Young was 74 years eld •> <• ❖ ❖ <• ❖ ❖ ❖ •> ❖ ❖ •> •> ❖ •> ❖ ❖ ❖ ■> _ PHONE TRUST MUST DAIE Railroad Commission Will Compel Free Service Between Laurel and EUisville. Jackson, Miss., June 19.—R. E. Hailr sell, a Laurel attorney, writes the Railroad Commission that he has had the manager of the Cumberland Tele phone and Telegraph Company at that point arrested for unlawful discrim ination and that he has secured a man datory Injunction commanding the company to restore to him instanter the free service arrangement between Laurel and EUisville. Mr. Halsell says that formerly the company had furnished its patrons at both towns interchangeable free ser vice to the other, which arrangement, he says, is still in efTect as to Ellis ville, but that it has been discontinued as to Laurel. The result is that, while EUisville citizens can telephone to Laurel without charge, those of Laurel must pay to talk to IJUisvllle. He thinks this a violation of the code chapter against discrimination between towns, and asks that the mat ter be looked into by the commission. Natchez liquor dealers lodge makes the complaint that the Mississippi Cen tral Railroad charges them double first claSB rates on whisky In glass, boxed, and on beer in cases and casks, while all tke other roads charge only first class rates. This is the first complaint from Nat chez against the Mississippi Central which has Just completed its line Inlo that thriving little town, and the corn in la ]i r0 ad people that they have a right mission is requested to take the mat ter up and investigate the claim of the to make this double charge. The "Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company has been cited to before the commission at its of de ;1 appear first July meeting and show cause why they have not complied with the order of the commission to build a new depot at Lexington, which was ordered by the commission several months hgo. This order was entered at the instance of Hon. A. M. Pep per, who came here for the purpose of looking after the interests of the citizens there who are Interested In the building of the depot. These peo ple are growing impatient at the long delay, and the present citation is in the nature of a contempt inquiry. the and CLEAR THE TRACK. 2F VX > c V. O' m jt . , '* >v A Tk " > -'W •Re N / ''////> A H § , * A am S3 fa c - <u / <T' I r\ A \ I ( r. * — 81INO \ v. Tl V //y L'v. ,t< \ i V j* ■1 ,' . ■■%*: 2ft "1 ■ um ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ SHERMAN'S CAREER. ❖ ❖ •» •> James Schoolcraft Sherman. <• 4> was born In Utica, N. V., October <• ❖ 24, 1855; received an academic ❖ <• and collegiate education, gradu- •> ❖ atlng from Hamilton Colfege In ❖ ❖ the class of 1878; was admitted <• ❖ to the bar in 1880; Is a practlc- <• ❖ ing lawyer; alpo president of the <• ❖ Utica Trust and Deposit Com- <• ❖ pany, and president of the New ❖ ❖ Hartford Catming^Company; has ❖ •> served In these public positions: •> Mayor of Utica, 1884; delegate to ❖ <• Republican national convention *'* 1 ❖ in!892; chairman of New York ❖ I ❖ State Republican convention in ❖ ! I <• 1895; and again In 1900; was <• * ❖ chairman of the National Repub- •> ❖ llean Congressional Committee In <• ❖ 1906; was elected to the Fiftieth, ❖ •> Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, Fifty, ❖ ❖ fifth, Fifty-sixth. Fifty-seventh, •> ❖ Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth cong ❖ •> gresses, and re-elected to the <♦ •> Sixtieth congress, receiving 24 - ❖ ❖ 027 votes to 19,757 for the Demo- •> •> cratic-United Labor party-Inde- •> ❖ pendence League candidate, 614 •> ❖ for A. L. Ryron-Curtis, Socialist, ❖ ❖ and 692 for N. A. Dowling, Pro- ❖ ■> hlbltionlst. <• ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ on War Department Changes Its Mind About Date of Chicamauga Eucampment. DATE IS JULY 1; AS FIRST NAMED Mississippi Soldierk CSnnot Get Ready in That Time', but a State Encamp ment Will Be Held Later in Summer, at Columbus. the Daily News Special. Miss., June 19.—Missis Jackson, sippl troops will not participate in the to its Chickamauga' encampment, but will state encampment probably have a late this summer at some point in the the a state, probably at Columbus. Adjt. Gen. Arthur Fridge returned Washing ton, where the war department prom ised to restore the original date of July 23, but found a telegram revok ing this and again fixing July 1. which is loo early for the troops to get ready. The new uniform and equipment or dered cannot be had in time. Governor Noel and the adjutant gen eral, as well as the troops are sorely disappointed. _ from morning this the In peo in -o The vote that nominated Taft. a ■ ^« | « aw a g-| 1 jft I I II JK I /■ r I /■ I r| I I I I r» | I * ^ ■■ ■ 111 < : ft 22 118 ! 20 110 i 14 I 6 j 10. 30 6 r»4 Rumored That Luke Wright Will Succeed Him As Secretary of War June 30. 26 26 20 26 18 16) tion of William H. Taft as secretary of 28 war was submitted today to take effect 22 on June 30. It Is rumored that General 20 Luke E. Wright, Democrat, of Mem-1 36 phis, Term., will be appointed as his j 6 16 The last cabinet meeting in which s Secretary Taft will participate was. 6 held this morning, after which he left 12 for the west. It is believed that the ! Hearst News Service. Washington. June 19.—The resigna 32 successor. breach between Voreys and Hitchcock I 78 needs his immediate attention. I 24 ] S 46 14 8 68 8 IS j 8 124 36 I Hearst News Service. | London, June 19—John Burns, labor 2 leader in parliament, is criticall ill and little hope is entertained for his He is well known in Amer, NEARS DEATH recovery, ica, where he has lectured. MIMIC BATTLE THREE DYING of Hearst News Service. New York, June 19. —George Harvey. William McDowell and fohn Wolf.lt ve dying here as the 'esult of in it ties received m a mimic battle at maneuvers of the slate na 'O'ltl guard. Powder left in the guns vaas-.il it to flare back in reloading. the Envy is the surest way to admit that know that the other fellow is a you better man than you are. -3 pq r. rst ts | V 3 K C X c * c 2 O 3:3 ! orej 2 . g x 3 t- I © 3* O' £ § 3 % w 3 < 8 T < : ft STATE. o 22 Alabama ... ' 22 118 Arkansas ... 18 20 California ... 20 110 Colorado ... 10 14 Connecticut I 6 Delaware ... j 10. Florida _ 10 30 Indiana 6 Idaho r»4 Illinois 14 6 30 .. I 6 . 3..51i..| 26 Georgia _| 17 .. .. |. 26 Iowa 20 Kansas.j 20 .. 26 Kentucky ..! 24|.. .. 18 Louisiana 16) Maryland ..16 | ?2 28 Michigan ... 27 .. 1 .. .. 22 Minnesota , ! 22 .. ■. 20 Mississippi . 20 ........ 36 Missouri j 6 Montana ... 6 16 Nebraska 16 s N. Hamp're . 5 6 Nevada .... 6 12 Maine. ! 24INew Jersey 15 4 3 i 26 / 2 .. 18 32 Mass ❖ ❖ ♦ 36 ❖ •> •> • • • 4 - • ' 4 • •> •> ■ •> •> ■ •> ■ ❖ man H. will nut is ! i j I j 1 ♦ | 4 3 12 I 78 'New York . 10 .. G . . . . Ill . . . I I 24 N. Carolina . j 24 ] S N. Dakota 46 Ohio . 8 42 4 . . 14 Oklahoma ..( 14 8 Oregon 68 Penn I * 1 64 8 R'd Island .. I 8 .. IS S. Carolina . 13 .... 4 .. .. 2 .. j 8 S. Dakota ..| 8 124 Tennessee .. 24 36 Texas . I 6 Utah .| | 8|Vermont ....! 2 * ' irg '" la ''' ' 1 " ill as ns . on " his " " • ' rg 11 a ." '' 26 w isconsin '' 1 . 2o ' I i 36 . . . . .. G I •i' 6 Wyoming .. 2 Alaska . IHE t i 2 ! ,HV1" ■I-*-; . 7 . I l 702,68 61 16 25 6:1 40 3 I ITolais •One ahseni from each State. ve to VARDAMAN WILL CONTINUE FIGHT the that a Jackson, Miss., June 19.—During the sessions of the resolutions committee of the State Democratic convention, ex-Governor James K. Vardanian in-!f | , troduced the following plank which he | wanted inserted in the platform, but | j which developed so much opposition that it was withdrawn: I "The negro is congenitally incapa I hie of understanding the genius of I . | American institutions, and that the I | Fifteenth Amendment being the out-| growth of sectional antagonism and animosity, we favor the repeal.of the J ' Fifteenth Amendment and the modifi j cation of the Fourteenth Amendment I | to the Federal Constitution, that this! i may be a government by white men. j by law rather than by legislative expe- 1 ! dients." this There was some support to I plank, but the opposition led by Sen | ator McLaurin, was too strong, anil eventuallyl it was withdrawn by its au- j thor, though, as he afterwards stated. Governor Vardanian will carry it to | Denver, with him' and endeavor to sc consideration at the national con cure vention. / SAVINGS BANK GOES TO WALL Hearst News Service. Philadelphia, June 19.- T'e Line. In Savings and Trust Compv.v failed t> this mo ning it Is a : ih capiia. ot only 7132, j* ■■%*: i ftS ■ ■% Running Mate For Taft Was Chos en On the First Ballot With Little Ooposition. STOCKS ADVANCE IN WALL STREET Samuel Gompers Is Not Pleased With Anti-Injunction Plank and Will Carry His Fight to the Democratic Convention at Denver. ❖ *> <• 4 44 4 4 «• 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 ❖ HEARST BULLETIN. 1 ♦ ' Hearst News Service. Ij It; Chicago, June 19.-11:39 a. m ❖ —James Schoolcraft Sherman. 0 •> New York, was nominated foj •> Vice President on the first ballo|! 4 Sherman is one of the ''Bit 4 Four" in the house of represents •> tives. It is known that Taft prtj •> ferred Dolliver, of Iowa, for I •> running mate, but It was feare* •> that his nomination would reope •> the bitter party warfare in tiup ❖ state. 444444444444444 Hearst News Service. Convention Hall, Chicago, June 1 With the nomination of James S. S man ub the running mate of Will H. Taft, the work of the National publican convention was conclud' The executive committee and Taft-Sherman campaign commi will hold a session tonight to i nut the preliminaries for the <1 paign. Samuel Gorepers and other lq leaders are not pleased with the afiu iujunction plank in the Republican platform and are openly threatening lo carry the fight to Denver, where it is believed that belie - snsf actioa can i be obtained at the lands of the Detnt. _fcratlc convention. Republican leaders generafly ex press themselves as pleased with i'ife j nomination of Taft and Sherman. I though some of the Western members Isay that they have been slighted, as j the vice presidential candidate should 1 have come from the Mis.- -sippl valley. ♦ 4 ■■ 3 I CONVENTION ADJOURNS Hearst Special Chicago, June 19.—The Kepr.b lican National Convention » i • "<iei immediately after the nomina i of James S. Sherman, of New Yog for The vote 0 ]i 0 ws: vice president. vas as James S. Sherman, 818. Fairbanks 1. Guil'l 75. Murphy'77. Sheldon 1. Senator Burrows, of Michigan was made chairman of the committeta^gMj ,10 tlfy Sherman. Senator Warner, of MissourijH J ' hairfnan of the eomniitlete to nqi^H j Taft, I ■ $ > EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, gj j Hearst Staff Special, 1 Chicago, June 1-. Powell Clav of Arkansas, was made tempoifj^B chairman of the national commit ponding Taft's selection of a peH» nent chairman. Dover was re-ele<| ."j j secretary and Stone sergeant at STOCKS EFFECTED ON WALL STRE tl Hearst News Service. New York. June 19.—As an expres sion of Wall Street's appreciation tit ' 3SB Taft's nomination, stocks opened up this morning with an advance averag- * ing one point on all lines. The nom inatlon of Sherman for second place the ticket is hailed with especial on delight. BIG FIRE IN SHERBY, OHIO. Hearst News Service. Shelby, O., June 19 —Fire late last night destroyed the plant of the Shel by Steel Tube Company, owned by the United States Steel Corporation. a A