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HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 5. 1908
VOL. II. NO 67
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Mob Took Him From Brighton Jail
Last Night After Holding In
dignation Meeting.
TROOPS AND STRIKERS
ENGAGE IN A BATTLE
Firing Took Place in Inky Darkness
and No Fatalities Are Thus Far Re
ported-Martial Law fNow Seems
•Imminent.
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Hearst News Service.
Birmingham, Ala,, August 5.—Will
Millings, the negro who Is alleged to
have dynamited the homes of non
union miners, was found hanging to
the limb of a tree this morning.
Millings was captured yesterday and
placed in,the Brighton Jail last'night.
The jailor says that he went to sleep
the usual hour and that he knew.
Kiothing of the coming of the mob. His
f house is only a short distance from the
' jail, but the jail is a flimsy affair and
the mob had no trouble in breaking
tlm doors.
It ig said that Brighton citizens held
an indignation meeting early in the
night, when strong resolutions were
passed condemning the blowing up of
homes occupied by non-union miners.
Participants in this meeting deny that
they had anything to do with tha lynch
ing of Milling, but the officers are in
vestigating. 1 b,
' Four other alleged dynamltetrs were
captured by officers In Ensley this
morning and it is understood that they
will be brought to this city for safe
keeping. Excitei*ent ig running high
in the vicinity of Brighton and it
would hardly be wise to take them to
that place.
TROOPS AND OFFICERS
BATTLE WITH STRIKERS
Hearst News Service.
Lewlsbufg, Ala., August 5.—Troops
and officers battled with strikers here
last night. The fight took place in the
dark and the firing was all at long
It is said that several of the
range.
strikers were slightly wounded, but no
fatalities have thus far been reported.
The fighting took place In the woods
on the mountain side.
The entire striking district is great
ly excited today and martial law is
Imminent.
OERUTY 8HERIFFS
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ARE SPIRITED AWAY
Birmingham, Ala., August 5.—3 p.
xa .—At Jett mines Tuesday night Dep
uty Sheriffs Lee and Routon, acting
as guards, were kidnaped by a party
2.-"- f>. supposed to have been made up of
strikers and their sympathizers, and
spirited away. The two deputies were
disarmed and tied to trees, where they
remained all night. They were re
leased this morning.
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TO PLEASE TEDDY
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Hearst News Service.
San Francisco, August 5.—Seven
anmy officers, all over the ages of fifty
years, today completed the first day's
walk of the fifty mile test prescribed
by president Roosevelt.
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Senator IVilliam B. sillison
Distinguished Iowa Citizen ,
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August 5.—United i
Dubuque, la.,
States Senator W. B. Allison died at I
his home in this city last night.
The immediate cause of his death |
was heart failure. The end came as a
his
result of a serious sinking spell due
to a prostatic enlargement, complicat
ed with kldnay disease, and during a
period of unconsciousness which had
lasted since Saturday afternoon.
Sketch or Life.
Senator Allison was born at Perry,
O., March 2, 1829, the son of John and
Mary Allison. His boyhood days he
spent on the farm, which was
birthplace. Reaching young manhood,
he secured his education in Allegheny
College, in Pennsylvania and the West
ern.Reserve College of Ohio. He was
admitted to the Bar In 1850.
From 1850 to 1857
He
during the ctvli war and raised troops
practiced daw
in Ohio. lit 1857 he removed to Du
buque, where he took up the practice
of law.
Senator Allison was a delegate to
the Republican state convention in
1859 and to the. national RepubllcSn
convention in Chicago' in 1860.
was a member of the Governor's staff
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CHAFFEUR ELOPES
WITH DAUGHTER OF
PIHSHURG WIDOW
Hearst News Service.
Pittsburg, August 5.—Daniel Stalley,
a young chaffeur, today eloped with
Adeline Zeigler, daughter of a wealthy
widow.
KERN WILL KNOW
AFTER AUGOST 25
Indianapolis, Ind., August 5.—John
Worth Kern will be officially notified
of his nomination as the candidate of
the Democratic party for vice pres
ident on August 25.
, Bryan speaks here on that date and
will attend the ceremonies.
William J.
to fight for the integrity of the nation
In 1863 he was elected to
in 1861.
til 187L In 1873 he was elected United
States senator from Iowa, and repre
sented his state in this oajacity until
the time of his deatfi.
In 1861 he was offered the poeition
of secretary of the treasury of the
United States by President Garfield,
but declined to accept the office. In
1889 he again refused this office when
offered him by President Harrison. For
the third time he refused the office
when it was offered him by President
McKinley in 1897.
In 1892 he was chairman of the in
ternational monetary conference at
Brussels.
congress and served continuously un
Mr. Bryan on Dead Senator.
Lincoln, Neb., August 5.—When told
of Senator Allison's death Mr. Bryan
said:
''Mr. Allison has had a long and con
spicuous career. While he has for
many years been a leader of the party,
he h^s enjoyed the confldenMgHH|
country regardless of partyj^HMHI
1 death will be sincerely mour^B 2 |||
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MISS FI KINS
Will Sit
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American Girl to Embrace Catholic
Faith in Order to Marry Ital
ian Nobleman.
. Hearst News Service.
London, August 5.—Cardinal
bons today confirmed the report that
Miss Katherine Elkins, daughter of
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia, wilt
embrace the Catholic religion before
marrying Duke de Abruzzi.
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KILLS SIX
Hearst News Service.
New York, August 5.—Six deaths
and dozens of prostrations have oc
curred in this city today as a result
of the intense heat
BANK CLERK I
TAKES LIFE
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^tearst News Service.
New York, August 5.—Charles W.
Wuestafeld, clerk itT'the Produce Ex
change Bank, today stepped into the
vault and blew out his brains. Two
worthless checks signed by hint had
just been cashed by a third party.
Wuertafeld was just twenty years old
and had the confidence of his asso
ciates^i
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WALKER MAY
BUY FREEDOM
Hearst News Service.
Ney York, August 5.—It is believed
that William F. Walker, the
aged banker who is serving a peniten
tiary sentence for embezzling mere
than a half million dollars, will shortly
purchase his freedom by partial restor
ation of the stolen funds. I
REPUBLICANS HOPE
FOR RETURN OF
PROSPERITY
Hot Springs, Va., August 5.—The Re
publicans have fully outlined their
campaign to make voters, and a ma
jority of them believe that chances of
success will be improved as idle man
ufacturing plants resume and the coun
try becomes more prosperous.
Taft will address the Virginia Bar As
sociation here tomorrow.
Mr.
PALACE OFFICIAL
STABS THE SULTAN
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London, August 8.—A re^irt re
ceived here today via Geneva says
that a palace official stabbed the Sul
tan of Turkey, who is now in a pre
carious con^PMMj The report has
,not been officially confirmed.
REPORT CONFIRMED.
•vice.
he report of
Hearst News
London, August 5.
the attempt on the life joftheSultan
of Turkey is conBr
dispatch from Con
palace gu
official
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CHAS.W. MORSE
S00NT0DEPOSIT
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Hearst New* Service.
New York, August 5.—Charles W.
Morse has regained enough of his ldstj
fortune to be able to deposit $2,000,
000. It is said that the money will he
deposited in a few days. Securities
held by Morse have recently advanced
steadily in price and it is understood
that he sold these at a handsome >
profit.
VETERANS MAKE
VIGOROUS KICK
Hearst News Service.
Austin, Tex., August 5.—Camp Hood,
United Confederate Veterans, today
entered a formal protest against a cer
tani arithmetic used in the public
schools because it uses in various ex
amples the names of Federal army
officers prominent in the civil war to
the exclusion of Confederates.
IHIHIuRANTS IRE
I NOT HUS
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Hearst News Service.
New York, August 5,—Immigration
figures, jfist completed for the fiscal
year ending June 30th, shows a vast
falling off in arrivals at this port. It
has amounted to almost 50 per cent.,
as against the figures for the fiscal
year of 1906.
Uup to July 1st, 585,970 aliens pass
ed through Ellis island, last year, 1,
116,295 foreigners arrived here. In the
fiscal year just ended approximately
600,000 foreigners left this city for
their homes. For the first time in
some years therefore the emmigratlon
is greater than the immigration.
Thousands Perish
in Algeria Quake
Hearst News Service
Constantine, Algeria, August 5.—
Thousands of lives were lost in yes
terday's earthquake. The entire city
is reduced to ruins, while the coun
try for miles around is devastated
TWENTY LIVES LOST
IN ARIZONA LANDSLIDE
Hearst News Service.
El Paso, Tex., August 5.—It is re
ported that floods and landslides have
AIRSHIP BROKE
FROM MOORINGS;
SIX MEN INJURED
Hearst News Service.
Stuttgart, Germany, August 5.—
Count Zepelin's airship broke from
its moorings this morning while being
repaired and sailed away with one end
blazing. Six men were seriously hurt
while trying to save the ship, two of
them by jumping from the cabin as ij
left the earth.
Count Zepelln is among the injured,
but his condition is not considered se
rious.
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BEEN discriminating
LITTLE GIRL
STRUCK BY
Lightning struck the residence of
Mrs. E. M. Haynes at 400 Bay street,
during the storm late this afternoon,
seriously injuring her little daughter.
The child was in the bath room, when
the bolt of lightning came down the
chimney and passed through the
house. She was rendered unconscious
for some time, but Dr. Carter arrived
and administered restoratives. It is
belived that the child will suffer no
serious effects from the shock.
ANOTHER HOUSE STRUCK.
The home of Mr. T. Y. Hill was
also struck by lightning and the roof
j badly damaged but no one was injured.
| The house is located on the corner of
| Gordon and Pine streets.
TEN THOUSAND
MEN WALK OUT
ON BIG STRIKE
Hearst News Service.
Winnipeg, B. C.. August 5.—The
strike of 10,000 men in the mechanical
department of the Canadian - Pacific
Railroad was ordered here today and
will he generally obeyed.
Many thousands are homeless and
the situation is rendered all the more
serious by bands of bandits, who are
murdering women and children and
robbing the dead. French soldiers
have been rushed to the scene with
orders to shoot the bandits on sight.
wiped out a large portion of the city
At least twenty
of Bisbee, Arizona,
lives have been snuffed out and the
property loss will approximate $2,000,
000 .
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According to Report of the Finance
Committee and Admissions
Made By Cumberland.
RIGHT OF ACTION
The Telephones at the Hotel Hatties
burg and Dead Head Telephones
Should Not Be Counted as Subserib
■Individual Action Suggested.
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The report of the finance committee,
to whom was referred the matter of in
vestigating the charges of discrimin
ation w-as read by Alderman H. Katz,
at the city council committee and was
signed by the full committee.
From this report it will be seen that
the Cumberland Telephone and Tele
graph Company admits that it has not
been following the law—that it has
been discriminating. Taking the com
pany's reports, the committee finds
that the company fell short of soo for
the months of October, 1907, and for
March, 1908. For the two months mo-
.tioned the company had no right to
charge over $1.50 for residence phones
and $2,50 for business house
| phones. Where the company charged
| more than these prices, those who paid
them have a right to demand a return
of the overcharge.
It was stated by the chairman of the
committee that it was the opinion of
the members that the Cumberland had
no right to count as subscribers the
150 phones in the rooms of the Hotel
tele
j in a! charge is made, and the equipment
Hattiesburg and for which only a notn
of which is furnished almost entirely
by Capt. Jones. It was also the opin
ion of the committee that the dead
head 'phonej should not be counted as
subscribers.
According to the opinion of the com
mittee all subscribers who have beeij
discriminated against by being charged
au increased rate since March. JL907,
have a right of action against the Cum
berland.
The report of the committee ordered
spread upon the minutes of the coun
cil.
Duplicate Report.
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermi
| of the City of Hattiesburg: A
the undersigned members oflA
finance committee, to whom wj^|
signed the duty of ascertainb
number of telephones in usei
Cumberland Telegraph and H
Company and also to inquj^f
h-gcil diM-rimimitiniis
i-mnpam rat.-s - 1 tiru-d^HB
beg to it .--wii'i^HIII
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