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HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 12, 1908
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VOL II. NO. 72
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BRYAN ACCEPTS DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION IN RINGING SPEECH
Arraign* Taft and the Republican
Party For Preient Polit
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
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Thousands Gather at Lincoln to Pay
Tribute to the Great Commoner, and
to Listen to Keynote Speech of the
Campaign.
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August 12.— <•
♦ Noon.— Forty-one'guns this mom- <•
<4 ing awakened tens of thousands ♦
4 visitors here to participate In the *
♦ Bryan notification. Bands played ❖
4 In the parks all morning.
At noon, Bryan, Kern and the 4
4 members of the notification com- ♦
4 mlttee lunched at Hotel Lincoln. ^
4» They were afterward escorted to <r
4 the capital grounds, where the <•
4 notification exercises took place •>
<• In the presence of cheering thou- <•
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Mr. Bryan began his address •>
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❖ ing in little more than an hour. ❖
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dom referring to the text of the •>
speech, which he held In his ❖
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Hearst News Service.
Lincoln, Neb., August 12.—"I have
•the honor of notifying you of your
nomination as the Democratic candi
date for President," quoth Congress
man Henry D. Clayton, permanent
chairman of the Denver convention. In
a few well chosen words.
"I haiva
been expecting It," responded William
Jennings Bryan, and launched forth In
address in which he outlined the
Democratic policies In the present
campaign, elaborated the platform dec
larations and denounced the Republi
can policies, past, present and proa
an
pectlve.
The day was ushered in at the sun
Tise with the firing of a salute of for
ty-six guns, one for every state in
the union. By 10 o'clock, when the
formal program was commenced with
a band concert, the streets
crowded with people. Political lead
ers from all over the country and
•crowds of well dressed city folk from
Omaha, St. Joe and other towns, rub
shoulders with husky Nebras
farmers, who had drove Irjto town
with farm wagons filled to overflowing
with the women folks and the young
sters.
Following luncheon, the members of
the notification committee,* accompa
nied by Bryan and Kern, paraded in
carriages to the capltol grounds. The
candidates for the presidency and vice
presidency were given an ovation all
Along the line. Mr. Bryan, wearing
tils usual smile, responded blithely to
the cheers of the multitudes, and ex
pressed the hope tjiat those Who hailed
him as "the next President" were true
prophets.
Following the conclusion of the for
^ mai ceremonies of the afternoon. Mr.
-Bryan, Mr. Kern and the members of
the committee will hold an Informal
% reception to the visitors in the capltol,
when the admlrere of the candidates
■will be given an opportunity to extend
A more personal greeting.,,
The day's program will come to a
were
close this evening with a dinner to the
committee on the lawn at Falrview,
Mr. Bryan's suburban home.
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Mr. Bryan's Speech
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Mr. Clayton and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committete: 1 cannot ac
cept the nomination which you offl
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first acknowledg
less to the Demo
y for thB extraordinary
- - conferred upon me.
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a candidate
campaign* which
third domination,
and voluntary act
>arty, can only be
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BR YAN APHORISMS.
Through a Democratic victory, aud through a Democratic victory
only, can the people secure the popular election of Senators.
Our party demands that the house of representatives shall again
become a deliberative body, controlled by a majority ot the people's
representatives and not by the speaker.
The Democratic party affirms that during this campaign It Is the
only party having a prospect ot success which stands for Justice In gov
ernment and for equity In the division of the fruits of Industry.
Only by separation of the good from the bad can the good be made
secure.
That there are abuses which need to be remedied, even the Re
publican candidate admits; that his party Is unable to remedy them
has heen fully demonstrated during the past ten years.
My honorable opponent has by his ccnfession relieved me of the
necessity of furnishing proof; he admits the condition and he cannot
avoid the logical conclusion that must be drawn from the admission.
So long as the Republican party remains In power, it Ib powerless
to regenerate itself. It cannot attack wrongdoing In high places with
out disgracing many of Its prominent members.
BOSTON CAPITALIST
IS FATALLY INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Hearst News Service.
Providence, R. I., August 12.—J.
Montgomery Sears, the wealthiest
man in Boston, and George Saunders,
his companion, were today thrown
FAMILY FLUB
CAUSES BUEL;
THREE BEAR
Hearst News Service.
Charleston, S. C., August 12.—L. A.
C. A. Dutart are dead at the hands of
J. B. Hyer, at Clalrhoy, in Berkeley
County, as the result of a duel growing
out of an old family feud. The men
fought with pistols at close range.
STILL PURSUING
NEGRO WHOKILLED
WHITE POLICEMAN
Hearst News Service.
Va., August 12.—
Troops were^ on guards all night to
prevent a lynching In the event of the
capture of the negro Strong, who yes
terday murdered Patrolman W. 8 . Wln
ninger. They were dismissed this
morning, but will be held in readiness
for prompt muster in the event the ne
gro is captured. Posses are still scour
ing the woods for the murderer.
Portsmoutht,
RATS HAVE LEPROSY
AND NEW ORLEANS IS
MAKING INVESTIGATION
Hearst News Service.
, New Orleans, August 12.—Bacteriol
ogists are making exhaustive examin
ations In this city to determine wheth
er or not rats have leprosy. It Is
stated that twenty-three rodents have
been discovered In San Francisco with
well-defined cases of the disease.
HERE ON THEIR 1
BRIDAL TRIP
Mame( , at Sllver Cr eek at 3:30
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o'clock, by Rev. Mr. Roberts, Tuesday
afternoon, Miss Ina Miller to Mr. W. I.
Feeler. The happy and handsome
young couple came up on the Missls
slr.ll Central train to Hattiesburg,
where they will spend a few days and
then go to other points near-by. The
Dally News cordially congratulates
them. Mr. and Mrs. Peeler will re
tide at BilYer Creek.
from an automobile on which the tire
bursted.
jured. The machine was turned over
and set on fire and the victims of the
accident were horribly 'burned before
the arrival of assistance.
Both men are fatally ln
UNION LABEL
Hearst News Service.
Chicago, August 12.—Taft and Bry
an lithographs ordered for campaign
purposes have been held up because
they do not carry the union label.
Gompers has been appealed to.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MAKES NEW RULE
FORNEXTSEASON
Hearst News Service.
Chicago, August 12.—The American
League today Issued a new rule that
two umpires must umpire all games
next season. The National League Is
expected to follow. " "
Bicycle Man
Believes in the
Daily News
"I believe In the Dally News," said
Mr. 3. Parker, the Bicycle Man, this
morning, and he Is proving his faith
by his works. Mr. Parker advertises
exclusively in the Hattiesburg News
and Is a liberal user of space In this
paper. In addition he subscribes for
three copies of the paper regularly,
one copy for himself and two for dis
tant friends.
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HATTIESBURG'S FIRST
BALE BRINGS $115.70
Mr. S. P. Carter, of Sunrise Neigh
borhood, Brings First Bale
of New Cotton.
BALE WEIGHED 520;
classed' middling
Mr, Carter Has 65 Acres In Cotton and
Expects an Average Crop of Three
Fourths of a Bale to Acre—Cost
$1,90 an Acre for Fertilizing.
The first bale of cotton of the sea
son was brought to the city yesterday
by Mr. 3. Print Carter, a prominent
and progressive farmer living seven
miles out on the Augusta road.
The bale weighed 520 pounds and
was classed as middling. The cotton
was sold to Shelby-Meyer Company at
10 1-2 cents, which, with the premium
added made 22 1-4 cents per pound, or
$115.70 for the bale, the premium for |
the first bale being $55, contributed as |
follows:
First-National Bank of Com
merce
Hattiesburg Banking & Trust Co 2.00
Citizens Bank
F. S. Senton, cotton buyer .... 5.00
R. G. McCants Cotton Co. .:...
E. H. & E- L. Carter.
J. 3. Turner & Co.
W. M. Conner .
Shelby-Meyer Co.
N. R. Blount .
O'Ferrall Bros .
Davidson Co..
John A. McLeod Co.
Merchants Grocery Co.
Hawkins & 6 o.
P. £,. Gaston, Insurance.
M. J. Epley, Real Estate.
Moore Bros. Gro. Co.
Hawkins Hardware Co.
Hattiesburg Hardware Co.
Central Hardware Co.
Meridian Fertilizer Factory .... 2.50
ress Co
$ 5.00
3.00 I
5.00
5.00
5.00
2.00
2.00
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2.50
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10.00
Hatties!)]
■ .$55.00
Hs picked, beginning
Hi and finishing Tiles
■ o'clock. Mr. Frank
^ker of the compress,
■ Carter In securing
Her of hands and the
■red rapidly. As soon
Hen picked to make a
Bght to the ginnery at
■tory and was ginned
H of charge.
■lit his haqds $1 per
ling and feeding them
led meat, among other
hey were With him. Mr.
acre* In ootton on his
i of It wm make a bale
le acre /His neighbors
Toll
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Monday
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bale it
the fer(
and wr(
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Cartel
place
of col
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say his cotton will average threi
fourths of a bale to the acre. This is
on the usual pine land and the cost of
fertilizing was $1.90 to the acre. Mr.
Carter has a 400 acre tract of land, 100
In cultivation with 65 acres in cotton
and 35 acres In corn, potatoes and
peas, all of which promise fine yields.
Again, the productive value of South
Mississippi soil has had a practical
demonstration_
INDIANS PROTEST
AGAINST LAND TAX
Muskogee, Okla., August 12.—In
dians of the Chickasaw nation are
holding a pow wow at Sulphur today to
devise plans for defeating the proposal
tax Indian lands. Under the treaty
the redskins were not to be taxed un-1
til the title passed from the allotted or
until after the expiration of twenty
one years. Attorneys will be employed
to make a fight for the enforcement ot
treaty stipulations,
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MEET TOMORROW
A special session of the Mississlopi
Pine Association will be held at the
Hotel Hattiesburg tomorrow, Thurs
day afternoon, at 1:30 p. m.
All lumbermen, whether members of
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the association or not, have been in
viltd and urged to attend, and as
the market is a changing one and.
there has been no session for many
months a large and important meeting
I is expected.
GERMANY MINES
LESS IRON NOW
Hearst News Service.
Berlin. August 12.—For the first half
of the year the total production of iron
in Germany was 6,049,700 tons, against
$6,355,900- tons last year. The reduc
tion was less than 5 per cent.
ARMORED SQUADRON
TO SOUTH AFRICA
Hearst News Service.
London. August 12.—It is announced
today that Great Britain will shortly
send an armored cruiser squadron to
South Africa for the convention of the
South African colonies.
BABY DIES.
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Doherty have
the sympathy of many friends It. the
death of their month old child which
occurred this afternoon.
BIG STORIES
LIT
late telegraph news in
TLE CHAPTERS.
Hearst News Service.
Baltimore, August 10.—Former Unit- j
ed States Senator Roger Q Mills, now
millionaire oil king, is seriously ill
here. An operation will be performed j
this afternoon.
ROYALIST APOLOGIZES.
Teheran, August 12.—The Royalist I
commander has apologised profusely |
for shooting down an American flag at j
Tabriz. The shooting is said to have j
been accidental.
ALICE THAW WINS.
London, Apgust 12.—The Earl of |
Yarmouth was today defeated in his n- j
fort to get more money from his for
mer wife. Alice Thaw, by a final de
cree of the court of justice.
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Willemstead, Cureao, August 12.—
Active preparations for trouble with
Venezuela were begun here this morn-!
ing by the construction of a wireless |
station.
ALABAMIAN MURDERED.
Pensacola, Fla., August 12.—The j
dead body of Frank Monroe Pollard, of j
Alabama, was found here today. He
was robbed and murdered.
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HALF MILLION FIRE.
Chicago, August 12.—The garage of
C. A. Coye and a hundred autos were I
burned here today. The loss is estl
mated at half a million.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Atlanta, August 12.—Governor Smith
urged the legislature this morning to
hurry all legislation except the con
vict question, for which he will call an
extra session.
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The city council did a wise thing last
night when it passed an ordinance
providing for a meat and milk inspec
tor and prescribing his duties.
Under this ordinance It will be un
lawful to offer or expose for sale any
slale, decaying, putrid, rotten or un
wholesome meats, vegetables, fruits,
eggs, tainted fish or oysters, or Im
pure or unsound food or provision of
any character or any drink Injurious
to health.
It will he unlawful to adulterate
or cause to be adulterated and offer
for sale any substance for food or
drink.
The Inspector who shall be appoint
ed under this ordinance, who fails
to do his duty in any case, shall be
fined not over $100.
The violators of the ordinance shall
be fined not less than $1 nor more
than $100, or imprisoned for thirty
days, or both, in the discretion of
the court.
Tilts ordinance will take effect and
be ill force after September 10.
At the September meeting, the coun
cil will likely name the inspecting of
ficer.
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Railroads Mast Spend
$10,000,000 to j Handle
Crops of the Northwest
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Chicago, August 12.—Thq Illlno
session here today, started an ag|
the railroads ot the Northwwgf,
speak that at least $ 10 , 00^000
handle the bumper crops
An appeal has been 1
been appointed to
with a realization of i lie alt
Manufacturers Association, in
Ini top revent a car shortage on
lyvs suited by those In authority to
prtfi of new cars will be necessary to
Boat ready for the harvest,
i the railroads and a special committee
A high officials and try to Impress them
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WATCH FOR
BOGUS BILLS
Now Being Circulated in Missis
sippi, Louisiana, Alabama
and Texas.
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TWO MEN ARRESTED
IN ALA8AMA TODAY
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Bills of $20 Denomination and Some
of the Bank Cashiers Have Failed
to Detect the Freud.
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Hearst News Service.
Washington, August 12.—Official no
tice has been given from the treasury
department that a number of cleverly
raised $5 bank notes are being circu
lated in Mississippi. Alabama. Louis
iana and Texas. The bill are raised to
$20 by the pasting in of new figures
| and. strange to say, they have been
accepted by a number of banks.
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TWO ARRESTED.
Hearst News Service.
Birmingham, Ala., August 20.—Civil
j Service Agent McAdams, of this city
1 today ran down and arrested two men
[ for raising $5 bank notes to $20 denom
I inations. The evidence against the
I nien has not b^en made public.
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LIVING MAN GETS
HIS LIFE INSURANCE
Hearst News Service.
New York, August 12.—Brigadier
General Daniel Rucker, aged 95, was
today paid the full amount of-his life
Insurance policy, as the company in
which he was insured consider a man
legally dead at that age.
YALE STUDENT
WON IN A WALK
Hearst News Servicd.
Chicago, August 12.—Robert Harri*
man, a Yale studeift, finished first in
'the walk from Montreal to this city.
One batch of the walkers were meat
eaters, while Harriman and his as
sociates were strict vegetarians.
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COPPER OUTPUT
Sail Lake City. August 12.— During
July the state of Utah produced about
8,500,000 pounds of copper, which Is
about the amount produced in June.
The largest contributor was the Utah
Copper Company, all
production this year.
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which is new
Superior, Wis., AAyust 12.—It Is es
timated that 25,006 tons of ore will be
shipped on the Great Lakes In the cur
rent year as afeainst 40,000,000 last
year.