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HATTIESBURG; MISSISSIPPI, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 19, 1908
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VOL II. NO. 78
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5 WELCOME FOR FLEET
AT SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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Great Preparations Have Been
Made For the Coming of
American Sailors.
GOVERMENT HAS
FRIENDLY FEELING
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Great Fleet to Arrive Off Port Jackson
Early Tomorrow 'Morning and the
Australian Flagship Will Extend a
Warm Welcome.
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Hearst News Service.
Sydney, August 19.—With the cher
ished ambition of eclipsing all previous
welcomes to the American fleet, the
people of Sydney and of Australia are
awaiting with bated breath the arrival
of the great Armada tomorrow. When
the enthusiasm that has been pent up
"through months of preparation will
break out in a veritable pandemonium
of noisy and tumultous greeting. Mil
Hons of dollars will be expended for
the entertainment of the visiting fleet
to this city and Melbourne. Australia,
. still an Infant in the family of nations,
k '#ntertalns a great admiration for the
land of Uncle Sam. The enterprise
that-has made United States a leader
among nations Is expected, In the
course of years to accomplish the
result for the Yankees of the
f same
Antipodes.
There are diplomatic reasons, too,
why Australia Is anixous to cultivate
and maintain the friendship of Uncle
The policy of f 'A White Aus
• tl-alla" cannot always be irihlntalned
unless the Australian government has
strong backing. England has no
■fleet In these waters and dependence
upon the mother country, the Aus
tralians realize
leave them In sad straits if Japan
• should decide to Insist upon the ad
mission of Orientals. With Uncle
Sam in possession of the Philippines,
the United States is forced to act as
a buffer for -the Asiatic menace which
Is the nightmare of Australia.
The great Yankee fleet is sched
uled to arrive oft Port Jackson to
The flagship
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might some time
morning.
morrow
Powerful of the Australian station,
with Vice Admiral Pore In command,
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will meet the fleet and extend a
t .naval greeting. In the evening Lord j
North cote, governor general of the'.
commonwealth, will give a dinner in ■
honor of the .officers of the fleet.
The arrival of the fleet tomorrow
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-will be made the occasion of a great
spectacular aquatic welcome on the
„ part of the public. From the heads
at the harbor entrance tens of thou
sands of spectators will hall the ap
proach of the battleships, which will
proceed tq their moorings between
lines of pleasure steamers and other
harbor craft, hearing cheering multi
tudes, with flags flying and bands
playing. Once the battleships have
ptteked their moorings the fleet of
pleasure steamers will pass along the
line of anchorage and another rous
ing welcome will Be accorded the
American bluejackets.
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Itinerary of the Fleet.
Washington, August 19.—The itiner
ary of the Pacific fleet from San Fran
cisco to Samoa- is as follows: The
fleet will leave San Francisco on Aug
ust 24th and arrive at Honolulu on
September 2; leave .Honolulu Septem
ber 10, and arrive at Pago Pago, Sa
moa, September 20, leave Pago Pago
September 27 and arrive at Honolulu
October 7; leave Honolulu October 15,
and arrive at San Diego October 28;
leave San Diego October 30 and ar
rive at Magdalena Bay November 1;
leave Magdalena Bay November 30
and arrive at San Francisco December
4th.
ABERNATHY
Birmingham Man Charged With
Murder Most Await Action
of the Grand Jury.
Hearst News Service.
Birmingham, Ala., August 19.—
Judge H. B. Abernathy, of the Inferior
court this morning announced, his de
cision in the conclusion of the prelim
inary trial of R. W. Thompson, charged
with the murder of Elbert Robertson
on July 24, binding the defendant over
to the grand Jury without bail.
The judge said that he did not be
lieve much of the evidence presented
on either side.
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SENSATIONAL SHOOTING
IN LOUISIANA TOWN
ONE BROTHER KILLS ANOTHER
BOTH PROMINENT IN THE
COMMUNITY.
Hearst News Service.
Shreveport, La., August 19.—A spe
cial to the Times from Monroe, La.,
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j says:
the'. The most sensatiintil shooting affair
in ■ that ever took place In Ouchlta parish
'occurred about 7 o'clock last night at.
Bosco, 18 miles south of Monroe, when
Ben G. Littlepage was shot and killed
hy his brother, Joe R. Littlepage, who,
It Is reported. Is also badly wounded,
both participants are prominent In the
parish and are big planters and mer
chants.
Ben G. Littlepage Is president of the
police jury and member of the parish
Democratic executive committee from
Ward 4, while Joe R. Littlepage is a
member of the school board from the
same'ward.
Ben Littlepage has killed two men,
one his cousin, a young man named
Mark Cann, and the other a negro.
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FOUR MEN KILLED
WHEN CAR STRIKES
TRUCK IN NEWYORK
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Hearst News Service.
New York, August 19.—Hurled from
the platform of a trolley car which
crashed into a heavily laden truck,
four men were fatally Injured today at
Rlchtnond Hill. Three of the men,
two of them policemen, are dying at
the hospital.
EXAMINING THE RECORDS.
Attorney A. T, L. Watkins, of New
Augnsta, Perry County, Is In the city
today examining the records In refer
ence to the sixteenth section funds.
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Commander of Pacific Fleet
to Reach Home in December
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REAR ADMIRAL SPERRY.
- Washington, August 19.—According
to the plans of the navy department,
Admiral Sperry's fleet of sixteen bat
tleshtps will arrive In New York from
Twenty Bodies Recovered; '
Sixty Men Still Entombed
In Ill-Fated English Mine
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Hears^ News Service.
London, August 19.—A message
from Wigan thTs morning says that af
ter recovering the bodies of twenty
miners, victims of the terrible explo
sion last night, the rescuers were this
morning driven back by flames.
All hope of rescuing the sixty-five
men still Imprisoned has been aban
doned, but desperate efforts are being
made to quench the flames.
Seven members of the rescuing
PARDON FOR
Governor Announces That He Will
Liberate Coahoma County
Embezzler Soon.
Jackson* Miss., August 19.—Gover
nor Noel stated before leaving yester
day for Meridian that In a few dayB
he will grant a pardon to George Rich
burger, the Jonestown bank cashier
who Is serving a two years' sentence
for embezzlement.
The petition for this pardon has
been pending almost since his Incar
ceration, and it has been endorsed by
almost everybody connected with the
case. There seems to be an Impres
sion, apparently shared by the Gov
ernor, that of the several officials
of the bank Rtchburger was the least
^'guilty of wrongdoing, and It Is not
improbable that other prosecutions
will yet'be had.
After the failure of the Jonestown
bank and upon the trial of Rlchburger,
the evidence disclosed the fact that
there was really little or no capital
stock In the bank, the stockholders, or
piost of them, having paid up their
stbek with notes.
Just whftt reason the Governor has
top delaying the pardon of Rlchburger
after making up his mind, about It Is
not known, and he declines to say.
Whether It has anything to do with the
probable prosecution of the other offi
cials or any of them, is purely a matter
of conjecture.
Blessed is the trip to the window or
back porch every few hours for a doz
en long, deep breathB.
housework lighter.
It makes
the far East by the Suez canal about
the middle of next December.
fleet sailed from Hampton Roads on
December 16 last.
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party were brought to the surface un
conscious, and pathetic scenes were
enacted around the entrance, where
relatives and friends of the entombed
men were gathered to 'await tidings
from loved ones.
Many of the bodies recovered were
burned beyond recognition.
It is believed that the explosion was
caused by a naked lamp coming Into
contact with gas In one of the work
ings of the mine.
READY FOR
OCEAN RACE
Hearst News Service.
Boston, August 19.—All the power
boats entered In the ocean race from
Boston to Shelburne, Nova Scotia, are
at the Hull'station of the Boston Yacht
Club today, In readiness for the begin
,nlng of the race tomorrow. The affairs
will be held under the Joint auspices
•of the Boston and Shelburne Yacht
Clubs.
The prize will be a 8260 cup, pre
sented by the Binnacle .Club of Har
vard College. In addition tfle Boston
Yacht Club will offer a t>rlze to each
boat which completes the course with
,ln 36 heours after the finish of the first
boat. The distance Is 280 miles. The
race Is open to seaworthy boats not
over 55 feet overall nor under 30 feet
overall.
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FIREDESTROYES
LAUREL HOUSE
Dally News Special.
Laurel, MIsb., August 19.—The resi
dence of W. A. Pruitt was completely
destroyed by Are here last afternoon
at 5 o'clock.
The family had a narrow escape
from the burning building and very
little of the furniture and contents
were saved. Total loss $2,000, partial
ly covered by Insurance. The flames
appeared to originate simultaneously
In different parts of the building. Ef
forts on the part of the fire department
to save the buimtng building were he
roic, but Ineffectual.
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TWO HOMES
DYNAMITED
Daughter of Mine Boss Has Narrow
Escape From Death While
Asleep in Bed.
NEGRO SUSPECTS
ARE UNOER ARREST
8heriff Rushes Deputies to Pratt City
to Prevent Lynching—Blacks Will
Be Carried to Birmingham Jail for
Safe Keeping.
Hearst News Service..
Pratt City, Ala., August 19.—The
home of Thomas Duggan, mine boss
for the
Tennessese Company, was
blown up by dynamite last night. The
building was badly wrecked and shat
tered glass was thrown all over the
bed occupied by. Duggan's daughter.
Two negro union miners have been
arrested charged with the crime and
these were lodged in the Pratt City
Jail.
Threats of lynching the
caused Sheriff Hlgden to rush a large
force of deputies from Birmingham for
the protection of the prisoners. It Is
said that they will be carried to Bir
mingham this afternoon for safe keep
negroes
ing.
The house of a negro non-union
jniner was also blown up by dyna
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TWO KILLED;
THREE HURT
Fast Speeding Auto Crashed Into
. Moving Train Near St. Paul
This Morning.
St. Paul, Minn., August 19.—John B.
Gluck, secretary of the Gluck Brewing
Company, of Minneapolis, and his wife
were killed here this morning, and
his two children and Blster-ln-law were
perhaps fatally Injured, when a train
struck the auto in which'they were
] ne t 0 nka.
riding at Cottagewood In Lake Min
Gluck was tcilled Instantly,
I Gluck was pinioned
Mrs.
beneath the
wrecked machine and suffered a slow
an painful death. The other occupants
(were hurled many feet away, where
they were picked up maimed and bleed
mg.
After a pleasant -visit to her sister,
Mrs. M. J. Epley, on Sixth avenue,
Mrs. Almond Henry and little daugh
ter, returned to their home In Vicks
burg yesterday.
NEGRO FIREMEN DISMISSED
BY MAYOR OF SPRINGFIELD
Hearst News Service.
Springfield, 111., August 19.—The
First Regiment of Illinois National
Guard left this morning tor Chicago.
Two other regiments are still on guard.
The grand Jury has gotten down to
wdrk and the prosecuting- attorney
says that Indictments against the riot
ers will be speedily returned.
KILLED BABY WITH HAT PIN,
. THEN HANGED HERSELF TO TREE
Hearst News Service.
' Chicago, August 19.—The body of
Goldbeco, who is thought
hi the mother of a baby
Ith a hat pin, wnlch was
Mrs.
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M
ATOOGMA
Mr. H. M. King, a machinist em
ployed at (the Great Southern Lumber
Company's plant, is in the city today
and states that there is a great strike
on at Bogalusa, La., where the plant
is located.
The Great Southern, which was be
ing built at Bogalusa on the New Or
leans and Great Northern, was expect
ed to be complete and ready for busi
ness September 1., It is expected to
be the greatest lumber plant in the
world. For several months during the
financial stringency wages were grad
ually reduced. Monday morning a no
tice was posted that hereafter the men
would be expected to work eleven
hours a day at the same price they
had been getting for ten hours' work.
The hands went on a strike, all ex
cept a few that were unskilled. The
machinists and blacksmiths all quit
work. The pay they had been receiv
ing. it is claimed, was less than half
of the amount usually received by good
mechanics.
About 500 hands were brought out
from New Orleans Monday in antici-1
pation of a strike, but as soon as they
saw the situation they retprned home, j
This mill was to have begun active
operations next Monday and it was
expected to give employment to 5,000
hands, but the strike, which left only
about 150 men at work, and most of
them unskilled, will delay the opera
tion of the big plant Indefinitely.
HEARD SHERMAN
DELIVER SPEECH
THEN ENDED LIFE
Hearst News Service.
Utica, N. Y., August 19.—Rev. Dr.
James Phelps, secretary of Syracuse
University, committed suicide at a ho
tel here this morning.
He came to the city yesterday to
participate In the ceremonies incident
to the notification of James S. Sher
man, Republican nominee for vice pres
ident.
MARATHON HERO
BETS IN OVATION
Hearst News Service.
New York, August 19.—John J. Hays,
winner In the great Marthon race, ar
rived this morning. He was given a
grand ovation by the craft In tfle har
bor and the crowds on the pier.
ANOTHER FLEET
MAYBE DISPATCHED
Hearst News Service
London, August 19.—The Daily Tele
graph say's that the United States Is
preparing to send another big fleet
across the Pacific, which will call at
Samoa at the Invitation of Germany.
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M V -or Reese "for the good of the ser- ■
vice. Negro leaders are making vio
lent protests against this action, as are
All negro members of the fire de
partment have been discharged by
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also prominent Republican leaders
who fear that It will have a bad effect
on the prospects of carrying the state
for .Taft and Sherman.
found yesterday, was today discovered
I hanging to a tree In a suburb of Avans
I ton. Suicide Is the theory advanced
j by the police, but an In vestigation has
been ordered.
KOLA MILL
RFRUILDING
j rent in local lumber circles for several
days and was amply verified today
when the Watkins Machine and Foun
dry Company received a car load of
Another Substantial Indication of
the Early Revival of the
Lumber Industry.
HATTIESBURG SHOP
GETS LARGE CONTRACT
Machinery Damaged ih Fire Will Be
Repaired by Watkins Machine and
Foundry Company—Burned Build- ,
ings to Be Replaced.
The immense plant of the Kola Lum
ber Company, recently destroyed by
Are, will be speedily rebuilt.
A rumor to this effect has been cur
the machinery which went through the
fire, together with Instructions to ra
build and return at the earliest possi
ble moment.
The mill of the Kola Lumber Com
pany is located at Kola, a small sta
tion on the Gulf and Ship Island Rail
road north of Hattiesburg, and has
large timber holdings In that section.
The rebuilding of this plant Is anoth
er indication of the early and complete
revival of the lumber Industry In
South Mississippi and means much to
Hattiesburg.
APPLICATIONS
FOR PENSIONS
Applications for pensions for Con
federate soldiers are now being filed
with the chancery clerk. *
At the September term of the board
of supervisors, these applications will
be received, considered and passed up
on as to merits and those who want to
put Id applications should secure the
blanks, flu them In and acknowledge
them, so that the board can give a
pension to those entitled to them.
Pension allowances are always made
at the September term of the board.
Several applications have already been
filed.
ATTENDING SCHOOL
OF INSTRUCTION
The Masonic School of Instruction
for this district began yesterday at
Laurel and will continue through to
day.
The following Masonic officers are
attending from here: G. W. Batson
worshipful Master; Dr. F. W. Queen,
senior warden, and Charles Fuller,
senior deacon.
The school of instruction in the
work of the order is being conducted
by Grand Lecturer Hicks and Is de
signed especially for the officers of
the fraternity, but gll members are
welcome to attend.
By having these schools In the dif
l ferent districts of the state, the offi
■ cer8 become thorough)y famlu „ wllh
j their respective duties.
BUSINESS HOUSE
CHANGES QUAR"
| The Home Supply Co
i In new and second-ham
moved from Us fond
West Pine street
street into the roon^E
Theater. In 1U^B|
Home Supply
venient and^^Bpfit
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