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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS 1 3=30 EDITION
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VOL. II. NO. 188
HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 6. 1908
The Daily Hew * Pays More Postage at the Hattiesburg Postoffice Than All Other Local Newspapers Combined
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IN TURKEY
Report of Battle Between Turkish
and Bulgarian Troops is Dis
credited By Sultan.
FRANCE NOW ACTIVE
TO PREVENT WARFARE
Sultan Is Surprised at Action of Ger
many and Is Now Suspicious of His
Most Intimate Friends—Situation Is
Anything But Pleasant.
Constantinople, October 6.—Rumors,
come from the front that skirmishing
has already taken place between Turk
ish and Bulgarian troops, nut the re
ports are unofficially denied at the war
office and are given little credence.
No decided move has yet been taken
by Turkey and the powers are at work
to prevent,'If possible, a declaration
of war.
France has taken the initiative in
the mediation of the troubles of Tur
key and Bulgaria and other powers
may join in the promotion of peace
negotiations which France has already
set in motion.
Germany's support of Austria-Hun
gary is a bitter blow to the Sultan,
who had heretofore regarded the Kai
ser as his best friend.
The situation here is anything but
pleasant, as criminations and recrim
inations are being made on all sides
and the Sultan is suspicious even of
his most intimate friends and most
loyal subjects.
Hearst News Service.
Willemstead, Curacoa, October 6.—A
message from Caracas received today
rays that the condition of President
Castro is much worse and that his
recovery is not expected.
BITES FOUR
One Woman is Dying and Another
in a State of Nervous Collapse
and May Go Mad.
Hearst News Service.
Elizabeth, N. J., October 6.—Mrs.
Harvey Day is strapped to her bed and
dying, having developed rabies from
the bite of a pet dog. Her husband
fears every moment that he will be at
tacked by the disease.
Mrs. Samuel Doty, residing next
door to the Days, was also bitten by
the dog and Is In a state of nervous
collapse. Physicians say that she is
almost certain to develop hydrophobia.
A letter carrier was also bitten by
the animal, which was a pet at the
Day home.
JAS. MITCHELL DEAQ.
Hearst News Service.
New York, October 6.—Captain
James Mitchell, aged 68 and the son of
the celebrated Irish patriot, John
Mitchell, died here last night.
Lumber News Jeature
Is Attracting Attention
Regarding the collection and publication of the lumber news of the
Ha'tiesbu'g district, as undertaken in these columns yesterday, Ed
itor Edwin Craighead, of the Mobile Register says:
"Your enterprise is certainly praiseworthy and i hope will receive ap
preciation from your clientile."
INDA PINE STARTS SOON
Reports from the Hattiesburg lum
ber district, published in yesterday's
edition of the News, were agreeably
surprising to the business interests of
Hattiesburg.
Several additional items of interest
have been since received, ,and the
work of securing reports for the "Lum
ber Edition" of next Monday are well
under way.
A few of the more important items
received in today's mail are given
below:
Big Mill Resumes.
Hooker, Miss., October 6.—The
Hartzog & Longino Lumber Company
resumed operation on September 15
and is now cutting rough timber at
the rate of 30,000 feet a day with a
force of thirty to thirty-five hahds. Mr.
V. E. Hartzog, head of the concern,
says that his output is sold for thirty
days and at very satisfactory prices
considering present market conditions.
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HOLD GREAT CEREMONIAL
IN VICKSBURG THIS EVENING
Dally News Special.
Jackson, Miss., October 6.—A large
number of Jackson members of the
Dramatic Order of Knights of Khor
assan will leave tonight for Vicksburg,
where they will take part Wednesday
in a big ceremonial to be held there,
at which it is expected that at least
one hundred new members will be
initiated.
A majority of the officers of the
temple are Jackson Pythians, and
the only temple in the state is located
here. It therefore follows that Jack
son will figure very largely In the
Vicksburg attendance, although mem
bers from all over the state will he
there and the occasion will be one
ROCKFELLER SENT
TO JAIL IN NEW YORK
Hearst News Service.
New York, October 6.
Rockefeller, Jr., son of the Standard
Oil magnate and a nephew of John D.
Rockefeller, was locked up In the Mor
risania police station today because he
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BETS $70,000 THAT
BRYAN WILL WIN
Cincinnati, O., October 6.—Stephen
Bender, a commission merchant in this
city, has bet $70,000 at odds of one to j
two that William Jennings Bryan will 1
be elected. The wager was taken by
a New York shoe manufacturer whose j
name is not known. I
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There is nothing more uncomfort- 1
ble than being truthful In practice as j
well as principle.
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The mill was shut down for eight
months during the depression.
Inda Pine to Start.
Inda, Miss., October 6.—The big
mill of the Inda Pine Company will
start on October 20 with a capacity of
50,000 feet a day and a force of 200
hands, making a specialty of export
and car material. The output of the
mill is already sold for two months.
This mill was shut down for six
months during the depression.
Will Resume Shortly.
Braxton, Miss., October 6.—Our mill
has been shut down since December
15, 1907, except for about thirty days j
in May and June of this year, but we '
expect to resume work in a few days—
within the next thirty days at the out
side. Our mill is abou 15,000 feet ca
pacity per day.
PRICE & DAVIS.
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of gteat importance to Pythlans.
This order is to Pythians what the
Shrine is to Masonry. To be a D. O.
K. Iv. one must first be a Pythian, and
the affairs given under the auspices
rank high among the members. Most
elegant costumes are worn by the
ofiicers and members—particularly
the former—and it is said that these
ceremonials are full of both fun and
seriousness. At any rate, it has been
noticed the' very few members miss
an opportunity to attend one.
The Vicksburg affair will wind tip
with an eh gant banquet, following a
parade in the afternoon and the cere
monial exercises In the evening at
the city hall.
was unable to furnish bond in the sum
of $100. He was arrested on a charge
of exceeding the speed limit in his
automobile and was unable to produce
the- required sum. He was locked up
in a cell, but was later released when
his identity had been ascertained.
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1 Decatur, Ala., October 6.—Dr. W. S.
Eyster, father of Judge John C. Eyster,
j fell dead at his home here last night,
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DOCTOR DROPS DEAD.
Heard. News Service.
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1 grandest time in the world doing some
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a fool for doing.
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former guest and pupil with having
robbed I er of a considerable sum of
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Hearst News Service.
New York, October 6.—Evidence |
against T. Jenkins Hains, charged
with being the accessory to the mur
der of William E. Annis, was present- i
ed to the Queens County grand jury '
here today by District Attorney Dar
rin.
Darrin decided to try T. Jenkins
Hains first in order to force the hand
of the attorneys for the defense and
to ascertain the nature of the evidence
which will be used in favor of Peter
C. Hains, the real perpetrator of the
murder.
It developed today that the chief
witness against the Hains brothers
will be Mrs. Claudia Libbey Hains,
wife of Captain Haines. Next in im
portance will be Mrs. William E. An
nis, wife of the dead man.
TWO AMERICANS HAVE CHOLERA.
Hearst News Service.
Manila, October 6.—Ten new cases
of cholera were reported for the last
twenty-four hours. The list includes
the names of two Americans, C. O.
Harbough, of the civil service, and
Charles Ridgeway, known as "The I
Blind Poet."
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BY
LUMBER CO. BURGLARS LAST NIGHT
New Corporation Launched in Hat
tiesburg With Large Eastern
Connection.
LOCAL LUMBERMEN
LARGELY INTERESTED
Incorporators Are Ben Moore and H.
S. Haggerty, of Hattiesburg, and H.
K. and W. B. Follansby, Capitalists,
of Detroit, Michigan.
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The Follansby Lumber Company, and
the incorporators are Messrs. Hen
I Moore nnd H ' S - Haggerty, of this
I city, and Messrs. H. K. and W. B. Fol
lansb.v, of Detroit.
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The company Is capitalized at $15,
and will do an exclusively wliole
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■rs ot the company will be chosen
as the charter has been I
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granted,
The Follansby
Lumber
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will have its main offices in the Ross
I building. The local men interested
I in the new company are of the well
I known lumber concern, the Moore &
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Haggarty Company, of this city. Their 0
connection with the new company will | ,,
not interfere in any way with their
connection with the Moore & Hagger- !
ty Company.
The organization of this new com
pany is additional proof of the revival
of activity in lumber circles in South
j Mississippi and especially in the Hat
j tiesburg district. The new company
| will enter the field well equipped
I financially and with excellent connec
tions in the northern markets for
handling a large volume of business,
its organizers are men well and fa
j vorably known in the lumber world
I and its activities will add to the pres
i tige of Hattiesburg as a great lumber
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Lower picture shows Mrs. Leslie
Crater Payne, the actress, and mother
of Leslie Dudley Carter, shown above,
whose father, the late Leslie Carter,
of Chicago, cut him off .without .a
penny in his will.
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ASKS PARDON
Sent To the Pen For Killing Ne
gro man, But Has Made
a Model Prisoner.
Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss., October 6.—Gover
I nor Noel will shortly have presented
to him a petition for the pardon of
Ella Scales, a negro woman sent up
from Coahoma County in April, 1906,
on a fi ' ! years' sentence .for man
i s l au shter.
I The ret ition will set forth that the
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convicted tended to show that the
shoo ,; ng uth which she was charged
was done accidentally and that she
and the man sho klIled were good
triends at th „ tlme .
It is burned for her that she has
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made an obedient and docile prisoner,
and that her llpalth iB now such that
further confinement will result in per
I manent injury to her health.
, Another pardon petition coming
from Coahoma County, and which will
i be presented to the Governor at about
the same time, asks for the pardon
of John Carr, serving a life term for
murder, having been convicted in Oc
i lober, 1904.
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. No extenuating circumstances are
0 ff ered f 0r ijj s crime except that he
| ,, as been sufficiently punished. He is
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held up as a model prisoner, and his
health is given as another reason.for
asking that he be pardoned, the peti
tion setting forth that by reason of
physical ailments he is now in a weak
ened state of health, and is scarcely
able to perform manual labor of any
kind, that he is in constant pain and
suffers acutely.
ARE AFTER
Jackson. Miss., October 6.—Gover
nor Noel has offered a reward of $150
for the arrest of Austin E. Ferguson,
the fugitive slayer of Ethel Maxweu,
which killing occurred just after mid- j
night Friday night.
Nothing definite ha
rfom Ferguson since his escape from I
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been heard |
two officers from Brookhaven, who
had arrested him and had him en
route to this city Saturday afternoon,
when he gave them the dodge and left
the train just south of Crystal Springs,
It was stated here yesterday that he •
had been seen by a negro near Hazle -1
I hurst Sunday, and other rumors have j
been floating around, one of two of I
which are to the effect that he has !
been recaptured, but none of the ru- j
more can be verified.
Chief of Police Allen, who knew |
i something of Ferguson's character, is j
' confident that he will give himself up
j within the next few days, but tbat be- |
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INDICTED, TRIED
AND SENTENCED
TO HANG IN HOUR
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Talladega, Ala October v.—Henry
Davis , alias George Watson, a negro,
charged with murder and higlway
robbery, was convicted by the grand
jury and sentenced to bang within ar.
hour. The jury was out only five min
.a
utes.
Three Hundred Dollars Worth of
Merchandise Stolen From
Rubensein Bros.
HAWKINS HARDWARE CO.
The Burglars Were Evidently Ama
teurs and Probably Boys—Iron Bars
Bent to Force an Entrance Into
Each Store.
The department store of Rubenstein
Bros., on Mobile street, and the hard
ware store of the Hawkins Hardware
Company, on . me street were both
entered by burglars last night, the in
dications are that the work in boh
sores was done by he same gang.
In Rubenstein Bros.' store about
$300 worth of merchandise, and be
tween $3 and $4 in money was taken.
At the Hawkins Hardware Company
j 'he only things that can be missed are
|several razors and a pocket knife
which the thieves took time and care
to select from a lot of sample knives
in a package.
An effort was made to get into the
safes at both stores but it was unsuc
cessful in each instance. Rubenstein
Bros.' safe was badly damaged. The
combination was knocked off and the
door battered. At the Hawkins Hard
ware Company, the safe was not dam
aged, but the combination had been
tampered with.
That the burglars were amateurs
and probably boys is evident. Only
an amateur would try to break into a
safe by knocking off the combination
and the space made for entrance into
the store of Rubenstein Bros, and also
to the Hawkins Hardware Company,
was so small in each case that only
a small boy or a small man could
have gotten through.
Entrance to each store was made
by forcing the rear doors. At Ruben
stein Bros.' the iron bars of a rear
window were bent forcibly to make
an entrance and then the rear door
was opened and the wire netting cov
ering it was ripped off. The same
method was used to get into the Haw
kins Hardware Company store, an iron
bar in the rear being bent to make
a hole for entrance.
The goods stolen from Rubenstein
Bros, consisted of a quantity of jew
elry, most of it new and valuable, the
cheaper jewelry being ignored and left
in the show case. A couple of dress
j suit cases and satchels were taken,
I the change left in it the night before.
several pairs of shoes and some cloth
| ing. The cash drawer was rifled of
amounting to between $3 and $4. It
has been difficult for the Messrs. Ru
beustein to tell just how much was
stolen in merchandise, hut they esti
mate their loss at about $300. Noth
• ing except the knife and some razors
-1 can be missed yet at the Hawkins
j Hardware Company store. The corn
I bination of the safe was purposely left
inside stee\ doors
! off last night the
j only being locked. This morning the
combination was found thrown on.
| showing that an effort had been made
j to turu it and that the burglars in
their ignorance had only succeeded in
| locking it more securely.
I It is believed the burglars will be
j captured and that they are local par
i ties. That there were at least two
I parties at work there is every evi
i dence.
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The Cotton Market
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Liverpool Market.
Liverpool, October 6.—4 p. m., Octo
ber-November 4.55 l-2d, December-Jan
uary 4.60 l-2d.
ar. ' New Orleans, October 6.—Opening,
December 8.29c, January 8.37c; 2 p. m.,
New Orleans Market.
December 8.38c, January 8.36.