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HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI. WEDNESDAY AFrERNOON. OCTOBER 7 , 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
at the Hattiesburg Postoffice Than All Other Local Newspapers Combined
The Dally News
IS ACTIVE
Railroad From New Orleans to
Jackson Will Be Completed at
Earliest Possible Moment.
COMPANY HAS SOLD
$3,000,000 INGONDS
Trees to Be Hauled to Bogalusa Mill
Without Cutting, So That Lumber
Can Be Cut Any desired Length.—
Largest Mill in the World.
Daily News SpeclaL
Jackson, Miss., October 7.—The first
definite outline of the plans of the
New Orleans and Great Northern road
and its allied corporation, the Great
Southern Lumber Company, was made
public yesterday in an address deliv
ered by President C. H. Goodyear be
fore a meeting of the Jackson Board
of Trade.
Chief in local interest was presi
dent Goodyear's announcement that
orders for the resumption of work on
the New Orleans and Great Northern
have been given, and that the road
will be built into Jackson. He did not
name a probable date for the comple
tion of the extension northward from
Smith's Ferry, but assured the Boaru
of Trade that the company's destin
ation is Jackson, and that the work
will be pushed as rapidly as circum
stances will permit.
President Goodyear frankly ad
mitted that the financial stringency
caused the postponement of opera
tions and that in order to secure funds
to complete the railroad it has been
necessary to place a mortgage on the
plant of the Great Southern Lumber
Company at Bogalusa, and about 230,
000 acres of the company's timber
holdings in Louisiana.
This mortgage is secured by bonds
in the sum of $3,000,000, bearing 6 per
cent, interest, maturing -at stated in
tervals between 1911 and 1918, and
about one million dollars of the is
sue has already been sold. The re
mainder are being placed on the mar
ket by a Chicago firm, and, while
President Goodyear is not attempting
to act as agent in the sale of the
bonds, he states that the company
would like very much to see a portion
of the issue placed with people in the
territory through which the New Or
leans and Great Northern road will
run, thus giving them a personal inter
est in the system.
The plant of the Great Southern
Lumber Company at Bogalusa is the
largest of its kind in the world. The
equipment, machinery, houses, etc.,
erected at that place represent an in
vestment of about $',000,000, and the
bonds are also secured by mortgage on
230,000 acres of heavily timbered lands
in Louisiana. The timber holdings of
the corporation in Mississippi, amount
ing to much more than the Louisiana
acreage, are not involved in the mort
gages, as a good portion of the acre
age is held by companies federated
with the Great Southern Lumber Com
pany, but the title of these lands is
not vested in the company proper.
President Goodyear stated 1 that the
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big plant at Bogalusa has been In oper
ation since the first of September, and
will be running at its maximum ca
pacity by the first of January. There
Is not a plant in the world more thor
oughly equipped, and several very
striking innovations in handling tim
ber have been Introduced,
stance, instead of having the trees
sawed into logs in the woods, the en
tire tree is carried to the mill,, where
it is cut into the length of logs de
sired, thus enabling the company to
fill orders promptly for timbers of any
length.
As to the ability of the company
to perfect its financial arrangements,
President Goodyear said that he did
not not entertain any reasonable
doubt. He spoke very cheerfully of
the brightening of the financial skies,
and expressed the opinion that the
improvement in lumber prices will be
permanent.
Orders have been given for the re
newal of construction work, but the
head of the big corporation stated
very frankly that he was not in read
iness to take up the question of ter
minal facilities in Jackson at this
time. The road is heading for Jack
son, he said, and expects to establish
its terminal here, but negotiations
now pending are such that he is un
able to say what will be wanted in the
way of a right-of-way. He was assured
by the Board of Trade that the busi
ness interests of the city will give any
co-operation or assistance that may be
desired.
For in
ROSE MILL
Large Lumber Industry at Merrill
is Preparing to Go Into Full
Operation Again.
Dally News Special. •
Merrill, Miss., October 7.—The
Rose Lumber Company, which has
been closed down since February 1, is
preparing to resume on a large scale.
Mr. E. Parsons states that a force of
100 men will be employed and that the
daily output will be something like
75,000 feet.
This is one of the most important
industries in this section of the lum
ber belt and the announcement that it
is soon to resume will occasion gen
eral satisfaction.
BROTHER CHARLIE
Hearst News Service.
Paris, October 7.—It has developed
here that Charles P. Taft, brother of
the Republican nominee for Presi
dent in the United States, visited
France several years ago and invested
largely in the bonds of the old Panama
canal company. The statement is
vouched for by officials of the gov
ernment and prominent American law
yers who helped to consummate the
deals for Taft, at the time. William
Nelson Cromwell and J. Pierpont Mor
gan were also interested in the deal.
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WILL FINISH
SPUR TRACK
The new spur track that is being put
in by the New Orleans and Northeast
ern Railroad to the gravel pit owned
by A. K. Mclnnis and located on
Bouie river, is nearing completion,
and will probably be finished in a day
or two. ,
Mr. Mclnnis states that as soon as
the track is completed he expects to
make the gravel fly; that he is pre
pared to do a big business and has no
trouble in disposing of the output
of his pit, which is almost inexhaustl
ble.
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TURKEY IS
War Will Not Be Declared, How
ever, Unless Bulgarian Troops
Cross the Border.
POWERS PREPARINIi
TO SETTLE TROUBLE
Great Britain, France and Russia Will
Join in Request for Arbitration and
Italy Is Expected to Do Likewise.
America Is Watching.
Hearst News Service.
Paris, October 7.—An International
conference of the powers to consider
the Bulgarian situation is now as
sured. It will be proposed by Great
Britain, France and Russia, acting to
gether, instead of by one power.
These three powers are in complete
accord. Italy will favor the confer
ence and Germany is expected to ac
quiesce.
AMERICA INTERESTED.
Washington, October 7.—American
ciplomats in the nations interested ,
have been instructed to keep a close I
v atch on the affairs o( Turkey and j
Bulgaria and at the psychological mo- I
r.ient it is declared that Roosevelt will j
suggest arbitration in preference to 1
war.
ENGLAND IS HOPEFUL.
Hearst News Service.
London, October 7.—Despite the
alarming dispatches appearing in all
of the morning papers, the officials of
England believe that the Bulgarian
question can be settled without war.
TURKEY IS READY.
Constantinople, October 7.—It is
semt-officlally announced today that
unless the Bulgarian troops cross the
Turkish frontier there is no prospect
of an immediate declaration of war.
Turkey is anxiously awaiting the ac
tion of the powers. Today is the be
ginning of Austro-Hungarian rule in
Herzegovina and Besnia and what this
will provoke Is problematical.
Turkish troops are held in readiness
for any emergency.
IN FIGHT
Used Knives On Each Other and
One is Dead and the Other
Dangerously Wounded.
Coldwater, Miss., October 7.—In a
duel with knives at Wakefield, Miss.,
Manning Jamison, aged 30 years, was
killed, and his brother, Edwin Jami
! son, aged 22 years, was dangerously
| wounded. Edwin Jamison was taken
j taken to Memphis, where he is being
| treated at St. Joseph's Hospital. Ed
win Jamison and Will Kounts, accord
I ing to information received here, were
engaged in a wrestling bout, and a
fight was about to start when Manning
Jamison interfered, acting as peace
maker. This angered Edwin Jamison
and he drew a knife,
whipped out his knife and the two
fought until both dropped to the
ground. Manning died In a few min
utes.
Manning
CHICAGO IS MAD.
Chicago, October 7.—Angry over the
action of the National League Board
of Directors, the Chicago team left
the city this morning for New York,
where a game will be played Thurs
day.
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Mrs. Chas. Stoddard, of Brooklyn,
who accuses her husband of having a
red-headed affinity, and whose hus
band accuses her of having an af
finity also, has her husband arraigned
in the police court on the charge of
having spanked her.
LACEY Mill
GETS READY
Has Been Shut Down For Two
Weeks For Repairing and
Overhauling Its Eqipment.
Daily News Special.
Carriere, Miss., October 7.—The mill
of the Lacey Lumber Company at this
place has been shut down for a couple
of weeks pending a complete overhaul
ing of the plant.
Officials of the company state that
the mill will resmne on or about Oc
tober 20, and that there will hence
forth be no interrmuption.
pacity is about 50,000 feet a day and
100 hands are employed.
Business conditions are rapidly im
proving in this section.
The ca
TEDDY WILL
NOT SPEAK
Senator Hemenway Thinks That
Taft Will Carry Indiana By
Majority of 25,000.
Washington, October 7.—Upon leav
ing the White House today, after a
conference with the President, Sena
tor Hemenway, of Indiana, declared
that the President had told him posi
tively that he would not take the
stump in an effort to insure the elec
tion of Mr. Taft.
Senator Hemenway said:
Roosevelt does not believe that such
a step is necessary. We are going to
have a hard fight in our state, but In
diana will go for Taft by 25,000.
''Mr.
JEROME LOST
FINAL ROUND
New York, October 7.—District At
torney Jerome lost in the final round
today in his efforts to have the sanity
Of Harry K. Thaw determined in this
countv, when Supreme Court Justice
Mills decided that the trial must he
held in Westchester County. The date
of the hearing has been fixed for next
Monday.
COAL MINERS STRIKE
COST ALABAMA SCO,000
Birmingham, Ala., October 7.—Ac- I
cording to the final statement of H. Y. j
Brooks, who audited the accounts, the I
recent strike of coal miners in the
Birmingham district cost the state of j
Greene Street Bridge Will Be Built
By A. C. Duckworth
For $372.50.
SIX BIDS WERE PUT
IN FOR THE CONTRACT
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Frazier, to the Lowest Bid By Mr.
Duckworth of $372,50— Bids Opened
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The contract for the building of a !
bridge across Gordon Creek on Greene
street, has been awarded by the city
to A. C. Duckworth.
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vere six bidders for the con
tract, the bids ranging from $372.3(1.
the amount of A. C. Duckworth's bid.
to $1,087, the bid submitted by J. A.
Frazier.
The following is a list of the bids:
J. A. Frazier, $1,087; I. C. Alexander,
$600; R. A. Brown, $488; M. L. Ward.
$487.50; Phillips & Edwards, $390; A.
C. Duckworth, $372.50.
ANOTHER HITCH
IN HAINS TRIAL
New York. October 7.—-John F. Me- !
Intyre, counsel for the Hains broth
ers, today submitted a formal protest
against consideration by the present
Queens County grand jury of the evi
dence regarding the killing of William
E. Annis. The protest is based on •
the ground that William Williams, Jr., I
the foreman of the jury, was a life
long friend of Annis, and that he is al- !
leged to have expressed the hope !
tha the man who killed Annis would
be punished.
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Former Representative Francis Burton Harrison, of New York,
has been appointed chairman of the New York State Democratic
tive committee.
who
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j tenance of the troops. This does not
I include the enormous losses of the |
companies involved and the injury j
j done to business in general.
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Killed Wife and Father -in-Law and
Then Suicided to Wind Up
Drunken Spree.
Hearst News Service.
Norfolk, Va.. October 7.—Suffering
from the effects of a spree, J. W.
Richardson this morning shot and
killed his wife and father-in-law, B. T.
Cromwell. He then walked into the !
yard and killed a horse, after which
he turned the pistol to his head and
fired a bullet through his own brain.
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Gulfport, Miss., October 7.—As pre
viously advertised, all of the timber
on section 16, Harrison County, was
offered for sale yesterday. No bids
were received.
WRIGHT MAY TRY
TO SAIL OVER THE
ENGLISH CHANNEL
every aeroplane record to his credit,
Wilbur Wright is today being urged
to attempt a flight across the English
channel. It is not known yet whether
or not Mr. Wright will consent to
make the effort.
Hearst News Service.
Lemans, France, October 7.—With
STAIRWAY
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Speech in Jackson.
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OISHOP GALLOWAY IS
AMONG THE INJURED
Several Negroes Seriously Hurt—All
of the Physicians of the Sity Sum
I moned to the Scene to Administer
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❖ Thomas Helm, arm broken. •>
❖ Rev. James Smyiie, Flora, arm <•
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❖ Rev. A. J. Bradley, leg broken. 5*
❖ E. J. C ffin. leg broken
❖ Kate James, internal injuries— <•
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❖ Preston Gibbs, leg broken.
❖ Addie Porter, hip dislocated. •>
❖ Jane Anderson. Flora Moore, •>
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Daiiv News Special
Jackson, Miss., October 7.—A panic
| caused by the falling of a stairway in
the Coliseum building just after the
conclusion of Booker T. Washington's
speech yesterday afternoon, resulted
in several broken limbs and a number
; of more or less serious bruises, almost
| all the victims being negroes.
Mr. Tlios. Helm, a wealthy citizen
i of Jackson, had an arm broken, and
Bishop Chas. B. Galloway and one or
two other white persons sustained
slight bruises. Two or three negroes
had limbs broken and perhaps a score
of them carried away bruises.
For some time the building has been
used as a skating rink, and the stair
ways had been removed from their
proper places and put up in a tempor
ary fashion at other points. They
were never intended to support any
great number of people at once, and V
the Washington crowd was composed
of at least 5,000 or 6,000 negroes, and
several hundred white persons.
It had been very warm in the
building and when the speaking was
over there was n grand rush for the
exits. Those who were on the second
door rushed to the stairway, and when
it fell there were as many people un
der it as could be crowded in that
much space. The injured persons
were under the stairway, those on top
coming out without serious harm.
Practically all the physicians in the
city were summoned to the scene, and
several of them were kept busy for
some time in dressing the wounds of
those injured. For a time there was
groat excitement, and this was in
creased by a report that Bishop Gallo
way was among those seriously hurt.
It proved, however, that he had only
a small scratch on the elbow, which
amounted to practically nothing.
During the panic there was a gen
eral rush for the doors and windows
and many persons jumped through the
windows carrying the sash with them.
Hats and coats were found scattered
along the north side of the big build
ing, and it was fully an hour after
the meeting broke up before quiet was
fully restored.
It was reported last night that one
of the injured negro women, Martha
Dozier, would probably die, having a
broken leg and other injuries, but she
is still alive, and It Is now stated that
she will recover.
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