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THE HATTIESBURG NEW
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NEWSPAPER
3:30 EDITION
VOL. II. NO. 203
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 23, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SUES FOR
C. W. White Wants $10,000 From
W. S. F. and Wesley Tatum
of Forrest County.
i LOGGING ROAD TRAIN
FRIGHTENED HIS HORSE
Animal Ran Away and Threw Him
From Buggy, Inflicting Serious In
juriei
Approaching Term of Court.
•Suit Will Not Be Tried at
C. W. White, a resident of Lamar
County, through his attorneys, Moun
ger & Mounger, has filed suit for $10,
OOO damages against W. S. F. Tatum
and Wesley Tatum, of Forrest County,
"partners in business and negotiating
in trade under the name and style of
the Tatum Lumber Company."
White alleges that on or about Au
gust 1, 1S08, that he was traveling the
public road in a buggy and that he
was en route to church; that when he
was about eight and a half miles from
Purvis and two and a half miles from
Richburg, he was compelled to cross
defendant's railroad; that when he
reached the crossing of the railroad
and public road he found an engine
close to the crossing on one side and
some log cars on the other side and
that although he was driving a gentle
horse the animal became frightened
and he was thrown from the buggy,
stinking a stump and falling violently
to the ground. Complainant further al
leges that he sustained severe inju
ries, suffered much anguish and had a
considerable physician's and drug
gist's bill to pay. He alleges that the
company was negligent, carelessly and
wilfully refused to have said road
opened, the engine being within, or
nearly within the roadway and the log
cars only a short distance, leaving a
very narrow passage and that this was
what caused the horse to become
frightened and resulted in the injuries
complained of; that his knee was
crushed, torn and lacerated and his
arms were injured and that for a time
after he got out of bed, he was com
pelled to use crutches. Considering
these damages, the complainant asks
for $10,000 damages.
This suit cannot ho tried at the term
of court that begins next week, as it
was filed too late.
Hearst Hews Service.
Winnipeg, Manitoba. October 23.—
One of the worst snowstorms ever
known raged here all day yesterday,
completely demoralizing traffic on
both the Canadian Pacific and Great
Northern Railroads. Ten inches of
snow has already fallen and this is
accompanied today by a terrific gale.
Snow is ten feet deep in some of the
railway cuts and traffic will probably
be blocked for several days.
RETURNED WITH PRISONER.
Sheriff Magruder returned last
night from Scranton, where he went
after Matt Thomas, who was convict
ed of unlawful retailing in his absence
and was fined $500 and sentenced to
90 days in jail. Thomas will serve a
term on the county farm.
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Washington, October 23.—For Mis
sissippi: Rain and cooler tonight and
Saturday.
Says There is No "Night Riding'
in Mississippi and That None
is Expected Here.
Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss., October 23.—Gove
nor Noel last night received a tele
gram from the New York World ask
ing his plans for ending ''night riding"
in the south. In his reply, Governor
Noel says that there has been no
"night riding" in Mississippi further
than the posting of a few notices on
cotton gins and that he has urged the
local officers to keep a lookout for any
appearance of trouble of this sort
and to promptly put a stop to it. He
apprehends no danger.
FACTORY
IS COMING
Big Box and Crate Industry Will
Absorb Cross Arms Factory
Already Here.
It is practically a settled fact that
Hattiesburg will get the box, crate
and novelty factory that has been
under consideration for several days,
Mr. E. E. Williams, of Buffalo, N.
Y., is understood to have made the
statement this morning that he had
decided on Hattiesburg for the loca
tion of his plant.
At a meeting of the Commercial
Club held last night, it was decided
that Hattiesburg citizens would take
stock to the amount of $2,000. The
citizens of this city have great confi
dence in the success of an enterprise*
of this kind and it will be no trouble
to raise the stock. It was not made
a condition that stock he taken, before
the concern would come here, but rec
ognizing the value of the investment,
a number of citizens wanted to have
some stock in the concern.
It is learned from reliable authori
ty that the new factory will consoli
date with the cross-arms factory
which is located in this city, and this
will make it an Immense concern,
manufacturing cross-arms, crates,
boxes, and various and sundry kinds
of novelties.
OFFICERS MISTOOK
EACH OTHER FOR
. BAD HIGHWAYMEN
Hearst News Service.
Pittsburg, October 23.—Mistaking
each othe- for highwaymen, Detective
Clyde Edeburn and Special Police Of
ficer James Ferrell fought a revolver
dual in the dark shortly after mid
night. Ferrell was shot twice, dying
almost instantly. Edeburn has been
exhonorated.
DUKE ABRUZZI18
ENRFUTE TO AMERICA
Hearst News Service.
Turin, October 23.—Duke Ahruzzi,
who will wed Miss Katherine Elkins,
is believed by friends to he on Ids
way to America. He left last night
in an automobile with unknown des
tination, hut it is believed that he
has gone to some seaport to take pas
sage. 'it is known that he is anxious
to reach America as soon as possible
and h<s hasty departure may upset
the plans of the admiralty to furnish
him a naval escort across the Atlan
tic.
DR. BULL IS BETTER.
Hearst News Service.
New York, October 23.—Desipte the
strain incident to his removal from
his home to Hotel Plaza, Dr. William
T. Bull, the famous surgeon, who has
been dangerously ill for some time,
today shows signs of slight improve
ment and his physicians have taken
on new hopes.
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shows the Astral as she was being towed into New York after she had been partially dismasted
. During the gale, Seaman Ben Colleton, whose picture appears at the top to the left, was swept over
He was rescued by Second Officer Harry Perry, whose picture is shown at the bottom, by being
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board.
ROOSEVELT MAY COANGE
PLANS IF BRYAN LANDS
Hearst News Service.
Washington, October 23.—S. R.
Ryan, of Washington State, who was
a delegate to the Republican conven
tion at Chicago, and who is a close
friend of President Roosevelt, says
t hat the President will not go to Af
CAUGHT FORGER OF
CLEVELAND LETTER
Dayton, O., October 23.—Broughton
Brandenburg, who sold to the New
York World a letter alleged to have
been written by Grover Cleveland, and
which advised Democrats to vote for
Taft, was arrested here last night as
he was preparing to board a train
for New York. The arrest was made
on instructions from the New York
police department, alleging that Bran
THREE NEGROES HANGED.
Hattiesburg Coon Pays Penalty for
Heinous Crime in Illinois.
Hearst News Service.
Springfield, 111., October 23.—Joe
James, the Hattiesburg negro, who
participated in the Springfield riots
and murdered Clergy Ballard, a white
man, was hanged here today.
TWO HANGED IN LOUISIANA.
Hearst News Service
New Orleans, October 23.—Jack
Pierre and Edward Honore, two ne
gro members of the Council of God
sect, who murdered Policeman Robert
J. Cambias, a year ago, were hanged
here at noon today.
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•> The News is. more than grati- •>
•> fled at the excellent patronage ❖
❖ which It is receiving at the hands ❖
❖ of the progressive merchants of •>
❖ Hattiesburg.
❖ No other Hattiesburg paper ❖
❖ has ever attained to such popu- ❖
❖ larity, and certainly no newspa- ❖
❖ per anywhere ever tried harder ❖
•> to deserve tlio cordial support •>
❖ of its constituency.
❖ The News now reaches nearly •>
❖ 2,000 homes in the Hattiesburg ❖
❖ trade territory, which is nearly •>
❖ twice the circulation of any other ❖
<• South Mississippi newspaper. •>
<• And the News is growing in <•
•> circulation and influence at a ❖
❖ rate that is exceedingly gratify- ❖
❖ ing to its publishers. ❖
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rica in the event Bryan defeats Taft,
According to the statement of Mr.
Ryan, Roosevelt will in the event of
Bryan's election remain in the United
States, go to the senate from New
York and run for President again in
1912.
denburg Is guilty of forgery and grand
larceny.
Through his attorney, Brandenburg
gave out a statement in which he de
nied his guilt and dubbed himself "the
Dreyfus of the present political cam
paign."
It is said that he will institute ha
beas corpus proceedings today to se
cure his release.
KRESS COMPANY
REPRESENTATIVE
ARRIVES IN CITY
Mr. Julius H. Zeitner arrived in the
city this morning from New York to
look after the remodeling and over
hauling of the Draughn building (for
merly occupied by Robinson), for the
Kress & Co.'s dime store.
Mr. Zeitner is the man who is sent
out from headquarters in New York
to look after the construction of all of
the Kress stores, of which there are
about seventy scattered all over the
country. The contractor for the inte
rior work, from Pensacola, Fla., is
also here and it is the purpose of
these gentlemen to commence work
at once. The Interior will he made
a handsome feature of the store, and
it is said that the firm of Kress & Co.
have all their store interiors very
much alike. People who have seen
their stores elsewhere can form some
idea about how the interior of the
Hattiesburg store will look.
It is the purpose of Kress & Co. to
open their store some time before the
holidays and by the time the interior
work is completed, goods will be com
ing in.
RETURNED TO BUFFALO.
Mr. E. E. Williams, who has been
in the city for several days, left for
Buffalo, N. Y., this morning. He is
expected to return before a great
while and complete the plans for the
location of his box, crate and novelty
factory in Hattiesburg.
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New York Man Bets $50,000 to
$40,000 That Democrats
Will Carry New York.
Hearst News Service.
New York, October 23.—The largest
election bet since 1892 was reported
here today. A prominent Wall Street
broker bet $50,000 to $40,000 that
Chanler would be elected Governor
over Hughes.
IS EMPLOYED
Hearst News Service.
Utica, N. Y., October 3.—Carl E.
Myers, the famous Frankfort Balloon.
1st, has entered into a contract with
several paper manufacturers who
have extensive holdings in the Adi
rondacks to produce a copious rainfall
and to drown out the forest fires now
raging in that section.
Myers proposes to fill his balloons
with gasses and to explode them
2,000 feet in the air by an electric
spark. He says that the explosion
will be terrific and the railfall torren
tial.
SEE JAP FUNERAL.
Hearst News Service.
Tokio, October 23.—Admiral Sperry
and his staff today attended the fun
eral of Count Nodzu, leader of one of
the Japanese armies in the Russian
war, who died on Monday. The rites
were conducted at the grave in accord
ance with the Shinto belief.
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❖ A DOLLAR FOR BRYAN. <•
❖ City Attorney G. W. Ellis is a ❖
❖ believer in the familiar axiom ♦>
•> that it is "better late than <•
❖ never," and this morning handed •>
•> to the Daily News a dollar for •>
❖ the Bryan and Kern fund. The ❖
•> News will make another remit- ❖
•> tance to the National Campaign •>
❖ committee Monday and if there ❖
<> are other Hattiesburg citizens •>
•> who want to help the cause they •>
•> can hand In- their contributions 4
❖ this afternoon or tomorrow. •>
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Republicans Now Practically Con
cede Taft's Home State
to Democracy.
Hearst News Service.
Washington, October 23.—It is said
here today that Republican politicians
are convinced that Ohio will cast 22
electoral votes for William Jennings
Bryan unless some radical changes
are wrought between now and the
close of the polls on November 3.
All of the forces at the command
of the Republican party will be con
centrated there to try and reverse the
Democratic tidal wave now sweeping
over that commonwealth.
Democrats say that if the election
were held tomorrow Ohio would
for Bryan by 60,000 majority.
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Mississippi Western From Meridian
to Natchez is Now Almost
a Certainty.
Daily News Special.
Meridian, October 23.—The Missis
sippi Western Railroad will be con
structed from this city to Natchez.
The rights of way have already been
secured for the greater part of the
distance and the capital stock is being
rapidly subscribed. The surveying
party is now near Hazlehurst, where
the new road crosses the main line
of the Illinois Central.
A graded roadbed with brick cul
verts, formerly belonging to the Jack
son, Natchez and Columbus Railroad,
which went defunct several years aigo,
has been donated to the Mississippi
Western. This roadbed is over
eighteen miles long and cost over
$ 100 , 000 .
MARTIAL LAW
NOW PREVAILS
IN TENNESSEE
Hearst News Service.
Union City, Tenn., October 23,—
John Cochran and Jim Burton, two
citizens of the Reelfoot Lake vicinity,
were placed under arrest last night,
and are now in the Union City jail. It
is said that two other arrestB have
been made today and that they are
being brought to this city under mil
itary escort. It is feared that a mob
will undertake to liberate Cochran
and Burton and a strong guard will
be placed around the jail tonight.
Martial law prevails todav in the
Reelfoot Lake vicinity. Military head
quarters have been estahlisher at
Hamburg and Governor Patterson is
with the soldiers.
It is not believed that the two men
under arrest now had anything to do
with the lynching of Captain Quinten
Rankin, but the officeis say that they
want them for witnesses and that they
will be detained for that purpose.
The names of the two men said to
have been arrested this morning are
not known here.
BIG PANIC STARTER
JUST ONE YEAR AGO
Hearst News Service
Today is the anniversary of the be
ginning or the panic of 1907. It was
one year ago today that the depos
itors of the banks in New York start
ed the first "run," and that the entire
country was shocked by tremendous
slumps in the stock market.
Business has already completely re
covered in all sections of the country,
yet many of the factories In the East
ern states are still idle.
ADMIRAL CURTIS DEAD.
Buffalo, N. Y., October 23.—Rear
Admiral Arthur Cuitls, United States
Navy, retired, died at his home here
this morning.
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Located in Outhouse By Posse of
Farmers and Shot to Death
This Morning.
KILLED TWO Of FILERS
AND WOUNDED ANOTHER
Was Armed With a Winchester Rifle
and Emptied Every Cartridge at
Members of Posse of Farmers Who
Surrounded the House.
Hearst News Service.
Lithonia, Ga., October 23.—Charley
Mitchell, the negro desperado who on
last Saturday shot and killed two of
ficers and wounded another while they
were trying to arrest him, was locat
ed this morning in a l;ouse two miles
from this place and shot and killed
by a posse of farmers. The negro died
game, firing every cartridge contained
in his rifle into the crowd. Several of
the men composing the posse received
slight injuries.
TWO MILLS
BUY TIMBER
Business is Humming in Vicinity
of Carness With Prospect of
Further Improvement.
Daily News Special.
Carnes, Miss., October 23.—The
noise again heard from the two saw
mills at this place encourages us to
think that the panic is at its end
Every vacant bouse in the town has
been occupied and business is slowly
getting *«.ck to normal.
F. V. B. Price & Co. have closed a
deal with the receivers of the J. E.
North Lumber Company, of Bond,
Miss.
timber, which will give them a cut of
at at least two years.
The Holliman-Kennedy Lumber
Company has also made a deal for
timber to keep its mill running for
more than a year, having purchased
several sections of fine virgin pine.
There has been much said about the
presidential election, but the con
census of opinion is that no matter
who is elected business will continue
to improve.
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PAPER MILL
Lumber Journal Will Send Man
to Hattiesburg to Talk
to Newman Company.
It is probably a question of only a
year or two until Hattiesburg will
have a paper mill that will use yellow
pine for making its output.
There is some reason to believe that
the J. J Newman Lumber Company
may consider this matter in the very
near future. The manager of a weil
known lumber publication has recent
ly signified his intention to
visit to Hattiesburg to confer with the
Newman Lumber Company about un
dertaking to manufacture paper from
yellow pine pulp, but so far the gentle
man has not shown up, but it is be
lieved that he will visit the manage
mant of the Newman Company in the
very near future and that he will be
prepared to demonstrate that good
paper can be manufactured from yel
low pine pulp.
In fact, this has already been dem
onstrated, and if the Newman people
can be shown that there is money in
it and that a great deal of their waste
timber can be used in this way, it is
reasonable to suppose that the com
pany will be glad to take the matter
up. There have been rumors that
they might undertake to build a paper
mill any way, but the management
has given out no information to this
effect.