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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS
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3:30 EDITION
VOL II. NO. 206
HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 27. 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IMMIGRATION BUREAU BEING FORMED
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More Than 160,000 Acres of Cutover Lands
Will Be Placed On the Market.
A movement is on foot, and in fact
is practically con'sumated, that means
a great deal to the agricultural in
terests of South Mississippi. A bu
reau for the promotion of farming in
terests has already been arranged by
Messrs C. C. Johnson and M. L. Bix
ler and others will join in the move
ment.
The Immigration Bureau expects to
get busj at once. They have already
arranged to control the 160,000 acres
of cut-over lands belonging to the
Mississippi Central railroad and to the
J. J. Newman Lumber Company and
in addition to this will control a large |
acreage from other sources, though
the Mississippi Central will be more
interested than any other concern in
that it is anxious to secure settlers all
along their line. The bureau will con
trol some splendid lands along the
Mississippi Central, between Hatties
burg and Brookhaven, and the owners
of this land are not going into the
movement to make money out of it.
The railroad company is anxious to j
have this fine land settled by good ]
and progressive farmers and to this
ehd it will he offered at a nominal
price—almost given away by the Im
migration bureau.
The plan is not a speculatice one.
It is intended as a means of securing
a lot of farmers who will till the
magnificent soil that they can get for
almost a song. No land will he sold
for speculative purposes, nor will it
be sold in largo bodies. Only a reason
able amount will be sold to any one
purchaser. It is the intention of the
bureau to get busy at once and issue
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Cumberland Telephone Company is
Now Barred From the Town
of Wiggins
HOME COMPANY HAS
SECURED THE FRANCHISE
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Line of the Independent Company
Will Also Be Extended to Mount
Olive and Ultimately to Jackson—
Telephone War is On in Eearnest.
The Home Telephone Company is
making fine progress in getting up a
long distance line.
It was at first the intention of the
company to build only to Seminary
at once and from there gradually to
Jackson, but Manager R. P. Black stat
ed this morning that arrangements
had been completed to carry the line
to Mt. Olive and that It would be
only a short time until this was done,
and from Mt. Olive It will be finally
extended to Jackson.
The company will be composed of
home people—MlsBissipplans all along
the line. These people want the
Home Company: they have heard a
great deal about the methods the Cum
berland has of doing business and
they prefer to be interested in a com
pany of their own—one that has never
had the slightest complaint against it.
It is also learned that the people of
Wiggins, who had granted the Cumber
land a franchise have gotten tired of
waiting on the dilatory methods of
that company and have revoked the
fanchise and that an independent line
will he built from that place to Hat
tlesburg and will connect with the
Home system at' this place.
It Is considered a significant fact
that ths Cumberland has recently writ
ten two letters to the Hattiesburg lo
cal manager in the first of which It
announces ltB Intention of building to
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a large amount of literature and it
also the intention to publish a
monthly magazine which will be circu
lated in this and other parts of the
country to induce people to come and
see these lands. Arrangements have
also been made with several railroad!
to run homeseeker's excursions and
nothing will be left undone to secure
a large class of desirable farmers.
The promoters have every confidence
in their plans, because these lands
will be almost given away to perm
anent settlers. The lands that will be
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offered at mere nominal prices are as
| fine as can be found anywhere and the
great beauty is that almost any kind
of a crop can be grown on them, and
two or three crops can be made each
year with some products. Combined
with this is a glorious climate and it
is reasonable to suppose that many
people can be induced to come from
the North and West to escape a rig
orous climate.
The settling up of these lands will
j mean much to Hattiesburg—the com
] mercial center of the district, and will
in future add a vast deal to its trade,
Te sooner these lands are settled,
the better it will be for this city and
for this entire section, and the in
ducements that will be offered will bo
very attractive to anyone who wants
a home in the Sunny South for almost
nothing.
The movement should be encourag
ed in every way possible for this
country needs a large number of
sturdy farmers to cultivate its splen
did soil.
Jackson and in the second its inten
tion to build to Gulfport. The signifi
cant part is that these leters were
sent only to the Hattiesburg manager
and at a time when Cumberland
phones were being taken out by the
dozens and Home phones put in. The
manager at Jackson did not receive
such letters, or if he did they were not
published, from which it would appear
that tlie letters sent here were publish
ed merely for the effect they mfght
have. In other words, it appears a
little strange that the Hattiesburg of
fice should have been made the sole
repository of this information and
just at the time when the people were
feeling that the Cumberland had treat
ed them unfairly and were disposed to
resent such treatment by having their
phones taken out.
It will be good news that Hatties
burg is soon to be connected with
towns along the G. & S. I. and that
the lines will be principally owned
by people who are Mississippians.
THREE CARDINALS
GRANTED AMERICA
BY CATHOLIC POPE
Hearst News Service.
London, October 27.—A dispatch
from Rome says that the pope has de
cided that a special conBistory shall
be held for the nomination of Ameri
can cardinals. The dispatch says that
the United States is to have three car
dinals in the future.
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Charles W. Morse. To the right is Miss Katherine Wilson, who was sec
retary to Morse and who signed notes for
more than $100,000.
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Daily News Special.
Millard, Miss.,
October 27.—The
planing mill, boiler shed and shaving
bin of the big sawmill of the Batson
McGhee Company at this place
destroyed by fire at 11 o'clock today.
The boilers and settings were only
were
CASES
ERASED FROM DOCKET
While there has been no jury trial
until this afternoon, Circuit Court has
not been idle by any means,
teen cases were disposed of yester
day by judgements, compromise and
otherwise, and a number were dis
posed of this morning.
The first case to have a jury trial
Seven
METCALF IS ILL.
Hearst News Servlue.
Washington, October 27.—Secre
taries Wright and Corlelyou were the
only ones ot the cabinet meeting with
the president thiB morning. Six
bers of the offcial family are on the
stump for Taft and Secretary Met
calf is ill.
mem
BE CONVICTED
Hearst News Service.
New York October 27.—Lottie Car
roll and Sadie Williams are the new
witnesses for the prosecution in the
slightly damaged and the planing mill
will resume operation again
as blow-piping and boiler fittings
be installed.
The loss is estimated at about $12,
000 with little insurance.
as soon
can
is the suit of I. L. Hollingsworth by
J. A. Hollingsworth, father and next
friend, against the J. J. Newman Lum
ber Company. The suit is for $10,000
for damages, alleged to have been sus
tained by young Hollingsworth who
had his hand badly injured in
chin belonging to the defendant com
pany.
a ma
case of Theo. Whitmore t accused of
the murder of his wife. They were in
the court room today when the second
trial was resumed.
The State is depending on the evi
dence of these'women to send Whit
more to his death.
It is said that they will relate the
details of Whitmore's movements
last Christmas night, when Mrs. Whit
more was murdered.
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BETTER THAN EVER.
AI G. Field's Minstrels greeted a
packed house af the Auditorium last
night, and the production surpassed
anythingthat has ever before been at
tempted in this city. Mr. Field has
a great show—the best minstrel ag
gregation in America.
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Cheering Telegram to C. H. Wil
liam, Mississippi Member of
the National Committee.
ASKS FOR KILL VOTE
IN TUESDAY'S ELECTION
Believes That a Larger Popular Vote
Will Be Helpful in Securing Desired
Legislation at the Hands of Cong
ress.—A Sti
'ing Appeal.
The News is in receipt of the fol
lowing letter from Hon. C. H. Wil
liams, the Mississippi members of the
Democratic Committee, together with
the subjoined telegram from Norman
G. Mack, the Chairman of the Cam
paign Committee:
Yazoo City, Miss., Oct. 2Gth 1908.
Editor Hattiesburg Daily News,
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Dear Sir:—I herewith enclose tel
egram just received by me from Mr.
Normal
E. Mack, Chairman Demo
cratic National Committee, which ex
plains itself,
good to the heart of every Mississippi
Democrat, than whom there is no
more t rue or more loyal anywhere on
earth.
The news it brings is
I cannot too strongly urge our
pie to cast a full vote on election day,
not only for the reasons set out in
Mr. Mack's telegram, which should ap
peal to every Democrat, but also for
the further reason that the very light
vote in the Southern States, always
miiiates against our party throughout
the country.
1 would be much pleased if you
would add another to the many ser
vices you have rendered the party,
by publishing this letter and telegram
with the request for all Democratic
papers in the state to copy it so that
it may reach all by election day.
Thanking you in advance in my own
and the National Committee's name, I
peo
am,
Yeours very truly,
C. H. WILLIAMS,
Member from Mississippi.
New York, Oct., 26 1908.
C. H. Williams, Delnocratic National
Committeeman, Yazoo City, Miss.
We are now confident that Bryan
will win in the electoral college. I
am wiring to urge you to call upon
the voters of your state to be active
and to appeal to those in strong dem
ocratic sections to bring out the full
democratic vote so that a big majority
of the popular vote will be cast for
Bryan and Kern. A large majority
of the popular vote will help to secure
the reform legislation to which our
party is committed. A big majority
in your state will help the democrccj
everywhere. Please leave no effort
untried to get out the full democratic
vote in your state. Appeal to the
democratic papers which have done so
much in this campaign to f aid in this
work.
NORMAN E. MACK.
STEAMER ON FIRE.
Hearst News Service.
Charleston, October 27.—The steam
er Luckenhach of the Insular Line
from San Jaun is on fire at sea.
C
TO BRYAN
Enthusiasm of His Rccepti
New York is Without Prece
dent, Declares Mack.
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NEBRASKAN MAY BET
TOTAL OE 360 VOTES
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Chairman Mack Says That Wisconsi
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Illinois,
Iowa, Utah, Oregoi
Washington Are Now
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Safely in the
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Democratic Colu
in.
Hearst News Service. I
^oik, October 27.—-Following
UP his great add
Square Garden last
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Ne
In Madison !
night, when he |
e in any I
William Jennings Bryan is j
s uniping Greater New York today '
r, vm Vi8 ° ra " ent "«*<as"> surplus I
, ' llng ' lat be bas ev er accomplish- l
<r etore. Eleven addresses had been
noed up to 2 o'clock this after
man> more win be
n| 8 |? ffote the candidate retires to- f
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vas given the
greatest ovation
accorded a candidate for offic
country.
ever
noon and that
Addressing an audience
largely of the
to
be
composed
members of the Order
of Acorns, Mr. Bryan said this
ing:
morn
common people of this
' great and glorious.
as necessary to business I
magnate. Democracy of the I
heart ts the true aristocracy." j
Mack is Optimistic. [ °f
New York, October 27.—Chairmav'
Norman E. Mack Is today the happiest
man in New York. The reception
whieh Bryan is receiving has dissipat
ed all doubt in his mind as to the re
suit in the Empire state, and advices
from other sections of the country are
equally encouraging. Mr. Mack said:
lou may add Wisconsin, Illinois
Towa, Utah, and Washington to the
list of certainly Demoeratie States
which I gave out the other day. This
will give Bryan 366 votes in the elec
toral college and make t, rs victory of
the greatest and most complete in
the history of the country."
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"The
country make it
The clerk is
as the
MANY TELEGRAMS
OF CONGRATULATION
Hearst News Service.
Washington, October 27.—Hundreds
poured into
the White House today, congratulat
ing President Roosevelt
fiftieth birthday.
of letters and telegrams
upon his
SCHOOL TEACHER
MEETS DEATH AT
HIS OWN HANDS
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of
Hearst News Service.
Fort Smith, Ark. t October 27.—The
body of E. E. Hundley, principal of
the public schools of this city
found floating in a boat on Grassy
Lake in Oklahoma Monday.
Hundley left here Saturday for a
was
Dead Body of Irvin Sellers Found
in the Woods Near His
Home Sunday
MOTIVE WAS ROBBERY
AND DEED MOST FOUL
Coroner's Jury is Convened, But Fails
to Find Clew to the Prepetators of
Foul Crime.—Another Investigation
Next Monday.
Tile following dispatch
from the
of a mys
at murder ami robbery
Ne
Orleans Picayune tells
I terious effort
| near Colilns:
What seems t
i w. l]-laid plan t
he a deep-seated and
murder and rob is
j now occupying the attention of the
and executive officers ol i.his
iiolice
city, and
unity today. Irvin Sellen
widower, living alone,
I yesterday afternoon about 1 o'clock
woods m ar his home with a h
a
was foud
! wound in one side of his heaa,
| ^nd about 7a or 100 yards from where
he was so foully murdered, as indicat
I by the blood puddles. The last
j seon of him before his death
' urday night, enroute home from Semi
I "»ry where he bed been on business.
l and where he owns some busines inter
est - Soon after dark that night, about
tbe time for his arrival at home, fire
broke om in a near-by field of his! and
f roni indications, ho was en route to
the fire to extinguish it, when he met
his mysterious death.
was Sat
It is now gen
erally thought that the putting out of
the firewas the plan laid to induce him
to leave his home, and that, he might
be killed on the way.
man of S0Ille mone >\ peculiar in his
wa ' s an< l eas, l.v frightened, and would
not kee P his money in a bank for fear
°f losing it, but on the contrary, most
always bad with him, and this is
concetie<1 10 bp tbe cause of his death,
His haI - rake and bo °' ,be latter be
inp bping implements wi/C
fight fire were found ear *J' yesterday
mornin g. but the body was not discov
ered un,il in the afternoon, and when
found was l5 ' ing flat on i,s ba ^ k . with
mou t b open, one eye shut and one
staring, with a great gash made with
some instrument on the side of his
bead - His shirt was almost blood
soake d. and there being no indications
of tbe bodv having been dragged this
distan ee, it is supposed that he must
have staggered on this far himself in
an unconscious condition, and fell and
died there. Justice Williamson im
panelled a jury yesterday afternoon
and many witnesses summoned, hut
nothing that would throw any light
on the murder was secured, when the
jury late yesterday adjourned
until today, when it worked hard to
unravel the matter,
follows: W. M. Bit-lane, J. W. Ker
vin, R. F. Lowry, Jet Mayfield, John
Pickering and W. N. Yates. Already
search warrants are being issued by
them, and it is stated that one against
whom a warrant has been issued, a
negro, who lives close-by and who
bears a bad reputation, performed
many useless frantics when he first
looked upon the face of the dead man.
The Jury adjourned tonight at dark
until next Monday without any ma
terial results. The intervening time
will be used hunting for clews.
Sellers was a
which to
over
The jury is as
hunting and fishing trip and was to
return in time to resume his duties
in the schools Monday. Failing to
show up search was instituted and hia
dead body found. A gunshot wound
in the left breast Indicated that death
was accidental, his gun having t^een
discharged while lying in the bottom
of the boat.