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HATTIESBURG NEWS
VOL XV—No 237
DAILY NEWS. Enabllihed 190
DAILY PROGRESS. EnabUibed 1896
Coiirolidatrd
April 6. 1909
HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 11.1911
Member ol Associated Press
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❖ Toledo, O., Oct. IL— J. J. Moon- •>
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❖ Bailey of Texas for $10,000. Hail- •>
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STRIKER GRQTSCH
Ml 10 JAIL!
je Foster Has Other Strikers Up
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oday On Charges of Contempt
Of Court.
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New Orleans, Oct. 11 .—Evidencing
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his determination to enforce respect
for the federal injunction, Judge Fos- j
ter of the United States Circuit Court :
tod;iv sentenced Frank Grotsch, strik- •
ing freight handler, to sixty days L
jail for interfering with Illinois Cen
tral.
engine and is alleged to have threat
ened trainmen with brick if they in
terfered with him.
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Grotsch uncoupled a car aud
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Four other strik
ers faced the court this afternoon on
No violence was !
contempt charges. t
reported today at any place where the j
strike is on.
■ïnùcaeo Oct. 11.—President Mark-1
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iam. of the Illinois Central, returneu i
Jackson, Mi
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ans afternoon from
'here he had a conference with Gov-j
err.or Noel and several strikers yes
terday.and said he expected the strike |
would soon lie settled.
His views are shared by Vice Presi-j
dent Park, who said the men were be- j
realize that (lie cojnpauy
stand firmly by the posi
glnning to
intends to
it has taken.
Satisfactory
lion
along the.
conditions
are reported by the
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Working at Burnside Shops.
Chicago. Oct. 11 —The great Burn
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pp. shop.- of tlie Illinois Cent
lew hundred men
i-oad are today hut a
ing a
al force of skill ,
t of In
non
work.
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Every bra
ici lilies at
tliat involving {
of locomo
except
construction
of the shops,
the actual
tives. is
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in active operation, and bun
hi e rr are being repair -1
ilreds of fi'<
ed and sent hack on the road daily.
anion men
In addition to the many
from time to time returned
ce tlie strike was called
who have
In work si
machinists
f'x'eh hundred
/ mini eastern
Burnside shops to da}
non-union
cities
the
arrived at
and were im
ed to work. The men
mediately :
ign
shops under
escorted to the
heavy guard and. aside from a bit of
of strikers gatli
ere
jeering on the part
he neighborhood, there wer
arrival.
el
eml m
disorder attending th
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CHINESE REBELS
TAKE WU CHANG
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Revolt And Join Rebels—
Felt For City of
Hankow.
Soldiers
Fears
Associated Press .7
Oct.
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Hankow. China,
11.—Chinese
decisive
forces won a
revolutionary
victory, gaining possession of the city
haMIe wit» loyal
ot Wu Chan« after a
troops yesterday and last night To
ds;. foreign residents had not keen
com
molested. The Revolutionary
.„ittee issued a proclamation, exhort
s not to harm foreigners.
-ulsers are expected tonight,
, ..„heading of four révolu
^ Uo " in . S „tweets yesterday a por-1
"'""^ihe government artirery forces
tion of the go rebe ls and
mutinied and^ The
Tfled hut his headquarters and
treasurer
ling follow« _
; rhe fear of the officials now is that
dissatisfaction among troops will
spread to this city and every effort is
Ueing made to ward off this danger.
ft gunboats art now in the river to
i eet Hankow. American and Jap
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vioeroy
those
provisional
The military coalman
of the
burned.
s assassinated.
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der was
SYRUP FACTORIES
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
Brookhaven Factory Swamped With
Orders and Booking Orders
For Next Year.
Jackson. Miss., Oct. 11.—Indications
are that the state
dll have a num
factories next year.
! There are only one or two in the state
at present putting up the pure cane
I juice, notably at Hrookhaven, and it is
I being swamped with orders for the
I syrup and booking orders for next
I year. One concern has ordered this
year 100,090 gallons of the syrup. A
I car of syrup is about 3,000 gallons,
and is worth about $1,500. It has
demonstrated to the farmers of Lin
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j her of syrup
coin and Copiah counties that the
growing of sugar cane for syrup pur
poses is highly profitable, really piore
than raising cotton and a much I
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I more certain crop. A cane grower J
j from near Hattiesburg reports that he
I will make twice as much on" cane as
! on cotton and with less than half the
and worry. There are several
I work
j inning factories projected for
: n ' xl season.
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in TO BUILD OWN WATERWORKS.
Vicksburg. Miss., Oct. 11.—Failing
j to reaoh an agreement with the water
■ompany, the special commit
! tee of the city council has submitted
i a report calling for a special election
! works
on
! for issuing bonds to build a modern
t
j plant, which will be owned and ope
rated by the city. The report was ac
cepted at a special meeting Monday
a night, but the formal call for the elec
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. j tion will not be issued until the regu
it is be
Gov-j lar meeting on October 23.
lieved the project will carry by a large
| majo| ., ty among the people,
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Su^k çit Normal College
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but I
President W. ii. Smith of the Nor
resigned.
; mal College, recently
who will officiate
mtil his successor I
is elected by the Board of Trustees,
and R. H. Hunt, architect of the col
spending the day !
These gentlemen I
,
: lege building, are
Hattiesburg.
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came to the city for the purpose of j
i locating two of the college buildings, i
as not decided at the time |
the other buildings weer located, and
to decide on a means whereby a water !
supply sufficient for the needs of the |
constructios work could be had.
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Cranford Given Hearin
Released on
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$6,500 Bail
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M. F. Cranford, the Moselle busi -1
ness man, arrested about three weeks
ago on a charge of criminally assault
ing Mrs. Jesse Jordan, the wife of a
farmer living two miles west of Mo
selle, was given a preliminary trial be
fore Justice of the Peace W. D. Gray
son yesterday afternoon. The accused
was bound over to await the action of
the grand jury under bail fixed at $ 6 ,
509, which was readily made.
Capt. Hardy and County Attorney
Underwood's Friends
Start Presidential Boost
Louisville, Ky.. Oct. 11—Oscar W.
Underwood, of Alabama, Democratic
leader in the lower house of Congress,
addressing a Democratic rally here to
iglit urged that national issues de
Democratic majority
The state, he
j characterized as the "bell wether' of
[ the nation, saying:
por-1 "The very character of tlie vote in
Kentucky wil have a far-reaching ef
feet on the political situation the
country over."
It was
I his nativity.
hest of the Kentucky democrats. His
address was devoted chiefly to oppos
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to man ded a
1 Kentucky this fall.
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He is here at the be
LONG DISTANCE
FLIGHT RECORD
Aviator Rodgers Sets New Figures ii
His Coast to Coast Flight—
Yesterday.
Marshall, Mo., Oct. 11.—Exceeding
the world's record for cross-country
aieroplane flight by 34 miles and
speeding through the air at times at
the rate or 70 miles an hour, C. P.
Rodgers landed here late yesterday
afternoon on bis air voyage from New
York to San Francisco.
The former world's record of 1,265
miles was held by Harry Atwood.
Rodgers has flown 1,399 miles ac
cording to railroad mileage. He flew
214 miles today, starting at Spring
field, Illinois.
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* AUSTINS TOTAL DEATH ❖
LIST NUMBERS 66 ❖
4 Austin, Pa., Oct. 11.—Two more ❖
«> bodies recovered from the ruins ❖
❖ of the ftood-wrecked community ❖
❖ makes a total of 66 deaths, the ♦>
❖ result of the Bayless Pulp and
❖ Paper Company's dam bursting •>
❖ on September 30. The bodies 4
❖ were so mutilated that identifi- 4
4* cation was impossible. 4
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ONE KILLED IN
Little oRck, Ark., Oct. 11.—Mrs. W. !
M. L. Kilpatrick, of Hot Springs, was j
killed and several other passengers ;
seriously injured when east-bound !
Hot Springs Special of the Rock Is
land railroad was derailed at Malvern
this morning.
It was thought that by boring small ^
I wells at the college site sufficient
rhile the
iere in course of erection,
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I water could lie obtained
buildings
but Contractor Garber finds that the j
! small wells will not suffice. :
I has been decided to sink an artesian
So it
j well on the site just as soon as it can
i possibly be done, that the work will \
| not be delayed on this account. j
The contract for the artesian well :
! will be let just as soon as it is possi- j
| ble to communicacte with, and get i
bids from firms, who sink the wells.
W. J, Pack represented the state in
the trial and John R. Tally of this
city, represented Cranford. The case
was set for trial the day of the arrest,
but on account of the inability of the
accused to be present, it was con
tinued to October the 6 th, when it was
again continued to yesterday, the
main state witness being absent. It
is reported Mrs. Jordan did not ap
pear at the trial yesterday and it was
necessary to go to her home to se
cure her testimony.
ing the tariff and President ïaft's ve
to of the measures passed by Con
Mr. Underwood has been in
gress.
Kentucky since Saturday.
Mr. Underwood today said he was
not a candidate for the presidency but
added that he u«»er knew a man
"who wouldn't accept the nomination
if it were tendered him."
Representative Swager Shirley of
the Fifth Kentucky District, inter
jected: "I'll tell you something
which Mr. Underwood is too modest
to state, and that is, his State of Ala
bama is going to send a delegation to
the national Democratic convention
next year instructed first and last for
Underwood for President."
EARTH SLIDES AT
THE GATUN DAM
CAUSE OF ALARM
PEOPLE OF COLON FEAR DAM
falLL BREAK SOMETIME AND
TOWN BE FLOODED.
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Surface Earth of Peculiar Formation 1 <ue
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WORK DELAYED BY SLIDES ! at
And Slides Easily Though Canal
Engineers Say There is No Danger
Breaking.
at all of Dai
the
Colon, R. P., Oct. 11.—While the
American public is rejoicing in the
prediction of President Taft that the
Panama canal will be open in July.
1913, great alarm has been occasion
ed here by the fact that earth around
the Gatun dam is sliding. So far the
slides have not occasioned any great
amount of damage, hut many persons
in Colon forsee for this city a repe
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tition of the fate of Austin, Pa. I he
Canal Commission admits that The .
slides have caused four months' delay 1
in the construction of the cofferdam. I
but its engineers scout the theory of j
j grave danger to the great government I
works.
•liether the !
'to
It long has been a mooted question
upon the isthmus as to whether the (
.ground under the Gatum dam is .
j gtrong eno „ gh to 8Ugtaln the treme nd-1
! oils weight put upon it.
dam itself will he powerful enough to
withstand the enormous pressure of a
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lake of 110 square miles ami 85 feet
deep, and what would happen to Colon |in
in case one or the other ever should
give wav. The American engineers
merely smile at such thoughts and af-1
firm that not even an earthquake
cat
jar the massive dam that will retain
and hold in check the man-made lake. !
The recent disaster at Austin re
eved the fears of t^g Umid souls |
Hie Atlantic port is-j
j who think tha
j destined to be swallowed up in a yvat- j
. The assurance of the army j
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ery grave
^ onglneers
thut every foot of ground
I upon which the dam is being con- j
istructed, has been inspected carefully,
s being raised in
j 0 O nf ormat j on to all the rules of vigil-1
jaiul that the dam is
tice and exactness known to modern j
engineering, is to them of but little :
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,. onlfol . t Thev poinl to the fact that j
\ tl|e same was S aid about the Austin j
j dam, and that within two years after |
: jts completion it had failed, thereby j
j caus i n g great loss of life and proper
i ty
Official Statement.
As if to confirm these fears, the of
ficial organ of the Canal Commission
makes the following announcement:
"Park of the earth bank behind the
east wall of the lower lock at Gatum
sank on the morning of Sept. 29, and
rose a few feet away. The movement
was apparently caused by the rock fill
which carries the tracks on which the
cableway towers run, and only a few
hours before the sinking occurred one
of the towers was on the section
which fell. The lock wall has been
constructed at this point to a suffi
cient height to keep the moving earth
from sliding into the lock chamber,
and no difficulty was experienced
from this source. But the work of
repairing the track fill took four days,
andthe concrete laying in the lower
locks was delayed by that much. Only
a week before, a similar sinking under
the cableway tracks occurred on the
west side of the locks.
"These movements of the earth at
the lower locks began about a year
ago. They are due entirely to the na
ture of the soil which overlies the
firmer earth and rock upon whfoh the
locks are founded It is singularly
lacking in coherency and moves on a
very fiat slope. As a result the exca
vation in the lower locks was contin
ually hampered by sections of the
banks falling or sliding into the pit.
The total amount of material that has
moved in this manner is probably not
over 59,999 cubic yards, yet it has re
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of
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COURT MARTIAL FOR
NATCHEZ SOLDIER
Spread False Reports Regarding The
Strikers And Tro^s At
McComb.
Jackson, Miss., Oct. 11.—Because
he is alleged to have circulated a re
port that the military forces in camp |
o preserve peace during j nia
I the Illinois Central strike were to be j
j t he guests of the strikers at a barbe - 1
1 <ue and dance, G. H. Monroe, a pri-l
rate in one of the Natchez companies, |
is to he court martiaied.
! at Mccomh t
Orders for the court martial have
been issued by Col. E. Bliss Baker,
commander at Camp McComb, and the
defendant will be arraigned before
the close of the week.
Col. Baker has issued strict orders
that there must be no exchange of
courtesies or any form of social inter
course by the militiamen either with
the strikers or the strike-breakers.
He states that the story to the effect I
that the soldiers were to be enter- j
tained by the strikers is absolutely
I without foundation, and, having!
j traced its origin to Private Monroe, |
^e latter will be court martialled
. therefor,
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TURKS ENGAGE
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ITALIAN FORCES
! ently do not intend to abandon Tripoli
'to the Italians without determined re- I,
sistance. For several days bands of
horsemen have been reconnoitering
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Tripoli, Oct. 11—The Turks appar
a
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|in the vicinity of the Italian outposts,
Several times at night they were dis
rar
covered by the searchlights of
af-1 ships and then shells drove them back
At 1 o'clock yesterday morning a
to the hills.
! force of 3,090 Turks, with field guns,
ittempted to recapture the town,
They were met with heavy artillery
tlie Italians, to
re
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Titel.
Battleships and cruise
j responded.
j joined in the engagement and the bat
tie lasted an hour.
I The Turks retired in good order.
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"* * s reported they suffeied heavy
in losses, while the Italian loss was light.
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EUROPEANS KILLED.
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Rome, Oct. II.—Naval officers say
ven Eti
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j Iosses llt Tripoli included s
j ro| , ean8 , m0Kt of them perishing at
| (ierman ' consulate, and more than $j
j ;, unt j re d natives,
[RODGERS REACHES
of
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Oct. 11.—Aviator Rod
gers landed here at 11:34.
A Baling Contest For
The Ladies of Hattiesburg
of
The housewives of Hattiesburg are
going to have an opportunity of en
gaging in a baking contest, and the
promise is that it will be one of the,
most successful affairs ever held in 1
the city. The contest is called "A
Cottolene Baking Contest" and Cotto
lene which "shortens your food and
lengthens your length," will be the
The Lamar County Fair
Opens Tomorrow at Sumrall
Our neighbor county of Lamar is
preparing to hold its first qnnual fair
at Sumrall, beginning tomorrow and
continuing three days, and like other
things undertaken by Lamar, the fair
is sure to be a pronounced success.
The farmers of Lamar are progressive
and enterprising, and their exhibits of
agricultural products and live stock
are sure to be creditable, while the
good ladies of that county have a rep
utation for the excellence of their
preserves and pickles and the beauty
of their fancy work. A visit to the
fair at Sumrall will be worth w-hile.
A handsome list of money prizes has
been offered.
In its first announcement the Asso
to
be
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE
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California Yesterday Went 5,000
Against Allowing Votes
For Women.
(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 11.—Wo
man suffrage was defeated in Califor
nia by approximately five thousand
majority.
man suffrage, which first returns from
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 11.—Wo
yesterday's constitutional amendment '
election indicated was defeated, made j
strong gains as the vote from remote ;
districts was reported and today the ,
amendment appeared to have an even
chance to win. The amendments pro
viding for the recall of all elective of- !
fleers, including judiciary, and the
amendment, providing for initiative!
and referendum, won by big majority.
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SMITH'S RESIGNATION
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j Jackson, Miss., Oct. 11.—The resig
! nation of Prof. \V. H. Smith has been
■ accepted by the Governor in the fol
lowing words:
Prof. W. H. Smith,
Jackson, Miss.
Dear Professor Smith:
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Your favor of the 9th inst., tender- :
the Normal College received. While I
I, with the entire board of trustees,
regret that you are compelled to take ;
this step, we recognize the great work
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ing your resignaeion as President of
ipened up for you in the rural school
vork. There is much to be done in
this line of
vork and I know that you
are exceptionally well qualified to do
it. I also feel that the Normal Col
lege is losing much when you resign.
but the force of your suggestions con
vince nie that the rural school work
needs you and the college can obtain
vith less difficulty than
"resident
handle its affairs,
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. work can find one to
E. F. NOEL.
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"It is not definitely settled," said
tiie Governor yesterday, "hut there
will probably be a meeting Saturday ■
successor to Prof. Smith." !
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to elect a
Resides Professor Hull, of Millsaps,
at
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and Professor Cook, of Columbus, oth- j
çp» Afe mentioned iu connection with ;
Professor Fant,
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filling the vacancy,
of Meridian, and Professor E. L,
Bailey, of the Jackson schools, have
been spoken of as entitled to the con
sideration of the board.
Oct. 9, 1911.
shortening employed. The contest Is
for the benefit of the King's Daugh
ters, so that will be an added induce
ment Mr. H. L. Fife, the Cottolene
Man arranged this conteBt and it wtn
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be another of the successful contests
he has held at other points. Read the
conditions in the page ad in today's
paper and go over the list of hand
some prizes offered.
nation says:
"The Lamar County Fair Associa
tion extends a most cordial invitation
to all exhibitors and stock holders to
be present with their exhibit«, live
stock, poultry, etc. The primary de
sign of the association being to foster
the interest of agriculture, stock grow
ing and kindred branches of indus
try, we invite and urge the people
generally to attend the Fair and sup
port the efforts of the Association.
By courteous treatment, interesting
and instructive displays of exhibits
and liberal premiums, we hope to
make yotir attendance both pleasant
and profitable. Your cordial co-opera
tion at this time will he helpful."
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❖ STRIKERS ACCUSED OF
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Paducah, Ky., Oct. 11.—Twelve ❖
❖ men, said by their victim to have
❖ been strikers and strike sympa- ❖
❖ thizers, tonight held up and beat ❖
❖ Albert Holt, night caller for the ♦
❖ Illinois Central near the local ❖
❖ round house. They struck him <•
❖ several times about the head, •>
•> and then exchanged shots with <•
❖ men who hurried to Holt's as- ♦
❖ sistance. Holt refused to go out <•
❖ when the strike was called.
REBS" TAKE CITY
BY-THE-GULF
Hearty Welcome Extended the Old
Soldiers By People of
Gulfport.
Gulfport, Miss.. Oct. 11.—The twen
ty-first annual reunion of the Missis
sippi Division, United Confederate
day for a three-day meeting, together
with the twenty-first reunion of the
Mississippi Division, United Sons of
Confederate Veterans. General W. A.
Montgomery, of Edwards, commanded
the Veterans, and Adjutant-General
(John A. Webb, of Jackson took an ac
! tive part in the arrangements for re
i ception and entertainment.
The VeterarfS gathered at about 10
i o'clock at the Court house and
: called to order by Genera] Montgom
ery. From that on, the program con
I sisted of
; sistant Chaplain General,
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Invocation—Rev. J. L. Finley. As
Welcome to city—Hon. B. P. Harri
son. of Camp Sam Davis, for the May
or.
Welcome to
city—Senator H. D.
.Money, for Camp Beauvoir. V. C. V.,
Gulfport.
Music by hand—"Dixie."
Response to Welcomes.
Appointment of Committees. Cre
dentials. Resolutions. Memorial and
Finance.
Music by the band
' Maryland."
"Maryland. Mv
Reception to Veterans by Beauvoir
, and Gulfport Chapters. U. D. C„ of
Gulfport, at Great
Southern Hotel
from S p. m. to 10 p. m.
■ Tomorrow's program for the Sons:
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The convention called to order by
] J. O. Sanders. eomlnanding.
Invocation by George C. Myers, Di
j v j s i on Chaplain.
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Welcome on behalf of the city by
' ' Taylor
I Welcome to the city on behalf of
' j Camp Sam Davis, U. S. C. V„ by Col.
' I Geo. S. Dodds.
Response to addresses of welcome
by Com. J. W. Collier.
Music by the band.
Reports of the Division Commander,
Adjutant General and Brigade Com
mander.
Music by the band.
Election of officers.
Music by the band.
Annual ad#ress by Com. Earl Brew
er.
8 p. m.—Reception to Veterans and
Sons of Veterans by the Beauvoir and
Gulfport Chapters, u. D. C.. at Great
Southern Hotel.
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FRED POWELL PARDONED.
Governor Noel has granted a pardon
to Fred Powell, who was sentenced
from Covington county to serve one
year in the penitentiary for embezzle
ment. Powell was sentenced in July
of last year and the case appealed to
the Supreme Court, where it was af
firmed in February of this year, at
which time Powell's sentence began.
Powell is well known in Hatties
burg and has many friends here who
will be glad to know he has been
granted a paséon. His friends have
always held Hint he was more a vic
to
de
to
tim of circumstances than guilty of
intentional wrong-doing, and the short
term for
vhich he was sentenced was
probably due to that phase "of the
case.
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press. 1
11 .—Wheat
Chicago.
one-eiglit to three-eights down,
visions steady, unchanged to two and
half cents higher
Orleans.
steady, seven to nine points down.
easy,
Pro
New
11.—Cotton
Oct.