The Vicksburg Herald from Vicksburg, Mississippi • Page 8

THE' DAILY HERALD VICKSIiUUG MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY DECEMBER 20 1906, 8 FRIENDS TO THE RESCUEl 0-eAs MSB TO SERVE IP1 i 1 Now Ready AMAS Turkeys! Tureyst Keutucky wheat-f Turkey for delivery Monduy.Dcc. 21th. Drcswd and drawn, head and ott. Trice, Order now ou want to finest Turkey ou ever hud. rut in your rdcr now for your Xmss Turkey, 0ers, Celery, Iettuee, Tomutoes, tWiwIos, Plum Pud-dins and Mine Meats.

1 J-r Mkl.H Agricultural Implements Of Every Description. Louis Hoffman Hoffman Block VICKSBURG, MISS. Have you forgotten this Christmas will be here Before you kiow it. Hurry your order or it Will be too late! Remember, your orders are filled the same day tiey are received if you send them to M. 9.

BEER, the Wholesale Liquor Dealer, Vicksburg, Miss. Whiskey $1.50 to gallon; other goods at prices to satisfy the taste. P. 0. Box 236.

Long Distance 'Phone 830. dutton 4 McMillan company Foundry and Machine Works Inventors and Manufacturers of "The Great Dolt Cotton Press." Machinery Supplies Furdrtied on Short Notice. VICKSBURG, MISS. $100,008 Capital Surplus and Profits E. S.

BUTTS. President W. THOMAS ROSE, Cashier. Profitable Itanklmr group of lines separately Incorporated generally recognized as a "railway sys- tem," may lawfully contract to furnish ee or reduced rata transportation to telegraph company for such of Its officers, men, materials and supplies as re required In connection with the con struction, maintenance and operation of I uch a telegraph line and service on Its own right-of-way and the legality or such free or reduced rate transporta tion is not affected by the fact that the elegraph company may also use such telegraph line In connection with Its rvice to the public. 1D00 $101,000 1001 110,000 1902 110,000 103 210,000 1901 290,000 1905 310,000 1900 410,000 Campaign of education Bringing results.

'eople acquiring The saving habit As the above table Of comparative deposits Plainly Shows. Come get a Self-registering Homo Savings Dank Free. I per cent Interest paid. City Savings and Trust Company i. O.

WILLIS, President. U. MOORS, Sea and Tress WILlIS-HOORE CommissiOD Uerchanls Cotton Factors SIMHH METZGER'S CAN SHOE YOU In the Best Three Line Shoes Made. of IIANAN. for Mco $5.50 to $8.00 WALKOVER, for Men $3.50 to $4.00 QUEEN QUALITY, for Ladl $3.00 to $4.00 Everything that Is good In the line of Shoes for Children.

Examine Our New Vork City Made Line. i METZGER'S Always Show the Newest Styles. Deposits 8I1BRAKI) GROCERY CO. Fancy Groceries KKUU, BVUD AM BRYAN WILL KKSIST ARREST. Ixx att In East Kemper, Where Annul Men Promise Protection Troops Leave Scooba for Jackson.

Meridian, Dec. 28. It Is reported here tonight that Dan Kerr. Hal Byrd and Krnest Bryan, of Kemper county, who are charged with the murder of the negro Nicholson, have been located in the extreme eastern end of the county, It is stated they are among their friends and say they will resist arrest. Their friends are reported as arming themselves, being In sympathy with the three mn.

M1L1TITIA LEAVES SCOOBA. Meridian Dec. 28. Gen. Fridge and the twenty-five members of the Jackson military company left at Scooba by Gov.

Vardaman, reached this city this afternoon en route home. Late this evening Gen. Fridge received a message from a deputy sheriff at Scooba. Intimating that his presence might be again needed. It was stated that unless an urgent call came from Scooba by midnight, the soldiers would go to Jackson early In the morning.

Gen. Fridge believed the situation in Kemper county had quieted and that no further trouble need be expected. The bodies of two of the murdered negroes were burled without the result of the coroner being made public. Judge Cochran announced tonight that he would issue bench warrants for the arrest of the three prominent men alleged to be implicated in their murder tomorrow morning. JOHN SIMPSON INNOCENT.

Meridian. Dec. 28. John Simpson. father of the boys who played the most tant part In the disturbances In Wta who was arrested yesterday and brought here for safe keeping, Is under no charge whatever.

The people of Kemper county are satisfied he Is innocent of any connection with the trouble, but he is remaining here of his own accord. He told for the first time this evening that he witnessed the killing of Constable O'Brien by his son, but did not know that private trouble had occurred at that time. He Is an old negro, and belongs to the "before the war" class. He said his sons had fallen into bad companionship and began Jlrlnk in after which he lost control of thiTrT SOUTHERN LEAGUE. MEETING PROMISES TO BE PEACE FL'b GATHERING.

Birmingham, Dee. are that the present meeting of the Southern league will be the most oeaeeful in its history. At the meeting of Its directors tonight Shreveport with drew the protest filed against Birming ham on account of the Tact tnat Birmingham played Castro, the old Nashville shortstop. New Orleans also withdrew nrotests against games won by Memphis. Mike Finn announced his desire to withdraw protests made against Hirmingham for games won from Nashivlle In which Pitcher Hick-mnn fiirurtHl.

This will amount to naught, it is thought, lilrmlnarham will be warded the pen nant tomorrow at noon, when the league meeting Is held. President Kav-anaugh will be re-elected without opposition. A new directorate will be chosen, and the schedule will be adopt ed tomorrow. NOT VISIT PHILIPPINES. Washington, Dec.

28. The statement was mnde nt the white house today that President Roosevelt does not contem plate visiting the Philippines. OPPOSE ABERCROMBIE WANT STATUS IX) CONTROL PI LIC SCHOOLS. Southern Kdncators Helicve Education of NeRro Is Mistake Craigheail Criticises Government. Montgomery, Deo.

28. The depart ment of superintendent of education of the Southern Educational Associa tion, at Its meeting today, went on record ns emDhatlcally opposed to the recommendation of Dr. John W. Aber-cromble. president of the association that there should be government to the nubile school system.

aid The rtolutlon adopted declares that the control of the schools of each state should be in the hands of the govern ment and supported by the govern ment. The resolution declared In favor of the Industrial education of the negro, although It was argued on the floor of the convention that education for the negro In any manner was a mis take. The convention was addressed to night by President Craighead, of Tu lane University, New Orleans, who at tacked the policy of the governmen In spending millions for the support of a navy and srmy and practically nom vg for AHoentlon. MODIFIES ITS RULING. TELEGRAPH COMPANIES TITLED TO FREE TRANS' TORTATION.

EN Washington, Dec. 28. The lnterstat commerce commission today announced Its decision on the petition of th Western Union and Postal Telegraph ronmanles for a modification of the riillnirs of the commission In regard what shall constitute payment for transportation and to the Issuance and use of free passes. so far as Bucn rui Idrs might control or govern certa.1 contracts entered into between the telegraph and railroad companies. The substance of the decision la that.

as a telegraph service along Its right of way la essential to tne sale operation of lis trains, a railroad company or a NEGRO GKOKGE WANTS TRANS-FMl 1TIOM ILVTTIESIJIRG. WPITES TO THE COMMISSION Sv His Life Wa Threatened and (04H to ia I ne 1 1 le I 'out ma stcr Maintains JiT'Ot Silence. Washington, Dec. civil serv-lie commission has been in communication with Wllbert T. George, a negro, who i the only eligible for a clerkship in the postomee at HattleBburg, and who has been advised by certain white pple In that place to remain away from the postotlice, otherwise he would be mobbed.

George recently advised the civil service commission that the postmaster at Hatties-liurg had offered him a position, and he had accepted, but had failed to put In an appearance for duty on account of thruata. "I contend for the position or something equally as good in the civil service as p-r my examination," says George In his letter to the commission. "It is not even safe for me to stay here longer than tonight. You can address me for the next few days at GaJnesvllle, Miss. As I have not heard from you, I feel at liberty to take this action." Kntr date of December 26, Commie- sloner Green, replying to i George, stated that It was within tnent If tendered by the postmaster.

"It is not the practice of the commission." continued Mr. Green, "to transfer the name of eliglbles from one postotlice to another unless the needs of the service uctually require Buch union." It was stated at the commission today that the postmaster at Hattiesburg bad not been heard from and It was thought the matter would remain in the position it now Is until the attention of the postmaster general's department, or the commission Is called officially to the luaollity of George to perform the work to which he has been assigned. While the commission refuses to outline its probable action. It Is thought that should George Insist on performing the service of clerk In the Hattiesburg postotlice he will be transferred to some other place Where the race question does not figure as now In Mis. slsslppi.

HKNIE3 Hl'UNHAM PLEA. New York, Dee. 28. Justice O'Gor-man, in the supreme court today denied the application of counsel for George for a certificate of reasonable doubt on the conviction of liurnhum for grand larceny growing out of the affairs of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life company, now the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance com pany. LANDS WITHDRAWN.

Washington, Dec. 28. The acting commissioner of the general land office today announced the withdrawal of acres of land for forest reserve purposes Included within the Sacra mento range of mountains in South Central New Mexico. The lands are located In Otero and Chaves counties south and east of the Mesiolero Apache Indian reservation. NEILL'S EFFORT FUTILE FAILS TO SKTTI.E SOlTHF.ItX t'UTC STRIKK.

PA- Commissioner of Labor Spend Endeavoring lo Bring AImiiiI an Agreement Is Still Hopeful. Houston, Dec. 28. After a hard day's work, during which United States Commissioner of Labor C. P.

Nelll had many conferences and felt that he had almost brought the parties together on common, ground, he had to retire tonight without finding a solution of the differences at Issue between the Southern Paclllc railway, Its striking firemen and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. So confident was Mr. Nelll of being able to bring about an agreement that he stated early In the night the matter would be settled beforo morning. He found many complications In the con tention of the engineers' and firemen's respective organizations to have the right to regulate the seniority list or the switch engineers, members of the Firemen's Brotherhood, and it was upon this point, the essence of the trouble, that the failure to get the contenders together occurred. Mr.Nlell has not despaired of ultimate success, notwithstanding his disappointment tonight and will take the matter up again early tomorrow.

PRIVATE WIRE HOUSES CLOSE. Atlanta, Dec. 28. The Bojkln nntl nusKet simp ia wnicn goe inui oih i Hon January 1, has caused nearly every private wire exchange In the state of Georgia lo close out business. At present then; remains In Atlanta four shops, two of which will close tomorrow.

MURDER AND SUICIDE. Boston. Dec. 28. Frederick L.

Clark. said to belong to Belfast, shot and probably fatally wounded bis young wife "Bertha, nt a lodging house In lioxbmv early today. Clark, thinking he laid killed the woman, enditl his life with the revolver used oi his wife. which he had Fresh Goods ReceivM Daily THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK nCHSIlt'lKl, MISS. UNITED STATUS DEPOSITORY 1AUGEST CAPITAL STOCK OP AN NATIONAL BANK IX THE STAT Capital $200,000.

Surplus and Profit. UOO.OOs. ALL BUSINESS HAS CAREFUL ATTENTION Hardware Co.1 Careful and Prompt Attention. 04 LEVTCE STREET. STEAMBOATS.

FERRY Ylck9burg, Miss. Delta, La. 1 CAPTAIN AIOIIGAN, Master. Landing at foot of China Street For Passengers, Wagons and Teams Leave Vicksburg 7:30 and 10:30 a.m Leave Mcksburg 2:00 and 4:30 p.m Leave Delta 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Leave Delta 3:00 and 5:00 p.m.

ARKANSAS ItlVKH PACKET CO Steamer S. S. Browij leaves Vicksburg ev ery Saturday at noon for Memphis and leaves Memphis eveH Wednesday at 4 p.mi for Vicksburg. FRANK Phone 1125. HIRSCH, Agent Vicksburg, Miss) VICKSBURG AND GHEENVILLE PACKET COMPANY.

I Klecurlo LlchU V. S. MaQi Belle of the Bends. GUS NIMTZ, Master. Leaves Vicksburg fol Greenville every Mon tm day and Thursday a' o'clock p.

in. Returning, leaved Greenville every Tuesday and Friday at p. m. First class passenger and frelgh accommodations. Boat brilliantly lighted throughou with electricity.

Light In every statM room. Cuisine unsurpassed. The right is reserved to pass an landing deemed unsafe by the captain commanding. J. WATTS, Agent ED.

NOWLAND. General Manager, SPEED! COMFORT! SAFETY! THE REGULAR VICKSBURG AN: NATCHEZ PACKET. Carrying United States MaiL T. Waldron J. Hugh Arrlghl Clsrl wall i 4w i ii isj SENATOR CORDILL.

Leaves Vicksburg ery Monday, Wednsi day and Friday at p. returning, leaves Natchei every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 1 making a daylight run. Connect Ing at Natches with the steamer Bel Ann for Bayou Sara and way poln Through rats up and down. The captain reserves the right pass any landing that bs deems safe. For freight or passage, apply board, or to Hill City Wharfboat am Elevator T.

Mulligan, Supt H. W. BERGER Mi So Best of Liquors, Cigars and WlneaJ Lunch Counter Attached. 106 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET Vicksburg, Mid. C.

W. CURPHY Contractor Granolithic Sidewalks, Cellars, Floors Steps, Curbs, Gutters and Driveways. OUT-OF-TOWN WORK SOLICITED Office! Merchants' National 213 Rank Bldg OiEYSKONEMAK Cures Coldt i Prevents Pneumcsls If you want the Herald. the latest new read Repair Work Given Long Distance Phone 806 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Advertisements in This Column, $1.00 Per Month, MISCFXLAN EOCS. W.

II. PAGGETT CO. General Contractors and Builders. Phone 437. PAGGETT BUILDERS' SUPPLY CO.

Wall Paper, Mantels, Tiles, Gratos, Mixed Paints, etc Phone 437. Thornton Block. New first class DRESSMAKING at 725 North Drummond St. irnwNPH A MIX. PAINTINO AND PAPER HANGING.

401 West Crawford Street, Under Citizens' National Bank. HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR Furs, Hides and Feathers. E. E. DICK.

Opposite Herald Office. A. GOMES, Cabinet Maker, Upholstering, repair ing household Furniture. Corner Jackson and Walnut Sts. THOMPSON S.

GREGORY. Brick Manufacturer and contractor. Phone 5 9. Bowmar Ave. TENTS AND AWXIXGS.

MISSISSIPPI TENT AND AWNING FACTORY. Removed to corner Veto Street and Garden Alley, In Hotel Piazza Bldg. E. E. DICK, Maker of Awnings, Tents and Tarpaulins.

Furniture Upholstered. Office and Wareroom Opposite HeraU. ARCHITECTS. MICHAEL J. DONOVAN.

Architect. Office, Bonelll Washington St Vicksburg, Miss. WM. STANTON SON. Architects.

O'Reilley Bldg. Upper Floors. Plans and Estimates Mads on Bull 3-lngs of All Descriptions. WOOD AND COAL. J.

W. SHORT, Wood and Coal Phone 211. Foot Jackson St. C. E.

WILLIS. Coal and Wood. Op. A. A V.

Freight Depot Phone it WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS. J. C. MOORE, Jug House Liquor. Phone G(7.

221 N. Washington St UNDERTAKERS. J. Q. ARNOLD.

Undertaker. Phone 92. J. M. ARNOLD.

Embalmer. Night Phone 111. SALOON! Dealer In THE CELEBRATED JOHN HOPKINS RYU. Pino llquor. Wines dsrars Corner Grove and Washington Streets rhe CO Trad a SeoUlty.

and as m. P. MANZIONE. Prop FOIEYSIttBlYCUBE Makes Kidnaes ana uiauaor Kigm a nil. A.

M. PAXTON. Assistant Caller. W. Q.

PAXTON. Assistant Cashier. niwineiw Solicited. 7,09 Washington Stieet PIIILLIP9, Cashier CATHOLICS NOT IN REVOLT ioint dm i.AsrA.si.us dfffnds THE CHURCH. Declares France Should Follow Kx-ample of I lilted State ami Permit All Properly Right.

Paris, Dec. 28. The debate In the sen ate on the supplementary church and etate separation bill was opened by Count do Lascascls, republican liberal, In a speech In behalf of separation. In the course of which he argued that tne church not bo charged with Doing in revolt gainst the separation law. The Catholics, he claimed, only demand the right to permanently and regularly practice their religion In accordance with the articles of their faith.

Otherwise the vaunted liberty of conscience was a mere pretense. To attempt to force Catholics to disobey the injunctions of the pope meant asking thorn to become a postdate. France should follow the example set by the 1'nlled Slates and Germnny. Catholics should enjoy the absolute property of (heir churches. Anything else was a crime, Max I.ecotnta, radical republican re porter of the Church and state separation commission of the senate In reply, slated that the whole and Bole purpose the g.ivi rr.ir.cnt was 1rir HheHy of conscience anil to place all religions on an equality before the law.

PHYSICIAN COMMITS SUICIDE. Vn "8 Dr Char es Culpepper a leading and Wealthy physician of Portsmouth, whs today found dead In his ofllco with a bullet wound In the head and a pistol lying hy his side. The words, "Broken health," Itl Culeper'B writing were found written on a pontal card on the physician's otllco desk. TONY FAUST WINS FEATURE. San Francisco, Dec.

28. Tony Faust easily took the Fallon Leaf handicap i today. F. W. Hair, the favorite, was piled Into the heaviest going and finished last.

Meda. 40 tct 1. Ill the fifth, I never lost tho lead of line. B. W.

GRIFFITH, lVettldent NEGRO KILLS WHITE MAN Tlll KTAMPLKY, YOING l'AKM-Klt, IS VKTIM. Ills Slayer Probably Fatally Wounded, and W. F. Magee Seriously Shot Near Hamburg. flpeelnl to the Herald.

Hamburg, Dec. 2S. In an altercation about two miles south of here today Thad Stampley, white, was killed outright and Dick Magee. a negro, and W. V.

Magee, white, was seriously shot. The difficulty originated In a fuss between Thad Stampley and Selh Magee, negro, on Christmas eve In Which Seth Magee was wounded. The parties met today about 2 o'clock to compromise the matter between and Heth Magee and the above is the result. As yet it is impossible to get authentic. Information.

Dick Magee and W. F. have been sent to the Natchez hospital. ANOTHER STORY OF TIIAG13DY. Nalchez, Dec.

28. Thad Htamp-lev. a white farmer living near Ham burg. Frnnklln county, 25 years old. was murdered this afternoon on the Stamp- ley farm, twenty-eight miles enst or this city, by a negro laborer who mistook him for his brother.

Stampiey whs shot twice, both balls striking a vital spot. The murderer was Immediately shot down by a negro farm hand In the employ of Stampley. Stampley was a single man. The murderer had a quarrel with Stampley's brot'her several days rro, and when he saw his victim this afternoon he fired two shots and was In the act of firing a third, when the negro ho was with Wsmpley killed him. There Is no disturbance at Hamburg.

PRKPATIES FOR Tangier. Morocco, Dec. 28.Accordlnjr to Information. Raisiili linn refused to resign his governorship, Iims s-Tit his harem to the mountains under the protection of a detachment of Kabyles. nnd Is preparing to meet the fori us of War Minister Gabbas at Zlnat..