The Vicksburg Post from Vicksburg, Mississippi • Page 1

VOLUME XXXI. VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 19IS. No. 21. BOOTH AMES KEEPING AHEAD Peace Delegates Recalled and the War Will Continue STORE COLLAPSES; EIGHT LOSE LIVES; HEROIC RESCUES cabinet, taken in response to the note handed to he Turkish government by the European powers to abandon the fortress of Adrianople and part of the islands in the Aegean Sea andthtj convocation of an extraordinary assembly of the grand council of the Ottoman empire to which the cabinet's decision was submitted to a course contrary to he prescriptions of the constitutional charter and violating tiie sacred rights of the people roused the indignation of the Turkish nation, with the result that lie people made a demonstration before the sublime porte and brought about the resignation of the government." The crowd which had assembled outside the ollices of the sublime porte had not dispersed this evening.

A pleasure party returned today from I he Sunflower river, wliere the enjoyed a ten days' hunt and life i.i camp. The party occupied the same site thai President Koosevelt used some years ago when he invaded the delta looking for bears. Those in the party were Edmond Auter, Heuiy Hanisee, Bernard Fisher, Arthur Lee. Edwin Fi'oment, Putsio Barber, Mrs. Bob Auter.

Mis. l'illet. Miss Delia Auter, Miss Mabel Williams and Miss I 'earl Beer. OFF FOR WASHINGTON. Master Marion Kelly, Prize Corn Club Boy Visits Nations Capitol.

Yazoo City, 24. Master Marion Kelly, sou of Mr. and Mrs. A. P.

Kelly, ot Satan la, lot i Saturday for Washington. Mr. Kelly is going as the representative of the Eighth Congressional District for having raised last year the largest number of bushels of corn on an aire of grouiM. He made 152 bushels. Mr.

Kelly's expenses of the trip are paid by the bankers of this district, who at their last association meeting voted lo pay the expenses of the corn club boy who made the largest number of bushels of corn on an acre. The trip includes a stay of a week in Washington, and from there to Columbia, South Carolina, to attend the National-. Corn Growers Exposition. SHAKESPEAREAN CLASSIC Barred From Gotham Schools Where Jewish Pupils Are in Majority. New York, Jan.

24. Shakespeare' "Merchant of Venice" has been barred by order of the Board of Superintendents from all the schools where its reading might be offensive to pupils. This means that the reading of this classic is not to be permitted in those schools where -Jewish pupils are in the majority. The character of Shy-lock, as portrayed by Shakespeaie, is given by members of the Board as the reason for the action. The Superintendents were unwilling today to discuss the question, or to offer any more definite explanation of their course.

THIRD BABY NOT A REPEATER. Winsted, Jan. boys and a girl were born today to Mrs. Louisa Bartnekoski of Terry- ville. When the second boy was borne into the father's presence he exulted.

But when the third was held up before him, Bartnekoski said. "Doctor, you're trying to fool me with the second baby twice. Not until he saw the three babies at once did he believe, the physician. AUSTRIA DEMOBILIZING Budapest, Hungary, Jan. 24.

Demobilization of the Austro-Hungarian troops called to the colors in connection with the Balkan crisis began today. WEBB NAMED SENATOR. Nashville, Jan. 24. W.

Wehh of Belle Buckle College, a fa mous educator, well known throughout the South, was today elected to the U. S. Senate to represent Tennessee for the short term beginning March 4, next. SENT TO POOR HOUSE. Jennie Doe, a colored woman, blind and deaf, has been sent to the poor house.

MEAT SPOILING. Isolated farmers are complaining that they have lost much meat recently through it becoming tainted on account of the unseasonaote warm weather. THE INCUBATOR BABY. The little baby of Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Ring, continues to thrive in its incu bator at the Infirmary. The little lady is now six weeks old, Dut yet weighs only three pounds. TODAY'S TEMPERATURES. Temperature at 8 a.m., 62 degrees. Temperature at noon, 65 degrees.

Temperature at 2 p.m., 64 degrees. The boats now seem to be almost floating in Levee street. ENJOYED huh SUN I SLAIN 8Y WIFE AI LAKE PROVIDENCE Lake Providence, Jan. 24. Dr.

James Fleet ''Booth, a- prominent physician of this town, was shot and instantly killed by his wife here yesterday in their apartments at the Booth Sanitarium. From the testimony before the coroner's jury it was learned that Dr. Booth had been mistreating his wife for some time, having struck her on a number of occasions. Wife Uses a Sfcotgun. A quarrel began between them, and at breakfast Booth chased his wife from the dining-room and threatened to kill her.

After finishing his meal he went to bedroom, where he found his wife, and after resuming the quarrel, struck her on the head with an iron stove poker and then attempted to lock the doors, stating that he was going to kill her. Mrs. Booth seized a shotgun and fired twice, one load of shot entering both shoulders, causing instant death. Mrs. Booth had just told her husband that she was going to leave him, and intended to go to a local attorney and sue for a divorce.

Dr. Booth had been a resident of East Carroll Parish five or six years and had been a very successful practitioner. I Is New Orleans Girl. His first wife, a Miss Nugier, of Vermilion Parish, died about two years ago, and at that time the present wife, Miss Clarice Nelson, was employed in Dr. Booth's sanitarium as a nurse.

Dr. Booth and his present wife were married two weeks after the death of the first wife. The sentiment of the community is entirely with Mrs. Booth. Judge F.

X. Ransdell has called the grand jury in session for Saturday, and it is expected that the wife will be exonerated. Mrs. Booth is a native of New Orleans. Mrs.

Booth had resided at Jackson, where she was married to the doctor. Dr. Booth leaves a brother, Dr. Lteorge Booth, of Lake Village, and two children by his first wife. Dr.

Booth came here from Transylvania, but was originally from Alexandria. The shotgun used by Mrs. Booth was loaded with No. 4 shot. FORMER JACKSON LADY SHOOTS HER HUSBAND.

Jackson, Jan. 24. Telegraphic dispatches received in this city last night were to the effect that Mrs. J. F.

Booth of Lake Providence, had shot and killed her husband at that place. Mrs. Booth is remembered here as C. M. O'Neal, having played the star role in a habeas corpus suit in which the custody of two children was involved.

Her husband, a wealthy turpentine operator, was finally successful in securing the two children. The trial was very sensational and attracted much attention at the time from the prominence of the parties and the array of legal talent involved. After securing her divorce Mrs. O'Neal assumed her maiden name ''Nelson," and about two years ago married Dr. Booth of Lake Providence.

Her friends in this city regarded the match as an ideal one but it is believed by them that recently the couple were not as congenial as could be wished. A telephone message reecived by a lady friend of Mrs. Booth here yesterday afternoon was to the effect that Dr. Booth had remained absent from home all "Wednesday night and that yesterday morning Mrs. O'Neal began upbraiding him; he struck her and she fled to her room and seizing a shot gun killed him as he followed ber to renew the attack.

'While a resident of this city Mrs. Booth made some warm friends, who stated last night she would have little trouble in proving that she shot her husband in necessary self defense. The Senator nrrlill ram lin to the Valley depot to take on some freight today. Of THE ITER The latest advices from Beulah levee is that the forces continue lo keep the levee at that point about four feet above the water level. With good weather the engineers believe that the levee will be built with a margin greater than four feet, but even under present conditions, and with rains, they anticipate no trouble in keeping the earthworks at least four feet above the flood.

Similar encouraging reports come from Fitlers and other points. Major J. A. Woodruff who has been at Beulah for some days, is expected here tonight. FINANCIAL AID FOR HEALTH CAMPAIGN.

Jackson, Jan. 24. Dr. W. S.

Leathers of the State Board of Health, states that Hinds, Lowndes and Claiborne counties have each appropriated recently $200 to be used in the conduct of health campaigns supplemental to the funds appropriated by the State. The fact that these counties are doing this is exceptionally pleasing to Dr. Leathers and others interested in the suppression of disease as they feel that they can do more with the co-operation of the counties than without it. BOUNDARY OF ALBANIA. St.

Petersburg, Jan. 24. Austria-Hungary and Russia are in full accord on the subject of the future boundaries of Albania, according to an authoritative statement here today. Financiers here and government officials who have been far more anxious than was generally realized over the possibility of an Austro-Rus-sian conflict express great relief over the announcement. PICKED AS BRIDESMAIDS, BUT SERVED AS PALL-BEARERS.

Philadelphia, Jan. the arrangements that had been made for her wedding a few weeks hence, slightly altered to comport with the gravity of the occasion, with the six girl friends who were to have been bridesmaids acting as honorary pall-hearers and six ushers as actual pallbearers, and with the same minister who was to have read the marriage service performing the final rites, Miss S. Florence Powell, of Palmyra, X. wag buried this afternoon. The service was held in Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church.

Miss Powell, who was engaged to marry Winfield A. Smith, of New York, died on Thursday, following an illness with which she was stricken on Christmas Day. The young woman was popular in Palmyra being the head of the "Mixed Minstrel Troupe' of which she was also the organizer. She was a well-known amateur actress, and the wedding was looked forward to as one of the biggest affairs ever held in Palmyra. PAIN-CRAZED HE CLIMBS POLE.

Sits There Moaning Until Policeman Induces Him to Descend. Philadelphia, Jan. in sane by pain, Myer Weinstein, startled the people living in the neighborhood of Fifty-third and Spruce streets by climbing a telegraph pole. He was moaning and muttering something unintelligible. Several times Weinstein slipped back, but he persisted until he reached the crossbars of the Dole.

There he sat for some minutes moaning as if in agony. Mounted Policeman Gray called to the man to come down. He refused, and Gray climbed up after him. The man was tractable, and descended with the policeman, continuing his moans. He was taken to the University Hospital, where he was identified.

His friends said that "Weinstein had been suffering for more than a year from an incurable disease and believe the pain has driven him in-cotio Tha man was sent to the in sane department of the Philadelphia Hospital for examination. WILSON DOESN'T WANT ANY KIND OF RECEPTION Washinjrton, Jan. 24. "Wilson's statement that he would be perfectly contented without an inaugural reception of any kirfd on March 4th, is taken here to mean the abandonment of Wlnns for anv special fnnetion in connection with the new President's entrance into office. Constantinople, Jan.

24. The new Turkish Cabinet today decided to re call the Ottoman peace plenipoten tiaries from London immediately. This will preclude the resumption of peace negotiations, and can be construed to mean only that the Young Turks are determined to carry on the war. The Turkish cabinet resigned in consequence of public demonstrations and protests against its action in ae- eding to the wishes of the European powers over a Balkan settlement. Mahmoud Shefkert Pasha, former ly war minister, has been appointed grand vizier in place of Kiainil Pasha.

Talaat Bey has been appointed min ister of theinterior, a position he held in a previous cabinet. In a statement after his appointment, he said: "The change in the cabinet means that we are going to save the national honor or perish in the attempt. do not want a continuation of the war, but we are determined to keep Adrianople at all costs. That is an indispensable condition of peace." The resignation of the Turkish ca binet in which Kiamil Pasha was the grand vizier was announced in the following statement "The decision of Kiaiuii Pasha's In the circiut court these orders have been entered: C. C.

Barbour versus Steve Piatt et continued. R. L. Crook versus Y. M.

V. R. continued. John W. Beck versus R.

W. Durfcy et continued. M. Angelo versus A. V.

R. verdict for $6. Louis B. Jackson versus Vicksburg Traction verdict for $225. Birdsong Co.

versus Tirelli Bro. verdict for $275.24. Annie Morgan versus Yicksburg Traction verdict for $250. H. M.

Brooke versus V. S. P. R. continued.

Mrs. Susan C. Tappan versus Mayor and Aldermen; continued. W. P.

Thompson versus Naomi Grand Lodge; continued. B. and S. of L. and dismissed at plaintiff's costs.

W. P. Thompson versus J. II. Smith; dismissed at plaintiff's cost3.

C. N. Brown versus Wilsey Shaffer Manufacturing settled at defendant's costs. IS SUCCESSFUL Fred Child, Bovina planter, who has been seriously ill, was operated on for appendicitis at the Infirmary this morning at 11 o'clock. Mr.

Child stood the operation well, and is reported getting along nicely this -afternoon. YOUNG LADY'S RESPONSIBILITY, Jackson, Jan. 24. Governor Earl Brewer was out of the city yesterday and Secretary Buck was off on a hunting trip. In their absence Miss Butler was holding down the affairs of the' Executive office in a creditable manner.

KILLS NEOBO BOY Yesterday afternoon while a negro boy named Swan, sixteen years of age, was plowing, the mule ran away. The boy was dragged along by the lines. The mule kicked Swan in the head, knocking out his brains and killing him instantly. The accident took place on a farm about six miles irom town. Undertaker F.

J. Fisher eent a coffin for the remains of the unfortunate youth. OPERATION MULE KICKS MeKinney, Jan. 24. Search- today estimated eight nersons are ad, and lifteeu seriously injured.

lany of whom may die from the eol- pse of the Mississippi lrv Goods oiupaiiy building yesterday. Work 's searched the ruins until two clock this morning, and resumed rk at i lav in it. Because there were seventy-live ustoiners and eighteen clerks in the ore when ll collapsed, it is feared ere may lie more bodies in the ruins. who missed loved ones in the xcilemeni attending the tire, kept an 11 mglii vigil about the nuns, l'ear- ng their relatives had been burned. Mrs.

Lynn IVrry, a social leader of Kl. Worth, died at her home because, io doctor could lie secured. They acre nil al the lire. Notable among the rescues was that 'erfornied by John Kisller, a merchant, whose store was across the lreet from the department store. Kisller saw the walls ili.nn nn.l aiew his wife and daughter had just nlered the store a moment before, lisking his life Kisller crawled un-ler the broken timbers and found his wife and daughter unhurt and dragged them outside.

Dr. K. Knight, with wet and restoratives, kept alive Miss Luna earey until other men lifted thn boards which were holding her prisoner. Public schools are closed todav. and also nearly all business house's, ex cept tnose selling necessities.

Six Dallas undertakers are here and Doctors from Dallas, Greenville and Paris. "WEARY WILLIES" MUST BEHAVE WELL. New Orleans, Jan. 24. If the "Weary Willie" contingent become burdensome, the railroads on which they caeni to New Orleans will be required to take them away in the direction from whence they came.

This is the opinion of Mayor Behrman, expressed fiaulily'wlieii asked what he meant to do with the sons of rest if their convention Jan. 28 brought too many of the unemployed to New Orleans. The Mayor said that he would take no action until he could ascertain how many of the vagrants had responded to the summons of the National Committee for the Unemployed and the Brotherhood of Welfare Association. "I have received no official notice that such a gathering intended to come to New Orleans," said the Mayor, "and I cannot take action until I see (hat they are here. Of course there is no authority by which any person can stop a peaceful assemblage and if the delegates come here in an orderly manner and behave themselves well, there will be no interference with them.

I have not been informed of any large number of tramps coming here for a convention, but I do know that there were sixteen arrests for vagrancy Thursday morinng. That may have something to do with it. We have been rounding up vagrants and suspicious characters and will continue to do so. If the delegates prove to be of that character they will be arrested as fast as they come, and if they come so fast that we cannot take care of them, or they prove a nuisance we will have to require the railroads on which they came to take them out. But as I say, I do not know they intedn to come and will have to wait until they arrive to take action." TO LIVE LONG EAT MOLASSES, Eldred Believed Gallon a Week Add-ed to His Years.

Wakefield, Jan. 24. William Boone Eldred, who believed that by eating a gallon of molasses a week he had prolonged his life many years, died today at the age of eighty-seven, ne ate molasses on all his food. When seventy years old Eldred began riding a bicycle for exercise, and according to his own figures rode miles during the past seventeen years. He was a descendant of Daniel Boone.

L. Cohen and Misses Anna and Theresa Cohn, of Lorman, are at the Carroll. QUICK ACTION NECESSARY. London, Jan. 24.

Ambassadors of the trreat Powers were today summoned to the Foreign Otlice by Sir Edward Grey, who told them immediate and vigorous concerted action by the Powers was imperative if active hostilities involving Turkey and the Balkan nations, and possibly other nations, is to be averted. The ambassadors are expected to receive Instructions from home telling them how to act regarding intervention. IS Terre Haute, Jan. 24. Debs was arrested here today, charged with obstructing justice by alleged corrupting witnesses in the Government case against the Appeal to Reason, at Giarard, Kansas.

His bond for a thousand dollars was signed by Theodore Brothers, and Arthur Bauer, a local druggist, and brother-in-law of the Socialist presidential candidate. Indictments were returned against Debs two months ago, but the writ was not served because the U. S. Marshall's1 office at Indianapolis was busy with the dynamite ease. Debs has been ordered to appear at the May term of the Third Kansas District U.

S. Court. REBELS INVADE AMERICAN SOIL; 1 KILLED 3 WOUNDED. El Paso, Jan. 24.

Three Mexican rebels were wounded, and one killed last night, when Americans defended the Arroya ranch near Fabens, Texas, against attack. Horses seized by the invaders were abandoned when Americans fired. The rebels fled back into Mexico. EVANSVILLE Evansville, Jan. 24.

A rise of two-tenths of a foot in the river here, following torrential rains, delayed relief from the flood for at least a week. Forecaster Brand said the river will reach forty-six feet ayain before receeding. There is much suffering in the local suburbs, and at Calhoun, Enter prise, Rockport, ad Ashy- burg, Ky. Fear of a break in the levee at Shawneetown, 111., were old stories today, but none the less real Three victims of small-pox at Ashy-burg, are isolated from the other 400 refugees. The quarantine has been lifted.

BDOStVELT HOPES 10 New York, Jan. 24. Roosevelt, in terested in the garment workers strike by a visit to the East side strikers a few days ago called to the Outlook office today. Gertrude Bar-num, leader of the white goods workers and held a long conference on ways and means to bring about a', speedy settlement. R.

B. Hall is in the city. SCIWST DEBS UNDER RISES STRSK.