Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-07-28
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
The Special state Warrants.

The issue was limited to $4,000 and
the warrants were to draw interest at
the rate Of per cent. per annum, pay
able january / of each year until the
Legislature meets again in 1896. Tho
warrants were made payable to bearer,
and it was the intention of the Legisla-
ture for them to pass as money all over
the State. Immediately after the passage
Of the act the State Auditor contracted
with the St. Louis Bank Note CsxnpsRt
for the printing Of ~ warraa1 ~
installmsats % 1hD3 -
the State Treasurer and placed in cifcu-
alton = few weeks ago.
Last week Gov. Stone received dis
Patch from w. H. Hazen, chief Of the
United States Secret Service at Washing
ton, demanding that the Goevrnor send
to him all the unsigned warrants that
have not been placed in circulation. MIR.
Hazen also telegraphed the st. Louis
Bank Note Company demanding that the
plates be turned over to the government.
In an interview Gov. Stone stated that
be would not comply with Mr. Hazen's
demand in any particular, and that the
issue of the special warrants will be con-
tinued until the full issue of $4,000 is
completed. The State officials regard
Hazen's demands as an unwaranted in
reference, and will not treat it seriously.
They say that the demands were based
on the assumption that these special war
rants resemble too closely United States
currency and were volatiye of the stat
utes of the United States. This is stren-
uously denied by Gov. Stone, who says
that the act of the Legislature is sus-
tanned by the best legal authorities in the
country. The Auditor has telegraphed
the St. Louis Bank Note Company not
to pay any attention to Hazen's demands.
| Auditor Stone has received all of the
| special warrants. SO far $125,O00 have
been issued, and it is the intention of the
officials to keep on till the 100000 pro-
yided by law is in circulation.
They do not seem at all disturbed by
Mr.. Hazen's demands, and feel certain,
when the Treasurer of the United States
fully understands the question, he will
not say any law is violated in their issu-
aDce. What means the Governor and
Auditor will take to lay the question be-
fore the United States Treasurer has not
yet been determined
They have positively decided. however,
to ignore Mr. Haz vs. demands
The Attorney Gen,ral has been bunting
up the authorities on tLe question all day.
and says he does not Sc. how theEe can
be any violation of law; thai the Acorn
money issued several years sinee bears q
much closer resemblance to United States
currency than does these bills, and that
there was never any objection raised t. It,
Other States, notably Arkansas, have also
issued warrants of this character, looking
as much like United States currency, and
so far as known no objection was ever
made by the United States officials. The
more the subject is investigated the more
thoroughly convinced are the officials
here that Mr.. Hazen is wrong.
| Were Too Fast for the Old Man.
A sensational and unique marriage cere-
mony took place at Coffeeville between C.
l.. Townsville and Miss Emma r. Jones, Of
Grenada county. About o'clock in tha
afternoon they came riding into town at
break-neck speed, mounted on horseback.
They quickly dismounted and the future
bridegroom went to the Circuit Clerks
office and marriage license was prompt
ly issued. Haste was necessary, as the
irate father of the young lady was in hot
pursuit of the runaway couple. The
nervous and excited actions of the pair
attracted the attention of the people, and
they were at once surrounded by curious
crowd of spectators. They were directed
to minister of the Gospel, and his serv-
ices were engaged to perform the cere-
ony. The marriage knot was tied in the
presence of 100 or more people. They
, were pronounced man and wife just in
time to escape the wrath of the angry
father. The happy pair left the city al
once for the Mississippi bottoms, where
they will make their future home.
Miscellaneous.
G. T. Ford, highly respected citize,
and prominent Mason, died at Macon al
the advanced age of IS.
Tilatobia is fast becoming a center for
the lumber trade receiving and shipping
, on an average 10000 feet per day The
lumber is poplar, of the finest quality,
and the bulk of it goes to the st. Louis
Coffin company.
Camp Gen. NJ. p. I.owrcy, No. 342,
United Confederate Veterans, held their
annual reunion and picinc at New Al
bany last week.
The case of the Vicksburg Street Rail-
way company VS.. the City of Vicksburg
was tried in the Warren County Circuit
Court last week and resulted in a judg-
ment for the city. The railroad company
sued the city for 100000 damages for
tearing up its railroad track, consisting Of
4 about two miles. The city tore up the
2 tracks because il believed the road had
e become n nuisance, and that the action
d would be sustained.
l. In Rankin county one night last week,
o crowd of negroes concluded they would
# 20 TO the house of voodoo doctor, whom
n they hadssnumerous grievances against
: and give him n severe whipping. Tha'
,. part of the programme was fully carried
out. after which Ellis Hemingway
knocked the old negro in the head, kill
ing him.
;. Prof. W. d. Shoe, Of Pulaski, Tenn.
has been elected by the hoard of trus
tees of Wynn-Preston Institute, at COT
n feeville, to serve as principal for the com
ie ing session. Prof. Shoe Is graduate o
IS Hampton Sidney College, Virginia, wher
% he took high rang as a student.
P, Mrs. Mollie Smith, living few mile
% southwest Of Jackson, left her two lit
ie tie daughters and son, Harry, aged
n. years, and went to work in the field
is The boy fell asleep and the two othe
IN children discovered the kitchen on fire
IN They ran to the field to give the alarm
Is leaving their little brother in the house
.st Before they could get'back the entire hous
at was a mass Of flames, anf the child wa
" burned to death.
Clarksdale was visited BY heavy elet
trical rain storm with cyclonic tcndencie
last week. The storm approached fror
lon the southwest and was heralded By th
sudden appearance Of heavy black cloud
| almost 0bscuring the daylight, followe