The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-31
Special Correspondence of The Leader.l

composed OF the folloWing members
of the House, those present at
the conference being marked "p,"
viz: Il. L. Houston, of Monroe,
chairman, p; S. II. Lamb, of Pa
nola, p; JAS. Moore, of Yallo.
busha I. z. Street, of Ami.e, p !;
w. A. Killingsworth. of Adams,
p; II. II. Fox, of Webster, p; 4.
q. House, of Tate, p; l.. G. Man
uell, of Jackson, p; Jas. Revis, of
Calhoun, p; j. ID. Stennis, of Lau.
derdale; w. G. Stovall, of Chicka,
saw, J.; j. N. Lipscomb, of Madi.
sou; Joel Lilly, of Copiah, p; Whit
Blanchard, of Bolivar; j. f. Allen,
of Attala; j. b. Blackwell, of Ben
ton, p; w. A. Bryant, of Jones; NJ.
a. Dees, of Harrison and Jackson,
p; A. }. Richardson, of Tippah.
This Committee having transacted
the business for which called, the
adoption of measure of revenue
relief, the Governor has invited
the Finance Committee of the Sen
ate to meet him tomorrow, March
30, for the same purpose, aud when
the plan agreed upon by the
House Committee will be submit
ted to them. The members of the
Finance Committee are w. 7.
Love, of Amite, w. Ii. Hardy, of
Lauderdale, Murray f. Smith, of
Warren, w. II. Trigg, of Washing
ton, w. q. Kiger, of Warren, Ir-
vim Miller, of Leake and G. w. Ell
lis, of Pearl River. The first and
last named are no longer members
They may adopt or they may re
ject, but in either Case the extra
session of the Legislature will be
called for about April 20.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Fairfield
came in during the week with one
&. w. Boone, of Smith county, who
is charged with passing bogus
nickeIs on all A. & V. "buIcher."
The nickelS were a fair lead imita-
ton. Boone gave $500 bond for
his appearance here today for pre-
lininary trial. This is the second
alleged counterfeiter brought here
in two weeks, and indicates that
times are hard and good money
hard to get.
The State would like to know
the whereabouts of two white con-
victs, E. j. Russell and Lige Goza,
sent up from Holmes and Pamela
counties respectively. Russell was
mixed up in the Durant train rob-
berry. He is 6 feet, dark gray eyes,
upper teeth ont, drags feet when
walking, weighs 100, % years old
and wears No. IL shoes. GoZa is
) feet 10, dark, black hair, Roman
nose, little finger on each hand
stiff and turned in, age 26. Ar
rest them and get reward of $4,000
each.
Rev. L. S. Forster, of Senatobia,
appeals to all newspaper men iii
the State to assist him in building
the Baptist Orphanage in this city,
a site of 112 acres of valuable land
having been purchased already.
The Bradford Construction Co.,
of New York, the capitalists who
built the Gulf and Ship Island
railroad and who guaranteed the
State $40, 1000 due by SAID road,
have made their first payment OF
$13,333.33. Two other notes for
similar amounts are due III g and
II months. This is a regular pick
up for the State, as the claim for
$4,000 worth of convict labor ex-
pended 10 or Is years ago in grad
ing the road, was thought for Il
long time to be worthless. To
State Revenue Agent Adams Is
largely due the credit OF its pay
ment.
A number OF valuable horses and
mules haye died in this section
lately from eating rotten corn, 1t is
said. | am informed that great
deal of the Western corn brought
here this spring is spoiled, as is al
so much of that raised at home.
Too much care cannot be exercised
in feeding.
On Tuesday the Board of Con-
troll chartered a special train and
took all the able. bodied convicts to
the delta to assist in guarding and
strengthening the levees, and
doubtless they have done good
work. Warden McLaurin and Il.
r. Commissioner Evans accOmpa-
MED the convict train to Green
Vile and remained there all the
week. On Thursday they tele-
oraphed for Coy. MeLaurin and he