The leader., 1897-06-16

bHt WHICH tue cOUtracturS her,
came to bid on the work of con
Strnclion they declared the plam!
defective, among other dcfrctS be
ing that the walls called for ar,
only l3 inches thick, too weak t
support the heavy roof. Just wha
will be the outcome is not known
but there is no veto liable.
One of the most important act,
OF the late and lamented session O
the Legislature was to adopt n res
OlutlOn commencing the course o
Hon. Walter Barker, as consul tC
Saqua La Grande, Cuba. He has
written Secretary of State Power
thanking the State for this evi.
dence OF appreciation and saying
during my residence on this
war stricken island | have heard
and read much of medals and cross.
es being awarded for alleged meri.
toriOus and gallant services yet
this plain parchment you have
sent me is far more priced than if
medaled by the crowned heads of
Europe and of the world" If Bar
ker just had Gomez'S chances
awhile wouldn't he make it warm
for butcher Weyler!
The value of blood hounds in
chasing criminals was forcibly
demonstrated on the convict farm
in Rankin day or two since. a
negro convict named Jake Dupree
knocked his guard in the head
with heavy file, stunning him Sc.
verely, and made for tall timber.
The officers here were notified, and
before the track got cold had the
hounds in full chase. In few
hours the fugitive was back in the
stockade. Tae guard, a young
man named Crider, received a Sc
we're scalp wound, but is not dan
gerously hurt.
The June distribution Of the
common school fund has been
made, the total sum distributed be-
ing 1907 ,833,33, less the poll taxes
Of SCI ,G27 s. rio o,,a,,.
celVed by your comfy is 1916. 40;
by your separate school district
S367.02. The amount paid out in
June is the last one-third of the
entire State appropriation of S923.-
800.
The holding of Il State fair here
this fall is being seriously agitated,
and in order that the entire com.
munity may be interested financial.
ly as well as other ways, shares OF
stock are put at $40 each so that
men OF very modest means may in
vest. A large committee is now
canvassing the town and report
fiue encouragement.
On June oath the MasOns of
Jackson will celebrate st. Johns
Day on more extensive scale than
ever before. All the neighboring
lodges have been invited to par
ticipate in the speech making and
the feast that will be spread.
Two rather sudden, though not
unexpected deaths occurred this
week. Mrs. Henry Strauss died OF
dropsy on Friday morning. Mrs.
j. Judici, of heart failure on Sat
urday.
The whisky men have filed pc,
tl'iOn for an election with the
Board of Supervisors. The peti.
ton held LILO names, but when
the illegal voters had been erased
It had only GS7, and may be still
further reduced. Both sides have
employed counsel, and when the
Board meets again lively fight is
probable. The vets will now try
to cut the names of those who re.
fused to sign the petition off the
registration books. The drys claim
victory this far in advance.
Mr.. j, L. DamerOn, an extensive
truck farmer of Madison Station,
sent a crate of cabbages to Jack.
son Saturday that are hard to beat.
All were solid and Of fine size, the
largest tipping the beam at Is
pounds.
Gov. McLaurin will attend the
meeting of the Miss. River Com.
mission at New York on June "a
L. e. FRANTZ.