Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
MlSSlsSIPplaNS
IN ARKANSAS
In Every Township Oi the
StateMay be Found Mis-
sissippiaas or Decend
ants of Such.

tervicw with Hon. Josiah II.
Shinn, ex-state superintendent
of Arkansas. CLEANED The follow
ing items Of interest concerning
former Missi>Sippians, now citi.
zens Of his state:
~ln every township ofthe state
may be found Mississippians or
the descendants of such. And
while the one boasts of his MIS-
sissippi birth, with all the old
time pride of the Virginian, his
descendant boasts OF his Arkan-
sas birth with a wreckless aban-
don that browns the pride OF
the father. and ties them both
To the newer state. But in the
heart Of each there is tender
feeling for old Mississippi.
MississiDpians have n e | d
places in every constitutional
convention and have been mem
bers of every e gisIature.
Among the great names of those
dead and gone stands that of
General 7. c. Hindman, who
migrated to Arkansas before the
war. At Helena he made "A name
which spread throughout the
state and sent him TO congress.
AS soldier he won fame and
rose to the rank of Major gen
eral. Another Nississippian by
birth is the present senator, j.
X. Jones. He went to Arkan-
sas, however, when a mere child
and has grown to greatness al
most without knowing that he
came from abroad. But whether
as congressman or senator, he
has the confidence of every
Arkansan, and by vigilance ana
ability has gained the highest
place in the confidence and es
TEEN of the good and great
throughout the union.
Another Mississippian is the
peerless John II. Rogers. OF
Fort Smith. Graduating at Ok
ford and ut Danville, KY, he
went To Fort Smith. Immedl-
ately after reconstruction he
was elected circuit judge. Fear
less, learned and courteous, he
made his court respectable, and
caused the law to be revered. as
of yore, before the war. In con-
gress, he yoked horns with
Speaker Reed and gained last
ing reuown. Retiring To the
practice of law, he gained addi-
tional honor. Upon the death
of Hon J. w. Parker, judge oil
the United States court for the
Western district of Arkansas,
Judge Rogers was selected for
this position. And IA better one
could not have been made. 1t
Is needless to say that Judge
Rogers may have any Office
within the gift of Arkansas peo-
pie, and when he desires it, they
will honor him with a seat in
the senate of the United States.
Governor James z. Eagle.
although not a Mississippiau by
birth, has a Mississippi streak
IN him, gained through attend.
anee. after leaving the army,
upon Mississippi College at Gin
ton. Governor Eagle is man
of affairs. He. IS the soul nj
honor and very painstaking.
He has held many Offices. the
most prominent being that OF
governor. He has a large fol.
lowing, and if he should re-enter
politics. would be an Ajax in
the field.
Hon. W. E. Hemingway is
another typical Mississippian.
Law is his delight and it soon
led to his selection as Judge OF
the supreme court. As man
and lawyer. he conferred honor
upon the position and gained
the respect of every lawyer IN
the state. His resignation was
a shock. but the confidence OF
the whole people went with him
then and remains with him now
in his new field, the practice oil
law al Little Rock.
Hon. Jas. p. Clarke, born al
Iaz0o City, has made a name in
Arkansas which is phenomenal
for the rapidity of its growth,
He went to Helena, a briefless
lawyer, not twenty years ago
He was elected prosecuting at
torney: then as a member of the
lower house of the general as,
sembly; then to the senate, Of
which he was made the presi
dent; then to the Office of at
torney general, and then to the
governorship. He is aggressive
even 20 daring: brilliant; learned
courteous and full of honor and
truth. He hates a subterfuge
No man has won such rapid pro
motion and he is not now a set
+ ting sun. In the days to come
the people will call him to pub
lie life again and the halls of the
national capitol will be made
familiar with his presence and
powers.
Among the great orators OF
Arkansas the highest rank musl
be accorded to two Mississippi
ans. Hon. Edgar Bryant, judge
of the circuit court at Fort