The leader., 1898-05-18
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
state Happenings Since The
Leaders Last Issue.

The HattlesDurs Oi'iHeh h"'
hands.
5be lamented Judge Luke Lea was
buried in Jackson.
The Mississippi Press Conve ntion is
IN session at Bay st. Louis.
The Vicksburg Post chronicles the
10th of Mrs. Daniel Tucker.
The w. C. T. U. Convention at
yazoo City was largely attended.
lodge of Odd Fellows has just
beep organized at Stems Creek.
Summit offers $4,000 bonds for sale
20 construct a system of water works.
Hon Jas. K. vardaman spoke at the
closing of the Poplarville High School.
lake Gidwitz, of Minter City, killed
nocro who assaulted him with a
club.
The Monticello Lodge Woodmen Of
Tho World is increasing at a flattering
rate.
JE Coates, a farmer of Lauderdale
County. was killed by a runaway
team.
The Acts of the last session of the
legislature have been printed and dis
tributed throughout the State.
DIR. r. L. Turner, of Ellisville, has
been appointed Surgeon of the First
Regiment Mississippi Volunteers.
Pike county contributed literally to
make up the complement of men for
Company II. Mississippi Volunteers.
The famous duellist and orator
McClung occupies an unmarked and
unknown grave in the jackson ceme-
terry.
The Industrial College mandamus
proceedings against Auditor Holder
continue suspended in the Supreme
Court.
Jackson will have two cotton seed
oil mills at the opening of next sea-
son. Neither is to cost less than
100000.
Ollie Lewis, colored, who murdered
Ben Simmons in Warren county in
March and escaped to Louisiana, has
been captured.
Numerous complaints have been
lodged against the soldiers at Jackson
for foraging around too freely in the
night. 1t is the old story, which war
always brings.
The opponents of Congressman
Catchings in the Third District have
agreed on Hon. Pat. Henry of Vicks-
burg as their candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination.
The following Millsaps law students
have passed the required examination
to secure license: Sykes, Dent, Nu-
gent, Teat, King, Harris, Fitzhugh,
Edwards and Wadsworth.
Hon. Chas. Scott assumes the editor
ship of the Bolivar County Democrat
in gracefully written salutatory, vice
Editor Mcclure, who has enlisted in
the Mississippi volunteers.
The Advocate says Meadville has
eight grave yards. One of them con-
tains the bones of nearly 1000 people
and yet there is not a public cemetery
in or near the town decently cared for.
W.F. Ivy, of the Holly Springs Com
pany B, had his arm broken IN two
places while making running kick,
with other soldiers, at pan held up
by one of the boys. He is'from Lafay-
cite County.
Under the law, the several counties
of the State are reporting to the State
Treasurer pensions unclaimed on ac-
count of death or otherwise. Eleven
counties have returned small amounts
unclaimed to the Treasurer on account
of this fund.
DIR. May Jones, of Columbus, enjoys
the distinction of being the second
woman in Mississippi to apply for
license to practice medicine. She is
young married woman, rather hand
some and comes of an excellent family.
The Picayune's jackson correspond
ent says Camp Pat Henry continues to
cry for recruits to fill up companies.
Volunteers are backward in coming
forward, and almost, if not quite, half
of those who have volunteered are
boys in their teens.
The people of Pickens kicked
against the appointment of a negro
postmaster. and the postoffice depart
ment at Washington replied to their
protest by abolishing the office. Now
they are making more vigorous kick
than ever, and they have right to.
Policeman 'Lish Prigden was at
tackled and bitten by vicious dog just
as he boarded West Jackson street
car. The beast stuck four teeth into
the officers leg, and then the officer
pumped five one-ounce pellets of lead
into the dog, killing him instantly.
The Picayune's Jackson correspond
ent says, despite the wars and rumors
OF wars, the State Capital of Missis
sippi and the other towns of the State
are pursuing the noiseless tenor OF
their industrial way. New houses
handsome residences and splendid
business blocks are being erected, and
.he spirit of progress and push-redo
lent all over the State in both town
and country before the declaration Of
war-shows not the slightest abate,
ment.