The leader., 1898-07-06

Jackson, Miss, June 20, 1885,
The public spirit and patriotism of
Major r. w. Millsaps has saved
the Industrial Institute and College
from perishing. Mississippi is to
be congratulated upon having such
citizen. Today, not as a banker,
but as Mississippian, not as
business loan, for he declined pre-.
viOusly as banker to advance the
money, but as a philanthropist, he
was moved to come to the relief of
the college for the white girls of
the State, the doors of which were
closed. He advanced $4,000 for
the maintenance and support of the
college. This will be glad tidings
to the press of Mississippi, which
sat at the cradle of this noble insti-
tuition and which had bent every
energy and honest endeavor along
legal lines aud commensurate with
the purpose of its founders not to
follow IT'S hearSe.
This morning a bill of injunction
was filed against the State treasur.
er, a full copy Of which appears
elsewhere in these dispatches, en-.
joining him from paying out of the
penitentiary fund for maintenance
of the college. because of its illegal
ity.
The board of trustees, with such
able lawyers as Mitchell and Tack
EFT, must have wholly discredited
the legality of the order of the
board of control, for instead of re-
sisting the injunction, the money
to run the college was at once Oh
tanned from Major Mlllsaps, Bishop
Galloway heading a committee
from the board for that purpose.
Hon. a "A. KincannOn was unan
imously elected president Of the
college. Mr.. Klncannon was first
mentioned i'll these dispatches as
the proper person to succeed DR..
Frazer. This is the fourth time he
has been rendered this presidency,
thus recognizing his peculiar fitness
as well as the esteem in which he
is held by the board of trustees,
press and people. He was appealed
to by the board to accept, because
the board believed that he was the
only man in the State who could
save the college and who could and
would harmonize all differences.
His selection emphasizes the pro-
verb that merit brings its own
reward. Mr.. Kincannon will not
resign as State superintendent to
accept this position until fall. All
of the present teachers and en-
ployes were reelected, and Miss
Emma Power, of this city, was
chosen mistress of telegraphy and
stenography, which position she
will grace.
Bylaws and regulations carrying
out every condition laid in the ap-
preparation bill which the governor
attempted to veto were adopted
by the board, and the governor
agreed, as he had with the board
of control of the penitentiary, not
to veto the pending appropriation
bill, but let it become law within
three days after the meeting of the
legislature in January, 1900.
Those who know say that Treas
urer May was taking legal advice
and that it is doubtful, had he not
been enjoined, if he would, upon
mature reflection, have honOred
the penitentiary warrant.-JacksOn
Special to the Picayune.
THE LEADER was the first newspaper
in the State to point out the plan
which has been adopted to prevent the
closing of the Girls College. In its
issue of June 1st, the day after the
Supreme Court decision was an
nounced in the mandamus proceedings,
it said
| The Legislature does not meet again
until January, 1900, and hence the ap-
propriation contemplated by the bill
will not be available for present neces-
stiles. 1t follows, therefore, under the
decision, that there are only two ways
to prevent the College being closed
| for the next two years. One OF these
| is for the Governor to call the Leglsla-
ture together in extra session and ap-
prove this bill as soon as it meets, or
give it time to pass another ana ap'
prove that. The other is for him TO
pledge that he will approve the Dill
when the Legislature meets In 19OO,
and that the Board of Trustees Will
meantime comply with the conditions
prescribed by the Legislature IN the
bill, and on the faith OF this pledge,
borrow the necessary money TO carry
on the school until the appropriation
is legally available. >
The Governor, who is ex-ofiieio Pres-
ident of the Board of Trustees, having
failed to call the Legislature together'
and the attempted transfer OF Peni-
tentiary funds to the |. /. and Z. oy
the Penitentiary Board of Control De-
ing clearly usurpation OF authori'y'
the only hope for keeping the instltu-
tion omen was to find a moneyed phii-
anthropist like Maj. Millsaps, give the
reasonable assurances necessary ana
borrow the money until the tied-up ap-
propriation should become available.
Owing to the contingencies involved.
TIE LEADER never believed the money