The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-10-11
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A ShOrt-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

rent Happenings.
Machinery for cleaning rice has
been ordered by the Magnolia Gin and
Light Co.
The people of Greenville have voted
for the issuance of $4,000 in bonds to
sewer the city.
Jackson has not had new case of
yellow fever in days and all the sick
are convalescent.
The farmers of Warren county have
met and passed resolutions to hold
their cotton for better price.
The Gulf Port Southwark has been
leased for a number of years to
George W, Wilkes of the Biloxi Herald.
Warrants for Confederate pension
ers will be sent out to the various
chancery clerks ON the first of Novem-
Der.
The POpulists are making a stub
born fight in Pontitoc and Chickasaw
counties. Hon. Monroe MoClurg will
stump the former, and Hon. w. S.
Hill the latter for the Democrats.
During the late fire in Jackson.
Secretary of State Power, who was the
only State official in the city, ascend
ed to the roof of the old Capitol and
put out the sparks that fell upon it.
Two white prisoners. Alvin Shealy
and Albert Crews, the former charged
WIN horse stealing, the latter, with
burglary, escaped from the Hazlehurst
JAIL Oct. 7th, by filing through the
iron bars of a window,
lamentable accident occurred in
rort Gibson last Thursday afternoon.
MIS- w. Il. Williams, attempting to
cross the railroad track, was struck by
'ne north bound passenger. Death re-
suited almost instantly.
A Oil Of complaint has been filed
III The Federal Court at jackson
ssa'nst the Pike County Telephone
company by Quin & Williams, attor
neys Tor the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company.
Little Laurie, only daughter of
saage Forrest SteEens and his wife,
oaisy McLaurin, died at Carrolton.
oct' 3rd. The friends of Gov. Nc
naurins family extend sympathy to
'nem In their bereavment.
~ Is interesting to know that a
youag Mississippi officer, Lieutenant
h 10 y, Neloorn, of Jones county, has
~, ss'u awarded one of the four. medals
nonor conferred by Congress for
'''ery during the Cuban campaign.
a new industry, that of shipping
pOui'ry TO the north, is beginning to
s.sase the attention of the people
u 'nis State. Last Wednesday, A. L..
nu'chison shipped a mixed carload of
seese' turkeys and chickens to Chica-
, ine Brandon News saws that sixty
'nree eolored teachers stood the fall
ssaAinatlon for certificates last Fri
- 10y ana Saturday, being nearly twice
M M number of whites who applied.
,e Oh the above number got first
ssaae; s two got second; seven got third
s'aue' and the others got left.
MRS Mamie Easterling Brown. who
n reiugeed from jackson, died in
S apkln OF yellow fever Sunday. Her
auSoand and daughter and Mr.. Dun
.an Easteriine's family, where she died,
my. ne placed in the detention camp just
ss. D.'n OF jackson. Mrs. Brown was a
county. s' u 'ni'
a deplorable shooting scrape oc-
ssttea last Sunday, eighteen miles
,asast w,n Of fazoo City. A negro,
,na. a Gideon, shot Mr.. John O. Reilly
,uu'cting painful, though not serious.
Nj. ' then turned his weapon upon
n:. wife and mother-in-law. He
wa ssed his mother-in-law, but his wife
as instantly killed. Gideon has cen
"p'assd and s now In jail.