The leader., 1899-12-20
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A SHORTHAND Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

The Wesson Mills are now running
on extra time.
A local option election will be held
in Leflore in January.
A. f. Schamber has leased the Grand
Avenue Hotel at Meridian.
Judge Powell is running special
term of the Copiah Circuit Court.
There are fourteen cases of small
pox at Clarkson. The village is quar-
antined.
The people of Hattiesburg are TAX
ing steps toward the establishment of
a cotton factory.
Crystal Springs has decided to issue
S25,OO in bonds to put in electric lights
and water-w works.
The residence and household effects
ofHowell Cobb, of Beauregard, were
burned Sunday night.
Fifteen companies have reported to
General Henry their intention of TAX
ing part in the military inaugural pa
rade.
At an early date, the Illinois Central
will secure the right of way through
Lowndes county to the Alabama coal
fields.
The residence of Edward J. Hanson
at Pass Christian, was robbed of sever
al valuable articles, including jewelry
and cash.
Ship building at Scranton is on a
boom. Barges and tugs are being
built and large amount of repair
work done.
At Terry last week, Mr.. S. w. Fran
els was seriously stabbed by two ne
groes. The difficulty occurred at a
negro church.
T. T. Patty, deputy sheriff of Noxu-
bee county, suicided Tuesday, without
apparent cause. He leaves a wife and
6 or 7children.
The twenty fourth annual session OF
the Mississippi conference of the Afri.
can Methodist church convened at
Greenville last week.
Postmaster John r. Matthews of IVES.
son, was married to Miss Mamie Bird
ger, cultured and accomplished young
lady of Brandywine. last Sunday.
At Water Valley. the hotel known as
the Block House, was totally destroy
ed by fire on the night of the 10TH
The house was insured for $500.
Last Thursday night thieves visited
the store of a colored man in Jackson
and after stealing his stock of goods
demolished all his store furniture.
At Vicksburg Saturday, a colored
man by the name of John Brittin was
run over by a switch engine and had
both legs crushed above the ankle
Rev. DR.. Amos Kendall, of Sardis
preached his semi-centennial sermon
during the recent meeting of the North
Mississippi conference at Greenwood
Mr.. Herbert Applewhite, who with
his wife, teaches school near Mead
vile, had the misfortune last week to
lose his house and all his household eff
fects by fire.
The National Bank of Commerce at
Hattiesburg will increase its capital
stock from fifty to seventy-fiv thou
sand dollars, and its surplus funds to
forty thousand
After a preliminary trial at Carthage
last week, John Oliver Gray, charged
with being an accessory to the murder
of the Gamble family, was discharged,
there not being sufficient evidence
against him.
After trial lasting a week, W. J.
McAlpin, charged with the murder of
Jasper ThortOn. was acquitted. There
was very strong circumstantial ev-
idence against him and the jury first
stood seven to five.
Lo9I oe'Iul ddy HlBuU, DUCK 1lph III,
constable at Holly Springs, was trying
to arrest a negro when the desperate
man snatched the cOnstable's gun and
broke it over his head causing pain
full wound and great loss of blood.
Last week at Bay st. Louis, Mr..
Chas. A. Breath caught a white man
stealing from his store early one morn
ing and shot him, infiicting wounds
from which he died. The burglar was
w. A. Mcneil, of Buena Vista, Fla.
Richard Claiborne, a negro from
Calhoun Station, was instantly killed
in the Jackson freight yards on the
night of the 18th inst by jumping
from moving freight train on which
he was trying to steal a ride.
At Picayune last week, Miss Mordel-
la Burks, youngest daughter of Rev.
r. Burks of that place, was found ly-
ing with her head in the fire, dead. It
is supposed that she was sick and, fall
ing, was unable to get out of reach of
the flames.
The next State senate will be com
posed of forty-tve members, and the
average age is 40 years. The three
oldest are Senators Hicks, Meek and
Crawford, in the order named, all born
in 1885, and the youngest is Senator
Dent.
State Revenue Agent Adams won his
case against certain citizens of Lex
ington, who claimed exemptions from
municipal taxes of solvent credits.
The amount of back taxes involved is
about $4,000, covering the period
from 1886 to 1897.