The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-11-01
Special Correspondence Gazette. !

Special correspondence Gazette.
jackson, October 30, 1899.
| have reliable information that
ta legal firm in Chicago are orr
ganizing a pool for the purpose
Of instituting proceedings against
the State Of Mississippi for pay
alleged to be due soldiers recruits
ed in that city for Mississippi
regiments for service in the Span
ish- American war. They claim
that bounty, amounting to
about $4,000, is due each man
from the state of Mississippi, and
are receiving power of attorney
from the men in order to bring
proceedings against the state to
compel payment of this bounty.
Incidentally, they are asking a
fee of $500 in advance, toward
defraying expense Of proceed
ings, and a further payment of
800 from any sum collected by
them from the state.
1t is hoped that no Mississippi
an will respond to this swindling
scheme. Whatever balance may
be due those who enlisted in the
the 1st, End and 3rd regiments
will be paid without the inter-
vention of claim agents. Con-
gress has agreed to give all reg1-
ments in service outside OF the
United States two months extra
pay, and regiments not sent to
Cuba and the Philippines, one
month Is extra pay, So that the
Mississippi regiments will get
pay for one extra month; the
Fifth Immune, two months.
Most Of the states have paid
their men from the date of their
enlistment to the date of their
being mustered in by regular ar
my officers. And the General
Government has reimbursed the
states 80 doing. Had MISSISSIPPI
pi SO done, the state would have
been, like the others, reimburse
ed. The matter will be brought
before the Legislature, and the
Legislature will doubtless pay
what may be due, or memorialize
Congress to foot the bill. The
pay rolls for the period indicated
amount to about $40, 900. The
amount due each officer and man
has been carefully stated by Col.
Hamilton and Gen. Henry.
1t may be six months before
the Mississippi claims for extra
months are reached. There are
about so, 900 claims on file. At
torney w. E. Mollison, of Vicks-
burg, represents the general
government as to these claims,
which are separate and distinct
from those from enlistment to
muster.
Gov. McLaurin has pardoned
j. A. G. Shrader, Jr. sentenced to
the penitentiary for life, for MUIR
der in Sharkey county, Novem-
Ter, 1895, on the condition, ex-
pressed in the pardon, ssthat he
do not hereafter drink any
vinous, spirituous, malt nor other
intoxicating liquors, nor have
or carry pistol. = The condi-
tions were promptly accepted.
and Shrader promises that they
will be strictly observed.
The yellow fever having in
vaded the penitentiary, the con-
victs were removed to the deten-
ton camp northwest of jackson.
Much of the sickness has been in
the vicinity Of the prison and 10
its decaying vegetation and de-
fectiye sewerage may possibly
be due the present affliction.
The pen should be removed.
Notwithstanding the yellow fe-
yer insJackson students continue
to arrive at Millsaps College. The
number to date is about one hum
dred. Only three have returned to
their homes by request of their pa
rents. The professors say that
the &ollega quarantine promotes
stud AZ - distractions just
Beln bllege viii not open
until IN 6lutely safe for the
young 1eo come-say No
nj putt Clerk Brown