Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04

STATE should have department OF
bureau Of statistics. In which data could
be collected and tabula,ed r~Iating 4.
the agricultural, industrial. cssucationa
aud other public interests OF the state
In the absence of such in Mississippi
the secretary OF State is applied L
from every direction. and On slmos,
every subject Here are some qu-s
tious. and the answers an respoass.
from the publishers of the Annual
,sAtistician and Economist. san IRAN
cisco:
l. Ar. ycar legislative sessions auansl o.
bsenniair bssnnlzl
= What n the day sf the ms-tlax Of the ls.-
lsiAtar- IS esFr-ss-s BY .~T Frrst Tnssss,
after arst Monday in January ia even .ven
year
\ What day 81 the month And year vii ys.i
aext le siliaiuFs meet January 2, fBp.
I. Are state ei-osioas zaauzi. biennial o.
Tssdr-a1iars ouairrunssI
Ou saAt d4y ar- oar stats -leeiions h-li
'On the Tuesday nest after the Grst Moaday va
\ Nosemo-t. ist. aad every four years there
after"
a what dsy ot the month and year viii yaur
next state sirciioa be hesay >svemh.r :. i.a.
tenant governor In once Nareh 4 Isyg' An.-lm
]. MeLAaEin. governor. J. n Jos... neaten-
ant governor
Politics oi eachs D-macratic.
Give names cf state otiieiass. and saI2ry Of
,acA.
Anssim } MeI.surin governor. s.Ss.
j. u. Jones. lieu eatai-EoVefnor, SsgD a. pre-
ident of tho senate. regular session. SEQ pef
diem for special scssions.
J. l. Poser. secretary u state. s.Os
". u. Hotter. aaiis,r public accounts. Ss.sst
4. y May. treasurer. Stya
| WHEY y Nash. attorney general. y, "a
A II. Waitasid. sapenalendsnt q education
ssve.
D. W. Brown. eierx supreme court sses ior
reeoriins decisions, AMI prescribed fecs
y. ". Nail. lani eommissioaer. 81 "a
Wit Adams. revenue a-ea1. lees: - per eeai
On All collections
J. J. EEans J. ID. MeIaais. " " Evaus. sal.-
roai eo'a'ais sssoasrs. each ss.sss
These arr the only elective state orrcer.
10 How many years IS your governors term
oi afieef -Four.
n. wnat day of the month AMI year wnI lhr
present executive term expire Tuesday. Jsa
aaFy ~. Isoo
l. what Is the Limitation Of redemption og
tan sales T~o years.
IL wAst ts the statute of limitations regard
sng Iudsm-nis notes sad open accounts
seven. six aud three years. respectively
IA What s the 'esai annual Interest," psi
cent. bur contracts Is higa as 10 per cent n2l
be made
IS. waat amount 10 usaFoas IN MisssslppIg
Beyoad 10 pef cent.
u. Hpw aany Ha-s. aad niles OF wire. II
lelepaoa-s IN the ate
u. HoS Haay telegraph lines. ami rnllrs OF
| E.tr Estrf
s5si aides. In course ID construction Apui. ls9
sstianairf u nils&
/. l.. How many miles OF railroad complete,i'
How maay IN course Of consuuctioaf
-. Anount ot revenue. from all soarces. f0i
The last fiscal year. Inc Isst nsc.I ysaI re-
ported Is I,g7. Total si.5Is. Esssa.
y. Amount Of gross expendituress For sams
perioi. 81. .s5s.g4hsI
Il. Amouat ol state Indebtedness. bonded.
SI.io5. .ssasL his on October I. lsss.
Ihe non-pay able d-nt-s school funds. 0u
which interest alone Is paid-Si. 81. .5I2 %
n Rate VI TAXATION 0y State ON eaca sioe.
- cenis
IL How many judges In your supreme court.
Thrre.
y. How many state senatorss e. He~
many assembly ytnen? i5t
n. Please give information as to United
> iatss senators from your SsAIr; The lestsls.
turr that meets Tuesday. Jaauary z. isse. siiI
on TUESDAY. January 10. proceed TO elect ON
United states senator tor the short term, end n
March J. 1901, AMI one for the term VI sixyears
beginning March 4 iaoL oas person may b.
elected tor both terms. The act OF congress ol
Ju.y % 1855 nxes the time tor the election u
Unitsd states senator "ol the second Tuesday
aztec the meeting AMI Equalization of the Iegls
lature."
The present senator's are. HcrnAndo ID
Money. whose term expires Msreis =. Isas. an
William v. Sullivan. whose term expires March
J, lsoI Both Democrats.
q. Names of representatives Ia congress fr0a
March 4 lsgz'
John NJ AIen--FIrSt District.
Thomas spight-secoad District.
Thomas q. catehlnzs-Tniri District
Andrew r. fox-FOurth District
John > wiliams-FiGa District
fraak A. Ncizin-stxih District
PATRICK Icnry-sevvash District
The commencement exercises OF Mill
saps College will open Friday morning
June IL. with contest for defamation
medal by members of Freshman class
Annual debate ON Friday evening. de
bate between members OF Galloway an,
Lamar literary societies The question
: for discussion will be: Resolved. tha
the United States should enter upon 1
policy of territorial expansion" th'
affirmative TO be upheld by J. A. Tea
of Alfalfa, and I. W. Holloman of Yazoo
: the negative by J. Il. Mitchell Of vir
ginia, and j. T. Mccanerty. of Choc
taw. Contest for Oscar Kearney An
drews medal on Saturday morning b,
members of sophomore class On sun
day morning Bishop W. A. Czndler o
Georgia will preach the commencement
: sermon. and at night Rev. W. I. Boil
ing of Shreveport will preach bs-for'
the Y. NJ c. A. The literary addres
! will be delivered by Bishop Candle
: Monday morning. Tuesday morning
the graduates will speak. medals vii
be awarded and degrees conferred.
; The Aberdeen Examiner thus emu
: merztes Corintbs industries: ''Th'
mos, extensive machine shop and boile
' factory in the South; two large wooleI
E mills and clothing factories; barrel
4 heading factory; two spoke factories
\ an umbrella factory; a broom factory
an ice factory; \ steam laundry; thre'
o suspender factories; q saw and planin,
4 mill; a saddle factory. and many mino
Y industrial establishments
The State board of examiners on tn
!, ed inst. appointed examiners Of candl
dates for the Office of county superin
!, dents of education in all counties il
!, which examinations had not already
!, taken place $50
A Democratic rally and basket din
ner' at Fayette. Friday. May 5 VII
h attract a multitude of voter<. from JET
l. fersoa and surrounding counties. An'
d the candidates are expected there il
, great force
: A telegram from Gulfport states tina
y ~. r.,nf. of the Gulf and Ship Islam