The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-09-27
MISSISSIPPI an DEWEY RECEPTION.
A PATRIOT REMEMBERED. STATE
PENSION ROLL INCREASING.
MIssIsSrPIDoING ALL THE
GUARANTEEING.
Major Garrett-A Revenue sug-
gestion to Legislature-A A Ma
sonic Impostor- An Item Of
Church History, etc.
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Correspondence Magnolia Gazette.
jackson, Sept. %, 1899.
The state of Mississippi will be
represented in the Dewey pro-
gram. The Walthall Guards,
Capt. E. Nj. Martin. will 60 in
fine shape. The Governors staff
win also be on hand-Adjutant
General VIM. Henry; Col. e. N.
Scudder, of Flcksburg; Col. r.
NJ. Levy, Of West Point; Lieu
tenants j II. Bushman and Vir-
gil Jones, of Hattiesburg.
On the morning of September
14th the grave of Richard g.
Lindsey, in tho jackson ceme-
terry, was decorated with beau
tiful wreath contributed by his
surviving comrades of the New
Orleans White League OF 1874
Lindsey and many others were
killed in the battle Of Sept. 14th,
on Canal street. That battle broke
the chains OF Radical Al;srule III
the Crescent City.
The state pension roll for 1899
will have about 800 more benefit
ciaries than last year, and many
OF them for the classes calling
for the larger sums. This viii
materially reduce the pension to
the largest class. The Total Is
S75, 900. TIE s;a.e pension OPP
crates 4 goud deti nike the Fed
eral pensiun-.h lurtner Nou get
from the var, the greater The
numuer claimant,
The Hattiesburg Pfogress fa.
cetiously observes Una, Missis
sippi has more yellow lever thar
any adjoining state, yet it is DO
ing all the iquarantlning. Mis-
sissippishould quarantine agains
the Scurry in the Klondyke re-
gion.
Several papers have expressed
surprise that Gov. McLauriT
should have commissioned Mr.
J.. M. Garrett as mayor of Car
thage. 1t is not TO be suppose,
that he solicited him to accep
the honor. He simply respected
the wishes Of Mr.. CARROTS fel
low citizens who wanted him TO
mayor-and he will make goo
one.
The Hattiesburg Progress
mildly suggests that ''if the neS
Leg stature does not accomplis
something in the way OF reduc
ton Of taxes the people who d
not belong to the church are 60
ing to use some words that soun
very much like daniI.'S
The Masonic Craft in Missis
sippi are cautioned against a
imposter who has recently "bol
rowed" from the w. Nj. Of Ris
ing Sun Lodge, No. 20, Ne
Decatur, Ala. He gives his nan
as f'Werd Johnson, " Pea
Lodge No. 3, Jackson, Miss
The Lodge at jackson is No. 2
and there is no such person
membership.
Among the ancient pamphle
now being rescued from the rul
bish on the third floor of the Cal
itol is copy OF the proceeding
Of the twenty fourth animal Coz
vention Of the Protestant Episc
pal Church in the diocese of Mi
sissippi, held in jackson in Ma,
1850. Rt. Rev, VIM. M. Gre
was then Bishop oi the Dioces
st. Andrews Parish, Jackso
was represented by the foilowil
Law delegates: Chas. Scott. Tho
Palmer, James Black. Alternat
William Hardeman, Daniel \
Adams, l.. Y. Dixon. Rev. \
p. G.. johnson was rector. I
pamphlet was addressed to $50
ernor Quitman
The very capable Secretary
the Mississippi Railroad Comm
sion, Capt. John Al. Webb, h
completed his valuation and Z
sessmcnt statistics of railroad
telegraph and express compan
for 1899. Following is a &C
densed summary:
Assessed valuation of all ra
road in Missississippi S25, ,93
1856. 90. Advalorem state tax
same, S168, ,552 81.
Asses&ed valuation of expre
telegraph and palace car co
s aoaniee. S407 .3t1 90. AdYalor