The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-05-13
STATE CAPITAL NOTES.
Monument to Dr.. Markham viii
Be Unveiled Next Saturday,
and Col. Power viii De-
liver the Grafton.
jackson, May u, 1899.

ASh6u anu &AAlo oh0lGQ Ill q re-
cent issue, the railroad and tele-
graph data got considerably miy-
ed. 1t should have read: II.
How many miles Of telegraph
lines and miles Of wire in Missis-
sippi?
The Postal Telegraph reports
to this writer that there are 102
offices and 3871ls miles Of wire
in Mississippi.
The Westernl Union reports
9,19S miles of wire, 1721 miles of
poles, and 203 commercial offices.
The offices that handle railroad
business only are not included in
this number.
IS. How many miles ofrailroad
complete? How many in course
construction?
For the year en- ing June 30,
1898, the total completed was
264. 500 miles; in course of con-
struction April, 1899, about So
miles.
16. How many miles Of tele-
phone wire? Not ascertained, but
approximates 2000.
The Grand Lodge Knights Of
Pythias had a delightful session
at Meridian. Upwards Of hum
dred lodges were represented, and
more than a hundred and fifty
Pythians in attendance. Grand
Chancellor H. NJ. Quin distin-
guished himself for the brilliant
success of mis- administration, and
his ability as presiding officer.
G. P. McGehee, Of Gloster, was
elected Grand Chancellor, and
II. B. Lacey of Okolona, re-
elected Grand Keeper of Records
and Seals. Columbus selected
for next meeting, The handsome
sum of $3.50. 90 donated Natchez
Protestant Orphan Asylum. To-
tai membership of the order on
December 81, 1898, was $3.50.
The Knights Of Honor Reporter
for May contains Assessment No.
30. Total deaths 174. OF these
8 are registered for Mississippi.
Their average age is 81 years.
Their total payments into the
Widows and Orphans Fund was
S4,753.37. Their families will re-
ceive, in the aggregate, SIT 900. :
90. This is a good showing, and
ought to be OF some comfort to
the kickers-mostly Of the classes
past middle life-who have COM
plained of increased assessments
in recent years. The truth is,
the first grading of assessments
was very faulty, and was not COR
rected any too soon. The revised
schedule is equitable to all, and its
good effects are beginning to be
felt in increasing membership,
and increased confidence. Among
the Mississippi deaths is that Of
our longtime friend, Rev. T. c..
Sellers, Starkville. He became
a Knight Of Honor at the age of
Al, and died at age of 81. He
paid into the benefit fund S694.50,
or S33.07 year. His family gets
100000. This is a demonstra-
ton that the early assessments
could not be. continued without a
general collapse of the order.
The total benefits paid by the
Order foot up the great sum Of
s63, 1877 ,082. 81. Thetotal NOM
bership January 1, 1899, was 82.- :
256. The Order in Mississippi is
in very good shape.
The monument erected in New
Orleans to the memory of Rev.
DR.. Thos. r. Markham, who
died in 1894, will be unveiled
with appropriate ceremonies or
Goth inst. The writer of these
notes has teen honored with ar
invitation to make the address or
the occasion. DR.. Markham was
the beloved Chaplain Of the FRS
Regiment Mississippi Light Ar
tillery, and this writer was adju.
tant of same command. The
Mississippi Press Association has
been specially invited to be pres.
ent. He devoted his useful life
to the states of Mississippi ant
Louisiana, and it is most fitting
that they should unite in doing
honor to mis- memory.
The Democracy OF Wayne
county, at their mass meeting or
9th inst, endorsed for John Aller