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

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canvas. He has no special plat
form, except that he is ga demo-
crat, in full accord with the prin-
ciples Of the party as declared by
the last state and national con-
ventions. - II elected he pro-
lposes '.to enter upon the duties
of the office untrammeled by spe-
cial promises or commitments 10
any class of men or political fac
tions. = He says "the que ition
of building a new state house is
no longer one OF policy, state pride
or expediency, but matter OF
necessity" that ''it would be
false economy to expend any fur
ther large sum in repairs.
Judge Critz, who is also a cam
didate for governor, and who ex-
pressed the opinion in his am
nouncement that the back taxes
to come from the railroad suits,
will be sufficient to build a capi-
tol, and that he favors their use
in that way, insists that he has
not underestimated the amounts
to be realized should the supreme
court decide against the railroad.
He estimates the states share Of
the taxes in present suits to
be, 1896, ,095. 90
In future taxes on
same property to
end Of pres. redemp. 360,77t.7I
Total state taxes, S717,776. IA
The total amount of taxes in
volved in the litigation is 81, :
284, 731. 81. The states share
Of this is stated above. The
counties would receive S670, ,790.-
go; the revenue agents, for him.
self, attorneys, and costs, $780,
$40. As. Judge Critz figures the
total amount Of taxes during the
entire period for which exemp-
ton is claimed, at 50, 100000.
A negro Republican named G.
J.. Jones is contesting the seat
Of General Catchings, Sd district,
on the ground, principally, that
the lsvee amendment to constitu-
ton was printed as a separate
ballot. instead of being part Of
the ballot for member of Com
gressl General Catehings re-
ceived 206S votes and Jones 373,
and there we're only SO votes in
the district against the levee
amendment.
The new Presbyterian church
in West Jackson was dedicated
yesterday. Mr.. Chandler
preached the sermon. Rev. Dir.
Hunter, Rev. MIR. Hutton and
Bishop Galloway assisted. A
debt of $4,000 on the building
was submitted by the congrega-
tion in few minutes. J. LIP.
IN AN EDUCATIONAL WAY.
Nowadays, when grumblers
and pessimists overburden the
air with dreadful predictions that
the country is going to the dogs,
it is well to bear in mind that
this is nation not of idlers and
fighters, but of workers and stu
dents. Regarding the scope and
tendency Of American education-
al institutions there is some in
formation in the annual report Of
Secretary Bliss, which is ex-
tremely interesting and reassur-
ing.
1t appears, for instance, that
one-fifth of the entire population
Of the United States is in school.
That is to say that in the schools,
colleges and seminaries of all
.classes in this country there are
10, 6,225, 093 pupils and students.
In the various colleges there arc
217, 764 students az against SO,
1854 in 1871. In 1872 the college
students numbered only 500 to
each 100000 of population,
whereas they now number 1,2l6I
to each 1000, 900. These figures
are both important and encour-
aging because they show that,
although the requirements forI
admission to college are becom-
ing more and more exacting ev-
cry year, the ratio of students to
population is rapidly increasing.
To this great body Of learners
must be added the large class of
persons engaged in post gradu-
ate studies, whose number Mr..
Bliss estimates to be twenty live
times greater now than it was
thirty five years ago. New x York
Mail and Express.
Quite a number Of our citizens
went to Summit Monday to at