The leader., 1899-04-05
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

rent Happenings.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee meets in Jackson tomor-
row.
Judge Longino has rendered his res
ignation as Chancellor of the 7th dis
trict, to take effect April 18th.
Editor Geiger, of the Westville
News, is announced as candidate for
the legislature from Simpson county.
The Hattiesburg Progress makes the
point that "the governors administra-
tion is lying in state at jackson while
he is canvassing the State.
DIR. Lipscomb, serving life sentence
for poisoning Steward in Kemper coun-
ty, had partial stroke of paralysis,
and is now in the hospital
Mr.. Lex Brame, Jr., and Miss Sue
Stewart Stevens were married at the
First Methodist church in Jackson on
the 29th, Bishop Galloway officiating.
The governor has appointed w. j.
MCGEE, the well-known Jackson con-
tractor, trustee of the Lunatic Asylum,
vice J. F. Pettus. who has moved to
Texas.
New Albany will witness joint
debate between Allen and McLaurin on
April Is. Allen has already accepted,
and it is announced that McLaurin
has also accepted the invitation
News is received of the death of
Capt. John Pointevant, of Pennington,
Miss, and president of the lumber
manufacturing firm of Pointevant d
Favre, the largest in the South.
Senator Sullivan, in card to the
| Clarion Ledger, says that he has
neither announced nor authorized any
one else to announce him as candl-
date for the long senatorial term.
The number of female convicts in
penitentiary has increased so much OF
late that there has been surplus for
tailoring and other light work and
they are being sent to the farm.
According to the Greenville Spirit
catfish are being shipped from that
town in large numbers to Chicago,
where they are doctored up some and
turned loose upon the country as
salmon.
| Who 10 oOA 'tAo A-~~
| country in Cuba, is remembering the
Mississippi editors, who are favorable
to him, with penholders and other
souvenirs made of wood taken from the
historic defenses at San Juan.
Prof. Henry l.. Whitfield, State Sup
erintendent of Education. announces
in the Brandon News, his home paper,
as candidate to succeed himself In
the Superintendent's office. He is a
fine man for the place and THE LEADER
hopes he will get there.
The Yazoo City Public Library is a
model for all others to follow. 1t has
membership of 178. The interest on
endowment fund, monthly dues, and
the annual book privilege of 81 year
enables the purchasing committee to
order the best publications as they
appear.
Miss Belle Kearney announces the
following speakers for the woman's
suffrage convention in Clarksdale
Miss, which meets April 5-6; Mrs. R. X
Jayne of Mississippi and Mrs. Caro-
line 4. Merrick of New Orleans, wife
of Judge e. T. Merrick, late ex-cheii
justice of Louisiana.
k1The Prohibitionists will meet
We effort to call whisky election in
Kinds more than half way. Among
other things it is the intention to pub
lish the name of every man who signs
the petition for calling the election
including those of all candidates, whs
will be particularly spotted.
The Board of Trustees Of the Jack
son public schools elected Prof. j. c
Hardy, principal, for term of thre'
years and increased his salary to 81 30
per annum, as an inducement to ge
him to continue in his old place ans
not become candidate for State Sup
erintendent of Education. For rea
sons stated to Secretary Barr, he ha
accepted the proposition.