Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-05-26

from Kentucky paper. This is new
story to me, and am somewhat skepti'
cal about its correctness. | shall be
grateful for information as to whether
any such speech was ever made in our
legislature. Very truly,
r. V. FLETCHER
FAVORED THE APPROPRIATION.
Some time ago there was offered in the
Mississippi house of representatives a bill to
appropriate $4,000 to erect a monument to
the Confederate soldiers. The most remark
oble address, and the one which made Il Q
most in favor of the bill was nsade by J. /.
Harris, colored man.
81 am sorry to hear the speech Of the
young gentleman from Marshall county. l
am sorry that any son of soldier should
go on record as opposed to the erection Of
monument in honor of the brave dead
And, sir, am convinced that had he seen
what saw at Seven Pines and in the seven
days battle around Richmond, he would
not have made that speech.
when the news came that the South was
to be invaded those men went forth to
fight for what they believed, and they made
no requests for monuments to commem-
orats their brave deeds and holy sacrifices
But they died and their valor and their yir-
tues should be remembered Sir, | went
with them. |, too, wore the gray, the same
color that my master wore. When my
mother died, was boy. Who, sir then
acted the part of the mother to the or,
phaned slave boy but my old missusl'
Were she living now, or could she speak to
me from those high realms where are
gathered the sainted dead, she would tell
me to vote for this bill; and, sir, shall
vote for it. | want it known to all the
world that my vote is given in favor of the
bill to erect a monument in honor Of the
brave Confederate dead.
GREENvILLE, April o. 1900
Dear Colonel-The speech referred to
was made by j. +. Harris of Washing
ton county, in the legislature of 1890.
| was in the house when the speech was
made. Ed s. Watson, of Marshall coun-
ty, had been selected by the opponents
of the bill to lead the fight against it,
Harris replied to Watson, and said in
substance what is contained in the
clipping. Harris speech took the house
by storm. He utterly demolished Wat
SOP and the other opponents of the
measure. The result was the passage
of the bill by good majority. Harris
is colored lawyer and still resides in
Greenville, and our white citizenship
entertsins toward him the llindest feel
ing. Your friend L. V. THOMAS,
University Commencement.
Sunday, June commencement SER
mon by Rev. Z. A. Wigginton, Evans
vile, Ind.
Monday, June 4-Trustees meet. Ora.
torical contest by sophomores for
medals, At s pm. literary societies
will hold joint meeting; senior debate.
Tuesday, June annual address by
Hon. c. IL. Alexander, of Jackson; es-
say by A. b. Amis; poem by Miss Arma
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Wednesday, June 6-Senior orations;
comforting degrees; valedictory.
The legislature appropriated 1000
for an annex to the Vicksburg hospital
for the exclusive use of crippled or in
digent Confederate soldiers, provided
Vicksburg Chapter Daughters Of the
Confederacy would raise $1,000 toward
this cherished object of theirs. They
are confident of success, and will be
grateful for contributions. Gen. L. 5,
Butts recently handed them check for
fifty dollars.
This writer specially regrets the
death of John Junior eastman, the
dutiful and talented son of our good
friend, the editor of the ViclSsburg
Post. The home has lost noble son
and devoted brother, and the profess
sion of journalism one who gave prom
Use of a brilliant career We join with
others of the press in expressing our
hearty sympathy to the bereaved.
The seven vacant scholarships for
Mississippi in the Peabody Normal Col
lege at Nashville have been filed, as
follows; W. A. Bond, Bond; w. A.
Francis and b. T. Shunpert, Evcrgreen;
l.. lIollingsworth, -Jacinto; c. b. Har-
ton and w. y. Pack Senatob ia Medora
Aiken, GrceuvlIe, These appointments
are made by Chancellor Payne, of the
college.
The death of Mrs. Mary Stamps re-
Gently in New Orleans Is much regret
ted by her many friends in Mississippi,
She was daughter of Ex-Governor B.
G, Humphreys and the widow of Capt.
Isaac Davis Stamps, of Woodville-a
nephew of jefferson Davis-who was
killed at Gettysburg. She has been
prominent in educational work in New
Orleans for many years
Judge Thomas II. Woods has been
named for Mississippi as one of the
committee to select the names of the
fifty eminent Americans whose busts
are to occupy the Temple of Fame to
be established by Miss Helen Gould in
connection with the University Of New
York.
All of the teachers OF last session at
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Lillian Joyce and Miss Addc Evans
were elected assistants in the art de.
partment. The chair of biology was
established. The teacher not yet
chosen.
When Governor Longino counted the
money in the treasury on the 10th inst,
he found there: Cash, 1924, 049.Si; peni.
Tertiary fund, SAL, 0S6.6 land redemp-
ton fund, s6ls.S1; total, 81, O65, 7O3, ST.
The Butterfeld Lumber company, of
Norfeld, Lincoln county, has been incor.
porated, with a capital stock OF $3.50, 900,
which may be increased to $1,000 600.
1t is the first to pay the maximum char
ter fee, $3.50.
OF the one hundred and one appli-
cants who appeared before the State
board of health for examination for
license to practice medicine, only forty
nine were successful.
Hon. Il. H. Moore has been mentioned
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