Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-03
NUMBER II.

o'heFS conlerrlng from 70 to 80 degrees.
There were $50 deaths reported for
1899, which is the largest mortality for
many years
The second and closing day of the
session was devoted to reports of stand
ing and special committees, the install,-
tion of grand officers and selection Of
place Of meeting. Oxford was chosen
and the last Thursday in February,
1901, the time.
constitutional amendment will be
submitted to the lodges 10 50 crangc
section 6, of article /, that the grand
lodge may meet in any other month in
the year than January and February.
The following is complete list of
the grand officers for the ensuing year:
b. V. White, Meridian, grand master
i, n. Thomas, Greenville, deputy
! grand master.
0. L. Mckay, Aberdeen, senior grand
warden.
j. W. Reyes, West Point, JUNO. grand
warden.
Rev. J. A. B, Jones' Brandon grand
chaplain.
A. NJ. Hicks, Myrlcville, grand lcct.
urer,
Thos B. Franklin, Columbus, grand
treasurer.
j. L. Power Jackson, grand secretary.
Harry T. Howard, Biloxi, senior
grand deacon.
W. NJ. Conner IIattiesburg, junior
grand deacon.
j. L. Williams, Columbus grand mar
/ shall.
j. A. Hearney, Ripley, grand pursui.
want.
A. Carr, Gilbert, grand sword bearer.
Henry Strauss, Jackson, grand tyler.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
First District-CTo be appointed,)
Second-A. D. Bailey, Waterford.
Thirds. R. Lamb, Sardis
FOURTH. w. Hicks, Lexington,
Fifth-Wm. Eggleston, Carrollton.
SIXTH. y. Rhodes, West Point.
Seventh-Geo l.. Welsh, Shuqualak
Eighth-S. l. Solomon, Meridian.
Ninth-B. w. Stewart, Walnut Grove.
Tenth. NJ Taylor, Port Gibson.
Eleventh.. A. Tennisson, NJ. D.,
Monticello.
Twelfth. NJ. Bradley, Ellisville.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Law and Jurisprudence Past Grand
Master Frederic Speed, chairman,
Vicksburg; John NJ, Stone, Agricultural
College; John S. Cobb, Verona.
Complaints and Appeals-Frank Bur.
E'tt POM Usol1ua Irwin Vler
FGM, W0'UDt Groves Charlie So
Tburuond, RtDIe,
Finance ad Printing a psL32.
,TGM., Na..lea James q. NcCocl,
P.G.M., Kosciusko H. G. Yawn, Lum.
berton.
State of the Craft-P. NJ. Slavery,
P,G.M., Tupelo; W, H. Clifton, Aber-
deem; Charles NJ, hurry, Ripley,
Correspondence Reporter A. II.
Barkley, PIG. NJ, Crawford.
Custodians of the Work for the term
of four years., L, Spinks, P,G.M.,
Meridian; holland Stewart, Jackson;
Frank p. Jinkins, Aberdeen; A. NJ,
Hicks, eX-otficio grand lecturer
Jackson gave the National Editorial
Association a royal greeting. Welcome
addresses by Gov. Longino Mayor
Todd, Bishop Thompson and Bishop
Galloway, a reception at the Stag Club
l, ~
leading features of an elaborate pro-
gram. The editors were greeted, on
arrival, with an artillery salute, and
music by Prof Leake's band. From
jackson they wentto Vicksburg, thence
to New Orleans.
Mr.. Fucker, of New York, who is one
of the leading competitors for the
building of the new capitol for MisSis-
sippi proposes to erect in jackson an
up-to-date hotel and operahouse at
cost Of two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars He has been in Jackson for two
months, and this is his decision after
careful study of the situation. The
new capitol, complete sewerage sys.
TEN, the central location of jackson,
and the good country surrounding it,
all justify the belief that jackson must
of necessity be large and prosperous
city.
The new capitol bill was approved on
the 21st. The bill to issue bonds for
one million dollars to pay for same,
has passed both houses. The bonds
are non-taxable, 4 per cent interest,"
and run thirty years, with option by
the State to take them up in fifteen
years
Gen. S. D. Lee has been appointed
and confined trustee of the A. and NJ
college, vice Gen. j. II. Sharp, whose
term had expired,
Both houses of the legislature have
agreed to pdiourn on Friday, March Q.
This is the date we figured out in our
notes of last week.
Old Canned Goods,
A bill has been introduced into the
New York legislature with the object
of preventing the sale of old canned
goods. 1t provides that the manu-
facturer of cans shall imprint upon the