The leader., 1900-01-17


the three young white men who broke
Jail at Scranton last week, have been
recaptured.
The local option election held in
LeF'lore county on the 10th inst, re,
suited in majority of nearly DC
against the sale of liquor.
G. f. Matthew VS., white convict from
Holmes county, serving life term for
murder, was pardoned by Governor
McLaurin on the 18th inst.
The work of dredging the Pascagoula
river will be begun at an early date
The sand will be thrown into the
marshes on the river bank.
County superintendent and teachers
organized an association at Jackson on
the 18th inst, with State Superinten-
dent Whitfield as president.
At Lorman last week, young white
man by the name of Harris shot and
killed a negro. 1t is reported that the
killing was done in self defense.
A large Chicago firm has purchased
the extensive plant of the Leaven-
worth Saw Mill at Greenville and it
will be operated at it's full capacity.
At Vicksburg; ON the morning of the
18th inst, Charley and Dan Hall, two
negro brothers, quarrelled, and Charley
shot and fatally wounded his brother
A band of gypsies kidnapped two
white children near Meridian recently
but the band was pursued and the
little ones soon recovered by their
father.
The governor has appointed U. c
Logue alderman for the fourth ward
in jackson to succeed Smith Robert
son, the colored alderman now de,
ceased.
The large gin of Noah Brown, neal
Water Valley, was destroyed by fire
last week. The property was valued
at $1,000 and was partly covered by
insurance.
A bill is pending in the senate ask
ing for $4,000 appropriation for the
benefit of the Industrial Institute and
College during 1900 and $4,000 for the
year 1901.
Col. J. L. Power stated recently that
the total amount expended on the
present capitol, in building, repairing
and furnishing it, up to date, is
$3.50, 1929.
Gov. McLaurin has granted Gabe
johnson, negro murderer sentenced
to be hung on the 22d inst, respite OF
thirty days that he may make peace
with his Maker.
A mass meeting of the citizens OF
Ocean Springs, held on the 18th inst.
protested against the leasing of the
public oyster reefs and dredging in
less than IA feet of water.
Incendiaries have been at work in
the southern part of Warren county
On Mr.. Dave Walsh's place two tene-
ment houses have recently been de
stroyed by fire of incendiary origin.
Magee is hustling town, situated Oh
the Gulf and Ship Island railroad four
teen miles from Westville and fifty
two miles from Hattiesburg. 1t will be
the midway town between Jackson and
Hattiesburg.
Last week all the prisoners, five
negroes, confined in the Hattiesburg
Jail, escaped by digging hole through
the brick wall. They Immediately left
for parts unknown leaving no clews
behind them.
The residence of Father Quito who
has charge of the st. James Catholic
church at Mississippi City was bur
glarized on the night of the 10th inst
A gold watch and small amount OF
money was stolen.
The work of improving the Homo
chitto river is giving good results. The
improvement of the "narrows" was
completed last week. United States
Inspector John Nugler, jr., has the
supervision of the work.
Camp & Hinton, the large lumber
manufacturers at Lumberton, have re
Gently sold the right to turpentine 6
large portion of their pine land to q
firm in Savannah, Ga, the considera
ton being $4,000 in cash and one
fourth of the profits.
Smallpox in Jackson is on the in
crease and is making it's appearance
among the whites. The city health
officer has advised the members of the
legislature to be vaccinated. The dis
ease is mild and all precautionary
measures are being used.
A member of the grand jury of tn,
circuit court held in Jackson last week
created sensation by visiting BLIND
tiger and getting gloriously drunk
after which he was very ingloriousl.
placed in the city Jail, fined $500 ant
costs and quietly notified that hi.
presence on the jury was no Longer
needed. He then decided to go home
A negro named Walter johnson, wht
was subject to epileptic fits, was found
in little ditch by the side of the rail
road track in jackson, on last Frida,
morning. 1t is supposed he was seize.
by a fit while walking along the track
and falling face downward into tn,
ditch, was strangled in the few inche.
of water it contained.
The Gulf and Ship Island railroad
has reached out about forty miles from
Hattiesburg. and track laying is pro