The Atlanta constitution., 1900-12-03

to Hon. ]. w. Cutrer and other
porsons, and that the object Of this
movement on the part of the astute young
senator is to prevent the collection OF
damages by Miss Lucy Lection in the SEN
sational breach of promise suit filed IN
Washington some time ago. Sullivan was
in Clarksdale about ten days ago anu
held a conference lasting almost the en-
tire day with Cutrer. at the conclusion OF
which he declined TO make any statement
but when he was approached later with a
real estate proposition. he stated that he
was not in the market and intended to
sell off what property he had. The as
sertion is being reiterated in connection
with this story that sullivan VIII not al
low the nauSeating details or the Lection
affair t. become public property through
the courts. but will permit Judgment
to be taken by default and then let the
woman whistle for her money.
A very spirited controversy IS now in
progress between Hon. \. q. May, state
railroad commissioner from the southern
district and the editor Of The Evening
News Of this city. \ few days ago The
News contained an editorial severely tax
ing to task the railroad commiss on for
its meddlesomeness and unwarranted op-
preston of the railroads in Mississippi,
promise the injunction suits restraining
the operation of the mileage tariff on
cotton seed came from the railroad com
mission and not the attorneys for the
Illinois Central Commissioner May gave
out u breezy reply denying these ale
cations and The News now repeats its
former assertions and expresses the opin-
ion that the commission is a useless ap-
pendage to the state government and has
81 good
establishment. The News contends that
the commission spends its time IN order
Ing a few depotS at crosSroad stations
and sidetraCks at unimportant places.
while every concession that is secured
fTC m the railroads hy the various towns
of the state has come from the eXertlons
Of the business people OF tn community,
and after a conference with the railroad
officials in which the commission took no
part. The News also charges that near
~ every public official in Mississippi has
rode into OFT p" 10y running about the state
lambastinC the railroads for seeking to
cat up the people and lambasting the
corporations for their fearful greed Up
to the present The News seems TO have
decidedly the best end of the contro-
versy.
Reports from number of sheriffs and
tax collectors in Mississippi are to the
effect that the poll tax collections this
year are considerably larger than those
this increase is due TO the fact that Al
the last session Of the legislature . bil!
was passed directing the boards of super
visors 10 have published on the 1st Of
March OF each year n list of all the pOll
tax delInquents. thus showing % the
public who have neglected their g oh
legation to the common school fund the
uCn tax being retained ia each county
as n supplement TO the county's appor-
tionmeut OF the annual distribution OF
Sl.0OGG00 by the state. the good effect
of the law this cary in the tax collecting
period is ind iCatiVe of a very large per
centage of increase i'll poll tax collections
for the coming year. \ statement recent
" given out by the auditor showed that
less than half of the persons in N.ssissip-
pi assessed with poll tax settled the
obligation.
The victory of the Millsaps college foot
ball team over the team of the University
OF Louisiana on the Jackson gridiron
Thursday was witnessed by nearly 1.20J
people and ranks as a contest without
parallel in the history of football among
southern colleges. Two weeks ago the
same teams met on the field at Baton
Rouge and Millsaps was defeated by
score of 20 to o. Returning home the elev-
en- went into hard training. and in Thurs
days contest they outplayed the LOuiS-
ana BOYS at every ponI of the game. The
contest was one of the prettiest and most
scientific of he season in the south and
there was hardly a tumble in the game.
each point and vantage being gained by
dint of hard work. The Louisiana boys
were sivea a reception and a german at
the Stag Club Thursday night and the
event was the most brilliant social func-
tion that has taken place in Jackson
since the reception to Lieutenant Hobson
two weeks ago.
A military wedding with some very
breezy and sensational features attached
took place in Jackson Wednesday night
Several days ago Governor Longino is
sued a requisition on the governor or
Arkansas for a young man from Byram
named j. C. Maddox. who had fed to that
state after being threatened with death
hv the relatives of a young lady named
Minnie Hardy. The rcquisition papers
were placed in the hands of William Hen
drcks. a deputy sheriff. and while en-
route to Arkansas the deputy was rob
bed of all his vaiua bles except his railroad
ticket He secured the custody of Mad
dox but found himself in the predica-
ment of being unable to get home. Mad
doX foolishly' Iut up enough money L.
bring both of them back to MissiSSipp.
and on reaching this city was lodged in
Jail. He at once opened negotiations with
arrangement was made whereby he was
conveyed from the prison to the altar ana
took unto himself a bride
Ex-Congressman Spencer. of Port Glib
son. financial agent of the Chamberlain
Hunt academy, on" of the most literally
endowed educational institutions in the