The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14

i. o. o. F. Visitation.
Grand Master o. L.. Mckay will visit,
officially. the following /. o. o. lodges
in his grand jurisdiction on the dates
named; At Meridian. July Is; jackson,
July II; Vicksburg, July IS; Green
vile, July 10; C~larksdale, July 20;
Greenwood, July 81; Durant, July "a;
Water Valley, July 25; Holly Springs,
July 90; Corinth, July 81; Okolona,
July rs. Other appointments will be
announced later.
The legislature increased the appro-
priation for pensions from SIS, 900 to
$50, 900, but the number of applications
being received at the auditors office
show such increase that the beneficial
ries are not likely to receive, individu-
ally, more than was disbursed under
the last distribution. The supervisors
will pass on all applications in Septem-
Der. Those who are justly entitled to
pensions should receive all they can
get, and those who are not should be
made to understand they are not in it.
1t is a fraud and an outrage on the de-
serving INDECENT to have the good in
tentions of the State thwarted by dead.
beats who have 10 claim whatever upon
this fund. The supervisors cannot
make their inquiries too searching, and
if they will call on the Confederate
camps they may learn a thing or two
about claimants,
Attorney-General McClurg sustains
the contention Of secretary of State that
corporations SO amending their charters
as to increase the capital stock, must
pay the recording fee prescribed in the
graduated scale in act of March, not
withstanding the words, 'for each
amendment to a charter for profit S."
In one case before the secretary of State
an amendment was filed increasing the
capital stock to $3.50, 900 and the sum of
S. rendered for recording. The secre-
tary demanded $3.50, and the attorney
general sustained him. As all charter
fees go to the treasury, this is quite an
item of revenue. The indications are
that the charter fees for 1900 will ex-
coed 500 q. For 1899 they were less
than 5000.
Assessor Chilcs has done a good work
for Kinds county and for the State,
The increase over previous Assessment,
is about twenty per cent, much of this
being in solvent credits and other items
that have heretofore escaped taxation.
The capitol commission contracted
with Architect Linck, of st. Louis, tc
superintend the construction of the
new capitol, according to his plans. HI
gets s45, 200. He is now at work on de
tails, so that when proposals are in
vited from contractors they will know
precisely what they are bidding on.
The executive committee of Clay
county has ordered a congressional pri
mary on the Esd to decide between Hon
A. +. Fox of that county and Hon. L
M. Southworth of Carroll. Carol
county will also have a primary for TIN
! same purpose.
Land Commissioner Nall continues t.
do a ''land office business" Durinl
the two years that he has been in ofic
he has paid into the treasury for Stat
lands sold the sun of SIG, COZ. 3s; an,
/, there are more than half a million acre
still on his books.
: Mississippi has 113 banks, Of whic
d - are national banks, and report t
1 the government. The others repor
0 semi-annually to the auditor of publ
: accounts of Mississippi.
e The city of Vicksburg has voted I
o issue bonds for $3.50, 900 for sewarg,
S w~aterworks, a new city hall and othe
needed improvements. The majorit
r for issue was 95-the total vote bein
GIL. The vote was light.
At the recent competitive examini
{ ton for West Point cadetship. ordere
. by Senator Money, II. III. Robert,
Starkville, was successful, his averae
being 904. Mr.. Richard p. Bowen,
Byhalia, was next.
A. The Cleveland Chair Factory,
IS Cleveland, Tenn, is installing a branc
factory at Eupora for the purpose
lie preparing material for shipment in Il
,r rough to the finishing factory. Eupo
ID offers substantial concessions for an {
mill and compress