The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20
|ssissippi's Cap
itoI News Items.
ctate Historic Association Held its First
Meeting This Week.
,,,d Out for Collecting Data for Complete History of the
uate from its Discovery to the Present Day--Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee Meets

.,asDoudence 10 Inc Aihioo'
EOu, Oct. 9O.-The State
A Commission which was
IA upder act of the late
lure has held its first meet
Iose present being Prof.
Il the char of history at
ate university, and whe is
|sp Of the commission by
zion Of Gen. S. D. Lee,
Bnt Of the State Historical
Bishop Chas. B. Gallo
hi Secretary of State, Pow
ese three gentlemen mapped
! work that is to be done IN
Il collecting data for q COM
history Of the state from its
cry to the present day, and
ed the subjects to those most
to take an interest in such
n love. The legislature ap-
lated the small sum of 81 900
the expenses of the COM
bn, but that will not be q
II the bucket to what is
The records and data
secured will be preserved in
b in the new capitol, one de-
for that special purpose.
Artesian Well Question.
has long been a moote,l ques-
Ss to whether an artesian
one from which the water will
pu. at the top can be secured
ckson or vicinity. Biologists
told us they cannot, but the
IS determined to settle the
lion one way or the other, and
Bat reason has placed an or
ior q frst-class artesian we'll
Il outfit. This outfit is expect
arrive in a few days, and
i be put to work on the new
0ol grounds. The commits
Brs state that they will 60
! through to China, if neces-
! 70 get water. Once this well
|nnk the machinery will be
sferred to first one and the
b Of the state institutions un-
III Of them are at least sup.
] with drinking water. There
now two artesian wells in the
Of jackson, one 900 feet deep
leioe factory and the other
'leet deep at the Baptist or
age, but in neither of which
gater comes within thirty feet
. service.
Democratic Committee.
9 Democratic State Execu-
Committee meet here on the
for the purpose of filling a
ICY on the electoral ticket, |
d by the death of Hon. Chas.
hurmond, of the Second dis !
and to decide upon the eligi-
lot others. Ex-senator w.
'st, ct Sanatobia, was placed
eicket in lieu of Mr.. Thur
!, and then Chairman Miller
med that inasmuch as Hon.
McCool, of Attala, was a
% Of the A. M. College as
. a presidential elector, and
Presley Groves, of Leake,
member of the legislature
ctor, there was some doubt
u eligibility. Attorney Gen
lcClurg stated In behalf of
iroves that he held his reslg-
!, and, while he did not be
nm Ineligible, thought it SAT-
retire him. Mr.. S. A. With
IN, of Meridian, was put Oh
asctoral ticket in his place.
'peaker McCool was pre-
and stated that he was sat
Of his eligibility, but at the
lime did not believe In TAX
y risks in a matter of this
and for that reason had al
resigned from the trustee
t the A. 6 M. College. The
ilcket is therefore once more
ste.
Positive Refusal.
Yazoo and Mississippi Val
lroad has positively refused
in force the new rate on
seed, as ordered by the
commission cents mimi
md IL cents maximum, with
cent. added for joint hanl,
We invoked the and of the
Il Court by an Injunction
by Judge Niles. That
J the mstter in the courts,
it wia doubtless remain
lme. In the meantime eff
I'LL be made to have the in
N dissolved. The Yazoo
Ississippi Valley folks claim !