Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-12-20
BISHOP GALLOWAY
On His Return Finds Interesting
Letters.-MOre Railroad Talk
War on Slot Machines.

jackson, Miss. Bishop Galloway,
who has just returned from trip to
Georgia and South Carolina, states
that he fiuds on his table letters from
prominent lawyers, educators and
others heartily favoring the repeal Of
sections 800 and 270 Of the state con-
stitution, which prohibits deathbed
devises to charitable purposes. These,
he says, urge that the matter be pre-
sented to the attention Of the legisla-
turo. Among those favoring the re-
peal he mentioned Ex-Governor G. D.
Hhands of Oxford. He is also in re-
ceipt of letters from a few of the edi-
tors of the state, who oppose the sug-
gested action and give reasons there
for.
In discussing the matter Bishop
Galloway reiterated his opinion that
If the question were once fairly un-
derstood the people would at once de-
mand the repeal of the obnoxious SEQ
tions. They are SO sweeping, he says,
as to make it practically impossible
for anyone to devise portion of his
property to any charitable cause. In
this respect Mississippi stands alone,
disoouraging benevolenoe while other
states encourage it. In the states of
the North when O rich man dies there
is eagerness to learn how much he
has left to charity, and criticism if
he has failed to leave anything for
this purpose. The bishop stated that
he had notable case in mind where
rich man died in that section, and
his failure to leave anything to chari-
ty was censured by portion of the
press of Mississippi. Had he lived in
Mississippi the constitution would
have covered his covetousness and
protected his memory. The anomaly
is presented in Mississippi, he said,
that citizen can bequeath his prop
erty to found recourse or brewery,
but not to charitable institution.
The reasons which compelled the
statutes of mortmain pertained main
ly to the middleages and have no ap.
plication at this time.
There Is a project on foot for an.
other railroad from Memphis to the
Gulf. Up to date the projectors have
succeeded in keeping their plans
quiet, but 1t has just leaked out that
such an enterprise will be undef-
taken. II is learned here that the
charter has already been granted, al
though this fact with all the attend.
ing details has hitherto been kept
dark by the inoorporators, who have
not yet presented the charter for reo-
ord in the office of the secretary of
state. The new company, however,
is already at work on preliminary de-
tails Of the route. A horseback sur
vey has already been made from Gre
NADIA to Laurel, but the incorporators
have determined nothing more def
mite about the route than that it will
run from Memphis to point on the
Gulf, most probably Mobile The
fact that the survey has been begun
from Grenada has been regarded as
significant The Illinois Central g
line runs from Grenada to Memphis,
and it is thought that this may mean
that the Central people are interested
In the new line. Laurel, the point at
which the southern end of the pre-
liminary survey stopped, is a -four
Ishing town on the New Orleans and |
Railroad. Apparently
the purpose of the inoorporators is to |
the projected line of the I
New Orleans and Mississippi Mid.
land, ns the two roads would pass
much of the same territory |
The story of the fall of Tobe
Jarothers is both pointed and pa
shetic, and the example of his sad
fate cannot fail to deter others Of his
ACE from following in his footsteps.
For many years, according to the
Oxford Eagle, Rube Carothers has
been the colored porter and general
'aototum at the physical laboratory
It tho University of Mississippi. His
iemeauor was respectful and his
work gave satisfaction up to the time
u the fatal dinner of the president
md Booker T. Washington. So filed
With admiration at this unexpected
lonor bestowed on his race was Tobe
Jarotb srs that he sat down and wrote
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