The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-30
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.


rent Happenings.
The Laurel Chronicle has become
a semi-weekly.
Mississippi led in the Chess Match
with Nebraska.
The Sentinel advocates mattress
factory for Yazoo City.
Herschel Browning, a "trusty," has
escaped from the penitentiary.
Four prisoners cut their way out of
Jail with a case-knife at Gulfport.
The Echo is the name of a new pa
per at Edwards, with Dug B. Bell as
editor
Isydore Barwitz, the famous "Boy
Artist" of Chicago, has located at
Jackson.
The Chronicle is the name of a new
paper Just started at Tchula by John
M. johnson.
The street railway company OF
Natchez has been granted franchise
of fifty years.
The Natchez, Yazoo and Jackson pa
pers speak loudly in praise of Carpen-
ter's "Quo Vadis.'
Judge Henry sentenced two blind
tigers to 80 days and fine of $3.50
each at Port Gibson,
DR.. T. S. Davis, veterinary sur
geon from near Wesson, dropped dead
on the 23rd. He was 45 years of age.
Burglars broke into the sample room
of the Edwards House at Jackson and
stole large number of samples on
the 23rd.
The Grand Jury of Kinds were in
session for ten days, examined 141 wit
nesses and found ten true bills, but
no blind tigers or "pistol toters."
Two more brick buildings are going
up at Lumberton. The school build
ing will cost 5000 and has been let to
Parker and Graham, of Meridian.
Great interest is being manifested
in the artesian we'll that is being sunk
on the penitentiary lot in jackson.
1t has reached depth of 400 feet.
$500 is offered by the governor for
the capture of the negro, Bob Smith,
who killed w. J. Harrison in Bolivar
county on the night of December 9th.
Vicksburg's compress company sold
1877 bales of cotton damaged in the re-
cent fire in that city, for $500. S. E.
Hill, of Augusta, Ga, was the purchaser.
When Jackson gets it's new capitol
completed, together with the opera
house and the prospective new hotel,
it will, indeed, be an object of interest
and pride to the State.
A verdict for manslaughter was re-
turned against Walter Roane for the
killing of a negro, Andrew Newsom,
at Martin about two months ago. He
gets Is years in the pen.
1t is estimated by those who ought
to know that in many of the white
counties of the State, there are as
many white men who have not paid as
those who have paid their poll tax. i.
Luther Manship appeared at Wesson
last night, under the auspices of the
Ladies' Missionary Society, of the
Presbyterian church. Dialects of the
Nations" was the subject of his lecture.
Gov. Longino has appointed R. H.
Thompson special judge in the case of
Kiesrky VS.. Kelly, which is to be tried
soon in Warren county. Mr.. Thomp-
son was agreed on by the attorneys on
both sides.
Robert s. Williams, aged 20, recent
ly engaged in business at McHenry,
but, later, a resident of Ocean Springs,
has been arrested on a charge of forg-
cry Failing to give bond, he was
placed in Jail.
The Tombigbee Cotton Mills at
| Columbus were compelled. to close
down, on account of the sickness
of the operatives, resultant from vac
cination. When they recover the
mills will resume.
Miss Belle Kearney has presented to
the |. /. d G. collection of curios
gathered during several years of tray
ell. They have been placed in hand
some case and will be known as the
Belle Kearney Exhibit"
Determined to break up the illicit
whisky traffic which is said to exist
along the Gulf and Ship Island road,
General Manager s. s. Bulls will is
sue passes to any one who is willing to
testify against the illicit dealers.
Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire
philanthropist, will give jackson $780,
600 for the establishment of a public
library, provided citizens give 5000
annually for its support, or he win
give $4,000 if the city sees fit to give
$1,000 per year.
loo conyicts are now at work on the