Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-03-16
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
BY L. POWER.
JOHN ALIENS FAREWELL.
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JOHN ALIENS FAREWELL.
He Got Twenty Thousand for the
Tupelo Fish Hatchery.
We have relegatcd to the rear some
very good matter for this week in order
that our readers may enjoy the pleasure
of reading the farewell speech OF Hon.
John Allen. He got $20000 for the Iu-
peo fish hatchery. The wonder is that he
was so modest, for after such appeal he
could have captured quite that sum IRON
Congress that appreciated his talents
and enjoyed his humor. A Washington
correspondent thus introduces his speech;
The silk hat and red nccktle OF Con
gresham John Allen will soon be missed
at the national capital Ills Official lie
closes on The Sd OF next March, and he
will either retire to private litc or some
thng better. The present indications are
| that he will be entertaining people around
St. Louis during the great exposition TO
be held there, because he has the good
fortune to be highly recommended to the
President as a suitable gentleman Tor
member of the exposition commission.
Mir. Allen rctircs from public life not
without u few laurels tWined on those
parts cf his head where the hair has con
scnted to grow. His latest achievement
is the passage by the House OF blil 10
establish llsh hatchery AT lupelo, 1Hl22i
his home Mr.. Allen begged the commit
,oo 10 ..o,ort ili5 hill He plcaded with
Aeo " lVPoiV t"'7 "'''' ~ 4bo
them with elOquence SO lerNlu lhaI tne
doorkPpuor of thc committee room woke
, To- ,Lo nou,sn of his speech he sad
that he wished thls Hsl ho''i''9
bnn,o en- that he could see practical
"''''' .c - ,,a. ,ld cav that "a
eNellpliIta'loH VI Wv Wv >, ~, c,o+
sucker is born every minute Nv 50
lbo hill throuub the House tins week
i'm a oboroctoristic specch that drew
WIN !" t""l "l"'''' 4bo bolI
the entire membership 10 lhe nan
Drousv Conorcs.men in the rooms threw
- 'l,a;, l;,,,rs and came out. The
away lHell w" ""' ,,.,.l,od,,
p cloak galleries. H'l'u "'"
launched for twenty solid minutes.
-, ;l
Mr.. Allen sala' --,,11
Ion
t Mr. chairman, do not acem it necessary ,, to TO
I take up twenty mini, i; INF as mis- fish hatch
{ to pass lhl5 ahen"lIt", a" of Tnnelo. and find
cry Is to pc e'l"1n7'N ~ % 1a,nt,,-rypn sum(
among some Pe"pie IL, % o,,,roscd 10 impart in
q newspaper men, "lo a. o,no gentlemen who
formation TO o''s' rr,ss "Hu and who tell me
nave neCh 'o, ''gCuu a,,l h9en ia school, but gont
h that tney nave '91 upl ,, IGNORANCE about Tupclo
- through co,ege 80 i''u;" ~. tice 10 them. not L
! that tmnk ouBnt, III lg,' somc on this sub
T. Tupclo, to emlg"teh 'n'"
Jet Qaugher) g, ...,..,l, o, all the fra
1 II were Wiling 10 aN'l II! t,1 Int moi alb
II ditons and many wen aUluy"I irit invest thi
solutcly historical suspicious, ni7.,, and rowautj
+ subject with much mere HlSlgai,'' ro,nrks 4
interest But l propose 10 Coluuf wy s,,cb tradi
we'll authenticated l5Vts' leh.i'm7l 7l, 70 bo true
- tons believed by many OF Cui P}n,t b,d his in
as that when Ghfi5.opuy' ,,,j I."bclla in spair
n tcfycw with Ferdinand a1qq tEc,o IN hack hir
that in his efforts TO Petsu'os ",1'' 8 discnvcry {
in his expedition thaL Iou TO- @ WI, ail.riso Gre
America, he assured tie4 VIA, A. "' ,,,s hound
acr, creating world liNe 'nlS' ,r s,,cb n nlac
lave made somewhere rear It's cen''' SUI" f
q. as Tupclo. Oaughterj ,, - tho GO,
The first authentic account w. nav inc,udrd
a ton Of country that WI one ual u W.ot the ere,
- the corporate limits Of loPoi9 u ti,Gv i 'front.' ar
Il Indian chief Chicksa, from Wholn s",s @ took i
n waglikc tribe, the Cmekasaw ,tgs,ssinni rive
is name, was west OF tnt Bos B,g"s tjloond a pol
" and that he with ms ioii9MtiShh liz ba,d. aero
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