The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-04-13
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENT
BY ]. L. POWER.

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Until the editor of this department
is fully recuperated from recent severe
illness, much of the matter will be fur
nished by Miss Kate Markham Power.
He can safely promise that there will
be no lack of interest in mississippi
Matters"
The editor Of this department appre-
ciates more than he can express the
kind messages that reached him during
his extreme illness. He is specially
grateful to his press brethren for their
loving words. He expects to be In
good shape to conduct them all to the
Pan-American Exposition.
Coming Neutrality-suspicious.. Secret Etc.
A glance at the State exchanges will
convince one that the State will be
given over to conventions Of various
sorts during the next two months:
Meridian will entertain the Missis-
sippi Division of the Daughters OF the
Confederacy, and the fact that the Win
ME Davis Chapter will be hostess in
sures a delightful week.
West Point will play host to the State
Bankers Association during the sth
and 9th OF May.
Hamasa Temple, Mystic Shriners,
with all the paraphernalia necessary to
their successful pilgrimage, will make
Columbus their Mecca this year, and
will complete their journey across the
desert in time to reach the beautiful
city of Columbus April 80.
The State Board of Health meets in
jackson, May 14th.
The State Teachers Association will
assemble on May in Jackson.
The Y. NJ. C. A. will send about one
hundred Of the finest young men o.
Louisiana and Mississippi, with score
of visitors from various colleges ant
universities, to represent their noble
work, during the convention in Jack
son. April IL, 12, 1s and IA.
The Grand Lodge, Knights Of Pythias
will assemble in Greenville on the sec
ond Tuesday in May.
The Grand Lodge, l. o. o. F., vii
also meet in Greenville on the frs
Tuesday.
Meridian will have the honor Of en-
tertaining the State Historical Societ,
which meets there April 10.
Vicksburg will entertain the Missis
sissippi and Iowa commissioners to tn
Vicksburg park who come togethe
there for conference April Is.
The Press Association will meet a
Pass Christian the third Wednesday il
May.
We will complete this convention ca
endar next week.
Mississippi is determined not to fal
behind in the procession, and in orde
to be quite up to date had what cam
painfully near being strike" at tn
great cotton mills in Wesson last Sal
urday. Dissatisfaction with the polio
of the manager "a foreigner) and hi
! habit of turning off old and valuabl
: employees (men who, by their skill an
4 devotion, have contributed vastly t
make this mandatory the great SUI
cess it Isl, and replacing them with h
friends and relatives from foreig
e shores has been brewing for lon
e time. Saturdays trouble was hastene
p by the arrival of young brother
:. the manager from Scotland, to whol
was given a most responsible positio
y long acceptably filled by one Of the ol
: mill operatives. This was the stra
V that broke the cameps back. Aft'
p calm but determined counsel anon
themselves, the employees in bod
went to the managers Office, and
i terms more vigorous than polite il
y formed him that they had had an amp
d sufficiency of him and his kind, ar
Il gave him choice between shaking II
. Wesson dust from his feet and orn
menting an adjacent telegraph pol
IL He chose the former, and at last a
u counts was moving SO rapidly mort
re ward that the dust hadn't time to ia
I. despite his vigorous shaking. Mr..
l., Saunders, president, went down
once and Strengthened out matters. ii
/ too, had become dissatisfied with Il
y Scotohman, had intended to dismi
< him on Monday, April /. But the mt
N on the gronnd saved him the trouble.
L The pawes Commission to the ii
" civilized tribes of Indians is now in se
N sion in Meridian and hundreds of Che
-, taw Indians from all over the State a
:. gathering there for Identification,
Is order to participate in the Indian Tt
I'd ritory land distribution. When the
it people leave the State-as most of the
lie villa picturesque bit OF Mississip
life will pass from the rapidly changil
scene.
Now that the danger period in tru
gardening is passed, the farmers in Il
lc section are very hopeful of fine Gro
IN and finer prices. May their brighte
at hopes find realization. This indust
no is a great thing for our people, and h
- aided the State immeasurably on t