Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-27
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

NOTES or PAST AND CURRENT EvENT2
By KATE MARKHAM POWER.


It IS part % Mississippi men and
women 70 be loyal 70 the backbone
Very few natives Of the old Bayou
State ever get so far away from
home a. to be able to forget Il and
the people who dwell back home In
testimony of this. we record the action
On Fenrrary 20. n Dallas. Tex. Of a
large number Of the States former
citizens row living in the Lone Star
state A society was formed Of these
Mississippi Texans. the main object Of
which as stated by the promoters. Is
the aiding and promoting Of the Con
feee-ate reunion to De held A. E->is.-.
April 22-25. i93s. and especially PRO
cure the attendance Of Mississippf1ns
and ex-Niszfszippians. and extend
them the hospisalities Of the occasion
The test Of membership prescribed
was all Texans who have formerly
been residents of Mississippi
W H. Clark appointed the follow
ing membership committee. Iaueh
MeLauriE. chairman L. +. Shott. ".
s Dudley. Syiney smith. J. ". Hud-
nall D. B. CandIer. d. 4 Cohb- j. W.
Thompson. l. q. c. Lamar. ". A.
brennan. Barnett Gibbs and D. Fl.
Morrow Nesaames Syiney Smith.
Lanch NeLaurin. George ". Hutche-
son 2. T. Ferguson. J. C. ReaII. W. l.
Crawford. Tom P. Crutcher. j. T.
Downs. W Il Clark and J. W. Crow
dus.
The following committee on infor-
nation was appointed Fl. C. Latham.
chairman: George W. HHtcheson. T..
C. Elliott. Tenn P. Crutehsr. Tfpp Cobb.
T. c. Terry. Z. n TfIIman. 5. d. Sten-
MS and DR. FL l. McI.auri1.
The purpose Of this committee is to
ADVERTISE the reunion and offer to the
public all desired information in refer
enes thereto All inquiries addressed
70 H. C. Latham, chairman. Dallas.
Tex. viii be promptly answered
This organization can and doubtless
will DO much to further the success Of
the reunion at Dallas. and our people
VIII be more than apt To take advan-
sass Of the aid so kindly proGered
them
The Dunn liquor bill. as IL is
known. was the nearest approach to
prohibition that could be obtained
from this legislature IL passed both
houses. after considerable dizcussiou.
Its purpose IS to restrict the liquor
traffic In towns Of less than 500 popu-
latio1. without day and night police
protection The effect Of the bill will
be TO completely abolish saloons in
Quttnaan. Issaquena and Sharkey
counties. which are now -wetr-very
wet Il viii leave onIy two saloons in
Tuniea county. both being in the town
OF Tuniea- 1t viii also close eighteen
saloons in Washington county and
make Greenvf1ie general headquarters
for the sale Of the cup that cheers
and does -fnebriate. BY many il il
considered a long step toward stat
uary tas an exchange calls ftl pro-
hibirion. ard IL the law Is enforced
will be splendid thing for country
districts and towns OF less than 500
Inhabitants Incidentally it nav do
much to increase the population of
some of these would-be wet" villages.
Some people will do almost anything
to get whisky in their midst (IitsraIIy
as well as fgurativelyl-
In accord with the general thought
on the subject, the session OF the pres
ent Legislature was noe concluded on
the Goth, but IS continuing through
this week. the date Of closing having
been set by the Governor at February
Is The Governors first extension
was until February %. but as the time
drew near IL was manifest to all who
were interested that the work could
not by any possibility be completed.
After celebrating with great care the
question as to his right. under the
law. to further extend the time. and
after eoHferring with the Supreme
Court. as well as with other lawyers
in the State, Gov Longino decided
that the authority was his. and so ex-
tended the sitting through February.
By hard work the Legislature NAV be
able to get through with most Of the
work before them. but It will be q
physical impossibiIfty to clear up all
matters Of interest now pending before
the Legislature To do this thorough
ly would require at the very least an
other fortnight Hurried legislation
is mighty apt to be bad legislation
That Gulfport Is fast growing into
an export city is constantly receiving 2
fresh proof by the amount of bust
ness that IS being attracted to this
young but vigorous child Of the coast.
One day last week there were four
three-masted vessels at her wharves,
making seven vessels Of more than 400
tons that have loaded direct from Gulf
ports wharves since the cutting OF
the deep water harhcr. These were
loaded with lumber bound for various
ports Already the great army Of
fruit shippers IS inquirfng into Gulf
ports facilities for handling the hun
dreds Of ship loads of fruit thar are
annually shipped 20 this country from
the tropics The town is growing
there isn't any doubt about it-and
We rejoice to chronicle every onward
stride
Bruokhaven Is another Mississippi
town that IS growing steadily in size
and commercial importance. Already
the distributing point for a large ter
rftory. its importance grows daily be-