The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-01-10

Mempnls) lasL sunday night will, UNI
less promptly punished, do more to sci
Mississippi back than two or three
poor cotton crops. Andseven though
punishment be swift and sure, the in,
jury to our good name cannot be eff
faced. Such men as Cooke, the despera
do who, on this occasion, was the lead
er Of gang of four drunken men who
boarded the train and in an unpro.
voked row shot an inoffensive engineer
to death. has been in numerous es.
capes before this, and boasts Of his
misdoings. Justice should be given to
him in one large and carefully meas.
ured dose that will insure him against
ever disturbing the peace of this great
State again. His death, however, will
not give back the husband and father
to the little home in Indiana now des,
olate because the bullet of a Missis.
sippi hoodlum cut off the life of their
loved one in its prime, and while he
was peaceably engaged in the pursuit
of his daily work. 1t will be a glad
day for Mississippi when public senti
ment, the law and those. having in
their hands the execution of the law
combine to drive from the borders of
the State such men as the four who
took charge of the Y. & M. v. train and
murdered this innocent man.
n yNoc n
let 1902 stand sponsor for all the new
railroads in Mississippi, so on the last
days of its existence it chronicled not
a few important changes in railroad
ENTHUSIASTICALLY in those con,
trolled by the Illinois Central. On the
30th of December the Memphis C Mo.
bile Company started to locate it's line
and announced the closing Of a con-
tract with George Arnold & Co. OF,
Memphis to complete 200 miles of road
between Hattiesburg and Grenada in
twelve months 1t is said by those who
knowsthat the Il. G. is sponsor for this
road, and that the Frisco system is
sponsor for the New Orleans & Mis-
sissippi Midland road, from Pontotoc
to New Orleans. The Illinois Central
has already done great things for Mis-
sissippi, is now engaged in many i'm
provementsa and has splendid things in
the near FUTURE for the State through
which it runs its iron bands of com
merce. What all this means for the
State it would be impossible for the
most optimistic seer to prophesy. We
can only wait and see the old State
grow and increase in value year by
year, because of these improvements.
Mrs. Susan e. Nash Of Tyro, Tate
county, is very anxious to secure
proofs Of Mike ". Nash's military sery-
ice, in order that she may secure a
much-needed pension. She says that
he served the United States in the war
with Mexico; was a native of Georgia
and went to the Mexican war f'~'''
that State, returning to Columbus
its conclusion. Soon after he CAM
Mississippi, where he married,
Yazoo county, in 1858. He died in
in Pamela county His widow st
that he served under Gen. Lowe,
that his closest comrade in war ii
was one Steve Tanner. Also thai
served in the Florida war, and W.
member of the Satartia Rifles Oh,
Guard) in 81 and 49,, but was dis
charged because OF old age. Any in
formation that will help this poor and
aged widow to secure a pension will
be gratefully received, and if sent to
this department will be forwarded to
the proper parties at once.
His many Mississippi admirers will
learn with pleasure of the recognition
President Roosevelt has shown of DR..
j. L. M. Curry's services to his coun-
try in its relations with Spain. DR..
Curry was minister to Spain, 18S5-1SS9,
during Cleveland's first administra-
ton, and was present at the palace, in
his official capacity, when the young
King Alfonso XIII was born. On the
17th of May the boy kings coming of
age" will be celebrated at Madrid
with great pomp and ceremony, and
President Roosevelt has appointed DR..
Curry to represent this country and
bear its greetings and congratulations
to the king. DR.. Curry is widely
known as statesman and diplomat,
but the fame he has won in his labors
for education and in his wise manage
ment of the Peabody fund will be more
enduring, as it is founded on the low
49, oe+aap, of the mamie who are mar