The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-01
IHE OLD CAPITOL
IS ABANDONED.
MlssissippTs Historic Old Statehouse
Stripped of Its Glory.
BUSINESS ALMOST SUSPENDED
Until the Officers Can Straighten up Af-
fairs in Their New Characterization
and Treasurer First to Moye---Big
Safe Being Taken to Pieces.

and Treasurer First to Moye---Big
Safe Being Taken to Pieces.
Jackson.-The old capitol is at last
abandoned. On the doors of the gov
ernor's Office and the other principal
departments are hZ"g placsrds telling
the public that thtyy have removed to
the new capitol. The officials ara
busily engaged in getting their furni-
ture and general effects arranged In
their new quarters. Regret is general
that the sta tie house commission did
not have enough money to completely
furnish the new building before the
officials moved in. A good deal of the
furniture from the old structure has
been taken over there, and as it is as
rule rather shabby, it does not har-
monte to any great extent with tha
surroundings. The governors Office
is we'll furnished, and in a number Of
the other Offices much new furniture
has been installed, but it will be ne
cessaryto wait until the legislature
meets to complete the furnishing. In
the meantime the furniture will pre-
sent very composite appearance
that is not at all pleasing to the eye.
Harris & Powell have filed large
damage suit against the Gulf and Ship
Island Railroad. The suit is brought
by Mrs. Rosa McGiI and her two
minor children. The declaration al
leges that on Aug. q the plaintiffs
husband was employed as brakeman
on the Gulf and Ship Island and that
it was his duty to 60 on top of box
car on side track at Mt Olive. The
declaration alleges that on this side
track there is planning mill with q
shed that overhangs the track. It is
alleged that this shed struck McGii
and he was knocked between the cara
and cat to pieces.
Special agent Hammer, of the Inte-
rior Department, who has been in the
State for the last three or four months
investigating the land frauds, is still
at work in south Mississippi, but the
result of his Investigation is not known
in this city. Register Collins says
that he is not informed as to what Mr..
Hammer had discovered, as he does
not report to his Office, but sends his
reports direct to Washington. Mr..
Hammer makes frequent trips to the
city to 40 over the records in the Land
Office for information which he needs
in his investigation. None of the
officials around the Federal building
know how long the gentleman will re-
main In the State.
A neat pamphlet embodying the
proceedings of the conference of Con-
ederate roster commissioners from the
Southern States, held in Atlanta, Ga.
has just been issued and contains
some interesting matter. DIR: Row
aud is seding out number of copies
over the State. The most important
part of the proceedings was the adop-
ton of memorial to the war depart
ment requesting that the evidence ac-
ceptable as to the authenticity of the
rosters be not confined strictly to the
original documents. Many of the rec
ords of the Southern States have been
destroyed, although good secondary
evidence is in many cases obtainable.
The bond of George @. Meyers,
appointed Clerk of the Supreme
Court, has arrived from Baltimore.
Mr.. Myers took the oath of Office
before Amos r. Johnston, a notary
public. none of the Supreme Court
Judges being around the building.
Mr.. Myers immediately took charge
of the Office.
The auditor and treasurer are the
fi-st to get their things in the new
State capitol. Everything in the
treasarer's Office has been moved ex-
cept the big safe, and an expert has
boon sent for to take it to pieces and
put it up again.
It is learned that Supreme Court
Clerk Myers has rendered the deputy
clerkship to r. P. Thompson, young
lawyer of Jackson. and that he has
accepted. The appointment becomes
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