The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-24
Mississippi State News

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Sues vicksburg for $4,000.
s. r. Hughes last week entered
suit against the city of Vicksburg
for the sum of $4,000 for alleged
damage to the marine hospital prop
erty by the washing away of Speed
street and other damage to the loca-
ton mentioned. This matter has
been an old-time dispute between
the city and the gentleman entering
suit, and the outcome is a matter of
general public interest.
Exempted From Taxation.
The Magnolia cotton mills have
been exempted from taxation for the
legal period and certificate to that
effect has been awarded to the Off
GERS of the concern by the auditor.
Under the law it is necessary for an
enterprise undertaking certain man.
ufactures to file a statement of what
they have done and intend to do
with the auditor before they are ex-
empted from the tax levy. The
plant is the newest in the State.
Short Cotton Crop.
The statements of experienced
crop observers, who have travelled
all over the country within a radius
of eighty miles or more of Vicks-
burg, justify the belief that the same
territory will this season gather the
shortest cotton crop for the past fif-
teen years. There seems no liksli-
hood of any top crop at all, and on
many places the crop is reported to
be more than half picked already.
Furniture Bidders.
Secretary Fitzhugh, of the capi-
tol commission, announces that he
has already heard from four manu-
featuring firms that signify their
readiness to submit bids in accord
ance with the resolution of the capi-
tol commission for furnishing the
two houses of the legislature and
looking to the legislature for their
money. Mr.. Fitzhugh expects to
hear from others in a few days.
Criminal Record Broken.
Claiborne county has broken all
records this year in criminal cases,
and there are awaiting trial some
twelve murder cases and five shoot
ing with intent to kill. Owing to
the demolition Of the old bastile,
Warren county is entertaining the
entire batch of Claiborne prisoners
until the completion of the new Jail
at Port Gibson, now in construc-
ton.
Lifting Jack Patented.
w. w. Simonton, of Jackson, has
just been granted a patent for lift
ing jack which he believes will be
generally adopted by the railroads.
1t consists of certain devices where
by, when the box is lacked up, the
car wheel will be held down at the
same time instead Of raising off the
rail. One man can operate the new
jack and do it in much shorter
time than it takes two or three to do
it now with the old jack.
Whitfield Still Campaigning.
State Superintendent of Educa-
ton Whitfield went to Batesyille
last week, where he delivered a
speech in the interest of better rural
schools. Mr.. Whitfield is indefati-
gable in his work for the improve
ment of the public school system of
Mississippi, and efforts so persist
ent as his are sure to meet with sue
cess in the end.
Everything VIII Be New.
The many bids for furnishing the
halls of the two branches of the leg
islature which have been recently re-
ceived by the Capitol Commission
seem to indicate that the commits
sion will be relieved of the dilemma
of having to leave the rooms unfur-
nished and have the legislature meet
in the new halls with the old desks
and chairs.
Blind Tiger Haul.
Chief of Police J. B. Mckinney.
of Aberdeen, made another blind
tiger" haul last week, arresting two
negroes, Steve Anderson and Rich
ard Griffin. They we're fined $50
each and sentenced to ninety days
A. Q. May has made suggestion
to the Board Of Control that sepa-
rate beds be supplied all of the con-
victs now in the State penitentiary.
The board has decided to buy iron
beds for the Rankin farm, but Mr..
May is of the opinion that it would
be an excellent idea for the commits
sion to purchase separate beds for
each of the convicts in the peniten-
tiary.
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