The leader., 1903-11-25
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS
SHORT AND PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS OF
GENERAL INTEREST.
The News Of the State in General Boil
ed Down and Put Into a
Few Lines.

Port Gibson had a $4,000 fire
on the 10th.
The Franklin county Circuit
Court met Monday.
The next Confederate Reunion
will be held at Nashville.
A two days Missionary Insti-
tute was held at Gulfport.
Yazoo City's cotton receipts
continue largely in excess of last
year.
Hazlehurst's cotton receipts are
8, 900 bales ahead of the CORES
ponding date last year.
A meeting of the citizens OF
Greenwood favored the issuance
Of $50, 000 in municipal bonds fol
paving purposes.
Dir. O. H. Swayse, one Of Yazoe
City's prominent physicians, and
Miss Kittie Jones, of Tunica, were
married on the 18th.
Lonnie Hume and Thomas w.
Nelson killed each other in a fight
with pistols at Vicksburg Sunday,
Hume was drunk and brought or
the fight.
The Mississippi University foot
ball team were victorious over the
Louisiana University team in {
contest in New Orleans last Sat
urday, by score of II to 0.
Seven Of the I. C.'s agents have
been at Kentwood, trying to sat
isfy claims as far as it is possible
at present. It will take many
thousand dollars to satisfy all con
cerned in the wreck.
The wood Common
wealth has been enlarged to I
column quarto and comes out in {
new dress. Editor BirdsalI i;
proving his ability to run two
good papers at the same time.
Rev. Father Wise, of Yazoo City
has served in continuous pastor
ate Of % years in that city. A
reception was rendered him BY
members of the Catholic church
on the evening of the 18th and ;
purse of more than $500 was pre-
sented him.
At Gunnion Sunday Afternoon
D. w. Meek, a prosperous drug
gist, was killed by City Marsha
E. M. Allen. Allen struck a re
sisting prisoner with his pisto
and the weapon exploded, the bull
let penetrating Meek's right lung.
killing him instantly.
f. Nj. Runnells, for some
time past editor of the Vicks
burg American, resigned his
position last Saturday. Mr.. Run.
'nells. is a versatile and forciblt
writer, and it is hoped he will moi
sever his connection with the Mis-.
sissippi press very long.
It is estimated that it will re,
quire about S25,00Oa year to keef
up the new State Capitol. The
coal bill alone will amount tc
about SIS, 900 a year. An appro-
priation for these expenses vii
be among the first thing to de,
mand the legislatures attention
when it meets in January.
Ed Farmer, a man from Ten
nessee, met a peculiar death at
Tunica, Miss. While attempt
ing to drive through a gate
on which was cross piece,
bis head was caught between the
projection and a large steel range
he was delivering and his neck
broken.
Near GarlandSVllle, In Jasper
county, one negro was killed and
several others badly wounded
while engaged in crap game. It
was at a negro frolic, dance
going on indoors and crap game
ia progress on the outside. While
the negroes were indulging in
their favorite game, some one sent
a load Of buckshot into the party
with fatal effect.
The University Of Mississippi
has issued a pamphlet in regard
to the Cecil Rhodes scholarships
for Oxford University, Missis-
sippi being entitled to two. The
first selection Of candidates for
these scholarships will be made in
May, 1904. Those who desire to
stand an examination should com
municate with Chancellor Fulton,
Of The University