The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-21
Crisp Cuttings Of General Interest
Caught at the Capital City.
LELAND AGAIN In CUSTODY.
Noted Safebl0wer Captured at LaGrange,
Michigan, and His Return to Missis.
sippi Will be Effected at an Early
Date.---Eighty-FOur New MedicOs.

was being held at the time of his es-
cape for blowing open safes in Smith
county. He was convicted in the lower
court, but the supreme court reversed
the case on technical points ard new
trial is pending for the next torn.
Leland is also accused Of blowing
open the safe of the sheriff of Newton
county at Decatur, and If he is acquit-
ted of tho charge in Smith county will
be held to answer the latter. It is
generally believed that he secured in
side assistance in his escape from Jail.
The Mississippi delegates to the
Confederate reunion at New Orleans,
under command of Major G eneral
Robert Lowry left Monday afternoon
for the Crescent city. Mississippi ex-
poets to have a larger representation
at the New Orleans reunion than any
other state in the south, and all of the
railroads provided special trains and
extra equipment to carry the visitors
from this state. Brigadier General
J. A. Webb, commanding the first
brigade, completed the final arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
Mis- sissippians.
Work will be commenced within
the next few days on the improve
ments at the Federal building in this
city, the contract for which has been
let to 81. K. Hardy by the supervising
architect of the Treasury Department.
Mr.. Hardy's bid for the work was
1897, and it is Stipulated that the
contract must be completed by the 1st
OF August. It provides for vitrifed
brick driveway from the entrance to
the government grounds on Capitol
street to the entrance on West street,
the grading of the lot on the West
street side, granitoid pavement on
the Capitol street side, new paving
work for the landings above the steps,
the planting of number of trees, and
a general Improvement and beautify-
ing of the grounds. When completed,
the ground will present very attrao-
tive appearance. Quite nun Der of
bids were submitted for the work.
When the state reunion of Confed-
crate veterans is held in Jackson on
the 3rd of June blanks will be dis
tributed by the directors Of archieves
and history to the veterans in attend
ance on which they Will be requested
to submit historical data relative to
their respective regiments, the infor-
nation thus collected to be used in
the publication of Confederate war
records to be undertaken by the gov
eminent.
Since the announcement that the
Rev. Theodore Bratton has accepted
the nomination Of bishop of the do
cese of Mississippi there has been q
good deal of interest in the question
as to when the new bishop will be con-
secrated. While no definite informa-
ton can be had on the subject the pro-
liabilities are believed to be that the
conservation will not take place before
July next, and it is thought that DIR.
Bratton will be consecratsd in this city
as he has no parish church of his own.
It is announced that P. S. George,
of Greenwood, has been appointed
special agent for Mississippi of the
new million-dollar insurance company
organized. The Company expects to
begin business in Mississippi about
June LIST.
The state board of health has COM
pleted it's work OF grading the papers
of the medical applicants examined
this week. It is learned that there
were about 81 successful applicants
out Of total of 1871. This is some
what smaller percentage than the last
examination and is about 81 per cent.
Another meeting Of the board Of
directors of the Beauvoir Soldiers
Home, to be established at the old
home of Jefferson Davis, will be b elc
in this city on the second Of June.
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