The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-22
LAUDERDALE MAKES
 GREAT INCREASES Greatest Assessment Gains
 Shown in Mississippi CLOSE RACE IS EXPECTED Municipal Primary Will be Held In Meridian Tuesday-Jury Disa- erees in Frank Gambling Case.
 Other Meridian News.
CLOSE RACE IS EXPECTED

Meridian. August 21.-(special.) )-County Tax Assessor Gully has submitted his as- sessment rolls for 1904, as corrected by the board of supervisors of Lauderdale county and approved by them The amended assessment shows total Of S3,S13 134 for the city and county which is $69, 1855 greater than the original as- sessment made by Assessor Gully. The total increase of the present assessment over last year reaches the handsome total of s5s2, 379. It is believed that no county in the state will show such tremendous increase as this. The assessment rolls or Warren county, just reported to the state auditor at Jackson, show an increase Of S5455O3. which puts Lauderdale county nearly s40,oOO ahead
 Close Race Expected.
 A very close race is expected in the municipal primary, which will take place here next Tuesday in all three contests that resulted from no decision In the first primary held three weeks ago. h. terest centers in the mayoralty race De- tween Judge Thomas H. Woods and the incumbent, Mayor J. H. Rivers. the for mer making the race on his record as one of the leading jurlsts of the state, while Mayor Rivers stands on his past administration of the affairs os the city In the former primary the vote stood; Rivers 449, Woods S27 and Harris 226. The last candidate was dropped and the two candidates will now fight for the Harris vote. There are two each for the offices of treasurer and tax collector, and all are very good men.
 Jury Again Dlsagrees.
 The case of Frank Gambling. charged with the murder of Isaac Tolbert at picnic at Gambling Springs in 19OO which has been on trial at Philadelphia, Nes- hoba county was concluded yesterday by the announcement by the jury that they could not agree. This makes the fourth trial of this celebrated case, which was first tried in 19O1 and the defendant found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment After securing a new hearing from the supreme court the case was again tried in 1902, and the jury failed to agree. The case then went to trial at the next term of court in the same year and resulted in the conviction of Gambling for man slaughter, and he was given fifteen years in the penitentiary. The supreme court gave the defendant a new hearing with the above result. It is now believed that conviction is impossible.
 Great Respect for Law.
 Judge Robert F. Cochran has returned from Macon, where he has just com pleted the first week of the Noxubee Cir cult court Judge Cochran made a re- markable impression on the people Of that county, according to the reports re- ceived from Macon, and it Is safe to say that the respect for law and order there is greater than it has been before in years. The rigid instructions issued by the judge to the grand jurries of Neshoba and Noxubee counties have struck ter TOT to evil doers, and many are reported to have fled the counties through fear of indictments.
 The Teachers Institute of Lauderdale county will open tomorrow morning i1 this city under the supervision of County Superintendent John R. Ellis. It will De the most notable assembly or teachers ever held in this county, owing to the great impetus given to the cause or education by the immense addition to the school fund this year and the earnest work of State Superintendent Whitfield and Superintendent Ellis. About seventy five teachers are expected to attend the institute, which will last four weeks.
 Government Pays Claim.
 
 After waiting thirty-nine years, Nox- ubee county farmer has collected war claim from Uncle Sam. Some time after the surrender a body of Federal troops in passing from Columbus to Vicksburg, camped near the mill of w T. White, in Noxubee county The soldiers broke into his mill, helped themselves to all the meal and flour, and what was not used was scattered along the road. They also led away horse and mule. Under an act of congress. MT White put in claim for $500, and last week received check for S125. all the department would allow
 new fraternal insurance company has been organized here, with capital stock of $10,O00 cash. Its promoters are able hnanciers and frst-class insurance writ CTS of this city. with several prominent out-of-town stockholders. Application will be filed for the charter on Monday and the new company will do business In the majority of the Southern states.
 Cotton will begin to move in the Mer- idan market this week. as number of new bales are expected 10 arrive during the week. Cotton will be in the market from four to seven days earlier this year than last.
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