The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-23
GLEANINCS AT
THE CAPITAL.
MATTERS OF STATE WIDE IN
TEREST.
EXCHANGE IS ORGANIZED
Jackson Business Men Meet and Re-
solve Themselves Into Cotton Ex-
change. Negro Who Owned Slaves
Dead.


Dead.
Jackson. There was largely at
tended meeting Of business men few
days ago for the purpose of organic
ing cotton exchange and board Of
trade in jackson. All the leading
business firms of the city were rep
presented, and it was decided to 60 in
to permanent organization. Robert
Remington was elected president and
a committee of five was appointed to
solicit members. This list was OPEN
ed and about fifty firms put down their
names, obligating themselves to pay
$50 per year dues. The organization
is to employ permanent secretary,
who has not yet been selected, and pay
him a salary. Suitable quarters are to
be leased and an effort made to get
new industries to come to jackson.
1t is believed that over a hundred
members can be secured, which will
enable the organization to get first
class hustler as secretary and pay him
a frst-class salary.
Aunt Nancy Austin, one Of the
oldest negroes in Mississippi, died at
her home on Pascagoula street in this
city few days ago, and there was
a large outpouring of the colored pop
ulation of the community to attend
her funeral. This cid nesress, who
had passed the fou-scere mark in life
by several years, enjoyed the distinc-
ton of being the only negro slave
holder in Mississippi in the days be-
fore the war and the story of her life
is OF highly entertaining nature In
the days long before the war she was
serving maid in an aristocratic fam
lily that has since passed out Of exist
ence, and so we'll and favorably did
she serve her mistress that she was
frequently given generous tips which
she carefully saved and afterwards
purchased her freedom. Not content
with mere freedom, she accumulated
money with almost marvellous rapidity
and within few years became the
owner Of several slaves.
Detective White, of Chicago, has
brought up and placed in the Jack
son Jail a negro named Sam Jones,
who is going to be held here as a wit
ness until the next term Of the cir
cult court Of Lincoln county, when he
will testify in some of the whitecap-
ing outrages. Jones arrest is the re-
suit Of the determined effort on the
part Of law-abiding citizens of Lin
coin county to break up whiteeapping
and with the evidence that this negro
will give they hepe to bring the law
breakers who have been defying the
officers to justice. Detective White
has been working on the case for some
time, and is said to have direct evil
dence against the parties. Jones has
been an employe of the Pearl River
Lumber Co., some of whose hands
have been frightened by the white
eappers, Jones says that the band never
gave him whipping, but he saw them
while they were at work, and they
threatened to kill him if he ever told.
He will remain in the Jackson jail I'M
til court conyenes so he cannot be in
undated with threats.
A negro has been arrested by the
police, supposed to be wanted in
Winfield, La, for the murder Of
deputy sheriff last February. The ne
gro\ italics with the description re-
ceivedS at police headquarters. The
negro daims that he was never in
Louisiana; eand that he is resident Of
Greenville. He says that his name is
James Richardson. The Winfield
authorities have been notified of his
arrest, and he will be Hsld pending
their arrival.
The sanitary Inspector says that the
city is in the best sanitary condition
in years. The inspection of the city
is going steadily forward, and before
the hot days strike up Jackson will
be in fine condition. The only thing
that is needed to make Jackson COM
plete in a sanitary way is a good
garbage plant, and it is believed that
the city will soon put in one.
Mr.. W. H. Stovall, a special exam
liner Of the government pension, bu-
reau, has been in Jackson for the pur-
pose Of taking dispositions and evil
dence in pending claims. Mr.. Stovall
succeeds Mr.. Mortimer Whitehead as
special examiner in this district, Mr..
Whitehead having been transferred to
New Orleans.