The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05

The encampment of the Mississippi
National Guard, which is to be held
some time this summer, in August, on
the coast, is to be one of the best that
has ever been held by the National
Guard Of this state. There will bs
regular army officers In attendance,
and it will be conducted similar to-
such affairs in the regular army. There
are to be sham battles, skirmishes
with the "enemy" and other minnie
forms of warfare. The field movements
are to be elaborate
Director Dunbar Rowland, of the
of archives and history,
has awarded contract for the hang
ing of portraits in the Hall of Fame,
and work will be commenced within
the next week. There is wall space in
the Hall Of Fame for about thirty oil
portraits, and the remainder will be
placed on easeis around the room.
Twenty easels have been ordered for
this purpose.
There was a general breaking up OF
gambling paraphernalia at the City
Hall last week. There were all kinds
of gambling things. Strong armed,
bluecoated minions Of the law took
axes and broke up the tables and
wheels, piled them in heap in the
Jail yard, saturated with coal oil and
set on fire, being reduced to ashes In a
very short time.
The city authorities have received
eight bids for the $4,000 Fire Depart
ment bonds to be issued by the city.
The bonds were sold to Fuller, Pear
son & Snyder, Of Cleveland, Ohio,
who offered premium of ST 1875. The
derived from the sale of these
bonds is to be used in establishing a
paid fire department in Jackson.
The Mississippi Railroad Commits
sion has received plans for the new de-
pot to be erected at Indianola, and no
tice from the Illinois Central and the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City rail-
roads, that they have in effect a rate
of Is cents on native corn and hay
shipped between points in Mississippi
on their lines.
Adjutant General Arthur Fridge has
issued two important orders to tho
National Guard. One Of these is di-
rected to secure the return of all
equipment and property belonging to
the government, now in the possession
of ex-officers. The second is to pro-
vide for re-enlistment of commands
where the enlistment term has expired
Architects are now at work on the
plans for two handsome office build
ings which are to be erected in Jack
son, one by the Merchants Bank and
one by the Capitol National. 1t is ex-
pected that both contracts will be let
some time during the coming month
Both buildings are to be five stories
high.
Major Hemingway takes another
step in the direction of sup
pressing and stamping out the blind
tiger pests by issuing notices to tina
persons who rent places to the tigers,
that he will enforce the law rigorous
~ hereafter, which makes it a mis-
demeanor to rent to such characters.
In response to a query recently sent
out regarding the experience of other
towns In the state with municipal own
ership. Mayor Rhodes of West Point,
states that the city owns both the
electrict light and waterworks plants
and both concerns are paying.
L. Ell. Mcbride has brought suit
against the Alabama and Vicksburs
Railroad for $4,000 for injuries his
wife claims to have sustained while
driving over one Of the crossings Of
the railroad.
Lots S, 6 and z, adjoining the prop
erty of the state, on which is to be
erected the new Deaf and Dumb In
ctitufa uer-a rurchacad fo~ 90 0ffa
from FL. ID. Erwin, the owner.
The Jim Crow Street Car Law went
into effect on the thirtieth and all the
street railway companies in the state
are making preparations to put it, in
to effect. sfs,
Sentenced to the Penitentiary.
Helena, Ark--In the Circuit Court
here, sentences of five and twenty-one
years, respectively, were passed upon