The Semi-weekly leader., 1905-12-02

| State Superintendent of Education
Whitfield has completed the statistical
part of his report to the Legislature,
showing an enrolment of 423,731, as
against 403,647 for the report two years
ago; whites, 199,292; colored, 224 ,483.
Of the total enrolment, 4s,623 are in
the cities and towns, the balance in the
rural districts. There are 1921 schools
in the State, of which 90 are separate
school districts New white schools es-
tablished during the biennial period
were $50; colored, 109.
Gov Vardaman has appointed H. II.
! Hopson, of Clarksdale, to the vacancy on
the Leyee Board occasioned by the resig
nation of S. L. Dodds. Mr.. Hopson is
one of the largest land owners in the
county, having over 5000 acres of land
In cultivation.
Insurance Commissioner Cole states
that his report to the Legislature of the
business of his department of the State
government will show that from Octo-
Der 1, 1908, to October /, 1905, two
years, he paid into the State treasury,
net, the following sums: Privileges,
| $50, 6,473.S7; 2 per cent. taxes, $121,-
1855; fire taxes, $5,7391S; fees, So
90784: This is total of $217,S44.57,
over and above all expenses of the de-
partment, which is the newest in the
State government.
| Maj. Simon Mayer, who served as ad
jutant general with the rank of major
| on the staff of Gen. Chalmers with
| Sharpe's brigade in the Confederate
army, was killed accidentally at Nat
chez. As he arose from his bed his re-
volver slipped from under his pillow and
discharged one bullet. This lodged be-
hind his right ear, producing instant
death. Maj. Mayer was 66 years of age.
He leaves large family.
The cotton planters of Washington
county took the lead for the State on
organizing themselves into cotton
| growers association and agreeing TOT
withhold 20 per cent. of the present.
crop of cotton from the market for
to Is cents pound. for middling cotton.
In the case of Silverberg, Parry &
Co., the Supreme Court held that con-
tract for futures does not hold in Missis-
sipp. {saacs, a. citizen of Louisiana, put
up $4O0 and lost on cotton futures at
Vicksburg. He sought to recover and
the court said he might, except for tho
statute against dealing in futures.
Should he recover this time he might
gamble with impunity hereafter, as he
could not possibly lose.
Marshal Nom, of Crenshaw, arrested
twenty-six Italians for working on tho
railroad on Sunday. They We're caMied
before Squire Jaco, pleaded guilty and
were fined 81 and costs, amounting to
$40 each. Not being able to pay the
fines, they were placed in the lookup for
transportation to Jail at Sardis. just
before starting for Jail one old fellow,
who happened to have about $3.50 in his |
Jeans, relented and paid the fines, and
they were released.
State Revenue Agent Adams will show
in his biennial report to the Legislature
that he has collected about $285, 900 dur |
ing the past two years. He will urge
that foreign building and loan associa-
tions be forced to pay taxes on money |
loaned in Mississippi as was suggested
by the Supreme Court some time since
in cases wherein the revenue agent was
turned down in his suits to collect from |
such companies.
In view of the fact that there is con-
siderable uneasiness over insurance in |
ycstigations in New York, Insurance |
Commissioner Cole has Issued circular |
letter to policy holders in the Equitable,
Mutual and New York Life that they |
are all sound and absolutely solvent, |
having funds to meet every obligation. |
He thinks the agitation will do good, |
and urges all policy holders to pay pre- /
n,iunls when due, and keep their insur-
ance in force.
GOV. Vardaman has appointed J. Q. |
Robbins, of 1upeio, as special Judge TO |
hold Lowndes County Court in place of |
Judge sykes, who is quite sick.
The Baptist Mission Board met at |
Jackson last week There was Joint
Getting between the members of the |
beard and directors of the Baptist, pub
lished in the capital city. but nothing
was said about the Board of Missions |
taxing over the paper, and that work
will remain in the hands of the stock
company that owns it, as heretofore. |
j he report from the management of the
Bartist was good, it be;nr shown that
the paper is getting along nicely and
making some money.
Announcement is made that the
States new institution for deaf and
dumb will open December Z
The Kansas City, Memphis & Birming
ham Railroad makes report to the Rail-
road Commission that for the last quar-
ter its total receipts from all sources
were $309.826.72; its operating expenses
were $276, ,273.70, and the net revenue
deficit was $33,156.45.
The merchants and farmers of West
have responded to President Harvie Jor-
dams request, calling for 100000 bales
of cotton to be held for Is cents. Be-
tween $50 and 200 bales have been sub
scribed to the amount to be held, and
holders of cotton feel sure of getting
good price for this cotton.
A very important real estate deal was
eonsummated at jackson, Z. Watkins
selling to syndicate about thirty five
acres of land in the northern suburb of
the city. Ten years ago Mr.. Watkins
,ffcred to sell this land to the CITY for
new cemetery for few thousand dol
lais, and that price being considered too
high, vas declined
It has been definitely decided that
Meridian will have splendid Scottish
Rite Cathedral costing $4,000 An as
sociation has been organized and will be
chartered to carry out plans for tho
building,