The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-30

revival Of the charter of the North Mis-
sissIppi & Bay Springs Railroad, a
branch of the Southern Railway pro
jeCted from Burnsville. in Tishomiugo
county, in q sOutherly direction
through lttawamba county, probably
to Fulton, the county seat. Ittawamba
is one of the few counties in the State
nov without railroatl facilities, and the
indications are that the Southern Rail.
way intends 10 build the line. The.
charter expired some time since.
Land Commissioner Nall received
from the Land Department at Wash
ington the maps and plates Of the land
purchased by Foley & Arson, embrac.
ing some $4,000 acres, and Assistant
Commissioner Smiley has been desig-
mated by these gentlemen to mark out
the line of the railroad to be built by
them up the Pearl river valley,
Adjt-Gen. Fridge has received infor-
nation from Gulfport to the effect that
the artesian well dug on the camp
grounds neal there is a big success
The well is $50 feet deep and Is sup
plying water at the rate of $50 gallons
a minute. Gen. Fridge has issued
an order to the effect that no reQuisi.
ton received for ordnance OF quarter
masters supplies would be honored
between July Is and August Is.
Congressman John Sharp Williams
gives notice that on August Is and Is
an examination Is ia be held In Jack.
son for the purpose of selecting a ca
Diet from the Eighth district in the
West Point Military Academy. All
boys between the ages of II and %
are eligible to compete for this honor,
The successful applicant will report at
Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, on
May !, 1906. for his entrance examina-
ton. Two alternates are to be chosen
from among the applicants.
Marshal w. s. Moon arrested a large
gang of foreigners at Crenshaw for
working on the railroad on Sunday.
The railroad authorities were notified
three weeks ago not to work their
gangs there on Sunday, but disobeyed
the orders. The men were arraigned
before the mayor and fined, which the
railroad will have to pay.
Reports received at the auditors Of
fee indicate that there will be a fair
sized increase in the pension roll this
year, Judging from the frequent re-
quests for blank applications received
at the Office. The Board Of Pension
Examiners will meet in September to
consider the new applications. Per
sons now on the pension roll are not
required to make new applications.
The Simpson county branch OF the
State Cotton Growers Association has
arranged for a big rally and barbecue
to be held at Mendenhall on the 18th
of July. Simpson county carries the
third largest membership roll in the
State. The arrangements for the rally
will be in charge of Messrs. Smith
Thames. Whttworth and James.
It is announced that the General Oil
Company, which is an Ohio corpora
ton. is about to establish headquarters
in Jackson for the State, Heretofore
the headquarters for the company has
been in Memphis, and the business for
q good portion Of the South has been
handled from that city. The General
Oil Company Is a competitor OF the
Standard, and has been in business for
some years in this section.
There are now fifteen conviCts in the
Mississippi ~penitentiary under the age
Of 16 years. and it is understood that
the effort will be renewed at the next
session Of the Legislature to secure the
establishment " a boys rcformatory
department in connection with the
State prison, in order that the young.
sters may not be associated with hard
ened criminals.
The Lincoln County Law and Order
League. which was the active agent in
the prosecution of the whitecapper or
ganizatiOn in that county, finally secur-
ing its disruption, will prepare coun-
ter-petitions to be presented to Gov.
Vardaman, urging him not to grant
pardons to the ringleaders Of the
whitecapper organizations, who were
sentenced to the penitentiary at the
November term Of Circuit Court In that
county.
Gov. Vardaman has pardoned Wal
ter G.. Stevens. a white man serving a
two-year term in the p~enitentiary fer
manslaughter. Stevens was convicted
in the Circuit Court of Copiah county
last December. and has made a model
prisoner during his Incarceration. He
was employed as bOokkeeper at the
Oakley Hospital, and rendered very
satisfactory services. The Governor
found e%xtenuating circumstances in
the case which justified the pardon.
Information has been received that
the fire insurance companies operating
in Mississippi have recently agreed on
special hazard rating for certain risks
in Greenwood. Ora. Port Gibson, West
Point, ~Centrevills, Crawford, Vicks.
burg, Silver City, Itta Bena, Gloster
and Prentiss,
On Monday, July 3. the Supreme
Court will begin the call of all cases
eft on the dOckets for the middle and
northern districts. The cases will be
called peremptorily as they are reached
on the docket. and win be argued, sub
mftted or continued when called.