The leader., 1905-10-21
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS


increase. Observation-Disclosures. o4
No. 3, negro servant class, for 1905 392
No. 3, negro servant class, for 1904 252
increase ..e................. 4O
Pro rate pensioners, veterans and
widows, for 1905 .............. g, S64
Pro rate pensioners, veterans and
widows, for 1904 04................6, 1922
1ncfedSe. ..........s...... ~
The pro rate pensioners get $50. 10
each. Last year they received 1872. 20.
The total amount distributed was
S249, ,65560.
The crop bulletin for the past week
follows: Over much of the State cotton
suffered some deterioration as result
of wet weather and injury from worms,
especially in the western counties,
where worms have wrought much in
jury to young cotton by stripping it of
foliage and destroying young bolls. In
the southwestern counties recent heavy
rains have caused much cotton to sprout
in the bolls; rotting is also reported
from several localities. Upland cotton
is nearly all open, but lowland cotton
continues to open slowly. Picking was
generally hindered by damp weather,
but is well advanced south and east.
The yield outlook appears to grow
lighter as picking advances.
The housing of corn continues with
poor to fair yields. Sugar cane is very
promising. Both sweet and Irish pota-
toes are generally yielding finely. Tur-
nips and fall gardens are doing well.
Pasturage continues good.
Thomas McCraine, prominent citi-
zen of Franklin county, was shot and
killed by Alec McCraine, a negro, who
later met death while trying to elude
Will Jackson. a quarantine guard, sew
eral miles away. The quarantine guard
did not know that the negro had killed
Mr.. McCraine. He arrested him for
violating the health board regulations,
McCraine stating that he had come
from Mobile, Ala. jackson was escort
ing his prisoner to the quarantine sta
ton when the latter, making gun
play, was shot and killed by the guard.
The assessment of real and personal
property of the city of Meridian for
the current fiscal year aggregates ST.
743, ,S47, an increase over last year OF
$669,811. The activity of the real es-
tate market in that city is evidenced by
cash transfers recorded for the past
week, which foot up $169, 1886 the
largest single amount paid being Sl6,-
600. Values have advanced rapidly
during the past two years, and are aug
menting now more rapidly than ever.
Superintendent Whitfield has sent
out the following:
''To the County Superintendent I'm
view of the fact that the examinations
have been interfered with in many
counties of the State by the quarantine
to so great an extent that many teach
ers have not had the opportunity to
stand their examinations, the State
Board of Education has appointed Nov.
3 and 4 as another general examination
day for white teachers in the State, and
the 10th and 11th for negro teachers,
for all counties that desire it"
FL. T. Simrall, State manager of the
Woodmen of the World, states that
during the first nine months of the
present year 3 ,494 certificates of mem
berShip were issued in this State. This
brings the membership up to Is, ,563 on
Oct. /, and with $27 100000 of insur-
ance in force. Forty-nine new camps
have been organized in the State dur
ing the year, so far, and it is predicted
that by Jan. l the membership will
reach 10000.
Sid Higgins, prominent citizen of
Carroll county, and resident of Hem
ingway, accidentally got his arm caught
in gin, ana before assistance could ar
rive his arm was so badly mangled that
amputation was necessary. The shock
was so great that Mr.. Huggins died un-
der the operation. He leaves wife
and seven children.
Secretary Maxwell of the Railroad
Commission has just completed his cal
culation of the railroad mileage in the
State of Mississippi He gives the
mileage in the State as3, ,440. Al, against
8, ,142. on the last estimate, which was
in 1902.
The New Albany Clothing Manufac-
turing Company has increased its capi-
tai stock from $4,000 to $l0o,000 owing
to, the increase of business.
A number of citizens of Ocean Springs
have organized a Law and Order
League. The law-abiding citizens are
aroused and determined to stamp out
hoodlumism in Orean Springs for good
and ALL
Judge Dunn will hold special term
of circuit court in Choctaw county in
November, beginning at Chester on the
1st day of November, and at Ackerman
on the first Monday in November.
The A. and NJ. College will not open
until Nov. and students will not be
allowed on the campus until two days
prior to the opening. 20
The Secretary of State has received