The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-01

dSO Will PfyooV, PiOSCOdo VI ihootohSN
on old building, we have been enabled to
care for the home with 100 inmates and
accumulate a fund nearly sufficient to
erect a building fully equipped with
modern conveniences, at a cost of $685.
900, counting all good subscriptions. In
order to make the final payment it will
be necessary for us to have $4,000 more.
For this amount we earnestly appeal to
the Methodists of Mississippi as a
thank offering to the God of all mercies.
Your brethren in the work,
j. H. SHERARD, Pres.
FL. M. ELLIS, Sec.
Executive Committee.
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, 224,4S3.
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, 100.
Gov. Vardaman has appointed Fl. II.
Hopson, of Clarksdale, to The vacancy on
the Levee Board ~occasioned by the resig-
nation of S. L. Dodds. Mr.. Hopson is
one of the, largest land wners. 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 /, 1908, to October /, 1905, two
years, he paid into the State treasury,
net, the following sums: Privileges,
sS6,473.s7; 2 per cent. taxes, $12f,-
1855; fire taxes, $5,739.18; fees, 49,
9O7.S This is a total of $217,S44.57,
over and above all expenses of the de-
partment, which is the newest in the
State government.
Mai. Simon Mayer, who served as ad-
iutant 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 oS years of age.
He leaves a large family.
The cotton planters Of Washington
county took the lead for the State on
organizing themselves into a cotton
growers association and agreeing to
withhold 20 per cent. of the present
crop of cotton from the market for
ninety days unless the price advances
to IS cents a pound for middling cotton.
In the case of Silverberg, Parry Il
Co., the Supreme Court held that a con-
tract for futures does not hold in Missls-
sipp. Isaacs, a citizen of Louisiana, put
up $500 and lost on cotton futures at
Vicksburg. He sought to recover and
the court said he might, except for the
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 the
railroad on Sunday. They were carried
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
TRANSFORMATION to Jail at Sardis. just
before starting for Jail one old fellow,
who happened to have about $3.50 in his
leans, 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 1886, 900 dur
ing the past two years. He will urge
that foreign building and loan associa-
lions be forced to pay taxes on money
loaned in Mississippi as was suggested
by the Supreme Court some time since
in eases 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
~vestieations in New York, Insurance
Commissioner Cole has Issued a 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-
miums when due, and keep their insur-
ance in force.
Gov. vardaman has appointed ]. @.
Robbins, of Tupelo, as special Judge to
hold Lowndes County Court in place of
Judge Sykes, who is quite sick.
The Baptist Mission Boayo met at
jackson last week. There was a Joint
meeting between the members of the
board and directors of the Baptist, pub
lished in the capital city, but nothing
was said about the Board of Missions,
taking over the paper, and that work
will remain in the hands of the STOCK
company that owns it, as heretofore.
The report from the management OF the
Bartist was good, it being. shown that
tile paper is getting along nicely and
making some money.
Announcement is made that the
states new luStlCutlOH lOI ucdl dLu
dumb will open December Z.
The Kansas City, Memphis & Birming-
ham Railroad makes report to the Rail-
road Commission that for the lass quar-
ter its total receipts from all sources
were 5000. 826. ~; its operating expenses
were s276,273.7o, and the net revenue
deficit was $~33,156.45.
The merchants and farmers of West