The leader., 1905-07-01
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


Application has been received at the
Office Of the Secretary of State for
revival of the charter of the North Mis-
sissippi 8 Bay Springs Railroad,
branch Of the Southern Railway pro-
jected from Burnsville, in Tishoraingo
county in a southerly direction
through Ittawamba county, probably
TO Fulton, the county seat. Ittawamba
Is one of the few counties in the State
now without railroad facilities, and the
indications are that the Southern Rail-
way intends to 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 artesiaR well dug on the camp
grounds near there is a big success.
The well is 750 feet deep and is sup
plying water at the rate of ESQ gallons
a minute. Gen. Fridge has issued
an order to the effect that no requisi-
tion received for ordnance or quarter
masters supplies would be honored
between July Is and August is.
Congressman John Sharp Williams
gives notice that on August Is and 16
an examination is to be held in Jack
son for the purpose of selecting ca
Diet from the Eighth district in the
West Point Military Academy. All
boys between the ages of IL and %
are eligible to compete for this honor.
The successful applicant will report at
Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, on
May 1, 1906. for his entrance examina-
ton. Two alternates are to be chosen
from among the applicants.
Marshal w. S. Moon arrested 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
| flee indicate that there will be 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 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, Whitworth and James.
1t is announced that the General Oil
| Company, which is an Ohio corpora
tion, is about to establish headquarters
III jackson for the State Heretofore
the headquarters for the company has
been in Memphis, and the business for
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 of boys reformatory
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. white man serving
| two-year term in the penitentiary for
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 extenuating 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, Centreville, Crawford, Vicks-
burg, Silver City, Itta Bena, Gloster
and Prentiss.
On Monday, July 8, the Supreme
Court will begin the call of all cases
| left on the dockets for the middle and
northern districts. The cases will be
called peremptorily as they are reached
On the uoShSet dhu Will We a. l5eeSe5 oNo
mitted or continued when called.
Secretary Fisher, Of the Mississippi
Cotton Growers Association, reports
that the association has thorough or
ganization in every county in the State
where cotton Is grown, and on the 1st
Of July he viii prepare his semi-annual
report to the executive committee,
| sho.,i,o- t1o rnarnl,arahiy roll If each