The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
STATE TREASURY
 |S ALMOST EMPTY
Mississippi Treasurer is Look
 ing Around for Funds
VERDICT AGAINST JETER
Young Man Who Killed Tobert Has Won Sympathy on Account of His
 Youth-Rate Is Announced
 for Confederate Reunion.

Jackson, Miss, September 21.-(Speeial.) State Treasurer Miller is again scraping the bottom of his meal tub, there being only about $5o00 in the treasury, and the worst of 1t there is nothing coming in. It may be that the state eonvicts can pick and gin enough cotton to keep bus mess going, though very few bales are yet ready for the market Two hundred bales were reported picked on the Sun flower farm last Saturday night, and since that time d good many others have been gotten out and ready for market. In fact Governor Vardaman has sold 3OJ bales already at 1924 cents per pound, which is considered d good price, and which relieves the situation considerably. The governor had some fifty bales of long staple cotton in the lot that was ready to sell, but he was offered only P cents for it, and declined to sell at less than 25, believing it worth that money.
 Verdict of Manslaughter.
 The jury in the case of ]. T. Tolbert, the Athens. Ga. young man who was on trial for the murder of a man named Jeter a few weeks ago, surprised even the attorneys for the defense by bring ing in a verdict of manslaughter Con siderable sympathy was created for the defendant when it came out on the trial that Jeter was a middle-aged man, while Tolbert is nothing but an 1s-year- old boy and that he had been inyeigled into a game of chance by the older man-one he had never seen before.
 Rate to Reunion.
 Gen. Robert Lowry, commanding the Mississippi division of the United Confed crate veterans issues general order No. 45 in which he advises veterans he has secured rate of one and one-third fare plus 25 cents, to the Confederate reunion at Meridian. and all contemplating taking the trip are advised to call on their ticket agents for certificates.
 New Factory.
 A deal has been closed by which Jack son secures one of the largest spoke and handle factories in the country. The proprietors are Hoopes Bros G Darling ton, and they expect to begin operations as soon as the necessary buildings can be erected.
 Appeal for Relief.
 The freight bureau of the Jackson Board of Trade appeals to the railroad commission for relief from the tariff ol freight charges on the Gulf and Ship Island railroad, asking that the railroad be prevailed upon to use the Mississippi instead of the Southern classification. The Gulf and Ship Island has always been able, so far, to down the commits sion and the courts of the state when it comes to interference with the manage ment of the affairs of that road. The charter of the Gulf and Ship Island, which was granted In 1882, is the most liberal ever granted to any railroad in Mississippi, permitting 1t to classify freight to suit itself, but to be governed by rates then In on the Illinois Central be- tween New Orleans and Jackson. Just what the rates were then is not known now at this end of the line. but it is known that the Gulf and Ship Island is not cooperating with the railroad com mission in the matter of freight rates, its rates being somewhat higher than rates under the Mississippi classification.
 Prosecution Resumed.
 Attorney General Fletcher has returned to Vicksburg to resume the prosecution of the custer proceedings instituted by District Attorney Thames, and which were interrupted by lut iiiieSS Ol lHN some of one of the attorneys for the compress company. In the meantime the congresses over the state have resumed operations, and in the event a receiver Is appointed for the business, as has been asked, they will keep on running under his supervision.
 Fridge Has Many Friends.
 The movement to have Adjutant Genera, Fridge retained in office by the new gov ernor, and which was inaugurated by members of the National Guard at Meri- dian, seems to have met with favor everywhere. General Fridge has taken more interest and has done more to build up and better the National Guard In Mississippi than all the predecessors of that office. and Il would be misfortune to have him suppanted during the next sev- eral years.