The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-05
Mississippi
9ews

For the first time in this state the
supreme has just passed on the ques-
ton whether a suspected person a be
forced by the law officers to take such
action or be forced to undergo such an
ordeal as will tend. to incriminate him
self, or strengthen circumstantial evil
dence against him. Will Magee was
convicted OF a felony in Jefferson coun-
ty. In order to strengthen the case
against him the accused was made to
go with the officers to the locality OF
the house and place his foot in the
prints left there, which were the foot
prints of the criminal. The feet OF
Magee fitted, and this strengthened
the states case. The defendants at
torney claimed this as reversible error,
as it was clearly self-convicting testi-
mony, and in conflict with the constitu-
ton. The supreme court held that the
officers had a clear right to take such
action, which is on the line of right of
search of the person of a suspected
criminal.
Another effort on the part of the Uni
versity of Mississippi authorities to
make a draft on the support fund ap-
preparation met with a check when
State Treasurer Edwards refused to
honor the paper. The amount desired
was $40, 900, the support fund for the
university for the present year. Mr..
Edwards gave as his reason for this re-
fusal the fact that the trustees had not
complied with the provisions of the
act under which the appropriation was
made, that the salary of the chancel-
lor be reduced to $500 per annum
after the close of the present scholastic
year.
Meetings were held at Michigan City,
Ashland and Hickory Flat, in Benton
county, under the auspices of the Mis-
sissippi live stock sanitary board to de-
wise steps for %eradicating the cattle
tick and putting Mississippi in line for
protection under the cattle quarantine
regulations of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. After thor
oughly working up the improvement
spirit in Benton, the movement will be
carried into other border counties.
Gov. Noel, upon the recommendation
of the Mississippi State Medical asso-
citation, designated a list of physicians
to attend the international tuberculosis
congress, to be held in Washington on
Sept. 81, the delegation being as fol-
lows: Drs. p. r. Brown, J. r. Tackett,
J. P. Moore, ST., r. NJ. Sadler, Henry
Christmas, B. A. Sheppard, C. E.
Catchings, A. A. Young, J. ]. Stevens,
II. NJ. Folkes.
The special commission to provide for
collecting the testimonial fund for the
battleship Mississippi will employ some
competent person, with a reasonable
remuneration, to v the state and
make collections for the fund. In adj
dition to this, the public organizations
which have taken up the work of col
lecting subscriptions are urged to con-
tinue their efforts.
A year and a half ago there were 1872
industries of all kinds along the line
of the Mobile, jackson and Kansas
City road, including the large saw mill
plants in South Mississippi. Today
there are just q in operation.
One of the most successful revivals
Aberdeen has ever witnessed has Just
come to a close. Many names were
added to the membership of the differ
emit churches.
Capt. J. F. Merry of the Illinois Cen
trail is exceedingly anxious for Missis-
sippi to be well represented at the ma
tional corn exposition at Omaha in
December.
Gov. Noel received from the treasury
department of the United States a
check for the sum of $8,371.94, being
the amount due on certain land grants
formerly patented to the state of Mis-
sissippi under the act of Dec. Is, 1850,
but enormously sold subsequent to that
time, up to March, 1857.
Beginning July l Vicksburg is to be
made the United States depository for
receipts of every postofice in Missis-
sippi. There are 1857 postofices in
the state.
DR.. w. F. Stansbury, a prominent
dentist of Lexington, was found dead
in his room. 1t is supposed he died
from IN attack of heart failure.
Work on the Aberdeen Tombigbee
Valley railroad is now in progress be-
tween Aberdeen and Buttahatchie
river.
The grand council, United CONNER.
cial Travellers of Mississippi and Louis
lana me at Greenville, 300 delegates
being in attendance.
Washington county voted to issue
$50 900 in bonds for the purpose of
working the county roads.
In many respects the greatest revival
that Iuka has had in years is now in
progress, conducted by the Rev. J. II.
Dew, of Liberty, Mo. A large number
| of people who have not attended church
in years are deeply interested and there
have been many conversions.