The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25

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C~larksdale. Since the disaster occur-
red claim agents of the company have
been busily engaged negotiating set
Elements with persons who received
minor injuries, and, in accordance with
the policy of the company, the effort
will be made to settle as many claims
out OF court as possible.
Judge Roane, in his charge to the
grand jury, instructed the jury to in
vestigate the lynching OF Nelse Patton
at Oxford; that the law made no dis
tinction in the killing with malice
~aforethought, whether the man de-
served death or not; hat only the arm
OF the law could inhict the death pen
atty, n that it was as a great q crime
to lynch a human being as to commit
murder in any other way, in the eyes
OF the law.
Cotton crop conditions in Mississippi
are by no means fattering at this time.
Thirty days ago the weed looked fine,
and, with favorable conditions, a fair
harvest was possible. The plant, as a
rule, was late, and the July crop was
not very heavy. The dry, hot weather.
east winds, and cool nights played
havoc with all of the late growth.
Shedding has been general throughout
the state, and more marked than for
several seasons.
The members of the Lowndes. County
Confederate Veterans association held
their annual reunion and barbecue at
Columbus, and more than 100 heroes of
he Civil War were present. Gen.
Stephen d. Lee, the distinguished COM
mander-in-chief of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, who died last May, was
a member of this association, and for
years had attended the annual barbe-
cues.
At the big roundup Farmers Insti-
tute at Starkville Chas. Z. Pabst, of
Ocean Springs, the pecan king of Mis-
slssippi, talked on pecan culture in this
state, with particular reference to diff
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finished his remarks even those 1T first
listless became highly enthused, and
many left with a determination to enjoy
a share in his lucrative business.
The fact that the question Of freight
rate protection is quite a serious one
with the business men of Mississippi is
attested quite emphatically by the
large number of men who attended the
conference held at Jackson, and which
resulted in the organization of the Mis-
sissippi Freight Protective association.
Handsome subscriptions have been
received to the Stephen d. Lee monu-
ment fund by Chairman w. 7. Rigby
of the Vicksburg National Military
Park commission. Among the con-
tributors are j. I. Harahan, president
of the Illinois Central railroad; Gen.
Paul A. Furz and Capt. S. 2. Allen,
both of Texas.
In Newton county the board of SUI
pervisors has ordered a special tax levy
to be used in defraying the expense of
erecting a new courthouse. Bitter OPP
position to the tax levy was shown by
some citizens, but sentiment in favor of
the proposed building finally prevailed,
and plans and specifications will be
asked for at an early date.
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens, presi-
dent of the Mississippi division United
Daughters of the C~onfederacy, has is
sued an address instructing local chap
tiers to anne delegates to the general
convention of the order to be held at
Atlanta from Nov. IL to Is. During
the year the United Daughters of the
C~onfederacy have enjoyed a marked
growth in Mississippi.
A movement has been placed on foot
among the farmers in that section of
Southwest Mississippi infested by the
Mexican boil weevil to plant a mini
mum cotton acreage next year, and de-
vote the major portion of tillable land
to corn, forage crops and truck products.
Judge Henry c. Niles OF the federal
court holds hat the demand Of the cit
liens of Bay ST. Louis that the Louis
vile & Nashville stop passenger trains
at a certain point in that city is unrea-
sonable, and that the federal court has
Jurisdiction.
That the Farmers Union has nothing
whatever to do with the outrages bv
so-called night riders, several of which
have been reported in this state during
the past ten days, is the emphatic
statement issued by officers of that or
ga~nization.
Crop conditions in the Hollandale
section are very discouraging and ex-
tremely unfavorable. The young bolls
are falling off and in some places blight
has made its appearance and is doing
some damage.
That Mississippi's p~enitentiary pop
ulation will pass the 1,5OO mark before
the close Of the current year is the be-
lief OF Secretary Lawrence Yerger. of
the prison board of trustees, who has
been making some calculations on the
subject.
A movement has been launched in
Lawrence county to secure the erection
OF a new courthouse, to cost no not less
than $4,000, and it is probable that