The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-02

apathy prevailing among Mississippians
in matters political. In nc district did
the vote cast for the congressional can
didates, either in first or second pri-
mary, exceed 10000, while the total
vote cast in the eight districts, in round
numbers, was about $4,000. In the
senatorial election last year $4,000
votes were cast. 1t is thus evident that
about 80 per cent OF the qualified voters
OF the state did not take enough inter-
est in the congressional primaries to go
to the polls and exercise the right Of
franchise.
President H. G.. Hightower Of the
Farmers Union of Mississippi basis
sued an official statement ~denouncing
the recent alleged night rider ouirages
in this state, and urging officers and
members of local branches OF the or
ganization to give the authorities every
possible aid in suppressing lawless
manifestations toward ginners. The
statement also sets forth very clearly
and emphatically that the Farmers
Union is in no way involved in these
outrages, and that they will not be
c-ountenanced by members Of the or
ganization.
The Mississippi and West Alabama
Fair Association will hold the annual
fair and racing meet in Columbus, Oct.
20, 81, % and %. Races for handsome
purses will be held each afternoon Of
the four days. Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday nights there will be the
horse show. The exhibits promise to
be OF a high order. Live stock and all
sorts of products will be awarded for
the best exhibits and fancy work and
all commodities of household work will
also come in for their share of remun-
Grafton.
Lena Richards, a ~17-year-old girl OF
Sumrall, was acquitted in the circuit
court at Purvis, on a charge of muir
dering her father. The tragedy occur
red last December. The father, Jack
Richardson, came home in a quarrel
some state. The neighbors took him
away from home, but later in the night
he returned and ~endeavored to get into
the house. His daughter. Lena, seized
a double-barrel shotgun and warned
him to stay away. On his approach
she fired.
Compromise has been arrived at be-
tween the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas
City railroad company, and citizens OF
Hattiesburg, over the payment of $50
GOO bonus that vas promised that road
several years ago, if the road would
build through Hattiesburg. The I'M
.derstanding was hat the road would
run its main line through the city as
surveyed; but it was built on another
route, and only a branch was run into
Hattiesburg.
All of the members of the state SUI
preme bench have returned from their
summer wanderings, and will be ready
for the opening of the regular fall term
on Monday, Oct. l.. Some of the cases
are of considerable public Importance.
including the antitrust cases, and sew
eral important civil causes which in
volve close study of the books by menl-
bers of the court.
The Mississippi A. & NJ. College has
requested the management of the state
fair and industrial exposition to re-
serve space for a big exhibit from that
institution during the approaching
event. A carload display from the in
stitution will be shipped to Jackson,
illustrating the work of the college and
the several agricultural experiment
stations.
Tom Watson, the presidential nomi-
nee Of the Populist party,
that he will not carry out his recent
plan of making a tour of Mississippi:
that his program has been filled out
right up to election day, and it makes
no allowances for any speeches in this
state. He had been billed to make his
opening appearance in Mississippi in
Hattiesburg.
The total property valuation for Me-
ridian for 1908 will be about 81, 500, 900,
an increase of 81 900, 900 over last year,
which is accounted for in the most Part
by advances in the assessments of banks.
industries, street railway lines and real
estate development companies that
have expanded remarkably in the past
twelve months.
The business league of Greenwood is
after the Y. & NJ. V. and Southern rail
roads, and will endeavor to compel the
corporations to build new depots at
that place. 1t is commended that the
of the two systems at Green
wood are wholly inadequate and insult
ticient to meet the demands of q grow
ing passenger traffic.
Ned Bowles and Jim Bulison, col
ored, were legally executed at Charles
ton for murder. The execution was
witnessed by fully 5000 people, many
of whom travelled a long distance to
the hanging.
There seems to be a growing demand
in all parts of the state for an amend
ment to the primary election law that
will place the dates for congressional
primaries earlier than now provided for.
A meeting of the stockholders oil the
Mississippi River Western Railroad
Company, a line proposed from Meridian
to Natchez, was held at Meridian. Re
portS of an encourar;pr ro.no