The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-08

News

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In the case Of the state against w.
L. Gambrell before the supreme court
Justice Mayes pointed out that the tes-
timony for the state had included the
dying declaration of the man Grayson,
whom the indictment alleged Gambrell
had killed. The defense had objected
to this on the ground that the deceased
was alleged to have been an unbeliever,
an inidel with no belief in God or
future punishment. In the lower court
the objections were overruled, and the
declaration was permitted to 60 to the
jury without the qualifying instruction.
In the opinion of the supreme court
that point should have been submitted
to the jury, and for that reason the
case was reversed and remanded.
According to Insurance Adjuster A.
A. Weille, representative of the fire
underwriters in Mississippi, the indus
Vial SuPleoi luFcSlcu III tulS Stdlc has
suffered more severely during the past
twelve months than for years past. In
this time seven of the valuable cotton
seed oil plants and a large number of
others, especially saw mills and lumber
yards, have been badly damaged by
fire, causing an aggregate loss of S313,-
600.
State Superintendent Of Education
Powers declared the examinations for
negro teachers recently held through
out the state null and void. This &C
ton was taken on positive proof that
the examination questions had again
been stolen and sold and distributed in
many places before the sealed questions
sent to the teachers in charge of the
examination had been opened.
The Gulf & Ship Island railroad is
running an excursion train to Gulfport
every Sunday. The usual low rates
are in effect from all stations on the
road. The pavilion at the sea-end of
the great pier has been arranged for
the accommodation of excursionists.
Shipments of fruits and vegetables
from Mississippi have been greatly de-
layed by the recent heavy transforms
that have swept over the truck farm
Ing belt, and in some communities a
large destruction of crops is reported.
The assessment of the Western Union
Telegraph company shows a pole mile
age of 2,O23 miles, valued at $50 per
mile. making a total of $50, $50. The
wire mileage is given at 1888, valued
at 80 per mile, a total of Sl5S, $50.
The Sunday school superintendent
institute, under the joint supervision OF
the Sunday school board Of the North
Mississippi and the Mississippi confer.
ences, will be held at Durant Nav u,
ID and IA.
Brookhaven has a new 800, 900 in
dustry-a gravel washing plant. The
daily expense of the plant will be $500,
and the projectors expect to have it in
full operation in sixty days.
Greenville will entertain the Louis.
iana-Mississippi United Commercial
Travellers on May 20 and 80, and pre-.
parations for the event are being made
on a grand scale.
The railroad station at Verona was
burglarized and a lot of whisky secured
from the express department, a mail
sack was cut open and a number of let
tiers rifled.i
The state board of health will meet
at Jackson On May II and ID to exam
inc applicants for license to practice
medicine in this state.
DR.. X. W. Owens, one of the Oldest
and most highly respected citizens of
Tunica county, died at Tunica, aged 6S.
The total rewards now offered for the
fugitive negro John Joseph, slayer Of
Branch T. Archer at Port Gibson, now
aggregate the sum of ST, $50.
Gov. Noel has offered a reward of
500 for the arrest of the assassin of
John o. Black, who was killed at Nox-
apater on Jan. 5.
The people of Okolona are enthusiast
tic over the fact that they are to have
a new road-the Observation-Disclosures
Valley
The farmers of Mississippi are being
urged against increased acreage in
cotton at the expense of cereal and
stock feed crops.
About 400 delegates are expected TO
attend the annual meeting of the Mis-
sissippi Association of Elks to be held
at Biloxi.
In the contest for the most popular
young lady in Pontotoc Miss Lindley
Anderson received the greatest number
of votes.
The board of managers of the Crys.
tai Springs Chautauqua assembly ap-
propriated 1880 to install q water.
works plant.
All railroads in Mississippi have an.
nounced that they will grant reduced
rates to the teachers who attend the
summer normal sessions to be held in
Hattiesburg, Brookhaven, Starkville