The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-22
GULFPORT EXPORT
 BUSINESS HEAVY
Lumber And Cotton Are Among
 Largest Shipments
TRAIN MAY BE TAKEN OFF
Jackson Board of Trade is Raising Kick Against the Threatened Move-Rare Engraving of
 Jefferson Davis Secured.

Jackson, Miss, March 21.-(Special)-R. L. Simpson. president of the Gulfport Commercial union writes to the railroad commission giving a statement of the ex- port business there for the months of January and February, and states that plans are being formulated for the exten- size handling of cotton and cotton seed products next season.
 The lumber exports for January and February amounted to 36, 7S5,O0o feet val ued at $759.9lS
 The cotton exports for the same time were 11.169 bales, valued at s524. S49.
 Several thousand barrels of cotton seed oil, etc, were also exported from that port
 In order to show the growth of the ex- pert business at Gulfport during the past few years MT. Simpson gives the figures as fellows In 1902 the exports were val ued at $1a,o0OOOO 1905. s2O7,0oOO0O 1908, $21s OOO,OOO The banner year was in 1906, when the exports were s29S,OOO000.
 Protest is Raised.
 The Jackson board of trade is up in arms over a report to the effect that the Gulf and Ship Island railroad contem- plates taking out of service their passen- ger train known as the Columbia branch special, and which arrives in Jackson at 1925 and leaves at 2:3O D. m.
 This train is great accommodation to the travelling public, and brings a great deal of trade, and many shoppers to Jack son during the day. The board of trade has. through Secretary Stephenson, filed strong protest against the removal of the train and the discontinuanee of the service with the railroad commission, and the service will hardly be discontinued be- fore there is a discussion of the matter and the permission of the commission given. These trains were put on at the instance of the board of trade and that organization will bring every inducement to bear to hold them as well as all other trains now going out or coming into Jackson d4ily
 Rare Portrait of Davis.
 A friend of Bishop Charles B. Galloway has sent him steel engraving made from photograph of Jefferson Davis dur ing the tme he was in the cabinet, and which is the only one of the kind ever seen here, though the historical depart. ment has collected copies of all photos, portraits, etc., that were to be found. In this picture MT. Davis seems to be a man of about 40 years of age, with a fuller face than shown in any other like ness, and wearing short, stubby beard. Bishop Galloways friend purchased the picture several years ago at a public sale in Washington. It has been presented to the department of archives and history, and the old soldiers at the home at "Beauvoir" will be asked to make frame of oak taken from the trees around that historic place.
 German Historian Coming.
 State Historian Rowland has a letter advising him that Dr. Alexander Franz professor of history at the University of Main, Germany, will be in Jackson in few days for the purpose of making study of records and tram scripts bearing on the settlement of the Mississippi valley, and which he knows are to be found in Mississippis depart ment of archives and history with greater certainty and ease than elsewhere in the United States Dr. Franz, who is now in New Orleans has already written vol umes on this subject, "Die Kolonisation des Mississppitales," as he calls it. and Mississippians are not going to quarrel with him about it.
 Pardon of Blind Tiger.
 During the Law Enforcement league meeting here a few days since MT. B. T. Hobbs, editor of the Brookhaven Leader. who was secretary of the meeting, stated that 1t did not seem there was much use running down and convictng blind tigers as the governor pardoned them, and mem toned a case in point.
 Governor Noel, chairman of the meet ing, stated that he knew nothing of the case mentioned and that he did not par don the fellow.
 The incident created quite a little breeze in the meeting, and there was consider able curiosity to know who did pardon the tiger.
 Investigation of the records at the of flee of the governor shows that Lieuten- ant Governor Manship pardoned J. D. Wright the BrookhaVen blind tiger, last December while Governor Noel was in Washington. The petitions for pardon were signed by Judge Wilkinson. all mem bers of the board of supervisors and 225 of the best citizens of the town, includ- ing the mayor. It was shown that Wright has a wife and three small children, that
  $500 and 90 days in jail. He pleaded guilty in four other cases and his total fines were $2l50 with 422 days in Jail, with costs amounting to $l3l.
 The poor fellow had served about six months and his family was suffering. The judge who passed sentence and more than POD others asked for his release. There being no protest against the pardon Acting Governor Manship granted it, and his action was indorsed by all who knew the circumstances.
 Dickinson Too Busy to Accept.
 Secretary of War Dickinson has de- clined an invitation extended to him by Bishop Charles B. Galloway of the board of trustees of Millsaps college, to deliver the commencement address at that institution next June. stating that it will be impossible for him to get away from his official duties at that time. He hopes, however, to be able to come to Jackson during the year
 In this connection it is not improper to note the fact that Bishop Galloway's health Is reported much better than at any time lately The people of Missis- sippi, and in fact of the entire coun- try, who have been anxious over the persistent reports of the declining health of this great and good man. will be reioiced to know that with the re- turn of spring he seems to have taken a new lease on life To the country,