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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1891
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Brookhaven and a figure named Peader or Eade with unclear associations. It references a veto by Lender Miblimu and an address on 2 Theroker Street, yielding minimal verifiable detail before the text breaks.
Editorial notes discuss widespread snow, constitutional issues, and Prohibition in the 1890s Mississippi scene. Mentions Arkansas Tennessee conflict, Governor appointments, disenfranchisement of voters, and prohibition leaders like Hon. S. M. Roane and Senator-elect Peffer. Notes Penitentiary cash, tax resistance, bridge losses, and press commentary on Levee Board extravagance and Gambrell speech.
The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court ruling that a valid lease transfer to Gulf & Ship Island Railroad discharged the bond sureties. The case hinged on the Penitentiary lease funds and questioned delivery of the lease money to the treasury. Heming Way’s defendants faced judgments, while the Attorney General’s persistence was praised by multiple papers amid a broader controversy over penitentiary reform and state finances.
Extracts show Mississippi writers from varying professions voicing support for a new party opposed to liquor. They critique saloon papers and comment on politics, legal code subsidies, and the shift in national party lines reflecting wider social change.
Merwin Mies urges immediate attention to effects of the new Constitution on Prohibition in the state. He argues local option elections require new registration, delays, and possible estoppel under old petition laws. He notes Supreme Court guidance on licenses and calls Prohibitionists to counter petitions and enforce the law.
The piece urges Alliance members to uphold obligations and unite for education, cooperation, and reform. It argues for organized farmer action, better schools and libraries, and political accountability, linking moral uplift to economic progress and opposing class legislation and corruption.
Fragmented notes report about 650 voters disenfranchised in Harrison County for unpaid taxes by January 2. It mentions Magnolia area crime injuring workers, a speech by Hon. L L Polk on a moral revolution and the Farmers Alliance’s future targeting liquor traffic, plus Mississippi Baptists fund raising and an Attorney General view on term eligibility under the new constitution.
Rev. Sam P. Jones lectured in Caner Caned. In Palestine Texas Mayor John Words attacked Jones with a cane at the city depot drawing blood. Jones wrested the cane, struck the mayor multiple times, the mayor produced a revolver but was stopped by a constable. Words was arrested for carrying concealed weapons and aggravated assault. A mass meeting condemned the mayor and urged resignation. Jones continued to La Grange for tonight’s lecture.
A Mississippi style defaulter tale centers on Honest Billy Woodruff facing a 63000 dollar due to Arkansas. A legislative inquiry blames the coach and cash lack, urging payment to Mr Churchill. The piece references historic Southern defaults and warns against a second round of treasurer defaults. It also notes editorial stances on liquor laws and a Mississippi publishing print contract amid regional news.
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