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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20
LITcpMAN's CAREER.
knights Tell Why Their Secretary Sold
Himself TO the Republican Party.

Knights Tell why Their Secretary Sold
Himself TO the Republican Party.
Charles II. Litchman, who is now
known among the Knights Of Labor as
1.-THE creature who has sold himself TO
the Republican party" is the same
man who was denounced before the
General Assembly OF the Knights Of
Labor al. Philadelphia in 1884 as "a de-
faulter and thief' by James E.
Quinn Of this city. II Senator Matt
Quay gets the worth Of his money out
OF Litchman there are scores Of Knights
OF Labor In New York who will be
willing to subscribe their names to an
affidavit that Quay has done more than
ought to be expected Of him. Tho
Greenbackers tried him and tired OF
him, and Ben Butler found him want
ing and kicked him out of the Butler
camp. He became the grand scribe OF
the Knights Of St. Crispin and chung
to the Office until the order was alb.
sorbed in the Knights of Labor. Itch.
man was shrewd, and in spite of the
shadow that enveloped his character,
he got grip on Powderly through his
connection with elements OF the order
that were in for what they
could get. The treasurer's report
presented to the General Assembly at
Minneapolis in 1887 showed that the
receipts Of the order for the previous
year had been $497, 900. The report
did not show, in detail, how this vast
sum of money had been spent, and
those who attempted to obtain a de
tailed report were frowned upon by
Litchman and his gang. 1t is know
that sc, 900 of the half-million was ex.
pended for printing and supplies,
and that Litchman did much of the
printing, The report showed that
only 81, 900 remained in the treasury,
and this amount dwindled down to
81 200 after the mileage OF the mem
bers OF the General Assembly had been
paid. 1t is well known that the treas
ury Of the Knights OF Labor is bank
rupt and no salaries have been paid.
Litchman has not received any salary
for six weeks, and this fact, added to
the knowledge possessed by him that
the Knights are tired of paying money
to people who will not account for it,
Is generally considered sufficient reason
for his sale Of himself to the Republican
party. Powderly is known to be in
favor of Robert Layton, of Pittsburgh.
as Litchman's successor. 1t would be
difficult to find a Knight Of Labor who
does not think that Litchman has
jumped out of the order either because
there was nothing more in it to be COB
bled or that he was afraid of being
kicked out.-N. Y Cor. Chicago Times.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20
HARRISON ACCEPTS.
General Harrison Formally Accepts
the Nomination
rendered Him by the Republican Ma
uonal Convention and Defines
HIS Position on the Issues
of the Day.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 12.-Follow-
ing is General Harrison's letter Of ac-
ceptance:
Hon. NJ NJ. EsTEE AND OTHERS, CoMMTTTER
Ero-GeHtleDsn: When your committee visit
ed me On the Fourth OF July last and presented
the Official announcement OF nv nomination for
the presidency of the United States by the Re
publican convention, 1 promised, as soon as
practicable, to communicate TO you moro for
NAL acceptance Of the nomination. Since that
time the work Of receiving and addressing, al
most daily, large delegations of my fellow-citi-
zens has not only occupied all OF my time, but
has in some measure rendered it unnecessary
for me to use this letter as q medium OF COM
municating 10 the public my views upon the
questions involved in the campaign. I appre-
ciate very highly the confidence and respect
manifested by the convention, and accept the
nomination with feeling OF gratitude and a
full sense Of the responsibilities which accom-
pany It,
1t Is matter OF congratulation that the dec
laratiops of the Chicago convention upon the
questions that now attract the interest OF our
people are so clear and emphatic. There Is
further cause OF congratulation in the fact that
the convention utterances of the Democratic
party, II in any degree uncertain or contradict
DRY, can now be judged and interpreted by ex-
ecutlye acts and messages, and bydefinite propo-
sitions In legislation. Thisls especially true OF
what is popularly.known as the tariff question.
The issue can not now be obscured 1t is not a
contest between schedules, but between wide.
apart principles. The foreign competitors Cor
our market have, with quick instinct, seen
how one issue OF this contest may
bring them advantage, and our own
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20
MILLS ON RETALIATION.
The Serious Position In Which We Hay
Been Placed by Demagogues.

The Serious Position In Which We Have
Been Placed by Demagogues.
Chairman Mills addressed the Dem.
ocrats of Yonkers at a largely attended
meeting the other night, and in discuss
ing the Presidents fisheries message
said:
Our friends charge that the President has
been remiss in his duties upon the fisheries
question Two years ago Mr.. Cleveland called
upon Congress 10 give him power TO deal with
this question. We brought in bill and they
struck out the best part OF it and left sort OF
q catnip tea 1t was simply plan to dece We
our Irish fellow citizens and take them away
from the Democratic party. Then the Cana
dams continued to seize our vessels and re-
fused to let us ship our goods in bond through
their country. They have been pursuing an r-
ritating policy. The first duty incumbent upon
the President was to try to settle that Ques-
ton by diplomacy, settle it peacefully If he
could, and so he summoned some OF the best
men in the country, who addressed themselves
to the work, and they made treaty, and the
Republicans said to the mselves: This is a
very good thing, we will twist the Br tsh
lions tail on this we will keep this thing
open. We won't let him settle the ques-
ton, but we will keep charging him that he
is false to the interests OF the country in
AT once the President says: Arm me with the
power, for I intend to see the rights OF the
American people respected. No more shams
and false pretenses about this What do you
suppose the British lion cared, twisting his tail
q little longerf Why, he Just turned his head
about, shut one eye and said: Shoe fly, don't
bother me- But when you see man who
sprang from the common people, whose heart
and sympathy are with them, who feels that
he in called upon to vindicate the right of the
hum best cit zen in the country-when you see
him seize the great lion by the throat you know
he means business.
This is a serious position in which we are
placed by the blunder OF the Republican party
God knows what IL may result in. 1t is not tho
pathway to peace when man says to his
ne.ghbors: You have killed my cat and am
going 10 kill your dog That means irritation,
bad temper, bad blood. The road 10 retaliation
is not the road to peace II may result in war.
But our duty to our people is plain and manda-
tory We will stand by the people at what
ever cost. II 1t comes TO the point that war
must come, and that Canada must fall, as she
will, into the arms OF the Union, and if, in the
providence OF God. that poor, carpet-bag ridden
island across the water should emf the days OF
her captivity, then every liberty-loving man
can raise his voice in hallelujah."
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20
Their ONLY Medicine Chest.

DEERLoDGE, MONTANA, Dec. 10, 1885.
I have been using BRANDRETH's PILLS
for the last thirteen years, and though l
have had nine children, have never had
doctor in the house, except three times,
when we had an epidemic of scarlet fever,
which we soon banished by a vigorous use
Of BRAxDRETH's PILLS. l have used them
for myself, two or three a night for a
month, for liver complaint, dyspepsia and
constipation In diarrh9a, cramps, wind
collie, indigestion, one or two BRANDRETH's
PILLS fixed the children at once. A box OF
Pills is all the medicine chest we require
in the house. Weuse them for rheumatism,
colds, catarrh, biliousness and impure
blood. They never have failed to cure all the
above complaints in very few days
WILLIAM w. u. MILLER.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20
Les, Cotton and More Grass.

The Southern AgricElturist tells OF 9
farmers club in Alabama where q
speaker said chs section had capacity
to grow any kind OF clover and grasses
but these were neglected because Of
the idea of growing cotton" He said
cotton was the most expensive crop
cultivated, and paid less in proportion
to work bestowed on it than any other
cultivated. The more bales grown
the less the price, and indications are
that the present crop will not be sold
for over 8 cents per pound. Ii the
planters Of the South would devote
one-fourth OF their land to grass and
thus reduce the crop to 5,0OO,OOO
bales the price would be II to IA cents
per opound, and that would pay for
growing.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20

No MANS heart should be the home Of
any bad passion toward any thing that has
conscious existence. The passion is wrong
In itself, and very likely to lead to some
species of wrong in action. II it exists,
the proper way is to suppress it at once
NJ T. IndepeHdenL
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20
Is PR1cKIY ASH BIrrERs good for any.

Is PRICKLY ASH BITTEKs good TOT an.
thingl Read what Frank Griggsby, Of
Dodge City, Kas., says: " For three years
suffered from disease that my physicians
pronounced incurable. My friends had
given me up to die, when was induced TO
try your remedy. | took it for three months
and have gained 81 pounds in weight Am
we'll man and Prickly Ash Bitters saved
my life. am under lifelong obligations to
this medicine, and will never cease to REQ
ommend it."
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20
Veritable Gardens of Eden

Are some of those fertile and picturesque
regions of the south and southwest where
malaria is most prevalent. 'etter's
Stomach Bitters is the true spc, pre-
ventive, and renders residence in malaria
stricken localities safo to those who use IL
as safeguard. Disorders of the stomach,
liver, bowels and kidneys are checked and
removed by it.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20

OF % I1US NIUIII' W dI
ner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla also orig
mated in Log Cabin and stands pre-
eminent among the blood purifiers Of
to-day as Warmers "Tippecanoe" does
as a stomach tonic.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

No honest tariff-reform bill will
ever come from the Republican party.
The collar of trusts and monopolies is
riveted far too firmly on its neck for
that. Boston Globe.
The Coal Trust that's putting up prices
Is largely private AFFAIR"
But the Public, who buy when the prices are
high,
Are giving the matter some care.
Yet the fact that the trusts are absorbing
The peoples light, water and air
Must still be all right, since the White-Plumed
knight
Says it's largely private affair"
N y. World
Mr.. Blaine propounds the inter-
esting query whether the Presidents
latest message is not a mere political
device to divert public attention from
free trade. However that may be, Mr.
Blaine evidently doesn't propose that
any thing shall be interposed to draw
the attention from himself as the CEN
trail figure of this campaign.-BoSt
Herald.
American manufacturers squeeze
all they can out Of the consumer every
time. They make, for example, an axe
which retails in this country for 81. %.
They send the same axe to Norway,
paying the ocean tolls, and there retail
it at Is cents. 1t is hoped the farmers,
working-men and other householders
will perceive how they are thus ben
Gifted by the protection which forces
n oh 70 he
manufacturer. Dubuque Herald.
While the Republican Senator'S
are perplexed and harassed over the
awkward situation into which they
have been thrown respecting the tariff
| and fisheries question, there is nothing
for them to do but to rail at the Presi-
| dent and affect surprise and astonish-
ment at the extraordinary nature"
OF the policy he recommends. That,
we suppose, is perfectly natural. When
you get fellow ratified, his only re-
sort is to call somebody names. Twas
ever thus.-Emporia (Kam.) Democrat.
The ten years between 1850 and
1860 were the low tariff years. These
years were period of steady develop
ment and much more rapid develop
ment than the period ending at our
last census year, 1880, which was Pc
riod of contracted war tariff. The
value of farms increased between 1850
and 1860 1926 per cent. Between 1870
and 1880 farms increased in value only
10 per cent. The manufactured prod
ucts between 1850 and 1860 increased in
value 81 per cent. Under the war
tariff the increase was 81 per cent.
During the low tariff decade the capital
| invested in manufactures increased 90
per cent. Between 1870 and 1880 the
increase was 50 per cent.-KanSaS CITY
| Times.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20

in exchange for these. which do not
show even one-half the reductions OF
the Mills bill, the farmer is asked to
give the wooden manufacturer free for
eign wool to mix with American; that
the mills may run full time and make
the WOODEN cloth now ipported.-T Z.
Wilson,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20

Daniel Manning said that Cana
da's treatment of American seamen
was brutal. Cleveland declares that
there must be no more such brutality.
~ y Star.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20

z. P. RoE's autobiography and last story,
"Queen of Spades" complete in Ltppinc0tt's
Magazine for Oct, ready Sept. 20 For sale ev-
erywhere, or mailed to any address on receipt
of rs cents. LIPPINCoTTS MAGAZINE, Phila.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20

If you want to be cured of a cough, use
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20

THERE is more mischief wrought by over
worked jaws than overworked BRAINS
Western PlOUmdR
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20

THE boy who is drought up by hand"
considers the path of early life slippery
one.-DTdIse's Magazine.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20

A KITCHEN proverb-things rubbed
against a crater become less
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20
THE MARKETS..

AQUATIC sports-the temperance base
ball nine. Boston Courier.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-20
The Log CABINS of

I lie LUG CABINS OF
America have been
birthplaces of some of
the grandest men. Lin
coin, Grant, Sheridan,
first saw the light of
day through the chinks
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-14
King Milan's Reign Menaced.

LONDON, Nov. 14-The retirement Of
Queen Natalie of Servia TO Russian Poland
where she has purchased a magnificent
estate, is understood to have received the
sanction OF the czar, II, indeed, she does not
take up her residence in the government os
Warsaw, by imperial invitation, and is
therefore regarded as seriously menacing the
much further continuance of King Milan's
reign. Servia has long been considered in
the light of a buffer between Austria and
Russia, and King Milan has made the most
of his fancied security in that capacity, be-
lieving that neither power would allow the
other to remove or molest the barrier.
Francis Joseph has never swerved from
the belief that any incursion that his north.
crn neighbor might make into the Balkan
regions would be directed into Bulgaria.
affording him pretext for seeking and pos
sessing his long coveted outlet TO the II .can
sea, Salonica Whenever the question OK Rus.
sia's southern march has been raised, and il
has often been raised of late, Bulgaria has
been named as the objective poinG. out there
is now little doubt that the car will at no
distant day direct his forces 10 Servia In
stead, assuming the question Of divorce of
Milan from his Russian wife to be sufficient
provocation, slight as 1t Is.
Occupying Servia, the Russian armies
could command Bulgaria absolutely Gs
though they were encamped ON her sOii,
while they would, by recovering the barrier,
place themselves in a position rendering
Austria's success in preventing invasion Of
her territory even with the assistance of her
allies Italy and Germany, extremely prob
lematicaL
These movements viii not likely be begun
until spring, but there is no doubt that the
Servian queen will hold court in her new
realm, where ..lilans whose fruii-cn would
lead to'the foregoing results will be matured
during the winter months. secret communi-
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-14

WASHINGTON, Nov. l4-Governor Swine
ford, of Alaska, in his annual report says the
white population has greatly increased dur
ing the past year, owing to the extension OF
mining operations and the development of
the salmon canning industry. He says that
the number of the native population has
been greatly under estimated, and estimates
that there are 5000 natives. The total pop
ulation is $50, and Of this number there
are $500 whites, 1900 creoles, and $3.50
Alents. The governor says but little has
been accomplished in the way of agricultural
developments. The only obstacle in the way
of agriculture in the opinion of the gov
ernor is that the lands are not avoidabie
for settlement. He says that the climate is
favorable and the soil rich, and he sees na
reason why Alaska may not ultimately rival
Montana and Wyoming as "a cattle country.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-14
Lord sackville,s Goods.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA There is an in
ordinate curiosity raging among society
people here about the Sackville sale, to be
held at the Br tish legation on next Monday.
A fashionable aucJioneer has been retained,
and the articles are being arranged for in
spection in the bah room. a great deal Of
the handsome crystal and glass we're par
chased in England last summer when the
minister and his daughter were abroad and
is only now being unpacked from crates and
boxes to be sold.
Trays of champagne glasses have Rever
been out of paper wrappers, and there are
finger bowls, jelly crystals, ice tubs. tall
glasses for Appollinaris water, boutonniere
stands, fruit, cake and ice cream dishes,
sandwich and biscuit dishes in qupint aud
curious patterns. Ehere is no end Of China
tureens and all sorts of tab!ewarc, gold,
banded, tai BILE silver and full set Of copper
cooking utensils, the most complete in this
city. The bric-a-brac includes baskets, pic
lures and frames inkstandS, vases, paper
weights, flowerstands, lampshadcs, etc.
And there are pretty Spanish hangings,
music box, black niorooc5 travelling bag
with silver fittings, plants, embroideries,
draperies, table scraps, cushions of rare old
stutfs fairy lamps, japanese screens and
FANS pretty Marguerite table, and last,
and most important, are the wines, the
diplomats perquisite, selected abroad, aud
famous III Washington for quality.
The minister and family will leave this
country for France. They will stop few
days in Paris and then go direct to London,
where they will be the guest of Lady Derby,
who is the aunt Of the young ladies.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-14
Foreign Notes.


Jeanne d Larme, the famous actress, Il
dead
The recent neavy rains have flooded many
districts in England.
Judge Ernest Baggallay, magistrate OF
the Westham police court Stratford, dis
trict in the east end of London Is dead.
Duke MaximIlliau, of Bavaria, had a sec
ond stroke of apoplexy while at supper on
Saturday He remains in an unconscious
condition
Distraint has been laid upon the goois Of
Nine. Bernhardt who is giving n SERIES of
performances in Austria, TO insure the pay
ment of 1900 forins income tax.
The Russian government, on the advice Of
a commissioner sent TO England to inquire
into the requirements Of tho pork market,
proposes, through the Imperial bank, to
assist exporters Of salt pork in order to en-
courage trade.
Maj. Syiebert urges that many OF the
fortresses on the French frontier be do
stroyed, as they are merely obstructive. In
the event of war, he says, France would mass
her troops, and the contest would be decided
by pitched battles.
The Germans squadron on the east Afri
can coast is to be increased by three vessels.
Possibly Prince Henry will command the
fleet. The blockade will extend from the
Cape Of Gardafui, or Massowah to Madagas-
car. The plantation company, it is said,
will enlist men in the Dutch East indies, and
should the blockade prove insufficient it ~
believed that the government may adopt
Ike measures
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-14

The Chamberlain Endicott Mar
riage to Occur Thursday.
SIR JOSEPH SAYS HE IS HERE ON
STRICTLY PRIVATE BUSINESS,

And Does Not Come to Discuss Public
Questions - Washington Society in a
F1utter over the Coming Sale of Lord
SaekvIIIe's Goods -- Other Washington
News Notes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain reached Washington at Q
o'clock Monday night He drove at once to
the Elidicott home, and remained there for
an hour Mr.. Chamberlain's valet took the
baggage to the Hotel Arno, where Lady
Mr.. Chamberlain said that as he had come
to this country Oil private business only, he
did not care to discuss public questions He
declined to say anything concerning the ap-
preaching nuptials.
1t is announced, however, from authorita-
tive sources that the marriage of the distin-
guished foreigner and Miss Mary Endicott
will occur on next Thursday.
This will be the groom's third matrimonial
venture. His first wife was Miss Harriet
Kenrick, Of Borrow Court, Edgbaston, En-
gland, whom he married in 1861, before he
had distinguished himself either as a manu-
facturer or as a statesman. She died in
1868, and five years later he welded Miss
Florence Hume of Maple Bank, Edgbas ton.
She died in 1876 and the brilliant member Of
parliament from Birmingham was again a
widower. During his recent official visit to
this country rs special messenger IN refer
ence to the fisheries question Mr.. Chamber
lain met Mss Endicott.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Chamber
lain has a passionate fondness for orchids
and was jocularly dubbed "Orchid Joe"
while here Mr.. Chamberlain is a culti-
waited gentleman, a scholar, and one Of the
leading Conservative politicians of England,
besides being a millionaire several times told
His annual income alone from his manufac-
turing interests amounts to over Sl5O,OOO.
He has several splendid homes both IN the
country and city Of London, and will i'll the
way of luxury furnish his third bride
with everything that rehAed taste can sug-
gest