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kendaII's SPAWN Cure.

MoEro vrsro, Colo, Dec q, 1855.
DR B. J. KENDALL Co, Enosburgh Falls, vt:
Gents-In the year 1884 treated with Kendalls
SPAWN Cure q Bone SPAWN OF seven years stand
ing nearly as large as Q hens egg and completely
stopped the lameness and removed the enlarge
ment. Have worked the horse very hard ever
since, he never has shown any lameneSs neither
can l see any difference In the size OF the hook
Yours truly, y. B. COOLEY.
Price 81 per bottle, or siD bottles for
80. All druggists haze it or can get IL
for yoa, or II sUiIi be sent to any a,i-
dress on receipt Of price By the prorris-
tors.
DR.. B. J. KENDALL co.,
Enoshurgh Falls, Vermont
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
eastman ACQUITTED.

Mr.. John G. eastman, editor Vicks-
burg Evening Post, who was tried last
week on an indictment for the murder
of Ernest Hardenstein, was acquitted
last Saturday after most vigorous
and determined prosecution on the
part of the State. The jury was out
less than 15 minutes and returned a
verdict of not guilty. The prosecution
was conducted by Messrs. J. M. Gibson
and Martin Marshall. The attorneys
for the defense were Messrs. Magruder,
Catchings, McCabe, Pegram, and Capt.
Frank johnson of this city. The case
occupied an entire week.
The LEADER congratulates Mr.. Cash
man on his release and vindication.
We always regarded the killing of Har-
dinstein, whom we knew and enter
tanned the friendliest feeling toward,
as one of those unfortunate affairs
liable at any time to result from a
heated personal controversy, and new
er for moment premeditated by
his slayer. Though unarmed at the
time he was killed, eastman had every
reason to believe he was making an at
tack upon him with deadly intent, and
was justifiable in acting accordingly.
Mr. eastman is one of the fairest
and most courteous of Mississippi
journalists. He is a respecter of law
and the rights of others, and the State
has had fewer ADLER or more consistent
champions of law and order. Though
man of undoubted courage, he is
slow to engage in insulting PERSONAL
ties, only doing SO under extreme pro-
vocation, and we doubt if any one re-
grets more keenly than he himself the
seeming necessity under which he act
ed throughout the entire unfortunate
affair in question.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

NOT AN ALLIANCE ENDORSEMENT.
On his return from Mississippi, Sen
ator Hill is quoted in an interview by
the Washington Post as saying: 1T
was the Alliance men who asked me to
come. and they passed resolution of
thanks
The Senator doubtless said that pure
ly for political effect, or he may not
have said it at ALL Be that as it may,
it is certain that no considerable pro-
portion of Alliancemen of Mississippi
are for Hill for President. True, the
resolution inviting him to Mississippi
was introduced in the Legislature by a
prominent Allianceman, but it was
voted for by all the members present,
just as one, introduced by another
prominent Allianceman, was unani-
mously adopted a week or two before,
inviting Mr.. Cleveland to visit and adj
dress the Legislature. 1t is not I'M
likely that the Hill resolution was in
troduced simply as an offset to the
Cleveland invitation, and with no idea
that it would be accepted, though in
this it seems the author and Legisla-
ture mistOok their man. "Barkis was
willin'" There was not single ALI
anceman on the reception committee
which went to meet Mr.. Hill, and the
complimentary resolutions of thanks
adopted ON the day he spoke, were in
troduced by gentleman who is not a
member of the Alliance and were voted
for by small proportion of a miscel-
laneous audience in which Alliance
men were largely in the minority.
These are the facts. If Mr.. Hill and
his friends find any special satisfac-
ton in them, they are welcome to it.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
CALL FOR A STATE PROHIBITION
PARTY CONVENTION.

A State Convention of the Prohibi-
ton party of Mississippi is hereby call
ed to meet in the House of Represen-
tatives in Jackson. at IL a. m, Tues
day, May IL, 1892, to elect delegates to
the National Convention of the Prohi-
bition party which meets in Cincin-
natl June -, 1892 Also to nominate
candidates for Presidential Electors,
and to transact such other business as
the interests of the party in this State
may demand.
Each county will be entitled to double
the number of voters in the Conven-
ton that it has Representatives in the
Lower House of the Legislature.
All citizens of Mississippi, without
regard to their past political opinions
and affiliations, who are opposed to the
continued legalization of the liquor
traffic in State and Nation, and who
desire to secure those moral, political
and financial reforms in government
of which our country stands so much in
need, are cordially invited and earnest
ly urged to attend.
HENRY WARE,
Chairman State Elk. Com.
w. III. PATTON, Secretary.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

The land reform chapter of the new
Code, despite the fight made upon il
by jobbers, land sharks and specula
tors, passed both Houses of the Legis-
lature, there being only three votes
against it in the Senate and ten in the
House. This is one of the reforms of
the Constitutional Convention, and the
LEADER congratulates the Legislature
that it has so forcefully emphasized its
appreciation of the Code chapter which
merges all of the State lands into one
office and throws every safeguard
around the States domain.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

The District Alliance of beat ., Co
piah county, Mississippi, met with
Eureka sub Alliance March 10Th, lS.l2,
President VIM. Keithly presiding, Inc
secretary being absent with minutes OF
last meeting, on motion I. &. Vlnlngi
was elected secretary pro TEN ana
meeting proceeded to business win
open doors and all present were invited
to take part in the meeting,
Resolved l. That we will not vote
with any party that does not endorse
the platform adopted by st, LOUIS La
Dor Council held Feb, Odd, 1872.
After full discussion rising Fote
was taken on the above resolution ana
and it was unanimously adopted; 9
On further motion a committee VI
three be appointed to confer with the
Knights of Labor and other labor or
CARNATIONS in this beat and ihVlle
them to meet with us by delegates VI
otherwise at our next meeting at Coun'
ty Line Sub Alliance on the 3D. oa'ui'
day of April next. eno
Moved and carried that copy Oh oilt
proceedings of this meeting be sel sew
the Copiah Signal and MISSISSIPPI
LEADER for publication.
Secretary pro tenn,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

The LEADER respectfully solicits
members of both Houses of the Legis-
lature, who have not hitherto done so,
to enroll their names as subscribers
before leaving for their homes. A rep
resentative of the paper will wait upon
them in person within the next two
days and afford them convenient OPP
portunity of doing so. Take look at
our premium map in the Senate cham
Der, which can be had with the LEADER
for one year for 500.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
A New Registration Not Rcquir-
eel for Voters In Special or
Local Option Elections.
Attorney General Miller SO Con-
strucs Section 24l of the
New Constitution.
An Interesting Official Opinion.
JACKSON. MISS, March. q. 1892.

JACKSON, MISS, March, 81, 1892.
Hon. T. Marshall Miller, Attorney General
Jackson. Miss:
DEAR SIR-In two or three counties
of this State, local option elections
have been called in conformity to the
provisions of the local option act, pass
ed by the Legislature of 1886, and the
calling of others is anticipated in the
near future. A grave doubt has arisen
as to whether, since the first of Janu-
airy last, there have been any qualified
electors in the State.
Section 244 of the new Constitution
provides that "A registration shall be
made before the next ensuing election
after January /, 1892"
Section 249 provides that ''registra-
ton under the constitution and laws
of this State, by the proper officers of
this State, is hereby declared to be an
essential and necessary qualification to
vote at any and all elections"
Section 251 provides that ELECTORS
shall not be registered within four
months next before any election at
which they may offer to vote"
From this it would seem there can
be no legal voters in Mississippi at this
time, and if this be true, no one is
qualified to petition for local option
election or participate therein neither
are there any qualified voters to petit
ton for the granting of liquor licenses.
Please oblige by giving me for publ
cation your official opinion on the Con-
stitutional question raised
have the honor to be,
Respectfully yours,
B. Il. HOBBS.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
Meridian, Miss.
j. w. HARMON

The passage of the bill for the free
and unlimited coinage of Silver was
defeated in the National House of Rep
resentatives last week by tie vote.
The silver bill is designed, among 9th
things, to increase the volume of cir
culating medium, which the country is
so much needing. When the vote was
taken Hons. G.. E. Hooker and L. C,
Catchings, two of Mississippi's Con-
gressmen who spent good deal of
their valuable time last summer con-
demning the Sub Treasury plan, were at
home looking after their private or
professional business and did not vote.
The vote of either, had he been in his
place, would have put the bill through
the House. These are facts our ALI
ance friends might we'll make a note of,
for these distinguished gentlemen will
no doubt be swinging around the circle
again before long, denouncing the Sub
Treasury ''craze" as nothing compar-
able to currency based on ''the pre-
cious metals" and asking ''the endorse
ment of reelection"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE, |
JACKSON, MISS. March, 30, 1882.
D. T. Hobbs, ESD.
DEAR SIR-Replying to your commu-
nication of this date | have to say do
not think that provision of the Consti-
tuition (Sec 244) which declares that
after the LIST. day of January, 1892, cleo
tors must in addition to the other quail
ifications stated be able to read or un-
derstand the Constitution, has the eff
feet to displace the present registra-
ton or to disfranchise the people of
the State until such time as the new
registration, contemplated, shall have
been made. That view would suspend
the operation of all laws requiring
special elections to be held.
My understanding of the clause is
that before the next general election a
registration shall be had involving the
understanding clause, but in the
meantime on the present registration
the election machinery will continue
in operation. subject only to challenge
of any elector for inability to read or
understand any section of the COnsti-
tuition.
NY view is that in order to suspend
the franchise conferred by the Consti
tuition an express declaration to that
effect would be needed. 1t follows
that any board of supervisors may or
der an election to be held when salts
fed that one-tenth of the qualified vo-
ters of the county have united in re-
questing it. That also was the opinion
of P. w. Cassidy in denying writ of
prohibition applied for to prevent the
election recently ordered In Wilkinson
county.
Yours very truly,
T. M. MILLER.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

A gentleman who has spent as much
time as Congressman Hooker did last
summer running to and fro over the
State condemning the Sub Treasury, the
financial relief measure advocated by
the Alliance, ought to have been at his
post when the silver bill came up, a
measure he Is on record as consider
ing something better" The fact that
he acted as escort to Mr.. Hill when the
latter came here on his vote-capturing
expedition that did not capture, and
then fingered behind to look after his
private interests, will hardly be accept
ed by Alliance men and other friends
of free coinage as sufficient excuse
for his absence.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
THE SILVER BILL

The defeat. by tie vote tl4s to 1lSl
of the Bland Free Coinage Bill last
week after three days consideration. in
n House where the Democratic party
has from 40 to 80 majority, is not
likely to increase the confidence of Al
liancemen and the masses of the peo-
pie in that party as party OF iinan-
cial reform. Southern and Western
Democrats. for the most part, seem to
he united and all right on the question,
but the Democrats of the Eastern
States. who always control the party
policy on the tariff and financial issues,
dictate who shall be the party candi-
date for President and boss the party
generally, voted almost solidly with the
Republican minority and defeated the
bill.
Southern Alliance Democrats and all
other sincere believers in financial re-
form, may well begin to ask themselves
what difference is there anyhow, be-
tween an Eastern Democrat and Re
publican when it comes to fiscal mat
ters. They are both hopelessly domi-
mated by Wall street And we may
we'll go farther, and ask what practical
difference is there between the Demo
cratic and Republican parties on finan-
cial questions, when the policy of the
Democratic party is completely domi.
mated and controlled on these questions
by its Eastern contingent?
The st. Louis Republic gives the fol
lowing interesting analysis of the vote
on the Free Coinage bill
On one of the test votes 50 Demo
Gratis and &c Republicans were shown
! to be opposed to free coinage. The
free coinage supporters were represent
| ed by II Republicans, the Alliancemen
and 40 Democrats. The Democratic
votes against the silver bill came from
the following States: New York 10
Pennsylvania 10, Massachusetts, I, Iowa
and Maryland each. Illinois, Connec
ticut and Michigan each, New Hamp
! SUITE. IN1lOtlt ISidLNI. ILOtiSidllh uAlN
Minnesota = each, South Carolina l
(Mr. Brawley) Delaware l, West Vir
GINA l. Mr. WILSON, Missouri l, (Mr
Cobb California l, (Mr. Geary). Five
of the six votes of Iowa in the House
of Representatives were cast against
free coinage Of the States east of the
Alleghanies, only three votes were cas-
in favor of free coinage 10y Democrats
These were Rockwell of New York
Riley of Pennsylvania, and Fowler
of New Jersey. ROckwell's seat is con
tested, and the Committee on Priv
leges and Elections has recently decid
ed that he is not entitled to hold his
seat.
Messrs. Crisp, Mills, Mcmillan and
Hatch. late candidates for speaker, al
voted with the silver men
Another effort will be made by the
friends of the bill, but success at this
time seems more than doubtful.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

The critics of the New York Voice
and its editors, always get the worst of
it. The latest illustration of this fact
is the Michigan Messenger, which
jumped to the conclusion, from certain
correspondence between DIR. Funk, edi-
tor of the Voice, and Gen. o. o. How
ard, that the former was ready to con-
fide the leadership of the Prohibition
party to an avowed Republican. The
reply of DR.. Funk in the last Voice is
not only "squelcher.' so far as the
Messengers charges are concerned,
but is an answer to the captious and
unworthy spirit shown by other Prohi-
bitionists in their attacks upon the
Voice in the past. If the Prohibition
lists who condemn the Voice would
emulate it in zeal, enterprise and abil-
ity, they would find ample scope for
their powers and accomplish vastly
greater good for the cause.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
official statistics prepared and pub

Official statistics prepared and pub
lished at Washington by the Govern
ment show the total foreign commerce
of the United States for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1891, amounted in val
ne to 81, 634, 100000 sS45, 100000 exports,
and s7s9,O00,0O0 imports, showing a bal
ance of trade In our favor of $4,000, 900;
and of the exports s594,000000 was
made up of farm products $3.50. 000.-
600 worth of cotton; s154,O00,000 of
breadstuffs; s136,0O0OOo of provisions,
meat products and dairy products;
s33,OO0,OO0 of animals, and s21, 600 600
of tobacco.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

Many amendments to the new Con
stitution have been offered at this ses-
sion of the Legislature, but none could
obtain a two-thirds vote in both
Houses, Mr., Cookies House joint res
olution to make circuit judges and
chancellors elective, is the only one
that passed either house by the neces-
sary majority, and it was killed on the
first round in the Senate.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

The new printing law is in substance
as follows: The stationery, which in
cludes all manner of books used by
State officials, is to be let to the lowest
bidder. The various boards of super
visors are required to let the contract
for blank and record books for the
county to the lowest bidder AS to
blanks, letter heads, envelopes, ETC.,
there is no such requirement, thus
leaving the law as it has been for
years.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
The new Code has been christened

The new Code has been christened
by the Legislature, "The Annotated
Code of 1892" 1t is to go into effect
the first Monday in November, 1892.
1900 copies are to be printed, on the
best terms obtainable, and delivered
by the the printer to the secretary of
State on or before the first day of July,
1892. Hon. r. HI. Thompson is appoint
ed to prepare the Code for publication
with proper index thereto and super
wise the work of printing the same, for
which he is to receive compensation in
the sum of O, 900.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Changed TO Meet in q lcinnati, ohio, June
30 and 80.

Changed TO Meet In q ,cinnati, Ohio, June
30 and 30.
Headquarters National Prohibition
Committee, 10 Il. 14th street New York,
March Is. 1892.
To the Prohibition Party 1T having
become necessary to change the loca-
ton of the National Convention of the
Party, the National Exc
cutive Committee has concluded salts
factory arrangements, and hereby
amends the original call so as to locate
the convention in the city of Cincin
natl, Ohio. The Convention will be
held in Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio
June % and 30.
SAMUEL DICKIE, Chairman,
A. A. STEVENS,
SAMUEL ID. HASTINGS,
SAM w. SMALL,
j. b. HOBBS,
w. T. WARDELL.
A. G. WOLFENBARGER.
National Executive Committee.
JOHN LLOYD THOMAS, Sec.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
TWO PARTIES WITHOUT DANGER TO
WHITE SUPREMACY.

We beliere ace hare one of the best
Constitutions IN the United States, j
not the re'y best for our peculiar condi-
tons. ITe can nOW hare trO competing
parties IN the State as safely as any
State ia the Union, and ace are in a con-
dition to so protect and guard our local
affairs, that the Federal Government
cannot interfere wih as to our detriment,
any more than it could ,cih any North
ern State. Or cirjIi>ation is safe, for
mhite supremacy is guaranteed .forcrer.
-Nicksburg Commercial Herald.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
BEGIN AT JERUSALEM.

Prohibitionists should carry the wal
into Africa without delay. The rum
curse there is doing more to democrat
iZe the heathens than the missionaries
can possibly do in their heroic efforts
to reclaim the idolatrous natives
Magnolia Gazette.
In this case, as in the dawn of the
Christian era, the church ought to ''be-
gin at Jerusalem" 1t is shame and
disgrace that so-called Christian ma
ton should be shipping whisky to
heather nations, and making 900
drunkards to every convert made by
it's missionaries. No wonder the heath
en- disdain to accept the religion of a
people who come to them with Bible
under one arm and whisky barrel or
a beer-keg under the other. Nor will
God, long suffering and patient, always
with hold his judgment from a nation
which thus makes travesty and re-
proach of His holy religion. He will
spue the church itself out, as He
judged the Church of Laodicea be-
cause it is neither hot nor cold" but
quadrennially votes into power men
and parties who are committed to a
God-dishonoring rum policy that paral-
Yves all effort at extending the gospel
both at home and abroad.
Oh, for more Peters and Pauls and
Johns to thunder Gods wrath against
this national sin, beginning here at
IarI1Salam
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
We VIII Not Take Issue with Him.

We viii Not Take Issue with Him.
Mr.. James McCaskill, of Columbus,
writes
II think Prohibitionists throughout
the State should give the LEADER their
cooperation and support. The devil
supports his little papers handsomely,
and we, as Christians, must rally around
our paper. 1t is of vital import that
we have one journal that will speak
the truth for truths sake. shall do
all l can for YOU
AS Mr.. McCaskill is loyal Prohibi-
ZIONIST and good business man we are
not going to take issue with him on the
above proposition. We think he puts
it about right, The LEADER, or paper
like it, is needed in Mississippi.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
Mrs. Mary MCGEE Smell has entered

Mrs. Mary MCGEE Smell has entered
upon her work for Prohibition in this
State. She opened her campaign last
week at Shannon, Lee county. The
w. c. I. Unions should lend her their
hearty cooperation every where and
the result will be a grand revival of
Temperance and Prohibition sentiment
all along the line.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
EXTRA COPIES.

The LEADER is the only paper in the
State that has published full and ac-
curate text of the new Code chapter
on Dram Shops which goes into eff
feet at once. Extra copies may be had
for three cents apiece
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

Mamie Thornton, girl of 10 of
Jamestown, Miss, was frightened to
death ON the 25th. She with number
of young people were attending an en-
tainment at the residence of a friend
and during the games she passed
through a Swallowed doorway, when
Reese Wise, young boy, II years old,
jumped at the girl in play. The fright
was so sudden that in less than two
minutes she was a corpse. The family
are subject to heart disease.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

The opponents of Gov. Tillman, the
Alliance governor of South Carolina.
met in State Convention March oath
and nominated full State ticket with
ex-Lieutenant Governor John G.. Shep-
pard at it's head, and j. L. Orr for Lieu
tenant Governor A platform was
adopted mainly denunciatory of the
present administration. This time, as
two years ago, 1t is the Democratic
machine politicians, instead of the AL
liancemen, who are doing the boiling
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

The railroad bridge across tne Da
Pierre on the Little j. wa' II
away during last weeks freSne so.,,ed
fioated eight miles down ana "tI Eord.
the county bridge at Grindstone fViD'
entailing a loss of $1,000.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

If You receive sample copy of
the Mississippi Leader, and like
it, send your address and enclose
a dollar in the letter at our risk
and the paper will be sent to you
for one year.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
THURSDAY, March 81, 1892.

ADDRESS all business letters to Ms
sissippi Leader, Jackson, Miss. Mon
en- may be sent by registered letter,
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enclosed ia letter at our risk.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

Representative Pierce, of Tennessee,
charges Cleveland with responsibility
for the defeat of the silver bill. He al
so thinks Harrison, Hill and the Ma
tional banks had a finger in the pie.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31

Mississippi Allianeemen are isS1
down the alternative to the Na.i ~
Democracy. They are saying that t anes
will not support any party tha &c. ~
not endorse the st. Louis Conieis
platform. viii the Democratic parry
do IL