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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Mrs. Myrtle Burkitt Beatty, daughter
of Capt. Frank Burkitt, died recently
at her home in Okolona. She was
young woman, richly endowed
with all those lovable feminine
virtues which most adorn her sex, and
to her young husband, near relatives
and friends her death is an irrepara-
BILE loss. Before her marriage she be-
came quite well known to the members
of the State press, through the col
umns of the Chickasaw Messenger,
which she assisted her distinguished
father in editing. Our heartfelt sym
pathies are extended to the bereaved
ones.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12
EXPLANATION NEEDED.

The President has declared i'll favor
of the repeal of the tax on State bank
circulation; but he wants law framed
providing for uniform currency.
printed and issued by the Federal gov
eminent, based on certain classes of
safe, acceptable bonds and other secu-
rites, properly guaranteed by States
or municipalities. The Clarion Ledger
agrees with the President that the
currency to be issued by State banks,
if the tax is repealed, should be issued
by the government, bottomed on am
pie security. We want no wildcat
Clarion Ledger.
And now will the Clarion-Ledger
kindly explain how it and the Presi-
dent reconcile all this with the sacred
old Democratic doctrine of States
Rights and local self government, and
how Federal supervision of State
banks is any less paternalism than the
much abused Sub Treasury plan of
Farmers Alliance? Please answer.
The people need light on these points
and need it bad.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Senator Teller said in his speech
last Saturday that the day of great
newspapers, edited by great editors,
such as Horace Greeley and Henry j.
Raymond, had passed away. The pub
LEGATION of newspaper was conducted
like great manufacturing establish
ment it was run for money. He did
not mean to say that they were always
bought, or even sometimes bought, but
they did not represent the public. 1t
was a question of influence upon
them. 1t might depend upon who
owned the stock in the paper 1t
might depend upon the individual
views of somebody who wrote the edi-
torials
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

In it's matchless enterprise and
splendid news service, the New Orleans
Times Democrat easily outranks every
other Southern Daily. Both its do
nestle and foreign news service are
complete, and reach to the utter
most limits. What the st. Louis
Globe Democrat is as newspaper to
the Northwest and upper Mississippi
Valley, the Times Democrat is to the
Southwest and lower Mississippi Val
ley. It's unrivaled trade edition of
Sept. LIST, with it's beautifully illumin-
ated Autograph cover and 81 pages of
live advertisements, fresh news and
important facts and statistics, duly
embellished with illustrations, was an
exhibition of its enterprise and pro
gressive spirit worthy of all praise.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12
these storm sufferers will cost
NOT LESS THAN S15, 200

these storm sufferers will cost
NOT LESS THAN $500
between now and March, while
practically eleven months will
elapsc before they can grow any.
Medicines, bed clothing, anything
that can be used in house, be-
cause everything il gone, will be
thankfully received. We can
buy these things with money, but
if money is not to he had do not
hesitate to contribute. Send all
money contributions to me. They
will be acknowledged through the
press and will be put in bank to
to be checked against as needed.
Send all other contributions to the
central relief committee, at
Charleston, 5. {. My efforts to
relieve these unfortunatcs are
stimulated by the'feeling that being
negroes, ignorant and helpless,
they are peculiarly the wards of
the Executive. \ common hui
mainly pleads with those who are
able to help these poor wrctches
in their dcstitution.
b. X. TIILMAN,
Governor.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

The Peoples party of Iowa have put
out State ticket. Their platform,
which was adopted without debate, de-
clares the old parties to have betrayed
the peoples interests, radically favors
free coinage of silver at a ratio of 1G
to 1; favors naturalization of railroads,
telegraphs, ETC.; demands equalization
of taxation: favors universal suffrage
and State and national control of the
liquor traffic.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Senator Walthall addressed the Sen
ate ON the It'll inst, in favor of the free
coinage of silver. Among other things
he pertinently said if the present CON
dition of the people be due to the
Sherman act and not to the Mckinley
law, then let the Democratic party
make haste to supplement the educa-
tional campaign of 1892 by teaching
thepeople of the country now that
the campaign was conducted to success
on a mistaken issue.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

The Clarion Ledger gives the follow
ing list of supplies consumed in the
month of August by the 145 penitenti-
airy convicts now in the walls. and the
prison officials:
Beef 5000, bacon 1910, flour 1890. meal
47S5, sugar 126, coffee 1876, rice 403, lard
46l }, soap 40, molasses 93 gallons. vim
egar Is gallons, coal oil 1875 gallons,
soda Ii, crackers 49,. breakfast bacon
81, ham Al. tobacco Jog.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12
LETTER FROM ANTE.
A Farmer Correspondent Points Out the
Wise and Better Way for Correct
ing Governmental Wrongs.
). Il. TILLMAN,
Governor.

Wise and Better Way for Correct
ing Governmental Wrongs.
EDITOR LEADER-If the people
would read the reform papers
such papers as THE LEADER, Dal-
las Mercury, National Economist,
National Waterman and many
others | could name, they would
soon be educated up to see
ing that white capping, strikes
and boycotts is not the means to
enforce their demands, but they
would soon see the only means
left to them is through the ballot
box, and that if they do not avail
themselves of this remedy by the
next National election this avenue
may be closed. 1t is blindly run
ming after and voting for "my
party" right or wrong, that has
enslavcd them to the money pow
err and this blind voting is one of
the causes Of the present panic.
Votes have put them where they
are and nothing but votes will
bring them out. mean intclli-
gent voting, with my party, force
bill scares and bloody shirts left
out.
Down here in Amitc county
several years ago We had Il pro-
hibition campaign and after
close contest we carried the coun-
ty dry by AZ majority. During
this campaign, many of our
preachers said, THAT any church
member who would vote wills
ky ticket should be excluded from
the church, y but at the last cleo
ton some of these same preachers
voted whisky ticket, and that
too after their attention had been
called to the "sumptuary'' plank
in the Democratic platform,
which means whisky and plenty
of it. | must not neglect to say,
that many of our jealous prohibi-
ton editors are guilty of this
same inconsistency.
We hope these brethren will be
more consistent in the future and
practice what they preach, for
their votes helped to put men in
Office who seem to be in full SYM
pathy with the whisky traffic and
money changers. No one can
read of the doings of the present
Congress without being convinc-
ed, that many of our Congress-
men are under the influence of
the money power, ana that there
was never time in our country's
history that we have so many
"crnwfish'' Statesmen. They 90
up from the people pledged to
certain lines and when they get to
Washington under the influence
of the money dictation) they
jump square over on the side of
Wall street and say by their ac-
tons, "the people be DID,
But we are proud to see the
Populist members in Congress
are standing firm and manfully
battling for the rights of the
whole people.
The Omaha convention and the
reform press said, eve were on
the verge of financial ruin,' and
the opposing faction denied this,
and called us "calamity howlers. -
What can they say now. Banks
failing, 500 business failures per
week and these conditions are
making many extreme "bourbon-
ties quite sick at the attitude of
the present administration in not
carrying out their promises of
the platform upon which they
were elected.
Yours for reform,
A CLODHoPPER.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12
A SELECT LIST.
Leading Papers With Which
The Leader Clubs.

The LEADER has made a clubbing ar
rangements with a few representative
journals of different classes, with
either one of which it will be sent one
year to any subscriber at the following
rates:
You pay your money and take your
choice.
The Leader and the Voice, (the ablest of
Prohibition papers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S1.'o
The Leader and The Citizen official organ
Of the National Pro- COmmittee) ......... 1.25
The Leader and Home and Farm (Agrcnl-
tural and Family. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1.25
The Leader and the Clarion Ledger dead
ing Democratic paper OF Mississippi. 1.15
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

The mendacity of the Associated
Press and special correspondents of
most of the great dailies, touching pol
itical matters, is becoming truly alarm
ing. No honest citizen ever knows
when to believe them. 1t actually be-
gins to look as though they will DELHI
erately manufacture and publish lie
one day. knowing it will have to be eX-
posed and corrected the next.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12
TUESDAY, Sept. IL, 1898.
TO ADVERTISERS :

THE LEADER has an extensive
State and Local circulation, and as a
newspaper advertising medium has on
ly one equal among the Weeklies Of
Mississippi. Rates and terms given on
application.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Mr.. j. G, Rietti, of jackson, Miss.
of the 10th Mississippi Regiment, pro-
poses to publish the military annals
of Mississippi, from official and origi-
nal sources. He is now gathering ma
terial for his volume and calls on Con
federate captains to furnish him with
the necessary records and rosters of
their several companies.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

John Sherman is a patriot. "-Netc
York World.
The World is the leading Democratic
paper of the United States, and is said
to stand nearer President Cleveland
than any other. We don't blame the
rank and file of the party for taking
to the woods and yelling, "where am l
at ?"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

The recent shaking up in Penitenti-
airy affairs will do good. The people
have confidence in Governor Stone and
the majority of the Board of Control
and believe they want to do and will
do what'is right.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

4 grand ball and entertainment will
be given by the West Jackson Lodges
of the K of L. and X of III. at the City
Hall in jackson on the evening of Sep
TENDER 10th. The editor of THE LEAD
EB acknowledges the receipt of special
invitation to be present.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

The meal barrels are empty; smoke
houses free from meat and there are
no flies around the molasses barrels.
Times are truly hard. Brandon CuIl.
And, hang it all, this is Democratic
administration, too, that promised to
bring prosperity.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

j. X. Almon, who for many years has
so ably edited the Durant Democrat.
has located in Canton, and in a few
days will resume publication of the
Democrat in that place. We welcome
Bro. Almon back to the tripod.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

w. l.. Ross, a telegraph operator, who
was working at the Aberdeen junction,
was run over and killed by the cars at
Durant on the 8th. HE was drinking,
and had left his room and wandered
aimlessly up the track" says a tele-
gram.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Ingalls, will be a candidate for Gov
ernor of Kansas, and If successful w;,,
contest Senatorial honors with pofor
i'm 1896. 1t is believed that be w;,,
have little difficulty in securing ,bo
nomination for Goyerpor
but his election is doubtful, as Demo
Gratis and Populites will unite to do
feat him.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

DR.. j. G. Summers, of Meridian, WAS
made to apologize on his knees in tho
street to married lady toward whom
he had made improper advances. An
irate husband and double-barrelea
shot gun brought about his abject non.
itence.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

As The LEADER goes to press w.
Frank Conerly, who is charged with
the murder of John Johnson, the negro
hung by a mob in McComb City June
IS, 1892, il on trial at Magnolia.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

At this time there are LAG 100000 gal
Ions Of spirits in distillery warehous-
es as against l26.OOOOOO gallons at the
same time last year. The s18.000O0O
internal revenue taxes are now locked
up In bonded warehouses, the owners
claiming not to have the money with
which TO pay taxes.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12
Yours for reform,
A CLODHOPPER.

Quitman county voted in favor
of dramshops. 1t is the only
county in Mississippi that has a
registered negro majority. Poor
little Quitman
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Major Zeke Bilkins says: Let 100
of the Democratic members jine with
III Republican members an defeat the
will of the people an cyklone amt
nowhere at all"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Gov. Boies, Democratic nominee in
Iowa. has taken the stump. He does
not want the financial question made
partisan issue, but comes out strong
against Prohibition.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Frank Smith, a young negro, was
lynched in Newton county on the 18th
inst, for attempting criminal assault
upon Miss Castles.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

The cotton crop of 92-'93, accord
ing to official figures given out the LIST
of September amounted to G,7OO,365
bales.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Rev. j. j. Green visited Hamburg
Sunday and preached to the Baptist
church at that place, by whose invita-
ton he went.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Dear brother Hobbs: Don't you think
that you are blowing with your back
band a little too near the names? -
Brandon CdH.
Not bit of it, Jim. We've got our
pillow set to go under the tap-root of
the liquor traffic, man.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Gladstone takes the defeat of the
Home Rule bill by the English lords
very placidly. He expected this as
matter of course.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

There has been a marked falling off
in the number of babies named Grover
Cleveland in the South and West since
the Presidents last message.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Hon. Jno. II. Lynch. late fourth aud
itor of the Treasury, has formed law
partnership with II. H. Terrell, we'll
known attorney in Washington City.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Mr.. Sam Loeb of Little Rock. Ark,
and Miss Eva Klotz of Hazlehurst were
recently united in marriage.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

A quarrel over an old cob pipe i'll
Arkansas the other day terminated in
the killing of three men.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

There were eight murder cases on
the Pike county circuit court docket
last week; most of them negroes.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

The iniquitous Mckinley bill is a
failure even as revenue measure.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Senator George is loaded on the sill
yer question. When he goes off the
country will hear great speech.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

The Irish Home Rule bill was de-
feated in the English House of Lords
by a vote of All to H.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Mr.. Thos. E. Helm, one of the oldest,
wealthiest and most respected citizens
Of Jackson, died last week.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Fitzhugh Lee can now repeat his
congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve-
land, but it's girl.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Mr. S. ID. Pursell has been appointed
postmaster at Summit. lie will make
a good one.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12
TERRORS OF STARVATION

until another crop can be grown.
Owing to the fact that nineteen
twcnticths of them are negroes
and that means of communication
with the remote islands have been
destroyed, | have only within a
day arrived at clear understand
ing of the situation and the mis-
cry it unfolds.
DIR. j. W. Babcock, superin-
tcndent of the State Lllnatic Asy-
lum an accomplished physician
and sanitarian, who went to the
scene of disaster on the 1st of
September as my official repre-
sentative, returned today, and
his report accompanies this APP
peal. | do not deem it necessary
to dwell upon the picture he
draws. | have not felt justified
hitherto in asking for help OK
cept from our own people. The
people of the State whose losses
by the storm will run into the
millions have responded nobly,
and immediate suffering is being
alleviated, but starvation or pes
thence will claim many thousand
victims before the winter is over
if our efforts are not supplement-
ed by the charitable in other
States. pledge my official word
that contributions shall reach the
people for whom they are intend
ed; that the charity which may
be given shall not be misapplied;
that laziness and idleness will not
be encouraged.
All the money and provisions
which may be donated will be APP
piled to the support of these peo-
pie, so as to enable them to re-
build their homes and take new
start in life with the new year.
There are not less than $1,000
thus destitute. Bread alone for
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

The Senate hasn't taken Growers gold
cure yet.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Jerome Bonaparte, the great-nephew
of Napoleon /, died on the 4th at his
home near Pride's Crossing, Mass.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12
Extent of South Cardinals Aw-
full Calamity.
1000 Killed and 10000 Left
Destitute.
Governor Tillman Appeals tC
the Nation for Aid.


The awful stupendity of the disas
ter on the storm swept coast of
South Carolina is at last realized.
1t proves to be the calamity of the
century. a death roll of several
hundred people develops into al
most that many thousands, while
absolute restitution extends to
90, 600 persons, nineteen-twen-
ticths of whom are ignorant ne
grocs. These awful facts have
been asccrtained by DR.. j. w.
Babcock, of this city, who spent
four days as the special represent
ativc of Gov. Tillman at Beaufort
and vicinity. In point of fact, the
whole truth is not yet known, as
on the account of the impossibility
at present of making a circuit of
the score or more islands that
make up this archipelago, but
enough has developed to fully
warrant the foregoing statement
as to death and devastation. All
these islands were submerged and
the sccthing waters literally an
initiated almost everything before
them, scarcely leaving land
mark.
THESE TWENTY THOUSAND PERSONS
arc now confronted by the terrors
of starvation and pcstilencc.
These facts have caused Gov.
Tillman to give all his personal
attention to the situation, and he
is now working with might and
main to procure relief. He to-
night issued Il proclamation to the
people of the United States, APP
pcaling to them to make contribu-
tons to the cause. 1t reads as
follows
To the People of the United States:
The hurricane which swept the
South Atlantic coast on the 9th
Of August was unparalleled in its
severity. 1t spread dcsolation
and ruin through the entire State
of South Carolina and the Sea
Island, spreading northward
along the coast of Sonth Carolina
from the Savannah river, Edisto
Inlet to the north. Edisto In
let was the greatest sufferer by
reason of the severity of the storm
and by the tide. The sea invaded
the land. Hundreds of houses
have been swept away by the
waves or blown down by the wind
and while the exact number of
deaths will never be known, it
cannot be less than 1000. Vege-
tation has been as completely
blasted by the salt water as
though it were the breath of
a simeon. What was prosper
Gus and blooming cxpanse of rice
fields, gardens and farms, is to-
day Il desert, with the very land
marks destroyed, leaving the peo-
pie without shelter, without food,
without possibility of getting
work, except for Il limited num-
Der, to confront the
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12

Over million people are at
tending the Worlds Fair week
u.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-23
a....m.l.r. nna rheIr IlIIl..

.rwiab said q dressmaker OF MOD
oct means that the state Legislature
would pass law making It op,ga
torv on rich people to pay tner
debts TO persons who have to WORK
for a living. The fashionable won
nm who lives in palace and mas
every luxury that money can ouy
seldom. II ever. gives a Thought 70
tbe necessities Of those who work
for her The modest bill which &c
companies the new dress or the elab
crate laundrywork WHICH she has or
dered is thrown carelessly to one
side and probably forgotten in a tew ",
minutes. Yet that neglected Ull
NAV mean much to the person 10
whom the money is due. 1t may
mean the loss of food and warmth To
an entire family. Take my own
case for instance. have good
trade and liberal class OF Gus
toners. but | began without any
capital. and my earnings have been
the sole dependence of family OF
four. and one an invalid. But !
have been forced to turn and twist.
to economize and pinch myself, sim
ply because some Of my customers
insist Oh taking from one to Six
months credit. 1t seems wrong that
those rich people should force me to
carry them along on my meager
earnings, and yet am afraid to re-
monstrate for fear that l will lose
their trade altogether. New York
TTpoaa
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-23
An In,sre.,Inr silver wedding.

Ten days ago a woman in this city eel
ebrated her silver wedding anniversary
IN some rather remarkable circum
stances, She wore the dress, wreath
veil and slippers of the initial fete. He,
mother also appeared in the same cos
tnme-prrple velvet with point lac,
hounces-which had graced her daugh,
tors marriage twenty-five years as,o,
Her -four bridesmaids and four grooms,
men were all present, Her two son.
came home from Yale for the dinner
with the exception Of the death OF 4
young infant in her early married hfs
There had been no break in the family
cirvle Tor these twenty-five years-a rec.
ord for which one may well he grateful
Her Point Of View in New York Times
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-23
OF One Mind.

Young De Bore hunting for some
thing to say)--I wish / had lived in
the knightly days of old.
Weary Beauty-So do |. New
York Weekly.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-29

VICTORIA. B. c., Aug. as.-Ispecial- T.
BarDsrd, an English rniddlepeiehs. to-
Eight knocked out Fitzhenry. Of Port
Angeles. in eight rounds before a selec.
audience assembled At the Pastime Club.
Tue contest Was announced a. ten-rousd
go" for polhts, but tickets sid a, s.
the understanding being tina. finish fight
would Be witnessed Jack Hayes was
referees, Jack Jones and Mike conIin time
Keepers From the first round the
nghting was hot and fast, both
men working for the face. Fiiz-
henry's Punishment was severe. Blood
flowed freely in the second round Ii
was give and take to the end Of the fourth
round, when only sparring was done for
wind, finishing with a hot rally. Bar
nard. with the advantage OF weight, reach
and condition, was the aggressor from the
start ana hammered his man out without
more tnan feE scratches on the neck.