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The leader., 1897-10-20
WILLING 10 RETIRE.
Senator German Offers the Leadership o'
Maryland Democracy to q Boiting Edi'

Maryland Democracy to . Boiting Edi-
tor.
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct 16.-United
States Senator German has issued an
open letter to Edwin +. Abel, pub
Usher of the Baltimore Sun, in which
he offers to relinquish the leadership
Of the democracy in Maryland, provid-
ing Mr.. Abel will accept it and sup
port the democratic ticket in the COM
ing state and Legislative campaign.
lie also intimates that he will forego
his ambition to succeed himself in the
United States senate If it can be shown
that such step is necessary to dem.
ocratic success. The letter re.
views the course of the Sun in
its opposition to Mr.. German because
Of his views upon civil service, tariff
and ballot reform measures. To all
the charges made against him upon
this score, Mr.. German pleads guilty,
but quotes the Sun as having admit ted
that such questions were largely mat
tiers of opinion, and asse rts that every
man is free to think as he pleases re-
garding them. He defends his course
| in regard to all these questions.
The leader., 1897-10-20
ALL IN THE FAMILY.

A Western Kansas School District Run
Solely by Three Persons.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 16.-State Super
intendent Stryker has discovered re-
markable plan for grabbing the state
school fund by residents of sparsely
settled districts in western Kansas. w.
H. Freeman is the only resident of a
school district in Logan county. Ev-
cry year his wife, his son and himself
elect themselves as the three members
of the school board. Then they vote a
six months term of school at $40
daughter as teacher. Young Freeman
is her only pupil
The leader., 1897-10-20
Weather and Crops.

During the past week the tempera.
ture was above the normal, and the pre-
cipitation was deficient, there being no
rainfall over the entire State. The
prolonged drouth has seriously injured
all crops, and late crops have been cut
short and ruined thereby in many Sec
tions. Cotton is opening rapidly and
being picked, ginned and marketed as
fast as possible. Fall gardens are a
failure owing to the dry weather. The
weather has been favorable for gather
ing all crops Water is scarce for all
purposes away from the large water
courses.
The leader., 1897-10-20
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys.
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
often ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them Halls Catarrh Cure
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and is taken inter,
naly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In huylng
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine 1t is taken internally, and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by f. j. Cheney Go. lestl-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The leader., 1897-10-20
A FARMERS WIFE MURDERED.
Mrs. Isaac Paul, Near Garnett, Kan, Killed
by Tramp Robbers.

GARNETT, Kan, Oct. 16.-Mrs. Isaac
Paul, the wife of well-known farmer,
was brutally murdered at her home,
five miles east of this city, at II o'clock
yesterday morning. When the muir
der occurred her husband was work
ing in the orchard, a stones throw
from the house. He was attracted by
the barking of dog and rushing to
the house found his wife dying on the
floor An ugly cash in the back of
her head, a blow from .cornknife,
opening the skull, told the story of
the murder, while the open bureau
drawers and the contents strewn over
all the rooms revealed the object. 1t
was the work of tramps, but they
eluded the angry neighbors, who
secured the woods and hills all day.
Late at night 500 men from both city
and country were searching for them,
and if found short work will be made
of them.
The leader., 1897-10-20
TO CHANGE THE NAME.
Protestant Episcopal Denomination May
Hereafter BE Called mChe Church."

Protestant Episcopal Denomination May
Hereafter Be Called "The Church"
MILWAUKEE, Oct. i6.-The Protestant
Episcopal church of America will be
known in the future simply as the
church." if the movement formally in
augurated at the meeting of the
Milwaukee diocesan council is taken
up by the dioceses generally
throughout the country, as the clergy
men and laymen firmly believe it
will. In amending the constitution of
the diocese the words 1.-The Protestant
Episcopal church" were stricken out
and 1.-The church" inserted in their
stead. 1t is stated that this change
has been under discussion for some
time in different dioceses.
The leader., 1897-10-20
Panic in a Theater,

CINCINNATI, Oct. 16.-During a the
atrical performance at the Robinson
opera house last night the central
truss of the ceiling, SO feet long and 80
feet wide, fell down. People in the
gallery had been warned and got out
before the ceiling fell, but number
of those in the parquette were buried
under the debris. So far as known
three were killed, five fatally wounded
and 26 others more or less injured.
The leader., 1897-10-20
No Rain for Three Years.

The Aberdeen Examiner says: ''Those
who complain of the existing drouth
may find consolation in the fact that
the Choctaws, who formerly occupied
the country, had tradition that dur
ing the early part of the last century
no rain fell for three years. Claiborne's
history quotes the tradition as follows:
Not drop of rain fell for three years.
The Noxubee and Tombigbee rivers
dried up. The forest trees persisted.
The elk and buffalo, then numerous,
migrated beyond the Mississippi river
never to return. Toward the close of
the third year it began to rain. and con.
tinued to rain for two moons. >"
The leader., 1897-10-20

DR.. KELLOGG, at the Civic Philan-
thropic conference at Battle Creek,
Mich, recently said: "Notwithstand-
ing our marvellous accumulation of
wealth and wisdom, we are certainly
going down physically toward race eX-
tinction. This assertion will doubtless
appear reckless in face of the we'll
known fact that the average length of
human life has been doubled within
the last two centuries. The true meas
ure of vital endurance is not the aver
age longevity, however, but the num-
Der of individuals per thousand or
million who attain great age"
The leader., 1897-10-20
Dead Body Found in the River.

The body of a white man was found
floating in the Mississippi river near
Masonton Landing, Bolivar county, last
week. A rope was tied around his
ankle and his throat was cut. The
dead man was about rs years old. He
had the appearance of having been a
laborer. The rope attached to the body
was made fast to small tree, which
had caved into the river
The leader., 1897-10-20
MASONS ExCOMMUNlCATED.
The Catholic Archbishop, of Sonora, Mex.
Declares War on the Order.

The Catholic Archbishop, of Sonora, Mex,
Declares War on the Order.
NoGALEs, Ariz., Oct. 16.-Archbishop
Lopez, of the state of Sonora, Mex,
has issued an edict communicating
all members of the masonic fraternity.
Nearly all of the highest officials in
the state and many of the leading citi-
zens are members of the masonic order
and at the same time many of them
are devout Catholics. What action
will be taken by the men affected is
not yet determined. One of the lead
ing masons expressed himself as de-
termined to adhere to masonry at all
hazards
The leader., 1897-10-20

Rev. E. G.. Kilgore of Greenville,
Texas. the noted evangelist of that
State, is assisting the pastor, Rev. Amos
Kendall. in protracted meeting held
in the Methodist church at Aberdeen.
Rev. Mr.. Kilgore was member of the
North Mississippi Conference for a
number of years, but withdrew from
the pastorate work to fill the place of
an evangelist and east his lot in the
Lone Star State several years ago.
The leader., 1897-10-20
A WOMAN WITH NERVE.
She Caught a Burglar in the House and At
tackled Him with a Chair.

She Caught a Burglar in the House and At
tackled Him with Chair.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Oct 16.-A burglar
entered the house of Charles L. Pease,
the grocer, early yesterday morning
and was in the act of rifling the
pockets of Mr.. Pease's trousers when
discovered by Mrs. Pease. She jumped
out of bed and, grabbing a chair,
made for the intruder, who ran. In
his haste to get away he left his shoes
in the yard. These were identified as
the property of Fate Draper, a colored
ex-convict who had already served two
sentences for like offenses. He was
arrested and awaits his third sentence.
The leader., 1897-10-20
An Attempt to Murder.

A bold attempt was made by negro
named Tom Perkins to murder A. Simon,
clerk in the store of II. Pushin, at Goa
homa last week. shooting him twice
with large caliber pistol at short
range, but fortunately both balls missed
their mark. Trouble arose between the
two over sale of a pair of pants, cul-
minating in the negro pulling his pistol
and demanding that Simon give him -
cents. Simon offered him the money,
but Perkins demanded that the money
be thrown or brought to him. This not
being done soon enough, he fired two
shots and ran. There were several eye
witnesses to the affair, and if Perkins
had been captured his neck would prob
ably have stretched rope. Citizens are
anxious to have the negro captured and
every effort will be made to bring him
to Justice.
The leader., 1897-10-20

A SPECIAL agent of the department
of agriculture at Washington for some
time past has been engaged in testing
various kinds of foods and drugs to as
certain to what extent adulteration
and substitution is practiced by man.
ufacturers and dealers, and the inves-
tigation proves that the markets are
full of articles which are not what
consumers suppose them to be.
The leader., 1897-10-20
Needles Gets a Place.

WASHINGTON, Oct 16.--Tom Needles,
of Illinois, formerly marshal of Okla
homa, was appointed member of the
Dawes commission yesterday. He sue
ceeds Montgomery, of Alabama, whose
resignation was asked for. Other
changes in the personnel of the COM
mission are expected soon.
The leader., 1897-10-20
A Yazoo County Killing.

Glove Rowan, a Confederate veteran.
killed Doug Manor last week in a store
on Mound plantation, Yazoo county.
Rowan, feeble man, was assaulted by
Manor with stick. Rowan killed him
with his revolver. The slayer gave
himself into custody.
The leader., 1897-10-20
Young Girl Jumped tn Her Meath

WASHINGTON, Oct 16.-Maud G. Badg-
ley, clerk in the general land office,
committed suicide yesterday by jump
ing from Cabin Johns bridge, six miles
west of this city. The drop to the ra-
vine below the bridge is about LIS feet,
and the girl was instantly killed. The
motive for the suicide was despond-
ency, due to her physical condition.
The leader., 1897-10-20
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


During the past week the tempera-
ture was above the normal and the
rainfall deficient over the greater por-
ton of the State. General rains the
latter portion of the week, however,
effectually relieved the drouth in many
sections where water was very scarce
and being hauled from the larger
streams, other sources of supply having
failed owing to the prolonged drOuth.
Crops have continued to decline gen
orally, the rain coming too Late to bene-
fit materially anything but fall vege-
tables and putting the soil in good plow-
ing condition for fall crops. Cotton
picking has been pushed and many have
finished picking in the southern portion
of the State. The bulk of the cotton
will probably be picked this month.
The drouth affected the yield more than
was expected some time ago. The crop
will be marketed late, owing to the
quarantine restrictions on the move
ment of freight. Corn and hay are be-
ing gathered. but the yield will be
light on account of lack of moisture.
A Proclamation by the Mayor of jackson.
Mayor Wharton. of jackson, last week
issued the following proclamation:
JACKSON, october IL, 1897.
To the Public:
Again we are pleased to note the alb
scnce of fever, or even the suspicion of
fever God. in His infinite wisdom, may
have seen fit to spare us this scourge,
and for His wonderful kindness we
should render to Him all praise.
The protection to our property and
the further preservation of our lives are
dependent upon the continuation of ex-
listing conditions, modified only to con-
firm to the changes that each day may
bring forth.
To those of our citizens who sought
safety in flight. we can only say that
we are as anxious for their return as
they themselves are, and we look with
eagerness to the day when we can with
safety remove the restriction and wei
come them home. To name day would
be unwisc. God must rule the firma-
ment, and this mundane sphere must
reverence His command.
Respectfully.
RAMSEY WHARTON, Mayor.
The leader., 1897-10-20
SO HE COULD MARRY.
Young Man Suspected OF Killing His
Mother and Grandmother.

Mother and Grandmother.
CAMDEN, n. j., Oct. 16.-Eli Shaw
was taken into custody by the police
officials yesterday afternoon and form
ally charged with the murder of his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Shaw, and grand
mother, Mrs. Emma Zane, which oc-
Cured in this city Thursday morn
ling. Prosecutor Jenkins rigidly
cross-examined him for three hours.
When he left Shaw's cell the prose-
cutor stated he felt sure he had the
right man. The motive for the crime,
he said, was doubtless a desire on the
part of Shaw to inherit the property,
in order to be married. His salary
was small, and he had made arrange
ments to rent an expensive house.
The leader., 1897-10-20

ABOUT % men and women in Boston
are trying to establish branch of the
English Legitimation league there
The object of the league is practically
to abolish the marriage ceremony and
substitute for it contract dissoluble
at will by which the man and woman
shall agree to live together as husband
and wife and to recognize. as legiti-
mate any children that may be born
of the uniOn
The leader., 1897-10-20
Skin and Eyes Yellow.

This disorder finds its direct cause In SOME
derangcmcnt in tho liver and its close ns
allied glands. The bile, inotcad OF pass,in3f
outthrough the bowels, ha9 been obotI u ISon.
andflnding no outlet through its usnai I'm, NJ
BY the absorbents and distributed over ins
system, poisoning the blood and dist1 .rent:
all tho functions OF the body. In tne I'm I'm,
ment OF this disease, DR.. M: A. siMtn M
morning until the complexion become'
clear. orr
6purn Frauds that court you for yo oSe
money. The limitations that try 10 sanO ons
place Of the Original DR.. ID. A. Sl 5naaIcrs
LIVER Medicine. while by interesteSa az s.not
the same" and yon may DO courtea ~ ~
deceived for your money OF the expense ~
Yuur health. BcWarel
The leader., 1897-10-20
UNUSUAL WEATHER.
Sunstrokes in Chicago and Snow in Colo
RADIO ON the Same DAY.

RADIO on the Same Day.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-One death and
two prostrations is the record for tho
hottest October day in the history OF
the local weather bureau. All Octo-
Der records in the weather market
were broken yesterday when the mer-
curry touched 81. People in the street
A dispatch from Denver, Col. says:
The first snowstorm of the season be-
gan shortly before midnight. A heavy
fall is reported from the mountain
towns. Overcoats are in general use
here
The leader., 1897-10-20
Federal Court Postponed.

Judge II. c. Niles has ordered that
the term of the Federal court, fixed by
law for the first Monday in November,
at Jackson, be postponed until the
fourth Monday, the ED day of Novem-
Der, and that witnesses be subpoenaed
and jurors summoned for the last-men-
toned date, and that parties under
recognizance to appear in court on the
first Monday be not required to appear
until the fourth Monday in November.
The leader., 1897-10-20

HENRY DUNNANT, whose service to
humanity as founder of the Red Cross
society deserved better reward, is
spending the closing years of his life
in the workho of lIeiden, Switzer-
land. The International Medical con-
gress held recently in Moscow awarded
him its prize as 1.-The man who has
done the greatest service to humanity
and medicine in the present age"
The leader., 1897-10-20
Accidental Loss of An Eve.

J. w. Allen, of Ellisville, while out
hunting last week, received painful
wound in the eye. A cartridge became
fastened in the breech of his gun and
exploded, filling one of his eyes with
powder and otherwise burning the face.
The doctor thinks the eye cannot be
saved.
The leader., 1897-10-20

STARVING TO DEATH.
Men, Women and Children Dying for Wan
of Food In Havana.

of Food In Havana.
HAVANA, Oct. 16.-Twenty-five per-
sons, among them - women and five
children, died Wednesday of hunger
in Havana. They were all crowded
into the place called Los Fosos, where
the Spanish police huddle the pacificos
who have been driven by the troops
into the capital from the neigh boring
country. Many thousands are now
starving to death in Los Fosos, and
trustworthy persons say that since
October about rs have died every day
Of hunger.
The leader., 1897-10-20

WILLIAM NvoN, the explorer, who
obtained a concession from the Next
can government giving him the ex-
elusive right for FIVE years to explore
for archaeological objects, has left New
York for research in the region near
the prehistoric city of Mitlam, Mex.
The leader., 1897-10-20
Oklahoma swine breeders Meet.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct 16.-The Oklaho-
ma Swine Breeders association organ
lied by the election of the following
officers: A. j. Henthorn. of Oklahoma
City, president; Charles Mears, of Lin
coin county, vice president; C. s. Will
liams, of Enid, secretary and treasurer.
The leader., 1897-10-20

In a recently patented automatic
change maker the coin is placed in
tubes of the proper size. fitted with
sliding plates at the bottom which are
operated by levers to push the bottom
coin out when the lever is pressed.
The leader., 1897-10-20
Oliver Gets Six Years.

EEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Oct 16--Judge
C. G. Foster, of the federal court, SEN
fenced Joseph w. Oliver, the alleged
dynamiter convicted of blowing up
Gov. Smiths residence, to three years
on each of the two counts of the in
dictment and to pay a fine of 81 on
each count. This makes divers total
sentence six years.
The leader., 1897-10-20
Irving to Defraud Her.

Horton-How is it that you always put on
such long face and talk so discouragngy
when your wife happens to be present? And
at other times you are the most enthusiastic
prosperity boomer | know of?
Henley--I promised her away back last
spring that I'd get her new sealskin sacque
this fall, if business picked up.-Cleveland
Loader
The leader., 1897-10-20
Lynched for Running a Quarantine.

New ORLEANS, Oct. l6.-Douglass
Bolte. a negro leader, was lynched at
small settlement on Bayou Bartaria,
about IS miles from this city, yester-
day. His offense was running the
quarantine gauntlet.
The leader., 1897-10-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

ACCORDING to estimates, the New
York mayoralty campaign will cost
81, O00, O00
The leader., 1897-10-20

Grasses are always useful for table
decoration. In order to have them lin
stock" as it were. the heads should be
picked just before they are ripe and
dried in the shade. They will then keep
well without dropping the seeds.
The leader., 1897-10-20

SECRETARY WILSON, of the agri.
cultural department, is giving much
attention to the marketing abroad OF
American farm products He is con-
fdent that the near future will
see regular and rapidly growing
sale of American butter in for
eign countries, and that before many
months. every outgoing steamer will
carry a large quantity of it. He also
has in view the providing of agricul
tural attaches at our legations in
Europe. just as military and naval of
deers are assigned to duty there.
The secretary win recommend this
provision 10 his forthcoming report
The leader., 1897-10-20

THE pollution of the streams from
which large cities obtain their water
supply by the offal of cities is matter
TO which the attention of congress will
soon be directed.
The leader., 1897-10-20
Methodist Foreign MissIonarx societx,

CHILLICoTHE, Mo-, Oct. 16.-The 14th
annual meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary society of the
Methodist church, Des Moines branch,
met in this city yesterday, with dele
cations present from Missouri, Arkan-
sas and Iowa.
The leader., 1897-10-20
Gin and Cotton Burned.

George Harvey had his gin and about
thirty bales of cotton destroyed by fire
last week. The gin was about four
miles south of Canton. Loss about
$500; insurance, $1,000.
The leader., 1897-10-20

THE outbreak of yellow fever in the
south and the serious interference with
business calls attention to the need for
national quarantine regulations. The
health authorities of the Gulf and Mis-
sissippi valley states have at times
agreed to act in concert in all matters
of coast quarantine, and to report each
to all the others every case of con-
tagious and infectious disease in their
several jurisdictions. but" comments
the New Orleans Picayune, 'the greed
of human nature and the keen compe-
titions of business operate against the
thoroughness of the measures taken
for the general safety"
The leader., 1897-10-20

WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-The Corean
legation received an official cable
stating: King proclaimed himself en-
peror from this date, October Is, 1897
The leader., 1897-10-20
Bishop Galloway Returns.

Among the passengers who arrived at
New York last week ON the White Star
line steamer Britannia was Bishop c. b.
Galloway of jackson.
The leader., 1897-10-20
OF Course Not.

Mr. Huggins-Isn't Miss Roxy peach?
Miss Kittish-Yes, but she is not the only
fruit in the orchard.-Detroit Free Press.
No man is too shiftless to feel little BIZ
romantic about his marriage.-Washingtor
Democrat
The leader., 1897-10-20

raising the Havana qualities of tobacco
that a state tobacco fair will be held
ut Lake City during the latter end of
this month
The leader., 1897-10-20
Rain at Oxford.

A long drouth at Oxford was broken
last week by good rain. 1t is now
predicted that cold weather will soon
put a stop to all danger from yellow
fever
The leader., 1897-10-20

DURING the short time the arbitra-
tion law has been in operation in New
Zealand it appears to have worked
well. Under the act in question the
colony is divided into districts. A
board of Cancellation composed of an
equal number of workmen and en-
ployers can be constituted in any dis
trict, and over this is special central
tribunal, which possesses appellate
functions, and whose decision is final
The penalty for the non-observance of
the award is limited to 81, 500. No
strike or lockout has occurred since
the act has been in operation. Trades
unions can sue and be sued.
The leader., 1897-10-20

A MASSACHUSETTS man, ~ years old,
was recently sent for two years to the
penitentiary for stealing three hens.
The leader., 1897-10-20
In Darkest Africa.

The Missionary = Here! Here! I'm
shocked! What are you two fighting about?
The Combatants-Jonah an de whale
d. IL
The leader., 1897-10-20

Man is made Of dust-or at least som
wives think their husbands are.
The leader., 1897-10-20

Gen. Lew Wallace has written a new
book. consisting of two poems, dealing
with oriental Life.
The leader., 1897-10-20

THE invention and proposed applica-
ton of new missile called 1.-The infer
nal bullet" will certainly add another
terror to war. The latest death dealer
is a projectile intended for the rifle,
and so constructed that it enters the
human body as die cutter into steel.
AS it cuts its way into the opposing
flesh it broadcns and expands, produc-
ing a wound that no surgeons skill
can heal. Rival military authorities
of Europe have raised the question as
to the admissibility of the new bullet
into the uses of modern warfare. 1t
is seriously regarded by some as bar
barous and unfair accessory.
The leader., 1897-10-20

The Methodist church, the Chicago
Times-Herald says, has always pre-
scented the singular anomaly of having
the largest enrolment of communi-
cants taken from the democratic masses
o. our citizenship, and at the same
time governmental machinery almost
despotic. Under the present system it
is claimed that 400 preachers can de-
feat the will of 5000, 900 laymen and
$4,000 ministers. The laymen have
built the churches, founded schools
and maintained the ministry, and they
claim they should have a voice in the
management to that to which they
have contributed SO literally.
The leader., 1897-10-20

Dissatisfied people are, as a rule, loafers.-
Atchison Globe.