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The leader., 1897-05-05
FASHION CHIT CHAT.

Many of the early straw hats for
young girls are trimmed with punches
of quilts and eight-inch plaid ribbons.
Rows of satin straw shape the new
granny bonnets of plaid chiffon and
null. These hats are designed for tots
of three and four years.
Braidng is not the only important
feature of the new spring jackets. In
laid velvet collars are seen on number
of the prettiest cloth models.
Linen collars are seen on all the new
shirt Whatsoever those of striped
toffeta and plaid surah. The cuffs are of
the silk and are not detachable.
Here are two very new styles in glace
kid gloves: Silk stitching embroidered
with tiny beads and big pearl clasps
having small rhinestone in the center.
Tiny white dots, flowers and conven-
tional designs ere embroidered on ecru,
white and tlaxblue linen handkerchiefs
for the summer maiden. Vandyked
edges festooned in scarlet silk on n
circular handkerchief of white linen are
entirely new.
One of the most becoming dress ac-
cessories for middle-aged ladies is the
bolero of finely cut jet over vest of
white, cream, yellow or green satin.
Boleros for younger women are of lace
insertion and strips of satin or velvet
ribbon, with or without'a foundation
lining, as fancy dictates.
Some girls are wearing in the house
black canvas skirts and shirt waists of
blue, black or brown satin. These are
ox-plaited down the center of the
front and trimmed with small pearl or
gold buttons on the plat and in the
cuffs of the bishop sleeves. The small
collar is of white linen and scarlet
satin.
The new fsh-net patterns in vogue in
curtains have been successfully carried
out in six-inch wide laces for edging
muslin shelf slips. This lace costs only
six cents yard, and is far superior for
rantries and dressers to the ordinary
shelf paper, which tears at every touch.
The muslin slips, if kept carefully
busted, need washing only three times
year.
The leader., 1897-05-05
WHEELS AND WHEELMEN.

American bicycles made a pro-
nounced impression at the Dublin
cycle show.
Arizona has bicycle manufacturing
company located at Phoenix, and ex-
poets to turn out 1000 wheels this
year.
There are now 74,oo0 members in the
L. A. w., and the division officials are
sanguine that the figures will be in
creased to 100000 by next fall.
A matchbox attached to the handle
bar is the latest device. It's chief use
will be for women, who have no handy
pockets, like men, in which to carry
matches and other necessaries.
1t is held by some persons that the
true definition of u scorcher is lone
who affects hot pace, makes pedes-
TRANS boiling mad, warns up the police
and gets censured in court, after which
he complains that it is a burning
shame"
The proposition made by E. C. Bald
to ride series of races against any
professional from $1,000 to $1,000, has
aroused the ire of Tom Butler. the Bos-
ton expert. The latter expresses his
willingness TO meet Bald, and seems to
be anxious to clinch the match at once.
English cycle critics are writing
very bitter articles about American BIZ
cycles, and finding numerous reasons
why no one should buy them. This is
pretty good evidence that some one is
buying them, and the sales viii increase
If American makers will keep up to the
high standard they have established.
A hundred bad machines sold in Eng
land will prevent the sale of 1000 good
ones
The leader., 1897-05-05
THIS AND IhAn.

A public bcnefactor has appeared =
Kansas City. He Is Bertrand G. Hal
man, who invented o cane with an -.
candescent light in It that is illum.
mated by pressing button.
The government intends that ED
shall soon be able to put two cent? 4,
tho slot and draw q postage stan,
from an innocent-looling little estais
lishment clinging TO pillars and door.
ways.
To bore o hole halfway through tbs
sole Of shoe Is said to relieSe a.
squeal<ing. The reason assigned TO-.
the cure is that the air between the Law
ers of leather is released by the boring
The "horror sociap Is function a.
which every one is expected to BRING
that which they have the most horror
Of. At Topeka some of the ladies took
men, others mice, castor oil, spiderss
grammars, etc.
One Of an order OF rat-traps which =
Christian county (Ky.) farmer ordered
from a neighborfng city, reached him
with half q dozen rats in it, which IL
was supposed had been caught at some
station.
A quart Of oysters contains, on the
average, about the same quantity of
active nutritive substance as a quart OF
milk, or pound of very lean beef, or a
pound and half OF fresh Goldfish. or
two-thirds of a pound of bread. IT,!
The leader., 1897-05-05
CHICAGO MUST YIELD.
Competition of Gulf of Mexico Ports Prov
ing Too Much for the Big Lake City.

Competition of Gulf of Mexico Ports Prov
ing Too Much for the Big Lake City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1.-The
competition of the Gulf of Mexico
ports for the grain traffic of the west is
being kcenly felt by Chicago. Every
possible effort has been made by that
city for the last two years to retain its
prestige as the greatest grain center
of the world. Despite all it could do.
the volume of traffic has been diverted
to the gulf and Chicago is at last
aroused to the situation. The New
York Evening Post publishes the fol-
lowing significant article from the pen
of it's Chicago correspondent, regard
ing the situation:
The territory between Chicago and the gulf
ports has been divided and the roads that have
for years diverted business to Chicago have no
prospect Of ever getting back to their old-time
earnings. The managers who have studied
the situation carefully, are frank enough to
admit that the day for big earnings on
the part of the granger roads has passed
Elevator men are arranging to do bust
ness with the gulf ports by erecting
houses in the grain belt of Kansas and Ne
braska, where good rates can be secured to the
gulf ports and they are working to secure all
the benefit that deep water at Galveston. Port
Arthur and New Orleans affords exporters
Contracts have been let within "a week for big
elevator in central Kansas and it is expected
that others will be placed before long.
The leader., 1897-05-05
THE STATE LEGISLATURE

Jackson, April 77.-The legislature met TINS
morning in extraordinary session, IN accordance
with the proclamation Of Gov. McLaurin. nov
long Il will remain in session, and what IL VIII
accomplish. no man can tell. There are two
problems, however, that must be dealt Win.
one-and the main ope-is denclt OF about
$4,000. The other is the capitol question.
committee was appointed to notify tne son
ate OF the organization Of the house.
While the committee was out on Its mission
Mr.. Thomas Of Washington introduced a con-
current resolution in reference to securing APP
propriations for constructing leyees along the
Mississippi river, which is merely memorial 10
the senators ana members OF congress to use
diligent efforts to secure large and immediate
appropriations for leyee work and repair
Mr.. Wall OF DeSoto introduced q resolution
for the appointment Of capitol committee,
which was adopted. 1t provides that commit
tee of twenty-five be appointed. whose duty IL
shall be to inquire into and pass upon all CUES
lions submitted to the house pertaining TO the
construction Of new capitol building.
The leader., 1897-05-05
IS The STRUGGLE HoPELEss2

News from the Seat of War Says King
Georges Fight VIII Utterly Fail.
LONDON, May 1.-The news from the
seat of war indicates the continu-
GUS advance of the Turks in both
Thessaly and Epirus, but Edhem
Pasha is carefully concealing the time
and place of his principal attack. De-
spite optimistic views held in certain
quarters in Athens, the new cabinet
seems about to enter hopeless strug-
gle. A comparison between the comis-
sariat of the two armies, sent by
English correspondents, reveals the
strength of the Turkish force and the
weakness of the Greeks. 1t is fresh
illustration of Count Won Moltke's say
ing that an army goes upon its belly.
Osman Pasha's movements continue as
mysterious as ever. Dispatches from
Salonica now say he is preparing de-
lenses at Karaburun, where four large
Krupps, five battalions of infantry and
two squadrons of cavalry have just ar
,.ivaH
The leader., 1897-05-05
ARMIES OF GREECE AND TURKEY

The Turkish artillery forces con-
sist of 612 guns of all sizes. !
The total war footing of the Turkish
army is o22.127 officers, men, guns and
horses. I
The total war footing of the Greek
army is 1850 officers and men.
There are 3,4o0 officers Of all ranks
in the Greek army. =.
The number of officers in the Turkish
army is o,512.
Greece has a better, though much
smaller navy than Turkey. Her total
number of war vessels, including the
torpedo boats, is ~. while the total
number of war vessels of the Turkish
navy is 1875. The Turkish navy is poor
lv manned
The leader., 1897-05-05
CRAZED BY SPlRITUALISM,
Widow of the Scientific Americans Late
Editor VIII BE Tried for insanity.

Widow of the Scientific Americans Late
Editor WIN BE Tried for insanity.
New YORK, May Am order has
been signed in the supreme court di-
recting Mrs Harriet e. Beach, or
Rogers, widow of Afford e. Beach, or
Rogers, editor of the Scientific Ameri-
can, to show cause why committee
should not be appointed to take charge
of her and her property and why a
commission should not pass upon her
sanity. She is SO years old and has
one-third interest in her late husbands
estate of S25O,00O. Her children allege
that she has twice been confined in
asylums because of monomania on
spiritualism, and that she is now the
dupe, of Henry r. Rogers, a medium,
who has married her in order to obtain
her money.
The leader., 1897-05-05
A YOUTHFUL THIEF.
George #. Murphy, Aged 10, Leaves with
Money Belonging to a st. Louis Bank.

George #. Murphy, Aged 10, Leaves with
Money Belonging to a st. Louis Bank.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-George T. Muir
ply, the 19-year-old collector for the
st. Louis national bank, went out on
his usual route Wednesday afternoon,
but did not return. He had in his pos
session SIS, 6S4.75 in checks and cash be-
longing to the bank. Yesterday, how
ever, his mother called at the bank
and delivered checks amounting to
50, 4S4, leaving a balance missing of
S250.79 The returned checks
were found in Georges room
by his mother after he had
deeamped. 1t appears from his moth
er's statements that George has been
keeping rather late hours, and, worse
than that, his associates have not been
of the best. The young man is son
of George F. Murphy, deceased, who
was for number of years cashier of
the Citizens bank. The father on his
death-bed confessed that he had de-
frauded the bank out of $40, 900.
The leader., 1897-05-05
peATu seLF.INsLIcTED.
Horrible Method of Suicide Chosen by MIS-
Dechman, a Demented Woman.

Dechman, a Demented Woman.
KANSAS Cry, Kan, May MIRA
Lena Dechman, wife of Matthias Dech-
man. a prominent farmer living about
six miles west of this city, arose from
her bed at an early hour yesterday
morning and cremated herself. she
accomplished the horrible deed by
wrapping her body in an oil-soaked
blanket and then igniting 1t She was
burned almost out of semblance of hui
manity when her husband nnd chill
dren arrived. Mrs. Dechman, who
was about IS years old, had been very
respondent in the past year. She
was constantly ill, having suffered
much from dropsy. Her husband and
children feared that she would enc her
life. She had threatened suicide many
times, and had made two Intellectual
attempts in the last six months. she
was being constantly watched, and
the woman evidently believed that she
would have to use some unusual means
If she would accomplish her purpose.
Thursday evening Mrs. Dechman
retired early. The other members
Oh Tie Idiilly "SiS oiA a. 49,
before ten o'clock. They were
awakened shortly after IL by terrible
shrieks. An investigation disclosed
that the mother of the household had
made good her oft-repeated threat.
The woman had arisen from the bed
after the others were all asleep. She
had walked about 100 feet from the
house. She had then wrapped her
body in blanket, saturated with coal
oil, and applied match. The next
moment the wretched woman was
literally roasting alive. Her shrieks
were terrible. Nothing could be done
to save her, and she could not have
lived three minutes. The body was
The leader., 1897-05-05
SIX NEGROES LYncHeo.
etrun Up by Texas Mob Composed OF
Their own Race for Killing Three Per

sons.
HousTox, Tex, May L--For the muir
der of an old man in his cottage, q
child and woman In the first flush of
young womanhood, the assault of two
girls, the burning of the home of the
victims. two of the bodies being con-
sumed in the flames, six young negroes
were Thursday night sent to their
doom by the hands of an infuriated
mob of negroes, the victims also being
negroes, at Sunnyside, Walter county.
Last fall a gentleman from BRENNAN
was robbed of S65. Suspicion pointed
to the four Thomas boys and they con-
fessed to having committed the theft,
saying they had given $50 of the money
TO Henry Daniels. Daniels spent the
money and on Sunday evening last the
Thomas boys, according to their con-
fcssion, decided to either collect their
$50 or kill Daniels. They carried out
the latter part of the programme.
Henry Daniels, an old negro. lived in
little hut with his stepdaughter
Marie and a seven-year-old child.
Wednesday night the house was broken
open, and Marie Daniels and the seven
year-old child were assaulted and old
man Daniels dubbed to death while
trying to protect those in his charge.
Then old man Daniels and his step
daughter were thrown into the house
and the child was thrown into the
well. The house was set on fire and
the devils capable of such a crime left,
thinking that they had covered their
inhuman deed from the sight of the
world.
The local officers and citizens went
20 work with a will. Bloodhounds
were turned loose and soon the four
Thomas boys, Fayette Rhone and
VIII Gates were captured. When
taken they were smeared with
blood and when confronted ac-
knowledged the crime. All the six
prisoners were under guard Thursday
night. About IL o'clock the guards
were overpowered by strong body of
men and the prisoners taken toward
the Brazos bottoms north of here. A
little later 40 or 80 shots were fired and
all was quiet. Yesterday morning,
dangling from the limbs of large oak
tree, were found the bodies of six
negroes, limp and lifeless.
The leader., 1897-05-05
GUTHRlE'S DEAD.
Il Is Now Thought the Flood Victims VIII
Not Exceed Dozen.

IL Is Now Thought the Flood Victims VIII
Not Exceed Dozen.
GUTHRIE, Ok, May MANY of the
people reported missing after the great
flood which laid waste West Guthrie
Wednesday morning have been found
alive and it is now believed that the
number of victims will not exceed a
dozen in all. In all parts of the
flooded section men and women
are busy repairing the damage done
by the inundation and there is to-day
little or nothing of the oft-pictured
scenes of despair.
The shores of the Cimarron river are
piled with wreckage from the homes
of Guthrie that went down with the
flood Robbers are pillaging along
the river and the city and county au-
thorities are sending guards to protect
the property. The Ladies' Benevolent
society, of Guthrie, has opened head
quarters and are making clothing for
the destitute.
The leader., 1897-05-05

recently the pastor allowed phono-
graph to go through the service. The
photograph started in with a violin
solo, then psalm was recited. Next
came the words Let us pray" and a
hearty prayer was turned out by the
instrument, but the congregation
smiled for they recognized the voice
of their pastor. Then the sermon was
given by the photograph, followed by
an orchestral rendition of chorus
from the messiah" and, at the con-
clusion of this novel service, it was the
monograph and not the pastor that
gave the benediction.
The leader., 1897-05-05

THE United States, with a popula-
ton, according to the census of 1890,
of o2,622, $50, maintains 352,s10 tele-
phone stations, or one to every 1872 of
the population. The combined popu-
lation of Europe, according to the
census of 1890, is 354, 957, 776, and they
maintain 1856, 037 telephone stations, or
one to every $40 of the population. The
conversations over the telephone in the
United States amount to ISL 900, 600 per
year; in Europe they amount to 767,-
100, 1924. II is generally admitted that
the telephone service of this country
is better than anywhere else in the
world
The leader., 1897-05-05

A MEMBER of the Buffalo bar esti-
mates that there are $4,000 lawyers in
the United States; while in New York
state, with tenth of the country's
population, there abide at least sixth
of this entire body of lawyers. In
every city east of the Mississippi there
are more lawyers than there are legiti-
mate cases in court for them to take
care of. In the smaller cities one can
count on the fingers of both hands the
lawyers who earn good living in
come, but one cannot count the other
lawyers who are forced to exc out a
precarious income by playing second
fiddle to the more prosperous.
The leader., 1897-05-05
CHAIRMAN BUFFERS VIEW S.
He Says the Peoples Party Stands for Pro-
lection and Free Silver.

lection and Free silver.
BosToN, May 1.-The third annual
banquet of the peoples party of Massa-
chusetts last night was attended by
nearly $50 persons. Senator Marion
Butler, of North Carolina, made the
principal address of the evening. In
the course of his remarks Senator
Butler said:
The 9, 900 900 laborers who are ut work on the
cotton fields of the south and the wheat fields
of the west must be protected against foreign
pauper labor. just the same as the 100000
laborers who are employed in manufacturing.
We need q true American system for
all American labor and American indus
try. Neither the democratic nor republican
parties have offered us this. They both
offer remedies that arc contradictory The
gold standard and free trade go logically
together hand in hand The farmers and
manufacturers of this country should join
hands on at least two great economic
questions They should stand solidly for
an American system Of finance and for just
and equitable principle that will protect all
American industries and American labor. This
is the position Of the peoples party; 1t is the
only logical and only truly American principle.
The leader., 1897-05-05
Threw Herself in Front of a Train.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, May Mrs.
Mary Galsvin committed suicide at
Montpelier by throwing herself in
front of the northbound passenger
train at the Lake Erie & Western sta
ton. Several months ago her husband,
Jerry Galavin, a freight conductor on
the Lake Erie & Western, was run
down by his own train at Muncie, and
since that time Mrs. Galavin has
grieved over his death and often said
she wanted to die like Jerry. The en-
tire train passed over her, and the
body was mangled almost beyond rec.
ognition.
The leader., 1897-05-05

AFTER the adjournment of the COM
ing postal congress in Washington it
is proposed to take the foreign dele
gates on a special train and show them
the United States. This, it is said,
will be the most representative body
of men ever assembled, for upwards of
100 countries will be represented by
$50 delegates. 1t is likely the trip will
take in the country between the At
lantic and Pacific oceans, and the spe-
cial train which will be chartered for
the occasion will be equipped in a
manner for which this country is justly
famous.
The leader., 1897-05-05
Russian Mission Not Desirable.

WASHINGTON, May THE Russian
is at the disposal of the presi-
dent, but SO far as can be ascertained
there are no very strong claimants for
it, though it is frst-class mission,
with salary equal to that of London,
Paris and Berlin. st. Petersburg is,
however, an expensive capital and it's
climate is undesirable to one who has
spent his life in a temperate zone.
The leader., 1897-05-05
To Stamp Out Hog Cholera.

Dies MONIES, Ia, May both houses
of the Legislature have passed law
asked for by James Wilson, secretary
of agriculture, authorizing the gov
ernor to accept the rules of the depart
ment of agriculture to stamp out hog
cholera. 1t is proposed to select one
or more counties where the disease is
worst, inspect all hogs, kill those af-
fected and keep diseased hogs out.
The federal government pays all ex-
DeDses
The leader., 1897-05-05

THOUGH the tomb of Gen. Grant is
now practically completed there yet
remains some work of ornamentation
to be done. 1t is intended to place up
on the cap of the pyramidical top of
the monument a colossal statue of
Peace. Gen. Porter says that provi-
sion has been made for the erection of
this statue and that work upon it will
soon begin.
The leader., 1897-05-05

Miss MAUD LANCASTER is said to be
.cxciting Great Britain by her seeming
ly marvellous powers of telepathy. She
relates that in London lady sent for
her, stating that she thought some of
her servants had stolen her jewels.
They were passed in review before
Miss Lancaster, but she was convinced
that the thief was not among them.
Going into another room she saw the
lady's husband and she was immedi-
ately convinced that he was the thief
The news was broken quietly to the
wife, and the man afterwards con-
fessed that he had taken the missing
The leader., 1897-05-05
BOOMING STANDARD OIL STOCK

A Sale Made Mt 800 on the Strength OF Re-
cent Enormous Dividends.
New YORK, May IA sale of Stand
ard oil stock was made ON the curb yes
terday at 800, which price is the high
est ever paid for shares of the company.
and represents rise of something like
40 points within the last few months.
Standard oil stock, which now rules at
a higher figure than any other so-called
trust shares, yields in regular dividends
IL per cent. annually. but within the
last Is months upwards of 40 per cent.
has baa0 maid
The leader., 1897-05-05
Success and Its Cause.

The phenomenal popularity of the guns
and ammunition made by the Winchester
Repeating Arms Co, New Haven, Ct, is
care taken by this celebrated house to put
nothing but perfect goods on the market il
considered. Every gun they make is test.
ed for strength, action and accuracy and
unless it comes up to the high Winchester
standard it never leaves the factory. Win
chester ammunition is made with equal
care, every different cartridge or load be.
ing tested before it is loaded for market.
Winchester guns and ammunition are unsur.
Illustrated catalogue free upon request.
The leader., 1897-05-05
AGED WOMAN TORTURED,
Brutaliy Mistreated by Robbers to Nal
Her Give H.. aVaaav

Brutaliy Mistreated by Robbers to Mako
Her Give Up Money.
SIsTERsvILLn, w. Va, May Last
night Mrs Shock, an aged woman liv-
ing at Adonis, was horribly tortured
and robbed by a negro and white
man who forced an entrance into her
house. The robbers brutality beat her
bare feet with switches, burned them
to a crisp with candles. and also burned
the hair from her head and roasted one
ear. The woman finally told where
her money was hidden and the robbers
secured $500 and escaped. The woman
will probably die.
The leader., 1897-05-05
aiiles WIZ Inspect European Armies.

WASHINGTON, May 1--Gen. Miles
has received formal permission from
the president for his projected trip to
Turkey and Greece. He will be gone
two or three months, and in addition
to study of the Greco-Turkish con-
test also intends to inspect the military
establishments Of Germany, France,
England and probably Russia.
The leader., 1897-05-05
A GOLD medal, commemorating the
IL

A GOLD medal, concentrating the
completion of the Grant monument,
has been presented to Gen. Horace
Porter by the American Numismatic
and Archaeological society in New
Z York. 1t is 216 inches in diameter,
and has raised likeness of Gen. Grant
on one side and reproduction of the
monument on the other. Fac SMILES
have been struck off in silver and will
be presented to Mrs. Grant, President
I Mckinley, Mayor Strong, Ii Hung
Chang, Queen Victoria, President
. Faure of France, Pope Leo XIII. and
/ the emperors Of Germany, Russia and
Japan.
The leader., 1897-05-05
Russeil Lindsav Dead.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, May Russell
Lindsay, who was shot Thursday by
an irresponsible German named Will
liam Dietz, died at his home in this
city last evening. Lindsay, who was
"a years of age, was a brother-in-law
of William Allen White, the author
and neWGnaner man