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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
A FREE EXHIBIT.
Products of Kansas and Missouri to BE
shown at Joplin, Mo.

Shown at Joplin, Mo.
JOPLIN, Mo, Sept. %. "A free exhibit
of southwest Missouri and southeast
Kansas farm. field, forest, mine and
factory products is to be made at Lake
side park, on the Southwest Missouri
railway line, October 10 to %. Space
will be furnished free to exhibitors
and no admission fee is to be charged.
The enterprise is backed by the cleo
tric railway company, boards of trade
and commercial clubs of the cities in
the mineral belt. The intention is to
make this permanent enterprise and
have an annual exposition every au-
tumn
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Court Postponed.

Owing to the shotgun quarantine
regulations throughout the State and
the excited condition of the public
mind concerning the yellow fever scare,
Judge Niles has postponed the October
term of the United States court at
over it is his purpose to hold a special
term of the court, to dispose of pending
litigation.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
THE SOCIAL DEMOCRACY.
Committee to Investigate sites for Colonies
Now at Work.


CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Cyrus Field Will
lard, of Boston, and Wilfred +. Bos-
land, of Bay City, Mich, members of
the social democracy committee named
to pick site for the proposed cooper
alive commonwealth, left for Nash
Vile last night to confer with X.
J. Hinton, the other member OF
the committee From Nashville the
three will go to Olympia, Wash.
There they will confer with state
officials of Washington regarding
what help will be extended by the state
to the colonizers if they decide to make
the first large venture in that state. 1t
is asserted that the leading officials
and the farming elements of the state
are strongly in favor of the movement
The committee has been notified that
already $40, 900 has been appropriated
by the state for irrigation purposes
and promises have been made that act
i've support will be given.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
FOR A PENSION SCALE.
Important Resolutions Adopted by TIT
Union Veteran League at Columbus. D.


Union Veteran League at Columbus, d.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 25.-The national
encampment of the Union Veteran
league convention has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
National commander, Archibald Blake
ly, Pittsburgh; senior vice commander,
E. d. Spooner, Chicago; Junior vice
commander, William Baird, Lewiston,
Me. A resolution was adopted upon
the pension question. 1t provides the
following scale:
Persons who served over 30 days shall receive
IS a month and one cent day for the time
they were in service; the widows of officers
and enlisted men who served three years and
over SIP a month"; widows of those serving
over two and under three years, $40 month;
widows OF those serving over 80 days and IN
der two years. IS month.
resolution was adopted to appoint
a committee to urge the secretary of
war to include in the printed war rec
ords the i'll treatment of union soldiers
at Andersonville by Writ.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Good Roads.

The farming community is mosl in
terested in having good roads and the
farmers should be the first to insist
upon the expenditure of sufficient
amount of money to attain them. The
next session of the legislature will re-
lieve the present road law of its am
biguity, when we shall hope for some
action by our supervisors. Roads
should be as good in winter as in sum
mer. and under competent, uniform
working they will be.-Woodville Re-
publican
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
HORSE THIEVES CAUGHT.
A Kansas Posse Overtakes a Gang That
Had stolen Ten Animals.

INDEPENDENCE, Kan, Sept. 25.-
Thursday night ten head of fine horses
belonging to w. T. zoe and Frank
Overfeld, near Tyro, were stolen from
the stables 1t was the work of bold
band of robbers, who have been oper-
ating in that country for some time.
A large posse of members of the Anti
Horse Thief association soon started in
pursuit. They got on their trail and
pressed the robbers SO closely that
they turned the horses loose. The
posse kept on and "A message just re-
ceived states that they captured all
hut one of the robbers
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Gin Burned.

The newly-equipped gin of Glidewell
& Blocker, at Olive Branch, which had
been in operation about ten days, to-
gether with six bales of cotton, was
burned last week. The fire originated
in the pressrOom, caused by hot box.
Loss S., 900; no insurance.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
MAY REMAIN IDLE.
Striking Miners of Northern Illinois Refus
Columbus COmprOmise.

Striking Miners of Northern Illinois Refuse
Columbus Compromise.
STREAToR, H., Sept. 25.-The strik-
ing miners of this district met here to
vote on the acceptance or rejection of
the Columbus scale. The result of the
vote was a unanimous demand for the
scale adopted by the Springfield con-
vention, As cents per ton, gross weight.
The operators have refused to pay this
price and yesterdays vote means that
the miners of the Northern Illinois
district will probably remain idle all
winter. The Citizens Relief commit
tee has announced that it can give the
strikers no more aid.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Death of "A Good Woman.

Mrs NJ l.. Julienne, of jackson, died
last week of old age. Mrs. Julienne
was in her eightyfrst year. She had
been failing in health for two years.
The life of no one in jackson has been
marked by more deeds of charity and
love than that of this beloved and la
mented lady. She was a true Christian
in every sense of the term and all de-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

THE rich men of the United States
are the most generous givers in the
world. During 1898 they gave for
colleges and benevolent purposes a
round $40, 100000. During 1894 they
increased it to S32 900, 600 In 1895 they
gave So, soc, 900, and Notwithstanding
the hard times of 1896 the gifts amount
ed to S27, 900, 900
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

farmer living near Blue Spring, lost
about two bales of seed cotton and a
fine lot of fodder by fire last week.
They were unloading a wagon load of
cotton and knocked lighted lamp over
in the cottonhouse, setting fire to and
burning its contents Immediately. He
is poor man, and the loss will be
heavy on him.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Toronto Theater on Fire.

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 25.-F Fire origi-
mating in the rear of the Musee thea
ter last night communicated to the
theater. The actors were prepared for
the performance and there was wild
scramble A fire engine ran over
BERTHE E. Scott, IL years old, killing
him instantly. Seven fremen and a
half dozen citizens were also more or
less injured
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

A stalk of cotton is on exhibition at
Stone & Cannon's office, the seed pro-
ducing which was planted May 80 on
the plantation of E. T. Worthington.
The stalk contains IT'S grown cotton
bolls and was still making new forms
and blooms when cut down on Monday.
The delta is great country.-Green-
vile Democrat.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25,-There is 6
serious hitch in the negotiations of the
foreclosure sale of the Union Pacific
and its branches to the Pierpont Nor
gan syndicate. Attorney-General Me
Kenna, it is said, is demanding that
tho syndicate agree to pay the gov
eminent S5,OOO,OOO more than its bid,
accepted by the Cleveland administers
ton and ratified by the present one.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Death of An Old LADY.

Mrs. Sarah C. Williams, aged 7Syears,
died at Sardis last week. She leaves
two sons and one daughter, and several
grandchildren.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
The Stock LAW.

The Prentiss County News says:
I'VE think the stock law ought to be
observed by everybody. Why have a
stock law and then turn out the stock ?
We notice hogs running at large in all
parts of town. A good number of citi-
zens have potato patches exposed. The
fences have been neglected because of
the stock law. A few hogs at large CD
thebusiness streets will probably do no
badly any damage, but people who have
bad fences should be protected"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Could Not Loan the Surplus.

DAVENPORT, Neb., Sept. 25.-The
state bank of Davenport closed yester-
day. In the notice to the public the
reason assigned was that it could not
secure borrowers enough for it's large
surplus of deposits. Nebraska bank,
have over 20 per cent. of their deposits
in their vaults because of the great
surplus in the state.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Had Lost Three Million Dollars.

FIsHKLL, N. Y, Sept. GA dozen
persons here saw a man walk into the
Hudson river yesterday, throw up his
hands and drown. The man was
Charles Hazard. of New York. He
committed suicide as letter in his
pocket proves. He had lost S3,o00,0oO
in various unfortunate business enter
nrSaS
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

THE most striking trade effect of
cheaper silver has been the astonish-
ing increase in the variety of articles
made of the metal. The making of
plated ware, which in former years
was such a flourishing industry, has
been greatly crippled. The genuine
article has got within the reach of al
most everyone.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

Miss LOUISE WHITE, of the Indian
territory, is trying to prove her claim
TO the throne of Sweden, as lineal
decendent of Gustavus Adolphus, and
ousting the representative of the
Bernadotte dynasty from that emf
nance
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
A Steam Gin Rurned.

The steam cotton gin of w. A.
Broughton, four miles northwest OF
Iuka. was destroyed by fire last week,
together with four bales of seed cotton.
The fire is supposed to have ignited
from flying spark. This is the second
steam gin Mr.. Broughton has lost in
the last three years.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Fire Almost Destroys Alton, 1. t

MUsKoGEE, l. T., Sept 25.-The little
town of Alton, l. T., t5 miles east OF
Vinita, was almost wiped out by fire.
All the business houses were destroyed,
including the Frisco depot and Is cars
of wheat. The loss will foot up be-
tween $50. 900 and SIS. 600
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

The subject of premature burial is
Just now attracting much interest in
Italy, according to report of United
States Consul Mantius at Turin. lie
says that, realizing that there is at
present no infallible test that may be
applied to prevent the horrifying cases
of persons buried alive, a number of
prominent physicians are at work pre-
pairing reports on the subject. Reports
of similar kind are expected from all
over the world, as prizes will be Of
fered at the national exposition at
Turin for the best solution of the
problem.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

EDDY, the kite man, who has for
some time been making sky photo
graphs of the capitol and other public
buildings in Washington, says he has
perfected device by which aerial vita
scope pictures of cities, street scenes
and landscapes may be taken.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.-lndications
point to another skyward jump in the
wheat market. There is said to be a
tremendous shortage in December
wheat in this market, and if the worst
fears of the bears are realized there
will be general alarm and rush to
cover that will shoot prices to dollar
and possibly over.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Tracy Is Willing.

New YORK, Sept 25.-Chairman
Quigg, of the republican county com.
mittee, has received a telegram from
Gen. Benjamin f. Tracy, stating that
he was willing to be the republican
nominee for mayor of Greater New
York.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
An Editor Sent to Prison.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept. 25.-In the Unit
ed States court at Taloga, Steve Mad
dox, editor of the Taloga Advocate,
was convicted of shooting II. G.
Springer, an attorney at Taloga, and
sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tiarY at lansing, Kan.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

The New York prohibitionists have
introduced soap into their campaign,
giving away cakes of it at all their
meetings. Each cake is wrapped in a
circular which contains the platform
of the party and other points.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
A Preacher as a Policeman.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 25.-Rev. Mr..
George II. Williams, Campbellite
preacher, is a member of the Topeka
police force. While on duty last night
he performed marriage ceremony,
stopped a dog fight, broke up a
charivari party and pulled a joint, all
within an hour
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Chief Yalasauez a Suicide.

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept 25.-Chief of
Police Eduardo Valasquez, who con-
fessed that he caused the killing of
Arroyo, assailant of President Diaz,
shot himself in the left temple this
morning at ten o'clock, dying in
stantly
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Waves seventy.Fiye Feet High.

New YORK, Sept. 25.-The steamship
Andes, which arrived here from Hayti
encountered very severe weather and
heavy seas. OFF Cape Hatteras the
waves were rs feet high, and seemed
to come from all directions. At times
the deck of the Andes was almost pc r
pendicular
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Frost at Friars Point.

Triars Point had light frost on the
22d. Freight will now be allowed to
enter that city from New Orleans when
accompanied by certificate from the
marine hospital service as to being
thoroughly disinfected. Cotton pick
ers are in demand all over the county.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
A Postmaster Murdered.

WINoNA, Miss, Sept. 25.-E. Fl. SAT-
fold, cotton buyer, shot o. P. Ingram,
merchant and postmaster at Stewart,
Miss, at that place yesterday. Ingram
died about three hours later. The
killing was result of dispute about
some mail matter at the post Office.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

1T is said that the North German
Lloyd Steamship Co. contemplates
raising the Elbe, which was sunk off
Lowestoft, Eng, two years ago with
a loss of $50 lives 1t is known that
the Elbe carried valuable freight of
gold and silver, much of it in bullion,
while she also had on board 1900 reg
istered letters. The American Wreck
ing & Salvage Co. will make the at
tempt to raise the steamer, and al
though she lies in IS fathoms of water,
there is little doubt but that these
efforts will meet with success.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Star Plug Combines All Good Quail.

All the desirable qualities you want in
tobacco are found in Star plug to a special
degree. Its constant use produces no evil
off
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Won a Big Fortune.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. a5.-J. W.
Watrous. who left Dawson City on the
Portland on June 6 last, is in the city.
He is located in the Klondike country
at Mill river, which is S25 miles from
Dawson City, and has two claims on
the Stewart river. He has cleared
S366, 900 from them in two years.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

f. H. Saffold, a cotton buyer, shot o.
p. Ingram, merchant and postmaster at
Stewart, at that place last week. In
gram died about three hours later 1t
is stated that the killing was the result
of a dispute between the two men
about some mail matter.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

INVESTIGATION of the practice of
adulterating wheat -four with corn
-four has led to the discovery that
many brewers are adulterating their
beer, corn being substituted for barley
malt and certain chemicals substituted
for hops to get the proper flavor.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Sept rs. AT Flat
Rock, this county, Wesley Nading shot
his wife dead and then fatally shot
himself. He was subject to attacks of
melancholy and jealousy and such a
mental condition is supposed to have
cauSed the act
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

PAUL Gooz, a full-blooded Cheyenne
Indian, was arrested at Arapahoe, Ok,
on a charge of wife beating. He told
the Judge that he had beaten her for
not supplying sufficient tirewood, and
felt that to do so was the right of every
husband. He was greatly surprised to
be fined S25, and said such law would
ruin every squaw in the country.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

COLUMBUS, Kan, Sept 25.-Ed Staffie-
back. who was found guilty of murder
in the first degree for the killing of
Frank Galbraith at Galena. Kan, Is
now raving maniac and has to be
kept confined In . Strsight-jacket
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Pension Agent sent In.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept 3D.. F. Mar
tin, pension agent, entered plea of
guilty to the charge of forging and
fraud in connection with pension pa
pers- Upon agreement of attorneys he
was given the minimum sentence, one
year In the pepitentlary.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
CURRENT COMMENT.

POSTAL authorities have decided that
mail matter need not be delivered at
houses where vicious dogs are kept I'M
chained
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
The Bottoms Were White.

Reports from the country along the
upper Tallahatchie river show that
there was sharp frost on the 22d. The
bottoms are said to have been white.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

The record of the Meridian weather
bureau shows that light frost occur
red there on the ed, and as result
the people are feeling much better.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
The Children Were Left Alone.

DALLAS, Tex, Sept 25.-Near New
Boston, Bowie county, fire DESTROYED
the home of jefferson Connor, farm
err, and burned his three small children
to death during the absence of the rest
of the family.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Forty Killed by an Earthquake.

LONDON, Sept. ga private dis
patch from Rome says that about 40
persons were killed and many Others
injured by an earthslip at the sulphur
mines near Girgenti.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

A NARROW gauge railroad over White
pass, near Skaguay, is promised by
May 1. While it will not cover many
miles, it will greatly reduce the toll
and hardships of q trip to the Klon-
dike
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

I'D rather our engagement were not an.
nounced until the end of the session, SAID
the statesman. And why, dear" asked
the woman he had won. Il don't want it
charged that | am specializing in sugar. =
Indianapolis journal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

OREGON Indians complain that they
are sentenced to 80 days in Jail for in
toxicatiou, while white man guilty
of the same offense only gets five days.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

Los Angeles, from Columbia, Mo-, last
fall, and who, to demonstrate his
theories as to the cause, prevention
and cure of disease, was inoculated
with the germs of tuberculosis, diph-
liberia, CHAMBERS and other virulent dis
eases usually attributed to bacteria,
now proposes to demonstrate the
falsity of the current theory of disease
in general by submitting, under the
surveillance of representative physi-
clans, to the introduction into his own
system of the most virulent germs
known. He is especially DESTROYS of a
test with yellow fever germs.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me many a doctors bills. +. Hardy,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

We often wonder why so many people
tell the same story so many tlmes-N ash
ington Democrat.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

PRoF. WALTER 7. ScHEELE, of Rah-
way, n. j., declares that he has dis
covered cheap and simple way of de.
stroying the mosquito while in the
embryo state. He states that he can
take minute crystal of permanganate
of potash, drop it in the water contain
ing the bacilli of the mosquito, and
the oxidization that takes place will
almost instantly kill every atom Of
life that may be present In his labor
atory he has killed the germs in q
1.ooo-gallon tank with pinch of per
nangsnate, and he says there is nc
reason why vast sections OF swamp land
should not be treated In the same way.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

When man is always prepared to prove
everything he says, it may be because his
statements need it.-Wsshington Democrat.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

CARROLL ID. WRIGHT, national labor
commissioner, has issued some inter
esting statistics on the subject of
strikes in the United States. The re-
port covers the period from 1879 to
1895 and embraces all labor disturb
ances of the country that involved any
considerable number of people. The
record shows that from only 30 strikes
in 1879, involving about 1000 men,
women and children, strikes have
grown since to yearly average of $50,
involving over $4,000 operatives. The
whole number of strikes during the
period covered was 1911 and the mum.
Der of persons involved was 372, 2s1.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Those boy S toy tool chests are not good for
any purpose Washington Dem
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.

One bad thing about the Klondike gold
country is that it affords an excuse for SO
many crank inventors to annoy people by
telling of the fool machines they are going
to build to get them there.-Chicago Record.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

Benedict (proudly)-"My wife kisses me
good night regularly" Rounder bitterly
Women are suspicious creatures, amt
they ?"-Boston Herald
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-29

There is probably nothing in this world
as variable as the stories of a quarrel told
by each Washington Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13

NJ Warsaw a student has Just gradu-
ated M the ripe age OF 7Jl After pass-
ing his mhtriculation many years ago.
lack of funds prevented him from nj
once proceeding TO the university. and
he WAS compelled to work as u tutor 20
years in order to save enough, money to
cEabIe him to continue his studies. At
the end of that time he presented him
self at the Warsaw medical academy-
and passed the entrance examination
with distinction. Before he could be-
gin his studies, the Polish rebellion of
1863 broke out, and Borysik, who was
now Al years Of age, threw himself into
the movement with all the enthusiasm
Of a youthful rcvolutionist. The re-
volt was suppressed, and Borysik was
exiled 10 Siberia, where for 30 years he
underwent hard labor in the silver
mines. In 1895 he received a free par
don, and returned to Warsaw. In spite
OF his age and the h%ardships he had en-
dured, Borysik lost none of his enthus-
iasm for medical work, and took up his
studies where he had left them of In
1863. After n two years course this
remarkable man has now, at the age
Of rs, passed the final medical examine
ton with honors, and will begin To
practice In Warsaw.-LOndon Mail.