The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

A CLEVELAND, o., dispatch of the
5th stated that there seemed no posi-
BILE doubt that Cornelius N. Bliss, of
New York, had been offered and had
accepted the secretaryship of the navy
under the Mckinley administration.
GEN. FRANCIS A. WALKER, president
of the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
pology and of wide reputation as an
educator, statistician and economist,
was stricken with apoplexy at Boston
on the 5th and died soon after. He
had been chief of the bureau of statis-
ties in the treasury department, super
intendent Of the census and commits
sioner of Indian affairs.
Col. JOHN HAY, of Washington, was
said to have been selected by Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley for ambassador
to Great Britain, to succeed Mr.. Bay
ard.
A DISPATCH from Washington on the
7th said that positive statements were
made from Spanish legation sources
that Gomez, the Cuban COMMANDMENTS
chief, bad actually submitted propo-
sition for peace to Senior Sagasta in
Madrid and all that stood in the way,
it was said, was the proposed recall of
Capt-GeD. Weyler, which the insur-
gents insisted should be preliminary to
all negotiations.
SENATOR CHANDLER has made can
vass of the senate on the proposition
for an international conference on
silver and concludes that there is no
opposition worth the name. Still the
bill will not be introduced until it is
accepted by the republican caucus, as
the committee was instructed to report
to the caucus.
Miss EDITH L. COLLINS, of New York,
ward of Chauncey NJ. Depew, was
married on the 9TH at a church in Paris
to Count Czaykowski, counselor of the
Turkish embassy &. Rome.
SENATOR JOHN NJ. PALMER was taken
suddenly i'll at Spring field, Ill, on the
9th and was threatened with pneu-
monia.
The wool manufacturers furnished
an interesting day in the tariff hear
ings at Washington on the 9TH. They
did not ask for free wool, but wanted
compensatory duties on wooden goods
wool growers had asked.
w. j. BLACK has been appointed gem
eral passenger agent of the A., T. 81 S.
4. system with headquarters at Tope-
ka. Kan. The appointment takes eff
feet February /.
JACKSON day was generally cele-
brated by the democrats in the priuci-
pal cities OF the country by banquets
and political speeches.
THE democrats of Missouri named
George Graham Vest for United States
senator for the fourth time at the eau
Gus at jefferson City on the Sth. There
were IS representatives present and "a
voted for him, besides 1S senators.
SENAToR-EIEoT MONEY, of MISSISSIPPI
pi, arrived at Tampa, Fla, on the night
of the 18th from Cuba and left at once
for Washington. He refused to talk
on the issues of the Cuban war, but
said he saw no fighting and passed
many Spanish soldiers.
A SPECIAL from Madrid stated that
Spain's efforts to negotiate a new war
loan had failed and in two months that
country would be utterly bankrupt.
SECRETARY OLNEY was said to be de-
lighted at dispatch from our minis
ter at Madrid stating that the Spanish
minister of foreign affairs had asked
his opinion about certain reforms for
Cuba, this being considered by the
Washington authorities the first step
towards the acceptance Of American
mediation in the Cuban rebellion.
THE house ways and means commit
the at Washington on the sth heard
representatives of the earthenware,
glassware, marble and stone industries
about the tariff on those articles.