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spised, all efforts to chronicle the
achievements of our immediate ances-
tors. Mark Twain received vociferant
and long-continued applause when he
said: Il am not proud of my family.
am trying to do something which will
make my family proud of me-"
That epitomizes the popular senti-
ment. Nevertheless, there are far
sighted people in America to-day who
are building monuments for the flu
ture; making histories of localities and
local events, which will be valuable, and
be better appreciated when this con-
tinent is older; and, may say it, more
civilized. There will come time when
boys and girls will not only study the
outline history of the origin and devel-
opment of this great republic, but when
they will study the development of their
counties, townships, states and i'm
mediate environments.
We had quadro-centennial EXPOSE
ton in Chicago few years ago. That
enterprising demonstration was u
STARTER to the whole world, when its
magnitude and nagnificence were I'M
derstood. We had centennial EXPOSE
ton of our national independence in
Philadelphia in 1876. We have since
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GREEN-ROOM GOSSIP.

1t is said that Corinne received S25,.
900 insurance on the life of the lats
Jennie Kimball, her manager.
Jean de Reszke has been invited tc
sing before the car of Russia, an honor
conferred on very few.
Anna Held has signed with the "La
Poupee" company in London with q
salary of $500 per week, with her car.
riage and maid also paid for.
Nanette Comstock has decided to &c
to London to appear as Sylvia in "A
Bachelors Romance" which is to be
produced by John Hare.
1t is probable that so members of the
famous Gilmore band will tour the
country next season under the man.
agement of Z. A. Conturier.
Sir Henry Irving will present at the
London Lyceum next December play
based ON the life of Peter the Great,
written by Sir Henry's son, Lawrence
Irving.
Bernhard declares she will soon es-
say the role of Hamlet because the
prince of Wales has expressed desire
to see her in the part Of the melan,
choly Dane,
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when that awful tragedy was consr,.I
mated in the death of the great emana.l
pator.
In the immediate and distant fu,n
antiquarians, the men who write r..,
and authentic history, will want =,
know all about the national can,,ar'
We know that L'Enfant, a French en-
gineer officer, planned the city. and
that IL has grown into magnificence a.
accordance with the lines drawn bv NJ.
inspired pen. But we do not all kno,v
the growth of the municipal govern
ment; and, but for the thouohtfulpes.
of body of antiquarians now LIVING,
who dip deep into the future, we might
lose the records of the municipal growth
of the most beautiful city in the world
The Columbian Historical society. .,
this city, is composed of gentlemen a,
scholastic requirements, and all a.
them possess something of personal
pride in the capital city where thew
have long resided, and which they havs
seen grow into proportions of metro.
politan pretensions. These learned
gentlemen look forward to the tiua
when there will be 100000 people on
more, settled within a radius of fem
miles from the dome of the capitol,
They are making history for the fu.
ture, and it is well that they are doing
so.
At recent meeting of the society q
foh rr;r
the first mayor of Washington. Rob-
ert Brent filled that Office from 1902 IN
1912; period of IL years, and at tims
when the capital city of this republic
was a little bit of a village.
George Washington had seen the fruI.
ton of his dream of stable republic.
He had sheathed his sword, delivered
his farewell address, and declined a
third term of president of the new re.
public; had gone to his country homo
at Mount Vernon, and had been gath.
cred unto his fathers. He had seen
the city founded. He had builded hers
city residence, which still stands. Hs
had turned over his high office to his
duly-elected successor. The republic
was very young, and the city of Wash.
ington was yet to be built. .
We have the same sort of government
to-day, with slight notifications, that
Washington provided for the national
capital. In January, 1901, President
Washington appointed three commits.
sioners for the territory of Columbia,a
and those commissioners were the 10.
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Cotton Crop In Washington County.

The ,tton crop in Washington conn-
~ is looking especially vol. There rs
no doubt hut that tho cotton along the
banks Of Deer creek is tho best seon for
years at tIis season. There are worms,
boweve-, reported in somo localities.
There IS some doubt expressed as &c
whether the worms arc the regular
army worms or the grass worms, but
damage is being done, whatever name
may be applied to tho posts. Orders
for paris green are being received in
Greenville daily, and If serious damage
by tho worms is prevented the chances
are that Washington county will make
as good a crop of cotton as has boon pro
duced in several years, notwithstaud-
ing tho overflow. But the worms are
regular nightmare to the planters. The
corn crop promises better now than two
weeks ago
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


A COMPREHENSIVE digest of official
opinions and decisions relating To PEN
sions and bounty lands has been issued
by the department at Washington.
THE Commercial club at South Bend,
Ind, has decided to erect statue of
the late Vice President Schuyler Colfax
and committees were appointed to So
licit funds. Requests for assistance
will also be sent to Rebecca lodges
throughout the union, Mrs. Colfax hav-
ing been the founder of Rcbecca lodge.
ALTHOUGH Washington is practically
deserted by officials, applications for
office still continue to pour in and the
clerks are rushed TO brief" and file
away Endorsements for office.
TIE sensational information was re-
ceivcd at san Francisco by steamer
from Honolulu that if the first steamer
from the United States brought the
news that congress had adjourned
without annexing the Hawaiian islands
the American flag would be placed on
all government buildings and the Ha-
waiian republic declared to be under
the protection of the United States.
THE United States government has
sent an ultimatuln to the Peruvian
government requiring the immediate
payment of the McCord claim of $50, 900.
THE British commission on agricul-
ture has made report on the depres-
sion existing in agriculture, suggest
ing various palliatives. Ten members
signed a supplementary report declar
ing their belief that measures tending
to increase the value OF silver would
greatly assist agriculture and favor
the proposal for an international con-
ference on the subject
THE queens speech was read to the
British lords and commons at London
on the 9th and parliament was pro-
rogued until October &.
THE Russian mission has been ten
dered formally to Ethan Allen Hitch
cock. of st. Louis, by President Nc
Kinley.
THE sensational story sent out from
Ottumwa, Ia. to the effect that Gov.
Drake was on his death-bed at his
home in Centerville was denied by
his son-in-law and physician, who said
that the governor had never been in a
critical condition. and that he was i'm
proving rapidly.
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heralded to the world. We take no ac-
count of the discovery by Eric the Red,
for nothing came of it, save historic
and reliable account of the discovery
by that bold and piratical buccaneer
Norseman. We reckon only from the
time that Columbus and Amerigo
Nespucci, and their successors, trav-
ersed the dangerous pillows of the At
lantic to discover Ell Dorado.
Four hundred years. Think of it!
We are not beginners in this wonderful
world of the west; and yet we have
nothing which savors of antiquity. We
have ignored, and many of us have de-
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TWO kNOTTY PROBLEMS.

Settlement OF the Cuban and Hawaiian
Questions VIII Require Great Diplo-
macy.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. There is a grow
ing belief, strengthened by the actions
and statements of high officials, that
the highest powers of the diplomatic
branch of the government will be re-
quired to prevent serious issues with
Spain or Japan, or both. The true
statement of affairs. as it confronts
the administration to-day, is not real
lied by the superficial observer of
events, but there is no doubt what
ever that the experienced men who
are at the head of the state depart
mcnt are prepared to use all the re-
sources of diplomacy before settle
ment of the Cuban question or the an
neNatiOn of Hawaii is realiZed
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KANSAS MINERS WIN.
Conference Mt Pittsburg Results In Concei
sions from Mine Operators.

conference Mt Pittsburg Results In COnces-
sions from Mine Operators.
PITTsBURG, Kan. Aug. THE con-
ference between the operators and ex-
ceutive board of miners held in this
city yesterday had a larger attendance
than the one week ago. All the min
ing companies were represented except
four. The meeting was presided over
by George Wallace, chairman of the
executive board of miners, and A. Ii.
kirkwood, superintendent of the Wear
Coal Co., acted as secretary. The OPP
orators practically agreed to acccde to
all the demands made by the miners.
They were given choice of any kind
of powder at 81 per keg. The semi
monthly pay day was agreed to, as
well as 81 per day for day men, and
81. 50 per yard for entry work.
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ENGLAND IS SLOW.
American timetable Commissioners Must
Walt Untli Next October,

American timetable Commissioners Must
Wait Untn Next October.
LONDON, Aug. 7.-The British gov
crnment has informed the American
bimetallic commission that 1t will
probably reply to the proposals of the
commissioners on behalf of the United
States in October. The commits
sioncrs have been waiting in London
since their conference with the cab
met, and, desiring to know the exact
position of England before opening
negotiations with other governments,
they wrote to the cabinet inquir-
ing when they might expect de-
cision, as they were anxious to ar
range their future programme. Yester-
day senator Wolcott received a reply
from Sir Michael Hicks Beach, in the
course of which the chancellor ex-
pressed q fear that the British govern
ment was not yet in position to reply
to the proposals of the ENJOYS of the
United States and the French ambas-
sailors on the question of an interna-
tional agreement.
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a WHEAT BLOCKADE.
Grafa Arriving at Kansas City Faster Than
1t Can BE Handled,


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. IA block
adc of wheat in the Kansas City yards
is imminent. 1t was estimated last
evening that fully 1,sOO cars of wheat
were being held here, about half of
which are billed through to Galveston.
The gulf roads are short of engines,
principally for the reason that all of
their extra motive power has been put
into use in the grain belt. Another
cause for the blockade on the
tracks here lies in the fact that the
elevators have been unable to handle
the grain consigned to them as rapidly
as it comes in. There are over 500 cars
of wheat on the Suburban Belt and
the elevators can only take care of
about $50 day,
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senator Georges Condition..

Senator j. H. George is failing rapidly
since the death of his wife. He has
been unable to sleep, and his condition
is all but hopeful. IT was decided that
to keep him at his homo would mean
speedy death. His son has gone with
him to Mississippi City, where it is
Hoped he may be benefited.-T. NJ.
Henry in Commercial Appeal.
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A Narrow Escape.

Richard Smith, n prominent young
farmer living about eight miles east of
Aberdeen, last week made mistake and
gave his infant baby a morphine tritu-
rate for a ca lomel trituratc, which threw
the baby into commissions and almost
death at once. Mr.. Smith at once
brought his child to town as fast as his
horse and buggy would bring him, to
Drs. Evans IL Houston, who finally sue
ceeded in restoring tho little babe to
its natural condition.
The leader., 1897-08-11

DIR. MoNTIER and NJ. tiranier, of the
French Academy of Music, have dis
covered means whereby the human
voice may be preserved in all its pris-
tine freshness throughout the natural
term of life, or restored to that fresh
ness when worn out before the appli-
cation of their discovery was possible.
They apply currents of electricity to
the vocal cords; under the tonic sti1nu-
liant of which the maintenance of the
full volume and sweetness OF tone is
assured. This means much to the
musical world
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The Russian Mission.

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE Russian
mission has been rendered formally to
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, of St Louis.
More than that, the president has ex-
pressed to Mr.. Hitchcock the reasons
why he is particularly DESTROYS that
the appointment shall be accepted. A
business man of wide experience is
wanted for this post. Relations be-
tween Russia and the United States
which will call for business rather
than legal qualifications are foreseen.
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T. c. Milton, a thrifty farmer living
oight miles south of Canton, sold the
first bale of new cotton at that place on
the 9Th. The bale weighed 525 pounds,
elassed strict good middling and brought
Is cents. Cotton in that section is
opening very rapidly and the crop will
be very short on account of recent dry
weather.
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Meridian's First Bale.

Meridian, Aug. 4.-The first bale of
new cotton was sold here today. 1t was
raised in Clark county and was shipped
by Woems Il Floyd of Shubuta to Three
foot Bros. & Co. of this city. The bale
classed strictly good middling and was
sold in front of the Cotton Exchange ct
public outcry, Williams 81 Co. becom
ing the purchers, the price paid being
10 cents
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SOME EARLY HISTORY.
Robert Brent First Mayor OF the
City of Washington.
lie was Appointed by President 'ei'
fcr-on. and Many Institutions
Founded by Him Are Exist
fnu at This Time.
tspecial Washington Letter.1

Thepeoples of the old world look upon
their ancient places, their ancient
towns. cathedrals and courts with u
generation akin TO idolatrous adora-
ton.
The people of this new world are liv-
ing only in the living present, and look
upon antiques very much as Tennyson
expressed his disrespect for titular
and hereditary nobility, when he said:
1.-THE gardener, Adam, and his WIFE,
smile at the claims Of long descent"
1t is now more than 400 years since
the discovery of the new continent was
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Valuable Paintings.

Gen. G.. W. C. Lee. the retiring presi-
dent of the Washington and Lee uni.
versity. in Virginia, as a parting gift
has presented that university with
portraits of Gen. George Washington
and Gen. Lafayette, both of which
were once the property of Gen. Wash,
ington, and for years adorned his home
at Mount Vernon, being finally in.
herited by Gen Lee
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Threatened the Wrong Woman.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 7.-Yester-
day, in the office of Magistrate w. w.
Martin, at Decher, Mrs. Charles Ohm
stead, while applying for warrant
against her husband, was threatened
with death if she persisted in trying to
have him arrested. Suddenly Mrs
Olmstead drew pistol and shot him
in the stomach, intlicting mortal
wound
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County ConyiC.s Escape.

Two negroes, Charles Seals and John
Madden, escaped from the Lowndes
county farm last week just as the pris-
oners had finished dinner and were about
to return to the field to resume their
labor for the afternoon. Madden was
still at large.
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MINES ORDERED CLOSED.
Two of the Greatest Producers to Suspend
Bec.use of the Silver SLumn.

Two OF the Greatest Producers to Suspend
Because of the Silver slump.
PARK CITY, Utah, Aug. 7.-Superin-
tendent Chambers, of the Ontario and
DAILY mines. has received a telegram
from New York to close down both
mines at once, owing to the recent de-
cline in silver These are two of the
largest silver mines in the state and
give employment to about 700 men.
The Ontario mine is one of the
greatest producers in the country and
has been in active operation for 90
years and has paid about Si3, 800, 900 in
dividends. 1t is claimed that these
mines cannot be worked with profit at
the present price of silver.
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The preliminary trial of j. L. Cough
for the murder of Harry King was held
at Vossburg last week and Cough was
allowed bail in the sum of $1,000 to
await the action Of the grand jury. The
bond was promptly made and Cough set
at Ii berty
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BALL Bros, of Muncie, Ind, among
the largest fruit jar manufacturers in
the world, have sent notice to their
employees that their services will not
be needed after this month, as they
were about to introduce machines for
blowing fruit jars. The Balls claim
the machines will do better work than
the men and at half the cost. 1t is ex-
pected that glass jars will be brought
into strong competition with tinware,
owing to its cheapness.
The leader., 1897-08-11
F.iIynlan Hanged.

Jesse Perryman, the young negro
who criminally assaulted Miss Nellie
Waters, near Eastabuchie, on May 21st,
was hanged last week. II seventeen
minutes after the drop he was pro-
nounced dead. Death resulted from
strangulation. About 1000 people wit
messed tho execution, which took place
in tho courthouse yard. This was. the
second legal hanging in the history of
that town,
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Sold His Trained Horse.

!im Key, a marvelously well-cducat
ed horse, owned by DIR. William Key, q
negro, of Shelbyville, Tenn, and which
Vile exposit'on for .no It" months om sI has
been sold to L. G.. Duffield, of New
York, for $4,000, and shipped to that
city. DIR. Key devoted seven years to
teaching and training the horse.
The leader., 1897-08-11
Attempted Train vVrecking.

passenger train on the Valley road
struck an obstruction at 8 o'clock ono
morning last week few miles north OF
Leland, while running slowly. The
The track examined, when two large
chains were discovered wrapped around
the rails. There is no clew, but the
road s detectives have the case in hand.
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Tragedy Over n Fathers Body.

Wicker Smith, an old resident OF
Newburry county, 5. C., died recently,
His two sons, Walter and Howard, tried
to decide where they would lay the ole
man away. They could not agree
blows followed words, then knives and
pistols were drawn, and Walter was
stabbed seven times and Howard Sc.
verely shot.
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At a negro church, four miles west
of Sylacauga, Ala. n 13-year-old boy
was murdered under peculiar circum
stances. John Graham, negro, re-
turned to the neighborhood after an
absence of two years, much changed in
appearance. During services in church
the negro boy whispered to Graham;
You have been away so long that you
look like toad frog" Graham drew
pistol, and, saying, with an oath, I'll
make frog of you," fired at the boy
killing him instantly. The murderer
made his escape.
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LAWRENCE, Kan, Aug. Lloyd We'll
man, from Dallas, Tex, who came to
Lawrence to participate in the state
bicycle meet, was probably fatally in
jured yesterday. 1t was in the five
mile professional race, in which there
were large number of starters. There
was a big spill and in the fall We'll
mans head was caught and pushed
through the wheel and horribly cut
The leader., 1897-08-11

THE development of the agricultural
resources of Alaska was recently dis
cussed with Mr.. Weare, of the North
American Transportation & Trading
Co., by Secretary Wilson, and the sec
rotary pledged himself to work for the
establishment of an experimental farm
in the Yukon valley. He said there
seemed to be no obstacle to the trial of
the experiment next spring. Secretary
Wilson favored Mr.. Weare's plan of
sending colony of practical farmers
to the valley as soon as possible to es-
tablish farms and supply the miners
with all the grain, meats and vegeta-
bles they may want
The leader., 1897-08-11

New YORK cigarette manufacturers
have decided upon an increase in the
prices of cigarettes and letters of no.
LITIGATION have been sent through the
mails. The advance in quotations is
about Is per cent on the whole list
from Turkish TO common brands.
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CAPT. RAY and Lieut.. Richardson, of
the Eight infantry, have started from
Fort d. A. Russell, Wyo., under orders,
to make as much of an investigation OF
the Alaskan gold fields as this season
will permit. Upon their report will
depend the establishment of military
force at the gold fields.
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No Constitutional Convention.

A general election was held in Ten
nessee the other day, to decide wheth-
er or not a constitutional convention
should be held. Returns from all parts
of the state show that the calling of
convention was overwhelmingly de-
feated. A light vote was polled.
The leader., 1897-08-11
Death of Col. william n. Pass.

Col. William N. Pass died at Grenada
last week. His death Is a severe shock
to numerous relatives and friends, for
few days ago Col. Pass was apparently
in the best of health.
The leader., 1897-08-11

A. NJ. Gaillard, one of the most sub.
stantial farmers of Tippah county, met
with serious accident last week. His
team became frightened, ran away with
a wagon load Of wheat, threw him out,
breaking his leg. On account Of the
nature of the wound. and from the fact
that Mr.. Gaillard is an old man, it was
necessary to amputate the limb. Mr..
Gaillard lay for five hours in the sun
before he was found.
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Reward For 10 Murderer.

Tho citizens of Brunswick, Warren
county, offer 500 reward for tho arrest
of negro named Nelson Lewis, who
murdered William AlloU, white man,
on July 18th, and in now a fugitive.
Allen was taken unawares and his neck
broken by fearful blow delivered from
the rear with pair OF gun barrels. The
murderer only fed recently when sus-
picion became directed toward him.
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THE sub-treasury in Boston was ro-
ported flooded with counterfeit cents.
The limitations are so clever that e:l-
perts have to go over lot two or three
times to detect all the spurious pieces.
They ali come from Boston stores.
The leader., 1897-08-11
VIII Resist Removal.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Judge Buck
Kilgore and Judge William Springer,
appointed to the federal bench in the
Indian territory by President Cleve-
land, have formally notified the de-
partment of justice that they will fight
in the courts any effort to GUST them.
The leader., 1897-08-11

A MINNESOTA post of the G. A. r.
asked the state department 10 have
Minister DENLY find out whether Ii
Hung Chang would accept honorary
membership in the G. A. Il. Tho post
wishes to elect him an honorary mem-
Der because of his friendship to Gen.
Grant
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Charged Wit5. burglary.

rive negroes were captured at Tut
weller last week and taken to Charles
ton. charged with burglary. Two of the
ceg.oes broke in the depot at Tutweller
aaS stole several hatLs of meat, while
soc other three br>ie into j. w.
sulalley's store and .eade way with some
Gsy goods.
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OAKLAND, Cal, Aug. THE brig
Pitcairn, which was built and used as
a missionary craft in the South seas,
has been purchased from the Seventh
Day Adventists by syndicate of treas
ure seekers who will at once fit her up
for voyage to Alaska.
The leader., 1897-08-11
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.


A strike Mt the Fulton bag and cot
ton mills, at Atlanta, Ga, which threw
\, 400 employees out because white girls
refused to be placed by the side OF col
ored women, came to an unexpected
end. The textile union met early in
the day. 1t seemed as If general
strike would ensua, rs no one thought
the authorities of the mill would give
in. A committee was appointed 20
consult with President Jacob Elsas, de-
manding the removal of all negroes.
Unexpectedly to the strikers, this was
agreed To. and compromise was made.
The leader., 1897-08-11

THE latest official estimate of the
population of the United States is H.
oOo,0 6s. This was made by the actu-
airy of the treasury, an official whose
duty it is at fixed intervals to report
on the per capita circulation of money
that the present holdings of money
were S22. SO for every man, woman and
child in the United States. His esti-
mate Of the population is made by the
use of the census reports of the preced-
ing decade and certain fixed rules of
increase by birth and immigration and
provisions for deaths and other losses.