The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

The Times OF In 5ia stated that sinc4
the outb. ak of the bubonic plague
the population Of Bombay has been 10
duced one-balf and the weekly NOR
tally has averaged 200 per 1000
A MISPLACED switch caused n wreck
on the Erie railroad near 0ranQeville,
O., on the sth. The train was ditched
and ten cars and snow plow were de-
molished.
The livery and feed stables of p. r.
Smith and Pete Sells at Perry, Ok. /,
were entirely destroyed by fire on the
sth. Three blooded racers and Il
other horses and mules persisted and
half a dozen Others were so badly
burned that they were killed.
SIMON s. COOPER, the negro despera-
do, who who has killed five people, wa.
surrounded by sheriff's posse in Sum.
ter county. s. C., on the sth and finally
killed.
BRADsTREET's agency reported the
failures in the United States for the
week ended the sth TO be ass, the
largest ever given for one week, against
446 for the corresponding week OF last
year.
A MAN named Fred Foullx accident.
ally wounded hog while out hunting
rabbits near Atlantic, Ia, and its cries
attracted several other hogs and they
attacked the man and chewed him to
death. The hogs had escaped from
farmers and were virtually wild.
REVENUE agents captured five Illicit
stills in Morgan, Magoffin and Elliott
counties, KY, and destroyed 5000 gal
Ions of liquor.
JOHN r. HUDSON, a brakeman, fell
under a moving train in the Katy
switch yards at Muskogee, l. T., on the
Sth and was cut in two.
TWELVE persons in the Bromstedt
family at Chicago were in dangerous
condition from eating fresh pork and
sausages. Several other families were
also affected in the same way.
For the first time in the history of
Nebraska as a state its affairs have
been taken out of the control of the re-
publican party, every Office being now
under the direction of the populist
party.
FIRE broke out in the third floor of
Davis Eden musee at Pittsburgh, Pa,
on the 9Th, caused by an explosion of
natural gas in the cage of snake,
said to have been the largest one in
captivity, and the snake, monkeys and
other curiosities on the floor were
burned.
IN the Benwood oil field near Woods
Ea1 nd NTH Tn &c,
force, instantly killing two men and
badly injuring three others.
The Brighton elevator, near Mime
apolis, Mimi, was burned with its con-
tents, 100, 900 bushels of oats and wheat.
The total loss on elevator and contents
was 100000: fully insured. Five box
cars loaded for shipment were also de-
stroyed.
OFFICERS were ejecting "sooners" on
the 7th holding claims on the lines of
the Ponca, Otoe and Missouri and
Usage Indian reservations in accord
ance with decision of secretary d. r.
Frapcis in which he reversed ex-Sec-
rotary Smith. 1t was feared trouble
would result.
SIMON COOPER, the negro outlaw,
who shot and killed another negro and
wounded several others at Magnolia,
S. c., few days ago, entered the house
of Ben Wilson, at Maysville, about sun.
rise on the 18th aud demanded the use
of Mr.. Wilson's buggy and on being re-
fused he picked up an AK and split Mr.
Wilson's head open. He then murdered
Wilson's son and wife with the same
weapon, after which he struck down
negro and left the ak sticking in the
negroes head. A sheriffs posse was
after the fend.
A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Vera
Cruz, Mex, recently, destroying fac
tories and business blocks to the value
of $4,000
OVER 5000 invitations have been
issued to photographers all over the
country for national ball at Chicago
on February s.
LAWRENCE BARRETT, of Baltimore,
Md, who was recently bitten by mad
dog, died of hydrophobia on the 5th.
He was the fourth boy to die from the
effects of the dogs bite, all of the boys
having been sent to the Pasteur insti-
tute in New York.
1T was estimated that up to the 9th
325, 900 persons had fed from the city
of Bonn bay into the country on account
of the plague and had carried the con-
tagion to places where it did not exist
before.
THE wife of George Suttera returned
to her home at York, Pa, after a short
absence to find it burning. Rushing
in she rescued, as she thought, her
three living children. but when she
brought out the last one she found
they were all dead.
A BOILER exploded at Sisterville, w.
Va, from some unknown cause and
two men were killed outright and two
others were seriously injured.
The convent at Roberval, Que, was
destroyed by fire on the 5th and the
mother superior and seven of the nuns
were missing and had undoubtedly
persisted in the flames The fire wat