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The leader., 1898-03-16
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

THERE were 24S failures in the United
States the past week against 256 for
the corresponding week of last year.
TEN millions of gold were ordered
from Europe for America the post week.
GEN. w. s. RosEcRANs died on the
18th at his home near Redondo, Cal.
THE will of the late Amos r. Emo,
proprietor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York, was filed for probate at
Hartford, Conn, on the 18th, and dis
poses of an estate valued at $40, 900, 900.
ISAIAH THOMAS, was hanged at Spar
ia, Ga, on the 18th.
CAPT. PERAL, president of the Span
ish court of inquiry as to the cause of
the disaster on the Maine, insists that
that the explosion was from the inte-
rior.
IT required but twelve minutes for
the senate to pass, with emphatic unan-
unity, the bill appropriating SO, 900, 900
for national defense.
RIoTISG has broken out in Bombay,
India, as result of the plague meas
ures.
AFTER more than two months hard
fighting, the Globe shipyards strike at
Cleveland, o., was settled on the 9th.
AT Fulton, Ky, on the 9th, Cecil
Williams, aged IS, accidentally shot
Beda Norman, aged IL. Williams had
an old pistol with cartridge in it and
had been Swapping it repeatedly.
THE jury in the case of Sheriff Mar
tin and his deputies, charged with the
killing of the strikers at Latimcr, Pa,
ON September 10 last, on the 9th, re-
turned verdict of not guilty.
THE 3-year-old child of Rev. and Mrs.
T. f. Patterson of Barton, Ark, was
burned to death ON the Sth.
THE returns of the number of live
stock on farms in the United States in
January show there to have been 10,
900, OIL horses, 2,257 sos mules, 1880,
$50 mich cows, 29,264, 1917 oxen and
other cattle, 1886, 1850 sheep SO, 759, 1898
swine.
HENRY DAWSON, a farmer living near
Arkadelphia, Ark, was killed on the
sth by runaway team. He was haul
ing rails and had started after a load
when his wagon came uncoupled, throw
Ting him on the double-tree, and his
horses became frightened and COM
menced bucking and running.
A SEVERE wind and hail storm passed
over Jackson county, Texas, on the 7th
Several houses were demolished and
much damage done by hail.
The leader., 1898-03-16
:Dtttt0ftWEfK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS Condensed
A Complete Review Of the Happenings
Of the Past Seven, Days In This
4tQ and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN In, TILE PRESS DISPATCHES
hAkA 20 HI
rrTYFfFrH CONGRESS.

Proceedings of First Regular session.
In the United States senate on the
Sth The bill for the relief of the .Metho-
dist Episcopal church south of Tennes-
see, appropriating $2ss. 900, waspassed.
A message was received from the house
conveying the bill appropriating $50.
100000 for national defense and il was
referred to the appropriations commit
fee. The house, by unanimous vote,
passed the bill appropriating $4,000, 600
to be used at the discretion of the presi-
dent in national defenses.'
unanimous vote the United States
senate on the 9th passed the $50. 0O0,-
600 defense bill without debate. la
waiian annexation was considered in
executive session., In the house bill
twas introduced appropriating 100000
for the return of the bodies of the Maine
Victims to the United States and their
burial at public expense at such places
| rs the relatives of the deceased might
1 designate The committee onrivers and
harbors voted not to report q river and
harbor appropriation bill at this SEES
sion. =. .-sy z-..t- d
A bill to revive the grade of lieuten-
ant general in the army was reported
favorably in the United States senate on
the 10th from the committee on mill
tary affairs. The nomination of VIII
liam J. Calhoun, of Illinois, TO be inter
state commerce commissioner was con-
frmed. Adjourned to the l4th. In the
house the time was spent on the Indian
appropriation bill. The senate amend
| ments were nonconcurred in and the
| bill sent to conference.
The leader., 1898-03-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

The president has appointed William
j. Calhoun, of Illinois. interstate COM
merce commissioner.
The president has signed the bin pro-
viding for two additional regiments of
artillery. to man the coast defenses.
President Mckinley has been assured
by Sir Julian Pauncefote of Victoria S
personal interest in the state of affairs
between this country and Spain, and of
the most sincere friendliness toward
the United States.
President Mckinley has signed the
bill passed by congress appropriating
$4,000 goo for national defenses and ii
is now a law.
President Mckinley, it is rlrmored,
has completed the draft of special
message to congress in which he recon-
mends the recognition of Cuban indie
pendcncc. and it is said it is his intention
to send the message to congress within
two weeks. .za..
The crop report of the agricultural
department shows wheat in farmers
hands, 12l 100000 bushels, equivalent to
22.9 per cent. of last years crop; corn,
7s3,0C0,000 bushels, or All per cent. of
last years crop.
In the past eight months the increase
over the exports OF domestic products
for the same period last year has been
500 ,S42,0 900.
A special dispatch from Washington
says that orders have been issued for
the immediate manning of hitherto I'M
garrisoned forts from Boston down the
Atlantic coast and along the gulf to
Galveston.
The leader., 1898-03-16
JUST MARRIED.
How "Hubby" Orders Ms Supplies
Through the Telephone.

When a young man marries and opens up
q home one Of his chief anxieties is to appear
master of the situation and as much like
veteran as possible. Blueton, who would be
widely known by his real name, is new ben
edict and just settled. Here is sample Sc
lected from his almost continuous converse
ton at the telephone: ....4.. - d
"Send me up a pound of carpet tacks
Number? / don't know anything about the
number of tacks in pound. All you've got
to do is to FIJI my order. And, say, send me
half a peck of nails. Tenpennys. I'm not
asking the price, am 1? Yes, half peck !;
that's what said. Now want a saw.
Don't you know your business. This is a
private residence-Mr. Blueton's residence.
It's no lumber mill. don't want any buzz
Throw in hammer and a Ratchet and
stepladder. And say, want good strong
stove leg. We broke one in moving. None of
your business who made the stove. All you've
got to do is to send up the leg"
After swearing for few minutes Blueton
was rafting away at the grocery:
"Three pounds of steak. What kind!
Beefsteak, of course. We're. not eating
horscstcak or sheep steak at our house.
Three yards of sausage. Never mind, now,
Scw other people buy it, / always buy by
thu yard.g A gallon of coffee, two dozen
frying onions, half bushel of oranges-yes,
half a bushei. Now, whose make of canned
goods do you handle! All right. send us a
section of cheese, half bale of lettuce, two
of those cigar-shaped loaves of bread, a
pail of butter and sack of sugar. Yes, just
a regulation sack, you know. And, hold
on, put in basket of eggs. Good-by. DE
troit Free Press.
The leader., 1898-03-16

Il II said that the naval board Of In
quiry into the Maine explosion has com
pletedsits investigation. Everything
now Is in the nature of cumulative tes-
timony, Strengthening the evidence that
the Maine was blown up by an external
explosion. -
At Empire, o.. Rose Miller and her
daughter, Winnie Abingdon, were fatal
lyxhot by David Mccoy rejected sutton
Of Mrs. Miller.
In the bay Of San Francisco gale
wrecked many vessels and caused loss
of 100000.
\ At the age of 50 years Jason II. Brown,
who was member of the Fifty-first,
Fifty-seconda and Fifty-third congresses,
died at his home in Seymour, Ind.
The leader., 1898-03-16
Excitement In a Court Room.

A serious difficulty was narrowly
averted in the court room at DeKalb
last week, the principals being Hon. IL.
II. Rogers, a prominent attorney OF
Philadelphia, Miss, and Supcrintcnd-
ent of Education Tom Tam. AS Rogers
was coming over from Philadelphia he
passed Tann's house, several miles out
from DeKalb. There is an old quar-
rel between Rogers and Tam over
some money Rogers got that Tam
alleges he was not entitled to, the
amount being about Sl5. When Rogers,
accompanied by Thad Barrier and Mr..
Nelson, of Philadelphia, passed Tann's
house Tam asked Rogers to come into
the house, as he wanted to show him q
n letter that would explain that he
(Tann) was right about the money.
Rogers started to go with Tam, but
stopped at the we'll. Tam went into
the house and returned with shot
gun, and, it is alleged, abused Rogers
very severely, and was only prevented
from shooting by the interference of
the other parties. Tam entered the
court room the next day and invited
Rogers out to settle the matter, but the
latter refused to accompany him,
whereupon Tam abused Rogers and
went on down the stairs. Rogers ex-
planned to the court the situation, and
the court ordered the sheriff to- bring
Tam into court, when he was placed
under bond of $500 for twelve months
to keep the peace.
The leader., 1898-03-16
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


At Manila, philippine islands, fire
destroyed property valued at s5,ooo,'
600.
Dispatches from Picking say Russia
has leased Port Arthur and Ta-Lien-
Wan in China for 90 years.
In Havana the naval court of inquiry
continued its examination of divers
aud gave considerable time to close per-
sonal Inspection of portions of the
wreck of the Maine.
To replace the Maine the United
States cruiser Montgomery arrived at
Havana and was received by salutes of
welcome.
The legislature of Hawaii adopted a
joint resolution extending sympathy to
the United States in the great loss of
life sustained by the destruction of the
cruiser Maine.
Fire destroyed a hotel at Taiya,
Alaska, and FIVE of the inmates were
cremated.
The court Of inquiry into the Maine
disaster has, it is said, closed its ses-
sions ut Havana and will be ready to
submit its report very soon. The men,
bers of the court left Havana on the dis
patch boat Fern. bound for Key West.
Trance, Great Britain. Germany and
Russia have. II is said. advised Spain to
accept the inevitable and abandon
Cubn. tl.sEEts
It is said that the Spanish government
has changed its policy toward Cuba and
proposes pushing the campaign against
the insurgents.
The British Ambassador, Sir Julian
Pauncefote. has Informed the Canadian
ministry officially that by an arrange
ment with the United States the Alas
kan boundary dispute has been settled.
The leader., 1898-03-16
b A Fortune Thrown Away.

Maj. Gen. Sir Herbert Kitchener, OF
the British army, is probably the only
man living who has ordered 100000
to be thrown away. In fairness, how
ever, it must be admitted that it was
done under a misapprehensiou. After
the fall of Khartoum, in 1885, owing
to lack of transportation facilities, a n
enormous quantity Of military stores
were destroyed. and the easiest method
was TO pitch them into the Nile. Among
the supplies were 100000 rounds OF
Ammunition, packed in the regulation
boxes, and only after the boxes were
all thrown in, did Gen. Kitchener dis
cover that two of them contained, not
ammu milton, but 10000 sovereigns
apiece. The worst OF II was, that there
was no time to haul out, the boxes and
select the precious two, so they were
left in the mud OF the Nile, and there
they are to this day, buried beyond al
hope of recovery.--Golden Days. ;
The leader., 1898-03-16
HOW TO LIVE LONG.

Make cleanliness your motto, and
watch against filth in both house and
grounds. II.
Spend part of each day in muscular
work, part in study and part in good
deeds to men.
Fix deeply in mind the grand truth
that life power rules the body, and that
lit alone can cure disease.
Deformity is not awkwardness only,
but danger. A high chest will give
freedom to breathing and digestion, and
help to cure many diseases.
Few starve for food, but many for
air. breathe deeply 100 times daily,
Wear no tight clothing. Above all,
ventilate your slceping-room.
Beware of gluttony. If the appetite
is dull, cat fruit only. or eat nothing.
Use no fiery condiments, but live chiefly
on natural grains, vegetables and fruits.
Never ask Your stomach to chew your
food-employ your teeth. Adorn your
table not only with viands, but with
flowers and smiles and kindly words
N. Y: Ledger. 8kI ES
The leader., 1898-03-16
THE EAST.

From New York Commander Brown
son, of the navy, sailed for Europe to
buy warships for the government.
Ellen Duquette died at Gouyerneur,
n. y, aged 1913 years.
At Millersville, Pa, Roy Gehrig shot
and fatally wounded Will B. Davis and
then killed himself. The boys were
pupils at business college, and jeal-
ousy over girl was the cause.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, the jury in the
case of Sheriff Martin and his deputies,
charged with the killing of strikers at
Lattimer on September 10 last, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty.
Luis Polo de Bernabe, Spanish minis
ter to the United States, who was sent
here to succeed Dupuy de Lone, has ar
rived.
In Allegheny, Pa, Annie Lite was
shot and killed by Philip Smith, her
lover, who Immediately afterward
killed himself. jealousy was the cause
The leader., 1898-03-16
HE BROUGHT IT FROM THE
WORLDS FAIR.
How he lost it at last.

very grateful for yhat DR.. Ayers Cherry
Pectorsi has done Tor Us. and shall keep 4
w.sTEvESs, Fort Fairfield. Ne.
z Two years Of doctcring for a cough. ,,,
years OF remedies" that gave no helm ~
prescriptions that prohted only the men
who wrote them, and then a trial Of H.
Ayers Cherry Pectorai, which helped fror,
the very FIRST dose and effected a compl.t.
cure In a short time. The difference hs-
tween DR.. Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL and ali
other cough medicines could not be bette
stated than In this comparison Of results
II has cured the most stubborn and oss,i
nate cases OF chronic bronchitis and as,h-
ma II Is a specific for Group and whoopins
cough. II cures all coughs and colds and
all affections OF the throat and lungs
promptly and effectively. In response 10
Numerous demands DIT. Ayers Cherry Pee.
toraf Is put up in half size botties-soId AZ
half price 50 cents More about cures
effected by Pectoral In DR.. Ayers Cure.
Aver Co., Lowell. Mass
The leader., 1898-03-16
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.



Meridian, March Io.--Dr. w. II. Lips
comb will. ON Tuesday. again stand
trial for the murder of CharlesT. Stew
art. AT the first trial he was convicted
of poisoning his patient for life In
surancc, but the supreme Court re-
versed the decision OF the lower court
on technicalities. The case was called
in the Kempcr county court at Dekalb
yesterday, and counsel for defense
made hard fight for continuance.
DIR. Lipscomb had to be helped up
stairs into the courtroom, and showed
signs of great physical weakness A
recent stroke of paralysis had seem
ingly destroyed his vocal organs. and
when placed on the stand answered
questions with great difficulty and
scarcely above a whisper. He swore
that he thought it would kill him to
stand trial now. ell
Then a dramatic incident occurred.
DIR. Lipscomb collapsed and bed was
hastily sent for. Court was adjourned
for the day, but Judge Huddleston, not
DtlDR COIlNluCCu VI Nht PANoOh~h .
ccrity, ordered Drs. Pierson, Mckinley,
Rush, Stennis, Cole, Mohler and Kellis
to proceed to the Jail and make an ex-
animation of Lipscomb's physical con-
dition. Five of them signed state
lncnt that the prisoner was able to en-
dure trial, only Mohler and Kellis con-
tending that he was too i'll. This was
a body blow to the defense, and SO rat
tied them that they announced ready
for trial. A special venire of fifty men
was summoned and trial set for Tues
day. Previously the defense had an
nounced that, falling to SECURE coptinu-
ance. they would ask for change OF
venue. ..
The murder of Stewart and other
poisoning cases and life insurance
frauds have so wrought up the people
of Kemper that it is doubtful If jury
can be secured within a week. The
State hopes to bring Guy Jack, the sup
posed chief conspirator, to trial this
term. but it is doubtful if his case can
be reached.
The leader., 1898-03-16
A GRAVEYARD ooLLoouY.
Between Two Black Men on n Darr
.vFt Night.


between Two Black Men on a part
mi Night. tt'
At rare. intervals the moon peeped
through the pillows of q sea of fleecv
clouds and cast s;ckly beams across The
path of A form which was walking SLOWLY
figure stole furtive -giances about him az
he crept to the grave Of a man who had
died on the galiows on Friday. just as the
clock was tolfingz the midnight hour the
form fell PROSTATE on the grave, utterino
not a sound. Almost In an instant the
figure arose. Taking a knife from hi,
pocket, he made single, rapid cut, and
turned to leave the place. A moonbcam
revealed look Of ghoulish glee on bis
countenance. WI
The figure stopped:
"Who goes there?"s ''fet'
"Iist a poah. niggah."
The figures met and the lanterns flash
discloses the identity of the men.
Sam Johnsing!"
Hiram Jackson" ~ ~
Whatever doin' heah, Hiram jackson:
Lookin TO ghostes"
: Nav. What yo' dom. heah yo'se'f?"
Come after dis, rabbits lef' him foot.
Kotched him at II o'clock on a dahk night,
on de grave OBJ man hung on Friday.
G'way, niggah! Wouldn't take a thousand
dollahs TO- it. Yo' niggahs won't be in it
wild me at cake-walks an shootin' craps"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The leader., 1898-03-16

-Iie-"what an ugly mani Inever
saw anybody so uglyf" she--"Hush,
dearl You forget yourseif'-If-
Ills Reasoning.-Tescher-"why
should we not be proud of wealth and
power9" Johnnie -"Because we
haven't got any."-Doston Traveller.
@"Truth," remarked the observer OF
men and things, would not be stranger
than fiction If the newspapers would
print as much of it."-Detroit Journal
--Father-''Rememb my son, one
never loses anything in this world by
being polite" Son-"You're wrong.
father; I lost my seat In a street car
this morning from that very cause
Truth.
domestic Signs,--"l can always tell
when man is the head of his family"
'lIow do you tell ?'' i"when the man Is
boss the first boy is put in trousers be-
fore he is year and half Old
Puck. .-=-5a.aef go
"A Resemblance.-"Now, in Eng
land" said the naturalized citizen, IL
was always taken to the polls in car
rage" "Well," replied the native; "the
rarty hack is not unknown even in
America. "-Pittsburgh Telegraph.
-"Grimshaw called me a fool, again,
lawst night@ Askins-"What did you
do about it?' Sapsmith-'Baw Jawve!
took him down, don't you know, by
awsking him why he didn't say some
thing original!"-Puck. ~
CONFESSIONAL can say for myself
that / never had been mean enough to
get another woman's cook away from
her." Neither have 1; but must con-
fess that once or twice l have tried to
work our cook off on some of my neigh
bors. "-Boston Traveller.
Family Man-"You will pardon me
for mentioning 1t, but 1t appears to me
you put, rather too much salt in your
butter Dealer-s'0h, you Iue en-
tire1y excusabIe; you don't understand
the butter BUSINESS. Salt Is cheap, and
it weighs. Boston Transcript.
The leader., 1898-03-16

The great worlds Eair. At Chicago. N
1894. while u gave pleasure 20 many.Savs
pain 10 not a few as an indirect result o.
their visit to the white City. People were
iured along the miles OF wonderfui exhip-
Its by the new marveis that met the gaze
At every step, and did not realize their
exhaustion until they dropped into q
chair In some breezy corner by the ake,
and COOLED off," That's what began the
trouble, In many cases. of one such case.
Mrs. L. W. stevens, Fort Fairfield, Me-
writes: .
my husband took severe cold and
cough two years ago iasteoctooer-time OF
the worlds Fair, which, we attended. This
cough lasted over two years, was accom-
panied by splitting of blood. and nothing
could be Hound to help him. although vari-
Gus remedies were tried. Several doctors
were consulted, but their Preseriptions
afforded no relief Finally, saw an ad.
ycrtisemept Of DR.. Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL
in my paper and prevailed upon my hus-
band to get a bottle and try IL The very
first dose helped him and he was COM
pteteiy cured In q short time. We feel
The leader., 1898-03-16

The work of the Christian Endeavor
societies extends almost all over the
world. According to official returns
this sixteenth year of the organization
has been one OF the best on record.
The movement includes besides the
United States, the parent country,
Great Britain, Germany, India, Burmah,
CeyIon, South Africa, Scandinavia,
Switzerland and several other Euro
pean countries newly listed in the
work. The worlds international con-
,ention will be. held at Paris in 1900.
The leader., 1898-03-16

The details Of the terrible heat which
has prevailed in certain colonies of Aus
tralia show it to have been one of the
most fearful natural yisitations of mod
crn times. The water in the wells and
streams and rivers has dried up. miles
and miles of farms have been burned
over and townships have been blotted
out by bush fires. The fish in the rivers
and the cattle and sheep on the plains
have been destroyed and no one yet
knows how many human beings have
been lost. The towns and cities are
filed with half-naked and terror
stricken people.
The leader., 1898-03-16
Big Real Estate Deal.

A big real estate deal has just beer
consummated by which $4,000 and the
title to $4,000 acres of land in Sunhowel
county Grange hands, The land was
the property of the Sunfower Land
and Manufacturing Company of Mem
phis, and was sold to party of Iowa
capitalists, who were represented in
the matter by E. E. Busby, of Chicago
and N. L. Averill, of Cedar Rapids, Ia
Mr.. Busby is acting in the capacity OF
agent for capitalists in the Northwest
The Southern end of the deal was en-.
gineered by William A. Percy.
The leader., 1898-03-16
WEST AND SOUTH.

AT Orrville, o., Charles Gluten, night
agent of the Adams Express company
and package containing $4,000 are
missing.
Over 400 persons are affected by g
strike at the ,Becl1man wooden mills in
Cleveland, o., for an increase of ten
per cent. in wages. The company had
agreed to grant the increase April /.
A call has been issued by Gov. Pin
gree converting the Michigan legis
lature in special session on Tuesday
March %, to consider the taxation ques
ton.
Henry Leveson lifted two ten-poun(
dumbbells above his head $500 time.
in Chicago in two hours and 40 minutes
breaking the record, which was three
hours. sef4a' tss-' sFF@ sR ESH
The cruiser Montgomery sailed from
Key West for Havana to take the, placs
of the Maine. sF'8 - = !
The Kansas republicans will hold
their state convention at Hutchinson on
June s. y "a
r. call to the, pastorate of the Metro
politan Methodist Episcopal church in
Washington, d. c., has been accepted by
Frank Bristol. OF Evanston, I'll.
Near Walkerton, Ind, Alexander
Smith and n young man named Heater
were killed in freight wreck. AFA
. At Galena, Kan, caye-in in mint
Killed Ernest Wright, William Walker
and his son and an unknown man.
In aid Of the trans-Mississippi expo
rsifion at Omaha the Union Pacific rail
way hassubscribed $4,000.
William Corners three children were
fatally burned attheir home in St. Loui.
during the absence OF theirparents.
. Inan ipterview in. Key West col.M NJ
Parker, of Washington. who visited
Cuba with the senatorial party. SAID
that the famine, suffering and awful
desututicn among The reconcentrado.
syas indescribable: that every .tmeriear
in Cuba was watchedas though he were
a criminal; that the spaniards hate "
and do not hesitate To say 81. and that
eyeryone in Havana Knows that the
Maine was Intentionally blownsup.
s In ST. Louis Harry Van Arsdalc. ma
chinist. Isilleslassiaryg HARRIS and then
killed himself. Jealousy was the cause.
! In the Second congrfssienal district
OF indiana the peoples party has norai-
mated Rev Eiliiap ! Trout for COZ
gress- .HAAyg ! h&ysA
IN Nashville. Tenn. John l.. Drisccl.
q Teacher Of shorthand. compelled his
wife % take morphine and then killed
himself viii the saipe drug povertr
was The sPsss slassl
The leader., 1898-03-16

Henry c. Corbin, the new adjutant gen
eral of the United States army, gained
considerable prominence some years
ago as u member of President Garfield's
so-called "kitchen cabinet" composed
of himself, Gen. Swain and Col. Rock
well, all army friends of the chief eN-
ecutive. Gen. Corbin entered the army
in Garfield's regiment of Ohio voluns
teers in 1862, and the regular army in
1866 as second lieutenant of the Seven
teenth infantry. Since then he has had
regular promotion and now reaches the
important post of adiutant general.