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The leader., 1898-03-09
DOINGS OF WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review Of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FlFTY-FlFTH CONGRESS.

Proceedings of First Regular Session.
A resolution was passed in the United
States senate on the LIST for the erection
of bronze tablet in Washington to the
memory of victims of the Maine. The
bankruptcy bill and the Alaska home
stead and right of way bill were de-
bated. Senator Plat introduced bill
to regulate the issue of circulating
notes by state banks of deposit and dis
count. in the house the Loud bill rela-
tive to second-class mail matter was dis
cussed, and during the debate an at
tempt to make a political speech was
stopped by Speaker Reed, who an
nounced that hereafter he proposed to
hold members strictly to the subject
under consideration.
A favorable report was made in the
United States senate on the I'd on the
joint resolution for an investigation of
the recent killing of the colored post
master at Lake City, S. C. A long de-
bate took place on the Alaskan home
stead and railway right of way bill.
The house spent the time in debate upon
the Loud bill relating to second-class
mail matter.
In the United States senate on the Sd
the house amendments to the bank
ruptcy bill were nonconcurred in and a
conference committee was named. The
resolution for a congressional investi-
CATION of the murder of the postmaster
at Lake City, S. c., was referred to a
,ommittee In the house the Ioud bill
to correct alleged abuses of the second
class mail matter privilege was laid on
the table by vote of 162 to 119.
The leader., 1898-03-09
Immigration to Mississippi.

Secretary of State Power has received
a letter from a committee in one of the
departments of the University of Wis
consin, asking what inducements were
being offered for immigration to Mis-
sissippi-how much money was being
apprc priated by the State, how ex-
pended. and results. lie replied:
/. Our State, good many years ago,
had a commissioner of immigration and
agriculture, and appropriated good
deal of money to induce immigration,
but the result did not justify the ex-
penditure.
.. In 1895 a considerable sum was
raised by private subscription TO pub
lish a pamphlet setting forth the adj
vantages of Mississippi to home-seelS-
ers. Twenty thousand copies were dis
tributed in Iowa, Nebraska, North and
South Dakota.
3. Mississippi has cordial welcome
for everybody who comes with view
TO permanent settlement; and people
from the Northwest are especially wei
come. But we have no immigration
societies or other agencies or induce
ments than genial climate, fertile
soil, cheap lands-in some sections-a
splendid system of free public schools
low taxation, no billiards., and no
grasshopper plaques. Lands are stead
lily advancing in price, but may still be
purchased very cheap from Federal and
State land offices. | send you some
descriptive pamphlets"
The leader., 1898-03-09
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

THE fiercest street battle ever wit
messed in Texarkana, Ark, occurred
on the 9th. Five men were engaged in
the desperate fight, one of whom was
killed out right, another mortally
wounded, the third seriously injured,
while the other two are in hiding and
the extent of their wounds is not known.
THE situation in China is also becom-
ing critical. Russia is making demands
and China is making few counter de-
mandS.
Gov. JONES letter in regard to the
sale of the Little Rock Il Memphis
| road created great interest in Arkansas.
ADoLPu LUETGERT is in the pcni-
Tertiary at Joliet, III.
WORK was begun on the 9Th sh the
old monitors which for years have been
lying at the League Island navy yard
near Philadelphia.
A MORTGAGE for 500, 000, 900, made by
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad Company to the Central Trust
Company of New York, was filed with
the county recorder at Kansas City,
Mo-, on the 9TH.
A CoNvICT's wife called on him at
Sing Sing, n. Y, on the 5th, and was
murdered as a reward for her wifclv
devotion.
A BLOODY fight took place on the 9Th
in the Harlan district of Harlan county,
| KY, in which one man is reported to
have been killed and two others NOR
tally wounded
LORENZO BARNES was hanged at East
Cambridge, Mass, on the 4th. He MUIR
dered farmer about - years old
BUSINESS failures in the United States
for the past week number 232. as against
1873 last week and 1862 in the correspond
| ing week for last, year.
HEIDELBACH, lKELHEIMER & Co., of
New York. on the 4th, engaged $500, 900
in gold from Paris.
A SUIT involving the title to several
hundred thousand acres of land is on
trial at Jackson, Miss.
THE twentieth anniversary of the cor
onation of Pope Leo XIII. was cele-
brated on the I'd.
TIE senate committee on postotfices
and postroads on the I'd authorized a
favorable report on the joint resolution
for an investigation of the recent kill
ling of the negro postmaster at Lake
City, S. C.
Mrs. COLLINS, prominent lady of
Ashville, Ala, was burned to death on
tie LIST. She was 80 years old.
The leader., 1898-03-09
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Redemption of Lands.

Mai. G. W. McGinnis, representing
the Southern Land and Investment
Company, an Iowa corporation, with
headquarters in, Chicago. paid into the
State treasury last week s2S, 600 for the
redemption of 10000 acres Of land. all
of which Is located in Sharkey county.
This is perhaps the largest redemption
of lands ever recorded in the State, and
is of peculiar import just at this time.
These lands were purchased from the
Mississippi Valley Railroad Company
and were permitted to revert to the
State by the same company that is now
redeeming them. II is to be supposed
the company permitted them to go
back to the State two years ago for the
reason that they did not consider the
land worth the amount of the taxes,
but that because of the fact that the
price and value of Delta lands have ma
terially increased they now put out
thousands of good hard cash for their
redemption. Mai. McGinnis authorizes
the statement that these lands will be
put upon the market at once, and that
the company he is representing will see
TO it that Sharkey county proceeds to
blossom as the rose. Not only do the
investors profit by this land deal, but
the Mississippi levee board is to be con-
graduated, coming in as it does for
nearly three-fourths of the redemption
money, a commodity that is badly
needed by this board at all times and
seasons. The State and county will
get the remainder, which is small in
comparison to what the levee board gets
- cents per acre and mills on the total
yaluatio
The leader., 1898-03-09
ITALIANS CELEBRATE.

Jubilee Anniversary OF the italian Consti-
tution-Fetes In Honor of the Occasion
Grand Review Of Troops - Speech OF
King Humbert In the Capitol Mt Rome
He EuIogizcs His Great Ancestor
the Father of His Country, Victor
Emanuel, whose Lsbors Achieved Ma
tiopal Resurrection.
ROME. March s.-The jubilee anni-
versary of the Italian constitution was
celebrated with general rejoicing. The
city was filed with visitors who
thronged the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
streets.
At eight o'clock in the morning the
great bell at the capitol signaied the
opening of the fetes, and an hour later
King Humbert, on horseback, accom-
panied by the count of Turin, the for
eign military attaches and the minis
ter of war, attended by brilliant
suite, rode to the San Marco esplanade,
where he reviewed 5000 troops of the
garrison.
The leader., 1898-03-09

A bill passed the Ohio legislature au-
thorizing the governor toappoint wom-
en- notaries public and is now law.
At Texarkana, Ark, q large dry kiln
fell IN, killing five persons.
Mayor John NJ. Good, of Springfield,
o., has been ousted for violation of the
Garfield anti-corrupt election practice
act.
OF Marquesas, Fla, the schooner
Speedwell capsized, and three chill
dren of Capt. Collier and the entire
Nichols family, consisting of ia
Their, mother, grandmother and three
children. all of bridgeport, Conn, were
drowned.
At Cordele, Ca, Shep Wood, prom
inent young farmer, shot and killed
his brother Thomas in quarrel and
then killed himself.
The largest elephant in captivity, Di'
amond, died at Peru, Ind. lie was VAL
ued at $4,000.
The leader., 1898-03-09
National COnclaye.

The Grand Commandery of the
Knight Templars of the State of Missis-
sippi, at It's annual conclave at Water
Valley, appointed a committee of ar
rangements for the triennial conclave
to be held at Pittsburg, Pa, October
10th to 18th inclusive. A circular issued
recently has the following to say which
will be of interest to the Mississippi
knights:
This committee is extremely anxious
that the Templars of Mississippi shall
be creditably represented at this trien-
nia! We feel that much good may re-
suit to our beloved and magnanimous
order if we can gather together at this
conclave a large and respectable num-
Der of sir knights. Indeed, we think
such gathering of sir knights would
do much toward impressing strangers
from other States with the nobility and
dignity of the manhood of Mississippi,
and would thus be of incalculable bene-
fit to our, State; and we feel no hest
fancy in saying that this occasion will
be most delightful socially for those
who attend. No one can estimate to
its fullest measure the degree and
amount of pleasure that will come to
each sir knight from the intercourse
with other true and valiant sir knights
who will gather there.
1T is the purpose of the committee to
make an arrangement with the rail-
roads so as to give all who go most
delightful itinerary, by taking them to
Washington, Niagara and other points
of interest. This will be done as
cheaply as possible. The committee
will also arrange quarters at Pittsburg
for all sir knights and their families.
Each sir knight will be expected to
bring his uniform and go in parade"
The leader., 1898-03-09

An unusual special pension claim is
about to be paid by the government. 1t
is for the widow of Lieut.. Michael
Moore, who died in Brooklyn last year at
the age of %. He had served continu-
ously in the United States army for SIS
years, and is believed to have broken n
worlds record in this particular. He
enlisted in the regular army as drum
mer boy at the outbreak of the war of
1912. His widow writes that she is not
the young wife of an old soldier, but is
So years old, and when her husband
died they had been married GO years.
The leader., 1898-03-09
THE EAST.

In New York city fire in tenement
house made 20 families homeless.
An effigy of Dupuy De LONE, former
Spanish minister to the United States,
was hanged in Troy, n. y.
Twenty-four Indians, young men and
young women, graduated from the In
dian school at Carlisle, Pa.
In the New York assembly a con-
current resolution declaring for bien-
NAL sessions of the legislature was
passed.
On stock farm at Berwyn, Pa, 90
head of valuable Guernsey cows were
burned to death.
In Philadelphia the Seventh national
bank and the Fourth street national
bank have consolidated.
The leader., 1898-03-09
MORE EMPHATIC THAN POLITE.
Emilio Nunez on His Latest Filibustering
Expedition to Cuba.

Emilio NuneZ on His Latest Filibustering
Expedition to Cuba.
PHILADELPHIA, March, emilio
Nunez, who has just returned to his
home in this city from his recent trip
to Cuba on the filibustering steamer
Dauntless, was to-day shown the
Washington dispatch which stated
that Senior Dubosc, the Spanish charge
d'affaires had informed the state de-
partment that the Dauntless expedi-
tion was not successful and had failed
to effect landing.
Mr.. Nunez shrugged his shoulders
and remarked that it is just as well
that the Spanish authorities shall have
that opinion regarding the Dauntless
expedition, but, evidently becoming
more interested in the topic, he con-
tinued:
My last expedition put into Cuba
zoe, 900 bullets, located at the end of
100000 good Mauser cartridges, and
everyone of these bullets are now be-
ing used to let daylight into the Span
iards who think as Senior Dubosc
thinks. If Senior Dubosc knows as
much about my recent expedition as
the Spanish authorities in Havana
know about the destruction of the
Maine, and if Senior Dubosc is of the
same stripe as the authorities in Ha-
vana-he is liar
Mr.. Nunez expressed the opinion that
the battleship Maine was destroyed
"by Spanish officials, with their knowl-
edge and by their hands,
The leader., 1898-03-09
GETTING ANXIOUS.

The Government Teiegraphs TO Admiral
sicard For Pointers on the Investigation
Into the Cause OF the Destruction Of the
Maine and Its Probable Duration. and
Fails to Receive Any Light.
WASHINGTON, March at was de-
veioped yesterday afternoon through
Geographic correspondence between
Secretary Long and Admiral Sicard
that the court of inquiry Is unable
to fix even an approximate date for the
conclusion of its investig alton into the
disaster to the Maine.
Sharing the general anxiety for some
information on this point, Secretary
Long yesterday, at the instance of the
cabinet, sent telegram TO Admiral
Sicard asking him when it was proba-
bic that the report would be made, and
late last night the following reply was
received:
KEY WEST. Fla, March 4
Secretary Of the Nary;
Have talked with the president of the court
Of inquiry and agree with him that it is not
yet possible to fix date for the finding, as 50
and wreckers and the results they obtain
Every effort is being made to advance the i'm
quiry. The court returns to Havana by the
Mangrove this evening, having about finished
the investigation at Key West SIcARD. 3
Admiral Sicard's message is regarded
officially as disposing of the reports that
the court has as yet obtained positive or
- ,,rnr
the object of their investigation. 1t is
taken to mean that upon the testi-
mony or discoveries of the divers will
depend the finding, the examination of
the officers and crew of the ship hav-
ing been insufficient to enable the
court to even form an idea as to what
lines may be opened up from the in
vestigation of the wreck itself.
While the telegram was somewhat
of disappointment in leaving the
termination of the inquiry as much in
doubt as ever, it was welcomed as prac-
tically setting at rest the reports as to
the results of the investigation up to
date. 1t is stated that the board in all
probability will not return to Key
West, the department having init
mated that it was its desire that the
examination of the officers and men
should be concluded at this sitting as
they are needed for reassignment to
ships.
1t is probable that the Olympia, the
flagship of the Asiatic squadron, and
the peerless queen of the cruisers will
come home to San Francisco. The
navigation bureau has this movement
under consideration.
The leader., 1898-03-09
A DISMAL HOWL.
All on Account of Our Sending Food to
SPANS Starving Victims.

All on Account of Our Sending Food to
SPANS Starving Victims.
MADRID, March 5.-El Nacional
argues that American intervention ex-
lists in the succor American war ships
have conveyed to the pacificos. formerly
SPANS enemies.
1t says America will continue to fos-
ter the rebellion; and if Spain does not
find means to suppress the insurrec-
tion the pacific intermeddlings of the
United States will soon become armed
Intervention, in which event it will be
worth while to mediate as to the best
means to protect the lives and prop
erty of residents in Cuba who are loyal
to Spain.
Radical autonomy or independence
will menace Spain, sacrifice the lives
and property of loyal Cubans and i'm
pose on the peninsula a debt amount
ing probably to 1900, 600, 900 pesetas.
To obviate such burden, and to pro-
cure for loyal Cubans solid guarantee
for their lives and property, should be
SPANS first care, before everything,
even sovereignty, whose vagueness is
rather fantastic.
Either independence or radical au-
tonomy will produce anarchy in the
colony and lead to the determination
of everything Spanish and the ruina-
tion of the Spanish exchequer."
The leader., 1898-03-09

King Humbert made speech to the
senators, deputies and mayors in the
capitol, in the course of which he said;
From the summit of this hill, con-
secrated by immortal glory, my first
thought ascends to my magnanimous
ancestor, Victor Emanuel, father of
his country, for his labors achieved in
national resurrection.
''Our faith in resuscitated Italy led
us to Rome and will guide us to all
loftier destinies. | salute those gen.
erous men who consecrated their lives
to the fatherland. l wished you to
meet here.
LET us continue to look to God, who
willed the unity of Italy in order that
the fatherland might be great and
prosperous
King Humbert concluded: Gas at the
dawn of our resurrection all classes OF
citizens were welded together to secure
the countrys freedom, SO to-day they
The leader., 1898-03-09
WEST AND SOUTH,

During the absence of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Brown from their home near Liv-
ingston, Ala, the house was destroyed
by fire and their five small children per-
ished in the flames.
The recent murder of the colOred
postmasters at Lake City, S. c., and
Ada. Ga, were discussed in detail at the
meeting of the presidents cabinet.
Finding his wife out walking with a
young man Charles NJ. Lowe, of New
Orleans, killed her ard then committed
suicide.
Upon her arrival at Tacoma, Wash,
the American clipper ship Tacoma won
one of the longest races ever run. She
sailed from Philadelphia October -,
making the time of her passage over
a 1O,0O0-mile course 1913 days.
Near Montgomery, n. c., an old In
dian doctor and little girl who kept
house for him were hanged by mob.
Fire wiped out the greater part of the
town of Bern, Kan, and one life was
lost.
The naval board of inquiry into the
Maine disaster concluded its work at
Key West, Fla, and was ready to return
to Havana. The wrecking tug Merritt
has reached Havana and begun work on
the wreck of the Maine.
A mob took Fred Moore, the murderer
of Tom Anderson, from the Jail at Sena-
tobia, Miss, and shot him to death.
The Dauntless, under guard at Jack
sonville, Fla, as fiibuster, has slipped
away to Cuba, carrying recruits and
1000 rifles.
The bursting of an engine boiler
near Brewton, Ala, killed William
kelso, Andrew J. Enright, Arthur At
kins, Peter Thomas, David Aston and
G. w. Thomas, laborers.
In Omaha the main buildings of the
trans-Mississippi exposition are nearly
ready and exhibits have begun to arrive.
DIR. John Fulton, aged So years. pas
tor of the First Baptist church in
Abilene, Kan. died suddenly of par
alysis.
At Skaguay, Alaska, martial law has
been declared and United States troops
are enforcing law.
Eight colored roustabouts were
thrown into the river and four were
drowned as the Bostonia steamed out
from her wharf at Cincinnati for Louis
Vile.
Near Canton, Ga, an attempt was
made to wreck the sonth-bound passen-
ger train OF the Atlanta, Knoxville &
Northern railway.
For the survivors OF the Maine and
the families Of thc victims. President
Dole OF Hawaii sent $500 to the navy
department in Washington.
The leader., 1898-03-09

Because Americans have not become
nation of total abstainers there are
many persons inclined to believe that
the temperance work of the last 40 years
has not accomplished much. Neverthe-
less figures can be produced to show
that there has been great decrease in
the amount of drinking. In 1860 the
annual yearly production of whisky was
2.S6 gallons per capita, while to-day it
is but .97 gallons. The temperance peo-
pie should find much reason for encour-
agement in those figures and good cause
to redouble efforts that have been so
successful
The leader., 1898-03-09
Woman suffrage has been defeated In

Woman suffrage has been defeated In
the Massachusetts legislature-97 to A.
And the interesting point is that women
did it. The legislators were flooded
with visits and circumstances from wom-
en- who were opposed to receiving the
ballot. So the woman suffragists must
revise that indictment which reads
Man, our bitter enemy" and make it
Woman, our deadly foe" And when
woman suffrage comes to be contest
of woman versus woman, long suffering
man will stand at one side and say
MAY the best woman win!" while he
holds Sarah James bonnet.
The leader., 1898-03-09

QUEEN MARGHARITA OF ITALY.
are united and mutually aiding one an,
other. The indissoluble union of my
house with the destinies of the people
based on concord of ideas and strength
ened by past misfortunes and glories
will be the most secure bulwark of the
Italian fatherland."
These concluding illusions to the
dynasty were greeted with prolonged
cheering and shouts of Long live the
king"
The scene was most imposing. The
great hall of the capitol was splendidly
decorated and all the ministers, lead
ing authorities, diplomats and military
officers We're present.
The speech was delivered from the
throne and was in reply to the adj
dresses of the ministers and deputies.
A reception followed the kings
speech.
His ma jesty met with the most en-.
thusiastic greetings from the people
while on his way from the quirinal to
the capitol, through the troop-lined
streets.
The king, on returning to the quir
inal, received another vociferous ova.
ton from the immense crowds of PEG
pie in the streets, in the balconies and
on the house tops. Patriotic societies
bearing banners and headed by bands
of music, assembled on the plaza tt
greet him. After his majesty entered
the quirinal with the count of Turin
they were obliged to appear twice OF
the balcony in response to the cheer
ing of the people.
Similar demonstrations took plac,
throughout Italy. All the principa
towns in the country were illuminated
last night.
In Rome the public monuments ant
the forum were illuminated and tn
scene was beautiful. The municipalit,
held brilliant reception at the capitol
The leader., 1898-03-09
BOOKS AND AUTHORS,

Miss Nina Barrow is the title of new
book by Frances Courtenay Baylor.
Amelie Rives has put forth a new
story, "a Damsel Grant modelled
much after her former ones.
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge has issued
a compilation of bright stories, rhymes
and pictures, called "a New Baby
World"
Jennie June" (Mrs. j. C. Croly) has
been appointed an inspector of public
schools in New York city for term OF
five years.
Mrs. Burnett, showing some visitors
the "ault in her London house which in
spired her latest success, "A Lady of
Quality" said: "Of course, you know,
just had to have something happen,
to fit this vault, and so Clorinda was
born and lived out her destiny n
1t is perfectly obvious, you see-in fact,
it was inevitable, after had once stood
in this room"
Celia Thaxter was so devoted to what
she called her 'island garden"-flling
more than 200 vases twice a week.
that her health was really sacrificed to
it. A visitor who carried to her a bunch
of magnificent eXotics from her own
conservatory found her so absorbed in
her floral treasures as scarcely to no.
tice the gift.
Brander Matthews whose "Vignettes
of Manhattan" are so popular, is profess
sor of English literature at Columbia
university; and, sad to relate. he is the
only professor in that institution who
has taken a determined stand against
women by refusing to allow the Bar
nard college girls to attend his classes!
The day is over for that kind of thing;
and we trust that Mr.. Matthews will
reconsider his action.
To prepare himself properly for the
writing of '.The Days of Jeanne Dare"
Mrs. Mary Hartwell Catherwood visited
the peasants of Vosges and Lorraine,
and tried to project herself backward
into the time of the wonderful Maid of
Domremy. In this way, she has sue
ceeded in reproducing the atmosphere
of those days. and has achieved very
skiliful piece of historical painting
as she has so often done in her stories
of colonial life and of the French and
Indian troubles.
The leader., 1898-03-09

Not all the deeds of valor are done in
war, nor is the bravery inspired by mar
tial music and the smell of powder the
highest type of courage. The ten men
OF La Champagne's crew who put forth
in an open boat in search of help dared
greater danger than soldiers in battle.
They were not sustained by the pres
ence and encouragement of thousands
OF comrades. They went out upon the
ocean alone to fight tempestuous seas
and biting winds. The record of their
seven days struggle is crown of glory
to the French seaman and an example
Of bravery that win live long.