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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
Bernhardt Secure. . Theater.

Paris, Nov. 26.-The president Of the
municipal council of Paris has in
formed Mime. Sara Bernhard that the
council has accepted her recent offer to
take a lease of the Theater Des Naclons,
built on the site of the old Opera Com
ique. In her proposition. Nine.
Bernhardt promised to give her entire
time to the theater and to play the
principal roles herself.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

Chicago, Nov. 23.-Baron c. Z. w. Won
Biedenfeld, a German noble living in
this city. shot and killed Charles A. Nc
Donald. constable. The trouble was
brought about by a remark disparaging
TO Germans which was made by Nc
Donald and misinterpreted by Won
Biedenfeld. After the shooting Won
Biedenfeld surrendered himself to the
,NOlica
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

In a speech at the Miles banquet in
New York city the other evening, Hon.
Seth Low stated that Gen. Miles is the
first general in history who fought for
the freedom of one race of slaves, AM
then commanded the freedmen in free
ing another people"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
Generou, An HI. Will.

Boston, Nov. 23.-The will of the late
Edward Austin. OF this city. bequeaths
81. 100 900 TO public uses. Harvard col
lege will receive $500, eco. the Massachu-
setts institute of technology, 100000;
Radcliffe college. $4,000; Roanoke col
lege. $4,000. and the Tuskegee. Ala
bama, Normal and Industrial school.
S2n O0o
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
Murdered His Wife.

Little Rock, Ark. Nov. 26.-In North
Little Rock Friday morning NJ. B. Lane,
q section foreman. while in u drunken
frenzy emptied both barrels of gun
loaded with buckshot into his wife's
face. killing her instantly. The wom-
ans son, v. Fl. Wright, seized the gun
and broke IL over the murderer's head,
crushing the skull.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

A Paris letter says that when the
typesetters in Antwerp recently struck,
the Petit Blue published its paper with
out using single piece of type, the
whole paper being made of photo en-
cravings of typewriter copy.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
Taken Hack % HIs Pr,.on.

London. Nov 25.-The Daily Nails
Pekin correspondent telegraphs tina.
N obedience to orders from the court
the emperor on Thursday Kow-Toweo
20 the dowager empress on the occa-
sion of the anniversary of her ma jesty's
birth and then returned to his island
prison in the palace on the lake.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
Rev. l.. III. Kimmons Dead.

Rev. l.. III. Kimmons died at Oxford
last week at the residence of his brother,
after lingering illness of several
months. Mr.. Kimmons was Presby-
terrain preacher, and went to Oxford
from Virgil, Rankin county, to recu-
perate. He was 46 years old.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
An old PENNSYLVANIA law has been r.

An old Pennsylvania law has been re
viVed in Pittsburgh. Fifteen years ago
Frank Leslie Gould had leg cut off by
a car of the South Side Passenger Rail-
way company. He has attained his ma
Jority, and now brings suit for $25. 900
under an act OF assembly approved
March 81. 17l3. which permits minor
TO bring an action for damages within
six years after he becomes 81 years old
IN his own right. and without reference
to The time when the cause for the ac-
ton occurred. In 1881 the supreme
court of Pennsylvania decided case in
which the act was declared good law.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

In response to an appeal by Gen.
Wheeler over 100 American colleges
have each offered TO take two or more
young Cubans TO be educated free. The
humanitarian side of the Cuban ques-
ton is not overlooked.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
RiOttnr Subnidlun

New York, Nov. ga dispatch 10
the Herald from Hong-Kong says: Re-
ports from Chemulpo. dated November
30, assert the rioting at Seoul is sub
siding. Three Coreans were killed yes
terday. The followers of the Inde-
pendence club were victorious in the
conflict. The British warship Her
mione has arrived there.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

Macon. Ga, Nov. 23.-Ed Merriweath-
er was lynched at Monticello, Ca. Tues
day. Several hundred pistol shots
were fired at him. He was taken from
the Jail by large number of citizens,
carried a short distance and shot to
death. The mob overpowered the sher-
III and took the Jail keys as soon as the
coroner's jury found the negro guilty
Of the murder of Joe Pope. which oc-
CURED Saturday night.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
The Teresa Inouirx.

Norfolk, Va. Nov. 23.--The court of
inquiry appointed by the secretary Of
the navy to ascertain why the Spanish
cruiser Maria Teresa was abandoned
and to fix the responsibility began its
sbors Tuesday,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
Hauling Cotton In Wagons.

Since the continued low price of
cotton both merchants and planters are
hauling cotton on wagons from Bates
vile over dirt road to Como, thus saving
difference in freights, which has been
figured out to show a profit in favor of
wagon hauling.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

The increase in the foreign trade OF
he United States this year exceeds in
salue the entire foreign trade of the
country for any year preceding 1850.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

The section as amended reads as fol-
lows:
Sec. 232. The commissioners of said
levee districts shall have supervision of
of the levees in their respective dis
tricts, ''and shall have power to cede
all their rights Of way and levees and
the maintenance, management and con-
troll thereof to the government of the
United States"
The amendment consisting of the
words quoted.
j. l.. POWER, Secretary of State.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

At Hamburg and Bremen last year
he imports of corn from this country
amounted to S13. 500 600, an increase OF
nes..iy 80 per cent. The maize mission
airy work performed in Germany has
had valuable results.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
A Sweet Memory.

She-I shall never, never cease to enjoy
the memories of my college days,
He-What incident connected with them
is brightest in your memory? =.
She-Let me see-oh, yes! those elegant
ice cream sodas we used to get down at the
village apothecary's!-Roxb Gazette.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
Had Its Uses.

Mrs. Watts-Don't you find your neural'
gia an awful annoyance!
Mrs. Potts-Oh, get used to It, more e' VI
less, and, besides, / always get the tehae ao
est piece of the steak when my teeth afe
lame -Indianapolis Journal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

Time was when the best boxes at the
horse show in New York sold for 81 600.
This year the management had hard
work to find some one TO take them for
s75 or $50. One more score for the BIZ
,rclsf
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

Land Commissioner Nall has been
pushing the commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office to issue patents to the
State Of Mississippi for some 800, 600
acres OF swamp and overhowed lands,
selected by the State under the act of
congress approved in 1850. The State
has never. 1t appears, received patents
for all the lands to which it was emit
tied under the grant, and the lands in
question are recent selections made in
the past six or seven years. They can
not be homesteaded until the depart
ment passes upon the States claim, and
they cannot be sold by the State until
patents are made QUITO the State.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

Faneuil hall in Boston is being made
fireproof. but the process seems to the
reverent people of Boston more like de-
struction- Havoc has apparently been
worked In the interior. Stairways have
been torn down, floors ripped up and
balconies demolished, II seems. ruth
iessly. But IL has all been done with
ssve aud reverence. Each piece Of tim
Der aud each strip and board that is to
y used N the reconstruction has been
isgEec and stored In freproof vaults.
me ioandations have bsen strength
sned and put 10 condition 10 withstand
ne rassgss Of tine for ages, it, hoped.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

The navy department has sent MISS
Helen Could a souvenir OF the Spanish
American war in the shape Of an 500
pound i2-ineh projectile from the bat
tieShin Iowa
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

Mattie-I'm invited to the Swelldon pau
next week, but really ! don't know "na'
I'm to wear. ,,;os
Helen--WeIl, dear, if you want my a. adv ,Os,
think thick veil would 60 well win !ou'
oomplexion.-Chicago Evening News
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

Cedar Rapids. Ia, Nov. 26.--The Star
pickle works were completely de-
stroyed by fire Friday evening. Loss
between $4,000 and $4,000; insurance,
S7.400.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
Thou..uds Burned 10 Death.

Tacoma. Wash, Nov. 24.-Orientsl
advices say that the houses destroyed
oy fire at Hankow October / numbered
more than $1,000. and that $500 persons
were burned to death.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
Must Enforce the Law.

Montpelier. VT, Nov. 23.-The house
passed a bill compelling state attor-
neys. sheriffs and municipal judges to
enforce the prohibitory law, under
! heavy penalty.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
Death of Mrs. Harrison Johnston.

Mrs. Harrison Johnston, wife of Har-
rison Johnston, president of the Tom
bigbee Mills, died at Columbus last
week at the advanced age of rs years.
Mrs. Johnston was the mother of Capt.
c. A. Johnston of Lowndes county.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
May Cable Her Husband.

Paris, Nov. 25.-Mme. Dreyfus, the
wife of the prisoner of DEVILS island.
has been authorized to cable to her hus-
hand
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

Berlin, Nov. 25.-Theodore Sedgewick
Fay. the diplomatist and author, died
acre Thursday night,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.

Vote on Constitutional Amendment.
OFFICE sEeRKrARy OF STATE, 4
JACKSON, MISS. Nov. 8, 1893.
The following is the official vote for
and against the amendment TO Section
2S2 of the State Constitution at the gen
eral election held November 8, 1898:
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30
COULD NOT SLEEP.
Mrs. Pinkham Relieved Her OF a"
Her Troubles.

Mrs. MADaE BABcocK, ITO Seconu
St., Grand Rapids, Mich, had ovarian
trouble with its attendant acneS
and pains, now she is well. he,o
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

Columbus, o., Nov. 26.-The national
convention of the Phi Delta Theta has
decided to hold it's next meeting in
Louisville, KY, in 1900.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-30

II all troubleshave gone. MY mon
sickness used to be 20 painful, ou' nS ;"s
not had the slightest pain since .AH, nu,
your med icine. ] cannot praise W. n,
Vegetable Compound too mucn; -
husband and friends see such cns Ia
In me. look so much better sno
some color In my face" ,s
Mira Pinkham invites women "n' -
III to write to her OF Lynn, Mass ~
advice, which Is freely offered
The record-union., 1898-06-03
YOSEMITE VALLEY.
The Commissioner Meet in Annual
Session.

YOSEMITE (Cal), June, 1.-The Yo-
semitic Commissioners met this morning
in annual session. President Alb
bott Kinney of Los Angeles presided
in the absence of Governor Budd. The
other members present were Charles
G. Clinch, Max Goldberg, @. s. Givens
Miles Wallace, W. w. Foote and w. H
Metson.
In his report Vice President Kinney
outlined the work that had been done
during the year, and stated that the
efforts of the commissioners had beer
successfully devoted toward bringing
out the beauties of the salley and add
ing to the pleasure and comfort Of Wis
itOrS.
The following officers were elected fol
the ensuing year: Vice-President, Alb
bott Kinney; Guardian, Miles Wallace
Secretary Treasurer, J. J. Lerman;
Finance Committee, c. G. Clinch and c.
S. Givens.
A number of permits were renewed
The biggest tree in the Mariposa grove
is to be named after Admiral Dewey
and the others for the States of the
Union. If any are left they will be
named for the President of the United
States and the Governor Of California
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been politely received the pilots were
sent back to Kingston, although they
desired to be; landed in Cuba
The latest maps of the harbor show
narrow but deep channel. fairly we'll
protected and supposed to be- mined.
The narrow neck is not wide enough
TO allow more than one ship at a time
to pass up, and the batteries, unless
reduced, would be very destructive.
There are three batteries outside and
three small ones inside, and between
the entrance place and the city proper,
the distance is very nearly three miles
up the bay from MORO Castle.
The latest informatfon in the pos
session of the Government showed that
at the narrowed point entrance there
are three lines of electrically worked
mines. thirty in all. Beside this, there
are two new batteries just opposite
Moro, forming, with the latter dan
gerous crosS-fire.
Just inside this are two batteries on
the east shore, Estrella and Catalina.
Cayo Smith, about half mile up the
bay and about in the center. has bat
teries of modern guns, as has also the
Blanco battery, just near the city of
Santiago itself. About two miles of
Morro, in shore, is the Case battery,
and there are also supposed to be some
mines near Cayo Smith.
The armament of the various bat
teries is supposed to be as follows, not
including the new earthworks, behind
which there are modern guns:
Morro-Four modern guns and ten
Is and 24-pounders.
Blanco-Nine smooth-bore Is and "a
Founders of little account and two
small mOrtars.
The Estrella battery-Ten smooth
bore guns.
Cayo Smith-Several modern guns.
The forts are mainly of brick and
stone, constructed a century ago, al
though there are evidences of new
earthworks being thrown up.
The only view into the harbor for
any distance is from the southwest, and
as the flagship sped along Lieutenant
Sears noted the cruiser Reina Mercedes,
which has been partly dismantled, ly-
ing in the harbor, perhaps / 800 yards
inside of Moro Castle. To the west
ward and further inside was the Span
ish first-class armored cruiser Almi-
rante Oquendo lying under the guns of
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Cayo Smith; and to the east of the
starboard batteries, looking down the
channel was the Cristobal Colon. with
room only for one ship at time to pass.
It will be thus seen that it would
be suicidal to attempt to force an en-
trance into the harbor at least until
the batteries We're reduced, and that
would consume lot OF ammunition.
At the same time, taking it for granted
that the remainder of the Spanish fleet
was still further up the harbor, it
meant that the warships of Spain We're
effectually bottled so that they can do
no harm. t
Sunday at sunset found the squadron
in battle line outside Santiago, the
Brooklyn on the east on the line, the
Massachusetts, next to her, the Iowa
west of the Massachusetts and the
Texas, which was on the extreme left
while the Marblehead. and the Vixen
| secuted in shore.
To leave Santiago the Spanish ships
would have to pass this seemingly inn
pregnable barrier
On Monday the American fleet re-
tanned its position off Santiago, and no
attempt was made during the night or
morning on the part of the Spanish
fleet to get out of the harbor.
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SAMPSON RELIEVES sCHLEY.
The Rear-Admiral Assumes Com.
mand at Santiago.

NEW YORK, June "a dispatch to
the Herald" from Washington says:
Rear Admiral Sampson has arrived
off Santiago de Cuba, and according to
his instructions he has relieved Com
mOdore Schley in command of the en-
tire force of vessels operating against
Santiago de Cuba and the Spanish fleet.
assigning that officer to the command
of division comprising the ships for
merly attached to the flying squadron.
Fifty warships are at Admiral Samp-
, sons disposal to pit against the six
men-of-war flying the Spanish flag.
They include the first-class battleships
Iowa, Oregon and Massachusetts,; Sec
ond-class battleship Texas, armored
cruisers New York and Brooklyn, pro-
tected cruisers New Orleans, Marble
head and Minneapolis, gunboat Nash
vile, torpedo destroyer Scorpion, dyna-
mite cruiser Vesuvius, torpedo boat
Porter, auxiliary cruisers Harvard,
Yale and auxiliary gunboat Eagle.
With such force blockading Santa
go de Cuba naval experts who have
heretofore contended that Admiral
Cervera had fighting chance to es-
cape now concede that his position is
absolutely hopeless.
Concentration of such a formidable
force at Santiago is regarded in some
circles as naturally presaging impor-
tant and immediate action by the
American fleet. Careful inquiry, how
ever, developed the fact that Rear
Admiral Sampson, before he left Key
West, was notified Of the programme
adopted by the Government to send
troops to assist the naval vessels in the
capture or destruction of the fleet, and
confident that the army will be able
to arrive at it's destination in due sea-
son, there is no reason to believe that
the officials have given Rear Admiral
Sampson any further discretion than
was accorded to Commodore Schley
BY this 1t is not meant that the
Naval War Board has directed Rear
Admiral Sampson not to lombard the
fortif1cations or enter the channel, but
he has been advised against such ac-
ton, and knowing the cautiousness Of
the man, it is not believed he will cast
this advice aside, unless he has rea-
son to believe the adoption of another
course is preferable.
1t is frankly admitted by naval Off
cials that the object of the collection
Of such formidable force off Santiago
and Of the advice given to naval COM
manders is their desire to prevent any
of our ships from receiving irreparable
injury.
General Skaters troops cannot pos
sibly come to the assistance of Rear
Admiral Sampson before the beginning
OF next week, SO that operations against
the Spanish feet may not be expected
before that time, unless Admiral Ger
vera should determine to attempt to
run the gantlet Of the American armor
cladS.
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er Fanita, Captain wafas,' arrived
here yesterday, half empty bringing
from New York provisions for the
navy, which she landed at Matthew
town, Great Inagua in the Bahamas,
and slipped away at about 10 o'clock
last night with between seven and fif-
teen Dominicans added to her crew.
Sc was to touch at Monte Cristi Dom
inican Republic, or at the keys just
outside, to fill up the empty portion of
her hold. She has on board Chris
Roberts of Great Inagua, the most
famous pilot Of the West Indies. The
Captain of the Fanita, when that yes
sci was here, said the portion Of her
cargo which was. not landed consisted
of coal, but there is good reason to
suppose that it is something very far
from coal.
Proof that the Fanita is under serious
the excited conduct Of the Spanish
Consul here. He denounces the TAX
ing on board the steamer of Spanish
speaking roustabouts and the sudden
sailing of the vessel without notice,
and without the permission of the
Dominican Consul. The Spanish Con-
sui classes this as a great outrage and
an act of piracy, and a formal protest
has been entered with the Haytien au-
thorities
The Spanish Consul Photographed to
his diplomatic chief at Santo Domingo
this morning about the Fanita
There are large numbers of Cubans
in Dominica who eagerly desire to re-
turn to Cuba and take part in the war,
and the correspondent here of the AS
sociated Press is informed that the
Spanards of this place believe that it
may be part of the mission of the Fa-
nita to afford these Cubans the oppor-
tuMty, at the same time furnishing
them with arms and ammunition.
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I would find them. They will be a
long time getting home
Ine order to man the port batteries
mad been given, and the men, stripped
% the waist, in a temperature consid-
erably over 100 degrees, awaited with
impatience the word to fire. But the
commodore decided not to waste am
munition on the batteries, and the men
We're disappointed for the time being.
However, there was much quiet jubi-
lation among the men over the pros
poets of a fight.
: Commodore Schley showed his even
ness of temperament by ordering the
Massachusetts, to take coal of the col
her within view of the forts and war
ships of Spain. On the Texas Captain
Philips went through with the days
routine, including church services, at
which the men with a refreshing direct
ness of suggestion sang Pull For the
Shore"
1t was perfectly evident from the po-
sition of the Spanish warships ON Sun
day morning that they had either just
entered the harbor, having learned OF
the supposed final departure of the
American squadron, or had been in
hiding up the bay, which is about nine
miles long, and had run down to get
out early Sunday morning In any
case, it was excellent proof of the per-
fection Of Commodore Schley's tactics
and showed that after weeks Of weary
following of clues furnished by strate-
gic boards, in seven days he had sue
eeeded in bottling up the Spanish fleet
in one of it's own harbors.
I Less than two days before two sup
posedly Cuban pilots sent from Jamaica
by the Government had informed the
Commodore on the deck of the Brook
lyn that no vessels of the size Of the
Spanish warships could go up the har-
Dor. and after this information had