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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
DOINGS OF AWEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
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
WAR NEWS.

Americans now hold four-ffths of
the island of Puerto Rico.
The headquarters OF the several
at Havana. Puerto Principe and Santi-
ago.
1t has been decided by the govern
ment not to furnish food TO Cuban in
surgents who are under arms.
Under instructions from Washing
ton the schools in Santiago will be
opened on the first Monday in October.
On his return TO Washington Secre-
tary Alger said he was much graft
fed with the condition OF the camps
he had inspected.
In Camp Wikoff, Long Island, there
are only three regiments where
month or two ago there were $4,000
men.
1t has been decided by the war de-
partment that states are entitled to
reimbursement for expenses incurred
from the date the national guard re-
sponded to the call of volunteers I'M
til they were mustered in.
Instructions were sent by the Span
ish government to Gen. Blanco to dis
band all the local volunteers and aux
iiaries in Cuba.
With 100 tons of medical stores and
ESQ tons of subsistence stores the
transport Chester sailed from New
York for Ponce and Santiago de Cuba.
Admiral Dewey sent the royal Span
ish standard that was hauled down
from the governors palace in Manila
after the surrender of the city to the
navy department.
A dispatch from Paris says Premier
Sagasta will ask the United States to
pay s400.OO0,OO0 for the Philippines.
An order from the war department
says that sick or wounded soldiers
granted furloughs are entitled to $3.50
per day Communication and transporta
tion when travelling.
Capt. Gen. Blanco has ordered the
release of all political prisoners now
undergoing confinement in Cuba.
The government has ordered that
all sick soldiers of Gen. Brooke's army
in Puerto Rico be transported to the
United States.
The Spanish troops in Cuban prov
ipces have been ordered to coast cities
to be in readiness for transportation
| to Spain,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
National Guard Reorganization.
An Interesting Question.

An interesting question has been sub;
mitted to the Encouragement by the
railroad CONN ;ssion for decision and
report at the ext meeting of the com
mission by Judge Fewell, of Meridian,
to the effect that under the law all
assessments of railroad property ought
to be made by the commission cxciu-
sively. As affairs are administered
now railroad lands and other property
in counties are assessed by the county
authorities 1t is practically fore
gone conclusion that the attorney
general will advise that where the rail-
roads. etc, have lands in various coun-
ties the assessment shall be made as has
been customary by the county authori-
ties instead of being included in the
general assessment of the railroad COM
mission.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

WASHINGTON, Oct. I'm commune
cation to the encouragement, respond
ing to an inquiry, Acting Postmaster
General Heath says the postoffice de-
partmeDt holds that referee in bank
ruptcy is an officer of the United States
government, entitled to use the ''pen-
atty envelopes" but is not satisfied that
a trustee in bankruptcy is SO entitled
The referee, he explains, is appointed
by the court and required to take the
usual oath, while the trustee represents
the creditors, is appointed by them, and
is not required to take the oath.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Attacked by a Lion.

BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 2.-Walter Blanch.
ard, better known as Zeke Walters. the
animal man with Lehman Bros circus,
was attacked in the lion cage by one of
the lions here today. Almost blinded
by blood from the wounds in his head,
Walters dragged himself to the door at
the rear of the cage. christening it,
he leaped to the street and fell uncon-
scious to the ground. The door fas-
tened after his exit, thus preventing
the escape of the animals Walters
back is terribly laeerated. The doctors
say he cannot live.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
THE APPARENT REASON.
She Readily Accounted for the Con.
slant Wearing of the
HalOs.

Dotty sat on a stool beside her mo,bs,
looking at the pictures in an old church
book. There were angels and cherubim
and harpists galore, and in them the chill
found much to interest her. The last n;c.
ture in the book was of dozen or NOR
angels floating on the clouds. Above tho
head of each shone the symbolic halo, Tbose
halos bothered Dotty. She had never seen seen
such head dress and she was perplexed
After minutes thought she held the book
up to her mother and said: "See. mamma
the ladies what's got wings and funny things
on their heads"
The, mother, looked. ''Those are angels,
dear" she said.
And what's the funny rings on tb.i,
heads, mamma?" the child asked.
Those are halos, Dotty."
Does they wear them always, mamma,
Does all angels wear them?"
yes, Dotty. All angels wear them and
they wear them all the time"
When they's in the house,"
yes, Dotty."
When they's asleep?"
Eyes"
81 guess they wears their halos all tho
time, mamma, cause they're afraid if thu.
took 'em off and hung 'em on the hat ract
they'd get broke, don't they ?"-Detroit Free
Press
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
New Railroad Prospee. as.

The people of Columbus are very hope
full of the new railroad, the Columbus,
Fulton & Northern. The general offices
of the road will be located in that city,
and the terminal points of the proposed
road are Columbus, Miss, and Licking
ton, Tenn. The line will be as follows:
Beginning at Columbus, Miss, running
thence in northerly direction crossing
the Kansas City, Memphis a Birming-
ham near Amory, Miss; thence in a
northerly direction. crossing the Mem
phis & Charleston at Iuka or Burnsville,
Miss; thence in a northerly direction,
crossing the State line in the vicinity Of
Pittsburg Landing.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

In one respect Gen. Joe Wheeler's ex-
perience will be like Washington's. He
will be elected to congress by unani-
nous vote. All parties-republicans,
populists and democrats-have united
on him. Congressman are occasionally
elected without any opposition. This
happens in districts in which one party
is so much stronger than the other
that opposition would be useless. All
parties participated in nominating Gen.
Wheeler and all will vote for him. Such
a tribute as this is seldom paid to any
public man in this or any other country.
1t is as deserved as ii is rare.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
WILL CONSOLIDATE.
Ten or More Boston National Banks
Are About to he Merged
Into One.

Boston, Sept. 3o.-The Evening Her
aid says: Consolidation of ten or
twelve of Boston's national banks is
as good as assured. A circular has
been issued to the savings banks, who
practically own a controlling interest
in these banks, naming a price which
will be paid for their holdings. The In
tention is to liquidate these banks and
organize a new national bank with a
capital of 100000 or S5,0O0,OOO. The
largest capitalization of any Boston
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
FREE OF FEVER.
Col. Bryan Will Start In the Direction of
Florida.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Col. w. j. Bryan
has sufficiently recovered from his at.
tack of fever to return to his regiment,
and this he intends to do in few days.
He will leave Washington tomorrow
over the Southern railroad for Hot
Springs, where he stops two or three
days. He will then go to Pablo Beach,
Fla, where his regiment is stationed.
Mrs. Bryan will accompany the colonel
to the Springs, and later to Florida.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
New Jersey Democrats.

Trenton, n. j., Sept. 29.-The demo-
cratic state convention on Wednes-
Cay nominated for governor of New
Jersey Elvin w. Crane, the prosecutor
of Essex county, and adopted plat
form which in a measure supports the
democratic national platform. The
convention. however, without debate
defeated a proposition to specifically
.ndorse the platform adopted by the
Chicago convention of 1896.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Cow Thieves Operating.

band of bold cattle thieves has been
operating with great success in and
around Bentonia, Yazoo county. The
band is composed of blacks, negro
named Wade Hubbard being the ring
leader. The depredations in the neigh
borhood aroused the people so much
that crowd recently went to the house
of Wade Hubbard, the ringleader, and
arrested him, tying his hands behind
him and putting a rope around his neck.
In this style they started with him to
Bentonia, but ON the way the negro
made bold dash and succeeded in re-
gaining his freedom.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
An ALLEGED Embcxzler Dead.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 20.-Horace
Steele, who was indicted several years
ago for embezzlement and the wreck.
ing of the Painesville savings bank, OF
which he was president, died al the lat
ter place Wednesday. He was so years
old. The case against Steele never
reached a trial, his attorneys always
offering physicians certificates to
show that he was physically unable to
appear when the case was called,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

bank at the present time is 100000
the Merchants. The banks named
are the Boston, Columbian. Eagle, Har-
ward, Market. North, North America,
Globe. Lincoln and Massachusetts,.
However, all these banks may not be
included. j. p. Morgan & Co., of New
York, are said to be behind the move
ment, aided by Price, Mccormick &
Co., of that city, and Kidder, Pea body
& Co, and R. L. Day & Co., of this city.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

Speaking Of questions of diet, the
Christian World says: '1f man finds
that he can think better, pray better
and see further on a changed diet or
restricted diet, let him take to that,
in Gods name! Only, for his souls
sake, we would beseech him TO avoid
making the Pharisee's fuss over it, and
psviling his neighbor who sees different
ly." This is sound sense. The crank is
harmless, but the crank with a mission
is nuisance.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Terrific Floods in Japan.

San Francisco, Oct. 1.-The steamer
Gaelic brings news of a terrific storm
which swept over Japan on September
9. The wind did great damage to ship
ping. Rivers soon became torrents,
flooding many sections. A summary of
the loss of life and property follows:
Deaths, ESQ; houses swept away, / a;
houses overthrown, 1,195; partially
wrecked, II AGO; houses inundated, Isl
597; river banks broken, rs.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

The president of Argentina has Of
fered Hon. ]. Sterling Morton, of Min
nesota, a very large salary to come there
and organize a department of agricul-
ture similar to ours. In similar way
many years ago Argentina paid Horace
Mann large sum to go there and SUI
perintend the organization of public
school system. The Argentina govern
ment evidently knows where to go for
progressive ideas.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Senator Miller Injured.

State Senator Irwin Miller, of Walnut
Grove, was painfully but not seriously
injured last week by being thrown from
his buggy, whereby his hip was dis
located, while en- route to Carthage.
Senator Miller suffered painfully for
two hours before being found. He was
taken to his home, when medical assist
once was summoned and his limb reset.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Col. Hay sworn In.

Washington, Oct. l. - Col. John
Hay was sworn into Office as secretary
of state at II o'clock in the morning.
The ceremony took place in the presi-
dents room at the white house and the
oath was administered by Justice Har-
Ian, of the supreme court. Mr.. Hay
Immediately joined his colleagues in
the regular Friday cabinet session.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Call Them "Guns."

An official of Coahoma county writes
to correct a statement made some time
ago to the effect that Coahoma had no
pistols assessed to her. His explana-
ton is that pistols are called guns in
his part of the country, and are assessed
under that head This is probably
true, as the pistol, dirk and bowie knife
olumn in the personal assessment rolls
If the county has not single entry,
while the ''gun" column is filled with
valua bic returns.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

There were twenty-one discharges
from the penitentiary during the month
of September for all grades of crime.
This time, on account of not being able
to send express, the regular suit of
clothes was not furnished the dis
charged convict, but he was given 1928
in money with which to array himself
in citizens clothes.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Supreme Court.

Capt. Brown, clerk of the supreme
court, has issued the following official
announcements:
.'The supreme court will not convene
IN the 10th of October, the day desig-
mated by section 1888, but may meet
within thirteen days thereafter, in ac-
cordance with section 4340, code OF 1892.
In the fifth line of the last mentioned
section the word not is a Topographic
,al error and should be omitted"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

There is one locality in the world
which has thus far resisted the inva-
sion of the bicycle, and that is Alden, on
the Red sea. The United States consul
there, in reply to the inquiry relative
to the bicycle industry IN that far off
quarter, reports that owing TO the
rough streets and hills and the heat, to
which no one can expose himself on
the wheel without danger, rs we'll as
to the fact that the natives are too
poor to buy wheels even if they wanted
them, there is no prospect "of de-
mand in this market for bicycles of
any description or make"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Blanco Grants Pardon.

Havana, Sept. 3o.-The official ga
zette publishes a decree signed by
Capt. Gen. Blanco and bearing date
of September q granting pardon to
and ordering the release of all po-
litical prisoners now undergoing con-
fnement in the island.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
AIger Returns to Wasbfnrton.

Washington, Sept. 29.-Secretary
Alger has returned to Washington. He
came to the war department immedi-
ately after breakfast and was soon
besieged by-a number of persons who
had been waiting for his return. The
secretary looked much improved by his
trip, although it was filled with hard
work after he left Detroit.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

The Barbadoes Hurricane.

New York, Sept. 3O.-The Quebec
line steamer Pretoria, Capt. Mckay,
which arrived Thursday afternoon
from the West Indies, reports the hur-
ricane at barbados as terrible and
most destructive. From 10000 to 49,
o00 houses and buildings were de-
stroyed, 70 lives lost and 10000 people
left homeless.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

Since the recent railway accident in
London the railway people have made
up their minds to adopt the American
cew-catcher in front of engines. The
late disaster was caused by truck fall
ing in front of an engine. A cow
catcher would have swept il off the
track. John Bull is gradually accept
ing and adopting American ideas. The
cow-catcher is purely American de-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

Corporal Shade C. Barnes was shot
asst week while hunting on ITALIA
hatchie river. He was home on fur
Tough with comrades from the First
Mississippi Regiment. Private Robert
Lee mistook and fired at him for bear,
the Winchester ball passing through
the thigh, inficting a serious though
not fatal wound.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

The recent general order of Gen.
Gomez is most hopeful indication. 1t
shows that the leading insurgent is in
earnest 10 insure the people of Cuba the
tranquility which alone can come from
the protection of life and property. He
declares that all citizens will be pro-
tected in their properties and expresses
entire confidence and good will in the
good faith of the United States. He rec
ognizes that independence will come to
Cuba through the assistance of the
United States. The cause of the in
surgents. be says, was hopeless until it
was espoused by the United States.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Fireman burned to Death.

San Jose, CAL, Sept. 2s.-The Ven
dome hotel, the most fashionable hos
telry in this city. was damaged by fire
Monday night to the extent of s40,-
900. The remains of fireman, Miles
McDermott. were removed from the
ruins. A fire which started shortly
after the vendome fire burned Porter
Bros fruit packing house. The loss
will reach 10000.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

San Francisco, Sept. 2s.-Dr. NJ. C,
Harris, elder Of the Methodist Episcopal
japanese mission of the Pacific con-
ference. has been decorated by the
emperor of japan with the order OF
the Sacred Treasu
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

Prof. A. G. Webster, of Clark uni
versity, has invented an instrument
which shows that there is no such thing
as absolute silence. A number of mar
ried men are out in interviews claim
ing that they knew il before.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
General NapaOer RawD of

General Manager Rawn, of the Balti-
more & Ohio South Western railway
has prepared detailed statement of
the number of people carried into Gin
cinnati on the occasion of the thirty
second annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Septem-
Der TO IL inclusive. According to the
train records 1897 people were trans
ported, the largest number being on
September 5, when the total reached
s,322. According TO these statistics
the Baltimore & Ohio South Western
carried about 80 per cent. of the travel.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

Residents of Ponce are changing the
pronunciation of the town to one syl
liable "Ponce," because that's United
States, and they want to be like us. At
the same time, people of the United
States are changing their pronunciation
TO "Pon-tha," because that's Spanish,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
BIG FLOUR TRUST
Nearly All the Leading Mills in
Northwest to he In--
cIuded.

Milwaukee, Sept. 3o.-The syndicate
which is to control the leading west
ern -four mills has been practically
completed. Thomas Mcintyre, of New
York, is the head of the syndicate, and
five of the six Milwaukee mills will be
in the syndicate. The new company
is to have a capital of $40, 100000 and is
to be completed at once. The mills
IL will control are.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
ERON WASHINGTON.

Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford's resigna-
ton as minister to Spain has been
accepted by the president.
President Mckinley and four mem
bers OF his cabinet will leave Washing
Ton October 10 for their trip to the
Omaha exposition.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Appointments by the Governor.

The governor has appointed w. d.
Anderson mayor of Tupelo, Lee county,
vice J. r. Frazer, resigned; c. NJ. Wood
ruff justice of the peace for district No.
5, Prentiss county, vice j. ID. Norman,
resigned.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

Col. Earl Hobson, of Bowling Green,
Ky, a cousin of the naval hero, was
made colonel for his conspicuous cool
ness and courage at the battle of Pitts
burgh Landing, when he was not quite
90 wears old
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Injured by an ExpIosion.

st. Louis, Sept. 29.-An explosion of
powder in the rear of the four-story
building at 40 North Fourth street.
occupied by c. G. w. Mccain, fishing
tackle and sporting goods, set the
store on fire and caused it's destruc-
tion. and resulted in the injury TO
number of people. several of whom
will die.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
May Talk With Canton.

The Cumberland Telephone and Tel
egraph Company, running line from
Memphis to New Orleans, has reached
Canton with their line. This company
expects to put in an Office at Canton,
and if properly encouraged will put in
an exchange.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
An Appeal for Aid.

Col. j. l.. Power, secretary of State
and also secretary of the Howard Asso-
cation of Mississippi, has issued an
appeal for aid for the fever sufferers
Of Orwood and Taylor Station. The
appeal is based upon request from
Or. Cant, in charge of those stations,
and will doubtless meet with a ready
response.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
MIL Snil for Home,

Washington, Sept. 29.-M. Cambon,
the French ambassador, called on
President Mckinley Wednesday and
made his farewell preparatory to de-
parture for Europe. He sails from
New York Saturday morning.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Santa Clara's Hard Fate.

OF 400 families in Santa Clara city
taken from their own farms under Gen.
VIEWERS order, 800 have absolutely van
ished under the RECOMMENDATION sys-
TEN. The officers say it is impossible
to describe the restitution and its ac-
compartments. Gen. MachadO SAID on
Thursday that the $50 men in his
camp had had no meat for fifteen days,
and that their only food had been rice
and cornmeal. Barely one days rations
then remained even at that. They have
had periods of three days without food,
yet the discipline is such that there has
been no case of theft. Medicine is ur-
gently needed, 140 men being ill. Food
and blankets are badly wanted.
They found in Santa Clara an Ameri-
can citizen, Lomez Dupuy, still impris-
oned. He was captured six months ago
while with the insurgents. They took
immediate measures to hasten his re-
lease.
Capts. Page and Brooks were espe-
cially impressed by the wonderful dis
cipline and high order of intelligence
of the Cuban troops, white and black.
They saw during the trip about $500
Cuban soldiers, all fully armed. Every
man hal machete and gun, either a
a Remington, Mauser or Springfield.
The Remington is the most popular,
and the Springfislds are fewest. Writ
ten records are kept of all court-mar-
tials and full accounts of supplies re-
ceived and disbursed. There is regu-
lar military and legal code, and moth
ing arbitrary in the system.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

The recent cyclone in Ontario and
northern New York upsets popular
theories respecting those disturb
ances. In the first place, cyclones are
usually looked for in hot weather,
whereas the temperature was low in
the locality visited. Then, again, the
blow came from the northwest, while
all properly conducted cyclones move
from southwest TO northeast. Other
wise the storm observed all the time
honored traditions. It's appearance
was preceded by the usual "low roar
u sucked water up from streams and
cut path through the tall timber.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

John Bright predicted that in half
a century not gun would be fired in
the world without the consent of the
Americans. This would be hard on the
European whose neighbor owned cat
with operate aspirations.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

of
the father the recent Lon
or
ardth
and
in
the
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

Paris, Oct. Lit is rumored that
Dreyfus has already been transferred
from the Isle De Diable to Cayenne.
where he awaits a steamer 20 bring
him 10 French or an Algerian port.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
Bank Chartered.

The Valley Bank at Rosedale has been
Incorporated. Capital, s95O,OO In
corporators: ID. Reinach, w. Ii. Roberts,
Samuel Kohn, Godfrey Frank, j. L..
Wilson aad q. j. McGehee, Jr.