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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
THE PRIDE OF THE NAVY.
Launching OF the Battie~hips Ken
tacky and KearsarEe mt New
port News, Va.

Newport News, Va, March 25.-Fully
10000 persons on Thursday witnessed
the launching of the mammoth United
States battleships Kentucky and Rear
sarge, the latest additions to Uncle
Sans navy, and probably the most
powerful fighting machines afloat. The
Kearsarge was the first to receive her
baptism. When the army of workers
knocked the last shores from the cradle
of the vessel Mrs. Elizabeth Maynard
Winslow, wife of Lieut.. Winslow,
United States navy, grasped the cut
glass bottle of champagne, wrapped in
miniature American flags, and, crash
ing it upon the bow of the big battle
ship, said: an the name of the United
States | now christen thee Kearsarge.
The vessel sped gracefully down the
creased ways. and it was one ofthe pref
test launchings ever witnessed at the
yards of the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing company.
The christening party then proceeded
to the bow of the Kentucky, which YES
sci was launched at 1885 n. m. This
ceremony was an exact counterpart OF
the former, except that when the crit
zeal moment arrived Miss Christine
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
THE EAST.

The navy yards at Portsmouth, y
H., virtually closed since the civil war
are rcopened for active work.
In Providence, r. l., pension frauds,
said TO be the greatest ever known in
the United States, have been discovered.
]. Wood, j. S. Handy and Edgar S.
Studley, fishermen, were asphyXiated
by gas in a hotel at New Bedford, Mass.
From New York the steamer Oriza-
bal sailed for Havana with $50 tons of
Cuban relief supplies, consigned to Con
sul-General Lee.
The Peoples state bank in Philadel-
phia closed its doors with liabilities of
nearly $1,000,000.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.

BY a vote of 95 to %, with eleven dele
gates absent, the Louisiana sonstitu-
tional convention on the 25th adopted
suffrage plan. The session of the
convention is to be of seventy-five days
duration, and it was agreed to dispose
of suffrage before taking up any other
question. 1t took forty-ive days to
reach a verdict.
TRUMAN p. HANDY, the Oldest active
banker in the United States, died at
Cleveland, Ohio, on the 25th.
BUSINESS failures in the United States
the past week were 215, against 233 last
week, and 221 for the corresponding
week of last year.
STATISTICS of the British Columbia
salmon pack for last season, just com
piled, show the total pack for the sea-
son to be LOIS, Al cases, compared with
60l, $40 the previous season.
THE astronomers of the University of
California have completed their com
putation of the comet recently discov-
cred by Prof. Perrine of the Lick OBJ
servatory, and, according to them, the
will become brighter and remain in
sight for some time. 1t is now travel
ing toward the earth at the rate of
1000, 900 miles day.
REPORTS from the interior valleys of
California show heavy frosts have done
irreparable damage to fruit Apricots
and nectarines have suffered most Sc
verely, and in many places the crop has
been ruined.
HALF ton of dynamite stored in a
vacant building at IIillsville, Ohio, a
quarry station on the Mahoning branch
of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad,
exploded ON the 23d with terrific force,
completely wrecking the building and
partially demolishing a number of near
by cottages.
AT New London, Ind, on the 23d,
Mrs. Ras Tucker poured coal oil on her
1S-yearold and set fire her on fire. The
girl was probably fatally burned The
mother then wrapped herself in the bed
bed clothes, set them on fire and was
burned to crisp.
EIGHT old monitors and the fleet of
revenue cutters are to become part of
the United States navy temporarily.
TWENTY-FIVE Austrian and Hunga-
rian miners engaged in bloody battle
at Caseyville, Ind, on the ed in a sa-
loon orgle.
THE danger of food is not over. The
river is rising from st. Louis to Mem
phis and the Ohio is uncomfortably full.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
THE COURTS FINDING
President Hears Report Concerning
Cause of Maine Disaster.
spain Notified That Explosion was
from the Outside-Appronch OF
spanish FIotiIIa Regarded
rs n Menace.

Washington, March 26.-The court OF
inquiry appointed to investigate the
cause of the Maine disaster has report
ed that the loss of the battleship was
due to an outside explosion. The state
department, by direction of the presi-
dent, has cabled United States Minister
Woodford at Madrid to notify the Span
ish government of this conclusion. me
president and his cabinet advisers held
two extended sessions Friday, one at
1o:3O n. IN. and another at $3.50 p. m,
at which the report was considered in
detail. Members of the cabinet stated
after the meeting that the discussion
was of grave character and that never
since the wrecking of the Maine has the
situation seemed so critical.
The Spanish government has cabled
officially TO Washington that the Span
ish naval commission holds the disaster
TO the Maine to be of internal origin.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
HINTS FOR THE COOK.

Veal must never be laid on dish. but
hung in an airy place till cooked.
Egg shells should be thrown into the
stockpot directly the contents are used.
Choose butter by its fresh odor, free
dom from buttermilk and streaks OF
color
Fish for frying should be dried thor
oughIy and dredged thiekly with -four
before being brushed over with egg and
breadcrumbs.
To scald milk set it in jug or basin
in pan of cold water over the fire.
When the water boils the milk is
sealded.
When flavoring soup never use pow
dered spices, as they form sediment
at the bottom of the plate and spoil
the appearance. Whole cloves and OF her
spices should be stuck into the veg
etables while boiling. Long pepper Is
superior TO ground. but 1t requires sew
eral hours boiling.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
WEST AND SOUTH.

BY the capsizing of the bark Helen
". Amy during a storm 40 persons
bound for Alaska are believed to have
been lost 4 few miles outside of the
Golden gate.
In Ohio, Illinois and Indiana great
damage was done by overlooking rivers
and streams.
A mob hanged Sam Ellis, a negro,
who attempted to assassinate II. A.
Hardy, Dallas county (Ala.) merchant.
AT Blue Mills, Mo, storm wrecked
IA houses and destroyed many smaller
buildings.
In Kansas a severe blizzard has prob
ably destroyed the fruit crop.
The message of Gov. Pingree at the
opening of the extra session of the
Michigan Legislature dealt chiefly with
the subject of taxation, and he confined
himself to matters affecting railroads,
express companies and telegraph and
telephone companies.
Lewis Gerhard, aged 10, shot and
killed his wife, aged 65. while temporar-
lily insane, and then killed himself, at
Cascade Locks, Ore.
Since the list of January 114,565 per-
sons have left Seattle, Wash, for Alaska.
In Fresno, CAL, James Thompson and
his aged wife were burned to death in
a shanty in which they lived.
AT New London, Ind, Mrs. Ras Tuck
er took the life of her 1S-year-old daugh-
ter and her own by putting oil on
their clothing and setting fire to it.
Thus far over 40 and probably so
lives and an estimated property loss of
$11 100000 is the record of devastation
by flood in Ohio and Indiana. Thou
sands of families are homeless and
many Of them are dependent upon char
ity. Many cities report that the water
is at the highest stage ever known. Il
linois, Missouri, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia also report rivers turned into
raging torrents.
During a quarrel William Osterhage
murdered his wife and then committed
suicide by shooting himself at Vim
cennes, Ind.
A train loaded with section officers
and workmen plunged through trestle
near Columbus. Ind. and 20 lives were
probably lost.
In Oklahoma a cold wave has killed
all the fruit. and in many cases the
fruit trees themselves have been killed.
Stockmen estimate that 100000 head
of cattle are in danger of starvation in
Nevada. owing to the drought.
j. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska, was
elected president of the National Sound
Money league at its first annual meet
ing in Chicago.
Near Moultrie, Ca. James Allen. a
notorious negro, was taken from Sheriff
Fisher by a mob. his body riddled with
bullets and sunk In a creek.
On the Southern Pacific road pas
senger train was held up near Traver,
CAL. by two men, who robbed the ex-
press and mail cars.
In Ohio and Indiana the floods were
receding and the worst was thought to
be over. II is known that 10 persons
have been drowned and the property
loss Is over 100000
While crossing creek Gear Hagers-
town. o.. Samuel Hagey and wife were
drowned.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

The government of Spain, it can be
stated positively, is not disposed to
turn back the torpedo flotilla now pro-
ceeding from the Canaries, and would
be disinclined to consider a suggestion
from this government tending to inter
fere with the disposition by Spain of
her own naval forces.
We Are Ready for Trouble.
War preparation on an unprecedent-
ed scale is being hurried to completion
by the war and navy departments, and
the country is practically on war foot
ing.
The foregoing gives the record of one
of the most eventful days the national
capital has seen since the close of the
civil war. 1t was day of profoundly
important action, of the deepest anx-
iety, coupled with naval and military
activity, one step following another in
rapid succession. Representative men
of the administration, public men in all
branches of official and congressional
life, no less than the public in general,
shared in the tension to which the stu
alton has been wrought. There was no
effort among the highest officials, nor
indeed was it possible from what was
clearly apparent in the developments
of the day, to minimize the situation.
Finding of the Court.
Commander Mark, judge advocate OF
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

II. o. Weaver, of the United States
commission of fish and fisheries, has
sent a report to Wisconsin fishermen OH
the fisheries of Lakes Michigan, Huron
and Erie. He says that the herring
catch of Lake Michigan for the last year
was over 22.o00.000 pounds. This great
~ exceeds the production of any pre-
yious year covered by the commissions
reports. and for the first time in the
history of the great lakes surpasses the
herring catch on Lake Erie. where the
yield was slightly under 20.oo0.o0o
pounds. The trout catch has been light
the past season.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

of the naval appropriation bill. The
ruling in effect compelled members to
confine their remarks under the five
minute rule TO the subject before the
house, and was made against Mr.. Hart
man (silver rep, Mont.) J, who attempted
to make a political speech. The rul-
ing was denounced as a usurpation,
and appeal after appeal was taken.
When all else failed, every expedicnt
was resorted to TO block progress with
the bill. As a result but four pages
were disposed of.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

The passing away of Sir Henry Bees
semer has recalled the history of his
great invention and its effect upon in
dustries of the world. The production
of steel in Great Britain increased many
fold and there was great reduction in
the cost of manufacture. In cheapen-
ing steel the Bessemer invention has
cheapened steel rails, engines, locomo-
tiyes, bridges and all the factors of
transportation. 1t has also created
new influence in civilization, and inau-
gurated changes of importance that
have added greatly to the comforts and
luxuries of life.
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port to Secretary Long early Friday

port to Secretary Long early Friday
morning, and shortly afterward it was
carried to the white house and placed
in the hands of the president. The
results, briefly stated, are that the loss
Of the Maine was due to an explosion
from the outside, the court being I'M
able to fix the responsibility for the
explosion. The court does not express
an opinion as to the character of the
explosive, but the testimony goes to
show that it was powerful submarine
mine, the exact character of which is
not determined by the testimony,
though the belief was expressed that
it was floating submarine mine.
There were two explosions, the court
finds, the first was from the outside,
and that set off one of the smaller mag
azines.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
CHINA YIELDS.
She Agrees to Russia's Demands
Synopsis of the Concessions
Which She Grants.

London, March 25.-The Picking cor
respondent of the Times says: China
has agreed to all the Russian demands.
Following are the concessions: a lease
of Port Arthur for % years as a forti-
fed naval base, lease of Ta-lien-wan
for 25 years as an open port and as
the terminus of the trans-Manchurian
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
railway, with right of fertilization

railway, with right of fertilization
and the right for the Russians to con-
struct a railway from Petuna lin Man
churia, on the Sungary river) to Ia
lien-wan and Port Arthur on the same
terms as stipulated in the case of the
Observation-Disclosures railway.
London, March e6.-The Russians,
according to a special dispatch from
Shanghai, having ordered the Chinese
to leave Port Arthur, the mandarins
and soldiers are boiling pell-mell, with
their baggage, to Chez Foo, Niu
Chwang and Ia Ku.
Yokohama, March 26.-A report that
Japan has requested Russia to evacuate
Port Arthur finds credence in the jap
anese press, which regards the recall of
n. Alexieff, the Russian customs agent
at Seoul, as a sign that Russia has
changed her policy in regard to Corea.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

Undaunted by the terrible experiences
OF Henry Savage Landor, William Jane
son Reid. Of Boston, well-known
AsiatIc explorer. will undertake Jour-
ney 10 Thibet. with the main object of
securing m entrance to Lhassa. the
sacred Buddhist stronghold. He has Sc
cured financial backing from number
OF wealthy men. He viii leave for
china al The end Of this year. intending
10 reach the neighborhood Of Lhassa BY
fasy stages. Then. with the assistance
81 srustworthy guides. be hopes 10 en-
ter TIE sacred city by unique method
fhedessilsof which he refuses todisclose
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

Bradley broke a cut-glass bottle of
water from the spring on the old Lin
coin farm, and said: Il christen thee
Kentucky" Then as the vessel started
down the ways, several bottles of old
Bourbon whisky were hurled against
her sides by Kentuckians who were
opposed to the water christening.
Water from the spring on the Jeffer-
son Davis farm in Kentucky was also
splashed on the vessels sides.
The invited guests and distinguished
visitors then boarded the steamer New
port News and proceeded to Old Point,
where the ship yard officials rendered
magnificent banquet. Covers were
laid for GOO persons. 1t was entirely
informal. Among the toasts respond
ed to were: Kentucky" by Gov. Brad
ley, and Virginia" by Gov. Tyler.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

Though so years have passed since
Macmillan was shot in Mexico his
brother, the emperor of Austria, al
ways holds memorial services on June
10, the anniversary of that tragic event.
At the castle of Miramar, near Trieste,
on the Adriatic, the rooms occupied by
Archduke Macmillan before leaving
for the new world are kept, by the en-
peror's orders, just as his brother left
them when he went to his death.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
The Names Dead,

Havana, March 23.-Chaplain Child
wick has completed his mortuary re
port, which shows that 257 men and
two officers persisted in the Maine ca
tsstrophe; six succumbed to their in
juries while lying in the San AMBROSE
hospital here; one died on the Spanish
transport Colon; III bodies have beer
recovered from the wreck, of which 81
have been identified; 161 have beer
buried in Colon cemetery and IL al
Key West. This is the official report
made public after careful correction
for the first time.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

Arbitration will probably settle that
Alaska boundary question between the
United States and Great Britain. In
the century and little over the ma
TONS existence the United States has
had more than dozen exciting contro-
versies with England, but in only one
instance did war result. There will be
no conflict in this case. Both countries
want peace.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

Some enterprising Maine men are do
ing their best to allay the fears eX-
pressed in some quarters that the sup
ply of gold is becoming insufficient for
the worlds uses. They have been en-
gagged in obtaining the precious metal
from salt water and believe they have
succeeded. Like many another alleged
discovery, this is important if true"
If gold can really be obtained in paying
quantities from the water of the ocean
the question of supply is settled for all
time.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

crossing the Mcclure creek. 1t is re-
ported that George Harding and five
children, who lived on shanty boat,
were drowned south of Columbus.
At Wheeling, w. Va, the water is re-
ceding. Less than half a dozen of the
manufacturing establishments are now
running, and all of the iron works in
the Wheeling district are suspended.
! The loss by submerged machinery will
reach a tremendous figure. Wheeling
island is slowly emerging from the
flood, but hundreds of houses have wa
ter on the lower floors yet.
Newark, o., March ga report
reached here Friday evening to the eff
feet that it is feared that several bodies
are buried under the Baltimore q Ohio
passenger train which was wrecked by
the flood Wednesday while being de-
toured on the Pennsylvania near
Frazeysburg. 1t is said that but 20 out
of 80 passengers are now accounted for.
Coroner Evans thinks that from five to
| ten are dead in the ruins.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

DR.. Willis E. Everett, of Tacoma,
Wash, chemist and expert in the treat
ment of ores, ended 10 years of expert
menting with the statement that under
great heat, accompanied by explosions,
he had produced gold, silver, nickel and
ically pure sulphur, sodium oxide, anti
mony, iron, lead, oxide and carbon, with
lime, silica and alumina.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

The encouragement of Colorado has
furnished an opinion that there is no
law for women in that state dropping
their maiden name on the simple ex-
cuse of wedding. The question call
ing for the decision came from a woman
notary public who was recently mar.
ried. She asked under what name she
should continue to exist officially, and
was gratified with the announcement
that she must sign all documents as be-
fore marriage, for, the encouragement
says, there is no authority for a
change of name at marriage or any
other time"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

The up-to-date girl, as fully equipped
and caparisoned for the season of 1895
is said 10 possess an unusually attrac-
tive figure. In these times anything
that contains two or more ciphers, fol-
lowing even the most ordinary numeral,
has elements of attraction that are ir-
resistible
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

So much interest is at present being
manifested in the United States army
and navy that the relative rank of Off
GERS in the two branches of service is
herewith given, lineal rank only being
considered: General with admiral,
lieutenant general with vice admiral,
major general with rear admiral brig
adler general with commodore, colonel
with captain, lieutenant colonel with
commander, ma orw with lieutenant com
1uander, captain with lieutenant, first
lieutenant with lieutenant junior
grade), second lieutenant with ensign.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
Heavy Failure.

Boston, March 23.-The assignment
OF the firm of Pitts, Kimball & Lewis,
importers and retailers, to II. A.
Belcher, is announced. The firm is one
oil the largest in the city. The amount
OF assets and liabilities is not stated.
1t is thought that settlement will be
effected and that the firm will continue
in business
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

The recent deadly fire in Chicago,
when two elevator men kept the ele-
vators carrying living freight to safety
while the flames cracked all about, is
another illustration of the bravery that
is so ingrained in American humanity
that it only needs the occasion to be
manifested.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
Mob Hangs a Negro.

Montgomery, Ala, March 23.-In Dali
las county Monday Sam Ellis, negro,
confessed in justice court to attempt
ing to assassinate II. A. Hardy, who was
shot while in his store, in October. The
court ordered the negro to Jail. but a
mob took the prisoner to the woods and
hanged him to limb.
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Dance Ends In Death.

Chicago, March 26.-Mrs. P. A. Bat
tershall, wife of jeweler at POI Thirty
fifth street, fell dead in the arms of her
partner in a waltz at dance given by
the Circle club at Vincennes hall, Fri
day night. Apoplexy was the cause of
death
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documents

The Charlotte Smith who wants TO
have Boston girls enlist for the Cuban
war is the same persomwho desired to
have marriage made compulsory. Char
lotte ought to be- put under bonds to
Keen the Deoce
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
Orders for Naval Re.erve..

Washington, March &c. - The naval
reserves in all the middle western states
have been notified TO be in readiness
to move at any time and on short or.
ders. The reserves are chiefly in Ohio,
Michigan and Illinois and at ST, Louis
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

gun tested near Washington recent
ly threw a she'll over ten miles, which
means that hostile ship would be I'M
der fire for 90 miles in passing bat
terry. Such target practice will make
it interesting for the ship.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

Scene of Turbulence in Congress.
Washington, March 26.-The stirring
scenes of the Fifty-first congress when
members of the minority were charg-
ing down the aisles protesting against
the rulings of Speaker Reed were re-
called Friday in the turbulent protests
made by the minority against ruling
of the chair during the consideration
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

IL gives some notion Of the tre-
mendous scale of grand opera venture
in these days to read that Mr.. Grau has
signed contracts for next year which
oblice him TO pay out ss50,O00.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30

Candles, candles everywhere. That is
the lighting custom in Sweden, where
one firm turns out for home use an
nually about 81 ,oOO,o00 of candles of all
sizes, from two to seven feet in length.
In the larger cities electricity has been
among the people candles are as much
as ever necessary household conven-
ionnn
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
Hard Blow for Crispi.

Rome, March 24.-The chamber OF
deputies has adopted by vote of 2o7
to 7 the committees report recon-
mending censure for former Premier
Crispi, who has been accused of COM
plicity in the Bank of Naples scandals
and of Illegal trafficking in decorations.
He will not be prosecuted.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-30
Lightning Cause. a Fire,

Fieume. Austria-Hungary. March 26,
Lightning Thursday night set fire
TO the docks here, which were damaged
TO the amount of 100000. In addition,
nearly The whole Of the seasons jute
imports was destroyed.