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The leader., 1898-10-12
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THOROUGHLY EXPERIENCED
He Had Moved HisWife's House Plant.
and Was Fit for a Hazard.
ous Undertaking..

The grimy captain Of the mountain h.,
terry hurried forward to meet the jnfantrr
colonel. 'y
Colonel" he shouted, with bastv .,
lutte, IL want you to detail a man from yo Su
ranks to help us work the guns. That la.,
charge thinned us out" '"S'
Certainly, sir, cried the colonel "wh,.
gort of a man do you want?"
81 want a man who is strong in the arms -
the captain replied; zone who is reguiapiv
accustomed to carrying heavy and awkwara
weights. | want him to handle the ammn
milton for gun No. 4. He must carry ~.
7hells and solid shot from the caisson 10 ths
gun" " '"'
The colonel turned to his command and
in ringing voice stated the artilleryman,a
desire. Then he called for a volunteer
Instantly little man with A pale FAM
and somewhat bent back stepppd br;sLIr
from the ranks and saluted. '
The colonel looked him over.
lie wants a man who is strong in n.
arms" he repeated. '"e
Yes, colonel" said the little man
but you-where did you acquire the nsc
essary strength" NV
The little man smiled and again saluted
We'll, colonel he said with an AIR ~
conscious triumph, 81 reckon I'm as Fl az
any man in the regiment. moved nv Wife,
house plants more than 400 times during tho
spring months"
Hell do" roared the artilervman. and
the two hastily climbed the hill.-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer.
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
The Fever Situation

JACKSON, Oct. six new cases OF
yellow fever developed in jackson to-
day, three white and three negroes
There was no death and none of the
new cases are considered critical. One
of the new cases is Mr.. Early, telegraph
operator at the Illinois Central depot.
People continue to leave the city and
more of the business hous IS are closing.
The spread of the fever over the State
continues, the city of Natchez being the
last place to develop the disease. An
unofficial telegram FROM there an
nounces that DIR. Dunn has found two
cases of genuine fellow fever.
The Madison report gives three new
cases for today and four for yesterday.
Edwards has one new case and one
death.
Ilarriston reports two new cases and
Fayettc two.
DIR. Waldauer reports the suspicious
sickness at Waterford as not yellow
fever.
Starkvifle reports one new case in DR..
Barrs family.
The situation at Water Valley is I'M
| changed.
There is demand for immune nurses
| at the various infected points which
there is some difficulty in supplying.
The report from Taylor gives three
new cases and one death for today.
No reports have been received from
the other infected points.
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Evidence OF Prosperity.

The Daily Corinthian says: Missis-
sippi is feeding thousands upon thou
sands of cattle this year for Northern
and Western markets. These cattle
will be shipped out in the fall for win
ter consumption and will bring thou
sands of dollars into the state. This is
encouraging as an evidence of pros
perity and progressiveness, and shows
healthy spirit of determination on
the part of the Mississippi farmer to
diversity the industries of the State
and not depend upon cotton alone as a
staple product. The activity in the
cattle business of the State has long
since been noted by the big Western
cattle buyers and Chicago and st. Louis
firms have regular agents travelling the
territory for the purpose of working up
trade.
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Then They Stirred Up the Natives.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
rious Trouble Feared-MarOons Ar
rcsted-Riot Quelied.

Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. Sowing
to the state of excitement prevailing,
the Maroon case, which was to have
come up before the St. Mary district
court yesterday, the main issue being
whether the statute of limitations can
override imperial treaty rights, under
which the MaToons claim a disputed
piece of ground, was postponed there
until October 13, and 12 of the Ma
rooms suspected of instigating a dis
turbance have been arrested.
A great concourse of Maroons and
negroes gathered at Anotto Bay
Thursday, but perfect quiet prevailed
until IL o'clock, when the arrests were
made and a detachment of police
marched on the Maroon camp at Fyfes
Pen, the disputed land, seized the flag
which was flying and evicted the occu-
pants.
A short-lived riot ensued, revolvers
were fired, and broken bottles, stones
and sticks were freely used. Police
Inspector Maunzell and 4 few police
mea were wounded.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

A special from Walker, Mimi, on
the 4th said There is intense ex-
element here. A story has come in
and Inspector Tinker have been cap
tured by the Bear Island Pillager In
dams and held as hostages
On the 5th the collective note of Great
Britain, France, Italy and Russia, de-
manding the withdrawal of the Turk
ish troops from the island of Crete,
was presented to the Turkish govern
ment. 1t insists that the Turkish
troops must evacuate the island of
Crete within month, their withdraw
al TO commence within a fortnight.
A dispatch from Madrid says: THE
Spanish government has sanctioned
the sale to South American republics
of the Spanish gunboats lying in Gu
ban waters"
Three hundred and sixty-seven thou
walton, in Minnesota, has been thrown
open TO settlement under the Nelson
act, which requires five years resi-
dence and payment of SIPS an acre
at the end of that period.
On the 9TH the transport Port Vic
ter sailed from New York for Porto
Rico with large quantity of commits
sary and quartermaster's stores. She
will carry over 100000 rations. Sew
eral army nurses and a number of
the members of the signal corps wore
among the passengers.
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DANGEROUS COUNTERFEITS.
Spurious Hundred Dollar Bills Have Been
Doing Duty In the Klondlke Region
by Wholesale.

San Francisco, Oct. Sit is stated
that United States secret service Off
GERS. aided by Chief Lees, have discov-
cred that large numbers of counter
felt 500 silver certificates have been
produced in this city. The operators
are reported to be under police sur
Vigilance. The Call asserts that 5000 of
these spurious bills were sent into the
Klondike district. They We're readily
exchanged for gold dust, and their
falsity was not discovered until the re-
turning miners tried to pass them in
Portland. The banks of this city. fol,
lowing the precedent of the institu-
tons in the north. have refused to
handle any bills of that denomination.
The paper is said to be of government
make MS are also the various inks, with
the exception of that which the num-
Der is printed.
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Appeal 10 Baptists.

DIR. Sproles pastor of the First Zap
fist Church of jackson, has issued the
following appeal to the Baptists of
the State for assistance. 1t will
doubtless meet with liberal response:
The yellow fever has appeared in the
Baptist orphanage, two miles northwest of
jackson. Two of the teachers Miss Callie
Flowers and her sister have been stricken
down with the disease There were twenty
children in the institution. The best medi-
cal advice and nurses has been secured.
Arrangements may be made to transfer the
orphans to another orphanage in st. Louis.
But whether this arrangement is made or
not, large help will be needed from the
Bapt'sis i'll the State to pay necessary ex-
penses and provide comforts for those who
may be stricken down. Let the friends of
the orphans send in their contributions to
me, and will see that a proper dlstribu-
ton is effected II. F. SPRoLES.
The leader., 1898-10-12
STARVATION IN CUBA.
The Policy of Isolation and starvstiea
sem Be,ne rursusd By the Span
ish In Cubs.

New York, Oct. 6.-Thc members OF
the Cuban junta here are much con-
cerned about the stories of suffering
from lack of food received by them
from the Cuban army. Letters have
come which state that the condition
of the army and of the rural popula-
ton in Cuba is now worse than even
during the continuance of the war.
The junta officials maintain that the
course adopted by the Spanish is re-
sulting as effectualy in causing death
to the Cuban insurgents and pacificos
as did the policy of recommendation
and determination adopted by Weyler.
Following is an extract from letter
received by Horatio 5. Rubens, counsel
for the junta here:
Nobody can form an adequate idea
of the horrors of our position. Fam
inc causes more deaths in our ranks
than have heretofore the bullets OF
the enemy. If within n month we do
not receive much food, more than one.
third of the Cuban army and Of the ru-
raj population will cease to exist, and
even a month may be too late"
Counsel Reubens said this extract
was but one of score or more of SIM
liar ones received by him. The Span
ish hold the coast towns and the Gu
bans control the interior. The Span
ish maintain that the statu quo pro.
vided by the protocol is that they in
the towns take care OF themselves
and the Cubans in the country, In.
GLIDING the rural population, sup,
posedly in sympathy with the insur'
| gents, take care of themselves, all war
fare ceasing. This" continued Coun'
sci Rubens, lis carrying out the poll
cy of RECOMMENDATION and necessarily
of determination, as the Spanish will
not allow the importation Of food
| through the coast towns.
To lny before the president the adj
vices of this nature received here. and
to urge, II possible, the speedy insist
ence by the American peace commits
sioners Mt Havana of the discontinue
ancc of the excessive Spanish dutiei
on food importations, is said to be thu
| chief reason for the visit Of the dele
gate, Thomas Estrada Palma, TO Wash
ington just now.
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Crops In Carroll County.

The Carroll County Democrat says:
Our farmers coming in town since the
quarantine opened state that very little
cotton has been picked. The negroes
caught the scare from the white people,
and it is almost impossible to get them
to start to work. The darlley is great
hand to initiate, and whenever the
white people get crazed on any ques-
ton Sambo is pretty apt to catch the
contagion. Now that the prospect of
an early frost is pretty good and the
country is becoming settled. business
in all lines will open up and the coun-
try people will soon catch up with their
picking
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

tpenth Pennsylvania and the Third
Wisconsin, has been ordered to leave
Ponce, island of Porto Rico, for the
United States. Both regiments have a
number of sick.
On the 5th the formal application
for the revision of the Dreyfus case
was entered on the docket of the court
of cessation in Paris. The procedure
for rcopening the case has. therefore,
definitely commenced.
On the 9Th Gov Budd of California
decided TO issue extradition papers in
the case of Mrs. Cordclia Botkins. The
governor stated that he took this ac-
ton to throw the case into the courts
| for decision.
Prince Henry of Prussia has been
appointed to command the squadron
intended for the protection of German
interests in China
VIM. II. Lemon. whose bank in
Flora. Ind. was robbed on September
%, has received a letter. purporting to
have been written by one of the rob
bers, and warning him to cease his
efforts to have them captured or take
the consequences. which. the letter
SAYS. will he a repetition of the occur
rences of the night Of the robbery,
when Lennon was shot and seriously
wounded.
Secretary Long has decided to make
no change in the postgraduate course
of instruction in naval architecture
established last year at the naval acad-
L
nard. now on duty Mt Cramps ship
nard. now on duty ut Cramps ship
to annapolis to take charge of the
class during the present term.
Admiral Howell has been relieved
| from his command of the North At
lantfc squadron, and his flagship, the
| San Francisco, has been ordered out
of commission at Norfolk. The com
mand of the squadron devolves upon
! Commodore Philip, whose flagship is
the New York
Capt. Crowninshield, chief of the
navigation bureau of the navy depart
ment. authorizes the statement that
no change has been made in the or
ders to the Oregon and Iowa to go to
the Pacific.
Bishop Earl Cranston, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, now ON an
episcopal visit to the mission of that
denomination in eastern Asia, sent a
cable message from Pekin, China. on
the Sd. saying All safe" which indi-
Gates that all the missionaries were
safe.
On the 18th Chief Engineer W. II.
Cline, [. s. n, retired, died in New
York city. He had just submitted &c
an operation for cancer of the tongue.
lie was born in Baltimore, on Septem-
Der :, 1887. In 1861 he entered the
navy, on the ship Wyoming. and took
part in the chase of the Alabama.
On the 9TH Maj.-Gen. Fitzhugh .I.ee
received an order from the war de-
partment directing him to move his
command from jacksonville, Fla, to
Savannah, Ga. and get in readiness to
embark for Havana the last of this
month.
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
saws: Gen. Garcia left the city, on the
9th, on his mission through Santiago
province. acting as an agent OF the
American government. to arrange the
details of the disarmament of the Gu
ban army in the east.
On the 18th Prof. w. A. Woodruff and
Prof. c. l.. Clenhorn, of Washington.
sailed for Samoa. They are head
ing government expedition to
collect rare plants. shrubs and other
specimens in the interior of the So
moan islands.
Hon. Sherman Hoar died at Concord,
Mass, on the 18th.
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DISTRESSING SCENES IN CUBA.
Bodies Left Unburied for Days-Dicd In
tho Street-A Sad and Disgrseofui In.
cident-A Floating PestheIe.

Havana, Oct. IA dispatch received
yesterday morning from Manzanillo
announces the arrival OF the steamer
Reina del los Angeles, flying the Stars
and Stripes, with Col. Henry Ray and
400 United States troops. Col. Ray
will receive possession of the city to-
day.
Owing to the vast amount of red
tape required to obtain burial permits,
many bodies of the poor, picked up in
huts and the streets, were left for
days unburied, even after they were
taken to the cemetery.
Two nights ago an old woman died
in the middle of the CalZada Cerro,
street in Havana. about nine o'clock.
At her head sat her little daughter,
in the last STAGES of CONSUMPTION, her
haggard eyes rcd and swollen with
tears. Horse cars run along that
thoroughfare. and many persons
stopped before the sad picture of dis
tress and death. purse was made
up for the little orphan.
Next morning the body was re-
moved, IL hours after death. This sad
and disgraceful incident happened In
the principal suburb of the city, where,
apparently, no distress or want exists.
W. II. Howes, captain of the bark
Maryland, formerly the Carlos +.
Roses, whose owners, Messrs. Brown
& Miller, together with several mem
hers of her crew. have succumbed to
yellow fever during the last fortnight,
died yesterday from the same cause
at the hospital here. The Maryland
was Il prize vessel. and when sold was
known to he fever coffin. no better
than floating pesthole. Some such
fate as has overtaken her had been an
ticipated.
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WHERE THE TROUBLE STARTED.
The Indians, 1t Would Seem, Have Not
Acted without Provocation.

The Indians, 1t Would Seem, Have Not
Acted without Provocntion.
Chicago, Oct. s.-The Tribune says:
Some facts in connection with the
present trouble with the PilIager In
dams at Leech lake not generally
known are as follows:
The Trouble Started ~ Year Ago.
\ wear ago a white man was ar
rested for selling liquor to the In
dams. The United States marshals ar
rested Min-Jon-Dah, a Pillager Indian
of Bear island who. some years ago.
gained considerable notoriety by kill
ing Chief IIole-in-theDay and is re-
ported to be Il bad and insolent In
dian, having killed seven of his own
tribe, in addition to Chief lIolein-the
Day. and is remarkable for his cum
ming and great influence with the bal
ance of his tribe.
Arrested as II Witness.
The United States marshal arrested
him as Il Witness against the white man
for selling whisky to them, and took
him to Duluth, where the trial was
held, promising him transportation
from Walker to Duluth and return,
with all expenses. When the trial
was over Min-Jon-Dah had, it is said,
to walk from Duluth to Walker, dis
lance of 100 miles, without money or
food, and arrived at Walker nearly
starved to death. He sworc before his
tribe that he would never recognize a
warrant or papers of any kind served
by the United States marshals.
Another Dose OF the Same Sort.
When the fall term of court sat at
Buck of his tribe were wanted at Du-
luth to give testimony in another case
similar to that of last fall. The mar
shals came and arrested the two In
dams and threw them in Jail.
During their incarceration there was
and many threats of a rescue were
freely INDUCED in by the Indians.
Finally 20 of the bucks, during the
night of September s, made raid on
the Jail at Walker, Mimi, and released
the two prisoners.
Then They Stirred Up the Natives.
The two Indians then made their
escape to Bear island, and have been
ever since agitating the Indians to re-
bellion and resistance of the govern
the alleged pine timber injustice to
the Indians, has resulted in the pres
emit state of affairs.
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Omdurman Heroes Enthusiastically Wei.
comed Home.

London, Oct. THE First battalion
of the Grenadier guards returned to
London yesterday from Omdurman,
where they took part in the crushing
defeat inflicted upon the dervishes by
Gen. Lord Kitchener. From Waterloo
railroad station, where they left the
train, to Wellington barracks, i'm
mense crowds of people lined the
streets. The windows were packed
with spectators. flags were displayed
on all sides and the most intense en-
thusiasm prevailed.
The leader., 1898-10-12

1t does not yet appear just what
Spain will hold out for in the treaty
deliberations now in progress in Paris.
Rumors from Madrid indicate that at
the outset the Spanish commissioners
will contend for continued sovereignty
over the Philippines and for certain
conditions regarding the Cuban debt.
IL is aatural that the Spanish repre-
sentatives should propose larger con.
cessious than they expect to get. 1t
will BE- as well, however, for Spains
representatives to meet the demands
of the American commissioners in a
eonciliatory spirit, as our people, be-
ing the yictors, know what they
want and stand ready to back their
aesnaris.
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state Departments Closed.

The following State offices at jackson
are closed and will not be opened until
FROST Governor, auditor, railroad com
mission. land commissioner, State treas
ury, State superintendent Of education.
the remaining two or three have lost
heavily in their clerical force, but a
single representative is left to keep
them constructivcly open for the trans
action of business.
The leader., 1898-10-12
A Valuable Legal Work.

At the session of the legislature in
1896 the sum of $1,000 was appropriated
to purchase five hundred volumes of a
digest of the State decisions from vol
ume IS to 70 inclusive. The governor,
attorney general and judges of the SUI
preme court were appointed a commit
tee to contract with Braeme & Alexan-
der of Jackson to supply the digest in
question. Word comes that the new di-
gest. which will fill a long-felt want, as
far as the legal profession is concerned,
will be ready in short while, the work
of printing being nearly completed.
The leader., 1898-10-12

If the Cuban volunteers, Of whom
there are $4,000 in an around Havana,
show an intractable spirit it would
seem wise TO disarm them and dis
band their peculiar organization sim
ultancously with the Spanish evacua-
ton. These native allies of Spain are
said to be very bitter against the Unit
ed States and as long as they are per-
mitted to bear arms or display their
organized strength there is chance of
friction with the patriots.
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EUItOT OF journal.
F. r. TOMBSTONE,
Managing editor of the Times.
&. II. HABLIN,
Smallpox vies with Yellow fever-KiIled
by q sentry,

Manila, Oct. 7.-There have been IA
cases of small pox and six deaths
from that disease among the Ameri-
can troops during the past two days.
The dead are: H. NJ. Powers, First
California regiment; Harry Wheeler,
Second Oregon; Henry Culver, Four
teenth infantry; Joseph DAILY, George
Cootey and Frank Warwick, of the
Thirteenth Minnesota regiment.
Eight deaths from typhoid fever have
also been recorded. Artilleryman
Roach was killed by sentry on
Wednesday night at Tondo.
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Wisdom is apparent in the deter
mination of Presinent Mckinley not to
enter at this time into formal negotia-
tions with the Filipinos. There is
nothing in the spectacular perform
ances of Aguinaldo and his followers
since the fall of Manila to alter the
well-digested plans which the presi-
dent must have formed upon the in
formation conveyed 20 him by Admit
raj Dewey and Gen. Merritt.
The leader., 1898-10-12

What shall we do with Cuba and the
Philippines? What sort of govern
ment ought we to give Hawaii and
Porto Rico? How large shall we make
the army and navy? These are few
of the subjects of vital importance
which congress will have to deal with,
and which the president will consider
in his forthcoming message, which. it
is expected, will be one of the most
important issued in many years.
The leader., 1898-10-12
GREAT FIRE IN HAN KOW.
Ten Thousand Houses Destroyed and Two
Miles of Area Devastated-Loss
Five Million raeIs.

Shanghai, Oct. S.-Details just re-
ceived here from Han kow, the treaty
port at the mouth of one of the tribu-
tarics of the Yang Kiang, show
that the fire which broke out there on
Sunday last destroyed 10000 houses,
devastated about two miles of built up
ground and did damage to the extent
of from 5,0O0,OO8 to 5000, 900 taels.
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Gen. Merritt carries to the peace
commissioners in Paris report in
which Admiral Dewey says that if the
American government has made up it's
mind to surrender the Philippines, the
island of Luzon should be retained.
Merritt denounces as a pure falsehood
the story spread by the Spanish and
pro-Spanish pres. to the effect that
the Philippines population is hard to
govern or that the United States
would be unequal to the task
The leader., 1898-10-12

Ernest V. Yonguc, one of the best
known newspaper men in the State,
died few days ago at Murray, KY, of
consumption. He has been associated
Indianola Index and the Aberdeen
Ledger. He was not over thirty years
of age.
The leader., 1898-10-12

1t is conceded that the cars peace
proposition is all right in theory. but
when it comes to practice il will be
an entirely different matter. 1t will
be something like reducing the acre
age of cotton planting in our southern
states-each will be willing for the
others to do the reducing, but will in
sist upon maintaing his own full quo
ia, with the result that things will go
on Just as they have been.
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First's Furlough Extended.

The secretary of war, on account Of
yellow fever prevailing in this State.
has extended all leaves of absence of
the officers and all furloughs of en-
listed men to the 18th of November, at
which time both the officers and en-
listed men will be expected to report
promptly at Lauderdale Springs.
GEORGE NJ. GovAN,
Colonel First Mississippi Regiment.
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Gen. Boynton. in his testimony be-
fore the army Investigation commits
sion, asserted that practically all the
sickness at Camp Thomas was among
the volunteers. The regulars were
not sick. Asked if each regiment had
sutler, Gen. Boynton replied: They
had something worse than a sutler;
each one had a canteen." He said that
352 car loads of beer had been sold in
tho pap,n
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WAS KEEPER OF THE SEALS.
Death of Joseph Murray, United States
Agent In Charge of the PribyIOff
Islands, from Paralysis.

Fort Collins, Col, Oct. S.-Joseph
Mnrray, United States agent in charge
of the Pribylotf islands, is dead at his
home in this city. He was stricken
with paralysis on Monday evening and
his recovery was beyond hope. Mr..
Murray was on his way to Washington
to make his annual report to the gov
erment on the conditions existing on
the islands over which he had super
intendency for number of years.