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The leader., 1899-05-17
WILL ADMIT WOMEN.
Catholic knights of America settle
q Vexed Question at Their
Annual Convention.

Kansas City, Mo-, May IA contro-
versy of ten years standing was settled
by the Catholic Knights of America
Thursday when the delegates meeting
here in annual convention voted to adj
nit women to the order. Wednesday
the resolution proposing this change in
the constitution was voted down, fail
ing by "a votes to receive the necessary
two-thirds' ma jority. Thursday there
was a complete change of front. At
the afternoon session a reconsidera-
ton of Wednesdays action was moved
and carried and vote was retaken
without debate. The result was the sur
prising total of 432 votes in favor of
the women to 90 against them. The
convention greeted the result with ire
mendous applause. The Illinois dele.
gates voted solidly against the women,
casting 81 votes. The other negative
voters were from South Carolina and
Wisconsin. Though women will be ad-
mitted under the amended constitution
they will be permitted to carry but
81 900 insurance, or one-half the amount
that is allowed to men. Women will be
permitted to join between the ages of
IS and 40 years.
The leader., 1899-05-17
FoOt-Ense Trademark Sustain d

Justice Laughlin, in Supreme Court, Buff
falo, has ordered permanent injunction,
with costs, and full accounting of sales,
20 issue against Paul b. Hudson, manufac,
turer OF "Dr. Clark's Foot Powder and
also against retail dealer of Brooklyn, re-
straining them from making or selling DR..
Cark's Foot Powder, which is declared, in
he decision OF the Court, an imitation anu
infringement of "Foot-Ease, the powder
for tired, aching feet to shake in your shoes,
now so largely advertised and sold all over
the country Allen S. Olmsted, of lie Roy,
y y, is the owner of the trade mark Foot
Ease and he is the first individual who
ever advertised a foot powder extensively.
He will send sample Free to any one who
writes him for it. The decision in this case
uphods his trademark and renders all par
ties liable who fraudulently attempt to
profit 10y the extensive "Foot-Ease' adver-
Using in placing upon the market spurious
and similar appearing preparation, labeled
and put up in envelopes and boxes like
Foot-Ease Similar suits Will be brought
against others who are now infringing on
the Foot--Ease trade mark and common
law rights.
The leader., 1899-05-17

New York, May 1.-the annual meet
ing of the Civil Service Reform associa
ton was held Wednesday night and oti
GERS were elected, Carl Schurz being
again chosen president. The annua
report of the executive committee say!
the outlook in the federal service ha,
been less hopeful. 1t says the presiden
is even now said to be considering the
removal from the competitive class o
some thousands of Offices. The com
mittee says the department of justice
the internal revenue service, the field
branches of the interior department
and in the custom houses the law ha.
been treated las though it had no ex
istence."
The leader., 1899-05-17
Joking with an OmciaI.

They tell good story about an attachc
of the courthouse on Leavenworth street
Two jokers began "monkeying' with his
Telephone the other day, disconnectng it
and otherwise bothcring the official.
shortly afterward one of the jokers called
p the officials from another office and IN
troduced himself as being the chief oper
ator at the central office. For heaven
sake see what's the matter with your tee
phone up there" he grutfly spoke to the of
fetal. Whatever's the matter don't
know, but your electric current is flowing
ike mad into the central office here and
there's about an inch of it on the floor al
ready The official grew pale with fright,
and he rushed into the office of the two
Jokers. Now you've done it, he began to
fume with sincerity. The main office has
Just called me up and says that on account
OF your blamed fooling the electric current is
submerging the central office, and the girls
are quitting work Come in here now and
fix that up. The two iokers expressed sor-
row to the official, went IN and pretended to
tighten screw and then went down eel
ar and took turns in having spinal menin-
gItis.-Naterbury Democrat.
The leader., 1899-05-17

st. Louis, May 1.-THE third class
cruiser Nashville, the first seagoing
war vessel that ever came up the Mis-.
sissippi river this far, is now riding al
anchor off st. Louis. The harbor boat
City of st. Louis, with a reception com.
mittec of prominent business men, The
mayor and city officials, steamed down
the river and met the Nashville - miles
below at jefferson barracks. OF the
barracks the Nashville hove to long
enough to fire salute of 81 guns, which
was answered by a battery on the
bluff, and several hundred soldiers on
shore added their shouts to the noisy
welcome. All along the river, from the
barracks to the city, the shores were
lined with people, who waved flags and
fired salutes from guns of all descrip-
lions
The leader., 1899-05-17
A Southern Tragedy

Meridian, Miss, May l0.--A deplor-
able tragedy was enacted at Okolona,
Miss, Tuesday night. The details as
received here are somewhat confusing,
but it is understood that, as result
of the affair, four men among the most
prominent. people in the little town
are dead. DR.. William Murphy became
involved in dispute with Charles ID,
Clarke over a bill which the doctor
claimed Clarke owed him. The dispute
grew heated, and a fight was precfp-
itated. Clarke drew knife and. rush
ing at the physician, quickly severed
his jugular vein. Howard Murphy, the
physicians son. hearing of the trouble,
rushed to the scene with n revolver,
and shot Clarke to death. Walter
Clarke, Clarke's brother, then came up
and engaged Howard Murdphy in a
duel. Pistols were used. The fight
was a vicious one, and resulted in the
death of both young men.
The leader., 1899-05-17
LawtOp Takes san IIdefOnzO.

Manila, May I3.-The Filipino forces
which were intrenched behind strong
Notifications at San lldefonZo, north
of BaIinag, have been driven from theiI
position by Lawton. One American W as
wounded in the engagement. Gen. Law
tons victory at Ildcfonzo is of great i'm
port, for it Will doubtless do much to,
ward convincing the Filipinos of the
hopclessnsss of their cause. The in,
surgent position was the strongest en-
countercd by Gen. LawtOn in his ad
vance, and was developed on Monday
by accommodating party consisting
of companies of the Thirteenth Mime.
sofa and Second Oregon regiments.
Heavy earthworks extended for a mile
from a swamp on the left along high
ridge in front of the town, to the right.
with thanking trenches, commanding a
vast open country given up to rice
fields.
The leader., 1899-05-17
THE EAST.

At Sandy Hook an experiment with
gun cotton shells shows that they can
be safely used in war as engines of de-
struction.
In Princeton. n. J., the eighty-sev-
enth annual commencement of the
Princeton theological seminary was
held.
The late Edward Y. Perry, of Han
over, Mass, left the greater portion of
his estate of S1,0O0,0OO as a trust fund
for the benefit of the poor.
The steamer Havana made the trip
from Havana to New York in two days
and 90 hours, the fastest time on record.
Fifteen hundred soldiers were on board.
In the Erie canal a break flooded
Spencerport, n. Y, doing great dam
age, and number of farms north of
the village were submerged.
On the stock exchange in New York
seat was sold for 100000, the highest
sum ever paid
Near Mount Hope, Pa, George Chlcr,
a farmer so years of age, killed his wife
and then killed himself while insane.
Carl Schurz was reelected president
at the annual meeting in New York of
the Civil Service Reform association.
On the Pittsburgh & Western rail
road construction train went through
a trestle near Newcastle, Pa, killing
four men and injuring a number of
others.
In Auburn. n. V, Henry Tincknnll
killed his wife and then took his own
life. No cause is known for the crime.
In Philadelphia six of the largest
wholesale dry goods and notion firms
have consolidated.
The republicans of the Second con-
gressional district of Maine have nom
mated c. f. Little, of Rockland, to sue
coed the late Nelson Dingley.
The leader., 1899-05-17
The Trouble with IL.

81 wish you would tell me what is the
matter with this watch, said the customer,
passing it over the counter.
1T stops occasionally and you have to
shake it hard to make ii go, don't you?" in.
CURED the ieweler, after he had examined
the timepiece with the aid of an eyeglass.
YES"
Sometimes you have to open it and start
the balance wheel with a toothplek or
something Of that kind
Yes"
Perhaps you don't blow through the
works to get the dust out as often as you
should.
I've done that dozens of times, and it
doesn't seem to do any good.
What really ails the watch is that it
has a darned fool for an owner said the
jewe,er.
This, however. was the remark he made to
himself What he said to the customer was
that it needed about five dollars worth of
rcpairs.-Chicago Tribune.
The leader., 1899-05-17
THEY WORETHEGRAY
Meetings of the Confederate Veter-
ans at Charleston, S. C.
Gen. wheeler Makes n stirring speech
-Fsvors Expsnsion-OId om-
GERS Reelected and Reso-
Iutions Adopted.

Charleston, S. c., May 12.-The MORN
ing session of the Confederate Neter.
ans union opened at l. o'clock with the
singing of the doxology, followed by
prayer by Chaplain Smith.
The committees on credentials and
resolutions were appointed, one mem
Der being selected by each state.
A resolution was referred also which
declares ex-confederates will aid the
government i'm marking battlefields of
the war of the rebellion with suitable
memorials in honor of the prowess of
American soldiers without regard to
section. The resolution also expresses
JOY that the Sectional discord of other
days is ended, and that we are a reunited
people, with one country and one flag
Gen. Gordon then introduced Gen.
Joe Wheeler.
The audience went wild with APP
plause, and there were shouts of
The leader., 1899-05-17

A strange romance ended in New
York when Mrs. Louisa Fischer COM
mitted suicide. In December last her
husband, once in good circumstances,
failed in business and could not work
because of infirmities. He killed him
self that his wife might enjoy the $4,000
insurance on his life, but before doing
SO asked her to follow him by the sui
eide route as soon as the money was
spent. She received the money and,
spending it with haste, her dead
body was found lying by the side of the
urn containing the ashes of her ere
mated husband
The leader., 1899-05-17
Found Guilty,

Chicago, May 13.-George II. Hayden,
formerly state bank examiner, was
found guilty of misconduct in Office by
a jury in Judge Burke's court Friday
afternoon. Judge Burke withheld SEN
tence. The specific charge against
Hayden was that he withheld the report
of his. examination of the Globe savings
bank from January 8, 1897, until March
10, 1897, knowing all the time that the
affairs of the bank were in a shaky con-
dition. The bank failed on April 5,
1897
The leader., 1899-05-17
Sentences Com muted.

Washington, May 10.-The president
has committed to three years the life
sentence of Clyde Bennington, CON
victed in California in 1898 of robbng
the United States mails. This commu-
tation is granted in consideration of the
valuable aid rendered the government
by the prisoner in the prosecution of his
colleagues. In the case of Ellsworth p
De France, convicted in Nebraska in
1898 of highway robbery of mail mes
senger, and sentenced for life, the
president has communted the sentence
to Is years.
The leader., 1899-05-17

wasted figures Of nine
tenths of our women,
every one of whom may
receive the invaluable ad-
vice of Mrs. Pinkham,
without charge, by writing
to her at Lynn, Mass.
Miss LULA EVANS, of
The leader., 1899-05-17
COmmission VIII Not Meet.

Washington, May 1o.-All hope of re-
convening the joint American-Cana-
dian commission in August has been
abandoned. The conference adjourned
owing to an unexpected and insur-
mountable obstacle in the shape of the
lumber and boundary questions. 1t
was intended to meet again in August,
with the understanding that meantime
the governments of the two countries
would test public sentiment. 1t has
now been demonstrated that the tenn
per of neither side has yielded suffi-
GENTLY to warrant the expectation of
any successful result attending the re-
converting of the commission.
The leader., 1899-05-17

Manila, May s, via Hong Kong May
1.-THE First regiment Nebraska vol
unteer infantry is taking the unusual
step of respectfully petitioning the di-
vision commander, Maj. Gen. MacAr-
thur, to temporarily relieve them from
duty at the front. The regiment is
badly exhausted by the campaign in
which it has taken an active part, and
not many more than 300 men of the or
ganization are at present fit for duty.
On Sunday last 100 men of this regi-
ment responded to the sick call.
The leader., 1899-05-17
Call for n Convention.

Chicago, May 12.-The Civic FEEDER "a
ton of Chicago has selected June 26 to
20, inclusive. as the dates for national
conference in Chicago to discuss trusts.
The call for the gathering states that
its purpose is Ito consider the subject of
trusts in their relation to economic con-
ditions generally" The discussion will
embrace all subjects of industrial, COM
mercial, labor and transportation COM
binations, their uses and abuses. The
big industrial combinations of the
country will be invited to send repre-
sentatives to discuss the problems UNI
der consideration.
The leader., 1899-05-17
Resolutions Adopted.
stands the Test.

New York, May lO,-Louis Gath
mann, the Chicago inventor, achieved
a remarkable triumph Tuesday down
at Sandy Hook. a big cannon loaded
with gun cotton shell, to which was
attached one of his special fuses, was
fired. The gun was blown to pieces,
but the shell remained intact. showing
that through the device of Mr.. Gath
mann gun cotton shells can be safely
used in war as engines of destruction.
The experiment further demonstrated
that gun cotton will not detonatc when
discharged by means of high eX-
DlOsiNe.
The leader., 1899-05-17
The new destructive weapons

The new destructive weapons of war
do not seem to do much destroying
after all. We are told of savagely-
fought battles in which maxim and
gatling guns are used, of tremendous
commandments. of desperate storms of
shot hurled against the enemy, and
then read that the loss of life on the
part of the foe aggregates from 80 to
so men. And the old-fashioned cyclone
goes on its way and mows down hun
1reds in its path in few seconds, to
say nothing of wiping two or three
towns off the face of the earth at the
same time
The leader., 1899-05-17
Prices Will Re Higher.

Chicago, May 11.-Western manufac-
turers of corn-shellers, feed-cutters,
grinding mills and cider presses have
agreed to make a geSeral advance of )
per cent. in the prices of their nipple
ments. The agreement was the result
of an all-day conference at the Great
Northern hotel, at which were REPRE-
sented the leading manufacturers in
this line whose individual financial in
vestment in the business is from $20, 600
to 5000 900.
The leader., 1899-05-17
MOlineuX Set Free.

New York, May 10.-Roland Burn.
ham Molineux, who has spent several
weeks in the Tombs prison, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Kate j. Adams
was discharged Tuesday afternoon, the
grand jury having failed to indict him
and was Immediately after rearrested
charged with assault with intent to kill
in sending cyanide of mercury to Harry
Cornish
The leader., 1899-05-17

was accompanied by fainting spell
and Mr.. Flowers family in New Yorl
city were quickly notified. Mrs
Flower and the former governors
nephew, Frederick S. Flower, accoH
panied by DR.. Thomas II. Allen, Mr.
Flowers physician, left at once on ;
special train for Passport. When they
arrived there Mr.. Flower had somewhat
recovered, but at night the attack o
heart failure was marked and Mr.
Flower became unconscious an hour oil
more before his death.
The leader., 1899-05-17

The Salvation Army is trying to keep
pace with progress. The organization
has equipped a bicycle band of 20
pieces in New York city, and Adjt. An
derson in speaking of the idea says:
I'VE recognize the fact that the bicycle
has taken a firm hold upon the people,
and that it keeps thousands away from
church on Sunday. The only way to
keep near them is to utilize the bicycle
and keep abreast of them, as well as
abreast of the times, and that is what
we are going to do"
The leader., 1899-05-17
They MINT Pence.

Manila, May 11.-Reports received
from the insur9ent line which, how
ever, have not been confirmed, say that
a meeting of the Filipino congress has
been held at San Isidro. There was no
quorum present, but in spite of this
fact some business was transacted.
The reports add that although those
who attended were mostly partisans Of
Aguinaldo, strong desire for peace
was expressed.
The leader., 1899-05-17

The exodus of the Cherokee, Creek
and Delaware Indians from Indian ter
ritory to Mexico is about concluded.
and II is said that between 5000 and 49,
600 members of these tribes have taken
advantage of the opportunity of seek
ing new homes. Whether or not the
red men have jumped from the frying
pan into the fire remains to be seen.
Their reason for going is that they have
been crowded out of their old haunts.
but If Mexico is as rich and promising
as we are told ii will be only a short
time before the Indians will be crowd
ed out once more.
The leader., 1899-05-17

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat, in
commenting upon experiments with
liquid air as an explosive, remarks that
lit will be cold day for somebody
when battles are decided by liquid
registering 600 degrees below zero"
The leader., 1899-05-17

London dispatch says that at the
burning Of the Finsburg hotel a man,
finding the stairs in flames. jumped
from the fhird-story window and fell
on the pavement GO feet below, but to
the surprise OF the spectators, who had
expected TO see the man terribly man
gIed. be rose and without assistance
walked to the hospital. He was in
jured internally. but would probably
live. Wonder il that Mole ST. Nicholas
correspondent. who used to hear the
thunder OF cannonading TO the north
ward" about every five minutes during
wsr with Spain, il located in London?
The leader., 1899-05-17

The Seattle papers are publishing let
tiers from Washington volunteers which
tell of the great luck of the men in that
regiment in finding hidden money left
by the fleeing Filiplnos. One man
writes that the members of companies
ID, L and K dug up $50, 900 in the towns
of Pasig and Paternos. One private
dug up $4,000 in Spanish and English
gold, and Mexican silver. Such mining
pays good dividends.
The leader., 1899-05-17

Bishop Turner, the most prominent
figure in the colored church in the
south, stated during a recent sermon
at Athens, Ga. that the present condi-
ton of the negro in the south is unen-
durable, and that he would much rather
see his people again in slavery. He
stated that it is his opinion that the
question will never be settled until the
negro obeys Gods manifest will and re-
turns to Africa.
The leader., 1899-05-17
ROSWELL p. FLOWER DEAD.
cumbs to Heart Failure at
Eastport, L. q.

New York, May 13.-Former Gov. Ros
well j. Flcwerdied Friday night at 1O:3t
at the PASSPORT Country club, PASSPORT
LII. Mr.. Flower was taken ill early in
the day with a severe attack of acute
indigestion. In the afternoon symp
toms of heart failure supervened and he
grew steadily worse until the time o.
his death. The attack of heart failur,
The leader., 1899-05-17

New York, May lit is reported
that negotiations are in progress, with
an excellent prospect of soon reaching
a successful conclusion, for combina-
ton of manufacturers of all grades of
carpets in a corporation which shall be
known as the National Carpet COM
pany, and win be capitalized at be-
tween $4,000, 900 and $5O.OOO,OOO.
The leader., 1899-05-17

The cunning of the natural criminal
is nothing short of wonderful. 1t has
been discovered that the gang of con-
victs in the Colorado state penitentiary
lave been making counterfeit money in
their cells, and have been putting it
into circulation through some I'M
known means. One cannot help but adj
mire the wonderful skill and cunning
shown, and to lament that such men
do not turn their powers to a better
DlIrpOse
The leader., 1899-05-17

The New York Tribune finds recent
theater play to be a "rigmarole of
puerile nonsense, interspersed with
songs, dances, horseplay and scenic
pictures, formless, brainless, tending
nowhere and meaning nothing-unless,
indeed, it means to show the depth of
vacuity to which the human mind can
descend, and what a concourse of adj
miring idiots it can find at the bottom
of the decliYitY"
The leader., 1899-05-17
Dispatch from Kautz.

Washington, May IL. - The follow
ing cablegram was received at the navy
department Wednesday from Admiral
Kautz on board the Philadelphia:
Auckland. N. T.. May 10. Apia. May 8
Secretary Navy, Washington: Brutus ar
rived April 29. All quiet at Apia. Condi-
tion of affairs much improved. / have
Withdrawn marines from the shore as
presence be required no longer.
(Sipned) "KAJJTZ."
The leader., 1899-05-17
BLOW at Department stores.

% jefferson City, Mo, May 10.--1he
house adopted the senate amendments
to the state department store bill Tues
day and passed the bill as amended.
The bill levies license tax on firms
carrying more than one of - classes of
goods as classified in the bill of from
5000 to $500. The bill applies TO firms
in st. Louis, Kansas City and ST. Jo-
semi
The leader., 1899-05-17

Toledo, o., May 1.-THE Lucas coun-
ty delegates to the republican state con-
vention on Thursday dropped Mayor
Jones and practically united on Noah
II. Swayne, of this city, as a candidate
for governor. All that remains is Mr..
Swayne's consent, which it is under
stood will be given.
The leader., 1899-05-17
Rests in Arlington.

Washington, May 12.-The remains
of Gen. II, e. Egbert, which arrived
here Wednesday from Manila, were in
tered at Arlington cemetery Thurs
day afternoon with full military hon
ors. All the available troops in the vi
cinity of Washington were ordered out
by the war department and many dis
tinguished army officers were in at
fenlnnna
The leader., 1899-05-17

When an American starts out for
anything, he usually gets it. A copy
of THE Troublesome Raigne of john"
dated 1891. and supposed to have been
written by Shakespeare, was sold at an
auction in London recently. An Ameri-
can millionaire wanted it, as there are
but two copies in existence, and it
finally went to him on a bid of $500.
The leader., 1899-05-17

Milwaukee, May 10.-The twenty
eighth annual session of the grand
lodge of the Wisconsin Knights of
Pythias convened in Pythian temple,
Uiplein building. There are s,426 MEM
bers. The endowment rank as a
part of the order has SIS members with
endowment in force of S., 469, 900.
The next meeting will be held in La
Crosse
The leader., 1899-05-17
Reunion of blue and GRAY

st. Louis, May ia movement is on
foot to have southern and northern
veterans of the civil war hold general
reunion in this city some time to he
decided on later. 1t is also suggested
that the Sons of Veterans of both the
north and south also meet here at The
same time.
The leader., 1899-05-17
Victims of Flames.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May l1.-Dr. L.
p. Bagwell, a leading physician and
druggist of Spring Place, a village in
Murray county, Ca, with his three
children, aged ten, eight and four years,
and an aged woman who did housekeep-
ing duties. were burned to death in a
fire that consumed their home at four
o'clock Wednesday morning.
The leader., 1899-05-17

The sultan of Turkey authorized our
American minister at Constantinople
to cable President Mckinley Turkeys
promise to pay the 100000 damages
due for the destruction of the property
of American missionaries during the
Armenian massacres. Perhaps the
"sick man of Europe" heard that the
cruiser Chicago would soon visit Turk
ish ports.