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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
SELECT THEIR OFFICERS
Agreed Upon - Measures to
Preserve Secrecy.

The Hague, May ei.-Thc chiefs OF
the delegations to the peace conference
held a private meeting Tuesday MORN
ing at the blouse in the Woods" and
afterwards informed their colleagues
of the arrangements made for q choice
OF presidents of the various commit
tees, as agreed upon Monday evening.
The delegates approved of the sclcc-
tions made.
The following Is list of the MEM
bers of the first committee:
Honorary ldents-Countv Won Munster,
head OF the German delegation, and Mr.
Andrew ID White head of Tie American
delegation: effective president, II. De
Bernaert. head OF the Belgian delegation;
Vice president, A. T.. c. Van Karnebeck
head of the delegation of the Netherlands
1t Is divided into two sections. war ard
marine. The vice presidents Of the war
section are:
Lieut. Gen. Abdulla Pasha, of the
Turkish delegation; Maj. Gen. Ardagh, of
the British delegation, and Brig Gea. Mon
Eier. OF the French delegation. The vice
presidents Of the marine section are:
vice Admiral Fisher of the British dele
gaticn; Vice Admiral Pethan, of the
French delegation. and Capt. sicgel. OF the
German delegation.
The second committee is constituted as
follows: Honorary presidents-The Duke
de Tetuan, head OF the Spanish delegation;
Turkhan Pasha, head OF the Turkish dele
cation, and Count Won Welserscho NIB,
head of the Austria-HUnsary delegation.
Effective president, Prof. De Martens. Of
the Russian delegation. This committee
is also divided into two sections, Rcd Cross
ard Brussels conference. The vice-rres-
IL. Il,
Thaulow ard DR. $. Roth, head of the
Swiss delegation. The vice presidents OF
the Brussels conference section are Prof.
von Stengel. OF the German delegation,
and Gen. IuccaIi. of the Italian delegation.
The third committee Is composed 9 fol-
lows: Honorary presidents, Count NiSra.
heal of the Italian delegation, ard Sir
Julian Pauncefote, head Of the British
delegation; effective president, NJ. Bour-
geo.s head OF the French delegation; vice
pre- SideEts, NJ. d Bile, head of the Spanish
delegation, Baron d Estourne!!es de Cor
slant. of the French delegation; Count de
MaceGO, head of the Portuguese delC ga
ton; Herr Mercy, Sgnor CompiH ana Or.
Zo:a.-
The three committees held their first
session in the Afternoon, these being
devoted solely to inaugural formalitics
aud an exchange of i;iess with regard
20 procedure.
The measures TO pre- serve the secrecy
Of the deliberations have been re-
doubled. Only the delegates and sec
retaries are admitted TO the precincts
of the liuis Ten Bosch. Both entrances
to the gardens are Closed with barred
gates, which are guarded by sentrics
under command Of laoncommissioncd
officers in full uniform. Every appli-
cant for admission is called uPcn to
produce an orange-colored card issued
to TIE delegates and TO give the secret
password
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Iowa PrOhibftionist Meet.

Des Moines, Ia, May 25.-M. w. At
wood, of Baskerville, was Wednesday
nominated for governor at the pro
hibition state convention here. Other
nominations were as follows: For
lieutenant governor, George Prigsley,
of Harrison county; d. S. Dunlevy, of
Jasper, for superintendent of public
instruction, and A. b. Wray, of Crcston,
for railroad commissioner. Resolu-
tons were adopted demanding entire
suspension of alcoholic liquor traffic;
favoring woman suffrage; election of
senators by ballot; commenting Secre-
tary Long in suppressing the canteen
on board American warships; demand
ing one days rest in seven by all cor
porations; commenting the ear OF
Russia for peace proposals.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
SEEKING THE LIGHT.
Ccio-ed Converts Brought Into the
Fold of the Church.
rh.lr Sincerity Not to BE Doubted
. sunda, Morning Baptism In
the PotomTc-The Cere-
mony Described.
lsn.rinl WASHINGTON Letter.l

Three newspaper men were taking
.sgndav morning walk with the inten-
liam to 90 over the heights of George
Town beyond the ancient Rock OF
Dumbarton. when. as we were near
inc tEe historic stream of Rock
creek. which divides the old-tlme
commercial port from the national cap
;taI we heard the voices of hundreds OF
neope singing religious songs and
shouting amen and hallelujah. There
was evidently Il ceremony of baptism
being performed by the colored people
o. our city. because we had heard sim
liar sounds upon one occasion before,
although we had never been present at
any such occasion in this city or the
vicinity.
We detected our course and came to
tIe ? street bridge, over which the
Metropolitan street ears run, and stand
inc upon that structure we witnessed
an unusual scene. even for the District
of Columbia. There must have been
not less than 1000 "olorcd people upon
one bank of the stream, while there
were upwards of 5000 white people
upon the other side, all gathered to-
gether to witness the immersion of
about two score coiored men and wom-
en-, who were to be admitted as men,
bers of the Baptist church after pub
lie compliance with the most impor-
tant regulation of that religious body.
While not disposed to smile or laugh
at things religious. nor ridicule any
thing of that nature, great many
things occurred which were provoca-
five of laughter. in spite of the fact that
tAeSt people were earnest, sincere and
honestly seeking salvation. While all
Of The good people upon the eastern
shore of the creek were singing: We
are kneeling at the altar on our knees,
and we face the rising sun: Lord have
mercy on our souls" young colored
girl not more than l6 years of age en-
tered the water and was led into a deep
place by the pastor.
Shc was so carried away by religious
zeal and enthusiasm that it required
.e united strength of the pastor and
ms assistant to hold the girl and keep
her from drowning herself. She was
Slppery as an eel, and it really seemed
rs though she would drown herself in
'he ier'or of her frenzy. Several times
she jumped INTO the water far beyond
Ntf depth, but was ultimately held in
'"ecN' While the pastor uttered Il few
words OF Invocation and pushed her
under the water. While this struggle
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
LIGHT CROP OF WHEAT.
Cold Weather to BlRme-Seyere Win
ter, Late Spring and Hessian
Fly the Causes.

Chicago, May 2l.-Reports received
by Chicago board of trade merchants
from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio predict
that owing to the damage to the win
ter wheat crop from the severe winter,
the late spring, unfavorable weather
generally and the Iessian fly the crop
of winter wheat this year will be the
lightest that has been raised in this
country since 1881. Some opinions 20
so far as to state that the crop will be
almost an entire failure, while persons
who have made a canvass of the states
where the damage has been greatest
say the most The farmers can expect
this year is to raise enough for next
wears seed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Increases Railway Taxation.

Lansing, Mich. May 24.-Ihe house
on Tuesday refused to concur in the
railroad taxation bill passed by the SEN
ate nearly two weeks ago, increasing
railroad taxation under the present law
about $32,GC0 annually. In the after
noon the house passed bill by vote
of ~ to % which increases the taxes
on railroads operating in this state
100000 in refund figures over last
wears assessment. This renews the
fight over the question of railroad tax
alton, and it is not possible that the
legislature can now adi ourn on the date
fixed in the pending senate resolution,
Nav 16
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Hundreds of Cattle Perish.

Fl Dorado, Kan, May 25.-Keports re-
ceived here state that cattle persisted by
the hundreds as a result of an unusual
downpour of rain with which this sec
ton was visited on Monday night. In
one pasture Lehr & Leonard lost $40
head of cattle. The animals were in
poor condition, having just been
shipped in from the west. a heavy hail
which preceded the rain drove them
into the timber along a creek, where
they were caught by Good of water,
the creek having suddenly risen ten
feet, and nearly all were drowned. 9th
er losses of cattle reported amounted
to 2G1 head.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
BE 1OND HER DEPTH

Was going on the people on the bank
we're gre, singing: Way over yonder where
" %@nuer' angels are looking on me-"
.. custer Susan is saved" "Sister Bet
l Gti y saved, GLORY be to God. Halle
~. fraise the Lord for ever
vh; upSe were few of the calculations
IS :, BURST IN unison from the throats
sf.a uIe assembled multitude. as sister
h. :, SISTER was immersed and blessed
~, '"e pastor. There was one athletic
I.o u woman, who weighed 800 pounds at
,bo y :, VINO grasped the pastor around
Tho ,nroat and hauled his head under
,cr,. "''er' which, by the way, looked
crxi, n'uch like thick bean soup. The
,bs ing ana wailing and grooming of
,n n. negro plantation melodies were
,;moa o0roarlc singing of ante-bellum
tbe - Vie ct their peculiar cries as
tho waters rolled over the heads of
dan .oh'erts was: The waters of Jor-
h. "le rolling over my soul. Glory
~'o God! Halleluiahi',
oho landing on. the bridge, as we did.
teraa s the people, every word they ut
yoieo came up 10 us distinctly, and the
,ean@, oi praise rang up and down the
tssn slui valley so that they must have
rle M. heard fully two miles by the peo-
slon" mo uweil in the beautiful cottages
rig me banks of the stream.
,eram any place chosen for the baptismal
pho e'hony was only quarter of a mile
Geo the mouth of the sewer of
40 nso,, There We're upwards of
fooI PEOPLE baptized, and there was no
ops :. about it, either, for every
SOM " them went under the water and
TIM u themwere kept under for long
conc. mere were very few men in the
into ~ sauon who were thus taken
war. 'ns church. The ma jority of them
women. aud nearly all Of them
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
when a Vase L. a vnrse.

Fifty cents for this beautiful little vase"
called the auctioneer; going, going for so.
Do | hear 50 for this beautiful little vase"
and no one thought anything about the
auctioneer or the vase which went for so
cents until another one was pu: up, an i'm
mense affair OF cloisonne Now we will
show you an exquisite piece. not to be du.
plicated in this country" lie went on. AN
exquisite cioisonne varse-" and there the
Wellesley girl said excited'y to her com.
panion: Now, that is what | call true
Boston culture. Would you expect a man
Of that kind to make such a delicate dis
tinction? He must have been educa ed at
a woman's college. When be is selling a
5Ocent article he says vase in the ordi.
nary way, with the long sound of "a, but
when he comes 20 big piece Of c.oisonne,
it is varse, with the broad "a every time.
That is according to rule. Over ten dol.
lars in price you find varse, but under
that nothing but an ordinary, everyday
vase N. Y. Times.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Rebels Attack San Fernando.

Manila, May 81. - The insurgents
made daring attack upon San Fernando
at three o'clock Friday morning. The
attack was one of the few during the
instruction in which the Filipinos
have boldly attacked any number of
American troops. They have set upon
small scouting parties or outposts
where they greatly cutnumbered the
Americans, but they have seldom at
tackled a large command, as they did
Friday morning. They had crept back
to the trenches from which they were
driven by Gems. Macarthur and Fun
ston on Wednesday last, and made
the early morning attack upon the
city which once was Aguinaldo's CAPT
tai The Montana regiment, under Gen.
Macarthur, at once left San Fernando
and formed skirEish line along the
railroad. This quick move surprised
the insurgents, who fell back, but all
the time of the retreat returned fully
as heavy fire as the advancing Ameri-
cans poured into them.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

Dublin, May 24.-The lord lieutenant
of Ireland, Earl Cadogan, has re-
leased o 'IIanlon, Mullot and James Fitz-
harris, alias Skin the Goat" the last
three Irish political prisoners who were
sentenced to Imprisonment for life for
conspiring to murder Lord Frederick
Cavendish, chief secretary for Ireland,
and 4. H. Burke, permanent under-sec-
rotary for Ireland, who were assassinat-
ed by stabbing in Phoenix park, Dublin,
Nav G. 1882
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Throw a liberal amount of iron filings
about your pear trees.
The peach and the plum are so closely
related to each other that they can be
grated on each other.
One advantage with catalpas is that
they are quick growers and stock are
less liable to bother them.
Prune the grape severely at the start,
and at three years old, few punches of
grapes can be allowed 10 mature.
While the best land is none too good
to raise Strawberries, yet land that viii
grow good corn and potatoes will do.
Grapes may be grown from the seeds,
but the fruit OF seedlings is not like that
of the parent vine.-lyestern Plowmar.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Patience and Practice.

A clever young physician here, who, like
so many OF his brethren everywhere. has
had a weary time trying to build up prac-
tice, nevertheless meets his hard fortune
with smiling gayety. Like Warren Hast
ings, his motto is ''Nitor in Adversitum."
In company with a friend, he had coca
sion the other day to 60 into the Hiber-
Iia bank, where, owing to the throng Of
customers, he could not get his business
transacted at once. After considerable de
lay, his companion, a nervous little man,
complained irritably of the inconvenience
TO which they were subjected.
Doesn't this put you out of patience,
Doc!" he asked.
My dear SIR" returned the medico, gay
~, Ito be out OF patients is my chronic con
dition. / haven't had one for a week. -
San Francisco News Letter.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

The fact that you can make mule work
in harness constitutes one of the chief Diff
ferences between a mule and genius.
Every dog has his day. The cat is on the
night force.
The man who doesn't lift his hat when he
meets his wife probably refers TO his mother
as the old lady"
A man seldom marries his first love. When
he gets old enough to take wife she is gen.
orally busy cutting down papa's pants fol
Willie.
Some men are born rich and some are born
lucky, but they all have to lose their milk
teeth and have the measles just the same
Chicago Post
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Three Texas Men Lynched.

Houston, Tex, May 26.-Three white
men, James Humphreys and his two
sons, were lynehed Wednesday night
near the village of Alley, in Henderson
county, an isolated neighborhood, de-
void of telegraph. telephone or railway
connections, and about IS miles south
west of Dallas. The Humphreys were
farmers. They were suspected of har-
boring a murderer and assisting him to
escape.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Tina mi mOusIy Accepted.

Washington, May %. = Meetings of
the disarmament conference at The
Hague indicate n unanimous accept
ancc of the principle of international
arbitration and mediation. 1t is now
generally thought by the delegates
that the outcome of the conference will
be as outlined by Andrew ID. White,
head of the American delegation, and
that there will be nothing more than a
suggestion as to disarmament.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
MONEY EASILY MADE.
Running Public Spraying Mach in E
Is ATOrLinE n Good Income to
nm Eastern Farmer.

who has a complete outfit of boiler, en-
CINE, steam pump, tank and hose
mounted on his farm wagon. \ r.
year-old boy has run this outfit i'll
neighboring MISUNDERSTANDING the wag-
on and keeping up steam. The charge
is s. a day, the owner OF the orchard
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

Mrs. Hggsley-Cara, must insist that
you send young Mr.. Graney away earlier
1t was long after II O'Clock last night when
you closed the front door after him.
Clara-I know it, mamma, and | have
made up my mind dozen different times
to make him leave early, but he has way,
somehow, of always giving the impression
along after the shank of the evening has
passed that he is just about to say some
thing one has been waiting for It's aw-
fully exasperating.-Chic Evening News.
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ChoIera Ra.I1p In Ind In. .

Bombay, May 25.-Cholera is raging
in Karachi, the principal seaport town
of SINCE. Two hundred and thirty-two
new cases were officially reported
Wednesday and EOS deaths for the day.
The official returns show total of 1897
cases and of 1000 deaths since the be-
ginning of the outbreak. Karachi, or
Kurrachoo, is on an inlet of the Indian
ocean, IS miles from the west branch
of the Indus.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Slain by Chinese.

London, May 24.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
Tien-tsin, the port of Picking: Three
German officers were killed on May 20
by the Chinese at Kiao-Chau (the Ger
man port in this, Shan-Tung, PENN
sula), which may lead Germany 10 use
force to compel the payment of in
tlemnity
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

PUBLIC SPRAYING MACHINE.
providing the spraying mi.iture and
men TO hold the nozzles. With this
outfit it is possible to spray ont 800
gallons of poisoned water in a day, and
the first cost of the entire outfit was
but $3.50. This man could not begin to
accommodate those who wanted to
hire his spraying outfit. In 80 days of
outside work he will pay the entire
first cost of the apparatus. while the
pump, boiler and tank are doubtless
good for 1000 days work without re-
pair. Here is an inkling of what is
coming. \ man with the needed cap
ital and the proper mechanical skill
has a chance to make some money as
public sprayer.--Farm and Home.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
WOman's Long Suit.

"Man was made to mourn unused the
old man with long white whiskers, but
women seem to have taken the job away
from him! BY hockey, but they do enjoy a
funeral!"-Kansas City Independent.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

Havana, May 27.-The distribution OF
the 100000, which the United States
government has offered as a gratuity
to the Cuban troops on disbandiDg and
surrendering their arms, will begin at
ten o'clock Saturday morning at the
foot of the Prado.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Recruit. WIN Sail June =.

Washington, May 27.-The secretary
Of war has ordered 1900 recruits now
at San Francisco for regular regiments
in the Philippines to sail on the trans
port Sheridan june 7, for Manila. This
ship will be utilized TO bring home vol
unteers now in the Philippines. -
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To search for Andree.

Copenhagen, May 26.-The expedi-
ton under Prof. A. G.. Nathorst which
is to search along the northeast coast
of Greenland for Prof. Andree, the
missing aeronaut, sailed Thursday
from Helsingborg, Sweden.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Passed Away.

Jacksonville, Fla, May 26.-Ex-Goy.
Harrison Reed died Thursday evening
in South jacksonville. aged So. The
cause of his death was the general de-
bilities Of his age.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

Tommy-Paw, what do they put water in
stock for?
Mr.. Figg-To soak the investors with, my
Journal
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
iaxcuIipe Idea of a Tea

Empty two quarts of dried peas into a
bass drum and trim up the outside with
pink baby ribbon and you have the average
mans idea of his wife's five O'Clock teas
Atchison Globe
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
DO Your Feet Ache and burnt

Shake Into your shoes, Aliens Foo;-Ease,
a powder for the feet II makes tight or New
Swollen. Hot. Callous, Sore, and Sweating
Feet. All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell
il. &c. sample sent FREE. Address,
Allen g. Olmstcsi, lie Roy, n. Y.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Look the Same.

Yeast-Did you ever take any of those
mud baths?
Crimsonbeak-Well,I ran for office once.
-Yonkers Statesman.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

You get more for your money. get faster
colors and brighter colors, when you buy
Putnam Fadeless Dyes, and it takes less
time to dye and makes less muss and for
the SAME price, l0c per package.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

II IS said that Roquefort cheese dates back
to Plinys time. Some OF IL smells az though
II were q great deal older than that .ABos
ton Transcript.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

1 believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my boys life last summer.-Mr.. Allie
Douglass. Leroy. Mich, Oct 90 81
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

II you would have friends, you must
have faith in them.-Ram's Horn.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

A sallow skin acquires healthy clear.
ness by the use of Gems Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

The condition of a mans liver has more
to do with his reputation for generosity than
is generally understood.-St. Louis Star.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

Clear on One int.-Sprockett-"Do you
believe that the bicycle has seen its best
days" Tyre-'I know mine has."-Phils
deiphia North American.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

When a boy comes horne with string of
fish, it is a mean trick to ask him il he
caught them aIl.-Atchison Globe.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

The latest wrinkles are rough on anyone.
Chicago Daily News
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

Artistic is often synonym for useless
and expensive.-Chicago Daily News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

A steam motor car, designed for use on
the railroads, recently made trial trip, 60
ing at the rate Of sixty miles an hour. This
as has Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the
quickest known road TO health. There is
no quicker way for sufferers from all stom-
ach lis to reach strength and happiness
than by this great remedy. II cures indi.
gestion, constipation, nervousness, liver and
kidney trouble, and best Of all the user stays
,urad
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Want ted d Door,

The sun blazing down on race course,
excited horses and men, waiting till the &C.
centricities of the starter and an even more
eccentric horse combine to get US in line.
The patience of the former is at last ex-
hausted. Bring up that horse. Come up
on that beast! You get into trouble over
this, tell you," and so forth. The Aus
tralian lightweight replies patiently: Il
can't help it, sir. This is a cab horse, this
'orse is He won't start till the door shuts
and haven't got a door!"--Academy.
A man does not know what trouble is
until he attempts to be the whole thing
Atchison Globe.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

In talking up a trade with a real horse
next day.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

Every time we meet school-teacher. we
find that we have always been pronounc-
ing another word incorrectly.-Atchison
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

Look There's a coIofcd messenger boy,
running" Sure enough They ought 20
advertise him as Warranted, fast black.
--Philadephia Bulletin.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo QuiDinc Tablets. All
druggists refund money ifit fails 10 cure. &c.