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End Of woodmen Meeting.

Memphis Marh 23.-rho onyeutlon of the
Woodmen OF the World which mas boen
In session az Memphis for the past two
weeks will adjourn sine die az the morn
ms session tomorrow.
IL was after today when me camp
concluded the final work on ths cOnsti-
tuition an by-laws OF tho order by adopt
ing tho revised constitution and by-lawa
as a whole This was the real end of The
business OF the meeting. There were
probably over o. hundred changes recon-
mended by the committee on laws foI
the constitution, but tho very large ma
torty of them were rejected. Probably
the most important change that was mad,
at the session today was as 10 state camp.
| IL was decided tht herefter in any stat,
n which there are 0oOO members thi
order can have conventional camp viii
| its own officers.
| on DeQemher 81 OF this year the con
| tract with the head consul Frost Of Al
| lauta. under which he has charge Of al
the Organization work under the jurdic
| ton Of tine southern provisional council
win expire and It VIII not be renewed
This was decided today. 40 Is elaine
that this win relieve the southern camp
of what i8 considered "a burden in IN
way O conducting their business affairs.
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Sampson Commended by
President Mckinley

Washington March 2s.-Admiral samp~
son has received from the president the
folio wig reply TO his letter Of March g.
1892
Executive Mansion. Washington, March
%, 1898.
My Dear Sir:-I am in receipts of your
very considerate letter OF the 9Th inst.
In which you express a desire that with
out regard to your own interests, the other
naval officers who rendered such con-
spicuous services in the naval campaign
in the West Indies may have the advance
ment which you recommended for them
and in which you ask nothing for your
selfI highly contend this disinterested ac-
ton on your part. Let me assure you that
have the highest appreciation of your
services as commander-in-chief-o OF the
Atlantic naval forces during the Spanish
war In blockading Cuba, cooperating with
the army, directing the movements OF the
great number OF vessels under your orders
and at last. after the most effective pre-
,arauons, consummaung, with the gallant
Ulcers and men under your command, the
destruction OF the Spanish fleet. 1t was In
recognition Of your services and of the
advancement which you had earned.
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM MKINLEY,
Rear Admiral W. l.. Sampson. U. s.
navy. Commander-ln-ch L. s. naval
forces. North Atlantin fleet, U. S. flag
hhip, New York. Havana, Cuba
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Death List Increasing.

New York, March 23-Nineteen dead ant
"a missing Is the record so far for the
Windsor hotel fire on Friday last one
more body was found today. This bring.
the list up to nine. The fragments were
dug up about twenty feet west Of the an
mex on the 47th side. In part of the ruins
where no other bodies OF bones have been
found. The remains consist simply of a
portion OF "a spinal column with some Of
the ribs attached, a piece Of the skull
and some small bones and charred flesh
The remains were taken TO the morgue
and numbered body No. g
Identification In this case, as In a large
majority OF the other bodies at the morgue
win DE impossible. 1t Is not likely tina. any
Of the bodies yet to be found will De roc.
ognizable
The work of clearing away the debris
proceeds slowly. The great mound of de.
brfs in flfth avenue seems to grow larger
each day, though II was said today thot
fifty carts were engaged In hauling q
away. Many persons called at the morgue
and the east 51st street station today. the
former in the hopes of identifying some
Of the bodies and the latter, mostly wo-
men, to claim lost articles to preserve ag
keepsakes. The search continues TO reveal
small articles of personal property.
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California Wooded.

san Francisco, March 8.-Practcally
without cessation II has been raining
throughout the northern part OF Califor-
ula since last Sunday morning. An fears
of drouth have long since been dispellod
but in some sections there are now serious
apprehensious of prospective floods.
Many creeks have overhowed their
banks. submcrging the lowlands and caus-
ing considerable damage AT Santa Cruz,
a number OF houses have tho ground floors
under water. bridges ana dams have been
swept away The total precipitation at
Santa Cruz during the past three days
has exceeded seven inches.
Throughout the san Joaquin valley the
country s fun of water and the rivera
and chonnals have risen to within a few
feet OF the food stage with the rain
sdu falling ana the rivers stnl rising
Ia Santa Clara county two bay towns,
Alvso and Milptas, are under water and
the lower portion OF Gilroy IN the south
ern end of the valley, is also submerged.
The waters are rising rapidly I'm all
the rivers. and another days rain viii
cause serious consequence
There has been no lntermlsslon in the
storm az San Francisco Tho local preci-
patton today exceeded 1E inches, while
yesterdays rainfall WAS 2h inches. All ths
reservoirs which had run low from two
yeare OF insufficient rain are now brim
fsl but no damne is reported. The indica
| toius mr. FOR a continuance tomorrow o
the rain which S. falling fast toRigst
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Three Negroes Lynched
Down in MisSissippi.

jackson, Miss, March 23-Three negroes
were taken from an officer Of tho law and
lynched by an armed mob near silver
city In Yazoo county last Saturday NOR
ming. After being shot 20 death the bod
les OF the victims were Weighted with
bundles OF cotton bales and thrown into
the YazOo river. The negroes wero Miner
Wilson, G. c. Reed and willis Boyd. They
were the ring leaders OF the negroes in
a race encounter on On Midnight planta-
ion early last week. They were arrested
and faken 10 Yazoo City ana held in iaU
The offense with which they were charrs
having ueen committed in Sharkey coun-
ty the Sharkey authorities were notified
and last Friday evening deputy constable
Sylvester arrived and the prisoners were
turned over TO him. The constable board
ed a steamer with tb negroes ON sunday
morning and reached Silver CITY With
them. All that is further known is that
the negroes ell into the hands OF the mob
at this place, were shot to deuth andI
thrown into the river as above stated
The ceiling against these negros had beenI
very bitter on account or O. disturbance
at the Midnight plantation lats week inI
which they, with two other comrades had
fired upon two whites on the public road
A horse belonging to one of the whiteI
men was wounded but them en- were not
harmed.
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much improved. During pert Of the
afternoon he sat on the deck Of the Paris.
viewing santiagi. The nUited States cru
iser Chicago - expected hare by daybreak
tomorrow, and Mr Sherman Will be imme-
diately transferred TO her The anxiety Of
his re ahves on the Paris o. nov vlr-
tually a. an end
The part Of tourists on board the psria
had made he most OF the day. visiting
the city. cro wdlng the battlonslds buvjpe
relics and evan paying fabulils prices for
marhetes that nave been shipped from tho
United States since the VIZ. various orr
ed states ETAobetaolnshrdluets
cursions have been taken durinr the dav
one 20 San Luis another TO Morro casfic
and third 20 view the wrecks OF tho des-
troyed cruisers Of Admiral Cerveras squad
ron the Nizcaya and Almlrante Oquendo.
Tonight q banquet and bail to citizens
OF Santiago viii be given by the tourists
and the Paris will leave in the morning
about 8 O'clock
The United States transport Crook. for
merly the Riumanian. her colrs hair mast
with her murnful cargo OF dead heros the
remains OF those who were killed or who
have died at Santiago and Porto Rico
steamed slowly out OF tht harbor this |
'tternoon. She carries among nor passon- !
gers Brigadier General Ezra z. Ewers and |
.amily, Captain Carahan and wife and
Lieutenant Fraser and wife.
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Mexican Papers
Discuss Expansion

Chy of Mexico, March 23-The Mexican
papeIs continue to discuss Cecil Rhodes
Imperial extcntion OF the United States
and fl Nucional moderate liberal says
the excessive yankee spirit shown heie
is bad. as 1t may SOW seeds Of hatred that
are not calculated TO occasion Confidence.
To arouse the eagle says El Nac,onale.
without having means to coatr)l % when
aroused, would be suicidal Maxlco lives
In peace with the United States and has
nothing now TO complain OF in regard 90
that country. our interests he IN streneth.
oning those relations I'm future, or at ssy
rate not 20 give pretext for their bel1g
weakened or broken or. In that harmony
v IN our powerful neisli5), lies car safe
ty, aud on these lines our policy ought to
be shaped
Even El TEMPO, the conservative or
gan rs beginning to see than the Sapulsh
papers of tms city worked Rhodes state
monts for their own s'ids and says
Really. tho remarks OF Rhodes have
been taken too seriously, for aftec all
they only represent thei solatod opinion
and though its the opinion OF a public
man. it has no great significance. A gem
cral protest was made by the nation
against Rhodes nfhrmntions and chat "a
enough.
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Prof. Koch to Investigate
the Cause of Malaria

Berlin March 23,-Prof Koch, whi I'm
1883. at the head Of the German cholera
cimmlssion, visited Egypt and India and
then discovered the so-called comma
cholera bacillus Will start with an ex-
petition next month for the tropics 60 con-
tine his investigation as to the nature
and origin of malaria.
The reichstag has made a grant of 90,
900 marks in aid of the undertaking.
The expedition referred TO In the fore
going dispatch is In Inc with tho effects
of Prof Koch 20 misatgate tropical fevers
When he returned last year from similar
expedition to the German Feast African
cast he advanced the historyetaoinnnn
coast he advanced the theory that in the
case Of human beings mosquitoes played
the part In Communicating malaria which
ticks play In the cattle disease known as
Texas fever. He had reached the conclu-
sion that where there are mosquitoes there
IS always malaria, and where there are
no misquitoes there Is no malaria More
over he reported # was possible by mic
roscopic examination Of the blood OF
patient 10 discover from the naure OF mic
robes the exact stage which the disease
I had reached. This discovery he regarded
according TO his report at the time-ai
OF the highest importance in its bearingi
| upon the administration of qunine shortly
! before the attack or shortly after III
cherry as then expounded. Is that the quil
inc. tlken at the right moment. stop
malarlal fever not by killing OF the germ
but by arresting their growth: and hi
conclusion was that a proper employmen
OF quinine with the establishment OF mou
tain health resorts. viii rob tropical fey
ers Of many OF their terrors.
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Cuban Assembly.

Washington. March 23-The admtant
general has received from General Book
communications which that officer has re-
ceived from the Cuban assembly. They
were forwarded for the Information OF
the president. These communications are
resolutions adopted by. the assembly on
February Is. They are written on paper
with the heading " Assembly of the Rep
resentatives OF the Cuban revolution an'
are addressed to General Brooke 'in vir
tue of your being the highest represcn'
tative of tn government OF the Uniro
States OF America in the island Of Cuba
The first announces 1.-THE assemoly'
profound acknowledgement o. the honOr'
paid to the remains OF Major General CAL
ixto Garcia" that It shares in coincidence
with THE navy and army OF the United
States and the whole American people
IN their great national grief for the VIC
tins OF Feb. 10. 1888" who lost their lives
by the destruction OF the Maine"
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The RRraroa RAISED.

Washington. March gi,--rhe navy de-
partment Is gratihed to learn that It's
representative who have been working
for some time tn the vicinity of Santiago
ana Guanatamo have succeeded In aiding
another vessel TO the American navy In
tho shape OF the gunboat Baracoa, which
was reported to have been towed into San
tiae) and stated in the Associated Press
dispatch from Santiago.
The Baracoa was one of tho Spanish
gunboats sunk near Guantanamo. She s.
useful type OF vessel for patrol work
and is about 90 per cent larger than the
gunboata Sandoval and Alvaredo The
Boracoa IS of steel Her displacement a.
1856 tons. and with 220 horse power she
Us able TO make 10 Knots. She carries one
h0ntrola gun OF 3.5 inch caltEfe one of "a
inch catibro and two machine guns. Pro-
badly she will be ordered north as soou
as she can be made ready for the voyage
90 be- thoroughoutly overhauled at ono OF
the navy yards,
The navy department is stil waiting "a
hear from the Swedish company which
has undertaken 20 raise tho Cnstobol Co
Ion.
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LOTTERIES SUPPRESSED
General Brooke Will Not Allow
Drawings to Take Place.

Havana, Mar. Ex-Governor General
Brooke has notified the department com
msnders to hold themselves in read iness
to come to Havana to meet Secretary
Alger They are now submitting reports
as to the number of Cuban officers hold
ing positions under them. The city Of
Havana alone shows nearly 400. The
other departments have not completed
their reports except Puerto Principe,
where Brigadier Generol Carpenter re-
ports that Cubans hold 90 out OF $50 Of
accs.
The decree establishing supreme
court for Cuba will be published tomor-
row The court which is a provisional
institution, necessarily IS based upon the
former Cuban court cf last appeal, which
Madrid intended to operate until the laws
OF the autonomous regime had been thor
oughy revised. 1t is adapted to the pres
ent needs of the island. 1t win consist
of one presiding Judge and six associate
judges The salary of the presiding
Judge will be 5000 a year in American
gold The law under which It IS consti-
tuted requires the presence OF five judges
In rendering sentence in an ordinary
case. and of all seven in a case Of SEN
tence to death or perpetual punishment.
The court win have jurisdiction over
criminal actions, against even its pre-
siding Judge, as well as all cIvil officials
and military secretaries In the provinces.
Il viii decide questions of jurisdiction
between Inferior tribunals and will gem
orally supervise the administration of
justice in Cuban territory. The direc-
ton and control of the court Is vested
in the presiding judge and all its members
must be Cubans or swear TO accept the
new government of Cuban territory
This preamble Of the decree organizing
tho tribunal covers 30 typewritten pages
and contains numerous details c. admin
istration.
General Brooke has issued an order
orbldding the sale or issuing OF lottery
and affle tickets OF any description, un-
der penalty of confiscahon and iine.
A sentinel en- the Toledo plantation yes
terday ordered an armed Cuban about toI
enter to halt, The Cpban igaorlng the or
der pushed on and the corporal of the
guard who was sumoned by the sentinel
arrested the offender and started to take
him through Mariana 80 General Lees
ccmp While passing a house in Marin
mao. two Americans were accosted by
eight Cubans who came out with rifles
leveled and were told to relase the
prisoner As the Cubans had such an OBJ
ylous advantage the prisoner was releas-
ed, but the Americans Immediately re-
ported the incident to Gen. Lee who sent
Major Russell Harrison the provost mar
shall to Gen. Mayia Rodriguez, with in
s.ructions TO inform him that If the offend
ng Cubans were not surrendered within
thre hours Gen. Lee would come person.
ally with a sufficient force OF American
soldiers to take him Gen. Rodriguez
found the man and gave him up and he
now lies In the Marlango Jail.
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1sEvEN NEGROES LYNCHED
Whites AyeBge the Murder OF a
Planter in Arkansas.

TeNatkana. Ark. March 23-The Wild
est excitement prevails amonE The neg.
ros of Little River county and seven ne.
gro men have ben lynched by the citizens
OF that section. The affair comes direct
ly from the assassination % the planter
James A. Stockton. by the nerr1 Genoral
Duckett ON last Friday. Duckct. having
ben subsequently lynohei I'M rctribution
of the crime. Among those who have
fallen victims To- the wrath OF tho whites
are Edward Goodwin, Dan King. Joe
Joe Jones' Moses Zones and SIN another
whose name could not be obtained. The
last three named were brothsts and were
intimate with the assassin oc Stockton
and It was discovered that they were
leading "a schem TO avengo their COM
rades death. The assault was provoked
by the unearthiag or plots that the fol-
lowers Of General Duckett had concocted
and when the revelation was made the
citizens began their search for the prin-
cipals Neeros friendly TO the white pco-
pie and who had originally Informed
OF Ducketrs threat were the
medium Of of knowing the facts against
the present victims. these informcrs
themselves having ben warned under pen
atty Of death not TO communlcatcthe plans
Of the outlaws 10 the whites. All n the
victims that have fallen before the whites
were pursued singlv over the country
and met their fate at different times and
IN different localities ed Goodwin wa Is
shot down on Mud creek. ana his body
thrown into the etream Tho Jones had
fed IN different directions when they
learned their pursuit and were run down
and lynchod one by one
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A Great
Live Stock Journal.

THE PRAIRIE FARMER-a
weekly Agricultural and Live
Stock Journal-one dollar a
year. 1t is admittedly the lead
er of the agricultural and live
stock journals of the United
States. 1t covers the entire
field of agriculture, dairying,
live stock breeding and live
stock feeding Ii is edited for
western farmers and stockmen
who carry on diversified work,
in fact it is the farmers news.
paper. The regular subscrlp'
tiop price is one dollar a year,
but in order that every one OF
our readers may get it next year
we will send it a full year with
the Weekly Leader for 70 cents
This low price may be with
dtawn anytime; we request oul
reG ders to act promptly. Hand
! in your orde or send it to us.
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Famine In Rnssin.

ST. Petersburg. March 23-The newspa-
per of the city publish pitlablc accounts
% fthe condition OF the so-called famine
d,-. cts OF RUSSIA, especially samura
IN the eastern part OF European Russia
The efforts OF the Red Cross society have
STAYED Off the horrors OF actual starvation
but the society funds are almost exhaust
ed and the dire distress. compelling the
consumption OF all kinds OF garbargc
has produced an epidemic Of terrible NOR
tality, with typus. seourvy and other
pestilential diseases
The peasants are compelled to soil every
thing an dare living In cold, damp and
filthy cabins Weakened by hungar, thoy
fan ready victims TO typhus ana acute
scuryy. Unless the government gives
prompt aid the Volga provisions appear
doomed to a repetition OF the horrors OF
1891 and 1892.
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SHORT OF CASH
AguinaIdo's Treasure Box Needs
RepIeushinp Very RadIv

Washington, March 23.-The capture Of
Caloocan. In the Philippine islands OF
Luzon By the United States forces re-
Gently resulted IN the c0nhscation OF CON-
siderable mali adressed to the insurgent
government. u ncludss a number OF let
ters OF Aguinaldo and other leaders ana
brings out some interesting facts about
Filipino official methods. Postal ATeng
Vaiile, at Manila. has forwarded soms of
this mail to Acting Postmaster General
Heath
SECRETARY WANTS COIN
| One letter Is addressed to Agulnado's
so-called secretary OF the treasury, and is
In reply to request for money. The
writer Is apparently tho fiscal officer at
buoona' Luzon. to whom the insurgents
n'o mtrusted the duty OF squeezing
the merchants. and he had apparently
conhsoated for the lnsurgent cause n iot
or Cocoa hbre belonging 20 "a tobaco com
pany. When asked to turn over the ma
cceds the agent remarks that onlv a
500 had come into his hands and that
amount ne had naid 10 the troops. who
were camorous for more. The letter Is
written IN very fair Spanish.
MONEY GETTING sCRACE.
Apparently Aguinaldos treasury oftic-
falls arc running short OF paper. for the
outer covering OF the letter is made OF
sheet OF paper, written all over torn ous
~ record book. and II was tied about
with a fragment Of Manila bagglns
A translation OF the letter is as follows:
mo. 30. This government Is IN receipt
OF dispatch No. 3, from the t-aasury de-
partment under your worthy control. re-
lating TO the immediate covering into the
central treasury OF the proceeds OF the
sale OF the Coprax (cocoeuut fibre) OF the
campania Cabacalera tobacco company
and ! can do no more than 20 inform you
hat tho local government who was ord
cred TO mako tho sale OF said article has
only paid into the provincial treasury
80 800 which sum ls already paid among
the soldiers Of the provincial battalion
md that under date OF the 9th inst 7 In
formed YOU that the provincial treasury
had no funds for the said battalion.
begged your department TO send unds. I
again beg you Ia take the proper steps
90 prevent the complaints OF the soldiers.
God keep you for many years.
Signed at Lucona. Jan. 10. 1899.
"QU1RTNO ELAZAR.
"Tho secretary OF the treasury Of rev.
olutlonnry Of the islU 1d'
CRY FOR INDEPENDENCE
Another captured letter received by the
postofflco department sent from the pro-
vlncial government at Antipoio addressed
% Aguinaldo's secretary OF tho Interior,
I'm which ne Apologies FOR not being pres
emit at Maloas at the PRONUNCIATION OF
tho constitution. assigning as a reason
that the telegram comanding his presence
though dated January q, only reached
him January g. two days later. To atone
FOR his absence he says he ordered all the
local municipality presidents to get up
deuonstraa aons and cry; Long live FIJI
pino Independence and down with annex
alton"
7'hls ls signed by Governor Jose Bilros.
go, ."or OF Antipolo.
Some intercepted letters 20 Agunaldo
himself also como into the possession Of
the postofflce department.
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South McAlister, T. r., March 22-The
Dawes comisslon Is holding a session at
this place for the purpose Of sitting as a
court OF appeals on the Chlcgasaw citi-
zenship cases. There asc about 1000 cases
10 be heard. This session OF the commits
sion viii be the most important one IN
rs history. as it will settle tho fate OF
many citizenship cases, from which there
Is no appeal.
The commission enrolled 5i Chickasaw'
and Is Choctaws today. The commission
has made a ruling that no original appli'
cations. except those intermarried and
those born since the rolls were made vii
/ be taken up or considered.
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President Enjoys His Rest

ThomaNille Ga March 22-President
Mckinley spent pretty much the whole
Of the day Ia the open air as did Vice
President Hobart This outdoor life IN
a mild and dry climate Is ding much
10 20 tone up the system Of each, and to-
health
The Jegyl island trip having caused re-
ports OF a conference there and thai
Speaker Reed would be nominated for vice
president on the ticket with Mckinley a
the next republican convention. It car