The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
IN view of the disarmament of the
Cuban forces, the Cuban-American
league in New York. in letter mailed
to Gen. Gomez, made the suggestion
that "a tag be wired to each weapon
deposited in the museum of Cuban lib
erty, having written upon it the name,
address and service of the soldier de-
posting it The league also said that
its members were in favor of Cuba be-
ing state in the union; no barrier or
tariff or tongue being between her
people and those of other states in the
United States.
TWENTY-FIVE buildings, comprising
)ne-thiri of the bushes; portion of
Staples, Mimi, were burned the other
night. An overturned lamp in a tailor
shop started the fire.
THE three women whom Levi Moore
shot at Kansas City, Mo-, few days
ago in jealous rage have all died of
their wounds. Mrs Jennie Campbell
died on the 25th and Mrs. Ella Lands
succumbed a few hours before her.
Mrs. Anna Mish died on the night of
the 23d.
A TRAIN wreck occurred on the Iowa
Central, five miles north of Osk aloosa.
Ia. the other day. The engine and
six cars left the track. The head brake
man, w. 5. Chandler, was caught under
falling ears and badly crushed. He
will die.
A SPECIAL. from Mus0ogee, !. r.. said
that the Creek Indians had ratified the
Dawes treaty by ma jority of 49, votes
and that Chief Isparhecher had selected
his allotment.
A TORNADO struck River Falls, Wis,
on the 26th and barns and small house $
were demolished and several people
were more or less hurt.
NEAR Minden. Neb., tornado did
considerable damage on the Goth.
JoLo, one of the Philippine islands,
was evacuated by the Spaniards on the
18th and then occupied by the Ameri-
cans, the latter paying the Spaniards
the usual honors.
TWENTY acres in the heart of Conev
island, y. y, the summer resort, were
swept by flames on the 26th. In all
there we're 200 buildings burned, in
Guiding the Hygeia hotel, theaters.
concert halls, dancing pavilions, etc.
The fire made shelterless for a time
about 3, 500 persons The value of the
property burned was estimated at near
ly 81, 000, 900.
TIE secretary of war has ordcre d
1000 recruits at San Francisco for reg
ular regiments in the Philippines to
sail on the transport Sheridan June 4
for Manila. This ship will be utilized
to bring home volunteers now in the
Philippines.
Mrs. RUTH HOWARD has been sub
pTnaed by Mr.. Moss to appear before
the Mazet committee at New York
The committee will direct its attention
to the Tombs prison. Mrs. Howard
was released the other day after having
spent several months in the Tombs.
She told a story of happenings in the
Tombs which Mr.. Moss said would stir
the people of New York as few cities
have been stirred since Charles Dickens
reveaie the Shames and Outrages suf-
fered in London prisons.
ONE man was instantly killed and
another so badly injured that he died
by the explosion of "A steam drying cyl
inder in the dyeing and finishing mill
of James Martin e Co. at Philadelphia.
Three others were injured, one proba-
bly, fatally.
The gold excitement at Potales, n.
NJ, runs high and the stalking off of
claims continues. The last assays give
promise of fine placer mines.
A LITTLE girl was playing on the Van
dalia tracks at Loxeville Ind, when a
gave it no heed. The fireman walked
out on the cowcatcher and grabbed for
her. but her dress tore and the engine
and 10 cars passed over the child. The
bystanders were Mortified and expected
to find the mangled remains, but the
child escaped without scratch.
ADJT. GEN. CoRBIN on the 25th gave
out for publication the report of Col.
Fred Funston, of the Twentieth Kan
sas regiment, which was an appendix
to the report of Maj. Gen. Macarthur.
The report deals with the operations OF
the Kansas regiment from the begin
ming of the outbreak February until
February Is.
NIGHTINGALE's silk mill at Peterson
n. j., was burned on the 25th, the fac
tory, three-story frame structure, and
it's contents, including silk and 2Ot
looms, being destroyed. The loss was
estimated at $500
ADvIeEs from Riga, capital of the
IA e L
the Russian soldiers, in suppressing the
recent rioting between workmen al
that place, killed IL persons and wound
ed so.
The coal chutes of the Santa Fe road
at East Las Vegas, n. NJ, were entire
ly destroyed by fire the other day.
More than 500 tons of coal and 20(
cords of wood were destroyed.
A FIRE at St. Johns, n. b., burned
$50 houses and making about 1000 per
sons homeless, mostly laboring people.
The loss was estimated at 100000.
THE circle of German-American Free
mason lodges, representing some 10000
masons of German birth or parentage
held its third annual convention a,
Detroit, Mich. on the 25th. The ses.
sion was secret.
JOHN L. ROACH, of Montreal. Can.
was arrested at Boston on the charge
of being implicated in the robbery Of
the Dominion bank, Napanee, Ont, or
August 20. 1897. when $50, 900 in cash
and notes were taken.