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The age-herald., 1899-06-22

in the open country. The ratio of deaths in this country from this cause is little over five persons in a million, rate about equal to that of Germany and Austria, but above that of England and Norway and Sweden.
 The negro miners who are leaving this district under inducements offered by labor agents from the disturbed mines in the h. dian Territory and Arkansas and Missouri, are hurrying towards veritable hornets nest.
 James Buchanan was elected president on an expenditure by his national executive committee of $29OOo; William Mckinley was elected on confessed expenditure of s2,9OO,OOO.
 Public sentiment is crystalizing towards the gathering of the Bakers and Towards of Eastern Kentucky and then turning them loose in a stadium with closed doors.
 Sarah Bernhardt proposes to play Prince Hamlet at Shakespeare's birthplace, all though William himself was accustomed to seeing the parts of women played by men.
 The undoing of population estimates and amateur censuses will take place next year. The wind will be let out of many civic boast.
 The better placer mining in the Klondke region is now found on American terrri- tory, and the drift of population is that way.
 Three out of Sheffied's five stacks have been annexed, and will be hereafter op- erated from this city Two are in blast The Elyton Land company case promises to outlast the present generation, and the next will not know what it relates to. The Chicago police census. just made, shows a population of 2OSS,O43. The case did not admit of decimals.
 The Washington Post insists that MT. Havemeyer should have named New Jersey as the midwife of trusts.
 
 The governor of New Jersey has not yet accepted Governor Sayres' invitation to an antitrust conference.
 The Philippine and the Clay county wars enable Uncle Sam to keep his mailed hand in.
 The Alger-Griggs army saloon scheme has fouled the commonwealth of Pennsyl- vana.
 Collector Gambill always lands on his feet. He is still an officer of the law. The Kohlsaat-Foraker trouble should be arbitrated for deceneys sake.
 The discovery of a serum for snakebites was altogether superfuous.
 
 The new trustees of the Troy normal school did not hesitate.
 
 A very healthy annexation party Is sprinsing np in Cuba.
 The ink trust is fully as black as it has been painted
 PANIC IN THE BRITISH IRON TRADE From Journal of Commerce and Commer- clal Bulletin.
 At the annual meeting of the British Iron Trade association Sir John Jenkins, the president, make some striking admis- slons regarding American competition. That
 
 and hematite iron at fully three dollars a
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

George W. Jones. of the Louisville and
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
CONTINUES ITS WORK.
War Inquiry Board Complete, Its In
yestigations mt the stock Yard.
in Chicago.

Chicago, March 1.-THE war in
quiry board completed its investiga-
ton at the stock yards Friday after
noon and returned TO headquarters in
the Pullman building. Having made a
few discoveries of interest in connec-
ton with the process Of preparing
army beef the court will proceed TO
examine witnesses and get the evidence
in official shape.
IT was disclosed by visits to various
packing houses Friday that roast beef
is not roast beef at all; that the meat
the soldiers ate ia Santiago and Porto
Rico and are still eating is nothing
but ordinary boiled beef. Fridays
inquiry also brought out that the meat
furnished the army is prepared in the
ordinary method and called CONNER
cial beef"
The report of the board will excul.
pate everyone from the charge of dis
honesty or negligence. The canned
roast beef Will be condemned as an
army ration in tropical climates but
the Chicago packers who We're chiefly
concerned in furnishing this ration
will he eXonerated from all blame and
their processes commended. 1t is eX-
pected in army circles that consider
able stress will be laid on this point, as
the Gamers have suffered much los;
through the accusations that have
been made regarding their products.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
STRAIN TELLING ON DEWEY.
British Captain Says the ADMIRAL l.
Not Able to stand 1t Much
Longer.

Vancouver, i. G., March Q. = Capt.
Fraser, of London, late of the British
imperial forces, arrived Wednesday d.
rect from Manila, who're lie had the
honor of dining with Admiral Dewey.
Capt. Fraser said:
THE war I Manila will have TO end soon
or the life of the great American admiral
will be worth nothing. / Gdned with him at
Manila within a month, and am convinced
that if he is not relieved of the terrible
strain imposed upon him he cannot last a
month longer As he sat at the banq17 I
table surrounded 10y his staff. he looked to
me like a dying man. His hair Is snowy
white. his face ashen. and he ale hardly
anything. ] had the pleasure of a few min
utes' conversation with him when We re
tired to the smoking room. Having in
mind his cnfee hlcd appearance. ! asked him
If he thought of returning TO Amt rica soon.
Il would like TO. but my work is by nc
means finished here. When K Is, and only
then, will return
Il am thoroughly Convinced that only
The admiraI's indomitabe Will has kept
him up so long. The strain on him is ter
Tible, and the climatic conditions have re-
duCed him to a shadow His officers and
men worship him. rs an English officer,
and knowing the magnificent werk lie has
done, l have the greatest admiration for
him.
"One of hts officers said to me just before
! left Manila: The war will be cndsd by
the admiral soon, or il will end him. No
man can stand such n strain as he does in
this climate and live long "
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
.DOINGS Or A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days In This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

A bill was passed at the recent ses-
sion of congress that prohibits the sale
of intoxicating liquors on Sunday in
the District of Columbia.
John c. Scotield, private secretary 10
the assistant secretary of war, has been
appointed chief clerk CT the war de-
partment.
The president has decided not TO or
ganize the provisional army of $4,000
volunteers authorized by congress, be-
lieving the regular army of $1,000 will
be sufficient.
During the last session the number
of post Office nominations sent to the
senate by President Mckinley was s3S.
President Mckinley has decided that
all of the volunteer troops in Cuba
shall be brought home and mustered
out.
The post Office department will issue
a special set of stamps for Cuba, the
issue 10 consist of !, 2, 3, 5 and Decent
stamps.
After pastorate of four years Rev.
T. Dewitt Talmage has resigned as pas
tor Of the old First Presbyterian church
of Washington.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15

THE EAST.

In collision on the Lake Shore road
at Westfield, y. j., two men were killed
and 10 injured.
In New York Waterbury e. Marshall,
formerly members of the cordage trust,
filed petition in bankruptcy, with liza
bilites of 100000.
At Franklin, Pa, John ID. Clews, aged
lO2 years, was married to Sarah Jen-
hings, 100 years old.
The death of Henry NJ. Burt, founder
of the paper published on the top of
Mount Washington, known as Among
the Clouds, occurred 1T his home at
Springfield. Mass, aged 6s years.
Mrs. Catherine Hackman died At Leb-
anon, Pa, after suffering for % years
with pin III her throat.
IN the east anthracite coal mines and
all Of the railroads which control them
have been merged into q trust, with a
capitalization of 5000, 100000.
In New York city so families were
made homeless by fire.
In New York William Noble, a we'll
known builder, filed petition in bank
rGptcy with llaDllltleS OF Sl,O2',46u.
The death of Gen. William s. Little
field occurred in New York, aged &c
years. He studied law in Abraham Lin
coins Office in Springfield, H., and was
prominent in the civil war.
In the east a project is on foot to
unite the principal rolling mill inter
ests of the country, north and south.
With the body of Lord IIerschell on
board, the British cruiser Talbot left
New York for London.
An explosion of gas in the Mahoning
City Pa) colliery burned IS men, two
probably fatally.
The actor and stage manager. Neil
Burgess, filed n voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in New York with liabil-
titles Of $lO4,O59.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

Mrs. Edwards, Parthenia Smith and
Willie Jones were found dead in the
ruins Of burned house near Watonga,
o. +. They had been murdered.
In Jail at Emporia, Kan, John Gilbert
confessed that he had murdered his
wife and four small children near En-
terprise a few days ago.
Fire destroyed the Mary Holmes col
lege for girls and several cotton press
sheds at West Point, Miss, the loss be-
ing 100000.
The Indian murderer, Walla Tonka,
was not executed, as reported, at South
McAlester, !. T.. but was saved by the
intervention of the United States
court.
in Nueces, Star and Duval counties,
Tex, prairie fires were doing immense
damage to property and several per-
sors were burned to death.
In San Jose, Cal, John Lawson, of
Chicago, known as the Terrible
Swede," won l00-mile unpaced BIZ
cycle race in $3.50, making new rec
ord.
The Oklahoma legislature passed a
bill prohibiting the practice of Chris
tian science.
In Montana Gov. Smith has vetoed
the prize-fght bill passed by the legis-
lature,
Fire destroyed all the hotels and a
large number of business places at
Taiya, Alaska.
The governor of Illinois has signed
the bill passed by the Legislature re
pealing the Allen railway law.
Flames destroyed the Hungarian ele-
vators in Denver, Col, containing 3oO,-
600 bushels of wheat, the loss being
5000 900.
At the age of SO years Austin Bidwell,
of Chicago, famous as the man who
swindled the Bank OF England out of
IS, 600, 900, died in Butte, Mont.
The Michigan democrats in conven-
tion in Kalamazoo nominated Thomas
+. Barkworth, of jackson. for justice
of the supreme court, and Edward /.
Legendre, of Calumet, and Stanley f.
Parkhill, of Owosso, for regents of the
state university. The resolutions in
Dounce trusts. favor an income tax, OPP
pose large standing army, and sup
port William j. Bryan for president in
1900.
The bill passed by the Oklahoma leg
islature prohibiting the practice of
Christian science has been vetoed by the
governor.
ii. b. Bagley, prominent physician
in Seattle. Wash, fell oul stone side
walk in Chicago and was killed.
In Il storm off Hog Island, near Nor
folk, Va, the tug James Bowen went
down and ~ men were drowned.
Masked men rode into Missouri City,
Mo-, visited the homes of seven men
and gave each 40 lashes. The victims
were accused of petty crimes.
The Nebraska legislature in joint ses-
sion elected NJ. l.. Hayward (rep.)
United States senator TO succeed Will
liam V. Allen.
The Kentucky democrats will hold
their state convention in Louisville on
June 81.
In Chicago the beef inquiry board in-
sestigating Gen. Miles charges began
its work by visiting the stock yards.
Adviees from Gen. Ludlow say that
the deaths in Havana for February.
1899. were 81 per cent. less than for
February. 1895.
At Lima. o., the American national
bank went into voluntary liquidation.
Fred Limp, aged IA. stabbed and
killed Dee Patterson. aged ~, in quar-
rel at Petersburg, Ind,
Under Rear Admiral Sampson the
North Atlantic squadron left Havana
for Porto Rico.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15

The Mississippi levee board seeks to
recover possession of some 100000 acres
of land held by the Yazoo q Mississippi
Valley Railroad Company. The board
claims title to the lands through a levee
tax sale made under the Decent levee
board act of 1863 and the railroad com
pany claims title under the liquidating
lcvee board created under the act OF
1867. The plaintiff contends that the
liquidatiug leyee board. by which the
railroad company claims title. was void
The ease has been appealed by the
Mississippi levee board from decision
of the chanccrv court of Bolivar county,
which decision sustained the title OF
the railroad company. The present
suit involves $4,000 acres. and there
are suits pending in Washington, Shar-
key and lssaquena counties for $4,000
acres more. in which the same question
is raised. The land is estimated to be
worth on an average of s. per acre.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
TO REMAIN NEUTRAL.
Secretary Hay Informs Italy a. TO Our
Position In the Chinese
Question.

Washington, March l0.--The Italian
government, through its representa-
tives in Washington. lately laid before
the authorities here its purpose to ask
OF China port on San Nun bay. and
has invited an expression from this
government as to its attitude. In re-
Spouse 1t is understood that Secretary
Hay, as well as the president, made II
clear that the United States would
pursue the same course as toward the
Russian, British and German oCcupa-
ton of Chinese ports, namely. disinter-
ested neutrality. The exchanges have
been verbal and rather informal, more
in the nature of diplomatic sounGings
than direct propositions. They have
given occasion to erroneous publica-
tons 10 the effect that Italy had asked
the United States to support her de-
mands on China, and that this govern
ment in pointed note from Secretary
Hay bad refused. IT is stated in an
eminent and authoritative quarter that
Italy made no such request for Ameri-
can support, and that there was no deci-
nation from this government.
London, March 11.-A Rome CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says the gov
eminent has ordered three more cruis-
ers to get in readiness to proceed TO
Chinese waters in connection with the
demand of Italy for n concession at San
Nun. province of Che Kiang. \ dis
patch from Rome on Tuesday an
nounces that n squadron of five Italian
cruisers, with 100 guns and 500 men,
would soon arrive at San Nun bay.
London, March 10.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily Mail says
that Japan is supporting China in her
resistance to the Italian demands for
a concession at San Nun.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
TALMAGE RESIGNS.
The Famous Divine Sewers His Con-
nectiOn with the First Presby-
terrain Church in Washington.

Washington. March 10.-Rey. Dir. !,
De Witt Taimage. who for nearly four
years has been the pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church of this city. sent
a letter Thursday to the session of that
church rendering his resignation. IT
is the intention of Dr. Talnage o CON
tinue his residence in this city, lie will
devote most of his time to literary pur-
suits.
Washington, March 11.--Rev. Dr.
Byron Sunderland has been appointed
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church to succeed Rev. DIR. +. Dewitt
Talmage. Dr. Sunderland already has
served the church 40 years, and since
his resignation last June, when DR.. Tai
mage took charge, has been the pastor
emeritus
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15

The atfirmance by the supreme court
of the case of j. VI. buchanan ct al. vs..
Il. NJ. Ferguson ct al, from Monroe
county, leaves that county open to the
whisky traffic. The case came up on Il
petition for a local option election
gotten up and filed with the board of
supervisors. After the petition was
filed the whisky men got Il number of
the signcrs to take their names off the
petition. This, the prohibitionists con-
tended, was contrary to law. The taking
off of the names left the petition with
out the necessary number of signers to
authorize the board of supervisors to
call the election. Tie matter was taken
into the courts. and the decision Of the
supreme court settles the question
against the prohibitioniSts, the court
holding that the signers had right TO
take their names off.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
PROTECTING HER INTERESTS
She Had been 'Scriminated'
Against and Wanted Some
Points on Law.

"Mistuh," said the very large. colored
woman, stopping man who was Just IeaV'
ing the District buildings, Il wants III
sta tie a case"
I'm not a lawyer, auntle.
g Tain no law case. | ain gwlnler sue
nobody. | jes' wants to know whut my
rights is an how to git EN-. ...
You see any of the attaches here, Il It's
government business"
Il amt got no piece 0 paper to s4oFe i, 10
at de window SOS ter git noticed. But Is
bein' scrin,inated agi
What's the trouble?' was the Nind'! NJ
quiry. r.
Il ain gittin proper 'tention. Ey onee
in awhile | hyah's 1t read out o de paper
dat somebody has got a eel oui "
hydrant.' =
well, an ell is very ciieanly. sof' O'
creature. 1t doesn't do any harm.
you didn' fink | was a-skyaht o. en-,
did you? DE case | wants ter lay oeio "
COVER ment is dis: | pays extra REM ~
kivver de water tax. Is had hyd!4ni n
my back yahd foh fohteen years, an am
nebber got no eel yit. Whut / wants ~
know is, how does dey 'stribute dem Gen..
Is they prizes or is dey iavorltlsms or "H y.
is dey? If dar's any GELS comm 10 NE; -
hyah wifi my basket, ready to take en- gu
home. right now, ca Sc we am Sol ~
money to buy meat an we KIN o. d hons''
fob feesh, anyhow. -Washlngton o'Ai'
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
Prepares for War.

London, March 10.-tireat Britain S
naval estimates for the year, intro
duced in the house of commons Thurs
day, carry total Of & 2s, 594, 900 ($l32,-
100000 Several new warships. to be
the finest in the world, are provided for
and a goodly sum is to be expended in
terrifying the port Of ei-Hai-Wei, an
important strategic and naval base in
case of trouble in the far east. The first
lord Of the admiralty, George j
Goschen, declared that England must
be prepared for any emergency and will
at all costs keep pace with the other
DOWprs
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
WI, oo IN tho q. :. supreme Court.

The great railroad back tax case re-
Gently decided by the State supreme
court, is TO be taken up to the supreme
court of the United States. Judge
Woods granted writ of error on aP,
plication Of the railroad company anu
the appeal bond has been filed. Inc
bond is for $500, 900. The writ OF error
is made returnable at Washington
April |. Judge Beckett. attorney for
the revenue agent. says the case Is
preference case, as it concerns TAX
matter. and that under the rules OF the
court it would he heard at once. lie
expects to have it up by the latter part
of April. when it will be submitted and
a decision rendered shortly after. TINS
is the case against the Iazoo & Missis'
sippi Valley railroad. in which the
5000. 600 Judgment was recently entered
for taxes on that road from 1892 TO 1871
inclusive.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15

According to the New York World
DIR. Chauncey Depew is at present chair
man of the board of the Vanderbilt line 5
and director in the New York Central,
Lake Shore, Michigan Central, Nickel
Plate, Big Four, Chicago & North
western, Vanderbilt leased lines, Equit-
able Life, Mercantile Trust company,
Union Trust company, Western ma
tional bank and Western Union Tele-
graph. 1t is surmised that he accepted
the position of senator from his state
just to have something with which to
occupy his leisure time.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
Eight Persons Meet Death.

Louisville, Ky, March <. 49, TWO
strange fatalities occasioned by the
flood and cold occurred in kentucky
Tuesday. Hiram James, young farm
cr, started for Frankfort TO secure a
marriage license for a friend. In rid
ing across a swollen stream his horse
slipped and he was drowned. Seven
persons were drowned by high water
Tuesday and the damage in the south
will reach 81, 900, 600. The cotton crop,
according to special. from the south,
is total failure, and the floods will
ruin three-fourths of the planters
along the Mississippi.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15

A married man can tell his overcoat in the
dark by the holes in the pockets.
ton Qa.) Democrat.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15

The town of cebu. the capital Of the
island Of that name, over which the
American flag has been raised, is 800
miles south Of Manila. is a city of IS, GOO
people. and is regarded as the CONNER
eial center of the archipelago. The
climate is pleasant, and said 10 be in
s.gcraiing IN every way. cebu is the
natural outlet for the great Manila
hemp trade ard it's exports annually
aggregate some $500, 900 in value. IN
addition 10 its great trade in hemp.
csbu exports much sugar. The United
states. Germany, Denmark and Hawaii
less consular sgsnis in iks town.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15

Twenty-second New York infantry, and
was afterwards transferred TO the Fifth
cavalry. lie was discharged in December,
1862 owing to disability arising from sick
ness On returning home he entered Fort
Edwards college institute. where he com
pleted his education His father had re-
moved 10 Wisconsin and young Hayward
followed He studied law at Whitewater.
and came 10 Nebraska in 1861, settling at
Nebraska City, where he has resided ever
since, and practiced his profession. He
never held any office except that of member
of the state constitutional convention in
1873, and "a short term on the bench in 1SSG,
when he flied out the remainder of term
by appointment from the governor. lie
was the republican candidate for governor
last fall. cutting the fusion majority down
from 1S.0e0 to 5000. He has accumulated a
comfortable fortunel
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
Princess kaulani Probably Dead.

Honolulu, March l (via San Fran
cisco, March o Princes Kaulani is
on her deathbed. Four physicians have
been attending her all day and they
agree that the young woman will die
within "a hours, one doctor expecting
her TO pass away at any moment. 1t
has been known for some weeks that
Kaulani had been i'll, but it was not
expected that her ailment would take
a serious turn. Wednesday rheuma-
tism affected her heart and there was
no hope for her recovery.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15

Congressman James X. Young, Of
Pennsylvania, represents the most pop
ulous district in the United States. 1t
lies in that portion of Philadelphia
which has been growing for years. 1t
is the district formerly represented by
The late William Kelley, known for
many years as "Pigiron Kelley, the IA
Their of the house." BY the census of
1890 Mr.. Young's district contained a
population of about 10000 people.
Since that time the number has mate
rally increased until to-day il is esti-
mated that James r. Young represents
$50. coo American citizens.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15
Gulf & Ship Island Extension.

The bad weather has delayed work
on the extension of the Gulf 4 Ship
Island railroad northward from lIatties-
burg. but the work is being pushed as
rapidly as possible. The Columbia,
Lumberton q Gulf road. which will be
a branch of the Gulf 4 Ship Island, is
now completed to Lumberton, and the
construction between Lumberton and
Columbia is under way. Negotiations
are on between the projectors of the
Natchcz & Gulf road and Eastern capt.
talists. looking to the sale of bonds for
the construction of that line, and Secre-
tary Shields of the company has received
il very favorable letter ON the subject
from large eastern capitalist, who is
much pleased with the project
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15

Uncle" Edmund Parker, the faith
full old negro who stood guard at Wash
ington's tomb for % years. died few
days ago. He was born in 1927. slave
Of Mrs. John Augustine Washington.
During the civil war he was cook for
The Ellsworth zouayes, and since then
has been the guard at the Washington
tomb, an Office which this cid slave con-
s:dered the highest honor that could be
conferred on him. He has been sue
ceeded by another ex-slave who is "a
wears old