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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
NICELY TAKEN I'm.
nc nhew inc Ways of IN.
World But Got Caush,
Mapping,

The man IN question used to say be l,
the way OF the world as a cat Lame NC anew
own kittens, and laugh at the wileS i ~ y. Its
who live on their wits. vi those
lie had been economizing al evo,,. a.
for a long time, saving ali that bs o1 urn
for the holidays were near at hand 'Ou 10,
left his station the other night in tbo ,.i Le
of blizzard. The buses had Stoned 'e s,I
ming, and ne buttoned his coat collar ahom,
his neck with determination To Wall
home rather than squander the price o9
cab.
'Beastly night" said a tall imno.;..
man, as he tapped our friend on the t sbonls'
der. Get into my carriage there: III TIUI \.
with you in a minute, and he dasbed ~. W
the station after his bag. 1t was loo Ivy rne3
an offer TO he refused, and the trays sGua
man put in most Of his time in tbanl;ns
his benefactor, who politely insisted nv
the pleasure was all his.
Just tell him where to drive TO-" he said
it. Glad of the opportunity ''''A
Now, it was a horrible night. and he M,
using another mans carriage, so he coma
not do less than to treat the driver anS
give him a cigar to keep his nose warm a,
last the economical traveller was at bomo
and he shouted CHEEKY good night .,
he slammed the door of the vehicle and
started for the house. '4S
Here, cried. the driver, you've forgot.
ten something
Thanks. What is it, as he hurried
back. ,.
Nine shillings"
What" as the narrowing conviction
seized him. "Why, the other man. '''A
That other man be bowed don't know
him from a crow. You took the cab "
Then our man drowned the voice Of III.
storm while he was settling, and going in
swore his wife to secrecy. That's the way
il got out.-Pearson' Weeklv
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
THE EAST.

Flames in Brooklyn navy yard
building caused loss of $4,000 in
clothing and other supplies.
In Brooklyn, y. y, striking street
railway men blew up with dynamite
a building owned by The Rapid Transit
company, and surrounding property
was badly damaged by the explosion.
In Pittsburgh the Pressed Steel Car
company has made a contract with the
Carnegie Steel company for the deliv-
cry of 1000 tons of steel plates per
day for ten years at cost of S150, O0O,-
900. This is the largest private contract
ever made.
The famous writer of boys stories,
Horatio Alger, Jr., died at the home of
his sister in Naticll, Mass, aged G5
years.
In Perth Amboy, y. j., George NJ.
Valentine, cashier of the suspended
Middlesex County bank, was sentenced
to six years in the pcnitentiary for
Incorporating 100000.
1t is announced that bicycle manu-
facturers controlling Sc plants have
finally succeeded in forming combine
with a capital of $40, 100000.
At Swampscott, Mass, Abbie Phi
Hips, aged II and worth s. ,000, 600, was
married to Bernard b. Kennedy, the
family coachman.
The New York trolley men joined the
Brooklyn trolley men in their big strike
Gerald c. Brown, of Pennsylvania,
grange lecturer and agricultural ed
itor, was gored to death by a bull at
York Pa,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
NO SIGN OF A HALT.
Continued Progress Is shown in the
Commercial and Industrial
Situation.

New York July pr G. Dun & Co, in
their weekly re"iew of trade, say: COP
umiSm is always popular, but more than
hal1 the time dangerous. Seven years Of
hating and reaction historically follow
three of rapid progress. Put the three of
progress have not yet passed, and the most
cautious Starch discloses no sign of halt
ing. Foreign anXieties have been real, but
seem to be passing. and Europe has begun
paying literally for more food without ex-
pectation that securities can be sent in
settlement. The extensive labor strikes
nave vanished and the local DO not affect
national business, Fears of new and row.
erIul corporations lessen s il is found tina I
theyare controlled by the same laws which
govern the small companies. Above all,
the general evidences of prosperity con-
unue convincing. failures are the smallest
ever known for the season, railroad earn
mss the largest, and solvent payments
through clearing houses in July have been
1876 per cent. larger than last year and 60 3
per cent. larger than in 1892. the best of
previous years. Official returns of the
most wonderful year in the nations COM
merce show decrease of $S5.9J0OCO in
Na!ua of the great staples exported, large
~ owing to prices, but an increase of about
$4,000 in other exports, mostly manufac-
lures.
Failures for the week have been 145 in
Inc United States, against M last year,
and % in Canada, against II last year"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
|DOINGS Or A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review Of the Happenings
CT the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

Secretary of War Russell A. Alger
called upon President Mckinley and
handed him his resignation, to take
effect at the pleasure of the president
In Washington national organiza-
ton has been perfected as the Ameri,
can Antitrust league, with NJ. l.. Lock-
wood, of Pennsylvania, as president.
The president has directed that five
battalions of troops be withdrawn from
Cuba in order to relieve the exposure of
American troops to yellow fever and
other diseases.
An order was issued to send eight
troops of the Third cavalry to Manila,
with the necessary number of horses,
and the quartermaster general char
tered three steamships to carry the
animals.
President Mckinley has accepted the
resignation of Russell \. Alger and he
will cease to be secretary of war Au-
gust /.
President Mckinley sent n message
to Gen. Otis thanking the officers, vol
untccrs and regulars of the Eighth
army corps for performing willing
service through severe campaigns and
said he should recommend to congress
that a special medal of honor be given
them
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
Withdrew the Article.
PREPARING FOR BUSINESS.
What Was Done at the Meeting of
the Democratic National Com
mittee at Chicago.

Chicago. July 22.-This is what the
Democratic national committee ac-
complished Thursday:
Created the office of vice-chairman
and elected William j. Stone, of Mis-
souri. to fill it.
Ousted p. j. Devlin from the editor
ship of the press bureau.
Adopted new rules which add the
ways and means committee to the list
of standing committees.
Thanked the Ohio Timetable league
FOR their offers of cooperation and
agreed to call on them when their
services are needed.
Received and placed on file bids for
the national convention from Milwau-
kce and Kansas City.
Provided for press committee of
five and directed the vice-chairman to
name its members.
Accepted an invitation from the Har-
rison faction to visit the drainage
canal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
REPORTING THE WEDDING
As 1t Wns Turned In by the Young
Reporter Fit for the Waste
Basket.

a reporter on newspaper was given the
task of writing up very swell wedding
He composed a fine account of the we'd
ding ceremonies, but, like many Young
writers, he tried to use too howery an
guage, and, becoming excited he forget to
be accurate in the use OF words The de-
sc-iption of the beauties of nature read
something like This:
"The silvery moon lowered over the
scene, and the stars twinkled merrily: the
soft signing of the wind in the trees near by
came like a benediction of love to the happy
couple entering upon the voyage OF life to.
gether.'
The reporter sent in his copy, but lust
as the paper was about to be sent to press
he rushed into the editors room, all excite.
ment, saying he wished to make correc.
ton in the account of the wedding, as, ac
cording to the almanac, there was no ST.
very or any other moon on that night.
And the reporter also said that he had
Numbered in writing Of the "cOntesting'
parties instead of Contracting parties
After few more corrections the account
OF the wedding was found available for the
editors waste-basket.-Tit-B Bits.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
That "ROund Robin"

Washington, July 10. - 1t was stated
at the war department Tuesday that no
attention whatever would be paid to
the round robin" of the Manila CORE
spondents. The protest was not sent
to Gen. Otis, and it is said will not be,
and Gen. Otis will not be called upon
for an explanation.
Washington, July 22.-The war de-
partment has issued Il statement quot
ing certain dispatches from Gen. Otis
in answer to the press correspondents
round robin" The general saws in
substance that the correspondents wish
to send statements that imperil opera
tons; that they had no specification to
support their charges against him, and
that these charges were untrue. He
denies that he minimizes the work of
the navy, and quotes from naval dis
patches to justify his statement.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
INDICTMENT OF MoLINEUx.
to Inspect the Grand Jury Min
utcs Before Pleading.

New York. July 22.-Rolaud u. Moli
the second time, for the murder o
Mrs. Kate j. Adams, was taken to tbs
court of general sessions to he arraig1
ed for pleading before Judge Blan
chard. Before the pleading could b
made, Mr.. Weeks. of counsel for the
spect the minutes of the grand jury
District Attorney Gardiner objected /.
the granting of the application. II,
said that the defendant was not en-
titled to an inspection of the minutes
as he could have had hearing befor'
magistrate and had refused.
Mr.. Weeks replied that his client die
not accept an examination before tn,
magistrate because Justice FurSmar
stated that the case would have to q
TO the grand jury, no matter what dis
position was made of il by the magis
trate.
He continues:
I'VE ask for an inspection of the
minutes because information has com;
TO us that The evidence presented tc
the grand jury cmbodics that which
Justice Williams declared. in his de
cision dismissing the first Indictment
TO have been illegal"
District Attorney Gardiner said ht
thought that a formal notice of the APP
plication should he made. Judge Blan
chard asscntcd. and Mr.. Weeks was
given until next Tuesday to prepare
his motion.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26

came to him as he had recently cX-
pressed desire it should. He often in
old times said he wished to die slowly.
with a full consciousness, so he might
tell those about him how it felt. Re.
Gently he experienced a change of de-
sire to die painlcsSly and without warn
ing.
Robert Green InGersoll was born a Ores,
den, y. Y, August II. 1888. His father was
a Congre gational Clergyman. When Rob.
ert was ten years Old the family moved &c
Illinois, where his toyhood was spent.
After studying law he began the practice
of the profession al Shawneetown with his
brother Eben. who afterward went to con.
eress In 1851 the brothers removed to
Peoria. In 1850 Robert was defeated for
congress On the democratic ticket.
He was appointed colonel Of the Eleventh
Illinois cavalry in 1862. Soon afterward he
joined the republican party. At the re.
publican national convention of 1876 he
nominated James G. Blaine for the presi-
dcncy in a speech that attracted muCt
attention and laid the foundation for his
reputation as a political speaker in after
years.
He was Offered the post of minister &c
Germany in 1877, but declined the appoint.
ment He had taken part in many noted
lawsuits in all parts of the country, and
acted as counsel for the star route CON
spira tors" who were acquitted in 1883. He
gained fame by his books pamphlets an6
speeches against Christianity. Among his
publications are: Some Mistakes ci
Moses Prose Poems and Selections -
Modern Thinkers" The Brain and the
Bible" and many others.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
VOLUNTEERS FOR THE ARMY
Rapid RecruitinE-rcn New Offices to
he Opened-The Thirty
First Still Leads

Washington, July 22.-tour hundred
and twenty-three men enlisted Thurs
day for service in the volunteer repi-
ments in the Philippines, making a
total to date of 3,j51. The Thirty-irst
and Twenty seventh infantry are MAX
ing the best progress.
According to instructions just issued
from the war department, an officer
from each company of the ten new
regiments will open a recruiting office
at his home city next Monday.
Cincinnati, July 22.-The recruits are
coming in so fast at Fort Thomas,
NY, that the Thirty-frst regiment
Will soon be full, The highest enroll
ment tor one day was 169, Thursday,
and yesterday they continued coming
in.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
knights of Maccabees.

Port Huron, Mich, July 19.-The
eighth biennial review of the supreme
tent, Knights of the Maccabees, opened
Tuesday morning with SIS delegates in
attendance. representing nearly every
state and the Canadian provinces. The
report of Supreme Commander Markey
shows a net increase in membership
during the biennial period of 43,4s5.
The increase of membership in the en-
tire order, which includes the supreme
tent, great camp and ladies' organiza-
ton, during the biennial period was
aS,05s. The membership of the su-
preme tent at present is 1sO,33l. The
financial statement shows surplus on
hand, St63. O36.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
VERY REMARKABLE SHOWING
Good Health OF the Signal Corps In
the PhiIippincs-Two Whole
Months without "a Case.

Washington, July 22.-The chief sig
nal officer has received the official sick
report for the month of April, covering
all the signal companies on duty in the
Philippines. 1t shows Il total of only
4.23 per cent. sick-a remarkably ia
Norable state of affairs for any eli
mate.
The sick report for the first com
pany for the month of June shows
no sickness at all. This company had
the same record for the previous
month. SO far, the corps has lost only
one man from sickness in the Philip
pines. This was from typhoid fever.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Important Action Is Taken mt FRI
days Session of the Body Mt
The Hague.

The Hague, July 22.-Baron De Staal
presided at the plenary session of the
international peace congress Friday, to
place the final seal upon the labors of
the first committee. The first point of
NJ. Karnebeck's repcst dealing with pro-
hibition of dropping explosives from
balloons was unanimously agreed to.
The second point, prohibition of the
use of asphyXiating projectiles, was
agreed to by all except the United
States and Great Britain, whose Austen
ton nullites the agreement of the
others.
The third point, which relates to eX-
panding bullets. occupied the ma ior
part of the sitting. owing to the ques-
ton of the dumdum bullet used by the
British army. Sir Julian Pauncefote eX-
pressed regret that the plenary session
had been so suddenly summoned, as the
British government had intended to
make a statement regarding the dunn
dunn bullet The conference agreed to
leave the minutes of the session open
for the insertion of the British state
ment
Mr.. Andrew d. White, the head of the
United States delegation, then made an
important speech in opposition to pro-
hibition of such bullets as the dunn
dunn. Mr.. Whites arguments made a
great impression upon the delegates,
especially when he explained that the
adoption of the proposal. as submitted
would not prevent the use of another
bullet, which had already been invent
ed, and which would attain the same
end as the dumdum, but in a more cruel
manner. The new missile, Mr.. White
said. was outside the specific definitions
OF the present proposal.
Capt. trozier, the military member of
the United States delegation, proposed
as a substitute the following:
THE use of bullets should be prohibit ed
which infiict unnecessarily cruel wounds
such Is explosive bullets, and in general
every kind of bullet exceeding the limits
necessary to put a man Immediately hors
de combat"
y long discussion ensued as to wheth-
er vote should be taken upon the
original proposal of Capt. Crozier's.
The latter was finally chosen to be
voted upon. Sir Julian Pauncefote an
nounced that he would accept Capt
Crozier's proposal, but it was rejected
by vote of II TO g. NJ. Van Karne-
beck's version was then adopted, Great
Britain and the United States alone yot-
ing against it and the Portuguese del
egates abstaining from voting
The labors of the conference are now
concluded. with the exception of the
work before the arbitration committee.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
LYNCHED.
Mob at TnIIuIa. Miss. Hangs rive
SiciIians Suspected Of Conspir-
ing TO Commit Murder.

New Orleans, duly 22.-Five Sicilians
were hanged Friday by mob at Talu-
la, a town of several hundred inhab-
itants in Madison parish, Il miles from
the river. The dead are: Joe Defatta
Charles Defatta, Frank Defatta, Sy
Deferroch, Joe Cereno. The five vic
Tins were strung up to trees for sup
posed connection with a plot to murder
DR.. Hodges, prominent physician of
the place, who on Thursday was shot
and fatally wounded by one of the
Sicilians. In addition to this several
acts of lawlessness that have occurred
in the neighborhood recently were at
tributed to the gang.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
ALARGE CARGO OF TREASURE.
Valuable Cargo of Bullion and Pre-
ciOus Ores Brought by the
steamer Colon.

san Francisco, July 22.-The Pacific
Mail Co.'S steamer Colon, just arrived
from Panama and way ports, brought
the largest consignment of treasure
that has come from Central America
in some time. 1t came in the form OF
concentrates, silver ore, slugs. bars.
Peruvian soles and Mexican eagles. In
the consignment there were 10,4s2
soles, worth about 5000; 80 cases of
Mexican eagles, valued at 100000; -
bars OF silver, vauled at So, s43; one
bar of gold, valued at $3.50; one bar of
gold and silver, valued at $500; II
sacks of silver slugs, valued at $4,000.
and 400 bags of concentrates and 149
bags of silver ore.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
HIS DEATH WAS SUDDEN.
Col. Robert q. IDgersOll Passes Away
Mt His Home Near Dobbs
Ferry. n. Y.

New York. July 22.-Col. Robert g..
Ingersoll died at his home, Walston-on-
Hudson. near Dobbs Ferry, Friday.
His death was sudden and unexpected,
and resulted from heart disease. from
which he suffered since 1896. In that
year, during the republican national
convention. he was taken i'll and ha0 to
return home. He never fully recovered
from the attack of heart disease, and
was under the care of physicians con
stantly. For the last three days Mr..
Ingersoll has not been feeling well.
There was not even a sigh or groan as
death came. Doctors were hastily
called. but their verdict was that death
had come instantly.
Mrs. Ingersoll was the only person in
the room with him when he died. Death
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
ANDERSON MIsQUoTED AGAIN
The Intcrvicwcrs Insist, Apparently
In DistortiuG what They Get
Out of Gen. Anderson.

Cincinnati. July 22.-Gen. 7. NJ. An
dcrson. commanding the department
of the lakes. who was quoted as say
ing if he had not been held back he
could have finished the Filipino war
with his own division, stated that he
had been misquoted.
Gen. Anderson made the following
statement:
Il said that my division or Law
tons could have defeated the organ
lied forces, but no one could
tell how long predatory war
fare would last. | said that
Il division commander whose bust
ness was to fight. did not take the
same view as a governor general re-
strained by political and diplomatic
considerations. The term politics was
not used in a party sense"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
Another Cause for Trouble.

New Orleans, july Ca special dis.
patch fro;h Tallulah, La, says five Ital
IanS were lynched there THURSDAY
night The names of those lynched
are understandable.
Dr. Hodges prominent physician
81 lallnlah, quarreled with an Italian.
me latter wounded the physician with
Shot gun. The shooting created in
tense excitement. \ mob Immediately
rounded up the would-be assassin and
h'e OF his friends, strung them all to
trees and then filled their bodies with
buckshot.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26

The total number of pies now needed
to supply the daily demands in Chicago
isat least 4o, 900. The apple rules prime
favorite. At least 25 per cent. of the
total sold daily are of that variety. If
Chicago's daily supply was baked un-
der one huge crust it would be lab feet
in diameter. Physicians who denounce
pie as a source of dyspepsia may find
consolation if they can in the state
ment that all the $500 doctors in Chi
cago could stand on its surface at the
same time and still have room to
spare. There is nothing too good for
Chicagoans.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
PERISHED IN THE FLAMES.
Two. and Probably Four. Lives Lost
in IA Fire That Destroyed Part
of Vulcan, Col.

Denver, Col, July 22,-A special to
the lines from Gunnisou, Col. SAYS:
Fire destroyed Il portion of the town
of Vulcan. The Vulcan hotel run by
Peter polan, was totally destroyed.
Dolan. his wife and two children cs-
capped, but two boys persisted in the
flames. Two strangers were supposed
to hc asleep in the hotel, and at the
time the courier left forGunniSon with
the news, it was believed that they
also periShcd.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26

II the statements of Prof. Chope, of
the Field Columbian museum in Chi
cago. are correct the kissing bug has
been the most maligned bug in the en-
tire chronological collection. The pro-
fessor does not deny that the kissing
bug may be here, but he does stoutly
deny that he is kissing anyone, for he
is never known to attack human be-
ings. lie is a native of the south and
abounds in the cotton region, where
bis mission is to destroy the large
worms which infest cotton plants, and
this he does with such success that he
is regarded as public benefactor.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
OppOse GOebeI'S Election.

Lexington. Ky, July EXHIBITIONS
are in circulation in this county and
city calling for mass-meeting of
democrats who oppose f. NJ. Goebel's
election as governor. y meeting has
been called for Saturday, July 30, at =
p. III. The petitions set forth that the
signers do not consider the action of
the Louisville convention binding on
them as democrats. This meeting is
claimed TO be in consonance with a
general movement in neighboring
counties on the part of the free silver
democrats.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26

London, July 22.-The dead body of
man was found Thursday night, up.
on the steps of Trinity church, Lam
dudno. Wales. Death had been caused
by a shot from Il revolver. In one of
the dead mans pockets was found an
envelope indicating that his name was
Alfred Poole, and that he came from
Coal Glen, Pa. There was also upon
the dead mans person letter, dated
April 6, from q. W. Cakes, South Wa
ter street, Denver, written upon paper
bearing the letter head of Centennial
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Denver.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-26
THE TRANSPORT INDIANA.
Three Hundred and Fifty-EigIlt Sick
and Wounded Soldiers From
Manila.

Sap Francisco, July 22.-The United
State transport Indiana arrived from
Manila, the journey occupying - days
The vessel WAS sent to quarantine
The Indiana has 35S sick soldiers on
board and a number of Red Cross
nurses. The sick soldiers were taken
from the various regiments and II
great many of them are suffering from
work OF examining the vessel has been
finished by the quarantine officers the
sick soldiers will he removed to the
newly Unfinished hospital at the Presidio.