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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-09

ruary zTLu, snUw5: t>rIreu, ISoi wound
ed, 573; missing 81. Of these, the losses
of the Inniskillings, were, as follows:
Killed, "a wounded, 162; missing, Y;
Dublin Fusiliers, killed, Is; wounded,
81; missing, IS; Connaught Rangers,
killed, 10; wounded, 1885,. missing, s;
Royal Irish F>usiliers, killed, IL; wound
ed, 60; missing, 2; Scots Fusiliers, kill
ed, 18; wounded, IS; missing, none.
With the list of casualties issued
Monday this makes the total cost to the
rank and file in the final relief of
Ladysmith 1859 men.
Boer Camp, Biggarsberg, March g.
The Federals have fallen back on the
Biggarsberg chain that crosses Natal
south Of Dundee. The retreat from
Ladysmith was due to the mistake Of
a certain commandment in ordering his
men to retire from the key of the posi-
ton without any reason for the move.
On the receipt Of the bad news from
the Modder River Wednesday it was
resolved to send the wagons back to
Biggarsberg, and soon long strings Of
OK wagons lined the roads. Over
thousand wagons took the westerly
route to the laager southwest Of Lady
smith Another convoy was sent 10 the
foot Of the Drakensberg. A large num-
Der Of tents captured from the British
at Dundee and also the ammunition
were abandoned. -
The chief difficulty was in dismount-
ing Long Tom"
Cape Town, March An official
notification has been issued that tile
Queenstown proclamation of February
22d regarding certain terms be offered
the rebels by General Brabant in event
Of their surrender, has been Withdrawn,
but those in arms against England may
f0 thar do
ing their weapons, receiving a pass,
but they are liable to be called to &C
count later. 81.
Durham, March 6.-General Butler, in
a general order, regarding the relief Of
Ladysmith, says:
1.-TWO forces during he last few
months have striVen with conspicuous
gailantry and splendid determination
to maintain the honor of the Queen and
the country. The Ladysmith garrison
for four months held that position
against every attack with complete
success and endured many privations
with admirable fortitude. The relieving
force had to force it's way through an
unknown country, across unfOrdable
rivers and on almost inaccessible
heights face a fully prepared, we'll
armed and tenacious enemy. BY the
exhibition of the truest courage, cour-
ing brilliantly. accomplished it's object
and added a glorious page to history
Of the country.
"Ladysmith was successfully held and
relieved and the sailors and soldiers,
colonial and home born, who had done
this, were united by one desire and in
spired by one patriotism"
THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT
INTERVENE.
e.
Paris, March 4-The Gau1Ois pub
fishes an interview with a diplomatist
Of the United States Embassy here
upon the subject Of American interven-
ton in South Africa. At first the gen
tleman in question refused to talk for
publication, but finally agreed to speak
uIon receiving a promise that his name
would not be revealed. He said: The
United States Will not intervene. TIE
Monroe doctrine is our rule as long as
American interests are not at stake.
The petitions addressed to President
Mckinley are OF no great Importance
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-09

J,.lon. Mach O. q. m.-Lafeking
:. t. ne relieved as soon as the British
1c~ce already "a the way to Kimberley
can raise The siege. This force is de-
scribed vaguely as strong" The KIM
berley Light Horse is mentioned as a
component. In view OF the fact that
the Kimberley Light Horse is under
the control of the De Beers Company,
Lord Roberts visit to Kimberley prob
ably had to Go with the arrangement
with Cecil Rhodes to use this company
of troops.
Mr.. Rhodes and Colonel Kekewich
have had differences of policy, it APP
pears, which did not end with the re-
lief Of Kimberley. What shall I do
with him?" Colonel Kekewich is said
to have wired to Lord Roberts, who
half humOrOusly replied, according to
story circulated at the clubs, Put him
in chains"
Fresh intelligence as to what Lord
Roberts Is doing has ceased again. This
silence IS taken to mean that something
has happened or is about to happen.
BOer raiders are uncOmmOnly active
Colony, where they are stirring up the
Dutch. Martial law has been declared.
Mr.. Chamberlain's request for 250J
additional Australian Bushmen is I'M
derstood to be explained by the fac
that the War Office requires this force
for the pursuit of irrecOncilable Beers,
who, according to the Intelligence De
partment, have been quietly collecting
great quantities Of ammunition and
stores in the mountain Businesses of the
ZCUpansbeTg district. in the north c
the Transvaal, where they are prepar
ing to carry on guerrilla warfare.
London, March 5.-A special TO tie
Times from Lorenzo Marques, dated
Sunday, March :, says that persistent
reports continue to prevail that tn
Transvaal government has opened ne
gotIations looking to the securing o.
peace. On the other hand, it is as
serted the Beers will make a stand at
Glencoe and Laing's Mex and that in
the meantime the entertainments at
Pretoria are being extended in antici-
patton Of a siege.
A conference between the Boer Presi-
dents, 1t Is added, and the General com
manding the Beers in Northern Natal
was hurriedly arranged on receipt O
the news of General Cronje's surrender
Until Thursday night official confirma
ton of the surrender was withheld
from the public. President Kruger
sent fervid religious appeal, with or
ders that it should be read by all tn
officers to the burghers, urging them
stand fast and strive in the name of the
Lord, for, unless they had faith in Him.
cowardice would set in, and their posi- :
ton would be hopeless the moment
they turned their backs on the enemy.
Their past victories, he declared, show
ed that the Lord was On their side, The
Drasidant heseeched the bnrahers be- :
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05
Assessments i'm mississippi.


As first stated in the Picayune the
increase assessed valuations Of the
personal and real estate for 1900 over
1899 was s27. 490,03s.
These figures are not only interest
ing, but startling, and Auditor Cole,
has been at considerable labor
and much pains in making compare
tive statement, which follows herewith
for putting this data in shape for pub
LEGATION, which will rebound to the
benefit of the State. Every thought
full, intelligent Mississippian will be
interested in these figures, showing
the valuation in his county in 1899 and
those in 1900.
Auditor Cole is now engaged in com.
piling statement showing the total
personal property in the State by coun-
ties This statement, when completed
will show in detail all assessed personal
property of every kind, as we'll as the
exempt personal property.
There has been an increase in valua-
ton of personal property and real es-
tate in every county in Mississippi
save one, Sharkey. The counties show
ing the greatest increase are in the
piny woods section of the State, and
more especially in those through which
the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, re-
Gently completed to the State capital,
runs. This is the proof Of what has
been repeatedly stated in the Picayune
that railroads, apart from being great
civilizers and public conveniences,
largely enhance land and other values.
The following interesting table tells
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05
MORE ABOUT GIBSON.

Gov. Longino just now is prepared
to testify that tho "eyil men do lives
after them" and particularly is this
being shown in the case of j. h.
Gibson, the man who essayed to buy
his way into fat job in this state.
Among a batch of letters sent him
since his exposure of Gibson last Sat,
urday, he today received the follow
ing, which throws flood of light on
that gentlemans character:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
CAsoPoLIs, Mich, Nov. q, 1900.
Governor Longino Jackson, Miss:
Honored Strive notice in the pa
per with great pleasure, that you have
succeeded in getting hold of j. E
Gibson, of Logansport, Ind. We have
Just completed a new court house IN
this county and the contract was first
let to this man Gibson. He was dis
charged, however, before the first sto
ry walls we're up, because of his disre
gard of the contract in many material
features and because he tried to bride
the individual members of the build
ing committee. We now have suit
with him in the Federal court. He
dares not come into Michigan and lei
Cass county parties know it. He has
built several public buildings, and we
understand has had trouble at every
place. We consider him tough char
acter and we trust and hope you viii
be able to land him in the penitentiary
where he belongs on general principals
Would like for you to write us the
particulars of the case and keep us in
formed as the matter progresses, anc
if we can help you in any way will bt
glad to do so. Respectfully,
d. L. KINGsBURY,
Secretary Building Committee.
C. H. KIMMERLEE, Chairman Build
ing Committee.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05
The Brandywine Stone Wall.

Governor Longino, who has been
deeply interested i'll the Brandywine
rock wall, in Claiborne and Copiah
counties, for some months, and who
has sent specimen of the rock to the
Smithsonian Institute at Washington
for analysis, expects at an early day,
with party of friends, to visit these
wonderful walls and personally inspect
them. The report of the analysis will
be awaited with much interest, as
there is wide speculation touching the
character Of the rock contained in
this unexplained and puzzling wall,
Some people think that there may
have once been a walled city there,
and others suggest the possibility of
the rock being artificial, having been
made of cement.
Governor Longino headed a list this
morning with 800 to make an investi-
CATION of this wall, and Mr. w. F..
Swan, of Biloxi, subscribed a like
amount. There is little doubt that all
the mo ney necessary will be sub
scribed for a full and complete inves-
tigation of this wonderful formation of
magnificent rock and uniform in size,
and held together by magnificent &C.
ment, will be forthcoming at the hands
of home people when needed.-Picd
yune's Mississippi Bureau.
The find was reported to Governor
Longino some time ago by Thomas C.
Watson, of Haziehurst, who gave
lengthy description of the wall. His
letter stated that it is located 10 the
sout beast corner of Claiborne coun-
ty, and covers an area of nearly four
miles square. Each stone measures
about six feet in length, three feet in
width, and two feet in thickness, and
they are put together with very ex-
cellent but peculiar sort of cement.
The archa ologists hope to find some
clue as to the origin of the wall, and
unless the information is discovered
by other methods, excavations will
probably be made. 1t is thought that
the wall was built by some prehistoric
race.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05
THE PROGRAM FOR CONGRESS.


Congress met for the short 81 ssion on
last Monday The Literary Digest
says some of the problems that made
the last session of Congress notable,
and that we're left unfinished for vari-
Gus reasons, promise to make the COM
ing session, which began last Monday,
equally interesting. Congress has not
yet decided for example what is to be
done with the Philippines, and proba-
bly, will not decide until the Supreme
Court passes on the question whether
the Constitution follows the flag" in
the cases that will come before it Dec
II. Several other matters promise to
become storm-centers. One of these
is the shipping subsidy bill, discussed
in another article in this department
another is the Nicaragua canal bill and
treaty, which will revive the discus
sion as to whether the United States
should control the canal in peace and
and war, or make it neutral and open
to all nations on equal terms; another
is the army bill, to increase the size
of the regular force; another is the re-
adjustment of the revenue, which may
be brought about by reduction OF
the war taxes; another is Congress
sional reapportionment to fit the new
census, and the possible reduction, In
representation from certain Southern
States on account of negro disfrancbise.
ment; another is the proposed Pacific
cable: and still another is river and
harbor appropriation bill.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05
Lincoln County, Miss.

The Picayune's Jackson correspond
ent says the artesian we'll outfit pnr
chased by Governor Longino recent,
in Chicago, has arrived and will bt
placed in position at once. The frs
we'll to be bored, as heretofore an
bounced, will be on the new capito
grounds, and it is hoped that it will b'
placed in position at once ant
finished in tina to supply water need
ed in the construction of the new
81, 100000 statehouse. The outfit is g
magnificent one and thoroughly mod
ern in all of its details.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05
Chairman Jones Talks.

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 29.-United
States Senator James X. Jones, chair
man of the Democratic national com
mittee, spent today here and left this
evening for Washington, ID. G. Be-
fore leaving he said in an interview:
The election result was great sur
prise to all Democrats. All we're so
confident of success that the sweep
ing Republican victory came as Sc
we're shock. Even on the evening of
the day of election reassuriug tele-
grams came from leaders that New
York was safe for Bryan, and from
leaders in other pivotal states that
Democracy was sure to win. 1t was
these forecasts which buoyed us up to
the last moment and made the actual
result more startling. But Mr.. Bryan
is great man one of the greatest in
America today-and his influence will
be felt for many years to come on
American politics. He is giant in in
tellect and simply indefatigable in the
prosecution of campaign. Whether
he will be a candidate for the presi
dency in the near future remains to
be seen, but it is not probable that he
will. 1t is more reasonable to presume
that he would decline the nomination
even should it be offered to him.
Reorganization? Oh, that's all non
sense. There's nothing in it, and it
will blow over in thirty days. 1t is
precipitated by those who deserted the
party and gave aid and comfort to the
enemy and does not represent the
strength or the spirit of the genuine
Democracy. What they would do is
to adopt all the policies of the Repub
lican party and be Democrats only in
name. But granting that there is
cause or strength for so called or:ani
zation, who has the power within the
party to do it now? Not the dis
gruntled disorganizers who have
raised the issue. If there is to be
reorganization, of national committee
or platform it cannot be done for four
years, or until the next national con
ven ion. No one else can reorganize
the party.
AS to the issues, that must depend
largely upon the national and inter
national Developments of the next
four years. 1t may be laid down pri-
marily, however, that the Democratic
party will never vary from its estab-
lished rudimentals of strict con
struction of the constitution and an
upswerving adherence to its princi-
pals, and an economically admins
tered government, for the benefit of
the governed. The silver question
may solve itself Should the amount
of gold produced be ample to maintain
a sufficient volume of metallic money
and insure the stability of prices, the
silver question will be subordinated;
but should the supply f all short of the
demands of trade the silver question
will be prominent. The question
of Imperialism may also find a solu-
ton outside the ballot box. l be-
lieve the supreme court will de-
eide against the Porto Rican law, aud
should this be done there will be a re-
vulsion on the part of the Republi-
cans themselves against the retention
Of the Philippines. But just what the
issues Of 1904 viii be no one can pre-
dict with any degree of certainty.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

Now is the time when Group and
lung troubles prove rapidly fatal. The
only harmless remedy that produces
immediate results is One Minute Cough
Cure. 1t is very pleasant to take and
can be relied upon to quickly cure
coughs, colds and lung diseases. II
will prevent consumption. c. e. Graf.
ton Drug Co.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

Cotton prices have been satisfactory
this year; but the planter must re-
member that the prices this fall have
been caused by short crop at home
and abroad and should not make the
mistake of planting too extensively
next year to the neglect of other crops
of Importance. A short acreage in cot
ton means good prices, while the gain
in cattle and hogs. corn. fruit and veg
etables can hardly be estimated,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

No sooner had Richard Croker ar
rived at his country home in London
for peace and quiet than notice was
served ON him that he had been assess
ed an income tax on 100000 in
come, which meant the payment of
5000. This is the high rate levied by
England on account of the Boer war
The tax is levied on temporary resi-
dents as well as citizens. Croker had
long session with the local committee
and looked "horribly worried" when
he came out. Proceedings we're strict
~ private. We deeply sympathize
with Mr.. Croker and will postpone our
trip to the mother country.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

"For the benefit of those" says the
Brandon News, "who believe in the ia,
tally of the number -, we would state
that the American quarter is about the
most unlucky object they can carry
On said coin there are ID stars, Is let
tiers in the scroll which the eagle holds
in its claws, Ii feathers in its tail;
there are l3 parallel lines on the shield.
l3 horizontal stripes, ID arrow heads
and l3 letters in the words quarter
dollar"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

Many of the larger concerns in the
confectionery business have withdrawn
their travelling men from the road, be-
cause the orders they already have
will keep them going until after the
first of the New Year. The indications
are that this will be year of the full
Christmas stocking
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

An old criminal was once asked what
was the first step that led to his ruin
He replied: "The first step was cheat
ing an editor out OF two years sub
scription. After that, the devil had
such grip on me-. couldn't shake
him of. :"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

Paper can now be made from cotton
seed hulls. A company, to utilize the
process, is now being formed in New
Jersey, with capital of 100000. The
patentee is arranging to organize com
panies to erect pulp mills throughout
the South.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

Oliver Wendell Holmes once said
that "every man is three men in one :
The man he thinks he is, the man
other people think he is and the
man he really is
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

Miss Helen Gould has sent $1,000
worth of clothing to be distributed
among the United States army at Ma
Mia. Miss Gould personally selected
every article.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05
B. T. HOBBS, Publisher.

Jim Hall, the once prominent Au-
stralian pugilist, is dying in Chicago
of tuberculosis.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

The last of the old penitentiary
buildings in Jackson are now being
cleared away to make room for the
new State Capitol.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

Col. Wilson, United States Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, died in
Washington City last week.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For City Treasurer.
For City Marshal.

We are authorized to announce
THOS. c. CRAWFORD
as a candidate for City Marshal of Brookhayer
at the ensuing December election.
We are authorized to announce
R.C. APPLEwHITE
as candidate for Marshal of the city o
Brookhaven at the ensuing December election
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05

Totals for State 18s, 275,9o9 2l5, 765,947
Total increase ----,-----27, 49O,O3o
decrease.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Milking the Cow.

81 went out to milk that COW of mine
last night" said the o1d-timer, CAREFUL
ly nursing his arm, "and here before
you are the remains. I'll forget myself
and assassinate that COW brute some
day AS l said, l went out to milk her,
and she behaved all right with the
exception of wrapping her tail around
my neck and then unwrapping it. This
didn't last, however, and she inserted
her hind hoof in the pail and looked
around to see if / liked it. In sud-
den spell of madness l yanked up a
neckyoke and histed it at her and
missed her and knocked over a row of
chickens. Then l got excited and
landed on her face with my right and
unjointed every joint in my body. She.
the COW, then became agitated and
stood upon her hind legs and ran me
in the haymow. | remained up there,
occasionally telling her she might go
some place if the sulphur agreed with
her health, until my wife came and