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self the committee that knew its busi-
ness Now this subcommittee is in dis
grace ana the community has reached the
CONCLUSION that u did not know its busi-
ness From sense OF pride the local
newspapers had concealed the bIundars
ana the incompetency of the whole move
ment.
II is a fact that PhfadeIphians did not
realize that there was any hope Of getting
me convention until u really came through
the desire OF Senator Hanna to have II held
IN a red-h Republican CITY. The citfzens
did not appear 10 have sufficient civic prida
10 grasp the opportunity. The municipal
authorities were Jealous Of the IaureIs
which the nondesCript movement had won
ana declined 10 give the Citizens Conyen-
lion Association official sanction. Roth
councils finally adopted a resolution-see-
ing ID what disgTaceful position PhiladeI-
phla was placed-requesting the MAYOR to
aid the association by calling together rep
resentauYe citizens. but the mayor pigeon
hOled the resolution.
me association appointed collectors. en-
ployed press agent, ran up printing hills
and soon found itself in financial straits
The salaries were paid for the first two
weeks Henry Burk, president Of the asso-
cation. took $1,000 out of his own pocket
10 pay the salaries, but there was a limit
to his generosity. After the first two
weeks the salaries remained unpaid and
work came 10 a standstill. Mr. Burk and
Richard G. Oellers. chairman OF the fnan-
cial committee Of the association. together
with W. S. p. Shields. OF the sub-executive
committee. went before the mayor a couple
of days ago.
Messrs. Burk and Oellers said that they
were in . sorry predicament and begged
the mayor to give official sanction 20 the
Citizens Association. Mr.. Shields demur-
red, but Mayor Ashbridge consented to take
charge of the movement provided the pres
ent ohcials in the movement would re-
sign. That vas satisfactory to Messrs.
Burk and Oellers. but Mr. Shields raised
a row. He declared that the sub-executive
committee knew its business and that he
would not resign.
Mr.. Shields is an influential member Of
the Manufacturers Club. He and several
other members of the sub-executive com
mittee are directors OF the club. They de-
clared that Mayor Ashbridge was striking
at the Manufacturers Club. which. they
contended, represented an aggregate
wealth Of Sl6s 600 GOO and Immediately
started fight between the club and the
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SCHEDULE OF Pensions
Commissioner Evans Reply to ar
Enquiry From the Senate.
Four Widows and Seven Daughters
of Soldiers Of the Revolution on
the War of ISI2-The Provisions
of the Various Acts of Congress.

II. Clay Evans Commissioner Of Pen
sions, has transmitted to the Senate in
reply 20 an enquiry "a schedule Of pen
siOning for the several wars"
He says that for and on account of the
Revolutionary war, on June 80. 1899. there
were borne on the pension rolls four wild
ows and seven daughters. Continuing, the
Commissioner says:
Pensions OF IS per month for the surviv-
ing widows Of soldiers who served for four
teen days or more during the war of the
Revolution, or who were in any engage
ment during said war, are provided for by
the act Of March 9, 1878. Disloyalty is not
a bar TO pension under this law The pen
sion Of widows was increased to $12 per
month by the act Of March 10, 1886 The
daughters referred to as being borne on the
pension rolls were pensioned by special
acts OF Congress.
War Of 1S12-There were borne on the
pension rolls on June so, 1899 one survivor
and 1895 widows
The act of February Il, 1871. now sec
lions 1895 and 4737 of the Revised Statutes.
provides a pension Of IS month for SOL
diers and sailors who served sixty days or
more and were honorably discharged. or
who are personally named in a resolution
Of Congress for any specific service in that
war, and the surviving widows Of such per-
sons, but title would he barred in conse-
quence OF dislOyaIty during the civil war
In order TO secure title under this law.
a widow must have married the soldier or
sailor prior TO the treaty of. peace.
This law was amended by act of March
., 1873, which removedidiSlo yalty as a bar
as we'll as the time of marriage. and pro-
vided for fourteen days service cnly or
engagement in any action and an honora-
bic discharge.
The rate Of pension for aidows wss in
creased TO So a month by the act of March
70. 1856 81
Indian wars. IS3211SI9- There were
borne on the rolls June 80, tS9s, I,556 sur
vivors and $3.50 widows.
The act Of July p, 1892. provided a
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pension Of IS per month for the surviving
officers and enlisted men who served thir-
" days or more IN certain desi grated In
dian wars and were hOnorably DISCHARGED.
and such other officers. soldiers. and sail
ors IS may have been personally named in
any resolution Of Congress for any specific
service in such wars, and the surviving
widows OF such officers and enlisted men.
provided such widows have not remarked.
Pensions under this act are for the Eatu-
raj lives OF the grantees. subject however.
10 dropping if obtained by fraud. Disloy-
atty during civil war is not a bar to pen
sion under this law
Mexican war-On June so. 1889. there
were borne on the rolls 9,204 survivors.
S.175 widows
The act of January %. 1887. provides e
pension of IS per month for the surviving
officers and enlisted men OF. the army.
navy or marine corps, who, being duly
enlisted, actually served sixty DAYS or more
with the army or navy in Mexico or on
the coasts or frontier thereof, or en- route
thereto, or were engaged in 4 battle and
were honorabIy discharged. and 10 such
others soldiers and sailors as may have
been personally named in any resolution
OF Congress for any specific service in said
war and the surviving widows OF such
officers and enlisted rlen, provided that
Under this act no title exists unless the
officer, enlisted man. or widow Is siXty-tWo
years of age or upward, except in case Of
a survivor under the age of siXty-two
years, who. at the date Of filing claim, is
disabled or dependent equivalent 10 some
cause recognized by the pension laws In
case OF widow under siXty-two years Of
age, it must be shown that she is depen-
dent in order 10 give her title.
ss-H..
except in cases Of officers and enlisted
men, where the claim is made when under
sixty-twO years Of age and on account Of
disability contracted while in any man
ner voluntarily engaged in aiding or abet-
ting the late rebellion against the author
ity Of the United States.
THE act of January .. 1898. provided for
increase OF pension named in act Of Janu-
airy 20, 1887, TO S12 per month to officers
and enlisted men when il is shown that
they are wholly disabled for manual labor
and in such destitute circumstances that
s. per month is insufficient TO provide the
necessaries Of life. This act provides only
for those persons who were on the rolls at
the time OF its passage-that is, January
5, 1893
Soldiers and sailors who incurred dis
abilities IN service and line Of duty prior
TO March 4. 1861, and subsequent to the
war of the Revolution are governed, SO
far as rates OF pension allowed, by the
provisions OF the general laws. and a
soldier or sailor who incurred a disability
in the Mexican war in the line Of duty or
in any other naval or military service in
the line of duty prior TO March l. 1861.
and subsequent TO the War OF the RevOlu-
ton. is entitled to the same rate as If
like disability was incurred in service and
line Of duty subsequent to March 4, 1851.
II disability was incurred subsequent to
the war of the Revolution and prior 10
March 4, 1861, the rates are eQu1lized
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The CONVENTION FUND
Little Progress Toward Raising
Money in Philadelphia.
a Meeting To BE Held i'm the Mayors
Ohice 40 Formulate Plans To Raise
sand characterization Between the
Committee and the City's Executive

PHILADELPHIA. Pa Jan. 31.-The
muddle in which Phnadelphi. finds herself
after endeavoring for a month and half
10 raise 100000 for the National Repub-
lican Committee in return for the next
Presidential Convention, promises to de-
velop into a scandal at the meeting Of
citizens at the mayors Office this after
noon.
OF the $4,000 promised to the Repub-
lican campaign fund only $4,000 has been
actually received, while there is said to be
$4,000 upon the subscription papers. The
subscribed money is said to be most in
tangible. There is a conviction in the
community hat il. viii be a difficult mat
ter to raise the money even under the most
propitious circumstances, for many be-
heve that the convention affairs have been
miserably mismanaged.
Numerous jealousies have been aroused.
The citizens have no confidence in the per-
sons who have been endeavoring to raise
the fund, and an investigation shows that
Philadelphians are heartily sorry that they
embarked upon the enterprise.
The movement for holding the Republic
order. Il originated in the young Repub-
lican Club. among several microscopic
politicians who thought there would be
money in It. They managed 10 get some
influential citizens interested. The lat
ter formed the Citizens Convention Asso-
citation. and as soon as they discovered
the caste OF some of the orisiustors Of the
movement they Immediately threw them
out.
Even after this eliminating process the
association was largely composed OF men
who we're not at all representative but
they could make more noise than the usual
run OF Philadelphians.
sub-eXecutive committee was organ
lied which went 10 the meeting Of
the National Committee In Washington.
paraded large badges and pretended that
there was mones to burn In the Quaker
city. certified check for 500 900 was
fourished and the game was bagged The
check vas a myth. The subcommittee o.
the Citizens Convention Association re-
turned TO Philadelphia and proclai Aed it,
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WhOOping Cough in South Dakota.

II isn't often the Democrat" takes any
stock in proprietary preparations, but.
having had occasion to use the Chamber
lain's Cough Cure in a recent case Of
whooping cough, we found ii a most ex-
ceilent remedy, and one that gives the
child Immediate relief Being pleasant to
the taste, children do not object to TAX
ing II, and Il keeps the cough loose, and
II given freely and as directed, there is
practically no danger Whatever from the
disease Howard. S. D., Democrat"
For sale by Henry Evans, wholesale and
retail, and all druggists
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The Trial of Howen Titus.

The trial Of Attorney howell Titus, charged with
receiving money under false prctenses. nom
client. was resumed TODAY. before Justice Cole.
presiding in Crii:iusl Court. No. l. The prose
cutting witness is Marvin c. sperry. who alleges
that he paid the defendant S55 for services which
he did not rend,T.
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above cited. upon application for res-a.a-
ton. and upon furnishing proof Of LOYALTY.
would be entitled 20 restoration from the
date Of last payment Of that pension. ard
TO an increase OF The rates from and after
July -, 1856, as provided for soldiers ana
sailors who incurred disabilities Of q like
character subsequent TO March 4. 1851.
AT the present time. if the arm had
been amputated c- the shoulder joint or
so near the shoulder joint as 20 prevent
the use OF an artificial arm, his rate would
be So per month. If ampUtated az or
above the elbow, $50 per month, and Z
below the elbow. $50 per moEth- In The
case herein cited, IL the soldier is unGb.s
10 prove his loyalty as required by TIE
general law. he has title 90 pension under
the act OF January - 1881 at the rate Of
IS per month from and after the passage
Of that act and If his name was or The
rolls on January .. 1898 he may, under
the conditions set forth In the aeJ OF JanU-
airy .. 1898. be entitled 10 Sl2 per month
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Boys SOS Suits. Sl.49.
Boys 75c Flannel Waists. 25c.

Boys Navy Blue Flannel Waists OF
f fine q Rsd5ys5 T re made usually 25c
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THINGS THEATRICAL.
Lnfayette-"soRn. Tmo nrothcrr.D
Ttere was material change in the bill

offered by the Imperial japanese Dramatic
Company yester-evening at the Lafayette,
for, though ''Zingoro. an Earnest Statue
Maker" was retained as a curtain raiser,
The ROyalist" and 'The Geisha and the
Knight" which had been done Monday,
were replaced with the tragedy. Sega,
Two Brothers" The piece, which is by
OtojifO Kawakami in plot does not differ
materially from Hamlet" though. of
course, the treatment is crude and 1rimi-
tive. The Interpretation. all things con
sidered, proved most creditable, he per
formances of Mr.. Kawakami and Of Miss
Iacco being full Of really artistic bits A
version of The Merchant of Venice" will
be given this afternoon, and THE Geisha
and the knight" is to be repeated in the
evening
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Major Harrison's Leave Extended
The leave Of absence granted Major Russell 3
Harrison. Oh account e Illness has been extend
,f one month
The leader., 1900-06-20
WHITWORTH RALLY.

The object of the Whitworth College
rally, announced for Friday night next,
is to call into play whatever of latent
interest there may be in the institution,
and to inspire to greater activity than
ever before the friends of Whitworth
College. The ''20th Century Fund" is
the watchword of all Methodism in
educational circles and it is most fit
ting and appropriate that the denom-
ination at this place do its full duty,
Just at this period to their college.
Outside of denominational inter
est, Brookhaven and the public
generally owe it to themselves,
the town and the State to lend a strong
hand to the new administration that
will lay itself out for all it is worth
for the advancement of the renowned
institution. We hope to see a large
assemblage of our best people in Calls
themes Hall, Friday evening. Ad-
dresses will be made by Bishop Gal
loway and the new president and vice
president of Whitworth.
The leader., 1900-06-20
FROM EDGAR,

The rain has been somewhat heavy
and continued, but since it has held
up, We farmers are glad and are put
ting in good time with fine prospects
ahead.
Mr.. James Dunn and Miss Dona
Rials came down on the night of the
7th inst, awoke the squire from his
slumbers and effected a moonlight
marriage.
Bro. Saw Dust's little unique battery
tphibbiegraph, or whatsoever he calls
it, was out of whack lately. We never
so much as heard that Bro. Jeems was
gone to the asylum.
W. c. Summers plowed corn while the
ground was too wet. Said it was the
only way be could manage TO enjoy the
rain, with so much work to do. The
rain didn't come, but the plowing is
done all the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. \. Williams are re-
ioicing over their new babe, as the
little miss seems to have come to their
home to stay. Gus appears to feel
like he could capture cyclone if it
had violated the law.
We were glad to see the pleasant
faces of our old friends II. f. and V.
l.. A. Reeves, of Pike County, at the
Children's Day service. Mr.. Reeves
was our most excellent Superintend-
ent two years in other days.
Mr.. A. NJ. Summers returned in due
time from the Confederate Veteran
Reunion at Louisville, Ky, but looked
some the worse for wear. May be
rations; were short but he reports a
good time with many happy greetings.
Our "Children's Day" service at
Topisaw was a grand success. The
collection, through the medium of the
unite boxes" in the hands of the little
folk, amounted to S76S, which goes to
the Sunday School Board for the Bible
fund. Mrs. Myra o. Greer, Miss Eva
Reeves and Miss Sallie Summers de-
serve great credit for the excellent
part they performed in the service and
the children all did their work nicely.
Mr. James Rawls and Mr.. A. NJ.
Summers say they are willing to man
age the Democratic Primary with Dem
ocrats. Mr.. n. n. Hickman, the other
manager, is competent man, but is
anything but Democrat. They ap-
The leader., 1900-06-20

The wind storm on Sunday night
struck Jackson at about o'clock, and
prevailed through Warren, Rankin,
Madison and Copiah. China trees,
fruit trees and cedar trees, were up
rooted or broken down; chimneys and
roofs were blown off and consterna-
tion took possession of those power
less to stay the storm. 1t was severest
from Winona north to Memphis, along
the line of which crops are damaged
beyond calculation.
The leader., 1900-06-20

The Republican National Conven-
ton met in Philadelphia yesterday
with Boss Hanna in command. Me
Kinley will be renominated by accla-
nation. The only contest is over the
Presidency. Several aspirants are
in the field, including Roosevelt.
The leader., 1900-06-20

Lieutenant Hobson, of Merrimac
fame, will be honored on the occasion
of his next birthday, August 18th, by
the presentation of a $1,000 silver ser
vice, voluntary offering from Ala
bama friends and others. The Times
Democrat aptly remarks; There is
nothing that breeds heroes so much, as
the honor paid to heroes"
The leader., 1900-06-20

Chairman Prewitt has called State
Populist convention, to be held i'll
Jackson, Aug. 15, to select an electoral
ticket to be voted on in November
Populists are requested to meet in
their respective counties, Aug. IL, and
select delegates.
The leader., 1900-06-20

Railroad ommissioners held an in
formal meeting at Meridian with Mr..
Eastland, who asked that the NJ. and
o. railroad be compelled to establish
the same rate on fertilizers as charged
by the Illinois Central.
The leader., 1900-06-20

The announcement of Hon. Pat
Henry, Congressman from this dis
trict, appears in this issue of Tue
LEADER. Mr.. Henry has made con-
scientious and pains-taking official,
and in due season will canvass the
district and give an account of hi
stewardship.
The leader., 1900-06-20
CITY COUNCIL.
Ofcial Proceedings of Adjourned Meet
ing, June 18th, 1900.


At an adjourned meeting of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, held
at the Mayors office in said
city on the 18th day of June, 1900,
at 7;30 o'clock p. m, there were
present His Honor j. B. Daughtry,
Mayor, and Aldermen Chas. Schnor-
renberg, j. II. Willoughby and w. H..
Seavey; absent, Aldermen Moreton
and Abrams.
His Honor the Mayor explained the
object of the meeting was to take some
steps towards purchasing machinery
and material, and having the work
done for extending the Electric Line
and Water Mains.
On motion, Be it ordered by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, that Alder
men j. H. Willoughby, Chas. Schnor-
renberg and w. H. Seavey be and are
hereby appointed as a committee to
take in charge the extension of the
Light and Water system, and proceed
at once to the purchase of all material
necessary for said purposes, and en-
ploy all labor required in extending
and erecting the system. They are
hereby ordered and instructed to make
full and correct report at each regu-
lar meeting of all money expended on
this work, as well as amount of ma
terial purchased.
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE AND TELE-
GRAPH COMPANY.
On motion, Be it ordered that the
contract with the Cumberland Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company for
Lights and Water be and is hereby
cancelled, and that they be allowed
until the next regular meeting OF this
Board, (which will be July 3rd, 19OO,)
to petition for new contract.
There being no further business the
Board adjourned.
j. B. DAUGHTRY, Mayor.
II
The leader., 1900-06-20

pealed to w. c, Summers, the McClen-
don's precinct member of our EXecu-
tive Committee, who was not present
at the meeting of that Committee on
the 2nd inst, and he suggests Joel
Finch Ia Democrat to serve i'll place
of Mr. Hickman
The leader., 1900-06-20

The 500 anniversary of the birth
of John Gutenberg, inventor of NOV
able type, was celebrated on the 18th
in Berlin by AN immense gathering OF
printers and type founders.
The leader., 1900-06-20

1t is now Brigadier General Joe
Wheeler, in command of the Depart
ment of the Lakes, with headquarters
at Chicago.
The leader., 1900-06-20

The First Methodist church, of Jack
sou, has given 5000 toward the Goth
century fund.
The leader., 1900-06-20

Gov. Longino has gone a-tishing on
the coast this week.
The leader., 1900-06-20
Small Farm for Sale.

p ro,l,er 9ner for sale my farm. one mile east of
ras5 heaNen on the Brookhaven and Monticello
to,,l, which Is one of the most desirable loca-
tsr, pns near the city and would make model truck
rasih. Inc property embraces a comfortable
n,ence and outbuildings. For particulars
~fpH 70 MRS. MARY LARkIN,
Brookhayen, Miss.
The leader., 1900-06-20

J.B. DAUGHTRY, Mayor.
w. III. SEAvEY, Clerk.
The leader., 1900-06-20

The BR0OKHAvEN LEADER, Established 1881,
The BR0OKHAvEN CITIZEN, Established 1907.
The leader., 1900-06-20
Straw Hats.

We have them for men and boys in
all styles and at all prices. Boys hats
start at 5c and run up to zoe. Mems
commence at l0c. and run up to 3. 80
We sell the best 25c. and soc. straw hat
on the market. Others get 35c. and
Soc for these same goods.
The leader., 1900-06-20

BILLY.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-24
WILL BRANCH OUT.

Since the Venture corporation OF Lon.
don, England, acquired Stratton's Inde
pendence mine it has been credited with
having designs on every desirable prop.
erty 10 Cripple Creek from the Portland
down, says the Colorado Springs Ga
zette. Now it appears that the pros
pectite arrival of Mr. Fred Baker in
Colorado Springs, who comes from Lon
don to make an examination OF the In
dependence on behalf of the Venture
corporation. is connected with the
purchase OF the Strong and Ell Paso Colo
King mines, which are both controlled
by Colorado Springs mining men, Messrs
Lennox, Giddings and Colburn. His ar
rival last Saturday was a subject o
much interest to mining men at Colo
RADIO Springs and Cripple Creek.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-24
Minnesota State University Students.


Last Saturday Charles p. Evarts, c.
FL. Clark, Charles Overmier, Charles G
Hoyt, Charles S. Morris, John Luesch, A
l.. Gholz, G. H. Erickson, G. e. Barnedde
Ed. p. McCarthy,J. A. Nye WI Clapp
G. j. Smith, FL. ii. Holden, r. j. John
son, Fl. S. Lovett, II. w. Trague, o. S.
Eggleston, w. E. Hunt, L. X. Sowle.
Henry Sanderson, Burton johnson, II.
M. Shaner, r. II. Toll, j. II. Hendrck-
son and Fl. A. Bissell, all students at the
state university of Minnesota, at Min
neapolis, come over from Idaho Sprir es.
remaining here until Monday morning.
They visited while here the Cook mire
on Bobtail hill, the Boston & Denver
Mining and Milling company's new 80
rapid drop stamp mill and other points
Of interest in Black Hawk. Professor
Van Bergen accompanies them on their
tour of the mines OF Gilpin, Clear Creek,
Teller and Lake counties. While here
they were extended many courtesies by
the leading mining and mill men Of Gil
pin county.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-24
ENLARGED QUARTERS WANTED.

We are informed that there are nearly
one hundred applications for the Fresh
men class OF the State School of Mines
to enter at the September term. OF
course there will be many more appli-
cants, but the space is limited. There is
no doubt but that there would be 400
students or more at this school il they
could be taken care of. We hope that
the next legislature may have the good
judgment to see to it that this institu-
ton has proper appropriation and then
see that the money is Forthcoming. The
school ought to have now at least $780,
600 for the new buildings that should be
erected this summer.