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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
AERIAL NAVIGATION.
The st. Louis worlds Fair VIII or.
fer Substantial Inducements
For Its Development.

st. Louis, Jan. 6.-The Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Co. will offer q
prize of not less than 100000, and
possibly amounting to 200, 900, for a
successful airship to be exhibited at
the exposition in 1903. This announce
ment was made after members of the
committee had determined upon the
feasibility and attractiveness of the
idea. A tournament of airships is the
coroliary of the offer of the prize.
rests of the various airships COM
peting for the prize will be made on
the site OF the exposition, and it is
expected that all the scientists of the
world that have undertaken to solve
the problem of aerial navigation will
be present with their latest devices,
While no special effort will be made
to encourage any particular inventor,
it is thought by the executive com
mittee that Santos-Dumont, who has
attained the greatest amount of sue
cess up to the present, will be a
prominent figure in the contest, and
that, with the inducement offered, he
will bring great energy to bear dur.
ing the intermediate time so that his
Eiffel tower flight may be repeated
here with more certainty, and the
journey greatly heightened.
From the first drafting of the class
ification of the exposition exhibits
those things which have to do with
aerial navigation have been given a
prominent place. The decision of the
committee will result in an aero
nautic congress, which will be at
tended by men who have been at.
tracing public attention for years
past, each bringing with him his
strongest claim of solving the next
scientific feat the world is looking
forward to. 1t was thought advisa-
bic to offer large prize, in order to
make the compel ition as inclusive as
possible. While the honor of taking
the first place in sucha contest would
be regarded as sufficient inducement
by some others who are less able
financially to enter the race may find
financial backing with so generous q
prize in sight. In this way it is be.
lieved that every man with an inven
ton the plausibility of which he car
demonstrate will be among the con
testantS.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
BRITISH BREvITIEs.

England and Wales have GO towns o.
over $4,000 people.
South Shields has large colliery2
the st. Hilda, within her town limits.
The source of the Severn, 1900 feet
above the sea, is spring of iron water
The 1853 foxhound packs in England
and Wales contain 6,172 couples a
hounds.
For every 100 people who live in The
country in the United Kingdom 25s liv(
in towns
Scotland has 7s7 islands round 81
coast, but only GO exceed three squnx
miles in area.
India takes 20 pounds out Of ever
100 pounds of cotton goods which KQ1
land exports.
There are usually over 1000 chiidr0
in British reformatories and $500 a.
Industrial schools.
Sixteen thousand tons Of alum 1l|.
made yearly from shale raised II
north of England.
OF Scotland's $1,000 square miles; q
square miles are wafer. and ass ~
and forshore, useless for agrico11<
purposes.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Gen. Tomasa Maso has taken him.
self out of the canvass for the pres
idency of the Cuban republic, and
has, at the same time, given intima-
tion that he is going to shout
Fraud" when Palma is elected. as he
undoubtedly viii be. Palma is fs-
vorable TO the Americans, though It
is not believed that he wants annex
alton, at least until after the cubans
have made trial OF self-government-
He wants the Platt amendment to be
carried out by the Cubans in its let
ter and spirit. Masp is against the
Platt stipulations, and he virtually
declared on the stump that he would
disregard them II elected
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

late on the subject Of the States duty
to the homeless and dependent Con-
federate soldiers In our midst. and 1t
Is to lie seen that there exists now In
the public conscience well-dehned
certainty OF conviction that a duty
rests upon the State Of Mississippi TO
establish and maintain, at public ex-
pense, a soldiers home, where the In
digent old Confederate, IL necessary
may spend his few remaining days on
earth, free from the disturbing annoy
ances of want and helplessness.
Though there are few places, per.
haps, less inviting or more cherries
than the average poor-house. as thew
are commonly conducted in this State,
yet IL is reported, on good authority.
that some of the disabled and depend
ent old soldiers have been compelled
to take refuge in these novels of mis-.
cry. and to exist on what by a strange
perversion of language-is dominated
public charity.
NATIoSAL GUARD.
BY reference to the report of Adju.
tant-General William Henry, you will
be fully advised on all material mat.
tiers touching the State National
Guard.
desire, however, to say further,
that, when NEEDED to aid the civil au.
thorit:es in the enforcement Of the
law, the soldiers have RESPONDED
promptly to the call of the Governor
and discharged their full duty with
the courage becoming true soldier
The men have manifested a most graf
flying and commendable willingness
to respond to the orders Of their off
GERS in every instance where localities
have been threatened with riot or in
surrection. When ordered under arms
to await urgent and quick orders, thew
have responded with such uncomplain
.s7s6,044 so
141,1 1875 s4-$927, 24O 81
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
"SOLITARY" JOHNSON DEAD.
A Once Notorious Missouri Convict
Passes Away at Memphis,
Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 6.-Jerome b.
Johnson, who served long sentence
in the Missouri penitentiary, ten
years of which was in solitary con
finement for escaping by overpower-;
ing the guards, died here, and was
buried in the potter's field. He,
went by the name of SOLITARY" john
son. He said he taught cockroaches
in the dungeon to come by name, 3
spider to descend from the ceiling to
be fed at call and white rat to.
carry messages to his companions.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
MISSOURI APPOINTMENTS.
Ben Westhus to BE Internal Rev.
enue Collector and Col. ID. Il.
Dyer District Attorney.

Washington, Jan. president
Roosevelt notified Representative
Bartholdt, of Missouri, that he had
decided to appoint Ben Westhus inter
nal revenue collector of the eastern
district of Missouri to succeed H. C..
Grenner, resigned, and Col. d. p.
Dyer, United States district attorney
to succeed Edward Roster upon the
expirat ton of the latter's term. Mr..
Westhus will take the place to which
C. H. Wenneker was appointed, and
from which he withdrew before his
appointment was confirmed. The
above appointments are considered
victories for the anti-Kerens faction
in Missouri.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

1t remained for John F. Keller, liv.
ing near Pana, ILL.,, to settle a social
problem which has been agitating the
world ever since the foundations of
time. At the age of so years, stand
Ing before the altar, the license in his
hands, he decided that he was too old
TO marry, and backed out. To his in
tended bride he gave 81 900 in cash,
and they parted good friends"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

The United States has given few
more splendid Christmas presents
than the new regime of peace. order
and cleanliness it has bestowed on
Cuba. With its cities sanitarily re-
deemed, its agriculture relieved from
the plague of war and it's social life
as a whole infused with new ideas
and ideals, new methods, Cuba has
been treated as no other state under
like circumstances. Impartial history
will not fail to give the United States
its due need of praise, and this is no
small thing, for our generosity has
no historic parallel.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Just now the raw-food diet threat
ems to become a fad. Certainly many
psople are experimenting with this
new dietetic idea. 1t would be far bet
ter for the average man or woman to
adopt an absolutely raw diet, and eat
everything which he could possibly
eat or relish in a perfectly raw state,
than to swallow into his stomach the
horrible messes which are concocted
by the average cook. II is safer on
the whole for man to take his food as
he finds it on the table OF the average
boarding house or hotel In other
words. it is far safer for man to re,
ceive his food straight from the hands
OF his Maker than from the hands Of
French cook.-London Good Health
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

If sainted John Wesley could be
with his present-day followers, even
his progressive spirit would wonder
at the presence of women in the gen.
eral conferences of the church. Pro.
gressionist that he was, it is proba
BILE that the almost unanimous vote
which the Methodist Episcopal church
has given the new constitution of the
denomination would be something
more than surprise to the fiery
apostle of religious freedom.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

The Army and Naval journal, which
is the paramount authority on mat
ters pertaining to both military
branches of the government, insists
that Secretary Roots reprimand Of
Lieut.-Gep. Miles was in direct viola
ton of the army regulations. 1t also
points out that such public punish
ment could only lawfully be admin
istered as the sequel to the findings
of a court martial
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

The New York Journal of Com.
merce figures that the Industrial con-
solidations and large corporations of
the past three years are capitalized
at $6,414, $4,000. AS this sum largely
exceeds the worlds entire produc.
tion of gold and silver combined, dur.
ing the last thirty years, the dollars
must contain a superabundance of
vatnr
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
AGAINST EX-CAPT. CARTER.
The United States Supreme Court
Refuses to Interfere In the
Case of OberIin NJ. Carter.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The United
States supreme court refused to in
terfere in the case of Capt. Oberlin
NJ. Carter. The decision was rendered
in the proceedings instituted by Capt.
Carter for the purpose of securing a
writ of habeas corpus that would re-
lease him from prison at Leaven-
worth, Kas. The case originated in
the United States circuit court for
the district of Kansas by which the
petition for writ was denied. The
opinion was delivered by Chief JUS
tice Fuller and affirmed the opinion
of the circuit court.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

The frequent stories of attacks by
Filipinos upon those of their coun-
trymen who accept service under the
American authorities in the islands
show that pacification is far from
being finished in their locality. The
necessity for keeping up the number
of Soldiers in the Philippines is being
enforced in very conclusive way by
recent events.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
thinks that, within few years, Por-
10 Rico could be made to produce
half the coffee used in the United
States, which is billion pounds a
year, valued at $40, 900, 900. And he
believes the other half could be OBJ
tanned in Hawaii and the Philippines.
Our insular possessions are a subject
of great interest to the agricultural
department.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

King Edward is asserting his social
mastery On the recommendation OF
the manager of one of the largest
hotels, he has arranged his household
on business lines, abolishing many of
the old offices and customs. Petty
servants now travel in the third, not
the frst-class carriages, and so on
Yet the king means to increase, not
to lessen, the dignities of the court.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Lobbyists at Washington are work
Ing overtime, and in relays at that,
to palm off the discredited Panama
route upon the United States. Uncle
Sam has no interest in making good
any part of the losses suffered by
Frenchmen in the unfortunate and
badly-managed enterprise, besides
the Nicaragua canal can possibly be
constructed and in operation before
negotiations could be closed and a
clear title had for the Panama route.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

The present cost of the Boer war
to England is S7,5oo,OOo week, which
is at the rate of $3sO,OOO, 900 a wear,
Mr.. Bull could grin and bear this ex-
nense, but the fact that a position
held by 400 British troops can be
rushed by a nomadic enemy shows a
military lack somewhere that is hui
initiating.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Senator Sewell, of New Jersey,
whose death has just taken place,
was man of public spirit and abil-
ity, who was prominent in many
sorts of activities. He was a gallant
soldier in the war of 1876, was con-
spicuously identified with the rail
road system in his region, served in
the legislature of his state, and was
United States senator for two
terms widely separated in time. For
quarter of century he was prom
inent in the politics and the social
life of his locality.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
WAS MENTALLY DERANGED.
Attempted Suicide of Smith Diller.
Cashier of the First National
Bank of Liberty, Neb.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. Ga special to
the Daily News from Liberty, Neb.,
says: Smith Diller, cashier of the
First national bank, of Diller, Neb..
and in whose honor that town was
named, seriously gashed his throat
with suicidal intent at this place Sum
day. Although badly injured, he will
probably recover. OILERS child died
from accidental poisoning, few
months ago, and since then he has
been mentally deranged.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

I INDUCED in the hope that the
amount of said shortage would be re-
placed IL opportunity and time were
given before publicity of the result of
said account, and to the end that the
State might thus recover the money
without further trouble, expense or
loss, l enjoined secrecy of those pres
ent on the whole proceedings, and
agreed with Mr.. Showers that | would
make another count of the money on
Tuesday. August Goth. On the day
fixed | made the said count, with the
following results, to-wit:
STATEMENT or STATE TRE
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
Good Health I'm Havana,

Washington, Jan. 6.-Reports made
to the marine hospital service show
that the health conditions in the Gu
ban capital are the best it has been
in $50 years. Yellow fever has been
practically eliminated by the per-
sistent war on mosquitoes.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

In 1878. when letter postage was
three cents, the New York post Office
receipts for stamps were about ss.-
100000. Last year, with two-cent
postage, the receipts exceeded 81 ,ooo,-
300 month, exclusive of money order
business, What would be the effect of
One-cent postage?
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
In Memory of Lincoln.

New York, Jan. 6.-The AMERICAN
Missionary association has issued an
appeal to the congregations and
churches of the. country to observe
Sunday, February ., as memorial Of
Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday ana
niversary is February IL.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
The Fight Must Not Occur.

Cincinnati, Jan. Gov. Nash has
sent a telegram to Sheriff Taylor of
this (Hamilton) county in which he
says: "The proposed fight at Cincin-
natl tonight between Mike Shrek
and Larry Temple must not be per-
mitted to occur"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Two farmers at Dyea, Alaska,
raised $4,000 bushels of potatoes last
year, and received two dollars a BUSH
el for them. They are described as
large, solid, mealy and palatable, and
contain more sugar than potatoes
grown in lower ATTITUDES.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Mr.. Justice Brewer is to be com
mended for correcting the erroneous
impression that il was the war with
Spain that made America one of the
world powers. The country held this
position long before the Spanish war
was thought of.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Bizzer-"how does your wife like
that lady who moved in next door,"
Buzzer-"oh. all right. She hasn't
as many gowns as my wife. -Coium
bus co.. State Journal
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

ing obedience and readiness for duty,
that their action may be claimed oft.
entimes to have deferred evil doors
from the commission of deeds of great
lawlessness and breaches Of the peace
CONGRESSIONAL APPoRTIoNMENT.
Under an act Of Congress approved
January 10Th, 1901, entitled, AN act
making an apportionment of represent,
atives in Congress" it is provided that
Mississippi be given eight representa-
tives in the National legislature. The
act further provides that the Con-
sURY on AUGUST 20, 1901.
................S TS6,044 so
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Lsnaon's fire brigade last year e1
perienced over 500 false alarms, Of
which $50 we're maliciously giveA,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

The Beers recently rushed a posi-
ton held by three British companies
with two guns. Either this occur
renee was surprise or the defense
was unsatisfactory, an unpleasant
situation for the British in any case.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
srArs rnxAsunra.


Owing TO the unfortunate occur
rences in connection with the State
treasury since the last adjournment OF
the legislature. IL becomes my unpleas-
ant duty TO lay before you officially the
facts which brought about the vaca-
ton Of the Office by Treasurer Showers.
and the election Of his successor.
In August last, acting under the re-
quirements Of Section 2159 OF the
Code, counted the money In the
vaults of the treasury, and, upoa
verification, there was found a short
age in the cash called for by the books
to the amount Of $751;. 252.52. Where.
upon, acting under requirements OF
the Code. I made and caused to be pub.
lished a certificate covering in detail
the facts and conditions as disclosed
by such Investigation and count, a
copy of which certificate is as follows:
"On August 18th. 1901, deemed 1,
proper to verify the cash balance on
hand In the State treasury, as shown
by the books of the treasurer, and to
that end I went to the treasury Office
on the morning of the said 18th in.
slant, without giving notice to any one
in said Office, for the purpose Of count
Ing the money on hand, but was in.
formed by j. r. Showers. Treasurer
that the time lock had been put on
and that access to the cash was impos-
sible before o'clock that evening. I
returned to the treasury at that hour
when l counted the said funds in the
presence Of and with the assistance OF
Auditor w. @. Cole, j. r. Showers
Treasurer, and Charles Lowe, book
keeper, in said Office, who verified the
correctness of said count, and l found
the condition Of the funds OF the treas
ury on that day to be as follows, TO
wit:
TO cash on hand August 1.............
To cash received since .-.-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

The approximate total enrolment in
the rural schools for the scholastic
years 1900 and 1901 was 691,742, which
would make per capita allowance
out OF their share Of the $2.ooo.ooo ap.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Add the appropriations of the last
xsssion Of the legislature for repairs
and improvements on these institu.
tons, the above figures will stand:
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

lature OF A. IL. l9VU authorized the GOV.
ernor to have prepared a series OF
thirty year. four per cent interest
bonds of the State of Miss ssippi to the
amount of $1,000, 100000, to be sold by
him to the highest bidder for cash, at
such times and In such amounts as he
might elect. The further additional
sum of $2.50000 was appropriated by
said act for engraving the said bonds
and advertising the same for sale. BY
section of the said act $40 100000 was
appropriated with which to pay inter.
est on the State-house bonds aforesaid
for 1900.
/ confess to much pleasure in being
able to report that no part of said
bonds has been prepared or sold, and
consequently there has been no occa-
sion to use the money appropriated for
interest, or for lithographing, and that
the State has thus been saved four
per cent interest, or $4,000, for the
two years since the passage of the act
NEW STATE FARM.
Under the provisions OF a law
passed by the last legislature author
izing the Board of Control to purchase
lands in the Yazoo- Mississippi delta
for additional penitentiary farm (see
Chapter Sc, Acts of 1901, beg to re
port that, acting in strict conformity
to said law. the board purchased 49,.
1892 acres lying In the northern part
Of Sunflower County, Mississippi, ira.
versed by the Yazoo Delta Railroad, al
and for the price of $5.7S per acre. !
am pleased to report that of the many
thousands of acres which were offered
and personally inspected by the Board
of Control. the tract selected was, In
my opinion, wisely purchased. 1t IL
fertile. well located. and well drained
by means of permanent streams and
bayous; the vast majority Of it is first
class delta land. susceptible Of being
put into profitable cultivation, and
was purchased at a remarkably low
figure. 1t is being rapidly cleared and
furnished with necessary and suitable
stockades for the safety and care Of
the convict labor. and confidently
predict that within the next two years
suficienf land will be cleared and &C
commodations provided for the con
centration and work ther con Of all the
convicts. except such Ms viii be needed
for the cultivation OF the other convict
farm properties owned BY the State.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Much has been said and written Of
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-02-11
A NEW "HUMP" CLUB
Employees at the Courthouse Are Tat.
toOed With Vaccine.

"Have you got your hump yet?" is
the prevailing form of salutation at the
courthouse. A n,inion of the health de-
partment, accompanied by a small alcohol
lamp, a rubber hall. hot needle, some
small glass tubes, and pocket full of
papier-mache caps CT humps has spent a
large part of the day at the courthouse
tattooing the arms of every one he met
and then sticking on one Of the caps as
certificate of a completed job. Every
body had to submit except Al j. Smith,
who has had the real article and the
young ladies VINO promised to be yaccin-
ated by the family physisian and to bring
certificate in the morning.
The cause of the commotion is Gustavus
R. Scott, the electrician. He was taken
to the quarantine station at st. Louis
Park yesterday with what is reported to
be a well-developed case of smallpox. His
duties naturally carry him everywhere in
the building and it might be said that
every one has been expo sed.
The health department has undertaken
big job, however. Upwards of 100 jurors
have been as much at the building as the
county employees and the same may be
said of the witnesses and Spectators at
the Megaarden trial: The Jurors were dis.
charged last Friday, and the witnesses as
we'll as some of the spectators have scat
tered to various parts of the city. If the
health department goes on the trail Of all
there Will be plenty doing in that depart
meht.