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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-03
4 Tongue Duel at Long Range.

A lively tongue duel, at long
range, took place on Front Street
yesterday morning between the
Shaker medicine man and the one
who dispenses emory stones, pens
and similar wares, greatly to the
amusement of the crowd who
witnessed it. The distance be-
tween them was so great that each
had to use megaphone that his
abusive language might be
hurled at the other with
sufficient emphasis to be
distinctly heard. 1t was a battle
royal, hut it was only words
words words and no attempt
was made to use any other weapon
than that unruly member which
the apostle James declares no
man hath tanned. The crowd was
evidently with the witty Irish
man.
Bad blood has been brewing
for some time between these two
street fakirs (wl,o, by the way,
have no connection with the grand
aggregation of fakirs called the
street carnival because of the va
rious tricks each has resorted to to
draw the others crowd from him.
This eliminated Thursday in the
Shaker medicine man swearing
out an affidavit against his rival
for selling merchandise without a
State license, which he was forced
to pay, and was the direct cause
of the battle of words yesterday
morning described above,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-03

The Y. NJ. c. A. reception was
"a very pleasant function of last
evening. Music was furnished
by the string band and refresh
ments were served by the Y. NJ.
&. A. Secretary IOunts had the
rooms prettily decorathed and the
event reflected credit upon his
management.
j. II. Anderson, the liveryman,
whose lease on the Armory build
ing expires Jan. 9th, is erecting
a commodious livery stable on a
lot of his own which he has pur-
chased on First Street, between
the Cassedy building and Henry
Meyers residence. The founda-
tion has already been laid by Mr..
Kits, who has the contract fol
the blick work.
Mr.. NJ. II. Ragsdale left Brook
haven to begin his business ca
reer at Kosciusko, on Jan. l..
There is general regret at Mr..
Ragsdale's departure. He will be
especially missed in musical cir
cles, where his talents were al
ways the chiefcst charm. In re-
ligious or benevolent entertain
ments, educational enterprises, in
church choir and social circle, Mr..
Ragsdale's voice was always in
demand and he was always gener-
Gus in the use of it for any good
object. lie will be gratefully as
well as most pleasantly remem-
bered in Brookhayen through
years to come.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-03
New Schedule On the Illinois Central.

There will be change of schedule
on the /. c. Railroad tomorrow Sun
day. Trains will pass Brookhaven as
| follows.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-03
AN AMENDMENT
To the Charter of Incorporation of
the Parsons -Moreton-W Wentworth
Company.

Section l. me Charter OF incorporation OF
app owed by his ENce!leDcy. A. II. Longino.
Governor of Mississippi, on the 31st day of Jan
uary A. D.. 1901. and recorded in Book of lncor-
poratonS. in the Office of the Secretary of State,
at Jackson Mississippi. on the lSt day OF Feb
| ruary A. d.. 1901, is hereby amended by striking
out the word Parsons, on the nineteenth Inc
and fourth paragraph of said Charter. after the
word is SO that said paragraph Shall read
when amended:
THE name 10y which this corporation shall be
known is the Moreton- Wentworth CO..
| Section p That this amendment shall take
effect and be in force after its approval by the
Governor of MiSsissipp
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-03

the full corn crib and smoke house
that the farmer can expect to keep
even with the world and Law ur
money for a rainy day. He can
not do it in any other way, even
if the prices of cotton should
remain high.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-03

We are indebted to Mrs. H. b.
koIls for a copy of the White
Ribbon, which is now published
monthly at Jackson, by the Mis-
sissippi w. G. T. U. There is
not a superfuous word in it and
it is brimful of inspiring news
pertaining to the temperance
cause in the State. The price of
this bright little sheet, with its
assuring motto, The Foundation
of God Standeth Sure" is OF | :
% cents per annum. Subscrip-
tion price should be sent to Mrs.
S. +. Stanley, Bonneville, Miss.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-03

That aggregation of humbugs
and catch penny schemers, called
the Merchants Street Fair,
has one more day in Brookhaven
and Messrs. Mccormick and
Heuck and other business men
who were so badly 'tooken in
by it are saving wood" say
ing nothing and doing their best
to grin and bear it. The fraud
ought to have been ordered out OF
town the day it spread its tents.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-03

We regret to hear that Walter
McLaurin lis critically i'll with
typhoid fever. at the home of his
father w. w. McLaurin, in this
city. Walter is youth of four
teen years and it is earnestly
hoped that he may recover.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-03

Strain No. Z will stop on signal at
Brook haven to take passengers for
poi mis- north of Grenada.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
TIDAL WAVE DOWN VALLEY.
Hundreds Rendered Homeless by .
CIoudburst in Oklahoma.

Enid Okla, May 25.-Hundreds of
persons were rendered homeless and
property damaged to the extent Of
100000 in the Enid bottoms by
clOudburst that struck west of this
city at midnight last night. The ag-
gregate damage will doubtless be
raised much higher by losses sustain
ed between Enid and the seat of the
storm. At II o'clock bank of water
three feet high and three hundred feet
wide swept down through the bot
toms carrying houses and everything
before it. 1t came upon Enid without
warning while most of it's citizens
were asleep. Within a few minutes
a hundred houses were partly or COM
pletely submerged. Rescuers went to
work Immediately and all last night
labored industriously saving persons
from perilous positions and aiding
those driven from their homes Sew
eral hundred are homeless. Many
Ditiable scenes were witnessed as the
people stood around waiting for the
water to subside. Many had lost
everything they possessed. The citi-
.ens are busi!y engaged in relieving
he distress hut the means at hand
are inadequate The rainfall the past
ZEN days has been the heaviest in the
history of Oklahoma, and indications
are that more will follow. Reports of
osses in the country west of Enid are
meager but it is believed that heavy
damage was done.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
STREET RAILWAY AT FAIR.
Management Concludes Negotiations
Relative to Line Into Grounds.

Des Moines, May 22.-At a meeting
of the executive committee of the state
department of agriculture the contract
was signed up with the Des Moines
Street Railway company giving the
company the right to construct its
tracks and put up passenger depot
on the fair grounds. The company is
gwen the right to occupy the grounds
for twenty-five years, but the fran
chise is not an exclusive one. The
company will at once begin construct
ing the new passenger depot, which
will be an attractive one costing up
wards of $4,000.
The executive committee visited
the fair grounds and was greatly
pleased with the improvements in evi
dence there. The new walk to be built
this season is about completed. Near.
ly 1900 feet of walk twelve feet wide
has been built this spring, reaching
from the proposed street car pasSen'
ger depot to the stock pavilion and
north to the grand stand. Consider
able walk has also been laid in the
vicinity of the machinery and speed
departments.
F. d. Rennison of the Iowa Seed
company was employed by the com.
mttee to supervise the construction
of the new green house. This will
cost about $4,000. Work will begin
next week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
PEASANTS REVOLT
GAINS IN CR0T|A
Wild Scenes OF Riot Follow
Celebration at Agram and
Many Are Injured.
MILITIA is NOW IN CONTROL
Disturbances Due to Poverty and Race
Hatred Between Slavs and Magyars--
Croatians Choose Time when Hungari-
ans Are Having Other Troubles.

Vienna, May 22.-The revolt in
Croatia is spreading to every part of
the titular kingdom, and threatens to
extend to Dalmatia ~
The celebration at Agram yesterday
of the anniversary of the death of
Jellacihich Won Buzim. the former ban
of Croatia, eliminated in a fierce con-
ftict with the police, who attacked the
crowds with sabres, wounding many
persons and making $50 arrests, in
Guiding several students and women
The city of Agram Is now completely
under military rule.
At Buccari and Meja thousands of
peasants attempted to destroy the rail-
road in order to prevent the arrival of
troops. They tore up the rails at five
different points, and when the military
arrived they pelted them with stones,
injuring several soldiers. The troops
retaliated by shooting and bayoneting
many of the peasants.
The Slavs resident in various parts
Of Austria and Bohemia, are holding
indignation meetings to protest
against the proceedings in Croatia,
where, as already cabled, over 1000
persons have already been imprisoned
The disturbances in Croatia are
primarily due to the long standing
race hatred between the Slavs and the
Magyars.
The present outbreak has two main
sources. First, the general discomfort
of the peasantry, arising from the ex-
IRENE poverty prevailing everywhere,
and from the fact that in some parts
of the country the peasants are on the
verge of famine. Second, the indigna-
tioE~aroused by the alleged tyrannical
rule of Count Hede-vary, the present
ban of Croatia.
The Croatians attribute much of
their poverty to the financial methods
of the Hungarian government, which
is accused of drawing from Croatia
money in excess of it's legal proper
ton of the taxes, in spite of the pro-
tests Of the inhabitants. Consequent
ly, throughout Croatia there is increas-
ing hatred of Hungarian rule and
language.
The present agitation covers the en-
tire country, from Essegg, in the east,
to the districts on the Adriatic coast,
it's immediate cause varying accord
ing to the different localities. In the
districts around Kreutz the disturb
ances have also socialistic origin, the
peasants attacking the Hungarians, not
on account of their nationality, but
because they are wealthy.
In the towns of the Agram district
generally the language question is the
principal cause of the trouble, the
Croatians asserting that their own lang
uage was guaranteed them by the
agreement of 1868.
The Croatians, following their old
tactics. are stirring up trouble. at a
time when the Hungarian government
Is tied up with difficulties at home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
KILLS INFANT SON.
Horrible Case of FanaticaI Supersti
ton Reported From Russia.

Vienna, May 25.-The recent mas
Sacres af Jews at Kishenev are not the
only proof of the unspeakable crimes
caused by superstition in Russia. Il
terrible case of religious fanaticism
Is reported here today from the Rus
sian village of Vanjandu, in which a
man, as thank offering for his own
restoration to health, offered the life
Of his son by slaughtering him in the
church. Some time ago, the man,
who is named Aslamasow, was taken
seriously ill., and in spite of all RENE
lies failed to get better. One evening
ne dreamed that God promised him
restoration of health on the condi-
ton that as soon as he was well he
would sacrifice his infant son as d
thank offering for his recovery. In
his dream he promised to do this, and
shortly afterwards became quite well.
On the following day he bought knife
and after vespers in the church kill
I'd his son in full view of the worship
oers and laid him in front of the altar.
The ignorant and superstitious in
labitants of the village expressed sur
prise that such holy" man as
Aslamasow should be put into prison
,or obeying the orders of the Al
mighty. ~ ..r . ...'t
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
LIVE WIRE CAUSES DEATH.
Harvey Scctt Killed at Sioux City
While Repairing Wires.

Sioux City, May 90 Before the
Mortified gaze of score of specta-
tors who had been attracted to the
scene because of the serious injury
done to Pearl Godfrey, a little girl,
only short time before, Harvey y.
Scott, lineman for the Iowa Tele.
phone company, was electrocuted by
live wire.
The man was almost instantly kill.
ed, at least 1900 volts of electricity
passing through his body. His left
hand, where the wire came in contact,
was frightfully burned. the wire cut
ting through the flesh to the bone,
leaving a blackened wound.
While Scott lay writing on the
ground, the wire emitting a blue
flame and the sickening odor of burn
ing flesh rising in the air, George In
g.edue, an electrician, attempted to
cut the wire and was Knocked down
and dazed SO that he staggered aim
lessly across the street and fell in a
heap to the walk.
Amid the excitement George S.
Aim, formerly superintendent of
transportation for the Traction COM
pany, seized a piece of timber lying
near and dragged the wire away from
the dead mans body. -
Scott, who was at work near the
scene of the tragedy. was summoned
there about 10 o'clock, when Pearl
Godfrey, aged 8 years, the daughter
of Bert Godfrey, was nearly killed by
the wire. She was walking along
Myrtle street pushing a baby cab
.L ha univ hn Ci1 10
walk Stepping in front of the cab,
she seized it in her right hand and
was Immediately knocked uncon-
sclous. She screamed as she fell.
The wire, released from her hand,
swung around and, striking her on the
calf of the leg, burned it badly. Geo.
S. Aim and others picked up the child
and took her to her home Physicians
stated she might not live. Her right
hand was badly burned.
A half hour later Scott appeared
and throwing rope over the deadly
wire started to drag it down from the
heavy wire of the Sioux City Gas and
Electric company. George lngledue
who had been sent from the telephone
office to attend to the break, was
standing near. Suddenly he was
startled by scream:
Cut it, George, for Gods sake cut
it, shrieked Scott as he fell back
ward, clutching the wire in his right
hand.
Ingledue dashed to the rescue and
applied his nippers. He received
fearful shock that knocked him down
Dazed he picked himself up and stag
gered across the street, where he
collapsed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
EPIeRAMs BY THE PRESIDENT.
Pities No Man Who Has to Work-lf
Worth His Salt He Will Work,

Ashland, Ore, May 21-President
Roosevelt yesterday completed his
tour of California and entered upon
the last stages of his long trip, which
is to end at Washington on June 5th.
His journey today has been through
the mountainous region around Mount
Shasta. The president made his long
est speech of the day at Dunsmuir,
Calf, where he reiterated his views
on good citizenship.
Among the epigrammatic bits of his
thoroughly characteristic speech, were
the following:
Il pity no man because he has to
work. II he is worth his salt he will
work"
ITO the true American nothing can
be more alien than the spirit either Of
envy or of contempt for another who
is leading his life as a decent citizen
should lead it,"
I'VE have room for every honest
man who spends his life in honest eff
forts, but we have no room either for
the man of means who in spirit Of
arrogant baseness looks down upon the
man less we'll off. or for the man who
envies his neighbor because that
uSl6uDol W DSItSl oh.
IF the man is a good American and
is doing his work squarely he need
not envy anybody, because he occu-
pies a position such as no one else in
any country, in any other age has
occupied"
America has gone on as she has
gone because we have a high average
Of citizenship"
Our government has so far escap-
ed the twin dangers of government by
a plutocracy or government by mob,
either of them absolutely alien to
American ideals" -..
In our life what we need is not so
much genius, not so much brilliancy,
as the ordinary commonplace every
day qualities which man needs in
private life, and which he needs Just
as much in Dublic life"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
RUSSIA FAvoRs OPEN DOOR.
Ambassador Mccormick Assured Ino
terests in Manchuria are Safe.


London, May 23.-Ambassador Nc
Cormick is here for few days on his
way from st. Petersburg to America
He sails on the Kron Prinz Wilhelm
Wednesday next with his wife and
Miss Patterson. The ST. James Ga
zette prints an interview with him,
in which he is quoted as saying:
"One of my last official acts before
leaving St Petersburg was to inter-
rogate the Russian government on it's
policy toward Manchuria | was as
sured that Russia had no desire to
see the Manchurian ports closed to
the United States, or to have it's con-
suls excluded. The Russian govern
ment was emphatic in declaring that
1t was at one with America in the
open door policy in China, and what
applies to the United States must ap-
ply to every other power. Your gov
eminent also received and accepted
similar assurances. know NJ. Witte
is firm advocate of the open door
and | have every reason to believe
that Russia is quite sincere in the
matter. She points out that it is her
own interests to support that policy,
and | think that is the case. | think
that their statesmen are very anx-
ious that the Siberian railroad shall
be success, and to be so it must get
freight in large quantities Russia
cannot of herself supply sufficient
freight to make it successful"
You do not consider, then, that the
| situation in the far east is in any way
serious in regard to Russia's occupa-
ton of Manchuria?"
81 do not. can see nothing at
present which should alarm the Unit
ed States or any other country"
Mr.. Mccormick added that the rela-
tons between the United States and
Russia were most friendly.
DO you think the United States
will view Mr.. Chamberlain's policy in
regard to protection with disfavor?"
Il do not see why it should. Wa
have set you the example. The sug-
gestion that you give preferential
treatment to the colonies is your own
affair. Canada may some day be able
TO give you all the wheat you want,
but not for some time. In the Unit
ed States, too, We are growing ma
ton, and we are consuming more Of
our own products. | believe the Unit.
ed States will not always send their
raw material in cotton to England,
but will offer you the finished article.s
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
OIL ROADS A SUCCESS.
Report on Subject in Agricultural Blue
Book To BE Issued,

Washington, May 22.-The annual
official publication or the department
of agriculture known as the Year
Book" will be printed about June Is.
James W. Abbott, special agent for
the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast
division, in a special report, makes a
review of the use of mineral oil in road
Improvement. which he says has been
great success in California. He
SAYS:
"The growth of oil in popular favor
in Southern California has been steady
and rapid. Many of those who have
had most experience with it have
come to regard its use in a dry region
as the most important discovery ever
made in road making Quite consid,
cradle number of people have said to
the writer: We could not go back to
the old conditions; If we had to give
up our oiled roads, we would move
away.
Mr.. Abbott thinks that oil can be
used to advantage al any place in the
United States where the roads become
very dry and dusty, and where water
can be kept out of their foundations
in the winter, so that they will remain
firm and not give way beneath the oil
on the surface in the spring. The
reliance must, he said. be upon an oil
with an asphalt base.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
Worst Ever Experienced.

Nicola, May 25.-The worst wind
storm ever experienced in this county
passed over this section Saturday
night between 7 and 9 o'clock. The
damage to property in the town Of
Nicola will amount to about $4,000
Nearly every frame building in town
was damaged to some extent and hun
dreds of chimneys were blown down
and roofs blown off. The people of
the town were in panic during the
storm, as the darkness came on quick
ly and the flying roofs and pieces Of
boards suggested frightful damage.
Plate glass windows were shattered
by the force of the terrific wind which
was accompanied by an electrical
storm and heavy rain.
The livery barns of Tracey Bros.
and F. S. Tenton are complete wrecks.
The horses were not injured but var
ious vehicles were blown about and
the buildings scattered to the four
winds.
Reports from other points in the
county and throughout this section in
dictate that the path of the storm was
wide and did great damage
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
RUIN AND DEATH in TORNADO.
Several Residences and Other Build
mas Torn Down at York, Neb.

York, Neb., May 22.-Last evening
at 7:40 this place was visited by the
worst tornado that has passed through
the country since 1890. when the town
of Bradshaw was torn to pieces. The
funnel-shaped cloud came directly
from the south until it struck Beaver
creek, one-half mile south ofthe city,
when it changed its course to the
northeast.
Mrs. Kingsley's barn, large one,
was wrecked. ID. n. Blood's residence
was partly torn to pieces. Pat Nc
Gowns residence was unroofed, the
barn torn to pieces and the horses
carried away. Thomas Mathews res
idence was turned over, with his wife
and baby inside. Then the wind tore
down trees and barns. telephone poles,
etc, until the United Brethren church,
on the corner of Eighth street and
East avenue, was reached. This was
q fine brick edifice, costing $4,000.
It is almost total wreck E. d. Mar
setu's residence and outbuildings, one
mile northeast of the city, were badly
damaged. No fatalities have been re-
ported although there are quite a
number who were injured. During the
storm rain fell in torrents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28
TO DRIVE JEWS OUT.
Leading Papers of Russia Sound a
Note of Warning.

st. Petersburg May 25.-While it is
not intended to imply that the govern,
ment's Jewish policy aims at stimulat
ing Jewish emigration, observers ex
pect that this will be the result of it
1t is noteworthy, however, that NJ
Kronshevan, the editor of the Bessa
enev, writing after The massacre, ora
tically addressed the Jews in an an
ticle in this way:
Become Christians and our broth;
ers and enjoy all the privileges OF
Russian citizenship If not, you have
one year to go where you please. At
ter that term has expired there must
not remain single Jew in Russia UNI
less he is Christianized, and thereaf.
ter entrance to Russia viii, be forbid
den to the Jews forever
Mr.. Kronshevan's defenders in,
clude, besides the Novoe Vreyma and
other nationalist papers, the director
of the department Of police, M. Lop.
oukhen, who upon returning from
Kishener told leading journalist
that Kronshevan was the only man
in Russia who had not been bought
by the Jews"
News has reached here privately
from Warsaw that on May s. the
workingmen there urfurled red flags
shouted down WITH the autocracy,
and sang revolutionary songsN A
thousand men participated actively
and many more passively in this dem
onstration. The affair was suppress
ed by the Cossacks and police.