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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
THE STREET CAR SLAUGHTER.
Over /, 200 CnicaEoars Hurt In Seven
Months and ga Killed.

In Chicago the slaughter of innocents
by trolley and cable cars continues, po-
lice department records showing an
alarming increase in accidents this year.
The increase is attributed by Chief of
Police O'Neil to the recklessness of mo-
tormen the lack of cars and consequent
overcrowding. The number of accidents
for the first six months was LILY and
the number of injured reached 1,291.
The deaths numbered Al. In July there
were added 1875 accidents, with 1873 in
jured and 7 deaths The first Is days
of this month saw CT trolley car acct
dents, with dead and II Injured
The accidents are decreasing on the
cable trains because the inside foot
boards, except on the grip cars. have
been abolished, and chains are used as
barriers to prevent passengers from fall
ing between the trailers. The fender is
also more useful on cable grip car than
on an electric car as the grip does not
go ut anything like the rate of speed the
trolley car attains.
The following table shows that the
number of accidents on trolley cars have
been increasing nearly every year since
1898:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

relieve the situation Of its extreme ten
sion and leave the way open for an
amicable and peaceful adjustment of the
incident.
Acting Secretary Loomis declined to
make public the text ef Minister Leish-
mans dispatch, but he gave a summary
of its contents. 1t showed that Mr..
Magelssen had been shot at by some per-
son, at the time unknown to the officials,
but that he had not been hit. The local
Turkish officials were prompt to express
regret at the occurrence, and were exert
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04


Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. The President
at once directed that the orders to Rear
Admiral Cotton should not be counter
Vmanded, but chat he should proceed di-
rect to Beirut with the Brooklyn, San
!! @ancisco and Machias.
= President Roosevelt considers the at
tempt on the life of Vice Consul Magels-
sen as serious from a diplomatic point of
view as though the assassin had succeed
ed in killing him. If Turkey does not
promptly comply with each and every de-
mand Of the Washington government
Rear Admiral Cotton will be instructed
to seize one or more ports and hold them
until the American demands are granted.
Mr.. Leishman states that Macedonian
conditions are growing constantly more
acute, and that the situation in that sec
ton is extremely grave.
In his cablegram to Minister Leish-
man regarding the report of the Ameri-
can board of missions that an attempt
had been made to burn the Euphrates
college buildings at Harpoot, Acting Sec
rotary I1oomis instructed him to demand
of the Turkish government that it take
immediate steps for the protection of the
lives of all Americans there
United States Mini4ter Ieishman at
Constantinople says the mistake in max
ing the original announcement was due
to an error in the transmission of the
cipher dispatch from Consul Ravndal at
Beirut in reporting the incident to the
minister.
The dispatches from the minister were
extremely gratifying to the officials OF
the government in Washington, as they
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

The international Association
way Ticket Agents will hold
convention in Salt Lake City y
and a.
A territorial charter has bee
to the Kansas Central, OkIaI
Gulf Railroad Company, WIN
600 capital.
The general managers or tha
lines running into Ell Paso haT
plans and specifications for VI
to cost $40, 900 at that point
Gross earnings of all Unlq
roads reporting for the month";
9O3, 891, q gain of 12.7 per cenl
year and 20.2 per cent over l9Y
North Pacific coast traffic
ing at a rate that is CAUSING
roads considerable embarrassing
vide facilities fast enough to
of it.
The annual report OF the ~
twelve months ended July "
Gross earnings, S62,330,39I
So ,215,312; operating expenses
iii: increase, S4,527, S42; neg
S23,913,287. N
The Knoxville and Ohio, WhN
ed by the Southern, has pur3
Knoxville and Bristol, forty
and also the Tennessee Nor
I'd by the Lafollette Coal ana
nany. The price paid IS say
been s25O,OO0 and S4oo'ooo =
E. II. Hartman, head OF "a
which controls the Callforhla
ern. is planning to make una
~ a coast system that WIN
have it's northern terminus
where connections will be ma
Oregon Railway and NaviS
eany's line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
CONQUEST OF WHEAT FIEl
The Annual Battle Between Ma
Nature in kausaa.

Nature in Kansas.
The annual battle between ma
nature fought in the wheat fields OF
sas ended about the Goth of July.
army of conquest, equipped witt
vesters and thrasherE, entered Z
southern portion of the State and,
ing everything before it, prog
northward until the Sunflower Stai
marked by nothing but stacks of.
and fields of stubble. Over vast!
the sheaves of wheat were thrash
as fast as they were garnered, W
many counties the wheat was left
ing in shocks ready for the thras'
tho fall.
According to Philip Eastman, n
In the Review of Reviews for a
this years wheat harvest in Kansa
the largest in the history of the Std
the greatet by far of any State
Union. Time was when the nd
Kansas was associated in the g
mind with corn. But the famous Y
belt" of the West now includes
counties in Kansas, extending FRI
northern to the southern boundaf
a county in this belt raises less
million bushels annually. 1t is ~
out that the yield of Sumner ~
alone-G,S12, 102 bushels-is MOT
the combined yields of Maine.
Hampshire, Vermont, MississippN
oming, New Mexico, Arizona, -
Alabama and New Jersey. ~
County, which ranks next to 81
called for 400 extra men and
than 1000 additional horses this
harvest her crop Of wheat.
In 1901 Kansas broke her own
In the matter of wheat crops and y
list of all tho States, with NOR
100000 bushels. This was 19s
more bushels than were raised
State of Minnesota, although thH
age of wheat sown in Minnesofa
greater than that of Kansas by #
acres
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
DANVILLE RIOTER Gull
First Conviction Following
Attack on the Jail.

Winfield Baker, a young man
one of the leaders of the mob tn
cd the Jail at Danville, ILL.,, fe
ago, was found guilty on the c
assault with intent to murder
Whitlock. This is the first G
growing out of the recent riotil
punishment is confinement i'll Z
prison on an indeterminate sente
one to fourteen years.
The second trial has begun.
an indictment charging Winfiell
John Walton, Edward Hart, Gig
Adam Murray, William Redwi
Slade, John Robertson, Thomas
Bessie Armstrong with riotipgf
ing a misdemeanor punishabla
and Jail sentence. Hart for
bond of $500, which was pal
father. Bessie Armstrong WI
to appear and her case was COZ
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

eyes were wonderful in their size and
brilliancy, seeming to embody all the life
which, at her age, she should have been
enjoying. At sight of her parents she
paused a moment; then, advancing a
step, exclaimed:
why do you look so sad! Mother,
there are tears in your eyes" And with
a deep-drawn sigh, she added: "Ah, I'M
dertand; you were speaking of me-"
my dear child, we are going to save
you; DR.. Gresham has assured us that"
Yes" interrupted Claire, ''he told me
yesterday not to despair, but that is the
word they use when they cannot say
hope"
What folly, Claire"' cried her father,
with a suspicious tremor in his voice;
why, my dear, should have gone to the
dogs long ago, if l had not kept a brave
heart in my breast No, no; have cour-
age; brighter days are in store for us"
do you think so, father?" she asked.
81 know so! Am ready to to swear it.
Hark! There is the bell ringing! Who
shall say that it is not Dame Fortune
at our door?'
And an instant later, Martha put her
head in the door,
"A lady to see your she announced.
"A ady"' exclaimed Philip Burgess,
gaily; what did | tell you! Show her
in here, Martha"
And ere either Claire or her mother
could escape, the door was thrown open
to admit a lady, closely yelled.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

to assassinate him
was made, but the
bullets fred by his
unknown assailant
did not touch him.
This startling but
satisfactory news
was received by the
State Department
Friday afternoon,
a n d Immediately
made known by tel
-,l - Dmoes n ~, 4
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

The large number of deaths in 1900
resulted chiefly from three disastrous col
lisions between trolley cars and trains
at grade crossings.
OF the Al deaths from street car ac-
cidents of all kinds for the first months
of the year III were Of males and of fe-
males. Most of the deaths were of boys
who tipped cars when the latter were
going at high rate of speed. In the
first six months of 1902 there were 81
males and 5 females killed by street
cars.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
warships on the Way.

The action of Acting Secretary Darling
in ordering the Brooklyn and San Fran
cisco to proceed to Beirut without wait
ing for the Machias meets with the
hearty approval of the State Depart
ment The condition Of affairs and the
methods of the Turkish government as
already developed indicate to officials
here that only show of force will Sc
cure the redress demanded.
1t is believed that the dispatch of
American warships to the scene in such
haste will convince the Sublime~-Porte
that the United States means to make
all its demands effective. The American
squadron will be useful in protecting
Americans who are located i'll the dis
turbed districts of Turkey and Mace
donia, and further will furnish a refuge
for those who are near the sea coast and
may suffer from the disorders.
Another urgent appeal has reached the
State Department from the American
board Of missions at Boston that mme-
date steps be taken for the protection
of the American citizens at Beirut. The
boards dispatches from there for sew
eral days have represented the situation
rs extremely grave.
There are at the Euphrates college at
Harpoot fourteen American teachers, be-
sides women and children, and property
to the value of 100000. 1t is learned
that there is an American college at Bel
rut in which are number of American
teachers. No word has reached the
State Department regarding any attack
on them.
Minister Leishman, in his cablegram to
the State Department, confirms the press
dispatches regarding the news of the
dynamiting of train fifty miles outside
Of Constantinople, stating that many OF
the passengers were killed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

where the view is held that the denial of
the report of the killing of Mr.. Magels-
sen relieves the situation of its imme-
diate awkward and embarrassing feature,
but will not prevent our naval vessels
continuing to the East
Minister Leishman in one of his dis
patches to the department suggested that
conditions were such that it might be
we'll to have some American naval dem
onstration in those waters. Reports also
have come to the government from the
missionary interests of the threatened de-
struction of their property at Harpoot,
and because of this Admiral Cotton, it
is expected, will be allowed to proceed
with one or more of his vessels to Bel
r1If
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| CONSUL IS NOT DEAD.
REPORTED MURDER OF AMERl-
CAN OFFICIAL UNTRUE
MaCelssen Was Fired Upou, but Bull.
lets Missed Hirn-W arships Will En-
force Turkeys Guarantees for Safety

United States Vice Consul William G.
Magelssen was not assassinated at Bel
rut, Syria, as first reported. An attempt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

Rear Admiral Grieger is in com
Of the squadron of Russian wa
which was sent to Constantinople q
press upon the Sultan the importan|
complying with the Russian demand
certain reforms in Macedonia, in
to prevent further occurrences SUD
the murder Of the Russian cons
Monastir. Krieger is one of the
trusted admirals of the Russian
He commands the Mediterranean g
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

Charles G. Beverage Of Fremont,
Neb., died In Excelsior Springs, Mo-, of
acute rheumatism. He was State chair
man for Nebraska of the Prohibition
party and had been prominent in the
work of his party for fifteen years.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30
Send for free

rem in the home. The home is
the cradle of the nation. Home
is the place to conquer self, and
the vices that tend to lead the
boys into the paths of evil. Too
much stress can never be laid on
the home as the prime factor in
education and school life. Let
us then begin at home and from
them throughout all "Judea'
with our influence upon the boys.
The American nation needs no
military glory. Let the pride of
military glory belong to other
nations. Let the fervid sun ripen
for other states the luxuries of a
tropical cline. Let it be ours to
boast that we inherit a land of
liberty and light. Let the son of
America whithersoever he may
wander, leave that behind him
which will make him homesick
for his native land. Let freedom
and knowledge, as they are our
birthrights be heralded from every
hilltop until the boys and girls
over valley and plain shall take
up the chorus and join our ranks,
and ere another century dawns,
every boy and girl in America
will be in school.
j. /. BUICK.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30

and he will never stop short of
preparation. Take away from
his mind the destinations of the
business world and place before
him the picture of a noble life
and a pure and spotless character.
With these causes and a mere
hint at their remedies it devolves
upon us as teachers to put forth
every effort to make the school a
shining light that will attract,
not repel, every boy who comes
under its influence. AS we can
trace almost every cause back to
its origin in the home, it remains
for us TO make our influence
felt in the home, on the parents
first, and then doubly on the
boys. There has never been a
problem of such Importance as
the proper training of the child
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30
Prosperous Mississippi.

According to the information
gathered by the Picayune's jack
son correspondent, Mississippi
never enjoyed greater prospect
ty than it has during the year
which is drawing to close. The
industrial growth of the State
has been something wonderful.
More new enterprises have been
chartered in Mississippi during
the last II months than in any II
months before. The outlook for
the new year was never brighter.
The farmers and the people of
the country will have money this
year. A gentleman familiar with
the conditions says that the
banks of the Northwest are Dor
rowing money from the banks in
Jackson and other cities of the
State. He states that the banks
throughout the State hold APP
proved collateral from many OF
the Western banks for loans.
1t has been the usual thing for
banks in this section to redis-
count in New York. The cotton
crop in this and other States has
been moved mostly with home
money this year. and the call on
the Eastern centres has not been
half as heavy as in other years.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30

hE OIAIE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Lincoln County.
j. L. v Bisner No. 1860.
James Hodges.
By virtue of the above styled writ directed to
me from the office of the Supreme Court Of the
State OF Mississippi, will on the
4TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1904,
at the court house door in said county, within
the hours of eleven O'Clock in the forenoon and
four O'Clock in The afternoon, sell by auction to
the highest bidder for cash, the following real
estate property, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary. which has been levied on by me as
the property of said defendants and will be sold
to satisfy said writ and all costs, to-wt:
Fourteen acres on west side of northeast Il OF
northeast a and southwest Ii of northeast a
less acres in southeast corner and less acre
in northwest corner Section IA, Township IS,
Ranger East, levied on as the property of j. l..
Bigner.
Al that part of south x of northwest a west
of b. G. River. Section 25 Township 5, Range Z
East. ID acres on west side of northwest Il of
southwest 4 Section 25, Township 5, Range
East All OF southeast Il less acres on north
side of northwest 4 of southeast n Section 26,
Township 8, Range East, levied on as the
property of j. C. Brabham.
Inc northeast a OF northwest 4 Section IA.
Township 3, Range East. and southwest a of
northwest quarter, less acres in northwest
corner and east Y of northwest Il, less 20 acres
on east side and north u of northwest quarter
of southwest a Section 36, Township 5. Range Z
East. levied on as the property of 7. DickerSon.
The northeast Il of southeast Il and east 4 of
west 4 of southeast u and west 4 of southeast
Il of southeast Il, and southwest a Of north
east a, and northeast a of northwest Il Section
IS. Townships, Range z East, levied on as the
property of w. j. Dckerson.
Il. II. APPLEwHtTE.
Sheriff.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30
Big Cotton Yield.

Here is a specimen of intensive
farming worthy of the attention
of all agriculturists. On a place
just four miles west of Magnolia,
a small field containing less than
II acre, has produced no less
than 5000 pounds of seed cotton.
Those who have seen the field say
the stalks are as high as man s
head and one has to push the
branches aside to pass between
the rows. The land lies just be
low the COW lot and for several
years the owner has seen to it
that the drainage from the lot
was uniformly distributed over
the land. The owner of this re-
markable patch is Louis Guy,
whom every body knows obe an
honorable man as well as a first
class farmer. Magnolia Gazette.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30
Road Tax Notice.

Persons who have not paid their road tax
are hereby notified that the time for payment
has expired, and unless they want to be pro-
ceeded against as provided by law, they should
come forward and settle at once. All those
who fail to meet the undersigned and turn
over their tax, are requested to settle with
r. w. McNair, Chancery Clerk. at the Court
House. G. 7. MONTGOMERY.
County Road Commissioner.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30
SheriH's Sale.

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Lincoln County.
J. l., Bigner
VS.. NO, 10000.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30
Negro Shot on the Monticello Road.

A negro named Jesse Bagents
was shot near the four mile post
on the Monticello road early Sat
urday night by unknown persons
and left for dead. A younger
brother of Jesse Bagents, who
was with him at the time and es-
capped unhurt, came to town
about 9 o'clock and reported the
shooting to S. F. Magee and 9th
ers, stating that his brother had
been killed, and on Sunday morn
ing Coroner Lambright empaneT
ed jury and went out to the
scene of the shooting to hold an
inquest on the body. On reach
ing the neighborhood the coro-
ner learned that the negro was
still alive, and after diligent in
curry anda trip for some distance
through the wood, located him in
a cabin in the .neighborhood. 1t
was discovered that he had been
shot from the rear and freely
peppered between the shoulders
with No. 4 shot, but was likely to
recover.
On being questioned Bagents
stated that he and his brother
were passing along the road to-
gether about dark when they
passed three men standing on
the road side whom they saluted
politely and then passed on.
When they had proceeded but a
few steps, they we're fired upon
twice with shot gun by the men
they had passed and he fell to
the ground and cried out that he
was shot, and his brother ran to
the bushes and escaped. The
younger Bagents made substan-
TALLY the same statement. They
said the men who did the shoot
ing we're white men, but claimed
they did not recognize any of
them.
After the white men had dis
appeared and his brother had
run off, the wounded man said he
got up and made his way to the
home of a sister of hisswho lived
in the neighborhood, and on Sun
day morning had gone in a bug
gy to the cabin where the jury
of inquest found him.
Upon inquiry The Leader
learns that Jesse Bagents is an
insolent and overbearing negro
and bears a bad reputation
among his white neighbors. JUS
tice Hoffman states that he was
arraigned before him early in.
the year for using profane and
abusive language to Pink Jordan,
white citizen of the county,
and when the affidavit was read.
to him in court, reciting a part
of the offensive language he had
used to Mr.. Jordan in the pres
ence of his wife nd children,
he promptly plead guilty and APP
peared proud and boastfnl of the
insolence he had displayed on
that occasion.
Such negroes as these will al
ways excite the resentment and
ill-will of their white neighbors,
and should be taught the lesson
they deserve, but shooting them
in the back in the dark is not the
right or manly way to do it.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30

w. 2. Brown, the cotton specu-
lator, is planning to build two mil
lion dollar hotel on Canal street,
New Orleans. Mr., Brown is I'M
derstood to have the cash.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30

The physicians Of Lawrence
county will meet at Monticello
on Jan. 18th, for the purpose OF
organizing county meaical asso-
citation.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30

r. ad by J. l. Brueck before the Teacher
Association December IS, 1908, and he was r
queSted by them to have 1t published In
next issue of The Leader.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30
Trustees Sale,

Whereas, Stephen D. Smith and wife, Eliza
beth Smith. did on the 14th day of March, 1900
execute and deliver to Francis b. Hoffman
trustee, a trust deed on certain lands in LincolI
county, State of Mississippi therein described
to secure the sum of $3.50, due by said Stephen
ID. Smith and Elizabeth Smith, to the British &
American Mortgage Company, Limited, which
said trust deed Is recorded in Lincoln county
in Deed Book Is, Page So, to which reference Is
hereby made; and whereas default has beer
made in the payment the moneys secured By
said trust need; and whereas the undersigned
has been duly appointed substituted trustee in
the place Of said Francis B. Hoffman, as pro
vided in said trust deed, and has been duly re-
quested to execute the trust therein contained
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that
under and by virtue of the power contained in
said trust deed, l, the undersigned substituted
trustee, on
The nth day of January, 1904,
between the hours of 10.a. M, and D. M, al
the court house door in, the town of Brook
haven, in Lincoln county, viii by public auction
sell to the highest bidder for cash the following
described property viz:
East half of southeast quar- ter Section thirty
one (3D, Township eight (Sl, Range six (6), con
tanning eighty 800 acres, more or less.
Said land will be sold to satisfy the debt Sc
cured by said trust deed, and such title VIII be
given as is vested in said trustee.
r. P, WILLING, JR.,
Substituted Trustee