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The leader., 1904-08-06
SURROUNDED IN A SWAMP.
Five Hundred Men Have the MUIR
derers of Chas. Hays Surround
ed In = Cedar swamp.

Portage, Pa, Aug Fully 500 mea
surrounded Cedar swamp near where
the highwaymen who killed Driver
Chas. Hays and dangerously wounded
Paymaster Campbell, on Saturday, are
supposed to be in hiding. If the muir
derers are still there, it is believed 1t
will be impossible for them to escape.
The leader., 1904-08-06
OHIO GIVEN SPEED TRIAL
Reported That NeNV BnttIeshiP Fell
Below Figure Fixed BY the
Government.

Santa Barbara, Cal..> Aug. 2.-The
battleship Ohio was given her speed
trial in Santa Barbara channel Mon
day, and returned to this port at one
o'clock in the afternoon. Until tidal
allowances are made and the proper
deductions on this account are figured
out, it will not be known whether she
made the government speed require
ment Of 10 knots, but the actual rec
ord Of the trip shows she fell very
small fraction Of knot below the fig
ure fixed by the government.
The leader., 1904-08-06

F.! Military experts have figured out
that the war in the far east is now
costing the belligerents just about 49,
900, 900 a day. OF this sum 1t is esti-
mated that the cost to Russia is ST.
300, 900 and to Japan S1.200,00o. That
the war is proving more expensive to
the Russians than to the Japanese is
due to the fact that 1t is being fought
so far away from the main base
The leader., 1904-08-06

An advertisement in the Athenaeum
of London calls for two assistant mis-
tresses in botanical school, one of
whom must be well qualified in bot
any, hygiene and physiology" The
salary is $500, or if the successful ap-
plicant has a university degree, $5S7
1t would seem to follow that uni
versity degree is worthy exactly Of $37
per annum.
The leader., 1904-08-06
OPERATORS IN A WALK.OUT
every Operator on the NeOshO
Branch of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas Went on Strike.

Emporia, Kas., Aug. EVERY tele-
graph operator and all but two agents
on the Neosho branch of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway system struck
Monday afternoon in compliance with
a general order of the Order of Rail-
way Telegraphers.
Previous to this there had been no
talk Of strike among the operators
along the line, and many who struck
do not understand clearly what the
strike was called for. The order at
fects rs men on this division.
The leader., 1904-08-06

The Park Row building. in New
York, is the tallest inhabited building
in the world. 1t covers $4,000 square
feet of ground and is 80 stories high.
The distance from the curbing to the
cornice is 1886 feet, to the top of the
towers 800 feet, to the top Of the flag
staff 447; the depth of the foundations
below curbing is Is feet, making a
total distance from the foundations to
the top of the Flagstaff of $50 feet.
The leader., 1904-08-06

The Byhalia Journal carries at the
head Of its editorial column state.
ment of facts and conditions In and
around the town. This IS good idea
that ought to be more universally
q 5orfod
The leader., 1904-08-06

Scarcely any spot in the eastern
states Il more interesting, Or asso-
ciated with more romantic and his
torlc revolutionary incidents than
Liberty Hall, now known as Ursino, <
the residence Of United States Sen.
ator Kane. or New Jersey. situated
IN the outskirts Of the city Of Eliza.
beth, IN that state. says P. M. Sab
cock. in Four-TTack News.
This palatial structure was built by
William Livingston, the nrat governor
Of New Jersey, ii TITS. who occupied
Il as his residence when he signsd thk
declaration ot Independence
The leader., 1904-08-06
LeIter Geta a. Iniunrttnn.

Springfield. Ill. Aug. 2.-Joseph Lei
ter's coal company has obtained q
temporary injunction from Judge
Humphrey. prohibiting union miners
from entering upon the property at
ZeigIer, Ill. Of interfering ID any way
with the employees
The leader., 1904-08-06
Joseph II. Campbell.

New York, Aug. 2.-Joseph H.
Campbell, % years old. formerly 4
lawyer of Louisville, Ky, and later an
inventor Of food products, is dead at
the home Of his daughter in Mount
Vernon Mr., Campbell was born in
Pennsylvania.
The leader., 1904-08-06
Al COLONIAL MANSION.
Unifed States genat0r Kane Now Lives
I'm Residence Bualt by New
Jerseys FIRST Governor.

The landmarks. which have stood
as monuments to designate the path
way Of washington and his copatrlots
as they matured and perfected the pol
icy which resulted ID the establish
ment Of this republic, are fast fading
from view, and It win not be many
generations before they viii Be known
suiY "a history.
The leader., 1904-08-06
Ex-GoV. ROBERT {. PATTIsON
The Former Governor of Pennsyl-
vania succumbs to Pneumonia
4 At His Home.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2.-Robert E. Pat.
tison, who was twice democratic gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, and twice con-
trolier of Philadelphia, died early Mon
day morning at his home in Overlook,
a suburb of this city. Pneumonia, COM
plicated with weakness of the heart,
was the cause of death. He was So
years of age.
Mr.. Pattison was a candidate for
governor on the democratic ticket
against Gov. Pennypacker, in 1902, and
had not been a well man since his la
The leader., 1904-08-06

A German colony that settled on the
heights of Haifa, Palestine, thirty-four
years ago has prospered. Not one of
it's ninety families is poor. ALI are
fairly we'll to do. They have raised
grapes from Affentaler and Rieslins,
scions from which a wine free from
alcohol is made. This is sold to the
natives and serves as a very refresh
ing drink.
The leader., 1904-08-06

! A girl died in Brooklyn, N. Y, the
other day from the effects of over
study. She worked like mad to win
special honor at her graduation from
the high school. Although it was
plain for weeks that her strength was
unequal TO the effort, she held on her
way, and broke down before gradua-
ton; but the honor was gained.
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struclz Against DISCRIMINATION.

Lebanon, Pa, Aug. 2-Seven hum
bred members Of, the Amalgamated
Association of Iron. Steel and Tin
Workers employed at the Lebanon
plant of the American Iron & Steel Co,
struck to-day. The men charge dis
elimination because Of union member
ship.
The leader., 1904-08-06

Admiral Kamimura's prestige as a
naval commander must suffer to some
extent by reason of his allowing the
Vladivostok squadron to escape into
the Pacific without any tangible effort
to bar the way. The results may be
costly to Japan.
The leader., 1904-08-06

i Give Missouri the opportunity, and
she will take rank as the Bluegrass
state. A story was published short
time ago that bluegrass grew four feet
high in Livingston county. A Living
ston county farmer has proved it by
taking to Chillicothe some bluegrass
six feet high.
The leader., 1904-08-06

ST. Louis, Aug. 2. Hundreds Of
friends. including men Of the highest
business. professional and official posi-
lions, mingled, Sunday, with those Of
lesser renown at the bier Of J M Ca
vim TO pay their final and silent tribute
ia the dead.
The leader., 1904-08-06
DISPATCH FROM KJRoPATKrN.

Report ON the Battle Received by
the Gar From KurOpntkin.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 2.-The emper
or received the following dispatch,
dated July 81, from Gen. Kuropatkin:
Three Japanese armies have re-
newed offensive operations on our
southern front. Our rearguard made
an obstinate defense until the appear
ance Of considerably superior forces of
the enemy and then gradually retired
in the direction of Hal Cheng. A de-
tachment near Simou Cheng, Is miles
The leader., 1904-08-06

Russia's seizure of ships almost
amounts to the proposition that all
ocean freight is contraband in time of
war, and that vessels with cargoes may
be summarily sunk as well as over
hauled. Russia should hasten to mod
ifv its extreme position.
The leader., 1904-08-06

John Holland, the inventor of the
submarine boat, has devised flying
machine, on the aeroplane principle,
which, he believes, may make aerial
navigation safer than bicycle riding.
The advantage of the bicycle is that the
rider is nearer to the stopping place.
The leader., 1904-08-06

When Gen. Kuropatlxin took COM
mand in Manchuria he was quoted as
saying he would drive the Japanese
into the sea. The Japs are still on dry
land, and the chances Of KuropatlKin
making good are daily growing more
remote.
The leader., 1904-08-06
struck by Lightning.

East Liverpool, O., Aug 2.-During
a severe thunder storm, early Monday
morning, lightning struck i've houses
and injured six people One of the
victims, Mrs. Caroline White, aged 20
years. may die. The others will re-
cover.
The leader., 1904-08-06

Walter Kittridge. the author Of that
world-famous song. 'fTenting on the
Old Camp Ground" Is still living in
the hamlet of Reeds Ferry, N. H.,
where he composes, even at his adj
vanced age. He first wrote the words
of the song, then picked the air from
the strings of his violin. and played
it first on an old melodeon. He has
both instruments in his possession. al
though the song was written forty
wears ago
The leader., 1904-08-06
In the interest OF Harmony.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 2.-In a
signed statement to the democratic
voters Of Tennessee, former Gov. BEN
ton Mcmillan withdraws from the race
for United States senator to succeed
Gen. w. B. Bates, present incumbent,
in the interest Of party harmony
The leader., 1904-08-06
Were A.lmftted 10 -BniI.

New York. Aug. 2-All the officers
and employees Of the Knickerbocker
Steamboat Co., as well as the United
States inspectors, indicted by the fed
eral grand jury in connection with the
Slocum disaster OF June Is last, were
admitted to bail Monday.
The leader., 1904-08-06

Lowell, Mass, Aug. 2.-The cotton
mills of the Scott Manufacturing Co.
here were shut down Monday for one
month, throwing out 1,640 operatives.
The suspension OF work is due to tho
dull goods market.
The leader., 1904-08-06

A London tradesman advertises
thus: "Elopment by motor is now
fashionable. Loving couples who
would dodge stern parents by running
away to be married can be supplied
here at any hour of any day with
smart motor and reliable driver, on the
weekly payment system"
The leader., 1904-08-06

Keokuk. Ia, Aug. 2.Jack McCaE
frey who is making the trip to ST.
Louis from Keokuk. floating on 4 log
sixteen fleet long and two feet ID d.
amoser, started On his Journey 1t ii
o'clock Sunday mofnina
The leader., 1904-08-06

A collector for st. Louis ice COM
pany was so burdened with money that
he left one package containing over
$500 in street car to be turned in by
the conductor And this has not been
q good summer for ice, so far.
The leader., 1904-08-06
Dowle Has some Black sheen.

Waukegan, Ill, Aug. 2Elilah
Dowie wrathfully admitted before his
congregation that some Of the officers
Of Zion are misusing moneys placed in
their hands. In fact, be said there are
several officers who are likely to be
hauled up for embezzlement.
The leader., 1904-08-06

Joliet, Ill, Aug. 2.--Nearly every de-
partment Of the Joliet plant Of the Illi-
nois Steel Co, which has been idle for
several weeks, resumed operations Mons
day. About $500 men returned to work.
The leader., 1904-08-06
Rain PI1ta out Forest Ffrea

81 Paso, Tex, Aug. 2.-Forest fires
in the ella forest reserve, Arizona,
which have ragged for the past two
months devastating an area of fifteen
square miles Of timber, have been put
out by heavy rains.
The leader., 1904-08-06
Won PLEHYE's SLAYER DEAD
He Passed Away without Making
Any Disclosures I4criminat-
ing Other Persons.

London, Aug. IA dispatch to the
Central News from ST. Petersburg says
the assassin of Won Plehve is dead,
and adds that he made no disclosures
before dying.
The leader., 1904-08-06

Columbia, Mo-, Aug. IA statement
issued by the authorities Of Missouri
shows that 26S cadetships, valued at
more than 5000, are now vacant In
the military department of the State
university
The leader., 1904-08-06

It is felt in British government cir
cies that the Knight Commander Incl
dent overshadows the Red sea seizures,
which practically have been adjusted,
but which have failed to settle the
question Of the rights of neutral COM
merca
The leader., 1904-08-06

st. Louis. Aug. q Eight schoolmates
sof Miss Marian. daughter Of John
BEatton,of East St. Louis. acted as pail
bearers sunday afternoon at her fu-.
neral she died at the Brattsa ccun.
try home IL Kinloch Mo.
The leader., 1904-08-06
JAps REPORTED SUCCESSFUL.
Gen. KurOl<i Said to Have Been Sue
cessful Near Hai-Che1g.


Tien Tsin, Aug. 2-6 p. mt is re-
ported here that Gen. Kuroki was sue
cessful in the battle fought near Hal
Cheng Sunday.
Heavy firing was heard at New
Chwang. The Japanese have removed
ten electric mines from the Lao river
and others have been located.
A strong guard has been placed at
the Yin Kow railroad station.
A recent arrival from Port Arthur
says the japanese are five miles dis
tant from the Russian strongholds, the
approaches to which are heavily
mined. The Chinese remaining at Port
Arthur are being well treated. Rice is
scarce, but bread is said to be plenti-
full.
The leader., 1904-08-06
SENTENCED TO BE HANGED
UnIon Hack Driver at Kansas city
Must Pay the Penalty for
Murder.

Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. 2.-Edgar G.
Bailey, The union hack driver convict
ed of the murder of Albert Ferguson,
strike breaker, was sentenced to be
hanged September II. Bailey was
born in Iowa Sc years ago; was grad
uated from Cornell (Ia.) college, and
published a weekly paper in Larorte,
Ia, for eight years.
The leader., 1904-08-06

The car blames the wrong parties
for the reverses that have overtaken
his troops In Manchuria The Japs are
the fellows who are responsible for all
their misfortunes.
The leader., 1904-08-06
Getting Their Gums READY

Muskogee. l. T.. Aug. EVERY gin
man in the Indian territory is busy
preparing to handle the enormous cot
ton crop that will begin marketing the
middle of the month. A bale an acre
IS expected.
The leader., 1904-08-06
JAPs ATTACHED RUSSIAN RIGHT.
Russian Guns Said to Have Driven
uI,a,,, pcc1- n coURu~iom

Russian Guns Said to Have Driven
Them Back In Confusion.
Hal Cheng, Aug. 2.-The Japanese
on Saturday attacked the heights of
Yan-Se pass, the right of the Russian
position at Simou Cheng. Under cover
of their artillery the Japanese infantry
charged, but the Russian guns drove
them back in confusion and siIenced
two of their batteries. The Russian
losses were slight.
Ong-Distance Artillery Duel.
Between Hal Cheng and Ia Tche
Kiao, the same day, there was long
distance artillery duel which had little
effect
A single shell burst over Russian
gun, killing two and wounding eleven
gunners.
On Saturday night the Japanese
made desperate assault on Kangwa
heights with the bayonet and a hand
to-hand fight ensued, but the Japanese
were again repulsed, fleeing down the
hill in confusion.
Japanese Ruse.
The Japanese are said to have en-
ployed their customary trick while adj
vancing, shouting in Russian: Don't
fire; we are friends"
The Japanese renewed the attack at
daylight Sunday, training all their
guns on Kangwa heights. BY o'clock
the fight had developed along the
whole front of Ia miles, and was espe-
cially hot against Gen. Mistchenko.
The Russian artillery did magnificent
ly, several times forcing the Japanese
batteries to shift their positions. The
Russians are holding all their posi-
lions at the hour when this dispatch
is sent from Hal Cheng.
Heat Almost Unbenrable.
The heat is almost unbearable and
is trying the fighting men, but even
while marching under the blazing sun
and weighted down by accoutrements
and ammunition, often without food or
drink all day, the men try to be cheer
full and sing songs while grim work Is
in progress.
The leader., 1904-08-06
Fire A Fxinrflaber. oLl..

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. Fire de.
stroyed five business buildings in
Kingnsher Sunday, including Shapes
saloon, Franks restaurant and three
empties. The total loss is $4,000, par.
TALLY insured.
The leader., 1904-08-06

Hitherto Iceland has enjoyed the dis
tinction Of being the only country
without railroad, but 1t is now to
havepa short one, for the purpose Of
working some sulphur mines at
Thetsstaryker, about seventeen miles
from Huavik, the nearest harbor. The
country thus mouths the tallest feather
of its pride, and will have to get used
to the sQueal of the locomotive whistle.
as other states have done, one after
another, leaving Iceland to the last.
The leader., 1904-08-06

Lived Seventy Years i'm st. Louis.
st. Louis, Aug. 2 Mrs. Jane Tai
bolt 0rendorff, aged 80 years. seventy
Of which have been spent In st. Louis,
died Sunday Mrs Orendorff was j ma
tive Of Kentucky.
The leader., 1904-08-06

Cincinnati, Aug. 2.Ths annual con-
yent:on Of the International Brother
hood of Transfers convened here Nom
day. There is much agitation among
the delegates on the question Of SYM
pathetic strikes.
The leader., 1904-08-06

jackson contractors were awarded
the contract to erect an $4,000 bank
building at Hazlehurst q few days
since. Hazlehurst is doing well and
a number Of excellent buildings are
going up.
The leader., 1904-08-06

The boil weevil has not as yet made
its appearance in Mississippi. Quite q
number of suspicious t?) bugs have
been sent the A. & M. College, but
the bugologist up there pronounces
them not the genuine weevil. 1t is
estimated that the weevil only travels
fifty miles per year, and at that rate
it will take them several years yet to
get here. Before that time 1t is to be
hoped that some remedy for the evil
viii be discovered and put in practical
operation.
The leader., 1904-08-06

In North Mississippi the sale OF
reaches for fish bait has gained con-
siderable importance. At Tupelo last
year one lad caught and sold SIC worth
during the season. The price runs
from so cents per hundred at the be-
ginning of the season. down to rs cents
when they become more plentiful.
They are quoted in Aberdeen now ut
35 cents. Some people raise them
successfully and find the crop a profit
able one.
The leader., 1904-08-06

Trains are now running over the
Y. & M. v. branch from Belzoni to
Yazoo City, which has just been com,
pleted. This line taps portion OF
the rich delta that has been without
a road heretofore, and will prove OF
great benefit to the people in that
section of the State. Yazoo City fig.
ures that it will also prove . valu.
able feeder to that town.
The leader., 1904-08-06

By Il. 3. BLAKEsLEE, Jackson.
The leader., 1904-08-06

The assassination OF M. Plehve, Rus.
sian minister of the interior, is a
symptom OF a deep-seated disorder in
the empire A vivid light is thrown on
the awful situation by the assertion of
the ST. Petersburg police that Plehve's
assassin may be an agent Of rival
faction in the ministry That such
a suspicion could possibly be enter
tnined and confessed is the saddest
acknowledgment Of a political and So
cial hell II the ministers suspect one
another whom may the car trust to
save him? He is ike a rat in trap.
The leader., 1904-08-06

addison Steele" IN Brooklyn Life.
says: I'm the expressive language Of
the day, st. Louis has the goods.
had expected mueh Of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, for had kept
IN touch with the making Of It from
its very inception, 1--WE years ago: but
after nearly week Of journeying
through this new wonderland ] must
confess that in every essential partic-
uIar 1t is far beyond my expectations
The biggest and best It was meant 70
be. and the biggest and best II is, The
exposition, rumors notWithstauding, 4
quite flashed
The leader., 1904-08-06

Boarder Why in creation did you
ring the breakfast bell at 4 o'clock this
morning!
Cook The missus heard It thunder
ing, and told me to hurry ID and
serve breakfast before the milk
aoured. New York Weekly.
The leader., 1904-08-06

Mississippi.s prosperity has not yet
reached high tide. The resources OF
the State are as yet practically un-
touched, and the full measure Of the
States greatness will not be known
until the virgin forests, now untouched
by the woodman's axe, are converted
into fertile fields. The time is coming
on apace.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-21
Never Heard of Japan.

The vast majority of Japanese have never heard of Japan. They call their country Nihon, or Nippon. and even that name has only been in use for thirteen or fourteen centuries. Before that it was called Yamato, which is properly the name of one of the prov inces. Since the Japanese have traced a resemblance of their islands of Asia to the British islands off Europe and have determined on founding an empire like the British empire, they have called their country Dai Nippon Great Japan, as the British call theirs Great Britain. Probably Marco Polo is responsible for the Japanese islands never being called by their own name in foreign countries. He heard the Chinese talking about a country which. being still further east than China, theyN called Jih-Pen (sun-origin), a Chinese way of expressing a place where the sun comes from, and round ed the name into Zipangu. which be- comes Cipango-aI least that Is Cham berlain's account of it, and one can take anything that he says or that Sir Ernest Satow says about Japan as gos- pei. He quotes another name for Ja- pan, which means The-Luxuriant- Reed Plains the Land of Fresh Rice Ears Of Long Five Hun dred- -Autumns; but I have forgotten how to spell it in Japanese. It is rather long. In any case," says Doug les Sladen. "it is comforting to know literal meaning of the word Japan"
Arizona republican., 1904-07-21
No Competition,

"It was 102 in the shade at Phoenix yesterday. Hell will have to be Tp and doing. ."-Topeka Capital.
 We hasten to assure the Capital that there is no reason for the alarm it manifests. No danger threatens the reputation of the Place for which the Capital is spokesman. The Capital may be, and doubtless is, quite farnil- far with the temperature of the locality for which it shows a jealous concern, but it does not understand Phoenix weather. We give our word that Phoe- nix is not competing with That Place. Day for day. throughout the summer, Phoenix is more comfortable than To- peka or Kansas City. Summer weather in Phoenix is infinitely preferable to summer weather in St. Louis, Cincin- nati, Pittsburg or Washington. The thermometer doesn't count. Its only use is to back up the tall stories that tenderfoots transmit to their friends in shade, and then some. The average temperature in Phoenix during most of June. all of July and August and a part of September is considerably above 102 in the shade, between the hours of 10 a. m. and p. m. As rule the mercury hangs around 1oS and 11O. Frequently 1t makes a spurt and stands at III. Sometimes it goes as bfsrb ac IA of1oio1Ix-
 But all these records are far above the sensible temperature To under stand the readings of the thermometer they must be taken in connection with the records of the barometer When TO clouds are in the sky and when the percentage of moisture in the air is under 20-as it is most of the time 110 in the shade at Phoenix is not at all depressing. One is not nearly so uncomfortable here when the mercury stands at 110 as he would be at To- peka at a temperature gof 90. The moisture in the air at Topeka makes the difference.
 It is only during the few cloudy days of July and August, when it is threat ening rain and when the moisture in- dicator runs up to 50. say. that resi- dents of southern Arizona begin to lose all belief in a Place that is hotter than
Arizona republican., 1904-07-21
Excuse of the Wrecker.

The defaulting cashier of a bank in Aurora, H., wrecked by him and loot ed of all it's assets, excuses himself in an Inter-Ocean interview after this fashion:
 I simply did what half your success ful cashiers in Chicago have done. In my case the result was disaster. Tn their cases it has been success. Every. thing depends on the turn of the cards Look at the case of one prominent banker. Ten years ago he didn't have money enough to pay hotel bill Today he is a millionaire Do you think he saved it out of his salary"
 Probably rot. The greater probabil- ity is-unless all bank cashiers and bank presidents are absolutely devoid of honesty-that he made prudent in- vestments, didn't drink champagne on a beer salary, took advantage of his opportunities and steered clear of Anonyma and the night side Of big cities. Much allowance may be made