davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
IOBBING CENTERs ACTIVE
Ala Lines of Merchandise show
Notable Activity, According to
Bradstreet's Report.

New York, Sept 23.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
The tenor of jobbing trade and in
dustriaI advices is more unanimously
favorable this week than at any pre-
ceding period this year. At the Lead
ing jobbing centers activity continues,
notable in all lines Of dry goods, cloth
ing, shoes and, in fact, all kinds of
wearing apparel. It is further to be
noted that secondary points of distri-
button are sending better adviees. In
dustry is active. iron and steel leading
with larger sales and firmer prices in
the cruder forms heretofore inclined to
lag. More is doing in the coal and coke
industries and prices are hardening,
Building material, particularly timber
and hardware, reflect unprecedented
activity for this season of the year.
There is more doing in retail trade,
though heavy rains and foods, has OBJ
Grated to restrict operations west and
northwest The absence of frost is still
the favorable feature in the crop stu
alton, favoring as it does the almost
total exemption of corn from damage.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
WRECK ON THE BIG FOUR
Freight Train Rear-Ended BY an
Extra Work Train and Several
Men Injured.

Paris, ILL.,, Sept. 25.-An extra work
train on the Cairo division of the Big
Four railroad ran into the rear end of
an extra freight train at Swango Hill,
five miles south of here. Four men
were injured, one fatally. The engine
of the work train was demolished and
the caboose and ten cars of the freight
train were reduced to scrap iron and
kindling wood.
The injured:
William Bean, Lyford, Ill, freight
brakeman, skull fractured, leg broken;
will die.
Bert knight, Mount Carmel, H., en-
gineer; head and shoulders injured.
James Beal, Danville, H., fireman:
back and head bruised, Internal in
juries.
Bernie Young, Paris, Ill; head and
body bruised.
The freight train had stopped to put
out a Gre on bridge and had just
called up the fagman, when the work
train crashed into it.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
A MURDER BROUGHT TO LIGHT
A TcIIta1e Hand, Uncovered BY the
Heavy Rains, Reveals a MUIR
der at TupelO, Miss.

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 23.-Exposure
of a hand by the washing away of earth
by rain brought to light a murder re-
Gently committed.
On Sunday, John McCullom, who had
lived at Tupelo, Miss. for 40 years, dis
appeared. Some boys discovered hand
protruding from the ground, about half
a mile from Tupelo They gave the
slarm, the ground was dug up and Nc
Columns body was found.
His head had been battered in with
blunt instrument Indications are
that he was murdered after retiring, as
he was found with only an undershirt
on and that drawn up over his head.
His feet were tied with short rope.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
MORTON MAKES STATEMENT
Concerning the Equitable Ownership
Of the Cafe EaNnrin.

-
New York. Sept. %. Paul Morton,
president Of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, made sta tement today
with reference to that soctety's owner
ship of the Cafe Savari1, the restau-
rant located in the Equitable Building,
this, city. The statement follows:
"There is nothing new or sensational
about the Cafe Savarin. There has
been no change in its relation to the
Equitable Society, which now owns and
operates it. do not like the idea OF
the society being in the restaurant bus
mess, but it is condition that ! found
and we will have to continue in the
business until we can make other ar
rangements.
at will be my effort toget the society
out of the business, although in lieu OF
rent the Cafe Savarin is now netting
the society profits which approximates
what the rent ought to be.
mo officer, director or employee of
this society is interested in any way in
the profits of the cafe.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
MILLION DOLLARS
LICKED Up BY FIRE
A Destructive Sunday Morning Fire
at Butte, Mont.
HARD FIGHT FOR THE FlREMEN.
but For Outside Assistance hut Lit
tie of the Business Portion Of
the City Would Have Been
Now standing.


Butte, Mont, Sept. 25.-Fire causing
loss estimated at about million doll
lars. consumed the entire business por-
ton Of Butte, lying between the Shod-
air block and Renshaw alley, on the
south side Of West Park street, and half
destroyed the public library.
The fire call was turned in at $40 q.
m. At noon the fotlr-story Symons
store was mass of flames, and the
public library and other places were
burning simultaneously. At one
o'clock Mayor MacGinniss announced
the fire under control. Had the blaze
once crossed Main street into the old
buildings on the north silye Of Park
street, or had 1t not been checked at
the Renshaw block, Butte would have
suffered a $5,Ooo,000 fire.
Firemen Realized Their Task.
A cigar company occupied part of the
ground floor and basement of the big
Symons Dry Goods Co.'S building. At
once the firemen realized that to keep
the fire confined to the basement and
away from the elevator shaft was the
only hope of saving the block.
The men could not enter the seat of
the flames, but several went through
the rear sidewalk windows and held
the hose as close as they could to the
origin of the smoke, finally with a
favorable change of the wind, which
kept the smoke back temporarily, the
firemen broke in three doors on the
ground floor and poured water in the
direction of the elevator shaft, which
roared like mill race.
other Buildings Fired.
A perfect geyser of sparks and burn
ing shingles spouted across the roofs
of other buildings. starting flames in
the Renshaw hall and away to the Park
building. From il o'clock until noon
the Symons' company building burned
free as bonfire, and the firemen con-
fined their labors to saving adjacent
property.
The Miner, Broadway, Harvard, Ar
gyle and other buildings. were licked by
the flames, but good work on the part
Of the owners and the firemen prevent
ed what seemed for a time general
confiagration, as stiff wind was blow
ing flaming embers everywhere.
Every Community Helped.
By II o'clock every piece of fire ap-
paratus in Silver Bow county was at
Tho Some of the fire The fire deDart-
ments from the Rarus, Cora, PARROT,
Oringinal, Gagnon. Anaconda and 9TH
er mines responded with alacrity and
rendered great service.
The fire battalions from the Cen
tennial brewery, from Walkerville,
from Williamsburg, the Butte reduc-
ton works and other places answered
the general alarm and lent valuable as
sistance.
Some of the Losses.
Blocks totally destroyed: Maule,
York, Barrett, Woodwork, Ogden.
The following are among the estimat-
ed losses:
Symons store, Maule and York blocks,
owned by the New York Realty Co..
100000
Library building, $4,000.
Walkover Shoe Co.. $4,000.
Ogden block total loss.
Atlantic saloon, $1,000.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
NEGROES IN AUTO
Run Down White Boy and Are AL
most Mobbed for Their Pains.

Run Down White Boy and Are AL
most Mobbed for Their Pains.
Chicago, Sept. 26.- Surrounded by a
crowd of excited pedestrians, all threat
ening vengeance, Arthur Stewart, To-
year old negro, was held prisoner until
the arrival of two policemen last night
after having knocked down and prob
ably fatally injured Louis Weinburg,
10 years old, while driving an auto
mobile at Twenty-sixth and State
Streets.
In the auto at the time of the acct
dent were Mary Stewart, the mother of
the chauffeur, and William Holiday of
Milwaukee, the owner of the machine.
They also were prevented from leaving
the scene of the accident although when
the police arrived young Stewart was
considered to be the only person to
blame.
The injured boy was taken to hos
pital where physicians say that he may
die.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
BISHOP HENDRIX SUED.
Methodist Preacher Charged With
SANDER.

Charlottesville, Mo-, Sept. 26.-Rev.
A. T. Osborn, Methodist minister, to-
day brought suit for $685. 900 damages
against Bishop E. r. Hendrix, of Kan
sas City. Mr.. Osborn charges the
Bishop with having slandered him.
Bishop Hendrix presided at the ses-
sion of the Southwest Missouri Confer
ence that adjourned here today. Dur
ng the session Mr.. Osborne was tried
for having left his work at jackson,
Mo-, and being found guilty, his creden-
tials were taken from him.
The distinguished prelate who issued
is one of the wealthiest men in Missouri,
being millionaire. He made con-
siderable fortune during the real estate
boom that struck Kansas City score
of years ago. This is the first time in
the history of Southern Methodism that
a Bishop has been sued.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

There is encouraging evidence that
the lynching mania is dying out in
the South under the pressure of pub
lie sentiment and the vigorous action
of such men as Gov. Vardaman, Of
Mississippi. The year thus far has
recorded fewer of these cases of mob
violence than any similar period for a
number of years. Repression of this
form of violence and lawlessness will
be further promoted by the action of
the supreme court of Mississippi, in
affirming the sentence of white man
to life term in the penitentiary for
assault upon black girl.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
SHOT THE BRUTE
Then Learns That Woman Attacked
in the Dark Was His Wife.

Then Learns That Woman Attacked
in the Dark Was His Wife.
St. Louis, Sept. pa negro at
tempted to assault the wife of Deputy
Sheriff A. J. Shores at Clayton, last
night, and was shot by Shores and bad
ly wounded. The shooting attracted a
mob of negroes from the congregation
of colored church who attempted to
lynch the negro, Robert Taylor, but
were prevented and Taylor was safely
landed in jail. Deputy Shores had just
alighted from street car and hearing
a woman's screams and seeing negro
running, fired and the negro fell. Later
he discovered it was his own wife whom
the negro had seized as she was on her
way home from a neighboring visit.
He found her in faint lying on the
sidewalk.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
Two Men Electrocuted.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. Is. Jesse Dom
ahue Of Minneapolis and Harry Isipson
of Cuba, Mo-, members Of gang Of
telephone linemen, were eleetrocuted
today. Ripson was at the top pf q pole
holding measuring tape while Dona-
hue on the ground held the other end.
The tape was Of linen, but had run
through it two slender wires. Ii came
IN contact with heavily charged
power cable and both men received the
full force Of the current, killing them
Instantly. Ripson fell from the tob Of
the pole and his neck was broken.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
PLATT ISN'T SERIOUSLY ILL
the Reports which Have Been Cir
culated About His Health.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 25.-United
States Senator Thomas C. Plat, of New
York, arrived in this city from Denver
over the Rock Island railway in his
private car Courier, and he left over
the same road for the east.
Senator Plat denied that he was se-
riously i'll or had been, and denounced
in vigorous language the reports which
have been circulated about his health.
Notwithstanding his denial, the senator
appeared quite feeble, and he was
wheeled about in his car in an invalid's
chair.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
yellow Fever in New York.

New York, Sept 26. Another case
of yellow fever was reported today at
the quarantine hospital on Swinburne
Island. Health Officer Doty gave out
the following statement this evening:
Jose Macaira, aged 20, coal passer
of the steamer Havana from Colon, was
removed TO the hospital on Sunday
morning. Macaira was sick on the pas
sage from Colon about two days before
arrival. At the hospital he developed
yellow fever. Macairn is very sick
and DR.. Doty considers his condition AZ
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
HOW FRIEND
SHIP GREW
The Story

Whether Hand SapoLO got q more
enthusiastic welcome IN homes where
.SapOLiO Was an old and tried friend,
or where II was q stranger, Is a qness
lion. Where women had come to rely.
on SspOliO for rapid, thorough clean.
Ing IN every part of the house except
the Laundry, they commenced without
loss Of time, to avail Of this new prize.
0rnbby little hands, and stained, work.
worn older ones, Whifened, sOffened,
Gnd snOOEhed out as If by magic, caE1
IOGs spots disappeared and CONS
pIexlOns cleared Children ceased
their strenuous ObjeStiOnS to the scrub
hing up process, because II became .
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
Undermine walls q church.

Mexico City, Sept. Is. Steps have
been taken. to prevent danger to the fine
old church of Santo Domingo, which
had on one side been partly under
mined by treasure seekers, who be-
lieyed they might find a great quantity
Of gold and silver alleged to have been
hidden near the foundations by Domin-
lean monks during the colonial period.
Nearly century ago a French COM
pany started to find treasure and UNDER
mined the wall, at the same time iniur-
ing the foundations Of houses AUDITING
on the church
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

adapted for the hands, the face, the
general tOiEef3 Impossible, 1t would
be hOrrid VINO ever heard of such a
use? Finally bold shopper carried
home a cake. Does 1t look Ike kite
chen SapoLiO2 No one Is sure, and a
cake of that Is bought, and comparison
made. Behold a family using both the
Sap0LiOS for every conceivable pur-
pose, and comparing hottest After
easily and quickly cleansing a greasy
pan with SapoEiO, Jane thought the
other would be gritty, and was aston.
ished AZ the smooth, dainty Eafher.
Another was certain 1t would harden
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
SERIOUS LOSS BIZ FIRE
Charleston, w. Va, suffers a Loss of
$2OO,OOO by Fire Near the
Business Center.

Charleston. w. Va. Sept. 2S.-A loss
of 100000 and serious injuries to a
number of flremen resulted from fire
near the business center of the city.
The fire destroyed the six-story build
ing occupied by Eskew, Smith G. Can
ron and the adjoining building of Coyle
& Richardson, occupied by different
firms. Assistant Fire Chief DeBaugh
and H. A. Drew, ball player. were
among those badly hurt.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

Hand grenades, which have been
practically out of date for a century,
have been employed by both sides in
the Russo-Japanese war so extensively
that it seems possible that their use
and manipulation may enter into the
general curriculum of the soldiers
training in our own and other modern
European armies. Time was when
these deadly missiles were carried by
a number of the biggest and strongest
soldiers in every infantry regiment.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
FILED SUITS FOR DAMAGES
Louisville Baseball Players want
Some of the Kansas City street
Railway Co.'s Money.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 2S.-Ten
members of the Louisville baseball
team who were hurt in a street car ac-
cident in this city August 81. have
brought suit against. the Metropolitan
Street Railway Co. of this city for
damages aggregating $4,000.
The allegation of the suits fled is
that the car was running at higher
rate of speed than is allowable in the
city limits, and that the accident was
due to alleged carelessness of the mo-
torman.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
MANY RECORDS DESTROYED
The Courthouse at New Madrid, MO-,
Destroyed BY a Supposedly
Incendiary Fire.

New Madrid, Mo-, Sept. 25.-The
courthouse here was burned by what is
thought to have been an incendiary
fire. Many tax and drainage records
were destroyed. but the other records
were saved. Six murder trials are
pending, but all indictments returned
at this term were burned, which may
make continuances necessary.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
A LYNCHING THREATENED
Deputy sheriff shores, Mt clayton,
Mo-, Wounds n Negro Attempt
ing to Assault His Wife.

st. Louis, Sept. 25.-Finding negro
in the act of attempting to assault his
wife in Clayton last night, Deputy
Sheriff A. ]. Shores shot the man,
whom a crowd Of negroes later at
tempted to lynch.
The shooting occurred near negro
church, and when the cause of it was
known, the congregation expressed yio-
lent threats toward the half-witted
member of their race who had been
chased by a crowd, Deputy Sheriff
George Boede also firing at the fugi-
tive.
The negro, Robert Taylor. % years
old, was twice wounded. Whether the
bullets came from the pistol fired by
Shores or that discharged by Boede Is
not known, but the former is ready to
assume all responsibility for the act.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

Under the act just passed by the
Pennsylvania legislature for the an.
nexation of Allegheny to Pittsburg the
latter will become one of the coun-
try's great cities. The annexation
idea will have to be ratified by a vote
of the people of the two towns before
it can become operative, but this as.
sent seems assured. In 1900 Pittsburg
had 321,616 inhabitants and Allegheny
1886, total of 451,512 The cities
which had more than that number of
people were New York, Chicago, Phil.
adelphia, st. Louis, Boston and Bal.
timore.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

According to Mr.. ]. D. Dargan, pres
ident of an Atlanta, Ca, insurance COM
pany, the life insurance premiums col
lected in IL southern states during the
calendar year 1904 amounted to $780,,
S56,067. The states here included
are the Confederate States, the large
sum paid in premiums, all but a little
more than half million was paid to
northern companies. New York COM
panies collected almost 60 per cent. of
the total
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

A curious club has been formed by
certain women Of Berlin, The chief
qualification for membership is thai
the applicant must be deaf. A hun
dred members meet weekly in VIII
helm strasse, where they drink tea as
they converse in the sign language or
with the aid of ear trumpets.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
SENATOR PLAT IS FEEBLE
Has to Be Wheeled About In an In
valid's Chair,

Kansas City, Sept. Is. United States
Senator Thomas G. Platt of New York
arrived in this city this afternoon from
Denver over the Rock Island Railroad
in his private car, and left over the
same road for the East at $50 tonight.
Senator Platt denied that he was
seriously i'll or had been, and denounced
in vigorous language the reports which
have been circulated about his health.
Notwithstanding his denial, the sena-
tor appeared quite feeble, and was
wheeled about in his car in an invalid
chair.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
CHARGED with Murder.

Malvern, Ark, Sept. 2s.-H. P. Hop
kins and H. B. Carlton, 26 and 20 years
of age, respectively, charged with the
murder of VIM. Nicholas Paulson, q
machinist here, for the purpose
of robbery, were arrested at Benton
and returned here.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

Within a radius of one hundred and
fifty miles from Los Angeles, Cal,
more varieties of products from the
soil are produced than any one could
imagine And a majority of the prod
ucts yield handsome returns on the
investment. Every year some new eX-
pertinent is tried in the horticultural
line in southern California, and it is
only a question of time when the
orange crop will be secondary in i'm
portance to some crop. that will yield
more with less outlay and less work
Experiments are now being made with
pineapples.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
TRAGEDY AT DANCE.
Young Kentuckian Killed and the
Dancers Thrown Into Panic.

Maysville, KY, Sept. 26. Henry Ed
wards, aged %, was shot and instantly
killed last night at Lewisburg, this
county, by Clarence Turner, aged 20.
Both began firing at each other at
close range, which created panic, men
and women climbing out of windows
and dropping to the ground, bruising
themselves considerably. No one but
Edwards was struck by bullets, and
when the shooting was over he stag
gered to the door where he fell dead.
Turner is in jail here, claiming self
defense.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

Tons of paper are used for building
purposes every year. Garments. made
of paper, spun with cotton, are to be
found on sale in every city in the
land. Collars, cuffs and shirt bosoms,
otherwise known as "dickeys," have
long been worn at one-tenth the cost
of linen. Bonnets and crepe paper
hats are made for women Paper but.
tons are a part of many pieces of
wearing apparel which you buy. Con.
siderable paper is used as stiffenins
for dresses. Shoes and slippers are
also manufactured of paper.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
Col. CorneIIue =. yVeatbrooI-.

Kingston. N, &. Sept rs. Col Cor
nelius T. Westbrooll one Of the best
known grand army veterans in the
state, died at Tie Middletown state hos
pital. where he was taken several years
ago, suffering from injuries received
during the civil war. He was born ct
F.ishlEill In 1928.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
THE FEVER SITUATION
Shows Very Little Change in Louis
lana and Mississippi.

New Orleans, Sept. "a The low
Sunday record is almost a duplicate Of
that OF last Sunday, there being "A new
cases and 3 deaths. OF the deaths one
is I2-year old boy who was discharged
as cured from the Emergency Hospital
a few days ago, but applied for read
mission when he had relapse due to
eating solid food, and the result was
fatal. The other death also was II
year-old boy.
The reports from the country showed:
Patterson, 8 new cases.
Kenner, new cases, death.
LaFourche Crossing, new case.
Baton Rouge, 2 new cases.
Tallulah, 4 new cases.
Alexandria, new cases.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
Fen to His death.

West Ossippee, N. H., Sept. 24.-Dr.
James R. Chadwick, Of Boston, a lee
turer at Harvard college, was found
dead just outside his summer residence
at Checorua, N. H., seven miles from
here, by one of his servants. 1t is sup
posed that he fell from the piazza roof
of his cottage during the night.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
ReIeaned. On RnfI.

Plymouth, Mass, Sept. 25.-Eben
Plympton, the actor who was arrested
on charge of assault with intent to
kill on Capt. George Martin, and has
been confined in Plymouth Jail since
his arrest, was released on $1,000 bail
Saturday.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

Auditor Henry has prepared a table
showing the comparative percentages
of increase and decrease Of the banks
statements. of June 30, 1903, and Aug.
rs, 1905. The figures will be found be-
low, and it will be noted that every
item shows an increase expect those of
suspense account and amount due other
banksA
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
STATE OIL REFINERY.
Gov. Hoch Will Continue His Fight
Against the Standard Oil.

Topeka, Kas., Sept. 26. Governor E.
W. Hoch intimated today that if re-
elected he will send message to the
legislature urging the passage of an
other bill providing for the erection Of
a State oil refinery to fight the trust.
He says he believes measure can be
drawn up that will overcome the con-
stitutional objections that killed the
one passed by the last legislature, which
was declared unconstitutional.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
WHITE RIBBoNNERs
Take Negro From Jail and Beat Him
Almost to Death.

Williamson, w. Va, Sept. 25 Break
ing into the city jail here today, an
armed and masked mob of white
Ribboners" took out Moses Lovern,
negro serving sixty days for assaulting
James Butcher. Taking Lovern and
Thomas Blackburn, the only other
prisoner, arcoss the river in boat,
the mob beat, whipped and stoned Low
ern until he was apparently dead. The
prisoners we're then returned to jail.