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The leader., 1905-08-19
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR
Gen. Linevtch Said to be Trying to
Deceive Field Marshal Oyama
by Constant Changes.

London, Aug. 14.-The Daily Tele-
graphs japanese correspondent at Moji,
Japan, cables that Gen. Linevitch is
constantly changing his dispositions in
order to deceive Field Marshal Oyama.
Prisoners say, the correspondent
adds, "that Gen. Linevitch is constantly
telegraphing for additional troops, as
he is unable, without reiDforcements,
New arrivals are disinclined to fight
and say they will surrender at the first
opportunity.
The Japanese who recently occupied
Kamchatka are now constantly patrol-
ing that coast and the Sea of Okhotsk.
1T is believed at Toxic that as soon
as the Japanese flag is seen flying at
any corner of Siberia it will affect NJ.
Whites attitude at the peace confer
ence"
The leader., 1905-08-19

A resolution whose author is State
Senator Edward C. Curtis has passed
the Illinois legislature memorializing
congress to erect in Washington a
monument to Abraham Lincoln that
shall rank among the great monu-
ments of the world, standing as long
as this government shall endure, as
a memorial in honor of the man who
gave his life that government of the
people, by the people, and for the peo-
pie might not perish from the earth. =
The intention is to have the monument
completed by 1909, the centenary of
Lincoln's birthday.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Frank w. Pettygrove, of Seattle.
has the penny that named the city of
Portland, Ore. On the toss of this
coin depended the question whether
the Willamette metropolis should be
known as Portland or Boston. Twice
the coin turned tails" and the town
was named after Portland, Me-, the
former home of Mr.. Pettygrove's ia
ther. A. L. Lovejoy. of Massachusetts,.
member of the party that laid out
Portland, desired to name it Boston,
after the most important city in his
state. PettygroYe wanted to name it
Portland for the same reason.
The leader., 1905-08-19
Sure Of Bull Market.

New York, Aug a. w. P. Brown,
a New Orleans cotton market leader,
who operated the first successful cotton
corner in the market year or two ago,
came to New York today and was on
the floor of the New York Cotton Ex-
change, of which he is member. Mr..
Brown said that he was sure of bull
market in cotton. The consumption
this year would be equal to Il, 900 600
bales, he said. The cotton crop was
going to be moderate one, and the
cotton growers were preparing to hold
back for good figures.
The leader., 1905-08-19

A Massachusetts judge has officially
decided that an umbrella is property
and fined a man $40 for appropriating
to his own use one belonging to an
other person. Unless this opinion be
reversed by q higher court it's effect
may be salutary in checking an abuse
which has grown chronic of late years
and causes much inconvenience, in adj
dition to a certain pecuniary loss. The
appropriation of other peoples UNI
brellas has become SO common that it
has ceased to be a joke.
The leader., 1905-08-19
TRAGEDY NEAR IRONTON, MO.
One Killed and Another Probably
Fatally Wounded-Two Broth
ers Locked Up.

Ironton, Mo-, Aug. 14-John Gle
mond is dead and Ameleich Brooks is
probably fatally wounded as the result
of shooting affray which occurred at
,,raaiteville, six miles north of Ironton
Though seriously wounded, Ameleieh
Brooks; with his brother, John Brooks,
is locked up in the Ironton JAIL
Neither will discuss the shooting, exs
eept to say that it was done in self
defense.
The leader., 1905-08-19
FEVER OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT
Reorganized Plan Of Surgeon White
Now Effective Numerous New
Cases ia Country Parishes.

Cases IN Country Parishes.
New Orleans, Aug. 14.-New cases
today, So; total TO date, 1,O2S.
The figures for the day are considered
surprisingly small, considering that 10
of the cases reported today really be-
longed to yesterdays list, having come
in after the closing Of Sundays report.
Monday has usually been a heavy day
for new cases on account of the hold
overs from Sunday, and if the number
of new cases for the next few days con-
tinue small, then it can be said that the
situation is really improving. OF the
new foci, four are uptown and four be-
low Canal street.
Surgeon Whites forces went to work
today on the reorganized plan, all the
fumigating and screening being done
from the district headquarters instead
of the central quarters as heretofore.
Assistant Surgeons Mullens and
Green reported for duty today. Sur
geon Sporting Of the navy, arrived here
today to look after the interests of the
navy men who are at the naval station.
This was a field day for country
cases. Assistant Surgeon Corput went
to st. James parish and found case at
Lutcher, a large lumber town. This
case is traced to Reserve plantation.
The parish health officer of st. Charles
reports that Diamond and Goodhope
plantations have each one suspicious
and three positive cases. He says that
on the Goodhope place the Italians are
much opposed to inspections, but he
will call on the sheriff to enforce his
authority. Two more cases were dis
covered today on the Woods plantation
in Jefferson parish. Another case has
developed at Port Barrow in Ascension
The leader., 1905-08-19

H. F. Wilson, the sweet potato king
of Oklahoma, last year raised 5000
bushels of sweet potatoes and this
year he will plant so acres to that
crop. Mustang township is the great
est sweet potato raising region of
Oklahoma, and the acreage will be
much larger this season than in any
previous year.
The leader., 1905-08-19
CHICAGO VICTIMS OF HEAT
Four Deaths and Twenty-Three
Prostratfons Result From the
Humid Heat.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Four people died
in this city as a result of the heat and
20 others were prostrated. The mer.
ury did not rise above 80 on the street
level, but the high humidity made
the day exceedingly uncomfortable
Eighty-seven degrees was the maxi
mum recorded by the weather bureau.
but down in the city where the people
moved around and worked it was not
as cool as that at any time during the
day: No present relief is promised.
The leader., 1905-08-19

The German ministry for the in.
terror invites German manufacturers
ana exporters to call at its Office to
view samples Of manufactured ar
ticles which are ii demand in the
markets Of Cuba. The oficiai jour
nal Of the ministry speaks Of the
growing sales Of American goods in
Cuba. and says that American fashions
and styles are beginning to dominate
there instead Of the formerly existing
Spanish modes. The journal notes the
decreased German export 70 Cuba es.
pecIaily cotton textiles, which can not
comnete successfully in that market
The leader., 1905-08-19
HEART RIGHT
when he Quit Coffee.


Life Insurance Companies will not
insure q man suffering from heart
trouble. The reason is Obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hps-
band or father who is solicitous for
Inu ll-sspre of his dear ones. Often the
heart trouble is z,eaed d~llg an unex-
pected thing. and can be corrected, "A
taken in time and properly treated.
A man in Colorado writes:
II was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware OF
the injurious effects Of tie habit till
I became practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and a
nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
Il continued to drink Coffee. how
ever. not suspecting that 1t was the
cause of my ill-health, till, on apply
Ing for life insurance, I was rejected
on account of the trouble with my
heart. Then became alarmed. /
found that leaving of coffee helped me
quickly. so quit it altogether, and
having been attracted by the ADVERTISE
ments Of Postum Food Coffee, I began
its use.
The change IN my condition was
remarkable, and it was not long till
was completely cured. All nv all
ments vanished My digestion was
completely restored, mx nervousness.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Australia is considering the intro
duction of the metric system and 6
bill providing for its use will be in
troduced at the next session of the
commonwealth parliament. The idea
is to make the system permissive for a
certain time, reserving the right to
make it compulsory at a given period.
The leader., 1905-08-19
RUSSIAN MUTINEERs TRIED
Four Condemned to be shot and
Others Sentenced to Various
Terms of Imprisonment.

Sebastopol, Aug. 14-As a result of
the trial of So mutineers of the train
ing ship Pruth, Is have been acquitted,
4 condemned to be shot, sentenced to
penal servitude for life and the re-
mainder to various shorter terms The
court recommended that two of the
death sentences be commuted to penal
servitude for life and the other to ten
years Imprisonment
The leader., 1905-08-19
THE CHAPPELLE OBsEQUIEs
The Remains of the Catholic PreIate
Inferred In the Crypt of the Ca
thedral at New Orleans.

New Orleans, Aug. 12.-In the pres.
ence of a congregation of moufners
that partly filed the cathedral and
with some fifty priests participating III
the service, mass was said for Arch,
bishop Chappelle. The interment in the
crypt of the cathedral followed. Arch
bishop Chappelle was the second head
of the diocese to succumb to the dis
ease. Bishop Neckare, the fourth
bishop OF the diocese. died of yellow
fever here in 1888.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Madrid, Aug IL. The situation IN
the provinces arising from the semi
starving condition Of many farming
communities is becoming alarming.
Dispatches from Malaga report that
5000 laborers are overrunning that
district and threatening property.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Chicago. Aug. IA Work on the
Southern Indiana railway. the system
conceived and built BY John R. Walsh
for competition in the Indiana coal
and stone fields with the Chicago q
Eastern Illinois Frisco system and the
Big Four. as well as minor lines, is re-
ported ID be progressing rapidly
The leader., 1905-08-19
Negroes Change Place of Meeting.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. IA Because Of
the lynching at Sulphur Springs, Tex.
the Texas negro Baptist Sunday School
and Baptist Young Peoples Union Con.
ventions will be held here instead oi
at Sulphur Springs The statement
was made that Sulphur Springs waa
not safe place for negroes just at
present because 81 the feeling engens
dered By the burning Of negro there
few days ago Members OF the
boards said they We're afraid that some
careless remark BY an irresponsible
person might bring on more trolfble.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Aluminium paper is now manufac.
tured in Germany and recommended
as a substitute FOX the foil Accord.
ing to consular report 1t is not the.
so-called leaf aluminium, but real pa
per coated with powdered aluminium.
and is said to possess very favorable
qualities for preserving articles Of
food, for which 1t is used as a cover
ing. Chemical analysis has proved
that aluminium paper contains but few
foreign substances; occasionally II
may contain up to 3 per cent. of iron.
but never any arsenic or other poison.
GUS metals
The leader., 1905-08-19
Awful Death.

Jasper, Ala, Aug. 14.-S. K. Hob
good of Springfield, Mo, met horri-
BILE death while at work on Frisco
Railroad trestle one mile west Of Cor
dova this afternoon.
The accident occurred while a freight
train was passing over the trestle,
which was undergoing repairs The
rope by which a heavy piece of iron
was suspended gave way and the iron
struck Mr.. Hobgood on the head, pro-
ducing instant death.
The leader., 1905-08-19
No powder Cor salute,

Paducah, KY. Apg a. Gov j. c.
Beckham and staff reviewed the Sec
ond Kentucky regiment IN the presence
of 5000 persons The governors sa-
lutte was not fired, as the ammunition
for the Hotchkiss and Gatling guns
failed to arrive.
The leader., 1905-08-19

President Castro, of Venezuela, has
been credited of late with feelings of
Bitterness toward Americans, but ap-
parently he has not yet blacklisted us
all For at least one citizen of this
offending republic he has quite recent
Iy displayed a discriminating regard.
The American honored with his favor
is no other than Gen. Sherman Bell,
ex-adjutant-generaI of Colorado who
states that Castro has proffered him
the position of commander of the
Venezuelan army.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Charlottesville, Ind. Aug, While
John James. Paul Beckner and Charles
Derickerson, colored preacher, were
driving IN a buggy near Darlington,
Beckner was hhot and killed and Der
ickerson fatally wounded, dying later
James Is under arrest. and tells many
conflicting stories of the affair
The leader., 1905-08-19
.Tn1aog =. conc. 1Tfninr Man

Stevens Point. Wis. Aug: 14.-James
]. Cone died here after weeks Illness
with Inflammation Of the brain, result
ing from acute indigestion. aged 20
years. he was for a time the principal
owier Of the Boston mine at Cripple
Creek which he sold. and sole owner Of
the (rfilr mine at Anaconda.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Although the circus is an institution
peculiarly and typically American,
over 80 per cent of the circus per-
formers and specialists are foreigners.
In Europe the struggles for existence
is SO sharp that people will attempt
things in which failure means death,
and which no American would think
of undertaking, in order to fit them
selves for the trapeze or the ring of
some American circus, where they are
certain of a good salary.
The leader., 1905-08-19
A TOUR OF THE PROVINCES
Secretary Taft and Party Leave
Manila on the Transport Lo-
gan for IIo-Io.

Manila, Aug. IA Secretary On
War Taft, Miss Alice Roosevelt and
party sailed on the United States army
transport Logan for Iio-Ilo. Gov. Gen.
Wright. Maj. Gen. Corbin and all the
Insular commissioners except Commits
sioner Ide accompanied them.
The leader., 1905-08-19
KILLED While ResiatGna Arrest.

Baiston, NJ r, Aug. IL ReY. Bern
ara Schultz and his wife. Of New York
city. were attacked at Mechanicsville
and probably fatally injured by
negro who was, later, shot and killed
In Saratoga, while resisting arrest
The leader., 1905-08-19

Bradley Pratt, a prominent citizen
of Rutland, VT, has just died in that
city at the age of "a. His father lived
to be 1O1 years of age,s and four sur
viving brothers and sisters ages ag-
gregate 333 years.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Pana, Ill, Aug. William ]. Bry-
an addressed crowd here He laud-
ed President Roosevelt. Gov. La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin and Gov. Cummins
of Iowa He also attended festival
at ST. Patrick's Catholic church.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Washington. Aug. IL The commits.
sIoner Of the general land once, has
Withdrawn from entry 115 1000 acres 81
land ii the NEaterville Wash. land
Office. The land Il to be used ID. con
nection with the reclamation works
The leader., 1905-08-19
Nephew ISil1s His unc1e.

Mount Vernon, ILL.,. Aug. H. AS the
result Of alleged family trouble, r. p.
Moore, of Woodlawn, was killed by his
nephew. Alya Morgan, after Moore had
assaulted Morgan en- the street with q
heavy cane.
The leader., 1905-08-19
Nehrnslxa pnx at Portlanil.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11-Gov. Mickey
has issued a proclamation designating
August 21 as Nebraska day at the
Portland, (ore.) exposition. The GOV
ernor praises the enterprise and be-
speaks large attendance of Nebraska
people on that day.
The leader., 1905-08-19
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Mayor BeIcher Located.

Paterson, N. j., Aug. 12-Public
Prosecutor Emsley says that Mayor
VIM. H Belcher of this city, who dis
appeared recently. leaving his financial
affairs IN very bad way, has been To-
Gated in Stockton, Cal.
The leader., 1905-08-19

]. Howard Larcombe, the one-time
associate of the railroad king, Tom
Scott, and of Andrew Carnegie. the
ironmaster, is a clerk in the pension
Office at washington.
The leader., 1905-08-19
nfra. Dnbofs, Condition.

Manila, Aug. 14-Mrs. dubois, wife
of Senator Dubois of Idaho. who was
injured IN a runaway is very nerf-
Gus and restless, but her condition is
not considered serious.
The leader., 1905-08-19
Lost on LoIo Mountains.

Missoula, Mont, Aug. 14.-Posses are
searching for Mrs. Harry Thompson,
wife of ex-sheriff Thompson; Mrs.
William Wallace. Of New York; Mrs.
Samuel Walters. of Missoula; a girl
cook and a little 10y, lost in the Lolo
mountains, AZ miles south of Missoula.
The leader., 1905-08-19
steamer sinlEs b ohio RIver.

GoIconda. Ill, Aug. 1.-THE steamer
Joe 81 Williams struck log six miles
below here and sank in six feet If
water She has a 40-foot rip in her
hull, but can be raised The damage ID
estimated at $40 900.
The leader., 1905-08-19
a Ninefx-IEtne-Yen eentence.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 1.-THE jury re-
turned verdict Of guilty and assessed
punishment Of James Jones al So years
in penitentiary for killing R. R, Lyles
and wife Lyles had been intimate with
Jones wife.
The leader., 1905-08-19
Warming % Reckless ChnufFeura

Philadelphia, Aug. u. William Hens
NJ Myers, chauffeur, was convicted of
involuntary nnanslaughter and sem
fenced to Is months imprisonment for
running down and killing fiye-year- old
EIdon Sarvef
The leader., 1905-08-19
Anti-Foreign oatbreale Feared

Shanghai, Aug. 1850 Chow re.
ports that the anti=American boycott
Is assuming a political character. An
anti-foreign outbreak is feared Only
the northern Chinese authorities are
sternly represessing the movement.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Beneath the floor of Roman dwell
ling which peasant has discoYered
at Mende, Lozere, in the south of
France. was found casket containing
coins dated in the third century.
The leader., 1905-08-19
BIASED

sThey say she made her husband
what he is
"H'm! Evidently she never had any
previous experience. replied the old
maid, who once thought she was go
ing to get him Chicago Record Her
aid.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Constantinople, Aug. 14-Marshal
Feizi Pasha, commanding the troops in
Yemen. Arabia. reports under date Of
August 10. the repuIse Of the insurgents
after an all day fight at Sevk- El-Iamis
The Insurgents lost heavily.
The leader., 1905-08-19
Germans Buy Land in texas.

San Angelo. Tex, Aug. IA. party
of German farmers have bought about
9, 800 acres of land few miles from
this city for colonization purposes. The
consideration is said to approximate
s40, 900.
The leader., 1905-08-19
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS


The governments weekly crop bull
letin follows: "The mean tempera-
ture for the week was slightly above
normal. Frequent showers generally
occurred over the central and south
ern counties. while only light rainfall
was reported from the northern coun-
ties. Rainfall for the week in excess
Of one inch was reported as follows:
Greenyille, LIS inches; Greenwood,
2.26; Vicksburg, 1.62; Waynesboro,
2.96. Excepting too much rain in
some eastern and central counties, the
weather was quite favorable for crops
Cultivation is nearing completion, and
in good many localities it has been
necessary to lay by some lowland
fields in a somewhat. grassy condi-
ton. On the whole cotton continues
to improve slowly; plants are gener-
ally making a good growth and in a
number of important cotton growing
counties fruitage is satisfactory, but
much early cotton is large. with rela-
lively small amount of fruit; bolls are
beginning to open south, Young cot
ton is doing fairly well over the great
er portion of tho State, but generally
continues small and late. Rust and
shedding are serious only in the east
ern counties. where boil worms are
also doing some damage; there has
been less complaint of injury from
blight. Old corn has about matured
and fodder pulling is in progress
Young corn is quite promising. Peas
are making a splendid growth Sugar
cane and sweet potatoes are doing
finely Having continues with good
yields Pasturage is excellent The
planting of turnips and fall gardens
has commenced"
The leader., 1905-08-19

Butte. Mont Aug Peter Hale
proprietor Of the Gregson Springs. one
Of the pioneer residents Of Butte ana
Anaconda. and one of the best known
men IA Montana, Is dead here
The leader., 1905-08-19

Was War Veteran Before Voter.
Knobknoster. Mo-, Aug Col @.
T. Allison. aged 60. died at his home
IN this place. He was veteran Of
Tie civil war. He served four years be-
fore he was 21.
The leader., 1905-08-19

At GERMANTOWN, South Africa,
pair of ostriches were sold recently
for $4,000, which is a record price
The plucking from the chicks of the
pair realized from $50 to $62.5O bird
The leader., 1905-08-19

Colorado Springs, Col, Aug. 12.-In
freight wreck on the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific railway near Limon
junction, DR.. Wright Andyman and
Joseph Miller, both of Omaha, were
killed The men are said to have been
riding on the trucks.
The leader., 1905-08-19

A man with lots of time on his
hands has figured that s25,oot 900 is
spent on cabs in London each year.
He further figures that over $7,000,000
of this amount is for tips and over
charges.
The leader., 1905-08-19
yenezuela Buying ArtiIserv.

Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 1.-THE
government has signed a $1,000 900
contract with the Schneider company
of Creusot, France, for eight batteries
of 75-millimeter campaign guns and
four batteries of mountain guns of the
same caliber.
The leader., 1905-08-19

American ladies' in London have or
ganized a club called the American
Women's Club. They have furnished
clubhouse, which is conducted ex-
actly like mans club.
The leader., 1905-08-19

Could Tell Him in a Moment.
Mr.. Mum e. Baggs- Now, thee, you
know what kind of house l want. What
will it cost to build it?
Architect ect-Why -um-what was the
amount you originally intended to put
into the building 2? Chicago Tribune
The leader., 1905-08-19
The Visible Cotton supply.

New Orleans. Aug. H. Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visi-
Bile supply of cotton shows a total vis-
ible of 2,7S7.7l2 bales, against 1907 .466
last week Of this the total of Amer
ican cotton is 1.712,7l2, against 1906
462
The leader., 1905-08-19

experience / thoroughly endorse your
remedy, and am glad of the opportunity
for saving so. Yours truly,
(signed) MARY ELIZABETH LEASE.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Sold by all dealers. Price, so cents
per box.
The leader., 1905-08-19

NJ. Combes, who until short time
ago was prime minister of France. is
q physician and is again practieing his
profession.
The leader., 1905-08-19

A well-dressed man who registered at
a hotel in st. Joseph, Mo-, casually
remarked that he never travelled with
out his own fire-escape. at the same
time exhibiting the eontrivance he
carried. in case of fire." he said. Il
can let myself down from any hotel
window" The landlord said, gravely:
"our terms for guests with frees
capes are cash in advance"
The leader., 1905-08-19

writes
Dear Sirs: As
M a ny of m y
friends have used
Doan's Kidney
Pills and have
been cured of
bladder and kid
ney troubles, I
feel it my duty to
recommend the
medicine to those
who suffer from
sue h diseases.
From personal
The leader., 1905-08-19
AMERICAS BRIGHTEST WOMAN
Mary E. Lease Feels 1t Her Duty to Recoms
mend Doan's Kidney Pills.

Mary E. Lease, formerly political
leader and orator of Kansas, now
author and lecturer-the only woman
ever voted on for United States Senator,
The leader., 1905-08-19
RECENTLY RELATED.

President Sprague, of the Union
Dime savings bank, of New York. says
that he was called up on the telephone
one day and addressed thus: "Is
this the Union Dime savings bank?'
'Yes." t'Well, l want to know if a
non-union man can deposit in your
bank"
The leader., 1905-08-19

News comes of disastrous water
spout in the Fannin neighborhood OF
Rankin county, which played havoc
with crops and drowned fully 100 bead
of live stock. The waterspout broke
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and
within few minutes thereafter Pearl
river rose eighteen inches. Several
farms were inundated, the crops being
completely destroyed, and all the work
animals, especially in the lowlands
near the river, were drowned. Several
white persons and large number of
negroes narrowly escaped being
drowned.
The leader., 1905-08-19

William H. Crane. the actor. says he
first learned what true love is by ae-
cidentally overhearing brief conver-
sation between a young man and
very pretty girl And you're sure you
love me?" she said. Love your" echoed
the young fellow why, darling.
while l was bidding you good-by on
the porch last night your dog bit
large piece out of the calf of my leg,
and l never noticed it till got home"