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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1890
Page
1
The week’s dispatches report political shifts in Europe and America, including German military reform, US tariff debates, and pending court actions. Notable items include consular updates, legislative moves in Missouri and New York, and international notes on pork trade and diplomacy.
Mississippi Arkansas and Louisiana delegates met September 9 to petition Congress for levee funding. Investigations in Little Rock reviewed 1,200 witnesses, mostly Black, with costs around 15,000. Butler submitted a Liberia emigration petition for seventy-two people to receive 100 per capita for six months. Business failures totaled 209 for the week ending the 9th, down from 211 last week. Long-time bank teller W H Porn was captured in Two Harbors, Minnesota. A Mississippi convict, Rune Surra, indicted for mail robbery. A fourth legal hanging in Jefferson county occurred in Birmingham for murder. Postal Telegraph raises capital to 10,000,000. Georgia temperance group denounces Supreme Court decision vs Georgia prohibition. Birmingham rolling mill signs steel contract. NYC carpenters/workers face eight-hour day negotiation.
Dun and Co reports a softer weekly business tone with large general trade activity, rising monetary use of silver expected, and wage/production shifts. Spring wheat seedings rise, meat and wool markets firm, cotton weaker, and failures total 200 this week versus 211 last week.
A wagon loaded with lumber was stopped on Robinson street in le Lot-Jumping Scent hom City Ok May 10. A trio of colored men unloaded the lumber and began breaking the foundation of a small house as a crowd of about a dozen men gathered to help seize boards for the destruction. The would be jumper, J D Wily, a barber formerly of Topeka Kan, and his two aids vanished as the crowd formed a watch over him. The incident marks his second attempted lot jumping.
Rube Smith, released from Wayne County prison after ten years for train robbery, appeared in Federal Court arraigned for mail robbery. He pleaded not guilty and a trial set for the fourth Wednesday of May. Smith, about 23, 140 pounds, appeared unrepresented. his father had written requesting his presence.
A retrospective critique of McKinley era tariff debate shows Republican organs mocking Democrats two years earlier for delaying the tariff bill. It notes Mills and Breckinridge’s committee work, press ridicule, and claims the McKinley bill fractures party unity while arguing protectionist zeal harms industry and labor. The piece cites New England industry pushback, sugar and beet interests, and President McKinley’s and Blaine’s camps.
The Republican National Committee gathers to discuss the Congressional campaign as supporters defend Matt Quay. They argue Quay remains essential, crediting him with past campaigns and denying calls for his resignation. Critics point to alleged past financial issues, but insiders insist he will continue to lead, shaping the party’s strategy and morale.
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