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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-06-25
Philadelphia the Home Of all
gantic SwindIing Build
ing Association.
Interview at Halifax With the FreHel
Naval Officer Who Removed
Fish Nets
Death al st. Joseph Of Ex-Secretat
Of War Mccrary The News !
from All Quarters. E


PHILADELPHIA. Jane 81
Chief OF Detectives Wood, of PhiIadei-
phia, several days ago received lstter
from y. r. Dunn, OF Fort Smith, ARK.
making inquiry about the Eastern Building
and Loan association Of Phiiadelphia,
which be said established some monfhg
ago several branch ofIiceslin that state and
employed him a. agent. Enelosed were
prospectuses and blanks of the @associa-
tion."
Chief Wood had received similar To-
quiry about the association IN April and
had detailed detective TO look 10 up. Hc
found the association had an oface
in the Lucas building, NJ Juniper end
Chestnut streets. and received fronl
President Albse an assurance that Z
mortgage for si,s00, which COM
plainant was inquirinG about had
been sent 90 him. Since that time numsr-
Gus inquiries have been coming In from
ell parts of the west and southwest. Ths
detective found the Office had been removed
from the Lucas building, but by the ssd OF
the postof1ice carriers traced the secretary's
(J. II. Westerman) whereabouts TO room A,
az i20 WillinRs alley, where he hsd desk
room. He vent there yesterday and was
Informed that Westerman eame there
about ones week for his mail. He also
learned that the association" was charts
cred on Feb. Is last. Westerman boarded
on Thirteenth street above Raoo. but had
noi been there since last March. The
dstective reported 10 Chief Wood thAt he
was unable to locate any of the othsr
officers.
The complAintp are all of one kind.
The inquirers state that they had been In
ducsd BY circulars 10 create mortRagee On
their properties and send their papers 70
PhiIaaelphia and that wAa the last "a thsm.
They feared the loans had been negotiated
and the proceeds had bean retained By The
association. One Of the officers, he said,
was defanlting official of . secret society.
One of the circulars claims for the ~assc-
clAtion- capital Of $1,ooo,0oo In shares
Of $l00 each.
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Interview with the French Naval Oasoer
who Removed the Nets.
HALIFAX. n. s., June ~
An interview with the commander Of the
French warship Indre, is published ~ So.
Johns. N. H.. 1t was from this vessel
that an officer went on shore at Bay Sc.
George to compel British subjects to take
up their nets and make room for French
fishermen. The intsrview 10 reported as
follows:
'.Are the accounts Of the friction which
recently took place on the French shore,
as reported, trus2"
.sThere Ia o germ of truth in them, but
they are fearfully exaggerated and over
drawn. One OF those accounts states that
an armed crew landed, patrolled the shore
and took up the hshsrmen's nets. Only
one niacer xent an ahoxs Ger ths puspose
and he acted as quietly as possible
The oficer In question vas pointed out
to the reporter, and, despite his mussaehios
and gold lace, did not look very formidable.
"Did ron think you were exceeding your
rights, ~ allowed by the treaty, In thus
ordering British subjects to remove their
nets9''
"No, as translate IL, the first and prin-
cipAi right Of fishing belongs to the French,
and II In perfectly within the province Of
French rights 10 order tbs removal of nets
Of any British subjects that may interfere
with them. Newfoundland takes differ
snt view, OF this matter. but the treaty
| ID plain en- this point to any persons who
| read IL.
"Do you think that hsh other than
Goldfish como under ths meaning Of the
| treaty
"Ithink ash II fIsh, snd though British
subjects might argue that there was nc
such thing NJ lobster ashsry on the French
shore at che time tho treaty was made,
still France cannot bo prevented from OF
blamed for translafing fsh In the bread.
est sense and going into lobster fishery"
"Did yonr men act In any hostile spirits
| to the inhabitants of the French shore dur.
ting the unplsaeantness this springg"
ssOn the contrary, they had strict In,
structiona 10 act quietly though firmly
They fait they had duty 60 perform. q
uphold what they considered nasiona
right: and though They oould NOT be deter
| red from doing THAI duty. they did II viii
"a little discomfort and inconyonience q
British SUBJECTS ~ possible. a. for III.
reports Of any friction between my msl
and hshsrmcn on tho coast, may ~.
thers was nonss the owners Of the net
which wsn forced TO order 10 be removed
taking than up promptly. The whola CIR
eumatanoes 81 the case were grossly exag
eerated. for what reason am at loss q
conc6iye."
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THE Union Pacific win build &C, ,0Go
depot at Ksarnsy.
A vRrERAxs' association has been or
eanizsa ~ sis oid soldaars sf Harsan
county.
THE Farmers alliance OF Perkins county
have located sl5.oOo -four mill ct
Mndxid.
THE pupils Of the Pine Ridge Indian
school win hold literary exercises nj Rush
Vile July 4.
TIM shipment OF carload Of starch
from Beatrice the other day was the first
ever made from Eebraska-
THE city council of Seward has decided
20 continue drilling with the hope OF strik-
ing water Ia abundance at depth Of coo
feet.
Az Exeter man while hunting for bis
ganewny wife Nc Norfolk scared mp the
wrong couple, and the city officers viii
probably capture two fckle wives before
thsy Get Through.
A NUMBKR of windmilis In the vicinity
of Hardy were blown down during recent
storm, and stone school house, an old
landmark. seven miles north OF town, was
demolished.
In. Youxa, . wealthy farmer living
ns&r Hebron, while attempting to take .
curbine Qua Of an old well, was smothersd
BY the dirt caving in on him. when the
rssunprs removed tns art ne man was
dead.
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MUXXWM
fhe Grnnd Army Commansxsr.
wAsnxoTox. June "A.
The travelling companion Of First AS
siskanf Postmaster General Clnrkson In
his trip 10 the northwest In search Of In
formation ~ 10 the needs Of the postal
servioe n young Morton Mitchell, q
nephew Of the vice-presidsnt and . stan
correspondent Of the Boston Herald.
Thsrs n more romance than postal bust
ness about this tour. Col. Clarkson chose
hts travelling companion ct the suggestion
Of Gen. Alesr. who will. before the snow
dies. bear the rslationship Of fond parent
TO the cultursd and handsome young gentle
man from the Hub. Morton Mitchell and
Miss Fay Algsr are engaged 10 be married
and have received the blessing Of their par
ents. Col. Claxkson il the responsible
agent In tho matter. II was rxt7n dinner
party given Ia his handsome home ON Dn-
pcnk circle one evening last winter that
Mr.. Mitchell met Miss Algsr, and the an
cseernsnf Wa fhs rssult OF few months
o0uxtship. Mr.. Mitchell summed mp cour-
go % apply 70 Gan. Alesr for the honor Of
bis daughters hand, and while II was not
granted the general told the young suitor
thst II a tbs end Of the yssr he and his
daughter were still of the Same mind he
would be glad to give them bis blessing
and anything else they might stand
In need Of. Soon after this
brief but satisfactory inter
view between tbs old gentleman and fhs
young ons, the state OF things was made
known to Miss AlRsr's intimate friends at
. luncheon given In beg fathers house II
Detroit. Morton Mitchell is fne speci-
men of the cultured young Bostonisn: he
II graduate Of Harvard, belongs TO one
Of she oldest and best known families Ia
the state, and has travelled extensively In
Europe and In the United States in fact,
much Of his life has been spent abroad and
he was educated mainly In Germany and
France. Gen. Alger and Mr.. Clarkson viii
ses the young man up the newspaper busi-
ma
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

KoBKRT HRKoKnN, c0mmsrcial trAv-
eler from Indianapolis, committed suicide
In Louisville. He was found dad Ii his
rooms, with his throat cut from ear 10 ear.
PRESIDENT DA FoxsxcA. Of Brazil,
signed the new constitution st minister
ial dinner given Sunday night. The tsxt
OF the constitution was approved at oaba-
net council Saturday.
THE Moorish board Of health, a. pre-
caution against cholera, has ordered that
All vessels arriving from Spanish ports on
the Mediterranean shall remain ave days tn
quarsntine.
THE cholera epidemic In spain makes
no progress. There are very few fresh
cases II either PuebIa De Rugat. FsneIlAt
or Montichsivo. Oficlais declare that 75
per cent. Of those attacked recover.
TIM National Farmers alliance and In
dusirial union viii hold it, next annual
meeting IN Oeala. Fla. instead of In
Jacksonville, % designated by the vote
Of the National alliance ii the meeting at
st. Louis last December.
IT II announced In Belgrade that IA.
Ristics, president OF the Servisn regency.
viii shortly visit Vienna, for the purpose
Of clearing up difhcultiss nov existing be-
tween Ssrvis and Austria.
Mfss vALLKRx WIEDnAN, whose suit
against the British Capt. Walpcie tor
breach Of promise has just bean decided
against bar for the second time, is still In
pursuit of her bstTaysr. She has made
application for still another trial and the
ease win again be heard In the courts.
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eration. The plan 10 10 ship ths coal
down tho Missouri In bargss to Pisrso,
Chamberlain and Yauktcn, and then send
u by rail to the diGsrsnt towns In the
state. Careful sstimasss b. thoss inter-
ested give the cost Of ths coal laid down
In either OF ths towns msntionsd q about
~ per ton. Should this b accom-
pitched this season Il viii Be q God ssnd
to the farmers Of the eastern part Of tho
state the coming winter for the great OBJ
lection 10 eastern South Dakota Ia ths
ruinous prics Of fnsl. The building Of
railroads into Tia Black Hills viii, Of
course, cut down the prise Of fuel st
east half 70 eastern South Dakota, fos
thers also. a. well - at different points ON
the csded lands. coal Of supsrsor quality
and In unlimited quantities b positively
known TO sxist.
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THE MARKETS.


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at ssso QnosAtions. L1okf -ss-soos.s7h:
nsssa osss:sss;: saa ssss IS ys.s-s.y ,s.
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whe.t Firn; sssh. sks; saly. ssAs; Aa-
&c; Corn ssssdy sssh. s4s4s; ysiy, sks.
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tons. sAooes6; stssksss ssd issAsrs. Sass
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60 snsnmsns. s. sefs 80. ss.ss ~, fksnss -,
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international sunday seheoa Conxsnsson.
PrTrssuEa, JEns ~
The sixth International Sunday -school
convention was called 10 order By William
Reynolds, of Psoriny III. The session wss
opened with dsvotional exercises, and was
followed ~ routine business. 1hers art
l,9o0 delegates from I'll parts Of North
Auisrica. representing 1f2sB97 SUNDAY
schools, with 1.l76. .30l tsschsrs sud schol.
srs. Every evangelical protestant denomi,
BAaion OF NORTH America i represented
The objects Of tbs convention ara the PRO.
motion and increase Of Sunday sohoo
work; deyisisg new and bsttsr msthods ol
teaching children, and uniformity 81
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a SUBSTITUTE : BILL.

The House Comxalttse On Jusfscimxy VIII
NOT Report the ssnass Original Package
nm.
WARRINGTON. June a.
The house committee on judiciary has
dscidsd 70 report 10 The house instead of
ths ssnste original package bin SUBJ
stikuts agreed upon this morning. II H.
broader IN scope than the senate bili, In
as-much - is provisions apply to al ar
ticlss Of interstate commercc, Whereas the
senate bkll only applies 10 Intoxicating
liquors.
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Frank, Pierce, the Des Moines
Notorious Searcher. Again
Uses His Gun.
He Shoots Restaurant Proprietor
With Probably Fatal Eject
Other Iowa News
Weather Crop Bulletin for Dakota
Further News concerning the
Storm In Nebraska

Terry Chambers, keeper Of o restaurant,
was shct and probably fatally injured at
Des Moines by Frank Pierce, the motor
ious searcher. Pierce had been through
the restaurant q short time before In search
Of liquor, but found none. He came the
second time and asked 10 go up stairs, but
Chambers told him he could not do so un-
less he had warrant. Pierce failed TO
show warrant, but tried 10 force bis way
mp the stairs, which Chambers suoo{eded
In preventing. Thsreupon Pierce drew a
revolver and fired, the bullet going clear
through Chambers body in the region of
the bowels. Pierce nred another shot AZ
the waiter without effect.
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srErx8rrxrn. ILL.,. Jans a.
Tho republican state convention mst In
this city - noon to-day and was called 10
orcer BY Gen. Jas. 3. Martin. chairman Of
ths st.ts central committee. Gen. Martin
presented The name .of Horace 3. CLARK, oi
Coles county, foz temporary chairman, and
he wAs unanimously slssted. Mr. CLARK
the convention, sulogixing The republican
party md IL record, rsoountine ifs achieve
meets In var and IN psaos. a. the close
Of the chairm&n's address the temporary
organization was completed. Secretaries
- selected by the stats central committee
were announced. A recess until o'clook
was then taken.
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Potter county psopls. having gathered
mp the scattered fragmsnts Of houses and
other goods wrecked In ths nood and tor
nado. counted oassfully ths loss. after
burying the dead and caring for the sufEss-
ing and needy living when found. hsvs
sgain settled into THAR usually ohssrfui
manner Of living. The lAst report from
the sosns Of The food II that one Of ths
bodies Of the Wager or Moshsr family had
not yea been found, although searching
parties have dragged the creek 20 its mouth
and are sim looking for u. It's supposed
the body In burisd under some of the many
piiss Of debris washsd up BY tho hood.
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Reports received by 3. w. Glenn, Of the
United States signal Office, from eighteen
counsies In North Dakota and thirty-six
counties In south Dakota, relative 10 grow
ing crops, enables him to present the fol-
lowing summary Of tho crop outlook In the
two states this Late: Excepting In few
localities, the weather conditions during
the week have been very favorable 70 grow
inQ crops. Rain. in some counties exoes-
sive, have occurred over nearly all districts,
and there appears to b, on the
general average, ample moisture
fer present needs. Ednunds.
3rule, Aurora and Buffalo countless how
ever, report rain needed In some portions
very much. Some damage has resulted
from heavy rains and hail la Potter county
and hail IN Grant county. Some oou-
piains is made of corn being wesdy.
while the cut-worm is still working IL
corn and fIax 20 sons extent, Il II On the
decrease and gradually disappearing. In
some localities an insect II tniuriux 1ax b
working on tho root. On general Average
fne crops are in good condition and pro-
grssx satisfactory. Reports indisats thaI
bArlsy is exceptionally bas. likewiss corn.
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Over a.3o0 zen ont - Chicaeo- "A Confsr-
snoe 20 ~ Hzsad rhis Afssrnoss.
cmcx1o. Juns "A.
The strike Of freight conductors, switch
msn snd brakemsn on tbs Illinois Central
railroad has become . serious one and
threatens 70 stocksds its entire business.
The suburban trAinmsn struck this morn
ing after the early trains had come In, and
and shsrs are about 1y300 mon idle and the
business Of the road il pasalyzsd. A con-
ference between the men and officials of
tho road has bsen called Cor . o'clock this
afternoon.
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I'rxcxAxArIs o. Jnne N
Indictments against Wm. Means and J..
y. DsCAmp, former officers Of the Metro
poiitan National bank. were noiled 10 the
United etstes coerf IL Cincinnsti. This
ends All orimlnal proceedings against them
growing cut Of the bank failures.
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rhs Cs& xruss's sxonsy.
ExH Yonk Inna ~

The trustees Of the Chicago Gas Trust
In Nsw YORK city and Philadslphia have
signed IN order directing tbs Philadslphia
Trust company 70 pay all money 70 Re-
csivsr Davis. He win distribute II among
the stock holders a. soon ~ checks are
made out.
The directors OF the Chicago, Rock Is
land and Paciec railroad company hase
declared the usual quarterly dividend Of 1
per csnt.
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The Il kslaneiae -s1itelseil right On.
San FnAKcEsoo. Jnns o.
The nghf between Il Blanche and
young Mitchell, which Was to have oocxrrsd
last Friday. hes bscn declared on. Tho
oauss most generally assigned ID the rs-
cent declaration Of the chief OF police that
he would arrest the principals and seconds.
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ksrnrNurERtDs H. Juns "a
The republiean congressional convention
of the Thirteenth district to~day nomi'
nstsd Capt. Jesse Hanon. Of Morrisonvills,
Tor congress.
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ANTI-HoRsR thisf socistiss are being
oEganizsd Ia Hanson county.
THn MiIlsr hoss team has won ever ca
GOO In prizss since the nrsmsn's tourna-
msnt bsxsn.
TIE FlandrHu Indian Ssss bsIl team viii
play mskeh gsms with Q local club as
Henry July 4.
PRnsKDKnx LoU0xn. ok the ststs
Fnrners' allienas. M dslivr ~ Feurtn
- r-sv ~~~t-~-> = x&rtt0n
South DAKOTA issues moro publics-
tions thsn the comhinsd states Of Nevada,
Delaware, vsrmont aud South Caroline.
W. o. FROST, Of Droohises. has bssn
engaged 10 tAks The place In The aerscni-
tural college rscsntIy msds vacant By tina
death Of Prof. .. O. Cossy.
THIS item mag seem iiks 6sh story 20
those who read u, but nevexthelsss We ssw
with onr own eyes nice, plump peach ~
large as hans egg growing en- IN sppis
tree not ten miles from Msnno. That
shows that Dakota can raise fruit. don't
IL, shf--M Mcwso RAsliev.
Two brothers named Singer are under
arrest Il Mound City on . charge Of as
sAult with intsns 10 Hill. Soma cattle be-
| longing 10 the Singers trespasssd ON tbs
land Of nsiehbor namsd 0rsnx, and when
Grsnx sxpostulassd one brother assaulted
him with spade while The other shot ~
him with shosgnn@
In his charge to ths grand jnry st Web
stsr. Day county, Judge Andrews gave in-
struction for sn examination Into ali eases
q - -
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Ssvsnsy4one Years IN shs PestaI Service.
BAETrnonz. 1sns s.
Judge James Lawrence. who has been In
tho postal service of the United statcs for
seventy -one years continuously, and who
has sworn into once sycry possmastsr-
general since the days Of President Jack
son, IL dead. He died "a his home In Bal
timore, aged 67.
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In Ia stated In Paris that the English and
French governments have exchanged satls-
factory communications regarding the
Anglo. German agresment.
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MKmrHrs. Tenn, Juns "a.
Parker Harris, I'd. Carr and Hardis Bal
lard toolorsd) and Frank Breuish twhite)
we're hanged at Memphis for n4ufsiexs com-
mittsd by thsm ct various times. About
$50 persons Witnessed the execution.
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THE contract has been Let for surveying
that portion of the Sioux reservation lying
north Of Holt county.
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FunTks. Miss @nns -
Az Purvis, Miss-, John L. Sullivan
pleaded guilty n ths charge of prize Aahs-
ing and was linsa &500.
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Told I'm BrisK
A CANDY factory has been established st
Cedar Rapids.
TIE Emmettsbure packing house win
be In operation by August /.
DRs MorxKs wilt hold another seni
ON sed- carnival during ths state fai'
this faIl.
DUBuQur claims the government snum-
orators failed TO enroll 10000 people IN
that city.
MATT SMITH, aged 20, was drowned
while attempting to swim the river at
Shell Rock.
A TRAMP was arrested al Belle Piains
for knocking down man named Dow and
robbing him Of ~.
FARMERs In the southern part Of Pot
taSatsamie county are losing their stock
from hydrophobia, and have declared wal
of determination on all dogs running II
large.
CHAs. A. RRBMAN, Dubuque brici
mason, has been adjudeed insane by ths
commissioners Of insanity. He imaginss
himself millionaire and INDUCES In ai
sorts Of vagaries.
WHILE stanie Kuneman, aged Is, wa'
swimming in the English river, near River
side, be was suddenly taken with cramps
and drowned. His youngest brother ran
for assistance, but help arrived too late q
be Of service.
A sATCExL containing fifty-nins
watches. ffty-sight chains and 9 lot oi
other jewelry, part Of the big batch stolsr
fron stssvesing man for hurris, hff1sts'
q Co., of Chicago, at Wavsriy, fes
weeks ago, was found under lumber pils
at Lacrosse, Wis.,, the other day.
DR. HALL. living near Green Valley,
| has piece of tallow that has been kept In
q cave for three years, says the Wsilman
Advance. Some time ago growth ci
| dark brown hair appeared on the top OF The
piece, and now II In several inches long,
a. thick as the hair on q dogs back and
almost exactly resembles human hair. The
sides and bottom are clean and smooth n
when placed there three years ago. He
| intends Bspding sample OF this eurio e
some OF the professors at Iowa City foI
examination, in the hope thai they can sx-
plain the freak.
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The question Of supplying South Dakota
people with the cheap coal Of North
Dakota Il rsssiving great deal o. eonsia-