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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
DANCE OF THE DEVIL.
Fantastic African Orgy Witnessed on the
West Coast by Portuguese Ofissrs.

Fantastic African Orgy Witnessed on the
West Coast by PortuKsss OnaSsus.
A fantastic orgy was Witnessed as
the town OF Loongi, the capital OF
Bullion. west coast of Africa by
party of officers from the West India
regiment quartered at Sierra Leone.
The people OF Loongi are Mohamme-
dams, but the dancing devil himself is
a relic OF not long departed paganlsm.
and 90 also probably Is the dance
itself. 1t takes place in the court
yard of the chiefs premises. which is
entered through circular hut The
scene which presents itself TO any one
coming suddenly out OF the darkness
into the noise and glare Is decidedly
uncanny.
In the center OF u circle which fills
the courtyard the devil with an or
thodox tall, great croeodile's head.
and long grass, looking like hair de-
pending from his body aad legs. and
swaying as ne moves, leaps beating
time with his feet TO the beat OF the
drums, White the women, two deep
wall a chant aud strike their palms
together In SLOW. rhythmical meas
ure, those In the front row bowling
down between each beat.
The young men in long robes and
caps wall with the women Both are
under vows. the dance being one OF
their rites. They look dAzed to begin
with, but gradually work themselves
into frenzy. and the black faces,
the monotonous wailinR cry, the
drumming OF the drumS the rattle
OF the clackers and the beat OF the
DEVILS feet as he springs up, crouehes
down and swings about makes a scene
TO shock the quiet moon and stars and
gladden. Gehenna-
North of Sierra Leone. Africa is
Mohammedan, South Pagan and the
Southern people have this devil.
When peace Is declared between two
native tribes the peace devil who La
fetish. comes leaping into town. but
II he stumbles or falls Ii Is considered
a bad omen and ne Is put 10 death for
his pains His dress Is sacred, but
his person Is OF no consequence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
A Queer Character Chosen
Succeed Senator Wade
Hampton.
Once 0utlawed for Murder---0the
Crimes of an Unsavory
Character.
The New Attorney-Gensral Char
With Political Intimida-
ton.

- -CoAEABHA, \. c.. Dec. i3--AithoS
young maH, Col. Irby has . hist41
and not very savory one. lie h&s "a
reputation OF being q bad mans
though IL In said he has since reforNN<G
and joined the baptist church Bnck n
the '10s he was outlawed By the de1He
cratic governor, Simpson, who stieese<<9
Hampton, for numbering o man nam<0
kilgore In Laurens county. A rew4xtl
OF $3.50 was offered for bis arrest, bslt All
fed the state and remained away u033l
the thing blew over, when he FnturMHx1
10 Laurens and with the aid of q. NJ
Shell, then clerk OF the court and ul4t
alliance member OF congress. secured III
acquIttal.
Irby's next exploit was to arm hin1s&II
with shotgun while he was paiHtlNF
the town Of Lanrens red, and defy tae
town authorities 90 arrest him. He uAld
q fine for this. Then some decent nl4n
offended him In some way, and Irby to@k
one Of his negro frieRds TO the Offenders
plantation, gave him horsewhip. as1Vis
catching his enemy unawares, held n
pistol to his head and one 10 the negr1's
head and compelled him 20 horsewtip
the man. His next exploit was 60 &D
with his brother into the town afterA
Justice OF the peace who had Offende1
him, and between the two of them thAy
slashed the justice 10 pieces. lie VIZ
never punished, but he Is an allianNe
man now aud Is a member of the ehurssh.
The election of Irby 10 the UnstAd
States senate has brought the blush III
shame 10 the cheek OF every decana
South Carolinan. From every section pf
the state come expressions of indignatfun
at the outrage and regret at the defAN2
Of Hampton. Should Hampton live fNl
1892 he viii be put mp for governor Nv
the democracy.
Charged vita Polarieaa Inttmldaston.
COLUMBIA, s. C., Dec. l3.-The new
attorney general Of the state. r. j. Pore
was arrested yesterday morning on Il
warrant sworn cut by NJ G. Gonzales. n
aaasnass assaassnssA@ss.~ai. ssnrn sAsarq with rx~
tion OF the hour, coming just Gee snnaT &C.
cess OF the Tiliman movement. The
case arises from the discharge Of II. u.
Butler. nephew OF senator Butter,
clerk In the state enrolling department..
The affidavit claims that In discharging
him the attorney general violated the
law Ia regard to discharging officials for
their political views and especially states
that such discharge was made because
Butler would not support Tillman. A
letter from the attorney-general TO this
effect Ii in evidence. The penalty IL q
fine OF from $50 TO 81 900 and imprison-'
ment of from three months TO one year,
or both.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
~. canne. nela lsean E....s.

HAxfbAx, n. s., dec. l3.-Advices
from Issrmnda report that the people OF
those lsisads are greatly exercised oyer
che recent fsfusal Of the imperial gov
eminent. ia defiance OF colonial laws
which have existed for third Of . cen
tury, To allow aliens, even when natural
lzed, 10 own real estate ON the islands
The bermuda legislature has adopted q
memorial 10 the queen protesting against
fhe action and polnting out that ~ all
nrlvileges ot citizenship In BeFmnda rest
anon the ownership Of real estate, there
a no indncement 10 become naturailzed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
TWAS A PUT UP JOB.


1 Ia
Beaign Old cobbisr.
One OF our boys was over in the
Mohawk Valley one day. and on that
same day a couple Of chaps came into
a village on TIN peddler's wagon,
says the New York Times Tney
were driving horse which could have
fooled no one but q hayseed. Any
one posted on the points OF trotter
would have put him down as good for
lees than three minutes. This was In
the olden days when horse showing
clip OF 2:50 was looked upon as
marvel.
The peddlers found the usual crowd
at the village tavern, and 1t didn't
take them two hours to get up match
with the boss trotter OF the neiqhbor-
hood. II was best Two In three for $50
and the tin-wagon horse won both
heats in 2:j5. 1t was evidently put,
up Job TO skin the rustlcs and, as
they were headed our way, We de-
termined To be ready for them. We
sent hundred miles after a trotter
scraped our dollars together. and the
day the peddlers arrived we had our
nag drawing manure with cart The
peddlers arrived about III o'clock and
after dinner as we all sat on the
veranda, one of them carelessly In
quired:
.3ot anything In horse flesh to brag
oi herepr
One purity fair hoss. -. replied The
village cooper, who had IA dreadfully
innocent look on his fatherly face,
Can he gog'
wall, he's cleaned 'em so fur.m
Our old hoss does a mile fairly
we'll"
"Yese"
And, just for the fun of the thing.
we sometimes trot nim."
"Yes?'
Cant we get up go?'
wall, our hoss is no cheap ami.
NAL We'd want TO make it 800 at
least"
Wed rather make 1t $3.50
I'm ten minutes we had the money
up and the race agreed to. We had
no track but the highway was broad
and smooth and 1t was 10 be mile
straight away. The peddlers brought
In sulky they had left just out of
town our horse was provided with
another. ana every man, woman, and
child la that town turned out The
race was square up and up, and our
horse got the first heat by three good
lengths len. . We We saw s.s thas ss. Iha peaAlaa
for 420 more. IL was a fair even
start on the second heat and the pace
was even for quarter OF mile
Then our horse began drawing away,
and when he went under the string /.
he was thirty feet ahead The ped
dlers gave up the stakes. sat down by
themselves and had talk then the
spokesman finally moved over TO
where the cooper stood. aud said
We see through it. and we can't
squeal. As for your getting an old
ringer to match ours. we haven't any
fault 10 find. bus what harrows up our
souls and makes us' long for rest be-
yond the grave, Is the idea that we
were taken In and done fov ty such a
benign old cuss as you seemed TO be.
I'll tie both feet and one hand and
hght you for the hoss and wagon"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
CHEWING GUM.


A correspondent of the Youths
Companion inquiries whether the use
oil chewing-gum is really beneficial, IS
some persons have asserted.
The opinion has one plausibls areu-
men In Its favor. The saliva il an
important digestive iiuId. On Il de-
pends the digestion OF all starchy
substances-bread. mush. potatoes
and the like II il for this reason
that thorough mastication OF such
foods is necessary, In order that the
saliva may be duly mixed with their
particles. For the same reason II Ia
better TO eat bread dry thar to moist
en- IL and dry bread IL practically
easier OF digestion than mush, which
10 often swallowed without sufficient
mastication,
Now. as the saliva 10 copiously 90.
creted In gum-chewing, 1t might be
thought that the stomach would thus
be aided In the digestion OF starchy
food. out just here comes In another
Physiological fact namely: that sal
va loses Its digestive power very soon
after entering the stomach, being
neutralized by the action OF the gas
juice.
But can Rum.chewing De regarded
as to any degree harmfulp
. fhe- habit Is unnatural IN
meets no normal need. as does the
chewing Of the cud by the cow and
some other animals. Whatever is ab-
normal Is presumtively Injurious
even though we may not be able TO
trace It's effects Ii took a long time
to hnd out that tobacco-chswing
caused one OF the most fatal diseases
OF the haarL
2. Every secretion OF the body has
its natural Limitation. Artificial stim-
uiatton greatly beyond this point
must be hurtfuL This Is a general
law. Gum-chewing stimulates the
salivary glands vastly beyond their
normal limit and the result must be
injurious
s. The constant swallowing of sal-
iva In sort OF churned state carries
into the stomach large amount OF
air. which becomes . source OF dis
comfort and often of positive injury.
1t must be remembered that air swal-
lowed In this way becomes greatly ex-
panded by internal heat
4. Muscles are enlarged by use.
Witness the blacksmith's arm as COM
RAEfsav vwifA AtRtfl6 hharnaf falss OF Tiis
maAseter muscles tends only to keep
them iu proper working condition;
but their oyer-use In gum-chewing
must tend to their undue enlarge
ment and thus to the dlshguration of
the face.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
cELEsRATED CASE RECALLED.
The Contest Over Robert HAY HamIIton's
Wfn nagan To-Day.

The Contest Over Robert Ray HanaIlton's
wiz Begun To-day.
gate Fish yesterday the hearing was
commenced In the contest over the will
Of Robert Ray Hamilton, the husband OF
Eva Hamilton, who was pardoned from
the New Jersey penitentiary by Albeit
two weeks ago, and who, IL will be re-
membered, met his death by drowning
while hunting In Montana In October
last. The question at issue Is the valid
ity OF the marriage between Eva and
the testator. The latter, sshowever, Is
not present In person owing to the fact
that Judge MARITIME has not yet decided
the application for the dismissal OF the
Indictment found against her Tor con-
spiracy. Both District Attorney Fellows
and Assistant District Attorney Jerome
have advised the dismissal of the com
plaint, aud have intimated that, owing
to the death of Mr.. Hamilton, who was
the proper complainant, no case can be
made out. IL Is probable that after the
usual formalities have been gone through,
the hearing affecting the will will be
postponed until decision Is rendered
on the question of dismissing the in
dtetmant
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15

Almost In the exact geographical cen.
ter of Wyoming II mountain Of solid
hematite iron ore, more than mila wide
aud over two miles la length Besides
the iron, the mountain contains Ignite
coal enough 20 warm the entire world
Tor a century, do1eh OF drle1-up lakes
az soda, where the soia i deposited 10 a
depth OF over 800 feet, some ~ the lakes
being over 600 acrcs IN extent In the
mountain adjoining there IL petroleum
busln larger than those OF fennsylvania
and West VirRlnia combined Out of
some Of the springs pure rectihed eoai
OF Is trickllng at the rate Of twenty or
thirty barrels per day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
OUTPUT CUT DOWN.
weekly Review of the Minneapolis Loeai
Flour Trade.

ffWuNs
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. i3.--As a result oi
the low water and bad markets the -four
output declined TO comparatively small
limits last tweek, says the Northwestern
Miller, being the lightest since July. The
aggregate production for the week was
Ia, 900 barrels-averaging 10, 100 bar.
reis daily--against 165, ,O20 barrels the
week before, lao, 900 barrels for the cor
responding time In 1850, and IS, 900 bar.
rels In 1883. With unusually mild
weather the water power has improved.
However, the bulk of the -four at pres
ent IL turned out by steam. The ten
dency 10 curtail the output Ia quite
marked ON account of dull markets.
There were nfteen mills running Wednes-
day at the rate of about 81 900 barrels
per twenty-foar hours. The northwest
ern railroads talk of advancing the flour
rate, Minneapolis 20 Chicago, from
IKE 10 12lc but the large amount of
transit standing out would make this lit
Gle effect. The domestic -four market
has been extremely dull. Wheat has
lost considerable ground, and IL now on
o basis making IL practicable to export
-four more freely. Manufacturers re-
gard present values as below n normal
basis, and they are wary about discount
Ing the future very much. Bakers and
low grades are also in good request for
export. The export shipments last week
were A., 900 barrels, against 63. s65 bar
sells the preceding week,
The -four output of the mills for No
was exceptionally large, only be-
Ing exceeded twice In over three years.
The exports were also very heavy. Fol-
lowing are the comparative figures for
three months In a. many years;
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15

BALTIMoRE, Me-, Dec. l3.--AFthuT G,
Caldwell. aged 20, student In the Balti-
more Dental college. killed himself to.
day by taking poison. Mr.. CaldNelIs
home was In Victoria, i. 9. lie was
literally supplied with money, and be-
came lax In his attendance upon the
lectures and classes. The dean OF the
dental college wrote The family of the
young man, ands fellow student IN
formed him 0f what the dean had done.
The chagrin that followed impelled the
representative youth 20 commit suicide.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15

After the battle Of Gettysburg | was
one Of party detailed TO gather up the
guns and aecouteTments which had been
left on the field by the dead and wound
ed men, writes an old soldier. One Of tho
guns seemed heavier than the others,
aud took the ramrod and sounded the
barrel to see II the piece was loaded.
The ramrOd would not 90 more than bali
way down, and just To satisfy my own
curiosity ] sat down and drew out The
contents. after an Intellectual EFFORT %
discharge the piece, First came bull
let, then q charge OF powder then two
bullets, rammed down on top OF each
other, then another charge OF powder
and another bullet. then three bullets on
top on each other, the last ono without
any powder underneath, which account
cd for my failure 20 make the gun goon
In all there were seven bullets and two
charges Of powder In THAI gun. and 10
doubs she soldier who used II was undeE
tho impression he was doing good services
the whole time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
HIS FIRST TRIP TO TOWN.
Abusr Daagrass strictly Obsys Iastru'

Abner Daagrass strictly Obsys Iastruc-
tious. bnt Make Had HIuadsr.
Abner Dungrass, from away up De-
yond the White Mountains, had pene-
trated to the Hub 1t was Abner's
firsC visit TO the city-in fact his first
trip away from home says the New
York Ledger.
A relative, doing business in the
metropolis, had spent the previous
summer with Abner's parents, and in
return for many kiudnesses, he had
invited his friends OF the country
farm TO visit him In his city home.
And thus Abner chaneed TO be In
Boston. and was now dining at hotel
with his host.
At first our couutrFman hardly
knew what to do with, himself at the
wouderously laden table. His rela-
tive, observing his hesitation. whis-
pered to him:
Don't be backward. Abner, help
yourself TO just wnat you like"
BY and by "a gentleman sitting OPP
poslte directed q waiter TO bring him
a plate OF ice cream.
The cream was brought and the
gentleman set Ii down before him
while he finished dish OF scallopS.
Abner looked up and saw the delicate
looking mass In tie plate not far
away. Ii was tempting, and he
reached forth ard took it, He had
put "a spoonful OF the frozen mixture
into his mouth. and was hesitating
between surprise and delight when
the gentleman opposite rather ab.
ruptly and not very pleasantly spoke
Well. my friend, that IL what
should call decidedly cool.
"Yaas, responded Abner limo
Gently. when he had swallowed ths
frigia morseL .qts about the cool
eat pudd'n 1 ever tasted ! swan teH
mani ef | don't believe It's reall!
teched with frostr'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
ParneIl's I.easlership.

THERE'S a vast diversity of opinion
throughout the world as 10 the advlsa-
bility OF Parnell retaining the leadership
of the home rule party. There Is only
one opinion among the people OF Sioux
City and surrounding country, however,
as 10 which Is the best way 20 get TO st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and the north.
west, and that Is VIA the Sioux efty 4
Northern railroad. Through trains, Ell
egant coaches, buffet sleepers. For
rates, time tables, etc, write TO or call
upon Jas. ". Mahoney, Trafilc Manager.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
TARDY LAWYERS.


Judge Powers, at Dakota Ctty. says He
WIN Not wait tor Them.
SoUTH SIOUX Cry. Dec. l3.--Special:
Judge Powers adjourned court on short
order at Dakota City Friday. There are
n number of cases on the docket, but
when called the parties were not ready
for trial, and the judge said he would
dismiss the jury rather than hold them
over mt the county's expense waiting for
tardy lawyers.
Dugglst Cleggs has gone to Mitchell,
:. ID. IL has leaked out that he has
gone for bride. The boys are gather
ing Tin cans In anticipation OF the coming
charavari.
The bazaar conducted by the Zyphon
club closed Friday night A neat sum
was realized from the fair for the IL
brary fund. Miss Matte Cowles received
the largest number OF votes, conse-
qnently she II the handsomest young
= sTha rontpsf bridge i ont again and.
the Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis A.
Omaha road Is reaping the benefit. The
lee was strong enough for u few very
yenturesome persons 10 cross over Satnr-
day morning but II was risky business.
Donald Mclean was la town Friday
evening. The Short Line president was
A. enthusiastic as usual and spoke In
hopes of brighter times for the future of
the road There is warm spot In the
hearts OF our people for Mr.. Mclean
and all express desire that he will
succeed In the enterprise, and the be-
lief among our citizens Is that he VIII
come out on top.
The celebrated Cramer highway rob
ber case Is not yet disposed OF, the jury
standing ten for conviction and two for
acauittal. The jury were discharged,
We understand Cramer's bail was re-
dueed from 81 900 To $500.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15

LONDON, Dee. I3.--Much havoc has
been wrought BY storms on the southern
coasts Of Europe, especially around saf-
dinia, In which vicinity III persons are
known 70 have beer. killed and Injured,
while many vessels were wrecked and
number of houses shattered. A dense fog
prevails on the Nerth German coast and
the English mails due Yesterday have
not yet arrived Ia Berlin.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15

Los AnaEg.Es, Cal. Dec. 10. "A report
sas reached here pf fatal accident on
tie Atlantic A Pacific railway near
Needles Thursday. rhe west bound
passenger train crashed into the caboose
~ freight train, Killing the hFeman
aud A man named AT. A. Thompson, o
wealthy cattle dealer of Iowa City. Ia.
III IA also stated that i've passengers
ware fatally injured,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15

A Judge Refuses 90 senssnee o Murderer
0n Friday.

on Friday.
PINK BLUFF, Ark, Dec. 13.--In the
circuit court here yesterday, Judge 81
lott caused a decided sensation. The
case of Charles Seward, convicted OF
murder In the first degree. was before
him on motion for new trial. Sew
ard WAS prominent farmer OF Desha
county. and killed neighbor year ago.
Judge Elliott reviewed the case, and then
overruled the motion for q new trial.
sentencing the prisoner 10 be hanged on
Thursday, Jan. 80. He stated that he
never had and never would sentence a
man 90 be executed on Friday, because
ON that day Jesus Christ was crucified
and he would not insult the memory OF
the founder OF Christianity by sentenc-
Ing murderer 20 be hanged on the day
upon which the Son of God sacrificed his
life for humanIty's sake.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
snxa las HaInssl Him.

PARIS, Dec. 13.-The anarchist, DE Ia
Bruyer, has written letter To the news
paper, lie Clair, In which he states that
he assisted Padewelsky, the Russian
Pole, suspected of being the murderer OF
Gen. Seliversko1, % make his escape
from Paris TO South America.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
na Thavy~ss out Dynaaasse.

wARRES, Minps Dec. ia.--W. G. Tay-
TOR, wfTttg th4wtHg somc dynamite with
hot ashes preparatory TO using In well,
was badly injured by It's exploding. The
dynamlL was In a shed attached 20 his
house, aud the boy containing IL caught
ire. TAYLOR threw a pail of water on II,
which caused the explosion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15

BosTnN, Dec. l3.-At meeting OF the
creditors of Whltten, Bundett d Co., to-
day the assignee made statement show
ing the liabilities 10 be- S1,077. 900 with
contingent liabilities OF 500, 900 and as
sets of 81 ,O92, 600.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
Internal Trouble :.

PITTsBuRa, Dec. l3.--An execution
for $50, 900 was issued against the Pitts
burg Lumber company. The trouble
grew out OF dispute among the part
ners and the application for the appoint
ment OF q receiver.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
Y1aalrlx l.nnls stassmsnt.

NEW YoRg, Dec. ia.-The weekly
bank statement shows that the reserve
increased SIS .83T 600 during the week.
Banks now hold s80T, 900 In excess OF
Legal rsoufremnntg.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15
a GENERAL DENIAL.
MsJ. Bartelofas Brother says sfaniess q
Charges Are Made 90 Cover Has 0wn
Culpah1li1y.

Charges Are Made 90 Cover nas Own
Cnlpahfli1y.
LONDON. Dec. f3.--Walter Bartelot,
brother of the late Maj. Barfelot, writes
10 the Times.
"All that Stanley said about ms IL nn-
true. IL Is Also untrue that my brother
wrote TO prevent Troup divniging any
thing, or that Stanley or his officers
warned me not 10 publish my brothers
diaries. Bonny told me stories %
discredit nearly every officer of the ex-
pedition. including Stanley. The lat
ter's book and all subsequent accusations
are filed with lrreconciliable contradic-
tions and Inconsistencies
Bartelot concludes as follows:
STANLEY has done this to cover his
own capabilities"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15

PINE RIDaE AGENCY, \. D., Dee. la
Reports of fight between the Indians
In the Bad Lands are confirmed. Two
Strikes and his party were victorious,
and left the Bad Lands for the agency
The chief sent 20 Gen. Brooke for help
TO capture Short Bull aud his warriors,
and fully 300 warriors are now on the
way 10 bring in all who remain In the
Bad Lands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-15

NEW YoRK, Dec. IA London cable
received this morning In Wall street
SAYS: "A broker failed here to-day with
heavy liabilities. He was u large trader
m American railway securities"