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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-21
CRIMINAL CODE In DANGER DANGER
Texas Lawyers Startled by q
Suit TO Declare the State
Laws Void.
Destructive Fires in Minnesota Towns
$4,000 Worth Of Horse
llesh Destroyed
The Michigan Liquor Law Attacked
Canadian Government Report on
the Fisheries Business, Etc.

Sax Antonio. Tex. April 10.
A suit startling In IT'S contemplated se-
suits has been iled In the United Sfates
district court In San Antonio. Its object
is to completely nullify she entire penal
code and criminal procedure Of Texas. II
Is an application for a haDeas corpus for
Dick Duncan, who was a few months ago
convicted in the state court at Eagle Pass
of the murder of the Williamson family,
and was sentenced 10 be hanged. His at
torneys appealed TO the Texas higher
courts, where the case II nes pcudirg.
Meantime hia counsel think they see stili
easier way of securing their clients release
from custody. Application for
writ OF habeas corpus was
made Go United States Circuit
Judge Pardee at New Orleans April 10,
and Judge Pardee set the case for hearing
in the district court al San Antonio May S.
TIE applicants prayer recises that he was
Illegally convicted OF murder and IL now
deprived Of bis liberty unjustly. The PEI
tition sets forth that the Texas criminal
code as established in 1876 is illegal and
without warrant of existence. for the rea-
con Of gross irregularities In It's passage
by the Legislature which created IL, and
also for the inexcusable errors committed
by the clerk 20 whom was intrusted its
codifcation. II then points out in detail
the Irregularities and errors referred TO,
all of which, 1t Is alleged. are susceptible
of undoubted substantiation by the official
records on Gle at Austin. The matter could
be considered trivial but for the legal talent
engaged in the case. Gen. Roger A. Pryor,
or New York, il one OF the leading coun-
sell for the.applicant, he having materially
assisted In the preparation Of the petition,
as did also some of the highest legal lights
Ia Texas. ex-Gov. John Ireland. IL 10 un-
derssood, being one Of them. Attorney
General Hogg was made acquainted with
the case @eyeral days ago, and he expressed
himself as startled at the information, ex-
claiming that IL the allegatioEs of tine petit
tion were sustained--and he could see no
legal reason why they should not be--the
state Of Texas would be dsvested Of ell
power TO eorrect wrongor punish rsinainals. ]
and that she would be practically plunged
into a condition OF anarchy.
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r1REs Is MlSNEsoTA.
$4,000 Worth of Horsesiesh Destroyed
bad Blaze al Eagle Lake.

sag.e00 Worth Of Horsesiesh Dsssroy~ss--
bad Blaze al EagIe Lake.
81. CEoUp. MINI, April ~.
The large new stock barn in the town of
Brockway, IL miles north of ST. Cloud,
owned By N. p. Clarke, together with
twenty-one imported blooded breeding
mares and other property, was destroyed
by fire. The ire was discovered by . man
sleeping In the second story of the barn
about o'clock in the morning. 1t spread
rapidly, and before tha alarm could be
given the building was completely m
volyed In the flames. Five stations, one
mare and colt were saved from destruc-
tion. The animals burned were valued at
S25. 900, though kr. Clarke would not ae-
eept much larger amount for them. The
barn was newly built at cost OF $500.
The total insurance is about $l0,000. Mr..
CLARK arrived in New York from Scotland
with twelve more imported horses, and has
been notified OF his loss. The fre il sup
posed to have originated In the boiler
room.
MANKATo. April ~.
Eagle Lake. six miles east of Mankaso,
was visited by destructive fire, wiping
out the portion north Of the Northwestern
railroad track. Help. from Mankato was
telegraphad for and special traiE took
out q portion of the IRE department, but
TOD late TO render effective service. The
fire started In the rear Of Cummings 4
Kealy's general merchandise store, destroy
sng II and its stock. The elevator of Jen-
niscn. brothers. Of Janessille,. was con-
sumed with 500 bushels of wheat. Horace
Cummings lumber yard was entirely
wiped and bis residence saved with diffi-
Guilty. The entire town was In jeopardy
u the flames for while, but saved by the
heroic efforts OF the citizens. The loss is
estimated ~ follows: Cummings A Kelly,
stock "a, 600, insurance, $4,000: III. Cum
mings stors $4,000. insurance SI. 600: Jen-
nison Bros. elevator snd contents s2,6oo;
II. Cummings lumber yard. $4,000.
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IoufsyII.LR, Nv, April 10.
A week ago the family of Lewis Prewltt,
living near Lagrange. ky., was attacked by
sirulent disease, the nature of which the
local doctors were unable to determine.
Its symptoms were similar TO those of
spotted fever. hnf NO eanse of snch dia-
ease could be found In the surrounding
neighborhood. DIR. ID. N. Porter, physi-
clan of Eminence, was called In, and At
length decided that Il was tornado poison
ing" The germs, he said, we're borne on
the late tornado from some infected dis
trici. probably hundreds OF miles away,
and lodged In the vicinity of the prewitt
homestead. He claims that smallpox and
other viruient diseases have thus been
communicated 10 patients ia many cases
in medical history. The community 10
much alarmed, as IL is imposible 10 tell
what dire disease may be lurking i'm It's
midst. One 81 Prewitt's daughters has
died and two others aud son are at pres
ent at the point Of death.
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CATTLE ON THE RANGES.
In the Northwest Thin and
Pastures Dry---Better
in Texas.
Nose Fraley. the Wrecked ST. Louis
Speculator, Offers His Cred
itors 20 Per Cent.
The Proposition Develops a Peculiar
State Of Aiiairs---Sparks
from the Wires.
cHrcAao, April 10.

CHICAGO. April ~.
John Clay. IT,. president of the wyom-
ing Stock Growers association, and q
member of the stock yards firm OF Clay,
Robinson 4 Co., Chicago, is probably one
OF the best posted men on range cattle in
the United States. OF the present condi-
iions and future prospects Of this branch
Of the live stock industry he says:
The past winter. so far IS the range
districts are concerned. was somewhat er-
ratio. To commence In the north and
west, Dakota, Montana aud eastern Wyo-
ming and COLORADO enjoyed remarkably
mild season, but II has been dry beyona
any precedent. Practically there has been
no moisture in those regions since last
June. Cattle, consequently, except In q
few favored pastures, have wintered badly.
The death loss has not been en-
cessive, but the condition of the cattle 10
lower than | have ever known II. Except
we have good rains and favorable season,
the prospect for good beef is not encour-
aging. II Is too early 10 anticipate what
the calf crop will be. With stock cattle
very thin we cannot expect any large In
crease In this department.
On the Pacific slope the winter has been
the severest ever experienced. The snow
fall seemed TO stop al the divide betwixt
the Pacific and the Atlantic. Great loss
has ltaken place, more especially as the
summer Of 1889 wss exceedingly dry and
there was less feed than usual All classes
Of stock have suffered. bat ID win bs i'm
possible to estimate the ratio OF boss till
midsummer.
tn the south and southwest, more &C.
peciaily in Texas, the season has been favor
able. Genial days, with q fair mountain
rain, have given the stock interests fair
start. and .hs prospects are fattering.
"1he market for range cattle, except for
steers, shows no improvement. For good
3-year-oid wyoming and Colorado feeders
there has been an active demand lately III
prices considerably higher than year ago.
Such cattle are closely picked up; almost
none offering. southern steers would
probably have participated In the rise had
thsrs not been 90 many diifsculties I'm the
way OF the southern cattle grower. The
closing of the Cherokee strip has been u
great blow 60 the trade In young steers,
while the Texas cattle grower would not
take heed 60 warnings he has received con-
eerning quarantine matters for several sea-
sons. The just discrimination against al
cattle liable TO give northern cattle splcn.
etic fever has shut up many avenues Of
trade. and u Ii certain that from this time
forth the southern cattle districts viii need
TO look after and mature. the greater part
OF their crop of cattle.
prices are little lower than last year
up to date for young steers. The better
grades win probably improve In price, but
cannot zee any hope for the medium and
and common grades"
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UN3HoI1, MICH, AprII "
The validity OF the liquor act passed by
the late Michigan Legislature will be tested
BY the Brewers aud Maltsters' association
Of Michigan. The new Law became OPP
erative last October, and provided that on
and after May next tbs price OF licenses
20 retail malt or spurious liquors shall be
$500 and 10 wholesale 81 900. II Ii claimed
II In unconstitutional because the acl
signed By the governor il not the one
passed bY the Legislature. The attorney Of
the association has made aH exhaustive ex-
animation OF the Law, and, tracing its his-
tory through both houses, reports having
discovered Eumerous discrepencses, any
one OF which would invalidats the aos.
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JOLIET, H., April ~
The statements OF Thomas Broderick,
the Burlington dynamiter, who has jusi
been releaasd from prison. toIthe effect
that Anarchists Samuel FieIden and Oscar
Neebe are cruelty treated by the prison
authorities are without foundation.
Broderick stated In Chicago that he saw
Fielden chained to wall two hours for
smiling when told to do q disagreeable
task, and that Neebe was subjected TO the
most inhuman treatment. The anarchists
were shown the article containing Broder-
ick's allegations and denounced II as q
pack OF lies, and said they had never been
punished, had never been reported, had
never compiainedi, mad nothingto complain
of, had never seen Broderick and do not
know him. Eieidsn works In the marble
shop. ksebs = sioor rnnner In tks harness
shop and Schwab has charge of the library.
They say Broderick is simply trying 10
raise fund for himself.
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An r1npsrsaas nan 10 Rs Reported 10 tire
House

an Important nan 10 ns Reported 10 tlss
House
wAsHIsarDs, April 10.
The house committee ON postoflices and
pcstrcads has authorized report to the
house modified from the Bloant bill, pro-
viaing for the erection OF postoiiice build
logs. AS amended Il authorizes the post
master general 20 construct as his discre-
tion buildings at any place ~ which the
gross receipts or the possofiice for two
years or more shall have exceeded
$4,000, or 10 county seats 2,500 each year.
The cost OF such buildings shall NOT ex-
eaed 81, 900 Ia any case. Where the re-
ceipts DO NOT exceed S2. 500, the cost Of fha
building shall be limited TO S20,Ou0, and
recelpss TO the amount Of $4,000 entities
tbs place TO building not exceeding Sl5, :
GOO In cost. The postmaster general is
authorised TO Fsssave donations Of grounds
rs sites for the erection Of such buildings,
and when necessary 10 purchase ground at
prAee not 20 exceed $5, COO. The bill ap.
proprsatss for tho iisoal year 1891 $4,000
600. Nearly two thousand places ia the
country will be affected by this bill.
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Aud Isimetalism was Voted Down in I'M
british Hoass of Commons.

Aud Bimet.lism Was Voted Down in the
british Hoase of Commons.
LONDON. April is
During the debate in the commons last
night motion was offered In favor OF the
conference ON bimetalism, whish Was
fnallY rejected by the house. EIaroourt
annoIncet that Gladstone dad not approve
OF the motion.
Bsifour said that though he adhered 10
the principle OF binsetalism he thought it
would be folly for the government 20 try
TO force upon the nation . currency In
which the commercial men did not thor
onghly believe.
Goschen. chancellor Of the exchequer,
said he was inclined TO favor blmstalism,
provided all countries would maintain IL
under an International agreement.
The vote by which the motion was re-
iected comprised all the leading members
Of both parties.
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The Wrecked specaiasar Onsrs nis Cred
itors 80 Per Cent. Cash.

The Wrecked specaiatar Ofsers His Cred
ttors 80 Per Cent. Cash.
VI. Lours. Aprtl N
Fraley and his creditors are having q
nice, warm time of 10 trying 10 effect set
tlement. Not few, remembering Fralsy's
two former failures and his frequent state
ments that he was i00-csnts- dollar
man, were hopeful that he would meet his
liabilities In full IL little time were given
60 him TO collect his resources. Those
who we're Of this opinion were doomed Go
disappointment when the creditors met 10
hear his proposition. Fraley offered terms
lower than had been deemed possible by
the most pessimistic of his creditors
He said nothing about beiEa f0O-eents-
on-ths- dollar man, but made what
was pronounced by many 10 be ons OF
the strangest proportions ever offered
on the merchants exchange. He offered 70
pay 30 per cent. of his indebtnsss In cash
when be felt able TO do 80; the other so per
cent. was to be covered by notes payable
In sax. twelve, eighteen aud twenty
months. These notes we're 20 be deposited
In the safe deposit company and held until
paid. Mr.. Fraley stated shat he had lost
Sl20. 200 In st. Louis and $I40, 900 In Chi
cago. A hasty canvass Of the situation
was made and decidedly peculiar state Of
affairs developed. Fraiey, u appears, has
been abort over 4, 200, 900 bushels OF wheat,
bis trades being prstty literally distrib-
uted among the brokers, ONE hrm alone.
with political connections. holding over
500. 900 bushels for him. For this amount
of grain he has pat up only .
little over $4,000 no margins, In spite
81 the fact that he has been on the los
ing side since last December. That q
trader who had faiisd twice should be al-
lowed 10 conduct so gigantic q business ON
% inanitssimai capital was considered .
reflection on the business acumsn of has
creditors. The proposed terms were dis-
eussed and were declared unsatisfactory by
large and enthusiastic majority. CON-
rnittse 10 consider ths terms that ought 40
be offsrsd met and declared thai the best
terms tnat could be offered were SSb per
can't cash. to be paid q onse, and not 81
such fins N aaF. fsaieY desired, and the
rest On time.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

RELIGIOUS instruction in state schools
has been suppressed In Brazal.
THE st. Louis psssbytsry has voted
against revision by large majority. y
THE Massachusetts, house has rejected
the bill granting municipal suffrage TO
women,
THE water works System at Sc. Joseph,
No., has been sold TO the Kushn syndicate
for 90. .50O,0oo.
SAMUEL JkFFHrRs, one sf the richest
men in South Carolina, has been arrested
Cor numbering Dr.. Alexander White in
1866.
THE imperial palace at Oranienbaum,
Russia, has been destroyed by FIRE. Seven
Of the palace servants we're burned TO
death.
Z. L. TRACY, arrested nj Winnsmucoa
New, is wanted In Chicago for the murdsr
Of Charles Wagner, saloonkssper, last
November.
TRR London bootnaksrs and their sm.
ployers have reached an amicabls settle
mont Of the questions as Issue aud the
strike 10 ended.
THE duke Of Argyll has writfen'a letter In
support Of the Irish land purchase bin. re-
Gently introduced In the house of com.
lnons by Mr. Balfour.
CAPT. w. L. oouoH, who was shot ~
Guthris, I. r., hy ] G. Adams. about ten
days ago, IN mot szpsctsd 10 live. The in-
dications are that blood poisoning has set
In.
THE riotous coal miners at Ostran, Mo-
rasia, have compelled complete cessation
Of work In the mines. Troops guard ths
houses occupied by miners who are willing
to work.
THR murder Of Mrs. Mittiman, of I.eay-
enworth, Ksn., is said to be Charles A.
Benson, who was esiminally intimate with
Mrs. Mittiman's dsnghser and who has
disappeared.
REV. 4. c. MowER, Of Intercourss, Pa,
o prominent clergyman Of the United
Brethren church. has committed forgery
fer small amounts on several national
banks and has disappeared.
TT ~ said thar W.. G. Whiteman, tbs
Kansas City real sstase man supposed TO
have been murdered. 10 In California, and
disappeared hoping that his family would
Get "a, 900 insurance On his life.
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htfzNEA tfTFs ~. M.t April w.
A bold attempt at robbery was made
about four miles from pizos Altos. The
snperintsndens Of the Mountain Key mine
was going 10 Pinos Altos with q large
amount Of money TO pay the men, and was
told 10 hold up his hands by masked rob-
bers. His companion opened fire on the
robbers and several shots were exchanged
a short range, but nobody was hurt. The
superintendent drove on to Pinos Altos
and the sheriff was summoned from Silver
City az soon a. possible. Three persons
were directly implicated in the robbery
George Robbins, who Ii but boy, Dick
Huber and Albert Mayheld -all of whom
were arrested. Huber and Aiayfeld at
tempted 20 escape, and Huber was shot In
the left arm. They ARE ali in jail nov.
Robbins made confession of the whole
affair.
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THE LLOEE CAN TELL II.
The True Estimate of the
Pan-American Confer
ence's Work.
Mr. Blaine Makes O Short but Klo-
quent Address at Its Final .
Adjournment
Members OF the Council Pay Their
Parting Respects TO Presl-
dent Harrison.
wxsHrsarox. April n.

wxsmIsaTox. April ~
Al noon to-day the Pam American con-
fefsnoe adjourned sine die. After the
transa9tion of some routine business and
ssioption of resolutions offered by Delegate
yaras, Of Chill, pledging sympathetic as
soclaiion OF the members Of the conferences
with tbs quadro@csnterni celebration of
the discovery Of America, and BY Delegate
Psaraza, of Yenezeula, their gratitude Tor
the hospitality Of the United States. the
motion to adjonra sine die was made and
put 10 Yote. At 1850 Mr.. Blame, rising
90 announce the result, said:
@(lentiemen: withhold Tor a moment
tine word of hnai adjournment Of the In
ternaiional American conference In order
that may express to Won the profound
satisfaetion with which the government Of
the United States regards ths work that Inns
been accomplished by the International
conference. The importancs OF the sab
iects which have claimed your atten-
tions the comprehensive intslligence
and watchfnl patnotism which ron
have brought 90 their discunsion,
must challenge ths esaidence
and secure the admiration of The Kovern-
ment and people whom ron represent,
while that larger patriotism which conssi.
tutss the fraternify OF nations received
frora yon an impulse snch ~ the world has
never before sewn. Thc exts1rt and vNlHe
OF al that has been worthily scbaesed BY
yonr conference cannot be measured to-
day. We stand too near IL. Tins viii
define aud heighssn the estimate Of ycar
work: experience viii ecnfFm our present
faith; final rssnlfs win be your vindieations
aud your triumph. v~s~
Ia closing he extended the presidents
invitation to the aeIsgatss 10 visit the
southern states. 'slnvokinR the blessing
Of Almighty God upon the patriotic and
fralarnal work which has been here begun
for the Rood of mankind, now declare the
Anassican international conference aa-
iossrned without day"
When Mr. Blaine took his seat the coun-
ell chambsr rang with hsarty and long
continued applause. The members Of the
conference them took carriages TO tins
executive mansion 10 pay their parting re-
spects 10 the president.
The delegates we're received By the pres
ident In the east s0om shortly after noon.
Each of them being introduced 10 him by
9aceefary Blaine.
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now CAN THIS BEs
Maras Hal stead. II All Reports Are True.
WIN Conduct Two Papers.

Maras Hal stead III An Reports Are True.
win Conduct Two Papers.
NKw yoRK. April 10.
The Brooklyn Standard Union announ-
ces that Mural Haistead will assume edi-
torial management OF that paper Monday
next.
NRw Yonx. April ~,
Halstead was seen by reporter this
afternoon with reference to the matter.
MY duties. he said, will not interfere
with my editorial correspondence on the
Commercial. Gazette. II win 90 on tho same
as for some time past. Richard Smith
will hereafter be the responsible editor In
chief and / shall be responsible for only
sach editorial uttsrances a. appear over
my initials. This new policy was deter
mined upon at the naseting Of the stock
holders last Monday.
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OTTAWA, Ont April -.
The annual report of the fisheries de-
partmsnt shows the product for last year
was SIT, ,G65, ,z96, gain OF s256,745 over
the previous twelve months. The gain for
British Columbia, owing 20 the develop
mant Of the salmon canning industry, To
nearly si 100000. Nova scotia ash prod
nets represent falling on estimated ut
sl, ,44bs 900. This decline II to be found In
the cod, haddock and pollack fisheries. and
Ii due 10 the stormy weather which pre-
vailed. The cod catch Ii valued al "a. .6ls,-
~. Halmon comes next with S3,isI aess:
herring third, with NJ, ,4gS,357. The iish
eries proteetiye service ca ths atlantic cost
s66. .4i5, and bounsies aggregatinR $780,
900 were paid Canadian fshermen.
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Sioux Crrr. April is.
Hoss-EstlmAssd rsssipts. Loo: ofaeiAi
Yesterday. isss. NAxkst opensd rather un
weigh ap ! aisssl oshsss soii silaas.
Qu0tations Light, eaa6 s.i2As MIXED, ss0SL
@ass.: Assvy. etIe Alsse
,.sass q ss,sasss :sss,s' 'n', s.ls:, +:
::s :s steer. steers Psiass ss1;s.cs ,s ss,s@ ssnssa
% s'a LOO Psss Pssas. 'sssss ssssssas. ''sss. o..
sIIsssoo ;msaIam . GOOD. q sosa, 70 ;inissisg.
,nsdiam % seci. sasoas.go; soasnea 70 infsr.
ior. eIs0sA55; eannsrs. Tsc si,T yssxlfnss.
ehcios. ea.es@zao; oeznmon. o. aiaaaeo; buils,
eheies - = ss's2.s 20; common sLsS@ass; calves.
seash Omaha Live ssseE.
sourH OMAHA. April 10.
Hoss -Kssamatsd rsssipas. a,soo. ofseasl yss.
tsrdAy. aIss Asskss opsnsa strons and
Catsis -Ezfimassd receipts. aso. 0neiAl
Yesterday LTss shipments. y cara hsrssa
Chieaxa Eavs sssek.
Cn1cAao. April -.
Hess- -Rsssipss iaeoo Msrkst STEADY.
LAsht 1850; heavy packing ana shiP-
pii;ss Csssis- Rsssssss. ssoo nszsss steady.
Bssvsas and stss.s. ts.ks.s;i0i stoaksEs sna
feeders. saaoGa7s; eornfsd Tsssns. ss.saa
: shssp -isssslpss, a.ooo. aarksa steady. Ma.
tivsa, ~ .ooa $40; eoFn-fsd westerns. slosa
5.65s TEXANS ss.soas.2l
Chaomwe Prs3uee.
CmcAao. April 10. II ~ y. m.-eioss.
Wneas-Firm; cash, $3.50; Msy, $50 Jaly.
Corn sssaayi cash. as,6ai ass. saAe, Jaiy,
osis-rnmi cash sssc, Mag, s.ssalsss;
Rys Firnl, sss see.
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she Gave Him the sup.

oMAHA. APRIL I'D.
A special from Oxford. Nsb., says great
sensation has been created there by the
elopsment of the wife of Henry Camp, Of
the Farmers State bank, with travelling
man named II. +. Ferguson. Camp met
hts wife, who was young society belle at
Madison. Wis.,, In February last, and mar
ried her there. They won't to housekeep-
ing Ia Oxford. but in the latter part Of
March Mrs. Camp said she was homesick,
and returned 10 Madison. A few days after
she left. Mr. Camp discovered that she
bad eloped with Ferguson, who had been
in Oxford the week previous to his wifs's
departure. He traced them some distance,
but lost track Of than, and will begin pro-
eeedinQs for divorce.