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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-11-26
FOR This Reason the Oregon
Improvement Company
Is in Trouble.
The Cause Therefor Dates Back
70 the Management Of
Henry Willard.
Canadian Military Forces TO Keep
American Indians From Crossing
the Border---Ceneral News

sn&rrEE. wash, Nov. as.--sA reorganisa
tion OF the Oregon Improvement compan,
was compIefed yesterday. Resident Man
axef Mcneil issued d cIrcuiar announcing
nnmber OF changes In che heads Of depart.
rnsnfs
poaTLAxD. ore.. Nov. Manager Nc
Neil. Of the Oregon Improvement company
showed considerable surprise when IN
formed 4 mas reported m application would
5e mad@ to-day for the appointment OF a
feceiser OF the company Ne sisnpiy said:
II don't know anything about II, and have
nothing to sag about IT, Prom weli-
lnfornaed quarter 10 i iesrned that the
Efoable dates back 90 the close o1
yIilard's management OF the conn
pany when ha left the company
lhere was Seating debt OF several niIlion
dollars In existence which could not be ax-
planned. This debt has never been cleared
OF. When the FIRST mortgage on she prop
oriy Was isaaed. the bonss were not insuse-
dissely sold. but were hyposhecated 20 raise
tho money and the company was on tho
verge OF defaultlng sn payment OF the
money and going into the hands OF o re-
o~iver. A second mortgage tor sfs. .oe0. 600
waA ziven last spring and bonds were issued.
These bonds were never sola. but hypothe-
Gated In the same way ns the FIRST issue.
The loans are now falling due and are an~
dnFsto0d 70 be the cauae OF the trouble.
Mscharsa W. AHlen a Co.
NEw YoEg. Nov. as.-- Richard II. Allen 4
Co.. haakeFs and commission merchants,
assigned to-day. Richard n. Alien also
maae ma indiwidaal assignment. The lia-
btalties aro estimated NJ 81 .eoo. 900.
.. e. waiarsa q CO. saspsna.
NEw Yoag. Nov. as.--The suspension %
4. @. waIdfun & Co. ~ announced on stock
exchange
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The fashionable handsbAke OF the
season IN described as follows: The ele-
waited shake. or, In other words, the
stylish method used BY the ultra fashion
eble nowadays. greeting each other BY
handshake that u not considered prop
erly done unless me hands are raised 70
at least the height III The chin. has re-
ceived another addition, and before n u
complete every one who cares 10 do inst
the right thing 1T the right time should,
after the hands are ciasped et the height
OF the chin, wave them while together
from, right 10 left IN b slow and, deIib.
crate manner
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-11-26

DuBuouR. Nov. ss.---A collision betweea
two gravel trains on the Illinois Censrsl oc-
Cured aboat four miles from this city yes
terdAy forenoon. One man. I'd Russell.
was fatally injured, and Frank MetcAif had
his foot taken OF. Conductor O. u. Wood
aud Enginser James Campbeli ware runnins
one train and Conductor Frank o'ooanog
and Engineer 9iliiaaa the other The com-
pany places she responsibility for ths acci-
dent with the two conductors and sngiasers.
who should have tagged ahead.
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GRAsD IsLAsD, Neb.. Nov. ss.-Freight
No. 20. on the st Joseph d Grand Island
road. left here this morning. ut $3.50 and ran
through an open switch a. Eddy street
crossing. william Y. Grollmunt, machin-
ist, who had just got ON the engine. jumped
when the engine struck the ties and broke
hls right leg below the knee, both bonss pro-
trudIng through his clothing. lie n single
and lives In Creston. la. and was going 10
Sc. Joseph. Mo-. to hunt woFk amd visit reia-
tlves. He Was immediately taken 20 ~.
Frnncfa' hOgnttal
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lAsHED TO THE RIooln0.
Seven fss-C -Covsrsa Survivors Rsssns'
From a Wwoek.

OswRno. n. ~. Nov. es.-Ths tow barge
Newcombe hes gone on sne beach nine miles
west OF here In blinding snow storm and
Will prove total loas. The Nswconba was
ia command OF Capt Charles brown. OF
Sacketf's Harbcr. and was bound from 0g-
densburR 20 Charlotte In fow of the tug
Proctor on Great sodus light the New
combs's fowiine parted and II was driven
down the lake and on the reef Of Nine-Mile
Point IL was found there later with the
crew Of seven men dashed 10 the rigging
and nearly dead from exposure. They we're
covered with icn and wet 60 the skin. Capt.
Brown was unconscious when the life-savera
reached the barge and his condition II
critical
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DEs MONIES. Nov. 3s.--The case OF the
state against ex-Alderman brady has been
begun in the district court. brady Sas In
dieted last May for cheating BY false pre-
tences In having presented the city council
bill for ssla fof lumber for bridges which
was signed by -. Y. Hartford" bat ths
warrant for which vas received BY brady.
and IL IL said that no such bill OF lumber
was receivsd and that no such person ne j.
=. Hartford exists in eQnnectloR with this
case. The jury wss given % understand
that this case has no connection with the
case against the other alleged boodia alder
men In which they ara charged with wiiifai
misconduct in once Ia receiving larger
salary than tho law comprahends.
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IOWA NEWS.


LRMARs, Ia. Nov. aa.---special: Mrs. o.
A. Wall left Monday night for several
weeks visit In Illinois.
Mr.. nj. II. Finney, cashier of the Geruiau-
American savings bank, was ia sioux City
yesterday on business.
Mr. Mike Tieruey returned from sioux
City last night
Mr.. and Mrs A. " Weir went 70 sioux
City last night.
One OF our prominent citizens got more
lre-water than he could carry and was
kicked out OF a place called a refroshment
room, He Was afterwards conducted 90 the
cooler by an oficeF.
Mr.. Robt. Long aud family left for Eng
land Sunday night TO spend the winter
visiting friends In England and Ireland.
They viii return 90 LeMars.
There Is something wrong In the camp OF
Company O. Their paraphernalia Is now
packed aud they have no armory in which
20 meet. The company II a good thing for
LeMars and something We cannot AFFORD 10
lose. The citizens should be wiftinR 20
assist ia getting them an armory.
The Eastern Star met last nlxht at the
Masonic hall. Members report pleasant
times
aiF. ana MIS- AnGhDuN NArtOft gave u
pleasant card party 20 about thirty friends
last night. Mr. and Mrs A. n. Lawrence
wou the prizes. supper was served at 1e;3J
D. m. Guests departed about la o'clock.
saying they had spent very enioyabls
evening.
Disastrous FtFe al Easls Grove.
EAulE GROVE. Nov. aa.--A dlsastrous Gre
occurred hcrc last night In which four two
story frame buildings on broadway were
consumed The fire was discovered about
1880 In the clothing store ~ ], w, O'Con-
ner and so0n spread east and west. COM
mnnieating with adjoining buildings >.
w. O'conneF, y. II. Howell George Keuhn
and Mrs. NJ. d. smith are the owners of che
buildings. the lower Hoors of which we're
occupied by merchants and the upper by
.s,nants. Who. In most cases. lost everything
| they possessed. The losses win reach ~. .n0s
90 sIo,000. About half of this amount d
| probably covered by insurance. The Iars
/ company aid effective work I'm saving other
buildings, but when discovered the Ore hat
made such headway 10 was Impossible Il
save tnOse on ara. In addition 20 the own.
ers of the buildings. Taylor Bros. Prof n
O. Grands. C@rI BnttermleF. Miss snAis
Nichols, y, q. Dewitt, T. d. Morrys n
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sA0EsAw, Mich. Nov. 2S.-The steam
barge William Cowle, inbound from Toledo.
burned 20 thc waters edge ten miles north
Of here. Capt. John Henning and the crew
he'd y marrow escape. fleeing from the
flames without securing papers or clothing.
The U0wie was valued M Eli 600 and this
l0as was offset by Sc .000 lnsurrnce.
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GRAsD IsEAEp, Neb., Nov. es.-Praak.
the Ia-year-old son Of J. III. Lamb, living
four miles north of this city, Was throwE
from horse and dragged 20 death yestsr-
day. He was herding cattle and the horse
became frightened and threw him. Ons
foot caught In the stirrup and be was an-
able to extricate himself. The horse ran 90
the house. a mile away, dragging the dead
body Of the boy with him. Ths head and
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Fnanlne ln Ernlanel.

DunLax. Nov. 2S -rhe FYsema,ts Jtasraal
says that Connemara IL beginning 10 feed
the effect of the famine arising from the
failure of the potato crop. Thirteen fani-
lies on the, Blake estate II says, have
Msksd the parish priest 10 point out some
msans by which they Enay avoid starvation,
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the slour Re.ervation sarycy.

PrERRg, :, d., Nov. 2s.--surveyor- Gem
erai sullivan Is In the city. A reporter
asked him how work was progressing on the
Surveying of the reservation lands. .About
one half OF the II Zoo, ,000 acres have been
surveyed, replied Mr., Sullivan, land this
includes all the lands In the newly coded
district west Of Pierre Ia the black Hills.
Very little OF the lands north of the Black
Hills has been surveyed as yet. The appro-
priation tins year was $4,000 and $4,000
has been provided for next year.
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BUTTS. Mont, Nov. ss.--The Batte
Mlners' union bias issued q circular 20 the
nine owners requesting an eight-honr work
lng day without reduction Of the present
wages 80 per day. The mining superin~
tsadeats declare that the low price Of silver
viii nos Admit oE tbs proposed increase Ia
~xpsnas. and II is likely that strike may
em&3gV
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Loxpos. Nov. e5.--PaFnell held a confer
cnce vita Jastia Mccarthy this forenoon.
during which he handed Mccarthy bundle
az papers containing memoranda for hts
guidance AZ sesslonai chairman % the Irish
hareV
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wasNfrxu. Man. nov. Is. .-rxivate In
formation has been received az the dosnin-
ton capital that the military forces here
have bosn ordered 20 be sn readiness 20 pro-
ceed - the international boundary TO pre-
vent auy American fndians. who are
shought about 20 30 on the warpath. from
crossing into British territory or incitlns
ths British Indians 70 Join In ihe uprising.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-11-26

TmE location OF the Ulysses postofice has
beon changed and rev oatat purchased.
THE nov city hall at wahoo is progressing
toward compilation, and the are bell which
IN to surmonnt the structure has arrived
from Troy. n. Y.
Tar annual winter meeting OF the state
board OF agriculture will be hold at Lincoln.
beginning Jan. 20. Mt tho same time with
the winter corn exhibit.
Tar school buildings st the santee Indian
agency have no protection against are and
an appeal has been made Cor funds wlsh
which 20 build water tank.
W j. EcKkL an implement deAier OF
Grant, committed suicide by shooting hln-
self through the head. Financial trouble
IL the cause alleged.
EIaHT counties In western sehraaka have
already appealed Tor assistance On account
Of failure OF crops, and it ls expected appii-
cation for aid viii Dc msde by four more.
Jomx RATLIFT. Of Auburn, vas missins
his corn and tied n bull dog 10 the corn crib
door. The thieves came. poisoaed the dos.
broke open the door and carried OF more
corn.
aAsa OF osceola boys ralded the mIAls
80 that place the other night and broke
thirty-six panes OF glass. Their names
have been learned and they have been
taxed sai.eo by the proprietor.
TME county attorney OF jefferson cannty
has commenced ault against John CnFtin
and Michael Higgins for sl.ls6 and costs Ia
tie murder trial of Patrick shiel They
were shiel's bondsmen.
TMK old settlers "a Aaasns county wIii
meet az Junlata Dec. II 70 celebrate this
nlnateensh anniversary nf the county.
They inviaa al old settlers 20 meet With
them and participAte
IL the distKlsf court Of HFoken Nos
Amassa Mooney seenred disoFce sroan his
wifs. Ida. Each one had 40 psY half sha
coeEs and the child vas allowed : 10 choose
wh0n abe aeAirpa 10 live vita,
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BURLIsoroE, New. 2Ss--Russeli's biz grais
barn near this place burned last night. The
bodies OF two unknown msn and doaaa
horses were found Ia the ruins.
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IKpRPKspKscK. Nov. aa.---Dave Yoaag, .
we'll known and prosperaas farmAf. son os
the westbarg poet. vas kicked hy ' horss
In the chest last night. He has bsen bleed
ing Internally ever since and although attn
alive. recovery II ln1possibls
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BRrDaKr0Rr. Conn.. Nov. aS.--Notwith-
standIng reports 10 the contrary, Y. TRBar-
auns IA stlll very sick naan. and bis con-
.aGelom excftes the alarm % his family. The
sla ahowmmn's days seem 60 be drawing % a
xt0wA
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oTTUMwA. Nov. 25.--wm. III. Hue, aged
| IL. shot and killed Charles fsnstoiph while
they were out hunting. lie claims u wss
accidental, but En inquest will be held.
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wARRga REsioNs.
wyssasag's 0absrn@saraas cAssr is Nos
sacans.

Sa0aHS.
canYmNEE. WA. Nov. %. n.
warren has formally resigned ~ governor
of Wyoming. his resignation Dsing directed
20 Secretary of state barber Warrcu i
naa Eattna s6nses saaAssarsansl shsrsfexehas
ma farther aSe for the Rovernns~hip. n 4
not believed fhs legislature will call new
elecsion. Secretary Hafbar becomes che
acting governog. and, nnless nov election
h held. will remain ~ for two years. when
: supreme judge viii also b. elected.
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wYsoRE. Neb.. Nov. sS.--Passenger trais
No. "a. son the Burlington q Missouri frosa
st. Joseph. was dItched In q cut about three
miles east of town yesterday afternoon.
The engine. tender and three OF the coaches
wsre thrown from the track. The pssssn-
gers and mail we're transferred and weat
from here ON 9 train made up In the yarda
Tho accident was caused by the breaking of
q journal on the tender. No ono was hurt.
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THE people who don't like us dent
know us. Those who don't like our
neighbors know them too veil .Atchlsoa
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M9MFuas. Nov. ss.--Tnosnas n. Allen &
CO.. cotton factors and commission laer-
chants. assigned shss m0rnipr.
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Tng beautiful swallowed-talled kite
nAs accomplished tha feat Of hying
.Meross sha whole AilsnkIe 0ceAn
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Hoaser aud Mrs. Beach are the principal
losers. some OF the people occupying tAs
upper rooms barely escaped with their
lives.
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saffsrtRg Frosn fsaasn1s.
Lgss0x. Nov. a5s--The queen ef Portugal
IA aulfnring Nrosh intauenxm.
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Death at Richland, Union
County, S. d.. of State
Senator-Elect Grill.
How Work Is Progressing on the
Reservation Suryey---0ther
South Dakota News.
A Des Moines Doodle Alderman on
Trial---General Iowa and
Nebraska News.

ELK PoIST. Nov. a5.--stste senator-alect
Louis N. Grin. sr., died OF apoplexy at his
home In Rlchland. Union county, at 8
o'clock yesterday morning Mr.. Grill was
taken sick last Thursday at his min, went
home and took to his bed, and became ua-
conscious Saturday morning. Mr.. Crib has
been resident OF Union county Tor about
twenty Ave years lie has been the bust
ness partner OF George X. Freeman, 10 the
milling business for several years. MIR
Grill was elected as an independent at the
late election, running against Mr.. Freeman
lie has been a cIose student of the financial
aud Industrial situation of our county for
several years, taking all the leading
periodicals giving light on these subjects
and IL s thought the mental strain was too
severe. lie leaves wife and two children,
both married. The death of Mr.. Orlll viii
necessitate a new election for state senator
la this, the First legislative district
supreme Court Decisions.
PIERRE Nov. 25.--opinions In the supreme
court were handed down yesterday as fol-
lows; f....
j. j. White, respondent, VS.. Chicago, Mil
waukee s. NJ. Paul Railway company. APP
pellant appeal from Moody county; af-
irmed.
John Murphy, appellant, w. Isaac A.
Murphy, respondent. appeal from MinRe-
haha county; reversed and new trial or
deFod.
John Rosum, respondent W. l.. n. Hodges
and samuel Hyde. partners, appellant. ap-
peal from Minnehaha county; affirmed.
Also papers In the case OF the synod OF
South Dakota W., the State Of south Da-
kota were fled. rhis Is the case wherein
the Presbyterian college of this city seeks
to recover from the state sum In the
neighbOrhood of $500, which IL claimed as
owing for the tuteiage Of students IN the
normal course. The claim was denied by
the state aaditor upon what he claimed was
constitutional grounds, and 10 test the case
II was taken Into the supreme court. It
possesses some Importance and affects the
interests Of sectarlan colleges In the state.
Rrown County sawas Bs@ss.
AnERngRx. Nov. 2s.--s VI. Narregang
gathered up a hushel or "a OF sugar hects
from farmers around Aberdeen and sent
them to Prof James III. shepard, OF the de-
partment OF chemistry at the agricultural
college at Brookings to be analysed.
There were two ynricties--white ard red.
Yesterday he received a reply from the
professor, who got the following results;
white--sucrose or sugar, per cent, 1888;
marc, per cent, $50; degree brlx. -; purity
co-efficlcnt, 80; sugar ia juice, i6.4s.
Red-Sucrose or sugar, per cent, s.5a;
marc, per cent, .. &c; degree brix, t5.a: pur-
ity co-efiicient, IS; sugar Ia Juice. s.sa,
THE white variety" says tho professor
''is above the average
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sfOux FALLS, Nov. 25.--special; Capt.
Jefferas company u. Dakota national guards,
Of this city, last evening received orders
from Col. sheafe. of the state militia, "a
hold the local company In readiness "a
march 20 the scene OF Indian trouble AZ a
moments notice. The company has been
provided with blankets and oyereoats and
Il anxious 70 no the front
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-03

stances. iet an now do something for
Christi After The day was over she asked
the gronp to tell her what they had done
One said, - conld not do much, for we are
very poor. hut had a beautiful flower /
had carefully trained in our home, and
Thought much of it, and put that Hover
on the church altar And another said,
q could not do much, for we are very
poor, but can sing little, aud SO | went
down to poor sick woman in the lane, and
sang as we'll us I could, TO cheer her up,
Christmas songn 'Well, Helen. what
did you do?" Sho replied, II could not do
much, but / wanted TO do something for
Christ, and could think OF nothing else
to do, and so ] went into the church after
the people who had been adjoining the
altar had left, and scrubbed down the
back altar stairs Beautiful / warrant
that the Christ Of that Christmas day gave
her as much credit for that earnest act as
he may have given to the robed official
who on that day read for the people the
prayers of a resembling service Some
thing for Christi Something for Christi
Al plain man passing a fortress saw a
Russian soldier on guard in terribly cold
night, and took off his coat and gave it to
bneSOtuler, say VIII suon Oe hoihc
and warm, and you will be out here ali
night So the soldier wrapped himeelfin
the borrowed coat. The plain man who
loaned the coat to the soldier soon after
was dying, and in his dream saw Christ
and said to him, you have got my coat
on" Eyes" said Christ this is the one
you lent me on that cold night by the
fortress, I,yas naked, and We clothed me.
Something for Christi BY the memories
of Bethlehem adjure you'll
In the light Of that star
Lie the ages empearled.
That song from afar .
Has swept over the world
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-03

We ans on this December afternoon on
the way to tlso cradle eft him who called
himself greater than Solomon. We are
coming upon the chief cradle Of all the
world, not lined with satin. but strewn
with straw; not sheltered by palace, but
covered by barn; not presided over by a
princess, but lowered over by peasant
girl; vet a cradle the canopy Of which Is
angelic wings, and the lullaby Of which is
the first Christmas carol ever sung, and
from which all the events Of the past and
all the events of the future have and must
take date as being b. c. or A. D.-before
Christ or after Christ. All eternity past
occupied in getting ready for this cradle.
ana an eternity to come t. he employed IN
celebrating its consequences.
said to the tourist companies planning
our oriental Journey, Put rs IN Bethle-
hem In December. the place and the month
% our Lords BIRTH and we had Our wish,
| am he only man who hasever attempted
70 tell how Bethlehem hooked 40 the sea
sou Jesus was born Tourists and writers
are there In Fehsaarv. or March. or April,
when the valleys are an embroidered sheet
OF wild flowers. and anselones and ranua-
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-03

Standing in the chill khan of saviour's
humiliation. aud seeing what he did for
us, ask, What have VIC done for himi
"Tbere Is nothing can do, says one. As
Christmas was approaching ia the village
church a youd woman said TO a group Of
SiSis IA leNly and stnaitened cirsnm-