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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-14

The north-bound passenger train on
the Sioux City and Pacific road was
ditched by the spreading Of rails lust
south OF Whiting, Iowa. One passenger
lie reported seriously injured.
DR.. Frederick Dedolph, one of the
most prominent physicians Of St. Paul.
died ut his residence, Sly Summit ay-
enue, at a. m. Sunday, Of hemorrhage
OF the lungs. He had been III for about
a week.
6cab Is reported to exist among sheep
In the western part OF North Dakota,
and DR.. Langdon, the state veterinary,
advises Governor Miller 10 quarantine
the sheep In Kiddsr, Stutsman and
Logan counties. IL was brought In from
Washington and an effort will be made
70 have all sheep brought into the state
hereafter carefully examined, az well as
those shipped out.
At mass meeting OF the citizens of
Olivet, 3. D.. resolutions were adopted
condemning reports which, Ii Is alleged.
have been sent out by Huron capital
boomers, which reports represent this
HutchinsonD county 10 be almost bar
rem waste, and state that the people are
suffering as result Of failure Of crops.
and that the western portion OF the
county 10 becoming depopulated.
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SIX KILLED, THIRTEEN INJURED
A Score Of People Forced to Jump From
Burning Building at London.

A Score of People Forced to Jump From
Burning Building st London.
LONDON, Oct. 14.-Fire destroyed q
four-story building on Middle street, oc-
cupied by Rowley d Brock, manufac-
turers of hats, caps and helmets, and
government contractors for military
head gear. Six persons lost their lives
by being burned to death, and thirteen
were severely injured. The premises
occupied frontage of thirty feet on
Middle street, the same on Clothfair,
and thence extended so feet to New
berry street, where was the employees
entrance. The fire started In the work
shop on the upper floor mt | o'clock.
AT the time there were thirty persons Ia
the building. Within two minutes
from the time the fire was discovered
the building was wrapped in flames
which spread go rapidly that the em-
ployes found every avenue of escape ex-
cept the windows shut on. Through
these number of them jumped to the
street. Five women employed by the
firm were killed in trying to effect an
escape in this manner.
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Some Startling Charges Made Against
the Bureau by The New York
World.
Conspiracy Claimed, to Alter the True
Census, Decreasing Some states,
Increasing Others.
Specific Charges Made and Names Of
Parties Said 10 BE Implicated
Published.

ST.. PAUL, Oct 14.-A Pioneer Press
Washington special reads as follows: A
dispatch from Washington published In
The New York World makes some
startling charges against the census
bureau. IL states that for month The
World has been investigating to and
the true source of the errors which have
been proven to TO exist in all parts of
the country, and has in its possession
evidence which duplicates one congress
man from Brooklyn, some political man
ayers in that city, and half dozen
clerks in the census Office, in an
Attempt Co Defraad Many states
out of their legitimate congressional
representation. Its charges are very
direct, the names of four census clerks
being given. The article charges that
q secret Office was fitted up at 900 ID
street, where clerks were detailed to
alter the true census returns by scaling
down and increasing totals 10 fit the po-
litical ideas of the managers of the
scheme. The article
Makes Ten Specific Charges.
among them being the following: That
an order was given an official in the
census Office with or without the
knowledge and approval of the high
authorities III this goyernment) TO reduce
the true census of New York state S0O,-
600. That the State of New Hampshire,
which has lost population, was to be
scaled mp 80 that it's present quota of
congressional representation should not
be changed. That Illinois. Iowa, Wis
consin and Minnesota were TO be
Very Literally Counted"
and that the blunders in Minneapolis
and st. Paul arose from a stupid inter-
probation of instructions. That this in
famous job has, to a large extent been
carried out, and that when the re-
searches of The World frightened the
conspirators they remevek the secret
Office from No. 206 ID street, Washing
ton, to Cathedral street, Baltimore, near
the monument, where for the past six
weeks the dastardly work has been In
progress
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Serious Collisions at NC. Paul and at
Lake City-One Man Killed and
Several Badly Injured.
Bennett Law Endorsed by the MIL.
waukee Labor Candidate for
Congressman.
North Dakota's Populatlon-A South
Dakota Thresher Disaster-Minor
Matters.

Sr. PAUL, Oct. 14.-Two freight trains
running at high rate of speed In oppo-
site directions met upon the same track
near Como station, on the Great North
ern short line, between the Twin Cities,
resulting In . terrible death to one man,
jun Hill, fireman, and severe injuries
struction Of the engines and many cars,
q number of valuable horses and cattle
were also killed. The engineer of the
western bound train was ON the wrong
track. Fireman Hill was caught be-
tween his engine and the tender and
crushed 10 death.
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HIS WATCH WAS SLOW.
"A Wreck Near Lake City Caused by = Con-
dactor's Timepiece.

"A Wreck Near Lake City Caused by Con.
dactor's Timepiece.
LAKE CRY, Mimi, Oct. 14.-Section
one of passenger train No. y, consisting
Of an engine, tender and caboose, pulled
out from this station ON time, at II so q.
m, and at the curve, few rods above
the switch, 1t collided with stock train.
The two engineer telescoped to the cylin-
ders and remained on the track, though
generally demoralized. The tender and
three cars of the stock train were de-
rallied and completely wrecked. A
dozen head of cattle were killed and a
few manned, but, strangely enough, the
other stock in the wrecked cars were
rescued In very good condition. The
fireman of the passenger train and a
brakeman were injured, though not
fatally. The conductor of the stock
train says he intended 20 make the sid
ing at this station in time for No. 3 to
pass, but his watch was found to be
four and one-half minutes slow.
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Skipped with mia sEothsr,. Cash.

BURLINGTON, N. j., Oct. 14.-Frank
German, whose mother, Mrs. Carrie
Vandergift, was accused of attempting
% take his life by administering croton
OIL, has mystertously disappeared. On
Ihursday Mrs. Vandergift gave him
200 with which to pay her dues In a
building and loan association. Instead
Of paying the dues Frank disappeared.
since the trial Of his mother Frank has
been living with her.
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ENDORSED THE BENNETT LAW.

Candidate sohilling, OF the Labor Party,
speaks Strongly in Its Favor mt sHiIwau.
kee.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 14.-Robert
Schilling, the labor party's nominee for
congress In the Milwaukee district, in
an address before the Liberal league
strongly endorsed the Bennett law. Nc
German parent, he claimed, should
object to his child receiving part of his
education in English, as child edu.
Gated in both German and English had
more and better opportunities in life
than the child educated only in one or
the other,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-14
Gen. Grants Chief or the War Depart
ment, Discovered Dead I'm Bed at
Washington.
Justice Miller Stiil Alive, Bnt His
Recovery Considered Impossible
BY His Physicians.
President Harrison Hemeward Bound
from indianapolis Numerous
short stops Made.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.--Gen. William
Belknap, ex-secretaey of war, was found
dead i'm bed In his room In the Evans
building ON New York avenue In this
city. The room In which he was found
joined his Office rooms and was only oc-
cupied by che general during his wife's
absence from the city. Gen. Belknap
was last seen alive on Saturday night
about midnight, when he was ON his
way TO his rooms, apparently In excel
lent health. Mrs. Belknap, who Is In
New York city, has been notified of her
husbands sudden death.
Gen. william worth IseIknap
was born In Eewburgh, N. Y, In Sep
tcmber, 1929. He graduated at Prince.
ton college In fe48 and in 1861 he re-
moved to Keokuk, Iowa, where he prac-
ticed law. Gen. Belknap served through
the war beginning his service as major
Of an Iowa regiment and at the close
was breveted general. In October, 1889,
he was appointed secretary of war.
This Office he retained during Gen.
Grants second administration until
March, 1879, when, in consequence Of
charges Of official corruption he re-
signed. He was impeached and tried
before the senate for receiving bribes
for the appointment of post traders and
wac acquitted on the technical ground
OF want of jurisdiction. The coroner's
inquest showed that the general suffered
from fatty degeneration Of the heart
and that the immediate cause Of his
death was Inflammation of the heart.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-14

CHICAGO, Oct. l4.--A body of a sup
posed suicide, identified by letter and
marks on the under clothing as that Of
j. III. Young, Of Aurora, Ills, was found
In Lincoln Park. There was bullet
hole In the temple and q revolver with
two chambers empty, clutched Nightly
IN the dead mans right hand. The fact
hat gold watch and some money were
4ound ii the pockets Of the dead mans
lothing, and 1t is without doubt q case
suicide.
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The Annual Report of the Commissions
of the General Land once Given Out.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-The annual
statement of the commissioner of the
general land office, showing the bust
meas done In the local land offices of the
country, Is made public. 1t win ap-
pear as part of the commissioners an
nual report.
In Minnesota ID, ,253 acres of Ewamp
land have been selected, 15S Indian pat
ents have been issued and 2aI, ,773 acres
Of railroad lands have been patented.
The surveyor generals force has sur
veyed Ia $50 acres. There is, the COM
missioner says, an increasing demand
for survey of the balance Of the un-
surveyed lands in the state. At the
Crookston Office there were entered dur
ing the year 1871 acres; Duluth, so.-
274; Marshall, 81, ,270: Sc. Cloud, 57, ,O45;
Taylor's Falls, 600.
In the Dakotas.
In South Dakota the work of the sur
vey has been unusually heavy because
Of the opening of the Sioux reservation.
Twenty contracts involving 4a2 7s0 ara
now being carried out. The surveys
for the two Dakotas are put together, as
the appropriation under which they
were made came before division. The
total for the two states is 90, ,992 acres.
The entries made at the different of
fees were as follows: Aberdeen, I60,-
02e acres; Chamberlain, Abb: Huron,
136, ,437; Mitchell, 1861; Pierre, 2,2S6;
Rapid City, 4,5i9; Yankton, % 7,553;
Watertown, 1889. The North Da-
kota entries were as follows: Bismarck,
12S, ,S46 acres; Devils Lake, 142, 1888;
Fargo, 106, $40; Grand Forks, 101 ,07I.
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MAY SETTLE THEIR QUARREL.


The Cincinnati Troubles May Be Adjusted
Without Legislative Action.
New YoRK, Oct. 14.--A special to
The World from Columbus, Ohio, says
II IL quite possible that there may be no
special session of the Legislature this
week after all. Great influence has been
brought TO bear on Mr. Reemelin and
Governor Campbell TO induce some ac-
tion by which the special session could
be avoided. The governor, il Ia said,
has promised that IL Mr.. Reemelins res
ignation 10 put In his hands he viii recall
his proclamation. DIR. Raemelin has SC
far held ont against the strong entreat-
les Of his friends TO resign, but IL il
thought he viii yet yield and resign on
the promise of hts friends and subse-
quent developments to set himself right
before the people.
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NO CRIME TO ROB A SALOON.

A Peculiar Case la Kansas Court and
Peculiar Defense.
COLUMBUS, Kan, Oct. IA. "A peculiar
case with a peculiar defense came be-
fore the court in this city Saturday.
James Wilson was arrested for break
ing into q saloon and stealing guam
tity OF liquors. The act was not denied
but the defense set up the plea that az
the selling or keeping of Equors was
contrary TO law, the act of taking the
Roode was No crime. The inry returned
verdict in favor Of the defendant and
he was released, He was rearrested ON
the charge Of stealing the bottles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-14

North Dakosa's Population Increased
Nearly 400 Per Cent. In Ten Years.
WAsmNGToN, Oct. 14.--The census
bureau has just completed the tabu.
lation of returns from North Dakota.
The state has shown o remarkable
gain In ten years, the percentage OF
growth being 1926. This is the larg-
est percentage of any state which has
been footed, Washington coming next
with about 300 per cent. gain. In
North Dakota about half the counties
had no population ten years ago,
30 the entire population is gain.
The total for the state Is 1S2, ,425. In
1880 It was SO, 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-14

LsBoN, oct. 1.-THE royal family
win return 10 the capital to-day, and 3
cabinet council win be held at which II
win be decided whether or not pro-
longation OF the session Of the cortes
shall be had. The new cabinet Is politi-
cally independent, none Of It's members
being bound ID party Affiliations or obli-
cations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-14
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
ynsxiee Miller stiil Hevers "a Deaths
Door-His Recovery ImpossibIe.


Door-His Recovery Impossible.
WAsHIE0ToN, Oct. f4.-Justice MIL
- family and number Of friends
we're anxious watchers at his bedside all
through the night, expecting that the
end might come at any moment. But
little change In the sick mans condition
was noticed during the night. His
sturdy constitution seemed TO continue
the unequal contest against death, long
beyond the time il was thought possible
for him 10 survive the fatal stroke. In
the morning his breathing was so rapid
and dificult that his death was moment
arily expected. His faceshowed plainly
the well known marks of paralysis, be-
ing drawn ont of natural shape and dis
colored by the diffusion Of blood. Un-
conscious and propped up in bed, with
tho organs Of respiration filling with
phlegrn, IL was felt that his vitality
could not much longer stand the strain,
and thai the end mast eeEae seen.
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Afrsotson Not Reciprocated,

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Oct. l4.--August
Shuirz, prominent young faFzaef Of
Franklin township, went TO the home of
his sweetheart, Lucy Boegemann, and
asked her to marry him. She refused
and he shot her in the breast and In
stsntly blew his own brains out. Hopes
ara entertained for the young lady's re-
covery. The young man for some time
had been madly IN love, but his affection
was not reciproCated.
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IL Afraid war 4 comIns.

LONDON, Oct. 14--The Daily News
and Standard have advices from Berne
saying that Col. Kuentxli, who has rep
resented the national government In the
canton OF Ticino, has rendered his res
ignation. Col. Kuentxli's action IA
taken because Of his belief that the res
toration OF the old government cannot
Dc effected without the shedding Of
blood.
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TIVE Trasnps KILLED.

CHAMPAIGN, Ills, Oct. 14.--As an
Illinois Central train was nearing Thorn
ashore the engineer discovered that his
train was broken Ia two. A moment
later the rear section dashed into the
forward section, dem0iishing several
cars. Two tramps In car Of lumber
were killed.
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LATEST MARKET aEpoRrs.
81. Paul Union stosa xsxas.

~. Paul Union stook xaras. ,
Hogs-Llght. S3.61n410 mixed, ss.eoa&. N
heavy, VI. 0004.I0.
Cattle-9ood 10 choice fat native sssaxa
0.1s08OO: cows. sl.eo0209 osmmom esws
Ioc4i0G bulls, ei.00DI.e6. miiok scwxI
Sl2000S0s veal calves. e&.0o@s.s0 sasok~sm,
sl5009Oo feeders. ss.o0Aa.so gs -g
sheep -Mattona, sses04O0 fssdars w.ooW
aeo; lambs. t3.ssak-s9 mixed. ts.50nA60
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CLARK, s. D., Oct. 14.-News reaches
here OF the explosion of threshing ma
chine engine belonging to Isaac Ullyott
& Sons, eight miles northeast of this
place, In which Newton Ullyott, one OF
the proprietors, and John Stacy, day
laborer. were instantly killed. The
former was single man, but the latter
leaves large family. The engine and
trucks were literally torn to pieces.
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La HARPR, nls., Oct. IA FIRE in .
saloon in the Gouchner brick bisck De-
stroyed the block and several stoclxs ee
goods. The loss is about ei6,0oo. The
insurance, Ii any, cannot be learned.
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RESPECT TO HIS MEMORY.
Ese War Department. TO be Drapsd I'm
Mourning for Thirty Days.

Mourning for Thirty Days.
wAsHIsaToN, Oct. l4.--The news of
the sudden death of ex-Secretary Bel
KNAPP was received at the war depart
ment with genuine sorrow. Gen. Bal
knap was very popular official when
he was at the head of the war depart
ment. The usual mark Of respect was
paid 10 MS memory by the war depart
ment. The department win close on
this day Of his funeral. II will also be
drapcd In mourning for thirty days.
Acting Secretary of War Grant will
issue the Official order as soon as the
funeral arrangements are perfected
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CarIa bridge Collapsed.

PRAGUE. Oct. l4.-Ancther Of the
supporting columns Of the famous Carls
bridge, which was 20 seriously damaged
by the recent heavy floCda, collapsed,
severely injurimk ak laborerH.
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cattle-stssrs, s3.E0sss COWS. bsils sn4
mixed. sl.O0a1A00 @
Hogs- Packing grades, SA00@Alk mixsd.
SAO0zb4.2o; light, SA8a0At0. pigs. tafzB3sh
prime heavy and butcher weights, e<onoAM.
Sheep Natives. 8AeOlS.00 Westerns. Nnoa
b.00s Texans, Sab0nA00 stock shssR, 80o8
ass
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Young Mrs. Blaine Well Enough TO Do
scxne Literary work.

NEW YORK, Oct. I4.--It is stated that
Marie Nevins- Blaine Is under engage
ment to write series OF articles for one
Of the newspaper syndicates, and that
she Is well enough to undertake the
work, although by no means wholly
recovered. Her surgeon has decided
that her arm and limb must be broken
again In order 10 restore normal power,
but wishes her to gain more strength
before the operations are performed.
She VIII occupy her mind during this
interval In writing for the press.
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VIcToRIA, b. @, Oct. ls.--The last OF
the Victoria sailing feet, the Ariel and
the Lilly, arrived here Saturday. Both
vessels reported q fair catch, hut fearful
weather, The return OF the last OF the
neet ends all idea Of any seizures this
season.
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Cattis-steers, s32o04.e0 cows, e1sa@asa
stOokers and feedera. a2aaGD8as range sSs~xs.
q. so range cows. Si.m0I.so
Hogs.-An grades, ss.00Ai9 sulk. e8se
3A-b0.
shsep-LAmbs, ss.TaGA-a& good DO cAcses
muttons, e4Oo84.1 stecksrs ana fse4e2
9ae6D4b0
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Wheat-No. 1 hard. octobsr. CO. On
track. 9sc, No. I northsrn. 0esobsT Nseg
November, eoc; December. aas4ca On kTA@k.
p&gbQolas No. . northsrn. ocaehaF pens ner@mlp
Der, ba34ci on traok. ea8MAo.
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No. whsAs- Octobsr. ssssos Dessmbsr
sl.0lSG: MAy. .t.0516
No. Corn October. ssySc; Nevsmssr. sssSss
Mar. Big6c.
No. ? Oats October. ssakss Dscsmhsr. secs
Mag. l4yzc
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t4oMEwARD BOUND.

Rrssidemt's Party Departs From Indian
apolis---sboyt stops ON the Way.
MuNCTE, Ind, Oct. f4.--The president
and party left Indianapolis at Ga. m.
With q long series Of short stops ahead
tina president did not care to take the
chance Of delay. w. 7. Durbin of An
derson, . personal friend of the presi-
dent, left Indianapolis with the party.
The train reached Anderson at 7:f0. A
large crowd was In waiting at the sta
tion. Mayor Terhune introduced the
president, who responded briefly 10 their
words Of welcome. At the conclusion
OF the presidents speech the mayor
introduced Secretary Tracy and q mo-
ment later the train started.
al axuneIs.
VERSAILLES, Ohio. Oct. Ii. --Muncie
was the frat stop after Anderson. The
presidents train arrived there at 7:4s.
An enormous crowd waa gathered MT the
station. Mayor Ellis introduced the
president, who spoke freely of the gal
liant Muncie men that went 60 the war
OF the Union TO defend our country's
fiag. Continuing he said: Nothing
has pleased me more as passed through
some Of our Western states than TO see
that the school children everywhere had
the starry flag IN their hands lprolonged
cheersl Let ID be 20 here and every
where: let them learn 90 love II, TO know
its beauty. In order that when the time
OF peril comes they may be ready TO de-
fand it fprolonged cheersl.
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MADISON. SOUTH DAKOTA. TUESDAY OCTOBER IA, 1890
DILLON AND o,eRleN.

MIR. y. r. 0iii, N. p. Arrives NJ New York
and Tells Of Their Escape from Ireland.
New York, Oct. II Among the pas
sengers on the steamer Alaska, which
arrived here Sunday ,n1as Mr.. T. p. Gill,
M. p, who comes here to make advance
preparations Cor the American tour OF
Messrs. Dillon and others. Concerning
the disappearance from Ireland of Dill
Ion and OBrien, Mr.. Gil said that
the charge against them having been
brought and their trzal DELAYED solely
for the purpose of preventing them com
ing to America, they resolved 20 come
whether or no. Accordingly they left
In q yacht belonging TO prominent
member OF parliament and made their
way to Havre, whence they viii hail
French steamers from New York, ar
irving here probably Sunday. As 10 the
reported famine In Ireland, Mr.. Gill
said the outlook for the potato crop was
bad and 1t would probably be failure,
but at present therewas no great suf-
fering among the people.
Can't Believe rhsy've Gone.
QUEEssTowE, Oct 14.-Government
detectives have been patrolling the har-
Dor all day In boats, and searching all
the tugs and tenders with passengers
for the steamers Umbria and Wisconsin
aboard. Mail trains arriving from
Cork are also searched. II is evident
that the authorities honot think Messrs.
OBrien and Dillon have yet succeeded
IN leaving the country and hope TO In
tercept them. The steamships them
selves have also been thoroughly
searched. Mr.. w. j. Lane, member OF
parliament for East Cork, and MIR. John
Deasy, member Of parliament for West
Mayo, boarded the Umbria here. Their
NOV ement aroused much curiosity.