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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
BACK-NUMBER THOUGHTS.

They nre Aroused by the Purchase for .
Nickel OF w. II. Hurlbuts "AtIHntIc."
"0ld magazines cents each was the sign
in front OF a John street cellarway. A SUN
mau who wanted something to read on long
horse-car ride. picked up an old Atlantic and
threw down the necessary nickel When he
had finished his newspaper he looked over the
magazine. 1t was the Atlantic for November.
1868, with an American flag on its cover, and
published by Tioknor & Fields" Above the
title was pencilled the name Wv. II. Hurlbut.
NJ York Times" The name OF the celebrated
author OF the Elbows OF the Mincio" had.
however. been crossed out. and in q round
back hand was edward seymore, Esq, editor
latter AZ the name Of the man who was man
ager OF the Tunes whom HenryJ. Raymond was
at the helm The autographs are worth that
The names OF the contributors to the ,Ahantio
We're not then 7 appendSd to the articles they
one opposite the title. There were fourteen
contributors In all OF whom eleven were OF q
vived the twenty-seven years that have since
elapsed. but will be known much longer. The
zines seemed rather remarkable, the more SO
zine, did not know who wrote the things he
liked J., The leading article was The spaniard
torian of colonial America Then came poem
by Longfellow, the verses since 30 we'll known
Oh, little feet, that such long years
Must wander on through doubts and fears
Must ache and bleed beneath your lUadi
nearer to tho wayside inn
Where toll shall cease and rest begin,
Am weary thinking OF your road.
y, The p story that followed, " Mrs Lewis" By
Mrs. Il; Hopkinson, did not Interest The SUN
man: but The Formation OF Glaciers" by
t n9His AGassN which wa tho 1 H9xt con,
From E LIE B SS@"F SSo@
russell Lowell, was THO next and Night and
M.9,fHnGht% by Henry Is TAoTsap followed
an Incident in this good woman,s cAperl-
ADAMS Regiments =, in the Town a, q
boston" by Richard Rockingham, ana Wet
Weather Work. BY TX Marvel, we're the two
an en!eFfba a m Xagh
ana Colonial Power" bye Reynolds, proved
S,g9ttheIr eosm by LongIeowi and dii&grlPtlon
The Kings Wine" by I. y, Aldrich. and
| Monogram from an Old Note Book" by
! Charles sumner, flushed the contents OF the
| magazine
! somehow the latest numbers of the current
| periodicals lacked Rayor after tho atlantic for
| November. 1868, was finished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
Eugene Field Finds " spurious Yankee Joke.


In London inst now there Is n Joke going tho
rounds OF the clubs under the libellous Ruisa
OF an American Joke. They tell OF the crerrs
ton Of certain iankce who. lust, before
his dead BODY should be committed to lie
flames. Accordingly, therefore. the corpse was
duly conveyed 70 the crematory and, IA the
presence OF u large concourse Ol borrowed
friends, consigned to tho glowing chamber In
tho midst OF tho roaring furnace.
Tho corpse had heen In the furnace half an
hour when tho sorrowing friends impeIled by
n morbid curiosity, syy opened the door and
neer"d in TO 500 how tho melaauholy work OF
cremation was prO.Ie7S.NL. ILeroupVn, 10
tho surprise OF all, the CORPSE sat up in The coli
lin, slarA, blue, and shiSering, and cried out;
Please shut that door.yoq knoW very well
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
The Rio Grande Now Higher
at Points Than it Has Been
for Ten Years.
Telephone and Electric Wires Down
and Cities Enshrouded In
Darkness.
Railway Tracks Washed Out and
Travel Suspended--lll Luck&of
Hoodoo Engine.

EAGLE Pass, Tex, Sept. l2.-The Rio
0rande Is higher at this point now than IL
has been for ten years. The greater part
Of the rise took place between 3 and o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and 1t was SO sudden
that the lower parts OF this city, which are
densely populated with MexIcaus, were un-
der six feet OF water before any person
realized the danger. In consequence much
property was lost, but every person seems
to have escaped from tho flooded district
unhurt. About 8 o'clock an iron trestle
leading 90 the new bridge over the river
was carried away, and with II the Office OF
the customs guard, the Inspector, the quar-
antine guard aud four or 1--WE Others. Al
though the trestle was so feet high no per-
sons were hurt by the fall. and all except
one boy were afterward rescued from the
wreck, To which they clung at the railroad
bridge, aboud a mile down the river. At
present the river is still rising slowly, and
the entire trestle OF 100 feet Is I'm danger.
As IL II all communication with PUrfrio
Diaz II cut on. The telephone and electric
light wires are down aud az the power
house Is ON this side Porflrio Diaz Is In
darkness. The San Antonio River, about
four miles west of the city, II also ON
boom. The rive. comes down with cur
rent TO feet deep, and did great damage,
carrying away all the houses and inn
proyements just built at the mines OF the
Pledras Negras Coal Company. The track
OF the Mexican International Railway was
also washed out, and railroad travel TO the
south Il suspended for the day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13

To Take the Hand of squaw Man Duprss,s
Daughter ia Marriage.

PTERRR, \. d., sept. IA recent state
ment of Fred Duprec, the Cheyenne River
squaw man who IL reported 20 be worth
100000, that he would give some young
business man s1e,o00 TO take In marriage
his half-blood daughter Swift as-the-
Wind" has brought aood OF letters from
every section OF the country from those who
desire the dusxy maiden and the yellow
$4,000 Two years ago Douglas A. Carlin,
q son OF an ex-governor of Illinois. married
Dnpree's oldest daughter, and the old man
made him Independently rich. "swift-as-
tho Wind" IL said 10 bs the finest looking
Indian maid In the great reservation, but
old man Dupree must alone be consulted la
bargaining for her hand I'm marriage. He
says he picked model young man for the
Older one. and the man who gets ''swlft-as-
the Wind" must be Of the same makeup as
Cariin. Dupree u the oldest white man Ia
either OF the Dakotas, having como here
sixty years ago, and being now 30 years old.
hale and hearty. His daughter has French.
negro and Indian blood flowing In her veins,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
SPARKS FROM the WIRES.

AT Bay City, Mich, two men engaged the
attention of the clerks In the Second Ma
tional bank while confederate stole %. 400.
The men escaped.
DR. r. L. EvERHARr and Edward Flynn.
of Clinton. Ia, charged with causing the
death of Mrs. Anna Waugh. have been en-
onerated by the coroner's jury.
FIRE In the dry goods house OF NJ.
stransky, Bro. & Co, New York, caused q
loss OF $4,000. Isador Becker, the watch
man, IL supposed 90 have been burned TO
death.
The Fire Underwriters association OF the
northwest Is holding It's twenty first annual
session In Chicago. Nearly every are In
surance company in the United States has
representative present.
JupoE LAoohB. In the United States cir
cult court, has refused to grant writ of
habeas corpus in the case OF shIbguia Jo-
glao, the Japanese murderer. under sen
tence Of death by electricity in New York.
DURING a shower, quite number OF live
ash fell In Cairo, ILL.,. of the sun, perch and
buffalo species. They were stunned by
contact with the earth, but many were re-
vived by placing I'm water aud are still
alive.
AhG PaEAAAlis hcGDtupDSsu bouy Oh u
young man was found hanging TO q tree
near Fort Hancock. Tex. 1t had probably
been there three weeks. About that time
he passed through town and bought .
rope.
NEAR Paso del Norte, Mexico. an Indian
placed his little boy and girl In y box 10
prevent them from eating fruit during hts
absence. When he returned the boy was
dead and the girl in dying condition. The
Indian was arrested
WILLIAa STEWART, OF Canton. Ohio. and a
man named Reeves, while stealing a ride on
stewart Is terribly injured. and Reeves Is
missing and II believed To have been killed.
on the expiration of the French treaties
OF commnrce a customs bill will be intro
duced In parliament nxing a simple general
tarif and giving the governments the right
To increase the duties on goods from coun-
tries that refuse to grant France economic
advantages
THERE are signs OF o collapse OF the strike
la the shipping trade In Australia. Many
of the men at Melbourne and Brisbance and
| AT the New Zealand ports are applying for
reinstatement, Twenty -four seamen have
been arrested for refusing to work with non
union men,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. i2.--In November,
1850, pool was made among members OF
the Memphis Cotton Exchange ca accept
wager OF $1,000. offered BY New Orleans
cotton man that tho cotton crop OF Iss9-9o
would exceed 100000 bales. The wager
was accepted. and the Now Orleans man
wanted 10 place 81 900 more that the crop
would foot up g,ss0. 900. and he was promptly
accommodated. The figures Of the New
York Commerridi and Financial Chronicle
were the basis upon which the wagcrs were
TO be decided. To-day the Memphis Cotton
Exchange was notihed that the crop was
7.SI3.s .s1s. and that the New Orleans gues@er
had been whipsawed. The money Is de-
posited Ia New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
Gold an the Black Hills.

RAPfp Cry, 8. D., Sept. 12.--An inipor-
tant and valuable discovery Of free milling
gold ore has lately been made few miles
vest OF Rapid City In the Black Hills.
Several pounds were taken by the locator
and discoverer 90 Titus Molitor. q Rapid
City assayer, who made several assays, the
results OF which far exceed anything yet
found I'M the hills. Four pounds of the
rock yielded I.7oo ounces. Tho prospectoI
says he can get out without assistance zoe
to 900 pounds daily. IL such proves 10 b.
q fact q stampede of immense magnitude
will occur a. soon as the location b mad'
known. The ore Is what is called Tell
wIde." but looks like Manganese and show
free gold all through il In very small
nartfclez
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
Insulting Manner in Which a
Canadian 0fllcer Referred
to the Stars and Stripes.
amid Kisses and Cheering He Orders
the Emblem Of Our Nation
Hauled Down.
Heavy Rains Reported In 0hio---TO-
Days Storm Centsr---News
from ALI Quarters.

ToRosro. Ont. sept f9.-when the In
dustrial exhibition was opened Tuesday by
the Earl OF Aberdeen q very handsome
United States fag was seSn fsutterfng from
one end of the gFEGn'EFand. Upon noticing
this Col. Grey, who In brigadier-genera OF
the Canadian militia, ordered the fiag TO be
taken down. This was done amid good
deal OF kissing and cheering by those who
noticed the act. As soon as Manager Hill,
OF the exhibition. heard OF the occurrence
he ordered the flag TO b. again hoisted, and
yesterday IL was In place. Col. Grey APP
peared upon the scene boiling with rage
and ordered the flag OF an alien people"
20 h6 torn from the flagstaff. This manages
Hin refused 90 do. claimlng 20 be m loyal
as the colonel, and besides he said IL was
only graceful compliment 10 the Arneri-
can people who every year visited the az
position In largo numbers. The question
win come before the board OF directors at
once for df&rnsaiOn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
UNLUUKY NO. no.
Tho Hoodo Engine Of the southern q

Tho Hoodo Engine of the Southern Pacific.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. I2.--No. 10 Is
the hoodo train of the Southern Pacific rail-
way, IL r. passenger train, and runs
from FL paso to New Orleans, Il distance Of
more than 1900 miles II has been robbed
and wrecked time and again. Nothing can
keep No. 10 out OF the ditch. III bridge Is
weak, No. 10 Is the first 60 strike It.; II
fish-plate Is loose. No. 10 Is the first TO tear
IL mp. Passengers have grown 40 weary
that when they approach the window to
purchase tickets they ask the agent what IL
the number OF this train. Nine ont OF ten
.~s Aa.-~--.aa4sssAa4 aa. sss.~sassd F~ s~as-a
10.
There Is a point on the road something
more than 600 miles west OF San Antonio
and ten miles west OF Del Rle known as
Johns0n's Bridge. Two years ago, near
Johnson's Bridge. train of empty box cars
was carried a mile 20 the south by a cloud
burst, aud the engine was swept twenty
yards from the track,
Ii his been raining heavily in Texas for
three days past. Last night at . o'clock
No. 10, east-bound from EfPaso, was dTiv-
ing through rain storm at fifteen miles an
hour The engineer and conductor were
cautious and when within a mile Of john
! sons bridge stopped. II was feared that
| some OF the timbers might be weakened or
/ swept away, aud II was the intention To send
/ a man ahead with lantern 10 examine the
/ woodwork While the train was stationary
/ n waterspout burst in the hills "A half mile
| away to the north. The muddy water, bear
/ ing rocks, shrubs and mesquite upon Its
| bosom, came down upon the train with a
| roar. The hands had no time 10 escape
The river OF water, some forty feet wide
struck the forward part OF the train. II
tore the engine, baggage car and mall car
from the coaches and carried them forty
Eve feet, oyerturning them. The passen-
gers knew nothing OF IL until the Jar occurred
Then, looking out, they saw tearing mass
Of -waLnE,-xaigllIag- -taiI IInas -tssFt--ssA+'
l seemingly standing 20 feet above the prai-
| rle The conductor started to the forward
| end 20 call the engineer. Tie found the To-
| comotiye standing 20 the right OF the track
| with all the fires out. Fireman Daniels
| when the food came down, jumped from
the cab. lie was borne a mile and half
| but being a good swimmer managed To keeI
his head above water. He was reported TO.
day as drowned, but found his way back q
| the train before daylight, 80 bruised tha
he,could scarcely crawl The track wa
torn up for COO yards and q gully 10 fee
deep aud 30 yards wide cut through It. Th'
engineIess train il still standing, and
force of men h repairing tho track ON
cials state that regular running will be re
snmed Tomorrow. A passenger train wa
made up in Eagle Pass to-day. Ii CAM
through and took all passengers to New
Orleans who were waiting this side of tn
break. Those carried by No. 10 cannot ar
rive before noon Tomorrow.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
AN INTERESTING RELIC
Original Coronsr'K Verdict Upon tho Death
! Of Joseph and Ryram smith Discovered.


! Of Joseph and Hyram smith Discovered.
CARTHAGE. nl., sept. I2.--An interesting
discovery was made by Thomas b. Griffith,
a pioneer citizen, while hunting among
pile OF rubbish in ONE Of the courthouse
jury -rooms II Il the original eoroner's
verdict I'm the killing of Joseph and Hyram
smith at the old Carthage Jail on June %.
1874. The verdict reads as followsi I'VE,
the jury having been duly sworn by George
w. stigaIl coroner of Hancock county, dill
gently 70 inquire and true presentment
make in what manner and by whom Joseph
smith and Hyram smith, whose dead bodies
were found In and at the jail of Hancock
county ON the aGth day OF June, 1874, came
| 90 their deaths, after having heard tho eyi-
dence and upon fun inquiry concerning the
facts and a careful examination of the said
| bodies, do find that the deceased came 10
/ their deaths by violence and that the body
/ of said Joseph Smith has upon IL the follow
ing marks. to-wit. A wound OF q
bullet near the right breast and another
In the right shoulder near the neck,
| and that the said Hyram smith
has the following marks, to-wit;
wound in the throat by bullet and q
wound in the abdomen inflicted by some
person or persons TO the jury unknown, and
which the jury finds TO be the cause OF theii
deaths The document Is signed By Wes.
ley williams, Franklin ], Bartlett, Aaron
Grifiths, Anthony Barkn.an, George q
waggoner Potter Blean, George Backman
Thomas Barnett. Elam ;, Freeman, JohI
Mahermer, simeon Pennoek, Samuel Gilpin
Endorsement; verdict Of jury on inques
upon the bodies of Joseph smith ant
Hyram smith" PILED Oct. 25, A. y
1914. J. H. Backenstos. clerk" The docu
naent does not appear 20 have been hle'
until four months after the killing and la
quest There can be no doubt as 60 tts gen
utneneSs. IL II written ON an excellen
quality of old style line foolscap, faintl
, ruled, and Is dlscolored by time. So far q
} known, the only person now living who va
on that jury Ia Mr.. Geo. @. Waggoner, {
, Pilot Grove township. Mr.. Grifiths, wh
. found the paper, saw the smith killing. u
was member OF the carthage 6rays tina
guarded the jail.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
INDIGNANT UTAH MINERS.
A TAx Caileespr and Ixls Agent Compelled
E&.~ e..~ ek. Al

~ 1&& A8&&1NktsA @&@ - eAMMsAA &0AAs &WsA@AA
20 Ffan far their Lives.
BALT LAKE. Utah, sept f2.--COunty AS
sozax 1salas. RaaAs Msa1iA =
have returned from their trip 10 Clover VAL
ley, along the line of fha II. @. W. railpoad'
where they went collecting personal property
and poll taxes. General opposition was made
10 the payment of poll taxes by workmen,
and at nearly every grading camp more or
less trouble occurred. At Reece's Glover
canyon, where the party remained over
night, about lbs men were employed
When it was learned that the tax collector
was I'm camp general rush was made for
the once by men who demanded their time,
but the assessor was ahead OF them and
had secured an official inspection OF the
books. The iaw secures the collection OF
poll taxes through officers of Interpretations,
and when this fact was made known threats
of violence to Roder and Colburn were fre-
quent and loud Propositions 20 "driye
them out Of camp" 20 run them down the
- canyon" and even 10 hang them we're
made and the officers had 90 fee for theI
lives. The taxes will be collected, however
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
TOMBSTONE. THE MIND READER
His Trsatment Amer Performing His won-
aiorfui Fas4 N


His Treatment After Performing His won-
derfai Fszf.
CHICAGO, sept. 1a.--Panl Alexander John-
stone, the mind reader, who came No near
dying after successfully performing the feat
of driving bIlndfolded 20 q hotel and point
ing out a name secretly selected by COM
mittee. has about recovered. HIS friend
and manager. w. f. Gooding. to-day said
rsnfgh Dqrlgs se tss. 1ohisaons and his pulse
gets up 10 high that IL cannot be counted
then a reaction sets in and all the blood
PUSHES back 20 the heart and stiles him.
From the moment he was taken down last
night until he was revived / never for a
moment stopped rubbing his limbs and
kneading the flesh over hts breast. Other
wise the blood would have stagnated
and death followed as certainly as II did In
the case of Bishop.
speaking of Bishop, viii tell you n
little Incident that don't think IL generally
known. Bishop, as you remember, was
endeavoring to pick out q name from a
regiater In the Lambs club, New York. and
after four hours continuous work fol-
over TO the door and remained apparently
.lifeless. The club members did what
they could 20 restore him, but OF
course their ignorant aid was of little
avail, and one after the other they de-
parted. finally leaving Bishop and the stew
ard alone together. The latter notified this
police shortly afterward. This Is the story
told me by Mr.. Mack. Bishops father-in
law. am certain from what / have seen IA
Johnstone's case that II that man had beer
lntelllgently treated from the FIRST he coul'
have been brought around all right. HI
| death was due to ignorance. alded'by neg
4 tart
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
SWISS TROUBLES.
RevoiutIonlxss Fowm : rrovasianai Gov
srnmsnt and Order General Elections.


HevoiuttonlSts Form Provssionai Gov
srnment and Order General Elections.
BEnsE, Sept. t2.--The rsyohiticnists In
the canton of Tlcino have formed q pro-
vislonai government. convokod popular
assembly. which declared the existing gov
ernment and the grand opancil dissolved
aud ordered general elections TOR next sun
day. The insurgents hold Lugano, Mem
drano. Chiasso and Locarno. The runde-
xrath has been called in extra session 20
order federal troops sent 70 the scene Of
disorders. The populaee support the In
snrgents, and civic guard occupies the
telegraph Offices, preventing the supporters
OF the cantonal government from eommuni-
eating by telegraph with each other or with
the national governments The rebels arr
rested couneelior oxall federal commits
sionsr. who reaeived Instructions 10 annul
the decision of the provisional government
and the vote OF the popular assembly
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13

sAs FRAEcIsc0. Sept. i2.--In his report 20
the convention OF Brotherhood Firemen
Grand Master Sargent recommends che erec-
tIon IN some central city OF building for
officers To cost not less than $50, 900, the
money 20 be raised BY general as@essment.
Also that steps be taken 10 secure legisla-
tion prohibiting the employment os Pinker-
tons. His report shows q membership OF
$4,000. withan insurance fund OF ses, 600. and
that the brotherhood raised by Iassessmeni
aase. 900 10 support the great % strike. /"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13

OTTAWA. Ont. Sept. IA delegation
Consisting OF A. j. Ackhurst. OF swift A CO.,
f. +. Niles. Of Armour a. Co, OF Chicago
and q number Of Canadian pork packers,
waited ON the ministers of customs and H.
nance yesterday In reference 90 the duties
on pork. After the casehad been presented
the ministers decided 20 allow all sides d
pork In barrels. after the hams and shonl-
ders had been removed and running sixteeE
pieces and under 60 THE barrel, 10 b. ad'
mittsd Into Canada at i-2 cents per pound
instead Of renta. as ruled by certain GOT
lect0ra
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
Millions An Tin.

RAPID CRY, s. D., Sept. i2-The RepHhli-
can says that Judge Daniel Mclaughlin. of
Deadwood. one OF the oldest residents of the
Hills, and a man thoroughly posted upon
the resources Of the tin region, was In the
city recently. In speaking of the duty on
tin Judge Mclaughlin expressed the opinion
that IL congress adopted the senate amend
meut, the measure would result Ia the
speedy investment OF fully $4,000, 900 oi
capital Ia the development Of the tin mines
and In manufacturing. Rapid City, wants
the railways that ars rising upon her east
ern horixon--she wants line through Hi
ee4ts e4ts 10 tAe -eea4 regions btft drrty
making possible the development of thi
white metal districts, viii be worth mor'
than any one OF the proposed lines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13

MrLwAuKEE, Wis. Sept. i2.-Dr. y. j.
wilkie. OF the Humane Society Of Oshkosh.
il IN the city 90 secure legal advice. 4 few
tdays ago Marshall Harris, . former president
az the Humane Society of Oshkosh, was
gathered 10 his fathers. lie was the owner
Of a flne faraily horse that was a pet. In
his win Mr. Harris says that inside OF -
hours after his death the horse Is to DC shot
because be feared the horse would not q
treated well In hIs-old age. Dr. Wiike ha'
has thus far prevented the strange ane
fanatical request from being carried out
and proposes 70 see II the law cannot save
the animals life.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-13
Arnln.. chlness Exelu.lan.

OTTAWA, Ont. sept. Ia.--In reply 10 n
trades deputation Sir John Macdonald said
that the Canadian government could not
pass Chinese exclusion act IL IL 10 desired,
for the imperial authorities would have
their say In the matter. HE believed cxclu-
sion would be- a mistake and expressed the
opinion that II the sunited States persisted
la enforcing restrictive policy against
such Immigration the Chinese government
might retallate and that such retaliation
would inure to che advantage OF tho do
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