The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-11-04
NEWS saevIriEs.



In the Nsrthwsst.
The Bostonians win open the nAw
Metropolitan opera house, g. Paul, on
Dec. 20.
The first electric street railway osr
was started Sunday morning. In Duluth.
The whole line win be in operation IN 4
few days.
Some of the railroaders who wurksd
on the grade In Faux county for ahs
Pierre and Aberdeen railway are taking
steps to compel the Pierre beard Of trA6e
70 pay them the sum Of e55 900, bat
have little prospect.
j. J. Nierling has received from tina
government chemist at Warrington q
report of the analysis OF samples OF the
sugar beefs raised on his farm near
jamestown, IN. ID, this year, from which
II appears that the per cent. Of sugar
contained In them b f2.64
The German Msthodists have con.
cluded to remove their university from
Galena, Ills, TO Iowa. Decorxh. Mar
shalltown, Spencer, Fort Dodge and
Mason City are after 10. The buildinns
TO be erected would cost 800 200. Tks
school is TO supply Iowa and ail the
neighboring states.
The Iowa Candy comrany. Of GiOur
City has made an assignment 10 James
Il. Smith, who was formerly the man
ager, bat who sold out some ago. The
liabilities are put at 60, 500, with moan
inal assets OF about Gle, 900. Loose bar
iness methods are blamed for the fail
ure.
There have just occurred the deaths
OF three pioneers residing near Hsama,
Iowa. William Birch, aged 81 years, y.
Walker, aged 81 years, and Jacob
Lefevre, aged 10e. These three msn
came TO Iowa when tbs red man was
hunting the bear and the deer whore
burlington now stands, and finally
passed quietly "over the river at nearly
the same hour.
The body of George II. Fsrnala, an
ex-busir,ess man OF Wausau, Wis.. was
found IN the Wisconsin river below that
city. he has been missing sinee Oct
20. The deceased was one OF WausAu's
most prosperous business men until O
year ago, when he lost all of his urop-
erty. Since that time he had not
seemed In his right mind. The coronsr's
jury rendered q verdict Of suicide.
In General.
Elaborate preparations are being made
IN Italy to celebrate the attainnnsnt Of
his majority by the Prince OF Naples,
heir 70 the throne, which occurs on the
18th inst
A buffalo calf was born at tho Ma
tional museum at Waslington Sunday.
The father and mother Of the calf were
captured near the North Seattle river In
Nebraska several years ago.
IL Is reported In Paris that Dom Pedro
has notified the government of Brazil
that he mo- longer wishee 60 DO con1ad.
cred - making any claim b thc crown.
-. 1es ely desires 10 be permitted 10 die n
Signor Crispi, the Italian prime minis.
ter, who had intended 20 stand for eiso-
ton Tor parliament from his native nre.
cinct OF Syracuse, has found hfnseH %
unpopular among his former n0ighbors
that he has withdrawn from the candi.
dacy.
Lawrence George Mason, tine 4-yssr.
old SON OF Congressman Mason, Of Chi.
cago, died IN Washington Sunday az
diphtheria. Mr.. Mason reached Wash
ington Friday, and is now LII, the resulf
OF hard campaign work and the death
of his son.
Italian advices state that the psasants
are fleeing from the vicinity Of Mount
Ktna, In dread Of destructive erup4
ton. The mountain has been runblins
for come weeks and the central conS
throws out showers Of ashes. Shocks Of
earthquake have also been felt.
British naval experts ara good deal
interested IN very valuable protection
against the torpedo, which has ben eub.
ssx44 All To Aa ax~.al A.
fance may be estimated from the kacf
that IN something like four minutes ths
the largest battle ship In the service can
be protected from tho attacks az any
numbgr Uf toFpedoes, no matter hoW
slilfuIly they may Be directed. The
admiralty itself refuses all information
concerning the device but certain an
perts describe IL as 80 sinple that ths
wonder Is 1t was never thought of be-
fore. IL win be submitted TO n final
test with the Victoria torpedo, an inven.
tion of q young Victoria, N. s. W.. man,
which Is claimed to possess certain ouai-
titles which render Il unusually difficult
TO discern its course.
A dispatch from Sc. Petersburg SAYS
that the reluctance Of the CxarfnA 10
permit her son the Cxarewitch 90
make voyage around the world has
ut length been overcome by the arxu-
argument that il would prove vNlua-
Bile experience in fitting him for the soy-
ereignty of Russia. The Cxarewisch
viii not, however, visit Constanfinople.
Athens being the starting point Of his
journey. He win, In all probability,
cross the Pacific, after visiting India
and China, and call at San Francisco.
Ii Ia not yet determined whether the
American part Of the journey shall be
overland or around the southern part OF
the continent. The prince viii travel
win be held responsible for his per-
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