The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-25
NEWS saEvrv,Es.
In the Northwest.

IN th@ NuFfnW@@ts
Bishop whipple, Of the Episcopal
diocese Of Minnesota, sails from New
York this Saturday for visit 70 Eu-
rope.
Joe Sheehy received telegram at Du-
luth from the Omaha Athletic club OF
fering him purse OF e1 900 20 fight
Killen before tire club He refused ON
account Of his prior engagement with
Killen Nov. 25.
The South Dakota supreme court took
mp all day Thursday in listening to the
arguments In the now famous certiorari
case TO have the action Of the Hughes
county board of commissioners In es-
tablishing polling places in the unorgan-
lied counties Of Nowlin and Sterling
annulled
There is great scarcity Of cars In
Northern Iowa, and from many Of the
smaller towns urgent appeals are going
into the head officers ON the various
roads praying for relief. At the present
high prices of grain and stock farmers
have rushed 1t into market until eleva-
tors and all available room In crowded
full and business Is at = standstili.
G.. L. Marchand, public auditor and
accountant, finished the examination Of
the books OF the Office Of head counsel,
j. G. Root, Of the Modern Woodmen,
at Lyons, Iowa, from the commence
ment in 1882 until Oct /, 1890, and has
made certificate that he finds no error
or shortage existing, and that the
amounts paid 10 the treasurer are found
to be correct and agree with the books
| of the head clerk and head banker. This
Is vindication Of Root.
Tn General.
The Brewers association has put mp
the price of beer on account Of the
| tariff.
There is a movemement ON foot to
/ consolidate the Transcontinental Rail-
way association with the Southwestern
Railway and Steamship association un-
| der Chairman Faithorn, with head
quarters at st. Louis.
Gen. Joubert, leader of the Beers I'm
South Africa, and who lead his forces
| during TFansyaal wars, In in Winnepeg,
4 accompanied by his wife and family.
He went TO the Pacific coast via New
1 York and San Francisco, and Ia now On
1 the way back to England, where he
4 spent good part of the summer discuss
ing South African affairs with the Brit
ish government.
Foreign.
The Cologne Gazette states that Bus
STA has been joined by Servia I'm remon-
ing of French churches in different parts
of Turkey.
\ A number of speakers have BEEN sent
from Ireland TO England and Scotland
under the auspices Of the Iriah Presby-
terians TO advocate the maintenance OF
the Union and oppose home rule.
The London Docksr's union has 70
solved to petition parliament 70 prohibit
the importation Of foreign contract
labor, the shipping federation having
proposed TO engage foreigners 10 taks
the places of striking dock labcrers.
1t is stated that Prince Macmillan of
Baden, and the Princess Victoria Louisa
of Schleswig- Holstein-S n-Sonderburg- An
gustenburg. whose approaching be-
trothal was announced, win spend the
honeymoon In making tour OF Egypt
and India.
| The Austrian ambassador In Rome
has asked for protection against the
irredenist agitators, who spare no oppor-
tunity to show their hatred OF Austria
by insulting it's Representatives and the
Roman police are endeayoring to trace
the guilty parties.
| The Russian government, In pursu,
ance of it's policy of Russianixing Balkan
territory, has decided to erect and sub.
sidize a number Of theatres In the
Balkan states, the condition Of their
maintenance being that only Russian
plays, in the Russian language and per
formed by Russian actors, shall be pro.
duced.
The withdrawal of the charges of %.
sault made by the police against Mr..
Harrison at Tpperary is commented on
by The London Daily News and other
Liberal newspapers as virtual confss.
SION by the authorities on the truth oi
Mr.. Morley's description Of the outrag
eous conduct of the police, and m nd
mission that even a partisan court doe.
not care to decide in favor Of the police
on the evidence the Nationalist were
prepared TO present.