The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-23
NEWS 6REvlTIEs.
In the Northwest.

Il AN sGN EsaFthW&Ats
II is stated that natural gas has beam
discovered arising through the watsf
In the river in the city Of Stoughton.
IL is highly combustible.
The Northern Steamship company has
contracted with the Great Northern 10
deliver 1000 tons of railroad iron nc
West superior during next season.
About $4,000 tons have been delivered
this fall
The Indians in the Kootenai mining
district of British Columbia are ON the
warpath, They claim pfoprietorship
OF the country In which mineral has
been found, and threaten TO make
bloody raid If the miners do not pay
them tribute.
A St. Paul and Duluth circular has
been issued announcing the appoint
ment or l.. 5. Miller as chief engineer.
The position has been vacant since the
resignation Of T.. A. r. Morris. who
went out with the Fisher regime. Mr..
Miller was formerly In the construction
department of the New York, proyi-
dence and Boston.
Much excitement has beam pracini-
tated at West Superior. over the finding
OF vein of silver about two miles from
Fond du Lac, Wis. The news has
news has reached Superior and quite a
number OF Superior people have become
interested IN a scheme to.develop the
mine. The land on which the vein was
discovered Us situated on an island
owned by ]. b. Scovi1le.
1t is believed that Fred Herbert and
Will Palmetto were drowned I'm Beaver
lake, Beaver Dam, Wis. In the ferce
gale OF Saturday. They were out hunt
ing ducks that day and have not bsen
heard of since. Searching parties were
out Monday, but found no trace Of
them. Herbert is "a years of age and
has wife and children. Palmetto Ia
Is years old.
Fred Twitchell, who left West Supe-
r1or during the recent race meeting,
leaving behind quite number OF cred
ttors, has been heard from. A lstter
has been received from him dated at
Dallas, Tex, In which he inclosed s2OO
TO pay note ON which the late Kegist~r
Munday was indorser. He stated In
the letter that next week he would
transmit similar amount to Alderman
Matchett.
The st. Louis and Superior Terminal
Railway company has applied 20 the
government for patent. The eo,nnanv
proposes TO build from a point "a the
south shore of the st. Louis river. oppo-
site the village of Fond du Lac, MINI,
through the town site Of st. Louis to
point on St. Louis bay, where the main
line OF the Northern Pacific railway,
between Superior and Duluth, inter
sects the bay, and also from some poiut
on the line to South Superior. and
thence 10 q point on the Bay of Superior
where the Newago river flows into the
bay, -
The president has appointed Chester
.. Thornton, Indian agent at Tuatalah
agency, Washington.
The monument to commemorats ths
heroic officers and men Of the United
states navy who perished In the urfor-
innate Jeannette Arctic expedition, will
y unveiled at Annapolis, Md, ON the
rounds OF the naval academy ON Dot.
70. Assistant Secretary Soley. OF the
layy, will make an address.
Davis, Chambers &. Co.'S white lead
works, At the foot of Forty-sixth street,
'ittshurE. Pa, were almost totally de-
troyed by fire at I o'clock q. m. The
rigin OF the fire Is unknown. II was
iscoyered In the drying department.
he loss is estimated at 800, 900, fully
overed by insurance, Fireman James
Ills was dangerously hurt by jumping
'om the third story OF the building.
Forsigp.
IL Is announced from Berlfn that
ount Herbert Bismarck is engaged to A
ussian countess residing at Milan, In
MIR. Gladstone viii speak again In
on the 27th inst. at Musio
Ill. Meanwhile be will deliver al.
resses at West Calder and Dalkieth.
There viii bs a grand parade at Bar
. Saturday ON abe occasion Of the
leid Marshal Won Moltkss Goth birth
~ Ten thousand torch bearers will
arch IN the procession.
Advices from Uganda state that the
oman Catholic missionaries at Uganda
Q showing remarkable activity, and
we obtained almost complete Influence
the African kingdom.
The Berlin Tageblatt annonncew thaK
nds wherewith to construct the rail-
ad by which II is proposed 70 connect
lngani with Kilimanjaro, on the Fan
bar coast Of East Africa, has been Sc
red
A terrific explosion occurred IN the
powder mills, at Waltham.
lgland, Tuesday. No one was killed
Z number Of perAons were more or
. injured, and the damage TO property
- considerable The explosior
used much alarm In the nefghbor
od
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